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2016-2017 Graduate Catalog 
    
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Graduate Courses


 
  
  • ACC 501 - Accounting Principles


    Emphasizes analysis of the required financial statements for financial reporting purposes, including discussions of alternative accounting principles generally acceptable in their preparation. Significant emphasis also placed on the impact that business transactions have on a company’s financial position. Additional topics include profit-planning techniques, such as cost-volume-profit analysis and budgeting.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Fall, Winter and Summer I (evening)

    Last Updated:
    Course Rotation 3/2015; Links 06/2012


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  • ACC 510 - Contemporary Accounting Information Systems


    Provides the fundamentals of re-engineering and using and analyzing enterprise systems to produce efficient and effective management information and appropriate analysis and interpretation for strategic management decision-making, with emphasis on accounting applications.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Winter (evening)

    Previously listed as ACC 610
    Last Updated:
    Course Rotation 3/2015; Links 07/2011


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  • ACC 511 - Accounting for E-Commerce


    This course explores the e-commerce environment including valuing stock of e-commerce firms, understanding the role of accountants in assessing risk and providing assurance over the authentication of e-commerce transactions, as well as tax and privacy issues.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Fall (evening)

    Prerequisite(s): ACC 501 

    Previously listed as ACC 611
    Last Updated:
    Course Rotation 3/2015; Links 04/2011


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  • ACC 540 - Corporate Financial Reporting


    An examination of the generally accepted accounting principles used in corporate financial reporting with particular emphasis on advanced topics such as equity, long-term assets and liabilities, revenue recognition, prior period adjustments and cash flows. Also included is the role of the SEC in financial reporting of publicly traded companies.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Fall, Winter and Summer I (evening), Summer II (day)

    Prerequisite(s): ACC 340 

    Major Restriction(s): Master of Science in Accounting (MSA) (ACC)  students; and students admitted to the graduate side of the 150-hour BBA-Accounting/MSA  and 150-hour BBA-AIS/MSA  programs only.

    Last Updated:
    Course Rotation 3/2015; 12/2007; effective Spring 2008


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  • ACC 544 - Federal Income Taxation


    This course is an introductory study of the tax rules governing individuals. It provides a basic knowledge of the tax formula, property transactions and business and personal deductions that facilitates optimum decision-making in both personal and business contexts. This course also provides a foundation for the study of tax planning, research and compliance.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Fall, Winter and Summer I (evening)

    Prerequisite(s):   and  ; or   

    Major Restriction(s): Master of Science in Accounting (MSA) (ACC)  students; and students admitted to the graduate side of the 150-hour BBA-Accounting/MSA  and 150-hour BBA-AIS/MSA  programs only

    Last Updated:
    Course Rotation 3/2015; 12/20007; effective Spring 2008


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  • ACC 548 - Information Systems Audit and Control


    This course covers the processing of audit in a computerized accounting information systems environment, and the evaluation of controls and risks in determining audit decisions.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Fall and Winter (evening)

    Prerequisite(s):   or   

    Previously listed as ACC 648
    Last Updated:
    Course Rotation 3/2015; 12/2007; effective Spring 2008


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  • ACC 550 - Professional Internal Auditing


    This course examines the principles of internal auditing as an independent objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organization’s operations. Topics include enterprise risk management (ERM); internal control frameworks, such as COSO and CObiT’ governance; preliminary surveys; audit programs; audit reports; and operational audits.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Fall (evening), Winter (evening), and Summer I (Livonia, evening)

    Prerequisite(s): (  and  ) or   

    Notes -
    Not open for students with credit in ACC 450 Internal Auditing. Students who do not meet prerequisites may request department permission to enroll in the course, enrollment not guaranteed.

    Last Updated:
    Course Rotation 3/2015; Links 06/2012


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  • ACC 560 - Fraud Examination


    This course initially provides a basis in internal audit principles, and then concentrates on the study of fraud examination. Specifics of the course focus on the theories of fraud, the “fraud tree,” fraud awareness, fraud schemes especially those related to financial frauds and fraud deterrence practices. ACC 560 is appropriate for students who have already taken ACC 450 - Internal Auditing or as a separate course for those who have not taken ACC 450.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Winter (evening)

    Prerequisite(s):   

    Notes -
    Students who do not meet prerequisites may request department permission to enroll in the course, enrollment not guaranteed.

