May 15, 2024  
2016-17 NSU Graduate Catalog 
    
2016-17 NSU Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Courses


 

Environmental Health & Safety Management

  
  • EHSM 5993 - Synergistic Experience/Thesis

    3 Credit Hours
    The synergistic experience is an identification of an industrial problem in a cooperating business or industry and presentation of an operational solution to the problem that is acceptable and workable.  Students who cannot identify a cooperating business or industry may choose the thesis option.  The student will identify a research topic and write a thesis under the direction of a graduate faculty member.
    Prerequisite: Twenty-four hours of graduate study in the Environmental, Health and Safety Management program.

Geography

  
  • GEOG 5123 - American Geographic Experiences

    3 Credit Hours
    Students explore spatial and theoretical perspectives about topics in American history and culture.

Health Education

  
  • H ED 5223 - Contemporary Health Problems

    3 Credit Hours
    Problems, techniques, and methods in school health education; goals of health education, activities, and services; policies for personnel and community interrelationship.
  
  • H ED 5303 - Physiology of Exercise

    3 Credit Hours
    A scientific study of the functions of the human body under acute and chronic stress with particular emphasis on laboratory techniques.

History

  
  • HIST 4423 - American Colonial Period #

    3 Credit Hours
    The history of America from earliest times to national independence.
  
  • HIST 4443 - Union & Democracy: U.S. 1783-1846 #

    3 Credit Hours
    The background and nature of the constitution, the origin and development of political parties; the conflict between nationalism and sectionalism; foreign policy and territorial expansion.
  
  • HIST 4453 - Division and Reunion: U.S 1845-1878 #

    3 Credit Hours
    Emphasis on the political, economic, and cultural aspects of sectionalism as the background of the Civil War; the constitutional, political, and economic effects of the war.
  
  • HIST 4463 - New Nationalism: U.S. 1877-1921 #

    3 Credit Hours
    This course emphasizes the rise of American industry along with attendant social and political problems, the reactions to industrialism in the Progressive Era, the emergence of the United States as a world power, and America’s role in World War I.
  
  • HIST 4473 - Recent American History #

    3 Credit Hours
    Emphasis on the political issues and the role of the United States in international affairs since 1919.

     

  
  • HIST 4483 - Contemporary American Issues #

    3 Credit Hours
    Contemporary issues of major historical significance.
  
  • HIST 4493 - Global History since the Second World War #

    3 Credit Hours
    The class is designed as an introduction to “globalization” - the process of increasing interconnectedness and interdependence of all parts of the world that greatly accelerated since World War II.  To examine incremental changes over time in that direction, the class is organized chronologically, conceptually, and geographically focusing on a number of topics that became common to the experience in the First,  the Second and the Third Worlds.  These themes include the modern global dynamics of empire, religion, nation, class, gender and race reflected in the popular mass media at the time and in historical memory.  With these general concepts in mind, students will explore the changing nature of cultural, social, and national conflicts as the effects of WWII, the Cold War, decolonization, “Americanization,” consumerism, migration, terrorism, worldwide economic recession and the collapse of state socialism.  They will apply those analytical skills in two papers, quizzes, large and small group discussions.
  
  • HIST 4503 - History of the American South #

    3 Credit Hours
    A study of the economic, intellectual, political, and social characteristics which have molded this region of the United States from the colonial period through the Civil War.
  
  • HIST 4513 - American Social History #

    3 Credit Hours
    A history of major social groups and movements and their impact on American culture, politics, and economy.
  
  • HIST 4533 - History of the Southwest #

    3 Credit Hours
    The economic, political, and social history of the Southwest from colonization to 1912.
  
  • HIST 4603 - The New South #

    3 Credit Hours
    A study of the economic, intellectual, political, and social characteristics which have molded this region of the United States from the Civil War to the present.
  
  • HIST 4623 - American Diplomatic History #

    3 Credit Hours
    Basic trends in American foreign policy from 1777 to the present,  emphasizing both elements of the continuity and change.  Twentieth Century developments and policy since 1945 given special emphasis.
  
  • HIST 4633 - Trans-Mississippi West Frontier #

    3 Credit Hours
    A study of the exploration, occupation, and settlement of Western America.
  
  • HIST 4653 - Africa in the Modern World #

    3 Credit Hours
    History of Africa from the era of the slave trade to the present. Course focuses on major themes of African historical development within the context of the major regions (eastern, western, and southern) of the continent.
  
