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2023-2025 Catalog Volume XXXI Ver 1
Descriptions of Courses
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South College courses are numbered according to the general level of instruction. Although there are exceptional cases, most one thousand level courses are considered first year undergraduate courses and two thousand level courses are considered second year undergraduate courses. Courses numbered at the 3000-4000 levels are upper division undergraduate courses. Courses assigned numbers at the 5000 level are considered master’s level courses. Courses assigned numbers at the 6000 level are considered educational specialist or doctoral courses. Courses are assigned letters according to the department in which they are taught and are listed in alphabetical order.
Contact/Credit hours for each course are indicated by the four-digit code located to the right of the course title. The first number indicates the minimum number of hours in lecture per week for the length of the course; the second and third numbers indicate the minimum number of hours in lab/internship/clinical/practicum/student teaching/fieldwork per week for the length of the course; and the last number indicates the number of credit hours earned for successful course completion. Please note that hours per week in each category will be modified for instances where classes are scheduled for periods other than the full quarter. One credit hour is generally equivalent to a minimum of 10 in class hours lecture/instruction, 20 hours in class lab, 30 hours internship/clinical/practicum/student teaching, or a combination. See Academic Information section for credit hour definition.
The type of courses offered include the following:
- Onground Courses – A course in which the primary delivery of course hours occur with instruction and interaction between the student and the instructor in a physical classroom at a South College location. A nominal amount of the course may be delivered using distance learning. For example, for a course requiring 45 directed instruction hours, 40 hours would be completed onground and 5 hours online.
- Web-Enhanced Courses – A course in which both the physical classroom and distance delivery are used to provide instruction and interaction between students and the instructor. For example, for a course requiring 45 directed instruction hours, 20 hours may be completed onground at a South College location and 25 hours online.
- Hybrid Courses – A course in which both the physical classroom and distance delivery are used to provide instruction and interaction between students at multiple campuses and the instructor. For example, for a course requiring 45 directed instruction hours, 20 hours would be completed onground with live interaction through in-person attendance or synchronous distance learning and 25 hours may be completed asynchronously online.
- Online Courses (Distance Learning) – A course in which distance delivery is used to provide all instruction and interaction between students and the instructor. The course may be delivered synchronously, asynchronously, or a combination of both.
Academic offerings are subject to change at the discretion of the institution. Prerequisites may be waived with the dean’s/department chair’s permission.
South College reserves the right to cancel any scheduled class section if ten or fewer students are registered.
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MAS 2052 Medical Assistant Certification Preparation
Lecture: 6 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 6
The Medical Assistant Certification Preparation course is a comprehensive and focused course designed to equip aspiring medical professionals with the knowledge, skills, and confidence necessary to excel in the field of medical assisting and successfully obtain certification. This program is tailored to individuals who seek to enhance their career prospects, expand their medical knowledge, and contribute effectively to healthcare teams. This certification preparation course covers a wide spectrum of topics essential for both administrative and clinical aspects of medical assisting. Through a combination of interactive online modules, real-world case studies, students will gain an understanding of medical procedures, patient care protocols, ethical considerations, and administrative responsibilities.
Prerequisite(s): AHS 1010 , AHS 1200 , MAS 1850 , MAS 1890 , MAS 1930 , MAS 2010 , & MAS 2020 with a grade of C or better
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MAS 2130 Diseases of the Human Body
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This course introduces the mechanisms, diagnosis, and treatment of common human diseases and cancers. Pathologies are identified by the impact on a single organ or systems and on the homeostatic balance between body systems. Inheritance, age-related differences, and prognosis or disability are described. Nutrition and disease prevention are featured.
Prerequisite(s): AHS 1200 with a grade of C or better.
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MAT 1000 Mathematical Concepts and Applications
Lecture: 2 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 2
This hybrid course explores operations with real numbers, expressions, equations, proportions, percentages, estimation, measurement, and various applications of these concepts.
