Florida International University
Curriculum Committee Bulletin
Curriculum Committee Bulletin #1 September 28, 2004
The following curriculum information is presented to the
University Community for its consideration. In accordance with the procedures
of the University Curriculum Committee, objections to all proposed new courses,
programs, or program/course modifications should be communicated, in writing,
within two weeks of the publication date of this bulletin, to Professor Rosalie
Hallbauer, College of Business (Curriculum Committee), Professor Leonard Bliss,
College of Education (Graduate Council), or Undergraduate Council, TBA (Phone
the Faculty Senate Office for Undergraduate Council inquiries.
GRADUATE HEARINGS ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2004
NAME: PROPOSED ADDITION OF
FORENSIC SCIENCE TRACK IN CHEMISTRY Ph.D. PROGRAM
COLLEGE: College of Arts & Sciences
DEPARTMENT: Department of Chemistry
DATE: October 1, 2004
TIME: 11:10-11:40 AM
PLACE: LIB 835 (UP), ACI-306 (BBC)
FACULTY
CONTACT: Kenneth Furton Joint Hearing, Graduate Council and
Curriculum Committee
NAME: TWO TRACKS WITHIN THE MASTERS DEGREE IN JAZZ
PERFORMANCE (POSTPONED)
1. Jazz Arranging
2. Jazz Vocal Performance
COLLEGE: College of Arts & Sciences
DEPARTMENT: Department of Music
DATE: October 1, 2004
TIME: 11:40-12:10 PM
PLACE: LIB 835 (UP), ACI-306 (BBC)
FACULTY
CONTACT: Michael Orta, Music Joint Hearing, Graduate Council and
Curriculum Committee
NAME: Three Certificates: ARTIST CERTIFICATE
FOR PIANO PERFORMANCE
ARTIST
CERTIFICATE FOR JAZZ
ARTIST
CERTIFICATE FOR STRING PERFORMANCE
COLLEGE: College of Arts & Sciences
DEPARTMENT: Department of Music
DATE: October 1, 2004
TIME: 12:10-12:40 PM
PLACE: LIB 835 (UP), ACI-306 (BBC)
FACULTY
CONTACTS: Mike Orta,
Graduate Council Hearing
NAME: M.F.A. TIME LIMITS TO GRADUATION
COLLEGE: College of Arts & Sciences
DEPARTMENT: Department of English/Creative
Writing
DATE: October 1, 2004
TIME: 12:40-1:00 PM
PLACE: LIB 835 (UP), ACI-306 (BBC)
FACULTY
CONTACT: Les Standiford Graduate Council
Hearing
GRADUATE HEARINGS ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2004
NAME: Ph.D. IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
COLLEGE: College of Engineering
DEPARTMENT: Advanced Materials Engineering
Research Institute
DATE: October 8, 2004
TIME: 1:10-1:55 PM
PLACE: LIB. 835 (UP), ACI-306 (BBC)
FACULTY
CONTACT: Kinzy Jones Joint Hearing Graduate Council &
Curriculum Committee
NAME: GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN INVESTMENTS
COLLEGE: College of Business Administration
DEPARTMENT: Finance
DATE: October 8, 2004
TIME: 2:00-2:20 PM
PLACE: LIB. 835 (UP), ACI-306 (BBC)
FACULTY
CONTACT: Robert T. Daigler Graduate Council Hearing
NAME: GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT
COLLEGE: College of Business Administration
DEPARTMENT: Finance
DATE: October 8, 2004
TIME: 2:25-2:45 PM
PLACE: LIB. 835 (UP), ACI-306 (BBC)
FACULTY
CONTACT: Robert T. Daigler Graduate Council Hearing
PROGRAM REQUESTS – LISTED BY COLLEGE
COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES:
REQUEST TO ADD A JURIS DOCTOR/MASTER OF
SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY JOINT DEGREE PROGRAM
Faculty Contact: Ronald P. Fisher
The
faculties of the College of Law and the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida
International University have approved a joint degree program culminating in
both a Juris Doctor degree, awarded by the College of Law, and a Master of
Science in Psychology degree, specializing in Legal Psychology, awarded by the
College of Arts and Sciences. Under the joint degree program, a student can
obtain both degrees in less time than it would take to obtain each degree if
pursued consecutively. Essential criteria relating to the joint degree program
are as follows:
1.
Candidates for the program must meet the entrance requirements for and be
accepted by both Colleges. Both Colleges must be informed by the student at the
time of application to the second program that the student intends to pursue the
joint degree.
2.
The joint degree program is not open to students who have already earned
one degree.
3.
For law students, enrollment in the M.S. program is required no later
than the completion of 63 credit hours in the J.D. program. For M.S. students,
enrollment in the J.D. program is required no later than the third semester
after beginning the M.S. program. For purposes of this paragraph, a summer
session is counted as half a semester.
4.
A student must satisfy the curriculum requirements for each degree before
either degree is awarded. The College of Arts and Sciences will allow 9 credit
hours toward the M.S. degree for successful completion of 9 credit hours of
upper level law school electives from a list of courses approved by the Chair of
the Department of Psychology (attached). These 9 credit hours of law classes
will be in lieu of 9 hours of courses required for the M.S. degree with the
specialization in Legal Psychology as approved for each student by the
Legal Psychology Graduate
Program Committee, but not to include the required statistics classes or
Proseminars. If the student is pursuing a
non-thesis M.S. with the specialization in Legal Psychology, 6 of the 9 credit
hours of law classes will be in lieu of the six credit hours normally allotted
to the thesis. Reciprocally, law students may receive 9 hours of credit toward
the satisfaction of the J.D. degree for courses taken in the M.S. curriculum
upon completion of the M.S. degree curriculum with a grade point average of 3.0
or higher.
