Marshall University Graduate Catalog
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MARSHALL UNIVERSITY GRADUATE CATALOG Spring 2011 This catalog will next be issued in printed form for the fall semester of 2011. However, revisions in catalog content will be made in intervening semesters and will be published each semester on the university’s World Wide Web site (www. marshall.edu). Each semester’s catalog, as found on the web site, will be the catalog of record for students admitted to degree programs for that semester. Susan Tams, M.B.A., Ed.S. Editor Huntington and South Charleston, West Virginia Marshall University is accredited as an institution of higher learning by: The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400 Chicago, IL 60602 Toll-free 1-800-621-7440 Table of Contents Contact Directory ........................................................................... 4 About This Catalog ......................................................................... 6 About Marshall University .............................................................. 7 The Graduate College ....................................................................11 Admission Information .................................................................15 Financial Information: Tuition, Fees, and Financial Assistance ....22 University Policies and Procedures ...............................................35 Graduate Student Resources .........................................................38 Academic Information and Resources ...........................................43 Academic Requirements and Regulations......................................47 Degree Programs ..........................................................................73 Program Requirements .................................................................76 Elizabeth McDowell Lewis College of Business ................................. 76 Education .......................................................................................... 84 College of Fine Arts ........................................................................112 College of Health Professions ..........................................................117 College of Information Technology and Engineering ......................128 College of Liberal Arts ....................................................................137 College of Science ...........................................................................164 School of Medicine ..........................................................................169 W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications .......176 Courses of Instruction ................................................................178 The Faculty .................................................................................251 University Calendar ....................................................................264 Index ...........................................................................................266 Contact Directory Academic Affairs ........................................304-696-6690 Elementary Education Huntington .......................................................304-696-3101 Admissions South Charleston ............................................304-746-1996 Graduate .................................................................. 304-746-1900 Engineering International ........................................................... 304-696-7250 Huntington .......................................................304-696-2695 South Charleston ............................................304-746-2087 Colleges and Schools English ......................................................... 304-696-6600/6601 Lewis College of Business ................................... 304-696-2314 Environmental Science ......................................... 304-746-2045 College of Education & Human Services ........ 304-696-3130 Exercise Science, Sport and Recreation ........... 304-696-6490 College of Fine Arts .............................................. 304-696-6433 Family and Consumer Science ........................... 304-696-2386 College of Information Technology and Engineering Finance/Economics .............................................. 304-696-2311 Huntington .......................................................304-696-5453 Forensic Science .................................................... 304-691-8931 South Charleston ............................................304-746-2041 Geography ............................................................... 304-696-4364 College of Liberal Arts ...........................................304-696-2350 Geology..................................................................... 304-696-6720 College of Health Professions ............................. 304-696-6750 History ...................................................................... 304-696-6780 College of Science.................................................. 304-696-2372 Human Dev. & Allied Technology ..................... 304-696-2380 Graduate College ................................................... 304-696-6606 Humanities .............................................................. 304-746-2022 Graduate School of Education and Information Systems ............................................ 304-746-2044 Professional Development ............................... 304-746-2030 Journalism and Mass Communications ............ 304-696-2360 W. Page Pitt School of Journalism Kinesiology, School of ......................................... 304-696-6490 & Mass Communications ................................. 304-696-2360 Latin .......................................................................... 304-696-6749 Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine ................ 304-691-1700 Leadership Studies ................................................ 304-746-2514 Management, Marketing Departments and Divisions and Management Information Systems ........ 304-696-5423 Accounting .............................................................. 304-696-2310 Mathematics ............................................................ 304-696-6482 Adult and Technical Education .......................... 304-696-2380 Medicine ................................................................... 304-691-1050 Anatomy and Cell Biology ................................... 304-696-7382 Microbiology............................................................ 304-696-7335 Anthropology .......................................................... 304-696-6700 Modern Languages ................................................ 304-696-6730 Art and Design ....................................................... 304-696-6760 Music ......................................................................... 304-696-3117 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ................ 304-696-7301 Nursing ..................................................................... 304-696-6750 Biological Sciences .................................... 304-696-3148/5413 Obstetrics/Gynecology ......................................... 304-691-1460 Biomedical Sciences .............................................. 304-696-7322 Pathology ................................................................ 304-696-7326 Chemistry ................................................................ 304-696-2430 Pediatrics ................................................................. 304-691-1371 Classics ..................................................................... 304-696-6749 Pharmacology ......................................................... 304-696-7313 Communication Disorders ................................... 304-696-3640 Philosophy ............................................................... 304-696-6749 Communication Studies ....................................... 304-696-6786 Physics & Physical Science ................................. 304-696-6738 Counseling Physiology ............................................................... 304-696-7362 Huntington .......................................................304-696-2383 Political Science ..................................................... 304-696-6636 South Charleston ............................................304-746-1925 Psychiatry ................................................................ 304-691-1550 Criminal Justice ...................................................... 304-696-3196 Psychology Dietetics ................................................................... 304-696-4336 Huntington .......................................................304-696-6446 Early Childhood Education South Charleston ............................................304-746-1932 Huntington .......................................................304-696-3101 Radiology ................................................................. 304-696-7246 South Charleston ............................................304-746-1996 Reading Education Economics/Finance .............................................. 304-696-2311 Huntington .......................................................304-696-2333 Education, School of ............................................ 304-696-2333 South Charleston ............................................304-746-2027 Educational Foundations ..................................... 304-696-3630 Religious Studies ................................................... 304-696-6749 4 About Marshall University Marshall University Safety Technology ................................................