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MAT 1100 College Algebra
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course explores a variety of algebraic topics including linear equations and inequalities and their graphs, systems of linear equations and inequalities and their graphs, exponents and scientific notation, polynomials, factoring, radicals, quadratic functions, and practical applications.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 1000 with a grade of C or better or exemption
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MAT 1200 College Algebra w/Statistics and Angles
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course explores a variety of algebraic topics including linear equations and inequalities and their graphs, systems of linear equations and inequalities and their graphs, exponents and scientific notation, polynomials, factoring, radicals, quadratic functions, and practical applications. This course will also focus on the metric system, basic principles of geometry, an intro to trigonometry including sine, cosine, tangent, Pythagorean Theorem, inverse-square law, and an introduction to probability, and statistics.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 1000 with a grade of C or better or exemption
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MAT 2501 Statistics
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course is an introductory course that explores statistics and statistical inferences. Specifically, the course provides the students with basic statistical tools that are important to all fields of study. Topics covered include the proper use of statistics, the design of experiments, data analysis, probability distributions, and hypothesis testing.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 1100 or MAT 1200 with a grade of C or better
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MAT 2551 Precalculus
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course helps prepare students for success in MAT 2601 Calculus. The topics covered in this course include polynomials, factoring, exponents, basic algebraic equations, inequalities, radicals, linear equations, quadratic equations, exponential & logarithmic functions, and trigonometry.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 1100 with a grade of C or better
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: MAT 1100 or MAT 1200 with a grade of C or better
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MAT 2601 Calculus
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
The topics covered in this course include algebra, exponential logarithmic and basic trigonometric functions, techniques of differentiation and integration, and applications.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 2551 with a grade of C or better
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MAT 2700 Discrete Mathematics
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course covers discrete structures that are used throughout computer science and information technology. Topics include logic, proofs, sets, relations, functions, counting, and probability, with an emphasis on application.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 2501
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MAT 4010 Mathematical Concepts and Standards for the Child and Young Adolescent
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
Mathematical concepts and standards essential to knowledge and skills expected for K-5 students are examined along with practice in designing, implementing, and assessing instructional units/lessons reflecting a constructivist philosophy and accommodating diverse learning styles. Candidates demonstrate and apply understandings of major mathematics concepts, algorithms, procedures, applications and mathematical practices in varied contexts and connections with in and among mathematical domains. Candidates participate in five hours of classroom observation during this course.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Teacher Education Program & Approval by Education Advisor
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MAT 4020 Mathematical Thinking and Learning
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
MAT 4020 explores math mindsets of K-5 teachers and their students. Attitudes toward math and subsequent success in math are dependent upon how math is taught and learned. This course examines how K-5 students learn math based on brain research, and how math should be taught and assessed for success in math for all K-5 learners. Candidates also demonstrate and apply understandings of major mathematics concepts, algorithms, procedures, applications and mathematical practices in varied contexts and connections with in and among mathematical domains during the twenty-five hours of field experience.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 4010 , Admission to the Teacher Education Program & Approval by Faculty Advisor
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MAT 5111 Probability and Statistics
Lecture: 5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 5
This course focuses on the mathematical foundations of probability theory and statistical data analysis. Students are instructed on how to perform statistical analysis for research and predictive probability for data management and optimization. Topics include zero-one laws, probability inequalities, weak and strong laws of large numbers, central limit theorems, rates of convergence, Bayesian probability modeling, hierarchical and mixture models, tree models, Gaussian processes, and nonparametric Bayesian strategies.
Prerequisite(s): Program Admission
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MAT 5211 Regression Analysis
Lecture: 5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 5
This course focuses on mathematical regression models and the least squares criterion. Students study simple and multiple linear regression, regression diagnostics, confidence intervals, and testing. Topics include parameters, regression, analysis of variance, variable selection, and model building.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 5111
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MBA 5020 Technology Solutions and Security
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course will provide a framework to understand the structure and dynamics of Management Information Systems. The focus will be on the use of technology by organizations to increase efficiency, effectiveness, and create competitive advantages, while also examining issues related to organizational and employee security. The course will include discussion of new technologies, such as blockchain and cryptocurrency.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 5000 or Permission of the Dean
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MBA 5030 Organizational Behavior & Management
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course will focus on principles of human behavior that effective managers use when managing individuals and groups in organizations. These include theories relating to individual differences, such as perceptions, abilities, attribution, and motivation. Group behavior is also examined through the dynamics of power and politics, leadership, conflict resolution, organizational culture, and organizational structure.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 5000 or Permission of the Dean
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MBA 5040 Global Economics
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course will focus on global economics for management, with a focus on factors and tools relevant to effective business operations. Managers need to understand both country-level and global trends to make successful decisions regarding operations, marketing, strategy, and finance. The course will emphasize inflation, interest rates, GDP, employment, monetary and fiscal policy, exchange rates, and international trade and their impact on management decision making.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 5000 or Permission of the Dean
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MBA 5050 Digital Marketing
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course will focus on the theoretical understanding of the digital marketplace and development of skills needed for in today’s rapidly changing economy. The topics covered include online advertising, search engine optimization, interactive marketing, e-commerce, social influence, mobile marketing, social media monitoring, brand positioning, and integrating social media with traditional media.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 5000 or Permission of the Dean
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MBA 5060 Applied Accounting & Finance
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course will focus on the role and decisions of the financial manager, whose primary responsibility consists of maximizing the value of the firm for its owners. The course will emphasize capital budgeting, cash management, and financial forecasting. There will also be an emphasis on accounting as the means of conveying and analyzing financial information and performance to stakeholders. The application and use of quantitative tools for decision making will be utilized.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 5000 or Permission of the Dean
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MBA 5070 Entrepreneurial Leadership
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
The course will focus on Entrepreneurial Leadership (EL) and the aspects required to generate enterprise transformation or transition from start-up and ongoing operations. The skills, temperament, attitudes, techniques, theories, and philosophies can and should be practiced across all levels of business and organizational environments.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 5000 or Permission of the Dean
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MBA 5080 Strategy Development & Implementation
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course will focus on the process firms use to build and sustain competitive advantages and achieve long term success in a global marketplace. Strategic development and implementation require an integrated view of the firm encompassing functional areas, such as operations, marketing, accounting, and finance. Students will need to synthesize the entirety of their studies to develop well-thought-out, integrated, actionable plans, which can be implemented by management for business success.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 5000 or Permission of the Dean
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MBA 5099 Special Topics in Business Administration
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
Readings and discussions in selected areas of business administration. Topics may include current issues in the accounting field, business law, economics, finance, management, marketing, information systems, international business, or operations management, healthcare or any applicable business field of study. May be taken as a general elective only.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
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MBA 5120 Marketing Management
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This course focuses on the application of marketing principles, concepts, and theory in the resolution of contemporary, strategic marketing management problems and opportunities. Students apply marketing knowledge, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities for effective marketing practice. An emphasis is placed on case studies and a marketing project.