  • HIST 4663 - American Intellectual History #

    3 Credit Hours
    A history of ideas, intellectuals, and intellectual movements in the United States from the colonial period to the present.
  
  • HIST 4673 - American Constitutional History #

    3 Credit Hours
    A study of significant constitutional issues in the history of the United States.
  
  • HIST 4733 - History of the Five Civilized Tribes #

    3 Credit Hours
    A study of the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes from their evolution and growth in the Southeast part of the U.S. to their eventual displacement and influences in the Oklahoma lands.
  
  • HIST 4743 - History of the Plains Indians #

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is a detailed study of the Indian tribes of the Great Plains.  It includes the cultural and social institutions of the tribes and the impact of contact with the white man as well as federal policy upon the tribes.
  
  • HIST 5031 - Graduate Readings in U.S. History

    1 Credit Hours
    Graduate-level individual study in a particular phase of, or period in U.S. history. The scope of the reading project is determined by the directing instructor.
  
  • HIST 5133 - Ancient Greece and Rome

    3 Credit Hours
    An advanced, graduate course surveying Greco-Roman history from the dawn of Greek civilization to the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Emphasis on the social, political, economic, and intellectual history of classical Greece and imperial Rome.
  
  • HIST 5151 - Readings in Pre-Modern European History

    1 Credit Hours
    Graduate-level individual study on a theme in history of Europe before the French Revolution. The scope of the readings will be determined by the directing instructor.
  
  • HIST 5181 - Problems in History of Pre-Modern Europe

    1 Credit Hours
    Graduate-level individual study of a problem in the history of Europe prior to the French Revolution. The topic will be determined in consultation with the directing instructor.
  
  • HIST 5243 - European Religious & Intellectual Life 300-1750

    3 Credit Hours
    Graduate-level study of religious ideas and movements as well as the social, scientific, political, and economic thought of the medieval and early modern periods.
  
  • HIST 5253 - Early Modern Britain

    3 Credit Hours
    An advanced course dealing with Britain from the late fifteenth to the early eighteenth century. Emphasis will be on the rise of Protestantism, the rise of parliament and constitutional thought, the English Revolution, and British colonization.
  
  • HIST 5261 - Seminar: Ancient-Medieval Europe

    1 Credit Hours
    Individual investigation and group discussion of selected problems in historical interpretation.
    Note: May be repeated to a maximum of six hours credit.
  
  • HIST 5263 - SEM: Ancient-Medieval Europe

    3 Credit Hours
    Individual investigation and group discussion of selected problems in historical interpretation.  
    Note: May be repeated to a maximum of six hours credit.
  
  • HIST 5283 - The French Revolution and Napoleonic Era

    3 Credit Hours
    Analyzes the collapse of the Old Regime in Europe, the development of revolutionary France, the French Imperium, and the Settlement of 1815.
  
  • HIST 5313 - Contemporary World History

    3 Credit Hours
    Developments in Europe and Asia, with primary emphasis on international relations since 1930, designed to provide background for understanding selected problems and issues of American foreign policy today.
  
  • HIST 5323 - Modern France

    3 Credit Hours
    An advanced course focusing on modern France from the reign of Louis XIV to the present day. Emphasis is placed upon political and constitutional developments as well as economic and social changes during the past three centuries.
  
  • HIST 5343 - Intellectual & Social History of Modern Europe

    3 Credit Hours
    An advanced, graduate course focusing on the major social and intellectual theories of Europe with an analysis of their impact upon European social and political life. The time period will cover the Age of the Enlightenment to the present.
  
  • HIST 5353 - The Soviet Period and After

    3 Credit Hours
    The development of the Soviet State in the 20th Century, including the ideological, social, economic, and political foundation. Course also explores the development of the Russian Federation following the Soviet Era.
  
  • HIST 5371 - Seminar: Modern European History

    1 Credit Hours
    Individual investigation and group discussion of selected problems in historical interpretation.
    Note: May be repeated to a maximum of six hours credit.
  
  • HIST 5373 - SEM: Modern European History

    3 Credit Hours
    Individual investigation and group discussion of selected problems in historical interpretation.
    Note: May be repeated to a maximum of six hours credit.
  
  • HIST 5403 - Contemporary American History

    3 Credit Hours
    American political and international developments since 1930, designed to provide background for understanding selected problems and issues today.
  
  • HIST 5413 - History of Modern Germany

    3 Credit Hours
    An advanced study of modern Germany from the rise of Prussia and the unification of the nation in the 19th century to the present day. Emphasis will be placed upon the two world wars and the Nazi Regime.
  