    Previously listed as ACC 650
    Last Updated:
    Course Rotation 3/2015; Error in Description 7/2014, Links 04/2011


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  • ACC 586 - Cooperative Education in Accounting


    Accounting employment at a business or public organization imparting a practical experience in accounting. Position may be part-time, volunteer, or less than a full semester in duration. Does not count toward M.S.A. or MBA requirements. Admittance by application only.

    Credit Hours: 1 hr
    Grade Mode: Credit/No-Credit

    Department Permission is required

    Last Updated:
    Links 07/2012


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  • ACC 589 - Accounting Internship


    Directed, full-time accounting work experience in a business or public organization. Does not count toward M.S.A. or MBA requirements. Admittance by application only.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Credit/No-Credit

    Department Permission is required

    Last Updated:
    Links 06/2012


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  • ACC 590 - Special Topics


    An experimental course for subject matter not provided in other departmental offerings. The content will change from semester to semester. Students may elect this course several times, provided different topics are studied. Not more than six hours of special topics may be used on a degree program.

    Credit Hours: 1 hr
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required

    Last Updated:
    Links 07/2012


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  • ACC 591 - Special Topics


    An experimental course for subject matter not provided in other departmental offerings. The content will change from semester to semester. Students may elect this course several times, provided different topics are studied. Not more than six hours of special topics may be used on a degree program.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required

    Last Updated:
    Links 07/2012


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  • ACC 592 - Special Topics


    An experimental course for subject matter not provided in other departmental offerings. The content will change from semester to semester. Students may elect this course several times, provided different topics are studied. Not more than six hours of special topics may be used on a degree program.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required

    Last Updated:
    Links 07/2012


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  • ACC 597 - Independent Study


    Directed study or problems in accounting not otherwise treated in department courses.

    Credit Hours: 1 hr
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required

    Last Updated:
    Links 07/2012


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  • ACC 598 - Independent Study


    Directed study or problems in accounting not otherwise treated in department courses.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required

    Last Updated:
    Links 07/2012


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  • ACC 599 - Independent Study


    Directed study or problems in accounting not otherwise treated in department courses.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required

    Last Updated:
    Links 07/2012


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  • ACC 605 - Strategic Information and Control Systems


    Builds on the foundation laid in   to continue the study and use of accounting information for strategic management, planning, control and managerial decision-making. The objective is for students to recognize the value and limitations of management accounting systems and how accounting information can be used to improve operations.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Fall (evening), Winter (Livonia, evening), and Summer II (evening)

    Prerequisite(s):   or (  and  )

    Major Restriction(s): Master of Business Administration (M.B.A) 

    Last Updated:
    Course Rotation 3/2015; Links 04/2011


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  • ACC 642 - Strategic Cost Management


    The role of cost management in strategic quality management. Cost accounting systems for continuous improvement; conceptual design, accounting models, performance measurement and investment performance. Topics also include advanced managerial accounting issues, such as activity based costing, profit and investment centers, project planning and control.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Winter (evening)

    Prerequisite(s): (  or an undergraduate statistics course) and   

    Last Updated:
    Course Rotation 3/2015; Links 04/2011


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  • ACC 646 - Financial Management of Nonprofit Organizations


    Financial management issues in public and nonprofit organizations, including accountability for performance, financial reporting, budgeting and costs, information systems, governance issues, decision-making techniques, relations with governmental and private funding sources. Not available to Accounting Majors.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Fall (evening)

    Last Updated:
    Course Rotation 3/2015; Links 07/2012


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  • ACC 675 - International Accounting and Taxation


    Introduction to accounting in an international environment. Includes the study of environmental factors, performance evaluation, financial reporting, international taxation and specific accounting and auditing problems.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Winter (evening) and Summer II (evening)

    Prerequisite(s):  

    Notes -
    Students who do not meet prerequisites may request instructor permission to enroll, enrollment not guaranteed

    Last Updated:
    Course Rotation 3/2015; Prerequisite Change 08/2011, effective Winter 2012; Links 04/2011


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  • ACC 679 - Special Topics


    An experimental course for subject matter not provided in other departmental offerings. The content will change from semester to semester. Students may elect this course several times, provided different topics are studied. Not more than six hours of special topics may be used on a degree program.

