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Graduate Catalog 2016 - 2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Adult Learning & Development
  

  • ALD 702 - Intro to Teaching and Learning in the Health Professions 2

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisite: Department permission needed. Students will review theories of learning, motivation and self-regulation as well as demonstrate the ability to apply these theories through the selection of appropriate clinical and classroom teaching method based on group size, learning objectives, learner levels, and learning environment. Students will participate in interactive classrooms, post session reflections on the Electronic Discussion Forum, write a reflective paper which elaborates on a particular reflection and present a key aspect from their reflective paper at the Case Conference. Each learner will be required to be observed teaching in the venue of their choosing. Teaching goals will be set and feedback will be given. This course includes a total of 15 contact hours.


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  • ALD 703 - Health Systems and Educational Leadership 1

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite: Department permission needed. This course is the first of a two-part series (ALD 703 and ALD 704) that provides students with health care leadership and management knowledge and skills necessary for the development, implementation, and evaluation of health professions education programs in health care systems. Students will participate in multiple sessions that focus on either health care leadership or health care systems management in each of the two courses, but must participate in all the required sessions be the end of ALD 704:Health Systems and Educational Leadership 2. Since most sessions are offered only once during a calendar year, students must select sessions based on their availability so that the student completes all the required sessions by the end of ALD 704. In the educational leadership component of the series students will review emotional intelligence, theories of teamwork, teambuilding, resonant leadership, conflict and dialogue, and clinical ethics among other theories and demonstrate their ability to apply these theories through small group discussions, role splay and case studies during interactive and engaging classes. The health care management component of the series gives the student the opportunity to explore business concepts in budget, finance, and link their understanding of these principles to those of adult education. Ultimately, the master’s student will be well prepared to transfer his knowledge of the business side of the healthcare industry onto his or her future students. During this course students must actively participate in a minimum of 31 contact hours in the sessions listed below, develop a research question related to educational leadership or health care system management, outline a research proposal to answer the research question posed, and write a literature review related to this research question.


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  • ALD 704 - Health Systems and Educational Leadership 2

    (2 credits)
    This course is the second of a two-part series (ALD 703 and ALD 704) that provides students with health care leadership and management knowledge and skills necessary for the development, implementation and evaluation of health professions education programs in health care systems. Students will participate in multiple sessions that focus on either health care leadership or health care systems management in each of the two courses, but must participate in all the required sessions by the end of this course. Since most sessions are offered only once during a calendar year, students must select sessions based on their availability so that the student completes all the required sessions by the end of ALD 704. In the educational leadership component of the series students will review emotional intelligence, theories of teamwork, teambuilding, resonant leadership, conflict and dialogue, and clinical ethics among other theories and demonstrate their ability to apply these theories through small group discussions, role play and case studies during interactive and engaging classes. The health care management component of the series gives the student the opportunity to explore business concepts in budget, finance, and link their understanding of these principles to those of adult education. Ultimately, the master’s student will be well prepared to transfer his knowledge of the business side of the healthcare industry onto his or her future students. During this course students must actively participate in a minimum of 31 contact hours in the sessions listed below, complete all their required sessions in both the leadership and management components, and complete their research proposed in ALD 703 related to educational leadership or health care system management.


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  • ALD 710 - Learner Assessment in Health Professions Education

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite: Department permission needed. Students will review assessment fundamentals and their theoretical underpinnings including trends in competency-based assessment and high-stakes assessment. Students will be introduced to a survey of assessment methods used in health professions education and examine validity, reliability, feasibility and educational considerations. The importance of student self-assessment will be addressed along with strategies to help students monitor their own learning and reflect on ways to improve performance, Participation will include interactive classroom discussions, journal club presentations, posting of session reflections on the Electronic Discussion Forum, and a paper elaborating on one assessment method. Each learner will be required to design an assessment approach for their Capstone Project. This course includes a total of 30 contact hours.


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  • ALD 711 - Educational Technology in Health Professions Education

    (3 credits)
    This course will be conducted in conjunction with the Cleveland Clinic Simulation Center and Center for Online Medical Education and Training. During the course students will observe and participate in procedure and team skill training activities and review educational technology (audience response systems, on-line curriculum development and implementation tools, and technology enhancements to improve instruction. Students will also be assigned a project to design a simulation activity, including detailed skills objectives, methods and structure of the simulation, and an appropriate assessment tool.


