2001-2002 General Catalog (1.0)
UMKC
September 3, 2003 2 Contents
Introduction ...... 1 General Information ...... 1 UMKC Online Catalog ...... 1 Statement of Human Rights ...... 1 Student’s Right-To-Know ...... 1 Notice of Nondiscrimination ...... 1 UMKC AIDS Policy Statement ...... 1 University of Missouri ...... 1 The UM System ...... 1 UMKC General Administrative Officers ...... 2 UMKC Academic Deans and Directors ...... 2 History ...... 2 Mission Statements ...... 4 UM System ...... 4 UMKC ...... 4 Philosophy of UMKC ...... 4 Vision Statement ...... 5 General Program Information and Accreditation ...... 7 Program Accreditation ...... 7 Degree Programs and Emphasis Areas ...... 7 General Undergraduate Admissions Policies and Procedures ...... 9 Freshman Admission ...... 9 Special Admission Cases ...... 9 Application for Admission ...... 10 Transfer Admission ...... 10 Midwest Student Exchange Program ...... 10 Former Student Readmission ...... 11 Visiting and Community Student Admission ...... 11 Timing of Applications ...... 11 Policies on Regular Admission - Dentistry ...... 11 Policies on Regular Admission - Medicine ...... 11 Policies on Admission of International Students ...... 11 Undergraduate Academic Regulations and Information ...... 15 Registration and Records ...... 15 Academic Calendar/Semester Hours ...... 15 Transfer and External Sources of Credit ...... 15 Transferring to UMKC ...... 15 Transferring Within the University of Missouri System . . . 16 Transferring from a Community or Junior College . . . . . 16 Transferring to Another Institution of Higher Education . . 16 Credit for Military Service ...... 16 Correspondence and Extension Credit ...... 16 Concurrent Enrollment ...... 16 Credit By Examination ...... 16 Registration ...... 17 General Requirement ...... 17 Immunization Policy ...... 17 Classification of Students ...... 17 Course Numbering ...... 17 Advising System ...... 17 Declaration of Degree Program/Intra-Campus Transfer . . . 18 Double Major/Double Degree ...... 18 Changes in Degree Program Requirements ...... 18 Changes of Enrollment ...... 18 Grading Options and Auditing Courses ...... 18 Academic Loads, Full/Part Time Status ...... 19 Grading ...... 19 Grading Systems ...... 19 Grade-Point Average ...... 19 Grade Reports ...... 19 Incomplete Grades ...... 19
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Repeated Courses ...... 20 Eligibility for Co-curricular Activities ...... 20 Academic Honesty ...... 20 Academic Honors ...... 20 Academic Actions ...... 20 Academic Probation and Ineligibility ...... 20 Petitions for Exception to Normal Academic Policy . . . . . 20 Academic Amnesty ...... 21 General Graduation Requirements ...... 21 Minimum Hours ...... 21 Assessment Requirements ...... 21 Written English Proficiency Test (WEPT) ...... 21 Junior-Senior Hours ...... 21 Residence Requirements ...... 21 General Course Requirements ...... 21 Application for Graduation ...... 21 Time Limit on Degree Credit ...... 21 Transcripts ...... 21 Student Records ...... 22 Study Abroad ...... 22 General Graduate Academic Regulations and Information ...... 23 Mission and Administrative Organization of Graduate Education . 23 Admission Policies and Procedures ...... 23 Graduate Academic Regulations ...... 23 Academic Loads ...... 23 Enrollment ...... 24 Exceptions to Academic Regulations ...... 26 Graduate Courses and Grading Policies ...... 26 Requirements for Retention ...... 28 Requirements for Graduation ...... 28 Master’s Degrees Academic Regulations ...... 30 Doctoral Degree Programs (Ed.D., Ph.D., D.M.A.) ...... 31 International Graduate Applicant and Student Information . . . . . 34 General Graduate Admission Policies for International Ap- plicants ...... 34 Special Institutional Regulations for International Graduate Students ...... 34 Intercampus Graduate Study Opportunities ...... 35 UM Traveling Scholar Program ...... 35 Cooperative Doctoral Degrees ...... 36 Potential Sources of Financial Support for Graduate Study . . . . . 36 Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantships ...... 36 Federally Supported Sources of Financial Aid ...... 36 Institutionally Supported Fellowship and Award Competitions 36 Fee Information ...... 37 General ...... 37 Student Program/Use Fee ...... 37 Non-Resident Tuition Scholarships ...... 37 Non-Resident Educational Fees ...... 37 Partial Hours ...... 37 Other ...... 37 Audited Courses ...... 37 Payment of Fees ...... 37 Use of Credit Cards ...... 37 Advance Deposit on Student Fees ...... 37 Late Registration Fee ...... 37 Handling Charge for Returned Checks ...... 37 Student Financial Responsibility ...... 37 Interstate Agreements ...... 38 Refund of Fees ...... 38 Housing ...... 38 Fee Schedule ...... 38 Division of Academic Affairs ...... 41 Affirmative Action and Academic Personnel ...... 41 Campus Mediation Service ...... 41 Disabled Student Services ...... 41 Office of Institutional Research and Assessment ...... 41
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Division of Administrative Affairs ...... 42 Intercollegiate Athletics ...... 42 Division of Student Affairs ...... 43 Departments ...... 43 Office of Admissions ...... 43 Career Services ...... 43 Center for Academic Development ...... 44 Counseling, Testing, and Health Center ...... 44 Financial Aid and Scholarships Office ...... 45 Institute for Professional Preparation ...... 46 International Student Affairs ...... 46 Minority Student Affairs ...... 46 Project Refocus ...... 46 Registration and Records ...... 46 Student Auxiliary Services ...... 47 Student Life ...... 47 Welcome Center ...... 49 Women’s Center ...... 49 Additional Student Affairs Services ...... 49 Student Affairs Offices Located in Academic Units ...... 50 College of Arts and Sciences ...... 50 Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration 50 School of Biological Sciences ...... 50 School of Interdisciplinary Computing and Engineering . . 50 Conservatory of Music ...... 51 School of Dentistry Office of Student Programs ...... 51 School of Education ...... 51 School of Graduate Studies ...... 51 School of Law ...... 51 School of Medicine ...... 52 School of Nursing ...... 52 School of Pharmacy ...... 52 Information Services ...... 53 Description ...... 53 Operations and Administration ...... 53 Central Systems ...... 53 Multimedia Technology Services ...... 53 Networking and Telecommunications ...... 53 Support Services ...... 53 Training and Communications ...... 53 Library Services ...... 55 Circulation ...... 55 Collections ...... 55 Community Information Program ...... 55 Computer-Based Literature Searching ...... 55 Computer Laboratories ...... 55 Interlibrary Borrowing ...... 55 Marr Sound Archives ...... 55 MERLIN ...... 56 Music/Media ...... 56 Photocopy Services ...... 56 Reference Services ...... 56 Services for Persons With Disabilities ...... 56 Special Collections ...... 56 TLT Center ...... 56 Libraries ...... 56 Miller Nichols Library ...... 56 Dental Library ...... 56 Health Sciences Library ...... 57 Leon E. Bloch Law Library ...... 57 Music/Media Library ...... 57 Western Historical Manuscript Collection ...... 57 Other Library Resources ...... 57 College of Arts and Sciences ...... 59 Statement of Purpose ...... 59 Advising System ...... 59 The Superior Student ...... 59
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Honors ...... 60 Study Abroad Programs ...... 60 General College Undergraduate Regulations and Information . . . 60 Academic Loads ...... 60 Academic Probation ...... 60 Attendance ...... 60 Changes of Official Program ...... 60 Concurrent Enrollments ...... 60 Credit/No Credit Option ...... 60 English Proficiency Test ...... 60 Exceptions ...... 60 Grading System ...... 60 Graduation Procedure ...... 60 Degree Program (Major) ...... 60 Minor Program ...... 60 Pre-Professional Programs ...... 61 Professional School Credit ...... 61 Registration Approvals ...... 61 Repeated Courses ...... 61 Residence Requirements ...... 61 Scholastic Honesty ...... 61 Transfer of Credit ...... 61 Combined and Dual Degree Programs ...... 61 Requirements for Undergraduate Degrees ...... 61 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science ...... 61 Difference between B.A. and B.S. Degrees ...... 61 Degree Program (Major) ...... 61 Hour and GPA Requirement ...... 62 General Requirements ...... 62 General Requirements (Prior to Fall 1997) ...... 62 Bachelor of Liberal Arts ...... 64 Interdisciplinary Cluster Courses ...... 64 Writing Intensive Requirement ...... 65 Arts and Sciences Courses ...... 66 Physical Science ...... 68 Social Science ...... 68 World Literature ...... 68 Departments and Programs ...... 68 American Studies ...... 69 Program Description ...... 69 American Studies Courses ...... 69 Architecture and Environmental Design Studies ...... 71 Program Description ...... 71 Architecture and Environmental Design Courses ...... 71 Department of Art and Art History ...... 72 Department Description ...... 72 Special Resources/Programs ...... 72 Undergraduate Admission Requirements and Advanced Placement Procedures ...... 72 Undergraduate Degrees ...... 73 Bachelor of Arts: Art History ...... 73 Bachelor of Arts: Studio Art ...... 73 Bachelor of Arts: Art ...... 74 Graduate Programs ...... 75 Art and Art History Courses ...... 75 Art History Courses ...... 79 Department of Chemistry ...... 80 Department Description ...... 80 Undergraduate Programs ...... 80 Bachelor of Science: Chemistry ...... 80 Bachelor of Arts: Chemistry ...... 81 Minor in Chemistry ...... 81 Graduate Study in Chemistry ...... 81 Master of Science Program ...... 81 Research M.S. Program ...... 82 Non-Thesis M.S.Program ...... 83 Requirements for Graduation ...... 84
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Research Facilities ...... 84 Emphasis Areas ...... 84 Chemistry Courses ...... 84 Department of Communication Studies ...... 88 Department Description ...... 88 Bachelor of Arts: Communication Studies ...... 89 Master of Arts: Communication Studies ...... 89 Communication Studies Courses ...... 90 Department of Economics ...... 93 Department Description ...... 93 Bachelor of Arts: Economics ...... 94 Master of Arts: Economics ...... 95 Interdisciplinary Ph.D...... 96 Economics Courses ...... 96 Department of English Language and Literature ...... 100 Department Description ...... 100 Undergraduate Admission Requirements ...... 100 Bachelor of Arts: English ...... 100 Minors in English ...... 101 Correspondence Courses ...... 101 Honors Credit ...... 101 Master of Arts: English ...... 101 Degree Requirements ...... 102 Professional Writing Emphasis Requirements ...... 102 Admission Requirements ...... 103 Assistantships, Internships and Other Opportunities . . . . . 103 Requirements for Retention ...... 103 Requirements for Graduation ...... 103 English Courses ...... 104 Environmental Studies ...... 111 Program Description ...... 111 Degree Requirements ...... 111 Environmental Studies Minor ...... 112 Environmental Science Courses ...... 112 Environmental Studies Courses ...... 112 Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures ...... 113 Department Description ...... 113 Career Implications ...... 113 Higher Educational Applications ...... 113 Special Resources ...... 113 General Requirements ...... 113 Bachelor of Arts: French, German, Spanish ...... 113 The Minor: French, German, Spanish ...... 114 Requirements for Teacher Certification in Foreign Languages . . . 114 Suggested Four-Year Plan of Study for the B.A. Degree ...... 115 Master of Arts: Romance Languages ...... 115 Courses ...... 116 Foreign Language ...... 116 Arabic ...... 116 Chinese ...... 116 French ...... 116 German ...... 118 Greek ...... 119 Hebrew ...... 119 Italian ...... 119 Latin ...... 120 Russian ...... 120 Spanish ...... 120 Department of Geosciences ...... 122 Department Description ...... 122 Special Resources/Services ...... 122 Undergraduate Admission Requirements ...... 122 Natural Science Area Requirements ...... 122 Career Implications of the Degrees in Geography, Geology and Earth Science ...... 122 Departmental Activities ...... 123 Financial Aid and Transportation Costs ...... 123
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Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts: Geography* ...... 123 Bachelor of Science: Geology ...... 123 Program Minors ...... 124 Master of Science: Urban Environmental Geology ...... 124 Courses ...... 125 Geography ...... 125 Geology ...... 127 Department of History ...... 130 Department Description ...... 130 Desirable Preparation for Undergraduate Admission ...... 130 Department Activities ...... 130 Bachelor of Arts: History ...... 131 Program Minor ...... 131 Master of Arts: History ...... 131 History Courses ...... 132 Hospitality Studies Concentration ...... 140 Interdisciplinary Studies ...... 141 Program Description ...... 141 Bachelor of Arts: Interdisciplinary Studies ...... 141 Black Studies Minor ...... 141 Classical and Ancient Studies Concentration ...... 141 Classical and Ancient Studies Minor ...... 141 Environmental Studies Minor ...... 142 Humanities Minor ...... 142 Slavic Studies Concentration ...... 142 Slavic Studies Minor Economics/History/Political Science . . . . . 142 Women’s and Gender Studies Minor ...... 142 Bachelor of Science: Interdisciplinary Studies ...... 143 Family Studies Minor and Family Studies Certificate ...... 143 Gerontology Minor and Gerontology Certificate Program . . . . . 143 Women’s and Gender Studies Courses ...... 144 Judaic Studies ...... 145 Program Description ...... 145 Bachelor of Arts: Judaic Studies ...... 145 Program Minor ...... 145 Liberal Studies ...... 146 Program Description ...... 146 Admission to the Program ...... 146 Requirements for Completion of the Degree ...... 146 Relationship of the MALS to Interdisciplinary Doctoral Degrees . 146 Coursework ...... 146 Department of Mathematics and Statistics ...... 148 Department Description ...... 148 Undergraduate Programs ...... 148 Graduate Programs ...... 148 Master of Arts/Master of Science: Mathematics ...... 148 Doctor of Philosophy ...... 148 Mathematics Courses ...... 148 Military Science ...... 151 Program Description ...... 151 Two-Year Instruction ...... 151 Financial Assistance ...... 151 Department of Military Science Curriculum ...... 151 Military Science Courses ...... 151 PACE/Program for Adult College Education ...... 152 Program Description ...... 152 Curriculum ...... 152 PACE Courses ...... 155 American Studies ...... 155 Art and Art History ...... 155 Arts and Sciences ...... 155 Business and Public Administration ...... 155 Chemistry ...... 155 Communication Studies ...... 156 Computer Science ...... 156 Economics ...... 156 English ...... 156
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History ...... 156 Humanities ...... 157 Integrated Studies ...... 158 Interdisciplinary Studies ...... 158 Natural Science ...... 158 Philosophy ...... 158 Physical Science ...... 159 Political Science ...... 159 Psychology ...... 159 Social Science ...... 159 Sociology/Criminal Justice and Criminology ...... 160 Department of Philosophy ...... 161 Department Description ...... 161 Career Implications of the Degree ...... 161 Departmental Activities ...... 161 Advising System ...... 161 Special Services ...... 161 Scholarly Presentations ...... 161 Bachelor of Arts: Philosophy ...... 161 Requirements for the Minor ...... 161 Philosophy Courses ...... 161 Department of Physics ...... 164 Description of Department/Programs ...... 164 Undergraduate Admissions ...... 164 Career Implications of Bachelor’s Degrees ...... 164 Further Educational Applications ...... 164 History and Philosophy of Science ...... 164 Department Activities ...... 164 B.S. Curriculum Requirements ...... 164 B.A. Curriculum Requirements ...... 165 B.S./B.A. in Physics with Instrumentation Concentration . . . . . 165 The Physics Minor ...... 166 Graduate Degree Programs ...... 166 Master of Science ...... 166 Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program Regulations ...... 167 Physics Courses ...... 167 Department of Political Science ...... 169 Department Description ...... 169 Undergraduate Admissions ...... 169 Career Implications of the Bachelor’s Degree ...... 169 Department Activities ...... 169 Bachelor of Arts: Political Science ...... 169 Program Minor ...... 170 Master of Arts: Political Science ...... 170 Admission ...... 170 Career Implications ...... 170 Requirements for Retention ...... 170 Requirements for Graduation ...... 170 Political Science Courses ...... 170 Pre-Law Program ...... 173 Pre-Medicine/Pre-Health Professions ...... 174 Description ...... 174 Healing and Humanities Minor ...... 174 Ophthalmic Technology Concentration ...... 174 Department of Psychology ...... 177 Department Description ...... 177 Career Implications of the Degree ...... 177 Financial Aid ...... 177 Department Activities ...... 177 Advising System ...... 177 Bachelor of Arts: Psychology ...... 177 Requirements ...... 177 Suggested Plan of Study ...... 178 Psychology Minor/Double Major ...... 178 Master of Arts: Psychology ...... 178 Graduate Admissions ...... 178 Requirements for Retention ...... 178
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Suggested Plan of Study ...... 178 Doctor of Philosophy: Psychology ...... 178 Requirements for Admission to the Program ...... 179 Requirements for Retention and Graduation ...... 179 Curriculum ...... 179 Thesis Research: Master’s Degree or Equivalency ...... 179 The Written Comprehensive Examination ...... 179 Doctoral Dissertation Committee ...... 179 Doctor of Philosophy: Counseling Psychology ...... 180 Psychology Courses ...... 180 Religious Studies ...... 184 Description of Program ...... 184 Doctoral Program ...... 184 Religious Studies Courses ...... 184 Department of Graduate Social Work ...... 186 Department Description ...... 186 Career Implications ...... 186 Program Description ...... 186 Field Practicum ...... 186 Admissions ...... 186 Degree Requirements ...... 187 Student Advising ...... 187 Suggested Plan of Study ...... 187 Professional Status ...... 188 Social Work Courses ...... 188 Department of Sociology/Criminal Justice and Criminology ...... 190 Department Description ...... 190 Career Implications ...... 190 Department Activities ...... 190 Sociology Program ...... 191 Course Prerequisites ...... 191 Field Experience, Directed Individual Study or Research . . 191 B.A. Degree Requirements ...... 191 Areas of Concentration ...... 191 Program Minors ...... 191 Master of Arts: Sociology ...... 192 Admission Requirements ...... 192 Career Implications of the M.A. in Sociology ...... 192 Course Prerequisites ...... 192 M.A. Degree Requirements ...... 192 Degree Options ...... 192 Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program ...... 193 Criminal Justice and Criminology ...... 193 Bachelor of Arts: Criminal Justice and Criminology . . . . 193 B.A. Degree Requirements ...... 193 Minor in Criminal Justice and Criminology ...... 193 Master of Science: Criminal Justice and Criminology ...... 194 Admission Requirements ...... 194 Career Implications of the M.S. in CJC ...... 194 M.S. Degree Requirements ...... 194 Master of Science Program of Study ...... 194 Anthropology Courses ...... 195 Criminal Justice and Criminology Courses ...... 195 Sociology Courses ...... 197 Department of Theatre ...... 201 Department Description ...... 201 Bachelor of Arts in Theater ...... 201 Theater Minor ...... 201 Advising System ...... 201 Master of Arts ...... 201 Master of Fine Arts: Acting ...... 201 Retention ...... 202 Master of Fine Arts: Design and Technology ...... 202 Assistantships ...... 202 Theater Courses ...... 202 Urban Affairs ...... 206 Program Description ...... 206
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Bachelor of Arts: Urban Affairs ...... 206 Requirements ...... 206 Summary ...... 207 School of Biological Sciences ...... 209 History and Description of School ...... 209 Undergraduate Programs ...... 209 Career Implications of a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology . . . 209 Admission ...... 209 Advising ...... 209 General Education Requirements for Bachelor’s Degrees . . 210 Bachelor of Science in Biology ...... 211 Suggested Plan of Study ...... 211 The Honors Program ...... 212 Cellular and Molecular Basis of Health and Disease Concen- tration ...... 212 Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology ...... 213 Bachelor of Arts in Biology ...... 213 Requirements for a Minor in Biology ...... 214 Elective Courses for the Non-Biology Major ...... 214 Graduate Programs ...... 214 Graduate Admissions ...... 214 Advising ...... 215 Laboratories ...... 215 Organizations and Activities ...... 215 Requirements for Retention ...... 215 Master of Science in Cellular and Molecular Biology . . . . 215 Master of Science in Biology ...... 215 Master of Arts in Biology ...... 215 Doctor of Philosophy Study ...... 216 Courses ...... 216 Biology ...... 216 Life Sciences ...... 217 Life Sciences - Anatomy ...... 219 Life Sciences - Biochemistry ...... 219 Life Sciences - Cell Biology and Biophysics ...... 219 Life Sciences - Microbiology ...... 220 Life Sciences - Molecular Biology and Biochemistry . . . . 220 Life Sciences - Physiology ...... 220 Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration ...... 221 Introduction ...... 221 Undergraduate Programs ...... 222 Bachelor of Business Administration ...... 223 Bachelor of Science in Accounting ...... 223 Graduate Programs ...... 224 Master of Business Administration ...... 224 Master of Public Administration ...... 226 Master of Science in Accounting ...... 227 Doctor of Philosophy ...... 228 Courses ...... 228 Accounting ...... 228 Business Administration ...... 230 Business Decision Sciences ...... 232 Business Information Systems ...... 232 Business Management and Administration ...... 233 Health Administration ...... 234 Public Administration ...... 235 School of Interdisciplinary Computing and Engineering ...... 237 Description ...... 237 Computer Science Telecommunications Program ...... 237 General ...... 237 Undergraduate Degrees ...... 237 Graduate Degrees ...... 240 Engineering Programs ...... 245 Engineering Studies ...... 245 Career Opportunities ...... 245 Engineering ...... 245 Bachelor of Science Degree ...... 245
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Graduate Programs ...... 249 Courses ...... 251 Civil Engineering ...... 251 Computer Science ...... 252 Electrical and Computer Engineering ...... 255 Information Technology ...... 258 Mechanical Engineering ...... 258 Conservatory of Music ...... 261 General Information ...... 261 History ...... 261 Accreditation ...... 261 Advising ...... 261 Studies in American Music ...... 261 Ensembles ...... 261 Professional Organizations ...... 261 Continuing Education ...... 261 Scholarships or Special Awards ...... 261 Undergraduate Programs ...... 261 Admissions: New Students ...... 261 Admissions: Transfer Students ...... 261 General Education Requirements ...... 261 Requirements for Placing Students in Applied Music Courses 262 Recital Requirements ...... 262 Ensemble Requirements ...... 263 Recital and Concert Attendance ...... 263 Bachelor of Music ...... 263 Minimum Core Requirements for All B.M. Degrees . . . . 263 Minimum Foreign Language Requirements for B.M. Degrees 263 Bachelor of Music in Music Composition ...... 264 Bachelor of Music in Performance ...... 264 Accordion Emphasis Area ...... 264 Guitar Emphasis Area ...... 265 Jazz and Studio Music Emphasis Area ...... 265 Organ Emphasis Area ...... 265 Piano Emphasis Area ...... 266 Piano Pedagogy Emphasis Area ...... 266 String Instrument Emphasis Area ...... 266 Voice Emphasis Area ...... 266 Wind and Percussion Emphasis Area ...... 267 Bachelor of Music in Music Theory ...... 267 Bachelor of Fine Arts ...... 267 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance ...... 267 Bachelor of Arts in Music ...... 268 Degree Program Prerequisites ...... 268 Required Music Courses ...... 268 Required General Studies Courses ...... 268 Music Therapy Emphasis Area Prerequisites ...... 268 Bachelor of Music Education ...... 269 Certification Procedures ...... 269 Bachelor of Music Education Emphasis Areas ...... 269 Bachelor of Music Education Choral and Instrumental Em- phasis Areas ...... 270 Bachelor of Music Education Instrumental Emphasis Area . 270 Bachelor of Music Education Choral Emphasis Area . . . . 271 Bachelor of Music Education Music Therapy Emphasis . . . 271 Graduate Programs ...... 272 Admission ...... 272 Graduate Assistantships, Fellowships and Scholarships . . . 273 Degree Requirements ...... 273 Ensemble Requirements ...... 273 Master’s Degrees ...... 274 Master of Music in Music Composition Required Courses . 274 Master of Music in Conducting Required Courses ...... 274 Master of Music Education Required Courses ...... 275 Master of Music in Music History and Literature Required Courses ...... 275
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Master of Music in Performance: Orchestral Instruments, Guitar and Keyboard Emphasis Areas ...... 275 Master of Music in Performance: Voice Emphasis . . . . . 275 Master of Music in Performance: Woodwind Emphasis* . . 276 Master of Music in Music Theory Required Courses . . . . 276 Master of Arts in Music Required Courses ...... 276 Master of Arts in Music - Music Therapy ...... 276 Performer’s Certificate Required Courses ...... 276 Doctor of Musical Arts ...... 276 Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Composition Required Courses ...... 277 Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting Required Courses . . 277 Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance Required Courses . 278 Interdisciplinary Ph.D. study in Music Education ...... 278 Courses ...... 278 Conservatory of Music ...... 278 Dance ...... 284 Accordion ...... 285 Bassoon ...... 285 Cello ...... 285 Clarinet ...... 285 Euphonium ...... 286 Flute ...... 286 Horn ...... 286 Guitar ...... 286 Harp ...... 286 Harpsichord ...... 287 Oboe ...... 287 Organ ...... 287 Percussion ...... 287 Piano ...... 288 Saxophone ...... 288 String Bass ...... 288 Trombone ...... 288 Trumpet ...... 289 Tuba ...... 289 Viola ...... 289 Violin ...... 289 Voice ...... 290 School of Dentistry ...... 291 General Information ...... 291 Goals ...... 291 Facilities ...... 291 Research Programs ...... 291 Academic/Student Support Services ...... 292 Grading System ...... 292 Degrees Offered ...... 292 Four-Year Doctor of Dental Surgery Program ...... 292 Admission Information ...... 292 Curriculum (Four Year Program) ...... 294 Technical Standards ...... 295 Academic Standards ...... 296 Requirements for Awarding of the D.D.S. Degree ...... 297 Cost Estimates ...... 297 Student Organizations/Activities ...... 297 Six-Year Combined Baccalaureate/D.D.S. Degree Program . . . . 297 Overview ...... 297 Admission Requirements ...... 297 Application Process ...... 297 Curriculum ...... 298 Estimated Expenses ...... 298 Non-Resident Scholarships ...... 298 Further Information ...... 298 Advanced Education Programs ...... 298 Application Information ...... 299 Financial Assistance ...... 299 Enrollment Fees ...... 299
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Academic Standards/Procedures: Advanced Educa- tion/Graduate Students ...... 299 Students in Cooperative Programs ...... 300 Dental Graduate Certificate Programs ...... 300 Master of Science in Oral Biology ...... 304 General Nature of the Program ...... 304 Admission Information ...... 304 Curriculum ...... 304 Thesis Research ...... 305 Academic Requirements ...... 305 Other Requirements ...... 305 Master of Science Degree in Dental Hygiene Education ...... 305 History ...... 305 Requirements for Admission ...... 306 Job Opportunities ...... 306 School Activities ...... 306 Educational Fees ...... 306 Scholarships ...... 306 Requirements for Graduation ...... 306 Suggested Plan of Study ...... 306 Required Courses for the Master of Science Degree . . . . 307 School of Dentistry Division of Dental Hygiene ...... 307 History ...... 307 Job Opportunities ...... 307 Licensure Examinations ...... 307 Professional Associations ...... 308 Scholarships and Awards ...... 308 Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene ...... 308 Dentistry Courses ...... 310 Dental Hygiene ...... 310 Dental Hygiene-Graduate ...... 312 Dentistry ...... 312 Dentistry Biological Sciences ...... 316 Endodontics ...... 317 General Practice ...... 317 Oral Biology ...... 317 Oral Diagnosis and Medicine ...... 317 Oral Radiology ...... 318 Oral Surgery ...... 318 Orthodontics ...... 318 Pedodontics ...... 319 Pediatric Dentistry ...... 319 Periodontics ...... 319 Preventive Dentistry ...... 320 Prosthodontics ...... 320 Research Methodology - Dentistry ...... 320 Restorative Dentistry ...... 320 School of Education ...... 321 History ...... 321 Accreditation ...... 321 Non-Degree Programs ...... 321 Curricula Objectives ...... 321 Undergraduate Programs ...... 321 Undergraduate Admissions ...... 321 Undergraduate Retention ...... 321 Job Opportunities ...... 322 Recommendations for Teacher Certification ...... 322 Graduation Requirements ...... 323 Assessment ...... 323 Advising ...... 323 Special Services ...... 323 Scholarships ...... 324 Undergraduate Programs of Study ...... 325 Admission to the Teacher Education Program ...... 325 Bachelor of Arts: Elementary Education ...... 325 Professional Education Requirement: Early Childhood Edu- cation ...... 326
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Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education ...... 326 Bachelor of Arts in Bachelor of Arts in Middle School Edu- cation ...... 327 Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education ...... 328 Graduate Programs ...... 329 The Master of Arts Degree ...... 329 Requirements for the Master of Arts ...... 329 Requirements for Retention ...... 330 Master of Arts: Counseling and Guidance ...... 330 Master of Arts: Educational Administration ...... 331 Master of Arts: Educational Research and Psychology . . . 332 Master of Arts: Curriculum and Instruction ...... 332 Master of Arts: Reading Education ...... 333 Master of Arts: Special Education ...... 334 The Educational Specialist Degree ...... 334 Doctor of Philosophy ...... 338 Centers and Projects ...... 340 Courses ...... 341 Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education ...... 341 Curriculum and Instruction ...... 342 Education ...... 344 Physical Education ...... 345 Research and Psychology ...... 347 Special Education ...... 347 Teacher Education ...... 348 Urban Leadership ...... 350 School of Graduate Studies ...... 353 Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program ...... 353 Program Administration ...... 353 Program Description ...... 353 Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission 354 Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations and Degree Requirements ...... 356 Change of Disciplines by Admitted Students ...... 356 Interim Adviser ...... 356 Qualifying Requirements for Full Admission ...... 356 Research Adviser and Supervisory Committee ...... 356 Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Plan of Study ...... 357 Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Residency Requirement ...... 357 Transfer Credit ...... 358 Comprehensive Examination ...... 358 Program Time Constraints ...... 358 Dissertation Research Proposal Development and Approval 358 Dissertation and Completion of Degree ...... 358 Final Dissertation Examination ...... 358 Deposit of Approved Dissertation with Libraries ...... 358 Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Student Appeal Process ...... 358 Doctoral Student Association ...... 358 Doctoral Faculty Participation in the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program ...... 359 School of Law ...... 389 General Information ...... 389 Accreditation ...... 389 Law Building ...... 389 Law Library ...... 389 Study Spaces in Suites ...... 389 The School of Law in the Metroplex ...... 389 The Law Foundation ...... 390 Law Alumni Association ...... 390 Continuing Legal Education ...... 390 Career Services ...... 390 Juris Doctor Degree ...... 391 Admissions ...... 391 Criteria for Admission ...... 391 Admission Process ...... 391 LSAT/LSDAS ...... 391 Prerequisites ...... 391
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Admission With Advanced Standing ...... 392 Admission Without Undergraduate Degree ...... 392 Admission to the Bar ...... 392 J.D./M.B.A. Dual-Degree Program ...... 392 Combined-Degree (J.D./LL.M.) Programs ...... 392 Academic Program ...... 392 Administrative Rules ...... 394 Activities and Services ...... 396 Scholarships ...... 399 Master of Laws Degree ...... 402 Non-Degree Candidates ...... 402 Master of Laws Degree Requirements ...... 402 Alphabetical Course Listing ...... 405 School of Law Courses ...... 407 School of Medicine ...... 415 History ...... 415 Philosophy ...... 415 Admissions Requirements ...... 415 Application Fee and Timetable for Applying ...... 416 Estimated Expenses ...... 416 Library and Information Services ...... 416 Student Services ...... 416 Academic Development Center ...... 416 Counseling and Advising ...... 416 Peer Counselors ...... 417 Financial Aid ...... 417 Medical Student Organizations ...... 417 Curriculum ...... 417 Typical Curriculum - Six-Year Program ...... 418 Requirements for Graduation ...... 418 School of Nursing ...... 419 History ...... 419 Accreditation ...... 419 Facilities ...... 419 Admissions ...... 419 Financial Assistance ...... 419 International Students ...... 419 Organizations ...... 419 Program Changes ...... 419 Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) ...... 419 Bachelor of Science in Nursing: R.N. to M.S.N. Option ...... 421 Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) ...... 422 Admission Criteria ...... 422 M.S.N. Degree Requirements ...... 422 Thesis/Research Option ...... 422 UMKC Graduate Outreach Program ...... 422 Ph.D. in Nursing ...... 422 Academic Regulations ...... 423 B.S.N. Academic Regulations ...... 423 M.S.N. Academic Regulations ...... 423 School of Nursing Courses ...... 424 School of Pharmacy ...... 431 General Information ...... 431 Degrees Offered ...... 431 Doctor of Pharmacy ...... 431 First Professional Programs ...... 431 Admissions ...... 431 Doctor of Pharmacy Curricular Requirements ...... 432 Career Applications ...... 434 Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences ...... 435 School Activities ...... 436 Libraries ...... 436 Student Services ...... 436 Student Life ...... 436 Student Organizations ...... 436 Scholarships, Special Awards and Financial Assistance ...... 437 Academic Regulations and Requirements ...... 440
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State Licensure Requirements ...... 442 Graduate Programs ...... 442 Degrees Offered ...... 442 Admission Requirements ...... 442 Doctor of Philosophy ...... 443 School Activities ...... 443 Scholarships, Awards and Financial Assistance ...... 444 Master of Science ...... 444 Ph.D. Degree Requirements ...... 446 Requirements for Retention ...... 446 Requirements for M.S. Degree Conferral ...... 446 Non-Degree Seeking Graduate-Level Students ...... 446 Continuing Education Programs ...... 446 Nontraditional Doctor of Pharmacy Program ...... 446 Curriculum ...... 447 Completion Time ...... 447 Didactic Course Completion ...... 447 Exemption from Didactic Coursework ...... 447 Grading System ...... 447 Academic Progress ...... 447 Examinations ...... 447 Examination Request Form ...... 448 Experiential Rotation Completion ...... 448 Experiential Rotation Electives ...... 448 Exemption from Experiential Rotations ...... 448 Courses ...... 448 Non-Degree Seeking Course Work ...... 448 Continuing Education Credit ...... 448 Additional Requirements ...... 448 Financial Aid Information ...... 448 Tuition and Other Costs ...... 448 Application Process and Criteria ...... 449 Additional Information ...... 449 Pharmacy Courses ...... 450 Pre-Medicine/Pre-Health ...... 454 Description ...... 454 Choosing an Undergraduate Major ...... 454 Advising ...... 454 College of Arts and Sciences Track ...... 454 School of Biological Sciences Track ...... 455 Honors Programs ...... 455 Student Organizations ...... 455 Division of Continuing Education ...... 457 Description ...... 457 Credit Courses ...... 457 Non-credit Courses ...... 457 Educational Conferences and Institutes ...... 457 Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) ...... 457 Continuing Education Units ...... 458 The Carolyn Benton Cockefair Chair in Continuing Education . . . 458 UMKC Northland ...... 458 Center for Independent Study Through Correspondence ...... 458 Faculty of the University of Missouri-Kansas City ...... 459 College of Arts and Sciences ...... 459 Architecture and Environmental Design ...... 459 Art and Art History ...... 459 Chemistry ...... 459 Communications Studies ...... 459 Economics ...... 460 English Language and Literature ...... 460 Foreign Languages and Literature ...... 460 Geosciences ...... 461 History ...... 461 Mathematics ...... 462 Philosophy ...... 462 Physics ...... 462 Political Science ...... 462
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Psychology ...... 462 Social Work ...... 463 Sociology/Criminal Justice and Criminology ...... 463 Theatre ...... 463 School of Biological Sciences ...... 464 Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration . . 464 School of Interdisciplinary Computing and Engineering ...... 466 Conservatory of Music ...... 467 School of Dentistry ...... 468 School of Education ...... 471 School of Law ...... 473 Academic Librarians ...... 474 School of Medicine ...... 474 School of Nursing ...... 475 School of Pharmacy ...... 475 Academic Calendar ...... 477 Addresses and Phone Numbers ...... 479 Centers and Institutes ...... 480 Applied Language Institute ...... 480 John and Maxine Belger Center ...... 480 Berkley Child and Family Development Center ...... 480 Cancer Support Center ...... 480 Center on Aging Studies ...... 480 Center for Applied Environmental Research ...... 481 Center for Direct Marketing Education and Research ...... 481 Center for Economic Information ...... 481 Center for Ethnographic Research ...... 481 Center for International Academic Affairs ...... 481 Center for International Business ...... 481 Center for Professional Writing ...... 482 Center for Religious Studies ...... 482 Center for Studies in Higher Order Literacy ...... 482 Center for the City ...... 482 Center for the Study of Metropolitan Problems in Education . . . . 482 Drug Information Center ...... 482 Economic Education Center ...... 483 Entrepreneurial Growth Resource Center ...... 483 Institute for Human Development ...... 483 Institute for Labor Studies ...... 483 Kansas City Center for Design Education and Research ...... 483 Kansas City Regional History Institute ...... 483 Kansas City Regional Professional Development Center ...... 484 Laboratory Animal Center ...... 484 Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership ...... 484 Missouri Center for Safe Schools ...... 484 Technology Center for Special Education ...... 484 Technology for Learning and Teaching Center ...... 484 University Center for Interdisciplinary Studies ...... 484 Financial Aid Charts ...... 487 Policies and Procedures ...... 519 Student Conduct ...... 519 Rules of Procedures in Student Conduct Matters ...... 519 Acceptable Use Policy ...... 522 Policy on Student Records ...... 523 Procedure for Appeal of Grades ...... 525 Academic Amnesty Policy ...... 526 Academic Amnesty Procedures ...... 526 Equal Opportunity Procedures ...... 526 Guidelines on Sex Discrimination ...... 526 Guidelines on Discrimination on the Basis of Religion or Na- tional Origin ...... 526 Guidelines on Sexual Harassment ...... 527 Minimum Standards of Progress for Veterans ...... 527 Discrimination Grievance Procedure for Students ...... 527 Policy on Positive Work and Learning Environment ...... 530 UM System Information ...... 533 Finding your Way Around UMKC ...... 535
18 Introduction
UMKC General Catalog 11246 and 11375; Sections 799A and 845 of the Public Health Service Act; Title IX of the Education Amendments of l972; General Information Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; This comprehensive catalog covers all the academic programs Section 402 of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Act of at this institution. Prospective students should be aware that 1974; and other federal regulations and pertinent acts of the University reserves the right to make changes in admission Congress. The vice provost for affirmative action and requirements, fees and other specifications in the catalog. academic personnel is responsible for all relevant programs Students are expected to become thoroughly familiar with and may be contacted at 354 Administrative Center. The the contents of this catalog and to comply with the provisions telephone number is (816) 235-1323. Office hours are 8 a.m. pertaining to them. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. All statements in this publication are announcements of present policies only and are subject to change at any time Student’s Right-To-Know without prior notice. They are not to be regarded as offers to In accordance with Public Law 101-542, UMKC reports 80 contract. percent of first-time freshmen students return the second year. The UMKC Police Department publishes an annual Telephone Numbers campus report on personal safety and crime statistics. The In many places within this catalog, the direct office telephone report is available online at www.umkc.edu/safetyreport, and number is listed. UMKC offices and departments also may be copies of the report can be requested by calling the UMKC reached through Relay Missouri, a telecommunications relay Police Department, Room 213, 4825 Troost Building. service for those who are hearing or speech impaired. Trained relay agents ensure the calls are completed. The toll-free Relay Notice of Nondiscrimination Missouri access numbers are: Applicants for admission and employment, students, parents of elementary and secondary school students, employees, sources (800) 735-2966 (Text Telephone) of referral of applicants for admission and employment, and all (800) 735-2466 (Voice) unions or professional agreements holding collective bargaining or professional agreements with the University of Missouri-Kansas City are hereby notified that this institution NCA Accreditation does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, The Higher Education Reauthorization Act, revised in 1992, age, national origin, disability or Vietnam era veterans’ status requires UMKC to list the address and phone number for the in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its North Central Association of Schools and Colleges. NCA is programs and activities. the primary accrediting body for U.S. colleges and universities. Any person having inquiries concerning this institution’s North Central Association of Schools and Colleges compliance with the regulations implementing The Americans Commission on Institutions of Higher Education With Disabilities Act, Title VI, Title IX or Section 504 is 39 North LaSalle St. directed to contact the Affirmative Action Office, Room 354, Suite 2400 Administrative Center or to call (816) 235-1323. The Chicago, Ill. 60602-2504 Affirmative Action office at the University of Missouri-Kansas (800) 621-7440 City has been designated to coordinate the institution’s efforts to comply with the regulations implementing Title VI, Title IX and Section 504. Any person may also contact the assistant UMKC Online Catalog secretary for civil rights, U.S. Department of Education or the The text of the 2001-02 General Catalog is available in an Department of Justice, regarding the institution’s compliance electronic version. To access the catalog, you’ll need browsing with the regulations implementing Title VI, Title IX Section software, such as Netscape or Internet Explorer. The address is 504, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. www.umkc.edu/catalog. The online version of the General Catalog should be used UMKC AIDS Policy Statement for informational purposes only, and in no way should be To address special needs of the University of Missouri-Kansas considered as having contractual obligations. City, the following policy has been adopted: The online version and the printed version of the General Faculty, staff and students should be aware that Catalog should mirror each other. In a document this discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national all-encompassing and for an institution that changes origin, ancestry, sex, age and handicap (to include AIDS), is continually, however, there can be information that has been prohibited by state law. All are expected to conduct updated after the printing date. Always consult the Office of university-related activities without any such discrimination. Admissions for the most current information concerning rules, Failure to fulfill these obligations may subject faculty, staff and policies, fees, degree requirements, curriculum or other students to disciplinary action. Such action shall be taken in matters. You may reach the Admissions office at accordance with the following University of Missouri (816) 235-1111 or [email protected]. You’ll find the web site procedures: Rules of Procedure in Student Disciplinary at http://www.umkc.edu/admit. Matters and the Dismissal for Cause Procedure. Those who feel they may have been discriminated against Statement of Human Rights may use the Grievance Procedure for Administrative, Service The Board of Curators and the University of Missouri-Kansas and Support Staff; Discrimination Grievance Procedure for City are committed to the policy that there shall be no Students; and Academic Grievance Procedures. discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, age, This statement is based on the recommendations of the national origin, disability or Vietnam era veterans’ status. This Missouri Human Rights Commission and is in accordance with policy pertains to educational programs, admissions, activities the statements of professional responsibility and codes of and employment practices. Pursuant to and in addition to this ethics of the Association of American Medical Colleges, the policy, the University abides by the requirements of The American Medical Association, the American Dental Americans With Disabilities Act, Titles VI and VII of the Civil Association, and the National League of Nursing. Rights Act of 1964, Revised Order No. 4, Executive Orders
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University of Missouri Alfred N. Page, Ph.D. Dean, Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public The UM System Administration The University of Missouri is a single university with four Mary Lou Hines, Ph.D. campuses located at Kansas City, Columbia, Rolla and St. Interim Dean, School of Interdisciplinary Computing and Louis. Engineering The University is governed by the Board of Curators, Terry Applebaum, D.M.A. whose members are appointed by the governor of Missouri and Dean, Conservatory of Music confirmed by the Missouri Senate. The University president Michael J. Reed, Ph.D. directs and coordinates the programs of the four campuses, Dean, School of Dentistry with staff assistance in finance, business management, Joan V. Gallos, Ph.D. research, extension, development, public information and other Dean, School of Education UM system services. Ronald A. MacQuarrie, Ph.D. The activities of each campus are supervised by a Vice Provost, Research, and Dean, School of Graduate chancellor, who directs campus affairs within policies Studies established by the Board of Curators and the president. Burnele V. Powell, LL.M. The University of Missouri was established at Columbia in Dean, School of Law 1839, only 18 years after Missouri became a state. Recognized Michael Friedland, M.D. as the first state university west of the Mississippi River, it was Dean, School of Medicine designated a land-grant university in 1870. Since then, the Nancy M. Mills, Ph.D. University has extended its educational benefits to all sections Dean, School of Nursing of Missouri, in addition to its traditionally assigned tasks of Robert W. Piepho, Ph.D. teaching and research within the campus settings. Dean, School of Pharmacy The University remained a single-campus institution until Ted P. Sheldon, 1870, when the University of Missouri School of Mines and Dean and Director, University Libraries Metallurgy was established at Rolla. Campuses at St. Louis and Kansas City were added to the University in 1963. History of UMKC University of Missouri System Board of The University of Missouri-Kansas City was spawned by a city Curators built at the origin of the Oregon and Santa Fe trails. These Angela M. Bennett, Kansas City roadways to the west began at Old Westport, just a few miles Paul T. Combs, Kennett from the present UMKC campus. Malaika B. Horne, M.D., St. Louis In the 1890s, there was talk of founding a university in Mary L. James, Harrisonville Kansas City because of the city’s growth, but it was not until John A. Mathes, Sunset Hills the 1920s that talk turned to action. In the postwar decade, the M. Sean McGinnis, Springfield chamber of commerce appointed a committee to consider the Connie Hager Silverstein, St. Louis possibility of a university in Kansas City. During this time, Paul W. Steele, Chillicothe, Lincoln and Lee University also was being established. Named Hugh E. Stephenson Jr., M.D., Columbia after two leaders of the Civil War (Missouri was a border state), Lincoln and Lee was to be maintained by the Methodist Student Representative to the Board Church. While the plans for the denominational university Stephen T. Sugg, Columbia were being formulated, proponents of a non-political, non-sectarian institution organized and joined a committee that Officers of the Board was working for a united university plan. A board of trustees Paul W. Steele, president comprising leading businessmen was established and the board John A. Mathes, vice president proceeded cautiously with its plans. Kathleen M. Miller, secretary In 1929, a charter for the University of Kansas City was Marvin E. Wright, general counsel granted. The dream became a reality when William Volker, a local philanthropist for whom the 93-acre Volker campus is named, presented the board with the 40-acre nucleus of the UMKC General Administrative Officers present campus site in Kansas City’s Rockhill district. Volker Martha W. Gilliland, Ph.D. also provided funds to purchase the former private home of Chancellor Walter S. Dickey, a wealthy Kansas City manufacturer. The Stephen Ballard, Ph.D. ivy-covered stone mansion, now known as Scofield Hall and Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs situated in the center of the campus, was the fledgling William Scott university’s first main building. Interim Vice Chancellor for Administrative Affairs With a charter and a campus site, the Board of Trustees Patricia Long, Ph.D. started a citywide drive for funds. Raising a large endowment Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Enrollment in the middle of the Great Depression seemed an impossible Management goal, but the board persisted, encouraged by the fact that many William French, M.A. universities had started with one building, no larger than the Vice Chancellor for University Advancement handsome Dickey mansion. In 1933, the University of Kansas City announced that classes would begin in October. The board UMKC Academic Deans and Directors had decided that if 125 students who were qualified to enter Bruce Bubacz, Ph.D. either the University of Missouri or the University of Kansas Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences applied to the University of Kansas City, it would mean there Marino Martinez-Carrion, Ph.D. were a sufficient number of students in Kansas City who Dean, School of Biological Sciences wanted an education at home and the University would go into
2 Introduction operation. A faculty of 17 was hired, and on Oct. 2, 1933, 264 five-story building named for Robert H. Flarsheim, a longtime students were enrolled. The University of Kansas City, a UMKC friend and neighbor. His estate gift of $8.7 million was private, independent university, had begun. the largest ever by an individual. The Dickey mansion, called the Administration Building One element of UMKCs strategic plan is to increase and eventually named Scofield Hall for a former chancellor, opportunities for students living on campus, particularly had been prepared for classes. For several years it housed all undergraduates. With that goal in mind, UMKC purchased the the University classrooms, the library, a cafeteria, and the Twin Oaks apartments, a 600 unit, 11-story complex located on business and administrative offices. Only two years of the west side of Oak Street, between 50th and 51st streets. The coursework were offered during the first year, but soon the twin-towered building provides easy access to the campus, area third and fourth years of classes were added. On June 9, 1936, coffee houses and eateries, parks and museums, and the Duncan Spaeth, president-elect, gave the first commencement Country Club Plaza shopping and restaurant district. address to an audience that included 80 graduates. Another endeavor is UMKC Northland, seeking to bring By this time the University had begun to grow. The graduate degree programs to the northland areas of Kansas geology-physics building was completed in 1935, and the City. UMKC Northland, housed at the Metro North Mall, University library was scheduled for completion in 1936. In offers graduate degree programs on evenings and weekends. the eventful decades since the opening, the University has Initial offerings include M.A. and Ed.S. degrees from the developed rapidly and gained strength. Impetus for growth was School of Education. In partnership with area organizations, provided by the affiliation of several professional schools with UMKC also will offer continuing professional education and the University, which added to the prestige already established professional development programs at the Northland site. by a strong College of Arts and Sciences. On April 1, 2000, following a national search, Martha W. The first was the Kansas City School of Law, which Gilliland became UMKC chancellor. Since then, she has led a merged with the University in 1938. That was followed by the campuswide effort that will result in UMKC “defining new Kansas City-Western Dental College in 1941 and the Kansas standards for higher education” by 2006. This effort has City College of Pharmacy in 1943. The Conservatory of Music become known as UMKC’s “Blueprint for the Future,” joined the University in 1959. Also during this period, the encompassing three themes: a campus without borders, School of Administration (1953), the School of Education academic excellence, and unleashing human potential. (1954), the Division for Continuing Education (1958), the In 2001, the University launched a new school, the School School of Graduate Studies (1964), the School of Medicine of Interdisciplinary Computing and Engineering. It combines (1970) and the School of Nursing (1980) were established. The the computer science telecommuncations program and the School of Basic Life Sciences was created in 1985, and was engineering program previously offered and will allow new renamed the School of Biological Sciences in the 1990s. degree offerings that will take advantage of emerging On July 25, 1963, the University of Kansas City became a technologies in the 21st century. part of the University of Missouri System, joining three other campuses located in Columbia, Rolla and St. Louis. At that The Seal time, the Board of Trustees of the University of Kansas City The following is a description of the official University of transferred assets estimated at $20 million to the Board of Missouri seal, which was adopted on March 31, 1903: Gules, Curators of the University of Missouri. the white or grizzly bear of Missouri, passant guardant proper, The University’s name was changed to University of on a chief engrailed azure, a crescent argent; impaling argent, Missouri-Kansas City and since 1963, the Kansas City campus the arms of the United States of America; on a chief parted per has experienced steady growth while expanding on urban bend or and sable an open book proper with words “Salus connections. By fall 2000, the total number of students taking Populi,” all within a band inscribed “Sigill Universitatis classes at UMKC was nearly 13,000 students. The University’s Missourien MDCCCXXXIX.” 13 schools and colleges have more than 1,000 full-time and Interpretation of Design and Color of part-time faculty members. University Seal In addition to the Volker campus, UMKC operates the Gules-Red to denote courage, represented on printed shields by Hospital Hill campus, located in midtown Kansas City, Mo. straight perpendicular lines closely drawn together. This campus is adjacent to Truman Medical Center, UMKC’s The white grizzly bear of Missouri, passant guardant primary public teaching hospital, and is home to the UMKC proper- The bear appears to be walking leisurely with its face School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, the School of turned toward the spectator. It is represented in its natural Nursing, and the Institute of Human Development. A Health color. On a chief engrailed azure, crescent argent - On the Sciences building to be constructed on the Hospital Hill upper one-third of the shield, separated from the lower campus is to be the future home of the schools of pharmacy two-thirds by a curved division line on a sky-blue background, and nursing. appears a new moon in white. From 1974 to 1997, UMKC operated the Truman Campus, Impaling argent, the arms of the United States of America home to the University’s Coordinated Engineering Programs - On a white background appear the arms of the United States until 1994, when engineering programs moved to temporary of America. quarters while awaiting completion of Flarsheim Hall. The On a chief parted per bend or and sable an open book Truman Campus was leased to the Independence, Mo., school proper with the words “Salus Populi” - On the upper third of district. the shield, which is itself divided from the upper third of the Many offices for UMKC’s student services moved to right side to the lower corner of the left side, and which may expanded space in the Administrative Center at 5115 Oak in have horizontal and vertical lines crossing each other, appears the late 1990s. In addition, major renovations were completed an open book in the original color with the words “Salus during 1997-98, including the Residence Hall, Haag Hall, Populi.” Newcomb Hall and Royall Hall. In fall 1999, the Robert H. The motto “Salus Populi” means “the welfare of the Flarsheim Science and Technology Hall opened on the Volker people.” campus. Flarsheim Hall is the largest campus building, encompassing labs, classrooms and faculty offices in a
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The Flag In partnership with the Kansas City community and its The flag of the University of Missouri was adopted in 1968. It educational institutions, UMKC is active in the region’s is divided diagonally; the top half (upper right) is old gold and economic and cultural development. UMKC also provides the bottom (lower left) is royal blue. The official seal of the lifelong learning, including graduate and non-credit classes for University of Missouri is located in the center of the flag. business, education and government, through its video The Colors network. The colors of the University of Kansas City, now the Philosophy of UMKC University of Missouri-Kansas City, were determined in March The University of Missouri-Kansas City, strategically located 1934 by a student council decree, which cited the school colors in the second largest population center of the state, has both the as “old gold and royal blue.” opportunity and the obligation to serve this region and society by developing programs appropriate to its mission as an urban Mission Statements university. The objectives of UMKC are to ensure quality University of Missouri instruction, obtain eminence in scholarly and creative The University of Missouri serves the people of Missouri by endeavors, and provide leadership in continuing education and providing instructional, research and extension programs. The public service across a broad range of disciplines. University offers undergraduate, graduate and professional The programs of the University are based on a sound programs which respond to student needs and serve the broader foundation in the liberal arts and sciences. The College of Arts economic, social and cultural needs of the state. The University and Sciences plays a central role in meeting the University’s offers doctoral degrees and is committed to the creation of new most significant missions, including fostering in its students a knowledge through research. Through its extension programs, cultural awareness and compassionate understanding of the University extends its knowledge base throughout the state. themselves and the problems of our society. The fundamental purpose of the University is to provide Operating essentially at the center of the academic enlightened and able graduates who have the potential to enterprise, the College is distinguished by quality, integrity and provide leadership in the economic, social and cultural vigor in its own right. In addition to the basic academic development of the state and nation. The fulfillment of this strengths essential to its core responsibilities, the College basic mission depends upon a sound general education effectively supports the programs of UMKC’s various program at the baccalaureate level. The University has professional schools. well-defined admission requirements, which ensure a high The University is committed to liberal and professional probability of academic success for its students. education, with emphasis in three principal areas: health As the state’s only public, doctoral-granting, research sciences; the performing, interpretive and visual arts; and institution, the University has a major commitment to research, urban affairs. scholarly work and creativity. The University emphasizes Among the distinctive programs UMKC has developed are graduate and professional programs, and, as a land-grant those in the undergraduate, professional and graduate schools. institution, the University selectively extends the results of its By their nature, the programs contribute to the professional, research throughout the state. service and cultural resources of the urban community. In The University is committed to the principles of academic addition, UMKC is committed to basic and applied research freedom, equal opportunity, diversity and to protecting the activities, instructional and curricular innovation, continuing search for truth and its open expression. These commitments education and leadership in public service, all related to are indispensable to the fulfillment of the University’s community needs and resources. missions. In addition, the University offers a well-rounded program The University is governed by a bi-partisan Board of in intercollegiate athletics, organized on the fundamental Curators as established by the State Constitution. In all areas, principles of fair play and amateurism. The main thrust of the Board welcomes advice from all those in the University these programs are valid educational goals – developing the community and seeks specific advice on matters concerning physical well-being of student athletes and fostering their academic issues. The Board delegates the management of the academic success. University to the President and Chancellors of the institution. The University is in a position to multiply its capabilities The President and the Chancellors seek advice from others as an educational and research center and to serve its within the University community in the day-to-day community. Its facilities are complemented by the availability management of the institution. of numerous community resources, such as the Linda Hall The University was established by the citizens to serve Library of Science and Technology, the Stowers Institute for Missouri, but the benefits of its programs and graduates extend Medical Research, the Midwest Research Institute, the to the nation and the world. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the Kansas City Symphony, the Lyric Theatre, several affiliated health care facilities, regional University of Missouri-Kansas City governmental, industrial and legal-systems centers, a variety of The University of Missouri-Kansas City provides instruction, public and private institutions and systems, the Truman research and community service for continuous state and Presidential Library and Museum, and the community, as both regional progress. It is the only university in western Missouri a laboratory and partner. offering graduate and professional study at the highest Building on its academic and community base, UMKC academic level. seeks to serve the future by devoting attention to the health UMKC’s programming focuses on three areas: visual and sciences, the arts and urban affairs, and by offering programs performing arts, health sciences, and urban affairs (academic of national distinction leading to the highest professional and programs such as law, business and education, which are graduate degrees in those areas, along with essential important to urban communities). UMKC prepares scholars for postgraduate continuing education activities. the challenges of the 21st century through model Programs in the health sciences comprise the schools of undergraduate education and an emphasis on graduate and biological sciences, dentistry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy, professional study, including an innovative Interdisciplinary plus related departmental activities in the College of Arts and Ph.D. program.
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Sciences, and in health sciences administration in the Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration. Developments in the arts, using the resources of the Conservatory of Music, academic and professional theaters, and the College of Arts and Sciences, focus on the performing, interpretive and visual arts. Urban affairs include the general concerns of the Bloch School, School of Law and the School of Education, as well as the social sciences, science and environmental programs of the College of Arts and Sciences, and other special programs with urban emphasis. UMKC realizes both a responsibility and a challenging opportunity to make its resources available to meet a broad range of educational needs of the area, whether they are aspirations of individual citizens or the collective needs of society. The University continues the search for programs to meet the educational needs of those for whom the traditional curriculum, campus and college calendar are inappropriate. By cooperating with other institutions of higher education to improve and increase the educational resources and opportunities of the area, UMKC extends the learning experience beyond traditional boundaries. Above all, UMKC remains a true university. It is sufficiently resilient in its philosophy and flexible in its organizational structure to enable it to respond appropriately as a home for scholarship and a base for community service. Vision Statement The University of Missouri-Kansas City has developed a campuswide planning initiative known as the “Blueprint for the Future.” Under this ongoing program, the University is focused on being “a community of learners helping to make the world a better place.” UMKC has set in place three themes, each with accountability measures and people assigned to ensure completion in accordance with the vision statement. The three themes: academic excellence, campus without borders, and unleashing human potential. The result of these activities is intended to fulfil this vision statement: “To define new standards in higher education by 2006”
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General Program Information and Accreditation
General Program Information Management of Information Systems (M.B.A.) Marketing (M.B.A.) and Accreditation Operations Management (M.B.A.) The University of Missouri-Kansas City is affiliated with, • CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (M.S.) through accreditation, approval or membership in the General (M.S.) organizations listed below: Biochemistry (M.S.) • CHEMISTRY (B.A., B.S., M.S.) • Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology Analytical Chemistry (M.S.) (1977) Inorganic Chemistry (M.S.) • Adult Education Association USA (1955) Organic Chemistry (M.S.) • American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business Physical Chemistry (M.S.) (1969) Polymer Chemistry (M.S.) • American Association of Dental Schools (1942) • CIVIL ENGINEERING (B.S.Ci.E., M.S.) • American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (1945) (UMC program at UMKC (Coordinated Engineering Program)) • American Association of Colleges of Nursing (1981) • COMMUNICATION STUDIES (B.A., M.A.) • American Association of University Women (1959) Mass Communication (B.A.) • American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Speech Communication (B.A.) (1960) • COMPUTER SCIENCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS (B.A., • American Bar Association (1938) B.S., M.S.) • American Chemical Society (1957) Computer Networking (M.S.) • American Council on Education (1945) Software Architecture (B.S., M.S.) • American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (1945) Telecommunications Networking (B.S., M.S.) • American Psychological Association • CONDUCTING (M.M., D.M.A.) • Association of American Law Schools (1938) • COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE (M.A., Ed.S.) • Association of American Colleges (1940) General (M.A., Ed.S.) • Association of American Universities (1947) Elementary School Counseling and Guidance (M.A.) • Association of Urban Universities (1953) Marriage and Family Counseling (M.A., Ed.S.) • Association of University Evening Colleges (1955) Mental Health Counseling (M.A., Ed.S.) • Commission on Accreditation of Dental and Dental School Counseling (Ed.S.) Auxiliary Educational Programs of the American Dental Secondary School Counseling and Guidance (M.A.) Association (1927) Substance Abuse Counseling (M.A., Ed.S.) • Council of Graduate Schools (1967) • COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY (Ph.D.) • Liaison Committee of Medical Education of the American • CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY (B.A., M.S.) Medical Association and Association of American • CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION (M.A., Ed.S.) Medical Colleges (1971) General (M.A.) • Missouri College Union (1940) Curriculum Theory and Leadership (Ed.S.) • National Association of Schools of Music (1938) Early Childhood Education (M.A., Ed.S.) • National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Elementary or Middle School Specialty (Ed.S.) Administration (1980) Elementary Education (M.A.) • National Association of Schools of Theater (1970) English as a Second Language (Teaching and Non-teaching) • National Collegiate Athletic Association (1987) (M.A.) • National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education Subject Matter Specialty (M.A., Ed.S.) (1961) Urban Teaching (M.A.) • National League for Nursing (1984-2000) • DANCE (B.F.A.) • Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (2000) • DENTAL HYGIENE (B.S.D.H.) • North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary General (B.S.D.H.) Schools (1938) Clinical and Classroom Teaching (B.S.D.H.) • DENTAL HYGIENE EDUCATION (M.S.) General (M.S.) Degree Programs and Emphasis Research (M.S.) • DENTISTRY (D.D.S.) Areas • DIAGNOSTIC SCIENCES (Graduate Certificate) Degree programs (majors) are listed in capital letters. The Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (Graduate Certificate) actual degrees to be earned – bachelor’s, master’s, etc., are Oral Medicine (Graduate Certificate) shown in parentheses, followed by emphasis areas for the • EARTH SCIENCES (B.S.) degree program. • ECONOMICS (B.A., M.A.) • ACCOUNTING (B.S., M.S.) Applied Urban Economics (M.A.) • ADVANCED EDUCATION IN GENERAL DENTISTRY • EDUCATION (Ed.D) (Graduate Certificate) • EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION (M.A., Ed.S.) • AMERICAN STUDIES (B.A.) General (M.A., Ed.S.) • ART (B.A.) Elementary School Administration (M.A., Ed.S.) • ART HISTORY (B.A., M.A.) Higher Education Administration (M.A., Ed.S.) • BIOLOGY (B.A., B.S., M.A., M.S.) Secondary School Administration (M.A., Ed.S.) • BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (B.B.A., M.B.A.) Special Education (Ed.S.) Entrepreneurship (M.B.A.) • EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND PSYCHOLOGY (M.A.) Finance (M.B.A.) General (M.A.) Health Services Administration (M.B.A.) Research (M.A.) International Business (M.B.A.) • ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (B.S.E.E., M.S.) Management (M.B.A.) (UMC program at UMKC (Coordinated Engineering Program))
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• ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (B.A.) Voice (B.M., M.M., D.M.A.) • ENDODONTICS (Graduate Certificate) Woodwinds (M.M.) • ENGLISH (B.A., M.A.) • PERIODONTICS (Graduate Certificate) Journalism and Creative Writing (B.A.) • PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE (M.S.) Professional Writing (M.A.) Pharmaceutical Chemistry (M.S.) Secondary English Education (B.A.) Pharmaceutics (M.S.) • ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (B.A., B.S.) Pharmacology (M.S.) Chemistry (B.S.) Toxicology (M.S.) Geosciences (B.S.) • PHARMACY (Pharm.D.) • FRENCH (B.A.) • PHILOSOPHY (B.A.) • GEOGRAPHY (B.A., B.S.) • PHYSICAL EDUCATION (B.A.) • GEOLOGY (B.S.) Teaching (B.A.) • GERMAN (B.A.) Non-Teaching (B.A.) • HISTORY (B.A., M.A.) • PHYSICS (B.A.,B.S., M.S.) • INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (B.I.T.) • POLITICAL SCIENCE (B.A., M.A.) • INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES (B.A., B.S.) • PROSTHODONTICS (Graduate Certificate) • JUDAIC STUDIES (B.A.) Combined (Graduate Certificate) • LAW (J.D., LL.M.) Maxillofacial (Graduate Certificate) • LIBERAL ARTS (B.L.A.) • PSYCHOLOGY (B.A., M.A., Ph.D.) • MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS (B.A., B.S., M.A., M.S.) • PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (M.P.A.) • MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (B.S.M.E., M.S.) Gerontology Administration (M.P.A.) (UMC program at UMKC (Coordinated Engineering Program)) Health Services Administration (M.P.A.) • MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY (B.S.) Human Resources Management (M.P.A.) • MEDICINE (M.D.) Nonprofit Management (M.P.A.) • MIDDLE SCHOOL EDUCATION (B.A.) Organizational Behavior (M.P.A.) • MULTI-INTERDISCIPLINARY DOCTORAL STUDIES Urban Administration (M.P.A.) (Ph.D.) • READING EDUCATION (M.A., Ed.S.) • MUSIC (B.A., M.A.) • ROMANCE LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE (M.A.) Music Therapy (B.A., M.A.) • SECONDARY EDUCATION (B.A.) • MUSIC COMPOSITION (B.M., M.M., D.M.A.) General (B.A.) Music Arranging (B.M.) Art (B.A.) • MUSIC EDUCATION (B.M.E., M.M.E.) English (B.A.) General (B.M.E., M.M.E.) Foreign Languages (B.A.) Choral (B.M.E., M.M.E ) Mathematics (B.A.) Instrumental (B.M.E., M.M.E.) Music (B.A.) Music Therapy (B.M.E.) Natural Science (B.A.) • MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE (M.M.) Social Science (B.A.) • MUSIC THEORY (B.M., M.M.) • SOCIAL WORK (M.S.W.) • NURSING (B.S.N., R.N.-B.S.N., R.N.-M.S.N., M.S.N., Ph.D.) UMKC/UM-COLUMIA/UM-ST. LOUIS COOPERATIVE • ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY (Graduate PROGRAM (M.S.W.) Certificate) • SOCIOLOGY (B.A., M.A.) • ORAL BIOLOGY (M.S.) Anthropology (B.A.) • ORTHODONTICS AND DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPEDICS Deviant Behavior (B.A.) (Graduate Certificate) Life Course (B.A.) • PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY (Graduate Certificate) Urban Sociology (B.A.) • PERFORMANCE (B.M., M.M., D.M.A.) • SPANISH (B.A.) General (B.M., M.M., D.M.A.) • SPECIAL EDUCATION (M.A.) Accordion (B.M., M.M., D.M.A.) General (M.A.) Bassoon (B.M., M.M., D.M.A.) Behavior Disorders (M.A.) Cello (B.M., M.M., D.M.A.) Learning Disabilities (M.A.) Clarinet (B.M., M.M., D.M.A.) • STUDIO ART (B.A., M.A.) Flute (B.M., M.M., D.M.A.) Graphic Design/Photography (B.A.) Guitar (B.M., M.M., D.M.A.) • TAXATION (LL.M.) Harpsichord (B.M., M.M., D.M.A.) • THEATER (B.A., M.A.) Horn (B.M., M.M., D.M.A.) • THEATER: ACTING AND DIRECTING (M.F.A.) Jazz and Studio Music (B.M.) Acting (M.F.A.) Oboe (B.M., M.M., D.M.A.) Directing (M.F.A.) Organ (B.M., M.M., D.M.A.) • THEATER: DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY (M.F.A.) Percussion (B.M., M.M., D.M.A.) Design (M.F.A.) Piano (B.M., M.M., D.M.A.) Technology (M.F.A.) Piano Pedagogy (B.M.) • URBAN AFFAIRS (B.A./LL.M.) Saxophone (B.M., M.M., D.M.A.) • URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY (M.S.) String Bass (B.M., M.M., D.M.A.) Trombone (B.M., M.M., D.M.A.) Trumpet (B.M., M.M., D.M.A.) Tuba (B.M., M.M., D.M.A.) Viola (B.M., M.M., D.M.A.) Violin (B.M., M.M., D.M.A.)
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General Undergraduate Education’s (CBHE) category of “selective institution.” Selective institutions admit first-time, full-time Admissions Policies and degree-seeking students and transfer students who have completed 24 or fewer credit hours, who attain a Procedures combined percentile score, resulting from the addition of Office of Admissions their high school percentile rank and the percentile rank Administrative Center, Room 120 attained on a national normalized test, i.e. ACT or SAT, 5115 Oak Street which equals or exceeds 120 points. Students achieving a (816) 235-1111 score of 24 or better on the ACT College Entrance [email protected] Examination, or its equivalent on the SAT, are http://www.umkc.edu/admit automatically admitted to selective institutions. 4. The University seeks a heterogeneous body reflecting Director of Admissions: diversity of race, ethnicity, age, geography (national and Melvin C. Tyler international) and physical ability. Factors given prime Assistant Director/Admissions: consideration for admission to undergraduate study are an Joan L. Belt applicant’s previous academic success and the quality of Assistant Director/Admissions: the record submitted. Applicants who do not meet the Jennifer DeHaemers criteria set forth in sections one and two may be Assistant Director/Admissions: considered by applying to the director of admissions. Doretta Sims Smith Additional factors considered for admission include: • Extensive extracurricular activity involving school, Freshman Admission church or community. Regular Admission from High School • Outstanding talent and/or ability Admission to UMKC is selective and is based on students’ • Number and scope of college preparatory courses. probable success at the University. Admission is based on high • Evidence of marked improvement over time in the school curriculum and an ACT/class rank combination. applicant’s high school academic record. Students admitted to UMKC are expected to have followed a • Significant work experience and/or family college-preparatory curriculum that includes at least 17 units of responsibilities. credit (with each unit equaling one year in class), as follows: • Supporting evidence in the form of an essay attesting to one or more of the above, written by the student. 1. Required High School Units: 5. Additional Requirements. Applicants for the • Four units of English, one of which may be in Conservatory of Music, Engineering Programs, combined speech or debate (Two units emphasizing baccalaureate/M.D. and combined baccalaureate/D.D.S. composition or writing skills are required.) programs should consult the appropriate sections of the • Four units of mathematics (Algebra I or higher.) catalog for additional requirements. This requirement may be satisfied by the completion of courses in middle school, junior high, or senior Special Admission Cases high. • Three units of science (not including General Early Admission from High School Science.) The three units of science must include a Superior high school students who have completed all of the laboratory course and must include units from at requirements for graduation from high school but who will not least two of the following areas: physical science, receive a high school diploma until their class graduates will biology, physics, chemistry and earth sciences. This be considered for admission based on the criteria under requirement may be satisfied by the completion of Regular Admission from High School. The applicant’s high courses in middle school, junior high, or senior high. school principal or counselor must certify that graduation • Three units of social studies. requirements have been met and written parental approval is • One unit of fine arts, to be taken in visual arts, music required. (e.g., band, orchestra, music appreciation, music Dual High School-University Enrollment theory), dance, or theater. Superior high school students may be admitted in a special • Two units of a single foreign language. This student category for the purpose of taking one or two requirement may be satisfied by completion of University courses concurrently with their final year or two of courses in middle school, junior high or senior high. high school. 2. Required ACT/Class Rank Combination Students must submit Visiting High School Student ACT Composite SAT V & M applications that include high school recommendations. HSCRP Standard Score Standard Score Students are admitted on the basis of academic standards that exceed those required for admission from high school. 94 and above 17 800-830 86-93 18 840-880 Admissions are limited and governed by space available in and 78-85 19 890-920 prerequisites for the desired course or courses. 69-77 20 930-960 Trial Admission 62-68 21 970-1000 Graduates of Missouri high schools who do not meet the 54-61 22 1010-1040 standards for regular admission from high school may, in some 48-53 23 1050-1090 cases, be admitted to the University on a conditional trial basis. 47 and below 24 1100 or higher The student must earn a 2.0 grade-point average to be eligible 3. Since fall 1997, UMKC has admitted students according to enroll the following semester. to the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher
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Students who do not meet the core requirements for 1. Regular Admission admission, in some cases, may also be admitted conditionally Students transferring from other colleges or universities should once they provide evidence of enrollment in the coursework submit the following to the Office of Admissions: needed. Students can choose from several options during their senior year in high school or the summer before their freshman • completed UMKC application (with $25 non-refundable year to gain regular admission. application fee). UMKC encourages students to choose one of the • official transcripts from all colleges and universities following options to fulfill the core requirements: attended. • Take coursework in the required area at UMKC during the A transferring student who has completed fewer than 24 hours summer prior to the fall semester of their freshman year. of college-level coursework must apply under the procedures • Enroll in college-level coursework in the required area at for admission as a freshman and must have at least a 2.0 an accredited community college or four-year institution. overall GPA in all college work attempted. These students • Complete the required coursework through must submit the following to the Office of Admissions: correspondence or independent study. • high school transcript with class rank and ACT score (if less than 24 college credits). Dual Credit Course Transferability • official transcript of all college courses completed and The University of Missouri assures the transfer of five courses courses in which student is currently enrolled. taken as dual credit in high school delivered by institutions that are listed by the CBHE as being in compliance with the dual 2. Special Admission credit policy. Dual credit courses are defined as courses taken Students from other colleges or universities of recognized for both college and high school credit that were delivered in a standing who do not have a 2.0 GPA, may be admitted upon high school by a high school teacher. The transferability of special petition to the Office of Admissions, provided the more than five dual credit courses will be evaluated on a admission is approved by the academic unit. course-by-course basis. There will be no limit on the number of courses that are accepted in transfer. This is consistent with 3. Transfer Within the University of Missouri System the policy of the CBHE, stated in the Credit Transfer: For students transferring between campuses of the University Guidelines for Student Transfer and Articulation Among of Missouri System, the following University of Missouri Missouri Colleges and Universities, for students who request policy is applicable: “Any course that leads to an to transfer credit without completing a two-year degree or undergraduate degree on any campus of the University of being certified as completing a general education curriculum. Missouri shall be accepted in transfer toward the same degree on each campus of the University offering said degree.” GED High School For each student of the University, there will be calculated Any individual may apply for admission on the basis of two cumulative grade-point averages. One is the campus GPA passing the General Educational Development (GED) tests that will be calculated by procedures defined at the campus. after the individual’s high school class has graduated. Passing The second is the University of Missouri GPA, which will scores must be achieved in each area of the GED. The student include all grades and credits attempted at any University of also is required to present an ACT composite score of 24. Missouri campus, including all grades, credits and points for Applicants in this category are reviewed individually. any courses that are repeated. Special Admission from Accredited High Schools Any student attempting to transfer between University of Graduates of accredited high schools that do not provide class Missouri campuses to UMKC should be aware that their rank are required to have a minimum ACT composite score of cumulative University of Missouri GPA will be used to 24. determine their admissibility. Application for Admission 4. Transfer of College Credit from Other Colleges and Qualified students seeking admission must submit: Universities Please refer to the General Undergraduate Academic 1. Completed application (with nonrefundable $25 Regulations and Information section of the catalog. Students application fee). who have completed an associate of arts (A.A.) degree from a 2. High school transcripts with class rank (if applicant has Missouri college oriented toward a baccalaureate degree and fewer than 24 transfer college hours). have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 (on a 4.0 scale) are admissible to 3. Official transcripts from each previous institution the University, but not necessarily to specific programs. For the attended. additional admission requirements of specific degree programs, 4. ACT score (if applicant has fewer than 24 transfer college refer to the appropriate sections of the catalog. hours). An associate of science (A.S.) degree is a specialized degree and students should consult the specific degree program Note: Certain academic programs require additional in which they are interested or the Office of Admissions to supporting documentation. determine their admissibility and the transfer of credit. Transfer Admission Midwest Student Exchange Program Students who have completed 24 or more semester hours of The Midwest Student Exchange Program (MSEP) is an college-level work are eligible for admission if they have interstate initiative established by the Midwestern Higher attained an overall grade-point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 Education Commission to increase educational opportunities (on a 4.0 scale) in all college-level courses attempted at for students in its member states. This program enables previous institutions. Note: Academic units may have more residents of Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri and stringent requirements. Please check the section of the catalog Nebraska to enroll in designated institutions and selected that describes the degree you are seeking. programs at reduced tuition levels outside of their home state.
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Former Student Readmission Policies on Regular Admission - General Dentistry Former students who have not attended another institution Applicants to the six-year baccalaureate/D.D.S. program are since leaving UMKC and who were in good academic standing evaluated on the basis of three general categories of at the time they left, may be eligible to return to UMKC by information: completing a Request to Re-Enroll Form. Students should contact the Office of Admissions at (816) 235-1111 to 1. High school academic record, including coursework determine if they may re-enter without reapplication and to taken, level of achievement in these courses, rank in obtain the appropriate form. graduating class, and scores on national scholastic Other former students who wish to return to UMKC must aptitude tests. apply for readmission. In general, the current policies for 2. High school non-academic records (breadth and depth of admission from other colleges and universities as outlined participation in extracurricular and community activities). above apply to the readmission of students who formerly 3. Personal characteristics (general knowledge, motivation attended the University of Kansas City or UMKC. for a career in dentistry, integrity, etc.) as gathered through an interview. The University extends a written Academic Amnesty Policy and Procedures invitation for personal interviews to candidates meeting See Appendices section of this catalog. minimum criteria. A board of selection considers these Applicability of Previous Catalogs individuals and selects 20-25 candidates for admission to Current admission requirements as outlined previously will each class. Application deadline is Jan. 1. Applicants are apply to applicants for readmission. Fulfillment of the general notified of the board’s decisions after April 1. (See the degree requirements in effect at the time of original admission School of Dentistry section for complete details.) may be selected by readmitted undergraduate students instead of current ones, provided not more than one calendar year plus Policies on Regular Admission - one term has elapsed since the last enrollment at UMKC and that they have not interrupted UMKC work by completing 12 Medicine or more semester hours at another college or university. General The School of Medicine’s Council on Selection carefully Visiting and Community Student Admission reviews applicants to the six-year combined Students from other institutions who wish to attend UMKC to baccalaureate/M.D. program. Academic potential, as transfer courses back to their home institutions may be evidenced by the quality of high school courses, rank in class admitted as Visiting Students for a term. Students are and admission test scores, and personal qualities such as encouraged to check with officials at their home institution to leadership in school or community, stamina, reliability, guarantee that UMKC courses are transferable and fulfill their motivation for medicine and range of interests, are considered. program’s degree requirements. Applicants who appear to be well qualified are invited to the Students who are members of the community and who do UMKC campus for interviews. If invited, the applicants are not wish to earn a degree at UMKC, but are not currently notified in writing and required to be present at the scheduled seeking a degree at another institution, may apply as date and time of the interviews. Residency in Missouri will be Community Students. considered before all other factors in selecting students for this Students may obtain a Visiting/Community Student program. (See the School of Medicine section of the catalog Application from the Office of Admissions. Not all academic for complete details.) programs are open to visiting/community students. Some academic units require that the non-degree seeking student be Admissions Test - Medical Program certified by the home institution as a student in good standing. The American College Testing Program, called the ACT, Please consult the Application for Admission for specific examination is required for all in-state applicants. The program and course eligibility. Scholastic Aptitude Test, called the SAT, is accepted for out-of-state applicants in some instances. Policy on Admission Credentials All credentials submitted in support of the application for Deadline for Application - Medical Program admission become UMKCs property. The deadline for application for Year 1 is Nov. 15 of the year preceding the one for which the student is applying. By this Timing of Applications date, a completed application form must be received, and all The Office of Admissions will begin accepting admission other required credentials, application supplements, test scores, applications Sept. 1 of the year preceding the Fall Semester for references and six-semester high school transcript, should be in which the student is applying. High school seniors will be process and sent as soon as possible. The earliest date for evaluated on the basis of six or more completed semesters of applying is Aug. 1 of the year preceding entry. high school work. Other Requirements - Medical Program Preference Timings for Applications An advance deposit of $100 is required on acceptance. The preference timings for admission application from high school are as follows: Policies on Admission of Fall Semester: April 1 International Students Winter Semester: Nov. 1 Summer Session: May 1 General Admission Policies International students are expected to meet the requirements However, applicants are urged to apply well before the above for admission from secondary schools or from other colleges dates. To be considered for scholarships, students should apply and universities as outlined below. by March 1. Some academic units have earlier deadlines. Students from secondary schools are expected to have a Refer to those sections of the catalog. satisfactory secondary school record of a B grade or equivalent
11 General Undergraduate Admissions Policies and Procedures and proof of adequate English proficiency, as well as a written successful full-time study, and English was the medium of statement of purpose. instruction. International transfer students from other colleges or 2. Permanent residents who have resided in the United universities of recognized standing must have above-average States for two or more years. grades in all previous college study. Only credit appropriate to 3. In lieu of TOEFL, UMKC accepts the placement the curricula at this institution will be accepted toward a recommendations of the ELS Language Centers. degree. Students transferring from other institutions in the United States must submit the Supplemental Information Form Other Admission Policies - International or other evidence of release from the previous program by their former foreign-student advisers and the equivalent of one Credit by Examination/Transfer Credit semester’s work at those institutions before admission will be For information on UMKC credit by examination policy, the granted to UMKC. transfer credit policy and course equivalency tables, the student An offcial statement of finances indicating sufficient funds is referred to the International Student Affairs web site available to meet all educational and other fees and living (http://www.umkc.edu/isao). expenses for the duration of the studies is required. Extended Offer of Admission Policies on admission from other colleges and universities An offer of admission, granted on a regular basis for a given as stated elsewhere will be applied. A $25 application fee for term, may be extended for up to one calendar year from the new/renewal applicants is required. The application fees are term first granted. However, if the applicant attends another non-refundable. college or university after the original offer of admission, a Priority Deadline for Application for Admission - new application must be made and official transcripts of the International additional work must be furnished. UMKC generally follows a “rolling admissions” policy: i.e., Applicants must request such an extended offer and for a admission action is taken as soon as the application file is specific term by contacting the International Student Affairs complete. All international students should apply for Office. This request should be made in writing well in advance admission (this includes taking all necessary tests and filing all of the term desired. Individual financial support documentation required application forms and academic records) by the must be renewed annually. following priority deadlines: Provisional Admission - International The International Student Affairs Office is authorized by Fall Semester: April 1* certain academic units to admit on a provisional admission Winter Semester: Oct. 1* basis when certain applicants have not been enrolled at UMKC Summer Session: April 1* before. This category of admission is designed for use just *For application for assistantships, scholarships, etc., the before a given term pending receipt of credentials and the priority deadline is Feb. 1. Several academic units have determination of eligibility for regular admission. different deadlines as outlined in the current admission Conditional Admission application materials. Students with no TOEFL or low TOEFL may be considered The University of Missouri-Kansas City reserves the right for admission to certain academic programs. Please contact the to consider applicants for the most appropriate semester. International Student Affairs Office. Required Academic Records - International Post-Bachelor’s Classification-International Students must provide complete and official certificates of all If international students do not want to work toward an degrees, diplomas, mark sheets, grade reports and examination advanced degree or are ineligible for graduate-level credit, they records. All materials must be in English. Secondary-school may be considered for admission as bachelor’s degree students records must be submitted as well as college/university if they file credentials with the International Student Affairs transcripts or credentials. All previous undergraduate work Office that indicate an undergraduate degree has been earned must include syllabi of courses taken with literal translations. from an accredited institution. Students may take English Proficiency Requirement undergraduate-level courses numbered 300 or 400 for International students are required to establish proof of undergraduate credit while in that status, but they may not adequate English proficiency as part of the UMKC admission enroll in courses numbered 500 or higher. In general, the process. previously outlined policies for admission of transfer students Applicants from countries in which English is not the are applicable. native language (or if it is one of the official languages but is Exceptions - International not necessarily the first language of the majority of the Exceptions to admission policies must be approved by the population) are required to present satisfactory Test of English appropriate authority in the college or school to which the as Foreign Language scores to satisfy this requirement. The students are applying. The International Student Affairs Office minimum score is 500/CBT 173. Exceptions to this policy: should be contacted regarding forms and procedures. 1. Non-native speakers from post-secondary institutions in Registration with International Student Adviser English-speaking countries [e.g., the United States, Admitted international students must clear their attendance and Antigua, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Barbuda, Belize, register at the Office of the International Student Adviser prior Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Guyana, Ireland, to their first registration at UMKC. Once admitted, Jamaica, Liberia, Maruitius, New Zealand, Papua New international students must show proper and regular progress Guinea, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, St. toward their degrees. Christopher (St. Kitts), St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Tobago, Trinidad, Uganda, United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Health Insurance Wales, and Northern Ireland), Zambia and Zimbabwe], At each registration session at UMKC, international students provided they have spent a minimum of two years in must present health insurance containing repatriation and
12 General Undergraduate Admissions Policies and Procedures medical evacuation. Effective fall 1998, international students are required to purchase exclusive, mandatory UMKC health insurance. English Proficiency Evaluation All international students subject to the TOEFL requirement are required to be evaluated (unless they have scored 600/CBT 250 or higher) by the Applied Language Institute staff at UMKC regarding the level of their English proficiency. If any weakness in that level of proficiency is revealed, appropriate coursework will be required to assure that the student’s success is not jeopardized. Forms and Information on the Web Site Applicants will find additional information and forms on the web sites: • admission application forms for Undergraduate, Masters, Doctor of Musical Arts and Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology: http://www.umkc.edu/application • application forms for other Ph.D. programs: http://www.umkc.edu/iphd • transfer course equivalency tables: http://www.umkc.edu/course equiv • Scholarships for Non-U.S. Citizens: http://www.umkc.edu/isao/scholarships.html
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Undergraduate Academic Regulations and Information
General Undergraduate – Junior-Senior Hours – Residence Requirements Academic Regulations and – General Course Requirements – Application for Graduation Information – Time Limit on Degree Credit Registration and Records • Transcripts Administrative Center • Student Records 5115 Oak, Room 115 • Study Abroad (816) 235-1125: Registration (816) 235-1121: Records Registration and Records (816) 444-8008: Touchtone Registration The Office of Registration and Records creates, maintains and Fax: (816) 235-5513 reports student records. Additional responsibilities of this [email protected] office include scheduling of classrooms, certifying student http://www.umkc.edu/registrar enrollment status, evaluating domestic transfer work, and reporting enrollment statistics to state and federal agencies. Registrar: The Office of Registration and Records, in cooperation with the Wilson Berry academic units on campus, also assumes the responsibility for Assistant Registrar: monitoring and enforcing academic policies and regulations. Cynthia Olson This section contains information on the general UMKC Assistant Registrar: academic policies that apply to all undergraduate students. The Timothy E. Sullivan faculties of the academic units may have more specific rules and requirements for students enrolled in their programs. In This Section Students enrolled in a particular program of study will be • Registration and Records expected to abide by the policies and decisions of the academic • Academic Calendar/Semester Hours unit. • Transfer and External Sources of Credit Academic Calendar/Semester Hours – Transferring to UMKC The University operates on the semester system, with the – Transferring Within the University of Missouri academic year divided into the Fall (August to December) and System Winter (January to May) semesters. Summer terms vary in – Transferring from a Community or Junior College length and run concurrently. Courses are also offered during – Transferring to Another Institution of Higher the interim periods between terms, in January, June and Education August. – Credit for Military Service The unit of credit is the semester hour, which represents a – Correspondence and Extension Credit subject pursued one period weekly for one semester of – Concurrent Enrollment approximately 16 weeks or for a total of approximately 16 – Credit by Examination periods for one term of any length. Normally, the lecture or • Registration recitation period is 50 minutes long and the laboratory/studio – General Requirement period one hour and 50 minutes. A year’s work commonly – Immunization Policy consists of 30 semester hours, with the typical class carrying – Classification of Students three semester hours of credit. – Course Numbering – Advising System Transfer and External Sources of – Declaration of Degree Program/Intra-Campus Transfer Credit – Double Major/Double Degree Transferring to UMKC – Changes in Degree Program Requirements Transfer students should refer to the policies and procedures – Changes of Enrollment outlined in the Undergraduate Admissions section of the – Grading Options and Auditing Courses catalog when seeking admission to the University. UMKC – Academic Loads, Full/Part Time Status accepts credit in transfer from accredited institutions of • Grading recognized standing, both public and private. It also awards – Grading Systems credit through examination programs as described in the Credit – Grade-Point Average by Examination section of the catalog. – Grade Reports The Registrar’s Office applies established guidelines and – Incomplete Grades precedents in determining transfer course equivalencies and – Repeated Courses applicability, as listed below. A student’s academic unit is – Eligibility for Co-curricular Activities responsible for all final decisions on the applicability of – Academic Honesty transfer coursework, and must review and approve any – Academic Honors exceptions that may be made for an individual student. • Academic Actions Transfer credit is evaluated according to the following – Academic Probation and Ineligibility general guidelines: – Petitions for Exception to Normal Academic Policy • All college coursework attempted will be recorded on the – Academic Amnesty UMKC transcript, regardless of whether or not it is • General Graduation Requirements applicable to a degree. Credit accepted from another – Minimum Hours institution may or may not be applicable to specific – Assessment Requirements degree programs. The University reserves the right to – Written English Proficiency Test (WEPT) make the decision regarding applicability.
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• Courses that are remedial, preparatory or general education requirements. This does not exempt the non-college-level will not be added to the total hours or student from meeting the requirement for foreign language or used to satisfy degree requirements. The Registrar’s any specialized lower division degree requirements specified Office will refer to the transcript key or catalog of the by the academic unit. Certain programs within the University sending institution in making a determination as to the require a higher GPA and/or specific prerequisite courses to be level or purpose of the course in question. completed before admission. • Transferred courses will be considered upper-division Courses taken at a community or junior college not (junior-senior level) and count toward the total number of culminating in an associate degree, and courses/degrees upper-division hours required if they are earned at a transferred from an institution outside the state of Missouri four-year institution and designated by that institution’s will be evaluated for applicability to any particular degree course numbering system as upper division courses. program on a course-by-course basis. • A transferred course will retain the original number of Regardless of the number of hours transferred from a credit hours for which it was taken at the previous community or junior college, a minimum of 60 hours must be institution, even if the equivalent UMKC course is worth earned from an accredited four-year institution, and at least the a different number of hours. final 30 hours must be earned at UMKC. • Courses transferred from institutions which award quarter Students who have earned a recent Missouri A.A. degree hours will be converted into semester hours at the rate of and entered UMKC in Fall 1998 or later will not be limited to 1 quarter hour = 2/3 semester hour. 60 hours of transfer credit, provided they have not been out of • In general, courses with a grade of D or higher will school more than three semesters nor attended other receive full credit in transfer. For some degree programs, institutions since receiving the A.A. degree. a course with a grade of D may not be used to satisfy specific requirements. A transfer student would be Transferring to Another Institution of Higher required to repeat a specified course on the same basis as Education a “native” UMKC student who earned a D in the The Registrar’s Office acts as the transfer coordination office equivalent course. for UMKC to help students contact other institutions. • Coursework of any age will be accepted in transfer to Most institutions welcome transfer students. However, satisfy general education requirements and electives. If students should be aware that actual requirements for degrees transfer credit is more than 15 years old, or of a specific vary from institution to institution. As early in their academic technical or scientific nature, students may be asked to careers as possible, students who plan to transfer should repeat courses that are part of a major or field contact the campus from which they eventually want to concentration. Individual UMKC academic units may graduate. Problems can be minimized by arranging in advance impose more restrictive coursework age requirements. for appropriate courses to be taken prior to transfer. • Non-University of Missouri System grades and grade Credit for Military Service points do not transfer, although the grades earned in Students who have served in the armed forces may be eligible transfer courses are printed on the transcript. An to receive college credit for courses completed through the admission grade-point average that considers all military or occupational specialty training. The American attempted coursework is computed at the time of Council of Education recommendations in A Guide to the application, and an overall GPA will be computed at any Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services time a student applies for admission to a more selective generally serve as a basis for granting such credit. To count program within the University. The UMKC transcript toward a degree, the credit recommended must be appropriate reflects the total number of accepted hours earned from all to the student’s curriculum. UMKC does not grant credit for sources, but only calculates the UMKC/UM grade-point basic training or for courses that are strictly military in content. average. Correspondence and Extension Credit Transferring Within the University of Provided the work parallels UMKC’s offerings, a maximum of Missouri System 12 semester hours of correspondence or extension work from University of Missouri Policy states that “Any course that an accredited institution will be accepted in transfer. Up to 30 leads to an undergraduate degree on any campus of the hours of such credit may be allowed if it is earned within the University of Missouri shall be accepted in transfer toward the University of Missouri system, subject to approval by the same degree on each campus of the University offering said student’s academic unit. degree.” Students transferring within the UM system are still Concurrent Enrollment required to satisfy the course and residency requirements of the Students may earn degree credit at another college or university campus from which they wish to graduate. Grades, including at the same time as earning degree credit at UMKC only with D and F grades, and grade points earned will also transfer and the prior approval of the UMKC academic unit involved. be included in the cumulative UM grade-point average. Credit by Examination Transferring from a Community or Junior UMKC offers superior students options to enhance or College accelerate their academic programs through credit by The University of Missouri-Kansas City abides by the examination. Students may earn college credit by Coordinating Board of Higher Education articulation demonstrating sufficient knowledge or proficiency in a certain agreement between Missouri public institutions. The area. The Registrar’s Office can provide more detailed agreement with CBHE states that students who have earned an information regarding the specific exams accepted and scores associate of arts degree from a Missouri institution that required. Students may earn up to 30 semester hours of credit requires, at minimum, the general education core outlined by through the following options: the CBHE, and a 2.0 GPA, will be admitted with junior • Advanced Placement Exams, taken during the student’s standing and considered to have completed the lower division senior year in high school, may count for credit if the
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scores are acceptable. (Note: UMKC awards credit for Exemptions from immunizations are permitted for health specific scores on certain Advanced Placement exams, and religious reasons. Students who exempt themselves from administered by the College Entrance Exam Board, not immunization for either reason must sign a University of simply for enrollment in advanced placement courses at Missouri exemption form (parents must sign for students under the high school level. Credit cannot be determined from age 18). For medical exemptions, the form must be completed high school or previous college transcripts.) by a physician. The form should be presented instead of actual • International Baccalaureate Examinations are tests taken immunization records to the office making the request. The as the culmination of a special high school study program. records will be kept in the appropriate office with actual Several of the Higher Level exams count for credit if the immunization records. score earned is a 5 or higher. UMKC strongly encourages all its students to review and • Credit by Departmental Examination may be earned if a update their immunization records, particularly for measles. student has previous knowledge or proficiency in an area The American College Health Association recommends all of study and arranges to take a departmentally college students born after 1956 have two doses of the measles administered examination. The department involved must vaccine. All UMKC students are encouraged to file a be willing to offer a test that measures the same level of health-care provider-signed documentation of immunization proficiency as is required to earn credit for enrollment in with the Registrar’s Office. the course. Frequently this is the final exam for the In the event of a measles outbreak, students who don’t course. Before taking a departmental examination, have documentation on file may be asked to leave campus. students must register in the Registration and Records office and obtain an Advanced Placement (Credit by Classification of Students Examination) form. The charge for attempting credit by Students are classified by the number of semester hours departmental exam is equal to 1 credit hour at the completed at the beginning of each semester. The following student’s current fee payment level. system is used in determining students’ classifications in the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Biological Eligibility for credit by departmental examination requires: Sciences, the Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public • Enrollment as a degree-seeking student at UMKC in the Administration, the School of Interdisciplinary Computing and semester in which they wish to take the examination. Engineering, the Conservatory of Music, the School of • Taking the departmental examination by the end of that Education and the School of Nursing: same term. Freshman: • Must not have audited or attempted the course for credit Less than 30 credit hours of academic credit. in the last three terms. Sophomore: • At least a C grade on the exam. Less than 60 credit hours, but at least 30 hours of If any of these qualifications are not met, a No Credit will be academic credit. posted on the academic record. Junior: The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Less than 90 credit hours, but at least 60 hours of examinations are acceptable for credit in certain areas of study. academic credit. UMKC accepts only the CLEP Subject Exams (Note: Not all Senior: subjects are accepted. Contact the Registrar’s Office for a list 90 or more credit hours of academic credit and students of acceptable tests and scores). Credit is not given for any of who have earned a bachelor’s degree and are enrolled for the five CLEP General Exams. No CLEP Subject Exam may be undergraduate credit. taken in the final 30 hours of coursework leading to a degree. Course Numbering Registration Courses are numbered according to the following plan: General Requirement 100-299 Lower-division Courses All students must register officially during the registration 300-499 Upper-division Courses period announced in the class schedule issued in advance of (some may be taken for graduate credit) each term. Only students officially enrolled (which includes 500-699 Graduate-level Courses the payment of fees) will receive academic credit and be Dentistry: allowed to attend classes. 300-499 Undergraduate Dental Hygiene Courses A class schedule is published prior to each semester or 300-699 First Professional Courses term and lists the courses offered that semester, meeting times 500-599 Graduate Dental Hygiene Courses and locations. The University reserves the right to cancel 700-799 Graduate/Advanced Education Courses without notice any course listed in the schedule for any semester, or to withdraw any course that does not have Engineering: adequate enrollment at the close of the registration period. The 0-199 Lower-division Courses academic calendar is included in the Appendices section of this 200-399 Upper-division Courses catalog. (Graduate students may take 300-level courses) 400 Graduate Only Immunization Policy To adequately protect its students at-risk from communicable Law: 500-899 diseases, UMKC requires a variety of immunizations for Medicine: 100-699 students identified as high-risk (i.e., residence hall students, international students and those enrolled in the schools of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and nursing). These students Advising System will be notified by the appropriate campus office of specific Students are expected to take the initiative in seeking academic immunization requirements pertaining to them. advice and counsel. The appropriate college or school section
17 Undergraduate Academic Regulations and Information of the catalog, or the appropriate dean’s office, should be Changes of Enrollment consulted regarding the academic advising system in the All changes in enrollment must be completed with the UMKC college or school. Registrar’s Office. Declaration of Degree Additions Program/Intra-Campus Transfer Students who want to add a class to their official term Following the completion of 60 credit hours of acceptable registration may do so at any time through the first week of college work, students must complete the Declaration of Major classes. Those students who are not authorized to self advise form from the UMKC Records Office and obtain signatures must have the approval of the academic unit. (See the from the designated dean’s representative. Students who want appropriate Schedule of Classes/Registration Guide for to change an officially declared degree program must repeat advising requirements.) the declaration process. Withdrawals Baccalaureate degree-seeking students must fulfill the Students may withdraw from a course at any time between specific requirements for a degree program as outlined in the initial registration and the end of the 12th week of classes (fall appropriate catalog section. Regardless of the number of hours and winter semesters). Students who are not authorized to self transferred, a minimum of 12 hours in the major field of study advise must have the approval of the academic unit. (See the must be earned in residence at UMKC. Check with an class schedule for advising requirements.) After the eighth academic adviser for information on the number of week, undergraduate students will be assessed academically departmental residence hours required for a specific degree and, if they are failing at the time of withdrawal, they will be program. given a grade of WF (withdrawn failing). A WF is calculated Double Major and Double Degree in the grade-point average the same as a grade of F. A double major may be earned when a student completes two Withdrawals from School full majors, generally within the 120 hours required for a Students who withdraw from the University by dropping all single degree. The specific major requirements of each major hours during any given semester and who are receiving must be fulfilled. The diploma will indicate both majors. If the financial aid must have an exit interview with the Student Loan two degree programs are administered by different academic and Accounting Office before withdrawal can be completed. units, the major requirements of both academic units, as well Students must officially withdraw through the Registrar’s as the general education requirements, must be fulfilled, as Office. Failure to pay fees, failure to receive or refuse financial specified by the department or academic unit responsible for aid, giving notice to an instructor, or failure to attend class does the primary degree. The double major is only available in not constitute an official withdrawal from UMKC. B.A./B.A. or B.S./B.S. combinations. A double degree may be earned when a student completes Approval of Program Approval by the dean or designated representative of course a minimum of 150 hours, completing the general education schedule changes during advisement and registration does not and major requirements for each of two majors. Students who relieve students of the responsibility for satisfying all the earn a double degree will receive two diplomas simultaneously. degree requirements of UMKC. If the two degree programs are administered by different academic units, the general degree requirements and major Attendance requirements of both academic units must be completed. During their freshman year, students must attend class The B.A./M.D. and B.A./D.D.S. dual degree programs regularly. Attendance in the later years is left to the discretion have different requirements and are subject to separate of the individual instructor. Students, however, must give regulations. See the School of Medicine and the School of evidence to their instructors that their non-attendance is not Dentistry sections of this catalog. detrimental to the progress of the majority of the class members. An instructor may recommend at any time removal Changes in Degree Program Requirements of those students who, for any reason, have shown themselves The University of Missouri reserves the right at all times to to be a hindrance to the work of other members of the class. discontinue, modify or otherwise change its degree programs Students are responsible for familiarizing themselves with all when it determines it is in the best interest of the University. course requirements and assignments. Students have the following options: Absences due to illness may be reported to the academic unit if the absence is of extended length, or if the instructor 1. Students who enter as first-time freshmen or transfer requires a statement from the academic unit. Any notice sent to student may fulfill the degree requirements in effect at the instructors is for the purpose of information only and does not time of their original admission to their degree program, relieve students of any responsibility for completing work provided there has not been a lapse in attendance at missed during the absence. UMKC of more than one consecutive calendar year plus one term. Cancellation of Enrollment for Financial 2. Students accepted into any two-plus-two program Delinquency (between UMKC and a community college) may fulfill If students have failed to fulfill any financial obligations with the degree requirements in effect at the time of their the University, they may be removed from all coursework and original admission to the community college, provided no not permitted to be reinstated during that term. more than two years have elapsed since that original admission and enrollment has been continuous. Grading Options and Auditing 3. Students may fulfill degree requirements in effect at the Courses start of their senior year, provided that they have not had a lapse in attendance during the senior year at UMKC of Auditing a Course more than one consecutive calendar year plus one term. Students must obtain the consent of an instructor to audit a course. Courses that ordinarily may not be audited are studio
18 Undergraduate Academic Regulations and Information courses in art, performance courses in the Department of Grading Communication Studies and laboratory courses in the sciences. A student registered in a course for audit is expected to Grading Systems attend class. A student who is auditing a class may be The following is the grading and grade-point system at UMKC: administratively withdrawn from a course when, in the Letter Points per judgment of the instructor and on approval by the dean, the Grade Description Semester Hour attendance record justifies such action. A The highest grade 4.0 A- 3.7 Change from Audit to Credit B+ 3.3 Students may change course status from audit to credit during B Work of distinction 3.0 the first week of the term, provided they have approval of the B- 2.7 faculty and academic unit. This change must be initiated in the C+ 2.3 advising office of the appropriate academic unit and must be C Average work 2.0 completed in the UMKC Registration Office. C- 1.7 D+ 1.3 Change from Credit to Audit D Passing, but 1.0 Students may change their status in a course from credit to unsatisfactory audit any time prior to the end of the fourth week of any Fall or D- 0.7 Winter semester, or prior to the end of the second week of any F Failure without 0.0 Summer Session. This change must be initiated in the advising credit office and must be completed in the UMKC Registration NR Not Reported 0.0 Office. WF Withdrew failing 0.0 W Withdrew; no - Credit/No Credit Option academic assessment Sophomores, juniors and seniors in good standing may elect to I Incomplete - take one course per semester on a credit/no credit basis, AT Audit - designated as CR/NC. The credit/no credit option may not be CR Credit only - used for courses in the major nor the minor, or for courses NC No Credit - taken to fulfill the general degree requirements. Students may P Passing - not elect this option when they are repeating a course. S Satisfactory - The credit/no credit option must be elected at the time of In terms prior to and including 1985, any of the above grades initial registration for a term and cannot be changed might be preceded by an R indicating a repeated course. These subsequently. A grade of C- or better must be earned to earn grades are not included in either total hours or the grade-point credit; D and F grades receive no credit. Grades of CR or NC average. (Examples: RC, RD, RF.) Since 1985, all grades, do not earn grade points, and they do not affect the grade-point including those in repeated courses, are included in the GPA average. Courses elected on this option are subject to regular calculation. For the 1993 Fall Semester, UMKC began using academic regulations, including course load, withdrawal, etc. the plus/minus grading system for grades A, B, C, and D. The The credit/no credit option is not available for students grade of A+ is valid only for students in the School of Law. pursuing a bachelor of liberal arts degree. Grade-Point Average Academic Loads, Full- and Part-time The following minimum grade-point average policy applies to Status all undergraduate students: • Students must maintain a 2.0 GPA in their coursework at Normal Academic Load the University of Missouri. A normal academic load for undergraduate students during the • Academic units may impose additional grade-point Fall and Winter semesters is 15 credit hours. For Summer requirements. sessions, the normal load is 8 semester hours. • In general, the UM GPA is calculated by dividing the total Full-time Load grade points earned in courses on any UM campus by the Undergraduate students enrolled in 12 or more credit hours of total number of graded semester hours attempted. If a coursework are considered full-time students. For Summer course attempted within UM is repeated, the previous sessions, six or more hours constitute full-time enrollment. hours and grade point remain in the student’s GPA. The designation of full time is for academic purposes only and Courses taken credit/no credit, courses earning grades of does not apply to assessment of fees. S, P, I or AT, and courses transferred from non-University of Missouri institutions are not included in the UM GPA Overloads calculations. Undergraduate registration in more than 17 semester hours must be approved by the academic unit. For Summer sessions, Grade Reports approval is required for programs of 9 or more semester hours. Grade reports are made available to students after the end of Restricted Loads each term. Limitations on the size of academic load for which students Incomplete Grades register may be imposed by the dean or faculty adviser. An instructor may assign the grade of I (incomplete) to Students on probation generally are required to restrict their students who have been unable to complete the work of the academic programs to a minimal full-time load until they have course because of illness or serious reasons beyond their returned to good standing. control. An incomplete grade is appropriate only when enough work in the course has been completed for students to finish the remaining work without re-enrolling in the course or attending additional classes. The work must be completed
19 Undergraduate Academic Regulations and Information within one calendar year or the incomplete grade will of a community where they can work together and learn from automatically lapse to an F. each other. Honors students have created an Undergraduate Honors Club, which publishes a journal and engages in a wide Repeated Courses variety of special activities. When students repeat courses, the hours and grades for the first Students who successfully complete the Honors program attempt remain in their GPA calculations. After graduation, if a graduate with Honors or as Honors College Scholars. student repeats a course that was part of a degree earned at UMKC, it will not affect the GPA as of the date of graduation. The Dean’s List The appropriate school or College section of the catalog should At the end of each semester the names of full-time be consulted on the specific rules for course repeats. undergraduate students ranking in the upper 10 percent of their class for that term are announced and published on the Eligibility for Co-curricular Activities permanent roll known as the dean’s list. Students must Students in good standing at the University may participate in complete a minimum full-time program of 12 graded hours to any co-curricular activity offered by the University. For qualify for the dean’s list. The credit/no credit option may not co-curricular participation, good standing is defined as current be used as part of the 12 graded hours. The permanent credit enrollment in the University and not on academic academic records for qualifying students are annotated to probation. Individual student organizations (such as the reflect this distinction. Grade reports indicate students who are Student Government Association) or any state, regional or candidates for the dean’s list. national organization to which a student organization belongs (such as a national social fraternity) may impose additional Graduating With Distinction eligibility requirements that would be binding on student Students ranking in the upper 10 percent of their graduating participants or organizations. These requirements must be in class and meeting the academic standards prescribed by the accord with the University’s equal opportunity guidelines and faculty will graduate “with distinction.” must be nondiscriminatory with respect to race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, handicap or Vietnam veterans’ status Academic Actions (unless specifically exempted by law). The faculties of Academic Probation and Ineligibility individual academic units may impose special restrictions for Undergraduate degree-seeking students’ academic status is students applying for readmission. assessed at the end of every term, whether the student is full Student government officers and representatives must be time or part time for that term. A summer session is considered currently enrolled, have accumulated 12 hours of credit and the same as a semester for the purpose of the following maintained a minimum 2.0 GPA at UMKC before filing for regulations: office. Officers of social and special-interest groups must be enrolled for credit at UMKC and must maintain a 2.0 1. In general, students will be placed on academic probation minimum GPA during their terms of office. whenever their official UM GPA falls below 2.0 (C Academic Honesty average). Some academic units may have a higher The Board of Curators of the University of Missouri grade-point average requirement. First-time college recognizes that academic honesty is essential for the freshman admitted to UMKC on the basis of high school intellectual life of the University. Faculty members have a records, who have GPAs between 1.50 and 1.99 at the end special obligation to expect high standards of academic of the first semester of either full- or part-time study will honesty in all student work. Students have a special obligation be placed on academic warning. Students on academic to adhere to such standards. Academic dishonesty, including warning must achieve an overall 2.0 average by the end of cheating, plagiarism or sabotage, is adjudicated through the their second semester or be placed on regular probation. University of Missouri Student Conduct Code and Rules of After that, they would be subject to the regular probation Procedures in Student Conduct Matters. requirements. See the Appendices section of the catalog for a complete 2. Students on academic probation will be restored to good reading of these regulations. There are also academic honor standing whenever the UM GPA reaches 2.0 or that codes in the schools of pharmacy, dentistry, medicine and law. established by their academic units. 3. Students on academic probation must maintain the GPA Academic Honors required by their academic units during each subsequent semester or summer session while they are on probation. The Honors Program Otherwise they are ineligible to re-enroll without the The Honors Program admits undergraduates from the College approval of the academic unit. of Arts and Sciences, the Conservatory of Music, the School of 4. Students on academic probation must remove themselves Education, and the Henry W. Bloch School of Business and from probation within three successive semesters Public Administration. Freshmen are invited to join the (including the semester in which they originally were program if they are in the top 10 percent of their high school placed on probation). Otherwise they are ineligible to graduating class and rank in the top 10 percent on the ACT. In re-enroll without the approval of the academic unit. addition, those who complete the freshman and sophomore 5. Students are responsible for knowing their academic years with a cumulative average of 3.7 or above also are invited status by referring to the term grade reports and their to join, as are transfer students who have a 3.7 GPA or who are permanent transcript. enrolled in an Honors Program in another university. The Honors Program has special advising and several Petitions for Exception to Normal Academic types of classes. All are small and have more reading, writing and discussion than regular classes. There is a Senior Thesis Policy option that allows students to do a major project in their senior Students have a right to appeal administrative policies or year. The people in the program know each other and are part decisions with which they do not agree. Any such appeals, called Petitions for Exception, must be made in writing and
20 Undergraduate Academic Regulations and Information submitted to the appropriate authority in the college or school Written English Proficiency Test in which the student is registered. Candidates for all baccalaureate degrees must pass the UMKC Written English Proficiency Test before enrolling in required Academic Amnesty junior-level writing or writing intensive courses. Students who The academic amnesty policy gives students who did not register for the required junior-level course without first perform adequately in their undergraduate enrollment at passing the WEPT may be removed from enrollment or may UMKC a second chance to pursue their academic goals. not receive credit for the course. Amnesty applications are reviewed by a committee of faculty The WEPT is given twice each semester. The dates of the members. If an application is approved, a student may have all test appear regularly in the class schedule. Notification also is grades for the specified period of time taken out of the GPA posted and announced each semester prior to the test’s calculation. Students may apply for amnesty if: administration. Students who wish to take the test must register 1. They have not been enrolled at UMKC at any time during and obtain preparatory materials from the English Department the past two years. a few days prior to each test administration. 2. They apply for readmission at UMKC and apply for Students should take the test after completing the second academic amnesty at the time of the application for required English composition course and after completing 45 admission or (if already admitted) during the first hours of credit. Students who have not completed 45 hours will semester of re-enrollment. Amnesty will not be not be allowed to take the test. considered for students who are enrolling or are enrolled Junior-Senior Hours at schools other than UMKC. Undergraduate degree-seeking students are required to earn credit in at least 36 credit hours of coursework numbered 300 If approved, academic amnesty is implemented in the and above at UMKC. In the case of transfer credit, the following steps. coursework must be numbered as junior-senior level work by 1. Grades for all courses taken in the period of time for the transferring institution. which amnesty was requested will be marked. The Residence Requirements student may not choose specific courses to be marked, The final 30 consecutive credit hours of coursework must be leaving others unmarked. taken at UMKC. Students must be registered in the College or 2. The original grade will remain on the student’s record, but school in which the degree is awarded. In “Completion will be marked by an “X” preceding the grade. These Programs” at another institution, the final 30 hours prior to hours and grades will remain on the transcript, but will enrollment at the completion program institution must be taken not count toward cumulative hours or GPA, and they at UMKC. cannot be used to fulfill any degree requirements, regardless of the original grade. General Course Requirements 3. A statement such as (but not limited to) “Grades granted The individual academic unit sections of the catalog are the amnesty by faculty committee action” will appear on the official sources of details on the general course requirements student’s transcript for each term granted amnesty. pertinent to the different degrees. 4. The change to the transcript will be made after the fourth Application for Graduation week of classes in the term for which the student Written application for an undergraduate or first-level re-enrolls. If the student then withdraws before grades are professional degree should be filed before the start of the final awarded at the end of that term, the original grades for 30 credit hours of coursework. The application should be made which amnesty was awarded will be restored and amnesty to the UMKC Records Office, except in case of the schools of canceled. dentistry and law, where application is filed with the dean of 5. The student will be able to receive amnesty only one time the appropriate school. For graduation in that term, the (for one or multiple terms) at UMKC. application must be filed no later than the deadline date published each term in the UMKC Schedule of Classes. General Graduation Requirements Time Limit on Degree Credit Minimum Hours Credit over 15 years old at the time of application for The general minimum UMKC requirement, in credit hours of graduation may not be counted toward the fulfillment of an acceptable college work for an undergraduate degree, is 120 undergraduate field of study or concentration unless validated credit hours (150 for a double degree). However, a number of to the satisfaction of the department or school/college. undergraduate and first-level professional degrees have higher minimum requirements as indicated in the specific school’s Transcripts section of the catalog. A minimum of 30 hours must be earned Official transcripts are issued only to other educational at UMKC, regardless of the number and level of hours earned institutions, employers, state departments of education and at another institution. similar agencies. As provided in federal law, transcripts are issued only at the written request or authorization of students. Assessment Requirements Students may secure a transcript of their UMKC permanent The University of Missouri Board of Curators, other state academic records from the UMKC Records Office. The entities, and the national college accrediting agency require the transcripts bear the official University seal and the signature of University assess the effectiveness of academic programs. All the registrar, but they are stamped “Issued to Student.” Partial undergraduate students must take a test of general education transcripts of permanent academic records are not issued. No and complete a major field assessment prior to being granted a transcript may be issued to, or for students, who are indebted baccalaureate degree. Graduation depends on completion of to the University until the debt has been cleared. assessment requirements.
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Student Records UMKC complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, which provides guidelines on storage and releasing of student and former student records. Information in student records is considered confidential between the individual and the University, and will not be released to a third party without the written consent of the student. (For a detailed explanation, see Policy on Student Records in the Appendices.) Certain information about currently enrolled students is considered directory information: name, local and permanent address, local and permanent telephone numbers, date and place of birth, major field of study, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height of members of athletic teams, dates of attendance, degrees and awards received, and the most recent previous educational institution attended. Unless a written request is made to restrict release of information, all students will be listed by name with local address and telephone number in an electronic or printed student directory. The request to restrict information may be made either by letter and mailed to the Office of Registration and Records, or by filling out the printed form in the Schedule of Classes and returning it to the Registrar’s Office by the end of the second week of a regular term (Fall or Winter) or the first week of a Summer Session. If release of information is restricted, a student’s name will be excluded from student directories and no information will be released without written consent. The only exception to this rule is the assumption that students will want their names to appear in the commencement program at the appropriate time. Study Abroad The Office of International Academic Programs serves as a resource for UMKC students who would like to participate in study abroad and international internship opportunities. The Office provides guidance and information on study abroad options and oversees UMKC’s cooperative student exchange programs with colleges and universities in several countries. IAP also administers or has information about a number of scholarship programs for international study, including major scholarship programs such as the Fulbright, Marshall and Rhodes competitions. Students interested in studying abroad at some point during their academic coursework should contact the IAP staff for assistance in planning their international program. In addition, any student accepted into a study abroad program must complete the necessary documents related to international programs, which the office will supply during the pre-departure orientations. As outlined in the Guidelines for University of Missouri-Sponsored Study Abroad Programs, it is UMKC’s policy that students must complete an Assumption of Risk and Release form, as well as other documents, before beginning a study abroad program. Students are invited to visit the IAP office, located on the first floor at 5325 Rockhill Road. Students wishing to meet with a staff member for assistance with an international program, scholarships, or other inquiries, are asked to call for an appointment, at (816) 235-5759. For additional information, please see our web site at http://www.umkc.edu/international.
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General Graduate Academic Graduate Study Application Procedure In general, applications for admission to graduate study should Regulations and Information be obtained from and returned to the Admissions office, 120 Administrative Center, 5115 Oak Street. The phone number is School of Graduate Studies (816) 235-1111. 300F Administrative Center 5115 Oak The specific mailing address: Office of Admissions, (816) 235-1161 University of Missouri-Kansas City, 120 Administrative [email protected] Center, 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499. http://www.umkc.edu/sgs Because some academic units have special application packets, applicants requesting application materials should be Vice Provost for Research and Dean: sure to specify the program to which they plan to apply. Ronald A. MacQuarrie Admission to a degree program is subject to the Associate Dean: recommendations of the graduate faculty in the degree Patricia Adamson Hovis program area and the dean of the academic unit in which the program is offered. Graduate admission decisions by the Mission and Administrative Organization of academic dean or his or her designated representative are final. Graduate Education Applicants must submit an official transcript from the UMKC currently offers more than 50 graduate degrees at the school where their bachelor’s degrees were obtained. Unless master’s, educational specialist, and doctoral levels, plus a the transcript of the degree-granting institution includes the number of graduate certificates. Graduate students represent complete record of undergraduate work taken at all other about 26 percent of the total campus enrollment. In fall, 2000, schools, an official transcript from each of the other institutions 61 percent of the graduate population at UMKC were women, also must be supplied. In addition, applicants must submit an 13 percent were members of an ethnic minority, and 17 percent official transcript from each school where other coursework were international students. Nearly 30 percent of the graduate has been taken or degrees have been obtained after the students were enrolled on a full-time basis (nine or more credit bachelor’s degree. All credentials submitted in support of the hours per term). The average age of the graduate student application for admission become UMKC property and will population was 35. not be returned to students, nor will UMKC release copies of The Graduate Council, representing a cross section of such credentials to a third party. campus graduate faculty, sets policy, establishes minimum The graduate degree programs at UMKC have varying graduate education standards, and monitors the quality of schedules for receiving, reviewing, and acting on applications graduate education at UMKC. The graduate faculty in the for admission. Before applying, applicants should contact the various graduate degree programs may set standards that are principal graduate adviser or graduate officer for the chosen more stringent than the minimums outlined in this catalog degree to determine program-specific deadlines. Lists of the section, and in such case, the program standards take names of the current graduate officers and principal graduate prevalence over the campus-wide minimum regulations. The advisers are available, on request, from the School of Graduate School of Graduate Studies is responsible for monitoring Studies. compliance to the campuswide minimum graduate academic International graduate applicants should refer to regulations, provides leadership and coordination of all International Graduate Student Applicant and Student graduate programs, and serves as the academic home for Information later in this section. students admitted to the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. Information on the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program may be Graduate Academic Regulations found in the School of Graduate Studies section of this catalog. The minimum academic regulations and degree requirements for graduate study at UMKC, as outlined in the subsections Admission Policies and Procedures that follow, have been determined by the UMKC graduate Graduate admission committees in each academic unit review faculty through representation on the Graduate Council and the applications and make recommendations for admission. Committee of Graduate Officers, and apply to all graduate Applicants must satisfy both the general campus requirements programs. Individual schools and departments may adopt and the program-specific admission criteria for graduate study. additional and more stringent requirements for admission, The minimum general requirements follow. retention and degrees that take priority over these minimum Graduate Admission Requirements regulations. These additional requirements are detailed under The following are minimum requirements for admission to the various fields of study in this catalog. graduate study in all UMKC graduate programs except the Academic Loads combined R.N. to M.S.N. option in the School of Nursing: Full-Time Academic Load Definition for Graduate 1. A bachelor’s or first-level professional degree from a Students without Assistantship Appointments regionally accredited institution. Graduate students enrolled in nine or more credits during a 2. A satisfactory academic record. regular semester or five credits during a summer session are considered full-time students. All students registered for fewer For program-specific requirements, applicants should consult than those specified totals are classified as part-time students, the pertinent degree program listing in this catalog. unless they hold a teaching or research appointment at UMKC. Many UMKC graduate degree programs require This designation of full time is for academic purposes only and satisfactory scores from either the Graduate Record does not apply to assessment of fees or degree program Examination (general and/or subject tests), the Miller residency requirements. Analogies Test, or the Graduate Management Admissions Test. Test applications and information can be obtained from the Full-Time Academic Loads for Graduate Teaching and UMKC Counseling and Testing Center (816) 235-1635, or by Graduate Research Assistants (GTAs/GRAs) writing the Educational Testing Service, P.O. Box 6004, Full-time enrollment for students holding Graduate Teaching Princeton, NJ 08541-6004. Assistant or Graduate Research Assistant appointments is six
23 General Graduate Academic Regulations and Information hours in a regular semester or three hours in a summer session. To be eligible for certification of half-time status as a graduate GTAs/GRAs are expected to make normal progress toward student by the Registrar’s Office, a graduate student must meet their degrees and should enroll in a minimum of six hours of at least one of the following conditions: credit per semester (three credits in the summer session). • Enrollment in five credit hours, or However, GTA/GRA appointees who have completed all • Half-time (.5 FTE) GTA or GRA appointment and required coursework for the degree and who are working full enrollment in three credit hours, or time on research need only enroll for the minimum of three • Quarter-time (.25 FTE) GTA or GRA appointment and credits. Note that this policy in no way alters the residency enrollment in five credit hours. requirements and criteria for doctoral degrees. Further, Special Cases and Limitations on Registrar’s Certification to international students holding GTA/GRA appointments also Lending/Funding Agencies: must abide by requirements of the U.S. Immigration Service • Ph.D. or D.M.A. students who have not taken and passed and thus should consult the international student adviser before their doctoral comprehensive examinations and who do reducing their course loads. not meet one of the other enrollment qualifications for Special Cases: Requests for GTA/GRA Appointments certification may petition the principal graduate adviser in Greater than Half Time and Requests for Exemption from their academic unit for special consideration. If, based on Social Security Withholding for GTAs/GRAs a review of the student’s petition, the principal graduate GTA/GRA appointments are normally restricted to no more adviser believes there is sufficient reason for certifying the than 20 hours per week (.5 full-time employee). Requests for student for full-time or half-time status, the principal GTA/GRA appointments greater than .5 FTE must be graduate adviser may submit a request to the Registrar’s submitted to the School of Graduate Studies prior to the Office. beginning of the appointment and must be accompanied by a • Master’s/Educational-Specialist students not qualifying statement from the student’s major adviser that the additional for certification under one of the categories listed above work load will neither place the student at risk academically may petition the principal graduate adviser in their nor impede the student’s academic progress. academic unit for special consideration. If, based on a Graduate Students holding GTA/GRA appointments are review of the student’s petition, the principal graduate automatically exempt from Social Security Withholding Tax as adviser believes there is sufficient reason for certifying the long as they are enrolled in at least six credit hours. If the student for full-time or half-time status, the principal student’s enrollment falls below six credit hours, the student’s graduate adviser may submit a request to the Registrar’s academic unit may certify his or her eligibility for continued Office. Master’s/Educational-Specialist students may be exemption for one of the following two reasons: (1) the GRA granted only one semester of exception, that being the is a doctoral student working in a research laboratory as a final semester before graduation. component of his or her educational requirement and is • Work to satisfy an incomplete grade or grades from a enrolled in the minimum number of research hours required for previous term or terms does not multiply the credit hours doctoral students who have passed comprehensive from the work. Therefore, a class may be used only in examinations, or (2) the GTA or GRA is a graduate student status calculation for one term. Since the hours are used in enrolled in fewer than six credit hours because it is the status calculation during the original term of enrollment, student’s exit semester. that is the only term that the hours may be counted. Certification forms are available in the School of Graduate • Status may not be calculated nor certified for future terms. Studies office. The form requires signatures from the student’s major adviser and the principal graduate adviser of the Enrollment student’s academic unit. After these individuals have signed Changes of Enrollment the form, it must be sent to the School of Graduate Studies for Information given in this section reflects minimum campus recommendation. The School of Graduate Studies forwards the standards for graduate students’ changes of enrollment. completed request to the Payroll Office for final action on the Because each academic unit has the prerogative to set more request. stringent rules, students should consult the principal graduate Restricted Academic Loads adviser or graduate officer in their major area of study for unit Limitation on the size of the academic load for which graduate or discipline-specific rules. All changes in enrollment by students can register might be imposed by the dean or faculty graduate students must be initiated in the office of the principal adviser. Generally, students on probation are required to graduate adviser (Arts and Sciences) or graduate officer of the restrict the academic program to a minimum full-time load respective unit and completed in the Registration Office. until they have returned to good standing. Additions: Students who want to enroll in an additional course may do so during the first week of the term provided Interpretation of Full-Time and Half-Time Status of they have the approval of the faculty adviser. Course additions Graduate Students for Purposes of Certification to or late enrollments after the first week of the term are not Lending/Funding Agencies generally allowed. To be eligible for certification of full-time status as a graduate Withdrawals: Graduate students may withdraw from a student by the Registrar’s Office, a graduate student must meet course at any time prior to the first day of the final examination at least one of the following conditions: period, provided the permission of the faculty adviser has been • Enrollment in nine credit hours, or obtained and notification to the instructor has been made. • Half-time (.5 FTE) GTA or GRA appointment and However, after the mid-term, students will be academically enrollment in six or more hours, or assessed. If failing at the time of withdrawal, students will be • Quarter-time (.25 FTE) GTA or GRA appointment and graded “WF” (withdrawn failing). [Note: Individual academic enrollment in seven hours, or units may have earlier deadlines for withdrawal.] • Ph.D. and D.M.A. candidates who have passed their Change from Audit to Credit: Graduate students may doctoral comprehensive examinations and are enrolled in change status in a course from audit to credit during the first one hour (not to exceed six semesters of certification week of the term, provided they have the approval of the under this category). faculty adviser and have notified the course instructor.
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Change from Credit to Audit: Graduate students may Degree-Seeking and Non-Degree-Seeking Graduate Student change status in a course from credit to audit any time prior to Classifications: the final examination period, provided they have the consent of Students admitted to any of the graduate classifications the course instructor and the approval of the faculty adviser. (whether degree seeking or non-degree seeking) will be [Note: Individual academic units may have earlier deadlines enrolled automatically for graduate credit in courses numbered and may have program-specific restrictions on re-taking 300-499 unless they indicate on their enrollment forms that audited courses for credit.] they do not want graduate credit for the course or the instructor Withdrawal for Financial Delinquency: If students fail specifies the course may only be taken for undergraduate to fulfill financial obligations with the University after adequate credit. Courses numbered 299 and below may not be taken for notice, withdrawal from all courses during that term will result. graduate credit, are not calculated in a student’s graduate Enrollment/Readmission Policy grade-point average, and cannot be included as credit courses Until the time they have completed all coursework on their on a graduate student’s program of study. approved programs of study, graduate students in good The following six admissions categories are used for standing who have not enrolled for only one semester may degree-seeking graduate students at UMKC: re-enroll without applying for readmission. Students who 1. Regular Master’s Degree Seeking - (Code 6) attend other schools in the interim must submit transcripts of Degree-seeking graduate students admitted to a master’s such work from each institution attended. Graduate students degree program without reservation. are considered “inactive” after a lapse of two or more regular 2. Conditional Master’s Degree Seeking - (Code 6-V). semesters of enrollment. Subsequently, inactive graduate Degree-seeking graduate students admitted to a students who want to continue, must follow the same master’s-level degree program who have not yet fulfilled admission procedures as those required for new applicants. all admissions requirements specified by the academic After a lapse of three or more terms, graduate students will unit responsible for the degree program. re-enter under requirements in effect at the time of 3. Regular Educational-Specialist Degree Seeking - (Code readmission. 7). Degree-seeking graduate students admitted to an Continuous Graduate Enrollment Requirement Educational-Specialist degree program in the School of After completing all courses included in the planned programs Education without reservation. or plans of study for the degrees, all degree-seeking graduate 4. Conditional Educational-Specialist Degree Seeking - students must remain continuously enrolled in each regular (Code 7-V). Degree-seeking graduate students admitted to semester up to and including the semester in which their an Educational-Specialist degree program who have not degrees are awarded. This requirement applies also to the yet fulfilled all admissions requirements specified by the summer term for students whose degrees are being awarded at School of Education. the end of a summer term. This continuous enrollment must be 5. Regular Doctoral Degree Seeking - (Code 8). for a minimum of one-hour credit in research and thesis, Degree-seeking graduate students admitted to a doctoral research and dissertation, or other work designated by the degree program (Ph.D. or D.M.A.) without reservation. department or school. When no suitable credit registration is 6. Conditional Doctoral Degree Seeking - (Code 8-V). available, or when students have previously enrolled in at least Degree-seeking graduate students admitted to a Ph.D. or the minimum number of 599 (thesis) or 699 (dissertation) or D.M.A. program who have not yet fulfilled all admission equivalent credits required on their programs or plans of study, requirements specified by the academic unit responsible students may fulfill the continuous enrollment requirement by for the degree program. registration in continuous graduate enrollment (899) for zero credit hours. Interruption of continuous registration due to Full admission of code 6-V, 7-V, and 8-V students to a degree failure to comply with the above will result in the need for program and appropriate reclassification are subject to readmission under requirements then in effect. Academic units students’ removal of deficiencies and approval of satisfactory may require retroactive enrollment as a condition of performance. readmission. Admission to graduate study and to a particular degree Continuous Graduate Enrollment (899): Courses program is no guarantee that students will be advanced to designated as 899, Continuous Graduate Enrollment are candidacy or granted a higher degree. All candidates are charged at the rate established for one credit hour. expected to perform at a consistently high level and to satisfy Registration, by mail or in person, must be completed by the all the requirements for the degree. The final determination, as end of the first week of a regular semester or of a summer to whether or not a student will be recommended for a session. Students may obtain a reference number for 899 from graduate degree, is made by the graduate faculty in the field or the Registration and Records office. fields concerned. The graduate faculty reserves the right to deal with exceptional cases on individual merit. Enrollment Classifications Degree-seeking graduate students who plan to change Post-Baccalaureate, Non-Graduate Student Classification: their field of study must reapply for admission and be regularly Students who have earned a baccalaureate degree and who are admitted to the desired graduate program in the new seeking only additional undergraduate courses may be department or school. admitted under a post-baccalaureate (code 4-E) classification. The following three admissions categories are used for Students in this classification are restricted to enrollment in non-degree-seeking graduate students: courses numbered 499 and below and may not take any courses for graduate credit. Courses taken while classified as a code 1. Non-Regular Graduate - Continuing Education, 4-E student may not be included for credit on a graduate Non-Degree-Seeking Student - (Code 6-H). Students degree program at a later date. Code 4-E students desiring to taking courses for graduate credit through the Divisions of be reclassified as graduate students for a future term must Continuing Education. It should be noted that admission reapply for and be regularly admitted to the graduate programs to this category (generally through self-certification) does in which they want to seek advanced degrees. not constitute regular admission to a graduate program at UMKC. However, upon the recommendation of the
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adviser and the approval of the graduate officer, a limited all graduate students. Petitions must be in writing and include number of graduate credit courses (normally no more than (1) the reason for requesting the exception and a detailed six credit hours) taken by such students may be applied to justification from the student, (2) recommendation for action individual degree programs after students have been by the appropriate graduate officer, (3) recommendation for regularly admitted to do graduate study (see Application action by the department or division chair (if applicable), and for Graduate Study above). (4) recommendation for action by the appropriate dean or 2. Visiting Graduate Student - (Code 6-C). Students who program director. The graduate dean or graduate dean’s have been properly certified as graduate students at an designated representative will review the petition and related accredited institution, other than UMKC, and have documentation and render a decision which will be permission to enroll in specific courses (including communicated in writing to the academic dean or director, the 500-level courses) at UMKC. Note: Students who have graduate officer, the student, and the registrar. previously been enrolled in a UMKC graduate program Program-Specific Exceptions must have been in good academic standing at the time of Petitions for exception to a program-specific academic their last UMKC graduate enrollment in order to take regulation are handled within the academic unit where the graduate courses as a visiting graduate student. degree program resides. A graduate student who has petitioned 3. Graduate Special Non-Degree Seeking - (Code 6-G). This the academic unit for an exception to a program-specific classification is used for two categories of students: academic regulation and whose petition has been denied may (1)community access, non-degree-seeking students appeal the decision to the dean of the School of Graduate wanting access to graduate level courses not available Studies if all other remedies open to the appellant have been through continuing education, and (2) potential graduate exhausted at the department and college, school or program applicants, not meeting requirements for conditional level. Appeal to the dean of the School of Graduate Studies admission and wanting to take graduate-level courses in must be made in writing within fourteen (14) consecutive days order to qualify for admission. The following restrictions from the date the student has received the written notice of the apply to 6-G Classification Graduate Students: petition decision. The dean of the School of Graduate Studies • Students apply to the academic unit, if declared. If shall investigate the case and take appropriate action in a timely undeclared, students are admitted as undeclared manner. The decision of the graduate dean, as the chancellor’s graduate students in the College of Arts and designated representative in such cases, is final and will be Sciences. communicated in writing to the student, the graduate officer, • All graduate academic regulations apply. and the academic dean or director, and the registrar. • Students must have a baccalaureate degree prior to admission. Graduate Courses and Grading Policies • Students are subject to the campus graduate Course Designations academic probation and ineligibility policies. In general, courses numbered 500 and above are open only to • Students with a 6-G classification are not eligible for regularly admitted graduate and Ph.D. students. financial aid. Courses numbered 300 to 499 are upper division junior- • International students may not be issued I-20 forms and senior-level courses. Graduate students who enroll in such for admission under a 6-G classification. courses have the option of designating them, at the time of • International students considered under the 6-G classification must meet the University standards for enrollment, as being “not for graduate credit.” If the student evidence of English proficiency. chooses this option, the grade will not be included in the • Students admitted under this classification must student’s graduate grade-point average and the course may not reapply to the academic unit and be admitted to a be included on the graduate or Ph.D. program/plan of study graduate degree program in order to be changed to and will not count toward a graduate degree. In order for a degree-seeking status. 300- or 400-level course to be accepted for graduate credit, • At the discretion of a department or area, the students will be expected to do supplementary work (additional graduate-level courses completed with a grade of B reading, projects, papers, contact hours with instructor) and to (3.0) or better while classified as a 6-G student may demonstrate graduate-level competency and achievement in the be applied toward a graduate degree in that subject; and the students must take the course for graduate department or area. Of the courses listed on a credit and complete it with a grade of B- (2.7) or better. The degree, no more than 12 semester credit hours may total number of acceptable 300- to 400-level courses to be have been completed while enrolled as a 6-G applied toward requirements for a graduate degree may not student. exceed 40 percent of the total number of courses applied toward graduate or non-interdisciplinary doctoral-degree All non-degree-seeking graduate students (6-C, 6-G, and 6-H) requirements or one-third of the total number of courses on the wishing to enter a degree program must reapply for and be approved Interdisciplinary Ph.D. plan of study. regularly admitted to the department or school from which they Courses at the 100 and 200 level are not available for want to receive an advanced degree. graduate credit and may not be applied toward the number of hours required for a graduate degree. Exceptions to Academic Regulations Courses numbered 580-589 are generally reserved for Campuswide Exceptions seminars, workshops and special topics. Consult individual Petitions for an exception to a campuswide graduate academic degree programs for possible restrictions on such offerings. regulation must originate with the student and be processed The course numbers 590-598 are usually reserved for through the graduate officer and dean or program director in non-thesis research, directed studies, and readings. Courses charge of the student’s graduate degree program to the dean of numbered 599 are restricted to research leading to a thesis. the School of Graduate Studies. The dean of the School of Considering this numbering system, no more than 40 percent Graduate Studies, or the graduate dean’s designated of courses numbered 590-599, or other courses which fall in representative, are the only persons with the authority to grant the categories listed above for that course number range, may an exception to the graduate academic regulations that apply to
26 General Graduate Academic Regulations and Information be applied to a graduate degree program of study, with the Requests by students who meet all the requirements stated exception of Interdisciplinary Ph.D. study. above will be approved by the dean of the School of Graduate Courses numbered 695-699 are restricted to research Studies or the dean’s designated representative. In exceptional leading to a dissertation. Continuous-Graduate Enrollment is cases, students who do not meet the requirements stated above numbered 899. Note: The numbering of graduate courses in may present a petition to the dean of the School of Graduate the School of Dentistry differs from the system described Studies. Such petitions must be presented to the School of above. Graduate Studies no later than four weeks before the beginning Course Restrictions of the term for which enrollment is sought. Students who do not meet the above criteria but who Policy on Admission of Undergraduates to Graduate-Level register for a graduate-level course will be withdrawn Courses: administratively from the course. Fees paid for the course will In addition to regularly admitted graduate students, seniors be refunded. who meet the requirements below and who have obtained the necessary approvals and received permission from the School Graduate-Credit, Continuing-Education Courses: of Graduate Studies, may enroll in a limited number of courses Graduate-credit courses are offered on an irregular basis at numbered in the 500 series and above, or may enroll in both off-campus and on-campus locations through the Division appropriate 300- and 400-level courses for graduate credit. of Continuing Education, in conjunction with the various instructional divisions. Minimum requirements: Students may enroll in such courses and earn graduate • Seniors within 12 credits of graduation who have a 3.0 credit without being regularly admitted to a graduate program. (B) GPA or better in their college work, or However, application of such credits toward an advanced • Seniors within 30 credits of graduation who have a 3.5 degree can be determined only after students have been GPA in their college work. regularly admitted to graduate study. Such application depends upon the acceptance of students and the course by the To request permission to take a graduate-level course, the respective department or division offering the degree. Students senior must: are responsible for determining whether these credits will 1. Obtain a request to take graduate level course form and an satisfy the requirements of their particular educational goals advising transcript from the Registrar’s Office. (Forms are and should make such determination before registering for the also available on-line at www.umkc.edu/sgs.) course. 2. Fill out the request to take graduate level course form, Grading System attach a copy of the advising transcript to the form, and The grading system and points per semester hour are as seek written approval on the form from the course follows: instructor, the dean or director of the academic unit in A the highest grade 4.0 which the requested course is offered, and the student’s B work of distinction 3.0 undergraduate adviser. C average work 2.0 3. Once the above steps have been completed, submit the D passing but unsatisfactory 1.0 form to the School of Graduate Studies for final approval. F failure without credit 0 This last step should occur no later than four weeks before CR course taken for credit only 0 regular registration. NC course taken for credit only in which This policy does not apply to 500-level courses in the School of unsatisfactory work is done 0 Business and Public Administration that are open exclusively W withdrawn passing 0 to graduate students. However, Bloch School seniors within 12 WF withdrawn failing 0 hours of graduation may begin work on the Master of Science in Accounting degree if pre-approved by the Division of UMKC uses the “Plus/Minus” grading system for grades A, B, Accountancy. These students must (1) be in their final semester C, and D. A plus sign (+) following a letter grade adds 0.3 of undergraduate work; (2) have a 3.25 or better grade-point quality points per credit hour. A minus sign (-) following a average; and (3) have an acceptable score on the GMAT exam. letter grade subtracts 0.3 quality points per credit hour. This procedure is intended to allow a degree of flexibility Assigning a plus or minus to a letter grade is the option of the in planning the academic programs of degree-seeking seniors course instructor. who clearly have shown academic merit and plan to pursue advanced study after graduation. This option is not available Incomplete Grades for post-baccalaureate students (classification 4-E). An instructor may give a grade of incomplete (I) to students In all cases, eligible students may enroll in no more than who have been unable to complete the work of the course six credits of graduate-level courses or courses for graduate because of illness or other valid reasons beyond their control. credit through this procedure. In addition, first-semester Students who receive an incomplete (I) must complete the seniors who enroll in graduate-level courses are limited to a required work within one calendar year to avoid an F (failure total enrollment of no more than 15 credits for the semester. without credit). The instructor may specify a lesser completion Graduate-level courses (500 and above) are to be selected from period. A grade of incomplete (I) is only appropriate when those courses generally offered to first-semester or first-year enough work in the course has been completed that the student graduate students. Courses such as special topics, individual can finish the remaining work without re-enrolling in the studies, and directed research that are designed for advanced course in question or attending additional classes. In other graduate students are not eligible under these provisions. instances, students should withdraw. Students cannot re-enroll Students may petition that the courses be taken for in a course for which an incomplete (I) remains on the record. graduate credit or undergraduate credit. Credit may be applied The above policy is exclusive of those courses which are toward requirements either for a graduate or a bachelor’s considered directed individual studies, internships, special degree, but not both. topics, practicums, research and thesis, and research and dissertation courses. Because completion of such courses will
27 General Graduate Academic Regulations and Information quite often span several terms, incomplete grades assigned in Ineligibility due to unsatisfactory progress or performance such courses will not automatically lapse to an “F” grade after When a department or school or Interdisciplinary Ph.D. one calendar year, but will adhere to the completion period supervisory committee, irrespective of a student’s grade-point specified by the instructor. average, considers a graduate student’s performance to be Policy on Repeated Graduate-Credit Courses unsatisfactory, that department, school or committee may Whenever students repeat a graduate-credit course, they must recommend to the dean or director of the academic unit in submit a course repeat form to the Registration and Records which the student’s degree is housed that the student be Office no later than the fourth week of the term. Students reclassified or declared ineligible for further study. The dean or seeking graduate degrees are limited to repeating no more than director reviews the recommendation and conveys a decision to 20 percent of the credits applicable toward a graduate degree. the respective faculty group and to the registrar, who then If approved by the school or department or Interdisciplinary notifies the student of the action. Ph.D. supervisory committee, students may repeat a course Students who have been declared ineligible due to once to improve the grade-point average or satisfy the program unsatisfactory progress or performance may appeal such requirements. The second grade received will be used to decisions to the dean of the School of Graduate Studies, as calculate the grade-point average that will be used in satisfying designee of the chancellor. This appeal must be made in degree requirements. writing within fourteen (14) consecutive days after receipt of the registrar’s notification to the student of the decision. The Requirements for Retention dean of the School of Graduate Studies shall review the full Graduate Probation Policy record of the case and the appeal document. Graduate students, regardless of classification, must maintain a The decision of the graduate dean, as the chancellor’s 3.0 (B) grade-point average in all coursework taken for designated representative in such cases, is final and will be graduate credit at UMKC and must meet any additional communicated in writing to the student, the graduate faculty academic requirements imposed by the school, department or review group(s), the academic dean or director, and the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. discipline. Students are responsible for registrar. keeping apprised of their academic status by referral to the Requirements for Graduation term grade reports and to the permanent academic record on file in the UMKC Registration and Records Office. Program of Study Whenever the cumulative GPA for UMKC courses taken Graduate education is intended to answer the personal needs of for graduate credit by a graduate student of any classification students and the special needs of society that are not satisfied falls below 3.0, the student’s status for the next term becomes: through undergraduate training. Graduate degrees indicate that “On Probation - See principal graduate adviser.” the holders have sufficiently mastered a program in a particular [Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students will be directed to consult field to pursue creative projects in that specialty. The degrees their interim adviser or research adviser.] The principal are awarded for completion of a coherent program – graduate adviser, interim adviser, or research adviser will formalized as the program or plan of study – designed to review the student’s progress and provide counsel, and the assure the mastery of specified knowledge and skills. Forms following conditions apply: for specifying individual programs or plans of study are A graduate student on probation who is not restored to available from the principal graduate adviser (Arts and good academic standing by the end of two successive regular Sciences) or graduate officer of the academic unit. semesters following the term in which the cumulative GPA fell Students may elect to fulfill either the degree requirements below 3.0 will be declared ineligible to re-enroll. in effect at the time of their original admission (provided there While on probation, a graduate student must achieve a 3.0 has not been a lapse in attendance at UMKC of more than two term GPA in order to enroll for the ensuing term. consecutive terms) or the degree requirements in effect at the A graduate student on probation will not be restored to time of advisement into a planned graduate program of study. good standing until a cumulative graduate-credit GPA of at No course at the 300 or 400-level taken on a credit/no least 3.0 is achieved. credit basis, and no 300 or 400-level course with a grade below Ineligibility for Further Graduate Study B- (2.7), and no 500-level or above course with a grade below C (2.0), will count toward any advanced degree program. Ineligibility following academic probation Additionally, 80 percent of the credits for the degree must be In the case of ineligibility following academic probation, the passed with a grade of B (3.0) or better. Students admitted to graduate student may present a petition to the principal the combined JD/MBA program must receive grades of B or graduate adviser of the student’s academic program to be better in 80% of Bloch School courses. Due to differing re-enrolled. Petitions will be reviewed by the graduate faculty grading standards,the transferred law hours are not included in responsible for the student’s degree program. That graduate the 80% calculation. Degree programs may have requirements faculty will make written recommendation to the appropriate which are more stringent. If so, the program requirement takes administrative levels within that academic unit on approval or precedence over the campus minimums. denial of the petition. The approval or denial action may include: Thesis and Dissertation Preparation and Approval Process Formatting regulations: Some master’s degree programs have • Approval for further graduate study in student’s current a thesis requirement and a number have a thesis option. All field of study and in the same classification but on a Ph.D. degree programs at UMKC require a dissertation. The restricted probation basis (as defined in written contract) School of Graduate Studies, guided by the Graduate Officers • Approval for further graduate study in student’s current Committee, establishes the format regulations for theses and field of study in a different student classification and on a dissertations (T/Ds) at UMKC. Degree candidates are restricted basis responsible for familiarizing themselves with and adhering to • Denial for further graduate study in student’s current field the standards of the latest edition of the “Manual for Writers of but approval for undergraduate study only Term Papers, Theses and Dissertations,” edited by Kate • Denial for further study, either graduate or undergraduate, Turabian. They must also become familiar with the special in student’s current field of study
28 General Graduate Academic Regulations and Information format regulations for title page, abstract format and length, School of Graduate Studies office in the Administrative Center approval page, order of manuscript sections, paper, page (5115 Oak Street)and on-line at umkc.edu/sgs/forms. numbering, heading levels, margins, and type style and size School of Graduate Studies review and certification of which are outlined in the “University of Missouri-Kansas City acceptance of T/Ds: The deadline for submitting the T/D to the Guide to Formatting Theses and Dissertations,” which is School of Graduate Studies for certification of acceptance is available on-line at UMKC.edu/sgs/. Bibliographic references printed in the calendar section of the schedule of classes for must follow Turabian guidelines unless the student’s academic each term. The actual date varies, but it is approximately six program has an alternate bibliographic reference format weeks before the end of the fall or winter semester and four approved by, and on file with, the School of Graduate Studies weeks before the end of the summer term. Prior to the office. Candidates should check with the principal graduate published deadline for the term in which the degree candidates adviser in their respective academic units to determine the expect to graduate, they must present the following to the approved bibliographic reference format standard for their School of Graduate Studies office: degree programs. Any variances from the standards outlined in • One unbound copy of the T/D in final form, but not the “University of Missouri-Kansas City Guide to Formatting printed on archival quality, acid-free paper Theses and Dissertations,” Turabian, and discipline-approved • The signed Preliminary Approval of T/D by Supervisory bibliographic reference styles must be requested in writing and Committee form approved in advance by the dean of the School of Graduate • A completed Readers’ Report from each member of the Studies. A copy of the dean’s official letter authorizing candidate’s supervisory committee exceptions to formatting standards must be included as an T/Ds will normally not be accepted for review for graduation appendix to the T/D. during the current term unless they are received in the School The School of Graduate Studies provides formatting of Graduate Studies by the published deadline. In the School of workshops at the beginning of each fall and winter semester. In Graduate Studies, the T/D is reviewed by a Thesis/Dissertation addition, degree candidates may schedule individual Formatting Assistant for conformity to the campus formatting conferences with the school’s T/D Formatting Specialist during standards and by the graduate dean for quality of content. The the first four weeks of the fall or winter semester and the first School of Graduate Studies’ review process generally takes two weeks of the summer term to make sure they have from two to four weeks. If the T/D has significant formatting interpreted the formatting guidelines correctly and to seek problems, it will be returned to the candidate without further guidance on specialized formatting problems. Candidates review or certification. The candidate will be required to make should call the School of Graduate Studies office, all necessary formatting corrections and resubmit the T/D to (816) 235-1161, for time and place of workshops or to the School of Graduate Studies. If this happens, the candidate’s schedule a formatting conference. graduation may be delayed. Enrollment in an additional term Supervisory committee review and approval of T/Ds: of continuous-graduate enrollment may be required. Approval of the T/D begins with the degree candidate’s When both components of the School of Graduate Studies supervisory committee. The candidate works closely with his review of the T/D are complete, the candidate is notified by or her research advisers while writing the various sections of phone. If format corrections are required, the School of the manuscript. The candidate’s supervisory committee shall Graduate Studies will hold the certificate of acceptance until ensure that the scholarly content and style of the T/D is in appropriate revisions are made and rechecked by the T/D keeping with recognized standards of the chosen discipline(s). Formatting Assistant. The candidate then picks up the certified The graduate degree candidate should periodically provide all copy of the T/D and the certificate of acceptance from the members of his or her supervisory committee with preliminary School of Graduate Studies office and may schedule the final drafts of the T/D for review and comment. Final drafts of the defense of the work. (See Final Thesis Examination and T/D, which incorporate all substantive revisions that Supervisory Committee Approval and Final Dissertation supervisory committee members have previously requested, Examination in other sections of the General Graduate should be submitted to all members of the candidate’s Academic Regulations and Information in this catalog.) supervisory committee at least eight weeks before the expected Candidates who are out of the city must make arrangements to date of graduation. At this time, all supervisory committee have the certified copy picked up locally or returned, collect, members notify the supervisory committee chair of their by messenger service. The candidate should print a copy of the preliminary approval of the T/D. approval page from the T/D on archival quality, acid-free paper For both master’s and doctoral-level degree candidates, that meets the requirements specified in the formatting guide when the supervisory committee members feel the work is and take it to his or her T/D defense, and the supervisory complete and ready for final defense by the candidate, the committee members should sign the approval page in black other committee members notify the supervisory committee ink. A copy of the approval page with the original signatures chair. The supervisory committee chair then signs a must be included in at least one copy of the T/D that is preliminary approval form which the candidate must submit, deposited in the libraries. The remainder of the manuscript along with a letter-quality copy of the T/D, to the School of should not be printed on the archival quality, acid-free paper Graduate Studies for certification of acceptance by the until after the defense because the supervisory committee graduate dean. Each member of the candidate’s supervisory members may suggest final corrections or changes during the committee must fill out and forward either a Master’s Thesis defense itself. Reader’s Report from or a Doctoral Dissertation Reader’s Deposit of T/Ds with Library: After the candidate Report form, as appropriate, to the candidate’s supervisory formally defends the T/D before his or her supervisory committee chair. These signed readers’ report forms must committee, the committee members sign the approval page of either accompany the review copy of the thesis or dissertation the T/D. The candidate then makes any final revisions or be forwarded under separate cover by the supervisory requested by committee members at the defense and prints two committee chair before the graduate dean will review the thesis copies on archival quality, acid-free paper, as specified in the or dissertation for certification of acceptance. Preliminary formatting guide. The final step in the process is deposit of approval forms, Master’s Rhesis Reader’s Report forms, and these two, unbound copies of the T/D with the appropriate Dissertation Readers’ Report forms are available from the UMKC library. Theses and dissertations must be published on
29 General Graduate Academic Regulations and Information microfilm through Bell and Howell University Microfilms Adviser/Supervisory Committee International (UMI) Dissertation Information Service. There is Upon admission to a graduate program, a student seeking a a fee for microfilming. As an added optional service, UMI will master’s degree will contact the appropriate department handle the copyrighting process for theses and dissertations, if chairman of the College of Arts and Sciences or the graduate desired. The libraries require payment for both the required officer of the professional school or program. This person will and optional UMI fees, in the form of a cashier’s check or assign the student an adviser who is a member of the graduate money order made out to UMI, at the time of deposit. faculty. When research and a thesis are degree requirements or Candidates should check with the Reference Librarian to the student has selected a thesis option, the Arts and Sciences confirm the current amount of these fees. Deposit must be department chair or the school’s graduate officer will appoint accomplished no later than the Friday immediately preceding two additional faculty members to serve on the graduate the first day of classes for the next term. student’s supervisory committee. The chair and a majority of Application for Graduation the members of a master’s student supervisory committee must Completing degree requirements does not automatically result be full members of the graduate faculty. in conferral of the degree. Students must request that the Qualifying Examination University review their academic record and certify that degree If required, the qualifying examination must be passed before a requirements have been met. To make this request, students master’s program is filed with the graduate officer. The must file applications for graduation with the registrar no later department or school will notify students of the time and date than the end of the fourth week of the semester in which the of the examination. The results of the qualifying examination degrees will be completed. Students graduating at the end of will be reported to the registrar. With the approval of the the summer session must file an application for graduation no adviser, and the supervisory committee, if such exists, students later than the end of the second week of the summer session. may take the qualifying examination a second time. An approved program/plan of study must be on file with the Master’s Degree Program of Study registrar at the time the student makes application to graduate. In consultation with the adviser and/or the supervisory Filing applications for graduation initiates degree checks in the committee, the master’s student plans a program of study in Registrar’s Office. The students and their advisers receive a accordance with the minimum requirements listed here and the degree checklist which indicates any deficiencies the students specific degree requirements listed elsewhere in this catalog. must clear. Students should contact their advisers if there are Forms for specifying individual programs of study are questions about the checklist. The application for graduation available from the principal graduate adviser or graduate also places the candidates’ names in the commencement officer of each academic unit. Students should file this program program. In addition, when completion of degree requirements of study with the departmental principal graduate adviser have been certified by the registrar, the Registrar’s Office (College of Arts and Sciences) or the graduate officer in their authorizes the diploma order. academic units before 60 percent of the coursework applicable Specific term deadlines for all graduate requirements are to the degree is completed. In the College of Arts and announced in the schedule of classes for each term. Students Sciences, the principal graduate adviser secures required are responsible for being aware of and meeting these deadlines. departmental approval and forwards the program of study to The registrar will certify degree completion if students’ the graduate officer of the college. academic records (transcripts) show that they have completed After the proposed program has been approved, as all of the requirements listed on the approved program/plan of required by the academic unit, the unit’s graduate officer will study. distribute copies of the program of study to the registrar, the Commencement student’s adviser or chair of the student’s supervisory Advanced degree candidates are urged to attend committee, the principal graduate adviser (Arts and Sciences) commencement. Students should arrange for rental or purchase and the student. of a cap and gown at the University Bookstore at least six The approved master’s degree program of study must weeks before the graduation date. include a minimum of 30 graduate credits. No more than 40 Time Limit on Degree Credit for Master’s and percent of the credits on the program may be 300- and Educational-Specialist Degrees 400-level courses. At least 60 percent of the credits must be at Credit over seven years old at the time of graduation, which is the 500 level or above. Further, up to six credits may be included on the master’s or educational-specialist program of allowed for Research and Thesis (599). Other demonstrations study and has not been applied to a previous degree, may not of skills considered by the department or school as comparable be counted toward the fulfillment of a graduate degree program to the thesis may be accepted. No more than 40 percent of the unless validated to the satisfaction of the department or school courses applied toward a master’s degree program of study and the School of Graduate Studies. Petitions and affidavits for may be in the non-thesis research, directed studies, readings, or this purpose may be obtained from the School of Graduate research and thesis categories. Such courses will normally fall Studies. A maximum of 30 percent of the student’s program of in the 500-599 range, but the numerical designations may vary study may be validated under this procedure. among academic units. In connection with an authorized leave of absence, an Program changes: Subsequent changes in the program of exception to the time limitation may be approved in advance. study must be approved by the student’s adviser, the supervisory committee and the appropriate dean or department Master’s Degrees Academic chair. The graduate officer will inform the registrar of such changes. If cumulative changes in courses and/or degree Regulations requirements exceed four, a new program of study should be The following general campus regulations pertain specifically filed. to the master’s degree. Master’s students also should refer to Graduate Academic Regulations earlier in this catalog section Dual Degree Programs at the Master’s Level for regulations common to all graduate degrees at UMKC and Dual-degree programs allow students to simultaneously pursue to specific degree program requirements in other sections of degrees at the master’s level in two fields of study. Students this catalog. must complete at least 85 percent (rounded up) of the credit
30 General Graduate Academic Regulations and Information hours required for each degree separately. Students must supervisory committee chair will report the results of the final satisfy admission, course, and examination requirements of competency examination in writing to the candidate and to the both degree programs. principal graduate adviser (Arts and Sciences) or graduate Transfer Credit Policy for Master’s Degrees officer, who will then inform the registrar. A maximum of 20 percent of the graduate credit hours Thesis Preparation and Approval appearing on the program of study (rounded to the next highest For regulations pertaining to thesis preparation and approval, whole number) may be transferred from a recognized graduate the reader is directed to Thesis and Dissertation Preparation school for a master’s degree at UMKC. Such transfer credits and Approval Process, included under Graduate Academic must meet with approval of the student’s supervisory Regulations in this catalog section. committee and appropriate principal graduate adviser (College Final Thesis Examination and Supervisory Committee of Arts and Sciences) or graduate officer and be in accordance Approval with all of the following criteria: The format and procedures of the final examination in defense 1. The coursework must be: of the thesis are determined by the supervisory committee and • Offered by an accredited school. its chair. This examination may be conducted only after the • Applied toward a graduate degree at the host thesis has been certified for acceptance by the dean of the institution and taken for graduate credit. School of Graduate Studies, and may not be administered • Approved by the appropriate graduate faculty. when UMKC is not officially in session. The defense of the 2. A grade of B (3.0) or better for 300- and 400-level courses thesis is approved when a majority of the supervisory and C (2.0) or better for 500-level courses or other committee members recommend approval and sign the Report courses restricted to graduate students only must have of the Result of Final Master’s Thesis Examination form and been earned. [CR or P will be accepted upon receipt of a the committee approval page in the thesis. statement from the institution where credit was received Within 48 hours of the defense, the supervisory committee of letter grade equivalent that meets grade standards as chair shall report the results of the final thesis examination in stated above.] writing to the candidate and to the departmental principal graduate adviser (Arts and Sciences) or graduate officer, who Transfer credit may be allowed for correspondence courses, then informs the registrar. provided the credits meet the criteria outlined in 1 and 2 above. Deposit of Approved Thesis with Libraries Transfer credit will not be accepted for research and For regulations pertaining to deposit of approved thesis with thesis/dissertation hours (defined by UMKC), travel libraries, refer to Thesis and Dissertation Preparation and experience, and/or work/life experience. Foreign university Approval Process, included under Graduate Academic transfer credit must meet the above criteria as attested by the Regulations in this catalog section. registrar. A majority of the coursework applicable to any graduate Doctoral Degree Programs (Ed.D., degree at UMKC must be completed at UMKC. UM traveling Ph.D., D.M.A.) scholar credits are not considered transfer credits. However, The Ed.D., Ph.D., and D.M.A. degree programs at UMKC the sum total of credits from other UM campuses, and other have the following elements in common: transfer credits (not more than 20 percent of the total credits) cannot exceed 14 credits on a 30-credit master’s degree • appointment of supervisory committees; program, or a proportional equivalent (approximately 46 • approval of doctoral programs or plans of study; percent) on programs exceeding 30 credits, and must be within • satisfaction of a doctoral residency requirement; the limits stated above. • satisfactory completion of a doctoral comprehensive A student who has been awarded a master’s degree at examination in order to advance to candidacy. UMKC or another regionally accredited graduate school may petition the faculty to apply up to six hours of graduate credit In addition, all Ph.D. programs and the Ed.D. program have the earned on the first degree toward meeting the requirements of a following elements in common: second master’s degree. Credit, so approved, that is not from • a work of original research or scholarship reported in UMKC will be subject to all preceding transfer credit criteria. dissertation form; See the sections on specific degree programs for • formal defense of the candidate’s dissertation. requirements pertaining to transfer credit for educational-specialist and doctoral degrees. The specific requirements for satisfying these common After approval of the program of study, graduate credit elements may vary from program to program. Doctoral may be earned at another institution only with prior approval students are also subject to most of the minimum general of the dean of the School of Graduate Studies. Forms to graduate academic regulations and degree requirements listed request such approval are available from the Registration and in previous portions of this catalog section. Records Office. A current catalog of the institution where the The following general regulations are minimum course is to be taken or an official catalog description of each requirements. Each degree program may have regulations that course must be attached to the request form. The official are more stringent and would take precedence over the transcript for such work must be forwarded to the Registration minimums stated previously. Refer also to graduate regulations Office upon completion of the course. described in previous sections that are common to all graduate Final Master’s Competency Examination or doctoral students and to degree requirements listed under The final master’s competency examination, if required, will be the academic unit sections of this catalog. written or oral, or both, at the discretion of the school or Supervisory Committee department, and will be passed no later than three weeks prior At the request of the non-interdisciplinary Ph.D. student, the to the anticipated date of graduation. Students will submit a D.M.A. student or the Ed.D. student, and upon the request for the examination to the adviser no less than two recommendation of the student’s adviser, the graduate officer weeks before the examination is to be taken. The candidate’s for the degree program will appoint a supervisory committee
31 General Graduate Academic Regulations and Information consisting of at least three members of the graduate faculty, no more than seven years old at the time the doctoral program including the student’s adviser. While the chair of the initial of study is approved. supervisory committee can be a member of the graduate After admission to the doctoral program, if a student faculty, once the student has reached the dissertation stage, the wishes to take graduate coursework at another institution and committee must be chaired by a member of the University of apply it to his or her doctoral program, the student must receive Missouri doctoral faculty. written approval from the doctoral program’s graduate officer Non-interdisciplinary Ph.D. and D.M.A. student or from the student’s supervisory committee chair, as dissertation committees must have at least five members and appropriate, before the coursework is taken. Such coursework Ed.D. student dissertation committees must have at least four is not considered as transfer credit. Upon completion of the members. The majority of the members of the coursework, the student must have the official transcript non-interdisciplinary Ph.D., Ed.D. and D.M.A. dissertation forwarded to the UMKC registrar. committees must be doctoral faculty or regular graduate Residency Requirements faculty members. All five members of Interdisciplinary Ph.D. student supervisory and dissertation committees must hold Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Students: doctoral faculty status. See the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students entering the program after the academic regulations section for additional specifications for Fall 2000 semester must satisfy the doctoral residency Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Supervisory Committees. requirement by satisfactory completion of at least 21 credits, exclusive of dissertation research, in no more than 18 months. Qualifying Examination When satisfying the residency requirement, all The qualifying examination, if required, will be given before Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students are subject to the following the doctoral program of study is filed with the graduate officer. restrictions: At the discretion of the school or department and the supervisory committee, a master’s degree from UMKC in the 1. The doctoral residency requirement must be satisfied no area of intended specialization may be considered as a later than the end of the semester in which the student substitute for the qualifying examination. Students must completes his or her comprehensive examinations. submit a request to take the qualifying examination to the 2. Students must achieve a cumulative graduate grade-point appropriate department chairperson in the College of Arts and average of at least 3.0 in all courses counted toward Sciences or the dean of that professional school. The results of satisfying the residency requirement. the qualifying examination will be reported to the graduate 3. Dissertation research credits (696-699) may not be officer, who will inform the student and the registrar. With counted toward satisfying the doctoral residency approval of the adviser and supervisory committee, students requirement may take the qualifying examination a second time. Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students who entered the program prior Doctoral Programs of Study to the Winter 2001 semester may choose to use the preceding Students should plan their programs of study in consultation residency requirement guidelines or the following guidelines with their advisers and supervisory committees. Forms for that were in effect prior to that term: Three consecutive specifying individual programs of study are available from the semesters (fall-winter-fall or winter-fall-winter) or three principal graduate adviser or graduate officer of each academic consecutive terms including one summer session (a fall and unit. It is recommended that students file this program of study winter semester plus one adjacent summer session) of full-time with the graduate officer in their academic units before 60 enrollment after full admission to the program. In general, nine percent of the coursework applicable to the degree is hours in a fall or winter semester or five hours in a summer completed. (Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students must file their session is considered full-time enrollment for graduate proposed plans of study and form their supervisory committees students. Following are several exceptions to this general rule: within 12 months of being fully admitted. ) No more than 40 percent of the program may be 300- and 400-level courses. • For purposes of fulfilling the Ph.D. residency After the proposed program has been approved, as required by requirement, six hours enrollment in the fall or winter and the academic unit, the unit’s graduate officer will distribute three hours enrollment in the summer will be considered copies of the program of study to the registrar, the adviser, and full-time enrollment for a Ph.D. student with at least a .25 the student. FTE GTA/GRA appointment. Subsequent changes in the program of study must be • For purposes of fulfilling the Ph.D. residency requirement, approved by the student’s adviser, supervisory committee, the six hours enrollment in the fall or winter and three hours dean or department chairperson of the school in whose area the enrollment in the summer will e considered full-time specialization is offered and the graduate officer, who will also enrollment for Ph.D. students who are UMKC employees, inform the registrar of such changes. If cumulative changes in with academic appointments of at least .5 FTE. courses and degree requirements exceed four, a revised • The credit-hour requirement to be classified as a full-time program of study should be filed. student and to satisfy the Ph.D. residency requirement for students who hold full-time teaching appointments at Transfer Credit regionally accredited four-year institutions of higher Graduate credit earned prior to entering a UMKC doctoral education will be the same as for students holding a program may be applied to the doctoral degree, if it is of GTA/GRA appointment at UMKC. acceptable quality and appropriate to the student’s program of study as determined by the student’s academic unit or Non-Interdisciplinary Ph.D. and Ed.D. Students: supervisory committee. The total amount of graduate credit The residency requirement for the Ed.D. student or earned prior to admission to a UMKC doctoral program and non-interdisciplinary Ph.D. may be satisfied using the same applied to the doctoral degree cannot exceed half the number guidelines stipulated for interdisciplinary Ph.D. students, or in of credit hours, exclusive of dissertation research credits, any one of the following alternate ways: required for the degree. All graduate coursework, completed 1. Two consecutive semesters of 12 credits each term of prior to admission to the doctoral program and not used to earn resident coursework at UMKC following the completion the master’s degree or educational-specialist degree, must be of at least 24 credits of graduate study.
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2. Three terms of eight credits each term of resident of status as a doctoral student or suggest additional work or coursework at UMKC, to be completed within 18 months other remedial measures. Furthermore, a student who has and following the completion of at least 24 credits of failed may not take a second examination for at least 12 weeks. graduate study. Failure of a second comprehensive examination shall 3. Two consecutive semesters of nine credits each term of automatically preclude candidacy at this institution. resident coursework at UMKC while employed at least Program Time Constraints half time for the University in teaching or research and The doctoral student must take and pass the doctoral following the completion of at least 24 credits of graduate comprehensive examination and advance to candidacy within study. five years from the beginning of doctoral coursework (within four years if entering with a master’s degree in the same or D.M.A. Students: closely related field). After the establishment of degree The residency requirement for the D.M.A. may be satisfied in candidacy, a maximum of five years will be allowed for any one of the following ways: completion of degree requirements. Failure to complete the work within the periods specified will necessitate re-evaluation 1. Two consecutive semesters with a minimum of nine of the entire program and may result in a notice of termination. credits each. 2. One semester with a minimum of nine credits and two In compelling circumstances and on the written summer sessions with a minimum of five credits each, recommendation of a majority of the student’s supervisory provided that the full-time semester is adjacent to one of committee members, the dean of the School of Graduate the summer sessions. It is expected that the summer Studies may grant a one-year extension. Some academic units sessions be consecutive. may impose more stringent time requirements. 3. Completion of 24 credits within 18 consecutive months. Required Enrollment See Continuous Graduate Enrollment Requirement, included Comprehensive Examination in the Graduate Academic Regulations part of this catalog To advance to degree candidacy, doctoral students are required section. to pass a comprehensive examination. D.M.A. students Dissertation and Completion of Degree selecting a non-dissertation option may satisfy the comprehensive examination requirement during their final Doctoral Dissertation Requirement All UMKC Ph.D. degrees and the Ed.D. degree require a semester. For all other doctoral students, the comprehensive dissertation as the final component of the program. The examination must be successfully completed at least seven dissertation is also a requirement in some D.M.A. programs months before the date of graduation: and an option in others. The doctoral faculty view the • For graduation in May: Nov. 1 dissertation as one of the most important aspects of the • For graduation in July: Dec. 1 student’s experience because: • For graduation in December: May 1 • It is a work of original research or scholarship that makes The following requirements must have been met before a contribution to existing knowledge. students can take the comprehensive examination(s): • It is an educational experience that demonstrates the candidate’s mastery of research methods and tools of the 1. Assignment of a supervisory committee. specialized fields. 2. Successful completion of the qualifying examination, if • It demonstrates the candidate’s ability to address a major required. intellectual problem. 3. Filing and approval of the program of study and For regulations pertaining to formatting the dissertation and the completion of essentially all coursework required for the process for approval, the reader is directed to Thesis and degree. Dissertation Preparation and Approval Process, included under 4. If required by the academic unit, satisfactory Graduate Academic Regulations in this catalog section. demonstration of foreign language proficiency through accepted coursework or other evidence specified by the Final Dissertation Examination student’s supervisory committee. Final examinations in defense of the dissertation are open to all 5. Completion of residency in most cases. members of the doctoral faculty, who may attend as interested observers. The format and procedures of the defense are The comprehensive examination may be written, oral or both. determined by the supervisory committee and its chair. The Through their advisers, students will apply to the graduate date, time, and location must be announced and published at officer in their academic unit for an examining committee to be least two weeks before each final examination takes place. composed of a minimum of five members of the graduate This examination may be conducted only after the dissertation faculty. This committee shall consist of members of students’ has been approved by the dean of the School of Graduate supervisory committees and such others as the graduate officer Studies, and may not be administered when UMKC is not may select. officially in session. The examination will be arranged and supervised by the The defense of the dissertation is approved when a adviser. It will generally terminate within one month after it majority of the supervisory committee recommend approval starts. Upon satisfactory completion of the examination, the and sign the Report of the Result of Final Doctoral student’s adviser sends a report of the results of the Examination form. Within 48 hours of the defense, the examination, with the signatures of all members of the supervisory committee chair shall report the results of the final examining committee, to the graduate officer, who, in turn, dissertation examination in writing to the candidate. For informs the student and the registrar. non-interdisciplinary doctoral candidates, the supervisory A student is considered to have passed the comprehensive committee chair shall also report the results of the defense to examination if all, or all but one member, of the examining the principal graduate adviser (Arts and Sciences) or graduate committee vote that the candidate passes. If failure is reported, officer. The departmental principal graduate adviser (Arts and the examining committee will either recommend termination Sciences) or graduate officer, in turn, informs the registrar.
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Deposit of Approved Dissertation with Libraries Deadline for Application for Admission For regulations pertaining to deposit of the approved As noted in the general section on graduate admissions, the dissertation with the libraries, please refer to Thesis and graduate degree programs at UMKC have varying schedules Dissertation Preparation and Approval Process, included under for receiving, reviewing, and acting on applications for Graduate Academic Regulations in this catalog section. admission. Applicants are directed to the program listings elsewhere in this catalog. This institution reserves the right to International Graduate Applicant and consider applicants for the most appropriate term. Generally, Student Information international students applying from overseas will be considered for admission to the fall semester only. General Graduate Admission Policies Required Academic Records for International Applicants Minimum Admission Requirements Applicants must provide complete and official certificates in Graduates of schools outside the U.S. may be considered for English of all degrees, diplomas, mark sheets, grade reports admission to a graduate degree program at UMKC, subject to and examination records. Secondary school records must be the following criteria. submitted in all cases in addition to the college/university transcripts or credentials. 1. They must have completed a course of study at least the equivalent of a U.S. baccalaureate degree. International Applicant and Student Financial Statement 2. They must have above-average grades in previous college International students must present evidence of sufficient study. finances to cover their university and personal expenses while 3. They are required to establish proof of adequate English they are attending UMKC. A prescribed financial statement proficiency as part of the UMKC admissions process. must be completed and returned with their other application Applicants from countries in which English might be one materials. UMKC will not assume any financial responsibility of the official languages, but is not necessarily the first for international students. Students seeking admission to the language of the majority of the population, must attain a graduate level after an undergraduate program must submit a minimum composite score of 550/CBT 213 on the Test of new financial support statement. English as a Foreign Language* (TOEFL) to be Additional Information and Application Forms considered for admission. The results of this examination International applicants to graduate programs who want more must be received in the UMKC International Student information and forms to apply for admission can go to Affairs Office before the application deadline. Exceptions www.umkc.edu/isao or write: to this policy: • Non-native speakers who hold degrees or diplomas International Student Affairs from post-secondary institutions in University of Missouri-Kansas City English-speaking countries (such as the United 5100 Rockhill Road States, Antigua, Australia, Bahamas, Barbuda, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499, U.S.A. Belize, Canada,Dominica, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Forms to apply for graduate admission can also be downloaded Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Liberia, Mauritius, New from one of the following web sites: Zealand, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, St. Christopher (St. Kitts), St. Lucia, St. • Application forms for admission to master’s degree Vincent, Tobago, Trinidad, Uganda, United Kingdon programs, the Doctor of Musical Arts programs, the (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland), Ph.D.in Psychology, and the Ph.D. in Counseling Zambia, and Zimbabwe), provided they have spent a Psychology: www.umkc.edu/admit/app.html minimum of two years in successful full-time study • Application forms for admission to the Interdisciplinary there and English was the medium of instruction. Ph.D. program: www.umkc.educ/iphd • International transfer students from other institutions in the United States or Canada who have spent a Special Institutional Regulations for minimum of two years in successful full-time study. International Graduate Students 4. In addition to 1 through 3 above, international graduate In addition to the minimum graduate academic regulations and students must satisfy any program-specific admission degree requirements that are common to all graduate students criteria. For instance, the Graduate Management or specific to their particular degree programs, international Admission Test (GMAT) is required for applicants for graduate students at UMKC are subject to the following graduate study toward the M.B.A. degree. Several special requirements and regulations: programs require TOEFL scores that are well above the Registration with Student Adviser minimum stated previously. The Graduate Record Admitted international students must clear their attendance and Examination (GRE), including the appropriate Advanced register at the office of the international student adviser prior to Test, is either required or strongly recommended for all their first registration at UMKC. Once admitted, international other international graduate applicants. International graduate students must show satisfactory and regular progress students planning to apply are directed to consult the toward their graduate degrees. appropriate degree program listing for additional criteria Health Insurance and medical requirements. At every registration at UMKC, international students must present health insurance with medical evacuation and * In the United States, the Educational Testing Service, repatriation options. Effective fall, 1998, international students Princeton, NJ 08541, U.S.A., can be contacted for application will be required to purchase UMKC mandatory, exclusive forms to take this test. TOEFL applications for the health insurance. International Testing Program are handled by a number of agents. Detailed information can be obtained from U.S. English Proficiency Requirements embassies, consulates general, bi-national centers and other Proficiency in written and spoken English is essential to offices throughout the world. international graduate students’ success in their degree
34 General Graduate Academic Regulations and Information programs at UMKC. To ensure that all international graduate to teaching and grading, a profile of UMKC’s student students either already have, or have an opportunity to acquire, body, an introduction to degrees offered at UMKC, an these necessary skills at a level appropriate to their degree overview of the U.S. system of higher education, teaching program, the Graduate Officers Committee supports the strategies and techniques, and the opportunity to present a following guidelines: simulated lecture and receive peer feedback. The primary • Current minimum TOEFL scores for entering students orientation series is held over several days during the and graduate teaching assistants should be strictly adhered week prior to the beginning of classes for the fall to by all academic units without exception. semester, followed by weekly seminar sessions on Friday • Prior to their first enrollment in classes at UMKC, newly afternoons during September. admitted international graduate students must take the • They must present a simulated lecture or laboratory English Evaluation Examination conducted by the UMKC demonstration that will be videotaped for review and Applied Language Institute (ALI) unless they are approval of their verbal communication skills by the dean exempted from this requirement by virtue of having or director of the programs in which they will have a GTA achieved a TOEFL score of at least 600/CBT 250. appointment and by the School of Graduate Studies. (This • Based on results of the English Evaluation Examination may be accomplished during the cultural orientation.) scores, such students must enroll in and successfully An international graduate student must have satisfied each of complete the applied language courses indicated as the above standards in order to be certified to accept a GTA necessary by the student’s academic unit in consultation appointment. International graduate students interested in with the UMKC Applied Language Institute. being considered for appointment as teaching assistants may • Prospective international graduate students should be make arrangements for the required testing and evaluation aware that required coursework in English as a second through the ALI office which is located in Scofield Hall. For language may add extra time to their individual graduate further information or to schedule SPEAK tests, students may programs of study. call (816) 235-1186. This phone has a voice message box; • The only international graduate students exempted from students should leave a name and phone number if no one is this policy are the following: present to take their call. – Native English speakers from English-speaking For information on dates, or to register for the next countries such as Canada, England, the Republic of Cultural Orientation series, contact the School of Graduate Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand; Studies (816) 235-1161. – Non-native English speakers who hold degrees or International Graduate Teaching Assistant (IGTA) diplomas from post-secondary institutions in Certification: The international student will be fully certified English-speaking countries (such as the United as having met the campus IGTA requirements if the student: States, Canada, England, the Republic of Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand) provided that they have 1. Has achieved a 50 or above SPEAK or TSE score. spent a minimum of two years of successful 2. Has prepared a videotaped lecture that is approved by full-time study and English was the medium of his/her academic unit representative and the School of instruction. Graduate Studies, and 3. Has satisfied the Cultural Orientation requirement Policy on Award of Teaching Assistantships outlined above. In 1986, the Missouri State Legislature and the University of Missouri Board of Curators adopted a policy which seeks to The international student receives credit for the Cultural guarantee effective, high quality instruction for Orientation, but fails to be fully certified if: undergraduates. The state has mandated, and the Board of Curators fully supports the ruling, that graduate students who 1. The student scores below 50 on the SPEAK test or TSE, did not receive both their primary and secondary education in a 2. The student’s videotaped lecture is not approved, the nation or territory in which English is the primary language student is required to enroll in and complete English 100E may not hold a teaching appointment during their first term of during the last eight weeks of the semester in order to enrollment at any public institution of higher education in the work on English proficiency and/or lecture presentation state of Missouri. In addition, all such students shall be tested skills. During English 100E the student has an for their ability to communicate orally in English in a opportunity to retake the SPEAK test and prepare an classroom setting and shall be given a cultural orientation to acceptable videotaped lecture. IGTA Certification of prepare them for teaching prior to being given an appointment. students who fall in this category will be contingent upon At UMKC, the following standards are in effect for re-evaluation after completion of English 100E. international students who wish to be considered for graduate teaching assistant (GTA) appointments: Intercampus Graduate Study • They must have attained a minimum official TOEFL score Opportunities of 550/cbt 213. • They must take the SPEAK (Speaking Proficiency UM Traveling Scholar Program English Assessment Kit) test and receive a score of 50 or This cooperative program is designed to provide breadth and higher. This test is offered once, at no charge, through depth in the opportunities for graduate study offered at the four UMKC’s Applied Language Institute (ALI). If students campuses of the University of Missouri. Advanced graduate do not make the required minimum score on the first students are permitted to enroll on other UM campuses in taking, they may enroll in English 100-E Special Studies courses that are not available on their home campus. Normally, in Culture Research and Pedagogy for IGTA or retake the enrollment at the host campus is limited to no more than two test through ALI for a fee. courses per semester. Only students in good standing who have • They must participate in the cultural orientation program been admitted to a graduate degree program on the home provided twice a year by the School of Graduate Studies. campus may participate. The orientation covers policies and procedures pertaining
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Courses completed at the host campus must be applicable • Reporting of the degree shall be the responsibility of the toward requirements for the degree sought by students at the primary campus. The cooperating campus shall be given home campus, either by way of transfer credit or as resident credit in terms of student credit hours and/or dissertation courses. Interested students should contact the School of credits for the work completed on that campus and shall Graduate Studies or their principal graduate adviser for provide suitable recognition of dissertation advisers and additional information. the committee members. Cooperative Doctoral Degrees Through the UM cooperative doctoral program, graduate Potential Sources of Financial faculty members, who hold membership in the doctoral faculty of the University of Missouri, are eligible to serve as directors Support for Graduate Study of doctoral dissertations on their resident campus, as well as on Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantships any of the other three campuses offering a doctoral degree in Financial support for graduate students is most frequently the doctoral-faculty member’s academic field. Students who provided through the academic unit in which the student is want to pursue doctoral-degree programs in conjunction with enrolled. This support may be in the form of a Graduate one of the other three campuses of the University of Missouri Teaching Assistantship (GTA), a Graduate Research may do so in accordance with the guidelines listed below. The Assistantship (GRA) or a named fellowship. The stipend registrars at UMC, UMR, or UMSL can provide information amounts and number of awards vary from unit to unit. Students on admission procedures for the doctoral programs on their interested in consideration for such support should contact the respective campuses. The cooperative program is particularly principal graduate adviser or graduate officer in the respective appropriate for students seeking a doctoral degree that is not unit for information on application procedures and deadlines. offered at the campus where they currently are enrolled. Direct Each semester, students who hold GTA or GRA specific inquiries regarding participation by doctoral faculty on appointments may also be recommended by their academic the UMKC campus to the dean or chairperson of the UMKC units for chancellor’s GTA/GRA fee remission awards. These academic unit offering a graduate program in the desired field awards cover the basic graduate educational fee for six (6) of study. credit hours. In the following guidelines, the terms primary campus, For students who are not residents of Missouri, an graduate school or dean refer to that granting the degree. additional benefit of having a GTA or GRA appointment is that it qualifies them for a chancellor’s non-resident fee remission. • Students must be accepted by the department or area A minimum FTE of 25 percent (a full-time equivalent of 100 granting the degree and must comply with all the rules of percent is 40 hours) is required to be eligible for this latter the primary graduate school and discipline/area award. regulations. • The dissertation adviser must be a member of the doctoral Federally Supported Sources of Financial Aid faculty of the University. Graduate students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents • Advisory/supervisory committees, comprehensive and who are enrolled at least half-time, with financial need committees, and oral committees, as required, will be demonstrated via the FFS analysis, may be considered for aid appointed by the primary graduate dean in consultation through the College Work Study Program. They may also with the graduate dean on the participating campus, apply for a Perkins Loan (formerly NDSL) or a Guaranteed drawing on faculty on both the cooperating and primary Student Loan. Additional information on these programs is campus. available from the UMKC Financial Aid and Scholarships Office, 116 Administrative Center, 5115 Oak St., Kansas City, 1. The makeup of each committee will normally be MO 64110-2499, (816) 235-1154. Staff are available for recommended by the major adviser with the information, inquiries, and assistance with applications from 8 approval of the appropriate director of graduate a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. studies/department chair/divisional dean as per normal campus procedures. Institutionally Supported Fellowship and Award 2. In cases where students are on a cooperating Competitions campus: The School of Graduate Studies administers a number of (a) The adviser/supervisory committee chair may annual competitions for graduate fellowships. Fellowship or may not be on the same campus. If that stipends vary from $600 to $15,000. Some include remission person is on the cooperating campus, at least of portions of the graduate education fees and all include three of the five members of the committee will remission of non-resident fees, if applicable. Detailed be from the primary campus. information and application forms are available from the (b) Students must complete the residency School of Graduate Studies office. Applications are normally requirement on the primary campus. due in the early spring (February and March) for fellowships to Exceptions to this ruling must be justified fully be awarded for the following academic year. Application with emphasis on quality and cost deadlines, eligibility and selection criteria, and PDF versions considerations and must have the approval of of the application forms are posted on the School of Graduate the primary graduate dean. Studies web site: http://www.umkc.edu/sgs. • Selection of the cooperating departments and preparation of a program must be completed at the earliest possible moment and communicated via the primary graduate dean to the participants involved. Both graduate deans will maintain program files relative to students. Respective graduate deans are responsible for the quality of that portion of the cooperative program that is performed on their campus and under the jurisdiction of their faculty.
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Fee Information Partial Hours Information about fees are only for the school year 2001-2002. Fractional credit hours shall be assessed at the next higher Educational fees are governed by the University of Missouri full-hour rate. Board of Curators, therefore, new educational fee schedules Other cannot be provided until approved by the Board of Curators. For any sessions other than those specified, or for any fee that Although the University expressly reserves the right to cannot be calculated on a per-credit-hour basis, the session fee change any and all fees and other charges at any time without or per-credit-hour fee shall be prorated. advance notice, UMKC provides current fee information, when approved by the UM Board of Curators, as soon as possible in Audited Courses the online version of the General Catalog Courses taken for audit and courses taken for reduced credit (http://www.umkc.edu/catalog), as well as in each term’s class will be assessed according to their normal credit value. schedule/registration guide. These guides are available from Students enrolling in a non-credit course are required to pay the Registrar’s Office in the Administrative Center, 5115 Oak fees according to the equivalent credit of the course. St., during the registration period for that term. Payment of Fees Fees for coursework vary with the number of hours of UMKC offers a minimum payment plan (Optional Minimum enrollment; the student’s undergraduate, graduate or Payment Plan) to pay educational fees. The number of professional school status; the term of enrollment; and the payments allowed depends on the date of registration. The plan applicability of any special fees. is similar to the credit-card payment concept. The amount Student Program/Use Fee billed must be paid when due. Additional amounts paid do not For 2001-2002, the student program use fee and the fee for the affect the need to pay the next billed amount. There is a Associated Students for the University of Missouri will be finance charge of one percent per month on any unpaid $12.05 for up to 12 credit hours and 15 cents per credit hour balance. Failure to make required payments timely could result for up to 10 credit hours per semester, respectively, or six in withdrawal from classes. credit hours in the summer. Further, a computer use fee of All University fees must be paid in full by the deadlines $8.90 per credit hour will be assessed. specified in the current term’s Schedule of Classes. Exceptions All students enrolled in an on-campus course will be may be allowed when prior arrangements are made to bill an designated a student fee of $30 for Fall Semester, $30 for employer or government agency. Winter Semester and $15 for Summer Session for the Optional Minimum Payment Plan brochures are available multipurpose recreation facility. from the Admissions and Cashiers offices, located on the first A Student health fee of $2.06 per credit hour will be floor in the Administrative Center, 5115 Oak Street. assessed. This fee funds the student health and wellness Use of Credit Cards service. For more information about health services for MasterCard, VISA and Discover charge cards may be used to students, please see Counseling, Health, and Testing Center pay fees. Credit-card payments will not be accepted by which appears in the Division of Student Affairs section of this telephone, but may be faxed. Students planning to use one of catalog. these methods should be aware that no charge will be made Non-Resident Tuition Scholarships against the card without prior approval. This means all charges Non-resident students who take a part-time credit load of six will be cleared by phone. The time it takes to get approval by hours or less during a 16-week term, or three hours or less phone may result in a possible delay in the student’s during an eight-week term, may be eligible to receive a tuition registration process. scholarship to offset the non-resident portion of their Advance Deposit on Student Fees educational fees. This tuition scholarship is not available to To reserve a position in the professional schools, a newly non-resident students taking more than six hours during a accepted student must make a deposit toward fees due. This 16-week term or more than three hours during an eight-week payment will be credited to the student’s educational fee term. Dropping classes from full time to six or fewer hours account when enrollment in the program is complete. It is not during a 16-week term, or three or fewer hours during an transferable between professional schools. The deposit eight-week term, does not make the student eligible for the amounts are: part-time tuition scholarship. Non-resident students who had a Missouri income tax Dental Graduate Program $500 liability may be eligible for the Missouri Taxpayers Tuition Dentistry Four-Year Program $200 Scholarship. Application forms and further information can be Dentistry Six-Year Program $100 obtained from the UMKC Cashier’s Office, which is located in Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy and Law $100 the Administrative Center, 5115 Oak, Room 112. Dental Hygiene $ 50 Students who have F-1 or J-1 visas are not eligible for The advance deposit is a non-refundable fee. either of the above scholarships. Late Registration Fee Non-resident Educational Fees Every student who completes registration after 8 a.m. on the Students not residing in Missouri are considered non-residents first day of classes must pay a late fee. For 2001-2002, the late and pay fees according to the non-resident fee schedule. fee will be $35. Information concerning change of residency status may be Service Charge for Returned Checks found in the Residence and Educational Fee Rules. There will be a service charge of $15 for all returned checks. A copy of this booklet may be obtained from the UMKC If a check presented to the University for payment of Admissions Office in the Administrative Center, 5115 Oak, student fees is returned unpaid after 8 a.m. on the first day of Room 120. classes, the student issuing the check will be considered a late To have a copy of this booklet mailed to you, send your registrant and will be subject to late registration fees, as stated request to UMKC Admissions Office, 120 Administrative above. Center, 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499.
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Student Financial Responsibility University of Missouri-Kansas City, 5100 Rockhill Road, It is the responsibility of all students to promptly pay fees and Kansas City, MO 64110-2499. other financial obligations to the University as they become You may bring your appeal request to the Registrar’s due. The non-payment of any financial obligation may result Office, located in the Administrative Center, 5115 Oak. (at the University’s option) in withdrawal of the student from the University or denial of the student’s readmission or Housing continued enrollment. Such withdrawal does not relieve the An air-conditioned, coeducational residence hall houses 336 student of the financial obligation. Collections will be pursued, students on campus. Meals are available in the University including referral to collection agencies and credit bureaus. Center cafeteria for all students. Students living in the Outstanding financial obligations may prevent student records residence hall take their meals on a contract basis. Money is from being released. credited to the students’ accounts and is only deducted at the time a student selects a meal. Students do not have to eat three Interstate Agreements with Kansas and Nebraska for meals each day and may select their own meal schedule. Exchange of Students on Resident Fee Basis The University also owns the Twin Oaks Apartments, a By joint agreement of the Board of Curators of the University twin-towered, 600-unit complex that is adjacent to the campus. of Missouri and the boards of regents of the University of Twin Oaks offers free off-street parking, studios, one- two- and Nebraska and the University of Kansas, qualified students who three-bedroom apartments, laundry rooms, and other would be eligible to pay only resident fees at the University of amenities. Twin Oaks is located at 5000 and 5050 Oak St., Missouri may enroll in certain programs in Kansas and between Oak and Brookside. Nebraska and be charged at the rate paid by students residing More information is available online at: in those states. At the same time, qualified students who would be eligible to pay only resident fees in Kansas and Nebraska http://www.umkc.edu/housing may enroll in certain programs on one of the campuses of the University of Missouri and be charged fees at the rate paid by Residence Hall Charges Missouri residents. Double Room and Meal Plan A (average plan) is $5,025 per Refund of Fees academic year, $2,512.50 per semester. For further information Students leaving school or dropping courses for which they concerning the Residence Hall, please contact: have paid fees will receive, subject to certain exceptions (such University of Missouri-Kansas City as the late registration fee), a refund of fees in accordance with Student Housing Office the following schedule. Refunds are initiated through the 5100 Rockhill Road Registration Office by presenting a petition for change of Kansas City, MO 64110-2499 official program, signed by an authorized representative of the dean’s office, or by written request directly to the Registration Office. The postmark on the envelope of the withdrawal letter (816) 235-1412 is used as the refund date. [email protected] A letter requesting cancellation of registration and full http://www.umkc.edu/housing refund of fees must be postmarked not later than the day prior to the date UMKC coursework begins for that term. Off-Campus Housing Service Class Day of Cancellation, Withdrawal or Change of A housing service provides free information to UMKC Course Load students on available off-campus housing in the Kansas City area. The service is provided by the Welcome Center, located Refund in the University Center at 50th and Holmes streets. 16-Week Term Day 1 100% For more information: Days 2-8 90% Days 9-20 50% (816) 235-8652 Days 21-40 25% [email protected] After day 40 0% http://www.umkc.edu/welcome 8-Week Term Day 1 100% Our mailing address: Days 2-4 90% Days 5-10 50% University of Missouri-Kansas City Days 11-20 25% Welcome Center After day 20 0% 5100 Rockhill Road Kansas City, MO 64110-2499 UMKC will adjust this schedule individually to meet federal regulations. Class days are counted from the official first day of class, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. All continuing education credit courses for the duration of the term are subject to this schedule. Refunds are computed by the Cashier’s Office prior to checks being drawn. Deductions may be made from the refund for any financial obligations due the University or federally funded financial aid that may require the return of the refund to the program from which it came. Decisions concerning refunds may be appealed, in writing. You may mail your appeal request to the Registrar’s Office, 115 Administrative Center,
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Fall Semester 2001, Winter Semester 2002 Educational Student Computer Student ASUM(1) Total Multi-(2) Maximum Fee Programs Fee Health Fee Fees Purpose User Fee Fee Per Hr Bldg. Fee Missouri Resident Fee Schedule Undergraduate $141.50 $12.05 $8.90 $2.06 $0.15 $164.66 $30.00 – Graduate $179.10 $12.05 $8.90 $2.06 $0.15 $202.26 $30.00 – Law (J.D.) $325.50 $12.05 $8.90 $2.06 $0.15 $348.66 $30.00 – Law (LL.M.) $379.60 $12.05 $8.90 $2.06 $0.15 $402.76 $30.00 – Pharmacy (1-3) $199.00 $12.05 $8.90 $2.06 $0.15 $222.16 $30.00 $3,212.40 Pharmacy, D.Pharm. Flat Rate $5,007.90 Pharmacy, Graduate $241.90 $12.05 $8.90 $2.06 $0.15 $265.06 $30.00 – Medicine (1-2) $496.40 $12.05 $8.90 $2.06 $0.15 $519.56 $30.00 $8,015.10 Medicine (3-6) Flat Rate $8,601.90 Dentistry, Graduate $548.40 $12.05 $8.90 $2.06 $0.15 $571.56 $30.00 $7,741.90 Dentistry (4) Flat Rate $7,210.30 Dentistry (1-2) Flat Rate $5,165.50 Dentistry (3-6) Flat Rate $7,210.30 Missouri Non-Resident Fee Schedule Undergraduate $423.00 $12.05 $8.90 $2.06 $0.15 $446.16 $30.00 – Graduate $538.70 $12.05 $8.90 $2.06 $0.15 $561.86 $30.00 – Law (J.D.) $650.80 $12.05 $8.90 $2.06 $0.15 $673.96 $30.00 – Law (LL.M.) $759.20 $12.05 $8.90 $2.06 $0.15 $782.36 $30.00 – Pharmacy (1-3) $511.60 $12.05 $8.90 $2.06 $0.15 $534.76 $30.00 $7,746.90 Pharmacy, D.Pharm. Flat Rate $10,763.40 Pharmacy, Graduate $559.70 $12.05 $8.90 $2.06 $0.15 $582.86 $30.00 – Medicine (1-2) $1022.00 $12.05 $8.90 $2.06 $0.15 $1,045.16 $30.00 $16,147.90 Medicine (3-6) Flat Rate $17,069.10 Dentistry, Graduate $1,103.10 $12.05 $8.90 $2.06 $0.15 $1,126.26 $30.00 $15,251.50 Dentistry (4) Flat Rate $14,165.50 Dentistry (1-2) Flat Rate $10,039.10 Dentistry (3-6) Flat Rate $14,165.50 (1) ASUM fees will be assessed on the first 10 hours. Student programs user fees and student health fees will be assessed on the first 12 hours. (2) Per Semester. Other Fees Late Registration Fee $35.00 Registration Cancellation Fee $20.00 Copyright $20.00 Applied Music Fee $140.40 Per Semester Engineering Course Fee $39.30 Per Credit Hour Computer Science Course Fee $18.70 Per Credit Hour Clinical Nursing Fee $116.90 Per Credit Hour Fees are subject to change without notice.
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Division of Academic Affairs
Division of Academic Affairs Campus Mediation Services Office of the Provost/Vice Chancellor for 4825 Troost, 214F Academic Affairs 816-235-5738 Administrative Center [email protected] 5115 Oak St., Room 358 http://www.umkc.edu/mediation (816) 235-1107 http://www.umkc.edu/ac-aff Julia MacLachlan Coordinator Steve Ballard Campus Mediation Services provides mediation services for Provost/Vice Chancellor staff and faculty who are having difficulty with work The Division of Academic Affairs, together with the relationships. Developed pursuant to an order of the University Chancellor and the academic deans and directors and faculty, is system president, the purpose of providing mediation is to responsible for a wide array of scholarly endeavors and the enhance the University working environment by providing an number and scope of degree programs offered by UMKC. informal means of conflict resolution. In addition, Academic Affairs furthers the University Mediation provides a voluntary, informal and confidential mission through management of various offices. These include opportunity for people in conflict to work out their own Affirmative Action, Academic Personnel, and the School of resolution (there are three exceptions to confidentiality: sexual Graduate Studies. Other units of this division are Cultural harassment, illegal discrimination based on race, creed, color, Events, Institutional Research and Assessment, Extended sex, age, disability, or Vietnam Era Veteran status, and the Programs, Center for International Academic Programs, intent to commit physical harm to another.) Campus mediators Institute of Science and Technology, and coordination of the have been selected by the University for their ability to listen, North Central Association accreditation process. remain impartial and for their trustworthiness. All mediators Students are most likely to be involved with the following have received specialized training and are committed to units of Academic Affairs: upholding a code of conduct. Information about the code of conduct and other policies are available via the mediation web Affirmative Action and Academic site. Personnel Disabled Student Services Administrative Center Administrative Center 5115 Oak, Room 354 5115 Oak, Room 350 (816) 235-1323 or 235-2721 (816) 235-5696 [email protected] [email protected] http://www.umkc.edu/disability Agapito Mendoza Vice Provost for Affirmative Action and Academic Scott Laurent Personnel Coordinator A primary function of this office is to develop, implement and UMKC endeavors to make all activities, programs and services assess the campus plan for affirmative action. The University accessible to qualified students who have disabilities. A of Missouri-Kansas City is committed to offering equal Disabled Student Services Coordinator, reporting to the Office educational and employment opportunities to students without of Affirmative Action and Academic Personnel, is available to regard to race, color, creed, sex, age, national origin, disability advise disabled students and arrange accommodations or Vietnam era veterans’ status. concerning all aspects of campus life. It is highly In keeping with this commitment, staff is available to meet recommended that students contact the coordinator at least six with and advise students who believe they have encountered weeks before classes begin. problems of discrimination on this campus. The office sponsors a program of campus information, including brochures and Office of Institutional Research and periodic training and awareness sessions. On request, staff Assessment members are available to meet with any student group to Administrative Center discuss issues of affirmative action and equal opportunity. 5115 Oak Street, Room 3 The office disseminates a monthly listing of all vacant (816) 235-5926 academic positions in the Division of Academic Affairs. These listings are posted on various bulletin boards and via the Jennifer Spielvogel Internet at: Director http://www.umkc.edu/html/acjobs The Office of IRA is responsible for consistent, accurate and official reporting of UMKC institutional data, as well as Listings also are available directly from the Affirmative Action research and analysis in support of institutional management, office. People with speech or hearing impairments may call assessment and planning. The Office maintains an information Relay Missouri at 800-735-2966 (TT) or 800-735-2466 infrastructure that includes university-wide data and (voice). information, university data reports library, unit information, and the creation and dissemination of standard reports. The office also oversees and administers required student assessment. Data are collected through tests. This information provides a basis for reviewing and evaluating the University’s programs and services.
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Division of Administrative Intercollegiate Athletics Affairs Swinney Recreation Center, Room 201 5030 Holmes St. Office of the Vice Chancellor for (816) 235-1036 Administrative Affairs [email protected] Administrative Center, Room 333 http://www.umkc.edu/athletics 5115 Oak Street (816) 235-2754 Robert Thomas http://www.umkc.edu/ad-aff Director of Athletics Bill Scott UMKC offers the Kansas City metropolitan area an NCAA Interim Vice Chancellor for Administrative and Financial Division I intercollegiate athletics program that comprises 16 Services sports and more than 180 student-athletes.UMKC women athletes compete in basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor The Division of Administrative Affairs provides numerous track and field, golf, tennis, volleyball, cross country, and non-academic service and support functions essential to the softball. Men compete in basketball, golf, tennis, cross educational mission of the University. country, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, soccer. The Department of Campus Facilities Management is Rifle is a co-educational sport. responsible for new construction, maintenance, renovation and While seeking success for its teams, UMKC also repair of buildings. Other areas of responsibility include maintains a student-oriented philosophy emphasizing campus grounds, transportation, utilities, climate control, academic excellence and campus/community involvement. energy control and custodial services. The Kangaroos are an NCAA Division I affiliate, the Campus financial and personnel activities within highest level of competition for colleges and universities. After Administrative Affairs include Purchasing; Financial Services seven years as an independent, UMKC joined the areas of accounting, student loans, and cashiering; and Human Mid-Continent Conference in 1994-95, offering Resources areas of payroll/staff budgeting, recruiting, student-athletes a chance to compete for conference titles and records/staff benefits and training. national championships. UMKC plays its men’s and women’s Some units in the division provide services directly to basketball home games in the city-owned Municipal students, staff, and faculty members. Auditorium, the site of more Final Fours than any other Business Services is responsible for the addressing and building. mailing services, parking operations, contracts, real estate services and risk management. Information Services includes several departments. Central Systems is responsible for servers, large-scale computer systems, enterprise management, Internet services, security, virus protection and database applications. Multimedia Technology Services provides campus video production, multimedia presentation technologies, cable TV channels, satellite and Internet programming and scheduling as well as instructional computing. Networking and Telecommunications manages the campus voice, data, and video network, including outlets for phones and data, as well as wireless, pagers, radios, and voice mail. This unit is also responsible for Networking/Telecommunications Help Desk, training, and directory listings. Operations and Administration is responsible for many of the day-to-day administrative duties performed by Information Services, including the management of four general use Student computing labs and several computer classrooms. Support Services provides workstation support, asset tracking, inventory, workstation replacement cycle and campus-wide dispatch of problem reports via the Call Center. Training and Communications provides hands-on and video technology training for faculty and staff and computer based training free of charge to the entire campus. Training and Communications also produces or coordinates the various IS publications and special events. The University Police Department, also a part of Administrative Affairs, helps make the University a safe, secure place for students, visitors, faculty and staff through campus patrols, as well as various safety and security programs and services.
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Division of Student Affairs Welcome Center The Welcome Center is the central location for greeting Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs campus visitors including prospective students and their Administrative Center, Room 336 families. Campus visits usually include a tour and an 5115 Oak opportunity for guests to meet with an Admissions (816) 235-1141 representative, an academic adviser in their area of interest and [email protected] the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office. Customized tours http://www.umkc.edu/stu-aff are also available for groups or individuals who have specialized interests or needs. The center also provides Patricia N. Long, Ed.D. assistance in locating off-campus housing. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management Career Services The quality of university life is often one of the most 4825 Troost Building, Suite 205 significant factors that determines whether students will (816) 235-1636 complete their courses of study. The Division of Student [email protected] http://www.umkc.edu/careers Affairs seeks to enhance students’ experiences at the University of Missouri-Kansas City by establishing a vital Director: Doug Buchanan cocurricular program and providing support services that help students attain their academic goals. The career services staff is a select group of professionals The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs is representing a wide array of backgrounds. All are trained in the chief administrative office for the Division of Student current trends in career planning and development. Affairs. This office provides overall leadership for a Career Services provides a variety of programs and comprehensive program of student services through 14 service services in the area of career and life planning. units and 13 academic/student affairs liaisons. Descriptions of Professional staff can assist students in career exploration divisional departments, as well as academic liaison areas, and effective career decision-making. The Career Services follow. Center offers ED 160, Career and Life Planning, in the fall and winter semesters for two credit hours. Departments Career planning services include choosing an academic major, assessment of interests and values, goal clarification, Office of Admissions and enhancing skills such as resume writing, interviewing and 5115 Oak conducting a job search. Students have access to a library of 120 Administrative Center current reference materials related to career planning. (816) 235-1111 Students may schedule individual appointments with Fax: (816) 235-5544 career counselors for purposes of career assessment. [email protected] http://www.umkc.edu/admit To enhance placement of UMKC students and graduates, Career Services maintains on-campus recruitment programs, Director: Melvin C. Tyler sponsors job fairs and career days, and develops and maintains contact with local, national and international employers. This office has the responsibility for recruitment, admissions Students can find part-time jobs, internships and and orientation. See the General Undergraduate Admissions cooperative education programs to supplement their income as Policies and Procedures section of this catalog for additional well as gain work experience while in school. Visit our web information. site (http://www.umkc.edu/careers) and watch the University Admissions News for activities sponsored by Career Services and for The Office of Admissions coordinates the admission of on-campus recruiting schedules. students to the undergraduate, professional and graduate For School of Education, School of Biological Sciences, programs at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Conservatory of Music and other interested professional Applicants to the School of Law and School of Dentistry students, this includes helping graduates establish an should refer to those sections of the catalog. International educational placement file, hosting placement days, on-campus students should apply through the International Student Affairs recruiting by the school districts and all other services Office. pertaining to job search in the field of education. All students preparing for graduation can be a part of the Recruitment employment database and on-campus recruiting program. This The office also coordinates the recruitment of students to provides immediate and direct access to full-time career undergraduate programs. Staff participate in a number of opportunities. recruiting activities across the state of Missouri, including Full-time and part-time positions, internships, and college fair programs, high school visits, community college on-campus interviewing information can be accessed from our visits and employer sponsored career fairs. Requests for web site. information about UMKC and its academic programs are handled through the mailing services of the Office of Career Transition Center Admissions. This unit of Career Services provides a full range of career planning and development services for alumni of the Orientation University of Missouri system, alumni of other colleges and The Office of Admissions coordinates orientation programs for universities, and the community. An employment database new freshmen and transfer students. Admitted students receive provides information on full-time jobs that are available to information about orientation in late spring. Orientation is registrants. For additional information, call (816) 235-1636. mandatory for new freshmen, optional for transfer students, and includes initial academic advising.
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Center for Academic Development Counseling, Health, and Testing Center SASS Building, Room 210 4825 Troost, Suite 206 (816) 235-1174 (816) 235-1635 [email protected] http://www.umkc.edu/chtc http://www.umkc.edu/cad Director: Marita Barkis, Ph.D. Interim Director: David Arendale The Counseling, Health and Testing Center combines services The Center for Academic Development offers a wide range of to promote the emotional, mental and physical well being of free services to students from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through the campus community. Each of the service areas is described Friday and at other times by appointment. The center’s next. services include the following: Supplemental Instruction (SI) Counseling 4825 Troost, Suite 206 Group tutorials through SI assist students in accomplishing (816) 235-1635 their objectives in University courses and programs. This form http://www.umkc.edu/chtc/counseling of academic assistance is attached directly to selected courses at the undergraduate, graduate and professional school level. Associate Director of Counseling: SI services are announced at the beginning of each semester by Paula Hammer-Higgins, Ph.D. the course professor. This program was developed at UMKC in 1973 and has since spread to hundreds of colleges across the The Center provides confidential personal counseling and world. The center conducts training workshops and provides self-enhancement services for students and University technical assistance to other institutions. employees. Consultations with students, faculty, staff and parents are available. Video-based Supplemental Instruction Counseling services are provided by licensed The Video-Based Supplemental Instruction program is offered psychologists, consulting psychiatrists and pre- and post for students that need to develop both content mastery and the doctoral interns, as well as master’s and doctoral practicum study/reasoning strategies that underpin the content area. In students in psychology. cooperation with appropriate academic departments, VSI Individual and relationship counseling are the most courses are offered in history, chemistry, college algebra and frequently used services. Individual counseling can focus on physics. such concerns as depression, procrastination, anxiety, eating Upward Bound disorders, loss, loneliness, indecision, academic problems, The Upward Bound USDOE grant program works with crisis intervention, stress management, and developing better eligible high school students in preparing them for a successful social skills. Relationship counseling focuses on improving or transition to college education. The program provides understanding relationships like those between roommates, academic instruction, career guidance, summer residential friends, spouses, parents and children. Counseling offers college experience and other activities. opportunities for people to understand themselves better, to manage emotional problems and to grow in their ability to be GEAR UP The GEAR UP USDOE grant program provides academic effective in relationships with others. A variety of group counseling services are also offered. enrichment services for urban students in middle school to Groups are often open to anyone and may be for general deeply master math and science concepts so they will be emotional enhancement or for a specific focus like stress successful in high school and beyond. reduction or eating disorders. Math Resource Center Psychological assessment services are offered by the The Center provides individual and small group math tutorial center to help clients better understand their emotional or assistance for challenging mathematics college classes. learning concerns. Community Action Programs in Education (CAPE) The Center offers workshops and presentations for Community Action Programs in Education (CAPE) provides a students and staff on a variety of topics. Student organizations network for the University, area public schools, that have program needs can contact the office. non-governmental education agencies, and area businesses and Visits to the center and the contents of discussions with agencies to determine special needs of the schools and the staff are strictly confidential. No information regarding cooperative opportunities among the constituencies. clients is released to any person or agency, including University personnel, without the client’s written permission. Student-Athlete Academic Support The staff practices the confidentiality limits of the profession. The center provides academic assistance for the Division I All students, faculty and staff are eligible for services. student-athletes. Services include individualized tutoring, Full-time students receive up to eight counseling sessions study table and other orientation programs. without charge. Faculty and staff receive services on a Medical, Dental, Pharmacy Schools sliding-scale basis. Minimal fees are charged for additional Full-time offices are maintained in these schools to assist sessions, for testing, and for part-time students and staff. Call students with their learning skills needs. Interested students (816) 235-1635 for an appointment or information. should call the following phone numbers for assistance: Student Health and Wellness School of Medicine, (816) 235-1869 4825 Troost, Suite 115 School of Pharmacy, (816) 235-2400 (816) 235-6133 [email protected] School of Dentistry, (816) 235-2172 http://www.umkc.edu/chtc/health Administrator, Health and Wellness Service: Sandra Handley, R.N., Ph.D., Nurse Practitioner
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The Student Health and Wellness Service provides health care Financial Aid and Scholarships Office and wellness services to UMKC Students. A wide range of Administrative Center, Room 101 health care is provided. Any physical complaint can be 5115 Oak assessed and most can be treated at Student Health. Common (816) 235-1154 physical problems treated at Student Health include upper and fi[email protected] Fax: (816) 235-5511 lower respiratory infections, skin conditions, muscular strains http://www.umkc.edu/finaid and sprains, and reproductive issues. Other health services available include allergy injections, with student-furnished Director: Patrick McTee serum, blood pressure measurement, contraceptive counseling, first aid (non-emergency), immunizations, physical The Financial Aid and Scholarships Office has two major exmainations, STD testing and TB testing. functions: (1) to provide financial assistance to students who On-site laboratory tests available include blood glucose, otherwise would be unable to attend UMKC and (2) to hemoglobin, urinalysis, and testing for pregnancy and administer campuswide merit and talent-based scholarship streptococcal throat infections. Reference or professional programs. Extensive information plus a number of free laboratory services are available at a charge. scholarship search opportunities are available on our web page. There is a daily morning walk-in clinic: services are Financial aid is intended as a supplement to the students’ available by appointment in the afternoon. The clinic is open own resources. Families are expected to contribute from late on Monday and Wednesday. To determine whether a income and assets to the extent they are able, and students are Student Health visit is needed, a student may contact Student expected to contribute from assets, summer employment and Health to discuss symptoms at [email protected] or part-time employment during the school year. Costs for check the web site. students vary greatly, but only modest budgets can be Student Health personnel include a nurse practitioner, a supported through financial aid programs. Students who have registered nurse and an administrative assistant. A Nurse high standards of living or large debts may find that financial Practitioner (NP) is a nurse with graduate education in the aid funds alone will not be sufficient. assessment and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses. When To apply for aid, students must apply for admission or a health problem needs evaluation or treatment beyond the readmission to UMKC and must submit a Free Application for resources of Student Health, the staff will assist the student Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). For priority treatment, the with an appropriate referral taking into consideration existing FAFSA should be filed by March 1 preceding the academic health insurance, if available. year in which financial aid is desired. There is no charge for a Student Health visit and In awarding aid, the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office assessment, however, additional services or laboratory testing will determine the student’s eligibility for amounts and types may involve a charge. Students will be made aware of any of aid. Most aid packages are awarded for the academic-award charges before they are incurred. Students with the UMKC year (fall and winter terms), but aid for late winter or summer Student Health Policy should be seen in Student Health first in term applicants is awarded as funds are available. order to maximize their insurance benefits. The types of student financial aid are: Wellness Services are focused on meeting the health • Scholarships and grants, which are gift aid amounts not information needs and health concerns of UMKC students in requiring repayment order to help students optimize their health and develop • Long-term loans repayable after termination of schooling healthy lifestyles. This service includes informational at low interest rates brochures, a web site, education on health issues, health fairs, • Short-term loans repayable within the same academic classroom presentations and an educational wellness series. period • Employment in the Federal Work-Study Program. Testing 4825 Troost, Suite 206 To be eligible for most aid, students must maintain satisfactory (816) 235-1635 academic progress, and be regularly enrolled in at least a http://www.umkc.edu/chtc half-time academic course load. Federal programs also require U.S. citizenship or permanent residency. Many programs Associate Director of Testing: Jim Wanser, M.S., Ed.D. require financial need, although student loans are generally The Center offers a full range of admissions, licensure and available regardless of financial need. certification examinations to students and community Satisfactory academic progress requires maintaining a constituents. Students frequently use the CLEP program, as cumulative University of Missouri grade-point average of 2.0 well as graduate entrance examinations including GMAT, for undergraduates and 3.0 for graduates. It also requires GRE, LSAT and MCAT. The C-Base for admission into successfully completing 75 percent or more of the credit hours teacher education and the PRAXIS examination for beginning enrolled in at the end of the first week of classes. Failure to teacher certification, are routinely offered on national test dates meet the requirements results in the student becoming for those in the field of education. In addition, the TOEFL and ineligible for further financial aid. TSE are available for language proficiency testing. New freshmen and transfer students are automatically The Testing Office is a Computer-Based Testing Center considered for institutional scholarships after they are accepted for ETS tests, including the GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, and PPST. to the University. The priority deadline for best consideration Testing is offered four days a week on a space available basis, is to be admitted by March 1. Scholarship recipients must be with morning and afternoon testing times. Scheduling is enrolled full-time and earn a specified GPA for renewal. available by phone, (816) 235-5820, with payment by credit Notification of scholarship and aid eligibility is made in card, or candidates may stop by the Center to register and pay writing to all students completing the application process. by check. Students who disagree with the decision may submit a written appeal to the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office and, if subsequently desired, to the Financial Aid and Scholarships Advisory Committee. This committee serves in an advisory capacity to the vice chancellor for student affairs.
