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GB 6340 - Advanced Accounting Theory
The primary objective of this course is to develop an understanding of the theoretical foundation of GAAP as it relates to business combinations and to become proficient in the worksheet techniques involving consolidated financial statements. Topics include partnerships, segments, government accounting and foreign currency transactions. Students will study the theory and apply it to contemporary practices within organizations.
Prerequisite(s):
4 credits
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GB 6341 - Law and Ethics for Supply Chain Management
This course exposes graduate students to fundamental issues and current best practices in managing legal/ethical compliance and corporate social responsibility in the supply chain process. Course topics cover both domestic and international business issues, including child labor, environmental sustainability, anti-corruption, and human rights. Special attention is given to preparing law and management students to understand and manage the demands on U.S. and international corporations making complex business decisions in the face of increasing expectations for transparency and accountability. Structured around real-world cases that simulate the challenges of today’s domestic and global markets, the course equips students to manage and integrate the differing perspectives.
3 credits
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GB 6345 - International Finance
An overview of current financial theory and practice as it applies to the multinational enterprise. Topics include foreign exchange markets and forecasting, foreign exchange risk management, the international debt crisis, multinational working capital management, and capital budgeting. Eurocurrencies and foreign security markets are also discussed.
3 credits
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GB 6347 - Crisis Communications
From Deflategate to the BP Oil Spill to Target’s information security breach, organizations have to deal with communicating before, during and after events that threatened their future success. According to the U.S. federal government, 40 percent of businesses struck by a disaster don’t reopen. Of those that do, 25 percent fail within two years. According to the Red Cross, there are 70,000 disasters in the U.S. per year, about 200 per day. Add to that 2 million episodes of workplace violence, plus communicable diseases, and we have business disasters happening multiple times every day. (Jason Daley, “Managed Chaos,” Entrepreneur, January 2015).
3 Hours
3 Credits
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GB 6360 - Legal Issues in Human Resource Management
One of the human resource professional’s roles is to help ensure the organization’s compliance with labor and employment laws and to recognize when the organization needs advice from legal counsel. This course will help you recognize legal issues and recommend policies and procedures that can minimize exposure to lawsuits. It will help the student become better informed about how his/her role and responsibilities can impact the organization’s bottom line.
3 credits
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GB 6411 - Financial Markets
This course will serve as an introduction to the financial system and its relationship to the financing of domestic and international business activity. Financial market components and phenomena such as financial instruments, institutions, flow of funds, market efficiency, interest rate determination and term structure, exchange rates, and the balance of payments are analyzed. The governmental impact on financial markets, manifested through monetary and fiscal policy and regulation, is also covered. An introduction is given to the concept of financial assets valuation and the time value of money. The emphasis is on the significance of these elements for conducting the financial affairs of businesses.
3 credits
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GB 6425 - Speculative Markets
This course introduces the student to the world of speculative markets. Toward this end, students will study the key issues in options and futures pricing and learn how to employ these assets to maximize investor utility. An examination of controversial issues in this area will be conducted. Students will write a research note on an important issue in the speculative markets field.
3 credits
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GB 6500 - LGBT Wrkplc Incl
3 Hours LEcture
3
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GB 6501 - Adv Iss LGBT Wrkplc
3 Hours Lecture
3
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GB 6502 - Transgender Inclusion at Work
Transgender Inclusion at Work
3 Credits
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GB 6503 - Allies at Work
3 Hours Lecture (OL)
3
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GB 7010 - Executive Capstone Seminar
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3 Hours Lecture
3
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GB 7015 - Supply Chain Capstone
This course covers the major issues both domestically and globally in supply chain management including definition of a supply chain, the role of inventory, advanced production-inventory models, supply contracts, bullwhip effect and information sharing, vendor-managed inventories and other distribution strategies, third-party logistics providers, managing product variety, information technology and supply chain management, international issues.
3 credits
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GB 7110 - Executive Capstone Seminar
Critical analysis of case studies in strategic management with an emphasis on integrative decision-making. Focuses on strategy formulation, implementation, and evaluation and control in today’s organization.
3 credits
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GB 7120 - Entrepreneurship Capstone
Intended as an all-encompassing business course from the entrepreneurial perspective. Integration of business background acquired from accounting, marketing, strategic planning and implementation. Discussion will practically apply or simulate business situations.
3 credits
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GB 7125 - Strategic Human Resource Management Capstone
This course examines strategic human resource (HR) management and HR planning. Applicable theories and methods of strategic, operational, and tactical planning and their relationship to HR management are covered, as well as the multiple roles HR plays in assisting organizations to gain and sustain competitive advantages in a fast-paced environment.
3 credits
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Master’s of Healthcare Administration |
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MHA 6010 - US Healthcare Systems
This course provides a prescriptive and analytic
overview of the history, economic matrix and
current operation of the US healthcare industry
and its impact on the evolution of healthcare in
the U.S. Emphasis will be placed on analysis of
organizational components, health policy,
healthcare delivery mechanisms, access to care,
health services personnel, national demography,
mortality and morbidity, political influence, and
sociological forces that have and continue to
shape healthcare as we know it. Students will
identify, explore, analyze and compare current
systems and identify opportunities for reform or
fundamental restructuring.