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: MBA 5110
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MBA 5130 Research Methods in Management
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This course is an introduction to research methodology with emphasis on research design, compilation, analysis, and interpretation. Various quantitative and qualitative techniques are presented in the context of managerial decision making. Topics addressed include descriptive statistics, organizing and summarizing data, graphical and tabular presentation of data using spreadsheets, probability theory and sampling distributions integrated with analysis of data, inferential statistics, estimation, and hypothesis testing. Excel is used as the primary tool for data analysis throughout the course.
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: MBA 5110
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MBA 5210 Accounting Information for Decision Making
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
The purpose of this course is to introduce the MBA student to various managerial accounting topics such as the costing of products/services, cost-volume-profit analysis, the use of accounting information, and opportunity costs in decision making and control. Students are also exposed to the basic elements of financial accounting with emphasis placed on understanding financial statements, footnote disclosures, annual reports, and SEC filings in the context of management decision making.
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: MBA 5110
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MBA 5220 Production and Operations Management
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This course focuses on design, planning, and control activities to produce and deliver goods and services in modern organizations. Processes necessary for planning, organizing, and controlling resources in order to efficiently and effectively produce goods and services are presented and discussed. Current methods in quality management, including Six Sigma, are examined from a management perspective. Case study analysis is used for understanding of logistics and supply chain management issues.
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: MBA 5110
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MBA 5230 Global Management
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This course examines the nature and scope of international organizations. Primary business functions and the application of managerial decision-making methodology in areas such as planning, organizing, leading, and controlling are used to study successful global operations. Case studies are used to examine the challenges of multinational and multicultural companies.
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: MBA 5110
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MBA 5310 Financial Management
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This course consists of a review of basic financial concepts and terms and examination of the major types of financial decisions made by corporations today. Capital budgeting principles, capital structure, cost of capital, corporate financing, market efficiency, short-term asset management, and asset valuation are analyzed from the management perspective. This course also introduces complicating factors, such as agency costs, corporate governance, and ethical issues.
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: MBA 5110
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MBA 5320 Managerial Economics
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This course prepares students to understand the role of economics in decision making within a business community. Topics include supply and demand, cost and market structures, and consumer choice theory as related to business decision making.
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: MBA 5110
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MBA 5330 Strategic Management
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This course is designed to investigate strategy and its integrative role in business in a domestic and global setting. Concepts, models, and skills for developing and implementing strategies are covered with a focus on how to create and sustain competitive advantage in a dynamic and global environment.
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: MBA 5110
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MBA 5410 Managing Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This course addresses the concept of classical theories and ethics in corporate decision making. The conflict between economic and social objectives in domestic and global environments using a case-based approach will be examined. Topics include global ethical dilemmas, corporate social responsibility, and ethical implications of managerial decisions.
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: MBA 5110
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MBA 5430 Current Issues in Management (Capstone)
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
Current Issues is an integrative capstone course dealing with the formulation and implementation of corporate strategy. In this course, students utilize research and problem-solving methods developed in the core MBA curriculum to analyze a real-world business situation. The final product is a substantive research report that demonstrates competence in empirical research and knowledge of the relevant scholarly literature. This course should be taken in the last quarter of MBA program.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 5110 & MBA 5130
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MBA 5500 Business Law, Ethics, & Statistics
Lecture: 9 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 9
This course examines the legal and ethical environment of business needed to ensure that managerial decision making meets the expectations of government and market participants. Topics also include the use of statistics/statistical techniques and effective communication skills for management that allows managers to persuade, motivate, and build collaboration within the organization more effectively.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 5000 , if required
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MBA 5505 Business Driven Technology and Security
Lecture: 5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 5
This course introduces students to the important managerial issues in information systems today, such as how to best use information technology to improve efficiency and effectiveness in a firm. The course focuses on how organizations can use data and technology to address business problems, to deliver value, remain competitive, create better processes, improve connections with stakeholders, and make better decisions. Discussions of new and emerging technologies will occur that provide and develop problem-solving skills applicable to any area in business and use data to support decision-making.
