2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Offerings
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ACTG 540 - Accounting for Investments and Consolidations
Prerequisite, ACTG 331, or equivalent. Comprehensive coverage of accounting for investments and complex entities including mergers and acquisitions and consolidated financial statements. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits
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ACTG 541 - Not-For Profit and Government Accounting, and International Accounting
Prerequisite, ACTG 331, or equivalent. Focus on not-for-profit and government entities, accounting for multinational transactions including foreign currency translation, international accounting standards, partnerships and trusts. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits
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ACTG 561 - Forensic and Fraud Accounting
Prerequisite, ACTG 331, or equivalent. Detection of employee and financial statement fraud, financial damages in litigation and commercial property insurance, lost earnings for individuals, and business valuation. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits
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ACTG 571 - Advanced Business Law for Accountants
Prerequisite, BUS 215, or equivalent. Business law topics covered on the Regulation section of the CPA exam. These topics include contracts, sales, commercial paper, secured transactions, suretyship, creditors’ rights, agency, bankruptcy, securities regulation, CPA legal liability, and the formation of various business entities. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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ACTG 650 - Business Taxation - Planning and Strategy
This course is an overview of business taxation concepts, with a focus on helping students understand how tax planning drives the value equation. This course is not designed to create tax specialists, but rather to give students an understanding of the competitive advantage that tax planning can provide. This course would be appropriate for accounting majors and other business/finance majors who are pursuing careers in investment banking, corporate finance, strategy consulting, money management and venture capital. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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ACTG 651 - Accounting Analytics
Prerequisite, BUS 603 or Accelerated Undergraduate/Master of Science in Accounting major. An introduction to how to leverage SQL and statistical analysis to address problems/applications in financial and managerial accounting, auditing, taxation, and accounting information systems. The primary tool used will be R, with optional use of Alteryx. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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ACTG 681 - Professional Ethics and Responsibilities in Accounting
Prerequisite, admission M.S in accounting program. A comprehensive coverage of ethical and professional issues encountered by accounting professionals. The course helps students cultivate the ethical commitment needed to ensure that their work meets the highest standards of integrity, independence, objectivity and professionalism. Ethical obligations, professional standards and their impact on decisions in a professional accounting setting. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits
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ACTG 695 - Special Topics in Accounting
Selected topics in accounting. Course titles and prerequisites may vary. Letter grade. May be repeated for credit. Some courses may require student lab fees. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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Broadcast Journalism |
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BRJL 531 - Producing the News Magazine Television Series
Prerequisite, FP 531 . Students in this class will produce a multi-part series of half hour live-on-tape programs where a host/anchor interviews reporters and screens their long format (4-7 minutes) news packages. Each show will feature 3 reporters and their stories. Letter grade. May be repeated for credit. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits
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Business |
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BUS 600 - Strategies for Competitive Advantage
Prerequisite, admission to the MBA program. Introduction to the techniques and tools used to identify and exploit business strategies to create value. Specifically, this course develops an understanding of the sources of competitive advantage by focusing on the quantity and quality of resources available to the firm and on the opportunities and threats that shape the firm’s competitive environment with an emphasis on how the expectations of society can be integrated with strategic economic decision-making. (Offered every semester.) 1 credit
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BUS 601 - Economic Analysis for Business
Corequisite, BUS 600 , or graduate accounting major. This course examines the application of economic analysis to business decision-making. The course integrates the elements of macroeconomics and economic policies, applied microeconomics and international economics. Particular emphasis is placed on the role and importance of business conditions in business decisions, the theory of demand, the determination of price through the interaction of supply and demand, market structure and price determination, analysis of costs and supply, and pricing in factors in production. Some sections of this course will be restricted to students admitted to specific degree programs. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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BUS 601P - Economic Analysis for Business
Taught in Prague only. This course examines the application of economic analysis to business decision-making. The course integrates the elements of macroeconomics and economic policies, applied microeconomics and international economics. Particular emphasis is placed on the role and importance of business conditions in business decisions, the theory of demand, the determination of price through the interaction of supply and demand, market structure and price determination, analysis of costs and supply, and pricing in factors in production. (Offered every year.) 4 credits
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BUS 602 - Accounting and Financial Analysis
Corequisite, BUS 600 . Exploration of the use and analysis of financial reports and information. The use of accounting information in financial contracts and performance evaluation and the ethical issues underlying the presentation and use of accounting information are highlighted. Some sections of this course will be restricted to students admitted to specific degree programs. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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BUS 602P - Accounting and Financial Analysis
Prerequisite, Prague MBA program. Exploration of the use and analysis of financial and managerial accounting reports and information. The use of accounting information in financial contracts and performance evaluation and the ethical issues underlying the presentation and use of accounting information are highlighted. (Offered every year.) 4 credits
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BUS 603 - Statistics for Business Decisions
