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ATPP 500 - Principles of Athletic Training I
(2 hours) Prerequisites: Admitted into the Athletic Training Program. This course provides an introduction in the profession of athletic training from a historical perceptive to the current practice. Topics will include certification/licensure, professionalism, ethics, and inter-professional education. The course will also review emergency action plan protocols while also expanding their knowledge in emergency and acute trauma care and sudden death.
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ATPP 510 - Concepts of Protective Devices in Athletic Training
(2 hours) This course is designed to allow students the opportunity to learn a variety of taping and wrapping techniques involved with orthopedic injuries to the major joints.
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ATPP 520 - Principles of Athletic Training II
(3 hours) Prerequisites: ATPP 500 and 510. This course will provide a student with the opportunities to further their knowledge related to human anatomy and physiology needed to clinical examination and diagnosis. Students will also gain knowledge in injury and illness prevention strategies. Topics will include but not limited to pre-participation physical examinations, biomechanical analysis, and risk management.
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ATPP 530 - Psychosocial Aspects of Injury Management
(3 hours) Prerequisites: ATPP 500 and 510. This course is designed to examine the knowledge and skills that the athletic trainer must possess to recognize and intervene, and when appropriate, refer to a recognized professional; the socio-cultural, mental, emotional, and physical behaviors of athletes and others involved in physical activity.
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ATPP 540 - Clinical Practice in Athletic Training I
(2 hours) Prerequisites: ATPP 500 and 510. This clinical education course has been designed MAT student to gain the necessary skills associated with the practice of athletic training. Each student will be placed in a specified clinical rotation under the direct supervision of an athletic trainer or other licensed health care provider (preceptor). The objective of this course is to permit the student to incorporate the NATA Education Competencies as part of direct patient care. This process will require students to complete specifically identified Clinical Integration Proficiencies as evidence of their skill acquisition required to become a professional athletic trainer. Finally, each student will be required to complete a minimum of 90 clinical hours to receive credit for the course and as partial fulfillment of a minimum total of 1,020 clinical hours required for graduation.
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ATPP 550 - Therapeutic Modalities
(3 hours) Prerequisites: ATPP 520, 530 and 540. The focus of this course will be on the clinical application of therapeutic modalities, concepts related to their use and effectiveness, and their role in the healing process. Students will obtain in-depth knowledge of the healing process and the physiological events that occur following injury. Lab components will be built into the course to emphasize the application of therapeutic modalities in a clinical setting, including appropriate parameters, patient set-up, precautions, and indications/contraindications for use.
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ATPP 560 - Clinical Diagnosis and Therapeutic Intervention: Lower Extremity
(3 hours) Prerequisites: ATPP 520 and ATPP 540. This course is the first in a series on Clinical Diagnosis and Therapeutic Intervention techniques utilized in the practice of athletic training. This course will focus on the knowledge and skills necessary to evaluate, treat, and refer orthopedic conditions of the lower extremities commonly seen in the physically active population.
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ATPP 570 - Clinical Practice in Athletic Training II
(2 hours) Prerequisites: ATPP 520, 530 and 540. This clinical education course has been designed for the MAT students to gain the necessary skills associated with the practice of athletic training. Each student will be placed in a specified clinical rotation under the direct supervision of an athletic trainer or other licensed health care provider (preceptor). The objective of this course is to permit the student to incorporate the NATA Education Competencies as part of direct patient care. This process will require students to complete specifically identified Clinical Integration Proficiencies as evidence of their skill acquisition required to become a professional athletic trainer. Finally, each student will be required to complete a minimum of 90 clinical hours to receive credit for the course and as partial fulfillment of a minimum total of 1,020 clinical hours required for graduation.
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ATPP 580 - Clinical Diagnosis and Therapeutic Intervention II-Head, Spine and Upper Extremity
(3 hours) Prerequisites: ATPP 550, 560 and 570. This course is the second in a series on Clinical Diagnosis and Therapeutic Intervention techniques utilized in the practice of athletic training. This course will focus on the knowledge and skills necessary to evaluate, treat, and refer orthopedic and medical conditions of the head, spine and upper extremities commonly seen in the physically active population.
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ATPP 590 - Clinical Practice in Athletic Training III
(2 hours) Prerequisites: ATPP 550, 560 and 570. This clinical education course has been designed for the athletic training student to gain the necessary skills associated with the practice of athletic training. Each student will be placed in a specified clinical rotation under the direct supervision of an athletic trainer or other licensed health care provider (preceptor). The objective of this course is to permit the student to incorporate the NATA Education Competencies as part of direct patient care. This process will require students to complete specifically identified Clinical Integration Proficiencies as evidence of their skill acquisition required to become a professional athletic trainer. Finally, each student will be required to complete a minimum of 90 clinical hours to receive credit for the course and as partial fulfillment of a minimum total of 1,020 clinical hours required for graduation.
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ATPP 600 - Introduction to Research Design and Statistics
(3 hours) Prerequisites: ATPP 580 and 590. This course is designed to provide the student with the opportunity to develop skill in designing, evaluating and producing research, with a focus on critical thinking and problem solving, as well as advance their understanding of data analysis in various health care settings. The goal of the course if for the student to obtain advanced knowledge and skills to analyze and understand research data within the field of human movement. It will specifically address quantitative and qualitative methods of data analysis through data analysis software.
