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  • STAT 866 - SPECIAL PROBLEM

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SPECIAL PROBLEM
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 12 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • STAT 867 - SEMINAR

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • STAT 969 - Doctoral Dissertation

    Credit(s): 1-12
    DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 12 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass

Theatre
  

  • THEA 566 - SPECIAL PROBLEM

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SPECIAL PROBLEM
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • THEA 567 - SEMINAR

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • THEA 666 - SPECIAL PROBLEM

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SPECIAL PROBLEM
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • THEA 667 - SEMINAR

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • THEA 668 - Research

    Credit(s): 1-6
    RESEARCH
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • THEA 866 - SPECIAL PROBLEM

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SPECIAL PROBLEM
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • THEA 867 - SEMINAR

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option

University Course
  

  • UNIV 500 - Leave of Absence

    Credit(s): 0
    LEAVE OF ABSENCE
    Component: Administrative
    Allowed Units: 0 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: No Grade Associated
  

  • UNIV 550 - SEMESTER ABROAD

    Credit(s): 0
    SEMESTER ABROAD
    Component: Administrative
    Allowed Units: 0 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: No Grade Associated
  

  • UNIV 554 - Graduate Intership Semester

    Credit(s): 0
    GRADUATE INTERNSHIP SEMESTER
    Component: Administrative
    Allowed Units: 0 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: No Grade Associated
  

  • UNIV 555 - Advanced Graduate Study

    Credit(s): 1-3
    ADVANCED GRADUATE STUDY
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: No Grade Associated
  

  • UNIV 566 - Special Problem

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SPECIAL PROBLEM
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UNIV 567 - SEMINAR

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UNIV 600 - Learning

    Credit(s): 0
    LEARNING
    Component: Lecture
    Explores cognitive, affective and social aspects of the learning process through research and reflection on learning and teaching literature in higher education. Students develop skills to facilitate learning in their respective desciplines. Modern information technologies and library resources access essential.
    Allowed Units: 0 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass
  

  • UNIV 601 - Pedagogy

    Credit(s): 0
    PEDAGOGY
    Component: Lecture
    Presents research-based teaching principles and innovative teaching methodologies. Offers practical orientation to enhance pedagogical effectiveness in respective disciplines. Opportunity to observe and reflect on outstanding UD faculty’s instructional practices. Modern information technologies and library resources access essential.
    Allowed Units: 0 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass
  

  • UNIV 602 - Faculty Roles

    Credit(s): 0
    FACULTY ROLES
    Component: Independent Study
    Introduces the range of faculty roles and responsibilities at different types of institutions. Assists with identifying ideal academic settings and understanding the possibilities and responsibilities concomitant to such appointments. Modern information technologies and library resources access essential.
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass
  

  • UNIV 603 - Academic Job Search

    Credit(s): 0
    ACADEMIC JOB SEARCH
    Component: Independent Study
    Prepares for insertion into the academic workplace by focusing on CVconstruction, teaching portfolio preparation, and refining interviewingskills. Modern information technologies and library resources accessessential.
    Allowed Units: 0 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass
  

  • UNIV 604 - Research Ethics

    Credit(s): 0
    RESEARCH ETHICS
    Component: Lecture
    This module explores professional codes of ethics across research disciplines with discussion of the commonalities and differences between different areas. An overview of the importance of ethical practice in scholarship and scientific inquiry for the humanities and for the sciences l explore more discipline-specific issuers.
    Allowed Units: 0 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass
  

  • UNIV 605 - Research Compliance

    Credit(s): 0
    RESEARCH COMPLIANCE
    Component: Lecture
    Federal regulations and University Policy inform research practices. Future academic leaders should be aware of the broad spectrum of compliance issues, regardless of whether their individual work is impacted by the area. This module explores the areas of research compliance including conflict of interest, human subjects and animal welfare protections in research. research misconduct, and export controls.
    Allowed Units: 0 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass
  