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Most types of aid are applied directly to the student’s fee advisers, quarterly newsletters, support for the International charges. Any remaining balance of aid and any checks from Student Club and campus nationality groups and social and outside sources are normally disbursed by check to the student cultural programming. or by direct deposit to the student’s bank account through the Cashier’s Office. Aid is generally available in proportionate Minority Student Affairs amounts at regular registration periods. Earnings in the Federal 5245 Rockhill Work-Study Program, however, are paid biweekly for actual (816) 235-1109 hours worked. [email protected] Aid recipients are responsible for promptly informing the http://www.umkc.edu/msa Financial Aid and Scholarships Office of any changes in financial status, reduction of course load or total withdrawal. Interim Director: Joe Seabrooks Address changes should be made promptly through the UMKC The primary purpose of the Minority Student Affairs Office is Registration and Records Office. to serve as a liaison between minority students and the Students may not receive aid in excess of a federally University in assessing, developing and implementing regulated cost of attendance. For that reason, they must report programs and services that help minority students achieve their all aid awarded through other sources to the Financial Aid and goals. Scholarships Office. Educational and cultural programs are presented or See the Financial Aid Charts section of the printed catalog co-sponsored to enhance the intellectual, personal, social and for a list of specific financial aid awards available at UMKC. cultural development of minority students. For the most up-to-date information, visit the Financial Aid This office also directs the activities of the African and Scholarships web site at http://www.umkc.edu/finaid. American History and Culture House. Its aim is to enhance, enrich, engender and foster the spirit of cooperation and Institute for Professional Preparation understanding by promoting meaningful interaction among 5310 Harrison Street students, faculty, staff and African American students and the (816) 235-1196 broader community. The African American History and [email protected] Culture House can be contacted by calling (816) 235-5641. http://www.umkc.edu/ipp Objectives Director: Martin Jolley Minority Student Affairs The Institute for Professional Preparation, founded in 1981, To be a focal point for African American, Asian has as its goal the training of students to use scientific American, Hispanic American and Native American knowledge, the scientific method, logic and the application of students at UMKC. higher order thinking skills for academic success. The institute African American History and Culture House prepares medical students for their national board licensure To enhance and enrich the general understanding of and examinations (USMLE Step 1, Step 2 and Step 3) and participation in African intellectual culture. specialty board examinations. The technique of Supplemental Instruction is the Project Refocus cornerstone for the instructional methods used in the IPP 4743 Troost medical student programs. Video Supplemental Instruction is a (816) 235-5160 videotaped program used with trained facilitators at other Fax: (816) 235-5238 universities for on-site review of basic sciences. [email protected] The institute prepares graduate medical doctors for http://www.umkc.edu/refocus licensure examinations in cooperation with urban and rural health centers. These physicians then return to become Director: Lynn Horned health-care providers in those communities. The institute Project Refocus is designed for Missouri residents who have serves as a consultant with allopathic and osteopathic medical lost their jobs through company layoffs and closures, in schools in program development both nationally and around addition to displaced homemakers who have lost a household the world. income. The Program provides training and job search services at no charge. Project Refocus is an award-winning program International Student Affairs provided at no cost with convenient locations in Gladstone, International Center Independence, Grandview, Midtown and the campus of the 5235 Rockhill University of Missouri-Kansas City. For more information call (816) 235-1113 [email protected] (816) 235-5160. Fax: (816) 235-6502 Registration and Records http://www.umkc.edu/isao Registrar: Wilson Berry Director: Ravi Kallur Services provided by the Registration and Records Office: The International Student Affairs Office (ISAO) directs or • preparation of the schedule of classes; coordinates the recruitment and admission of all UMKC • registration for students in all UMKC academic units; international students. In addition, it provides an extensive • administration of degree processing; array of programs and support services for enrolled • monitoring of undergraduate and graduate student international students. academic probation; Programs and support services provided by the ISAO • maintenance of all official permanent student records; include arrival and housing services, host individual and family • issuance of class lists, grade rolls, grade reports, programs, post-arrival and pre-departure orientation, visa transcripts and enrollment reports. advising, referrals to campus services, liaison with academic
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See the General Undergraduate Academic Regulations and available in the University Center cafeteria for all students. The Information section earlier in this catalog for additional Residence Hall is considered an integral part of the educational information and complete contact information for Registration program. The Residence Hall staff, in cooperation with and Records. Residence Hall government, provide voluntary educational, Veterans Affairs social, cultural and recreational activities exclusively for the The veterans certifying official in Registration and Records benefit of the residents. The cost of room and board is detailed must be contacted for certification of enrollment for the under the Fee Information section of this catalog. Department of Veterans Affairs and should be notified of Twin Oaks changes in enrollment. Failure to do so can result in This apartment complex is University owned and operated. overpayments or the failure to receive benefits. It is the The 585-unit, 11 story complex provides housing for students, responsibility of the students to contact this office for services faculty, staff, and community members and is conveniently or information. The phone number is (816) 235-1123. located on the west side of campus. Student Auxiliary Services Bookstore – Volker Campus University Center Assistant Vice Chancellor: William B. Phillips 5000 Rockhill Student Auxiliary Services consists of four areas: University (816) 235-1401 [email protected] Center, Swinney Recreation Center, Residential Life and the Fax: (816) 235-1443 Bookstore. http://www.umkc.edu/bookstore University Center 5000 Rockhill Road, Room 144 Hours* (816) 235-1411 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. Monday - Thursday Fax: (816) 235-1419 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday http://www.umkc.edu/ucenter 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. Saturday The University Center, UMKC’s union, is the center for Closed on Sunday cocurricular activities on campus. It houses a computer lab, the campus food service facility, conference and meeting rooms, Health Sciences Bookstore the bookstore, printing services (Roo Prints), the Campus Dental School 25th & Holmes Information Center, barber shop, catering services, ATM and a (816) 235-2191 variety of administrative and student offices. Fax: (816) 235-2747 Many campus meetings and activities take place in the http://www.umkc.edu/hsb University Center including films, lectures, special events and concerts. Hours* Swinney Recreation Center 7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday 5030 Holmes Closed Saturday and Sunday (816) 235-1556: Membership The bookstore, located in the University Center, offers a wide (816) 235-2712: Campus Recreation variety of services and materials such as: textbooks, trade Fax: (816) 235-5470 [email protected] books, study aids, reference materials, software, graduation http://www.umkc.edu/src supplies, clothing, gifts, cards, magazines and photo development. To serve the needs of students on all campuses, Swinney Recreation Center includes a 25-meter the bookstore operates an auxiliary store located on hospital indoor/outdoor pool; 1/8-mile indoor track; 1/4-mile hill in the Dental School. All medical reference and textbooks comprehensive outdoor track; handball, racquetball and squash are available through the Health Sciences Bookstore text web courts; a fitness training center, a wellness center, numerous site http://www.umkc.edu/hsb in addition to the main store on aerobic training machines; and five gymnasia. the Volker campus. All students who have paid the multipurpose fee are eligible to use the center. Student membership in the center * Hours of operation vary at the beginning and end of each runs from the first day of class of the current semester to the semester. first day of class of the following semester. A spouse of a UMKC student may apply for a semester’s membership. Student Life In conjunction with the Swinney Recreation Center, the University Center, Room G-6 UMKC Campus Recreation Department offers a variety of 5100 Rockhill Road individual and team activities and programs for students, (816) 235-1407 Fax: (816) 235-5590 faculty/staff, SRC members and members of the community. [email protected] These activities range from men’s, women’s and corecreational http://www.umkc.edu/stulife aerobics, aqua-aerobics, basketball, softball, racquetball, and volleyball to swimming lessons (group or private). Director: Zauyah Waite, Ph.D. Residential Life University Center Hours 5000 Rockhill, Room 138 Monday-Thursday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. (816) 235-1412, Fax: (816) 235-1419 Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. [email protected] http://www.umkc.edu/housing The mission of the Student Life Office is to provide services Residence Hall and programs that promote student development through the An air-conditioned, coeducational residence hall located at social, cultural, recreational and life-long learning needs of the 5030 Cherry, houses 336 students on campus. Meals are campus and surrounding community.
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The campus programs at UMKC give an added dimension eligible. Members are actively involved with various to the students’ academic experiences by offering opportunities community service projects. for personal development and growth. There are many • Order of Omega is the leadership honor society for social opportunities to participate in the campus activities sponsored Greek organizations. The purpose of Order of Omega is and funded by the various student organizations. In addition to to recognize those Greeks who attain a high academic and advising the student councils, student government, and more leadership standard, to bring together the most than 200 campus organizations in their programming efforts, representative fraternity and sorority members to address the office also is responsible for the administration of the local or intercollegiate affairs and to bring together student activity budget, leadership education programs, various members of the faculty, alumni and Greek system on a publications, Communiversity and all Greek organizations. basis of mutual interest, understanding and helpfulness. Questions regarding any of these activities, including student • Alpha Sigma Lambda provides an association for and conduct issues, may be directed to the Student Life Office staff recognition of academically outstanding adult/returning at the above number. students in continuing higher education. The society is a The following represent the significant components of the nonprofit organization devoted to the advancement of student life program: scholarship. Activity & Program Council (APC) • Phi Beta Delta was founded in 1986 and established This is a group of students who select, plan and produce many itself as a national organization in 1987 with 38 chapters. of the events held on campus each year. The range of these The goal is to recognize the scholarly achievement of events and activities sponsored by APC is limitless – programs international students and scholars, U.S. students who can be cultural, educational, social or recreational. All students have studied abroad and faculty and staff who are are welcome to join and have a say in how their activity dollars involved in international activities. They serve as a are spent. Call (816) 235-1457 for more information. vehicle for development of academic-based international programming, provide an on-campus network of faculty, Associated Students of University of Missouri (ASUM) staff and students involved in international endeavors and This is an organization that represents and advocates the works to extend this network to thousands of members in interests and welfare of Missouri students before the General chapters nationwide. Assembly, the Board of Curators, the Governor and other • Alpha Lambda Delta honors excellent academic executive agencies. achievement by students in their first year of study in ASUM sponsors a variety of programs on campus higher education. The society has numerous programs to throughout the year to increase student awareness and encourage continued superior classroom performance, involvement in the legislative process. such as awards, national workshops, campus activities, Campuswide Honor Societies scholarships, fellowships and loans for undergraduate, graduate and professional study • The Delta Alpha Chapter of Mortar Board at UMKC is one of the nearly 200 national chapters of this senior Clubs and Organizations honor society. Juniors are annually selected for A wide variety of interests – cultural, educational, recreational membership on the basis of scholarship, leadership and and social – can be pursued through involvement in the more campus and community service. UMKC’s Mortar Board than 200 campus clubs and organizations. Students can extend chapter, installed in 1973, emphasizes University service. classroom studies or foster new interests as members of • Omicron Delta Kappa is a national leadership honor student organizations. They also can build lasting friendships, society of students and faculty members, with chapters on receive academic encouragement or play a part in the more than 200 college campuses throughout the country. functioning of the University as a student government officer. The society recognizes and encourages the achievement of superior scholarship and leadership. Membership is Communiversity granted on the basis of merit. Once achieved, it becomes http://www.umkc.edu/commu as much an obligation and responsibility in citizenship as Communiversity is an informal learning program offering it is a mark of highest distinction and honor. In addition to non-credit courses free to UMKC students and the Greater the prestige that accompanies membership in Omicron Kansas City community. More than 900 classes are offered Delta Kappa, all members are expected to engage each year by volunteers from the campus and community. cooperatively in effective leadership and services for the Classes range from art and health to outdoor adventure and good of the institution and the community. • Phi Kappa Phi, founded in 1897, was the first national psychic topics. Call (816) 235-1448 for a free schedule of honor society to recognize superior scholarship in all classes. fields of study and to take into membership the Departmental Honorary and Professional Societies highest-ranking student from all branches of learning. Several academic disciplines offer honor societies that select UMKC’s chapter was constituted and installed with 16 members on the basis of grades and class standings. In the faculty members on March 28, 1969. The national honor College of Arts and Sciences, the departments of society replaced Torch and Scroll, the scholastic honorary sociology/criminal justice and criminology, communication which had served the University of Kansas City and then studies, economics, English, geosciences, history, physics, the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Each year, the political science and psychology all have national honorary highest-ranking students in the University are elected into organizations. The schools of biological sciences, business and membership. public administration, conservatory, dentistry, education, • Golden Key is a national academic honors organization engineering, law, medicine and pharmacy offer both honorary dedicated to excellence. The society is interdisciplinary and professional societies. There are also honorary and unites the talents of the brightest undergraduate organizations designated specifically for students in the Greek students in America. Students qualify on the basis of system and international and non-traditional students. For objective academic criteria. No more than the top 15 specific membership requirements, contact the academic percent of the juniors and seniors enrolled may be department listed or the Student Life Office.
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Leadership Programs roommate. This program helps identify individuals that meet The Student Life Office offers several types of leadership the criteria. programs to assist students with developing their Other services include providing General Catalogs to organizational and group dynamic skills. Stop by the office, prospective students, as well as to numerous schools and located in University Center, and pick up information about the businesses, and publishing of The UMKC Off-Campus Housing Involvement Challenge Ropes Course, Emerging Leaders, the Navigator, a booklet that addresses questions, issues and Vice Chancellor’s Leadership Consortium, International problems most frequently encountered by student-tenants. The Student Leadership Workshop, Greek leadership workshops, Welcome Center also hosts a yearly Housing Fair. This event Topics & Toast, the Leadership Resource Center and Roo invites Kansas City Metropolitan Area property owners, Camp. managers, and landlords to share information about the Social Fraternities and Sororities property they have available. Representatives from utility UMKC has 12 national social fraternities and sororities. There companies and other pertinent agencies are also available to also is one local sorority. The national groups are members of answer questions. one of three governing bodies for Greeks at UMKC. The Panhellenic Council is an association of the national Women’s Center social sororities for women, which includes Alpha Delta Pi, Haag Hall, Room 105 (816) 235-1638 Chi Omega and Delta Zeta. Their primary rush season is Fax: (816) 235-5522 during the fall semester. [email protected] The Interfraternity Council comprises four men’s http://www.umkc.edu/womenc fraternities: Beta Theta Pi, Delta Chi, Lambda Chi Alpha and Sigma Phi Epsilon. Its rush is held throughout the school year. Director: Linda Rodriguez The Black Panhellenic Council has as its members the women’s sororities of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta The Women’s Center provides services and programming for and Sigma Gamma Rho. The fraternities are Alpha Phi Alpha, the educational and professional development of campus and Kappa Alpha Psi and Phi Beta Sigma. Their primary rush is community women. The center serves as an information and held during winter semester, January through May. referral service with a reference library of books and tapes relating to women’s studies, careers and education. Student Government Association (SGA) Through its focus on women, the Center strives to enrich This student governing body is composed of representatives the educational quality of life for all people affiliated with from all of the academic units and is involved in student UMKC. Its mission is to be a leader in creating a forum to concerns, elections, student publications and the student fee address the challenges and opportunities affecting women’s allocation process. lives in the 21st century. In an environment that fosters open Each academic unit has a council to serve the needs of the exchange and diversity, the center focuses on advocacy, students in that area. The council elections are held annually. educational programming and training, research, collaborative University News endeavors and service. The center’s core values and guiding http://www.unews.com principles include: • Encouraging development, growth and learning; The University News student newspaper is published weekly • Giving forum and voice to all; for the UMKC student community. Students interested in • Supporting and building community; becoming involved with the campus newspaper should call • Being an integral and vital part of the University; (816) 235-1393. • Functioning with integrity and credibility. Welcome Center The Women’s Center welcomes new ideas and activities to Administrative Center meet the unique needs of women. Those interested in receiving 5115 Oak Street more information or becoming involved are invited to call the (816) 235-8652 center or visit the web site. Fax: (816) 235-5544 [email protected] Additional Student Services http://www.umkc.edu/welcome Disabled Student Services Director: Mel Tyler See the Division of Academic Affairs section of this catalog for information about this office. Located in the Office of Admissions, the Welcome Center is the central location for greeting campus visitors. Staff schedule HelpLine all campus visits for prospective students and their families. Administrative Center, Room 336 Campus visits usually include a tour and an opportunity for 5115 Oak Street visiting students to meet with an Admissions representative as (816) 235-2222 well as an adviser in their area of academic interest. [email protected] Customized tours also are available for groups or individuals http://www.umkc.edu/helpline who have specialized interests or needs. An indoor campus The HelpLine was created to assist members of the University tour is available for those times when an outdoor tour is not community with problem solving and complaints. Staff convenient. investigate concerns, explain University policies, provide The center also provides assistance in locating off-campus accurate information and refer callers to appropriate offices. housing. “SHARP,” the Student Housing Assistance and Offered to students, faculty, staff and alumni, this service is Referral Program, is a computerized program listing local housed in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs property owners and managers who have rental housing and is a cooperative effort among the divisions of Student available. In conjunction with SHARP, a “Roommate Affairs, Academic Affairs, Administrative Affairs and Wanted/Needed” computer program is available for students to University Advancement. The hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. match specific features they would prefer in a prospective weekdays.
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Student Affairs Offices School of Biological Sciences Undergraduate Programs Office College of Arts and Sciences Biological Sciences Building, Room 013 Office of Associate Dean for Student Affairs 5007 Rockhill Road Scofield Hall, Room 313 (816) 235-2580 711 E. 51 Street [email protected] http://www.umkc.edu/college http://www.umkc.edu/sbs Associate Dean: Judith McCormick Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Director of Curriculum: Bibie M. Chronwall The associate dean coordinates programs and support to meet curricular and cocurricular needs of undergraduate students. The director of curriculum, Undergraduate Programs Office, Staff in the combined Arts and Sciences Academic coordinates all student matters for undergraduate students Advising and Program for Adult College Education (16 pursuing degrees in the School of Biological Sciences. Scofield Hall) provide academic advising to prospective and Advisers in the office provide pre-admissions information, current students and referrals to faculty advisers; evaluate registration advising, information about research opportunities, transfer work and transcripts; monitor degree progress; process honors programs, career choices and pursuit of advanced class lists, grade rolls, petitions and special requests; conduct degrees, as well as processing degree checks, add-drops and graduation degree checks; assist with freshman and transfer other procedural matters. orientations; serve as liaison to other UMKC and community The School of Biological Sciences provides academic college advising offices; and represent the College at other advising for all undergraduate students each semester prior to special programs and recruiting events. registration. Information and appointments can be obtained by Through the dean’s office, coordination and support are calling (816) 235-1385. also provided for numerous areas related to academic Graduate students in the school receive advising and programs, including curriculum and program development; administrative support from the School of Biological Sciences academic standards, grading and appeals; articulation efforts; Graduate Programs Office. Students may obtain information assessment measures; catalog production; commencement from that office by calling (816) 235-2352. exercises; scholarships; First Year Experience program; enrollment management and various recruitment and retention School of Interdisciplinary Computing and activities. Engineering In the these efforts, the associate dean and staff work with http://www.umkc.edu/sice the College of Arts and Sciences faculty and staff, and also The new UMKC School of Interdisciplinary Computing and coordinate with other University of Missouri academic Engineering offers a number of degrees in computer science as programs, community colleges and other student affairs well as engineering. While they are separate clusters of offices, including the Office of Admissions, Registration and programs, the School incorporates an interdisciplinary Records, Financial Aid and Scholarships, Center for Academic approach to afford students the best of both educational fields. Development, Student Life, etc. Computer Science Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Office of Student Services Public Administration RHFH, Room 534 Office of Student Services (816) 235-1193 Bloch School, Room 115 [email protected] 5110 Cherry http://www.umkc.edu/cmp-sc (816) 235-2215 [email protected] Manager of Student Services: Greg McCalley http://www.umkc.edu/bloch The Office of Student Services for the Computer Science Assistant Dean for Student Services: Kami Thomas Telecommunications Program coordinates admission, advising and enrollment for Computer Science Telecommunications Staff in the Bloch School Student Services Office provide graduate and undergraduate students. Support for students is academic support to meet the needs of undergraduate and provided in several areas, including degree checks, petitions, graduate students. Assistance is provided to prospective, commencement, orientation, student organization assistance, entering and currently enrolled students in the bachelor of course information and referrals for job placement. business administration, master of business administration, master of public administration, bachelor of science in Engineering accounting, master of science in accounting and the combined Engineering Office of Student Affairs J.D./M.B.A. programs. RHFH 352 Staff provide academic advising and referral to University 5110 Rockhill Road resources and support services, determine admissibility to http://www.umkc.edu/engineer various degree programs and assess preparedness for academic Civil and Environmental Engineering work in the Bloch School. Room 352, (816) 235-5268, [email protected] Other services include scholarship administration, Electrical and Computer Engineering internship coordination, graduation degree checks and Room 352, (816) 235-1277, [email protected] notification of insufficient academic progress. Student Services Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering staff work with faculty and other staff to coordinate academic Room 352, (816) 235-1461, [email protected] policies and procedures, class schedules, room assignments and enrollment information. Engineering Administrative Office Manager: Deborah E. Dilks Primary academic services are provided by the three academic departments listed above. They act on admissions, support
50 Division of Student Affairs departmental societies, provide individual assistance, advise School of Education students and monitor programs. An interdepartmental Office of Student Services academic appeals committee handles probation matters, and School of Education, Room 245 the scholarship committee awards certain stipends. Providing 615 E. 52nd St. student recruitment and supplemental career services, the (816) 235-2234 [email protected] Engineering Administrative Office Manager also advises the http://www.umkc.edu/education Engineering School Council and supports the Engineering Alumni Association. Manager of Student Services: Gail Metcalf Schartel Conservatory of Music The Office of Student Services interprets state guidelines and Offices of the Associate Deans program requirements for students seeking information about Grant Hall, Room 142 teacher certification. In addition to academic advising, the staff 5228 Charlotte gathers admission and scholarship materials for presentation to (816) 235-2900 the faculty selection committee, makes referrals to other [email protected] student offices (i.e. Financial Aid and Scholarships Office, http://www.umkc.edu/conservatory Counseling and Testing Center, Career Services) and assists in the smooth dissemination of information on academic Associate Dean for Graduate Studies: programs and certification standards to students and faculty. Randall G. Pembrook Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies: Advising Tim Timmons Two full-time academic advisers are available to meet with teacher education students and with those who seek admission The Offices of the Associate Deans at the Conservatory of to undergraduate teacher education programs. The advisers Music provide registration assistance, as well as advising, serve as liaisons to the faculty advisers for graduate and admissions and scholarship information to all prospective, undergraduate programs. Graduate students who are initially entering and currently enrolled graduate and undergraduate undecided about a degree program can elect to be advised students. An additional staff member in the associate deans’ about the graduate programs available by the manager of offices is the student services coordinator for the Conservatory. student services. The coordinator assists undergraduate students with curricular or cocurricular concerns and acts as a liaison with other Certification University offices. Printed information about each state’s teacher certification Anything necessary for the completion of admission or requirements is kept on file in the Student Services Office, as is enrollment in the Conservatory can be obtained in the Offices certification testing information for Missouri and Kansas. The of the Associate Deans, including add/drop forms, advisers’ academic advisers process all applications for signatures and petition/appeals forms. education-related certification. The student services office staff works to provide School of Dentistry enhanced communication between students and other campus Office of Student Programs offices. The office is charged with coordinating the school’s Dental School, Room 416 commencement ceremony and other student-centered 650 E. 25th St. activities. The office staff also works with the School of (816) 235-2080 Education’s student organizations to provide programming of [email protected] interest to all students. http://www.umkc.edu/dentistry School of Graduate Studies Assistant Dean for Student Programs: Daniel E. Tira Office of Student Affairs The Office of Student Programs (OSP) at the School of Administrative Center, Room 348 Dentistry functions within three primary areas of focus and 5115 Oak responsibility: admissions/recruitment, student records and (816) 235-1161, [email protected] student support services. http://www.umkc.edu/sgs The majority of students’ needs and services are provided Associate Dean, School of Graduate Studies: directly by the office. For others, office personnel furnish Patricia Adamson Hovis initial assistance, with subsequent referral to other student Manager of Student Services: affairs offices (e.g., UMKC’s Counseling and Testing Center, Constance Smith Mahone Career Services, Financial Aid and Scholarships Office, etc.), as is necessary. In this regard, the OSP serves as a liaison with The School of Graduate Studies is the academic home for these University departments. students enrolled in the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program, Representative services/activities provided by the OSP monitoring student progress and providing a variety of support include identification and counseling of potential applicants, services for the students enrolled in the program. The school processing applications to the school, maintenance of student coordinates training for Graduate Teaching Assistants, records, initial assistance in financial aid and counseling, processes requests for graduate student travel support and, in housing or part-time employment referral and those normally conjunction with the Graduate Student Fellowship and Awards associated with registration/record units. Committee, administers a number of campus graduate The OSP also is responsible for a health careers competitions. The School of Graduate Studies also works with opportunity program. Through the several components of this departments in the Division of Student Affairs to provide program, minority and educationally disadvantaged students programs of special interest to graduate students. Staff interested in dentistry are identified, and their opportunity for members advise students seeking information about graduate enrollment and retention in dental school to the point of study and direct inquires to the appropriate academic unit’s graduation is enhanced. principal graduate adviser. The associate dean also serves in an ombuds role for persons applying to graduate study.
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School of Law School of Nursing Office of Student Services Office of Student Services School of Law, Room 1-200 Health Science Building, Room 123 500 E. 52nd St. 2220 Holmes (816) 235-1644 Hospital Hill Campus http://www.umkc.edu/law (816) 235-1710, 1769 or 1740 [email protected] Assistant Dean for Student Services: http://www.umkc.edu/nursing Matthew R. Davis Director of Law School Admissions: Student Services Coordinator: Judy Jellison Jean Klosterman Nursing Adviser: Laura Briggs Director of Student Support Services: The Office of Student Services at the School of Nursing Nicole Francis provides numerous services to meet the needs of current The Dean’s Office at the School of Law performs various students and individuals desiring admission to the School of activities that affect potential or current students; activities Nursing. This office coordinates all activities related to including recruitment, admissions, student records, academic admissions, advisement, enrollment, registration and other advising and counseling, course scheduling, registration, student support services. The office assists students seeking designation of scholarship recipients, retention and other financial aid and scholarship monies. support services. The Affirmative Action Committee provides The Office of Student Services maintains student records specific recommendations for faculty adoption in the area of for graduates and current students and provides assistance to student services that will assist with affirmative action goals. nursing student organizations. In addition, Student Services The Assistant Dean relates on a day-to-day basis with personnel provide information to prospective students and the administrators and staff in student affairs and various other community at large regarding UMKC and the School of departments, including Financial Aid and Scholarships, Nursing. Registration and Records, Campus Police, Cashier’s Office and the University Counseling and Testing Center. Prospective School of Pharmacy students should direct their inquiries to the Director of Office of Student Services Admissions. The Director of Student Support Services is Katz Pharmacy Building, Room 113 5005 Rockhill Road available to address the questions and concerns of current (816) 235-1613 students. [email protected] http://www.umkc.edu/pharmacy School of Medicine Office of Student Affairs Manager of Student Services: Shelly M. Janasz School of Medicine 2411 Holmes, Dean’s Office The Pharmacy Office of Student Services provides those (816) 235-1900 essential services that develop, maintain, and support currently [email protected] enrolled graduate and professional students and those http://www.umkc.edu/medicine pre-pharmacy students desiring admission to the UMKC School of Pharmacy. The School of Pharmacy offers degree Associate Dean for Student Affairs: Linda Johnson, M.D. programs leading to the doctor of pharmacy and graduate level The Office of Student Affairs provides a variety of support degrees in pharmaceutical sciences and pharmacology. services to meet the needs of currently enrolled students and Student support services include academic advising, graduates of the School of Medicine. The director works in short-term counseling and referral, assistance in identifying close conjunction with the Financial Aid and Scholarships scholarships, financial aid, and part-time employment, Office in assisting students in finding additional sources of remediation and retention programs, records retention, support through extramural scholarship and loan programs. assistance to student organizations with professional projects, The Office of Student Affairs staff works closely with student and introductory assistance with housing. The Student organizations and interest groups in support of ongoing Services Office works closely with the manager of alumni activities, special events and projects. affairs within the school in developing programs that link The director provides career information to students, and current students and alumni. counsels and assists students in applying for postgraduate The Pharmacy Office of Student Services coordinates residency training programs. activities with other departments in the Division of Student Other student services include serving as liaison for Affairs to provide programs of special interest to pharmacy student reports with the Association of American Medical students. These include test-anxiety workshops, financial aid Colleges, National Resident Matching Program and National workshops, supplemental instruction and individual tutorials, Board of Medical Examiners; providing letters of and orientation to the campus. The office also works as a recommendation for extramural electives, residencies, liaison to other academic units and student affairs’ departments fellowship programs and scholarships; student honors and on campus, as well as state licensing boards. It also assists the awards; and alumni support services. School of Pharmacy faculty in administering curricular functions, class scheduling, course and instructor evaluations, admissions and retention policies. Several annual events are sponsored through the office including the admissions interview process, pharmacy orientation program, fall scholarship/awards ceremony and leadership reception, pharmacy career fair, commencement, and the graduation awards banquet.
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Information Services departments, including the Department of Art and Art History and the Department of Theatre within the College of Arts and IS Call Center (816) 235-2000 Sciences. Campus Operator (816) 235-1000 Campus Information (816) 235-5555 Networking and Telecommunications Chief Information Officer: (816) 235-1595 (816) 235-1191 Help Desk/Repairs J. Craig Klimczak, D.V.M., M.S. http://www.umkc.edu/is/nt/ Description Director: Providing students with state-of-the-art computing technology, Vicky Doerr Information Services offers a wide range of computing, multimedia, telecommunications, and networking facilities. In Internet and Internet2 access via MOREnet (www.more.net) is support of the University’s aim to provide quality instruction, available on campus for all students, faculty, and staff. All Information Services stands as a crucial provider of enabling University-owned PCs on campus are attached to a tools for learning and discovery, research facilities, service and high-performance network that is connected to a high-speed administration. Check out our web site at umkc.edu/is for a Internet link. A diagram of UMKCnet is available from description of some of the services we provide. http://www.umkc.edu/networking/ under Charts and Graphs. The University has established guidelines that regulate the Pay, campus, elevator and emergency phones are available for use of University-owned computer and network resources. The use by the campus community. Residence hall phone sets are guidelines are online at umkc.edu/is/cio. equipped with the Octel Extension Mailbox feature allowing roommates to have their own personal voice mailboxes on one Operations and Administration extension. The client setup file for the Southwestern Bell LitePages is available for downloading at (816) 235-1181 http://www.umkc.edu/is/oa/ whitepages.umkc.edu. Support Services Director: Tim Saxton (816) 235-2000 http://www.umkc.edu/is/support/ Several general use microcomputer labs are available to all UMKC students enrolled in credit courses and other authorized Director: students. These labs are equipped with PCs, laser printers, Marilyn Reisenbichler scanners and adaptive facilities. A list of hardware and software available in each lab is found at umkc.edu/labs. In Support Services operates the Call Center, (816) 235-2000, addition, there are other labs supported by individual academic which provides the first level of computer technical support on units. Some of these labs and their facilities are listed at campus. Second-level support is delivered by technicians umkc.edu/labs/other-labs.htm. dispatched by the Call Center. Support Services provides faculty and staff on campus a full range of software support, as Central Systems outlined in the UMKC Support Matrix (umkc.edu/is/support/desktopsupport/software), and support (816) 235-2000 http://www.umkc.edu/is/cs for University-owned PCs, printers and peripherals on campus. Free remote access software is available for students, faculty Director: and staff for connecting to campus systems and the Internet Jim Hisle from off-campus (umkc.edu/is/support/services/rooconnect). Residence hall students have Internet access through ResNet E-mail accounts are provided to all students for their (umkc.edu/support/services/resnet). Support for dial-up and coursework. See umkc.edu/exchange-faq. The University uses ResNet services also is provided through the Call Center. e-mail as one form of official communications. An OpenVMS Alpha Cluster, and a Unix AlphaServer host a variety of Training and Communications programming languages in support of curriculum and research (816) 235-2627 activities. A complete list of academic computing facilities is http://www.umkc.edu/is/tc/ available at umkc.edu/acad/facilities.html. Multimedia Technology Services Director: Dave Antonacci (816) 235-1096 http://www.umkc.edu/is/mts/ Using World Wide Web delivery, UMKC faculty, staff, and students have immediate access to more than 300 Director: Computer-Based Training (CBT) titles, ranging from Thomas E. Brenneman introductory computer courses to advanced technical topics. For a list of CBT titles and instructions on accessing these CBT Multimedia Technology Services (MTS) is a technological courses, go to umkc.edu/cbt. The department also publishes a network serving UMKC, the University of Missouri System regular newsletter (umkc.edu/is/tc/publications.html) and and the MOREnet Video Conferencing System. MTS provides manages the Information Services web pages at umkc.edu/is a wide variety of distance education and television production that inform students, faculty and staff of events and services services. Transmission services include Time Warner and offered by the IS Division. Comcast Cable systems, satellite communications, ISDN videoconferencing, Internet-based videoconferencing and streaming technologies. Students can learn about multimedia technologies through internships and classes through various
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Library Services
Library Services the University of Missouri’s online catalog, MERLIN. Collections have been enhanced by generous gifts from Administrative Offices, University Libraries individuals and the Friends of the Library. 212 Miller Nichols Library (816) 235-1531 Community Information Program Services in the dental, health sciences and Miller Nichols Miller Nichols Library 51st and Rockhill Road libraries are provided to businesses and individuals who have identified specialized information needs. The mix of services is Dental Library tailored to the particular requirements of clients and reflects the School of Dentistry libraries’ commitment to the Kansas City area. Information on 650 E. 25th St. library services to groups other than UMKC faculty, staff and Health Sciences Library students can be obtained at one of the following reference School of Medicine desks: 2411 Holmes St. Leon E. Bloch Law Library Dental Library (816) 235-2030 School of Law Health Sciences Library (816) 235-1885 52nd and Oak Streets Miller Nichols Library (816) 235-1534 Dean and Director of Libraries: Computer-Based Literature Searching Ted P. Sheldon Public computer terminals are available for use at each of the Associate Director of Libraries: library sites. Online searches can be scheduled with a librarian Helen H. Spalding who will design the search strategy with the patron and Assistant Director for Administrative Services: perform the search for a fee if needed. Jennifer Eigsti Contact the appropriate reference desk for assistance: Assistant Director for Public Services: Elizabeth R. Henry Dental Library (816) 235-2030 Assistant Director for Collection Development: Health Sciences Library (816) 235-1885 Marilyn Carbonell Leon E. Bloch Law Library (816) 235-2271 Assistant Director for Technical Services: Miller Nichols Library (816) 235-1534 Brenda Dingley Assistant Director for the Health Sciences Libraries: Computer Laboratories Peggy Mullaly-Quijas Campus Information Services Department of Operations and Music/Media Librarian: Administration maintains an open computing laboratory on the Laura Gayle Green third floor of the Miller Nichols Library. This facility may be Director, Leon E. Bloch Law Library used only by UMKC faculty, staff and students. The open Patricia Jean O’Connor laboratory has printers and personal computers with The University Libraries (http://www.umkc.edu/lib) provide general-use software and network accessibility. A lab assistant research facilities, resources and services in support of is available in the area for assistance. (816) 235-5307. academic programs. The Miller Nichols Library serves Interlibrary Borrowing primarily the College of Arts and Sciences, the Conservatory of If material needed for research is not held by the campus Music, and the schools of business and public administration, libraries, interlibrary loan staff will attempt to obtain a loan or education, pharmacy, biological sciences, and interdisciplinary photocopy from another library. Interlibrary borrowing is computing and engineering. Specialized libraries are located in available to only UMKC faculty, staff and students through the the schools of law, dentistry and medicine. UMKC faculty, circulation desk staff at each UMKC library. Area public students and staff have access to all collections and services, libraries provide interlibrary borrowing services to community subject to the policies in effect at each library location. members. Circulation Interlibrary loan service for the dental, health sciences and Books and other materials in the circulating collections are Miller Nichols libraries is available online at: Interlibrary Loan available to check out. Readers may request that books be Request Form (http://www.umkc.edu/lib/forms/check1st.htm) recalled or reserved for them. Check-out procedures require UMKC Law School students, faculty, and staff may current picture identification cards and affiliation with the request Interlibrary loan services from the Leon E. Bloch Law University.The libraries have reciprocal borrowing Library online at: Law Library Interlibrary Loan Request Form arrangements with many other libraries. (http://www.law.umkc.edu/library/umkc ill.html) Circulation Desk telephone numbers are: Dental Library Interlibrary Loan (816) 235-2030 Dental Library (816) 235-2030 Health Sciences Library Interlibrary Loan Health Sciences Library (816) 235-1880 (816) 235-1878 Leon E. Bloch Law Library (816) 235-2631 Leon E. Bloch Law Library (816) 235-2633 Miller Nichols Library (816) 235-1526 Miller Nichols Library Interlibrary Loan Music/Media Library (816) 235-1675 (816) 235-1586 Collections Marr Sound Archives Library services are based on combined collections of over one The Marr Sound Archives is located in the southwest corner of million volumes, 6,839 serial subscriptions, and substantial the ground floor of the Miller Nichols Library, and contains collections of government documents, microforms, sound over 200,000 sound recordings in a wide variety of recording recordings and musical scores. formats. The focus of the collection is the American Materials are available in many formats, from printed to experience as reflected in popular music. Appointments are electronic sources. Primary access to the collections is through recommended for large projects. (816) 235-2798.
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MERLIN made to borrow special materials and related services are The University of Missouri’s online catalog, MERLIN, available on an individual basis. Please contact The Office of provides access through computer terminals to library Services for Students with Disabilities, (816) 235-5696, for collections on all four UM campuses, St. Louis University, more information. Missouri Institute of Mental Health Library, The Center for Research Libraries, and Washington University. Dedicated Special Collections MERLIN terminals are in the UMKC libraries, and The Miller Nichols Library Special Collections houses the instructions are available on request for dialing into the catalog Snyder Collection of Americana, supplemented by historical from offsite locations. MERLIN libraries provide access to an materials of local and regional interest. The “Z” collection of increasing number of online databases through MOBIUS, a rare books and limited editions, as well as an extensive music consortium of higher education libraries in Missouri. Students, collection of hymnals, facsimiles, and materials related to faculty and staff can submit electronic requests for books from American music, also comprise Special Collections. These are any MERLIN or MOBIUS library. not browsing collections, but titles can be retrieved for supervised use in the library. (816) 235-1532. Music/Media The Music/Media Library collection is located on the ground TLT Center floor of the Miller Nichols Library and comprises musical (816) 235-1883 scores, books, periodicals, and nonprint material, such as http://www.umkc.edu/tltc filmstrips, slides, sound recordings, and videocassettes. Listening facilities include turntables, tape players, The Technology for Learning and Teaching Center (TLT compact disc players and videocassette players. A group Center), located in the Miller Nichols Library, provides listening/viewing room is available. The media collection comprehensive, high quality resources to support faculty and serves the Video Instruction Program and PACE (Program of teaching assistants from all academic disciplines in the use of Adult College Education), and provides media material for technologies to enhance and extend teaching and learning; the course instruction. (816) 235-1675. innovative application of technology to support research and development; and the exploration, analysis and outcomes Photocopy Services assessment of learning in an era of technological change. Photocopying and printing are available in all libraries. Printing from the libraries’ public computers that are not in the Libraries student computing laboratories, is by networked equipment that prints only what each user wishes to purchase. IKON Miller Nichols Library DebitLog cards may be purchased at three of the library sites (816) 235-1671 to pay for photocopying and printing: http://www.umkc.edu/lib/mnl Dental Library (816) 235-2030 The Miller Nichols Library located at 51st Street and Rockhill Health Sciences Library (816) 235-1880 Road, contains books, journals and other resources in the Miller Nichols Library (816) 235-1433 humanities, social sciences, sciences, education and business. The Marr Sound Archives, the Music/Media Library, Special Contact (816) 235-5272 for Law Library Roo Prints Services. Collections, and an extensive Government Documents Reference Services collection are housed here. Miller Nichols Library Reference Services are located in the The Miller Nichols Library is open during the following new Information Commons area, designed as a collaborative, hours when the academic year is in session. (Hours are posted learner centered, laptop-ready lounge and study space. for holidays, intersessions, and the Summer Session. Hours are Professional librarians assist library users in selecting, subject to change; you may want to call or check the web site locating, evaluating and using information in print, non-print to verify hours.) and electronic sources. Each library site has trained staff Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m.-11 p.m. available to provide reference services. Reference service is Friday 7:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. available on-line at: University Libraries Reference Form Saturday 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. (http://www.umkc.edu/lib/forms/ref.htm). Sunday 1 p.m.-11 p.m. Reference desk telephone numbers are: Dental Library Dental Library (816) 235-2030 Health Sciences Library (816) 235-1885 (816) 235-2030 Leon E. Bloch Law Library (816) 235-2271 http://www.umkc.edu/lib/dental Marr Sound Archives (816) 235-2798 The Dental Library occupies part of the third floor of the Miller Nichols Library (816) 235-1534 School of Dentistry, 650 E. 25th St. It serves dental students Music/Media Library (816) 235-1675 and faculty, as well as participants in related academic Special Collections (816) 235-1532 programs. Area and regional dental health professionals are served through the Dental Reference Outreach Service. Services for Persons With Disabilities Application to use the Dental Library may be made to the The Miller Nichols Library provides networked adaptive Dental librarian. Dental Library hours, subject to change: personal computer workstations, with screen reading and Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m.- 9 p.m. enlarging capabilities, that allow access to the Internet, online Friday 7:30 a.m.- 6 p.m. library resources, several CD-ROM indexes, and basic Saturday Noon - 5 p.m. production software. These are capable of conversion of short Sunday Noon - 5 p.m. items from text to electronic form and to embossing in braille. An Aladdin Genie Pro CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) for Intersession hours: the visually impaired also is available. Arrangements can be Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.- 6 p.m.
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Health Sciences Library WHMC-KC and the University Archives collections supplement the resources of the UMKC Libraries. The (816) 235-1880 collections are open to the public during the following hours: http://www.umkc.edu/hsl Monday-Friday 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. The Health Sciences Library is located in the School of evenings by Medicine, 2411 Holmes Street. In addition to its innovative appointment only: (816) 235-1543 Clinical Medical Librarian Program, it serves the Truman Medical Center, as well as the schools of medicine, nursing, Other Library Resources and pharmacy. Library hours are subject to change. Linda Hall Library is an independent research library located Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.- 10 p.m. at 5109 Cherry Street, within the grounds of the University. Friday 8 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. The collections include all areas of the history of science, Saturday 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. natural sciences, physical sciences and technology. Within that Sunday 1:30 p.m.- 9:30 p.m. scope, the library has one of the nation’s largest research collections. The library also is a U.S. Patent Depository Leon E. Bloch Law Library Library. UMKC faculty, students and staff may borrow books (816) 235-1650 from the Linda Hall Library by obtaining a courtesy card at the http://www.umkc.edu/law/library Miller Nichols Library Access Services Desk just a block away. Materials are checked out for two weeks. The Linda The Law Library, located in the School of Law at 52nd and Hall Library is open to the public during the following hours: Oak streets, has approximately 199,241 volumes and 1,805 serial subscriptions, including statutes and cases from the 50 Monday 9 a.m.- 8:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. states, federal government, and foreign governments and Saturday 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. organizations. Library hours are subject to change. Other special research libraries in the metropolitan area Monday-Thursday 7 a.m.- Midnight include the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum Friday 7 a.m.- 7 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. in nearby Independence, the Federal Reserve Bank Library in Sunday Noon - Midnight downtown Kansas City, and the Archie R. Dykes Library at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Intersession hours: Area residents can obtain check-out privileges to most Monday-Friday 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. area public libraries on both sides of the state line. Throughout the metropolitan area are branches of the larger public library Music/Media Library systems, which include the Johnson County (Kansas) Public (816) 235-1675 Library, Kansas City (Kansas) Public Library, Kansas City http://www.umkc.edu/lib/musiclib (Missouri) Public Library and Mid-Continent (Missouri) Public Library. The Music/Media Library is located on the ground floor of the Miller Nichols Library. See Miller Nichols Library hours. Western Historical Manuscript Collection-State Historical Society of Missouri Manuscripts, Joint Collection/University Archives David O. Boutros, associate director 302 Newcomb Hall http://www.umkc.edu/whmckc State Historical Society of Missouri Manuscripts http://www.system.missouri.edu/shs University Archives http://www.umkc.edu/University Archives The Western Historical Manuscript Collection, Kansas City office, collects, preserves and makes available for research documents relating to the history and culture of Kansas City, Western Missouri and the Midwest. The full resources of the joint collections on all four campuses in Columbia, Kansas City, Rolla and St. Louis are available to researchers throughout the state. The University Archives is the repository for records of enduring value officially made by the University of Missouri-Kansas City campus and for other materials of historical value related to the functions of the University. Of special interest is the Edgar Snow Collection, which comprises his personal and working papers, films and photographs; materials from various contemporaries; and a library collection that provides additional research for Chinese history from the revolutionary period (1930s) to the present.
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College of Arts and Sciences • Undergraduate and graduate faculty advisers in each department or program advise students who have declared Administrative Offices majors in their major field of study, in general degree Dean’s Office, Scofield Hall requirements, and in graduate study requirements; (816) 235-1136 • Faculty advisers designated as “Dean’s Advisers” advise [email protected] students still deciding on a major or who have chosen the http://www.umkc.edu/college bachelor of liberal arts degree; • Professional and graduate-student advisers in the Arts and Interim Dean: Sciences Advising Office advise bachelor of liberal arts Bruce S. Bubacz students, including students in the Program for Adult Associate Dean: College Education (PACE), advise students on probation, Charles J. Wurrey help all undergraduates with special requests and Associate Dean: problems, do evaluations of transfer courses, and conduct Judith K. McCormick degree audits prior to graduation on all bachelor’s Assistant Dean: degree-seeking students. Joseph Hughey Students required to secure an adviser’s approval before General Information enrolling include: Statement of Purpose • All freshmen; The primary academic missions of the College of Arts and • General Studies Program and undeclared students; Sciences are teaching and research. Through these functions, • Probationary students; the College serves the community, the state and society at • Students requesting overloads or credit/no credit option; large. The research and scholarship of the College’s faculty not • Undergraduate majors in art, physics and theater; only expand the body of knowledge generally, but also enrich • Graduate majors in chemistry, English, geosciences, and enhance its teaching and instructional programs. sociology, and theater. All departments of the College offer both undergraduate and graduate study. The College of Arts and Sciences enables General Studies Program for Deciding students to develop the creative, analytical and communication Students skills with which to sustain a lifelong educational process. In This program helps students choose majors while they are addition to serving its own students, the College provides enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences. The program instruction in the liberal arts and sciences for students in the operates in conjunction with the Career Services Center of the UMKC professional schools. Through its continuing education Division of Student Affairs. division and certificate programs, the College also serves Research indicates that students who do not choose a individuals and groups in the community. major within their first two years are most at risk of not The general degree requirements designated by the completing their college education. Therefore, juniors and College of Arts and Sciences give students a breadth of seniors who have not declared a major will receive special knowledge, enabling them to understand and appreciate the attention and help in making that important decision. Faculty many facets of human experience, to make meaningful who serve as “Dean’s Advisers” will counsel students relationships between the various fields of knowledge and to individually during registration on declaring majors. increase their understanding of themselves, their interests and Freshmen and transfer students are encouraged to enroll in special abilities. The general requirements and introductory Arts & Sciences 100. This course focuses on providing courses allow for maximum freedom in selection of a major students with information and skills that will help them choose field of study and provide the basic knowledge for that a major and develop numerous strategies for academic success. particular field or for the choice of a bachelor of liberal arts The Career Services Center provides workshops for degree with no major. students at all levels on decision making and career Work in the major field of study provides students with a connections with liberal arts majors. Student paraprofessionals comprehensive and systematic introduction to a field of offer opportunities for individual counseling as well as group scholarship and prepares them to function in the professional sessions concerning choosing majors, finding internships and fields of their choice. Should a student choose to go beyond the employment. baccalaureate degree, the major provides a solid basis for For more information, contact the Coordinator for the graduate study. The objective of the total academic program of General Studies Program for Deciding Students, Mary Ann the College is to engage students in study that will enable them Wynkoop, at (816) 235-1137 or [email protected]. to work competently in their chosen fields or pursue graduate work, while at the same time developing a breadth of The Superior Student knowledge in the arts and sciences. In that way, students can The College offers superior students various means to enhance understand their specializations in the larger context of the or accelerate their academic programs. intellectual and social life of the community. Dual Credit High School/College Program Advising System The College offers advanced students in many Kansas City Faculty and staff advisers assist students in choosing majors area high schools the opportunity to earn UMKC credit prior to and planning their academic programs, help students with high school graduation. Qualified students may enroll in related matters and problems of an academic nature, and introductory college courses that meet general requirements for inform students about the general degree requirements of the a bachelor’s degree. College. Academic advising responsibilities are distributed Credit by Examination among faculty advisers and professional advisers in the See the General Undergraduate Academic Regulations and College of Arts and Sciences Advising office in the following Information section of this catalog. manner:
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Independent Study Credit/No Credit Option The opportunity to undertake independent study is offered by See the General Undergraduate Academic Regulations and many departments in the College to students who qualify. Information section of this catalog. Generally, the student receives the individual attention of a professor in the chosen field of study, and the project may English Proficiency Test involve any topic considered appropriate to the academic needs For information on the Written English Proficiency Test, see of the student. Typical kinds of independent study: special the general requirements for the College’s bachelor of arts, reading topics, creative work in the humanities, research bachelor of science, and bachelor of liberal arts degrees, as projects, performances in the arts or fieldwork experiences. well as the General Undergraduate Academic Regulations and Information section of this catalog. Honors For information on the General Honors Program, the Dean’s Exceptions List, and degrees with honors, see the General Undergraduate Exceptions to academic regulations must be approved by the Academic Regulations and Information section of this catalog. Academic Standards Committee of the College of Arts and Sciences. To seek exceptions, students must file a “Petition for Study Abroad Programs Exception to Academic Policy” in the Arts and Sciences The College of Arts and Sciences study-abroad programs Advising Office, l6 Scofield Hall. provide opportunities for students to enhance their college career by exploring and sharing the cultures of other countries. Grading System Programs are available from three sources: People to People See the General Undergraduate Academic Regulations and International, foreign exchanges offered through the Information section of this catalog. Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, and the Graduation Procedure Missouri-London Program. Some programs are available for college credit; others are for the express purpose of developing 1. After completion of 75-90 hours, a student should file an language skills. “Application for Bachelor’s Degree” form at the Arts and For more information, call the study abroad coordinator at Sciences Advising Office. (816) 235-5790. 2. After this application is processed, the student is notified that a degree-requirements and program-plan packet has General College Undergraduate been prepared and the coursework has been reviewed by Regulations and Information the advising office to determine whether the general The following policies and requirements concerning academic degree requirements have been fulfilled. 3. The student then picks up the packet and takes it to the work in the College of Arts and Sciences are listed major department for approval of a program to meet the alphabetically. Students should also consult the UMKC General departmental requirements for the major. After obtaining Undergraduate Academic Regulations and Information section approval of the major department, the student must then elsewhere in this catalog for other regulations pertinent to return the packet to the Advising Office, 16 Scofield Hall. academic life. Degree Program (Major) Academic Loads The undergraduate degree-seeking student in the College of Full-time and Normal Loads Arts and Sciences must fulfill the requirements for a degree General Undergraduate Academic Regulations and program (major) as specified in the appropriate part of this Information section of this catalog. catalog. The minimum is 26 semester hours. A minimum of 12 semester hours in the degree program Overloads (major) must be earned in the major department at UMKC. A Official programs of undergraduates involving 18 or more minimum of a C average in the major is required. semester hours of coursework must be approved by the The College encourages students to seek advising early in College’s advising office prior to registration. For summer their academic careers regarding choice of a major. Students sessions, programs of more than 10 semester hours in two must file a “Formal Declaration of Major” form in an academic combined shorter sessions and/or the eight-week session must adviser’s office. be approved by the College’s advising office prior to registration. Double Major A double major is a program in which a student completes in Academic Probation total two full majors. The degree requirements of each of the See the General Undergraduate Academic Regulations and two majors must be fulfilled and there can be no more than Information section of this catalog. nine hours in common between the two. The two departments Attendance must approve the final program. The degree will indicate both See the General Undergraduate Academic Regulations and majors, e.g. bachelor of arts, English and sociology. Information section of this catalog. Combined Major Changes of Official Program A combined major (not a double major) is one in which a For information on adding and dropping courses, withdrawals, student, with the approval of the appropriate departments, changes from audit to credit, or credit to audit and other plans a major that combines two fields of study with a changes to enrollment, see the General Undergraduate minimum total of 36 credit hours. Academic Regulations and Information section of this catalog. Minor Program Concurrent Enrollments An academic minor may be taken in many departments in the For policy on earning credit at another college concurrently College of Arts and Sciences by students enrolled in a B.A. or with credit at UMKC, see the General Undergraduate B.S. degree program. The academic minor is optional. It must Academic Regulations and Information section of this catalog. be declared no later than the beginning of the student’s senior year.
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A minimum of 18 hours is required in the minor area. At hours of coursework. In the case of students using 30 hours in least nine of those hours must be upper-division courses. The a professional school to complete their undergraduate degree, courses and total number of hours are determined by the the residence requirement becomes the final consecutive 30 department or departments granting the minor. A minimum of hours of the College’s coursework prior to entrance into the nine hours for the minor must be earned at UMKC. professional school. A student interested in one of the following minors should consult a departmental adviser. Minors offered in the College Scholastic Honesty of Arts and Sciences include the following: administration of See the General Undergraduate Academic Regulations and justice, anthropology, art history, studio art, African American Information section of this catalog. studies, chemistry, classical and ancient studies, Transfer of Credit communication studies, economics, English writing, English See the General Undergraduate Academic Regulations and language and literature, environmental studies, family studies, Information section of this catalog. film studies, French, geography, geology, German, gerontology, history, hospitality studies, humanities, Judaic Combined and Dual Degree Programs studies, mathematics, philosophy, physics, political science, In coordination with several of the professional schools, Slavic studies, sociology, Spanish, theater, and women and College of Arts and Sciences students may earn combined gender studies. degrees. Combined degree programs are offered in dentistry, law and medicine. In the combined degree program, 30 credit Pre-Professional Programs hours in the professional schools may count toward the Prerequisites for advanced professional programs such as law, fulfillment of the baccalaureate degree. All degree medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, and other requirements of the College must be fulfilled. The professional health and allied health professions can be satisfied as a part of hours are generally considered upper-level elective (blanket) any degree program in the College. Details on pre-professional credit. In this manner, the two degrees are earned concurrently programs can be found in the Pre-Law and and the student’s program is accelerated considerably. Students Pre-Medicine/Pre-Health Professions sections of the College’s are advised to check with the deans of the appropriate schools portion of this catalog. before making their plans. Professional School Credit The College also cooperates with the School of Education A maximum of 30 acceptable semester hours (2.0 GPA or to enable students in elementary and secondary education to better) of study in professional schools may be applied toward earn dual degrees in education and arts and sciences. the bachelor’s degree. Acceptable professional schools for this Secondary education majors also earn a B.A. or B.S. degree in purpose are law, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, nursing and a major in the College. Elementary and early childhood medicine. This credit is elective credit and does not satisfy any education majors also earn a bachelor of liberal arts degree in specific degree requirement. the College. Registration Approvals Requirements for Undergraduate In addition to the information below, also see the earlier Degrees College section on advising system. The general requirements for bachelor’s degrees in the College All freshmen, general studies, and undeclared students are of Arts and Sciences are listed below. Several of the College required to secure an adviser’s approval to register for classes. departments and certain schools (Bloch school, schools of In addition, undergraduate majors in art, physics, and theatre, education, nursing, pharmacy, medicine) have recommended and graduate students in chemistry, English, geosciences, curricula for the first one or two years. Before planning their sociology, and theatre must secure adviser’s approval to programs, students should consult departmental and register. professional advisers in these departments or schools. At the Any student on academic or special contract probation, earliest opportunity, students who intend to become certified to requesting an overload, or requesting the credit/no credit teach should consult an adviser in the School of Education. option must secure an adviser’s approval before completing Students wishing to earn a second bachelor’s degree, registration. whether the first was earned at UMKC or another college or Students must have the signature of the instructor or university, must complete a minimum of 30 additional hours, a faculty adviser on a special consent form before they are minimum of l2 of which must be taken in the major allowed to register in all art courses beyond the 100 level, Arts department. The student must also fulfill any additional and Sciences 350 (Honors Tutorial), Special Topics, Directed general education requirements and major requirements in Field Experience, Individual Research or any other courses effect when the student is admitted or readmitted to pursue the specified by a department. second bachelor’s degree. All students in the College of Arts and Sciences are also subject to any special signatures required by other academic Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of units at UMKC. Science Repeated Courses If a course is repeated at one of the four UM campuses, the Difference between B.A. and B.S. Degrees hours and grade points of both the original and repeated The general requirements for the bachelor of arts and bachelor courses are used in computing the grade-point average. Only of science degrees are the same, with one exception: for the the earned hours from the last repeated enrollment will apply bachelor of science degree, students are required to earn a total toward degree requirements or total hours required for of 60 hours in math and science. Students may earn a bachelor graduation. of science degree in the following disciplines: chemistry, earth sciences, environmental science, geography, geology, Residence Requirements mathematics, and physics. In all instances, students should The general minimum residence requirement for the contact the appropriate department concerning its requirements undergraduate degree is the final 30 consecutive semester for a bachelor of science degree.
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Degree Program (Major) met by the courses: Art 114; Computer Science 100, 101, Students pursuing the bachelor of arts and bachelor of science 105P; or a computer application course in the student’s degrees must declare a major. The College strongly encourages major/program. students to consult faculty advisers and the UMKC Career E. Literature and Philosophy Services Office counselors for assistance in choosing suitable 1. Every student must complete one of the following academic and career goals. To select a major, students must file courses: English 211, 213, 214, 215, 221, 311, 321, 323, a declaration of major form in the Arts and Sciences Advising 331; World Literature 210, 220; French 301, 303, 304; Office, l6 Scofield Hall. For specific requirements for majors, German 301, 350, 351; or Spanish 301, 303, 304, 401, see the earlier College section on Degree Program (Major) and 402. the appropriate academic department section in the pages to 2. Every student must complete one of the following follow. courses: Philosophy 210 or 222. Philosophy 222 may not Hour and GPA Requirement be used to meet both of the requirements under E(2) and A minimum of 120 hours is required for graduation. Of those B(2). hours, 36 must be at the 300-400 level. A minimum cumulative F. Distribution Requirement for General Education grade-point average of 2.0 is required. 1. Social and Behavioral Sciences (three courses: 9 General Requirements hours). Every student must complete nine hours of A. Communication coursework in at least two of the following departments: 1. Every student must complete English 110 and 225 and economics, history, political science, psychology or must complete a course coded WI by a department, which sociology–administration of justice. Foundations of is a departmental writing intensive course, or a 300-level Social Sciences 210 and 220 will count toward this English composition course during the junior or senior requirement. Courses in cultural geography or regional year. The English 110 requirement may be satisfied by geography also will satisfy this requirement. See H, acceptable scores on the appropriate ETS subject below. examination. The UMKC Written English Proficiency 2. Physical and Biological Sciences (two courses: 8–10 Test is also a graduation requirement for all students. hours). Every student must complete at least two lecture Those who fail it twice must take English 299; this courses in the physical (chemistry, geosciences or credit/no credit course, which does not count towards the physics) and/or biological sciences. One of the courses degree, will serve as the WEPT for these students. must be a lecture/laboratory combination. Foundations of 2. Every student must complete at least one course in which Physical Sciences 110 and 120 will also count toward this non-written argumentation is a major focus. This requirement. requirement is met by the courses: Communications 3. Humanities and Fine Arts (three courses: 9 hours). Studies 110, 212, 254P, 311, 343; Theater 121; Every student must complete one of the following Humanities 404PW. courses: Art History 110; Theater 130, 210; Conservatory 120. Every student is required to complete an interdisciplinary cluster course and one additional course B. Mathematical, Symbolic and Logical Reasoning in art and art history, communication studies 1. Every student must demonstrate competency equivalent to (non-professional courses), English, foreign languages, four units (years) of acceptable high school mathematics philosophy or theater. or complete Mathematics 110 or 116. 2. Every student must complete at least one course requiring G. General Education Synthesis extensive use of mathematical, symbolic or logical All students in a major must complete a course designated as a reasoning. This requirement is met by the courses: capstone course in their major. Mathematics 160 or any mathematics course at or above the 200 level, and Philosophy 222. H. Constitution Requirement Every student must fulfill the Missouri state requirement to take a course covering the United States Constitution and the C. Foreign Language and Culture Missouri State Constitution before graduation. Courses that 1. Three semesters of the same foreign language are satisfy this requirement are History 101 or 102; History 360R; required. However, students who have satisfactorily Political Science 210 American Government. These courses completed two years of a foreign language in high school also will count toward the nine hours required under F(1). will be required to complete only two additional 120 college-level and above courses in the same language. A maximum of 3 hours of activity courses in physical Students who completed four years of the same foreign education may be applied toward the 120 minimum hours language in high school must complete only one required for graduation. additional sophomore-level or above course in the same General Requirements (Prior to Fall 1997) language. Note: The faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences 2. Every student must complete at least one course that approved the above curriculum effective in the Fall Semester focuses on cultural perspectives of an interdependent l997. Students entering UMKC for the first time in the 1997 global environment. This requirement is met by the Fall Semester and thereafter enter under the new requirements. courses: History 201, 202, 206, 208; Geography 200, 202; A student who is readmitted to UMKC may elect either the old Sociology/Anthropology 103; Political Science 220; or curriculum or the new curriculum, provided not more than one Economics 412. calendar year plus one term has elapsed since the student’s last enrollment here and the student has not interrupted his or her D. Computer and Information Technology UMKC work by completing l2 or more semester hours at Every student must demonstrate competence equivalent to a another college or university. Note: For College bachelor’s programming course or software application course, that degrees, students may only count 12 hours of 1-hour “Special includes substantial computer experience. This requirement is Topics” coursework toward the degree.
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General Requirements for Students Entering Prior to Fall, 8. Area Requirements l997 The area requirements taken will be in the areas outside of the 1. English (9 hours and Written English Proficiency Test) major area. Students will take two of the following area requirements: • English 110 should be taken as early as possible, Students majoring in the social sciences will take the area preferably in the first semester of enrollment. The English requirements in the natural sciences and the humanities. 110 requirement may be satisfied by acceptable scores on Students majoring in the natural sciences will take the area the appropriate ETS subject examination. requirements in the social sciences and the humanities. • English 225 is required. Students are encouraged to take it Students majoring in mathematics to obtain a bachelor of arts during their sophomore year. will take the area requirements in the natural sciences area and • The UMKC Written English Proficiency Test is a the humanities. requirement for all students, following completion of Students majoring in the humanities will take the social English 225 and 45 hours of credit, and prior to enrolling sciences and the natural sciences area requirements in addition in a required junior-level writing intensive course. The to the interdisciplinary humanities course required of all Written English Proficiency Test is given at least twice students. (See the humanities area requirement.) each semester; the dates of the test appear regularly on the Natural Science Area Requirement (11-15 hours) academic calendar in the schedule of classes. A few days Students in the humanities and the social sciences are required prior to each test administration, students who want to to meet the natural science area requirement, which is 11-15 take the test must sign up in the English Department, hours of lecture or lecture/laboratory courses. One of the where preparatory materials are obtained. • Students failing the test twice are required to take an courses in this area requirement must include a laboratory. Students majoring in chemistry, earth sciences, geology, additional English composition refresher course, English geography or physics will be exempt from this requirement, 299. English 299 is offered as a credit/no credit course but they will be encouraged to take science courses outside of and will not count as part of the 120 hours required for their major departments. graduation. The final examination of English 299 is the The specific requirements are as follows: Written English Proficiency Test. • All students are required to take a junior/senior-level • Foundations of Physical Sciences 110 or 120. This writing intensive course or a 300-level English includes only the four-hour lecture course. The one-hour composition course. Students who register for the writing laboratory part of the course is optional. intensive course, or 300-level English composition • Two courses in biology, chemistry, geosciences or course, without first passing the Written English physics. (Geosciences courses taken to meet this Proficiency Test may not receive credit for the course. requirement must be defined by that department as natural sciences.) 2. Foreign Languages (8 hours) One year of the same foreign language is required. However, Social Science Area Requirement (9 hours) students who have satisfactorily completed two years of the Students majoring in the humanities or the natural sciences same foreign language in high school will be required to must take this area requirement of 9 hours. complete only one additional 120 college-level course or above Students majoring in administration of justice, economics, in the same language. history, political science, psychology, and sociology are 3. Mathematics (3 hours) exempt from this requirement, but they will be encouraged to Four units (years) of acceptable high school mathematics, or take social science courses outside their major departments. Mathematics 110, 116, 120, 160 or 210, will fulfill this The specific requirements are as follows: requirement. Students also may take the appropriate • Foundations of Social Science 210 or 220. 6 hours of examination as determined by the Department of Mathematics coursework in at least two of the following departments: to satisfy this requirement. administration of justice, economics, history, political 4. Philosophy (3 hours) science, psychology, or sociology. Courses in cultural Students must take one of the following courses: Philosophy geography or regional geography also will satisfy this 210, Foundations of Philosophy; or Philosophy 222, requirement. Foundations of Logic and Scientific Method; or Mathematics 375, Mathematical Logic. Humanities Area Requirement (6 hours) All students are required to take one 3-hour interdisciplinary 5. Fine Arts (3 hours) course (see Interdisciplinary Cluster Courses). This is any The student is required to complete one of the following course taught by faculty from at least two different courses: Art History 110, Introduction to the Visual Arts; departments, one of which must be in the Division of Theater 130, Foundations of Fine Arts: Theater; or Theater Humanities or the Department of History. Humanities majors 210, Introduction to Design for the Theater. are encouraged to take this interdisciplinary course from a Students may petition to fulfill this requirement in a department outside their major field of study. non-studio course in the Conservatory of Music. Students in Students majoring in the natural or social sciences are the fine arts will not be required to take these courses unless required to take an additional three hours of coursework from specified by their major departments. the departments of art and art history, communication studies 6. History 201, 202, 206, or 208 (3 hours) (nonprofessional courses), English, foreign languages (literature courses), philosophy or theater 121. These three 7. Literature (3 hours) hours must be taken in a different department from the The student may choose any one of the following courses: interdisciplinary course. English 211, 213, 214, 215, 221, 311, 321, 323, 331, 333; Courses that are taken to satisfy the fine arts requirement World Literature 210, 220; French 301, 303, 304; German 301, cannot be used to satisfy either humanities area requirement. 350, 351; or Spanish 301, 303, 304, 401, 402.
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9. United States Constitution and Missouri Constitution At least 21 hours must be earned from each division All students must fulfill the Missouri state requirement to take (sciences, social sciences and humanities). Coursework must a course covering the United States Constitution and the be taken from at least two departments in each of the divisions. Missouri Constitution before graduation. Courses that Students are encouraged to identify one of the three divisions currently satisfy this requirement are History 101 or 102; as an area of emphasis up to the 60-credit-hour maximum. The History 360R; Political Science 210. These courses also will curriculum of this emphasis area should match the student’s count toward the nine hours of the social science area particular interests and should be designed in conjunction with requirement for those students who need to meet that area an adviser. requirement. Among the minimum 21 hours in each division, the 10. Physical Education following requirements must be included: Full-time students under age 21 at matriculation (initial Humanities enrollment) are required to take two one-hour activity courses • Writing and Critical Reading (6-12 hours). English 110 or in physical education. These courses must be taken in different Humn 105P should be taken as early as possible, semesters. Dance courses offered either in the Department of preferably in the first semester of enrollment. The English Physical Education of the School of Education or in the 110 requirement may be satisfied by acceptable scores on Conservatory of Music will also satisfy this requirement. the appropriate ETS subject examination. Bachelor of Liberal Arts • English 225 or Humn 202P is required. Students are The College of Arts and Sciences offers the bachelor of liberal encouraged to take it during their sophomore year. arts degree for individuals who seek scientific literacy, an • The UMKC Written English Proficiency Test is a understanding of the social sciences, and an appreciation of the requirement for all students, following completion of humanities. The B.L.A. is an alternative to the B.A./B.S. English 225 and 45 hours of credit, and prior to enrolling degree programs and is for individuals who do not wish to in a required junior-level writing intensive course. The commit themselves to a specialty, whose aspirations are not Written English Proficiency Test is given at least twice served by a traditional major, and who desire maximum each semester; the dates of the test appear regularly on the flexibility in course selection. academic calendar in the schedule of classes. A few days The bachelor of liberal arts degree in the College of Arts prior to each test administration, students who want to and Sciences can also be earned through the Program for Adult take the test must sign up in the English Department, College Education, PACE. This program makes it possible for where preparatory materials are obtained. individuals with full-time work or home responsibilities to • Students failing the test twice are required to take an complete a baccalaureate degree in a reasonable time by additional English composition refresher course, English attending class in the evenings and on weekends. 299. English 299 is offered as a credit/noncredit course For a detailed description of this program, see the Program and will not count as part of the 120 minimum hours for Adult College Education (PACE) section in the program required for graduation. The final examination of English listings following this general section. 299 is the Written English Proficiency Test. • All students are required to take a junior/senior-level Curriculum Degree Requirements writing intensive course. Students who register for the Hour Requirements writing intensive course, or 300-level English composition A minimum of 120 hours is required for graduation. At least course, without first passing the Written English 36 must be at the 300-400 level in the College of Arts and Proficiency Test may not receive credit for the course. Sciences. Natural Sciences (one course with lab) and Math (3 hours) Eligibility • Mathematics (3 hours). Four units (years) of high school At least 30 hours of coursework in the arts and sciences must mathematics, not including general arithmetic, or be earned before declaration of intent to pursue the bachelor of Mathematics 110, 116, 120, 160, or 210 fulfill this liberal arts (B.L.A.). requirement. Students may also take the appropriate At least 30 hours of coursework must be earned after examination as determined by the Department of declaration of intent to pursue a B.L.A. Mathematics to satisfy this requirement. A 2.0 GPA is required to declare intent to pursue a B.L.A. • At least one science course of the minimum 21 hours in A 2.0 overall GPA is required by the University of Missouri for this division must include a laboratory component. graduation. At least 90 of the 120 hours required for graduation must Social Sciences (3 hours) be earned in the arts and sciences. The credit/noncredit option is not available for students • U.S. Constitution and Missouri Constitution. pursuing this degree. The state of Missouri requires that each student complete a course that includes the study of the Constitution of the Area Requirements and Limitations Applicable to This United States and the Constitution of Missouri. Courses Degree that satisfy this requirement are History 101, 102, 360R, No more than 21 hours may be taken in one department. No Political Science 210 or 409P, or Social Science 102P. more than 60 hours may be taken in one division (sciences, social sciences and humanities). Students should note the fact that some departments within the College of Arts and Sciences Interdisciplinary Cluster Courses (for example, geosciences and history departments) offer Cluster courses provide an opportunity to study a special coursework that can be applied to more than one division of theme or historical period from the perspective of several study. Students should consult with an adviser in selecting different disciplines at once. Each course is developed to coursework to ensure that they receive proper credit in the integrate with one or more courses in other fields to show how various divisions required for the degree. different disciplines complement each other to form a more comprehensive understanding of a given topic. All courses within a given cluster meet at the same time, so they can all
64 College of Arts and Sciences meet together periodically to explore the cluster theme. In • The American Social Film: The Silver Screen some clusters, the classes meet together all the time so that the and the American Dream different disciplines are integrated throughout the course. Communication Studies 400CD Clusters teach students to coordinate what they learn in other History 300CD/500RA courses they take. • Aesthetic Issues in the Arts As part of the B.A. and B.S. humanities area requirement, Art History 300CJ the College of Arts and Sciences requires that all students, Conservatory of Music 497CJ including humanities majors, take an interdisciplinary cluster English 300CJ course (any course taught by faculty from at least two different Philosophy 400CJ departments, one of which must be in the Division of • Women’s Lives: An Exploration Through Humanities or the Department of History). Students should Literature, Psychology and Sociology also discuss with their advisers how cluster courses fit into English 300CI their personal degree programs. As a general guide, individual Psychology 303CI courses in each cluster: Sociology 303CI • Controversy and Choice in Life and Science • Count toward fulfillment of the humanities requirement Philosophy 300CK for the B.A., B.S., B.A./D.D.S. and B.A./M.D. degrees • Dimensions of the Holocaust: Literary, Historical and • Count, if they are numbered 300 or above, toward the 36 Religious junior-senior hours of electives required for graduation English 300CT • Count toward fulfillment of the departmental requirements History 400CT/500CT for majors in the field in which the course is taken • Issues in Death and Dying • Can be taken for graduate credit if numbered 300 or English 300CO above, with departmental approval. Philosophy 400CO The following is a partial list of cluster courses now available. Sociology 303CO There are no prerequisites for any of these courses. See entries • Barriers and Bridges: Understanding Communication under the relevant departments for a more detailed explanation English 300CM of the contents of each course. Sociology 303CM Historical Periods • Body Images in Medicine and the Arts, A&S 300CM • Healing and the Arts • Sinai and Olympus: Two Views of Man and God Art 300 CH History 400CQ /500C Theatre 300CH • The Roman Revolution: History and Culture from the • Healing and Cultural Diversity Gracchi to Augustus Communication Studies 400CT English 300CR Psychology 300CT History 400CR/ 500RR Sociology 303CT • Courts and Culture in the High Middle Ages • Perspectives in Science and Healing English 400CF/ 591CF Philosophy 480B History 400CF/ 500CF Sociology 303CA • Images of the Human Body in the Renaissance • Values, Policies, and Practices in Health Care Art History 300CA History 400CE/500CJ English 400CA/ 591CA Philosophy 400CC History 400CA/ 500CA English 300CC • The Romantic Hero Psychology 300CS Art History 300CC • Biological and Ethical Issues in Aging Foreign Languages 400CC Natural Science 430C • Radical Changes Since 1945 Philosophy 401PC Art History 400CE English 300CE Writing Intensive Requirement History 400CE/500CE Writing Intensive (WI) courses are intended to help students learn to express themselves formally and coherently in Special Themes discursive prose. Writing in this connection is to be regarded • Peoples and Communities in Western Civilization not as a corpus of art or information to which students should Art History 300CG be exposed, but as a crucial skill, the teaching of which is English 300CG among the primary missions of the college. It is assumed that History 400CG/507CG extended and intensive writing can be equated with • The Story of Language contemplation and concentration on the subject matter; English 300CH/591CH students learn by writing in any field. Foreign Languages 400CH Each Writing Intensive course includes several writing • Bridges assignments and these assignments form an integral part of the History 300CU students’ effort to progress in the course. A review and Civil Engineering 291CU revision cycle is used with systematic feedback. The students’ • Continuity and Change in the American City writing might address philosophical concerns, methods, or Art History 300CN specific topics, but their work is always based on exposure to Sociology 303CN published expository writing. While the exercises may take • Ethical and Social History of American Capitalism different forms, they may include: Economics 342CB History 400CB/500CB 1. Prewriting; e.g. outlines, journals, free-writing exercises, Philosophy 400CB organizational notes;
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2. Submission of preliminary drafts for oral and written 160 Wine and Civilization (2). Geography of wine growing; the anatomy and responses by the instructor (peer response might also be physiology of the grapevine; the sociological forces of alcohol in American culture; wine and classical culture; economic aspects of wine and wine incorporated); growing. 3. Revision of content, organization, mechanics, and style. 200 British Life and Culture (3). A survey of British history and culture from Roman times to the present day. The course includes such topics as British Students will prepare a number of different assignments of education, the legal system, the economic system, the Common Market, the varying lengths and intent. An extended essay or term paper is development of working class movements such as Trade Union Councils, expected in all WI classes. Examinations may incorporate pictorial arts in Britain, dramatic arts, British music, and contemporary essay questions. communications. The course is taught with lectures from British authorities in the various fields, discussions with lecturers and local faculty, and field trips to places associated with the weekly lectures. Grade for the course is determined Arts and Sciences Courses by a combination of papers and exams. Offered under the Missouri-London 100 Methodologies in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Theories & Program in London. Each semester. Applicat (3). This three hour course is designed for freshmen and transfer 205 Contemporary Europe (3-6). An examination of selected political, students, to be taken during their first semester of study at UMKC. The cultural, economic and social forces shaping Europe today and of how they are curriculum provides students an introduction to the major disciplines and related to Europe’s past. The course is taught in Europe and employs field methodologies of the liberal arts and sciences (the humanities, social sciences, trips, lectures by European authorities on the various topics and lectures by the and sciences), including sessions on choosing majors and careers. Additional accompanying faculty member. Grades determined by a combination of papers emphases will include learning to use the library, writing and computational and exams. Summers or Interim. skills, oral presentations, cultural diversity, stress management, and study strategies. 206 Contemporary Asia (3-6). An examination of selected political, cultural, economic and social forces shaping Asia today and of how they are related to 103A Critical Thinking in the Arts and Humanities (3). This 3 hour course Asia’s past. The course is taught in Asia and employs field trips, lectures by is designed to be taken in conjunction with entry level courses in Arts and Asian authorities on the various topics and lectures by the accompanying Sciences disciplines. The course is designed to enhance students’ critical faculty member. Grades determined by a combination of papers and exams. thinking and intellectual capacity, communication skills, and life long learning Summers or Interim. strategies. Assignments and problem solving activities in the course focus on 207 Contemporary Latin America (3-6). An examination of selected developing thinking in the disciplines through interactive class sessions, political, cultural, economic and social forces shaping Latin America today, experiments, and problem solving applications. The course is intended to be and of how they are related to Latin America’s past. The course is taught in taught concurrently with a departmental course offered in the Video Latin America and employs field trips, lectures by Latin American authorities Supplemental Instruction model. Numerous additional assignments and on the various topics, and lectures by the accompanying faculty member. activities enable students to both succeed in the departmental course and Grades determined by a combination of papers and exams. Offered: Summers develop transferable cognitive skills at the same time. Credit and grades for the or Interim. Arts and Sciences 103 course are based on a series of separate assignments 208 Contemporary World Cultures (3). An examination of societies and specifically designed to enable students to succeed academically in the current cultures around the world. Students visit one or more countries, where they go and subsequent semesters. A&S 103 assignments would vary according to the on field trips, meet with local experts and students, and learn by studying and discipline course it is linked with, but would include numerous supplemental doing. Grades are determined by written assignments and practical readings, writing and problem solving activities done individually and in performance. Offered: Summers or Interim groups/teams. Class attendance and participation are required. Only one of the A&S 103 abc sequence may apply toward graduation requirements. Offered: 240 Analysis of Medical Terminology (3). Analyze the structure of medical Every Semester. words and apply this to basic anatomy, physiology and disease processes of the human body, stressing spelling and pronunciation. Offered: Fall and Winter 103B Critical Thinking in the Social Sciences (3). This 3 hour course is designed to be taken in conjunction with entry level courses in Arts and 250 Ophthalmic Procedures and Practices (1). Utilization of techniques to Sciences disciplines. The course is designed to enhance students’ critical obtain medical and ophthalmic history, transcription of information into the thinking and intellectual capacity, communication skills, and life long learning medical chart, and common terms/abbreviations used in history taking. Covers strategies. Assignments and problem solving activities in the course focus on front office techniques, including basic functions of a computer in the medical developing thinking in the disciplines through interactive class sessions, office. Develops skills needed to obtain accurate patient visual acuity. experiments, and problem solving applications. The course is intended to be Prerequisite: Computer Science 100 Offered: Fall Restrictions: Must be taught concurrently with a departmental course offered in the Video eligible for Ophthalmic Technology courses. Supplemental Instruction model. Numerous additional assignments and 260 Introduction to Clinical Skills (4). Covers basic test principles and activities enable students to both succeed in the departmental course and techniques including the ocular screening exam, visual acuity measurement, develop transferable cognitive skills at the same time. Credit and grades for the slit lamp examination, tear function and color vision tests. Tonometry, Arts and Sciences 103 course are based on a series of separate assignments refractometry and retinoscopy will be reviewed in the theory only. Offered: specifically designed to enable students to succeed academically in the current Fall Restrictions: Must be eligible for Ophthalmic Technology courses. and subsequent semesters. A&S 103 assignments would vary according to the discipline course it is linked with, but would include numerous supplemental 304CM Cluster Course: Body Images in Medicine and the Arts (3). Open readings, writing and problem solving activities done individually and in to all students, this course focuses on the human body as an object of study in groups/teams. Class attendance and participation are required Only one of the the history and practice of medicine. The class identifies a number of key A&S 103 abc sequence may apply toward graduation requirements. Offered: issues which affect the attitudes that contemporary physicians often have about Every Semester. their patients based upon prevalent attitudes toward the human body in our society. Societal values which shape our ideas about gender, physical 103C Critical Thinking in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics (3). This appearance, cosmetic surgery, obesity, and genetic abnormalities will be the three hour course is designed to be taken in conjunction with entry level focus of determining the extent to which these issues may actually affect the courses in Arts & Sciences disciplines. The course is designed to enhance education of physicians and choices of medical treatment. The course students’ critical thinking and intellectual capacity, communication skills, and examines the evolution of these values historically through works of art and life long learning strategies. Assignments and problem solving activities in the recurring themes in literature. the course is interdisciplinary, involving lectures course focus on developing thinking in the disciplines through interactive class in contemporary medicine, the history of medicine, the history of art, and sessions, experiments, and problem solving applications. The course is literature. It satisfies current baccalaureate requirements for interdisciplinary intended to be taught concurrently with a departmental course offered in the coursework in the humanities. The course will not count toward required Video Supplemental Instruction model. Numerous additional assignments and courses for the major in art, art history, literature or history. Prerequisite: activities enable students to both succeed in the departmental course and Junior standing. Offered: Summer 1994. develop transferable cognitive skills at the same time. Credit and grades for the Arts and Sciences 103 course are based on a series of separate assignments 305 Ethics in America:The View from the Heartland (3). This specifically designed to enable students to succeed academically in the current interdisciplinary course brings national and local specialists together through and subsequent semesters. A&S 103 assignments would vary according to the the media of television case study and personal dialogues for an exploration of discipline course it is linked with, but would include numerous supplemental the ethical issues facing Americans today. Problems of the corporate world, of readings, writing and problem solving activities done individually and in academe, of law, of medicine, of media and of the military will be subjected to groups/teams. Class attendance and participation are required. Only one of the analysis. With the assistance of experts from the faculty and the community, A&S 103 a,b,c sequence may apply toward graduation requirements. Offered: students will create a paradigm for ethical decision making. Prerequisites: Every Semester. Philosophy 210, 222 or consent of the instructor or Foundations of Social Science. Offered: On demand.
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310A Ophthalmic Technology Practicum I (1). Introductory clinical work 419 Natural Sciences for Elementary Schools I (1-5). Selected topics from designed to apply technical skills acquired in previous course work. Recording the natural sciences, their development and application for teaching in of clinical data, front office procedures, obtaining patient’s health and ocular elementary school. Lectures, demonstrations, experiments and discussions. history, measuring visual acuity, medical record management, commonly used Intended for teachers in elementary schools. (This course will not be accepted abbreviations/terms stressed. Offered: Fall Restrictions: Must be eligible for for satisfaction of the Natural Science Area requirement of the Arts and Ophthalmic Technology courses. Science general degree requirements). 310B Ophthalmic Technology Practicum II (4). Clinical experience 420 Literature: A Healing Art (3). The course provides an opportunity for designed to apply the concepts and technical skills acquired in previous course students to read and learn about literature, both prose and poetry, which work. Student will assist patients in all phases of care, perform advanced demonstrates the importance of life stories in fostering communication ophthalmic testing procedures and collect and prepare specimens for transport between people. Through this study literature will come to be viewed as a to the laboratory. Prerequisite: A&S 310A Offered: Winter Restrictions: Must healing art: healing physicians, patients and writers alike. Prerequisite: Junior be eligible for Ophthalmic Technology courses. standing. Offered: For one month, twice each year: September, March. 334 Introduction to African American Studies (3). This course provides an introduction to the contexts, theories, and methodologies that undergird 429 Natural Sciences for Elementary Schools II (2). Selected topics from African American studies. In addition to substantial time spent covering the natural sciences, their development and application for teaching in particular research skills and resources, students will also be introduced to elementary school. Lectures, demonstration, experiments and discussions. African American culture and the issues related to African American studies Intended for teachers in elementary schools. (This course will not be accepted from several perspectives: history, literature, sociology, communication for satisfaction of the Natural Science Area requirement of the Arts and studies, and the like. Influences and perspectives from Africa, the Caribbean Science general degree requirements). Fall. and South America will also be covered. The course will thus provide a broad background in African American culture and history, an introduction to the 439 Natural Sciences for Elementary Schools III (2). Selected topics from methodologies of several disciplines, and discussion of particular the natural sciences, their development and application for teaching in contemporary and historical issues such as slavery, segregation and integration, elementary schools. Lectures, demonstrations, experiments and discussions. the Civil Rights Movement, Pan-Africanism, Afrocentrism, and current Intended for teachers in elementary school. (This course will not be accepted political debates. Prerequisite: None. Offered: Once a year. for satisfaction of the Natural Science Area requirement of the Arts and Science general degree requirements). Winter. 361 Ophthalmic Technology Seminar I (1). Review major professional subject areas. Discussion of clinical practicum experiences including concerns, 452 Images of the Family in Art and Literature (4). An application of the issues, case studies and procedures. Offered: Fall Restrictions: Must be skills and knowledge gained from the companion weekend and/or weekday eligible for Ophthalmic Technology courses. courses in this block by means of instructor-approved and guided independent 362 Ophthalmic Technology Seminar II (1). Review major professional study projects of the student’s own individual or small group choice, focusing subject areas, hear guest speakers on topics of interest and participate in field on images of the family in literature and art. Each student must select and trips to industry sites. Discussion of clinical practicum experience including present four projects (one on each of following faith concerns, issues, case studies and procedures. Prerequisite: A&S 361 Offered: cultures-Christianity/Judaism, Islam, and one on a topic of their choice) in Winter Restrictions: Must be eligible for Ophthalmic Technology courses. written, oral and/or audio-visual media. Students meet in groups and individual sessions with the instructors of this block. 363 Ophthalmic Technology Seminar III (1). Review major professional subject areas, hear guest speakers on topics of interest and participate in field 490 Special Topics (1-3). Intensive reading and/or research in an area selected trips to industry sites. Discussion of clinical practicum experience including by the student in consultation with the instructor. By permission only. concerns, issues, case studies and procedures. Prerequisite: A&S 362 Offered: Fall Restrictions: Must be eligible for Ophthalmic Technology courses. 491 International Internship (1-9). Students may participate in structured 364 Ophthalmic Technology Seminar IV (2). Discuss challenges confronting international internships under the joint supervision of employer and faculty practitioners and the presentation of new material in the field. May include member. They must carry out significant professional responsibilities and field trips and guest speakers on topics of interest. Discussion of clinical whatever additional assignments are determined by the faculty supervisor. The practicum experiences and a general review for national certification number of credit hours varies with the length of the professional experience. Prerequisite: Junior level or above or consent of instructor. Offered: Every examinations included. Prerequisite: A&S 363 Offered: Winter Restrictions: semester. Must be eligible for Ophthalmic Technology courses. 405 Contemporary Europe (3-6). An in-depth examination of selected 492 Field Practicum in Aging (3-8). Students spend 180-480 contact hours in political, cultural, economic and social forces shaping Europe today and of a field placement with supervision in a community agency or organization how they are related to Europe’s past. The course is taught in Europe and which services or advocates for older persons, and keep a journal documenting employs field trips, lectures by European authorities on the various topics and and reflecting on the practicum activities and experiences particularly as they lectures by the accompanying faculty member. Grades determined by a relate to gerontological theory and research. Offered: WS, SS, FS Restrictions: combination of papers and exams. Prerequisite: Upper level or consent of Written consent of instructor required. instructor. Offered: Summers or Interim. 495 Honors Senior Thesis (3-6). An independent research course to allow 406 Contemporary Asia (3-6). An in-depth examination of selected political, students who have completed the requirements for the HONORS Program to cultural, economic and social forces shaping Asia today and of how they are do a Senior Thesis and if the thesis is acceptable as a Honors thesis-to graduate related to Asia’s past. The course is taught in Asia and employs field trips, with Honors and as an Honors College Scholar. Prerequisite: Consent of lectures by Asian authorities on the various topics and lectures by the Honors Co-Director and Thesis Advisor. accompanying faculty member. Grades determined by a combination of papers and exams. Prerequisite: Upper level or consent of instructor. Offered: 500 Interdisciplinary Colloquium On Aging (3). This course will introduce Summers or Interim. students to gerontology as a field of study and as a profession. The context for 407 Contemporary Latin America (3-6). An in-depth examination of the emergence of the field is set in important demographic transitions of the selected political, cultural, economic and social forces shaping Latin America 20th century. Identification and understanding of major issues and today and of how they are related to Latin America’s past. The course is taught controversies in the field will help locate the contributions of a range of in Latin America and employs field trips, lectures by Latin American disciplines to aging studies. The connection of these issues with the authorities on the various topics and lectures by accompanying faculty development of social policies will be discussed. member. Grades determined by a combination of papers and exams. Prerequisite: Upper level or consent of instructor. Offered: Summers or 500A Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Aging I (1-2). Interim. 500B Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Aging II (1-2). 410A Ophthalmic Technology Practicum III (4). Clinical experience designed to apply the concepts and technical skills acquired in previous course 500C Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Aging III (1-2). work. Student will assist patients in all phases of care, perform advanced ophthalmic testing procedures and collect and prepare specimens for transport 501 Special Readings/Topics (1-3). This is a designated arts and sciences to the laboratory. Prerequisite: A&S 310B Offered: Fall Restrictions: Must be course which gives all departments in the College the flexibility to offer, on eligible for Ophthalmic Technology courses. demand and as the need arises, a graduate-level readings course in a particular 410B Ophthalmic Technology Practicum IV (4). Clinical experience area of specialization in any discipline in the College. The individual designed to apply the concepts and technical skills acquired in previous course departments determine the content of the course in any given semester in the work. Student will assist patients in all phases of care, perform advanced same manner as any reading course, special topics, or independent study is ophthalmic testing procedures and collect and prepare specimens for transport presently handled. The departments are responsible for approving individuals to the laboratory. Prerequisite: A&S 410A Offered: Winter Restriction: Must or groups for the course and determine whether or not the course will be be eligible for Ophthalmic Technology courses. included as a part of a post-baccalaureate degree in their disciplines.
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502 Introduction to African American Studies (3). This course provides an 550 Seminar in Social Science Perspectives Study of Community (3). introduction to the contexts, theories, and methodologies that undergird 571A Seminar in the Social Sciences (1-6). This is a designated Arts and African American studies. In addition to substantial time spent covering Sciences course which gives all departments in the College the flexibility to particular research skills and resources, students will also be introduced to offer, on demand and as the need arises, a graduate level seminar in a particular African American culture and the issues related to African studies from several area of specialization in any discipline in the college. The individual perspectives: history, literature, sociology, communication studies, and the departments determine the content of the course in any given term in the same like. Influences and perspectives from Africa, the Carribean, and South manner as any seminar is currently handled. The departments are responsible America will also be covered. The course will thus provide a broad for approving individuals or groups for the course and determine whether or background in African American culture and history, an introduction to the not the course will be included as a part of post baccalaureate degree in their methodologies of several disciplines, and discussion of particular disciplines. contemporary and historical issues such as slavery, segregation and integration, the Civil Rights Movement, Pan-Africanism, Afrocentrism, and current 572 Seminar in Philosophy of Science I (3). political debates. 581 Practicum Seminar in Aging (3). This practicum experience is for 505 Career Education and Transition in Special Education (3). This course students who already have substantial experience working in the aging services is designed to increase awareness and knowledge about current disabilities network. Students, faculty and service providers to the elderly from the legislation, vocational education, vocational rehabilitation, quality transition community will discuss a work on solutions to practical problems and issues programs, school to work, self advocacy, workplace accommodations and confronted in agencies serving the elderly. The student will complete a written comprehensive life skills learning. Prerequisites: EDSP 407 or equivalent. project and related oral examination on a problem pertinent to his/her work Offered: Summer 2000 experience. 509 Methods of Inq: Research Issues and Methods in the Liberal Arts (3). 591 Practicum in Community Social Science Research (3). This seminar is required of all first semester participations in the Master of 592 Field Practicum in Aging (3-8). Students spend 180-480 hours in a field Arts in the Liberal Studies program. Must be taken concurrent with either A & placement with the supervision in a community agency or organization which S 510, 511, 512 or 513. This course serves as an introduction to various services or advocated for older persons and keep a journal documenting and methods of inquiry and research in the humanities, social sciences, and reflecting on the practicum activities and experiences, particularly as they sciences. Offered during four week-ends, the course is taught in conjunction related to gerontological theory and research. Students will study a particular with the week-day class offered that term (A & S 510 through 513). This subject revelant to their placement and describe this in a written project. course includes graduate level instruction in library research use of computer generated research tools and a strong emphasis on academic writing. Offered 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). fall and winter semesters. H101 Freshman Honors Seminar (1). 510 Method of Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Study of the 1930s (3). This course is one of a series in the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program Physical Science Courses which studies American culture, history, and science by examing major 110 Foundations of Physical Sciences I (4). Fundamental principles and decades of the twentieth century. This seminar offers an in-depth study of concepts of the various physical and mathematical sciences, integrated by the America’s Great Depression during the 1930s and how the problems of this history and philosophy of science. Fall and winter semester.* country related to events across the globe. Readings, lectures, and discussions 110L Foundations of Physical Sciences, Laboratory I (1). General focus on historical, economic, political, and cultural issues in the face of laboratory and discussion sessions on various topics in the physical and national conflict. Sessions cover such topics as the emergence of Regionalist mathematical sciences. May only be taken concurrently with Physical Science artists in the midwest, the contributions of Kansas City jazz to the creation of a 110. new art form, African-American writers, the role of women in the Depression, economic causes of the Depression, the Pendergast Machine, and scientific 120 Foundations of Physical Sciences II (4). Continuation of Physical developments between the two World Wars. Offered: every fourth semester or Sciences 110. Prerequisite: Physical Science 110. on demand. 120L Foundations of Physical Sciences, Laboratory II (1). General 511 Methods of Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary History of the 1940s (3). laboratory and discussion sessions on various topics in the physical and This course examines a decade, in this case the 1940s, from a variety of mathematical sciences. May only be taken concurrently with Physical Science perspectives. The second world war stimulated profound changes in science, 120. ethics, government, economics, social structures, and cultural constructions of 410 Selected Topics in Contemporary Science (3). race, class, and gender. In essence, this course will examine how American in 435 Selected Topics in the History of Science (3). the 1940s became increasingly “modern” and assesses the impact of those changes on the nation and the world. Social Science Courses 512 Method of Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary History of the 1950s (3). This 210 Foundations of Social Science I (3). An application of salient principles, course examines a decade, in this case the 1950s, from a variety of facts and methods of social sciences to study of origins and nature of social perspectives. This course has three major themes: Domestic Politics, Foreign institutions; problems of emotional adjustment and vocational choice; analysis Relations and Scientific Development. Within these three major themes, a of contemporary social, legal and economic trends affecting values, conception broad spectrum of human activity in the arts and sciences will examined. of freedom and of social power, and political organization. Every semester. Note: Continued in Soc. Sci. 220. 513 Methods of Inquiry: An Interdisiplinary Study of the 1960s (3). As part of the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies series, this course examines a 220 Foundations of Social Science II (3). Continuation of Soc. Sci. 210. decade, in this case the 1960s, from a variety of perspectives. The Vietnam Prerequisite: Soc. Sci. 210. On demand. War stands as a turning point in the ways in which Americans, especially 610 Philosophy of Social Science (3). This course examines the development young Americans, viewed thei country, the world, and, most importantly, of the philosophy of science since the end of the 19th century. In this regard, themselves. This decade was crucial to the history of the civil rights Positivism, Conventionalism, and Realism as the three major conceptions of movement, the women’s liberation movement and American judicial process. science will be studied and their significance as philosophical foundations of Offered: Fall 2000 the social sciences will be assessed. Particular attention will be given to the 520 Critical Choices: Final Research Project and Capstone Seminar (3). emerging philosophy of science (i.e., Scientific Realism) which has profoundly This seminar is designed as a capstone experience for students in the last challenged the more established Positivism. semester of their studies in the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program. 620 Seminar in Social Theory and Policy Analysis (3). This seminar is Working with three faculty members of the graduate faculty (one member each designed to help the student develop, analyze, and evaluate objects of study. from the humanities, the social sciences, and the sciences), each student Considerable emphasis is placed on the integration of social theory and social defines a final research project, spends the semester developing it, and presents policy. The course requires students to present a policy research project (or his or her findings to the seminar at the conclusion of the course. Each project dissertation proposal) to the group. Each student is expected to give an oral is intended to be thought-provoking and to be researched from an and written evaluation of each proposal. Ideally, a member of the presenter’s interdisciplinary point of view. doctoral committee will participate in the class. 535 Directed Studies in Liberal Arts (1-3). Open to students in the Master of 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). Arts in Liberal Studies Program, this course offers students the opportunity to pursue independent work at the graduate level on selected topics of an World Literature Courses interdisiplinary nature, working with faculty members from at least two 210 Foundations of World Literature I (3). An investigation of the great different departments. The course may not be repeated beyond a total of three ideas that inspired humankind in different cultures through the ages. These credit hours. Permissions of the MALS Programs Director required. ideas will be explored as they are expressed in literature. Literary works of 540 Liberal Arts Thesis (1-3). Open to students in the Masters of Arts in different ages and different cultures are included. On demand. Liberal Studies Program who wish to include a written thesis in their program 220 Foundations of World Literature II (3). Continuation of World of studies. The course may not be repeated beyond a total of three credit hours. Literature 210. On demand. Permission of the MALS Program Director required. H210 Foundations of World Literature I - Honors (3).
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300C American Social Film: Silver Screen and the American Dream (3). American Studies This course will combine American social history and American film history. Using Hollywood entertainment films, the course will look at Hollywood as an 204G Haag Hall indicator of social, political and economic conditions in the United States from (816) 235-1338 the early 1900s to the late 1950s. The main topics are war and the threat of [email protected] war, poverty and affluence, racial tensions, censorship, and political zealotry. http://www.umkc.edu/am-st A paper is required and a social history textbook, a film history textbook, a play by Arthur Miller, and a collection of articles constitute core readings. Program Director: This course is offered as a cluster with Communication Studies 400CD. Gregory D. Black 301 American Stds: IS/Tutorial: Themes in the American Popular Arts (4). This course uses the popular arts as an entree to the examination of Associate Program Director: stereotypes in American life, to a better understanding of challenges to Mary Ann Wynkoop tradition, and to assessing the consequences of conflict that have resulted from cultural pluralism. This is a modified independent study course. Students are exposed to some of America’s best-known literature, films and music. Program Description Instructional audio tapes and traditional literature about American Culture The American studies major is an interdisciplinary approach to show the relevance of examples of popular art to broader themes. the study of the culture of the United States, and is open to Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in American Studies 302P and 303PW. selected students in good standing. Offered: On demand. A student interested in majoring in American studies 302 Survey Of American Studies (4). This course offers a look at changes and continuities in American life from the era of British colonization to the should consult with the director, who will act as the student’s present. It emphasizes philosophical, scientific and creative ideas that have had adviser if he or she is admitted to the program. Superior work lasting effects, changing social structure, the factors that determine lifestyle, is expected from all students. and the consequences of the national preoccupation with pluralism and consensus. The course also covers the main features of American political A major requires at least 36 credits, including: history. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in American Studies 303PW. Offered: On demand. 1. Six hours of introductory courses that focus on American 303WI Methods & Problems in American Studies (4). This course examines studies and introduce the student to interdisciplinary four topics that are important in American culture; each topic is approached methodology and the literature of American studies: AM from a different methodological perspective. The topics (problems) are related ST 250 and 251 (PACE equivalent AM ST 341P and to cultural resources in the Kansas City area and may change from semester to semester. Methods of problem solving are determined by the topic; however, 302P). students should expect to participate in oral history, interpretation of material 2. A three-hour integrating seminar (AM ST 440WI), in culture, and traditional archival research and document analysis. which the student produces an interdisciplinary seminar 340 Seminar: Critical Issues in American Culture (3). An interdisciplinary paper based on his or her coursework and its prerequisite, seminar which will examine various cultural topics relevant to understanding AM ST 400. contemporary issues in American society. Students will write individual 3. The remaining 24 hours of coursework must come from at research papers as well as offer critiques of each other’s work. Prerequisites: least three relevant departments and must be approved by None. Offered: Every Fall semester. the director and the core faculty from American Studies. 340P American Material Culture: The 1950s (4). This course will focus on The courses must represent an interdisciplinary focus on a the period of American culture from demobilization after World War II to the end of the 1950s–an era particularly well-suited to employing material culture particular theme or issue in American life. resources as evidence. Students will be required to write a term paper or do a material culture project. Programs are tailored to the individual student and therefore 341 American Material Culture: Objects and Images (4). This course will tend to vary widely. They include courses from such examine American cultural and social history from earliest times to the departments as art and art history, communication studies, present, with a special emphasis on the ways artifacts and visual images can economics, English, history, philosophy, political science, provide information and insight about the American experience. Offered: Fall psychology, sociology (including anthropology) and others as 342 American Material Culture: Museums (4). This course will focus on appropriate. They may also include work from other relevant local institutions that use material culture in their presentation of history and units, such as the Conservatory of Music. the American experience. Offered: Fall PACE students wishing to major in American Studies 350 Medical Humanities and American Studies (3). This course uses should refer to the PACE section of this catalog for details. biological science and technology as the lens to focus a study of American Culture. Through a series of case studies, we will examine some of the ways American Studies Courses biological science and technology shape and are shaped by American culture. Far from a “value free” terrain, science has been linked with much that 250 Introduction to American Studies I (3). This course is the first half of American values, such as material success, progress and morality. the year long, required introductory course in American Studies. It is also open Technological changes have also been essential in the evolution of many to all undergraduates. It focuses on works and authors, from the turn-of-the institutions that are central to the daily lives of Americans (such as the century to the present, who are generally considered part of the American household and the workplace). Over the course of the semester, we will Studies canon and emphasizes understanding what America is/was according explore specific issues concerning the social history of disease in American to these writers. The course is grounded in questions of citizenship, civic culture, science and technology as cultural practice, and the meaning of race responsibility, ethics, character, progress and westward expansion. It will also and gender in relations to science and technology. Prerequisite: None. Offered: look at the place of distinct disciplines (political science, English, On demand. anthropology, history, sociology, communication studies) in grappling with many of these questions. The course will introduce students to American 375 Censorship and Popular Culture in America (3). The First Amendment Studies as an area of study and interdisciplinary scholarship as a to the Constitution states that “Congress shall make no law ... abridging the methodological tool. Offered: Fall Semester. freedom of speech or the press.” The American experience, however, is that controversial books, radio and television programs, motion pictures, and, most 251 Introduction to American Studies II (3). This course is the second half recently, the Internet have been subjected to various types of censorship. This of the year long, required introductory course in American Studies. It is also course will study the censorship of popular culture in America. open to all undergraduates. Students will be expected to locate themselves within American Studies as an area of study and will be pushed to think 380 Decade of Dissent: The 1960s (3). The social movements and conflicts critically about the field by looking at the work of scholars in Cultural History, that developed during the 1960s continue to define American culture in the Media Studies, Regional Studies, Black Studies, Public History, Critical Legal 1990s. Questions of racial and gender equity, a greater willingness to Studies, Women’s Studies and American Studies in an international context. challenge authority, concerns about the environment, and a new openness Students will also be encouraged to place this scholarship in dialogue with that about issues of sexuality all developed during the Sixties and remain as arenas from the first semester in order to look at the boundaries of a field that is of debate today. This course will examine the origins, contexts, and major constantly changing. Prerequisite: AS250 Offered: Winter Semester. themes of these social and cultural movements.
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400 Special Studies (1-3). Pertinent courses from academic units throughout campus may be cross-listed with this course and applied to the major’s requirements in American Studies. Prerequisite: None. Offered: Fall, Winter, Summer. 430 American Studies Internship (1-6). Internship opportunities for advanced students involved in community and campus activities. Students must receive approval of the Director or Assistant director of American Studies prior to enrollment. No more than 6 credit hours can be taken. Prerequisites: None. Offered: Fall, Winter, Summer. 440WI Senior Seminar (3). Students enrolling in this course will produce an interdisciplinary research paper under the direction of the instructor in cooperation with other American Studies faculty. and peer review with other American Studies students. Prerequisite: American Studies 400 Offered: Fall/Winter/Summer
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Architecture and Architecture and Environmental Design Courses Environmental Design Studies 110 The Meaning of Architecture (3). Architecture is a visual and physical expression of civilization. Significant architecture embodies the inspired use of 213 Epperson House spaces and forms in such a way as to enrich the lives of humanity. This course (816) 235-1725 will introduce to the student an understanding and appreciation of architecture [email protected] and our built environment through a broad examination of cultural and aesthetic paradigms. The student will be informed of the historic legacy and http://www.umkc.edu/arch value of architecture; how it impacts our society today and our daily lives. This couse will employ slides, lectures, and text to familiarize the student with a Program Director: select group of significant works of architecture of the western world. Joy D. Swallow, AIA 201 Environmental Design Studio I (4). Foundation studies introducing the Visiting Professor: principles, processes and vocabularies of environmental design. Instruction in Theodore Seligson, FAIA two and three dimensional visualization of objects and spaces. Instruction in the use of instrument-aided drawing, freehand drawing and model building to Visiting Assistant Professor: represent and communicate design ideas at different scales of observation. Bruce Johnson, Kansas State University Prerequisite: Permission of department. Offered: Fall semesters. Visiting Lecturers: 202 Environmental Design Studio II (4). Continuation of ENVD 201. Judi Bauer, RA; Vince Latona, AIA; Greg Sheldon, AIA; Prerequisites: ENVD 201 and permission of department. Offered: Winter James Snedegar, RA semester. 203 Survey of the Design Professions (1). Overview of the evolution of the Joint Appointment: design professions. Comparative study of the roles of the architect, interior Rochelle Ziskin, Assistant Professor architect, interior designer, landscape architect and planner; their working methods, collaborative endeavors, and interaction with consultants and specialists. Description of career paths, educational alternatives, licensure, and Program Description professional organizations. One lecture per week for 8 weeks. Prerequisite: The College of Arts and Sciences offers a two-year program of Permission of director. Offered: Fall semester. study in environmental design. This curriculum has been 248 Building Science (3). Instruction in the materials of building and developed in conjunction with Kansas State University’s landscape design; sources, characteristics and uses in design and construction: emphasis on evaluation and selection. Two lectures and one recitation per (KSU) College of Architecture Planning & Design. The week. Offered: Fall semester. successful completion of the first two years at the University of 250 History of the Designed Environment I (3). This course will present an Missouri-Kansas City will qualify students to make application overview of the developments in architectural, urban, landscape and interior to KSU’s professionally accredited programs of architecture, design which have had an impact on the physical environment from ancient interior architecture and landscape architecture. times through the medieval up to the gothic period. A central objective of the course is to gain an understanding of why these developments occurred and The two-year curriculum at UMKC is directly patterned how the needs and aspirations of a given time were manifested in physical after the environmental design program at KSU’s College of form. Prerequisite: permission of director. Architecture Planning & Design. In the program, students are 251 History of the Designed Environment II (3). This course will present an introduced to knowledge and skills common to the overview of the developments in architectural, urban, landscape and interior design which have had a consequential impact on the physical environment of environmental design professions of architecture, interior the Western world from the Italian Renaissance (starting in the 15th century) architecture and landscape architecture. The professional part up to the present day. Prerequisite: ENVD 250 or permission of director. of the curriculum extends from the third to the fifth year and is Offered: Winter. taken at KSU. UMKC students are admitted to KSU in the 252 History of the Designed Environment III (3). The history of the third year after successful completion of the two-year designed environment from the mid-18th century to the present. Prerequisite: ENVD 251 or permission of instructor. Offered: Fall semester. curriculum. Admission to KSU is determined by the director 301 Architectural Design Studio I (4). Instruction in architectural design of admissions and the faculty in the College of Architecture focusing on the application of elements and principles of form and space in Planning & Design at Kansas State University. design. Instruction in the use of techniques for visually representing design The professional program’s admission process takes place ideas. Prerequisites: ENVD 202 Offered: Fall. in the Winter Semester of the first year at UMKC. Specific 302 Architectural Design Studio II (4). Instruction in architectural design KSU admission requirements are available from the UMKC focusing on the synthesis of basic social, functional, technical, and aesthetic factors in design. Continued instruction in techniques for visually representing director. ideas. Prerequisite: ENVD 301 Offered: Winter semester. Enrollment is limited. Students interested in this option 348 Structural Systems in Architecture I (3). Introduction to statics: force should contact the director as soon as possible. analysis and the study of forces in equilibrium; principles of statics as applied If you would like additional information, please call to the study of simple elemental structures; the origin, the nature and the action (816) 235-1725, or write the University of Missouri-Kansas of loads on structural systems. Instruction in the use of statics in the preliminary stages of building design. Prerequisites: Math 110 & Physics 210. City, Architectural Studies, 204 Epperson House, 5100 Offered: Fall semester. Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499. E-mail is 413 Environmental Systems in Architecture I (4). Instruction in bioclimatic [email protected]. and ecological design principles as a basis for architectural and landscape design: emphasis on passive solar heating and cooling and daylighting. Offered: Winter semester. 449 Structural Systems in Architecture II (3). Instruction in strength of materials focusing on the behavior of building materials under loading: their ability to resist deformation and failure. Instruction in sizing simple structural elements. Prerequisite: ENVD 348. Offered: Winter semester.
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Department of Art and Art Special Resources/Programs The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art History The University of Missouri-Kansas City is fortunate to be 204 Fine Arts Building adjacent to one of the most comprehensive and distinguished (816) 235-1501 art museums in the country, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. [email protected] In addition to having ready access to the gallery’s collection, http://www.umkc.edu/art advanced students may be privileged to use the museum’s other facilities, such as the reference library, the acquisition Department Chair: records, or the museum’s collections. Use of these facilities is Burton L. Dunbar, Acting Chair undertaken only after consultation with a member of the Professors Emeriti: faculty. All art and art history students have free admission to Eric J. Bransby, William Crist, George Ehrlich, Barbara the museum. Mueller The department also maintains a close relationship with Instructor Emeritus: the museum through joint appointments, student internships, Nancy DeLaurier and other cooperative programs. Museum curators also lecture Professors: in art history at UMKC. Burton L. Dunbar, Leonard Koenig (principal undergraduate adviser), Craig A. Subler (director, UMKC The UMKC Gallery of Art Gallery of Art and Belger Collection), Maude Wahlman The UMKC Gallery of Art has become one of the leading (Dorothy and Dale Thompson/Missouri Endowed exhibition facilities of contemporary art in the Kansas City Professor of Global Arts) metropolitan area. Since 1975 the gallery program has featured Associate Professors: work by locally and nationally known artists, as well as by Frances Connelly, Geraldine E. Fowle (undergraduate art graduate and undergraduate students. The gallery also history adviser), Stephen Gosnell, John Gutowski sponsors visiting artists, art historians and critics, in addition to (principal graduate adviser, studio art), Rochelle Ziskin lectures, workshops and symposia. (principal graduate adviser, art history), The Belger Collection Assistant Professor: Kati Toivanen http://www.umkc.edu/belger Research Associate Professor and Joint Appointment with The John and Maxine Belger Art Center at UMKC houses Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: expansive collections by five renowned American Robert Cohon contemporary artists: William Christenberry, Jasper Johns, Visiting Assistant Professors: Robert Stackhouse, William T. Wiley and Terry Winters. The Andrew Wells, Computer Arts, Mary Wessel, facilitys primary mission is to serve as an interactive, public Photography educational center dedicated to the creative process that fosters Adjunct Assistant Professor: innovative and interdisciplinary study and discussion. Marilyn Carbonell Lecturer: Collection of Slides and Mounted Reproductions Judi Ross Among the resources of the department are a Curator of Slides: curator-supervised collection of slides and mounted Carla Gilliland photographic reproductions of art. These collections may be used by students with faculty permission and supervision. Department Description Selected materials may be put out for study in conjunction with The Department of Art and Art History serves a variety of a course or may be requested for individual projects, such as a students ranging from the nonmajor to the professionally research paper. In all cases, such use is under the supervision oriented. The department offers programs leading to the of the curator. bachelor of arts degree in art, art history and studio art. The Undergraduate Admission Requirements master of arts is offered in art history and studio art. In the undergraduate program, art history serves as and Advanced Placement Procedures humanities electives for nonmajors, as part of the program for For the prospective art history major, no previous special studio majors, and as a major field for students who wish a training is required, but a background in English, history, liberal arts major or who wish to pursue graduate study in this literature or foreign language is useful. field. The department does not necessarily expect its studio Studio art courses are open to nonmajors who meet the majors to have previous studio art training, and any student appropriate prerequisites. After completing a foundation may enroll in some introductory studio courses. In order to program, studio students can take work in a number of areas: take studio classes beyond the introductory level, any student drawing, painting, printmaking, graphic design, photography, new to the department must submit a portfolio for review to and electronic media. The program serves both the general determine placement in the appropriate level of the curriculum. studio major and those students seeking further professional This assessment will incorporate a review of the student’s training or employment in art-related fields. transcripts and portfolio, and usually entails a personal There are four degree programs within the undergraduate interview. The department must be contacted for instructions major offered by the Department of Art and Art History: studio concerning the submission of portfolios and for admission into art, art history, general art and a combined art/art history major. any upper-level studio course. This should be done at least In addition, the department works with the School of Education three weeks prior to registration to ensure time to review each to offer a dual degree in studio art and secondary education. case. Completion of an undergraduate degree with above Portfolio Review Procedures average performance in either art history or studio art is The portfolio submitted by a new student for advanced normally a prerequisite for further study on the graduate level. placement in studio classes will be reviewed by a panel of
72 Department of Art and Art History faculty whose recommendations will determine the conditions Degree Requirements of the initial enrollment. Subsequent performance in 1. The three Western surveys: Art 301, Art 302, and Art 303; coursework in the department will determine the student’s 2. At least three topical/specialized courses (400-level with future advancement in the curriculum. at least two different faculty); Slides and/or photographs are acceptable, and these should 3. At least two non-Western courses (survey or be clearly labeled as to name, medium, size, date and other topical/specialized); pertinent information. Original works can be submitted for 4. At least 9 hours of studio art Art 112, Art 121, and Art review, provided they are delivered in a compact fashion and 131 are recommended; are promptly retrieved by the candidate. No more than three 5. College-mandated capstone course. Art 499WI; works that are too large for a tie-portfolio may be submitted. 6. At least 12 hours each in two cognate fields (e.g. history, A portfolio should demonstrate two things. First, it should literature). provide a visual demonstration of the technical skills of the Any regularly admitted student can declare a major in art applicant’s previous studio experience. Second, it should history. Art 110, Introduction to the Visual Arts, will not be contain a representative sample of recent work, particularly as accepted as one of the required art history courses. The it might relate to prospective study in our department. department recommends that the foreign language requirement Therefore, examples of jewelry, ceramics or other for the B.A. degree should be taken in either French or craft-oriented projects can be omitted since these are not part German. of our course offerings. For transfer students wishing to major in art history, an evaluation of previously completed courses in art history will Bachelor of Arts: Art History be made at the time of their first meeting with a departmental Art History Curriculum adviser, and their departmental record will be annotated as to In addition to the general education fine arts course, Art 110, the equivalencies given to the UMKC requirements. In any five types of courses are offered: survey courses, topical case, regardless of the amount of previously completed art courses, seminars, independent study, and cluster courses. history courses, a transfer student majoring in art history must The general education fine arts course is a take at least two topical/specialized courses with two different lecture-discussion course that introduces students to the faculty. characteristics and history of the visual arts. Formal study of the history of art begins with the survey The Combined Major in Art History and courses. There are three such courses in Western art and two in History non-Western art. There are no prerequisites for these courses, The department also participates in a combined major in art but sophomore standing or higher is advised. These courses are history and history. For students majoring in either department, assigned 300-level numbers. They cannot be taken for graduate this program permits the option of a combined program of credit. Students are encouraged to take Art 301, 302 and 303 integrated studies in both subjects. The combined program is sequentially if possible. especially intended for the superior student who wishes to Topical or specialized courses reflect the expertise and explore in-depth the integrated effects of political, religious, research strengths of the faculty members. The prerequisite for economic, and artistic developments of selected periods in one of these courses is the relevant survey course, or Western European and American history. permission of the instructor. These courses are assigned Enrollment in the combined program will be plotted by 400-level numbers, and they can be taken for either the coordinators of the program in both departments working undergraduate or graduate credit. individually with each student. A detailed set of requirements Seminars are titled generically by major periods or is available on request, but the combined major requires 39 cultural divisions in the history of art (e.g. Baroque art, hours with 18 specified hours in the primary department; nine 19th-century art). When a seminar is offered, a specific topic specified hours in the secondary department; nine restricted will be announced and listed in the schedule of classes. These elective hours; and a 3 hour capstone course (directed studies) are considered advanced-level courses and are thus assigned in which a student pursues a senior project related to a problem 400- and 500-level numbers. Enrollment will be granted by of study common to history and art history and directed by permission of the student’s departmental adviser on the basis faculty members in both disciplines. of previous study in art history or cognate fields. Minor in Art and Art History Program Undergraduate participation in a graduate-level seminar is Requirements feasible for selected students through enrollment in a suitably A minor in art history may be earned by completing 18 hours titled, independent-study course. of art history taken in consultation with a faculty adviser. A small group of independent-study courses, titled generically by major periods or cultural divisions in the history Bachelor of Arts: Studio Art of art, are assigned 490-level numbers. Enrollment in these courses is granted only by the instructor who will supervise the Studio Art Curriculum study. (These students are carried as an overload by the The offerings in studio are divided into four general instructor except in special cases.) Graduate credit is possible classifications: foundation studio (100-200); intermediate only when a student is admitted to graduate study. (300); advanced (400); and graduate (500). Cluster courses are taught through the program of The foundation studio courses are required for all studio integrated studies in the humanities. These are majors. They consist of introductory courses in two-dimensional and three-dimensional design and drawing. interdisciplinary courses offered in conjunction with one or Additional courses are considered basic preparation for more similar courses in cognate disciplines, but in our case, intermediate-level work in some areas of studio art. Normally with an emphasis on the knowledge base appropriate to the a student is required to complete 100-level courses before history of art. 200-level work. These two levels are completed in the first two years unless a student has received advanced placement through a portfolio review.
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The intermediate level consists of courses in specific All students must apply to the Teacher Education Division, studio areas such as drawing, painting, printmaking, graphic School of Education (245 Educ) before the end of their junior design, photography, digital imaging and computer year (by the end of March). Those students transferring here multimedia. These courses have a 300 designation, and they with an existing B.A. or B.F.A. in studio art can, with the are generally taken in the junior year. director’s approval, immediately go into a three-semester The advanced level consists of courses with a 400 accelerated program (summer and two regular semesters), but designation and above-average performance in 300-level must still apply to the Teacher Education Division, School of prerequisite courses is usually required for enrollment in an Education, for permission to enter the program. advanced course. Frequently the specific permission of the instructor is also required. Courses below the 400 level may Degree Requirements not be taken for graduate credit, except with special permission Part One: Studio Art from the Department of Art and Art History. 1. Foundation courses (18 hrs.): Art 112, 121, 131, 212, 221 and 224; Degree Requirements 2. Four intermediate-level courses (12 hrs.): Ceramics/Clay 1. The foundation studio program or its approved Sculpture and Fiber Arts/Sculpture (courses available, by equivalents: Art 112, 121, 131; agreement, through the Kansas City Art Institute: plus 2. A minimum of 24 studio credit hours in order to include two courses from the following: Art 114, 206, 308 or 309, courses from at least three different studio areas (drawing, 311 and 322; painting, printmaking, graphic design, photography, 3. Three upper-level courses (9 hrs.); digital imaging and computer multimedia). At least 12 4. College-mandated capstone course Art 499WI. credit hours must be on the 300 or 400 level; 5. Art history: 110, one course from the survey sequence Art 3. College-mandated capstone course Art 499WI; 301, 302 or 303, one non-Western course and one 300 or 4. Art history: 110, one course from the survey sequence Art 400-level Art History elective course. Total Art History 301, 302 or 303, one non-Western course and one 300 or requirements: 12 credit hours. 400-level Art History elective course. Total Art History requirements: 12 credit hours. Up to 6 additional credit Part Two: Professional Education hours in Art History can be counted towards the 24 studio Note: Students will need to complete an average of 85 hours in credit hours mentioned in requirement number 2. general education and in their major field requirements before starting the professional sequences of the education program. Grade-point Average Requirements The Professional Sequence PS1 begins in fall terms only. All studio art majors are required to maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA in studio art courses. Professional Semester 1 (PS 1) TE 403, 405, 408, 420 and Studio Art: Graphic Design/Photography Emphasis 0-9 hrs. in subject area/gen. educ. 1. Foundation level courses: Art 112, 121, and 131; Professional Semester 2 (PS 2) 2. Emphasis area foundation-level courses: 203, 206, and TE 404, 422, 424, 435, 402 and 224; 0-9 hrs. in Subject area/gen. educ. 3. Advanced courses: 305, 313, 413; Professional Semester 3 (PS 3) 4. College-mandated capstone course Art 499WI; TE 423, 425 and ART 405. 5. Art history: 110, one course from the survey sequence Art Professional Semester 4 (PS 4) 301, 302 or 303, one non-Western course and one 300 or ED 428 and TE 437 (12 hrs). 400-level Art History elective course. Total Art History requirements: 12 credit hours; Grade-point Average Requirements 6. Recommended electives: Art 498E or Art 498O. Art education majors must maintain a 2.5 GPA in studio art courses. Grade-point Average Requirements All studio art majors are required to maintain a minimum 2.5 Bachelor of Arts: Art GPA in studio art courses. Degree Requirements Suggested Plan of Study – Studio Art (including Graphic 1. Art history: Art 301, 302 and 303, one non-Western Design/Photography Emphasis) course (300-400 level), and one 400-level course for a The foundation studio program should be completed in the first total of 15 hours; two years along with at least two of the required art history 2. A minimum of nine hours of basic studio courses courses and as many general graduation requirements as (100-200 level); possible. 3. College-mandated capstone course Art 499WI; In the third year, emphasis should be on intermediate 4. The general art major must complete at least 30 semester studio courses and intermediate art history courses. Arts and hours of art courses, and at least 18 must be on the sciences general degree requirements should be completed. 300-400 level. The senior year should consist of advanced studio courses, Grade-point Average Requirements advanced art history courses and electives. The general art major must maintain at least a minimum 2.0 Teacher Certification in Art GPA in all art courses in order to continue in the major and to Developed with the School of Education, this curriculum graduate. provides students with extensive studio training and a strong Suggested Plan of Study foundation in aesthetics and art history. It is a five-year This option is sufficiently flexible so that no special schedule program, with the last two years involving courses in education planning is required. However, it is recommended that and field experience including student teaching. Students 100/200-level courses in art be completed within the first five graduate with dual degrees in studio art and secondary semesters to give ample opportunity to schedule the 300-400 education. level classes required.
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Graduate Programs may make up their deficiency through enrollment in selected The Department of Art and Art History offers the master of undergraduate courses offered by the department. These will arts degree in art history and in studio art. be determined after consultation with a faculty adviser and in General Nature of the Program all cases must include 400-level work. Progress will be reviewed at the end of each term, and if warranted, In studio art, the program offers emphasis in drawing, painting, reclassification to graduate status will occur prior to the start of graphic arts, printmaking, photography and electronic media. In art history, coursework in both Western and non-Western art the next semester. is available. Requirements for Graduation All degree candidates are required to take a minimum of 30 Applications for Graduate Study Students are admitted to graduate study within a specific graduate credits, including Art 501, Scope and Methods of Art History; Art 505, Graduate Technical Colloquium; and Art program of study, either studio art or art history. Applications for graduate study in the Department of Art 599, Research and Thesis. Other courses are determined in consultation with the adviser and the supervising committee and Art History should be submitted at least one semester in advance of the application deadline. Applicants in studio art for the thesis. In addition, a foreign language examination is should apply by March 1 for the Fall semester and by October required. 15 for the Winter semester. There is no Summer semester Special Requirements admission. Portfolios must be included with the applications. After portfolio review and classification by the department, an Requirements for Retention appointment for advisement will be arranged. A student must maintain a graduate grade-point average of 3.0. In extenuating circumstances, a student may petition the Studio Art Classification of Entering Department of Art and Art History to be continued as a Students graduate student for one term (or 6 hours) if the graduate GPA In all cases, evidence of adequate preparatory work in the area falls below 3.0. The deficiency must be remedied during the of the proposed course is required. Admittance to approved probationary period if the student is to be continued. graduate-credit classes is given only after a review of The Qualifying Examination transcripts and portfolio. A student with an accredited B.A. in There are two different qualifying examinations, one for each art or B.F.A. in art (or with equivalent studio background) may degree program. These are scheduled on demand. Students enroll in Art 495 or Art 498A-498N for graduate credit. must have completed at least 9 hours of graduate study to be Instructor’s approval for each course is required, and this is eligible, and the exam should be taken before 15 hours of contingent upon previous training (normally at least 28 hours graduate study applicable to the program are completed. A of junior-senior studio work) and proven performance. major purpose of the qualifying exam is to determine the Requirements for Graduation readiness of students to be degree candidates; therefore, the All degree candidates are required to take a minimum of 36 examination is a review, both of the general competency of a graduate credits, including at least three courses in art history student in the chosen field of study and of the plans for the and Art 599, Research and Thesis. Additional courses are thesis. Based upon the results of the qualifying examination, a determined in consultation with the adviser and the supervising planned program will be prepared; if appropriate, a foreign committee for the thesis. language examination in art history will be assigned; and a supervisory committee will be appointed. Specific details Art History Classification of Entering concerning each qualifying examination will be publicized at Students the time that the examinations are scheduled. Admission to the graduate program in art history requires a The Thesis or Final Project B.A. or equivalent degree and sufficient undergraduate study in In the last term of candidacy, a student must complete an art history to provide a sound foundation for advanced study. approved project that demonstrates capacity for independent Ideally, this foundation would include a solid grounding in the work of a suitably high level of proficiency. This project, history of Western art, some study of non-Western art, and selected in conjunction with the thesis adviser, may range from sufficient advanced-level work to indicate that a student can production in a selected studio medium to a research project in succeed in the specialized or topical courses and seminars art history. If it is the latter, its presentation must conform to associated with graduate study. Admission review is done by a the requirements of the School of Graduate Studies. If a committee of the faculty. production thesis is selected, students must present a written The applicant should have, in addition to a good general statement of purpose and make an oral defense of thesis before education in the humanities, 18 to 24 credit hours in art history their supervisory committee. In addition, a photographic with a grade-point average of 3.0 or better, on a 4.0 scale. record of the project must be made and presented to the Students with fewer hours and/or a restricted exposure to other department to be held in its visual resources collection. humanities and fine arts courses, or having inconsistent grades, are eligible for admission to the graduate program on the basis Graduate Credit of recent evidence indicating the potential for success, such as Instructor’s approval for each course is required, and this is performance in UMKC 400-level courses, or through papers contingent upon previous training (normally at least 28 hours and exams for courses elsewhere. If there are some of junior-senior studio work) and proven performance. deficiencies in preparation that can be met readily by one or Art and Art History Courses two undergraduate survey courses, a student will be admitted 100 Topical Studies in Art History (1-3). This course consists of a series of to graduate study. However, the survey courses must be taken lectures on selected subjects of European, American and Oriental art. No for undergraduate credit before the student is allowed to take prerequisite. Does not meet baccalaureate requirements in fine arts. Does not the qualifying examination that is required for advancement to meet departmental requirements for art or art history majors. degree candidacy. 101 Topical Studies in Studio Art (1-3). (A,B,C,D) This course provides Applicants lacking the minimum preparation deemed students with an opportunity to explore offerings in a variety of fine arts media. No prerequisite. Does not meet baccalaureate requirements in the fine arts. necessary for admission to graduate-level study in art history Different sections of the course may be repeated.
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110 Introduction to the Visual Arts (3). An introduction to the study of 255 History Of The Designed Environment III, Modern (1750 To art–especially architecture, sculpture, painting and the graphic arts. Present) (3). An overview of developments in architectural, urban, land and Consideration given to purpose and patronage, the visual elements, design and interior design which have shaped the physical environment of the Western techniques. The meaning of style and expression is studied in the context of world during the Modern period. Issues to be explored include renewed the historical background of chief periods of Western civilization. This course interest in archaeology during the eighteenth century, shifts in patronage, the meets the college fine arts requirement, but does not count towards the art impact of new industrial materials and techniques, demands for an array of history requirement for departmental majors. Every semester. new building types, and dilemmas of expression throughout the modern era. Our concerns will broaden and become more global in scope when we 112 Foundation Drawing (3). Drawing on the introductory level. Every semester. examine the twentieth century. Prerequisite: None. 114 Introduction to Computer Multimedia (3). General techniques and 300 Interdisciplinary Studies:Cluster Course Offerings I (3). practical application for computer multimedia. This is a course intended for 300CA Cluster Course: Images of the Human Body in the Renaissance (3). non-majors. It does not serve as a prerequisite for advanced art multimedia Focusing on Renaissance conceptions of the human body, this cluster treats the courses. Lectures, demonstrations, readings, discussions and application following topics as they are reflected in Renaissance literature, art, astrology, sessions. Fulfills the College of Arts and Sciences computer competency astronomy, biology, anatomy, medicine and politics: A) The dignity of the requirement. Offered: Fall and Winter. human body B) Microcosm and macrocosm C) Stranger manifestations: freaks 116 Computer Animation (3). General techniques and practical application and beasts D) The humors E) Disorders of the human body F) The body politic for computer animation. This course is intended for both studio majors and G) The human body as an object of study. On demand. non-majors. It does not serve as a prerequisite for any advanced electronic art 300CS CC: Sight and Sound–An Examination of Perceptual courses. Lectures, demonstrations, readings, discussions and application Experience (3). Faculty from at least two different departments (one of which sessions. Offered: Summer. must be a department in the division of humanities including history) may 121 Foundation Design–Two Dimensional (3). The principles of visual determine the topic and syllabus, subject to the approval of the director of thinking with emphasis on color theory and perception of form and space. Integrated Studies and the program’s advisory committee in addition to the Prerequisite: Art 112; concurrent enrollment with Art 112 is with approval. approval of the departments involved. This special topics course will satisfy Every semester. the interdisciplinary course requirement for the B.A. Offered Fall/Winter. 131 Foundation Design–Three Dimensional (3). Introductory study in 300CW CC: Women in a Man’s World: Gender, Sex & Status in Clsscl three-dimensional formal principles with emphasis on the aesthetic properties. Antq (3). Prerequisite: Art 112. Every semester. 301 Survey of Western Art: I (3). A survey of ancient and medieval Western 203 Introduction To Typography (3). The format and applied aspects of art. The course will begin with the great civilizations of the Mediterranean typography are studied in the context of the design process, involving basic basin and consider the changes wrought by the introduction of Christianity and concepts of copyfitting, specification of type, layout, and the use of computer Islam. Study of the medieval era will include Romanesque and Gothic assisted design software. Prerequisites: Art 112, 121, and 131. Offered: FS95 architecture through the 15th century, but will not include the beginnings of panel painting nor of independent sculpture. This course meets the college fine 204 Computer Multimedia I (3). Introductory level computer multimedia. arts requirement. Every semester. This course is intended for studio majors. General techniques and practical 302 Survey of Western Art II (3). A survey of late medieval, Renaissance and application of animation, imaging, video, text and sound to multimedia. Baroque art in Europe. The course will start with the beginnings of panel Lectures, demonstrations, readings, discussions and application sessions. painting, independent sculpture and the graphic arts in late medieval Europe, Prerequisite: Studio major or permission of instructor. Offered: Fall and trace the coming of the Renaissance in architecture and the figurative arts, and Winter. conclude with the Baroque tradition. This course meets the college fine arts 206 Introduction to Photography (3). An introduction to photography as a requirement. Every semester. means of creative self-expression. The course centers on the basic technical and aesthetic aspects of the medium. A fully adjustable 35mm camera is 303 Survey of Western Art III (3). A survey of European and American art required. Every semester. and architecture, beginning with the origins of the Romantic movement in the 18th century and concluding with contemporary work. This course meets the 212 Intermediate Drawing (3). Continuation of foundation drawing with an college Fine Arts requirement. Every semester. emphasis on study from the nude model. Prerequisite: Art 112. Every semester. 305 Photography II (3). An advanced course in which students develop a deeper understanding of personal interests, sensibilities and goals as they relate 221 Introductory Painting (3). Exploration of the visual language in paint. to producing and appreciating creative photography. Prerequisite: Art 206. Emphasis on continuing color and design exploration. Prerequisites: Art 112, Every semester. 121, 212. Every semester. 308 Lithography (3). Study of stone lithographic process. Prerequisite: Art 224 Introductory Printmaking (3). An introduction to the process and 224. Winter. technique of printmaking centering on metalplate printing. Prerequisites: Art 309 Intaglio (3). Advanced study of intaglio printing processes. Prerequisite: 212, 221. Annually. Art 224. Annually. 231 Introductory Sculpture (3). Introductory study of sculptural expression 310 Computer Multimedia II (3). Continuation of Art 204, Intermediate and technique in a variety of materials and processes. Prerequisite: Art 131. level computer multimedia. This course is intended for studio majors. General Every semester. techniques and practical application sessions. Prerequisites: Art 204 and 235 Digital Imaging I (3). This is an introductory course to the computer as a specific permission of instructor. Offered: Fall and Winter. creative tool for the visual artist. Images will be digitized, enhanced and 311 Painting I (3). Painting in oil or acrylic on the intermediate level. altered. Practical and ethical issues regarding digital image processing are Emphasis on continuing color and design exploration. Prerequisite: Art 212, explored. Various input and output options will be discussed. 221. Every semester. 244 Visual Tools for the Computer (1-3). Specific training in using software 312 Figure Drawing I (3). A study of the structure of the human figure with programs (such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Quark Express, etc.) emphasis on the dynamics of figure movement. Prerequisite: Art 212. for artists, architects, and graphic designers. Each section deals with a different Annually. program and thus the course may be repeated if the student signs up for a different section. Prerequisite: None. Semester Offered: Fall 1996. 313 Graphic Design I (3). Intermediate study of graphic design methodology and techniques, stressing a visual approach to problem solving in design, 253 History Of The Designed Environment I, Ancient And Medieval (3). image making techniques, materials, and production processes standard to the An overview of developments in architectural, urban, land and interior design industry. Prerequisites: ART 203, 206, 212, 224 or permission of the which have shaped the physical environment of the Western world from instructor. Offered: FS95. prehistory through the period known as the “Romanesque.” Emphasis will be 315 Art of African, Oceanic, and New World Cultures (3). This historical given to relationships between institutions, values and needs of different survey of ethnographic arts will include three world areas: Africa, the societies and the architectural forms produced by those societies. Prerequisite: Americas, and Oceania. The societies chosen for discussion have a diverse None. visual arts tradition. The geographical range, the diversity of forms, materials, 254 History Of The Designed Environment II, Late Medieval To and functions, of these arts will be demonstrated. Prerequisite: None. Offered: Modern (3). An overview of developments in architectural, urban, land and Each winter. interior design which have had an impact on the physical environment of the 319 Asian Art (3). The survey will emphasize the philosophical and cultural Western World from the Gothic era to the beginning of the modern era. A context of the arts of India, Southeast Asia, China, Korea and Japan. The central objective of the course is to gain an understanding of why these course will stress the elements that give an underlying unity to the arts as well developments occurred and how the needs and aspirations of a given time were as those qualities which distinguish the art of each country as unique. Each manifested in physical form. Prerequisite: None. Fall.
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322 Advanced Drawing I (3). Compositional and conceptual concerns in 429WI American Painting and Sculpture (3). A study of the history of drawing, primarily with life drawing emphasis. Prerequisite: Art 212. Every painting and sculpture, and other figurative arts, from earliest colonial times to semester. the present. Emphasis will be placed on those artists who illuminate the major 335A Digital Imaging II (3). This class will strengthen the competence and achievements in American art, and also the ongoing role played by European knowledge of digital imaging techniques. Research, conceptual and verbal training and tradition. Prerequisite: Art 303 or permission of the instructor and successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93). Offered: Fall, even abilities within digital image making will be explored. Students will apply new years. techniques to their personal interests in the studio arts. Prerequisite: Digital Imaging I or permission of instructor. 430 Graphic Design III (3). Advanced application of graphic design techniques to complex design problems. The course will stress individualized 404 Computer Multimedia III (3). Continuation of Art 310. Advanced level assignments and portfolio preparation. Prerequisite: Art 413 which may be computer multimedia. This course is intended for studio majors. Lectures, taken concurrently. Offered: WS96 demonstrations, readings, discussions and application sessions. Prerequisites: Art 310 and specific permission of instructor. Offered: Fall and Winter. 440WI French Art: Renaissance and Baroque (3). A history of French art from the time of Louis XII through the Age of Louis XIV, with emphasis on 405 Art in Secondary School (3). An introduction to the special problems, painting and architecture. Prerequisite: Art 302 or permission of instructor and procedures and materials associated with the art curriculum in the public successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93). Offered: Every other schools. This course meets certification requirements in “Special Methods of year. Teaching Field.” Prerequisites: The equivalent of senior standing in art plus 441WI Northern Baroque: The Age of Rubens, Rembrandt and Wren (3). permission of the instructor. Winter semester only. The arts of England and the Low Countries in the 17th and early 18th 406 Advanced Problems in Photography (3). This course provides students a centuries. Emphasis on painting and the graphic arts in the Spanish and Dutch forum in which the issues and techniques of contemporary photography can be Netherlands and on architecture in England. Prerequisite: Art 302 or investigated on a rather esoteric level. The format of the course allows for a permission of instructor and successful completion of the WEPT (effective mutual decision by the instructor and students, dictating which investigations FS93). Offered: Every other year. will be pursued during that particular semester. Possible areas of investigation 442 Art of Sub-Saharan Africa (3). This course presents an in-depth study of would include, but are not limited to, color photographic theory and practice, African Art from the sub-Sahara Region. The first half of the course will non-silver photographic techniques (e.g. Kwik- print, gum bichromate, explore the major art-producing archaeological cultures of Mali, Nigeria, cyanotype, Van Dyke Brown, etc.), hand coloring techniques, photo-collage, Chad, and Zimbabwe. The second half will concentrate on the ethnographic etc. Prerequisite: Art 305, or permission of instructor. present and focuses on the major art-producing cultures of West, Central and Southern Africa. Prerequisite: Art 315 or instructor’s permission. Offered: On 411 Painting II: Oil/Acrylic (3). Painting on the advanced level with demand. individual selection of medium and technique. Prerequisite: Art 311. Every semester. 443 Pre-Columbian Art (3). The course will discuss 2500 years of the arts of ancient Mexico, Guatemala and Peru. Included is the rise of such important 412 Figure Drawing II (3). A continuation of Figure Drawing I, Art 312. cultures as the Olmec, Maya, Aztec and Inca. Equal emphasis will be placed Drawing on the advanced level with study of the figure in environmental on the development of elaborate ceremonial centers such as Monte Alban and context. Prerequisite: Art 312 or 322. Annually. the Teotihuacan as well as the ceramic tradition of the West and East coasts of 413 Graphic Design II (3). Advanced study in graphic design methodology Mexico and the ceramic textile traditions of pre-Columbian Peru. Prerequisite: and techniques, involving more intense project problem solving. Projects Art 315 or permission of instructor. Offered: On demand. include visual communication strategies of a more advanced nature including 445 Northern European Art: 15th and 16th Centuries (3). A study of panel newsletter, brochures, annual report, book, magazine and journalism spreads. painting, sculpture and manuscript illumination in Flanders, France, Germany, Prerequisite: ART 313. and Spain from the Hundred Years’ War through the Reformation. Special emphasis will be placed upon the stylistic and iconographic innovations of 415WI Romanticism (3). Art of the Romantic Era, principally in Europe, such major Northern artists as Claus Sluter, Jan van Eyck, Jerome Bosch, from c. 1790 to c. 1860. Consideration is given to the problems of patronage, Pieter Bruegel, Jean Fouquet and Albrecht Durer. Artistic developments will criticism and stylistic influences. Prerequisite: Art 303 or permission of be presented within the context of changing economic, political, religious and instructor and successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93). Offered: social institutions of the period. Prerequisite: Art 302 or permission of Every other year. instructor. Offered: On demand. 416WI Later 19th Century Painting and Sculpture (3). From Realism 447WI Italian Baroque: The Age of Caravaggio, Bernini and through Post-Impressionism. A study of art, principally in Europe, from c. Borromini (3). Painting, sculpture and architecture in Italy from the creation 1850 to c. 1905, with consideration given to factors influencing stylistic of the Baroque style in the late 16th century to the beginnings of the Barochetto changes during this period. May be taken independently of Art 415. era. Prerequisite: Art 302 or permission of instructor and successful Prerequisite: Art 303 or permission of instructor and successful completion of completion of the WEPT (effective FS93). Offered: Every other year. the WEPT (effective FS93). Offered: Fall, odd years. 448WI Spanish Art: El Greco to Goya (3). A history of Spanish art from the 421 Painting III: Oil/Acrylic (3). Continuation of Art 411. Prerequisite: Art later fifteenth century to the Napoleonic invasion. Prerequisite: Art 302 or 411. Every semester. permission of instructor and successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93). Offered: Every other year. 422 Advanced Drawing II (3). Continuation of Art 322. Prerequisite: Art 312 or 322. Annually. 449 Art and Architecture in the Age of Enlightenment (3). Painting, sculpture and architecture in France, Italy, England, Spain and Central Europe 423 Design Seminar (3). Seminars, readings, guest critics and discussions of during the 18th-century. Prerequisite: Art 302 or permission of instructor. design topics selected jointly by students and the instructor. Prerequisite: Art 450 15th Century Italian Art and Architecture (3). An examination of the 313, 413. Offered: On demand. visual arts from the International Style and the Early Renaissance to the 424 Early 20th Century European Painting and Sculpture (3). A study of beginnings of the High Renaissance. Problems of patronage, artistic theory, the European painting and sculpture from c. 1900 to c. 1940. Prerequisite: Art 303 Antique, the role of art in humanist circles, and the effect of religious, political or permission of instructor. Winter, odd years. and economic developments on the arts will also be discussed. Prerequisite: Art 110 or 302 or permission of instructor. 426 Twentieth Century Painting (3). A study of major artists and stylistic changes in painting, beginning c. 1905. Consideration also given to the role of 452 Greek Art and Architecture (3). A survey of Greek sculpture, vase media and to drawings and prints during this period. Prerequisite: Art 303 or painting, and architecture from the third millennium to the first-century B.C. permission of instructor. Offered: On demand. Emphasis will be placed on the relationship of Minoan and Helladic aesthetics, and the connections between late Helladic and Geometric forms, and the 427 Twentieth Century Sculpture (3). A study of major artists and stylistic nature and development of the classical and baroque styles. Prerequisite: Art changes in sculpture, beginning c. 1905. Consideration also given to the role 110 or 301 or permission. of new materials and techniques. Prerequisite: Art 318. On demand.* 453 Roman Art and Architecture (3). The subjects to be included are: wall 428 American Architecture And Urbanism (3). A survey of architecture and painting, portraiture, sarcophagi, historical reliefs, and secular and religious urbanism in the United States. We begin in the early years of the republic, but architecture. Emphasis will be placed on material from the Late Republic to focus on the period from the Civil War to the present. Topics include the The Severan period. Prerequisite: Art 301 or permission of instructor. planning and development of major American cities, the creation of the 454 16th Century Italian Art and Architecture (3). The visual arts in Italy skyscraper as a new commercial type, the evolution and design of the suburb, from the beginnings of the High Renaissance in the late 15th century through the emergence of the United States as the center of modernism following the Late Renaissance and the developing phenomenon of Mannerism. The World War II and its displacement from that center with the pluralistic trends effect of religious, political and economic developments will be discussed as of the last three decades. Prerequisites: ART 254, 303 or instructor’s well as problems of patronage, artistic theory and the role of art in humanist permission. Offered: Fall. circles. Prerequisite: Art 110 or 302 or permission of instructor.
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455 History of Photography (3). A survey of the history of photography as a 497E Special Studies in Art Museum (1-6). Selections from the permanent pictorial art; technical developments and the interaction of photography with collections and loan exhibitions in the Nelson-Atkins Museum are studied with other arts will be included. Prerequisite: Art 303 or permission of instructor. attention to historical, aesthetic and technical considerations. Prerequisites: Offered: On demand. Junior standing and at least nine hours of art history. Every semester. 456 The Painting and Sculpture of China (3). Jade sculptures of the 497F Special Topics In Asian Art (1-6). With the permission of the 14th-century B.C., the terra cotta army of the first emperor of China, Buddhist department, an advanced student may pursue a selected subject on a seminar or and secular sculptures from the Han through the Sung dynasties will be individual basis. Acceptable for graduate credit with approval. Prerequisite: covered. The study of Chinese painting will include important new discoveries Art 319 or permission of instructor. Offered: Every semester. of paintings on silk dating from the third century B.C.; figure and landscape 497H Sp St in the Art of African, Oceanic, and New World Cultures (1-6). scrolls, and wall paintings from the fourth through 20th centuries A.D. The With permission of the department, an advanced student many pursue a masterpieces in the Nelson-Atkins Museum will be examined in detail. selected subject on a seminar or tutorial basis. Acceptable for graduate credit 457 The Painting and Sculpture of Japan (3). Clay sculptures from 3,000 with approval. Every semester. B.C., the haniwa sculptures from the fourth century A.D., and Buddhist 497I Special Studies in Ancient Art (1-6). An advanced student may pursue a sculpture from the sixth through the 14th centuries as well as the rich tradition selected subject on seminar or tutorial basis. Acceptable for graduate credit of portrait sculptures will be the focus of the first half of the course. The study with approval. Prerequisite: Permission of Department. Every semester. of paintings will begin with mural paintings preserved in tombs from the fourth century A.D. Murals in Buddhist temples; painted screen and sliding panels 498A Special Problems in Drawing (1-6). With permission of the from temple buildings, castles and palaces; Zen painting; paintings and prints department, an advanced student may pursue selected projects on a group or of the floating world from the 17th through the 19th centuries will be included. individual basis. Acceptable for graduate credit with approval. Every semester. The rich resources in the Nelson-Atkins Museum will receive special attention. 498B Special Problems in Painting (1-6). With permission of the department, 458 Ceramic Art of China and Japan (3). A study of the development of an advanced student may pursue a selected subject in oil, acrylic, or watercolor pottery and porcelain arts from the prehistoric pottery of China and Japan to painting on a group or individual basis. Acceptable for graduate credit with the polychrome - glazed porcelains of the 18th century in both countries. approval. May be repeated for credit. Every Semester. Ceramic models and figural sculpture as well as ceramic architectural 498E Special Problems in Graphic Design (1-6). With permission of the ornamentation will be included. The Nelson-Atkins Museum collection will be used extensively. department, an advanced student may pursue selected projects on a group or individual basis. Acceptable for graduate credit with approval. Every semester. 459 Architecture and Gardens of China and Japan (3). Among the topics that will be considered in this course are the development of the pagoda and 498F Special Problems in Casting (1-6). other temple architecture (Buddhist, Confucian, Taoist and Shinto). Palace and 498G Special Problems in Construction (1-6). With permission of the domestic architecture of both countries and the castle architecture of Japan as department, an advanced student may pursue selected projects on a group or well as the literati and Zen gardens unique to China and Japan will all be individual basis. Acceptable for graduate credit with approval. On demand. included. Prerequisite: Art 319 or permission of instructor. 498I Advanced Problems in Lithography (1-6). With permission of the 460 Oceanic Arts (3). The arts of Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia department, an advanced student may pursue selected projects on a group or express a concept of the world that came to an end for most cultures in the individual basis. Acceptable for graduate credit with approval. Every semester. Pacific in the 19th century, certainly by the early 20th century. Spectacular in 498J Advanced Problems in Intaglio (1-6). With permission of the form and complex in meaning, they range from art forms associated with department, an advanced student may pursue selected projects on a group or centralized leadership to those associated with men’s societies, esoteric individual basis. Acceptable for graduate credit with approval. Every semester. knowledge and status enhancement. Emphasis will be placed on the stylistic relationships between island groupings and the contexts in which the varying 498L Special Problems in Photography (1-6). With permission of the arts are employed. Prerequisite: Art 315 or permission of instructor. department, an advanced student may pursue selected projects on a group or 473 Visual Arts Administration (3). This course on professional arts individual basis. Acceptable for graduate credit with approval. Every semester. administration includes assignments in: copyright laws, database management, 498M Special Problems in Electronic/Media (1-6). With permission of the ethics issues, evaluation design, gallery museum management, grant writing Department, an advanced student may pursue selected projects in electronic and budgeting, public relations, resume design, tax laws, and website design media on a group or individual basis. Acceptable for graduate credit with and management. Students are required to learn relevant computer programs. approval. Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor. Semester Offered: Every. This course is also open to music and theatre majors. Prerequisite: permission 498O Special Problems in Graphic Design Internship (1-6). Advanced of instructor. Offered: Winter. students are accepted into the production studios of participating graphic 480 Art Since 1945 (3). An inquiry into the range and purpose of the visual design companies in the metropolitan region as a training experience. arts since 1945. Taught in a seminar format. Prerequisite: Permission of Prerequisite: Permission of the department. Offered: WS96 Department Advisor or instructor of the course. Annually.* 499WI Senior Seminar (3). Capstone course for studio majors in all media. 482 Scope & Methods of Art History (3). A history of the discipline, Meets once a week, three hours. Course covers contemporary issues in the arts, bibliography, procedures and methods, sources, and cataloging of illustrative and critical theory. Seminar discussions are based on readings, guest speakers, materials, and similar topics essential to majors in art history. Prerequisites: visiting artists, and students’ research. Intention of course is to prepare Senior standing and permission of instructor. Every Winter. students for final year in program and provide continuation and solidification 485 Technical Colloquium (3). An advanced study of technical matters of theoretical and practical ideas. Two papers, class presentation, and class pertinent to the production and study of art. Demonstration projects required. participation are required. This course will be writing intensive. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Permission of department. Offered: Every Fall. Junior standing in studio. Offered: Winter Semester Annually. 486 Special Topics in Art Education (2-4). With permission of the 501 Scope and Methods of Art History (3). A history of the discipline, department, an advanced student already certified to teach art may pursue bibliography, procedures and methods, and similar topics essential to special studies in art education on a seminar or tutorial basis. Every semester. graduate-level work in art history. Every winter. 495 Technical Studies in Art (2-4). With the permission of the department, an 505 Graduate Technical Colloquium (3). An advanced study of technical advanced student may pursue a technical investigation on a seminar or matters pertinent to the production and study of art. Demonstration projects are individual basis. Every semester. required. Prerequisite: Permission of the department. Every fall. 497A Special Studies in Medieval/Renaissance Art (1-6). With the 506 Graduate Photography (3-6). Photography on the graduate level with permission of the department, an advanced student may pursue a selected individual selection of media and technique. Permission of the department is subject on a seminar or tutorial basis. Acceptable for graduate credit with required. May be repeated up to a total of 15 hours. approval. Every semester. 510 Graduate Painting (3-6). Painting on the graduate level with individual 497B Special Studies in Baroque/Rococo Art (1-6). With the permission of selection of medium and technique. Permission of the department is required. the department, an advanced student may pursue a selected subject on a May be repeated up to a total of 15 hours. seminar or tutorial basis. Acceptable for graduate credit with approval. Every semester. 513 Graduate Graphic Design (3-6). Graphic design on the graduate level with individual selection of medium and technique. Permission of the 497C Special Studies in 19th- and 20th-Century Art (1-6). With the department is required. May be repeated up to a total of 15 hours. permission of the department, an advanced student may pursue a selected subject on a seminar or tutorial basis. Acceptable for graduate credit with 515 Graduate Drawing (3-6). Drawing on the graduate level with individual approval. Every semester. selection of media and technique. Student may pursue selected projects on a 497D Special Studies in American Art and Architecture (1-6). With the group or individual basis. May be repeated up to a total of 15 hours. permission of the department, an advanced student may pursue a selected 520 Graduate Printmaking (3-6). Printmaking on the graduate level with subject on a seminar or individual basis. Acceptable for graduate credit with individual selection of medium and technique. Permission of the department is approval. Every semester. required. May be repeated up to a total of 15 hours.
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530 Graduate Sculpture (3-6). Sculpture on the graduate level with individual selection of medium and technique. Permission of the department is required. May be repeated up to a total of 15 hours. 540 Graduate Electronic Media (3-6). Electronic media on the graduate level with individual selection of subject and technique. Permission of the department is required. May be repeated up to a total of 15 hours. 550 Graduate Performance Art (3-6). Performance art on the graduate level with individual selection of medium and technique. Permission of the department is required. May be repeated up to a total of 15 hours. 565 Seminar in American Art (3). Graduate-level seminar dealing with an announced area in American art. May be repeated once, provided there is a change in the area of concentration. Permission of the department is required. 566 Seminar in 19th-Century Art (3). Graduate-level seminar dealing with an announced area in 19th-century art. May be repeated once, provided there is a change in the area of concentration. Permission of the department is required. 567 Seminar in 20th-Century Art (3). Graduate-level seminar dealing with an announced area in 20th-century art. May be repeated once, provided there is a change in the area of concentration. Permission of the department is required. 570 Seminar in Renaissance Art (3). Graduate-level seminar dealing with an announced area in Renaissance art. May be repeated once, provided there is a change in the area of concentration. Permission of the department is required. 571 Seminar in Art of Africa, Oceania and New World Cultures (3). Seminar in art of Africa, oceania and new world cultures. May be repeated once, provided there is a change in the area of concentration. Permission of the department is required. 572 Seminar in Asian Art (3). Seminar dealing with an announced area in Asian Art. May be repeated once, provided there is a change in the area of concentration. Permission of the department is required. 573 Visual Arts Administration (3). This course on professional arts administration includes assignments in: copyright laws, database management, ethics issues, evaluation design, gallery museum management, grant writing and budgeting, public relations, resume design, tax laws, and website design and management. Students are required to learn relevant computer programs. This course is also open to music and theatre majors. Research requirements for graduate credit are more comprehensive and professional. 575 Seminar in Baroque Art (3). Graduate-level seminar dealing with an announced area in Baroque art. May be repeated once, provided there is a change in the area of concentration. Permission of the department is required. 590 Directed Studies in Art History (2-4). Individually directed studies or research in selected topics or problems in art history. Permission of the department is required. May be repeated up to a total of six hours applicable to a degree program. 591 Directed Technical Studies (2-4). Individually directed studies or research in selected projects of a technical nature in studio art. Permission of the department is required. May be repeated up to a total of six hours applicable to a degree program. 599 Research and Thesis (1-9). Production and/or writing of thesis. Usually taken in the last term of candidacy. Permission of the department is required. 699 Research and Dissertation (1-12). Dissertation Research and writing in Art History. Prerequisite: Consent of advisor 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). H110 Introduction to Visual Arts - Honors (3). Art History Courses 300CJ Cluster Course: Aestheticism in the Arts (3). This cluster course will deal with aesthetic problems in the arts illustrated with specific examples in music, literature and the visual arts. Winter.
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Department of Chemistry sequence in their initial schools. Transfer students are required to consult a chemistry faculty adviser before their registration 205 Spencer Chemistry Building at UMKC. (816) 235-2273 Advising Fax: (816) 235-5502 [email protected] Those seeking either a bachelor of science or a bachelor of arts http://www.umkc.edu/chem degree should see the Chemistry Department principal undergraduate adviser or the department chair at the earliest Department Chair: possible time. Y. C. Jerry Jean Honors Program Professors Emeriti: Students with outstanding records of achievement may be Kuang L. Cheng, John W. Connolly, Wesley Dale, Henry eligible to enroll in special honors courses. Such courses are A. Droll, Eckhard W. Hellmuth, Peter F. Lott, Layton L. designated by the letter H preceding the course number, or McCoy, Frank Millich special arrangements can be made with instructors of regular Professors: courses. Students enrolled in the special courses should consult Jerry R. Dias, James R. Durig, Yan Ching Jerry Jean with their faculty adviser to arrange for optimal degree (chair), Kenneth S. Schmitz, Timothy F. Thomas, Charles planning. J. Wurrey (associate dean and principal undergraduate adviser, College of Arts and Sciences) Bachelor of Science: Chemistry Associate Professors: Peter Groner (director of laboratories), Andrew J. Holder, Degree Requirements Thomas C. Sandreczki (principal graduate adviser) The Chemistry Department, which is approved by the Assistant Professors: American Chemical Society, requires those students who Kathleen V. Kilway, Zhonghua Peng, Zhe Wu desire a bachelor of science degree with a major in chemistry to follow a program that is acceptable to the society. This Department Description program includes: general chemistry (Chem 211, 211L, 212R The Department of Chemistry offers programs of study leading and 212LR, or H214 and H214L); organic chemistry (Chem to the bachelor of arts (B.A.), bachelor of science (B.S.) and 321, 321L, 322R); analytical chemistry (Chem 341, 442R); master of science (M.S.) degrees, and participates in UMKC’s physical chemistry (Chem 431, 437WI [writing intensive], Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. To the extent that each 432); chemical literature (Chem 410); inorganic chemistry program is flexible (see degree requirements), it is possible to (Chem 382*, 451R); either polymer chemistry (Chem 471) or specialize at the graduate level in the areas of analytical, a biochemistry course (LS Biochem) numbered 360 or higher; inorganic, organic, physical or polymer chemistry. a minimum of 3 credit hours of advanced work in either chemistry (courses numbered 400 or higher), mathematics Undergraduate Programs (courses other than Math 250 that have Math 220 as a Career Implication of the Bachelor’s Degree prerequisite), biology (courses numbered 300 or higher), or The bachelor of science degree is based on guidelines physics (courses numbered 300 or higher); Math 250; one year established by the American Chemical Society and is designed of engineering physics. The total credit hours of laboratory for those who want to work in the field of chemistry. Many of time in the required courses and any advanced elective those receiving the bachelor of science degree will go on to laboratories must be at least 13. No more than 3 hours of graduate work and advanced degrees. Others will go directly to Chem 495 and Chem 499 may be used in meeting the major a job requiring chemical knowledge, possibly as laboratory course requirements; Chem 499 cannot be used to meet both an workers. In contrast, the bachelor of arts degree is more advanced laboratory requirement and the 3 hours of advanced flexible as a consequence of a smaller minimum requirement work. A minimum of a 2.0 grade-point average must be earned of chemistry courses. At the minimal level, the bachelor of arts in chemistry courses. To meet the prerequisite requirement, a program instructs the individual on what chemistry is about grade of C or better or the consent of the instructor is required and, by suitable choice of courses, prepares the individual with in a course that is a prerequisite for another course. a chemical background for work in other areas; for example, * There are two types of B.S. degrees in chemistry. An technical librarian, medical technologist, business ACS-approved B.S. degree requires taking 2 credit hours of administration, sales or advertising in the chemical industry Chem 382; the other type of B.S. degree does not require and many others. The majority of students pursuing the Chem 382. bachelor of arts in chemistry do so in preparation for graduate Suggested Plan of Study work in medicine, pharmacy, etc. At levels appreciably above Because plans of study are dependent on the students’ the minimum, the individual may achieve a background in backgrounds and preparation, each student admitted should chemistry equivalent to that for the bachelor of science degree develop a plan of study in conjunction with an adviser in the but involving a program tailored to the individual’s desires. department. General chemistry, organic chemistry, calculus Admission Requirements and physics should be completed by the end of the second year. There are no special prerequisites, other than University of Physical chemistry should be taken in the third year. Students Missouri admission requirements, for beginning either the should note that although a fair amount of flexibility is bachelor of arts or the bachelor of science program, but high available for setting up a plan of study, the structured nature of school chemistry and a good working knowledge of algebra prerequisites and corequisites in chemistry, physics and and arithmetic are desirable for entering the bachelor of mathematics necessitates very careful organization of any science program. It should be noted that much of the bachelor program. of science program and some of the bachelor of arts programs For students starting at UMKC as freshmen, the are highly structured in the order in which various chemistry department recommends the following plan of study to fulfill courses must be taken. It is assumed that transfer students and requirements in the major for the bachelor of science degree in junior college students will have begun the appropriate course chemistry:
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Chemistry Courses in For students starting at UMKC as freshmen, the Courses Other Disciplines department recommends the following plan of study to fulfill Freshman CHEM 211 (4) MATH 210 (4) degree requirements for the bachelor of arts degree in CHEM 211L (1) MATH 220 (4) chemistry: CHEM 212R (4) CHEM 212LR (1) B.A. Degree B.A. Degree Sophomore CHEM 321 (3) MATH 250 (4) Chemistry Other Disciplines CHEM 321L (2) PHYSCS 240 (5) CHEM 211 (4) MATH 120 (5) CHEM 322R (3) PHYSCS 250 (5) CHEM 211L (1) PHYSCS 210 (4) Junior CHEM 341 (4) 4XX+ in CHEM (3) CHEM 212R (4) PHYSCS 220 (4) CHEM 431 (3) or CHEM 212LR (1) CHEM 432 (3) 3XX+ in BIOL, CHEM 320 (4) CHEM 442R (3) PHYSCS or CHEM 320L (1) CHEM 437WI (3) MATH (3) CHEM 341WI (4) Senior CHEM 382 (2) (for ACS-approved degree) other CHEM (3) or other CHEM (3) CHEM 322L (2) other CHEM (1) CHEM 410 (1) Total Chemistry Credit Hours: 26 CHEM 451R (3) CHEM 471 (3) Minor in Chemistry or Students may elect to obtain a minor in chemistry in LS BIOCHEM 360 (3) conjunction with a major in another academic discipline. The Chemistry Lab (1) minimum departmental requirements are: 18 credit hours of Total Chemistry Credit Hours: 44 chemistry with at least 9 of these hours from courses at the 300 or 400 level. In addition, the courses must be selected from Bachelor of Arts: Chemistry more than one area of chemistry and a 2.0 GPA must be Degree Requirements obtained for all chemistry courses applied to the minor. The minimum departmental requirements for this degree are: Graduate Study in Chemistry 1. The equivalent of one year of general chemistry (Chem The Chemistry Department offers programs leading to the 211, 211L, 212R and 212LR, or Chem H214 and H214L), master of science degree, with an emphasis in analytical, plus any combination of 300-level and 400-level inorganic, organic, physical or polymer chemistry. chemistry courses (exceptions noted below; see 4., 5., 6.) Doctor of Philosophy programs at UMKC are to bring the total credit hours to 26. Certain biochemistry interdisciplinary. Students desiring to study at the doctoral courses (offered by the School of Biological Sciences) level in the discipline of chemistry must apply to the School of also may be included in this total. Please confer with the Graduate Studies. Detailed information on the general and principal undergraduate adviser. discipline-specific admission requirements for the doctoral 2. Physcs 210, 220 and Math 120. degree may be found in the General Graduate Academic 3. Chem 341WI (writing intensive). Regulations and Information section of this catalog. 4. No more than three hours total in Chem 395, 399, 495, Students pursuing Interdisciplinary Ph.D. study who have 499 may be used in meeting the major course selected chemistry as one of their disciplines should consult requirements. the School of Graduate Studies section of this catalog for 5. Chem 320 and 321 may not both be counted toward the degree requirements and other academic regulations applicable required number of credit hours. (Chem 321 + 322R and to their degree programs. Chem 320 + 322R are both acceptable combinations for General Nature of the Graduate Program meeting, in part, the bachelor of arts departmental course Both the master of science degree and interdisciplinary doctor requirements, although the 320 + 322R combination is not of philosophy degree with chemistry as the coordinating preferred. The combinations Chem 320 + 321 and Chem discipline have the basic aim of training students to work 320 + 321 + 322R are not acceptable.) independently in the chemical area. Both programs train the 6. Similarly, either Chem 330 or the combination Chem 431 student with a broad but flexible base of coursework for future + 432 is acceptable, but the combination Chem 330 + 431 building and self-teaching, but the doctor of philosophy study + 432 is not acceptable. places much greater emphasis on original research. 7. A minimum of a 2.0 GPA must be obtained for all There are two programs or tracks that lead to the master of chemistry courses taken. A grade of C or better, or the science in chemistry: the research track and the non-thesis consent of the instructor, is required in a course that is a track. The Interdisciplinary Ph.D. with chemistry as the prerequisite for another course, in order to meet the coordinating unit is a research track. (For further information prerequisite requirement. on the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program, see the chemistry subsection of the School of Graduate Studies section.) Suggested Plan of Study Because of the diversity of acceptable bachelor of arts Master of Science Program programs available, a plan of study is developed by the student Requirements for Admission and the department undergraduate adviser. The student is Students are expected to have the equivalent of an American cautioned, however, that certain chemistry (and other) courses Chemical Society-certified bachelor’s degree in chemistry. must be taken in appropriate sequence. Hence, the student is This would indicate that the applicant has had the equivalent urged to consult a chemistry adviser early in planning a of: program of study.
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• General chemistry and quantitative analysis; Research Adviser • One year of organic chemistry; Full-time students must select a research adviser from the • One year of physical chemistry with prerequisites of a graduate faculty of the Department of Chemistry and an year each of physics and calculus; advisory committee by the end of their first regular (i.e., fall or • The number of recommended course credits plus the winter) semester on campus. recommended distribution of advanced courses. (For Part-time students must select a research adviser from the example, see B.S. program in chemistry in this catalog.) graduate faculty of the Department of Chemistry and an advisory committee by the end of their third year after Applicants should take particular note of the physical enrollment in their first course as a graduate student at UMKC. chemistry requirement. Because all coursework must be approved by the student’s Applicants will be admitted as provisional students with a advisory committee, students are encouraged to select both limited number of undergraduate deficiencies. They will be their adviser and committee members as early as possible. notified at the time admission is offered of any requirements to be met for reclassification as fully admitted. Research Master of Science Program Applicants from foreign countries who have an official language other than English must present scores of at least 550 Time Constraints on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) to be Any student not meeting the interpretation of a full-time considered for admission. student as defined in the current UMKC catalog is classified as part time. Placement Examinations All full-time research master of science students are Incoming students must take placement examinations in required to complete all requirements for their degree within analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. four years. In compelling circumstances and on the written Placement examinations are typically administered the week recommendation of a majority of the student’s supervisory preceding the first week of classes of the fall and winter committee, a single extension for up to one year may be semesters. Students scoring below the 50th percentile in the requested for approval by the chair of the Department of organic or physical chemistry exams are required to enroll in Chemistry. A research master’s student may receive financial Chem 520R or Chem 530, respectively. Enrollment in other support (in the form of fellowships and teaching assistantships) graduate organic or physical chemistry courses is not permitted from the Department of Chemistry for a maximum of two and until Chem 520R or Chem 530, respectively, is(are) one-half years. successfully completed. Two grades of C+ (2.3 out of 4.0) or Part-time research M.S. students are required to complete lower, or one grade of less than C- (1.7 out of 4.0) in Chem all requirements for their degree within seven years. Part-time 520R or Chem 530 will result in termination from the degree students are not eligible for financial support (in the form of program. These courses may not be counted toward teh MS fellowships and teaching assistantships) from the Department coursework requirements below. Students must complete all of Chemistry. additional coursework required as a result of placement exam scores by the end of their first full year. Placement Examinations All incoming students are required to take placement Graduate Program Committee examinations in the classical areas of analytical chemistry, Upon admission to the M.S. program of study in chemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry and physical chemistry. students will be advised by the department’s principal graduate Placement exams are typically administered the week adviser, acting on behalf of the chemistry graduate program preceding the first week of classes of the fall and winter committee. Based on the committee’s evaluation of the semesters. Students scoring below the 50th percentile in student’s transcripts and placement exam scores, the principal organic or physical chemistry are required to enroll in the graduate adviser will inform students of any deficiencies and appropriate “systematic” level course(s). That is, a student how they may be removed. The principal graduate adviser also scoring below the 50th percentile in the organic test is required will advise students on course curriculum. (In the thesis to enroll in Chem 520R (and is not permitted to enroll in other program, curriculum advising is performed by the research graduate organic chemistry courses until Chem 520R is adviser, once selected.) The graduate program committee successfully completed), and a student scoring below the 50th serves as the supervisory committee for non-thesis M.S. percentile in physical chemistry is required to enroll in Chem students. 530 (and is not permitted to enroll in other graduate physical Supervisory Committee chemistry courses until Chem 530 is successfully completed). On admission to graduate study in chemistry, students will be Two grades of C+ (2.3 out of 4.0) or lower, or one grade of advised by the department’s principal graduate adviser, acting less than C- (1.7 out of 4.0) in any chemistry coursework on behalf of the chemistry graduate program committee. Based designated as systematic (Chem 520R, 530) will result in on the committee’s evaluation of the students’ transcripts and termination from the degree program. These systematic placement exam scores, the principal graduate adviser will graduate courses may not be counted toward the student’s inform students of any deficiencies and how they may be coursework requirements listed as follows. Full-time students removed. The principal graduate adviser also will advise are required to complete all additional coursework required as students on the selection of an area course curriculum. a result of placement exam scores by the end of their first full The chemistry graduate program committee meets at the year. Part-time students are required to complete all additional conclusion of each term to evaluate students’ progress. At coursework required as a result of placement exam scores by about the time students complete the area course curriculum the end of their second year. requirements, usually near the end of the second semester of Coursework graduate study, the principal graduate adviser, on behalf of the The emphasis of this program is on research. It is expected that graduate program committee, shall advise students whether all full-time research master’s students should be able to they may continue studies toward their graduate degree. In the complete the formal coursework requirement no later than the case of unsatisfactory performance, they must terminate end of their second year. A minimum of 31 credit hours of studies in the degree program. coursework (including Research and Thesis) is required.
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All research M.S. students are required to complete Chem Non-thesis Master of Science 541R (3 credit hours); 3 credit hours from one of Chem 531, Chem 532, Chem 533, Chem 534, or Chem 535; and 6 credit Program hours from two of the courses Chem 521R, Chem 522, Chem Classification 551R and Chem 571R. Note that Chem 521R and Chem 522 Any student not meeting the interpretation of a full-time cannot both be used to satisfy this last requirement. Two student as defined in the current UMKC catalog is classified as additional graduate-level courses for a minimum of six (6) part time. credit hours also are required, along with a seminar presentation (Chem 611, see below). The courses selected Placement Examinations must be approved by the student’s thesis committee. All incoming students are required to take placement Students who receive a grade of C+ (2.3) or lower in more examinations in the classical areas of analytical chemistry, than two courses applicable to the M.S. program or who have a inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry and physical chemistry. GPA lower than 3.0 on courses (not including Chem 590, Placement exams are typically administered the week Chem 599 or any undergraduate courses) applicable toward the preceding the first week of classes of the fall and winter M.S. degree after completing 18 or more credit hours of such semesters. Students scoring below the 50th percentile in courses, will be terminated from the degree program. organic or physical chemistry are required to enroll in the In addition to the formal coursework requirements, a appropriate “systematic” level course(s). That is, a student minimum of 6 credit hours of Research and Thesis (Chem 599) scoring below the 50th percentile in the organic test is required are required. Also, up to 6 credit hours of Directed Studies to enroll in Chem 520R (and is not permitted to enroll in other (Chem 590) may be applied toward the degree requirements. graduate organic chemistry courses until Chem 520R is Additional coursework may be substituted for part or all of successfully completed), and a student scoring below the 50th Chem 590 on approval of the student’s thesis committee. percentile in physical chemistry is required to enroll in Chem Research and Thesis Chem 599 work must be done under the 530 (and is not permitted to enroll in other graduate physical direction of the student’s research adviser. chemistry courses until Chem 530 is successfully completed). Students who have received a grade of B- (2.7) or better in Two grades of C+ (2.3 out of 4.0) or lower, or one grade of graduate coursework taken as part of a degree program at less than C- (1.7 out of 4.0) in any chemistry coursework another institution may transfer up to six credit hours of this designated as systematic (Chem 520R, 530) will result in work on approval of a majority of the student’s committee. A termination from the degree program. These systematic written request for this approval must be submitted within one graduate courses may not be counted toward the student’s year of full admission to the program. coursework requirements listed in the following section. Full-time students are required to complete all additional Seminars coursework required as a result of placement exam scores by Students are required to present a one-hour seminar based on the end of their first full year. Part-time students are required to their thesis research project. This seminar will include an complete all additional coursework required as a result of exhaustive review of the literature pertinent to their project and placement exam scores by the end of their second year. a description of the objectives, the proposed methodology, and the significance of this research. Students must register for Coursework Chem 611 and present this seminar during the semester The emphasis of this program is on building the student’s following selection of their research adviser and committee. knowledge base in chemical sciences. Non-thesis M.S. All full-time research M.S. students are required to attend students are required to complete a minimum of 30 credit hours all regularly scheduled and special departmental seminars and of graduate-level coursework. Of these credit hours, 9 must be colloquia. The Chemistry Department chair (or designated from the courses Chem 541R, Chem 551R and Chem 571R; 3 appointee) will monitor student attendance at seminars and credit hours from Chem 521R or Chem 522; and 3 credit hours assess appropriate penalties for noncompliance. Part-time from one of Chem 531, Chem 532, Chem 533, Chem 534 or students also are required to attend these seminars, but may Chem 535. The remaining 15 credit hours may be taken from petition the Chemistry Department chair to waive this any area approved by the chair of the Department of Chemistry. requirement each semester. Students who receive a grade of C+ (2.3) or less in more than two courses applicable to the M.S. program, or who have Thesis Defense a GPA lower than 3.0 on courses applicable toward the M.S. The candidate’s thesis must be prepared following all degree after completing 18 or more credit hours of such guidelines required by the UMKC School of Graduate Studies. courses, will be terminated from the degree program. These regulations state that all supervisory committee Students who have received a grade of B- (2.7) or better in members must receive a final draft of the thesis at least two graduate coursework taken as part of a degree program at weeks before submission of the thesis to the dean of graduate another institution may transfer up to 6 credit hours of this faculties and research for certification of form and content. work on approval of the chair of the Department of Chemistry. Candidates should submit preliminary drafts of their thesis to A written request for this approval must be submitted within their committee well in advance of this deadline to allow any one year of full admission to the M.S. program. irregularities to be corrected before submission of the final draft. After the thesis is certified for acceptance by the dean of Seminars graduate faculties and research, the student must present an Students are required to present a one-hour literature seminar oral defense of his or her research in the form of a thesis based on a topic of their choice approved by the Department of seminar. The candidate’s thesis committee will make a final Chemistry chair (or designated appointee). Students must determination of the acceptability of the thesis immediately register for Chem 611 the semester of this presentation. This following this presentation. Only minor changes may be made seminar will include an exhaustive review of the pertinent to the thesis at this point. literature and a discussion of both present and future implications of research in this area. All full-time non-thesis M.S. students are required to attend all regularly scheduled and special departmental
83 Department of Chemistry seminars and colloquia. The Department of Chemistry chair Emphasis Areas (or designated appointee) will monitor student attendance at Analytical seminars and assess appropriate penalties for noncompliance. Research in analytical chemistry centers on gas Part-time students also are required to attend these seminars, chromatography, mass spectroscopy, Fourier transform but may petition the Department of Chemistry chair to waive infrared and Raman spectroscopy, and positron annihilation this requirement each semester. spectroscopy techniques. Students in the non-thesis program who are employed full time in chemically related work will be required to participate Inorganic fully in a seminar during one semester, including the Studies in this area are concerned with synthetic and presentation of a general one-hour seminar, or to present two mechanistic organometallic chemistry and correlation of general one-hour seminars in lieu of participating fully in a electronic structure calculations with experimental seminar during one semester. measurements. Special Considerations Organic The non-thesis M.S. degree program is intended primarily for Research in this area is being conducted on the following students currently employed in a chemical-related industry. topics: synthesis and molecular architecture of bile acids and Non-thesis M.S. students are required to complete all benzenoid hydrocarbons; synthesis and reactions of organic requirements for their degree within seven years. Students polymers and organometallic compounds; synthesis and declaring a non-thesis M.S. path are not eligible for financial physical studies of novel host-guest systems; polymerization of support under either assistantships or fellowships from the polyethers using organoruthenium complexes; design, Department of Chemistry. synthesis and evaluation of peptides containing specific activities. Requirements for Graduation Physical Master of Science Degree Requirements Physical chemists are engaged in using infrared and Raman The research adviser becomes chairman of the master’s spectroscopy to determine molecular conformations; supervisory committee, which consists of at least two other developing infrared spectroscopic techniques for the analysis members of the graduate faculty in addition to the adviser. The of environmental pollutants; using ab initio and semi-empirical supervisory committee is responsible for approving the computational methods to predict chemical and physical student’s program of study and conducting the final thesis properties of interesting chemical species; characterization of examination for students in the thesis program. In addition, electronic and free-volume properties in materials; positron students and advisers work together in planning an appropriate and positronium chemistry; organic conductivity and laboratory research program. In the non-thesis program, they superconductivity; studying dynamic light scattering from arrange the organization of Chem 598 Research Methodology polyelectrolytes; obtaining photodissociation spectra of Conference (see Chemistry Courses). Considering the atmospheric ions; and deriving thermodynamic properties of importance of the adviser to their progress, it is essential that ions from mass spectrometric appearance potentials. students become familiar with the research interests of the Polymer faculty through faculty presentations of research or private The polymer division is actively pursuing the synthesis and consultations with individual faculty members. characterization of novel organic and organometallic polymers. Students and the master’s degree supervisory committee It is studying electrical and photo conductivity, free volumes, shall plan a program of study which, when met, will qualify phase transitions, relaxation phenomena, diffusion of gases and students for the master of science degree. This program of molecular weight distributions. study must be approved by the department chair and the principal graduate adviser prior to the completion of 15 hours Chemistry Courses of coursework applicable to the degree. 111 Physical Basis of Chemistry (4). An introductory course in the basic Minimum Requirements for Master of principles applicable to chemistry for students who intend to take but are not adequately prepared to take Chemistry 211. The emphasis is on quantitative Science Degree relationships and problem solving. Corequisite: Math 110 or equivalent. Fall. In addition to the requirements listed here, graduate students are subject to all requirements in the General Graduate 115 Elements of Chemistry I (4). A one-term course in general chemistry with special emphasis on organic chemistry and biochemistry. A terminal Academic Regulations and Information section of this catalog. course that does not meet requirements as a prerequisite for any higher level chemistry course. Corequisite: Chemistry 115L. Three hours of lecture each Research Facilities week, one hour of discussion each week. Fall, Winter. Major research facilities available to chemistry graduate 115L Elements of Chemistry, Laboratory I (1). A one-term course in students include instrumentation for carrying out studies in general chemistry with special emphasis on organic chemistry and Fourier Transform Infrared and Raman spectroscopy; biochemistry. A terminal course that does not meet requirements as a high-resolution mass spectrometry; nuclear and electron prerequisite for any higher level chemistry course. Corequisite: Chemistry magnetic resonance; ultraviolet, visible and infrared 115. One three hour laboratory period each week. Fall, Winter. spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction and fluorescence; laser light 160 Chemistry, Society, and the Environment (3). This course is intended to scattering by solutions of biopolymers; positron annihilation offer a survey of chemical and scientific concepts surrounding current issues. spectroscopy; and other standard instrumentation and apparati. The emphasis will be on the application of fundamental chemical knowledge to allow a full understanding of these issues in the context of currently known Computational facilities are available to researchers facts and theories. Through classroom discussion and application of the through the University’s up-to-date cluster of high-end work scientific method, the ramifications of the issues will be examined. Topics will stations using Digital’s Alpha technology, which are also part include pollution, the importance of the chemical industry, its responsibilities of nationwide networks. Many personal computers are located to society, and other items of current scientific and environmental interest. in the Spencer Chemistry Building for teaching and research 160L Laboratory for Chemistry, Society, and the Environment (1). This purposes. Support facilities include an electronics shop and a course is offered in support of CHEM 160. It will consist of field activities, glass-blowing laboratory. experiments, and demonstrations to reinforce the concepts and ideas presented in that course.
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206 Human Nutrition (3). Introduction to nutrition for health and wellness 345R Instrumental Analysis (3). An introductory course on the use of and the use of chemical energy in the breakdown and synthesis of instruments for chemical analysis with particular reference to applications of biomolecules. Nutrition as it applies to a variety of life situations from infancy interest to medical technologists and other students in the sciences. Emphasis to older adults. Learning encompasses elements of anatomy and physiology will be placed on optical, electrochemical and separation methods. related to nutrition and health. Prerequisites: Chemistry 320, 341, or their equivalents. (Does not meet 210R Chemistry for Engineering Students (4). A one-semester introductory requirements for an A.C.S. certified degree). Two lectures and three laboratory chemistry course which consists of quantitative and descriptive material. hours each week. Topics included are atomic structure, periodic table, chemical bonding, 367 Bioorganic Chemistry (3). An examination into the current topics at the stoichiometry, gas laws, chemistry of the elements, chemistry of solutions, interface between chemistry and biology. Emphasis will be on the current chemical equilibrium, acid and bases, and redox chemistry. Three lecture literature and will include such topics as nucleic acid chemistry, protein sessions and one discussion per week. Prerequisite: Math 120. Corequisite: chemistry, and carbohydrate chemistry. Chemistry 210RL. 378 Introduction to Macromolecules (2-3). Properties and laboratory 210RL Experimental Chemistry for Engineering Students (1). Laboratory characterization of macromolecules. Introduction to modern laboratory study of the properties of matter and of the chemical reactions of some of the methods for investigation of synthetic and biopolymers in solution and the elements and their compounds. This course must be taken concurrently with solid state. This course does not fulfill requirements for the B.S. in chemistry. Chemistry 210R. One three-hour session per week. Corequisite or prerequisites: Chemistry 320 or 322R or 341 or equivalents. 211 General Chemistry I (4). Stoichiometry, atomic structure, states of One lecture hour and six laboratory hours. (Can be taken for two credit hours matter, thermodynamics, equilibrium, and kinetics. Prerequisite or corequisite: with reduced contact hours by special arrangement). Math 120. Corequisite: Chemistry 211L. Three hours lecture and one hour 382 Inorganic and Organic Synthesis (2). A number of inorganic, organic, discussion each week. Each term. and organometallic compounds will be prepared using a variety of synthetic 211L Experimental General Chemistry I (1). Introduction to the laboratory techniques. Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 322R. Offered: Winter. techniques used in studying the chemical properties of substances. Some quantitative techniques are included. Prerequisite: Chemistry 211. Three hours 387 Environmental Chemistry I (3). A survey of how chemical principles per week. Each term. can be applied to the environment. Included will be topics in aquatic chemistry, atmospheric chemistry and chemistry of the geosphere and soil. 212LR Experimental General Chemistry II (1). Introduction to analysis and Prerequisites: CHEM 320 OR CHEM 322. Offered: Winter Semester. synthesis. Descriptive chemistry of the more common elements. Chemistry 212LR must be taken concurrently with Chemistry 212R. Three hours per 388 Environmental Chemistry II (3). Discussion of selected topics in week. Each term. advanced environmental chemistry, such as environmental toxicology, 212R General Chemistry II (4). Chemical equilibrium, directed valence, environmental risk, the chemistry of hazardous wastes and their treatment, and inorganic, organic, polymer, and radiochemistry. Prerequisite: Chemistry 211 environmental analytical chemistry. Prerequisite: CHEM 387. or equivalent. Prerequisite or Corequisite: MATH 120 or equivalent and 390 Special Topics in Chemistry (1-3). This course will focus on an area of Chemistry 212LR. Introductory course to all advanced work in chemistry. chemistry of contemporary significance. The amount of credit is to be Three hours lecture and one discussion each week. Each term. determined by arrangement with the department. May be repeated for credit 311 Laboratory Safety and Health I (1). An introduction to laboratory safety when the topic varies but no more than three hours of credit may be applied to and health. Topics to be discussed include good laboratory practice; laboratory major course requirements. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and either hazards; safe chemical handling, storage and disposal; first aid; protective Chemistry 320, 322R or H322R. On demand. equipment; and federal regulations. Prerequisite: Chemistry 320 or 321, or equivalent. Fall. 395 Directed Readings in Chemistry (1-3). Intensive readings in areas of joint interest to the enrolled student and the cooperating faculty member. 312R Laboratory Safety and Health II (1). A continuation of Chemistry Readings may not duplicate or substitute for current course offerings. 311, in which a more detailed coverage of selected topics in laboratory safety Prerequisites: Chemistry 212R or H214 and permission of the cooperating and health will be researched and presented. Prerequisite: Chemistry 311. faculty member. By arrangement. 320 Elementary Organic Chemistry (4). A one-semester course covering 399 Introduction to Research (1-3). Special problems to introduce both aliphatic and aromatic fields designed to satisfy requirements for dental undergraduate chemistry majors to research methods. A comprehensive schools, medical technology programs, six-year medical programs, pharmacy written report is required and a copy of the report is to be retained in the schools, biology majors. Prerequisite: Chemistry 212R or Chemistry H214. chemistry office. May be taken only after consultation with a member of the Corequisite: Chemistry 320L. Four hours lecture each term. Offered: Each term. chemistry staff. Prerequisite: CHEM 212R or CHEM H214. Semester offered: Every semester 320L Experimental Organic Chemistry (1). Elementary organic chemistry experiments to teach basic laboratory operations. Prerequisite: Chemistry 212 410 Chemical Literature (1). A systematic introduction to the efficient use of or Chemistry H214. Corequisite: Chemistry 320. Three hours of laboratory a the chemical literature. Topics will include both classical search methods and week. Offered: Each term. computer search methods. Prerequisite: Chemistry 320, 322R or H322R. Fall. 321 Organic Chemistry I (3). The two terms (Chemistry 321, 322R) 431 Physical Chemistry I (3). Principles of physical chemistry, including constitute an integrated unit in which the chemistry of aliphatic, aromatic, and thermodynamics, and an introduction to statistical thermodynamics, quantum some heterocyclic compounds are studied. The study begins with simple chemistry, chemical dynamics, molecular spectroscopy and structure. monofunctional compounds and ends with polyfunctional natural products. Prerequisites: Physics 220 or preferably Physics 250. Prerequisite or Prerequisite: Chemistry 212R or H214. Each term. corequisite: Math 250. Fall. 321L Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (2). Chemistry 321L introduces the 432 Physical Chemistry II (3). Continuation of Chemistry 431. Prerequisite: student to basic techniques, procedures, and chemical reactions used in the Chemistry 431. Winter. organic chemical laboratory. Corequisite: Chemistry 322R. Each term. 434 Molecular Spectroscopy (3). A theoretical introduction to molecular 322L Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (2). Continuation of Chemistry spectroscopy and its relation to structure. Electronic, vibrational and rotational 321L. Chemistry 322L guides the student into somewhat more advanced spectra of chemical systems will be discussed. Prerequisite: Chemistry 432 or operations; some qualitative organic analysis is also included. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Offered: Fall term. Chemistry 321L. 437 Experimental Physical Chemistry I (3). Experimental methods in 322R Organic Chemistry II (3). Continuation of Chemistry 321. Corequisite: physical chemistry. One hour of lecture and six hours of laboratory each week. Chemistry 321L. Each term. Prerequisite or corequisite: Chemistry 431. Offered: Winter term. 330 Elementary Physical Chemistry (3). An introductory course in the principles of physical chemistry for students who have not had calculus. 437WI Experimental Physical Chemistry I (3). Experimental methods in Prerequisites: Chemistry 320, 322R or H322R, college physics, and a good physical chemistry. One hour lecture and six hours laboratory each week. background in algebra and trigonometry. Three lecture hours a week. Fall. Satisfies writing intensive requirements for the B.A. or B.S. degree. Prerequisites: Chem 431. Offered: Winter Semester. 341 Analytical Chemistry I: Quantitative Analysis (4). Principles of gravimetric, volumetric, electrolytic, and other methods of analysis. 438 Experimental Physical Chemistry II (3). Experimental methods in Prerequisites: Chemistry 212R or Chemistry H214, and Math 120. Two physical chemistry. One hour of lecture and six hours of laboratory each week. lectures and six laboratory hours a week. Offered: Every Fall; Winter term in Prerequisite: Chemistry 437. odd years. 442R Analytical Chemistry II: Instrumental Analysis (3). A continuation 341WI Analytical Chemistry I: Quantitative Analysis (4). Principles of of Chemistry 341. The experimental and theoretical aspects of optical and gravimetric, volumetric, electrolytic, and other methods of analysis. Satisfies electrochemical, chromatographic and other physicochemical methods of writing intensive requirement for the B.A. or B.S. degree. Prerequisites: Chem analysis. Prerequisite: Chemistry 341. Prerequisite or corequisite: Chemistry 212R or Chem H214, Math 120. Offered: Every Fall; Winter term in odd years. 432. Two lectures and four hours laboratory a week. Winter.
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445 Introduction to Principles of Forensic Investigation (2). A survey of the 535 Statistical Thermodynamics (3). A rigorous treatment of the physicochemical forensic techniques employed in the detection, examination, fundamental concepts of statistical thermodynamics, with applications to processing, preservation and court presentation of evidence. Prerequisite: specific systems that reflect the interests of students participating in the course. Chemistry 442. On demand. 536 Photochemistry (3). A study of the fundamental photochemical and 451R Inorganic Chemistry (3). Modern concepts and theories of inorganic photophysical processes which follow absorption of radiation by a molecule chemistry. Prerequisite or corequisite: Chemistry 432. Three lecture hours and the techniques used to study these processes. each week. Winter. 537 Radiochemistry (3-4). An introduction to theoretical radiochemistry 471 Introduction to Polymer Chemistry (3). Survey of organic and inorganic including such topics as radioactive decay, nuclear reactions, neutron monomers and polymers; the occurrence, synthesis, structures and properties activation, isotope exchange reactions, hot atom chemistry, etc. Three hours of natural and synthetic polymers; discussion of general properties of plastics, lecture and zero or three hours laboratory a week. elastomers, fibers, resins, and plasticizers. Prerequisite: Chemistry 432 or approval of instructor. Three lecture hours a week. Fall. 538 Selected Modern Experimental Methods Chemical Struc & Dynamics (2-3). An introduction to experimental methods used to obtain 478 Characterization of Macromolecules (3). Theory and laboratory information on molecular structure and molecular dynamics. Designed to give characterization of macromolecules. Study and use of modern laboratory experience with selected research instrumentation in the Chemistry methods for separation and elucidation of structure, size, shape and Department, including gas chromatographs; UV-visible and IR homogeneity of synthetic and biopolymers in solution, and/or thermal, spectrophotometers; NMR, ESR and mass spectrometers and X-ray diffraction electrical, mechanical and spectral properties in the solid state. Prerequisite: apparatus. One lecture hour and three to six hours laboratory a week. Chemistry 431. One lecture and six laboratory hours. 539 Selected Topics in Physical Chemistry (3). Selected topics and recent 480 Computer Applications to Chemical Problems (3). An intense course in developments in physical chemistry. Prerequisite: Chemistry 530 or consent of Fortran programming and its uses in chemical problems related to theory and instructor. Three hours lecture a week. experimentation. Emphasis will be placed on the mathematical structures of 540R Systematic Analytical Chemistry (3). An intensive and comprehensive chemical problems and the coding of those problems into Fortran. No previous review of the principles of analytical chemistry and instrumental analysis. programming experience is required. Prerequisites: Chemistry 320 or Chemistry 322R. 541R Advanced Analytical Chemistry (3). An intensive review of modern concepts of analytical chemistry. Prerequisite: Chemistry 432. Three hours 490 Special Topics in Chemistry (1-3). This course will focus on an area of lecture a week. chemistry of contemporary significance. The amount of credit is to be determined by arrangement with the department. May be repeated for credit 545 Forensic Chemistry I (4). The study of selected classical and modern when the topic varies but no more than three hours of credit may be applied to methods of chemical and physical analysis applied to the examination of major course requirements. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Prerequisite evidence left at the scene of a crime. Two hours lecture. Four hours laboratory. or corequisite. Chemistry 431. On demand. 546R Forensic Chemistry II (4). The study of additional selected classical 495 Directed Readings in Chemistry (1-3). Intensive readings in areas of and modern methods of chemical and physical analysis applied to the joint interest to the enrolled student and the cooperating faculty member. examination of evidence left at the scene of a crime. Prerequisite or Readings may not duplicate or substitute for current course offerings. corequisite: Chemistry 545. Prerequisites: Chemistry 432 and permission of the cooperating faculty 549R Selected Topics in Analytical Chemistry (3). Selected topics and member. By arrangement. recent developments in analytical chemistry, including modern instrumental 499 Senior Research (1-9). The student is given an original research problem methods, electrochemical methods and separation methods. Topics vary from and will be held responsible for all previous experience in working toward its year to year. Prerequisite: Chemistry 442 or Chemistry 541R. solution. A well-written, comprehensive, and well- documented research 551R Advanced Inorganic Chemistry I (3). A systematic treatment of report is required, and a copy of the report is to be retained in the Chemistry bonding, structure, reactions and reaction mechanisms of inorganic department. Prerequisites: CHEM 432 and consent of a member of the compounds, with emphasis on classical transition metal compounds and Chemistry staff. Credit arranged. Semester offered: Every semester organometallic compounds. Prerequisite: Chemistry 451 or equivalent. 511 Laboratory Safety and Health I (1). An introduction to laboratory safety 552R Coordination Chemistry (3). A study of the structures, dynamics and and health. Topics to be discussed include good laboratory practice; laboratory properties of complex ions and metal chelates. Prerequisite: Chemistry 551R hazards; safe chemical handling; storage and disposal; first aid; protective or consent of instructor. Three hours lecture each week. equipment; and federal regulations. 553R Organometallic Chemistry (3). A survey of the synthesis, structure and 512 Laboratory Safety and Health II (1). A continuation of Chemistry 511, reactions of organometallic compounds. Prerequisite: Chemistry 551R or in which a more detailed coverage of selected topics in laboratory safety and consent of instructor. Three lecture hours each week. health will be researched and presented. 559 Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry (3). Various special topics in the 520R Survey of Organic Chemistry (3). An intensive advanced survey of the inorganic area to be offered in different semesters. Prerequisite: Chemistry structure, synthesis and reactions of organic compounds. Three hours lecture a 551R or consent of instructor. Three hours lecture a week. week. 571R Introduction to Polymer Chemistry (3). Survey of organic and 521R Mechanisms of Organic Reactions (3). A comprehensive course in inorganic monomers and polymers; the occurrence, synthesis, structures and which the mechanisms of organic reactions are discussed in light of modern properties of natural and synthetic polymers; discussion of general properties chemical principles. Prerequisites: Chemistry 322R and 432. Three hours of plastics, elastomers, fibers, resins and plasticizers. Prerequisite: Chemistry lecture a week. 432. Three lecture hours a week. 522 Synthetic Organic Chemistry (3). A critical approach to the synthesis 575 Physical Chemistry of Macromolecules (3). Rigorous treatment of the and modification of organic molecules; newer methods will be emphasized. physical chemistry of polymer characterization, and polymer structure, Prerequisites: Chemistry 322R and 432. Three hours lecture a week. configuration, size and shape in solutions and the solid state. Prerequisite: Chemistry 432. Three lecture hours a week. 529 Selected Topics in Organic Chemistry (3). Selected topics from the chemistry and theories of organic structures with particular attention to recent 576 Free Radical Reactions (3). Theory and survey of reactivity and developments. Three hours lecture a week. structure, kinetics, thermodynamics, and stereochemistry of free radical reactions; e.g., autoxidation, halogenation, thermal bond cleavage, vinyl 530 Systematic Physical Chemistry (3). An intensive and comprehensive copolymerization, double bond addition, chain reactions, etc. Prerequisites: review of the principles of physical chemistry. Three hours lecture a week. Chemistry 322R and 432. Three lecture hours a week. 531 Classical Thermodynamics (3). A rigorous treatment of the laws of 577 Laboratory Techniques of Polymer Chemistry I (3). Synthesis of thermodynamics and their application to ideal and non-ideal equilibrium polymers and copolymers by catalyst and photoinitiation, involving bulk, systems. Three hours lecture a week. solution, emulsion and Ziegler hetero-catalysis polymerization processes. 532 Chemical Kinetics (3). Empirical analysis of chemical reaction rates. Evaluation of some polymer properties. One lecture hour and six laboratory Theories of unimolecular and bimolecular reactions, reactions in solution and hours a week. complex reactions. Review of modern and classical techniques used to study 578 Laboratory Techniques of Polymer Chemistry II (3). Theory and chemical kinetics. Three hours lecture a week. laboratory characterization of macromolecules in solutions and solids; 533 Quantum Chemistry (3). Application of quantum mechanical methods to viscometry, osmometry and scattering in solutions; structure, thermal and the study of systems of chemical interest. Exact solutions and approximate viscoelastic properties of glassy and crystalline systems. Prerequisite or methods will be discussed. Three hours lecture per week. Corequisite: Chemistry 432. One lecture hour and six laboratory hours a week. 534 Molecular Spectroscopy (3). A theoretical introduction to molecular 579R Selected Topics in Polymer Chemistry (3). Selected topics and recent spectroscopy and its relation to structure. Electronic, vibrational and rotational developments in specialized fields of polymer chemistry. Presented at spectra of chemical systems will be discussed. intervals, topics vary from year to year.
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580R Computer Applications to Chemical Problems (3). An intense course in FORTRAN programming and its uses in chemical problems related to theory and experimentation. Emphasis will be placed on the mathematical structures of the chemical problems and the coding of these problems into Fortran. No previous programming experience is required. 586 Modern Methods in Physical Characterization of Complex Fluid Syst (3). A lecture course on modern techniques used to characterize the physical properties of polymer solutions and colloidal suspensions encountered in the areas of biochemistry, biophysics, and chemical physics. 587 Environmental Chemistry I (3). A survey of how chemical principles can be applied to the environment. Included will be topics in aquatic chemistry, atmospheric chemistry and chemistry of the geosphere and soil. 588 Environmental Chemistry II (3). Discussion of selected topics in advanced environmental chemistry, such as environmental toxicology, environmental risk, the chemistry of hazardous wastes and their treatment, and environmental analytical chemistry. 590 Directed Studies (1-3). Intensive readings and/or research in an area selected by the graduate student in consultation with the instructor. 598 Research Methodology Conference (3). Student will meet on an individual basis with two faculty members who are involved in research. The student’s adviser will coordinate this course. 599 Research and Thesis (1-9). Research for thesis. 611 Chemistry Seminar (1). Presentation and discussion of topics currently appearing in United States and foreign literature. One hour each week. 699 Research and Dissertation (1-16). Research for dissertation. 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). H212LR Experimental General Chemistry II-Honors (1). An alternative laboratory experience to Chemistry 212LR, for those students gifted in laboratory skills and interested in working in a research lab setting. By arrangement. Winter. H214 Intensive General Chemistry - Honors (5). An accelerated course in general chemistry. Topics to be covered include stoichiometry, atomic and molecular structure, bonding, equilibrium, thermodynamics, descriptive inorganic chemistry, organic and biochemistry. A strong background in high school chemistry and mathematics is recommended. Admission by placement exam. Four lecture hours and one discussion hour per week. Students taking Chemistry H214 should also enroll in Chemistry H214L. Chemistry H214 fulfills the same requirements as Chemistry 211L and Chemistry 212R. Fall. H214L Intensive General Chemistry Lab - Honors (2). A chemistry laboratory course designed to correlate with Chemistry H214. Introduction to and review of laboratory techniques used to study chemical properties of matter. Quantitative, qualitative and synthetic procedures are emphasized. Must be taken concurrently with Chemistry H214. Four hours per week. Fall. H321 Organic Chemistry I - Honors (3). A more intense version of Chemistry 321. See course description for Chemistry 321 for details. Prerequisite: A grade of A in Chemistry H214 or in Chemistry 212R. Fall. H321L Organic Chemistry Laboratory I - Honors (2). A more intense version of Chemistry 321L. See course description for Chemistry 321L for details. Offered: Winter term. H322LR Organic Chemistry Laboratory II-Honors (2). A more intense version of Chemistry 322L. See course description for Chemistry 322L. Prerequisite: Chemistry 321L. H322R Organic Chemistry II-Honors (3). A more intense version of Chemistry 322R. See course description for Chemistry 322R. Prerequisite: Chemistry H321. Winter. H499 Senior Research - Honors (1-9). Course frequency subject to enrollments, staffing and financial exigency. 400III Contemporary Business: Tools for the Accountant III (1).
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Department of Communication Camera production for 16mm film is also supported, along with a growing digital imaging curriculum in PhotoShop, Studies desktop publishing, and web-based applications. These facilities are housed in the media lab center in Haag Hall. 202 Haag Hall KCUR-FM is the 100,000-watt public radio station (816) 235-1337 licensed to the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Fax: (816) 235-5539 [email protected] Programming includes offerings from National Public Radio http://www.umkc.edu/com-s and Public Radio International. KCUR-FM also broadcasts locally originated programming such as “The Fish Fry” and the Department Chair: nationally syndicated literary program “New Letters on the Gregory D. Black Air.” Internships are available to qualified students; they Professors Emeriti: should contact the department for more information. Robin M. League, Gaylord V. Marr Special Awards and Scholarships Professors: The Alex and Josephine B. Coleman Scholarship is awarded Gregory D. Black, Joan E. Aitken (graduate adviser), each year to an outstanding junior- or senior-level student. The Michael R. Neer annual award recognizes meritorious undergraduate work in Associate Professors: communications and encourages program completion. The Linda M. Collier (director of debate), Larry G. Ehrlich, Kansas City Area Broadcasters support a cash award granted Gregory Gutenko, Carol Koehler, G. Thomas Poe, Robert yearly to a qualifying student interested in radio broadcasting B. Unger as a career. Assistant Professors: Angela Elam, Judith K. McCormick, Peter Morello, Jason Career Implications Berger Communication students may find rewarding careers in the Instructors multifaceted communication industry. The program is Linda Kurz (principal undergraduate adviser) excellent preparation for careers in business, industry, public relations, advertising and law. Additionally, a bachelor’s Department Description degree in communication studies offers excellent preparation The department offers courses leading to a bachelor of arts and for entry-level positions in the radio and television industry, a master of arts in communication studies. The department’s audiovisual production, corporate and community broadcasting program reflects practical and theoretical aspects of human or graduate study. communication behavior within the context of liberal arts and sciences. Further Educational Opportunities The bachelor of arts in communication studies offers two The B.A. in communication studies is designed to allow formal areas of emphasis – speech communication and mass students to qualify for entry level positions in the private and communication. The speech communication emphasis offers non-profit sectors and prepares them for advanced study in concentrated study in the areas of public address, interpersonal communication graduate programs. Communication studies is communication, organizational communication and areas also excellent coursework for study in law, business, public associated with human communication behavior. The mass administration and the associated performing arts. communication emphasis offers concentrated study in select Internship Program areas of mass mediated messages, including radio, television The Communication Studies Department strongly recommends and film. the internship experience as a means of linking theory, The master of arts offers a program of study to facilitate practice, and preparing students to work effectively in mass excellence in graduate study. The goal of the program is to media, journalism, broadcasting, organizational seek a select group of graduate scholars to work closely with communication, human relations and public communications. graduate faculty in a focused area of research. Internships provide students with on-the-job experience which In addition to the communication studies bachelor’s and is both practical and purposeful. Students can apply skills and master’s programs, the UMKC debate program operates from concepts learned in the classroom and acquire new the Department of Communication Studies. It has ranked competencies and understanding under the guidance of a nationally among the top 10 debate teams since 1989, along supervisor or mentor in a sponsoring agency. The internship with colleges such as Northwestern University and Emory experience will develop the student’s appreciation of University. UMKC debate teams won the cross examination professional quality, commitment and cooperation in work national debate championship in 1994, 1995 and 1997, and relationships and organizational practices. There will also be won the National Debate Tournament points championship in an opportunity to learn teamwork and practice communication 1997. Students interested in joining the team may submit competencies. applications to the director of debate. The Internship course number is ComS 484. Each intern is Special Laboratories required to enroll in at least one credit hour. One credit hour The department has fully equipped production facilities, requires 75 hours of internship work. Two credit hours require including a state-of-the-art television studio, student radio labs, 150 hours of internship work. Three credit hours require 225 and a digital imaging computer lab. A 1999 systems upgrade hours of internship work. Four credit hours require 300 hours added over a quarter of a million dollars of new technology to of internship work. these areas. Media production students have access to Information on Internship Opportunities is available in the non-linear computer-based digital film and video editing department office. The coordinator for the Internship Program (Avid), linear Digital Video editing (DV and DVCAM is Dr. Carol Koehler. formats), broadcast standard S-VHS and 3/4 SP tape editing, a three-camera studio with jib arm, computer controlled lighting, and broadcast standard digital special effects capabilities.
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Advising System Required Courses: (12 Hours) The department recommends that students check the current ComS 376 History of the American Film program requirements in the department office before filing the Industry 3 declaration of major form. Students may wish to consult the ComS 384 Documentary Film 3 principal undergraduate adviser with questions regarding the ComS 339 Film Theory & Criticism 3 program of study. ENGL 329 Film As Art 3 Electives: (any 6 hours) Financial Aid ComS 320 Mass Media, Culture & Society 3 Students with University work-study assignments are ComS 331WI Mass Media in America 3 welcomed as student assistants in various aspects of the ComS 400 Special Studies 1 department’s activities. ComS 402CD Silver Screen & American Dream 3 (also available as ENGL 300CD Bachelor of Arts: Communication or HIST 300CD) Studies ENGL 429 Screenwriting I 3 Organizationally, the department provides an interdisciplinary ComS 351WI Writing for the Media 3 approach so students can satisfy their educational and PHIL 400CJ Aesthetic Issues in the Arts 3 PHIL 424 Art, Aesthetics & Society 3 occupational needs across multiple firmly grounded degree SOCIOL 442 The Arts & Society 3 tracks. Regardless of the area of emphasis, students are required to satisfactorily complete the department’s core courses, ComS 110, 308WI, 341 and 483. Master of Arts: Communication The program of study for the bachelor of arts in Studies communication studies consists of 30 credit hours, 12 of which The Master of Arts in Communication Studies offers an are required of all undergraduate majors: ComS 110, opportunity for concentrated study in media studies. The Fundamentals of Effective Speaking and Listening, ComS intention of concentrated graduate work is to enhance each 308WI, Introduction to the Study of Human Communication, student’s command of a subject area related to human ComS 341, Rhetorical Theory and Criticism and ComS 483, communication behavior. Limited coursework is also available Seminar in Communication Studies. in areas related to corporate and interpersonal communication. The remaining course of study consists of six hours of The specific opportunities for graduate work are restricted by writing intensive classes and 12 hours of electives. Students the curriculum and faculty available during the proposed are advised to work closely with a departmental adviser in program of study. Course offerings and a roster of graduate designing the undergraduate program of study for their faculty available during the proposed program of study are emphasis area. Only two credit hours within the 30 hours for a available from the Department of Communication Studies. major may be weekend courses. Note: Students must Under the direction of a graduate faculty adviser, students plan successfully complete the WEPT Exam before enrolling in any an individualized program designed to promote excellence in writing intensive courses. graduate research. Speech Communication Admission Requirements In addition to the department’s core courses, four courses from 1. An application for admission to Graduate School the following list are required for the Speech Communication submitted to the Office of Admissions, University of Emphasis: ComS 312, 317, 343, 344, 377, 444WI, 446, 448, Missouri-Kansas City. 458WI. 2. A formal transcript documenting a 3.0 grade-point average during the last 60 hours of a baccalaureate Mass Communication program submitted with the application for admission to The Mass Communication Emphasis within communication the Office of Admissions studies will offer students an opportunity to study the theories 3. A 1,000 word statement (4 pages) identifying the of modern communication media and the media’s impact on applicant’s rationale for pursuing a graduate degree, as society, as well as develop professional skills in radio, well as the intended area of study. Applicants also are television, video, and film production. In addition to the requested to submit samples of previous research and department’s core courses, four courses from the following list writing. All writing samples should be submitted to the are required for the Mass Communication Emphasis: ComS principal graduate adviser, Department of 220, 320, 331WI, 339, 351WI, 361, 376, 380, 384, 462. Communication Studies Minor in Communication Studies 4. Three letters of reference from individuals in a position to A minor in communication studies may be earned by assess the applicant’s capacity for graduate work, completing three required courses (ComS 110, 308WI and submitted to the principal graduate adviser, Department of 341) and another nine credit hours in any 300-400 level Communication Studies. courses within the department. Students may declare their 5. Results of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), 50th minor by meeting with the undergraduate adviser and filing a percentile on verbal; cumulative 1,000 on completed declaration form (available in 202 Haag Hall) with a verbal/quantitative. current copy of their transcript. 6. A qualifying examination administered during the first year of study. Students must pass this exam for full Minor in Film Studies admission into the Master’s program. An interdisciplinary minor may be earned in the study of the film medium and the use of film and mass media for artistic, Program of Study cultural and social purposes. This interdisciplinary minor The Master of Arts in Communication Studies requires the comprises courses offered by the departments of completion of a 30 credit-hour program of study. This program communication studies, English, philosophy, history and is supervised by a graduate faculty member. A qualifying sociology. (Not available to ComS majors.) examination is administered after the completion of core required courses.