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ATPP 610 - Clinical Diagnosis and Therapeutic Intervention III- General Medical Conditions
(3 hours) Prerequisites: ATPP 580 and 590. This course is the third in a series on Clinical Examination and Diagnosis techniques utilized in the practice of athletic training. This course will focus on the knowledge and skills necessary to evaluate, treat, and refer medical or non-orthopedic conditions commonly seen in the physically active population
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ATPP 620 - Clinical Practice in Athletic Training IV
(2 hours) Prerequisites: ATPP 580 and 590. This clinical education course has been designed for the AT student to gain the necessary skills associated with the practice of athletic training. Each student will be placed in a specified clinical rotation under the direct supervision of an athletic trainer or other licensed health care provider (preceptor). The objective of this course is to permit the student to incorporate the NATA Education Competencies as part of direct patient care. This process will require students to complete specifically identified Clinical Integration Proficiencies as evidence of their skill acquisition required to become a professional athletic trainer. Finally, each student will be required to complete a minimum of 90 clinical hours to receive credit for the course and as partial fulfillment of a minimum total of 1,020 clinical hours required for graduation.
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ATPP 630 - Diagnostic Imaging and Medical Testing
(2 hours) Prerequisites: ATPP 600, 610 and 620. This course has been designed for the Second Year M.AT. student. This course provides a broad background reading plain film radiograph and in the radiographic presentation of commonly occurring dysfunctions of the head, spine and extremities, as well as covering the basics of MRI, CT scanning, and diagnostic ultrasound.
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ATPP 640 - Clinical Practice in Athletic Training V
(2 hours) Prerequisites: ATPP 600, 610 and 620. This clinical education course has been designed for the MAT student to gain the necessary skills associated with the practice of athletic training. Each student will be placed in a specified clinical rotation under the direct supervision of an athletic trainer or other licensed health care provider (preceptor). The objective of this course is to permit the student to incorporate the NATA Education Competencies as part of direct patient care. This process will require students to complete specifically identified Clinical Integration Proficiencies as evidence of their skill acquisition required to become a professional athletic trainer. Finally, each student will be required to complete a minimum of 90 clinical hours to receive credit for the course and as partial fulfillment of a minimum total of 1,020 clinical hours required for graduation.
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ATPP 650 - Fitness and Nutrition Prescription for Wellness and Performance
(3 hours) Prerequisites: ATPP 630 and 640. This course is designed to teach scientifically valid techniques for conducting safe effective exercise and conditioning programs for healthy individuals. Included in this course are techniques for assessing the health and fitness status of individuals, evaluating their exercise test results, and prescribing exercise and conditioning programs based on these results.
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ATPP 660 - Clinical Practice in Athletic Training VI
(2 hours) Prerequisites: ATPP 630 and 640. This clinical practice course has been designed for the MAT students to gain the necessary skills associated with the practice of athletic training. Each student will be placed in a specified clinical rotation under the direct supervision of an athletic trainer or other licensed health care provider (preceptor). The objective of this course is to permit the student to incorporate the NATA Education Competencies as part of direct patient care. This process will require students to complete specifically identified Clinical Integration Proficiencies as evidence of their skill acquisition required to become a professional athletic trainer. Finally, each student will be required to complete a minimum of 90 clinical hours to receive credit for the course and as partial fulfillment of a minimum total of 1,020 clinical hours required for graduation.
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ATPP 670 - Research Methods
(3 hours) Prerequisites: ATPP 650 and 660. This course is designed to help the student learn basic scientific research knowledge. It will specifically address the research process and application of research findings, as applied to health care. It will introduce the student to fundamental principles underlying research methods in kinesiology, including basic procedures for conducting experimental, descriptive, historical, and qualitative research. In this course, students will meet with their research mentor to plan the methods and data collection for their research study. This course will also serve to enhance decision-making and problem-solving skills through critical thinking and scholarly writing.
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ATPP 680 - Clinical Practice in Athletic Training VII
(2 hours) Prerequisites: ATPP 650 and 660. This clinical education course has been designed for the AT student to gain the necessary skills associated with the practice of athletic training. Each student will be placed in a specified clinical rotation under the direct supervision of an athletic trainer or other licensed health care provider (preceptor). The objective of this course is to permit the student to incorporate the NATA Education Competencies as part of direct patient care. This process will require students to complete specifically identified Clinical Integration Proficiencies as evidence of their skill acquisition required to become a professional athletic trainer. Finally, each student will be required to complete a minimum of 90 clinical hours to receive credit for the course and as partial fulfillment of a minimum total of 1,020 clinical hours required for graduation.
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ATPP 690 - Professional Issues in Athletic Training
(2 hours) Prerequisites: ATPP 670 and 680. This course provides opportunity for exploration of many dimensions of athletic training. The student considers the multiple roles of the athletic training professional, the concepts basis of athletic training practice, and selected issues facing the profession of athletic training.
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ATPP 691 - Clinical Internship/Residency
(3 hours) Prerequisites: ATPP 670 and 680. Each student will be assigned to a preceptor who directly supervises them as they practice and refine their skills in an athletic training setting. As students display competence with/through the Clinical Integration Proficiencies in Athletic Training, they will be given increased responsibility in directly working with patients.
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Biology |
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BIOL 501 - Human Anatomy
(5 hours) Prerequisites: Admission to the MS Program. This 5 credit lecture and lab based course will introduce students to the fundamentals of gross anatomy using a regional approach. This will also serve as an introduction to how the anatomy relates to physical exam, surgeries and procedures in a medical setting. Note: This course cannot be challenged.