5.
A student enrolled in the joint degree program may begin the student’s
studies in either College, but full-time law students must take the first two
semesters of law study consecutively and part-time law students must take the
first three semesters of law study consecutively. Students admitted to one
College but electing to begin study in the other College under the joint degree
program may enter the second College thereafter without once again qualifying
for admission so long as they have notified the second College before the end of
the first week of the first semester in the second College and are in good
academic standing when studies commence in the second College.
6.
A student enrolled in the joint degree program will not receive either
degree until the student has satisfied all of the requirements for both degrees,
or until the student has satisfied the requirements of one of the degrees as if
the student had not been a joint degree candidate.
7.
Students in the joint degree program will be eligible for the graduate
teaching assistantships and research assistantships in the College of Arts and
Sciences on the same basis as other M.S. students, subject to the guidelines and
restrictions set by the College of Arts and Sciences.
8.
The program will begin with the 2004-2005 academic year.
9.
The program must be endorsed by the Deans of the College of Law; the
College of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School; and approved by the
University Curriculum Committee, the Faculty Senate, the Graduate School and the
Provost.
COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES:
REQUEST TO ESTABLISH
UNIT-SPECIFIC GRADUATE ADMISSIONS STANDARDS
Faculty Contact: Geoffrey Olsen
Master in Fine Arts Program (MFA)
Art & Art History Department
The
Graduate Admissions Committee for the Master in Fine Arts (MFA) program requests
the elimination of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) for the existing
admission requirements for the program.
Justification:
* These tests are not used in comparable programs
across the country
* The tests are not reliable predictors of the
success of applicants on the program or in the professional context
* These tests are not typically used in
comparative evaluations of programs within this discipline
* Other factors such as the quality and potential
of the creative work presented by the applicant, their written statement of
intent regarding the development of that work on the program and the three
letters of recommendation are more important in determining admissions decisions
and program comparisons.
If the above request is granted, the
Unit-Specific Admissions Standards of the Master in Fine Arts (MFA) program will
be as follows:
* Successful completion of the Bachelor in Fine
Arts (BFA), Bachelor of Arts (BA) or an equivalent degree
* A written Statement of Intent which should
enhance the Graduate Admissions Committee’s understanding of the applicant’s
creative work and outline plan’s for its development of the program
* 20 color slides of the applicant’s creative
work
* Three letters of recommendation form persons
who are in a position to evaluate the applicant’s previous professional,
academic and personal performance and his or her potential for success in the
graduate program
* A score of at least 550 on the test of English
as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for international students whose native language
is not English and a minimum score of 50 of 50 on a Test of Spoken English (TSE)
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS:
REQUEST TO MAKE CHANGES
TO THE MS IN MANAGEMENT TRACK – HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT TRACK
Faculty Contact: Juan I. Sanchez
|
Semester |
Course |
Type of course-specialization |
Credit
Hrs |
|
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1st |
MAN 6992 Human Resource Strategy & Planning |
Core requisite |
3
|
|
|
1st |
MAN 6994 Employment Law and Human Resource Management |
Core requisite |
3 |
|
|
1st
|
MAN 6993 Human
Resource Mgmt. Metrics |
Elective |
3 |
Choose
One |
|
1st
|
Crisis Management |
Elective
|
3 |
|
|
2nd |
MAN 6328 Applied Methods in Human Resource Management |
Core requisite |
3 |
|
|
2nd |
Man 6327 High Performance Human Resource Management |
Core requisite |
3 |
|
|
2nd
|
MAN 6365 Staffing
Organizations |
Elective |
3 |
Choose One |
|
2nd
|
Human Resource
Deployment |
Elective |
3 |
|
|
3rd |
MAN 6359 Human Resource Knowledge Management |
Core requisite |
3 |
|
|
3rd |
MAN 6347 Performance & Talent Management |
Core requisite |
3 |
|
|
3rd |
MAN 6336 Reward
Systems Management |
Elective |
3 |
Choose One |
|
3rd |
Emergency & Disaster
Prevention Management |
Elective |
3 |
|
|
4th |
Career & Succession
Planning |
Elective
|
2 |
Choose One |
|
4th |
MAN 6157 Wellness
Management |
Elective |
2 |
|
|
4th |
MAN 6317 Critical
Thinking in HRM |
Capstone Course |
2 |
Choose One |
|
4th |
Masters’ Thesis
|
Pre-doctoral |
6+ |
|
|
4th |
MAN 6626 International HRM |
Core requisite |
3 |
|
|
4th |
MAN 6297 Labor Issues and Conflict Management |
Core requisite |
3 |
|
|
Total number of credit hours required for graduation |
37 |
|
|
Total number of credit hours required from student
pursuing the pre-doctoral elective |
41 |
|
|
1st |
MAN 6626 International HRM |
Core requisite |
3 |
|
|
1st |
MAN 6297 Labor Issues and Conflict Management |
Core requisite |
3 |
|
|
1st |
MAN 6157 Wellness
Management |
Elective |
3 |
Choose One |
|
1st |
MAN 6328 Applied
Methods in HRM |
Elective
|
3 |
|
|
1st |
Crisis Management |
Elective |
3 |
|
|
2nd |
MAN 6992 HR Strategy & Planning |
Core requisite |
3 |
|
|
2nd |
MAN 6994 Employment Law and HRM |
Core requisite |
3 |
|
|
2nd |
MAN 6993 HRM Metrics |
Elective |
3 |
Choose One |
|
2nd |
Emergency & Disaster
Prevention Mgmt. |
Elective |
3 |
|
|
2nd |
Career & Succession
Planning |
Elective |
3 |
|
|
3rd |
MAN 6365 Staffing Organization |
Core requisite |
3 |
|
|
3rd |
MAN 6359 HR Knowledge Mgmt |
Core requisite |
3 |
|
|
3rd |
MAN 6347 Performance &
Talent Mgmt |
Elective
|
3 |
Choose One |
|
3rd |
HR Deployment |
Elective |
3 |
|
|
4th |
MAN 6327 High-Performance HRM |
Core requisite |
3 |
|
|
4th |
MAN 6336 Reward Systems Mgmt |
Core requisite |
3 |
|
|
4th |
MAN 6317 Critical
Thinking in HRM |
Capstone course |
3 |
Choose One |
|
4th |
Masters’ Thesis |
Pre-doctoral |
6 |
|
|
Total number of credit hours required for graduation |
36 |
|
|
Total number of credit hours required from students
pursuing the masters’ thesis elective |
40 |
|
College
of Health and Urban Affairs:
School of Social Work and Policy & Management
Department of Criminal Justice
Faculty Contact: Lisa Stolzenberg
This is a request to delete the certificate LAW AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE from
the catalog. There is no student need.