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Students pursuing the thesis credit option (6 cr. hours) 270 Fundamentals of Video (3). An introduction to the basics of video must submit an acceptable proposal to the intended faculty through the study of electronic field production. Students will become familiar with the operation of video cameras and editing. Lecture, discussion and thesis adviser and, in concert with this adviser, create a thesis laboratory. Offered: Summer. committee comprised of three graduate faculty members. The 308WI Introduction to the Study of Human Communication (3). This thesis adviser and committee oversee the thesis project and are course serves to introduce students to the basic theories, perspectives and responsible for administering the appropriate final methodologies used (historically and currently) in the study of speech, examinations. interpersonal and mass communication. Prerequisites: COMST 110 (grade of At least 60 percent of the program of study must be C or better) and passage of the WEPT. Offered: Fall and Winter. completed at the 500 level. Up to 40 percent of a program of 311 Radio & Television Performance (3). A study of the specialized radio and television performing and operating situations and techniques simulated study may be taken at the 300 and 400 level in Communication and evaluated in studio sessions. Lecture, discussion and performance. Studies. At the time of admission, up to six credit hours of Prerequisite: None. graduate work may be transferred from another college or 312 Advanced Public Speaking (3). Advanced study of rhetorical theory and university. With the consent of the program adviser, a student its application to the presentation and criticism of public discourse. may include up to six credit hours of coursework outside the Prerequisite: Communication Studies 110. Offered: Fall & Winter. department at the 300- and 400-level if taken for graduate 314WI Reporting (3). A seminar of practical application in advanced credit. Students will be permitted to enroll in directed reading reporting. Assignments to cover news events and to pursue in-depth news reports on the campus and off. Work is turned in on deadline and critiqued by and directed research offerings only after the completion of the instructor. Also offered as English 313. Prerequisite: Eng 110, 225, and ComS 501, 503 and 505 or 544. After completing the required successful completion of the WEPT. core of courses, each student must take a qualifying 317 Persuasion (3). A study of the rhetorical, psychological and ethical examination available once each semester. Thesis track principles of influencing and controlling individuals and groups, and of the students may not receive credit for ComS 598 and non-thesis methods of adapting to various attitudes and audiences through the preparation, students may not receive credit for ComS 599. presentation and evaluation of persuasive speeches. Lecture, discussion and performance. Prerequisite: Communication Studies 110. Offered: On demand. Application Deadlines 320 Mass Media, Culture and Society (3). A critical exploration of the role July 1 for Fall Semester, November 1 for Winter Semester. of mass media (and its reception) in the social construction of reality. The course employs theoretical, analytical and empirical approaches derived from Communication Studies Courses multidisciplinary sources, particularly “critical theory” semiology, 110 Fundamentals of Effective Speaking and Listening (3). An introduction post-structuralism, psychoanalysis and ethnography. Term paper required. to the dimensions of effective platform speaking with special emphasis on Prerequisite: Communication Studies 308WI. Offered: Every semester. developing critical listening skills. Lecture, performance, and discussion. Every semester. 322 Oral Performance in Speech Communication (3). This course is designed to develop and strengthen oral communication for students pursuing 140 Principles of Communication (3). An interdisciplinary introduction to careers in pre-law, media, human resources, and education as well as increase the study of contemporary communication studies including a consideration of the skills of potential professional speakers. The student will learn to develop intrapersonal, interpersonal and public communication. Lecture. For emotional, vocal, physical, and non-verbal skills through an investigation of non-majors only. Offered: Fall or winter. poetry, prose, and non-fiction literature. Through the process of reading, studying, investigating, rehearsing, and performing literary and non- literary 203 Introduction to Journalism (3). Readings from quality reporting by the works, the students will learn to pay particular attention to the voice embodied best American journalists. Basic newswriting, style, techniques of interviews. in a given text and the cultural and social context within which that voice Practical application in writing news and news feature articles. Also offered as speaks. Prerequisite: ComS 110. Offered: Fall and Winter. English 203. 331WI Mass Media in America (3). Writing intensive. Social History of the 212 Argumentation and Debate (3). A study of the nature of logical development of mass media, radio, film and television, from Marconi’s first discourse generated through the preparation and presentation of oral argument experiments to the present. Emphasis placed on relationship of American within the framework of the debate format. Lecture, performance and culture and American media. Term paper required. Prerequisite: Successful discussion. Offered: Fall and winter. completion of the WEPT. Offered: Fall. 213 Argumentation and Critical Thought (3). An introduction to the theory 339 Film Theory and Criticism (3). The course serves to locate the film and application of argument construction. The course is designed to examine medium within the study of human communication while developing an the fundamental strategies of critical thinking and to help understand the understanding of the effects of film on the individual and society with an relationships among critical thought and argumentation development and emphasis on understanding the film medium as both an art form and a refutation. This course is designed for application across many fields and is not reflection of a social system with national, cultural & sub-cultural components. specific to debate or oral argument. Lecture, discussion. Prerequisite: None. Term required. Prerequisite(s); ComS 308WI or 320. Offered: Winter. Offered: Fall. 341 Rhetorical Theory and Criticism (3). An analysis of significant public 220 Introduction: Modern Communications Media (3). A comprehensive discourse within the context of social protest and political rhetoric with survey of the content, structure and control of the communications media in attention to applying methods of communication criticism in evaluating the American society–newspaper, motion pictures, radio and television; providing effectiveness of persuasive advocacy aimed at social change. Fall. an informational frame of reference that will enable discerning students to 341WI Rhetorical Theory and Criticism (3). Writing intensive. An analysis formulate and apply useful critical concepts in evaluating America’s media of significant public discourse within the context of social protest and political environment. Every semester. rhetoric with attention to applying methods of communication criticism in evaluating the effectiveness of persuasive advocacy aimed at social change. 254P Communication Competence: Theory and Practice (4). An Prerequisite: ComS 308WI and successful completion of the WEPT required introduction to the discipline of communication. A core set of issues is for admission. investigated in three major areas of the field: interpersonal communication, small group communication and public speaking. The course design is based 343 Group Dynamics (3). A study of strategies and communication on the premise that the development of communication skills involves two relationships unique to non-dyadic situations, with an emphasis on the integral important factors: (1) understanding the theoretical principles underlying structure of leadership, roles, norms and task functions. Discussion. Offered: effective communication behavior and (2) practical application of those On demand. principles in various communicative exercises. Offered: Summer. 344 Communication in Organizational Settings (3). An examination of the major elements of interpersonal, group, and oral communication competence 265 Media Photoimaging (3). An introduction to the production and essential to human interaction in organizational settings. The course focuses manipulation of photographic images as they are applied in the print on developing communication competencies and increasing theoretical publishing medium, multi-image, and multimedia communications. understanding of the communication process within the organizational context. Photography will be examined as a fundamental medium for the study of COMS 110 OR COMS 308WI. Offered: Fall/Winter. visual communication and the techniques of creating specifically meaningful 344WI Communication in Organizational Settings (3). An examination of images. This course will provide an essential familiarity with the terminology, the major elements of interpersonal, group, and oral communication concepts, practices, and process variables involved in photographic direction competence essential to human interaction in organizational settings. The and production supervision, and will also introduce the basics of image course focuses on developing communication competencies and increasing composition, manipulation, and quality control. Offered: Summer & Fall theoretical understanding. Prerequisite(s): 110 or 308WI and WEPT.
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351WI Fundamentals of Writing for the Media (3). Writing intensive. 444WI Intercultural Communication (3). A consideration of Analysis of individual differences and common characteristics of copy for eye communication phenomena in multicultural settings. A study of the public and ear, with emphasis on the application of both verbal and visual imagery in forum with an emphasis on the interpersonal aspects of international, the process of communicating the writer’s ideas and intentions. Weekly written intercultural, and co-cultural communication. Lecture and discussion. On assignments and critical analysis of the student’s work. Prerequisites: demand. Prerequisite: Successful completion of the WEPT. Communication Studies 110 and successful completion of the WEPT. Offered: Fall and winter. 446 Principles of Advertising (3). A survey of advertising as an industry and a career field, examining its history and development in America, and its 361 Radio and Television Operations (3). An analysis of the trends, patterns application in mass and special media. Specific procedures are studies for and methods of radio and television operations. Prerequisite: COMS 308WI. linking the development of advertising strategies, messages and campaigns to Offered: On demand. the marketing process, and for evaluation and selection of appropriate media to 363 Radio Production I (3). A study of the techniques of producing audio carry the advertising message. material for use in radio, in concerts, on film, on television and in the recording studio. Lecture, discussion, and laboratory. Prerequisite: COMS 308WI. 448 Principles of Public Relations (3). An overview, presenting the function, Offered: Fall. purposes, procedures and practices of public relations, its role in society, 376 History of the Film Industry (3). A history of the development of the industry, government and politics, and its potential as a career field. This is a American film industry from 1900 to the end of the studio era. The course will survey course with primary emphasis on theory, supplemented with applied stress such issues as studio production, censorship, the economics of techniques. production and the selling of mass culture through the film medium. Term paper required. On demand. 456 Electronic Journalism (3). A practical approach to the practices and principles of broadcasting news media, including preparing copy for 377 Interpersonal Communication (3). An intensive analysis of the microphone and camera, editing wire copy, reporting public affairs and public dimensions of intrapersonal and interpersonal communication designed to relations, and an intensive scrutiny of the concepts of freedom and identify the philosophies and methods which underwrite effective human responsibility as they apply to the press and current legislation. Prerequisite: communication. Lecture and discussion. Prerequisite: COMS 308WI Offered: Communication Studies 351. Fall and winter. Fall and winter. 377WI Interpersonal Communication (3). Writing intensive. An intensive 458WI Publicity, Promotion and the Media (3). Writing intensive. A study analysis of the dimensions of intrapersonal and interpersonal communication of controlled and uncontrolled (public) media and their use to effect motivation designed to identify the philosophies and methods which underwrite effective of various target audiences, and alteration of attitudes, opinions, and beliefs in human communication. Lecture and discussion. Prerequisite: Successful special publics; examination of the theory and nature of messages and completion of the WEPT (effective FS93). Offered: Fall and winter. materials generated by PR departments or counseling firms; analysis and practice in development of specialized communications materials, such as 380 Contemporary Issues in the Mass Media (3). Extensive individual house organs, news releases, publicity and speeches to gain reaction and readings and original research examining conditions, controversies and support from specialized groups. Prerequisite: Communication Studies 351 developmental trends in the mass media; includes exhaustive scrutiny of press and successful completion of the WEPT. Offered: Fall. and periodicals, assigned viewing of television newscasts and documentaries, surveys of theses and dissertations; analytical evaluation through preparation 462 Public Broadcasting (3). A study of the development of public and presentation of abstracts; group discussion. Prerequisite: Consent of broadcasting, its position and responsibilities in the world of modern instructor. Scheduled at option of the Department. communications. Programming and operations concepts and philosophies of 384 Documentary Film (3). The purpose of this course is to familiarize public broadcast facilities will be studied and analyzed. Prerequisites: COMS students with the history, terminology, film making techniques, film makers 308WI AND 361. Offered: On demand. and cultural/societal influences of documentary film. Five distinguishing 470 Television Directing (3). An advanced course in video techniques with characteristics will be examined in terms of 1) subjects, 2) purposes, points of emphasis on creating complex formats for broadcasting, recording and view, or approaches, 3) forms, 4) production methods and techniques and 5) performance. Lecture, discussion, and laboratory. Prerequisites: experiences they offer to audiences. Prerequisites: None. Offered: Every Communication Studies 270, 351 and 371. Winter. winter. 390 Forensic Activities (1-4). Participation in the intercollegiate forensic 471 Advanced Media Production (3). An advanced course in media program. A practicum in debate, discussion, oratory and other forensic production techniques involving knowledge and practical use of video, film activities. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Offered: Summer, fall, winter. and sound equipment to create professionally competitive media productions. 400 Special Studies (1-3). (A-N) This is an upper-level course on a subject Lecture, discussion, laboratory and research. Prerequisites: Communication which is not a part of the regular department offering. The course results from Studies 371, 470 or professional equivalents. Offered: On demand. one or more of the following: (1) the expressed desire of students (2) the 478 Communication Law (3). A comprehensive examination of the law as it broadened or refocused scholarship of a member of the communication studies pertains to advertising, public relations, journalism, commercial and electronic faculty (3) the temporary presence of a scholar whose specialization is not media, broadcast regulatory agencies, corporate speech and corporate reflected in the department’s regular offerings (4) the conclusion by the participation in elections. Students will study topics that include the First department that the course meets a community need (5) the effort of the Amendment, defamation and privacy. Court opinions and legislation will be Communication Studies faculty to provide an interdisciplinary approach to an the course’s primary focus, however students will also examine contemporary era or topic. The course is experimental in the sense that it is a “one-time” and historic theory of free expression. Offered: On demand. offering with the potential of repetition or modification, depending upon student, faculty and community response. On demand. 483 Research Seminar in Communication Studies (3). This is the 400CT Cluster Course: Healing and Cultural Diversity (3). departmental capstone course and is required for majors in their senior year. The course summarizes and extends student’s theoretical and applied 402CD Cluster Course: American Social Film:Silver Screen&American Dream (3). This course will combine American social history and American understanding of the role of communication competence in the work place and film history. Using Hollywood entertainment films, the course will look at beyond. The course also focuses on refining student’s research competencies Hollywood as an indicator of social, political, and economic conditions in the and their appreciation of the cultural role of modern communication methods. U.S. from the early 1900s to the late 1950s. The main topics are war and the Prerequisites: Completion of COMS 308WI and 344 and 12 additional hours threat of war, poverty and affluence, racial tensions, censorship, and political of Communication Studies credits. Offered: Fall and Winter. zealotry. A paper is required, and a social history textbook, a film history 484 Communication Studies Activities (1-4). Internships opportunities for textbook, a play by Arthur Miller and a collection of articles constitute core advanced students involved in community and campus activities. Student must readings. receive approval of advising professor in semester prior to enrollment. No 426 History and Criticism of American Public Address I (3). A study of more than four hours with any one project. Fall, winter and summer. representative speeches and speakers from 1700 to 1850. Seminar. Prerequisite: Communication Studies 341. Offered: On demand. 486 Audio/Video Archives (1-3). Explores the usefulness of sound (and visual) recordings as a dimension of the historian’s and sociologist’s 431 Colloquium in Interpersonal Dynamics (3). An examination of the knowledge as well as a relatively new teaching tool for bringing issues to life practical application of communication principles and theories, with focus on in the classroom. Includes consideration of the problems of authentication and one of the following: health, organizational, nonverbal, intrapersonal, conflict documentation, reproduction and retrieval of aural (and visual) matierlas management, computer0mediated, or intercultural communication. emphasizing the need for correct cataloging and easy accessibility. Consent of Prerequisite: None Offered: On demand. instructor. Fall, winter and summer. 432 Press, Politics and Public Policy (3). Undergraduate component of Comm Studies 532. An advanced course in the study of the press and political 498 Special Problems in Communication Studies (1-6). Research and/or establishments in the formation of public policy. Lecture, discussion and projects for advanced upper class students. Student must receive approval of research. Prerequisites: Two semester of undergraduate writing courses of advising professor in semester prior to enrollment. No more than three hours 300-400 level or professional equivalents. with any one instructor. Fall, winter, and summer.*
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501 Methods and Techniques of Research in Communication Studies (3). Analysis of procedures involved in current communication research. Emphasis on methodologies involved in selecting and formulating problems; research design; collecting, processing and analyzing data. Survey of research types including historical, descriptive and experimental. Training in skill of scholarly writing. Required of all graduate students in communication studies. Please contact the department for information regarding graduate studies. 503 Seminar in Media Studies: Mass Communication Theory and Research (3). This course is intended to provide MA candidates with the knowledge of a range of research applications and theories. This course will provide an introduction to prominent theories in mass communication and their relationship to research in the sciences and humanities. 505 Graduate Readings in the History of Mass Media (3). Readings in the history of mass media–print, radio, television, film and the internet in the 20th Century. Emphasis will be on American Mass Media. 531 Colloquium In Interpersonal Dynamics (3). An examination of the practical application of communication principles and theories, with focus on one of the following: health, organizational, nonverbal, intrapersonal, conflict management, computer-mediated, or intercultural communication. 532 Press, Politics and Public Policy (3). An advanced course in the study of the press and political establishment in the formation of public policy. Lecture, discussion and research. Prerequisite: Two semesters of undergraduate writing courses of 300-400 level or professional equivalents. 544 Contemporary Communication Theory (3). An examination of traditional rhetorical theory from the 18th-century to the present. Lecture and discussion. 555 Advanced Media Writing (3). An advanced course in research and writing techniques for the mass media. Investigation into various styles and modes of writing for the media and their applications in modern communication systems. Lecture, discussion and research. Prerequisite: Three semesters of undergraduate writing courses of 300-400 levels or professional equivalents. 562 Public Broadcasting (3). A study of the development of public broadcasting, its position and responsibilities in the world of modern communications. Programming and operations concepts and philosophies of public broadcast facilities will be studied and analyzed. Prerequisite: COMS 308WI, 361, or consent of instructor. Every Fall (Taught concurrently with COMS 462. Graduate students have added course requirements: research paper, essay exams, topic bibliography.) 571 Advanced Media Production (3). An advanced course in media production techniques involving knowledge and practical use of video, film and sound equipment to create professionally competitive media productions. Lecture, discussion, laboratory and research. Prerequisites: Communication Studies 373, 460, 470 or professional equivalents. 580 Seminar in the Rhetoric of Protest (3). A critical examination of selected protest movements with an emphasis on the psychology of protest communication. Seminar. 581 Seminar in Production Techniques (3). A critical examination of select mass media production systems, approaches and philosophies, with an emphasis on research into patterns of the industry. 588 Graduate Seminar in Communication Studies (1-3). Concentrated research in theoretical and applied communication studies; special topic(s) offered each semester; may be repeated for credit. 597 Directed Graduate Studies: Readings (1-6). Special Projects on the graduate level. 598 Directed Graduate Studies: Non-Thesis Research (1-6). Special projects on the graduate level. 599 Research and Thesis (1-6). 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). Please contact the department for information regarding graduate studies. H110 Fundamentals Effective Speaking/Listening - Honors (3).
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Department of Economics is a national policy center, producing original research and sponsoring national workshops on the use of full employment 211 Haag Hall policies to achieve both economic growth and price stability. (816) 235-1314 The CFEPS funds doctoral assistantships in the department Fax: (816) 235-2834 and provides funds for doctoral students at other universities. [email protected] Currently, it provides financial support to faculty participating http://www.umkc.edu/economics in CFEPS research at such universities as Harvard, the London Department Chair: School of Economics and the University of Bologna and plans John O. Ward to add additional nationally prominent faculty in the coming Undergraduate Adviser: years. The CFEPS fully participates in the Interdisciplinary Karen S. Vorst, (816) 235-2838 Ph.D. program and provides interdisciplinary research links Graduate Adviser: among the economics faculty, other social science faculty at James I. Sturgeon, (816) 235-2837 UMKC, and an international community of scholars concerned Administrative Assistant with issues of full employment and price stability. Jennifer Harris, (816) 235-1314 The Institute for Labor Studies provides labor education Emeritus Professors: for the unions and working people of the Kansas City W. Robert Brazelton, L. Kenneth Hubbell metropolitan area. It is a joint project of UMKC and Longview Professors: Community College. It is part of the Economics Department Jan Kregel (distinguished research professor), Frederic S. and offers a Credit Certificate in Labor Studies, which includes Lee, Gerald W. Olson, A. Ross Shepherd (emeritus), six courses. It also provides other labor education courses, James I. Sturgeon, Karen S. Vorst, F. Eugene Wagner, both credit and non-credit, conferences, research projects and John O. Ward, L. Randall Wray consulting. Special projects include a Labor in the Schools Associate Professor: program and the Heartland Labor Forum, and a weekly Peter J. Eaton one-hour radio show on KKFI community radio. Assistant Professors: The Hospitality Studies Degree Concentration program is Stephanie Bell, Cathy Carroll (joint appointment School housed admistratively within the department. It provides of Pharmacy), Mathew Forstater students with the fundamentals of hospitality administration Lecturers: within a liberal arts program, drawing on the social science Judith Ancel, Michael Kelsay, Ben Young discipline. The department also houses the Missouri Council for Research and Instructional Centers Economic Education. MCEE is the statewide provider of Center for Economic Information: economic education training for elementary and secondary Peter Eaton, director; Sara Ballew, programmer/analyst; education. Douglas Bowles, research associate The department is also the administrative home of the Center for Full Employment and Price Stability: Social Science Consortium. The SSC is a co-discipline for the Mathew Forstater, director; Pavlina Tcherneva, assistant Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. The SSC faculty is drawn director; Kelly Pinkham, program development; L. from the departments of economics, political science, and Randall Wray, senior research associate sociology. Institute for Labor Studies: The department sponsors the Journal of Forensic Judith Ancel, director; Charles Suffridge, research Economics , which is the journal of the National Association of associate Forensic Economics. Nancy Eldredge is the production editor for the journal and Jack Ward is the editor. Department Description Our Students The Department of Economics is committed to promoting The department provides undergraduate and graduate service excellence in broad-based undergraduate programs, graduate courses to the College of Arts and Sciences, the Bloch School, and interdisciplinary doctoral education, research, and and the School of Interdisciplinary Computing and community, university, and professional service. The Engineering. Undergraduate and graduate majors participate in department focuses its research, teaching and service efforts on a variety of visiting lecture programs and faculty colloquia the urban mission of the University by fostering a diversity of through the Economics Club, Omicron Delta Epsilon (the research and teaching perspectives for faculty and students. economics honorary society), the Center for Full Employment The department offers an undergraduate major that can be and Price Stability, and the Social Science Consortium. completed either through day or evening classes and is a major Students publish their own academic journal. Enrollment is participant in PACE (Program for Adult College Education). international, with current and former students representing The department offers an M.A. degree, an M.A. applied degree more than 25 countries. in economics, and is a coordinating discipline in the doctoral interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. Most graduate courses are Faculty and Facilities offered after 4 p.m. The faculty of the department maintain active, extensive The department houses a number of complementary research programs and a strong commitment to teaching – academic centers and programs: holding four outstanding teaching awards. Faculty have served The Center for Economic Information is one of three State as presidents for national and regional economic associations, Data Resource Centers in the State of Missouri. The CEI is a lectured and conducted research in the Fulbright Program, the center for data collection, processing and statistical analysis. Ford Foundation, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the The primary goal of the CEI is to become the major data U.S. Department of Labor. Faculty have established national research center for Western Missouri. reputations in a number of research fields. For a small faculty, The Center for Full Employment and Price Stability is the department has ranked high among other economics jointly funded through the private sector and the University. It departments at comparable institutions nationally.
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Current regular faculty consist of 11 professors, one is open to all undergraduate students with at least 12 hours of associate professor, three assistant professors, and two economics and a 3.0 grade-point average in economics and lecturers. The faculty are cooperative and highly interactive related courses. Graduate students in economics with a 3.0 with students, resulting in several team-taught PACE block average may also join. classes, other team-taught classes and collaborative research. Special Award The department offers graduate assistantships, augmented The Joe E. Brown Institutional Economics Award is given each with additional funding through the Center for Full year to an undergraduate student for outstanding academic Employment and Price Stability and the Social Science performance in the study of institutional theory. Consortium. The Department of Economics and the Center for The Bachelor of Arts in Economics Economic Information are housed in Haag Hall. The Center This program requires a minimum of 30 hours and a maximum for Full Employment and Price Stability is in Royall Hall, and of 39 hours of courses in the department. A minimum faculty and other department programs are housed in Manheim grade-point average of 2.0 in the major is required for Hall. Students have access to state-of-the-art computer labs graduation. In their last semester before graduation, seniors are and classrooms. required to take an assessment-exit exam. Cognate courses in anthropology, English, geography, Information philosophy, history, political science, psychology, sociology, You may request information about economics programs by accounting and computer programming are recommended to calling the department’s main number, (816) 235-1314, visiting satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences requirements for the web site, http://www.umkc.edu/economics, or sending an graduation. In addition, Math 210, Calculus I, is recommended information request via e-mail to [email protected]. for the student’s program of study. For specific information on degree programs, contact The following courses are required: Karen S. Vorst, undergraduate adviser, (816) 235-2838; James Sturgeon, graduate adviser, (816) 235-2837 or Econ 201, 202 Introduction to Economics I, II [email protected]; or Jack Ward, (816) 235-1309, chair of Econ 301 Macroeconomic Analysis the department. Econ 302 Microeconomic Analysis Econ 406WI History of Economic Thought Department Goals Econ 425 Intermediate Economic Statistics As part of its urban mission the department continues to Econ 451 Institutional Economic Theory expand its research, grants and service performance through Econ 499WI Capstone Colloquium the Center for Economic Information, and the Center for Full Employment and Price Stability, and the Institute for Labor Math 110 College Algebra and Math 235 Elementary Statistics Studies. or their equivalents are prerequisites for Economics 425. The immediate goals of the department are to: Economics 421 is recommended for students who plan to do 1. establish a nationally recognized reputation for research graduate work in economics. Six hours of elective economics of planning based on GIS analysis through the CEI; courses are required. 2. establish a nationally recognized academic reputation Undergraduate Minor in Economics through the research output of the CFEPS; The minor in economics is open to all students and consists of 3. develop a community service component of graduate a minimum of 18 hours (six courses) in economics. The education using an internship system; courses are Economics 201, 202, 301, 302 and six hours in 4. expand UMKC’s high-quality Interdisciplinary Ph.D. 300- to 400-level courses as approved by the economics program, which uses the resources of the CEI, CFEPS and undergraduate adviser. extensive, applied research experience of the department’s faculty; PACE Degree in Liberal Arts 5. maintain the highest standards of teaching quality in The department offers five PACE blocks leading to undergraduate and graduate programs. concentrations in human resources or commercial economics for working adults in a weeknight/weekend format. These Bachelor of Arts: Economics blocks are: Career Implications Economics Principles Block - offered fall (even years) The undergraduate degree in economics is excellent SocSc 364PW Contemporary Industrial Society preparation for graduate study in economics and most other SocSc 395C Economics of Energy academic disciplines, as well as law and business. A degree in Econ 202 Introduction to Economics II economics opens a wide range of career choices including SocSc 395G Economics of Poverty teaching, government service, finance, banking and insurance. Econ 201 Introduction to Economics It is excellent preparation for a career in business, public (Independent Study) administration and management. SocSc 397A The Economics of Public Process (Independent Study) Advising System Students in the program should consult Dr. Karen S. Vorst, Macroeconomics Block offered winter (odd years) (816) 235-2838, for undergraduate advising. Econ 301 Macroeconomic Analysis Program of Study SocSc 326P Economic Statistics The department offers a bachelor of arts in economics. Econ 331P Money and Banking Econ 397C Current Macroeconomic Issues Honor Society The Zeta chapter of the Omicron Delta Epsilon International Microeconomics Alpha Block offered summer (odd years) Honor Society in Economics is on campus. Information on this Econ 302 Microeconomic Analysis organization can be obtained from Dr. Ben Young. The society SocSc 397B The Economics of Public Process
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Commercial Economics offered fall (odd years) Econ 521 Mathematical Economics) Econ 353 Financial Analysis and the Economy Econ 525 Econometric Methods (425 Econ Stat) SocSc 395B The Economics of the Law Econ 551 Advanced Institutional Theory Acct 201 Principles of Accounting (451 Inst Econ Theory) SocSc 305P Economic Principles and The above prerequisites may be substituted with equivalent Application of Accounting courses. Econ 521 is waived if students have completed Econ Labor and Economics offered winter (even years) 421 or its equivalent. An additional 15 hours of coursework must be completed. SocSc 438P Labor History and Economic Policy Up to nine of these hours may be in selected 400-level courses Hist 400Z Topics: KC Labor History in economics and related disciplines, upon consultation with Econ 486 Labor Economics the graduate adviser. Graduate credit toward the M.A. in SocSc 490C Readings in Labor Economics economics is not given for courses at the 300 level. No more Hum 401PW Culture of the Working Class than six (6) hours of Economics 590, Special Topics, may be Alpha Block I (summer) counted toward graduation. For students not entering in the fall semester, it is strongly Econ 204P Principles of Economics (5) recommended that Econ 521 (Mathematical Economics) be taken at the first opportunity. The prerequisites to graduate Master of Arts: Economics courses are very important and must be completed prior to The Department of Economics offers a master of arts degree, enrollment in courses with prerequisites. Graduate students in which can include an emphasis area of applied economics. economics must also comply with the general graduate academic regulations as found in the School of Graduate Career Implications Studies section of this catalog. The master of arts in economics is designed as a preparation for further graduate training at the doctoral level and for Master of Arts: Economics professional positions in industry, business, government, teaching and research. Courses may be taken in areas other Applied Economics than economics with the approval of the graduate adviser. The M.A.-Applied Economics is designed for students who The master of arts with an emphasis in applied economics wish to pursue graduate study of economics with an emphasis is designed to prepare students for industry, business, on application of economic theory to policy analysis and government, trade, research and policy in urban-regional problem solving. Students in the M.A.-Applied Economics economic analysis. program complete the same set of required courses. Each student, in conjunction with the adviser, will tailor a program Advising System of study appropriate for their interests, culminating in a Students should consult with the graduate adviser, James research project that will allow the student to apply their Sturgeon, (816) 235-2837, or [email protected], to plan knowledge of economics to analysis of a real-world problem. their graduate programs of study. Econ 591 Research and Planning seminar is required of all Admission Requirements M.A.-Applied Economics students. Students may be admitted for graduate study in economics if Requirements for Retention they have a baccalaureate degree in economics from an Students are expected to maintain a high degree of academic accredited college or university with an overall grade-point excellence. Students must maintain a minimum of a 3.0 average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. Applicants whose graduate grade-point average. A student who receives a grade undergraduate GPA is less than 2.5 may be considered for of C+ or lower will receive an academic warning. Students admission upon petition to the Graduate Admission Committee who receive a grade of C or C- in two classes, or a grade of D+ of the Department of Economics. or lower in one class, will be dropped from the program. A Students who have a baccalaureate degree with an overall maximum of three hours of 2.0 (C) in graduate courses will be undergraduate GPAge of 2.5 or better and who did not major in permitted to count toward graduation. A 3.0 (B) must be economics may be admitted to the program upon consultation earned in all undergraduate courses approved for graduate with the department’s principal graduate adviser and upon credit and in Econ 590 and Econ 599. demonstrating proficiency in the following areas: A student is required to fill out a “program of study” with the graduate adviser before the completion of 15 hours of Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis, coursework. At that time, the graduate committee will consider Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis, the student’s performance and make a recommendation with Introductory Statistics regard to retention of the student. After being approved by the College of Arts and Sciences graduate officer, the program of All students with less than a 2.5 (4.0 scale) GPA prior to study is filed with the UMKC Records Office and may be admission shall be required to take the general Graduate amended upon consultation with the graduate adviser. Record Examinations (GRE). Requirements for Graduation Degree Requirements Students in the master of arts program, regular and applied, are Thirty hours of graduate work is required for the M.A. in required to complete a minimum of 30 hours, 21 of which are economics. The following required courses (15 hours) and on the 500 level, with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0. Each their prerequisites are listed: student’s program of study must meet the requirements and conditions as stated in the Degree Requirements section, listed Econ 501 Advanced Macroeconomic Analysis previously in this section. (301 Macroeconomic Analysis) Econ 502 Advanced Microeconomic Analysis 591 Research and Planning Seminar (required) (302 Microeconomic Analysis and 599 Research and Thesis (591 prerequisite) 521 Mathematical Economics)
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Interdisciplinary Ph.D. 308 Challenges Facing the US Economy (3). This course provides an The Department of Economics participates in the introduction to challenges facing the US economy, such as growing inequality and poverty in the midst of plenty, persistent unemployment in the central Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. Students may take up to 60 cities, the threat of recession or inflation, the problems and opportunities percent of their work in economics and conduct research in created by an aging society, implementation of welfare-to-work plans, and various fields of economics. other topics of interest to students. Semester offered: On request The department also administers and participates in the 312 Theory of Economic Development (3). Controversial problems affecting Social Science Consortium, which is a co-discipline in the the nature, sources and process of development of industrial technology and Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. For information about these the economy of private enterprise. On demand. programs see the School of Graduate Studies section in this 320 Environment, Resources and Economic Growth (3). This course focuses on the theory and policy issues involved in resource creation and catalog or contact the Department of Economics, depletion; environmental destruction, preservation and recreation; and the (816) 235-1314, or James Sturgeon, graduate adviser, interrelation of these problems of and prospects for economic growth. (816) 235-2837, [email protected]. Prerequisite: Economics 202. On request. 323P Administration in the Service Industry (4). Students will examine the Requirements for Retention nature of service and the scope of administration within the service industry. Students must maintain a minimum of a 3.0 graduate GPA. A Additionally, the course will examine the development of service and the student who receives a grade of C+ or lower will receive an service economy. This course may not be used by students to fulfill academic warning. Students who receive a grade of C in two requirements for the major in Economics or a Concentration in Commercial classes or a grade of D or lower in one class, will be dropped Economics. Prerequisites: None. Offered: Every Semester. 331 Money and Banking (3). A study of the structure, operations and from the program. problems of banks and other financial institutions with emphasis on their macroeconomic performance. The importance of banking in the financial Economics Courses system and the influence of Federal Reserve monetary policies are also 100 Economics Explained (3). Everything you need to know about how the studied. Prerequisite: Econ 301 or equivalent, or consent of instructor. economy works and where it’s going. This course simplifies and clarifies the Semester offered: Fall vocabularies and concepts used to describe all the important economic phenomenon in our society today: unemployment, trade deficits, government 343P Resource Acquisition and Distribution in the Hospitality budget deficits or surpluses, inflation, investments, and customer debt. It Industry (4). This course will examine economic policy that is the basis for describes where we’ve been (economically) and assess the future of the materials acquisition policies and practices within the hospitality industry. economic system we call capitalism. Additionally, students will study materials flow from source to final user. Special emphasis will be placed on policies and procedures that maximize 101 Essentials of American Capitalism (3). This course represents an resource usage. this course may not be used by students to fulfill requirements overview of the principles of economics and their relation to current economic for the major in Economics or a Concentration in Commercial Economics. events. It is designed to meet state requirements for elementary education Prerequisites: None. Offered: Fall. certification as well as to provide a general introduction to economics for 353 Financial Analysis and the Economy (3). This course examines non-business, non-engineering, and non-economics majors. Both techniques of financial evaluation used by individuals, corporate managers, macroeconomic and microeconomic issues will be covered. Every semester. and portfolio analysts. Focus of the course will be on the interaction of the 201 Introduction to Economics I (3). Economics I deals primarily with mechanics of analytical methods and economic activity. Topics covered will macroeconomic or national economic concepts, the economics of the include individual portfolio building, asset evaluation, and financial market determination of recession, inflation, maintenance of full employment and theory. Prerequisites: Economics 201 and 202. Winter odd years. economic growth, with an emphasis upon the economics of modern Keynesian 395 Current Economic Issues (1). Each of these one-hour courses will deal analyses. It further introduces the economics of Marx and Ayres and discusses with one selected topic. Students enrolled should have some background in the relevant and current economic issues. Economics 201 and 202 are social sciences. A maximum of three Economics 395 courses will apply prerequisites for all other economics courses except with specific permission towards the department’s graduation requirements for a major. of the instructor. Every semester. 395A Economic System of Pre-Columbian Society (1). 202 Introduction to Economics II (3). Economics II deals primarily with 395B The Economics of Law (1). microeconomics, firm analysis, the principles of demand, supply, elasticity, price determination, costs, income distribution, market structures, trade, and 395C The Economics of Energy (1). other related social, economic issues. Economics 201, 202 are prerequisites for 395D The Economics of Health and Nutrition (1). all other economics courses except with specific permission of the instructor. 395E The Economics of Aging (1). Every semester. 395F The Economics of Minorities (1). 300CM Cluster Course: Mexico, Central America and the Human 395G The Economics of Poverty (1). Condition (3). Faculty from at least two different departments (one of which must be a department in the Division of Humanities, including History) may 395H The Economics of the Arts (1). An analysis of the past and present determine the topic and syllabus, subject to the approval of the director of policies regarding the financing of the Arts. Integrated Studies and the program’s advisory committee in addition to the 397A The Economics of Public Process & Private Choice I (1). This approval of the departments involved. This special topics course will satisfy film/tape course and Economics 397B are specifically designed in the format the interdisciplinary course requirement for the B.A. of the PACE program. Regular majors in economics may count one of these two courses as meeting the 27 minimum required departmental hours. The J.K. 300CS Cluster Course (3). Faculty from at least two different departments Galbraith film series and text, The Age of Uncertainty, provide the central (one of which must be a department in the Division of Humanities, including theme for this course. History) may determine the topic and syllabus, subject to the approval of the 397B The Economics of Public Process & Private Choice II (1). This director of Integrated Studies and the program’s advisory committee in film/tape course and Economics 397A are specifically designed in the format addition to the approval of the departments involved. This special topics course of the PACE program. Regular majors in economics may count one of these will satisfy the interdisciplinary course requirement for the B.A. two courses as meeting the 27 minimum required departmental hours. The 301 Macroeconomic Analysis (3). The economic system as a whole and the Milton Friedman film series, Free to Choose, provides the central theme for ways in which its functioning is affected by the behavior of the interdependent this course. sectors of which it is composed. Major factors affecting national income; use 404R American Economic History Since 1865 (3). The course deals with the of sectoral accounts in analyzing economic prospects. Every semester. emergence of Industrial American since 1865. It covers the rise to dominance of the large modern corporation, the problem of economic and social 302 Microeconomic Analysis (3). Functioning of the individual enterprise instability and stability, the rise of trade associations, cartels, and government and households. Problems confronting business enterprises operating under regulation in an unstable economy, and the evolution of American economic different types of market situations; influence of the prices factors of policy and national economic planning. Offered: On demand. production on methods of production; effects that changes in income levels and in relative prices have on sales of different types of goods and services. 405 European Economic Systems (3). A general study of the economic Every semester. systems of Germany, France, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Russia, and other countries: and the European Economic Union. The course will study the 303H Special Issues in Economic (3). Readings and discussions of selected economic-business organization, economic and social policies, trade policies, economic topics. Content varies over time as economic conditions change. and the on-going political, economic, and business changes within the area, Designed for outstanding students in Principles of Economics. Prerequisites: and their relation to other areas of the world in terms of economics, business ECON 202 and/or 202. Semester offered: Fall and trade. Prerequisite: Economics 201 or 202 or equivalent. Offered: Winter.
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406WI History of Economic Thought (3). Analysis of basic concepts of 440 International Trade (3). This course emphasizes the global allocation of economic thought, their historical sources and significance. Prerequisite: resources and distribution of income under various commodity market Successful completion of WEPT Test. Offered: Every semester. conditions and government trade policies. Major topics include: comparative 408 The Twentieth Cntry: Crisis in Eco History/Changing Eco advantage; terms of trade; the distribution of gains and losses from trade; Analysis (3). The course will deal with selected major historical crisis in the perfect vs. imperfect competition; tariffs, quotas and other barriers to trade; Twentieth Century that changed Economic Theory and our lives, such as the exchange rates and the balance of payments; preferential trading arrangements; post World War I period; the Depression of the 1930s; the international international factor movements and multinational corporations. Prerequisite: payments crisis and the development of Bretton Woods; the oil crisis of the Econ 302 or equivalent. Offered: Winter. 1970s; and the effect of the above upon changing economic analysis such as 442 International Finance (3). This course emphasizes the global activity and the Keynesian Revolution and its “counter revolution”, and the economic and balance of payments implications of government taxation, expenditure and policy consequences. Prerequisites: Economics 201 and 202; Senior or monetary policies under various capital market conditions. Major topics Graduate standing. include: exchange rates and the balance of payments; national income determination in an open economy; integrated and non-integrated capital 412 Economic Development (3). Main factors in the development of markets; economic growth stabilization policies and the quest for global underdeveloped countries; issues of development policy; foreign aid; studies of economic stability. Prerequisite: Econ 301 or equivalent specific areas. On request. 448 Alternative Economic Systems (3). A study of alternative economic 414 Problems in Latin American Development (3). Analysis of those systems, problems and reforms with a special emphasis upon transitional historical, geographic, political, social and economic factors which have economics. Prerequisites: Economics 201 and 202. Semester offered: On served to impede the development of the Latin American countries and request discussion of development planning as it applies to these problems. 450R Regional Economics (3). Contemporary policy approaches to regional Prerequisite: Economics 412 or consent of the instructor. On request. growth and decline are analyzed in this course. Prerequisite: Economics 302 416 Law and Economics (3). This course will examine the use of economic Semester offered: On request principles in the analysis and application of public and private law. Emphasis 451 Institutional Economic Theory (3). Analysis of impact of modern will be given to the efficiencies of laws in meeting social objectives, how laws philosophy and developments in social sciences on economic theory. can be modified to become more economically efficient, and the uses of Prerequisites: Economics 301, 302 or consent. Semester offered: Every economics in the actual practice of the law. Issues covered will include proofs semester of liability in antitrust, contracts and employment law using statistical and 458 Urban Economics (3). An inquiry into the economics of location economic analysis, and the calculation of economic damages in commercial, decisions and the influence of these on urban growth and on the real estate employment and personal injury/death litigation. Graduate students will be market; the evaluation of urban transportation and other public services; an assigned a specific research paper. Prerequisite: Econ 302 Offered Every other examination of economic development of ghetto neighborhoods. Prerequisite: winter. Economics 302 or its equivalent, or by special permission of the instructor. On 421 Mathematical Economics (3). An introduction to mathematical methods request. as applied to the questions addressed by economists. The principal methods to 460 Industrial Organization (3). The structure, conduct, and performance of be applied are matrix algebra and differential calculus in the context of American industry. Historical evolution of American industry; alternative optimization. Other topics may include integral calculus, differential industrial systems. Antitrust policies and their alternatives. Technological equations, difference equations, or linear and non-linear programming. change and industrial performance. Prerequisite: Economics 301, 302. On Prerequisites: Economics 301, 302 and Math 210 request. 423P Legal & Social Issues of the Hospitality Industry (4). This course will 461 Public Utility Economics (3). This course is designed to examine the investigate societal and economic issues that have influenced the development theory and practice of public utility economics. It includes study of the public of significant industry legal issues. Additionally, students will examine laws utility concept and how it has evolved and is evolving, the operation of public pertinent to the hospitality industry and investigate the relationship of these utilities in the U.S. economy, the methods and practice of regulating utilities, legal issues to historical and current societal issues. This course may not be industry by industry case studies and current issues in public utility economics. used by students to fulfill requirements for the major in Economics or a On request. Concentration in Commercial Economics. Prerequisites: None. Offered: 465 The Economics of Health and Medicine (3). An economic analysis of Winter. the development of the medical market; organized medicine and the structure 425 Intermediate Economic Statistics (3). An introduction to the empirical of existing health delivery systems. The problems of the medical market will side of economics. Estimation theory and the properties of commonly used be analyzed; the role of insurance will be investigated and alternative public estimators are covered. Some of the more important topics dealt with are: policies will be studied. Prerequisite: Advanced standing or consent of the multiple regression, heteroscedasticity and autocorrelation in regression instructor. On request. analysis, analysis of variance and the use of qualitative variables in regression 466 Economics of the Arts (3). An economic analysis of the development of analysis. Hands-on work with computer software designed for econometrics is art markets and the issue of government involvement in the arts. Prerequisites: stressed. No experience with computers necessary. Prerequisites: Economics Econ 202 is recommended, but not required. 301, 302 and Math 235 or its equivalent. Semester offered: Every year. 480 Managerial Economics and Operations Analysis (3). This course 431 Monetary Theory and Policy (3). A study of the nature and functions of focuses on the application of microeconomic theory to a variety of money and the financial system, with emphasis on monetary theory and its contemporary business and government problems. Through case studies, application to current banking and financial problems. Recent contributions to students are introduced to the full complexity of actual industrial and monetary theory and current literature. Prerequisite: Economics 301. Every year. government decisions and the diversity of microeconomic tools and concepts that can be brought to bear on these decisions. Prerequisites: Econ 301 and 433P Commercial Economics Aspects of the Hospitality Industry (4). This Econ 302. Semester offered: On request course will examine economic policies that are the basis for accounting and 486 Labor Economics (3). An examination of the theories of wage financial practices within the hospitality industry. Additionally, students will determination, the economic effects of wage determination upon the wage explore managerial accounting essentials and examine their use in planning, structure, the distribution of national income, employment, and an introduction controlling, and developing budgets within the hospitality industry. This to collective bargaining. Prerequisite: Economics 302. On request. course may not be used by students to fulfill requirements for the major in Economics or a Concentration in Commercial Economics. Prerequisites: 487 History of Labor Movements (3). This course is concerned with the early None. Offered: Winter. formation and the transformation of labor unions given the changing American industrial climate. Study will include early union structures, forerunners of 435 Public Finance (3). Problems of public and private sector decision modern unions, such as the Knights of Labor, development of the current making of revenue-expenditure policies and an examination of the actual legal, unions and the potential for union survival in the post-industrial era. political and economic policies for revenues and expenditures of federal, state and local governments. Prerequisite: Economics 302. On request. 487H Human Resource Economics (3). An analysis of the factors determining the productivity of human resources: education, nutrition, job 437 State and Local Government Finance (3). This course investigates the training and work environment. An analysis of work patterns, wage patterns role, problems and relative importance of municipal governments in the United and the impact of automation. Prerequisite: Econ 302 Semester Offered: Fall, States. Such areas as the demand for public services, tax and expenditure every other year. policies, and intergovernmental fiscal relations will be explored in detail. Case studies of state and local governments will be introduced to emphasize the 490 Readings In Economics (1-3). Intensive reading and/or research in an problems and proposed solutions arising in modern municipal governments. area selected by the student in consultation with the professor in any of the Prerequisite: Economics 302. On request. following fields: (a) economic theory, (b) history of economic thought, (c) labor economics, (d) urban economics, (e) monetary and fiscal policy and 438 Economic Policy (3). Analysis of the confluence of political and theory, (f) international economics, (g) economic development. (h) economic behavior, the economics of collective action. Prerequisites: comparative economic systems, (i) public finance, (j) public policy toward Economics 301 and 302. On request. business, (k) quantitative economics. By permission only. On request.
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495 Colloquium in Economics (3). Each course will deal with a particular 513 Economic Cycles and Growth (3). A critical review and evaluation of topic in economics: A) Manpower Economics; B) Political Economy; C) Area economic analysis and the forces of economic fluctuation and growth; and Studies in Economics-Europe; D) Area studies in Economics-Africa; and E) analysis of statics, dynamics, monopolistic competition, the role of the Area studies in Economics-Asia. Prerequisite: Economics 201, 202. On interrelationships of the market structure and other institutional forces as they request. relate to fluctuations and growth. An emphasis will be made on the critical evaluation of recent literature in the field of economic analysis related to 497 Internship (3). The course allows the student to participate in cognate, fluctuations, growth, statics, dynamics, market structure and the approved internships of a professional nature. Prerequisite: Senior or graduate reinterpretation of economic fluctuations, growth, forecasting and overall standing. Offered by permission only. economic behavior. An analysis of the technological, monetary, and fiscal policy implied by economic trends and growth will also be discussed. Prerequisite: Economics 501 or its equivalent or by special permission of the 499WI Capstone Colloquim (3). This course provides a common intellectual instructor. experience for all economics majors while recognizing the diversity of experiences students bring with them to their final semester before graduation. 516L Law And Economics (3). This course will examine the use of economic A series of lectures, reading assignments, and writing assignments help principles in the analysis and applicatins of public and private law. Emphasis students to synthesize their knowledge of the broad areas of study within (and will be given to the efficiencies of laws in meeting social objectives, how laws outside) the field of economics. Guest lecturers provide a critical summary of can be modified to become more economically efficient, and the uses of and synthesis of major areas of study. Each student will also assess their own economics in the actual practice of the law. Issues covered will include proofs development by critically examining their individual portfolio of work of liability in antitrust, contracts and employment law using statistical and (containing papers, essay exams, and term papers written during their economic analysis, and the calculation of economic damages in commercial, undergraduate career), and of the department’s program. Prerequisite: employment and personal injury/death litigation.. Graduate students will be Successful completion of WEPT. Semester offered: Every semester assigned a specific research paper.. Prerequisites: Econ 302 or consent of instructor. 521 Mathematical Economics (3). An introduction to mathematical methods 501 Advanced Macroeconomic Analysis (3). Basic theoretical concepts of as applied to the questions addressed by economists. The principal methods to national income and statistical tools utilized in its measurement. Aggregate be applied are matrix algebra and differential calculus in the context of demand and supply as problems of economic dynamics. The course includes optimization. Other topics may include integral calculus, differential examination of the primary competing theoretical approaches: neoclassical, equations, difference equations or linear and nonlinear programming. Keynesian, new classical, real business cycle, new keynesian supply side, Prerequisites: Economics 301, 302 and Math 110 or equivalent Austrian, and Post Keynesian. Topics covered inclue growth, money, labor markets consumption, investment, expectations formation, role of time and 525 Econometric Methods (3). Continuation of Economics 425. The major uncertainty, equilibrium and disequilibrium analysis, exchanges rates, problems encountered in building and testing economic models are treated and international trade. and optimal currency areas. Policy implications of the alternative solutions to these problems are discussed. Major topics include various macroeconomic theories are explored. Prerequisites: Economics 301 corrections for heteroscedasticity and autocorrelation, maximum likelihood and 302, or their equivalent. Offered: Fall 2001. and BLUE estimation, simultaneous equations methods, probit and logit analysis and distributed lags. Other topics may include ARIMA or other series analytic methods, three stage least squares and dynamic multipliers or 502 Advanced Microeconomic Analysis (3). The course covers neoclassical simulation. Work with econometric software is stressed. No programming microeconomic theory, including consumer behavior and demand, production experience necessary. Prerequisite: Economics 425 or equivalent (Economics and costs, perfect and imperfect competition, and oligopoly. The material will 521 is highly recommended) be presented historically as well as critically. Thus the contributions of Marshall, Sraffa, Robinson, Chamberlin, Viner, Harrod, Kaldor and Hicks will 529 Readings in Quantitative Economics (3). Readings from the economic be presented in conjunction with the presentation of the modern literature which stress advanced mathematical or econometric tools. A general microeconomic theory. In addition, the theoretical problems with demand and subject matter is selected by the student with the consent of the instructor. supply curves, equilibrium, and marginalist pricing will be pointed out and Prerequisites: Economics 521, 525 their implications discussed. Prerequisites: Economics 302 531 Monetary Theory and Policy (3). A study of the nature and functions of money and the financial system, with emphasis on monetary theory and its 504R American Economic History Since 1865 (3). The course deals with the application to current banking and financial problems; recent contributions to emergence of Industrial America since 1865. It will cover the rise to monetary theory and current literature. Prerequisite: Econ 301. dominance of the large modern corporation, with the problem of economic and 535 Theory of Public Finance (3). An inquiry into the scope and nature of social instability and stability, with the rise of trade associations, cartels, and economics with emphasis on the nature of the public sector including a brief government regulation in an unstable economy, and with the evolution of study of welfare criteria along with the study of ability to pay, benefit theory of American economic policy and national economic planning. The course is the taxation, and expenditure theories. same as History 566R. 537 State and Local Government Finance (3). This course investigates the role, problems and relative importance of municipal governments in the United 505 Advanced Comparative Economic Systems (3). Contents vary States. Such areas as the demand for public services, tax and expenditure depending upon the instructor’s design for the course. Prerequisite: Economics policies, and intergovernmental fiscal relations will be explored in detail. Case 301, 302. studies of state and local governments will be introduced to emphasize the problems and proposed solutions arising in modern municipal governments. 506 Advanced History of Economic Thought (3). This seminar uses issues Prerequisite: Economics 302. raised in the reading of two ’classic’ primary texts, Adam Smith’s An Inquiry 538 Economic Policy (3). Analysis of the confluence of political and into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776) and John Maynard economic behavior, the economics of collective action. Prerequisites: ECON Keynes’s The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (1936), as 301 and 302 points of departure for the examination of a series of topics in the history and 540 Advanced International Trade (3). This course emphasizes the global development of economics and alternative paradigms in the discipline. These allocation of resources and distribution of income under various commodity investigations will lead lus to the study of a number of other seminal articles, market conditions and government trade policies. Major topics include: representing alternative approaches in the field. Topics include competition, comparative advantage; terms of trade; the distribution of gains and losses accumulation, path dependence and endogenous technical change, cumulative from trade; perfect vs. imperfect competition; tariffs, quotas and other barriers causation, the laws of return, money and credit, capital theory, and more. to trade; exchange rates and the balance of payments; preferential trading Prerequisites: Economics 301, 302 arrangements; international factor movements and multinational corporations. Prerequisites: Economics 302, or equivalent; graduate status. 508 Controversial Issues in Recent Economic Literature (3). This course 542 Advanced International Finance (3). This course emphasizes the global will focus on theoretical and policy-oriented controversies that have occured in activity and balance of payments implications of government taxation, economic in the 20th century. The type of controversies covered include, but expenditure and monetary policies under various capital market conditions. are not restricted to, money, unemployment, business cycles and economic Major topics include: exchange rates and the balance of payments; national growth, pricing and administered prices, capital controversy, labor theory of income determination in an open economy; integratedand non-integrated value controversy, and free trade vs. protectionism. While the course capital markets; economic growth, stabilization policies and the quest for concentrates on recent debates, it identifies the origins of the modern disputes global economic stability. in earlier controversies. For each controversy, its real world importance and 548 Advanced Socialist Economic Systems (3). The course will deal with the policy implications are discussed. theoretical analysis of socialist economic theory, Marxian and non-Marxian, and/or of socialist economics systems such as those of Eastern Europe, the 512 Advanced Economic Development (3). Contents vary depending upon Chinese mainland and elsewhere. The emphasis of the course will vary the instructor’s design. Prerequisite: Economics 301, 302. depending upon the instructor’s design for the course. Prerequisite: Economics 301 and 302.
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550 Regional Economics (0-3). The economics of spatial relations, 688 Colloquium on Political Economy (3). This course is designed as a emphasizing basic location and land utilization theory and the role of transport seminar and will take into account theory and policy analysis from alternative will be considered at the micro-level. Keynesian and neoclassical growth perspectives. The topics covered will include philosophical foundations of theories and contemporary policy approaches to regional growth and decline contemporary theory and policy, the organization of production information are analyzed. Prerequisite: Economics 302. and finance, resource and environment, wealth and income distribution, public 551 Advanced Institutional Theory (3). Evolution, organization and and private policy and planning. Stress is placed on contemporary research and allocation functions of the modern industrial economy. Contributions and students are expected to become involved in research projects. limitations of conventional economic concepts. Philosophical and theoretical 690 Special Doctoral Readings in Economics (1-3). Special research topics interpretations of the economy in light of modern developments in philosophy in Economics at the Doctoral level. and social science. Prerequisite: Economics 451 699 Doctoral Dissertation (1-12). Directed selected research for Economics 558 Advanced Urban Economics (3). The study of the city as a dynamic in the interdisciplinary doctoral program. system of interrelated and interdependent markets. Significant markets in cities 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). include land, housing, labor, transportation and public services. 560 Industrial Organization (3). The structure, conduct and performance of American industry. Historical evolution of American industry; alternative industrial systems, antitrust policies and their alternatives. Technological change and industrial performance. Prerequisite: Economics 301, 302. 587 Human Resource Economics (3). An analysis of the factors determining the productivity of human resource: education, nutrition, job training and work environment. An analysis of work patterns, wage patterns, and the impact of automation. This course will be taught at the same time as Economics 487, the undergraduate Human Resource Economics. Graduate students will be assigned a specific research paper on a topic to be decided with the instructor. Prerequisite: Economics 302 589 Graduate Seminar in Labor Economics (3). Content of seminar will vary from semester to semester depending upon the instructor’s design for the course. Prerequisite: Economics 486. 590 Special Topics (1-3). Selected topics in theoretical and applied economics. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. 591 Research and Planning Seminar (3). The objective of this research seminar is to apply the quantitative techniques and theoretical constructs of economics to an urban-regional problem. Students are required to formulate and evaluate present economic models, and then complete a research project. Prerequisites: Economics 502 and 521 599 Research and Thesis (1-6). Directed specialized research. 601 Colloquium in Advanced Macroeconomics (3). The course will deal with analyses of topics in Macroeconomic analysis and Macroeconomic policies and investigation of current literature in divers areas of Macroeconomic analysis. A written report(s) will be made upon the selected assignment(s). Prerequisite: Economics 501 or equivalent. 602 Colloquium in Advanced Micro-Economics (3). The course covers Post Keynesian microeconomic theory. It introduces the student to the historical background and methodology of the theory and then deals with the business enterprise, production and costs pricing and prices, industry and market, reproduction of the business enterprise, consumer, industrial and government demand, market price and market goverance, trade associations, price leadership, government regulation, and the microfoundations of Post Keynesian macroeconomics. The course will also introduce the student to the Post Keynesian disaggregated price-output model of the economy. Prerequisites: Economic 502 or equivalent. 616 History of Economics in the 20th Century (3). The history of 20th century economics is concerned with a number of interdependent issues, including the institutional organization of economics at universities; the historical development of the structures and social networks that make-up the economic paradigms of neoclassical economics, Marxian economics, Post Keynesian economics, and other heterodox economics; and the role of institutional and state power to maintain the dominance of the neoclassical paradigm. The aim of the course is to introduce students to this institutional/organizational history. 625 Colloquium in Econometrics (3). This course treats advanced topics in econometrics such as non-linear estimation techniques, model development, simultaneous equation estimation techniques, and simulation. Topics are developed from theoretical and application perspectives. Familiarity with personal computer is necessary. Prerequisite: Economics 521, Mathematical Economics or equivalent, Economics 525, Econometrics, or equivalent, Economics 501, Advanced Macro-economics or equivalent, Economics 502, Advanced Micro-economics or equivalent. 645 Financial Macroeconomics (3). This course will introduce the student to the central role of financial analysis in macroeconomic analysis and to theories of macroeconomics instability based on the integration of finance and macroeconomics. It will examine modern finance theory and modern approaches to financial analysis, paying particular attention to the contributions made by Fisher and Keynes. Offered: Fall 2000 660 Evolution of American Industrial Society (3). Drawing on economic and organizational theory, the course will concentrate on the evolution of American industrial technology, the American business enterprise, and the organization of American industries and markets since 1870.
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Department of English BkMk Press, operated under the auspices of the College of Arts and Sciences and housed in the department, publishes Language and Literature books of poetry and prose of high quality by professional writers. 106 Cockefair Hall (816) 235-1305 or 1307 Greater Kansas City Writing Project Fax: (816) 235-1308 The English Language and Literature Department, in [email protected] conjunction with several local school districts, sponsors the http://www.umkc.edu/english Greater Kansas City Writing Project (GKCWP), a graduate in-service program for teachers of writing (K-14). This Department Chair: program consists of summer graduate credit workshops and Thomas Stroik school district in-service sessions throughout the school year. Professors Emeriti: The GKCWP is an official National Writing Project affiliate. Robert M. Farnsworth, Daniel F. Jaffe, David Ray, Lois Spatz, David Weinglass Related Information, Opportunities and Conferences Associate Professors Emeriti: Students preparing for a career in journalism should seek Ralph Berets, Maxine Moore, James A. Reeds, Jonas experience with the University News and with apprentice Spatz programs offered by The Kansas City Star and other regional Curators’ Professor: communications firms. Linda E. Voigts (principal doctoral adviser) The English Language and Literature Department offers Professors: courses and an annual conference for English teachers as part Joan F. Dean (principal graduate adviser), Moira Ferguson of its continuing education function. It also sponsors a writers’ (Martha Jane Starr Phillips Missouri Distinguished reading series, two summer creative writing workshops (the Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies), James Mark Twain Workshop and the New Letters weekend Writers McKinley (editor, New Letters/BkMk Press), Robert Conference), and annual contests for the Barbara Storck Poetry Willson and Short Story Award and the Ilus W. Davis Award in Associate Professors: Expository Writing. The department sponsors additional Michelle Boisseau (coordinator, professional writing; scholarships for creative writers in the names of former associate editor BkMk Press), Daniel Mahala, Thomas students: Mbembe, Gary William Bargar and Crystal Field. Stroik Career Implications of the Undergraduate Assistant Professors: Stephen Dilks (director of composition), Jane Greer Degree (principal undergraduate adviser), Jennifer Phegley, The English major is recommended for students interested in a Barbara Ryan, Jeffrey Rydberg-Cox, Robert Stewart broad, general background in the humanities and in the skills (managing editor, New Letters) of analysis, synthesis and self-expression. It is excellent Full-time Lecturers: preparation for medicine, business and law, as well as for Sheila Honig, Maureen Maginn, Theodore Otteson further literary study in graduate school. In addition to teaching careers, English majors with Department Description writing and editorial skills find that they are desirable The Department of English Language and Literature offers candidates for positions in businesses where effective programs of study that lead to the bachelor of arts and the communication and written evaluation are required. master of arts degrees. In the undergraduate program, students Advising System may pursue a general English program, or they may choose an All undergraduate English majors are assigned to Jane Greer, emphasis in journalism and creative writing or secondary the departmental undergraduate faculty adviser. English education. Two English minors are offered to students majoring in other disciplines. English is an academic discipline Undergraduate Admission Requirements eligible for full participation in the University’s Preparation interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. See the School of Graduate Transfer students should enter the English major with soundly Studies section of this catalog for more information. developed writing and reading skills and a general familiarity The department includes faculty who have a broad range with the major authors and literary movements of English and of professional competence in the study of literature and American literature. language, and who are trained to teach courses in language study, linguistics, comparative literature, American culture, Bachelor of Arts: English film, creative writing, journalism and composition. The To graduate with a major in English, students must achieve a department believes the study and teaching of literature and grade-point average of at least 2.0 in the 33 hour program, but language to be an important means of preserving and vitalizing no credit will be given for courses in which the grade is below our humanistic tradition. C-. Students may pursue a general program in English leading Special Resources to the bachelor of arts degree, or they may choose an emphasis Publications area in journalism and creative writing or secondary English The department and the College of Arts and Sciences publish education. New Letters, a continuation of The University Review, which The bachelor of arts in English program is recommended for over 50 years published the works of new and distinguished for students interested in a broad general background in the writers. New Letters continues to provide a medium for the humanities with a concentration in literature and language and best imaginative writing available. for those interested in obtaining a firm foundation for further The English Language and Literature Department study in graduate school. English majors planning to attend sponsors the publication of Number One, a magazine of student graduate school are strongly urged to take two years of a poetry and fiction, and The Sosland Journal, a collection of foreign language. award-winning student essays from the Ilus W. Davis contest.
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The emphasis areas for prospective teachers of secondary *** The following courses are acceptable for pre-1900 credit: English and of creative writing and journalism are for students English 318, 319, 350, 355, 400CF, 400CA, 412, 413, 414, with more specialized interests. 415, 416, 418, 422, 423, 425, 426, 451, 452, 455, 461, 462, Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in 481, 482, 483 English Minors in English The bachelor of arts in English is designed for students Writing Minor desiring a broad general background in English and American The minor in writing consists of 18 hours in various types of literature. Students contemplating graduate work in English writing courses: English 225 and five of the following: Theater are urged to take at least one course from each of the major 437, English 203, 301WI, 302WI, 304WI, 305WI, 312, periods of English and American literature. 313WI, 315, 401, 403WI, 429, 430WI, 432, 435, 450W To receive a B.A. in English, students must complete the following 33-hour program:** English Language and Literature Minor The minor in language and literature, which consists of 21 1. All of the following: English 211, 221, 311, 321, 323. (15 hours, is designed for students desiring a general background hours) in English. Students must take the following courses: 2. One of the following: English 310, 320, 330, 400CH, 445, 1. All of the following: English 211, 311 and 323. (nine 470. (three hours) hours) 3. Four 300/400-level courses, at least two of which cover 2. One of the following: English 213, 214, 215, 221 or 321. periods prior to 1900 (excluding English 311 and 323).** (three hours) No more than one course in creative writing (312, 315, 3. Either English 320 or 330 (three hours) 429, 432, 435) and no courses in journalism (313, 401WI, 4. Two additional courses must be taken. One of these must 402) or expository writing ( 301WI, 304WI, 305WI, be at the 300 level or above and must cover a literary 403WI, 430WI, 448, 449, 450W) may be counted toward period prior to 1900 (excluding 311 and 323) (six hours) the basic 33-hour requirement for the regular English major. (12 hours) Note: No courses in journalism (English 203, 313WI, 401, 4. English 499. (three hours) 402, 448, 449, 450W), or expository writing (English 301WI, 304WI, 305WI, 430WI), and no more than one course in ** English courses in which students receive a C- will not creative writing (312, 315, 429, 432, 435) may be counted count toward fulfilling this requirement. toward the 21-hour minor. *** The following courses are acceptable for pre-1900 credit: English 318, 319, 350, 355, 400CF, 400CA, 412, 413, 414, Correspondence Courses 415, 416, 418, 422, 423, 425, 426, 451, 452, 455, 461, 462, The English Language and Literature Department will accept 481, 482, 483 no more than six hours of correspondence credit toward the completion of the 33-hour program. Requirements for the Secondary English Education Emphasis Honors Credit Students seeking a B.A. in English also may select an The letter H appearing before undergraduate English courses in emphasis in secondary English education, which will prepare the regular schedule indicates that these are designated for them to teach at the secondary level. honors credit. More than half of the required courses in this emphasis are Master of Arts: English the same as those described for all English majors, but students The Department of English offers three 33 hour programs of seeking teacher certification in English should see an academic study leading to the master of arts in English. Through courses adviser in the School of Education to plan their specific in English and American literature, creative and expository coursework requirements prior to beginning their junior year. writing, journalism, film, linguistics, composition/rhetoric and Requirements for the Journalism and literary criticism, these programs of study are designed to Creative Writing Emphasis prepare students for teaching, research, and writing careers, for Students seeking a B.A. in English may also select an editorial careers, and for further study at the doctoral level. emphasis in journalism and creative writing. The English literature M.A. is designed for students This emphasis area is designed for students interested in desiring a general background in English and American writing, as well as literary study. literature and is strongly recommended for students planning To graduate with a journalism and creative writing further graduate study in English and/or American literature. emphasis, students must take the following 33-hour The English language and literature M.A. is designed for program:** students who wish to combine graduate study of literature with the study of linguistics and/or composition and rhetoric. This 1. All of the following: English 211, 221, 311, 321, 323. (15 M.A. is recommended for students interested in teaching in the hours) community college or the secondary school and for students 2. One of the following: English 310, 320, 330, 400CH, 445, interested in pursuing the Ph.D. in composition and rhetoric or 470. (three hours) in linguistics. 3. Four 300/400-level courses, at least two of which must be The M.A. in English with a professional writing emphasis chosen from the following: 312, 313WI, 315, 401WI, area is designed for students who want training in creative 402, 429, 432, 435, 448, 449, 450W. At least one must be writing and journalism. Students elect one of three a literature course covering a period prior to 1900 concentrations: poetry and fiction; print and electronic (excluding 311 and 323). (12 hours)*** journalism; or stage and screenwriting. Since up to two 4. English 499. (three hours) courses can be taken in other departments, the professional writing emphasis can be an interdisciplinary experience. ** English courses in which students receive a C- will not Advisers are assigned to new students at the time of their count toward fulfilling this requirement. admission to graduate study. New graduate students should
101 Department of English Language and Literature meet with their advisers as soon as possible to prepare an Language and Literature M.A. Requirements official program of study. • At least 12 hours selected from the following list of Degree Requirements courses: English 445/545, 447/547, 470, 519, 520, In addition to the department requirements below, graduate 550G/555G, 550J/555J, 550M/555M, and 550P. For students in English must comply with the requirements listed students interested in teaching in the community college in the General Graduate Academic Regulations and or secondary school, or in pursuing a Ph.D. in Information section of this catalog. composition and rhetoric, English 519 is highly recommended (it is required for graduate teaching General Requirements for the M.A. in assistants). English • At least one course from each of the remaining areas, • Students must earn 33 graduate credits beyond the III.-VII. outlined above in the Literature Emphasis Area. bachelors degree – of which at least 15 hours must be at graduate level (courses numbered 500 and above) and Professional Writing Emphasis taught by a member of the graduate faculty and at least 9 Requirements hours must be in 500-level seminars or other 500-level • 12-15 hours of English and American literature. Students courses which are not cross-listed with 400-level courses. are urged to take literature courses in the genre in which • Students must maintain a 3.0 average (B) grade-point they plan to write their final portfolio. average to remain in the M.A. program and to complete • at least 15 hours in 400-and 500-level writing courses, the degree. Students are advised that grades of I primarily in the genre in which one plans to submit one’s (incomplete) convert to an F within one year. final portfolio. English 532 (Advanced Creative Writing • Students must fulfill a foreign language requirement by Fiction) and 535 (Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry) satisfactorily completing (with a “C” or better) two years may be repeated for credit. of the same foreign language or by completing • Up to 6 hours may be in the Departments of satisfactorily the final exam of a second semester Communication Studies or Theater (as long as other language course. courses outside the department have not been credited • Students must remain continuously enrolled, except in toward graduation). summer, for a minimum of one-credit hour per semester. • 3 hours for completion of the Professional Writing • Students must complete a formal “Program of Study” and Portfolio (English 599: Research and Thesis) at the end have it signed within a year after admission. of the student’s last semester (or, under special • Students must complete all course work within 7 years. circumstances, summer session). The portfolio will Specific Requirements for the M.A. in consist of the student’s own writing and will be expected English to contain new work created for the portfolio, and may contain earlier work done for classes or outside of class. Literature M.A. Requirements The portfolio will be evaluated by a Portfolio Assessment Students are required to take at least one course from each of Committee, consisting of the student’s 599 professor, the following seven areas, including one class in American another member of the professional writing faculty, and a literature: member of the literature faculty. The student must submit I. Criticism and Scholarship the portfolio to the full committee by the thirteenth week English 447/547, 500, 550G, 555G of classes of the final semester, and it must be approved by II. Language and Rhetoric the student’s full committee before the last day of classes. English 400CH, 445/545, 470, 520, 550J, The porfolio will consist of at least: 550M, 555J, 555M III. Literature Through the Middle Ages, A. In the poetry and fiction concentration (one English 400CF, 412/512, 422/522, 452/552, choice) 503, 550A, 550R, 555A 1. 40 pages of poetry. IV. Renaissance Literature 2. 75 pages of fiction. English 400CA, 413/513, 414/514, 423/523, B. In the stage/screenwriting concentration (one 451/551, 452/552, 461/561, 481/581, 550B, choice) 555B, 555R 1. Two one-act plays or one full-length play. V. Late 17th and 18th Century Literature 2. Two 30-minute TV scripts, or one 60-minute English 415/515, 425/525, *455/556, TV script. 462/562, 482/582, 550C, 555C 3. Two short-feature screenplays, or one VI. Nineteenth Century Literature full-length screenplay. English **410/510, 416/516, 418/518, 425/526, **440/540, 455/556, 483/583, 550D, 550E, 555D C. In the print and electronic journalism VII. Twentieth Century Literature concentration (one choice) English **410/510, 417/517, 427/527, 428/528, 1. 75 pages of mixed news and feature writing for **440/540, 453/553, 463/563, 465/565, 550F, newspapers and magazines, including at least 555E, 555F one major article. 2. 50 pages of mixed news and feature writing for *Satisfies 18th or 19th century requirement, depending on the newspapers and magazines, plus 25 pages of content. radio and (or) TV news writing, including at **Satisfies 19th or 20th century requirement, depending on the least one major story or feature. content. Other courses in the catalog may satisfy an area Note: Students are expected to include in their portfolio some requirement if the content is appropriate, e.g., English new work, done outside of class and submitted only to the 550H/555H Graduate Seminar: Studies in Fiction. portfolio committee.
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The portfolio will meet all applicable bibliographical Assistantships, Internships and Other guidelines customary for the submission of work in the chosen Opportunities genre. A brief introduction may be included if the student The department offers a limited number of graduate teaching desires to place his or her work in a historical or other context, and research assistantships on a competitive basis to those or desires to explain some aspect of the work. After approval, students whose applications are judged by the graduate the student is to have one copy bound for archival purposes, committee to be worthy of additional responsibilities. and presented to the department for preservation. Applications for teaching and research assistanships are If the committee decides that the portfolio fails to meet the considered in early March, for the following fall; however, at expected standards, the student has the option of resubmitting times a research assistantship may be available for the winter the portfolio in another semester. A portfolio may not be semester, and the graduate committee will consider submitted a third time until the graduate committee reviews the applications in early October. Graduate teaching assistantships record and determines when the next attempt should be made. may be awarded to students who demonstrate readiness to In the event of a third failure, the graduate committee, after a become teachers in freshman and sophomore level English further review, may decide to require additional coursework or courses. Graduate teaching assistants are closely supervised writing work before the candidate may resubmit the portfolio. and are required to participate in training activities before the Admission Requirements Fall Semester begins and throughout the year. Graduate The application process is competitive. Satisfying the research assistanships may be awarded to students who admission requirements does not guarantee admission to the demonstrate a strong ability to work independently assisting program. faculty members in research, teaching, and other duties. Through the resources of the metropolitan media, as well • Completed application to the University; as the on-campus facilities of the national literary journal New • Completed Application for Admission to English Letters and literary publisher BkMk Press, students may gain Graduate Studies; experience in writing and editing. With the approval of the • B.A. in English, or a B.A. degree that includes at least 30 supervising faculty, students may intern with these on-campus hours of sophomore-, junior-, and senior-level English media for credit and also may serve on the staff of the student courses, or the equivalent. Applicants with fewer than 30 literary journal, Number One. hours of undergraduate English courses, may be admitted and assigned additional coursework as part of their Requirements for Retention program. These extra hours are added to the 33 hours Graduate students must maintain a 3.0 (B) grade-point average needed for graduation; to remain in the M.A. program and to successfully complete • 3.0 cumulative grade-point average and a 3.0 average in the degree. The general University requirements for the English coursework. In unusual circumstances, the master’s degree must be fulfilled. These include a minimum of principal graduate adviser may consider applicants with 33 graduate credits beyond the bachelor’s degree, of which at lower grade-point averages; least 21 must be at the graduate level (courses numbered 500 • 60% or higher score on the verbal aptitude portion of the and above). Courses at the 400 level taken for graduate credit GRE (Graduate Record Exam), or 60% or higher on the may also be credited toward the degree. Before students are GRE Subject test, or 60% or higher on the Major Field accepted as candidates for the M.A., additional hours may also Test in English; be required at the 300 and 400 level, especially of those whose • Writing Sample. The writing sample is expected to undergraduate major was not English. Up to six hours of demonstrate the applicant’s writing abilities. For an M.A. graduate credit taken in another department or at another in literature or composition/linguistics, a recent academic accredited institution may be accepted for graduate credit. paper up to 15 pages long. For the professional writing Each 400/500-level course that is taken at the 500 level must emphasis area, submit creative work in your area of be taught by a member of the graduate faculty or an adjunct to concentration(6-10 poems; 20-30 pages of fiction; a the graduate faculty. No more than any two of these one-act or a full-length play; or 20-30 pages of cross-listed courses can be applied as 500-level courses to a media-based articles). Professional writing applicants graduate student’s program. The M.A. program must consist of who are applying for graduate assistantships are also at least 15 hours of regular 500-level courses and may include urged to submit a sample of their scholarly writing; up to six hours of 400/500-level courses, and up to 12 hours of • Statement of Purpose. In a typed essay of 400 to 500 400-level courses. The department does not require a thesis for words, applicants should describe their academic and the master of arts degree, although candidates for the M.A. professional objectives, discussing in detail their interest with an emphasis in professional writing are required to submit in their emphasis area, and their research or writing in the and have approved a portfolio of work written in their chosen area. If applicants are applying for teaching or research area of concentration. assistantships, they should also describe their strengths and qualifications for teaching and/or research; Requirements for Graduation • Three letters of recommendation: evaluations of the Students may plan their graduate programs and coursework applicant’s readiness for graduate study by three along one of three lines. The first is a traditional curriculum of professors or others who know the applicant’s readiness literature courses that attempts to familiarize students with for graduate study and who know the applicant’s abilities most periods and genres of English and American literature. and potential well. The other two focus on specific areas of interest: professional writing or English language (which may include graduate Admissions decisions are made by the principal graduate courses in linguistics and/or composition and rhetoric). A adviser in consultation with the faculty. maximum of 18 hours in the field of specialization will count The application deadline for Graduate Teaching or toward the degree, but the students’ programs should include at Graduate Research Assistantships, is March 1 for Fall least 12 hours in the area of specialization. Semester and October 15 for Winter Semester. Other Students entering the M.A. program are required to fulfill applications for admission are processed on a rotating basis, a language requirement. They will be required to fulfill the but no decisions are made from May 15 through August 20 and equivalent of two undergraduate years of the same foreign from December 15 through January 15.
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language. Students who wish to take the ETS exam may do so. 100A Advanced English for Non-Native Speakers (3). The comprehensive They must pass this exam by scoring at the 50th percentile or study and practice of standard English skills for advanced students of English as a second language. College-level readings focusing on current issues serve higher. as the basis for frequent writing exercises and for classroom discussions and Professional writing students must submit a portfolio of presentations. This course carries no credit toward graduation in the College of their work. The portfolio must be approved by the student’s Arts and Sciences. Prerequisites: Applied Language Institute approval. full committee and accepted by the graduate committee of the Offered: Fall/Winter/Summer. department at the end of their last semester (or summer 100B Adv Academic Speaking/Listening Comprehension for Non-native session, under special circumstances). Spkr (3). The study and practice of understanding and speaking standard American English, particularly in the college classroom. Exercises include The portfolio will be evaluated by a committee comprising training in academic lecture comprehension and note taking as well as formal the student’s adviser, who will serve as chair, and two others; (classroom presentation) and informal (conversation) English speaking. This one to be selected by the adviser and one to be selected by the course carries no credit toward graduation in the College of Arts and Sciences. graduate committee. The department’s graduate calendar Prerequisites: Applied Language Institute approval. Offered: indicates the deadline for selection of the committee. Fall/Winter/Summer. 100C Advanced Academic Reading & Vocabulary for Non-Native The portfolio will consist of at least: Speakers (3). The study and practice of reading, and the development of vocabulary, in academic-level English. Frequent reading exercises from a A. In the belles lettres concentration (one choice) variety of disciplines focus on critical thinking and reading skills and the ability to conceptually identify unfamiliar vocabulary. This course carries no 1. 40 pages of poetry. credit toward graduation in the College of Arts and Sciences. Prerequisites: 2. 75 pages of fiction. Applied Language Institute approval. Offered: Fall/Winter/Summer. B. In the stage/screenwriting concentrations (one 100D Advanced Academic Grammar & Writing for Non-native Speakers choice) (3). The study and practice of grammatical structures and rhetorical principles 1. Two one-act plays or one full-length play. in standard English prose. Frequent short writing exercises emphasize critical thinking and research skills as well as fluency and accuracy in academic 2. Two 30-minute TV scripts, or one 60-minute writing. This course carries no credit toward graduation in the College of Arts TV script. and Sciences. Prerequisites: Applied Language Institute approval. Offered: 3. Two short-feature screenplays, or one Fall/Winter/Summer. full-length screenplay. 100E Special Studies in Culture Research and Pedagogy for IGTA (1). The study and practice of classroom teaching techniques, especially those that C. In the print and electronic journalism compensate for non-standard English pronunciation. Exercises and concentration (one choice) supplemental tutoring focus on lecture organization, strategies for clear 1. 75 pages of mixed news and feature writing for presentation, and improving pronunciation and conversation skills. The course newspapers and magazines, including at least prepares students for a required videotaped lecture and the SPEAK test. This course carries no credit toward graduation in the College of Arts and Sciences. one major article. Offered: Every semester. 2. 50 pages of mixed news and feature writing for 100F SS:Academic English/International Grad Teaching Assistants & newspapers and magazines, plus 25 pages of Appl (3). radio and (or) TV newswriting, including at 100G Advanced Academic Grammar for Non-Native Speakers (3). The least one major story or feature. study and practice of grammatical structures in standard English prose. Frequent exercises emphasize mastery of all verb tenses and the relationship Note: Students are encouraged to include in their portfolio between ideas and the construction of sentences in academic discourse. This some new work, done outside of class and submitted only to course carries no credit toward graduation in the College of Arts and Sciences. the portfolio committee. Prerequisite: Applied Language Institute Offered: Fall/Winter/Summer The portfolio will meet all applicable bibliographical 110 Freshman English I (3). The study and practice of analytical and critical guidelines customary for the submission of work in the chosen reading. The study of basic rhetorical principles and the practice of those genre. A brief introduction may be included if the student principles in frequent short papers; close reading of prose. Every semester. desires to place his or her work in a historical or other context, 110A Freshman English I for Non-native Speakers (3). The study and practice of analytical and critical reading. The study of basic rhetorical or desires to explain some aspect of the work. A copy of the principles and the practice of those principles in frequent short papers; close portfolio is to be made available to each member of the reading of prose. Prerequisites: Applied Language Institute approval. Offered: committee. After approval, the student is to have one copy Fall/Winter/Summer. bound for archival purposes. 203 Introduction to Journalism (3). Readings from quality reporting in the If the committee decides that the portfolio fails to meet the best American newspapers. Basic newswriting, style, techniques of expected standards, the student has the option of resubmitting interviewing. Practical application in writing news and news feature articles for newspapers. the portfolio in another semester. A portfolio may not be submitted a third time until the graduate committee reviews the 204 Writing about Literature (1). This course is designed to be taken either prior to or concurrent with a student’s first literature course. It introduces record and determines when the next attempt should be made. students to literary criticism in its broadest, most generic sense, as a stylized In the event of a third failure, the graduate committee, after a response to reading. Students in the course will be introduced to different further review, may decide to require additional coursework or approaches to writing about literature, to methods of generating ideas, and writing work before the candidate may resubmit the portfolio. focusing and developing a topic. Prerequisite: English 110 or its equivalent. Graduate students in English must also comply with the 211 Introduction to British Literature I (3). A survey of British literature general graduate academic requirements that are listed in the and culture from its beginnings to the mid-18th century, including works by General Graduate Academic Regulations and Information Chaucer and Milton. Required of all English majors. section of this catalog. 213 Introduction to Drama (2-3). Beginning with an intensive study of a few plays analyzed to elicit general principles, the course moves on to consider English Courses several representative examples of each of the major periods and types of Western drama, from the Greeks to the present. The two hour version of this 100 Introductory Writing (3). The study and practice of the rhetorical course will be offered only off-campus. Recommended for Non-Majors. principles and basic skills of standard English prose, and critical reading. Frequent writing exercises emphasize formulating a thesis, organization, 214 Introduction to Fiction (3). Emphasis in this course is on critical reading development and the grammatical elements of sentences. This course carries of short stories and the novel selected from all periods of English, American, no credit toward graduation in the College of Arts and Sciences. However, on and European literatures. The course will introduce the systematic study of the recommendation of the instructor, a student may take the standard English fiction as a literary genre and will equip students for more advanced work in 110 final examination. If, in the opinion of the Director of Freshman English literature. Writing assignments are designed to aid in the understanding of the and two other readers, the student passes the examination with a B or better structure and content of the material covered. Recommended for Non-Majors. grade, the student may receive English 110 credit. Every semester.
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215 Introduction to Poetry (3). An introduction to the study of poetry for 300CM Cluster Course: Barriers & Bridges: Understanding students desiring a basic course either to develop a greater appreciation of Communication (3). This cluster course is designed to increase poetry or to prepare for more advanced courses in literature or creative writing. communication between the physical sciences, social sciences and humanities Class discussions will focus on close readings of poems and analysis of poetic by examining the assumptions, methods and objectives of a variety of techniques. Writing assignments will complement reading and class discussion academic disciplines in order to define the differences and connections and will enable students to develop their own critical and creative skills. between them. Faculty from several departments will lecture on the theories Recommended for Non-Majors. underlying their fields and then demonstrate them by focusing on the common 221 Introduction to British Literature II (3). A survey of British literature theme of the course: communication. Their presentations will cover such and culture of the Romantic, Victorian, and Modernist periods, this course will topics as verbal and nonverbal language, denotation and connotation, logic, cover several genres including at least one novel from each period. Required of proof and persuasion, and symbolic meaning in literature, myth and the arts. all English majors. Semester offered: Every semester 300CO Cluster Course: Issues in Death and Dying (3). This course will 225 English II (3). (Formerly English 120) The study and practice of introduce students to several literary genres as well as to the techniques of expository writing and analytical and critical reading. The writing focus is on careful reading and clear writing. Students in this course will be exposed to a kinds of organization, diction, style, etc. more sophisticated than those broad selection of texts, which will be discussed individually and as they relate practiced in Freshman English I. Frequent research papers. Satisfactory various approaches to the subject of death and dying. By focusing on this completion of English 110 and sophomore standing are prerequisites for subject from a literary perspective students will be able to study the topic from English 225. Every semester. NOTE: English 225 or its equivalent is a the inside, using a more subjective, emotional orientation which complements prerequisite for all 300 and 400 level English courses. the other two approaches. In the common sessions we will focus on how these attitudes are conveyed and what effects they have on the reader. 225A English II for Non-Native Speakers (3). The study and practice of expository writing and analytical and critical reading geared to the needs of 300CS Cluster Course:Clio&the Other Muses:Hist&Culture 5th Cent students for whom English is not the first language. The course emphasizes the Athens (3). Faculty from at least two different departments (one of which development and integration of all areas of language comprehension and must be a department in the Division of Humanities including History) may production. The writing focus is on kinds of organization, diction, style, etc. determine the topic and syllabus, subject to the approval of the director of used in academic writing in the United States. Frequent research papers. Integrated Studies and the program’s advisory committee in addition to the Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of English 110 or English 110A and approval of the departments involved. This special topics course will satisfy sophomore standing. Applied Language Institute approval. Offered: the interdisciplinary course requirement for the B.A. Fall/Winter/Summer. 300CT CC:Dimensions of Holocaust:Literary, Historical & Religious (3). 299 Form and Structure of Writing (3). This course is required for students This course explores the history and literature of the Holocaust. They are who have twice failed the English Proficiency Test (WEPT) and is open only to considered in the context of the history of 19th and 20th-century Europe, and students who have failed the test at least once. The class will cover the basic followed to their aftermath in the form of political, theological, psychological conventions of successful expository and academic writing. Emphasis will be and artistic ramifications. placed on methods of development and on strategies for organization. This course satisfies neither the college humanities requirement nor the junior-level 300CV CC: The Spectrum of Faith:An Introduction to Comparative writing requirement. Completion of the course with a grade of C or better does Religion (3). fulfill the WEPT requirement for graduation, however, and renders students 300G Cluster Course:Manners,Manors and Morals,Women Life & eligible to enroll in courses designated Writing Intensive (WI). Does not count Literature (3). toward graduation. 301WI Writing and the Academy (3). This course examines social and 300 Interdisciplinary Studies:Cluster Course Offerings (3). ethical issues raised by academic reading and writing. While some attention is 300CB CC: Women in a Man’s World: Gender, Sex & Status in Classcl paid to the formal aspects of academic prose within specific disciplines, the Antq (3). main emphasis of the course is on the cultural consequences of the different 300CD Cluster Course: American Social Film:Silver Screen&American ways that academic knowledge is created and taught. In addition to studying Dream (3). the language and structure of academic reading and writing, the course 300CE Cluster Course: Radical Changes Since 1945 (3). This cluster will explores the various rhetorics of the academy in terms of a broad range of focus on modernism, post-modernism and expressionism in the visual arts and subjects including economics, gender, education, history, and myth. This literature since World War II. Common lectures will address intellectual course satisfies the junior-level writing requirement and counts towards the movements– such as existentialism and formalism–and cultural writing minor. Prerequisites: English 110, 225 and successful completion of development–such as the increased impact of technology and mass media–in the WEPT. Offered every semester. contemporary society. By focusing on these movements, the cluster course 302WI Critical/Evaluative Writing (3). The purpose of this course is to hopes to provide an integrated view of the literature and visual arts of the develop and sharpen critical/ evaluative skills involved in writing about period and to draw upon analogous developments in contemporary literature and film. Several critical essays will be required. Prerequisites: architecture, music, philosophy and film. English 110, 225, and successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93). 300CG Cluster Course: Peoples & Communities in Western Civilization (3). This cluster course will examine the origins and development of Western 304WI Writing and Technology (3). (Formerly English 230). This course civilization from the standpoint of the changing relationship of the individual takes a student-centered approach to writing about and with technology. The to his/her community as seen especially in the history, literature and visual arts course examines the reciprocity of culture and technology in intersecting local of successive worlds. Beginning with the origins of Western civilization in the and global contexts. Course materials will vary depending on the instructor, classical world of Greece, we will trace the impact of Christianity on the but all sections will use genres of technical writing to explore the relationships renewed awareness of the classical outlook, and the radical changes caused by between specific institutional and professional environments and such broader the industrialization of the West. The course will conclude with a issues as economics, gender, history, myth, and nature. Prerequisites: English consideration of the problems faced by 20th-century society and ongoing 110, 225 and pass on WEPT. Offered: Every semester. efforts to understand and redefine the relationship between the individual and 305WI Theory and Practice of Composition (3). (Formerly English 220). A her/his community. course in expository writing for the student with superior writing preparation 300CI CC:Women’s Lives:An Exploration through Literature, Psych & and ability. The work of the course will include readings on the nature of Soc (3). The purpose of this course is to explore the treatment of women in language, the writing of frequent short essays and a long paper. Admittance by literature by male and female writers in an attempt to discover the extent to consent of the instructor. (NOTE: Students may not receive credit for more which literature is indeed an expression, perhaps even a yardstick, of society. than one of the following: 305, 306, 403). Prerequisites: English 110, 225, and Approached thematically, the readings will consist of non fictional successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93). Offered: Every semester. psychological and sociological texts to be used as required resource material to reflect the social atmosphere inherent in the literature. 306WI Advanced Composition (3). (Formerly English 202). Further study of writing for those who wish to continue the study beyond the two semesters of 300CJ Cluster Course: Aesthetic Issues in the Arts (3). This course will composition. Emphasis will be placed on translating critical thinking into consider a variety of aesthetic issues under such headings as intentions and effective writing. (NOTE: Students may not receive credit for more than one of interpretations, humor, evaluation and criticism, and even the end of art, as the following: 305, 306, 403). Required of business and public administration they are manifested in American literature. Outside American literature, such majors. Prerequisites: English 110, 225, and successful completion of the provocative essays as Wimsatt and Beardsley’s “The Intentional Fallacy” and WEPT (effective FS93). Offered: Every semester. Jacques Ehrmann’s “The Death of Literature” may be used to focus issues. Inside American literature such essays as Emerson’s “The Poet” and Poe’s 310 Introduction to Linguistics/Language Science (3). This course is a “Philosophy of Composition” will be discussed. A variety of selections from comprehensive introduction to the theory, methodology, and applications of the American literature will explore the range of that literature and test the science of language. It examines properties of human language, covers all aesthetic issues. Lectures in other arts and in philosophy will be part of the branches of language science, and provides a foundation for a critical cluster course, and students will be continually invited to compare how understanding of language issues. Required for English 470; recommended for aesthetic principles are manifested in the different arts. English 320 and 330.
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311 American Literature I (3). A survey of American literature and culture 335 Techniques of English Poetry (3). Study of key critical works that between 1620 and 1865, with emphasis on the period from 1830-1865, illuminate problems in English prosody. Particular attention will be paid to the covering writers such as Copper, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, Stowe, Douglass, way in which form and meter during specific periods determine and reflect Whitman, Emerson, Sedgwick, and Thoreau. Required of all English majors. philosophical points of view. The course will include a detailed study of 312 Creative Writing I Fiction (3). A course centered on the short story. metrical and stanzaic patterns from John Skelton to the present. On demand. Emphasis is placed on three areas: general principles governing the writing of 336 Contemporary American Literature (3). An intensive study of fiction; practice in short fiction (primarily the short story, but including the American literature since World War II, concentrating on the profound literary novella); criticism; and technical skills (including editing and rewriting). changes following that war, as a new kind of poetry, fiction and drama emerges 313WI Reporting (3). A seminar of practical application in advanced which chronicles the simultaneous dissolution of old values and the efforts to reporting. Assignments to cover news events and to pursue in-depth news establish new ones. Writers such as Lowell, Roethke, Ginsberg, Ellison, reports on the campus and off. Work is turned in on deadline and critiqued by Salinger, Bellow, Mailer, Baldwin, Flannery O’Connor, Pynchon, Katherine the instructor. Prerequisites: English 110, 225, and successful completion of Anne Proter, Heller, Richard Wright, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and the WEPT (effective FS93). Edward Albee will be considered along with others, as American writing develops in our time. 315 Creative Writing Poetry (3). Writing and rewriting poems, with discussion of techniques needed to produce desired effects. Analysis and 341 Women in Literature (3). A study of the treatment of women in literature evaluation of student work. Examination of technical means utilized in by both male and female writers. The course will focus on gender-related selected poems by accomplished poets. Offered: Winter. questions of content and style, in an attempt to come to a clearer understanding 316WI Literary Nonfiction (3). Literary Nonfiction is a writing intensive of both the myths and realities of women’s place, in past and present writings course in the reading and writing of nonfiction prose as a literary art. We’ll of western culture. Offered: On demand. survey the historical development of literary nonfiction (especially the essay), 350 The 18th Century Novel (3). A detailed examination of the development sample contemporary authors of the genre, write critical commentary on works of the novel in the 18th-century. The course emphasizes the evolution of the we read, and compose personal essays of our own. The course is not novel from such predecessors as rogue literature, the picaresque story and the exculsively a literary seminar nor a creative writing workshop, but seeks to mix romance, due to changing social realities. The novelists studies may include and make connections between these modes, in the tradition of the essay itself. Austen, Behn, Fielding, Godwin, Haywood, Richardson, Smollett, and Sterne. Prerequisites are English 110,225,and completion of the WEPT. Prerequisite: None Restricitions: None 318 Bible as Literature (3). A critical study of the major portions of the Old 351 Special Readings (1-3). Readings in a period, genre or theme to be and New Testaments and the Apocrypha, with special attention to the selected by the instructor with attention to the needs of students who are development of literature from oral tradition, the literary genres, themes and interested in literary topics not covered in regular offerings. Proposals for a archetypes represented in the collection, and the diction and style which have course in such readings require the approval of the department. influenced later literature. Consideration also of the relation of Biblical literature to the historical, religious, and cultural milieu of the ancient Near 352P Critical Approaches to the Short Story (4). In this course the student East. will explore the short story as a literary genre. Stories will range from the early 319 Myth and Literature (3). A study of classical myth including readings masters such as Chekov, Kafka, and Hawthorne through contemporary from Homer to Ovid, analysis of selected myths in later literature, art and offerings from Lessing, Mishima, and Achebe. Several critical approaches will music, and a study of contemporary definitions and approaches to myth. be presented including formalism, New Historicism, and race/class/gender 320 Structure of English (3). Not a remedial grammar course. Methods of criticism. Students will keep a reading journal covering all material read for linguistic inquiry and grammatical description. Study of traditional and the course, and will be assessed on the basis of this journal, a mid-term and a modern schools of syntax, especially transformational grammar. Practice final examination. Prerequisites: None. describing the structure of sentences. Application to the teaching of grammar 353PW Critical Review & Evaluation of Fiction & Film(Writing in high schools. Intensive) (4). The weekend component of this block meets one weekend per 321 American Literature II (3). A continuation of 311. A survey of month for a total of 70 contact hours. The goal of the course is to improve American literature and culture from 1865 to the end of WWII, covering students’ writing skills along with their ability to read and analyze texts, both writers such as Dickinson, Twain, Hughes, Stevens, Hurston, Faulkner, literary and cinematic. During the course students will read four novels and a O’Neill, and Moore. Required of all English majors. Semester offered: Every set of critical essays, one for each weekend, which will be followed by viewing Semester and discussing a film adaptation of the novel in class. Various critical 323 Shakespearean Drama (3). An intensive critical study of 12 of the approaches will be included in the reading and will be discussed in class in an representative major plays, including history plays, comedies, tragedies, and effort to enable students to apply these critical principles in their own critical tragicomedies; an extensive reading of two to four significant plays in each of essays. Because the class meets only one weekend per month and a process these categories. Elizabethan stage conditions and social background are also approach to writing is utilized, students will be encouraged to use the facilities considered. Required of all English majors. of the internet to share drafts of their essays with their peer revision group members and with the instructors during the weeks between class meetings. 329 Film as Art (3). An application and formulation of critical approaches to Students will bring revised drafts of their work to the weekend meeting where the major artistic achievements of the important creators of this modern a significant amount of class time will be spent in writing workshops. Students aesthetic form – D.W. Griffith, Chaplin, Hitchcock, Bergman, Einstein, will be assessed on the basis of their portfolios of critical writing consisting of Kubrick. four major essays and an extensive cover letter, their reading/viewing journals, 330 History of the English Language (3). The study of English beginning and their participation, both in class and in peer response groups. with the Indo-European language family up to and including varieties of Prerequisites: WEPT. Offered: I weekend/month for 4 months. English spoken around the world today. Both outer history and the inner history of phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon will be addressed. 354P Masterpieces of Fiction (4). The goal of this independent study is to provide the student with time and space to read and respond to 7-9 critically 331 African American Literature I (3). This course provides a survey of acclaimed and classic novels. Students will be allowed to choose the novels African American literature from its beginnings to the “ Harlem Renaissance they wish to read from a list of 50 that will be provided by the instructors. This of the 1920’s and ’30’s . Areas of interest will include abolitionist literature course must be taken in conjunction with at least one of the other two courses (especially Slave Narratives), turn -of-the-century literature and the Harlem in this block in order to ensure that the student has exposure to literary theory. Renaissance. This course will examine any or all of the following literary Students will be assessed on the basis of their response journal, casual oral forms: fiction, poetry, drama, autobiography and essay. It will view African examination, and a critical essay. Prerequisites: None. American literature in its historical and cultural contexts. Prerequisite: None. 355 The Novel Before 1900 (3). Intensive attention to novels in English 332 African American Novel (3). This course will examine the African written before 1900, which may include comparative or analytical studies of American Novel in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; the emphasis will be genre; critical reception of novels; serialization, gender issues; authors and on the period from the 1920’s to the present. The novels will be examined in editors; and valuation. Offered: On demand. their historical and cultural contexts. Prerequisite: None. Offered: On demand. 333 African American Literature II (3). This course examines modern and 360 The Modern Novel (3). A study of the 20th-century novel, American, contemporary African American Literature from the 1930’s to the present. British and Continental, with attention to the development of fiction during this Areas of emphasis will include the Harlem Renaissance, contemporary writers, century. This course deals with novelists principally active before 1930, such the use or ”Vernacular“ language and motifs, and relationships between as Conrad, James Joyce, Kafka, Hemingway, Lawrence, Woolf, Mann, African American male and female writers. The course will view the literature Fitzgerald, and others. Offered: Fall. in its historical and cultural contexts and might include any or all of the following literacy forms: fiction, poetry, drama, autobiography, essay. 365 Contemporary Novel (3). This course deals with novelists principally attention may also be given to the study of such cultural forms as music, active since 1930 such as Faulkner, Camus, Cary, Dos Passos, West, Heller, folktale, and film. Prerequisite: None: Barth, Greene, Lessing, Solzhenitsyn and other post-World War II writers.
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400CA Cluster Course:Images of the Human Body in Renaissance (3). 412 Chaucer (3). Readings from Chaucer’s most important works, especially Focusing on Renaissance conceptions of the human body, this cluster treats the ”The Canterbury Tales“ and ”Troilus and Criseyde“ with emphasis on them as following topics as they are reflected in Renaissance literature, art, astrology, types of medieval genres and on the Middle English language. Prerequisite: astronomy, biology, anatomy, medicine and politics: A) The dignity of the English 211 or permission of the instructor. This prerequisite applies only to human body B) Microcosm and macrocosm C) The human body and the undergraduate students. heavens D) Stranger manifestations: freaks and beasts E) The humors F) Disorders of the human body G) The body politic H) The human body as an 413 Renaissance Literature I (3). English literature from the time of Wyatt object of study and Surrey to the beginning of the 17th century, including the works of Spenser, Marlowe, Sidney, Shakespeare and others. Prerequisite: English 211 400CB England King’s and Shakespeare’s:Literature, History, Film (3). or permission of the instructor. This prerequisite applies only to undergraduate The aim of this cluster course is to study the historical and dramatic personae students. of selected English kings: John, Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, 414 Milton (3). A study of Milton’s prose and poetry, with special attention to Richard III, and Henry VIII. In common sessions History and English will ”Paradise Lost“. Prerequisite: English 211 or permission of the instructor. This alternate lectures. The English focus will be on Shakespeare’s two tetralogies prerequisite applies only to undergraduate students. Offered: On demand. and individual histories, discussing significant themes, characters and performance elements. Students will also be asked to familiarize themselves 415 18th Century British Literature I (3). British literature in its critical and with the critical commentaries on these plays, especially recent theoretical historical context to 170, including writers such as Addison and Steele, Behn, studies about politics and gender construction. Film versions of the plays will Defoe, Dryden, Finch, Pope, Rochester, Swift, and Wortley Montagu. be shown to demonstrate how directorial interpretation influences an Prerequisite: Eng. 211 or permission of the instructor. This prerequisite audience’s perception of these kings and their worlds. In addition to two exams applies only to undergraduate students. Offered: On demand. and shorter written exercises, students will be required to write an interdisciplinary essay. Graduate students will be expected to write longer, 416 The Romantic Period (3). An extensive study of selected writers (such as more extensively researched papers. Austen, Barbauld, Byron, Coleridge, Hazlitt, Hemans, Keats, Gilpin, the Shelleys, Wollstonecraft, and Wordworth) organized around literary themes 400CF Cluster Course: Courts and Culture in the High Middle Ages (3). and/or cultural issues important to the Romantic period. Prerequisite: English This cluster course links history and English in a study of royal courts from the 221 or permission of the instructor. This prerequisite applies only to 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, considering the political and cultural issues undergraduate students. associated with each court and reading the literature. The first point of common focus will be the 11th-century court of William the Conqueror 417 Modern Poetry (3). Study of works my modernist poets such as Hopkins, Yeats, Frost, Stevens, Willimas, Moore, Pound, H.D., Eliot, Millay, Hughes. (1066-87), Norman duke and English monarch, a ruler who represents both the last movement of Scandinavian expansion and the beginnings of a feudal Offered: On demand. monarchy. The second focus will be on Henry II of England (1154-89), whose 418 19th Century American Literature (3). An intensive study of either court exemplifies religious-secular tension in the Becket controversy and the selected major American writers in the 19th-century or of 19th-century literary patronage of thinkers like John of Salisbury. Two courts from the 13th century movements. Prerequisite: English 311 or permission of the instructor. This will be studied, the first that of Fredrick II (1215 -50), and the second that of prerequisite applies only to undergraduate students. Offered: On demand. Louis IX of France (1226-70). 422 Medieval Literature (3). Western religious and secular verse and prose, 400CH Cluster Course:The Story of Language (3). This course provides an to the 15th-century. Late Middle English works are read in the original; all overview of language and an introduction to language history, specifically that other selections in translation. Prerequisite: English 211 or permission of the of the Indo-European family. We will examine the development of Slavic, instructor. This prerequisite applies only to undergraduate students. Offered: Germanic, and Romance languages and consider their relationship to other On demand. languages including English. The latter part of the course will trace the 423 Renaissance Literature II (3). English literature from 1600 to the evolution of modern American English. beginning of the Restoration, including the works of Donne, Jonson, Milton 400CQ Cluster Course: Sinai and Olympus: Two Views of Man and God and other contemporaries. Prerequisite: English 211 or permission of the (3). An examination of the two distinct views of the universe and the place of instructor. This prerequisite applies only to undergraduate students. Offered: man and God in it as reflected in the literature of the Hebrews and the Greeks. On demand. A comparison of the various types of creative expression such as philosophy, 425 18th-Century British Literature II (3). British literature in its critical historical writing, drama, rhetoric, and law. Readings are in English. and historical context from 1750 to 1798. The writers studies may include Blake, Burney, Collins, Johnson, and Gray. Prerequisite: English 211 or 401WI Feature Writing (3). Survey of the techniques of news feature writing permission of the instructor. This prerequisite applies only to undergraduate and practical application in writing the news feature, the historical feature, students. Offered: On demand. travel, personal feature, etc. Assignments are given each week and student manuscripts read in class. Prerequisites: English 110, 225, and successful 426 The Victorian Period (3). An intensive study of selected writers (such as completion of the WEPT (effective WS98). Arnold, Braddon, the Brontes, the Brownings, Dickens, Darwin, Eliot, Gaskell, Hardy, Ruskin, and the Rossettis) organized around literary themes 402 Newspaper Editing (3). Practical laboratory experience in newspaper and/or cultural issues important to the Victorian period. Prerequisite: English copy editing, simulating actual newsroom problems and practices, with 221 or permission of the instructor. This prerequisite applies only to emphasis on handling wire service stories; grammar and newspaper style; undergraduate students. reporter accuracy, fairness, and avoidance of libel; news management; layout and production; headline writing. 427 Contemporary Poetry (3). Study of works by contemporary poets (post World War II), such as Auden, Bishop, Hayden, Berryman, Rukeyser, Larkin, 403WI Writing in Cultural Contexts (3). This course focuses on writings Rich, Plath, Heaney, Boland, Komunyakaa. Offered: On demand. that evolve from cultural, intercultural, and natural environments and offers development of students’ critical reading, writing, and thinking skills by 428 20th Century American Literature (3). Major writers or literary focusing on rhetorical situations and the more global contexts of writing. movements of the 20th century. Prerequisite: English 321 or permission of the Students enhance their understanding of leadership and cooperation through instructor. This prerequisite applies only to undergraduate students. Offered: synthesizing their knowledge and abilities of written communication with On demand. knowledge they have gained in other courses. Required for business students. 429 Screenwriting I (3). An introductory course in the craft of writing Offered for undergraduate credit only. (Note: Students may not receive credit screenplays for movies and television. Emphasis is placed on both the genesis for more than one of the following: 305, 306, 403). Prerequisites: Engl 110 of screenplay ideas and the practical considerations of executing them. Close and 225 or equivalent and successful completion of the WEPT (effective attention is paid to the inherent differences in writing a script for film versus FS93). Offered: Every semester. television. Students are expected to master fundamental screenwriting techniques. The aim is to complete at least one rough draft for a full-length 410 Black Women Writers (3). This course explores the writings of African film. Prerequisite: English 329 or permission of the instructor. This American Women Writers. The course examines how these writers have prerequisite applies only to undergraduate students. interacted with and often revised stereotypical representations of African American womanhood typically found within canonical and African American 430WI Advanced Technical Writing (3). This course is designed for those male literatures. The course will examine literature (which might include who plan to do or teach professional, business or technical writing. Beginning fiction, poetry, autobiography, and drama) of the nineteenth and twentieth with a brief background in the history of technical writing, the course will deal centuries; the majority of the works will be by modern and contemporary with current theories and methods of teaching technical and professional authors such as Nella Larsen, Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison, and Terry writing, and will cover such areas as business usage; technical linguistic McMillan. By placing the works in this sort of cultural and historical context, problems and theories; the language of contracts, specifications, and other it will be possible to examine the unique tradition of African American binding documents; and computer-oriented problems. Prerequisite: Successful women’s writing as well as individual texts. Prerequisite: None. completion of the WEPT (effective FS93). Offered: Every semester.
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432 Advanced Creative Writing Prose (3). A course for advanced students 452 Early English Drama (3). English religious and secular drama prior to of fiction writing. Open to students who have taken English 312 or its Shakespeare. Mystery and morality plays are studied, with emphasis on their equivalent. The class will proceed through analysis of models, discussion of literary and social backgrounds. Close reading of such works as ”Everyman“, general principles, critique of student work. Students will simultaneously be ”The Wakefield Second Shepherd’s Play“ and ”The Spanish Tragedy.“ encouraged to experiment and to refine the form and subjects best suited to Prerequisites” English 211 and 323 or permission of the instructor. These their talents. Emphasis will remain on the short story, though there may be prerequisites apply only to undergraduate students. On demand. units in other forms–novella, film script, the non-fiction essay. 453 Modern Drama, 1880-1945 (3). A study of modern drama: Continental, 435 Advanced Creative Writing Poetry (3). A transitional course that will British, and American, including history and development, critical theory, and lead the students from their first attempts at poetry toward professional literary evaluation. This course will focus on the earlier modern playwrights competence. The students will be encouraged to work in traditional forms as from Ibsen and Shaw, with special attention to naturalism. Offered: On well as to test freer options. The course will help them to establish critical demand. criteria and to self-edit. They will assemble a polished portfolio of work by the 455 Studies in the Novel 1740 - 1900 (3). An intensive study of no more than end of the semester. Open to students who have taken English 315 or its three major novelists of the eighteenth or nineteenth century. The content of equivalent. the course will change, depending on the instructor. Prerequisite: The completion of six hours of literature or permission of the instructor. 436 Poetic Forms (0). Beginning with a focused examination of metrics, we 460 Special Offerings (1-3). The visiting professor who gives this course will study a variety of poems in English, both in the canon and contemporary determines what its content shall be. All aspects of literature and linguistics examples, as representatives of how poets manipulate form and to what ends. are within its possible range. On demand. At each step in the study of metrics, students will complete exercises in prosody and scansion, and following the discussion of each form or technique, 461 Shakespeare Tragedies and Romances (3). A study of Shakespeare’s students will attempt the form or technique themselves, and every other week major tragedies and late romances with special emphasis on his dramatic distribute to the class copies of the resulting poems. Students will be graded on literature after 1600. Prerequisites: English 211 and 323 or permission of the the revisions of these assigments, which will be ed in at the middle and at the instructor. These prerequisites apply only to undergraduate students. Offered: end of the semester in Portfolios 1 and 2. Prerequisite: English 315 or English On demand. 435 Offered: on demand. 462 Restoration and 18th Century Drama (3). The drama after the restoration of the monarchy and the reopening of the theaters through the 440 American Culture (3). Texts that offer perspectives on key historical 18th-century. Special emphasis is placed on the comedy of manners and the themes of American culture. Texts may be grouped around any culturally heroic drama in the Restoration and the sentimental comedy in the significant principle (e.g. region, race, gender, class, ethnicity, religion) or 18th-century. Includes such playwrights as Dryden, Congreve, Etherege, theme (e.g. the mythology of the frontier, marriage and domesticity, the Wycherley, Steele, Lillo, Cumberland, Sheridan, and Goldsmith. Prerequisite: American Dream). The course may be taken twice for credit, providing English 211 or permission of the instructor. This prerequisite applies only to substantive changes in topics. Prerequisites: 311 and 321 or permission of the undergraduate students. On demand. instructor. These prerequisites apply only to undergraduate students. Offered: 463 Contemporary Drama II (3). A study of contemporary drama: On demand. Continental, British, and American, including history and development, critical 445 History and Principles of Rhetoric (3). A study of selected writings of theory and literary evaluation. This course will focus on the more recent ancient, and modern rhetoricians illustrating key issues in the development of writers, including the absurdists, with special attention to experimental drama. Western discourse theory and practice. Issues examined include the This course is a continuation of English 453. Offered: On demand. relationships between rhetoric and knowledge, orality and literacy, and rhetoric 465 Studies in the Modern Novel (3). An intensive study of no more than and poetics. Attention will also be given to the implications of rhetorical three major twentieth century novelists. The content of the course will change, theory for modern language instruction. Prerequisites: None. Offered: Fall depending on the instructor. Prerequisite: The completion of six hours of 1998 and on demand. literature or permission of the instructor. 447 Introduction to Literary Criticism (3). An introduction to major schools 470 Introduction to Descriptive Linguistics (3). General introduction to or methods of literary criticism. The first third of the course is an historical linguistics science. Linguistic analysis, structures and change. Language overview of criticism from Aristotle to Northrup Frye. The remainder of the families. Historical reconstruction. Generative grammar. Prerequisite: English semester is devoted to a study of genetic, formalist, mimetic, affective, 310 or permission of instructor. The prerequisite only applies to undergraduate intertextual, and deconstructionist approaches. Prerequisite: Junior or senior students. Prerequisite: 310. Offered: On demand. status and six hours of literature. 481 European Literature: Renaissance Period (3). The Renaissance course will focus on representative works from authors such as Aristo, Tasso, 448 Professional Writing Program External Internship (1-3). These Lazarillo de Tormes, Cervantes, Rabalais, Castiglione, Erasmus, Montaigne, internships combine academic work with practical experience gained interning Bruno, Marini, Petrarch, St. John of the Cross, Michelangelo, Ronsard, and Du at leading communications businesses in the metropolitan area. On the Bellay. Prerequisite: 6 hours of literature or permission of the instructor. academic side, interns are required to submit work in their chosen communications field for evaluation by the faculty of the Professional Writing 482 European Literature: 18th Century (3). The 18th-century course will Program. On the external side, students gain valuable practical experience in focus on a representative sampling from authors such as Corneille, Racine, the areas of print and electronic journalism, business communications, Moliere, Voltaire, Prevost, La Bruyere, La Rochefoucauld, Montesquieu, technical writing, book publishing and features syndication. Internships are Diderot, Rousseu, Schiller, Goethe, and Grimmelshausen. Prerequisite: 6 granted on a competitive basis. References are required. No student may be hours of literature or permission of the instructor. awarded more than one such internship. References and permission of the 483 European Literature: 19th Century (3). The 19th century course will instructors are required. Prerequisite: None. focus on representative works from authors such as Stendhal, Balzac, Flaubert, Zola, Lermontov, Gogol, Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Kleist, Hoffman, Hugo, and 449 Publication Practicum (1-3). This course provides practical experience Monzoni. Prerequisite: 6 hours of literature or permission of the instructor. with New Letters magazine, New Letters on the Air, and BkMk Press in business analysis/reporting, copy-editing, manuscript evaluation, 499 Senior Tutorial (3). A three-hour comprehensive reading and research promotion/grant development, library research, market research, and other tutorial (to be taken during the student’s final semester) leading to the writing skills. The practicum is limited to two students per semester, to be chosen on of a senior paper. A requirement for all English majors. For regular English the basis of demonstrated writing and organizational skills. References are majors and those with an emphasis in secondary education, the paper will be a required. May be taken for no more than three credit hours over a maximum of critical or scholarly study of 20-25 pages. For journalism and creative writing two semesters. Permission of the instructors required. Prerequisite: None. students, the paper will be a creative writing project of similar length. Prerequisite: Students must have completed all core requirements before 450 Special Readings (1-3). Intensive individual readings in a field, genre or enrolling in this course. Each semester. individual figure to be selected by a student or a group of students in 500 Introduction to Graduate Study in English (3). Introduction to the consultation with an instructor willing to direct the project. Generally limited kinds of scholarship related to the study of literature: (1) establishment of text: to graduating seniors who have completed the majority of the work for their analytical bibliography and editing problems; (2) use of the library: familiarity major. Not open to students in their first semester at UMKC. May be repeated with major reference tools including professional journals, microform and for credit. No more than six hours of independent study (exclusive of English books. 499) may be used to fulfill the 33-hour requirement for the English major. 501 Magazine Editing (3). A course combining academic study of editorial Offered: Every semester. Arrangements must be made prior to registration. management, publishing operations and language skills, with “hands on” experience in article evaluation, editing, magazine production and legal 451 Shakespeare Comedies and Histories (3). A study of Shakespeare’s matters such as copy right and libel. Class work concentrates on authentic and major comedies and history plays with special emphasis on his dramatic works effective language use, with attention given to copy editing, grammar, before 1600. Prerequisites: English 211 and 323 or permission of the typography, printing processes, financing and distribution, for commercial and instructor. These prerequisites apply only to undergraduate students. small-press publications.
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502 Magazine Nonfiction (3). This course emphasizes the origination and 523 Renaissance Literature II (3). English literature from 1600 to the execution of nonfiction magazine articles for a variety of publications. Special beginning of the Restoration, including the works of Donne, Jonson, Milton, attention is given to successful queries, and the various writing techniques and other contemporaries. Students will make in-class presentations and required for different kinds or articles. Students learn re-structuring and submit papers requiring research and bibliographical work. revision and the legalities affecting writers. Students are expected to complete 524 18th-Century English Literature II (3). English literature in its critical three publishable articles. and historical contexts from 1750 to 1798. The Age of Sensibility emphasizes 503 Old English (3). Study and the reading of Old English of a wide range of Dr. Johnson and his circle and also the striking modification of neoclassical Old English prose and poetry, beginning with less difficult works and critical views in the work of poets such as Gray, Collins and Blake. Students terminating with Beowulf. will make in-class presentations and submit papers requiring research and bibliographical work. 504 Radio and Television Writing (3). A course in how to write scripts, both dramatic and comic, for radio and television. Special emphasis is placed on the 524A Colonial and Post Colonial South Asia (3). South Asian historians genesis and continuation of the radio and television series. Principles of have very effectively applied many new approaches to the study of the past to dramaturgy for broadcast media are also stressed. Students are expected to modern Indian and Sri Lankan history. This course examines topics and write at least one broadcast play, and the pilots for at least three series. debates in this literature as they bear on the methods and practices of the Attention will also be given to the marketing of broadcast scripts and to local historian. The topics to be investigated include the nature of colonial rule, the production of their writing. nation-state, and ethnicity. Students will be introduced to issues of methodology, periodization and explanation posed by the relationship between 510 Black Women Writers (3). This course explores the writings of African colonial and post-colonial South Asia. The case studies will be drawn from American Women Writers. The course examines how these writers have twentieth century India and Sri Lanka, but the topics are of relevance to interacted with and often revised stereotypical representations of African students of other regions and disciplines. American womanhood typically found within canonical and African American male literatures. The course will examine literature (which might include 526 The Victorian Period (3). An intensive study of selected writers (such as fiction, poetry, autobiography, and drama) of the nineteenth and twentieth Arnold, braddon, the Brontes, the Brownings, Dickens, Darwin, Eliot, Gaskell, centuries; the majority of the works will be by modern and contemporary Hardy, Ruskin, and the Rossettis) organized around literary themes and/or authors such as Nella Larsen, Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison, and Terry cultural issues important to the Victoria period. Prerequisite: English 221 or McMillan. By placing the works in this sort of cultural and historical context, permission of the instructor. This prerequisite applies only to undergraduate it will be possible to examine the unique tradition of African American students. women’s writings as well as individual texts. 527 Contemporary Poetry (3). Study of works by contemporary poets (post World War II), such as Auden, Bishop, Hayden, Berryman, Rukeyser, Larkin, 512 Chaucer (3). Readings from Chaucer’s most important works, especially Rich, Plath, Heaney, Boland, Komunyakaa. Students will make in class “The Canterbury Tales” and “Troilus and Criseyede” with emphasis on them as presentations and submit papers requiring research and bibliographic work. types of medieval genres and on the Middle English language. Students will make in-class presentations and submit papers requiring research and 528 20th Century American Literature (3). Major American writers or bibliographical work. literary movements of the 20th-century. Students will make in-class presentations and submit papers requiring research and bibliographical work. 513 Renaissance Literature I (3). English literature from the time of Wyatt 529 Screenwriting II (3). This advanced screenwriting course should allow and Surrey to the beginning of the 17th century, including the works of students to complete a rough draft of a screenplay that they have begun in Spenser, Marlowe, Sidney, Shakespeare and others. Students will make another course or on their own. It can also be used as a course in which a play in-class presentations and submit papers requiring research and bibliographical or short story is transformed into a screenplay. Students are expected to be work. familiar with screenwriting techniques and formats and with cinematic 514 Milton (3). A study of Milton’s prose and poetry, with special attention to concepts before they enroll in this course. Prerequisite: English 429 or “paradise Lost”. Students will make in-class presentations and submit papers permission of instructor. requiring research and bibliographical work. 536 Poetic Forms (3). Beginning with a focused examination of metrics, we 515 18th Century Literature I (3). English literature in its critical and will study a variety of poems in English, both in the canon and contemporary historical context during the age of sensibility, covering the Restoration to the examples, as representatives of how poets manipulate form and to what ends. mid-18th century, with primary emphasis upon Dryden, Swift and Pope, but At each step in the study of metrics, students will complete exercises in with due consideration of figures such as Rochester and Defoe. Students will prosody and scansion, and following the discussion of each form or technique, make in-class presentations and submit papers requiring research and students will attempt the form or technique themselves, and every other week bibliographical work. distribute to the class copies of the resulting poems. Students will be graded on the revisions of these assignments, which will be turned in at the middle and at 516 The Romantic Period (3). An extensive study of selected writers (such as the end of the semester in Porfolios 1 and 2. GRADUATE STUDENTS will Austen, Barbauld, Byron, Coleridge, Hazlitt, Hemans, Keats, Gilpin, the write short papers defining and discussing particular forms and techniques and Shelleys, Wollstonecraft, and Wordworth) organized around literary themes will present to the class reports on French, Oriental, and other forms. and/or cultural issues important to the Romantic period. Prerequisite: English 221 or permission of the instructor. This prerequisite applies only to 540 American Culture (3). Texts that offer perspectives on key historical undergraduate students. themes of American culture. Texts may be grouped around any culturally significant principle (e.g. region, race, gender, class, ethnicity, religion) or 517 Modern Poetry (3). Study of works by modernist poets such as Hopkins, theme (e.g. the mythology of the frontier, marriage and domesticity, the Yeats, Frost, Stevens, Williams, Moore, Pound, H.D., Eliot, Millay, Hughes. American Dream). Students will make in-class presentations and submit Students will make in class presentations and submit papers requiring research papers requiring research and bibliographical work. Offered: On demand. and bibliographic work. 545 History and Principles of Rhetoric (3). A study of selected writings of 518 Century American Literature (3). An intensive study of either selected ancient and modern rhetoricians illustrating key issues in the development of major American writers in the 19th-century or of 19th-century literary Western discourse theory and practice. Issues examined include the movements. Students will make in-class presentations and submit papers relationships between rhetoric and knowledge, orality and literacy, and rhetoric requiring research and bibliographical work. and poetics. Attention will also be given to the implications of rhetorical theory for modern language instruction. Students will make in-class 519 Problems in Teaching English (3). This course focuses on issues related presentations and submit papers requiring research and bibliographical work. to the teaching of English at the high school and college levels, with an emphasis on the teaching of writing. Issues addressed may include assignment 547 Introduction to Literary Criticism (3). An introduction to major schools design, teaching invention and revision, response to and evaluation of writing, or methods of literary criticism. The first third of the course is an historical collaborative learning, relationships between reading and writing, classroom overview of criticism from Aristole to Northrup Frye. The remainder of the uses of electronic media, and institutional contexts within which teachers semester is devoted to a study of genetic, formalist, mimetic, affective, work. The course is required of Teaching Assistants in the UMKC intertextual, and deconstrucionist approaches. Students will make in-class Composition Program, to be taken either prior to or concurrently with their presentations and submit papers requiring research and bibliographical work. first semester of teaching. Secondary English teachers and others interested in 550 Graduate Seminar (3). Authors, works and intellectual currents which English teaching are also welcome. form the basis of these seminars may vary from semester to semester, depending upon the instructor’s design for the course. May be repeated for 520 Greater Kansas City Writing Project (3). Studies in methods and credit. Composition & Rhetoric Course 550 covers the first halves of periods objectives for the teaching of English with special attention to secondary which naturally fall in two parts. Continued in English 555. school teaching. 550A Graduate Seminar Medieval Literature I (3). 522 Medieval Literature (3). Western religious and secular verse and prose, to the 15th-century. Late Middle English works are read in the original; all 550B Graduate Seminar Renaissance Literature I (3). other selections in translation. Students will make in-class presentations and 550C Graduate Seminar Neo-Classical Literature I (3). submit papers requiring research and bibliographical work. 550D Graduate Seminar 19th Century Literature I (3).
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550E Graduate Seminar American Literature I (3). 565 Studies in Modern Novel (3). An intensive study of no more that three 550F Graduate Seminar Modern Literature I (3). major twentieth century novelists. The content of the course will change depending on the instructor. Students will make in-class presentations and 550G Graduate Seminar Literary Criticism (3). submit papers requiring research and bibliographical work. 550H Graduate Seminar Studies in Fiction I (3). 566CA Cluster Course: Images of the Human Body in Renaissance (3). 550I Graduate Seminar in Dramatic Literature I (3). Focusing on Renaissance conceptions of the human body, this cluster treats the 550J Graduate Seminar: History of the English Language (3). following topics as they are reflected in Renaissance literature, art, astrology, 550K Graduate Seminar: Creative Writing Prose (3). astronomy, biology, anatomy, medicine, and politics: A) The dignity of the human body B) Microcosm and macrocsm C) The human body and the 550M Graduate Seminar in Rhetoric and Composition (3). heavens D) Stranger manifestations: freaks and beasts E) The humors F) 550P Graduate Seminar: Sociolinguistics and Dialectology (3). Seminar Disorders of the human body G) The body politic H) The human body as an focusing on the role of social factors in language use, and on the origin and object of study development of regional and urban dialects in English. Special attention will 566CF Cluster Course: Courts and Culture in the High Middle Age (3). be paid to sociolinguistic motivations for change, variation and merger in This cluster course links history and English in a study of royal courts from the dialects and languages in contact, and Black English. Offered: On demand. 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, considering the political and cultural issues 550R Seminar in Comparative Literature: Pre-Eighteenth Century (3). associated with each court and reading the literature. The first point of This course will focus on representative works, authors, periods or genres from common focus will be the 11th-century court of William the Conqueror ancient and/or European literature prior to the eighteenth century. (1066-87), Norman duke and English monarch, a ruler who represents both the 551 Shakespeare Comedies and Histories (3). A study of Shakespeare’s last movement of Scandinavian expansion and the beginnings of a feudal major comedies and history plays with special emphasis on his dramatic works monarchy. The second focus will be on Henry II of England (1154-89), whose before 1600. Students will make in-class presentations and submit papers court exemplifies religious-secular tension in the Becket controversy and the requiring research and bibliographical work. patronage of thinkers like John of Salisbury. Two courts from the 13th century will be studied, the first that of Fredrick II (1215 -50), and the second that of 552 Early English Drama (3). English religious and secular drama prior to Louis IX of France (1226-70). Shakespeare. Mystery and morality plays are studied with emphasis on their literary and social backgrounds. Close readings of such works as “Everyman”, 581 European Literature: Renaissance Period (3). The Renaissance course “The Wakefield Second Shepherd’s Play” and “The Spanish Tragedy.” will focus on representative works from authors such as Aristo, Tasso, Students will make in-class presentations and submit papers requiring research Lazarillo de Tormes, Cervantes, Rabelais, Castiglione, Erasmus, Montaigne, and bibliographical work. Bruno, Marini, Petrarch, St. John of the Cross, Michelangelo, Ronsard, and Du Bellay. Students will make in-class presentations and submit papers requiring 553 Modern Drama 1880-1945 (3). A study of modern drama: Continental, research and bibliographical work. British, and American, including history and development, critical theory, and literary evaluation. This course will focus on the earlier modern playwrights 582 European Literature: 18th Century (3). The 18th-century course will from Ibsen and Shaw, with special attention to naturalism. Students will make focus on a representative sampling from authors such as Corneille, Racine, in-class presentations and submit papers requiring research and bibliographical Moliere, Voltaire, Prevost, La Bruyere, La Rochefoucauld, Montesquieu, work. Diderot, Rousseau, Schiller, Goethe, and Grimmelshausen. Students will make 555 Graduate Seminar (3). See description English 550. Course 555 covers in-class presentations and submit papers requiring research and bibliographical the second halves of periods which naturally fall into two parts. May be work. repeated for credit.* 583 European Literature: 19th Century (3). The 19th century course will 555A Graduate Seminar Medieval Literature II (3). focus on representative works from authors such as Stendahl, Balzac, Flaubert, Zola, Lermontov, Gogol, Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Kleist, Hoffman, Hugo and 555B Graduate Seminar Renaissance Literature II (3). Monzoni. Students will make in-class presentations and submit papers 555C Graduate Seminar Neo-Classical Literature II (3). requiring research and bibliographical work. 555D Graduate Seminar in 19th Century Literature II (3). 591 Research in Selected Fields (1-3). Individual study under the direction of 555E Graduate Seminar American Literature II (3). a senior member of the department, leading to the writing of a formal or scholarly paper. Enrollment through approval forms in English Department. 555F Graduate Seminar in Modern Literature (3). May be repeated for credit. 555G Graduate Seminar Literary Criticism (3). 599 Research and Thesis (1-9). A student, with permission of the graduate 555H Graduate Seminar Studies in Fiction II (3). committee, may write a thesis for 3 hours credit. 555I Graduate Seminar in Dramatic Literature II (3). 600 Introduction to Doctoral Study in English (3). Introduction to research 555J Graduate Seminar English Language (3). skills necessary for doctoral work, particularly for writing the thesis; attention 555K Graduate Seminar in Creative Writing:Poetry (3). will be paid both to traditional skills such as bibliography and to computer 555M Graduate Seminar: Composition (3). skills. 650 Doctoral Seminar (3). 555N Graduate Seminar: Prose Fiction (3). 555R Seminar in Comparative Literature: Post-Eighteenth Century (3). 691 Doctoral Research in Selected Fields (3). Individual study under the This course will focus on representative works, authors, periods or genres of direction of a senior member of the department leading to the writing of a European or world literature from the eighteenth century to the present. formal or scholarly paper. May be repeated for credit. 556 Studies in the Novel 1740-1900 (3). An intensive study of no more than 699 Research and Dissertation (1-15). Research and preparation for doctoral three major novelists of the eighteenth or nineteenth century. The content of dissertation. the course will change, depending on the instructor. Students will make 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). in-class presentations and submit papers requiring research and bibliographical H120 Freshman English II - Honors (3). work. 561 Shakespeare-Tragedies and Romances (3). A study of Shakespeare’s H211 Introduction to British Literature - Honors (3). major tragedies and late romances with special emphasis on his dramatic H213 Introduction to Drama - Honors (3). literature after 1600. Students will make in-class presentations and submit H214 Introduction to Fiction - Honors (3). papers requiring research and bibliographical work. H215 Introduction to Poetry - Honors (3). 562 Restoration and 18th Century Drama (3). The drama after the restoration of the monarchy and the reopening of the theatres through the H225 English II-Honors (3). 18th-century. Special emphasis is placed on the comedy of manners and the H250 Special Readings for Non-Majors - Honors (3). heroic drama in the Restoration and the sentimental comedy in the 18th-century. Includes such playwrights as Dryden, Congreve, Etherege, H300D Interdisciplinary Studies Cluster Course: Roman Wycherley, Steele, Lillo, Cumberland, Sheridan, and Goldsmith. Students will Revolution-Honors (3). make in-class presentations and submit papers requiring research and H301WI Writing for the Humanities and Social Sciences-Honors (3). bibliographical work. H312 Creative Writing I Prose - Honors (3). 563 Contemporary Drama (3). A study of contemporary drama: Continental, British, and American, including history and development, critical theory and H319 Myth and Literature-Honors (3). literary evaluation. This course will focus on the more recent writers, including H323 Shakespeare-Honors (3). the absurdists, with special attention to experimental drama. This course is a continuation of English 453. Students will make in-class presentations and H332 Black American Novel-Honors (3). submit papers requiring research and bibliographical work. H461 Shakespeare Tragedies and Romances-Honors (3).
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Geography 319 4 Environmental Studies Political Science 315, 409, 435 3 [email protected] Psychology 403 3 http://www.umkc.edu/env-st Environmental distribution electives at least 3 Minimum core courses 30 Advising Distribution electives and B.A. – 204G Haag Hall, (816) 235-2975 general education requirements 90 B.S. – 420 R.H. Flarsheim Hall, (816) 235-2983 Minimum total hours 120 Program Director: B.S. Environmental Science Raymond M. Coveney Jr., Department of Geosciences Geosciences Emphasis Hours Participating Chemistry Faculty: Environmental Science 111R 3 Yan Ching Jerry Jean, Kathleen Kilway, Timothy Environmental Science Laboratory 111L 2 Thomas, Charles Wurrey Biology 102 3 Participating Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty: Chemistry 211, 211L 5 Deborah O’Bannon Chemistry 212R, 212LR 5 Participating Economics Faculty: Geography 319 4 Michael Kelsay General Geology 220 3 Participating Geosciences Faculty: General Geology Lab 220L 2 Raymond Coveney, R. Vanette Hamilton, Syed Hasan, Mathematics 235 3 Daniel Hopkins, Wei Ji, James Murowchick, Tina Niemi, Physics 210 4 Lee Slater, Charles Spencer (principal bachelor of science Political Science 315, 409, 435 3 degree adviser) Environmental Studies Practicum 499WI 3 Participating Political Science Faculty: Minimum core courses 40 David Atkinson, Reginald Bassa, Amelia McIntyre Distribution electives and (principal bachelor of arts degree adviser), general education requirements 80 Participating Psychology Faculty: Minimum total hours 120 Joseph Hughey Note: B.S. degree requires at least 60 credit hours of science Program Description and mathematics. In addition to the core courses and other The interdisciplinary environmental studies degree program of required courses listed above, environmental science majors the College of Arts and Sciences provides educational seeking a bachelor of science degree and selecting a opportunities for undergraduate students along two distinct but geosciences emphasis must take a minimum of an additional overlapping tracks leading to a bachelor of arts degree in 12 credit hours in geology or physical geography. A list of environmental studies or a bachelor of science degree in approved courses may be found below. environmental science. The program is designed to meet B.S. Environmental Science pressing needs in the workforce and the urban community, Chemistry Emphasis Hours producing college graduates who are broadly educated in Environmental Science 111R 3 issues of the environment and who can communicate Environmental Science Laboratory 111L 2 effectively. The core of the program consists of a unique blend Biology 102 3 of required courses supplemented by key electives dependent Chemistry 211, 211L 5 upon the particular interests and needs of students. Required Chemistry 212R, 212LR 5 courses span the fields of the biological, physical, and social Chemistry 320, 320L 5 sciences and the humanities. Chemistry 387 3 Environmental issues such as climate change, atmospheric Chemistry 388 3 pollutants and non-point-source water pollution are complex Geography 319 4 issues. Regrettably, the general public is unprepared to General Geology 220 3 evaluate these issues and must rely on experts. The need for General Geology Lab 220L 2 environmental education and professionals in the field of the Mathematics 210 4 Mathematics 220 4 environment has never been greater, and these needs are Physics 210 or 240 4-5 expected to grow in the future. Physics 220 or 250 4-5 Given these needs, employment opportunities are Political Science 315, 409, 435 3 unlimited and are likely to remain so for decades. Specific Environmental Studies Practicum 499WI 3 careers available to those who hold an environmental studies Minimum core courses 60-62 degree lie in the fields of engineering, environmental geology, environmental law, environmental health and safety, Distribution electives and emergency response, environmental training, environmental general education requirements 58-60 chemistry, politics, sociology and geology. Minimum total hours 120 Degree Requirements Note: B.S. degree requires at least 60 credit hours of science and mathematics B.A. Environmental Studies Hours B.S. Environmental Science Environmental Science 111R 3 Environmental Science Laboratory 111L 2 General Hours Biology 102 3 Environmental Science 111R 3 Chemistry 160 3 Environmental Science Laboratory 111L 2 Economics 202 3 Biology 102 3 Environmental Studies Practicum 499WI 3 Biology 302 3 Chemistry 211, 211L 5
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Chemistry 212R, 212LR 5 Electives General Geology 220 3 See electives listed under B.A. Environmental Studies. General Geology Lab 220L 2 Geology 230 4 B.S. Program Coordinators: Mathematics 235 3 Charles Spencer, Geosciences, (816) 235-1334; Physics 210 4 Charles Wurrey, Chemistry, (816) 235-2273 Physics 220 4 Political Science 315, 409, 435 3 Students pursuing the bachelor of science degree who wish to Environmental Studies Practicum 499WI 3 obtain a minor in environmental studies must take at least 18 Minimum core courses 47 credit hours of coursework from the following list, a minimum of 9 credit hours must be at the 300 or 400 level and a Distribution electives and general education requirements 73 minimum of 9 credit hours must be taken at UMKC. The program of study is planned with a program coordinator. Minimum total hours 120 Required Courses Note: B.S. degeerequires at least 60 hours of science and Hours mathematics. Environmental Science 111R 3 Environmental Studies Distribution Electives Environmental Science Laboratory 111L 2 Chemistry 387* Environmental Chemistry I 3 Courses One of the following: 3-4 Biology 108, 109 and 302 Economics 320* Chemistry 160, 160L, 311, 312R, 320, 320L*, (Environment, Resources and Economic Growth) 321, 321L*, 322R, 322L*, 330, 341, 378, 382, Psychology 403* (Environmental Psychology) 387, 388, 390, 395, 399, 410, 431, 442R, 451R, Political Science 315, 409, 435* or 435P* 471, 478, 480, 432, 437, 490, 495 and 499 Civil Engineering 401 and 445 *May not be counted twice (i.e., in both required and elective Economics 100, 201, 202 and 320 categories) English 440 Electives Geography 309, 315, 333, 401, 410, 430, See electives listed under B.S. Environmental Science. 436, 437, 442 and 460 Geology 202, 312, 314, 335, 412, 425, Environmental Science Courses 451 and 460 111L Environmental Science Laboratory (2). Introduction to laboratory Mathematics 120, 210, 220, 235 and 250 field techniques used by environmental scientists by means of a sequence of 14 Pharmacy 463 laboratory and field exercises delivered partly by electronic means. Students Philosophy 450WI and 490 taking 110r cannot enroll in this course for credit. Physics 210, 220, 240 and 250 111R Introduction To Environmental Science (3). Principles, methods and Political Science 304, 380, 409, 429 and 435 discoveries in environmental science. The significance of the atmosphere, the Psychology 403 hydrosphere, the biosphere, and the solid earth in the development of different types of environments; the influence of environmental factors on human Sociology 300R activities and the effects of human activities on the environment. Three hours And other appropriate courses having environmental lecture each week; no laboratory. Prerequisite: None. Offered: Each semester components that have been approved by the adviser. and summers. *Students may take Chemistry 320, 320L or the 321, 321L, Environmental Studies Courses 322R, 322L sequence. 499WI Environmental Studies Practicum (3). Students conduct research, participate in discussions, and prepare written reports on selected topics Environmental Studies Minor concerning the environment. Prerequisites: Senior standing and successful B.A. Program Coordinators: completion of the WEPT exam. Offered: Winter. Daniel P. Hopkins, Geosciences, (816) 235-1334; Joseph Hughey, Psychology, (816) 235-1321 Students pursuing the bachelor of arts degree who wish to obtain a minor in environmental studies must take at least 18 credit hours of coursework from the following list, a minimum of 9 hours at the 300 or 400 level and a minimum of 9 hours earned at UMKC. The program of study is planned with a program coordinator. Required Courses Hours Environmental Science 111R 3 Environmental Science Laboratory 111L 2 Chemistry 160 Chemistry, Environment and Society (Chemistry 160L optional elective) 3-4 One of the following: 3-4 Economics 320* Environment, Resources and Economic Growth Psychology 403* Environmental Psychology Political Science 435* or 435P* Politics of the Environment *May not be counted twice (i.e. in both required and elective categories)
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Department of Foreign noted, however, that the department must approve in advance any courses taken abroad for major or graduate credit. Languages and Literatures Interested students should contact the appropriate departmental adviser. 216 Scofield Hall (816) 235-1311 Language Resource Center [email protected] A modern facility housing audio, video and computer http://www.umkc.edu/frn-lg equipment and software is located in 109 Scofield Hall. The purpose of the lab is to supplement and support in-class foreign Department Chair: language learning. Tutoring services for students of foreign Rafael Espejo-Saavedra language are provided on a limited basis. First-year language Professor Emeriti: students (except for Latin and Greek) are expected to use the Gerda R. Kaatz, Rosemarie Marfurt, Raymond T. Riva, Language Resource Center at least once a week, working with Herwig G. Zauchenberger materials in conjunction with their regular courses. Professors: Patricia P. Brodsky, Rafael Espejo-Saavedra General Requirements Associate Professors: Foreign Language Requirements Louis Imperiale, Alice R. Reckley Vallejos Assistant Professors: 1. Three semesters of instruction in a foreign language are Luis Candia, Kathy M. Krause, Gayle Levy, Sylvia part of the curriculum requirement for the bachelor of arts Stevens and bachelor of science degrees awarded by the College of Arts and Sciences. Successful completion of the Department Description 110-120-211 sequence in any language offered by this The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures offers department normally will satisfy the requirement, but programs of study leading to the bachelor of arts degree in students should check with their departmental advisers French, German and Spanish and graduate-level work leading before enrolling in specific language courses. Students to a master of arts in Romance languages and literatures who have satisfactorily completed two years of a foreign (French, Spanish). In addition, undergraduate minors are language in high school normally will be required to offered in French, German and Spanish. complete only 120 and 211 or above college courses in Language instruction is also offered in Arabic, Chinese, the same language. For additional details on placement Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Latin and Russian. and credit by examination, see the general information Career Implications section below. Aside from pursuing teaching careers, holders of degrees in 2. Information on the foreign language proficiency foreign languages are in demand by government, the media requirements for doctoral students can be found in the and international business in growing numbers, as the need for General Graduate Academic Regulations and Information increased sophistication and expertise in international affairs section of this catalog. continues to expand. Multinational companies and organizations now view foreign language skills as an asset to Attendance and Course Level the prospective employee. In the past 10 years this notion has Class attendance become widespread in such areas as business, industry, The nature of language acquisition is such that regular commerce, civil service, education, law, communications attendance (throughout the semester) is expected of all students media and the health services. The changing conditions of enrolled for credit. international economics, politics and communications indicate that this trend will continue. Course Levels Course levels are generally indicated by the first digit of the Higher Educational Applications course number. For example, 100-level courses are first-year Reading knowledge of a foreign language is a requisite for courses, 200-level classes represent second-year courses, etc. many graduate degrees. Foreign language proficiency, Accordingly, students entering a 200-level French course must moreover, is gaining increasing importance on all levels of have completed French 110 and 120 or their equivalent. university instruction as curricula are internationalized. Successful completion of a second-year course (normally 211 Scholars and professionals in many fields have long recognized and 221 or their equivalent) is required of all students who the need for, and advantages of, foreign-language competency want to enroll in 300- or 400-level courses. Exceptions must for improved international communication and effective have the approval of the student’s adviser. conduct of basic and applied research. Special Resources Bachelor of Arts: French, German, Study Abroad Spanish UMKC has exchange and study agreements with other The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures offers a institutions in many parts of the world. Students have an program of study leading to the bachelor of arts in French, opportunity to spend a year of study at the University of Seville German or Spanish. in Spain or the University of Lyon II in France. A year OR a Undergraduate Advisers: semester program is possible at the University of Klagenfurt in Austria or the University of Veracruz in Xalapa, Mexico. French: Gayle Levy Summer programs are held at the University of Veracruz, (816) 235-2820, [email protected] Mexico, the University of Granada, Spain, and the University German: Patricia P. Brodsky of Lyon II, France. (816) 235-2826, [email protected] The department encourages students to travel and study Spanish: Alice Reckley Vallejos abroad by participating in any of the summer programs (816) 235-2821, [email protected] sponsored by accredited American universities. It should be
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General Information In consultation with the adviser, a course of study will be Initial Advising and Placement devised listing required courses, credits received and courses A language placement exam is strongly recommended for all that still need to be taken to satisfy requirements for the degree. students with previous foreign language experience, especially It will be signed by the student and the adviser. Majors must those who are considering a major or minor in foreign consult with their departmental advisers prior to registration language. The placement exam or the recommendation of a and need to obtain approval of their course programs each foreign language adviser will more accurately determine a semester. They also must seek their advisers’ consent student’s level, contributing to his or her success. Contact the whenever a change in the agreed course of study is necessary. department office for more information. Students who place at The following departmental requirements must be met: a level higher than 211 may opt to receive an exemption from 1. Students must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours the foreign language requirement, rather than take a course in beyond 110 and 120 in at least one language and that language, but will not receive any foreign language credit. literature. Normally, at least 18 of the 30 hours required Full-time degree-seeking students whose education for the major must be taken in this department. For through eighth grade, or the equivalent, has been in a language further details concerning 300- and 400-level course other than English shall be exempt from the foreign language requirements for degrees in French, German and Spanish requirement. They will not receive 110, 120 or 211 credit for see the following. their first language. 2. Special arrangements for study-abroad credit can be made Consultation with an adviser is recommended for students with the chair on a case by case basis. who intend to major or minor in foreign languages. 3. A 2.0 grade-point average in the major is required for Transfer Credit graduation. Transfer students may normally expect to continue their 4. Composition and conversation courses through at least foreign language study at the next comparable level. On 415 are required and 425 is highly recommended. consultation with their advisers or the course instructors, and Prospective teachers must take 425. after taking the placement exam, students may be advised to do 5. Native speakers majoring in their own languages will either remedial or more advanced coursework. No more than complete a minimum of 21 credit hours in courses nine hours of transfer credit for 200- to 400-level courses are numbered 300 and above, but normally not including 315 normally allowed toward degree requirements. or 325. A native speaker is defined as a person who Credit for study at a foreign institution will be granted, speaks the target language fluently and who has provided the courses proposed for study abroad have been completed formal schooling through the secondary school approved in advance by a departmental adviser and endorsed level, or equivalent, in the target language. by the chair of the department. When advance endorsement for 6. French majors must complete a total of 15 credit hours of credit is not obtained from the department, the credit is subject 300- and 400-level literature and civilization courses. Of to approval by the department chair. these, nine credit hours must be at the 400 level. In cases where students have been engaged in an extended 7. German majors must complete at least 15 hours of 300- period (e.g., a year) of formal study at an approved academic and 400-level literature and culture courses. institution abroad, transfer credit of more than nine hours may 8. Spanish majors must complete at least 15 hours of be granted, if approved by the chair of the department. literature and civilization courses, of which at least six hours must be at the 400 level. Credit by Examination 9. French 435 and German 304 and 340 do not count toward Beginning-level courses (110,120) are not applicable toward a major. requirements for the major. College credit for them may be 10. Certain cluster courses may be counted toward the earned by examination. language major, to be determined through consultation CLEP credit is available for the first 10 hours of French, with the course instructor and the foreign language chair. German or Spanish. Contact Testing Services to arrange for the exam. A passing score is necessary to receive credit. (No more than 30 of a student’s total hours may be earned by The Minor: French, German, Spanish examination.) The growing need for experts in the international aspects of Departmental testing, “Credit by Examination,” is also academic and professional fields has led to a renewed interest available. Students should first speak to the appropriate in the foreign language minor as a complement to a student’s undergraduate adviser. Generally, arrangements are made with training in a major field. In increasing numbers, students an instructor to take the final examination with the appropriate completing baccalaureate degrees in the Henry W. Bloch class. Forms are available at Registration. The signatures of School of Business and Public Administration, in the the Registrar, Instructor, Dean and Cashier must be obtained, Conservatory of Music, and in other departments of the in that order. The fee must be paid and the instructor must College of Arts and Sciences have selected a course of study receive the signed, completed form before the student may take that includes a minor in a foreign language. Majors in all fields the examination. A minumum grade of C is necessary to are urged to discuss this possibility with their advisers. receive credit. Requirements for Program Minor Degree Requirements An academic minor in a given language requires a minimum of Students may choose to major in French, German or Spanish 18 hours consisting of six hours of second-year courses plus 12 or to pursue a double major by satisfying requirements in each hours of courses at the 300 and 400 levels. French 435 and of two languages and literatures, or in a language plus another German 304 do not count toward a minor. discipline. Requirements for Teacher Certification in The department recommends study of a second foreign Foreign Languages language and relevant work in other disciplines such as English, history, art history, etc. 1. A 3.0 minimum grade-point average in the student’s major language is required.
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2. Required courses Admission Requirements • Conversation and Composition 415 and 425. A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a 3.0 • Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages, 494. (B) grade-point average in the subject area and a 2.75 overall Prerequisite: 3.0 average in the target language. All GPA is required for admission. students desiring teacher certification must consult The Graduate Record Examination (Advanced with the instructor of this course prior to the year in Achievement) is recommended, and two letters of which they plan to do their student teaching. This recommendation are required. Students’ transcripts with course is offered in conjunction with the School of accompanying data are carefully evaluated. Education. Applicants with inadequate preparation may be required to • Twenty-four additional hours of language and make up deficiencies by taking more than the standard 30 literature courses in the target language beyond the hours of coursework. 120-level for a total of 33 credit hours. (See Requirements for Retention departmental adviser.) Other courses required by the If students’ graduate grade-point averages fall below 3.0 (B), state Department of Elementary and Secondary they may take coursework only on the 300 and 400 levels until Education for teacher certification. (See School of a 3.0 graduate grade-point average has been attained. Education adviser.) Coursework completed under this condition will not count toward the master’s degree. Suggested Four-Year Plan of Study for the Transfer Credit B.A. Degree No more than nine hours of transfer credit are normally Hours allowed toward degree requirements. Year I First Semester Advising 110* 5 Students interested in pursuing a master’s degree in Romance Curricular Requirements and Electives 10-11 languages should meet with the appropriate principal graduate Second Semester adviser before commencing studies: 120* 5 French: Kathy M. Krause Curricular Requirements and Electives 10-11 (816) 235-1316, [email protected] Year II Spanish: Rafael Espejo-Saavedra First Semester (816) 235-2827, [email protected] 211* 3 Curricular Requirements and Electives 9-13 In consultation with the adviser, a course of study will be planned listing the courses that will satisfy requirements for Second Semester the degree. Prior to registration each semester, candidates must 221* 3 meet with their advisers for approval of their course programs. Curricular Requirements and Electives 9-13 They must also seek their adviser’s endorsement whenever a Year III change in the agreed course of study should be necessary. First Semester 315* 3 M.A. Degree Requirements 300/400 Literature and Civilization 6-9 1. The program of study consists of 30 hours with a Curricular Requirements and Electives 3-6 minimum of 18 hours at the 500 level and a maximum of Second Semester 12 hours on the 300 and 400 levels. A minimum GPA of 325* 3 3.0 is required in all graduate work. It is highly 300/400 Literature and Civilization 6-9 recommended that students take courses in as many areas, Curricular Requirements and Electives 3-6 genres and periods as possible in order to achieve both Year IV breadth and depth of knowledge. Students must obtain First Semester approval of their programs of study by the graduate 415* 3 adviser prior to each term. 400 Literature 3-6 2. Students must demonstrate ability to read, speak and write Electives 6-9 idiomatically and with accuracy the language in which the Second Semester M.A. degree is being pursued. 425 3 3. Final Examination. Spanish students must take a final 400 Literature 3-6 written examination covering the coursework taken for 499* Senior Seminar (Capstone) - Winter 3 the degree. French students must take a final oral Electives 6-9 examination. * Required course 4. Second Language Proficiency. In addition to the mastery of the target language, students must demonstrate a Master of Arts: Romance Languages reading knowledge of a second language in one of the The master of arts degree program provides necessary training following ways: in French or Spanish language and literature for those who • Taking a reading examination in French, Spanish, want to teach those languages at secondary school or junior German or Latin that will be administered or college level. It also serves students who plan to continue with approved by this department or given by the studies at the doctoral level. Other employment opportunities Educational Testing Service. can be found in government, business and industry, publishing • Achieving a grade of 3.0 (B) or better in a houses, foundations, etc. three-hour 200-level language course. • Achieving a grade of 2.0 (C) or better in each of two 300-level courses or in one 400-level literature or civilization course.
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Foreign Language Courses Chinese Courses 180 Special Elementary Foreign Languages Topics I (2-5). Instruction in 110 Elementary Chinese I (5). Introduction to the sound system of modern foreign languages at the elementary level. Essentials of grammar, basic Chinese, aural comprehension, oral expression, basic structural patterns, conversation and reading, practical vocabulary. May include introduction of writing systems. Fall. new methods of foreign language teaching, special texts, and languages not 120 Elementary Chinese II (5). Dialogue practice and conversation, reading offered through regular courses. As needed. of simple stories and essays, comparative study of Chinese and English 190 Special Elementary Foreign Languages Topics II (2-5). Continuation of grammar and syntax. Prerequisite: Chinese 110. Winter. Foreign Languages and Literature 180. Prerequisite: Elementary I 211 Second Year Chinese I (3). Introductory readings of colloquial Chinese, college-level course or equivalent. As needed. literature, conversation, simple composition, and comparison between written 280 Special Intermediate Foreign Languages Topics I (2-4). Instruction in and spoken styles in modern Chinese. Prerequisite: Chinese 120 or equivalent. foreign languages at the second-year intermediate level. Further development Fall. of comprehension and communicative skills. Readings of moderate difficulty 221 Second Year Chinese II (3). Readings of modern Chinese with emphasis and grammar review. May include introduction of new methods of foreign on expository writings, analysis of syntactic structure, composition and language teaching, special texts and topics, and new languages not offered translation. Prerequisite: Chinese 211 or equivalent. Winter. through regular courses. Prerequisite: Elementary I & II college courses or 280 Special Intermediate Chinese Topics I (2-4). Instruction of Chinese on equivalent. As needed. the second-year/intermediate level introducing new methods of foreign 290 Special Intermediate Foreign Languages Topics II (2-4). Continuation language teaching or special texts and topics not normally offered through of Foreign Languages and Literature 280. Prerequisite: Third semester college regular courses. May not be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Elementary I and level-courses or equivalent. As needed. II college-level courses or equivalent. As needed. 290 Special Intermediate Chinese Topics II (2-4). Continuation of Chinese 300CM Cluster Course: Mexico, Central America and the Human 280. May not be repeated for credit. As needed. Condition (3). Faculty from at least two different departments (one of which must be a department in the Division of Humanities including history) may 380 Special Topics: Composition and Conversation (1-3). Treatment of a determine the topic and syllabus, subject to the approval of the director of particular genre or area of literature in Chinese normally not offered through Integrated Studies and the departments involved. This special topics course regular courses. May be repeated for credit when the topic changes. will satisfy the interdisciplinary course requirement for the B.A. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. On demand. 300CS Cluster Course: History of Russian Culture (3). Faculty from at French Courses least two different departments (one of which must be a department in the 110 Elementary French I (5). The goals of this course are an ability to speak Division of Humanities including history) may determine the topic and and to understand simple (spoken) French as well as to read and write simple syllabus, subject to the approval of the director of Integrated Studies and the prose. Every semester and summer. program’s advisory committee in addition to the approval of the departments involved. This special topics course will satisfy the interdisciplinary course 120 Elementary French II (5). Continuation of French 110. Every semester. requirement for the B.A. Fall/winter. Prerequisite(s): French 110 or equivalent. Semester Offered: Every Semester. 380 Special Topics (1-3). Treatment of a particular genre or area of literature 211 Second Year French I (3). Further development of comprehension and or language normally not offered through regular courses. May be repeated for communicative skills in the language. Readings of moderate difficulty and credit when the topic changes. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. On grammar review. Practice in writing. The goal is attainment of intermediate demand. proficiency in the language. Prerequisite: French 120. Fall. 400 Interdisciplinary Studies: Cluster Course (3). 221 Second Year French II (3). Continuation of French 211. Winter. 400CI CC:Culture,Kultur,Civilisation:Identity Formation in Middle Class 250 Commercial French (3). Business practices in correspondence in the (3). This cluster course will explore the dynamics of bourgeois class formation French language; special vocabulary of business, trade, banking and in Western Europe in the “long” 19th century (1750-1920) from historical, administration. Refinement of grammatical and stylistic skills. Subjects treated thematic, and theoretical perspectives. It will focus on how this class-based include price inquiries, quotations, offers, orders, complaints, administrative, identity developed and functioned in the context of historical and cultural banking, and diplomatic correspondence. Prerequisite: French 221 or changes and how the bourgeoisie defined themselves vis a vis nobles, peasants, equivalent. workers, “primitives,” and criminals. Class assignments will include historical, 280 Special Intermediate French Topics I (2-4). Instruction of French on the literary, theatrical, anthropological, and cinemagraphic sources. second-year/intermediate level introducing new methods of foreign language teaching or special texts and topics not normally offered through regular 480 Special Topics (1-3). Each time this course is offered a particular genre or courses. May not be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Elementary I and II area of literature will be treated. Topics will be announced in advance. May be college-level courses or equivalent. As needed. repeated for credit when the topic changes. Permission of the department chairman required. On demand. 290 Special Intermediate French Topics II (2-4). Continuation of French 280. May not be repeated for credit. As needed. 494 Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages (3). Teaching methods and materials for beginning and advanced classes in French, German, and Spanish. 301 Introduction to French Literature (3). An introduction to the study of Modern language teaching methodology and material will be evaluated and different genres of French literature and techniques of criticism. Readings demonstrated, together with effective use of the Language Resource Center, include representative works of major authors from various periods. Strongly tapes, slides, film strips, and other audio-visual materials. Prerequisite: A 3.0 recommended for all majors, to be taken before or concurrently with other grade average in the foreign language to be considered for practice teaching. literature courses. Winter. Does not count toward a major in foreign language. Offered in conjunction 303 Masterpieces of French Literature I (3). An introduction to the history with the School of Education. of French literature from the Middle Ages to 1800 stressing the historical 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). context, the major literary movements, and the development of the various genres. Selected readings of the works of the major authors of the period. Arabic Courses 304 Masterpieces of French Literature II (3). An introduction to the history 110 Elementary Arabic I (5). Fundamentals of the language, essentials of of French literature from 1800 to the present stressing historical context, the conversation, grammar, practical vocabulary, useful phrases, and the ability to major literary movements and the developments of the various genres. understand, read and write simple classical Arabic. Fall. Selected readings of the works of major authors of the period. 120 Elementary Arabic II (5). Continuation of Arabic 110. Winter. 315 Intermediate Conversation and Composition I (3). Grammar review: Prerequisite(s): Arabic 110 or equivalent. practice in speaking and writing French; emphasis on idiomatic usage and practical vocabulary. Required for major. Prerequisite: French 221 or 211 Second Year Arabic I (3). Further development of comprehension and equivalent. Every fall. communicative skills in the language. Readings of moderate difficulty and 325 Intermediate Conversation and Composition II (3). Continuation of grammar review. Practice in writing. The goal is attainment of intermediate French 315. Required for major. Prerequisite: French 315. Every winter. proficiency in the language. Prerequisite: Arabic 120. Fall. 340 French Literature in Translation (3). Seminar on French literature in 221 Second Year Arabic II (3). Continuation of Arabic 211. Winter. translation. Class will be conducted in English and no knowledge of French is 280 Special Intermediate Arabic Topics I (2-4). Instruction of Arabic on the necessary. May not be taken for major credit. second-year/intermediate level introducing new methods of foreign language 350 French Civilization I (3). An historical introduction to French civilization teaching or special texts and topics not normally offered through regular and culture with emphasis on historical, social and cultural development. courses. May not be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Elementary I and II Prerequisites: French 221 or equivalent. college-level courses or equivalent. As needed. 351 Introduction to French Phonetics (3). Drill and practice in pronunciation 290 Special Intermediate Arabic Topics II (2-4). Continuation of Arabic in class and in language laboratory. Prerequisite: French 221 or equivalent or 280. May not be repeated for credit. As needed. permission of instructor.
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352 French Civilization II: Contemporary French Civilization (3). An 452 Medieval Poetry (3). A study of medieval poetry including religious and in-depth survey of contemporary French culture, including major historical secular poetry, Provencal and Old French lyric, the influence of poetry in other events and movements that have shaped modern France, as well as geography, genres such as romance and theater, later medieval poetry of the 14th and 15th the political system, family life and education, economics, etc. Prerequisites: centuries, as well as a discussion of the origins of the lyric. Also offered as French 221 or the equivalent. French 552. Prerequisites: French 221 or the equivalent. 354 French Civilization III: Lyon, Crossroads of France and Europe (3). 454 Intellectual Origins of the French Revolution (3). Study of An introduction to French culture and civilization through the history, philosophical and political texts by Montesquieu, Rousseau, Voltaire, Diderot, geography, culture and arts of Lyon and its region. Offered during the Study etc. on government, society, language, freedom and equality. Critical study of Abroad Program in Lyon. Offered: Summer semester. the Enlightenment. Also offered as French 554. 380 Special Topics (1-3). Treatment of a particular genre or area of literature 455 Fin-de-Siecle and Belle Epoque (3). Study of the literary, cultural and or language normally not offered through regular courses. May be repeated for historical context of this time period in French history, for example: credit when the topic changes. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. On Symbolism, Decadence, and the years 1900-1914. Also offered as French 555. demand. 456 20th Century French Poetry (3). The study of 20th-century poetry with 412 17th Century French Literature (3). Selected readings in the literature special consideration given to different approaches to its analysis. Also offered of the 17th century, with an emphasis on non-dramatic works. Also offered as as French 556. French 512. 457 20th Century French Narrative (3). The analysis of major currents in 413 18th-Century French Literature (3). Emphasis on philosophical and French 20th century narrative, especially fiction and film. Courses will be social significance. Authors may include Marivaux, Beaumarchais, Le Sage, organized around narrative themes or historical events and will include social L’Abbe Prevost, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Diderot. Also offered as French 513. and cultural components. Also offered as French 557. 414 Medieval Literature (3). Selected readings in various genres including 463 19th-Century French Fiction (3). Studies in the birth, development and epic, romance, theater and lyric. Emphasis will be placed on the intertextual variation of French Romanticism. Readings include de Stael, Senancour, relations and the cultural and historical context surrounding text production in Constant, Hugo, Stendhal and Merimee. The advent of realism and naturalism the Middle Ages. Also offered as French 514. in France. Readings include Balzac, Flaubert, Daudet, De Maupassant, and Zola. Also offered as French 563. 415 Advanced Conversation and Composition I (3). Practice in speaking 468 French Literature Between the World Wars (3). A study of the major and writing French, with attention to the elements of style. Continued in works of French literature from 1919-1939. Also offered as French 568. French 425. First semester required of all majors and second semester 470 Studies in Critical Thought (3). Various currents of 20th-century literary recommended. Both semesters required of prospective high school teachers. criticism and their political and historical contexts. Also offered as French 570. Either or both semesters may be repeated with the consent of the instructor and the department chairman. No more than six hours credit may be applied 471 Autobiography (3). Analysis of autobiographies and autobiographical towards a degree. Prerequisite: French 325. Fall. texts such as diaries and memoirs together with theoretical texts on the genre. The concentration on different periods or issues may change from semester to 417 16th-Century French Literature (3). Selected readings in prose and semester, i.e. the art of autobiography as practiced by 20th-century writers, poetry from Marot through Astree. Authors may include Rabelais, Ronsard, du especially women. Also offered as French 571. Bellay, Montaigne, Marguerite de Navarre. Also offered as French 517. 472 Francophone Studies (3). Study of different national Francophone 424 19th-Century French Literature (3). Selected readings in various genres literatures. Reading may include writers from Quebec, Haiti, Africa, from Romanticism through Symbolism. Also offered as French 524. Louisiana, Vietnam, the French Indies, etc. Also offered as French 572. 425 Advanced Conversation and Composition II (3). Continuation of 480 Special Topics (1-3). Each time this course is offered a particular author, French 415. See French 415. Required for teacher certification in French. genre or area of literature will be treated. Topics will be announced in advance. Prerequisite: French 415. Winter. May be repeated for credit when the topic changes. Permission of the department chairman is required. On demand. 426 20th-Century French Literature (3). Selected readings from the Belle Epoque to the contemporary period. Also offered as French 526. 490 Special Readings (1-3). Intensive readings in field or literary figure to be selected by the student in consultation with the instructor. Available, by 431 Racine (3). Seminar on the career and work of Jean Racine. Study of 17th permission only, to advanced students of French; available only when student century dramaturgy and individual research on particular plays. Also offered cannot take regularly scheduled courses. Prerequisite: 3.0 GPA. On demand. as French 531. 499 Senior Seminar (Capstone) (3). Required for major. Covers seminal 433 Voltaire (3). Seminar on Voltaire and his place in the French works of French literature in their historical and cultural context. Course Enlightenment. Also offered as French 533. content varies, but will include such elements as geography. politics, folklore, 434 Diderot (3). Seminar on Diderot and the Encyclopedie and their history of the language, architecture, art and music. To be taken during final contributions to the French Enlightenment. Also offered as French 534. Winter Semester of residence. Prerequisite: 21 hours beyond first year. Offered: Winter Semester. 435 Directed Discussions in Advanced French (3). Directed discussion on contemporary French culture. The discussions cover a wide range of topics on 512 17th-Century French Literature (3). Selected readings in the literature modern France: social, intellectual and cultural aspects. Students will of the 17th century, with an emphasis on non-dramatic works. Also offered as participate and have the opportunity to observe and react within a cultural French 412. Prerequisites“ Admission to M.A. in Romance Languages and frame of reference. Open to advanced students of French and to teachers of the Literature program or permission of instructor. language for in-service training. 513 18th-Century French Literature (3). Emphasis on philosophical and social significance. Authors may include Marivaux, Beaumarchais, LeSage, 436 Moliere (3). Moliere’s theater with emphasis on the interrelationship of L’Abbe Prevost, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Diderot. Also offered as French 413. the plays. Also offered as French 536. Prerequisites: Admission to M.A. in Romance Languages and Literature 440 Medieval Romance (3). The various movements of French medieval program or permission of instructor. romance from the 12th through 15th centuries with an emphasis on the 12th 514 Medieval Literature (3). Selected readings in various genres including and 13th centuries. Analysis of literary technique and socio-historical context epic, romance, theater and lyric. Emphasis will be placed on the intertextual will be stressed. No knowledge of Old French is assumed. Also offered as relations and the cultural and historical context surrounding text production in French 540. the Middle Ages. Also offered as French 414. Prerequisites: Admission to 444 Renaissance Poetry (3). French poetry from the Grand Rhetoriqueurs M.A. in Romance Languages and Literature program or permission of through the Pleiade. Study of poetic forms, major poets and schools, and instructor. different approaches to analyzing poetry. Also offered as French 544. 517 16th-Century French Literature (3). Selected readings in prose and Prerequisites: French 221 or the equivalent. poetry from Marot through Astree. Authors may include Rabelais, Ronsard, du 445 Epistolarity and the Novel (3). Explorations of the genre through the Bellay, Montaigne, Marguerite de Navarre. Also offered as French 417 analysis of 17th-and 18-century French novels. Introduced by a theoretical 520 Non-Dramatic 17th-Century French Literature (3). Evaluation and review. Also offered as French 545. reading of the works of Malherbe and contemporaries, of Descartes and Pascal 446 17th-Century French Drama (3). The classical period: Emphasis on and contemporaries, and of the great authors at the height of the classical Corneille, Racine and Moliere. Also offered as French 546. period. 447 19th-Century French Poetry (3). The study of the poetry and dominant 524 19th-Century French Literature (3). Selected readings in various genres poetic movements of the 19th-century, with special attention given to different from Romanticism through symbolism. Also offered as French 424. approaches to its analysis. Also offered as French 547. 526 20th-Century French Literature (3). Selected readings from the Belle 448 20th Century French Theater (3). Analysis of major currents of French Epoque to the contemporary period. Also offered as French 426. theater of the 20th-Century, with emphasis upon the postwar period and its 531 Racine (3). Seminar on the career and work of Jean Racine. Study of movements. Also offered as French 548. 17th-century dramaturgy and individual research on particular plays.
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533 Voltaire (3). Seminar on Voltaire and his place in the French 571 Autobiography (3). Analysis of autobiographies and autobiographical Enlightenment. Also offered as French 433. texts such as diaries and memoirs together with theoretical texts on the genre. The concentration of different periods or issues may change from semester to 534 Diderot (3). Seminar on Diderot and the Encyclopedie and their semester, i.e. the art of autobiography as practiced by 20th-century writers, contributions to the French Enlightenment. Also offered as French 434. especially women. Also offered as French 471. Prerequisites: Admission to 535 Rabelais (3). An extensive study of Rabelais and his place in Renaissance M.A. in Romance Languages and Literature program or permission of thought. instructor. 572 Francophone Studies (3). Study of different national Francophone 536 Moliere (3). Moliere’s theater with emphasis on the interrelationship of literatures. Reading may include writers from Quebec, Haiti, Africa, the plays. Louisiana, Vietnam, the French Indies, etc. Also offered as French 472. Prerequisites: Admission to M.A. in Romance Languages and Literature 540 Medieval Romance (3). The various movements of French medieval romance from the 12th through 15th centuries with an emphasis on the 12th program or permission of instructor. and 13th centuries. Analysis of literary technique and socio-historical context 580 Special Topics (1-3). Treatment of a particular genre or area of literature will be stressed. No knowledge of Old French is assumed. Also offered as or language normally not offered through regular courses. May be repeated for French 440. Prerequisites: Admission to M.A. in Romance Languages and credit when the topic changes. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. On Literature program or permission of instructor. demand. 590 Directed Studies in French Literature (1-3). Intensive readings in a field 544 Renaissance Poetry (3). French Poetry from the Grand Rhetoriqueurs or literary figure to be selected by the student in consultation with the through the Pleiade. Study of poetic forms, major poets and schools, and instructor. Available by permission of chairman only when student cannot take different approaches to analyzing poetry. Also offered as French 444. regularly scheduled courses. Prerequisites: Admission to M.A. in Romance Languages and Literature program or permission of instructor. 590A 17th Century French Drama (1-3). 590B 19th Century French Literature (3). 545 Epistolarity and the Novel (3). Explorations of the genre through the analysis of 17th- and 18th- century French novels. Introduced by a theoretical 590C Eighteenth Century French Literature (1-3). review. Also offered as French 445. Prerequisites: Admission to M.A. in Romance Languages and Literature program or permission of instructor. German Courses 110 Elementary German I (5). The goals of this course are an ability to speak 546 17th-Century French Drama (3). The classical period: Emphasis on and to understand simple (spoken) German as well as to read and write simple Corneille, Racine and Moliere. Also offered as French 446. Prerequisites: prose. Every fall and summer. Admission to M.A. in Romance Languages and Literature program or 111 Introduction to Business German I (5). The goals of this course are the permission of instructor. development of essential language skills in order to communicate effectively in 547 19th-Century French Poetry (3). The study of the poetry and dominant basic situations. Every Fall. Prerequisites: None. Offered: Every Fall. poetic movements of the 19th century, with special attention given to different 120 Elementary German II (5). Continuation of German 110. Every winter. approaches to its analysis. Also offered as French 447. Prerequisites: Prerequisite(s): German 110 or equivalent. Semester Offered: Every semester. Admission to M.A. in Romance Languages and Literature program or 121 Introduction to Business German II (5). German 121 (5 Credits): permission of instructor. Continuation of German III. Every Semester. Prerequisites: German 110 or 548 20th Century French Theater (3). Analysis of major currents of French 111 or equivalent. Offered: Winter. theater of the 20th Century, with emphasis upon the postwar period and its 211 Second-Year German I (3). Further development of comprehension and movements. Also offered as French 448. communicative skills in the language. Readings of moderate difficulty and grammar review. Practice in writing. The goal is attainment of intermediate 552 Medieval Poetry (3). A study of medieval poetry including religious and proficiency in the language. Prerequisite: German 120. Fall. secular poetry, Provencal and Old French lyric, the influence of poetry in other genres such as romance and theater, later medieval poetry of the 14th and 15th 221 Second-Year German II (3). Continuation of German 211. Every winter. centuries, as well as a discussion of the origins of the lyric. Also offered as 250 Commercial German (3). Business practices and correspondence in the French 452. Prerequisites: Admission to M.A. in Romance Languages and German language; special vocabulary of business, trade, banking and Literature program or permission of instructor. administration. Refinement of grammatical and stylistic skills. Subjects treated include price inquiries, quotations, offers, orders, complaints, administrative, 554 The Intellectual Origins of the French Revolution (3). Study of banking and diplomatic correspondence. Prerequisite: German 221 or philosophical and political texts by Montesquieu, Rousseau, Voltaire, Diderot, equivalent. etc. on government, society, language, freedom and equality. Critical study of the Enlightenment. Also offered as French 454. Prerequisites: Admission to 280 Special Intermediate German Topics I (2-4). Instruction of German on M.A. in Romance Languages and Literature program or permission of the second-year/intermediate level introducing new methods of foreign instructor. language teaching or special texts and topics not normally offered through regular courses. May not be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Elementary I and 555 Fin-de-Siecle and Belle Epoque (3). Study of the literary, cultural and II college-level courses or equivalent. As needed. historical context of this time period in French history, for example: Symbolism, Decadence, and the years 1900-1914. Also offered as French 455. 290 Special Intermediate German Topics II (2-4). Continuation of German Prerequisites: Admission to M.A. in Romance Languages and Literature 280. May not be repeated for credit. As needed. program or permission of instructor. 301 Introduction to Literary Studies (3). An introduction to the study of the different genres of German literature and techniques of criticism. Readings 556 20th-Century French Poetry (3). The study of 20th-century poetry with include representative works of major authors from various periods. Strongly special consideration given to different approaches to its analysis. Also offered recommended for all majors. To be taken before or concurrently with other as French 456. Prerequisites: Admission to M.A. in Romance Languages and literature courses. Even numbered years, fall. Literature program or permission of instructor. 304 Aspects of Contemporary German Culture (Conducted in English) 561 20th Century French Narrative (3). The analysis of major currents in (3). The goal of the course is to familiarize the student with various aspects of French 20th-century narrative, especially fiction and film. Courses will be contemporary culture in the German-speaking countries (Germany, organized around narrative themes or historical events and will include social Switzerland, Austria). The class will be structured around lectures, guest and cultural components. Also offered as French 461. Prerequisites: lectures, audiovisual presentations and discussions, emphasizing crosscultural Admission to M.A. in Romance Languages and Literature program or comparisons. (Not for major credit in German). permission of instructor. 305 Current Events in Germany (3). This course focuses on contemporary 563 19th-Century French Fiction (3). Studies in the birth, development, and issues in Germany such as politics, the economy, foreign affairs, culture, variation of French Romanticism. Readings include de Stael, Senancour, science, education, etc. Various television news programs, news magazines, Constant, Hugo, Stendhal and Merimee. The advent of realism and naturalism and newspapers will be the primary sources of information in this course. in France. Readings include Balzac, Flaubert, Daudet, De Maupassant, and Prerequisites: 221 or equivalent. Zola. Also offered as French 463. On demand. 306 Aspects of Contemporary German Culture (Conducted in German) (3). The goal of the course is to familiarize the student with various aspects of 568 French Literature Between the World Wars (3). A study of the major contemporary culture in the German-speaking countries (Germany, works of French literature from 1919 to 1939. Also offered as French 468. Switzerland, Austria). The class will be structured around lectures, guest 570 Studies in Critical Thought (3). Various currents of 20th-century literary lectures, audiovisual presentations and discussions, emphasizing crosscultural criticism and their political and historical contexts. Also offered as French 470. comparisons. Prerequisites: Admission to M.A. in Romance Languages and Literature 310 Classical Period of German Literature (3). Readings in the late 18th program or permission of instructor. and 19th centuries with emphasis on Goethe and Schiller.
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315 Intermediate Conversation and Composition I (3). Practice in speaking 280 Special Intermediate Greek Topics I (2-4). Instruction of Greek on the and writing German; emphasis on idiomatic usage. Required for major. second-year/intermediate level introducing new methods of foreign language Prerequisite: German 221 or equivalent. Every fall. teaching or special texts and topics not normally offered through regular 325 Intermediate Conversation and Composition II (3). Continuation of courses. May not be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Elementary I and II German 315. Required for major. Prerequisite: German 315. Every winter. college-level courses or equivalent. As needed. 340 Society and Literature in 20th-Century Germany (3). Conducted in 290 Special Intermediate Greek Topics II (2-4). Continuation of Greek 280. English with English translations. Literary currents and figures in 20th-century May not be repeated for credit. As needed. Germany against their social and political background, from the turn of the 490 Special Readings in Greek (1-3). Intensive readings in period or genre or century to the postwar period. Reading and discussion of major works by such literary figure to be selected by the student in consultation with the instructor. authors as Thomas Mann, Hesse, Kafka, Rilke, Brecht, Boll, Grass, Hochhuth Available only to advanced Greek students. On demand. and Weiss. Open to students of all disciplines. (Not for major credit in German). Hebrew Courses 345 The Antifascist Tradition in Germany (3). This course examines the 110 Elementary Hebrew I (5). Fundamentals of the language, essentials of political and cultural roots of German fascism. It then discusses varieties of conversation, grammar, practical vocabulary, useful phrases, and the ability to resistance to fascism as exemplified in works of fiction, drama, poetry and understand, read, write and speak simple Hebrew. Every Fall. auto-biography, as well as in music and the visual arts. 120 Elementary Hebrew II (5). Continuation of Hebrew 110. Every winter. 350 Survey of German Literature I (3). Literature from 800 through Prerequisite(s): Hebrew 110 or equivalent. Lessing. Odd numbered Fall. 351 Survey of German Literature II (3). Literature from Sturm and Drang 211 Second-Year Hebrew Readings I (3). Translation and analysis of through the present. Even numbered winters. portions of the Old Testament and post-biblical Hebrew literature. Prerequisite: Hebrew 120. Every Fall. 380 Special Topics (1-3). Treatment of a particular genre or area of literature or language normally not offered through regular courses. May be repeated for 221 Second-Year Hebrew Readings II (3). Modern Hebrew literature. credit when the topic changes. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. On Prerequisite: Hebrew 211. Every winter. demand. 280 Special Intermediate Hebrew Topics I (2-4). Instruction of Hebrew on 400 Rainer Maria Rilke (3). The course examines the works of the Austrian the second-year/intermediate level introducing new methods of foreign poet Rainer Maria Rilke, emphasizing close readings of texts in their historical, language teaching or special texts and topics not normally offered through cultural, biographical and psychological contexts. It examines Rilke both as a regular courses. May not be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Elementary I and representative of his epoch, and as the poet who revolutionized German poetic II college-level courses or equivalent. As needed. language. 290 Special Intermediate Hebrew Topics II (2-4). Continuation of Hebrew 411 Romanticism (3). Main currents and authors from the Romantic school, 280. May not be repeated for credit. As needed. 1780-1820. 412 The German Novelle (3). An examination of representative novellen of 311 Bible Prose and Poetry (3). A study of narrative and poetic portions of the 19th and 20th centuries. Special emphasis on the study of form. the Old Testament in the original Hebrew. Offered: On demand. 414 German Lyric Poetry (3). Lyric poetry from its beginnings to the present. 312 Modern Jewish Literature in Hebrew Language (3). Essays, prose and Emphasis on 19th and 20th centuries. poetry from the emancipation to the state of Israel; the modern Israeli novel (Agnon, Berkowitz); Israeli prose (Shamir, Shanberg, Aricha, Bar-Joseph); 415 Advanced Conversation and Composition I (3). Practice in speaking Israeli poetry (Alterman, Amichai). On demand. and writing German, with attention to the elements of style. Continued in German 425. First semester required of all majors and second semester 351 Olympus and Sinai: Two Views of Man and God (3). An examination recommended. Both semesters required of prospective high school teachers. of the two distinct views of the universe and the place of man and God in it as Either or both semesters may be repeated with the consent of the instructor and reflected in the literature of the Hebrews and the Greeks. A comparison of the department chairman. No more than six hours credit may be applied various types of creative expression such as philosophy, historical writing, towards a degree. Prerequisite: German 325. drama, rhetoric and law. Readings are in English. On demand. 421 19th-Century Drama (3). Kleist through Hauptmann. 352 The Odyssey of Israel: From Medieval Ghetto to the Jewish State (3). 425 Advanced Conversation and Composition II (3). Continuation of The history of Israel as seen through its literature. Selections in English German 415. See German 415. Required for teacher certification in German. translation from mysticism, ethics, Hasidism, modern Hebrew prose and Prerequisite: German 415. poetry, contemporary Jewish thought. On demand. 426 20th-Century German Literature (3). Selected readings from 380 Special Topics (1-3). Treatment of a particular genre or area of literature Neo-Romanticism to the present. On demand. in Hebrew normally not offered through regular courses. May be repeated for credit when the topic changes. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. On 453 Women’s Voices in Germany and Austria (3). The course focuses on the demand. role of women in German and Austrian society from the Roman era to the present, primarily through the examination of literary texts by women. 411 Readings in Talmudic Literature in Translation (3). This course will Prerequisite: German 221 examine the various genres of Talmudic literature, law, legend, history and folklore. The method of Talmudic reasoning will be analyzed, and the 480 Special Topics (1-3). Each time this course is offered a particular author, ideational links between legal and non-legal material will be explored. The genre or area of literature will be treated. Topics will be announced in advance. impact of this literature on Jewish life through the centuries in various parts of May be repeated for credit when the topic changes. Permission of the the world will be studied. On demand. department chairman is required. On demand. 416 Readings in Jewish Mystical Literature in English Translation (3). 490 Special Readings (1-3). Intensive readings in a field or literary figure to This course will examine the various genres of Jewish mystical literature from be selected by the student in consultation with the instructor. Available by the Bible, Apocalyptic and Apocryphal literature, Kabbalistic writings of the permission only to advanced students of German; available only when student Middle Ages, Hasidic literature and the writings of modern masters such as cannot take regularly scheduled courses. Prerequisite: 3.0 GPA. On demand. Abraham Issac Kook and Martin Buber. The impact of this literature on Jewish 499 Senior Seminar (Capstone) (3). Required for major. Covers seminal life through the centuries in various parts of the world will be explored. This works of German literature in their historical and cultural context. Course course does not fulfill the foreign language requirement. On demand. content varies, but will include such elements as geography, politics, folklore, history of the language, architecture, art and music. To be taken during final 490 Special Readings (1-3). Intensive study of a subject selected by the Winter Semester of residence. Prerequisite: 21 hours beyond first year. student in consultation with the instructor. Available by permission only. On Offered: Winter Semester. demand. Greek Courses Italian Courses 110 Elementary Greek I (5). The goal of this course is an ability to read 110 Elementary Italian I (5). Intended to give the student the ability to read classical Greek. The student will be introduced to the fundamentals of prose of ordinary difficulty and to understand and speak simple Italian. Fall. grammar and the basic vocabulary of the language and will do exercises in the 120 Elementary Italian II (5). Continuation of Italian 110. Winter. reading and writing of sentences. Continuous passages of Greek will be Prerequisite(s): Italian 110 or equivalent. presented by the end of the semester. Every other fall semester. 211 Second Year Italian I (3). Further development of comprehension and 120 Elementary Greek II (5). A continuation of the study of the grammar and communicative skills in the language. Readings of moderate difficulty and vocabulary of classical Greek, with an increasing emphasis on developing grammar review. Practice in writing. The goal is attainment of intermediate skills in translation. By the middle of the semester students will be introduced proficiency in the language. Prerequisite: Italian 120. Fall. to selections from Plato, Herodotus or Homer. Prerequisite(s) Greek or equivalent. Semester Offered: Every other winter semester. 221 Second Year Italian II (3). Continuation of Italian 211. Winter.
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280 Special Intermediate Italian Topics I (2-4). Instruction of Italian on the 280 Special Intermediate Spanish Topics I (2-4). Instruction of Spanish on second-year/intermediate level introducing new methods of foreign language the second-year/intermediate level introducing new methods of foreign teaching or special texts and topics not normally offered through regular language teaching or special texts and topics not normally offered through courses. May not be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Elementary I and II regular courses. May not be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Elementary I and college-level courses or equivalent. As needed. II college-level courses or equivalent. As needed. 290 Special Intermediate Italian Topics II (2-4). Continuation of Italian 280. 290 Special Intermediate Spanish Topics II (2-4). Continuation of Spanish May not be repeated for credit. As needed. 280. May not be repeated for credit. As needed. 301 Introduction to Literary Studies (3). Emphasis will be placed on the Latin Courses study of literary theory and the philosophical ideas behind the literary 110 Elementary Latin I (5). Fundamentals of grammar and syntax; selected movements, their relations and differences. A representative work or works of passages from various Latin authors concluding with readings from Caesar. each genre will be thoroughly studied and analyzed. Critical reports will be Every fall. written about different features of the literary works under consideration. Strongly recommended for all majors, to be taken before 400-level literature 120 Elementary Latin II (5). Continuation of Latin 110. Every Winter. courses. Prerequisite(s): Latin 110 or equivalent. 303 History of Spanish Literature I (3). A study of the development of 211 Second Year Latin Readings I (3). Selected readings from works by Spanish peninsular literature from the Middle Ages to 1700. various Latin authors. Grammar review. Prerequisite: Latin 120. Fall. 304 History of Spanish Literature II (3). A study of the development of 221 Second Year Latin Readings II (3). Continuation of Latin 211. Winter. Spanish peninsular literature from 1700 to the present. 311 Introduction to the Contemporary Spanish Theatre (3). A broad 280 Special Intermediate Latin Topics I (2-4). Instruction of Latin on the panorama of modern drama. The course will endeavor to synthesize ideas and second-year/intermediate level introducing new methods of foreign language trends apparent in the plays by Garcia Lorca, Casona, Buero Vallejo, Joaquin teaching or special texts and topics not normally offered through regular Calvo Sotelo, Iriarte, Sastre, Mihura, Peman, Paso, Luca de Tena, Jardiel courses. May not be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Elementary I and II Poncela, Lopez Rubio, Sito Alba and others. college-level courses or equivalent. As needed. 312 19th-Century Drama (3). The neoclassic, romantic and postromantic 290 Special Intermediate Latin Topics II (2-4). Continuation of Latin 280. drama. May not be repeated for credit. As needed. 315 Intermediate Conversation and Composition I (3). Grammar review, 490 Special Readings in Latin (1-3). Intensive readings in period or genre or practice in speaking and writing Spanish; emphasis on idiomatic usage and literary figure to be selected by the student in consultation with the instructor. practical vocabulary. Required for major. Prerequisite: Spanish 221 or Available only to advanced Latin students. equivalent. Every fall. 322 19th-Century Novel I (3). A study of the development of the Spanish Russian Courses novel with special emphasis on Romanticism, “costumbrismo,” Regionalism, 110 Elementary Russian I (5). The goals of this course are an ability to speak and Realism, as seen through the works of Fernan Caballero, Alarcon, Valera, and to understand simple (spoken) Russian as well as to read and write simple and Galdos. prose. Every fall. 323 19th-Century Novel II (3). An examination of the literary currents 120 Elementary Russian II (5). Continuation of Russian 110. Every winter. prevalent during the second half of the 19th century with special emphasis on Prerequisite(s): Russian 110 or equivalent. the historical novel. Authors to be studies will include Pardo Bazan, Valdes, Clarin, Blasco Ibanez, and Galdos. 211 Second Year Russian I (3). Further development of comprehension and 325 Intermediate Conversation and Composition II (3). Continuation of communicative skills in the language. Readings of moderate difficulty and Spanish 315. Required for major. Prerequisite: Spanish 315. Every winter. grammar review. Practice in writing. The goal is attainment of intermediate proficiency in the language. Prerequisite: Russian 120. Fall. 350 Continental Spanish Civilization (3). General cultural characteristics of Spain. Readings from representative literary works. 221 Second Year Russian II (3). Continuation of Russian 211. Winter. 351 Latin American Civilization (3). Historical development of Latin 280 Special Intermediate Russian Topics I (2-4). Instruction of Russian on America. Readings from representative literary works. the second-year/intermediate level introducing new methods of foreign 365 The Search for Mexican Identity (3). The goal of the course is to language teaching or special texts and topics not normally offered through familiarize the student with the poignant search for self awareness and regular courses. May not be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Elementary I and definition witnessed in the letters and fine arts of Mexico in the 20th-century. II college-level courses or equivalent. As needed. Readings will include works by Vasconcelos, Reyes, Ramos, Paz, Rulfo and 290 Special Intermediate Russian Topics II (2-4). Continuation of Russian Fuentes, and will be complemented by slide presentations of pertinent works 280. May not be repeated for credit. As needed. by major artists. 380 Special Topics (1-3). Treatment of a particular genre or area of literature Spanish Courses or language normally not offered through regular courses. May be repeated for 110 Elementary Spanish I (5). The goals of this course are an ability to speak credit when the topic changes. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. and to understand simple (spoken) Spanish as well as to read and write simple 400 Intensive Conversation Practice in Spanish (1). The object of the course prose. Every semester and summer. is to develop fluency in conversational Spanish through oral expression. Three weekly one-hour practice sessions will be devoted to active discussions of 111A Spanish for Public Safety Officers: Practical Conversation (1-3). subjects of general interest. Vocabulary building will be emphasized. 120 Elementary Spanish II (5). Continuation of Spanish 110. Every Attendance and active participation on the part of each student are mandatory. semester. Prerequisite(s): Spanish 110 or equivalent. No written work or exams required. The course may be repeated each semester for one credit. Does not count towards degree requirements in Spanish. 211 Second Year Spanish I (3). Further development of comprehension and communicative skills in the language. Readings of moderate difficulty and 401 Introduction to Spanish American Literature I (3). The colonial grammar review. Practice in writing. The goal is attainment of intermediate period. Selected readings in historical and literary material from the time of proficiency in the language. Prerequisite: Spanish 120. Fall. the conquest to the period of struggle for independence. On demand. 216 Spanish for the Health Sciences (3). This course will enable the student 402 Introduction to Spanish American Literature II (3). The 19th and to converse with Hispanic patients and/or hospital personnel in situations such 20th-centuries. Selected readings from prose and poetry of Spanish-American as admissions, patient care, lab work as ordered by a physician or dentist, writers. On demand. emergency room procedures, etc. In addition, medical readings in Spanish will 411 Contemporary Fiction (3). Novel and short story from the generation of give professional and paraprofessional students an increased vocabulary 1898 to the present. related to the many fields within the health sciences. This course will satisfy 414 The Generation of 1898 (3). An examination of the intellectual, critical, one semester of the A&S language requirement. Prerequisite: one year of historical, and social problems as reflected in the writings of Ganivet, college Spanish or its equivalent. Summer and on demand. Unamuno, Valle-Inclan, Baroja, Azorin, and others. Also offered as Spanish 221 Second Year Spanish II (3). Continuation of Spanish 211. Winter. 514. 415 Advanced Conversation and Composition I (3). Continued practice in 250 Commercial Spanish (3). Business practices in correspondence in the speaking and writing Spanish, with attention to the elements of style. Spanish language; special vocabulary of business, trade, banking and Continued in Spanish 425. First semester required of all majors and second administration. Refinement of grammatical and stylistic skills. Subjects treated semester recommended. Both semesters required of prospective high school include price inquiries, quotations, offers, orders, complaints, administrative, teachers. Either or both semesters may be repeated with the consent of the banking and diplomatic correspondence. Prerequisite: Spanish 221 or instructor and the department chairman. No more than six hours credit may be equivalent. applied towards a degree. Prerequisite: Spanish 325. Every fall.
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416 Medieval Spanish Literature (3). From the Cantar de Mio Cid to 1499. 520 Cervantes and the Golden Age Novel (3). The development of prose in Winter. the Golden Age as revealed in Cervantes’ works. Winter. 417 Spanish-American Lyric Poetry (3). A survey of poetry in Spanish 522 Twentieth Century Peninsular Novel Short Story & Essay (3). Selected America from Colonial times to World War II, including a study of the most readings of the principal peninsular prose writers since 1915. Writers include representative poets and their writings. Winter. Cela, Ortega, Unamuno, Laforet, Matute, Delibes and others. 418 Romantic Movement in Spain (3). The origin and development of 526 Golden Age Drama (3). A study in depth of the creation of national romantic literature against the historical and ideological background of the first theater by Lope de Vega and his followers. half of the 19th century. Various literary genres will be studied; these will 527 Pre-Columbian and Spanish Colonial Literature (3). A study of include works by Rivas, Espronceda, Larra, Zorrilla, Gil y Carrasco, Becquer pre-Columbian works in drama, narrative, and poetry (Popol Vuh, and others. Apu-Ollantay, Incan and Aztec poetry) along with a survey of 420 Cervantes and the Golden Age Novel (3). The development of prose in Spanish-American colonial literature. the Golden Age as revealed in Cervantes’ works. Also offered as Spanish 520. 528 Contemporary Spanish Poetry (3). A comprehensive and intensive study 425 Advanced Conversation and Composition II (3). Continuation of of 20th-century Spanish poetry. The poets and their poetry will be studied in Spanish 415. See Spanish 415. Required for teacher certification in Spanish. the light of literary movements, foreign influences, political tendencies and Prerequisite: Spanish 415. Winter. philosophical ideas. 426 Golden Age Drama (3). The development of the Spanish drama from 529 Novel of the Mexican Revolution (3). The revolution as the principal Lope’s youth to the death of Calderon. Also offered as Spanish 526. focus of 20th-century Mexican fiction. The course will examine both the 427 Pre-Columbian and Spanish Colonial Literature (3). A study of the evolving understanding of the event/process and the sophistication of narrative pre-Columbian works in drama, narrative, and poetry (Popol Vuh, technique employed in its presentation. Among the writers to be studied are Apu-Ollantay, Incan and Aztec poetry) leading into a survey of Azuela, Guzman, Lopez y Fuentes, Yanez, Revueltas, Rulfo and Fuentes. Spanish-American colonial literature. Also offered as Spanish 527. 550 Modern Classics of Latin American Literature (3). The goal of the 428 Contemporary Spanish Poetry (3). A comprehensive and intensive study course is to familiarize the student with the principal Latin American writers of of 20th-century Spanish poetry. Poets and poetry will be studied in the light of the modern period. The focus will be dual: the progressive sophistication of literary movements, foreign influences, political tendencies and philosophical literary technique, and the refinement of social conscience. Among the authors ideas. Also offered as Spanish 528. to be studied are: Asturias, Borges, Carpentier, Cortazar, Donoso, Fuentes, 429 The Novel of the Mexican Revolution (3). The revolution as the Garcia Marques, Paz, Rulfo, and Vargas Llosa. Also offered as Spanish 450. principal focus of 20th-century Mexican fiction. The course will examine both 551 Spanish Phonology, Morphology and Syntax (3). Linguistic description the evolving understanding of the event/process and the sophistication of of the Spanish language structure, with intensive practice in the analysis and narrative technique employed in its presentation. Among the writers to be use of its phonological, morphological and syntactical patterns. studied are Azuela, Guzman, Lopez y Fuentes, Yanez, Revueltas, Rulfo and 553 Spanish-American Short Story (3). A study of Spanish-American short Fuentes. Also offered as Spanish 529. stories from Romanticism to the present. On demand. 450 Modern Classics of Latin American Literature (3). The goal of the 554 Contemporary Spanish-American Poetry (3). A survey of poetry in course is to familiarize the student with the principal Latin American writers of Spanish America from colonial times to World War II, including a study of the the modern period. The focus will be dual: the progressive sophistication of most representative poets and their writings. literary technique and the refinement of social conscience. Among the authors to be studied are: Asturias, Borges, Carpentier, Cortazar, Donoso, Fuentes, 580 Special Topics (1-3). Treatment of a particular genre or area of literature Garcia Marquez, Paz, Rulfo and Vargas Llosa. Also offered as Spanish 550. or language normally not offered through regular courses. May be repeated for credit when the topic changes. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. On 453 Spanish-American Short Story (3). A study of Spanish-American short demand. stories from Romanticism to the present. Also offered as Spanish 553. 580N Special Topics in Spanish (1-3). 480 Special Topics (1-3). Each time this course is offered a particular genre or 590 Directed Studies in Spanish & Latin American Literature (1-3). area of literature will be treated. Topics will be announced in advance. May be Intensive readings in a field or literary figure to be selected by the student in repeated for credit when the topic changes. Permission of the department consultation with the instructor. Available by permission of chairman only chairman is required. On demand. when the student cannot regularly scheduled courses. 480N Special Topics in Spanish (1-3). 590A Special Topics: Post-Boom Fiction in Latin America (3). 490 Special Readings (1-3). Intensive readings in field or literary figure to be H301 Introduction to Literary Studies-Honors (3). selected by the student in consultation with the instructor. Available, by permission only, to advanced students of Spanish; available only when student H413 Cervantes-Honors (3). cannot take regularly scheduled courses. Prerequisite: 3.0 GPA. On demand. 499 Senior Seminar (Capstone) (3). Required for major. Covers seminal works of Peninsular and Latin American literature in their historical and cultural context. Course content varies, but will include such elements as geography, politics, folklore, history of the language, architecture, art and music. To be taken during final Winter Semester of residence. Prerequisite: 21 hours beyond first year. Offered: Winter Semester. 511 Contemporary Hispano-American Fiction (3). From 1900 to the present day with emphasis on prose fiction. Among the authors studied are Asturias, Azuela, Barrios, Borges, Gallegos, Icaza, Rivera and Ruben Romero. 512 Contemporary Spanish Theater (3). From Lorca to the present day. Study of dramas of the principal peninsular writers with emphasis on Lorca, Casona, and Buero, but also including Mihura, Peman and others. 514 The Generation of 1898 (3). An examination of the intellectual, critical, historical and social problems as reflected in the writings of Ganivet, Unamuno, Valle-Inclan, Baroja, Azorin, and others. 515 Spanish-American Essay of the 19th & 20th Centuries (3). The development of the Spanish-American essay from 1800 to the present day. Essayist studied include Bolivar, Sarmiento, Rodo, Gonzalez Prada, Marti, Varona, Mariategui, Haya de le Torre, Zea and others. 516 Medieval Spanish Literature (3). A study of selected medieval masterpieces in their Old Spanish form, with special emphasis on Romances, the Cantar de mio Cid La Celestina, El Corbacho, Libro del buen amor, etc. Includes a short history of the Spanish language. 517 Changing Concepts in the Works of Valle-Inclan (3). A thorough study of Ramon de Valle-Inclan’s most representative works in chronological order. Emphasis will be placed on his diversified techniques, the variety of genres he used–poetry, short story, theater, novel–and on the importance of his concepts of 19th-century Spanish history. 519 Federico Garcia Lorca (3). A study in depth of the poetry and drama of Federico Garcia Lorca.
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Department of Geosciences from all over the world and is administered by the department. Hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during the work Environmental Studies-Geography-Geology- week and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. Admission is free. Meteorology Center for Applied Environmental Research Robert H. Flarsheim Science and Technology Hall The Center for Applied Environmental Research (CAER) is Room 420 administered by the Geosciences Department (professor Syed 5110 Rockhill Road (816) 235-1334 E. Hasan, director). The center is a resource for governmental [email protected] agencies, private firms and the general public in matters of the http://www.umkc.edu/geosciences environment. Its programs address such matters as applied geophysics, environmental geochemistry, underground space, Department Chair and Director of Environmental Studies: foundation stability, hazardous waste, mineral resources, Raymond M. Coveney Jr. geologic hazards, environmental justice, natural resource Professors: assessment and land-use planning. Faculty, staff, and students Raymond M. Coveney Jr., Steven L. Driever (principal from programs housed throughout the College of Arts and geography undergraduate adviser), Martha W. Gilliland Sciences, and UMKC in general, participate in research, (chancellor), Syed E. Hasan service and teaching sponsored by CAER. Associate Professors: Daniel P. Hopkins, Wei Ji (principal geography graduate Undergraduate Admission Requirements adviser), James B. Murowchick (principal geology Prospective students desiring to major in the geosciences graduate adviser) programs should enroll in as much work as possible in Assistant Professors: mathematics, English composition and sciences during their Tina M. Niemi (principal undergraduate geology adviser), high school years. Lee D. Slater Students transferring from other colleges or universities Instructors: should have taken the appropriate non-departmental 100- and Charles G. Spencer 200-level courses that are listed under degree programs in this Professors Emeriti: catalog prior to arriving at UMKC. For example, those transfer Richard J. Gentile, Edwin D. Goebel, Paul L. Hilpman, students who want to take mineralogy should have already Eldon J. Parizek completed the chemistry prerequisite. In addition, it would be desirable for geology majors to have completed two semesters Department Description of calculus. To assure that students transferring from other The Department of Geosciences offers programs of study that institutions of higher education can continue in an lead to bachelor of science degrees in environmental studies, uninterrupted plan of study in the fields of geology, geography geography and geology. A bachelor of arts degree program is or environmental studies, it is advisable that they acquaint offered in geography. The department offers a master of themselves with the departmental degree requirements listed in science in urban environmental geology. Faculty also this catalog, prior to registration. participate in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. Those who Natural Science Area Requirements designate geosciences (geology or geography focus) on their All geology courses and environmental science courses meet application for admission to the doctoral program must meet the natural science area requirement of the College of Arts and admission and other requirements available from the Sciences. The following geography courses also meet the department. See the School of Graduate Studies section of this natural science requirement. All other courses in geography catalog for more information about doctoral programs. The listed in the catalog have a cultural emphasis and can be used department takes a lead role in the geosciences track of the to meet social science requirements of the College. undergraduate interdisciplinary environmental studies program. Courses offered by the department can be used to Geography 315 Climatology fulfill the requirements of the Missouri Department of Geography 317 Cartography Education for this teaching specialty in secondary school Geography 319 Descriptive and Synoptic science. Meteorology Students majoring in environmental studies, geography or Geography 360 Principles of Biogeography geology obtain a broad liberal arts education during their Geography 401 Introduction to Geographic undergraduate career and at the same time receive sound Information Systems fundamental training in the geosciences. Departmental faculty Geography 402 Environmental Remote Sensing are committed to educating non-majors respecting the earth Geography 435 Geoarchaeology and environmental sciences as well as those who plan to Geography 442 Quaternary Environments pursue careers in the geosciences. All undergraduate majors in the Department of Careers for Geography, Geology and Earth Geosciences must maintain a minimum grade-point average Science Graduates above 2.0 in each course taken to fulfill departmental degree requirements. This minimum GPA applies to all UMKC Geography courses and to all credit hours transferred from other Students of geography at UMKC get a well-rounded education institutions and accepted by the department. and enjoy very promising career prospects: the market for geographers is global. Geography is centrally concerned with Special Resources/Services the whole range of interrelations between human beings and Geosciences Museum the natural and built environments. Geography graduates find The Geosciences Museum, founded by Richard L. Sutton, work in commerce, government and public administration, city M.D., located in Room 271, Robert H. Flarsheim Science and and regional planning, natural resource management and Technology Hall, contains relief models and interactive environmental conservation, historic preservation, landscape displays along with a full range of 2,500 spectacular specimens design, pollution control, weather-forecasting, climatological
122 Department of Geosciences and agricultural analysis, statistical analysis, government and that for required field courses, field trips, and other geoscience commerical map-making, transportation, the travel and tourism courses offering field experience, some travel costs are at the industry, market analysis and development, diplomacy, and expense of the individual student. national and international economic development programs. Experience with geographic information science (GIS) and Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science: remote sensing (satellite imaging) technologies is a great Geography* advantage in all these fields. Well-educated geographers are Required Courses Hours likely to find themselves involved in the crafting of policy and ENV SC 111R Intro. to Environmental Science 3 legislation, in the practice of law, in consulting, in publishing ENV SC 111L Intro. to Environmental Science Lab 2 and in teaching. GEOG 200 or 202 World Regional Geography 3 Geology GEOG 317 Cartography 4 Geology graduates have numerous employment fields open to GEOG 398 Field Trip 1 GEOG 401 Introduction to GIS 3 them. Most opportunities are in the areas of environment, GEOG 499WI Senior Seminar 3 engineering and applied geology including geologic mapping. Training in urban and environmental geology will prepare Any Four From: geologists to evaluate environmental impact statements, deal GEOG 309 Urban Geography 3 with waste management issues, model groundwater flow, GEOG 311 Economic Geography 3 handle laboratory and field instrumentation, and participate in GEOG 333 Introduction to Urban Planning 3 hazardous waste management. Geologic studies of soils, GEOG 437 Population Geography 3 GEOG 460 Transportation Geography 3 energy, mineral and water resources, and environment are GEOG 329 World Political Geography 3 performed in private industry, as well as by governmental GEOG 332 Cultural Geography 3 agencies. Graduates may also join state and federal geological Regional Courses: one or two 300-level 3-6 surveys. Historically the principal employer of geology graduates has been the petroleum industry, and recently, Any Two From: employment opportunities have expanded in this area, GEOG 315 Climatology 4 particularly for graduates who are prepared to relocate GEOG 319 Descriptive and Synoptic Meteorology 4 overseas. However, currently the best employment GEOG 320R or GEOL 320R Map and Air Photo Interpretation 3 opportunities, by far, are in the area of the environment. GEOG 336 Principles of Soil Science 3 Environmental Studies GEOG 360 Principles of Biogeography 3 (See section in this catalog.) GEOG 402 Environmental Remote Sensing 3 GEOG 430 Energy Resources 3 Secondary School Teaching GEOG 435 Geoarchaeology 3 Teachers of social studies in the secondary schools must satisfy GEOG 442 Quaternary Environments 3 the Missouri requirements of a minimum of three hours in geography. Each of the department’s courses in cultural, Supporting Requisites regional and urban geography meet this requirement. With the Mathematics 235 (Statistics) or a foreign language addition of one or two electives, secondary science course at the second-year level or higher 3 requirements for the teaching specialty in earth science are met * For a B.S. degree, a minimum of 60 hours of physical by any of the department’s B.S. degrees. sciences and mathematics is required. A minimum of 26 hours Departmental Activities of courses in the major at the 300 level or above is required for all programs in the Department of Geosciences leading to the Advising System B.A. degree. Students who want to major in geology, geography or earth science should seek advisement in the department at the Bachelor of Science: Geology earliest possible time. Transfer students, including those from Required Courses Hours local community colleges, are advised to see faculty advisers GEOL 220 General Geology 3 in the department prior to or during admission to UMKC. All GEOL 220L General Geology Lab 2 full-time faculty members serve as department advisers. GEOL 312 Mineralogy 4 Individuals may make advising appointments with the faculty GEOL 313 Paleontology 4 GEOL 325 Sedimentology/Stratigraphy 4 at any time during the semester by phone at (816) 235-1334 or GEOL 342 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology 4 by e-mail at [email protected]. GEOL 350 Structural Geology 4 Practicums and Internships GEOL 398 Geology Midcontinent Field Trip 1 The nature of the fields of geology, geography, earth science GEOL 490 Geology Field Camp* 6 and meteorology necessitates practical in-class and laboratory GEOL 499WI Senior Seminar 3 exercises, field trips and fieldwork, working seminars and Supporting Requisites independent projects of a practical nature. Further explanations BIOL 109 General Biology** 5 for specific courses can be found in the individual course MATH 210 Calculus I 4 descriptions. MATH 235 Elementary Statistics 3 CHEM 211 General Chemistry I 4 Financial Aid and Transportation Costs CHEM 211L General Chemistry I Lab 1 A variety of scholarships and student financial aid alternatives CHEM 212R General Chemistry II 4 are available to students accepted for regular enrollment. (See CHEM 212LR General Chemistry II Lab 1 Financial Aid charts in the appendices of this catalog.) PHYSCS 240*** (or 210) 5 or 4 Scholarships available solely to geosciences students include PHYSCS 250*** (or 220) 5 or 4 the Dennis Ward Scholarship and the Greater Kansas City Gem * Field geology is normally offered each summer. Geology and Mineral Show Association Scholarship. It should be noted majors should plan to take the course between their junior and
123 Department of Geosciences senior years. However, it may be taken following the senior • physical geology, sedimentology, and stratigraphy year with permission of the department. • mineralogy and petrology ** High school biology satisfies this requirement. • historical geology and paleontology *** Preferred courses • structural and field geology • hydrogeology and geophysics Program Minors • geomorphology Academic minors are offered in geography (18 hours) and in • chemistry, mathematics and physics geology (18 hours). No less than nine of the hours needed for the minor must be taken at UMKC. The minor programs are With approval by the department, students with non-geology sufficiently flexible to enable students with diverse undergraduate degrees may be admitted on a non-regular backgrounds to choose coursework of relevance from the degree-seeking basis (Code 6-V). After successfully department’s offerings. The programs are structured to ensure completing certain courses required for the undergraduate B.S. that students gain an appreciation of the breadth of the minor geology degree, including all non-geology science and field. The minor should be declared as early as possible, but mathematics prerequisites, these students may be granted not later than the beginning of the student’s senior year. degree-seeking status. Coursework may simultaneously count in both the major and minor areas, where applicable. This applies to departmental Graduate Assistantships Teaching and research assistantships are awarded each and non-departmental students. semester to selected incoming graduate students. Assistantship Undergraduate Minor in Geography applications and all supporting materials should be submitted A minor in geography may be obtained with a minimum of 18 by March 15 for fall enrollment. semester hours of coursework in this discipline (at least nine of which must be at the 300 and 400 level). ENV SC 111R Core Curriculum Introduction to Environmental Science (5 hours with lab) or Degree candidates for the M.S. degree program in urban GEOG 105 Introduction to the Elements of Geography (3 environmental geology must successfully complete the hours) is required. Note: GEOG 417, 489, 398 and 499WI do following courses: not count as credit in a minor program in geography. • GEOL 551 Geotechnics Undergraduate Minor in Geology • GEOL 570 Hydrogeology A minor in geology may be obtained with a minimum of 18 • GEOL 597 Graduate Seminar (three hours required semester hours of coursework in this discipline (at least nine of during first year of residence) which must be at the 300 and 400 level). GEOL 220 Physical • GEOL 599 Research and Thesis: Geology Geology (4 hours with lab) and GEOL 230 Historical Geology Select one from the following three choices: (4 hours with lab) are required. Note: GEOL 398, 417, 489 and 499WI do not count as credit in a minor program in • GEOL 531 X-ray Methods and GEOL 532 ICPMS geology. Applications • GEOL 541 Seismic and Potential Field Methods in Master of Science: Urban Environmental Geophysics Environmental Geology • GEOL 542 Electrical Methods in Environmental The Department of Geosciences offers a master of science Geophysics degree in urban environmental geology, the only such degree program in North America. This unique program provides Requirements for Retention advanced study in geology and prepares students to apply 1. For newly admitted graduate students, elimination of all special skills to urban problems of space, resource availability deficiencies, including those in the undergraduate geology and utilization, land use, natural hazards, and waste degree calculus and statistics requirements, is required management. Although the diversity of the program enables with the completion of the first 12 hours of coursework students to follow either a broad-based or specialized path, all for graduate credit. No graduate credit can be given for students are required to successfully complete elements of the undergraduate courses taken to remove deficiencies. core curriculum, which includes five specific courses and a 2. A qualifying examination must be passed by all students thesis. before a master’s program of study is filed. Students must Admissions Requirements take the qualifying examination during the first semester. For full admission to the graduate degree program in urban Failure to take the exam as required will count as an environmental geology (Code 6, degree-seeking status), the unsuccessful attempt to qualify. With the approval of the following requirements must be met: department, students may take the examination a second time. A second failed attempt will result in dismissal from 1. Completion of an undergraduate degree with a major in the program. geology and a grade-point average of 3.0 (A = 4.0) 3. A 3.0 (B) average or better must be maintained in all overall, as well as in the major. graduate coursework. In addition, a 3.0 (B) average and a 2. A satisfactory score on the Graduate Record Examination satisfactory balance of grades must be maintained in the (general test with total score of 1500). approved program of study, or the students will be subject 3. Students with less than a 3.0 cumulative and major GPA to either probationary status or dismissal from the may be considered, based upon their performance on the program. Graduate Record Examination. Requirements for Graduation All regular M.S. students are expected to achieve satisfactory performance on a placement examination during their first 1. Formal acceptance of a planned program of study and semester of enrollment, in the following areas: research by the department and the graduate officer of the
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College is required. Such a program must comprise at 329 World Political Geography (3). An analysis of the influence of least 30 graduate credit hours, approved by the geographic factors (both physical and human) on the economic and political relationships of the nations of the world. Emphasis will be placed on supervisory committee, hours of thesis, and completion of population size and political viability of states, boundaries and frontiers as all requirements of the core curriculum. No more than 40 limits of national space, problems related to the spatial integration of states, percent of the program may be 300- to 499-level courses, and the independence and interdependence of states within the larger world and at least 18 hours must be at the 500 level or above. political system. Fall, odd years. 2. A formal written thesis is required of all students, and its 330 Conservation of Resources (3). Our natural resources: character, format must be in accordance with that prescribed by the distribution and reserves. Methods of conservation. On demand. 332 Cultural Geography (3). A study of the distribution and interpretation of School of Graduate Studies. cultural patterns throughout the world. Examined are material and 3. A final examination is required, including oral non-material elements of culture such as settlement, land use, technology and examination of thesis research and related coursework. belief systems. The geographic origins and diffusion of culture traits are 4. Satisfactory compliance with all applicable requirements emphasized. On demand. of the School of Graduate Studies including continuous 333 Geographic Elements of Urban Planning (3). Analysis of the changing enrollment and residency is required. form and structure of urban places from a planning viewpoint. The focus will be on land-use trends on both the intraurban and interurban levels. Covered will be such topics as planning for urban transportation, new towns, residential mobility and its implications, and the role of the urban system for regional Geography Courses development. Prerequisite: Introduction to Urban Geography. Offered: On 105 Introduction to the Elements of Geography (3). A survey of major demand. elements of physical and human geography, with a concise overview of the 335 Introduction to Waste Management (3). Overview of issues in waste world’s regions. Emphasis on global relationships and distributions, both management. Nature and classification of waste. Municipal solid waste: environmental and cultural. Climates, natural vegetation, land forms, cultural disposal methods, design, construction and maintenance of sanitary landfills. origins and diffusions, economic patterns. Fall and winter. Nature and sources of hazardous waste, storage, transportation, treatment and 150 Introduction to Physical Geography (3). This course is an introduction disposal of hazardous waste. Types and sources of nuclear waste; disposal of to the study of the natural environmental systems of earth–the atmosphere, the high level and low level nuclear wastes. Sources, nature, handling and disposal hydrosphere, the biosphere, and the lithosphere. The primary objective of the of biologic waste. Pollution prevention, recycling and resource conservation. course is to provide a broad overview of these systems at a global scale. This Prerequisites: Env Sci 111R; Geog 150, Geol 220 or instructor’s permission. overview will entail descriptions of natural systems and the variations they Offered: On demand. exhibit both from place to place and through time. It will also entail explaining 336 Principles Of Soil Science (3). Study of genesis, evolution, distribution how natural systems operate and interact with each other, thereby providing a and classification of soils. Analysis of soil-forming materials and processes. necessary foundation for understanding the tremendously diverse physical Soil and man’s effect on soils in an urban environment are evaluated. Three geography of earth. Applies to natural science requirement. Prerequisites: hours lecture, discussion and laboratory a week. Prerequisites: Env Sci 111R; None. Offered: Fall semester. GEOL 220 required; college chemistry recommended: Offered: On demand. 200 World Geography I (3). A study of Europe, Australia and New Zealand, Anglo America, and Latin America organized around the basic concepts of 340 Regional Geography of the United States and Canada (3). A systematic human -environmental relationships and spatial interaction. Fall. study of the physical and human geography of the United States and Canada. Emphasis is placed on the physical setting and the influence of the people on 202 World Geography II (3). A study of the Soviet Union, the Middle East, the land. Contemporary issues such as public vs. private land, water resources the Orient, Africa, and the Pacific World organized around the basic and energy resource distribution are emphasized. Offered: On demand. geographic concepts of human-environmental relationships and spatial interaction. Winter. 341 Regional Geography of South America (3). A study of man’s imprint on the land through settlement patterns, institutions of land organization, and 300 Interdisciplinary Studies:Cluster Courses (3). types of economy. Strategies for the economic development of various regions 300A Interdisciplinary Studies:Cluster Course:Continuity&Change Am in South America are discussed. Offered: On demand. Cty (3). 342 Regional Geography of Mexico, Central America and the 309 Introduction to Urban Geography (3). Historical development, Caribbean (3). A study of man’s imprint on the land through settlement morphology and functional aspects of urban places, including the relationship patterns, institutions of land organization, and types of economy. Strategies for between these places and their hinterlands; emphasis on American cities. the economic development of various regions in Middle America are Three hours lecture, discussion a week. Offered: On demand. discussed. Offered: On demand 311 Economic Geography (3). Geographic distribution of production and 343 Regional Geography of Missouri and Kansas (3). A study of man’s consumption of the principal commodities of economic significance. Field activities in relation to the physical environment in Missouri and Kansas. On trips. Three hours lecture, discussion a week. Offered: On demand. demand. 314 Principles Of Geomorphology (4). Explores the processes that shape the 350 Regional Geography of Europe (3). A study of man’s activities in earth’s surface. Focuses on the development and description of fluvial, glacial, relation to the physical environment in Europe. Emphasis is placed on nation eolian, and coastal landforms. Studies the influence of tectonic and climatic states and their economic, social and political geography within their physical factors. Three hours lecture and two hours lab per week. Field trip. and historical context. Offered: On demand. Prerequisite: Env Sci 111R or EOL 220; GEOL 230 suggested. Offered: On 351 Regional Geography of the Middle East (3). A study of man’s imprint demand. upon the land through settlement patterns, institutions of land organization, 315 Climatology (3). A study of factors which cause climate variation at the and types of economy. Strategies for the economic development of various earth’s surface, and the resulting global and regional distribution of climate. regions in the Middle East are discussed. Offered: On demand. Focuses on variables which influence past, present and future climate, and explores human influences on climate. Prerequisite: Env Sci 111R or 352 Regional Geography of Southeast Asia (3). A study of man’s imprint on permission of instructor. Offered: On demand. the land through settlement patterns, institutions of land organization, and types of economy. Strategies for the economic development of various regions 317 Cartography (4). Design and preparation, by hand and computer, of in Southeast Asia are discussed. On demand. informative, effective, and attractive maps and other graphics for various geographical purposes, especially term papers, thesis, and public presentations. 355 Regional Geography of Africa (3). A study of man’s imprint on the land Lectures, discussion, and laboratory. Offered: On demand. through settlement patterns, institutions of land organization, and types of economy. Strategies for the economic development of various regions in 319 Descriptive And Synoptic Meteorology (4). Synoptic weather Africa are discussed. Offered: On demand observations, air mass analysis, analysis of frontal systems, weather disturbances, preparation of weather charts and diagrams used in synoptic 360 Principles Of Biogeography (3). Distribution of plants and animals on meteorology and forecasting. Prerequisite: Env Sci 111R. Offered: On earth, emphasizing variations in the physical environment over space and time, demand. the concept of the biological niche, the phenomena of speciation and extinction, island biogeography, and recent theoretical developments relating 320R Map And Air Photo Interpretation (3). Basic methods and techniques to species disjunctions (vicariance biogeography). Prerequisite: Env Sci 111R. of analyzing physical features and cultural spatial patterns on topographic and Offered: On demand. thematic maps and air photographs. Interpretation of landforms, geologic structure, and the cultural imprint on the earth’s surface. U.S.G.S. Topographic 398 Field Trip (1). Three-day field trip in March or April (at student’s maps and stereo pairs are studied in a lecture/laboratory setting, supplemented expense) for department majors. An opportunity to observe and study physical by some field work. Prerequisite: Env Sci 111R; GEOL 220; GEOG/GEOL and cultural features and collect materials. Brief descriptive report of trip 314 recommended. Offered: On demand. required. Prerequisite: 6-9 hours of upper level geography. Yearly.
