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CHE 501 - Special Topics in Advanced Chemistry
Selected areas of advanced chemistry will be discussed.
NOTE: This course may be taken for credit more than once with permission of the instructor and the Chemistry chairperson.
Offered: Fall, Spring
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CHE 503 - NMR Laboratory
The course covers the fundamental principles of NMR spectroscopy. Lectures about the theory of NMR and spectrometer operation are complimented by computer simulations. There are numerous hands-on laboratory sessions where experiments are performed and interpreted.
NOTE: Admission to chemistry graduate program is required.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CHE 510 - The Teaching of Chemistry
Examines theories and provides practice to develop teaching skills in the teaching of chemistry laboratories, recitations or lectures using methods ranging from the conceptual structural approach to open-ended project oriented courses or laboratories.
NOTE: Strongly recommended for all graduate students in chemistry. (The number of hours of the above activities per week will be arranged by the instructor.) Credit:˜1 to 3.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Offered: Fall, Spring
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CHE 525 - Graduate Printmaking
NOTE: Repeatable for a total of 12 credits.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
Credit: 3-9
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CHE 526 - Analytical Spectroscopy
A variety of spectroscopic techniques including atomic and molecular spectroscopy at the advanced level are covered in this course. For each technique, fundamental theory, instrumentation, and applications in both qualitative and quantitative analyses are discussed.
NOTE: Undergraduate student prerequisite CHE425 or by permission of instructor and completion of Combined Enrollment Form.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CHE 527 - Forensic Analytical Chemistry
An advanced study of forensic chemistry which explores the applications of analytical chemistry and instrumental techniques in forensic science with a focus to the legal aspects of the analytical work, the variety of sample types encountered, the extensive use of instrumentation, and comparative analysis. Topics include analysis of drugs, poisons, physical evidence, and combustion evidence.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CHE 528 - Bioanalytical Chemistry
This course covers analytical methods and techniques used for the separation, detection, identification and quantitation of biological samples in different settings including cells, tissues, organs, cell extracts, organelles and organisms.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CHE 529 - Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry
A course presenting in detail and depth an area of analytical chemistry of current interest.
Credit: 3
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CHE 536 - Advanced Organic Chemistry
Intensive study of organic chemistry with emphasis on the scope and limitations of reactions, mechanisms and recent developments.
Prerequisite: Che 332.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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CHE 537 - Advanced Organic Chemistry II
This course continues the intensive study of organic chemistry involving recent developments of synthetic and theoretical importance. Prerequisite: CHE 332
Credit: 3
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CHE 539 - Special Topics in Organic Chemistry
Lectures dealing with recent specialized aspects of advanced organic chemistry.
NOTE: May be repeated provided the topics covered are different. One to three credits for a total of nine credits.
Prerequisite: CHE 332.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 1 to 3
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CHE 540 - Advanced Organic Spectroscopy
The determination of the structures of organic compounds utilizing infrared, nuclear magnetic resonance (including extensive study of H-1, C-13 and 2D NMR), ultraviolet and mass spectrometry.
Prerequisite: CHE 332
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CHE 544 - Thermodynamics and Chemical Statistics
A presentation of the principles of thermo-dynamics and statistical mechanics with applications to chemistry.
Prerequisite: CHE 341 and MAT 240.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CHE 545 - Computational Methods in Chemistry
An introduction to the numerical and statistical methods used to solve complex chemical problems in kinetics, equilibria, thermodynamics, quantum chemistry, and spectroscopy.
Prerequisite: CHE 342 and CSC 212
Credit: 3
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CHE 546 - Chemical Kinetics
A study of the theory and application of chemical kinetics with emphasis on the recent theoretical and experimental results.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing, CHE 342.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CHE 548 - Chemical Applications of Group Theory
An introduction to the use of the concept of symmetry and the basic principles of group theory to help solve problems in quantum chemistry, vibrational and electronic spectroscopy, and optical activity of complex ions and molecules.
Credit: 3
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CHE 552 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
A study of the more recent advances in the interpretation of bonding and reactivity in inorganic complexes.
Credit: 3
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CHE 555 - Medicinal Chemistry
Designed for students who are interested in learning about drug discovery, drug design, and the molecular mechanisms by which drugs act. Topics include drug targets, pharmacokinetics, drug discovery, design, and development, and the chemistry of selected clinically important drugs.