  • UNIV 606 - Authorship

    Credit(s): 0
    AUTHORSHIP
    Component: Lecture
    What are the expectations for authorship- What does copyright mean and how does it affect the dissemination of work and successful manuscript revision- What is copyright and how does that affect journal and publisher submissions- This session explores authorship with faculty from the sciences and engineering leading discussion on submitting to scientific journals and faculty from the humanities leading discussion on authorship issues in other areas of scholarship.
    Allowed Units: 0 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass
  

  • UNIV 607 - Communicating Science

    Credit(s): 0
    COMMUNICATING SCIENCE
    Component: Lecture
    Scientists and engineers who foster information-sharing and respect between science andthe public are essential for the public communication of and engagement with science.Although traditional scientific training typically does not prepare scientists and engineers tobe effective communicators outside of academia, funding agencies are increasinglyencouraging researchers to extend beyond peer-reviewed publishing and communicate theirresults directly to the greater public. This seminar is a discussion on how to effectively communicate scientific work.
    Allowed Units: 0 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass
  

  • UNIV 608 - Academic Career Preparation Summer Institute

    Credit(s): 0
    CAREER PREP SUMMER INSTITUTE
    Component: Lecture
    This one-week Institute is designed to prepare doctoral students across the disciplines for the academic career path. The Institute will focus on two primary goals (1) preparation for the academic job search process, and (2) successful transition into the first years of an academic appointment. Morning sessions provide a framework for approaching the academic job search process and preparing for faculty careers at a variety of institutional types; afternoon sessions focus on authoring of academic job application documents such as CV, cover letter, research statement, teaching statement and refining documents via constructive instructor and peer feedback.
    Allowed Units: 0 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass
  

  • UNIV 609 - Dissertation Discourse

    Credit(s): 0
    DISSERTATION DISCOURSE
    Component: Independent Study
    writing retreat designed to develop the writers’ ability to set effective goals or writing intentions and to track and understand their writing process. In addition to providing a dedicated space for writing and providing tips on various dissertation writing topics, the course helps students find sustainable writing habits that move their work forward. In addition, the course develops a community of writers committed to completing their dissertations on schedule, supporting and cheering each other on, and sharing strategies and experiences to help each other navigate the dissertation process with sanity intact.
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass
  

  • UNIV 613 - RAISE: Research Ethics

    Credit(s): 0-3
    RAISE: RESEARCH ETHICS
    Component: Lecture
    The RAISE (Responsibility and Integrity in Science and Engineering) seminar provides graduate instruction on research ethics and professional practice. The seminar prepares participants as future leaders of professional integrity in their fields. Issues include attribution of authorship, data falsification, conflicts of interest, plagiarism, and whistleblowing.
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass
    Crosslisted: Crosslisted with PHIL 613 . RESTRICTIONS: Consent of instructor.
  

  • UNIV 654 - Thomas Jefferson University Program

    Credit(s): 0
    THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
    Component: Administrative
    Allowed Units: 0 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: No Grade Associated
  

  • UNIV 655 - Exchange at Thomas Jefferson

    Credit(s): 0
    EXCHANGE AT THOMAS JEFFERSON
    Component: Administrative
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: No Grade Associated
  

  • UNIV 666 - Special Problem

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SPECIAL PROBLEM
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UNIV 667 - SEMINAR

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UNIV 670 - Study Abroad Winter / Summer

    Credit(s): 0
    STUDY ABROAD WINTER / SUMMER
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass
  

  • UNIV 678 - Topics in Sustainability

    Credit(s): 3

    TOPICS IN SUSTAINABILITY
    Component: Discussion
    Introduce students to Sustainability and the Environmental Humanities, and explore how these fields dovetail with the sciences and environmental policy. Taking our cue from Aldo Leopold’s famous mid-century essay “The Land Ethic,” we will engage students from across university disciplines to address several core themes including 1) food production and watershed ecology; 2) changing structures of American values toward land, water, and wildlife; and 3) mid-Atlantic ecology, food, geography, and history to understand how global environmental problems are manifesting in our own local watersheds.
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 6 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
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    Course Typically Offered: Spring
  

