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2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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ACC 515 Accounting Theory Fall Semester
This course is a study of the role of accounting in society and the theory that provides the underpinning for modern financial reporting. The course provides an understanding of the issues and development of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and major stakeholders in developing accounting standards. The course examines the economic forces, competing interests, and regulatory institutions that shape the way regulators make accounting policy choices. In addition to discussing accounting in its familiar role as an income measurement tool and as an input to decisions under uncertainty, students study how efficient markets, compensation practices, debt covenants, and other broad economic consequences impact accounting policy makers. 3 credit hours
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ACC 524 Federal Tax Planning and Research Fall Semester
This course will provide an introduction to fundamental concepts of federal law impacting individuals and corporations. The focus will be on understanding how to integrate tax strategy into the bigger picture of corporate decision-making and will incorporate Internal Revenue Code sections, Treasury regulations, and research in online legal databases and current journal publications. Students will gain a broad exposure to the tax implications of business decisions ranging from corporate formation to corporate acquisitions and divestitures. Students will also be introduced to how tax planning decisions affect financial metrics. This course is cross listed with MBA524. 3 credit hours
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ACC 528 Special Topics in Accounting Fall Semester
This course provides a continuing in-depth study of Accounting principles and current concepts. Subjects may include contemporary accounting issues, ethical concerns in accounting, govermental units, non-profit organizations, multinational enterprises, and fiduciaries. Course is limited to MAcc students. 3 credit hours
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ACC 538 Controllership Issues Summer Semester
This course will provide a comprehensive overview of the roles and responsibilities of controllers in today’s corporate environment. Students will learn the controller’s role in facilitating investor relationships, internal control, profit planning, cost control, external financial reporting, and best practices in long range and short-term planning. The course will address internal managerial reporting, external financial reporting, and governmental tax reporting as well as the relationship between the function of the controller and other corporate executive functions. This course is cross listed with MBA538. 3 credit hours
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ACC 548 Advanced Managerial Accounting Spring Semester
An advanced study of managerial accounting and its use as a tool of management. The course stresses the analysis and presentation of accounting data for use by management in decision making and planning. Subject areas include cost allocation, inventory planning and control, joint-product costing, by-product costs, cost behavior patterns, and sales and production mix. Course is restricted to MAcc students. 3 credit hours
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ACC 552 Accounting Information Systems Spring Semester
This course investigates and analyzes the role of accounting information systems (AIS) within companiesʼ operating environments. Emphasis is placed upon internal controls, current technology (including databases), application of AIS, and AIS auditing techniques. This course is cross listed with MBA552. 3 credit hours
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ACC 562 Financial Statement Analysis Summer Semester
An intensive study of financial statement analysis, with emphasis on description and explanation of the demand and supply forces underlying the provision of financial statement data, properties of the numbers derived from financial statements, key aspects of decisions that use financial statement information, and features of the environment in which these decisions are made. This course is cross listed with MBA562. 3 credit hours
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ACC 565 Fraud and Forensics Spring Semester
Students will pursue an in-depth study of fraudulent financial accounting with a focus on fraud examination. The course also introduces the basics of forensic accounting. Through a series of readings, studies, problems and cases, students will use their background in accounting and audit to improve skills and techniques in the identification of fraud in the workplace and the impact on public reporting parties and markets. 3 credit hours
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ACC 571 Advanced Auditing Fall Semester
This course will provide a deeper analysis of auditing and its value to capital markets. Course content will focus on tools, test procedures, and processes used to audit an organization during various accounting cycles. The course will also provide an understanding of the client selection process, sampling techniques, and the audit conclusion phase including the issuance of the final audit opinion. The role and responsibilities of internal auditing are also addressed. 3 credit hours
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ACC 572 Corporate Finance Fall and Summer Semesters
Analytical approach to the management of financial resources and the selection of financing alternatives. Includes working capital, capital budget management, and the analysis of alternative investments and short- to long-range sources of financing. This course is cross listed with MBA572. 3 credit hours
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ACC 580 Advanced Accounting Spring Semester
An in-depth study of accounting principles and current concepts in which theory and practice are reconciled. Subjects include accounting for business combinations, preparing consolidated financial statements, segment and interim reporting, accounting for partnerships, and accounting for international transactions. The course also covers accounting for foreign currency hedges and translating foreign businesses in US dollars. 3 credit hours
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ACC 590 Graduate Accounting Internship
This course provides a planned and supervised work experience at selected, cooperating firms. Internships require students to meet periodically with a faculty supervisor, provide written deliverables, and participate in an end-of-internship evaluation. The student is expected to complete at least 120 hours over the semester. 3 credit hours
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Master of Business Administration |
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FPL 220 Financial Accounting Fall-Spring Semesters
An introduction to the basic concepts, principles, and practices of accounting. Throughout the course, students practice transaction analysis for business events, summarize account activities, prepare financial statements and analyze company performance with common size financial statements and ratio analysis. 3 credit hours
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FPL 305 Taxation I Fall-Spring Semesters
An introduction to federal income taxation of individuals. Topics include inclusions and exclusions from gross income, capital gains and losses, business deductions, itemized deduction, depreciation and cost recovery, and nontaxable property transactions. Both tax planning and tax preparation are stressed. Prerequisite: FPL 220 with a grade of 2.0 or higher. 3 credit hours