Prerequisite: Che 332 or instructor’s approval.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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CHE 556 - Nanochemistry
An introductory course for nanochemistry, which is an interdisciplinary subject, involving methods borrowed from physics, chemistry and biology, and have applications in chemistry, medicine, and engineering. Topics include the synthesis, characterization, and the application of nanomaterials.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CHE 557 - Organometallic Chemistry
This course will focus on the exploration of organometallic chemistry which finds itself at the forefront of organic and inorganic chemistry. An emphasis on synthesis, properties and reactivity of organometallic compounds will be highlighted. Practical applications to organic synthesis and homogeneous catalysis will also be covered.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CHE 558 - Crystallography
A course in the methods of crystal structure determination, including hands-on experiences. The course will include theory and practical experiences.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Irregular.
Credit: 3
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CHE 559 - Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry
Special topics selected from modern aspects of inorganic chemistry.
NOTE: Variable credit per semester 1 to 3; repeatable for total of 15 credits provided the topics covered are different.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and CHE 552; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
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CHE 562 - Advanced Biochemistry
A two semester course in biochemistry involving a detailed study of the chemical composition of biological substances and the chemical changes that occur within these substances.
Prerequisite: CHE 561.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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CHE 563 - Diabetes: Biochemical Aspects
This course introduces students to the pathogenesis and the pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus at the cellular and biochemical levels. Furthermore, the course reviews the current treatments of diabetes and discusses the biochemical basis of complications resulting from diabetes.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CHE 564 - Enzymes
A course on biological catalysts called enzymes. Topics of study may include enzyme structure, enzyme function, reaction mechanisms, enzyme kinetics,
enzyme inhibition, and enzymes as drug targets.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CHE 571 - Proteomics with Lab
Offered: Irregular
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CHE 573 - Environmental Chemistry
Prerequisite: Graduate standing, and CHE 322, 332, and 341.
Offered: Fall
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CHE 596 - Chemistry Seminar
Selected chemistry topics will be presented. Graduate students must select a topic based on a recent article in the literature (not a survey article) and are expected to defend or refute the author’s conclusions.
NOTE: The article chosen must be approved by a member of the chemistry faculty. Credit:˜1 to 3.
Offered: Spring
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CHE 597 - Research Problem
Students will prepare an original research proposal in one of the several fields of chemistry. They should select a faculty member in the area of the research proposal who will sponsor and supervise such work. The proposed research problem should be submitted as a written report and support for the success of the project will involve primarily library research.
Prerequisite: graduate standing and permission of department chair.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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CHE 598 - Thesis
Original experimental and theoretical research problems.
NOTE: A minimum of six accumulated credit hours of thesis are required for the Master’s thesis.
Prerequisite: permission of the department chairperson.
Offered: Fall, Spring
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CHE 599 - Independent Study
Selection and pursuit of a problem, under advisement of the chemistry staff, that will challenge the student’s ability and potential to perform an independent investigation.
NOTE: Credit: 1 to 6
Prerequisite: permission of the department chairperson.
Offered: Fall, Spring
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CED 530 - Teaching Mathematics Grades 1-6: Authentic Literacy & Learning
In-depth examination of the elementary school mathematics curriculum and current best professional practice in teaching mathematics; focus on research into children’s learning and the impact of various teaching strategies on the mathematics learning of all children; includes relevant field-based assignments.
Prerequisite: Concurrent registration in Ced 533. Must complete Mat 106 or equivalent before registering.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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CED 542 - Integrated Methods: Language Arts & Social Studies
This course is designed to help candidates become collaborative and reflective educators who plan, implement and assess lessons and units for language arts and social studies curricula. Research-based, culturally relevant, anti-bias, technology-supported teaching; fair and equitable assessment; and effective management strategies will be developed.
Prerequisite: EDU 501
Co-requisite: CED 543
Offered: Spring
Credit: 4
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CED 543 - Field Experience A: Small Group Participation in Inclusive Classrooms
This course will encourage candidates to become collaborative, reflective educators who plan, implement, and assess lessons and units of study that use a variety of integrated teaching strategies to promote the learning of all students. Research-based, culturally relevant, anti-bias, technology-supported teaching, and responsible management strategies will be implemented in a field placement.
Co-requisite: CED 542
Offered: Spring
Credit: 2
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CED 552 - Integrated Science and Technology Methods
This course is designed to help candidates become collaborative and reflective educators who plan, implement and assess lessons and units of study that use a variety of integrated science and technology teaching strategies to promote learning of all students. Research based, culturally relevant, anti-bias, technology-supported teaching; fair and equitable assessment; and effective management strategies will be developed.