  • UNIV 679 - Introduction to Community Engaged Scholarship

    Credit(s): 3
    INTRO TO ENGAGED SCHOL
    Component: Lecture
    Serves as the introductory course for the Graduate level, Community Engagement Course of Study.  At the conclusion of this course, the students will be knowledgeable about the creation, implementation, assessment and dissemination of scholarly community engagement projects that are directly related to their academic discipline. Topics will focus on the historical foundations of community engagement, partnerships, research/creative activities, teaching, and service, evaluation and assessment, criticality in community engagement, communication and dissemination.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    Course Typically Offered: Spring
  

  • UNIV 866 - Special Problem

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SPECIAL PROBLEM
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UNIV 867 - SEMINAR

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UNIV 895 - Master’s Sustaining: Non-Thesis

    Credit(s): 0
    MASTER’S SUSTAINING:NON-THESIS
    Component: Independent Study
    Allowed Units: 0 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: No Grade Associated
  

  • UNIV 899 - Master’s Sustaining

    Credit(s): 0
    MASTERS SUSTAINING:THESIS
    Component: Independent Study
    Allowed Units: 0 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: No Grade Associated
  

  • UNIV 999 - Ph.D. Sustaining

    Credit(s): 0
    DOCTORAL SUSTAINING
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: No Grade Associated

Urban Affairs and Public Policy
  

  • SPPA 600 - Biden Seminar

    Credit(s): 1
    BIDEN SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Students learn about various policy topics from practitioners and participate in discussions with guest speakers from diverse fields, backgrounds and perspectives. Topics will vary. This course is sponsored by the Biden Institute. 
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    RESTRICTIONS: May be repeated for three credits when topics vary.
    Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
  

  • SPPA 619 - Climate Change Adaptation Policy & Practice

    Credit(s): 3
    CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTION
    Component: Lecture
    Climate change will affect people and communities around the world in numerous ways, including physical safety, food and water security, and changing cultural practices. This course explores the legal, policy, engineering, and social tools we have available to adapt to these changing risks. 
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: Crosslisted with GEOG 619  and MAST 619 .
  

  • SPPA 620 - Policy Approaches to Population Health Improvement

    Credit(s): 3
    POLICY FOR POPULATION HEALTH
    Component: Lecture
    Focuses on the social determinants of health and health disparities, and the policies and systems that underlie population level health outcomes. Emphasis will be on policy approaches in domains outside of the health care system, including those that aim to reduce social inequities in health.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • SPPA 621 - Health Systems, Policy & Economics

    Credit(s): 3
    HEALTH SYSTEMS, POLICY & ECON
    Component: Lecture
    Provides basic concepts in microeconomic theory and analysis applied to health policy and the care delivery system in the United States. Addresses supply and demand issues for health services, payment systems and health insurance, and key public and private actors in the health sector.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • SPPA 644 - Grantsmanship and Proposal Writing

    Credit(s): 1
    GRANTSMANSHIP & PROPOSAL WRITG
    Component: Lecture
    Helps public and nonprofit managers hone their abilities to successfully secure grant funding. Sessions cover currently available resources for identifying promising targets for one’s grant proposal, do’s and don’ts in dealings with foundations, what grantmakers really look for in a winning grant proposal, and strategies for transforming an idea into a feasible proposal capable of effectively attracting grant support.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 1 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • SPPA 661 - Masters Level Professional Development

    Credit(s): 0-1
    PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SPPA
    Component: Discussion
    Explores a range of topics related to academic processes and professional development for master level students. Topics may include: strategies for successful graduate study, advisor/committee strategies, topic selection, the research experience, writing skills, time/stress management strategies, conference presentations, publishing, job searches, professional organizations and networking. Guest speakers include various faculty members, students and alumni.
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 4 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • SPPA 704 - Advanced Quantitative Methods