School of Social Work and Policy &
Management
Department of Criminal Justice
Faculty Contact: Lisa Stolzenberg
CHANGES TO THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OLD) |
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE (NEW) |
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GENERAL REQUIRMENTS: |
60 semester hours at 3000 level or above are
required. Approval must be obtained for 5000 level courses. No 6000 level
courses will be approved for undergraduate students. |
NO CHANGE |
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CORE REQUIREMENTS: |
All candidates must take 9 core courses (27
credits):
CCJ 3011 Nature and Causes of Crime
CJC 3010 Correctional Philosophy, Theory and Practice
CJE 3110 Law Enforcement Systems
CJL 3512 Judicial Policy Making
CJL 4064 Criminal Justice and the Constitution
PAD 4704 Applied Statistics for Policy & Management
URS 3438 Communication Skills for Policy & Management
URS 4112 Computer Applications for Urban Services
URS 4153 Applied Research Methods for Policy & Mgmt |
All candidates must take 8 core courses
(24 credits).
CCJ 3011 Nature and Causes of Crime
CJC 3010 Correctional Philosophy, Theory and Practice
CJE 3110 Law Enforcement Systems
CJL 3512 Judicial Policy Making
CJL 4064 Criminal Justice and the Constitution
PAD 4704 Applied Statistics for Policy & Management
URS 3438 Communication Skills for Policy & Management
DELETE URS 4112 Computer
Applications for Urban Services
URS 4153 Applied Research Methods
for Policy & Mgmt |
|
AREA OF INTEREST: |
21 semester hours at the 3000 level or above
in criminal justice are required for criminal justice majors. Only 9
semester hours of CCJ 4940 will count toward this requirement. Course work
from disciplines outside of criminal justice will not be accepted to fulfill
requirements in the criminal justice area of interest category. |
24 semester hours
at the 3000 level or above in criminal
justice are required for criminal justice majors. Only 9 semester hours of
CCJ 4940 will count toward this requirement. Course work from disciplines
outside of criminal justice will not be accepted to fulfill requirements in
the criminal justice area of interest category. |
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GENERAL ELECTIVES: |
12 semester hours are required. It is
recommended that students take at least 6 credit hours outside of criminal
justice. The faculty retains the prerogative to accept or reject electives
taken without approval.
Remarks:
Independent study and directed reading courses may not be taken outside of
the Criminal Justice Program except with written permission of the Criminal
Justice Coordinator. |
NO CHANGE |
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CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS: |
Law and Criminal Justice Certificate |
DELETED |
CHANGES TO THE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Faculty Contacts: Lisa Stolzenberg, Scott Norberg
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OLD) |
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (NEW) |
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REVISED CATALOG
INTRODUCTION TEXT |
Criminal Justice is an area of study dealing
with the formal mechanisms of social control by which society exercises
constraint over its members. The study of criminal justice is
interdisciplinary. It involves law, the social and behavioral sciences,
crime, the reaction of society to the crime problem, and the means utilized
in treating it. A variety of career opportunities are available in criminal
justice at all levels of government and the private sector. Due to its
interdisciplinary approach, the study of criminal justice fills the needs of
students seeking careers in teaching, research, law, and within the various
agencies of the criminal justice system.
Master of Science in Criminal Justice
The Master of Science degree program in
Criminal Justice is a professional program designed to prepare students for
management responsibilities in the criminal justice sector or public sector
related activities. The objectives of the master’s program are:
1. To provide present and future criminal
justice managers with the skills needed to function effectively in our
ever-changing society.
2. To serve as a catalyst for
interdisciplinary research and study of criminal justice and related
problems.
3. To provide the
criminal justice system with qualified students for academic careers in
administration, planning and analysis, and teaching in colleges and
universities. |
The Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice at Florida International
University is designed to provide students with comprehensive knowledge
of crime and criminal justice systems. The Master’s Program stresses an
interdisciplinary approach to the study of crime, providing students with an
advanced knowledge base and the leadership, administrative, and research
skills important to the criminal justice field. The program synthesizes theory,
research, and practice to demonstrate the importance of each knowledge
base in meeting the challenges graduates confront in their professional and
academic careers.
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ADMISSIONS
REQUIREMENTS |
Applicants to the
Master’s in Criminal Justice must:
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Have a bachelor’s degree from an
accredited institution and
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Earned a GPA of 3.0 or better in all
upper division undergraduate coursework and
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Obtain a letter of recommendation from a
faculty member at their undergraduate institution or a professional and
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Demonstrate graduate level writing
competency by submitting a three to five page essay that addresses
personal and career goals.
