Courses Approved for 2021-2022 University Graduate
School Course Catalog
(New Courses and Course Modifications)
School of Education - Department of Allied Professions
| Program Modification - Higher Education Administration Program - We would like to remove the CON 5305 Special Topics: Workshop in Counseling course from the Higher Education Administration masters program requirements and replace it with the newly proposed HEA 5095: Higher Education Capstone Course. |
| Program Modification - Career Counseling and Placement - Is to modify the existing 48-hour credit, site-based and online programs in Career Counseling and Placement with Higher Education and School Counseling concentrations. |
| Request to Add a Course - HEA 5095 Higher Education Capstone - Students develop a culminating project provides students with an opportunity to develop a unique representation of what they have learned throughout the Higher Education Administration program while also producing a product that has the potential to enhance their professional profile. Topics covered include: topics selection and format, literature review, IRB proposal preparation, and commitee selection. |
| Request to Add a Course - HEA 5900 Special Topics in Higher Education - A special topics course designed to address topics of interest in higher education across various fields within the discipline. |
| Program Modification - Change name of Department - Department of Allied Professions to Department of Counseling and Higher Education |
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College of Health and Sciences - Department of Kinesiology and Recreation Administration
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Course Modification - Kinesiology and Recreation; Change all Kinesiology and Recreation Administration graduate courses to KRAG Subject Prefix, Change Prefix and Title.
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| Course Modification - KRAG 5125 Assessment in Adapted Sports - The change in the course title allows for the implementation of global perspectives within the adapted sport and adapted physical activity. This will increase opportunities collaboration of research with international faculty and students. Graduate students will now have experience with adapted sport which will be included within the course. This will also increase the opportunity to host clinics as well as tournaments on site for students to gain physical experience with assessing students, and atheletes. |
| Program Modification - The title of the concentration will change from Adapted Physical Education Pedagogy to Adapted Sports. Two new courses have been developed to be included in the modification of the concentration. Additional exisiting courses have been added within the curriculum. |
| Program Modification - MS in Kinesiology and Recreation - The title of the concentration will change from Adapted Physical Education Pedagogy to Adapted sports. Two new courses have been developed to be included in the modification of the concentration. Additional existing courses have been added within the curriculum. |
| Request to Add a New Course - KRAG 5220 Principles of Coaching - This course is designed to introduce students to the basic principles, philosophies and theories associated with effective coaching. A major emphasis will be placed on coaching philosophy, sport pedagogy, psychological aspects of coaching, and the legal issues involved with coaching athletes with and without disabilities at the secondary, collegiate, professional and national levels. |
| Request to Add a New Course - KRAG 5230 Strength and Conditioning - This course is designed to study the fundamental principles of training in adapted sports and exercise. It is intended to develop knowledge of the anatomical neuromuscular systems of athletes with disabilities while modifying movements to increase strength and conditioning. |
| Request to Add a New Course - KRAG 5240 Officiating Adapted Sports - The purpose of the course is to the study officiating requirements for adapted sports and games with an emphasis on mechanics, rule interpretation, and enforcement. |
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College of Health and Sciences - Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
| Program Modification - Communication Sciences and Disorders; 1) update the courses that can be used to fulfill the physical science prerequisite, 2) reduce the number of supervised clinical contact hours to 375, and 3) remove the option for students to submit a passing Praxis score as a written comprehensive exam measure. |
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College of Health and Science - Integrated Biomedical PhD Program
| Request to add a Course - INBS 8940 Doctoral Dissertation Research - Pre- or Co-requisite: Successful completion of all required doctoral courses and comprehensive exam. This course involves dissertation research under mentorship of a member of the Integrated Biosciences (INBS) program faculty after the student has been admitted to candidacy for the PhD degree program. Students will conduct research in their field of study related to their dissertation project. This course is non-billable and offered on a Pass/Fail basis. |
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College of Health and Science - Mathematics and Physics
| Request to Add a New Course - MATG 5000: Advanced Linear Algebra - This course provides linear algebra background necessary for a variety of applied fields as well as advanced work in algebra and analysis. The topics from introductory linear algebra are expanded and presented in the context of vector spaces over a field. Topics include linear dependence and independence, bases, invariant subspaces, inner product spaces, the spectral theorem, singular value decomposition, the Cayley-Hamilton theorem and canonical forms. |
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School of Library and Information Sciences
| Course Modification - SLIS 5440 Data Mining - Change Title from: Data Mining and Management with Statistical Analysis Applications to Data Mining |