    Credit(s): 3
    ADVANCED QUANTITATIVE METHODS
    Component: Lecture
    Advanced training in multivariate regression for public policy analysis and social science research. This course is open to doctoral and master’s students. The course will primarily cover linear modeling with the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) estimator, including panel data analysis, regression discontinuity, and estimation with endogenous covariates. In addition, the course will introduce students to estimating nonlinear models with categorical dependent variables using Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE).
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • SPPA 718 - Survey Research Methods

    Credit(s): 3
    SURVEY RESEARCH METHODS
    Component: Lecture
    Introduction to major concepts of survey research, and prepares students in the fundamental skill areas necessary to design, conduct and evaluate complex survey research studies. The specific areas covered include survey research design, questionnaire construction, scientific sampling, survey management, quality control, and analytical concerns.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • SPPA 800 - Research Design and Data Analysis

    Credit(s): 3
    RESEARCH DESIGN DATA ANALYSIS
    Component: Lecture
    Focuses on concepts, issues and techniques related to research design, data acquisition and data analysis in the fields of urban affairs and public policy.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • SPPA 808 - Qualitative Research Methods

    Credit(s): 3
    QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
    Component: Lecture
    Provides skills and examines issues in use of qualitative methods in context of program evaluation. Qualitative design, sampling approaches, data collection, and analysis included.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    RESTRICTIONS: Enrollment limited to 15.
  

  • SPPA 861 - Academic and Professional Development for UAPP, DISA, ENEP Doctoral Students

    Credit(s): 0-1
    ACADEMIC & PROF DEV: PHD
    Component: Discussion
    Explores a range of topics related to academic processes and professional development for doctoral students. Topics may include: strategies for successful graduate study, advisor/committee strategies, topic selection, the research experience, writing skills, time/stress management strategies, conference presentations, publishing, job searches, professional organizations and networking. Guest speakers include various faculty members, students and alumni.
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 6 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass
    RESTRICTIONS: Open only to UAPP, DISA and ENEP doctoral students.
  

  • SPPA 863 - Doctoral Dissertation Proposal

    Credit(s): 3
    DOCTORAL DISSERTATION PROPOSAL
    Component: Discussion
    Requirement of the doctoral program. A “defensible dissertation proposal” must be achieved for successful course completion.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass
    RESTRICTIONS: Ph.D. students only.
  

  • SPPA 964 - Pre-Candidacy Study

    Credit(s): 3-12
    PRE-CANDIDACY STUDY
    Component: Independent Study
    Research and readings in preparation of dissertation topic and/or qualifying examinations for doctoral students before admission to candidacy but after completion of all required course work.
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 12 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass
    RESTRICTIONS: Not open to students who have been admitted to candidacy.
  

  • SPPA 969 - Doctoral Dissertation

    Credit(s): 1-12
    DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 12 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Pass/Not Pass
  

  • UAPP 566 - Special Problem

    Credit(s): 1-6
    SPECIAL PROBLEM
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 567 - Seminar

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 604 - Leadership in Organizations

    Credit(s): 3
    LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS
    Component: Lecture
    Understanding the process of change and positively affecting change in organizations through the exercise of leadership skills and knowledge.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 610 - Black Community Studies

    Credit(s): 3-6
    BLACK COMMUNITY STUDIES
    Component: Lecture
    Investigation and analysis of various topics and developments of interest and significance to the Black community.
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 6 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: Crosslisted with AFRA 650 , EDUC 610 , and SOCI 650 . RESTRICTIONS: May be repeated up to six credits when topics vary.
  

  • UAPP 611 - Regional Watershed Management

    Credit(s): 3
    REGIONAL WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
    Component: Lecture
    Reviews the practical applications of watershed planning as a tool to manage land, water and ecosystem resources. Explores public policies and practices of watershed planning by examining case studies. Uses a multidisciplinary approach involving the fields of geography, environmental science, geology, public policy, land planning, geographic information systems (GIS) and engineering.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: May be crosslisted with APEC 611 .
  

