May 20, 2024

Graduate Catalog 2014 - 2015

Graduate Catalog 2014 - 2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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	EST 698 - Master’s Project (4 credits) Prerequisite: Permission of academic advisor. Culminating project to be undertaken at the completion of master’s program under the direction of a faculty committee chaired by the student’s academic advisor. May be repeated for a maximum of six credit hours. Click here for the schedule of courses
	EST 699 - Thesis (4 credits) Prerequisite: Permission of academic advisor. Supervised research under the direction of a committee of Graduate Faculty chaired by the student’s academic advisor; culminates in submission of an acceptable thesis. May be repeated for a maximum of six credit hours. Click here for the schedule of courses
Speech and Hearing
	SPH 510 - Fundamentals Of Research And Design (3 credits) Application of basic principles of research to speech-language pathology and audiology; basic statistical measures; assessment of differences and relationships; fundamentals of experimental design; evaluation of applied and clinical research studies. Click here for the schedule of courses
	SPH 520 - Dysphagia (4 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to the Master’s program in Speech Pathology and Audiology. Study of the normal and disordered swallow. The nature, characteristics, assessment, and clinical management of dysphagia in children and adults. Click here for the schedule of courses
	SPH 522 - Diagnostic Methods (3 credits) Prerequisite: SPH 335 or equivalent. Principles and practices in the diagnosis of speech and language problems in adults. Decision making involved in selection, administration, and interpretation of formal and informal measures of speech and language. Click here for the schedule of courses
	SPH 524 - Motor Speech Disorders (2 credits) Prerequisite: Admission to the Master’s program in Speech Pathology and Audiology. The nature, characteristics, assessment, and clinical management of dysarthria and apraxia in children and adults. Click here for the schedule of courses
	SPH 525 - Augmentative Communication (2 credits) Prerequisite: Introductory course in speech-language pathology. Augmentative/alternative communication for individuals who are unable to communicate verbally. Click here for the schedule of courses
	SPH 526 - Medical Speech-Language Pathology (2 credits) An overview of the practice of speech-language pathology and audiology in medical settings. Examination of clinical, administrative, and professional issues pertinent to work in the medical community. Click here for the schedule of courses
	SPH 532 - Voice Disorders (3 credits) Prerequisite: Admission to the Master’s program in Speech Pathology and Audiology. Voice physiology, resonance, and organic and functional voice disorders. Click here for the schedule of courses
	SPH 533 - Neurogenic Communication Disorders (4 credits) Prerequisites: Introductory course in speech-language pathology and a course in behavioral neurology. Characteristics, causes, assessment, and clinical management of language problems associated with central nervous system damage. Offered every year. Click here for the schedule of courses
	SPH 535 - Organization & Administration of Public School Speech & Hearing Program (3 credits) Prerequisite: SPH 335. Study of various aspects of instituting and maintaining a public-school speech-and-hearing program; special emphasis on remedial reading and learning disabilities, scheduling problems, screening and case selection, group therapy, and parent and child counseling. Click here for the schedule of courses
	SPH 537 - Fluency Disorders (3 credits) Prerequisite: Introductory course in speech-language pathology. Characteristics, causes, assessment, and clinical management of stuttering and related prosodic speech variations. Offered every year. Click here for the schedule of courses
	SPH 538 - Dialect Differences in Schools (3 credits) Study of certain aspects of urban language patterns with special attention to linguistic features of those persons described as culturally different; investigation and discussion of literature on oral language variations as related to the listener attitudes, social and economic consequences, school success, and questions concerning approaches to the problem of speech and language specialists; analysis and evaluation of language samples. Students will complete a dialect project integrating concepts covered in class. Click here for the schedule of courses
	SPH 539 - Advanced Practicum In Speech-Language Pathology (6 credits) Prerequisite: SPH 335. Supervised experience in the assessment and management of speech-language disorders. A minimum of three clock hours weekly is required for each hour of academic credit. Maximum of six credits allowable for certification. Offered every semester. Click here for the schedule of courses
	SPH 549 - Advanced Speech and Language Development (3 credits) Exploration of phonological, semantic, syntactic, and pragmatic language development in typically developing children. Enrollment is limited to post-baccalaureate, non-degree graduate, and degree-seeking graduate students interested in pursuing a graduate degree in speech-language pathology. Click here for the schedule of courses
	SPH 561 - Phonological And Articulatory Disorders (3 credits) Prerequisites: Introductory course in speech-language pathology and a phonetics development course. Characteristics, development, assessment, and clinical management of articulation and phonological problems. Click here for the schedule of courses
	SPH 562 - Advanced Language Disorders (4 credits) Prerequisites: Introductory course in speech-language pathology and a course in phonetics. The nature, characteristics, assessment, and clinical management of language disorders in infants, preschoolers, school-aged children, and adolescents. Click here for the schedule of courses
	SPH 564 - Behavioral Neurology For Communication Disorders (3 credits) An introduction to the field of behavioral neurology, including the basics of neurophysiology and functional neuroanatomy. Descriptions of the major neurological disorders that affect the motor and cognitive processes that are the foundations of human communication. Click here for the schedule of courses