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FPL 330 Risk Management and Insurance Fall Semester
A basic introduction to the fundamentals of life, property and casualty insurance, with emphasis on the various types of risks, contract analysis, and cost. 3 credit hours
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FPL 524 Federal Tax Planning and Research
This course will provide an introduction to fundamental concepts of federal law impacting individuals and corporations. The focus will be on understanding how to integrate tax strategy into the bigger picture of corporate decision-making and will incorporate Internal Revenue Code sections, Treasury regulations, and research in online legal databases and current journal publications. Students will gain a broad exposure to the tax implications of business decisions ranging from corporate formation to corporate acquisitions and divestitures. Students will also be introduced to how tax planning decisions affect financial metrics. 3 credit hours
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FPL 528 Special Topics in Accounting Fall, Spring, and Summer Semesters
This course provides a continuing in-depth study of Accounting principles and current concepts. Subjects may include contemporary accounting issues, ethical concerns in accounting, govermental units, non-profit organizations, multinational enterprises, and fiduciaries. 3 credit hours
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FPL 582 Investments
This course examines securities markets, the different classes of securities, and the importance of portfolio management. Various assets are discussed, including bonds, options, futures contracts, and foreign currencies, but the course emphasis is on common stocks and the stock market. A major goal of the course is to show students methods for obtaining optimal portfolio allocation. 3 credit hours
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FPL 592 Financial Planning
This course is a study of the five areas of financial planning. Students will examine the fundamentals of investments planning, insurance planning, retirement planning, estate planning, and income tax planning. Important topics include mutual fund and real estate investments; home, life, and auto insurance contracts; pension plans; wills and trusts; and retirement management. Each topic includes an emphasis on risk management. A major goal of the course is for students to develop their own personal financial plan. Prerequisite: MBA 572 3 credit hours
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MBA 500 Continuous Enrollment
Students must register for this zero credit status when not registering for any credit bearing course(s). The Continuous Enrollment status ensures that the student does not lose their matriculation for that semester. See Continuous Enrollment Policy for further important information. (0 credits)
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MBA 501 Graduate Survey of Accounting
An accelerated basic course surveying the principles and procedures of accounting. Satisfies the accounting prerequisite for enrollment in the MBA program. Credits are not applicable toward MBA degree. Open to all MBA students. (3 credits)
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MBA 502 Graduate Survey of Economics
An accelerated basic course surveying economic theory. Satisfies the economic prerequisite for enrollment in the MBA program. Credits are not applicable toward MBA degree. Open to all MBA students. (3 credits)
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MBA 503 Survey of Marketing and Management
An analysis of the managerial functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling and an analysis of various marketing activities and strategies. Additional topics include ethics, social responsibility, globalization, consumer behavior, organizational behavior, decision making, pricing strategies, distribution, and promotion. The course is designed to encourage a diagnostic management style and an appreciation for the dynamic nature of todayʼs marketing challenges and opportunities. Credits are not applicable toward MBA degree. Open to all MBA students. (3 credits)
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MBA 504 Legal, Ethical, and Global Environment of Business
This course prepares the business professional to consider legal consequences in planning and implementing strategies. It recognizes that law and ethics are an integral part of business and business decisions. This course focuses on the legal, ethical, judicial, regulatory, and competitive nature of business organizations in a global environment. This course uses a combination of statutory review, case analysis, and commentary. Credits are not applicable toward MBA degree. Open to all MBA students. (3 credits)
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MBA 505 Foundations of Statistics
This course would provide a statistical base for students entering the MBA program. Subjects to be covered would include, but not be limited to, descriptive statistics, probability and probability distributions, analysis of variances, chi square tests, nonparametric statistics, index numbers and aggregate price indexes, forecasting and time series analysis. All students admitted into the MBA program would be required to complete this course or show their proficiency by testing out of the course. Open to all MBA students. MBA505 may be waived upon satisfactory completion of the Statistics Proficiency Exam. Contact the MBA Office to schedule the examination. (3 credits)
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MBA 512 Business Analytics
This course provides an introduction to the field of business analytics, which has been defined as the extensive use of data, statistical and quantitative analysis, exploratory and predictive models, and factbased management to inform decisions and actions. The development and use of data warehouses and data marts to support business analytics is discussed. The course has a focus on practical IT skills required to model and solve business problems. It is an inter-disciplinary course that draws upon problems from accounting, finance, marketing, production, and human resource fields. The course emphasizes learning-by-doing using Excel and its add-ons as the primary tool. (3 credits)
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MBA 513 Organizational Dynamics
This course is designed to improve understanding of organizational dynamics, including a review of phenomena at the interpersonal, group, and organizational levels. It includes a review of various approaches to understanding organizations and an examination of factors that affect organizational performance. Concepts reviewed in this course include team and organization structure, employee well-being and motivation, conflict management, emotional intelligence, organizational culture, and power and the political aspects of organizations. Students will be encouraged to evaluate their own managerial philosophies, and effectively apply theory to address current challenges faced by managers and organizational leaders. (3 credits)
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MBA 514 Public Policy & Business 201220
This course examines the economic, political, and social principles governing the operation of business. Among the topics stressed are demand and supply analysis, excise taxes and subsidies, market structures, fiscal and monetary policy, regulation, and the motivation for global trade. Contemporary policy issues facing government agencies, and how they affect both private and public business sectors, are studied. Mathematical models are utilized to interpret regression analysis. (3 credits)