    Credit Hours: 1 hr
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required

    Last Updated:
    Links 07/2012


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  • ACC 680 - Special Topics


    An experimental course for subject matter not provided in other departmental offerings. The content will change from semester to semester. Students may elect this course several times, provided different topics are studied. Not more than six hours of special topics may be used on a degree program.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required

    Last Updated:
    Links 07/2012


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  • ACC 681 - Special Topics


    An experimental course for subject matter not provided in other departmental offerings. The content will change from semester to semester. Students may elect this course several times, provided different topics are studied. Not more than six hours of special topics may be used on a degree program.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required

    Last Updated:
    Links 07/2012


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  • ACC 697 - Independent Study


    Directed study or problems in accounting not otherwise treated in department courses.

    Credit Hours: 1 hr
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required

    Last Updated:
    Links 07/2012


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  • ACC 698 - Independent Study


    Directed study or problems in accounting not otherwise treated in department courses.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required

    Last Updated:
    Links 07/2012


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  • ACC 699 - Independent Study


    Directed study or problems in accounting not otherwise treated in department courses.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required

    Last Updated:
    Links 07/2012


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  • ACOL 552 - Applied Music


    Applied music for students in the Master of Music in Performance - Collaborative Keyboard degree. Students will study keyboard repertoire, chamber music, and instrumental and vocal accompaniments through regular instruction in individual and group lesson settings.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required

    Major Restriction(s): Master of Music degree students only

    Last Updated:
    New Course 10/2011, effective Winter 2012


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  • ACOL 553 - Applied Music


    Applied music for students in the Master of Music in Performance - Collaborative Keyboard degree. Students will study keyboard repertoire, chamber music, and instrumental and vocal accompaniments through regular instruction in individual and group lesson settings.

    Credit Hours: 1 hr
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required

    Major Restriction(s): Master of Music degree students only

    Last Updated:
    New Course 10/2011, effective Winter 2012


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  • ACOL 554 - Applied Music


    Applied music for students in the Master of Music in Performance - Collaborative Keyboard degree. Students will study keyboard repertoire, chamber music, and instrumental and vocal accompaniments through regular instruction in individual and group lesson settings.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required

    Major Restriction(s): Master of Music degree students only

    Last Updated:
    New Course 10/2011, effective Winter 2012


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  • ACOL 651 - Applied Music


    Applied music for students in the Master of Music in Performance - Collaborative Keyboard degree. Students will study keyboard repertoire, chamber music, and instrumental and vocal accompaniments through regular instruction in individual and group lesson settings.

    Credit Hours: 1 hr
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required

    Major Restriction(s): Master of Music degree students only

    Last Updated:
    New Course 10/2011, effective Winter 2012


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  • ACOL 652 - Applied Music


    Applied music for students in the Master of Music in Performance - Collaborative Keyboard degree. Students will study keyboard repertoire, chamber music, and instrumental and vocal accompaniments through regular instruction in individual and group lesson settings.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required

    Major Restriction(s): Master of Music degree students only

    Last Updated:
    New Course 10/2011, effective Winter 2012


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  • ACOL 653 - Applied Music


    Applied music for students in the Master of Music in Performance - Collaborative Keyboard degree. Students will study keyboard repertoire, chamber music, and instrumental and vocal accompaniments through regular instruction in individual and group lesson settings.

    Credit Hours: 1 hr
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required

    Major Restriction(s): Master of Music degree students only

    Last Updated:
    New Course 10/2011, effective Winter 2012


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  • ACOL 654 - Applied Music


    Applied music for students in the Master of Music in Performance - Collaborative Keyboard degree. Students will study keyboard repertoire, chamber music, and instrumental and vocal accompaniments through regular instruction in individual and group lesson settings.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required

    Major Restriction(s): Master of Music degree students only

    Last Updated:
    New Course 10/2011, effective Winter 2012


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  • ACOL 661 - Applied Music


    Applied music for students in the Master of Music in Performance - Collaborative Keyboard degree. Students will study keyboard repertoire, chamber music, and instrumental and vocal accompaniments through regular instruction in individual and group lesson settings.