  • UAPP 612 - Urban Housing Policy and Administration

    Credit(s): 3
    URBAN HOUSING POLICY & ADMIN
    Component: Lecture
    Examines problems associated with providing adequate and affordable housing in the United States. Covers the structure and dynamics of the housing market; supply and demand factors; market failure; financing methods; federal, state and local public policy affecting housing, including taxation, regulation, subsidy programs, and land use controls.
    Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 613 - Planning Theory and Urban Policy

    Credit(s): 3
    PLANNING THEORY & URBAN POLICY
    Component: Lecture
    Provides an overview of the development and current conceptual normative and methodological issues in planning theory as applied to urban regions.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 618 - Traditional Architectural Materials

    Credit(s): 3
    TRAD ARCHITECTURAL MATERIALS
    Component: Lecture
    Overview of composition, fabrication methods, deterioration mechanisms, and preservation needs of stone, ceramic, metal, glass, mortar, plaster, paint, and wood components of traditional architecture from a variety of cultural contexts.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 619 - Contemporary Issues in Global Society

    Credit(s): 3
    CONTEMP ISSUES IN GLOBAL SOCIE
    Component: Lecture
    Focus on the “cutting edge” issues of urban affairs, public policy and public administration. Features presentations by leading policy makers, policy researchers, practitioners and scholars with whom students engage in lively discussion. Demonstrates the roles that public administration, policy analysis and policy research play in a complex global society.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 622 - Resources, Development and the Environment

    Credit(s): 3
    RESOURCES,DEVLPMNT/ENVIRONMENT
    Component: Lecture
    Focuses on food, resources, energy and population issues in relationship to economic development and the global environment. Engages students in discussion and debate on sustainable development policies.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: Crosslisted with GEOG 622 .
  

  • UAPP 625 - Energy Policy and Administration

    Credit(s): 3
    ENERGY POLICY & ADMINISTRATION
    Component: Lecture
    Analyzes energy use and energy policy with respect to politics, society, economics, political economy, technology, resources, and environment. Focuses on interrelationships among energy, environment, economy and equity (E4). It considers the energy policy options needed to achieve a more sustainable world.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: Crosslisted with ENEP 625  and MAST 620 . 
    Course Typically Offered: Fall
  

  • UAPP 627 - World Heritage Sites

    Credit(s): 1
    WORLD HERITAGE SITES
    Component: Lecture
    Goals and political context of UNESCO’s World Heritage program, UNESCO activities related to that program, process of nomination of new sites for the World Heritage List, and cultural and preservation issues presented by world heritage sites in a variety of regions and countries.
    Allowed Units: 1 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 629 - Historic Preservation Theory and Practice

    Credit(s): 3
    HIST PRESERVA THEORY AND PRACT
    Component: Lecture
    Analysis of the theory underlying historic preservation in the United States and globally, including its history and evolution over time. Examines the impact of preservation laws and public policies, and the strategies and regulations for identifying significant structures, sites, and cultural heritage worthy of preservation.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: May be crosslisted with HIST 652  and MSST 629 .
  

  • UAPP 630 - Methods in Historic Preservation

    Credit(s): 3
    METHODS IN HISTRC PRESERVATION
    Component: Lecture
    Introduces students to the critical skills and methodologies employed in the field of historic preservation. Organization is based on the steps used in preservation planning, including survey and identification of historic resources, evaluation of significance, development of historic context, and creation of preservation treatment alternatives.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 631 - Documentation of Historic Structures

    Credit(s): 3
    DOCUMENTATION OF HIST STRUCTUR
    Component: Laboratory
    Focuses on the process of creating a physical record of a historic structure, including preparation of scaled, annotated field notes and measured drawings in AutoCAD (plans, sections, elevations and details), architectural photography, and learning to “read” the critical features of a historic resource.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: May be crosslisted with HIST 638 .
  

  • UAPP 636 - Research Topics in Historic Preservation

    Credit(s): 3
    HISTORIC PRESERVATION
    Component: Lecture
    Seminar addresses a specific research issue within historic preservation including hypothesis construction, design of research methodology and evaluation of results. Emphasis on use of primary sources and application of data-base techniques.
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 6 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: May be crosslisted with ARTH 622 , GEOG 636 , HIST 636 .
  