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MBA 5510 Introduction to Healthcare Administration
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This course provides an introductory level overview of the United States Health Care system, including a basic understanding of pertinent historical, current, political, organizational, human resources, financial, and quality issues. The course explores basic principles and tools of management, including the planning, organizing, directing, and controlling functions of healthcare organizations. The course is designed to provide students with a working knowledge of current healthcare institutional structures and delivery systems, as well as the evolving health needs of U.S. citizens. Emphasis is placed on the basic concepts and issues that are associated with the management and regulation of health care providers and the delivery of services. Evolving alternative delivery systems are reviewed, as are changes occurring in the field of healthcare management.
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: MBA 5110
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MBA 5515 Social Media Concepts
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This course introduces students to the theory, technology, strategic use, and limitations of social media. Students explore the possibilities and limitations of various social media such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and blogging for basic marketing strategies. Students use several forms of current social media technology to develop marketing plans.
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: MBA 5110
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MBA 5520 Quality Improvement in Healthcare
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This course examines the key aspects of quality management and performance improvement in healthcare. Attention is given to quality management principles, such as quality assessment, risk management, utilization management, outcomes assessment, and benchmarking to improve healthcare services and patient safety. The principles and techniques of quality improvement are presented and applied to patient care and management of services in healthcare organizations.
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: MBA 5110
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MBA 5528 Social Media Marketing Strategy
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course focuses on strategic planning for social media marketing campaigns. Emphasis is placed on planning, developing, and integrating social media tools to engage target markets using social media channels.
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MBA 5530 Current Topics in Healthcare Administration
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
Current Topics in Healthcare Administration is an integrative course focused on the current trends and issues affecting the U.S. healthcare system. This course introduces students to the issues that lead to health policy formulation and promotes understanding of the complexities of the U.S. healthcare delivery system. Current publications and periodicals are reviewed to facilitate a real-time understanding of evolving healthcare issues. Developing and future trends are reviewed as they relate to the healthcare environment at local, state, and federal levels.
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: MBA 5110
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MBA 5535 Case Studies in Social Media Marketing
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This course examines realistic social media marketing situations. Students will utilize problem-solving, analytical tools, and decision making to cope with marketing uncertainties. The cases studied will focus on B2B and B2C marketing, ROI improvement, branding, and leveraging social media for increased patronage.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 5120
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MBA 5548 Service Marketing Strategies
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course examines marketing strategies for services. Theories, principles, applications, and case studies for the service industry are examined. Major topics include customer specifications, aligning service design and standards, delivering, performing, and managing service requirements.
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MBA 5554 Special Topics in Business Administration
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
Readings and discussions in selected areas of business administration. Topics may include current issues in the accounting field, business law, economics, finance, management, marketing, information systems, international business, or operations management, healthcare or any applicable business field of study. May be taken as a general elective only.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 5000 or permission of the Dean
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MBA 5558 Promotion Management
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course examines planning, executing, and evaluating marketing campaigns. Major topics include print, electronic, and digital media production, marketing segmentation, consumer behavior, public relations, and relationship building.
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MBA 5565 Executive Leadership and Organizational Strategies
Lecture: 5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 5
The course focuses on the skills necessary to lead an organization at the executive level in today’s rapidly changing marketplace. Content focuses on application of theories and principles of executive leadership including development of personal skills, technical skills, and skills in navigating organizations. This course also emphasizes executive leadership in the context of gaining competitive advantage from organizational design, one that links environments, strategies, and structures designed to improve organizational effectiveness.
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MBA 5570 Human Resource Recruiting & Staffing
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This course provides an overview of the issues, practices, and procedures involved in talent acquisition, deployment, and retention. Emphasis is placed on how the functions of recruitment, selection, staffing, and training fit into a human resources department, the company overall, and the company’s strategic plan.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 5110 with a grade of C or better
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MBA 5575 Human Resource Compensation & Benefits
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
The course focuses on the critical issues related to the strategic management of the organization’s compensation and benefit system with emphasis on the overall total rewards provided to employees in return for their contributions to an organization. The course examines an overview of organization practices, theory, and research in compensation decision-making and administration.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 5110 with a grade of C or better
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MBA 5585 Applied Financial Analysis
Lecture: 5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 5
This course examines financial management concepts and their application in practice. The course concentrates on executive level financial analysis and practical application of finance in the strategic decision making process. An emphasis is placed on solving finance issues typically encountered with investment and financing decisions, capital structure, dividend policy, cash management, regulation and reporting requirements, and investor relations.