  • HIST 5423 - American Colonial Period

    3 Credit Hours
    The history of America from earliest times to national independence.
  
  • HIST 5430 - Seminar: U.S. History

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Individual investigation and group discussion of selected problems in historical interpretation.
    Note: May be repeated to a maximum of six hours credit.
  
  • HIST 5533 - History of the Southwest

    3 Credit Hours
    The economic, political, and social history of the Southwest from colonization to 1912.
  
  • HIST 5583 - The American Experience

    1-6 Credit Hours
    Examines specific periods, geographical regions, or themes in American History.
    Note: May be repeated with different topics to a maximum of six hours credit.

Humanities

  
  • HUM 5900 - Seminar: Global Humanities

    1-3 Credit Hours
    The study of various civilizations which may include: Western Eurasia, Middle East, Mediterranean, Western Europe, India, China, Greek, etc.
    Prerequisite: Completion of general humanities requirement.
    Note: Any combination may be taken for a maximum of six hours credit.

Industrial Management

  
  • INDM 5003 - Industrial Systems Analysis

    3 Credit Hours
    Designed to familiarize the student with production and manufacturing systems, their operation and related problems. The student is expected to learn the technique of identification and approaches to operational solutions of problems encountered in production.
    Prerequisite: Students must have completed an undergraduate production operations course.
  
  • INDM 5013 - Human Relations in Industry

    3 Credit Hours
    A comprehensive analysis of understanding and dealing effectively with human problems in organizations.
    Note: Topics include: work motivation and productivity, job conflict, work groups and teams, power and politics, and working with an understanding of the organization.
  
  • INDM 5043 - Workplace Safety

    3 Credit Hours
    A study of federal regulations and compliance. Developing systematic and continuing programs in safety management, particularly as it relates to business and industry and its economic impact.
  
  • INDM 5053 - Labor-Management Relations

    3 Credit Hours
    A study of the inter-relationship of management and labor including an analysis of the instruction and philosophies of management and unions, collective bargaining, labor stoppage, and management strategies.
  
  • INDM 5063 - Manufacturing Planning and Control Systems

    3 Credit Hours
    A study of acquisition, storage, distribution, and management of industrial materials, systems design in materials management, inventory control, and cost estimating.
  
  • INDM 5080 - Problems in Industry and Technology

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Independent study under the direction of a designated faculty member.
    Note: Content is based on student need. Problems include readings, creative work, problem solving and special projects.
  
  • INDM 5103 - Strategies for Computer Utilization in Industry

    3 Credit Hours
    Study of advanced computer applications including: simulation, SPC, solid modeling, CAD/CAM, graphics, and their incorporation in the work environment.
  
  • INDM 5113 - Synchronous Manufacturing

    3 Credit Hours
    A study illustrating how to maximize a production firm’s total throughput. Total organizational effectiveness measured in cash flow, profit, and return on investment will be the focus.
  
  • INDM 5133 - Industrial Organizational Behavior

    3 Credit Hours
    A course designed to familiarize students with the development of workplace organizations and the historical forces that shape them. Focuses on the individual in the world of work. Analyzes the human element in the structure of manufacturing plants and its related management and worker organizations. Concerned with the organizational dimensions of power and applied problems that face industry and employees.
  
  • INDM 5173 - Hazardous Material Management

    3 Credit Hours
    Emphasis is placed on management of hazardous materials in the workplace.
    Note: Topics include flammable, combustible, compressed gases, and cryogenics. Compliance reporting mandates will also be included.

Library Media and Information Technology

  
  • LIBM 5013 - Introduction to Librarianship

    3 Credit Hours
    Surveys the history, issues, current trends, technology, and professional development inherent in the school library media profession. Emphasizes the role of the school library media specialist in the school curriculum and provides an introduction to professional organizations, values, and standards.
  
  • LIBM 5023 - Advanced Materials for Children

    3 Credit Hours
    Examines resources and services for children in terms of their needs, interests, and abilities. Focus is on evaluation and selection, and the use of multi- media materials in school media centers and classrooms.
  
  • LIBM 5123 - Advanced Administration for Library Media Center

    3 Credit Hours
    Provides an in-depth examination of the management and administration of the school library media center. Course covers the basics of organizational structure, planning, budget management, human resource issues and skills, and examines the role of the school library media center in the learning community.
  