Corequisite, BUS 600 . This course provides students with the statistical tools and conceptual framework to make informed management decisions. Data are described by their central tendency and dispersion characteristics. Sampling theory, sampling distributions, statistical inference, and testing of hypotheses as applied to economic and business problems. Correlation, regression analysis, and index numbers form a major component of this course. Statistical applications and the use of computers are an integral part of the course material. Some sections of this course will be restricted to students admitted to specific degree programs. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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BUS 603P - Statistics for Business Decisions
Prerequisite, Prague MBA program. This course provides students with the statistical tools and conceptual framework to make informed management decisions. Data are described by their central tendency and dispersion characteristics. Sampling theory, sampling distributions, statistical inference, and testing of hypotheses as applied to economic and business problems. Correlation, regression analysis, and index numbers form a major component of this course. Statistical applications and the use of computers are an integral part of the course material. (Offered every year.) 4 credits
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BUS 604 - Organization and Management
Corequisites, BUS 600 , BUS 601 . For organizations to create value they must have the capability to react to market opportunities quickly. This course introduces the tools, techniques, and skills necessary to increase the capacity of firms to do that. Building on insights from economics, this course teaches students how to align incentives, identify and change employee preferences, assign decision rights, and select and retain appropriate employees. Most importantly, this course will describe how a firm can be designed and managed to reduce the bureaucratic behavior that destroys value in organizations. Some sections of this course will be restricted to students admitted to specific degree programs. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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BUS 604P - Organization and Management
Prerequisite, Prague MBA program. For organizations to create value, they must have the capability to react to market opportunities quickly. This course introduces the tools, techniques, and skills necessary to increase the capacity of firms to do that. Building on insights from economics and strategy, this course teaches students how to align incentives, identify and change employee preferences, assign decision rights, and select and retain appropriate employees. Most importantly, this course will describe how a firm can be designed and managed to reduce the bureaucratic behavior that destroys value in organizations. (Offered every year.) 4 credits
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BUS 605 - Marketing Management
Prerequisites, BUS 601 , BUS 602 , or enrollment in the full-time MBA program. In the highly competitive global environment, market-oriented thinking and sound marketing management can make the difference between success and failure. Students examine such topics as customer satisfaction and retention, marketing research, market segmentation, promotion, product, and pricing decisions. Instructors may use a variety of techniques including the use of lectures, class discussions, cases, simulations, etc. Some sections of this course will be restricted to students admitted to specific degree programs. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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BUS 605P - Marketing Management
Prerequisite, Prague MBA program. In the highly competitive global environment, market-oriented thinking and sound marketing management can make the difference between success and failure. Students examine such topics as customer satisfaction and retention, marketing research, market segmentation, promotion, product and pricing decisions. (Offered every year.) 4 credits
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BUS 606 - Operations and Technology Management
Prerequisites, BUS 602 , BUS 603 . In this course, students analyze the management of operations and technology in both production and service industries. Topics include operations and technology strategy, project management, product and process design, capacity and location planning, supply chain management, and total quality management. Students examine the tradeoffs involved in operation decisions and the application of software tools to solve these problems. Some sections of this course will be restricted to students admitted to specific degree programs. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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BUS 606P - Operations and Technology Management
Prerequisite, Prague MBA program. In this course, students analyze the management of operations and technology in both production and service industries. Topics include operations and technology strategy, project management, product and process design, capacity and location planning, supply chain management, and total quality management. Students examine the tradeoffs involved in operation decisions and the application of software tools to solve these problems. (Offered every year.) 4 credits
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BUS 607 - Financial Management
Prerequisites, BUS 601 , BUS 602 , BUS 603 . Good financial decisions enhance firm value. This course examines the issues faced by corporate financial managers and the tools and techniques for creating value. Topics include the risk-return tradeoff, financial statement analysis, financial forecasting, valuation, the cost of capital, and capital budgeting. Some sections of this course will be restricted to students admitted to specific degree programs. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits
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BUS 607P - Financial Management
Prerequisite, Prague MBA program. Good financial decisions enhance firm value. This course examines the issues faced by corporate financial managers and the tools and techniques for creating value. Topics include the risk-return tradeoff, financial statement analysis, financial forecasting, valuation, the cost of capital, and capital budgeting. (Offered every year.) 4 credits
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BUS 609 - Business Analytics
Prerequisite, BUS 603 , or graduate accounting major. This course focuses on business analytics and mathematical modeling. Extending the skills obtained in the statistics course (BUS 603), this class focuses on models for prescriptive and predictive analytics as well as structured decision making under uncertainty. Multiple regression modeling, business forecasting, Monte Carlo simulation, risk modeling applications will be covered, as well as optimization including linear, integer and non-linear programming. Decision analysis will make up the final major topic of the course. The course emphasizes applications that are useful for managerial decision making in operations, marketing and finance settings. Some sections of this course will be restricted to students admitted to specific degree programs. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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BUS 610 - Understanding the Global Business Environment
Prerequisites, BUS 604 , BUS 605 , BUS 607 . Students acquire analytical skills to assess the dynamic nature of the globalization process, including the ability to relate course concepts to current international news events, and to integrate such knowledge structures into value-creation strategies for global organizations. Students will also develop the ability to apply international business concepts, via case study analysis, to problems and challenges facing firms which compete in the global economy. The course features a semester long group project wherein students develop the ability to research, write, and present a plan to develop an international business opportunity for a real firm. Some sections of this course will be restricted to students admitted to specific degree programs. (Offered every year.) 4 credits