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MBA 5595 Value Creation Through Innovation
Lecture: 5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 5
This course focuses on how firms innovate strategically to discover and create new sources of value. Emphasis is placed on strategy that enables the creation of new markets, new business models, and growth opportunities. The student will leverage strategic plans to create and disrupt industries, design new business models, and lead renewal, all for the purpose of creating value for the organization.
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MBA 5605 Marketing Leadership & Strategy
Lecture: 5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 5
This course focuses on developing skills in formulating and implementing marketing strategies within the context of a business’s corporate strategy. Emphasis is placed on selection of optimal markets and segments to compete, allocation of resources, elements of the marketing mix, and strategic issues facing today’s competitive environment. The course explores how to design optimal strategies for the launch of new products and services that arise during the introductory phase, how to maximize the acceleration of revenue during the growth phase, how to sustain and extend profitability during the mature phase, and how to manage a business during the inevitable decline phase.
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MBA 5610 Introduction to Business Intelligence & Analysis
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This course is an introduction to Business Intelligence and Analytics with an emphasis on improving management decision making. Topics include architecture, dashboards, analytical applications, tools, standardization, and successful integration. Descriptive analytics for visualizing and exploring data, and data modeling are introduced.
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: MBA 5110
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MBA 5611 Introduction to Business Intelligence & Analysis
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 3
This course is an introduction to Business Intelligence and Analytics with an emphasis on improving management decision making. Topics include architecture, dashboards, analytical applications, tools, standardization, and successful integration. Descriptive analytics for visualizing and exploring data, and data modeling are introduced.
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MBA 5615 Strategy Development & Implementation
Lecture: 5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 5
The course focuses on strategy development, implementation, and execution from the business leader’s perspective. Emphasis is placed on strategy implementation and execution given that the best intellectual strategies will fail if not executed effectively. This course provides consideration of the elements of good strategy, but focuses primarily on the need for organizational clarity, alignment, implementation, and execution of strategic priorities. The important role of organizational culture, leadership, and communications is also covered.
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MBA 5620 Business Analytics Techniques
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This course continues the study of descriptive analytics and introduces predictive analytics and prescriptive analytics. The main focus of this course is the process of transforming data into actions through analysis and insights in the context of organizational decision making and problem-solving. Software packages and add-ins are used to solve business problems. Topics include statistical inference, trendlines, regression analysis, data mining, risk analysis, and linear optimization.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 5110 & MBA 5610
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MBA 5621 Business Analytics Techniques
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 3
This course continues the study of descriptive analytics and introduces predictive analytics and prescriptive analytics. The main focus of this course is the process of transforming data into actions through analysis and insights in the context of organizational decision making and problem-solving. Software packages and add-ins are used to solve business problems. Topics include statistical inference, trendlines, regression analysis, data mining, risk analysis, and linear optimization.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 5500
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MBA 5625 Leading Teams and Talent Management
Lecture: 5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 5
This course requires application of concepts, theories, and practices necessary to build, lead, and maintain high performance teams. Focus is placed on team dynamics, decision-making, communication, and conflict management in various organizational settings. This course also covers the development and management of talent within an organization. The key facets of talent management are discussed, including developing core competencies, design and implementation of performance management systems, identifying and assessing talent, and delivering performance coaching for individuals and teams.
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MBA 5635 Negotiation Strategies
Lecture: 5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 5
This course provides students with the foundational knowledge and skills needed to negotiate and persuade. The course will place students in a position of resolving differences of interests between people through negotiation. Students will leverage analytical skills to assess optimal solutions to problems and employ negotiation and persuasion skills to create a resolution. The course emphasizes both “deal making” and “dispute resolution” situations. An emphasis of this course is understanding the behavior of individuals, groups, and organizations in the context of negotiation and persuasion.
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MBA 5645 Strategic Crisis Management
Lecture: 5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 5
This course focuses on the fundamentals of crisis management and the importance of leadership throughout the crisis. The students will evaluate and assess large and complex crises that require critical systems thinking and effective coordination over the event life cycle. The course emphasizes the characteristics of a crisis and a framework to manage the life cycle of a crisis from horizon scanning for potential issues, through closure and remediating gaps. Strategies and tactics for assessment, examination, and implementation are covered in the course to promote organizational preparedness to handle a crisis event.
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MBA 5700 Accounting, Finance, & Economics
Lecture: 9 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 9
This course focuses on the quantitative side of business, accounting, finance, and economics. Business organization outcomes are primarily evaluated based on results. The aspects of each discipline that are required by managers to make effective decisions and interpret their results are examined.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 5000 , if required
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MBA 5711 Financial Markets & Institutions
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 3
This course examines the risks faced by investors interacting through financial institutions and markets. Topics include interest rates, security valuation, the Federal Reserve System, monetary policy, money markets, bond markets, stock markets, and commercial banks.