3 hours lecture
3 credits
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MHA 6016 - Population Health Management for Healthcare Leaders
Population Health Management for Healthcare Leaders
3 Hours Lecture
3 Credits
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MHA 6020 - Marketing & Communication for Healthcare Leadership
Marketing concepts as applied to health services
organizations; consumer behavior; market
segmentation; target marketing; marketing
research; management and control of marketing mix
variables; assessing the internal and external
environment; competitor analysis; service
design/performance as they interact with marketing
plans; buyer behavior; segmentation; market
research; products/services; pricing,
distribution, promotion, and marketing control.
3 Hours Lecture
3 Credits
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MHA 6021 - Patient Access and Value Based Care for Healthcare Pioneers
Patient Access and Value Based Care for Healthcare Pioneers
3 Hours Lecture
3 Credits
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MHA 6025 - Healthcare Accounting, Economics, and Financial Management
Financial management functions and organizations;
financial statement analysis; working capital
management; present value analysis; capital
budgeting; cost of capital; variance analysis;
financing techniques; financial analysis case
studies; cost allocation; capital acquisition and
budgeting; pricing of services; time value
analysis; reimbursement; financial risk and
return; revenue cycle; financial viability; basic
accounting transactions; financial report
preparation; concepts of accrual vs. cash
accounting; not-for-profit health care accounting;
analysis of health care organization financial
reports; spreadsheet use to make financial
decisions; healthcare reimbursement and theory;
reading and analyzing healthcare financial
statements; recording transactions; analysis of
cost and budgetary controls; interpretation and
utilization of accounting reports and statements;
auditing; provider behavior; patient access and
demand; insurance; expenditures; premium rate
setting; cost and utilization rates; HMO rate
setting; private and public healthcare
reimbursement systems under managed care;
financial aspects of integration; managing
resources; profitability; cost and pricing models;
exploring the interaction financial, strategic,
organizational policy and the external environment
information on decisions; economic models of
supply and demand; competition; market power;
labor choices; production functions and efficiency
are applied to the health sector; integrated care
delivery systems; application of economic
principles to the allocation of scarce resources
in health care.
3 Hours Lecture
3 Credits
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MHA 6030 - Clinical Integration in Health Services Management
Leadership concepts and disease management
principles as employed in health care
organizations; skills required to solve the most
pressing operational problems found across
departments within today’s complex health care
institutions, including effective approaches to
communication, change and conflict management,
quality improvement, monitoring, and measurement,
cultural competence, patient safety,
organizational relationships, performance, power,
and group dynamics; case-based approach.
3 Hours Lecture
3 Credits
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MHA 6035 - Health Information Systems & Informatics for Innovative Leaders
Principles of modern information architectures;
computer networking and communication technologies
needed to support modern information
infrastructures; information systems and
technology in health care, specifically focusing
on the limitations of such technology; informatics
initiatives aim to facilitate effective
information use for the purpose of improving the
quality of health services and/or efficiency of
processes; implications for various stakeholder
groups (e.g., patient access); electronic medical
record; including consumers, practitioners,
administrators, and policy makers; conduct
research; develop public health informatics
tools/projects; terminology; organization; and
strategy, planning techniques; systems selection;
contract negotiation; project management; medical
informatics; technology trends and issues for
health care; theory, technology, and practical
application of information systems; design,
acquire, and maintain information systems for
integrated health care delivery.
3 Hours Lecture
3 Credits
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MHA 6040 - Data Analytics and Impact for Healthcare Managers
Essential data analytics skill set that can be
applied across the continuum of healthcare service
and delivery; core functions of data analysis;
visualization and presentation; data mining
strategies; database management; modelling of
trends and population health management
applications; projects that integrate an
understanding of health data and analytic
strategies that are appropriate for making
strategic choices in health policy and general
healthcare delivery research and management within
the Triple Aim framework.
3 Hours Lecture
3 Credits
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MHA 6045 - Quality & Performance Improvement For Healthcare Transformation
Introduces the theoretical application of
statistical quality management in health care, as
well as the practical application of quality
improvement methods in health care settings;
customer driven process involving team and process
thinking and application of statistical tools to
way in which work is accomplished; knowledge,
skills, and tools necessary to implement,
facilitate, and coordinate continuous quality
improvement activities in health care
environments; provides students with knowledge,
skills, and tools including lean/six sigma, to
implement, facilitate, and coordinate continuous
quality improvement activities in health care
environments; develop, implement, and test a
solution to improve health care or public health
delivery, using a model called the Model for
Improvement. The model uses three questions to
scope the improvement project and four steps,
Plan-Do-Check-Act, to implement and test
solutions.