    Credit Hours: 1 hr
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required

    Major Restriction(s): Master of Music degree students only

    Last Updated:
    New Course 10/2011, effective Winter 2012


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  • ACOL 662 - Applied Music


    Applied music for students in the Master of Music in Performance - Collaborative Keyboard degree. Students will study keyboard repertoire, chamber music, and instrumental and vocal accompaniments through regular instruction in individual and group lesson settings.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required

    Major Restriction(s): Master of Music degree students only

    Last Updated:
    New Course 10/2011, effective Winter 2012


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  • ACOL 663 - Applied Music


    Applied music for students in the Master of Music in Performance - Collaborative Keyboard degree. Students will study keyboard repertoire, chamber music, and instrumental and vocal accompaniments through regular instruction in individual and group lesson settings.

    Credit Hours: 1 hr
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required

    Major Restriction(s): Master of Music degree students only

    Last Updated:
    New Course 10/2011, effective Winter 2012


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  • ACOL 664 - Applied Music


    Applied music for students in the Master of Music in Performance - Collaborative Keyboard degree. Students will study keyboard repertoire, chamber music, and instrumental and vocal accompaniments through regular instruction in individual and group lesson settings.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required

    Major Restriction(s): Master of Music degree students only

    Last Updated:
    New Course 10/2011, effective Winter 2012


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  • AFC 501 - Foundational Issues in African American Studies


    This course provides an advanced examination of theoretical and conceptual issues that form the epistemological foundation of African American studies. It investigates key studies, scholars and theories in the field. Readings and discussions pay close attention to the relationship between theory and empirical research and their applications to contemporary social issues.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Fall

    Previously listed as AAS 501
    Last Updated:
    Course rotation 08/2014; Prefix Change 2/2013, effective Summer 2013


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  • AFC 503 - Public Policy and African Americans


    This course examines the implications of major and evolving national public policies and policy alternatives for economically vulnerable and/or historically disadvantaged segments of the population, particularly African Americans. Such policies include those related to social welfare, education, campus climate, employment, mass communication, housing, affirmative action and drug and crime control.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Previously listed as AAS 502
    Last Updated:
    Prefix Change 2/2013, effective Summer 2013


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  • AFC 504 - Politics in the African American Experience


    This course is designed to provide the student with an advanced and critical knowledge of black political behavior in the United States in its evolution from protest to contemporary, institutional politics.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Previously listed as AAS 504
    Last Updated:
    Prefix Change 2/2013, effective Summer 2013


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  • AFC 505 - The African Political Economy


    This course serves as an advanced and critical survey of Africa’s contemporary political economy. In examining post-colonial developments, the course focuses on regional and national strategies for social transformation.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Fall, Winter and Summer (wholly online, Summer II)

    Previously listed as AAS 505
    Last Updated:
    Course rotation 08/2014; Prefix Change 2/2013, effective Summer 2013


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  • AFC 541 - Law, Race and Community


    This course examines the legal history of African Americans and the related search for a concept of community within the United States. The course ranges from European movement into the Western Hemisphere in the 1400s to the challenges of race and structural inequalities of the 21st century.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Previously listed as AAS 541
    Last Updated:
    Prefix Change 2/2013, effective Summer 2013


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  • AFC 542 - Race and Crime and the African American Experience


    This course will provide a comparative analysis of the experience of African Americans and other groups with the criminal justice system in the United States. Students will critically examine historical patterns, theories of race and crime and the effects of race and class on social attitudes and criminal justice practices.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Winter

    Previously listed as AAS 542
    Last Updated:
    Course rotation 08/2014; Prefix Change 2/2013, effective Summer 2013


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  • AFC 543 - Civil Rights and the African American Experience


    This course will explore the impact of race as a dominant and dynamic force that has shaped the interpretation of the Constitution and subsequent Civil Rights Acts. Students will critically examine how black communities organized for change and how the Civil Rights movement contributed to American political reform.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Cross-listed with   

    Typically offered Fall

    Previously listed as AAS 543
    Last Updated:
    Course rotation 08/2014; Prefix Change 2/2013, effective Summer 2013; Links 04/2011


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  • AFC 590 - Special Topics


    Special topics important to the in-depth and advanced study of the African American experience. Students may develop a course of study that can lead to a certificate program or master’s degree in African American studies. Not more than six hours of special topics may be used on a degree program.