  • UAPP 639 - Community Development Theory, Concepts and Practice

    Credit(s): 3
    COMMUNITY DEV THRY & PRACTICE
    Component: Lecture
    Explores the evolution of core principles and concepts associated with community development, examines various models of practice, and identifies and assesses current challenges and issues confronting the field in the United States.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 641 - Topics in Nonprofit Management and Leadership

    Credit(s): 3
    TOPICS IN NP MGMT & LEADERSHIP
    Component: Lecture
    Offers an additional and advanced opportunity to delve into nonprofit management and leadership in the context of the current sociopolitical and economic environment. Expands knowledge and understanding of the issues confronting the sector as a whole and builds analytic and problem-solving skills.
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 6 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    RESTRICTIONS: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
  

  • UAPP 643 - Historic Roadside Architecture

    Credit(s): 3
    HISTORIC ROADSIDE ARCHITECTURE
    Component: Lecture
    Examines various historic hospitality and retail venues with emphasis on their development throughout this automobile based century. Hotels, motels, diners, fast food and full service restaurants, roadside attractions and retail outlets are discussed as they relate to travel and tourism.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: May be crosslisted with HOSP 643 .
  

  • UAPP 648 - Environmental Ethics

    Credit(s): 3
    ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
    Component: Lecture
    Ethical problems associated with environmental protection, local, national, and international. Relations to social and political movements. Seminar format.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: Crosslisted with PHIL 648 .
  

  • UAPP 649 - Civil Rights Law and Policy

    Credit(s): 3
    CIVIL RIGHTS LAW AND POLICY
    Component: Lecture
    Examines the origin and evolution of the laws and policies that govern the rights of African-Americans and other people of color in the United States. Examines emerging approaches to civil rights scholarship and considers the implications of the Supreme Court’s recent embrace of a conservative posture in civil rights issues.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: May be crosslisted with AFRA 649 , LEST 649 .
  

  • UAPP 650 - Values and Ethics of Leadership

    Credit(s): 3
    VALUES & ETHICS OF LEADERSHIP
    Component: Lecture
    Looks at the “ends” served by leaders in various contexts (including government, nonprofits, business, and media) and the ethical standards by which the leaders’ actions are judged.  Examines cases of unethical conduct as well as cases of exemplary conduct.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 652 - Geographic Information Systems in Public Policy

    Credit(s): 1
    GIS IN PUBLIC POLICY
    Component: Lecture
    Hands-on introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and their uses in public policy areas. Content varies. Exercises focus on using geographic data in fields such as environmental analysis, land use planning, and socio-economic analysis.
    Allowed Units: 1 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 654 - Architecture of Everyday Life

    Credit(s): 3
    ARCHITECTURE OF EVERYDAY LIFE
    Component: Lecture
    Understanding and interpreting everyday buildings and landscapes by seeing the built environment through a physical lens (material, construction, style and plan) and social lens (gender, class, race) and from the perspective of multiple disciplines.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: May be crosslisted with ARTH 654 , HIST 654 , MSST 654 .
  

  • UAPP 657 - Health Policy

    Credit(s): 3
    HEALTH POLICY
    Component: Lecture
    Provides students with a basic understanding of the U.S. health system and gives them practical experience in analyzing how healthcare reform and health policy more generally affect various sectors of the economy.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 661 - Comparative Public Administration and Policy

    Credit(s): 3
    COMPARATIVE PUBLIC ADMIN & POL
    Component: Lecture
    Examines contemporary experience in public administration and policy in othercultures and systems.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 663 - Decision Tools for Policy Analysis

    Credit(s): 3
    DECISION TOOLS FOR POLICY ANAL
    Component: Lecture
    Develops quantitative decision-making skills for science and technology policy decisions.  Covers decision-making under uncertainty, axioms of decision analysis, decision trees, influence diagrams, sensitivity analysis, confidence intervals, value of information, probabilistic risk assessment, and multi-attribute decision theory.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: Crosslisted with MAST 663 . 
  