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An applicant who feels
the earned GPA is not indicative of his or her ability to be successful in a
graduate degree program may also submit scores on the Graduate Record
Examination, which will be taken into consideration by the admissions
committee in its evaluation of the application.
Meeting the minimum
requirements does not guarantee admission to the program. Admission will be
based on additional factors, including compatibility of the applicant’s
career goals with the program’s objectives, relevance of work experience,
etc. The program’s admissions committee may require a personal interview as
part of the application process. |
Applicants to the
Master’s in Criminal Justice must:
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Have a bachelor’s degree from an
accredited institution and
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Earned a GPA of 3.0 or better in all
upper division undergraduate coursework and
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Obtain a letter of recommendation from a
faculty member at their undergraduate institution or a supervisor
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Demonstrate graduate level writing
competency by submitting a three to five page essay that addresses
personal and career goals.
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For those students not meeting the 3.0 GPA
requirement, conditional admission to the program may be granted if the
student has a minimum GPA of 2.8 in all upper division undergraduate
coursework. Those conditionally admitted must meet the following
requirements to be fully admitted:
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Obtain a letter of recommendation
from a faculty member or a supervisor. The letter must be submitted
within one month from the date of conditional admission. |
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Demonstrate graduate level writing
competency by submitting a three to five page essay that addresses
personal and career goals. The essay must be submitted within one month
from the date of conditional admission. |
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Complete 12 graduate credits
(including URS 6155) within two semesters of conditional admission and
achieve a minimum GPA of 3.25. |
Meeting the minimum
requirements does not guarantee admission to the program.
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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS |
The Master of Science
degree in Criminal Justice requires 39 credit hours (13 courses). A maximum
of six semester hours not included in another degree may be transferred into
the program from an accredited institution, subject to the approval of the
Program Coordinator.
All
Students entering the program are required to complete five courses (15
credits) of core requirements, and eight elective courses (24 credits).
Thesis track students will select two courses (6 credits) of electives and
two thesis courses (6 credits).
All
elective courses must be earned at the graduate level (i.e., course numbers
of 5000 and higher). Two courses (6 credits) may be taken outside of
criminal justice, if no courses have been transferred into the program from
another degree program.
Effective
for students entering the program August 1, 2000 or afterward, Advanced
Standing provides students with an undergraduate degree in criminal justice
or in a criminal justice-related field to waive to elective courses (6
credits). Students must apply for Advanced Standing upon admission to the
Program. To Apply for Advanced Standing, the student must complete an
Advanced Standing Petition Form. The Program Coordinator must approve the
application for Advanced Standing. |
The Master of
Science degree in Criminal Justice requires 36 credit hours (12 courses). A
maximum of six semester hours not included in another degree may be
transferred into the program from an accredited institution, subject to the
approval of the program coordinator.
All students entering the program are
required to complete five courses (15 credits) of core requirements and
seven elective courses (21 credits). Students selecting the thesis option
will replace two elective courses (6 credits) with two thesis courses (6
credits).
All
elective courses must be earned at the graduate level (i.e., course numbers
of 5000 and higher). Two courses (6 credits) may be taken outside of
criminal justice, if no credits have
been transferred in from another degree program or included in a joint
degree program.
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CORE REQUIREMENTS |
All candidates must
take five core courses (15 credits).
CCJ 5106
Law and Social Control
CCJ 5479 Seminar in Administration of
Justice
CCJ 6025 Theory in Administration of
Justice
URS 6806
Applied Research and Evaluation Techniques
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NO CHANGE
CCJ 5106 Law
and Social Control
CCJ 5479 Seminar in Administration of
Justice
CCJ 6025 Theory in Administration of
Justice
URS 6155
Quantitative Methods and Analysis
Delete URS 6806
IHS 6910 Principles
of Research in Health & Social Services (3) |
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SPECIALIZATION |
24 Elective Credits
(Required) |
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ELECTIVES |
Six courses (18
credits) for thesis track or eight courses (24 credits) for non-thesis
track. All elective credits must be earned at the graduate level (i.e.,
course numbers of 5000 and higher). Two courses (6 credits) may be taken
outside of criminal justice, if no courses have been transferred into the
program from another degree program. |
Seven courses (21
credits). All elective credits
must be earned at the graduate level (i.e., course numbers of 5000 and
higher). Two elective courses (6 credits) may be taken outside of criminal
justice, if no credits have
been transferred in from another degree program or included in a joint
degree program. |
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THESIS OPTION |
Those selecting the
thesis option are required to complete five courses (15 credits) of core
requirements, six elective courses (18 credits) of electives, and two thesis
courses (6 credits). Thesis track students will select a committee of three
graduate faculty members. The student's major faculty advisor is a member
and chair of this committee. The major advisor and committee will be
responsible for overseeing the student's work while in the master's program. |
Students
selecting the thesis option are required to
complete five courses (15 credits) of core requirements, five elective
courses (15 credits) of electives, and two thesis courses (6
credits). Students following this option will select a committee
of three graduate faculty members. The student’s major faculty
advisor is a member of and chair of this committee. The major advisor and
committee will be responsible for overseeing the student’s work while in the
master’s program. The student may be required to undergo an oral
discussion of the thesis. This option is highly recommended for
students who are interested in pursuing a doctoral degree in a behavioral or
social science field. Most doctoral programs require the completion of a
thesis for admission. |
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NON-THESIS TRACK |
The non-thesis option
consists of consists of five courses (15 credits) of core requirements and
eight elective courses (24 credits) |
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ADVANCED STANDING |
Advanced standing
provides students with an undergraduate degree in criminal justice or in a
criminal justice-related field to waive two elective courses (6 credits).