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MBA 5731 Case Studies in Financial Analysis
Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 3
This course examines capital markets, investor expectations, and managerial decision making. Through the use of actual company information, students apply concepts such as financial analysis, financial forecasting, cost of capital, capital budgeting, and resource allocation to prepare recommendations and write business reports. Spreadsheet analysis of financial data is used for data-driven decision making.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 5711
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MBA 5800 Strategy, Global Business, Systems, & Marketing
Lecture: 9 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 9
This course examines strategic decision making from the perspective of marketing, technology, and the global economy. Critical aspects for the development and implementation of a business strategy are included.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 5000 , if required
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MBA 5810 Managing Information Systems to Create Value
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This course examines the connection between business strategies and information systems with an emphasis on improving business processes. Topics include expert systems, artificial intelligence, automation, streamlining, communication networks, ebusiness, and security. Infrastructures, architecture, business intelligence systems, data warehousing, and the system development life cycle are also examined.
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: MBA 5110
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MBA 5820 Data Management
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This course examines data management systems to facilitate sharing of information. Topics include data collection, storage, and retrieval for strategic and operational decision making. Data warehousing, web-enabled data-driven systems, SQL, and relational database management systems are also examined. Actual business case studies are used to analyze business requirements and evaluate database management systems.
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: MBA 5110
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MBA 5825 Quantitative Analysis for Decision Making
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This course is a survey of quantitative tools and techniques used in the operation and management of organizations. Students use software to develop models, analyze, and apply to business situations.
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: MBA 5110
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MBA 5828 Quantitative Analysis for Decision Making
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course is a survey of quantitative tools and techniques used in the operation and management of organizations. Students use software to develop models, analyze, and apply to business situations.
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MBA 5830 Project Management
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This course focuses on the concepts contained in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) including the five process groups and ten knowledge areas. This course is designed to assist students in preparing for the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam. PMP and PMBOK are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 5110 & MBA 5825
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MBA 5835 Advanced Topics in Project Management
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This course continues the study of project management as a process approach. Major topics include project scope, project time, project cost, project risk, and project quality. Students analyze and evaluate case studies using current software for effective project management.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 5830
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MBA 5838 Project Management
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course focuses on the concepts contained in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide) including the five process groups and ten knowledge areas. This course is designed to assist students in preparing for the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam. PMP and PMBOK are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
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MBA 5848 Advanced Topics in Project Management
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course continues the study of project management as a process approach. Major topics include project scope, project time, project cost, project risk, and project quality. Students analyze and evaluate case studies using current software for effective project management.
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MBA 5907 Leading Teams in Business
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course examines the principles of leading well-functioning teams by analyzing the variety of interrelated practices underlying groups. Emphasis in the course is on building teams, leading teams, effective team meetings, trust, and problem solving. Topics also include communication and managing conflict and change.
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MBA 5910 Advanced Financial Accounting
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This course explores advanced concepts in financial accounting. Major topics include accounting for investments, consolidation of financial information, accounting for acquisitions, various interest entities, partnerships, and foreign transactions. Students will practice CPA exam questions in this course.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 5110 and MBA 5210
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MBA 5917 Health Economics
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course examines the application of economic principles to the allocation of scarce resources in health care. Economic theory is applied to understand the problems of organization, delivery, and financing of health services. Topics include methods from microeconomics to study how different aspects of the health care system function and to assess the implications for different policies designed to improve that functioning.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 5000 if required or Permission of the Dean
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MBA 5920 Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This course examines the process of financial reporting, financial statement analysis, and valuation. Both GAAP and IFRS are considered in this course. Major topics include asset and liability valuation, income recognition, profitability analysis, financial statement forecasts, valuation approaches, and risk adjustments.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 5110 and MBA 5210
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MBA 5927 Interpretation & Presentation of Business Results
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course focuses on the skills needed to communicate results of models and other data to organizations and individual stakeholders. Emphasis is placed on techniques and tools to present information in an understandable manner and also to educate and persuade the audience. Verbal communication skills are emphasized.
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MBA 5930 Advanced Managerial Accounting
Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This course examines managerial accounting concepts and procedures for internal reporting. Topics include job and process costing, cost-volume-profit relationships, variable costing, activity-based costing, budgeting, differential analysis, and performance measurement. Case studies used in this course will focus on internal accounting operations.
Prerequisite(s): MBA 5110 and MBA 5210
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MBA 5937 Introduction to Health Policy & Management
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course examines healthcare needs which are challenging to manage and constantly evolving. An overview of healthcare policymaking that examines current policy-related issues, research, and evaluation methods is presented, including international and local perspectives. Students develop an understanding of health policy as it relates to decision-making for organizations and society.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 5000 if required or Permission of the Dean
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MBA 5947 Effective Interpersonal Leadership in Business
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course is designed to assist students in the development of an understanding of oneself and one’s personal leadership through self-reflection and assessments. The student uses this knowledge to improve abilities in motivation, inspiration, and support of people in the organization.