    Credit Hours: 1 hr
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered on an irregular basis

    Class Restriction(s): Graduate standing

    Notes -
    Qualified Seniors should see department for permission to enroll

    Previously listed as AAS 590
    Last Updated:
    Prefix Change 2/2013, effective Summer 2013


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  • AFC 591 - Special Topics


    Special topics important to the in-depth and advanced study of the African American experience. Students may develop a course of study that can lead to a certificate program or master’s degree in African American studies. Not more than six hours of special topics may be used on a degree program.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered on an irregular basis

    Class Restriction(s): Graduate standing

    Notes -
    Qualified Seniors should see department for permission to enroll

    Previously listed as AAS 591
    Last Updated:
    Prefix Change 2/2013, effective Summer 2013


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  • AFC 592 - Special Topics


    Special topics important to the in-depth and advanced study of the African American experience. Students may develop a course of study that can lead to a certificate program or master’s degree in African American studies. Not more than six hours of special topics may be used on a degree program.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered on an irregular basis

    Class Restriction(s): Graduate standing

    Notes -
    Qualified Seniors should see department for permission to enroll

    Previously listed as AAS 592
    Last Updated:
    Prefix Change 2/2013, effective Summer 2013


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  • AFC 597 - Independent Study


    Advanced study on an individual basis in areas not covered, or not covered in-depth, in formal course work.

    Credit Hours: 1 hr May be repeated for credit
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required

    Previously listed as AAS 597
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    Prefix Change 2/2013, effective Summer 2013


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  • AFC 598 - Independent Study


    Advanced study on an individual basis in areas not covered, or not covered in-depth, in formal course work.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs May be repeated for credit
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required

    Previously listed as AAS 598
    Last Updated:
    Prefix Change 2/2013, effective Summer 2013


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  • AFC 599 - Independent Study


    Advanced study on an individual basis in areas not covered, or not covered in-depth, in formal course work.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs May be repeated for credit
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required

    Last Updated:
    AAS 599


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  • AFC 602 - Researching Black Communities


    Through the application of qualitative and ethnographic techniques, students will study groups, institutions and other social phenomena that affect African American communities and culture. Social research will be linked to intellectual and theoretical traditions in the field of African American studies.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Winter

    Previously listed as AAS 602
    Last Updated:
    Course rotation 08/2014; Prefix Change 2/2013, effective Summer 2013


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  • AGIN 509 - Older Adults and Chemical Dependency


    This course is a survey of the epidemiology, clinical presentation, public policy issues and current treatment models for geriatric chemical dependency. Emphasis will be placed on both clinical and policy issues related to access to treatment and the types of treatment available.

    Credit Hours: 1 hr
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Winter

    Previously listed as GERT 509
    Last Updated:
    Course Rotation 9/2014, Edited create under 07/2014; Prefix change 01/2013; 06/2011


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  • AGIN 511 - Elders and Their Families


    Examines the nature and significance of family and family-like relationships in later life, including long-term marriage, widowhood, divorce, remarriage, adult-to-adult/parent-child relationships, grandparenthood, siblingship and friendship.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Fall

    Previously listed as GERT 511
    Last Updated:
    Course Rotation 9/2014, Edited create under 07/2014; Prefix change 01/2013; 06/2011


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  • AGIN 512 - Applied Psychosocial Aspects of Aging


    An interdisciplinary overview of the gerontological aspects including psychological, social/psychological, sociological and political and economic issues. Application will be made in such areas as leisure, education, housing and intergenerational issues.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Cross-listed with SWRK 623 

    Typically offered Fall

    Class Restriction(s): Graduate standing

    Notes -
    Qualified Seniors should see department for permission to enroll

    Previously listed as GERT 512
    Last Updated:
    Course Rotation 9/2014, Edited create under 07/2014; Prefix change 01/2013; 06/2011


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  • AGIN 513 - Intergenerational Programs and Services


    Learners will explore common connections between elders and youth, examine factors that support or hinder intergenerational relationships and develop an intergenerational program or service plan.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Fall (even years)

    Previously listed as GERT 513
    Last Updated:
    Course Rotation 9/2014, Edited create under 07/2014; Prefix change 01/2013; 06/2011


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  • AGIN 514 - Caregiving and the Elderly


    This course introduces issues affecting families who care for frail or dependent older relatives. Students learn practical interventions with families and examine policies that affect them.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Previously listed as GERT 514
    Last Updated:
    Edited create under 07/2014; Prefix change 01/2013; 06/2011


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  • AGIN 515 - Sexuality and Aging


    Examines factors affecting sexual expression, capacity and relationships in later life; considers special population needs/issues (e.g., disabled elders, homosexuality, sexuality and dementia, HIV/AIDS, women).