Prerequisite: EDU 501
Co-requisite: CED 553
Offered: Fall
Credit: 4
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CED 553 - Field Experience B: Planning and Teaching
This course will encourage candidates to become collaborative, reflective educators who plan, implement, and assess lessons and units of study that use a variety of integrated teaching strategies to promote the learning of all students. Research-based, culturally relevant, anti-bias, technology-supported teaching, and responsible management strategies will be implemented in a field placement.
Co-requisite: CED 552
Offered: Fall and Spring
Credit: 2
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CED 595 - Student Teaching Grades 1-6 A
This is one of two culminating courses of the MST Childhood Initial Certification program. It provides the candidate with the opportunity to integrate content knowledge and practice to promote learning for all students in a setting appropriate for the NYS initial teaching certificate. This course is completed with collaborative supervision from the college and the field-based institution.
Prerequisite: Department approval
Offered: Fall
Credit: 6
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CED 596 - Student Teaching Grades 1-6 B
This is one of two culminating courses of the MST Childhood Initial Certification program. It provides the candidate with the opportunity to integrate content knowledge and practice to promote learning for all students in a diverse setting appropriate for the NYS initial teaching certificate. This course is completed with collaborative supervision from the college and the field-based institution.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 6
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COM 500 - Introduction to Strategic Communication
An overview of the theories and skills required for communicating oral and written strategic messages competently in a collaborative, high-tech, and global business environment. The course will cover the methods necessary for effective communication in the business world, providing students opportunities to develop and improve their skills. Students will learn how to use the appropriate media and strategies to communicate to different audiences in different settings. Emphasis will be placed on identifying and applying current communication studies research.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
Credit: 3
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COM 501 - Applied Communication Theory
This course will provide students with the opportunity to apply classic and modern communication theories to organizational and professional situations. By studying the origins and traditions of the communication discipline, as well as the concepts, relationships, and goals of theory, students will be able to analyze and evaluate communication situations more critically, effectively, and strategically. The connection between theory and research will be emphasized.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Credit: 3
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COM 503 - Applied Communication Research Methods
This course prepares students to design, conduct and interpret research in their subsequent careers as communication and media professionals. The course will provide the knowledge necessary to develop an understanding of the principles and methods of social scientific research as it applies to the field of strategic communication. In order to be able to conduct research in their future careers students will be introduced to methods of primary research in strategic communication such as interview, focus groups, survey, and experimental research. Students will also be introduced to statistical techniques using statistical software.˜
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
Credit: 3
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COM 504 - Organizational Leadership and Team Building
This is a practical course with emphasis on strategic application of theory and research on organizational leadership and team building to develop and refine leadership and team building skills. This class will examine leadership and team building research and theoretical approaches by exploring the following topics: leadership approaches, strategies to encourage leadership development, strategies for creating teams, negotiating and facilitating team building and leadership, diversity in teams, decision making, problem solving and conflict management, attributes of effective teams, dynamics of teamwork, stages of team development, team building activities, assessment of teams and team members, strategies for improving team task performance.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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COM 506 - Persuasion and Compliance Gaining
This graduate course will provide students with the opportunity to apply classical and contemporary theories and models of persuasion and compliance gaining to the field of Strategic Communication. By studying not only theories and models, but also considering functions and effects of persuasive messages, graduate students will learn how to structure and deliver strategic messages with desirable outcomes. Understanding attitude formation, message construction and processing, as well as other communicative elements that facilitate persuasion, graduate students will be better equipped to navigate the complexities of crafting, sending, interpreting, and analyzing messages that are intended to persuade. The connection between persuasion theory and strategic communication practice will be emphasized.
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing
Credit: 3
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COM 508 - Global Media Literacy
This course prepares students to describe, analyze, and interpret media messages, media systems and media effects in a global context. This course will provide the knowledge necessary to develop an understanding of how humans process information, especially from mediated messages. In order to develop, send and analyze strategic communication messages, professionals need to understand how mediated messages influence and are interpreted and to what effect. The goal of this course is to understand, analyze and critique media messages in a variety of forms as presented in situations around the world.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
Credit: 3
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COM 511 - Strategic Communication Management and Case Studies
This graduate course will provide students with the opportunity to examine strategic communication management practices and case studies. Students will learn about the ROPE and PESO models and will be required to put these models into practice through the development of a hypothetical campaign proposal as their major culminating project for the semester. The course will also introduce students to the notions of internal and external publics and audiences, ethical considerations in industry, issues management, crisis management, diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field, and will explore various sectors in strategic communication.