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BUS 610P - Understanding the Global Business Environment
Prerequisite, Prague MBA program. Students acquire analytical skills to assess the dynamic nature of the globalization process, including the ability to relate course concepts to current international news events, and to integrate such knowledge structures into value-creation strategies for global organizations. Students will also develop the ability to apply international business concepts, via case study analysis, to problems and challenges facing firms that compete in the global economy. The course features a semester long group project wherein students develop the ability to research, write, and present a plan to develop an international business opportunity for a real firm. (Offered every year.) 4 credits
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BUS 612 - Strategic Management
Prerequisites, BUS 600 , BUS 601 , BUS 602 , BUS 603 , BUS 604 , BUS 605 , BUS 606 , BUS 607 , BUS 609 , BUS 613 and a cumulative GPA of 3.000 in MBA course work. This course relies heavily on the case method of instruction to apply strategic analyses and techniques. Students focus on the requirements for sustaining competitive advantage and the implications of these requirements for market positioning, diversification, acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate restructuring, and other decisions that can significantly affect firm value. This course also requires students to demonstrate significant business research and presentation skills by forming teams to analyze a strategic issue facing an actual firm. Recommendations based on that analysis are presented and defended orally and in writing and judged by a panel of professors and business leaders. Some sections of this course will be restricted to students admitted to specific degree programs. (Offered every semester.) 4 credits
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BUS 612P - Strategic Management
Prerequisite, Prague MBA program. This course relies heavily on the case method of instruction to apply strategic analyses and techniques. Students focus on the requirements for sustaining competitive advantage and the implications of these requirements for market positioning, diversification, acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate restructuring, and other decisions that can significantly affect firm value. This course also requires students to demonstrate significant business research and presentation skills by forming teams to analyze a strategic issue facing an actual firm. Recommendations based on that analysis are presented and defended orally and in writing and judged by a panel of professors and business leaders. (Offered every year.) 4 credits
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BUS 613 - Accounting for Management and Control
Prerequisites, BUS 601 , BUS 602 . This course examines the use of accounting information for management decision-making. The determination of product costs as well as the use of accounting information for planning, control and evaluation of business activities is emphasized. We will examine alternative approaches to the application of managerial accounting, with an emphasis on normative models of the use of information in decision contexts and the impact that accounting information has on behavior within the organization. (Offered as needed.) 2 credits
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BUS 620 - Marketing Analytics
Prerequisites, BUS 603 or EMBA 603 , and BUS 605 or EMBA 605 . The world of marketing has become very data-driven. As such, the primary objective of this course is to develop an understanding on which forms of data and analytics are most appropriate to use in different situations. The perspective of this course is largely managerial, and mostly non-technical. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits
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BUS 621 - Investments
Prerequisite, BUS 607 or EMBA 607 or REAL 603 . Investment principles and practices, emphasis on the problems of the investor. The evaluation, selection, and management of securities; investment principles; trading methods and valuation; different types of investments and savings; sources of information available to assure wise investing; and interpretation of financial statements. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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BUS 621P - Investments
Prerequisite, Prague MBA program. Investment principles and practices, emphasis on the problems of the investor. The evaluation, selection, and management of securities; investment principles; trading methods and valuation; different types of investments and savings; sources of information available to assure wise investing; and interpretation of financial statements. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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BUS 624 - Marketing Research
Prerequisites, BUS 603 , BUS 605 , or EMBA 603 , EMBA 605 . This course guides students in identifying a firm’s marketing research problem (or opportunity) as it relates to its market, product, price, promotion, distribution, and/or the external environment. Students develop solutions by implementing the marketing research process. Emphasis is placed on the planning, investigating, collecting and interpreting data, and presenting results. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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BUS 626 - Consumer Behavior
Prerequisite, BUS 605 , or EMBA 605 . This course will provide students with a conceptual understanding of the fundamentals of consumer behavior and its role in the development of marketing strategy. This course will examine sociological and cultural foundations of the field and consumer behavior and the relationship of these theories to managerial decisions. The course will be taught from the perspective of the marketing manager who needs knowledge of consumer behavior to develop, evaluate and implement effective marketing strategies. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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BUS 627 - Advanced Corporate Finance
Prerequisite, BUS 607 , or EMBA 607 . This course emphasizes the analysis of the current/future practices and issues in the area of corporate finance. Topics include valuation, capital markets, management of short-term assets and liabilities, capital structure, capital budgeting, the cost of capital, investment decisions, merger and acquisitions, and corporate use of derivatives. (Offered interterm.) 3 credits
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BUS 628 - International Finance
Prerequisite, BUS 607 , or EMBA 607 . Introduction to international financial markets and application of the principles of international financial management. Topics include foreign exchange systems and markets for foreign exchange, determination of exchange rates, international monetary systems, international corporate governance mechanisms and management of exchange rate risk, problems unique to international operations, international sources and uses of funds, long-term assets and liability management, and capital budgeting and corporate financial strategy in an international context. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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BUS 628P - International Finance