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  • ALD 745 - Organizational Behavior and Change

    (4 credits)
    An exploration of the organizational context of training and staff development programs in higher education, business and industry, and social service organizations. Discussion of administration, legal constraints on organizational behavior, and interrelationships of the individual, groups, organizations, and the environment. The organizational significance of leadership, motivation, decision making, conflict resolution, culture, and change theory.


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  • ALD 800 - Leading Continuing Education for Professionals

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: Standing in Doctoral program. Students examine and analyze the nature and function of programs for developing human resources in business, education, industry, government, social services, and voluntary organizations. Theoretical and research literature related to continuing education for professionals is analyzed and discussed. Topics include professionalization, professional practice, professionals as learners, developing and evaluating educational programs, and the institutional context of continuing professional education.


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  • ALD 801 - Adult Learning Theory and Research

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: Standing in the Doctoral program. Students in this course analyze research and theory concerning adult learning, including social and psychological aspects of adult learning, development, participation and motivation, self-directed learning, transformative learning, and recent and emerging theoretical perspectives.


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  • ALD 802 - Advanced Seminar in Adult Learning & Development

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisites: ALD 800 & ALD 801 or permission of instructor. This course is required for Leadership and Lifelong Learning students in the PhD in Urban Education, and it will allow students to examine and analyze the nature and function of adult education in society, focusing on topics and programs such as literacy programs, non-profit organizations that focus on social justice, literacy, as literacy programs, non-profit organizations that focus on social justice, literacy, ABLE & GED programs, higher education, and human resource and organizational development in business, education, industry, government, social services, and voluntary organizations. Theoretical and research literature related to the field of adult education will be analyzed and discussed.


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  • ALD 889 - ALD Research Seminar/Proposal Writing

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisites: ALD 800, 801, 802 or permission of instructor. This course is a seminar designed to assist students in the preparation of their dissertation prospectus (the first three chapters of their dissertation). Major adult education theories will be discussed, reviewed and analyzed. As an outcome of this course, students will produce a research proposal, including problem, purpose, research questions and hypothesis, literature review, and methodology.


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Applied Music
  

  • MUA 511 - Secondary Piano/Harpsichord

    (1 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 6 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 512 - Secondary Piano/Harpsichord

    (2 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 12 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 521 - Secondary Voice

    (1 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 6 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 522 - Secondary Voice

    (2 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 12 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 531 - Secondary Organ

    (1 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 6 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 532 - Secondary Organ

    (2 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 12 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 541 - Secondary Strings

    (1 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 6 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 542 - Secondary Strings

    (2 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 12 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 551 - Secondary Woodwinds

    (1 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 6 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 552 - Secondary Woodwinds

    (2 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 12 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 561 - Secondary Brass

    (1 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 6 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 562 - Secondary Brass

    (2 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 12 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 571 - Secondary Percussion

    (1 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 6 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 572 - Secondary Percussion

    (2 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 12 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 581 - Secondary Harp

    (1 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 6 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 582 - Secondary Harp

    (2 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 12 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 603 - Recital Preparation

    (2 credits)
    Selection, research, and preparation of the graduate recital. May be repeated for credit. Four credits are required for graduation for students specializing in performance.


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  • MUA 607 - Practicum In Chamber Music

    (2 credits)
    Preparation and research of a special project from vocal or instrumental chamber music literature, leading to an informal or concert performance at the end of the semester. May be repeated for credit.


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  • MUA 611 - Piano/Harpsichord

    (1 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 6 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 612 - Piano/Harpsichord

    (2 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 12 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 621 - Voice

    (1 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 6 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 622 - Voice

    (2 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 12 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 631 - Organ

    (1 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 6 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 632 - Organ

    (2 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 12 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 641 - Strings, Classical And Electric Guitar

    (1 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 6 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 642 - Strings, Classical & Electrical Guitar

    (2 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 12 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 651 - Woodwinds

    (1 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 6 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 652 - Woodwinds

    (2 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 12 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 661 - Brass

    (1 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 6 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 662 - Brass

    (2 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 12 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 671 - Percussion

    (1 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 6 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 672 - Percussion

    (2 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 12 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 681 - Harp

    (1 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 6 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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  • MUA 682 - Harp

    (2 credits)
    May be repeated for a total of 12 hours. One on one applied instruction including experiential performance-based participation at an off-campus location.