    Credit Hours: 1 hr
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Summer (even years)

    Previously listed as GERT 515
    Last Updated:
    Course Rotation 9/2014, Edited create under 07/2014; Prefix change 01/2013; 06/2011


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  • AGIN 516 - The Elderly and the Law


    This course discusses the legal issues and implications surrounding health care, long-term care, public entitlement programs, termination of life support, guardianship and alternatives, and intergenerational family issues.

    Credit Hours: 1 hr
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Summer (odd years)

    Previously listed as GERT 516
    Last Updated:
    Course Rotation 9/2014, Edited create under 07/2014; Prefix change 01/2013; 06/2011


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  • AGIN 517 - Developing Funding Proposals for Aging Programs


    This course is designed to provide the student with grantsmanship theory and an introduction to the basic skills needed to research and select appropriate aging funders, and develop grant proposals for funding aging programs.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Fall (even years)

    Previously listed as GERT 517
    Last Updated:
    Course Rotation 9/2014, Edited create under 07/2014; Prefix change 01/2013; 06/2011


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  • AGIN 518 - Introduction to Alzheimer’s and Related Dementia


    This introductory course provides an overview of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, the clinical features of progressive dementias, and impact on quality-of-life issues for families and individuals with dementia. Emphasis is placed on developing meaningful relations with persons with dementia and exploring innovative programs and services designed to accommodate dementia-related changes throughout the continuum of illness.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Fall

    Class Restriction(s): Graduate Certificate, Masters or Doctoral Standing

    Equivalent Course(s): AGIN 418  

    Notes -
    Qualified Seniors should see department for permission to enroll

    Previously listed as GERT 518
    Last Updated:
    Course Rotation 9/2014, Edited create under 07/2014; Prefix change 01/2013; 06/2011


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  • AGIN 523 - Designing Activities for People with Dementia


    This seminar examines issues involved in designing meaningful activities and programs that address the cognitive, physical and psychosocial needs of persons with dementia. A fieldwork assignment provides students the opportunity to design, implement and evaluate a small group activity. Students may choose a site for this assignment.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Winter

    Previously listed as GERT 523
    Last Updated:
    Course Rotation 9/2014, Change to Course Title and Description 5/2014, effective Winter 2015


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  • AGIN 524 - Families and Dementia


    This class looks at family caregiving of people with dementia by addressing primary concerns, needs, assessment issues and interventions appropriate to the early, middle and late stages of dementia, and the period after the family member’s death.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Summer

    Previously listed as GERT 524
    Last Updated:
    Course Rotation 9/2014, Edited create under 07/2014; Prefix change 01/2013; 06/2011


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  • AGIN 526 - Behaviors in Dementia


    Behaviors in Dementia identifies factors that influence behaviors common in individuals with dementia– including unmet needs, biological, psychological and environmental causes. Strategies are discussed to develop interventions for target behaviors and implementation of person-centered treatment plans.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Summer

    Previously listed as GERT 526
    Last Updated:
    Course Rotation 9/2014, Edited create under 07/2014; Spelling Error 7/2014, Prefix change 01/2013; 06/2011


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  • AGIN 528 - Advanced Issues in Dementia Care


    This course is designed for graduate students with experience or interest in working with people with dementia. A multidisciplinary team of local experts will focus on recent developments in the assessment, treatment, and research of Alzheimer’s disease and related conditions. Hospice services and end of life issues will be discussed.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Winter

    Previously listed as GERT 528
    Last Updated:
    Course Rotation 9/2014, Change to Course Description 5/2014, effective Winter 2015


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  • AGIN 530 - Assessment of Individuals with Dementia


    Course examines in depth the components of a comprehensive geriatric assessment and ways to structure the assessment so that an individualized action plan can be developed for people with dementia.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Previously listed as GERT 530
    Last Updated:
    Edited create under 07/2014; Prefix change 01/2013; 06/2011