Taught in Prague. Introduction to international financial markets and application of the principles of international financial management. Topics include foreign exchange systems and markets for foreign exchange, determination of exchange rates, international monetary systems, international corporate governance mechanisms and management of exchange rate risk, problems unique to international operations, international sources and uses of funds, long-term assets and liability management, and capital budgeting and corporate financial strategy in an international context. (Offered as needed.) 4 credits
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BUS 630 - New Product Development
Prerequisite, BUS 605 , or EMBA 605 . The focus of the course is the management of the new product development process for both established firms and start-ups. Development and successful commercialization of new products and services are crucial to increase sales, profits, and even company survival rate in competitive industries. The course examines new product/service development from opportunity identification through launch. Best industry practices, development team dynamics, integration of products and services to offer higher value/benefits to users, sales forecasting, and a semester-long marketing plan project are cornerstones of the course. Students who take this class should be committed to participating fully in a team project. Teams typically meet for 1-3 hours per week outside class throughout the semester. (This is in addition to individual time spent preparing for class discussion.) The course is intended as a hands-on experience of the product development process. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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BUS 631 - Derivative Securities and Markets
Prerequisite, BUS 621 . Analyses of financial options, futures, and other derivative securities. The course develops a framework for the use of securities in hedging financial risk. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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BUS 632 - Financial Reporting and Analysis
Prerequisites, BUS 602 , BUS 607 , or EMBA 602 , EMBA 607 , or graduate accounting major. BUS 607 or EMBA 607 may be taken concurrently. Selected topics in financial reporting and financial statement analysis. Examines the link between the financial reporting process and capital markets and the use of financial accounting information in investment and credit decisions. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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BUS 632P - Financial Reporting and Analysis
Prerequisite, MBA/EMBA Czech program. Selected topics in financial reporting and financial statement analysis. Examines the link between the financial reporting process and capital markets and the use of financial accounting information in investment and credit decisions. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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BUS 633 - International Marketing
Prerequisite, BUS 605 , or EMBA 605 . Study of international marketing opportunities and constraints, including cultural differences, political and legal issues, and economic concerns. This course will serve as an introduction to the complex issues that are critical to the success of an international business. Special attention will be focused on examining and evaluating global marketing opportunities and developing marketing strategies to capitalize on these opportunities. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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BUS 633P - International Marketing
Prerequisites, Prague MBA program, BUS 605P . Study of international marketing opportunities and constraints, including cultural differences, political and legal issues, and economic concerns. This course will serve as an introduction to the complex issues that are critical to the success of an international business. Special attention will be focused on examining and evaluating global marketing opportunities and developing marketing strategies to capitalize on these opportunities. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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BUS 634 - Marketing Strategy
Prerequisite, BUS 605 , or EMBA 605 . This course provides a comprehensive framework for the development of competitive marketing strategies. The course is cross-functional in its focus, attempting (where appropriate) to integrate marketing issues with financial, operating, and other key functional issues. Conventional marketing strategy assumptions are challenged, and alternative paradigms for achieving strategic success are proposed. The course focuses on business-level marketing strategy, rather than corporate strategy or business policy. Students develop new perspectives for creating innovative marketing strategies that achieve organizational objectives and build competitive advantage. The course features a semester-long marketing simulation project. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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BUS 634P - Marketing Strategy
Taught in Prague. This course provides a comprehensive framework for the development of competitive marketing strategies. The course is cross-functional in its focus, attempting (where appropriate) to integrate marketing issues with financial, operating and other key functional issues. Conventional marketing strategy assumptions are challenged, and alternative paradigms for achieving strategic success are proposed. The course focuses on business-level marketing strategy, rather than corporate strategy or business policy. Students develop new perspectives for creating innovative marketing strategies that achieve organizational objectives and build competitive advantage. The course features a semester-long marketing simulation project. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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BUS 635 - Management of Entrepreneurial Enterprises
Prerequisites, BUS 601 , BUS 602 , BUS 603 , BUS 604 , or EMBA 601 , EMBA 602 , EMBA 603 , EMBA 604 . BUS 604 or EMBA 604 may be taken concurrently. This seminar introduces students to the basic activities required to successfully manage an entrepreneurial enterprise. Topics include generating entrepreneurial ideas, assessing the potential of new ventures, developing business plans, attracting capital, and taking a business public. In addition, legal issues associated with new ventures will be discussed. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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BUS 635P - Management of Entrepreneurial Enterprises
Taught in Prague. This seminar introduces students to the basic activities required to successfully manage an entrepreneurial enterprise. Topics include generating entrepreneurial ideas, assessing the potential of new ventures, developing business plans, attracting capital, and taking a business public. In addition, legal issues associated with new ventures will be discussed. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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BUS 636 - Financing Entrepreneurial Enterprises
Prerequisite, BUS 607 , or EMBA 607 . This course provides an in-depth examination of financial issues of particular importance to entrepreneurs. Topics include estimating capital requirements and risk, identifying and evaluating sources of capital, and liquidity events. Issues associated with structuring partnership arrangements and other alliances are also discussed. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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BUS 637 - Financial Markets and Institutions