| Course Modification - SLIS 5750 Special Topics - Include: Students can take the course for up to 12 credit hours with each 3 hours on a different topic. |
| Course Modification - SLIS 5320 Global Librarianship - Updating the course description will contribute towards SLIS program goals including: 1) To provide an environment that enhances the professional and intellectual growth and development of faculty and students. 2) To sustain innovative and qualify teaching that fosters student learning. |
Course Modification - LSIS 5425 Organization of Information - This new course will help achieve the following goals of the University: 1) student access and
success, and specifically objective 1.3. |
| Add a New Course - LSIS 5840 Cataloging and Classification - This course introduces students to the theory, principles, core concepts, best practices and trends ot cataloging and classification. Topics include the creation and interpretation of bibliographic records, descriptive cataloging, subject anaylsis, the interprtation of authority records, RDA/AACR2r, MARC, Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), Library of Congress Classification (LCC), Library Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), Dublin Core, and copy cataloging with OCLC editing. The focus is primarily on books and printed materials, but will also discuss digital resources. |
| Course Modification - LSIS 5883 - Graphical Representation - Updating the course description will contribute towards SLIS program goals including: 1) To provide an environment that reflects current topics in information visualization. 2) To sustain innovative and quality teaching that fosters student learning through current tools & methods. |
| Add a New Course - LSIS 5825 Cataloging and Classification - This course introduces students to the theory, principles, core concepts, best practices and trends of cataloging and classification. Topics include the creation and interpretation of bibliographic records, descriptive cataloging, subject analysis, the interpretation of authority records, RDA/ AACR2r, MARC, Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), Library of Congress Classification (LCC), Library Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), Dublin Core, and copy cataloging with OCLC editing. The focus is primarily on books and printed materials, but will also discuss digital resources. |
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School of Business
Request to Add a New Course - MKT 5600 Professional Selling and Sales Management -What does it take to be a highly successful professional salesperson? This course answers this question and guides the student to explore and understand successful sales and sales management behaviors. Students will develop their competence in professional selling theory and approaches, presentation skills, and sales management techniques. Course topics include the selling process, the buying process, creating value in buyer-seller relationships,
prospecting, sales call planning, communicating the message, negotiating for win-win solutions, closing the sale, as well as how to motivate, compensate and train sales people. |
| Request to Add a New Course - MKT 5700 Healthcare Marketing - This course will provide students with an understanding of marketing strategies and practices within the healthcare industry. Concepts such as market segmentation, target market, product positioning, and new product development will be covered and applied to key components of the healthcare industry (e.g. pharmaceuticals, medical devices, health insurance and providers). The structure of sales and marketing organizations as well as ethical issues facing the industry when marketing its products and services will also be discussed. |
| Request to Add a New Course - MKT 5800 Customer Relationship Management- This course is focused on the holistic understanding of customer relationship management using the Salesforce platform. It is important that such a course gives students a real world understanding of CRM. How do organizations implement CRM such that it benefits their business needs? How has CRM helped define best practices and customer management methodology? How has CRM allowed for decision making, evolved relationships to higher level of understanding and more meaningful interactions? |
| Request to Add a New Course - MKT 5900 Special Topics and Trends in Marketing - This course is designed to analyze the rapidly emerging or changing areas within marketing. The specific topic (s) could fall under one of the following categories: advertising, branding, digital marketing, product management, sales, marketing management or marketing analytics and market research, health care marketing or social media marketing & corporate social responsibility. The course could include lectures, guided readings, individualized study or team based competitions. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (3 semester credit hour maximum). |
| Request to Add a New Course - MKT 5600 Professional Selling and Sales Management - Prerequisites: MKT 5570 - Marketing Strategy. What does it take to be a highly successful professional salesperson? This course answers this question and guides the student to explore and understand successful sales and sales management behaviors. Students will develop their competence in professional selling theory and approaches, presentation skills, and sales management techniques. Course topics include the selling process, the buying process, creating value in buyer-seller relationships, prospecting, sales call planning, communicating the message, negotiating for win-win solutions, closing the sale, as well as how to motivate, compensate and train sales people. |
| Request to Add a New Course - MKTG 5700 Healthcare Marketing - Prerequisites: MKT 5570 - Marketing Strategy. This course will provide students with an understanding of marketing strategies and practices within the healthcare industry. Concepts such as market segmentation, target market, product positioning, and new product development will be covered and applied to key components of the healthcare industry (e.g. pharmaceuticals, medical devices, health insurance and providers). The structure of sales and marketing organizations as well as ethical issues facing the industry when marketing its products and services will also be discussed. |