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MBA 5957 Current Topics in Healthcare Management
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course examines current trends and issues affecting healthcare with a focus on the U.S. healthcare system. Emphasis is placed on current events in health policy, delivery systems, quality, costs, and sustainability for the purpose of understanding and developing potential solutions.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 5000 if required or Permission of the Dean
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MHA 5005 Healthcare Management and Organizational Behavior
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course provides an overview of issues healthcare leaders need to address including diversity, attitudes, perceptions, and effective communication. Focus is placed on developing an understanding of management and organizational processes which help or hinder successful task completion, improving interpersonal and diagnostic skills, and developing an understanding of theoretical knowledge related to organizational design and behavior.
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MHA 5010 Economics and Policy for Healthcare Leaders
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course provides an overview of the economic structure of healthcare markets in the United States. U.S. health care policy and reform on how consumers and providers respond to changes in incentives towards the goals of broad access, high quality, and affordability are examined. Topics explored include managerial decision-making processes based on policy, cost, service, and other economic variables, and how those decisions influence healthcare outcomes.
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MHA 5015 Delivery Models in Healthcare Organizations
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
The course provides an overview of the structure of the healthcare delivery system and policy. Focus is placed on providing an understanding of current issues and emerging trends facing leaders within healthcare delivery systems. The diversity and complexities of various healthcare settings are explored, along with the drivers of healthcare delivery. Themes of quality assurance, patient safety, access, and ethical leadership are infused throughout the course.
Prerequisite(s): MHA 5010 with a grade of B or better
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MHA 5020 Healthcare Law, Regulation, and Ethics
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course provides an in-depth analysis of the legal and ethical environment of the health care industry that confronts healthcare leaders. The legal and ethical process pertaining to torts, contracts, antitrust, corporate compliance, access to care, negligence, and professional liability are examined. The nature of ethics in the multi-cultural health care environment is also explored with an analysis of the varying moral problems faced by the health care industry and leaders.
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MHA 5025 Finance, Accounting, and Reimbursement in Healthcare
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course examines principles and techniques in accounting and financial management with a focus on financial management methods for healthcare organizations. The primary objective is to develop knowledge of administrative/managerial and financial/accounting theory and techniques required in managing healthcare organizations within today’s healthcare marketplace. Concepts include financial statements, working capital, revenue cycle, cost of capital, capital, budgeting, project risk assessment, and reimbursement methods.
Prerequisite(s): MHA 5010 with a grade of B or better
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MHA 5030 Strategic Human Resource Management for Healthcare
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course examines how human resource management functions within the health care environment. Focus is placed on the strategic impact that human resource management plays in supporting the management and leadership of healthcare organizations. The course examines the role of employee selection, development, motivation, and appraisal and how these can impact the success of a health care organization. A review of the human resource legal and regulatory environment faced by healthcare leaders is included.
Prerequisite(s): MHA 5005 with a grade of B or better
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MHA 5035 Quality and Performance in Healthcare Organizations
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course provides an in-depth examination of the relationships between healthcare quality and organizational performance. Approaches to building and sustaining a culture of performance excellence in health care organizations are examined. Students are introduced to quality improvement and patient safety theories, models, methods, and tools that have an application in addressing the challenge of improving the quality and safety of healthcare.
Prerequisite(s): MHA 5005 with a grade of B or better
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MHA 5040 Healthcare Organizations and Leadership
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course examines theories of organizational design, leadership, and management of healthcare organizations. Focus is placed on the application of organizational behavior and theory, and the understanding of the way interactions and interrelationships of people, organizations, and structures impact the success of a healthcare organization. The topics of diversity, employee satisfaction, and teamwork are also discussed.
Prerequisite(s): MHA 5020 with a grade of B or better
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MHA 5045 Healthcare Informatics for Leadership
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course provides an overview of health information technology and examines the use of information technology to enhance leadership’s decision-making ability within healthcare organizations. Focus is placed on the application of health information technology for planning, evaluation, and management of healthcare delivery.
Prerequisite(s): MHA 5025 with a grade of B or better
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MHA 5050 Healthcare Administration Program Capstone
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
The capstone course requires integration of the concepts, techniques, skills, and knowledge of all areas of healthcare administration developed during the Healthcare Administration program. Focus is placed on the strategic management of a healthcare organization where the comprehensive application of all program content is required to complete a practical project in a healthcare-related organization. Note: MHA 5005 , MHA 5025 , MHA 5035 , and MHA 5040 with a grade of B or better
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MIN 5110 Contemporary Ministry
Lecture: 9 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 9
This course provides an orientation to graduate studies and the MA in Ministry program. Students clarify their professional ministry objectives by focusing on vocation/calling, personal gifting, strengths, and limitations. The course also introduces the academic skills required to successfully complete the program of study and those needed to serve in ministry effectively, including reading, research and writing, critical thinking skills, computer skills, constructive conversation, personal organization and time management, and planning a course of studies.