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BIOL 502 - Pathophysiology
(3 hours) Prerequisites: Admission to the MS Program. This lecture based course will introduce students to the fundamentals of medical physiology and pathophysiology. Physiology and pathophysiology concepts will be discussed in all eleven body systems of the human body. Note: This course cannot be challenged.
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BIOL 504 - Human Genetics
(3 hours) Prerequisites: Admission tho the MS Program and coursework in undergraduate Genetics and undergraduate Anatomy and Physiology. In-depth analysis of the human genome, genetic diseases and Biblical chromosome signature will be examined. Note: This course cannot be challenged.
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BIOL 506 - Biology of Neoplasia
(3 hours) Prerequisites: Admission to the MS Program. This course will emphasize the general principles, diagnosis and treatment of each of the following disorders. The course is organized into twenty-eight sections: 1) lung cancer, 2) breast cancer, 3) head and neck cancer, 4) sarcomas, 5) esophageal cancer, 6) gastric cancer, 7) colorectal cancer, 8) pancreatic cancer, 9) hepatocellular carcinoma, 10) renal cancer, 11) bladder cancer, 12) prostate cancer, 13) testicular cancer, 14) cervical cancer, 15) endometrial cancer, 16) ovarian cancer, 17) cancer of unknown primary, 18) melanoma, 19) central nervous system tumors, 20) myelodysplastic syndromes, 21) acute myeloid leukemia, 22) acute lymphoblastic leukemia, 23) chronic myeloid leukemia 24) chronic lymphocytic leukemia, 25) hairy cell leukemia, 26) Hodgkin lymphoma, 27) non-Hodgkin lymphoma and 28) multiple myeloma. Staging and screening will also be incorporated into the curriculum. Note: This course cannot be challenged.
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BIOL 512 - Food Microbiology
(4 hours) Prerequisites: One semester each of microbiology, freshman chemistry, and organic chemistry. This course discusses the different aspects of food properties and their relation to shelf life, food spoilage, and microbial growth in foods. Students will also be exposed to detection and enumeration methods used in food to determine microbial quality of the food, as well as how to control microbial growth in foods using chemical and physical methods. Food-borne diseases and pathogenesis will also be discussed in great length, along with principles of food fermentations. Students will learn how to perform different enumeration methods: direct microscopic count, standard plate count, and most probable number, and how to perform microbial assays for different food groups. Note: This course cannot be challenged.
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BIOL 514 - Invertebrate Zoology
(3 hours) Prerequisites: Admission to the MS Program. This course is designed to discuss in depth the most speciose, morphologically diverse and ecologically heterogeneous group of animals on the planet. Invertebrates comprise at least 95% of all known animals. From their numbers and diversity alone, it is obviously that invertebrates are very important. They are food for humans and other animals, they cause disease, they pollinate most of the plants we need and use, they affect global climate, some are important with respect to medicine, etc. Note: This course cannot be challenged.
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BIOL 517 - Ornithology
(4 hours) Prerequisites: Admission to the MS Program. This course covers avian taxonomy, morphology, physiology, behavior, communication, migration, conservation, extinction, and other important topics related to the natural history and ecology of birds. Note: The lab will include field trips. This course cannot be challenged.
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BIOL 520 - Cell & Molecular Biology
(3 hours) Prerequisites: Admission to the MS Program. This course is an in-depth look at molecular processes in the living cell, including DNA structure, genome, cell signaling, cell cycle, membranes, and gene expression and regulation. The course will include current literature in all of the topics discussed. Note: This course cannot be challenged.
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BIOL 521 - Laboratory Studies in Cell & Molecular Biology
(3 hours) Prerequisites: Admission to the MS Program. This course will be a comprehensive study on laboratory techniques in the modern research lab. The course will have a hands-on approach to all of the techniques. Lab techniques that will be included are DNA, RNA and protein purification and analysis, gel electrophoresis, and recombinant DNA technology. Note: This course cannot be challenged.
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BIOL 525 - Seminar in Biology I
(1 hours) Prerequisites: Admission to the MS Program. This course includes reading journal articles and discussing topics such as experimental design, current techniques used in biological research, data acquisition and analysis, scientific writing, and ethical issues in research. Emphasis will be placed on both bench work and bioinformatic methods. Note: This course cannot be challenged.
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BIOL 537 - Immunology
(3 hours) Prerequisites: BIOL 380 and 380L and CHEM 117 or 301 (grades of “C” or better). Undergraduate and Graduate Sections: An introduction to how organisms react, either positively or negatively, to foreign material encountered in their environment. This course will emphasize how the immune system develops and the different immune mechanisms used to deal with foreign material and infectious agents.
Graduate Section: In addition to the topics above, graduate students will review and understand in-depth topics of the innate immune system, adaptive immune system, cytokines and applications of immunotherapy to clinical medicine. Graduate student exams will contain assessments of increased rigor and critical thinking. Graduate students will also investigate major diagnostic methods in the field of immunology such as ELISA, Immunofluorescence, Agglutination Reactions, Widal Test and Ouchterlony Double Diffusion. Note: Students with credit for BIOL 437 may not take BIOL 537. This course cannot be challenged.