3 Hours Lecture
3 Credits
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MHA 6050 - Operations and Value-Based Strategies in Healthcare
Comprehensive review of population health
approaches, strategies, and programs designed to
improve consumers’ access and quality of care
while managing costs; policy implications and
delivery of population health approaches within
the health sector; their impact on consumers and
providers, and consumer engagement programs
throughout the continuum of care; integrates
social determinant identification; basic
managerial epidemiological concepts;
patient-reported outcomes (PROs) include measures
of health status, quality of life, and
satisfaction with healthcare; how to design and
evaluate a PRO measure and best practices for
integrating PRO in clinical research and
healthcare settings; analyzing the internal
operations of a health care institution, including
governance, departmental structure, planning and
financial management, and human resources
development, as well as the external environments
impacting the organization.
3 Hours Lecture
3 Credits
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MHA 6055 - Capstone: Strategic Management and Leadership for Healthcare
In the capstone course, students apply and
demonstrate knowledge, theories, principles,
methods, skills, competencies, values, and
perspectives developed throughout the MHA
curriculum to resolve “real” health administration
challenges. The focus of this course is on the
creation of a Capstone Project that’s designed to
integrate the components of healthcare
organizational strategy development and execution.
The course will cover the following content areas:
Techniques for determining strategies for unique
services; integration of strategy, structure, and
administrative systems; how to lead organizational
challenges (e.g., organization change, building
strong culture, developing effective teams,
resolving conflicts, implementing effective
motivational systems, and nurturing a learning
organization); self-development; organizational
design and governance; power, politics and
conflict; human resource processes; and
organizational change and innovation; micro and
macro organizational behavior theories; processes
of communication, value analysis, problem solving
and decision making are explored at an individual,
team and organizational level; models of
leadership.
The final capstone project will require students
to: Integrate the specialized disciplines and
knowledge learned from previous MHA courses
through the use of case analyses and action
research. Students are challenged to formulate
strategies that address complex problems and
situations faced by managers of health services
organizations. Students will utilize industry case
studies to research and examine issues associated
with strategic change and the alignment of health
services organizations within their environment.
Students will present solutions to these issues to
a board of higher education faculty and
administration, healthcare executives and experts
from the community, who will challenge students to
formulate and inform strategies and business plans
to address problems faced today in the world of
health care delivery”
. ”Provides students with the opportunity to
analyze and observe executive role models and to
assess and develop their own management
philosophies”
. “This course requires students to conduct
individual integrative projects that address and
analyze topics important both to the student and
the preceptor through demonstration of
program-defined competencies”
3 Hours Lecture
3 Credits
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MHA 6060 - Executive Immersion Experience
Three in-person sessions scheduled at the
beginning, middle, end of the MHA Program. This
approach offers a personal aspect to the graduate
program that is important for connections and
relationships to develop. This experience also
reinforces and aligns with the university’s
strategic mission to embed practical and relevant
experiential learning throughout appropriate
junctures in the MHA programs. Events and
learning opportunities might include but are not
limited to:
. 48-hour visits with a “touring” component and a
faculty component
o For example, for a Friday-Saturday visit; MHA
students would arrive Friday late afternoon/early
evening for a networking event/cocktail hour. On
Saturday the students would have the opportunity
to tour several area health agencies and meet with
the providers and administrators in these
respective organizations.
. Time should be scheduled to not only participate
in a guided tour but also to have a “Meet and
Greet” with the key personnel who are responsible
for the oversight of the organization.
. On Saturday, guest speakers (perhaps senior
leaders and executives from various sectors of
healthcare, higher education, the MHA Advisory
Council etc.) could speak with the students.
. In addition, the MHA faculty, industry leaders
etc., could hold “lightening rounds” about their
career path, research, teaching, and service.
. To end the session, time could be set aside to
reinforce key topics/skills: professionalism,
leadership, departmental “deep dives”, networking;
and case studies could be utilized to further
examine topics from an integrative standpoint.
3 Hours Lecture
3 Credits
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MP 0010 - Fundamentals of Algebra
A review of fundamental arithmetic and algebra to familiarize the students with the basic concepts of mathematics. The course is designed to provide the student with the requisite foundation and practice in preparation for the MP 1102 , MP 1203 or MP 1205 sequence. Students assigned to this course are required to take MP 1102 - College Algebra and MP 1203 - Elementary Functions or MP 1205 - Finite Mathematics to fulfill the Mathematics Core Curriculum requirement.
3 hours Lecture and Discussion
3 institutional credits (Institutional credit will not be applied to either required or elective credits, but will be counted toward determining full-time status)
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MP 0010 - Fundamentals of Algebra
A review of fundamental arithmetic and algebra to familiarize the students with the basic concepts of mathematics. The course is designed to provide the student with the requisite foundation and practice in preparation for the MP 1102, 1203 sequence. Students assigned to this course are required to take in addition MP 1102 College Algebra and MP 1203 Elementary Functions. 3 hours Lecture and Discussion 1513 institutional credits (Institutional credit will not be applied to either required or elective credits, but will be counted toward determining full-time status.)
3 Hours Lecture
3 Credits
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MP 1102 - College Algebra
This course provides a detailed treatment of basic algebra, stressing solution of equations and problem-solving techniques. Emphasis throughout is on practical applications and manipulative skills.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of MP 0010 - Fundamentals of Algebra or a score of 465 or greater on the mathematics portion of the SAT.