	SPH 586 - Advanced Practicum In Audiology (1 credits) Prerequisite: SPH 482 or equivalent. Supervised experience in the assessment and management of various hearing disorders. A minimum of three clock hours weekly is required for each hour of academic credit. Click here for the schedule of courses
	SPH 589 - Advanced Practicum In Aural Rehabilitation (1 credits) Prerequisite: Course in aural rehabilitation and clinical methods. Supervised experience in the evaluation and treatment of communication disorders related to hearing loss. A minimum of three clock hours weekly is required for each hour of academic credit. Click here for the schedule of courses
	SPH 591 - Comprehensive Examination (1 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to the Master’s program in Speech Pathology and Audiology, successful completion of at least 24 credits of academic coursework toward the graduate degree, and a minimum 3.0 GPA. Click here for the schedule of courses
	SPH 592 - Seminar in Language Development/Impairment (3 credits) Advanced study of theory and research dealing with language and cognitive development and behavior. Click here for the schedule of courses
	SPH 594 - Seminar In Speech-Language Pathology (3 credits) An examination of current developments in areas within speech-language pathology. Click here for the schedule of courses
	SPH 596 - Directed Study (3 credits) Individual study between a student and staff member in an area of mutual interest. Click here for the schedule of courses
	SPH 599 - Thesis (3 credits) Prerequisite: Approved thesis proposal. Students preparing for thesis normally must submit a proposal to an advisor for suggestions and discussion by the beginning of their second semester of graduate study. Click here for the schedule of courses
Urban Ed Counseling Psy
	CPY 666 - Biological Bases of Behavior (3 credits) This class will provide an introduction to the physiological processes related to behavior, an overview of physiological psychology and the latest relevant research on gene expression. The nervous, sensory, and hormonal systems will be studied in their relationship to psychological phenomenon. The relevance of the material to substance abuse and dependence and neural correlates of mental/emotional disorders. Click here for the schedule of courses
	CPY 667 - History of Psychology (3 credits) Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Counseling Psychology specialization of the Doctoral Program in Urban Education or permission of the instructor. The purpose of this course is to provide students with an overview of the historical events that have helped shape the field of psychology. During this course we will discuss how various philosophical perspectives, major theories, important research, and other events have influenced the development of our field. Historical events will be linked to current issues in psychology. As part of the course we will discuss ways in which diversity and multicultural issues have been historically addressed and neglected in psychology. Finally, we will discuss current events/developments in psychology that may have important ramifications. Click here for the schedule of courses
	CPY 668 - Social Psychology (3 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to the Ph.D program in Urban Education or permission of the instructor. This course is designed to introduce graduate students to social psychology theory, concepts, and research. A broad range of theoretical topics will be covered, including social cognititon and perception, attitudes, influence, social identity, interpersonal relationships, prosocial behavior, and aggression. Issues of diversity such as prejudice and intergroup relations will also be included. The relevance of social psychology as foundations for the practice of counseling psychology will be addressed. Click here for the schedule of courses
	CPY 811 - Intellectual Variability:Seminar In Learning & Development (3 credits) An exploration of theoretical and research perspectives on the nature and significance of individual differences from birth to adulthood as related to instructional and service delivery systems. Human variability as manifested in biological and cognitive characteristics will be analyzed in the course. Click here for the schedule of courses
Urban Studies
	UST 503 - Cartography And Graphics (4 credits) The principles of map making and the use of presentation graphics in urban planning and research applications. The use of maps and graphics in the analysis of social, economic, and demographic patterns and associations. Hands-on experience with computers and graphic information systems technology. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 504 - Fundamentals of Applied Reasoning (4 credits) Urban research decisions and procedures; procedures for obtaining empirical knowledge about urban issues and ways to extract the meaning of urban data. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 510 - Proposal Writing (4 credits) Examination of the structure and content of proposals, sources of funding, foundation decision making, program evaluation, and social/institutional change in the urban environment. Students gain experience through independent preparation of a proposal and application of evaluation procedures. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 512 - Managing Urban Diversity (4 credits) Study of diversity including circumstances faced in urban settings that are exacerbated or affected by diversity factors; exploration of a range of social, political, and economic issues related to diversity. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 515 - Introduction to Public Administration (4 credits) Covers the functional areas of public administration, including personnel, budgeting, and planning. Reviews the history of public administration as a discipline. Looks at the legal environment of public management and ethics. Crosslisted with UST 600. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 516 - Public Finance and Economics (4 credits) The political economy of public spending and alternative methods of financing public spending. Topics include the scope and character of government activities and their economic effects on the private sector, expenditure analysis and evaluation, the budgetary process and politics, the principles and effects of taxation, pricing government services, and the development of basic economic concepts necessary to the understanding of public finance issues. Crosslisted with UST 603. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 517 - Public Administration and the Political Process (4 credits) Political factors that condition the structure and functions of public agencies, including the public interest, agency constituencies, and political influence. Crosslisted with UST 617. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 518 - Public Human Resources Management (4 credits) The issues and public policies that have an impact on the management of human resources in the public sector. Differences between public and private personnel administration; the American civil service system; recruitment, placement, promotion, training, and compensation; performance assessment; rights and duties of public employees. Crosslisted with UST 630. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 521 - Urban Economics (4 credits) Prerequisites: Two courses in economic principles. Location of economic activity; urban growth and income analysis; urban income inequality and stability; local business cycles; urban public economy and its problems; current urban issues; housing and land-use patterns, traffic congestion, poverty, crime, etc. Cross-listed with ECN 470. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 524 - Distressed People, Distressed Places (4 credits) Prerequisites: UST 603 or equivalent. Examines the historical development of anti-poverty policy and the economic effectiveness of various welfare-reform efforts. Looks at anti-poverty efforts from the perspective of national macroeconomic policy and national programs, moves to state-based efforts, and concludes with community-development perspectives on asset accumulation for low-income families. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 540 - Environment and Human Affairs (4 credits) Challenges to decision-makers in environmental context; strategies appropriate to various decision situations, analysis of decision-making; negotiation and mediation techniques. Crosslisted with UST 440. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 542 - Environmental Finance and Capital Budgeting (4 credits) Introductory course in natural resource economics theory, financial decision-making processes, and public policy relevant to environmental protection, urban sustainability, and natural resource development and management. Examination of issues and methods of financing environmental projects. Focus on the application of theory to practice in state and local governments. Crosslisted with UST 442. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 549 - Comparative Public Administration (4 credits) Examines the approaches to and processes of public administration with a comparative perspective, in developed and developing countries. Uses public bureaucracy as a focus for comparison. Major topics will include constitutional basis and significance of international bodies on public administration, federal/central, provincial/state and local government systems, process of public policy formulation, administrative structures, and the role of career civil servants and civil society in the management of public policies. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 550 - Fundamentals of Nonprofit Administration and Leadership (4 credits) Examines the role of nonprofits as community institutions that fulfill both a political and economic role. Course content covers the nature of leadership and management in the nonprofit sector, including history of the field, introduction to fundraising, financial management, governance, and the respective roles of board, staff and volunteers, the political, economic and inter-organizational environment of stakeholders, community relations and advocacy. Class design focused on elucidation of concepts through case studies, discussion and problem solving. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 553 - Environmental and Sustainability Planning (4 credits) Introduction to planning for environmentally sustainable cities and regions. Topics include the values embodied in, and development of, environmental planning as a field of planning; processes that generate the physical landscape; and the impacts of human settlements on the landscape, and issues related to urban sustainability and the built form. Local, state, and federal laws and regulations relevant to land use, resource protection, green buildings, green economies, and energy are featured. Students become familiar with planning methods and their use to plan for and develop environmentally sustainable communities. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 563 - Housing Analysis (4 credits) Housing analysis is explored from a regional perspective within a framework of supply, demand, and population movement. Changes produced in neighborhoods and communities as a result of regional housing dynamics are considered, as are the impacts that public policies have on regional housing dynamics and community change. Cross-listed with PDD 563. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 572 - Negotiation and Conflict Management (4 credits) Examines conflict as an omnipresent component of any decision-making environment. Offers tools for understanding the nature of conflict; devising individual and group strategies that minimize the destructive consequences of conflict; and identifying solutions that are satisfactory to all involved. Includes lectures, discussions, and simulation games. Cross-listed with PAD 572 and PDD 572. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 573 - Columbus Seminar (4 credits) Intensive one-week experience in Columbus, Ohio. Examination of the state policy-making, legislative, and judicial processes. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 574 - Washington Seminar (4 credits) On-site study of federal urban-policy issues. One intensive week in Washington, D.C., exposes students to critical analysis of the federal budget and legislative process, intergovernmental relations problems, and current urban-policy issues; preparatory and follow-up sessions required. Cross-listed with PAD 574. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 576 - Historic Preservation (4 credits) The roots of the preservation movement in America and its historical antecedents. Preservation policies at the federal, state, and local levels. Preservation planning tools used in Cleveland and other American cities. Cross-listed with PDD 576. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 577 - Regional Issues and Planning (4 credits) The course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the conceptual and practical aspects of regional issues and regional planning. Regional planning strategies emphasize governmental collaboration at the regional level not only to solve regional problems but also to accomplish balanced growth within a metropolitan region. Topics to be explored include sprawl, smart growth, regional planning/regionalism, and case studies of regional collaboration. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 578 - Contemporary Issues in Historic Preservation (4 credits) This course gives students an in-depth view of a few key issues in historic preservation with contemporary relevance to Cleveland /NE Ohio, the nation, and/or worldwide. Over the course of the semester, you will gain detailed knowledge about the theory, policy, and practical application of the specific topic covered each semester. Current “contemporary issues in historic preservation” that the class may focus on are: - Economics of historic preservation, including historic rehabilitation tax credits - Historic preservation in shrinking (rightsizing) cities - Historic preservation as sustainable development Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 580 - Conservation Techniques for Historic Preservation (4 credits) Prerequisite: UST 576. This course focuses on the technical methods for conserving historic buildings. Students will gain knowledge about assessing building conditions, the process of rehabilitation, and financing and policy tools that facilitate building conservation. Throughout the semester, students will examine conservation projects in Cleveland/Northeast Ohio and other cities. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 581 - Issues in Public Safety and Justice Management (4 credits) Public sector management of law enforcement and related public safety agencies; examination of administration of public safety services in an urban context. Topics to be explored include organizational culture in public safety and criminal justice organizations; diversity issues within these organizations and the community, including racial profiling; and challenges facing public safety and front line administrators. First of a three-course concentration in public safety and justice management; can be taken individually or as part of the concentration. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 582 - Public Safety Institutions and the Delivery of Justice (4 credits) This course examines the organizational structures and social processes of public safety and the criminal justice system. Topics to be explored include the criminal justice system from entry to exit, and the institutions along the criminal continuum; current issues in public safety and the administration of justice, including privatization of prisons and technological innovations; and professional standards for public safety and criminal justice personnel. Second of three-course concentration in public safety and justice management; can be taken individually or as part of the concentration. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 583 - Policy Analysis and Accountability in Public Safety and Justice Management (4 credits) Exploration of the movement in the American public safety and criminal justice system to foster accountability in the administration of justice. Exploration of the analysis of crime data, including trends and patterns, and methods of processing and analyzing crime data. Includes an examination of the policies shaping outcomes in public safety and the criminal justice system, such as three strikes laws, mandatory minimums, and Citizen Review Boards, and the use of new technology such as COMPSTAT to enhance safety. Third of a three-course concentration in public safety and justice management; can be taken individually or as part of the concentration. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 585 - GIS Principles (4 credits) Prerequisite: UST 601 or permission of instructor. The course focuses on the principles of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a tool to provide geospatial information analysis and displaying results using industry standard map design and output. Students learn techniques in importing attribute and spatial data; recognize critical components of cartography to design appropriate map output; build attribute and spatial queries in problem solving in spatially related project analysis. Laboratory exercises incorporate the use of GIS software to aid in the analysis of workplace problem situations. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 586 - GIS Methods (4 credits) Prerequisite: UST 585. The course focuses on methods to develop and implement advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS) modeling and applications. Students learn how to solve complex geospatial problems using GIS extensions such as network analysis, spatial statistical modeling, service area analysis, polygon overlay, surface modeling, as well as creating and displaying results on a GIS web based site. Laboratory exercises incorporate the techniques of advanced GIS software tools to complete computer based analytical exercises and how to implement and display results in workplace projects. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 587 - GIS Applications (4 credits) Prerequisite: UST 586. Provides an overview of current policy issues analyzed using GIS. Students review and discuss their GIS projects/research in the context of these issues. Students review both the technical/practical issues encountered as well as the conceptual implications of their projects. The course offers graduate students the opportunity to reflect on the skills learned during their GIS projects and provides an overview of ongoing development in the field. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 593 - Special Topics in Urban Studies (1-4 credits) This course will examine the health of the urban environment in three different ways: ecological health, public health and financial health. At first, the course will examine these topics through a historical lens. This historical perspective will provide a foundation for the second lens, an examination of the current status of the urban environment, Through both we will identify the problems, policies, and solutions targeting the health of the urban environment and their effectiveness. Topics will be listed in the semester course schedule. May be repeated up to 40 credit hours when topics vary. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 594 - Levin Chair Seminar (4 credits) In-depth study of urban policy issues selected by the Albert A. Levin Professor of Urban Studies and Public Service. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 595 - Environmental Seminar (1 credits) Provides students with experience and instruction on presentation methods and oral communication of scientific information focused on interdisciplinary environmental issues. The course includes guest speakers from various environmental fields, and focuses on career opportunities, as well as the skills and tools needed to succeed as an environmental professional. Students present their research plans during this course. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 600 - Introduction to Public Administration (4 credits) Covers the functional areas of public administration, including personnel, budgeting, and planning. Reviews the history of public administration as a discipline. Looks at the legal environment of public management and ethics. Crosslisted with UST 515. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 601 - Applied Quantitative Reasoning I (4 credits) Prepares students to apply quantitative reasoning to public administration, planning, and policy design decisions. This course presents the logic of quantitative analysis. Introduction to basic techniques for data description and presentation to lay audiences using computer technology, including spreadsheets, presentation packages, and the Internet; and using a computer package for statistical decisions in the context of public administration and planning. Students learn to identify problems that lend themselves to quantitative analysis; ask questions that can be answered through quantitative reasoning; formulate hypotheses and identify the means to test them; carry out analyses and explorations, understand the meaning of results, and reapply results to the initial or similar problems; present and clarify results for specified audiences; evaluate results of quantitative analyses carried out and reported by others; and apply the new knowledge to decision making. Cross-listed with NAL 601, PAD 601 and PDD 601. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 602 - Research Design and Program Evaluation (4 credits) Prerequisite: UST 601 or permission of instructor. This course covers the logic of empirical inquiry and the design of research to solve specific urban problems. Among the topics covered are experimental designs, quasi-experimental designs, measurement, validity, reliability, survey design and analysis, performance measurement, program evaluation, and the ethics of the research process. Students develop an executable research design as a product of the course. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 603 - Public Finance and Economics (4 credits) Application of microeconomic analysis to public policy issues; study of selected concepts and issues within the public sector. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 604 - Organizational Behavior (4 credits) Complex formal organizations are the principal social vehicle for the conduct of public affairs. This course is an introductory graduate seminar that examines the principal conceptual and theoretical bases for understanding the behavior of complex formal organizations, especially large-scale public bureaucracies. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 605 - Urban Spatial Structures (4 credits) The manner in which people and places interact in labor, housing, and product markets to produce the urban outcome: cities, housing, employment, and wealth. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 606 - Evolution of Human Settlements (4 credits) An examination of the history of human settlements and the major intellectual traditions focusing on urbanism, especially the city. These traditions span a variety of disciplines from history to sociology. Many of the theorists are themselves interdisciplinary. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 607 - Introduction to Urban Planning (4 credits) The nature of physical planning and its relation to social and economic planning; steps in the planning process; levels of planning; preparation and criticisms of plans and planning studies. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 608 - Urban Design Seminar (4 credits) Explores fundamental design concepts and theories in practice of urban design; design concepts, which generate built forms at the neighborhood and city scale; political, social and economic issues influencing design decision making; field surveys to observe use of design in the urban landscape. Students develop a critical perspective on qualities and conditions of the urban landscape. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 609 - Planning Law (4 credits) An introduction to the fundamentals of urban planning law. Selected topics will be emphasized in such areas as land-use controls, housing, and community development. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 610 - Development Process/Market Analysis (4 credits) Provides an overview of the planning/development process and obstacles encountered in the initiation of urban real estate projects. Provides a methodology for analyzing the commercial, industrial and residential market redevelopment potential for vacant or underutilized urban property. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 611 - Planning Studio (4 credits) This final semester studio course is the culmination of the MUPDD program. Students conduct various studies on a wide range of planning topics, including planning process, economic design, financial market, statistical project management, and environmental aspects for a real client. Course concludes with a presentation to clients and the community. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 612 - Urban Political Processes (4 credits) Governmental structure, processes, and problems arising from physical and social structures of contemporary urban areas; examination of emerging political forces and changing governmental institutions. Cross-listed with PDD 612 and PSC 612. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 615 - Economic Development and Budgetary Policy (4 credits) An overview of national economic policy development, implementation, and impacts. Current issues in political economy and their impact on American national and sub-national governments, including the concept of wealth creation and its manifestations. Concepts are linked to the economic development process at sub-national levels of government; how economic development strategies link to wealth creation in the private and public sectors. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 616 - Systems and Processes of Policy Development (4 credits) Study of methods used by policy makers and their staffs in formulating policy instruments; the objectives policy makers seek to accomplish; how they search for alternative ways of achieving objectives; and the implications of their choices. Areas of emphasis include distributional and spill-over effects of policy, and the political and organizational problems associated with the acceptance and implementation of policy. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 617 - Public Administration and the Political Process (4 credits) Political factors that condition the structure and functions of public agencies, including the public interest, agency constituencies, and political influence. Crosslisted with UST 517. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 619 - City Management (4 credits) Prerequisite: PAD 600 or UST 600. Introduction to and overview of the study and practice of American city management. The governance of the American municipality is the primary focus, with a concentration on the role of city management as a public profession in the process of constitutional and equitable governance. Examines the basic administrative processes of modern local government and their roles in governance, that is, in formulating policy direction for the long-and short-term. It also examines the critical and political roles of the city manager as the municipal chief executive and the city administrator as the municipal chief administrative executive. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 621 - Local Labor Market Analysis (4 credits) Prerequisites. UST 601, UST 603, and knowledge of Excel or other spreadsheet program. The relationship between the functioning of national, regional, and urban labor markets, earnings distribution, and poverty; review of the theory of labor markets and the impact of unions on wage setting and employment. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 622 - Economic Development Policy (4 credits) An examination of the international and national competitive positions of industry; state and national industrial policy proposals; various approaches to economic development and industrial policy. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 623 - Urban Development Finance (4 credits) Prerequisites. UST 603 and UST 610. Financing, deal structuring, and analysis of public subsidy for urban real estate projects using discounted cash flow analysis. Also includes preparation of a comprehensive report and the presentation of an urban real estate project. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 626 - Workforce Development (4 credits) Prerequisite. UST 603 or equivalent. Workforce development takes place on both the supply and demand sides of the labor market. The demand side deals with the expressed needs of employers for specific skill types. The supply side is divided into efforts to upgrade the skills of incumbent workers and to inculcate marketable skills to new workers. A practical examination of the state of the art in workforce development strategies, policies, and programs. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 629 - Economic Development Finance (4 credits) Focuses on the tools and programs available to the economic development practitioner to address capital needs for business and economic development projects. Combines core elements of public finance, real estate finance, and corporate finance. Overview of common tools of economic developmnet finance that are critical for public policy officials, economic development practitioners, private developers, and corporate financial officers. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 630 - Public Human Resources Management (4 credits) The issues and public policies that have an impact on the management of human resources in the public sector. Differences between public and private personnel administration; the American civil service system; recruitment, placement, promotion, training, and compensation; performance assessment; rights and duties of public employees. Crosslisted with UST 518. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 631 - Law and Public Administration (4 credits) Administrative law as the body of rules and prescriptions for public agencies. The evolution and development of American administrative law, its substance, and the role of administrative law in the governing process. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 633 - Budget Policy and Management (4 credits) The importance of municipal budgeting and finance to public policy makers and public administrators. Sources of city finance information; examination of the revenue, expenditure, and debt structure of American cities. Budgetary processes, formats, and accounting systems. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 634 - Ethics in the Public Sector (4 credits) Provides students with an understanding of the ethical dimensions of public administration and helps students develop the awareness, skills, and value framework to act ethically in a public or private sector management role. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 635 - Public Sector Information Management (4 credits) Focuses on developing and understanding the skills, background and perspective needed to serve as a Chief Information Officer (CIO) in the public sector. Addresses development, implementation, and maintenance of the systems and information that will allow a CIO to lead, effect change, and support the enterprise, its staff and the public which it serves. Considers the practical impediments to developing and providing information systems and resources. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 650 - Financial Administration and Control of Nonprofit Organizations (4 credits) Provides an understanding of basic financial, budgetary, and accounting concepts, processes, and techniques relevant to managers in nonprofit organizations; develops an appreciation of how and why financial decisions are made and how they affect nonprofit operations; strengthens participants’ ability to understand and use financial documents; and develops skills in financial analysis and management. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 651 - Fundraising and Revenue Generation (4 credits) Provides the fundamentals of fundraising and external relations for nonprofit organizations, with special emphasis on the challenges faced by small to mid-sized community and faith-based organizations. In a climate of devolution and other significant changes in the nonprofit environment, leaders and managers must pay increasing attention to developing a viable strategy for attracting diverse and sustained financial support as well as for developing productive relations with key stakeholder groups, including clients, area residents, members, trustees, legislators, the press, and other important constituents. This course is a practical, hands-on exploration of the skills and knowledge needed to equip leaders and managers of nonprofits to position their organizations effectively. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 652 - Environmental Policy and Administration (4 credits) A comprehensive, interdisciplinary introduction to the values, preferences, and economic interests that underlie the formulation of environmental policy. Local, regional, state, national, and global issues are examined and characterized with emphasis on the national and state levels. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 653 - Environmental Planning II (4 credits) Prerequisite: UST 553 or permission of the instructor. An advanced course designed for students with knowledge of ecological processes or relevant environmental fields. The course features regional ecological infrastructure and landscape scale. Typical topics include watershed management, land-use change and ecological impacts, and regional open space and habitat preservation. The course provides an opportunity to apply planning processes and techniques such as suitability analysis, GIS mapping, risk assessment, or environmental impact assessment through a project exercise. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 656 - Advanced Topics in Nonprofit Management (4 credits) This seminar considers key aspects of leadership and management in the nonprofit sector as they are applied in practice. Integrates significant theory and research results with practical skills. This course is intended as a capstone experience for students pursuing the graduate certificate in Nonprofit Management, or the MPA nonprofit specialization. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 657 - Advanced Fundraising and Philanthropy (4 credits) Prerequisite: UST 651 or departmental approval. This course is designed for experienced advancement and fundraising professionals who have been introduced to the basics of nonprofit revenue generation. Includes a brief review of the theoretical foundations of nonprofits and revenue generation. The focus of the course is the leadership and management of fundraising initiatives including planning for strategy and operations of fund development departments, programs and campaigns; use of technology and information systems; the ethics of fundraising, and practical skill development. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 660 - Neighborhood Planning (4 credits) The process and techniques for the creation and implementation of neighborhood development plans with an emphasis on Cleveland neighborhoods, neighborhood organizations, and neighborhood planning. An introduction to the local government organizations and private institutions that support neighborhood planning and federal, state, and local programs that fund neighborhood planning and development programs. Students participate in field research on a selected neighborhood project. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 662 - Urban Housing Policy (4 credits) Focuses on the evolution of urban housing policy, the policies which shape the existing housing system, and proposals for modifying housing policy and programs. Housing policy developments are related to broad ideological and political changes since the 1960s. Considers major aspects of the current housing situation, including financing, production, affordability, preservation, and discrimination. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 664 - Neighborhood Development (4 credits) Analysis of community organizations at the neighborhood, community, and national levels; problems and concepts of community organization; models of social action and issues facing organizations. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 670 - Introduction to Law And Public Policy (4 credits) Introduces the basic structures of the American legal system and how that system interacts with such other disciplines as planning, policy analysis, and public administration in the creation of public policy. First course of a two-course sequence, with UST 683. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 689 - Capstone (4 credits) Capstone course for students in the M.S. in Urban Studies program. Students complete an independent project, applying the knowledge, research skills, and analytical skills developed during the course of their studies to a real-world issue in urban and public policy. Students develop a research topic and make a class presentation of their capstone paper. Click here for the schedule of courses
	UST 690 - Urban Internship (1-8 credits) Click here for the schedule of courses