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401 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3). An introductory 499WI Senior Seminar (3). Students critique geographic research and course covering the basic principles of geographic information systems prepare a paper and an oral presentation on an approved topic. Prerequisite: (G.I.S.) focusing on such widely used programs as ARC-INFO and Senior standing and successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93). ARC-VIEW. Prerequisites: None. Offered: Every semester. 402 Environmental Remote Sensing (3). This course will provide students 502 Environmental Remote Sensing (3). This course will provide students with innovative techniques for landscape-level environmental analysis, with innovative techniques for landscape-level environmental analysis, geographic and geological studies, earth science research, and environmental geographic studies, earth science research, and natural resources management resources management using remotely sensed date including satellite images. using remotely sensed data including satellite images. Students will be taught Students will be taught basic remote sensing concepts and technical skills, basic remote sensing concepts and technical skills, including energy radiative including energy radiative transfer processes in remote sensing, sensors and transfer processes in remote sensing, sensors and resolutions, computer-based resolutions, computer-based image processing and classification, and remote image processing and classification, and remote sensing/GIS integration. sensing/GIS integration. Prerequisite: GEOG 401 or permission of instructor. Prerequisite: Geog 401 or permission of the instructor. Offered: Fall 2000 Semester offered: On demand 503 History and Philosophy of Geography (3). A survey of geographic 405 Colonial Geography (3). A broad study of the projection of European thought since antiquity. The substance of geography will be sought primarily interest, authority, culture, and people across the seas and the vast concomitant in scholarly treatises, formal analytical systems, and cartography, but the transformations of the physical and cultural geography of the world since the course also addresses geographical principles emerging from the history of fifteenth century. Emphasis on the Atlantic world. Readings, lectures, such matters as government, law economy, religion, and material culture. discussions, writing. Offered: On demand. Also offered as Geography 505. Readings, lectures, discussions, research, writing. Prerequisite: Baccalaureate degree or permission of the instructor. On demand. Also offered as Geography 410 Landscape, Language, Literature, and Law (3). An examination of the 403. Prerequisites: Baccalaureate degree or permission of instructor geographic underpinnings and implications of languages, literatures, and jurisprudence. The course explores languages’ historic rootedness in the 505 Colonial Geography (3). A broad study of the projection of European interactions between human beings and their surroundings; the varying interest, authority, culture, and people across the seas and the vast concomitant geographic expressiveness and discrimination of languages; the effect and transformations of the physical and cultural geography of the world since the significance of literary evocations of landscapes; and the cultural and fifteenth century. Emphasis on the Atlantic world. Readings, lectures, environmental geographic content of the language of law. Readings, lectures, discussions, writing. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Offered: On discussions, writing. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Offered: On demand. Also offered as Geography 405. demand. Also offered as Geog 510. 510 Landscape, Language, Literature, and Law (3). An examination of the geographic underpinnings and implications of languages, literatures, and 415 History and Philosophy of Cartography (3). An examination of the jurisprudence. The course explores languages’ historic rootedness in the techniques, assumptions, psychology, and cultural implications of mapping interactions between human beings and their surroundings; the varying from the Stone Age to the age of satellites and the computerized Geographic geographic expressiveness and discrimination of languages; the effect and Information System. Readings, lectures, discussions, writing. Offered: On significance of literary evocations of landscapes; and the cultural and demand. Also offered as Geography 515. environmental geographic content of the language of law. Readings, lectures, 417 Special Topics (1-3). Individual research and study of a selected topic in discussions, writing. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Offered: On geography, meteorology or earth science. Prerequisites: Approval of instructor. demand. Also offered as Geography 410. On demand. 515 History and Philosophy of Cartography (3). An examination of the 430 Energy Resources (3). Theories regarding the origins of energy resources techniques, assumptions, psychology, and cultural implications of mapping with emphasis on hydrocarbon fuels. Practical problems of exploration, from the Stone Age to the age of satellites and the computerized Geographic production, storage and conservation of energy resources. Discussion of Information System. Readings, lectures, discussions, writing. Prerequisite: estimated national and worldwide energy supplies, reserves and alternate Baccalaureate degree or permission of the instructor. Offered: On demand. sources in relation to environmental concerns. Three hours lecture, occasional Also offered as Geography 415. field trips. Prerequisite(s): Env Sci 111R; Geol 220 recommended. Offered: 530 Location Theory (3). An analysis and evaluation of the basic theories that On demand. have been developed to account for the spatial arrangements of economic 435 Geoarchaeology (3). This course examines geomorphological and activity. Emphasis on urban areas as nodes of economic interaction. Three archaeological methods used in reconstructing sites, settlement patterns, and hours lecture and discussion per week. Prerequisite: Geography 311 and six paleoenvironments. Explores dating methods, soils, and stratigraphy as tools hours in economics or urban studies. On demand. for studying landscape evolution and human occupation. Prerequisites: Geog 535 Geoarchaeology (3). This course examines geomorphological and 314 or Geol 314, or permission of instructor. Offered: On demand archaeological methods used in reconstructing sites, settlement patterns, and paleo-environments; evaluating archeological site integrity; and assessing the 437 Population Geography (3). Analysis of areal patterns of population impact of development, with the emphasis on geomorphological evidence. distribution, composition, migrations and growth as well as their causes and Prerequisite: Physical Geography/ Earth Science; Geomorphology; or consequences upon the cultural landscape. The relationships between permission of instructor. No archaeological background necessary. On population regions and resource or socio-economic regions are emphasized. demand. Also offered as Geography 435. Offered: On demand. 542 Quaternary Environments (3). This course reviews earth climatic history 442 Quaternary Environments (3). This course reviews earth climatic history and focuses on major mechanisms for global and regional climate change. and focuses on major mechanisms for global and regional climate change. Methods of paleoclimatic reconstruction are examined, including analysis of Methods of paleoclimatic reconstruction are examined, including analysis of proxy data and climate modeling. Application of these methods toward proxy data and climate modeling. Application of these methods toward prediction of future climate change is also explored. Prerequisites: Physical prediction of future climate change is also explored. Also offered as Geog 542. Geography/Earth Science; Climatology; or permission of instructor. On Prerequisite(s): Geog 314 or Geol 314, and Geog 315, or permission of demand. Also offered as Geography 442. instructor. Offered: On demand. 597 Graduate Seminar in Geography (3). Advanced reading in Cultural or 447 Intermediate Cartography (3). Intermediate planning, compiling and Physical Geography. Readings, lectures, discussions, writing. Prerequisite: construction of small scale maps and other graphic devices. Topics also Baccalaureate. Offered: On demand. include introduction of designing and analyzing computer maps, analysis of historical developments in map making, and study of uses of remote sensing 598 Special Topics in Geography (1-3). Advanced independent research in for cartographic purposes. Lectures, discussion and laboratory. Prerequisite: Cultural or Physical Geography. Prerequisite: Baccalaureate. By arrangement Cartography (Geography 317). On demand. with instructor. 598A Special Topics in Cultural Geography (1-3). Advanced independent 460 Transportation Geography (3). Relation between transportation and research in Cultural Geography. Prerequisite: Baccalaureate. By arrangement spatial organization, selected analytical models dealing with traffic demand, with instructor. network configuration, and allocation of transport facilities; application to 598B Special Topics in Physical Geography (1-3). Advanced independent specific problem areas including commuting and regional development. research in Physical Geography. Prerequisite: Baccalaureate. By arrangement Offered: On demand. with instructor. 489 Tutoring in Geography (1-3). Geography majors in their senior year may 598K Issues in Waste Management (1). This course focuses on the critical enroll for 1-3 hours tutoring for credit. This will entail working as a tutor, problems of managing the waste materials generated in our society. The course under the direction of the faculty, to students in the 100 to 200-level courses in includes discussion of various types of waste-municipal solid waste, hazardous the department who either have inadequate background preparation in earth (industrial) waste, nuclear and medical wastes. Sources, handling, storage, science or are identified by the instructor as needing tutorial help. Tutoring transportation, treatment and disposal of these wastes are reviewed. Experts will be on a credit/non-credit basis. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and from government and the waste management industry give guest lectures. senior standing. Each semester and summers. Prerequisites: None. Offered: Fall & Winter.
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690 Special Research Topics (1-3). Student will produce a major research 335 Introduction to Waste Management (3). Overview of issues in waste paper suitable for publication under the direction of their instructor. management. Nature and classification of waste. Municipal solid waste: disposal methods, design, construction and maintenance of sanitary landfills. 699R Research and Dissertation (1-10). Research for dissertation in partial Nature and sources of hazardous waste, storage, transportation, treatment and fulfillment of the Geosciences requirements for the Ph.D. degree. disposal of hazardous waste. Types and sources of nuclear waste; disposal of high level and low level nuclear wastes. Sources, nature, handling and disposal H309 Introduction to Urban Geography-Honors (3). of biologic waste. Pollution prevention, recycling and resource conservation. H332 Cultural Geography - Honors (3). Prerequisites: Env Sci 111R, Geog 150, Geol 220 or instructor’s permission. Offered: On demand. H437 Population Geography-Honors (3). 342 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (4). Introduction to the principles governing the classification, occurrence and origins of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Prerequisite: Geology 312. Three hours lecture and Geology Courses discussion with two hours laboratory a week. Winter. 120 Energy Science (3). An introductory foundation course on energy in all 350 Structural Geology (4). Architecture of the rocks of the earth’s crust its guises, the physical laws and factors which control it and the availability of insofar as it has been determined by earth movements. Techniques of field energy for human use. Includes consideration of resources, reserves, measurement. Three hours lecture and discussion with two hours laboratory a conversion efficiencies, conservation, and other relevant factors. Conventional week. Prerequisite: Geology 220, 230. Physics 210 or 240. Winter. sources and non- conventional alternatives such as solar, wind, water, geothermal, biomass and fusion will be addressed. Lecture and discussions. 398 Geology Midcontinent Field Trip (1). A study of a selected area of the No prerequisites. Each semester. midcontinent U.S. with emphasis on locations to be visited during a three-day field trip (at the student’s expense). An opportunity to observe and study 202 Environmental Geology (3). An introduction to the role and scope of physical features and collect materials. Several scheduled one-hour meetings geological processes in the light of contemporary urban society. Lecture and in addition to field trip. Lectures, discussion and reading assignments provide discussion periods include topics such as air and water pollution, earth a background to place the area covered by the field trip into the overall movements, waste disposal, mineral, energy and water resources, construction geologic framework of the Midcontinent U.S. Descriptive report or written engineering, and effects caused by human activities. Three hours lecture, examination. Limited enrollment. Prerequisite: Junior or senior level. Fall. discussion per week. Semester offered: Fall and Winter 403 History and Philosophy of Geography (3). A survey of geographic 220 General Geology (3). Origin and composition of the primary earth thought since antiquity. The substance of geography will be sought primarily materials; agents of erosion, transportation, sedimentation and metamorphism; in scholarly treaties, formal analytical systems and cartography, but the course modes of occurrence of common minerals and analysis of the common crustal also addresses geographical principles emerging from the history of such structures. Field trips. Three hours lecture and discussion. Semester offered: matters as government, law, economy, religion, and material culture. Readings, Fall and Winter lectures, discussions, research, writing. Also offered as Geography 503. Offered: On Demand. 220L General Geology Laboratory (2). Laboratory and field investigations 404 Geology of Fluids (3). A study of occurrence and movement of fluids of principles of the geology designed to complement the topics covered in (fresh water, brines, liquid hydrocarbons, and wastes solutions) in rocks. Three Geology 202 and 220 through the use of inquiry-based investigations in the hours lecture, discussion and laboratory a week. Prerequisite: Geology 220, laboratory and field. Prerequisite: Co-requisite or Prerequisite Geology 202 or 230; Geology 312, 325 recommended. On demand. Geology 220. Semester offered: Fall and Winter 411 Geology of Ore Deposits (3). Origin, mode of occurrence, distribution 310 Field Experience in Waste Management (3). Overview of waste and uses of metallic mineral deposits. Three hours lecture and discussion. management issues. Nature, classification and disposal of waste. U. S. laws Prerequisite: Geology 342 and 325. On demand. governing the management of solid, hazardous, biologic and nuclear waste. 412 Geology and Hazardous Waste Management (3). Nature sources and After one week of class room instruction and discussions students will visit characterization of hazardous waste; collection, transportation and disposal of sites (at their own expenses) in Missouri, Kansas, New Mexico and Nevada to hazardous wastes. Fundamentals of toxicology and risk assessment. study methods and technologies used for wastewater treatment and disposal of Application of geologic principles and methods in the assessments and solid, hazardous, biologic and nuclear wastes. The three-week course will remediation of abandoned hazardous waste sites and contaminated aquifers. include both local and out-of-town travel inculding a 9-day trip to the Review of selected case histories. Experts from government and private southwestern United States to gain familiarity with nuclear waste disposal. organizations will be invited to deliver guest lectures. An out-of-town field trip Final report required. Prerequisite: Jr/Sr or Instructor’s consent Offered: Each summer to a hazardous waste site is required. Prerequisites: GEOL 325, 342, and 350 or permission of the instructor. 312 Mineralogy (4). Introduction to crystallography, mineral chemistry and 417 Special Topics (1-3). Individual research and study of a selected topic in the systematic classification and identification of minerals. Prerequisites: geology or earth science. Prerequisites: Approval of instructor and Physical Geology and Chemistry 212R. Three hour lecture and discussion with departmental sanction. On demand. two hours laboratory a week. Fall. 417A Special Topics: Common Rocks, Minerals & Fossils of the K C 313 Paleontology (4). A systematic study of the most important invertebrate Area (1-3). fossil phyla. Interpretation of past life, environments and evolutionary trends. 417B Special Topics (1-3). An introduction to the taxonomy and stratigraphic importance of invertebrate 425 Engineering Geology (3). Review of engineering properties of rock and fossils. Field trips. Three hours lecture and discussion with two hours soils. Evaluation of geologic materials for civil engineering construction laboratory a week. Prerequisite: Geology 230 and high school biology or projects. Techniques of engineering geologic investigations; special problems Biology 109. Fall. in urban areas. Data evaluation, analyses, and preparation of engineering 314 Principles of Geomorphology (4). Explores the processes that shape the geologic reports. Application of geologic factors in design and construction of earth’s surface. Focuses on the development and description of fluvial, glacial, dams, tunnels, power plants, highways and waste disposal facilities. Review of eolian, and coastal landforms. Studies the influence of tectonic and climatic engineering geologic case histories. A field trip is required. Prerequisite: factors. Three hours lecture and two hours lab per week. Field trip. Geology 325, 342, and 350, and permission of instructor. On demand. Prerequisite(s): Env Sci 111R; or Geol 220; Geol 230 suggested. Offered: On 442R Optical Mineralogy (3). Theory and practical application of polarized demand. light microscopy in rock and mineral identification and characterization. 320R Map And Air Photo Interpretation (3). Basic methods and techniques Special emphasis is given to use of refractive index oils and thin sections, and of analyzing physical features and cultural spatial patterns on topographic and the identification of rock-forming minerals. Prerequisite: GEOL 312 thematic maps and air photographs. Interpretation of landforms, geologic (Mineralogy) or consent of instructor. Two hours lecture and discussion, and structure, and the cultural imprint on the earth’s surface. U.S.G.S. Topographic one 2-hour lab per week. Offered: W annually. maps and stereo pairs are studied in a lecture/laboratory setting, supplemented 444 Petrography (3). Hand specimen and thin section analysis of constituents, by some field work. Prerequisites: Env Sci 111R; or GEOL 220; GEOL 314 composition, texture, structures, and classification of igneous, metamorphic recommended. Offered: On demand. and sedimentary rocks. Two hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week. Prerequisite: Geology 342 and 325 (recommended) or permission of the 325 Sedimentology/Stratigraphy (4). Study of sedimentary rocks with instructor. On demand. special emphasis given to hand specimen identification based on mineral 451 Geology’s Role in Land Use Planning (3). Examination of principles and composition and textural features. Characteristics of sediments, transportation techniques of geology as related to land use planning. Lecture and discussion and environment of sediment deposition. Principles of stratigraphy, facies periods devoted to topics such as physical features of soils in an urban setting, analysis and interpretation. Measurement and description of stratified rocks. geophysical surveying, photo interpretation, engineering geology, mineral and Three hours lecture and two hours lab per week. Field trips. Prerequisite: water resources, and multiple-tier planning. Lecture, discussion and Geology 220, 230. Winter. laboratory. Prerequisite: Geology 220 or Env Sci 111R Offered: On demand.
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460 Introduction to Geochemistry (3). Basic principles governing the origin, 540 Soil Mechanics (4). Advanced analysis of soils and surficial deposits with distribution and migration of the elements and the geochemical cycles attention given to the hydraulic and mechanical properties relevant to operating in the earth’s atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere. Prerequisite: construction and excavation activities. Three hours of lecture and two hours of Geology 312, Chemistry 212. On demand. laboratory-field evaluation per week. Prerequisite: Physics 210, baccalaureate degree in geology or permission of the instructor. On demand. 470 Geological Development of North America (3). A detailed inquiry into the stratigraphic framework of North America with special emphasis on 541 Seismic and Potential Field Methods in Environmental orogenic and epirogenic events reflected in Phanerozoic rock associations. Geophysics (3). (3) Fundamental theory and near-surface applications of the Through lectures, discussion and outside readings, the student is afforded a geophysical methods; (1) seismic refraction, (2) seismic reflection, (3) gravity, working knowledge of the continent’s major tectonic provinces and their and (4) magnetics. Emphasis will be placed on the use of these methods in evolution. Prerequisite: Geology 325, 342, 350. On demand. environmental and engineering investigations, addressing such issues as water 471 Tectonics (3). A detailed inquiry into plate tectonics and the geophysical resources, contaminant transport, geotechnical properties and archaelogical and geological data that define the motion of lithospheric plates. Global protection. Course will include a field component illustrating application of examples of divergent, convergent, and transform plate boundaries will be selected techniques to a local environmental problem. Prerequisites: studied through lectures, discussions, problem sets, and term papers. Baccalaureate degree in Geology or permission of instructor. Offered: Fall Prerequisite: Geology 325 and 350. Offered: On demand. 2000 472 Earthquake Geology (3). A detailed inquiry into the study of present and 542 Electrical Methods in Environmental Geophysics (3). (3) Fundamental past earthquakes as they are preserved in the seismological, geophysical, and theory and near-surface applications of the electrical geophysical methods; (1) geologic record. Global examples of earthquakes will be studied through electrical resistivity, (2) electromagnetics, (3) ground penetrating radar, and (4) lectures, discussions, problem sets, term papers, field trips and field projects. induced polarization. Emphasis will be placed on the use of these methods in 489 Tutoring in Geology (1-3). Geology majors in their senior years may environmental and engineering investigations, addressing such issues as water enroll for 1-3 hours tutoring for credit. This will entail working as a tutor, resources, contaminant transport, geotechnical properties and archaeological under the direction of the faculty, to students in the 100 to 200-level courses in protection. Course will include a field component illustrating application of the department who either have inadequate background preparation in earth selected techniques to a local environmental problem. Prerequisites: science and geology or are identified by the instructor as needing tutorial help. Baccalaureate degree in Geology or permission of instructor. Tutoring will be on a credit/non-credit basis. Prerequisite: Permission of 551 Geotechnics (4). Integration of the basic principles and concepts from instructor. On demand. material sciences, rock and soil mechanics, and civil engineering. Mechanical 490 Geology Field Camp (6). Study and practical involvement in the methods properties, geologic aspects and engineering classifications of earth materials of geological mapping. The six-week course is conducted during the summer, and the effects of physical forces on their engineering behavior will be partially in a field camp away from the Kansas City area. Students pay their emphasized. Three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory each week. own travel expenses to and from the field. Participation in the course involves Field trips. Prerequisite: Physics 210, 220, 230, Geology 350 or permission of individual mapping in the field area and field reports. Prerequisite: Permission the instructor. of instructor. Summer. 498 Undergraduate Field Research (1-5). The student will collaborate with 552 Geology for Engineers (3). An upper-level course designed for civil and fellow students and instructors in collection of original field geologic data at a environmental engineers and related professionals to provide a working location remote from campus. Field research will be carried out during knowledge of geologic relationships and dynamics. Topics covered include semester intersessions or summer semesters. Prerequisite: Junior standing or soil and rock properties, erosion and weathering, geologic hazards, geologic permission of instructor. Semester offered: On demand structures and geophysical techniques. Special emphasis is given to the interpretation of geologic reports and evaluation of the consequences of 499WI Senior Seminar (3). Students participate in discussions; present manipulation and management of natural regimes. formal talks; and prepare written papers on selected topics. Prerequisite: Senior standing and successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93). 555 Environmental Impact Analysis (3). A systematic analysis of the Winter. spectrum of environmental changes related to human use and occupancy in 510 Advanced Environmental Geology (3). An evaluation of the impact that urban settings. Study of the nature of activities such as industrialization, occurs when societal activities are superimposed on the physical environment. mining, urbanization and transportation, and their effect on the specific site and Specific areas of concentration include waste disposal, water quality, medical general region. Methods of measuring aesthetic and economic quality of the geology, construction and development, geologic hazards, energy generation, urban areas will be explored in an attempt to facilitate writing environmental with emphasis on the urban-suburban setting. Three hours of lecture and impact statements. Prerequisites: Baccalaureate degree in geology or discussion per week, including outside speakers from government, business permission of the instructor. and industry. Prerequisite: Baccalaureate degree in geology or permission of the instructor. 559 Inquiry-based Field Studies for Teachers (3-6). Inquiry-based studies in 512 Geology and Hazardous Waste Management (3). Nature, sources and environmental science, environmental chemistry and geology involving characterization of hazardous waste; collection, transportation and disposal of collaborations between course participants, practicing scientists and hazardous wastes. Fundamentals of toxicology and risk assessment. professional educators. The course is designed especially for pre- and Application of geologic principles and methods in the assessments and in-service teachers of all levels and contact areas to enhance critical thinking, remediation of abandoned hazardous waste sites and contaminated aquifers. problem solving and process skills as defined by state and national standards. Review of selected case histories. Experts from government and private Projects will balance field and lab studies with analysis and presentation of organizations will be invited to deliver guest lectures. An out-of-town field trip results through electronic, oral and written means. Prerequisites: Permission of to a hazardous waste site is required. A term paper based on library research or instructor. Offered: On demand an approved experimental project is required for graduate credit. 560 Techniques of Urban Subsurface Investigation (4). An introduction to Pre-requisites: Geol 325, 342 & 350 or permission of the instructor. the theory and practice of shallow subsurface investigation and evaluation in 525 Quaternary Geology (3). The study of Quaternary processes, surficial the urban setting. Specific areas of concentration include sampling techniques, deposits, and land forms. Course content will cover both the glaciated and monitoring procedures, geophysical, geochemical and geobotanical surveys, nonglaciated portions of the United States as well as the interrelations between and data recovery methods. Four hours of lecture, laboratory and field work Quaternary geology and urbanization. Three hour lecture. Field trips. per week. Prerequisite: Baccalaureate degree in geology or permission of the Prerequisite: Geology 314, baccalaureate degree in geology or permission of instructor. the instructor. 561 Geologic Mapping (3). Analysis of the stratigraphic section in the greater 531 X-Ray Diffraction and Fluorescence Methods: X-Ray Mthds Kansas City area by field investigation. Compilation of descriptive data and Geol/Anly (2). Theory and practical application of x-ray diffraction and the construction of detailed geologic maps. Practical problems to determine fluorescence methods in characterizing geologic materials. Prerequisite: the most beneficial use of the land in an area that is rapidly becoming GEOL 312 or consent of instructor. Two hours lecture and one 2-hour lab per urbanized. Prerequisite: Baccalaureate degree in geology or permission of the week for 8 weeks. instructor. Previous field mapping experience highly recommended. 532 ICPMS Applications in Geology (2). Theory and practical application of Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry in the geosciences and 570 Hydrogeology (3). Geology and hydrologic factors controlling the environmental sciences. Prerequisite: GEOL 312 or consent of instructor. Two occurrence, movement, quality, recovery and development of water supply and hours lecture and discussion, and one 2-hour lab per week for 8 weeks. distribution. Problems relating to urbanization of flood plains. Prerequisite: 535 Aqueous Geochemistry (3). This course is directed to two objectives. Baccalaureate degree in Geology or permission of the instructor. First it will equip the students with a basic understanding of the geochemical 571 Tectonics (3). A detailed inquiry into plate tectonics and the geophysical principles and calculations which are directly related to environmental and geological data that define the motion of lithospheric plates. Global problems and second, it will provide the student with a basic understanding of examples of divergent, convergent, and transform plate boundaries will be specific problem areas in environmental geochemistry. Prerequisites: Chem studied through lectures, discussions, problem sets, and term papers. 211 and 212 or equivalents. Baccalaureate degree in geology or permission of Prerequisite: Geology 325 and 350. Offered: On demand. the instructor. Offered: On demand.
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572 Earthquake Geology (3). This course is detailed inquiry into the study of present and past earthquakes as they are preserved in the seismological, geophysical, and geological record. Global examples of earthquakes will be studied through lectures, discussions, problem sets,term papers, field trips and field projects. Prerequisite: Geol 350 or permission of the instructor. Offered: On demand. 597 Graduate Seminar (1-2). Graduate students in geology will attend guest speaker lectures, write summaries of speaker talks, and will give oral presentations on various topics. (baccalaureate degree in geology or permission of instructor. 598 Special Topics in Urban Environmental Geology (1-3). Individual research into practical geoscience problems in the urban environment. Provides opportunity for individual research in applied geology. Topic and method to be established by student and academic supervisor prior to enrollment. Instructor: By arrangement. 598A Special Topics in Urban Environmental Geology: Petroleum Geology (1-3). 598B Spec Topics in Urban Environmental Geology: Soil/Rock Mechanics (1-3). 598C Sp Topics in Urban Environmental Geol: Stratigraphy/Paleontology (1-3). 598D Spec Topics in Urban Environmental Geology-Environmental Geology (1-3). 598E Sp Topics in Urban Environmental Geology: X-Ray & Economic Geol (1-3). 598H Special Topics in Urban Environmental Geology - Geochemistry (1-3). 598I Special Topics in Urban Environmental Geology (1-3). 598J Special Topics in Urban Environmental Geology: Environmental Sci (1-3). 598K Issues in Waste Management (1). This course focuses on the critical problems of managing the waste materials generated in our society. The course includes discussion of various types of waste-municipal solid waste, hazardous (industrial) waste, nuclear and medical wastes. Sources, handling, storage, transportation, treatment and disposal of these wastes are reviewed. Experts from government and the waste management industry give guest lectures. Prerequisites: None. Offered: Fall & Winter. 599 Research and Thesis: Geology (1-9). Individual directed research by the student leading to the preparation of a formal written thesis and oral defense. Instructor: By arrangement. 690 Special Research Topics (1-3). Student will produce a major research paper suitable for publication under the direction of their instructor. 699R Research and Dissertation (1-10). Research for dissertation in partial fulfillment of the Geosciences requirements for the Ph.D. degree. 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1).
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Department of History both personally and professionally from the development of analytical skills and examination of relevant subject matter in 203 Cockefair Hall history courses. The bachelor of arts degree in history is more (816) 235-1631 directly applicable to careers in law, teaching, museum work, Fax: (816) 235-5723 archival work, administration of historical agencies, and [email protected] selected positions in government. The principal undergraduate http://www.umkc.edu/history adviser can offer counsel on careers for graduates in history in Department Chair: both the private and public sectors. Patrick Peebles Individuals seeking careers as teachers and professional Professors Emeriti: historians may pursue advanced degrees on this campus. The Jesse V. Clardy, John T. Graham, Lawrence H. Larsen, department offers the master of arts degree and participates in James C. Olson (president emeritus, University of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. degree program. Students interested Missouri), Stanley B. Parsons, Joseph P. Schultz, Edwin in graduate studies should contact the principal graduate G. Westermann adviser, Carla L. Klausner. Professors: Department Activities Gary L. Ebersole, Herman M. Hattaway, Carla L. Klausner (principal graduate adviser), Dennis Merrill, Advising Patrick A. Peebles, Louis W. Potts Counseling is key to a meaningful and profitable course of Associate Professors: study in the History Department. Students should consult the William B. Ashworth Jr., Miriam Forman-Brunell, James undergraduate faculty adviser regarding selection of courses S. Falls (principal undergraduate adviser) and for help in academic matters. Students may select an Assistant Professors: adviser, or an adviser can be appointed by the principal Andrew Bergerson, Delia Crutchfield Cook, Dana E. undergraduate adviser. Faculty office hours and prospective Kaplan, Lynda Payne, H. Glenn Penny, Shona Kelly Wray schedules of classes are posted in the department office, Adjunct Faculty: located in 203 Cockefair Hall. The department offers printed David Boutros, Evelyn Hunt, Gary Palmer, Alan Perry, guides to the requirements for its graduate degrees. Linna Place, Frederick Spletstoser, Frances Sternberg, Special Programs William O. Stevens, William Worley, Mary Ann Wynkoop Combined Interdisciplinary Major: Undergraduate Department Description Degrees The faculty of the Department of History believe history is an In cooperation with several other departments, the Department essential component of a liberal arts education. As an of History offers a combined major program. While a major important part of the curriculum, historical study enables the comprises 27 credits and a double major usually requires 54 student to understand the interaction of many aspects of state, credits, the student may choose the combined major program society and culture, and the dynamics of human change. It of approximately 39-42 credits. To enter the program, the offers a valuable perspective on contemporary problems as student should achieve a 2.5 grade-point average by the end of well as knowledge of the past for its own inherent interest. the sophomore year. Students interested in this individualized Department offerings, at the undergraduate and graduate program should contact the chair or the undergraduate adviser levels, include the major areas of historical concern such as in both disciplines. After approval of the student’s candidacy American history and ancient, medieval and modern European by both departments, advisers from the two disciplines will aid history. In recognition of the role of a university in its in the design of an interdisciplinary program. community – local, national and world – the department offers Any student interested in a combined major in history and courses in urban and social history, the history of science, another discipline should contact James S. Falls. Asian and Middle Eastern history, Judaic studies, religious Teaching Certification studies, women’s studies and black studies. The department is Certification as a social studies teacher in either Kansas or also vitally involved in interdisciplinary courses and programs. Missouri requires that a student complete specific requirements Desirable Preparation for Undergraduate in both the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Education. A separate application for teacher education is Admission required. For further information about the program, contact Students wishing to major in history should acquire as broad a the Education Student Services Office at (816) 235-2234. background as possible in subjects related to their historical interests. Both secondary school and community college Judaic Studies courses in history should be supplemented with courses in The Department of History is a major participant in the Judaic other social sciences and the humanities. Students interested in Studies Program. For information, contact Dana Kaplan. For the history of science should emphasize studies in physical and information concerning the religious studies Ph.D.-level biological sciences. program, contact Gary Ebersole. The discipline is broad in scope and methods. Faculty History and Philosophy of Science members believe a logical and systematic selection of courses The Department of History, in cooperation with the in other disciplines will complement the study of history. They Department of Philosophy and the various departments of encourage prospective majors to consult with them in science throughout the University, offers a flexible program in preparing an integrated course of study. the history and philosophy of science. For more information, Career Implications of the Bachelor’s contact William B. Ashworth. Degree Applied History The bachelor of arts degree in history provides the student with Courses offered by the department prepare graduates for a general preparation for a wide range of occupations. Most variety of careers in historical agencies or in the study and majors follow business and professional careers and benefit preservation of cultural artifacts. For further information
130 Department of History concerning archival methodology, consult Patrick Peebles. For department. Students should see the undergraduate adviser if course offerings in material culture, contact Miriam they are not certain about a course for this requirement. Forman-Brunell. Students may apply only three 1-credit-hour courses Honorary Organization toward their major; additional 1-credit-hour courses will apply The department sponsors a chapter of the national history to general degree requirements. fraternity, Phi Alpha Theta. Admission into the fraternity Please see the undergraduate adviser regarding the requires a 3.2 GPA in a minimum of 12 upper-level credit hours counting of Program for Adult College Education blocks and taken in the department. The fraternity sponsors programs and cluster courses toward the required credits in history. lectures during the school year, and members often are invited Program Minor to read papers at the regional conventions of the fraternity. A minor in history may be earned with a minimum of 18 credit Membership in Phi Alpha Theta is noted on each honoree’s hours of coursework in the discipline (at least 12 of which official grade transcript. The chapter sponsor is James S. Falls. must be at the 300 and 400 level). A maximum of 6 of the 18 History Club credit hours may be taken in two of the 100- and 200-level Another organization available to students is the History Club, survey courses. The 1-credit-hour courses may not be used as founded in fall 1999, the purpose of which is to promote the part of the minor. study of history. The club is open to all students, history Plan of Study majors and nonmajors alike. Hours Bachelor of Arts: History Freshman Year Fall Course Offerings History 201 - Western Civilization to 1600 or The discipline of history is very broad in its concerns; in many History 206 - Civilizations of the Ancient World 3 ways it consists of the study of the time dimension of the basic Area requirements/electives 12 interests of other disciplines. Several courses offered by the Winter department are closely related to philosophy, literature, art History 202 - Western Civilization Since 1600 history, science, medicine, political science, sociology or law. or History 208 - World Civilization Since 1600 3 Because of this breadth of scope, it is difficult to prescribe a Area requirements/electives 12 structured plan of study. For example, at the upper division level (courses numbered 300-497), students interested in Sophomore Year political history should enroll in the American chronological Fall period offerings or those of European nations and eras. History 101 - American History to 1877 3 Students more concerned with social or intellectual history can Area requirements/electives 12 design a program that includes American topical courses and Winter European epochs. History 102 - American History Since 1877 3 Area requirements/electives 12 Prerequisites All students seeking a history major must complete both the Junior Year American history survey (History 101 and 102) and the Fall Western civilization survey (History 201 and 202) before History 301WI - Historiography and Method 3 graduation. Civilizations of the Ancient World (History 206) Other history courses 6 may be taken as an alternative to History 201 and World Electives 6 History World Civilization Since 1600 (History 208) may be Winter taken as an alternative to History 202. The department History courses 6 recommends that these courses be taken before beginning 300- Electives 9 and 400-level courses. Senior Year Requirements Fall A major in history consists of at least 27 credits of 300-400 History courses 6 level coursework with a maximum of 45 credits. Students must Electives 9 achieve an overall GPA of 2.0 in all courses taken in the Winter department. Courses in which the grade D is earned cannot be History 498WI - Senior Tutorial 3 counted toward the major. Other history courses 3 History 301WI, Historiography and Method, is required Electives 9 for majors. It should be taken at the beginning of the junior Master of Arts: History year and is a prerequisite for History 498WI. The master of arts degree in history entails intensive study in a History 498WI, Senior Tutorial, is required for graduation. major field of the student’s interest and an understanding of the History majors should take it in their final term before related historical theories and events. The history faculty graduation. History 301WI and 498WI cannot be taken in the intends to balance training in subject matter courses, research same semester. and writing. Students normally concentrate in American or European The Department of History offers two options leading history, but students are required to complete at least one toward the master of arts degree: the M.A. in history with course in the history of the non-Western world, a course that is thesis and the M.A. in history without thesis. The with-thesis neither American nor European. Courses that satisfy this option requires completion of a minimum of 30 credits of requirement include Colonial and Post Colonial South Asia graduate-level work, while the without-thesis option requires (History 424A), South Africa (History 402), Islam and the completion of a minimum of 36 credits of graduate-level work. Arabs (History 444R), Ottoman Empire (History 445), Modern Middle East (446R), and any others designated by the
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Admission Requirements At the oral examinations, the committee will question the Applicants must score 500 on the verbal portion of the GRE candidates about their answers and about the other questions test in order to be admitted to the program. In addition, two not answered on the written examination. essays (one that is autobiographical and one that details the The faculty expect all students to demonstrate in-depth applicant’s scholarly interests), a writing sample and three comprehension of the major field; this includes chronology, letters of recommendation must accompany the admissions bibliography, major themes, and interpretations. application. An applicant whose undergraduate major was The following scoring system has been adopted for the history, and who had a 3.0 GPA in history courses and a 3.0 final examination. Each examiner will assign points according GPA overall, will be considered for admission as a regular to the following scale: graduate student. Applicants who do not hold an 3 points: Superior undergraduate degree in history, but whose baccalaureate 2 points: Good program included substantial training in history and/or related 1 point: Fair subjects, also may be considered for regular admission. 0 point: Inferior (Fail) Financial Aid The final examination results will be the total of the points There are a limited number of graduate teaching assistantships granted by the three examiners. A score of 4.00 or higher is available. For information and forms, contact the history office required for the award of the master’s degree. directly. For all other inquiries about financial aid, contact the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office. See the Addresses and School of Graduate Studies Requirements Phone Numbers section of the Appendices in this catalog for All graduate students must abide by School of Graduate more information. Studies requirements (see the General Graduate Academic Regulations and Information section of this catalog) in addition Selection of Supervisory Committee and to Department of History requirements. Program of Study Policy in Regard to Allegations of Research Advising Dishonesty Once admitted to the program, the student should consult with Plagiarism is an inexcusable act. Any student found guilty of the principal graduate adviser, who will direct the student to plagiarism will be expelled from the program. A detailed the department faculty adviser whose interests most clearly statement by the faculty is available in the history office. match those of the student. The department faculty adviser will Research dishonesty is any conduct that deliberately assist the student in designing a program of study. For a misleads or communicates false research data or results, or master’s degree at UMKC, 20 percent of the graduate credits communicates such data or results in reckless disregard of its appearing on the program of study may be transferred from false or misleading character. another recognized graduate school. On completion of 12 Illustrations of research dishonesty include but are not hours, the student and the department faculty adviser must limited to the following: select a three-member program supervisory committee, which will be chaired by the department faculty adviser. The student a) False or misleading statements or publications is responsible for convening the supervisory committee, which concerning research data or results; will approve and sign the program of study. b) Intentional or reckless distortion or Course Requirements: misinterpretation of research data or results; All students are required to take the following: 1) History 581, c) Use of research methods that the researcher knows Research Methodology; 2) History 587R, Research Seminar; are unreliable or that produce erroneous results, and 3) any two graduate-level colloquia. Up to 9 credits may unless appropriately explained in publications and be carried outside the department provided 1) they are reports of the research; demonstrably graduate-level courses; 2) they clearly relate to the student’s program of study; and 3) they receive the d) Release of research data or scholarly efforts of approval of the student’s supervisory committee. other persons, and representing them as one’s own or failing to give appropriate credit to their sources. Requirements for Retention Students must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA. If a student’s History Courses GPA falls below 3.0, the student will be placed on probation. If 101 American History to 1877 (3). This course covers the evolution of a student’s GPA is below 3.0 at the end of the program, the American civilization from its colonial beginnings to Reconstruction. It is not student may petition the department for permission to take an a prerequisite for 102. Fall, winter, summer. additional 6 credits of coursework. If at the end of all 102 American History Since 1877 (3). This covers American history from the coursework a GPA of 3.0 has not been achieved, the student end of Reconstruction to the present. History 101 is not a prerequisite for this will be dropped from the program. course. Fall, winter, summer. Incompletes will be given only when there are legitimate 200 Saga of Mankind (1). These one credit hour courses offer students the reasons for not completing course requirements on time, and opportunity to explore in detail phenomena, people and events of the past. The only when there are reasonable expectations that work can be content may be an expansion on a topic which is covered in other courses offered by the Department of History, or it may be the subject of research or completed within the time allowed by the School of Graduate special preparation by members of the history staff. History 200 may not be Studies. counted for area distribution requirements. Offered under various subtitles M.A. Examination each term. 201 Western Civilization to 1600 (3). This course surveys the political, social The department has approved a written examination for and cultural history of Europe from ancient times to 1600. Beginning with a candidates for the M.A. degree without thesis, to precede the brief description of the riverine civilizations of the ancient Near East, the oral examination. This will be a three-hour examination. Each course then examines the political and cultural evolution of classical Greco-Roman civilization, the medieval world, the rise of the national state, member of the committee will submit a list of questions, and and the essential characteristics of the eras of the Renaissance and the candidate will answer three questions, one from each list. Reformation. Fall, Summer, Winter.
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202 Western Civilization Since 1600 (3). This course surveys the political, 305 America, 1828-1852: The Jacksonian Period (3). An analysis of the economic, social, intellectual, and cultural history of Europe from about 1600 political, social, economic, and intellectual factors in American society, to the present, through these major developments in those centuries: the 1828-1852. The period featured the presidency of Andrew Jackson, the origins of the modern sovereign state (absolutist and constitutional), the shaping of a new democratic ideology, the culmination of manifest destiny, the English revolutions; the European Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and quickening of the antislavery impulse, the Mexican War, the growing sectional Napoleonic Europe; Romanticism and Scientism in culture and thought, the split, and the Compromise of 1850. Also offered as History 505. Industrial Revolution and urban society, and nationalism and imperialism; the 306 America, 1850-1877: Civil War and Reconstruction (3). A survey of two world wars, the Russian Revolution, dictators and totalitarian states, and the political, social and economic factors leading to the dissolution of the the current postwar world and culture. Fall, Summer, Winter. federal union is followed by a consideration of the major features and 206 World History to 1600 (3). This course is a comparative history of the developments of the war period. This, in turn, leads to an analysis of the major civilizations of the world from prehistory to the seventeenth century. From a factors and relationships involved in the “reconstruction” of the federal union. global perspective, this course explores themes relevant to social, political, and The course covers the years 1850 to 1877. Also offered as History 506. cultural history, such as science and technology, women and social classes, 307 America 1877-1917: Development of Industrial America (3). This religion, politics, and education. Images of art and examples of primary course deals with the reactions of different groups of Americans to the sources enrich the lectures and readings. industrialization and urbanization of the United States from 1877 to 1917, using concepts associated with modernization upon the behavior of the 208 World Civilization Since 1600 (3). This course surveys the social, business community, farmers, laborers, immigrants, professionals and major economic, political and institutional history of the world from the 17th century ethno-cultural groupings. Other contemporary proposals for the adjustment to to the present. It is designed to foster deeper understanding of the continuity industrialism are explained as well as the programs which each group between past and present and of the interdependence among nations in eventually used to adjust to modern society. Also offered as History 507. contemporary times. 308A America: 1914-1945: The Era of the World Wars (3). This course 209 Introduction to African History (3). This course surveys African history examines United States social, intellectual, economic, political and diplomatic from prehistory through European colonization in the nineteenth century. It history from the beginning of World War I to the end of World War II. Special focuses on the cultural distinctions of various Kingdoms: Ghana, Mali, Benin, emphasis is placed on the coexistence of realism and idealism in American Oyo, Bornu, and Zimbabwe. Offered: On demand. foreign policy, the evolution of power shifts within the American federal system, and the causes and consequences of rapid urban growth and increased 250 Introduction to American Studies (3). An introduction to the American industrial sophistication. Students examine the material and social texture of Experience through the study of selected themes and issues that stress both life during the two world wars, the so-called “roaring 20s”, and the Great continuity and change in America. Topics include community, family, ethnic Depression through contemporary art forms (especially novels) and historical groups, racial conflict, science and religion, the arts, sports, mass media, monographs. technological innovation and immigration and migration. The interdisciplinary nature of American Culture will be stressed. Prerequisite: None. Offered: 308B America: 1945-Present: Our Times (3). This course examines United Alternate Years. States social, intellectual, economic, political, and diplomatic history from the end of World War II to the present. Given our focus on the recent past, special 300CD Cluster Course: American Social Film:Silver Screen&American emphasis is placed upon the importance of the historical perspective to an Dream (3). This course will combine American social history and American understanding of contemporary affairs. Major themes include: America’s rise film history. Using Hollywood entertainment films, the course will look at to the world power, the development of the Keynesian welfare state, the Hollywood as an indicator of social, political and economic conditions in the concentration of corporate wealth and power, the persistence of poverty amidst United States from the early 1900s to the late 1950s. The main topics are war plenty, and the changing status of American minority groups. and the threat of war, poverty and affluence, racial tensions, censorship, and political zealotry. A paper is required and a social history textbook, a film 323R Social History of Recent America (3). An examination of American history textbook, a play by Arthur Miller, and a collection of articles constitute life styles and culture from the late 19th century to the present. Further core readings. This course is offered as a cluster with Communication Studies chronological development of the topics and themes in History 322R. Special 402CD. emphasis is on the effects upon individual lives of government growth, urban growth, technological change, and major national and international events. 300CM Cluster Course: Mexico, Central America and the Human Also offered as History 523. Condition (3). Faculty from at least two different departments may determine the topic and syllabus, subject to approval of the Director of Integrated Studies 353 Immigrants and Immigration in American History (3). This course and the program’s advisory committee in addition to approval of the surveys the effects of immigration on the social, intellectual and economic departments involved. This special topics course will satisfy the development of the United States. As well, it treats the fate of immigrant interdisciplinary course requirement for the B.A. groups. Attention is given to the forces affecting assimilation, ethnic identity, mobility and discrimination. In some semesters particular emphasis is placed 300CV Cluster Course: The Spectrum of Faith (3). on one immigrant group, one time period, or the immigrant groups of Kansas City. Also offered as History 553. 301WI Historiography and Method (3). This basic course is required of all history majors at the beginning of the junior year. Content includes: 1) what 354R Women in Modern America (3). This course traces the part women history is; 2) its value and usefulness; 3) the diversity of our fields, approaches, have played in the processes of industrialization and urbanization. It looks at and methods; and 4) the techniques of preparing and writing history papers. the general demographic, economic and social changes affecting women of all Texts and reading are approved by the Department. (i.e.: Turabian for style). classes, as well as the role of middle-class women in the progressive, Although the emphasis is general instead of particular, the instructor will be prohibition and suffrage movements. The course will also study the impact of assisted by other historians representing their main special interest areas. the two world wars and the Depression upon the roles of women. Also offered Prerequisite: Successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93). Offered: as History 554. Fall and winter. 355A Indians of South America and the European Invasion (3). Origins and Latin America. Consideration of the origins of Indian culture throughout 302 America,1000-1763:The Formative Era (3). Early American history the entire Western hemisphere is followed by an analysis of the great Native encompasses the formative era of many institutions and attitudes which still American civilizations of Mexico, Central America and the Andes; Indian persist in technetronic, post-modern America. A study of how these patterns reactions to the Spanish and Portuguese invaders; and the present situation of and policies emerged will enlighten us as to our current ways society seeks to Latin American Indians. Also offered as History 555A. adapt to change. Semester offered: On demand 355BA Indians of North America to 1789 (3). The history of the native 303 America, 1763-1783: The Revolutionary Heritage (3). The American peoples of North America from their origins to the era of the American Revolution created American history by creating a new nation. What the Revolution. Prerequisite: None. Offered: Fall. American Revolution was depends to a large extent upon what Americans 355BB Indians of North America Since 1789 (3). The history of the native think they are or ought to be. The goals of this course, therefore, are twofold: people of North America (Indians and Inuit) and their interaction with the (1) to probe the nature, causes and consequences of the American Revolution; European invaders since 1789. This course is the sequel to History 355BA, (2) to assess the intentions and behavior of both the Framers in 1763-1783 and Indians of North America to 1789. Prerequisite: None. Offered: Winter. of the inheritors of modern America. Also offered as History 503. Semester offered: On demand 356 Rise of the City in the U.S. (3). This course treats the background and major developments of the urbanization of the United States. Includes the 304 America, 1783-1828: The National Experience (3). The two major American urban tradition, the scope of urbanization, colonial beginnings, threads of this course are the formation and implementation of the Constitution urban rivalries, promotion, case studies of cities, the growth of urban services, and the cultural adolescence of the new nation. Topics considered include the the slum, problems of government, population trends, urban planning, and political bequest of the framers’ generation, the growing pains of territorial suburban growth. Consideration is also given to the methods and techniques of expansion and industrialism, the paradoxical development of regionalism and urban research and history of the development of this field. Also offered as nationalism. Also offered as History 504. History 556.
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356R Kansas City: History of a Regional Metropolis (3). This course uses 370 Introduction to Material Culture (3). This course will consider the ways Kansas City as an urban laboratory to help students better understand the in which material culture contributes to our understanding of history. Scholars dynamics of the urbanization process in America. It features lectures and have increasingly recognized the significance of “the things they left behind,” discussions on such subjects as early settlement patterns, the battle for the first particularly as they provide insights to the lives of those who did not leave bridge over the Missouri River, the development of an economy based on extensive written records. Students will consider all aspects of material agricultural pursuits, the City Beautiful Movement, the social fabric, the culture, drawing largely on examples from American history: architecture , Pendergast Machine, and the impact of World War II and after. The course fits domestic utensils and furnishings, clothing, tools, and good agricultural Kansas City into the larger framework of the American urban mosaic. Also practices. The courses will emphasize the process of handicraft technology as offered as History 556R. well as the product, and will consider the impact of modernization upon both process and product. Also offered as History 570. 357 The American West (3). This course deals with the relationship of the American West to the social and economic development of the United States. 390 Experiencing the Past: Social History of Missouri (3). This course is Major emphasis is placed on the role of the trans-Mississippi West in the taught off campus for the purpose of exposing students to the physical setting economic growth of the national economy. Related cultural and political of the period under study. In addition to experiencing the patterns of daily life, events are evaluated in the terms of the many Western frontiers. Emphasis will students also read widely on family conditions, nature and consequences of be placed on the Turner thesis, the Indian heritage, frontier violence, and the technology, attitudes-manners-morals, literature, art, and music. Specialized cow town experience. Also offered as History 557. aspects of the period and of life styles are taught by competent consultants 358R History of the American South (3). A study of the political, from outside the Department of History. Also offered as History 590. Summer. intellectual, cultural, economic, religious and social development of the 391 Archival Methods (3). This combined discussion and research course will Southern United States from the earliest colonial settlements to the near present. Special topics discussed will be the plantation system, slavery, examine the research potential of primary-source materials in the custody of abolition, secession, the Confederacy and the Civil War, the molding of a archival depositories and the methodology employed to utilize effectively these “New South”, 20th century internal developments and the interaction of the resources. An analysis of archival method, specifically in the areas of region with the nation. Also offered as History 558R. arrangement, description and preservation, will be emphasized during the discussion portion of the course. Most of the course will be devoted to 359R The Confederacy and the Myth of the Lost Cause (3). This course has independent research in various collections of the Regional Archives of the two focal points: the Confederacy itself and the (sometimes mythic) image that Kansas City Federal Records Center. The course will meet at such places as the the Confederacy has had since the end of the Civil War. Investigation begins Federal Records Center, 2306 Bannister Road, or the Truman Library for both with a fairly straightforward look at the South’s experience in war. Then the the discussion and research segments. Also offered as History 591. Summer. course thrusts into consideration of a variety of topics pertinent to the historical Confederacy. These later topics include the images of Robert E. Lee 392A Archival Internship (3). Students work directly with professional and of Jefferson Davis in the American (and Southern) mind, writers and the archivists and other personnel at the Kansas City Federal Records Center, the literature of the Lost Cause especially Margaret Mitchell and her “Gone With Truman Library, Jackson County Historical Society, and similar facilities in the the Wind”, the United Confederate Veterans and its ancillary organizations, the area. Emphasis will be given to areas of arrangement, description and United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a preservation of archival materials. Each student must make individual possibly extant Southern civil religion, and various manifestations of arrangements through the department. Also offered as History 592. “Southernism.” Also offered as History 559R. Prerequisites: History 391 or the equivalent and approval of the archival adviser. 360R Constitutional History of the United States (3). The general question covered is: how does American society govern itself? Topics include the 392B Public History Internship (3). Students work directly with public fusion of Anglo traditions and American environment, creation of the history and editorial personnel at the Kansas City Museum, the Kansas City American republic under the Constitution of 1787, the struggle for sovereignty Pitch Weekly, the Truman Library, and similar facilities in the area. Depending during the Marshall-Taney era, and the Supreme Court’s utilization of the 14th on the institutional affiliation, emphasis will be given to museum operations Amendment to adapt the Constitution to modernity. Also offered as History and displays, editing, fund-raising, historical research and writing. Each 560R. student must make individual arrangements through the department. Also offered as History 592B. Prerequisites: approval of the department chair. 361 American Foreign Relations (3). Following a rapid survey of major principles and actions in American diplomatic affairs before 1900, this course 394 African American History Before 1877 (3). This course is a survey of analyzes developing principles, problems, methods and factors in American the African American experience from Pre-Columbian exploration through foreign relations since that date. Attention is given to the interrelationships of reconstruction. The course focuses on the trans-Atlantic slave trade, slavery in domestic factors and foreign relations with an attempt to discover principal the colonies as well as resistance and abolition movements. Prerequisite: influences that have shaped this area of American development. Also offered None. as History 561R. 395 African American History Since 1877 (3). This course is a survey of 363 Military History of the U.S. (3). This course attempts to provide students African Americans in the United States from 1877 to the present. The course with a substantial factual knowledge of the military aspects of United States explores the post-reconstruction era, civil rights and black nationalistic history. This includes, but by no means is limited to, an introductory study of movements; the concepts of racism, desegregation/integration and separation. selected battles. Other topics such as the development of the American military Contemporary issues facing a multiracial and pluralistic society are also establishment, civil-military relations, anti-military feeling, and the place of addressed. Prerequisite: None. the military in our society are considered. Also offered as History 563R. 366R American Economic History Since 1865 (3). The course deals with the 396WI African American Women (3). This course is a survey of black emergence of Industrial America since 1865. It covers the rise to dominance of women from their African origins to the present. Drawing on a variety of the large modern corporation, the problem of economic and social instability disciplines including literature, political science and sociology, the course also and stability, the rise of trade associations, cartels, and government regulation examines the dynamics of race, class, and gender as well as the application of in an unstable economy, and the evolution of American economic policy and feminist and womanist theories. Prerequisite: Successful completion of the national economic planning. Prerequisite: None Offered: On Demand. WEPT. 368 Girlhood and Boyhood in America (3). This course-which brings a 397 African-American Experience in the Midwest (3). African-Americans gendered perspective to the history of childhood and the study of living on the Great Plains have made significant contributions, from James youth-focuses on the changing construction of girlhood and boyhood from Milton Turner to Langston Hughes, from Linda Brown to Josephine Baker. precontact to the present. We will examine the variety of forces that have This course examines the contributions to American history and culture as well scripted the lives of children and adolescents and explore the active role they as surveys the development of communities in the Kansas City area. Semester have played in shaping their lives and American culture. We will make sure of offered: On demand the scholarly literature on childhood and youth as well as examine such 400 Special Studies (1-3). Courses on subjects which are not a part of the primary sources as childbearing manuals, laws, literature, cartoons, and toys as regular department offering. The courses result from one or more of the material culture. Semester offered: On demand following: (1) The expressed desire of students; (2) the broadened or refocused 369 Women and Work in Early America (3). Drawing upon more than two scholarship of a member of the history faculty; (3) the temporary presence of a decades of outstanding scholarship that places women and gender at the center scholar whose specialization is not reflected in the department’s regular of investigation and interpretation, this course focuses on the ways in which offerings; (4) the conclusion by the department that the course meets a gender, race, region and class have shaped the historical experiences of women community need; (5) the effort of the history faculty to provide an in north America. We will trace the lives of American women from precontact interdisciplinary approach to an era or topic. The course is experimental in the to 1865 through an examination of a wide variety of social, cultural, economic, sense that it is a one-time offering with the potential of repetition or and political forces and factors including work and leisure, family life, political modification–depending upon student, faculty and community response. Also activities and organizations, and education Semester offered: On demand offered as History 500R.
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400CF Cluster Course: Courts and Culture in the High Middle Ages (3). 413 Renaissance (3). Beginning with a definition and exploration of the This course offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the High Renaissance as a period of gradual transition between the Middle Ages and the Middle Ages. In addition to the regularly scheduled meetings of this beginning of modern culture, this course concerns itself primarily with the rise self-contained history class, there will be common sessions with students and and spread of Humanism; the revival of interest in antiquity; the growth of faculty of English 400CF to look in dept at four royal courts from the 11th, individualism; and the rise of secularism, as well as with the artistic 12th, and 13th centuries. We will focus on the courts of William the achievements of the period. Also offered as History 513. Conqueror, Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, Louis IX, and Frederick II 414 Reformation (3). Beginning with a description and analysis of the social, Hohenstaufen. Semester offered: On demand intellectual and political aspects of the later Middle Ages, the course continues 400CI CC:Culture,Kultur,Civilisation:Identity Formation in Middle with an examination of those profound religious, social and political changes Class (3). This cluster course will explore the dynamics of bourgeois class which mark the 16th century as the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning formation in Western Europe in the “long” 19th century (1750-1920) from of the modern secular era. Also offered as History 514. historical, thematic, and theoretical perspectives. It will focus on how this 415B Age of the Baroque (3). A comparative approach to the developing class-based identity developed and functioned in the context of historical and European states system in the 17th century, as characterized by growth of royal cultural changes and how the bourgeoisie defined themselves vis a vis nobles, absolutism and countervailing revolts. Concepts of general crisis, baroque peasants, workers, “primitives” and criminals. Class assignments will include world-view, and modernization are applied from a variety of perspectives historical, literary, theatrical, anthropological, and cinema-graphic sources. (social, economic, climatic, political, institutional, intellectual, cultural); and Offered: WS 2001 culminating in absolutism on the French model of Louis XIV. Crises, 400CO African American Experience Through the Prism of Film (3). This revolutions, reforms and reconstruction of states on more modern lines are course explores the major themes in the African American experience through related to the growth of bureaucratic administrations, mercantilist economies, film and television. Using anthropological and historical analysis, film standing armies and navies, and academies of arts and sciences, within a reception theory, as well as film and cultural criticism, students study a variety broader European framework of international relations, new rationalistic and of film genres including silent motion pictures, talkies, musicals, all black cast scientific attitudes, and baroque culture. Also offered as History 515B. films, documentaries, Hollywood and blaxploitation movies. Students will 417R Late Nineteenth Century Europe (3). This course is about one of the learn about the motion picture industry and pioneer independent Black most exciting periods in European history-a time that was marked by avid Filmmakers especially Oscar Micheaux, Spike Lee, and Julie Dash. The nation building, rapid industrialization, and the introduction of critical course explores myths, stereotypes and images of African Americans in technical innovation like the telephone, the wireless telegraph, the x-ray, the television and film. Students will interact with local people and organizations cinema, bicycle, automobile, and airplane. It was also a time out of which involved with African American Cinema such as the African American Film Society of Kansas City, Missouri. The course is offered at the GEM Theater in stream of consciousness writing, psychoanalysis, cubism, and the theory of the History 18th & Vine District. relativity emerged. It was, in short, a time of political, and cultural discontents. The time frame begins with German. Semester offered: On demand 400CR CC:Roman Revolution:History&Culture from the Gracchi to Augustus (3). In this course, the period of Roman history from the revolution 418R Twentieth Century Europe (3). This course is meant to provide initiated by the Gracchi to the demise of the Republic and the establishment of students with an overview of European history during the twentieth century. the Principate under Augustus will be discussed. Political, social and cultural This course is about an age of extremes, one marked by extraordinary violence developments will be traced which culminated in the violent death of the old and unprecedented peace movements, over-rising standards of living and system and a new government established by Augustus acceptable to the devastating depressions, technological wonders and technological horrors. The tradition-loving Romans. The events will be examined through the words of emphasis of this course is on human experience. It concentrates on analyzing participants such as Terence, Cato, Polybius, Cicero, Caesar, Sallust, Catullus, the role of war, revolutions, and popular movements in shaping the politics and Horace, Virgil, and Ovid. The disciplines of history and English will be treated culture of modern Europe. Semester offered: On demand together; therefore all sessions will be held in common. Grades will be based 419R Contemporary Europe (3). This course will survey the major political, upon two examinations and assigned papers using both historical and English social, economic and cultural developments in Europe in recent decades. perspectives. Topics will include Total War and Cold War modernity and modernization, the evolution of the welfare state decolonization and the revolts of 1968, the fall of 400CS Cluster Course:Clio&the Other Muses:Hist&Culture 5th Cent the wall, disorganized capitalism and post-modernity, the crisis of the Athens (3). nation-state and the rise of European integration. Also offered as History 519. 400M Special Studies (1-3). Semester offered: On demand 400P SS: Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age (1-3). 424A Colonial and Post Colonial South Asia (3). South Asian historians have very effectively applied many new approaches to the studies of the past to 402 History of South Africa (3). This course is an introduction to the study of modern Indian and Sri Lankan history. This course examines topics and the social, political, intellectual, economic and cultural history of South Africa. debates in this literature as they bear on the methods and practices of the This course explores the pre-1800 progress in Southern Africa with emphasis historian. The topics to be investigated include the nature of colonial rule, the on indigenous development and European contact. The course examines the nation-state, and ethnicity. Students will be introduced to issues of Mfecane, the frontier and the colonial settler state, Afrikaaner and African methodology, periodization and explanation posed by the relationship between Nationalism, migrant labor systems, comparative white supremacy and racial colonial and post-colonial South Asia. The case studies will be drawn from ideologies, the development and demise of apartheid, the role of women and twentieth century India and Sri Lanka, but the topics are of relevance to the relevancy of gender in studying South Africa, U.S. foreign policy toward students of other regions and disciplines. Prerequisites: None. Offered. Fall. South Africa, and a contemporary assessment of multi-racial democracy. Prerequisite: None. 425R European Criminal Justice History, 500-1900 (3). This course will survey European crime, criminal procedure, policing and punishment between 411A Medieval Civilization I (3). This course covers the period between the 500 and 1900. Particular attention will be given to changing methods of proof decline of the Roman Empire in the West and the Investiture Controversy. (oaths, ordeals, juries); changing type of criminal activity (banditry, vagrancy, Topics include the rise of Christianity and early church-state relationships; the witchcraft, professional theft) and changing penal strategies (the stocks, barbarian invasions and the various Germanic kingdoms; the age of breaking on the wheel, the workhouse, the prison, the penitentiary). English Charlemagne; monasticism and feudalism. There will also be special sessions experiences are emphasized. Also offered as History 525R. on the civilizations of Islam and Byzantium. Also offered as History 511. 426R The Scientific Revolution, 1500-1700 (3). An analysis of the 411B Medieval Civilization II (3). See History 400CF/500CF for course intellectual and social currents which culminated in the Scientific Revolution. description. Also offered as History 512. After presenting the Renaissance world view, the course will examine the influence of humanism, art, religion, and the voyages of discovery on science, 412A Women and Family in Medieval and Early Modern Europe (3). This as a prelude to understanding the achievements of Galileo, Harvey, Newton, course explores the roles of women in the social, economic, political and and the scientific societies of the 17th century. Also offered as History 526R. cultural environments of medieval and early modern Europe. We examine the 427R The Darwinian Revolution, 1650-1900 (3). An inquiry into the lives of women in all areas of life, from the ordinary to the extraordinary, in intellectual background of Darwin’s “Origin of Species.” The course will urban and rural environments, from the centers of religious and political power examine 18th- and 19th-century attitudes toward time, species, change, race, to the margins of society. Focus will be on the world of work for urban and the age of the earth, the nature of fossils, creation, and evolution, as peasant women and on the social and legal institutions of marriage, kinship background to understanding the achievement of Darwin and the reception of and the family. The course makes extensive use of primary sources by and his work. Also offered as History 527. about women during this period. Offered: On demand 428A History of the Body (3). This advanced course will explore the new 412B The Black Death and Late Medieval Society (3). This course field of the history of the body, with particular attention to sexuality and examines all aspects of late medieval and early Renaissance society in Western gender. Topics will include the history of sexualities, the body and society, Europe. The Black Death of 1348/1349 serves as the entry point into the body disciplines, medical practices and representations of illness, beauty and historical study of the economy, demography, and culture during this fashion, and the relationship between sexualities and nationalisms. Semester transitional period. Offered: On demand offered: On demand
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428B Women Medicine:Patients & Practitioners From Antiquity to 445 The Ottoman Empire in the Middle East to World War I (3). The Present (3). This course explores, in a selective fashion, the role of women in second semester of a three-semester sequence covers the transition from Arab Western medicine both as health care providers and patients. The subject of the to Turkish hegemony in most of the Middle East as well as the restoration of history of medicine is too broad to be covered comprehensively in a semester, native Persian dynasties in Iran and their subsequent development. The and so we will focusing on diseases or physical conditions which were emphasis is on the rise and decline of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Attention believed to be limited to women–childbirth, certain mental health conditions, is given to the Ottoman provinces and to the national movements of subject reproductive health, breast cancer– as well as the increasing marginalization of peoples. The course ends with an overview of World War I and the peace women within the profession of health care providers to those branches treaties which marked the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. History 444R is concerned primarily with “women’s problems.” Offered: On demand not a prerequisite. Also offered as History 545. 430R The Ordeal of Total War, Europe, 1939-1945 (3). This course is 446R The Middle East from World War I to the Present (3). The third designed as a comprehensive exploration of the major facets of World War II in semester of a three-semester sequence deals with the emergence of the modern Europe. “The Ordeal of Total War” will focus on the scientific, economic, and countries of the Middle East after World War I and their history and course of psychological –as well as the more traditional political-military dimension of development to the present day. There will be a general survey of the the war. There is a vast literature on the war from which students can select, government and politics, economic situation, and social and cultural and lectures and discussions will be supplemented by movies and other visual characteristics of each important country in the area. In addition, special topics aids. Topics to be treated include: 1) the outbreak of war and the expansion of will be discussed such as the modernization process, ideological alternatives, German power; 2) the economic and technological dimensions of total war; 3) relations with the great powers, the economics and politics of oil, and the the wizard war: science and scientific intelligence; 4) propaganda and Arab-Israeli conflict. History 444R and 445 are not prerequisites. Also offered psychological warfare; 5) Hitler’s new order for Europe and the Resistance as History 546. Movement; 6) Allied resurgence and the end of Hitler’s Reich; 7) the impact of total war. Also Hist. 530. 462J Japanese Civilization (3). A survey of Japanese civilization and cultural history from the prehistorical period to the present. Emphasis on the interplay 431R Medieval England, 1066 to 1485 (3). Beginning with the Norman between religion, the arts, politics, and social structure. conquest of England in 1066, this course traces the history of Medieval England through the establishment of the Tudor dynasty. Covered will be such 467 Myth and Ritual (3). “Myth” and “ritual” have long been fundamental items as the rise of the Angevin Empire, the conflict between monarch & categories in the study of religion. This course will briefly survey some of the nobility, the evolution of Parliament, as well as the Anglo-French rivalry which major theories and approaches to the study of myth and ritual from the culminated in the Hundred Years’ War. Enlightenment to the present. Will not only trace the shifting meanings of 432R Tudor England, 1485-1603 (3). This course covers England from the “myth” and “ritual,” but will critically evaluate the utility of diverse accession of Henry VII, the first Tudor, to the death of Elizabeth I in 1603 approaches to the study of religious phenomena designated by these terms. Topics to be covered are: transformation of England into a modern state, the Reading will include theoretical works, as well as selected case studies. Reformation, the role of Parliament, conflicts with European powers, especially Spain, etc. Also offered as 532. 469 Archaeology and Biblical History (3). An examination of ancient Israel as she emerges from the ruins of the past, both lapidary and literary. Through a 433R Modern Britain, 1603-Present (3). This course examines the rise and study of the “mute documents,” artifacts man-made (storied cities, household fall of the Stuart dynasty and the effects of civil war, rebellion, and religious utensils, inscribed shards from Jericho to Jerusalem) we gain an insight turmoil on the peoples of Britain. Next, the establishment of Cabinet indispensable for Biblical studies, for ancient Near Eastern history. Also government in the eighteenth century, and the loss of the American colonies offered as History 569R. will be discussed. The dramatic trans- formation of Britain from a largely isolated and agricultural society to an urban and industrial one, will be 470 Ancient Egypt (3). This course describes the political, social and cultural analyzed with particular reference to class, race, and gender. Finally, the role evolution of ancient Egypt from pre-dynastic times, with major emphasis upon of Britain in both world wars will be considered along with the institution of the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms (especially the 18th dynasty and the the welfare state and the transformation of Britain from a world power to a reign of Akhenaton). Also offered as History 570R. member of the European community of states. 471 Ancient Greece (3). This course begins with a survey of the pre-classical 435R Hapsburg Empire: Nationalism & Federation in East Central Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations and then describes the rise of prominent Europe (3). This course examines the creation, development and decline of Greek city-states (with particular emphasis upon the evolution of Sparta and the multinational Habsburg Empire. Focusing especially on the period the political, social and cultural contributions of Athens). The course 1815-1918, it traces the political, economic, cultural and social features of the concludes with the rise of Macedon and Alexander’s conquests and empire and examines the various attempts at modernization. Considerable significance. Also offered as History 571R. emphasis is placed upon the role of Austria in the the European states system. Also offered as History 535R. 472 Ancient Rome (3). This course covers Roman history from its origins (including the Etruscans) to the decline of the imperial system. Particular 436R Modern German History (3). In order to make clear the factors which emphasis is placed upon the political, social and economic developments in the have played a part in the making of 20th-century Germany, the course gives Republic, the death of the Republic, the early Principate, and the factors that attention to the rise of Prussia and the regeneration of Germany through the led to Rome’s decline in the ancient world. Also offered as History 572R. French Revolution and Napoleon. In 19th- and 20th-century Germany, the main topics covered are the failure of the Revolution of 1848; the unification of 473 History of Astronomy (3). The course will examine how and why our Germany, Wilhelmian Germany; analysis of the failure of German democracy views of the planets, the stars, and the universe have changed from Babylonian during the Weimar Republic (1918-1933); and the general tendencies of the and Greek times to the 20th century. The course will consider such topics as National Socialist regime. Also offered History 536. ancient earth-centered cosmologies, the origin of astrology, the development and acceptance of the Copernican cosmology, the contributions of Newton, 437 Nazi Germany (3). This course examines in detail the failure of Galileo, Kepler and others to uncovering the laws of heavenly bodies, the democracy in Germany and the rise of National Socialism. Considerable gradually successful attempts to determine the distances to and composition of attention will be devoted to the Weimar Republic, Hitler’s domestic and the stars, various interpretations of the Milky Way, and the eventual discovery foreign policies after 1933, the coming of the World War II, the failure of the of galaxies beyond our own, as well as touching on such other matters as early blitzkreig concept, the destruction of the European Jews, and the collapse of views of comets and “new” stars, the development of the telescope, the impact the Third Reich. Also offered as History 537. of photography, and early speculations on extraterrestrial life. Also offered as History 573R . 441 History of the Soviet Union (3). The course will treat the success of the Soviets in the Civil War from 1917-20, the solidification of their control, and 475 The History of Ancient Israel (3). The origins of the Jewish people from the development of both internal and external policies from the 1920’s until the Biblical beginnings until the codification of the Babylonian Talmud. Also present. Also offered as History 541. offered as History 575R. 444R Islam and the Arabs: The Formative Period (3). The first semester of 476 Medieval Jewish History (3). This course covers the general period from a three-semester sequence begins with a brief overview of the geography and the decline of the Roman Empire to the dawn of early modern times. It is topography of the Middle East. The course proceeds with a discussion of the concerned with Jewish centers of life and learning in the Diaspora, both East conditions of pre-Islamic Arabia; the appearance of Muhammad and his and West. The course considers the Jews under Islamic rule from the time of mission; the rise and spread of Islam; the establishment and consolidation of Mohammed through the Golden Age of Moorish Spain. The focus then shifts the Arab dynasties in the Middle East, North Africa and Spain; Islamic to the situation of the Jews in Christian Europe, from the period of Constantine institutions; and Islamic society and culture. The time span will be to the expulsions from England, France and Christian Spain. The Jews in the approximately 500 A.D. to the Mongol conquest of Baghdad in 1258. Also Ottoman Empire are mentioned and the course ends with the episode of offered as History 544. Sabbatai Zevi, the false Messiah. Also offered as History 576R.
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477 Modern Jewish History (3). This course surveys modern Jewish history 503 America, 1763-1783: The Revolutionary Heritage (3). The American from the Napoleonic period to World War II. Analyzing the social status of the Revolution created American history by creating a new nation. What the Jews in Medieval Europe, it proceeds towards a discussion of the growth of the American Revolution was depends to a large extent upon what Americans national state and the breakup of the Holy Roman Empire and analyzes the think they are or ought to be. The goals of this course, therefore, are twofold: growth of socialism, integral nationalism, and liberalism as they affected the (1) to probe the nature, causes and consequences of the American Revolution; Jewish communities in Europe and America. The course serves as a survey of (2) to assess the intentions and behavior of both the Framers of the modern political and economic trends as they affect a distinct group. Also Constitution in 1763-1783 and the inheritors of modern America. offered as History 577R. 504 America, 1783-1828: The National Experience (3). See course 478 The Holocaust and the State of Israel (3). The central events affecting description History 304. the Jewish people in the 20th century–the Holocaust and the birth of the state 505 America, 1828-1852: The Jacksonian Period (3). See course description of Israel–will be the focal points around which trends in contemporary Jewish History 305. life will be analyzed. Also offered as History 578R. 506 America, 1850-1877: Civil War and Reconstruction (3). See course 497 Special Topics and Readings (1-6). Intensive reading and/or research in description History 306. an area selected by the student in consultation with the instructor. By 507 America 1877-1917: Development of Industrial America (3). See permission only. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies. On demand. course description History 307. 498WI Senior Tutorial (3). This is the capstone course in the department and 508A America 1914-1945: The Era of the World Wars (3). See course is required for majors in the senior year. It consists of tutorial sessions with a description for History 308B. regular faculty member and independent research leading to a major paper 508B America 1945-Present: Our Times (3). See course description for using original source materials. Performance in this course will weigh heavily History 308B. in the award of departmental honors. Prerequisites: History 301 and successful completion of the WEPT. 511 Medieval Civilization I (3). See course description History 411. 499WI Honors Thesis (3). Students will write a thesis on a subject of the 512 Medieval Civilization II (3). See course description History 412R. student’s choice with the approval of the faculty member who will direct it. A 512A Women and Family in Medieval and Early (3). This course explores committee of three will evaluate the thesis. The thesis usually relies on original the roles of women in the social, economic, political, and cultural source materials, but it may involve reinterpretation of familiar materials. environments of medieval and early modern Europe. We examine the lives of Satisfactory completion of the thesis is a prerequisite for departmental honors. women in all areas of life, from the ordinary to the extraordinary, in urban and Prerequisites: History 301, senior standing, 3.0 GPA, and successful rural environments, from the centers of religious and political power to the completion of the WEPT. Offered: Winter. margins of society. Focus will be on the world of work for urban and peasant 500CD Cluster Course: American Social Film:Silver Screen&American women and on the social and legal institutions of marriage, kinship, and the Dream (3). See course description for History 300CD. family. The course makes extensive use of primary source by and about women during this period. 500CE Cluster Course: Radical Changes Since 1945 (3). See course description for History 400CE. 512B The Black Death and Late Medieval Society (3). This course examines all aspects of late medieval and early Renaissance society in Western Europe. 500CF Cluster Course: Courts and Culture in the High Middle Ages (3). The Back Death of 1348/1349 serves as the entry point into the historical study This course offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the High of the economy, demography, and culture during this transitional period. Middle Ages. In addition to the regularly scheduled meetings of this self-contained history class, there will be common sessions with the students 513 Renaissance (3). See course description History 413. and faculty of English 400CF to look in depth at four royal courts from the 514 Reformation (3). See course description History 414. 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries. We will focus on the courts of William the 517 Late Nineteenth Century Europe (3). This course is about one of most Conqueror, Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, Louis IX, and Frederick II exciting periods in European history-a time that was marked by avid nation Hohenstaufen, consider the political and cultural issues associated with each building, rapid industrialization, and the introduction of critical technical court, read the literature and examine the music, art, and architecture of the innovations like the telephone, the wireless telegraph, the x-ray, the cinema, particular period. A tour of the Nelson Gallery, amedieval meal, and eminent bicycle, automobile, and airplane. It was also a time out of which stream of guest lecturers will also be featured. consciousness writing, psychoanalysis, cubism, and the theory of relativity 500CM Cluster Course: Mexico, Central America and the Human emerged. It was, it short, a period of rapid change and adjustment, full of Condition (3). See course description for History 300CM. exciting opportunities and an array of social, political, and cultural discontents. The time frame begins with German Unification in 1871 and ends with the 500CO CC:African American Experience Through the Prism of Film (3). destruction of the German Empire in World War I. This course explores the major themes in the African American experience through film and television. Using anthropological and historical anaylsis, film 518 Europe at the Crossroads, 1900-1939 (3). See course description History reception theory, as well as film and cultural criticism, students study a variety 418R. Fall.* of film genres including silent motion pictures, talkies, musicals, all black cast 519 Contemporary Europe (3). See course description for History 419R. films, documentaries, Hollywood and blaxploitation movies. Students will 523 Social History of Recent America (3). See course description History learn about the motion picture industry and pioneer independent Black 323R. Filmmakers especially Oscar Micheaux, Spike Lee, and Julie Dash. The course explores myths, stereotypes and images of African Americans in 525R European Criminal Justice History, 500-1900 (3). This course will television and film. Students will interact with local people and organizations survey European crime, criminal procedure, policing and punishment between involved with African American Cinema such as the African American Film 500 and 1900. Particular attention will be given to changing methods of proof Society of Kansas City, Missouri. The course is offered at the GEM Theater in (oaths, ordeals, juries); changing type of criminal activity (banditry, vagrancy, the History 18th & Vine District. witchcraft, professional theft) and changing penal strategies (the stocks, breaking on the wheel, the workhouse, the prison, the penitentiary). English 500CS Cluster Course: History of Russian Culture (3). See course experiences are emphasized. description for History 300CS. 526R The Scientific Revolution 1500-1700 (3). See course description 500CV Cluster Course: The Spectrum of Faith (3). History 426R. 500R Special Topics In History For Graduate Studies (1-3). See course 527 The Darwinian Revolution, 1650-1900 (3). See course description description History 400. History 427R. 500RP SS: Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age (1-3). See course 528A History of the Body (3). This advanced course will explore the new description for History 400D. field of the history of the body, with particular attention to sexuality and gender. Topics will include the history of sexualities, the body and society, 500Z Special Studies: Labor in Industrial America (3). This course examines the history of work and the working class in the U.S. from 1877 to body disciplines, medical practices and representations of illness, beauty, and the present. We will focus on the transformation of the workplace, the rise of fashion, and the relationship between sexualities and nationalisms. the union movement, the nature of cultural and political organizations, 528B Women & Medicine:Patients & Practitioners from workers’ relationships with other social groups, and the role played by gender, Antiquity-Present (3). This course explores, in a selective fashion, the role of race, and ethnicity in uniting or dividing the working class. women in Western Medicine both as health care providers and patients. The subject of the history of medicine is too broad to be covered comprehensively 502 America,1000-1763: The Formative Era (3). Early American history in a semester, and so we will focus on diseases or physical conditions which emcompasses the formative era of many institutions and attitudes which still were believed to be limited to women-childbirth, certain mental health persist in present-day America. A study of how these patterns and policies conditions, reproductive health, breast cancer-as well as the increasing emerged will enlighten us as to our current ways our society seeks to adapt to marginalization of women within the profession of health care providers to change. those branches concerned primarily with “women’s problems.”
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529 European Society and Protest, 1600-1900 (3). This course will begin 566RR American Labor History (3). This course examines the history of with an analysis of the various groups/ classes which constituted European work and the working class in the U.S. from 1750 to the present. We will focus society between 1600 and 1900: the aristocracy, the middle class, the peasants on the transformation of the workplace, the rise of the union movement, the (free and unfree), the artisans, and the working class. We will then move on to nature of cultural and political organizations, workers’ relationships with other consider the various types of protest or collective actions which took place social groups, and the role played by gender, race, and ethnicity in uniting or during those years. Special attention will be given to peasant uprisings, bread dividing the working class. Offered: On demand. riots, and urban disturbances. 567RS Myth and Ritual (3). “Myth” and “ritual” have long been fundamental 530 The Ordeal of Total War Europe,1939- 1945 (3). categories in the study of religion. This course will briefly survey some of the 531 Medieval England, 1066 to 1485 (3). See course description History major theories and approaches to the study of myth and ritual from the 431R. Enlightenment to the present. Will not only trace the shifting meanings of “myth” and “ritual,” but will critically evaluate the utility of diverse 532 Tudor-England, 1485-1688 (3). This course covers the history of approaches to the study of religious phenomena designated by these terms. England from the accession of Henry VII in 1485 to the crowning of William Reading will include theoretical works, as well as selected case studies. and Mary in the Glorious Revolution. Its main emphasis is the Tudor dynasty 1485-1603 with special reference to the transformation of England into a 569R Archaeology and Biblical History (3). See course description for modern state, Re-Reformation, the role of Parliament, etc. The course History 469. Winter. concludes with the major characteristics of the early Stuart period. 570R Ancient Egypt (3). See course description for History 470. 533 Modern Britain, 1603-Present (3). This course examines the rise and fall 571R Ancient Greece (3). See course description for History 471. of the Stuart dynasty and the effects of civil war, rebellion, and religious 572R Ancient Rome (3). See course description for History 472. turmoil on the peoples of Britain. Next, the establishment of Cabinet government in the eighteenth century, and the loss of the American colonies 573R History of Astronomy (3). See course description for History 473. will be discussed. The dramatic transformation of Britain from a largely 575R The History of Ancient Israel (3). See course description for History isolated and agricultural society to an urban and the industrial one, will be 475. analyzed with particular reference to class, race, and gender. Finally, the role 576R Medieval Jewish History (3). See course description for History 476. of Britain in both world wars will be considered along with the institution of the welfare state and the transformation of Britain from a world power to a 577R Modern Jewish History (3). See course description for History 477. member of the European community of states. 578R The Holocaust and the State of Israel (3). See course description for 535R Hapsburg Empire: Nationalism & Federation in East Central History 478. Europe (3). See course description History 435R. 580 Quantitative Research Methodology (3). This course will cover selected 536 Modern German History (3). See course description History 436R. topics related to quantitative methods in historical research, including the quantification of data, descriptive statistics, preparation and analysis of a data 537 Nazi Germany (3). See course description History 437. set for statistical analysis by computer, and microcomputer methods. Students 541 History of the Soviet Union (3). See course description History 441. will complete a series of exercises. 544 Islam & the Arabs: The Formative Period (3). See course description 580D Special Topics U S Military History (3). History 444R. 581 Research Methodology (3). An introduction to a variety of research tools 545 The Ottoman Empire in the Middle East to WWI (3). See course and techniques including such topics as evidence, critical method, verification, description History 445. bibliography, book review, computers, statistics, and archival methods. 546 The Middle East from World War I to the Present (3). See course 582 Colloquium in American History I (3). These courses are designed to description History 446R. acquaint the graduate student with the writings and theories of major American historians. Faculty lectures are combined with student bibliographical essays 553 Immigrants and Immigration in American History (3). See course and the reading of important historical works in order to prepare the student for description History 353. the final examination taken upon completion of M.A. course work. Books read 554 Women in Modern America (3). See course description History 354R. in the course compose a large proportion of the departmental reading list. M.A. candidates in American history are required to take both courses. History 582 555A Indians of South America and the European Invasion (3). See course covers American history to 1865; History 583 covers the period since that date. description History 355A. 583 Colloquium in American History II (3). These courses are designed to 555BA Indians of North America to 1789 (3). The history of the native acquaint the graduate student with the writings and theories of major American peoples of North America from their origins to the era of the American historians. Faculty lectures are combined with student bibliographical essays Revolution. Prerequisite: None. Offered: Fall. and the reading of important historical works in order prepare the student for 555BB Indians of North America Since 1789 (3). The history of the native the final examination taken upon completion of M.A. course work. Books read people of North America (Indians and Inuit) and their interaction with the in the course compose a large proportion of the departmental reading list. M.A. European invaders since 1789. This course is the sequel to History 555BA, candidates in American History are required to take both courses. History 582 Indians of North America to 1789. Prerequisite: None. Offered: Winter. covers American History to 1865; History 583 covers the period since that date. 556 Rise of the City in the U.S. (3). See course description History 356. 584R Colloquium in European History I (3). The European History 556R Kansas City: History of a Regional Metropolis (3). See course Colloquium I will examine some of the crucial problems or watersheds in description History 356R. European history from antiquity through the Reformation. Course requirements include weekly discussions on specific topics and a research 557 The American West (3). See course description for History 357. paper or project due by the end of the semester. 558R History of the American South (3). See course description for History 585 Colloquium in European History II (3). The European History 358R. Colloquium II will examine some of the crucial problems or watersheds in 559R The Confederacy and the Myth of the Lost Cause (3). See course European history from the Reformation through the 20th century. The course description for History 359R. seeks to provide an in-depth study of specific topics and of the associated 560R Constitutional History of the United States (3). See course description bibliography. for History 360R. 586 Colloquium in World History (3). The World History colloquium 561R American Foreign Relations (3). See course description for History encompasses the major fields of World history, non-western history and Judaic 361. studies. Course requirements include weekly discussions on specific topics and a research paper or project due by the end of the semester. The methodology 562J Japanese Civilization (3). A survey of Japanese civilization and cultural and ideas relating to each field will be discussed in a comparative perspective. history from the prehistorical period to the present. Emphasis on the interplay Content will vary according to the field of the instructor. This course may be between religion, the arts, politics, and social structure. repeated with the permission of the instructor. 563R Military History of the U.S. (3). See course description for History 363. 587R Research Seminar (3). Students in this course will produce a major 566R American Economic History Since 1865 (3). The course deals with the research paper under the direction of the instructor: a self-contained thesis emergence of Industrial America since 1865. It will cover the rise to chapter, an article for publication or the equivalent. dominance of the large modern corporation, with the problem of economic and 590R Experiencing the Past: Social History of Missouri (3). See course social instability and stability, with the rise of trade associations, cartels, and description History 390. government regulation in an unstable economy, and with the evolution of American economic policy and national economic planning. This course is the 591 Archival Methods (3). same as economics 540r. 592 Archival Internship (3).
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597 Non-thesis Research/Reading (1-6). Individual direction of student reading or research by selected, consenting faculty. This course can be taken only when faculty supervision is unavailable in colloquia or seminars. 599R Thesis (1-6). A contribution to knowledge based upon extensive research and reflective of careful analysis. Before writing a thesis, the student must clear the topic and research design with the Supervisory committee. 680 Doctoral Colloquium (3). This course will examine the writings and theories of major historians in a particular field of history. The authors, works and intellectual currents which form the basis of the colloquium will vary from semester to semester, depending upon the professor’s expertise and design for the course. 687 Doctoral Research Seminar (3). Students in this course will produce a major research paper under the direction of the instructor. This shall consist of a self-contained chapter of the dissertation or a work of publishable quality. May be repeated for credit. 697 Doctoral-level Independent Reading (1-6). Individual reading under the supervision of members of the History Doctoral Faculty in preparation for the Comprehensive Examination for the Ph.D. 699R Dissertation (1-15). Course credits in dissertation. 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). H201 Western Civilization to 1600-Honors (3). H202 Western Civilization Since 1600-Honors (3).
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Social Science 375P Contemporary Issues in the Service Hospitality Studies Industry (4) Independent study that examines the use of service in a Concentration hospitality organization. This course is taken concurrently with (8l6) 235-5954 the Administration course. [email protected] Economics 423P Legal and Social Issues of the Hospitality http://www.umkc.edu/hspt-st Industry (4) Review of legal consideration of hospitality operators (law of Faculty Coordinator: innkeepers, third party liability). Examine how these issues Dan Hoerz impact business management and the use of resources. Also examine current social issues as they impact hospitality from a The hospitality studies concentration provides students with legal and economic perspective. the fundamentals of hospitality administration within a liberal arts program, drawing on social science disciplines. The Economics 433P Commercial Economic Aspects of the Hospitality curriculum is designed for both those working in the Industry (4) This is a finance and cost control course. Start with a review of hospitality industry and those needing skills to enter the basic cost control. Examine how management uses the industry at the management level. information to control and plan for production and service in a The program seeks to promote knowledge of principles business. Prepare different types of budgets (operating, cash, and procedures needed to make sound managerial decisions. capital, etc.). Examine financial ratios such as return on The objective of the program is education of its students in the investment, etc. Learn how to prepare a financial proposal when direction of administrative management rather than skill approaching a money lender. training. Social Science 465P Human Resources in the Service The concentration may be completed in conjunction with Industry (4) the bachelor of liberal arts degree (B.L.A.) and is open to Brief review of the HR process. Emphasis will be on use of HR students with consent from the hospitality studies faculty in managing a business. Examination of the evolving role of HR in meeting organizational goals. Interaction between HR and coordinator. The minor may be completed in conjunction with other organizational resources. Examination of the future of HR the bachelor of arts in interdisciplinary studies or other majors in hospitality (particularly in reference to technology). and is open to students who have satisfactorily completed an associate’s degree or equivalent from an accredited institution Social Science 489P Internship in Hospitality Studies (4) in areas related to hospitality studies. Directed management internship with a company selected by the Students pursuing the hospitality studies concentration student and hospitality studies coordinator. Emphasis will be on directed research and projects emphasizing the functions, role, must take 20 hours of approved coursework. A minimum of 9 etc. of management in a hospitality operations. Independent credit hours must be taken at UMKC, and a minimum of 9 study. credit hours must be at the 300 or 400 level. Student programs of study must be planned with the Arts & Sciences 490 Special Topics (1) faculty coordinator. Readings in hospitality administration. Note: The following course descriptions are abbreviated. They are presented here as a convenience only. Please see the appropriate departmental section of this catalog for the official course descriptions. Economics 323P Administration in the Service Industry (4) Course examines the nature of service and the role it plays in hospitality. What is service? How you define service? What makes up the service management system. How the system can be designed, implemented, and improved in an organization. The role of quality in service. How to control quality.
Economics 343P Resource Acquisition & Distribution in the Hospitality Industry (4) Course examines the purchasing and sales aspects of a hospitality operation. Students will be given readings and do a project in a hospitality operation of their choice specializing in the purchasing and/or sales/marketing function of the operation. Focus on how management uses these functions in the business operation and in conjunction with other resources.
Communication Studies 344/345P Communication in Organizational Settings (3) Course focuses on developing communication ability and theoretical understanding of communication in organizational settings.
Social Science 359P Technology Policies in Hospitality (4) Examine the impact of technology in the industry, especially as it impacts the use of human resources. Consequences of relying too heavily on technology. Field trip to examine and research technology use in a hospitality organization. Look at where technology came from, where it is going to go, and how to be proactive in using technology. Some emphasis on the development, growth, and use of information technology in hospitality.
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Interdisciplinary Studies and African Americans here in the United States, as well as in other parts of the world. They also should have an enhanced Program Description perspective of their major discipline after completing the The degrees of bachelor of arts and bachelor of science in minor. The addition of a minor is especially useful for students interdisciplinary studies are available to qualifying students. outside of history or English who want to do substantial work The interdisciplinary studies major may be planned by students in African-American studies, but do not have that opportunity who have above average academic standing and who find that a in their specific major. regular departmental major is not appropriate to their academic Students earning a minor in black studies take at least 18 goals. Students interested in planning an interdisciplinary credit hours of coursework, a minimum of 9 hours at the 300 or major in one of the concentrations described below should 400 level and a minimum of nine hours must be earned at consult with a faculty coordinator. Students whose academic UMKC. The program of study is planned with a faculty goals are not met by one of these concentrations should contact coordinator. Associate Dean Judith McCormick no later than the first Required Courses Hours semester of the student’s junior year to apply for this degree Arts & Sciences 334 Introduction to and to be referred to an appropriate faculty member willing to African-American Studies 3 serve as an adviser. The student’s program must be planned in One of the following: consultation with appropriate departmental faculty after the English 331 African-American Literature student has been approved for this degree. Survey I 3 Several interdisciplinary minors are also available for English 333 African-American Literature students pursuing bachelor of arts and bachelor of science Survey II 3 degrees. These minors are described below under the sections One of the following: on Bachelor of Arts: Interdisciplinary Studies and Bachelor of History 394 African-American History Science: Interdisciplinary Studies, respectively. In all cases Before 1877 3 students must consult with a faculty coordinator to ensure that History 395 African-American History their course of study meets the requirements for a minor within Since 1877 3 the bachelor’s degree they are earning. Electives English 410 Black Women Writers 3 Bachelor of Arts: Interdisciplinary History 396WI African-American Women 3 History 402 History of South Africa 3 Studies Sociology 310R The Family 3 Asian and Pacific Rim Studies Sociology 313R Sociology of Women 3 Sociology 322 Race and Ethnic Relations 3 Concentration Additional courses with significant Faculty Coordinator: black studies content with approval of Robert E. Gamer, professor, political science, faculty coordinator 3 (816) 235-2790, [email protected] Classical and Ancient Studies The Asian and Pacific Rim studies concentration is open to Concentration students in good standing who have satisfactorily completed at Faculty Coordinator: least 60 credit hours. Students select a minimum of 30 credit James Falls, associate professor, history hours approved by the committee overseeing the program. The 30 hours must include at least 6 hours, but not more than 12 Students with an interest in classical or ancient studies may hours beyond the first-year courses, of a language other than seek the bachelor of arts degree in interdisciplinary studies. English that is relevant to the student’s program emphasis. The This program is open to selected students who have language must be one commonly spoken in countries in the satisfactorily completed at least 60 semester credit hours. studied region or must be useful for proposed research. Each Faculty from two disciplines, English and history, will advise student’s selection of a language must be approved by the students admitted to this interdisciplinary studies program. A committee. superior quality of work is expected. Students also musttake courses in at least three other Freshman and sophomore students planning to take this departments, with at least 6 credit hours each from the program are advised to select from the general requirements humanities (from selected courses in art, history and those courses that will introduce them to the ancient world: Art philosophy) and the social sciences (from selected courses in 110, History 201 and Philosophy 210. The study of at least one economics, geography, political science and sociology). Other ancient language is recommended. (Students who elect Latin Asia-related courses also may be available. Students may 110 and 120 or Greek 110 and 120 may count the 8 credits as request permission from a faculty coordinator to count such part of their hours toward satisfying the requirement.) courses toward requirements in the major. Students also select a minimum of 30 credit hours in at least three departments and must consult with one of the Black Studies Minor faculty coordinators to select a curriculum. Faculty Coordinator: Classical and Ancient Studies Minor Reginald Bassa, lecturer, political science, Students wishing to minor in classical and ancient studies must (816) 235-2738, [email protected] take a minimum of 18 credit hours in three departments and Black studies is inherently interdisciplinary, and students who must consult with one of the faculty coordinators. choose this minor will acquire a broad-based knowledge and understanding of the issues and research methodologies that have shaped scholarship in African-American studies. They will have the chance to learn specifics about the history, literature, artistic expression and cultural contexts of Africans
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Environmental Studies Minor Slavic Studies Concentration Program Coordinators: Faculty Coordinators: Daniel P. Hopkins, associate professor, geosciences, Patricia P. Brodsky, professor, foreign languages and (816) 235-1334, [email protected]; literatures, (816) 235-2826, [email protected]; Joseph Hughey, associate professor, psychology, Robert K. Evanson, associate professor, political science, (816) 235-1321, [email protected] (816) 235-5217, [email protected] Students pursuing the bachelor of arts degree who wish to Students interested in Eastern Europe and Russia may seek the obtain a minor in environmental studies must take at least 18 bachelor of arts degree in interdisciplinary studies with a credit hours of coursework from the following list, a minimum concentration in Slavic studies. This program is open to of 9 hours at the 300 or 400 level and a minimum of 9 credit selected students who have satisfactorily completed at least 60 hours earned at UMKC. The program of study is planned with credit hours. Faculty from several disciplines will advise a program coordinator. students admitted to the program. A superior quality of work is Required Courses Hours expected. Environmental Science 111R & 111L 5 Students select a minimum of 30 credit hours, in addition Chemistry 160 Chemistry, Environment and to first-year Russian (required unless a student already is Society 3-4 proficient in Russian), from several departments. Courses may (Chemistry 160L optional elective) be taken from among Russian and Soviet history, Russian and One of the following: 3-4 East European politics, Russian language and literature, Economics 320* (Environment, Resources European economic systems, and courses in other departments and Economic Growth) that offer a concentration on Russia or Eastern Europe. Psychology 403* (Environmental Psychology) Students must consult one of the faculty coordinators to select Political Science 435* or 435P* a curriculum. (Politics of the Environment) Freshman and sophomore students planning to enter the Electives program would benefit from taking some courses that, Biology 108 General Biology 4 although not required, provide valuable preparation for work in Chemistry 160L Chemistry, Environment and the major. Introductory courses in economics, comparative and Society Laboratory 1 international politics, European geography and the history of Chemistry 387 Environmental Chemistry I 3 western civilization would be especially useful. Chemistry 388 Environmental Chemistry II 3 Economics 320* Environment, Resources and Slavic Studies Minor: Economics/Foreign Economic Growth 3 Languages/History/Political Science Geography 410 Landscape, Language, Literature and Law 3 Faculty Coordinators: Geography 420 Water in Environmental Planning 3 Patricia P. Brodsky, professor, foreign languages and Geology 202 Environmental Geology 3 literatures, (816) 235-2826, [email protected]; Geology 220 Physical Geology 4 Robert K. Evanson, associate professor, political science, Geology 412 Geology and Hazardous Waste (816) 235-5217, [email protected] Management 3 Political Science 435* or 435P* Politics of Students interested in Russia and Eastern Europe may seek a the Environment 3-4 minor in Slavic studies. The minor requires a minimum of 18 Psychology 403* Environmental Psychology 3 credit hours, principally in the departments of economics, Appropriate offering at the 300 or 400 level foreign languages, history, and political science. approved by a program coordinator 1-3 Within this total of 18 hours, no more than 9 hours may be taken in any single department. Courses may be taken in * May not be counted twice (i.e., in both required and elective Russian and Soviet history, Russian and East European categories) politics, Russian language and literature beyond the first-year Humanities Minor courses, European economic systems, and courses in other A humanities minor requires a minimum of 21 credit hours departments that offer a concentration on Russia or Eastern selected from courses in at least four of the following six areas: Europe. Please consult one of the faculty coordinators to select literature, foreign languages and culture, fine arts and a curriculum. aesthetics, history of ideas, communication studies and special electives. Of the 21 credit hours, no more than six hours may Women’s and Gender Studies Minor be in courses numbered below the 300 level. Program Director: Application for the minor should be made no later than the Sharon Portwood, assistant professor, psychology, first semester of the student’s junior year and preferably during (816) 235-2734, [email protected] the student’s sophomore year. To select a curriculum, students To earn a minor in women’s and gender studies, students are interested in pursuing a humanities minor also should confer required to take 18 credit hours; 9 of which must be in upper with a faculty adviser in one of the following departments: art division courses (i.e., 300 or 400). WGS minors may select and art history, English language and literature, foreign from among a wide variety of upper-level courses offered by languages and literatures, history or philosophy. numerous participating departments within the College of Arts and Sciences. Readings courses on selected topics also may be arranged with individual faculty members. A maximum of 6 credit hours of other coursework that focuses on women or gender also may be applied to the minor with the approval of the program director. (However, no more than 9 credits may overlap with the major.)
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The program director and other core faculty are available Family Studies Minor and Family to provide students with academic advice on course selections and degree requirements as well as career guidance. Students Studies Certificate interested in women’s and gender studies should consult with Room 215, 4825 Troost Building the program director to plan a program of study. (816) 235-2736 Please contact the program director for a current list of selected courses. Program Director: Deborah B. Smith, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department Bachelor of Science: of Sociology/Criminal Justice and Criminology, Interdisciplinary Studies (816) 235-2728 Environmental Studies Minor The College of Arts and Sciences offers the family studies minor and family studies certificate to students and human Program Coordinators: service professionals interested in the welfare and Charles Spencer, research associate, geosciences, empowerment of American families. This interdisciplinary, (816) 235-1334, [email protected]; upper-level undergraduate academic program introduces Charles Wurrey, professor, chemistry, (816) 235-2273, participants to the sociological and psychological foundations [email protected] of families and the historical, political and social climates in Students pursuing the bachelor of science degree who wish to which they exist. Students who complete the 18-credit-hour (9 obtain a minor in environmental studies must take at least 18 hours core and 9 hours elective) course of study will have credit hours of coursework from the following list, a minimum expanded career opportunities in areas such as human services, of 9 hours must be at the 300 or 400 level and a minimum of health care, law, communications, program development and nine hours must be taken at UMKC. The program of study is academic research. planned with a program coordinator. Academic requirements for the family studies minor (for bachelor of arts, bachelor of science and master of science in Required Courses Hours nursing degree-seeking students) and the family studies Environmental Science 111R & 111L 5 certificate (for PACE and non-degree-seeking students) are the Chemistry 387* Environmental Chemistry I 3 One of the following: 3-4 same. Students wishing to complete a minor or certificate must Economics 320* meet all requirements for admission to UMKC and to their (Environment, Resources and Economic Growth) major academic unit (if applying for a minor) and must declare Psychology 403* (Environmental Psychology) their intention to pursue the minor or certificate to their adviser Political Science 435* or 435P* and the family studies program adviser. Completion of the (Politics of the Environment) minor is recorded on the student’s transcript. The following classes can be used towards the 9 credit Electives hours of core requirements: Biology 108 General Biology 4 Soc 310R Families and the Life Course or Psych 453P Chemistry 320 and 320L# Elementary Organic Chemistry and Laboratory 5 Family Life Cycle: Developmental Approach to Understanding Chemistry 321 and 321L# Organic Chemistry I Family Dynamics (Note: These two classes are equivalent. Do and Laboratory 5 not take both Soc 310R and Psych 453P.) Chemistry 322R and 322L# Organic Chemistry II Soc 211 Social and Psychological Development Through and Laboratory 5 the Life Cycle Chemistry 388 Environmental Chemistry II 3 Psych 322 Child Psychology (Note: Psych 210 is a Economics 320* Environment, Resources and prerequisite for this course.) Economic Growth 3 Many classes can be used towards the required 9 credit Geography 420 Water in Environmental Planning 3 hours of electives for the family studies minor or certificate. Geology 220 Physical Geology 4 Consult the College of Arts and Sciences Continuing Geology 202 Environmental Geology 3 Education Course Catalog, published each semester, for a list Geology 412 Geology and Hazardous Waste of offered classes that fulfill the elective requirements. Management 3 Geology 451 Geology’s Role in Land Use For more information on enrollment and course Planning 3 requirements, contact the Family Studies Program in the Political Science 435* or 435P* Politics of College of Arts and Sciences Continuing Education Division. the Environment 4 Psychology 403* Environmental Psychology 3 Gerontology Minor and Gerontology *May not be counted twice (i.e., in both required and elective Certificate Program categories). 5215 Rockhill Road #Students may take 320 and 320L or the 321, 321L, 322 and (816) 235-2182 322L sequence. Program Director: Linda M. Breytspraak, associate professor, sociology and medicine, Center on Aging Studies, (816) 235-1747 An interdisciplinary gerontology minor is offered at the undergraduate level, and a gerontology certificate program is offered at both the undergraduate and graduate levels through the College of Arts and Sciences Continuing Education Division and the Center on Aging Studies. The minor is available to any undergraduate enrolled in a bachelor of arts or
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bachelor of science degree program. The gerontology 499 Women’s and Gender Studies: Senior Seminar (3). This capstone certificate program can be completed either in conjunction with course focuses on research leading to a term paper on a Women’s and Gender a degree program or as a free-standing credential. Students in Studies Topic. Offered: Every semester such diverse fields as sociology, psychology, nursing, dental hygiene, public administration, law, pharmacy and education have completed the certificate. As the number and proportion of older adults in the population increases, career opportunities in gerontology also increase. Eighteen (18) credit hours are required to complete the minor and the certificate. Required Courses Hours Arts & Sciences 500 Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Aging 3 (graduate certificate students only) Sociology core (choose one) Sociology 410R Aging in Contemporary Society 3 Social Science 411P Aging in American Society: Past and Present 4 Sociology 516 Sociology of Death and Dying 3 (graduate certificate students only) Sociology 580 Special Topics 3 (approved 3-credit special topics courses in sociology for graduate certificate students only – contact gerontology adviser for list) Psychology core (choose one) Psychology 440/540 The Psychology of Aging 3 Psychology 441/541 Adult Development and Aging 3 Health/Biology core (choose one) Nursing 430 The Experience of Health in Aging 3 Natural Science 430PC Biological and Ethical Issues in Aging 3 Field Practicum Arts & Sciences 400G/592 Field Practicum in Aging 3 Electives Undergraduates may take 6 elective credit hours, and graduates may take 3 elective credits. Students should contact the gerontology adviser for a current list of courses available for elective credit. Students wishing to participate in the gerontology minor or certificate program must meet all requirements for admission to UMKC, and to their intended major academic unit (if applicable). They must declare their intention to pursue the certificate or minor to their adviser and to the gerontology adviser in the Center on Aging Studies. Those who intend to enroll only in the gerontology certificate program without pursuing a degree should complete an application for admission and specify that they are non-degree-seeking students participating in the gerontology certificate program. For information on enrollment, contact the gerontology adviser at the Center on Aging Studies. Women’s and Gender Studies Courses 201 Introduction to Women’s Studies (3). This course will explore the lives of women from an inter- disciplinary perspective. Each time this course is taught it will draw upon the disciplinary expertise of the course instructors. Offered: Every semester 405 Special Topics in Women’s And Gender Studies (1-3). Each time this course is offered a different area of Women’s and Gender Studies will be covered. This course may be repeated for credit when the topic changes. Offered: Every Semester
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Judaic Studies Students are encouraged to study areas of special interest by enrolling in Special Readings courses. These courses are [email protected] taught on an individual basis, and the curriculum of each http://www.umkc.edu/judaic course can be molded to the student’s academic interests. In the Department of History, this is offered as History 497: Program Director: Special Topics and Readings. In the Foreign Languages and Professor Dana Kaplan, (816) 235-5998 Literature Department, it is offered as Hebrew 490: Special Department of History, (816) 235-1631 Readings. Please note that students may enroll in only one section of a Special Readings course per semester. Program Description Judaic studies is an interdisciplinary approach to the study of Program Minor Jews and Judaism, their history, religion and culture. Jewish Director: civilization is examined in the context of various academic Professor Dana Kaplan, Department of History disciplines and scholarly approaches. Historical methodology is used to understand the Jewish past. Therefore, the Danciger For a minor in Judaic studies, a student must complete 18 Program in Jewish Studies is situated within theDepartment of credit hours of coursework. This should include courses in History. various periods as well as different approaches and Judaic studies includes the sociological study of how Jews methodologies. The student also should study the Hebrew have interacted with the broader population. Literary theory language. The 18 credit hours may include any of the courses also can be profitably employed in the analysis of Jewish in the Judaic Studies curriculum as outlined earlier in this literature in English, Hebrew and other languages. Other section. disciplines and approaches also come into play, including Related courses may be elected with the director’s anthropology, philosophy, psychology, foreign languages and approval. literature, film studies, the history of science, and many others. This makes Jewish studies one of the broadest disciplines on the scholarly map today. Judaic studies is also a component within the Religious Studies Program. Judaic studies majors may take religious studies courses for credit with the permission of the director of the Danciger Program in Jewish Studies. Please see the Religious Studies section of this catalog for additional information. Judaic studies is an interdepartmental program open to students in good standing who have satisfactorily completed at least 60 semester credit hours of study. For further information, contact program director. Bachelor of Arts: Judaic Studies Degree Requirements A minimum of 30 semester credit hours in Judaic studies and related courses, to be planned with the student’s adviser and the director of the program, is required for a Judaic studies major. Required Courses Hours Hebrew 110 Elementary Hebrew I 5 Hebrew 120 Elementary Hebrew II 5 Hebrew 211 Second Year Hebrew, Reading I 3 Hebrew 221 Second Year Hebrew, Reading II 3 Recommended Courses It is recommended that a Judaic studies major take courses in ancient, medieval and modern Judaism. There are survey courses offered in all three periods on a regular basis. In addition, the student will want to take additional courses in an area or areas of particular interest. These areas may include biblical Judaism, Rabbinic and Talmudic Judaism, medieval Judaism in the Islamic or Christian world, American Judaism, modern European Judaism, and so forth. These courses may include: • History 475 The History of Ancient Israel • History 476 Medieval Jewish History • History 477 Modern Jewish History • History 478 The Holocaust and the State of Israel • History 400 Special Studies • History 497 Special Topics and Readings • Hebrew 490 Special Readings
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Master of Arts in Liberal Requirements for Completion of the Degree The degree is a 36-credit-hour program. Generally, each Studies participant’s plan of study will consist of three parts; however, exceptions in the plan of study may be approved by the (816) 235-6257 director to accommodate an individual’s specific interests or [email protected] http://www.umkc.edu/lbrl-st special education or career backgrounds. The three parts of the matriculation plan include: Program Director: • Introductory seminar, which must be completed before Burton Dunbar any other coursework; • The body of coursework itself; Program Description • A final Capstone Seminar, taken during the last semester. The master of arts in liberal studies degree program enables mature individuals to pursue part-time, interdisciplinary studies A written thesis is not required, but individuals who wish to at the graduate level without specializing in any one subject complete a thesis project may apply 3 credit hours toward their area. Offered at night and during the weekend, courses provide degree requirements. An individual who works well participants the opportunity to extend the best experiences of independently and who has a particular interest that lends itself baccalaureate liberal education to the graduate level. Students to detailed research is especially encouraged to consider the admitted to the program will identify their own interests within thesis option. With the thesis option, the participant will select the wide array of graduate courses in the College of Arts and a faculty adviser other than the director of the program, who Sciences and will plan individualized programs of study with will direct the plan of study and research. the cooperation of the director of the program. Relationship to Interdisciplinary Doctoral The end result of each participant’s matriculation should Degrees be a challenging experience that samples the richness of The College of Arts and Sciences has a strong tradition of literature, the fine arts, history, and those principles of the interdisciplinary studies at both the baccalaureate and doctoral social and natural sciences that affect our lives. UMKC is levels. fortunate to have the additional cultural resources of a wide For the bachelor of arts and bachelor of liberal arts array of museums, libraries, archives, and special exhibits degrees, the college’s integrated studies in the humanities within the Kansas City area. Many of the courses available for curriculum (more commonly known as cluster courses) and the the M.A. in liberal arts curriculum are designed to take specific Program for Adult College Education (PACE) are two advantage of these community resources. programs that consist almost entirely of interdisciplinary Approaching the 21st Century: Complex Communities, coursework. At the advanced level of doctoral work, most of Cultures and Critical Choices the departments in the College participate in the campus The broader unifying experience of courses offered M.A. in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program, which requires studies in at liberal arts participants is the opportunity to explore some of least two fields. the basic issues affecting life in modern urban America, such The M.A. in liberal studies degree continues the tradition as the environment, international conflict, and social problems of interdisciplinary work in the college at the intermediate of the modern city, topics which are not single topics of study, level between baccalaureate and doctoral work. In a few cases, but intricate, complex issues. The interdisciplinary nature of students completing this degree may find the transition to the M.A. in liberal arts coursework provides the mechanism to doctoral work as the appropriate next step. However, students look at these problems, and others, with a deeper should recognize that the degree is not designed to provide understanding of exactly how contemporary problems are students in the program with specific subject skills usually interrelated with one another and with past history. associated with targeted career objectives in traditional Each semester, a list of course that reflects the Critical research areas. Choices theme will be identified around four general topics: Students interested in coordinating their M.A. in liberal studies coursework with future doctoral work at UMKC are • Varieties of people and society; strongly encouraged to make this intent known at the outset of • Creativity and imagination; • Historical perspectives of ancient and modern cultures; their work. Without initial planning conducted with a • Issues of the environment and culture. committee of doctoral faculty, a student’s master’s coursework may not be appropriate to later doctoral studies. Participants using the Critical Choices theme as a guide in planning their coursework should be aware of these listings Coursework each semester. Program participants begin by enrolling in A&S 510: Critical Choices: Methods of Inquiry into the Liberal Arts. On Admission to the Program completion of this required introductory seminar, which is Individuals admitted to the program must have a baccalaureate described below, participants earn 27 credit hours based on an or equivalent degree, and mature academic interests. A individual study plan. In advance of each semester, a list will minimum undergraduate grade-point average of 3.0 is desirable be published of departmental courses open to M.A. in liberal but can be offset by professional and career accomplishments studies participants and offered at night and during the outside academe. Individuals applying for admission to the weekends. Program participants are also free to enroll in any program also are required to have an in-depth interview with other course offered in the College of Arts and Sciences, as the program director. Approval is required before any student long as they meet the entry requirements of the instructor and is officially accepted into the program. The director also the department. At the conclusion of the program, individuals functions as principal graduate adviser in this program and enroll in a required capstone seminar, A&S 520: Critical approves each participant’s individual plan of study. Choices: Final Research Project and Capstone Seminar, described later.
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A&S 510 Critical Choices: Methods of Inquiry into the Liberal Arts (6 hours) Offered each semester, this required seminar meets one night weekly and three weekends throughout the semester. Team-taught by faculty from the humanities and the social and natural sciences, the class also includes guest presentations by other faculty in various fields and research librarians. The goals of the seminar are: • to refresh the research skills of adults who may be returning to formal classes for the first time in many years • to provide introduction to basic computer resources, and • to refine writing skills. Sessions introduce participants to the use of the Miller Nichols Library on the main UMKC campus, as well as other area libraries, such as the Linda Hall Library of Science and Technology, the Truman Library, and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The seminar also studies the different methods and research issues addressed by the humanities, sciences, and social sciences through the exploration of a single topic, which will vary from semester to semester. The seminar also provides opportunity for each student to define an individual research question as a unifying theme in the selection of classes throughout his or her matriculation and as a final project to be investigated in the capstone seminar of the program, A&S 520. Individual Study Plans (27 hours) A benefit of the MALS program is that it does not conform to any single fixed curriculum. Individuals develop their own plans of study in consultation with the director of the program and the graduate adviser of each department within the College. No more than three courses (9 hours) may be taken within any one department without permission of the department and the director of the program and at least two courses (6 hours) must be from another division of the College or from another unit at the university. No more than 12 hours at the 400 level (or 300 level when permitted by the department) can be applied to the plan of study. Clusters of course listings, involving such areas of study as the Critical Choices theme, Women’s Studies, the History and Philosophy of Science, etc., are available to help students identify courses in various departments which match their study interests. For students who wish to write a thesis, up to 3 hours may be applied toward the completion of the degree. Students are encouraged to exercise this option concurrently with the capstone seminar or soon after its completion. A&S 520: Critical Choices: Final Research Project and Capstone Seminar (3 hours) Team-taught by faculty representing the humanities, the social sciences, and the sciences, this course brings together MALS participants in the last semester of their work. Working in discussion groups, each participant in the seminar defines a final project, discusses the parameters of it within the group, and spends a semester developing it and presenting the findings to the group at the conclusion of the course. Each project is intended to be thought-provoking, and to cut across disciplinary lines in the examination of a question relevant to the interests of the student who selects it.
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Department of Mathematics Degree requirements are Mathematics 210, 220 and 250, and a minimum of 21 hours of coursework in mathematics at and Statistics the 300 level or above, including Mathematics 300 and 402, plus 410 or 420. To obtain a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, 206 Haag Hall a student must satisfactorily complete at least four courses at (816) 235-1641 the 300 level or above in the department. [email protected] http://www.umkc.edu/math Suggested Plan of Study Because of the diversity of acceptable programs available, a Department Chair: four-year plan of study is not suggested. Students are Bruce R. Wenner cautioned, however, that certain mathematics courses must be Emeriti Faculty: taken in appropriate sequence. Students consult with a James H. Gillilan, Shirley A. Hill, Paul W. Liebnitz Jr., mathematics adviser in planning a program of study. Bennie J. Pearson, Elbert M. Pirtle Jr. Professors: Minor in Mathematics George Phillip Barker (principal graduate adviser), James A minor in mathematics may be obtained by completing a total M. Foran, Thomas P. Kezlan, Bruce R. Wenner of 20 hours of mathematics courses at the 200 level or above, Associate Professors: including Calculus I and II and three courses at the 300 level or Larry Q. Eifler (undergraduate director), Noah H. Rhee above in the department. Assistant Professors: Graduate Programs Jie Chen, Yonghong Gao, Lee Hart, Yong Zeng Instructors: Graduate Admissions Rebecca S. Roberts, Paul J. Vesce To be admitted to the graduate program a student must meet the admission requirements found in the General Graduate Department Description Academic Regulations and Information section of this catalog The Department of Mathematics and Statistics offers and must have a baccalaureate degree with a major in coursework leading to the bachelor of arts and bachelor of mathematics or present evidence of strong performance in at science degrees in mathematics. The graduate degrees are the least three mathematics courses beyond calculus. master of arts and master of science degrees, and the Assistantships and Scholarships department participates in the UMKC School of Graduate Each year the department has several graduate teaching Studies Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. Qualified students assistantships available. Awards in the form of research can select mathematics as the coordinating unit or a assistantships, fellowships and scholarships are ordinarily co-discipline when applying for admission or preparing their available, and each applicant will be considered for these plans of study. See the School of Graduate Studies section of awards. this catalog for more information about the Ph.D. program. For further information and application forms for graduate These programs are designed to develop the student’s teaching assistantships, write to: knowledge of mathematics itself and to provide the tools and understanding necessary for the study of other scientific and University of Missouri-Kansas City quantitative fields. Department of Mathematics and Statistics The Department of Mathematics and Statistics has 5l00 Rockhill Road institutional memberships in the American Mathematical Kansas City, MO 64110-2499 Society and the Mathematical Association of America. Master of Arts/Master of Science in Advising System Advising is on an individual basis with senior mathematics Mathematics faculty. Appointments for advising may be made by contacting The master’s programs give the student broad training in basic the department or by contacting the undergraduate director or higher-level mathematics. In this program, a concentration is principal graduate adviser. available in either pure mathematics or applied mathematics and statistics. Library Resources Degree Requirements In addition to the Miller Nichols Library, the department has Not less than 30 credit hours of approved coursework are full access to the holdings and services of the Linda Hall required, at least 18 credit hours must be at the 500 level. Library of Science and Technology, a privately endowed Courses numbered below 400 do not carry graduate credit for institution of international prominence. The Linda Hall Library mathematics graduate students. subscribes to more than 700 mathematics journals and All master’s degree candidates must pass a written final maintains a large and growing collection of mathematics examination during the term in which they expect to receive books. the degree. This examination will stress clarity of expression, precision in fundamental definitions and facility in deducing Undergraduate Programs their immediate consequences. The questions on the written Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in examination will be chosen from the fields of algebra, analysis, Mathematics applied mathematics and statistics, and topology. The undergraduate curriculum in mathematics comprises Doctor of Philosophy courses in algebra, analysis, applied mathematics, geometry, UMKC offers an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. Students probability, statistics and topology. desiring to study at the doctoral level in mathematics must Degree Requirements apply to the School of Graduate Studies. Detailed information For a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, students must satisfy on the general and discipline-specific requirements appears in the general requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences the School of Graduate Studies section of this catalog. and complete the program described below.
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Mathematics Courses 300 Linear Algebra I (3). Real number system, vectors, matrices, linear 100 Introductory Algebra (3). Numbers and their arithmetic properties, equations, determinants, polynomials and complex numbers, vector spaces and introduction to elementary algebra including exponents and radicals, linear transformations, vector spaces with an inner product. Prerequisite: Math elementary geometry and formulas, linear and quadratic functions and their 220. Fall, winter. graphs, and equations with two unknowns. Given on credit, no-credit basis. 301 Sets and Algebraic Structures (3). Elements of set theory, construction Does not fulfill Arts and Sciences mathematics requirement. Does not count of the real number system, ordinal and cardinal numbers, transfinite methods, toward graduation. Fall, winter, summer. foundations of algebra and topology. Prerequisite: Math 220. Winter. 110 College Algebra (3). Review of elementary algebra, solution of equations, 345 Ordinary Differential Equations (4). First order equations, linear second functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, inequalities, systems of order differential equations, Taylor series and power series solutions, Laplace linear equations, equations of second degree and their graphs, binomial transforms, elementary systems of differential equations, numerical methods, theorem, complex numbers, and polynomials. Credit will not be given for both and Fourier series and boundary value problems. Prerequisite: Math 250. Fall, Math 110 and Math 120. Prerequisite: Three units of high school mathematics winter, summer. (Algebra I and higher) or Math 100. Fall, winter, summer. 400 Introduction to Number Theory (3). Congruences and residue classes. 116 Mathematics for Liberal Arts (3). A survey of elementary mathematics The theorems of Euler and Fermat. Primitive roots and indices. Quadratic covering such topics as: the development of the real number system, plane and residues. The Legendre and Jacobi symbols, the law of quadratic reciprocity. coordinate geometry and introductory probability theory. The course will Number theoretic functions: the Euler phi-function, the Moebius inversion emphasize mathematical concepts and does not require the level of formula. Quadratic forms. The approximation of irrationals by rationals. computational skill of College Algebra. Topics from the history of 402 Advanced Analysis I (3). Numerical sequences and completeness of the mathematics will be presented as well as the influence of mathematics on a real numbers, numerical series, continuity and differentiation of real-valued variety of disciplines. Prerequisite: Three units of high school mathematics functions of a real variable, integration and the fundamental theorem of (Algebra I and higher). calculus, and sequences and series of functions. Prerequisite: Math 300 and 120 Algebra and Trigonometry (5). Review of elementary algebra, solution one of 250 and 301. of equations, functions, inequalities, systems of linear equations, exponential 406 Partial Differential Equations (3). Separation of variables, boundary and logarithmic functions, trigonometric functions, trigonometric identities, value problems, Fourier series and integrals, wave equation, heat equation, triangles, equations of second degree and their graphs, binomial theorem, potential equation, problems in several dimensions, and Bessel’s differential complex numbers, and polynomials. Credit will not be given for both Math equation. Prerequisite: Math 345. Offered: Winter. 120 and Math 110 or for both Math 120 and Math 125. Prerequisites: Three 407 Applied Complex Variables (3). Complex numbers, complex units of high school mathematics (Algebra I or higher) or Math 100. Fall, differentiation, elementary functions, contour integration and the Cauchy winter, summer. integral formula, Taylor series and Laurent series, residue calculus and its 125 Trigonometry (2). Trigonometric functions, trigonometric identities, applications, and special functions. Prerequisite: Math 345. Offered: Fall. triangles, and complex numbers. Credit will not be given for both Math 125 410 Modern Algebra (3). Groups, rings, integral domains, fields and and Math 120. Prerequisite: Two units of high school algebra and one unit of polynomial rings. Prerequisite: Math 300 and one of 250 and 301. Fall. geometry, or Math 110. Fall, winter, summer. 412 Advanced Analysis II (3). Topics in advanced analysis such as power 130 Number Systems and Applications (3). Designed for elementary school series and elementary functions. Fourier series, metric spaces, topology of teachers. A constructive development of the real number system beginning Euclidean space, Riemann-Stieltjes integration, improper integrals, gamma and with the system of whole numbers; concepts from elementary number theory; beta functions, and functions of a complex variable. Prerequisite: Math 402. applications of quantitative systems to problems in discrete mathematics. Winter. Prerequisite: High school algebra and geometry. Fall. 420 Linear Algebra II (3). Vector spaces and modules, linear transformations 140 Elementary Geometry (3). Designed for elementary school teachers. A and matrices. Prerequisite: Math 300 and one of 250 and 301. Fall. development from informal geometric concepts to elements of the Euclidean 430 Numerical Analysis I (3). Theory of errors, solution of linear and deductive system; groups of congruence transformations, similarity nonlinear systems of algebraic equations, inversion of matrices and transformations and symmetries; coordinate systems and vectors. Prerequisite: eigenvalues of matrices, finite differences, interpolation, numerical High school algebra and geometry. Winter. differentiation and numerical integration. Least squares methods. Prerequisite: 160 Mathematical Analysis for Business and Social Sciences (3). Brief Math 250 and 300 or consent of instructor. review of selected topics in algebra. Introduction to matrix algebra. 436 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics (3). Sample space, conditional Introduction to differential calculus and optimization. Applications to probability, random variables, probability distribution functions and problems in business. Prerequisite: Math 110 or equivalent. Offered: Every probability densities; transformations of random variables, mathematical semester. expectation, conditional distributions and expectations, laws of large numbers 202 Analytic Geometry (3). Coordinate plane, lines, circles, the parabola, the and limit theorems, applications. Prerequisite: Math 250. Fall. ellipse, the hyperbola, transformation of coordinates, equations of the second 440 Numerical Analysis II (3). Numerical methods for the solution of degree, curve sketching, polar coordinates and parametric equations, complex ordinary differential equations, partial differential equations, integral numbers, vectors and vector operations, and solid analytic geometry. equations, mixed equations and other functional equations. Prerequisite: Math Prerequisites: 4 units of high school math, or MATH 110 and credit for or 430 or consent of instructor. Offered: Winter. concurrent enrollment in MATH 125. Offered: Fall, Winter. 441 Introduction to Math Statistics II (3). Sampling Distributions; point 205 Discrete Mathematics (3). Logic, sets, and functions. Algorithms, estimation; internal estimation; hypothesis testing; analysis of variance; especially integer algorithms. Methods of proof, especially induction and nonparametric methods; statistical software applications; topics in Applied recursion, counting principles, and discrete probability. Relations and partial Statistics. Prerequisites: Math 436. Offered: Winter ordering with applications. Graphs, circuits, and paths. Prerequisite: 4 units of 444 Modern Geometries (3). Finite geometries as axiomatic systems; high school math, or MATH 110. Offered: Fall, winter, summer. Euclidean and non - Euclidean geometries, geometric transformations 210 Calculus I (4). Lines, functions and graphs, limits and continuity, beginning with isometries and similarities, progressing to affinities, with an differentiation and its applications, integration, and the trigonometric, axiomatic approach to projective geometry. Prerequisite: Math 300. Offered: logarithmic and exponential functions. Prerequisite: Four units of high school Fall. mathematics including trigonometry, or Math 120, or Math 110 and Math 125 454 History of Mathematics (3). Topics in the History of Mathematics from or Math 202 Offered: Fall, winter, summer Babylonian times to the present. The course will emphasize elementary Mathematics, the invention of Calculus and development non-Euclidean 220 Calculus II (4). Trigonometric functions, techniques of integration, geometry. While this course is of special interest to secondary Mathematics application of the definite integral, sequences and series. Taylor series, teachers, it also should be useful to mathematics majors. L’Hospital’s rule, and improper integrals. Prerequisite: Math 210. Fall, winter, summer. 464WI History of Mathematics (3). Topics in the History of Mathematics 235 Elementary Statistics (3). An introduction to descriptive and inferential from Babylonian times to the present. The course will emphasize elementary statistics. Organization and presentation of data, averages and variations, mathematics, and include the invention of Calculus and the development of elementary probability, random variables, special discrete distributions, normal non-Euclidean geometry and infinite cardinal numbers. This course is of distributions, sampling distributions, point estimation, confidence intervals, special interest to secondary mathematics teachers, as well as mathematics and hypothesis testing. Prerequisite: 4 units high school math or MATH 110. majors. Since this course is writing intensive, two ten (10) page expository Offered: Fall, winter, summer. papers, not including title and bibliography pages, are required, as well as two book review/essays on two required books. There are also essay questions 250 Calculus III (4). Vectors, solid analytic geometry, partial derivatives, which appear on the exams and quizzes, and a response/report required for a multiple integrals, line and surface integrals, ordinary differential equations. field trip to the Linda Hall Library Rare Book Room. Prerequisite: MATH 210 Prerequisite: Math 220. Fall, winter, summer. and junior standing. Offered Winter.
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490 Special Topics (1-3). Selected topics in various fields of mathematics. 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). May be repeated for credit when the topic varies. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. On demand. 509 General Algebra I (3). Groups, rings, modules, homology, fields and Galois theory, valuations, matrices, and multilinear algebra. Prerequisite: Math 410 or equivalent. Note: Continued in Math 519. 510 Complex Variables I (3). The group of linear fractional transformations, complex integration, Cauchy’s theorem, the maximum modulus theorem, analytic continuation, Riemann surfaces. Prerequisite: Math 412. Note: Continued in Math 520. 513 Real Variables I (3). Theory of measure with applications to analysis. Riemann and Lebesgue integration. Prerequisite: Math 412. Note: Continued in Math 523. 515 Theory of Groups (3). Normal subgroups, factor groups, groups with operators, series of subgroups, direct products, free groups, finitely generated Abelian groups. Prerequisite: Math 410. Note: Continued in Math 525. 517 Matrix Theory I (3). Complex linear spaces, linear operators, bilinear and Hermitian functionals, unitary spaces, and normed spaces. Multilinear and exterior algebra, real linear spaces, convex sets in real linear spaces, and ordered spaces. Prerequisites: Math 412, 410. Note: Continued in Math 527. 519 General Algebra II (3). Continuation of Math 509. 520 Complex Variables II (3). Continuation of Math 510. 523 Real Variables II (3). Continuation of Math 513. 527 Matrix Theory II (3). Continuation of Math 517. 530 Axiomatic Set Theory (3). Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory, transfinite induction equivalents of the axiom of choice, cardinal and ordinal arithmetic, the generalized continuum hypothesis, inaccessible cardinals. 532 Advanced Numerical Analysis I (3). Error Analysis, Solving Systems of Linear Equations, Solutions of Nonlinear Equations, the Least-Squares Problems, and Approximating functions. Prerequisite: Math 402 and 420 or consent of instructor. Note: Continued in Math 542. 534 Theory of Approximation (3). The constructive theory of functions. Theorems of Weierstrass and Chebyshev. Interpolation, orthogonal polynomials, quadrature. Polynomials, rational and Pade approximations. Prerequisite: Math 430 and 440 or consent of instructor. 537 Mathematical Statistics I (3). Probability theory, distribution functions, sampling, statistical inference, topics in advanced applied statistics. Prerequisite: Math 402 or consent of the instructor. Note: Continued in Math 547. 542 Advanced Numerical Analysis II (3). Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors, Linear Programming, Optimization, Numerical Differentiation and Integration, Numerical Solution of Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations. Prerequisite: Math 532 or consent of instructor. Note: Continuation of Math 532. 547 Mathematical Statistics II (3). Continuation of Math 537. 552 General Topology I (3). Topological spaces, Cartesian products, connectedness, quotient spaces, separation axioms, covering theorems, metric spaces, convergence, compactness, uniform spaces, function spaces, homotopy, fiber spaces. Prerequisite: Math 450 or consent of instructor. Note: Continued in Math 562. 557 Functional Analysis (3). Review of general topology, vector spaces over general fields, topological vector spaces, and locally convex spaces. Topological and geometrical properties of locally convex spaces. Prerequisites: Math 420, 523, 562. Note: Continued in Math 567. 562 General Topology II (3). 570 Theory of Rings I (3). Commutative rings, the radical, rings with minimum condition, simple and semisimple rings, modules and primitive rings, Jacobson’s density theorem, Noetherian rings, primary decompositions. Prerequisite: Math 410. Note: Continued in Math 580. 580 Theory of Rings II (3). Continuation of Math 570. 590 Special Topics (1-3). Selected topics in various fields of mathematics. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. 601 Seminar in Topology I (3). Selected topics in point-set topology, algebraic topology, topological algebra, and differentiable manifolds. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. 602 Seminar in Topology II (3). Continuation of Math 601. 603 Seminar in Algebra I (3). Selected topics in group theory, ring theory, lattice theory and linear algebra. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. 604 Seminar in Algebra II (3). Continuation of Math 603. 605 Seminar in Analysis I (3). Selected topics in real variables, complex variables, measure theory and integration, functional analysis, asymptotic analysis, numerical analysis, and applied mathematics. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. 606 Seminar in Analysis II (3). Continuation of Math 605. 699 Research and Thesis (1-16). Doctoral dissertation.
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Military Science Military Science Courses 100 Introduction to Military Operations (1). Introduction into the areas of: 5322 Rockhill Rd. leadership, role of the Army (to include the citizen soldier concept), (816) 235-1152 organization of the Army, U.S. Constitution, customs and traditions of the [email protected] service, and the role of the officer and NCO. Offered: Fall/Winter. http://www.umkc.edu/armyrotc 105 Introduction to Survival Skills and Rappelling (1). Techniques for survival: Direction finding, basic land navigation, primitive fire starting, water purification. Basic rappelling and rope bridging, knot tying and rope Assistant Professors: management. All College of Arts and Sciences students who complete this Maj. Bryce McCloskey; Lt. Col. (USAR) Larry G. course can receive physical education credit. Offered: Fall/Winter. Chipman; Lt. Col. (USAR) Mark W. Lenneville; Lt. Col. 205 Reserve Officer Training Corps (3). Five weeks of preparatory training (USAR) Gerald R. Sewell; Lt. Col. (USAR) Kevin Winn; at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Travel pay and salary stipend provided through Master Sgt. (USAR) William K. Quinley; Sgt. 1st Class Military Science Department. The student is not obligated to any military service as a result of attending Basic Camp. Camp graduates are eligible to (USAR) Pamela Morgan enroll in advanced military science courses and may be considered for a commission as a second lieutenant in the U. S. Army, Army Reserves or Program Description National Guard. Students are also eligible to compete for a full-tuition The Army Reserve Officers Training Corps provides two-year scholarships. All College of Arts and Sciences students who complete this course can receive Physical Education credit. college-trained officers for the U.S. Army and Army Reserve. 210 Map Reading and Land Navigation (1). Introduction to map reading, With the exception of a five-week paid summer camp, all terrain analysis, orienteering and day/night land navigation techniques and instruction is presented on campus. Various field training considerations. Includes several practical exercises in which students navigate exercises are conducted to further enrich students’ leadership with the use of a compass and terrain association. Prerequisite: None. Offered: skills. Winter. 220 Urban and Field Survival Skills (1). Psychology of survival, A commission as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, preparedness; emergency water, food and shelter; fire starting; direction Army Reserve or National Guard is awarded to individuals finding, water survival, Biological Terrorism and selected First Aid topics. All who have successfully completed the ROTC program and College of Arts and Sciences students who complete this course can receive obtained a baccalaureate degree from UMKC. Currently, physical education credit. Offered: Winter college graduates who are commissioned through ROTC are 300 Leadership and Management I (3). Investigates organizational leadership styles, effective managerial and leadership traits, and military placed on either active duty, the reserves or National Guard ethics; includes a review of the military correspondence formats and writing duty, depending on their desires and on the needs of the service techniques. Prerequisite: Advanced placement by ROTC instructor. Offered: at the time of graduation. The length and type of obligation Fall. will depend on the scholarship awarded. 310 Small Unit Leadership and Tactics (3). Study of electronic communications and techniques. Advanced study is conducted in the areas of Two-Year Instruction land navigation, branches and functions of the U.S. Army and selected military skills. Emphasis is placed upon preparation for advanced camp. Prerequisite: ROTC instruction usually is presented over the four years of Advanced placement by ROTC instructor. Offered: Winter. traditional, full-time study. This also allows commissioning at 400 Leadership and Management II (3). Discussion and application of the the same time graduation requirements are met. However, a principles of military organization and management. Includes the two-year program is available for students who were unable to comprehensive study of executive decision making and communication and the take the first two years of instruction and want to earn a Army Training Management System. Prerequisites: Completion of MS300 and commission. MS310. Offered: Fall. 410 Army Management and Organizational Systems (3). Study of the Financial Assistance Army Personnel Management System, the Uniform Code of Military Justice and the Army legal system; and selected topics in leadership management and Financial assistance is available through the U.S. Army decision making. Prerequisites: Completion of MS300 and MS310 or consent Scholarship Program. Two-, three- and four-year scholarships of the department chairperson. Offered: Winter. are awarded each year to selected students who are enrolled or 497 Leadership and Management Practicum - Directed Study (1-3). will enroll in the Army ROTC program. The scholarships Practical application in military problem analysis, decision making, planning provide payment of tuition, fees, textbooks and a monthly and organization, delegation and control, and development of interpersonal skills required for effective management. Prerequisite: Instructor’s approval. tax-free payment of $200 for the duration of the scholarship, Offered: Summer. not to exceed 10 months for each year of the scholarship. These scholarships are available for both undergraduate and graduate students. Non-scholarship contracted cadets in the advanced portion of ROTC receive $200 each month, not to exceed 10 months per year for two years. Students are furnished free textbooks for military science classes. The Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP) allows students to be a member of a National Guard or Reserve unit while enrolled in ROTC. Advanced course SMP students receive E5 pay, plus $200 per month from ROTC, plus any Active Duty GI Bill entitlement. Military Science Curriculum All students are eligible to take Military Science 100- and 200-level courses without any military obligation. However, Military Science 300- and 400-level courses are reserved for students who have a signed contract with ROTC to become an officer upon graduation.
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PACE/Program for Adult Entry Into Professional Degree Programs and PACE College Education The PACE B.L.A. is recognized as an appropriate degree for a number of special professional and graduate programs at 104 Scofield Hall (816) 235-1588 UMKC and elsewhere (e.g., accounting, law, education, master [email protected] of public administration, master of business administration, http://www.umkc.edu/pace medicine and allied health degrees). Director: Entry Into Certificate Programs and PACE Reginald Bassa PACE also participates in certificate programs such as those offered in family studies and gerontology and in the degree Program Description completion program for individuals who have satisfactorily The Program for Adult College Education (PACE) provides an completed the Kansas City, Mo., Regional Police Academy alternative for students who have difficulty pursuing a training. UMKC grants 30 hours of elective credit toward the bachelor’s degree due to employment responsibilities, family B.A. in Administration of Justice or the Bachelor of Liberal or other obligations. PACE provides a nontraditional method Arts degree for completion of the academy. for earning a bachelor’s degree through courses offered in a PACE Academic Advising special weeknight, weekend and independent study format. Students wishing to combine PACE coursework with other PACE courses are normally presented in 12-hour blocks, academic programs and degrees should consult an academic arranged by theme or issue. Each 12-hour block includes a adviser in the College of Arts and Sciences Advising office or weeknight class that meets once a week all semester, a the PACE Student Services Coordinator. weekend course that meets four weekends during the semester (once a month), and a modified independent study that is PACE Curriculum arranged by the instructors of the block. UMKC PACE Courses may be taken in Independence, Mo., or at Longview PACE Blocks Community College, Lee’s Summit, Mo. An increasing I. The Social Sciences number of web-based courses are also available. SocSc 101P The Social Environment Bachelor of Liberal Arts Degree (B.L.A.) SocSc 102P Introduction to Social Science The B.L.A. with no major is the most popular degree offered SocSc 103P Dynamics of Western Civilization through PACE. This degree program allows enhanced For the B.L.A., 12 hours of social science. For flexibility in selection of academic areas of study for students B.L.A./B.A./B.S., SocSc 102P meets constitution whose aspirations are not served by a traditional major. requirement. Research has shown that individuals with the breadth of II. Rites of Passage: Individuals Through the Ages knowledge and skills provided by a liberal arts education are in Humn 104P Themes of Individuality demand by employers. The B.L.A. provides broad knowledge Humn 105P Literature, Composition and and understanding of the natural sciences, social sciences, arts Critical Thinking and humanities; maximum flexibility in course selection; Humn 106P The Individual in Literature, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities; personal Philosophy and Art satisfaction and self-esteem; multicultural issues awareness; For B.L.A., 12 hours of humanities; ability to adapt and work as a team; increased awareness of For B.L.A./B.A./B.S., Humn 105P meets Engl 110 values and ethical questions; interpersonal skills; and requirement. For B.A./B.S., Humn 106P meets communication skills (written and oral). philosophy requirement. Bachelor of Liberal Arts Degree (B.L.A.) III-B. Changing Life on Earth With a Concentration Area NatSc 101P Changing Life on Earth The B.L.A. with a concentration area is designed to allow all NatSc 102P Fundamentals of Life Science the advantages of a liberal arts education while providing an NatSc 103P Applications of Life Science indication of a student’s special area of interest. Typically, 18 For the B.L.A., 12 hours of natural science; NatSc credit hours are required in related interdisciplinary fields to 103P meets laboratory requirement. qualify for a concentration. Students may apply for only one III-C. Chemistry area of concentration. Concentrations are informal academic designations and are not reflected on official transcripts. Chem 180P Basic Chemistry However, successful completion of concentration requirements Chem 181P Experimental Basic Chemistry is recognized by a certificate. Requirements are typically Chem 182P Special Projects in Chemistry established jointly between PACE and the respective academic For the B.L.A., 12 hours of natural science; Chem department within the College of Arts and Sciences. 181P meets laboratory requirement. Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science IV. Myth and Meaning Majors and Minors in Conjunction With Humn 201P The Many Lives of Dr. Faust Humn 202P The Meaning of the American PACE Experience Students can meet B.A./B.S. general degree requirements Humn 203P American Dreams: Four Major through the PACE program and, in conjunction with designated American Myths disciplines, pursue a major or minor. Students desiring to For B.L.A., 12 hours of humanities. For combine PACE coursework with a B.A./B.S. degree should B.L.A./B.A./B.S., Humn 202P meets Engl 225 contact the respective academic department in which the major requirement. For B.A./B.S., Humn 203P meets or minor is awarded. Degrees associated with an academic literature requirement. unit’s evening division are recommended for this process.
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V. Computer Science XII. The Writer’s Tools: Mind, Society, Language and CmpSc 106P Computers: Their Uses and Impact Language Use CmpSc 105P Foundations of Computing and Engl 460PW Written Discourse: Speaking, Writing, Problem Solving (meets computer Composing and information technology requirement Humn 461P Interpreting Past and Present Rhetorical for B.A. and B.S. degrees.) Practices 8 hours natural science. Humn 462P Analyzing Modern Discourse Communities VI. Economic Principles 12 hours humanities, junior-senior level. SocSc 397A The Economics of Public Process I XIII. Technology and Society: General Introduction Econ 201 Introduction to Economics I Hist 330PW The Works of Western Man Econ 202 Introduction to Economics II Hist 331P America in the Machine Age SocSc 395C Economics of Energy Hist 332P The City: Past and Present SocSc 395G Economics of Poverty May be used as 12 hours of social science or 8 hours SocSc 364PW Contemporary Industrial Society social science and 4 hours of humanities; For B.L.A., 12 hours of social sciences; courses junior-senior level. numbered 300 and above give junior-senior credit. XIV. Labor and Economics VII. Leaders, Representatives or Bureaucrats: Who Humn 401PW Culture of the Working Class Governs? SocSc 438P Labor History and Economic Policy PolSc 407P Politics of Representation Hist Hist 400Z Special Topics: PolSc 409P Bureaucratic Politics Kansas City Labor History (For B.L.A./B.A./B.S., PolSc 409P meets Econ 486 Labor Economics constitution requirement) SocSc 490C Readings in Labor Economics PolSc 406P Political Leadership 4 hours of humanities and 8 hours social sciences; 12 hours of social science, junior-senior level. junior-senior level. VIII. Interdisciplinary Studies: From Birth to Death XV. Images of Aging in America Intdis 401P The Natural Life Cycle Intdis 350P Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Aging: Intdis 402P Literature of Life Science Readings and Film Intdis 403P Stages of Growth Humn 408P Images of Aging in Literature For B.L.A., the courses in this block may be NatSc 430PC Biological and Ethical Issues in Aging distributed across the three areas of humanities, Phil 401PC Biological and Ethical Issues in Aging social sciences, and natural sciences with maximum SocSc 411P Aging in American Society: of 6 hours in any one area; junior-senior level. Past and Present Intdis 350P gives 4 hours of either humanities or IX. Commercial Economics social sciences credit; Humn 408P gives 1 hour of SocSc 403P Business Administration Applications humanities credit; NatSc 430PC gives 3 hours credit Acct 201 Introduction to Principles of Accounting in natural sciences; Phil 401PC 3 hours credit in SocSc 305P Economic Principles & Applications philosophy; SocSc 411P gives 4 hours of social of Accounting sciences credit. For B.A./B.S., NatSc 430PC and Econ 353 Financial Analysis and the Economy Phil 401PC meets “cluster course” requirement. SocSc 395B The Economics of the Law XVI. Intercultural Studies in The New Millennium Except for Acct 201, junior-senior level; gives 9 Intdis 310P Global Political and Social Issues in the credit hours of social science and 3 hours non-arts New Millennium and sciences elective. Humn 320P International Art and Culture X. American Studies Concurrent enrollment required for Intdis 310P & AmSt 301P Themes in American Popular Art Humn 320P. AmSt 302P Survey of American Culture XVII. Disabilities in American Life AmSt 303PW Methods and Problems in Humn 490P Perceptions and Images of Disabilities American Studies in May be used as humanities or social sciences, course Literature and Film by course, as needed by student; junior-senior level. Psych 406P Introduction to Developmental XI. The Ancient World Disabilities Psych 407P Developmental Disabilities Hist 470P The Social History of the Ancient World and Community Life Hist 471P The Political Structure of the 4 hours humanities, 8 hours social sciences; Ancient World junior-senior level. Hist 472P The Cultural/Intellectual Dimension of Ancient Civilizations XVIII. Macroeconomics Block 8 hours social science, 4 hours humanities; Econ 397CP Current Macroeconomics Issues junior-senior level. Econ 331P Money and Banking Econ 301P Macroeconomic Analysis SocSc 326P Economic Statistics 12 hours social sciences, junior-senior level.
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XIX. Art XXVI. Integrated Studies A&S 400P Special Readings/Topics: Current IntgSt 401P The Creative Source: Concepts Art Events and Actions Art 110P Introduction to the Visual Arts IntgSt 402P Turning Points in the History of Ideas Art 100P Topical Studies in Art History IntgSt 403P Major Intellectual Developments in 8 hours humanities, four hours junior-senior level. Western History For B.A./B.S., Art 110P meets fine arts requirement. XXVII. Social Science XX. Justice and Society SocSc 456P In-Depth Country Study PolSc 347 Crime and Civil Liberties SocSc 457P First Nations and Survival in Latin Sociol 421P Criminal Behavior in the United States America CJC 475P Upperworld Crime SocSc 458P Women, Men and Development in Latin CJC 355P Crime Control and Social Policy America 12 hours social sciences, junior-senior level. 12 hours of social science, junior-senior level. XXVIII. English XXI. Juvenile Justice and the Family Engl 352P Critical Approaches to the Short Story CJC 350 Social Deviance Engl 353PW Critical Review & Evaluation of Fiction Psych 322P Child Psychology and Film CJC 265P Juvenile Justice System Engl 354P Masterpieces of Fiction Sociol 310P The Family 12 hours of humanities, junior-senior level. 12 hours social sciences, 9 hours junior-senior level. XXIX. Religious Studies XXII. Family Studies Hist 497 Special Readings/Topics: History of Humn 452P Images of the Family in Art and Religion Literature A&S 400 Special Readings/Topics: Psych 453P Family Life Cycle: Comparative Religion A Developmental Approach to A&S 400 Special Readings/Topics: Understanding Family Dynamics Religion and Violence Hist 454 Historical Perspectives of the Family 4 hours of social science, 8 hours arts and sciences; in Christian, Judaic and Islamic Cultures junior-senior level. 4 hours humanities, 8 hours social sciences; XXX. Environmental Studies junior-senior level. PolSc 435 Politics of the Environment XXIII. Anthropology A&S 400 Special Readings/Topics: Sociol 307P Controversial Issues from an Environmental Issues Anthropological Perspective EnvSc 110R Introduction to Environmental Science Intdis 308P Introduction to Physical Anthropology 3 hours of social science, 5 hours of natural science Sociol 309P Cultures of the Past and Present and 4 hours arts and sciences. Intdis 308P may be used as 4 hours natural science XXXI. Nations and Their Society or social science as needed. SocSc 301P Varieties of People and Society XXIV. Interdisciplinary Studies SocSc 303P National Perspectives of Capitalism and Liberal Society Intdis 201P Energy, Technology and Society 8 hours of social science; junior-senior level. Intdis 202P Energy Science Intdis 203P Social, Economic and Political XXXII. Women’s Culture, Media and Theory in the Influences on Energy Age of Feminism 6 hours natural science, 6 hours social science. Humn 375P Research in Women’s Culture Humn 376P Textural Representation of the XXV. Hospitality Studies Feminine: Scribbling Women (Courses offered will vary each semester.) Humn 377P Growing Up Female with the A&S 490 Special Topics: Readings in Mass Media Hospitality Administration 12 hours of humanities, junior-senior level. ComS 345P Communication in Organizational Settings XXXIII. Physical Science Econ 323P Administration in the Service Industry PhySc 301P Scientific Approaches to the Physical Econ 343P Resource Acquisition & Distribution in Worlds the Hospitality Industry PhySc 302P Concepts of Chemistry, Earth Sciences Econ 423P Legal and Social Issues of the Hospitality and Astronomy Industry PhySc 303P Applications of Physical Science Econ 433P Commercial Economic Aspects of the 12 hours of natural science, junior-senior level. Hospitality Industry XXXIV. American Material Culture SocSc 359P Technology Policies in Hospitality AmSt 340P American Material Culture - The 1950s SocSc 375P Contemporary Issues AmSt 341P American Material Culture - in Service Industry Objects and Images SocSc 465P Human Resources in the Service AmSt 342P American Material Culture - Museums Industry May be used as humanities or social science, course SocSc 489P Internship in Hospitality Studies by course, as needed by student; junior-senior level.
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XXXV. Addiction Counseling 303PW Methods & Problems in American Studies (4). This course examines four topics that are important in American culture; each topic is Psych 270P Compulsive Gambling and Other approached from a different methodological perspective. The topics Addictions (problems) are related to cultural resources in the Kansas City area (such as a A&S 365P Introduction to Substance Abuse museum exhibit or a library research collection) and may change from Counseling semester to semester. Methods of problem solving are determined by the topic; however, students should expect to participate in oral history, interpretation of A&S 400G Special Topics material culture, and traditional archival research and document analysis. A&S 400 Special Topics Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in American Studies 302P. Offered: On 9 hours junior-senior level. demand. 340P American Material Culture: The 1950s (4). This course will focus on the period of American culture from demobilization after World War II to the Additional Courses Offered Through PACE end of the 1950s–an era particularly well-suited to employing material culture resources as evidence. Students will be required to write a term paper or do a Humanities material culture project. ComS 254P Communication Competence: Theory and Practice (Equivalent: 341P American Material Culture: Objects and Images (4). This course will examine American cultural and social history from earliest times to present, ComS 110 Fundamentals of Effective with a special emphasis on the ways artifacts and visual images can provide Speaking and Listening) information and insight about the American experience. Humn 340PW The World Of Advertising 342P American Material Culture: Museums (4). This course will focus on Humn 404PW Professional Communications local institutions that use material culture in their presentation of history and Humn 410PW Turning Life Into Stories the American experience. Natural Sciences Art and Art History Math 116 Mathematics for Liberal Arts 110P Introduction to the Visual Arts (3). An introduction to the study of (For B.L.A./B.A., meets mathematics requirement) art–especially architecture, sculpture, painting and the graphic arts. NatSc 308P Physical Measurements Consideration given to purpose and patronage, the visual elements, design and techniques. The meaning of style and expression is studied in the context of NatSc 375P Nature of Science the historical background of chief periods of Western civilization. This course (For B.A., meets physical science requirement) meets the college fine arts requirement. Physics 280P Survey of Astronomy Arts and Sciences Social Sciences 170 Special Topics (1-4). An undergraduate course designed to deal with a Anthro 425P Comparative Feminist Issues in topic which is not available in the regular course offerings. International Development: Africa & Latin 280 Special Topics (1-4). An undergraduate course designed to deal with a America topic which is not avaiable in the regular course offerings. Econ 204P Principles of Economics 365P Introduction to Substance Abuse Counseling: Theory and 5 hours social science; equivalent to Practice (3). This course will introduce the student to the problems of Econ 201 and 202 substance abuse and the methods/techniques used in treatment. The course will Econ 302P Microeconomics explore theories of personality and belief systems of the chemically dependent or alcoholic individual. The course will also review the impact of the disease Econ 416P Law and Economics on the family system Econ 487 Labor Organizations in the Changing Economy Business and Public Administration SocSc 397B The Economics of Public Process II 402P Managerial Finance & Accounting Control (4). An examination of the (Concurrent with Econ 302P) essentials of managerial accounting and financial planning within the business Hist 102P American History Since 1877 firm. Emphasis upon the managerial use of accounting data for planning and controlling the operations of the firm as well as planning and budgeting for its (For B.L.A./B.A./B.S., meets constitution financial success. (Note: This course is designed specifically for the PACE requirement) program. Therefore, it cannot serve as a substitute for courses in the B.B.A. SocSc 210P Foundations in Social Science program.) (For B.A./B.S., meets SocSc 210 requirement) 403P Legal & Behavioral Aspects of Human Resources (4). This is a two-part course. The first part is an introduction to the concepts of human Interdisciplinary resources. an overview is provided in the areas of recruitment, compensation, Intdis 420P Brain and Behavior incentives and benefits. Within this context, areas of law dealing with equal 2 hours social science and 2 hours natural science. employment opportunity, affirmative action as well as other ethical and practical applications related to organizational effectiveness will be emphasized. The second part focuses on individual behavior in communications and motivation and its implications for managers. Attention PACE Courses will be given to specific issues such as sources of misunderstandings, quality American Studies of listening, personal differences, group norms, management expectations, and 301P American Stdys: IS/Tutorial: Themes in the American Popular the nature and degree of influence each has on productivity and individual Arts (4). This course uses the popular arts as an entree to the examination of satisfactions. (Note: This course is designed specifically for the PACE stereotypes in American life, to a better understanding of challenges to program. Therefore, it cannot serve as a substitute for courses in the B.B.A. tradition, and to assessing the consequences of conflict that have resulted from program.) cultural pluralism. This is a modified independent study course. Students are exposed to some of America’s best-known literature, films and music. Chemistry Instructional audio tapes and traditional literature about American Culture 180P Basic Chemistry (4). A one-semester survey of basic chemistry show the relevance of examples of popular art to broader themes. including: atomic structure, the periodic table, chemical bonding, chemical Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in American Studies 302P and 303PW. reactions, and selected topics from organic, polymer and biochemistry. A Offered: On demand. terminal course that does not meet requirements as a prerequisite for any 302P Survey of American Studies (4). This course offers a look at changes higher level chemistry course. Corequisite: Chemistry 181P. Prerequisite: and continuities in American life from the era of British colonization to the College Algebra or equivalent. This course is equivalent to Chemistry 115. present. It emphasizes philosophical, scientific and creative ideas that have had lasting effects, changing social structure, the factors that determine lifestyle, 181P Experimental Basic Chemistry (4). A demonstration/laboratory course and the consequences of the national preoccupation with pluralism and designed to support and illustrate the concepts presented in Chemistry 180P. A consensus. The course also covers the main features of American political terminal course that does not meet requirements as a prerequisite for any history. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in American Studies 303PW. higher level chemistry course. Corequisite: Chemistry 180P. Prerequisite: Offered: On demand. College Algebra or equivalent. This course is equivalent to Chemistry 115L.
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182P Special Projects in Chemistry (4). An independent study course 416P Law & Economics (3). This course will examine the principles of consisting of library work and field work designed to exemplify various economics as they relate to private and public law. Primary emphasis will be applied aspects of chemistry. A terminal course that does not meet on the uses and limits of economic analysis in understanding and modifying requirements as a prerequisite for any higher level chemistry course. the law. Topics will include regulation, antitrust considerations, taxation, Corequisite: Chemistry 180P. Prerequisite: College Algebra or equivalent. discrimination and the financial system. 486 Labor Economics (3). An examination of the theories of wage Communication Studies determination, the economic effects of wage determination upon the wage 254P Communication Competence: Theory and Practice (4). An structure, the distribution of national income, employment, and an introduction introduction to the discipline of communication. A core set of issues is to collective bargaining. Prerequisite: Economics 302. On request. investigated in three major areas of the field: interpersonal communication, small group communication and public speaking. The course design is based 490C Readings in Economics: Labor Economics (1-3). on the premise that the development of communication skills involves two important factors: (1) understanding the theoretical principles underlying English effective communication behavior and (2) practical application of those principles in various communicative exercises. Offered: Summer semester. 352P Critical Approaches to the Short Story (4). In this course the student will explore the short story as a literary genre. Stories will range from the early 345P Communication in Organizational Settings (3). An examination of the masters such as Chekov, Kafka, and Hawthorne through contemporary major elements of interpersonal, group, and oral communication competence offerings from Lessing, Mishima, and Achebe. Several critical approaches will essential to human interaction in organizational settings. The course focuses be presented including formalism, New Historicism, and race/class/gender on developing communication competencies and increasing theoretical criticism. Students will keep a reading journal covering all material read for understanding of the communication process within the organizational context. the course, and will be assessed on the basis of this journal, a mid-term and a prerequisite(s): None. final examination. Prerequisites: None. Offered: Fall. Computer Science 353PW Critical Review & Evaluation of Fiction and Film (4). The weekend component of this block meets one weekend per month for a total of 105P Foundations of Computing and Problem Solving (4). This course 70 contact hours. The goal of the course is to improve students’ writing skills covers the fundamentals of computer use, problem solving, and programming. along with their ability to read and analyze texts, both literary and cinematic. Specific topics include: the general use of micro and mainframe computers, During the course students will read four novels and a set of critical essays, algorithm design, the relation of algorithms to programs, the fundamentals of one for each weekend, which will be followed by viewing and discussing a programming in the PASCAL language, and program debugging techniques. film adaptation of the novel in class. Various critical approaches will be This course is presented only in a PACE program format. Prerequisite: included in the reading and will be discussed in class in an effort to enable Co-enrollment in Math 110. students to apply these critical principles in their own critical essays. Because 106P Computers: Their Uses and Impact (4). This course covers the history the class meets only one weekend per month and a process approach to writing of computing, concepts in and classes of computer hardware and software, is utilized, students will be encouraged to use the facilities of the internet to classes of computer application, economic issues in the development of share drafts of their essays with their peer revision group members and with computer hardware and software products, and philosophical, social and legal the instructors during the weeks between class meetings. Students will bring issues in the use (and abuse) of computer technology. This course is presented revised drafts of their work to the weekend meeting where a significant amount only in a PACE program format. of class time will be spent in writing workshops. Students will be assessed on the basis of their portfolios of critical writing consisting of four major essays Economics and an extensive cover letter, their reading/viewing journals, and their 201 Introduction to Economics I (3). Economics I deals primarily with participation, both in class and in peer response groups. Prerequisites: WEPT. macroeconomic or national economic concepts, the economics of the Offered: I weekend/month for 4 months. determination of recession, inflation, maintenance of full employment and 354P Masterpieces of Fiction (4). The goal of this independent study is to economic growth, with an emphasis upon the economics of modern Keynesian provide the student with time and space to read and respond to 7-9 critically analyses. It further introduces the economics of Marx and Ayres and discusses acclaimed and classic novels. Students will be allowed to choose the novels relevant and current economic issues. Economics 201 and 202 are they wish to read from a list of 50 that will be provided by the instructors. This prerequisites for all other economics courses except with specific permission course must be taken in conjunction with at least one of the other two courses of the instructor. Every semester. in this block in order to ensure that the student has exposure to literary theory. 202 Introduction to Economics II (3). Economics II deals primarily with Students will be assessed on the basis of their response journal, casual oral microeconomics, firm analysis, the principles of demand, supply, elasticity, examination, and a critical essay. Prerequisites: None. Offered: Fall. price determination, costs, income distribution, market structures, trade, and other related social, economic issues. Economics 201, 202 are prerequisites for 460PW Written Discourse: Speaking, Writing, Composing (4). all other economics courses except with specific permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: Successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93). Every semester. 204P Principles Of Economics (5). The course will combine macro and History micro principles of economics. Credit will not be given for both macro (ECON 102P American History Since 1877 (3). This covers American history from 201 and ECON 204) or for both micro (ECON 202 and ECON 204) towards a the end of Reconstruction to the present. History 101 is not a prerequisite for degree. The course will be offered over two nights a week (2 1/2 hr/class) and this course. Offered: Fall, winter, summer. two weekends. Offered: Summer. 330PW The Works of Western Man (4). In the period 1750-1987, the nations 301P Macroeconomic Analysis (3). The economic system as a whole and the bordering the Atlantic Ocean, largely relying on their technological advances, ways in which its functioning is affected by the behavior of the interdependent became world powers. This course, relying on analysis of films plus required sectors of which it is composed. Major factors affecting national income; use readings, will survey the energy sources employed, the tools developed, and of sectoral accounts in analyzing general economic prospects. the regimes of the workplace which led to this dominance. Grades will be 302P Microeconomic Analysis (3). Functioning of the individual enterprise assigned to three types of exercises: frequent quizzes, a mini-project in and households. Problems confronting business enterprises operating under historical research and a book critique of a piece of fiction. Prerequisite: different types of market situations; influence of the prices factors of Successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93). production on methods of production; effects that changes in income levels 331P America in the Machine Age (4). The United States has experienced and in relative prices have on sales of different types of goods and services. repeated waves of technological advancements. This course will largely focus Every semester. on industrialization in the 19th century as well as consumer society of our own 326P Introduction to Economic Statistics (3). Probability theory, statistical era. How Americans produced goods and what were the dynamics of the inference and elements of estimation theory as applied to economic problems. market place are two central themes. Required readings will be complemented Must be taken as a part of the Macroeconomics block. Format: One by films and presentations from resource persons throughout Kansas City. A Friday/month + one night/week + one hour Independent studies. research project and three tests are required. 331P Money and Banking (3). A study of the structure, operations and 332P The City: Past and Present (4). This course treats the built problems of banks and other financial institutions with emphasis on their environment, especially the urban infrastructure. Both systems and structures macroeconomic performance. The importance of banking in the financial of the cityscape are examined from a historical perspective, with three system and the influence of Federal Reserve monetary policies are also metropolises (Rome, Paris, New York) and Kansas City serving as case studied. Offered: Fall. studies. The technical areas include shelter, public buildings, transportation, 397CP Current Macroeconomic Issues (3). This is an independent studies water supply, power, waste management, communications, and the like. course which addresses such macroeconomic issues as courses and remedies of Projects are included. Offered: Every 2 years. inflation, recession and economic growth. This course is part of a Macro Pace Block. Prerequisites: Econ 201, Econ 202. Offered: Winter, odd years. 400Z Special Studies (1-3).
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454 Historical Perspectives of Family in Christian,Islamic,Judaic Cul (4). 375P Research in Women’s Culture (4). Independent Study: Each student, The relationship of the family and religious cultures is studied via historical with an instructor, will develop a research topic of personal or professional analysis of three faith traditions - Christian, Islamic, and Judaic - from their interest related to PACE 376P or PACE 377P and produce appropriate writing beginnings to the present day. The four weekend class meetings will provide on the topic. students with a general knowledge of the historical impact of these faith 376P Textural Representation of Feminine (4). Focusing on the roles cultures upon the family. Religious artifacts and iconography, popular culture women have played in literature, as characters, as readers, and as writers, (films), and other historical texts will provide both an illustration and a method students will read, write about, and discuss short fiction, novels, and feminist for understanding the role of the family in these faith traditions. literary theory. This course explores the ways in which both the choice of 470P Ancient World: The Social History of the Ancient World (4). The subject matter and the method of presentation differ in female-written and optional four-credit-hour component (modified independent study) will male-written texts, the ways in which women have been portrayed in literature concern the social aspects of these civilizations, i.e., their daily lives. Readings by women writers and by men writers, and the ways in which ethnicity affects and audiovisual aids will be used to help the student who will be expected to both subject matter and writing style in women’s writing. choose one aspect of each civilization, such as women, slavery, merchants, 377P Growing Up Female with Mass Media (4). The purpose of this course education, medicine, etc., and write a five-page paper about that topic for each is to examine women and women’s issues in American film, media and culture. period, i.e., Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome. Focusing on the construction of women’s images in the information age, the 471P Ancient World: The Political Structure of the Ancient World (4). course follows the rise of feminism, backlash and “post feminism” to the The four-hour lecture period on weeknights will emphasize the historical position of the contemporary woman, providing a historical context for popular aspects of the ancient civilizations. The lectures will be chronologically culture. organized to focus upon their evolution from their rise to their collapse. 401PW The Culture of the Working Class: Independent Study (4). This 472P Ancient World: The Cul/Intellectual Dimension of Ancient Civi (4). course, the independent study component of the labor and economics block, The four weekend periods will provide the students with a general picture of will employ a variety of cultural media which illustrate some of the issues these civilizations: society, religion, economics, and culture (w.f., arts, covered in the weekend and evening courses. “The Culture of the Working literature, philosophy, science, etc.). Guest lecturers, slides, films and video Class” will show how literature, art, music and film have reflected and/or cassettes will be used to introduce the varied aspects of these ancient peoples. influenced the labor movement. Students will read novels, short stories and poems, view movies and works of art which address problems of the working Humanities class, both in Western Europe and the United States, from the late 1800’s to the present. The work done will be validated through written work by the student. 104P Indep Study/Tutorial: Spec Applications: Themes of Prerequisite: Successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93). Individuality (4). In this course students apply knowledge and skills gained in the weekend and weekday courses to four supervised and well - delineated 404PW Professional Communication (4). In this course students will study study projects relating to the major themes of Block II, and involving various formats for various types of technical reports, from resumes to completion art forms and presentation media. reports, most of which will use as content research projects assigned in the 105P Literature, Composition & Critical Thinking: Individual & independent study segment. Students will also study techniques for presenting Society (4). This course develops facility in writing, reading and critical material orally, from small group communication to formal presentations of thinking through numerous writing and critical thinking activities, papers and longer technical reports, complete with audio-visual aids. In both written readings focused around the topic of the relationship of the individual and reports and oral communication, students will learn to consider a variety of society. This course accomplishes the purposes and fulfills the requirement of audiences. The course will have texts and will be team-taught. The writing the first semester of freshman English. element will provide another option for PACE students to fulfill the new junior/senior writing requirement. Prerequisite: Successful completion of the 106P The Individual in Literature, Philosophy and Art (4). This weekend WEPT (effective FS93). course acquaints students with classic works of literature, philosophy and the 408P Images Of Aging In Literature (1). This one credit hour course will fine arts, as well as the methodologies of the humanities, by means of an give students an opportunity to examine human attitudes towards the changes historical and systematic analysis of the developmental stages of individuality that occur in later life viewing them through fictional characters and events. It from the classical period to the contemporary era. is one thing to learn the facts of the aging pro- cess and aging in society, but 201P The Many Lives of Dr. Faust (4). This course will involve the quite another to examine atti- tudes and feelings about such issues subjectively, development, impact and artistic forms of “The Lives of Dr. Faust,” a major through the eyes of one facing them. Through reading literature about older legend in Western Culture. This course examines Faust as dealing with a people and their concerns, discussing it and writing papers about it, students search for knowledge from Byzantium to modern Europe and America. This should develop a truer perspective about that portion of their own lives and approach covers such topics as the limits of power, the choice between good alter their attitudes towards older people in their present culture. Though this is and evil, and the limits of human awareness. The course will present this Faust a one-credit-hour course, discussions and papers may also draw from readings legend in various artistic forms, by allowing the student to experience this done in the Independent Study portion of the block. “myth” through art, drama, literature and culture. Offered: Winter. 410PW Turning Life Into Stories (4). This course will take a factual 202P The Meaning of the American Experience (4). This course meets the approach to creative prose writing, including both artistic nonfiction and fiction College requirement for English 225. Integrated with the other courses in the in various forms. The instructor will describe a form, suggest ways it might be block, its aim is to help students to become informed writers on the topics of written, and illustrate the form with examples of his own work and that of American myths. The first part of the course will require students to write other writers. Student papers will be critiqued in writing by the instructor. personal response papers; the second half will involve library research that can Students will also read much of their work to the class, which will operate as a be synthesized into research papers. Offered: Winter. writing workshop. Prerequisite: English 110 & 225 (or equivalents) and 203P American Dreams: Four Major American Myths (4). This course successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93). Summer. examines several meanings of four major American myths: the Puritan myth, 452 Images of the Family in Art and Literature (4). An application of the the myth of the land, the myth of individualism and the myth of the machine. skills and knowledge gained from the companion weekend and/or weekday Students will examine works of literature, art, and film in order to comprehend courses in this block by means of the instructor-approved and guide the meaning of myth in their own culture and grasp the way in which cultural independent study projects of the student’s own individual or small group artifacts shape and express current values in American life. The course will choice, focusing on images of the family in literature and art. Each student take special note of the Faust myth’s relevance in American culture. must select and present four projects (one on each of the following faith Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in Humanities 202P. Offered: Winter. cultures-Christianity/Judaism, Islam, and one on a topic of their choice) in 320P International Art and Culture (4). At the beginning of the new written, oral and/or audio/visual media. Students meet in groups and individual Millennium, this PACE course should heighten students’ awareness of the sessions with the instructor of this block. values, aesthetics and historical baggage of a particular culture as it introduces 461 Interpreting Past and Present Rhetorical Practices (4). The purpose of them to the dynamics of a rapidly changing world. Literature, language and art this course is to examine what rhetoric is and how it has been (and is currently) history (in the broadest sense, from fine arts to advertising) will be the in-roads used to influence what we believe, practice and value as individuals and as a to the culture and will deepen students’ insight into contemporary events. and society. Beginning with the classical period, then moving chronologically to panels on politics and economics will deepen students’ knowledge of present day rhetorical theories, students will analyze the ways in which contemporary events. Course will vary with area of study. rhetoric has both influenced and been influenced by its historical context. 340PW The World of Advertising (4). This course will present a broad Course grades will be determined by four examinations, an 8-10 page course overview of advertising literature. Students will be given some idea of the paper, and an oral presentation of the work of one rhetorician. issues inherent in the world of advertising, procedures for running an ad 462 Analyzing Modern Discourse Communities (4). In this course, students campaign, and the role of persuasive writing and graphic design. As projects to will learn how to critically examine the rhetorical effects of political, legal, accompany the historical and theoretical aspects of advertising, students will journalistic, literary documents. Students will also learn how to more design a commercial or an ad campaign. The course will emphasize critical effectively argue by mastering particular rhetorical strategies. There will be thinking, ethical issues, writing and speaking. Prerequisite: Two semesters of four written projects in this course: a summary/research assignment, a review composition and successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93). assignment, an analysis assignment and an argument assignment.
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490P Perceptions & Images of Disabilities in Literature and Film (4). This 402P Literature and Life Sciences (4). This integrated weeknight course course combines classroom discussion of selected films and literature and attempts to provide students with an overview of the relationship between independent study. Students will study films and selections from literature to biology and literature. Other disciplines also will be discussed, but these two develop an understanding and awareness of the social, economic and political will be the dominant ones presented. The life cycle of the human organism will aspects of disability as conveyed through popular culture. Students will also provide the structure for this course. This process will then be subdivided into apply research, observation and writing skills to gain awareness and insights various substrata focusing on such aspects as childhood development, regarding disabilities, through working on an individual or team project. The nutrition, the cardiovascular system, and the nervous system. Each of these project will further the understanding of disabilities and how various social, aspects will also be examined from an artistic point of view. Prerequisites: psychological and environmental conditions may affect people with disabilities Senior standing and concurrent enrollment in Interdisciplinary 403P. and their families. 403P Stages of Growth (4). This integrated weekend course will attempt to Integrated Studies offer the student both laboratory experiences and cinematic works that focus on the life-cycle process. Each of the weekend sections will be devoted to a 401P The Creative Source:Concepts and Actions (4). A survey of the particular stage of development, moving from conception to birth and intellectual history of our culture highlighting the contributions of important childhood, to maturation and death. Prerequisites: Senior standing and philosophers, theologians, scientists, political figures, artists and musicians concurrent enrollment in Interdisciplinary 402P. from antiquity through the contemporary period. Prerequisite: Senior standing. 420P Brain and Behavior (4). The class will explore current and sometimes 402P Turning Points in the History of Ideas (4). Focused discussions on contradictory theories and evidence for the interaction of biological and specific aspects within the history of ideas in five major eras (Antiquity, the psychosocial processes in such areas as gender differences, the experience of Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Romantic Age and the 20th-century), pain, addictive behaviors, and diseases such as depression, heart attack, Prerequisite: Senior standing. rheumatoid arthritis and anorexia. Students and instructor will also briefly 403P Major Intellectual Developments in Western History (4). Major examine the organization of the triune brain, neurologic accidents, the range of developments within the history of ideas in philosophy (and religion), the arts, tools currently used in diagnosis and treatment of mind-body diseases, and political thought, and the history of science. Prerequisite: Senior standing. raise some of the bioethical issues these problems engender. Methods will include lecture, discussion, readings, films, oral class presentations, papers and Interdisciplinary Studies exams. Prerequisite: One course in biology and/or psychology. Summer 201P Energy, Technology and Society (4). Independent study television Natural Science course. Technology is examined as a human activity that reflects society’s 101P Changing Life on Earth (4). This course presents an overview of issues needs and values. The social implications of technology are explored and the relating to our ever changing world. It is research oriented with papers concept of technological systems is developed. The history and evolution of required on topics dealing with behavior, environmental issues, and aspects of technology is studied, particularly as it has influenced life and planning for the evolution. Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment with NatSci 102P. future. Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in Interdisciplinary Studies 202P and 203P. 102P Fundamentals of Life Science (4). This course emphasizes the essential 202P Energy Science (4). Weeknight course. Fundamental physical principles properties of biological systems through four major themes: diversity, the and concepts concerning energy sources, energy production, energy use and chemical and physical basis of life, continuity, and the organismal nature of energy reserves will be studied. Emphasis will be placed on the physics of life. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in Natural Sciences 103P. As needed. energy including chemical, electrical, mechanical, nuclear, solar and thermal energy. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in Interdisciplinary Studies 201P 103P Applications of Life Sciences (4). This course is designed to provide and 203P. students with laboratory exercises, field trips, films and discussions that help apply biological principles from 102P. New concepts are introduced 203P Social, Economic and Political Influences on Energy (4). Weekend throughout the course. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in Natural Science course. Some of the most important determinants of uses of energy and 102P. As needed. technology are social rather than physical. This course will consider such influences as energy conservation, the psychology of decision making, the 308P Physical Measurements (4). An introduction to metrology, this course impact of our organization on the means of production and our ability to utilize will emphasize physical measurements in technology and trade as well as in available energy to satisfy human needs, the human costs of high technology daily life. Material will include the historical development of measurement with respect to basic biological requirements and also with respect to higher units, from cubits to meters, especially since 1960; gravitational versus human needs. Finally, alternative social organizations will be studied. absolute systems; the International System of Units (SI); organizations, treaties Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in Interdisciplinary Studies 201P and and statutes; accuracy vs. precision; and numerical values: conventions, 202P. conversions and rounding. Student work will involve laboratory exercises, exams, practicum work and homework assignments (brief essays and/or 308P Introduction to Physical Anthropology (4). Study of the basic problem solutions). Prerequisite: Math 110 or 150 (or equivalent) Summer. concepts, methods, and research areas in physical anthropology. Topics include: scientific methods, forces of evolution, dating methods, 375P Nature of Science (4). Selected topics from the natural sciences. archaeological techniques, primate characteristics and behavior, and the Provides students fundamental principles and concepts of various physical and tracing of primate and human evolution through skeletal material and artifacts. mathematical sciences. Lectures, demonstrations and discussions provide an The evolutionary and adaptive forces resulting in human physical diversity and integrated approach to the natural sciences. the underlying physical unity of all humans will be addressed. 430PC Biological And Ethical Issues In Aging (3). This course is designed 310P Global Political and Social Issues (4). This course will give students a to provide both a disciplinary and interdisciplinary study of the biological, broad overview of a particular culture, region or ethnic group’s political and philosophical, and ethical foundations and principles underlying the social issues within the context of contemporary global challenges. Major phenomenon of aging on an individual and societal level. Various physiologi- topics include politics, economics, environmental and international concerns cal, neurological, anatomical, and psychological processes and changes appropriate to understanding a cross section of traditions and values of a characteristic of the development occurring during the aging process will be variety of social strata within a designated area of study. identified, studied, and discussed. The philosophical and specifically ethical issues associated traditionally with aging will be re-examined and analyzed in 350P Interdisciplinary Perspectives On Aging: Readings And Film (4). terms of scientific, technological, cultural, sociological, economic, and legal This course within the PACE block provides the student an opportunity to changes in knowledge and attitudes. PREREQUISITE: Biology 102 or pursue special areas of interest in gerontology which will be only equivalent. parenthetically covered or omitted altogether from the other courses in the block. Furthermore it challenges the student to become acquainted with and develop his/her independent study and research skills by means of addressing Philosophy issues in the field which are of special interest to him/her and relevant to the 401PC Biological and Ethical Issues of Aging (3). This course is designed to field. provide both a disciplinary and interdisciplinary study of the biological, 401P The Natural Life Cycle (4). Independent study Television course. philosophical, and ethical foundations and principles underlying the Students will be exposed to some of the latest concepts and research related to phenomenon of aging on an individual and societal level. Various the natural life cycle. The various tapes to be viewed in this class will focus on physiological, neurological, anatomical, and psychological processes and the birth process, the maturation of the individual, and the abnormalities that changes characteristic of the development occurring during the aging process can occur through various diseases and death. The tapes will have a will be studied, and discussed. The philosophical and specifically ethical predominantly biological orientation, although there will be a few tapes that issues associated traditionally with aging will be re-examined and analyzed in provide artistic insight into the various stages of the life process. Prerequisites: terms of scientific, technological, cultural, sociological, economic, and legal Senior standing and concurrent enrollment in Interdisciplinary 402P and 403p. changes in knowledge and attitudes. Prerequisites: Biology 102 or equivalent.
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Physical Science 490P Perceptions & Images of Disabilities in Literature and Film (4). This course combines classroom discussion of selected films and literature and 301P Scientific Approaches to the Physical Worlds (4). Applications of independent study. Students will study films and selections from literature to chemistry, earth science and astronomy in industry and to our daily develop an understanding and awareness of the social, economic and political environment. Particular emphasis is placed on the technological advancements aspects of disability as conveyed through popular culture. Students will also made in these areas of natural science and on their relationship to our standard apply research, observation and writing skills to gain awareness and insights of living. regarding disabilities, through working on an individual or team project. The 302P Concepts of Chemistry, Earth Sciences and Astronomy (4). Basic project will further the understanding of disabilities and how various social, principles of chemistry, earth sciences and astronomy with special emphasis on psychological and environmental conditions may affect people with disabilities the earth and its environment. and their families. 303P Applications of Physical Science (4). Laboratory exercise, field Social Science experiences, tutorial-type seminars and recitation in elementary chemistry, 101P The Social Environment (4). This is an individualized-learning course earth science and astronomy. coordinated with PACE 102P and 103P, and films, newspapers and computers are used to supplement the historical and theoretical interest developed in those Political Science courses. Generally the focus of the course is on the social environment within 347 Crime and Civil Liberties (3). A study of civil liberties in American which the individual exists. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in Social society, emphasizing their role in the criminal and legal process. Topics Science 102P and 103P. include issues related to the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and 14th amendments. 102P Introduction to Social Science (4). One out of three coordinated PACE Other topics to be covered will depend on class interest and current events. courses in PACE Block I, the course emphasizes the methods of social science. PART OF PACE BLOCK–Justice and Society. It focuses on the type of questions social scientists ask and on the various ways in which they try to answer them. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in 406P Political Leadership (4). This weekend course will examine theories, Social Science 103P. institutions and styles of political leadership; analyze recruitment and selection 103P Dynamics of Western Civilization (Modern) (4). This is one of the methods; and study popular perceptions of such leaders. Using film, fiction coordinated PACE courses in Block I. It focuses on Western European history and materials from political science, this course will culminate in a look at since 1600. Sound science theories developed in PACE 102P are applied to U.S. presidents and the presidency in the 20th century. Prerequisites: Social specific historical situations in PACE 103P. Prerequisite: Concurrent Science PACE 102P and 103P, or Political Science 210 or equivalent; enrollment in Social Science 102P. concurrent enrollment in Political Science 409P for those in the PACE Program or in the B.L.A. degree program. For other students, the consent of 210P Foundations of Social Science (3). An application of salient principles, the instructor is required. Students who have credit for Political Science 406A facts and methods of social sciences to study of origins and nature of social or its equivalent may not enroll in this course. institutions; problems of emotional adjustment and vocational choice; analysis of contemporary social, legal and economic trends affecting values, conception 407P Politics of Representation (4). A study of legislative institutions, of freedom and of social power, and political organization. procedures and behaviors in the U.S. Congress that raises practical as well as 305P Economic Principles and Applications of Accounting (1). In this theoretical questions of political representation in modern society. This course one-hour course, students will use computers to apply accounting principles will be presented by video cassette and will be integrated with Political and to analyze annual reports of corporations. The course will be taught during Science 406P and Political Science 409P. Prerequisites: Social Science PACE one hour of a four-hour weeknight course, with Accounting 201 being taught 102P and 103P or Political Science 210 or equivalent; concurrent enrollment in during the other three hours. It should be taken concurrently with Accounting Political Science 406P and Political Science 409P. 201 and with the Independent Study course, Social Science 403P, Business 409P Bureaucratic Politics (4). This weeknight course will examine the Administration Applications. On a two-year rotation. emergence of bureaucracies as the modern method of collective problem 326P Economic Statistics (3). Probability theory, statistical inference and solving. In the U.S. political context, this involves the dynamic interplay of elements of estimation theory as applied to economic problems. Must be taken rational choice, due process and pluralistic politics. The transitions from as a part of the Macroeconomics block. Format: One Friday/month + one limited to positive government and then to the current ethos of deregulation night/week + one hour Independent studies. Prerequisites: Econ 201 and Econ will be studied. Prerequisites: Social Science PACE 102P and 103P or Political 202. Offered: Winter. Science 210 or equivalent; concurrent enrollment in Political Science 406P for 355P The Environmental Movement: Roots and Actions (4).A those in the PACE Program or in the B.L.A. degree program. For other multi-disciplinary course synergizing case studies from history, political students, the consent of the instructor is required. Students who have credit for science, environmental management, and urban planning to develop a deep political Science 409A or its equivalent may not enroll in this course. understanding of current environmental issues. We will probe such issues as the Concept of Nature and Environmental aesthetics Agriculture and the 435P Politics Of The Environment (4). A survey of the political aspects of Environment, Energy and the Environment, Developing the “Built environmental issues. The course poses the problems of environmental damage Environment”, Environmental Costs of Industrialism, the Birth of the and examines actual and proposed policies aimed at addressing them. The Environmental Movement, Environmental Politics, Environmental Justice and course content is the same as Political Science 435 title except additional many other topics. reading and writing will be required commensurate with a 4 credit hour course. 359P Technology Policies in Hospitality (4). This course will examine policies and practices of technology in hospitality and the impact of Psychology technology on decision making in the industry. Special attention will be given 270P Compulsive Gambling and Other Addictions (3). Course will focus to the relationship between technology and organizational resources, on compulsive gambling and the psychology of addiction. Alcohol, drug, food examining the future development of policies and practices. Prerequisites: and sex addiction will also be explored. After attending this course, the student None. Offered: Any Semester. will be able to understand the problem gambling continuum, the phases of the 364PW Contemporary Industrial Society (3). This course examines the problem gambler and how this addiction affects the family. historical theoretical and behavioral foundations of the industrial economy of the U.S. Particular emphasis is placed on technological change, the culture of 406P Introduction to Developmental Disabilities (4). This course builds a modern corporations, strategic planning and the contemporary environment of knowledge base in developmental disabilities requisite to other studies in this business enterprise (legal, social, environmental and economic). The major field. Students will meet individuals with disabilities, encounter “people first” institutions of business structure of the modern corporation are covered. values, and examine their own attitudes about people with disabilities from a Prerequisites: Econ 201, 202 and successful completion of WEPT Test. multicultural perspective. The course presents principles of human Offered: Fall. development, causes of disability, and the effects of disability on individuals 375P Contemporary Issues in the Service Industry (4). This course will and families over the life span. Topics include the health, education and social allow students to undertake in-depth research of current issues important to the services systems serving people with disabilities with emphasis on severe service industry. Focus will be placed on understanding theoretical principles disabilities and critical junctures in the life-span including childhood, and their impact on management behavior and decision making. Issues may school-age, transition to adult-living, employment, and aging. include; the evolving technology of the industry, the impact of the industry on 407P Developmental Disabilities and Community Life (4). Focus is on national employment issues, and the social impact of the industry on class and developmental disabilities in community life and interdisciplinary process as a racial issues. This course is offered as an independent study and must be taken means of coordinating services and supports in community settings. Students in conjunction with Econ 323P: Administration in the Service Industry. will learn about specific disciplines and professions and how they must work Prerequisites: None. Offered: Any Semester. together in the community. Topics include the State developmental disabilities 395B The Economics Of The Law (1). See ECON 395B. Prerequisites: network and service system, the principles of person-centered planning, the ECON 201 and ECON 202. Offered: Fall. effects of severe disability on families, and the dynamics surrounding 395C Economics Of Energy (1). See ECON 395C. Offered: Fall. community inclusion of persons with severe disabilities. 395G Economics Of Poverty (1). See ECON 395G. Offered: Fall.
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397A The Economics Of Public Process I (1). This film/tape course and 309P Cultures of the Past and Present (4). Combining archaeological and Economics 397B are specifically designed in the format of the PACE program. sociocultural techniques, data and theories, this course introduces the variety Regular majors in economics may count one of these two courses as meeting of human cultural adaptations to varying environments from prehistory to the 27 minimum required departmental hours. The J.K. Galbraith film series today. The course consists of a medley of workshops, providing students with and text, The Age of Uncertainty, provide the central theme for this course. an in-depth orientation of the major topics in archaeology and cultural Offered: Fall. anthropology. Prerequisite(s): None 397B The Economics Of Public Process II (1). This film/tape course and 419P Theoretical Criminology (3). The relevant literature, both theoretical Economics 397A are specifically designed in the format of the PACE program. and empirical, will be systematically and critically assessed from the Regular majors in economics may count one of these two courses as meeting standpoint of theoretical and methodological adequacy. Surveyed will be the the 27 minimum required departmental hours. The Milton Friedman film biological factor, personality, the family, economic institutions, the gang. The series, Free to Choose, provides the central theme for this course. early part of the course will define and discuss scientific method and the Prerequisites: Econ 201 and Econ 202. Offered: Summer. various philosophical and logical fallacies of causal explanation. (Also offered 403P Business Administration Applications (4). The students will read as Administration of Justice 419). Part of PACE BLOCK - Justice and Society. books and business journals and reflect, in written form, on topics related to the organizational environment. Students will also research and prepare 421P Criminal Behavior in the United states (3). A description and causal technical reports on specific organizational issues. Validation will be analysis of complex forms of criminal behavior in contemporary American coordinated with the technical writing component of the block. Winter. society; included for study will be organized and professional crime, white collar crime, homicide, suicide, and crimes against morals involving sex, 411P Aging In American Society: Past And Present (4). Modern views of alcohol, drugs and gambling. Part of PACE BLOCK - Justice and Society. aging are often contrasted with views of aging in earlier times. The popular mythology suggests that the position of the older adult has fallen from a place of high status and respect. Exploring the myths and rhetoric, this introduction to the field of social gerontology examines aging in America as grounded in the nation’s history and a variety of sociocultural contexts. 438P Labor History & Economic Policy (3). Analysis of the confluence of political and economic behavior the economics of collective action. Prerequisites: Economic 301 and 302. On request. Prerequisites: Econ 201 and Econ 202. Offered: Summer. 456P In-Depth Country Study (4). Students enrolled in this section will chose a country in Latin America (not their country of origin, if applicable) and prepare a country study. Students will receive a general reading list (which has to be incorporated) and, if desired, suggestions about country-specific readings. The studies should be founded in cultural anthropology: i.e., they should be holistic in integrating all population groups of the country, and they should be integrated in treating the country as an inter-connected, but open, system. 457P First Nations and Survival in Latin America (4). This course examines the history of Native Americans in Central and South America, the colonial centuries, and contemporary issues (such as genocide, land scarcity, economic and political marginalization, and independence movements). The course focuses on Latin American history and experience as it is constructed by and impacts on Native Americans. Special consideration is given to Native women, gender constructs in Native societies and the impact of a dominant European patriarchy. 458P Women, Men and Development in Latin America (4). Students will explore two main areas of scientific discourse in Latin America: theories of development and marginalization, and feminist interpretations of and responses to development. We will explore how the phases of political and economic history are reflected in ideas about development, dependency, and women’s issues. A large part of the class will be concerned with the increasingly important issue of street children in Latin America and other minority issues. 465P Human Resources in the Service Industry (4). This course will trace the historical development, and examine current policies and procedures of human resources in service organizations. Special emphasis will be placed on understanding the evolving importance of employees in developing systems to meet operational goals. Management and labor perspectives on legal employment issues, compensations issues, and team development strategies will be examined. Prerequisites: None. Offered: Any Semester. 489P Internship in Hospitality Studies (4). This course will allow students to demonstrate mastery of acquired theories and principles in conjunction with a working hospitality organization. Emphasis will be placed on directed research and readings to enhance individual understanding or concepts. Students will work with the Hospitality Studies Coordinator on exact course requirements. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. Offered: Every Semester. 490C Readings In Labor Economics (1). See ECON 490C. Prerequisites: ECON 201 and ECON 202. Offered: Winter. Sociology/Criminal Justice and Criminology 307P Controversial Issues from an Anthropological Perspective (4). This is an independent readings course which will analyze, from an anthropological perspective, several current issues of critical importance. These issues include the roles of women and men in society, the issues of racism and elitism, the concept of science and its relationship to the study of origins, and the uses and misuses of research data. 308P Introduction to Physical Anthropology (4). Study of the basic concepts, methods, and research areas in physical anthropology. Topics include: scientific methods, forces of evolution, dating methods archaeological techniques, primate characteristics and behavior, and the tracing of primate and human evolution through skeletal material and artifacts. The evolutionary and adaptive forces resulting in human physical diversity and the underlying physical unity of all humans will be addressed.
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Department of Philosophy Bachelor of Arts: Philosophy Degree Requirements 222 Cockefair Hall (816) 235-1331 Philosophy majors are required to complete 30 credit hours of [email protected] philosophy coursework. Philosophy 210, , 310WI, 320WI and http://www.umkc.edu/phil 321 are required of majors. No more than 9 credit hours of the 30 required hours may be at the 100 or 200 level. To graduate Acting Department Chair: with a major in philosophy, students must pass all courses Henry R. Frankel included in the 30 credit hours required for the degree with a Professors Emeriti: grade of C or higher. This requirement also applies to transfer Solomon E. Levy, Hans W. Uffelmann (School of courses. Medicine and Philosophy Department), Edward Walter Students who intend to do graduate work in philosophy Professors: are urged to take Philosophy 423: Symbolic Logic, and to Bruce Bubacz (Curators’ Distinguished Teaching develop reading knowledge of a foreign language. In most Professor; School of Law and Philosophy Department), cases, it would be best to know German or French. Susan L. Feagin, George D. Gale Jr. Associate Professors: Requirements for the Minor Bruce Baker (School of Education and Philosophy Philosophy minors are required to complete a total of 18 credit Department) hours including Philosophy 210 or (3 hours), Philosophy Assistant Professors: 310WI and 320WI (6 hours), and any 300 or 400 level Wayne Vaught (School of Medicine and Philosophy philosophy courses (9 hours). Students must achieve a grade of Department) C or better in a course for it to count toward the minor. Undergraduate Adviser: Students can work with the departmental adviser to tailor George D. Gale Jr. focused minors that coordinate with their major. Graduate Adviser: Bruce Bubacz Philosophy Courses Doctoral Program Adviser: 210 Foundations of Philosophy (3). An introduction to the principal problems Henry Frankel with which philosophy is concerned: methods of inquiry; rules of correct reasoning; analysis of values and value systems; appraisals of basic beliefs and Department Description attitudes. Emphasis is on the contribution of important movements and major philosophers and on the relevance of philosophy to religious, political, social, The Department of Philosophy offers a program of study and scientific issues. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of the leading to the bachelor of arts degree in philosophy. Courses instructor. are offered that develop critical and analytical skills, acquaint 222 Foundations of Logic and Scientific Method (3). An introduction to the students with the history of philosophy and apply philosophy logic of evidence. Attention is given to language analysis, fallacies of to issues of living. reasoning, deductive and inductive procedures, subjective factors of reasoning Students who major in other disciplines can gain special and scientific method. Emphasis is on the practical application of basic insight into their majors with a philosophy minor. Focused principles to the analysis of ethical, economic, political, and scientific physical arguments and theories. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of the minors are available for students who major in the social and instructor. health sciences, the humanities, computer science, and the performing and fine arts. 230 Existentialism Through Literature (3). An introduction to existentialism as it is expressed in literature and drama rather than in traditional philosophical Career Implications of the Degree exposition. Classical, modern and contemporary literature and drama are used to explicate and analyze the major philosophical ideas that underlie The bachelor’s degree in philosophy is a prerequisite for existentialist thought. No prerequisite. graduate work in philosophy and is also appropriate preparation for graduate work in the other humanities 250 Special Readings in Philosophy (3). An investigation of readings on a disciplines, as well as the social sciences. Studying philosophy topic, a philosophical movement, or a philosopher to be selected by the instructor. The course is designed to meet the needs of students who are as an undergraduate also can prepare one for the study of law interested in a specific issue or person in philosophy but do not yet possess the and for any other profession requiring flexibility of thought and necessary background and skill demanded of those who have taken work the ability to read and write with care. beyond the introductory course (s) in philosophy. Prerequisite: Philosophy 210 or 222 or an equivalent, or consent of the instructor. Departmental Activities 300CK Cluster Course: Controversy and Choice in Life and Science (3). Advising System An examination of advances in the health and life sciences that involve Although all faculty members of the department are available methodological questions about the pursuit and acceptance of theories. Procedures for choosing and conducting research will be analyzed using a for student advising, the department has undergraduate and model that incorporates existing knowledge. Assessment and management of doctoral advisers to whom questions about the philosophy research are also explored. Participating guests will present solutions derived. program should be directed. 310WI Ancient Philosophy (3). A survey of the central figures of classical Special Services philosophy: the pre-Socratics, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, the The Philosophy Circle is a student organization that sponsors Epicureans and other philosophers of antiquity. The contributions of major various scholarly and social activities in the department. These philosophers to the development of science, religion, and social and political theories are studied. Prerequisites: Philosophy 210, 222 or an equivalent and activities are open to anyone interested in philosophy. successful completion of the WEPT Offered: Fall. Scholarly Presentations 315 Logic and Methodology in the Health and Social Sciences (3). Analysis Many visiting philosophers present scholarly papers to the of the reasoning processes and theory-building procedures specific to the Philosophy Department during the academic year. In addition, health and social sciences. As its major focus, the course will critically such organizations as the Kansas City Area Philosophical examine the philosophical foundations of the health and social sciences using Association, the Central States Philosophical Association and the case study method. In addition, brief case study analyses of reasoning and theory-construction in the physical sciences will be offered in comparison. other professional societies occasionally meet in Kansas City. Prerequisite: Philosophy 210,222. Students are cordially invited to attend these activities.
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320WI Descartes to Hume (3). A survey of the central figures of modern 345 Semitic Thought (3). An investigation of which, if any, philosophical philosophy: Rene Descartes, Baruch Spinoza, Gottfried Liebniz, Thomas issues are dealt with in the sacred literature of the ancient Israelites and their Hobbes, John Locke, George Berkeley, David Hume and Immanuel Kant. In successors. Though not an historical or anthropological study, alleged national addition to the philosophical issues of the period, cultural, historical and and cultural sources of various philosophical strains found in Judaic literature political matters are considered. A secondary goal is the establishment of the will be identified through readings from original sources ranging from the pedigree of contemporary philosophical problems. Prerequisites: Philosophy Bible, Plato, Aristotle, Philo, Augustine, Yehuda Halevi, Maimonides, Aquinas 210, or 222 or an equivalent and successful completion of the WEPT Offered: and others. Relationships between Persian, Jewish, Christian and Arabic Winter. thought will be examined. Prerequisite: Philosophy 310 or 320. On demand. 321 Introductory Ethics (3). Attention is given to the nature of ethical ideas 350 Case Studies in the Methodologies of Science (3). Topics in the and the development and history of ethical theory. No prerequisites. methodology of science are considered through an examination of case studies 325 Aesthetics (3). The basic problems of aesthetics are examined, with in the history of science. Prerequisite: Philosophy 210, 222 or an equivalent. special emphasis on the character of the work of art, the aesthetic response of 360 Current Issues in Bioethics (3). Alternative approaches to issues such as the viewer, the creative process of the artist, and the nature of aesthetic life and death, human experimentation, the scarcity of resources, criticism. These topics are discussed in light of conflicting aesthetic theories. contraception, abortion, euthanasia, eugenics, etc. will be discussed critically. Prerequisite: PHIL 210, 222, or equivalent. Major theories of ethics will be applied to several of the issues in order to have 326 Epistemology: Theories of Knowledge (3). A study of the problems the student develop his or her own approach to ethical decision making in the connected with the nature of knowledge and human understanding. area of bioethics. No prerequisites. Prerequisite: Philosophy 210, 222 or an equivalent. 400 Interdisciplinary Studies: Cluster Course Offerings (3). 327 Metaphysics: Theories of Reality (3). An investigation of the essential 400CJ Cluster Course: Aesthetic Issues in the Arts (3). Specialists in problems regarding the nature of reality in its most general aspects. various art forms (e.g., literature, music, painting) will discuss specific Prerequisite: Philosophy 210, 222 or an equivalent. artworks from their own perspective as artists and/or critics. This gives the 328 Philosophy in the Middle Ages (3). The history of philosophy from St. student first-hand experience of how questions dealt with in the philosophy of Augustine to William of Ockham, including analysis of the relationships of art arise. Using this common core of examples, philosophical issues such as medieval philosophical developments to earlier and later philosophical relevance of artists’ intentions to interpretation and evaluation, the nature of developments. Prerequisite: Philosophy 210, 222 or an equivalent. aesthetic value, the nature and significance of comedy, and special issues raised by contemporary developments in the arts are discussed. 329 American Philosophy (3). The main trends of American thought are covered, with special emphasis on the philosophies of Peirce, James and 400CO Cluster Course: Issues in Death and Dying (3). A study of the Dewey. Prerequisite: Philosophy 210 or 215 or 222 or an equivalent. various philosophical dimensions of death and dying in the history of thought from the pre-Socratics through the contemporary existentialist philosophers. 331 Philosophy of Religion (3). An analysis of the nature and function of Topics to be critically examined will include the ethical, religious and legal religion and its relation to culture. An examination is made of the basic ideas implications of the changing definitions of death, active and passive of religion, and special attention is given to the problems of religion and euthanasia, suicide, the ethical aspects of truth telling, and the impact of reality, religion and science, and the changing character of religion in our technological and scientific advancements as they relate to the rights and times. No prerequisites. dignity of the dying patient and survivors as well as special populations such 332 Existentialism (3). A study of the development of existentialism. as children and incapacitated persons. The philosophical dimensions of death Selections from the works of such thinkers as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Sartre, and dying will include epistemological, metaphysical, ethical and hermeneutic Heidegger, Camus and other related philosophers are considered. Special aspects. Alternate theories and approaches to ethical decision making attention is devoted to the existential movements in literature, social science concerning this important aspect of human existence will be presented. and medicine. Prerequisite: Philosophy 210, 222 or equivalent. 401PC Biological And Ethical Issues In Aging (3). This course is designed 333 Social Philosophy (3). A consideration of representative views of the to provide both a disciplinary and in interdisciplinary study of the biological, place of man in contemporary society. Contributions in psychology, political philosophical, and ethical foundations and principles underlying the theory, economics, sociology and anthropology are investigated phenomenon of aging on an individual and societal level. Various philosophically with a view toward offering a critical appraisal of the nature of physiological, neurological, anatomical, and psychological processes and man in the human community. No prerequisites. changes characteristic of the development occurring during the aging process 334 Philosophy of Science (3). A critical analysis of the assumptions, methods will be studied, and discussed. The philosophical and specifically ethical and conceptual frameworks of the sciences. The course emphasizes such topics issues associated traditionally with aging will be re-examined and analyzed in as the influence of theory on observation; the problem of discovery, verification terms of scientific, technological, cultural, sociological, economic, and legal and experimental confirmation; and the relation of scientific language and changes in knowledge and attitudes. concepts to ordinary language and beliefs. Prerequisite: Philosophy 222. 411 History & Philosophical Foundations of Human Subjects 335 Philosophy of Mind (3). A study of problems arising in connection with Experimentn (1). A historical and philosophical overview–with special such topics as mental phenomena, the relation of mind to body, free will and emphasis on ethics–of research involving human beings from the earliest determinism, the self and personal identity, and “thinking” machines. Classical records until the present. This course provides an overview of the development and contemporary treatments of such concepts as “mind,” “intention,” of human subject experimentation in the natural, health, and social sciences. It “sensation,” “perception,” “stimulus,” etc., and their relation to action and will critically examine the philosophical, ethical, and public policy debates behavior are considered. Prerequisite: Philosophy 210, 222 or an equivalent. surrounding the use of human beings as experimental subjects, thereby providing an historical and conceptual background to the various 336 Philosophy of Language (3). A study of the nature and uses of language, administrative and governmental regulations guiding these activities. Debates with special reference to concepts of meaning, denotation, reference, syntax, of the issues will be examined from all perspectives. Prerequisite: None. name, metaphor, vagueness, and definition. Applications in the fields of Offered: Annually. psychology, linguistics, anthropology, and literary criticism are examined. Prerequisite: Philosophy 210, 222 or an equivalent. 420 Federal&Institutional Regulations of Research Involving Human Sub (1). A review of the legislative and administrative guidelines relevant to 337 Philosophy of History (3). A discussion of methodological and the ethical approval and monitoring processes pertaining to research involving substantive issues, including the nature of historical explanation, whether human subjects in the health and social sciences. The course includes a history can be a science, and various theories of history such as those of Vico, discussion of the laws, guidelines, and procedures which apply to all research Hegel, Marx, and Collingwood. Prerequisite: Philosophy 210, 215, 222 or an activities involving human beings, including special populations (e.g., children, equivalent. mental patients, prisoners) as well as human tissue (e.g., fetal tissue research). 338 Philosophy of Biology (3). An investigation of methodological and An examination of the guidelines of the federal regulations mandating such conceptual issues in biology, such as the roles of mechanistic and teleological reviews and monitoring activities by the Institutional Review Boards will explanations, reductionism, the nature of evolutionary theories, and the inform both the public and present and prospective investigators. Prerequisite: relation between taxonomy and the concept of species. Prerequisite: None (410 would be helpful but not necessary). Offered: Annually. Philosophy 210, 222 or an equivalent. 423 Symbolic Logic (3). Advanced analysis of deductive procedures; 340 Philosophy of Law (3). An analysis of major philosophies of law, sentential connectives, quantifiers, classes, and relations; the notion of formal including methods of justifying legal systems through natural law, legal system; introduction to axiomatics and metalogical proofs. No prerequisites. positivism, sociological jurisprudence, theology, etc. Contemporary legal 424 Art, Aesthetics and Society (3). This course examines various moral and theories are critically analyzed. Prerequisite: PHIL 210, 222 or an equivalent. social issues concerning the arts and the aesthetics of our environment, 341 Phenomenology (3). A study of the development of phenomenology. bringing in case studies of particular artworks. It explores the relationships Selections from the works of such thinkers as Husserl, Merleau-Ponty, between aesthetic and moral value in the case of censorship, the effect of Heidegger and other related philosophers are considered. Special attention is images on the public, and the aesthetics of the natural environment. It also given to phenomenological movements in literature, social science and looks at how public art is supposed to serve the public, and ethical dilemmas medicine. Prerequisite: Philosophy 210, or 222. faced by art museums.
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425 History of Aesthetics (3). An examination of the major thinkers in the 520 Federal&Institutional Regulations of Research Involving Human history of aesthetics, such as Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Nietzsche, Tolstoy and Sub (1). A review of the legislative and administrative guidelines relevant to Croce. The focus will be on how their ideas bear on topics which will interest the ethical approval and monitoring processes pertaining to research involving anyone desiring to understand the origin, nature and value of the arts. human subjects in the health and social sciences. The course includes a Examples of these topics are the relationships among art, knowledge and discussion of the laws, guidelines, and procedures which apply to all research morality; the natures of originality, creativity and genius; the importance of activities involving human beings, including special populations (e.g., form, content and expression of emotions; and standards of taste and the children, mental patients, prisoners) as well as human tissue (e.g., fetal tissue claims of criticism. Prerequisite: Philosophy 210, 222 or an equivalent. research). An examination of the guidelines of the federal regulations mandating such reviews and monitoring activities by the Institutional Review 430 Plato (3). Selected dialogues of Plato are studied with a view to Boards will inform both the public and present and prospective investigators. understanding Plato’s philosophy and its position in the world of Greece and antiquity. Plato’s philosophy is also examined with reference to his place in the 521 Managerial and Administrative Decision Making and Ethical Western tradition and in modern philosophy. Prerequisite: Philosophy 210, Values (3). Methods of problem definition and decision making in ethics are 222 or an equivalent. presented with the goal of providing the student with a matrix for case review. A series of cases is offered that serve to integrate approaches to ethical 431 Aristotle (3). Selected portions of Aristotle’s works on logic, reflection with management and administrative decision making. Cases are metaphysics, science, ethics, politics, and poetics are studied with a view to chosen on the basis of topical, curricular and conceptual relevance. understanding Aristotle’s philosophy and its position in the world of Greece and antiquity. Aristotle’s philosophy is examined with reference to its place in 540 Seminar on Philosophy and Law (2). An examination from a the Western tradition and in modern philosophy. Prerequisite: Philosophy 210, philosophical perspective of the historical and conceptual relationships present 222 or an equivalent. in the evolution, development and analysis of law. Among the systems of analysis examined will be natural law theory, legal positivism and legal realism. Ordinarily the seminar will focus on a specific area of controversy in 432 Research Involving Human Subjects Practicum (1). A review of the the law. complete process of preparation, submission and review of a research proposal involving human subjects. This course will cover in detail requirements and 546 Ethics And Government (3). An examination of ethical issues related to processes involved in the review of protocols submitted to Institutional Review government, with the primary focus on national and local governmental bodies Boards and will include a moot review of a sample protocol moving through in the United States. Ethics in the executive, legislative and judicial branches the process as well as a mock Institutional Review Session. Prerequisite: None are examined. Ethical standards for elected officials and appointed public (410 and/or 420 would be helpful but not necessary). Offered: Annually. servants are reviewed. Attempts to “legislate morality” are considered. The course includes a historical review of ethics and government and an analysis of 436 Kant (3). A study of selected writings of Immanuel Kant, with particular the legal implications of legislation regarding ethics in the executive branch. emphasis on the epistemological, metaphysical and ethical aspects of Kant’s philosophy; an examination of Kant’s significance within contemporary 620 Descartes to Hume (3). thought. Prerequisite: Philosophy 210, 222 or an equivalent. 625 Aesthetics (3). 445 20th-Century Philosophy (3). A study of the development of philosophy 638 Philosophy of Biology (3). in the 20th-Century, treating such movements as Idealism, Realism, Logical Positivism, Existentialism, Phenomenology, Pragmatism, and Analytic 640 Philosophy of Law (3). Philosophy. Prerequisite: Philosophy 210 or 215 or 222. 690 Research in Selected Fields: Graduate Studies (1-3). Intensive research 448 Recent Ethical Theories (3). An analysis and investigation of modern in an area selected by the student in consultation with the instructor. By and contemporary ethical theories. Among the theories considered are ethical permission only. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies. relativity, the emotive theory, utilitarianism, neo Kantianism, and situation ethics. Prerequisite: Philosophy 321. 699 Dissertation Research (1-9). A contribution to knowledge based upon careful philosophical analysis. Before writing a thesis, the student must clear 449 Ethical Issues in Society (3). The major ethical issues encountered in the the topic and research design with the supervisory committee. May be repeated social sciences and their applications to practical policy and decision making. for credit. The nature of current theories of morality as they relate to social policies of government and private agencies, business practices, and professional codes of ethics, emphasizing concrete cases and field situations. Prerequisite: PHIL 210, 222 or equivalent.
450WI Ethics and Government (3). An examination of ethical issues related to government, with the primary focus on national and local governmental bodies in the United States. Ethics in the executive, legislative and judicial branches are examined. Ethical standards for elected officials and appointed public servants are reviewed. Attempts to “legislate morality” are considered. The course includes a historical review of ethics and government and an analysis of the legal implications of legislation regarding ethics in the executive branch. Prerequisite: Philosophy 210 or permission of the instructor. Offered: On demand. 480 Selected Topics (1-3). Each time this course is offered a particular philosopher or particular area of philosophy will be the topic of discussion. The course may be repeated for credit when the topic varies. Prerequisite: Philosophy 210, 222 or an equivalent, depending on the topic.
490 Special Topics and Readings (1-3). Intensive reading and/or research in an area selected by the student in consultation with the instructor. By permission only. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies. Prerequisite: Philosophy 222, 310, 320, 321 or 423.
511 History & Philosophical Foundations of Human Subjects Experimentn (1). A historical and philosophical overview–with special emphasis on ethics–of research involving human beings from the earliest records until the present. This course provides an overview of the development of human subject experimentation in the natural, health, and social sciences. It will critically examine the philosophical, ethical, and public policy debates surrounding the use of human beings as experimental subjects, thereby providing an historical and conceptual background to the various administrative and governmental regulations guiding these activities. Debates of the issues will be examined from all perspectives.