3 hours Lecture and Discussion
3 credits
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MP 1105 - Discrete Mathematics
An introduction to the theory and application of discrete mathematics. Topics include logic, sets, functions and relations, combinations and elementary probability.
Prerequisite(s): MP 1102 - College Algebra .
3 hours Lecture and Discussion
3 credits
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MP 1203 - Elementary Functions
Mathematical functions, including logarithms and trigonometry, are treated from both the numerical and functional viewpoints. Emphasis throughout is on practical applications and manipulative skills. This course serves as a precalculus background.
Prerequisite(s): MP 1102 - College Algebra or its equivalent, as determined by the department, or satisfactory performance on appropriate diagnostic exam administered to entering students.
3 hours Lecture and Discussion
3 credits
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MP 1204 - Calculus I
This is a one-semester calculus course designed to introduce the student to the basic ideas, techniques, and applications of differential and integral calculus of a single-variable.
Prerequisite(s): MP 1203 - Elementary Functions or 620 or higher on the mathematics portion of the SAT.
4 hours Lecture and Discussion
4 credits
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MP 1205 - Finite Mathematics
This course provides students with an overview of finite mathematics. Topics include systems of linear equations and inequalities, linear programming, matrix theory, mathematics of finance, set theory, and combinatorics.
Prerequisite(s): MP 1102 - College Algebra or or its equivalent, as determined by the department or satisfactory performance on appropriate diagnostic exams administered to entering students.
3 hours Lecture and Discussion
3 credits
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MP 1206 - Geometry
An overview of classical and modern geometry and its applications with an introduction to the axiomatic approach and the concepts of mathematical proof.
Prerequisite(s): MP 1203 - Elementary Functions .
3 hours Lecture and Discussion
3 credits
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MP 1210 - Applied Mathematics
This course is designed primarily for those who are not planning additional course work in Mathematics. The selection of topics, examples and applications will be driven by what is necessary to make a person quantitatively literate, and thus better prepared to meet the challenges of the modern world. 3 hours Lecture and Discussion - 3 credits.
3 Hours Lecture and Discussion
3 Credits
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MP 2114 - Business Statistics I
An introduction to the concepts of probability and statistics. Topics include data analysis and description, probability, probability distributions, sampling distributions, and estimation.
Prerequisite(s): MP 1203 - Elementary Functions or MP 1205 - Finite Mathematics .
3 hours Lecture and Discussion
3 credits
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MP 2115 - Introduction to Actuarial Science
This course provides a basic introduction to actuarial science and its role in insurance as a discipline and an industry. Topics include: a brief history of the evolution of the actuarial profession, basic mathematics of simple and compound interest, introduction to probability theory, and applications of material to risk management and insurance.
Prerequisite(s): MP 1203 - Elementary Functions or MP 1205 - Finite Mathematics or equivalent, as determined by the department.
3 hours Lecture and Discussion
3 credits
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MP 2116 - Statistical Quality Control
This course provides an introduction to the purpose and function of statistical quality control. Topics include the use of modern statistical methods for quality control and improvement as well as the principles of statistical quality control and their application in a variety of situations.
Prerequisite(s): MP 1203 - Elementary Functions or its equivalent, as determined by the department.
3 hours Lecture and Discussion
3 credits
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MP 2119 - Physics I
This is a general course stressing the understanding of physical principles and methods of problem solving. The first semester covers the basic principles of mechanics, heat, and the kinetic theory of gases. The second semester covers electricity, magnetism, wave motion, light, and selected topics in modern physics. In the laboratory, experiments are performed illustrating the basic physical principles and methods of experimental science.
Prerequisite(s): MP 1203 - Elementary Functions or .
3 hours Lecture and Discussion, 3 hours Laboratory
4 credits
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MP 2121 - Calculus II
This course is a continuation of MP 1204 - Calculus I Topics include methods of integration, infinite series, functions of several variables, partial differentiation and multiple integration.
Prerequisite(s): MP 1204 - Calculus I
4 hours Lecture and Discussion
4 credits
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MP 2123 - Physics Ic
This is a general course which uses calculus to stress the understanding of physical principles and the methods of problem solving. The first semester covers the basic principles of mechanics, heat, and the kinetic theory of gases. The second semester covers electricity, magnetism, wave motion, and light. In the laboratory, experiments are performed illustrating the basic physical principles and methods of experimental science.
Prerequisite(s): MP 1204 - Calculus I
Note: Students may take the lab that accompanies MP 2119 or MP 2219 .
3 hours Lecture and Discussion, 3 hours Laboratory
4 credits
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MP 2126 - Linear Algebra
This course is an introduction to linear algebra. Topics may include systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, vector spaces, linear transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, and applications.
Prerequisite(s): MP 1204 - Calculus I .
3 hours Lecture and Discussion
3 credits
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MP 2214 - Business Statistics II
This is a course in statistical inference. Topics include: parametric and non-parametric hypothesis tests on means and proportions, Chi squared tests, analysis of variance, regression, and correlation. Practical applications are stressed.