Prerequisite, BUS 607 , or EMBA 607 . Analysis of financial markets, instruments trading in capital and money markets, and the management of financial institutions. The course develops a framework for discussing the structure of major financial intermediaries and non-intermediaries, portfolio composition, impact of government regulation, and interrelation of financial institutions and markets. Topics include analysis of the demand and supply of loanable funds, the instruments and organization of money and capital markets, financial flows and the impact of public policy, and term and risk structure of interest rates. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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BUS 637P - Financial Markets and Institutions
Prerequisite, BUS 601P . Taught in Prague. Analysis of financial markets, instruments trading in capital and money markets, and the management of financial institutions. The course develops a framework for discussing the structure of major financial intermediaries and non-intermediaries, portfolio composition, impact of government regulation, and interrelation of financial institutions and markets. Topics include analyses of the demand and supply of loanable funds, the instruments and organization of money and capital markets, financial flows and the impact of public policy, and term and risk structure of interest rates. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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BUS 638 - Digital and Social Media Marketing
Prerequisites, BUS 601 , BUS 602 , BUS 605 , or EMBA 601 , EMBA 602 , EMBA 605 . BUS 605 , or EMBA 605 may be taken concurrently with the consent of the Associate Director of Graduate Programs. This course provides a contemporary view of how the Internet and social media technologies revolutionize marketing planning and execution. Study units include digital marketing strategy and business models, online buying behavior, electronic commerce, online traffic generation, and social media marketing. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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BUS 638P - Internet and Social Media Marketing
Prerequisite, BUS 605 , or BUS 605P . Taught in Prague. This course provides a contemporary view of how the Internet and social media technologies revolutionize marketing planning and execution. Study units include Internet marketing strategy and business models, online buying behavior, electronic commerce, online traffic generation, and social media marketing. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 4 credits
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BUS 639 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructuring
Prerequisite, BUS 607 , or EMBA 607 . This seminar focuses on the critical corporate level strategic decisions that managers must make about the combination of assets a firm will hold and how those assets will be deployed and integrated to sustain a competitive advantage. Topics include mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, leveraged buyouts, divestitures, corporate restructuring, and related governance issues. Particular emphasis will be placed on mergers and acquisitions. Students learn how to value and structure acquisitions, and how to manage them to achieve their greatest contribution to firm value. Hostile takeovers, friendly mergers, and acquisitions of entrepreneurial enterprises are addressed in detail. Guest speakers with directly relevant experience are invited to address the class. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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BUS 639P - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructuring
Taught in Prague. This seminar focuses on the critical corporate level strategic decisions that managers must make about the combination of assets a firm will hold and how those assets will be deployed and integrated to sustain a competitive advantage. Topics include mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, leveraged buyouts, divestitures, corporate restructuring, and related governance issues. Particular emphasis will be placed on mergers and acquisitions. Students learn how to value and structure acquisitions, and how to manage them to achieve their greatest contribution to firm value. Hostile takeovers, friendly mergers, and acquisitions of entrepreneurial enterprises are addressed in detail. Guest speakers with directly relevant experience are invited to address the class. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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BUS 640 - Leadership and Corporate Governance
Prerequisites, BUS 601 , BUS 604 . This course offers opportunity to examine current leadership practices and their application in corporate governance and organizational transformation. The rapid rate of change brought on by technological advances, globalization, ethical and economic turmoil are placing unprecedented demands on profit and non-profit boards and business leaders at all levels. Leadership and corporate governance “best practices” and current research will be discussed and understood through the extensive use of case studies, experiential exercises and group/individual projects to better prepare students to succeed as future leaders and board members. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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BUS 640P - Leadership and Corporate Governance
Taught in Prague. This course offers opportunity to examine current leadership practices and their application in corporate governance and organizational transformation. The rapid rate of change brought on by technological advances, globalization, ethical and economic turmoil are placing unprecedented demands on profit and non-profit boards and business leaders at all levels. Leadership and corporate governance “best practices” and current research will be discussed and understood through the extensive use of case studies, experiential exercises and group/individual projects to better prepare students to succeed as future leaders and board members. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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BUS 641 - Portfolio Management
Prerequisite, BUS 621 . The course will focus on the application of financial theory to the issues and problems of security selection, portfolio theory and construction, financial futures, risk and return in investments, and will involve management of actual portfolios. The course will build upon the analytical skills developed in BUS 621 . Students in this course oversee the student managed investment fund. The University has allocated $1 million for students to manage by investing in an equity portfolio benchmarked to the S&P 500. A major activity of this course will be to select industry weights and individual securities for the portfolio. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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BUS 645 - Human Resources Management
Prerequisite, BUS 604 , or EMBA 604 . Students learn a systems approach to managing human resources in organizations. Topics include environmental scanning, managing diversity, legal issues, strategic HR, job analysis, performance appraisal, recruitment and selection, workforce reductions, career development, training, compensation, benefits, and labor and employee relations. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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BUS 650 - International Business Law