| Request to Add a New Course - MKTG 5800 Customer Relationship Management - Prerequisites: MKT 5570 - Marketing Strategy. This course is focused on the holistic understanding of customer relationship management using the Salesforce platform. It is important that such a course gives students a real world understanding of CRM. How do organizations implement CRM such that it benefits their business needs? How has CRM helped define best practices and customer management methodology? How has CRM allowed for decision making, evolved relationships to higher level of understanding and more meaningful interactions? |
| Request to Add a New Course - MKT 5900 Special Topics and Trends in Marketing - Prerequisites: MKT 5570 - Marketing Strategy. This course is designed to analyze the rapidly emerging or changing areas within marketing. The specific topic (s) could fall under one of the following categories: advertising, branding, digital marketing, product management, sales, marketing management or marketing analytics and market research, health care marketing or social media marketing & corporate social responsibility. The course could include lectures, guided readings, individualized study or team based competitions. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (3 semester credit hour maximum). |
| Request to Add a New Course - REST 5100 Fundamentals of Real Estate - This course introduces students to the theory, principles, core concepts, best practices and trends of cataloging and classification. Topics include the creation and interpretation of bibliographic records, descriptive cataloging, subject analysis, the interpretation of authority records, RDA/ AACR2r, MARC, Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), Library of Congress Classification (LCC), Library Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), Dublin Core, and copy cataloging with OCLC editing. The focus is primarily on books and printed materials, but will also discuss digital resources. |
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Request to Add a New Course - REST 5200 Real Estate Investments and Finance - This course examines real estate as a financial asset that is purchased, sold, and financed with debt and equity. In addition to analysis at the deal level, the course discusses financing, valuation, capital markets, securitization, REITs, and portfolio management. Topics include investment valuation, decision-making and strategy, cash-flow forecasting, financial leverage, income tax considerations, measures of investment performance, risk considertions, lending decisions, credit instruments, and various financing methods. Open for undergraduate students with permission of instructor.
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| Request to Add a New Course - REST 5300 Real Estate Development - This capstone course examines urban spatial structure to provide the context for real estate development. Topics include: the development procss from both the entrepreneurial and public perspectives, developers are risk management, two-party contracts for land options/purchase agreements, contracts to hire architectural and engineering firms, construction contracts, commercial leases, construction and permanent loan agreements, and ownership structures to attract and manage equity investments, static and dynamic financial analysis, financial, economic, legal/institutional, and physical dimensions of development. Student teams study consider development opportunities in Durham and elsewhere. Open for advanced undergraduate students with permission of instructor. |
| Request to Add a New Course - REST 5900 Special Topics in Real Estate - This course is designed to cover topics in greater depth that are either timely or helpful for students defining their career paths. Thopics include: market research and property appraisal, residential brokerage and commercial leasing, property management of all types of income-property, corporate real estate, health buildings, artficial intelligence/technology in real estate, new forms of space utilization, new construction materials and techniques, etc. The specific topics covered in this course are expected to change from year to year. Open for advanced undergraduate students with permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit. |
| Program Modification - Online MBA Program with Concentrations: Add three concentrations: Data Analytics, Hospitality and Management and Marketing to the Online MBA Program. |
| Program Modification - Online MBA Program with Concentrations in Data Analytics: Fulfills requirements of the concentrations for the online MBA program. |
School of Business - Department of Hospitality and Tourism
| Request to Add a New Course - HADM 5100 Hospitality and Tourism Operation - This course will help students, explore, challenge, and refine principles and theories of guest service management in global hospitality and/or tourism organizations. Students will learn about the various service styles and how quality service management and a service culture can be competitive advantages in the global hospitality industry. |
| Request to Add a New Course - HADM 5200 Hospitality Service Marketing - This course will include complete coverage of important marketing concepts and how they apply to tourism and hospitality industries. Concepts include the development of a marketing strategy, understanding consumer behavior, marketing research, and digital marketing, marketing ethics, and internal marketing are also covered. Numerous international examples will be used to show how tourism and hospitality marketing theory is applied in practice. |
Request to Add a New Course - HADM 5600 Contemporary Hospitality Service Management - Research, teaching interests and collective industry experiences have led to a strong belief that hospitality and tourism service management theory provides a vital conceptual framework with near perfect applicability in hospitality and tourism. This capstone course designs the Project-Based-Learning modules provide students with the opportunity to apply what they have learned in the MBA