Prerequisite(s): MP 2114 - Business Statistics I .
3 hours Lecture and Discussion
3 credits
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MP 2215 - Statistics for Business
This course provides an introduction to the concepts of probability and statistics. Topics include data analysis and description, probability distributions, sampling distributions, estimation, and hypothesis testing.
Prerequisite(s): MP 1203 - Elementary Functions , MP 1205 - Finite Mathematics , or an equivalent course, as determined by the department.
4 hours Lecture and Discussion
4 credits
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MP 2219 - Physics II
This is a general course stressing the understanding of physical principles and methods of problem solving. The first semester covers the basic principles of mechanics, heat, and the kinetic theory of gases. The second semester covers electricity, magnetism, wave motion, light, and selected topics in modern physics. In the laboratory, experiments are performed illustrating the basic physical principles and methods of experimental science.
Prerequisite(s): MP 2119 - Physics I is a prerequisite for Physics II.
3 hours Lecture and Discussion, 3 hours Laboratory
4 credits
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MP 2223 - Ordinary Differential Equations
This course covers the solution of ordinary differential equations. The topics of discussion include solution of first-order equations, linear equations with constant coefficients, and series solution of differential equations. Applications are stressed.
Prerequisite(s): MP 2121 - Calculus II
3 hours Lecture and Discussion
3 credits
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MP 2224 - Physics IIc
This is a general course which uses calculus to stress the understanding of physical principles and the methods of problem solving. The first semester covers the basic principles of mechanics, heat, and the kinetic theory of gases. The second semester covers electricity, magnetism, wave motion, and light. In the laboratory, experiments are performed illustrating the basic physical principles and methods of experimental science.
Prerequisite(s): MP 2123 - Physics Ic is a prerequisite for Physics IIc.
Note: Students may take the lab that accompanies MP 2119 - Physics I or MP 2219 - Physics II .
3 hours Lecture and Discussion, 3 hours Laboratory
4 credits
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MP 2230 - Numerical Methods
A study of numerical methods involved in interpolation, differentiations and integration, numerical solutions of equations and systems of equations, and fitting empirical data. Applications are stressed.
Prerequisite(s): MP 2121 - Calculus II or both a programming Language and MP 1203 - Elementary Functions .
3 hours Lecture and Discussion
3 credits
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MP 3036 - Methods in Advanced Mathematics
An introduction to the study of formal mathematics, with an emphasis on proofs. Topics may include finite mathematics and combinatorics, elementary number theory, and analysis.
Prerequisite(s): MP 2121 - Calculus II .
2 hours Lecture and Discussion
2 credits
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MP 3037 - Modern Algebra and Number Theory
An introduction to the theory of groups, rings, fields and polynomials, and the theory of numbers including unique factorization, congruence classes and the distribution of primes.
Prerequisite(s): MP 2126 - Linear Algebra and MP 3036 - Methods in Advanced Mathematics or Permission of instructor.
3 hours Lecture and Discussion
3 credits
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MP 3120 - Foundations of Mathematics
This course presents the logical and philosophical basis of mathematical structures and modes of thinking. This includes discussion of Godel’s theorem, the notion of completeness, the Axiom of Choice, and the Peano postulates.
Prerequisite(s): MP 1204 - Calculus I or Permission of Instructor.
3 hours Lecture and Discussion
3 credits
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MP 3123 - Advanced Calculus
This course provides an in-depth look at the calculus of several variables. Topics include: the geometry of n-dimensional space, differentiation and integration of functions of several variables, integrals over curves and surfaces, and the theorems of Green, Stokes and Gauss.
Prerequisite(s): MP 2121 - Calculus II .
3 hours Lecture and Discussion
3 credits
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MP 3124 - Physics IIIc
This course covers the modern concepts of physics and stresses appropriate mathematical techniques. The topics include special theory of relativity, important historical experiments, the classical theory of the electron, the Rutherford atom, the Bohr atom, early ideas on quantization, postulational quantum mechanics from the Schroedinger point of view, and the one electron atom.
Prerequisite(s): MP 2219 - Physics II or MP 2224 - Physics IIc .
3 hours Lecture and Discussion
3 credits
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MP 3140 - Applied Mathematics
The course covers the mathematical tools for treating a variety of problems in science; boundary value problems for differential equations, Green’s functions, calculus of variations, spectral theory of operators, and other topics, as time permits, are included.
Prerequisite(s): MP 2223 - Ordinary Differential Equations and MP 2224 - Physics IIc .
3 hours Lecture and Discussion
3 credits
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MP 3231 - Statistics for Science
A course in basic and intermediate methods of applied statistics, with emphasis on the analysis of data from laboratory and field experiments. Both parametric and non-parametric techniques are presented, and the logic underlying experimental design and statistical inference is stressed. Recommended for students anticipating graduate study or research careers.
Prerequisite(s): MP 1203 - Elementary Functions or MP 1205 - Finite Mathematics .