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Department of Physics • engage in development or applied research rather than in basic research; 257 Robert H. Flarsheim Science and Technology • work in an industrial or government laboratory rather than Hall in a fundamental research laboratory; (816) 235-1604 • work in many other areas that utilize the rigorous training [email protected] and problem-solving skills of a physics major. http://www.umkc.edu/physics Graduates with physics degrees who enter fields other than Department Chair: science and technology generally find that the rigorous training David M. Wieliczka they receive in a physics program helps their career Curators’ Professors: advancement. Wai-Yim Ching, Marvin R. Querry Professors Emeriti: Further Educational Applications Paul J. Bryant, George A. Russell (president emeritus) The B.S. is recommended for students interested in receiving a Professors: firm foundation for graduate study in physics or in another Y.C. Jerry Jean (chemistry and physics), Richard D. science discipline (i.e., astronomy, computer science, Murphy, James M. Phillips, John R. Urani, David M. geophysics, chemistry, atmospheric science, biophysics, Wieliczka (chair) materials science, applied mathematics, engineering, etc.). To Associate Professors: broaden the interdisciplinary base, it is possible to make some Michael B. Kruger, Jerzy M. Wrobel, Da-Ming Zhu substitutions for major requirements. However, such Associate Professor Emeritus: substitutions must be carefully planned and approved in James R. Beacham, Richard C. Waring advance by the undergraduate adviser. Assistant Professors: The B.A. is recommended for students seeking a teaching Jennifer L. Snyder (director, Mathematics and Physics career in secondary education. Counseling by the Secondary Institute), Fred M. Leibsle (undergraduate director) Education Department in the School of Education is strongly advised. The student should be aware of a dual degree or a Department Description bachelor of arts degree in secondary education as options. The Department of Physics offers the bachelor of science and Electives should be selected to meet certification requirements bachelor of arts degrees. These degrees can be obtained using a in related fields. traditional program of study suggested for students interested in advancing to graduate school or using a program that History and Philosophy of Science emphasizes the use of laboratory instrumentation. In addition, A bachelor of arts degree with emphasis in the history and the department participates in an interdepartmental major in philosophy of science is available to qualified students. (See history and philosophy of science, along with the departments area studies and interdepartmental major in the catalog.) The of philosophy, mathematics and history. student’s program is planned in consultation with a committee The department offers a master of science degree in appointed for this purpose by the dean of the College of Arts physics with thesis and non-thesis options. and Sciences. The Department of Physics is eligible for full participation Department Activities in UMKC’s Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. Qualified students can select physics as a discipline when applying for Advising System admission or preparing their doctoral program of study. (See Students with a major in physics should seek the advice of the the School of Graduate Studies section of this catalog for undergraduate adviser, at (816) 235-1604, before registration. details about the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program). Tutoring Many physics courses are offered in the late afternoon or Tutoring is available free of charge in the department. Ask evening to accommodate part-time students. your instructor for the tutoring schedule. Undergraduate Admissions Bachelor of Science There are no prerequisites for entering the B.S. or B.A. programs in physics. It is highly desirable that prospective B.S. Curriculum Requirements students have sufficient preparation in high school science Mathematics subjects and mathematics, including algebra, geometry and A basic knowledge of mathematics is necessary for the study trigonometry; however, any deficiencies may be removed by of physics. The study of mathematics should begin in the taking remedial and additional courses. Students should freshman year with the following required courses: consult the undergraduate adviser for details before registration. Hours Mathematics 210 4 Career Implications of Bachelor’s Degrees Mathematics 220 4 The bachelor’s degree is recommended for students interested Mathematics 250 4 in seeking employment in industrial, government and private Mathematics 345 4 organizations that require a strong scientific background. Total 16 Physics is an ideal discipline for an undergraduate degree, Chemistry because the reasoning skills and problem-solving strategies Chemistry 211 and 211L 5 developed by physics students carry over to virtually every Chemistry 212R and 212LR 5 field of endeavor. Total 10 There are job opportunities in physics for holders of Physics degrees at all levels. With a bachelor’s degree, the graduate is Physics 240 and 250 10 more likely to: Physics 310 and 311 6 • teach science in high school rather than in a college or Physics 350 3 university; Physics 385L and 395L 4
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Physics 410 3 B.S. and B.A. Degrees in Physics with Physics 420 3 Physics 460 and 461 6 Instrumentation Concentration Physics 472 3 The B.S./B.A. in physics with instrumentation concentration Any two of the following laboratories: are designed to prepare students as technicians who can Physics 425LW 2 skillfully maintain and operate various types of modern Physics 445L 2 instruments widely used in the industrial and health care Physics 475L 2 sectors. Students are provided with the basic understanding of Physics 480 3 physics principles involved in designing and operating Total 42-43 instruments, as well as hands-on experience in using several state-of-the-art instruments to complete special projects. Suggested Plan of Study for B.S. in Physics Curriculum Requirements for B.S. in Hours Physics with Instrumentation Concentration Freshman Year In addition to the following list of requirements, also see the English 110 3 section Additional Curriculum Requirements for B.S. and B.A. Mathematics 210-220 8 in Physics with Instrumentation Concentration. Chemistry 211, 211L, 212R and 212LR 10 Physics 240 5 Mathematics Foreign Language I 5 A basic knowledge of mathematics is necessary for the study Total 31 of instrumentational physics. The study of mathematics should begin in the freshman year with the following required courses: Sophomore Year Hours Mathematics 250 4 Math 210 4 Physics 250 5 Math 220 4 English 225 3 Math 250 4 Physics 350 3 Subtotal 12 Foreign Language II 5 Foreign Language III 3 Chemistry Fine arts requirement 3 Some basic knowledge in chemistry is essential to Social science elective 3 Total 32 instrumentational physics. The study of introductory chemistry should be concurrent with that of mathematics in the freshman Junior Year year. The required chemistry courses are: Mathematics 345 4 Chemistry 211 and 211L 5 Physics 310 and 311 6 Chemistry 212R and 212LR 5 Physics 430R 3 Subtotal 10 Physics 385L and 395L 4 Physics 413 3 Physics Philosophy 210 3 Physics 240 and 250 10 Cultural perspectives course 3 Physics 340 3 Literature requirement 3 Physics 341 3 Social science elective 3 Physics 475L 2 Total 32 Physics 490 or internship** 3 Senior Year Any four of the following courses: Physics 410 3 Physics 310 3 Physics 420 3 Physics 311 3 Physics 460 and 461 6 Physics 350 3 Physics 472 3 Physics 410 3 Physics (WI course) 2 Physics 420 3 Physics 450 3 Physics 460 3 Cluster course 3 Physics 461 3 Speech course 3 Physics 472 3 Humanities elective 3 Constitution 3 Any two of the following lab courses: Total 32 Physics 385L 2 Physics 445L 2 The above plan of study is given only as a model. Individual Physics 425LW 2 programs may vary as circumstances require. Physics 480 3 B.A. Curriculum Requirements Subtotal 37-39 The B.A. degree with a major in physics must include: Any two of the following interdisciplinary courses: Electrical Engineering 316 3 1. Physics for Science and Engineering (240, 250), 10 credit Electrical Engineering 380 3 hours; in special cases, General Physics (210, 220), 8 Electrical Engineering 480 3 credit hours; Electrical Engineering 482 3 2. Advanced Physics Laboratory (385L- 395L), 4 credit Computer Science 311 4 hours; and Computer Science 411 3 3. An additional 22 credit hours in physics courses Mechanical Engineering 130 3 numbered 300 or above. Mechanical Engineering 456 3 In addition to the above requirements, any other requirements Subtotal 6-7 set by the College of Arts and Sciences must be satisfied. Total 65-67
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Curriculum Requirements for B.A. in of Graduate Studies section of this catalog for requirements for Physics with Instrumentation Concentration admission to the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. In addition to the following list of requirements, also see the Career Implications of the Master’s Degree section Additional Curriculum Requirements for B.S. and B.A. The master’s degree programs in physics are intended to serve in Physics with Instrumentation Concentration. the following groups: Physics 240 and 250 10 • Those who wish to obtain a master of science degree but or in special cases, Physics 210 and 220 (8) do not expect to go further in graduate work; Physics 340 and 341 6 • Those who intend to work toward a Ph.D. in physics after Physics 385L 2 obtaining the M.S. degree; Physics 490 or internship** 3 • Those who wish to take graduate courses in physics as Any two of the following lab courses: Physics 475L 2 part of a program in some other discipline or for Physics 445L 2 educational or professional reasons; Physics 425LW 2 • Those who wish to obtain an Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Physics 480 3 Additional 9 credit hours in physics courses degree from UMKC in two or more academic disciplines, numbered 300 or above 9 one of which is physics. Additional Curriculum Requirements for The career implications for students with an M.S. degree in B.S. and B.A. in Physics with physics and seeking employment are similar to those with B.S. degrees, but they will have a more advanced standing and Instrumentation Concentration experience in science department activities. In addition to the above requirements, any other requirements A student who is entering the graduate program with the set for B.S. and B.A. degrees to the College of Art and objective of earning a master of science degree will select or be Sciences must be satisfied. assigned an adviser. This assignment should be made during * Students who intend to obtain B.S./B.A. in physics with the first semester, if possible. Together, the student and the instrumentation concentration have to take one semester of adviser will work out the complete program of study for the Physics 490 (Special Problems) for 3 credit hours, conducting master of science degree. Students entering UMKC’s a small research project involving instrumentation in one of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program and choosing physics as one research laboratories in the department, or work as interns in a of their academic disciplines must follow the academic company that has been approved by the department. The regulations of the School of Graduate Studies as set forth in the research laboratories that students can choose are not limited to School of Graduate Studies section of this catalog. All those involved in the courses Instrumentation Physics I and II graduate students in physics who have completed more than 6 (Physics 340 and 341). With mutual agreement, students also graduate credit hours must take a departmental examination in can choose laboratories in other departments (e.g., chemistry, April. geosciences or biological sciences) for Physics 490. Scholarships, Fellowships and The Physics Minor Students majoring in other disciplines in the College of Arts Assistantships and Sciences may elect to minor in physics. Financial support is available through fellowships, teaching A minor in physics will require a total of 20 credit hours in assistantships, research assistantships or hourly student wages. physics, including either Physics 210 and 220 (8 credit hours) Students wishing to be considered for an assistantship must so or Physics 240 and 250 (10 credit hours), with the remaining specify in their letters and application forms. hours from any 300- or 400-level physics courses. Master of Science Graduate Degree Programs Description of the Program The department offers an M.S. in physics with thesis and The master of science degree may be earned by fulfilling the non-thesis options. The Department of Physics is an academic requirements for the master of science with thesis or the master discipline eligible for full participation in UMKC’s of science without thesis. Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. Qualified students can select A full-time graduate student seeking a master of science physics as their coordinating unit or co-discipline when degree will normally be expected to take the thesis option. The applying for admission or preparing their Ph.D. plan of study. without-thesis option is mainly designed for part-time students A separate brochure, available from the department, describes who already have career employment. the graduate programs in more detail. The following five graduate-level courses are defined as Graduate Admissions core courses for the M.S. All graduate students should take To be admitted to the graduate program, a student must meet these courses as soon as possible after admission to graduate the general admission requirements for the School of Graduate study. Studies and have undergraduate preparation in physics. An Physics 500: Mathematical Physics I undergraduate major in physics is not required, and Physics 510: Theoretical Mechanics I deficiencies in completed coursework may be overcome by Physics 520: Electromagnetic Theory I taking additional undergraduate-level courses for graduate Physics 530: Quantum Mechanics I credit. Applicants are encouraged to take both the Graduate Physics 540: Statistical Physics I Record Examination (GRE) aptitude test and physics test. International students must take the Test of English as a Requirements of the Major Foreign Language (TOEFL). Admission will be based on In addition to requirements set by the School of Graduate academic record and other information such as letters of Studies, the following requirements must be satisfied for reference, GRE score and personal interview. See the School graduation:
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Requirements for the M.S. Degree With Thesis 240 Physics for Science and Engineering I (5). Introduction to mechanics, wave motion and sound and heat and thermodynamics. Prerequisite: Calculus 1. 30 graduate credit hours with the following constraints: I or consent of instructor. Four hours lecture and two hours laboratory per • At least 12 credit hours of M.S. core courses; week. Offered: Fall and Winter. • A maximum of 6 credit hours for the thesis (Physics 250 Physics for Science and Engineering II (5). Introduction to electricity 599); and magnetism, light and optics and modern physics. Prerequisite: Physics for • No more than 9 credit hours of 400-level courses; Science and Engineering I. Corequisite: Calculus II or consent of instructor. Four hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week. Offered: Fall and 2. A comprehensive written examination covering all basic Winter. areas of undergraduate and graduate physics; 260 Introduction to Stellar Astronomy (3). An introduction to such topics as 3. A satisfactory thesis; the properties of stars, their evolution, galaxies, nebulae, quasars and 4. A final oral examination. cosmology. Offered: On Demand. 265L Astronomy Laboratory (2). Experiments in planetary motion, apparent Requirements for the M.S. Degree Without Thesis solar time, stellar spectra, stellar magnitudes, binary stars, telescopic observations of the sun, moon and planets. Prerequisite: Physics 260 or 1. 36 graduate credit hours with the following constraints: concurrently and consent of instructor. Offered: On demand. • 15 credit hours of core M.S. courses; 270 Introduction to Solar System Astronomy (3). A non-mathematical • No more than 6 credit hours of 400-level physics introduction to the astronomy of the solar system including the properties of courses and no more than 6 credit hours of the sun, planets and their satellites. Offered: On Demand. non-physics courses without the approval of the 280 A Survey of Astronomy (4). A one semester non laboratory science supervisory committee; course intended for non-science majors which will cover the early history of 2. A comprehensive final written examination covering all Greek astronomy, the advances of the Renaissance, the physics of astronomy, the structure of the universe both our local solar system and on a galactic scale, areas of basic undergraduate and graduate physics. and current development in the dynamic field of astronomy. Offered: On Demand. All graduate students must maintain a grade-point average of 301A Basic Science Physics (1). Selected topics from physics; their 3.0 (A = 4.0). A student who chooses the thesis option must development and application to everyday problems. Discussion and maintain satisfactory progress on a research project. There are demonstrations. Intended for teachers in the elementary schools. Offered: On no language requirements for the M.S. degree. Demand. Graduate students should consult with the principal 310 Mechanics I (3). Advanced statics and dynamics of particles and rigid bodies including gravitation. Prerequisites: One year of physics and calculus graduate adviser prior to enrollment. or consent of instructor. Offered: Fall. 311 Mechanics II (3). Continuation of Mechanics I, including mechanics of Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program continuous media, Lagranges equations, tensor algebra and theory of small Regulations vibrations. Prerequisite: Mechanics I or consent of instructor. Offered: Winter. The Department of Physics is a full participant in the 340 Instrumentation Physics I (3). Fundamental principles and application of Raman and X-ray photoemission spectroscopies. The course will focus on Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. The doctoral studies physics involved in designing and operating the equipment used for Raman committee of the Department of Physics has the primary and X-ray photoemission spectroscopy, and will include techniques such as responsibility for administering the program within the computer software and interfacing, ultra-high vacuum, high sensitivity photon department. The committee consists of all physics doctoral detection, and ultra-high pressure apparatus. Prerequisite: PHYS 240 and 250 faculty members with an elected committee chairperson. Offered: Alternate Years Fall. See the School of Graduate Studies section of this catalog 341 Instrumentation Physics II (3). Fundamental principles and application of photoluminescence and scanning probe microscopies. The course will focus and the departmental graduate brochure for general and on physics involved in designing and operating the equipment used for discipline-specific regulations for Interdisciplinary Ph.D. study photoluminescence spectroscopy and scanning probe spectrsocopy, and will with physics as a coordinating unit discipline or co-discipline. include techniques such as precision machining, low temperature techniques, imaging processing and specialized electronics. Prerequisite: PHYS 240 and 250. Offered: Alternate Years Winter. Physics Courses 350 Modern Physics with Engineering Applications (3). An introduction to 102 Introduction to Physics (3). Introduction to fundamental concepts and quantum and relativistic effects with applications in solid state, atomic and basic laws of physics with daily life examples. Simple problem solving nuclear physics and in engineering problems. Prerequisites: Math 345 and techniques. This course will meet the area requirements for the natural Physics 240-250. Offered: Fall Semester. sciences. Prerequisite(s): None. 360 Physical Electronics (3). A study of electron ballistics and electronic emission and conduction in vacuum tubes and in solid state devices. 140 How Things Work (3). A course intended for liberal arts students Prerequisites: One year of physics and calculus. Offered: On Demand. focusing on the principles of operations, histories, and relationships of objects from our daily environment. The areas of investigation include mechanical and 365L Electronic Measurements (2). Four hours of laboratory work per week. thermal objects, electromagnetism, light, special materials and nuclear energy. Prerequisite: Physics 360 or consent of the instructor. Offered: On Demand. This course will meet the area requirement for natural sciences. 380 Modern Developments in Physics I (4). 150 Introduction to Astronomy (3). A survey of modern topics in astronomy 381 Modern Developments in Physics II (4). covering cosmological origins, galaxy formation, stellar structure and 385L Advanced Physics Laboratory I (2). An introduction to analog and generation of the chemical elements found in planetary systems. Exotic objects digital electronics. The topics covered include passive filters, operational such as supernovae, white dwarves, black holes, neutron stars and quasars will amplifier applications, digital logic, and digital timing circuits. Prerequisites: be introduced as indicators of large-scale, energetic astronomical processes. Must be taking or have completed six hours of Physics courses numbered 300 This course will meet the area requirement for the natural sciences. or above. Offered: Alternate Years Fall. Prerequisite(s): College Algebra or Equivalent. Offered: Every Winter. 395L Advanced Physics Laboratory II (2). An introduction to computer 210 General Physics I (4). Fundamental principles of physics including interfacing through the use of serial and parallel ports, analog to digital mechanics, heat and energy, and applications of these principles to different converters, and digital to analog computers. Prerequisite: Physics 385L. interdisciplinary natural science. Prerequisite or corequisite: College Offered: Alternate Years Winter. mathematics including trigonometry and algebra or equivalent. Three lectures 410 Thermal Physics (3). A study of the laws of thermodynamics and their and one two hour laboratory period per week. Offered: Fall and Winter. applications, with an introduction to kinetic theory. Statistical methods are emphasized. Prerequisites: One year of physics and calculus. Offered: 220 General Physics II (4). Fundamental principles of physics including Alternate Years Falls. sound, electricity, magnetism, optics, elementary modern physics, and applications of these principles to different interdisciplinary natural science. 413 Computational Physics (3). Introduction to scientific programming and Prerequisite: Physics 210 or equivalent or consent of instructor. Three lectures numerical analysis with applications to physics. Prerequisites: Undergraduate and one two hour laboratory period per week. Offered: Fall and Winter mathematics through differential equations plus one year of physics or consent of instructor. Offered: Alternate Years Winter.
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420 Optics (3). Geometrical optics, physical optics and introduction to 521 Electromagnetic Theory II (3). Waveguides, radiating systems, selected topics in modern optics. Prerequisites: One year of physics and diffraction, multipole fields, special relativity and relativistic particle dynamics Calculus I and II. Offered: Alternate Years Fall. and radiation. Offered: Fall. 425LW Optics Laboratory (2). Fundamental experiments with geometrical 530 Quantum Mechanics I (3). Review of elementary methods, formal and physical optics. Prerequisite: Must be taking or have completed Physics preliminaries, axioms, commuting operators, angular momentum, static 420 and successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93). Offered: On perturbation theory, Wigner-Eckart theorem. Offered: Fall. demand. 531 Quantum Mechanics II (3). Time dependent perturbation theory, 430R Methods Of Theoretical Physics I (3). Introduction to mathematical scattering, applications to atoms, molecules and nuclei, reactions, relativistic and numerical methods used in the theoretical modeling of physical systems. methods. Offered: Winter. Treatments of linear systems in scientific and engineering applications will be emphasized. Prerequisite: MATH 345. Offered: On Demand. 535 Optical Properties of Matter (3). Maxwell’s equations and the dielectric function, absorption and dispersion, free-electron metals, interband transitions, 431 Methods of Theorectical Physics II (3). A continuation of Physics 430R dispersion relations and sum rules, self-consistent field approximation, stressing applications to Physical and engineering problems. Prerequisite(s) current-current correlations and the fluctuation-dissipation theorem, plasmons 430R Offered: Winter and characteristic energy loss. Prerequisites: Physics 450, 460, 461, 471, 472, 445L Modern Physics Laboratory (2). Classical experiments in modern 500. Offered: Alternate Years Fall. physics including such topics as hydrogen spectra, Faraday effect, holographs, 540 Statistical Physics I (3). Statistical mechanics as a basis for e/m of the electron, the photoelectric effect, the Zeeman effect and the thermodynamics; classical distribution functions; quantum statistical Franck-Hertz experiment. Four hours of laboratory work per week. mechanics, kinetic theory, transport phenomena; application to systems of Corequisite: Physics 350. Offered: Alternate Years Winter. interacting particles. Prerequisites: Physics 410, 471, 472. Offered: Alternate 450 Introduction to Solid State Physics (3). Crystal structure and binding, Years Winter. elementary lattice dynamics and energy band theory. Free electron models, 541 Statistical Physics II (3). Special topics in advanced statistical physics theory of semiconductors and metals. Prerequisites: Mechanics I or Thermal including: second quantization, modern many body theory, interacting Fermi Physics, or consent of instructor. Offered: Alternate Years Fall. and Bose systems, superfluidity and superconductivity, renormalization group 460 Electricity and Magnetism I (3). Static electric fields in free space and and computer simulation techniques. Prerequisite: Physics 540. Offered: On material media; Kirchoff’s laws and direct current circuits; static magnetic Demand. fields. Prerequisite: One year of physics and calculus. Offered: Fall. 550 Atomic and Molecular Structure (3). Experimental results and 461 Electricity and Magnetism II (3). Magnetostatics; alternating current theoretical models by quantum mechanics. Special emphasis on the interaction circuits; Maxwell’s equations and radiation; special relativity; topics in between radiation and matter. Offered: Alternate Years Winte electromagnetism. Prerequisite: Physics 460 or consent of instructor. Offered: 560 Nuclear Physics (3). Fundamental properties of the atomic nucleus Winter. discussed in terms of experimental results and theoretical models. Quantum 472 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (3). Introduction to the theory and and statistical mechanics are used where appropriate. Offered: On Demand. applications of quantum mechanics with emphasis on the mathematical treatment of modern physics. Prerequisite: Physics 350 or consent of 570 Quantum Theory of Solids I (3). Lattice dynamics and thermal instructor. Offered: Winter. conductivity. Neutron scattering. Symmetry principles in crystals and consequences. Point group, space group and irreducible representations. 475L Nuclear Physics Laboratories (2). Experiments concerning the Energy band theory and methods of band calculation. Elementary Theory of properties of alpha, beta and gamma radiation, their emission and interactions Magnetism. Spin wave theory. Offered: Alternate Years Winter. with matter. Four hours of laboratory work per week. Offered: Alternate Years Winter. 571 Quantum Theory of Solids II (3). Topics will include crystal 480 Electron Microscopy I (3). The principles of electron optics, diffraction, imperfections, impurities and defects, optical properties of metals and and sample preparation, image interpretation and photographic processing are semiconductors, electron-lattice interaction and transport theory, taught; student operation of the electron microscope and individual projects are superconductivity and theory of disordered systems. Offered: Alternate Years emphasized. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Offered: Fall. Fall. 481 Electron Microscopy II (3). Graduate student research applications of 580 Physics Seminar (0). Contemporary publications and research. electron microscopy to special projects are emphasized. Prerequisite: Physics 590 Topics in Physics (1-3). Contemporary publications and research. 480. Offered: On Demand. 599 Research and Thesis (1-9). Research for thesis in partial fulfillment of 482 X-ray Analysis:Theory and Practice (3). The physics of x-rays, methods the master’s degree in physics. of their detection, crystallography, x-ray diffraction, x-ray spectrometry, and sample preparation. Emphasis on laboratory techniques and the use of x-ray 630 Advanced Quantum Theory (3). Scattering theory and reactions, analysis as an analytical tool. Two hours lecture and two hours laboratory per relativistic quantum mechanics and quantum field theory, many-body problems week. Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor and senior departmental and Green functions. Prerequisites: Physics 530-531 or consent of instructor. standing. Offered: On Demand. Offered: Alternate Years Fall. 490 Special Problems (1-3). The kind of problem and the amount of credit to 680 Research Seminar (1-2). Seminars on current research topics of research be given by arrangement with the department. Prerequisite: Consent of the programs in the department and those of external distinguished scientists. department. Offered: On Demand. (Must be taken by Physics Ph.D. students). Offered: Fall and Spring. 500 Methods of Mathematical Physics I (3). Intended to provide the student 690 Special Research Topics (1-3). A lecture course presenting advanced with the advanced mathematical techniques needed for beginning graduate research-level topics. Prerequisite: Ph.D. candidacy or consent of instructor. studies in the physical sciences. Content includes real variables, infinite series, Offered: On Demand. This course is intended to allow faculty and visiting complex analysis, linear algebra and partial differential equations. Offered: scholars to offer special courses in selected research areas. Fall. 699 Research and Dissertation (1-9). Research for dissertation in partial 501 Methods of Mathematical Physics II (3). A continuation of Physics 500 fulfillment of the Ph.D. degree requirements in physics. which includes Sturm-Liouville operators, special functions, Fourier transforms, distributions and Green functions, Laplace transforms, linear 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). groups and tensor analysis. Offered: Winter. H260 Introduction to Stellar Astronomy - Honors (3). 505 Survey of Recent Development in Physics (3). Specifically designed to H270 Introduction to Solar System Astronomy-Honors (3). help high school and junior college science teachers keep pace with current developments in various subdivisions of physics and their impact on society and technology. (Not applicable for graduate degree in Physics). Prerequisite: Baccalaureate degree and one year science teaching experience. Offered: On Demand. 510 Theoretical Mechanics I (3). A review of undergraduate mechanics precedes the study of generalized classical mechanics in this course. Topics include variational principles, Lagrangian and Hamilton methods, conservation laws and Hamilton-Jacobi theory. Offered: Fall. 511 Theoretical Mechanics II (3). A continuation of Physics 510, this course covers topics such as normal coordinates, small oscillations, continuum mechanics and special/general relativity. Offered: On Demand. 520 Electromagnetic Theory I (3). Electrostatics, magnetostatics and boundary value problems, Maxwell’s equations and waves. Offered: Winter.
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Department of Political American Government. This course also counts toward the social science-area requirement within the College of Arts and Science Sciences curriculum. 213 Haag Hall Internships (816) 235-1326 The department has an active internship program. Information [email protected] on local, regional, national and international programs of http://www.umkc.edu/pol-sc interest to undergraduates in political science is posted on departmental bulletin boards and is available from faculty Department Chair: members. Credit is given for successful completion of Harris G. Mirkin internship programs approved by the department. Emeriti Faculty: Sterling H. Fuller, G. Ross Stephens, Ben L. Martin, Dale Special Services A. Neuman The department occasionally invites distinguished political Curators’ Professors: scientists from other universities to visit UMKC to provide David N. Atkinson (pre-law adviser), Max J. Skidmore lectures for its students and to meet with them for questions (principal doctoral adviser) and discussions. Additionally, when it is appropriate, public Professor: officials, civil servants, foreign officials, and others active in Robert E. Gamer public affairs speak to political science classes as part of the Associate Professors: academic program. Robert K. Evanson (principal master’s adviser), Harris G. Independent study in the form of tutorials is available in Mirkin two courses: 497 and 498 (depending on student Assistant Professors: qualifications). In either case, without exception, the student Martha Kropf, Amelia McIntyre (pre-law coordinator) must propose a topic for study, have the approval of the adviser Full-time Lecturers: and have the written consent of the instructor with whom the Reginald L. Bassa Jr. (director, Program for Adult tutorial is to be taken before registration for the course. UMKC College Education) Honors Program participants may take any course in the department for honors credit by making special arrangements, Department Description involving extra work, with the instructor. The Department of Political Science offers courses leading to Honorary Society the degrees of bachelor of arts and master of arts, and A chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science participates in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. honorary society, has been active at UMKC since 1975. Each The undergraduate major in political science is based on year Pi Sigma Alpha seeks to recognize the best students of the principles of a liberal arts education, with special attention politics in order to – according to its national constitution – devoted to philosophies, institutions, processes and behavioral “stimulate productive scholarship and intelligent interest in the aspects of politics. subject of government.” Undergraduate Admissions Special Scholarships Students planning to major or minor in Political Science Each year outstanding graduating seniors are selected to should declare their choice officially, and consult the receive the department’s highest honors, the Ruth L. Gant department chair for program advice, as early as possible. Memorial Scholarship and the Cornelius Roach Scholarship. In addition, Roach Book Awards – intended to help defray Career Implications the costs of books – are presented each semester, when Political science, in addition to serving as an excellent core resources permit, to declared political science majors who discipline for a liberal arts education, may also serve as meet departmental standards of excellence. vocational and professional preparation for students whose interest and abilities might lead them into the following areas: Bachelor of Arts: Political Science • Law school and legal careers Degree Requirements • Electoral politics The department requirement for a major is 30 hours of political • Government service science. There are some specific course requirements. Students • Not-for-profit and public-interest organization must take Political Science 210 (American Government), 220 employment (Comparative Politics) and either Political Science 302 • Business and finance (Political Research and Analysis) or Political Science 305 • Teaching and research (Survey Research and Analysis). In addition, 490 or 492WI • Public and private political research and consulting (Senior Seminar) is required. At least 24 hours of political services science coursework (including 490 or 492WI), must be at the • Electronic and print journalism 300-400 level, and at least 12 hours must be earned at UMKC. Students transferring from other institutions should check as Department Activities soon as possible to determine which of their credits will Advising transfer as 300-400 level political science courses. The chair serves as the principal undergraduate adviser and A political science degree will be granted only to those does final degree checks. However, students may choose any who have achieved at least a 2.0 grade-point average in their member of the department as their regular adviser. A faculty approved departmental program. member other than the chair serves as principal graduate The major in political science serves both to foster a adviser. liberal arts education and to meet a range of pre-professional educational objectives. Courses 210 and 220 should be taken Constitutions of the United States and Missouri as early in the student’s program as possible and 302 or 305 as Students may fulfill the state requirement for the study of state soon as the course of study allows. Because there are optional and national constitutions by taking Political Science 210,
169 Department of Political Science ways for students to meet the remainder of the requirements Requirements for Retention for the major, students should, through consultation with a Graduate students are expected to maintain a high degree of department faculty adviser, develop an approved program of academic excellence. After completion of nine credit hours of study that best suits their educational goals. coursework in political science at UMKC, the academic Political science majors are also required to take at least performance and status of each student will be reviewed by the one 300-400 level course in at least four of the following six faculty and a departmental decision will be made as to subfields: retention of the student in the graduate program. Students whose grade-point averages fall below 3.0 (B) for • Political Theory (301, 341, 342, 344, 345, 403, 440, 441); more than two semesters may be dropped from the program. A • Public Law (348, 349, 405, 429); 3.0 grade-point average is required for graduation. • Comparative Politics (304, 311, 317, 353, 354, 355, 356, Temporary grades of “incomplete” will be granted only 357, 425, 428, 434); rarely by political science faculty, only in extraordinary • International Relations (306, 336, 432); circumstances beyond the control of the student, and only if • American National Politics (308, 309, 312, 315, 406, there are reasonable expectations that the work can be 406P, 407, 407P, 408, 409, 409P, 413); completed. Except in thesis courses, all grades of incomplete • American State and Local Politics (313, 422, 438, 448). will be automatically converted to Fs after one year. (Note: Courses 380, 390, 480, 491, 497 and 498 do not satisfy The faculty of the Department of Political Science views any subfield requirement.) plagiarism and academic dishonesty as inexcusable. Any student found guilty of these will be dropped from the Program Minor program. A minor in political science may be obtained by the successful Students also should consult the School of Graduate completion of 18 semester hours of coursework within the Studies section in this catalog for general academic regulations discipline (at least 12 of which must be at the 300-400 level that apply to all graduate students at UMKC. and at least nine of which must be earned at UMKC). Requirements for Graduation Master of Arts: Political Science The master of arts degree in political science requires the The master of arts degree in political science offers intensive successful completion of either of the following sets of study across the range of major subfields in politics and requirements: government. Because of the breadth of its focus, the M.A. is Non-thesis Option – 33 semester hours of approved designed as a terminal degree for most students. coursework. Thesis Option – 30 semester hours of approved Admission coursework, including a thesis. Students who wish to write a To be admitted as a regular graduate student in political thesis as part of their graduate study may receive six hours of science, an applicant must have an adequate background in the credit (599 – Research and Thesis). An oral defense of the social sciences. An undergraduate degree in political science is thesis also is required. While the M.A. in political science is recommended but not required. The department does require intended to be a terminal degree for most students, those who applicants to have earned a 3.0 grade-point average in their last anticipate further graduate work toward the doctorate are 60 credit hours of undergraduate coursework as well as in their advised to write an approved thesis. major field of study. All M.A. candidates must successfully complete Political The application process is competitive. Satisfying Science 680: Traditions, Theories and Trends in Political minimum criteria does not guarantee admission to the graduate Science. For a 300- or 400-level course to be accepted for program; students are admitted according to their rank in the graduate credit, students will be expected to do supplementary applicant pool and the adequacy of departmental resources. work (additional reading, projects, papers, contact hours with Applicants must submit: instructor) and to demonstrate graduate-level competency and • A completed UMKC application for admission; achievement in the subject, and the students must take the • Official transcripts of all previous college work; course for graduate credit and complete it with a grade of B or • Scores from the Graduate Record Examination (General); better. • A letter of application to the principal master’s adviser No more than nine credit hours of 300- or 400-level expressing personal plans and interests in graduate work coursework taken for graduate credit will count toward the in political science; M.A. in political science. No course taken for undergraduate • Two letters of recommendation from professors, credit at UMKC may be repeated for graduate credit. In either employers or others qualified to assess academic potential. the 30-hour thesis option or the 33-hour non-thesis option, no more than six hours of “readings,” “independent study” or All application materials should be sent to the UMKC Office “directed studies” credit (other than thesis hours) may be of Admissions for transmittal to the Department of Political counted toward the requirements for the M.A. Science for an admissions decision. No more than six hours of approved credit may be Applicants whose records do not meet the requirements of transferred from another recognized graduate school, and no undergraduate academic performance or whose application more than six hours of pre-approved graduate coursework in submissions are incomplete may be admitted as non-regular other UMKC departments will be accepted toward the degree. graduate students, depending on individual circumstances. Students should consult the principal masters adviser in Only regular graduate students may apply for the M.A. degree. selecting approved courses to assure progress toward Admission under any circumstances is no guarantee of completion of the degree and to meet their needs and interests retention. in graduate study. Career Implications Political Science Courses Consult with the principal masters adviser for details on the 210 American Government (3). American government and politics, with variety of career opportunities enhanced by the M.A. in special reference to the U.S. Constitution. This course meets the state requirement for study of the U.S. and Missouri Constitutions. Prerequisite: political science. None. Offered: Every semester.
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220 Introduction To Comparative Politics (3). An analysis of the way 349 Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties (3). A study of civil liberties in political institutions, processes and policies vary from country to country. American society, emphasizing factors and forces that restrict or enlarge their Emphasis on politics in Europe, with attention to other nations when making scope, as understood through constitutional interpretation. comparisons. Prerequisite: None. 353 Chinese Politics (3). China’s political system from earliest origins to the 300 Interdisciplinary Studies:Cluster Course (3). Provides an overview of present. Close attention is given to the manner in which current political and the interrelationships of the humanities and social sciences. Offered in economic institutions function. Comparisons are made with other communist conjunction with other departments. and Asian political systems. 300CS Cluster Course: History of Russian Culture (3). 354 Politics in Russia and Neighboring States (3). A study of domestic and international politics in Russia and selected other republics of the former 301 Western Political Philosophy (3). An examination of the major theories Soviet Union. of politics from Plato to today. 355 Politics in Eastern and Central Europe (3). An analysis of the internal 302 Political Research and Analysis (3). The Internet and CD-Rom have politics and foreign policies of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, opened up many sources of political information, and the computer facilitates and selected other countries in East-Central Europe, emphasizing the transition the running of political simulations. The computer also makes it possible for to post-Communist rule and new and enduring patterns of political culture. many to use and to understand basic statistical techniques for the first time. In 356 German Politics (3). This course offers an overview of the challenges and this course we will explore these and other techniques of political research and concerns of Germany in the post-cold war transition. The objective of the analysis. Prerequisites: None. course is to provide students with an understanding of the complexity of the 304 Politics of The Developing Nations (3). An analysis of the evolving German polity within the context of contemporary events/issues. political systems of the new nations in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Social, 357 European Politics (3). An examination of government and politics in the cultural and economic influences on political processes and policies are established democracies of Western Europe, and of political developments in explored. the former Communist states of Central and Eastern Europe. Offered: Winter 305 Survey Research and Analysis (3). Students will learn the process of 1997. research design and how one designs and implements surveys. The students 370 Labor Law (3). In this course, participants will examine the role of will also learn how one analyzes survey data. Prerequisite: None Offered: government in the regulation of labor-management relations in the United Annually States. While the focus of the course will be on federal laws regulating private 306 International Relations (3). An analysis of relations among nations, with sector labor relations, parallel issues addressed in the Railway Labor Act and emphasis on structures of international power, causes of war, and approaches state public sector labor relations law will also be covered. Specific topics to peace. include the legal framework for the organization of workers, definition of prohibited or unfair labor practices of employers and unions, legal regulation 308 Politics, Parties and Pressure Groups (3). A study of political parties of the collective bargaining process, regulation of the use of economic and party systems in the American system with emphasis on their history, weapons in labor disputes, enforcement of collective bargaining agreements organization and functions in American political life. Interest groups in a and the regulation of internal trade union activities. Prerequisites: None. plural polity will also be considered. 380 Political Science and Politics (1-6). Offered as a special course in the 309 Public Opinion and Voting Behavior (3). A study of the formation, individual faculty member’s area of research specialization. The course may be distribution and expression of public opinion and partisanship in the American repeated for credit when the topic varies. The topic and instructor will be political system. announced in advance. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor or advanced 311 Comparative Politics: Techniques of Social Control (3). An analysis of standing. techniques used by regimes to perpetuate themselves in office and the effects 403 Political Ideology (3). A critical examination of contemporary political of these techniques upon constitutional continuity, ideology, and social and ideologies including democratic and authoritarian theories. economic change. 405 American Constitutional Thought (3). An analysis of the development 312 Mass Media and American Politics (3). An examination of the role of of American constitutional doctrine, with emphasis on the historical and mass media in American electoral and policy processes. intellectual context within which the Supreme Court changes its attitudes 313 Politics In The American States (3). A study of the structures, functions, toward economic and political issues. and politics of the institutions of American state governments and an 406 Presidential Politics (3). An analysis of the emergence of the presidency assessment of their role in the federal system. This course is particularly as the dominant institution in American politics since the New Deal. interested in the extent to which political economy and political culture, 407 Congressional Politics (3). A study of legislative institutions, procedures broadly defined, influence public policy within the states. Prerequisite: None. and behavior (with emphasis on the U.S. Congress) in the context of theories 315 Public Policy (3). A broad introductory overview of decision theories, of political representation. governmental structures, and policy processes. Emphasis on the organizational 408 Judicial Politics (3). An examination of the judiciary in the American and societal context of public formulation, implementation, and evaluation. political process, emphasizing the role of judges, lawyers and the Supreme Prerequisite: None. Court. 317 Revolutionary Origins of the Modern State (3). An examination of the 409 Bureaucratic Politics (3). A study of political processes that create and radical changes in economics, the social order, institutions and ideologies since operate within bureaucracies in the American pluralist system. Close attention the French Revolution which have led to the rise of totalitarianism and is given to the tension between representation and rationality when making unstable democratic political systems in the advanced industrial nations. decisions. 336 American Foreign Policy: Contemporary Debate (3). Understanding 409P Bureaucratic Politics (4). This weeknight course will examine the the contemporary debate over American foreign policy in terms of the emergence of bureaucracies as the modern method of collective problem premises and perspectives of several competing schools of thought. solving. In the U.S. political context, this involves the dynamic interplay of 341 The Theory of Democracy (3). Analysis of the writings of philosophers rational choice, due process and pluralistic politics. The transitions from like Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Marx and Nietzsche who developed and limited to positive government and then to the current ethos of deregulation analyzed the ideas associated with modern democracies. will be studied. 422 Federalism (3). A study of relations among national, state and local 342 American Political Thought (3). A study of American political ideas, governments, with some emphasis on financial activities between levels of with emphasis on current problems and conflicts, and intellectual responses to government. social change. 425 Comparative Politics (3). Aspects of politics in various countries as 343 The Politics of Social Security (3). A study of the American Social viewed through the language and thought processes of contemporary Security system, including its history, principles, and prospects for the future. approaches to political science. 344 Jurisprudence (3). An examination of theories of law from the viewpoint 428 Political Culture and Political Behavior (3). This course will examine of political science. the concept of political culture and its use in the empirical analyses of political 345 The Politics of Sex and Gender (3). Just as there is a politics of class and behavior in advanced political systems. Emphasis will be placed on the U.S race, so is there a politics of sex and gender. Though gender roles and sexual system with comparisons drawn from Western Europe. The student will be practices seem as though they are natural, post-modern theorists argue that expected to complete an empirically documented research paper. they are social constructions that change over time, privilege some groups, and 429 Courts and Public Policy (3). An analysis of how courts influence policy disadvantage others. In this course we will examine the debate between in selected political arenas. opposing viewpoints and discuss how and where political decisions are made 435 Politics Of The Environment (3). A survey of the political aspects of in this area. Prerequisite: None. environmental issues. The course poses the problems of environmental damage 348 Constitutional Law: The Federal System (3). A study of the president, and examines actual and proposed policies aimed at addressing them. Also congress and state governments from the perspective of the Constitution, offered through the PACE program. Prerequisite: None. emphasizing powers and limitations on the exercise of authority. 435P Politics Of The Environment (4).
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438 Urban Politics (3). The study of local politics and government in 522 Presidential Politics (3). This seminar will examine the constitutional metropolitan areas with special attention to political party and interest group origins, historical development and contemporary features of the American activity; community leadership, influences and “power”; and citizen presidency as one institution among many that shape policy making in the U.S. participation and political behavior. system of government. 440 Contemporary Political Thought (3). Political philosophy from 524 Urban Politics (3). A seminar on politics and government in urban areas Nietzsche to today. with special attention to community leadership, power structures, interest 441 Political Freedom (3). Selected writings by political thinkers dealing with group and party activity, political behavior, and movements toward local the establishment of freedom and justice in the state. Examines the challenges government reform. to political freedom under various regimes. 527 Political Parties (3). This seminar will examine the historical development and contemporary features of the American system of political 448 Taxes and Politics (3). This course describes and analyzes the fiscal parties. activities of federal, state and local governments. Who pays taxes and who receives the benefits and tax concessions from government? It examines public 528 Public Opinion and Political Behavior (3). This seminar will examine issues such as the balance of payments, federal deficits, public debt, balanced the basic theories and findings of public opinion research and political budgets, the so-called “flat tax,” and value-added taxes. behavior in the context of American politics. 450WI Ethics And Government (3). An examination of ethical issues related 530 International Relations (3). This course examines major schools of to government with the primary focus on national and local governmental thought that attempt to explain contemporary and historical international bodies in the United States. Ethics in the executive, legislative and judicial politics. Topics discussed include international systems, the balance of power, branches are examined. Ethical standards for elected officials and appointed collective security, and international political economy, morality, and law. public servants are reviewed. Attempts to “legislate morality” are considered. 541 American Political Thought (3). This course will focus on intellectual The course includes a historical review of ethics and government and an reactions to the major periods in American history (the movement for analysis of the legal implication of legislation regarding ethics in the executive independence, the writing of the constitution, the Jacksonian period, the civil branch. Prerequisite: Successful completion of the WEPT. war debate, the growth of big business, the rise of the positive state and 460 International Relations Seminar in Europe (3-6). An upper-level contemporary America). Contemporary theorists will be included along with undergraduate survey of the theory and practice of international politics, Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton and Marshall. emphasizing interstate conflict and cooperation. Lectures by the instructor and 542 Constitutional Interpretation (3). This course will provide an in-depth assigned readings are combined with visits to several European countries, treatment of selected areas of constitutional development, related to various during which students attend lectures by European scholars and officials, visit aspects of public policy developed under the Constitution through judicial international agencies, and interview European officials. All instruction and interpretation, including federalism, equality, fundamental rights and freedom interviewing conducted in English. Prerequisite: Junior/senior level or consent of expression. of instructor. Offered: Summers. 545 Political Philosophy (3). This seminar will study traditional and modern 480 Government and Politics (1-6). This variable credit course will explore philosophers’ ideas of the nature and proper order of the state, its powers and different contemporary issues and problems related to government and politics. limitations. Credit may apply to the major but will not satisfy any of the four subfields 555 Federalism (3). This seminar will examine the U.S. federal system and distribution requirements. intergovernmental relations, both vertical (federal/state/ local) and horizontal 490 Senior Seminar (3). A review, analysis and integration of the literatures (interstate and interlocal). It will also include comparisons with federal of the several sub-fields of the discipline. For senior political science majors systems in other countries. only. Prerequisite: Senior standing. Offered: Each semester. 560 Political Communication (3). This seminar will focus on the role of mass media in politics, especially in the United States but also in international 491 Internship (1-6). With the written consent of the department chairman, relations. students may participate in structured internship programs approved by the department for a maximum of six hours. 570 The Politics of Social Security (3). This course will concentrate upon the principles of social insurance in general, and of the American Social Security 492WI Senior Seminar (Capstone) (3). This intensive survey of political system in particular. It will consider the system in relation to the history and science provides graduating seniors an opportunity for integration and review traditions of American society. It will analyze popular misconceptions and will of their study of political values, behavior, and institutions. Satisfies both pay special attention to the political, economic, and demographic issues writing intensive and capstone requirements. Prerequisites: Senior standing in relevant to Social Security’s current operation and to the program’s future. political science and completion of the WEPT. Offered: Winter 1997. 575 Political Ideologies (3). Consideration of political ideologies and their 497 Political Science Tutorial (3). Senior political science majors may apply effects, with in-depth research into selected topics. to do independent study under a selected professor. Must have written consent 580 Government and Politics Seminar (3). Offered as a special seminar in of the professor prior to registration. Only one tutorial will count toward the the individual faculty member’s area of research specialization. The seminar major. may be repeated for credit when the topic varies. The topic and instructor will 498 Honors Tutorial (1-3). Senior political science majors with a grade point be announced in advance. average of 3.4 or above in political science may apply to do independent study 590 Directed Studies and Research (1-6). Under the direction of the under a selected professor. Must have written consent of professor prior to instructor, students in this course will produce a major research paper: a registration. Only one tutorial will count toward the major. self-contained thesis chapter, an article for publication or the equivalent. May 505 Scope and Methods of Political Science (3). This seminar surveys the be repeated for credit. various descriptive and quantitative approaches to the study of politics, 599 Thesis (1-6). Directed specialized research. government and public policy. It covers the methods used in various 680 Traditions, Theories, and Trends in Political Science (3). This intensive sub-disciplines and the models employed in political analysis. survey of political science provides an opportunity for integration of the study 510 Comparative Politics: Europe and North America (3). An examination of political values, behavior, and institutions with other social sciences. of how and why political processes differ and change, using selected countries 688 Doctoral Research Seminar (3). Students will produce a major research from Western and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and North paper under the direction of the instructor. The research project will consist of America. a self-contained chapter of the dissertation or a work of publishable quality. 513 Comparative Politics: Asia, Africa, and Latin America (3).A May be repeated for credit. comparison of politics in selected countries from one or more of these regions, 697 Doctoral-level Independent Readings (3). Individual readings under the with an emphasis on how and why processes differ and change. supervision of members of the Political Science Graduate or Doctoral Faculty 515 Theory and Practice of Comparative Politics (3). An examination of in the specified topic or topics. May be repeated. May not be taken during an various schools of thought that seek to explain why nations and their academic year in which a graduate course or seminar is offered on the topic. governments behave as they do, and how and why they change, using selected 697A Doctoral-Level IR: American National Politics and Institutions (3). countries and issues of current concern. 697B Doctoral-Level IR: Comparative Politics and Institutions (3). 520 Legislative Politics (3). This seminar will examine the constitutional origins, historical development and contemporary features of the Congress of 697I Doctoral-Level IR: International Politics and Processes (3). the United States as one institution among many that shapes policy making in 697L Doctoral-Level IR: Public Law (3). the American system of government. 697O Doctoral-Level IR: Public Opinion and Voter Behavior (3). 521 Judicial Politics (3). This course addresses broad trends of current 697R Doctoral-Level IR: Research Methods (3). research in the area of the judicial process based on empirical studies and the 697T Doctoral-Level IR: Political Theory (3). various methodological tools currently used by researchers. Case studies may be used to illustrate in depth the institutional aspects of the judicial process. 697U Doctoral-Level IR: Urban and State Politics (3). Biographies may also be used to emphasize the personal and environmental 699 Research and Dissertation (1-12). Directed specialized research. factors which affect judicial decision making. 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1).
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Pre-Law Program 204C Haag Hall 5120 Rockhill Road (8l6) 235-2975 [email protected] http://www.umkc.edu/pre-law Program Coordinator: Amelia McIntyre, M.P.A., J.D. UMKC offers a special Pre-Law program designed to help students make wise decisions about becoming a lawyer. It is not a major. We recognize that there is no one, magic major that prepares a student for law school. We are proud to have students exploring English literature, environmental studies, history, philosophy and political science, among other majors. We strongly believe that the best preparation for law school is the ability to write well and think creatively – the hallmarks of a liberal arts education. It is not enough, however, to be prepared for the academic rigors of law school. The Pre-Law program also addresses the students’ awareness of law school admission processes and a variety of aspects of law as a profession, as well as a business. The program is a special package of benefits that students can participate in regardless of major. These benefits include, among others: • academic advising by a special team of pre-law advisers (the team includes two lawyers and other faculty members, who collectively represent nearly 90 years of combined experience in advising pre-law students) • law school and career counseling • a pre-law chapter of Phi Alpha Delta, International, one of the world’s largest legal societies • workshops and advising on law school applications and personal statements • a preparation program for the Law School Admissions Test, “Ready, Set, LSAT,” offered in conjunction with the Institute of Professional Preparation • mentoring opportunities with area attorneys, and • shadowing opportunities with law schools being considered by students. The program offers numerous special events, including the “So You Want to Be a Lawyer” colloquia series, which has provided students with opportunities to meet judges, lawyers, and law students. Past events have also included a law school forum where representatives from various law schools were available to meet with students and discuss admissions criteria, and panel discussions with law school admissions directors on how to begin planning early in a student’s academic career to be a viable candidate for entry into law school. Speakers have discussed with students trends in and alternatives to the traditional practice of law. Interested students should contact the Pre-Law program coordinator for more information.
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Pre-Medicine/Pre-Health Selected Electives: • American Studies 350: Medical Humanities and Professions American Studies; 002 Scofield Hall • Art History 300CA: Images of the Human Body in the (816) 235-2639 Renaissance (cross-listed as English 400CA); [email protected] • Communications Studies 344: Communication in http://www.umkc.edu/pre-med Organizational Settings; Program Director • Communications Studies 431: Colloquium in Andrea Drew, Ph.D. Interpersonal Dynamics: Health Communication; • Communications Studies 444WI: Intercultural Description Communications; The Pre-Medicine/Pre-Health Professions program in the • Economics 465: The Economics of Health and Medicine; College of Arts and Sciences prepares students for careers in • English 300CO: Issues in Death and Dying (cross-listed numerous health care professions and guides them through the as Philosophy 400CO and Sociology 303CO); maze of applying to the various professional health care • Philosophy 360: Current Issues in Bioethics; programs. The College of Arts and Sciences offers classes, • Psychology 331: An Introduction to Health Psychology; advising and cocurricular activities to students interested in • Psychology 430: Introduction to Community Psychology Pre-Medicine/Pre-Health Professions. Please see the additional and Community Mental Health catalog section on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Health for more detailed • Psychology 450Q: The AIDS Epidemic (cross-listed as information. Sociology 300RD); • Sociology 311: Social and Psychological Development Healing and Humanities Minor Through the Life Cycle; The interdisciplinary minor in healing and humanities enables • other electives are available, subject to prior approval. students to explore the complicated nature of health care relationships by integrating knowledge from the arts and The Healing and Humanities Program at UMKC offers: humanities with the social and natural sciences. The minor is • A minor in healing and humanities to better prepare you particularly appropriate for students considering health-related for the changing health care environment; professions, complementing other scientific, clinical, and • A way to fulfill the interdisciplinary requirement with professional preparation. Health care careers are projected to coursework focusing on healing; be among the fastest growing fields well into the 2lst century, • A flexible schedule including day, evening, weekend and and America’s changing health care environment increasingly month-long courses; calls for individuals who understand the complexity of factors • A chance for you to meet a diversity of students interested affecting healing and who are able to take a more humane, in the health care system; holistic approach. The healing and humanities minor builds on • A chance for you to develop a strong interdisciplinary a series of interdisciplinary cluster courses team taught by foundation for future studies in health care. professors from the arts and sciences and the health sciences. They offer students a different way to look at themselves and For More Information: others by showing them how reading literature, viewing art, listening to music, watching plays, observing people, College of Arts and Sciences: developing communication skills, and doing problem-solving Director of Pre-Health Sciences Programs tasks can enrich one’s ability to heal. Andrea Drew, Ph.D. UMKCs healing and humanities curriculum appeals to any (816) 235-2639 pre-health or health science student who wishes to develop a [email protected] strong interdisciplinary foundation for a future health care career. Students pursuing the bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree who wish to pursue the Healing and Humanities Ophthalmic Technology minor must take at least l8 hours of coursework from the Concentration following list, a minimum of nine hours must be at the 300-400 Faculty Director level and a minimum of 9 hours must be at UMKC. Andrea S. Drew, Ph.D. Core Minor Requirements: 002 Scofield Hall Three or more of the following: (816) 235-2639 • Perspectives in Science and Healing (Cluster: Philosophy [email protected] 480D, Sociology 303CA); The College of Arts and Sciences and the Eye Foundation of • Healing and Cultural Diversity (Cluster: Communications Studies 400CT, Psychology 300CT, Sociology 303CT); Kansas City-Department of Ophthalmology, UMKC School of • Healing and the Arts (Cluster: Art 300CH, Theatre Medicine, have teamed to offer a concentration in ophthalmic 300CH); technology coupled with the bachelor of liberal arts degree • Writing, Healing, and the Humanities (specially (B.L.A.). The ophthalmic technologist is an important part of designated sections of English 225); the ophthalmic medical team, helping to provide quality • Body Images in Medicine and the Arts (A&S 304CM, Art patient care through diagnostic testing and patient education. 300CM); The increasing complexity of ophthalmic diagnostic • Literature: A Healing Art (A&S 420); techniques has created a need for highly skilled technical • Values, Policies, and Practices in Health Care (Cluster: personnel to guide the patient through the examination process. History 400CE, Philosophy 400CC, English 300CC, Excellent employment opportunities are available in private Psychology 300CS); ophthalmology practices, clinical settings, and research.
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This program is intended for full-time professional study 8. A personal interview with members of the Ophthalmic over a two-year period (including one summer term in the Technology Admissions Committee. Interviews will be middle of the program) after a minimum of 60 hours of scheduled after February. pre-professional courses/B.L.A. requirements have been completed. Ophthalmic technology students will train side by Suggested Plan of Study side with the ophthalmology resident physicians at the Eye Applicants to the program must have two years of college or Foundation of Kansas City. In addition to the ophthalmic the equivalent (decided by the admissions committee on an technology-specific courses, the students also attend lectures individual basis). The specific courses listed below are and grand rounds with the resident physicians. The majority of required. The social science and humanities electives should the time, however, is spent in clinical settings, where students be chosen with the assistance of the faculty director. gain the practical hands-on experience that makes them Pre-Professional Courses (60 hours minimum) valuable additions to the ophthalmology practices that they join upon graduation. Year One: Pre-Ophthalmic Technology Several pedagogical features will ensure that graduates Fall Semester Hours with the Ophthalmic Technology Concentration/B.L.A. Degree English 110 3 will receive a well-rounded, hands-on education. The first History 101, 102, 360 or feature, an innovative series of medical humanities courses, has Political Science 210 3 been designed to teach care givers how to relate to their Psychology 210 3 Math 110 (unless Exempt) 3 patients’ needs, concerns and fears and not simply to their A&S 100 (suggested) or elective 3 disease or illness. These humanities and social sciences Total 15 courses will help students fulfill portions of the B.L.A. requirements and also will promote interaction among students Winter Semester Hours pursuing various areas of health care education. The second Social Science Elective 3 Biology 118 (Anatomy)* 3 feature is the state-of-the-art instrumentation that students will Biology 118L (Anatomy Lab)* 2 have the opportunity to use at the Eye Foundation. The third English 225 (Medical Humanities) 3 feature, the incorporation of case studies and hands-on Communication Studies 110 3 internships/fieldwork, will link the students with professionals Social Science Elective 3 who are already working in the field. Additionally, students Total 17 will have the opportunity for part-time employment at the Eye * Or other approved Science/Lab. Foundation and area eye clinics while attending school. Take the WEPT at the end of the semester. Opticianry and operating room experience will be Year Two: Pre-Ophthalmic Technology provided to complete the students training, leading students to become important members of the eye care team. Fall Semester Hours Humanities Elective 3 Application Process Social Science Elective 3 The deadline is Feb. 1 for enrollment beginning the following Writing Intensive Course** 3 fall semester. Later applications will be accepted for Humanities Elective 3 consideration if any vacancies remain. Classes formally begin Humanities Elective 3 each year at the end of August. Admission is on a selective Total 15 basis and requires more than simply meeting certain course or ** English 304WI (Writing and Technology) suggested. grade-point average requirements. Applicants must have a Winter Semester Hours personal interview with the Ophthalmic Technology Humanities Elective 3 Admissions Committee. Factors considered in the selection A&S 240 Analysis of Medical Terminology 3 process are the candidates’ academic credentials, letters of Computer Science 100 3 evaluation, a personal interview, motivation, and all other Social Science Elective 3 Social Science Elective 3 information submitted by the candidates. Total 15 Minimum requirements and credentials for application are as follows: Concentration Curriculum The professional courses for the ophthalmic technology 1. Graduation from an accredited high school or its concentration program begin in August of each year and equivalent. continue for two academic years with a summer session 2. Satisfactory completion of approximately two academic between years. Only those students who have been officially years of college (60 semester hours). The 60 semester accepted into the ophthalmic technology program may enroll hours must satisfy the general education requirements, in the professional-level courses. The courses are taken in the which are specified later in this section. All general order detailed below: education requirements must be completed prior to entrance into the Ophthalmic Technology Program. Ophthalmic Technology Professional Courses Students taking prerequisite courses at other institutions Year Three: Ophthalmic Technology should contact the faculty director as early as possible for Fall Semester Hours course equivalencies and transfer guidelines. Nat Sc 321 Clinical Optics I 3 3. Application to the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Nat Sc 330 Ocular Anatomy & Physiology 2 4. Supplemental application for the ophthalmic technology A&S 250 Ophthalmic Procedures and Practices 1 concentration A&S 260 Introduction to Clinical Skills 4 5. College transcripts of all college coursework. A&S 361 Ophthalmic Technology Seminar I 1 6. A cumulative college grade-point average of at least 2.5. A&S 310A Ophthalmic Technology Practicum I 1 7. Two completed evaluation and recommendation forms. Nat Sc 311 Pharmacology/Eye Disease I 2 Total 14
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Winter Semester Hours Nat Sc 322 Clinical Optics II 3 Nat Sc 312 Pharmacology/Eye Disease II 2 Nat Sc 351 Fund. & Prin. Contact Lenses I 3 A&S 362 Ophthalmic Technology Seminar II 1 A&S 310B Ophthalmic Technology Practicum II 4 Total 13 Summer Semester Hours Nat Sc 340 Ocular Motility 2 Nat Sc 334 Diagnostic Procedures I 4 Total 6 Year Four: Ophthalmic Technology Fall Semester Hours Nat Sc 352 Fund. & Prin. Contact Lenses II 3 Nat Sc 353 Perception & Low Vision 2 Nat Sc 335 Diagnostic Procedures II 4 A&S 363 Ophthalmic Technology Seminar III 1 A&S 410A Ophthalmic Technology Practicum III 4 Total 14 Winter Semester Hours Nat Sc 354 Therapeutic Assisting Procedures 4 Nat Sc 355 Surgical Assisting Procedures 4 A&S 364 Ophthalmic Technology Seminar IV 2 A&S 410B Ophthalmic Technology Practicum IV 4 Total 14 Requirements for Graduation 1. Students are expected to complete all requirements for the bachelor of liberal arts degree. 2. Completion of the requirements for the Concentration in Ophthalmic Technology. 3. A 3.0 (B) grade-point average. 4. A minimum of 120 credit hours. 5. All other requirements for graduation as stated by the College of Arts and Sciences.
Licensure Examination After completion of the Ophthalmic Technology Concentration/B.L.A. Degree, students will have the opportunity to sit for the national technologist certifying exams, which are administered by the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO).
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Department of Psychology • mental health services • probation and parole 5319 Holmes St. • public relations and marketing (816) 235-1321 • research, or laboratory assisting [email protected] • services for the developmentally disabled http://www.umkc.edu/psychology • social services Department Chair: For students interested in pursuing a career within the field of James F. Collins psychology, a psychology major is clearly a logical beginning. Professors Emeriti: There are positions available to job candidates with bachelor’s Diane DeArmond, Morton Goldman, Charles L. Sheridan, degrees in psychology; however, most professional Frank N. Willis Jr., Harris Winitz opportunities in psychology require advanced degrees Curators’ Professor: (master’s, specialist, doctorate). Thus, if you want to pursue a Bernard Lubin career in psychology, it would be advisable for you to prepare Professors: for graduate study. The psychology major at UMKC offers a William B. Arndt Jr. (principal graduate adviser), Carl solid educational foundation for students who plan to work Calkins (director of the Institute for Human toward advanced degrees in the field. Development), R. Chris Martin, Lee Rathbone-McCuan Associate Professors: Financial Aid James F. Collins, Leah K. Gensheimer (director of A few part-time graduate teaching assistantship positions are community psychology Ph.D. program), William B. available in the department. Students interested in GTA Ghiselli (undergraduate advising coordinator), Jay Hewitt, positions should contact the department chair. In addition, Joseph Hughey, Lisa Terre (director of interdisciplinary information is available about positions in the community in health and clinical health psychology Ph.D. program) areas related to psychology. Assistant Professors: Department Activities Diane L. Filion (director of interdisciplinary Ph.D. Honor Society program in psychology), Kathleen J. Goggin, C. Keith The department has a chapter of Psi Chi, the national honor Haddock, Sharon Gross Portwood, W.S. Carlos Poston, II society in psychology. Each year Psi Chi presents a variety of Department Description educational and social programs. Psi Chi members represent At the undergraduate level, the department offers programs of students on departmental committees. A free tutorial service is study leading to the bachelor of arts degree in psychology. In offered through Psi Chi for all psychology classes. addition, interested students may have an emphasis in music Membership is open to students at both undergraduate and therapy in the Conservatory of Music. A psychology minor is graduate levels. Regular meetings are held throughout the available to students majoring in other disciplines. Two academic year. Interested students should contact the Psi Chi graduate programs are offered by the department leading to the office at (816) 235-2059. master of arts and the doctor of philosophy degrees. Advising System Psychology participates in the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Psychology advisers are available to students for advisement, program of the School of Graduate Studies with two declaration of major and degree checks. The adviser solves disciplines, psychology and health psychology. See the School special problems and is the central records source. The adviser of Graduate Studies section of this catalog for more holds office hours during the semester and is available by information about these two tracks of the Interdisciplinary appointment. Department faculty are also available to students Ph.D. program. The Ph.D. program in community psychology for academic advisement. is described below. Bachelor of Arts: Psychology Career Implications of the Degree Psychology is a broad discipline that incorporates material Advising Coordinator: from the natural sciences, other social sciences and the William B. Ghiselli humanities. The study of psychology entails an examination of the human condition that is relevant to a wide range of Program Description occupations. A psychology major serves as the basis for an The undergraduate program is designed to provide majors with excellent liberal arts education. The major also serves as an a base of scientific knowledge in psychology, as well as a excellent introduction to the world of scientific inquiry. broad background in the field for students who want to pursue Psychology students learn about the important concepts that graduate study. underlie current scientific thought and they receive training in Requirements the application of psychological research methods. Majors are required to complete a minimum of 28 hours of The educational background you obtain as a student coursework in psychology. Psych 210, 316, 302WI, and 415 majoring in psychology will prove useful in a variety of are required courses. The remaining hours usually comprise a professional settings and will provide adequate preparation for minimum of five elective courses which should be taken from entry-level positions in a variety of fields. Graduates with the psychology department with the following constraints. One bachelor’s degrees in psychology have established careers in elective course must be either Psych 312 (Social Psychology) such diverse areas as the following: or Psych 322 (Child Psychology). The second elective must be • business and industry either Psych 323 (Theory and Methods of Personality) or • child care Psych 433 (Abnormal Psychology). The third elective must be • general health care Psych 304 (Learning) or Psych 308 (Sensation and Perception) • gerontology or Psych 405 (Motivation) or Psych 418 (Biopsychology).
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Finally, a minimum of two additional elective courses must be learning, sensation and perception, or physiological taken from those listed above. The only exception will be for psychology. Other content coursework may include social, students double majoring in Music Therapy and Psychology. personality, abnormal and child psychology. Grades in these In these cases Cons PSYCH:308, 418). Equivalent courses courses must be at least Bs. from other institutions may be acceptable substitutes. Courses in educational psychology or mental hygiene may not be Requirements for Retention applied to the required hours in the major. A minimum of 22 1. Students will be placed on probation if they fail to hours must be in upper-division courses (300- and 400-level) maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.25, or if they receive two and a minimum of 12 hours must be taken in psychology at grades of C on their transcripts. When either of these UMKC. A minimum course grade of “C” must be achieved to conditions prevail, students will be notified by the have any course apply toward the major in psychology. Psychology Department via registered mail. Students Suggested Plan of Study must maintain a minimum semester GPA of 3.25 while on Before beginning a psychology major or minor, students probation. Failure to do so will result in dismissal from should meet with the department’s undergraduate adviser the program. Probation must be removed within a period (816-235-1092) as the choice of electives strongly depends on of two consecutive semesters or students will be dropped students’ educational and career intentions. In general, from the program. Once students have removed at least students should complete Psych 316 and 302 as early as they one C grade or have retained a cumulative GPA of 3.25, can and delay Psych 415 until the senior year. For students they will be removed from probation. planning to attend graduate school in psychology, it is also 2. Students who have more than two Cs or more than one D desirable to complete a directed individual research course or F in the official program will be dropped from the M.A. (Psych 490) well before graduation. Students wishing to take a program. Students should remember that incomplete Psych 490 course must contact a professor who will supervise grades are automatically converted to Fs after one year. their work. Together, they will discuss the possibility of doing 3. A written comprehensive examination is a requirement for research in an area of mutual interest. Psych 490 is taken with the master’s degree. (Students who have a 3.5 or better a full-time faculty member. Prior permission of a faculty GPA based on official program courses will be exempt sponsor is required before registering for the course. from the examination.) Students interested in obtaining applied experience in a community setting may take Psych 461. Suggested Plan of Study Courses are carefully chosen by students and advisers based on Psychology Minor/Double Major each student’s educational and employment goals. Students A minor in psychology requires 18 hours in psychology with at planning to go directly to a Ph.D. program should select least 12 of these hours at the upper-division level. Psych 210, theoretical courses in their area of interest. 316, 302WI and 415 are required of all psychology minors. Students interested in seeking employment at the master’s Conservatory of Music students in the bachelor of arts in degree level should select courses that are related to the field music with a music therapy emphasis program who also want and setting they plan to enter after graduation. to major in psychology may apply up to six hours of courses The general program: taken in the Conservatory toward the psychology major. Those Hours six hours must be selected from Conservatory 260 or 435. 1. Psych 516 (statistics) 3 Psych 515 (history) 3 Master of Arts: Psychology 2. Thesis - Psych 599 6 Adviser: 3. Any two 500-level psychology courses, William B. Arndt Jr. excluding 515, 516, 550, 580, 590, 599 6 4. Electives 12 Program Description Total 30 The master of arts program in psychology allows students to structure programs to meet their individual goals. A minimum Doctor of Philosophy in Community of 30 hours are required for the degree, including: Psych 515, Psychology 516 and 599. Students are encouraged to meet with professionals both inside and outside the department to clarify Director: their professional direction as soon as possible in their Leah K. Gensheimer graduate program. This will allow the most efficient planning This community psychology Ph.D. program provides of the coursework in their master’s program. professional education in community psychology, together Graduate Admissions with a cognate focus in an area of interest to the student, such Application deadlines are Oct. 1 for the Winter Semester and as public policy or health psychology. The mission of the March 15 for the Summer and Fall terms. program is to educate social scientists who will address Decisions regarding admission are made by a faculty pressing social problems through ecological and system-level committee on the basis of undergraduate grades and letters of approaches. The program strives to equip students with the recommendation. Grades in psychology courses are the most theoretical knowledge, community orientation, and important criteria. Generally, a minimum 3.5 grade-point methodological skills necessary to address social and average in psychology courses is required. environmental issues through theory, research, and action. Undergraduate psychology courses required for regular The program emphasizes analysis of psychological and graduate admission include Psych 302WI, 316 and 415, as well social problems at the community and system levels, and as five additional psychology courses from seven different intervention at the level of institutions, communities, and content areas. At least one of the content areas must be policies. The focus is on developing and evaluating theoretically based approaches to improve individual and
178 Department of Psychology community well-being. The program encourages students to Thesis Research: Master’s Degree or address areas traditionally associated with psychology (e.g. Equivalency mental health, substance abuse) and non-traditional areas such While the community psychology Ph.D. program has no as health care systems, unemployment, urban blight, minority formal master’s degree requirements, the program does require relations, and issues involving children, youth and families. students who do not already have a master’s degree to The program has a dual emphasis on academic and complete field research which corresponds in quality and scope experiential knowledge. The program is best suited to those to a master’s degree research project. Such students may also students who have a commitment to both methodological elect the option of obtaining a formal master’s degree through excellence and to addressing significant issues in the completion of School of Graduate Studies and the Department community. The program seeks applicants who can adapt of Psychology requirements. It may also be necessary for comfortably to a multidisciplinary, issue-oriented, research students who enter the program from other departments or perspective and who are willing to accept the challenge to from non-psychology programs with a master’s degree to critically analyze existing systems and institute change. complete a master’s equivalency. Such a decision would be To reinforce the program’s multidisciplinary approach, made by the program committee (i.e., program director and all students are expected to select a cognate area of focus, such as core community psychology faculty). Students wishing to be health psychology, organizational behavior, aging, released from such a requirement must petition the program developmental disabilities, substance abuse, prevention of committee of the community psychology Ph.D. program. psychopathology, community organization, homelessness or a The thesis committee shall consist of three members; all focus on various environmental issues. Study for cognate focus must be members of the UMKC graduate faculty, with the areas may well be taken outside the Department of Psychology. chair and one other member also core community psychology The program accepts students for admission to the Fall faculty. The third member may be any psychology faculty or Semester and the application deadline is Feb. 1. The graduate faculty member from another discipline. For more admissions committee strongly considers undergraduate GPA, details, see the community psychology Ph.D. program scores on the Graduate Record Examination, demonstrated description and handbook available from the Department of research experience, letters of reference and a statement of Psychology. professional goals. The Written Comprehensive Examination Requirements for Admission to the Program To enter candidacy for the Ph.D. degree, students must complete a satisfactory written and oral comprehensive 1. An application for graduate admission to UMKC; examination. The purpose of the comprehensive exam is to 2. A supplemental application for graduate admission to the assess students’ mastery of the substantive content areas community psychology Ph.D. program of the Department associated with the discipline at a level appropriate to the Ph.D. of Psychology; Before taking the comprehensive examination, a 3. Official transcripts of all college- and university-level comprehensive examination committee responsible for academic work; constructing, administering and evaluating the examination 4. An up-to-date resume or vita; must be formed. This committee will consist of a minimum of 5. Reprints of all publications; five members of the UMKC graduate faculty. Specific 6. Three letters of reference; committee composition consists of: a) member one or chair 7. Official scores from the verbal, quantitative and analytical must be a member of the core community psychology faculty sections of the Graduate Record Examination; and member of the UMKC doctoral faculty; b) members two 8. A detailed statement of the applicant’s career and and three must be core community psychology faculty; c) professional goals. member four may be any faculty associated with the psychology department; and d) member five must be a UMKC graduate faculty member from an academic unit other then the Requirements for Retention and Graduation Department of Psychology. For more details, see the For more details, see the community psychology Ph.D. community psychology Ph.D. program description and program description and handbook available from the handbook available from the Department of Psychology. Department of Psychology. Doctoral Dissertation Committee Curriculum Each student is required to complete and defend a doctoral The Ph.D. program in psychology is designed as a full-time dissertation, which is to be submitted to the University in order doctoral program for post-baccalaureate applicants leading to to complete the requirements for the doctor of philosophy the Ph.D. degree in community psychology in four years. Total degree in community psychology. The student works closely minimum credits are 90 hours. Students will complete throughout this process with his/her dissertation committee. coursework in five areas: The dissertation committee shall consist of at least five members, all of which must be members of the UMKC • Depth coursework in community psychology; graduate faculty. More specifically, the committee consists of: • Breadth coursework in psychology, the nature of which a) member one or chair must be a member of the core matches guidelines suggested by the American community psychology faculty and member of the UMKC Psychological Association; doctoral faculty; b) members two and three must be core • Applied coursework in research methods and statistics; community psychology faculty; c) member four may be any • Field practica and community research; faculty associated with the Department of Psychology, and d) • Courses in cognate focus area. member five must be a UMKC graduate faculty member from For more details, see the community psychology Ph.D. an academic unit other than the Department of Psychology. For program description and handbook available from the more details, see the community psychology Ph.D. program Department of Psychology. description and handbook available from the Department of Psychology.
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For more information on the community psychology 302WI Experimental Psychology (4). The rationale and methodology of Ph.D. program, write or contact: experimentation in psychology, emphasizing interpretation of data and the design of experiments. Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory a week. Prerequisites: PSYCH 210; Psychology 316 must be completed prior to or Community Psychology Ph.D. Program – Inquiry concurrently with this course. Offered: Each semester. Department of Psychology University of Missouri-Kansas City 303WI Psychological Writing (3). Psychological Writing satisfies the Writing-Intensive (WI) College of Arts and Sciences requirement. Writing 5100 Rockhill Road skills in the psychological sciences will be emphasized. Students will receive Kansas City, MO 64110-2499 instruction and intensive practice in writing the several components of (816) 235-1318 experimental psychological reports. Prerequisite: Successful completion of the [email protected] WEPT exam. 304 Learning (4). The fundamental conditions and principles of learning, both animal and human. A review of selected experimental literature with special Doctor of Philosophy - Interdisciplinary emphasis upon recent developments in the field. Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory a week. Prerequisites: Psychology 210, 302 and 316 or Ph.D. consent of instructor. The Department of Psychology participates in UMKC’s 305 Psychology of Women (3). This course will be devoted to a critical Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in health psychology and examination of studies of the psychology and behavior of women. Special psychology. Discipline-specific admission and program topics for consideration will be (1) the sex role development of females; (2) requirements may be found in the School of Graduate Studies female biology and endocrinology; (3) learning and cognitive functioning of section of the catalog. People interested in doctoral study in the female; (4) female achievement in educational and occupational settings; (5) female sexual behavior; (6) the psychotherapeutic treatment of women. health psychology may also wish to contact the discipline’s Prerequisite: Psychology 210. representative, Lisa Terre, Ph.D.; those interested in 308 Sensation and Perception (3). An account of the ways in which the psychology may wish to contact Diane Filion, Ph.D. normal human adult registers and apprehends the environment. The experimental study of psychophysical correlation of space, motion, objects and Doctor of Philosophy: Counseling events, and the relations of perceiving to everyday behaving and thinking. May Psychology not be taken for graduate credit. Prerequisite(s): Psychology 210. Director: 310 Theories of Aggression (3). The two major theoretical approaches Nancy L. Murdock, Ph.D. relative to explaining aggression, ethological and psychological, will be presented and contrasted. The adequacy of these approaches in explaining The counseling psychology Ph.D. degree program is jointly assaultive and criminal forms of human behavior will be examined. Specific topics may include child and spouse abuse, murder, delinquency, riots, administered by the Psychology Department (Arts and territoriality, “catharsis” in sports, television and violence and others. Sciences) and the Division of Counseling Psychology and Prerequisite: Psychology 210. Counselor Education (School of Education). It is a full-time 311 Applied Psychology (3). This course discusses the major applications of program of graduate study, accredited by the American scientific psychology to human problems and behavior. Applications of Psychological Association. Based on a scientist-practitioner psychology to law, business and industry, mental health, medicine, education model, the program is designed to educate professional and the general community will be discussed. May not be taken for graduate counseling psychologists. For more information on the Ph.D. credit. Prerequisite(S): Psychology 210. Semester Offered: on demand. counseling psychology program, see the School of Education 312 Social Psychology (3). Lecture course in theories and methods of social section of this catalog. psychology. Topics include attitudes, attitude change, leadership, conformity, person perception, cooperation and competition, racial and social class Psychology Courses differences. May not be taken for graduate credit. Prerequisite(s): Psychology 210. Offered: Each semester. 210 General Psychology (3). Psychological principles and methods. Prerequisite to all other courses in psychology except with consent of the 316 Quantitative Methods in Psychology (3). Correlation analysis, testing of instructor. Each semester. hypotheses, and other techniques for evaluation of experimental designs and quantitative data. May not be taken for graduate credit. Prerequisite(s): Psych 211P Applied Psychology (3). As a science psychology seeks to understand 210, Math 116 or 110. Offered: Each semester. the mind. This course discusses the major applications of this understanding to human problems and behavior. Applications of psychology to law, business 320 Ethnic and Minority Perspectives in Psychology (3). Critical and industry, mental health, medicine, education and the general community examination of the theory, methods and content of psychology relevant to the will be discussed. interests and needs of ethnic minorities and the contributions of ethnic groups 215 Meditation, Self-Hypnosis, and Biofeedback (3). This course provides a and other minorities to the interests and needs of psychology. Prerequisite: relatively nonTechnical introduction to current information on meditation, Psychology 210. On demand. self-hypnosis, biofeedback, and related methods. It also provides practical 322 Child Psychology (3). The relations between child’s biological and social guidance in the safe use of these procedures. This course will be oriented conditions of personality; problems concerning the familial role and the toward teaching the safe, personal use of available methods rather than toward guidance of the child’s social adaptation. May not be taken for graduate credit. the training of professionals. On demand. Prerequisite(s): Psychology 210. Offered: Each semester. 270P Compulsive Gambling and Other Addictions (3). Course will focus on compulsive gambling and the psychology of addiction. Alcohol, drug, food 322P Child Psychology (3). The relations between biological and social and sex addiction will also be explored. After attending this course, the student conditions of personality; problems concerning the role of the child in the will be able to understand the problem gambling continuum, the phases of the family and concerning guidance of social adaptation of the child. PACE class problem gambler and how this addiction affects the family. to meet one night a week from 6:00-10:00 p.m. and one weekend: Fri E6:00-10:00; Sat 8:00-5:00: Sun 1:00-5:30 for eight weeks in either fall or 300 Industrial Psychology (3). General course dealing with the psychology of winter semester. Part of PACE Block–Juvenile Justice and the Family. the work environment. Included will be work rating techniques, job Prerequisite: Psychology 210. Offered: Each semester. descriptions, selection and placement of workers, prediction of job success, supervisory and management training programs, individual interacting with 323 Theory and Methods of Personality (3). The development, organization, others, human relations, job morale, individual satisfaction, and the structure dynamics and determinants of personality. May not be taken for graduate of organizations. Prerequisite: Psychology 210. credit. Prerequisite: Psychology 210. Offered: Each semester. 300CS Interdisciplinary Studies: Special Topics (3). Faculty from at least 326 Alternate Sexual Lifestyles & Contemporary Issues Human Sexuality two different departments (one of which must be a department in the Division (3). One objective of this course will be to examine the psychological of Humanities including History) may determine the topic and syllabus, determinants that lead to the development of nontraditional relationships and subject to the approval of the director of Integrated Studies and the program’s the psychological effects on the participants. A second objective of this course advisory committee in addition to the approval of the departments involved. will be to examine contemporary issues bearing on the sexual practices of wide This special topics course will satisfy the interdisciplinary course requirement segments of the community. Such factors as pornography and the roles played for the B.A. Prerequisite: Psychology 210. by the law, church and school as they pertain to the development of attitudes 300CT Cluster Course: Healing and Cultural Diversity (3). and on alternate sexual lifestyles. Prerequisite: Psychology 210.
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328 Psychology of Human Sexual Behavior (3). The focus of this course will 440 The Psychology of Aging (3). This course will identify major issues be on the psychological factors surrounding human sexuality. This will include concerning psychology related to aging. The major influence on the behavior, discussions about some myths and fallacies surrounding sexual education, cognitive functioning and emotions of older adults will be examined. correction of sexual misinformation, and relationship of attitudes to various Consideration will be given to individual, group and environmental influences. sexual mores and practices. Although personal counseling is not included in Possible interventions will be identified. Cross-sectional and longitudinal the course, students will be informed of community resources available for research will be reviewed in order to examine the changes in individuals due to consultation. An analysis of local community standards used to evaluate sexual aging and the differences between cohort groups. Three major areas of behavior will include input from professional representatives of the community information will be the focus: Concepts, theory and methods in psychology of such as lawyers, physicians and the clergy. Prerequisite: Psychology 210. aging: Biological and social influences on behavior, and behavioral processes. 330 Psychology of Language (3). An introduction to the study of Offered: Fall Semester. psycholinguistics. Topics will include psychological studies of language, 441 Adult Development and Aging (3). This course will identify major animal communication, child language and psychotic language behavior. themes and issues of mid-life and older adults. It will examine major Prerequisite: Psychology 210. developmental theories of adult development and aging. A contextual 331 An Introduction to Health Psychology (3). The purpose of this course approach is stressed, including research and theory on the impact of cohort, will be to survey the many applications of psychology to the encouragement of gender, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and culture on development. health and wellness, to the prevention of disease, and to the healing process. Application to real life is integrated throughout the course. Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Psychology 210. None. Offered Winter semester. 400 Principles of Psychological Testing (3). The theory of psychological 450 Special Topics (1-3). These are courses which are offered as the result of student demand, specialized faculty interests or the availability of a visiting testing and measurement. Prerequisite: Psychology 316. Winter. expert in a field related to psychology. Students may enroll in one section of 403 Environmental Psychology (3). Analysis of environmental influences on 450 per semester but not limited in the total number they may take. behavior of individuals and their influence, in turn, on the environment. Topics Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. On demand. will include processes relating to the environment (such as the perception, evaluation and adaptation to the environment) and social processes relating to 453 Family Life Cycle: Developmental Approach Understanding Fam the environment (such as privacy, territoriality and crowding). Prerequisite: Dynmc (4). The primary purpose of this course is to enhance the student’s Psychology 210. understanding of the dynamics of healthy families. After receiving a historical overview of the development of families and the cultural roots and traditions 405 Motivation (3). The fundamental conditions and principles of both human behind different family structures, child-rearing values and other factors, the and animal motivation. Included will be discussion of such topics as classical students will be given a framework to understand how healthy families drive theory, psychoanalytic approaches to motivation, achievement establish a dynamic balance between individual and group needs, and between motivation, and recent developments in theories of motivation. May not be needs to establish structure and to be flexible in the face of change. A second taken for graduate credit. Prerequisites: Psychology 316. Offered: On demand. framework will also be presented to provide students with an understanding of 410 Abnormal Language (3). Abnormal language behaviors as clinical how families use their internal resources to cope with life stressors. Given entities will be examined. Students will have an opportunity to study the these basic cultural, interactional, and coping frameworks as foundation for language and thought of the schizophrenic, of abused and neglected children understanding, students will explore how families change as they move and autistic children, of individuals with brain damage, and of individuals with through time from formation as a couple, through early child-rearing, fluency disorders. Gender language and the misuse of language in the legal adolescence mid-life, and post retirement. Implications for human service setting will also be presented. Discussion of listener’s attitudes toward normal, professionals will be presented. but non-standard language, such as black dialect, will be given attention. 453P Family Life Cycle: Developmental Approach Understanding Fam 415 History and Systems of Psychology (3). Traces the historical origins of Dynmc (4). The primary purpose of this course is to enhance the student’s psychology beginning with its philosophical origins and discusses problems, understanding of the dynamics of healthy families. After receiving a historical areas and methods which resulted in major attempts to systematize overview of the development of families and the cultural roots and traditions psychological theory. This is the department’s capstone course. Required of behind different family structures, child-rearing values and other factors, the psychology majors. Prerequisites: 18 hours of Psychology. students will be given a framework to understand how healthy families 418 Biopsychology I (3). An introduction to brain functions including establish a dynamic balance between individual and group needs, and between neuroanatomy and neurophysiology. Topics include research methodology in needs to establish structure and to be flexible in the face of change. A second investigating brain-behavior relationships, as well as sensory (e.g. visual, framework will also be presented to provide students with an understanding of auditory) and motor systems. Prerequisites: Psychology 302 and I biology how families use their internal resources to cope with life stressors. Given course. these basic cultural, interactional, and coping frameworks as foundation for 419 Biopsychology II (3). This course assumes that the student has mastered understanding, students will explore how families change as they move the basics of biopsychology, and deals with this topic in greater depth and through time from formation as a couple, through early child-rearing, scope than Psychology 418. It will begin with a brief review and update of adolescence mid-life, and post retirement. Implications for human service basic materials of biopsychology, will quickly go on to a more advanced professionals will be presented. treatment of the topic, taking up where Psychology 418 left off. There will, in 458 Behavior Modification (3). A survey of behavior modification procedures particular, be an emphasis on human biopsychology. This course is primarily used to change individual behaviors in variety of settings. The course will intended for the advanced undergraduate. Prerequisite: Psychology 418 or entail a critical examination of the behavior modification literature and will equivalent. include training in the application of the principles to community problems. 430 Introduction to Community Psychology and Community Mental Prerequisite: Either Psychology 302 or 304. Health (3). Overviews the field of community psychology, a field which seeks 460 Field Practicum in Behavior Modification (3). Practice in the to understand how social, political and economic factors contribute to social application of behavior modification principles in community agencies. problems and seeks to improve community well-being through social Students wishing to enroll in this course should apply to the director of the innovation and action research. The history, philosophical underpinnings, behavior modification program one semester in advance of anticipated concepts, methods and research in community mental health and community enrollment. Prerequisites: Psychology 302 or 304 and 458. On demand. psychology are reviewed. The course provides students with both a conceptual and experiential understanding of these fields. Individual and group projects 461A Field Practicum (4). Provides supervised experience working in are required. Prerequisite: 6 hours of psychology. Offered: Fall semesters. community agencies/ organizations which address various human and social problems. Students receive training in community service oriented skills and 433 Abnormal Psychology (3). Interpretation of the major tensions and approaches; e.g., advocacy, community organizing, program assessment, conflicts in normal personality and of unrealistic modes of reaction to these development and evaluation, outreach, and applied research. Ten hours per tensions and conflicts, as revealed in mental illness. May not be taken for week at practicum site and class attendance are required. Prerequisite: Consent graduate credit. Prerequisite(S): Psychology 322 or 323. Offered: Each of instructor. Offered: Fall and winter. semester. 490 Directed Individual Research (1-6). Student will work on an individual 438 Psychology and Business and Industry: Motivational Factors (3). research project under the supervision of a staff member. Consent of staff Investigation of psychological principles in business and industry: personnel member is required prior to registration in this course. A maximum of six selection, attitudes, motivation, supervision, communication and others hours may be applied toward the major in psychology and a maximum of influencing work efficiency. This course involves student projects within the twelve toward the bachelor’s degree. On demand. business community. Students will be acquainted with the techniques of measurement of quality of motivation, behavioral laws due to the differences in 504 Contemporary Issues in Learning (3). A discussion and analysis of motivation, how to assess and change the practices utilized within a business recent research and theoretical papers in learning. Prerequisite: Psychology regarding their motivational effects upon employees. One goal will be the 304 or equivalent. The student will have to demonstrate under- graduate production of a motivational analysis profile for use in business and industry competence in learning in the first few weeks of this course in order to remain within the community. Prerequisite: Nine hours of psychology. enrolled.
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505 Motivation (3). The definition of the concept of motivation is explored. 542 Appl of Interdisciplinary Process in Developmental Dsblts/Hmn Srv Emphasis is placed upon integration of the concept of motivation into (3). This course will demonstrate the need for interdisciplinary process in the comprehensive theoretical explanations of phenomena. Students should have human services sector as an integrative strategy that supports inclusiveness in in their background a foundation in Learning Theory (or at least Theory affecting the quality of life of individuals with severe disabilities. The course Construction) and Experimental (Scientific Method). Previous laboratory will (1) study the concepts of cultural competence, person-centered and experiences are desired. community-based as applied to human services; (2) examine the implications 507 Cognitive Psychology (3). An overview of the cognitive approach to the of these concepts in planning and providing services and supports; and (3) study of human behavior. Recent research and theoretical issues in the areas of provide opportunities for direct engagement with individuals with disabilities perception, memory, and concept formation are emphasized. and their families. 543 Adult Development and Aging (3). This course will identify major 510 Assessment II: Clinical and Functional Assessment (3). This course is themes and issues of mid-life and older adults. It will examine major designed to provide students exposure to fundamental concepts and practices developmental theories of adult development and aging. A contextual of clinical assessment in both mental health and medical settings. This course approach is stressed, including research and theory on the impact of cohort, will focus on clinical assessment conceived as the application of scientific gender, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and culture on development. reasoning and empirical data to the problem of case conceptualization. Topics Application to real life is integrated throughout the course. There will be a will include personality and diagnostic assessment and functional assessment review of current literature. of medical and rehabilitative patients. Prerequisites: Psychology 316, 400, 433; Assessment I and consent of instructor 550 Field Practicum (4). Provides supervised experience working in community agencies/ organizations which address various human and social 511 Principles of Assessment in Psychology (3). This will be a field problems. Students receive training in community service oriented skills and practicum course in which test batteries will be used to assess and evaluate the approaches, e.g., advocacy, community organizing, program assessment, intelligence, personality, and aptitude of the individual. Prerequisite: Psych. development and evaluation, outreach, and applied research. Ten hours per 510 and consent of the instructor. week at practicum site and class attendance are required. Prerequisite: Consent 512 Contemporary Issues in Social Psychology (3). A critical survey of the of instructor. Offered: Fall and winter. recent literature in social psychology with emphasis on experimental 575 Professional Issues and Ethics in Psychology (3). Ethical and legal investigations. Prerequisite: Psych. 312. problems of research and practice will be discussed. Professional organizations 515 Advanced Systems and History of Psychology (3). In depth review of in psychology and their publications will be reviewed. the major theoretical systems of psychology in terms of historical assumptions, 580 Special Topics (1-3). Offered by individual staff members as specialty methodologies and developments with the goal of enabling the student to course in his or her area. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. better evaluate current theories and assumptions in psychology. Prerequisite: 582 Community Mental Health (3). A review of current theory and research. Psych. 415 or equivalent. The emphasis is on prevention rather than treatment of mental health 516 Advanced Quantitative Methods (3). Statistical and other quantitative problems. The assets and liabilities of neighborhood communities for mental methods for analyzing psychological and social science data. Emphasis on health problems will be discussed. Recent methods in crisis intervention are multivariable analysis and non-parametric statistics. Prerequisite: Psych. 316. reviewed. Each student will be required to become familiar with a 517 Multiple Regression and Multivariate Analysis (3). The applications of neighborhood with a high incidence of application for mental health care. multiple regression to psychology, especially community related research, will 586 Theory, Research and Practice of Consultation (3). Theory and be emphasized. Other topics to be covered are discriminant analysis, path research on community, mental health, organizational and agency consultation. analysis, factor analysis and canonical correlation. Simultaneous instruction in Entry, process, outcome and ethical issues surrounding each model of the use of the computer programs, “Statistical Package for the Social intervention will be explored. Each student will be expected to conduct and Sciences,” will be given for the above topics as well as for analysis of variance. report on a consultation project. Prerequisite: Psych. 516 and consent of instructor. 587 Studies in Health Psychology (3). Advanced exploration of the major 518 Advanced Biopsychology (3). This course assumes that the student has areas of contact between psychology and the health care system. Actual and mastered the basics of biopsychology, and deals with this topic in greater depth potential roles of psychology in health care and the promotion of well-being and scope than Psych 418. It will begin with a brief review and update of basic will be explored. Information from the emerging fields of health psychology, materials of neuroanatomy, neuronal conduction, and synaptic transmission but behavioral medicine, and holistic health will be covered and critically will quickly turn to an emphasis on biological influences on human examined. On demand. psychology, in particular those biological factors that are of practical 590 Directed Research (1-6). significance in the lives of patient and non-patient populations. Prerequisite: 599 Research and Thesis (1-9). Psych 418 or equivalent. 601 Experimental Methods in Design and Analysis I (3). An examination of 521 Advanced Social Psychology (3). The study of the individual in a social multifactor and multilevel designs and interactions. Topics covered will context. How social structure and interaction influence the behavior of an include randomized block designs. Latin square designs, complex trend individual. Several contemporary systematic positions will be compared. analysis designs, covariance designs and multiple comparison of treatment Prerequisite: Psych. 312. means. 522 Contemporary Issues in Developmental Psychology (3). A discussion 604 Field Practicum in Community Psychology (3). Supervised experience of recent research literature in developmental psychology leading to an in health care, social welfare, correctional, political, ethnic, and neighborhood individual research project in this area. Prerequisite: Psych. 322. agencies. May be repeated six times for up to 18 credit hours. Each semester. 523 Seminar Personality Theory and Methodology (3). A study of the 611 Theories & Methods of Assessment & Intervention/Community Psych social-cultural, trait, learning, perceptual, motivational, and field theories of (3). Review of the assessment and intervention literature in social situations personality with special emphasis on research studies and the methodology of will be conducted. Students will design and carry out an assessment and an personality research. Prerequisite: Psych. 323. intervention project. 533 Psychopathology (3). A review of the experimental-clinical literature 612 Program Evaluation and Research Dissemination (3). A study of the concerning the behavior disorders with special reference to their classification area of applied research in which process and outcome characteristics of and etiology. Prerequisites: Psych. 433 and ED 522 and either ED 508 or ED programs are related explicitly to a set of values, such as program goals, 505. objectives and costs. 540 The Psychology of Aging (3). This course will identify major issues 614 Prevention Science I: Theories, Principles and Methods (3). Course concerning psychology related to aging. The major influences on the behavior, provides a comprehensive overview of the field of prevention emphasizing cognitive functioning and emotions of older adults will be examined. basic concepts, conceptual models, and approaches associated with prevention Consideration will be given to individual, group and environmental influences. in the field of psychology. The goal is to provide knowledge that will allow Possible interventions will be identified. Cross-sectional and longitudinal students to critically evaluate prevention programs in their communities. research will be reviewed in order to examine the changes in individuals due to Students apply their learning by conducting a critical analysis of an existing aging and the differences between cohort groups. Three major areas of community prevention and/or health promotion initiative. Prerequisite: none information will be the focus: concepts, theory and methods in psychology of Offered: Every winter aging; biological and social influences on behavior; and behavioral processes. 615 Prevention Science II: Applications (3). This advanced seminar is the There will be a review of current literature. follow-up course to Prevention Science I. Emphasis is placed on the 541 Life Span Issues in Developmental Disabilities (3). Major shifts in application of prevention science to specific content areas (e. g., substance thinking about care and support of individuals with developmental disabilities abuse, violence in schools physical or sexual abuse, AIDS/HIV infection, have occurred, moving from an institutional model to a vision of community infant mortality, cardiovascular disease, promoting social competence.) A membership with natural supports. This course will enable students interested semester project involves an in-depth review of prevention efforts in the chosen in professional careers in human services to be more knowledgeable about the area of interest, resulting in a comprehensive research proposal and/or public far reaching impact of developmental disabilities on individuals and families policy analysis. Prerequisite: Psych 614 (Prevention Science I) Offered: Even over the life span, as well as current issues affecting the field. years, fall semester, beginning 2000
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622 Professional & Ethical Issues in Practice I (3). This course is designed to introduce first year doctoral students to the fundamental concepts and methods of clinical psychology conceived as the application of scientific and ethical reasoning to human problems. It will provide an in-depth examination of the American Psychological Association code of ethics and its application to the conduct of psychologists. Critical and analytical thinking will be emphasized in all aspects of the course. The course will cover broad models of clinical psychology and their historical and scientific foundations, issues in diagnosis, cross-cultural applications and professional problems in light of ethical principles, professional standards, scientific data & cultural contexts. 699 Research and Dissertation (1-16). 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). H210 General Psychology-Honors (3). H322 Child Psychology - Honors (3). H433 Abnormal Psychology-Honors (3).
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496RS The Body in The History of Religion (3). The human body is the site Religious Studies of extensive imaginal and ritual activities in all religious traditions. This course explores some of the diverse ways religious communities have imagined and 204E Haag Hall experienced the human body, as well as how the body had been manipulated (816) 235-5704 or 235-5854 and worked on in an effort to transform the human situation in the world. [email protected] 497RS Special Topics and Readings (1-6). Intensive reading and/or research http://www.umkc.edu/rel-st in an area selected by the student in consultation with the instructor. By permission only. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies. Permission Program Director: of Faculty Member. Offered: On demand. Professor Gary L. Ebersole 500 Special Topics in Religious Studies (1-3). Special topics in religious studies. The focus of the course will vary by semester and instructor. Description of Program 500CQ Cluster Course: Olympus and Sinai: Two Views of Man and The Center for Religious Studies offers an interdisciplinary, God (3). cross-cultural, and historical approach to the study of religion. 510 Religions of the World (3). This course is designed to introduce graduate The center is a consortium of several area institutions of higher students to the major religions of the world, as well as to selected small-group education that have pooled their resources in order to religions. Our goal will be to learn to appreciate the similarities and differences participate in the UMKC Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. in the structure and history of these religions. A primary focus will be on using the categories of the history of religions to examine and analyze the various Students in religious studies are introduced to the many dimensions of religion (e.g., historical, sociological, ritual, mythological, dimensions of religious belief, practice, and expression found aesthetic). In addition, methodological issues of comparison will be addressed. in human cultures across time and space. In addition to 584RS Sacred Narratives and Texts (3). This course will study the “social graduate courses, the Center offers a number of undergraduate lives” of sacred narratives and texts as they circulate within religious courses, listed below. Cognate courses relevant to the study of communities. Among the topics to be studied are methods of exegesis in religion will be found under the listings of other departments different religious traditions, orality and literacy (including the reoralization of written texts), the canonization process, the emergence of interpretive and programs. specialists, text as amulets, reading and meditative practices and techniques, and narratives and the arts. The course is comparative, cross-cultural, and Doctoral Program interdisciplinary in nature. See the School of Graduate Studies section of this catalog. 586RS Methodological Approaches to the Study of Religion (3). This Religious Studies Courses course examines the various disciplines that undertook the critical, objective study of religion beginning in the second half of the nineteenth century and 100 Introduction to Comparative Religion (3). An introduction to the major continuing into the present. The course examines how the disciplines of the religious traditions of the world and small group or tribal religions. Emphasis social sciences and humanities emerged in the last century and how the study on the comparative study of selected myths, rituals, types of religious of religion emerged from its roots in Jewish scholarship and Christian theology specialists, and types of religious communities. to be included under the umbrella of the humanities and social sciences. The historical development of religious studies as a historical and intellectual 300CV Cluster Course: Spectrum of Faith (3). In the age of the global contexts. village, when modern technology and communications have shrunk the world to the dimensions of a neighborhood, people of all faiths are confronting 587RS Research Seminar (3). Students in this course will produce a major important questions about life and “meaning.” This cluster course focuses on research paper under the direction of the instructor: a self-contained thesis this issue as treated by the discipline of Religion Studies and by the major chapter, an article for publication or the equivalent. religious traditions of the world. Guest lecturers will supplement university faculty in examining the outlook of Native American Traditions, Hinduism, 594RS Death in the History of Religion (3). As a biological “fact,” death Buddhism Taoism, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Beliefs, would appear to be a human universal. Yet, human beings have imagined–and, practices, sacred texts and institutional development of these ancient and thus experienced–the meaning of death in many diverse ways in different modern faiths will be covered. cultures and over time. This course explores the conceptualization and representation of death and dying, as well as the ritual activities surrounding 400 Special Topics in Religious Studies (1-3). Special topics in religious death, found in selected religious communities. The goal is to gain insight into studies which are not offered regularly. The focus of the course varies by how people have sought to (re) create a world of meaning in the face of death semester and instructor. and to gain a critical perspective on our own contemporary situation. 400CQ Cluster Course: Olympus and Sinai: Two Views of Man & 595RS Time and Space in the History of Religions (3). Time and space are God (3). essential components of the lived worlds of human beings, yet the cultural and historical constructions of these are remarkably diverse and, moreover, are 467 Myth and Ritual (3). “Myth” and “ritual” have long been fundamental subject to change. This course is a cross-cultural, interdisciplinary, and categories in the study of religion. This course will briefly survey some of the comparative exploration of the constructions and experiences of time and space major theories and approaches to the study of myth and ritual from the found in selected religious communities and historical periods. In addition, it Enlightenment to the present. The course will not only trace the shifting investigates the pivotal role the categories of “sacred and profane time and meanings of “myth” and “ritual”, but will critically evaluate the utility of space” have played in theorizing religion and in the study of religious myths diverse approaches to the study of religious phenomena designated by these and rituals in the modern period. Time and space are essential components of terms. Reading will include theoretical works, as well as selected case studies. the lived worlds of human beings, yet the cultural and historical constructions 479RS A History of Mysticism East and West (3). of these are remarkably diverse and, moreover, are subject to change. This course is a cross-cultural, interdisciplinary, and comparative exploration of the 494RS Death in History of Religion (3). As a biological “fact,” death would constructions and experiences of time and space found in selected religious appear to be a human universal. Yet, human beings have imagined–and, thus communities and historical periods. In addition, it investigates the pivotal role experienced–the meaning of death in many diverse ways in different cultures the categories of “sacred and profane time and space” have played in theorizing and over time. This course explores the conceptualization and representation religion and in the study of religious myths and rituals in the modern period. of death and dying, as well as the ritual activities surrounding death, found in selected religious communities. The goal is to gain insight into how people 596RS Body in the History of Religion (3). The human body is the site of have sought to (re) create a world of meaning in the face of death and to gain a extensive imaginal and ritual activities in all religious traditions. This course critical perspective on our own contemporary situation. explores some of the diverse ways religious communities have imagined and experienced the human body, as well as how the body had been manipulated 495RS Time and Space in the History of Religions (3). Time and space are and worked on in an effort to transform the human situation in the world. essential components of the lived worlds of human beings, yet the cultural and 597RS Non-Thesis Research/Reading (1-6). Individual direction of student historical constructions of these are remarkably diverse and, moreover, are reading or research by selected, consenting faculty. This course can be taken subject to change. This course is a cross-cultural, interdisciplinary, and only when faculty supervision is unavailable in colloquia or seminars. comparative exploration of the constructions and experiences of time and space found in selected religious communities and historical periods. In 598RS Seminar in the History of Religions (3). Advanced graduate seminar addition, it investigates the pivotal role the categories of “sacred and profane on a selected topic or problem in the History of Religion. Topic varies, but the time and space” have played in theorizing religion and in the study of religious seminar will have a methodical or theoretical focus. May be repeated for credit myths and rituals in the modern period. when topic is different.
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680RS Doctoral Colloquium (3). This course will examine the writings and theories of major scholars in a particular area of Religious Studies. The authors, works and intellectual currents which form the basis of the colloquium will vary from semester to semester depending upon the professor’s expertise and design for the course. 687RS Doctoral Research Seminar (3). Students in this course will produce a major research paper under the direction of the instructor. This shall consist of a self-contained chapter of the dissertation or a work of publishable quality. May be repeated for credit. 697RS Doctoral-level Independent Readings (1-6). Individual reading under the supervision of members of the Religious Studies Doctoral faculty and adjuncts in preparation for the Comprehensive Examination for the Ph.D. 699RS Dissertation (1-15). Course credits in dissertation.
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Department of Graduate Program Description The program aims to educate advanced generalist social work Social Work practitioners for professional responsibilities in today’s challenging human service field. To accommodate working Master of Social Work Program students’ schedules, most classes are scheduled for late 4825 Troost, Suite 106 afternoons, evenings, and weekends. (816) 235-1025 As adult learners, students have opportunities to choose [email protected] http://www.umkc.edu/soc-wk assignments and electives that fit their learning needs. Faculty view students as active co-directors of the learning process. Interim Department Chair: Group discussion and debate, role playing, and other James F. Collins experiential activities complement reading and writing Interim Program Director: assignments. Walter E. Kisthardt The practice-oriented curriculum is focused on: direct Field Practicum Director: work with individuals, families, and small groups; an eclectic Maurice Macey theory base for viewing human behavior in the social Faculty: environment; skills for operating in a multidisciplinary agency Share Decroix Bane (aging), Cathy Hiersteiner (children and community environment; research methods with practical and families), Walter Kisthardt (mental health), Lee application to agency practice; and approaches to working with Rathbone-McCuan (social policy and program evaluation) culturally diverse populations. The full-time regular M.S.W. program offers a two-year, Department Description 60-credit curriculum combining classroom and field The Graduate Social Work Department offers a program of experience. For students who already have a B.S.W. degree, study leading to the master’s in social work degree and a the full-time advanced standing program includes 36 credits professional career in social work. The program was new to over a summer semester and one full-time year of coursework the University in 1999. with a supervised field practicum. Students may attend part-time within a four-year period. The result of collaborative efforts by the University of The foundation year includes (a) coursework in generalist Missouri System, UMKC, and many social service agencies in social work practice theory and skills, social policy, human the Kansas City metropolitan area, the M.S.W. program behavior in the social environment, social work research and anticipates accreditation by the Council on Social Work (b) a generalist field practicum experience in a social service Education in 2002. agency for approximately 16-20 hours a week. The mission of the UMKC M.S.W. program is to prepare In the advanced-level year, the curriculum focuses on: students with the knowledge, values and skills necessary for advanced direct practice skills, practice and program effective advanced generalist social work practice in a evaluation, and knowledge in a chosen field of practice (Aging, community context with individuals, families, and groups. Children and Families, or Mental Health and Substance Three themes guide the program: an empowerment/social Abuse). Students may also explore individual areas of interest justice approach, a strengths/assets approach, and a focus on through two electives which may include a “readings and community-building. In accordance with the mission of the investigations” course guided by a faculty member with related social work profession, the M.S.W. Program is strongly expertise. A second field practicum for 16-20 hours a week committed to educating practitioners who will (1) serve people provides advanced generalist experience and supervision in the who are vulnerable, oppressed or living in poverty, and (2) student’s chosen field of practice. In a final capstone seminar, honor human diversity at all levels and phases of the generalist students design an individual project that demonstrates mastery social work practice. in the core competency areas. The program identifies six core competencies for student learning in the classroom and in the field: direct practice and Field Practicum theory, organizations and leadership, community-building and The program has commitments from agencies throughout the social action, research and evaluation, field of practice, and metropolitan area to offer practicum experiences at both professional development. foundation and advanced levels. Students generally spend Achieving proficiency in each of these competency areas between two and three days in the field and are mentored by an results in an M.S.W. graduate with the ability to practice across M.S.W. practitioner employed by the agency. Students spend a a variety of social service settings and with a specialty set of requisite number of hours in face-to-face contact with clients, skills in one of the following three fields of practice: aging, in agency meetings, in individual or group supervision, and in children and families, or mental health and substance abuse. the community. In some cases, students who are already social service employees can arrange to complete their field Career Implications placements at their own agencies. Why consider an advanced degree in social work? Above all, the degree is flexible and versatile. For example, social Admissions The majority of applicants to M.S.W. programs have one of a workers are employed in public social service agencies, variety of undergraduate degrees. Some people have life or non-profit organizations, medical settings, schools, work experience in other fields and are ready for a career community-based clinics, and residential settings. The social change. Others have worked in the human service field for work perspective looks not only at individual thoughts, awhile and are ready to pursue an M.S.W. degree to advance in feelings, and actions, but also at the social environment as a their careers. primary arena for opportunities for change. On behalf of the An applicant who already has a B.S.W. degree can people they serve, social workers have strong interests in social consider the advanced standing program if he/she has received policy and advocacy as well as social science research and the degree within the last nine years and had a 3.0 grade-point policy/program evaluation. average in the B.S.W. major and an overall 2.75 GPA.
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For both the regular and advanced standing programs, Degree Requirements applicants should request an admissions packet from the The graduate social work program grants the M.S.W. degree if department which contains: an information folder, an students have completed the following degree requirements: application from the program, and an application from the University for graduate students. Note: Students who are 1. 60 credit hours of class (48 hours) and field (12 hours) for enrolled at or have graduated from UMKC must fill out and regular program students. return this graduate application as well. 2. 36 credit hours of class (30 hours) and field (6 hours) for In addition to standard resume material, applicants must advanced standing students. submit an essay in response to the questions: (1) “What social 3. To remain in good standing, students must maintain a need do you hope to address as a professional social worker?” cumulative GPA of 3.0. and (2) “What groups of people and/or what organizational 4. Part-time students must demonstrate acceptable progress settings might best utilize your personal/professional talents?” towards the degree, which is defined as taking at least six Applicants also must complete a structured questionnaire that credit hours in two academic semesters each year. identifies career expectations and reasons for wanting to pursue 5. Students take two electives from course offerings in the an M.S.W. degree. Three confidential references are required M.S.W. program or through other UMKC departments, from people able to assess the applicant’s work and academic schools, and programs. One of these electives must be experience and professional potential. Students send this linked to the student’s field of practice, chosen in the material, along with the questionnaire, directly to the program. advanced-level year. Electives may be taken at both the While personal interviews are not required, the faculty on graduate and undergraduate levels (arranged for as the M.S.W. Admissions Committee may request to talk with an graduate credit) and approved by the student’s academic applicant. Applicants with questions about the program may adviser. attend public information session, which are scheduled once a 6. Testing out of foundation courses, except for practice month on campus or at a local agency. courses and field practicum, is an option: Students will be The program aims to be inclusive and to draw from a given the opportunity to waive up to six credit hours by diverse applicant pool. Toward this end, program faculty (1) taking the equivalent of a final examination for a course, make regular presentations in the community to diverse groups offered at the beginning of the semester. These credits and (2) work with the Office of Student Affairs to link up with may then be taken as electives. student organizations which represent women, people of color, gays and lesbians, international students, students with Note: For students with disabilities and/or special learning disabilities, etc. needs, the program works closely with remedial services on Complete admission requirements include: campus and with the Office of Disabled Student Services • An application submitted as instructed. regarding special accommodations. • A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or Student Advising university. The applicant’s undergraduate education must M.S.W. students can seek information and support from reflect a sound liberal arts foundation, including courses the faculty. After admission to the program, students attend an in the humanities, as well as in the social and behavioral orientation, receive a Student Handbook, and are assigned an sciences. A course in human biology is required. academic adviser from the faculty. Ongoing contact with the • An undergraduate grade-point average of 3.0 or better for adviser ensures that a plan of study is meeting the expectations the last 60 hours of coursework or a 3.0 or better for the of the student and the guidelines of the M.S.W. program. cumulative bachelor’s degree GPA or associated master’s Part-time students will find the adviser is particularly helpful in degree. planning the sequence and the timing of courses and field • In extraordinary cases, students may be admitted on a work. When a student selects a field placement, the field provisional basis who have at least a 2.6 GPA, meet all practicum director and a faculty field liaison work with the other admissions requirements, and have submitted a student and the agency to ensure a quality learning experience. written statement asking to be considered for admission In addition, the M.S.W. program director and the newly formed based on one of the following categories: (1) completion M.S.W. student organization offer opportunities for students to of six hours of relevant graduate-level coursework, dialogue about their experience in the program and in the field. acceptable to the faculty, with a grade-point average of 3.0, reported on an official transcript and (2) evidence of Suggested Plan of Study sustained commitment and significant contribution in the The following course of study is a typical schedule for a field of human services. full-time student. • The program does not give academic credit for life Regular Program experience or previous work experience. • Student transfers from other accredited M.S.W. programs Fall may apply to the program. Some or all of a student’s SW510 Foundation Field Practicum I (3)* SW530 Human Behavior: Individuals in the Social completed coursework will be considered for transferred Environment (3) credit. SW532 Foundations of Social Work Practice I (3) • Students who have completed graduate work in SW534 Social Welfare Programs and Policies (3) unaccredited social work programs or other social science SW536 Social Work Research Methods (3) departments may apply to have some credits transferred. • All applicants transferring from other graduate * Students must take a human behavior course (530 or 531) departments or M.S.W. programs in which they are prior to or concurrently with enrollment in SW510. Students currently enrolled must include a letter from a faculty must take the foundation field practicum courses (510 or 511) adviser that summarizes the student’s decision to leave the concurrently with the foundation social work practice classes program. (532 or 533).
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Winter 513 Advanced Field Practicum II (3). Students complete a final semester in SW511 Foundation Field Practicum II (3) their field-of-practice concentration agency setting approximately 20-24 hours SW531 Human Behavior: Families, Groups, weekly under MSW supervision. Students attend a 12-hour integrated field Organizations, and Communities (3) seminar on campus with faculty members. SW 541 must be taken concurrently. SW533 Foundations of Social Work Practice II (3) 530 Human Behavior: Individuals in the Social Environment (3). This SW535 Social Welfare Policy Practice (3) theory course focuses on the interactional context of human behavior essential SW537 Statistical Applications in Social Work to all social work practice. A variety of perspectives are considered in the Research (3) understanding of the individual; developmental, ecosystemic, biopsychosocial, traditional, and alternative. Diversity and resiliency are the are key course Summer concepts. Selection of foundation courses and electives offered. 531 Human Behavior: Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities (3). This theory course applies social work’s ecosystemic Fall framework to the understanding of human behavior in families, groups, SW512 Advanced Field Practicum I (3)* organizations, and communities. Knowledge and applied theories and SW540 Advanced Social Work Practice I (3) paradigms are examined that honor social justice, human diversity, SW542-548 Field of Practice Knowledge course (3) strenghts/assets, and community-building to enhance effective social work SW550 Social Work Practice and Program practice. Evaluation I (3) 532 Foundations of Social Work Practice I (3). This course examines the XXX Elective (3) fundamental knowledge, values, and skills of generalist social work practice with a focus on person-in-environment. Course topics include values and Winter ethics, collaborative approaches to helping,stages of the helping process, and SW513 Advanced Field Practicum II (3) beginning practice skills with at-risk populations. Concurrent enrollment in SW541 Advanced Social Work Practice II (3) SW510 is required. SW542-548 Field of Practice Knowledge course (3) 533 Foundations of Social Work Practice II (3). This second generalist SW579 Capstone Seminar in Social Work (3) social work practice course examines effective helping approaches with XXX Elective (3) diverse families, small groups, and communities of identify and/or place. The course also introduces values and working styles for professional practice in * Students must enroll in a Field of Practice Knowledge course organizations. Pre-requisite: SW532. Concurrent enrollment in SW511 is (542-548) prior to or concurrently with beginning their required. advanced-level practicum (SW512). Students must take the 534 Social Welfare Programs and Policies (3). This course examines social advanced field practicum courses (512 or 513) concurrently policies that direct current social service trends at local, state, and federal with the advanced social work practice classes (540 or 541). levels. Students learn a model of analysis that examines the context in which policy decisions are made and the effects that social service programs and Advanced Standing Program policies have on people’s lives. Advanced standing students must enroll in the following required summer courses: 535 Social Welfare Policy Practice (3). This course prepares students with a social justice/empowerment orientation and the knowledge, skills and values needed to become an effective policy advocate, particularly with people who SW538 Advanced Standing Seminar: Contemporary experience the effects of poverty, discrimination, exclusion, and oppression. Trends in Social Work Practice (3) Pre-requisite: SW 534 SW539 Advanced Standing Seminar: Emerging Issues in Social Welfare Policy and Research (3) 536 Social Work Research Methods (3). This course introduces students to the fundamental knowledge and skills of social work research such as practice Advanced standing students then complete a comparable evaluation, program planning, and other facets of professional social work advanced-level year curriculum with regular program students. practice. Emphasis on application of social research methods in actual practice situations will be used to assist students in skill development. Professional Status 537 Statistical Applications in Social Work Research (3). This course will After graduation students will be well prepared to accept a provide students with the skills needed to calculate and present the results of professional social work position with populations at-risk in a parametric and non parametric statistics used in social work research. variety of social service, mental health, medical, or community Computation with conceptual understanding will be emphasized. Prerequisite: settings. SW 536. Both Missouri and Kansas offer an exam to license 538 Advanced Standing Seminar: Contemp Trends in Social Work Practice (3). This required seminar is designed for BSW’S entering the specialist clinical social workers after two years of supervised Advanced Standing Program and serves to update and integrate social work practice in direct services. For social workers who plan to practice approaches with contemporary perspectives of human behavior in the practice at this level, Kansas statutes require completion of social environment. graduate or continuing education courses in psychopathology 539 Adv Standing Sem: Emerging Iss in Soc Welfare Policy and and diagnostic skills. Students who are considering clinical Research (3). This required seminar in the Advanced Standing Program licensure are encouraged to take this course as an elective prior examines emerging policy issues and research developments in the field. to graduation from the M.S.W. program. Students prepare to choose a field-of-practice concentration and to enter the Advanced-level year of study. Social Work Courses 540 Advanced Social Work Practice I (3). This course prepares students with 510 Foundation Field Practicum I (3). Students spend 16-20 hours weekly in an advanced generalist social work perspective and to evaluate and integrate a generalist field practicum setting under MSW supervision Participation in a theory, values, and skills for assessment and direct practice with complex case 12-hour integrated field seminar on campus led by faculty is required. Must situations in a rapidly changing service environment. Must Be taken take one human behavior course (SW530 or SW531) prior to entering or concurrently with SW 512. concurrently with field placement. Must take SW 532 concurrently. 541 Advanced Social Work Practice II (3). This course extends the advanced 511 Foundation Field Practicum II (3). Students continue the field practicum generalist model of social work practice to working with challenging families experience from SW 510 and participation in the integrated seminar on and small groups. The course introduces leadership, organizational, and campus. Focus on generalist knowledge, values, and skills. Prerequisite: management competencies for professional practice in social service agencies Completion of SW 510 and SW 532. Must take SW 533 concurrently. and skills for coalition-building and collaboration in communities. Must be 512 Advanced Field Practicum I (3). Students are placed in a field setting in taken concurrently with SW513. their chosen field-of-practice concentration approximately 20 hours per week 542 Social Services with Older Adults (3). This course provides an overview under the supervision of an MSW field instructor. Students also participate in a of social service practice with older adults. Students examine population 12-hour integrated field seminar on campus with faculty members. SW 540 demographics, identify normal and abnormal aspects of aging, and examine must be taken concurrently. One concentration seminar must be taken prior to methods, paradigms, and approaches to effective advanced generalist practice our concurrently with entering this field placement. in treatment and community settings.
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543 Social Service Programs and Policy in Aging (3). This course provides an overview of the primary service delivery programs available to older adults and the major social policy that impacts that delivery system. Best practice examples from around the country are explored as students examine current and developing models of care. The course also examines advocacy approaches to improving social policies and treatment of older adults. 544 Social Work Practice with Children, Youth, and Families (3). This course examines models of assessment and treatment with at-risk children, youth, and their families across a variety of settings, including child welfare, mental health, school and neighborhood-based agencies, early intervention programs, and residential treatment. 545 Social Programs and Policies for Children Youth, and Families (3). This course focuses on policy issues and the service delivery system which serves at-risk children, youth and their families across a variety of settings. The course reviews how policy decisions (1) impact family life, particularly of oppressed and excluded groups and (2) influence social work practice approaches with children, youth and families. 546 Mental Health and Mental Illness Seminar In Social Work (3). This course examines current direct practice approaches and policy/research issues in mental health and mental illness. Students focus on service delivery systems of mental health care with a variety of adult populations from a consumer empowerment perspective. 548 Alcohol and Substance Abuse Seminar in Social Work (3). This course examines current research and methods, models, and theories to address alcoholism/addiction in prevention and education, direct practice, and policy arenas. 550 Social Work Practice and Program Evaluation I (3). This course is designed to train students in evaluation of direct practice, program evaluation, and other research activities at organizational and community levels using advanced methods of qualitative and quantitative research. 551 Social Work Practice and Program Evaluation II (3). This elective course follows SW 550 for students who plan to carry out a research project in the field. Students experience the complexities of social science research and learn to produce professional documents for publications in social work journals. Pre-Requisite: SW 550 579 Capstone Seminar in Social Work (3). This course, taken in the last semester, serves as a final opportunity for students to master and integrate advanced generalist competencies in Direct Practice, Organizations/Management, Social Action/Community-building, Research/Evaluation, and the Field-of Practice Concentration. Students prepare a major project for presentation in a public forum. 580 Special Topics in Social Work (1-3). These seminars are designed to examine relevant and innovative areas emerging in social work practice which are not available in the regular course offerings. Topics, instructors, and prerequisites are listed in the semester bulletin. 590 Readings and Investigations in Social Work (1-3). Under the direction of a faculty member, individual students may pursue an in-depth area of study in generalist social work practice, including a research project of the student’s choice. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor.
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Department of Career Implications The undergraduate degrees in sociology and criminal justice Sociology/Criminal Justice and criminology provide a general education and preparation for entry into a variety of professional schools. Students who and Criminology major in these fields are particularly prepared for graduate education in not only sociology and criminal justice and 208 Haag Hall (816) 235-1116 criminology, but also anthropology, psychology, urban studies, [email protected] public administration and other fields. http://www.umkc.edu/sociology Sociology and criminal justice and criminology offer preparation for any occupation in which a broad understanding Department Chair: of social life is valuable, or in which social research skills are Burton Halpert used. Professors Emeriti: Undergraduate programs are designed to meet the Ernest Manheim, Oscar Eggers, Henry G. Burger, requirements of both those who may decide on careers in Thomas Carroll sociology and criminal justice and criminology and those who Professors: find in these areas a subject matter around which to organize C. Neil Bull, Philip G. Olson (director of urban affairs their general liberal arts education. Undergraduate courses are program), Peter Singelmann (coordinator, sociology) also of special merit to students majoring in other fields, Associate Professors: providing insight into the social and policy implications and James Anderson, Linda M. Breytspraak (director of consequences of many forms of social, economic, business and Center on Aging Studies, director of graduate program in technological change. gerontology and principal graduate adviser, sociology), Undergraduate majors pursue graduate training in Cathleen Burnett (principal undergraduate adviser), sociology or criminal justice and criminology in preparation Burton Halpert, Wayne Lucas (principal graduate adviser, for academic and practice careers. A master’s degree or criminal justice and criminology) doctorate is essential for teaching, advanced research, or Assistant Professors: applied careers. Others choose graduate work in other fields: Leanne Fiftal Alarid (coordinator, criminal justice and social work, education, public health, business administration, criminology), Douglas Cowan, Alexander Holsinger, urban planning, law and medicine. Kristi Holsinger, Shannon Jackson (coordinator, To the fullest extent possible, programs of study will be anthropology program), Kenneth Novak, Tanya Price, formulated to suit the student’s academic goals. It is Deborah Smith (director of family studies) recognized that those goals may change during the several Visiting Assistant Professor: years of academic work. Barbara Bonnekessen (anthropology) Research Associate Professors: Department Activities Kenneth C. Erickson Academic Advising Lecturers: Student academic advising is a continuous process in the Lea McChesney (anthropology), Julie Russell (sociology) department. The principal undergraduate and graduate advisers Joint Appointment: are available for consultation throughout the academic year. Greg Arling (Henry W. Bloch School of Business and The department recommends that students check the program Public Administration), Louise Arnold (School of requirements in the department office before filing the Medicine) declaration of major form. Undergraduate majors are Administrative Assistant: encouraged and graduate students are required to consult with Robyn L. Anderson-Terhorst the department to establish a tentative plan of study. Students should leave their mailing addresses with the department so Department Description that they can receive department mailings and modifications of The Department of Sociology/Criminal Justice and the class timetable. Criminology offers programs of study leading to the bachelor Special Opportunities in Gerontology of arts in sociology, the bachelor of arts in criminal justice and The department offers individualized study in gerontology at criminology, the master of arts in sociology and the master of the undergraduate level in consultation with members of the science in criminal justice and criminology. The undergraduate Center on Aging Studies staff. The department also offers major in sociology may choose an emphasis area from the several courses for graduate students in interdisciplinary study several options offered. In addition, program minors are with an interest in gerontology. These courses may be taken available in sociology, criminal justice and criminology, either by degree-seeking students as a part of their programs or anthropology, family studies, women’s studies and by non-degree-seeking students as continuing education gerontology. Sociology is also a participating discipline in students. Students who are interested in gerontology may plan UMKC’s Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. (See the School of a program in conjunction with graduate degrees in sociology, Graduate Studies section of this catalog for more information.) psychology, adult education, music education, nursing, and The mission of the department is to extend knowledge public administration. The Center on Aging Studies offers a about the nature of social life. This mission includes concentration in aging through its 18-credit-hour graduate continuing participation by faculty in significant criminological gerontology certificate program. Those who are interested and sociological research and other scholarly endeavors and should contact the Center on Aging Studies at (816) 235-1747 the invitation to students to join in that activity by: or Lois Fitzpatrick, coordinator of the Gerontology Certificate • Learning the core materials of the discipline; Program, at (816) 235-2182. • Acquiring research skills; • Assisting in faculty research; Cooperative Programs • Becoming involved in student activities that supplement The department cooperates with several other programs on the coursework and research. campus by jointly listing courses at the undergraduate level:
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• American studies Field Experience, Directed Individual Study • Anthropology or Research • Black studies Several courses at the 300 and 400 level are set aside for • Criminal justice and criminology individual study either as readings courses or as research • Family studies courses. Readings course SOC 397 has variable credit from 1 • Honors program to 3 credit hours, and individual contracts are made with the • Urban affairs faculty prior to a student selecting the course. The individual • Women’s studies research course SOC 398 has variable credit from 1 to 6 credit hours, and individual contracts are made with faculty prior to a Sociology Honor Society and Criminal Justice/Criminology student selecting the course. The department also offers Club practicum courses, which can require considerable work The department has a chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, a national outside the classroom, often in an agency setting. These honorary society for sociology. The society sponsors a courses are SOC 390R and 391. Students are restricted to 6 sociology club and a variety of extracurricular activities for credit hours of any combination of field experience, directed student sociologists. individual study and research toward the 27 hours required in Special Award the sociology major. A special award was established as a memorial to Edward B.A. Degree Requirements Tomich, Ph.D., professor of sociology from 1964 to 1976. On The bachelor of arts degree in sociology requires a total of 27 the recommendation of the department faculty, the Edward credit hours in addition to the general requirements for a Tomich Award is given annually to a senior student majoring in degree in the College of Arts and Sciences. sociology or criminal justice and criminology who exemplifies an indomitable spirit; a commitment to the struggle for human 1. All majors are required to take the following: welfare; an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and personal SOC 101 Sociology: An Introduction (3) growth; an unwillingness to be cowed by authority or the SOC 103 Intro. to Cultural Anthropology (3) superficialities of status; a readiness to ask the more difficult SOC 361 Social Theory (3) questions while being ready to accept the uncertainty of SOC 362 Methods of Sociological Research (3) answers; and an appreciation of the value of theoretical SOC 363 Intro. to Statistics (3) knowledge about human interaction in everyday life. SOC 404WI Sociology Capstone: Senior Seminar 2. All majors are required to take a writing intensive course Financial Assistance within the Department of Sociology/Criminal Justice and Students can receive financial assistance through various Criminology (SOC 404WI fulfills this requirement). campus scholarships, loan programs, grants and the 3. An average of 2.0 grade-point-average must be attained in work-study program. Students who are interested should the 27 hours credited toward the major. contact the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office. In addition, 4. Students also must complete the general degree a small number of graduate students may receive financial requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences and assistance through teaching and research assistantships offered have attained a minimum GPA of 2.0. by the department. These assistantships offer an important opportunity for students to develop their professional skills Areas of Emphasis through teaching or research. Majors are encouraged to choose an emphasis area as outlined below. Emphasis areas cover four major groupings of courses Sociology Program designed to aid the student in selecting a plan of study related Bachelor of Arts: Sociology to personal interests or with some relevance for careers. Life Course Admission Requirements Students focus on the progress of the individual through the High school students are encouraged to take a general college various stages of the life cycle. Courses: SOC 303CO, 303CW, preparatory curriculum. Additional courses in mathematics, 310R, 311, 312, 313R, 315R, 316, 410R, 411, 412, 416 and English, foreign languages and the social sciences, such as 417. economics, anthropology, psychology and sociology, are recommended. As a part of the regular coursework in Deviant Behavior sociology, students must become proficient in computer use. Students focus on the areas of deviance, social problems and Students planning to transfer from a community college are collective behavior. Courses: SOC 312, 317, 320, 321R, 419, 420 and 421. encouraged to take at least 6 credit hours of sociology (including introductory sociology), college algebra and English Urban Sociology composition. A maximum of 12 hours of transfer credits Students will focus on urban problems, change in urban (including introductory sociology) can be counted toward settings and the application of sociology to urban satisfaction of the major field requirements. environments. Courses: SOC 320, 322, 331, 335R, 430R and 431. Course Prerequisites Courses at the 100 level have no prerequisites. Courses at the Anthropology 300 level are not viewed as highly specialized and need only 3 Students will focus on a cross-cultural analysis of societies. Courses: ANTH 103, 204, 300, 300R, 331, 342, 343, 344 and credit hours of social science as a prerequisite. Courses at the 361. 400 level are specialized courses and a prerequisite of 9 credit hours of social science is required. A few courses have Program Minors additional requirements as specified in the course descriptions. Students are urged to confer with a department adviser to plan a minor. To declare a minor, students must file a completed declaration form with a current copy of their transcript.
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Minor in Sociology maximum of 6 credit hours may be transferred from another Undergraduate students can minor in sociology. Eighteen (18) institution of higher learning. Students may, with the approval credit hours are required for a minor, including the required of the department, apply a maximum of 6 credit hours in introductory course, SOC 101. 400-level courses toward the degree, if such coursework is Minor in Anthropology appropriate to their programs of study. SOC 501 requires an Anthropology is a holistic and cross-culturally comparative undergraduate course in sociological theory as a prerequisite; science that is uniquely qualified to prepare students for SOC 502 requires SOC 501 as a prerequisite; SOC 516 multicultural work and social environments in the U.S. and requires an undergraduate course in statistics as a prerequisite; abroad. Students will be introduced to the subject and methods SOC 511 and SOC 512 each require an undergraduate course of cultural anthropology, examining its foundations and current in research methods as a prerequisite. It should be noted that trends in theory and application. Careers for anthropologists lie courses numbered at the 400 level, taken as required in areas of human interaction. Anthropologists are especially prerequisites for graduate coursework, do not count toward the attractive to companies and government agencies that work degree. with and for national minorities and in foreign countries. M.A. Degree Requirements Students earning a minor in anthropology take 6 credit hours of required courses and 12 credit hours of elective 1. All graduate students are required to take the following courses, which results in the total of 18 hours needed. courses: Electives can be planned around an area of specialization SOC 501 Social Theory I (3) within anthropology. Students should consult with the program SOC 502 Social Theory II (3) director to select the appropriate courses. SOC 510 Sociological Research Method I (3) Required Courses: SOC 511 Sociological Research Method II (3) ANTH 103 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3 SOC 516 Intermediate Statistics (3) ANTH 204 Fieldwork Methods 3 2. Students are expected to earn a GPA of 3.0 or above in these core courses. Those who do not meet this requirement will be subject to review by the departmental Master of Arts: Sociology graduate standards committee. The department Admission Requirements continually reviews each student’s program. Students who Regular admission to graduate study requires a baccalaureate do not perform at a satisfactory level can be placed on degree in sociology from an accredited college or university probation or dropped from the program. with an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 (B) in the last two years 3. Students may choose the remainder of their coursework (junior and senior) of coursework. Students are required to from the electives offered in the department and from have taken courses in SOC 361, 362 and 363 and passed each graduate courses offered in related departments with the of these courses with a B or higher. Students who do not meet approval of the principal graduate adviser. these requirements may be accepted on probationary status. 4. Students must choose one of the two degree options Applicants for the Winter Semester must have all materials to provided by the department and complete the 30 credit the admissions committee by Nov. 1, and those applying for hours of graduate coursework required for the degree Fall Semester admission must have materials in by April 1. For option chosen. an application to be processed, the following information must 5. Students must complete 12 credit hours of graduate work be submitted: each academic year to maintain their standing in the program. An GPA of 3.0 is expected for all work offered • All undergraduate transcripts; in general, applicants are for graduate credit. expected to have a 2.6 GPA in all undergraduate work and 6. Students also must comply with all applicable general a 3.0 GPA in sociology courses; graduate academic requirements as listed in the School of • Three letters of recommendation, preferably from former Graduate Studies section of this catalog. instructors; 7. A program of study must be filed near the beginning of • A statement of purpose with no less than one page the student’s coursework. However, the plan of study can covering past experiences, future plans and interest in be modified during the coursework. sociology. 8. Credit for one-credit-hour and continuing education courses (VCA) can be applied to the M.A. course Career Implications of the M.A. in Sociology requirements only in exceptional cases and with the Some M.A. recipients go directly into teaching or research approval of the department’s graduate adviser. positions for which their master’s work specifically prepares them. There are also opportunities in research agencies, community colleges, business and government agencies. Degree Options Research skills are sought in many occupations with a heavy The department offers two options for fulfilling the M.A. emphasis on science and technology. Specialization in one or requirements in sociology: more fields of sociology is not ordinarily a part of an M.A. Thesis Option program. It is possible, however, through individualized The requirements for this option are 30 credit hours of graduate planning, and especially through independent study under the coursework. Three to six (3-6) credit hours are received for the supervision of a faculty member who is a specialist in a master’s thesis. An oral defense of the thesis is required. particular topic, to achieve a measure of specialized Comprehensive Examination Option competence in any of the fields in which faculty are prepared This option requires 30 hours of graduate coursework. After to supervise. Many students earning the M.A. degree go on to completion of all coursework, a comprehensive exam must be Ph.D. programs at other universities. passed in the areas of sociological theory, research methods Course Prerequisites and statistics, and a substantive area of the student’s choice. Only sociology courses numbered 500 and above may be taken Although the department encourages students to take all for graduate credit. With the consent of the department, a the required courses at the beginning of the academic career,
192 Department of Sociology/Criminal Justice and Criminology students are not encouraged to take more than two required 3. All majors are required to take 6 non-CJC credit hours courses each semester. Students should consult their graduate from the following list (no other courses will fulfill this adviser about the plan of study. requirement): • ECON 201, 202, 416 or 435; Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program • GEOG 332 or 333; Sociology is an academic discipline eligible for full • PSYCH 323 or 433; participation in UMKC’s Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. • HIST 308B, 322R, 323R, 360R or 425; Students interested in this study should review the School of • PUB AD 310; Graduate Studies section of this catalog for general and • POL SC311, 344, 348, 349, 405 or 408; discipline-specific admission criteria, academic regulations and • SOC 103, 202R, 203, 302, 313R, 320, 322, 332, degree requirements. Interested students should contact the 335R, 430R or 431; doctoral program adviser for the Department of • PHIL 340 or 449. Sociology/Criminal Justice and Criminology at (816)235-1744. At least 18 of the 36 credit hours must be taken from the Criminal Justice and criminal justice and criminology program offerings at UMKC. Note: Undergraduate CJC students who will be pursuing Criminology Program a master’s in criminal justice and criminology in the future at The College of Arts and Sciences offers the bachelor of arts UMKC or any other university are strongly encouraged to take and master of science degrees in criminal justice and SOC 363. This will improve their chances of admission to the criminology (CJC), administered through the Department of program. Sociology/Criminal Justice and Criminology. Within the It is suggested that students broaden their course choices context of a liberal arts education, the program offers an by selecting cognate offerings in English (especially those interdisciplinary approach to study of the criminal justice courses that stress writing skills), philosophy, history, system. The program is designed to develop the intellectual geography, political science, psychology, sociology and public skills required to function effectively as a field practitioner and administration. An elementary course in computer to provide the knowledge base for careers as planners, programming is recommended. administrators and researchers. The course offerings Transfer students may be credited with a maximum of 12 emphasize issues and problems relevant to policy credit hours (the introductory course plus 9 hours of electives) considerations in criminal justice. from other institutions. Students with more than one academic major may apply only 3 credit hours (usually the required Bachelor of Arts: Criminal Justice research methods course) from another degree program toward and Criminology the CJC major. An introductory statistics course (SOC 363 or PSYCH Career Implications of the B.A. Degree 316) is recommended for those students who anticipate doing The B.A. curriculum is designed to prepare students for graduate study in criminal justice and criminology. Should an entry-level positions and middle-management careers in the introductory statistics course be taken it will be accepted as public and private sectors of police and security services, adult CJC elective credit and used to fulfill requirements for the CJC and juvenile justice systems and post-adjudicatory services major or minor. such as probation, parole and related private organizations, as In selecting courses to fulfill the 12 credit hours of CJC well as federal, state and local administrative agencies. The electives, CJC majors and minors should be aware of the program is intended to augment skills that are developed in the following restrictions: training programs and academies of service agencies and to develop new talent for the wide variety of agencies and • No more than 6 credit hours of Directed Studies in organizations that administer our legal institutions. In addition Criminal Justice and Criminology (CJC 490) may be used to the foregoing variety of career roles, CJC majors can to fulfill CJC elective requirements; exercise career options in consulting, government, human • Participation in only one Internship in Criminal Justice services, journalism and urban planning, and with the (CJC 491) may be used to fulfill CJC elective appropriate graduate training, in teaching social work, requirements; criminology and law. • No more than 3 credit hours of Topics in Criminal Justice and Criminology (CJC 492) may be used to fulfill CJC B.A. Degree Requirements elective requirements. The B.A. degree requires a total of 36 credit hours in addition Students who are pursuing the CJC major or minor are strongly to the general requirements for a degree in the College of Arts encouraged to meet with their adviser each semester to review and Sciences. For students selecting the CJC major, required their progress toward degree completion, as well as to courses are the following: determine the appropriateness of coursework selected. 1. CJC 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice Minor in Criminal Justice and Criminology CJC 319 Theoretical Criminology Undergraduate students can obtain a CJC minor. A minimum CJC 470WI Capstone: Criminal Justice and Criminology of 18 credit hours is required, including the required CJC 483 Methods of Sociological Research introductory courses CJC 101 and CJC 483. At least 9 of the and two of the following courses: 18 credit hours must be in courses at the 300 or 400 level, in CJC 265 Delinquency and Juvenile Justice addition to at least 9 credit hours taken from UMKC. Only 3 CJC 250 Introduction to Policing credit hours from the major field of study may be applied CJC 270 Principles of Corrections toward a CJC minor. CJC 320 Supreme Court and the Criminal Process 2. Students are expected to take CJC 470WI after they finish all other CJC courses. CJC 470WI is open only to CJC majors in their last semester of coursework.
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Master of Science: Criminal Justice teaching opportunities open to them, although permanent employment in institutions of higher education usually requires and Criminology a doctoral degree. Description of Program M.S. Degree Requirements The M.S. degree in CJC offers coursework that emphasizes Requirements for the M.S. degree in CJC include successful policy analysis of CJC issues. Selection of courses beyond completion of graduate-level work and acceptable performance those required and development of personal programs of study will follow one of two basic tracks depending upon the in a final written examination that is administered when all student’s professional or career aspirations. The first track is course and thesis work has been completed. Students must designed for those primarily interested in treatment and complete all courses listed on the program of study prepared in research areas of justice administration, while the second track consultation with the principal graduate adviser. The final is designed for students primarily interested in criminal justice written examination is administered and evaluated by members and criminology and management of justice-system agencies. of the program’s graduate faculty. This examination will normally focus on the student’s thesis, or if a student has Admission Requirements elected the non-thesis option, on materials and topics relevant Students applying for CJC graduate work must have: to the student’s individual course of study. However, in some cases other related subject matter may be included. • Completed an undergraduate degree with a program major in the sociobehavioral sciences; Students must complete 6 credit hours of graduate work • Achieved a 2.6 GPA in all undergraduate work, with a 3.0 each year in order to maintain their standing in the program. GPA for courses within the program major; Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA in all work offered for • Completed an undergraduate course in statistics; graduate credit. Failure to meet those requirements may result • Completed an undergraduate course in research methods in the student’s being placed on academic probation or dropped from the program. Students should consult the General The application process is competitive. Satisfaction of the Graduate Academic Regulations and Information section in minimum criteria stated above does not guarantee admission to this catalog for regulations that apply to all graduate students. the graduate program of study. Students are admitted according to their rank in the applicant pool and the adequacy Master of Science Program of Study of departmental resources. The CJC M.S. degree requires a minimum of 30 credit hours. Applicants must submit transcripts of undergraduate work, All students are required to complete the following courses: scores from the Graduate Records Examination (General), and • CJC 501 Proseminar to the Criminal Justice System (3) a letter of formal application requesting admission to this • CJC 580 Seminar: Policy and Decision Making in program, expressing personal plans and interests regarding Criminal Justice (3) graduate work in the CJC field. Applicants for the winter term • SOC 510 Qualitative Methods (3) or SOC 511 must have all materials to the admissions committee by Nov. 1, Quantitative Methods (3). and those applying for fall semester admission must have • SOC 516 Intermediate Statistics (3) materials in by April 1. • CJC 518 Advanced Criminological Theory (3) It is strongly recommended that application materials be and one of the following: submitted at least five months prior to the anticipated date of • CJC 570 Contemporary Corrections and Correctional initial enrollment to ensure all materials will be on hand in Policy (3) time for review. • CJC 575 Correctional Rehabilitation and Treatment (3) Decisions regarding admission to the graduate program • CJC 551 Seminar in Policing (3) are made by the graduate faculty of the program. Materials are reviewed with attention to past academic performance and Note: Students planning further graduate study or careers in substantive areas of study that would prepare students for CJC treatment or administration are strongly advised to take both graduate study. Applicants who do not meet the minimum SOC 510 and 511. requirements (e.g., undergraduate academic emphasis or GPA Students who did not complete an undergraduate statistics minimums) may be admitted on a probationary status, course may take SOC 363: Introduction to Statistics in depending on individual circumstances. In such cases, the Sociology, or PSYCH 316: Quantitative Methods in student may be required to enroll in specified courses to Psychology, for 3 hours of graduate credit. An introductory eliminate curricular deficiencies or to demonstrate ability to do statistics course must be satisfactorily completed before graduate work before regular admission to the graduate enrolling in SOC 516: Intermediate Statistics, which is program is approved. required in the M.S. program. Students who have not successfully completed an Career Implications of the M.S. Degree undergraduate research methods course may enroll in CJC 483: The master of science degree in criminal justice and Methods of Sociological Research for 3 hours of graduate criminology is intended to prepare students for careers in field credit. An introduction to research methods course must be practice, research, administration and program evaluation in public and private justice-related agencies. Students also may satisfactorily completed before enrolling in either SOC 510 or find the degree a useful prelude to law school or doctoral study 511. in criminal justice, criminology, sociology, political science or Preparation of a thesis is optional. Students who wish to public administration. Career opportunities are not restricted to write a thesis as part of their graduate study may receive up to those traditionally defined as criminal justice (i.e., law 6 credit hours. Selection of courses beyond those required will enforcement or correctional administration). Options include depend on the student’s personal and career interests. Students program planning, policy evaluation and investigative work for may enroll in any CJC course that offers graduate credit; state and federal regulatory agencies, management and however, a maximum of 40 percent of coursework in a graduate planning for private security agencies; and research and program of study may be numbered in the 300 and 400 levels. evaluation for legislative and public and private advisory According to personal and career interests, students may agencies. Students with the M.S. degree also may find some develop a graduate plan of study that will prepare them for
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work in treatment and research areas of justice administration 342 Native Peoples of North America (3). Origin and distribution of native or in administration and management of justice system populations of North America; culture, history and economic, social and religious institutions of native Americans; the place of the native peoples in agencies. For the plan of study, students may select courses contemporary American society. Crosslisted with SOC 342. offered by other sociobehavioral departments of the College of 343 Societies and Cultures of Latin America (3). A survey of emerging Arts and Sciences, School of Law, School of Education, or cultures and societies in Latin America; pre-history and geography; the Mayan, Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration. the Aztec and Incan civilizations; contemporary Indian, peasant and urban Students should consult the principal graduate adviser in subcultures; the impact of forces such as migration, urbanization, peasant selecting courses that will afford progress toward completion mobilization, and agrarian reform. Crosslisted with SOC 343. Offered: Fall. of the degree, as well as meet their needs and interests 346 Cultures of the African Diaspora (3). This course will explore the cultures of African people and their descendents who settled in Europe, the regarding graduate study. Caribbean or the Americas due primarily to the impact of the Trans-Atlantic trade in human beings. The focus will be comparative, with emphasis on Anthropology Courses cultural adaptation, kinship systems, music and religion. 103 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3). An introduction to culture 361 Anthropological Theory (3). A survey of the major orientations in and the basic concepts of anthropology. Topics include kinship, language, and cultural theory, their historical development, and contemporary issues and cultural change. Crosslisted with SOC 103. Offered: Fall/Winter. controversies in cultural theory. Prerequisite(s): 3 hour in Social Science. 202R Social Organization (3). This course focuses on the principles of social Offered: Fall/Winter. organization that undergird all human societies: social groups; age and gender 362 Methods of Anthropological Research (3). An introduction to the differences; the institutions of family, economy, religion and polity; power; traditional and contemporary methods used in anthropological research from community and other units of residence; and social differentiation based on research design and proposal writing, to fieldwork methods, and methods of such factors as wealth and/or prestige. The focus of analysis is on the analysis and presentation. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours in Social Science. Offered: maintenance of social order, social change, and integration of society. Fall/Winter. Crosslisted with SOC 202R. Prerequisite: Soc 101. Offered: Every semester. 441 Developing Countries (3). Focuses on issues of economic development, social stratification, political institutions, and political mobilization in societies 204 Fieldwork Methods (3). This course teaches techniques for where colonialism provided the context for their long-term disadvantages in fieldwork-based research, a key methodology for any qualitative study in the the international economic order. Specific attention is paid to the intersection social sciences. In this class students learn how cultural anthropologists and of the international components that define the options and limits for societal sociologists conduct fieldwork and consider the merits and pitfalls of a variety development (e.g., market shifts, international institutions and contracts, of approaches. Then students engage in their own fieldwork projects, going out foreign policies, and migration) and the distinct social, political and cultural into the local community and using fieldwork techniques to pursue a research implications of these factors for developing societies. Crosslisted with (ANTH question. Students learn to identify potential sites, develop a research question, or SOC 441). use interview techniques, heighten observational abilities, collect and analyze data. 442 Primitives and Us: Contemporary Theories of Art,Society & Culture (3). Using a comparative perspective, this course examines art and 300CO CC: African American Experience Through the Prism of Film (3). aesthetics as cultural concepts and their relation to social life in diverse This course explores the major themes in the African American experience contexts. Current theory in the anthropology of art is explored through through film and television. Using anthropological and historical analysis, film investigating “primitive” and Western art both in the marketplace and in the reception theory, as well as film and cultural criticism, students study a variety museum. The social identity of artist in indigenous and industrialized societies of film genres including silent motion pictures, talkies, musicals, all black cast is also examined. films, documentaries, Hollywood and blaxploitation movies. Students will 558 Cultures of the African Diaspora (3). The course will explore the learn about the motion picture industry and pioneer independent Black cultures of African people and their descendents who settled in Europe, the Filmmakers especially Oscar Micheaux, Spike Lee, and Julie Dash. The Caribbean or the Americas due primarily to the impact of the Trans-Atlantic course explores myths, stereotypes and images of African Americans in trade in human beings. The focus will be comparative, with emphasis on television and film. Students will interact with local people and organizations cultural adaptation, kinship systems, music and religion involved with African American Cinema such as the African American Film Society of Kansas City, Missouri. The course is offered at the GEM Theater in 580 Special Studies in Anthropology (1-3). An opportunity to explore in the History 18th & Vine District. depth topics not included in usual course offerings. One or more topics will be announced in advance of registration. 300R Special Topics in Anthropology (1-3). Each time this course is offered, a different area of anthropology, to be announced, will be examined. 580CO CC: African American Experience Through the Prism of Film (3). Crosslisted with SOC 300R. Prerequisite(s); None. Offered: On demand. This course explores the major themes in the African American experience through film and television. Using anthropological and historical analysis, film 310R The Family (3). Family types and marital institutions found in various reception theory, as well as film and cultural criticism, students study a variety cultures with emphasis upon the contemporary American family. Crosslisted of film genres including silent motion pictures, talkies, musicals, all black cast with SOC 310R. Offered: Fall/Winter. films, documentaries, Hollywood and blaxploitation movies. Students will 322 Race and Ethnic Relations (3). The nature, origin and dynamics of ethnic learn about the motion picture industry and pioneer independent Black and race relations in the U. S. and other societies. Specific attention will be Filmmakers especially Oscar Micheaux, Spike Lee, and Julie Dash. The given to the historical and contemporary contexts of prejudice, discrimination course explores myths, stereotypes and images of African Americans in and confrontation. Crosslisted with (Anth or SOC 322). Offered: Fall/Winter. television and film. Students will interact with local people and organizations involved with African American Cinema such as the African American Film 328 Anthropology of the Body (3). The Anthropology of the Body is an Society of Kansas City, Missouri. The course is offered at the GEM Theater in interdisciplinary and comparative approach to the study of the body as the the History 18th & Vine District. subject and object of social processes. Anthropological approaches to ritual, performance, reproduction, and healing will provide a framework for classical Criminal Justice and Criminology Courses as well as contemporary explorations of bodily representation and experiences 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3). This introductory overview course across a variety of cultural contexts. Prerequisite: Introduction to Cultural is designed to familiarize students with the three main components of the adult Anthropology criminal justice system: police, courts, and corrections. The course will 331 Urban Anthropology (3). A course designed to apply anthropological investigate the viewpoints of offenders, victims, social scientists, the general methods to the study of various urban environments. The approach to the public, and workers in the system on diverse issues of social control, criminal subject is comparative, seeking to spell out those features of the urban setting behavior, treatment and punishment. which vary from culture to culture as well as those which are common to all. 250 Introducing of Policing (3). A comparison of law enforcement and Crosslisted with SOC 331. Offered: Fall. peace-keeping functions of the police provides a basic theme for the course, with examination of several topics related to police accomplishing these 340R Social Change (3). Examines the key dimensions that bring about functions. Some of the topics covered include police discretion, police change in societies, including revolutions and evolutionary processes. professionalism, the police officer as a bureaucratic agent, and Attention is given to the global context of social change, as well as the role of police-community relations. social actors and social movements. Crosslisted with (ANTH 340R or SOC 340R). 265 Delinquency and Juvenile Justice (3). This course focuses on the nature, extent and theoretical explanations of delinquency and the history and 341R The Anthropology of Economic Institutions (3). Examines in a philosophy behind the juvenile justice system in terms of the roles played by comparative perspective the social, cultural and political framework of law enforcement, juvenile courts, and corrections. Juvenile groups such as economic activities. Emphasis is placed on socioeconomic systems and the status offenders, delinquents, gang members, victims, and juveniles contradictions they generate. Crosslisted with SOC 341R. Offered: Annually. adjudicated as adult criminals will also be examined.
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265P Juvenile Justice System (3). A survey of the legal aspects of the 373 Institutional Corrections (3). This course will examine several aspects of juvenile justice system in America dealing with the history, philosophy, the American Prison, Specifically, current issues in the management and jurisprudence and treatment of delinquents, and neglected, abused, dependent growth of the prison industry will be reviewed. These issues will inculde major and adoptive children. Pace class to meet one night a week from 6:00-10:00 constitutional applicatons, the management of special populations within the p.m. and one weekend: Fri E6:00-10:00; Sat 8:00-5:00; Sun 1:00-5:30 for prison environment, and a general review of several aspects of day-to-day eight weeks in either fall or winter semester. Part of PACE Block – Juvenile prison life. These issues and others will be explored through a review of the Justice and the Family. research literature base germane to prisons and institutions. 270 Principles of Corrections (3). This course explores adult institutional and 390 New Dimensions in Criminal Justice (3). Examination of contemporary community-based corrections in the United States. Major areas examined topics, issues or problems related to the development of justice and/or include the evolution of corrections, the process of correctional reform, adult operations in response to criminal and related behaviors addressed by the offenders and prison culture, treatment and rehabilitation of offenders, justice system. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: None. Offered: intermediate sanctions, and correctional workers. Every semester. 300 Structural Theories of Crime (3). The impact of sociodemographic, 420 Control of Crime and Delinquency (3). The various ways societies have geographic, economic, political variables and sex roles in the occurrence and tried to control and prevent violations. Topics: the nature and types of law; a distribution of crime. critical analysis of American police, judicial and penal systems; the prevention 315 Crime, Criminals and Victims (3). This course addresses the study of of crime and delinquency. Also offered as Sociology 420. crime, criminal and victims. It examines the relationship between victims and 421 Criminal Behavior in the United States (3). A description and causal offenders. Special treatment is given to criminological as well as analysis of complex forms of criminal behavior in contemporary American victimological theories. A segment of the course will address the sporadic society; included for study will be organized and professional crime, white nature of juvenile crime. The course will examine viable strategies to reduce collar crime, homicide, suicide, and crimes against morals involving sex, levels of victimization. In the final analysis the course will offer crime alcohol, drugs and gambling. Also offered as Sociology 421. prevention strategies. 424 The Death Penalty in America (3). This course takes a sociological look 317 Policies of Drug Use and Control (3). Utilizing both historical and at the most extreme punishment currently in use in the United States. Society contemporary information, this course provides an assessment of the “drug debates its value without giving much weight to the research which social problem” in the U.S. and policies of control developed in response to the science conducts. Indeed, the political domain frequently misrepresents the problem. Drug use criminalization, legalization, medical treatment, and data that is available. The course evaluates the adequacy of the research and prevention strategies and related issues are considered in regard to scientific separates the strands of the debates in order to understand the role of the death knowledge related to the patterns, causes, and impact of substance abuse. Also penalty in our society. Also offered as Sociology 424. Prerequisite(s): AOJ offered as Sociology 317. Offered annually. 483 OR SOC 362. Offered: Winter. 319 Theoretical Criminology (3). A comprehensive examination of the major 429 Restorative Justice (3). This course is an introduction to the concept of criminology theories, their philosophical assumptions, and the socio-historical restorative justice. The course examines the roots of the concept, its theoretical context in which they were articulated. Also offered as Soc 319. perspective, and its applications in juvenile justice, mediation and correctional settings. 320 The Supreme Court and the Criminal Process (3). Course examines recent Supreme Court decisions on the constitutional aspects of the 435 Gender and Law (3). This course examines the contemporary legal rights administration of justice. Topics include the nationalization of the Bill of and obligations of women in light of the historical relationships between the Rights and jurisdiction with an emphasis on problems involving the Fourth, social status of women and their legal status. Topics investigated include Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and 14th Amendments. proprietary and contractual rights, family law, employment practices, educational opportunities, and women as victims and perpetrators of crime. 328 Anthropology of the Body (3). The Anthropology of the Body is an interdisciplinary and comparative approach to the study of the body as the 450 Women, Crime and Criminal Justice (3). This course will focus on the subject and object of social processes. Anthropological approaches to ritual, experiences of women and girls with crime in America. The primary areas performance, reproduction, and healing will provide a framework for classical studied will be females as victimes, offenders, and professionals in the as well as contemporary explorations of bodily representation and experiences criminal justice system. Various criminological theories and research will also across a variety of cultural contexts. Prerequisite: Introduction to Cultural be examined in light of gender. Offered: W01, W02, W03, F03 Anthropology 470WI Capstone: Criminal Justice and Criminology (3). This course is 351 Policing in the Community (3). The purpose of this class is to introduce designed to integrate student’s program of study in the major of criminal the student to police operations and the effectiveness of different police justice and criminology. The class examines current conditions of the justice programs. The material discussed in class focuses on empirical evaluations of system with respect of race, gender and social class. This course satisfies the police effectiveness, and the role of the police in today’s society. This class is writing intensive requirement for the General Degree Requirements of the divided into four broad areas: the nature and effectiveness of patrol; criminal College. Rerequistes: WEPT, course taken in student’s last semester. Semester investigations; special operations including crackdowns, responses to domestic offered: Fall/Winter assaults, and hot spot policing; and the latest crime prevention strategies, such 475 White Collar Crime (3). This course examines activities variously called as community oriented policing and problem solving. white-collar crimes, crimes of privilege, corporate and government crimes, and 353 Legal Aspects of Policing (3). This course provides legal issues that upperworld crimes. The purposes of the course are (1) to describe, analyze, currently confront law enforcement personnel. The course examines and assess social impact of these offenses, (2) to examine the capacity of constitutional issues and laws governing police practices. Some topics that will existing theories in criminology and social deviance to account for those be addressed include the legality of stopping and frisking suspects; arresting activities, (3) to describe the responsibilities, powers, and activities of those powers; the power to search and seize; the use of excessive and deadly force; agencies which have jurisdiction over them, and (4) to assess the effectiveness and the police role in assets forfeitures. of various legal sanctions in controlling such activities and to review the problems involved in legislation intended to achieve that control. 355 Crime and Public Policy (3). This course addresses how society has responded to the crime problem during changing social, historical, political 475P White Collar Crime (3). This course examines activities variously and economic contexts. Special attention will be given to how society has called white-collar crimes, crimes of privilege, corporate and government reacted to crime (with liberal treatment and rehabilitation or conservative crimes, and upperworld crimes. The purpose of the course are (1) to describe, punitive approaches) from the 1920’s to the present. analyze, and assess social impact of these offenses, (2) to examine the capacity of existing theories in criminology and social deviance to account for those 360 Criminal Behavior Systems (3). A first-hand account of typologies activities, (3) to describe the responsibilities, powers, and activities of those drawn from empirical studies of professional criminals, organized crime, agencies which have jurisdiction over them, and (4) to assess the effectiveness white-collar offenders, political criminals and street-level offenders such as the of various legal sanctions in controlling such activities and to review the burglar, thief, murderer, drug dealer, rapist, or armed robber. problems involved in legislation intended to achieve that control. Part of PACE Block –Justice and Society. PACE class to meet one night a week from 371 Community Corrections (3). This course will examine intermediate 6:00-10:00 p.m. and one weekend: Fri. E6:00-10:00; Sat 8:00-5:00; Sun sanctions in the United States, such as probation, halfway houses, boot camps, 1:00-5:30 for eight weeks in either fall or winter semester. among others. Specifically, the origin and proliferation of the use of corrections in the community will be explored in depth. The effectiveness of 476 Seminar in Criminal Justice and Criminology Issues (3). This course is several major community correctional strategies will be explored through a an advanced exploration of the relationship between the criminal jusitice review of the research literature base. Several issues will be highlighted system and criminal behavior from at least one of the following perspectives: including (but not limited to ) ethical constraints, political problems, and psychological, sociological, economic, legal, political or administration/ treatment effectiveness in light of the use of community sanctions. Offered: management. Will include discussions and analysis of contemporary readings One time every other year and on-going research in the selected perspective.
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483 Methods of Sociological Research (3). A seminar which explores the 570 Contemporary Corrections and Correctional Policy (3). Present-day interrelationships between sociology theory, research methods and statistics. correctional alternatives are considered regarding the correctional policy that May focus on major contemporary issues building on and integrating is, or potentially can be, carried out within the various programs. Prisons, knowledge obtained in previous courses. Also offered as Sociology 362. probation, parole community-based programs are evaluated as to the theory of punishment demonstrated within these programs. Emphasis is placed on what 486 Methods of Program Evaluation (3). This course focuses on applying constitutes a rational and workable corrections policy and the form of research methodological techniques to evaluation of programs designed to correctional programs needed to realize such policy. respond to social problems and issues (e.g., drug use, crime, delinquency, indigent care). Topics of interest to those charged with designing and 571 Legal Aspects of Criminal Justice Professionals (3). This course is executing program evaluations are considered, including types of program designed to acquaint students with the powers that correctional administrators evaluation assessment, use of time series models, special research issues for enjoy. In the final analysis, the course addresses the legal liabilities that program evaluation, and generating and testing hypotheses from program administrators face if they infringe on the rights of people in the places of objectives. Also offered as Sociology 486. Prerequisite: AOJ 483 or Sociology confinement. 362. Offered annually. 575 Correctional Rehabilitation and Treatment (3). This course will begin with a thorough examination of the rise, fall, and recent resurrection of 490 Directed Studies in Criminal Justice and Criminology (1-3). Individual “rehabilitation and treatment” in American Correctional strategies. Both past research and study in the student’s field of interest as approved and directed by and current treatment strategies will be studied regarding their effectiveness in major professors. The work involves examination and reporting of selected reducing recidivism. This will be done through a survey of the quantitative problems affecting the various agencies of our legal system. Only two of the literature base. There will be some emphasis on treating special needs 490 sequence courses can be applied to the major. A. Law Enforcement B. offenders (e.g., sex offenders, juvenile offenders, offenders with developmental Court Operations and Administration C. Corrections D. Legal Theory and disabilities or mental illnesses. Philosophy E. Criminological Theory F. Sociology of Law. 576 Seminar in Criminal Justice and Criminology Issues (3). This course is 491 Internship in Criminal Justice (3-6). Intern experience under faculty an advanced exploration of the relationship between the criminal jusitice supervision in local, state, federal or private agencies working with justice system and criminal behavior from at least one of the following perspectives: system involved offenders. Prerequisites: AOJ 101, junior standing prior psychological, sociological, economic, legal, political or administration/ consent and arrangement. Offered: Every semester. management. Will include discussions and analysis of contemporary readings and on-going research in the selected perspective. 492 Topics in Criminal Justice (1). Specialized, short courses with focused 580 Seminar: Policy and Decision Making in Criminal Justice (3). The examination of particular topics germane to the study of the justice system. focus of the course is the nature and scope of policy and decision-making May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: None. Offered: Every semester. processes in legal institutions and law enforcement bureaucracies. 500 Sociology of Law (3). This course examines classical and contemporary 590 Directed Studies in Criminal Justice and Criminology (1-3). Individual theories which apply to the sociological study of legal systems. Application of research and study in the student’s field of interest as approved and directed by theories may focus on organizational analyses of the legal profession, courts as major professors. The work involves examination and reporting of selected a social system, the bureaucratization of the legal process, stratification and the problems affecting the various agencies of our legal system. A. Law allocation of legal services and careers. Enforcement B. Court Operations and Administration C. Corrections D. Legal 501 Proseminar to the Criminal Justice System (3). This course is designed Theory and Philosophy E. Criminological Theory F. Sociology of Law to address issues affecting the entire criminal justice system. The course 599 Research and Thesis (1-6). Directed specialized research. Before writing addresses aspects of policing, courts and court administration, and the state of a thesis, the student must clear the topic and research design with the American correctional practices. Supervisory Committee. 510 Sociological Methods I (3). A survey of methods used by sociologists: 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). selection and formulation of problem, research design, survey research, H300 Ecology of Crime - Honors (3). participant observation, sampling, reliability and validity, and use of scales, H360 Criminal Behavior Systems-Honors (3). and data analysis. Crosslisted with SOC 510. Offered: Fall. H435 Women and Law-Honors (3). 511 Sociological Methods II (3). Quantitative research is the primary focus of H470 Law & Social Structure - Honors (3). the course; emphasis is placed on problem formulation; research design; sampling procedures, questionnaire construction and interviewing techniques; Sociology Courses data collection; problems of scaling, computer statistical programs; linking appropriate statistical analyses with data analysis; and report writing. Cross 101 Sociology: An Introduction (3). An introduction to the study of society listed with SOC 511. Prerequisite: Undergraduate course in research methods. and the basic concepts of sociology. Fall, winter, summer. 102 Introduction to Physical Anthropology (3). Study of the basic concepts, 516 Intermediate Statistics (3). A systematic development of the logic and methods, and research areas in physical anthropology. Topics include: practice of selected statistical methods used in sociological research. Included scientific methods, forces of evolution, dating methods, archaeological are analysis of variance and covariance, regression analysis, multiple techniques, primate characteristics and behavior, and the tracing of primate and contingency, and non-parametric tests. Prerequisite: Introductory Statistics. human evolution through skeletal material and artifacts. The evolutionary and Crosslisted with SOC 516. adaptive forces resulting in human physical diversity and the underlying 518 Advanced Criminological Theory (3). This course provides an physical unity of all humans will be addressed. Also offered as ANTH 102. understanding of past as well as present criminological theories by examining 103 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3). An introduction to culture each criminological tradition (beginning in the 18th century and continuing and the basic concepts of anthropology. Topics include kinship, language, and into the present.) The primary aim of the course is to determine the root causes cultural change. Crosslisted with ANTH 103. Offered: Fall/Winter. of deviant and criminal behaviors. Moreover, this course offers special attention to how society has historically reacted and responded to crime and 201 Introduction to Social Psychology (3). Socialization, the self and the deviant behavior. Furthermore, by examining crime and deviant behavior from group; attitude formation; the social background of perception, thought, a historical context, the students are able to determine how criminological motivation and valuation. Fall, winter. theories have influenced public policies designed to reduce and control 202R Social Organization (3). This course focuses on the principles of social criminal behavior. In the final analysis, students will examine the rationales organization that undergird all human societies: social groups; age and gender that society use to justify efforts toward punishment and treatment. differences; the institutions of family, economy, religion and polity; power; community and other units of residence; and social differentiation based on 540 Criminal Justice Organization and Management (3). The purpose of such factors as wealth and/or prestige. The focus of analysis is on the this class is to introduce the student to the police, courts and corrections from, maintenance of social order, social change, and integration of society. an organizational perspective. First, this class discusses organizational theory, Crosslisted with ANTH 202R. Prerequisite: Soc 101. Offered: Every semester. the idea of open and closed systems, the relationship of organizations to its environment and the concept of the organizational goal. Next, this class will 203 Contemporary American Issues (3). An examination of major social address management issues and individual and group behavior in problems of modern Western society, including issues of racial conflict, war, organizations. Finally, this class will discuss organizational change, and the civil rights, youth movements, the mass media, urban poverty, and crime. The requisite modifications for the implementation of change in organizations. topics will vary from year to year depending upon the instructor. Fall, winter. 211 Social and Psychological Development Through the Life Cycle (3).A 551 Seminar in Policing (3). This course addresses the important topics survey of significant psychosocial issues, events and crises throughout the related to the institution of policing. Through readings and class discussions, human life span. The life cycle of the family is examined as the primary students will gain a better understanding of both historical aspects of policing context within which individual development occurs. Although the primary as well as the future of policing. Topics include selection, training and emphasis will be on normal adjustment and development, attention will also be socialization, police management, deviance and corruption, use of force, given to the occurrence of special problems and deviations at each life stage. community oriented policing. Fall/winter.
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300CM Cluster Course: Barriers & Bridges: Understanding 310R Families and the Life Course (3). This course is an upper level Communication (3). This cluster is designed to increase communication introduction examining the sociological, historical, and social psychological between the physical sciences, social sciences and humanities by examining research on the family, focusing primarily on the United States. The course the assumptions, methods and objectives of a variety of academic disciplines in examines families of varied ethnicity, as well as family compositions at order to define the differences and connections between them. Faculty from different stages of the life course. Emphasis is placed on the interdependence several departments will lecture on the theories underlying their fields and then of family members, as well as how society and policy influence the family. demonstrate them by focusing on the common theme of the course: communication. Their presentations will cover such topics as verbal and 312 Sociology of Mental Illness (3). Examines critically the traditional nonverbal language, denotation and connotation, logic, proof, and persuasion, psychiatric view of mental illness; proposes the utility and validity of a and symbolic meaning in literature, art and myth. sociological perspective to understand mental illness. Areas to be covered: socioeconomic status, women, individual versus group madness, treatment 300CS Cluster Course: Images of Homelessness in America (3). Faculty orientations as they relate to mental illness. Winter. from at least two different departments (one of which must be a department in the Division of Humanities including History) may determine the topic and 313R Sociology of Women (3). A study of family, community and career roles syllabus, subject to the approval of the director of Integrated Studies and the of women in contemporary society. Special attention is directed to the variety program’s advisory committee in addition to the approval of the departments of their life patterns and dual roles made possible by a changing society. involved. This special topics course will satisfy the interdisciplinary course Fall/winter. requirement for the B.A. Fall/winter. 315R Sociology of Birth (3). Examines the cultural construction of childbirth, 300R Special Topics in Sociology (1-3). Each time this course is offered, a placing the social relations of child-birth and reproduction into a biosocial different area of sociology, to be announced, will be given. Crosslisted with framework. Using works of feminist authors, this course explores questions of ANTH 300R. women and power in reproduction. Topics investigated include the medical 302 Social Stratification (3). The distribution of power, privileges and pluralism in childbirth, including midwives, obstetricians and family prestige are examined in a historical and comparative perspective. The process practitioners. Other topics include pre-natal genetic testing, contraception, whereby distribution systems develop, become institutionalized, and become abortion, the birth setting, in-vitro fertilization and surrogacy contracts. transformed are analyzed. Offered: Fall. Prerequisite: Three hours of social science. 303 Cluster Course: Interdisciplinary Studies (3). 316 Sociology of Death and Dying (3). Examination of attitudes, behaviors 303CN Cluster Course: Continuity & Change in the American City (3). and institutions related to death and dying in contemporary American society. This cluster will examine various aspects of the American city from two Topics include the status of death in American society, effects of the setting on perspectives: the sociologist and the architectural historian. The cluster will dying, interaction with the dying, funeral practices, bereavement customs, deal with four basic themes in addition to topics of more specialized concern. surviving spouse, and suicide. Winter. These themes are: the nature and function of a city; the development of specialized land uses; perceptions of the city; and planning the urban 317 Policies of Drug Use and Control (3). Utilizing both historical and environment. Kansas City and its metropolitan area will be used as the major contemporary information, this course provided an assessment of the “drug example for illustration. An important objective will be to seek an problem” in the U.S. and policies of control developed in response to the understanding of the factors that influence change or continuity in the problem. Drug use criminalization, legalization, medical treatment and American city. Some readings will be in common to both courses, and prevention strategies and related issues are considered in regard to scientific classroom presentations will use various visual resources. On demand. knowledge related to the patterns, causes and impact of substance abuse. (Also offered as AOJ 317). Annually. 303CO Cluster Course: Issues in Death and Dying (3). This course reviews historical and theoretical perspectives on death and dying. It explores the 319 Theoretical Criminology (3). A comprehensive examination of the major relationship of death to the social structure and culture in which it occurs, and criminological theories, their philosophical assumptions, and the socio- examines interdisciplinary issues concerning death and contemporary society. historical context in which they were articulated. Also offered as Criminal 303CT Cluster Course: Healing and Cultural Diversity (3). Justice and Criminology 319 303CW Cluster Course: Introduction to Women’s Studies (3). What does it 320 Social Deviance (3). The dominant sociological perspectives on deviance mean to grow up female in America? How does being female influence the will be discussed with special attention given to the processes that define body, the mind, identity? This course is an interdisciplinary exploration of the behavior and persons as deviant and the impact of such definitions on social issues that have shaped the lives of American women throughout the life cycle relationships and identity. and across the timeline. This course examines the role that culture and society have played in shaping and defining what it means to be an American girl and 321R Collective Behavior (3). The behavior of multitudes in unprepared woman. situations, such as the crowd, the public and fashion. Collective regressions to 307 Controversial Issues from an Anthropological Perspective (3). This is elementary forms of behavior, such as panic and riot. Fall/winter. an independent readings course which will analyze, from an anthropological 322 Race and Ethnic Relations (3). The nature, origin and dynamics of ethnic perspective, several current issues of critical importance. These issues include and race relations in the U. S. and other societies. Specific attention will be the roles of women and men in society, the issues of racism and elitism, the given to the historical and contemporary contexts of prejudice discrimination concept of science and its relationship to the study of origins, and the uses and and confrontation. Crosslisted with (Anth or SOC 322). Offered: Fall/Winter. misuses of research data. 307P Controversial Issues from an Anthropological Perspective (4). This is 328 Anthropology of the Body (3). The Anthropology of the Body is an an independent readings course which will analyze, from an anthropological interdisciplinary and comparative approach to the study of the body as the perspective, several current issues of critical importance. These issues include subject and object of social processes. Anthropological approaches to ritual, the roles of women and men in society, the issues of racism and elitism, the performance, reproduction, and healing will provide a framework for classical concept of science and its relationship to the study of origins, and the uses and as well as contemporary explorations of bodily representation and experiences misuses of research data. across a variety of cultural contexts. Prerequisite: Introduction to Cultural 308P Introduction to Physical Anthropology (4). Study of the basic Anthropology concepts, methods, and research areas in physical anthropology. Topics 330R Sociology of the American Community (3). An analysis of American include: scientific methods, forces of evolution, dating methods archaeological community studies with particular reference to social structure, organization techniques, primate characteristics and behavior, and the tracing of primate and and change. The relation between changes in historical and social processes of human evolution through skeletal material and artifacts. The evolutionary and the larger society and changes in the community will be examined. The major adaptive forces resulting in human physical diversity and the underlying documents of analysis will be the classic community studies done between physical unity of all humans will be addressed. 1900 and the present. Winter. 309 Cultures of the Past and Present (3). Combining archaeological and sociocultural techniques, data, and theories, this course introduces the variety 331 Urban Anthropology (3). A course designed to apply anthropological of human cultural adaptations to varying environments from prehistory to methods to the study of various urban environments. The approach to the today. The course consists of a medley of workshops, providing students with subject is comparative, seeking to spell out those features of the urban setting an in-depth orientation of the major topics in archaeology and cultural which vary from culture to culture as well as those which are common to all. anthropology. Prerequisite(s): None. Crosslisted with ANTH 331. Offered: Fall. 309P Cultures of the Past and Present (4). Combining archaeological and 332 Sociology of Political Life (3). The concept of power, community power sociocultural techniques, data and theories, this course introduces the variety structure and decision making. The social basis of liberal democracy; of human cultural adaptations to varying environments from prehistory to consensus and legitimacy; political stability and instability. Power and politics today. The course consists of a medley of workshops, providing students with in a mass society; elites and masses; democracy and oligarchy; alienation; an in-depth orientation of the major topics in archaeology and cultural bureaucracy; pluralism and totalitarianism. Ideology and social movements. anthropology. Prerequisite(s): None. Winter.
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335R Introduction to Social Work: Principles and Practice (3). An 412 The Sociology of Leisure (3). The study of the impact of the family, introductory course to social work, its history and current role in the delivery education, economy, polity, mass media, voluntary associations in community of social welfare services. Designed to give the student insight into the body of settings on leisure time behaviors. Empirical findings are stressed together knowledge, theory, values, principles, and techniques of the social work with the concepts of institutions, life cycle and social time. Fall. process. Investigation into the varieties of practice methods, i.e., casework, 416 Aging and Developmental Disabilities (2). This course explores the group work, community organization, and the present trend toward the generic experience of aging with a developmental disability or mental retardation approach. Fall/winter. within the context of normative aging. Among the comparisons made between 340R Social Change (3). Examines the key dimensions that bring about older persons with and without developmental disabilities are their change in societies, including revolutions and evolutionary processes. demographic characteristics, physical and cognitive functioning, role Attention is given to the global context of social change, as well as the role of transitions and losses, identities and self-concepts, and family and caregiving social actors and social movements. Crosslisted with (ANTH 340R or SOC issues. Policies, programs, and emerging concepts of best practices are 340R). considered within the context of quality of life, ethical, and community inclusion issues. Prerequisites: None. Offered: Summer. 341R The Anthropology of Economic Institutions (3). Examines in a comparative perspective the social, cultural and political framework of 417 Practicum in Aging and Developmental Disabilities (1). Students gain economic activities. Emphasis is placed on socioeconomic systems and the experience in working with and defining issues of Older persons with contradictions they generate. Crosslisted with ANTH 341R. Offered: developmental disabilities through placements in sheltered workshops, senior Annually. centers, residential group homes, and other community-based programs. Prerequisites: None. Offered: Summer. 342 Native Peoples of North America (3). Origin and distribution of native populations of North America; culture, history and economic, social and 420 Control of Crime and Delinquency (3). The various ways societies have religious institutions of native Americans; the place of the native peoples in tried to control and prevent violations. Topics: the nature and types of law; a contemporary American society. Crosslisted with ANTH 342. critical analysis of the American police, judicial and penal systems; the prevention of crime and delinquency. (Also offered as Administration of 343 Societies and Cultures of Latin America (3). A survey of emerging Justice 420.) Fall. cultures and societies in Latin America; pre-history and geography; the Mayan, 420P Control of Crime and Delinquency (3). The various ways societies the Aztec and Incan civilizations; contemporary Indian, peasant and urban have tried to control and prevent violations. Topics: The nature and types of subcultures; the impact of forces such as migration, urbanization, peasant law; a critical analysis of the American police, judicial and penal systems; the mobilization, and agrarian reform. Crosslisted with ANTH 343. Offered: Fall. prevention of crime and delinquency. (Also offered as Administration of 344 Regional Studies (3). The intensive study of the socio-cultural patterns of Justice 420.) PACE Class to meet one night a week from 6:00-10:00 p.m. and a selected region of the world. The approach will be holistic: examining one weekend: Fri E6:00-10:00; Sat 8:00-5:00; Sun 1:00-5:30 for eight weeks aspects of society, culture, economics, religion and politics as they combine to in either fall or winter semester. Part of PACE Block–Juvenile Justice and the produce a significant regional character. Crosslisted with ANTH 344. Offered: Family. Offered: Fall. On demand. 421 Criminal Behavior in the United States (3). A description and causal 346 Cultures of the African Diaspora (3). This course will explore the analysis of complex forms of criminal behavior in contemporary American cultures of African people and their descendents who settled in Europe, the society; included for study will be organized and professional crime, white Caribbean or the Americas due primarily to the impact of the Trans-Atlantic collar crime, homicide, suicide, and crimes against morals involving sex, trade in human beings. The focus will be comparative, with emphasis on alcohol, drugs and gambling. Winter. cultural adaptation, kinship systems, music and religion. 421P Criminal Behavior in the United States (3). A description and causal 361 Social Theory (3). A survey of the major orientations in social theory, analysis of complex forms of criminal behavior in contemporary American their historical development, and contemporary issues and controversies in society; included for study will be organized and professional crime, white social theory. Prerequisite: 3 hours in social science. collar crime, homicide, suicide, and crimes against morals involving sex, alcohol, drugs and gambling. Part of PACE Block – Justice and Society. 362 Methods of Sociological Research (3). Experimental and observational 424 The Death Penalty in America (3). This course takes a sociological look schemes; survey analysis; interview and questionnaire designs; scaling at the most extreme punishment in use in the United States. Society debates its techniques; sampling. (Also offered as Administration of Justice 483). value without giving much weight to the research which social science 363 Introduction to Statistics in Sociology (3). A first course in the statistical conducts. Indeed, the political domain frequently misrepresents the data that is analysis of quantitative data. Course emphasizes descriptive statistics, available. The course evaluates the adequacy of the research and separates the probability theory, parameter estimation, bivariate hypothesis testing, and strands of the debates in order to understand the role of the death penalty in our computer applications. Prerequisites: Math 110, 116 Semester offered: Winter society. Also offered as Administration of Justice 424. Prerequisite(s): AOJ 483 or SOC 362. Offered: Winter. 390R Directed Field Experience I (1-6). The student will work within one or more social agencies or organizations in the city under the joint supervision of 430R Complex Organization (3). The sociology of complex organizations a professional within the organization and a member of the Sociology examines sociological theories and methods that explain what an organization Department. In-class discussion will cover the major problems of social is trying to accomplish and ways in which performance can be assessed. organization. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Emphasis will be on internal structures and processes of organizations, the organization’s relationship to the individual and the organization’s 391 Directed Field Experience II (1-6). A continuation of Sociology 390. environment. Fall/ winter. Winter. 431 Social Organization of the City (3). An examination of the social 397 Independent Readings in Sociology (1-3). Intensive readings in an area structure of the American city with special reference to the historical selected by the student with prior consultation with instructor. Prerequisite: development of American cities. Attention will be focused on the role of social Twelve hours of sociology. On demand. institutions as they have changed in relation to urban problems. Fall/winter. 398 Independent Research in Sociology (1-6). Intensive research in an area 432 Urban Ecology (3). Examines the principal ecological processes and selected by the student with prior consultation with instructor. Prerequisite: structures of urban areas; metropolitanization, natural areas, population and Twelve hours of sociology. On demand. demographic characteristics of urban places. Theories of urban growth and sprawl. Winter. 404WI The Sociology Capstone: Senior Seminar (3). A seminar which explores the interrelationships between sociology theory, research methods and 440R Sociology of Medicine (3). Relationship of basic concepts in sociology to health and medical care. Cultural and class variations in health status. Social statistics. May focus on major contemporary issues building on and integrating and cultural aspects of health. Winter. knowledge obtained in previous courses. This course is a writing intensive course and satisfies this requirement for the general degree requirements of the 441 Developing Countries (3). Focuses on issues of economic development, college. Prerequisites: Soc. 361, Soc. 362, Soc 363. Offered: Fall/Winter. social stratification, political institutions, and political mobilization in societies where colonialism provided the context for their long-term disadvantages in 410R Aging in Contemporary Society (3). Attitudes and stereotypes, the the international economic order. Specific attention is paid to the intersection status of the aged in American society; the social psychology of the aging of the international components that define the options and limits for societal process; the response of societal institutions such as the family and political development (e.g., market shifts, international institutions and contracts, system to the aging of the population as a whole. Applications and potentials foreign policies, and migration) and the distinct social, political and cultural of research are considered. Fall. implications of these factors for developing societies. Crosslisted with (ANTH 411 Sociology of Human Sexuality (3). A cross cultural examination of the or SOC 441). most fundamental dichotomy in human society: male and female. Considering 442 The Arts and Society (3). This course deals with art as a major social sex both as a biological and social category, this course compares diversity and institution, its functions and uses as an agent of social change and social similarity in the interrelationships of male and female in patterns of behavior control. The course also deals with the artist as an occupational-professional and social organization found in human societies across time and space. type and studies the culture of the artist. Art as a reflection of social conditions Winter. will be considered. Crosslisted with ANTH 442. Offered: Winter
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470 Colloquium: Law and Social Structure (3). 555 Social Psychology of Aging (3). A review and critical assessment of 486 Methods of Program Evaluation (3). This course focuses on applying theories and methodologies employed in social psychological research on the research methodological techniques to evaluation of programs designed to process of aging. A general review of the field and detailed consideration of respond to social problems and issues (e.g., drug use, crime, delinquency, major research monographs. indigent care). Topics of interest to those charged with designing and executing 556 Aging and Developmental Disabilities (2). This course explores the program evaluations are considered, including types of program evaluation experience of aging with a developmental disability or mental retardation assessment, use of time series models, special research issues for program within the context or normative aging. Among the comparisons made between evaluation and generating and testing hypotheses from program objectives. older persons with and without developmental disabilities are their Prerequisites: AOJ 483 or SOC 362, (Also offered as AOJ 486). Annually. demographic characteristics, physical and cognitive functioning, role 501 Social Theory I (3). Examines the development of social theory in Europe transitions and losses, identities and self-concepts, and family and caregiving up to the beginning of the twentieth century, with a focus on its intellectual issues. Policies, programs, and emerging concepts of best practices are precursors of social theory, debates over the nature of society, and considered within the context of quality of life, ethical, and community controversies over the distinct features of sociology as an emerging academic inclusion bases. discipline. The major perspectives covered include the intellectual origins of 557 Practicum in Aging and Developmental Disabilities (1). Students gain sociological thought in Great Britain, France, and Germany, and the debates as experience in working with and defining issues of older persons with reflected in the writings of Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, and developmental disabilities through placements in sheltered workshops, senior Georg Simmel. Prerequisite: undergraduate course in Sociological Theory. centers, residential group homes, and other community-based programs. Offered: Fall. Students must be simultaneously enrolled in Sociology 556. 502 Social Theory II (3). Examines the major sociological theories developed 558 Cultures of the African Diaspora (3). The course will explore the during the twentieth century and contemporary debates over the nature of cultures of African people and their descendents who settled in Europe, the society and the nature of our knowledge about society. Theories to be Caribbean or the Americas due primarily to the impact of the Trans-Atlantic examined include behaviorism, symbolic interactionism, structural trade in human beings. The focus will be comparative, with emphasis on functionalism, phenomenology, conflict theory, postmodernism, those that cultural adaptation, kinship systems, music and religion attempt to integrate social agency and structure, and feminist theory. Prerequisite: Sociology 501. Offered: Winter. 560 Sociology of Death and Dying (3). This course examines attitudes, behaviors, and institutions related to death and dying in contemporary 503 Controversies in Contemporary Social Theory and Practice (3). This American society. Topics include the meanings of death in American society, course critically examines central issues in contemporary debates among social social settings for dying, interaction with the dying, customs and practices theorists over the nature of society and how it should be studied. Offered: Fall surrounding death, role transitions of survivors, and suicide. Special attention 503CO Cluster Course: Issues in Death and Dying (3). This course reviews is given to issues of aging and dying. historical and theoretical perspectives on death and dying. It explores the 580 Special Studies in Sociology (1-3). An opportunity to explore in depth relationship of death to the social structure and culture in which it occurs, and topics not included in usual course offerings. One or more topics will be examines interdisciplinary issues concerning death and contemporary society. announced in advance of registration. (Also offered at the undergraduate level as SOC303CO). 580U Special Topics in Sociology (1-3). 506 Colloquium: Research and Dissertation Project (3). A colloquium of Ph.D. students to be taken during the Fall semester of their second year in the 595 Directed Research Experience (3). Research project supervised by program. Students will be guided to develop their dissertation proposal under faculty. faculty direction and exchange their experience. The focus of the seminar is on 597 Independent Readings (1-3). Intensive readings in an area selected by students developing and refining a research agenda that will eventually result the student with prior consultation with the instructor. in their dissertation proposal. Issues to be addressed include how to state the 598 Research Seminar (2). Presentations by advanced graduate students and research question, how to identify and evaluate theoretical perspectives, how to faculty of their research. review the literature, how to determine the methodology to be used as well as the options for data collection, and how to put all of this information into a 599 Thesis and Research (1-9). readable and operational research proposal. Note: Fall. 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). 510 Sociological Methods I (3). A survey of methods used by sociologists: H300R Special Topics in Sociology-Honors (3). selection and formulation of problem, research design, survey research, participant observation, sampling, reliability and validity, use of scales, and H310R Families and the Life Course-Honors (3). This course is an upper data analysis. Crosslisted with AOJ 510. Offered: Fall. level introduction examining the sociological, historical, and social psychological research on the family, focusing primarily on the United States. 511 Sociological Methods II (3). Quantitative research is the primary focus of The course examines families of varied ethnicities, as well as family the course; emphasis is placed on problem formulation; research design; compositions at different stages of the life course. Emphasis is placed on the sampling procedures; questionnaire construction and interviewing techniques; interdependence of family members, a well as how society and policy data collection; problems of scaling, validity and reliability; uses of secondary influence the family. data sets; data analyses and report writing. Crosslisted with CJC 511. Prerequisite: Undergraduate course in research methods. Offered: Winter. H312 Sociology of Mental III-Honors (3). 512 Qualitative Methodology (3). Experience in field research and participant H321R Collective Behavior-Honors (3). observation methodology with focus on the research process including the role H330R Sociology of the American Community-Honors (3). of the researcher, data collection and analysis, ethical issues, and the value and H344 Regional Studies-Honors (3). limitation of qualitative methodologies. Prerequisite: One semester of research methods. 516 Intermediate Statistics (3). A systematic development of the logic and practice of selected statistical methods used in sociological research. Included are analysis of variance and covariance, regression analysis, multiple contingency, and non-parametric tests. Prerequisite: Introductory Statistics. Crosslisted with AOJ 516. 523 Sociology of Deviance (3). A seminar devoted to a critical examination of the predominant studies on the subject as well as to a discussion of some of the major forms of deviance in contemporary American society. 525 Complex Organizations (3). Examination of the more important studies and theories concerning organizations such as business, factories, governmental bureaus, churches and universities. The communication-decision process, status system, socialization, legitimization of power, and the interrelationships of formal structures. 529 Sociology of Leisure (3). The sociological examination of nonwork time and leisure behaviors; the relationship of patterns of use of nonwork time and leisure to other social institutions. Analysis of recent research techniques and theoretical formulations represented in current social science journals. 540 Urban Social Structure (3). An examination of the social structure of the American city with special reference to the historical development of American cities. Attention will be focused on the role of social institutions as they have changed in relation to urban problems.
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Department of Theatre The B.A. degree in theater requires a total of 48 credit hours in addition to the general requirements for the College of 408 Center for the Performing Arts Arts and Sciences. (816) 235-2702 [email protected] Required Courses http://www.umkc.edu/theatre • THEAT 113 Intro. to Tech Theater Interim Department Chair: • THEAT 130 Foundations of Fine Arts: Theater • C. Neil Bull THEAT 210 Introduction to Design • Professors Emeritus: THEAT 295 Speech for the Theater I • THEAT 298 Movement for Actors Jacques Burdick, Cal Pritner, Douglas Taylor • THEAT 300 Acting I Associate Professors Emeritus: • THEAT 350 Theater History I Susan Dinges, Vincent Scassellati • THEAT 351 Theater History II (writing intensive) Curators’ Professors: • THEAT 378 Stage Management I Felicia Londre´ • THEAT 415 Beginning Directing Professors: • THEAT 180 Theater Production John Ezell, Jennifer Martin, Dale AJ Rose • THEAT 180 Theater Production Associate Professors: • THEAT 380 Theater Production Louis Colaianni, Tom Mardikes, Ronald Schaeffer, • THEAT 380 Theater Production Theodore Swetz, Victor Tan Assistant Professors: ONE course chosen from the following 6 courses: Chuch Hayes, Joe Price Visiting Professors: • THEAT 317 Scene Design Peter Altman, Dennis Rosa. The Faculty of the Dell’Arte • THEAT 352 History of Costuming International School of Theatre is in residence teaching • THEAT 371 Stage Lighting physical theatre skills for graduate actors. • THEAT 432 Costume Design • THEAT 473 Intermediate Technical Production Department Description • THEAT 476 Theater and Sound Electronics The Department of Theatre offers a bachelor of arts degree, a Theater electives and Production credits: (12 hours) master of arts degree centered in theater history and dramatic literature or playwriting and dramaturgy, and a master of fine Non-deparmental requirements: arts degree in acting, design or technology. The department has • ART 110 Foundations: Art a unique mandate. It is the only department in the state system • CONS 120 Foundations: Music of Missouri empowered to grant the M.F.A. degree in theater, • PHIL 321 Ethics the terminal degree for candidates preparing for a career in the professional theater. Accordingly, the main thrust of the Theater Minor department is its master of fine arts programs that prepare A minor in theater consists of a minimum of l8 credit hours, professional actors, designers and technicians for the regional including Theater 130, and l5 additional hours approved by a repertory and commercial production companies of the United theater faculty adviser. A minimum of 9 hours must be States. Training in the master of fine arts programs is completed at the 300-400 level. performance and production oriented. The unique arrangement Advising System by which the Department of Theatre and the Missouri Advising services for undergraduate theater majors are Repertory Theatre coexist, interact and support each other coordinated through the director of undergraduate advising, while using the same facilities provides ideal opportunities for Joe Price, (816) 235-2858. the candidates. A training ensemble of experienced professionals is Graduate Programs maintained to teach the classes and address candidates’ needs. In addition to the regular faculty, guest directors and visiting Master of Arts teachers are brought in from the professional world outside and The M.A. degree in theater is a research-oriented, two-year from the ranks of the Missouri Repertory Theatre to enhance degree that will prepare students for admission to Ph.D. training opportunities. Accreditation is by the National programs. Students may plan their programs centered on Association of Schools of Theater. theater history and dramatic literature or playwriting and dramaturgy. A thesis is required to complete the degree. Both Undergraduate Programs M.A. and M.F.A. students are subject to the general Bachelor of Arts in Theater requirements of the University for graduate study. The main objective of the B.A. degree in theater is a broad Master of Fine Arts: Acting education. The degree requirements for the B.A. in Theater These three-year, 60-hour-minimum programs interact closely furnish our majors with a well-rounded education in all aspects with the professional Missouri Repertory Theatre, with acting of theater. While the program is broad in its scope, it still assignments available in internship and residency and many allows students to develop specific areas of interest such as special encounters with prominent professionals from around acting or design, by taking electives in the desired area. the nation. Admission to the program is by audition and Production experience as well as internship opportunities interview. give undergraduate theater majors the chance to apply The first year of training is highly disciplined and classroom theory to practical situations. Taking part as a crew process-oriented. Study includes intensive courses in Linklater member or performer in one of the departmental productions voice production, speech and dialect work, singing, or possibly interning at a professional theater is an integral effort-shape movement, ballroom dance, ballet, text analysis, aspects of the undergraduate theater major experience. reading aloud, improvisation, mask, and actors’ processes
201 Department of Theatre based on Stanislavskian principles and Meisner repetition continue to emphasize design or technology coursework while exercises. undertaking major design or technology projects with In the second year of training, the student actor continues productions in the Department of Theatre, the Missouri daily voice and speech work, and studies combat Repertory Theatre or other professional environments. The (hand-to-hand and weapon), period-style movement, ballet and concluding requirements of the M.F.A. degree for the design various period texts with major focus on playing Shakespeare and technology candidate will be classroom projects, produced and heightened language texts (Restoration, Molire, Shaw, work and final presentations of portfolios. etc.). Basic acting techniques are reviewed with contemporary texts (Shepard, Mamet, etc.). Actors begin public performance Assistantships work in the second year of training, working with guest and Graduate assistantships are available in the following areas: faculty directors on contemporary and period pieces chosen acting, costume, lighting, stage management, scene shop specifically for the training needs of the second-year class. carpentry, scene painting, sound, property construction, house The third year is a performance year showcasing the class management, technical direction, publicity and departmental in contrasting pieces of dramatic literature. Members of the assistance with THEAT 130, (Foundations of Fine Arts: class will participate in the ensemble of the Missouri Repertory Theater). Theatre’s production of “A Christmas Carol.” In the second Theater Courses semester, actors take ensemble as well as understudy positions, 100 Topical Studies in Theater Practice (1-3). (A, B, C, D) This course when appropriate, with the Missouri Repertory Theatre. Many provides students with an opportunity to explore special offerings in theater practice. No prerequisite. Does not fulfill general education course student actors have traditionally also had casting opportunities requirement in the Fine Arts or Humanities. May count for elective credit in at other Kansas City professional companies, arranged by the the Theater major. Different sections of the course may be repeated. On Department of Theatre. The performance year ends in a final demand. class project presented to representatives of the profession, 101 Introduction to Acting (3). An introductory course to acquaint the including agents and casting directors in New York. freshman theater major and non-major student with the process of acting through relaxation and improvisational exercise. Retention 113 Introduction to Technical Production (3). An introduction to the In addition to being expected to maintain at least a 3.0 technical production process with emphasis on production organization, grade-point average, all M.F.A. acting candidates will be planning and scenic construction techniques. Required laboratory work. evaluated by the performance faculty at the end of each 121 Oral Interpretation of Literature (3). Principles of interpretation, analysis and oral reading of prose and poetry. Emphasis upon platform semester to determine whether they have shown satisfactory performance: body language, vocal control and performance techniques. progress to warrant continuation in the program. 130 Foundations of Fine Arts Theater (3). An introduction to theater arts Master of Fine Arts: Design and Technology and a general orientation to the creative and technical aspects of live performance. Includes historical overview, analysis of the components of a Students majoring in design and technology may choose to play, and observation of and critical reaction to theatrical productions. specialize in a design area, scene design, costume design or Frequent guest speakers. costume technology, lighting design, sound design, technology 180 Theater Production I (1). A practicum course in theater to be elected for or stage management. one credit each semester during the freshman and sophomore years. The The design/technology track is a three-year program student will be assigned to a different area each semester. High school students requiring a minimum of 60 credit hours. Those choosing a may elect for college credit. Every semester. 210 Introduction to Design for the Theater (3). An introduction to aesthetics design emphasis will be prepared to compete for union and design for the theater in the areas of scenery, costume, lighting and sound. membership as scenic designers, lighting designers, costume The emphasis is upon the theory, vocabulary, form, style, historical influences designers or scenic artists. Candidates specializing in and process in each area. Attendance at theater productions is required. Course technology will be trained to compete for jobs as technical is taught by design faculty from each area. directors or assistant technical directors and other supervisory 295 Speech for the Theater I (3). Training in voice and articulation and the technical positions, or other entertainment-business-related techniques of adaptation to the needs of the artist-performer in the theater: exercises to free the voice, develop effective breathing, tone production, positions. articulation, flexibility of vocal production, and projection. The portfolio to be presented for admission should 298 Movement for Actors (3). Basic movement training including relaxation include: and alignment techniques, exercises to increase physical facility and skills to enhance rhythmic coordination and physical characterization. Theater 298A 1. Artistic renderings prerequisite for theater 298B. Fall/winter. 2. Drafted materials 300 Acting I (3). Basic principles of dramatic performance: training in voice, 3. Photographs and slides movement and language as an organic developmental whole. 4. Resume and references 300CR Interdisciplinary Studies:Special Topics (3). Faculty from at least two different departments (one of which must be a department in the division Stage management candidates also have a three-year, 60 credit of humanities, including history) may determine the topic and syllabus, subject hour program. They serve as assistant stage managers the first to the approval of the director of Integrated Studies and the programs advisory committee in addition to the approval of the departments involved. This special semester or first year,as stage managers the second year and do topics course will satisfy the interdisciplinary course requirement for the B.A. a residency in the last semester. They also work as production Winter. assistants for the Missouri Repertory Theatre shows. 300CS Cluster Course: History of Russian Culture (3). Candidates in stage management are trained to compete for 315 Acting II (3). Textual analysis, characterization and building a role. jobs as Actors’ Equity stage managers and take classes on the Prerequisite: Acting I. Actors’ Equity LORT rule book. 317 Scene Design (3). Introduces the mechanics of layout: perspective, basic Only students who have demonstrated satisfactory drafting techniques, front elevation and floorplan execution. Second half of the semester emphasizes scenic design as an art form. Prerequisite: Theater 113 progress in required skills and professional discipline during (Theater 4311 recommended) or consent of instructor. the first year will be invited by the faculty to return for a 325 Acting III (3). Study and practice of period and contemporary styles of second year. During the second year, the design and acting. Prerequisite: Acting II. Each semester. technology students will concentrate on areas of interest, 329 Master Class in Acting (2). (A,B,C,D) Class in advanced studies in choosing advanced courses and working in the appropriate acting. May be repeated for credit up to eight hours and guest artist change. production areas. Third-year residency allows students to Prerequisite: Acting III.
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331 Advanced Oral Interpretation (3). Oral interpretation of poetry and 400S Special Topics in Theater (1-6). prose. Careful analysis of selected masterpieces as art forms and an application 400X Special Problems in Theater (1-6). of the aesthetic discipline to the oral reading of literature. 415 Beginning Directing (3). Theory and process of play production, 333 History of Costuming (3). including interpretation, composition, picturization, movement, rhythm, and 340 Stage Makeup (1). Lecture and laboratory work in the fundamentals of character interpretation. makeup for the stage. 425 Advanced Directing (3). Continuation of work in Theater 415, with 341 Development of Dramatic Art I (3). special attention to proscenium, arena, and thrust staging techniques. 350 Theater History I (3). Development of theater art, including the physical Prerequisite: Theater 415 or equivalent experience. stage, technical production elements, dramatic literature, and audience 429 Master Class in Directing (2). Class in advanced studies in directing. behavior from primitive origins to the 18th century. May be repeated for credit up to eight hours as new material and guest artist 351WI Theater History II (3). Development of Theater art, including the change. Permission of instructor or head of area required. Undergraduate physical stage, technical production elements, dramatic literature, and students elect theater 429. audience behavior from the 18th century to the present. 431 Rendering Techniques for the Theater Designer I (3). Introduces the mechanics of handling black and white media to develop three-dimensional 352 History of Costuming (3). The study of the history of costume, with technique with an emphasis on observational training and object drawing. emphasis on the social and economic ramifications of costuming through the ages. 432 Costume Design (3). The practice of the theatrical costume design, 354 Script Analysis (3). How to examine dramatic language, both prose and leading to the preparation of designs for production, and the execution of verse, as a guide to performance and production. Fall/even years. * designs in actual costuming for the stage. 371 Stage Lighting (3). First half of the course introduces the student to the 437 Playwriting I (3). Theory and practice of writing for the theater with technical aspects of stage lighting through lectures, laboratory and crew work. emphasis on the basic techniques. Second half of semester involves the student in the fundamentals of design 438 Playwriting II (3). Theory and practice of writing for the theater with theory and procedure. emphasis on advanced techniques. 373 Master Class in Technology (2). Class in advanced studies in technology. 460 The Teaching of Theater (3). Principles and methods of teaching theater May be repeated for credit up to eight hours as content and guest artist change. in secondary schools and colleges, co-curricular problems of the theater Permission of instructor or head of area required. teacher in related speech areas. An overview of current philosophies and trends 378 Stage Management I (3). A functional analysis of the duties and in theater education. responsibilities of the stage manager, with particular reference to the 473 Intermediate Technical Production (3). An intermediate course in organization and conducting of rehearsals and performances, professional technical production process with emphasis on advanced projects in production practices and union requirements. Requires student to be an assistant to a stage organization, planning and scenic construction techniques. Required laboratory manager on a University or an MRT production. The first of a two-semester assignments with University Theater and Missouri Repertory Theater. requirement in stage management for theater majors. 476 Theater Sound and Electronics (3). Study of electronic principles used 379 Master Class in Design (2). Class in advanced studies in design. May be in audio and control devices. Concentrates on applying knowledge to using the repeated for credit up to eight hours as content and guest artist change. equipment employed in the theater such as sound-effect systems, Permission of instructor or head of area required. Undergraduate students elect inter-communication equipment, and includes a special section on the creation theater 379. of sound and music for theater productions. 380 Theater Production II (1). (A,B,C,D) A practicum course in theater to be 478 Stage Management II (2). Practicum course in stage management. taken one hour each of the last four semesters. The student will work in Requires stage management of a University production and/or assistant stage various areas each semester, to be selected from: (1) scenery construction, (2) management of an MRT production and/or assistant stage management of a scene painting, (3) stage crew, (4) wardrobe, (5) properties, (6) lighting, (7) main stage University production. Prerequisite: Theater 378 or consent of house management, (8) assistant stage management. As advanced theater instructor. Fall/ winter/summer. majors, each student will be expected to accept crewhead responsibilities and 479 Theater Management (3). Principles and theory of management as demonstrate proficiency in the areas selected. Prerequisite:Theater 113. applied to the operation of theater. Fall/winter/summer. 489 Seminar in Professional Theater (1). This course shall be conducted by 395 Speech for the Theater II (3). (C,D) Theater 395 is a continuation of a visiting artist who is in residence with either Missouri Repertory Theatre or Theater 295. The objective of these classes is: training in voice and the academic theater. Both student work and the work of the visitor shall be articulation and the techniques of adaptation to the needs of the artist analyzed and criticized in this semester. Fall. performer in the theater: exercises to free the voice, develop effective 497 Repertory Theater (3-6). Apprentice-level responsibilities for Theater breathing, tone production, articulation, flexibility of vocal production, and 497 are as follows: apprentices will be used in as many production areas as projection. Prerequisites: Theater 295A and 295B. possible: (1) as actors in small roles and/or extras or supers; (2) as 398 Movement for Actors (3). (C,D) Theater 398 is a continuation of Theater understudies if possible; (3) as needed in the following departments: (a) 298. The objectives of these classes are acting bodies which are flexible, properties; (b) carpentry and the shop; (c) lighting; (d) costumes; (e) house relaxed and controlled on stage, actors trained in basic movement including management; (f) stage management; (g) running crews. Prerequisite: Selection combat, period graces, mime and even dance, effective use of bodies for for apprenticeship by departmental chairman. Each semester. characterization. Prerequisite: Theater 298A and 298B. 500RA Theater Collaboration (1-2). A course for M.F.A. students exploring 400 Special Problems in Theater (1-6). (A-M) Research and/or production the collaboration/ communication process in preparing a production. Must be projects for advanced upperclass students. No more than three hours with any elected by all students assigned to design, direct, technical direct or stage one instructor. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. (A) Acting; (B) Children’s manage within the current or the following semester. Maximum of 8 hours Theatre; (C) Costumes; (D) Scenic Design; (E) Directing; (F) History; (G) applicable towards degree. Lighting; (H) Playwriting; (I) Sound; (J) Stage Management; (K) Technical 501R Voice Training (2). (A,B,C,D) Training for the speaking and singing Production (L) Theatre Management; (M) Theory and Criticism. voice, development of skills in vocal dynamics, physical control, and 400A Special Problems in Theater: Acting (1-6). relaxation for the actor, dialects and verse structure. Four semesters required 400B Special Problems in Theater: Design (1-6). for acting emphasis. 400C Special Problems in Theater: Costumes (1-6). 503RR Stage Movement (2). ( A, B, C, D ) Training in the basic principles underlying stage movement. Work leading to period dance styles, mime, 400D Special Problems in Theater: Scenic Design (1-6). fencing, tumbling, stage combat. Four semesters required for acting emphasis. 400E Special Problems in Theater: Directing (1-6). 506RR French Drama and Theater (3). Study of significant plays and 400F Special Problems in Theater: History (1-6). production methods in France from medieval times to the present. Particular 400G Special Problems in Theater: Lighting (1-6). emphasis will be given to the plays of Moliere, Racine, and Corneille, and to 400H Special Problems in Theater: Playwriting (1-6). internationally renowned contemporary directors. 400I Special Problems in Theater: Sound (1-6). 507 19th-Century Continental Theater (3). Production of significant French, German, Russian, Spanish, and Scandinavian plays and playwriting of the 19th 400J Special Problems in Theater: Stage Management (1-6). century. Particular emphasis will be given to plays representative of 400K Special Problems in Theater: Technical Production (1-6). romanticism, realism, naturalism, fin-de-siecle decadence, and intensive study 400L Special Problems in Theater: Theater Management (1-6). of production history. 400M Special Problems in Theater: Theory and Criticism (1-6). 508 20th-Century Continental Theater (3). Study of the production of significant plays of Continental Europe from Strindberg to the present. 400N Special Problems in Theatre: Dramaturgy (1-6). Dramatic literature will be related to artistic currents such as expressionism, 400P Special Problems: Storytelling Art and Technique (1). surrealism, the absurd, and where applicable, to political currents.
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509 Russian Drama and Theater (3). Study of the production of Russian and 540 Pattern Drafting And Cutting (3). Theory and laboratory study of the Soviet plays with reference to the development of theater art from the techniques and methods employed in drafting patterns for the professional Christianization of Russia to contemporary Soviet drama. stage. 510 History of the American Theater I (3). An exploration of the trends in 545 Professional Acting Techniques I (3). Theater games, exercises, mask and the development of the American theater from Colonial times to 1900. work, and some scene study to develop the first year acting/directing class into 511 History of the American Theater II (3). An exploration of the trends in a training ensemble, instill a clear and uniform vocabulary, heighten and the development of the American theater for 1900 to the present. awareness, and begin concentrated skill work. The semester will culminate in a class project. 512R History of the English Stage I (3). The English stage and its arts, crafts and literature from the medieval cycles through the Restoration. 546 Professional Acting Techniques II (3). Continuation of Acting 545 with 513 History of the English Stage II (3). Development of English and Irish emphasis on the application of the first semester’s work through scene study of theater art and dramatic literature from the 18th century to the present. contemporary plays and monologues. 514 History of Design and Technology I (3). The study of period style and 547 Professional Acting Techniques III (3). Concentration on scenic, costume, lighting, and technical production practices from the ancient non-naturalistic styles. Work on scenes from Shakespeare and other classical world through the 17th century. The course will emphasize the application of playwrights. research toward the presentation of period plays and contemporary production. 548 Professional Acting Techniques IV (3). Work on audition material and 515R History of Design and Technology II (3). The study of period style and further scene work dealing with specific individual acting problems. scenic, costume, lighting, and technical production practices from the 18th 549 Master Class in Acting (2). (A,B,C,D) Class in advanced studies in century to the present. The course will emphasize the application of research acting. May be repeated for credit up to eight hours as content and guest artist toward the presentation of period plays and contemporary production. change. Permission of instructor or head of area required. Required for third 516A Technical Production for the Practitioner (3). The course is an year graduate acting students in the fall semester and may be repeated in-depth review of technologies in scenery, lighting and stage operations, subsequently as elective. expansion of that knowledge, and application of it to the individual class 551 Rendering Techniques for the Theater Designer III (3). Developing member’s particular theater. Classroom material is augmented by hands-on techniques for rendering in realistic settings: interiors, landscapes, fabric and experience in a controlled laboratory situation. Students should have a furnishings. prerequisite of a basic technical theater course or considerable practical experience. This course can be repeated for credit. 552R Rendering Techniques for the Theater Designer IV (3). Developing techniques for rendering in non-realistic styles with the emphasis on 516B Technical Production for the Practitioner (3). See course description imaginative designs, light and air, created textures, etc. for theater 516A. 520 Individual Performance Studies (1-2). (A,B,C) Private instruction for 562 Actor Practicum (3). A contemporary scene study class for actors. the advanced student. Prerequisite: Permission of the faculty member with Actors test their acquired process skills with major emphasis placed on whom the student will be studying. characterization. 521A Professional Sound Design (3). Professional Sound Design is a series 563 Text Analysis I (3). Linear analysis of selected prose dramas with of four courses constructed to develop the designer’s skills from research and concentration on character delineation, images and motivation for actors and initial sound collection, into interpretation, collaboration and idea directors. development, concluding with the production of finished designs for the MFA 564 Text Analysis II (3). Continuation of Theater 563 with emphasis on verse productions. Each section deals with problems of increasing complexity plays. Selected playwrights from the Greek and Elizabethan periods will be beginning with “found” design material for early production and leading to included along with modern verse dramatists. indigenous designs created and layered for complex production support. The 565 Introduction to Professional Directing (3). The first part of the class is course may be taken once or twice for non-sound designers with the full cycle devoted to an intensive study of various and diverse concepts related to the being required for the sound design emphasis. dramatic experience by dramatists, critics, and directors. The class also 530 Drafting for the Theater (3). Practical laboratory course in drafting for examines current production methods and practices for today’s functioning the theatre encompassing floor plans, sections, designer’s evaluations, front professional director. Systems related to stage management and actors are and rear elevations, working drawings, and problems in communicating design investigated. ideas. Fall semester. 567 Professional Directing Practicum (3). This class will move from concept 531R Rendering Techniques for the Theater Designer II (3). Continuation to production. Work will revolve around the presentation of production of Rendering Techniques with the introduction of color, pastels, watercolor and concept statements in which the director will select, organize and articulate the goauche. Skills are applied in developing projects for design in the theater. theatrical substance in support of his or her chosen concept. Intensive analysis 532 Professional Costume Design (3). ( A, B, C, D ) The courses in will lead to the development of an image/metaphor for production. Term will Professional Costume Design are intended to develop the costume designer’s include presentation of a full book justifying concept choices for scenic, skills in research, rendering and drawing. Each section will deal with specific costume, music and dance, and, finally, full production. problems of design, such as period, line, silhouette, color and texture. Specific problems in design from realistic to stylized productions will be worked on by 568 Seminar in Dramaturgy (3). Critical analysis of dramatic structure and the students. The course may be taken once or twice by non-costume designers techniques, with special reference to modern and contemporary drama. with the full cycle being required for costume emphasis. 569 Master Class in Directing (2). (A,B,C,D) Class in advanced studies in 534 Costume Construction I (3). (A,B,C) Research and methodology into directing. May be repeated for credit up to eight hours as new material and one or more of the following areas of costume construction for the stage: guest artist change. Permission of instructor or head of area required. Graduate period pattern and tailoring adaptation, work with non-woven materials, and students elect theater 569. the cutting and finishing of costumes for the stage. May be repeated up to six 570 Professional Lighting Design (3). (A, B, C, D) Professional Lighting hours with content change and permission of instructor. Design is a series of courses concerned with the study of light as a design 535 Technical Studies in Costuming and Makeup (3). (A,B,C) element. Projects to implement design theory are primarily selected from the Concentration in one or more of the arts and crafts necessary to costume areas of dramatic, musical and opera theater, and dance. Emphasis is on the design. Areas to be chosen from include: fabric dyeing and painting, millinery, design process with each successive section dealing with problems of wig design and construction, latex prosthetic, and decorative accessories for increasing complexity. Areas of study and projects are chosen on the basis of the stage. May be repeated up to six hours with content change and permission individual levels of development. When elected by non-lighting designers the of instructor. course may be elected for a maximum of two semesters. 536 Professional Scene Design (3). (A,B,C,D) Professional Scene Design is a 572 Stage Lighting Equipment (2). A comprehensive study of contemporary series of courses constructed to develop the designer’s skills from research and technical equipment and its usage to actualize a lighting design. Areas of initial sketches to finished renderings, models and working drawings. Each emphasis include instruments, color and color theory, lighting control systems, successive section deals with problems of increasing complexity beginning projection, and optical special effects. with one-set realistic productions through unit-settings, stylization and 573 Professional Technical Production (3). Detailed study and multiple setting problems. The course may be taken once or twice for non-set experimentation with recent scenic materials, scenery construction, rigging designers with the full cycle being required for the scene design emphasis. systems, use of metal and special effects. 538 Scene Painting (3). A practicum course in scene painting techniques and 574 Theater Regulations, Laws and Safety (1). Survey of fire, city and execution. Introduction to painting equipment and supplies, priming and Equity codes, and insurance, liability, health rules and regulations related to preparation of surfaces and materials, standard techniques for painting ornament. theater operation. Union and legal contracts, philosophy and relations with theater facilities and operations. 539 Scene Painting II (3). A practicum course in scene painting techniques with emphasis on painting interior drops, exterior landscapes and 575R Property Construction (3). Construction techniques and materials used three-dimensional pieces. to make and modify set and hand properties and set dressing.