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  • AGIN 532 - Aging Through the Eyes of the Old


    Course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to learn what it is to experience being old by reading journals and books written by or about older people who use their writings to come to terms with old age. Also, the class will delve into a number of theories that are helpful for understanding the aging process and the readings. Film, music and storytelling will be part of the learning experience.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Previously listed as GERT 532
    Last Updated:
    Edited create under 07/2014; Prefix change 01/2013; 06/2011


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  • AGIN 534 - Hoarding Behavior and Older Adult


    This course will provide an in-depth overview of hoarding behavior in older adults. Causation, assessment, and the integration of practice based skills and interventions to assist those who experience hoarding behavior are demonstrated.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Last Updated:
    New Course 11/2014, effective Summer 2014


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  • AGIN 590 - Special Topics


    Content will change from semester to semester. An experimental course for subject matter not yet provided in other program offerings. Students may elect this course more than once, provided different topics are covered. Not more than six hours of special topics may be used on a degree program.

    Credit Hours: 1 hr
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Previously listed as GERT 590
    Last Updated:
    Edited create under 07/2014; Prefix change 01/2013; 06/2011


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  • AGIN 591 - Special Topics


    Content will change from semester to semester. An experimental course for subject matter not yet provided in other program offerings. Students may elect this course more than once, provided different topics are covered. Not more than six hours of special topics may be used on a degree program.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Winter

    Previously listed as GERT 591
    Last Updated:
    Course Rotation 9/2014, Edited create under 07/2014; Prefix change 01/2013; 06/2011


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  • AGIN 592 - Special Topics


    Content will change from semester to semester. An experimental course for subject matter not yet provided in other program offerings. Students may elect this course more than once, provided different topics are covered. Not more than six hours of special topics may be used on a degree program.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Previously listed as GERT 592
    Last Updated:
    Prefix change 01/2013; 06/2011


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  • AGIN 597 - Independent Study


    This course will provide the opportunity for the selection and completion of an individual study under the direction of University faculty members.

    Credit Hours: 1 hr
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Previously listed as GERT 597
    Last Updated:
    Edited create under 07/2014; Prefix change 01/2013; 06/2011


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  • AGIN 598 - Independent Study


    This course will provide the opportunity for the selection and completion of an individual study under the direction of University faculty members.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Previously listed as GERT 598
    Last Updated:
    Edited create under 07/2014; Prefix change 01/2013; 06/2011


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  • AGIN 599 - Independent Study


    This course will provide the opportunity for the selection and completion of an individual study under the direction of University faculty members.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Previously listed as GERT 599
    Last Updated:
    Edited create under 07/2014; Prefix change 01/2013; 06/2011


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  • AGIN 679 - Special Topics


    Content will change from semester to semester. An experimental course for subject matter not yet provided in other program offerings. Students may elect this course more than once, provided different topics are covered. Not more than six hours of special topics may be used on a degree program.

    Credit Hours: 1 hr
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Previously listed as GERT 679
    Last Updated:
    Edited create under 07/2014; Prefix change 01/2013; 06/2011


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  • AGIN 680 - Special Topics


    Content will change from semester to semester. An experimental course for subject matter not yet provided in other program offerings. Students may elect this course more than once, provided different topics are covered. Not more than six hours of special topics may be used on a degree program.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Previously listed as GERT 680
    Last Updated:
    Prefix change 01/2013; 06/2011


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  • AGIN 681 - Special Topics


    Content will change from semester to semester. An experimental course for subject matter not yet provided in other program offerings. Students may elect this course more than once, provided different topics are covered. Not more than six hours of special topics may be used on a degree program.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Previously listed as GERT 681
    Last Updated:
    Edited create under 07/2014; Prefix change 01/2013; 06/2011


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  • AGIN 688 - Gerontology Practicum


    An aging focused internship provides integration of previous gerontology course work, life experience, knowledge, and skills in a practice based setting. This seminar course provides the opportunity to explore and to discuss the gerontological internship experience and to build new skills and understandings using supplemental practice information.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Summer

    Prerequisite(s): final semester of study

    Class Restriction(s): Graduate Standing

    Previously listed as GERT 688
    Last Updated:
    Course Rotation 9/2014, Edited create under 07/2014; Prefix change 01/2013; Course Description Change 12/2011, effective Winter 2012; 06/2011