3 hours Lecture and Discussion
3 credits
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MP 3235 - Fourier Series
This is an introduction to Fourier series and eigenvalue functions covering the topics of orthogonal systems, Fourier series, eigenvalue functions and boundary value problems with an introduction to the derivation and classification of partial differential equations.
Prerequisite(s): MP 2223 - Ordinary Differential Equations .
3 hours Lecture and Discussion
3 credits
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MP 3241 - History of Mathematics
Development of mathematics from the earliest days to the present, with emphasis on Greek mathematics, the development of calculus, and the history of algebra, analysis, and geometry in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Prerequisite(s): MP 1204 - Calculus I or Permission of instructor.
3 hours Lecture and Discussion
3 credits
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MP 3250 - Biostatistics
This course focuses on applying existing statistical tools and techniques to interpret data about the medical and life sciences. Topics include data analysis and description, probability distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation and regression and analysis of variance.
Prerequisite(s): or
3 hours Lecture
3 credits
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MP 4122 - Analysis
This course is an introduction to the ideas and theorems of real analysis. Topics include: basic set theory, function theory, topology, sequences and series, and the limits, continuity, differentiation and integration of functions on metric and Euclidean spaces.
Prerequisite(s): MP 3123 - Advanced Calculus and MP 3036 - Methods in Advanced Mathematics .
3 hours Lecture and Discussion
3 credits
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MP 4125 - Partial Differential Equations
Topics include eigenfunctions, expansions, separation of variables, types of partial differential equations, numerical methods, similarity solutions, and perturbation theory.
Prerequisite(s): MP 3123 - Advanced Calculus .
3 hours Lecture and Discussion
3 credits
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MP 4132 - Symbolic Logic
Topics covered include: Boolean algebra, logic circuit analysis, Karnaugh mapping, IC logic families, D/A and A/D conversions, memory devices, flip-flops, arithmetic circuits, number systems and codes, and interfacing.
Prerequisite(s): MP 1203 - Elementary Functions or MP 1205 - Finite Mathematics and either MP 2219 - Physics II or a computer course.
3 hours Lecture and Discussion, 3 hours Laboratory
4 credits
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MP 4227 - Complex Variables
This is an introduction to the theory of functions of complex variables. Topics covered are: derivatives, Cauchy-Riemann equations, harmonic functions, integrals, Cauchy’s Integral formula and power series. Additional topics may include conformal mapping and the theory of residues.
Prerequisite(s): MP 3123 - Advanced Calculus and either MP 2126 - Linear Algebra or MP 3036 - Methods in Advanced Mathematics .
3 hours Lecture and Discussion
3 credits
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MP 4228 - Special Topics in Mathematics
Topics to be decided at the discretion of instructor and enrolled students.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
3 hours Lecture and Discussion
3 credits
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SR 4041 - Student Research
This course is designed for students of all majors who are of sophomore status and above with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 and who have a serious desire and potential to undertake a research project. After obtaining the approval of a faculty mentor, students intending to register for Student Research will need to submit a 1-2 page proposal to the Student Research Committee for approval. Proposals should include an abstract, project timeline, budget, and any funding requests. For registration in the fall semester, a proposal should be submitted no later than April 20 and for registration in the spring semester, a proposal should be submitted no later than Nov. 20. Once approved, registration is through the student’s departmental chair. Students, mentors and committee members will meet throughout the semester, with student presentations at the end of the semester.
Contact hours dependent on number of credits registered for this course
1-3 credits
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Natural Resources and Biosystems Management: Crop Science; Environmental Science; and Turf Management Majors |
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SR 4041 - Student Research
This course is designed for students of all majors who are of sophomore status and above with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 and who have a serious desire and potential to undertake a research project. After obtaining the approval of a faculty mentor, students intending to register for student research will need to submit a 1-2 page proposal to the Student Research Committee for approval. Proposals should include an abstract, project timeline, budget, and any funding requests. For registration in the fall semester, a proposal should be submitted no later than April 20 and for registration in the spring semester, a proposal should be submitted no later than Nov. 20. Once approved, registration is through the student’s departmental chair. Students, mentors and committee members will meet throughout the semester, with student presentations at the end of the semester. Contact hours dependent on the number of credits registered for this course.
1-3 credits
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Natural Resources and Biosystems Management: Horticulture Major |
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SR 4041 - Student Research
This course is designed for students of all majors who are of sophomore status and above with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 and who have a serious desire and potential to undertake a research project. After obtaining the approval of a faculty mentor, students intending to register for Student Research will need to submit a 1-2 page proposal to the Student Research Committee for approval. Proposals should include an abstract, project timeline, budget, and any funding requests. For registration in the fall semester, a proposal should be submitted no later than April 20 and for registration in the spring semester, a proposal should be submitted no later than Nov. 20. Once approved, registration is through the student’s departmental chair. Students, mentors and committee members will meet throughout the semester, with student presentations at the end of the semester.