  • LIBM 5313 - Advanced Materials for Young Adults

    3 Credit Hours
    Surveys literature, periodicals, video, and other formats of interest to support the middle school/high school curriculum. Presents necessary techniques for creating meaningful literature experiences and methods to foster lifelong reading habits.
  
  • LIBM 5413 - Acquisition and Organization of Library Materials

    3 Credit Hours
    Examines basic principles and procedures for obtaining and adding access to various types of materials in a school library media center. Topics include acquisitions, cataloging and classification, circulation, online systems and collection maintenance.
  
  • LIBM 5513 - Information Resources and Services

    3 Credit Hours
    Explores various resources and methods for locating information.
    Note: Course also includes the evaluation of individual reference sources and the collection as a whole with regard to reference service and research.
  
  • LIBM 5523 - Leadership and Public Relations

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is designed to assist future school library media specialists in designing strategies to provide leadership and develop partnerships, networks, and other structures with all stakeholders in the community.  Emphasis is on advocating for resources and services, and communicating standards and dispositions inherent in the field of school librarianship.
  
  • LIBM 5611 - Library Media Workshop (Author/Illustrator series)

    1 Credit Hours
    Provides opportunities for students to broaden their understanding of the writing process and foster an appreciation for literature as they listen to various authors and read the author’s works. A written reflection demonstrates how the author’s works support the curriculum.
  
  • LIBM 5900 - Practicum

    1-2 Credit Hours
    Explores the role of the school library media program in the learning community. Emphasis is on completing the professional portfolio or a practicum as a way of demonstrating the state competencies and preparing for the certification test given by the state. Other requirements include reading and discussing professional literature, as well as observation in a library with a certified school library media specialist. Library setting is based on the candidate’s professional goals and past experience. Masters candidates complete a project specific to their needs and interests.

Mathematics

  
  • MATH 5013 - Modern Algebra: Groups

    3 Credit Hours
    Students learn the theory of groups and explore properties of congruences, subgroups, cyclic subgroups, normal subgroups, cosets, quotient groups, direct products, and group homomorphisms.
    Prerequisite: MATH 3703 Introduction to Proof.
  
  • MATH 5023 - Number Systems

    3 Credit Hours
    A course designed for the elementary mathematics specialist and the elementary or middle school mathematics teacher.  The course will provide a study of pre-number concepts and arithmetical operations in the sets of whole numbers, integers, rationals, and reals.  Traditional and alternative algorithms are explored by representing integers in base 10 and other bases.  Prime numbers, divisibility, and multiples are studied.  Properties of congruence classes in modular arithmetic are contrasted with properties of integers.  The course will also emphasize pedagogical content knowledge so that the teacher can guide, evaluate, and improve students’ learning.
  
  • MATH 5200 - Mathematics Seminar

    1-6 Credit Hours
    Special advanced topics in mathematics.
    Note: May be repeated with a change in subject matter for a maximum of six hours.
  
  • MATH 5233 - Data Analysis and Probability

    3 Credit Hours
    A course designed for elementary mathematics specialist and the elementary or middle school mathematics teacher. The course will provide an analysis of data using descriptive statistics to present data in graphical form, models of best fit, and regression analysis.  A study of experimental design and hypotheses testing will enable the students to complete their individual class project in which a question is asked, an experiment is designed, data is collected, and a statistical analysis is performed.  The course will also highlight basic concepts of probability involving method selection, models, and measuring likelihood.  The course will also emphasize pedagogical content knowledge so that the teacher can guide, evaluate, and improve students’ learning.
  
  • MATH 5243 - Elementary Number Theory

    3 Credit Hours
    Students will learn properties of divisibility, prime numbers, continued fractions, and multiplicative functions. Students apply Fermat’s Theorem, prove properties of congruence, solve Diophantine equations, solve systems of congruences using the Chinese Remainder Theorem, and prove relationships using mathematical induction.
    Prerequisite: MATH 3713 Introduction to Proof.
  
  • MATH 5263 - Probability and Statistics

    3 Credit Hours
    Graduate study of combinatorial methods; probability; probability distributions and densities; mathematical expectation and classic parametric families of distribution and densities.
    Prerequisite: MATH 2633 or equivalent.
  
  • MATH 5273 - Geometry and Measurement

    3 Credit Hours
    A course designed for the elementary mathematics specialist and the elementary or middle school mathematics teacher.  The course will include 2 and 3 dimensional visualization, composing and decomposing geometric figures, congruence and similarity, linear, area, volume, and angle measurements, plane coordinates, transformations, and proof.  The course will also emphasize pedagogical content knowledge so that the teacher can guide, evaluate, and improve students’ learning.
  