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BIOL 541 - Vertebrate Natural History
(4 hours) Prerequisites: Admission to the MS Program. This course covers a systematic study of the biology, classification, evolution, and ecology of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Major emphasis will be placed on South Carolina vertebrates. Laboratory exercises will correspond to lecture material. Note: The lab will include field trips. This course cannot be challenged.
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BIOL 543 - Virology
(3 hours) Prerequisites: Admission to the MS Program. This course covers basic aspects of virology. It focuses on the structure, life cycle, and classification of viruses. It also introduces lab techniques used in virology, origins and evolution of viruses, and aspects of applied virology such as vaccines and antiviral drugs. Note: This course cannot be challenged.
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BIOL 545 - Nutrition
(3 hours) Prerequisites: One Chemistry course and BIOL 241 and BIOL 241L or BIOL 227 and BIOL 227L or BIOL 210 and BIOL 210L (grades of “C” or better). An introduction to nutrition at the molecular and cellular levels with emphasis on the biochemistry of carbohydrates, fat, proteins, vitamins, and minerals, and on the molecular mechanisms by which deficiencies and excesses of nutrients lead to diseases. Students perform nutritional evaluations of their own diets and write a research paper on a specific topic of their choice.
Graduate Section: In addition to the topics above, graduate students will conduct an extensive community based research project assessed by experimental design, written paper in scientific journal format and a formal presentation. Graduate student diet analysis will be more detailed and cover a longer time frame. Graduate students will also complete problem solving tasks such as determining the reliability of a nutrition website, calculating nutrient densities and percent daily values, converting international units to weight measurements, analyzing lead poisoning with the EPA, calculating energy intakes for hospitalized patients, preventing cross contamination, reducing diet and drug interactions, analyzing oral formulas and calculating tube feeding schedules, constructing an enteral nutrition support plan, osmolarity vs osmolality, and developing diet plans for various disorders such as diabetes, heart disease, irritable bowl syndrome, etc. Note: Students with credit for BIOL 345 may not take BIOL 545. This course cannot be challenged.
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BIOL 551 - Biological Independent Research
(3 hours) Prerequisites: Admission to the MS Program. In this three credit course, students will conduct and report individual research projects within the field of biology under the guidance of a graduate faculty member. The process in general will include an extensive literature review, laboratory or field experimentation, data gathering, and both a research paper and oral presentation. Note: This course cannot be challenged.
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BIOL 625 - Seminar in Biology II
(1 hours) Prerequisites: Completion of a minimum 18 graduate credit hours. This one credit course is designed to give students practice speaking in front of an audience and to explore topics of their own choosing in greater detail. Secondly, this course will provide a platform to complete the comprehensive examination for the Master in Biology program. Note: This course cannot be challenged.
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Business |
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BUSI 503 - Foundations of Management and Marketing
(3 hours)
This course provides an overview of management and marketing theory and practice. It introduces students to the classical management functions of planning, organizing, leading, and the exercise of control, as well as concepts involved in the marketing mix. This course is designed to meet foundational requirements, and may not be counted as an elective credit toward graduation requirements.
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BUSI 504 - Business Data and Decision Analysis
(3 hours)
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of business data collection and interpretation and analytical tools for decision-making. It includes a study of the mathematical and statistical techniques including probability theory, statistics, regression analysis, inventory control, and more. Emphasis is on the application of these techniques in solving managerial problems. Business forecasting will also be addressed. This course is designed to meet foundational requirements, and may not be counted as an elective credit toward graduation requirements.
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BUSI 505 - The Market Process and the World Economy
This course introduces students to those aspects of microeconomics (the study of individual economic units, including product markets, individual consumers, and firms) and macroeconomics (the study of the broad economic world, including international trade, business cycles, and monetary and fiscal policy) that are relevant to business. This course is designed to meet foundational requirements, and may not be counted as an elective credit toward graduation requirements.
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BUSI 506 - Foundations of Finance
(3 hours) Prerequisites: BUSI 501 or ACCT 210, BUSI 504 or ECON 224, and BUSI 505 or ECON 211 and ECON 212. This introductory course in finance provides students with the financial decision tools necessary to analyze the financial issues faced by businesses, and to consider alternatives. Topics will include time value of money, asset valuation, capital budgeting, risk and return, and dividend policy. This course is designed to meet foundational requirements, and may not be counted as an elective credit toward graduation requirements.
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BUSI 508 - Foundations of Accounting
(3 hours) Designed principally for MBA students coming from non-business backgrounds, Foundations of Accounting covers both financial and managerial principles of accounting in one semester. This class involves intensive reading as well as homework assignments intended to give maximum understanding of the principles of accounting necessary for success in an MBA program. The amount of reading and the depth of understanding required to complete this course in one semester precludes the necessity for a term project found in most other MBA classes.
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BUSI 509 - Cost Accounting and Management Control
(3 hours) Prerequisites: BUSI 502 or ACCT 211. Collection, analysis, and reporting of cost data used in organizational decision making.
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BUSI 517 - Federal Taxation for individuals
(3 hours) Prerequisites: BUSI 501 or ACCT 210 and BUSI 502 or ACCT 211. Federal taxation as applied to individuals.
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BUSI 518 - Federal Taxation for Corporations and Other Entities
(3 hours) Prerequisites: BUSI 501 or ACCT 210 and BUSI 502 or ACCT 211. Federal taxation as applied to partnerships, corporations and other taxable entities.