  • UAPP 665 - Climate Change: Policy, Equity and Mitigation

    Credit(s): 3
    CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY & EQUITY
    Component: Lecture
    Focuses on climate change equity, international compliance mechanisms, and US initiatives. It is designed for graduate students and advanced undergraduates who seek to gain substantive understanding of climate change policy and the means, impediments and opportunities to reaching resolution of complex international questions.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: Crosslisted with MAST 662 .
  

  • UAPP 666 - Special Problem

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SPECIAL PROBLEM
    Component: Independent Study
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 667 - Seminar

    Credit(s): 1-12
    SEMINAR
    Component: Lecture
    Repeatable for Credit: Y Allowed Units: 99 Multiple Term Enrollment: Y Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 668 - Government Budgets and Fiscal Federalism

    Credit(s): 3
    GOV BUDGETS & FISCAL FEDRLISM
    Component: Lecture
    Examines policy and management of U.S. fiscal institutions and practices, including process and politics of government budgeting; intergovernmental grants and fiscal relationships; long-term fiscal planning, entitlements, and debt finance; and the analysis and design of governmental and intergovernmental fiscal institutions.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 672 - Nonprofit Organizations: Scope, Frameworks and Dynamics

    Credit(s): 3
    NP ORGS:SCOPE,FRAMEWRK & DYNAM
    Component: Lecture
    Addresses the size, scope, subcomponents, and legal framework of the nonprofit sector, as well as the traditions, values, roles and functions of nonprofits in today’s environment.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 673 - Governing Nonprofit Organizations

    Credit(s): 3
    GOVERNING NONPROFIT ORGS
    Component: Lecture
    Addresses governance issues facing nonprofit executives and governing boards. Topics include board relationships and voluntary leadership, board development, advocacy, records management and the use of information technology in management and governance, and other key challenges to the nonprofit sector.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 674 - Strategic Fundraising and Marketing for Nonprofits

    Credit(s): 3
    STRATEG FUNDRAIS & MKT FOR NP
    Component: Lecture
    Prepares students for advanced practice with nonprofit organizations in the interrelated areas of strategic marketing and fundraising. Provides an integrated approach to strategy, marketing and resource development with current and emerging nonprofit organizations.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 675 - Land Use and Transportation Linkages

    Credit(s): 1
    LAND USE & TRANSPORTN LINKAGES
    Component: Lecture
    Explores the linkages between land use planning and the provision of transportation infrastructure. Discussions include guest speakers who are recognized practitioners in the fields of land use and transportation planning. Land development techniques and patterns which influence transportation needs are covered. Shows how the interplay between land use patterns and transportation infrastructure influences travel and development characteristics.
    Allowed Units: 1 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 684 - Performance Management and Program Evaluation

    Credit(s): 3
    PERFRMNCE MGMT & PROGRAM EVAL
    Component: Lecture
    Increases knowledge of tools, techniques, and definitions for performance management, and program evaluation. Introduces indicators used by government and nonprofits and their use for accountability and improved effectiveness; furthers competence in areas of strategic planning, benchmark indicators, performance measurement, and evaluation; and explores linkages and alignments of systems for improved efficiency and effectiveness.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 685 - Capstone Project in Public Management and Policy

    Credit(s): 3
    CAPSTONE: PUBLIC MGMT & POLICY
    Component: Lecture
    Students’ opportunity to synthesize and apply the skills they have developed in the MPA program, and to demonstrate their mastery of the knowledge and skills that are expected of an MPA graduate. Working individually or in teams, students will act as consultants and complete a real-world project for a client in the public or not-for-profit sector.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 687 - State Government Policy and Management