  • MATH 5283 - Statistical Inference

    3 Credit Hours
    Graduate study of point estimation; hypotheses testing; regression and correlation; analysis of variance; and nonparametric methods.
    Prerequisite: MATH 2614 or equivalent.
  
  • MATH 5313 - Fundamental Concepts of Geometry

    3 Credit Hours
    Elementary theory in foundations of geometry and logical systems; basic theory in the fields of Euclidean, non-Euclidean, and synthetic coordinate projective geometry, including homogeneous coordinates; selected topics from topology.
    Prerequisite: MATH 2614.
  
  • MATH 5323 - Algebra and Functions

    3 Credit Hours
    A course designed for the elementary mathematics specialist and the elementary or middle school mathematics teacher.  Topics include:  mathematical properties and axioms, solving problems; investigating patterns, relationship, and functions; exploring linear relationships; representing and analyzing mathematical situations and structures using algebraic symbols; analyzing change; and using mathematical models to represent and understand quantitative relationships.  The course will also emphasize pedagogical content knowledge so that the teacher can guide, evaluate, and improve students’ learning.
  
  • MATH 5413 - Vector Analysis

    3 Credit Hours
    Vector algebra, vector functions of one variable, differential invariants, integral theorems, and vector spaces.
    Prerequisite: MATH 2633.
  
  • MATH 5423 - Algebra

    3 Credit Hours
    Groups, rings, modules, algebras, categories, functors, homological algebra, Galois theory, and /or other selected topics.
    Prerequisite: MATH 4013/5013.
  
  • MATH 5463 - Rate of Change

    3 Credit Hours
    A course designed for middle school mathematics teachers. A modeling approach will be used to introduce the mathematical concepts of limit, derivative, and integral so that students will gain a better understanding of the mathematics of change. Students will have the opportunity to construct and interpret mathematical models, analyze and improve them, and make predictions.
  
  • MATH 5503 - Complex Analysis II

    3 Credit Hours
    Complex integration, Taylor series and polynomial approximation, residue theory, classification of singularities, the argument principle, conformal mapping, harmonic functions, the Dirichlet problem, and/or other selected topics.
    Prerequisite: MATH 4303/5303.
  
  • MATH 5513 - Technology in Mathematics

    3 Credit Hours
    Using technology to improve the teaching and learning of mathematics at the middle school level. Constructing and analyzing graphs using a spreadsheet program and graphing calculator. Constructing geometric objects with Geometer’s Sketchpad. Problem solving and process standards for the teaching of mathematics is embedded throughout the course.
  
  • MATH 5523 - Mathematical Pedagogy

    3 Credit Hours
    Designed for practicing teachers of mathematics to emphasize pedagogical content knowledge so that the teacher can guide, evaluate, and improve students’ learning.  Topics include diagnosing and correcting common student errors across grade levels, guiding classroom interactions that remove barriers to learning, and designing learning experiences that promote student thinking and discussion.   Strategies for mentoring and coaching other teaching professionals will contribute to the candidate’s skill in becoming a mathematics instructional leader.
  
  • MATH 5530 - Teacher Seminar in Math (5512)

    1-4 Credit Hours
    Topics for current interest to the elementary or secondary school teacher of mathematics and computer science.
  
  • MATH 5533 - Statistics for the Natural Sciences

    3 Credit Hours
    An introductory statistics course for graduate students in the natural sciences.  Topics include descriptive statistics, basic probability, probability distributions, estimation, fundamentals of statistical inference, hypothesis testing, regression, correlation, analysis of variance, and nonparametric methods.
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing, MATH 3513, and permission of the instructor.
  
  • MATH 5613 - History of Mathematics

    3 Credit Hours
    A study of the historical development of the concept of number and numeration systems, algebra, calculus, measurement, Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries, statistics, and probability.
    Prerequisite: MATH 2624 (Calculus II) or MATH 3313.
  
  • MATH 5633 - Intermediate Differential Equations

    3 Credit Hours
    Series solutions of linear differential equations, non-linear series solutions, specific power series equations, numerical methods, partial differential equations, orthogonal sets and Fourier series.
    Prerequisite: MATH 4113 Differential Equations.
  
  • MATH 5683 - Sample Survey Design

    3 Credit Hours
    Constructing and analyzing personal, telephone, mail and e-mail surveys. Questionnaire design, frame construction, non-sampling errors, use of random number tables, sample size estimation and other topics related to practical conduct of surveys.
    Prerequisite: A course in statistical methods.
  