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577 Advanced Materials (3). (A,B,C,D) The theater technician and designer 697 Repertory Theater: Residency (6). The residency consists of authorized are dependent on a wide range of materials in the creation of their art. Each participation with the Missouri Repertory Theatre, the Department of Theater, semester the student will pursue detailed study of a material area (i.e., wood, or an approved outside professional company, and is arranged under metal, plastics, textiles), the processes of its usage and its related departmental advisement, with the chairman of the department, and in process-products (i.e., adhesives, paints, dyes, etc.). Field trips and hands-on consultation with the artistic director of MRT. The assignment will be laboratory work are integral to the course. determined by matching interest and degree emphasis with available 578 Professional Theater Administration (3). Theories, problems and production assignments. techniques preparing the student for effective interaction with professional 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). theater administration, offering a foundation for potential theater H350 Theater History I-Honors (3). administrators as well as enrichment for students of directing, design, technical and stage management. H351 Theater History II-Honors (3). 579R Master Class in Design (2). (A,B,C,D) Class in advanced studies in design. May be repeated for credit up to eight hours as content and guest artist change. Permission of instructor or head of area required. Graduate students elect theater 579. 580R Graduate Technical Student Seminar (2). (A,B,C,D,E,F) Required in every semester for Design/Tech M.F.A. candidates choosing a technology emphasis. This continuing seminar course serves as a forum for all graduate technical students to analyze and discuss problems and solutions on current academic and MRT productions. The course develops collaborative skills through the sharing of ideas and experiences. In addition, topics of general interest to the technician will be studied through guest lecturers and/or individual projects prepared by the faculty and students and presented to the class. 583 Seminar on Technical Production Management (2). Seminar involving shop organization, scheduling, purchasing, lending and borrowing, rentals, personnel, job description, organizing structure, etc. Emphasis upon organization and techniques for repertory theater operation. 584 Master Class in Technology (2). (A,B,C,D) Class in advanced studies in technology. May be repeated for credit up to eight hours as content and guest artist change. Permission of instructor or head of area required. 585 Advanced Technical Drafting (3). An intensive drafting course required for Design/Tech M.F.A. candidates with emphasis in technology. The course aims to equip the student to prepare clear shop working drawings from designer elevations. Topics include both conceptual planning techniques and developing mechanical drawing skills. One hour lecture, four lab hours, and extensive outside preparation. Previous completion of Theater 430 strongly suggested. 586 Structural Design for the Stage (3). A course in the structural design of scenic elements. The student learns to work within the visual restrictions imposed by the designer to build structures that will bear given load requirements with a minimum of deflection. Basic engineering and load analysis principles are studied and applied in the design procedure to find the best possible solutions in terms of strength, weight, safety and cost. 590 Directed Graduate Studies (3-6). Individual projects on the graduate level. No more than three hours with any one instructor. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. Only one 590 each semester. 590A Directed Graduate Studies (3-6). 590B Directed Graduate Studies: Design (3-6). 590C Directed Graduate Studies: Costumes (3-6). 590D Directed Graduate Studies: Scenic Design (3-6). 590E Directed Graduate Studies: Directing (3-6). 590F Directed Graduate Studies: Theater History (3-6). 590G Directed Graduate Studies: Lighting (3-6). 590H Directed Graduate Studies: Playwriting (3-6). 590I Directed Graduate Studies (3-6). 590J Directed Graduate Studies: Stage Management (3-6). 590K Directed Graduate Studies: Technical Production (3-6). 590L Directed Graduate Studies: Theater Management (3-6). 590M Directed Graduate Studies: Theory and Criticism (3-6). 590N Directed Graduate Studies: Dramaturgy (3-6). 590R Directed Graduate Studies (3-6). 597 Repertory Theater: Internship (3-6). Assignments available in the following areas: directing, design, carpentry, lighting, costume, props, acting, stage management. Technical interns will be assigned by the appropriate heads of those areas. Acting interns may understudy and/or play roles with the Missouri Repertory on the Spencer stage or in showcase productions. Also, interns will have some responsibility in technical areas such as change-over, props, costume, running crew, and stage management. Directing interns may assist director or assistant stage manager. Prerequisite: Selection by chairman of department. 598R Research and Performance (1-6). Primarily for the M.F.A. student. Permission of the graduate faculty. 599 Research and Thesis (1-6).
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Urban Affairs • Economics 395F: Economics of Minorities • Economics 395G: Economics of Poverty (816) 235-2522 • Economics 435: Public Finance [email protected] • Economics 458: Urban Economics http://www.umkc.edu/urb-aff • Geography 311: Economic Geography Program Coordinator: • Geography 317: Cartography Philip Olson • Geography 333: Geography Elements of Urban Planning • Geography 401: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) • Geography 437: Population Geography Program Description • Geography 447: Intermediate Cartography The urban affairs major is planned for students who desire the • Geography 460: Transportation Geography breadth and depth of interdisciplinary study in preparation for • Geology 451: Geological Role in Land Use Planning advanced study in urban affairs, urban planning, public policy • Political Science 313: Politics in the American States or public administration. Interested students should apply to • Sociology 300RD: Special Topics: Urban Planning the urban affairs director no later than the beginning of their • Sociology 331: Urban Anthropology junior year. • Sociology 431: Social Organization of the City The urban affairs major is also for students who plan to enter specific careers in public service upon completion of the Community Social Services baccalaureate degree. The program is intended to provide a solid base for graduate study and the knowledge and • CJC 101: Introduction to Administration of Justice experience necessary for employment in the public sector. • CJC 317: Policies of Drug Use & Control The urban affairs major requires an internship comprising • Economics 395F: Economics of Minorities • field placement in an agency of city, county, state or federal Economics 395G: Economics of Poverty • Geography 437: Population Geography government; in the private sector; in business; or in private • History 353: Immigrants and Immigration in American nonprofit organizations. History Bachelor of Arts: Urban Affairs • Political Science 313: State and Local Government It is recommended that students planning an urban affairs • Political Science 438: Urban Politics major take Environmental Science 111R, Geology 202 or • Psychology 322: Child Psychology Geology 220 to satisfy part of the natural sciences area general • Psychology 406P: Introduction to Developmental degree requirements of the College; and English 301WI, Disabilities Writing and the Academy, should be elected as one of the • Psychology 407P: Developmental Disabilities and humanities area courses. In preparation for the core Community Life requirements of the urban affairs major, the student should take • Psychology 430: Introduction to Community Psychology • Economics 201-202, Sociology 101, Geography 105 or Sociology 302: Social Stratification • Sociology 311: Social & Psychological Development Geography 150, or Psychology 210. • Sociology 322: Race and Ethnic Relations Requirements (42 hours) • Sociology 331: Urban Anthropology • Sociology 335R: Introduction to Social Work Core Courses (18 hours) • Sociology 431: Social Organization of the City All urban affairs majors are required to take the following core requirements: Economic Policy and Operations • Geography 309: Introduction to Urban Geography • Economics 301: Macroeconomics Analysis • Sociology 363: Introduction to Statistics OR • Economics 302: Microeconomics Analysis Psychology 316: Quantitative Methods in Psychology • Economics 451: Institutional Economic Theory • History 356: Rise of the City in the U.S. OR • Economics 425: Intermediate Economic Statistics History 356R: Kansas City: History of a Regional • Economics 435: Public Finance Metropolis • Economics 458: Urban Economics • Economics 437: State and Local Government Finance • Economics 486: Labor Economics • Sociology 362: Methods of Sociological Research OR • Geography 311: Economic Geography Psychology 302WI: Experimental Psychology • Geography 333: Geographic Elements of Urban Planning • Philosophy 449: Ethical Issues • Geography 401: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Concentration (18 hours) • Political Science 313: Politics in the American States In addition to the core requirements, 18 hours must be selected Environment and Resources from one of the four areas of concentration: urban planning, community social services, economic policy and operations, • Art & Art History 353: Design & Form of KC and environmental and resource development. • Economics 320: Environment, Resources and Economic In consultation with an adviser, selected by the student or Growth designated by the program director, students are expected to • Economics 395C: Economics of Energy develop a program (reflecting interest and applicability to • Economics 458: Urban Economics career goals) of six courses from those listed under the • Geography 317: Cartography concentration chosen. • Geography 311: Economic Geography • Geography 333: Geographic Elements of Urban Planning Urban Planning • Geography 401: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) • Art & Art History 353: Design & Form of KC • Geography 420: Water in Environmental Planning • Architecture & Environmental Studies 201: • Geography 437: Population Geography Environmental Design I • Geology 451: Geological Role in Land Use Planning • Architecture & Environmental Studies 202: • Political Science 313: Politics in the American States Environmental Design II • Psychology 403: Environmental Psychology
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• Sociology 331: Urban Anthropology • Sociology 431: Social Organization of the City Internship (6 hours) In developing an internship, the student will present a proposal to his/her adviser or to the urban affairs director. The proposal will include: • A statement of learning objectives the student expects to realize through the experience, developed in conjunction with the adviser. • A rationale for the site selected. • Name of the site supervisor and schedule of hours. • A plan for meeting with the adviser regularly. The student is expected to participate in work activities in the organization and receive instruction from agency staff. For each three hours of internship the student must spend 120 hours on site. In addition, the student prepares written work as required by the faculty supervisor. The internship may be repeated up to a maximum of three semesters. In approved cases, the student may use part of the internship to satisfy some of the concentration requirements. The internship must be taken from among the following courses: Economics 497; Political Science 491; Psychology 461A; or Sociology 390R and 391. The B.A. (Urban Affairs)-M.P.A. Program This new program allows urban affairs majors to complete a B.A. in urban affairs in the College of Arts and Sciences and a master’s in public administration in the Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration in five years. The program allows students to use some of the M.P.A. courses to satisfy urban affairs requirements, which reduces the number of courses needed to complete both degrees. Usually, a student takes four years for the B.A., plus two years for the M.P.A., but this program allows completion in five years. Students interested in this option should contact the Public Administration Division of the Bloch School. Summary During the first 60 hours of coursework, students are advised to fulfill prerequisites for core courses and for required courses in the urban affairs concentration they choose. At the same time, students should fulfill general graduation requirements, where possible, through completion of courses listed under “General Degree Requirements in Arts and Sciences.” When prerequisites and general requirements have been satisfied, students must complete for the urban affairs major: • Core course requirements: 18 Hours • Concentration requirements: 18 Hours • Internship: 6 Hours Total hours required for major in urban affairs: 42.
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School of Biological Sciences and dentistry, and allied health professions such as optometry and physical therapy. 103 Biological Sciences Building Pre-Health Professions 5007 Rockhill Road (816) 235-1388 A biology major is an excellent choice for students planning [email protected] careers in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, physical http://www.umkc.edu/sbs therapy, occupational therapy, optometry and other health professions. The bachelor of science in biology curriculum Marino Martinez-Carrion fulfills the admissions requirements for most medical schools Dean and incorporates intermediate and upper level biology courses Jakob Waterborg specifically recommended by medical school admissions Associate Dean, Graduate Programs officers. Those who wish to follow the pre-med track have the Bibie M. Chronwall option to pursue the Bachelor of Science in Biology with the Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Programs Cellular and Molecular Basis of Health and Disease Gerald M. Carlson concentration. Students are strongly encouraged to consult Head, Division of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry with a School of Biological Sciences adviser to plan a course George J. Thomas, Jr. of study that meets the biology degree requirements as well as Head, Division of Cell Biology and Biophysics the prerequisites for his/her desired professional program. History and Description of School Admissions The School of Biological Sciences was established (originally Students interested in pursuing undergraduate degree programs as the School of Basic Life Sciences) in 1985. The School’s offered by the School of Biological Sciences are admitted vision is “to better the quality of life through excellence in through the UMKC Office of Admissions. Freshmen are education and research.” This vision is realized through the admitted based on criteria described earlier in the catalog. Transfer students should contact the University admissions provision of quality education at the undergraduate and office and the School of Biological Sciences for information graduate levels, the expansion of knowledge through scientific about transfer admissions and evaluation of transfer research, and the application of scientific information for the coursework. Transfer admission eligibility includes an overall advancement of human welfare. The School has been grade-point average of at least 2.0 for all college-level designated as an eminence program by the curators of the coursework attempted at previous institutions and an overall University of Missouri, and as such is a unit targeted for GPA of at least 2.0 in courses used to fulfill School of expansion and development. Biological Sciences major requirements. Research by faculty, undergraduate and graduate students is focused on cellular and molecular aspects of modern Advising biology, with an emphasis in molecular genetics and structural School of Biological Sciences faculty members, serving as biology. Advances in these areas will provide fundamental academic advisers, assist undergraduate students in developing knowledge for biotechnology, molecular medicine, individual plans of study. At their first advising appointment, environmental remediation and computational biology. students receive a School of Biological Sciences Students are encouraged to gain hands-on research experience, Undergraduate Programs Handbook containing the latest involving them in the process of creating knowledge and information about degree requirements, academic rules and equipping them to shape the future. related matters. To facilitate progress toward the student’s Quality curriculum combined with research-active faculty degree and to ensure that courses selected provide an and state-of-the-art equipment, provide students an outstanding appropriate academic program, students meet with an adviser opportunity to expand critical thinking and problem solving each semester before registering for classes. skills while developing an in-depth understanding of the Students enrolled in dual degree or joint programs are molecular, cellular, and genetic foundations of biological advised by both academic units. The primary academic unit sciences. generally has the major advising responsibility, however, for issues pertaining specifically to a biology degree, an adviser at Undergraduate Programs the School of Biological Sciences must be consulted. Students may pursue programs of study leading to a bachelor Students who pursue a B.A. in secondary education and of science, a bachelor of science in medical technology, or a who intend to teach biology must also meet the B.A. in biology bachelor of arts degree. A dual degree program is offered with requirements. Students in this program will earn a double the School of Dentistry. Courses taught by the School of degree and should consult School of Biological Sciences and Biological Sciences support the academic programs of the School of Education advisers to select electives that satisfy schools of nursing, medicine, pharmacy and education, and state requirements for certification. departments within the College of Arts and Sciences. An Students are responsible for becoming familiar with all undergraduate minor in biology and a variety of courses that academic regulations of the campus as outlined in the catalog may interest non-biology majors are available to complement and in other University documents. other fields of study or to satisfy general education Advising services designed to help the student resolve requirements of other academic units. A background in personal, psychological and vocational matters are offered biology combined with non-science skills creates many career through the University Counseling, Health, and Testing Center. possibilities. Pre-Medicine and Pre-Health Professions Academic A Bachelor’s Degree in Biology - Career Advising School of Biological Sciences’ experienced team of advisers is Options knowledgeable about health professions program admission Our programs prepare students for a variety of career processes. It is important for students considering eventual opportunities. Options include conservation, forensics, application to medical school or other professional programs to industry, bioinformatics, academia, agriculture, government consult early and often with a School of Biological Sciences agencies, health professions like medicine, veterinary medicine
209 School of Biological Sciences adviser about appropriate choice in courses and additional years of the same foreign language in high school may preparation. Advisers assist the student in investigating various waive this requirement. programs throughout the country and in planning an individualized undergraduate course of study, host D. Computer and Information Technology informational meetings/workshops about aspects of planning Students shall demonstrate competence with computers in one for a health professions career, provide information on of the following ways: admission exam preparation, assist in the application process 1. Obtain a grade of B or better in a high school computer and in developing a personal statement, and help the student course. work with Career Services to compile a letter of 2. Obtain a grade of C- or better in a college level computer recommendation file. Each student receives support and course. encouragement during all phases of the application process. 3. Obtain a grade of C- or better in a School of Biological Students are strongly encouraged to take advantage of adviser Sciences computer-based laboratory course. expertise by discussing their career plans beginning with their 4. Demonstrate their computer competency to the School of first semester at UMKC. Biological Sciences Undergraduate Programs Director. General Education Requirements for E. Distribution Requirements Bachelor’s Degrees 1. Social and Behavioral Sciences (nine credit hours): To earn a bachelor’s degree in a program administered by the Students must satisfactorily complete three courses from School of Biological Sciences, students must satisfy at least two of the following areas: economics, history, requirements in each of the areas listed below: political science, psychology, sociology, geography, A. Communication criminal justice and criminology and certain anthropology courses. One of these courses must satisfy the 1. Writing and Critical Analysis: Students must requirement for study of the Missouri Constitution. satisfactorily complete English 110, English 225, and a 2. Physical and Biological Sciences (nine credit hours): This 300- or 400-level writing intensive (WI or WL) course in requirement will be met by satisfying the biology specific the School of Biological Sciences. In addition, students degree requirements. must pass the Written English Proficiency Test (WEPT) 3. Humanities and Fine Arts (nine credit hours): Students or satisfactorily complete English 299. Students, except must satisfactorily complete three additional courses those in the B.A./D.D.S. program, must have prior (beyond those required in sections A. and C.) from at least approval to take WI courses outside of the School of two of the following areas: art and art history, Biological Sciences. A student earning a score of 30 or communication studies, English, foreign languages better on the ACT English subtest or 626 or better on the (different from those used in section C.), philosophy, SAT-V subtest, or effective Fall Semester 1999, a 690 or theater, music, dance, interdisciplinary cluster courses, or better RTV score, may be exempt from the English 110 certain anthropology courses. requirement. 2. Oral Augmentation/Speech: Students must satisfactorily F. General Education Synthesis (three credit hours) complete Communication Studies 110, 140 or another Students in the B.A. and B.S. biology programs may satisfy communications course pre-approved by the School of this requirement by earning a C- or better in one of the Biological Sciences. following: 1. Three credit hours of Critical Analysis of Biological B. Mathematical, Symbolic and Logical Reasoning Issues (BIOL 498WI). 1. Students must demonstrate competency equivalent to that 2. Three credit hours of Senior Seminar (LS 490WI or LS acquired in four years of high school preparatory H490WI). mathematics (including algebra and trigonometry). In 3. A combined total of three credit hours in one or both of addition, students must complete at least one course the following: requiring extensive use of mathematical, symbolic, or • Undergraduate Research (course LS 499 B-M, 1-3 logical reasoning (e.g., calculus, formal logic, statistics, credit hours). etc.). These courses must be taught through the • Special Topics (course LS 497 B-L, 1-3 credit Mathematics Department. hours). 2. Students pursuing the B.S. degree in biology must satisfactorily complete two semesters of calculus as a part Students pursuing the B.S. degree in medical technology may of their major. Students pursuing a B.A. in biology or a satisfy this requirement as part of their professional training B.S. in medical technology may choose one semester of via training experiences. calculus or one semester of statistics. B.A./D.D.S. G. Additional Graduation Requirements students may choose MATH 375 as a third option. In addition to the specific area requirements listed above, students must meet other University graduation requirements C. Foreign Language and Culture including, but not limited to, 120 total credit hours (minimum), 1. Students must satisfactorily complete two semesters of a 36 junior/senior level credit hours, assessment testing, single foreign language or be exempt based on high residency requirements, and minimum GPA standards. school foreign language study. For each year of high For graduation and retention in the school’s undergraduate school foreign language, one semester of college work programs, a minimum overall University of Missouri will be waived. grade-point average of 2.0 is required. A minimum University 2. Students must take a course that focuses on the culture of of Missouri biology GPA of 2.0 is also required. In addition, a foreign country or region where their chosen language is students must earn a grade of C- or better in all biology, spoken. This requirement may be met by satisfactory chemistry, mathematics, and physics courses taken to satisfy completion of a third semester of the same foreign the B.S. or B.A. curricula. The credit/no credit option may not language or a course concerned with the literature, be used for courses taken to satisfy the major, minor or general history, sociology, etc. of the country or region. Three education requirements.
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Students whose cumulative UM GPA or whose UM B. Additional Science and Mathematics Course biology GPA falls below 2.0 are required to enter into a Requirements probation contract with the school. If the student fails to meet The following courses must be completed with grades of C- or any of the terms of the contract, then he/she will be ineligible better. Note that a second semester of organic chemistry to continue in the School of Biological Sciences programs. If laboratory is not required although students may elect to take eligible, he/she may transfer to another academic unit at it. UMKC. Hours MATH 210 Calculus I 4 Bachelor of Science in Biology MATH 220 Calculus II 4 The B.S. degree program is a rigorous curriculum designed for PHYS 240 Physics for Science and students interested in preparing for graduate studies or a Engineering I 5 professional school, or pursuing entry level employment in a PHYS 250 Physics for Science and science related field. Engineering II* 5 CHEM 211 General Chemistry I 4 Requirements CHEM 211L Experimental General In addition to the general education requirements outlined Chemistry I 1 above, students pursuing the B.S. degree in biology must meet CHEM 212R General Chemistry II 4 the following requirements: CHEM 212LR Experimental General Chemistry II 1 A. Biology Course Requirements CHEM 321 Organic Chemistry I 3 CHEM 321L Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 2 1. The following core courses (17 credit hours) are required. CHEM 322R Organic Chemistry II 3 Hours BIOL 108 General Biology I 4 * Students may choose LS 401, Biophysical Principles (3 hrs.) BIOL 109 General Biology II 4 as an alternative to Physics 250. BIOL 202 Cell Biology 3 BIOL 206 Genetics 3 Suggested Plan of Study LSBIOC 341 Basic Biochemistry 3 This is a general plan that may be adjusted to accommodate individual background interests, abilities and career objectives. 2. Four of the following primary elective courses (or approved alternatives) are required, for a total of 11-12 credit hours. Freshman Year Hours Fall Semester Hours LSBIOC 360 Biochemistry 3 BIOL 108 General Biology I 4 LSPHYS 316 Principles of Physiology 3 CHEM 211 General Chemistry I 4 BIOL 427 Plant Physiology 3 CHEM 211l Experimental General Chemistry I 1 BIOL 302 General Ecology 3 General Education Requirement LSMCRB 313 Microbiology 3 (ex: ENGL 110) 3 BIOL 409 Developmental Biology 3 General Education Requirement LSBIOC 430 Molecular Biology and (ex: First Frn. Lang. semester* or Genetic Engineering 3 Constitution Requirement) 3-5 BIOL 328 Histology 2 Total 15-17 * Exempt by 1 yr. foreign language in high school. 3. Two of the following primary elective laboratory courses (or approved alternatives) must be taken for a minimum of five Winter Semester credit hours. BIOL 109 General Biology II 4 Hours CHEM 212r General Chemistry II 4 LSBIOC 360WL Laboratory in Biochemistry CHEM 212lr Experimental General and Molecular Biology 3 Chemistry II 1 LSMCRB 313WLLaboratory in Microbiology 3 General Education Requirement BIOL 312WL Laboratory in Developmental (ex. Com St. 110 or 140) 3 Biology, Genetics and Cell General Education Requirement Biology 3 (ex. Second Frn. Lang. semester* BIOL 328WL Laboratory in Histology and or elective) 3-5 Cellular Ultrastructure 3 Total 15-17 LSANAT 118L Introductory Anatomy Laboratory 2 * Exempt by 2 yrs. foreign language in high school. 4. General Education Synthesis requirements may be met by a Sophomore Year total of three credit hours chosen from the following: Fall Semester Hours Hours BIOL 202 Cell Biology 3 BIOL 498WI Critical Analysis of CHEM 321 Organic Chemistry I 3 Biological Issues (WI) 3 MATH 210 Calculus I 4 LS 490WI Senior Seminar 3 General Education Requirement LS 499 Undergraduate Research 1-3 (ex. Constitution Requirement) 3 LS 497 Special Topics 1-3 General Education Requirement 5. A total of 42 credit hours of biology courses must be (ex. English 225) 3 completed with grades of C- or better. At least 26 of these Total 16 must be at the 300 to 400 level. A minimum of 21 credit hours of biology courses must be taken from the School of Biological Sciences. Additional credit hours of biology courses may be selected from the courses listed above or other biology majors courses. One of these courses must be writing intensive.
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Winter Semester 1. A 3.5 minimum undergraduate grade-point average BIOL 206 Genetics 3 (GPA). CHEM 322r Organic Chemistry II 3 2. A 3.5 undergraduate GPA in sciences/mathematics. CHEM 321l Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 2 MATH 220 Calculus II 4 3. Satisfactory progress to that point in the B.S. degree Biology Secondary Elective 3 program, including completion (minimally) of CHEM Total 15 211 and 212R, MATH 210, and BIOL 108 and 109 or equivalents, with grades of B or better. Junior Year 4. An interview to explore the student’s interests and Fall Semester Hours identify an appropriate faculty mentor. LSBIOC 341 Basic Biochemistry 3 Biology Primary Elective #1 3 Graduation with a B.S. in biology with honors will be noted on PHYS 240 Physics for Science and the official university transcript and records of those students Engineering I 5 who: General Education Requirement (ex. Humanities Elective #1) 3 Total 14 1. Complete all of the B.S. degree requirements. 2. Complete at least two semesters (four credit hours total) Winter Semester of undergraduate honors research LS 499M with a grade Biology Primary Elective #2 3 of B or better, and a senior thesis. Biology Primary Lab Elective #1 2-3 3. Maintain a 3.5 UM GPA; 3.5 science/mathematics UM PHYS 250 Physics for Science and GPA. Engineering II 5 4. Successfully complete a semester of honors seminar LS General Education Requirement (ex. Foreign Language Culture) 3 H490WI. Total 13-14 Senior Year Cellular and Molecular Basis of Health and Fall Semester Hours Disease Concentration Biology Primary Elective #3 3 This instructional program fully prepares individuals for Biology Primary Lab Elective #2 3 admission to a first-professional program in allopathic, Biology Primary Elective #4 3 osteopathic or podiatric medicine. By completing the General Education Requirement requirements of the Bachelor of Science in Biology with the (ex. Social Science Elective #1) 3 Cellular and Molecular Basis of Health and Disease General Education Requirement concentration, students will complete all of the minimum (ex. Humanities Elective #2) 3 prerequisites and upper level electives suggested by Total 15 mid-western medical schools. The courses selected provide a Winter Semester foundation of knowledge in modern cellular and molecular General Education Synthesis 3 biology, essential for understanding medical science. Biology Secondary Elective 1-2 The curriculum of general education and biology majors General Education Requirement courses, combined with the mathematics, chemistry and (ex. Humanities Elective #3) 3 physics components, provides the background essential to General Education Requirement understanding the latest diagnostic and treatment technologies. (ex. Computer Proficiency) 3 General education requirements are the same as for all General Education Requirement (ex. Social Science #2) 3 students seeking a Bachelor’s degree in biology. Through Total 13-14 proper planning with a School of Biological Sciences adviser, biology majors can use their general education requirements to The Honors Program complete the Healing and Humanities Minor. The School of Biological Sciences offers an honors program A. Biology course requirements for bachelor of science undergraduate students interested in pursuing rigorous preparation for advanced professional training and scientific careers. The program combines a 1. The following core courses (17 credit hours) requirement for high levels of academic achievement with Hours hands-on undergraduate research with a faculty mentor. BIOL 108 General Biology I 4 BIOL 109 General Biology II 4 Honors students are included in all scholarly and social events BIOL 202 Cell Biology 3 of the School of Biological Sciences graduate program, BIOL 206 Genetics 3 including special seminars and study trips. Students are LSBIOC 341 Basic Biochemistry 3 encouraged to apply by contacting the School of Biological Sciences Undergraduate Programs Office. 2. The following primary elective courses (12 credit hours) Freshman students may be accepted into the honors Hours program if they are in the top 10 percent of their high school LSPHYS 316 Principles of Physiology 3 LSMCRB 313 Microbiology 3 graduating class and have a composite score greater than 1300 BIOL 409 Developmental Biology 3 on the SAT, 1350 on the recentered SAT, or 30 on the ACT. LSBIOC 430 Molecular Biology and Genetic Eligible students may also be accepted at the end of their Engineering 3 freshman year or later (until the beginning of their junior year or 70 credit hours). Requirements for admissions at the end of 3. Primary elective laboratory courses are required for a the freshman or sophomore year for UMKC students or minimum of 5 credit hours. transfer students include:
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Hours Degree Requirements LSMCRB 313WL Lab in Microbiology (WI) 3 In addition to the general education requirements outlined Elective (Choose at least 2 credit hours): previously, students pursuing a B.S. degree in medical BIOL 312WL Lab in Developmental Biology, technology must meet the following requirements: Genetics & Cell Biology (WI) 3 BIOL 328WL Lab in Histology and Cellular A. Biology Course Requirements Ultrastructure (WI) 3 A total of 32 credit hours of biology courses must be completed LSBIOC 360WL Lab in Biochemistry and with grades of C- or better and at least 16 of these must be at Molecular Biology (WI) 3 the 300/400 level. Ten credit hours from the 30-credit-hour LSANAT 118L Introductory Anatomy Lab 2 clinical year is counted toward the 42 credit hours required for a B.S. degree. A minimum of 16 credit hours of biology 4. General Education Synthesis requirement (Choose a total of courses must be taken at the School of Biological Sciences. 3 credit hours) Hours 1. The following courses are required: BIOL 498WI Critical Analysis of Hours Biological Issues 3 BIOL 108 General Biology I 4 LS 490WI Senior Seminar 3 BIOL 109 General Biology II 4 LS 499 Undergraduate Research 3 BIOL 202 Cell Biology 3 LS 497 Special Topics 3 BIOL 206 Genetics 3 5. Either LSMCRB 435, Immunology, or LSMCRB 431, LSBIOC 341 Basic Biochemistry 3 Virology, is required. LSPHYS 316 Principles of Physiology 3 LSMCRB 313 Microbiology 3 6. A total of 42 credit hours of biology courses must be LSMCRB 313WL Laboratory in Microbiology 3 completed with grades of C- or better. At least 26 of these LSMCRB 435 Immunology 3 must be at the 300 or 400 level. A minimum of 21 credit hours 2. In addition, students must take three or more hours, one of biology courses must be taken from the School of Biological hour of which must be upper level, to be chosen from: Sciences. Additional credit hours of biology courses may be Hours selected from the courses listed above or other biology majors BIOL 328 Histology 2 courses. One of these must be a writing intensive course. BIOL 328WL Laboratory in Histology and Cellular Ultrastructure 3 The UM Biology GPA must be a minimum of 2.0. LSANAT 118 Introductory Anatomy 3 B. Physical sciences and mathematics requirements LSANAT 118L Introductory Anatomy Lab 2 All of the following courses are required. A grade of C- or LSMCRB 431 Virology 3 better is required in each course used to fulfill these LIFESCI 401 Biophysical Principles 3 LSBIOC 430 Molecular Biology and Genetic requirements. Note that the second semester of organic Engineering 3 chemistry laboratory (CHEM 322L) is not required although LSBIOC 360WLLab in Biochemistry and Molecular students may elect to take it. Biology 3 Hours MATH 210 Calculus I 4 B. Additional Science and Mathematics Course MATH 220 Calculus II 4 Requirements PHYS 240 Physics for Science and The following courses in mathematics, physics and chemistry Engineering I 5 are required with grades of C- or better. PHYS 250 Physics for Science and Hours Engineering II 5 MATH 210 or Calculus I or CHEM 211 General Chemistry I 4 MATH 235 Elementary Statistics 3-4 CHEM 211L Experimental General Chemistry I 1 PHYS 210 General Physics I 4 CHEM 212R General Chemistry II 4 PHYS 220 General Physics II 4 CHEM 212LR Experimental General Chemistry II 1 CHEM 211 General Chemistry I 4 CHEM 321 Organic Chemistry I 3 CHEM 211L Experimental General Chemistry I 1 CHEM 321L Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 2 CHEM 212R General Chemistry II 4 CHEM 322R Organic Chemistry II 3 CHEM 212LR Experimental General Chemistry II 1 A minimum of 120 credit hours is required; and 36 of these CHEM 320 Elementary Organic Chemistry 4 must be at the junior/senior level. Electives may be taken from CHEM 320L Experimental Organic Chemistry 1 any area once other degree requirements have been met. CHEM 341 Analytical Chemistry I: Quantitative Analysis 4 Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology In the B.S. in medical technology program, the typical student C. Clinical Program spends the first three years completing the general education Students must satisfactorily complete a clinical program at an and basic science course requirements for the baccalaureate affiliated hospital. This will allow the student to earn 30 credit degree on the UMKC campus. hours toward the bachelor’s degree. Ten of the clinical hours A final 12 month course of clinical studies is completed in are allowed as upper-level biology credit toward the 42 hours an affiliated hospital program accredited by the National required and 20 clinical hours are allowed as upper level Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences general science credit. Completion of the clinical program also (NAACLS). Affiliated clinical programs are located at North fulfills the general education synthesis requirement. Kansas City Hospital and Saint Luke’s Hospital. Acceptance Bachelor of Arts in Biology into a hospital program is competitive and admission into the The B.A. degree program in biology is designed to accomodate medical technology program does not guarantee acceptance of students who want a solid background in the Biological the student by an affiliated hospital. Sciences, but who need less rigorous studies in the supporting sciences of chemistry, mathematics and physics. It is also
213 School of Biological Sciences recommended for students who plan to pursue double majors CHEM 320 Elementary Organic Chemistry 4 or minors in related departments. CHEM 320L Experimental Organic Chemistry 1 Degree Requirements C. Dual Degree Programs In addition to meeting the general education degree Students enrolled in the School of Dentistry six-year program requirements outlined previously, students pursuing the B.A. may obtain a B.A. degree in biology upon completion of the degree in biology must meet the following requirements: general and specific degree requirements. The B.A. degree A. Biology Course Requirements component of this joint program is under the supervision of the School of Biological Sciences. Fulfillment of the B.A. in 1. The following core courses (17 credit hours): biology degree requirements is certified by the School of Hours Biological Sciences. BIOL 108 General Biology I 4 Requirements for a Minor in Biology BIOL 109 General Biology II 4 Hours BIOL 202 Cell Biology 3 BIOL 108 General Biology I 4 BIOL 206 Genetics 3 BIOL 109 General Biology II 4 LSBIOC 341 Basic Biochemistry 3 BIOL 202 Cell Biology 3 2. Two of the following primary elective courses (or approved BIOL 206 Genetics 3 alternatives) (5-6 credit hours). Seven hours of upper-level biology Hours electives, to include one laboratory 7 LSBIOC 360 Biochemistry 3 Total 21 LSPHYS 316 Principles of Physiology 3 Standards that must be met for the minor: BIOL 427 Plant Physiology 3 BIOL 302 General Ecology 3 1. Only grades of C- or better will be allowed to count LSMCRB 313 Microbiology 3 BIOL 409 Developmental Biology 3 toward fulfillment of the required 21 hours of biology LSBIOC 430 Molecular Biology and Genetic coursework. Engineering 3 2. Students seeking a biology minor must have a minimum BIOL 328 Histology 2 cumulative 2.0 biology GPA in courses used to fulfill the BIOL 303 or Invertebrate or Vertebrate minor requirements from the University of Missouri. BIOL 308 Zoology 3 3. At least 11 of the 21 required hours must be earned from the School of Biological Sciences. 3. One of the following primary elective laboratory courses (or 4. At least four of the seven hours of junior/senior level approved alternative) (2 credit hours). coursework must be earned from the School of Biological Hours Sciences. LSBIOC 360WL Lab in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 3 LSMCRB 313WL Lab in Microbiology 3 Elective Courses for the Non-Biology Major BIOL 312WL Lab in Developmental Biology, Students who are non-biology majors in other academic units Genetics & Cell Biology 3 are encouraged to select courses in the School of Biological BIOL 328WL Lab in Histology and Cellular Sciences to meet their general education requirements for Ultrastructure 3 graduation and to complement their major areas of LSANAT 118L Introductory Anatomy Lab 2 concentration. Suggested courses include Biology 102, 108, 4. General Education Synthesis requirements may be met by a 109, 202, 206, LSANAT 118, 118L, LSMCRB 113, 114L, total of three credit hours chosen from the following: LSPHYS 117 and upper-level courses for which prerequisites Hours have been satisfied. BIOL 498WI Critical Analysis of Biological Issues 3 Graduate Programs LS 490WI Senior Seminar 3 The School of Biological Sciences offers programs of study LS 499 Undergraduate Research 1-3 leading to a master of science degree in biology or cellular and LS 497 Special Topics 1-3 molecular biology. In addition, a master of arts degree in 5. A total of 38 credit hours of biology courses must be biology is offered. The school participates in UMKC’s completed with grades of C- or better. At least 24 of these Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in cell biology/biophysics and must be at the 300 or 400 level. A minimum of 21 credit hours molecular biology/biochemistry. of biology courses must be taken from the School of Biological Graduates with research experience in cell biology and Sciences. Additional credit hours of biology courses may be biophysics or molecular biology and biochemistry may enter selected from the courses listed above or other biology majors careers in many areas, including biotechnology, pharmaceutics, courses. One of these courses must be writing intensive. academia, or governmental research involving the environment, agriculture, energy, defense or health. B. Additional Science and Mathematics Course Requirements Graduate Admissions The following courses must be completed with grades of C- or Admission to the school’s graduate programs is competitive better: and students are encouraged to apply early. Applications are Hours reviewed by an admissions committee that evaluates students MATH 210 or Calculus I or on the basis of past performance and evidence of ability to MATH 235 Elementary Statistics 3-4 pursue graduate studies successfully. The school admits PHYS 210 General Physics I 4 students to its master’s degree programs throughout the year; CHEM 211 General Chemistry I 4 however, early application (before March 1) is advised to CHEM 211L Experimental General Chemistry I 1 CHEM 212R General Chemistry II 4 receive consideration for assistantships and other financial CHEM 212LR Experimental General Chemistry II 1 support.
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Information on admission to master’s or Ph.D. degree A School of Biological Sciences graduate student programs may be found in the Graduate Academic Regulations organization meets periodically for scientific discussions and and Information section of this catalog, or by writing: social events. Graduate Programs Requirements for Retention in the School of School of Biological Sciences Biological Sciences Graduate Programs University of Missouri-Kansas City Requirements for retention of doctoral students are described 5100 Rockhill Road in the Graduate Academic Regulations and Information section Kansas City, MO 64110-2499 of this catalog. For master’s degree students, a 3.0 (B) or by calling (816) 235-2352 grade-point average is required for satisfactory progress. Any or by viewing our web page at master’s student who receives more than two C grades, or more http://www.umkc.edu/sbs. than one C and one D grade, will be dropped from the program. No F grades are permitted. Graduate students are Graduate teaching assistantships, graduate research subject to all general University academic regulations as assistantships and fellowships are available through the school described in the General Graduate Academic Regulations and and are awarded on a competitive basis. Currently, all fully Information section of this catalog. admitted, full-time doctoral students receive financial support. To be eligible for admission to the School of Biological Master of Science in Cellular and Sciences M.S. and M.A. programs, the applicant must: Molecular Biology • Possess a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences or a Degree Requirements related field with a minimum of 120 credit hours, or possess an advanced degree in a health sciences field. Thesis option Hours • Have an undergraduate grade-point average of at least 3.0. LSMBB 561/562 General Biochemistry I and II 8 • Have sufficient background coursework to undertake LSMBB 611 or LSCBB 612 Seminar 1 graduate studies in biological sciences. LSMBB 599 or LSCBB 599 Thesis research 6 • Have acceptable scores in the Graduate Record Electives 15 Examination aptitude tests. Total 30 • Submit three letters of recommendation from individuals Elective courses may be selected from the following list or familiar with the student’s academic performance and from other alternatives approved by the School of Biological scientific abilities. Sciences Graduate Programs Committee: LSCBB 505, 520, Students may be admitted with certain deficiencies, with the 530, 566, 569, 596, 597; LSMBB 503, 565, 567, 596, 597. stipulation that these can be removed early in the course of Students pursuing the thesis option must also satisfactorily study. complete written and oral thesis exams. Advising Non-thesis option Hours New students will be advised by the principal graduate adviser LSMBB 561/562 General Biochemistry I and II 8 until they have selected their permanent research adviser. LSMBB 611 or LSCBB 612 Seminar 1 Students should contact the school well in advance of their first M.S. Topics 3 semester for information about advising and registration. Electives 24 Students are responsible for becoming familiar with all Total 36 academic regulations of the campus as outlined in the catalog Elective courses may be selected from the following list or and in other university documents. Advising services designed from other alternatives approved by the School of Biological to help students resolve personal, psychological and vocational Sciences Graduate Programs Committee: LSCBB 505, 520, matters are offered through the University Counseling, Health, 530, 538, 566, 569, 596, 597; LSMBB 503, 538, 565, 567, and Testing Center. 596, 597. A limited number of credit hours of upper-level Laboratories undergraduate courses may be allowed. The School of Biological Sciences has modern, well-equipped Master of Science in Biology laboratories organized into the following divisions: Division of Cell Biology and Biophysics Degree Requirements This division houses the laboratories of anatomy (including The master of science program of study requires a minimum of embryology and microscopic anatomy), biophysics, 30 credit hours. At least 18 hours must be at the 500 level or developmental biology, immunology, microbiology, above; no more than 40 percent of the program may be at the neuroanatomy, structural biology, virology and gene 300 to 400 level. Six hours of credit for BIOL 599, Research expression. and Thesis, is required, including a written thesis. No more than six hours of Directed Individual Studies may be applied to Division of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry this program. Specific courses are agreed upon by the student, This division houses the laboratories of biochemistry, genetics, the adviser and the advisory committee, and require approval genetic engineering, membrane biochemistry, molecular of the School of Biological Sciences dean. A final oral biology, macromolecular structure, neurochemistry, examination emphasizing defense of the thesis is required for neurophysiology and cellular and molecular physiology. the master of science degree in biology. Organizations and Activities Master of Arts in Biology A campuswide biological sciences seminar program is organized and administered by the school. Throughout the Degree Requirements year, weekly advanced research seminars are held featuring The master of arts program of study requires a minimum of 36 presentations by nationally recognized visiting scientists and credit hours. No more than 40 percent of the program may be campus faculty. at the 300 to 400 level; the balance must be at the 500 level or
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above. Master of Arts Topics in Biology, BIOL 592, is 302 General Ecology (3). Introduction to the study of populations, required on an approved topic for an extensive investigation, communities, and ecosystems by examining the interrelationships between living organisms and their environments. The role of natural selection and written thesis and oral examination. This investigation may be evolution will also be considered. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisites: accomplished through literature search or laboratory BIOL 108, BIOL 109, or BIOL 102. experimentation. No more than six hours of BIOL 591, 303 Invertebrate Zoology (3). Taxonomy, evolutionary relationships, Directed Individual Studies, may be applied to this program. behavior, reproduction, morphology and ecology of the invertebrates. Three Students may pursue the master of arts in biology and a hours lecture a week. Prerequisites: BIOL 108 & 109, CHEM 212 certificate in the Truman Medical Center Nurse Anesthesia 305 Aquatic Biology (3). Physical and chemical attributes, organismal Program concurrently. For information about admission and diversity, and ecology of lakes, streams, rivers, wetlands, and estuaries. Applied topics such as acid rain and effects of pollution in freshwater systems degree requirements, interested students should contact the will also be discussed. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisites: BIOL 108 Department of Anesthesiology at Truman Medical Center and & 109, CHEM 211. Offered: Winter semesters the School of Biological Sciences. 308 Vertebrate Zoology (3). Taxonomy, evolutionary relationships, behavior, reproduction, morphology and ecology of the vertebrates. Three hours lecture Doctor of Philosophy Study a week. Prerequisites: BIOL 108 & 109, CHEM 212 The Ph.D. program at UMKC is interdisciplinary. Students 312WL Laboratory in Developmental Biology, Genetics and Cell interested in studies at the doctoral level in the disciplines of Biology (3). Experimental studies of genetics and development in selected eukaryotic model organisms with an emphasis on the molecular and cellular cell biology and biophysics, or molecular biology and mechanism of inheritance. Six hours lab and one hour lecture per week. biochemistry, apply to the interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in Designation: Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: LSBIOC 341, BIOL 409 the School of Graduate Studies. Students interested in a corequisite. combination of cell biology and biophysics with molecular 314 Entomology (3). Anatomy, physiology and identification of insects with biology and biochemistry should apply by writing: emphasis on their environmental adaptations. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: BIOL 109 or LS ANAT 119. Graduate Programs 322 General Parasitology (3). Parasitic protists, worms and arthropods and School of Biological Sciences the disease states they may induce, will be examined in relationship to human, University of Missouri-Kansas City animal and plants hosts. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 5100 Rockhill Road 109 OR LSANAT 119. Offered: Summer Kansas City, MO 64110-2499 326 Biological Conservation (2). Applications of ecology and genetics to the or by calling (816) 235-2352 conservation of communities and individual species, including discussion of the Endangered Species Act extinction processes, and the effects of habitat or by viewing our webpage at fragmentation. Prerequisites: BIOL 302 recommended: BIOL 108 & 109 http://www.umkc.edu/sbs required 327 Biogeography and Biodiversity (2). Evolutionary and climatological Detailed information on the general and discipline-specific effects on the geographic distribution of organisms, including areas of admission requirements for the Ph.D. is found in the School of endemism as well as preservation of biodiversity. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 108 & Graduate Studies section of this catalog. 109. Offered: Summer Students pursuing interdisciplinary Ph.D. study who have 328 Histology (2). Animal tissues and their specialization in the organism, with major emphasis on higher organisms. Two hours lecture per week. selected cell biology and biophysics, or molecular biology and Prerequisite(s): BIOL 109 or BIOL 118, BIOL 202, CHEM 212. biochemistry as one of their disciplines should consult the 328WL Laboratory in Histology and Cellular Ultrastructure (3). School of Graduate Studies section of this catalog for degree Examination of structure/function relationships at the subcellular, cellular and requirements and other academic regulations applicable to organ levels. Both plants and animals will be examined with emphasis on their degree program. vertebrates. Four hours lab per week. Designation: Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: BIOL 202, CHEM 212, (co-requisite) BIOL 328, consent of Biology Courses SBS advisor. 329 Endocrinology (2). Endocrine regulation and control of growth, 102 Biology and Living (3). Introduction to structural organization and development, homeostasis, and reproduction. Includes study of the endocrine functional processes of living systems. Three hours lecture a week. For organs, their products, and mechanisms of action. Two hours of lecture per non-biology majors only. Does not count toward biology degree. week. Prerequisite: BIOL 202 (Physiology background recommended.) 108 General Biology I (4). Basic studies in biology emphasizing the unity and Offered: Summer and Winter Semesters diversity of life. Cellular structure, function, heredity, development, ecology 330 Principles of Nutrition (3). The biochemical and physiological basis of and evolution will be discussed. Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory animal nutrition including: transport and functions of organic and inorganic per week. nutrients, major metabolic pathways, energy metabolism, digestion, and 109 General Biology II (4). Basic studies of biology emphasizing the unity regulation. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisites: BIOL 202 and diversity of life. Structure, function, heredity, development, regulation of (Physiology background recommended.) Offered Summer Semesters growth and evolution will be discussed. Three hours lecture and three hours 344 Bioorganic Structure and Biomolecular Function (3). An introduction laboratory per week. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 108. to chemical and physical properties of complex biological macromolecules and 202 Cell Biology (3). Basic concepts of cellular and subcellular structure and their functions in living cells. Nomenclature, functional groups, reactions and function, including supramolecular and organelle structure and organization, stereochemistry are among the topics to be emphasized. Prerequisites: BIOL bioenergetics, cell growth and cellular communication. Three lectures per 109 and CHEM 320, CHEM 321 or BIOL 341. Offered (semester): Winter. week. Prerequisites: BIOL 109 or LSANAT 119/119L AND LSMCRB 121; 346 Plant Biology (3). An integrated survey of the taxonomic diversity of CHEM 212. lower and higher plants, their role in ecological systems, including humans and 203 Essential Cell Biology (3). Foundations of cellular functions. Serves as a other animals, with special attention for their genetic, physiological and bridge between biochemistry and cell and organ physiology for dental anatomical adaptation and evolution. Prerequisites: BIOL 202 and BIOL 206. students. Applications of fundamental principles to the physiology and 405 Introduction to Evolution (3). Discussion of the biological processes that pathology of the oral tissues will be stressed. produce organic diversity through phyletic change, including variation, 206 Genetics (3). A modern approach integrating molecular and organismal mutation, adaptation, population genetics, natural selection, genetic drift, gene studies of the general genetics of lower and higher organisms. Chromosomal flow, and macroevolution. Prerequisite: Biology 206. structure and function, gene transmission, heredity, plasticity and population 409 Developmental Biology (3). Principles of development and differentiation genetics will be discussed. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisites: BIOL of structure during embryology in animals. Molecular, cellular and organismal 108, BIOL 109, CHEM 212. level concepts and mechanisms will be considered. Three hours lecture per 299 Introduction to Research (1-3). Introduction to the theory and practice of week. Prerequisites: BIOL 202, BIOL 206. research in modern biological sciences. This course may be taken by students 427 Plant Physiology (3). Plant function at the molecular, cellular and in the Biology honors program, the B.A./M.D./Ph.D. program, or other organismal level. Metabolism, nutrition, growth, development and undergraduate students who meet the prerequisites. Consent required. reproduction, and the relationships of plants to light, water and other Prerequisites: BIOL 108, BIOL 109, CHEM 211 and 212 and a 3.2 science organisms will be discussed in simple and higher plant systems. Three hours GPA. lecture per week. Prerequisites: Biol 202, Biol 206, & LS BIOC 341.
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438 Molecular Recognition in Molecular Biology (2). Analyzes the impact 399G Introduction to Research-Cell Biology (1-3). Introduction to the of most recent developments in molecular genetics and structural biology as theory and practice of research in modern biological sciences in the area of cell related to fundamental molecular recognition events. Primary sources and biology. Consent of full-time regular SBS doctoral faculty member and literature no more than two years old. Prerequisites: BIOL 108 & 109; BIOL undergraduate programs office required. Requires minimum of 3-4 hours per 360, BIOL 202 & 206. Offered: Winter week in the laboratory for each credit hour. Prerequsites: BIOL 108, BIOL 442 Neurobiology (3). Neurobiology will consist of the presentation of theory 109, CHEM 212, 3.0 Science GPA and data concerning cellular and molecular fundamentals of the nervous 399H Introduction to Research-Neuroscience (1-3). Introduction to the system, synaptic mechanisms, sensory-motor systems, and higher-order theory and practice of research in modern biological sciences in the area of functions of the nervous system. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: neuroscience. Consent of full-time regular SBS doctoral faculty member and LSPHYS 316, LS BIOC 341. undergraduate programs office required. Requires minimum of 3-4 hrs per 498WI Critical Analysis of Biological Issues (3). Reading and Analysis of week in the laboratory for each credit hour. Prerequisites: BIOL 108, BIOL scientific literature, including original papers, on a topic of broad biological 109, CHEM 212, 3.0 Science GPA interest. Critical discussion of experimental methods and results. Writing of scientific reviews and a term paper. Taking the MFAT test is a requirement of 399I Introduction to Research-Botany (1-3). Introduction to the theory and this course, and the course satisfies the general education synthesis practice of research in modern biological sciences in the area of botany. requirement. Three hours per week of lecture and literature research. Consent of full-time regular SBS doctoral faculty member and undergraduate Prerequisite(s): Chem 320 or 322, completion of core requirements, consent of programs office required. Requires minimum of 3-4 hours per week in the SBS adviser. Designation: Writing Intensive. laboratory for each credit hour. Prerequsites: BIOL 108, BIOL 109, CHEM 519 Principles of Evolution (3). Synthesis of the modern concepts of 212, 3.0 Science GPA evolution. Discussion of the biological processes that produce organic 399J Introduction to Research-Zoology (1-3). Introduction to the theory and diversity through phyletic change. Discussed are variation, mutation, practice of research in modern biological sciences in the area of zoology. population genetics, natural selection and adaptation. Three hours lecture a Consent of full- time regular SBS doctoral faculty member and undergraduate week. Prerequisites: BIOL 206 or consent of instructor. programs office required. Requires minimum of 3-4 hours per week in the 591 Directed Individual Studies (1-6). Intensive readings and/or research in laboratory for each credit hour. Prerequisites: BIOL 108, BIOL 109, CHEM an area selected by the graduate student in consultation with the instructor. Not 212, 3.0 Science GPA to be identified with thesis research. Restricted to SBS graduate students and Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students. 399K Introduction to Research-Ecology (1-3). Introduction to the theory and 592 Master of Arts Topics in Biology (1-6). Special problems and topics in practice of research in modern biological sciences in the area of ecology. biology specifically intended to satisfy the project or report requirement for the Consent of full-time regular SBS doctoral faculty member and undergraduate master of arts degree in biology. Enrollment is restricted to persons having programs office required. Requires minimum of 3-4 hours per week in the satisfactorily completed at least nine hours of graduate work in Biology. laboratory for each credit hour. Prerequisites: BIOL 108, BIOL 109, CHEM Restricted to SBS graduate students. 212, 3.0 Science GPA. 593 Master of Science Topics (1-4). Investigation of problems and topics to 399L Introduction to Research-Biological Science (1-3). Introduction to the satisfy the M.S. topics requirement for the master of science degree in Cellular theory and practice of research in modern biological sciences. Consent of and Molecular Biology. Restricted to SBS graduate students. Prerequisites: full-time regular SBS doctoral faculty member and undergraduate programs LSMBB 561 and LSMBB 562. office required. Requires minimum of 3-4 hours per week in the laboratory for 599 Thesis Research (1-9). r each credit hour. Prerequsites: BIOL 108, BIOL 109, CHEM 212, 3.0 734 Cardiovascular Pulmonary Physiology (3). Function of the Science GPA cardiovascular and pulmonary systems at the cellular, tissue, and system levels 401 Biophysical Principles (3). Fundamental biophysical concepts and their with particular emphasis on regulation, maintenancy of homeostasis and application to the study of biological molecules, particularly macromolecules integration with other systems. Prerequisites: LSPHYS 316 or equivalent. and supramolecular structures. Includes discussion of thermodynamics, 742 Neurobiology (3). Neurobiology will consist of the presentation of theory kinetics, and spectroscopy. Prerequisites: PHYS 240 OR 210, MATH 210 and data concerning cellular and molecular fundamentals of the nervous AND LSBIOC 341 Offered: Fall Semesters system, synaptic mechanisms, sensor-motor systems, and higher-order functions of the nervous system. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: 438 Molecular Recognition in Cellular Biology (2). Studies the latest LSBIOC 304 development leading to an increased understanding of cellular biology processes when the experimental tools of structural biology analysis and 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). molecular genetics are applied. Prerequisites: BIOL 108 & 109, BIOL 360, Life Sciences Courses BIOL 202 & 206. Offered: Fall 399B Introduction to Research-Genetics (1-3). Introduction to the theory 490WI Senior Seminar (3). Discussion, writing and specific readings to and practice of research in modern biological sciences in the area of genectics. coordinate with and amplify topics covered in School of Biological Sciences Consent of full-time regular SBS doctoral faculty member and undergraduate seminars; must include a term paper on a specific topic. Designation: Writing programs office required. Requires minimum of 3-4 hrs per week in the Intensive. Prerequisite(s): Completion of core requirements, consent of SBS laboratory for each credit hour. Prerequisites: BIOL 108, BIOL 109, CHEM adviser. 212, 3.0 Science GPA 497B Special Topics-Genetics (1-3). Individual or small group study of topics 399C Introduction to Research-Microbiology (1-3). Introduction to the in the area of genetics including class room work, presentation, library work, theory and practice of research in modern biological sciences in the area of and writing of term papers or other reports. Prerequisite: Completion of microbiology. Consent of full-time regular SBS doctoral faculty member and Biology degree core requirements, a minimum GPA of 3.0; consent of an undergraduate programs office required. Requires minimum of 3-4 hours per appropriate faculty member, and permission from a School of Biological week in the laboratory for each credit hour. Prerequsites: BIOL 108, BIOL Sciences Undergraduate Adviser. Combined credit for LS 497 and 499 courses 109, CHEM 212, 3.0 Science GPA may not exceed 4 credit hours towards Biology course degree requirements. 399D Introduction to Research-Physiology (1-3). Introduction to the theory and practice of research in modern biological sciences in the area of 497C Special Topics-Microbiology (1-3). Individual or small group study of physiology. Consent of full-time regular SBS doctoral faculty member and topics in the area of microbiology including class room work, presentation, undergraduate programs office required. Requires minimum of 3-4 hours per library work, and writing of term papers or other reports. Prerequisite: week in the laboratory for each credit hour. Prerequsites: BIOL 108, BIOL Completion of Biology degree core requirements, a minimum GPA of 3.0; 109, CHEM 212, 3.0 Science GPA consent of an appropriate faculty member; and permission from a School of 399E Introduction to Research-Biochemistry (1-3). Introduction to the Biological Sciences Undergraduate Adviser. Combined credit for LS 497 and theory and practice of research in modern biological sciences in the area of 499 courses may not exceed 4 credit hours towards Biology course degree biochemistry. Consent of full-time regular SBS doctoral faculty member and requirements. undergraduate programs office required. Requires minimum of 3-4 hours per week in the laboratory for each credit hour. Prerequsites: BIOL 108, BIOL 497D Special Topics-Physiology (1-3). Individual or small group study of 109, CHEM 212, 3.0 Science GPA topics in the area of physiology including class room work, presentation, library work, and writing of term papers or other reports. Prerequisite: 399F Introduction to Research-Biophysics (1-3). Introduction to the theory Completion of Biology degree core requirements, a minimum GPA of 3.0; and practice of research in modern biological sciences in the area of consent of an appropriate faculty member; and permission from a School of biophysics. Consent of full-time regular SBS doctoral faculty member and Biological Sciences Undergraduate Adviser. Combined credit for LS 497 and undergraduate programs office required. Requires minimum of 3-4 hours per 499 courses may not exceed 4 credit hours towards Biology course degree week in the laboratory for each credit hour. Prerequsites: BIOL 108, BIOL requirements. 109, CHEM 212, 3.0 Science GPA
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497E Special Topics - Biochemistry (1-3). Individual or small group study of 499D Undergraduate Research-Physiology (1-3). Independent research, topics in the area of biochemistry including class room work, presentation, including the writing of research reports in the area of physiology. library work, and writing of term papers or other reports. Prerequisite: Prerequisites: Completion of Biology degree core requirements, minimum Completion of Biology degree core requirements, a minimum GPA of 3.0; GPA of 3.0; consent of faculty member; permission from a School of consent of an appropriate faculty member; and permission from a School of Biological Sciences Undergraduate Adviser. Combined credit for LS 497 and Biological Sciences Undergraduate Adviser. Combined credit for LS 497 and 499 may not exceed 4 credit hours towards biology course degree 499 courses may not exceed 4 credit hours towards Biology course degree requirements. requirements. 499E Undergraduate Research-Biochemistry (1-3). Independent research, 497F Special Topics - Biophysics (1-3). Individual or small group study of including the writing of research reports in the area of biochemistry. topics in the area of biophysics including class room work, presentation, library Prerequisites: Completion of Biology degree core requirements, minimum work, and writing of term papers or other reports. Prerequisite: Completion of GPA of 3.0; consent of faculty member; permission from a School of Biology degree core requirements, a minimum GPA of 3.0; consent of an Biological Sciences Undergraduate Adviser. Combined credit for LS 497 and appropriate faculty member; and permission from a School of Biological 499 may not exceed 4 credit hours towards biology course degree Sciences Undergraduate Adviser. Combined credit for LS 497 and 499 courses requirements. may not exceed 4 credit hours towards Biology course degree requirements. 499F Undergraduate Research- Biophysics (1-3). Independent research, 497G Special Topics-Cell Biology (1-3). Individual or small group study of including the writing of research reports in the area of biophysics. topics in the area of cell biology including class room work, presentation, Prerequisites: Completion of Biology degree core requirements, minimum library work, and writing of term papers or other reports. Prerequisite: GPA 0f 3.0; consent of faculty member; permission from a School of Completion of Biology degree core requirements, a minimum GPA of 3.0; Biological Sciences Undergraduate Adviser. Combined credit for LS 497 and consent of an appropriate faculty member; and permission from a School of 499 may not exceed 4 credit hours towards biology course degree Biological Sciences Undergraduate Adviser. Combined credit for LS 497 and requirements. 499 courses may not exceed 4 credit hours towards Biology course degree requirements. 499G Undergraduate Research-Cell Biology (1-3). Independent research, including the writing of research reports in the area of cell biology. 497H Special Topics: Neuroscience (1-3). Individual or small group study of Prerequisites: Completion of Biology degree core requirements, minimum topics in the area of neuroscience including class room work, presentation, GPA of 3.0; consent of faculty member; permission from a School of library work, and writing of term papers or other reports. Prerequisites: Biological Sciences Undergraduate Adviser. Combined credit for LS 497 and Completion of Biology degree core requirements, a minimum GPA of 3.0; 499 may not exceed 4 credit hours towards biology course degree consent of an appropriate faculty member; and permission from a School of requirements. Biological Sciences Undergraduate Adviser. Combined credit for LS 497 and 499 courses may not exceed 4 credit hours towards Biology course degree 499H Undergraduate Research-Neuroscience (1-3). Independent research, requirements. including writing of research reports in the area of neuroscience. Prerequisites: Completion of Biology degree core requirements, minimum GPA of 3.0; 497I Special Topics-Botany (1-3). Individual or small group study of topics in consent of faculty member; permission from a School of Biological Sciences the area of botany including class room work, presentation, library work, and Undergraduate Adviser. Combined credit for LS 497 and 499 may not exceed writing of term papers or other reports. Prerequisites: Completion of Biology 4 credit hours towards biology course degree requirements. degree core requirements, a minimum GPA of 3.0; consent of an appropriate faculty member; and permission from a School of Biological Sciences 499I Undergraduate Research-Botany (1-3). Independent research, Undergraduate Adviser. Combined credit for LS 497 and 499 courses may not including the writing of research reports in the area of botany. Prerequisites: exceed 4 credit hours towards Biology course degree requirements. Completion of Biology degree core requirements, minimum GPA of 3.0, consent of faculty member; permission from a school of Biological Sciences 497J Special Topics-Zoology (1-3). Individual or small group study of topics Undergraduate Adviser. Combined credit for LS 497 and 499 may not exceed in the area of zoology including class room work, presentation, library work, 4 credit hours towards biology course degree requirements. and writing of term papers or other reports. Prerequisites: Completion of Biology degree core requirements, a minimum GPA of 3.0; consent of an 499J Undergraduate Research-Zoology (1-3). Independent research, appropriate faculty member; and permission from a School of Biological including the writing of research reports in the area of zoology. Prerequisites: Sciences Undergraduate Adviser. Combined credit for LS 497 and 499 courses Completion of Biology degree core requirements, minimum GPA of 3.0, may not exceed 4 credit hours towards Biology course degree requirements. consent of faculty member; permission from a School of Biological Sciences Undergraduate Adviser. Combined credit for LS 497 and 499 may not exceed 497K Special Topics-Ecology (1-3). Individual or small group study of topics 4 credit hours towards biology course degree requirements. in the area of ecology including class room work, presentation, library work, and writing of term papers or other reports. Prerequisites: Completion of 499K Undergraduate Research-Ecology (1-3). Independent research, Biology degree core requirements, a minimum GPA of 3.0; consent of an including the writing of research reports in the area of ecology. Prerequisites: appropriate faculty member; and permission from a School of Biological Completion of Biology degree core requirements, minimum GPA of 3.0, Sciences Undergraduate Adviser. Combined credit for LS 497 and 499 courses consent of faculty member; permission from a School of Biological Sciences may not exceed 4 credit hours towards Biology course degree requirements. Undergraduate Adviser. Combined credit for LS 497 and 499 may not exceed 4 credit hours towards biology course degree requirements. 497L Special Topics-Biological Sciences (1-3). Individual or small group study of topics in the area of biological sciences including class room work, 499L Undergraduate Research-Biological Sciences (1-3). Independent presentation, library work, and writing of term papers or other reports. research, including the writing of research reports in the area of biological Prerequisites: Completion of Biology degree core requirements, a minimum sciences. Prerequisites: Completion of Biology degree core requirements, GPA of 3.0; consent of an appropriate faculty member; and permission from a minimum GPA of 3.0; consent of faculty member; permission from a School School of Biological Sciences Undergraduate Adviser. Combined credit for LS of Biological Sciences Undergraduate Advisor. Combined credit for LS 497 497 and 499 courses may not exceed 4 credit hours towards Biology course and 499 may not exceed 4 credit hours towards biology course degree degree requirements. requirements. 497M Special Topics: Biomedical Life Sciences (1). Individual study of 499M Undergraduate Research-Biological Sciences Honors (1-3). biomedical scientific research topic, identified from and developed in the Independent research, including the writing of research reports in the area of context of a Docent Rotation, leading to a term paper based on literature biological sciences. Prerequisites: Consent of SBS adviser required. research. Prerequisites: LSPHYS 403, SLPHYS 407, LSMCRB 413, LSBIOC 366M and permission of the School of Biological Sciences. offered: Fall, 582 Current Topics in Genetics (1-3). Intensive study of selected, rapidly Winter, Summer semesters. developing areas in genetics. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours. Restricted to SBS graduate students and Interdisciplinary Ph.D. 499B Undergraduate Research-Genetics (1-3). Independent research, students. including the writing of research reports in the area of genetics. Prerequisites: Completion of Biology degree core requirements, minimum GPA of 3.0; 584 Current Topics in Biology - Physiology (1-3). Intensive study of consent of faculty member; permission from a School of Biological Sciences selected, rapidly developing areas in physiology. May be repeated for a Undergraduate Adviser. Combined credit for LS 497 and 499 may not exceed maximum of 6 credit hours. Restricted to SBS graduate students and 4 credit hours towards biology course degree requirements. Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students. 499C Undergraduate Research-Microbiology (1-3). Independent research, 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). including the writing of research reports in the area of microbiology. H490WI Honors Senior Seminar (3). Discussion, writing and specific Prerequisites: Completion of Biology degree core requirements, minimum readings to coordinate with and amplify topics covered in School of Biological GPA of 3.0; consent of faculty member; permission from a School of Sciences seminars; must include a term paper on a specific topic. Designation: Biological Sciences Adviser. Combined credit for LS 497 and 499 may not Writing Intensive. Prerequisite(s): Completion of core requirements, consent exceed 4 credit hours towards biology course degree requirements. of SBS adviser.
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Life Sciences - Anatomy Courses 462 General Biochemistry II (4). The second semester of a two-semester 118 Introductory Anatomy (3). Description and discussion of the cells, sequence in general biochemistry. This course will emphasize selected aspects organs, organ systems and basic tissues of vertebrates with special emphasis on of the biochemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids and their interrelationships in functional anatomy. Three hours lecture per week. hormones. The molecular basis of genetic and metabolic regulation will be discussed. For undergraduates majoring in biology or chemistry. Prerequisite: 118L Introductory Anatomy Laboratory (2). Laboratory investigation of LSBIOC 461. cells, tissues, and organs with special emphasis on their interrelationship in 467 Physical Biochemistry (3). The emphasis of this course is on the vertebrates. One hour recitation and three hours lab per week. application of physical chemistry concepts to elucidate structure and function 119 Functional Anatomy I (3). An introduction to the functional anatomy of of biochemical systems. Literature sources are chosen to illustrate the various vertebrates with emphasis on organs, organ systems and tissues. Three hours modes of interactions between biologically important molecules and the lecture per week. specificity of interaction. Prerequisite(s): LSBIOC 341, CHEM 431 or permission of the instructor. 119L Functional Anatomy I Laboratory (1). An introduction to the functional anatomy of vertebrates with emphasis on organs, organ systems and 541 Microbial Genetics (3). Principles of genetics in micro-organisms with tissues. Three hours recitation per week. emphasis on biochemical genetics and molecular biology. Restricted to SBS graduate students and Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students. Life Sciences - Biochemistry Courses 304 Biochemistry and Nutrition (4). The chemistry of the structures and Life Sciences - Cell Biology and Biophysics processes of the human body in their normal condition with special Courses consideration of the chemical aspects of disease of the oral structure. A 505 Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology (3). The molecular basis of presentation of the basic principles of nutrition. chemical and electrical communication between nerve cells. Topics will 3120 Biochemistry and Nutrition (3). The fundamentals of biochemistry and include: neurotransmitters, neuropeptides, receptors, channels, second the nutritional implications as they relate to source and utilization of essential messengers, cytoskeleton, cell adhesion, development, neuronal plasticity and nutrients. psychopharmacology. Prerequisite or corequisite: LSMBB 561 and 562. 3240 Applied Nutrition (3). Students will discuss life cycle nutrition as it 520 Eukaryotic Cell Biology (3). A presentation of the cellular and relates to preventive dentistry and total health. Nutritional factors from infancy subcellular organization and function of eukaryotic cells. Discussions will to old age are discussed, including diet and nutrition for special patients such emphasize basic concepts by which structure and functions are integrated. as expectant mothers, diabetics, patients with heart disease, fracture patients, Prerequisite or co-requisite: LSMBB 561 and 562. institutionalized patients, etc. Students will provide nutritional counseling to 530 Prokaryotic Molecular Biology (3). Molecular aspects of gene structure healthy patients and special patients within the framework of the course. and function in micro- organisms and their viruses. Emphasis on Principles will be utilized in later clinical courses and practicums. macromolecular synthesis, regulation of gene expression, genetic transfer and 341 Basic Biochemistry (3). One semester course covering the properties of recombinant DNA techniques. Prerequisite or corequisite: LSMBB 561 and organic compounds important to biological systems. Structures, 562. characterization and reactions of common compounds and their relationship to 538 Molecular Recognition in Cellular Biology (2). Graduate Research the building blocks of biological systems will be discussed. Three hours Seminar. Studies of the latest development leading to an increased lecture per week. Prerequisites: BIOL 202 and CHEM 320 or CHEM 322. understanding of cellular biology processes when the experimental tools for 360 Biochemistry (3). Introduction to modern biochemistry. Structure and structure biology analysis and molecular genetics are applied. Prerequisites: function of biologically important compounds, major biochemical pathways LSMBB 561 as co-or pre-requisite, or permission of SBS graduate advisor. and their regulation in animals, plants and microorganisms, and the molecular Offered: Fall 2001. and biochemical basis of gene function will be studied. Three hours lecture per 566 Membrane Biochemistry and Biophysics (3). Structure and function of week. Prerequisites: BIOL 202, BIOL 206, LSBIOC 341, and CHEM 320 or biological membranes including architecture, dynamics, models, biochemical CHEM 322. compartmentation, energy transduction, transport mechanisms, membrane 360WL Laboratory in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (3). protein structures, and cell surface receptors. Prerequisite or corequisite: Laboratory studies in biochemistry and molecular Biology with an emphasis LSMBB 561 and 562. on modern techniques and quantitative relationships. Written consent of the 569 Structural Biology, Methods and Strategies (3). Analysis of strategies instructor required. Designation: Writing Intensive. Prerequisite(s): LSBIOC and methodologies such as X-ray crystallography, nuclear magnetic resonance 341, MATH 210 and a 2.7 science GPA. and advanced microscopy procedures including imaging analysis for the study of relationships of higher order macromolecular structures to biological 365 Human Biochemistry I (3). The basic principles of human biochemistry functions. Prerequisites: LSMBB 561 AND LSMBB 562. Restrictions: for pharmacy students presented in a two-term integrated unit. Topics will Restricted to AU 60 and 73 students. include the chemistry and mechanisms involved in biosynthesis, degradations and utilization of the major constituents of living systems and the biochemistry 583 Current Topics in Cell Biology and Biophysics (1-3). Current topics and of specialized tissues, hormones, nutrition and regulation. Restricted to recent developments in cell biology and biophysics with emphasis on rapidly students in the School of Pharmacy. Prerequisites: Biol 202 and Chem 320 or developing research areas. Prerequisite or co-requisite: LSMBB 561 and 562. 322R. Restricted to SBS graduate students and Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students. 366 Human Biochemistry II (3). The basic principles of human biochemistry 591 Directed Individual Studies in Cell Biology and Biophysics (1-6). for pharmacy students and other undergraduates presented in a two-term Intensive reading and/or research in an area selected by the graduate student in integrated unit. Topics will include the chemistry and mechanisms involved in consultation with the instructor. Prerequisites: Prerequisite or corequisite: biosynthesis, degradation and utilization of the major constituents of living LSMBB 561 and 562. Restricted to SBS graduate students and systems and the biochemistry of specialized tissues, hormones, nutrition and Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students. regulation. Restricted to students in the School of Pharmacy. Prerequisite: LS BIOC 365G 596 Advanced Experimental Cell Biology I (2). Structured laboratory work with individual tutorial sessions designed to familiarize first year 425 Bioinformatics (3). Study of the acquisition, storage, retrieval, analysis, Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students with concepts and techniques of modern cell modeling, and distribution of information in biomolecular databases. Recent biology research. 1-2 hr/wk tutorial and 15-20 hr/wk of laboratory work. developments in genomics and proteomics and how these databases are used in Prerequisite or co-requisite: LSMBB 561. Restricted to Interdisciplinary Ph.D. modern biological research will be emphasized. Prerequisites: LSBIOC 341 or students with CBB or MBB as coordinating unit. permission of instructor 597 Advanced Experimental Cell Biology II (2). Continuation of LSCBB 430 Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering (3). Molecular aspects of 596. Prerequisite or corequisite: LSMBB 561 and 562. Restricted to gene structure and function, including macromolecular synthesis, gene Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students with CBB or MBB as coordinating unit. regulation, genetic transfer and biotechnology will be discussed in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisites: BIOL 202, BIOL 599 Thesis Research in Cell Biology and Biophysics (1-12). Research and 206, AND LS BIOC 341. thesis preparation for M.S. degree candidates in School of Biological Sciences graduate programs. Prerequisite or co-requisites: LSMBB 502, LSMBB 562. 461 General Biochemistry I (4). The first semester of a two-semester Restricted to School of Biological Sciences graduate students and sequence in general biochemistry. This course will emphasize the structure of Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students. biological molecules, thermodynamics and kinetics of biological reactions, and selected aspects of macromolecular structures and energy metabolism and 612 Seminar in Cell Biology and Biophysics (1). Presentation and discussion metabolic pathways. For undergraduates majoring in chemistry. of selected areas in cell biology and biophysics. This course may be repeated Prerequisite(s): BIOL 202, BIOL 206, CHEM 320 or 322, and CHEM 432 by doctoral students for a maximum of 3 credit hours. Prerequisite or co- Offered: Fall requisite: LSMBB 561 and 562.
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690 Analytical Methods in Cell Biology and Biophysics (1-3). A course that 565 Structure and Function of Proteins (3). This course will discuss emphasizes the development of skills in experimental design, analytical structure-function relationships of proteins. Topics will include: methods of methods and instrumentation as applied to problems of interest to modern cell structure-function analysis, catalytic mechanisms, and regulation of enzyme biology and biophysics, and analysis of results. Can be repeated up to a activity. Prerequisite or corequisite: LSMBB 561 and 562. maximum of eight hours total. Prerequisites: LSMBB 561+LSMBB 562; admission in I.Ph.D program with CBB as coordinating or co-discipline; can 567 Physical Biochemistry (3). Application of physical and chemical only be taken prior to reaching candidacy. Offered Fall 2001 principles to elucidate structure and function of biochemical systems. The various modes of interactions between biologically important molecules and 699 Dissertation Research in Cell Biology and Biophysics (1-12). Research the specificity of their interaction will be examined through selected literature and dissertation preparation for interdisciplinary Ph.D. degree students who examples. Prerequisite or co-requisite: LS MBB 561 and 562. have Cell Biology and Biophysics as a discipline. Prerequisite or corequisite: LSMBB 561 and 562. Restricted to SBS graduate students and 569 Current Topics in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (1-3). Current Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students. topics and recent developments in biochemistry and molecular biology with emphasis on rapidly developing research areas. Prerequisite or co-requisite: LSMBB 561 and 562. Restricted to SBS graduate students and Life Sciences - Microbiology Courses Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students. 113 Introductory Microbiology (3). An introduction to microbiology with emphasis on infection and the basis of immunity. Three hours lecture per week. 591 Directed Individual Studies in Molecular Biology and For non-majors only; does not count toward Biology degree requirements. Biochemistry (1-6). Intensive readings and/or research in an area selected by the graduate student in consultation with the instructor. Prerequisite or 114L Introductory Microbiology Laboratory (2). Introductory laboratory co-requisite: LSMBB 561 and 562. Restricted to SBS graduate students and studies in microbiology and infection to correlate with LSMCRB 113. Four Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students. hours per week. For non-majors only; does not count towards biology degree requirements. Prerequisite: LSMCRB 113. 596 Advanced Experimental Molecular Biology I (2). Structured laboratory work with individual tutorial sessions designed to familiarize first year 121 Human Biology III (Microbiology) (4). Basic concepts of microbiology Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students with concepts and techniques of modern with emphasis on infectious diseases and host defenses. Prerequisites: LS molecular biology research. 1-2 hr/wk tutorial and 15-20 hr/wk of laboratory ANAT 119; CHEM 211. work. Prerequisite or co-requisite: LSMBB 561. Restricted to Interdisciplinary 313 Microbiology (3). Fundamental and applied aspects of microbial Ph.D. students with CBB or MBB as coordinating unit. structure, metabolism, genetics and diversity. Experimental approaches to studying the microbial world will be emphasized. Three hours lecture per 597 Advanced Experimental Molecular Biology II (2). Continuation of week. Prerequisites: BIOL 202, BIOL 206, and LSBIOC 341 co-requisite. LSMBB 596. Prerequisite or co-requisite: LSMBB 561 and 562. Restricted to Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students with CBB or MBB as coordinating unit. 313WL Laboratory in Microbiology (3). General microbiological procedures plus advanced work in the areas of microbial physiology and 599 Thesis Research in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (1-12). genetics, pathogenic microbiology, virology, applied microbiology, and Research and thesis preparation for M.S. degree candidates in School of biotechnology. One hour lecture and four hours lab per week. Designation: Biological Sciences graduate programs. Prerequisite or co-requisite: LSMBB Writing Intensive. Prerequisite: Pre-or co-requisites, LSMCRB 313, LSBIOC 561 and 562. Restricted to School of Biological Sciences graduate students 341 Offered: Fall Semesters and Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students. 4180 Microbiology (4). Study of infectious diseases, their etiology, 611 Seminar in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (1). Presentation and symptoms, prevention and treatment. Special emphasis is placed on plaque discussion of selected areas in biochemistry and molecular biology. This formation, caries development, periodontal and other oral diseases that relate course may be repeated by doctoral students for a maximum of 3 credit hours. to dentistry. Four hours lecture per week Prerequisite or co-requisite: LSMBB 561 and 562. 420 Eukaryotic Microbiology (3). An examination of well-studied eukaryotic 690 Analytical Methods in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (1-3).A microbiological organisms that represents model systems from which basic course that emphasizes the development of skills in experimental design, and applied principles of cell and molecular biology are derived. Prerequisites: analytical methods and instrumentation as applied to problems of interest to BIOL 202, BIOL 206, LSBIOC 341. Offered: Winter Semesters. modern molecular biology and biochemistry, and analysis of results. Can be 431 Virology (3). Survey of the molecular biology of animal, plant, and repeated up to a maximum of eight hours total. Prerequisites: LSMBB bacterial viruses. The course will emphasize the molecular mechanisms of 561+LSMBB 562; admission into I.Ph.D. program with MBB as coordination virus replication, viral pathogenesis, and the use of virus as model systems to or co-discipline; can only be taken prior to reaching candidacy. Offered: Fall study mammalian cells. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisites: 2001 LSMCRB 121 or LSMCRB 313, LSBIOC 341 and LSBIOC 366. Offered: 699 Dissertation Research in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (1-12). Winter Semesters Research and dissertation preparation for interdisciplinary Ph.D. program 435 Immunology (3). A study of the cellular and humoral aspects of the students who have Molecular Biology and Biochemistry as a discipline. immune response, with emphasis upon the mechanisms involved and the Prerequisite or co-requisite: LSMBB 561 and 562. Restricted to SBS graduate relationship of this response to disease processes. Three hours lecture per and Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students. week. Prerequisites: LSMCRB 121 or LSMCRB 313, and LSBIOC 341 or LSBIOC 366. Offered: Winter Semesters Life Sciences - Physiology Courses 117 Human Physiology (3). Introduction to body functions presented from an Life Sciences - Molecular Biology and organ systems approach. Three hours lecture per week. For non-majors only; Biochemistry Courses does not count toward biology degree requirements. 503 Eukaryotic Molecular Biology (3). Molecular aspects of gene structure 3070 Oral Physiology (3). Concepts of general physiology will be discussed and function in eukaryotic organisms and their viruses. Emphasis on genome as they relate to the clinical practice of dental hygiene. Emphasis will be placed structure and organization, gene expression and regulation and the molecular on the normal and abnormal physiology of oral structures, including such basis of growth and development. Prerequisite or Co-requisite: LSMBB 561 topics as neurophysiology, muscle function, salivation, and endocrinology.* and 562. 538 Molecular Recognition in Molecular Biology (2). Graduate Research 316 Principles of Physiology (3). Physiological functions and processes of Seminar. Analysis of the impact of most recent developments in molecular animals at the organ and organ systems levels, including concepts of integrated genetics and structural biology as related to fundamental molecular recognition and homeostatic mechanisms. The relationship between organ function and events. Prerequisites: LSMBB 561 as co-or pre-requisite, or permission of underlying cellular mechanisms in vertebrates will be emphasized. Three SBS graduate advisor. Offered: Winter 2001 hours lecture per week. Prerequisites: Biol 202, Biol 206, and LS BIOC 360. 561 General Biochemistry I (4). The first semester of a two-semester 399 Pharmacy Physiology I (3). Introduction to the general principles of sequence in general biochemistry. This course will emphasize the structure of neurophysiology. Prerequisites: BIOL 202 and CHEM 320. biological molecules, thermodynamics and kinetics of biological reactions, and 400 Pharmacy Physiology II (3). The principles of physiology presented by selected aspects of energy metabolism and metabolic pathways. Prerequisite: an integrated approach based on an organ system format. Emphasis is placed CHEM 322R. on facts and principles pertinent for the student enrolled in pharmacy. 562 General Biochemistry II (4). The second semester of a two-semester Prerequisite: LSPHYS 399. sequence in general biochemistry. This course will emphasize selected aspects of the biochemistry of metabolism and macromolecular assemblies. The 401 Physiology Lecture (5). An integrated study of normal functions of molecular basis of genetic and metabolic regulation will be discussed. various organ systems of the human body with special consideration of the Prerequisite: LSMBB 561. physiology of the oral cavity and its related structures.*
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Henry W. Bloch School of advised each semester. For more information, contact the Student Services Office at (816) 235-2215. Faculty of the Business and Public School’s three program divisions are available to discuss students’ programs. Additionally, program information can be Administration found on the Bloch School web site at umkc.edu/bloch. 5110 Cherry Street (816) 235-2215 Scholarships [email protected] The Bloch School offers numerous scholarships for students http://www.umkc.edu/bloch enrolled in Bloch degree programs. Information and applications are available in the Student Services Office, room Dean: 115, or on the Bloch School web site. March 15 is the deadline Alfred N. Page for the majority of these scholarships, which are awarded for Assistant Dean for Student Services: the following academic year. For information on loans, grants, Kami S. Thomas and other financial aid, contact the Financial Aid and Division Director, Business Administration and Graduate Scholarships Office. Business Administration Programs: Nancy Day Internships Division Director, Accountancy: An internship is recommended for students without prior work Lanny Solomon experience in their field. Some internships may be available for Division Director, Public Administration and Coordinator, academic credit for students in business and public Doctoral Studies: administration. Accounting students may complete internships Robert D. Herman on a one-hour credit/no-credit basis. For-credit internships carry a minimum of one hour of credit and a maximum of 6 hours credit and may be used as elective credit in the Introduction B.B.A.-General and M.B.A. programs. For students in the Degree Programs M.P.A. program, internship credit is in addition to the 36 hour The Bloch School offers the degrees of bachelor of business minimum degree requirement. Students should identify a administration, bachelor of science in accounting, master of Bloch School faculty member qualified and willing to business administration, master of public administration and supervise an internship for credit and complete an independent the master of science in accounting. The School also study form available in the Student Services Office. All participates in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. interested students should contact the Bloch School Office of Diversity and Internship Initiatives for more details. History The University has offered business courses since 1933. In International Study Abroad 1953, with the support and encouragement of the Kansas City Bloch School undergraduate and graduate students have the community, the School of Business Administration was opportunity to study abroad for credit. Students may study for established. Since that time, the Bloch School has grown to a a semester, an academic year or in a special summer program student body of 1,100 and a faculty of some 45 professional at business schools in Europe. The Bloch School maintains educators and scientists. In January 1988, the school was bilateral exchange agreements with business schools in the renamed for Henry W. Bloch, co-founder of H&R Block, and United Kingdom, France, Germany and Spain. Students who moved into a newly expanded building. are interested in study abroad opportunities should contact the Bloch School Student Services Office or the UMKC Office of Mission International Academic Programs. The Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration supports the mission of the University of Student Organizations Missouri-Kansas City and provides high quality professional Beta Alpha Psi education for a changing world. UMKC’s Epsilon Delta Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, the national The Bloch School offers undergraduate, graduate, scholastic and professional accounting fraternity, provides executive and other outreach programs responsive to business opportunities for self-development and association among and community needs. These programs are delivered through a student members, practicing accountants and accounting curriculum combining a solid preparation in basic management faculty. Activities include technical programs presented by functions with the skills of leadership, entrepreneurship, members and professionals, tutoring, taxpayer assistance, field strategic decision-making and an understanding of the trips and social events. technological and global environment. The School’s faculty is committed to teaching, scholarship and service, and to Bloch School Student Association continuously improving a learning environment that brings The Bloch School Student Association (BSSA) elects a board discipline to the real-world challenges of management practice. of directors to represent the student body on various campus and school administrative committees and sponsors a number Accreditation of activities and events. The Bloch School is accredited by AACSB, the International Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization Association for Management Education, and by the National CEO is the premier national network of college students who Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. are seriously interested in entrepreneurship. The UMKC Advising and Student Services chapter’s mission is to inform, support, and inspire college Staff in the Student Services Office, Room 115 of the Bloch students to be entrepreneurial and seek opportunity through School, assist students in applying for admission, planning enterprise creation. programs and registering for courses. Undergraduates must be Delta Sigma Pi advised each semester. Graduate students must be advised Delta Sigma Pi, the nation’s largest professional business prior to enrolling in their first semester. Additionally, students fraternity, is open to students interested in all fields of business. in the master of science in accounting program must be
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Through professional speakers and seminars, developmental Bloch School must complete 60 semester hours of specified workshops, and interactive social events with business leaders, general education courses from UMKC or another accredited faculty members and prominent alumni, the fraternity provides institution. For students interested in the bachelor of business students an excellent opportunity to explore the business administration (B.B.A.), cumulative and University of environment while still concentrating on academics. Missouri grade-point averages of 2.75 are required. For IMA Student Chapter students in the bachelor of science in accounting (B.S.in The Institute of Management Accountants Student Affiliate accounting), cumulative and University of Missouri Group conducts its professional programs in cooperation with grade-point averages of 2.5 are required. Freshmen and the Kansas City chapter of the Institute of Management sophomores, or students with less than the stated requirements, Accountants. Student members are eligible for participation in may be admitted to UMKC as pre-business or pre-accounting the activities of the UMKC student chapter, the Kansas City students in the College of Arts and Sciences while completing professional chapter and the international organization. the general education requirements. Applicants should contact the Bloch School Student Services Office at (816) 235-2215 MIS/AITP Student Chapter for current course and grade requirements and for application The Management Information Systems/Association of materials and deadlines. Information Technology Professionals Association is a student group sponsored by the AITP and the Greater Kansas City Retention and Graduation Requirements local chapter of AITP. Its purpose is to develop a better Students are required to maintain 2.25 in-major and cumulative understanding of the nature and function of information University of Missouri GPAs while enrolled in the B.B.A. and technology; to promote all fundamentally sound information B.S.in accounting programs. technology principles and methods, and to foster among Students with GPAs that fall below the minimum 2.25 students a better understanding of the vital business role of requirement are placed on probation and are allowed two information technology and its professionals. successive semesters (including the summer semester, if enrolled) to restore their GPAs to the required 2.25. While on Students in Free Enterprise probation, undergraduates must achieve a 2.25 term GPA in SIFE is an international nonprofit organization with teams at order to enroll for the ensuing term. If a student’s term GPA is more than 700 colleges and universities around the world. The below a 2.25, or, if after 2 successive semesters either the group is characterized by faculty encouraging students, cumulative or in-major GPA is still below a 2.25, the student students energizing business leaders, business leaders helping will become academically ineligible to enroll. Good standing faculty, and everyone working together to teach the principles is only achieved if the GPAs are 2.25. of free enterprise. Student teams develop and implement All students must pass the Written English Proficiency business/commerce related projects for the community and Test (WEPT) before enrolling in Communication Studies compete with other teams across the country for prizes. 341WI. Information regarding the WEPT is given in the Class Honor Societies Schedule and Guide. Graduating seniors must complete the Beta Gamma Sigma is a national society for students in major field assessment test and the Academic Profile Exam business administration, including students, faculty, members that are administered by the UMKC Assessment Office each of the administrative staff, alumni and honorary members. semester. Membership is by election from seniors in the upper one-tenth The B.B.A. and B.S. in accounting degrees will be of their graduating class with a grade-point average of at least awarded on satisfaction of the following: 3.00 and graduate students in the upper 20 percent of their graduating class with a grade-point average of at least 3.50. 1. Completion of the degree requirements: minimum of 120 Pi Alpha Alpha is a national honor society which credit hours (B.B.A.) or 121 hours (B.S.in accounting). recognizes and honors students with high academic 2. Completion of Introduction to the Accounting Profession achievement in public administration. Students who have a seminar through ACTG 311 (for B.S.in accounting grade-point average of at least 3.70 for a minimum of 18 students only). semester hours toward the M.P.A. are eligible for membership. 3. Achievement of a 2.25 GPA; satisfactory academic standing is based on: Special Programs and Centers • Cumulative GPA of 2.25 for all University of Continuing education programs at the Bloch School assist in Missouri courses; and meeting the conference, seminar and training needs of the • GPA of 2.25 for all required junior- and senior-level, Kansas City community. Classes meet at sites both on and off in-major courses. campus. Further information is available by calling 4. Completion of the final 30 consecutive semester hours of (816) 235-2201. coursework at UMKC. Information on the following Bloch School centers is 5. Completion of the Written English Proficiency Test, the found under the Centers section in this catalog: Academic Profile Exam and the major field assessment • Center for Direct Marketing Education and Research test. • Center for International Business 6. Filing of a required application for graduation at the • Entrepreneurial Growth Resource Center beginning of the senior year. • Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership Students are responsible for ensuring their course of study falls Undergraduate Programs within the program guidelines. Students should contact the Bloch School Student Services Office for current policies and Admission Requirements program requirements. Updates to the program can also be Admission to the undergraduate program is available in the fall found on the Bloch School web site at umkc.edu/bloch. and winter semesters and the summer session. The majority of classes are held during the daytime; however, some business Credit by Exam and numerous accounting courses are also available in the Students who have received credit by exam from a previous evening. Students interested in undergraduate study at the institution must present certified scores that are acceptable to
222 Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration the department at UMKC housing the subject area. Credit by Bachelor of Business Administration exam is not permitted after admission into the Bloch School. (60 hours) Credit/No Credit Courses for the B.B.A. program are listed below. Students All courses completed in the Bloch School must be taken for a should ensure that prerequisites are taken in the proper letter grade except the internship earned through ACTG 497 sequence. Students may earn a general B.B.A. degree or a (B.S.in Accounting students only). B.B.A. degree with an emphasis in finance or information Independent Study systems. Students are limited to a total of nine hours of BMA 327, BMA Core B.B.A. Curriculum 491, BA 497, BMA 497 and/or ACTG 497, to include no more BA 324 Elements of the Marketing Concept 3 than six hours of independent study and no more than three BA 425 Financial Management 3 BA 426 Production/Operations Management 3 hours of any one practicum, including small business COMS 312 Advanced Public Speaking 3 practicum. Interested students should consult with an adviser COMS 341WI Rhetorical Theory and Crit. for English 3 in the Bloch School Student Services Office. Econ 302 Microeconomic Analysis 3 General Education Requirements BMA 305 Behavior in Human Systems 3 The following courses are prerequisite to admission to the BMA 306 Legal, Ethical & Reg. Environ. of Business 3 Bloch School for either the bachelor of business administration BMA 360 Human Resource Management 3 (B.B.A.) or bachelor of science in accounting (B.S. in BMA 410 Environment of International accounting) programs. These courses, which comply with the Business 3 requirements of the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher BMA 471 Strategic Management 3 Education, should be taken during the freshman and BIS 302 Introduction to Management Info. sophomore years. Differences in requirements between Systems 3 undergraduate programs are noted. BDS 308 Introduction to Data Analysis 3 BDS 330 Introduction to Management Science 3 Preparatory and Basic Skills Requirements General B.B.A. (18 hours) Humanities (12 hours) BMA 405 Leadership Skills in Human Systems 3 COMS 110 Fund. of Eff. Speaking & Listening 3 Non-business electives to equal 15 hours (for B.B.A. students only) COMS 312 Advanced Public Speaking (for B.S. 3 Finance Emphasis (18 hours) in Accounting students; B.B.A. students Students must take at least 3 of the following: take during final 60 hours) ENGL 110 Freshman English I 3 BA 427 Capital Markets and Institutions 3 ENGL 225 English II 3 BA 428 Commercial Bank Management 3 PHIL 210 Foundations of Philosophy 3 BA 430 Investment Management 3 or PHIL 321 Introductory Ethics (B.S.A. only) BA 435 Intermediate Financial Management 3 Natural Sciences (8 hours) The remaining hours must be taken from the following: You may select courses from astronomy, biology, chemistry, ACTG 310Intermediate Accounting I 4 earth science, environmental science, geology, physical ACTG 311Intermediate Accounting II 3 geography, physical science and physics. A laboratory ACTG 408Federal Income Taxation 3 component is required. Econ 301 Macroeconomic Analysis 3 Econ 331 Money and Banking 3 Social Sciences (6-9 hours) Econ 431 Monetary Theory and Policy 3 Courses may be selected from anthropology, criminal justice Econ 480 Managerial Economics and Operations Analysis3 and criminology, geography, history, political science, BA 427, 428, 430 or 435 if not taken above. psychology and sociology. As part of the nine hours, all students must study the constitutions of the United States and Note: Prerequisites and program requirements may change. Missouri as required by state law. B.S. in accounting and Contact the Student Services Office for current information. B.B.A.-Info Systems students are required to complete only six hours of social sciences total, including the constitution Bachelor of Science in Accounting requirement. (61 hours) Basic Skills (21-24 hours) Students seeking an accounting career have the option of ACTG 210 Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 selecting a four-year B.S. in accounting degree program or a ACTG 211 Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3 unified five-year B.S./M.S. in accounting degree (see M.S. in BIS 202 Computer Applications in Management 3 accounting requirements). These programs cover the subject CS 101 Prob. Solving & Prog. I (B.B.A.-I.S. only) 3 matter that is tested on the Uniform Certified Public ECON 201 Introduction to Economics I 3 Accountants Examination and other certification examinations. ECON 202 Introduction to Economics II 3 Students must fulfill the general education requirements prior Math 110 College Algebra 3 to entering the B.S. program. Math 160 Math for Business and Soc. Sci. 3 Junior Year - First Semester Non-business Electives ACTG 307 Cost Management 3 Non-business electives should be selected to meet the ACTG 310 Intermediate Accounting I 4 necessary 60 hours for junior standing. A maximum of 2 hours BDS 308 Introduction to Data Analysis 3 COMS 341WI Rhetorical Theory & Criticism 3 of PE activity is accepted. Applied or military science and Economics Elective (Econ 301, Econ 302, 3 vocational courses may not be taken for elective credit. or Econ 331)
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Junior Year - Second Semester In special circumstances, and with the approval of a ACTG 311Intermediate Accounting II (includes 3 faculty adviser, a student may take up to six hours of 300- or Introduction to the Profession of Accounting seminar) 400-level undergraduate coursework for graduate credit. No ACTG 350Accounting Systems and Controls 3 course with a grade below B- (2.7), in any 300- or 400-level BA 324 Elements of the Marketing Concept 3 course, or below C (2.0) in any 500-level course or above, will BA 426 Production & Operations Management 3 BMA 305 Behavior in Human Systems 3 count toward any advanced degree program; however, the grade will be included in calculation of the student’s GPA. Senior Year - First Semester Eighty percent of the credits for the degree must be passed ACTG 405 Auditing 3 with a grade of B (3.0) or better. ACTG 408 Federal Income Taxation 3 An official program of study must be filed with the Bloch BA 425 Financial Management 3 School Student Services Office once an emphasis area has been BMA 306 Legal, Ethical and Reg. Environ. declared. This form constitutes a contract and must be signed of Business 3 by the student, faculty adviser and divisional director. Any BA 400A, B & C Contemp Business: Tools for changes to the program must be approved on a change of the Accountant 3 program form by the same three individuals. Senior Year - Second Semester Students are responsible for ensuring their course of study ACTG 450 Technology & the Accountant 3 falls within the program guidelines. Students should contact ACTG 420 Advanced Accounting 2 the Bloch School Student Services Office for any updates to and ACTG 421 Governmental/Not-for-Profit Actg., 1 policies and program requirements. Updates to the programs or ACTG 409 Advanced Tax 3 can also be found on the Bloch School web site at BMA 320 Law of Commercial Transactions 3 http://www.umkc.edu/bloch. BMA 471 Strategic Management 3 Finance Elective (BA 430 or BA 435) 3 Thesis Note: Students should ensure that prerequisites are taken in the A thesis is not required, but may be desirable for any student proper sequence. Prerequisites and program requirements may with future interest in pursuing a doctoral degree. Any student change. Daytime, evening and weekend sequence varies. wishing to prepare a thesis should consult a faculty adviser. Contact the Student Services Office for current information. Students may obtain a maximum of six hours of credit. Transfer Credit Graduate Programs Students may transfer up to 20 percent of the graduate credit Admission Requirements hours required for their program (for the M.B.A., this applies Admission is based on evaluation of qualifications and space to courses beyond the core only). Coursework must be from an available in the program. Applicants to the M.B.A. and M.S. in accredited institution, with a grade of B or better, and accounting programs are considered for admission based on appropriate to the student’s program. Also, the coursework their scores on the Graduate Management Admission Test must have been completed within seven years of completion of (GMAT), undergraduate grade-point averages and other criteria all requirements for the degree. Evaluation of transfer credit established by the faculty. Applicants to the M.P.A. program will be determined on admission. are considered for admission on the basis of undergraduate grade-point average and Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Independent Study scores (verbal and quantitative sections). Students are limited to a total of nine hours of BMA 591, BA The emphases in health services administration and early 597, BMA 597, HA 586, PA 563, PA 572, PA 593, PA 598, childhood leadership in the MPA program have additional and/or ACTG 597,to include no more than six hours of admission requirements. Application materials describing independent study and no more than three hours of any one these requirements can be obtained from the Student Services practicum, including small business practicum. Interested Office, Bloch School, Room 115, (816) 235-2215. students should consult with an adviser in the Bloch School Applicants who do not meet the stated requirements may Student Services Office. be considered for admission due to exceptional circumstances. Master of Business Administration Applicants should provide written supporting evidence with The master of business administration program (M.B.A.) is their applications. designed to develop competent business administrators, Most classes are offered during the evening, but a few day and weekend classes are available. Selected courses may be managers and leaders for positions of responsibility in a offered in an intensive weekend format. changing society. It provides students with a competitive edge that high-performing organizations demand. Retention and Graduation Requirements for The general administration courses stress the knowledge Graduate Students and skills needed to deal with the organization and its Students enrolled in the M.B.A., M.P.A. or M.S. in accounting personnel. The functional courses (accounting, finance, programs must maintain a minimum 3.0 grade-point average production, economics and marketing, etc.) develop (GPA) in all courses for which graduate credit is given. specialized knowledge and skills necessary for the economic Students with GPAs that fall below the minimum 3.0 maintenance and growth of any organization. In addition, the requirement are placed on probation and are allowed two M.B.A. program stresses leadership and the social and public successive semesters (including the summer semester, if responsibilities of those in business. enrolled) to restore their GPAs to the required 3.0. Students should file an application for graduation by the Five-Year B.B.A.-M.B.A. Program announced campus deadline during the student’s last semester After fulfilling undergraduate requirements, qualifying in the program (students are encouraged to submit this students may complete the M.B.A. degree in their fifth year application earlier if possible). This application must be filed (over three semesters). in order to obtain the degree. Applications are available in the Bloch School Student Services Office.
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The Curriculum • BMA 587 Seminar in Entrepreneurship The M.B.A. degree requires a minimum of 30 hours and a • BMA 591 Small Business Management Practicum maximum of 48 hours, depending upon the student’s • BMA 597 Independent Research in Entrepreneurship educational background. In addition, 18 hours beyond the core • Any other course approved by Entrepreneurship faculty. must be outside the student’s area of specialization. Students may pursue the M.B.A. program full-time or Finance Emphasis (12 hours) part-time. Students who have completed the Bloch School • BA 550 Advanced Financial Management Theory and B.B.A. or B.S. in accounting programs with C or better grades Policies in required courses, and who have met M.B.A. admissions Plus nine hours selected from the following: standards, may enter directly into the courses beyond the core of the M.B.A. program and complete the degree requirements • BA 551 International Financial Management with 30 hours of coursework. Additionally, students who have • BA 552 Financial Markets and Institutions completed an undergraduate business degree from an • BA 553 Investment Analysis AACSB-accredited institution are waived from the core • BA 556 Management of Financial Intermediaries • courses. BA 557 Derivative Securities • Students with prior coursework in business (C or better BA 580 Seminar in Finance • BA 581 Seminar in Financial Institutions Management grades) may be exempted from up to 18 credit hours of the 48 required for the degree. Waivers and exemptions are Management Emphasis (12 hours) determined upon admission by an academic adviser. Select one of the following options: Previous college work in business is not required, but students with no preparation in mathematics and computer 1. General Management Option applications will be required to complete Math 110 and BIS Select one course from four of the following six course areas: 202. Organizational Behavior, Human Resources, Law and Society, Strategy and Planning, International Business, or 1. Core Courses: 24 Hours Entrepreneurship. • ACTG 517 Survey of Accounting • BA 501 Economics for Administration 2. Organizational Behavior Option • BA 519 Operations Management Four courses selected from the following: • BA 531 Marketing • BMA 511 The Theory of Organization • BA 532 Financial Management • BMA 514 Administrative Process • BDS 508 Statistical Methods for Administrative • BMA 516 Group Behavior Decisions • BMA 533 Leadership in Organizations • BMA 505 Organizational Behavior • BMA 583 Leading with Integrity • BMA 510 Legal and International Managerial Environment (satisfies AACSB ethics requirement) 3. Human Resources Option Four courses selected from the following: 2. Beyond Core Courses: 24-30 Hours The minimum number of hours for completion of the M.B.A. • BMA 560 Human Resources Management is 30 credit hours. Additional hours are required based on • BMA 562 Industrial Relations in the Workplace educational background. The following are required: • BMA 566 Recruitment, Selection, Staffing and Employee Development • BMA 537 Competitive Strategies • BMA 567 Compensation, Benefits and Performance • Emphasis Area (12 hours) Measurement • Electives (9-15 hours) • PA 570 Diversity in the Workplace M.B.A. Emphasis Areas Marketing Emphasis (12 hours) The M.B.A. program offers advanced study in six emphasis • BA 575 Advanced Marketing Strategy areas: entrepreneurship, finance, management (with available options within that emphasis), management of information Plus nine hours selected from the following: systems, marketing and operations management. Each • BA 539 Management in Direct Marketing emphasis area is comprised of 12 hours. • BA 560 Buyer Behavior Students can, with consent of advisers, select any other • BA 561 Promotional Strategies in Marketing courses that might fit within the emphases listed below. • BA 562 Marketing Research Students are strongly encouraged to work closely with an • BA 563 Direct Marketing Theory adviser in planning their programs so that the courses they Additional elective courses may be selected from the choose will be of interest and benefit to them while at the same following: time fulfill the requirements of the degree. Emphasis areas are outlined below. • BIS 552 Data Base Management • BDS 545 Forecasting Theory and Applications Entrepreneurship Emphasis (12 hours) • COMM 555 Advanced Media Writing Four courses selected from the following: • ECON 525 Econometric Methods • BMA 525 Entrepreneurship: Managing Creativity and Students may confer with a faculty member to select courses Innovation that concentrate in Marketing Research and Analysis, Direct • BMA 535 Small Business Management and Marketing, or other fields; students with an interest in Direct Entrepreneurship Marketing should complete the following courses: BA 539, • BMA 541 Personal Entrepreneurial Strategy BA 563, and BIS 552. These are not, however, separate • BMA 545 Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation emphasis areas. • BMA 585 Venture Capital Finance and Investment
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Management of Information Systems Emphasis (12 hours) Students enter the program in a cohort group that Four courses selected from the following: continues through the two-year program. The advantages of a • BIS 552 Data Base Management cohort experience are enhanced by multiple team-based • BIS 554 Systems Analysis, Design and Engineering assignments. Daylong sessions are held on Fridays and • BIS 556 Distributed Information Technology Saturdays in alternating weeks during regular semesters. Some • BIS 558 Management and Economics of Computing summer work is required. • BIS 580 Seminar in Information Systems Applicants should possess an undergraduate degree and a • ACTG 569 Information Systems Consulting minimum of five years of increasingly responsible professional, managerial or entrepreneurial experience and a An additional elective course must be selected from the career history of success and strong management potential. For following: further information, contact the Executive M.B.A. program, • ACTG 565 Advanced Accounting Systems (816) 235-5773. • ACTG 567 Information Systems, Control and Security • BA 542 Enterprise Resource Planning Systems Master of Public Administration • BA 544 Supply Chain and Logistics Management Public administration encompasses challenging careers in a • BDS 528* Decision Support and Expert Systems wide variety of settings, including local, state and national • BDS 545 Forecasting Theory and Applications governments, private nonprofit organizations, many health • BDS 546 Management Science II service organizations as well as in international agencies and • Any approved Computer Science course offered for public affairs units of businesses. These organizations require graduate credit. administrators and analysts who can effectively manage in complex public organizational settings. * BDS 528 is the most preferred designated elective. The master of public administration degree program Operations Management Emphasis (12 hours) offered through the L.P. Cookingham Institute of Public Required nine hours: Affairs prepares students for these careers and for leadership roles in public service. The program’s core curriculum • BA 542 Enterprise Resource Planning Systems provides students with a broad perspective on the environment, • BA 543 Project Management techniques and problems of public, health and nonprofit • BA 544 Supply Chain and Logistics Management management. The program’s emphasis areas permit Select one of the following: development of specialized knowledge in subfields, including • BA 540 Service Operations Management 541 Total early childhood leadership, gerontology administration, health Quality Management services administration, human resources, information • BA 547 Contemporary Issues in Operations Management operations, nonprofit management, organizational behavior and • BDS 512 Statistical Quality Control urban administration. Together, the core curriculum and • BDS 545 Forecasting Theory and Applications courses in an emphasis help students enhance their knowledge • BDS 550 Simulation and skills in managing and leading in public organizations. Note: Prerequisites and program requirements may change. The Curriculum Contact the Student Services Office for current information. The M.P.A. degree will be awarded on completion of 36 semester hours, consisting of 21 hours of required core Combined J.D./M.B.A. Program courses, nine to 15 hours in a selected emphasis area and up to The Bloch School and UMKC School of Law offer a combined six hours of electives. An internship is recommended for any J.D. and M.B.A. program. Students must satisfy the admission student without substantial prior work experience in public, and degree requirements for each School. For further nonprofit or health administration. Individual courses may be information, contact the School of Law or the Bloch School waived if a student presents evidence of adequate Student Services Office. undergraduate study, but other courses for graduate credit must Executive M.B.A. Program be substituted to meet the minimum of 36 hours. The Bloch School’s Executive M.B.A. program is tailored Core Curriculum - Required Courses (21 Hours) specifically for those who desire an accelerated graduate program and is targeted to students with significant • PA 510 An Introduction to Public Administration professional experience. Like the M.B.A., it provides a Research competitive edge that high performing organizations demand. • PA 526 The Politics of Administration • The delivery system of the Executive M.B.A. program PA 548 Leadership for Public Service • BMA 513 Economic Policy and Managerial Control incorporates participants’ prior experiences and builds on that • PA 525 Financial Accountability and Policy Development knowledge through applied, hands-on business settings and • PA 544 Public Policy Evaluation and Analysis executive leadership training. • PA 530 Public Management The program is taught in integrated, semester-long modules covering M.B.A. coursework in finance, information Students selecting the health services administration emphasis technology, accounting, management, leadership, marketing, may replace BMA 513 with HA 571, Financial Management operations, entrepreneurship, strategy and international Issues in Health and Human Services Organizations. Students business. A learning residency in Washington, D.C., enhances may also replace PA 544 with HA 578, The Evaluation and students’ understanding of how business and governments Control of Health Services. If HA 571 and HA 578 are used to interact. An international residency allows students to apply satisfy core requirements, they cannot count toward the 9-hour previous learning in finance, accounting and other business minimum for the health services administration emphasis. areas in a practical, international context. Projects related to Electives (Up to 6 hours) both private and public sectors increase awareness of the Elective courses may be selected from political science, importance of the interplay between the for-profit and economics, psychology, sociology, as well as from other nonprofit environments. graduate fields with approval of the faculty adviser.
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M.P.A. Emphasis Areas Organizational Behavior (12 hours) Students seeking the master of public administration degree One course selected from the following: may specialize in one of several areas: • PA 548 Leadership for Public Service Early Childhood Leadership (15 hours) • BMA 505 Organizational Behavior • EDCI 576 Administration of Early Childhood Programs Three courses selected from the following: • EDCI 582 Program Models in Early Childhood Education • PA 556 Innovation in Nonprofit Management and • BMA 514 Administrative Process Leadership • BMA 516 Group Behavior Two courses selected from the following: • BMA 560 Human Resources Management • PA 553 Legal Framework & Financial Management of • BMA 580 Seminar in Organizational Behavior NPO’s • BMA 592 Organization Development Practicum • PA 551 Strategic Management in Nonprofit Organizations • BMA 597 D Independent Research: Organizational • EDRP 510 Child Behavior and Development Behavior Gerontology Administration Urban Administration (9 hours) Required hours will be arranged with students. Interested Required: students also should consult with the Center on Aging Studies • PA 535 Urban Policy and Administration at (816) 235-1747. Health Services Administration (9 hours) Two courses selected from the following: • HA 465 Contemporary Issues in Urban Public Health • PA 536 Managing Urban Economic Development • HA 571 Financial Management Issues in Health and • PA 539 Urban and Regional Planning for Urban Human Services Organizations Administrators • HA 575 Long-Term Care Policy and Administration • PA 581 Seminar in Urban Administration • HA 576 Managed Care Institutions • 598 C Supervised ResearchPA : Urban Administration • HA 577 Health Service Administration and the Health Professions Other Emphasis Areas • HA 578 The Evaluation and Control of Health Services A student may tailor a special program to individual talents, • HA 585 Seminar in Health Services Administration needs or job requirements. Such a program must be developed • HA 586 Supervised Research in Health Services in consultation with a faculty adviser. Administration Note: Prerequisites and program requirements may • PA 593 Internship Seminar change. Contact the Student Services Office for current information. Human Resources (9 hours) One course selected from the following: The B.A. (Urban Affairs)/M.P.A. Program • PA 586 Seminar in Public Personnel Management Students obtaining a B.A. in urban affairs in the College of • BMA 560 Human Resources Management Arts and Sciences may pursue early admission to the master’s Two courses selected from the following: degree program in public administration and obtain a master’s • BMA 562 Industrial Relations in the Workplace degree in one additional year. The program allows students to • BMA 566 Recruitment, Selection, Staffing and Employee utilize some of the M.P.A. courses to satisfy urban affairs Development requirements, thereby reducing the number of courses needed • BMA 567 Compensation, Benefits and Performance to complete both degrees. Students interested in this option Measurement should contact the Public Administration Division of the Bloch • PA 570 Diversity in the Workplace School or Professor Philip Olson in the Sociology Department of the College of Arts and Sciences. Information Operations (9 hours) • BIS 552 Database Management The B.B.A./M.P.A. Program • BIS 554 Systems Analysis, Design and Engineering Students completing the bachelor of business administration • BIS 556 Distributed Information Technology may complete their M.P.A. degree in one additional year (three • BIS 558 Management & Economics of Computing semesters). For more information about this option, contact the • BIS 580 Seminar in Information Systems Bloch School Student Services Office. • BDS 528 Decision Support and Expert Systems • ACTG 569 Information Systems Consulting Master of Science in Accounting • Any approved Computer Science course which counts for Advances in technology and organizational sophistication – in graduate credit. corporations, not-for-profit organizations, government and public accounting – are causing dynamic changes in the Nonprofit Management (12 hours) accounting profession. Such developments require that the • PA 455 Nonprofit Leadership Issues educational experience of the accountant be expanded. • PA 495 Voluntarism, Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector in the United States Unified Five-Year Program • PA 551 Strategic Management in Nonprofit Organizations The approach of the Division of Accountancy to the expanded • PA 553 Legal Framework and Financial Management in educational needs of accountants is a unified five-year program Nonprofit Organizations of study in accounting, leading to the bachelor of science in • PA 555 Topics in Nonprofit Fundraising accounting and the master of science in accounting degrees. • PA 556 Innovation in Nonprofit Management and Students may pursue advanced study in accounting/audit, Leadership taxation, accounting information systems and the management • HA 571 Financial Management Issues in Health and of financial resources. The program is designed with flexibility Human Services Organizations to allow students the following options:
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• Completion of the entire five years at UMKC; semester hours. Students choose a focus in one of the • Entry into the program as an undergraduate transfer following areas: accounting/audit, taxation, accounting student; information systems or the management of financial resources. • Entry into the program at the graduate level with Accounting/Audit Focus (30 hours) completion of an undergraduate degree at another Hours university. ACTG 567, 575, 576, 577, 578 and 579 18 Note: Full admission to the graduate program is available to BMA 537 (if not waived) 3 Advanced finance elective 3 applicants with accounting or non-accounting backgrounds. Electives selected from accounting, The Curriculum business or economics 6 The master of science in accounting program encompasses Taxation Focus (30 hours) advanced analysis in a variety of areas. The total hours Hours required are dependent on the focus of the student’s ACTG 571, 572, 573, 574, 576 15 undergraduate coursework. Students may be exempted from BMA 537 (if not waived) 3 certain course requirements based on prior business and Electives selected from accounting, accounting coursework and grades earned, with exemptions business or law 12 determined at the time of initial advising and enrollment. An Accounting Information Systems Focus (30 hours) accounting faculty adviser must be consulted each semester Hours prior to enrolling. Students with no preparation in mathematics ACTG 565, 567, 569 9 and computer applications will be required to enroll in MATH BIS 552, 554 6 110 and BIS 202. BMA 537 (if not waived) 3 Advanced accounting electives 6 M.S. in Accounting – Non-accounting Electives selected from accounting, Undergraduates business or computer science 6 This program is designed for students with little or no Management of Financial Resources Focus (30 hours) undergraduate accounting coursework. It provides Hours comprehensive coverage of accounting topics necessary for a ACTG 562, 575 6 professional career in the field. Completion of the program BDS 528 3 also qualifies students for the various examinations leading to BMA 537 (if not waived) 3 Finance/economics courses professional certification. Students with a bachelor of business (select three of the following): administration degree from UMKC, or equivalent, may qualify BA 503, 550, 553, 580 9 for a 36-hour program. This program is outlined below. Advanced accounting electives, one of which Stage One must be selected from the following: ACTG 572, 574, 576 9 • ACTG 350 Accounting Systems & Controls Note: Prerequisites and program requirements may change. • ACTG 517 Survey of Accounting Contact the Student Services Office for current information. • BA 501 Economics for Administration • BA 519 Operations Management Doctor of Philosophy • BA 531 Marketing Through the division of public administration, the Bloch • BA 532 Financial Management School participates in the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. • BMA 505 Organizational Behavior Information about discipline-specific admission and program • BMA 510 Legal and International Managerial requirements may be found in the School of Graduate Studies Environment section of this catalog. Those interested in doctoral study also • BDS 508 Statistical Methods for Administrative may wish to contact the coordinator of doctoral studies for the Decisions Bloch School, Robert Herman, at (816) 235-2338. Stage Two Accounting Courses • ACTG 307 or 556 Cost Management 210 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3). The basic concepts, systems, and terminology associated with reporting financial information to parties • ACTG 310 Interm. Acct I or 558 Fin. Acct. Theory outside of an organization. The course overviews problems in income • ACTG 311 Intermediate Accounting II determination, valuation, and financial statement presentation. Prerequisite: • ACTG 405 or 560 Introduction to Auditing Completion of 30 hours. • ACTG 420 Advanced Accounting 211 Introduction to Managerial Accounting (3). A study of cost concepts, • ACTG 421 Governmental/Not-for-Profit Accounting and materials, labor, and overhead control in systems of job, process, and standard costs. Budget administration, incremental analysis, • ACTG 557 Introduction to Income Taxation cost-volume-profit analysis, return on investment, and other control and • ACTG 575 Managerial Accounting: Issues, Tools and decision techniques are emphasized. Prerequisite: ACTG 210 or its equivalent Analysis 303 Introduction to Professional Accounting II (0.5). Technical aspects of • ACTG 576 Tax Research, Procedure and Practice preparation for attainment of professional credentials. Administrative aspects • ACTG 577 Advanced Auditing of completing the undergraduate degree in accounting. Prerequisites(s): Open only to students in Bloch School Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree • ACTG 562, ACTG 578, ACTG 579 (Select two of these program who are enrolled in their final semester in the program. Offered: Fall three courses) and winter. • BMA 537 Competitive Strategies (if not waived) or 307 Cost Management (3). A study of the principles and techniques of cost approved accounting, business or economics elective accounting with emphasis on the structure of cost accounting systems and the processing, summarizing and reporting of cost information. Topics include various issues relevant for manufacturing and service organizations, standard Focus Areas costs for budgetary planning cost control and special analytical problems Students with an undergraduate degree in accounting may requiring the use of cost accounting information. Prerequisite: ACTG 211 or complete the M.S. in accounting program in a minimum of 30 its equivalent and Junior standing.
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310 Intermediate Accounting I (4). A study of theory and application of 558 Financial Accounting Theory (3). A study of the theory and practice of external corporate reporting. The course covers a variety of financial financial accounting with emphasis upon financial statement preparation and accounting issues including assets, liabilities, revenue recognition, and analysis of asset, liability, and equity measurement. Prerequisite: ACTG 517 accounting change analysis. Publications and pronouncements of the or equivalent. NOT open to students who have completed ACTG 310 or accounting professions are emphasized where applicable. Prerequisites: equivalent. ACTG 211 or its equivalent and junior standing 559 Accounting for Nonprofit Organizations (3). A study of accounting and 311 Intermediate Accounting II (3). Continued study of intermediate reporting practices of nonprofit organizations such as local government, health accounting. The course covers a variety of financial accounting issues care providers, educational institutions, and other nonprofit entities. Emphasis including corporate equities, income taxes, pensions, other post-employment will be placed on authoritative pronouncements of the AICPA, GASB, benefits, leases, and the statement of cash flows. Publications and professional health care associations and others. Prerequisite: ACTG 558 or pronouncements of the accounting profession are emphasized where equivalent. applicable. Prerequisites: ACTG 310 or its equivalent. 560 Introduction to Auditing and Accounting Systems (3). Fundamentals 350 Accounting Systems and Controls (3). A survey of computer file underlying the design of accounting systems and the processing of accounting methods for accounting data; and, analysis of the administrative, operational, data. Current auditing standards and procedures are extensively investigated, documentation, and security controls over the computer process. Illustrations withemphasis on the nature of internal control, audit evidence,and audit of computerized accounting and auditing techniques. Prerequisites: MIS 202, reports. Prerequisites: ACTG 350 & ACTG 558. Not open to students who ACTG 307 and ACTG 310 have completed ACTG 405 or equivalent. 401 Accounting Theory and Practice II (3). Continued study of accounting 561 Personal Financial Planning (3). A study of the personal financial theory with focus upon interpretation of accounting information, balance sheet planning process and environment, with the goal of training participants to equity analysis, partnership accounting, special sales procedures, and prepare integrated financial plans. Topics addressed include an overview of accounting for non-commercial enterprises and institutions. Publications and insurance, retirement, investments, debt management, tax issues, estate pronouncements of the accounting profession are emphasized where planning and professional ethics. Prerequisite: ACTG 517 or equivalent. applicable. Prerequisites: ACTG 365 or its equivalent. 562 Financial Statement Analysis (3). A look at financial statements 402 Accounting Theory and Practice III (3). Continued study of accounting prepared by corporations for external use. The course provides students with theory with major focus upon pronouncements of official agencies relating to the ability to organize, summarize, and understand corporate financial data for topics such as earnings per share, income taxes, pension plans, leases and use in decision making, particularly as decisions relate to the valuation of price-level adjustments. Additional coverage will be: governmental equity securities. The subject matter should be especially useful for students accounting, national income accounting, and not-for-profit institutions. considering careers in accounting, finance and financial services, and law. Prerequisite: ACTG 401 or its equivalent. Prerequisite: ACTG 517 or equivalent. Offered: Winter 2002. 403 Accounting Theory and Practice IV (3). A study of accounting theory 563 International Accounting (3). A course that will extend the students’ with relationship to branch office accounting, corporate combinations, and knowledge beyond the accounting and reporting requirements of U.S. other advanced topics. Continued emphasis upon pronouncements of the corporations to the financial and managerial accounting issues faced by accounting profession and other pertinent literature. Prerequisite: ACTG 402 multinational corporations, as well as the international environment of or concurrent enrollment in ACTG 402. accounting standards-setting in general. Certain technical issues, such as 405 Auditing (3). The theory and procedures used by external auditors to transfer pricing and taxation, will also be included. Prerequisites: ACTG 403 collect, examine and evaluate evidential matter about financial accounts, or equivalent, and either ACTG 409 or ACTG 557. internal control systems and the performance of organized activities. This 565 Advanced Accounting Systems (3). An in-depth analysis of various course introduces statistical sampling and other analytical techniques used to contemporary issues in accounting information systems. Prerequisite: ACTG evaluate computer output, and integrates the broader concept of assurance 350 or its equivalent or permission of instructor. services. Prerequisites: ACTG 311 and ACTG 350 or equivalents. 566 Analysis and Design of Accounting Information Systems (3). A look at 408 Federal Income Taxation (3). An examination of the theory and practice the numerous issues related to the design and implementation of accounting of taxation as applied to individuals and businesses. Prerequisite: ACTG 211 information systems. Prerequisite: ACTG 404 or its equivalent or its equivalent. 567 Information Systems Control And Audit (3). A study of the theory and 409 Advanced Taxation (3). An examination of the theory, practice, and practices employed to provide a secure computing environment. Potential research methodology of taxation as applied to corporations, partnerships, threats to information systems as well as controls designed to counter those estates and trusts. Prerequisite: ACTG 408 or equivalent. threats are emphasized. Prerequisite: One previous graduate course in accounting systems, management information systems, or computer science, or 420 Advanced Accounting (2). A study of the accounting business permission of the instructor. combinations and the preparation of consolidated financial statements. Prerequisite: Accounting 311 or equivalent 569 Information Systems Consulting (3). An application of systems concepts to the evaluation of information systems of local organizations. Student teams 421 Governmental/Not-for-Profit Accounting (1). An overview of will analyze, document and make recommendations for the improvement of accounting for state and local governments and not-for-profit entities. these systems, and will communicate their findings via written reports and oral Pronouncements of the accounting profession are emphasized where presentations. Prerequisite: One graduate information systems course or applicable. Prerequisite: Accounting 311 or equivalent permission of instructor. 450 Technology and the Accountant (3). A study of selected computer, 571 Individual Tax Problems (3). A study of substantive issues relating to systems, and technology issues that impact contemporary accounting practice individual taxation using the Internal Revenue Code and Regulations as and business. The course includes coverage of database management systems sources. Topics include a detailed study of current issues such as alternative and incorporates several hands-on applications. Prerequisite: Accounting 350 minimum tax, passive losses, and employee business expenses. Prerequisite: or equivalent ACTG 409 or ACTG 557 or concurrent enrollment in ACTG 409. 497 Special Topics in Accounting (1-3). Study and research in accounting 572 Tax Theory and Business Applications (3). A study of substantive issues areas of special student interest, under individual faculty supervision and relating to the taxation of business entities including multi-jurisdictional guidance. Admission only by prior approval and consent of the instructor. considerations. Topics include business formation and dissolution, business Prerequisite: Senior standing. valuation, selection of business entity, compensation of employees, sales or 517 Survey of Accounting (3). An overview of financial and managerial exchanges of business property, and business tax credits. Prerequisite: ACTG accounting. The course introduces the various reports that are used by 409 or ACTG 557 or concurrent enrollment in ACTG 409. stockholders, creditors, and managers to access company performance and 573 Taxation of Estates, Gifts, and Trusts (3). A study of substantive issues evaluate financial health. In addition, techniques are presented that assist firm in the income taxation of estates and trusts and the taxation of estates and gifts managers in planning, control, and decision-making activities. using the Internal Revenue Code and Regulations as sources. Emphasis will be placed on lifetime and post-mortem planning techniques as well as compliance 556 Cost Management (3). A study of the principles and techniques of cost requirements. Prerequisite: ACTG 409 or ACTG 557 or concurrent enrollment accounting with emphasis on the structure of cost accounting systems and the in ACTG 409. processing, summarizing, and reporting of cost information. Topics include 574 Tax Accounting (3). A study of substantive issues relating to the various issues relevant for manufacturing and service organizations, standard accounting aspects of federal income taxation. Topics include methods of costs for budgetary planning and cost control, and special analytical problems income and expense reporting, adoption of and change in accounting periods requiring the use of cost information. Prerequisite: ACTG 517 or equivalent. and methods, and annual accounting and transactional concepts. Prerequisite: NOT open to students who have completed ACTG 307 equivalent. ACTG 409 or ACTG 557 or concurrent enrollment in ACTG 409. 557 Introduction to Income Taxation (3). An investigation of the structure of 575 Managerial Accounting: Issues, Tools and Analysis (3). A look at federal, state, and local taxation, along with an examination of the impact of various tools used to assist in the planning, control, performance evaluation, taxes on the management decision process. Prerequisite: ACTG 517 or and decision-making activities of managers. Contemporary issues that equivalent. NOT open to students who have completed ACTG 408 or confront management are introduced where appropriate. Prerequisite: ACTG equivalent. 307 or ACTG 556 or equivalent.
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576 Tax Research, Procedure and Practice (3). An introduction to research 428 Commercial Bank Management (3). Financial management of the sources and methods with an emphasis on analysis and communication of interest spreads, credit risk, liquidity and capital positions of commercial conclusions. Administrative procedures of the Internal Revenue Service and banks. Analysis of bank profitability, lending functions and policy, securities the professional responsibilities of tax practitioners will also be addressed. investment strategies, fund attraction, regulatory examination, Prerequisite: ACTG 409 or ACTG 557 or concurrent enrollment in ACTG 409. capital-adequacy, and integrated asset/liability management. Instructional 577 Advanced Auditing (3). Investigates the philosophy of independent media includes cases and computerized bank management simulation. auditing in the contemporary environment including professional, legal, ethical Prerequisite: BA 425 and economic considerations. Special consideration is given to examining and 430 Investments Management (3). The course develops the theoretical evaluating internal control systems and formulating audit opinions about the framework necessary for a systematic approach to the problems of portfolio fair representation of financial statements. Prerequisite: ACTG 405 or management. Contents include consideration of investment objectives, equivalent. measurement of returns, alternative uses of investment funds, securities markets, the element of risk, and the techniques of security analysis. The 578 Current Problems in Accounting (3). This course will focus on an course provides an opportunity for the formulation and management of an in-depth exploration of specific problems including, but not confined to those investment portfolio. Prerequisite: BA 425 accounting problems which have resulted in official positions being published or considered by the accounting profession. Prerequisite: ACTG 420 or 435 Intermediate Financial Management (3). The course focuses on the equivalent or concurrent enrollment in ACTG 420. finance function of the firm from the managerial perspective. Topics include working capital management, capital budgeting, financial structure, merger 579 Theory of Income Determination (3). This course will consider the and reorganization, capital rationing, and analysis of risk. The course includes historical and cultural development of accounting principles and the the use of cases and computer techniques. Prerequisite: BA 425 relationship of those principles to economic concepts of profit and cost. 497 Special Topics (1-6). Study and research in areas of special interest under Consideration of the economic aspects of accounting measurements will individual faculty direction. Topics include (A) Finance, (B) Marketing, (C) provide a vehicle for exploring accounting problem areas in terms of both Management Information Systems, (D) Quantitative Analysis, (E) Small internal and external reporting needs. Pertinent literature in the field will be Business Management, (H) Production and Operations Management, (I) explored as a basis for both oral and written reports. Prerequisites: ACTG 420 Unspecified. Consent of instructor. or equivalent, or concurrent enrollment in ACTG 420. 501 Economics for Administration (3). This course is designed for graduate 597 Special Topics in Accounting (1-3). Study and research in areas of students in the School of Business and Public Administration. Topics include special interest under individual faculty direction. Areas are: (A) Financial the theory and determination of national income, fiscal policy, monetary theory Accounting; (B) Cost/Managerial Accounting; (C) Taxation; (D) Auditing; (E) and policy, production and cost theory, and market structure. Accounting Systems; (F) Other Topics. Students may complete a maximum of 502 Aggregate Economic Analysis and National Policy (3). A survey of six hours of Accounting 597. Prerequisite: Preregistration consent of theoretical foundations for selected areas of national economic policy, instructor. including fiscal and monetary controls. Emphasis will be placed on implications of the theory for economic forecasting and planning. The Business Administration Courses objectives and practices of governmental agencies with administrative 324 Elements of the Marketing Concept (3). Course focuses on the responsibility for policy development will be examined, and their impact on the processes involved in the marketing of goods and services, including the goals of public and private sectors of the economy will be considered. The role meaning and importance of marketing terminology, the marketing mix, the of administrators in the private sector, as their decisions relate to and interact marketing concept, consumerism, market segmentation, market and marketing with national policy, will be given attention. Prerequisites: BA 501, BDS 530. research, and the impacts of different competitive structures on marketing 503 Economic Analysis for Management (3). A study of relationships decision making. Prerequisite: ECON 202. Offered: Every semester. between economic theory and management of the firm in a market economy. 327 International Banking Travel Seminar (1-6). Students will travel Demand, revenue, and cost interrelationships are examined in the context of outside the United States to observe the environment and conduct of banking various market structures encountered in the American economy. The and financial markets in other countries. Instruction will be provided by high theoretical framework developed is used further to analyze economic problems level banking and government officials and University faculty. involving the firm and the public interest. Prerequisites: BA 501, BDS 530. 519 Operations Management (3). An integrating study focusing upon the 400I Contemporary Business: Tools for the Accountant I (1). A series of models and methods of production and operations management. Managerial three one-credit hour courses that focus on contemporary business topics for approaches to planning, scheduling, and controlling both product and service the accountant. Offerings, which may vary from semester to semester, will cost, quality, production, inventory, and distribution are studied. While both include (but not be limited to) management consulting, project management, quantitative and qualitative models are studied, an emphasis is given to process improvement, small business/ entrepreneurship, and team building. quantitative methods of planning and controlling the operations function of Prerequisites: 15 hours of accounting BA 426, and BMA 305 Offered: Fall and organizations. Prerequisites: BDS 508, BDS 530, ACTG 517, BA 530 or Winter Restrictions: None Equivalents. 400II Contemporary Business: Tools for the Accountant II (1). A series of 524 Research Methods and Administration (3). three one-credit hour courses that focus on contemporary business topics for the accountant. Offerings, which may vary from semester to semester, will 531 Marketing (3). The convergence of traditional and direct marketing into include (but not be limited to) management consulting, project management, integrated relationship marketing, incorporating the new arena of electronic process improvement, small business/ entrepreneurship, and team building. technology is the focus of this course. The emphasis is on the interface Prerequisites: 15 hours of accounting BA 426, and BMA 305 Offered: Fall and between an organizations’ objectives, capabilities, resources and marketplace Winter Restrictions: None needs and opportunities; this is applied to all organizations, including those that produce products or services, and profit and non-profit organizations. 425 Financial Management (3). A study of the problems of obtaining and allocating capital funds on behalf of the individual firm. Emphasis on 532 Financial Management (3). An introduction to the role of financial composition of capital structure, capital budgeting, and cost of capital theory, management through the development of a conceptual framework appropriate including incremental analysis of investment situations. Prerequisite: ACTG for financial decision making. Generally, financial management is charged 211. Offered: Every semester. with the responsibility for obtaining and effectively utilizing the funds necessary for the operation of an enterprise. As such, the conceptual 426 Production/Operations Management (3). The study and application of framework includes elements of financial planning (financial analysis, cash concepts, models, and methods of operations management. Studied are budgeting and profit planning), capital budgeting (rate of return and cost of approaches to planning, scheduling, and controlling product and service capital), and basic considerations of alternative sources of funds. Prerequisites: facilities, processes, cost, quality, quantity, production, capacity, inventory, and ACTG 517, QA 508, BA 501. distribution requirements. Computer applications and computer-based 539 Management in Direct Marketing (3). The organization , planning and operations control systems are studied as means of effectively managing the control of direct marketing efforts as an integral part of an institution’s total operations functions of both product and service organizations. Prerequisites: marketing program. A synthesis of direct marketing efforts with the ECON 202, QA 308 or equivalents and recommended prerequisite QA 330. institution’s other major functional areas in order to achieve efficiently overall Offered: Restrictions: organizational objectives. Prerequisite: BA 531. 427 Capital Markets and Institutions (3). An overall view if the financing 540 Service Operations Management (3). This course focuses on the process and the role of financial markets. The course will cover the increasing importance and role of service in our economy. Topics studied are: characteristics of instruments traded in money and capital markets; the role of services in an economy, the nature of services, service strategy, the determinants of and the relationships between different asset prices; and service delivery system, service facility location, the service encounter, service international aspects of financial markets. In particular, topics that will be quality, productivity and quality improvement. Methods of process analysis in covered include: Interest rate theory, valuing fixed income securities, service organizations, methods improvement procedures, and work managing interest rate risk, derivatives financial instruments, capitals market measurement techniques are developed to provide the basis for analyses of equilibrium, managing currency risk and applications of structured fixed processes, layouts, and job design in a service organization. Prerequisites: BA income products. Prerequisite: BA 425, ECON 202 519 or BA 426 or consent of the instructor.
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541 Total Quality Management (3). An in-depth study of managing an 557 Derivative Securities (3). This course is designed to introduce students to effective system of quality in organizations. Coverage includes the key TQM the basic principles of financial risk management. The student should develop concepts developed by Demming, Juran, and Crosby, and others, a quality a working knowledge of issues regarding both the theoretical valuation and process model, primary considerations in planning and implementing a quality application of derivative securities. Applications will focus on techniques process, and familiarization with the tools used to plan and manage quality designed to manage financial risks in the corporate environment. Specifically, throughout the organization. the course will focus on using futures, options, and swaps to hedge financial risks. Valuation issues will be explored to identify theoretical pricing 542 ERP-Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (3). Discusses the design fundamentals that can be applied toward valuing newly developed securities. and implementation of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (AMT). This Prerequisites: BA 501, BA 532, QA 508, AND ACTG 517 or equivalents. includes Just-In-Time (JIT) systems, Cellular and Flexible Manufacturing Systems (CM & FMS), Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM), and 558 Risk Management and Insurance (3). This course introduces students to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. It also explores the role that the principles of personal and corporate risk management. Personal risk manufacturing plays in product development efforts and cross-functional management topics include: Personal insurance planning, annuity investing, teams. Other topics such as manufacturing strategy, maintenance, set-up and benefits plans, social security, and personal liability management. Corporate lot size reductions, group technology and focused factories, production and risk management topics include: Managing corporate risk, reducing risk operations scheduling and control techniques, and the design of work systems through hedging, and legal liability risk. are presented as well. Case Studies and group projects/presentations are used 560 Buyer Behavior (3). A review of behavioral science concepts applicable for instructional purposes. Students are also required to use the MAX software to an understanding of constituent decision making. Special emphasis is placed to perform an ERP system analysis. Prerequisites: BA 519 or equivalent. on applications of these concepts, by the student, to problems of offer planning, pricing, distribution and promotion. Prerequisites: BA 531. 543 Project Management (3). Planning and control of projects, to include network models, risk analysis, time reduction, resourse scheduling, leadership, 561 Promotional Strategies in Marketing (3). Emphasis will be placed on and evaluation. Prerequisite: BA 519 the organization’s persuasive communications to customers and prospective customers within a framework of the system of distribution. The central focus 544 ERP-Supply Chain And Logistics Management (3). A study of concerns how marketing management allocates the promotional mix within the integrated enterprise-wide supply chain management and logistics. Topics organization’s total marketing program. Topics will include the following: 1) include integrating forecasting system design, inventory management, promotional mix, 2) campaign strategies, 3) campaign coordination and 4) distribution requirements planning, supply chain management, purchasing and follow-up control of promotional programs. Prerequisite: BA 531. and supplier/vendor networks, logistics, transporation network, and 562 Marketing Research (3). This course requirement is designed to acquaint E-operations. Integrated enterprise-wide computer-based systems and network the student with the special problems of understanding and applying various optimization are studied to both production and service operations. measurement techniques to marketing problems. Specific topics to be Prerequisite: BA 519 or consent of instructor. investigated will depend upon the instructor’s and the student’s areas of 547 Contemporary Issues in Operations Management (3). An integrative interest and specific competencies. Prerequisites: BA 531, QA 508. study of technical issues of operations including manufacturing planning 563 Direct Marketing Theory (3). Supervised research in direct marketing (MRP-II), Just-In-Time, comparative productivity analysis, advanced areas of special interest under individual faculty direction for the purpose of manufacturing engineering methods and systems including CAD/CAM/CIM, developing and validating direct marketing theories. Prerequisites: BA 539. flexible manufacturing systems, artificial intelligence and expert systems, and 575 Advanced Marketing Strategy (3). This course focuses on advanced their impacts on both service and product operations. Prerequisite: BA 519 or marketing skills and practical techniques for defining and meeting the needs of equivalent. the chosen market. The emphasis is on key drivers of marketing effectiveness, 550 Advanced Financial Management Theory and Policies (3). Advanced including creating a market-oriented culture, customer-focused information financial management covering topics such as working capital, financial systems, the relationship of various components of marketing, and the structure, cost of capital, dividend policy and valuation. Discussions include response to marketing variables. A variety of pedagogical approaches, both financial theory as well as financial policy. Includes exposure to literature including applied projects, may be employed. Prerequisites: BA 531 central to the development of finance theory. Prerequisite: BA 532 or 580 Seminar in Finance (3). Advanced work in each of the above equivalent. areas-Financial Management, Investment Analysis, and Financial Markets and Institutions would form the basis for the Seminar. Each topic selected would 551 International Financial Management (3). This course analyzes present provide the opportunity for an investigative study on the part of the student. and future international financial market conditions and extends the decision-making tasks of financial management into the context of problems of Major problems, hypotheses, and cases, together with the literature addressing the international and foreign financial systems. The financial constraints of the the specific topic, would serve as the spring-board for classroom activity. Both international business environment and their effect on standard concepts of written and oral reports would be required. Prerequisites: BA 532 or financial management are studied along with international currency flows, equivalent and consent of the instructor. capital structure problems, working capital management, foreign investment, 581 Seminar in Financial Institutions Management (3). This course and international banking practices. Prerequisite: BA 532 or equivalent. examines contemporary issues faced by leaders of financial institutions within the context of a complex and dynamic global economy. Leading bankers, 552 Financial Markets and Institutions (3). A study of structure and regulators and directors of financial institutions are invited to interact with operation of the major financial markets. The concept of flow of funds serves students in the course. Prerequisites: BA 532 and BA 556 or consent of as the underlying mechanism bringing together the various private, public, and instructor. foreign sectors as they relate to the demand for and supply of loanable funds. 596 Seminar in Business Administration A to J (1-3). A course on advanced Topics include consideration of short, intermediate, and long-term credit and and/or new topics in one of the following areas of Business Administration, equity market instruments; the level and structure of yields in financial assets; (A) Quantitative Analysis (B) Finance, (C) Management Information Systems, behavior of risk premiums; structure of financial institutions; and implications (D) Marketing, (I) Production and Operations Management, (J) Unspecified. of alternate policy actions. Prerequisite: BA 532 or equivalent. Previous New topics include those that are contemporary, cutting edge, or advanced graduate coursework is recommended. topics that are not currently covered by existing courses. Prerequisite: 553 Investment Analysis (3). Development of a theoretical framework Permission of instructor. applicable to the solution of problems related to creation and management of 597 Independent Research in Business Administration (1-6). Study and the investment portfolio. Consideration is given to the analysis of risk, research in areas of special interest under individual faculty direction. functions of security markets, sources of information, evaluation of securities, Admission to (A) Quantitative Analysis, (B) Finance, (C) Management and measurement of investment return. Prerequisite: BA 532 or equivalent. Information Systems, (D) Marketing, (E) Production and Operations Management, (F) Unspecified, of student whose programs of study and 555 Contemporary Problems in Finance (1-3). This course is intended to research abilities warrant intensive study of either (1) the problems of practices provide an outlet for papers and communications for both students and faculty characteristic of a particular industry or (2) advanced theory in the areas of a in the finance area. Conducted on a semi-formal basis, it is designed to serve specialized management function. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. students who wish to continue an investigation begun in earlier courses and those students interested in deeper exploration of current problems in the 599 Thesis (1-9). finance area. Prerequisite: BA 532 or equivalent and consent of the instructor. 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). 556 Management of Financial Intermediaries (3). This course addresses the 400III Contemporary Busniess: Tools for the Accountant III (1). A series management operations of selected financial intermediaries including of three one-credit hour courses that focus on contemporary business topics for commercial banks and thrift institutions. Attention is given to asset-liability the accountant. Offerings, which may vary from semester to semester, will structure, the development and delivery of financial services, institutional include (but not be limited to) management consulting, project management, structure, legal and regulatory factors, and the dynamics of the competitive process improvement, small business/ entrepreneurship, and team building. environment. Prerequisite: BA 532 or equivalent. Prerequisites: 15 hours of accounting BA 426, and BMA 305 Offered: Fall and Winter Restrictions: None
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Business Decision Sciences Courses 546 Management Science II (3). Theory, formulation and computational aspects of linear programming, nonlinear programming, and integer 308 Introduction to Data Analysis (3). The role of statistical analysis of data programming. Principles of computer simulation, and introduction to a as an aid to the administrator in the decision-making function. The content of computer simulation language. Spreadsheet implementation of management the course will include probability and random variables, organization and science models. It is assumed that students have had prior exposure (at an summary measures of data sets, estimation procedures, tests of hypotheses, introductory level) to differential calculus, electronic spreadsheets, and a analysis of variance and linear regression analysis. It is assumed that all computer programming language. Prerequisites: BDS 530 and BDS 508 or students have had college algebra or its equivalent. Prerequisite: Math 160 or equivalents. equivalent. Offered: Every semester. 548 Multivariate Statistical Methods (3). Theory and managerial 330 Introduction to Management Science (3). Students will be introduced to applications of multiple regression analysis, multivariate analysis of variance, linear programming, decision theory, utility theory, simulation and other discriminant analysis, factor analysis and canonical correlation. Computations management science topics, and will become familiar with their application to via statistical software and spreadsheets. Prerequisite: BDS 508 or equivalent. the areas of production, logistics, inventory policy, advertising, maintenance, 550 System Simulation (3). Discrete and continuous simulation of systems financial decisions, etc. Prerequisites: MATH 160 or equivalent, BIS 202 and relevant to the student of administration. The student will survey the various BDS 308 computer languages used for simulation and the history and current status of 501 Introduction to Management Science (3). The design and application of simulation as a method of inquiry. The student will be responsible for using scientific models for managerial decision making. Students will be introduced one or more simulation languages in the design, execution, and analysis of one to linear programming, decision theory, utility, and other management science or more simulation projects, as directed by the instructor. Prerequisites: topics, and will become familiar with their application to the areas of FORTRAN requirement, BDS 308, or consent of instructor. production, logistics, inventory policy, advertising, maintenance, financial 581 Seminar in Quantitative Research Methods (3). The seminar is decision, etc. It is assumed that students have acquired basic skills in provided for students who have achieved a level of competence in quantitative electronic spreadsheets and college algebra. analysis which will allow them to undertake independent research activity. Each student will have the responsibility for pursuing a research project under 501E Introduction to Management Science (1-3). The design and the supervision of the instructor and of reporting the progress and results application of scientific models for managerial decision making. Students will before the seminar. Prerequisite: The level of competence in statistical method be introduced to linear programming, decision theory, utility, and other or some other related quantitative area which might fairly be presumed on the management science topics, and will become familiar with their application to basis of 6 to 9 hours of course work in such areas. the areas of production, logistics, inventory policy, advertising, maintenance, financial decision, etc. It is assumed that students have acquired basic skills in electronic spreadsheets and college algebra. Enrollment limited to those Business Information Systems Courses admitted to EMBA. Must take 3 hours to qualify for prerequisite for advanced 202 Computer Applications in Management (3). An introduction to courses. Must take 3 hours (BDS 530 or BDS 508) to qualify for program computers and software tools essential for management. Spreadsheets, completion. presentation graphics, the Internet, and programming of desktop client application software are studied in the context of business usage. Prerequisite: 508 Statistical Methods for Administrative Decisions (3). Statistical Sophomore standing. Offered: Every semester. methods as applied to problems in Business Administration. Topics include 302 Introduction to Management Information Systems (3). Concepts of probability and random variables, organization and summary measures of data information systems, systems analysis, and computer applications in sets, estimation procedures, tests of hypotheses, analysis of variance and linear organizations, techniques of systems analysis, systems designs, regression analysis. Prerequisite: College Algebra. implementations, and information management (both technical and behavioral) 508E Statistical Methods for Administrative Decisions (1-3). Statistical are studied in the organizational context of management information needs. methods as applied to problems in Business Administration. Topics include Fundamental concepts of systems, information, and fourth generation probability and random variables, organization and summary measures of data languages are studied as integral parts of accounting, financial, marketing, and production information systems. Prerequisite: BIS 202. Offered: Every sets, estimation procedures, tests of hypotheses, analysis of variance and linear semester. regression analysis. Prerequisite: College Algebra. Enrollment limited to those admitted to EMBA. Must take 3 hours to qualify for prerequisite for advanced 502 Management Information Systems (3). Management information courses. Must take 3 hours (BDS 501 or BDS 508) to qualify for program systems and systems analysis in organizations, techniques of systems analysis, completion. systems designs, implementations, and management are studied in the organizational context of management information needs. Fundamental 512 Statistical Quality Control (3). A study of statistical methods of assuring concepts of systems and information are studied as integral parts of and assessing quality in all organizational settings. Topics include methods of accounting, financial, marketing, and production information systems. statistical process control (SPC), acceptance sampling (AS), Shewhart control 552 Data Base Management (3). Data administration, including theory of charts, design of experiments (DOE) including those of Taguchi, and statistical relational databases and projects using relational data management packages. theory of analyses popularized by Deming, Juran, and others. Where Data modeling and information engineering. Entity-relationship modeling. appropriate, the probability and the statistical theory of these methods are Database design, normalization, data dictionaries, distributed databases, studied. Prerequisite: BDS 508 or a first statistics course, or equivalent database servers, data quality assurance, data integrity, SQL. May include a number of computer-oriented assignments. Prerequisite: BIS 502. 520 Sampling and Experimental Design (3). Principles of sampling, properties of estimators and strategies for improving efficiency. Relationship 554 Systems Analysis, Design and Engineering (3). Tools for documenting between the design of an experiment and the testing of hypotheses using information system requirements and design and implementation methods. analysis of variance. Sampling topics include simple, stratified, multistage, Organization of software projects. Classes and objects. Requirements analysis cluster and systematic sampling. Experimental design topics include factorial fundamentals and methods. System specifications. Documentation and designs and the treatment of randomization, nesting and confounding. diagramming standards. Tool selection. Programming languages and Prerequisites: BDS 508 or equivalent. methodology. Costs and schedule estimation. Project management. Program verification, metric, debugging and testing. Internal control issues. May 528 Decision Support and Expert Systems (3). The packaging and delivery include a significant project. Also offered as Accounting 566.“ of models, knowledge bases, data bases, and graphics to interactive software to 556 Distributed Information Technology (3). Basics of data communication support managerial decision making. Decision support systems via and telephony with how these are used to achieve business advantage. Voice, spreadsheet modeling. Artificial intelligence applications in business. May data and video communications. Networks, distributed computing, EDI, include a number of computer-oriented assignments. Prerequisites: BDS 508 inter-organizational systems, and electronic commerce. Using Internet and BDS 530. applications and running Internet services. Prerequisite: BIS 502. 530 Introduction to Management Science (3). Students will be introduced to 558 Management and Economics of Computing (3). Procurement and linear programming, decision theory, utility theory, simulation and other management of computer systems. Economics of hardware and software. management science topics, and will become familiar with their application to Cost-benefit analysis. Software acquisition, RFQs, RFPs, contract terms and the areas of production, logistics, inventory policy, advertising, maintenance, conditions. End- user computing. Organizational location and staffing of financial decisions, etc. It is assumed that students have acquired basic skills in computing. Distributed processing versus central DP center. Capacity electronic spreadsheets and college algebra. Prerequisite: BDS 508 planning. Contribution of computing to business objectives. Control, audit, and security of information technology. Legal and ethical perspectives. 545 Forecasting Theory and Applications (3). A study of the essential Computer center operations. Business policies about computing. International concepts, theoretical basis and applications of alternative forecasting methods. issues. May require a significant term paper. Prerequisite: BIS 502 Typical methods included are smoothing and decomposition time-series 580 Seminar in Information Systems (3). This seminar is provided for methods, regression methods, econometric models, single and multiple series students interested in exploring advanced BIS topics not covered in the autoregressive/moving average methods (ARIMA methods of Box-Jenkins). regularly offered courses. The content of this seminar may change from one Prerequisite: BDS 508. offering to the next. 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Business Management and Administration 497D Special Topics: Organizational Behavior (1-6). Study and research in Courses areas of special interest under individual faculty direction. Prerequisites: 301 Introduction to Management Education (1). This course is an Senior Standing and pre-registration consent of instructor. introduction to the BBA program. All BBA course work is discussed by major 497E Special Topics: Strategic Management (1-6). Study and research in professors in each field. In addition to this academic orientation, other aspects areas of special interest under individual faculty direction. Prerequisites: of the BBA program will be covered including: student organizations, alumni Senior Standing and pre-registration consent of instructor. relations, career paths, placement services and the MBA program. 497F Special Topics: Entrepreneurship (1-6). Study and research in areas of Prerequisite(s): Fully admitted to Bloch School’s BBA program. Offered: special interest under individual faculty direction. Prerequisites: Senior Fall/Winter Semesters Standing and pre-registration consent of instructor. 305 Behavior in Human Systems (3). The study of individual & group 504 International Management (3). Examination of the management of behavior in human systems where organizational goals are achieved & contemporary international business organizations through a study of the individual needs are satisfied. Diagnostic & observational skills will be political, economic, social and technological factors and their relationship and emphasized. Simulations, exercises, field study, cases, and lectures will be impact upon the administrative activities and strategies of the international utilized where appropriate. Offered: Every semester. firm. 306 Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Environment of Business (3). 505 Organizational Behavior (3). A study of individual, group, and Consideration of legal and moral thought with attention to ethical issues in organizational behavior and processes. Examination of social and behavioral business; introduction to our common law system; study of selected areas of sciences methods and theories which apply to the understanding of law with attention to the inclusion therein of cultural and moral values; an administrative social systems. Classroom activities will utilize lectures, introduction to government regulation of business. Offered: Every semester. laboratory training, and clinical cases. 320 Law of Commercial Transactions (3). Study of major areas of law 506 Law and Society (3). A survey of the conceptual and institutional included in the Uniform Commercial Code. Areas of study may include sales, framework of law with a view to the identification and appreciation of the commercial paper, bank deposits and collections, aspects of property law, essential characteristics which contribute to the development of contemporary documents of title, investment securities, and secured transactions. Prerequisite: BMA 306. social order. Particular attention will be given to selected concepts and procedures significant in shaping the public policy by which individual and 327 International Independent Study in Business (3-6). The particular associative rights and duties are determined. Attention also will be given to content of this course will be determined by the student in conjunction with the processes by which the institution of law is shaped by generalized public Bloch School faculty. The course can include individual or group research policy. Not open to those who have completed BMA 306. projects conducted outside the U.S.A.; international internships; organized travel-study seminars; etc. This course cannot be used by students desiring to 507 Law and Business Administration (3). Accelerated study in the field of conduct international business study or research from within the U.S.A. contracts and the Uniform Commercial Code, as they relate to business Offered: summers. administration, with emphasis upon the role of legal norms as supporting, rather than determining, elements in creative decision-making. Prerequisite: 360 Human Resource Management (3). Overview of the major functions of BMA 306 or BMA 506. human resources, including equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, assessing and maximizing the job-person match, managing performance, 508 Law of Business Associations (3). Study of the law of agency, recruitment, selection and staffing, employee development, compensation, employment, and business organizations. Prerequisites: BMA 306 or BMA incentives and benefits administration, work design and labor unions. 506. Emphasis will be placed on legal issues, ethical implications and practical 509 Government Contracting (3). A comprehensive introduction to the field applications related to organizational strategy and effectiveness. Prerequisite: of government contracts which identifies and analyzes the types of price, cost None. Offered: Winter, summer and fall. and incentive contracts; bidding, negotiation; warranties; change orders; cost 405 Leadership Skills in Human Systems (3). Continuation of the study of recovery; terminations and other concepts found in federal procurement for the behavior in human systems with emphasis on leadership and skills of effective purpose of developing familiarity with these practices as well as examining the action. The focus is upon the activities and interactions of leaders and impact of government procurement practices on national economic policy and followers which contribute to the achievement of organizational goals and the technological development. Prerequisite: BMA 306 or BMA 506. satisfaction of individual personal and social needs. Among issues addressed 510 Environment of International Business (3). This course provides an are change processes, authority, power, cooperation, communication and essential introduction to the environment of international business. Particular ethical behavior. Simulations, exercises, field study, cases and lectures will be attention is given to the historical development, cultural, economic, legal and utilized when appropriate. Prerequisite(s): BMA 305 or consent of Instructor. political context for the conduct of international business. Other topics include Offered: Every Semester. foreign exchange, trade finance, multilateral agreements, and the influence of government on trade. 410 Environment of International Business (3). This course provides an essential introduction to the environment of international business. Particular 511 The Theory of Organization (3). A study of large scale complex attention is given to the historical development, cultural, economic, legal, and organizations. Attention is focused on the structure of organization, the political context for the conduct of international business. Other topics include functional significance of formal organizational processes and the effects on foreign exchange, trade finance, multilateral agreements, and the influence of the size and character of an organization resulting from the organization’s government on trade. Prerequisites: ECON 201. Offered: Every semester. exchanges with its environment. 471 Strategic Management (3). The study of policy processes as those 513 Economic Policy and Managerial Control (3). Analysis of the industrial activities which generally articulate and govern organizations. Problems of foundations and economic institutions of modern times. The politics of policy include setting priority of purpose, molding organizational character, industrial control, including power relationships in economic nationalization specification of tasks, and mobilization of resources. Students will receive and planning. Theory of managerial industrialism and business enterprise. intensive training in modern policy analysis. Prerequisites: BA 324, BA 425, 514 Administrative Process (3). An analysis of historical and contemporary BA 426, and BMA 305. Offered: Every semester. frameworks which define administrative processes. Stress will be placed on 491 Small Business Management Practicum (3). Advanced study and value premises as well as the planning and administration of change. practice in actual case situations. Students will work as teams in a number of Prerequisite: BMA 505. business cases requiring the identification of problems, the proposal of 516 Group Behavior (3). This course is designed to increase the student’s solutions and the responsibility for implementing those solutions where understanding of group processes in administrative settings and to contribute to practicable in area business firms. Prerequisite: Advanced senior standing. the student’s ability to perform effectively in groups. The class will be utilized Offered: Each term. as a laboratory for the exploration of small group theory and research. 495 Honors Seminar (1). Special seminar for BPA Honors students. Students Prerequisite: BMA 505. will meet with faculty to discuss current topics in administration. Prerequisite: Admission to honors program. 525 Entrepreneurship: Managing Creativity and Innovation (3). The course examines the nature of creativity and innovation and how 497 Special Topics (1-6). Study and research in areas of special interest under entrepreneurship involves the ability to identify market opportunity based on individual faculty direction. Topics include (A) International, (B) Human new ideas. Detailed attention is given to the entrepreneurial process: the Resources, (C) Law, (D) Organizational Behavior, (E) Strategic Management, concepts, skills, know-how and know-who, information, attitudes, alternatives (F) Entrepreneurship and (G) Unspecified. Prerequisites: Senior Standing and and resources that entrepreneurs need to manage creativity in the process of pre-registration consent of instructor creating something with tangible economic value. 497B Special Topics: Human Resources (1-6). Study and research in areas of 533 Leadership in Organizations (3). Study of the dynamics of leadership in special interest under individual faculty directon. Prerequisites: Senior organizational contexts with attention to both theory and practice. Examination Standing and pre-registration consent of instructor. of structural, human resource, political and symbolic dimensions of 497C Special Topics: Law (1-6). Study and research in areas of special organizational leadership, including issues of power, purpose, conflict, and interest under individual faculty direction. Prerequisites: Senior Standing and leading from the middle. Classroom activities will include lectures, case pre-registration consent of instructor. discussions, group presentations, and experiential activities.
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535 Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship (3). This course 570 Policy and Administration (3). The theory of policy development and focuses on the nature of the entrepreneurial organization; its volatility and flux, bureaucratic traditions. Analysis of effective action as it relates to where standard operating procedures are lacking and organizational structure, governmental and business institutions. Survey of approaches to social culture and leadership style are created anew each day. Successful small responsibility and program control. The theory of the public interest. business management requires that a series of developmental challenges be 572 Readings in Strategic Planning and Forecasting (3). Current identified and addressed if the venture is to succeed. approaches to strategic planning and forecasting as practiced in industrialized 536 Strategic Management (3). A consideration of current problems of societies. Special emphasis will be placed on the forces involved in significance to the administrator and appropriate decision-making procedures technological and social change in a multi-cultural environment. Prerequisite: relevant to the firm as a whole. Prerequisites: Completion of or concurrent BMA 536 or equivalent. with completion of Stage I requirements. 580 Seminar in Organizational Behavior (3). Students will do research 537 Competitive Strategies (3). Study of the processes of formulating and under the direction of a member of the faculty. Results of the research will be implementing competitive management strategies. Analytical techniques presented to a seminar composed of students and faculty. Students will be appropriate to the firm, the market or the industry will be emphasized. A major required to read original sources and demonstrate advanced competence in individual or group research paper will be required. Prerequisites: BMA 471 relating theory to a body of descriptive data. Prerequisite: BMA 505 OR PA or BMA 536 or equivalent, and consent of instructor. 548 581 Research Seminar in Policy Analysis (3-6). Review of current 540 Government Regulation of Business (3). A comprehensive introduction approaches to policy analysis. Topics will vary. Prerequisite: 6 hours of Policy to federal and state legislative and administrative laws that impact business. and Planning courses or consent of the instructor. Business exposure in specific areas of regulation will be examined, as well as business’s role in the legislative and administrative lawmaking process. The 583 Leading With Integrity (3). Examination of the personal and ethical impact of regulation on economic and social policy will be analyzed. underpinnings of leadership, with special attention to issues of values, faith, Prerequisite: BMA 306 or BMA 506. and spirit. Activities will include discussion of readings and cases, personal exploration, and a weekend workshop near the end of the term. Student teams 541 Personal Entrepreneurial Strategy (3). This course is a cooperative will chose a topic, write a paper, and make a class presentation. Prerequisite: offering between UMKC, University of Kansas, and Rockhurst University and Consent of the instructor. is taught at Kauffman Legacy Park. The course applies the case method to 585 Venture Capital Finance and Investment (3). This course is designed allow the student to learn about the entrepreneur and the entrepreneurial for students who which to learn about or become involved in the venture process, understand the sacrifices and benefits of being an Entrepreneur, and capital market as investors or intermediaries in emerging growth companies develop professional skills relevant to entrepreneurial activity. Prior approval seeking capital. With this goal, the course will define the venture capital require for enrollment. Prerequisites: BA 531, BA 532, BMA 506. market and where it fits relative to other sources of capital, examine how 545 Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation (3). The objectives of this private equity funds are raised and structured, how investments are sources, course are: (1) to build personal appreciation for the challenges and rewards of selected, and negotiated, and the role of the value-added investor through entrepreneurship in an independent mode by examining/simulating its investment to liquidity. The course presents and provides applications for environment; (2) to present and examine, through the use of complex case various frameworks of valuing and structuring investment opportunities. studies and high level guest lectures, economic, legal and managerial Prerequisites: Completion of Stage 1 requirements and one of the following: mechanisms proven useful in creating new wealth; and (3) to foster continued BMA 525, BMA 535, OR BMA 545. development of venture ideas, suitable as career entry options or for 587 Seminar in Management and Administration A to G (1-6). A course on investments, using a tutorial approach to business plan development, advanced and/or new topics in one of the following areas of Management presentation and evaluation. Prerequisites: BA 531, BA 532, BMA 506, and Administration: (A) International, (B) Human Resources, (C) Law, (D) one of the following: BMA 525 BMA 535, OR BMA 545. Organizational Behavior, (E) Strategic Management, (F) Entrepreneurship and (G) Unspecified. This course is designed to facilitate at least one of two 550 The Operation of International Business (3). The course reviews the purposes, an initial offering of a new course (prior to formal approval) or an basic decision-making and operations taking place within international initial and possibly final offering of new topics. New topics include those that business. Attention will be given to export/import activities of firms including are contemporary, cutting-edge, or advanced topics that are not currently global marketing & sourcing, transportation, finance, customs clearance, & covered by existing courses. Prerequisites: Various, including permission of legal issues such as intellectual property rights & agent/distributor agreements. instructor Prerequisite: BMA 510. 591 Small Business Management Practicum (3). An integrated management 555 International Marketing (3). This course focuses on marketing problems course designed to examine the principles of business management applicable confronting international business managers and the ways they may be to solving the problems of small and medium size businesses and assisting in analyzed and resolved. The course content includes concepts and techniques their development. Prerequisite: Completion of stage I requirements. useful in international marketing; effects of national differences on marketing 592 Organization Development Practicum (3). Inquiry in and team practices; organization for international marketing; and strategy formulation application of a growing body of practice and theory regarding organization, for international markets. Prerequisites: BA 531 and BMA 510. diagnosis and intervention. The course will place a major emphasis upon 560 Human Resources Management (3). Overview of the major functions of methodologies and strategies for increasing the administrative effectiveness HR, including equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, assessing and and social functioning of public and other organizations. Prerequisites: maximizing the job-person match, managing performance, recruitment, Completion of or concurrent with 24 hours of graduate work; six hours of selection and staffing, employee development, compensation, incentives and behavioral science or consent of instructor. benefits administration, work design and labor unions. Emphasis will be 597 Independent Research (1-6). Study and research in areas of special placed on legal issues, practical applications and implications to the interest under individual faculty direction. Areas are (A) International, (B) organization. Formerly listed as BMA 564. Human Resources, (C) Law, (D) Organizational Behavior, (E) Strategic Management, (F) Entrepreneurship and (G) Unspecified. Prerequisite: Consent 562 Industrial Relations in the Workplace (3). Study of labor unions and of instructor collective bargaining from a practical perspective. An overview of historical 599 Thesis (1-9). and political influences surrounding bargaining groups, with an emphasis on legislation’s current impact. Issues in bargaining (e.g. pay, job security, etc.), the negotiating process and contract administration will be studied. This Health Administration Courses course will also cover employee relations in the non-organized workplace, 311 Health Services in Modern Society (3). Examination and analysis of the including employee rights and privileges, policy administration and multiple perspectives on health care services in modern society. Emphasis enforcement and communication. includes social philosophy and values, dilemmas of decision-making, administrative policy and action, and the development of personal analytical 566 Recruitment, Selection, Staffing and Employee Development (3). This critical skills. course will consider the principles and practices effective to ensuring optimum 465 Contemporary Issues in Urban Public Health (3). This course job-person matches in an organization. Recruitment procedures, selection examines current issues in urban public health and the policies and programs techniques, and internal staffing strategies will be discussed. HR planning designed to address those issues. Issues of interest include treatment of drug concepts will be included as a long-range emphasis. Employee training and addiction, the special health problems of the very young and very old, development will include needs assessment and evaluating training problems of urban public hospitals, policies towards AIDs treatments, as well effectiveness. as other emerging issues. Using local health officials as guest speakers, the 567 Compensation, Benefits and Performance Measurement (3). A study course will examine how these issues affect the Kansas City area in particular. of typical pay systems currently used, including merit- based pay, step systems 555 Topics in Health Services Administration (1-3). To flexibly treat the and others. The development of sound base compensation strategies as well as variety of strategies, information, and techniques in health services incentive systems will be covered, including alternative and group-based pay administration, these courses will be offered in variable credit hour segments. plans. Performance measurement/management techniques as they relate to Each semester combinations of one and two hour courses would be offered compensation will be included. Benefit programs typically offered in today’s around traditional and emerging topics. An initial “basics” series will be workplace will be considered. offered on health law, epidemiology, and public health administration.
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566 Public Health Issues Organization and Management (3). Subject 410 Introduction to Public Administration (3). Focusing on public sector content includes the growth and governmental organization of public health in problems and the public administrator, this introductory course provides the cultural perspective; demographic and epidemiologic tools; conceptual and formal link between a limited set of research techniques and the use of the administrative frameworks and nature and scope of specific public health results of research. Prerequisite(s): Admission to MPA 5 year program. programs in mental health, environmental health, communicable diseases and Offered: Fall, Winter, Summer. chronic illnesses on federal, state, and local levels; and major current policy 415 Crisis in Urban Administration (3). This course will provide students issues in public health. with the opportunity to explore some of the multitude of issues that, together, 567 Medical Care Organization (3). Study of elements involved in delivery constitute the “urban crisis” issue areas include housing and urban growth, of direct medical services to patients. Roles of patient and physician and the transportation, the environment, poverty, education, and crime. Special ancillary health professions are discussed. Hospitals are then considered as to emphasis will be placed on an exploration of the urban administrator’s role in their place in the health care system. Governmental regulatory controls and the overall effort to combat these and other problems facing our cities today. public and private payment systems are also analyzed. 448 Leadership for Public Service (3). The course examines the knowledge 568 Health Facilities Administration (3). Study of internal and external and skills associated with the complexities and challenges of effective relationships, both structural and functional, of the individual health facility. leadership. Research and theories are examined. Effective leadership behaviors Administrative configuration of the hospital is examined in depth, along with are identified and practiced. The objective of the course is to enhance the the techniques of introducing service and cost efficiencies. Administrative student’s ability to behave ethically and effectively in the leadership role. aspects of other health facilities are also considered. Prerequisite(s): Admission to MPA 5 year program. Offered: Fall, Winter, 569 Mental Health Organization and Management (3). Survey of historical Summer. differentiation of the “mental” and physical ills, administratively and 455 Non-Profit Leadership Issues (1). Focusing on leadership issues in conceptually. This is followed by analysis in depth of the community mental nonprofits, this course will explore issues in an intensive seminar format health centers movement as both treatment modality and social philosophy. (fifteen class hours). Topics include building and renewing nonprofit boards, New societal modalities in dealing with mental retardation, alcoholism, and and the power of diversity in nonprofit organizations. Recommended for narcotic addiction are also considered. nonprofit management students. Prerequisite(s): None. 571 Financial Management Issues Health & Human Services 480 Senior Seminar in Public Administration (3). Organizations (3). This course is intended to provide an overview of the 495 Voluntarism, Philanthropy & the Non-Profit Sector in the U.S. (3). financial management problems of health and human services organizations. A This course provides a survey of the origins, development and contemporary broad range of topics is examined: financial statements, ratio analysis, cost functioning of the private, nonprofit sector in the U.S. The course explores accounting, reimbursement and pricing, management of working capital, theories and concepts that describe the social, political, legal and economic budgeting and programming, capital financing, and cash management. meaning of voluntarism, philanthropy and the nonprofit sector, with particular 575 Long-Term Care Policy & Administration (3). This course provides an attention to the relations between nonprofit organizations and government and overview of long-term care policy and administration, both for institutional business. and community-based services. Topics include public and private financing, 497 Special Topics in Public Administration (1-3). Study and research in regulatory systems, organization and management of care, and quality areas of special interest under individual faculty direction. Prerequisite: Senior assurance. The course also emphasizes new developments in the field, such as standing and pre-registration consent of instructor. managed long-term care systems, capitation and case mix reimbursement, and 510 An Introduction to Public Administration Research (3). Focusing on technologies for quality monitoring and assessment. public sector problems and the public administrator, this introductory course 576 Managed Care Institutions (3). This course, offered by staff of the provides the formal link between a limited set of research techniques and the National Care for Managed Care Administration, emphasizes current issues use of the results of research. associated with the provision of health care services through different kinds of 525 Financial Accountability and Policy Development (3). Modern fiscal managed care institutions. Particular attention will be given to issues policy and its administrative implications to planning, budgeting, revenue surrounding cost-containment, quality of care, contracts, and regulation. Much administration, accounting and appraisal, and the process for assuring of the discussion will focus on HMO’s. accountability in the development, timing, and execution of public programs. 577 Health Service Administration and the Health Professions (3). The Prerequisite: PA 510. development of the health professions and occupations is examined as their 526 The Politics of Administration (3). This course will introduce the subject internal and external relationships influence the structure of health care of public administration from a political perspective. Special attention will be organizations and the services provided to clients. The focus of the course is given to an examination of the administrative branch of government. More on problems that administrators may encounter as they attempt to negotiate specifically, the course will focus on the demands directed to administrators services for clients, build professional coalitions, and provide leadership from various sectors of the political system, ways in which administrators within or outside health care institutions. respond to those demands, and methods available for the analysis of public 578 The Evaluation and Control of Health Services (3). This course focuses policies that help us assess the impacts that flow from administrators’ actions. on developing evaluative skills associated with controlling the level and costs 530 Public Management (3). This course examines theories of public of health services. Epidemiologic concepts are introduced using clinical and organizational design, structure and change, including various issues in the community health examples. The concept of “at-risk” clients and populations administration of public organizations. Questions of professional ethics and are reviewed, and various attempts to measure risk are assessed. Issues relating management in the public interest are also considered. This is the final course to quality assurance are discussed, along with several examples of in the MPA core curriculum. Prerequisites: PA 525, PA 526, PA 544, PA 548 cost-effectiveness analysis. or concurrent enrollment. 585 Seminar in Health Services Administration (3). Intensive study and 535 Urban Policy and Administration (3). An examination of the examination of selected contemporary issues and problems. Emphases include formulation and administration of policies by urban governments. The course theoretical relationships and premises, social philosophy, current research and examines (a) the historical and intergovernmental contexts for decision making literature, methods of investigation and analysis, and dilemmas of by urban governments, (b) the governmental forms and political processes administrative leadership. The focal point of this course changes from term to employed in making these decisions, and (c) the various urban problems and term. service delivery issues which require decisions in the contemporary city. 586 Supervised Research in Health Services Administration (3). Supervised research into either a current problem or process of health services 536 Managing Urban Economic Development (3). This course explores administration. Topics are selected in conference with supervisor, who will what managers in the public, nonprofit and private sectors need to know about also guide the student in other stages of the project. The emphasis is usually on urban economic development. Topics include (a) theories of urban economic field research. development, (b) varying forms of development (e.g., attraction of new industries, Central Business District development, neighborhood economic Public Administration Courses development), (c) policy managerial tools for stimulating development, and (d) 310 Introduction to Public Administration (3). Introductory analysis of the issues of equity in economic development. theory and practice of public administration and its special role in society. 537 Problems of State and Regional Administration (3). A consideration of General examination of newer approaches to planning, programming, current problems of administration at the state and regional level, such as area budgeting, and system analysis in the responsible-responsive administration and administration, alternative administrative structures, administrative context. The political role of the public administrator in public policy supervision of local government, innovation and conflict, grievance formulation and his/her general strategies. procedures, and legislative and executive oversight of administration. 330 Ethics in Administration (3). This course introduces students to some of 538 Comparative Urban Administration (3). An analysis of urban the main ethical issues associated with private and public sector administration and planning in different comparative political, economic, and administration. Students will be expected not only to understand, but also to cultural settings. Analytical techniques will be applied to case studies of evaluate the relative strength of various viewpoints held by today’s managers selected urban administrative processes involving American and other cities. and administrators. Upon completion of this course students will be able to 539 Urban and Regional Planning for Urban Administrators (3). This rationally assess major (and even minor) administrative decisions on moral course is designed to provide students in urban administration with a grounds. The overall goal is to provide students with a broader and deeper comprehensive overview of the planning process. Course topics include a awareness of the significance of ethics in administration. review of planning and the problems of effective planning implementation.
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544 Public Policy Evaluation & Analysis (3). Survey of the tools and 570 Diversity in the Workplace (3). This course explores the many issues procedures for evaluating and analyzing policies and programs in the public raised by the growing diversity of backgrounds (e.g., race, gender, culture) sector, including health services administration. Consideration of such topics employees bring to the workplace. The course will examine diversity issues as definition of goals, developing measures of effectiveness, evaluation including demographics, relevant legislation, values questions, demands on research designs, benefit-cost analysis, and the special problems of rational management, and effects on service delivery to clients. To better illustrate the analysis in a political environment. Prerequisite: PA 510. issues, some class sessions will feature guest lecturers representing a diversity of backgrounds and work settings. 545 Intergovernmental Policy & Management (3). Study of policies and their management in the American federal system. The course will examine 572 Community Service Practicum (3). This course is designed to put the evolution of intergovernmental policies, the roles of different actors in the students to work on a variety of applied research projects. Students may federal system, the politics and economics of relations between different levels choose one of the three options. They can work as members of a research team of government, and how managers operate in this complicated environment. on management, planning, the fact finding projects for local health and human Prerequisite: PA 526 or concurrent enrollment. services organizations; work on special projects for their employers; or conduct a case study of a management or policy decision. 548 Leadership for Public Service (3). The course examines the knowledge and skills associated with the complexities and challenges of effective 581 Seminar in Urban Administration (3). Advanced work on special topics leadership. Research and theories are examined. Effective leadership behaviors in urban administration. Topics will vary. Prerequisite: PA 535. are identified and practiced. The objective of the course is to enhance the 583 Seminar in Public Management: Public Organizational Behavior (3). student’s ability to behave ethically and effectively in the leadership role. Advanced work on selected topics in public management. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. 551 Strategic Management in Nonprofit Organizations (3). Following review of the legal and economic uniqueness of private, nonprofit 584 Research Seminar (3). Inquiry and team research into a special field of organizations, the course considers topics of special importance in the governmental administration. Wherever possible, qualified specialists outside governance and management of charitable nonprofit organizations. Such topics the faculty will be used. At present possible topics might be: fiscal policy include volunteer management, strategic planning, governance and board administration; regional analysis and design; administrative ecology; urban functioning, and board-executive relations. Prerequisite: PA 495 or consent of management and development; management sciences; and government instructor. enterprises and operations. Prerequisite: 24 credit hours of completed courses. 585 Seminar in Public Affairs (3). Advanced work on special topics in public 552 Community Organizations and Public Policy (3). This course includes examination of both neighborhood organizations and organizations intended to affairs. promote other communities of interest. In relation to neighborhood 586 Seminar in Public Personnel Management (3). The practice of organizations, topics considered include the varieties of neighborhoods, the personnel management as it affects agency operations, professional role of neighborhood organizations in local politics, the use of neighborhoods development and personal needs of individuals will be addressed. Topics to be in administrative and political decentralization and federal policy toward included are: the evolution and context of American public service, public neighborhood issues. In relation to other community organizations, topics personnel processes, human resource management systems, training, considered include the basis of such organizations, their roles in public affairs evaluation and the role of personnel management in public organizations. The and their effects on policy processes. seminar will emphasize personnel policy, resource and human relations issues requiring decisions by public managers. 553 Legal Framework & Financial Management of Nonprofit 593 Internship Seminar (3-6). Combined classroom study and field Organizations (3). Utilizing a comparative approach the course examines the internship. To be offered only when government agency internships approved legal basis and tax treatment of private, nonprofit organizations in the U.S. by the Public Administration Committee are available. Prerequisite: 18 credit Related topics also considered include concepts of fund and cost accounting, hours of completed courses. budgeting processes, earned income strategies, employee compensation and benefits practices, laws and regulations affecting lobbying, competition with 598 Supervised Research (1-6). Study and research in areas of special interest business and unrelated business income tax. Prerequisite: PA 495 or consent of under individual faculty direction. Areas are (A) Nonprofit Management, (B) instructor. Public Works, (C) Urban Administration, (D) Public Management, (E) International Management, (F) Public Financial Administration, (G) 555 Topics in Nonprofit Fundraising (1-3). In order to flexibly treat the Unspecified. Prerequisite: Pre-registration, consent of instructor. variety of strategies and techniques of charitable fundraising, these courses will usually be offered in variable credit hour segments, covering traditional and 599 Thesis (1-9). emerging fundraising topics. Each semester, two two-credit-hour segments and 610 Inquiry in Public Administration and Affairs (3). This course is two one credit-hour segments will be offered. The two credit hour courses - designed to provide Ph.D. students a thorough grounding in strategies of Organizing for Successful Fund Raising“ and ”Creating and Implementing the inquiry. Issues considered include competing metatheoretical paradigms and Annual Development Plan“ - cover the basics of fund raising. The one-credit alternative conceptions of explanation in the social and policy sciences, the hour courses allow students to explore several different issues related to fund implications of such alternatives for empirical research, the variety and raising such as direct marketing and planned giving. These courses are standards of qualitative and quantitative approaches to theory and research, recommended for nonprofit management students. Prerequisite: None. theory construction, and research ethics. Contemporary problems in public 556 Innovation in Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3). This course administration and affairs research and theory are emphasized. provides an opportunity for students in the nonprofit management 620 Literature of Public Affairs and Administration (3-6). This course specialization to examine ”breaking“ innovations in nonprofit management and grounds the student in the central ideas of the public affairs and administration leadership. Intra- and inter-sectoral collaborative strategies and total quality literature and in the prominent themes of the discipline. The course is offered management are illustrative examples. Other topics will be considered as in two versions: A, in which the political science approach to public affairs and warranted. This course is recommended for students who have completed PA administration is emphasized; and B, in which the organizational theory and 525, PA 548 and at least six hours of nonprofit management course work. behavior approaches to public affairs and administration is emphasized. Ph.D. students whose coordinating discipline is public affairs and administration are 561 Public Works Administration (3). Introduction to public works ordinarily expected to complete both versions. administration which examines appropriate topics. The focus of the course is the impact of public works in modern society and the administration necessary 630 Learning in Public Affairs and Administration (3). This course is to deal with the implications of public works with people, products, finances, designed to focus on dissemination of information to various publics served by technology, public service and public interest. public affairs and administration professionals. The course reviews delivery systems, learning methodologies, and adult education concepts relevant to 562 Seminar in Public Works Administration (3). The seminar reviews public affairs and administration. current and future topics on public works administration. New technologies and future implications of those technologies for public management are 631 Teaching in Public Affairs and Administration (3). The student delivers appropriate seminar topics. information under the guidance of a faculty member who acts as a mentor and coach through observation, analysis, and discussion. The focus may be on 563 Supervised Research in Public Works Administration (1-3). A public critical thinking as an orienting goal for developing learning and learning works administration topic is developed by the student in consultation with an environments for adults. Institute faculty member. 650 Advanced Research in Public Affairs and Administration (3). The course enables the student to present advanced topics in their fields of research 565 Topics in Urban Administration (1-3). To flexibly treat the variety of interest and to have detailed critique and contributions on that research by the strategies, information, and techniques in urban administration and leadership, faculty. Prerequisites: PA 610 and research requirements. these courses will be offered in variable credit hour segments. Each semester combinations of one and two hour courses would be offered around traditional 699 Dissertation and Research in Public Affairs and and emerging topics. An initial ”basics“ series will be offered on community Administration (1-12). Dissertation research and writing in the Public Affairs development organizations, urban economic development and community and Administration discipline. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. development strategies. 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1).
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School of Interdisciplinary programmers by some of the nation’s largest companies. These companies include computer manufacturers, other electronics Computing and Engineering manufacturers, the communications industry, the defense industry, engineering firms and other commercial concerns. Robert H. Flarsheim Science and Technology Hall The master’s degree program at the University of (816) 235-2399 Missouri-Kansas City prepares students for advanced technical [email protected] careers in computer science, as well as for doctoral study. With http://www.umkc.edu/sice its concentration on in-depth education and independent Mary Lou Hines research by students, the Computer Science Interim Dean Telecommunications Program at UMKC provides timely, state-of-the-art education in several of the most important and Description fastest growing areas in the field. With this preparation, The School of Interdisciplinary Computing and Engineering master’s degree and Ph.D. graduates find themselves in was created in January 2001 and is housed in R.H. Flarsheim enviable career situations, frequently finding employment in Hall. The School joined the Computer Science advanced positions doing product development, applied Telecommunications Program and the former Coordinated research, and consulting for the computer, electronics, and Engineering Program (which had been administered by the communications industries. University of Missouri-Columbia). The new School will Financial Aid continue to offer bachelor and masters degrees in computer A limited number of student assistantships are available for science telecommunications, information technology and qualified applicants. Students with University work-study engineering (see descriptions below), and supports four assignments are especially encouraged to apply for these disciplines in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. degree program. The appointments, although a work-study assignment is not a new School will build on its existing strengths in computer requirement. science, networking and engineering, and will expand into the biotechnology fields of computational biology, bioinformatics Undergraduate Degrees (in cooperation with the School of Biological Sciences), The Computer Science Telecommunications Program offers bioelectronics, bioengineering, and biomaterials/nanomaterials four degrees at the undergraduate level: (in cooperation with the School of Dentistry and the • Bachelor of arts (B.A.) in computer science Department of Physics). • Bachelor of science (B.S.) in computer science • Bachelor of science (B.S.) in computer science with an Computer Science emphasis in software architecture Telecommunications Program • Bachelor of science (B.S.) in computer science with an emphasis in telecommunications networking Computer Science • Bachelor of information technology (B.I.T.) Robert H. Flarsheim Science and Technology Hall (816) 235-1193 The specific degree requirements are chosen carefully by the [email protected] faculty of the program and are described below. All degrees are designed to provide a broad liberal education and solid General foundation in the science and technology of computing, The Computer Science Telecommunications Program (CSTP) present and future. A student may also elect to obtain a minor offers courses leading to the bachelor of science, bachelor of in computer science in conjunction with a major in another science with telecommunications networking emphasis, academic discipline. bachelor of science with software architecture emphasis, Admission Requirements bachelor of arts and master of science degrees in computer Although there are no specific admission requirements to the science, and supports three disciplines in the School of computer science bachelor’s degree programs other than those Graduate Studies interdisciplinary Ph.D. degree program. The specified for admission to the University, students bachelor’s degrees are designed to provide a broad liberal arts contemplating a major in computer science are strongly urged education and a solid foundation in the science and technology to take as much science and mathematics in secondary school of computing. The master’s program has special as possible. Students without the recommended preparation concentrations in telecommunications networking, computer must take prerequisite coursework in order to prepare to enroll networking and software architecture. in courses required for the bachelor’s degree. Career Implications Advising System In the last decade, computers of all sizes and descriptions Computer science is a dynamic discipline, as is the Computer appear in every area of the public and private sectors. Science Telecommunications Program at UMKC. This results Consequently, employment prospects for computer science in an environment in which course content, course degree holders have increased. Current projections have the prerequisites and even program requirements are bound to demand for computer science graduates exceeding the supply change. Some of these changes may have taken effect after the for many years to come. The range of opportunities open to the printing of this catalog. For that reason, it is essential to new graduate in computer science is impressive. consult an adviser frequently. Please contact the CSTP office at Undergraduate majors in computer science at the (816) 235-1193 to make an appointment with a student University of Missouri-Kansas City receive a broad, general services coordinator. Transfer students, in particular, are urged education in the liberal arts, as well as a strong technical to come in at their earliest convenient time. background in computer science. The programs serve to give the student excellent preparation for careers in computer Degree Requirements science or for graduate study. Computer science graduates are Coursework for the bachelor’s degree in computer science is employed as members of technical staffs, software engineers, geared toward undergraduate students who want to pursue a programming or systems analysts, and scientific or applications career in the field or to prepare for graduate study in computer
237 School of Interdisciplinary Computing and Engineering science or a related area. The requirements for all degrees Math 235 Elementary Statistics 3 3 3 3 overlap in several areas. To allow their differences to be (or Math 436 or CS 394R for BA students) understood they are explained side-by-side. The program Total requirement 11 15 15 15 requirements for the B.A. degree outside the areas of computer Communications science and mathematics are modeled strongly after the B.A. English 110 Fr. English I 3 3 3 3 as offered through the College of Arts and Sciences. Notice English 225 English II 3 3 3 3 that in both degree offerings, there are a number of advanced Written English Proficiency electives in computer science required for graduation, allowing Test or English 299 y y y y the students to specialize their undergraduate degrees to meet English 304WI 3 3 3 3 Comm. St. 110 or 140 3 3 3 3 personal goals and objectives. These electives can be, for Total requirement 12 12 12 12 example, in operating systems, telecommunications, computer networks, database systems, computer graphics, artificial Humanities and Fine Arts intelligence, software engineering and others. The program Three courses from at least 2 fields: requirements can be categorized in groups according to their Art, ComSt, Cons, Engl, For. Lang., Lit, nature, as listed below. Any deviation from these requirements Philosophy, Theatre, Interdis Crs must be approved by the undergraduate committee through a Total requirement 9 9 9 9 petition process. Natural Science Computer Science Both Physics 240 and 250 (strongly recommended), or both (1) = B.A. (3) = B.S. Telecommunications Networking 108 and Biology 109, or both (2) = B.S. (4) = B.S. Software Architecture Chemistry 211 & 211L and 212R & 212LR - 8-10 8-10 8-10 (1) (2) (3) (4) Two courses in one of the CS 101 Problem Solving & following departments: (one Programming I 3 3 3 3 with a Lab) Biology, CS 191 Discrete Structures I 3 3 3 3 Chemistry, Geoscience or CS 201 Problem Solving and Physics 7-10 - - - Programming II 3 3 3 3 Total requirement 7-10 8-10 8-10 8-10 CS 281 Intro to Comp Arch 3 3 3 3 Social and Behavioral Science CS 282 Assembler Language History 101, History 102, Programming 3 3 3 3 History 360R, CS 291 Discrete Structures II 3 3 3 3 Political Science 210 3 3 3 3 CS 311 Intro to Circuits & Devices - - 4 - Two courses from at least two fields: CS 317 Telecommunications: CJC, Cult.Aff., Geog., Econ., Mgmnt & Legal Issues - - 4 - Hist., PolSc., Psyc., Soc. 6 6 6 6 CS 352 Data Struct & Algorithms 3 3 3 3 Total requirement 9 9 9 9 CS 393 Numerical Analysis and Symbolic Computation - 3 3 3 Foreign Language CS 394RApplied Probability - 3 3 3 Frn-Lg 110 or 1 yr. H.S. study 0-4 - - - CS 411 Intro. to Telecom. Networks - - 3 - Frn-Lg 120 or 2 yrs. H.S. study 0-4 - - - CS 41X Approved Telecom. Course - - 3 - Culture Course 3 - - - CS 416 Telecommunications (Independent Global Env.) Systems: A Survey - - 3 - Total requirement 3-11 --- CS 421 Found. of Data Networks - - 3 - General Electives CS 431 Intro to Operating Systems - 3 3 3 Additional coursework to CS 441 Prog. Languages: Design complete the credit hours and Implementation 3 3 3 3 needed for graduation (at CS 457 Software Architecture: least 120 hours). This Requirements & Design - - - 3 coursework can come CS 458 Software Architecture: from any department and Testing & Maintenance - - - 3 any academic discipline, CS Electives, including Comp. Sc. 22-33 14-16 3-5 11-13 CS 461, CS 456 or CS 493 - - - 3 Total required for degree 120 120 120 120 CS 464 or CS 493 - - - 3 CS 481 Adv Comp Architecture 3 3 3 3 For students to obtain a bachelor’s degree in computer science, CS 461 or 470 - - 3 - they must satisfy all University degree requirements (these CS advanced elective* 3 3 - 3 include a specification of junior/senior hours and a residence CS advanced elective* 3 3 - - requirement; see the General Undergraduate Academic CS advanced elective* - 3 - - Regulations and Information section in this catalog) and must CS advanced elective* - 3 - - have passed the courses in computer science, mathematics, Total requirement 33 48 59 51 communications, humanities and fine arts, natural science, * Numbered between 400 and 497 social and behavioral science and general electives as specified General Education Synthesis Requirement above. The following restrictions, however, do apply: CS 451 Software Engineering 3 3 3 3 • Not more than three of the courses CS 140 through 149 Total requirement 3 3 3 3 and 240 through 249 may be counted; Mathematics • ENGL 299 cannot be counted towards the 120 credit Math 210 Calculus I 4 4 4 4 hours requirement; Math 220 Calculus II 4 4 4 4 • At least 60 hours must be from the sciences for the B.S. Math 250 Calculus III - 4 4 4 degree;
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• At most 60 credit hours from the Computer Science (g) - Humanities and Fine Arts Elective (3) Telecommunications Program can be counted towards the (g) - General elective (3) 120 credit hours requirement; • At least 36 hours of junior/senior level courses must be Third Semester (15 hours) included; (c) - CS 281 Introduction to Computer Architecture (3) • The overall GPA from all courses attempted at the (c) - 250 Calculus III (4) University of Missouri as well as all courses in computer (c) - Math 235 Elementary Statistics (3) science must be at least 2.0; (g) - Phys 240 Physics for Engineers and Scientists I (5) • Must obtain a C- (1.7) or above in individual computer science courses; Fourth Semester ( 14 hours) • At least 60 hours must have been earned at a four-year (c) - CS 282 Assembler Language Programming (3) institution; (c) - Phys 250 Physics for Engineers and Scientists II (5) • Participation in University-sponsored assessment tests is a (g) - Engl 225 English II (3) prerequisite for graduation; (c) - CS 291 Discrete Structures II (3) There are no other specific requirements for a bachelor’s degree in computer science. Students who have completed 90 Fifth Semester (15 hours) hours of credits should file an application for graduation and (c) - CS 352 Data Structures and Algorithms (3) make an appointment for a degree check. Appointments may (c) - CS 394R Applied Probability (3) be made by calling (816) 235-1193. (g) - PolSc 210 American Government (3) (g) - Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective (3) Minor in Computer Science (g) - Humanities and Fine Arts elective (3) For students to obtain a minor in computer science, they must satisfy all University degree requirements (see the General Sixth Semester (15 hours) Undergraduate Academic Regulations and Information section (c) - CS 393 Numerical Analysis & Symbolic Comp. (3) in this catalog), satisfy the requirements as set forth by the (c) - CS 441 Programming Languages: Design and major degree (major department, major academic unit) and Implementation (3) must obtain a GPA of 2.0 or higher in the eight courses (24 (g) - Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective (3) credit hours) specified below, with no individual computer (c) - Computer Science Elective 400-level (3) science grade below a C- (1.7). (g) - General elective (3) There are no other requirements specifically required by the minor, although some of the courses do have prerequisites Seventh Semester (14 hours) from outside the Computer Science Telecommunications (c) - CS 431 Introduction to Operating Systems (3) Program. In particular, Math 110 is a prerequisite for CS191 (c) - Computer Science Elective 400-level (3) and CS101. (c) - Computer Science Elective 400-level (3) Computer Science Minor (g) - General elective (5) CS 101 Problem Solving & Programming I 3 CS 191 Discrete Structures I 3 Eighth Semester (14 hours) CS 201 Problem Solving and Programming II 3 (c) - Computer Science Elective 400-level (3) CS 281 Introduction to Computer Architecture 3 (c) - CS 481 Advanced Computer Architecture (3) CS 291 Discrete Structures II 3 (c) - CS 451 Software Engineering (3) CS 352 Data Structures and Algorithms 3 (g) - General Elective (5) CS 4XX Two Senior Level Electives 6 Total credit hour requirement 24 Bachelor of Information Technology Sample Four-Year Schedule The following sample four-year program, designed for Degree Overview incoming freshmen, illustrates the careful planning necessary The Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) is a degree to complete the B.S. in computer science. All students are program that emphasizes the application of computer science urged to construct such a four-year plan, in consultation with a in solving the problems of commerce and industry. A result of computer science adviser, as early as possible. While a partnership between the business community, area subsequent changes are likely, maintaining a four-year plan community colleges and Computer Science provides a coherent path toward the degree. Telecommunications, the BIT program addresses the need for Courses marked (c) below meet CS requirements; courses qualified professionals in the information technology (IT) field. marked (g) below meet UMKC general education The degree also involves a collaborative effort with the Henry requirements. W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration, because a significant portion of the degree involves the study First Semester (16 hours) of business practices and their integration with computer (c) - CS 101 Problem Solving & Programming I (3) technology. (c) - Math 210 Calculus I (4) The BIT provides an interdisciplinary education for those (g) - Engl 110 Freshman English I (3) who need competency in the latest technical developments in (g) - ComSt 110 Fundamentals of Effective the field of computers – whether aspiring high-school graduate, Speaking and Listening (3) community college transfer or an existing professional. The (c) - CS 191 Discrete Structures I (3) BIT will provide its graduates a real-world, educational experience that will afford them entry into the field of Second Semester (16 hours) information technology and an ability to keep pace with its (c) - CS 201 Problem Solving and Programming II (3) professional evolution into the future. (c) - Math 220 Calculus II (4) The BIT program uniquely educates the budding IT (g) - Social and Behavioral Science professional by means of a curriculum that is suitably flexible Constitution Requirement (3)
239 School of Interdisciplinary Computing and Engineering to meet evolving educational needs. In addition, completion of IT 4XX Primary Option Course II 3 coursework is flexible by using fast-track programs and IT 4XX Primary Option Course III 3 web-based education, as well as internships that provide Category Total 42 work-related experience coupled with technical currency. General Education Synthesis Degree Options CS 451 Software Engineering 3 The BIT degree was designed with active input and support Category Total 3 from chief information and technical officers of many Information Technology Internship prominent local companies. The result is a degree program that CS 491 Internship 6 is tailored to the needs of businesses. A vital component is the Category Total 6 availability of degree options, which serve the needs of students and the business community. Students in the BIT Mathematics program may select from a number of IT options and a number Math 160 Mathematical Analysis for Business and of business options. These allow students to customize their Social Sciences 3 degree programs to specific individual needs and those of Math 235 Elementary Statistics 3 potential employers. Category Total 6 Internet Availability Anatomy of Business The BIT program is positioning itself on the educational Nine hours of introductory business courses 9 cutting-edge by the appropriate integration of Web-based Category Total 9 education in the delivery of course material. For the IT intern or busy professional, regular class attendance is often difficult. Business Elective Package Courses offered over the Internet are a viable alternative to Nine hours of Junior/Senior business courses 9 routine class attendance and offer the student net advantages Category Total 9 over the traditional delivery of material. The BIT faculty are at Natural Science the technical forefront of Web-based education and can Two courses (one of which includes a lab) from provide World Class multi-media educational experiences for Biology, Chemistry, Geosciences or Physics 7-10 BIT students. Category Total 7-10 Career Implications Communications The explosive use of computers in commerce and industry has Written English Proficiency Test (WEPT) or Engl 299 0 put the Information Technology professional at the forefront of Engl 304WI Writing and Technology 3 occupational demand. There are a large and growing number Category Total 3 of unfilled IT positions, both nationwide and within the Kansas City area. The BIT degree is designed to provide commerce Social and Behavioral Sciences U.S. History: Hist 101, Hist 102, Hist 360R or and industry with appropriately educated, highly motivated PolSc 210 3 graduates who are competent in the application of computer Econ 202 Introduction to Economics 3 science in the context of business. The degree also emphasizes Psych 210 Introduction to Psychology 3 the integration of communication, business, the behavioral Category Total 9 sciences and the demands of the IT professional. BIT graduates will be typically employable as software developers, Humanities and Fine Arts information system operators, programmer analysts, digital Engl 110 Freshman English I 3 media specialists and database administrators. Engl 225 English II 3 ComS 110 Fundamentals of Effective Speaking & Degree Requirements Listening 3 Coursework requirements for the BIT degree are categorized Category Total 9 into eleven categories and total 120 hours of study. The BIT General Electives 14-17 degree may be taken exclusively at UMKC or may complement an associate degree from area community colleges with which Total Degree Requirement 120 the BIT program has established articulation agreements. For students to obtain a bachelor of information Graduate Degrees technology degree, they must satisfy all University degree The University of Missouri-Kansas City has created an requirements and must have successfully completed the exciting and uniquely designed program of graduate study in courses detailed below. computer science. Significant changes have occurred within this discipline in recent years. The graduate program in Computer Science and Information Technology computer science reflects those changes, providing in-depth CS 101 Problem Solving & Programming I 3 education in the new technology and skills most in demand in CS 191 Discrete Structures I 3 CS 201 Problem Solving & Programming II 3 this growing industry. CS 281 Introduction to Computer Architecture 3 The UMKC graduate student has the unique opportunity CS 291 Discrete Structures II 3 to get a concentrated state-of-the-art education in a limited CS 352 Data Structures & Algorithms 3 number of the most dynamic, challenging and professionally CS 431 Introduction to Operating Systems 3 significant specialty areas. This is made possible by unusual CS 441 Programming Languages: Design & advantages which the UMKC program possesses: Implementation 3 CS 470 Introduction to Database Management • An interdisciplinary approach to the new technology Systems 3 • Faculty who are each actively doing research in these IT 4XX Network & Systems Administration areas Option I 3 IT 4XX Media Design Option I 3 Students can earn an M.S. degree with an emphasis in IT 4XX Advanced Programming Option I 3 telecommunications networking, computer networking, or
240 School of Interdisciplinary Computing and Engineering software architecture. The Computer Science 6. For international students, a score of at least 550 on the Telecommunications Program also participates in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). interdisciplinary Ph.D. program of the School of Graduate 7. A prospective student who wants to be considered for Studies. acceptance to the M.S. degree program should submit the following documents: Financial Assistance • Transcripts for all graduate and undergraduate work A variety of financial awards are available to graduate students. completed so far The most common awards for graduate students in the CSTP • Copies of academic and scholarly diplomas received are Chancellor’s non-resident awards and graduate teaching • GRE scores and, for international students, TOEFL and graduate research assistantships, as explained below. scores, as well as a statement of purpose, i.e. a one- The Chancellor’s Non-Resident Award or two-page essay in which the prospective students This award is made to graduate students newly admitted to the indicate their career objectives CSTP. The award covers the non-resident portion of the UMKC educational fees. To receive this award, the student It is possible that a prospective student has obtained a solid must be nominated by the CSTP graduate faculty to the understanding of either computer science or mathematics University’s Financial Aid and Scholarships office. The through work or other experience rather than formal study. number of awards available varies each year. Awards are made These students must submit a detailed description of such for the fall semester only; however, a student given an award experience and ask a supervisor to write a letter of reference could delay his/her arrival until the following winter semester. supporting the application. Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantships Applications will be reviewed by the Master’s Committee The Computer Science Telecommunications Program has when all documentation is received. For full consideration for between 15 and 25 assistantship positions available each the semester indicated, completed applications should be semester. The actual number awarded each semester is based received by on demand. Typically awards are for quarter-time or half-time • March 1 for the following fall semester (for financial support. Research assistantships might also be available from consideration), individual faculty members. These are usually supported by • April 15 for the following fall and summer semester, research grants/contracts and are usually not awarded to • September 15 for the following winter semester. prospective students. United States citizens or permanent residents should submit Admission to M.S. Degree Program application forms and required supporting materials to the The University of Missouri-Kansas City’s graduate program in Office of Admissions at 120 Administrative Center, located at computer science will accept college and university graduates 5115 Oak Street, or mail to Office of Admissions, University whose past performance indicates an ability to succeed in of Missouri-Kansas City, 120 Administrative Center, 5100 graduate study in computer science. This ability can be Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499. The telephone demonstrated by the following undergraduate preparation. number is (816) 235-1111. 1. A sound background in computer science as indicated by International Students should use the international an above-average understanding (e.g. a cumulative GPA application form and return the application, along with in CS coursework of 3.0 or better with no single course required supporting materials, to the Office of International grade lower than 2.0) of the content of the following Student Affairs, Student Services Building, University of courses: Missouri-Kansas City, 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499, USA. The telephone number is (816) 235-1113. • Problem Solving and Programming I (CS 101) Prospective students can request additional information or • Problem Solving and Programming II (CS 201) request information regarding their application by contacting • Introduction to Computer Architecture (CS 281) UMKC at the above address or by sending e-mail to: • Assembler Language Programming (CS 282) • Discrete Structures I and II (CS 191, 291) [email protected]. • Data Structures and Algorithms (CS 352) Deficiencies • Applied Probability (CS 394R) Students may be admitted to the program on a non-regular • Introduction to Operating Systems (CS 431) status basis. Such students have typically not fulfilled all • Programming Languages: Design and admission requirements specified by the program. Implementation (CS 441) The admissions committee will compile a list of deficient • Advanced Computer Architecture (CS 481) courses based upon the review of the student’s past academic 2. A sound background in mathematics as indicated by an record. The student is then required to complete all such above average understanding (e.g. a GPA of 3.0 or better deficiencies as a contractual obligation before the change to with no single course grade lower than 2.0) of calculus fully admitted status will be considered. (minimum of 10 hours) and of the content of at least two There will be students who may believe they have taken additional upper-level courses in areas such as linear courses in the past that may reflect the subject matter contained algebra, differential equations, abstract algebra, numerical within their list of deficiencies. In these cases, the student analysis or mathematical logic. should contact the principal graduate adviser as soon as 3. A GPA of 3.0 or better in all undergraduate work. possible in the first semester and initiate an appeal procedure, 4. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores of at least in which the student may provide documentation to support the the 75th percentile on quantitative and 50th percentile on waiving of one or more deficiencies. The student may be verbal and analytic parts. required to take an examination before a waiver is granted. 5. Proficiency in oral and written communication in English Students cannot take it upon themselves to arbitrarily omit comparable to that gained in a speech course and three deficiencies; failure to complete such courses will delay the composition courses (a technical writing course is student’s conversion to fully-admitted status. strongly recommended).
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Students are not necessarily precluded from taking 5. No more than one course grade below 3.0 may be applied master’s level courses that would count towards their degree toward the degree requirements. while completing deficiencies. However, they are still in a non-regular status until all deficiencies are completed, and they Transfer Credit are expected to clear their deficiencies as soon as possible. Not more than six hours of graduate credit may be transferred Degree Requirements for the M.S. from other recognized graduate schools. Transfer credit may To earn an M.S. degree in computer science, the student must be applied toward the master’s degree requirements on the satisfy both the general master of science degree requirements approval of the student’s graduate adviser and the Master’s of the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the Committee. No credit hours may be transferred when those requirements of the Computer Science Telecommunications hours have been used toward the completion of any other Program, depending on thesis or non-thesis options as outlined degree program, graduate or undergraduate. below. For descriptions of concentration areas, see the Starting the Program appropriate heading later in this section. When accepted into the program, the student’s first contact is Requirements specific for thesis option with the CSTP principal graduate adviser. At this initial 1. Complete a minimum of 30 hours of approved course meeting, a review will be made of the student’s status in the work for graduate credit with a cumulative GPA of at least program and the student will be required to provide a tentative 3.0. (includes 3 hours of CS 599 Research and Thesis) program of study within the first semester. Such a program 2. Complete a minimum of 9 hours in the primary should reflect the deficiency and prerequisite courses that have concentration area. been prescribed and that may have to be taken prior to taking 3. Complete a minimum of 6 hours in the secondary courses for graduate credit. concentration area. The most immediate concern will be the courses to be 4. Each student must have a thesis adviser after completing taken in the first semester. The principal graduate adviser will 12 hours of graduate work. help the student select those initial courses. 5. Present evidence of research abilities in the form of a Within the first semester, the student will be assigned a master’s thesis resulting from enrollment in at least 3 graduate adviser who will then become the primary contact hours of CS 599 Research and Thesis. person for that student until a thesis adviser (for thesis option) 6. Pass a general oral examination which may cover all the or chair of the supervisory committee (for non-thesis option) is work covered in the student’s graduate program. selected. The chair of the CSTP Master’s Committee will 7. Satisfy all common requirements (see below). notify the student of the identity of the specific graduate adviser. It will be the responsibility of students, in conjunction Requirements specific for non-thesis option with their advisers/chairs, to devise a program of study using the degree requirements worksheet and the course planning 1. Complete a minimum of 36 hours of approved course worksheet. This should be submitted to the graduate officer, work for graduate credit with a cumulative GPA of at least usually, by the end of the second semester. 3.0. The Master’s Committee in the CSTP is in charge of 2. Complete a minimum of 12 hours in the primary handling procedural issues related to the M.S. program in concentration area. computer science. Any request for exception to the rules 3. Complete a minimum of 6 hours in the secondary should be directed to this committee. concentration area. 4. Each student must have an adviser after completing 12 Program of Study hours of graduate work. This adviser will chair the A graduate degree indicates mastery of a coherent program in a student’s supervisory committee and guide the student chosen field and the ability to engage in creative projects in through the course of study. that specialty. The program of study is vital in assuring the 5. Each student will make a presentation on a state-of-the-art completion of a formal program of study designed to ensure technical topic or work on an approved project under the the mastery of specified knowledge and skills. direction of the student’s supervisory committee. Forms for the program of study specification may be 6. Satisfy all common requirements (see below). obtained from the graduate officer. It is required that the program be approved by the student’s graduate adviser and Common requirements and limitations to both options filed by the graduate officer in the semester in which the 1. Satisfy the core courses as defined by the computer student will complete 12 credit hours toward the degree. This science faculty, presently CS 592 and two of CS 511, CS is usually during the second semester of enrollment. 520 or CS 551. Once a program of study has been approved by the 2. Each student must have a plan of study approved by both principal graduate adviser and filed with the graduate officer, it his or her supervisory committee and the graduate officer is the student’s responsibility to ensure that all curricular after completing 12 hours of graduate work. requirements and prerequisites are satisfied and changes in the 3. No more than 9 hours from CS 411, CS 421, CS 423, CS program are submitted to the student’s thesis/supervisory 457, CS 458, CS 461, CS 470, CS 493, or CS 494R can committee via the graduate adviser or thesis adviser (for thesis be used to satisfy degree requirements; these courses must option) or chair of supervisory committee (for non-thesis be completed with a 3.0 or higher GPA for each course option) for approval. used. Other 300- and 400-level courses do not count Any changes to the program of study must have the towards fulfillment of degree requirements. approval of the adviser/chair, the thesis/supervisory committee, 4. No more than 3 hours of CS 597 (directed readings) can and the principal graduate adviser. It is not expected that more be used to satisfy degree requirements. All CS 597 than four courses will change from the original program of courses to be applied to the master of science in computer study. If more than four courses are changed, then a new science degree requirements must be approved by the program of study should be filed. CSTP Master’s Committee at least six weeks before classes begin.
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Advisement Core Requirements Initially, the student will be advised by the principal graduate All students are required to complete a three-course core adviser. In order to enroll in any course, the student must have curriculum. The core courses are CS 592 and two of CS 511, the signature of the adviser. No student can enroll without such CS 520 or CS 551. a signature. Following completion of 12 hours of credit toward the Primary Concentration Area master’s degree, the student should decide upon a thesis All students are required to complete a primary concentration adviser (for thesis option) who may or may not be the student’s area. The primary concentration area will contain at least three initial graduate adviser. For non-thesis option, students should 500/600-level courses for thesis option and at least four decide upon a chair for their supervisory committee. The thesis 500/600-level courses for non-thesis option. The pre-approved adviser/chair must be a full member of the graduate faculty. areas for primary concentrations are: The thesis adviser/chair, in collaboration with the student, will Telecommunications Networking then appoint two other graduate or associate graduate faculty Computer Networking members to be on the student’s thesis/supervisory committee. Software Architecture The thesis/supervisory committee may consist of more than three members, but the majority of committee members must “Pre-approved” means that students may select a primary have full graduate faculty status. Once the thesis/supervisory concentration of telecommunications networking, computer committee has been established, the chair of the student’s networking or software architecture and include it in their thesis/supervisory committee becomes the student’s academic program of study without seeking approval of the Master’s adviser. Committee. If a student desires a primary concentration other Academic Loads than these, a petition must be submitted to the Master’s A graduate student enrolled in the fall or winter semester in 9 Committee. The student’s petition must be very specific in or more credit hours is considered full time. A graduate stating what courses will constitute the primary concentration student enrolled in the summer semester in 5 or more credit and how these courses fit the student’s academic goals. hours is considered full-time. Any student enrolled in less than Students are encouraged to seek permission before including the above number of hours is considered part-time. A student’s these other courses in their program of study. academic load may be restricted as deemed fit by the student’s Secondary Concentration Area graduate adviser or the CSTP Master’s Committee. All students are required to complete a secondary International students will be required to take an English concentration area. The secondary concentration area will Proficiency Test administered by the International Student contain at least two 500/600-level courses. Affairs Office. Performance on the test may result in recommendations that the student undertake one or more The pre-approved areas for secondary concentration are: English language courses during the first semester. It is strongly recommended that the student abide by those Telecommunications Networking recommendations. Computer Networking Students holding graduate teaching assistantships and Software Architecture graduate research assistantships should take a minimum of 6 Any concentration selected by the student other than the above, credit hours during each of the fall and winter semesters and a must be approved by the student’s thesis/supervisory minimum of three credit hours during the summer session. committee and the CSTP Master’s Committee. These “other” However, GTA/GRAs who have completed all coursework and concentration areas must contain integrally related courses and who are working on research need only to enroll in one credit satisfy the intent of all other requirements in the program of hour. International students must abide by the requirements of study. the U.S. Immigration Service and should consult the International Student Affairs Office regarding this matter. Thesis/Project/Presentation Requirements Course Planning For thesis option Courses numbered 500 and above are open only to regularly Master’s degree candidates in computer science who decide to admitted graduate students and senior undergraduate students do the thesis option are required to demonstrate knowledge and who have received permission from the CSTP Master’s maturity in the discipline by completing at least three hours of Committee and the School of Graduate Studies. Some of the Computer Science 599 - Research and Thesis. Students may courses numbered 400 to 499 may be taken for graduate credit enroll in more than three hours of Computer Science 599; and applied toward a graduate degree, if approved by the however, only three hours may be applied toward the degree. student’s graduate adviser or thesis/supervisory committee. In The research program will be defined by the student in order for these courses to be accepted for graduate credit: conjunction with the student’s thesis committee. Under the direction of the thesis adviser, the student will investigate a • Students may be required by the instructor to do topic of current interest in computer science and prepare a supplementary work (e.g., additional reading, projects, master’s thesis on that topic. papers, contact hours with the instructor) and to The final requirement for conferral of the M.S. degree is demonstrate graduate-level competency and achievement defense of the thesis, where the supervisory committee is the in the subject. examining body. The thesis must be submitted in complete • The course must be completed with a grade of B (3.0) or typewritten form to the adviser and supervisory committee at better. least six weeks before the date the advanced degree is to be • The total number of acceptable 400-level credit hours to conferred. Also, the supervisory committee must have access be applied toward requirements for a master’s degree may to the thesis at least one week before the date of the defense. not exceed nine credit hours. Students must comply with all rules and regulations governing theses outlined in the general catalog under General Graduate Academic Regulations and Information.