    Credit(s): 3
    STATE GOVERNMENT POLICY & MGMT
    Component: Lecture
    Focuses on roles and functions of United States state government. Topics include legislative policy making and operations, executive branch organization and functions, structure and role of state courts, and the role of the governor and the states in intergovernmental policy making. State government in the mid-atlantic region will receive special attention.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 689 - Information Technology & Management of Public & NP Orgs

    Credit(s): 3
    IT & MGMT OF PUB & NP ORGS
    Component: Lecture
    Considers the role of technology in the planning and administration of public and nonprofit organizations. Topics include technology planning and budgeting, data processing and analysis, databases, change strategy, policy issues with current and emerging technology tools for planning and management.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 690 - Seminar: Public Administration

    Credit(s): 3
    SEMINAR: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
    Component: Lecture
    Introduction to the field through the scope and evolution of public administration; the institutional, structural and political contexts of policy making; the role of nonprofit organizations in public service; the relationships and values of the public and nonprofit sectors.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 691 - Quantitative Analysis in Public and Nonprofit Sectors

    Credit(s): 3
    QUANT ANALYSIS IN PUB & NP SEC
    Component: Lecture
    Study of basic research design and data analysis techniques stressing applications in the public and nonprofit sectors. Includes research design, data acquisition, measurement, descriptive statistics, data collection, probability, exploratory data analysis, hypothesis testing, simple and multiple regression, correlation, and graphical procedures.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 692 - Environmental Values, Movements and Policy

    Credit(s): 3
    ENVIR VALUES, MOVEMENTS&POLCYI
    Component: Lecture
    Examines citizens’ beliefs and values, voluntary environmental groups and the ways in which individuals and groups affect environmental policy. Shows how research in areas such as environmental sociology and ecological anthropology can inform policy.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    Crosslisted: Crosslisted with MAST 692 .
  

  • UAPP 693 - Economics in Public & Nonprofit Sectors

    Credit(s): 3
    ECONOMICS IN PUB & NP SECTORS
    Component: Lecture
    Develops microeconomics concepts and applies them to public issues, policies, and programs. Applications deal with a wide variety of topics, including health care, education, transportation, housing, community development, energy, and the environment. Emphasizes how microeconomic analysis can enhance decision making.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 694 - Financial Management in Public & Nonprofit Sectors

    Credit(s): 3
    FINANCIAL MGMT IN PUB & NP SEC
    Component: Lecture
    Introduction to practical tools and concepts of financial management for public and nonprofit organizations. Topics include budgeting, capital budgeting, cost analysis, financial planning, investment decisions, debt management, financial reporting, financial statement analysis, and financial condition analysis.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 696 - Human Resources in Public and Nonprofit Organizations

    Credit(s): 3
    HUMAN RESOURCE IN PUB & NP ORG
    Component: Lecture
    Focuses on strategic human resource planning and management issues and explores the legal rights and responsibilities of employees in public and nonprofit organizations. Links critical activities like job design, recruitment/selection and compensation while strengthening performance management and productivity through appraisal and professional development. Addresses competencies to lead a diverse workforce, including volunteers. Presents regulatory process including the rule-making and adjudicatory (order-making) powers of government agencies.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 697 - Leading Organizations in Public & NP Sectors

    Credit(s): 3
    LEADING ORGS IN PUB & NP SEC
    Component: Lecture
    Addresses the knowledge and competencies necessary to lead organizations in a networked environment that included public, nonprofit, and for profit organizations in implementing public policy and public services. Explores the evolution of the study of organizations and leadership, as well as aligning the values and ethics of multiple organizations and sectors in the networks that now shape public governance.
    Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
  

  • UAPP 699 - Capstone Project in Public Management and Policy

    Credit(s): 2
    CAPSTONE:PUBLIC MANAGMNT & POL
    Component: Lecture
    The capstone project is students’ opportunity to synthesize and apply the skills they have developed in the MPA program, and to demonstrate their mastery of the knowledge and skills that are expected of an MPA graduate. Working in teams, students will act as consultants and complete a real-world project for a client in the public or not-for-profit sector.
    Allowed Units: 2 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
    Capstone: Prof Practicum and Internship

 

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