Graduate Catalog - Shippensburg University

University CurriculaCONCENTRATION AREAS AND SELECTRECOMMENDED ELECTIVES (12 crs.)BusinessBSN510 Economic and Information Systems ManagementBSN511 Business Operations and AnalysisBSN512 Essentials of Accounting and FinanceBSN513 Organizational Behavior and MarketingMBA547 Management Information Systems and Applications*Concentration is designed for students without a business or businessrelatedundergraduate degreeCommunicationsCOM410 Women and the MediaCOM460 Case Studies in Public RelationsCOM482 Internet CommunicationCOM484 Electronic Media Programming and ManagementCOM490 Selected Topics in Communication/JournalismCOM500 Communication TheoryCOM516 Photographic CommunicationCOM526 Emerging Mass Media TechnologiesCOM530 Law and the MediaCOM536 World Broadcasting SystemsCOM544 Advanced Communication ProblemsCOM561 Press and Public AffairsCOM570 Fund Raising and Association Public RelationsCOM600 Introduction Mass Communication Research(ODL students in this concentration are advised COM600 may betaken to replace PLS601 in core; an additional concentration coursewill be necessary if that substitution is made)Other courses as directed in consultation with the ODL advisor.Environmental ManagementGEO415 Regional Geographic StudiesGEO440 Field TechniquesGEO444 Environmental Land-Use PlanningGEO446 Water Resources ManagementGEO490 Selected TopicsGEO522 Geoenvironmental HydrologyGEO524 The Geologic EnvironmentGEO528 Geography of Economic and Environmental SystemsGEO532 Disease and the EnvironmentGEO536 Problems of the Atmospheric EnvironmentGEO542 Land-Use RegulationsGEO594 Selected TopicsOther courses as directed in consultation with the ODL advisor.Higher Education Structure and PolicyCNS562 Student Personnel Work in Higher EducationESC400 Methods of Coaching (restricted see ODL advisor)PLS504 Ethics of Public Service ManagersPLS603 Public Policy AnalysisPSY516 MotivationSOC435 Gender and LeadershipSOC445 Sexuality and Sexual OrientationSOC530 Sociology of Higher EducationSOC594 Selected TopicsOther courses as directed in consultation with the ODL advisor.Historical AdministrationHIS433 Oral HistoryHIS501 Introduction to Applied HistoryHIS502 Introduction to ArchivesHIS505 Advanced Topics in Public HistoryHIS513 Seminar in U.S. Women’s HistoryHIS515 Seminar in 20th Century U.S. Social HistoryHIS594 Selected TopicsHIS599 Readings in HistoryHIS600 Computerized Historical Research Methods ORHIS601 Research in Local and Regional History (ODL students inthis concentration are advised to select one of these courses to replacePLS601 in core; an additional concentration course will be necessary ifthat substitution is made)Other courses as directed in consultation with the ODL advisor.Individual and Organizational DevelopmentPSY512 Theories of LearningPSY515 Theories of PersonalityPSY519 Life Span PsychologyPSY529 Psychology of Successful AgingPSY533 Advanced Social PsychologyPSY565 Human FactorsPSY590 Introduction to Group DynamicsPSY595-PSY597 Selected TopicsOther courses as directed in consultation with the ODL advisor.Management Information SystemsISS515 Information Systems project managementMBA547 Management Information Systems and ApplicationsISS550 Database DesignISS570 Information AnalysisAdditional courses are available with the approval of the programdirector.Public OrganizationsPLS502 Human Resources ManagementPLS504 Ethics for Public Service ManagersPLS511 State GovernmentPLS 512 Intergovernmental Relations and ProgramsPLS561 Administrative LawPLS591 Selected topicsPLS603 Public Policy AnalysisOther courses as directed in consultation with the ODL advisor.Social Structures and OrganizationSOC410 Family and SocietySOC435 Gender and LeadershipSOC445 Sexuality and Sexual Orientation: A Social ApproachSOC490 Selected TopicsSOC530 Sociology of Higher EducationSOC594 Selected TopicsOther courses as directed in consultation with the ODL advisor.Applied Experiences (6 crs.)All students must fulfill the capstone experience that requirescompletion of a 3-credit internship in some administrative capacitywithin their concentration area. The internship is ideally takensimultaneously with the Applied Leadership and OrganizationalAnalysis course where students will complete an organizational analysisproject.45