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing
Credit: 3
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COM 512 - Interpersonal Communication in Health Care
This course will examine how effective and appropriate communication will build constructive patient and provider relationships and how this will contribute to one’s optimum health. This course will explore how communication may be used to empower participants in health care interactions, influence family members, support caregivers, and create meaningful relationships in order to make more informed health decisions and achieve better health outcomes.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
Credit: 3
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COM 514 - Crisis Communication
This course will provide students with a seminar environment for examining the crisis management process, and applying critical thinking capabilities to prevent, prepare, and respond to expected crises. Students will also learn crisis communication theories to facilitate open, honest, and consistent communication with media and other key stakeholders.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
Credit: 3
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COM 516 - Survey of Health Communication
This course focuses on theoretical and applied features of health communication. The class will consider a variety of health factors, theories, conceptual frameworks, methodological techniques, and implementation strategies that can be used to inform and influence individuals, families and communities. Three health-problem areas will be highly emphasized: (1) substance (e.g., alcohol, tobacco, drug) abuse prevention and treatment (2) obesity prevention and weight-related issues, and (3) community health issues (e.g., suicide, AIDS, violence). Interpersonal perspective, social (cultural & organizational) contexts, influences of technologies and media, and health promotion & campaigns compose the integral perspectives used when visiting each emphasized health-problem area.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing & COM317 (or an equivalent undergraduate research method course).
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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COM 520 - Health Campaigns
This course is designed to help health organizations effectively produce and implement a health campaign program. This course focuses on the stages of the health campaign process. To make a health campaign program successful, the following stages will be emphasized: (1) general description of the program, including intended audience, goals, and objectives, (2) market research plan, (3) message and materials development and pretesting plan, (4) materials production, distribution, and promotion plans, (5) outcome evaluation plan. Interpersonal perspective, social (cultural & organizational) contexts, and influences of technologies and media compose the integral perspectives used to develop and implement effective health campaigns.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
Credit: 3
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COM 521 - Digital Media Theory and Practice
Graduate students will acquire the theoretical and practical skills necessary to become skillful producers and critical consumers of digital media. At the heart of the class, we will ask “what do digital media technologies mean?” and “how do they work?” Focused on building digital literacy through both theoretical considerations and hands-on project-building, students will come to understand digital communication technologies in a wide variety of media landscapes, historical contexts, and practical applications. The course will describe the technologies that make up different media systems, and explore how these systems constitute forms of human expression and sociality. Students will come to understand the principles behind various forms of digitally mediated communication, and be able to explain why particular applications of these principles are effective or not.
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing
Credit: 3
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COM 522 - Intercultural Communication
An exploration of how cultural differences influence communication. The study and implementation of means to provide awareness and application of those concepts to becoming a more effective intercultural communicator.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Credit: 3
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COM 523 - Integrated Media and Design
Survey of the many ways media is used to convey information, provide entertainment or instruction. The course will survey the technological state of the media, design factors, along with the social, economic and political implications of a rich media landscape.
Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Students must possess a BA, BS or BFA in art, design, communications, media, marketing, education, computer science, music, theatre, psychology or instructional design. If a student does not posses a degree in one of the above-mentioned areas, a student may petition the instructor for permission to enroll in the course. The instructor will determine whether the student’s interests are appropriate to the course.
Equivalent Course:
CMA 600
Credit: 3
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COM 525 - Technology and Culture
An introduction to theoretical frameworks for understanding how technology shapes and is mutually shaped by ways of thinking about the self and the world. The course also looks at how artists, feminists and non-Western thinkers have provided alternative models for thinking about technology and culture.
Prerequisite: Gradudate Standing.
Equivalent Course:
BRC 520
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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COM 526 - Social Networks and the Web
This course takes a critical look at the phenomenon of online networks, how they come into being, and what impact they have on social behavior. The course includes a review of social network theories and an exploration of issues of control, participation, and production as they relate to networks.
Prerequisite: BRC 520/COM 525 or instructor permission.