Prerequisites, BUS 601 , BUS 602 , BUS 604 , or EMBA 601 , EMBA 602 , EMBA 604 . Introduction to legal issues surrounding international commerce including contracting, international shipping, and liability of air and ocean carriers. Students in this class will become familiar with various areas of regulation of international business, such as competition law, employment discrimination law, and environmental law. Topics include international and U.S. trade law, including GATT 1994, and the regulation of imports and exports. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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BUS 652 - Business Negotiations
Prerequisite, BUS 604 or EMBA 604 or REAL 602 . This course reviews the theory and practice of negotiation. Focused on developing skills relevant to a broad spectrum of substantive negotiations, the course supplies both the analytical tools to identify the best possible agreements and the behavioral tools to negotiate them. The emphasis is on developing your intuitions and your understanding of conceptual frameworks so that you can learn from every negotiation. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits
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BUS 656 - Project Management
Prerequisites, BUS 602 , BUS 603 , BUS 604 , BUS 605 , BUS 606 , or EMBA 602 , EMBA 603 , EMBA 604 , EMBA 605 , EMBA 606 . This course focuses on the essential managerial skills for managing projects, including innovation and development of new products, services, and systems; selection, procurement, and implementation of new technology; (re)location and (re)configuration of facilities; mergers and acquisitions; maintenance projects; and organizing and hosting events. Using a project management framework, students will learn about the issues, problems, and solutions involved in carrying out a team project from start to finish. Students will use the Microsoft Project and Crystal Ball software programs to manage a real-world project. Topics include project selection, project planning, budgeting, project scheduling, resource allocation, resource leveling, project monitoring and evaluation, team building, and supportive communication. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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BUS 656P - Project Management
Taught in Prague. This course focuses on the essential managerial skills for managing projects, including innovation and development of new products, services, and systems; selection, procurement, and implementation of new technology; (re)location and (re)configuration of facilities; mergers and acquisitions; maintenance projects; and organizing and hosting events. Using a project management framework, students will learn about the issues, problems, and solutions involved in carrying out a team project from start to finish. Students will use the Microsoft Project and Crystal Ball software programs to manage a real-world project. Topics include project selection, project planning, budgeting, project scheduling, resource allocation, resource leveling, project monitoring and evaluation, team building and supportive communication. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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BUS 657 - Global Supply Chain Management
Prerequisite, BUS 606 , or EMBA 606 . This course explores the key issues associated with the design and management of supply chains, providing an overview of the concepts and decision processes in effectively managing the flow of goods, services, and information in a global environment. Topics covered include a strategic framework for supply chain management, managing inventories in the supply chain, strategic positioning of safety stocks, logistics and supply chain strategies, integrated supply management, global sourcing, supply chain design and operation, design for supply chain principles, risk pooling, supply chain coordination and bullwhip effect, supply chain related strategic alliances, the role of information technology in the supply chain, and emerging trends in supply chain management. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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BUS 658 - Information Systems in Digital Times
Prerequisites, BUS 602 and BUS 603 , or EMBA 602 and EMBA 603 . This course develops skills to ensure the organization information systems (IS) and technologies support the competitive position of the firm. Fundamental technologies supporting today’s businesses are presented. Organizational and financial models for managing and funding information systems and process/systems improvement projects are discussed. Modern process enabling technology and information systems implementation project management are examined. Finally, students will investigate business architectures that enable competitive advantage. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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BUS 660 - Corporate Entrepreneurship
Prerequisites, BUS 604 , BUS 605 , or EMBA 604 , EMBA 605 . BUS 605 , or EMBA 605 may be taken concurrently with the consent of the Associate Director of Graduate Programs. This graduate seminar focuses upon the necessity of creativity and innovation for individual and organizational success in dynamic and competitive environments. The course reviews recent advances in theoretical and applied models of creativity and innovation on different levels of analysis: global innovativeness and competitiveness of nations, industry level analysis of creativity and innovation in high technology sectors with consideration of government support of technology development, organizational level analysis of successful and unsuccessful case illustrations, and individual managerial level of analysis of creativity. Students will be actively engaged as a participant in this seminar with required individual research, experiential exercises, reflection assignments, and group/individual presentations. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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BUS 660P - Corporate Entrepreneurship
Taught in Prague. This graduate seminar focuses upon the necessity of creativity and innovation for individual and organizational success in dynamic and competitive environments. The course reviews recent advances in theoretical and applied models of creativity and innovation on different levels of analysis: global innovativeness and competitiveness of nations, industry level analysis of creativity and innovation in high technology sectors with consideration of government support of technology development, organizational level analysis of successful and unsuccessful case illustrations, and individual managerial level of analysis of creativity. Students will be actively engaged as a participant in this seminar with required individual research, experiential exercises, reflection assignments, and group/individual presentations. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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BUS 670 - Real Estate Principles and Practice
Prerequisites, BUS 601 , BUS 602 , or EMBA 601 , EMBA 602 . Prerequisite for M.S. Real Estate major, BUS 602 . This course explores fundamental concepts related to real estate markets, institutions, and functions. The course examines the physical, legal, regulatory, economic, and tax considerations that influence real estate decisions. Topics include real estate brokerage and listing, contracts for sale and closing, appraisal, types of residential and commercial mortgages, and risks associated with real estate investing. Discussion of the current state of real estate markets will be an important component of the course. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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BUS 684 - Digital Transformation of the Entertainment Industries