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MBA 524 Federal Tax Planning and Research
This course will provide an introduction to fundamental concepts of federal law impacting individuals and corporations. The focus will be on understanding how to integrate tax strategy into the bigger picture of corporate decision-making and will incorporate Internal Revenue Code sections, Treasury regulations, and research in online legal databases and current journal publications. Students will gain a broad exposure to the tax implications of business decisions ranging from corporate formation to corporate acquisitions and divestitures. Students will also be introduced to how tax planning decisions affect financial metrics. This course is cross listed with ACC524. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. (3 credits)
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MBA 527 Managerial Accounting: Strategy and Control
Concepts, techniques, and uses of accounting in managerial decision making and problem solving. Includes objectives and limitations of an accounting system and interrelationships between that system and other administrative functions, interpretation of accounting reports, and direct costing and contribution approach in terms of both responsibility and decision accounting. (3 credits)
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MBA 531 Strategic Marketing
Strategies and approaches to decision making in the aggregate marketing system. Includes analytical marketing tools used in policy-making areas of organization, research, product, promotion, pricing, distribution, forecasting, and management of sales force. (3 credits)
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MBA 538 Controllership Issues
This course will provide a comprehensive overview of the roles and responsibilities of controllers in today’s corporate environment. Students will learn the controller’s role in facilitating investor relationships, internal control, profit planning, cost control, external financial reporting, and best practices in long range and short-term planning. The course will address internal managerial reporting, external financial reporting, and governmental tax reporting as well as the relationship between the function of the controller and other corporate executive functions. This course is cross listed with ACC538. Prerequisite: MBA 527 (3 credits)
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MBA 545 Applied Operations Management
This course is designed to help students develop a deeper understanding of the conversion process by which organizations transform raw materials into finished goods or services. Included topics (operations strategy, as well as process, capacity, inventory, and project management) provide students with the ability to describe and understand, measure and analyze, and develop plans for changing the operating processes within a department/organization. The subject is approached from an interdisciplinary perspective, useful to managers in all phases of the business. Classroom efforts focus on case studies, simulations, and self-reflection on how concepts learned might be applied within the student’s organization. (3 credits)
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MBA 546 Optimizing Supply Chains:
The objective of this course is to prepare students to apply quantitative methods to effectively design and manage supply chain operations. The course covers all phases of material management in both manufacturing and service organizations. Students will analyze the relationship between supply chain design and performance and develop the skills to support their decisions analytically. Topics covered include: Supply chain performance, facility location, forecasting, inventory, sourcing, transportation, and coordination. Prerequisite: Completion of MBA 512 . (3 credits)
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MBA 552 Accounting Information Systems
This course investigates and analyzes the role of accounting information systems (AIS) within companiesʼ operating environments. Emphasis is placed upon internal controls, current technology (including databases), application of AIS, and AIS auditing techniques. This course is cross listed with ACC552. Prerequisite: MBA 527 (3 credits)
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MBA 553 Vertical Marketing Channel Decisions and Optimization
The student will study the origins of channel strategy from Plato’s Republic to its evolution to today’s realities of Internet exchange and a global marketplace. Students will design and evaluate vertical marketing channel systems to meet the needs of the market. Students will explore the role of channel members in the delivery of product, information, logistics, and revenue flow. Students will also develop an understanding and appreciation for the role channel strategy plays in achieving a competitive advantage. Prerequisite: MBA 531 (3 credits)
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MBA 554 Human Resource Management
This course is designed to facilitate an understanding of how human resource systems are developed and maintained within organizations. Special emphasis is placed on understanding the legal environment (both legislative and judicial) of the employment relationship in areas such as equal employment opportunity, compensation, and safety. Specific systems covered in-depth include: recruitment, selection, training, performance appraisal, compensation and benefits, discipline, and employee health. Throughout the course, specific attention will be given to the importance of ethics, employee rights, and social responsibility in human resource decisions. (3 credits)
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MBA 555 Health Care Policy, Organization and Finance
This course is an examination of the effects of health policy on the economic and financial performance of the health care system. Perspectives that will be considered throughout the course include those of insurance companies, institutional providers, medical care providers, and patients. The course will be conducted with an emphasis on the evolving health care system, drawing on the experiences of the instructor(s) and students alike. Prerequisite: MBA 512 and MBA 514 (3 credits)
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MBA 556 Executive Leadership
This course is designed to review and analyze the major traditional and nontraditional theories that have developed in the field of management. This course will also examine current challenges and problems that managers face and how theories can be applied in improving effectiveness, efficiency, and general performance. Topics such as leadership, change, downsizing, re-engineering, diversity, technology and innovation, and teamwork will be discussed. Case analysis, experiential exercises, and readings will supplement the course work. (3 credits)
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MBA 558 Buyer Behavior
The student taking this course will examine customer behavior from the standpoint of the marketing manager. The course covers consumer learning, consumer perception, and consumer motivation and how they shape and influence the marketing process. This course gives special attention to models of buyer behavior and their use in the making of strategic and tactical marketing decisions. (3 credits)
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MBA 562 Financial Statement Analysis
An intensive study of financial statement analysis, with emphasis on description and explanation of the demand and supply forces underlying the provision of financial statement data, properties of the numbers derived from financial statements, key aspects of decisions that use financial statement information, and features of the environment in which these decisions are made. This course is cross listed with ACC562. Prerequisite: MBA 527 (3 credits)