Program by collaborating with faculty and hospitality and tourism professionals. Projects are aligned with the student’s selected professional area of interest in hospitality and tourism. This course will include complete coverage of important service management concepts and how they apply to hospitality and tourism industries. Numerous national and international examples will be used to show
how hospitality and tourism service management theory is applied in practice. |
Request to Add a New Course - HADM 5900 Special Topics and Trends in Hospitality and Tourism - This course provides opportunities to explore, discuss and analyze current issues and events important to the hospitality and tourism industry. This course facilitates learning opportunities for students to explore their areas of interest in hospitality and tourism careers (subjects are varied). The course focuses on current topics in hospitality and tourism includes lodging management, food and beverage management, destination and attractions,
event management, innovation and technology in hospitality and tourism, sustainability, social and culture issues, crisis management, entertainment, gaming and sport, hospitality and healthcare, etc. Current topics will be added as needed based on the changing environment in hospitality and tourism context. |
| Request to Add a New Course - HADM 5100 Global Hospitality and Tourism Operation - Prerequisites: MGT 5560 - Behavioral and Management Theory and Analysis. This course will help students, explore, challenge, and refine principles and theories of guest service management in global hospitality and/or tourism organizations. Students will learn about the various service styles and how quality service management and a service culture can be competitive advantages in the global hospitality industry. |
| Request to Add a New Course - HADM 5200 Hospitality Service Marketing - Prerequisites: MKT 5570 - Marketing Strategy. This course will include complete coverage of important marketing concepts and how they apply to tourism and hospitality industries. Concepts include the development of a marketing strategy, understanding consumer behavior, marketing research, and digital marketing, marketing ethics, and internal marketing are also covered. Numerous international examples will be used to show how tourism and hospitality marketing theory is applied in practice. |
Request to Add a New Course - HADM 5600 Contemporary Hospitality Service Management - Prerequisites: MGT 5560 - Behavioral and Management Theory and Analysis. Research, teaching interests and collective industry experiences have led to a strong belief that hospitality and tourism service management theory provides a vital conceptual framework with near perfect applicability in hospitality and tourism. This capstone course designs the Project-Based-Learning modules provide students with the opportunity to apply what they have learned in the MBA
Program by collaborating with faculty and hospitality and tourism professionals. Projects are aligned with the student’s selected professional area of interest in hospitality and tourism. This course will include complete coverage of important service management concepts and how they apply to hospitality and tourism industries. Numerous national and international examples will be used to show
how hospitality and tourism service management theory is applied in practice. |
| Request to Add a New Course - HADM 5900 Special Topics and Trends in Hospitality and Tourism - Prerequisites: MGT 5560 - Behavioral and Management Theory and Analysis. This course provides opportunities to explore, discuss and analyze current issues and events important to the hospitality and tourism industry. This course facilitates learning opportunities for students to explore their areas of interest in hospitality and tourism careers (subjects are varied). The course focuses on current topics in hospitality and tourism includes lodging management, food and beverage management, destination and attractions, event management, innovation and technology in hospitality and tourism, sustainability, social and culture issues, crisis management, entertainment, gaming and sport, hospitality and healthcare, etc. Current topics will be added as needed based on the changing environment in hospitality and tourism context. |
Decision Science
| Request to Add a New Course - REST 5900 Special Topics in Real Estate - This course is designed to cover topics in greater depth that are either timely or helpful for students defining defining their career paths. Topics include: market research and property appraisal, residential brokerage and commercial leasing, property management of all types of income-producing property, corporate real estate, healthy buildings, artificial intelligence/technology in real estate, new forms of space utilization, new construction materials and techniques, etc. The specific topics covered in this course are expected to change from year to year. Open for advanced undergraduate students with permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit. |
| Request to Add a New Course - REST 5300 Real Estate Development - This capstone course examines urban spatial structure to provide the context for real estate development. Topics include: the development process from both the entrepreneurial and public perspectives, developers are risk management, two-party contracts for land options/purchase agreements, contracts to hire architectural and engineering firms, construction contracts, commercial leases, construction and permanent loan agreements, and ownership structures to attract and manage equity investments, static and dynamic financial analysis, financial, economic, legal/institutional, and physical dimensions and development. Student terms study development opportunities in Durham and elsewhere. |
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Programs Approved for 2021-2022 University Graduate Catalog
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