  • MATH 5703 - Advanced Calculus I

    3 Credit Hours
    A rigorous treatment of calculus of one and several variables. Elementary topology of Euclidean spaces, continuity and uniform continuity. Differentiation and integration.
    Prerequisite: MATH 2633 and MATH 3713.
  
  • MATH 5713 - Advanced Calculus II

    3 Credit Hours
    A continuation of Advanced Calculus I, including the integral calculus of several variables.
    Prerequisite: Math 5703.
  
  • MATH 5723 - Finite Dimensional Vector Spaces

    3 Credit Hours
    Linear functionals, matrix representation of linear transformations, scalar product, spectral representation of linear transformations.
    Prerequisite: MATH 3983 and MATH 3713.
  
  • MATH 5810 - Selected Topics in Graduate Mathematics

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Study of advanced topics in mathematics.
    Note: May be repeated for credit with different topics.
  
  • MATH 5992 - Capstone

    2 Credit Hours
    Provides graduate students in the M.Ed. in Mathematics Education Program a culminating academic experience that integrates and goes beyond the program’s required coursework.
    Prerequisite: Permission of advisor.

Media Studies

  
  • M S 5000 - Independent Study

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Designed to permit student to conduct in-depth research and investigation in a field of interest.  Specific area will be determined by the instructor and student in consultation. 
    Note: Please note that students cannot apply more than a total of three (3) hours of independent study (in media studies or communication studies) to a graduate degree.
  
  • M S 5010 - Seminar in Media Studies

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Designed to meet the special needs of the participating student by offering concentrated studies in such areas as advanced reporting techniques, interviewing techniques, current editing practices, etc.
    Note: Exact focus of course specified in class schedule.
  
  • M S 5023 - Introduction to Graduate Studies #

    3 Credit Hours
    Course introduces the major content subareas of the communication discipline including interpersonal, organizational, mass media, political, and intercultural through the reading and study of representative works.  Course content includes introduction to the discipline in terms of its common place in higher education institutions, its professional organizations, and its processes for the publications of research.
  
  • M S 5053 - Mass Media and Modern Society

    3 Credit Hours
    Encompasses an analysis of both the strengths and weaknesses of the media as portrayed in contemporary society.
  
  • M S 5073 - Propaganda Techniques

    3 Credit Hours
    Designed to give a detailed analysis of the various propaganda techniques used by the mass media. Case studies of various propaganda techniques included.
  
  • M S 5103 - Research Design

    3 Credit Hours
    The course provides working knowledge in the design of quantitative, qualitative and mixed methodologies commonly used in communication research and the assumptions, practices, and limitations of these designs.
  
  • M S 5203 - Rhetorical Theory

    3 Credit Hours
    This class examines persuasion from a humanistic/philosophical perspective.  Though the class begins by examining some classical rhetorical theory, it focuses primarily on contemporary rhetoric.  A typical list of theorists examined include: Plato, Aristotle, Kenneth Burke, Richard Weaver, Walter Fisher, Earnest Bormann, Lloyd Bitzer, and I.A. Richards.
  
  • M S 5253 - Theories of Mass Media

    3 Credit Hours
    This course introduces multiple theoretical perspectives associated with the study of mass communication.  It addresses the strengths and weaknesses of major theoretical approaches, their usefulness and validity, as well as their potential for practical application to mass communication processes.
  
  • M S 5283 - Media Literacy

    3 Credit Hours
    The course provides an exposition of the cultural and social functions of the mass media, and encourages independent and critical thought about the meaning of media content and its effect upon modern life.  Perspectives are gained about media’s role as an information source; as an agenda-setter; as a persuasive agent; and as artistic and creative modes of expression.
  
  • M S 5303 - Qualitative Research Methods #

    3 Credit Hours
    An introduction to the characteristics and various approaches to designing and conducting qualitative research projects in communication studies.  Students will gain hands-on experience in qualitative methods and analysis techniques.  This course cannot be taken for credit by students who have concurrent or prior credit for the Qualitative Research Methods course in the departments of media studies or communication studies at the 4000 or 5000 level.
  
  • M S 5363 - Non-profit Organizational Communication

    3 Credit Hours
    This course takes a look at communication within non-profit organizations.  Many facets are examined, including marketing, supervision of volunteers and paid personnel, and leadership.  The curriculum will examine both mediated communication as well as face-to-face communication. 
    Note: Cannot receive credit in both COMM 5363 and M S 5363.
 

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