Contact hours dependent on number of credits registered for this course
1-3 credits
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Natural Resources and Biosystems Management: Environmental Design; Floriculture and Nursery Production and Marketing; and Turf Management Majors |
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SR 4041 - Student Research
This course is designed for students of all majors who are of sophomore status and above with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 and who have a serious desire and potential to undertake a research project. After obtaining the approval of a faculty mentor, students intending to register for Student Research will need to submit a 1-2 page proposal to the Student Research Committee for approval. Proposals should include an abstract, project timeline, budget, and any funding requests. For registration in the fall semester, a proposal should be submitted no later than April 20 and for registration in the spring semester, a proposal should be submitted no later than Nov. 20. Once approved, registration is through the student’s departmental chair. Students, mentors and committee members will meet throughout the semester, with student presentations at the end of the semester.
Contact hours dependent on number of credits registered for this course
1-3 credits
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Physical Education |
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PE 1109 - Physical Education I
This course emphasizes the importance of physical fitness, with carry-over value.The activities are geared toward developing a level of fitness which will enable individual students to function at peak efficiency. Activities include: weight training, aerobic conditioning, jogging, dance exercise, dance on video, aerobics and other fitness activities. May be taken a maximum of 4 times.
1 credit
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PE 1209 - Physical Education II
This course emphasizes the importance of physical fitness, with carry-over value.The activities are geared toward developing a level of fitness which will enable individual students to function at peak efficiency. Activities include: weight training, aerobic conditioning, jogging, dance exercise, dance on video, aerobics and other fitness activities. May be taken a maximum of 4 times.
1 credit
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PE 2011 - First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
This course is designed to prepare the student, through knowledge and skill development, to meet the needs of most situations when emergency first aid care is needed and medical assistance is not readily available. This course enables students to increase personal safety and accident prevention knowledge by becoming acquainted with many causes of accidents and with action that can be taken to eliminate or minimize such cases. This course cannot be used to satisfy the Physical Education Core Curriculum requirement.
2 hours Participation
2 credits
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Plant Science |
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PS 121 - Fundamentals of Plant Biotechnology
Fundamentals of Plant Biotechnology
3 Hours Lab
0
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PS 1101 - Exploring Horticulture, Science and the Environment
The objectives of this course are to define the field of horticulture, to indicate what horticulturists produce, to explore the various disciplines and areas of specialization and the challenging career opportunities in business, science, education and industry.
2 hours Lecture
2 credits
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PS 2003 - Fruits and Vegetables for Food, Fun and Profit
This course discusses how horticulture is a delicious, healthful diet source, gardening pastime, physical fitness routine, science, business, profession, art, industry, and a life sustaining career learning experience.
1 hour Lecture
1 credit
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PS 2005 - Plant Physiology
A study of the life processes of plants with laboratory experiments designed to illustrate the physiochemical principles controlling plant growth.
Prerequisite(s): PS 2101 - Botany of Vascular Plants .
2 hours Lecture and 3 hours Laboratory
3 credits
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PS 2007 - Feed Grains and Forages
This course covers the establishment, production, harvesting, uses and management of the main feed grains and forage crops with special emphasis on the crops grown in the northeastern region of the United States.
Prerequisite(s): CH 1203 - General Chemistry II or BY 1217 - Biological Science II .
2 hours Lecture and 3 hours Laboratory
3 credits
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PS 2013 - Agricultural Machinery
This course covers the use, care, operation and adjustment of the most common equipment and machinery used in agriculture. Special emphasis is placed on the actual operation of equipment. This course may be applied toward secondary teaching certification in vocational agriculture.
2 hours Lecture and 3 hours Laboratory
3 credits
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PS 2014 - Floriculture Techniques
This course stresses the application of basic floriculture, greenhouse management and crop-production techniques, as well as fundamental florist skills, through hands-on laboratories in small groups and practical lectures.
2 hours Lecture and 3 hours Laboratory
3 credits
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PS 2100 - Agricultural Building Practices and Materials
This course stresses construction practices and skills particularly applicable to agriculture. Included are reading and interpreting building plans, estimating and selecting materials, hand and power tool use, carpentry, plumbing, electrical and masonry skills, and agricultural construction projects. This course may be applied toward secondary teaching certification in vocational agriculture.
2 hours Lecture and 3 hours Laboratory
3 credits
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PS 2101 - Botany of Vascular Plants
A survey of the Plant Kingdom with emphasis on vascular plants. Principles of seed plant structure and function are presented with stress on the plant’s relationship to its environment.
Prerequisite(s): BY 1116 - Biological Science I .
2 hours Lecture and 3 hours Laboratory
3 credits
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PS 2110 - Fall Farm Practicum
Farm Practicum Course
Offered Fall
4 Credits
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PS 2112 - Commercial Fruit Production
A study of the commercial production and handling of the deciduous tree fruit crops. Production and marketing of fruits are studied in reference to the selection of sites, soils, choice of varieties, plants, pruning, cultivation, fertilization, pests, spraying and dusting, harvesting, grading, packing, storing, and marketing. Non-majors must have permission of the department chairperson.