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MBA 565 Population Health
This course is an examination of the evolution of the United States Health care system toward balance among quality, cost, and access. Focusing on the trend toward assessing and managing the health of a population the course will probe political, operational, and technical aspects of managed care. 3 credit hours
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MBA 566 International Business
An overview of how the global business environment impacts decision-making and planning within the multi-national firm. Topics include: economic reasons for global trade, environmental factors that impact decision making (economic, cultural, political, legal), foreign market penetration strategies, and international considerations in a variety of business areas (finance, organizational design, staffing, marketing, strategic planning). (3 credits)
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MBA 568 Promotional Strategy Management
The student taking this course will examine promotional strategy from the standpoint of the marketing manager. The course covers the absolute and synergistic impacts of combinations of advertising, publicity, personal selling, and sales promotion. Special attention is given to the concerns of budgeting, planning, targeting, implementing, and evaluating promotional strategies under conditions of uncertainty. (3 credits)
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MBA 572 Corporate Finance
Analytical approach to the management of financial resources and the selection of financing alternatives. Includes working capital, capital budget management, and the analysis of alternative investments and short- to long-range sources of financing. This course is cross listed with ACC572. (3 credits)
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MBA 573 Strategic Brand Management
This course is designed to give students the skills needed to create and assess brand image and product positioning. Students will learn how to make branding decisions for business-to-business and consumer marketing strategies. This course will offer a perspective on the creation of brand equity and the management of brands through the product life cycle. The course will explore the process of measuring and interpreting brand performance and to establish the value of a brand strategy. Prerequisite: MBA 531 (3 credits)
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MBA 577 Project Management
Project Management is an important function, as projects drive progress and change and help organizations strategically respond to economic and market demands. A mature project management environment is key for industries and organizations worldwide. Students will learn how to mange a broad range of activities within an organization based on the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). Students will study and apply the full life cycle perspective of managing a project which includes initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. Key topics covered include project integration, scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, communications, risk management, procurement and stakeholder management. (3 credits)
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MBA 578 Marketing Information and Research
The student taking this course will examine marketing research from the standpoint of the marketing manager. The course covers techniques for soliciting, compiling, evaluating, and interpreting the information necessary to make marketing decisions. This course gives special attention to problems in data collection, questionnaire construction, and experimental design. (3 credits)
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MBA 582 Investments
This course examines securities markets, the different classes of securities, and the importance of portfolio management. Various assets are discussed, including bonds, options, futures contracts, and foreign currencies, but the course emphasis is on common stocks and the stock market. A major goal of the course is to show students methods for obtaining optimal portfolio allocation. (3 credits)
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MBA 585 Health Systems Development
This course is intended to orient the health care practitioner to salient issues in health care system development given current trends in market maturation. The course considers issues at the system, organization, group, and individual levels. (3 credits)
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MBA 586 Continuous Improvement and Lean Systems Development
A successful Lean effort has a significant impact on an organization’s performance. This course discusses how lean methodologies can improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness. The focus of the course is on the application of lean tools in service and manufacturing settings. Students will manage a continuous improvement project as part of the course requirement. Topics include: 5S, point of use storage (POUS), standardized work, single minute exchange of die (SMED), Kaizen, value stream mapping, level loading, and Kanban. The class may include plant tours. (3 credits)
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MBA 588 Digital Marketing Strategy
This course builds on existing marketing knowledge, focusing on how to integrate digital marketing platforms into new and existing marketing campaigns. Students are exposed to how businesses use the internet, social media, mobile technologies, and search to build customer acquisition, retention, and conversion strategies. Primary emphasis is placed on the consultative nature of marketing and the use of internet-based technologies including, but not limited to, website development, blogs, email marketing, video marketing, and social media, to communicate with target audiences, deepen relationships with online customers, and ultimately promote products and services. Students will have a solid foundation in the customer segmentation, branding, promotion, and advertising methods marketing professionals employ for long-term, organizational growth. (3 credits)
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MBA 591 Six Sigma and Quality Management
The course is an introduction to Six Sigma and Quality Management. The emphasis of the course is on the application of Six Sigma. In particular, students will complete a Six Sigma project as part of the course requirement. The course requirements include those of a standard Six Sigma Black Belt program. Topics covered in the course include: history of quality management, problem solving techniques, voice of the customer, design for Six Sigma, statistical techniques, and project management. The class may include plant tours. Prerequisite: (3 credits)
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MBA 592 Financial Planning
This course is a study of the five areas of financial planning. Students will examine the fundamentals of investments planning, insurance planning, retirement planning, estate planning, and income tax planning. Important topics include mutual fund and real estate investments; home, life, and auto insurance contracts; pension plans; wills and trusts; and retirement management. Each topic includes an emphasis on risk management. A major goal of the course is for students to develop their own personal financial plan. Prerequisite: (3 credits)
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MBA 593 Business Strategy