Students must apply for Advanced Standing upon admission to the Program. To
apply for Advanced Standing, the student must complete an Advanced Standing
Petition Form. The application for Advanced Standing must be approved by the
Criminal Justice Program Coordinator. |
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GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTS |
To receive the Master’s
degree in criminal justice, a student must satisfy all University
regulations governing graduate study. Students in the thesis track must be
admitted to candidacy and complete the five core courses, four
specialization courses, two thesis courses, and two electives. The student
may be required to undergo an oral discussion of the thesis. Students in the
non-thesis track must be admitted to candidacy and complete the five core
courses, and four specialization, and four electives. A minimum GPA of 3.0
is required. |
To receive the master’s
degree in criminal justice, a student must satisfy all University
regulations governing graduate study. All students must be admitted to
candidacy and complete the five core and seven elective courses. Students
selecting the thesis option must complete two thesis courses in lieu of two
elective courses. The student may be required to undergo an oral discussion
of the thesis. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required. |
REQUEST FOR A JURIS
DOCTOR/MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE JOINT DEGREE PROGRAM
Faculty Contact: Lisa Stolzenberg
JURIS
DOCTOR/MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
JOINT DEGREE
PROGRAM
The faculties of the College of
Law and the Criminal Justice Program at Florida International University have
approved a joint degree program culminating in both a Juris Doctor degree
(J.D.), awarded by the College of Law, and a Master of Science in Criminal
Justice degree (M.S.C.J.), awarded by the Criminal Justice Program. Under the
joint degree program, a student can obtain both degrees in significantly less
time than it would take to obtain both degrees if pursued consecutively.
Essential criteria relating to the joint degree program are as follows:
1. Candidates for the program must meet the entrance requirements for
and be accepted by both programs. Both programs must be informed by the student
at the time of application to the second program that the student intends to
pursue the joint degree.
2. The joint degree program is not open to students who have already
earned a JD or a Master of Science in Criminal Justice.
3. For law students, enrollment in the M.S.C.J. program is required no
later than the completion of 63 credit hours in the J.D. program. For M.S.C.J.
students, enrollment in the J.D. program is required no later than the
completion of 22 credit hours in the M.S.C.J. program.
4. A student must satisfy the curriculum requirements for each degree
before either degree is awarded. The Criminal Justice Program will allow 12
credit hours of College of Law criminal law and jurisprudence courses to be
credited toward both the M.S.C.J. and J.D. degrees. These 12 credit hours of law
classes will be in lieu of four elective courses. Reciprocally, law students may
receive 9 hours of credit toward the satisfaction of the J.D. degree for courses
taken in the M.S.C.J. curriculum upon completion of the M.S.C.J. degree with a
grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Subject to prior approval, law school
students are normally allowed 6 credit hours from graduate level courses offered
by other units of the University as counting toward the J.D. degree.
5. A full-time law student enrolled in the joint degree program may
spend the first year in either the College of Law or the Criminal Justice
Program. A part-time law student enrolled in the joint degree program may begin
the student’s studies in either program, but must take the first three semesters
of law study consecutively. Students admitted to one program but electing to
begin study in the other program under the joint degree program may enter the
second program thereafter without once again qualifying for admission so long as
they have notified the second program before the end of the first week of the
first semester in the second program and are in good academic standing when
studies commence in the second program.
6. A student enrolled in the joint degree program will not receive
either degree until the student has satisfied all of the requirements for both
degrees, or until the student has satisfied the requirements of one of the
degrees as if the student had not been a joint degree candidate.
7. Students in the joint degree program will be eligible for the
graduate teaching assistantships and research assistantships in the Criminal
Justice Program on the same basis as other M.S.C.J. students, subject to the
guidelines and restrictions set by the Criminal Justice Program.
8. The joint degree program will
begin with the 2005-2006 academic year.
9. The program must be endorsed by the Dean and Faculty of the College
of Law, the Dean of the School of Social Work, Policy and Management, the
Executive Dean of the College of Health and Urban Affairs, and the Dean of the
Graduate School; and approved by the University Curriculum Committee, the
Faculty Senate, and the Provost.
CHANGES TO THE MASTER
OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH - With Dietetics and Nutrition joining
the Stemple School of Public Health, the curriculum must adhere to accreditation
requirements of the Council on Education in Public Health (CEPH). The
proposed change is to add the requirement of a public health course that
provides an overview of the field: PCH 6500. As a result the
student's electives in the program will be reduced from 14 credits to 11.
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OLD
Master of Science in Dietetics and Nutrition
Each student’s program will be
planned to support his/her career goals through consultation with an
assigned faculty advisor. Retention and graduation in the Master’s program
requires maintenance of a 3.0 GPA and student may not receive more than 2
grades of “C+” or less.
Course Requirements
Required Core (23)
Masters Thesis Option
Research (14)
Masters Project Option
Research (8)
Coursework (6)
Nutrition Core: (9)
Electives (14) |
NEW
Master of Science in Dietetics and Nutrition
Each student’s program will be
planned to support his/her career goals through consultation with an
assigned faculty advisor. Retention and graduation in the Master’s program
requires maintenance of a 3.0 GPA and student may not receive more than 2
grades of “C+” or less.