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BUSI 519 - Database Design and Management Concepts
(3 hours) Prerequisite: BUSI 614 or permission of instructor. A study of the relational model of database design. Logical design techniques and data manipulation using SQL will allow students to design and partially implement a database.
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BUSI 522 - Macroeconomic Policy in a Global Economy
(3 hours) Prerequisites: BUSI 505 or ECON 211 and ECON 212 and BUSI 504 or ECON 224. An examination of macroeconomic models and policy implications applied in a global economy. The course will consider Keynesian, monetarist, classical, and more current economic models.
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BUSI 525 - Advanced Financial Accounting
(3 hours) Prerequisites: ACCT 310 and ACCT 311 or equivalent (Intermediate Accounting 1 and 2). Accounting principles for consolidations and combinations, liquidations, nonprofit organizations, foreign currency transactions, and other selected topics.
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BUSI 528 - Auditing and Attestation
(3 hours) Prerequisites: ACCT 310 and ACCT 311 or equivalent (Intermediate Accounting 1 and 2). A study of the standards, controls, legal responsibilities, and professional ethics of auditors. The course will examine auditing techniques, practice before the SEC, and the role of the auditor in the firm.
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BUSI 537 - Entrepreneurial Finance
(3 hours) Prerequisites: ACCT 211 or BUSI 502. Principles of managing capital requirements in the small or family business. This course addresses techniques to successfully finance and sustain smaill firms and owner managed companies. Topics covered include the tools to maintain financial control and avoiding unique financial barriers that can damage the wee-being of the start-up entreprise. This course will be cross-listed as BUSI 437.
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BUSI 540 - Government & Not for Profit Accounting
(3 hours) Prerequisites: ACCT 310 or permission of the instructor. This course is an examination of the accounting principles for government and not-for-profit entities including state and local governments, health and welfare organizations, and colleges and universities. This course is cross-listed with ACCT 440.
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BUSI 541 - Employee Staffing
(3 hours) Prerequisites: BUSI 611 or permission of the instructor. This course describes the human resource management activity of staffing, which encompasses how organizations recruit, select, and retain human talent. Students will learn about concepts and practices pertaining to ways organizations seek and attract people (both within and outside the organization) to apply for employment, screen and systematically select the best candidates from a pool of qualified recruits, and deal with employee retention and turnover. Students also learn about technological and environmental influences on recruitment and selection practices, including some legislative and regulatory specifics related to equal employment opportunity, particularly in selection. This course will be cross-listed with MGMT 441.
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BUSI 542 - Employee Training and Development
(3 hours) Prerequisite: BUSI 611 or Permission of the instructor.
This course describes the human resource management activity of employee training and development, also known as human resource development (HRD). Students will learn concepts and practices pertaining to ways organizations use formal training, developmental job assignment, and mentoring, among other methods, to develop employees. Students will apply adult learning theory and instructional systems design concepts to specify the training needs analysis, design, delivery (including technological elements), and multilevel evaluation of a training topic. The course will be cross-listed as MGMT 442.
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BUSI 543 - Employee Compensation and Benefits
(3 hours) Prerequisites: BUSI 611 or Permission of the instructor.
This course describes the human resource management activity of compensation and benefits administration. Students will learn about concepts, structures, and practices pertaining to ways organizations reward employees for satisfactory service, incentivize extraordinary service from employees, and promote employees’ welfare and retention by providing various benefits. Students also learn about strategic and contextual influences on organizations’ compensation practices, including some legislative and regulatory specifics related to certain employee benefits and employee cash wages. Where relevant, you can expect to address faith integration with the topics, specifically along the lines of what redemptive creation, stewardship, and the Golden Rule have to do with the topic. This course will be cross-listed with MGMT 443.
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BUSI 544 - Human Resource Law and Ethics
(3 hours) An evaluation of modern legal and regulatory issues facing business leaders in managing their human resources. Topics covered include: employment discrimination, recruitment, drug and polygraph testing, harassment, accommodation of disability, collective bargaining, performance appraisals, privacy concerns, and termination issues. Instruction and discussion will be grounded in a Christian worldview thereby providing students a basis for confidence in reaching decisions within the framework of the rules of law. This course is cross-listed with MGMT 444.
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BUSI 546 - Advanced Investments
(3 hours) Prerequisites: BUSI 504 or ECON 224 and BUSI 506 or BUSI 305. Analysis of stocks, bonds, and derivative technical, and quantitative techniques. The course examines investment strategies from individual and corporate perspectives and considers long-term strategies and short-term trading techniques.
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BUSI 551 - Special Topics in Business
(3 hours) An analysis of current business and economic conditions with research into a particular topic of interest to the student and instructor. The course may be tailored to meet electives in any of the areas of emphasis or may be considered as an elective for the general MBA. Students may take the course only once.
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BUSI 552 - Advanced Managerial Economics
(3 hours) Prerequisites: BUSI 505 or ECON 211 and ECON 212 and BUSI 504 or ECON 224. A study of the applications of economic theories of pricing, allocation of resources, consumer demand, profits, and production. Emphasis is on using economic analysis in managerial decision-making.
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BUSI 560 - International Accounting
(3 hours)
Prerequisites: ACCT 310 and ACCT 311 (intermediate accounting I and II).
The primary purpose of the course is to develop knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards including the standards’ history, new standard adoption, the recording of financial transactions, and financial statement presentation. In addition, the US GAAP vs. IFRS convergence process will be discussed. This course will be cross-listed with ACCT 460.