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Art
  

  • ART 502 - Project-Based Interpretation

    (3 credits)
    This course familiarizes students with new delivery systems for art interpretation, including museum labels, websites, documentaries, and apps. Skills in audience analysis, writing and planning, social strategies and communicative imagination will be explored through directed projects.


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  • ART 506 - Museology 1: Collections

    (3 credits)
    This course presents an overview of the field of museum studies with an emphasis on contemporary collections management practices. The course also covers a discussion of the principles of museum administration and offers an encounter with professionals currently working in the field.


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  • ART 507 - Museology 2: Exhibitions

    (3 credits)
    This course presents an overview of the field of museum studies with an emphasis on exhibitions. The course offers a practical guide to exhibition development, planning, and design, as well as an outline of museum administration and an encounter with professionals currently working in the field.


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  • ART 511 - Drawing: Graduate Studio

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Special permission of the instructor. Advanced picture-making with drawing media. Students will be asked to create a series of related drawings that deal directly with content, composition, and design. This series should result in a group of drawings that might be displayed together in a gallery setting. This class will be taught concurrently with ART 411-Advanced Drawing. Graduate students enrolled in this course are expected to work more independently, to be more active in class discussions, and to meet higher standards generally. May be repeated for up to 9 credits.


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  • ART 521 - Painting: Graduate Studio

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Special permission of the instructor. Advanced individualized studio projects in painting developed in consultation with the instructor. May be repeated for up to 9 credits.


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  • ART 526 - Sculpture: Advanced Studio

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: Special permission of the instructor. Development of individual approaches to three-dimensional form. May be repeated for up to 12 credits. Materials fee.


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  • ART 531 - Printmaking: Graduate Studio

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Special permission of the instructor. Advanced individualized studio projects in printmaking developed in consultation with the instructor. May be repeated for up to 9 credits. Materials fee.


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  • ART 532 - Photography: Graduate Studio

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Special permission of the instructor. An advanced photography course emphasizing the development of a coherent body of work, as well as professional practices for photographic artists. Work may utilize a wide range of photographic media. This class is taught concurrently with ART 432-Advanced Digital Photography. Graduate students enrolled in this course are expected to work more independently, be more active in class discussions, and meet higher standards generally.May be repeated for up to 9 credits. Materials fee.


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  • ART 550 - Women in Art

    (3 credits)
    A survey of women’s involvement in the western tradition from the Middle Ages to the contemporary world; this course examines representations of women along with women as patrons and viewers of art and the work of women artists.


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  • ART 553 - Art of the Islamic World

    (3 credits)
    A survey of art and architecture in the Islamic World (the Middle East, North Africa, Spain, and India), focusing on the period from the early caliphates (c. 700) to the heights of the Islamic empires (c. 1700), and concluding with a brief introduction to modern and contemporary materials.


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  • ART 554 - Medieval Art

    (3 credits)
    A survey of western art from the late Roman Empire (c.300) through the late Middle Ages (c.1400), including architecture, manuscript illumination, metalwork, sculpture, and textile production. The focus of the course is on the interactions of artworks and audiences in producing meaning within specific historical circumstances.


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  • ART 558 - The Art of King Arthur

    (3 credits)
    This course examines representations of the tales of King Arthur and his court in both visual and textual form, from the Middle Ages, the nineteenth century, and contemporary culture, in order to both situate these stories in their original context and understand their enduring interest up to our own time. The focus of the course is not on rediscovering the historical Arthur, but instead on understanding the different meanings that Arthurian materials have held for different audience at different points in time. The graduate version of this course is distinguished by an emphasis on the study of medievalism in art and art history


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  • ART 565 - Northern Renaissance Art

    (3 credits)
    This course covers art produced in northern Europe (England, France, Germany, and the Netherlands) from c. 1400 through c. 1600. It is focused on three major issues: the changing social role of the artist and the work of art; the development and impact of print making technologies; and the impact of the Protestant Reformation.


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  • ART 570 - American Visual Culture

    (3 credits)
    American visual culture from the late 19th through the 20th centuries. Focuses on the interrelationship between traditional art media and visual forms of American popular and mass culture, considered within their appropriate social and political contexts.


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  • ART 571 - Art in the 19th Century

    (3 credits)
    A survey of art and culture focusing on romanticism and landscape painting; the deterioration of the distinction between “high” and “low” art forms; the transformation of the modern metropolis; and women, the “Orient,” and the “primitive” within art and society.