Course Requirements
Required Core (26)
Masters Thesis Option
Research: (14)
Masters project Option
Research (8)
Coursework (6)
Nutrition Core (9)
Public Health Core (3)
PHC 6500 Foundation of Public Health Practice
Electives (11) |
PROGRAM CHANGE IN
HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION - The Program in Health Services
Administration has been structurally relocated from the School of Policy and
Management (SPM) into the Stempel School of Public Health (SSPH). The
Program changes approved in Spring 2004 necessitated some further changes in the
sequencing of courses:
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Current Program:
BHSA – HSAD10BHSA (1202)
Core courses required of all students: (48)
Group 1
HSA 3103 Health and Social
Service Delivery
Systems (3)
HSA 3180 Management of Health Professions (3)
PAD 4704 Applied Statistics for Policy and
Mgmt (3)
URS 3438 Communication Skills for Policy and
Management (3)
Group 2
URS 4153 Applied Research Methods
for Policy
and Mgmt (3)
HSA 4110 Health Organizational Behavior (3)
URS 4004 Introductory Fiscal Analysis for Health
and Public Service
(3)
HSC 4500 Principles of Applied Epidemiology (3)
Group 3
HSA 4113 Issues and Trends in
Health Care
Delivery
(3)
URS 4061 Values, Ethics & Conflict Resolution (3)
HSA 4170 Health Care Financial Mgmt (3)
HSA 4184 Human Resources Mgmt (3)
Group 4
HSA 4141 Program Planning and
Evaluation (3)
HSA 4150 People, Power, and Politics Affairs (3)
HSA 4192 Health Mgmt Systems Engineering (3)
HSA 4421 Legal Aspects and Legislation In Health
Care (3)
Elective Courses:
Elective courses should not be
taken until students have completed all courses in Group 1 and Group 2.
HSA 4104 Team Approach to Health Service
Delivery (3)
HSA 4183 Applied Mgmt in Health Care
Organizations (3)
HSA 4905 Independent Study
(3)
HSA 4850 Administrative Internship (6)
MAR 3023 Marketing Mgmt (3)
Elective courses may include upper-division
courses offered by other University Departments with the approval of the
Health Services Administration Curriculum Committee. |
Proposed Program:
BHSA – HSAD10BHSA (1202)
Core courses required of all students: (48)
Group 1
HSA 3103 Health and Social
Service Delivery
Systems (3)
HSA 3180 Management of Health Professions (3)
HSC 4510 Statistical
Applications (3)
URS 3438 Communication Skills for
Policy and
Management (3)
Group 2
HSA 4700 Fundamentals of Health Services
Research (3)
HSA 4110 Health Organizational
Behavior (3)
HSA 4990 Health
Economics (3)
HSC 4500 Principles of Applied
Epidemiology (3)
Group 3
HSA 4170 Health Care Financial
Mgmt (3)
HSA 4184 Human Resources Mgmt (3)
HSA 4421 Legal Aspects and
Legislation In
Health Care (3)
HSA 4141 Program Planning and Evaluation (3)
Group 4
IHS 4111 Values, Ethics, & Conflict
Resolution (3)
HSA 4150 People, Power, and
Politics Affairs (3)
HSA 4192 Health Mgmt Systems Engineering (3)
HSA 4113 Issues and Trends in
Health Care
Delivery (3)
Elective Courses:
Elective courses should not be
taken until students have completed all courses in Group 1 and Group 2.
Elective courses may include upper-division
courses offered by other University Departments with the approval of the
Health Services Administration Curriculum Committee. |
PROGRAM CHANGE IN
HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION - UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS - The Program
in Health Services Administration has been structurally relocated from the
School of Policy and Management (SPM) into the Stempel School of Public Health (SPH).
Due to Program changes approved in Spring 2004, changes are also required in the
Minor.
Faculty Contact is Gloria Deckard on all HSA program changes.
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Current |
Proposed |
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Minor in Health Services Administration
BHSAD10BHSA (1202) |
Minor in Health Services Administration
BHSAD10BHSA (1202) |
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A five course minor in health services
administration is available to baccalaureate degree seeking students who are
interested in careers in health services administration or who wish to
examine the administrative aspects of health services deliver. |
A five course minor in health services
administration is available to baccalaureate degree seeking students who are
interested in careers in health services administration or who wish to
examine the administrative aspects of health services deliver. |
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Fifteen hours in Health Services
Administration are to be selected from the following list. (HSA 3103 and
URS 4643 or equivalent are required for the minor. The other nine hours may
be selected from the following, providing all prerequisites have been met): |
Fifteen hours in Health Services
Administration are required: Six required credit hours and nine to be
selected from the following list.