2 hours Lecture and 3 hours Laboratory
3 credits
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PS 2201 - Agricultural Engines and Power Application
This course focuses on the study of gasoline and diesel internal combustion engines and two and four-stroke cycle small engines with emphasis upon agricultural applications. This course may be applied toward secondary teaching certification in vocational agriculture.
2 hours Lecture and 3 hours Laboratory
3 credits
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PS 2202 - Field Crops I
Agronomic crops are those that produce fiber, vegetable oils, animal feed, processed human foods, and industrial raw materials. This course provides students with an overview of the production, regionalism, and uses of agronomic crops, particularly those grown in North America. All steps in the production of crops are covered, however, spring-season management practices are emphasized. Previous farm experience is NOT necessary for this course. Crop science majors must take Field Crops I during the spring immediately before taking Field Crops II (offered every other year).
Prerequisite(s): BY 1115 - Natural Science I and CH 1001 - Chemistry Fundamentals or BY 1116 - Biological Science I .
2 hours Lecture and 3 hours Laboratory
3 credits
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PS 2209L - Soil Fertility and Fertilizers Lab
Soil Fertility and Fertilizers Lab
3 Hours Lab
0
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PS 2210 - Spring Farm Practicum
Spring Farm Practicum
Offered Spring
4 Credits
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PS 2211 - Commercial Vegetable Production
A study of the culture of the principal vegetable crops, emphasizing production of vegetable plants in hotbeds, coldframes, greenhouses and fields, variety choice, soil adaptation, planting, fertilization, cultivation, pest control, harvesting, storage and marketing. Non-majors must have permission of the department chairperson.
2 hours Lecture and 3 hours Laboratory
3 credits
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PS 2235 - Principles of Sustainable Agriculture
The course in sustainable agriculture embraces several variants of non-conventional agriculture (alternative, regenerative, ecological, low-input) and pulls together these practices into systems that are profitable and environmentally sound. It addresses the serious problems of high energy costs, groundwater contamination, soil erosion and risks to human health and wildlife from pesticides.
2 hours Lecture and Discussion
2 credits
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PS 2240 - Organic Food & Fiber
This course provides the student with practical experience in the organic production of fruits, vegetables, herbs, ornamentals, field crops and turf. Environmental, social, and political issues concerning organic crop production will be addressed. Comparisons to conventional production will be made.
2 hours lecture and 3 hours Laboratory
3 credits
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PS 2310 - Summer Farm Practicum
Summer Farm Practicum
Offered Summer
6 Hours
6 Credits
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PS 3000 - Selected Topics I
Special projects designed to meet individual needs of students in the specialized fields of agriculture. Projects will be arranged on a one-to-one basis with a department faculty member and with the approval of the department chairperson. Total Selected Topics credit accepted toward graduation limited to 2 credits.
3 hours student/faculty instruction per week
1 credit
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PS 3005 - Plant Propagation
The course covers, in theory and practice, the principles and methods involved in the propagation of woody and herbaceous plants. Sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction by cuttings, graftage, layering, etc. are considered and practiced.
2 hours Lecture and 3 hours Laboratory
3 credits
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PS 3025 - Plant Cell and Tissue Culture
This course studies both applied and fundamental aspects of in vitro culture of plant cells, tissues, organs and plants. Information about equipment, procedures, and training in the techniques of establishing and maintaining plant cell and tissue cultures will be covered.
Prerequisite(s): PS 2005 - Plant Physiology or BY 3002 - General Microbiology .
1 hour Lecture and 3 hours Laboratory
2 credits
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PS 3102 - Field Crops II
This course covers in detail the production practices of some of our major crops. Students learn to evaluate management techniques based on their economic and environmentally sound potential. As this is a fall course, the focus is on fall-season production activities. Students use field plots to evaluate how different management decisions made in the previous spring affect the crop in the fall. Farm experience is NOT required. Crop Science majors must take Field Crops I during the spring immediately before taking Field Crops II, which is offered every other year.
Prerequisite(s): PS 2202 - Field Crops I , or PS 2007 - Feed Grains and Forages .
2 hours Lecture and 3 hours Laboratory
3 credits
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PS 3106 - Floral Crop Production I
Fall and winter major and minor floral crops are studied to indicate specific applications of the fundamental factors and cultural practices required.
Prerequisite(s): PS 2014 - Floriculture Techniques or Permission of instructor.
1 hour Lecture and 3 hours Laboratory
2 credits
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PS 3108 - Irrigation Technology
This course introduces basic irrigation techniques and planning, design and maintenance of irrigation systems. The interdependent relationships of soil, plants and water are stressed. Field trips, guest lectures, and a class project are highlights of the course.
2 hours Lecture and 3 hours Laboratory
3 credits
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PS 3114 - Introduction to Turf Management
The course covers the basic principles of turfgrass culture. Laboratories emphasize practical aspects of turfgrass identification, fertilization, pest control and maintenance by mowing, aerifying, renovating, and other practices. Several field trips are taken to golf courses and sod farms in Bucks County and the vicinity.
2 hours Lecture and 3 hours Laboratory
3 credits
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