Equivalent Course:
BRC 521
Credit: 3
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COM 527 - Science, Technology and the Media
This graduate course is an introduction to STS (science and technology studies) through an engagement with media practices. Students will design and produce media products that use interdisciplinary approaches (including philosophy, history, political economy, sociology and anthropology) to effectively communicate information about science and technology using the media. An emphasis will be placed on helping future scientists, researchers, media practitioners, and technology designers to engage in critical thinking, develop ethical responsibility about the reporting of information concerning science and technology, promote diversity and inclusion, and contribute to civic engagement.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
Credit: 3
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COM 562 - Interpersonal Communication in Organizations
This course will examine how effective and appropriate communication will build productive relationships within the organizational setting. This course will explore how interpersonal communication theory and research may be used to empower participants in organizations, influence key organizational members and stakeholders, and create meaningful relationships in order to meet workplace goals.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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COM 565 - Organizational Communication Graduate Seminar
The course will provide students with the opportunity to examine the major historical, theoretical, and research perspectives in organizational communication. Application of theory and research to current organizational communication issues will serve as a foundation for the examination of case studies and applied organizational communication research.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and COM 503.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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COM 580 - Ethics and Conflict in Organizations
This course will provide students with the opportunity to apply classic and modern ethics theories to organizational and professional situations, using a specific lens that sees the study of ethics as learning “the goods” that are protected and promoted by participants in relationships, organizations and societies. Ethics become an issue in relationships and workplaces when there is a conflict between understandings about what is “good” or when there is a conflict between the goods protected and promoted by individuals. In order to understand an ethical position, we must understand what the other party is protecting and promoting in a given situation. The course focuses on using the language of conflict mediation studies to understand ethics and conflict as they exist and interact in relationships and organizations.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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COM 590 - Strategic Communication Thesis/Applied Project
This course helps students synthesize knowledge and skills developed throughout the Strategic Communication Master’s degree program. During this process, students will learn the standards and expectations associated with scholarly research or applied projects, and how those standards and expectations function in either a theoretical or applied context. Students will work closely with an adviser and when appropriate, a committee, which will guide them from topic selection, research methods and implications/conclusions, or problem identification and solution implementation.
NOTE: Variable credit 3 or 6; maximum credits allowed is 6.
Prerequisite: COM 501 and 503 and approval of the graduate director and/or department chair.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
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COM 595 - Strategic Communication Seminar
Specialized study of current topics in the field of communication. Students may take the course for additional credit in different topics.
NOTE: Variable credit 1 to 3; course can be repeated for up to 6 credits
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
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COM 599 - Independent Study
A course designed to provide students (individually or in groups) the opportunity to study or research a topic in the field of communication, not available as a regular course offering, under the direct supervision of a department faculty member.
NOTE: Variable credit from 1 to 6 May be repeated for total of 6 credits
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and approval by the instructor, Graduate Director, and the Department Chair.
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COM 691 - Strategic Communication Graduate Internship
A course designed for graduate students who wish to take part in a semester-long, college-approved internship related to Strategic Communication. Emphasis is placed on integrating academic learning with relevant work experience. Upon completion, graduate students should be able to evaluate career selection, demonstrate employability skills and satisfactorily perform work-related competencies in a diverse professional environment. This graduate course represents the actual internship placement. It is not a classroom or online-based course.
NOTE: Variable credit zero to 9, may be repeated for a total of 9 credits.
Acceptance of experience through EXCEL: Experiential Courses and Learning, at least a GPA of 3.00, graduate standing, and approved position description filled out by Site Supervisor and permission of the student’s major academic advisor and sponsoring faculty member. Clear learning objectives and academic assignments appropriate for the position and credits being earned.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing, good standing (min. 3.00 GPA), must have earned at least 9 credits in the program.
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COM 692 - Graduate Internship Project
This graduate course helps students synthesize skills and knowledge from the Strategic Communication Master’s degree program and their internship. Throughout their internship experience, graduate students will learn the standards and expectations of working professionals in the diverse field of Strategic Communication. Students will work closely with an adviser and site supervisor, who will oversee their internship experience and guide them in formulating and producing a project that emerges from their internship experiences. Upon completion of the project and toward the end of their internship, graduate students will present on their experiences and the work they produced to a committee.
Prerequisite: COM 501 and COM 503; approval of graduate coordinator or department chair. Must be taken concurrently with COM 691: Strategic Communication Graduate Internship.
Credit: 3
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CMA 596 - Graduate Global Experience
This course introduces students to the study of another culture through the intensive study of the arts in one or more cities in a country other than the United States. It combines classroom work with on-site travel and study out of country. Repeatable for a total of 12 credits. Note: It can be given for three to nine credits depending on the intensity of the field-work. The course is open to all Oswego students, but preference will be given to students in the School of Communication, Media, and the Arts. Independent research is required.