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BUSI 570 - Accounting Information Systems
(3 hours) Prerequisites: ACCT 310 and ACCT 311 or equivalent (Intermediate Accounting 1 and 2). A discussion of the problems and challenges of planning for and managing accounting information systems into the future. Problems concerning implementation of accounting information systems among general management, information systems personnel, and users are discussed.
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BUSI 595 - Information Systems Analysis and Design
(3 hours) Prerequisite: BUSI 614 or permission of instructor. Project oriented course in which students study, plan, and design a system using software design tools.
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BUSI 600 - MBA Orientation
(0 hours) Participation in MBA Orientation is required of all entering MBA students. This introduction to the MBA is designed to equip new students with the information necessary to ensure success in the CSU MBA program. Orientation will focus on University resources and program resources available to the Charleston Southern MBA student, time management skills, academic policies and procedures, , and other requirements specific to the MBA program. The course objective is to acquaint new MBA students with graduate program requirements, computer and library resources, and other services available at Charleston Southern University. As a part of the orientation, students will review and sign a Statement of Academic Integrity, and review standards of plagiarism and intellectual property and become familiar with style guides for various academics writing styles and notation formats. Students will also be familiarized with on-line course-enrichment tools utilized in CSU courses.
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BUSI 601 - M.A. in Organizational Leadership Orientation
(0 hours) Participation in MA on Organizational Leadership Orientation is required of all entering MA students. This introduction is designed to equip new students with the information necessary to ensure success in the CSU MA program. Orientation will focus on University resources and program resources available to the Charleston Southern MA student, time management skills, academic policies and procedures, , and other requirements specific to the program. The course objective is to acquaint new students with graduate program requirements, computer and library resources, and other services available at Charleston Southern University. As a part of the orientation, students will review and sign a Statement of Academic Integrity, and review standards of plagiarism and intellectual property and become familiar with style guides for various academics writing styles and notation formats. Students will also be familiarized with on-line course-enrichment tools utilized in CSU courses.
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BUSI 607 - Fundamentals of Leadership
(3 hours) Fundamentals of leadership is designed to provide organizational leaders with a practical framework for leadership from a Christian perspective. Students will reflect on various models of leadership including Servant Leadership, Biblical Servant Leadership, The Steward Leader, and The Leadership Challenge. They will explore and evaluate leadership principles relating to motivation, influence, vision, relationship, change, and emotional connection among other factors. Through biographies, they will learn from the experiences of leaders in a variety of contexts. Through reflection and simulation, they will develop their own unique set of leadership principles.
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BUSI 610 - Managing with Excellence and Integrity
(3 hours) Prerequisite: BUSI 503 or MRKT 310 and MGMT 310. Managing with Excellence and Integrity will focus on values- driven leadership concepts, familiarizing students with the basics and best practices in core values development, planning and execution, leading change, managing and empowering employees, and conflict resolution, among other topics; their nexus to organizational performance, and their interconnections with one another. Most importantly, this course will encourage you to reflect on who you are as a manager, who God wants you to be as a manager, and how to close that gap.
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BUSI 611 - Advanced Human Resource Management
(3 hours) Prerequisites: BUSI 503 or MGMT 310 and permission of instructor. The emphasis will be on current corporate policies impacting personnel within an organization. Current and future human resource topics will be covered. Case studies, group dynamics, research activities, and role-playing will comprise the major content of the course.
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BUSI 612 - Advanced Organizational Behavior
(3 hours) Prerequisite: BUSI 503 or MGMT 310. A course designed to develop an understanding of the behavioral concepts necessary for effective management of organizations. Course content will include theories related to work environment, group dynamics, motivation, communication, and leadership.
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BUSI 613 - Executive Communications
(3 hours) A course designed to develop the oral and written communication skills of managers. Emphasis is placed on effective speaking and research skills necessary for writing and presenting reports at the executive level.
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BUSI 614 - Information Systems Concepts
(3 hours) Prerequisites: BUSI 504 or ECON 224. Introduction to information systems concepts including hands-on introduction to computer programming, systems analysis and design, and database implementation. Survey of contemporary strategic planning initiatives for information systems design.
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BUSI 615 - Advanced Marketing Management
(3 hours) Application of the management principles of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the marketing functions and strategies of an organization. Emphasis is placed on the development and implementation of marketing programs for the executive level.
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BUSI 619 - Power and Influence
(3 hours) Prerequisite: Admission to the MBA or MA in Org. Leadership Program As you rise in an organization, new trials related to power and influence emerge. This course is designed to provide organizational leaders with a conceptual framework to navigate the pitfalls associated with the use of power and influence. This includes an understanding of the nature of power, the appropriate use of power, the potential abuse of power, and the pivotal role of influence in leadership. To this end, we will evaluate academic theories with special attention placed on the ethical and theological ramifications of a leader’s decisions. This will be accomplished through readings, class discussion, introspection and journaling, and written assignments.
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BUSI 620 - Contemporary Business Law and the Legal Environment
(3 hours) An examination of modern issues facing business leaders navigating the legal, judicial and regulatory environment of business. Topics covered include: constitutional foundations; business torts; agency; intellectual property law; debtor-creditor relationships; bankruptcy; business organizations; insurance; federal securities laws; and government regulation of employment and the environment. Instruction and discussion will be grounded in a Christian worldview thereby providing students a basis for confidence in reaching decisions within the framework of the rules of law.