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  • AGIN 689 - Gerontology Practicum


    An aging focused internship provides integration of previous gerontology course work, life experience, knowledge, and skills in a practice based setting. This seminar course provides the opportunity to explore and to discuss the gerontological internship experience and to build new skills and understandings using supplemental practice information.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Typically offered Summer

    Prerequisite(s): final semester of study

    Class Restriction(s): Graduate Standing

    Previously listed as GERT 689
    Last Updated:
    Course Rotation 9/2014, Edited create under 07/2014; Prefix change 01/2013; Course Description Change 12/2011, effective Winter 2012; 06/2011


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  • AGIN 697 - Independent Study


    This course will provide the opportunity for the selection and completion of an individual study under the direction of University faculty members.

    Credit Hours: 1 hr
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Previously listed as GERT 697
    Last Updated:
    Edited create under 07/2014; Prefix change 01/2013; 06/2011


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  • AGIN 698 - Independent Study


    This course will provide the opportunity for the selection and completion of an individual study under the direction of University faculty members.

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Previously listed as GERT 698
    Last Updated:
    Edited create under 07/2014; Prefix change 01/2013; 06/2011


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  • AGIN 699 - Independent Study


    This course will provide the opportunity for the selection and completion of an individual study under the direction of University faculty members.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Previously listed as GERT 699
    Last Updated:
    Edited create under 07/2014; Prefix change 01/2013; 06/2011


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  • AHPR 590 - Special Topics


    An experimental course for subject matter not provided in other departmental offerings. The content will change from semester to semester. Students may elect this course several times, provided different topics are studied. Not more than six hours of special topics may be used on a degree program.

    Credit Hours: 1 hr
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required


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  • AHPR 591 - Special Topics


    An experimental course for subject matter not provided in other departmental offerings. The content will change from semester to semester. Students may elect this course several times, provided different topics are studied. Not more than six hours of special topics may be used on a degree program.
     

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required


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  • AHPR 592 - Special Topics


    An experimental course for subject matter not provided in other departmental offerings. The content will change from semester to semester. Students may elect this course several times, provided different topics are studied. Not more than six hours of special topics may be used on a degree program.
     

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Department Permission is required


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  • ANTH 502 - Racial and Cultural Minorities


    Racial and cultural minorities in the modern world, with particular reference to African Americans and to European and Asian immigrants in the United States; racial myths, doctrines and movements; conflict and accommodation of majority and minority peoples; proposed solutions of ethnic problems.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Cross-listed with   

    Typically offered on an irregular basis (with no planed offerings)

    Equivalent Course(s): ANTH 214, SOCL 214

    Last Updated:
    Links 04/2011


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  • ANTH 509 - Personality and Social Systems


    The cross-cultural study of personality and sociocultural systems. Attention is paid to modal personality types as these relate to group structure, socialization and social structure. Individual differences are not studied. Not open to students with credit in  / .

    Credit Hours: 2 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Cross-listed with   

    Typically offered on an irregular basis (with no planed offerings)

    Last Updated:
    Links 04/2011


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  • ANTH 522 - Globalization: Race/Ethnicity, Class and Gender


    This course provides critical perspectives on the globalization process with race/ethnicity, class and gender as the central themes. Topics may include: theoretical issues pertaining to the study of globalization; production and reproduction in the global economy; paid and unpaid labor and its relationship to globalization; development experience in East Asia and Russia; alternatives to corporate globalization; the reclaiming of the “commons;” global environmental issues raised by the consideration of race/ ethnicity, class and gender.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Cross-listed with  ,  

    Last Updated:
    Links 04/2011


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  • ANTH 530 - Museum Anthropology


    This course is a practicum in museology, aimed at clarifying the foundational role of anthropology in Museum Studies. Through this course, students will acquire a fuller understanding of the theoretical and methodological issues at the core of conservation in general and cultural heritage interpretation in particular. The outcome of the course will be a capacity to apply the theoretical underpinnings of museum studies in the professional exercise of research exhibit-and-presentation practice.

    Credit Hours: 3 hrs May not be repeated for credit
    Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)

    Last Updated:
    New Course 07/2011, effective Fall 2011


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