Prerequisite(s): Program Admission
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MIN 5111 Contemporary Ministry
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course provides an orientation to graduate studies and the MA in Ministry program. Students clarify their professional ministry objectives by focusing on vocation/calling, personal gifting, strengths, and limitations. The course also introduces the academic skills required to successfully complete the program of study and those needed to serve in ministry effectively, including reading, research and writing, critical thinking skills, computer skills, constructive conversation, personal organization and time management, and planning a course of studies.
Prerequisite(s): Program Admission
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MIN 5210 First Testament context and Theology
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course provides a survey of the Hebrew scriptures, or First Testament, its literary forms and historical and cultural context. Students are also introduced to a variety of theological themes including creation, humanity, sin, covenant, sacrifices, law, and prophecy. Special attention is given to the relevance of the First Testament for ministry today.
Prerequisite(s): MIN 5110
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MIN 5220 Leadership in Ministry
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course provides an overview of the basic models of leadership drawn from biblical and theological sources, as well as contemporary leadership theory in business, non-profit, and ministry settings. Students develop an understanding of their own personal leadership styles from the perspective of leadership development theory and examine the various roles and tasks of leadership. Attention is also given to racial/ethnic, gender, and socio-economic factors in diversity, power dynamics, conflict, and trust and credibility.
Prerequisite(s): MIN 5110
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MIN 5310 New Testament Theology and Research
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course surveys the literature in the New Testament in its literary, historical, and cultural contexts. Also addressed are a variety of theological themes in the New Testament including the person and work of Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, discipleship, community, and mission. Special attention is given to the relevance of the New Testament for ministry today.
Prerequisite(s): MIN 5110
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MIN 5320 Communication Skills for Ministry
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course includes an introduction to theory of communication and skills for ministry leaders. The theoretical foundations draw on biblical and theological resources, as well as contemporary communication theory. A variety of communication forms are addressed, including preaching, teaching, one-on-one, small groups, writing, and social media. Attention is also given to the communication needs of different audiences and to the dynamics of cross-cultural communication.
Prerequisite(s): MIN 5110
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MIN 5410 Theology for Ministry
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course offers students an introduction to the study of theology and a survey of the main topics of systematic theology, including the nature and character of the Triune God, revelation and the Bible, theological anthropology, Christology and salvation, the Holy Spirit, the Church, and eschatology. Particular attention is given to the significance of Christian doctrines for ministry today.
Prerequisite(s): MIN 5110
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MIN 5420 Spiritual Formation
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course presents an overview of the Christian life and a survey of key historical figures and developments in the Catholic and Protestant spiritual traditions. The issue of pastoral identity is addressed including exploration of the primary spiritual disciplines of prayer, study, worship, solitude, fellowship, and service from the perspective of leadership in ministry. Attention is also given to teaching and guiding others in spiritual formation.
Prerequisite(s): MIN 5110
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MIN 5510 Culture, Diversity, and Ministry
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course examines diversity in North American culture and in ministry. Beginning with biblical and theological perspectives on diversity, the course addresses racial/ethnic diversity, gender, class and socio-economic status, religious diversity, and sexual orientation. The implications of diversity for the practice of ministry are carefully considered and students develop personal strategies for engaging people of different backgrounds.
Prerequisite(s): MIN 5110
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MIN 5520 Introduction to Pastoral Counseling
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course covers the basic theory, principles, and techniques of counseling and its application to professional counseling settings. Also considered are the various theories of counseling and issues, e.g., counselor self-evaluation (moral), ethical, and legal, in the practice of pastoral counseling.
Prerequisite(s): MIN 5110
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MIN 5610 Community and Discipleship
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course surveys the biblical and theological foundations of community and discipleship, and the process of spiritual transformation. Specific attention is given to strategies for gathering and leading small groups and to effective practices in making disciples. Students develop personal strategies for small groups and discipleship in their own ministries.
Prerequisite(s): MIN 5110
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MIN 5611 World Religions
Lecture: 4.5 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4.5
This course surveys the major world religions (Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Confucianism) as well as several types of newer religious movements. Attention will be given to main beliefs and practices of each religion, as well as strategies for developing constructive relationships with groups in the student’s local community. Students will be expected to visit services or meet with members of different groups.
Prerequisite(s): MIN 5110
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MIN 5620 Ministry Practicum
Lecture: 0 Lab: 0 Practica: 4.5 Total Credits: 4.5
Students practice ministry skills under the supervision of a ministry mentor. The scope of the practicum varies depending on the previous ministry experience of the student and focuses on the development of skills appropriate to the setting. Particular attention is given to the integration of foundational theology and theory with the practice of ministry. Students must have completed at least 48 credits in the program before enrolling in this course. The practicum requires a minimum of 135 hours of supervised ministry observation/participation. This is a Pass/Fail course.
Prerequisite(s): MIN 5110
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