NOTE: Credit: 3 to 9
Repeatable for a total of 12 credits
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission
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CMA 600 - Integrated Media and Design
Survey of the many ways media is used to convey information, provide entertainment or instruction. The course will survey the technological state of the media, design factors, along with the social, economic and political implications of a rich media landscape. Prerequisite: Students must possess a BA, BS or BFA in art, design, communications, media, marketing, education, computer science, music, theatre, psychology or instructional design. If a student does not posses a degree in one of the above-mentioned areas, a student may petition the instructor for permission to enroll in the course. The instructor will determine whether the student’s interests are appropriate to the course.
Offered: Irregularly
Credit: 3
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CMA 601 - Special Projects in Integrated Media and Design
This course is design to allow students from various media-related disciplines to explore cooperatively new interactive paradigms for communication and artistic expression made possible by new and emerging technologies. The ultimate goal of the class is to produce a set of finished projects that will be presented to faculty in the Integrated Media Certificate program.
Prerequisite: CMA 600 or instructor permission.
Offered: Irregularly
Credit: 3
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CSC 554 - Systems Simulation
Simulation techniques; discrete change models; simulation languages; applications.
Prerequisite: Background equivalent to CCS 241; or instructor permission.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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CSC 586 - Topics in Artificial Intelligence
Heuristic vs. algorithmic methods using examples such as game playing programs. A discussion of a list processing language. A survey of the accomplishments in the areas of game playing, theorem proving, pattern recognition, question answering, adaptive systems, music composition and machine translation of language.
Prerequisite: Csc 516 or instructor permission.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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CPS 502 - Race, Gender, and Class Issues in Counseling
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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CPS 503 - Psychological Foundations: Personality
An intensive study and comparison of selected personality theories and systems. Characteristic research is reviewed, and ramifications of theories of personality assessment and counseling explored.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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CPS 504 - Psychological Foundations: Development
A survey of major theories of human development, analysis of developmental processes and examination of contemporary research issues in development. Focus is on synthesis of theories and their application within schools and other institutions.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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CPS 505 - Psychological Foundations: Psychopathology
This course explores models which may be used to define and describe both normal and abnormal styles of adapting to life situations. The broad areas of identification, etiology, treatment and management of the emotionally maladjusted are considered (KNOWLEDGE). Class format will consist primarily of lecture, discussion, process activities and audio-visual presentations.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and instructor permission.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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CPS 506 - Psychological Foundations: Learning
A survey of the major theories and processes of the psychology of learning. Examination of recent research, synthesis of theories, and application of learning principles to specific school situations.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Offered: Spring, Summer
Credit: 3
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CPS 507 - Educationally Disabling Conditions and Other Learning Differences
This course will introduce students to current educational and professional practices in working with students with educationally disabling conditions or other learning differences. The disabling conditions will be identified and the etiologies of such difficulties will be reviewed. Current practices in the assessment of each handicapped condition or learning problem will be presented and options for educational programming will be discussed.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Offered: Fall, Summer
Credit: 3
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CPS 508 - Foundations of Mental Health Counseling & Consultation
This course is designed for persons pursuing careers in mental health counseling. Topics addressed will include the history of mental counseling, an analysis of the current status of the mental health delivery system, and a futuristic look at mental health services (KNOWLEDGE). The course will include experiential activities and requires student participation (AUTHENTIC LEARNING). Additionally, the legal and societal bases of human services and community mental health services will be explored (SOCIAL JUSTICE). A critical analysis of major models of consultation with emphasis on generic and specific skills necessary for each model will be analyzed through the lens of the mental health field. Additionally, this course provides opportunity for students to PRACTICE communication information to students, parents, teachers, other school staff members, and other community agency personnel (COLLABORATION & LEADERSHIP).
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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CPS 509 - Professional Orientation & Ethics in Mental Health Counseling
This course is intended to provide students with specific KNOWLEDGE and skills for professional PRACTICE in the field of mental health counseling. It is intended to provide an understanding of grant writing, crisis intervention, and ethics relevant to professional counselors when working in a human services agency or community counseling centers. Students will have exposure to and/or involvement in the following areas of learning: a. models of crisis intervention, grant writing and ethical decision making (KNOWLEDGE & PRACTICE); b. the history and philosophy of mental health counseling (KNOWLEDGE); c. Grant writing (COLLABORATION); and d. resolution of ethical dilemmas (SOCIAL JUSTICE).