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Course Descriptions

EST 698 - Master’s Project

EST 699 - Thesis

SPH 510 - Fundamentals Of Research And Design

SPH 520 - Dysphagia

SPH 522 - Diagnostic Methods

SPH 524 - Motor Speech Disorders

SPH 525 - Augmentative Communication

SPH 526 - Medical Speech-Language Pathology

SPH 532 - Voice Disorders

SPH 533 - Neurogenic Communication Disorders

SPH 535 - Organization & Administration of Public School Speech & Hearing Program

SPH 537 - Fluency Disorders

SPH 538 - Dialect Differences in Schools

SPH 539 - Advanced Practicum In Speech-Language Pathology

SPH 549 - Advanced Speech and Language Development

SPH 561 - Phonological And Articulatory Disorders

SPH 562 - Advanced Language Disorders

SPH 564 - Behavioral Neurology For Communication Disorders

SPH 586 - Advanced Practicum In Audiology

SPH 589 - Advanced Practicum In Aural Rehabilitation

SPH 591 - Comprehensive Examination

SPH 592 - Seminar in Language Development/Impairment

SPH 594 - Seminar In Speech-Language Pathology

SPH 596 - Directed Study

SPH 599 - Thesis

CPY 666 - Biological Bases of Behavior

CPY 667 - History of Psychology

CPY 668 - Social Psychology

CPY 811 - Intellectual Variability:Seminar In Learning & Development

UST 503 - Cartography And Graphics

UST 504 - Fundamentals of Applied Reasoning

UST 510 - Proposal Writing

UST 512 - Managing Urban Diversity

UST 515 - Introduction to Public Administration

UST 516 - Public Finance and Economics

UST 517 - Public Administration and the Political Process

UST 518 - Public Human Resources Management

UST 521 - Urban Economics

UST 524 - Distressed People, Distressed Places

UST 540 - Environment and Human Affairs

UST 542 - Environmental Finance and Capital Budgeting

UST 549 - Comparative Public Administration

UST 550 - Fundamentals of Nonprofit Administration and Leadership

UST 553 - Environmental and Sustainability Planning

UST 563 - Housing Analysis

UST 572 - Negotiation and Conflict Management

UST 573 - Columbus Seminar

UST 574 - Washington Seminar

UST 576 - Historic Preservation

UST 577 - Regional Issues and Planning

UST 578 - Contemporary Issues in Historic Preservation

UST 580 - Conservation Techniques for Historic Preservation

UST 581 - Issues in Public Safety and Justice Management

UST 582 - Public Safety Institutions and the Delivery of Justice

UST 583 - Policy Analysis and Accountability in Public Safety and Justice Management

UST 585 - GIS Principles

UST 586 - GIS Methods

UST 587 - GIS Applications

UST 593 - Special Topics in Urban Studies

UST 594 - Levin Chair Seminar

UST 595 - Environmental Seminar

UST 600 - Introduction to Public Administration

UST 601 - Applied Quantitative Reasoning I

UST 602 - Research Design and Program Evaluation

UST 603 - Public Finance and Economics

UST 604 - Organizational Behavior

UST 605 - Urban Spatial Structures

UST 606 - Evolution of Human Settlements

UST 607 - Introduction to Urban Planning

UST 608 - Urban Design Seminar

UST 609 - Planning Law

UST 610 - Development Process/Market Analysis

UST 611 - Planning Studio

UST 612 - Urban Political Processes

UST 615 - Economic Development and Budgetary Policy

UST 616 - Systems and Processes of Policy Development

UST 617 - Public Administration and the Political Process

UST 619 - City Management

UST 621 - Local Labor Market Analysis