Prerequisites, BUS 604 , or EMBA 604 and BUS 605 , or EMBA 605 . The digitization of entertainment goods - goods like books, music, movies, and tv - has profoundly impacted the way that such goods are produced, marketed, sold, and promoted. It has weakened the effective strength of copyright and altered the balance of power in existing industries. And the changes are far from over. This course will examine the fundamental economic principles behind how firm and consumer behavior have changed in these industries and attempt to use these principles to predict what changes we can expect to see ongoing, how firms should respond, and where there is opportunity to proactively shape the future of entertainment. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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BUS 685 - Seminar in Business Consulting
Prerequisite, BUS 604 , or EMBA 604 . This course reviews: the history of the business consulting industry, recent trends in the consulting industry structure and demand, concepts on the phases/steps in the consulting process, review of tools used by business consultants, and the course provides students an opportunity to apply classroom concepts to real-world consulting projects. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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BUS 686 - Building Cross-Cultural Business Competencies
Prerequisite, BUS 604 , or EMBA 604 . Students will evaluate how differences in national, corporate, and professional culture can best be orchestrated to maximize firm value. The course will also address the applicability of Western management techniques across cultures. The class will feature a series of classroom lectures and on-line assignments. There is a required 10 day international travel component to visit local and foreign invested businesses in one country located in the Pacific Rim or in South America. Fee: TBD. (Offered interterm.) 3 credits
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BUS 687 - International Business Environment and Practice
Prerequisite, BUS 604 or EMBA 604 . International business travel course; content of course changes every semester. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. May be repeated for credit once. Fee: TBD. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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BUS 688 - Curricular Practical Training
This course offers students an opportunity to learn professional skills “on the job.” P/NP. (Offered every semester.) 0 credit
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BUS 690 - Graduate Internship
P/NP. May be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) 0-3 credits
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BUS 692 - Special Topics in International Business
Prerequisite, BUS 604 , or EMBA 604 . Special topics in International Business. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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BUS 693 - Special Topics in Marketing
Prerequisite, BUS 605 , or EMBA 605 . Selected topics in marketing. May be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) 1-4 credits
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BUS 694 - Special Topics in Finance
Prerequisite, BUS 607 , or EMBA 607 . Selected topics in finance. (Offered as needed.) 1-4 credits
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BUS 695 - Special Topics in Entrepreneurship
Prerequisite, BUS 604 , or EMBA 604 . Selected topics in entrepreneurship. Some sections of this course may require different prerequisites or corequisites. (Offered as needed.) 1-4 credits
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BUS 696 - Special Topics in Business
Selected topics in business. Some sections of this course may require different prerequisites or corequisites. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. May be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits
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BUS 696P - Special Topics in Business
Taught in Prague. Selected topics in business. (Offered every year.) 1-4 credits
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BUS 699 - Independent Research
Prerequisites, consent of instructor, completion of all core course work. Individual study and research is offered to students to research particular topics that are not provided for by regular curriculum offerings. May be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) 1-3 credits
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CSD 500 - Research Methods
Prerequisite, communication sciences and disorders majors only. Research methods, design, analysis within evidence-based-practice. Evaluate research studies in communication sciences and disorders; apply results of research-based intervention in practice of speech-language pathology. Understand roles as evaluators and consumers of research; learn to critically read literature, apply findings; identify own research to advance science. Letter grade. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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CSD 501 - Articulation and Phonology
Prerequisite, communication sciences and disorders majors only. In-depth study of normal development of articulation/phonology, the nature and causes of abnormal articulation/phonology, and the assessment and treatment of these processes. Student develops skills in phonetic transcription of errors, administration and evaluation of articulation test results, and planning treatment procedures. Letter grade. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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CSD 502 - Clinical Procedures and Professional Issues
Prerequisite, communication sciences and disorders majors only. Develop an understanding of the clinical process, clinical terminology, reviewing files, reviewing general disorder areas, understanding communication abilities of clients, positive and negative clinician traits, writing behavioral objectives, teaching and treatment techniques, data collection and analysis, and preparing for first clinical experience. Letter grade. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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CSD 503 - Language Disorders in Children
Prerequisite, communication sciences and disorders majors only. Disorders of language in children ages 3-21; impact on academic performance, high and low incidence disorders; prevention, screening, assessment, identification, and treatment. Principles/techniques of assessment, intervention focus on the periods of emergent language, language for learning, advanced adolescent language; integrated with students’ clinical practicum. Letter grade. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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CSD 504 - Fluency
Prerequisite, communication sciences and disorders major. This course studies detailed information regarding stuttering and fluency disorders in children and adults. Theories of stuttering will be reviewed, culminating in demonstrations of assessment and treatment of disfluency and stuttering, cluttering behaviors that interfere with communication in school or work behaviors and cause emotional stress. (Offered every year.) 2 credits
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CSD 505 - Autism Spectrum Disorders and Early Childhood Assessment
Prerequisite, communication sciences and disorders major. This course studies autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis, etiologies, and characteristics across the lifespan. Topics will include current, controversial, traditional treatments: applied behavior analysis, theory of mind, weak central coherence, “Extreme Male” theory, biomedical issues, special diets, chelation, and Pivotal Response Theory. Also includes early childhood assessment critical to diagnosis and intervention. Letter grade. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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CSD 506 - Neuroanatomy