From the broad perspective of general management, this course develops an understanding of the formulation and implementation of strategies and policies within the current global environment. Special emphasis is placed on how firms are establishing successful global strategies. This is a capstone course that will require the integration of material from other courses. Business Strategy should be completed in the final 2 semesters of enrollment prior to degree completion. Prerequisite: 18 credits of 510-level or above coursework including , MBA 527 , MBA 545 , and MBA 572 . (3 credits)
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MBA 594 International Finance
This course examines the global component of financial studies, with particular emphasis on identifying, measuring, and managing foreign exchange exposure. Topics include financing the international firm, making foreign investment decisions, understanding the international monetary system. Special emphasis will be given to global derivatives and their uses as hedging instruments for the international firm. Prerequisite: MBA 572 (3 credits)
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MBA 598 Directed Study
Research in fields of special interest of supervised study covering areas not specifically included in the curriculum. Completed under the direction of a faculty member with prior consent of the MBA Committee. (3 credits)
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MBA 599 Directed Study
Research in fields of special interest of supervised study covering areas not specifically included in the curriculum. Completed under the direction of a faculty member with prior consent of the MBA Committee. (3 credits)
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Master of Education |
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ABA 601 Applied Behavior Analysis Internship I Fall-Spring, Summer Semesters
This course provides an opportunity for candidates to gain supervised experience in the field of applied behavior analysis by working closely with a BCBA in the community. This supervised experience is required for candidates who wish to become eligible to sit for the BCBA exam. Candidates will, where appropriate, conduct the internship in their professional work in education and/or mental health settings. In cases, where this is not possible, candidates will be placed at a local mental health agency to conduct this supervised internship. Candidates will receive both individual and group supervision by a credentialed BCBA as they work with clients, design and execute behavior management plans, and carry out behavioral assessments. Candidates who successfully complete this course and the accompanying internship will be awarded up to 500 clock-hours of supervised BCBA fieldwork. Applied Behavior Analysis students only. 2 credit hours
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ABA 602 Applied Behavior Analysis Internship II Fall-Spring, Summer Semesters
This course provides an opportunity for candidates to gain supervised experience in the field of applied behavior analysis by working closely with a BCBA in the community. This supervised experience is required for candidates who wish to become eligible to sit for the BCBA exam. Candidates will, where appropriate, conduct the internship in their professional work in education and/or mental health settings. In cases, where this is not possible, candidates will be placed at a local mental health agency to conduct this supervised internship. Candidates will receive both individual and group supervision by a credentialed BCBA as they work with clients, design and execute behavior management plans, and carry out behavioral assessments. Candidates who successfully complete this course and the accompanying internship will be awarded up to 500 clock-hours of supervised BCBA fieldwork. Applied Behavior Analysis students only. 2 credit hours
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ABA 603 Applied Behavior Analysis Internship III Fall-Spring, Summer Semesters
This course provides an opportunity for candidates to gain supervised experience in the field of applied behavior analysis by working closely with a BCBA in the community. This supervised experience is required for candidates who wish to become eligible to sit for the BCBA exam. Candidates will, where appropriate, conduct the internship in their professional work in education and/or mental health settings. In cases, where this is not possible, candidates will be placed at a local mental health agency to conduct this supervised internship. Candidates will receive both individual and group supervision by a credentialed BCBA as they work with clients, design and execute behavior management plans, and carry out behavioral assessments. Candidates who successfully complete this course and the accompanying internship will be awarded up to 500 clock-hours of supervised BCBA fieldwork. Applied Behavior Analysis students only. 2 credit hours
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ABA 604 Applied Behavior Analysis Internship IV Fall-Spring, Summer Semesters
This course provides an opportunity for candidates to gain supervised experience in the field of applied behavior analysis by working closely with a BCBA in the community. This supervised experience is required for candidates who wish to become eligible to sit for the BCBA exam. Candidates will, where appropriate, conduct the internship in their professional work in education and/or mental health settings. In cases, where this is not possible, candidates will be placed at a local mental health agency to conduct this supervised internship. Candidates will receive both individual and group supervision by a credentialed BCBA as they work with clients, design and execute behavior management plans, and carry out behavioral assessments. Candidates who successfully complete this course and the accompanying internship will be awarded up to 500 clock-hours of supervised BCBA fieldwork. Applied Behavior Analysis students only. 2 credit hours
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ABA 640 Foundations of Applied Behavior Analysis Fall-Spring, Summer Semesters
This course will provide students with a complete, accurate, and contemporary view of applied behavior analysis. This course will focus on defining applied behavior analysis, selecting, assessing and evaluating behavior to change, and introducing basic behavior-change procedures. Students will understand the philosophical underpinnings of the field of applied behavior analysis. In addition, students will think critically about these philosophical underpinnings and how they relate to the concepts and principles of applied behavior analysis. Students will gain introductory knowledge of measurement and the application of applied behavior analysis foundations. 3 credit hours
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ABA 641 Introduction to Single Subject Research Methodology Fall-Spring, Summer Semesters
This course provides an overview of behavioral measurement, single subject research designs, and methods of data analysis. This course will define behaviors of measurement and describe methods of measuring those behaviors. Students will think critically about the requirements, advantages, uses, and limitations of both demonstration (withdrawal, reversal, multiple baseline, multiple probe, changing criterion) and comparative (alternating treatments/multi-element, multi-treatment, adapted alternating, parallel treatments) single subject research designs. In addition, students will learn how to describe the characteristics of data, display data graphically using electronic graphing programs, and describe data by its characteristics. Applied Behavior Analysis students only. 3 credit hours
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ABA 642 Experimental Analysis of Behavior Fall-Spring, Summer Semesters