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BUSI 621 - Business from a Christian Worldview
(3 hours) The mission of this course is to equip students to think Christianly about work, business, and life. Toward that end, through readings, exercises, lecture and case study, we’ll examine the presuppositions of a Christian and secular worldview and wrestle with what it means to engage in management, marketing, finance, strategy, etc., in a biblically-consistent manner.
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BUSI 622 - Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
(3 hours) The challenges of ethical business actions and decisions will be examined from multiple perspectives, with emphasis placed on the unique contribution of Christian thinking to understand market behavior. We will explore the meaning of ethics, its role in the business context, and a Christian framework from which to interpret ethical conduct. We will also consider the firm’s social responsibilities to its numerous stakeholders, examining stewardship, sustainability, and social justice insights on business thinking and practice.
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BUSI 623 - Business Ethics from a Christian Worldview
(3 hours) The mission of this course is to equip students to think Biblically about work, business and life. Toward that end, through readings, exercises, lecture, and case study, we will examine the presuppositions of a Christian and secular worldview and wrestle with what it means to engage in management, marketing, finance, strategy, etc., in a biblically-consistent manner. The challenges of ethical business actions and decisions will be examined from a Christian worldview, and contracts drawn to other ethical frameworks. We will explore the meaning of ethics, and its role in the business context. WE will also examine resource stewardship, fiduciary responsibility, and insights on business thinking and practice, and market behavior in this context. Student may not receive credit for this course if they have taken BUSI 621 or 622.
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BUSI 624 - Leadership Development
(3 hours) This course is designed to provide organizational leaders with both a theoretical grounding in leadership development and practice with a number of hands-on tools. Students will gain an appreciation of the need for leadership development, they will create their own leadership development plan, and they will execute leadership development initiatives. The course is a journey of self-discovery designed to foster students’ growth as leaders as they undertake actions to develop their followers.
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BUSI 625 - Advanced Managerial Accounting
(3 hours) Prerequisites: BUSI 501 or ACCT 210 and BUSI 502 or ACCT 211. A study of the manner in which accounting facilitates management by providing decision-making information and control of operations. Topics include cost control, budgetary control, and performance evaluation of personnel.
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BUSI 629 - Data Security and Emerging Information Technologies
(3 hours) An in-depth study of information technologies that have reached the stage of early adoption by significant companies and institutions. The course reviews researched best practices at both the policy and implementation levels to prevent impairment of the affairs of the enterprise when unexpected disruptions occur. The scope of the course reviews data security issues related to human resources, accounting, finance, marketing, operations management, management information systems, and policy management. The student should take from the course the faith-based concept that positive management preparation and leadership in crisis are Christian virtues.
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BUSI 634 - Organizational Change and Transformation
(3 hours) This graduate-level course focuses attention on the structures, processes and outcomes of organizations and the ways those organizations can be developed and transformed through change. Special emphasis will be placed on examining a variety of conceptual models that can offer insight into both the character of organizations (and the changes they undergo) and how these characteristics offer insight into purposeful change intervention.
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BUSI 635 - Financial Management Practices
(3 hours) An in-depth analysis of corporate financial management activities related to the acquisition of financial resources, short- and long-term financial planning, management of working capital, and evaluation in of financial profitability. Major components related to financial markets and governmental fiscal policies will be discussed in relationship to a firm’s viability within the marketplace.
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BUSI 641 - International Business and Trade
(3 hours) Prerequisites: BUSI 505 or ECON 211 and ECON 212 and BUSI 504 or ECON 224. An evaluation of international operations of American organizations and the implications of foreign competition on domestic markets. This course will analyze international expansion by American firms as it relates to production, marketing, finance, and management. Governmental regulations as they affect American firms will be examined in detail.
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BUSI 642 - International Finance and Monetary Policy
(3 hours) Prerequisites: BUSI 504 or ECON 224 and BUSI 505 or ECON 211 and ECON 212. A study of exchange rates, balance of payments, trade, international monetary policy, and protectionism.
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BUSI 644 - Leadership Dynamics and Decisions
(3 hours) This course focuses on the combination of internal/external dynamics and the decision processes by which leaders seek to influence groups at the individual, interpersonal and institutional levels to achieve a variety of goals. The course is designed as an advanced leadership laboratory where students must learn about and exercise leadership through diagnosis and action-prescriptions regarding case studies, self-reflection exercises, and in-class team leadership simulations.
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BUSI 646 - Entrepreneurship
(3 hours) Prerequisite: BUSI 610. This course is designed to acquaint the student with the process of researching, developing/acquiring, and implementing a small business. Concepts that will be covered in the course include market strategy, financial planning, site selection, human resources, merchandising, customer services, and credit/collections. The student will be expected to assume the role of entrepreneur and develop a small business organization in this class. The course includes some limited field experiences involving discussions with investment professionals and preparing a business plan. Embedded in each part of the course the student will see the ethical and spiritual dimensions of business behavior evaluated and highlighted with appropriate examples from Scripture.
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BUSI 650 - Strategic Planning and Analysis
(3 hours) Prerequisites: BUSI 610, BUSI 615, BUSI 625 and BUSI 635. This is a capstone course designed to teach students to understand, integrate, and apply strategic planning, management and leadership concepts from the MBA business core in the solution of domestic and global business problems. The course will involve written and oral discussion of cases. Lectures and discussions will demonstrate how the application of biblical principles and Christian values will strengthen an organization’s planning process. Students are required to develop and present a comprehensive strategic plan for a business or organization and use computer presentation software to present the project to the class. Students must pass this course with a grade of “B” or better to graduate.