Note: All courses listed are 3 credit hours |
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Requirements: |
Required Courses (6 credit hours) |
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HSA 4104 |
Team Approach to Health Services Delivery |
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HSA 4110 |
Health Care Organizational Behavior |
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HSA 4141
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Program Planning and Evaluation |
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HSA 4150
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People, Power, and Politics in Health
Care |
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HSA 4170 |
Health Care Financial Mgmt |
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HSA 4184 |
Human Resources Mgmt |
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HSA 4183
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Applied Mgmt in Organizations |
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HSA 4192 |
Health Mgmt Systems Engineering |
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HSA 4421 |
Legal Aspects and Legislations in Health
Care |
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HSA 5225 |
Long Term Care Mgmt I |
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HSA 5226 |
Mgmt in Long Term Care Systems |
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HSA 5227 |
Long Term Care Mgmt II |
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HSA 5177 |
Financing and Reimbursement in Long Term
Care Facilities |
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HSA 5816
|
Practicum in Long Term Care Mgmt |
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HSA 4500 |
Principles of Applied Epidemiology |
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URS 4112 |
Computer Applications for Urban Services |
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URS 4061 |
Values, Ethics, and Conflict Resolution |
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URS 4643 |
Introduction to Mgmt of Public, Nonprofit
and Health Organizations |
Public Administration and Criminal Justice
majors cannot use core courses towards their minor. While the student may
choose any course from the above list, the department strongly recommends
that the students take the following courses to complete the minor: |
HSA 3103 Health and Social Services Delivery
Systems
HSA 3180 Mgmt for Health Professions |
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Elective Courses (9 credit hours) |
|
HSA 3103 |
Health and Social Service Deliver (required) |
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URS 4643 |
Intro to Mgmt of Public, Non-Profit, and
Health Organizations (required; cannot be used by public
Administration Majors as part of the minor). |
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HSA 4170
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Health Care Financial Mgmt |
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HSC 4500
|
Principles of Applied Epidemiology |
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HSA 4183 |
Applied Mgmt in Health Care Organizations |
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HSA 4150 |
People, Power, and Politics in Health
Affairs (recommended for Public Administration majors) |
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The other nine hours may be selected from the
following, providing all prerequisites have been met:
HSA 4110 Health Care Organizational Behavior
HSA 4113 Issues and Trends in Health Care
HSA 4150 People, Power and Politics in
Health Care
HSA 4170 Health Care Financial Mgmt
HSA 4184 Human Resources Mgmt
HSA 4421 Legal Aspects and Legislation in
Health Care
HSC 4500 Principles of Applied Epidemiology |
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It is the student’s responsibility to contact
the department from which the students wishes to receive the minor when they
apply for graduation. This will ensure that the minor will be posted on
their transcript. |
It is the student’s responsibility to contact
the department from which the students wishes to receive the minor when they
apply for graduation. This will ensure that the minor will be posted on
their transcript. |
PROGRAM CHANGE IN
HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION - MHSA - The Program in Health
Services Administration has been structurally relocated from the School of
Policy and Management (SPM) into the Stempel School of Public Health (SPH).
The changes approved in spring 2004 necessitated some further changes in the
sequencing of courses.
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CURRENT PROGRAM
Health Services Administration MHSA
HSAAD10MHSA (0012)
Required Program: (48)
Core Program: (45)
Prerequisites: Computer Literacy including:
Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Effective for students entering the program
8/15/04 or afterward; Advanced Standing provides students with an
undergraduate degree in Health Services Administration to complete the
Master’s of Health Service Administration degree with 42 to 45 credit
hours. The maximum allowable waiver of courses for Advanced Standing is six
credit hours. Courses for which the waiver may be granted include:
HSA 5125 Introduction to Health Services
(3)
HSA 6426 Legal Aspects of Health Care (3)
Students must apply for Advanced Standing
upon admission to the Program or during their first semester in the
Program. To apply for Advanced Standing, the student must complete and
Advanced Standing Petition Form and document equivalent course content with
a grade of “B” or better. The three-member HSA Curriculum Committee must
approve the application for Advanced Standing.
Group 1
HSA 5125 Introduction to Health
Services (3)
HSA 6415 Managerial Applications of Social Determinants of
Health (3)
OR
PHC 6539 Health Demography (3)
HSA 6185 Mgmt and Organization in Health Care (Prereq: HSA
5125) (3)
PHC 6050 Public Health Statistics (3)
Group 2
PHC 6500 Foundation of Public
Health Practice (3)
HSA 6176 Financing and Reimbursement of Health
Systems (3)
HSA 6186 Leadership and Organization in Healthcare Systems (Prereq: HSA
6185) (3)
HSA 6155 Health Policy & Economics
(Prereq: PHC 6050) (3)
Group 3
HSA 6175 Financial Mgmt of Health
Systems (Prereq: HSA 6176 & PHC 6050) (3)
HSA 6187 Managing Human Resources and Health Professionals (Prereq: HSA
6185)
(3)
HSA 6197 Design and Mgmt of Health Information Systems (Prereq: PHC
6050) (3)
HSA 6756 Evaluation and Outcome Measure in Health Care
(3)
Group 4
HSA 6426 Health Law and Legal
Aspects of Management (3)
HSA 6930 Professional Seminar (1)
HSA 6149 Strategic Planning & Marketing of Health Care Systems (Prereq:
HSA 6175) (3)
HSA 6717 Advanced Health Services Mgmt and Research Care
Seminar (2)
INTEGRATIVE ELECTIVE
Select One (3-6 credits)
HSA 6875 Administrative
Residency (1-6)
HSA 6977 Masters Research Project (3-6)
(Prereq: Permission of Instructor) |
PROPOSED PROGRAM
Health Services Administration MHSA
HSAAD10MHSA (0012)
Required Program: (48)
Core Program: (45)
Prerequisites: Computer Literacy including:
Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Effective for students entering the program
8/15/04 or afterward; Advanced Standing provides students with an
undergraduate degree in Health Services Administration to complete the
Master’s of Health Service Administration degree with 42 to 45 credit
hours. The maximum allowable waiver of courses for Advanced Standing is six
credit hours. Courses for which the waiver may be granted include:
HSA 5125 Introduction to Health Services
(3)
HSA 6426 Legal Aspects of Health Care (3)
Students must apply for Advanced Standing
upon admission to the Program or during their first semester in the
Program. To apply for Advanced Standing, the student must complete and
Advanced Standing Petition Form and document equivalent course content with
a grade of “B” or better. The three-member HSA Curriculum Committee must
approve the application for Advanced Standing.