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  • ART 572 - Art in the 20th Century, 1900-1945

    (3 credits)
    This course introduces the main developments in twentieth-century European and American art until 1945, while also helping students to employ strategies for analyzing and interpreting visual art and culture. Modern art has questioned and challenged Western pictorial conventions and traditions and so studying modern art requires that we interrogate the changing ways in which art is viewed and discussed. In this course, artworks will be discussed in a variety of ways including their formal and stylistic characteristics, the cultural and social conditions in which they were produced, and the meanings that have been and can be interpreted from them.


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  • ART 573 - Art in the Twentieth Century, 1945 -2000

    (3 credits)
    This course introduces the main developments in twentieth-century European and American art from the second half of the twentieth century, while also helping students to employ strategies for analyzing and interpreting visual art and culture. Modern art has questioned and challenged Western pictorial conventions and traditions and so studying modern art requires that we interrogate the changing ways in which art is viewed and discussed. In this course, artworks will be discussed in a variety of ways including their formal and stylistic characteristics, the cultural and social conditions in which they were produced, and the meanings that have been and can be interpreted from them.


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  • ART 575 - City & Civilization

    (3 credits)
    This course provides an in-depth chronological look at a single city, covering its social, symbolic, functional, industrial and biotechnical domains as generators of architecture, monuments and urban planning, with an emphasis on cultural, historical and demographic contexts. The focus city will shift; ART575 can be taken for credit three times with differing foci.


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  • ART 580 - Global Themes in Art

    (3 credits)
    This course focuses on a theme or topic and examines its appearance in art from a variety of times, places, societies, cultures, and/or traditions. May be repeated when the theme or topic changes.


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  • ART 583 - Indian Art

    (3 credits)
    This course explores the art and visual culture of India stressing the political, religious, social, and visual aspects of the artworks studied.


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  • ART 586 - Regional Art In Africa

    (3 credits)
    Examines the historical arts of a selected region of Africa from the archaeological past to contemporary movements. May be repeated for credit when the treated region changes. Discussed regions include Western Sudan, the Guinea Coast, Central, South, and East Africa.


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  • ART 592 - Contemporary Critical Theory

    (3 credits)
    This course introduces recent developments in theory and philosophy and examines their implications for the production, study, and teaching of art and design. Topics covered include: post-modernism, post-structuralism, semiotics, and deconstruction; phenomenology, performance theory, and affect theory; actor-network theory, speculative realism, object-oriented ontology, and eco-criticism.


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  • ART 594 - Special Topics In Art History

    (1-3 credits)
    Intensive study of a relatively narrow subject or topic to be announced in advance. May be repeated for up to 9 credits.


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  • ART 596 - Independent Reading And Research: Art Education

    (1-3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Written permission of instructor. Study of an art education topic of special interest to the particular student. Subject and plan of study to be designed jointly by student and instructor. May be repeated for credit.


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  • ART 693 - Special Topics In Studio Art

    (1-3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Special permission of the instructor. Intensive study of a subject or topic to be announced in advance. May be repeated for credit. May have materials fee.


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  • ART 695 - Art Seminar

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Close examination of a topic through research and discussion, with emphasis on the social context of art. Topic is selected jointly by instructor and students. May be repeated for credit. Normally offered every semester.


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  • ART 696 - Independent Studies In Advanced Studio Art and Design

    (1-3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Written permission of instructor and art advisor. Studio projects in advanced work. Sections are: (1) computer graphics, (2) ceramics, (3) drawing, (4) painting, (5) photography, (6) printmaking, (7) sculpture, (8) other-four credits, or (9) other-two credits.


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  • ART 697 - Independent Reading And Research: Art History

    (1-3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Written permission of instructor and Graduate Adviser. Study of a topic of special interest to the particular student. Subject and plan of study to be decided jointly by student and instructor. May be repeated for credit.


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Biology
  

  • BIO 500 - Graduate Orientation

    (1 credits)
    Topics include program rules and regulations, research opportunities, scientific writing, and scientific ethics.


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  • BIO 503 - Computer Applications In Biology

    (3 credits)
    Uses of computer methods in the biological sciences. Emphasis will be placed on computer applications, including programming languages, statistical analysis software, electron communication and text processing tools.


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  • BIO 504 - Biological Chemistry

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: BIO 306 or equivalent. Metabolic reactions of the cell for energy production and storage. Structure and function of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids. Regulation and control of metabolic pathways.


