Graduate Courses

Analysis of the etiology, pathology, and clinical sciences of cardiac, circulatory and pulmonary diseases, disorders, and disabilities. Imaging techniques and clinical/ laboratory assessment techniques and pharmacological interventions will be presented.

Analysis of the etiology, pathology and clinical sciences of neuromuscular diseases, disorders, and disabilities. Imaging techniques and clinical/laboratory assessment techniques and pharmacological interventions will be presented.

Analysis of the etiology, pathology and clinical sciences of reproductive, renal, integumentary and endocrine diseases, disorders, and disabilities. Imaging techniques and clinical/laboratory assessment techniques and pharmacological interventions will be presented.

Focuses on cognitive behavioral theory (CBT) and practice, emphasizing evidenced-based assessment and interventions for emotional disorders. Includes clinical applications of cognitive behavioral interventions for anxiety, depression, PPSD, personality disorders, substance abuse, and eating disorders. Introduces CBT approaches to stress management and mindfulness training.

This course will provide an overview of theories, methods, and research findings in the area of cognitive development with focus on group change and individual differences in various domains including, language, memory, social cognition, and intelligence. A large focus of the course is on learning and development in social contexts, with attention to the role of family and culture in everyday experiences and children’s cognitive development.

Orientation to theoretical approaches addressing cognitive and perceptual dysfunction. Emphasis on problem identification: selection of appropriate assessment tools, establishment of goals, documentation and treatment planning for clients with various cognitive and perceptual deficits.

Fundamental principles of art therapy practice will be presented through discussions and case presentations. Students learn the historical development of the profession, its distinction from other disciplines and its commonalities to social sciences. Basic pictorial analyses examine artistic processes and products. Students study the artistic expression across the developmental span. Clinical applications for populations struggling with varied psychological and physiological issues are offered. Each class includes experiential art making to demonstrate interventions.

Students will analyze collaborative piano repertoire including instrumental chamber music, concertos, songs and arias, gaining an understanding of potential ensemble challenges and interpretive solutions. Text translation and analysis, techniques of orchestral reduction, musical theatre accompanying, and coaching will be investigated using specific methodology readings, listening assignments, class presentations and performances. Each student will give an in-class coaching demonstration at the beginning and end of the semester.

Projects developed collaboratively by performing artists, arts technicians, composers, choreographers, directors, and others designed for live and processed performance in various performance venues.

This class explores the critical tasks set to librarians, archivists, curators, and
collection managers to collect fashion information and to make it accessible to researchers. It looks at the multiple materialities of fashion beyond the dress object, and it considers museum, library, corporate, and personal collections. It asks students to consider: how, when, and by whom fashion information is collected; the institutional and socio-political frameworks that shape collecting; and the historical record of fashion as an object of constant and necessary revision.

The responsibility of the registrar or collections manager in a museum. Issues to be explored will include accessioning procedures, cataloguing systems and information management, collections storage and handling, development of collections policies, tracking and packing, insurance and risk management, and legal and ethical foundations for gifts and loan agreements.

Characteristics of students attending various types of colleges and universities. Theories of growth and development for traditional and older-aged students. Review of research on attendance and withdrawal, institutional environment and student subcultures, and the immediate and long-term effects of a college experience.

Analysis of the changing nature of workplace and workforce education.The colloquium examines such educational issues as workplace literacy, the corporate university, and government legislation and policies. Includes guest lectures by a wide variety of human resource professionals in classroom and site-specific settings. Selected current research related to these topics is also examined.

Designed primarily for Master's candidates in music performance and/or composition. Synthesis for learning based on performance. Recital and a Master's final written project are required.

Designed primarily for Master's candidates in music performance and/or composition. Synthesis for learning based on performance. Recital and a Master's final written project are required.

Designed primarily for Master's candidates in music performance and/or composition. Synthesis for learning based on performance. Recital and a Master's final written project are required.

Designed primarily for master’s candidates in music performance and/or composition. Synthesis for learning based on performance. Recital and a master’s final written project are required.

Supervised final project, by advisement.

This course is designed to prepare students for real-world opportunities through the introduction and discussion of myriad topics associated with the field of music composition.

Master’s thesis preparation and presentation class taken for two semesters. First semester students research topics in music education, create an annotated bibliography, complete human subjects ethics training, and prepare a capstone project proposal. Second semester students complete a capstone research project based on reflective practice inquiry and creation methods. Focus on academic writing, research methods, use testing with learners, data analysis, oral presentation techniques. Guest presentations about published papers and theses.