Prerequisite, communication sciences and disorders major. This course provides detailed information regarding the peripheral and central nervous systems as they relate to normal speech and voice production, language, cognition and swallowing. Students will gain an increased awareness of neuropathologies that contribute to neurogenic communication disorders and dysphagia. Letter grade. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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CSD 507 - Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and Cognitive Aspects of Communication
Prerequisite, communication sciences and disorders major. Course studies include augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), related assistive technology used to aid individuals with complex communication needs (e.g., severe physical impairments, sensory impairments, severe communication disorders, etc.); impact of cognitive, educational, physical, psychosocial, and linguistic aspects of human behavior on AAC use, assessment, intervention, research issues. Letter grade. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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CSD 509 - School-Based Issues
Prerequisite, communication sciences and disorders major. This course studies issues experienced in the educational system where many speech language pathologists work, including understanding/appreciation of varying processes/procedures, Legislative foundations, referral/assessment process, Student Study Team, IEP process, RTI, service delivery options, state curriculum standards, specialized services, review of SLP role in public school. Letter grade. (Offered every year.) 2 credits
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CSD 510 - Adult Language Disorders
Prerequisite, communication sciences and disorders major. Detailed information regarding acquired speech, language and cognitive-communicative disorders, and the neurological conditions that cause them. Students will become familiar with procedures for assessment, treatment, and management of patients in locations ranging from the intensive care unit to outpatient services. Letter grade. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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CSD 511 - Disorders of Swallowing/Dysphagia
Prerequisite, communication sciences and disorders major. In-depth-study of anatomy/physiology of normal swallow in children and adults. Neurological/oncologic disorders affecting swallowing process. Evaluation of patients with dysphagia; clinical and instrumental analysis; treatment plans based on history and evaluation results are designed and examined. Current research on assessment/management of swallowing disorders. Letter grade. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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CSD 512 - Multicultural and Second Language Acquisition
Prerequisite, communication sciences and disorders majors only. Current theories on language acquisition and practical application pertaining to culturally and linguistically diverse persons with communication disabilities. Develop cultural competence in assessment, intervention, family/community interactions; support successful school, healthcare experiences across lifespan; use of interpreters and community resources for language difference, disorder, disability. Letter grade. (Offered every year.) 2 credits
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CSD 515 - Advanced Audiology
Prerequisite, communication sciences and disorders major. This course is designed for the speech-language pathologist to understand the clinical procedures in audiology. The course will be divided into three major sections: 1) anatomy, physiology, and disorders of the ear, 2) amplification and prosthetics in audiology and audiologic rehabilitation, 3) special issues in audiology such as Auditory Processing Disorders (APD), counseling issues, and educational audiology. Letter grade. (Offered every year.) 2 credits
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CSD 516 - Counseling
Prerequisite, communication sciences and disorders major. This course will introduce students to the counseling skills needed by speech-language pathologists in their daily interactions with clients/patients and their families. A broad overview of counseling theories and techniques will be provided, with an emphasis throughout the course on “positive psychology” and a wellness perspective. Students will understand the emotional needs of individuals with communication disorders and their families and how communication disorders affect the family system. Counseling needs of individuals with specific disorders will be discussed, including those with fluency disorders, autism spectrum disorders, hearing loss, acquired/adult language and cognitive disorders, and congenital disorders. Letter grade. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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CSD 517 - Voice, Resonance, Craniofacial and Motor Speech Disorders
Prerequisites, CSD 506 , communication sciences and disorders major. In-depth-study of etiology, interdisciplinary assessment, remediation of voice and motor-speech communicative impairments in children, and adults. Areas of importance include but are not limited to the etiological factors and methodology for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of functional and organic disorders of voice and neurologically based motor-speech disorders across the lifespan and in diverse populations. (Offered every year.) 5 credits
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CSD 518 - Acquired Cognitive-Communication Disorders across the Lifespan
Prerequisite, CSD 506 . This course instructs students in the underlying cognitive impairments associated with communication disorders in individuals with acquired brain injury. Identification, assessment, and intervention of the cognitive-communication disorders in individuals with traumatic brain injury across the lifespan, and adults with progressive neurological diseases, will be covered. Letter grade. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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CSD 620 - Clinical Practicum
Prerequisite, communication sciences and disorders major. Students will acquire 45 hours of clinical experience in both assessment and intervention in the areas of phonology, language disorders of children, fluency, and autism spectrum disorders. Clinical contact will include linguistically and culturally diverse populations across the life-span in a variety of settings. Letter grade. (Offered every year.) 2 credits
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CSD 630 - Clinical Practicum
Prerequisite, communication sciences and disorders majors. Students will acquire 45 hours of clinical experience in patient counseling, diagnostics, assessment, intervention for individuals with cognitive impairment and those who use, or are candidates for AAC devices. Clinical contact with culturally/linguistically diverse populations across the life-span in a variety of settings. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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CSD 640 - Clinical Practicum
Prerequisites, CSD 620 , communication sciences and disorders major. Students will acquire 105 hours of clinical experience in a school-based speech and language services setting. Clinical contact will include linguistically and culturally diverse populations. (Offered every year.) 3 credits
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