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For non-thesis option A CSTP graduate student cannot change a course to audit Master’s degree candidates in computer science who decide to after the eighth week of the winter and fall semesters or after do the non-thesis option are required to either make a the fourth week of the summer semester. Changes to audit presentation on a state-of-the-art topic in computer science or status must have the permission of the course instructor as well work on an approved project under the direction of their as be within the allowable period. supervisory committee. Directed Readings Courses Enrollment Policies A directed readings course to be applied towards master of To remain in good standing, the student must enroll for at least science degree requirements of a student must be approved in one semester during each calendar year until all the courses in advance (i.e., before the student takes the course) by the the program of study are completed. After this time, the student’s thesis/supervisory committee and the CSTP Master’s student must be continuously enrolled each fall and winter Committee. The following information must be furnished to semester until the degree is awarded. The student must be the above committees for their consideration: enrolled in the semester in which the degree will be received. • Title of the course Students working as graduate assistants during the summer • Detailed syllabus for the course must be enrolled during the summer semester. Failure to • Textbook and references follow the above policies will result in a need to apply for new • The manner in which the course will be conducted (i.e., admission to the program under the degree requirements in meetings, assignments, exams, etc.) effect at the time of re-admission. • The course which it replaces, if appropriate Grade-Point Average • Name(s) of the instructor(s) The student must maintain at least a 3.0 grade-point average • Name(s) of the student(s) (GPA) every semester. A 400-level course in which the student • Reasons for offering this course in a directed readings receives a grade lower than B (3.0) may not be used to satisfy format the degree requirements. Similarly, a 500/600-level course in which the student receives a grade lower than C (2.0) may not Graduate Offerings be used to satisfy the degree requirements. However, all grades for courses taken for graduate credit will be used in the Frequent Concentration Area Offerings calculation of the current GPA. No more than one grade below Telecommunications Networking B (3.0) in a CSTP course taken for graduate credit may be • CS 511 Advanced Telecomm Networks (394R & 411) applied toward the degree. If a student receives three grades • CS 513 Digital Cellular Communications (411) below B (3.0) in CSTP courses taken for graduate credit before • CS 514 Optical Fiber Communications (411) completing the degree requirements, that student will be • CS 515R Integrated Svcs Digital Networks (411 & 421) terminated. A student receiving a grade below D (1.0) in a • CS 517 Digital Switching: Techniques and Architectures CSTP course taken for graduate credit will be immediately (394R & 411) terminated from the graduate program. Computer Networking Repeating a Course • CS 520 Network Architecture I (243, 420 or 421, 431) A master’s student may repeat one course in order to satisfy • CS 521 Network Architecture II (520) grade requirements. The student must submit a course repeat • CS 522 Computer Networks Design and Analysis (352, form to the Registration and Records Office no later than the 394R, 421) end of the fourth week of the semester in which the repeat • CS 526 Network Routing (520, 522) course is being taken. A course may be repeated only once. Software Architecture The grade received in the second attempt will be used to • CS 551 Advanced Software Engineering (451) recompute the grade-point average used in satisfying the • CS 552 Formal Software Specification (291 & 352) degree requirements. The grade obtained in the second attempt • CS 554 Software Tools and Prog Environments (451) does not remove the grade obtained in the first attempt from • CS 592 Design and Analysis of Algorithms (352) the student’s transcript. The repeated course, it is anticipated, will be used either to improve the overall grade-point average Other Frequent Offerings or to satisfy program requirements. Computer Security Ineligibility • CS 596A Computer Security I: Cryptology (191 & 291) Ineligible students must petition the CSTP Master’s Committee • CS 596B Computer Security II: Applications (596A) to be re-enrolled. Such petitions will be reviewed by the Master’s Committee and an approval or denial will be issued. Programming Languages An ineligible student will only be approved for further • CS 541 Advanced Programming Languages (441) graduate study under the terms of a restrictive probation taking • CS 544 Programming Language Semantics (441) the form of a written contract between the student and the Computer Architecture Computer Science Telecommunications Program. • CS 581 Parallel Computer Architecture I (481) The CSTP may render a student ineligible regardless of the student’s grade-point average. Such procedures are rare but Computer Graphics will involve a recommendation to the dean of the School of • CS 575 Advanced Computer Graphics (475) Graduate Studies. Database Systems Auditing a Course • CS 570 Arch. of Database Mgmnt Systems (470 & 431) A CSTP graduate student should not take a course for audit if • CS 670 Arch. of Distributed Database Systems (570) that student plans to take the course for credit. Once a course has been audited by a student, that student cannot take the Operating Systems course for credit later in the program. • CS 531 Advanced Operating Systems (431)
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Performance Modeling Columbia started offering master of science degrees in civil, • CS 594 Introduction to Queueing Theory (494R) electrical, industrial, and mechanical engineering in Kansas City in 1964. A collaborative effort in the 1970s between the Special Topics University of Missouri campuses at Columbia and Kansas City Various special topics courses are frequently provided using brought ABET accredited undergraduate engineering degrees CS 590 and CS 690. in civil, electrical and mechanical engineering to the city. Year Doctor of Philosophy 2001 started with an approval from UM President Manuel The Computer Science Telecommunications Program offers Pacheco for the University of Missouri-Kansas City to form the doctoral-level study in the three disciplines: computer School of Interdisciplinary Computing and Engineering (SICE) networking, software architecture and telecommunications - merging the MU/UMKC Coordinated Engineering Programs networking as part of UMKC’s interdisciplinary Ph.D. and the Computer Science Telecommunications Program. program. SICE offers bachelor of science degrees in civil, electrical, Detailed information about general and discipline-specific and mechanical engineering. These undergraduate programs admission requirements in each doctoral discipline area is have been separately accredited from MU since 1977 by the contained in the School of Graduate Studies section of this Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). catalog under Computer Networking, Telecommunications Accreditation status for the new school has moved to the Networking and under Software Architecture. University of Missouri-Kansas City. For more information, please contact the Computer SICE also offers the Master of Science and Master of Science Telecommunications Program office at Engineering degrees in civil, electrical, and mechanical (816) 235-1193, or send e-mail to [email protected]. engineering, as well as an Interdisciplinary Ph.D. degree. Engineering Bachelor of Science Degree Admission Robert H. Flarsheim Science and Technology Hall, Room 352 First-Time Admissions 5110 Rockhill Road First-time college student applicants to the undergraduate Kansas City, MO 64110 engineering program will be admitted if the following criteria (816) 235-5710 are met: ACT mathematics score of at least 22; and, either an http://www.umkc.edu/engineer ACT composite score of at least 24, or high school class rank in the upper percentile. Engineering Studies First-time college student applicants who do not meet the Engineering is attractive to those students who think logically, criteria stated above, but do meet UMKC general admission enjoy creativity and know how to express their thoughts and requirements, may be admitted to the Engineering Program as ideas. The profession has room for very diverse talents and an undeclared major. Generally, the student may apply for aspirations. Engineering provides a rewarding career that at acceptance into one of the engineering disciplines after times requires working in teams and at other times requires completing 24 semester credit hours of the degree. Students individual accomplishment. At all times engineering will must be admitted to an engineering discipline before taking provide considerable personal satisfaction. The professional upper-level course work. (Additional information can be engineer’s license can be obtained following four years of obtained from the departmental offices.) employment and successful completion of the professional High School students planning to apply to any engineering engineer’s exam. From the first day, engineering requires program of study should pursue a college preparatory program dedication, the desire to succeed and a sense of ethics. The that emphasizes mathematics, science and communication basic education needed consists of a nominal four-year skills. baccalaureate program. Re-admissions Career Opportunities Students seeking re-admission must have been in good Job opportunities for engineering majors always have been academic standing when last enrolled. Otherwise, re-admission good, especially when compared to many other areas of study. requires a formal review by the Engineering Academic In terms of starting salaries and the number of jobs offered, Appeals Committee. engineering graduates compare favorably with holders of all other baccalaureates and even many doctorates. Next to Transfer Admissions teachers, engineers constitute the profession with the largest Students presenting work from other accredited universities or number of members in the United States. The technological colleges with evidence of good academic standing from all nature of so many of society’s problems and challenges implies places of enrollment are eligible for admission. a continuing high demand for graduates with a bachelor of Non-first-time college students (transfer students) will be science degree in engineering. Graduate degrees further admitted provided they have at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA at enhance an engineering career. At present, many successful each institution attended and a last-term GPA of at least a 2.0 engineers have earned a master’s degree, either immediately at each institution attended. GPAs are computed using only after graduation or some years later, and doctorates are transferable coursework applicable toward the selected becoming common among practitioners. Engineering career engineering degrees. Otherwise, admission requires a formal opportunities are found not only in technical jobs but also in review by the Engineering Academic Appeals Committee. management and other career fields that call for the analytic Coursework satisfactorily completed at other universities or decision-making skills acquired by engineering students. colleges is transferable as applicable; normally a grade of C or better is needed. Engineering courses are accepted only if they Engineering are from ABET-accredited engineering programs or have been Engineering studies in Kansas City date back to the 1950s approved as part of a transfer articulation agreement. when the University of Kansas City offered a General Engineering degree. At the request of local engineering firms the College of Engineering at the University of Missouri
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International Students Robert C. Harmon Scholarship Fund International students transferring from non-ABET-accredited Entering engineering freshmen students who have resided in engineering programs are required to have the equivalent of a Missouri for two or more consecutive years at the time of 2.5 cumulative GPA, with no institution’s cumulative GPA application; enrolled full-time; must possess a demonstrated below a 2.0 and no last-term GPA less than 2.0 at any ability for the sciences; minimum high school GPA of 3.0; institution attended. GPAs will include all work attempted as several awards available yearly. applicable towards the selected engineering degree. In Information Products, Inc. Scholarship Fund addition, there are early application deadlines; the UMKC Full-time sophomore (or above) Electrical Engineering major Admissions Office provides current dates. residing in Missouri for at least two years at time of Advising and Registration application; 3.0 minimum GPA; demonstrated active interest in Engineering students must declare one of the three engineering student professional organizations. disciplines as a major. The selected division assigns a member Kansas City Power & Light Scholarships of its faculty to be the student’s academic adviser. (Must apply under separate application) One entering This individualized advising system assists students in Freshman selected each year to receive tuition and books, planning their programs of study, to advise them on academic renewable up to 4 years. Requires minimum ACT of 28, top 10 matters, to inform them about current degree requirements and percent of high school class; must maintain a minimum GPA to approve their official programs each semester prior to of 3.25 or higher to renew. registration. Advisers also assist with changes in students’ programs throughout the semester. Specific information Kristin J. Loeffelholz Scholarship in Engineering regarding advisement and registration is found in the UMKC Junior or senior engineering student from Missouri, Kansas or Class Schedule/Advising Guide, published each semester. Iowa employed 20 hours or more weekly with a 2.5 GPA, and active in student engineering activities. Program Activities Forrest & Joan Lowe Scholarship Fund Students enjoy many group activities outside the classroom. One is awarded to a mechanical engineering sophomore-level They inspect engineering offices and construction sites, share student or higher, who is a naturalized citizen and resident of banquets, tackle service projects, interact with practicing Missouri with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. engineers, cheer the Roos and Kansas City’s professional teams and host visiting engineering students. Individually and Milbank Scholarship as teams, they participate in regional and national Full-time engineering student, sophomore (or above); competitions, erecting bridges, designing and racing cars, minimum 3.0 GPA; hometown must be in the Kansas City writing technical papers for competitions and designing area; summer internship possibility. structures. They have been winning their share of awards and Yolande and Stanley Niu Engineering Scholarship prizes and having fun doing it. Awarded to a freshman engineering student with an ACT score Student chapters of professional organizations include of 27 or higher or to an upper level engineering student with a • American Society of Civil Engineers GPA of 3.0. • Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Western Chapter of Missouri Society of Professional • American Society of Mechanical Engineers Engineers Auxiliary Endowment Scholarship • American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, Air Two full-time engineering sophomores (or above); minimum Conditioning Engineers cumulative GPA of 3.0. • National Society of Black Engineers • Society of Women Engineers Engineering Honors Programs Accepting students for the first time in the fall semester 2001, In addition, all engineering students also belong to the Electrical Engineering developed a new honor program that Engineering School Council. targets newly admitted freshman and sophomore engineering Several national engineering honorary societies have been students. The purpose of this honor program is to create a established to recognize academic excellence. Tau Beta Pi is community of undergraduate electrical engineering students for all engineering majors. Assembly of Civil Engineering that aspire to excel in academics, growing intellectually and Scholars (ACES) is an honorary society for civil engineering professionally. students, Eta Kappa Nu is for electrical engineering students, Students in the program have the flexibility to propose a and Pi Tau Sigma is for mechanical engineering students. program of study that fits specific career objectives; research Scholarships opportunities resulting from involvement in funded research A complete list of scholarships available exclusively to projects under the guidance of engineering faculty; possible undergraduate engineering majors is listed in the Financial Aid regional and national recognition resulting from research Charts section of this catalog and is available at the publications and presentations; nomination by faculty for engineering departmental offices. Some of the more prominent national scholarship competitions; and the option of dually scholarships: counting up to nine hours of course work toward a Master of Science degree. Participants have access to scholarships and Honeywell Scholarship can also be nominated for the Outstanding Student Award by Sophomore level or higher; may be renewed; 3.0 cumulative the Electrical Engineering Department. For admission criteria GPA; more than one award available yearly. and additional information, please contact the Electrical John & Phyllis Anderson Graduate Scholarship Engineering Department at (816) 235-1277. Full-time engineering freshman; upper 10% of a Missouri or A senior year honors program is also available for all Kansas high school graduating class. engineering students with at least a 3.0/4.0 cumulative graduate point average. Students are designated as either Engineering Alumni Association Scholarship Honors Scholars or Honor Participant. Students completing an Entering freshman in upper 10 percent of graduating class or honors project receive the designation “Honors Scholar in upperclassman with minimum 3.0 GPA. Engineering” on their official transcripts and diplomas.
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A special feature of the honors program allows the total For example, in the Social Processes and Institutions hours for the undergraduate degree to be reduced by up to six cluster a student might take American History 101 or 102 hours, provided accreditation criteria are met and the student (either course satisfies the constitutional requirement), passes an equal number of hours of graduate-level coursework Economics 201 or 202 (either course satisfies the economics while dually enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies. requirement), and an upper-level course from that cluster. This More detailed information is available from the individual is an approved cluster in the Social/Behavioral Sciences. The engineering departments. student must then take any 9 hours [three courses] from The Undergraduate Curricula Humanities/Fine Arts - this need not be an approved cluster. Civil and mechanical engineering curricula requires minimums Writing Intensive of 126 hours of coursework and electrical engineering requires Students must take two Writing Intensive courses beyond a minimum of 128 hours of coursework. All curricula consist English 225. One of these must be in the major. There are of a lower division (freshman and sophomore years) and an three ways of satisfying this requirement: upper division (junior and senior years) within the four-year 1. Two Writing Intensive courses in the major; baccalaureate program. 2. One Writing Intensive course in the major and one The engineering programs contain four general areas of Writing Intensive Social/Behavioral Science or one study: Writing Intensive Humanities/Fine Arts course; • Mathematics and basic sciences 3. One Writing Intensive course in the major and English • The broad area of communications and liberal arts 304WI, Technical Writing. • Engineering sciences • Engineering design and technical specialization Transfer Students Students who transfer into the program with an associate’s The Lower Division Program degree are exempt from the General Education Cluster The basic lower division program involves thorough requirements, according to the articulation agreement made preparation in mathematics, basic sciences and engineering with the respective school. Students must, however, still satisfy sciences. the in-depth ABET requirement, which is three courses in an The general lower division course requirements are listed area/cluster with one being upper level and a minimum of 16 below: hours. The 2 credit hours deficit this creates will be made up in Basic Science Requirement: 15 Hours the electives area. • Physics for Science and Engineering I Upper Division Programs • Physics for Science and Engineering II The junior year is essentially devoted to specified entry-level • General Chemistry I courses in the student’s major field of study. The senior year is intended to provide levels of coursework beyond the entry Mathematics Requirement: 16 Hours* level, and with the approval of the adviser, a student may plan • Calculus I an individual program of study. Each department, however, • Calculus II sets particular requirements regarding the choice of senior • Calculus III electives. • Ordinary Differential Equations In all cases a student’s program must meet accrediting standards, satisfy all departmental requirements and have the * Electrical engineering majors need to complete an additional adviser’s approval. three credit hours of an Engineering Mathematics course. (see department for additional details) * Mechanical engineering Civil Engineering Upper Division majors also need to complete an additional three credit hours The educational objectives of the Civil Engineering Bachelor of Introduction to Mathematical Statistics. of Science program are to prepare students to enter the profession of civil engineering, to continue for graduate study Communication Skills Requirement: 12 Hours and to engage in life-long learning. • Engineering Computation To meet these objectives, graduates must have an ability to • Freshman English II apply knowledge of mathematics and science; to collect, • Engineering Graphics analyze, and interpret data; to design a system, component or • Technical Writing (WI) process to meet desired needs; to function in teams; to identify, formulate, and solve civil engineering problems using the Engineering Sciences Requirement: 12/18 Hours techniques, skills, and modern tools necessary for civil • Engineering Statics engineering practice; to understand professional and ethical • Engineering Dynamics (CE, ME majors) responsibilities, particularly the ASCE “Code of Ethics” • Engineering Thermodynamics I fundamental principles and canons; and to communicate • Circuit Theory I effectively. Students also should have breadth and depth in • Strength of Materials (CE, ME majors) their general education, as well as in technical education. • Fluid Mechanics (CE, ME majors) • CE Design I (CE majors) Required Courses Hours Structural Analysis I 4 • Electrical Measurements I (EE Majors) Reinforced Concrete Design or Structural Steel 3 Humanities and Social Sciences Requirement: 18 Hours Design 3 A minimum of 9 credit hours (three courses) of Civil Engineering Materials (WI) 3 Soil Mechanics 3 Social/Behavioral Sciences, and a minimum of 9 credit hours Hydrology 3 (three courses) of Humanities/Fine Arts. One of these 9 hour Fluid Mechanics Laboratory 1 groups must be a pre-designed cluster with an upper-level Applied Fluid Mechanics 2 course. These appear in the Engineering Cluster Booklet, Civil Engineering System Design (WI) 3 which can be obtained in the departmental offices. Water & Wastewater 3
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Traffic Engineering or Planning & Geometric * In the Electrical Engineering Senior Electives, there must be Design of Highways 3 four courses at the 401 to 499 course number level; courses Civil Engineering Electives* 12 must be selected from at least three areas of study listed below. Other Electives* 4 Guidelines for Approved ECE Senior Electives * The Civil Engineering electives (12 hours) allow the student to specialize in a particular area such as Structures, Currently Geotechnical, Hydraulics, Transportation and Environment. Course Offered The following civil engineering courses are available to Area Name Numbers Courses undergraduates as approved electives. A1 FO Fields & Optics 402-415 412, 415 Guidelines for Approved CE Electives A2 CDS Computer & Digital 416-429 424, 426 Systems Structure/Geotechnical A3 ESS Electronics & 430-443 430 CE 322 Reinforced Concrete Design Solid State CE 323 Structural Steel Design A4 CSR Control Systems 444-459 456 Robotics CE 423 Advanced Structural Steel Design A5 EPS Energy & Power 460-473 466, 467 CE 425 Prestressed/Advanced Reinforced Concrete Systems CE 472 Advanced Mechanics of Materials A6 CSP Communications & 474-489 474, 480, CE 432 Foundation Engineering Signal Processing 482, 484, CE 421 Matrix Methods Structural Analysis 486 Environmental A7 OTR Other courses not 490-499 CE 443 Hazardous Waste Management classified CE 445 Environmental Engineering Microbiology In addition to the four ECE Senior Electives described above, CE 448 Environmental Public Policy there must be enrollment in three ECE senior level labs in at CE 449 Environ. Compliance, Auditing & Permitting least two of the prescribed areas. Currently offered senior level Transportation labs are 413 (A1), 415 (A1), 425 (A2), 427 (A2), 431 (A3), CE 481 Traffic Engineering 481 (A6), 483 (A6). CE 484 Pavement Materials and Design Note: Any course selected must have the approval of the CE 486 Planning & Geometric Dsn Highways student’s adviser. It is the student’s responsibility to check current requirements. Hydraulics CE 452 Hydraulics of Open Channels Mechanical Engineering Upper Division The goal of the Mechanical Engineering Bachelor of Science Note: Any course selected must have the approval of the program is to prepare students to enter the profession of student’s adviser. It is the student’s responsibility to check mechanical engineering, to enter graduate study, and to engage current requirements. in life-long learning. Electrical Engineering Upper Division To meet this goal, the specific objectives of the program The goals of the Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Science include breadth and depth in general education as well as in program are to prepare students to enter the profession of technical education; an ability to effectively communicate and electrical engineering, to prepare students for graduate study function in teams; understanding of professional and ethical and to prepare students to engage in life-long learning. responsibility; and the ability to identify, formulate and solve Specific objectives for our program to meet these goals problems using the techniques, skills, mathematics and include: breadth and depth in general education; technical computer tools necessary for modern mechanical engineering education; an ability of each student to communicate practice. effectively and to function in teams; to understand professional and ethical responsibility; and, to identify, formulate and solve Required Courses Hours electrical engineering problems using the techniques, skills, Computer-Aided Engineering 3 mathematics and computer tools necessary for modern Feedback Control System 3 Engineering Materials w/lab 4 electrical engineering practice. Instrumentation and Measurements Required Courses Hours Laboratory I 3 Electromagnetic Fields 3 Instrumentation and Measurements Microcomputer Fundamentals 3 Laboratory II 3 Microcomputer Fundamentals Lab 1 System Dynamics 3 Logic Design 3 Manufacturing Methods 3 Logic Design Lab 1 Heat and Mass Transfer 3 Electronic Circuits I 4 Mechanical Component Design 3 Electronic Circuits I Lab 1 Thermal System Design 3 Control Systems 3 Mechanical Design Synthesis 4 Power Engineering 3 Energy System Design Elective 3 Intro to Communication Systems 3 ME Electives** 6 Circuit Theory II 3 Electrical Measurements II Lab 1 ** The ME electives allow the student to specialize in a Continuous & Discrete Signals 4 particular mechanical engineering area, such as thermal Continuous & Discrete Signals Lab 1 sciences, materials, design, or manufacturing. There are nine Senior Design I 1 hours of mechanical engineering electives required. These Senior Design I Lab 1 electives must be selected to meet the following two Senior Design II 1 requirements: Senior Design II Lab 2 Electrical Engineering Senior Electives* 15
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1. An energy systems design elective, ME ESD, consisting Academic Standing of Undergraduate Students of: ME 440 Heating and Air Conditioning - or - ME 451 The University tries to assure that students progress Power Plant Design satisfactorily toward their goals and receive clear warning 2. Two additional ME electives, ME 4XX, chosen from the when they do not. To this end, engineering adheres to a clear degree specialization list. In addition to the ME 4XX policy, but provides for possible exceptions in unusual cases. electives, students may enroll in a 500-level ME elective, The interest of the student is paramount. ME 5XX, with consent of the instructor. A student is in good academic standing when term and cumulative grade-point averages (GPA) from the University of Guidelines for Degree Specialization Missouri system are 2.0 or higher in courses necessary for an engineering degree. 1. Thermal/Fluid Science Students will be placed on academic probation if, when in ME 401 Topics in ME good academic standing, they earn a term GPA of less than 2.0 ME 431 Exper. Methods Fluid Flow & HT but greater than 1.0. Students may also be placed on academic ME 440 Heating and Air Conditioning probation at the time of initial admission or readmission ME 441 Intermediate Fluid Mechanics because they do not fully meet the minimum standards. ME 451 Power Plant Design Students earning a term GPA of less than 1.0, or a term GPA of ME 486 Intro to Finite Element Methods less than 2.0 while on academic probation become ineligible ME 499 Intermediate Heat Transfer for continuation of studies. ME 542 Intro. Comp. Fluid Dynamics & HT Students wishing to appeal their academic status should 2. Materials and Mechanics of Materials Options submit a persuasive letter with supporting documentation to ME 401 Topics in ME the appropriate engineering department. ME 414 Materials Science for Adv Appl ME 424 Non-Metallic Engineering Materials Application for Graduation ME 434 Diffraction Methods Materials Sci Students should make application for graduation one semester ME 444 Composite Materials before they expect to meet degree requirements. ME 452 Advanced Mechanics of Materials To be eligible for graduation, the student must achieve a ME 453 Experimental Stress Analysis cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher in courses completed within ME 484 Vibration Analysis the University of Missouri system that are applicable to the ME 486 Intro to Finite Element Methods engineering degree and a departmental GPA of 2.0 or higher (only the last attempt of a repeated course is used in this 3. Dynamics, Controls, and Optimization calculation). A GPA deficiency may be removed by taking ME 401 Topics in ME additional courses that qualify as eligible electives in the ME 455 Digital Control Systems curriculum. ME 458 Automatic Control of Mech Systems ME 466 Applied Mechanical Optimization Master of Science Degree ME 495 Vehicle Dynamics Admission 4. Manufacturing and Design Applicants for master’s level graduate studies in civil, electrical ME 401 Topics in ME and mechanical engineering should have a grade-point average ME 440 Heating and Air Conditioning (GPA) of at least 3.0 for the last 60 semester hours of ME 451 Power Plant Design undergraduate engineering coursework. However, if that GPA ME 457 Mechatronic Systems Design is below 3.0 but more than 2.8, and if other indicators promise ME 466 Applied Mechanical Optimization success in the program, departmental rules may still allow ME 476 Machine Tool Design admission. The department will notify the applicant by letter after careful examination of the admissions file. Note: Any course selected must have the approval of the The following documents are required for admission student’s adviser. It is the student’s responsibility to check consideration: current requirements. 1. Application for admission Special Academic Regulations 2. Graduate engineering supplemental application “C” Prerequisite Rule 3. Official transcripts of all college coursework Any course that is a prerequisite for an engineering course 4. TOEFL score (for international students only); a must have an earned grade of “C” in order for that course to minimum test score of 550 is needed for acceptance in satisfy a course prerequisite. any graduate engineering program Audits 5. Three letters of recommendation for students with a GPA A student cannot take a course for audit and later expect to take less than 3.0 for the last 60 hours of undergraduate work the same course for credit in the degree program. For that 6. Official results of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) reason, students must not audit any courses required in their general test (see departmental rules) program, unless credit has already been established. To audit an elective course, written consent from both the Note: High GRE verbal and quantitative scores and strong student’s adviser and the instructor of the course is required. letters of recommendation may compensate for lower TOEFL After the first week of classes, a student cannot change from scores and GPAs. Application forms and information are credit to audit or audit to credit. available from the departments. Repeat of Courses Acceptance/Denial No courses taken within the University of Missouri system After thoroughly considering an applicant’s record, the may be repeated if a grade of C or better has been obtained. department will take one of the following actions: All grades in each attempt count toward cumulative grade Normal Acceptance point calculation. The student is accepted unconditionally.
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Normal Acceptance with Pre-program Requirements Electrical Engineering Requirements This category applies to an otherwise qualified applicant who All electrical engineering master of science students must has a bachelor of science degree from an approved program, complete coursework that fulfills the following requirements in but not in the same discipline to which he or she is applying. addition to any general degree requirements: The department will notify the student in writing of any 1. at least fifteen (15) hours of 500/600-level courses make-up requirements specified by the departmental inclusive of ECE 600, 690 and 692, admissions committee. 2. at least twenty-four (24) hours of academic coursework Probationary Acceptance exclusive of ECE 600, 690 and 692, Applicants with marginal credentials may be admitted 3. at least eighteen (18) hours of ECE course work, conditionally. They will have to receive a B or better in each 4. at least one three-hour course each (graduate level) in course in the first 12 hours of graduate coursework. In three different study areas with at least two of the areas in addition, make-up requirements may be set forth by the ECE, departmental admissions committee. 5. at least three (3) credit hours minimum, six (6) maximum of ECE 600 or 690, Non-Acceptance 6. one (1) credit hour of ECE 692, The student is not admitted. The department will notify the 7. at least thirty (30) semester credit hours of course work, student in writing of the admission denial. The letter may completed within the past six years. specify under what conditions a future application would be more favorably considered. The faculty provide research and emphasis area coursework in communication and information processing (signal and image Graduate Degree Requirements processing, electro-optical systems and high energy lasers and Master of Science holography); computers and digital systems (computer All of the master of science degrees in engineering require a arithmetic and architecture and computer and digital systems); minimum thirty (30) credit hours of coursework, with at least and power electronics, machinery and systems (power and 15 hours of 500/600-level engineering courses, including either control systems) to support the thesis or problems course a thesis (599/690) or project (500/600). The remaining hours option. can be 400- or 500/600 level work, but must be approved by Mechanical Engineering Requirements the student’s adviser and the department. With the permission Master of science applicants must submit a statement of of the student’s graduate committee, up to six hours of transfer objectives for graduate studies, three letters of courses may be used from other institutions. recommendation, and supplemental application in addition to A 3.0 GPA must be maintained during the course of the documents listed under Applications shown above. graduate studies to continue in the master’s degree program. A The minimum degree requirement is 30 semester hours, student must have an overall GPA of 3.0 for all graduate work including a special problem or a thesis project. A special attempted at the completion of coursework. All departments problem consists of three to six hours of 500, with not more require the master of science degree candidates to successfully than six hours total of 400 (Problems) and 500 (Problems) for pass a final examination, which is an oral defense of the thesis programs terminating in a report. Alternatively, programs or problem and a review of the coursework. directed toward a thesis shall include six to nine hours of 599 Master of Engineering (Research), but not more than nine hours total of 400 The master of engineering degree differs from the master of (Problems), 500 (Problems) and 599 (Research). A thesis or a science degree in that it requires an additional six hours of report is approved by designated faculty members and is coursework and does not include a thesis or graduate project. deposited in the department libraries. Passing the MS final The new degree is aimed at practicing engineers who do not examination, administered by a faculty committee, fulfills the want to do traditional graduate research. degree requirements. All of the master of engineering degrees require 36 credit Mechanical Engineering faculty provide research and hours of coursework with at least 15 hours of 500/600-level study to master of science students in the following areas: engineering courses included. The remaining hours can be • experimental and numerical heat transfer 400- or 500/600- level work, but must be approved by the • manufacturing student’s adviser and the department. With the permission of • material science the student’s graduate committee, up to six hours can be • dynamics and controls transfer courses from other institutions. At least 30 hours must • energy systems, HVAC and power plant design be coursework from the engineering courses in the School of • design theory and methodology and design for Interdisciplinary Computing and Engineering. No credit will manufacturing be given toward the degree for courses completed while in an Interdisciplinary Ph.D. unclassified or post-baccalaureate category. A GPA of 3.0 must Engineering is a full participant in the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. be maintained during the course of graduate studies to continue program of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The in an engineering master’s degree. A student must have an Doctoral Studies Committee of the Kansas City Engineering overall GPA of 3.0 for all graduate work attempted at the Program has the primary responsibility for administering the completion of coursework. program for all of the engineering units. The committee Civil Engineering Requirements consists of at least one doctoral faculty member from each Research and study are available to master of science students engineering department (i.e. civil, electrical and mechanical) in soil mechanics, structural engineering, materials study, and the departmental directors of graduate studies. environmental engineering and hydraulics-hydrology. See the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program information in the Graduate courses are usually scheduled in the evening. School of Graduate Studies section of this catalog and the Courses offered on a regular basis are listed in the engineering graduate brochures for general and department’s Guide to Graduate Program. discipline-specific admission requirements and regulations for Interdisciplinary Ph.D. study with engineering as one of the desired disciplines.
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Advising and Registration 353 Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (1). Applications and demonstration of A faculty member will be assigned as a student’s graduate basic principles of fluid mechanics. Prerequisite: CE 351. Semester Offered: adviser after the student is accepted into the graduate program. Every winter. The graduate adviser is a member of the graduate faculty in the 354 Applied Fluid Mechanics (2). Dimensional analysis. Steady and unsteady flow in closed conduits, flow in multiple pipe systems, compound student’s emphasis area. The mechanisms available for review reservoir problems, gravity dam design, open channels. Prerequisite: CE 351. and approval of each semester’s coursework depend on Offered: Every winter. whether a student is continuing, newly admitted or re-admitted. 400 Problems (1-4). Directed investigation of civil engineering problems. Continuing students will pick up their registration form and a Prerequisite: Senior standing. Offered: Fall and winter. schedule of classes in the department offices. They may mail 401 Topics in Civil Engineering (3). Study of current and new technical their completed registration forms to their adviser for approval. developments in civil engineering. A telephone call is also advisable. 411 Civil Engineering Systems Design (3). Comprehensive and realistic Newly admitted or re-admitted students require an design project using the systems approach. Design constraints, variables, and appointment with their graduate faculty adviser. They should optimization. Managerial and professional aspects of design practice. make an advisement appointment during the times specified in Prerequisite: Senior standing. Offered: Every semester. 421 Matrix Methods of Structural Analysis (3). An introduction to the each semester’s Class Schedule. fundamentals of stiffness and flexibility methods for analysis of truss and Probation frame structures. Application of the computer programs to three dimensional A graduate student must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 for structures. Prerequisite: CE 321. 423 Advanced Structural Steel Design (3). Design of steel structures and all graduate coursework taken during the course of graduate bridges. Topics include composite beams, plate girder design, and moment studies. Should the cumulative GPA fall below 3.0, the student resistant connections. Prerequisite: CE 323. will be placed on probation. A student on probation must bring 425 Prestressed Concrete (3). Theory and practice of prestressed concrete the cumulative GPA to a 3.0 by the end of the next semester or design. Pretensioning, posttensioning. Anchorage of steel. Materials, design face possible dismissal. specifications. Prerequisite: CE 322 432 Foundation Engineering (3). Design of basic foundation structures, Application for Master’s Degree footings, retaining walls, pile foundations, dams. Prerequisite: CE 335. Students must complete the M1 form during their first semester 443 Hazardous Waste Management (3). Engineering principles involved in of enrollment. The departments will provide specific handling, collection, transportation, processing and disposal of hazardous instructions. wastes, waste minimization, legislation on hazardous wastes and groundwater contamination. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Civil Engineering Courses 444 Unit Process Laboratory (3). Chemical and physical relationships as 401C Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering (1-3). applied to unit processes of water and wastewater. Prerequisite: CE 342. 111 Civil Engineering Design I (3). Introduction to civil engineering 445 Environmental Engineering Microbiology (3). Theory and application including computer applications, the design process, design teams, statistics, of fundamental principles of microbiology, ecology, and aquatic biology of the communication skills, and ethics. Offered: Fall micro- organisms of importance to sanitary engineers. Prerequisite: Senior 275 Engineering Statics (3). Fundamentals of statics; static equilibrium and standing. introduction to elements of mechanics of elastic materials. Prerequisite: 448 Environmental Public Policy (3). Engineering and economic aspects of Physics 240. Corequisite: Math 250. Offered: Every fall. environmental policy. Basic understanding of environmental statutes and case law. Fall, odd yrs. 276 Strength of Materials (3). Stress and strain; torsion; bending and shear stresses in beams; combined stresses; deflection of beams; columns. 449 Environmental Compliance, Auditing and Permitting (3). Statutes, Prerequisite: CE 275. Offered: Every winter. regulations and permitting for air hazardous wastes and storage tanks. Asbestos, radon, EMF, and emerging areas of regulatory concern. Siting 278WI Civil Engineering Materials (3). Composition, structure, properties, issues. Criminal and civil enforcement. Prerequisite: Junior standing. behavior and selection of civil engineering materials. Prerequisite: CE 276. Offered: Every winter. 452 Hydraulics of Open Channels (3). Gradually varied flow and theory of the hydraulic jump. Slowly varied flow involving storage; rating curves. 301 Fundamental Topics in Civil Engineering (1-3). Special engineering Prerequisite: CE 351. topics for undergraduate students. Prerequisite: Instructor’s consent. 465 Engineering Administration (3). Cash flow analysis, financial analysis, 321 Structural Analysis I (4). Analysis of statically determinate beams, managerial accounting and cost control, budgeting, organizational structure frames and trusses; shear and moment diagrams; influence line diagrams; and behavior. Prerequisite: Junior standing. beam deflections. Analysis of statically indeterminate structures. Energy methods. Prerequisite: CE 276 Offered: Every fall. 467 Introduction to Construction Management (3). Structure of the construction industry; construction drawings and specifications; estimating and 322 Reinforced Concrete Design (3). Basic principles of reinforced concrete bidding; construction contracts, bonds and insurance; planning and scheduling design. Design of beams for flexure and shear; design of short and slender of construction operations; project management; computer techniques. columns. Bond stress development. Footing design. Prerequisite: CE 321. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Offered: Every fall. 468 Construction Planning and Scheduling (3). Planning and scheduling of 323 Structural Steel Design (3). Basic principles of structural steel design. construction operations by the critical path method. Network diagramming, Design of beams, axially loaded members, columns, and bolted and welded scheduling computations, and time-cost trade-offs. Manpower and equipment connections. Prerequisite: CE 321. Offered: Every winter. leveling. Computer and non-computer techniques. Prerequisite: senior standing. 335 Soil Mechanics (3). Detailed study of physical and mechanical properties of soil governing its behavior as an engineering material. Prerequisite: CE 276. 469 Construction Methods and Equipment (3). Selection and use of Offered: Every fall. construction equipment; planning construction operations. Equipment economics. Prerequisite: senior standing. 342 Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes (3). Methods for determining and characterizing water quality, effects of pollution on streams 472 Advanced Mechanics of Materials (3). Shear center; unsymmetric and lakes, and an introduction to engineering systems for the distribution, bending; curved beams; beams on elastic foundations; thick-walled cylinders. collection and treatment of water and wastewater. Prerequisite: CE 351 Energy methods. Torsion of noncircular sections. Theories of failure. Plate Offered: Every winter. theory. Prerequisite: CE 276. 351 Fluid Mechanics (3). Concepts of the statics and dynamincs of fluids, 481 Traffic Engineering (3). Characteristics and studies associated with with emphasis on principles of continuity, momentum and energy. Boundary highway traffic. Analysis of signalized intersections. Prerequisite: Math 250. layers, dimensional analysis and drag are covered briefly. Thorough treatment 484 Pavement Materials and Design (3). Properties of materials used in of pipe flow. Prerequisites: MAE 285 concurrently. Offered: Fall Same as roads, airports, and other pavement construction. Design methods for rigid and Mechanical 251. flexible pavements. Prerequisite: CE 278WI. 352 Hydrology (3). Fundamental concepts of hydrology in engineering; 486 Planning and Geometric Design of Highways (3). Techniques of quantitative estimation of stream-flow magnitude and frequency. Prerequisite: highway planning in rural and urban areas. Design of the visible elements of Math 250. Offered: Every Fall. highways. Prerequisite: Math 250
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499 Honors Research (2-3). Independent investigation to be presented as an 201 Problem Solving and Programming II (3). Problem solving and undergraduate honors thesis. Prerequisite: Honors status in civil engineering. programming using classes and objects. Abstract data types, templates, Offered: Fall and winter. pointers, linked lists, stacks and queues implemented C++. Recursion, 500 Problems (1-6). Supervised investigation in civil engineering to be efficiency of searching and sorting algorithms. Prerequisites: CS101, CS191. presented in the form of a report. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Semester Offered: Fall/Winter. 525 Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design (3). Designed of eccentric and 222 Multimedia Production and Concepts (3). Multimedia production and combine footings, retaining walls, two way floorslabs, design and analysis of concepts will give an overview of multimedia technology and communication multistory building frames, and introduction of prestressed concrete. theory needed to deliver information and to produce interactive presentations Prerequisite: CE 222 for the web, for CD-ROM, and for in-person presentations and demos. The 536 Advanced Soil Mechanics (3). Theoretical soil mechanics as applied to course offers exposure to software, hardware, other multimedia technologies, solution of specific engineering problems. Prerequisite: CE 335. Offered: authoring and copyright matters. Prerequisite(s): CS 101- Offered: Winter Winter of even numbered years. Semester 599 Thesis Research (1-6). Independent investigation in the field of civil 243 C and UNIX (3). Syntactics and semantics of C applied to dynamic engineering to be presented in the form of a thesis. structures, recursion, abstract data types, libraries. General introduction to 601 Advanced Topic in Civil Engineering (1-3). New and current technical UNIX operating system and UNIX file system, and use of UNIX system calls developments in civil engineering. in C. Prerequisite: CS 101. Offered: Winter and Fall. 602 Directed Reading in Civil Engineering (1-3). Faculty supervised 246 Introduction to C++ (2). Syntax and semantics of C++ applied to object readings course. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Offered: Fall and winter. oriented programming concepts of abstract data type, classes, data hiding, 607 Numerical Methods in Engineering (3). Classification and numerical polymorphism and inheritance. Prerequisite: CS 201, CS 243. solution of engineering problems–ordinary and partial differential equations, algebraic equations. Includes initial, boundary, eigen-# and 281 Introduction to Computer Architecture (3). Data Representation, characteristic-value problems. Prerequisite: Math 345. Number Systems, Boolean Algebra, Sequential Logic, Inter-Register Transfer and other Micro- operations, Computer Organization and design, Computer 621 Continuum Mechanics (3). (Same as Mechanical and Aerospace Software, Input and Output Organization. Prerequisite: CS 191. Engineering 411). Introductory course in the mechanics of continuous media. Basic concepts of stress, strain, constitutive relationships; conservation laws 282 Assembler Language Programming (3). Use of an Assembler Language are treated using Cartesian tensor notation. Examples from both solid and fluid for a virtual machine, Internal Representation of Data and Instructions, the mechanics investigated. Prerequisites: CE 351, Math 345, and CE 276. Assembly Process, Loading and Program Relocation and Execution. 622 Theory of Elasticity (3). (same as Mechanical and Aerospace Prerequisite: CS 101, CS 191 and CS 281. Engineering 412). Stress and strain at a point. General equations of elasticity. Plane stress, plain strain problems; torsion of prismatic bars. Energy methods. 283 Logic Design (4). Design of digital logic structures with small and medium scale integrated circuits. Introduction of propagation delay, loading, 623 Theory of Plates and Shells (3). (same as Mechanical and Aerospace voltage and timing diagrams. Emphasizes design techniques for combinatorial Engineering 413). Bending of plates with various loading and boundary and sequential design. Prerequisite: CS 281, CS 311. conditions. Deformations, stresses in thin shells. 624 Theory of Elastic Stability (3). Bucklingof columns, beams, rings, 291 Discrete Structures II (3). Lattice structures and graph theory, curved bars, thin plates, shells. algorithms, Boolean algebra, introduction to computability theory and abstract 645 Water Quality Modeling (3). Derivation and application of models for machines. Prerequisite: CS 191 describing oxygen budget, nutrient exchange, and biological productivity in 311 Introduction To Circuits And Devices (4). Electric charge and electric streams, lakes and estuaries. Prerequisite: CE 342. Offered: Fall of odd energy, Kirchoff’s law for current and voltage, analysis of DC circuits, numbered years. Thevenin and Norton equivalent, inductors and capacitors, transient response 646 Physiochemical Treatment Processes (3). Fundamental principles, of RL and RC circuits, AC circuit analysis and effective value AC signals, and analysis and modeling of physical and chemical processes for water and introduction to electronics diodes and transistors and their operation. wastewater treatment. Prerequisite: CE 342. Prerequisites: MATH 220 and PHYSICS 250. Offered: Every year. 647 Biochemical Treatment Processes (3). Biochemical principles, kinetic models and energy considerations in the design of biological wastewater 317 Telecommunications: Management & Legal Issues (4). Analysis of treatment processes. Prerequisite: CE 342. financial and legal issues surrounding the domestic telecommunications industry. Ratio analysis; capital structure; regulatory implications on the 649 Design of Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities (3). convergence of computers and communications; recent FCC trends in Development of design criteria and their application to the design of water and regulation and policy; market structure; impact of new technologies; wastewater treatment facilities. Prerequisite: CE 342. background and analysis of the Communications Act of 1934 and major 651 Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics (3). Fundamentals of fluid motion, amendments to date. Offered: Fall. lecture and laboratory. Instrumentation, technique and analysis for experimental studies in fluid mechanics. 321 Intro to Computing Resources Administration (3). A system administrator is a technical person in charge of computing resources for an 656 Advanced Hydraulic Engineering (3). Rapidly varied flow and design of organization. This person cares for the computing system and responds to the transition structures. Hydraulic design of spillways, reservoirs and related users computing needs. This introductory course is designed to give an structures. overview of a wide variety of technical, interpersonal, documentation, and 676 Finite Element Methods (3). Prerequisite(s): CE421 or ME 486 managerial skills needed to become an effective systems administrator. 679 Dynamics of Structures (3). (same as Mechanical and Aerospace Prerequisite(s): CS 352 Offered: Winter Engineering 459). Study of the dynamic behavior of structures. Analysis of equivalent lumped parameter systems for the design of structures in a dynamic 350 Object-Oriented Software Development (3). This course will expose the environment. Prerequisites: CE 321, CE 421, ME 285. student to object oriented methodologies in building real world software systems. Students will learn the application of object oriented programming 699 Research and Dissertation (1-9). Doctoral dissertation research. languages as a means to implement object oriented designs. Prerequisites: CS Computer Science Courses 201 and CS 352. Offered: Winter Semester 352 Data Structure and Algorithms (3). Introduction to complexity of 100 Computer Survival: Applications (3). Hands-on experience using a algorithms through the study of data structures, trees, priority queues , graphs, computer as a tool to enhance learning. Use of an integrated software package and hash tables. Comparison of efficency of searching and sorting algorithms which includes word processing, graphics, database, spreadsheet, and as implemented with various data structures. Prerequisites: CS 201, CS291, telecommunications applications. Not applicable to Computer Science major MAT 210. Offered: Every Semester. requirements. Prerequisites: Math 110 or equivalent. Offered: Fall and Winter. 101 Problem Solving and Programming I (3). Problem solving and 393 Numerical Analysis and Symbolic Computation (3). Basic elements of algorithms, design using objects. Use of structured programming, arrays, numerical analysis: numerical solution of algebraic equations, solution of control structures, strings searching, sorting and files in C++. Coding, testing linear simultaneous algebraic equations, matrices, eigenvalues and and debugging using a mainframe computing system. Prerequisites: Math 110 eigenvectors, numerical integration and numerical solution of linear or equivalent. Semester Offered: Every. differential equations. Use of a symbolic manipulator (e.g. MAPLE OR 191 Discrete Structures I (3). Mathematical logic, sets, relations, functions, MATHEMATICA) on both symbolic and numerical computation, applied to mathematical induction, algebraic structures with emphasis on computing the above listed basic elements of numerical analysis. Prerequisite: Math 250, applications. Prerequisite: Math 110 CS 201, CS 281. Offered: Fall and Winter.
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394R Applied Probability (3). Basic notions of experiments, outcomes, 456 Human Computer Interface (3). Design of human-computer interfaces sample spaces, algebra of events, probability; Review of probabilities based on considering the psychological and physical abilities of the user. User interface pure counting, such as combinations, permutations (this comes out of the design from a functional and ergonomic perspective. Use of graphical interface prereqs). Conditional probabilities, Independent Events, law of total standard X-Windows and the development of high quality user interfaces. probability, Baye’s rule. Random variables, probability distribution functions, Programming of user interfaces using Visual Basic. Prerequisites: CS451. probability mass functions, probability density functions. Some Discrete Semester Offered: Fall. distributions (Bernoulli, binomial, uniform, Poisson, geometric) and their 457 Software Architecture: Requirements & Design (3). Introduction to means. Some Continuous distributions (uniform, exponential gamma, normal), requirements and design engineering with emphasis on organization and Expectation of a random variable, Functions of a single random variable and presentation of system requirements and designs for customers, users and the expectation of these functions (kth moments, Variance). Moments, Joint engineers; validation of requirements and design with needs of system distributions, independent random variables, functions of joint distributions, customer; examination of requirement and design changes during the lifetime and Expectation of functions of joint distributions. Expectation and Variance of a system; transformation of informal ideas into formal detailed descriptions; of SUMs of two or more random variables, Covariance function of two random examination of the different stages in the design process including architectural variables. Distribution of MIN, MAX, SUMs, mixtures of distributions. design, interface design and data structure design; examination of domain Transforms methods: moment generating functions and Laplace transforms. modeling criteria and examination of design quality attributes. Also discusses Markov’s and Chebyshev’s inequalities for bounds. Additional properties of non-functional attributes and project resource allocation. Prerequisite(s): specific distributions: normal, exponential (memory less property), Erlang, CS352: knowledge of at least one high-level programming language. Hypo exponential Hyper-exponential, Coxian densities. Law of Large numbers, Central Limit Theorem, (with example) Conditional expectation 458 Software Architecture: Testing & Maintenance (3). Introduction of discrete case, (average case of quicksort) and continuous case (expectations of software system testing (including verification), software reuse, software a random sum). Generation of random variates and statistical tests. All these maintenance, and software re-engineering. Prerequisite(s). CS352; knowledge concepts will be illustrated with examples taken from CST areas. of at least one high-level programming language. Prerequisites: CS 201, Math 250. Offered: Fall/Winter. 461 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (3). Search space generation, 411 Introduction to Telecommunications Networks (3). Representation of pruning and searching, employment of heuristics in simulation of the cognitive signals and systems, Fourier Series, Fourier Transform, transmission of signal process, an overview of predicate calculus, automatic theorem proving. through linear system, amplitude modulation systems, frequency and pulse Prerequisite: CS 441. modulation systems, sampling, time division multiplexing, digital modulation and noise in modulation systems. Prerequisites: CS 311, 394 and MATH 250. 464 Applied Artificial Intelligence (3). Intelligent agents. Solving problems Offered: Every semester. by search. Game playing. Logical reasoning systems. Planning agents. Decision making. Learning methods. Neural networks and learning. Neural 416 Telecommunications Systems: A Survey (3). Review of language processing. Perception Expert systems. Prerequisite(s): CS461 Telecommunications techniques; wire, radio, microwave, satellite and optical Artificial Intelligence. Offered: Fall. fiber communications systems; mobile phones, ISDN and broadband ISDN, Signalling System No. 7, CCITT telecommunications standards. Prerequisite: 470 Introduction to Database Management Systems (3). Database CS 311 or consent of instructor. organization and query processing and optimization, database design, schema 420 Introductory Network Models and Interconnections (3). This and sub-schema, data independence, query languages, physical and logical introductory course examines the system’s aspects of the different organization of databases, normalization transaction management, database LAN/MAN/WAN models, including topics such as protocols, network recovery. Prerequisites: CS352. Semester Offered: Fall. operating systems, applications, management and wireless communication 475 Introduction to Computer Graphics (3). Interactive Computer Graphics, systems. It also examines how the different models are interconnected using Hardware, 2D transformations, Graphics Kernal System, Raster Algorithms, bridges and routers. NOTE: NOT FOR GRADUATE CREDIT. Prerequisites: Generation of Curves, CAD. Prerequisite: CS 281, CS 352. Senior Standing/Consent of Instructor. Offered: Alternate. 481 Advanced Computer Architecture (3). Organization and Function of 421 Foundations of Data Networks (3). This introductory course examines Memories, Direct Access Storage Devices, Central Processor Units, and the analytical aspects of data communications and computer networking. Sequential Storage Devices, Classical Von Neuman Architecture. Prerequisite: Topics cover protocol concepts and performance analysis that arise in data link CS 281 and CS 282. layer, MAC sublayer, and network layer. Prerequisites: CS 291, 352 and 394 (recommended). Offered: Every semester. 490 Special Topics (1-3). Selected topics in specific areas of computer science. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies. 423 Client/Server Programming and Applications (3). Fundamentals of Client/Server programming using socket interface; features of network 491 Internship (0-9). Students may participate in structured internships under programming including connection oriented and connectionless the joint supervision of an employer and a faculty member. The student must communication in multiple environments (Windows, UNIX, and Java); other carry out significant professional responsibilities that also have academic client/server mechanisms, such as RPC and rmi) and formal object merit. The number of credit hours is based on the quality of the academic environments designed to facilitate network programming (COBRA, COM and experience. Petition forms for CS491 Internships are available in the CST Beans). Prerequisites: CS352, CS431. Office. Prerequisites: Junior level or above and consent of instructor. Offered: Every Semester. 431 Introduction to Operating Systems (3). Concurrency and control of asynchronous processes, deadlocks, memory management, processor and disk 493 Introduction to Computability, Formal Languages and Automata (3). scheduling, parallel processing, file system organization. Prerequisites: CS Context-free grammars, finite state acceptors and regular languages, pushdown 352, CS 394, and CS 281. automata, Turing machines, Church’s Thesis, primitive recursive functions, 432 Operating Systems Programming (3). Computer system performance partial recursive functions and computational complexity. Prerequisite: CS evaluation, computer system resource management, job scheduling, software 291. and hardware monitors. Prerequisite: CS 431, 494. 494R Applied Stochastic Models (3). Review of basic probability, 441 Programming Languages: Design and Implementation (3). Introduction to Poisson counting process, Markovian Birth and Death Specifications of syntax and semantics, simple statements, precedence, infix, processes, and elementary queueing theory. Basic models commonly used in prefix, and postfix notation, global properties of algorithmic languages, scope computer and telecommunication networks: Grade of Service in the Erlang of declarations, storage allocation, binding time of constituents, subroutines, loss, Erlang delay, Poisson/retry, and Engset models. Machine repairman co-routines and tasks, list processing, string manipulation, run-time model, central server model. Congestion analysis. More general traffic representation of program and data structures. Prerequisite: CS 352. patterns; Poisson, smooth, peaked, overflows, Interrupted Poisson Process, Renewal Processes Introduction of the basic D/D/1 queue and its variations for 444 Compiler/Translator Design (3). This course will teach modern compiler tele/comp networks: Grade of Service in models with Bernoulli or geometric techniques applied to both general-purpose and domain-specific languages. inputs and slotted service times. Dimensioning questions from these models. The examples chosen will also convey a detailed knowledge of state- of-the art P-K formulas for system state and response times for M/G/1 models, priority based WWW technology. The fundamental goal of programming is to provide model. Prerequisites: CS394R or permission of instructor. Offered: Fall. instructions to the computer hardware. The primary purpose of the compiler/translator is to facilitate communication from the programmer via 497 Directed Readings (1-3). Readings in an area selected by an some high level language to ultimately the computer hardware. Understanding undergraduate student in consultation with a faculty member. Arrangements how compiler/translators are built and operate is important to understanding must be made prior to registration. efficiency of operation and storage. Prerequisite: CS352. Offered: Winter 498 Research Seminar (1-3). Undergraduate research based on intensive semester readings from the current research literature under the direction of a faculty 451 Software Engineering (3). Taxonomy of software engineering, software member. Arrangements must be made prior to registration. lifecycle, process structured vs. data structured analysis and design, structured design methodologies, object oriented design, foundations of software 499 Undergraduate Research (1-3). Completion of project, including a final engineering. This course fulfills the senior general education synthesis written report, under the direction of a faculty member. A prospectus must be requirement. Prerequisite: CS 352. accepted prior to registration.
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511 Advanced Telecommunications Networks (3). Efficient source coding 554 Software Tools and Programming Environments (3). Taxonomy of and channel coding techniques, principles of switching, digital transmission software tools and environments, generic software tool architecture, interface over microwave, copper and optical media, T-carrier and SONET systems, techniques for users, intra-system and stand-alone systems, integration of traffic consideration in telecommunications networks, network heterogeneous systems components. Prerequisite: CS 451. synchronization, control and management, ATM concepts. Prerequisite(s): CS 556 Human Factors in Computer Systems (3). Design of “user friendly” 394 and CS 411. man-machine interface, survey of recent psychological studies in man-machine 513 Digital Cellular Communications (3). Principles of microwave interaction, user interface design, instrumentation and testing, analytic models communications, performance metrics, mobile communications and cellular of man-machine interaction. Prerequisite: CS 451. topology, co-channel and adjacent channel interference, fading and shadowing, 558 Software Engineering Economics (3). Software cost, schedule, and various types of diversity, TDMA, FDMA and CDMA and other techniques for resource estimation, estimation models, Boehm’s COCOMO model, channel assignment, cellular network architectures, design considerations, DeMarco’s “bluebook” estimation techniques. Prerequisite: CS 451. PCN concepts. Prerequisite CS 411. 561 Advanced Artificial Intelligence (3). AI systems and their languages, 514 Optical Fiber Communications (3). Fiber optic cable and its implementations and applications, case studies of various expert systems, characteristics, optical sources and transmitters, optical detectors and current research topics in AI, logic programming using PROLOG. receivers, optical components such as couplers and connectors, WDM and Prerequisite: CS 461. OFDM techniques, modulation and transmission of information over optical 563 Natural Language Processing (3). Natural Language Processing is an fibers, design of optical networks, single and multihop fiber LANs, optical in-depth course intended for graduate students in Computer Science, with carrier systems. Prerequisite: CS 411. particular importance to those students interested in A.I. The course will 515R Integrated Services Digital Networks (3). Fundamental concepts of concentrate on the algorithms and structures required for the systematic integrated services digital networks (ISDN), evolution of ISDN, CCITT processing of natural languages. The problems involved in the processing of a recommended ISDN standards, basic and primary rates, user access protocols, context-free language, a survey of existing processors. A substantial project network signaling such as Signaling System 7, switching and transmission in will be undertaken to create a Natural Language Processor. Prerequisite: CS ISDN, broad ISDN, legal and regulatory issues, future trends. Prerequisite: CS 461 or consent of instructor. 411 and CS 421 or permission of instructor. 564 Inference Techniques and Knowledge Representation (3). Inference 517 Digital Switching: Techniques and Architectures (3). Integration of Techniques is an in-depth course of logic and automatic theorem proving, transmission and switching, single and multistage switching principles, space intended for Computer Science graduate students, with particular importance and time division switching, conventional switch architectures such as 4ESS, to those students interested in Artificial Intelligence. The main areas of study integration of circuit and packet switching, ATM switching and design will be concerned with the principals and techniques used for automatic considerations, ATM switch architectures, evaluation and comparison, future theorem proving. An overview of the representation of knowledge and logic, a trends. Prerequisite(s): CS 394 and CS 411. detailed appreciation of theorem proving methods, and implementation techniques will be provided in the course. The course will provide background 520 Network Architecture I (3). Computer Network Architecture through for further study in varying fields of A.I. Prerequisite: CS 461 or consent of TCP/IP protocol suite, network programming, OSI concepts, transport and instructor. upper layers, ASN.1 and Basic Encoding Rule. Prerequisite(s): CS 243, CS 570 Architecture of Database Management Systems (3). Covers in detail, 420 or CS 421, CS 431. architecture of centralized database systems, database processing, management 521 Network Architecture II (3). Application services (e.g., e-mail, directory of concurrent transactions, query processing, query optimization, data models, and management), packet switching services (e.g., SMDS, frame relay) and database recovery, datawarehousing, workflow, World Wide Web and Database ATM technology. Prerequisite: CS 520. performance, and reviews the architecture of some commercial centralized database systems. Prerequisites: CS470 and CS431, or consent of instructor. 522 Computer Network Design and Analysis (3). Topological design, capacity and flow assignment problem-modeling and algorithms, and their 575 Advanced Computer Graphics (3). Review of transformations, 3D analysis, issues in network control. Prerequisite(s): CS 352, CS 394, CS 421. viewing, curve fitting in 3D, generation of surfaces, hidden surface elimination, scan-line coherence, rigid solid representation, shading, color 524 Protocol Design (3). Protocols as formal algorithms, architectural theory. Prerequisite: CS 475. definition, protocol specification languages and models and their translation to 581 Parallel Computer Architecture I (3). Parallelism in computer implementation languages, overview of verification methods, symbolic architecture, pipelined processors, array processors and multi-processor execution. Prerequisite: CS 421. systems, algorithms for SISD, SIMD, MISD and MIMD organizations, 526 Network Routing (3). Algorithms, protocols and analysis for network vectorization, pipelining algorithms. Prerequisite: CS 481. routing. Routing in different networks such as circuit-switched networks, 590 Special Topics (1-3). Selected topics in specific areas of computer Internet, broadband networks, and transmission networks are covered. science. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies. Prerequisites: CS520 and CS522. 590O Special Topics (1-3). 528 Local Area Networks: Analysis and Design (3). Definition of local area 590X Wireless Communication Systems (1-3). Prerequisite: CS411. networks (LAN), LAN architecture and protocols, topology, transmission Offered: ECE374k media, channel access protocols, modeling, simulation and performance 591 Concurrency Models (3). Concurrency control constructs, P/V evaluation of LANs, considerations in design and implementation, examples. primitives, cobegin/coend, monitors, message transmission, rendezvous Prerequisite: CS 421 and 494. systems, underlying mathematics of concurrent systems, Petri Nets, liveness 531 Advanced Operating Systems (3). Components of an operating system, (deadlock), reachability, boundedness, invariants, system modeling. scheduling/routing mechanisms, process control blocks, design and test Prerequisite: CS 431 and 493. various operating system components. Prerequisite: CS 431. 592 Design and Analysis of Algorithms (3). Combinatorial analysis, 532 Discrete Event Simulation (3). Review of statistical distributions, searching and sorting, shortest path algorithms, spanning trees, search and generation of pseudo- random variates and stochastic processes, basic traversal techniques, backtracking, branch and bound, heuristics, algebraic queueing systems such as M/M/m and Jackson Networks, simulation project. simplification and transformation. Prerequisite: CS 352. Prerequisite: CS 594. 593 Automata Theory (3). Formal models for computation and their 541 Advanced Programming Languages (3). Concurrency, non-determinism applications, structure and algebraic properties of sequential machines, other from the standpoint of programming languages, and applicative (functional) automata. Prerequisite: CS 493. languages. Prerequisite: CS 441. 594 Introduction to Queueing Theory (3). Review of statistics and probability, stochastic processes, Markov Processes, the basic Poisson process, 544 Programming Language Semantics (3). Formal semantics of equilibrium conditions, M/M/1 system with variations local and global balance programming languages, lambda calculus, operational, axiomatic and in networks of queues, open and closed networks. Prerequisite: CS 494. denotational semantics, proofs of program correctness. Prerequisite: CS 441. 595 Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (3). Study of the 551 Advanced Software Engineering (3). Current concepts in software theory, and algorithmic techniques, of the fields of graph theory, combinatorics architecture and design, comparative analysis for design, object-oriented and number theory, as they relate to their application in the field of computer software design, software quality criteria for evaluation of software design. science. Prerequisite: CS 352 and CS 494, or Consent of Instructor. Introduction to metrics, project management and managerial ethics. Prerequisite: CS 451. 596A Computer Security I: Cryptology (3). Study of theory, and algorithmic techniques, of the fields of number theory and cryptology, as they are applied 552 Formal Software Specification (3). Formal modeling including in the general area of computer and network security. Prerequisites: CS291. specification and deviation of abstract data types, completeness issues in the 596B Computer Security II: Applications (3). Application of the algorithmic design of data types and data structures, implementation of data structures techniques learned in CS 596A to provide suitable security countermeasures to from a formal data type specification, verification of abstract to concrete data the variety of security threats across the spectrum of computing. Prerequisite: mapping. Prerequisite(s): CS291 and CS 352. CS 596A.
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597 Directed Readings (1-3). Readings in an area selected by the graduate 302 Electromagnetic Field Theory (3). Complex vectors; maxwell’s student in consultation with a faculty member. Arrangements must be made equations; wave equation in lossless & lossy media; intrinsic impedance and prior to registration. complex propagation constansts; planewave progation in lossless & lossy media; skin depth; normal & oblique incidences; polarisation of plane wave; 598 Research Seminar (1-3). Graduate research based on intensive readings boundary conditions; lossless & lossy transmission lines; imput impedance; from the current research literature under the direction of a faculty member. smith chart; impedance matching; single stub tuning; parallel plate & Arrangements must be made prior to registration. rectangular wave guides; TE & TM mode propagation. Prerequisites: MATH 599 Research and Thesis (1-6). A project investigation leading to a thesis, or 250, PHYS 250 Offered: Fall written report under the direction of a faculty member. A prospectus must be 316 Microcomputer Fundamentals (3). Computer arithmetic, combinational accepted prior to registration. and sequential circuit analysis and design. Computer organization, bus control, 622 Advanced Network Analysis (3). Design and analysis of data networks, input/output transfers, and interrupts. Introduction to microprocessor-based comparative analysis of capacity and flow strategies, time-delay/cost trade offs, systems. Prerequisites: ECE 216 with ECE 317 concurrently. Offered: Fall. concentration and buffering in store and forward networks, random access 317 Microcomputer Fundamentals Laboratory (1). Laboratory for ECE techniques, pure, slotted and reservation type Aloha schemes, carrier sense 316. Combinational and sequential logic. 8-bit microprocessors. Prerequisites: multiple access. Prerequisite: CS 522. ECE 316 concurrently. 623 Network Simulation and Modeling (3). Simulation and modeling of 326 Logic Design (3). Digital electronics, integrated circuit level logic design, network topologies and protocols, evaluation of the physical layer, data-link algorithmic state machines, microprocessor architecture and interfacing and layer, network layer routing algorithms, local and long-haul networks. digital systems design methodology. Prerequisites: ECE 327 concurrently. Prerequisite: CS 522 and 532. Offered: Winter 327 Logic Design Laboratory (1). Laboratory for 326. Experimental topics 650 Design of Concurrent Software (3). Software architecture of related to the design of sequential logic systems and small digital systems. multitasking and distributed software, design techniques, implementation Prerequisites: 317 with 326 concurrently. Offered: Winter. techniques. Prerequisite: CS 581 and 591. 330 Electronic Circuits I (4). Semiconductor device physics, electron 651 Distributed Computing for Software Systems (3). Formal descriptions devices, linear and non-linear modeling with applications to the analysis and of problems encountered in distributed computing for architecture. Parameters design of basic electronic circuits utilizing including operational amplifiers, to formal requirements, operating system support, communications support, diodes, BJTs, and FETs. Multistate amplifier and power supplies process synchronization, and system verification, distinctions between real fundamentals. Prerequisite: ECE 376. Offered: Every year; Fall. time and concurrent time. The nature of life cycles, project organization and 331 Electronic Circuits Laboratory I (1). Laboratory for ECE 330. use of automated tools. Prerequisites: CS551, CS531 OR CS570. Semiconductor devices to include pn junction diodes, bipolar and field effect 658 Object Oriented Testing Methods (3). Formal methods for the testing transistors. The IC operational amplifier and applications. Diode circuit and verification of distributed object systems with emphasis on testing and applications, RC-coupled amplifiers. Prerequisite: ECE 377 and ECE 330. verification of domain specifications and testing and verification with reusable Offered: Every year; Winter. frameworks. Prerequisite: CS551. 334 Physical Electronics (3). Junction theory, semiconductor diodes and 670 Architecture of Distributed Database Systems (3). Detailed study of models, bipolar transistors and models, field-effect transistors and models, distributed database systems architecture, in-depth study of distributed selected electron devices and models. Prerequisites: Math 345. Offered: Fall transaction management, distributed concurrency control and recovery 358 Control Systems (3). Study of feedback techniques, with applications to algorithms, database distribution, distributed query optimization and analysis control systems. Includes modeling, applications of Bode plot, root locus, of database system design, and intelligent network databases. Prerequisites: state-variable, and Nyquist methods. Prerequisite: ECE 380 concurrently. CS570 or consent of instructor. Offered: Every year; Winter. 690 Advanced Special Topics (1-3). A lecture course presenting advanced 366 Power Engineering (3). Magnetic circuitry in general and in machinery; research level topics. Prerequisite: Ph.D candidacy or consent of instructor. On DC machine theory, operation, applications; transformer circuits, synchronous demand. This course is intended to allow faculty and visiting scholars to offer machine theory, operation applications; basic principles of energy conversion; special courses in selected research areas. use of matrices; basic principles of power transmission and control. Prerequisites: ECE 376 with ECE 302 concurrently. Offered: Winter. 694 Advanced Queueing Theory (3). Non-Markovian systems such as M/G/1, G/M/1 and G/G/1, solutions of networks of non-Markovian nodes, 376 Circuit Theory II (3). A continuation of ECE 276. R-L-C transients queueing network approximate solution techniques. Prerequisite: CS 594. responses, complex s-plane methods, resonance, frequency response, two-port networks, Laplace transforms for circuit analysis. Prerequisite: ECE 377 697 Directed Readings (1-3). Readings in an area selected by the doctoral concurrently. Offered: Every year; Fall. student in consultation with a doctoral faculty member. Arrangements must be 377 Electrical Measurements II (1). Continuation of 277 introducing the use made prior to registration. of additional instruments used in electrical testing and measurements. 698 Advanced Research Seminar (1-3). Advanced research by a group of Statistical data evaluation methods. Experimental work supporting concepts doctoral students based on intensive readings from the current research developed in 376. Prerequisites: 277 with 376 concurrently. Offered: Every literature under the direction of one or more doctoral faculty. Original research year; Fall. results of each student are exchanged by presentations and group discussion. 380 Continuous and Discrete Signals (4). Transform techniques in Arrangements must be made prior to registration. continuous and discrete, linear, time-invariant systems: Laplace and 699A Research and Dissertation Research in Computer Science (1-12). z-transforms; Fourier series and transform; discrete and fast Fourier Doctoral research in computer science. transforms. Prerequisite: ECE 376 with ECE 381 concurrently. Offered: Winter 899 Required Grad Enrollment (1). 381 Continuous and Discrete Signals Laboratory (1). Laboratory for ECE 380. Various signal processing software programs (MATLAB and DSP) are Electrical and Computer Engineering used to investigate properties and applications of continuous and discrete time Courses signals and systems. Prerequisite: ECE 380 Concurrently. Offered: Winter. 216 Engineering Computation (3). Analysis and synthesis of structured 400 Problems in Electrical and Computer Engineering (1-4). Analytic or digital computer programs for solving engineering problems in a high level experimental problems pertaining to electrical or computer engineering. programming language. Prerequisite: Math 210. Offered: Fall. Prerequisites: Senior standing and instructor’s approval. Offered: Fall and winter. 276 Circuit Theory I (3). Electric circuit laws. Analysis techniques based on 401 Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (1-4). Topics covering these laws and relationships. DC resistive circuits, R-L-C circuit transient and current and new technical developments in electrical or computer engineering. sinusoidal steady-state responses. Prerequisites: ECE 216, Phys 250 with Math Prerequisites: Senior standing and instructor’s approval. 345 concurrently. Offered: Winter. 404 Intro to Optical Electronics (3). Principles, devices and materials used to 277 Electrical Measurement 1 (1). Introduction to the use and limitations of produce modulate, and detect optical radiation. Review of pertinent properties basic instruments used in electrical testing and measurement. Experimental of light and semiconductors. Display devices and lasers. Electro-optic, techniques and laboratory safety. Data gathering, interpretation and Faraday, and acousto-optic effects and modulation schemes. Thermal, presentation. Preparation of laboratory reports. Experimental work supporting photoemissive, photoconductive, and junction detectors. Application to theoretical concepts developed in ECE 276. Prerequisites: ECE 276 Offered: fiber-optical communication. Prerequisite: ECE 334. Offered: On demand. Winter. 406 Photonics (3). Introduction to the physical principles and optical materials 301 Fundamental Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (1-4). used in diagnostics, optical communications, semiconductor and solid state Undergraduate topics in electrical or computer engineering. Prerequisite: lasers, optical fiber transmission, optical detectors, optical computation, and Instructor’s consent. Offered: On demand. optical signal processing. Prerequisite: ECE 302
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408 Lasers and Their Applications (3). Principles of Laser operation, 436 Power Electronics I (3). Power electronic device characteristics, characteristics of gas, doped insulator, semiconductor and dye lasers, areas of important circuit and component concepts, phase controlled rectifiers, line application and laboratory demonstrations and experiments. Prerequisite: communicated inverters and AC phase control. Includes laboratory projects. Senior standing. Offered: On demand. Prerequisite: ECE 330. 412 Antennas and Propagation For Wireless Systems (3). Maxwell’s 438 Amplifier Analysis and Design (3). Design of electronic networks with equation & vector potential; radiated fields from current elements & dipoles & application to instrumentation, control, and communication systems. Practical loops; microstrip & aperture; antennas; array antenna synthesis; fundamentals specifications and problems in design. Lectures and projects. Prerequisite: of celluar radio; spatial reuse; channelcapacity; spatial processing with smart ECE 430. Offered: On demand. antenna arrays; image theory & its applications friis formula; reflection of EM 452 Computer Process Control (3). Introduces process control; role of waves; fast & slow fading due to plane waves; diffraction of EM waves; analog and digital computers in the control of automatic processing systems; multipath effects; site-specific propagationprediction; cinr & ber calculations. digital control system analysis and design algorithms; process control Prerequisites: ECE 302, ECE 380, ECE 398 Restrictions: MATLAB applications. Prerequisites: ECE 358 and ECE 326. Offered: On demand. Proficiency required. 454 Robotic Control and Intelligence (3). Introduces robotics; robot system 413 Antenna and Propagation For Wireless Systems Lab (1). Design of characteristics; robot motive power systems; geometric structure of robots; probe-and stripline-fed rectangular and circular patch microstrip antennas; sensors and feedback; control applications and algorithms; data acquisition and simulation of performance using CAD tools; modeling of R.F. propagation output actuation functions; robots and Artificial Intelligence; microprocessor path loss using CAD tools for site-specific prediction applications. applications in robotics. Prerequisites: ECE 358 and ECE 326, or ECE 426. Prerequisites: ECE 412 Restrictions: MATLAB Proficiency require. Offered: on demand. 414 Microwave Engineering for Wireless Systems (3). Microwave networks; 456 Digital Control Systems (3). The course presents an introduction to s-, z-, y- and abcd matrices; signal flow graphs; circular waveguides; stripline digital control systems. Topics include z-transforms sampling, stability & microstrip characteristics; impedance transformers; power dividers and analysis, and digital controller design. Crosslist with ME 455 Digital Control directional couplers; microwave filters; microwave resonators; active Systems. microwave circuits. Prerequisites: ECE 302, ECE 380, ECE 398 Restrictions: 458 Automatic Control System Design (3). Techniques for feedback system MATLAB proficiency required. design and analysis: computational aids, compensator design and examples, 415 Microwave Engineering for Wireless Systems Lab (1). Design & state variable methods, non-linear systems, and sampled-data control systems. performance simulation of microwave filters and active microwave circuits; Prerequisites: ECE 316 and ECE 358. Offered: On demand. comparative analysis of impedance transformers; use of CAD tools in 460 Electromechanical Conversion I (3). Theory and practice of electrical microwave circuit design. Prerequisites: ECE 414 Restrictions: MATLAB machinery. Prerequisite: ECE 366. Offered: On demand. proficiency required. 462 Symmetrical Components Analysis of Power Systems (3). Short circuit 420 Microprogramming (3). Reviews classical computer architecture and analysis using symmetrical components. Simultaneous faults and open control units. Modern microprogram controlled computer architecture control conductors. Prerequisite: ECE 366 Offered: On demand. units, architecture, advantages/disadvantages and architectural implications of writable control stores. Microprogramming examples(IBM 360, Interdata 70 464 Electric Transportation and Industrial Drives (3). Electric vehicle and 85, National IMP-16). Emulation, microdiagnostics. Prerequisites: ECE propulsion and industrial drives; review of DC and AC machine principles, 326 and ECE 327. On Demand. traction motor requirements and performance, DC and AC industrial drives, 422 Systems Software Engineering (3). Concepts of operating systems are heating effects. Prerequisite: ECE 366. Offered: On demand. described in a language independent manner. Each major topic is implemented 466 Power Systems I (3). Basic principles. Transmission line parameters. as a module from which a student develops an operating system. Examples Transmission line modeling. Per unit systems. Transformer modeling. drawn from PC-DOS, UNIX and VAX/VMS. Offered: On demand. Generator modeling. Unbalanced system operation. Prerequisite: ECE 366. 424 Computer Design (3). Design of general purpose computers including 467 Power Systems II (3). Power system matrices. Power flow analysis. arithmetic and control units, input/output, memory systems, Gauss-Seidel and Newton-Raphson techniques. Fast-decoupled load flow. microprogramming and introduction to parallel structures and processing. Economic dispatch. Voltage control system. Power system control. Prerequisite: ECE 426. Offered: On demand. Prerequisites: ECE 466 and ECE 358. 425 Computer Design Laboratory (1). Laboratory for ECE 424. Design and 468 Electric Power Distribution Systems (3). Operation and design of utility implementation of basic computer units including fixed and floating-point and industrial distribution systems including distribution system planning; load adders and multipliers, ALU’s, control units. Prediction of performance using characteristics; application of distribution transformers; design of various software packages. Prerequisites: ECE 427 with ECE 424 subtransmission lines, distribution substations, primary systems, secondary concurrently. Offered: On demand. systems; application of capacitors; voltage regulation and reliability. 426 Microcomputer Architecture and Interfacing (3). Advanced Prerequisite: ECE 366. Offered: On demand. microprocessor architecture and programming; interfacing and programming 469 Computer Applications to Power Systems (3). Load flow, fault, network of peripherals. Parallel and serial communication, interrupts, direct memory reduction, and transient stability studies on digital and analog computers. access, coprocessors. Prerequisite: ECE 326. Offered: On demand. Prerequisites: ECE 460K. Offered: On demand. 427 Microcomputer Laboratory (1). Laboratory for ECE 426. 470 Reliability of Electric Power Systems (3). Development and use of Microprocessor hardware and software involving interfacing of peripherals to mathematical models for calculation and estimation of various measures of 8-bit and 16-bit microprocessor. Simple D/A conversion, music composition, reliability in electric power systems. Prerequisite: ECE 366. Offered: On and various programmable controllers. Prerequisites: ECE 327 with ECE 426 demand. concurrently. Offered: On demand. 474 Introduction to Communication Systems (3). Introduction to principles 428 Design of Digital Subsystems (3). Covers methodology and techniques of and fundamentals of communication systems. Signal representation and logical design of structures. Offered: On demand. Prerequisite: ECE 326. analysis, Fourier transform and applications, probability and random variables, 430 Electronic Circuits II (3). Study of feedback amplifiers, regulated power analog and digital modulation techniques. Prerequisites: ECE 380. Offered: supplies, sinusoidal and nonlinear oscillators, integrated circuit analog and Every year, Fall. digital devices, digital electronics. Prerequisite: ECE 330. Offered: On 476 Introduction to Wireless Communication Systems (3). Principles of demand. wireless communication analysis and design. Digital communication basics, 431 Electronic Circuits Laboratory II (1). Laboratory for ECE 430. cellular radio, wireless PCS communications, multiple access techniques, Advanced analog/digital, discrete/ integrated electronic circuits. Feedback channel coding and equalization, and standards of digital cellular/PCS amplifiers, differential amplifiers, power supplies, oscillators. Prerequisites: systems. Prerequisites: ECE 474. Offered: On demand. ECE 331 with ECE 430 concurrently. Offered: on demand. 478 Modulation and Transmission of Signals (3). Review of Fourier analysis 432 Design and Analysis of Integrated Circuits (3). Principles and of signals, study of signal transmission. Analog modulation and demodulation, technology of monolithic integrated circuits. Design, layout and use of nonlinear devices in modulation systems, sampling and pulse implementation of digital and linear circuits. Survey of current circuits and modulation systems, sampling and pulse modulation. Prerequisites: ECE 330 their application. Prerequisites: ECE 334 and ECE 330. Offered: On demand. and ECE 380. On demand. 434 Semiconductor Device Theory (3). Semiconductor devices and their 480 Digital Signal Processing (3). Concepts, analytic tools, design techniques terminal characteristics. Theories of pn junctions, junction transistors and field used in computer processing of signals: signal representation, sampling, effect transistors. Surveys modern semiconductor devices. Prerequisite: ECE discrete-time system analysis, recursive/non-recursive filters, 334. Offered: On demand. design/implementation of digital filters. Prerequisites: ECE 316 and ECE 380. 435 Design and Simulation of VLSI Circuits (3). Design of NMOS and Offered: On demand. CMOS integrated circuits with emphasis on digital applications. Device 481 Digital Signal Processing Laboratory (1). Laboratory for ECE 480. models are developed for circuit simulation. Prerequisite: ECE 432 or Processing methods for discrete-time signals and digital filters. Prerequisites: instructor’s consent. ECE 377 with ECE 480 concurrently. Offered: On demand.
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482 Analog Signal Processing (3). Fundamentals of network synthesis with 543 Solid State Theory I (3). Principles of quantum and wave mechanics as emphasis on the design of analog filters; the approximation problem, applied to solid state; Bolzman and Fermi statistics; energy band theory of sensitivity, LC and RC passive filters, RC active filters, and switched capacitor crystals; electrons, holes in semiconductors. Current flow in pn junctions, filters. Prerequisites: ECE 330 and ECE 380. Offered: on demand. semiconductor devices. 483 Analog Signal Processing Laboratory (1). Laboratory for ECE 482. 544 State Variable Methods in Automatic Control (3). State variables for Analog filters based upon active-RC circuits. Integrated circuit universal active continuous and discrete-time dynamic control systems; controllability and filters and switched capacitor active filters. Prerequisites: ECE 331 with ECE observability; optimal control of linear systems. Prerequisite: ECE 358. 482 concurrently. Offered: On demand. 562 Advanced Electrical Machinery Theory (3). Electrical machinery 484 Digital Image Processing (3). Fundamentals of digital image processing fundamentals necessary for understanding advanced literature. Applications of hardware and software, including digital image acquisition, display, symmetrical components to machinery analysis. Prerequisite: ECE 464 or compression, transforms and segmentation. Prerequisites: ECE 380 and equivalent. experience in a high-level programming language. 566 Extra High Voltage Power Systems (3). Design and performance criteria 486 Pattern Recognition (3). Pattern recognition techniques of applications for extra high voltage including insulation, apparatus, line and related system such as automatic recognition for speech, visual inspection systems, clinical equipment. Prerequisites: ECE 466 and ECE 467, or equivalent. medicine, automatic photographic recognition systems and advanced 568 Economics of Power Systems (3). Transmission loss formula coefficients, automation systems. Prerequisite: Senior standing Offered: On demand. incremental costs and losses, economic scheduling of generation, and 488 Introduction to Digital Image Processing (3). Fundamentals of digital applications. Prerequisite: ECE 466 and ECE 467. image processing hardware and software, including digital image acquisition, image display, image enhancement and compression. Prerequisites: Senior 579 Digital Signal Processing in Telecommunications (3). Applications of standing; experience in high-level language. digital signal processing in telecommunications systems; oversampling and quantization, Delta-Sigma modulation, linear predictive speech coding, 490 Digital Computer Applications in Engineering (3). Use of digital adaptive filtering, echo canceller, adaptive receivers and equalizers for wireless computers for the solution of engineering problems involving roots of communication, digital cellular, CDMA. Prerequisites: ECE 474 and ECE 480. equations, simultaneous equations, curve fitting, integration, differentiation, and differential equations. Prerequisites: Math 250, ECE 216 and junior 580 Advanced Digital Signal Processing (3). Topics in digital signal analysis standing in engineering. On demand. and filtering, including hardware implementation, speech synthesis and recognition, multi-dimensional transforms, random-signal concepts, design 492 Senior Design I (1). First capstone design course in electrical methods and computer aids to analysis and design. Prerequisite: ECE 480. engineering. Engineering project planning and development, professional practice, ethics and engineering economy. Stresses written and oral 586 Pattern Recognition (3). Decision functions, distance measures, presentation. Prerequisite: Must be taken within three semesters of graduation; minimum distance classifiers, hard clustering methods, fuzzy clustering ECE 493 and ENG 304 concurrently. Offered: Yearly; Fall. methods, statistical pattern recognition methods, Bayesian classifiers, error probabilities, estimation of density functions, perceptrons, least-mean-square 493 Senior Design Lab I (1). Lab course to accompany ECE 492. Provides algorithms, feature selection, dimensionality reduction and syntactic pattern and accounts for laboratory, library, research and other work needed for the recognition. Prerequisites: MATH 436, course in high-level programming development of the project proposal conceived in ECE 492. Prerequisite: ECE language, some matrix theory and linear algebra or instructor’s consent. 492 concurrently. Offered: Fall. 588 Communication Theory I (3). Generalized communication systems, 494 Senior Design II (1). Second capstone design course in electrical signal processing, signals as random processes, optimum receivers. engineering. Project management, professional practice, ethical and Prerequisite: A statistics course and ECE 478. engineering economic considerations and development of written and oral presentation skills. Prerequisite: ECE 492 with ECE 495 concurrently. 594 Probability and Stochastic Processing for Engineering (3). Introduction Offered: Every year; winter. to probability, multidimensional complex phaser random variables and 495 Senior Design II Lab (2). Lab to accompany ECE 494. Provides stochastic processes in electrical engineering. Prerequisites: ECE 482, ECE laboratory experience in prototyping, fabrication, and troubleshooting of the 414 and ECE 514. design project. Prerequisite: ECE 493 with ECE 494 concurrently. Offered: 600 Problems (2-5). Supervised investigation in electrical engineering to be Every year; Winter. presented in form of report. 501 Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (1-4). 601 Advanced Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (1-4). 512 Microwave Remote Sensing (3). Basic principles of remote sensing 602 Magnetogasdynamics (3). Flow of electrically conducting fluids in the including scattering, absorption, transmission, and reflection of microwave presence of applied electromagnetic field. energy. Basic radiative transfer theory. Microwave remote sensing systems 604 High Frequency Transmission and Radiation (3). Skin effect; theory of including altimeters, scatterometers, radiometers, & synthetic-aperture transmission lines, wave guides, resonators. systems. Principle applications of remote sensing systems including imaging, atmospheric sounding, oceanographic monitoring, ice-sheet dynamics, etc. 606 Antennas (3). Point and aperture sources; simple antennas; antenna array; Prerequisite: ECE 414. data-processing antennas; and other broadband and directive antennas. 514 Introduction to Fourier Optics (3). Diffraction lenses, and coherence 616 Parallel and Distributed Processing (3). Covers the fundamental issues treated in terms of systems and transforms, concepts with applications; involved in designing and writing programs for simultaneous execution. two-and three-dimensional signals, Fourier and Hankel transforms, random Semaphores and monitor constructs are covered to provide a basis for critical signals, diffraction, and holography. Prerequisite: ECE 414 or instructor’s section programming. Expansion of these concepts provide a basis for the consent. analysis and design of control systems for multiprocessor devices and 516 Computer Networks (3). Concepts and goals of computer networking, computer networks. Prerequisites: A suitable systems programming course or structure of computer networks, OSI model and layers, network control, instructors consent. analysis, design and management, data communication techniques including 617 Neural Network Based Computing System (3). The course will consider fiber optics, WAN, MAN and LAN architecture and protocols, computing systems based on neural networks and learning models, along with internetworking, case studies and hand-on studying the performance by implementations and applications of such systems. Prerequisite: Instructor’s analytic modeling and computer simulation. Prerequisite: ECE 424 or consent. instructor’s consent. 618 Artificial Intelligence (3). Concepts, theories, and models pertaining to 528 Digital Hardware Systems Design (3). Characteristics and parameters of neural nets, pattern recognition, learning systems, and programmed problem various hardware subsystem including main memory, auxiliary memory, solving. Prerequisite: Instructor’s consent. arithmetic units, card equipment, etc., and principles of organization into efficient system. Prerequisite: ECE 428. 619 Theory of Automata (3). Sequential machines: Turing machines; deterministic and stochastic automata; applications of automata. Prerequisite: 530 Digital Electronics (3). Electronic hardware aspects of digital systems. instructor’s consent. Includes state-of-the-art information on integrated-circuit logic devices and 620 Interactive Computer Graphics (3). Survey of interactive graphics their applications. Prerequisite: ECE 435 or instructor’s consent. techniques and methodologies. Emphasizes computer graphics software. 532 Biomedical Instrumentation (3). Biomedical objectives, physical and 621 Computer Simulation (3). Investigates various methods for solving engineering principles; optimal equipment design and actual performance of differential equations toward the goal of using these methods to carry out biomedical instrumentation; considers practical instrumentation problem dynamical simulations of physical systems. Both analog and digital computers solutions and unsolved problems. Prerequisite: ECE 330 and instructor’s consent. utilized. 536 Power Electronics II (3). Circuit concepts and analysis techniques for 624 Digital Software Systems Design (3). Characteristics and parameters of transistor switching regulators, thyristor choppers, transistor inverters, various software subsystem including assemblers, compilers, utility programs, self-commutated thyristor investers and cycloconverters. Prerequisite: ECE special programming packages, interpreters, and operating systems; and 436. principles of organization into efficient systems. Prerequisite: ECE 524.
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626 Functional Languages and Architecture (3). Describes functional 680 Digital and Sample-Data Systems (3). Introduces sampling and languages (e.g., LISP and FP) and the architecture to execute these languages quantization, design of digital and sample-data systems, digital filters, adaptive including LISP machines and data flow computers. sampling and quantization. Prerequisite: ECE 480. 630 Quantum Electronics (3). Optical pumping of metastable quantum states, 681 Applications of Transforms (3). Applications of Laplace and other magnetic state inversion. Semiconductor junction electron injection. Optical transform methods of solution of circuit and field problems. cavities, induced emission and optical regeneration. Parametric amplification. 682 Coding Theory II (3). Further study of error-correcting codes; ring and 631 Superconductivity and its Applications (3). Phenomenology and theory cyclic codes, linear switching circuits, burst error codes, codes for arithmetic of superconductivity, cryogenic practice, metallurgy of superconducting units, etc. Prerequisite: ECE 579. elements, alloys and compounds. Present and prospective applications. 684 Computer Vision (3). Image processing methods for segmentation, object 640 Semiconductor Device Theory (3). Energy band structure of representation, scene description and scene interpretation. Prerequisite: ECE semiconductors; influence of an electric and magnetic field on holes and 484 or consent of instructor. electrons in a solid; conductivity of solids; nonequilibrium carrier densities; transport of excess carrier densities; interface studies. Prerequisite: ECE 643. 688 Communication Theory II (3). Probability theory of analog and digital communication in the presence of random process noise. Encoding systems, 642 Advanced Integrated Circuits (3). Fundamentals of advanced integrated detection systems, optimum receivers. Prerequisite: 472. circuit design; diffusion, ion implantation and epitaxy; MOS and bipolar techniques; survey of current LSI design, fabrication and testing. 690 Research (1-6). Independent investigation in field of electrical engineering to be presented as thesis or dissertation. 643 Solid State Theory II (3). Fundamentals of crystallography; application of X-ray analysis to the study of crystallinity. Quantum mechanical solution 692 Seminar (1). Reviews of recent investigations, projects of major for the wave function of an electron in a solid; concepts of reciprocal space. importance. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Prerequisite: ECE 543. 699 Dissertation Research (1-9). Doctoral Dissertation 644 Liapunov and Related Nonlinear Methods in Automatic Control (3). A study of nonlinear methods in automatic control including phase plane 377 Electrical Measurements II (1). Continuation of 177K introducing the analysis, describing function techniques, basic definitions and theorems of use of additional instruments used in electrical testing and measurements. Liapunov, methods of generating Liapunov functions, applications of Statistical data evaluation methods. Experimental work supporting concepts Liapunov’s methods, and Popov’s methods. Prerequisite: ECE 544. developed in 276K. Prerequisites: 177K with 276K concurrently. Offered: Every year; Fall. 645 Optimal Control Theory (3). Analysis and design of dynamic systems using optimal control theory parameter optimization, dynamic optimization, Information Technology Courses computational methods, differential games. Prerequisite: ECE 544. 222 Multimedia Production and Concepts (3). Multimedia production and 646 Stochastic Optimal Estimation and Control (3). Surveys random concepts will give an overview of multimedia technology and communication process theory; stochastic control and optimization; estimation and filtering theory needed to deliver information and to produce interactive presentations based on Kalman-Bucy techniques; stochastic stability; adaptive and learning for the web,for CD-ROM, and for in-person presentations and demos. The control systems. Prerequisite: ECE 544. course offers exposure to software,hardware, other multimedia technologies, 660 Power-Systems Stability (3). Performance of synchronous machines authoring and copyright matters. Prerequisite(s): CS101- Offered: Winter under transient conditions, power system stability, system fault computations Semester using symmetrical components; computer solutions of power system problems. 290 Special Topics (1-3). Selected topics in specific subject areas of 661 Solid State Energy Conversion (3). Solid state direct energy conversion; Information Technology which are not part of the regular offerings. and design of thermoelectric generators and heat pumps. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor. Offered: Winter 662 Power Electronic Drives (3). Advanced study of dc and ac motor drives 321 Introduction to Computing Resources Administration (3). A system controlled by power electronic methods, including phase controlled rectifier de administrator is a technical person in charge of computing resources for an chopper, cycloconvertyer, variable frequency inverters. Prerequisite: ECE 536 organization. This person cares fo the computing system and responds to the or consent of instructor. Recommended: ECE 544 and ECE 562. users’computing need This introductory course is designed to give an overview 664 Lightning and Switching Surges in Power Systems (3). Overvoltage, of a wide variety of technical,interpersonal,documentation, and managerial switching surge and lightning effects of a power system. Use of grounding and skills needed to become an effective systems administrator. Prerequisite: lightning arresters. Effects of surges off and on machines. Prerequisites: ECE CS352. Offered: Winter 466 and ECE 467, or equivalent. 350 Object-Oriented Software Development (3). This course will expose the 668 Advanced Computer Methods in Power System Analysis (3). Power student to object oriented methodologies in building real world software system matrices. Sparse matrix methods. Advanced load flow analysis systems. Students will learn the application of object oriented programming techniques and concepts. Contingency analysis. State estimation. languages as a means to implement object oriented designs. Prerequisites: CS Prerequisites: ECE 466K and strong background in FORTRAN or C. 201 and CS 352. Offered: Winter Semester 670 Direct Current Power Systems (3). Characteristic and performance analysis of DC transmission lines and associated conversion systems. Mechanical Engineering Courses 672 Power Systems Relaying (3). Theory of relaying systems for power 130 Engineering Graphics (3). Lettering, drafting equipment, technique system protection, improvement of power system stability. Relay coordination; charts and graphs. Multiview and pictorial drawing, sketching and performance of relays during transient swings and out-of-step conditions. interpretation. Computer-aided graphics. Three dimensional space analysis of Prerequisite: ECE 466. lines, planes and solids. Dimensioning, sectioning, shop drawings, organization charts and flow diagrams. Offered: Fall and winter. 674 Machine Intelligence (3). Formal languages in relation to natural language processing; formal languages, graphs, and image processing; formal 285 Engineering Dynamics (3). Basic fundamentals of particle and rigid body logic and automated theorem proving; natural language processing; aspects of dynamics; energy and momentum methods; computer use. Prerequisite: CE problem solving and heuristic programming. 275. Offered: Winter. 675 Introduction to the Modeling and Management of Uncertainty (3). 299 Engineering Thermodynamics I (3). Fluid properties, work and heat, Theoretical and practical issues in the modeling and management of first law, second law, entropy, applications to vapor and ideal gas processes. uncertainty. Topics include probabilistic uncertainty, belief theory and fuzzy Prerequisites: Physics 240 and Math 220. Offered: winter set theory. Applications to computer vision, pattern recognition and expert 301 Topics in Mechanical Engineering (3). Current and new technical systems. developments in mechanical engineering. Prerequisite: instructor’s consent. 676 Advanced Electric Circuit Analysis (3). Specialized study of On Demand* mathematical analysis as applied to solutions of circuit networks with fixed 306 Computer-Aided Engineering (3). Principles, analysis and application of and variable parameters. numerical methods for the solution of engineering problems. Computer 677 Network Synthesis (3). Surveys linear active and nonreciprocal circuit implementation. Prerequisites: ECE 216 and Math 345. Offered: Fall. elements, realizability conditions, methods for synthesizing active networks, 315 Feedback Control Systems (3). Introduction to feedback control theory and practical applications. Prerequisite: ECE 676. for linear dynamic systems. Topics include root locus analysis, frequency 678 Linear Graphs and Electrical Networks (3). Specialized study of linear response analysis, and controller design. Prerequisites: Math 345 and ME 285. graph theory as applied to electrical networks. Prerequisite: ECE 676 or Offered: Winter. equivalent. 324 Engineering Materials (4). The nature of the structure of engineering 679 N-Port Networks Synthesis (3). Synthesis of N-port networks including materials. The relationship of material structure to the physical properties. realizability conditions and synthesis conditions. Prerequisite: ECE 677 or Mechanical behavior of engineering materials. Prerequisites: ME 299, CE 276 equivalent. and CHEM 211. Offered: Fall.
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351 Thermofluid Mechanics (3). Concepts of the statics and dynamics of 457 Mechatronic Systems Design (3). Synergistic combination of control, fluids, with emphasis on principles of continuity, momentum and energy. sensors, actuators, electronics, computers, and real-time programming. Boundary layers, dimensional analysis and drag are covered briefly. Thorough Actuator and computer fundamentals; logic devices; electronic components treatment of pipe flow. Prerequisites: ME 285 and ME 299 concurrently. Same including transistors, operational amplifiers; and power amplifiers; interface as CE 351. Offered: Fall. design and control programming. Prerequisites: ME 315, or instructor’s 352 Instrumentation & Measurements Lab I (3). Static and dynamic errors; consent. experiment design; instrumentation selection and calibration; measurement of 458 Automatic Control of Mechanical Systems (3). Controller design for voltage, resistance, amperage, duration, frequency, displacement, velocity, multiple-input/multiple-output systems; controllability and observability; acceleration, strain, force and torque. Prerequisites: ME 285, CE 276, MATH stochastic control problems; regulators and tracking controllers; observers. 345, and ECE 276 or concurrently. Offered: Fall. Prerequisite: ME 315. 466 Applied Mechanical Optimization (3). Introduction to mathematical 360 Thermal System Design (3). Gas and vapor mixtures, cycles, availability, programming techniques and applications to the design of mechanical systems imperfect gases, thermodynamic relations, combustion, chemical equilibrium, and components. Prerequisites: ME 306. power systems and design projects. Prerequisites: ME 299, Math 250; Co-requisite: ME 351 Offered: Fall 476 Machine Tool Design (3). Methodology of machine tool design. Dynamic modeling, analysis, synthesis, and simulation of machine tools to meet 362 Instrumentation & Measurements Lab II (3). Continuation of 352 with functional requirements and design constraints. Prerequisites: ME 285 and ME emphasis on instruments to measure temperature, pressure, fluid flow, fluid 306. velocity, sound, spectral content and emissions. Prerequisites: ME 351 and 484 Vibration Analysis (3). Vibration theory with application to mechanical ME 352. Corequisite: ME 399. Offered: Winter. systems. Prerequisites: ME 285 and MATH 345. 380 Manufacturing Methods (3). Introduction to manufacturing processes 485 System Dynamics (3). Kinematics of mechanical systems. Introduction to with emphasis on those aspects most relevant to methods, problems in force the modeling and analysis of dynamic mechanical systems. Computer analysis. analysis, and practicum and experimentation in machine tool applications. Prerequisites: ME 285 and Math 345. Offered: Fall. Prerequisites: ME 324. Offered: Winter. 486 Introduction to Finite Element Methods (3). The application of matrix 399 Heat and Mass Transfer (3). Fundamentals of conduction, convection, operations, energy concepts and structural mechanics to the development of and radiation heat transfer. Use of nondimensional parameters. Theory of heat the finite element method. Application of finite element methods to beams, exchangers. Mass transfer. Prerequisites: ME 351, Math 345 and ME 306. frames and trusses. Prerequisites: ME 285 and CE 276. Offered: Winter. 495 Vehicle Dynamics (3). Analysis and prediction of the dynamic behavior 400 Problems (1-6). Special design, experimental and analytical problems in of ground vehicles utilizing computer simulation. Mechanics of various mechanical engineering. suspension systems, tire-roadway interaction, vehicle aerodynamics, vehicle handling and steering characteristics. Special topics including non-holonomic 401 Topics in Mechanical Engineering (1-3). Current and new technical constraint formulation and stability of motion. Prerequisite: ME 485. developments in mechanical engineering. Prerequisite: instructor’s consent. 496 Mechanical Design Synthesis (4). Modern design theories and 414 Material Science for Advanced Applications (3). Study of the physical methodologies, with emphasis on the initial stages of the design process. and mechanical metallurgy of alloy systems of interest in engineering Principles of embodiment design and life-cycle considerations. A applications. Prerequisite: ME 324. comprehensive group design project is required. The course satisfies the 424 Non-Metallic Engineering Materials (3). Structures, properties and Writing Intensive requirement. Prerequisite: ME 456. applications of ceramics, glasses, cermets, polymers and composite materials. 499 Intermediate Heat Transfer (3). Advanced topics in conduction, Prerequisite: ME 324. convection and radiation heat transfer including transient heat transfer, phase 431 Experimental Methods in Fluid Flow & Heat Transfer (3). Laboratory change and heat exchangers. Prerequisite: ME 399. experiments involving fundamental mechanisms and phenomena associated 500 Problems (1-6). Supervised investigation in mechanical engineering to be with fluid flow and heat transfer. Current experimental methods and techniques presented in the form of a report. employed. Prerequisites: ME 362 and ME 399. 501 Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering (3). 434 Diffraction Methods in Materials Science (3). Introduction to crystal 504 Advanced Metallurgy Principles (3). Advanced treatment of physical structure and the use of x-rays and neutrons to study materials aspects metallurgy principles to provide a theoretical understanding of engineering including phase analysis, structure determination, residual stress and texture. materials. Prerequisite: ME 324. Prerequisite: instructor’s consent. 533 Statistical Thermodynamics (3). Statistical methods of evaluating 440 Heating and Air Conditioning (3). General principles of thermodynamic properties. Elements of quantum mechanics, statistical thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid dynamics are used to calculate mechanics and kinetic theory applied to topics of engineering building loads, size equipment and ducts, and evaluate system performance in thermodynamics. Prerequisite: ME 399. maximizing human comfort. Prerequisites: ME 360 and ME 399. 534 Fracture Mechanics I (3). Mechanics of flawed structure. Concepts include Griffith theory. Barenblatt’s theory, Irwin analysis, energy analysis of 441 Intermediate Fluid Mechanics (3). Topics in potential and viscous flow cracked bodies, fracture toughness testing, plane strain, plane stress, transition theory, and computational fluid dynamics. Prerequisite: ME 351. temperature concepts, subcritical flaw growth. Prerequisite: ME 324. 444 Composite Materials (3). A survey of composite materials used in 535 Heat Transfer-Conduction (3). Distribution of temperature and engineering, emphasizing fiber-reinforced composites as well as laminate and temperature history within solids by the four essential methods of evaluation of particulate composites. Prerequisite: ME 324. these temperature fields. Prerequisite: ME 399. 450 Honors Research (1-6). Independent investigation to be presented as an 542 Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat under- graduate honors thesis. Prerequisite: Honors student in Mechanical Transfer (3). Introduction to the principles and development of the Engineering. finite-difference approximations to the governing differential equations of viscous and inviscid fluid flow, as well as heat transfer. Introduction to 451 Power Plant Design (3). Preliminary component and system design. discretization methods and the calculation of flow fields, convection, diffusion Optimum design of boilers, steam turbines, condensers and cooling towers and and conduction. Prerequisites: ME 351, ME 399, and ME 441. their integration into a system to minimize production costs and impact on the environment. Prerequisites: ME 360 and ME 399. 544 State Variable Methods in Automatic Control (3). State variables for continuous and discrete-time dynamic control systems; controllability and 452 Advanced Mechanics of Materials (3). Analysis of more complicated observability; optimal control of linear systems. Prerequisites: ME 458. Same problems in stresses and strains. Prerequisite: CE 276. (Same as CE 472). as ECE 544. 453 Experimental Stress Analysis (3). Photoelastic, electric strain gage, 545 Instrumentation Theory (3). Applied theory of dynamical and brittle lacquer methods of experimental stress analysis for static loads. Strain energizing systems for analyzing, computing, control devices. Prerequisite: gage work includes strain rosettes. Prerequisite: CE 276. ME 352 and ME 362. 558 Dynamical Theory (3). Engineering principles and application in 455 Digital Control of Mechanical Systems (3). Introduction to digital mathematical expression of energy, force,inertia system. Prerequisite: ME 485 control systems. Topics include Z-transforms, sampling, stability analysis, and and Math 345. digital controller design. Prerequisites: ME 315 and MATH 345. 595 Microscale Heat Transfer (3). Review of existing models. Concept of 456 Mechanical Component Design (3). Introduction to mechanical thermal lagging and the second-law admissibility. Applications to low engineering design, principles of design with ductile and brittle materials for temperatures, thermal processing of thin-film devices; amorphous materials; static and dynamic loading, classical and reliability-based factors of safety, advanced composites. Prerequisites: ME 399. fracture mechanics in design, applications to the design of selected machine 599 Research (1-99). Independent investigation in field of mechanical components. Prerequisites: ME 130, ME 285, and ME 324. Offered: Fall. engineering to be presented as a thesis.
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602 Magnetogasdynamics (3). Flow of electrically conducting fluids in the presence of an applied electromagnetic field. Same as ECE 602. 610 Seminar (1). Review recent investigations, projects of major importance in mechanical engineering. 616 Theory of Plasticity (3). Plastic yield conditions and stress-strain relations. Behavior of elastic-perfectly plastic members. Plain strain in plastic members. Prerequisite: ME 622 or instructor’s consent. 618 Advanced Dynamics (3). Fundamental principles of advanced rigid body dynamics with applications. Special mathematical techniques including Lagrangian and Hamiltonian methods. Prerequisites: ME 285K and Mathematics 345. 621 Continuum Mechanics (3). Introductory course in the mechanics of continuous media. Basic concepts of stress, strain, constitutive relationships; conservation laws are treated using Cartesian tensor notation. Examples from both solid and fluid mechanics investigated. Prerequisite: ME 351, MATH 345 and CE 276. Same as CE 621 622 Theory of Elasticity (3). Stress and strain at a point. General equations of elasticity. Plane stress, plain strain problems; torsion of prismatic bars. Energy methods. Same as CE 622. 623 Theory of Plates and Shells (3). Bending of plates with various loading and boundary conditions. Deformations,stresses in thin shells. Same as CE 623. 624 Theory of Elastic Stability (3). Buckling of columns, beams,rings, curved bars, thin plates, shells. Same as CE 624. 627 Dynamics of Machinery (3). Dynamic balancing or rotating and reciprocating components of turbo-machinery and internal combustion engines. Gas torque analysis, vibration stress analysis and equivalent systems. Numerical and graphical techniques. Prerequisite: ME 484. 630 Boundary Layer Theory (3). Fluid motion at high Reynolds Number. Derivation of Navier-Stokes equations and boundary layer equations. Methods of solution. Transition to turbulent flow. Completely developed turbulent flow. Prerequisite: ME 441. 636 Heat Transfer-Convection (3). Principles of heat transfer by convection, review of boundary layer theory, laminar and turbulent heat transfer, temperature-dependent fluid properties, high velocity heat transfer and an introduction to mass transfer. Prerequisites: ME 399 and ME 630. 637 Heat Transfer-Radiation (3). Advanced study of engineering radiation heat transfer. Concepts of electromagnetic theory. Development of thermal radiation laws from thermodynamic laws. Analysis of grey and non-grey systems with intervening gases. Study of recent literature. Prerequisites: ME 399. 638 Introduction to Turbulence (3). Introduction to the physical phenomena of turbulence, supported by mathematical and statistical descriptions. Especially appropriate for engineers involved in research aspects of momentum, heat, and mass transport. Prerequisite: ME 441 639 Introduction to Two Phase Flow (3). An introduction to the analysis of the mechanics and transport processes in two phase flows. Prerequisite: ME 441. 644 Fracture and Fatigue Prevention in Engineering Practice (3). Practical design problems. Introduction to retrofit design, maintenance, product improvement and new design from a fatigue and fracture prevention philosophy. Fail safe and safe life designs are presented. Prerequisite: ME 534. 651 Computational Fluid Dynamics (3). Principles and development of the finite-difference approximations to the governing differential equations of viscous and inviscid fluid flow. Application to selected model equations. Introduction to boundary layer and Navier-Stokes codes, and to grid generation. Prerequisite: ME 542. 660 Combustion (3). Study of advanced topics in flames and combustion. Detonation and deflagrations, supersonic combustion, air pollution. Prerequisite: ME 441. 676 Finite Element Methods (3). The concepts and fundamentals of the finite element method with applications to problems in solid and fluid mechanics. Prerequisite: ME 486 or CE 421. Same as CE 676 679 Dynamics of Structures (3). Study of the dynamic behavior of structures. Analysis of equivalent lumped parameter systems for the design of structures in a dynamic environment. Prerequisite: ME 484. Same as CE 679. 685 Advanced Vibration Analysis (3). Advanced topics in vibration theory and its application to Mechanical systems. Topics include vibration analysis of multi-degree of freedom, distributed and nonlinear systems, random vibration analysis, and vibration control. Prerequisite: ME 484 or instructor’s consent. 699 Research and Dissertation (1-9). Doctoral dissertation research.
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Conservatory of Music The Conservatory maintains an affiliation with the National Federation of Music Clubs and with student chapters Center for the Performing Arts of the Music Educators National Conference, the National 4949 Cherry Street Association for Music Therapy, the International Association (816) 235-2900 [email protected] of Jazz Educators, the American Guild of Organists and the http://www.umkc.edu/conservatory American Choral Directors Association. Terry L. Applebaum Continuing Education Dean As another service to the community, the Conservatory Timothy Timmons maintains a preparatory and continuing education center Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies offering 500 pre-collegiate and post-collegiate students Randall G. Pembrook opportunities to study music and dance each year. Lessons Associate Dean,Urban Engagement, Administration & may be arranged to be taken during school hours, after school Graduate Studies or on Saturdays. Scholarships or Special Awards General Information Scholarships are available to Conservatory students and are History awarded on the basis of ability (demonstrated at the audition) The Conservatory is an active member in mid-America’s most and academic standing. Scholarships are awarded for one year, important cultural center, Kansas City. This geographical but are renewable, annually, provided students maintain the setting provides students with the opportunity to hear and work appropriate grade level, continue satisfactory performance in with the Conservatory’s own talented artist-faculty and the major performance area and participate in major ensembles internationally known artists who perform in the area. as prescribed. The Conservatory of Music traces its lineage to a merger Applicants for Conservatory scholarships must complete of two early Kansas City conservatories, the Kansas City all regular admissions procedures in order to be considered. Conservatory of Music and the Horner Institute of Fine Arts. A Conservatory scholarship applications are included with the second merger in 1959 joined the Conservatory with the applicant’s packet. University of Kansas City. In 1963, the private University of In accordance with the code of ethics of the National Kansas City became a part of the state university system as Association of Schools of Music, the acceptance of financial UMKC, with the Conservatory as a component college. aid by a candidate is considered a declaration of intent to Accreditation attend the institution, and each candidate will be so informed. The Conservatory of Music’s degree programs are accredited The code further declares that such a student may not consider by the National Association of Schools of Music (1933) and any other offer from an institutional member of the NASM the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education except with the written consent of the music executive of the (1961). first institution. Similarly, a transfer applicant cannot be considered for financial aid without the written Advising recommendation of the head of the music department from All undergraduate and graduate students should be advised by which the transfer is being made. the appropriate student services coordinator or associate dean prior to any registration. All music therapy students should see Undergraduate Programs a faculty member in music therapy for advising. The Conservatory of Music offers the bachelor of fine arts, Studies in American Music bachelor of arts, bachelor of music and bachelor of music The UMKC Conservatory’s Midwest Center for American education degrees. The specific degrees and their requirements Music, founded in 1967 as the Institute for Studies in are listed on the following pages. American Music, stimulates interest in American music and Admissions: New Students encourages performances of works by American composers. New students must meet the general requirements for To achieve these goals, a collection of books, manuscripts, admission to the University. Additionally, a 10-minute audition research materials, musical scores and recordings has been is required in the applicant’s major performance field to assembled. Symposia, lectures and recitals are sponsored by determine proficiency and placement in the appropriate applied MCAM to present different facets of American musical level. culture. Research projects in American music are encouraged, Auditions serve as criteria for admission and for and several doctoral dissertations have been completed on scholarships and are held during the late fall, winter and research using materials from the institute’s collection. summer for the following term. Auditions are advisory in Ensembles nature regarding performance level. It is preferred that The Conservatory offers students the opportunity to participate auditions take place at the Conservatory. In cases of extreme in a variety of ensembles that perform throughout the year. distance or scheduling problems, a taped audition may be More than 20 ensembles are open by audition to all University submitted by the applicant. students who can qualify. The ensembles include: Conservatory Orchestra, Percussion Ensemble, Accordion Admissions: Transfer Students Orchestra, Jazz Workshop, Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Band, All undergraduate transfer students must: Conservatory Wind Ensemble, Madrigal Singers, Heritage • Be admitted to the University and the Conservatory; Chorale, Mens Chorus, Womens Chorus and Musica Nova. • Present complete official transcripts; • Audition for applied placement; and Professional Organizations • The Conservatory sustains chapters of national professional Take a theory examination for validation of theory level. and honor fraternities, including Sigma Alpha Iota and Mu Phi Epsilon, and the national honor society, Pi Kappa Lambda. General Education Requirements
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1. All Conservatory students must meet the University’s required to repeat a level, even though they might receive general requirements as covered in the UMKC general a passing grade. regulations and information section of this catalog. 5. Upon completion of the 202 applied level, all students 2. When American history or social science is required, must have applied jury approval to move on to the 301 courses may be selected from the following: American applied level of study. All students seeking a bachelor of History 101-102 or Political Science 210, American music degree in performance must petition the Government. appropriate applied jury for permission to continue in the 3. The Conservatory accepts both the general and the subject degree program at the junior level. examination of the College Level Examination Program 6. Students can request a change of level from secondary to in all areas, if scores are at or above the 50th percentile. major, or from major to secondary, for the next term but CLEP credit will not be allowed after the student has not the current term. In any case, students must complete accumulated 30 hours of college credit. Students should the total number of hours required for the degree in be aware that the CLEP is not accepted by all graduate applied music. Credit hours in major applied-music schools. studies earned at another institution will be validated 4. Withdrawal policy for all Conservatory students: according to the approval of the appropriate jury. • Students can withdraw without academic assessment 7. Skipping a class number is not allowed. Students advance during the first eight weeks of a semester. either by satisfactory performance at a regular jury or by • Students can withdraw with academic assessment credit obtained through examination. The UMKC from week nine to one month before the beginning of the examination period. Registration Office should be contacted for details and • Students who withdraw from classes any time actual registration for receiving credit through during the final month of scheduled classes will examination. receive an automatic assessment of WF. 8. All freshman and transfer students who are applying for 5. All Conservatory undergraduate students must take the admission as composition majors must take an applied UMKC Written English Proficiency Test after completion audition as part of the application and admissions process. of 45 hours of coursework or before beginning their junior Results of the audition will be communicated to the years. Students who fail the test must take English 299 composition coordinator, and will be used as part of the and pass the proficiency test before their diplomas are overall decision-making process, together with the awarded. Exceptions would be Conservatory students for student’s portfolio, transcripts and supporting documents. whom English is a second language. These students In cases where the audition is not acceptable or where would be required to take the test after all English there is no room for that student in a given applied studio, language requirements of their degree program are met. the composition faculty may elect, if the other portions of 6. Students enrolling in Music Theory I-IV and Ear Training the application are sufficiently strong, to recommend and Solfege I-IV must receive a C- grade or better to admission for the student on a provisional basis. The progress to the next appropriate class level. Students student must re-audition after a maximum of two enrolling in Keyboard Skills I-IV must receive a B- grade semesters of study; if the situation is not resolved by the or better to progress to the next appropriate class level. end of the first year, the student may then be denied composition major status and/or music major status. Requirements for Placing Students in 9. All Conservatory students except those in bachelor of Applied Music Courses music performance with piano emphasis are required to successfully complete Conservatory 310, Keyboard Skills 1. All new students (including transfers) must audition IV, with a grade of B- or better before graduation. before the appropriate faculty for advisement and 10. Students who are late for lessons, or who miss them, do placement. The final determination of course number and so at their own loss. Lessons missed for personal reasons hours of credit is made at the first jury. (This placement of the instructor will be made up. Lessons missed because could range from a non-credit program to Music 402 or of students’ illness will be made up at the discretion of the Dance 442.) instructor. 2. All readmitted students will be assigned a level (major or 11. All bachelor of music students, except composition secondary), a course number and the appropriate hours majors, must complete Applied Music Studies 402. A credit based on their last jury at UMKC. Any students graded public recital is required. Music Theory majors who have interrupted their applied studies at UMKC for must complete applied studies 402 (2 credit hours), with two or more consecutive semesters (not counting the participation in Conservatory 498 required in lieu of the summer session) must re-audition before the appropriate graded public recital. faculty. 12. All bachelor of music education students must complete 3. At the end of the semester, all students taking lessons for Applied Music Studies 401 (secondary). A studio recital credit will perform before a jury composed of the is required. appropriate faculty, with the exception of levels 100B and 13. All bachelor of music education-therapy students must 100C. Students who have presented a degree-plan recital complete Applied Music Studies 301 (secondary). (an evaluated recital) for the current semester will be 14. All bachelor of arts music students must complete assigned a recital grade without a jury. Recital and jury Applied Music Studies 301 (secondary). grades are assigned according to the average of the teacher’s grade (50 percent) and the jury committee’s Recital Requirements grade (50 percent). 1. Performance majors are required to perform in at least 4. Final approval for advancement is subject to the action of one Conservatory student recital each semester. the appropriate jury. If the jury decides that students have Non-performance majors are expected to participate in not made satisfactory progress, the students will be student recitals at the request of the applied music teacher.
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A public senior recital at least 55 minutes long is required fulfill the requirements of a Conservatory academic course. A of all undergraduate performance majors. This recital will part-time Conservatory student may spend two semesters of an be in lieu of the jury examination for that semester. academic year in completing one credit hour. 2. Bachelor of music education majors with choral emphasis or instrumental emphasis are required to perform a studio Bachelor of Music recital at least 30 minutes long. Students may petition The bachelor of music program is a professional baccalaureate their division if they want to give a public recital. The degree program offered in performance, music composition or public recital may be graded at the option of students and music theory. the division. This grade will be in lieu of the jury at the The courses listed below represent a core curriculum that option of the division. is required of all students seeking bachelor of music degrees. 3. Students must give the required recital during a semester Additional emphasis area requirements are listed under the that they are enrolled in a 400-level applied music studies specific degree majors. course. Minimum Core Requirements for All B.M. Degrees 4. Bachelor of music majors with a jazz and studio music Required Courses Hours emphasis are required to present a public senior recital at History 101/102 or Political Science 210 3 least 50-minutes in length during the 402J semester. The English 110 Freshman English I 3 program will include works arranged or composed by the English 225 English II 3 student, chosen from a portfolio submitted to the Conservatory 154 Music Listening Laboratory appropriate jazz/studio music and composition faculty for (seven semesters) 7 approval. The student will perform works from the jazz Conservatory 154A Music Listening Laboratory: repertoire on his or her major instrument. Students also Non-Western Cultures 1 Conservatory 121,122,221,222A are required to present a jury before the appropriate Music Theory I-IV 12 faculty covering the materials studied in the classical Conservatory 129A,129B,229A,229B lessons. Ear Training and Solfege 4 Conservatory 150 Introduction to Ensemble Requirements Music Literature 3 Conservatory 323* Form and Analysis I 2 1. Participation in at least one ensemble is required each Conservatory 351,352 History of semester that students are enrolled full-time (12 hours or Music in Western Civilization I, II 6 more) on campus, as required by the students’ degree Conservatory 380/381 Basic Conducting - programs, except composition majors (see music Choral/Instrumental 2 composition programs for required courses). *Not required for Jazz and Studio Music Emphasis Area 2. Student participation in Conservatory ensemble rehearsals Minimum Foreign Language Requirements for B.M. and performances shall take precedence over Degrees non-Conservatory presentations. The following foreign language requirements for the various 3. A minimum of eight semesters of ensemble credit is bachelor of music degrees may be met by high school required for graduation on any degree plan, except for the equivalency courses, or by taking college level foreign music education degree, which requires seven semesters, language courses. High school foreign language coursework and the music education degree with emphasis in music must be evaluated by the Conservatory to determine therapy, which requires six semesters. applicability toward a degree. 4. All undergraduate students enrolled in applied lessons on orchestral instruments must be enrolled in a major • Accordion: German 110 & 120, 10 hours • Composition: French or German 110 & 120, 10 hours instrumental ensemble each semester, except composition • Guitar: French, German or Italian 110 & 120, 10 hours majors (see music composition program for required • Harpsichord: French or German 110 & 120, 10 hours courses), and except music education students during the • Organ: French or German 110 & 120, 10 hours student-teaching semester. • Piano: French or German 110 & 120, 10 hours 5. All undergraduate Conservatory students whose major • Piano Pedagogy: French or German 110 & 120, 10 hours instruments are orchestral and who are enrolled in six or • String Instrument: French, German or Italian 110 & 120, more hours must be enrolled in a major instrumental 10 hours ensemble. This applies to all degree programs. • Theory: French or German 110 & 120, 10 hours 6. Bachelor of music majors with jazz and studio emphasis • Voice: French, German or Italian 110, 120, 211 & 221, must participate in either Jazz Orchestra or Jazz Band sixteen (16) hours* each semester in residence. These students also will be • Wind and Percussion: French, German or Italian 110 & required to participate in a major ensemble as stated in 120, 10 hours numbers 1-5 of Recital Requirements. * Two years of foreign language (French, German or Italian) are required. If two years of one of the required languages have Recital and Concert Attendance been completed at the high school level, then the language All undergraduate Conservatory students are required to selected will be one of the other two languages. register for Conservatory 154 and to be an audience member at 12 live performances, lectures, or master classes in the performing arts each semester until degree requirements are met. Four of these must be Conservatory events, four must be approved by faculty of the student’s major division, and four may be chosen at the student’s discretion. Events chosen at the student’s discretion may include concerts/lectures needed to
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Bachelor of Music in Music 4. A personal interview (at the discretion of the composition Composition faculty). Music Composition Required Courses Normally, petitions will be considered during the winter (See minimum foreign language and core requirements) semester as a part of the admissions review process for the coming year. Conservatory 101-301* Applied Study 10 Maintenance of major status is required for eligibility for Ensemble** (Eight Semesters) 8 composition scholarships and fellowships. In order to maintain Communications 110 Fundamentals of Effective major status, two conditions must be met: Speaking and Listening 3 Conservatory 133-134 1. A minimum of a B- average in Music Theory classes Beginning Composition I, II 4 (121, 129A, 122, 129B, 221, 229A, 222A, 229B) must be English 300-level Writing Intensive Course 3 maintained. Conservatory 233-234 Intermediate Composition I, II 4 2. No grade below a B- may be received in any Composition Conservatory 235 Techniques of Electronic class ( 133, 134, 233, 234, 333, 433). Music I 3 Conservatory 329 Advanced Ear Training 2 A student who fails to meet either or both of these conditions is Conservatory 331A; 431 Orchestration I, III 5 considered to be on probation, and must retake classes or raise Conservatory 333*** Advanced Composition the average within one year to avoid loss of major status. If (three semesters) 6 major status is revoked, it may only be reinstated by petition Conservatory 427 18th-Century Counterpoint 2 (as described above). Conservatory 428 Contemporary Harmonic/ **** The Area of Concentration is developed by the student Contrapuntal Styles 3 before the end of the freshman year (or before the end of the Conservatory 433 Composition Recital 3 first semester of Conservatory study for transfer students) with Electives (Theory course 300 or above) 2(3) guidance and approval of the composition faculty as a part of Area of Concentration**** 16-18 the planned program. Electives 16 (Successful completion of Conservatory 310, Keyboard Bachelor of Music in Performance Skills, with a grade of B- or better is required.) Students seeking degrees in this program may select an * Students majoring in composition must complete level 301 emphasis area in accordion, guitar, orchestral instruments secondary in any applied area. (bassoon, cello, clarinet, flute, horn, oboe, percussion, ** Ensemble: Participation as a performer by enrollment in a saxophone, string bass, trombone, trumpet, tuba, viola and major ensemble (other ensembles may be substituted for a violin), organ, piano, piano pedagogy, jazz and studio music, major ensemble only by petition) for a minimum of four and voice. semesters is required. Four additional semesters (not Accordion Emphasis Area necessarily major ensembles) must be fulfilled either through additional enrollment as a performer or through enrollment in Prerequisites Conservatory 301G Ensemble for Composers, though a 1. Students must show demonstrable knowledge of major minimum of two semesters of Conservatory 301G must be and harmonic minor scales and arpeggios for both hands. taken. It is expected that students enrolling for Conservatory 2. Students should be able to perform selections in 301G more than once will observe a different ensemble or contrasting styles at the level of Palmer-Hughes, Course ensembles in each time they enroll. Book Ten. Notes: 1. Participating ensembles include: Conservatory Orchestra, Required Courses Conservatory Wind Ensemble, Men’s Chorus, Women’s (See minimum Foreign language and core requirements) Chorus, Accordion Orchestra, Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Foreign Language German 110-120 10 Workshops, Madrigal Singers, Musica Nova, Percussion Conservatory 101-402 Applied Study 32 Ensemble, and Zephyr Quintet. (Others may be added as English 300-level Writing Intensive Course 3 the course develops.) Communication Studies 110 Fundamentals of 2. Course enrollment is done through the Associate Dean for Effective Speaking and Listening 3 Undergraduates Office, but assignment of students to Conservatory 303D Accordion Orchestra* (eight particular ensembles will be done by the composition semesters) 8 faculty in consultation with ensemble directors. Conservatory 305D Chamber Music Accordion (eight 3. Composition faculty will be responsible for semesters) 8 communicating with conductors regarding upcoming Conservatory 331 Orchestration I 2 repertoire. Conservatory 383 Instrumental Conducting 2 Conservatory 426A Arranging Accordion Orchestra 2 *** Major status for the B.M. Music Composition degree is Conservatory 427 18th Century Counterpoint 2 determined for new students (freshmen and transfer students) Conservatory 437 Computer Literacy for by the faculty through the standard admissions process. Music Teachers 3 Students currently enrolled at UMKC who were accepted as Conservatory 466 Accordion Literature 2 Conservatory 491H Pedagogical Practices I majors in other programs must petition the composition faculty (Accordion) 2 for major status. The petition will include: Applied (Piano [3])** 6 1. A portfolio of 2-3 representative scores and/or tape Electives (Non-music) 2 recordings of original work. Electives 3 2. A complete list of original compositions by the petitioner. * Conservatory 305F, Musica Nova, may be used in senior year 3. Transcripts and other academic credentials. (upon approval).
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** Successful completion of Conservatory 310, Keyboard Conservatory 353A-353B History Skills IV, with a grade of B- or better is required. & Development of Jazz I, II 4 Conservatory 360 Introduction to Jazz, Guitar Emphasis Area Improvisation, and Popular Styles 1 Conservatory 383 Instrumental Conducting 2 Prerequisites Conservatory 423 The Music Business 3 1. Students must show demonstrable knowledge of all major Conservatory 425B Arranging Instrumental 2 Conservatory 426B Arranging for Small Ensembles 2 and minor scales and arpeggios in two and three octaves. Conservatory 437 Computer Literacy for 2. Students should be able to perform selections in Music Teachers 3 contrasting styles at the level of Sor, Giuliani, Carulli, etc. Conservatory 440-441 Jazz Keyboard 3. Students must be able to sight read single line melodies in Techniques I, II 4 all positions. Electives 6 * During the 401J-402J semesters of study, students will have Required Courses one weekly 30-minute lesson on standard classical repertoire (See minimum foreign language and core requirements) and technique and one weekly 30-minute lesson on jazz Conservatory 101-402 Applied Study 32 repertoire and technique. Students will present two juries at the Communication Studies 110 Fundamentals of 401J level, classical and jazz, for the appropriate division Effective Speaking and Listening 3 faculties. English 300-level Writing Intensive Course 3 ** Successful completion of Conservatory 310, Keyboard Ensemble (Eight Semesters) 8 Skills IV, with a grade of B- or better is required. Conservatory 305J Chamber Music Guitar 4 *** Students must also participate in a major ensemble as Conservatory 331 Orchestration I 2 stated in general ensemble requirements. Conservatory 427 18th Century Counterpoint 2 Conservatory 437 Computer Literacy for Students must be admitted to major status before Music Teachers 3 enrollment in 301J is permitted. Major status is dependent on Conservatory 491D-492D Pedagogical completing 202J and successfully performing before the jazz Practices I, II (Guitar) 3 faculty. Other criteria for admission to major status include the Conservatory 494 Performance Styles 2 successful completion of a written/ear-training examination Applied (Piano [2])* 4 and Conservatory courses 222A, 229B, 304 and 310. A Electives (Music) 4 minimum B average must be maintained in improvisation Electives 12 courses and the jazz ensembles. * Successful completion of Conservatory 310, Keyboard Skills Organ Emphasis Area IV, with a grade of B- or better is required. Prerequisites Jazz and Studio Music Emphasis Area 1. Students must show demonstrable knowledge of all major Prerequisites and minor scales and arpeggios at moderate tempo. 2. Students should be able to perform Bach Two-Part 1. Students must show demonstrable knowledge of all major Inventions or the Bach Little Preludes and Fugues for and minor scales and arpeggios, in one or two octaves, Organ and a contrasting work of comparable difficulty. etudes and solos from standard literature of the instrument, including one jazz selection from memory. 2. Membership in high school orchestra, band or jazz band is Required Courses desirable. (See minimum foreign language and core requirements) 3. Sight reading will be required. Foreign Language French/German 110,120 10 4. An interview with the appropriate jazz faculty is required. Conservatory 101-402 Applied Study 32 Ensemble (Eight Semesters)* 8 Required Courses English 300-level Writing Intensive Course 3 (See minimum core requirements) Conservatory 382 Choral Conducting 2 Conservatory 427 18th Century Counterpoint 2 Conservatory 101J-402J Applied Study* 16 Conservatory 437 Computer Literacy for Conservatory 104-304 Jazz Music Teachers 3 Improvisation I, II, III 6 Conservatory 460-469 Organ Literature I, II 4 Communication Studies 110 Fundamentals of Conservatory 491C Pedagogical Practices I Effective Speaking and Listening 3 (Organ) 2 Conservatory 123-310 Keyboard Skills II, III, IV** 6 Electives (Harpsichord) 2 Conservatory 202-203 Basic Techniques of Audio Applied (Piano [2])** 4 Recording I, II 6 Electives (Music)*** 4 English 300-level Writing Intensive Course 3 Electives 8 Conservatory 235 Techniques of Electronic Music I 3 * Organ performance majors have the option of using a Conservatory 303B or 303G Jazz Band or maximum of four semesters of Conservatory 305G, Jazz Orchestra (eight semesters)*** 8 Collaborative Keyboard, in lieu of their major ensemble. Conservatory 303E Jazz Workshop (two semesters) 2 ** Two semesters of applied piano are required. Piano 202 Conservatory 305 Chamber Music (two semesters) 2 (two hours) and the piano proficiency examination must be Conservatory 329 Advanced Ear Training 2 passed prior to graduation; therefore, additional piano may be Conservatory 340 Studio Musicianship required. (two semesters) 6 *** Successful completion of Conservatory 310, Keyboard Skills IV, with a grade of B- or better is required.
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Piano Emphasis Area * Piano pedagogy performance majors have the option of using Requirements a maximum of four semesters of Conservatory 305G, Collaborative Keyboard, in lieu of their major ensemble. 1. Students must show demonstrable knowledge in all major ** Must be taken concurrently with appropriate pedagogy and minor scales and tonic arpeggios, parallel motion, and course. four octaves in moderately rapid tempo. String Instrument Emphasis Area 2. Students should be able to perform Bach Two- and Three-Part Inventions; compositions corresponding in Prerequisites difficulty to Beethoven Sonata, Opus 14, No. 1; Mozart Fantasia in D Minor; Chopin Nocturne, Opus 44, No. 1; 1. Students must show demonstrable knowledge of all major Schubert Impromptu, Opus 90, No. 4; and Debussy and minor scales and arpeggios, in one or two octaves, Arabesques. etudes and solos from standard literature of the instrument. One piece must be performed from memory. 2. Membership in high school orchestra or band is desirable. Required Courses (See minimum Foreign language and core requirements) Required Courses Foreign Language French/German 110,120 10 (See minimum Foreign language and core requirements) Conservatory 101-402 Applied Study 32 Conservatory 114,115,214,215 Piano Conservatory 101-402 Applied Study 32 Sight-Reading I-IV 4 Communication Studies 110 Fundamentals of Effective Ensemble (Eight Semesters)* 8 Speaking and Listening 3 English 300-level Writing Intensive Course 3 English 300-level Writing Intensive Course 3 Conservatory 325-326 Piano Pedagogy I, II 4 Conservatory 302 Conservatory Orchestra (eight Conservatory 325A-326A Piano Pedagogy - semesters) 16 Supervised Teaching I, II 2 Conservatory 305A Chamber Music Strings (four Conservatory 376,377,476,477 Accompanying I-IV 6 semesters) 4 Conservatory 427 18th Century Counterpoint 2 Conservatory 331 Orchestration I 2 Conservatory 437 Computer Literacy for Conservatory 355-356 Orchestral Literature Music Teachers 3 for Strings I, II 4 Conservatory 461-462 Piano Literature I, II 6 Conservatory 427 18th Century Counterpoint 2 Electives 8 Conservatory 437 Computer Literacy for Music Teachers 3 * Piano performance majors have the option of using a Conservatory 464E String Chamber maximum of four semesters of Conservatory 305G, Music Literature 2 Collaborative Keyboard, in lieu of their major ensemble. Conservatory 491D-492D Pedagogical Practices I, II (Strings) 3 Piano Pedagogy Emphasis Area Applied (Piano [2])* 4 Prerequisites Electives 11 * Successful completion of Conservatory 310, Keyboard Skills 1. Students must show demonstrable knowledge of all major IV, with a grade of B- or better is required. and minor scales and tonic arpeggios, parallel motion and four octaves in moderately rapid tempo. Voice Emphasis Area 2. Students should be able to perform Bach Two- and Prerequisites Three-Part Inventions; compositions corresponding in difficulty to Beethoven Sonata, Opus 14, No. 1; Mozart 1. Students must be able to sing standard songs in English Fantasia in D Minor; Chopin Nocturne, Opus 44, No. 1; on pitch and with satisfactory phrasing and musical Schubert Impromptu, Opus 90, No. 4; Debussy intelligence. Arabesques. 2. Students must demonstrate ability to read a simple song at sight and should have completed the equivalent of Piano Required Courses 123. (See minimum Foreign language and core requirements) Foreign Language French/German 110,120 10 Required Courses Conservatory 101-402 Applied Study 32 (See minimum Foreign language and core requirements) Conservatory 114,115,214,215 Piano Foreign Language French/German/Italian 110,120, Sight-Reading I-IV 4 211,221* 16 Ensemble (Eight Semesters)* 8 Conservatory 101-402 Applied Study 32 Psychology 210 General Psychology 3 Conservatory 171-172 Foreign Languages for English 300-level Writing Intensive Course 3 Singing I,II 4 Conservatory 325-326 Piano Pedagogy I,II 4 English 300-level Writing Intensive Course 3 Conservatory 325A-326A Piano Pedagogy - Ensemble (Eight Semesters)** 8 Supervised Teaching I,II** 2 Theater 300 Acting I 3 Conservatory 376,377 Accompanying I,II 4 Theater 340 Stage Makeup 1 Conservatory 427 18th Century Counterpoint 2 Conservatory 437 Computer Literacy for Conservatory 437 Computer Literacy for Music Teachers 3 Music Teachers 3 Conservatory 457-458 Vocal Literature I, II 4 Conservatory 461-462 Piano Literature I,II 6 Conservatory 491B-492B Pedagogical Practices I, Conservatory 495-496 Piano Pedagogy III,IV 4 II(Voice) 3 Conservatory 495A-496A Piano Pedagogy - Applied (Piano [3])*** 6 Supervised Teaching I,II** 2 Electives 9 Electives 6
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* Two years of one foreign language (French, German or Conservatory 310 Keyboard Skills IV*** 2 Italian) is required. If two years of one of the required Conservatory 329 Advanced Ear Training 2 languages have been completed at the high school level, then Conservatory 331A Orchestration I 3 Conservatory 373 Instrumental Techniques the language selected will be one of the other two languages. (two semesters) 2 ** Ensemble: Six semesters of Men’s Chorus, Women’s Conservatory 382/383 Choral/Instrumental Chorus or Heritage Chorale are required. Two semesters of Conducting 2 Opera/Musical Theatre ensemble are required. Conservatory 424 Acoustics 3 *** Successful completion of Conservatory 310, Keyboard Conservatory 427 18th Century Counterpoint 2 Skills IV, with a grade of B- or better is required. Conservatory 428 Contemporary Harmonic/ Contrapuntal Styles 3 Wind and Percussion Emphasis Area Conservatory 491K Pedagogical Prerequisites Practices I Theory 3 Conservatory 497 Theory Seminar 3 1. Students must show demonstrable knowledge of all major Conservatory 498 Research Problems 2 and minor scales and arpeggios in one or two octaves, Electives (Non-music) 3 etudes and solos from standard literature of the Electives 12 instrument. Electives (Music) 2 2. Membership in high school orchestra or band is desirable. * Petitions to substitute another language will be considered in Required Courses special cases. (See minimum foreign language and core requirements) ** Students majoring in music theory must complete the applied level of Piano 402, secondary. Conservatory 101-402 Applied Study 32 *** Successful completion of Conservatory 310, Keyboard Communication Studies 110 Fundamentals of Skills IV, with a grade of B- or better is required. Should the Effective Speaking and Listening 3 English 300-level Writing Intensive Course 3 placement exam require students to begin at a level before IV, Conservatory 302/306A Conservatory two hours of electives may be used for this purpose. Orchestra/Wind Ensemble (eight semesters) 16 Conservatory 305 Chamber Music (four semesters) 4 Bachelor of Fine Arts Conservatory 331 Orchestration I 2 The Conservatory of Music offers a bachelor of fine arts in Conservatory 383 Instrumental Conducting 2 dance. Conservatory 427 18th Century Counterpoint 2 Conservatory 437 Computer Literacy for Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Music Teachers 3 The Dance Division curriculum reflects the career goals and Conservatory 470 Introduction to employment opportunities of the undergraduate dance Pedagogy and Literature 3 students. Students will be admitted to the dance program on Applied (Piano [2])* 4 the basis of a successful audition before the dance faculty, and Electives(Music)** 8 a positive evaluation of their academic credentials and physical Electives 11 fitness. Student progress in the dance program will be * Successful completion of Conservatory 310 Keyboard Skills evaluated by the dance faculty each semester. IV with a grade of B- or better is required. Students are admitted provisionally until they are ** Percussion majors must take Conservatory 464A, Wind and approved for their major based on the evaluation and Percussion Literature-Percussion. recommendation of the dance faculty. Bachelor of Music in Music Theory Eligibility and Assessment Criteria 1. Students auditioning for acceptance at the freshman level Degree Program Prerequisites must demonstrate a basic ability in and theoretical 1. Formal approval of the music theory program must be foundation for dance training. acted upon after the student completes Conservatory 2. At the completion of the second semester of the freshman 222A or its equivalent. Students in this degree plan must year, students may advance to the next technical level in maintain a minimum GPA of B- in the undergraduate ballet and/or modern dance on the basis of a juried music theory sequence ( CONS 121-129A, 122-129B, examination and assessment by the dance faculty. 221-229A, 222A-229B). Students not maintaining this 3. Students not advancing to the next technical level in ballet minimum average may not graduate until an appropriate and/or modern dance will be required to repeat their class or classes are retaken and the minimum average present level and may only repeat that level once. achieved. 4. When a student has met the proficiency standards at the 2. Students must demonstrate functional piano facility, aural completion of the sophomore year, through a juried skills and satisfactory part-writing and analysis examination and at the recommendation of the dance proficiency. faculty, the student may petition for declaration of major and minor areas of emphasis on ballet and/or modern Music Theory Program Required Courses dance. (See minimum Foreign language and core requirements)* 5. In the two years following acceptance by the dance faculty, of the petition for declaration of major and minor Conservatory 101-402 Applied Study** 16 areas of emphasis, a student will be expected to complete Ensemble (Eight Semesters) 8 the third-year levels of technical proficiency in the minor English 300-level Writing Intensive Course 3 area of emphasis, and the fourth-year levels of technical Communication Studies 110 Fundamentals of Effective Speaking and Listening 3 proficiency in the major area of emphasis. Conservatory 133-134 Beginning Composition I, II 4 6. Upon completion of all degree requirements, and a Conservatory 235 Techniques of satisfactory evaluation by the dance faculty of the senior Electronic Music I 3 recital, a student may submit application for graduation.
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Program Prerequisites electives. There are approximately 48 credit hours required in 1. Students applying for the dance program must have the field of biological, physical and social sciences, and the previous training in ballet and/or modern dance. humanities. A secondary specialty area requires approximately 2. Applicants will be admitted, upon approval of the dance 27 credit hours of study. faculty, following mandatory auditions by the students. Students accepted into the Conservatory’s bachelor of arts 3. Approval of the major by the dance faculty will be made music program have great freedom in designing individual at the end of either the freshman or sophomore year. programs of study around their musical training. They may take courses in such areas as business, communications, Required Dance Courses English, theater, computer science, foreign languages and Dance 140A-140B Analysis of Movement for the music therapy, which may lead to a double-major degree. Dance I, II 2 Degree Program Prerequisites Dance 141B-442B Ballet Technique and Theory I-VIII 24 1. The student should be able to qualify for Conservatory Dance 141M-442M Modern Dance Technique and 101, Applied Music Studies for Freshmen, for two hours Theory I-VIII 24 credit, in the major performance area. The student also Dance 107,108 Dance Production I, II 4 should have some familiarity with a keyboard instrument. Dance 305,306 History of Dance I, II 6 2. Previous experience in music, such as high school band, Dance 217A-217B Improvisation I,II 2 orchestra or chorus, is desirable. Dance 218A,218B,319A,319B Composition I-IV 4 3. Interest in a field of study outside of music is desirable. Dance 250 Labanotation I 2 Dance 260-261 Jazz I,II 2 Required Music Courses Dance 309B Company 12 Dance 313A,313B,413A,413B Conservatory 121,122,221,222A Music Theory I-IV 12 Pas de Deux/Variation III-VI 4 Conservatory 129A,129B,229A,229B Ear Dance 316A,316B,416A,416B Training and Solfege 4 Performance Techniques I-IV 4 Conservatory 154 Music Listening Laboratory Dance 493,494 Senior Recital I, II** 4 (Seven Semesters) 7 Total Hours 94 Conservatory 154A Music Listening Laboratory: Required General Studies Courses Non-Western Cultures 1 History 101 American History to 1877 3 Conservatory 323 Form and Analysis I 2 Art 110 Introduction to the Visual Arts 3 Conservatory 101-301 Applied Study 10 Communication Studies 110 Fundamentals of Conservatory 490S Independent Study - General Effective Speaking and Listening 3 Education Synthesis 3 English 110 Freshman English I 3 Piano (If not the applied area)* 4 English 225 English II 3 Ensemble (Eight Semesters)** 8 Conservatory 120 Music Appreciation 3 Electives (Music) 3 Conservatory 353A or 353B History & Total Hours 54 Development of Jazz I or II 2 *Successful completion of Conservatory 310, Keyboard Skills Theater 300 Acting I 3 IV, with a grade of B- or better is required. If keyboard is the Conservatory 375B Special Percussion Methods applied area, two hours of music electives are required to be for Dance Students 1 chosen from music history, music composition or music theory. Conservatory 437 Computer Literacy for **If the applied area is in voice, two semesters of Music Teachers 3 Opera/Musical Theatre ensemble are required. Applied Music 2 Dance 301 Advanced Movement Analysis for Required General Studies Courses Dancers 3 Humanities 6 Total Hours 32 Social Science 6 * Throughout their programs of study, all dancers are expected American History 3 to maintain general physical fitness and weight as prescribed Biological Science (with lab) 3(4) by the dance faculty. Health and weight requirements, and English 110,225, and one 300-level many other details, are contained in the Conservatory dance Writing Intensive Course 9 student handbook that is furnished to all dance students. Communication Studies 110 Fundamentals of Effective Speaking and Listening 3 ** A senior recital is required. This must be at least 15 minutes Advanced Math or Statistics 3 in length and must consist of three different dance forms Conservatory 150 Introduction to Music Literature 3 studied in the four years of coursework, including one solo and Conservatory 351,352 History of Music in at least one work choreographed by the student. Further senior Western Civilization I, II 6 recital requirements are contained in the Conservatory dance Conservatory 424 Acoustics 3 student handbook. Conservatory 437 Computer Literacy 3 Electives (Non-music)* 27 Bachelor of Arts in Music Total Hours 75 The bachelor of arts in music degree program recognizes students’ diverse interests and the shifting vocational market. * Must include at least four courses in one area beyond the This program of study offers students great flexibility in introductory level. designing programs that emphasize their musical strengths, as Bachelor of Arts in Music well as their abilities in other fields. The Conservatory’s bachelor of arts in music degree Music Therapy Emphasis Area Prerequisites requires a minimum of 129 credit hours of study. Fifty-four 1. Students should be able to qualify for Conservatory 101, credit hours will be in music, including music theory and Applied Study for Freshman, for two hours of credit in history, applied music, ensemble, listening laboratory and their major performance area.
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2. Students should have enough proficiency at the piano to Conservatory 260 Clinical Foundations of Music play popular songs and church hymns, and to harmonize Therapy 3 simple folk songs. The ability to play by ear is useful. Conservatory 406 Influence of Music on Behavior 3 Conservatory 408 Music in Therapy: Adults 3 3. Emotional stability and good physical stamina also are Conservatory 409 Music in Therapy: Children 3 essential for a music therapist. Conservatory 410 Internship 1-4 4. Applicants are required to complete an interview with a Conservatory 435 Psychological Foundations of music therapy faculty member prior to admission. Music I 3 Psychology 210 General Psychology 3 Retention Psychology 322 Child Psychology 3 In order to continue in the B.A. in music therapy degree Psychology 433 Abnormal Psychology 3 program, a minimum 3.0 cumulative average in Conservatory * Must be taken concurrently with Conservatory 260. 128, 180 and 130 is required by the end of the student’s first ** Must be taken concurrently with Conservatory 408. year as a music therapy major. A student who fails to do so is *** Must be taken concurrently with Conservatory 409. considered to be on probation, and must retake the class or Music Therapy Emphasis Area General Studies Courses classes that caused the GPA to be under 3.0. The grade from English 110 Freshman English I 3 the second taking of a class will supersede the grade for the English 225 English II 3 first taking of a class when figuring the 3.0 minimum Communication Studies 110 Fundamentals of requirement. Effective Speaking and Listening 3 Music Therapy Emphasis Area Required Music Courses Conservatory 424 Acoustics 3 Conservatory 101-301 Applied Study* 10 Conservatory 437 Computer Literacy for Conservatory 101C Voice Class 2 Music Teachers 3 Conservatory 121,122,221,222A Music Theory I-IV 12 History 101/102 American History 3 Conservatory 128 Introduction to Music Psychology 316 Quantitative Methods Education/Music Therapy 1 in Psychology 3 Conservatory 129A,129B,229A,229B Ear Training Electives (General) 4 and Solfege 4 Conservatory 150 Introduction to Music Bachelor of Music Education Literature 3 Completion of the bachelor of music education degree at Conservatory 154 Music Listening Laboratory UMKC fulfills the requirements to teach music in grades K-12 (seven semesters) 7 (elementary general music and secondary vocal or instrumental Conservatory 154A Music Listening Laboratory: music) in either Missouri or Kansas. As a member of NASM Non-Western Cultures 1 and NCATE, the Music Education/Music Therapy Division Conservatory 223-310 Keyboard Skills III, IV** 4 seeks to fully prepare future music educators and believes that Conservatory 302/306A/307B/301B/301C Orchestra the best preparation for teaching is the completion of all Wind Ensemble/Heritage Chorale/Men’s Chorus/ courses in the undergraduate music education curriculum. Women’s Chorus (eight semesters)*** 8 Therefore, all students seeking certification through the Conservatory 315 Popular Piano Styles 1 Conservatory of Music must satisfy the course requirements of Conservatory 316 Popular Guitar Styles 1 the bachelor of music education degree. Before being admitted Conservatory 351-352 History of Music in into the music teacher education sequence, students must: Western Civilization I,II 6 Conservatory 360 Introduction to Jazz, 1. Pass the C-BASE examination and Improvisation and Popular Styles 1 2. Submit an acceptable application to the School of Conservatory 373 Instrumental Techniques Education by the end of the sophomore year. (three semesters)**** 3 Conservatory 380/381 Basic Conducting Choral or Basic Conducting Instrumental 2 Certification Procedures Conservatory 425A/425B Arranging for Choral Upon completion of the bachelor of music education degree, Groups or Arranging Instrumental 2 students must initiate the application for Missouri and Kansas * Proficiency level 301 (2 hrs) in the major applied field must certification in the Student Services Office of the School of be passed. Education. Applications should be filed during the student ** Successful completion of Conservatory 310, Keyboard teaching semester. Certification is not automatic. Skills IV, with a grade of B- or better is required. Elementary student teaching is required for the elementary *** If the applied area is in voice, two semesters of certificate. Secondary student teaching is required for the Opera/Musical Theatre Ensemble are required. secondary certificate. **** In addition to guitar and accordion, students must All prospective teachers must take and receive a complete Conservatory 373N, Survey of Wind and Percussion satisfactory score on the following tests for state certification: Instruments. For Missouri certification, students must receive a satisfactory score on the professional knowledge test of the Music Therapy Emphasis Area Required Courses National Teacher Examination. LS Physiology 117 Human Physiology 3 For Kansas certification, students must receive satisfactory LS Anatomy 118L Human Anatomy Lab 2 scores on the Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST) in reading, Conservatory 130 Music Therapy Techniques: writing and mathematics, and the National Teacher Adults 3 Examination core test. Conservatory 180 Music In Special Education 3 Conservatory 210A Clinical Experience I* 1 Bachelor of Music Education Emphasis Conservatory 210B Clinical Experience II 1 Areas Conservatory 210C Clinical Experience III 1 The Conservatory of Music offers a bachelor of music Conservatory 210D Clinical Experience IV 1 Conservatory 210E Clinical Experience V** 1 education degree with an emphasis in choral music, Conservatory 210F Clinical Experience VI*** 1 instrumental music or music therapy.
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Bachelor of Music Education Choral and Conservatory 378/379 Band Ensemble Techniques/ String Ensemble Techniques 2(1) Instrumental Emphasis Areas Conservatory 381 Basic Conducting- Prerequisites Instrumental 2 Conservatory 383 Instrumental Conducting 2 1. Students must have an ACT score of 21 or higher, or be at Conservatory 385 Elementary Music Methods for the 50 percentile or higher in the high school class rank, or Music Majors 3 have a high school grade-point average of 2.50 or better. Conservatory 386 Secondary Music Methods- 2. Applicants should complete an interview with a music Instrumental 2 education faculty member prior to admission. Conservatory 405 Introductory Foundations in 3. Students who do not achieve these standards (listed the Arts 3 above) may be considered for admission, but must meet Conservatory 425B Arranging Instrumental the standards listed below to progress through the degree. (String students may substitute Conservatory 331, Orchestration I) 2 To be retained in the program the student must achieve the Conservatory 437 Computer Literacy for following: Music Teachers 3 Before starting the junior year: Bachelor of Music Education Instrumental Emphasis Area 1. Complete 201-2 and be admitted into 202-2 in the applied area of study Required General Studies Courses 2. Complete Conservatory 223 or successful completion of English 110, 225 English I and II 6 Elective (Oral Communication) 3 Conservatory 310, Keyboard Skills IV, with a grade of B- Elective (Biology w/lab) 5 or better is required. Elective (Physical Science) 3 3. Compile a GPA of at least 2.80 overall and/or 3.00 GPA Elective (Mathematics) 3 in music Elective (American History) 3 4. Must maintain a combined GPA of at least 2.75 in music Elective (Political Science) 3 theory and ear training classes Psychology 210 General Psychology 3 Education 435 Reading in Secondary School 3 Before the student teaching semester the student: TE 403 Educational Psychology 3 TE 404 Education of the Exceptional Child 1. Must complete a 30-minute public recital and 401-2. and Youth 3 2. Successful completion of Conservatory 310, Keyboard TE 405/422/423 Field Experience 3 Skills IV, with a grade of B- or better is required. TE 420 Adolescent Development 2 3. Must maintain an overall GPA of at least 2.80 with a 3.0 in TE 419/437 Student Teaching***** 14 music and a 3.0 in music methods (128, 385 and 386/387) * A 30-minute recital is required. Applied studies requirement: the performance area may be in any area which carries applied Bachelor of Music Education Instrumental music study numbers through 401. Those students majoring in Emphasis Area a performing area other than an orchestral instrument must complete 202 level on an orchestral instrument and be Required Music Courses admissible to band or orchestra. Conservatory 101-401 Applied Study* 14 ** Successful completion of Conservatory 310, Keyboard Conservatory 101C Voice Class I 2 Skills IV, with a grade of B- or better is required. Conservatory 110, 123, 223, 310 *** String students must complete seven semesters of major Keyboard Skills I-IV** 8 Conservatory 121,122,221,222A ensemble. Wind and percussion students must complete six Music Theory I-IV 12 semesters of major ensemble. Conservatory 128 Introduction to **** Wind and Percussion students: one hour in each of high Music Education/Music Therapy 1 brass, low brass, high strings, low strings, percussion, Conservatory 129A, 129B, 229A,229B woodwind I, woodwind II, and woodwind III, attaining a Ear Training and Solfege 4 minimum grade of C in individual instrument blocks within Conservatory 150 Introduction to Music classes (the final grade will be an average of the grade from the Literature 3 two blocks). Conservatory 373I, Instrumental Techniques Conservatory 154 Music Listening Laboratory Woodwind III, will include a half-semester independent-study (four semesters) 4 review of wind instrument pedagogy and should be taken at the Conservatory 154A Music Listening Laboratory: end of the techniques sequence. String students: one hour each Non-Western Cultures 1 in high brass; low brass; woodwind I; woodwind II; Conservatory 160/161 Instrument Laboratory 1 percussion; and high or low strings depending upon specialty Conservatory 270 Marching Band Technique area and faculty recommendation (ex: violin students take low (Wind/Percussion students only) 1 Conservatory 302/306A Orchestra/Wind strings, cello students take high strings) attaining a minimum Ensemble (six or seven semesters)*** 12(14) grade of C in individual instrument blocks within classes (the Conservatory 323 Form and Analysis I 2 final grade will be an average of the grades from the two Conservatory 351, 352 History of Music in blocks) plus two more hours at the 101 level (minimum) on the Western Civilization I, II 6 other instrument in their specialty area (ex: violin students take Conservatory 358/359 Band Literature/String viola, cello students take double bass). Literature (two semesters) 2 ***** Ten hours required for certification at only one level. Conservatory 360 Introduction to Jazz, Two seven-hour experiences provide certification at both Improvisation and Popular Styles 1 elementary and secondary levels. Conservatory 373 Instrumental Techniques (eight semesters)**** 8
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Bachelor of Music Education Choral ** Successful completion of Conservatory 310, Keyboard Emphasis Area Skills IV, with a grade of B- or better is required. *** Ten hours are required for certification at only one level. Required Music Courses Two seven-hour experiences provide certification at both Conservatory 101-401 Applied Study* 14 elementary and secondary levels. Conservatory 110,123,223,310 Bachelor of Music Education Music Therapy Keyboard Skills I-IV** 8 Conservatory 121,122,221,222A Music Theory I-IV 12 Emphasis Area Conservatory 128 Introduction to Teacher Certification: Music Education/Music Therapy 1 (see Bachelor of Music Education procedures) Conservatory 129A, 129B, 229A, 229B Ear Training and Solfege 4 Therapy Certification: Conservatory 150 Introduction to Graduates may apply for membership by writing to the Music Literature 3 American Music Therapy Association (AMTA). For Board Conservatory 154 Music Listening Laboratory Certification, graduates may write to the Certification Board (four semesters) 4 For Music Therapy (CBMT). All coursework must be Conservatory 154A Music Listening Laboratory: completed before beginning Conservatory 410 Clinical Non-Western Cultures 1 Experience. Therapy students are required to enroll in a Conservatory 171,172 Foreign Languages for professional liability insurance program. Singing I, II 4 Conservatory 301E Opera/Musical Theatre Prerequisites Ensemble (two semesters) 2 1. Students must have an ACT score of 21 or higher, or be at Conservatory 307B/301B/301C Heritage Chorale/ the 50th percentile or higher in the high school class rank, Men’s Chorus/Women’s Chorus (five semesters) 5(10) Conservatory 331 Form and Analysis I 2 or have a high school grade-point average of 2.50 or Conservatory 351,352 History of better. Music in Western Civilization I, II 6 2. Applicants should complete an interview with a music Conservatory 357 Choral Literature therapy faculty member prior to admission. (two semesters) 2 3. Students who do not achieve these standards (listed Conservatory 360 Introduction to Jazz, above) may be considered for admission, but must meet Improvisation and Popular Styles 1 the standards listed below to progress through the degree. Conservatory 370 Choral/Vocal Techniques 2 Conservatory 373N Survey of Wind and Percussion Retention Instruments 1 Conservatory 373P Survey of String Instruments 1 Before starting the junior year: Conservatory 373G Instrumental Techniques Guitar 1 1. Complete 201-2 and be admitted into 202-2 in the applied Conservatory 380 Basic Conducting-Choral 2 area of study. Conservatory 382 Choral Conducting 2 2. Complete Conservatory 223 or successful completion of Conservatory 385 Elementary Music Methods for Conservatory 310, Keyboard Skills IV, with a grade of B- Music Majors 3 or better is required. Conservatory 387 Secondary Music Methods - 3. Compile a GPA of at least 2.80 overall and/or 3.00 GPA Choral 2 in music. Conservatory 405 Introductory Foundations in 4. Complete Conservatory 260, Clinical Foundations of the Arts 3 Music Therapy. Conservatory 425A Arranging for Choral Groups II 5. Maintain a combined GPA of at least 2.75 in music theory Conservatory 437 Computer Literacy for Music and ear training classes. Teachers 3 Required General Studies Courses Before the student teaching/internship year the student English 110,225 English I and II 6 must: Elective (Oral Communication) 3 1. Maintain an overall GPA of at least 2.80, with a 3.00 in Elective (Biology Science w/lab) 5 music and a 3.00 in music methods classes (128, 385, Elective (Physical Science) 3 Elective (Mathematics) 3 386/387) and therapy core classes (Conservatory 130, Elective (American History) 3 180, 210, 260, 406, 408, 409). Elective (Political Science) 3 2. Successful completion of Conservatory 310, Keyboard Psychology 210 General Psychology 3 Skills IV, with a grade of B- or better is required. Education 435 Reading in Secondary School 3 TE 403 Educational Psychology 3 Area Required Music Courses TE 404 Education of the Exceptional Child and Youth 3 Conservatory 101-301 Applied Study* 10 TE 405/422/423 Field Experience 3 Conservatory 101C Voice Class I (Instrumental) 2 TE 420 Adolescent Development 2 Conservatory 121,122,221,222A Music Theory I-IV 12 TE 419/437 Student Teaching*** 14 Conservatory 128 Introduction to Music Education/Music Therapy 1 * A 30-minute recital is required. Applied study requirement Conservatory 129A,129B,229A,229B Ear Training (choose one): 1. Voice, 14 hours; piano, eight hours. 2. Piano, and Solfege I-IV 4 14 hours; voice (must complete at least 202), eight hours. 3. Conservatory 130 Music Therapy Techniques: Organ, harpsichord, accordion or guitar, 14 hours; piano, six Adults 3 hours; voice (must complete at least 202), up to eight hours. Conservatory 150 Introduction to Music Literature 3
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Conservatory 154 Music Listening Laboratory + Must be taken concurrently with Conservatory 260. (four for choral) (five for instrumental) 4(5) ++ Must be taken concurrently with Conservatory 408. Conservatory 154A Music Listening Laboratory: +++ Must be taken concurrently with Conservatory 409. Non-Western Cultures 1 Conservatory 180 Music in Special Education 3 *** If the applied area is in voice, one semester of Conservatory 210A Clinical Experience I + 1 Opera/Musical Theatre Ensemble is required. Conservatory 210B Clinical Experience II 1 **** One hour in accordion is required for both the choral and Conservatory 210C Clinical Experience III 1 instrumental track. The instrumental certification track also Conservatory 210D Clinical Experience IV 1 requires guitar technique (Conservatory 373G) and one Conservatory 210E Clinical Experience V ++ 1 technique class from each of the following areas: woodwinds Conservatory 210F Clinical Experience VI +++ 1 (except woodwinds III); brass; strings; and percussion); Conservatory 223,310 Keyboard Skills III, IV** 4 (Conservatory 375A), for a total of six instrumental technique Conservatory 260 Clinical Foundations classes. The choral certification track will be required to of Music Therapy 3 complete Popular Guitar Styles (Conservatory 316) with Conservatory 302/306A/307B/301B/301C prerequisites if needed, special percussion (Conservatory Orchestra/Wind Ensemble/Heritage Chorale/Men’s 375A) and either survey of wind/percussion (Conservatory Chorus, Women’s Chorus (five semesters)*** 5(10) 373N) or survey of strings (Conservatory 373P) for a total of Conservatory 315 Popular Piano 1 four instrumental technique classes. Conservatory 316 Popular Guitar Styles ***** Ten hours are required for certification at only one level. (for choral only) 1 Conservatory 323 Form and Analysis I 2 Two seven-hour experiences provide certification at both Conservatory 351,352 History of Music in Western elementary and secondary levels. Civilization I, II 6 Conservatory 357 Choral Literature Graduate Programs (for choral only) (two semesters) 2 The Conservatory of Music offers graduate programs leading Conservatory 370 Choral/Vocal Techniques to the following degrees: master of arts in music; master of arts (for choral only) 2 in music – music therapy; master of music in conducting, Conservatory 373 Instrumental Techniques**** music composition, music history and literature, music theory, (four-six semesters) 4-6 and performance; master of music education; and doctorate of Conservatory 380/381 Basic Conducting Choral/ musical arts in music composition, conducting and Instrumental 2 performance. The Conservatory participates in the Conservatory 382/383 Choral Conducting/ interdisciplinary Ph.D. program for students who desire music Instrumental Conducting 2 education as their coordinating discipline and education as a Conservatory 385 Elementary Music Methods for co-discipline. Graduate students in the Conservatory also are Music Majors 3 subject to the University’s general academic regulations, listed Conservatory 386/387 Secondary Music Methods in the School of Graduate Studies section of this catalog. - Instrumental/Choral 2 Conservatory 405 Introductory Foundations in Admission the Arts 3 Admission to the Conservatory of Music does not constitute an Conservatory 406 Influence of Music on Behavior 3 approval of major. Graduate students attending the Conservatory 408 Music in Therapy: Adults 3 Conservatory of Music do not have a major until divisional Conservatory 409 Music in Therapy: Children 3 requirements are met and an approved planned program of Conservatory 410 Internship 1-4 study is filed. Conservatory 424 Acoustics 3 Conservatory 425A/B Arranging for Choral Groups/ Requirements for Admission Instrumental Arranging 2 All students applying for admission must: Conservatory 435 Psychological Foundations of Music I 3 • Complete an application for admission Conservatory 437 Computer Literacy for • Submit transcripts of all prior work Music Teachers 3 • Possess a minimum overall grade-point average of 3.0 (4.0 = A) for all prior coursework Area Required General Studies Courses • English 110,225 English I and II 6 Perform an applied audition, the purpose of which is LS Physiology 117 Human Physiology 3 diagnostic only, except as indicated in certain divisional LS Anatomy 118L Human Anatomy Lab 2 standards. Elective (Oral Communications) 3 Meet admission standards listed below: Elective (American History) 3 Elective (Political Science) 3 • Choral Conducting Elective (Mathematics) 3 – Master’s and doctoral degrees: Live interview/ Elective (Sociology/Anthropology) 3 choral conducting students are required to audition Psychology 210 General Psychology 3 before enrolling in applied lessons, but may be Psychology 433 Abnormal Psychology 3 admitted without an applied audition. Education 435 Reading in Secondary School 3 • Orchestral/Wind Conducting TE 403 Educational Psychology 3 TE 404 Education of the Exceptional Child – Master’s and doctoral degrees: live and Youth 3 interview/applied audition TE 405/422 Field Experience 2 • Master of Arts TE 419/437 Student Teaching***** 14 – Achieve Conservatory 302 at the audition or submit * Applied Studies Requirement: The student must complete area of concentration approval form. 301 level in any instrument. No recital is required. • Music Composition ** Successful completion of Conservatory 310, Keyboard – Master’s and doctoral degrees: submit portfolio of Skills IV, with a grade of B- or better is required. compositions for evaluation.
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• Music Education sections of the exam OR complete review courses (421A/B, – Master’s degree: document completion of a 497JA/B) before enrolling in 500-level theory and history bachelor’s degree in music education or the courses. This examination will be administered during the equivalent/have an acceptable interview with faculty week before each term. In addition, composition majors at the from this discipline/provide evidence of musical master’s and doctoral levels must complete matriculation proficiencies applicable to music education settings. examinations in counterpoint, orchestration, and • Music History and Literature electronic/computer music. – Master’s degree: Graduate Assistantships, Fellowships and 1. Possess a bachelor’s degree in music Scholarships 2. Possess a minimum grade-point average of 3.0 Graduate assistantships are available with stipends varying for in undergraduate music history courses. the academic year depending upon assignment. Assistantships 3. Submit examples of writing skills, including are available in accompanying, assessment, conducting, term papers and a 1,000-word essay outlining instrumental ensembles, jazz and studio music, keyboard skills, reasons for pursuing this major. music appreciation, music composition, music education, 4. Perform an applied audition before enrolling music history and literature, music theory, percussion, pep the first term of admission band, piano, saxophone, recording/lighting, stage management • Music Theory and voice. Recipients are expected to devote 10 hours a week – Master’s degree: in assigned duties. Applicants for assistantships should have 1. Possess a bachelor’s degree in music theory or and maintain a minimum 3.0 (B) grade-point average. the equivalent. Students who wish to apply for assistantships or 2. Possess a minimum grade-point average of 3.0 fellowships should write to the dean of the Conservatory of in undergraduate music theory courses. Music for application materials and a list of current positions. 3. Perform a keyboard proficiency examination. Applications must be submitted by March 1. Awards will be 4. Submit examples of writing skills. made by April 1, and a letter of acceptance or rejection sent to 5. Translate a selection into English from either the applicant by April 15. Awarding a graduate assistantship is French or German using a dictionary. contingent upon admission. • Music Therapy For information concerning other forms of student – Master’s degree: financial aid and scholarships, contact the Conservatory 1. (a) Possess a bachelor’s degree in music therapy Admissions Office at 816-235-2932, and the Financial Aid and from an NASM- accredited institution or the Scholarships Office, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 5115 equivalent. (b) Possess a bachelor’s degree in Oak Street, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499. music or music education from an Degree Requirements NASM-accredited institution or the equivalent. Information concerning specific degree requirements is Students who do not have the appropriate music available upon request from the principal graduate adviser, therapy professional status must pursue a music UMKC Conservatory of Music, 4949 Cherry Street, Kansas therapy equivalency program of study that is City, MO 64110-2499, (816) 235-2900 or 235-2945. inclusive of all undergraduate music therapy Conservatory graduate students must maintain a 3.0 requirements before being admitted to the graduate grade-point average in order to remain in good master’s program. Provisional admission to the standing. A maximum of two courses not exceeding three master of arts in music-music therapy degree hours of credit in each course at the 500 or 600 level in which may be granted by the music therapy faculty. C’s are received shall be acceptable for the planned program of 2. Have an acceptable interview with one or more any advanced degree. No grade lower than a 3.0 (B) is members of the music therapy faculty. acceptable in the major field, except in the master of arts 3. Demonstrate leadership ability and music skills degree. through a successful music therapy clinical presentation in a music therapy setting. This Ensemble Requirements demonstration may consist of a live All graduate students in the master of music and doctor of presentation observed by UMKC music therapy musical arts performance degree programs must enroll in faculty, or a videotape of a session submitted to Conservatory Wind Ensemble or Conservatory Orchestra for a the music therapy faculty. minimum of two semesters if their major instrument is an • Performance orchestral instrument. Master of music students in vocal – Master’s degree: achieve Conservatory 501 performance must participate in Heritage Chorale, Men’s (Graduate - Masters Performance) at the audition. Chorus or Women’s Chorus for a minimum of two semesters. – Doctoral degree: achieve Conservatory 601 All graduate students in the doctor of musical arts (Graduate Doctoral Performance) at the audition. conducting degree program are required to participate in at • Performer’s Certificate least one major ensemble, as advised by the conducting faculty, during each term of enrollment as a full-time student. 1. Possess a bachelor’s degree in music. 2. Achieve Conservatory 501 at the audition. Foreign Language Proficiency 3. Interview with faculty/coaches in the applied area. Master’s students in history and literature, and theory, as well 4. Submit a standard resume including performance as doctoral students in composition, conducting and experiences. performance must satisfy language requirements for the degree. Matriculation Examination For master’s students in history and literature and theory The matriculation examination in dictation, music theory, and as well as doctoral students in conducting and performance music history must be completed by the student before who speak English as their first language, a grade of B- (2.7) enrolling for the term of admission. Students must pass all or better in a first semester, sophomore-level, foreign language
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It is designed to last a total of departments, may be substituted for course requirements eight hours and the content is at the discretion of the provided it documents language capabilities equivalent to the supervisory committee. The examination is offered during the previously described courses. In such cases, a letter from the fifth week of fall and winter semesters and may be scheduled university language professor, describing the process and during a summer session with the approval of the supervisory results, must be forwarded to the Conservatory Associate Dean committee. If taken in the summer, the questions may not be for Graduate Studies. Doctoral students in conducting or graded until the Fall Semester. The student must be enrolled performance who speak English as a Second Language (ESL) the term the comprehensive examination is administered. must achieve a score of 600 on the TOEFL exam. If students have not completed a TOEFL exam with a score greater than Master of Music in Music Composition 600 before arriving at UMKC, they must complete a language Required Courses test in English provided by UMKC’s Applied Language Conservatory 533 Advanced Composition Institute (ALI). All courses recommended by ALI must be (three courses) 9 successfully completed and a score of 600 on the TOEFL or Conservatory 599 Thesis* 4 the equivalent as determined by ALI must be achieved. This Area of Concentration** 8 policy applies to all ESL students regardless of the number of Conservatory 500-600 Music History 3 years they have studied in the United States. Conservatory 500-600 Music Theory 3 For doctoral composition students who speak English as Conservatory 593 Introduction to Research their first language, a grade of B- (2.7) or better in a first and Bibliography in Music 3 semester, sophomore-level, foreign language course or C (2.0) Electives 2 work or better in each of two junior-level courses or in one Total hours (minimum) 32 senior-level literature or civilization course is viewed as an Note: Each master’s student majoring in music composition adequate demonstration of appropriate foreign language skills. must audition on an instrument or voice as part of the initial A language proficiency test, if provided by language instructors enrollment process. Based on the audition results, the applied or departments, may be substituted for course requirements music requirement will be as follows: provided it documents language capabilities equivalent to the previously described courses. In such cases, a letter from the 1. If the student qualifies for applied music at the 301 university language professor, describing the process and secondary level, no applied music is required. results, must be forwarded to the Conservatory Associate Dean 2. If the student does not qualify for applied music at the for Graduate Studies. Students who have demonstrated 301 secondary level, the student must enroll in applied evidence of foreign language skills by passing one year of music in the same performing medium for two terms or foreign language study at the college level, or by passing the until 301 secondary is completed. final exam for a level two college foreign language course, may elect the following options for fulfilling their foreign language *An appropriate composition. A score must be filed in the requirement: A grade of B- or better in CONS 534B Advanced Conservatory Library. Computer Music Language Study or 598B Research Problems **The Area of Concentration is developed by the student with in Computer Languages and Music. If one of these courses is guidance and approval of the supervisory committee as a part used to fulfill the foreign language requirement, it cannot also of the planned program. Examples include Applied be used as part of the Area of Concentration. Doctoral students Music/Ensemble Performance, Music Scholarship, Conducting in composition who speak English as a second language (ESL) (Choral and/or Instrumental), Music Technology and must achieve a score of 600 on the TOEFL exam. If students interdisciplinary courses. have not completed a TOEFL exam with a score greater than Master of Music in Conducting Required 600 before arriving at UMKC, they must complete a language Courses test in English provided by UMKC’s Applied Language Conservatory 582 Advanced Choral Conducting Institute (ALI). All courses recommended by ALI must be (any two from A B C) 4 successfully completed and a score of 600 on the TOEFL or Conservatory 587 Seminar in Choral Literature the equivalent as determined by ALI must be achieved. This (select two from A B C D E or Conservatory policy applies to all ESL students regardless of the number of 459, Choral Literature) 4-5 years they have studied in the United States. OR Conservatory 583 Advanced Instrumental Master’s Degrees Conducting (any two from A B C D) 4 The master of arts, master of music and master of music Conservatory 586 Seminar in Orchestral or education degree programs require a minimum of 30 semester Wind/Band Literature (A or B) 4 hours; at least 18 hours must be numbered 500 or above. No Conservatory 400-500A Applied Music* 2-6 300- or 400-level courses may be included in a master’s Conservatory 500-600 Music History 3 program if required in the comparable baccalaureate degree at Conservatory 500-600 Music Theory 3 the Conservatory of Music. Conservatory 599 (Thesis), Conservatory 593 Introduction to Research and Conservatory 598 (Research Problems), or Conservatory 589 Bibliography in Music 3 (Academic Portfolio) is required on all degree programs except Conservatory 597A Master’s Conducting Performance** 4 performance. With the approval of the supervisory committee Conservatory 598 Research Problems 2 and the principal graduate adviser, students can transfer hours Electives 1-5 Total hours (minimum) 30
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* (Choral Emphasis Voice Requirement) The applicant must Conservatory 593 Introduction to Research and enroll in applied voice the first term of registration as a Bibliography in Music 3 full-time, degree-seeking student. Progress will be measured Conservatory 598 Research Problems 2 Conservatory 663 History and Development by the following: of Notation 3 1. If the applicant qualifies for applied voice at the 500A Conservatory 590 Special Topics: Advanced Research and Bibliography in Music 3 level, a minimum of two credit hours is required. Conservatory 599 Thesis 6 2. If the applicant does not qualify for applied voice at the Electives 1-3 500A level, the student must enroll in applied voice for Total hours (minimum) 35 three terms or until completion of the 500A level. *Elective credit may be substituted if Conservatory 500A (Instrumental Emphasis Applied Requirement) The applicant (Applied Music) is achieved at the audition. must enroll in applied music the first term of registration as a Language Requirements: French or German, which may full-time, degree-seeking student. Progress will be measured be completed according to the options listed in this section of by the following: the catalog. Other languages may be approved by the music history and literature faculty. 1. If the applicant qualifies for applied music at the 401 Supervisory Committee: The Supervisory Committee, level, a minimum of two credit hours is required. which consists of at least two music history faculty plus one 2. If the applicant does not qualify for applied music at the other member, is assigned to approve the planned program of 401 level, the student must enroll in applied music for a study and prepare and grade the comprehensive examination. minimum of two terms, until completion of the 401 level, or until graduation. Master of Music in Performance Required 3. In addition, instrumental conducting majors will be Courses: Orchestral Instruments, Guitar required to enroll in two terms of applied music on other and Keyboard Emphasis Areas appropriate instruments, as advised by the conducting faculty. Conservatory 500-600 Music History 3 Conservatory 500-600 Music Theory 3 ** One public performance is required. One rehearsal/ lecture Conservatory 501 Applied Study* 4 demonstration is required. Conservatory 593 Introduction to Research and Bibliography in Music 3 Master of Music Education Required Conservatory 597 Master’s Recital Courses (two required) 8 Electives (Non-applied music course) 3 Conservatory 574 History and Philosophy Electives 8 of Music Education 3 Total hours (minimum) 32 Conservatory 594A Introduction to Descriptive and Experimental * A minimum of one semester of applied music (501) is Research in Music 3 required before the first recital. Conservatory 501 or 597 is Conservatory 589 or 599 Academic required each semester of enrollment until the recital Portfolio or Thesis 3 requirement is met. Conservatory 500-600 Music History or Theory* 3 All students whose major is an orchestral instrument must Applied Musicianship** 2 be enrolled in Conservatory Wind Ensemble or Conservatory Methods/Materials Advanced Courses Orchestra for a minimum of two semesters. Not more than one (e.g., Conservatory 540x, 582x, 583x, 586x, 587x, half the total hours counted toward the planned program may 596, Summer Workshops) 6 be in applied music and recitals. A maximum of two semesters Electives 10 Total hours (minimum) 30 of an ensemble can be counted on any master’s planned program of study. * MME students will be required to pass the appropriate portions of the matriculation exam before enrolling in any Master of Music in Performance Required 500-level theory or history courses. Courses: Voice Emphasis **MME students wishing to satisfy the Applied Musicianship Conservatory 500-600 Music History 3 requirement by taking lessons in their undergraduate applied Conservatory 500-600 Music Theory 3 area will be required to perform an applied audition prior to Conservatory 501 Applied Study* 4 enrolling the first term of admission. Typically, these lessons Conservatory 566 (A-D) Vocal Literature will occur on a TBA arrangement with applied faculty during (one required) 2 the fall or winter semesters. These students must complete a Conservatory 547 History of Opera I 3 semester of applied lessons at no lower than the 402-2 level. Conservatory 593 Introduction to Research and Other students who wish to refine applied skills through Bibliography in Music 3 pedagogy study (e.g., 491/591 or summer workshops) or Conservatory 597 Master’s Recital through applied study on other instruments (e.g., 500C) will (two required) 8 not be required to audition. Electives 6 Total hours (minimum) 32 Master of Music in Music History and * A minimum of one semester of applied music (501) is Literature Required Courses usually required before the first solo recital. However Voice Conservatory 500A Applied Music Performance majors, with the approval of the Vocal Studies (or three terms in the same performing Division, may enroll in 597 (Master’s Recital) any semester to medium at any level) (2)* receive credit for a major UMKC opera role. Conservatory 500-600 Music History (four Not more than one-half the total hours counted toward the courses, two periods and two of choice) 12 planned program may be in applied music and recitals. Conservatory 500-600 Music Theory 3
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Note: Participation for two semesters in a major choral * The area of concentration is developed by the student with ensemble is required. guidance and approval of the supervisory committee as part of Note: The diction proficiency test for French, German the planned program. Nine hours of work in one discipline and Italian must be passed. must be completed. Examples of concentration areas include (but are not limited to): Business/Technology, Composition, Master of Music in Performance Required Conducting, Education, History, Jazz and Studio Music, Courses: Woodwind Emphasis* Performance, Theory, and Therapy. Conservatory 501 Applied Music ** Elective credit may be substituted for students pursuing an (Instrument #1)** 4 area of concentration in music theory. Conservatory 500A Applied (Instrument #2)*** 2 *** Elective credit may be substituted for students pursuing an Conservatory 500A Applied (Instrument #3)*** 2 area of concentration in music history. Conservatory 500-600 Music Theory 3 **** If the applicant qualifies for applied lessons at the 302 Conservatory 500-600 Music History 3 level, a minimum of 2 credit hours is required. If the applicant Conservatory 591,592 Advanced Pedagogy 4 does not qualify for applied lessons at the 302 level, the student Conservatory 593 Introduction to Research and must enroll in applied lessons for three terms or until Bibliography in Music 3 completion of the 302 level. Students who chose a performance Conservatory 597 Master’s Recital 8 area of concentration must complete a minimum of one Ensemble****/Electives 5 semester of 500A. A total of 9 hours of lessons/ensembles is Total hours (minimum) 34 required for an applied area of concentration. * The five instruments covered in this degree shall be flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone and bassoon. Master of Arts in Music - Music Therapy ** A minimum of one semester of applied music is required before the recital. Not more than one-half of the total hours Conservatory 544 Advanced Clinical Experience 2 counted toward the planned program may be in applied music Conservatory 545 Seminar in Music Therapy 2 Conservatory 594A Introduction to Descriptive and and recitals. Experimental Research in Music 3 *** A graded half recital during the second semester of study Conservatory 599 Thesis 3 on instruments #2 and #3 is required. Select one course from the following four: **** Two semesters of participation in a major ensemble are Conservatory 573 Administration of Music required on instrument #1. One semester of ensemble Education/Music Therapy 3 participation each is required on instruments #2 and #3. Conservatory 596 Theories of Learning Music 3 Note: Jury approval of the 101(2) applied level on EDRP 505 Statistical Methods I 3 instruments #4 and #5 is required before graduation. EDRP 502 Advanced Educational Psychology 3 Special Interest Areas (suggested options): Master of Music in Music Theory Required Gerontology Certificate program Courses Health Services Administration Conservatory 500A Applied Study (2)* Gerontology Administration Conservatory 523 Analytical Procedures 3 Counseling Psychology & Counselor Education Conservatory 524 Advanced Analysis 3 Education Conservatory 559A or B Music of the Sociology 16 20th Century 3 Electives (500 level Music Courses) 6 Conservatory 591G/592G Pedagogy of Music Total hours (minimum) 35 Theory I, II 6 Conservatory 593 Introduction to Research and Performer’s Certificate Required Courses Bibliography in Music 3 Conservatory 599 Thesis 4 Lessons and Recitals (Solo Experiences)* 16 Electives 6-8 Chamber and Ensemble Work (Collaborative Total hours (minimum) 30 Experiences) and/or Prescribed Electives 8 Music Literature/Pedagogy** 3-5 Language Requirement: A proficiency in one foreign language Total hours (minimum) 27-29 is required. See this section of the catalog for options. *Elective credit may be substituted if Conservatory 500A * Instrumental and keyboard students: four hours lessons and (Applied Music) is achieved at the audition. 12 hours recitals. Voice students: eight hours lessons and eight The Conservatory’s undergraduate piano proficiency hours recitals. requirement must be met. ** Instrumental students, three hours; keyboard students, five hours; voice students, four hours. Master of Arts in Music Required Courses Note: Voice students must pass the diction proficiency test in French, German, and Italian. Area of Concentration* 9 Conservatory 500-600 Music Theory** 3 Doctor of Musical Arts Conservatory 500-600 Music History*** 3 Ordinarily, doctor of musical arts candidates will be expected Conservatory 593 Introduction to Research and to show from 75 to 90 hours of approved coursework beyond Bibliography in Music 3 OR the bachelor’s degree (including the master’s degree) on their Conservatory 594A Introduction to Descriptive planned programs. Approximately 80 percent of the and Experimental Research in Music 3 coursework on the planned program must be at the graduate Conservatory 598 Research Problems 2 level (500-600). Conservatory 302 Applied Music**** 2 If it is of acceptable quality and appropriate to the Electives 17 student’s program, graduate credit not to exceed more than Total hours (minimum) 30 one-half the total credit earned beyond the bachelor’s degree may be transferred from another institution to a doctoral
276 Conservatory of Music program. Except for courses included in the earned master’s Doctor of Musical Arts in Music degree, work done at institutions other than UMKC must have Composition Required Courses been completed within nine years of the awarding of the Conservatory 533 Advanced Composition degree. A D.M.A. or Ph.D. student must take and pass the (three classes) 9 doctoral comprehensive examination and advance to candidacy Conservatory 533 Advanced Composition within five years from the beginning of doctoral coursework (one additional) or 534 Advanced Electronic (within four years if entering with a master’s degree in the Music Composition 3 same or closely related field.) After the establishment of Conservatory 699 Dissertation Research* 6 degree candidacy, a maximum of five years will be allowed for Conservatory 531 Advanced Orchestration 3 completion of degree requirements. All D.M.A. students must Area of Concentration** 11 demonstrate proficiency in one foreign language and satisfy the Conservatory 500-600 Music Theory residency requirement. Residency for the D.M.A. cannot begin (three courses) 9 until the first term of enrollment as a D.M.A. student at the Conservatory 500-600 Music History Conservatory. The residency requirement for the D.M.A. may (three courses) 9 Conservatory 593 Introduction to Research and be satisfied in any one of the following ways: 1) two adjacent Bibliography in Music 3 semesters with a minimum of nine hours each, or 2) one semester with a minimum of nine hours and two summer Language Requirement: A proficiency in one foreign language sessions with a minimum of five hours each, provided that the is required. See this section of the catalog for options. full-time semester is adjacent to one of the summer sessions [it Note: Each doctoral student majoring in music is expected that the summer sessions will be consecutive], or 3) composition must audition on an instrument or voice as part of completion of 24 hours within 18 consecutive months. the initial enrollment process. Based on the audition results, the applied music requirement will be as follows: The Supervisory Committee The Supervisory Committee for students seeking the doctor of 1. If the student qualifies for applied music at the 301 level, musical arts shall consist of three faculty who will approve the no applied music is required. planned program of study, doctoral research plan, and agree to 2. If the student does not qualify for applied music at the serve as the three faculty responsible for writing and grading 301 level, the student must enroll in applied music in the the major portion of the doctoral comprehensive examination. same performing medium for two terms or until 301 Comprehensive Examination secondary is completed Before taking the written comprehensive examination, the planned program, residency, language requirement, * An extended work in a format approved by the composition coursework, doctoral research plan and other divisional faculty. Two copies of the full score must be placed in the requirements must be completed. The student must be enrolled Conservatory Library. during the term the comprehensive examination is **The Area of Concentration is developed by the student with administered and 30 consecutive days are allowed for its guidance and approval of the supervisory committee as part of completion. This examination of 24 hours consists of 18 hours the planned program. Examples include Applied of in-depth scrutiny of the major field, prepared and graded by Music/Ensemble Performance, Music Scholarship, Conducting the supervisory committee, and an objective examination (Choral and/or Instrumental), Music Technology and consisting of three hours of music history and three hours of interdisciplinary courses. music theory, prepared and graded by faculty from the Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting Academic Studies and Composition Division. The music Required Courses history and music theory portions are administered on the sixth and seventh Saturdays of the fall and winter semesters. The Conservatory 582 Advanced Choral Conducting (any three from A B C) 6 examination may be scheduled during the summer term with Conservatory 583D Advanced Instrumental approval of the supervisory committee, but may not be graded Conducting for Choral Majors 2 until the fall semester. Each section of the music theory and Conservatory 587 Seminar in Choral Literature music history examinations must be passed with a grade of B- (any four from A B C D E or or better. If a student does not achieve a B- or better on any Conservatory 459) 8(9) section of these exams, he/she must retake that section. The OR comprehensive examination must be completed successfully Conservatory 583 Advanced Instrumental before the dissertation topic is approved. Performance students Conducting (three from A B C D) 6 must also successfully complete their comprehensive exams Conservatory 586 Seminar in Orchestral or Wind/Band Literature(A or B) 8 before the final recital is given. Students selecting doctoral Conservatory 401-500A Applied Music* 2 research options (Conservatory 697 and 698) instead of the Conservatory 500-600 Music History dissertation must complete at least one project after (three required) 9 comprehensive exams are passed. Conservatory 500-600 Music Theory The Comprehensive Examination Committee (three required) 9 The Comprehensive Examination Committee for students Conservatory 593 Introduction to Research and Bibliography in Music 3 seeking the doctor of musical arts shall consist of three faculty Conservatory 697B Doctoral Conducting members of the Supervisory Committee and any other faculty Performance** (Two public performances who have contributed and graded questions. with supporting documents) 8 Conservatory 697/698/699*** Doctoral Research 4 Language Requirement: A proficiency in one foreign language is required. See this section of the catalog for options.
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* Each doctor of musical arts conducting major must enroll in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Study in applied music the first term of registration as a full-time, degree-seeking student. If the applicant qualifies for applied Music Education The Conservatory participates in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. music at the 500A level, a minimum of two credit hours is program for students who desire music education as their required. If the applicant does not qualify for applied music at coordinating discipline and education as a co-discipline. the 500A level, then the student must enroll in applied music Application is made through the School of Graduate until completion of the 500A level or until graduation. Studies. 1. Choral conducting majors whose major applied music is Conservatory of Music Courses not voice will be required to take three terms of applied 101C Voice Class I (2). A course in the fundamentals of correct voice voice at any level. productions; breathing, breath control, study of vowel forms and consonants. 2. Instrumental conducting majors will be further required to Elementary songs. Poise, posture, and stage presence. This course covers two enroll in two additional semesters of two different points of view: development of the student’s own voice and the pedagogy of voice-class instruction. A voice audition is required before registration. instruments at the 500B level as advised by the 102C Voice Class II (2). conducting faculty. 103 Fundamentals of Music Theory (2). An introduction to the rudiments of music theory and basic musicianship skills. Designed primarily as a review ** Conducting recitals may be done with the approval of the course for Conservatory students. Non-music majors may also enroll in this major adviser at any time after successful completion of the course. Graduate Approval of Major. 104 Jazz Improvisation I (2). A systematic approach to the art of jazz improvisation. Emphasis upon performance as well as analysis. Prerequisite: *** A minimum of one Doctoral Research Project, exhibiting Cons. 122 or consent of the instructor. the highest level of independence, must be finished after 108 Beginning Piano for Non-Music Majors (2). A class for non-music comprehensive examinations are successfully completed. Two majors to acquire basic piano skills. Popular arrangements and group rehearsal/lecture demonstrations must be completed. techniques designed to encourage students to play the piano for pleasure. Participation in at least one major ensemble, as advised by the Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. 110 Keyboard Skills I (2). Group instruction in beginning techniques of conducting faculty, during each term of enrollment as a reading, harmonization, transposition, and improvisation, including an full-time student is required. introduction to MIDI technology. 114 Piano Sight-Reading I (1). Laboratory practice in sight-reading for piano Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance majors. Required Courses 115 Piano Sight-Reading II (1). Continuation of Cons. 114. Conservatory 500-600 Music History 120 Music Appreciation (3). Designed for the general University student with (three required) 9 little or no music background and required for Dance Majors (no credit for Conservatory 500-600 Music Theory music majors). An emphasis on the basic elements of music and the historical (three required) 9 and stylistic periods, illustrated by examples from different genre, such as Conservatory 591 Advanced Pedagogy 2 instrumental and vocal ensembles, large and small, solo literature for voice and Conservatory 593 Introduction to Research and instruments, and dance. Three class sessions a week with frequent live Bibliography in Music 3 performance and guest speakers. Conservatory 601 Applied Study* 4 121 Music Theory I (3). A course presenting the elementary melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic elements of music through part-writing and analysis. Conservatory 697 Doctoral Recital The vocabulary for the first semester includes traditional usage and analysis of (three required)** 12 triads and their inversions, non- harmonic tones, introduction to chords of the Conservatory 697A Doctoral Lecture Recital 4 seventh, and elementary modulation. Conservatory 697/698/699*** Doctoral 122 Music Theory II (3). Continuation of Cons. 121. Prerequisite: Cons. 121 Research 4 or equivalent. Language Requirement: A proficiency in one foreign language 123 Keyboard Skills II (2). Group instruction in intermediate-level reading, harmonization, transposition, accompaniments, and improvisation in a variety is required. See this section of the catalog for options. of styles. Introductory techniques in MIDI technology are also included. * A minimum of one semester of Conservatory 601, Applied 125 History and Development of Rock and Roll (3). Designed for the general University student with little or no music background, the course is an Music, is required before the first solo recital. Voice exploration of American popular music from early Rhythm and Blues and performance majors, with the approval of the Vocal Studies Country Western through Rap and the music videos of the MTV generation. Division, may enroll in 697 (Doctoral Recital) any semester to Examines in detail the social/racial issues most important to the music, and the cultural history of twentieth-century America, especially during the decade of receive credit for a major UMKC opera role. the 60’s, which most affected the music’s development. Music majors may ** Performance majors must enroll in Conservatory 601, enroll for music elective credit. Applied Music; Conservatory 697, Doctoral Recital; or 128 Introduction to Music Education/Music Therapy (1). An introductory Conservatory 697A, Doctoral Lecture Recital, each semester course for all BME Choral and Instrumental majors, all music therapy majors, and all students who want general information about the field of music of registration until the recital requirement has been fulfilled. education and music therapy. Includes information on the profession and the ***A minimum of one Doctoral Research Project, exhibiting role of music education in a school curriculum, as well as the roll of music the highest level of independence, must be finished after therapy in various settings. comprehensive examinations are successfully completed. 129A Ear Training and Solfege (1). Study of tonal aural problems and rhythms. Introduction to movable do solfege. Notes on Required Courses 129B Ear Training and Solfege (1). Continuation of Cons. 129A. Voice majors must enroll in Conservatory 547, History of Prerequisite: Cons. 129A. Opera (3.0 hours), and one from Conservatory 566A-D, Vocal 130 Music Therapy Techniques: Adults (3). Class demonstration and Literature (2.0 hours). Voice majors must pass the diction participation in use of materials for psychiatric and geriatric clients. Required proficiency test in French, German and Italian. of all BME Therapy majors. All students whose major is an orchestral instrument must 133 Beginning Composition I (2). Introduction to the compositional process, including notation, calligraphy and score preparation, styles and forms, and be enrolled in Conservatory Wind Ensemble or Conservatory related topics. A weekly one-hour lab is required. Orchestra for a minimum of two semesters. 134 Beginning Composition II (2). Continuation of Cons. 133. Prerequisites: A maximum of three semesters of an ensemble can be Cons. 121 and Cons. 133 or consent of the instructor. A weekly one-hour lab counted on any D.M.A. planned program of study. is required.
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135 Electronic Music Appreciation (3). An introduction to the techniques, 229B Ear Training and Solfege (1). Continuation of Cons. 229A. repertoire, history, and literature of electronic music. In-class projects in sound Prerequisite: Cons. 229A. synthesis (analog and digital); tape recording and tape recorder techniques in 233 Intermediate Composition I (2). Composition of original music in stereo and multi-track; live recording and mixing; live synthesizer various styles and forms. Prerequisites: Cons. 134 and Cons. 122 or consent of performance; and basic home-computer music programming. Two 11/2 hour the instructor. A weekly one-hour lab is required. class meetings per week. 234 Intermediate Composition II (2). Continuation of Cons. 233. 150 Introduction to Music Literature (3). An introduction to the major Prerequisites: Cons. 221 and Cons. 233 or consent of the instructor. A weekly composers, literature, and forms of the various historical periods. one-hour lab is required. Bibliographical sources and library procedures as well as extensive listening requirements are included. 235 Techniques of Electronic Music I (3). A thorough introduction to the instruments and techniques of electronic music production. A hands-on 154 Music Listening Laboratory (1). “Listening” includes works of all major approach to sound synthesis, processing and recording both analog and digital periods and styles in live performance. May be repeated for credit. Required equipment. Three one-hour lectures/demonstrations per week; 1 1/2 - 2 hours for all Conservatory music majors. Non-music majors encouraged to enroll. personal and/or group studio time per week scheduled. Class recital of 154A Music Listening Laboratory: Non-Western Cultures (1). The course composed works each semester. is a study of music in culture and introduces undergraduate students to living 236 Techniques of Electronic Music II (3). Continuation of Cons. 235. Focus music, musical instruments, and dance of oral traditions and music of high is on digital synthesis, sampling and sequence techniques. Three one-hour cultures outside the limits of urban European art music through discussion, lectures/demonstrations per week; 2-2 1/2 hours of personal studio time per performance, and observation. Required for all Conservatory music majors. week scheduled. Class recital of composed works each semester. Prerequisite: Non-music majors are encouraged to enroll. Cons 235 or consent of the instructor. Offered: Winter. 160 Wind and Percussion Laboratory (1). Designed for the student working 260 Clinical foundations of Music Therapy (3). This course is intended to at a beginning level of performance on wind and/or percussion instruments. prepare students majoring in music therapy for clinical experiences in the Instruction will focus on basic playing techniques and pedagogical issues. community. Students learn and develop skills related to the treatment process. Enrollment for credit not required if student is concurrently enrolled in CONS Prerequisites: Students must take concurrently with Cons 210A, Clinical 373 (C,D,E,F,H, OR I), 381, 383, or 386. Prerequisite(s): Permission of Experience I instructor. 270 Marching Band Technique (1). A study of organization and formations 161 String Instrument Laboratory (1). Designed for the student working at a involved for use with varsity and military bands. beginning level of performance on string instruments. Instruction will focus on basic playing techniques and pedagogical issues. Enrollment for credit not 285 Elementary Music Methods (3). Laboratory course for classroom required if student is concurrently enrolled in CONS 373 (A&B), 381, 383, or teachers in which principles of instructional design will be applied to music 386. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. teaching. Students who have extensive music background may elect Cons. 385 in place of Cons. 285. 171 Foreign Language for Singing I (2). A course for Italian and German diction. Emphasis is placed on oratorio rather than conversational 301B Men’s Chorus (1). pronunciation. Required for BME Choral and BM voice. 301C Conservatory Women’s Chorus (1). 172 Foreign Language for Singing II (2). A course for French and Latin 301D Connection (1). diction. Emphasis is placed on oratorio rather than conversational 301E Opera/Musical Theatre Ensemble (1). An introduction to pronunciation. Required for BME Choral and BM voice. opera/musical theatre performance techniques for chorus. Major literature for 180 Music in Special Education (3). Class demonstration and participation in opera choruses will also be surveyed. Members of this class will be required to the use of music materials for handicapped children. perform in an Opera or Musical Comedy chorus. Prerequisites: None. 202 Basic Techniques of Audio Recording I (3). A study of the philosophy, 301G Ensemble for Composers (1). Observation, score analysis, history, and development of audio recording. Practical application of recording non-performance participating during a semester’s rehearsals and performance techniques and development of recording skills. by a participating Conservatory ensemble. Students a.) keep journals that are periodically reviewed and graded by the composition faculty, and b.) meet with 203 Basic Techniques of Audio Recording II (3). Continuation of study of composition faculty periodically to review and discuss issues raised in the recording techniques and development of recording skills. Prerequisite: Cons. ensemble settings. Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of four semesters of 202 or consent of the instructor. major ensemble participation as a performer, and either Cons. 234 or 204 Jazz Improvisation II (2). Prerequisite: Cons. 104 or consent of the permission of the composition faculty. instructor. 302 Orchestra (2). Required of all qualified music majors and open to all 210 Clinical Experience (1). One hour minimum of supervised clinical interested students by audition. experience in music therapy and one hour of seminar per week, which includes practice in developing a treatment plan and writing clinical progress reports. 303 Instrumental Ensemble (1). Ensemble playing in the various All clinicals regardless of contact hours must have a minimum on-site 10 week combinations. Must appear on one student recital. A. String Orchestra B. Jazz duration. Band C. Percussion Ensemble D. Accordion Ensemble E. Experimental Jazz 210A Clinical Experience: I (1). Must be taken concurrently with Cons 260 Ensemble F. Piano Ensemble 303B Jazz Band (1). 210B Clinical Experience: II (1). Primarily assists the site coordinator with some leadership responsibilities. 303C Percussion Ensemble (1). 210C Clinical Experience: III (1). Equal assisting and leading 303D Accordion Orchestra (1). responsibilities on-site 303E Jazz Workshop (1). Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. 210D Clinical Experience: IV (1). Some assisting and primarily leading 303G Jazz Orchestra (1). responsibilities on-site. 304 Jazz Improvisation III (2). Prerequisite: Cons. 204 or consent of the 210E Clinical Experience: V (1). Must be taken concurrently with Cons 408 instructor. 210F Clinical Experience VI (1). Must be taken concurrently with Cons. 409. 305 Chamber Music (1). A) Strings, B) Woodwinds, C) Brass D) Accordion, E) Percussion, F) Music Nova. 214 Piano Sight-Reading III (1). Laboratory practice in sight-reading for piano majors. Prerequisite: Cons. 115. 305G Chamber Music Collaborative Keyboard (1). Coaching the pianist in collaborative music-making, either vocal accompaniment or in chamber music 215 Piano Sight-Reading IV (1). Laboratory practice in sight-reading for situations with other instruments. Undergraduate keyboard performance piano majors. Prerequisite: Cons. 214. majors have the option of using 4 semesters of accompanying and/or chamber 221 Music Theory III (3). Continuation of Cons. 122. Introduction to music in lieu of a major ensemble. Grades are submitted by the instructors of nineteenth century harmony. Prerequisite: Cons. 122. the students being accompanied, or by the ensemble. Grades are submitted by 222A Music Theory IV (3). Continuation of Cons. 221. An introduction to the instructors of the students being accompanied, or by the ensemble coach. 20th century analysis and techniques, focusing on popular music and jazz By permission of the instructor. styles. Study in performing, compositional skills, and related ear-training. 305H Chamber Orchestra (1). Prerequisite: Cons. 221. 305J Chamber Music Guitar (1). 223 Keyboard Skills III (2). Group instruction in advanced techniques of 306A Conservatory Wind Ensemble (2). reading, harmonization, transposition, and improvisation, with extended-range 307A Madrigal Singers (1). accompaniments. Techniques for practicing using MIDI technology are also included. 307B Heritage Chorale (2). 229A Ear Training and Solfege (1). Continuation of Cons. 129B. 309 Audio Recording III (3). Continuation of study of recording techniques Prerequisite: Cons. 129B. and music production skills. Prerequisite: Cons. 203.
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310 Keyboard Skills IV (2). Group instruction designed to fulfill the Piano 358 Band Literature (1). Includes listening and analysis as they relate to Proficiency requirement. Students are required to demonstrate sight reading, programming and educational issues in wind/percussion ensemble settings. harmonization, transposition, ear playing, improvisation, and accompanying May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: CONS 381 or permission of skills at advanced levels. Midi technology is used with each of the skill instructor. requirements. 359 String Literature (1). Includes listening and analysis as they relate to 315 Popular Piano Styles (1). Course covers techniques of leading piano programming and educational issues in string ensemble settings. May be stylists from early ragtime to the present. Includes listening, analysis, repeated for credit. Prerequisites: CONS 381 or permission of instructor. arranging, and performing. Prerequisite: Completion of Piano Proficiency 360 Introduction to Jazz, Improvisation, and Popular Styles (1).A Exam or consent of the instructor. laboratory course for music students which includes a review of the basic 316 Popular Guitar Styles (1). Course covers techniques of leading guitar history and concepts of jazz and other popular musical styles as well as an styles from the 1920’s to present. Includes listening, analysis, transcription, introduction to improvisational techniques. and performing. Prerequisite: Completion or credit by exam of CONS 373G, 370 Choral/Vocal Techniques (2). Laboratory applications of vocal or by consent of instructor. pedagogy, ensemble rehearsal technique, literature selection, and performance 323 Form and Analysis I (2). Application of theoretical principles of analysis practice. Students will participate in singing and observation activities in a to Western Art music. Prerequisite: Cons. 221. large ensemble setting with an emphasis on critical analysis of technical and pedagogical issues. Prerequisites: CONS 380 or permission of instructor. 325 Piano Pedagogy I (2). Survey of beginning methods and materials. Introduction to learning theories and teaching strategies for individual and 371 Service Playing I (2). A laboratory course for organists in playing group instruction. Catholic, Jewish, and Protestant services. Playing of hymns, chants, and anthems. Modulation and improvisation, organ registration and its application 325A Piano Pedagogy - Supervised Teaching I (1). Supervised practicum to various parts of the service. Prerequisite: consent of the instructor. includes evaluation of teacher effectiveness and student musical growth. Must be taken concurrently with Cons. 325. 372 Service Playing II (2). Continuation of Cons. 371. Prerequisite: consent of the instructor. 326 Piano Pedagogy II (2). Comparison and evaluation of selected method series. Survey of elementary repertoire. Continuing study of the learning 373 Instrumental Techniques (1). Class methods of teaching the following process. Philosophical and business aspects of the teaching profession. instruments in elementary and secondary schools with an emphasis on correct Prerequisite: Cons. 325. formation and teaching of rudimentary techniques, appropriate individual and class literature, and identification of and solutions to common performance 326A Piano Pedagogy - Supervised Teaching II (1). Supervised individual problems. Offered: Fall & Winter. A. Violin-Viola, B. Cello-Double Bass, C. and group teaching. Must be taken concurrently with Cons. 326. Prerequisite. Flute-Clarinet D. Trumpet-Horn, E. Percussion, F. Oboe-Bassoon, G. Guitar, Cons. 325A. H. Trombone-Tuba, I. Saxophone-Wind Review, J. Accordion, K. Organ, L. 329 Advanced Ear Training (2). Study of atonal and highly chromatic tonal Harp aural problems, complex rhythms, and recognition of instruments. 373N Survey of Wind and Percussion Instruments (1). An overview of Prerequisite: Cons. 222 or 222B or equivalent. May be repeated for credit. basic wind and percussion instruments used in public school settings. Includes 331 Orchestration I (2). An introduction to the instruments of the symphony embouchre formation, hand position, sound production, and pedagogical issues orchestra and rudiments of scoring. Classification of instruments and learning encountered in beginning situations. to write for all transposing instruments. Prerequisites: Cons. 222 or 222B or 373P Survey of String Instruments (1). An overview of basic string consent of an instructor or Music theory I-IV. instruments used in public school settings. Includes hand position, bowing, 331A Orchestration I (3). An introduction to the instruments of the sound production, and pedagogical issues encountered in beginning situations. symphony orchestra and rudiments of scoring. Meets concurrently with Cons. 331; the third credit hour is required for music composition and music theory 375A Special Percussion Methods for Music Therapy Students (1). Study majors. Prerequisites: Cons. 222 or 222B or consent of an instructor of Music of classroom and individual percussion techniques applicable to situations Theory I-IV. found in the field of music therapy. Prerequisites: None. 333 Advanced Composition (2). Prerequisites: Cons. 222 or 222B and Cons. 375B Special Percussion Methods for Dance Students (1). A class of percussion techniques which stresses hand drumming skills and advanced 234 or consent of the instructor. May be repeated for credit. rhythmic counting and analysis. Prerequisites: None. 335 Electronic Music Composition (3). Creative, original composition of 376 Accompanying I (2). A course for piano majors designed to give music in diverse styles utilizing the full range of equipment and techniques experience in accompanying vocal and instrumental soloists and choral groups available. A minimum of 3-4 hours of personal studio time per week as well as experience in the keyboard skills of open score reading, scheduled. Concert of composed works each semester. May be repeated for transposition, harmonization, and reading of figured bass. Course includes credit. Prerequisite: Cons 236 or consent of instructor. lectures by members of the voice and instrumental faculty. Two class sessions 339 Composing for the Media (2). Composition for such media as radio, and two hours of assigned accompanying per week. television, film, video, dance and theatre. Prerequisites: Cons. 333, 426C or 377 Accompanying II (2). Continuation of Cons. 376. consent of the instructor. 340 Studio Musicianship (3). Practical experience for composers, performers, 378 Band Ensemble Techniques (2). Laboratory applications of and audio recording engineers in the production of recorded music in the wind/percussion pedagogy, ensemble rehearsal technique, literature selection, studio. Prerequisite: consent of the instructor. and performance practice. Students will participate in playing and observation activities in a large ensemble setting with an emphasis on critical analysis of 351 History of Music in Western Civilization I (3). A chronological study of technical pedagogical issues. Prerequisites: CONS 381 and completion of music in Western civilization with emphasis on periods and styles from early large ensemble requirement or permission of instructor. times to the death of Bach. Outside listening required. Prerequisite: Cons. 150 and successful completion of Cons. 122 highly recommended, or by consent of 379 String Ensemble Techniques (1). Laboratory applications of string the instructor. pedagogy, ensemble rehearsal technique, literature selection, and performance practice. Students will participate in playing and observation activities in a 352 History of Music in Western Civilization II (3). A chronological study large ensemble setting with an emphasis on critical analysis of technical and of music in Western civilization from 1750 to the present. Outside listening pedagogical issues. Prerequisites: CONS 381 or permission of instructor. required. Prerequisite: Cons. 351. Registration concurrent with final semester of large ensemble requirement. 353A History and Development of Jazz I (2). History of Jazz from its 380 Basic Conducting - Choral (2). A study of the basic techniques of all beginning through the Swing Era (1945) using recordings, films and musical rhythms, patterns, subdivision of beats, dynamics, starting, stopping, and examples to illustrate the merging of European and African elements, blues, giving cues through conducting in class. Elementary study of the score as to ragtime and church music. Emphasis on Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, form and harmonic content will be discussed. Prerequisite: Cons. 222A or Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Count 222B. Basie and Kansas City’s role in the development of jazz. 381 Basic Conducting - Instrumental (2). A study of the basic techniques of 353B History and Development of Jazz II (2). History of jazz from the all rhythms, patterns, subdivision of beats, dynamics, starting, stopping, and Bebop Era (1945) to the present, using recordings and musical examples to giving cues through conducting in class. Elementary study of the score as to illustrate changes in rhythm, form, harmony and texture. Emphasis on Charlie form and harmonic intent will be discussed. Prerequisite: Cons. 222A or 222B. Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane and the impact of rock, electronics and non-Western cultures upon jazz. 382 Choral Conducting (2). A study of choral techniques including voice tryouts, placement, attack, release, blend, vocal development, diction, and 357 Choral Literature (1). Includes listening and analysis as they relate to rehearsal techniques through actual experience of conducting in class. programming and educational issues in choral ensemble setting. May be Prerequisite: Cons. 380. Mus. Ed.-Choral majors must take concurrently with repeated for credit. Prerequisites: CONS 380 or permission of instructor. Cons. 387.