Prerequisite: graduate standing in CPS or a related field; or instructor permission.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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CPS 510 - Counseling Theory and Process
An analysis of theoretical approaches to counseling with particular emphasis upon the dimensions of the counseling process. The counselor’s understanding of human behavior, perceptions of self, and perceptions of the client are related to each theoretical system studied. Pre-practicum process experiences are an integral part of the course.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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CPS 511 - Practicum in Counseling
An initial supervised experience in counseling in which counseling theory is applied to practice. The students, both in individual session with the instructor and in small groups, critique and analyze their actual counseling sessions.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing, Cps 510, and instructor permission.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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CPS 512 - Practicum in Mental Health Counseling
This is an advanced course in counseling theory and PRACTICE. Student placement is as a participant-observer in a cooperating agency or counseling setting engaged in mental health or human welfare services or in an institutional setting providing preprofessional experiences of relevance to the counselor-candidate. (AUTHENTIC LEARNING, PRACTICE, COLLABORATION, LEADERSHIP). Experiences include a pre-placement orientation, weekly on-site supervisory visits, and weekly follow-through conferences on campus (AUTHENTIC LEARNING). The focus is on increasing the individual’s effectiveness and KNOWLEDGE of theory through intensive study of practical applications and theoretical bases.
Prerequisite: Completion of at least nine credit hours of sequential course work including Cps 510, and instructor permission.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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CPS 513 - Practicum in Mental Health Counseling/Substance Abuse
This is an advanced course in counseling theory and PRACTICE. Student placement is as a participant-observer in a cooperating chemical dependency agency or setting engaged in the specialized PRACTICE of treating the chemically dependent. (AUTHENTIC LEARNING, PRACTICE, COLLABORATION, LEADERSHIP). Experiences include a pre-placement orientation, weekly on-site supervisory visits, and weekly follow-through conferences on campus (AUTHENTIC LEARNING). The focus is on increasing the individual’s effectiveness and KNOWLEDGE of theory through intensive study of practical applications and theoretical bases with chemically dependent populations.
Prerequisite: Completion of at least 24 credit hours of sequential course work including Cps 511, 560 or 561, and instructor permission.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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CPS 514 - Cognitive Behavior Therapy
This course presents a model for counseling which emphasizes cognitive and behavioral intervention strategies. The rationale for this model is discussed and a format for initiating and conducting Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) is developed. Specific CBT techniques are demonstrated and laboratory experiences are arranged.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing, Cps 510 or permission of instructor.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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CPS 515 - Internship in Mental Health Counseling
Student placement as a participant-observer in a cooperating agency or counseling setting engaged in mental health or human welfare services or in an institutional setting providing preprofessional experiences of relevance to the counselor-candidate which may differ from the student’s anticipated work setting. (AUTHENTIC LEARNING, PRACTICE, COLLABORATION, LEADERSHIP). Experiences include a pre-placement orientation, weekly on-site supervisory visits and individual follow-through conferences on campus (AUTHENTIC LEARNING). May be taken for 3 or 6 credits for a total of 6 credits.
Prerequisite: Completion of at least 24 credit hours of sequential course work, including CPS 511, 512 or 513, and instructor permission.
Offered: Irregular
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CPS 516 - Internship in Alcoholism/Substance Abuse Counseling
An advanced, supervised field experience in an approved chemical dependency treatment setting. Students will extend KNOWLEDGE and skills developed in previous course work and field experience pertaining to the assessment and treatment of chemically dependent individuals and their families (COLLABORATION, AUTHENTIC LEARNING). In addition to agency supervision, on-site supervisory visits by the course instructor, class meetings and individual follow-through conferences with the instructor, class meetings and individual follow-through conferences with the instructor will be conducted (AUTHENTIC LEARNING).
Prerequisite: Completion of at least 24 credit hours of sequential course work, including Cps 560, 561 and 513 and instructor permission.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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CPS 520 - Social Gerontology
An intensive study of aging from an interdisciplinary perspective. Students will study the social conditions that affect human aging and the profound effects of aging on social dynamics and institutions, all of which will be examined in socio- historical contexts. Various sociological and psychosocial theories will be examined and used to help explain popular representations and stereotypes of the aging, social/public/governmental policies, employment issues, and political power. Issues of multiple jeopardy caused by the intersections of race/ethnicity, gender, affectional orientation, language, religion, social class with age will be examined.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Equivalent Course:
GRT 520
Credit: 3
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CPS 530 - Introduction to School Counseling
This course examines the origins and functions of guidance and personnel services and serves as an overview of the field of counseling and the roles and responsibilities of counselors within the profession.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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CPS 535 - Statistics by Computer
Basic and intermediate techniques of descriptive and inferential statistics using spreadsheets and statistical software to plan, execute, and interpret data.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and successful completion of an undergraduate or graduate course in statistics or permission of the instructor.