This course presents an overview of the basic behavioral processes related to human and non-human learning. Topics include, non-associative learning, respondent conditioning, operant conditioning, reinforcement and punishment, motivating operations, behavioral economics, stimulus control, and verbal behavior. Students will critically analyze single subject experiments, demonstrating behavioral processes related to these topics. Students will also apply their skills using computer-based simulation of laboratory experiments and demonstrate competency in scientific writing via laboratory summaries. Applied Behavior Analysis students only. 3 credit hours
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ABA 643 Behavior Assessment Fall-Spring, Summer Semesters
This course provides students with a deep understanding of behavioral assessment and how behavior assessment can be used to understand socially significant behaviors. This course focuses on training students to be able to select and prioritize socially significant behavior-change goals. In addition, students will apply foundations of applied behavior analysis to conduct behavioral assessments (e.g. preference assessments, functional assessments, functional analyses). Students will also use the knowledge they have gained to examine and interpret behavior assessment data. Applied Behavior Analysis students only. 3 credit hours
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ABA 644 Providing ABA Treatment Fall-Spring, Summer Semesters
This course prepares students to influence the academic and social behavior of the individuals they treat. This course will review the philosophical underpinnings of applied behavior analysis and apply this knowledge to behavior change procedures. Topics include; a review of the foundations of applied behavior analysis (specifically the philosophical underpinnings) and basic principles and processes of behavior-change procedures. Applied Behavior Analysis students only. 3 credit hours
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ABA 645 ABA Management and Programming Fall-Spring, Summer Semesters
Students will critically apply their knowledge of applied behavior analysis applications related to behavior-change procedures to select and implement interventions. They will also apply this knowledge as it relates to personnel supervision and management. Topics include, selecting and implementing interventions, supervision, and management. Students will learn how to select goals for supervision and provide personnel trainings related to the applications of applied behavior analysis. In addition, this course will provide students an understanding of how to measure supervisees skills related to identified goals by evaluating the effects of supervision on both client outcomes and supervisee repertories. Applied Behavior Analysis students only. 3 credit hours
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ABA 646 Administering Ethical Behavior Analytic Services Fall-Spring, Summer Semesters
This course provides a forum for students to discuss challenges to the ethical practice of behavior analysis in applied settings. This course will define terms and concepts that facilitate considerations of ethical service delivery from a behavior analytic perspective. Students will critically analyze a number of assumptions (as well as, other important variables) that influence our ability to design effective and ethical behavior intervention plans for our clients. Students will also consider models for service delivery and barriers to effective program implementation ( as well as, strategies to remove these barriers). In addition, students will consider practical constraints encountered by most behavior analysts and will consider ways to protect our field from incompetence and defamation. Applied Behavior Analysis students only. 3 credit hours
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MED 500 Continuous Enrollment
Students must register for this zero credit status when not registering for any credit bearing course(s). The Continuous Enrollment status ensures that the student does not lose their matriculation for that semester. See Continuous Enrollment Policy for further important information. (0 credits)
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MED 501 Introduction to Educational Research
This course will facilitate the development of knowledge and skills to read, design, and interpret research, especially as that research relates to educational issues. Students will, through actual qualitative and quantitative research activities, identify and develop sound research questions, select appropriate research techniques, develop solid research design, and engage in analysis of data. Students will, as a result of this course, be informed professional consumers and practitioners of research and will be able to utilize quantitative and qualitative research for effective educational improvement. 3 credit hours
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MED 502 Development, Learning, and Inclusive Practices
Students will expand their knowledge of effective educational practices, development, behavior, and inclusive practices. They will apply their expanded understandings of these topics while interacting with school-based special education professionals in a variety of leadership roles. Throughout the course, participants will explore emerging models of development while reflecting on their personal leadership characteristics and their roles in creating cultures of inclusivity and presumed competency for all learners. The culminating activity will require students to develop their personal missions, visions and core values as formal or informal school leaders with a focus on inclusive practices. (3 credits)
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MED 503 Curriculum Trends and Issues
Students will analyze significant trends and issues impacting curricular decisions, trace their historical development, and examine likely future trends. Issues to be examined include conflicts between and among educational philosophies, learning theory, content, inclusion practices, and purpose of the written curriculum. Further public expectations, legislative decisions, and policymaking will be examined to better understand the many facets of a schoolʼs curriculum process. (3 credits)
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MED 504 Group Processes in Education
This course will advance participant understanding of the various concepts of group processes, including communications within groups, leadership, decision making, conflict, change, school culture, power and team development. Theory and practice are combined in this course through the use of reflection tools and participation in simulated group processes. The development and maintenance of effective school cultures will be emphasized. (3 credits)
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MED 510 Foundations of Reading Instruction
This course is designed to examine the nature of language, acquisition of language, and ways in which language develops. The pedagogy of reading instruction, particularly the nature of the reading process, skill development, and various instructional strategies will be emphasized. Students will examine historical practices as well as current models of reading instruction. (3 credits)
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MED 511 Children and Adolescent Literature
This course is an advanced survey of childrenʼs and adolescent literature. Included will be the examination of the genres of literature, the literary elements that combine to create a good book, and how literature can be used in any classroom. Students will learn advanced strategies for teaching literature as a teaching medium – one that enhances and expands the lesson or instructional concept. The course will also emphasize the strategies and techniques teachers use to promote literature within and throughout every subject area. (3 credits)