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BUSI 651 - Special Topics in Business and Economics
(3 hours) An analysis of current business and economic conditions with research into a particular topic of interest to the student and instructor. The course may be tailored to meet electives in any of the areas of emphasis or may be considered as an elective for the general MBA. Students may take the course only once.
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BUSI 654 - Advanced Labor Relations
(3 hours) Prerequisite: BUSI 503 or MGMT 310. A practical approach in the area of labor management relations. Current issues and future trends in labor relations will be discussed, including both union and nonunion environments.
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BUSI 659 - Financial Planning
(3 hours) Prerequisites: BUSI 504 or ECON 224 and BUSI 505 or ECON 211 and ECON 212 and BUSI 506 or BUSI 305. An examination of the components of full financial planning for individuals including cash flow and budgeting, investments and savings, retirement and estate planning, tax planning, insurance, and real estate.
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BUSI 664 - Financial Statement Analysis
(3 hours) Prerequisites: BUSI 625, BUSI 635. Accounting principles applied to the preparation of financial statements and the analysis of them by external agents to the firm. The political and institutional structures of financial accounting will also be considered in the formulation of financial accounting practices.
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BUSI 670 - Readings and Applied Research
(3 hours) This course allows the student to perform graduate-level research with a professor. The course will consist of a research project that is mutually agreed to by the students and the professor. The research is expected to be of sufficient quality to be considered for publication in journals in the appropriate field. The project may consist of conventional academic research on a topic of mutual interest to the professor and students or it may consist of applied research in the field such as surveys, economic impact analyses, business plan development, marketing research, informational database development, systems analyses, or other similar studies. Students will invest at least 180 hours in their projects. The students and professor must present a written proposal for approval by the Director of the MBA in consultation with the professor and Dean of the School of Business before registering for the course. It is also understood that due to the nature of the course, the student may not withdraw from the course without permission of the instructor.
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BUSI 671 - Readings and Applied Research
(3 hours) This course allows the student to perform graduate-level research with a professor. The course will consist of a research project that is mutually agreed to by the students and the professor. The research is expected to be of sufficient quality to be considered for publication in journals in the appropriate field. The project may consist of conventional academic research on a topic of mutual interest to the professor and students or it may consist of applied research in the field such as surveys, economic impact analyses, business plan development, marketing research, informational database development, systems analyses, or other similar studies. Students will invest at least 180 hours in their projects. The students and professor must present a written proposal for approval by the Director of the MBA in consultation with the professor and Dean of the School of Business before registering for the course. It is also understood that due to the nature of the course, the student may not withdraw from the course without permission of the instructor.
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BUSI 697 - HRM Exit Assessment
(0 hours) All MS in Human Resource Management students who have applied for graduation will be registered for this course in the semester they apply for graduation. This is a Pass/Fail course, and a student must earn a passing grade to meet all requirements for graduation. Otherwise, the degree will not be conferred. This course will consist of a number of assessment related issues to better insure the degree program is meeting accreditation requirements. Course requirements may include some or all of the following: exit surveys, benchmarking surveys, and national or comprehensive examinations.
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BUSI 698 - M.A. in Organizational Leadership Exit Assessment
(0 hours) All MA in Organizational Leadership students who have applied for graduation will be registered for this course in the semester they apply for graduation. This is a Pass/Fail course, and a student must earn a passing grade to meet all requirements for graduation. Otherwise, the degree will not be conferred. This course will consist of a number of assessment related issues to better insure the degree program is meeting accreditation requirements. Course requirements may include some or all of the following: exit surveys, benchmarking surveys, and national or comprehensive examinations.
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BUSI 699 - MBA Exit Assessment
(0 hours) All MBA students who have applied for graduation will be registered for this course in the semester they apply for graduation. This is a Pass/Fail course, and a student must earn a passing grade to meet all requirements for graduation. Otherwise, the degree will not be conferred. This course will consist of a number of assessment related issues to better insure the degree program is meeting accreditation requirements. Course requirements may include some or all of the following: exit surveys, benchmarking surveys, and national or comprehensive examinations.
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CHEM 502 - Biochemistry
(4 hours) Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in Organic I and a grade of B or better in freshman biology, or permission of instructor. A study of the structure, function, and metabolism of the molecules of living systems. Emphasis will be placed on their role in human disease. This course cannot be taken in fulfillment of an undergraduate degree program. Note: This course cannot be challenged.
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CHST 500 - Survey of the Old Testament
(3 hours) This course provides a survey of the Old Testament writings. Students will examine key matters related to the history, literature, and theology of the Old Testament literature.
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CHST 501 - Survey of the New Testament
(3 hours) This course provides a survey of the New Testament writings. Students will examine key matters related to the history, literature, and theology of the New Testament literature.
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CHST 505 - Introduction to Christian Ministry
(3 hours) This class examines Christian ministry from biblical, historical, theological and practical perspectives.
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CHST 510 - Christian Discipleship
(3 hours) This course is a study of Christian discipleship from biblical, historical, theological, and practical perspectives.
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CHST 620 - Hermeneutics
(3 hours) Prerequisites: CHST 500 and CHST 501. A study of the principles used to interpret Christian Scripture.
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