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  • BIO 508 - Animal Cell Culture

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: BIO 308 or equivalent or persmission of instructor. Theoretical and practical introduction to methods of animal cell culture necessary for research in biomedical or biotech labs and in the pharmaceutical industry. Techniques will include choice of medium, passaging, freezing, tests of purity and viability and stable and transient transfection.


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  • BIO 512 - Advanced Immunology

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: BIO 308/309, BIO 412/413, and BIO 504/704; Co-requisite: BIO 513/713. The study of immune cell development, organization and expression of immunoglobulin and T cell receptor genes, including antigen processing and presentation, cytokine regulation, apoptosis, immunity to infections, diseases, and vaccines.


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  • BIO 513 - Advanced Immunology Laboratory

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisites: BIO 308/309, BIO 412/413, and BIO 504/704; Co-requisite: BIO 512/712. The laboratory covers antibody production, general immunoassays, tissue culture techniques, and genetic engineering techniques.


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  • BIO 514 - Parasitology

    (2 credits)
    Co-requisite: BIO 515/715. A basic course in animal parasitology, including ecology, life histories, host-parasite relationships.


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  • BIO 516 - Microbiology

    (3 credits)
    Co-requisite: BIO 517/717. Structure, function, and genetics of major groups of microorganisms, with emphasis on bacteria; the role of microbes in the economy of nature and man.


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  • BIO 518 - Histology

    (3 credits)
    Co-requisite: BIO 519/719. Structure of mammalian cells, tissues, and organs with emphasis on relations of structure and function.


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  • BIO 519 - Histology Laboratory

    (1 credits)
    Co-requisite: BIO 518/718. Laboratory study of mammalian cells, tissues, and organs with emphasis on relations of structure and function.


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  • BIO 520 - Explorations in Biology: Inquiry-Based Investigations of Urban Ecosystems

    (2 credits)
    A weeklong introduction to the ecology of human-dominated ecosystems. Lectures and laboratories consider biodiversity, human impacts on ecosystems and vice versa, and ecological monitoring programs and their integration into school curricula. Intended for upper elementary, middle, and high school teachers. Held at the Woodlake Environmental Field Station, Peninsula, Ohio.


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  • BIO 522 - Mammalian Physiology

    (3 credits)
    Corequisite: BIO 523/723. Physiology of major organ systems of vertebrates, with an emphasis on mammalian physiology.


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  • BIO 523 - Mammalian Physiology Lab

    (1 credits)
    Corequisite: BIO 522/722. Exercises that emphasize modern methods of physiological measurements, and the analysis and presentation of physiological data.


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  • BIO 526 - Neurobiology

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: BIO 301 or equivalent. Exploration of the relation of behavior to neural function; topics include basic neurophysiology and properties of sensory and motor systems illustrated with human and non-human examples.


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  • BIO 528 - Endocrinology

    (3 credits)
    Introduction to functions of hormones and endocrine glands, including mechanisms controlling hormone secretion; mammalian systems emphasized.


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  • BIO 530 - Bioinfomatics

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: BIO 306 and BIO 310 or equivalents or consent of the instructor. A course in either statistics or computer science is highly recommended. Introduction to the tools and techniques of Bioinfomatics with emphasis on computational techniques to analyze genomic and proteomic data. Topics include searching of databases, sequence alignment and analysis, phyologenetic methods and computer programming to analyze database information. A project using original or Internet bioinfomatics tools is required.


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  • BIO 534 - Tech Molecular Bio

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Graduate student in Biology or permission of instructor. Corequisite: BIO 535 Fundamental concepts and methods in molecular biology relevant to careers in biological and biomedical research and biotechnology.


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  • BIO 535 - Tech Molecular Bio Lab

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite: Graduate student in Biology or permission of instructor. Corequisite: BIO 534 Laboratory exercises allowing hands-on experience in selected techniques covered in BIO 534.


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  • BIO 536 - Evolutionary Genetics

    (3 credits)
    An introduction to the modern theory of evolutionary genetics, including development of the concepts of genetic diversity, natural selection, random genetic drift, population substructure, infinite-alleles models, and the neutral theory of molecular evolution.


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  • BIO 538 - Clinical Genetics

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: good standing in the Physician Assistant Program or permission of the instructor. Principles of clinical genetics and the use of traditional and molecular methods for the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of genetic disorders.


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