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MED 512 Advanced Reading in the Content Areas
This course is designed for reading specialists and elementary teachers. It examines the relationship between reading skills and student achievement in content area subjects and the processes that foster independent learners. Research-based teaching techniques and procedures geared to developing critical thinking skills are emphasized. (3 credits)
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MED 513 Development and Administration of School Reading Programs
This course defines the various reading specializations along with the duties and responsibilities of reading specialists. Students will examine current theories and practices on the development and administration of school reading programs, especially those suitable for specific school situations. Additionally, the course will enable students to monitor and assess the effectiveness of a school or district reading program in line with current standards and/or regulations. (3 credits)
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MED 520 Advanced Psychology of Reading
This course examines the psychological principles involved in the perception and recognition of words and word groups, theories of lexical access, visual perception of print, integration of sensory systems, neural mechanism for integrating language and print, and the cognitive dimensions of the reading act. Psychological basis for theories regarding preferred methods of teaching reading will be examined. (3 credits)
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MED 524 The Reading Specialist as Literacy Coach
This course defines the emerging role of the literacy coach and explores the duties and responsibilities of a coach. Students will examine current theories and practices of effective literacy coaching and datadriven instruction. Additionally, the course will enable students to apply their knowledge of instructional leadership and best literacy practices with effective coaching techniques to expand teachersʼ instructional expertise and ultimately impact student achievement. (3 credits)
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MED 526 Clinical Practicum in Reading: Diagnosis and Assessment
This course is designed to give practice in the use of formal and informal assessments in appraising a childʼs skill in reading and related areas.The utilization of a reading profile or case study that serves as the basis for instructional practices is emphasized. Clinical and field experiences are part of this course. (3 credits)
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MED 527 Clinical Practicum in Reading: Correction and Remediation
In this course, teachers work in teams designing corrective and remedial instructional plans for students with mild to severe reading disabilities, according to their emotional, cultural, and educational learning needs. It involves supervised practice in the use of sociological, psychological, and pedagogical instructional procedures including: keeping student portfolios, collaborating with related support school personnel, conferring with parents, using community resources, and conducting classroom action research. (3 credits)
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MED 550 Legal and Ethical Issues in Education for Administrators
This course will guide the aspiring principal through the morass of legal and ethical issues that need to be considered in the day-to-day leadership of the school. Students will engage in an analysis, synthesis, and application of judicial interpretations of the various constitutions, statues, rules, and regulations relating to education. Those legal considerations affecting the rights of educators, students, and parents will be investigated. Through the active application of case law, and following the tenants of ethical leadership, students will acquire the skills necessary to promote the success of students while working within a framework of appropriate laws, policies, and regulations. (3 credits)
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MED 560 The Principalship
Students will consider the key issues of the school organization, pupil promotion, program of studies, selection and supervision of teaching staff, oversight of pupil personnel, contract management, time allocation, plant and equipment management, and public relations. Theoretical and “best practice” models will be explored. Students will participate in a number of school-based administration activities through a supervised school-based practicum. Major problems of the organization and administration of schools will be examined. (3 credits)
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MED 561 Introduction to Organizational Leadership
A variety of theories and models of organization and administration with specific applicability to schools will be explored. The school organization will be analyzed through the symbolic, structural human resource and political conceptual frames. Leadership styles, systems theory, and various administrative practices will be addressed. Theoretical and conceptual constructs will be applied through the use of authentic and case study applications. (3 credits)
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MED 562 Supervision of Instruction
This course extends the principalʼs knowledge and skill in applying clinical techniques to instructional supervision. An overview of personnel practices and the evaluation of school personnel will be investigated. Systems for analyzing teaching performance are explored, and methods to engage teachers in their own professional reflective practice and renewal for improvement will be developed. Clinical supervision and mentoring models will be emphasized. Techniques and processes for analyzing student assessment and performance outcomes against state standards will be developed. (3 credits)
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MED 565 School Financial Management
This course provides an overview of planning and fiscal management models and tools appropriate for public school management. Specifically, it is designed to help future administrators understand the legal and philosophical issues associated with school finance and business operations. Federal, state, and local school financing; school budgets; and business methods of accounting will be addressed. Students will engage in simulated financial planning and management activities, as well as participate in a school financial planning/management process. (3 credits)
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MED 572 Supervision of Educational Personnel
This course examines an adult development model and highlights opportunities to enhance the professional skills of all school employees. Adult learning theories and models will be explored as they relate to current best practice regarding the supervision, development, and improvement of teachers and other school personnel. Models for curriculum improvement will be examined. (3 credits)
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MED 578 Reflective Instructional Practice Fall-Spring Semesters
Candidates will explore the role of the teacher-leader on enhancing the effectiveness of other educators. Topics to be addressed will include evidence-based instructional practices, types of teacher leadership, and decision-making. Candidates will explore pre- and in-service teacher development models, educator induction, as well as, emerging trends and regulations affecting educator development in Pennsylvania. Candidates will apply their learning while serving on a building or district-wide committee in their local education association. 3 credit hours