Offered: Fall and Spring
Credit: 3
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CPS 541 - Introduction to Group Process
Theory and process of group dynamics with specific focus upon application to educational settings. Laboratory experiences in group process.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Fall, Summer
Credit: 3
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CPS 559 - Ethno-cultural Aspects of Trauma
Trauma is a universal experience and training students to be competent in awareness of service delivery and policy decisions regarding trauma-affected populations is a critical need for the public health infrastructure. Given the changing demographics of the U.S. population, it has become increasingly important to understand how racial and ethnic identity influences on the perception, onset and manifestation of trauma. This course Ethno-Cultural Aspects of Trauma will examine the psychological effects of racial and ethnic identity on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In this course you will look at the general ideas of identity development and its effects on PTSD symptomology from a psychological basis.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and instructor permission.
Equivalent Course:
PSY 559
Credit: 3
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CPS 560 - Chemical Dependency and Its Treatment
This course will familiarize students with the problems of chemical dependency and its impact on the individual, family, and society. An understanding of the impact of chemical dependency, and knowledge of the basic principles of treatment and referral, constitute important aspects of professional preparation for counselors, psychologists, and educators. Problems and current approaches in defining, evaluating and treating chemical dependency will be explored. The course is structured to conform with the training of the Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Service and fulfills an essential educational requirement for those students who wish to become certified as Credentialed Alcoholism Counselors (CAC).
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CPS 568 - School Counseling: Assessment & Intervention
This course is centered around providing both the theoretical foundation of assessment and intervention as it applies to school counselors as well as hands on opportunities to apply this knowledge (Authentic Learning). Students will be able to accurately assess student needs at the individual, group, and school level; be able to create concrete, data driven interventions to address the identified needs of all students; and understand how to evaluate the effectiveness of their interventions (Knowledge, Practice, Social Justice). Additionally, students will use this assessment and intervention skillset to design a comprehensive developmental school counseling program (CDSCP) for their school/district (Authentic Learning, Collaboration & Leadership).
Prerequisite: Graduate level standing
Credit: 3
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CPS 569 - Clinical Assessment in Mental Health Counseling
This course will prepare students to interpret and perform clinical mental health assessments through the use of structured mental health interviews and objective personality and other assessments.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing & completion of Cps 585 and 511 or Cps 512/3, or permission of instructor.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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CPS 574 - Vocational Development and Decision-Making
This course approaches career development from the orientation of integrating career decisions into the broader spectrum of life-span development. A critical survey of practices, processes, media materials and informational sources are utilized to help the counselor facilitate client vocational exploration including decision-making at various life stages.
Prerequisite: Cps 510, Graduate standing and permission of instructor.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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CPS 585 - Foundations of Psychological and Educational Appraisal
A basic course emphasizing the theoretical framework for the processes of measurement and assessment. Related laboratory experiences focus on a variety of instruments and their use in school and agency settings.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and introductory course in statistics.
Offered: Fall, Summer
Credit: 3
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CPS 587 - Individual Cognitive Assessment
This course involves the thorough study of a variety of cognitive assessment techniques, emphasizing individual test administration, scoring, interpretation, and reporting.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing, CPS 585, permission of instructor.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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CPS 588 - Analysis Individual Learning I
A course to prepare the school psychologist to perform comprehensive diagnostic studies and to design and implement learning programs for children whose physical and/or psychological characteristics affect their learning efficiency in school settings. Particular, but not exclusive, consideration is given to relationships between individual learning patterns and such conditions as cerebral dysfunction, sensory deficits, motor disabilities, and intellectual deficits.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and instructor permission.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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CPS 589 - Social, Personal, and Ecological Assessment
A study of major types of observer systems (methods of collecting, analyzing and interpreting personality data) applicable in both individual test and naturalistic settings. Specific methods, emphasizing contemporary projective techniques, are investigated with respect to theoretical bases and applicability to the responsibilities of the school psychologist in assessing human behavior.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and instructor permission.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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