Group 1
HSA 5125 Introduction to Health
Services (3)
HSA 6415 Managerial Applications of Social Determinants of
Health (3)
OR
PHC 6539 Health Demography (3)
PHC 6050 Public Health Statistics (3)
HSA 6185 Mgmt and Organization in
Health Care (3)
Group 2
HSA 6155 Health Policy &
Economics
(Prereq: PHC 6050) (3)
HSA 6176 Financing and Reimbursement of Health
Systems (3)
HSA 6186 Leadership and Organization in Healthcare Systems (Prereq: HSA
6185) (3)
HSA 6175 Financial Mgmt of Health Systmes
(Prereq: HSA 6176 & PHC 6050) (3)
Group 3
HSA 6187 Managing Human Resources
and Health Professionals (Prereq: HSA 6185) (3)
HSA 6426 Health Law and Legal Aspects of
Management (3)
HSA 6197 Design and Mgmt of Health Information Systems (Prereq: PHC
6050) (3)
HSA 6756 Evaluation and Outcome Measure in Health Care
(3)
Group 4
PHC 6500 Foundation of Public
Health Practice (3)
HSA 6930 Professional Seminar (1)
HSA 6149 Strategic Planning & Marketing of Health Care Systems (Prereq:
HSA 6175) (3)
HSA 6717 Advanced Health Services Mgmt and Research Care
Seminar (2)
INTEGRATIVE ELECTIVE
Select One (3-6 credits)
HSA 6875 Administrative
Residency (1-6)
HSA 6977 Masters Research Project (3-6)
(Prereq: Permission of Instructor) |
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS: NEW COURSE REQUESTS, LISTED
BY DEPARTMENTS:
MANAGEMENT:
GEB 4XXX Business Plan Development
3 credits
This course will take students through the process of initiating a business
venture. The overt focus guides the students through the process of developing
and presenting a business plan.
MAN 4XXX Family Owned Business
3 credits
This course addresses the special issues facing family-owned and managed firms
and gives an appreciation for the dynamics in such firms and how to be
professional managers in such organizations.
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS: COURSE CHANGE/DELETION
REQUESTS, LISTED BY DEPARTMENTS:
MANAGEMENT AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS:
MAN 6157C 3 credits
MAN 6316C Human Resource Management
Metrics
MAN 6327C High Involvement Human
Resource Management
MAN 6347C Performance and Talent
Management
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION: NEW COURSE REQUESTS,
LISTED BY DEPARTMENTS:
HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND
RECREATION:
PET 4XXXX Internship Athletic Training
Undergraduate–Level1 1
credits
The first of four internships required to attain observation experiences
associated with athletic training. The athletic training student will complete
45 hours in the FIU athletic training room, becoming familiar with the field of
athletic training.
PET 4XXX Internship Athletic Training
Undergraduate- Level2 1-3
credits
The second of four internships required to attain experiences associated with
athletic training. The athletic training student will complete a minimum of 45
and a maximum of 300 hours in the FIU athletic training room, local high
schools, physical therapy clinics, or sports medicine facilities learning about
evaluations, treatments of athletic injuries.
PET 4XXX Internship Athletic Training
Undergraduate–Level3 1-3
credits
The third of four internships required to attain experiences associated with
athletic training. The athletic training student will complete a minimum of 45
and a maximum of 300 hours in the FIU athletic training room, local high
schools, physical therapy clinics, or sports medicine facilities performing
evaluations, treatments of athletic injuries.
PET 4XXX Internship Athletic Training
Undergraduate–Level4 1-3
credits
The fourth of four internships required to attain experiences associated with
athletic training. The athletic training student will complete a minimum of 45
and a maximum of 300 hours in the FIU athletic training room, local high
schools, physical therapy clinics, or sports medicine facilities performing
evaluations and treatments of athletic injuries.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING: NEW COURSE REQUESTS,
LISTED BY DEPARTMENTS:
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING:
BME 4XXX Biomedical Engineering Co-op
1-3 credits
Engineering practice in biomedical applications at an industrial partner’s
site. Intern will be hired through a cooperative agreement to conduct
collaborative research with supervision of advisor.
COLLEGE OF HEALTH & URBAN AFFAIRS: NEW COURSE
REQUESTS, LISTED BY DEPARTMENTS:
CRIMINAL JUSTICE:
CCJ 4XXXC White Collar Crime
3 credits
The nature of white-collar crime and its social control is examined including
the definition, typologies, theories, law, policing, regulating, prosecuting,
defending, and its adjudication.
INTERDISCIPLINARY:
HSC 3XXX Communication Theory & Practice for Health Professions
3 credits
Theory and practice of effective communication for health care professionals.
Emphasis on communication between healthcare provider-client; provider-provider;
provider-family.
PUBLIC HEALTH:
PHC 5XXX Communities and Public Health
3 credits
This course addresses the socio-historical growth of Miami-Dade’s populations
and explores these developments in the context of public health; including
contextual, psychological and physical issues.
PHC 6XXX Infectious Disease Epidemiology
3 credits
This course covers principles specific to infectious disease epidemiology,
explores the application of epidemiologic methods to infectious disease
problems, and examines surveillance, and outbreak investigation.
COLLEGE OF HEALTH & URBAN AFFAIRS: COURSE
CHANGE/DELETION REQUESTS, LISTED BY DEPARTMENTS:
COMMUNICATION SCIENCES & DISORDERS:
SPA 5404C New Prerequisite: SPA 5403
SPA 6232C New Prerequisite: SPA 5106
SPA 6410C New Prerequisite: SPA 5106
CRIMINAL JUSTICE:
CCJ 3461C Delete
CCJ 4462C Delete
CCJ 4752C Delete
CCJ 4949C Delete
CCJ 6477C Delete
CCJ 6716C Delete
CCJ 6945C Delete
CJC 3164C Delete
CJC 3412C Delete
CJE 3310C Delete
HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION:
HSA 6875C 1-6 credits
HSA 6977C 1-6 credits