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MED 579 Peer Mentoring in Education Fall-Spring Semesters
Candidates will investigate various models and approaches for mentoring educators in classroom settings. Topics to be addressed include; characteristics of adult learners, instructional observation and reflection, delivering actionable feedback, and co-teaching models. Candidates will learn to deploy data and assessments to help promote the adoption of highly effective techniques among other educators. Candidates will apply what they learned by working with another educator at their school to guide, enhance, and improve their practice. 3 credit hours
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MED 580 Structural Inequity in Education Fall-Spring, Summer Semesters
Candidates will be invited to critically reflect on the structural inequities inherent in the American education system. This will originate with an investigation of critical theory and a close reading of foundational texts explaining the historical context of educational inequity. Candidates will also explore student conditions in uniquely inequitable systems, with special attention paid to urban education. Candidates will synthesize critical theory with their personal experiences in education. Candidates will learn a variety of techniques and will design curricular products that are informed by their understandings of educational inequity. 3 credit hours
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MED 582 Education Policy and Reform Fall-Spring-Summer Semesters
Candidates will investigate the economic, historical, political and sociological factors that contribute to the current state of American school systems. This investigation will begin with broad national trends including school re-segregation and social stratification, school choice, privatization, and teacher evaluation. Candidates will then explore the effects of those national trends on the urban education systems in which they live and work. Candidates will be challenged to identify opportunities to affect change by participating in the policy dialog surrounding urban education. 3 credit hours
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MED 584 Mental Health Literacy for Educators Fall-Spring-Summer Semesters
Candidates will explore the range of mental health factors that can influence students’ school experiences in school systems. These can include adverse childhood experiences, trauma, and mental illness. Candidates will also develop enhanced understandings of social-emotional learning while learning to comply with state and federal statutes governing ethical practice for responding to students’ social and emotional needs. 3 credit hours
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MED 586 Social and Cultural Responsiveness in the Classroom Fall-Spring-Summer Semesters
Candidates will explore a range of socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds found among students in today’s schools. Candidates will evaluate their personal socioeconomic and cultural experiences and perceptions and evaluate how those experiences and perceptions influence their professional practice. Candidates will explore frameworks for social-emotional approaches to teaching and will apply them in classroom products and performances. 3 credit hours
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MED 588 Supporting Student Social and Emotional Needs Fall-Spring-Summer Semesters
Candidates will develop the skills needed to deploy social and emotional learning approaches with students in classroom settings. This will include helping them build and maintain healthy and positive relationships, setting realistic and positive goals, and empathy-building. Candidates will explore advanced topics in childhood development, positive behavioral support, multi-tiered systems of support, and positive behavioral intervention. Candidates will also develop approaches for interacting with students who endure specific forms of trauma, loss, and self harm behavior. 3 credit hours
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MED 590 School and Community Collaboration for Resilience Fall - Spring - Summer Semesters
Candidates will explore evidence-based approaches for school-community collaboration. These approaches will be augmented by a deep investigation of the full range of community organizations and their services available in candidates’ educational communities. Participants will learn appropriate and social and emotionally responsive approaches for engaging in their communities and will explore approaches for developing school-community partnerships and programs in ways that support students who experience mental illness and/or adverse childhood experiences. 3 credit hours
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MED 592 Research Seminar in Diversity and Resilience Fall-Spring-Summer Semesters
Candidates will develop a writing product on a topic in diversity and/or student resilience. This product will synthesize candidates’ understandings of diversity and student resilience theory, social and cultural competence, community engagement, responding to non-academic factors that contribute to student learning, and/or deploying social and emotional approaches to student learning. The product will either be a piece of novel scholarship or an evidence-based program proposal. Candidates will complete a variety of formative writing activities and deliver a capstone presentation summarizing their work. 3 credit hours
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MED 594 Administrative Internship
This supervised pre-professional internship is the culminating experience in the Educational Leadership program. It provides candidates with field-based opportunities to apply the knowledge, dispositions, and competencies acquired through the programʼs course work. The internship is aligned to both the PA Inspired Leadership (PIL) standards and the Interstate Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) standards. The internship is required for all Educational Leadership candidates. (3 credits)
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MED 595 Administrative Internship I
This optional internship format is designed for the aspiring principal whose professional and/or family responsibilities make completing a one-semester internship experience very difficult. This supervised preprofessional internship is the culminating experience in the Educational Leadership program. It provides candidates with field-based opportunities to apply the knowledge, dispositions, and competencies acquired through the programʼs course work. The internship is aligned to both the PA Inspired Leadership (PIL) standards and the Interstate Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) standards. The internship is required for all Educational Leadership candidates. (2 credits each semester)
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MED 596 Administrative Internship II
This optional internship format is designed for the aspiring principal whose professional and/or family responsibilities make completing a one-semester internship experience very difficult. This supervised preprofessional internship is the culminating experience in the Educational Leadership program. It provides candidates with field-based opportunities to apply the knowledge, dispositions, and competencies acquired through the programʼs course work. The internship is aligned to both the PA Inspired Leadership (PIL) standards and the Interstate Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) standards. The internship is required for all Educational Leadership candidates. (2 credits each semester)
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