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383 Instrumental Conducting (2). A study of instrumental conducting 428 Contemporary Harmonic/Contrapuntal Style (3). Analysis and writing techniques through actual conducting situations in instrumental groups. in contemporary styles. Prerequisite: CONS 222 or recommendation of an Primary objective will be the study of instrumental rehearsal techniques. instructor of Music Theory I-IV Prerequisite: Cons. 381. Mus. Ed.-Instrumental majors must take concurrently 431 Orchestration III (2). A course for composition majors. A detailed study with Cons. 386. of the scores of Debussy, Ravel, Bartok, Stravinsky, Berg, and others, with 384 Early Childhood Music Education (3). Curricular principles, content, their application. Combining the full orchestral forces with voices, solo and teaching-learning activities and materials for musical learning for preschool choral. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Cons. 331A or consent of the and kindergarten children. instructor. 385 Elementary Music Methods for Music Majors (3). Basic principles of 433 Composition Recital (3). Preparation and performance of the student’s curriculum planning for music education, investigation of current methods and original compositions at one or more concerts sponsored by UMKC approaches, and practical teaching experience in laboratory setting. For music Conservatory of Music, with a total of 50 to 60 minutes performance time. majors and non-majors who have extensive musical backgrounds. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: 6 hours of Cons. 333, approval of major status by the Cons. 222A or 222B. Composition Division, and consent of the instructor. 386 Secondary Music Methods - Instrumental (2). The organization, 435 Psychological Foundations of Music (3). The study of the psychological scheduling and feeder-system techniques of beginning band and orchestral aspects of music including perception, cognition, affect, and preference. An programs through high-school level instruction. Areas of study will include introduction measurement and experimental research including statistical curriculum, pedagogical techniques, library facilities, bidding procedures, techniques. Prerequisite: Cons 260 or permission of instructor basic instrument techniques. To be taken concurrently with Cons. 383. 437 Computer Literacy for Music Teachers (3). Computing skills for the 387 Secondary Music Methods - Choral (2). The organization of junior and music teacher. Study of the computer as a tool for music majors who will teach senior high school choral classes to include methods, materials and program in public school music classes, direct ensembles, or teach at the college or building. To be taken concurrently with Cons. 382. university level. Hands-on practice with file creation and editing, graphics and 391 Basic Piano Technology (3). Introduces the art of tuning by ear, including character set generation, data analysis, preparation of computer based the discussion of historical temperaments that preceded equal temperament: instruction, and data retrieval. for upper level undergraduate and graduate explores the action mechanism and its influence on the production of musical students. tone. Prerequisite: Cons. 122 or consent of the instructor. 440 Jazz Keyboard Techniques I (2). Class piano study of accompanying in 405 Introductory Foundations in the Arts (3). The course will concentrate basic jazz styles; technique (arpeggiated seventh chords, major, minor and on the development of a philosophical, historical and social model to assist in diminished); scales (pentatonic, dorian, phrygian, lydian, mixolydian); understanding the complexities, strengths and problems of the arts in the advanced harmonizations and resolutions in all major keys; modulations from context of present day education. full diminished seventh chords; introduction to American song literature for 406 Influence of Music on Behavior (3). Explores the physiological, sight reading and performance (Arlen, Ellington, Gershwin, etc.); psychological and social influences of music on behavior. Although for music harmonization at sight from chord sheets. Prerequisite: Completion of piano therapy practice it may also be of interest to other music majors and/or allied proficiency or consent of instructor. health professionals. Prerequisite: Completion of applied music 202 (2 hours) 441 Jazz Keyboard Techniques II (2). A continuation of Conservatory 440. required of music majors. Completion of Cons 128, 130 & 180 for music Prerequisite: Conservatory 440 or consent of the instructor. therapy majors or consent of the instructor. 451 Sacred Choral Literature (2). A study of sacred choral literature from all 407 Audio Intern Program (1-3). Practical recording experience interning historic periods suitable for the SATB choir. Material includes lectures, with Conservatory recording and music production labs with one lecture recordings, singing, and a bibliography of available anthems and oratorios. weekly. Prerequisite: consent of the instructor. Prerequisite: upper division standing. 408 Music in Therapy:Adults (3). Lecture and clinical demonstration of 457 Vocal Literature I (2). Literature for the solo voice. A course covering theory and practice of music therapy with adult clients. Prerequisites: Must the literature from 1600 to present times, illustrated by recordings and take concurrently with Cons 210E, Clinical Experience V. members of the class and the instructor. Prerequisite: upper division standing 409 Music in Therapy: Children (3). Lecture and clinical demonstrations of and consent of the instructor. Requirement for B.M. voice majors. theory and practice of music therapy with children. Prerequisites: Must take 458 Vocal Literature II (2). A continuation of Cons. 457. concurrently with Cons 210F, Clinical Experience VI. 459 Advanced Choral Literature (3). A survey of choral literature including 410 Internship (1-4). 1040 hours of supervised clinical experience at a site the music of all periods, both sacred and secular, in both small and large forms. approved by the American Music Therapy Association, to be taken after all May be repeated for credit. other course work for the music therapy degree is completed. 460 Organ Literature I (2). A survey of organ music from the 15th century 417 Opera Workshop (2). Introduction to opera and opera performance through 1750. techniques. Class will include performance of opera scenes. Prerequisite: consent of the instructor. May be repeated for credit. 461 Piano Literature I (3). A survey of the development of keyboard 421A Music Theory Review for Graduate Students (1-3). An intensive literature and keyboard forms from the fourteenth through the mid-eighteenth review with emphasis placed on analysis. Open to graduate students only. centuries. Study of important stringed keyboard instruments including the MAY NOT BE USED ON A PLANNED PROGRAM. piano and its predecessors. 421B Ear Training and Solfege for Graduate Students (1). An intensive 462 Piano Literature II (3). Survey of composers and literature for the piano review of ear training and sight singing. Open to graduate students only. MAY from the late-eighteenth through the twentieth centuries. NOT BE USED ON A PLANNED PROGRAM. 463 Hymnology (2). A history, interpretation, and use of hymns and hymn 423 The Music Business (3). An introduction to the various elements of the tunes; Greek and Latin hymns; pre-reformation hymnody and carols; metrical music industry, including production, marketing, unions, contracts, psalmody; Watts, Wesley, and the 18th century hymn writers; the 19th century, broadcasting, licensing agreements and copyrights. the Oxford Movement; contemporary hymnals. 424 Acoustics (3). Study of the propagation of sound, the psychology and 464A Wind and Percussion Literature Percussion (2). A study of solo and physiology of hearing, the acoustics of instruments, and of rooms, and tuning ensemble literature for percussion. systems. Available for graduate credit. 466 Accordion Literature (2). A study of accordion literature. 425A Arranging for Choral Groups (2). Practice in transcribing vocal music of the current pop idiom. Analysis and writing in contemporary harmonic 469 Organ Literature II (2). A survey of organ music from 1750 to the idioms. Stylistic analysis of solo and choral writing in operettas and musical present. plays. Scoring for mixed voices, men’s voices, and women’s voices. 470A Introduction to Pedagogy and Literature Woodwinds (3). A study of Prerequisite: Cons. 222A or 222B. teaching techniques and materials and of solo and ensemble literature. Senior 425B Arranging Instrumental (2). Prerequisite: Cons. 222 or 222B or status required. recommendation of an instructor of Music Theory I-IV. 470B Introduction to Pedagogy and Literature Brass (3). A study of 426A Arranging Accordion Orchestra (2). Prerequisite: Cons. 222A or teaching techniques and materials and of solo and ensemble literature. Senior 222B or recommendation of an instructor of Music Theory I-IV. status required. 426B Arranging for Small Ensembles (2). Arranging for small ensembles 470C Introduction to Pedagogy and Literature Percussion (3). A study of with and without vocals, emphasizing popular and contemporary jazz styles. teaching techniques and materials and of solo and ensemble literature. Senior Prerequisite: Cons. 425B or consent of the instructor. status required. 427 18th Century Counterpoint I (2). Analysis and writing in 18th century 470D Introduction to String Literature and Pedagogy (3). A study of style and forms including canon, invention and fugue. Prerequisite: Cons. 222 teaching techniques and materials and solo and ensemble literature. Senior or 222B or recommendation of an instructor of Music Theory I-IV. status required.
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476 Accompanying III (1). A course for piano majors designed to give 528 Contemporary Harmonic/Contrapuntal Styles (3). Analysis and experience in accompanying vocal and instrumental soloist and choral groups. writing in contemporary styles. Prerequisite: CONS 428 or consent of the One-hour class sessions and two hours of assigned accompanying per week. instructor. 477 Accompanying IV (1). Continuation of Cons. 476. 529 Aspects of Time and Music (3). A course offering a broad-based, multi-disciplinary exploration of the natures of time preparatory to an in-depth 482 Advanced Choral Conducting (2). A review of the various styles of study of some of music’s primary temporal aspects; these focus on complex choral literature for junior and senior high school ensembles (mixed chorus, treatments of rhythm and meter in tonal music. Prerequisite: 523, 591G, or boys’ and girls’ ensembles) through conducting in class. Principles of program permission of instructor. Offered: Winter 2002 planning and concert performance preparation will be considered. Prerequisite: Cons. 382. 531 Advanced Orchestration (3). A study of the scoring techniques of such 483 Advanced Instrumental Conducting (2). A review of techniques and composers as Debussy, Ravel, Schoenberg, Bartok, and Stravinsky, and the musical styles of literature for all levels and all media through conducting in application of these techniques by the student in scoring works for small and class. large ensembles. In the case of the composition major, detailed work in orchestrating original compositions will be required. Prerequisite: Cons. 431 490 Independent Study (1-3). Intensive reading, research projects, creative or consent of the instructor. May be repeated for credit. work, or special performance in the student’s major field, selected by the student in consultation with the appropriate faculty. Prerequisite: Consent of 533 Advanced Composition (3). Intensive work in advanced composition in the instructor. the large forms for various vocal and instrumental ensembles and orchestra. 491 Pedagogical Practices I (2). A study of teaching techniques and May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. materials. A. Piano B. Voice C. Organ D. Strings E. Woodwinds F. Brass G. 534 Advanced Electronic Music Composition (3). Creative, original Percussion H. Accordion composition of music in diverse styles utilizing the full range of equipment and 491K Pedagogical Practices I Theory (3). techniques available. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of the 492 Pedagogical Practices II (2). Students will be required to teach as instructor. assigned and attend assigned seminars. Prerequisite: Cons. 491. A. Piano B. 534B Advanced Computer Music Language Study (3). This course is Voice C. Organ D. Strings E. Woodwinds F. Brass G. Percussion H. Accordion designed to fulfill the computer language option of the foreign language requirement for DMA students in composition. Focus will be on development 492K Pedagogical Practices Theory II (2). Students will be required to teach and mastery of skills in computer languages specifically related to musical as assigned and attend assigned seminars. Prerequisite: Cons 491K. composition , such as MAX or Csound, or in compositional uses of more 494 Performance Styles (2). A practical approach to the music of the general languages such as html, C, and Lingo. Prerequisite: Cons. 335 or Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Early Classical and Contemporary eras consent of instructor. through performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: Completion 540A Seminar in Adv Music Education Methods for Elementry Teachers of Cons. 122, audition and consent of the instructor. (2). A seminar in the design of music materials for K-6 students, preparation 495 Advanced Piano Pedagogy I (2). Study of basic pedagogical of elementary music teachers, and a review of elementary music literature and philosophies, objectives, and procedures of various music educators/programs. materials. Psychological factors in the learning/teaching process. Survey of late 540B Advanced Methods in Instrumental Music (2). Organizational and elementary and early intermediate repertoire and materials. Prerequisite: Cons. rehearsal techniques for programs from the beginning bands and orchestras 326 or consent of the instructor. through high school and college ensembles. Includes information regarding 495A Advanced Piano Pedagogy - Supervised Teaching III (1). Supervised methods, materials and program building. individual and group teaching. Must be taken concurrently with Cons. 495. 540C Advanced Methods in Choral Music (2). Addresses the organization Prerequisite. Cons. 326 or consent of the instructor. of secondary and college choral classes and ensembles. Areas of study include 496 Advanced Piano Pedagogy II (2). Continuing study of intermediate methods, materials and program building. repertoire with emphasis on performance. Seminars with master teachers. 544 Advanced Clinical Experience (2). Music Therapy practicum in a Supervised individual and group teaching. Prerequisite: Cons. 495 or consent clinical area. Includes review of literature of that clinical area and presentation of the instructor. of materials and techniques used with clients. 496A Advanced Piano Pedagogy - Supervised Teaching IV (1). Supervised 545 Seminar in Music Therapy (2). Discussion of current trends in music individual and group teaching. Must be taken concurrently with Cons. 496. therapy. Prerequisite: Cons. 495 or consent of the instructor. 547 History of Opera I (3). A survey of opera from its origins to 1800. 497 Seminar-Workshop in Music (1-4). Special courses in techniques, Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. theory, and repertoire taught by the Conservatory staff and visiting specialists. As announced. 551 History of the Oratorio (3). A study of the oratorio from its beginning 498 Research Problems (2). Individual study under the direction of a faculty through contemporary works. adviser, leading to the writing of a formal paper. A public, non-graded 555 Music of the Medieval and Renaissance Eras (3). Proseminar in the presentation of the paper with performance examples is required. music of the Renaissance, from 1400 to 1600. Prerequisites: None. 556 Music of the Baroque Era (3). Proseminar in the music of the Baroque 503 Special Applied Studies-Band and Orchestral Instruments (2). This era, from 1600 to 1750. course is for the advanced performer for pedagogical or review purposes. An 557 Music of the Classical Era (3). Proseminar in the music of the Classical audition is required. May be repeated for credit. Era, from 1750 to 1828. 517 Advanced Opera Workshop (2). 558 Music of the Romantic Era (3). Proseminar in the music of the Romantic 523 Analytical Procedures (3). An introduction to recent methods of stylistic Era, from 1828 to 1914. and formal analysis including twelve-tone, Schenkerian and set theoretic 559A Music Since 1900: 1900-1945 (3). Proseminar in the music of the approaches. twentieth century, from 1900 1945. 524A Advanced Analysis I - Medieval/Renaissance Periods (3). Theory and 559B Music Since 1900: 1945 to the Present (3). Proseminar in music since analysis of selected works from the 13th through the 16th century. 1945 Prerequisite: Cons. 523 or consent of the instructor. 560A Seminar: History of Russian Vocal Music (3). 524B Advanced Analysis II - Common Practice Period (3). Theory and 560B Seminar: Nineteenth-Century Nationalism in Music (3). analysis of selected works from the 17th through the mid-19th century. Prerequisite: Cons 523 or consent of the instructor. 560C Seminar: History of American Music (3). 524C Advanced Analysis III - Contemporary Period (3). Theory and 561 Advanced Music Literature (2). Survey of the literature of the analysis of selected works from the late 19th century to the present. appropriate instrument. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of Prerequisite: Cons 523 or consent of the instructor. the instructor. 566A Advanced Vocal Literature: French Melodies (2). In-depth study of 526A Introduction to Schenkerian Theory and Analysis (3). An the French melodies of Duparc, Faure, Debussy, Ravel, and Poulenc. introduction to the theories and analytic methodology of Heinrich Schenker (1868-1935). Prerequisite: Passing theory matriculation score or completion of 566B Advanced Vocal Literature: German Lieder (2). In-depth study of the Conservatory 421. German lieder of Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, Mahler, and Strauss. 526B Schenkerian Analysis (3). Continuation of 526A emphasizing the 566C Advanced Vocal Literature: Nationalistic Art Songs (2). In-depth acquisition of advanced skills in Schenkerian analysis. Prerequisite: Cons. study of Nationalistic art songs of Russia, Scandinavia, Spain, and Middle 526A and consent of the instructor. Europe. 527 Advanced Counterpoint (3). Analysis and writing in 18th century style 566D Advanced Vocal Literature: 20th Century Amer & Engl Art Songs and forms including canon, invention and fugue. (2). In-depth study of the 20th Century American and English art songs.
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570 Music Education in the College Environment (3). A preparation for 589 Academic Portfolio (1). Creative synthesis of coursework or clinical entering and functioning in the college Music Education teaching environment. experience resulting in original products such as research documents, Course serves as a review and examination of missions and philosophies of pedagogical materials, technology applications, music compositions or Music Education programs in U.S. colleges and universities and an analysis of arrangements, and musical improvisation applications. Portfolio item may not job responsibilities for college Music Education instructors. include materials used to meet admission requirements. May be repeated for 574 History and Philosophy of Music Education (3). An overview of the credit. history of music education in this country from the beginning of the 589A Academic Portfolio II (1). Additional coursework or clinical experience seventeenth century to the present. Also includes a discussion of the major resulting in original products. Open only to students concurrently enrolled in philosophical models used to justify the study of music. CONS 589. 590 Special Topics (1-3). A seminar in selected topics in various fields and 576 Professional Aspects of College Teaching (2). Designed for graduate idioms of music. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies. students planning a career in college teaching. Covers preparation of job Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. application materials; presentation of a master class; interviews with a search committee and dean; faculty loads and evaluation procedures; tenure and rank, 590K ST:Analytical & Historical Approaches Applied to Selected Works and relationships with students, colleagues and administrators. (3). 582A Advanced Choral Conducting - Technique (2). An introductory study 591A Advanced Pedagogy I - Accordion (2). of the techniques of choral conducting. An overview of conducting topics, 591B Advanced Pedagogy I - Brass (2). including score preparation, rehearsal techniques and performance problems. 591C Advanced Pedagogy I - Organ (2). May be repeated for credit. 591D Advanced Pedagogy I - Percussion (2). 582B Advanced Choral Conducting - Style (2). A study of conducting problems of music of the Renaissance, Baroque, Classic, Romantic and 591E Advanced Pedagogy I - Piano (2). Twentieth century; further examination of performance problems associated 591F Advanced Pedagogy I - Strings (2). with choral performances of madrigals, chamber music, a cappella works and 591G Pedagogy of Music Theory I (3). Study of teaching techniques and music utilizing advanced compositional techniques. May be repeated for materials combined with supervised teaching. Prerequisite: Consent of the credit. instructor. 582C Advanced Choral Conducting-Rehearsal Techniques (2). An 591H Advanced Pedagogy I - Voice (2). advanced study of methods and rehearsal procedures in the development and organization of choral performance; includes concepts of tone quality, diction, 591I Advanced Pedagogy I - Woodwinds (2). programming, and development of communication skills. May be repeated for 592A Advanced Pedagogy II - Accordion (2). credit. 592B Advanced Pedagogy II - Brass (2). 583A Advanced Instrumental Conducting (2). An introductory study of the 592C Advanced Pedagogy II - Organ (2). techniques of instrumental conducting. An overview of conducting topics, including score preparation, rehearsal techniques and performance problems. 592D Advanced Pedagogy II - Percussion (2). 583B Advanced Instrumental Conducting - Orchestra (2). A further study 592E Advanced Pedagogy II - Piano (2). of the techniques of instrumental conducting, including such topics as string 592F Advanced Pedagogy II - Strings (2). techniques, performance practice, baton technique and the art of 592G Pedagogy of Music Theory II (3). Advanced study of teaching accompaniment. Prerequisite: Cons 583A. May be repeated for credit. techniques and materials combined with supervised teaching. Prerequisite: 583C Advanced Instrumental Conducting - Band (2). A further study of the Conservatory 591G. technique of band conducting, including such topics as wind/percussion 592H Advanced Pedagogy II - Voice (2). techniques, performance practice, baton technique, and contemporary wind chamber repertoire. Prerequisite: Cons 583A. May be repeated for credit. 592I Advanced Pedagogy II - Woodwinds (2). 593 Introduction to Research and Bibliography in Music (3). A survey of 583D Advanced Instrumental Conducting - Choral Majors (2).A procedure in bibliography, research, and scholarly writing. specialized course for graduate choral conductors exploring the specialized techniques of orchestral conducting, technique, score preparation and rehearsal 594A Introduction to Descriptive and Experimental Research in Music techniques. Prerequisite: Cons 582A. May be repeated for credit. (3). Introduction to basic descriptive and experimental methodologies in music. Includes a review of important literature in music, proposal writing, 586A Seminar in Orchestral Literature (2). Advanced study of a variety of design, data analysis and scholarly writing styles used in graduate research. styles, periods, and analytical procedures encountered by orchestral conductors. Content will vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for 594B Advanced Descriptive and Experimental Research in Music (3). credit. Further study in the area of data-based research in music. Data gathering procedures specific to music, research ethics in music, preparation for 586B Seminar In Wind/Band Literature (2). Advanced study of a variety of publishing in music journals and in-depth critiques of important literature in styles, periods, and analytical procedures encountered by instrumental music education, music therapy and performance are addressed. conductors of wind ensembles/bands. Content will vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit. 595 Aesthetics (3). A historical survey of musical thought from Boethius to the present. Prerequisite: Cons 593 or consent of the instructor. 587A Seminar in Choral Literature-Middle Ages & Renaissance (2). Each seminar is concerned with the conductor’s viewpoint of a segment of the 596 Theories of Learning Music (3). A study of contemporary research in literature from the specified historical periods and deals with analysis, learning and its application to music. Prerequisite: consent of the instructor. interpretation, vocal problems, conducting problems, etc., of that literature. 597 Master’s Recital (4). Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. 597A Master’s Conducting Performance (4). 587B Seminar in Choral Literature-Baroque and Classical (2). Each 597B Master’s Recital II (4). seminar is concerned with the conductor’s viewpoint of a segment of the literature from the specified historical periods and deals with analysis, 598 Research Problems (2). Individual study with a member of the adjunct, interpretation, vocal problems, conducting problems, etc., of that literature. associate or graduate faculty. Study will culminate in the writing of a formal Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. paper. Research projects must be completed within two consecutive semesters, and filed in the Music Library. The paper must be in agreement with the 587C Seminar in Choral Literature-Twentieth Century (2). Each seminar Conservatory Library’s Format Guidelines for Music Dissertations and Theses. is concerned with the conductor’s viewpoint of a segment of the literature from the specified historical periods and deals with analysis, interpretation, vocal 598B Research Problems in Computer Languages and Music (1-3). problems, conducting problems, etc., of that literature. PREREQUISITE: Individual study with a member of the adjunct, associate, or graduate faculty. Consent of the instructor. Study will culminate in the production of a project (computer program, CD-ROM,composition, or other document) that demonstrates skills in 587D Seminar in Choral Literature-Large Forms Orchestral Accomp (2). computer languages specifically related to music. This course fulfills the Each seminar is concerned with the conductor’s viewpoint of a segment of the computer language option of the foreign language for DMA students in literature from the specified historical periods and deals with analysis, composition. interpretation, vocal problems, conducting problems, etc., of that literature. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. 599 Thesis (1-9). 620 History of Music Theory I (3). A study of theoretical treatises, in the 587E Seminar in Choral Literature - Sacred (2). Each seminar is concerned with the conductor’s viewpoint of a segment of the literature from the specified original languages and in translation, from earliest times through treatises on historical periods and deals with analysis, interpretation, vocal problems, the thorough bass. conducting problems, etc., of that literature. Prerequisite: Consent of the 621 History of Music Theory II (3). A study of theoretical treatises, in the instructor. original languages and in translation, from the 18th-20th Centuries.
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660 Graduate Seminar in Music (3). Seminars in the life and works of 241B Ballet Technique and Theory III (3). Continuation of Cons. 141B, specific composers and schools of composition: Palestrina-Lassus; 142B on the intermediate level including Beginning Pas de Deux. Monteverdi- Schutz; Bach; Handel; Haydn; Mozart; Beethoven; Schubert- 241M Modern Dance Technique and Theory III (3). Continuation of 141M, Schumann; Verdi; Wagner; Brahms; Bruckner-Mahler-Strauss; on the intermediate level. Debussy-Ravel; Stravinsky-Bartok; Neo-Viennese School. 242B Ballet Technique and Theory IV (3). Continuation of Cons. 141B, 663 History and Development of Notation (3). Transcribing and editing 142B on the intermediate level including Beginning Pas de Deux. manuscripts of Western music. Prerequisite: consent of the instructor. May be 242M Modern Technique and Theory IV (3). Continuation of 142M, on the repeated for credit. intermediate level. 697 Doctoral Recital (4). 250 Labanotation I (2). An introduction to basic theory and elementary skills 697A Doctoral Lecture Recital (4). of labanotation. 697B Doctoral Conducting Performance (4). 260 Jazz I (1). A study of Western Theatrical Dance focusing on Jazz and Musical Theater dance forms. 697BP Doctoral Conducting Performance Paper (1). Individual study with 261 Jazz II (1). The continued study of Western Theatrical Dance focusing on the student’s conducting teacher. Study will culminate in the writing of a Jazz and Musical Theater dance forms. formal paper addressing aspects of a doctoral conducting performance. 301 Advanced Movement Analysis for Dancers (3). A study of the body 697C Doctoral Recital II (1-4). which relates specifically to the needs of dancers. Emphasis is placed upon an 697CP Doctoral Recital Paper II (1). Additional individual study with the understanding of the skeletal system, the muscular system, their specific student’s applied teacher. Study will culminate in the writing of another formal importance to dance technique, and dance injuries and prevention. Three hours paper addressing aspects of a doctoral recital. Open only to students lecture per week. Prerequisites: Dance major. concurrently enrolled in CONS 697P. 305 History of Dance I (3). A study of the development of Western Theatrical 697D Doctoral Conducting Performance II (1-4). Dance from the Renaissance Court Dances to 20th Century contemporary ballet. Outside reading and written reports required. Offered: Fall. 697DP Doctoral Conducting Performance Paper (1). Additional individual study with the student’s conducting teacher. Study will culminate in the 306 History of Dance II (3). A study of the development of Modern Dance writing of another formal paper addressing aspects of a doctoral conducting from the late 19th Century through the 20th Century. Outside reading and performance. Open only to students concurrently enrolled in CONS 697BP. written reports required. Offered: Winter. 697P Doctoral Recital Paper (1). Individual study with the student’s applied 309B Company (2). A repertory company comprised of dance majors, teacher. Study will culminate in the writing of a formal paper addressing selected guest artists and dance faculty for the preparation and public aspects of a doctoral recital. performance of choreographic works, concerts and lecture/ demonstrations directed by resident faculty and guest choreographers. 698 Research Problems (2). Individual study with a member of the adjunct, associate, graduate or doctoral faculty. Study will culminate in the writing of a 313A Pas de Deux/Variations III (1). More advanced partnering. An scholarly paper. introduction of Pas de Deux from the traditional classical repertoire. Prerequisite: Cons. 213B. 698A Doctoral Research Problems II (2). Additional study with a member of the adjunct, associate, graduate or doctoral faculty. Study will culminate in the 313B Pas de Deux/Variations IV (1). Continuation of Cons. 313A. writing of another scholarly paper. Open only to students concurrently enrolled 316A Performance Techniques I (1). A four-semester class rotation focusing in CONS 698. on performance techniques of folk and character dances of various countries, 698B Doctoral Music Product (1-4). Individual study with a member of the traditional vocabulary of pantomime gestures, and theatrical dance forms adjunct, associate, graduate, or doctoral faculty. Study will culminate in the including tap and jazz styles. writing of a creative, original composition, arrangement or edition of music. 316B Performance Techniques II (1). A four-semester class rotation focusing 699 Dissertation Research (1-16). on performance techniques of folk and character dances of various countries, traditional vocabulary of pantomime gestures, and theatrical dance forms 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). including tap and jazz styles. Dance Courses 319A Composition III (1). An intermediate course in Dance Composition 107 Dance Production I (2). A study of the fundamentals of dance production focusing on choreographing works through the exploration of movement such including planning and organization, programming and publicity, lighting as theme and variation, gesture, chance dance, poetry and narration, costume design for dance, sound and recording techniques, costume design and and musical forms as structural frameworks for making dances. Prerequisite: construction, and stage make-up. Laboratory projects will be coordinated with Cons 218B. actual dance productions. 319B Composition IV (1). A continuation of the intermediate course in Dance Composition focusing on choreographing solo and group works in the Ballet 108 Dance Production II (2). Continuation of Cons. 107. and Modern idioms, as well as preparation of works for the senior recital. 140A Analysis of Movement for the Dance I (1). A study of the structure of Prerequisite: Cons 319A. classical ballet steps and movements including basic anatomy, vocabulary and 341B Ballet Technique and Theory V (3). Continuation of Cons. 242B on aesthetics of ballet. Restricted to dance majors. the advanced level. (Modern emphasis students - minimum of 3 classes weekly 140B Analysis of Movement for the Dance II (1). Continuation of Cons. required (MWF) (2 hrs.). 140A. 341M Modern Dance Technique and Theory V (3). Continuation of 242M 141B Ballet Technique and Theory I (3). Fundamentals of classical ballet on the advanced level. (Ballet emphasis students - minimum of 3 classes including beginning pointe work. Non-Majors by audition. weekly required (MWF) 2 hrs.) 141M Modern Dance Technique and Theory I (3). Techniques of 342B Ballet Technique and Theory VI (3). Continuation of Cons. 341B. Contemporary dance. Non-Majors by audition. 342M Modern Dance Technique and Theory VI (3). Continuation of Cons. 142B Ballet Technique and Theory II (3). Continuation of Cons. 141B. 341M. 142M Modern Dance Technique and Theory II (3). Techniques of 404A Ballet Technique Non-Majors I (1). The applied and theoretical study Contemporary dance. Non-Majors by audition. of ballet including ballet pedagogy, analysis of movement and traditional ballet vocabulary. Outside reading and written reports required. 217A Improvisation I (1). An introduction to the use of Improvisation as a method of discovering through problem-solving a kinesthetic body language 404B Ballet Technique for Non-Majors II (1). The applied and theoretical through immediate and logical motile responses to given problems involving a study of ballet, including ballet pedagogy, analysis of movement, and body or bodies as they relate to time, space, energy, and force. For Dance traditional ballet vocabulary. Outside reading and written reports required. majors. 413A Pas de Deux/ Variations V (1). Complete Pas de Deux including 217B Improvisation II (1). The continued study of the use of improvisation as variations. Emphasis on style and artistry of performing. Preparatory for senior a learned skill which can be used as a vehicle for finding pre- compositional recital. Prerequisite: Cons. 313B. movement material used in making dances. For Dance majors. 413B Pas de Deux/ Variations VI (1). Continuation of Cons. 413A. 218A Composition I (1). An introduction to the fundamentals of 416A Performance Techniques III (1). A four-semester class rotation choreography, including the development of dance compositions through the focusing on performance techniques of folk and character dances of various exploration and definition of specific studies, including floor design, shape countries, traditional vocabulary of pantomime gestures, and theatrical dance design, motion design, and time design. For Dance majors. forms including tap and jazz styles. 218B Composition II (1). The continued exploration of the fundamentals of 416B Performance Techniques IV (1). A four-semester class rotation choreography including locomotion studies, categories of motion, axial focusing on performance techniques of folk and character dances of various movement and sequential and non-sequeter movement. Prerequisite: Cons. countries, traditional vocabulary of pantomime gestures, and theatrical dance 218A. forms including tap and jazz styles.
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441B Ballet Technique and Theory VII (3). Continuation of 342B on the 500B Special Applied Studies (2). One-hour lesson weekly. This course is for advanced level. (Modern emphasis students - minimum of 3 classes per week pedagogical or review purposes. An audition is required, and a jury for required (MWF) 2 hrs.) comments only may be held at the discretion of the division. May be repeated 441M Modern Dance Technique and Theory VII (3). Continuation of 243M for credit. Consent of the instructor required. on the advanced level. (Ballet emphasis students - minimum of 3 classes per 500C Applied Study of a Second Instrument (1). One half-hour lesson week required. (MWF) 2 hrs.) weekly. Applied study for those students who wish to pursue applied study in 442B Ballet Technique and Theory VIII (3). Continuation of Cons. 441B. an area other than, and in addition to, their primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the instructor. 442M Modern Dance Technique and Theory VIII (3). Continuation of 243M on the advanced level. (Ballet emphasis students - minimum of 3 classes 501 Graduate Bassoon - Masters Performance (4). per week required. (MWF) 2 hrs.) 601 Graduate Bassoon - Doctoral Performance (4). 493 Senior Recital I (2). The planning, organization and preparation for the requirements for Senior Recital including selection of repertoire, aspects of Cello Courses technical production and creation of original choreographic works in solo and 100A Preparatory Applied Study (2). One hour weekly lesson. Limited to group form. two semesters study. Jury examination is required. There shall be a jury which 494 Senior Recital II (2). The culminating preparation and juried public shall be for comments only unless the student is applying for entrance to the performance in three dance forms including the completion, rehearsal and 101 level, at which time a graded jury is required. May not be taken for credit mounting of original choreographic works in solo and group form. towards the major. Consent of the instructor. 100B Applied Study of a Second Instrument (2). Applied study of a second Accordion Courses instrument. One-half hour lesson weekly. Applied study for those students 100A Preparatory Applied Study (2). One hour weekly lesson. Limited to who wish to pursue applied study in an area other than, and in addition to, their two semesters study. Jury examination is required. There shall be a jury which primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the shall be for comments only unless the student is applying for entrance to the instructor. 101 level, at which time a graded jury is required. May not be taken for credit 100C Applied Study for the Non-Music Major (2). Applied study for the towards the major. Consent of the instructor. non-music major. One-half hour lesson weekly. No jury required. Consent of 100B Applied Study of a Second Instrument (2). Applied study of a second the instructor. instrument. One-half hour lesson weekly. Applied study for those students 101 Freshman Cello I (2-4). who wish to pursue applied study in an area other than, and in addition to, their primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the 102 Freshman Cello II (2-4). instructor. 201 Sophomore Cello I (2-4). 100C Applied Study for the Non-Music Major (2). Applied study for the 202 Sophomore Cello II (2-4). non-music major. One-half hour lesson weekly. No jury required. Consent of the instructor. 301 Junior Cello I (2-4). 101 Freshman Accordion I (2-4). 302 Junior Cello II (2-4). 102 Freshman Accordion II (2-4). 401 Senior Cello I (2-4). 201 Sophomore Accordion I (2-4). 402 Senior Cello II (2-4). 202 Sophomore Accordion II (2-4). 500A Graduate Cello - Secondary (2). 301 Junior Accordion I (2-4). 500B Special Applied Studies (2). One-hour lesson weekly. This course is for 302 Junior Accordion II (2-4). pedagogical or review purposes. An audition is required, and a jury for 401 Senior Accordion I (2-4). comments only may be held at the discretion of the division. May be repeated 402 Senior Accordion II (2-4). for credit. Consent of the instructor required. 500A Graduate Accordion-Secondary (2). 500C Applied Study of a Second Instrument (1). One half-hour lesson weekly. Applied study for those students who wish to pursue applied study in 500B Special Applied Studies (2). One-hour lesson weekly. This course is for an area other than, and in addition to, their primary performance study. No jury pedagogical or review purposes. An audition is required, and a jury for examination is required. Consent of the instructor. comments only may be held at the discretion of the division. May be repeated for credit. Consent of the instructor required. 501 Graduate Cello - Masters Performance (4). 500C Applied Study of a Second Instrument (1). One half-hour lesson 601 Graduate Cello - Doctoral Performance (4). weekly. Applied study for those students who wish to pursue applied study in an area other than, and in addition to, their primary performance study. No jury Clarinet Courses examination is required. Consent of the instructor. 100A Preparatory Applied Study (2). One hour weekly lesson. Limited to 501 Graduate Accordion - Masters Performance (4). two semesters study. Jury examination is required. There shall be a jury which shall be for comments only unless the student is applying for entrance to the 601 Graduate Accordion - Doctoral Performance (4). 101 level, at which time a graded jury is required. May not be taken for credit Bassoon Courses towards the major. Consent of the instructor. 100A Preparatory Applied Study (2). One hour weekly lesson. Limited to 100B Applied Study of a Second Instrument (2). Applied study of a second two semesters study. Jury examination is required. There shall be a jury which instrument. One-half hour lesson weekly. Applied study for those students shall be for comments only unless the student is applying for entrance to the who wish to pursue applied study in an area other than, and in addition to, their 101 level, at which time a graded jury is required. May not be taken for credit primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the towards the major. Consent of the instructor. instructor. 100B Applied Study of a Second Instrument (2). Applied study of a second 100C Applied Study for the Non-Music Major (2). Applied study for the instrument. One-half hour lesson weekly. Applied study for those students non-music major. One-half hour lesson weekly. No jury required. Consent of who wish to pursue applied study in an area other than, and in addition to, their the instructor. primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the 101 Freshman Clarinet I (2-4). instructor. 102 Freshman Clarinet II (2-4). 100C Applied Study for the Non-Music Major (2). Applied study for the non-music major. One-half hour lesson weekly. No jury required. Consent of 201 Sophomore Clarinet I (2-4). the instructor. 202 Sophomore Clarinet II (2-4). 101 Freshman Bassoon I (2-4). 301 Junior Clarinet I (2-4). 102 Freshman Bassoon II (2-4). 302 Junior Clarinet II (2-4). 201 Sophomore Bassoon I (2-4). 401 Senior Clarinet I (2-4). 202 Sophomore Bassoon II (2-4). 402 Senior Clarinet II (2-4). 301 Junior Bassoon I (2-4). 500A Graduate Clarinet-Secondary (2). 302 Junior Bassoon II (2-4). 500B Special Applied Studies (2). One-hour lesson weekly. This courses is 401 Senior Bassoon I (2-4). for pedagogical or review purposes. An audition is required, and a jury for 402 Senior Bassoon II (2-4). comments only may be held at the discretion of the division. May be repeated 500A Graduate Bassoon-Secondary (2). for credit. Consent of the instructor required.
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500C Applied Study of a Second Instrument (1). One half-hour lesson Horn Courses weekly. Applied study for those students who wish to pursue applied study in 100A Preparatory Applied Study (2). One hour weekly lesson. Limited to an area other than, and in addition to, their primary performance study. No jury two semesters study. Jury examination is required. There shall be a jury which examination is required. Consent of the instructor. shall be for comments only unless the student is applying for entrance to the 501 Graduate Clarinet - Masters Performance (4). 101 level, at which time a graded jury is required. May not be taken for credit 601 Graduate Clarinet - Doctoral Performance (4). towards the major. Consent of the instructor. 100B Applied Study of a Second Instrument (2). Applied study of a second Euphonium Courses instrument. One-half hour lesson weekly. Applied study for those students who wish to pursue applied study in an area other than, and in addition to, their 100A Preparatory Applied Study (2). One hour weekly lesson. Limited to primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the two semesters study. Jury examination is required. There shall be a jury which instructor. shall be for comments only unless the student is applying for entrance to the 101 level, at which time a graded jury is required. May not be taken for credit 100C Applied Study for the Non-Music Major (2). Applied study for the towards the major. Consent of the instructor. non-music major. One-half hour lesson weekly. No jury required. Consent of the instructor. 100B Applied Study of a Second Instrument (2). Applied study of a second 101 Freshman Horn I (2-4). instrument. One-half lesson weekly. Applied study for those students who wish to pursue applied study in an area other than, and in addition to, their 102 Freshman Horn II (2-4). primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the 201 Sophomore Horn I (2-4). instructor. 202 Sophomore Horn II (2-4). 100C Applied Study for the Non-Music Major. (2). Applied study for the non-music major. One-half hour lesson weekly. No jury required. Consent of 301 Junior Horn I (2-4). the instructor. 302 Junior Horn II (2-4). 101 Freshman Euphonium I (2-4). 401 Senior Horn I (2-4). 102 Freshman Euphonium II (2-4). 402 Senior Horn II (2-4). 201 Sophomore Euphonium I (2-4). 500A Graduate Horn-Secondary (2). 202 Sophomore Euphonium II (2-4). 500B Special Applied Studies (2). One-hour lesson weekly. This course is for 301 Junior Euphonium I (2-4). pedagogical or review purposes. an audition is required, and a jury for comments only may be held at the discretion of the division. May be repeated 302 Junior Euphonium II (2-4). for credit. Consent of the instructor required. 401 Senior Euphonium I (2-4). 500C Applied Study of a Second Instrument (1). One Half-hour lesson 402 Senior Euphonium II (2-4). weekly. Applied study for those students who wish to pursue applied study in 500A Graduate Euphonium-Secondary (2). an area other than, and in addition to, their primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the instructor. 500B Special Applied Studies (2). One-hour lesson weekly. This course is for pedagogical or review purposes. An audition is required, and a jury for 501 Graduate French Horn - Masters Performance (4). comments only may be held at the discretion of the division. May be repeated 601 Graduate Horn - Doctoral Performance (4). for credit. Consent of the instructor required. 500C Applied Study of a Second Instrument (1). One-half hour lesson Guitar Courses weekly. Applied study for those students who wish to pursue applied study in 100A Preparatory Applied Study (2). One hour weekly lesson. Limited to an area other than, and in addition to, their primary performance study. No jury two semesters study. Jury examination is required. There shall be a jury which examination is required. Consent of the instructor. shall be for comments only unless the student is applying for entrance to the 501 Graduate Euphonium - Master’s Performance (4). 101 level, at which time a graded jury is required. May not be taken for credit towards the major. Consent of the instructor. 601 Graduate Euphonium - Doctoral Performance (4). 100B Applied Study of a Second Instrument (2). Applied study of a second Flute Courses instrument. One-half hour lesson weekly. Applied study for those students 100A Preparatory Applied Study (2). One hour weekly lesson. Limited to who wish to pursue applied study in an area other than, and in addition to, their two semesters study. Jury examination is required. There shall be a jury which primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the shall be for comments only unless the student is applying for entrance to the instructor. 101 level, at which time a graded jury is required. May not be taken for credit 100C Applied Study for the Non-Music Major (2). Applied study for the towards the major. Consent of the instructor. non-music major. One-half hour lesson weekly. No jury required. Consent of the instructor. 100B Applied Study of a Second Instrument (2). Applied study of a second 101 Freshman Guitar I (2-4). instrument. One-half hour lesson weekly. Applied study for those students who wish to pursue applied study in an area other than, and in addition to, their 102 Freshman Guitar II (2-4). primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the 201 Sophomore Guitar I (2-4). instructor. 202 Sophomore Guitar II (2-4). 100C Applied Study for the Non-Music Major (2). Applied study for the non-music major. One-half hour lesson weekly. No jury required. Consent of 301 Junior Guitar I (2-4). the instructor. 302 Junior Guitar II (2-4). 101 Freshman Flute I (2-4). 401 Senior Guitar I (2-4). 102 Freshman Flute II (2-4). 402 Senior Guitar II (2-4). 201 Sophomore Flute I (2-4). 500A Graduate Guitar-Secondary (2). 202 Sophomore Flute II (2-4). 500B Special Applied Studies (2). One-hour lesson weekly. This course is for 301 Junior Flute I (2-4). pedagogical or review purposes. An audition is required, and a jury for 302 Junior Flute II (2-4). comments only may be held at the discretion of the division. May be repeated for credit. Consent of the instructor required. 401 Senior Flute I (2-4). 500C Applied Study of a Second Instrument (1). One Half-hour lesson 402 Senior Flute II (2-4). weekly. Applied study for those students who wish to pursue applied study in 500A Graduate Flute-Secondary (2). an area other than, and in addition to, their primary performance study. No jury 500B Special Applied Studies (2). One-hour lesson weekly. This course is for examination is required. Consent of the instructor. pedagogical or review purposes. An audition is required, and a jury for 501 Graduate Guitar - Masters Performance (4). comments only may be held at the discretion of the division. May be repeated 601 Graduate Guitar - Doctoral Performance (4). for credit. Consent of the instructor required. 500C Applied Study of a Second Instrument (1). One Half-hour lesson Harp Courses weekly. Applied study for those students who wish to pursue applied study in an area other than, and in addition to, their primary performance study. No jury 100A Preparatory Applied Study (2). One hour weekly lesson. Limited to examination is required. Consent of the instructor. two semesters study. Jury examination is required. There shall be a jury which shall be for comments only unless the student is applying for entrance to the 501 Graduate Flute - Masters Performance (4). 101 level, at which time a graded jury is required. May not be taken for credit 601 Graduate Flute - Doctoral Performance (4). towards the major. Permission of the Instructor.
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100B Applied Study of a Second Instrument (2). Applied study of a second 401 Senior Oboe I (2-4). instrument. One-half hour lesson weekly. Applied study for those students 402 Senior Oboe II (2-4). who wish to pursue applied study in an area other than, and in addition to, their primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Permission of the 500A Graduate Oboe-Secondary (2). Instructor. 500B Special Applied Studies (2). One-hour lesson weekly. This course is for 100C Applied Study for the Non-Music Major (2). Applied study for the pedagogical or review purposes. An audition is required, and a jury for non-music major. One-half hour lesson weekly. No jury required. Permission comments only may be held at the discretion of the division. May be repeated of the Instructor. for credit. Consent of the instructor required. 101 Freshman Harp I (1-4). 500C Applied Study of a Second Instrument (1). One Half-hour lesson 102 Freshman Harp II (1-4). weekly. Applied study for those students who wish to pursue applied study in 201 Sophomore Harp I (1-4). an area other than, and in addition to, their primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the instructor. 202 Sophomore Harp II (1-4). 301 Junior Harp I (1-4). 501 Graduate Oboe-Master Performance (4). 302 Junior Harp II (1-4). 601 Graduate Oboe - Doctoral Performance (4). 401 Senior Harp I (1-4). Organ Courses 402 Senior Harp II (1-4). 100A Preparatory Applied Study (2). One hour weekly lesson. Limited to 500 Graduate Harp - Secondary (1-2). two semesters study. Jury examination is required. There shall be a jury which 501 Graduate Harp - Masters Performance (2-4). shall be for comments only unless the student is applying for entrance to the 601 Graduate Harp - Doctoral Performance (2-4). 101 level, at which time a graded jury is required. May not be taken for credit towards the major. Consent of the instructor. Harpsichord Courses 100B Applied Study of a Second Instrument (2). Applied study of a second 100A Preparatory Applied Study (2). One hour weekly lesson. Limited to instrument. One-half hour lesson weekly. Applied study for those students two semesters study. Jury examination is required. There shall be a jury which who wish to pursue applied study in an area other than, and in addition to, their shall be for comments only unless the student is applying for entrance to the primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the 101 level, at which time a graded jury is required. May not be taken for credit instructor. towards the major. Consent of the instructor. 100C Applied Study for the Non-Music Major (2). Applied study for the 100B Applied Study of a Second Instrument (2). Applied study of a second non-music major. One-half hour lesson weekly. No jury required. Consent of instrument. One-half hour lesson weekly. Applied study for those students the instructor. who wish to pursue applied study in an area other than, and in addition to, their 101 Freshman Organ I (2-4). primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the 102 Freshman Organ II (2-4). instructor. 201 Sophomore Organ I (2-4). 100C Applied Study for the Non-Music Major (2). Applied study for the non-music major. One-half hour lesson weekly. No jury required. Consent of 202 Sophomore Organ II (2-4). the instructor. 301 Junior Organ I (2-4). 101 Freshman Harpsichord I (2-4). 302 Junior Organ II (2-4). 102 Freshman Harpsichord II (2-4). 401 Senior Organ I (2-4). 201 Sophomore Harpsichord I (2-4). 402 Senior Organ II (2-4). 202 Sophomore Harpsichord II (2-4). 301 Junior Harpsichord I (2-4). 500A Graduate Organ-Secondary (2). 302 Junior Harpsichord II (2-4). 500B Special Applied Studies (2). One-hour lesson weekly. This course is for pedagogical or review purposes. An audition is required, and a jury for 401 Senior Harpsichord I (2-4). comments only may be held at the discretion of the division. May be repeated 402 Senior Harpsichord II (2-4). for credit. Consent of the instructor required. 500A Graduate Harpsichord-Secondary (2). 500C Applied Study of a Second Instrument (1). One Half-hour lesson 500B Special Applied Studies (2). One-hour lesson weekly. This course is for weekly. Applied study for those students who wish to pursue applied study in pedagogical or review purposes. An audition is required, and a jury for an area other than, and in addition to, their primary performance study. No jury comments only may be held at the discretion of the division. May be repeated examination is required. Consent of the instructor. for credit. Consent of the instructor required. 501 Graduate Organ - Masters Performance (4). 500C Applied Study of a Second Instrument (1). One Half-hour lesson 601 Graduate Organ - Doctoral Performance (4). weekly. Applied study for those students who wish to pursue applied study in an area other than, and in addition to, their primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the instructor. Percussion Courses 100A Preparatory Applied Study (2). One hour weekly lesson. Limited to 501 Graduate Harpsichord - Masters Performance (4). two semesters study. Jury examination is required. There shall be a jury which 601 Graduate Harpsichord - Doctoral Performance (4). shall be for comments only unless the student is applying for entrance to the 101 level, at which time a graded jury is required. May not be taken for credit Oboe Courses towards the major. Consent of the instructor. 100A Preparatory Applied Study (2). One hour weekly lesson. Limited to 100B Applied Study of a Second Instrument (2). Applied study of a second two semesters study. Jury examination is required. There shall be a jury which instrument. One-half hour lesson weekly. Applied study for those students shall be for comments only unless the student is applying for entrance to the who wish to pursue applied study in an area other than, and in addition to, their 101 level, at which time a graded jury is required. May not be taken for credit primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the towards the major. Consent of the instructor. instructor. 100B Applied Study of a Second Instrument (2). Applied study of a second 100C Applied Study for the Non-Music Major (2). Applied study for the instrument. One-half hour lesson weekly. Applied study for those students non-music major. One-half hour lesson weekly. No jury required. Consent of who wish to pursue applied study in an area other than, and in addition to, their the instructor. primary performance study. No jury performance is required. Consent of the 101 Freshman Percussion I (2-4). instructor. 100C Applied Study for the Non-Music Major (2). Applied study for the 102 Freshman Percussion II (2-4). non-music major. One-half hour lesson weekly. No jury required. Consent of 201 Sophomore Percussion I (2-4). the instructor. 202 Sophomore Percussion II (2-4). 101 Freshman Oboe I (2-4). 102 Freshman Oboe II (2-4). 301 Junior Percussion I (2-4). 201 Sophomore Oboe I (2-4). 302 Junior Percussion II (2-4). 202 Sophomore Oboe II (2-4). 401 Senior Percussion I (2-4). 301 Junior Oboe I (2-4). 402 Senior Percussion II (2-4). 302 Junior Oboe II (2-4). 500A Graduate Percussion-Secondary (2).
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500B Special Applied Studies (2). One-hour lesson weekly. This course is for 402J Senior Saxophone II (Jazz) (2). pedagogical or review purposes. An audition is required, and a jury for 500A Graduate Saxophone-Secondary (2). comments only may be held at the discretion of the division. May be repeated for credit. Consent of the instructor required. 500B Special Applied Studies (2). One-hour lesson weekly. This course is for pedagogical or review purposes. An audition is required, and a jury for 500C Applied Study of a Second Instrument (1). One Half-hour lesson comments only may be held at the discretion of the division. May be repeated weekly. Applied study for those students who wish to pursue applied study in for credit. Consent of the instructor required. an area other than, and in addition to, their primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the instructor. 500C Applied Study of a Second Instrument (1). One half-hour lesson weekly. Applied study for those students who wish to pursue applied study in 501 Graduate Percussion - Masters Performance (4). an area other than, and in addition to, their primary performance study. No jury 601 Graduate Percussion - Doctoral Performance (4). examination is required. Consent of the instructor. Piano Courses 501 Graduate Saxophone - Masters Performance (4). 601 Graduate Saxophone - Doctoral Performance (4). 100A Preparatory Applied Study (2). One hour weekly lesson. Limited to two semesters study. Jury examination is required. There shall be a jury which shall be for comments only unless the student is applying for entrance to the String Bass Courses 101 level, at which time a graded jury is required. May not be taken for credit 100A Preparatory Applied Study (2). One hour weekly lesson. Limited to towards the major. Consent of the instructor. two semesters study. Jury examination is required. There shall be a jury which 100B Applied Study of a Second Instrument (2). Applied study of a second shall be for comments only unless the student is applying for entrance to the instrument. One-half hour lesson weekly. Applied study for those students 101 level, at which time a graded jury is required. May not be taken for credit who wish to pursue applied study in an area other than, and in addition to, their towards the major. Consent of the instructor. primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the 100B Applied Study of a Second Instrument (2). Applied study of a second instructor. instrument. One-half hour lesson weekly. Applied study for those students 100C Applied Study for the Non-Music Major (2). Applied study for the who wish to pursue applied study in an area other than, and in addition to, their non-music major. One-half hour lesson weekly. No jury required. Consent of primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the the instructor. instructor. 101 Freshman Piano I (2-4). 100C Applied Study for the Non-Music Major (2). Applied study for the 102 Freshman Piano II (2-4). non-music major. One-half hour lesson weekly. No jury required. Consent of the instructor. 201 Sophomore Piano I (2-4). 101 Freshman String Bass I (2-4). 202 Sophomore Piano II (2-4). 102 Freshman String Bass II (2-4). 301 Junior Piano I (2-4). 201 Sophomore String Bass I (2-4). 302 Junior Piano II (2-4). 202 Sophomore String Bass II (2-4). 401 Senior Piano I (2-4). 301 Junior String Bass I (2-4). 402 Senior Piano II (2-4). 302 Junior String Bass II (2-4). 500A Graduate Piano-Secondary (2). 401 Senior String Bass I (2-4). 500B Special Applied Studies (2). One-hour lesson weekly. This course is for pedagogical or review purposes. An audition is required, and a jury for 402 Senior String Bass II (2-4). comments only may be held at the discretion of the division. May be repeated 500A Graduate String Bass-Secondary (2). for credit. Consent of the instructor required. 500B Special Applied Studies (2). One-hour lesson weekly. This course is for 500C Applied Study of a Second Instrument (1). One half-hour lesson pedagogical or review purposes. An audition is required, and a jury for weekly. Applied study for those students who wish to pursue applied study in comments only may be held at the discretion of the division. May be repeated an area other than, and in addition to, their primary performance study. No jury for credit. Consent of the instructor required. examination is required. Consent of the instructor. 500C Applied Study of a Second Instrument (1). One half-hour lesson 501 Graduate Piano - Masters Performance (4). weekly. Applied study for those students who wish to pursue applied study in 601 Graduate Piano - Doctoral Performance (4). an area other than, and in addition to, their primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the instructor. Saxophone Courses 501 Graduate String Bass - Masters Performance (4). 100A Preparatory Applied Study (2). One hour weekly lesson. Limited to 601 Graduate String Bass - Doctoral Performance (4). two semesters study. Jury examination is required. There shall be a jury which shall be for comments only unless the student is applying for entrance to the Trombone Courses 101 level, at which time a graded jury is required. May not be taken for credit 100A Preparatory Applied Study (2). One hour weekly lesson. Limited to towards the major. Consent of the instructor. two semesters study. Jury examination is required. There shall be a jury which 100B Applied Study of a Second Instrument (2). Applied study of a second shall be for comments only unless the student is applying for entrance to the instrument. One-half hour lesson weekly. Applied study for those students 101 level, at which time a graded jury is required. May not be taken for credit who wish to pursue applied study in an area other than, and in addition to, their towards the major. Consent of the instructor. primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the 100B Applied Study of a Second Instrument (2). Applied study of a second instructor. instrument. One-half hour lesson weekly. Applied study for those students 100C Applied Study for the Non-Music Major (2). Applied study for the who wish to pursue applied study in an area other than, and in addition to, their non-music major. One-half hour lesson weekly. No jury required. Consent of primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the the instructor. instructor. 101 Freshman Saxophone I (2-4). 100C Applied Study for the Non-Music Major (2). Applied study for the non-music major. One-half hour lesson weekly. No jury required. Consent of 101J Freshman Saxophone I (Jazz) (2). the instructor. 102 Freshman Saxophone II (2-4). 101 Freshman Trombone I (2-4). 102J Freshman Saxophone II (Jazz) (2). 101J Freshman Trombone I (Jazz) (2). 201 Sophomore Saxophone I (2-4). 102 Freshman Trombone II (2-4). 201J Sophomore Saxophone I (Jazz) (2). 102J Freshman Trombone II (Jazz) (2). 202 Sophomore Saxophone II (2-4). 201 Sophomore Trombone I (2-4). 202J Sophomore Saxophone II (Jazz) (2). 201J Sophomore Trombone I (Jazz) (2). 301 Junior Saxophone I (2-4). 202 Sophomore Trombone II (2-4). 301J Junior Saxophone I (Jazz) (2). 202J Sophomore Trombone II (Jazz) (2). 302 Junior Saxophone II (2-4). 301 Junior Trombone I (2-4). 302J Junior Saxophone II (Jazz) (2). 301J Junior Trombone I (Jazz) (2). 401 Senior Saxophone I (2-4). 302 Junior Trombone II (2-4). 401J Senior Saxophone I (Jazz) (2). 302J Junior Trombone II (Jazz) (2). 402 Senior Saxophone II (2-4). 401 Senior Trombone I (2-4).
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401J Senior Trombone I (Jazz) (2). 202 Sophomore Tuba II (2-4). 402 Senior Trombone II (2-4). 301 Junior Tuba I (2-4). 402J Senior Trombone II (Jazz) (2). 302 Junior Tuba II (2-4). 500A Graduate Trombone-Secondary (2). 401 Senior Tuba I (2-4). 500B Special Applied Studies (2). One-hour lesson weekly. This course is for 402 Senior Tuba II (2-4). pedagogical or review purposes. An audition is required, and a jury for 500A Graduate Tuba-Secondary (2). comments only may be held at the discretion of the division. May be repeated for credit. Consent of the instructor required. 500B Special Applied Studies (2). One-hour lesson weekly. This course is for pedagogical or review purposes. An audition is required, and a jury for 500C Applied Study of a Second Instrument (1). One half-hour lesson comments only may be held at the discretion of the division. May be repeated weekly. Applied study for those students who wish to pursue applied study in for credit. Consent of the instructor required. an area other than, and in addition to, their primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the instructor. 500C Applied Study of a Second Instrument (1). One half-hour lesson weekly. Applied study for those students who wish to pursue applied study in 501 Graduate Trombone - Masters Performance (4). an area other than, and in addition to, their primary performance study. No jury 601 Graduate Trombone - Doctoral Performance (4). examination is required. Consent of the instructor. Trumpet Courses 501 Graduate Tuba - Masters Performance (4). 601 Graduate Tuba - Doctoral Performance (4). 100A Preparatory Applied Study (2). One hour weekly lesson. Limited to two semesters study. Jury examination is required. There shall be a jury which Viola Courses shall be for comments only unless the student is applying for entrance to the 100A Preparatory Applied Study (2). One hour weekly lesson. Limited to 101 level, at which time a graded jury is required. May not be taken for credit two semesters study. Jury examination is required. There shall be a jury which towards the major. Consent of the instructor. shall be for comments only unless the student is applying for entrance to the 100B Applied Study of a Second Instrument (2). Applied study of a second 101 level, at which time a graded jury is required. May not be taken for credit instrument. One-half hour lesson weekly. Applied study for those students towards the major. Consent of the instructor. who wish to pursue applied study in an area other than, and in addition to, their 100B Applied Study of a Second Instrument (2). Applied study of a second primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the instrument. One-half hour lesson weekly. Applied study for those students instructor. who wish to pursue applied study in an area other than, and in addition to, their 100C Applied Study for the Non-Music Major (2). Applied study for the primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the non-music major. One-half hour lesson weekly. No jury required. Consent of instructor. the instructor. 100C Applied Study for the Non-Music Major (2). Applied study for the 101 Freshman Trumpet I (2-4). non-music major. One-half hour lesson weekly. No jury required. Consent of 101J Freshman Trumpet I (Jazz) (2). the instructor. 102 Freshman Trumpet II (2-4). 101 Freshman Viola I (2-4). 102J Freshman Trumpet II (Jazz) (2). 102 Freshman Viola II (2-4). 201 Sophomore Trumpet I (2-4). 201 Sophomore Viola I (2-4). 201J Sophomore Trumpet I (Jazz) (2). 202 Sophomore Viola II (2-4). 202 Sophomore Trumpet II (2-4). 301 Junior Viola I (2-4). 202J Sophomore Trumpet II (Jazz) (2). 302 Junior Viola II (2-4). 301 Junior Trumpet I (2-4). 401 Senior Viola I (2-4). 301J Junior Trumpet I (Jazz) (2). 402 Senior Viola II (2-4). 302 Junior Trumpet II (2-4). 500A Graduate Viola-Secondary (2). 302J Junior Trumpet II (Jazz) (2). 500B Special Applied Studies (2). One-hour lesson weekly. This course is for 401 Senior Trumpet I (2-4). pedagogical or review purposes. An audition is required, and a jury for comments only may be held at the discretion of the division. May be repeated 401J Senior Trumpet I (Jazz) (2). for credit. Consent of the instructor required. 402 Senior Trumpet II (2-4). 500C Applied Study of a Second Instrument (1). One half-hour lesson 402J Senior Trumpet II (Jazz) (2). weekly. Applied study for those students who wish to pursue applied study in 500A Graduate Trumpet-Secondary (2). an area other than, and in addition to, their primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the instructor. 500B Special Applied Studies (2). One-hour lesson weekly. This course is for pedagogical or review purposes. An audition is required, and a jury for 501 Graduate Viola - Masters Performance (4). comments only may be held at the discretion of the division. May be repeated 601 Graduate Viola - Doctoral Performance (4). for credit. Consent of the instructor required. 500C Applied Study of a Second Instrument (1). One half-hour lesson Violin Courses weekly. Applied study for those students who wish to pursue applied study in 100A Preparatory Applied Study (2). One hour weekly lesson. Limited to an area other than, and in addition to, their primary performance study. No jury two semesters study. Jury examination is required. There shall be a jury which examination is required. Consent of the instructor. shall be for comments only unless the student is applying for entrance to the 501 Graduate Trumpet - Masters Performance (4). 101 level, at which time a graded jury is required. May not be taken for credit towards the major. Consent of the instructor. 601 Graduate Trumpet - Doctoral Performance (4). 100B Applied Study of a Second Instrument (2). Applied study of a second Tuba Courses instrument. One-half hour lesson weekly. Applied study for those students 100A Preparatory Applied Study (2). One hour weekly lesson. Limited to who wish to pursue applied study in an area other than, and in addition to, their two semesters study. Jury examination is required. There shall be a jury which primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the shall be for comments only unless the student is applying for entrance to the instructor. 101 level, at which time a graded jury is required. May not be taken for credit 100C Applied Study for the Non-Music Major (2). Applied study for the towards the major. Consent of the instructor. non-music major. One-half hour lesson weekly. No jury required. Consent of the instructor. 100B Applied Study of a Second Instrument (2). Applied study of a second 101 Freshman Violin I (2-4). instrument. One-half hour lesson weekly. Applied study for those students who wish to pursue applied study in an area other than, and in addition to, their 102 Freshman Violin II (2-4). primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the 201 Sophomore Violin I (2-4). instructor. 202 Sophomore Violin II (2-4). 100C Applied Study for the Non-Music Major (2). Applied study for the 301 Junior Violin I (2-4). non-music major. One-half hour lesson weekly. No jury required. Consent of the instructor. 302 Junior Violin II (2-4). 101 Freshman Tuba I (2-4). 401 Senior Violin I (2-4). 102 Freshman Tuba II (2-4). 402 Senior Violin II (2-4). 201 Sophomore Tuba I (2-4). 500A Graduate Violin-Secondary (2).
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500B Special Applied Studies (2). One hour lesson weekly. This course is for pedagogical or review purposes. An audition is required, and a jury for comments only may be held at the discretion of the division. May be repeated for credit. Consent of the instructor required. 500C Applied Study of a Second Instrument (1). One half-hour lesson weekly. Applied study for those students who wish to pursue applied study in an area other than, and in addition to, their primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the instructor. 501 Graduate Violin - Masters Performance (4). 601 Graduate Violin - Doctoral Performance (4). Voice Courses 100A Preparatory Applied Study (2). One hour weekly lesson. Limited to two semesters study. Jury examination is required. There shall be a jury which shall be for comments only unless the student is applying for entrance to the 101 level, at which time a graded jury is required. May not be taken for credit towards the major. Consent of the instructor. 100B Applied Study of a Second Instrument (2). Applied study of a second instrument. One-half hour lesson weekly. Applied study for those students who wish to pursue applied study in an area other than, and in addition to, their primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the instructor. 100C Applied Study for the Non-Music Major (2). Applied study for the non-music major. One-half hour lesson weekly. No jury required. Consent of the instructor. 101 Freshman Voice I (2-4). 102 Freshman Voice II (2-4). 201 Sophomore Voice I (2-4). 202 Sophomore Voice II (2-4). 301 Junior Voice I (2-4). 302 Junior Voice II (2-4). 401 Senior Voice I (2-4). 402 Senior Voice II (2-4). 500A Graduate Voice-Secondary (2). 500B Special Applied Studies (2). One hour lesson weekly. This course is for pedagogical or review purposes. An audition is required, and a jury for comments only may be held at the discretion of the division. May be repeated for credit. Consent of the instructor required. 500C Applied Study of a Second Instrument (1). One half-hour lesson weekly. Applied study for those students who wish to pursue applied study in an area other than, and in addition to, their primary performance study. No jury examination is required. Consent of the instructor. 501 Graduate Voice - Masters Performance (4). 601 Graduate Voice - Doctoral Performance (4).
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School of Dentistry • Provide practitioners and educators with an opportunity to extend their knowledge of recent advances in dentistry or 650 E. 25th St. related fields; Kansas City, MO 64108-2795 • Contribute to the advancement of dentistry through (816) 235-2100 biomedical, clinical and educational research; [email protected] • Prepare graduates for practice in dental education, http://www.umkc.edu/dentistry research, administration or a chosen specialty or discipline through advanced educational programs. Dean: Michael J. Reed Associate Dean for Academic Affairs: Facilities To Be Announced Clinic Assistant Dean for Business Affairs: Occupies 5,500 square feet; 235 fully equipped dental Edgar J. Ellyson: operatories; approximately 90,000 patient visits per year; Assistant Dean for Clinical Programs: internal, full-service prescription laboratories. David M. Clark Classrooms Assistant Dean for Student Programs: Three lecture halls: one accommodates 184 students, while the To Be Announced others accommodate 154 and 90 students; color-video capability in addition to other audio-visual equipment; General Information numerous smaller seminar and conference rooms. Notice: All statements in this section are announcements of present policies, requirements (admission and academic Laboratories progress), curricula, fees and services. They are subject to Two dental preclinical simulation facilities with fully equipped change at any time without prior notice. They are not to be working stations; anatomy visual laboratory – innovative and regarded as offers to contract. advanced; well equipped for individualized instruction. Library History Part of the universitywide library system: approximately The UMKC School of Dentistry traces its roots to 1881, when 23,000-volume book collection; subscribes to more than 350 the Kansas City Dental College was founded as a department periodicals; extensive reference services; instructional of the Kansas City Medical College. In 1919 the Kansas City materials library, extensively equipped for independent study Dental College merged with Western Dental College to form with a variety of audio-visual equipment and computer the Kansas City Western Dental College. It became the School hardware/software within the library; Postgraduate Dental of Dentistry of the University of Kansas City in 1941. In 1963 Career Opportunity Center provides information on dental the school became the School of Dentistry at UMKC. practices for sale and those that are in need of associates, Continuous and distinguished service for more than 100 advanced educational programs, armed services opportunities years has established the School of Dentistry as an important and dental educational opportunities. institution throughout the nation. Over the years, the school’s educational standards and Hospital Affiliations opportunities have increased as the school has consistently Teaching relationships exist with Kansas City Veterans Affairs demonstrated its ability to educate well-qualified dentists and Hospital, Leavenworth Veterans Affairs Hospital, Children’s dental hygienists to contribute to the improvement of dentistry. Mercy Hospital, Truman Medical Center, Truman Medical As an affirmation of this, all clinically based programs offered Center East, Richard Cabot Medical Clinic, Samuel Rodgers by the School of Dentistry (the D.D.S., the dental specialty Community Health Center, and Swope Parkway Health Center. certificate, and the B.S. in dental hygiene) are fully accredited Miscellaneous by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American A computer-based student/patient clinical records management Dental Association. system is maintained and is central to the efficient operation of The school is situated on Hospital Hill where Truman the dental clinic. The school also supports a full-service Medical Center, Children’s Mercy Hospital and the University graphics department that contributes significantly to its of Missouri-Kansas City schools of medicine and nursing are educational and administrative missions. The Health Sciences also located. Bookstore supplies all textbook, dental instrument and supply Goals needs of the student body and is housed within the Dental The School of Dentistry is a center for dental education, School. research and service. The goals of the school are to: Research Programs Research plays a prominent role in advanced dental and dental • Provide curricula that will prepare graduates in dentistry hygiene educational programs. While research projects and dental hygiene to ethically, legally and competently conducted in the School of Dentistry are not necessarily a practice dentistry. Graduates should have gained a formal part of the educational program of all of its students, scientific basis for practice, have developed a sense of they do contribute to their education, as well as serving to professional and societal responsibilities, be aware of advance dentistry. Grants from external funding agencies community problems and needs while taking an active amount to over $3 million annually. Many of the researchers role in identifying solutions, and recognize the need for who have obtained these grants serve as mentors for dental and actively participate in continuing education; • Provide quality preventive and therapeutic dental services students participating in the Dental Summer Scholars Program. to the public; In this selective program, a limited number of students gain an • Educate the public and community leaders toward actions eight-week research experience in the mentor’s area of that will improve the oral health of surrounding research. communities;
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Outreach Programs Incomplete Grades In keeping with its goal of developing in its students a sense of An instructor may give an incomplete grade (I) to a student professional and societal responsibilities and an awareness of who, because of illness or other valid reasons beyond the community needs and problems, the school offers numerous student’s control, has been unable to complete the work in a outreach opportunities to students in all of its programs. course. A student who receives an incomplete, and who Individuals associated with more than 30 community-based subsequently does not elect to withdraw from the course, must organizations, agencies or projects are provided oral health complete the required work by a date specified by the care by these students and faculty. Representative of these are instructor. Failure to complete required work by this date is the Kansas City Free Health Clinic or Dental Care With A cause for the incomplete to be changed to an F (failure without Heart program (dental care for homeless and/or economically credit). This is exclusive of those courses that are considered needy persons), the Northeast Missouri Area Health Education directed individual studies, internships, special topics, Center Dental Clinic or the Theodosia, Mo. project (serving practicums, and research and thesis courses. the underserved in rural settings), the Special Olympics Oral An incomplete is appropriate when enough work in the Health Screening project (providing oral health assessments to course has been completed that the student can finish the mentally or developmentally disabled persons), and treating remaining work without re-enrolling in the course in question orphaned children each year in Arecibo, Venezuela. or attending additional classes. Otherwise students should initiate withdrawal (but only with permission). Academic/Student Support Services Students may not re-enroll in a course for which an Academic Monitor incomplete remains on their records. The academic monitor of the School of Dentistry conducts a comprehensive retention program which includes sessions to Degrees Offered refine learning skills and to provide tutorial assistance in The School of Dentistry offers a four-year professional coursework as needed. Supervised review sessions also are program leading to the doctor of dental surgery (D.D.S.) organized for lecture and laboratory sections of many courses. degree, a six-year combined baccalaureate and doctor of dental An interceptive system of continuous academic surgery program (B.A./D.D.S.), graduate programs leading to a monitoring is in effect. Students who may be experiencing master of science degree in oral biology or in dental hygiene academic difficulty during a term are identified and advised. education, graduate certificates in recognized dental clinical This results in an individualized plan of action to overcome specialties or other dental disciplines, and the bachelor of any deficiencies. In addition, personal counseling assistance is science degree in dental hygiene. available to all students who state or demonstrate a need. In addition, the school participates in UMKC’s Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program through the discipline of oral Office of Student Programs biology. Please refer to the School of Graduate Studies section The Dental School’s Office of Student Programs is concerned of this catalog for information on admission criteria and degree with three primary areas of focus and responsibility: requirements. • Admissions/recruitment; Four-Year Doctor of Dental Surgery Program • Student records; • Student support services. Admission Information Any college student or graduate can apply for admission to the The majority of student services are provided by this office. In four-year doctor of dental surgery program. However, priority other cases, the student is referred to the appropriate University is given to Missouri residents in filling a targeted number of student affairs offices as is necessary. positions per class. The school also has contractual or other Student Support Services provides financial aid (initial agreements with the states of Kansas, Arkansas, New Mexico assistance and referral), counseling services (initial assistance and Hawaii to consider for acceptance qualified residents from and referral), a housing file and referral, a part-time job file and those states. Qualified residents from states other than those referral, and other services. mentioned above also may be considered for admission based The School of Dentistry also offers the services of a debt on the applicant’s credentials and position availability. management counselor to its students and alumni, for guidance Candidates may be eligible for acceptance after successful managing loan programs and general financial advising. completion of a minimum of 30 hours of college credit. After Financial Aid successful completion of a minimum of 60 hours of college Financial assistance is available from a number of sources, credit, the accepted applicant will be eligible to enroll in the primarily those programs supported by federal legislation School of Dentistry. Though applicants with a minimum of (such as the Federal Direct Loan programs and Health two years of predental education are eligible for admission Professions Student Loan). Information on most financial aid consideration in the D.D.S. program, all candidates for this programs available to School of Dentistry students may be program are encouraged to complete a baccalaureate degree found in the School of Dentistry portion of the Financial Aid before entry. In fact, the greater educational background of a Charts section of this catalog. Additional information may be college graduate is the preference of the Dental Student gathered from either the Office of Student Programs at the Admission Committee. School of Dentistry (816) 235-2080, or from the Financial Aid Admission is on a selective basis and requires more than and Scholarships Office, 5115 Oak St., Kansas City, MO simply meeting certain course or college-hour requirements. 64111-2499, (816) 235-1154. As a rule, the student should Factors considered in the selection process are the candidates’ apply for aid as soon as possible after acceptance into the academic credentials, their Dental Admission Test scores, particular program of study. letters of evaluation, a personal interview, evidence of those candidate review factors identified in a later section and all Grading System other information submitted by the candidates. The grading and grade-point system used by all academic Those who want to apply for admission should contact programs in the School of Dentistry is that defined by the either the pre-health professions adviser at their institutions, University. It is outlined in the Undergraduate Academic the Office of Student Programs of the UMKC School of Regulations and Information section of this catalog. Dentistry or the American Association of Dental Schools
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Application Service, (800) 353-2238 or www.adea.org, for admission may be considered for acceptance into the program application materials. by the school without the DAT results. In the event that the Applications must be completed and submitted for candidate is otherwise acceptable, based upon academic and processing by the candidate to the American Association of non-academic evidence included in the application, a Dental Schools Application Service (AADSAS) no later than “provisional acceptance” may be recommended based on Jan. 1 of the year of desired enrollment. Because all positions timely submission of satisfactory DAT scores. in the next dental class may be filled by the Jan. 1 date, an For more information or to request a DAT application, application that is received by the School of Dentistry prior to contact the School of Dentistry Office of Student Programs. Nov. 1 is strongly encouraged. Nov. 1 stands as a preference deadline date. Approximately 60 candidates are admitted to Personal Interview the D.D.S. program annually. A personal interview at the School of Dentistry is required of Counseling by the School of Dentistry’s admissions staff applicants completing the necessary college hours, grade-point is available to those interested in applying for admission. It is average and DAT requirements. The interview is by invitation advisable to seek this counseling either prior to entering only; an applicant for admission may not request it. college or early in the college program. Candidate Review Factors Pre-Dental Course Requirements When considering candidates for possible admission, the There is no required college major for admission to the School DSAC reviews the entire scope of information that is available of Dentistry. However, certain courses are required prior to on each. For each candidate this will include the academic entering: record (i.e., overall GPA, science GPA and last 30 semester credit hours GPA), DAT scores, their responses to items on the Biology application survey, letters of reference, interview assessment, A minimum of 8 credit hours of biology (or zoology and and any other information provided by the candidate (e.g., botany) including lab work. personal statement). In addition, the committee will expect Chemistry evidence of the following factors in making the difficult A minimum of 8 credit hours (including lab work) in both choices among candidates: general chemistry and organic chemistry. The organic chemistry requirement can be met with a 5-credit-hour 1. Demonstrated investigation of the profession of dentistry; terminal organic chemistry course that includes the aliphatic 2. Evidence of social conscience and compassion (i.e.,caring and aromatic series. Biochemistry may not be substituted for attitude, sensitive to those in need, significant community general or organic chemistry. activities); 3. Indication of fundamental personal character (i.e., Physics integrity, maturity, self-reliance, leadership skills); A minimum of 8 credit hours of physics (including lab work) 4. Evidence of critical thinking and problem solving covering at least the general laws of physics and of mechanics, ability(e.g., performance in courses requiring this skill heat, light, sound and electricity. One semester (4 credit hours such as in laboratory segments, in formal logic or in or more) of college mathematics (college algebra or higher) research experiences); may be substituted for some of this requirement. 5. Significant and sustained level of academic achievement English based on full course loads with evidence of a broad A minimum of 6 credit hours of English composition. (Courses science and liberal arts education (i.e., fine arts, business, in speech are not acceptable as substitutes for English.) mathematics, humanities, computer science, etc.); 6. Established effective interpersonal and communication Other skills (i.e., an ability to communicate orally and in It is also advantageous to have course credit in mathematics, writing, a capacity to listen, a personality conducive to formal logic, business, social or behavioral sciences (such as forming personal and professional relationships, an psychology), communication skills, computer science and the involvement in a range of extracurricular activities, humanities. In addition, successfully completing especially those in which significant leadership roles have undergraduate and/or graduate science courses that have been taken); counterparts in the dental curriculum (e.g. anatomy, 7. Demonstrated ability to balance full academic schedules biochemistry, histology, cell biology, neuroscience, with extracurricular involvement or employment (i.e., microbiology and physiology) is strongly recommended. effective and efficient management of time). Dental Admission Test Because the Dental School Admission Ccommittee looks Anyone seeking admission to the School of Dentistry is closely at information from all sources included in an required to obtain satisfactory scores on the Dental Admission applicant’s file, it is in the candidate’s best interest that this Test (DAT). This computer-based test is administered through information is consistent among sources. This is especially the American Dental Association (ADA) at designated Sylvan true with information supplied directly by the candidate (i.e., Technology Centers throughout the United States. AADSAS essay, Application Survey, interview or personal The computer-administered DAT is offered throughout the statement). Thus, you are strongly encouraged to review all year at Sylvan Technology Centers by appointment, following written materials for consistency (and accuracy) before submission to the ADA. Although the DAT may be taken at submission. any time during the college program, it is recommended Finally, before developing these written materials, strongly that it be taken no later than October preceding the candidates are strongly encouraged to honestly and critically year for which admission is sought and after prerequisite assess themselves on all the qualities identified. Following this coursework in biology, general chemistry and organic process candidates are urged to review drafts of these chemistry has been completed. documents collectively (e.g., to check for completeness, Although advisable to have DAT scores available as a part accuracy and consistency) and to evaluate themselves of the application file for review by the Dental Student comprehensively as if they were a member of the Dental Admission Committee prior to Nov. 1, a candidate for Student Admission Committee. Where the candidate feels a
293 School of Dentistry question may arise in committee review, the applicant should health care. Exposure to clinical dentistry in the first semester address this in a personal statement/letter to the committee. of the first year is a hallmark of this curriculum. The first year of dental school focuses on topics devoted Notification of Admission primarily to instruction in the biomedical sciences that provide Applications for admission are reviewed by the Dental Student a foundation for clinical studies. The first-year student also Admission Committee. In accordance with the guidelines of studies dental behavioral sciences and introductory courses in the American Association of Dental Schools, no notification of oral diagnosis and dental restorative techniques with associated the committee’s decision is made to a candidate before Dec. 1 preclinical laboratories. Early clinical exposure is further of the academic year prior to that applicant’s class emphasized with a clinic-based course in the first semester matriculation date. (oral diagnosis) and another in the second semester (preventive Formal Notification periodontics). During this second semester, utilizing After a decision is reached on an application, notification of state-of-the-art clinical equipment, the student will treat a acceptance is made by mail. The applicant has 30 days from clinic partner for oral examination and prophylaxis. By the end the date of an acceptance letter to make a required of the first year of study, the student will have been assigned to nonrefundable $200 deposit. If notification of acceptance is and treated a patient requiring routine recall examination and made after Jan. 1, the candidate must submit the deposit within oral prophylaxis. 15 days of the date of acceptance. Biomedical science courses extend into the second year. A certain number of individuals are placed on an However, the major thrust of the second year is devoted to alternates list. In the event that a position becomes available, pre-clinical technique coursework of increasing complexity an applicant from this list is chosen to fill the vacancy. including laboratory work. In these preclinical laboratory Alternates may be accepted through the second week of the courses, students continue learning the fundamental beginning of the program. procedures in operative dentistry, prosthodontics (fixed and Notification of alternate status will come by first-class removable) as well as the basics of root canal therapy mail. If a vacancy does not occur, the alternates’ applications (endodontics). Classroom lecture sessions are also conducted will be given special consideration for the following entering in each of these areas of dentistry along with periodontics, oral class upon formal reapplication. Though special consideration diagnosis, oral radiology and oral surgery. Clinically, is rendered to these candidates, this should not be assumed to second-year students continue to treat recall patients, and be a guarantee of acceptance. during the second semester students begin to perform simple Notification of denial also is sent by first-class mail. If restorative procedures on patients, putting into clinical practice applicants are interested in reapplying, they should make an those techniques learned in the classroom and laboratory. appointment with a School of Dentistry admission officer to The primary emphasis of the third year of the curriculum discuss the reason for the denial. An explanation of the is the clinical practice of dentistry. The general clinic is admission committee’s decision and advice is offered to organized into subunits called miniclinics or teams. Each applicants to enhance their future applications. miniclinic comprises an established set of faculty. Patients are assigned to students for total care, from diagnosis and Minority Recruitment Program treatment planning through application of procedures The School of Dentistry has an active recruitment program to necessary for successful case completion. Because all clinical encourage and assist qualified minority students, particularly students are assigned operatories in their respective teams for those from under-represented groups in the dental profession, their use in the treatment of their patients, this system to pursue careers in dentistry. Native Americans, African approximates private practice in fundamental ways. In this Americans and Hispanics are strongly encouraged to seek year, students also attend advanced classes in periodontics, admission to the school. prosthodontics, oral surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, Any nonresident minority student (as indicated above) operative dentistry and oral diagnosis/oral medicine. who is accepted into the D.D.S. program will be offered a The fourth year involves extensive clinical practice. There UMKC Chancellor’s Minority Nonresident award, which is are a few seminar sessions and formal courses (e.g., practice equivalent to the monetary difference between resident and administration), but the student’s major responsibility is to nonresident fees. perfect diagnostic, patient-management and Special Services Because of Disability technical-treatment skills. Federal law prohibits UMKC and the School of Dentistry from An outline of the four-year curriculum by semester is making pre-admission inquiry about disabilities. Information given below. regarding disabilities given voluntarily or received First Year inadvertently will not adversely affect any admission decision. Fall Semester Hours Any accepted applicant requiring special services because of BIO 203 Cell Biology 3 disability should notify the School of Dentistry’s assistant dean BMS 300 Human Gross Anatomy I 5 for student programs. This voluntary self-identification of LSBiochemistry 304 Biochemistry and disability allows the School of Dentistry to prepare appropriate Nutrition 4 support services to facilitate learning. BMS 308 Histology I 2.5 Dentistry 306 Bioethics 1 Curriculum (Four Year Program) Dentistry 314C Introduction to The school offers a four-year, eight-semester, Oral Diagnosis 3 two-summer-term curriculum leading to the doctor of dental Dentistry 316 Dental Morphology I surgery (D.D.S.) degree. This curriculum is designed to (Lec/Lab) 3 prepare graduates to pursue an effective and enriching career of Dentistry 318 Dental Biomaterials Lecture 1 public service, professional growth and contribution. As such, Dentistry 328 Introduction to it provides a sound background in the biomedical, behavioral Dental Literature 1 and clinical sciences with an emphasis on comprehensive oral Total Hours 23.5
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Winter Semester Hours Dentistry 515 Periodontics III Lecture 1 BMS 301 Human Gross Anatomy II 5 Dentistry 521 Oral Surgery II Lecture 1 LSPhysiology 401 Physiology Lecture 5 Dentistry 538 Orthodontics II 1 Dentistry 305 Operative Dentistry I Lecture 1 Clinic 9.5 Dentistry 305L Operative Dentistry I Lab 2 Total Hours 19.5 Dentistry 317 Dental Occlusion (Lecture/Lab) 3 Winter Semester Hours Dentistry 335 Applied Neuroscience 2 Dentistry 522 Oral Surgery III Lecture 1 Dentistry 350 Histopathology (Lecture/Lab) 2.5 Dentistry 527 Therapeutics 2 Dentistry 430C Preventive Periodontics 3 Dentistry 531 Complete Removable Total Hours 23.5 Prosthodontics II Lecture 1 Dentistry 595 Implant Dentistry 1 Second Year Dentistry 602 Grand Rounds II 1 Fall Semester Hours Dentistry 633 Community Dentistry 1 LSMicrobiology 4180 Microbiology 4 Clinic 15 Dentistry 410 Operative Dentistry II Lecture 1 Total Hours 22 Dentistry 410L Operative Dentistry II Lab 2 Fourth Year Dentistry 412 Anesthesiology I Lecture 1 Summer Term Hours Dentistry 414 Pathology I Lecture 4 Dentistry 429 Behavioral Science II 1 Dentistry 416 Complete Removable Dentistry 650 Applied Ethics 0.5 Prosthodontics I Lecture 1 Clinic 8 Dentistry 416L Complete Removable Professioanl Development 1 Prosthodontics I Laboratory 2 Total Hours 10.5 Dentistry 422 Fixed Prosthodontics I Lecture 1 Dentistry 422L Fixed Prosthodontics I Lab 2 Fall Semester Hours Dentistry 426 Oral Radiology Lecture 1 Dentistry 514 Pathology III Lecture 1 Dentistry 428C Second Year Recall Clinic 2 Dentistry 519 Advanced Dental Materials 0.5 Dentistry 435 Endodontics I Lecture 1 Dentistry 537 Oral Oncology Lecture 1 Dentistry 436 Orthodontics: Dentistry 603 Grand Rounds III 1 Growth and Development 1 Dentistry 610 Anxiety/Pain Control in Dentistry 1 Total Hours 23 Dentistry 613 Periodontal Treatment Planning 1 Dentistry 617 Pediatric Dentistry Seminar 0.5 Winter Semester Hours Dentistry 630 Practice Administration Dentistry 411 Operative Dentistry III Lecture 1 I Lecture 1 Dentistry 415 Pathology II Lecture 3 Dentistry 680 Dental Occlusion IV 0.5 Dentistry 417 Removable Partial Clinic 12.5 Prosthodontics Lecture 1 Total Hours 20 Dentistry 417L Removable Partial Prosthodontics Laboratory 2 Winter Semester Hours Dentistry 420 Periodontics I and II 2 Dentistry 600 Review of Clinical Dentistry 1 Dentistry 423 Fixed Prosthodontics Lecture 1 Dentistry 604 Grand Rounds IV 1 Dentistry 423L Fixed Prosthodontics Lab 2 Dentistry 614 Dentistry for the Special Patient 2 Dentistry 431 Pediatric Dentistry I 1 Dentistry 618 Dental Jurisprudence and Ethics 1 Dentistry 439 Medical Emergencies in the Dentistry 631 Practice Administration II Lecture 1 Dental Office 1 Clinic 13 Dentistry 440 Oral Surgery I Lecture 1 Total Hours 19 Dentistry 441C Introduction to Clinical Dentistry 2 Technical Standards Dentistry 442 Endodontics II Lecture 1 The dental degree signifies that the holder is a dentist who has Dentistry 442L Endodontics II Laboratory 2 received sufficient training in dental education to practice Dentistry 524 Principles of Medicine dentistry. It follows that graduates must have acquired and and Physical Diagnosis 2 demonstrated the knowledge, skills and abilities to function in Dentistry 526 Orthodontics I Lecture 1 a broad variety of clinical situations and to render a wide Dentistry 526L Orthodontics I Laboratory 2 spectrum of dental care. Dentistry 556 Radiographic Interpretation 0.5 Candidates for admission into the D.D.S. program must Total Hours 25.5 possess abilities and skills in the following areas: Third Year Observation Candidates must be able to accurately observe laboratory Summer Term Hours experiments, preclinical demonstrations, clinical laboratory Dentistry 460C Review of Pre-Clinical Dentistry 2 procedures and patient-care activities. Dentistry 501C Introduction to Clinical Dentistry 9 Communication Professional Development I 1 Candidates must be able to communicate effectively and Total Hours 11 sensitively with patients and with all members of the Fall Semester Hours health-care team. Dentistry 424 Oral Diagnosis and Motor Oral Medicine 2 Candidates must be able to perform all necessary preclinical Dentistry 502 Grand Rounds I 1 procedures. They must be able to execute motor movements Pharmacy 507 Pharmacology Lecture 3 required to arrive at a diagnosis and treatment plan, and to Dentistry 510 Operative Dentistry IV 1 provide patient care, including emergency treatment.
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Intellectual-conceptual, Integrative and Quantitative performance in other sections). Any program can take Abilities whatever form the course instructor deems appropriate. A candidate must have intellectual-conceptual, integrative and Possible examples might be: quantitative abilities that include measurement, calculation, • Independent study for a number of weeks followed reasoning, analysis and synthesis. Problem solving, one of the by an examination critical skills demanded of dentists, requires all of these • Remedial summer laboratory work followed by a intellectual abilities. In addition, the candidate must be able to laboratory examination comprehend three-dimensional relationships and understand • A series of written exercises followed by an the spatial relationships of structures. examination. If students successfully complete a Emotional and Behavioral Attributes remediation program, their grades of F will be Candidates must possess the capability required for full changed to grades of D. utilization of intellectual abilities, the exercise of good Any student who fails a course will be required to appear judgment, the prompt completion of responsibilities attendant before the academic standards committee and present an to the diagnosis, treatment planning and care of patients, and altered curriculum plan that includes the completion of this the development of mature, sensitive and effective professional course for the committee’s approval. An approved altered relationships with patients. Candidates must be able to cope curriculum plan may result in an extension of the academic with taxing workloads and to function effectively under stress. program because the student has demonstrated difficulty in A candidate also must be able to adapt to changing dealing with the standard curriculum and may need additional environments, to display flexibility and to learn to function in coursework, review and/or supplemental instruction in order to the face of uncertainties in the clinical problems of many successfully complete the curriculum. patients. In addition, personal qualities such as compassion, Standards of Professional Growth and Development integrity, concern for others, interpersonal skills, interest and motivation should be assessed during the admissions and 1. Dental students must achieve and consistently education processes. Technological compensation can be made demonstrate acceptable levels of personal hygiene and for some inadequacies in certain areas, but a candidate must be dress. able to perform in a reasonably independent manner. 2. Dental students must achieve and consistently demonstrate concern for patients, peers and others. Academic Standards 3. Dental students’ behavior must exemplify the highest Professional education in the health sciences manifests moral and ethical standards. The following represent characteristics that are distinct from other advanced conduct that is incompatible with these standards: educational programs. Academic standards of the School of • Any behavior that tends to gain an unfair advantage Dentistry are established to ensure that the public, whose for any student in an academic matter. This includes health will be entrusted to graduates of the schools programs, but is not necessarily limited to the following will receive care of professionally acceptable quality and that guidelines: the care will be provided in an ethical and professional manner. (a) No student shall, during an examination, have, The school’s academic requirements are described in the use or solicit any unauthorized information or following two sets of standards, one for scholarly achievement material (written or oral), copy from another and one for professional growth and development. student’s paper or discuss the examination with Standards of Scholarship any other person. (b) No student shall, during an examination, 1. Dental students must maintain at least a 2.5 GPA each knowingly give any unauthorized aid to another semester in dental school. Failure to attain a 2.5 GPA in student; any semester will result in the students being placed on (c) No student shall acquire, by any means, probation for the next semester. For a semester to count knowledge of the contents of an examination towards removing students from probation, they must be yet to be given; enrolled full-time (at least 6 hours in summer or 12 hours (d) No student shall fraudulently claim for credit in fall or winter). All students who are placed on any classroom, clinical, laboratory or other probation must review their academic progress with the procedure or assignment performed by an chair of the academic standards committee. A second unauthorized person, including a fellow student. consecutive semester with a GPA below 2.5 will result in • Any behavior in violation of the rights of any dismissal from the school. A total of three semesters with member of the School of Dentistry community or GPAs below 2.5 will result in dismissal from the school. patients in the school’s dental clinic. This includes 2. Failure of any course (receiving a grade of F) will but is not necessarily limited to: necessitate additional work to remove or replace the F. (a) Theft of property; The course may be repeated at another dental school, with (b) Physical or psychological abuse; the approval of the associate dean for academic affairs, or (c) Intentional damage to another’s property; during the next offering of the course at this school. (d) Obstruction or disruption of any authorized Students will receive whatever grade they earn in the activities (teaching, research or administrative repeated courses and both grades will appear on their duties) being conducted by a member of the transcript and be included in the student’s grade-point School of Dentistry community. average. Students who fail only one course in a given (e) Any illegal use of drugs or abuse of alcohol that semester may petition the course instructor for a makes the student less able to perform his or remediation program if their failure was the result of her duties satisfactorily. performance slightly below acceptable standard (e.g., 60 • Any behavior in violation of the property of the percent where 65 percent is required for passing or poor School of Dentistry. This includes but is not performance on one section of the course with acceptable necessarily limited to:
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(a) Theft of property; Six-Year Combined (b) Willful damage to property; (c) Alteration or misuse of documents or records of Baccalaureate/D.D.S. Degree the school; Program (d) Unauthorized entry into or use of the school’s Notice: The class entering fall semester 2001 will be the last to facilities. be admitted into the six-year combined baccalaureate/D.D.S. 4. Serious deficiencies in standards such as those listed in degree program. (1.) or (2.) above, or conduct by a student such as that Overview outlined in (3.) above, or as outlined in section 6.01, In the fall term 1986, a new curriculum allowed students the Standards of Conduct, of the University of Missouri opportunity to complete requirements for both a baccalaureate Collected Rules and Regulations, shall be reported to the degree and a doctor of dental surgery degree in six calendar Student Honor Council. The Student Honor Council shall years. This program is designed for the highly qualified recent hear the case and report its recommendation to the dean. high school graduate who has already made a firm Final action will be decided by the dean. commitment to a career in dentistry. It also is designed to coexist with the four-year program throughout the six-year Requirements for Awarding the D.D.S. period, combining coursework from the College of Arts and Degree Sciences and the School of Biological Sciences with that of the dental curriculum. Because the individual in this curriculum is 1. Satisfactory completion of the program; a dental student for the six-year period, this program 2. A cumulative grade-point average of 2.5 or higher for the appropriately may be described as unique among American student’s period as a dental student; dental educational institutions. For each class, 25 students are 3. A passing grade on all sections of Part I and Part II of the targeted for admission. National Board Dental Examinations; 4. A demonstrated ability to meet the standards for Admission Requirements The requirements for minimum consideration for selection into professional growth and development. the six-year dental program: Cost Estimates 1. Graduation from an accredited high schoo; The estimated cost (exclusive of living costs) for the four-year 2. High school coursework in: D.D.S. curriculum at the School of Dentistry is $84,552. The • English (four units); amount is based on fees established and costs existing as of the • Mathematics (four units, Algebra I and higher); fall of 2001. This is itemized by type of expense and by year. • Biology (one unit minimum); Note: Educational fees and books/equipment costs are • Chemistry (one unit minimum); subject to change without notice. • Physics (one unit minimum); First Year (fall and winter semesters) • Social Studies (three units minimum); Books, Equipment and Supplies $6,845 • Fine Arts (one unit minimum); Educational Fees (Resident) 14,907 • Foreign Language (two units minimum of a single First-Year Total $21,752 foreign language will be required); • Other substantive courses (e.g., computer science Second Year (fall and winter semesters) and/or communications); Books, Equipment and Supplies $6,765 3. Exceptional academic potential as demonstrated by GPA, Educational Fees (Resident) 14,907 percentile rank in class (80 or higher) at the end of the Second-Year Total $21,672 junior year, and performance on the Enhanced American Third Year (one 13-week summer term plus fall and winter College Test examination (26 or higher on the composite semesters) score) or the Scholastic Aptitude Test examination (1070 Books, Equipment and Supplies $2,555 or higher on combined verbal and mathematics scores or Educational Fees (Resident) 18,634 1180 on the SAT-I recentered); Third-Year Total $21,189 4. Significant personal attributes (such as general knowledge Fourth Year (one 13-week summer term plus fall and and interest, motivation for dentistry, leadership qualities, winter semesters) integrity, time management skills, maturity, social Books, Equipment and Supplies $1,305 awareness and interpersonal skills) as determined via Educational Fees (Resident) 18,634 supplemental application forms and an invited personal Fourth-Year Total $19,939 interview. Four-Year Total $84,552 Non-resident students (those not from Missouri, Kansas, Application Process Arkansas or New Mexico) are assessed an additional $7,192 Application packets for the six-year dental program may be each fall and winter semester and $3,596 for each of the two obtained by requesting one from the Office of Student summer terms. Programs, UMKC School of Dentistry, 650 E. 25th St., Kansas City, MO 64108-2795, or the UMKC Office of Enrollment Student Organizations/Activities Services, 5115 Oak St., Kansas City, MO 64111-2499. All Dental students qualify for membership in a variety of student forms included in the packet must be completed for an organizations. Most are affiliated with national dental offices. applicant’s file to be considered for admission. The deadline Students also can participate in other non-dentistry-oriented for receipt of the application is Jan. 1 of the year of anticipated organizations. matriculation. Applications will be screened and those candidates meeting minimal criteria as defined will be invited, in writing, to the University for a personal interview. Notification of the
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Board of Selection’s admission decision will be made no later Term Resident Non-resident than April 1. First Year (Fall and Winter Semesters) Curriculum Books $1,000 Same The curriculum of this program consists of coursework from Equipment/Supplies 180 Same the arts, sciences and humanities and from the dental Enrollment Fees 10,680 20,757 disciplines taken on a sustained basis over 16 academic terms. Total $11,860 $21,937 Three emphases clearly delineate the curriculum of this program: Second Year (Summer Term, Fall and Winter Semesters) Books $1,000 Same • A broad foundation of liberal arts coursework; Equipment/Supplies 100 Same • Early acquisition of the biomedical sciences; Enrollment Fees 13,350 25,946 • Early introduction into the clinical aspects of dentistry. Total $14,450 $27,046 The latter emphasis is continually expanded as the student Third Year (Summer Term, Fall and Winter Semesters) progresses through the curriculum while the second, along with Books $1,150 Same other arts and sciences coursework, is concentrated primarily Equipment/Supplies 5,695 Same in the first three years. Courses taken at the baccalaureate level Enrollment Fees 17,577 34,480 in the model curriculum will normally lead to a bachelor of Total $24,422 $41,325 arts degree in biology. Other areas of concentration are Fourth Year (Fall and Winter Semesters) acceptable but may extend the length of the program. Books $1,305 Same An abbreviated outline of the model curriculum by credit Equipment/Supplies 5,910 Same hour for year and term is as follows: Enrollment Fees 14,907 29,291 Summer Fall Winter Total $22,122 $36,506 First Year Fifth Year (Summer Term, Fall and Winter Semesters) Arts/Sciences N/A 11 14 Books $475 Same Biomedical N/A 7 6 Equipment/Supplies 2,080 Same Dental N/A 1 1 Enrollment Fees 18,634 36,614 Total $21,189 $39,169 Second Year Arts/Sciences 10 13 9 Sixth Year (Summer Term, Fall and Winter Semesters) Biomedical - 9 10 Books $475 Same Dental 2 - - Equipment/Supplies 830 Same Enrollment Fees 18,634 36,614 Third Year Total $19,939 $37,919 Arts/Sciences 9 - - Grand Total $113,982 $203,902 Biomedical - 13.5 14.5 Dental - 11 9 The above cost estimates do not include living expenses. Students are strongly encouraged, especially in the first year of Fourth Year this program, to live on campus in UMKC’s co-educational Arts/Sciences N/A - - residence hall. Information on housing options may be found Biomedical N/A 8 5 in the Student Affairs section of this catalog. Dental N/A 15 22.5 Nonresident Scholarships Fifth Year Nonresident students who enroll in this program will be Arts/Sciences - - - offered a scholarship in the amount of the difference between Biomedical - 3 2 resident and nonresident fees. This scholarship will be in effect Dental 11 15.5 22 for the full six years of the program unless the student establishes residency with the state of Missouri. Sixth Year Arts/Sciences - - - Further Information Biomedical 3 1 - For further information regarding programs, write or call: Dental 9.5 19 17 Office of Student Programs Although a number of the arts and sciences credit hours School of Dentistry reflects coursework required either for the baccalaureate degree University of Missouri-Kansas City or as prerequisites to later dental courses, many of these hours 650 E. 25th St. Kansas City, MO 64108-2795 represent electives. Introductory or additional course work in (816) 235-2080 (local) business, organizational behavior, the social/behavioral 800 776-8652 (long-distance) sciences, computer and information science, or the humanities is encouraged. Advanced Education Programs Estimated Expenses Chairman, Advanced Education Committee: The estimated cost of this program for a resident student John W. Rapley (based on the number of credit hours indicated on the sample course schedule) is $113,982. This includes books, equipment The School of Dentistry offers advanced education curricula and enrollment fees for the six years of the program. The leading to graduate certificates in each of five clinical dental amount is based on fees established and costs existing for the specialty areas (oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics students beginning the program in the fall of 2001. Yearly and dentofacial orthopedics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, increases should be expected. and prosthodontics), a certificate in general dentistry, a Note: Estimated costs are subject to change without certificate in diagnostic sciences (with emphasis areas of either notice. oral medicine or oral and maxillofacial radiology), and a
298 School of Dentistry master of science degree in either oral biology or dental Education (GME) funding. Please refer to the descriptions of hygiene education. these programs for the stipend amounts for the 2001-02 academic year. Application Information Aside from financial stipends, graduate students in general Applicants to any advanced education program of the School dentistry, orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, of Dentistry must submit all of the following information: Periodontics and Prosthodontics, participate in an • Curriculum vitae; incentive-based clinical income sharing program; 33 percent of • Original essay of one page describing their professional the net fees collected for clinical treatment provided by a goals; resident in one of these programs will be paid to the student. • Reference (by a minimum of three individuals capable of Net collected clinical fees are defined as gross clinical fees evaluating the academic potential of the candidates for collected less scheduled laboratory fees incurred as a part of advanced education program study); the treatment procedures and less any waivers granted (except • Transcripts (from undergraduate, dental, graduate and those authorized for payment to the resident by the Assistant professional schools attended); Dean for Clinical Programs). • National board scores; Financial aid for advanced education students is also • Class rank in dental school (if applicable). available in the form of a limited number of Chancellor’s Non-Resident Awards or graduate research assistantships. The Additional information, as identified below, must be supplied Chancellor’s Non-Resident Award provides for the by international student applicants: non-resident tuition only (i.e., the difference between Missouri • TOEFL scores (minimum of 550 on the paper test or 213 resident and nonresident fees), while the graduate research on the computer based version) or a demonstrated facility assistantship includes a stipend plus an award equivalent to the in the English language (if English is not the primary basic education fees (at regular graduate student fee rate and language of the applicant); not at the graduate dental student fee rate) for 6 hours of • Financial statement (guarantee of full financial support or graduate credit for both fall and winter semesters. Both of sufficient financial resources for the entire cost of the categories of awards are made on a competitive basis, with program, including living expenses). quality of academic record as a major criterion. History of research experience or potential for research in the graduate Advanced education programs (except where indicated) accept program also serves to identify candidates for the graduate the UMKC Application Form. International applicants must research assistantship. use the UMKC International Application for Admission. These Other forms of financial aid may be available from federal forms are available from the Office of Student Programs of the loan programs (depending on whether or not lending limits School of Dentistry or at www.umkc.edu. The application and have been reached) or from other funding agencies. required supporting documents should be sent to the chairman of the Advanced Education Committee, c/o Office of Student Enrollment Fees Programs, UMKC School of Dentistry, 650 E. 25th St., Kansas Below are outlined the various enrollment fees per term for all City, MO 64108-2795. advanced education programs at the School of Dentistry except In addition, the programs in advanced education in general those for the M.S. in oral biology, the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery, and pediatric dentistry and the M.S. in dental hygiene education programs (see also accept the Postdoctoral Application Support Services subsequent part of this catalog section). These fees assume (PASS) application. Information on the application support enrollment in 7 or more credit hours for the summer session, service and application form is available from the Office of and 14 or more credit hours for each of the fall and winter Student Programs of the School of Dentistry at the address semesters. Most programs require fewer credit hours than above, at www.adea.org, and at the following phone numbers: those per term. Indicated fees are in effect as of fall 2001. (816) 235-2080 (local) or 800 776- 8652 (long distance). All Note: Enrollment fees are subject to change without required PASS materials should be submitted with the notice. completed PASS application to PASS, 1625 Massachusetts Summer Term Ave. N.W., Suite 101, Washington, D.C. 20036. The remainder Educational Fee (Resident) $3,838.80 of the information required by the advanced education Educational Fee (Non-resident) $7,721.70 programs should be sent to the Office of Student Programs. Activity/Building/Computing/Health Fees $162.86 General questions concerning advanced education programs should be directed to the chairman of the Advanced Fall/Winter Semester (Each) Education Committee at the above address or at Educational Fee (Resident) $7,677.60 (816) 235-5210. However, specific questions regarding any Educational Fee (Non-resident) $15,443.40 advanced education program should be directed to the pertinent Activity/Building/Computing/Health Fees $325.42 program director. Graduate program directors along with their telephone numbers are identified in a subsequent section. Academic Standards and Procedures: Advanced Education/Graduate Students Financial Assistance The following academic standards and the procedures to be Eligible advanced education students (i.e., those who have used in dealing with cases of academic difficulty apply to earned a D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree from an American Dental students in all advanced education/graduate programs of the Association or a Canadian Dental Association accredited School of Dentistry. program or who hold valid licenses to practice dentistry in one or more states of the United States) in the graduate certificate Standards of Scholarship programs of diagnostic sciences (general practice residency 1. Graduate students, regardless of classification, must year only), general dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery, maintain a 3.0 (B) GPA for all coursework taken for orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, pediatric dentistry, graduate credit at UMKC. periodontics and prosthodontics receive an annual financial 2. Graduate students must maintain a 3.0 (B) GPA in their stipend contingent on availabilty of Graduate Medical graduate dental certificate specialty coursework.*
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3. Grades in graduate dental certificate specialty area dean for academic affairs in conjunction with the chair of the coursework must be B or better. Any graduate dental Advanced Education Committee shall select a hearing panel of certificate specialty area course that is graded below B five members of the Advanced Education Committee to hear must be repeated.* the student’s appeal. At least one member of the hearing panel will be a student. The program director of the program in * Applies only to students enrolled in graduate dental which the appealing student is enrolled shall be ineligible to sit certificate programs. on the panel. The hearing panel will be chaired by the associate Probation dean for academic affairs. A meeting of the hearing panel will be scheduled within two weeks of the receipt of the student’s 1. Whenever the overall GPA for UMKC courses taken for appeal. During the time the appeal process is being conducted graduate credit by a graduate student of any classification the student shall be allowed to continue in the program. falls below 3.0 (B), the student’s status for the next term The hearing panel shall be provided with written becomes “On probation - See principal graduate adviser.” statements from the student and the program director as well as The principal graduate adviser will review the student’s all relevant records and documents. Both the program director progress and provide counsel, and the following or his/her designee and the appealing student must attend the conditions apply: hearing to provide additional information and answer questions (a) A graduate student on probation who is not restored from the hearing panel. Other individuals who have to good academic standing by the end of two information relevant to the situation may be invited to present successive semesters will be declared ineligible to their information and answer questions for the panel. The re-enroll; student may have an adviser present to advise the student, but (b) While on probation, a graduate student must achieve this adviser shall be limited to providing advice to the student. a 3.0 term GPA to enroll for the ensuing term; After reviewing the information and conducting the (c) A graduate student on probation will not be restored hearing, the hearing panel shall make its recommendation to good standing until a cumulative graduate-credit regarding disposition of the case to the dean. All five appointed GPA of at least 3.0 is achieved. members of the hearing panel shall have a vote. In case of a tie, 2. Whenever the overall GPA for courses taken in the the associate dean for academic affairs shall cast the deciding student’s graduate dental certificate specialty area falls vote. The dean of the School of Dentistry will make the final below 3.0, the student will be placed on probation and the decision and communicate that decision to the student and the following conditions apply:* program director. (a) A graduate student on probation who is not restored Students in Cooperative Programs to good academic standing by the end of two Students enrolled in programs operated jointly by the School successive semesters will be declared ineligible to of Dentistry and other institutions, such as Children’s Mercy re-enroll; Hospital and Truman Medical Center, must remain in good (b) While on probation, a graduate student must achieve standing with both organizations cooperating in the program. a 3.0 graduate dental certificate specialty area GPA A student who is dismissed by either of the cooperating to enroll for the ensuing term; institutions is ineligible to continue in the program. (c) A graduate student on probation will not be restored to good standing until a graduate dental certificate Dental Graduate Certificate specialty area GPA of at least 3.0 is achieved. Programs A graduate certificate program is offered in each of the * Applies only to students enrolled in graduate dental following areas: certificate programs. • Advanced Education in General Dentistry; Dismissal • Diagnostic Sciences; 1. A graduate student who is on probation and fails to attain • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; an overall GPA of at least 3.0 by the end of two successive • Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics; semesters will be dismissed from the program. • Pediatric Dentistry; 2. A graduate student who is on probation and fails to attain • Periodontics; a 3.0 term GPA for the succeeding term will be dismissed. • Prosthodontics. 3. A graduate student who is on probation and fails to attain General Nature of Programs a graduate dental certificate specialty area GPA of at least Each certificate program curriculum is designed to prepare the 3.0 by the end of two successive semesters will be student for specialty practice and to help the student meet the dismissed from the program.* educational training requirements for examination by the 4. A graduate student who is on probation and fails to attain appropriate American dental-specialty board. All programs a 3.0 graduate dental certificate specialty area GPA for the begin with the summer term (the first week of July) except for succeeding term will be dismissed.* 5. A graduate student who receives more than four hours of graduate dental hygiene education, which begins with the fall 2.0 (C) grades or below for courses included in the semester. Programs vary in length from 12 to 72 months. student’s graduate program of studies will be dismissed.* Application Deadline All graduate dental certificate programs with the exception of * Applies only to students enrolled in graduate dental oral and maxillofacial surgery, pediatric dentistry and certificate programs. periodontics observe an application deadline date of Oct. 1. Appeal This deadline date for receipt of applications at the school is Any student who is dismissed from the program has the right one year before the anticipated enrollment in the program. to appeal that decision. Appeals shall be made in writing to the Deadline dates for oral and maxillofacial surgery, periodontics associate dean for academic affairs within one week from the and pediatric dentistry programs are Aug. 15, Sept. 1 and Oct. time the student receivsd a notice of dismissal. The associate 15, respectively.
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Graduate dental certificate programs in diagnostic prime candidates (equal in number to the number of available sciences, orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, residencies in the program) and those who serve as periodontics, and prosthodontics require the UMKC “alternates.” Acceptance or denial of each recommended application and the associated supplemental information that candidate is made by the AEC. was indicated previously. This application material should be sent to the chairman of the Advanced Education Committee, Program Descriptions c/o Office of Student Programs, UMKC School of Dentistry, Advanced Education in General Dentistry 650 E. 25th St., Kansas City, MO 64108-2795. The remaining graduate dental certificate programs (i.e., Director: advanced education in general dentistry, oral and maxillofacial John W. Thurmond, D.D.S., M.S. surgery, and pediatric dentistry) require either a UMKC Faculty: application (and associated supplemental information) or Dean A. Elledge, D.D.S., M.S., Terry L. Myers, D.D.S. application through the Postdoctoral Application Support Services (PASS). A completed PASS application and other Stipend materials required by the service should be sent to the address $20,000-$22,000* given on the application or as provided earlier. The PASS 33 percent of clinic fee collections (as defined in the application should not be sent to UMKC. Be aware that about Financial Assistance section) three weeks is required by the service to process PASS *Available to eligible residents (i.e., those who have earned a applications and deliver them to the designated programs. The D.D.S./D.M.D. degree from an American Dental Association length of this processing period should be considered by the or a Canadian Dental Association accredited program or who candidate so as to meet relevant application deadlines. hold a valid license to practice dentistry in one or more states The graduate certificate programs in oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics and pediatric of the United States) contingent on Graduate Medical dentistry participate in the National Matching Services Education funding. (MATCH) process. Candidates to these programs also must The advanced education in general dentistry program is a submit to MATCH completed Applicant Agreement and Rank 12-month program beginning in July for six residents and is Order List forms by the deadline dates established by MATCH. designed to refine and advance knowledge and clinical skills in There are two phases of the MATCH process, each with its the practice of dentistry. The program bridges the gap between deadline date for receipt of Rank Order List forms from dental school and dental practice. Clinical instruction is applicants. The Phase I deadline (typically toward the end of offered in all of the clinical disciplines. The didactic November each year) is for applicants to the orthodontics and component provides postgraduate training in the basic and dentofacial orthopedics program. The Phase II deadline behavioral sciences, as well as the clinical sciences and (typically in the middle of January annually) is for those practice management. On completion of this program a applying for admission to the oral and maxillofacial surgery certificate in general dentistry will be awarded. and pediatric dentistry programs. An optional second year of residency is offered for two Necessary forms to participate in the MATCH process students. The emphases during this year of the program are in may be obtained from National Matching Services, 595 Bay advanced restorative and implant dentistry. Street, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C2. Application to this program is either through UMKC or through the Postdoctoral Application Support Services (PASS). Requirements and Procedure for Admission See the application information in this section for greater detail Admission to a graduate dental certificate program is on both. The deadline for receipt of application at the school is competitive. Primary focus is on the applicant’s academic Oct. 1 of the year prior to planned enrollment. record while in dental school, including national board scores. Questions about this program may be answered by Emphasis also is placed on information gathered from letters contacting the program director’s office, (816) 235-2164 at of evaluation and curriculum vitae (such as quality of [email protected]. professional practice experience, continuing education experience, research activities, leadership and involvement and Diagnostic Sciences participation in professional societies and community service). (Emphasis Areas: Oral Medicine; Oral and Maxillofacial Another fundamental source of information is supplied from a Radiology) personal on-site interview that is required of most programs Director/Fellow of Dental Surgery (Oral Medicine and and is by invitation. Periodontics): Applicants to a graduate dental certificate program must Christopher G. Cumming, B.D.S., D.M.D., Ph.D. hold a D.D.S. degree or equivalent from a program accredited Faculty: either by the American Dental Association (ADA) or the John Dane, D.D.S. and Jerald O. Katz, D.M.D., M.S., Canadian Dental Association (CDA). Graduates of foreign Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial dental schools, however, are eligible to apply for admission Radiology only to the certificate program in prosthodontics. Admission Stipend A subcommittee of the Advanced Education Committee (AEC) First year $32,000 (see informaton for eligibility) serves as the admission review board for each of the graduate Second year $12,000 dental certificate programs. Each program has its own Third year $12,000 admission review board. At a minimum, the admission review The program is of three years duration, commencing July l, board consists of the respective program director and at least and leads to certification in either oral medicine or oral and two other full-time faculty members. maxillofacial radiology and a master of science degree in oral Each program’s admission review board submits its biology. A separate application process is required for recommendations for acceptance to the AEC for consideration. admission into this master’s program. Recommendations for acceptance include those identified as
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The first year of the program is a hospital-based, July 1. Applicants accepted into this program must have the ADA-accredited general practice residency program conducted necessary training to obtain a permanent dental license in the at Truman Medical Center-Lakewood. The second and third state of Missouri prior to the start of their training. Residents years of the program will be at the student’s choice of either are required to enroll in both the UMKC School of Dentistry oral diagnosis/oral medicine or oral and maxillofacial and UMKC School of Medicine, depending on course and radiology. Both programs are designed so that at the residency requirements being fulfilled in a given term. completion of the program, the graduate will be prepared to Appropriate fees from both schools are applicable. take the boards of the American Board of Oral Medicine or the To be considered for admission to the UMKC School of American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology. As part Medicine, one must be a United States citizen or be a of this program, original research is required, and on permanent resident of the United States; if you hold a satisfactory completion of a thesis the master of science degree permanent resident visa, a copy should be included in your will be awarded. application materials. Stipends for the first-year general practice residency will The application process includes either submitting a be that of the hospital’s first-year residents. Amount of the UMKC application to the School of Dentistry or applying stipend will be approximately $32,000 and will be offered to through the Postdoctoral Application Support Services (PASS); eligible individuals (i.e., those who have earned a this program also participates in the National Matching D.D.S./D.M.D. degree from an American Dental Association Services (MATCH). See the application information in this or a Canadian Dental Association accredited program or who section for more details regarding additional information to be hold a valid license to practice dentistry in one or more states supplied by the applicant. of the United States) contingent on Graduate Medical Deadline for receipt of application at the school is Aug. 15 Education funding. The second and third years provide of the year prior to anticipated enrollment. An by-invitation financial support based on the resident’s practice of general interview is a required part of the application process. dentistry through this program at Truman Medical Please note that score results of the MCAT examination Center-Lakewood. A maximum of four students will be are not a requirement of this program. accepted on an annual basis. An applicant to this program must Questions about this program may be answered by submit evidence of graduation with a D.D.S./D.M.D. degree contacting the program director’s office at (816) 556-3062. from a school accredited by the American Dental Association or Canadian Dental Association. Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Questions about this program may be answered by Director and Chair: contacting the program director’s office, (816) 235-2061 or Katherine Kula, M.S., D.M.D., M.S. Fac.D. [email protected]. Faculty: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Ram K. Grandhi, B.D.S., M.S. Director: Stipend To Be Announced $20,000-$22,000* Faculty: 33 percent of clinical fee collections (as defined in the Alan R. Brown, D.D.S., Diplomate, American Board of Financial Assistance section). Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS); Steven J. *Available to eligible program residents (i.e., those who have Prstojevich, D.D.S., Diplomate, ABOMS; Rudane Shultz, earned a D.D.S./D.M.D. degree from an from an American D.D.S., Diplomate, ABOMS Dental Association or a Canadian Dental Association Stipend accredited program or who hold a valid license to practice First year $32,000 Fourth year $35,750 dentistry in one or more states of the United States) contingent Second year $33,250 Fifth year $37,000 on Graduate Medical Education funding. Third year $34,500 Six year $38,250 The advanced education program in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics has existed since 1946. Nearly 300 This six-year program, which begins in July, is open to UMKC graduates are currently in full-time orthodontic applicants who have a doctoral degree in dentistry from an practice. They reside in 36 different states and four foreign ADA accredited dental school, and who are interested in countries. completing both a medical degree and certificate of residency This is a full-time, 26-month program that begins in July. training in oral and maxillofacial surgery. It is designed to prepare the student for community practice of The program divides the training between the oral and orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics. Curriculum maxillofacial surgery residency program and the curriculum of emphasis is placed on the edgewise technique and on the School of Medicine. This program provides in-depth interceptive and functional treatment. Management of coverage of orthognathic surgery, reconstructive surgery, craniofacial anomalies is taught didactically and clinically in implant surgery, temporomandibular joint surgery, trauma, association with the craniofacial team at St. Luke’s Hospital. dento-alveolar surgery and anesthesia, as well as all required Objective inquiry and statistical validation are emphasized in basic science and clinical medicine courses for the doctor of all aspects of this program. Completion of an original research medicine degree. A thesis is not required; however, publication project and paper is required. The computerized clinic facility in major journals is a requirement of the training program. is a working-research model that simulates the private practice An Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program is offered through the environment. Course credits allow interested residents to School of Graduate Studies as an elective for qualified and complete an M.S. degree in oral biology. A separate interested program residents. This will require additional years application is required for the master’s program. of study and clinical experience, and will also require a thesis. Four students are accepted in this program annually. Separate application to this program will be made after Applications are considered from: beginning the residency. Fourth-year dental students from ADA- or Openings are limited to two individuals each year, and CDA-accredited schools who are in the top 25 percent of their new residents must be prepared to begin their training on graduating class; graduates of schools who ranked in the top 25
302 School of Dentistry percent of their graduating classes, and who will have Questions about this program may be answered by satisfactorily completed general practice residency or other contacting the program director’s office at (816) 234-3162 or dental specialty program prior to enrollment in this program; [email protected]. or graduates of schools who ranked in the top 25 percent of their graduating class and have been full-time faculty members Periodontics for at least two years prior to application. Director: Selection of candidates is a twofold process. First, Simon R. MacNeill, B.D.S., D.D.S., Diplomate, candidates are stratified on the basis of academic and American Board of Periodontology professional performance. Class standing, national board Faculty: performance, successful completion of a general-practice John W. Rapley, D.D.S., M.S., Diplomate, American residency, advanced general-dentistry program or specialty Board of Periodontology; Charles M. Cobb, D.D.S., M.S., program, practice experience, leadership roles in organized Ph.D., Diplomate, American Board of Periodontology; dental groups, dental school teaching, research experience and Nancy Newhouse, D.D.S., M.S., Diplomate, American recommendations are all considered. Board of Periodontology; Lynn Friesen, D.D.S., Secondly, applicants meeting screening criteria are invited Diplomate, American Board of Periodontology; Amos for interviews. All interviews are conducted at the School of Williams, D.D.S.; Mark Edwards, D.D.S.; David Thein, Dentistry on the same day and all invited candidates must D.D.S. attend this session to be eligible final selection into the class. Application for admission must be received at the school Stipend on or before Oct. 1 of the year prior to planned enrollment. $20,000-$22,000* Applications may be requested from the Office of Student 33 percent of clinic fee collections (as defined in the Programs. Our web site at www.umkc.edu/orthodontics Financial Assistance section) contains a link to Student Programs. * Available to eligible residents (i.e. those who have earned a Pediatric Dentistry D.D.S./D.M.D. degree from an from an American Dental Association or a Canadian Dental Association accredited Director: program or who hold a valid license to practice dentistry in one James W. Lowe, D.D.S., M.S., Diplomate, American or more states of the United States) contingent on Graduate Board of Pediatric Dentistry Medical Education funding. Faculty: The program in periodontics is 36 months long, beginning John I. Haynes, D.D.S., M.A.; Brenda S. Bohaty, D.D.S., in July. It is designed to enable the student to acquire a depth M.S., Diplomate, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry; of understanding in oral biology; to become acquainted with Paulette Spencer, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D.; Robin L. Onikul, the problems in the biology and pathology of oral tissues; and D.D.S., Diplomate, American Board of Pediatric to treat adequately these problems with current knowledge and Dentistry techniques. The student is encouraged to use interdisciplinary Stipend approaches in the solution of investigative and clinical First year $35,000* problems. Every attempt is made to personalize treatment Second year $37,500* based on the clinical and microbial presentation of the patient, * Plus fringe benefits. as well as the patient’s response to earlier therapy. The The program in pediatric dentistry is a 24-month program program is designed to provide bioclinicians who will become beginning in July. It is designed to prepare the student for a key professionals in clinical practice, research and teaching, dental practice limited to children. Academic training includes both to the profession and to the community. Original research interdisciplinary seminars and coursework in the basic leading to the M.S. in oral biology is possible. Meeting all sciences. Clinical training in pediatric dentistry is primarily eligibility criteria of the M.S. in oral biology program is conducted at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. necessary for acceptance into the periodontics program. An The requirements for admission: applicant for this program must be a citizen of the United States or a foreign national having a visa permitting permanent 1. A D.D.S. or D.M.D. from an ADA- or CDA-accredited residence in the United States. Applicants also must submit dental program; evidence of graduation from a school of dentistry accredited by 2. Three letters of recommendation from people able to the American Dental Association or the Canadian Dental judge the applicant’s professional competence and Association or verification from the dean of an accredited potential for advanced education in pediatric dentistry; dental school that the applicant will graduate during the current 3. A record of academic success that would indicate the academic year. ability and motivation for graduate-level studies. Previous The deadline for receipt of application at the school is experience and an orientation to working with children is Sept. 1 of the year preceding planned enrollment. Two considered desirable. students are accepted into this program each year. Questions about this program may be answered by Those qualified for admission will be invited to come for a contacting the program director’s office at (816) 235-2119 or personal interview with the program director and faculty. Two [email protected]. students are accepted each year into this program. The deadline for receipt of application at the school is Oct. Prosthodontics 15 of the year prior to planned enrollment. Application is made Director: either through UMKC or through the Postgraduate Application Paul A. Hansen, D.D.S.,Diplomate, American Board of Support Service (PASS). See the application information in Prosthodontics this section for greater detail on both. Applicants must also Faculty: participate in the National Matching Services (MATCH). Leslie Young, Jr., D.D.S., Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics; Richard A. Anderson, D.D.S., Diplomate,
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American Board of Prosthodontics; Gerald D. Woolsey, a graduate student (See General Graduate Academic D.D.S., M.S., Diplomate, American Board of Regulations and Information earlier in this catalog). Prosthodontics; Stuart Dexter, D.D.S., M.S.; E. Grant To be eligible for admission to the master of science in Eshelman, D.D.S. M.S. oral biology program, an applicant either must hold a baccalaureate degree or a D.D.S. or equivalent degree. In Stipend general, he or she should have a minimum cumulative GPA of $20,000-$22,000* 3.0 (based on a 4.0 scale) for all undergraduate work, including 33 percent of clinic fee collections (as defined in the dental school (if applicable). Financial Assistance section) Admission Procedure * Available to eligible residents (i.e., those who have earned a Requests for information, including application materials, D.D.S./D.M.D. degree from an American Dental Association should be directed to: Chairman, Advanced Education or a Canadian Dental Association accredited program or who Committee, c/o Office of Student Programs, UMKC School of hold a valid license to practice dentistry in one or more states Dentistry, 650 East 25th Street, Kansas City, MO 64108-2795. of the United States) contingent on Graduate Medical All application materials should be submitted prior to Feb. Education funding. 1 for students wishing to begin their study in the fall semester; The program in prosthodontics is a combined curriculum however, applications will be considered throughout the year. with emphases in fixed, implant, removable and maxillofacial Completed applications should be sent to: Chairman, prosthodontics. The program, which begins in July, is designed Advanced Education Committee, c/o Office of Student to prepare the student to conduct a specialty practice in Programs, UMKC School of Dentistry, 650 E. 25th St., Kansas prosthodontics, or to find a career in academics and research. City, MO 64108-2795. The completed application packet is The program is individually tailored to the needs of the forwarded to the Department of Oral Biology for evaluation. student. The program allows maximum time for clinically Evaluation Criteria for Admission: complex treatment for patients with multiple needs. Laboratory support is provided to enhance this phase of learning. Students Transcripts will be expected to learn the laboratory procedures as needed Analysis of transcripts from all prior institutions is required. for patient treatment. Emphasis is placed on the relationship of Under special circumstances, e.g., class standing, consideration prosthodontics to other dental specialties. The program is may be given to applicants whose GPA is 2.5-3.0. flexible enough to be adapted to the student’s specific needs Letters of Recommendation and interests. Original research leading to the master of science Three letters of recommendation are required from current or in oral biology or the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. is encouraged. former teachers who are familiar with the applicant’s past The certificate in prosthodontics program is 33 months. achievements and research ability/potential. The master of science in oral biology program is 36 months. The deadline for receipt of application at the school is Oct. Letter From Applicant A letter describing why the candidate is interested in pursuing 1 of the year prior to planned enrollment. No more than two a master of science in oral biology, how the experience of the candidates are accepted each year. Questions about this program may be answered by program may be used by the candidate in the future, and a list contacting the program director’s office at (816)235-5404 or of potential research interests must be submitted by the [email protected]. applicant. Interviews Master of Science in Oral Biology Interviews are not required. However, interviews will be Chairman, Department of Oral Biology: arranged upon the candidate’s request at the School of J. David Eick, Ph.D. Dentistry. Successful interviews may enhance the candidate’s Director of Graduate Studies and Research and Professor, chance of acceptance. Departments of Oral Biology & Pediatric Dentistry The chairman of the Advanced Education Committee will Paulette Spencer, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. notify the applicant regarding acceptance status. Associate Professor, Department of Oral Biology Curriculum Jian Q. Feng, M.D., Ph.D.; Carole P. McArthur, M.D., The candidate enrolled in this program must complete a Ph.D. minimum of 30 semester hours of coursework. These courses must be listed on the form, “Master’s Degree Program of General Nature of the Program Study” (available from the Department of Oral Biology office) The School of Dentistry offers a program leading to an M.S. in and must be signed by the thesis adviser, members of the thesis oral biology. The goal of the program is to introduce students committee, and chairman, Department of Oral Biology. to the scientific method and to assist them in developing The required core curriculum will consist of the following academic careers. The program includes advanced work in courses: basic, behavioral and clinical sciences relating to dentistry. The coursework and thesis present an opportunity for the student to • Research Methodology 703 Thesis Writing cross traditional departmental lines and undertake an • Research Methodology 704 Introduction to Biostatistics interdisciplinary approach to the study of problems related to • Biomedical Science 751 Elements of Scientific Method oral biology. On successful completion of all necessary • Biomedical Science 752 Special Topics in Oral Biology coursework and thesis requirements, the student is awarded a • Biomedical Science 799 Research and Thesis • master of science degree in oral biology. Research Methodology 700 Introduction to Research Methodology Admission Information The thesis committee may require additional courses. Students Eligibility are referred to the current UMKC General Catalog for listings All applicants for the master of science in oral biology of appropriate graduate level courses. Some examples of program must first meet UMKC requirements for admission as additional courses applicable to the program are as follows:
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• LSAnatomy 700 Anatomy of Head and Neck augment the thesis research of the student. The form, • LSBiochemistry 710 Oral Biochemistry Recommendation for Appointment of Adviser of Supervisory • LSPhysiology 760 Physiology of Oral Hard Tissues Committee (available from the Department of Oral Biology • Periodontics 730 Biology of the Periodontium office) must be signed by the Department of Oral Biology to • Biomedical Science 739 Dental Biomaterials assure all Department of Oral Biology and School of Graduate • Biomedical Science 740 Oral Pathology I Studies committee requirements are observed. The thesis • Biomedical Science 743 Advanced Biomaterials committee will determine what courses are required of the • Biomedical Science 747 Research Instrumentation student and all thesis committee members must approve the • Biomedical Science 759 Special Problems in thesis research proposal before the research project is initiated. Pharmacology The thesis committee also will assist the students to undertake • Biomedical Science 802 Immunopathology and successfully complete their thesis research and determine • Biomedical Science 805 Molecular Biology when the M.S. thesis is complete. • Biomedical Science 806 Oral Microbiology and Infectious Disease Thesis Original research will be used to construct a formal thesis Of the 30 semester hours, no more than 6 semester hours of conforming to the standards set by the School of Graduate graduate work taken at institutions other than UMKC may be Studies (See University of Missouri-Kansas City Guide to transferred. The transfer of 6 graduate credit hours includes Formatting Graduate Theses, which can be obtained at the those courses deemed appropriate to the student’s program of UMKC Dental Library). At least eight weeks prior to study by the thesis committee. graduation, the completed thesis must be submitted to the The student must conduct an original investigation in a thesis committee for its preliminary approval. basic, behavioral or clinical science area and write a thesis After all members of the thesis committee have read and describing the research and reporting the results of the study. given preliminary approval to the content of the thesis, and the The student will be required to successfully defend the thesis instructor(s) of the course Research Methodology 703 Thesis in a final oral examination at a universitywide seminar. No Writing has given preliminary approval to the format of the qualifying examination or language examination is required for thesis, and at least six weeks prior to graduation, the original the degree. typewritten copy must be submitted to the School of Graduate Enrollment in BIOSC 799 Research and Thesis is required Studies for certification by the dean of Graduate Faculties and as a part of the student’s program of study. To reflect the Research. After the thesis has been certified for acceptance by student’s research involvement in activities that will ultimately the dean of Graduate Faculties and Research, the thesis lead to the completion of the thesis, multiple semesters of committee will require the student to defend the thesis. School enrollment in this course are allowed. Cumulative credit for of Dentistry regulations require that prior to graduation each this course may not exceed six hours. Until the thesis is student defend their thesis by presenting a universitywide successfully completed and defended a grade of incomplete (I) seminar on their research. In addition to the required is given for each term of enrollment in this course. On distribution of copies (see the UMKC Guide to Formatting successful defense and completion of the thesis, incomplete Graduate Theses and the General Graduate Academic grades will be changed to an appropriate letter grade. Regulations and Information section of this catalog), a copy of While the master of science program in oral biology can the thesis also must be received for retention by the Dental be pursued simultaneously with dental specialty certificate Library of the School of Dentistry. programs, it is likely that such a student can expect to spend 6 months or longer beyond the period designated for the Academic Requirements certificate program to obtain the master of science in oral A 3.0 or better GPA is required of all work applicable to the biology. master’s degree. A student is subject to termination from the master’s program if: (1) their GPA falls below 3.0; (2) more Thesis Research than four hours of C (2.0) grades are received; or (3) any grade The major criterion of the master of science in oral biology is of D or F is received. original research. This original research may be conducted in A recommendation for dismissal from the program will be basic, behavioral or clinical sciences. Adherence to all made by the student’s adviser(s) to the Department of Oral standards established by the School of Graduate Studies is Biology and forwarded to the School of Dentistry Advanced necessary for final acceptance and approval of the thesis. Education Committee. Selection of Thesis Chair Other Requirements Each student is responsible for selecting an adviser. The Students will be expected to comply with all rules, regulations adviser selected must be a full member of the UMKC graduate and requirements specified in the General Graduate Academic faculty and should be actively engaged in research relevant to Regulations and Information section of this catalog. the student’s primary area of interest. The selection of a thesis adviser must be completed within the student’s first year of Master of Science Degree in Dental study and approved by the director of graduate studies, Department of Oral Biology. Hygiene Education Thesis Committee Director: The student’s thesis adviser will be the chair of the thesis Cynthia C. Amyot, R.D.H., M.S. committee. Within the student’s first year of study, the student Director, Division of Dental Hygiene: and his/her adviser will select two or more additional faculty Pamela R. Overman, R.D.H., M.S. members to serve on the thesis committee. One member of the Research Coordinator: thesis committee must be a member of either the Department Kimberly Bray, R.D.H., M.S. of Oral Biology or the Department of Behavioral Science. The majority of the faculty selected must be members of the full History graduate faculty. Committee members should be selected for The master of science degree in dental hygiene education their ability to provide additional advice and resources to program provides the educational and professional
305 School of Dentistry environment for dental hygienists to pursue graduate studies conducive to enhancing the students’ critical thinking, decision with a concentration in teacher preparation (clinical and making and self-evaluative skills as health care professionals. classroom teaching) and research. Aditional opportunities are Graduate students have the opportunity to spend one available in areas of gerontology, special patient care and semester as an extern at another dental hygiene institution or health services administration. health-care facility. This usually is determined by the graduate The graduate program has a rich history of preparing student’s specialization and preference for the extern site, as dental hygienists for leadership roles in academia and industry. well as established criteria for the externship. This experience The program is housed in the School of Dentistry and is one of has proved invaluable for most graduate students selecting this the few such graduate programs in dental hygiene in the option. country. The graduate program is specifically designed to flexibly Educational Fees and innovatively meet the candidates’ educational goals and Students in this program are assessed educational fees (as of objectives for careers in the dental hygiene profession, as well the 2000-01 academic year) as follows. as to help meet the dental hygiene faculty and administrative Summer Term needs of accredited dental hygiene and dental assisting Educational Fee (Resident) $179.10/cr. hour programs. Educational Fee (Non-Resident) $538.70/cr. hour Activity Fee $12.05/cr. hour Requirements for Admission Computing Fee $8.90/cr. hour Graduation from an accredited school or program of dental Student Health Service Fee $2.06/cr. hour hygiene, a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or Multipurpose Building Fee $15 university, and a satisfactory academic undergraduate record are required. The deadline for application is Nov. 1 (early Fall/Winter Semesters admissions), or Feb. 1 for the class beginning the following fall Educational Fee (Resident) $179.10/cr. hour Educational Fee (Non-Resident) $538.70/cr. hour semester. An interview is a required component of the Activity Fee $12.05/cr. hour admissions process. Interviews are granted to candidates for Computing Fee $8.90/cr. hour this program by invitation only. Application forms and Student Health Services Fee $2.06/cr. hour information may be obtained from the Director, Graduate Multipurpose Building Fee $30 Dental Hygiene Education, Division of Dental Hygiene, University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Dentistry, 650 Note: Fees are subject to change without notice. E. 25th St., Kansas City, MO 64108-2975. Scholarships Questions about this program may be answered by Graduate research assistantships and nonresident contacting the program director’s office at (816) 235-2054 or tuition-waiver awards are available to students on a competitive [email protected]. basis. The American Dental Hygienist’s Association awards Completed applications must be submitted to the Director scholarships to dental hygienists at the master’s degree level on of Graduate Dental Hygiene Education at the above address a competitive basis. Please contact the director of graduate by Nov. 1 (early admissions) or Feb. 1 for the class beginning dental hygiene education for more details of possible funding the following fall semester. for graduate studies through the Division of Dental Hygiene. The required applications materials must include: Requirements for Graduation 1. UMKC application for admission; 2. Supplemental application for admission; 1. A 3.0 GPA; 3. Official transcripts of all previous academic work; 2. Successful completion of 36 credit hours with a thesis or 4. Three completed recommendation forms (including one non-thesis option; from the director of the dental hygiene program attended); 3. All other requirements for graduation as stated in the 5. A letter of intent sent to the director of graduate dental General Graduate Academic Regulations and Information hygiene education explaining the applicant’s main area of section of this catalog. graduate dental hygiene interest (clinical and classroom teaching, special patient care, health services Suggested Plan of Study administration, gerontology or advanced clinician). Both a thesis and non-thesis option are available for the master’s degree program. In addition, the program allows Job Opportunities students to enroll on either a part-time or full-time basis. The Graduate students in dental hygiene may prepare for careers in minimum length of study for the thesis track is two years. clinical and classroom education, research, administration, Entering students will begin coursework in the fall semester. gerontology or special patient care in hospital or The graduate program is flexibly and innovatively tailored to community-based settings. Availability of positions for the interests and needs of the graduate student with graduates of the master of science degree program has been concentrations in clinical and classroom teaching, research, excellent in these career areas. Assuming the number of dental advanced clinician, gerontology, special patient care and/or hygiene programs in the country remains at about 260, the need health services administration. for highly qualified educators, researchers and administrators The curriculum is designed to provide meaningful with master’s degrees in dental hygiene education will remain academic experiences and activities for each graduate student strong. Students who plan a career in teaching, research or as matched with program coursework offerings, facilities and administration may consider graduate work leading to a Ph.D. resources. Typical courses for the graduate program depend on degree. Enrollment is limited to four students annually. the graduate student’s area of concentration. A classroom and clinical teaching area of concentration includes classroom and School Activities clinical student teaching with dental hygiene and dental The philosophy of the graduate program advocates students, curriculum concepts and practicum, special problems individualized career planning and advising students to help in dental hygiene, principles of testing, introduction to research meet their specific needs and interests in an atmosphere methodology, biostatistics, periodontics and local anesthesia.
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A wide variety of electives may be chosen from those offered dental hygienist with a baccalaureate degree accomplishes this in the School of Dentistry, the Henry W. Bloch School of objective through a variety of challenging and rewarding Business and Public Administration, the School of Education, opportunities. the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Nursing or any There is informal evidence that a nine-month dental other academic unit at UMKC. hygiene program existed at UMKC (then the Kansas City The School of Dentistry provides an ideal environment for Western Dental College) in 1922-23, as did a one-year graduate students to interact with clinical and basic science program during the ’30s. However, concrete documentation dental faculty and other advanced-education specialty students indicates that the official program began in 1952. for an exchange of ideas, knowledge and resources. In The program in dental hygiene is accredited by the addition, graduate dental hygiene students actively participate Commission on Dental Accreditation, a specialized accrediting in lectures, seminars, and practical and independent study that body recognized by the Council on Post-Secondary address their needs and interests for their future careers. Accreditation and the United States Department of Education. Graduate students are required to design and conduct a The student at UMKC can earn a bachelor of science research project in fulfillment of their research requirement for degree in dental hygiene in two ways. The first alternative both the thesis and non-thesis option of the program. This is offers an opportunity for the student who has completed two accomplished under the supervision of a research advisory academic years of liberal arts courses at any accredited committee. Basic knowledge and skills in conducting research community/junior college, college or university to matriculate are gained through research coursework offered both in the into the professional dental hygiene program (basic School of Dentistry and on the UMKC campus. Funding for preparation). The second alternative provides for the licensed graduate student research is often available from the Dental dental hygienist with a certificate or associate degree an School Rinehart Foundation, as well as other external funding opportunity to earn a baccalaureate degree (degree sources. completion). In both instances, graduate dental hygienists have Required Courses for the Master of Science Degree the opportunity of pursuing advanced studies. Program in Dental Hygiene Education Job Opportunities Hours The major responsibilities of the dental hygienist are Dental Hygiene Graduate 500 preventive in nature. In the private dental office, the dental Educational Methodologies 2-4 hygienist may be responsible for providing patient education, Dental Hygiene Graduate 516 Special exposing and processing dental radiographs, conducting head Special Issues in Higher Education 2-4 and neck examinations, as well as providing a thorough oral Dental Hygiene Graduate 553 Seminar in prophylaxis, non-surgical periodontal therapy, local anesthesia, Advanced Concepts and Methodologies 2-4 diet analysis and other services as delegated by the licensed Dental Hygiene Graduate 595 dentist. In some large offices the dental hygienist may serve as Scientific Writing 1-2 a manager of office procedures. Dental hygiene services vary Dental Hygiene Graduate 599 from state to state according to the laws that govern the Research and Thesis (thesis option only) 1-6 practice of dental hygiene. Research Methodology 700 Introduction to Research Methodology (or its equivalent) 2-3 In public health and community agencies, the dental Research Methodology 703 Thesis Writing 1 hygienist is concerned with the oral health of the community Research Methodology 704 Introduction to being served. Major responsibilities may be assessing the oral Biostatistics (or its equivalent) 2-3 health of a given population or developing and implementing a Total Credit Hours for Required Courses 13-27 dental health program. In hospitals and nursing homes, the dental hygienist may function as a health educator, a clinician Total number of credit hours required for completion of the or a resource person. In other instances, hygienists are graduate program is 36 credit hours for either the thesis or employed for clinical and descriptive research projects. non-thesis option. Although the majority of dental hygiene graduates are Other Requirements involved in private practice, the following practice settings also Students will be expected to comply with all rules, regulations may be available: and requirements in the General Graduate Academic Regulations and Information section of this catalog. • Federal, state and local health departments; • Hospitals and nursing homes; School of Dentistry Division of • School districts; • Health maintenance organizations; Dental Hygiene • Educational programs for dental, dental hygiene and dental assisting students; Room 415 • Private and public centers for pediatric, geriatric and other 650 E. 25th St. Kansas City, MO 64108-2795 special needs groups. (816) 235-2050 Graduates can take advantage of the Division of Dental Hygiene’s job placement assistance service. The School of Director, Division of Dental Hygiene: Pamela R. Overman, R.D.H., M.S. Dentistry’s library maintains an extensive file of job Director, Baccalaureate Degree Completion Program: opportunities in several states. Faculty members are available Cynthia C. Amyot, R.D.H., M.S. for job-placement counseling to assist graduates with placement decisions. History Licensure Examinations Dental hygiene is a rapidly growing and increasingly dynamic To practice dental hygiene legally, the student must take and allied health profession for qualified persons who wish to pass successfully a written examination, the National Dental participate as active members of a health field. Service to Hygiene Board Examination. This examination is administered mankind is the primary purpose of health professions. The to all dental hygiene students in the country approximately six
307 School of Dentistry weeks prior to their graduation. The student also must year that the student desires admission. Classes formally begin successfully complete a clinical examination and an each year at the end of August. Minimum requirements and examination on the dental laws of the desired state of licensure. credentials for application are as follows: After written and clinical examinations have been completed successfully, the graduate may apply for licensure in any state. 1. Graduation from an accredited high school or its Additional information regarding these examinations and the equivalent; licensure process is given during the dental hygiene program. 2. Satisfactory completion of approximately two academic years or 60 semester hours of college (The 60 semester Professional Associations hours must satisfy the general education requirements, The School of Dentistry encourages students to participate in which are specified later in this section. All general professional association activities. Dental hygiene students are education requirements must be completed prior to encouraged to join and participate actively in the Student entrance into the dental hygiene program.); American Dental Hygienists’ Association, the UMKC Dental 3. Application to UMKC; Hygienist’s Alumni Association, and the Kansas City 4. Supplemental application for admission to the Division of Association of Dental Research. Through participation in these Dental Hygiene; associations, students can network with and become familiar 5. High school transcripts; with the professional opportunities and activities of area dental 6. College transcripts of all college coursework; health professionals. 7. A cumulative college GPA of at least 2.5; 8. A college science grade-point average of at least 2.5; Scholarships and Awards 9. Three evaluation and reference forms; There are various awards and honors available specifically for 10. Personal interview with at least two members of the dental hygiene students. Dental Hygiene Admissions Committee; interviews will During the last semester of the program, dental hygiene be scheduled after February; students who have distinguished themselves are eligible to be 11. For international applicants, a satisfactory TOEFL score selected from the graduating class to become members of (at least 550 on the paper test or 213 on the computer Sigma Phi Alpha, a national dental hygiene honor society. based version). Students who receive this honor must have exhibited outstanding character and service during the professional program. Notification of Admission The Greater Kansas City Dental Hygienists’ Association Applications for admission are reviewed by the School of sponsors a Community Service Award; the Missouri Dental Dentistry Dental Hygiene Student Admissions Committee. Hygienists’ Association sponsors the Outstanding Dental After a decision is reached on an application, notification of Hygiene Graduate Award; and the UMKC Dental Hygienists’ acceptance is made by mail. The applicant has 30 days from Alumni Association sponsors the Outstanding Clinician the date of the acceptance letter to make a required Award. These awards are presented annually to graduating non-refundable $100 deposit. This deposit is applied to seniors. enrollment fees. The Dr. James E. Herbertson Memorial Scholarship is A certain number of applicants are placed on an alternates presented annually to a student who has excelled in the dental list. In the event that a position becomes available, an applicant hygiene program. from this list is chosen to fill the vacancy. Alternates may be In addition to the University and federal financial aid accepted through the first week of the program. opportunities, the Division of Dental Hygiene has numerous General Education Requirements scholarship sources available to dental hygiene students. Students must meet financial and academic qualifications. Program Prerequisites Please contact the division director for more information. Credits will be granted for courses taken at other institutions that are substantially equivalent to those offered at UMKC, Bachelor of Science in Dental provided a grade of C or above was received. The following courses must be completed prior to entering Hygiene the dental hygiene program: This basic preparation program is for the individual who wants Hours to enter the field of dental hygiene. The primary goals of the Communication Skills 9 basic preparation bachelor of science degree program in dental English Composition I and II 6 hygiene are to prepare dental hygienists to perform Speech or Oral Argumentation 3 competently in private dental offices and to assume Mathematics 3 responsibilities in one or more of the following: College Algebra 3 • Clinical and classroom teaching; Biological and Physical Science 12-17 • Community dental health program planning; Chemistry 5-6 • Institutionalized patient care; Microbiology 3-5 Anatomy and Physiology (can be 1 or 2 courses) 4-6 • Practice management; Social and Behavioral Sciences 9 • Research. American History 3 Sociology 3 Admission to the Basic Preparation General Psychology 3 Program Humanities and Fine Arts 12 Admission is on a selective basis and requires more than Appreciation courses in arts, music, simply meeting certain course or GPA requirements. Factors theater, philosophy, foreign language, considered in the selection process are the candidates’ culture or literature. These courses academic credentials, letters of evaluation, a personal may be taken in any combination desired. interview, motivation, and all other information submitted by Electives 3-15 the candidates. Formal applications for admission to the dental Computer application course is recommended. hygiene program must be submitted no later than Feb. 1 of the Total Semester Hours 48-65
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Curriculum Perio Co-therapy Practicum 3 The dental hygiene program begins in August of each year and Dental Hygiene 4660 Independent Study 2-4 continues for two academic years with a summer session Dental Hygiene 4330 Oncology Practicum 2-4 between years. Part-time studies are available. For more Winter Semester Total 13-15 information, contact the program director. Total Hours 67-69 First Year A minimum of 124 semester hours is required for a bachelor of Fall Semester Hours science degree in dental hygiene. BMS 3065 Head and Neck Anatomy 2 The Division of Dental Hygiene reserves the privilege of Dental Hygiene 3000 Dental Morphology making changes and improvements in course sequence and and Occlusion 2 content to assure the best dental hygiene education for its Dental Hygiene 3020 Dental Radiology 2 students. Dental Hygiene 3080 Introduction to the Practice of Dental Hygiene 3 Related Information Dental Hygiene 3080L Pre-clinical Expenses (Basic Preparation) Dental Hygiene 2 Approximate expenses for the basic preparation dental hygiene Dental Hygiene 3320 Oral Health Education 2 program are listed below. These do not include room and LSPhysiology 3070 Oral Physiology 3 board, expenses for personal items or educational fees. Fall Semester Total 16 Winter Semester Hours Instruments and supplies (Entire Program) $1,400 LSBiochemistry 3120 Textbooks (Entire Program) $1,500 Biochemistry and Nutrition 3 Uniforms, lab coats, etc. (Entire Program) $ 100 Dental Hygiene 3200 Histology and National, regional and state licensure fees $ 750 Pathology 3 Professional association fee $ 20 Dental Hygiene 3220 Dental Biomaterials 2 Dental Hygiene 3280C Note: Fees are subject to change without notice. Dental Hygiene Clinic I 3 An advance deposit of $100 is required on admission to Dental Hygiene 3285 Seminar in the program. This payment shall be credited to the student’s Dental Hygiene I 2 educational fee upon enrollment. The fee is non-refundable Dental Hygiene 3260 Principles of Periodontics 3 except by special order of the dean of the School of Dentistry Winter Semester Total 16 and as approved by the director of admissions. Second Year Financial Assistance Summer Term Hours In addition to the University’s financial aid services, the Dental Hygiene 4020 Local Anesthesia 3 UMKC Dental Hygienists’ Alumni Association (UMKC Dental Hygiene 4060C DHAA) has established the Trudy Parker Scholarship Fund, Dental Hygiene Clinic II 2 the Noveta Brown Scholarship Fund and UMKC DHAA Dental Hygiene 4065 Seminar in Scholarships and Grants for dental hygiene students who are in Dental Hygiene II 1 need of financial assistance and who qualify academically. For Summer Term Total 6 more information, contact the division director. Fall Semester Hours Dental Hygiene 4080 Bachelor of Science in Dental Introduction to Research Design 2 Hygiene Dental Hygiene 4100 Pharmacology 3 LSBiochemistry 3240 Applied Nutrition 3 Degree Completion Program Dental Hygiene 3340 The primary goal of the bachelor of science degree program in Principles of Public Health 2 dental hygiene (degree completion) is to provide the Dental Hygiene 4120C Dental opportunity for dental hygienists to develop expertise in Hygiene Clinic III 4 clinical and classroom education, research, program Dental Hygiene 4120 Seminar in administration, community dental health program planning, Dental Hygiene III 2 expanded functions and institutionalized patient care. Fall Semester Total 16 Winter Semester Hours Admission Degree Completion Program Dental Hygiene 4220 Community Oral This program is designed for students who have completed Health Practicum 2 formal dental hygiene programs at other educational Dental Hygiene 4240 institutions and desire to continue their education toward a Ethics and Jurisprudence 2 baccalaureate degree. Dental Hygiene 4210 Practice Management 2 Formal applications for admission to this program must be Dental Hygiene 4260 Senior Seminar 1 submitted by Nov. 1 for the class beginning in June of each Dental Hygiene 4260C year. The program may be completed on a full- or part-time Dental Hygiene Clinic IV 4 basis. Basic requirements and credentials for admission: Electives (Select one) Dental Hygiene 4380 Research Practicum 2-4 1. Graduation from an accredited dental hygiene program; Dental Hygiene 4340 2. Results and successful completion of the National Board Community Dentistry Practicum 2-4 Examination for dental hygiene; Dental Hygiene 4320 3. High school transcripts; Special Patient Care Practicum 3 4. Complete college transcripts; Dental Hygiene 4350 5. Satisfactory academic average; 6. Application for admission to UMKC; 7. Supplemental application for admission to the Division of Dental Hygiene
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8. Three reference forms (including one from the director of Scholastic Honesty the accredited dental hygiene program attended). The Division of Dental Hygiene assumes all students are enrolled to learn. Any cheating is contradictory to the purposes Curriculum of students and this institution. Any dishonesty detected in a All students enrolled in the degree completion program must course (including during examinations or in submitting complete the general education requirements of the Division of plagiarized material) may result in an F grade in the course, Dental Hygiene prior to completion of the baccalaureate and may be cause for dismissal or suspension from the degree. Please refer to the general education requirements Division of Dental Hygiene. stated under the description of the basic preparation program Student Retention Policy for a listing of those courses. Courses that the student has not Students enrolled in the Division of Dental Hygiene are bound completed will be included in the individual program of study by the Standards of Scholarship of the School of Dentistry. for that student. These were outlined previously under the Four-Year Doctor of An individual program of study will be developed for each Dental Surgery Program. student depending on the number of college hours completed Repeated Courses previously. The following courses are available through the A dental hygiene student who wishes to repeat a course must Division of Dental Hygiene: submit a course repeat form to the UMKC Registration Office Hours no later than the end of the fourth week of the term if that Dental Hygiene 4020* repeat is to be included in GPA calculations. Students who are Local Anesthesia and Pain Control 2 repeating a course must have prior approval of the director of Dental Hygiene 4500* the Division of Dental Hygiene. Seminar in Health Care Issues 1-2 Dental Hygiene 4620* Advanced Placement Principles of Dental Hygiene Education 3 The general examination offered by the College Level Dental Hygiene 4080* Examination Program (CLEP) will not be acceptable for Introduction to Research Design 2 degree credit. However, credit received through specific or Dental Hygiene 4625* subject examinations will apply toward a bachelor of science Dental Hygiene Administration 3 degree in dental hygiene. Although hours of credit may be Dental Hygiene 4600* Advanced Clinic received in natural sciences, it is preferred that an applicant to Concepts and Practicum 2-4 the dental hygiene program complete the specific science Dental Hygiene 4640 prerequisites. Student Teaching and Conference I 2-4 For further information regarding admission to either the Dental Hygiene 4680 Dental Hygiene basic preparation or degree completion program in dental Clinical Instruction I 2-4 Dental Hygiene 4685 Dental Hygiene hygiene, please write or call: Clinical Instruction II 2-4 University of Missouri-Kansas City Dental Hygiene 4650 Student Teaching Division of Dental Hygiene and Conference II 2-4 School of Dentistry Dental Hygiene 4630 Practicum in 650 E. 25th St. Dental Hygiene Administration 2-4 Kansas City, MO 64108-2795 Dental Hygiene 4635 Practicum in (816) 235-2050 Clinical Supervision 2-4 Dental Hygiene 4380 Research Practicum 2-4 Dental Hygiene 4660 Independent Study 2-4 Dental Hygiene Courses Dental Hygiene 4340 3000 Dental Morphology and Occlusion (2). Study of the structural formation of permanent and deciduous teeth. Includes detailed information on Community Dentistry Practicum 2-4 each tooth as to crown and root anatomy and as to form and function. Dental Hygiene 4350 Occlusion and malocclusion are studied. Laboratory exercises are included. Periodontics Co-Therapy Practicum 3 3020 Dental Radiology (2). Lecture and clinical practice of dental Dental Hygiene 4330 Oncology Practicum 2-4 radiographic procedures. Topics included are radiation hygiene, taking and Dental Hygiene 4320 developing radiographs, processing and mounting films, and radiographic Special Patient Care Practicum 3 interpretation. Clinical experience is required throughout the remaining semesters. * Required courses in the degree completion curriculum. 3080 Introduction to the Preventive Practice of Dental Hygiene (3). This The student must complete 30 credit hours in residence course will introduce theories and rationales for basic clinical dental hygiene care (infection control, oral examination and fundamentals of instrumentation). and have a minimum of 124 semester hours for a baccalaureate Practical application of specific clinical skills will be introduced in the degree in dental hygiene. Electives may be taken in the School classroom and accomplished in the clinical setting, DH3080L. of Dentistry, College of Arts and Sciences, School of 3080L Preclinical Dental Hygiene (2). Practical application of the Education or Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public fundamental concepts and principles of patient care discussed in DH3080. Administration. The particular choice of study will be Emphasis is placed on patient assessment and techniques of instrumentation for examination and dental hygiene treatment. After the student has mastered determined by each student in consultation with the director of basic skills, he/she will begin to provide direct dental hygiene services. the degree completion program. 3160 General and Oral Histology (2). Microscopic study of normal tissues Academic Standards and organs with special emphasis on oral tissues. 3200 Histology and Pathology (3). An introduction to microscopic study of Attendance normal tissues and organs with special emphasis on oral tissues and a Regular attendance at all classes and clinical sessions is generalized study of pathologic conditions, degenerative process, inflammation and immunity. Oral pathological lesions, their identification, etiology and required during the professional program. The student is effect on total health are emphasized. responsible for familiarization with all classroom and clinical 3220 Dental Biomaterials (2). Designed to provide a sound knowledge base requirements and assignments. in the science and manipulation of dental biomaterials. Lectures and laboratory sessions will assist in providing the student the ability to make clinical judgements regarding the application and oral reactions to various dental materials.
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3260 Principles of Periodontics (3). A review of the structures of the 4220 Community Oral Health Education Practicum (2). In applying periodontium. Emphasis on the etiology and pathogenesis of diseases of the theories and skills of communication and educational principles, the student periodontium. Includes systemic diseases, occlusion, immunology and local will develop and practice the art of teaching. Using lesson plans and factors are discussed as factors in periodontal disease. Therapeutic and surgical audio-visual materials, the student will present educational programs to treatment of periodontal disease and the role of the hygienist in management is public/private school children, adult groups, professional organizations, etc. included. 4230 Principles of Public Health (2). Principles of public health, health care 3280C Dental Hygiene Clinic I (3). Students will further develop clinical delivery systems, epidemiology and public health terminology are introduced. skills and techniques learned in DH 3080L and previous courses by providing Students will investigate medical/dental sociological principles which services to patients. influence health care systems. Students will be able to discuss pertinent aspects 3285 Seminar in Dental Hygiene I (2). This course expands on theory and of current public health issues and relate them to their future roles as health background presented in DH 3080. The focus of this course is continued professionals. development of problem-solving abilities as they relate to clinical judgement and the provision of dental hygiene care. 4240 Ethics and Jurisprudence (2). Study of professional ethics and commitments, professional organizations, state dental practice acts and 3320 Oral Health Education (2). The purpose of this course is to prepare the practical consideration of methods and problems associated with professional dental hygiene student to fulfill his/her role in oral health education and health review mechanisms and continuing education. promotion. The student will have the opportunity to apply course concepts in patient care. 4260 Senior Seminar (2). Problems and strategies in preparing for the clinical practice of dental hygiene are discussed in this course. 3340 Principles of Public Health (2). Principles of public health, health care delivery systems, epidemiology and public health terminology are introduced. 4260C Dental Hygiene Clinic IV (4). The student will have an opportunity of Students will investigate medical/dental sociological principles which reaching final competency in all clinical skills. Emphasis will be placed on influence health care systems. Students will be able to discuss pertinent aspects peer evaluation, decision-making, problem solving, team development and of current public health issues and relate them to their future roles as health providing comprehensive dental hygiene services. professionals. 4300 Restorative Dentistry Practicum (2). Students are assigned to fourth 4000 Periodontal Therapy (1). Building upon a foundation from 3260, year dental students within their clinical team to provide those clinical therapeutic and surgical treatment of periodontal disease will be covered. The expanded functions that are within the Missouri Dental Practice Act. Services role of the dental hygienist in prevention and treatment of periodontal diseases to be provided include but are not limited to: carving, finishing and polishing are examined. amalgam restorations, placing the matrix and wedge, placing and removing the 4020 Local Anesthesia and Pain Control (3). This course will integrate rubber dam, etc. content areas in anatomy, physiology and pharmacology as they relate to the 4320 Special Patient Care Practicum (2-4). Through outside agency administration of local anesthesia and nitrous oxide inhalation sedation. Classroom and weekly laboratory sessions are included for the student to affiliation, students will have the opportunity of applying the course content develop competency in the techniques of administering a local anesthetic and from Principles of Public Health, Dental Health Education and nitrous oxide inhalation sedation. Various mechanisms for pain control are also DHE-Practicum. Sites for participation include hospitals, nursing homes, and covered. Offered: Summer. residential and day activity centers for developmentally disabled. 4040 Introduction to Research and Instruction (1-2). Introduction to 4330 Introduction to Oncology and Practicum (2-4). Field experience research and instruction. The student will be introduced to the idea of scientific designed to provide the student with personal observation of oncology patients inquiry and the research process, in particular as it relates to oral healthcare. undergoing therapy; chemotherapy for various cancers and surgical treatment Students will evaluate the usefulness of various databases as well as conduct and/or radiation therapy for head and neck cancers. A limited opportunity will productive database literature searches. Instructional topics will focus on be provided to assist in treatment planning for oral/dental needs, oral hygiene current technologies such as: production of electronic presentations and education, and observation of a head and neck cancer surgery. Laboratory handout materials, exporting images for inclusion in print and electronic experience will include construction of custom fluoride carriers, demonstration educational presentation, and development of presentation skills to effectively of oral hygiene products and an overview of hospital administration, conduct an educational session. procedures and in-patient charts, basic oncologic principles and the 4060C Dental Hygiene Clinic II (2). Principles of preventive and periodontal psychological ramifications of cancer, therapy and rehabilitation. techniques will be stressed while building on previous skills and knowledge in the dental hygiene process of care. 4340 Community Dentistry Practicum (2-4). With the assistance of the 4065 Seminar in Dental Hygiene II (1). This course is offered in conjunction faculty, the student will select a target population within a community for with Dental Hygiene Clinic II and is part of the clinical education continuum. which a dental health program is needed. Through on-site activities, in a rural Emphasis will be placed on developing advanced skills, principles and methods community or a target population within a community, the student will identify of periodontal therapy and continued problem-solving in the clinical setting. leaders, access needs, and formulate and submit a dental health plan for the target population. 4080 Introduction to Research Design (2). Basic principles and concepts of research and the use of statistical methods in scientific inquiry are discussed. 4350 Periodontal Therapy Practicum (1-4). This course is designed for the Skills in writing research protocol, surveying methods, and data collection will dental hygiene student who desires increased experience with periodontal be required. skills. The course involves practical experience in the graduate periodontics clinic working with a periodontology resident. Two clinic sessions per week; 4100 Pharmacology (3). Discussion of sources of drugs, methods of their one seminar scheduled weekly. administration, classification, dosage, therapeutic application and interactions. 4120 Seminar in Dental Hygiene III (2). In keeping with a normalization 4360 Practice Management Practicum (3). concept, this course will address general information and dental specifics to 4380 Research Practicum (2-4). This course provides an opportunity to apply prepare the dental hygienists to treat people with physical, mental the content in the previous course Introduction to Research Design. The social/emotional and selected medical conditions under the rubric protocol identified may be a basic science, clinical or community dental “handicapped.” In addition, care of the healthy or frail adult will be included. hygiene problem. The field experience may deal with a basic or applied, 4120C Dental Hygiene Clinic III (4). Skills in preventive treatment planning, descriptive or explanatory research question. implementation and evaluation for patient care are to be perfected. Advanced 4500 Seminar in Health Care Issues (1-2). This course focuses on health patient evaluation and clinical skills are further emphasized. care issues and trends impacting the health care provider. Health care options 4160 Advanced Pathology for the Dental Hygienist (2). An elective course and roles will be discussed. offered for dental hygiene students who have completed DH 416 General and 4600 Advanced Clinic Concepts and Practicum (2-4). This course is Oral Pathology. The course will emphasize microscopic and clinical designed for degree completion and graduate dental hygiene students and will examinations of oral pathology. expand upon students’ basic knowledge and skills in the dental hygiene 4180 Restorative Dentistry for the Dental Hygienist (2). This course is process of care. Current research on enamel sealants, non-surgical periodontal designed to provide the dental hygiene student with the preclinical skills and therapy, infection control and fluoride therapy will be included. knowledge essential for the clinical performance of restorative dentistry expanded duties. Primary course emphasis is focused on developing 4620 Principles in Dental Hygiene Education (3). Through individualized competency in the utilization of restorative materials in a laboratory setting. instruction, the student will have an introduction to educational concepts in The development of techniques and methodologies for self-evaluation of preparation for student teaching. Topics included are goals and objectives, performance will be emphasized. learning strategies, testing and evaluation, curriculum and course design, micro-teaching and methods of evaluating teaching competency. 4210 Practice Management (2). Current, relevant issues impacting dental hygiene practice are discussed. Emphasis is placed on the hygienist’s role in 4625 Dental Hygiene Administration (2). This course is designed for the office recall, bookkeeping, team communication and staff meetings. Dental post-certificate dental hygiene student. Major topic areas include accreditation practice economics management styles, dental specialties, dental insurance and of dental hygiene programs, the impact of National and State Board new products are reviewed. Professional journal club reviews and discussions examinations on curriculum planning, selective admissions policies and are ongoing throughout the semester. procedures, faculty evaluation, promotion and tenure and students’ rights.
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4630 Practicum in Dental Hygiene Administration (2-4). Under the 530 Clinical Instruction and Conference I (1-4). Student teaching supervision of the Director of Dental Hygiene, the student will gain actual experience in clinical areas as selected by the student under the direction of a experiences in the daily administration of a dental hygiene program. The supervising professor. Seminars will be held in conjunction with the course. student may contract for responsibilities such as admissions, budget The student may select a clinical student teaching assignment in one of the preparations, course scheduling, report writing and student academic developed externship student teaching programs. counseling. 532 Clinical Instruction and Conference II (1-4). Student teaching in 4635 Practicum in Clinical Supervision (2-4). Under the supervision and clinical areas as selected by the student under the direction of a supervising permission of the Dental Hygiene Clinical Supervisor, the student will gain professor. Seminars will be held in conjunction with the course. The student actual experience in the duties involved in coordinating the Clinical education may select a clinical student teaching assignment in one of the developed of a dental hygiene student. The student may contract for responsibilities such externship student teaching programs. as coordinating mock board examinations, maintaining student clinical records, developing faculty and student clinical records, developing faculty and 550 Soc and Affective Interv for Students with Emotional Disorders (3). In student clinic schedules and report writing. this course, the student will be encouraged to reflect critically on methods of combining academic and social/affective curricular goals for children and 4640 Student Teaching and Conference I (2-4). Actual experiences in youth with emotional disorders. It is expected that students will begin to preparing and conducting classroom and clinical sessions under the supervision develop the skills necessary to implement a variety of teaching strategies and of a supervising professor. Students will have an opportunity of applying curricula in relation to their effectiveness for meeting a child’s or youth’s knowledge gained in DH 4620 Principles of Dental Hygiene Education. needs. 4650 Student Teaching and Conference II (2-4). The student will continue to 553 Seminar in Advanced Clinical Techniques and Methodologies (2-4). develop teaching skills in laboratory and/or classroom areas as selected by the This course will expand upon the graduate dental hygiene student’s basic student under the direction of a supervising professor. knowledge and skills in the dental hygiene process of care. Current research on enamel sealants, non-surgical periodontal therapy, infection control, and 4660 Independent Study in Dental Hygiene (1-4). This course is designed fluoride therapy will be included. for the dental hygiene student who desires independent study of a particular problem or area of interest in dental hygiene education. The student must have 560 Practicum in Clinical Supervision and Management (2-4). Practical prior approval of the Director of Dental Hygiene before enrolling in this experience in functioning as a Clinic Supervisor. Clinical managerial projects course. Offered: Fall, winter, summer. will be assigned according to students’ interests and goals by agreement between student and instructor. 4680 Dental Hygiene Clinical Instruction I (2-4). Students must complete DH 4640 prior to enrolling in this course. Continued development of 565 Advanced Special Patient Care Practicum I (1-4). Field experience competency as a clinical instructor under the supervision of the dental hygiene with medically compromised patients under the instructor’s direction. The faculty. student will have the opportunity to select specific content areas of concentration. Responsibilities will include treatment planning with the dental 4685 Dental Hygiene Clinical Instruction II (1-4). A continuation of DH team, oral hygiene education and care, and necessary communication with 4680 Dental Hygiene Clinical Instruction I. Under the supervision of the dental medical and dental teams. Development and implementation of a patient, hygiene faculty, students may continue to develop skills as a dental hygiene professional or public oral/dental education project will be required. clinical instructor. 566 Advanced Special Patient Care Practicum II (1-4). Field experience 4750 Geriatric Oral Health Promotion and Education (1-5). This course is with medically compromised patients. Topics may be explored in hospital designed to enhance knowledge, attitudes, behavior and clinical care directed administration, community health centers and hospices and third party at geriatric oral health promotion and education. It is designed for dental reimbursement. The development of an education program in an institutional hygienists and other health care providers who work with the older adult. setting will be required related to the oral/dental care necessary for oncology Teaching methods include seminar, self-instructional modules and a patients. community-based practicum. Offered: Fall Semester 570 Administrative Practicum (1-4). Practical experience in administration. 500 Seminar in Clinical Techniques and Methodologies (3). The student selects areas of responsibility based on their goals and interests in 501 Special Problems in Dental Hygiene (2). administration. Possible areas of involvement are: recruitment, admissions, curriculum and course development, course scheduling, grant and report Dental Hygiene-Graduate Courses writing and student advising. 500 Introduction to Educational Methodology (2-4). This course is designed 580 Special Topics in Dental Hygiene-Expanded Duties (3). Theoretical and to introduce the student to educational methodologies in higher education. clinical experience in expanded duties for the dental hygienist in the areas of Topics include are: learning and teaching strategies, lecture and course local anesthesia and restorative dentistry. objective preparation, micro teaching, basic principles of testing, curriculum 590 Independent Study (1-4). Independent study of a particular topic or area development and evaluation, instructor evaluation and instructional of interest to the student in dental hygiene/dentistry and/or higher education. presentation. 595 Writing in Science (1-2). This seminar course is designed to provide 510 Student Teaching and Conference I (2-4). Student teaching experience advanced education students in the health professions the skills necessary to in classroom areas as selected by the student under the direction of a write and communicate in science. Course activities and topics include: supervising professor. The student develops behavioral course objectives, test critical analysis of the literature, annotated bibliographies, structure and and examination items, classroom presentations, and prepares student organization of documents, style and usuage, drafting, revising and finishing. evaluations in the selected classroom teaching areas. The student may select Participants will practice the craft of scientific writing not only as the writer teaching assignments in one of the developed externship student teaching but also as the reader providing correction and reorganization where programs. Conferences will be held in conjunction with the course. appropriate. While this course examines many writing tasks, exercise 512 Student Teaching and Conference II (2-4). Student teaching experience culminate with the development of a research protocol or scientific article. in classroom areas as selected by the student under the direction of a 599 Research and Thesis (1-6). supervising instructor. The student develops behavioral course objectives, test and examination items, classroom presentations, and prepares student 625 Program Evaluation for Education & Social Sciences (3). Program evaluations in the selected classroom teaching areas. The student may select a evaluation is an applied research area that focuses on providing summative and classroom teaching assignment in one of the developed externship student formative data about the progress of an organization or program. This doctoral teaching programs. Conferences will be held in conjunction with the course. seminar will focus on learning to identify the goals, objectives and assumptions inherent in a program, and on designing a methodology to assess 516 Special Issues in Higher Education for Health Professional (2-4). This progress towards the goals. All students will develop a comprehensive course is designed to introduce the student to issues encountered in higher evaluation plan for a program of their choice. education. Weekly classroom sessions will address subjects such as: grantsmanship, accreditation, promotion and tenure, faculty governance, 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). outcomes assess, managed care, use of theory to guide practice, and case-based learning. Dentistry Courses 520 Independent Study in Hospital Dentistry (2-4). An introduction to the 201 Introduction To Dentistry I (2). Introduction to Dentistry I will include role of the dental hygienist in one or more clinical settings within the hospital the following major topics: 1) A brief overview of the history of dentistry; 2) environment. The settings may include the operating room, surgical wards, An introduction to the structure and functioning of organized dentistry; 3) An pre- natal clinics, post-partum area, medical docent teams, medical clinics, introduction to the various types of dental practices and practice settings both specialty clinics and other areas of special interest. Specific student institutional and private. As a part of this course, students will meet and experiences are to be arranged in consultation with and under the direction of observe specialists and general dentists in both private and institutional the hospital dental hygiene faculty member. settings.
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202 Dental Advocacy in the Community (1). Students will be introduced to 335 Applied Neuroscience (2). This course serves as an introduction to the basic principles of dental public health and the role of the dentist in the nervous system function and its relation to the practice pf dentistry. Primary community. Students will gain experience with the role of the dentist in focus is on synapses, with applications to the innervation of the oral cavity and community activities by preparing and delivering dental messages to patient management. Appropriate content and principles from the basic community groups. Offered: Winter Semester. sciences and neurology will be integrated into a unit readily applicable to 300 Basic Life Support (0.5). This course will teach students how to clinical practice. recognize sudden death in infants, children, and adults; how to institute 1 and 2 350 Introduction to the Histopathology of Oral Tissues (2.5). A comparison person BLS; how to recognize obstructed airway; and how to clear an airway. of the microscopic anatomy of healthy and diseased oral tissues. 301 Introduction to Dentistry II (1). Introduction to Dentistry II will cover 390 Dental Research Experience (1). This independent study course focuses two areas: 1) An indepth look at the goals of dental treatment and how this is upon experience gained in both an area of dental research as well as the accomplished for the patient through a carefully planned sequence of activities. process of research in working with an established dental researcher. Case studies and examples will be used to illustrate the treatment of both typical and unusual cases. 2) A parallel will be drawn between dental practice 400 Special Topics Seminar (2). This seminar course focuses upon topics that as an application of the scientific method and dental research. are relevant to the broad scope of dentistry. Responsibility for the presentation of one or more approved topic areas is that of the student. Course grade is 302 Dental Anatomy (1). The self-study course covers basic anatomy of the dependent upon quality of topic presentation. dentition and supporting structure. 401 Research in Dentistry (3). Research in Dentistry will be offered on an 303 Substance Abuse in Dental Practice (0.5). Concepts related to dealing independent study basis. Students will be paired with faculty mentors to work with the addicted patient, staff member, or colleague. Explores the signs and together on a research project. symptoms of addition and the responsibilities of a dentist in treating and referring those suffering abuse. 404 Clinical Rotation II (2). This course is a continuation of Clinical Rotation I with the student completing the assigned rotations. The student will 304 Clinical Rotation I (2). The student will rotate on assignment in the perform the tasks assigned, prepare and submit a paper to the coordinator of Departments of Operative Dentistry, Orthodontics, Oral Surgery, Pediatric the Six Year Program about the clinical discipline the student would like to Dentistry, Periodontics, Prosthodontics and Oral Diagnosis/ Oral Medicine. pursue in greater depth. The Departmental Chairman will familiarize the student with the respective clinical discipline and afford the student clinical experience in the Department. 407 Pharmacology Lecture (2). A study of therapeutic drugs, their sources, classifications, actions, mechanisms of action, doses, methods of 305 Operative Dentistry I Lecture (1). An introduction to the prevention and administration, disposition, therapeutic applications, adverse effects and principles of the restorative treatment of dental caries. antidotes. 305L Operative Dentistry I Laboratory (2). Restorative procedures 410 Operative Dentistry II Lecture (1). A continuation of 305. Principles of discussed in Dent 305 are performed on laboratory manikins. cavity preparation, materials and techniques are stressed. 306 Introduction to Ethics and Professionalism (1). An introduction to basic concepts in the analysis of ethics, morals and values. Systems of ethical 410L Operative Dentistry II Laboratory (2). A continuation of 305L. Restorative procedures are performed on laboratory manikins and extracted analysis are introduced and explored using contemporary issues from medicine teeth. and dentistry. Students will explore their own ethical values and apply this knowledge to issues in professional education. 411 Operative Dentistry III Lecture (1). A continuation of Dent. 410. 310C Clinical Assisting (1). The student will first learn the principles and 412 Anesthesiology I Lecture (1). Infiltration and regional anesthesia; techniques of chairside dental assisting with the aid of lectures, technique of injections; complications of local anesthesia; a brief overview of demonstrations, and visual aids. The student will then assist third and fourth conscious sedation. year students in the clinic. 414 Pathology I Lecture (4). The general etiology of disease; circulatory and 311C Clinical Assisting II (1). A continuation of Dent 310C. metabolic disorders; degenerative processes; inflammation; infection and immunity; tumors; and organ system pathology. 312 Dental Behavioral Science I (2). An introduction to the basic principles of behavioral science as they relate to dentistry. Topics include basic principles 415 Pathology II Lecture (3). A study of developmental defects, of human behavior, compliance and dental self-care behavior, fear and anxiety inflammatory diseases, and neoplasia of the oral region. behavior, pain behavior and stress related to dental practice. 416 Complete Removable Prosthodontics I Lecture (1). A study of the 314C Introduction to Oral Diagnosis (3). A combined lecture/clinic course edentulous patient, pre-extraction records, mouth preparation for dentures, in which the student will be introduced to the techniques of Oral Diagnosis and impression making, jaw relations, the arrangement of teeth and processing. the studies of patient history taking, patient examination, patient diagnostic 416L Complete Removable Prosthodontics I Laboratory (2). Complete techniques, radiographic techniques, and radiation hygiene. Personal oral dentures are constructed. Procedures used in the clinic are followed and a hygiene and patient education will be stressed. manikin serves as the patient. 315C Preventive Periodontics I (2.5). Techniques of oral prophylaxis, patient 417 Removable Partial Prosthodontics Lecture (1). A study of techniques to education, and oral disease prevention are taught by means of seminars and classify partially edentulous situations and design the appropriate prosthesis direct patient care. Emphasis is placed on the philosophy and practice of for most partially edentulous situations. Course includes a discussion of the preventive dentistry. Offered: Fall. basic problems of patient motivation and education. 316 Dental Morphology (3). This lecture/laboratory course introduces the 417L Removable Partial Prosthodontics Laboratory (2). Laboratory student to dental terminology, then continues with the study of masticatory experience in the survey and design of partially edentulous casts making biomechanics and occlusion. The students’ knowledge of dental morphology master impressions, recording jaw relation records, setting teeth, and and occlusion are then reinforced by having them construct wax models of the processing a removable partial denture for a manikin. human succedaneous and permanent dentition. 418 Microbiology (4). Principles of microbiology with special emphasis on 317 Dental Occlusion (3). This lecture/laboratory series covers the judicious the relation of microorganisms to infection and defense against infection. use of gnathologic instruments in dental reconstruction and occlusal therapy. Provides an introduction to temporomandibular disorders with special 419 Periodontics I Lecture (2). emphasis upon pathologies caused by the occlusion. The practical application 420 Periodontics I (2). A study of the etiology, diagnosis, prevention and of gnathologic instruments is demonstrated in the laboratory, followed by treatment of diseases of the periodontium. various occlusal treatments useful in the management of temporomandibular 421 Periodontics II (1). A study of the treatment of the diseases of the disorders. Offered: Winter Semester. periodontium. 318 Dental Biomaterials Lecture (1). An introduction to the study of common dental materials and their manipulation as used in modern dentistry. 422 Fixed Prosthodontics I Lecture (1). Fundamental considerations of fixed bridge construction; diagnosis and treatment planning; tooth preparation; 324 Introduction to Patient Care I (3). A study of the materials, techniques impression techniques; temporary coverage; construction of many types of and procedures used to recognize, diagnose and treat oral health problems. crowns, including porcelain-veneered crowns; and associated laboratory 324L Introduction to Patient Care I Laboratory (4). A laboratory/clinical techniques. course to provide experience using the materials techniques and procedures 422L Fixed Prosthodontics I Laboratory (2). The student develops skills necessary to recognize, diagnose, and treat oral health problems. (gains experience) in tooth preparation, impression taking, articulation, pontic 328 Introduction to Dental Research Literature (1). A study of the scientific design, waxing, casting, finishing, and assembling various fixed prosthesis. literature of dentistry from the viewpoint of the reader. Topics include the 423 Fixed Prosthodontics II Lecture (1). A continuation of Dent. 422. identification and evaluation of key components in the reading and understanding of dental research. 423L Fixed Prosthodontics II Laboratory (2). A continuation of Dent. 422L. 334 Introduction to Patient Care II (3). A continuation of Introduction to 424 Oral Diagnosis and Oral Medicine (2). Includes presentation of the Patient Care I. principles of history taking and examination of the patient, the signs and 334L Introduction to Patient Care II Laboratory (4). A continuation of symptoms of diseases and the medical management of patients with illness. Introduction to Patient Care I Laboratory. The dental management of patients with systemic disease is stressed.
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425 Introduction to Oral Biology (2). This course will present an overview of 511 Anesthesiology II Lecture (1). general and periodontal microbiology, caries microbiology, immunology and 511C Fixed Prosthodontics Clinical I (1-2). Clinical application of those biochemistry with an emphasis on how concepts in these topics relate to principles taught in preceding terms. clinical practice and diagnosis. 512 Fixed Prosthodontics III Lecture (1). The student learns how and when 426 Oral Radiology Lecture (2). Radiation physics, radiation biology, quality to use gnathological instrumentation so that maximum operating time will be assurance, imaging principles, radiation hygiene, radiographic interpretation saved consistent with a high degree of occlusal accuracy of prescribed fixed and techniques of intra-oral survey are presented. prostheses. 427 Oral Diagnosis/Oral Medicine (2). A lecture course in which the 512C Fixed Prosthodontics Clinical II (1-2). Clinical application of those presentation of diagnostic techniques, diagnosis and management of pain principles taught in preceding terms. including temporomandibular joint disturbances, diagnosis of oral disease, and diagnosis and management of oral disease is presented with emphasis on the 513 Fixed Prosthodontics IV (1). correlation with the basic sciences. Dental treatment planning and 514 Pathology III Lecture (1). Continued study of pathological conditions of programming based on an accurate and complete diagnosis will be presented. the oral region with emphasis on clinical signs and symptoms. The student will receive an exposure to Forensic Odontology. 515 Periodontics III (1). A continuation of 420 and 421 concerning the 428C Second Year Recall Clinic (2). Clinical application of skills learned in etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of periodontal disease. oral prophylaxis and disease control. Students treat recall patients in the dental 516 Pediatric Dentistry II (1). Lectures on growth and development, clinic. guidance of occlusion, treatment of traumatic injuries, hospital procedures for 429 Dental Behavioral Science II (1). An in depth study of the processes of the exceptional child. effective dentist-patient communication. 519 Advanced Dental Materials (0.5). This course is a review of dental 430C Preventive Periodontics II (3). Laboratory in root planning (root materials in general, an introduction of new materials and uses. detoxification) and clinical experience in providing direct patient care in recall diagnosis, patient education, prophylaxis, and monitoring recall programs. 521 Oral Surgery II Lecture (1). The diagnosis and treatment planning of Offered: Winter. fractures, cysts, neoplasms, and other problems in oral pathology of the mandible and maxilla and associated anatomical structures. 431 Pediatric Dentistry I Lecture (1). The student is introduced to techniques used in treating the child patient; including examination, diagnosis, 521C Periodontics Clinical I (1-2). Clinical application of those principles interpretation of intra-and extra-oral radiographs, treatment planning and taught in preceding terms. preventive dentistry. 522 Oral Surgery Lecture III (1). A continuation of Dent. 521. 433 Maxillofacial Prosthetics (1). 522C Periodontics Clinical II (1-2). Clinical application of those principles 435 Endodontics I Lecture (1). An introductory course in endodontics taught in preceding terms. emphasizing pulpal biology, endodontic diagnosis and treatment planning. 523 Preventive Dentistry (1). Experience is provided in presenting preventive 435L Endodontics Laboratory (1). dentistry topics to school children of various grade levels in the community. A 436 Orthodontics: Growth and Development (1). The anatomic, term paper on a preventive dentistry subject based upon current literature or a anthropologic, embryologic, genetic and psychologic aspects of growth and table clinic presented at the annual UMKC Dental Alumni meeting is required. development with special emphasis on the normal and abnormal development 524 Principles of Medicine and Physical Diagnosis (2). Includes of craniofacial structures. presentation of the principles of history-taking and examination of the patient, 439 Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office (1). the signs and symptoms of diseases and the medical management of patients 440 Oral Surgery I (1). An introduction to the basic principles of oral surgery. with illness. The dental management of patients with systemic disease is stressed. 441C Introduction to Clinical Dentistry (2). The student is introduced to comprehensive dentistry by treating patients needing minimal dental treatment. 525 Psychiatric Aspects of Dentistry III Seminar (0.5). A seminar course in the psychiatric aspects of the doctor/ patient relationship and psychiatric 442 Endodontics II Lecture (1). A continuation of the study of endodontics problems in clinical dentistry. Students assigned in small groups. emphasizing non-surgical endodontics, surgical endodontics and post-endodontic treatment. 526 Orthodontics I (1). A lecture course in preparing and analyzing the two basic orthodontic records, study casts, and lateral cephalometric 442L Endodontics Laboratory (2). The preparation and filling of root canals roentgenograms. of extracted teeth in the laboratory setting. 526C Preventive Dentistry Clinical (1). Clinical application of those 444 Introduction to Patient Care III (2). A continuation of Introduction to principles taught in preceding terms. Patient Care II. 444L Introduction to Patient Care III Laboratory (2). A continuation of 526L Orthodontics I Laboratory (2). A laboratory course in preparing and Introduction to Patient Care II Laboratory. analyzing the two basic orthodontic records, study casts, and lateral cephalometric roentgenograms. 454 Introduction to Patient Care IV (2). A continuation of Introduction to Patient Care III. 527 Therapeutics (2). Therapeutic use of drugs in dental practice. 454L Introduction to Patient Care IV Laboratory (2). A continuation of 530 Therapeutics II (0.5). Dental considerations in the treatment of patients Introduction to Patient Care III Laboratory. receiving medications–the compromised host. 460C Review of Pre-Clinical Dentistry (2). A combination of lecture, 531 Complete Removable Prosthodontics II Lecture (1). Advanced selected readings and independent study designed to reinforce and integrate principles of complete denture construction are stressed and emphasis on their concepts contained in the pre-clinical dental curriculum. The course will meet clinical application is included. Additional clinical approaches to the partial for 3 hours each week for the first 7 weeks of the term, with an additional 11 and completely edentulous patient are explored. hours of independent computer-aided study required during this period. 531C Oral Diagnosis Clinical I (1-2). Clinical application of those principles Offered: Summer Semester. taught in preceding terms. 501C Introduction to Clinical Dentistry (1-10). 502 Grand Rounds I (1). Students listen to and critique reports of dental 532C Oral Diagnosis Clinical II (1-2). Clinical application of those procedures and techniques made by fourth year students. principles taught in preceding terms. 502C Endodontics Clinical I (1-2). Clinical application of those principles 535 Evaluation of Dental Research Literature (1). taught in preceding terms. 537 Oral Oncology (1). A lecture course on oral oncology will deal with the 503C Endodontics Clinical II (1-2). Clinical application of those principles biologic aspects of cancer; the detection of oral cancer and the different taught in preceding terms. modalities of treatment of cancer; the dental aspects both from surgical reconstruction and prosthetic reconstruction following cancer surgery; and 503R Grand Rounds II (1). Continuation of DENT 502. management of the patient prior to, during, and following radiation therapy to 505 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning Seminar (0.5). This seminar assists the head and neck and during chemotherapy for systemic cancer. the student in integrating information presented in various courses and applying that information to the unique needs of the individual patient. 538 Orthodontics II (1). The importance of occlusion; etiology and classification of malocclusion; types of appliances with a critical analysis of 506C Pediatric Clinical Dentistry I (1-2). Clinical application of those each and their use in treating different types of malocclusion. Special attention principles taught in preceding terms. is given to interceptive, preventive, and minor corrective procedures. 507C Pediatric Clinical Dentistry II (1-2). Clinical application of those 539 Space Management Techniques (1). Construction of primary orthodontic principles taught in preceding terms. appliances as utilized in the general practice of dentistry to alleviate or prevent 509 Team Dental Practice Management II (1). severe malocclusion. 509C Comprehensive Patient Care I (4). 541CR Operative Dentistry Clinical I (1-2). Clinical application of those 510 Operative Dentistry IV (1). Clinical application of the principles of principles taught in preceding terms. operative dentistry. Correlation of the science areas with clinical practice. 542C Operative Dentistry Clinical II (1-2). Clinical application of those 510C Comprehensive Patient Care II (1-10). principles taught in preceding terms.
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542L Periodontal Surgical Laboratory (1). The periodontal surgical 607C Pediatric Dentistry Clinical IV (1-2). Clinical application of those laboratory will consist of two 3 1/2 hour sessions during which each student principles taught in preceding terms. will perform various periodontal surgical procedures on pig jaws. This is an 608C Pediatric Dentistry Clinical III (1-2). Clinical application of those elective course. principles taught in preceding terms. 544 Fixed Prosthodontics IV Lecture (1). Continuation of the study of tooth 609C Comprehensive Patient Care III (1-10). preparation, bridge design and special techniques. Study includes ceramics in dentistry, precision attachment partials, dowel crowns, restoring vertical 610 Anxiety and Pain Control in Dentistry (1). Techniques of selecting, dimensions and occlusal problems and the correction of same. Assignments administering and evaluating inhalation and intravenous sedation agents. An are made in the current dental literature. introduction to general anesthesia will also be included. Clinical experience in 551CR Oral Surgery Clinical (2). Clinical application of those principles inhalation and intravenous sedation is highly desirable. taught in preceding terms. 610C Comprehensive Patient Care IV (1-10). 556 Radiographic Interpretation (0.5). This is a comprehensive 611C Fixed Prosthodontics Clinical I (1-2). Clinical application of principles multidisciplinary course in radiologic interpretation of normal anatomy, taught in preceding terms. anomalies, dental caries, periodontal disease, periapical pathology and 612C Fixed Prosthodontics Clinical IV (1-2). Clinical application of those infections of the maxilla and mandible. principles taught in preceding terms. 558C Treatment Planning I (1). 613 Periodontal Treatment Planning (1). 559 Diagnosis and Management of Orofacial Pain (1). Essential conceptual, 613C Fixed Prosthodontics Clinical III (1-2). Clinical application of those clinical and technical information and skills necessary in the diagnosis and principles taught in preceding terms. treatment of Orofacial Pain States. Diagnostic protocols and radiographic 614 Dentistry for the Special Patient (1-2). Special problems associated with procedures and their integration as it relates to painful head and neck dental care for handicapped, chronically ill, culturally variant, homebound, conditions are presented in depth. Differential diagnosis and special diagnostic geriatric and institutionalized patients. techniques are also addressed. Behavioral factors associated with the development of chronic pain and complicating the management of pain states 614C Comprehensive Patient Care V (1-10). A continuation of are identified and discussed. Comprehensive Patient Care IV. 560C Clinical Management I (1-4). 617 Pediatric Dentistry Seminar (0.5). 561C Removable Prosthodontics Clinical I (1-2). Clinical application of 618 Dental Jurisprudence and Ethics (1). Legal aspects of dentistry to those principles taught in preceding terms. include dentist-patient and dentist-state relationships. Principles of ethics and 562C Removable Prosthodontics Clinical II (1-2). Clinical application of the Missouri State Dental Laws are also covered. those principles taught in preceding terms. 621C Periodontics Clinical I (1-2). Clinical application of those principles taught in preceding terms. 563CR Clinical Management II (1-5). 622C Periodontics Clinical IV (1-2). Clinical application of those principles 571C Clinical Technical Skills I (1-7). Clinical application of those principles taught in preceding terms. taught in preceding terms. 623C Periodontics Clinical III (1-2). Clinical application of those principles 572C Clinical Technical Skills II (1-7). Clinical application of those taught in preceding terms. principles taught in preceding terms. 630 Practice Administration I (1). A consideration and evaluation of the 573C Clinical Technical Skills III (4). Clinical application of those principles various economic factors and managerial practices that affect the operational taught in preceding terms. aspects of the practice of dentistry. 581C Practice Management I (1-6). Clinical application of those principles 631 Practice Administration II (1). A continuation of Dent. 630. taught in preceding terms. 631C Oral Diagnosis Clinical I (1-2). Clinical application of those principles 582C Practice Management II (1-6). Clinical application of those principles taught in preceding terms. taught in preceding terms. 632C Oral Diagnosis Clinical IV (1-2). Clinical application of those 583C Practice Management III (3). Clinical application of those principles principles taught in preceding terms. taught in preceding terms. 633 Introduction to Dental Public Health (1). Discussion of contemporary 585 Quality Assurance Seminars (0.5). The student will be instructed in the issues in community health and community oral health with emphasis on actual process of dental care delivery to patients, including how you can preparing students for their roles as professional members of their assess, improve and document the outcomes of your services over time. It is communities. intended to be a hands-on experience using actual clinical charts and gathering 633C Oral Diagnosis Clinical III (1-2). Clinical application of those data that will be actually used for quality improvement in the clinic. principles taught in preceding terms. 591C Professional Development I (1-2). Clinical application of those 636C Oral Radiology Clinical (2). Clinical application of those principles principles taught in preceding terms. taught in preceding terms with emphasis on use of a variety of film holding 592C Professional Development II (1-2). Clinical application of those devices. Radiographic quality assurance and darkroom maintenance will be principles taught in preceding terms. reviewed during this course. 593C Professional Development III (1-2). Clinical application of those 640 Hospital Dentistry Lecture (1). A study of administrative, professional principles taught in preceding terms. and treatment considerations affecting dental care in a hospital setting. 595 Introduction to Implant Dentistry (1). To provide the undergraduate 641CR Operative Dentistry Clinical I (1-2). Clinical application of student with a solid background into the role of implant dentistry in their principles taught in preceding terms. profession. Advances in technique and materials which are responsible for 642C Operative Dentistry Clinical IV (1-2). Clinical application of those improved predictability will be presented. Emphasis will be on patient principles taught in preceding terms. selection, treatment planning and basic restorative techniques. The student will 643C Operative Dentistry Clinical III (1-2). Clinical application of those be able to initiate uncomplicated dental implant procedures with this principles taught in preceding terms. information and will be prepared to enter into more advanced continuing education and graduate programs in this subject. 650 Applied Ethics (0.5). Four or five case studies will be used during seminars. Basic ethical principles from the D-306 course will be applied to the 600 Review of Clinical Dentistry (1-2). A summative review of the basic case studies. Two of the cases will involve ethical issues, and one of the cases areas of clinical dentistry. will add community dentistry issues. Other cases will be used as generated or 601 Summer Clinic Participation II (2). suggested by each seminar group. 601C Endodontics Clinical (1-2). Clinical application of principles taught in 656 Basic Life Support (0.5). preceding terms. 656C Orthodontic Clinical I (0.5). Utilizing diagnostic casts (Orthodontically 602 Grand Rounds II (1). Students develop and present oral reports typically trimmed) and other diagnostic aids (including a cephalograph, panoramic film given at professional meetings such as case presentations, research reports or and/or a single full mouth survey; you will diagnose malocclusions. After presentations of new techniques. These reports are then critiqued by faculty completion of diagnosis, you will be expected to treat single tooth or and students attending the presentation. segmental arch tooth movement in cases utilizing limited fixed and/or 602C Endodontics Clinical IV (1-2). Clinical application of those principles removable appliances. With the completion of dental treatment, passive taught in preceding terms. retention appliances will be designed and placed when needed. 603 Grand Rounds III (1). A continuation of DENT 602. 657C Orthodontic Clinical II (0.5). A continuation of Dent 656C. 603C Endodontics Clinical III (1-2). Clinical application of those principles 660C Clinical Management III (1-10). taught in preceding terms. 661C Removable Prosthodontics Clinical I (1-2). Clinical application of 604 Grand Rounds IV (1). A continuation of DENT 603. those principles taught in preceding terms. 606C Pediatric Dentistry Clinical I (1-2). Clinical application of those 662C Removable Prosthodontics Clinical IV (1-2). Clinical application of principles taught in preceding terms. those principles taught in preceding terms.
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663 Clinical Dentistry for Adults II (12). 710 Oral Biochemistry (2). Biochemistry of oral structures and the effect of 663C Removable Prosthodontics Clinical III (1-2). Clinical application of oral diseases on these structures. This course may not be used to satisfy Cell those principles taught in preceding terms. Biology and Biophysics or Molecular Biology and Biochemistry discipline-specific requirements for the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. 664CR Clinical Management IV (1-10). 665CR Clinical Management V (1-10). 711 Biochemical Endocrinology (2). An advanced study of the chemistry, metabolism, and mechanisms of hormone actions on molecular processes. 667C Extramural Clinical Dentistry (1). Clinical application of those Each hormone will be studied with respect to its site of origin, chemical principles taught in preceding terms. properties, metabolism, disease entities, and mechanism of action on 669C TMCE Clinic (1). molecular processes. Prerequisite: BISC 710. This course may not be used to 670 Enrichment Program Participation (12). satisfy Cell Biology and Biophysics or Molecular Biology and Biochemistry 671C Clinical Technical Skills IV (1-7). Clinical application of those discipline-specific requirements for the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. principles taught in preceding terms. Prerequisite(s): LSBIOC 710. 672C Clinical Technical Skills V (4). Clinical application of those principles 730 Oral Microbiology (2). The course will focus on rapidly developing areas taught in preceding terms. of oral microbiology especially the etiology, prevention and treatment of oral 673C Clinical Technical Skills V (6). disease. Topics will be selected by the instructor to reflect recent advances in 680 Dental Occlusion IV (0.5). To review and reinforce the more theoretical research and to provide a critical examination of the current literature. Two information presented in the first year, give additional information and help hours lecture per week. This course may not be used to satisfy Cell Biology students to further apply this information. This course will require a minimum and Biophysics or Molecular Biology and Biochemistry discipline- specific of six weeks plus one lab/clinical for each student. A lecture/discussion format requirements for the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. will enable the students to more fully explore problems encountered in the 734 Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physiology (3). Function of the clinic. Offered: Winter Semester. cardiovascular and pulmonary systems at the cellular, tissue, and system levels 681C Practice Management III (1-6). Clinical application of those principles with particular emphasis on regulation, maintenance of homeostasis and taught in preceding terms. integration with other systems. Prerequisite: LSPHYS 316 or equivalent. 682C Practice Management IV (1-6). Clinical application of those principles 735 Advanced Immunology (2). This seminar course will focus on rapidly taught in preceding terms. developing areas of modern immunology relevant to the health professions. 683C Practice Management V (1-6). Clinical application of those principles Topics will be selected by the instructor to reflect recent advances in taught in preceding terms. immunology and provide a critical examination of the current literature. Two 690 Independent Study in Dentistry (1-6). This course provides students the hours lecture per week. This course may not be used to satisfy Cell Biology opportunity to undertake independent study projects in specific areas of and Biophysics or Molecular Biology and Biochemistry discipline-specific dentistry. Prior consent of instructor required. Course may be repeated. requirements for the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. 691C Professional Development IV (0.5-3). Clinical application of those 739 Dental Biomaterials for the Dental Specialist (1). Discussion of basic principles taught in preceding terms. biomaterials principles and terminology including explanation of physical, 692C Professional Development V (1-2). Clinical application of those mechanical and surface chemical properties, metallurgy, polymer chemistry, principles taught in preceding terms. ceramics and composites. Clinical examples of how these principles apply to 693 Care of the Chronic Facial Pain Patient (2). Lecture, seminar and small Prosthodontics, Pedodontics and Orthodontics will be presented. Students group discussion of the evaluation, examination, and management of the cannot take both this course and 742 for credit. patient with chronic facial pain. Discussion will include temporomandibular 740 Oral Pathology I (2). A study of the clinical and histopathologic features disorders, headaches, and neurological disorders of the head and neck area. of oral diseases, including inflammatory, degenerative, metabolic, and 693C Professional Development VI (1-2). Clinical application of those neoplastic diseases and developmental disturbances. principles taught in preceding terms. 741 Oral Pathology II (2). A continuation of BISC 740. 694 Dental Management of the Physically and Mentally Handicapped (2). Lecture, seminar and group discussions of the dental management of various 742 Dental Biomaterials for the Restorative and General Dentist (2).A handicapping conditions. Course will include the diagnosis, treatment and thorough discussion of basic biomaterials principles and how they apply to the management of dental problems in handicapped patients as well as a discussion practice of general and restorative dentistry. Students cannot take both this of community services and facilities available to assist these patients. course and 739 for credit. 695 Dental Practice and the Anxious Patient (2). The course will deal with 743 Advanced Seminar in Dental Biomaterials (1-2). The use and behavior the following topics: the nature of anxiety, the ontogeny of dental anxiety, of dental biomaterials in Pediatric Dentistry, Prosthodontics, Orthodontics, and evaluation and differential diagnosis of dental phobia, referral and Restorative Dentistry will be discussed in depth. Current basic and clinical psychological participation, dental management of the anxious patient. literature related to these areas will be discussed and research information to improve dental practice will be presented. Prerequisite: BIO SCI. 739 or 742 696 Oral Diseases in the Geriatric Patient (2). A study of the problems and permission of instructor. associated with and the treatment of oral diseases in older persons. 899 Required Enrollment (1). 747 Research Instrumentation Used in Dental Biomaterials (2-4).A discussion and laboratory use of instrumentation employed in dental biomaterials research. Practical hands-on experience will include calibration Dentistry Biological Sciences Courses and use of specific research equipment including the Instron, metallurgical 700 Biomaterials Teaching (2). Through this course, students will acquire mounting and polishing equipment, measuring microscope, metallograph, and teaching experience in graduate and undergraduate biomaterials. contact angle gonemeter. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 701 Engineering Principles of Dental Materials (2). The application of 749 Special Problems in Oral Pathology (1-2). The student will review engineering principles to a description and understanding of the structure and surgical cases and literature pertinent to those cases under the guidance of properties of dental materials. Identification of engineering principles which faculty members of the department. are appropriate in the examination of the function of dental materials. Basic information, as well as current materials research will be discussed. 750 Special Problems in Dental Biomaterials (2-4). The student will select 704 Temporomandibular Disorders: Evaluation and Management (2). or be assigned a special research problem including appropriate literature Lecture and seminar course on the temporomandibular disorders, evaluation reviews of a special topic in dental biomaterials. Emphasis will be placed on and management in light of behavioral, biological and environmental factors. the correlation between basic and clinical research. The design and conduct of 706 Growth and Development I (1). A course designed to teach the general clinical research will be discussed. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. principles of normal and abnormal physical, psychological and social growth 751 Elements of the Scientific Method (1). Students enrolled in the Masters and development of children and adolescents. The growth and development of of Science in Oral Biology program are required to attend this weekly seminar the craniofacial structures is emphasized. The diagnosis of malocclusions is series every semester. The course is offered during their matriculation in the stressed. Consideration is given to possible approaches to their treatment. program. Attendance is open to other students and faculty. Research 707 Growth and Development II (1-2). A comprehensive study of the presentations will cover a variety of biological, engineering and psychological genetical aspects of growth and development with special analysis of the disciplines relevant to dental education and the dental profession. molecular control of these processes by both intrinsic and epigenetic factors. Presentations will be by faculty and students. Fall and Winter semesters. (Day, Prerequisite: Growth and Development I. time and place to be determined). 708 Growth and Development III (1). A comprehensive study of the clinical 752 Research Methods in Oral Biology (1-5). A continuation of BISC 751. aspects of growth and development at various maturation levels during growth with special analysis of the consequences of environmental modifications of 759 Special Problems in Pharmacology (2). Pharmacologic and therapeutic genetic growth and development. Prerequisite: Growth and Development I. problems of special interest in the practice of dentistry.
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760 Physiology of Oral Hard Tissues (2). A study of the physiology of the 752 Seminar in Endodontics I (1). oral hard tissues with emphasis on the mechanisms of the growth, remodeling, 753 Seminar in Endodontics (1). and healing of maxillomandibular bones and on the mechanism of 754 Seminar in Endodontics III (1). dentinogenesis. This course may not be used to satisfy Cell Biology and Biophysics or Molecular Biology and Biochemistry discipline-specific 755 Seminar in Endodontics IV (1). requirements for the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. 799 Research and Thesis (1-6). 780 Teaching of Dentistry (1-2). A consideration of the problems of teaching 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). in dental schools. Each department of the School of Dentistry will report on its teaching methods. The student will observe lectures and laboratory teaching in General Practice Courses each department. 710 Principles of Pedodontics for General Practice (2). A lecture course 781 Clinical Student Teaching I (1-2). This course is designed to give the presenting the basic concepts of diagnosis and treatment of the child in a student teaching experience in conducting and supervising predoctoral general dental practice. students in their clinical practice. Diagnosis and treatment planning in each 716 Special Problems in General Practice Dentistry I (1-6). Courses specialty field will be emphasized. designed to provide the student with opportunities to work with consultants 782 Clinical Student Teaching II (1-2). A continuation of BISC 781. and specialists on the faculty of the dental school on cases which require the attention of a specialist. 783 Clinical Student Teaching III (1-2). A continuation of BISC. 782. 717 Special Problems in General Practice Dentistry II (1-6). A continuation 784 Clinical Student Teaching IV (1-2). A continuation of BISC. 783. of GNPR. 716. 785 Clinical Student Teaching V (1-2). A continuation of BISC. 784 718 Special Problems in General Practice Dentistry III (1-6).A 786 Clinical Student Teaching VI (1-2). A continuation of BISC. 785. continuation of GNPR 717. 787 Clinical Student Teaching VII (1-2). This course is designed to give the 721 General Practice Clinic I (1-10). student teaching experience in conducting and supervising predoctoral 722 General Practice Clinic II (1-10). students in their clinical practice. Diagnosis and treatment planning in each 723 General Practice Clinic III (1-10). specialty field will be emphasized. 724 Hospital Residency in General Practice IV (2). 788 Clinical Student Teaching VIII (1-2). A continuation of BISC. 787. 725 Hospital Residency in General Practice V (4). 789 Current Research Topics: Biomedical,Clinical,& Behavioral 726 Hospital Residency in General Practice VI (4). Science (1). A lecture/seminar course in biomedical, clinical and behavioral science research topics to be determined by participants and instructors. Topics 727 General Practice Clinical Pedodontics (1). Clinical training in treating may include descriptions of current and potential research projects. This course normal and handicapped children at Children’s Mercy Hospital. Training may be taken on a credit/noncredit (CR/NC) basis. However, for the student to includes providing treatment under general anesthesia at the hospital. use the course toward a graduate degree, a letter grade (A,B,C) must be earned. 728 Dental Implantology (1). The course is designed to include the following 790 Directed Research in Oral Biology (1-6). Student utilizes beginning topics: history of implantology, implant materials and designs, fibro- osseous research skills to design, conduct and report an individual research project and osseo-integration theories, bioinert and bioactive retention, indication and under the direction of the faculty. case selection, technique methodology, anatomical considerations and reasons for failure, prosthetic considerations using several systems and necessary 799 Research and Thesis (1-9). The satisfactory completion of an original radiographic aids, surgical stent and laboratory with simulated insertion of an research project. Results of the research and critical review of the pertinent implant. literature are incorporated into a thesis. Credit is awarded after the student’s thesis is successfully defended and accepted by the School of Graduate 729 Oral Endosteal Implantology II (2). A continuation of GNPR. 728. Studies. 730 Introduction to Periodontology (1-2). This course is designed to 801 Readings in Immunology (1-3). A detailed study of special topics in introduce graduate students who are not enrolled in the periodontics program immunology. Specific topics to be arranged with the instructor. This course to various current philosophies and clinical applications of Periodontics may be repeated by doctoral students for a maximum of 3 credit hours. including etiology, diagnosis, pathogenesis and various treatment modalities in Prerequisite: LS 435. current use. 802 Immunopathology (2). A detailed study of selected topics in 731 Principles of Minor Tooth Movement (2). This lecture and laboratory immunopathology with emphasis on physicochemical barriers such as course gives the non-orthodontic student an introduction to craniofacial growth cutaneous and mucosal immune systems. Prerequisite: LS 435. and development physiology of the stomatognathic system, to etiology, incidence, recognition and unfavorable sequelae of malocclusion, and to the 805 Molecular Biology of Oral Microflora (2-3). Lecture and discussion. An fabrication of removable and fixed- banded appliances necessary for the overview of the ecology of oral microbial flora and its role in oral health; correction of minor irregularities. bacterial virulence factors and pathogenesis; mechanisms of gene expression in oral bacteria; and the effect of recent advances in molecular biology on oral 732 Intravenous and Inhalation Sedation (2). A comprehensive study of diagnosis and treatment. Permission of Instructor Required for registration. nitrous oxide and valium sedation combining lectures and clinical problems. The basic course will meet twice a week and be 2 credit hours. An optional 740 Interdisciplinary Seminar I (1). The integration of common areas of additional credit can be earned by writing a research paper on a pertinent topic concern in the clinical disciplines of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, in Oral Molecular Microbiology. Orthodontics, Pediatric Dentistry, Periodontics and Prosthodontics as they 806 Oral Microbiology and Infectious Disease (1-2). A detailed study of oral relate to patient cases. Cases are presented that present problems in at least two microbiology with a particular emphasis on dental plaque formation and clinical disciplines in the areas of Diagnosis, Treatment Programming or bacterial infection in dental caries. The role of bacterial genetics in the Therapy. The current literature is reviewed and the case discussed. diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases involving the oral 741 Interdisciplinary Seminar II (1). A continuation of GNPR 740. maxillofacial complex, bacteremia and endocarditis will also be discussed. 742 Interdisciplinary Seminar III (1). A continuation of GNPR 741. Prerequisite: LS 4180. 743 Interdisciplinary Seminar IV (1). A continuation of GNPR 742. 830 Structural Charaterization of Dental Biomaterials (4). A detailed study 799 Research and Thesis (1-6). The satisfactory completion of an original of the techniques commonly used to determine the composition and structure research project. Results of the research and critical review of the pertinent of dental biomaterials. Surface and near-surface characterization techniques literature are incorporated into a thesis. will be emphasized. The student will be expected to complete laboratory projects on the scanning and transmission electron microscopies available in 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). the School of Dentistry. Two hours lecture and two to six hours laboratory per week. Prerequisite: Biosc 701. Oral Biology Courses 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). 699 Dissertation Research (1-12). Ph.D. dissertation research. 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). Endodontics Courses 700 Principles of Endodontics I (1). Oral Diagnosis and Medicine Courses 701 Principles of Endodontics II (1). 700 Advanced Oral Diagnosis-Oral Medicine (2). Principles of physical 702 Principles of Endodontics III (1). diagnosis and internal medicine are taught and related to dentistry. Dental 704 Clinical Endodontics I (6). management of the medically compromised patient is stressed. 705 Clinical Endodontics II (6). 701 Oral Diagnosis-Oral Medicine II (2). Principles of oral diagnosis and treatment will be presented. Emphasis will be placed on the correlation of the 706 Clinical Endodontics III (6). diagnosis with the treatment of oral pathologic conditions and the relationship 707 Clinical Endodontics IV (6). of the pathologic process to the basic sciences. 708 Clinical Endodontics V (6). 702 Advanced Oral Diagnosis/Oral Medicine III (2). A continuation of OR 720 Review of Endodontics (2). DM 701.
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704 Oral Medicine Residency I (1-5). Clinical and didactic study of oral 706 Clinical Oral Surgery III (3). A continuation of ORSG. 705. medicine. 707 Physical Diagnosis for the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon I (1). Basic 705 Oral Medicine Residency II (1-5). Clinical and didactic study of oral physical diagnosis and review of systems as it relates to the practice of Oral medicine. and Maxillofacial Surgery. 706 Oral Medicine Residency III (1-5). Clinical and didactic study of oral 708 Physical Diagnosis for the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon II (1). medicine. Advanced physical diagnosis and review of systems as it relates to the practice 707 Oral Medicine Residency IV (1-5). Clinical and didactic study of oral of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. medicine. 708 Oral Medicine Residency V (1-5). Clinical and didactic study of oral 709 Physical Diagnosis for the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon III (1). Oral medicine. and Maxillofacial Surgery and the medically compromised patient. 709 Oral Medicine Residency VI (1-5). Clinical and didactic study of oral 710 Physical Diagnosis for the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon IV (1).A medicine. continuation of ORSG 709. 799 Research and Thesis (1-6). 711 Physical Diagnosis for the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon V (1).A continuation of ORSG 710. Oral Radiology Courses 712 Physical Diagnosis for the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon VI (1).A 700 Principles of Oral Radiology I (1). Advanced technique and continuation of ORSG 711. interpretation of intraoral and extraoral radiographs. 713 Advanced Physical Diagnosis for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon I (1). Advanced physical diagnosis and review of systems as it relates to the practice 701 Principles of Oral Radiology II (1). A continuation of ORAD. 700. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 704 Oral Radiology Residency I (1-5). Clinical and didactic study of oral 714 Advanced Physical Diagnosis for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon II (1). radiology. A continuation of ORSG 713. 705 Oral Radiology Residency II (1-5). Clinical and didactic study of oral 715 Advanced Physical Diagnosis for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon radiology. III (1). A continuation of ORSG 714. 706 Oral Radiology Residency III (1-5). Clinical and didactic study of oral 716 Special Problems in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery I (1). radiology. 717 Special Problems in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery II (1). 707 Oral Radiology Residency IV (1-5). Clinical and didactic study of oral 718 Special Problems in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery III (1). radiology. 719 Special Problems - Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery IV (1).A 708 Oral Radiology Residency V (1-5). Clinical and didactic study of oral continuation of ORSG 718. radiology. 720 Oral Surgery Hospital Residency I (1). Two calendar years of hospital 709 Oral Radiology Residency VI (1-5). Clinical and didactic study of oral residency in an affiliated teaching hospital. The residency provides additional radiology. training in major oral surgery and didactic education in oral surgery and 716 Special Problems Oral Radiology I (1). Assigned technical problems in science areas, including anesthesiology, diagnosis, pathology, and radiology. oral radiology. 721 Oral Surgery Hospital Residency II (1). A continuation of ORSG. 720. 717 Special Problems in Oral Radiology II (1). A continuation of ORAD. 722 Oral Surgery Hospital Residency III (1). A continuation of ORSG. 721. 716. 723 Oral Surgery Hospital Residency IV (1). A continuation ORSG. 722. 718 Special Problems in Oral Radiology III (1). A continuation of ORAD. 717. 724 Oral Surgery Hospital Residency V (1). A continuation of ORSG. 723. 720 Advanced Radiographic Anatomy (1). Correlation between normal 725 Oral Surgery Hospital Residency VI (1). A continuation of ORSG. 724. anatomic structures of the head and neck region and the radiographic 726 Tumor Surgery of the Head and Neck (2). A discussion of tumors of the appearance of these structures on intraoral, panoramic, skull and conventional head and neck and the surgical treatment of these diseases. tomographic projections. 727 Major Oral Surgery I (2). A comprehensive study of major oral surgery. 721 Advanced Radiographic Interpretation (2). Radiographic interpretation Lectures are correlated with surgical exercises which are performed in the of normal and pathologic processes of the oral and maxillofacial region. anatomy laboratory. Developmental, degenerative, inflammatory, neoplastic, and metabolic 728 Major Oral Surgery II (2). A continuation of ORSG. 727. conditions of the oral and maxillofacial complex are covered, including conditions involving the temporomandibular joint and paranasal sinuses. 729 General Anesthesiology and Pharmacology I (1). The pharmacological principles of the various anesthetic agents and allied medications. 722 Radiation Physics (2). Basic principles of radiation physics in relation to medical and dental diagnostic radiology are presented. Topics such as the 730 General Anesthesiology and Pharmacology II (1). A continuation of nature of radiation, x-rays and their production, interaction of x-rays with ORSG. 729. matter, measurement of x-rays, x-ray film and intensifying screens, and image 731 Clinical General Anesthesiology and Pharmacology I (2). The clinical characteristics are presented. application of various anesthetic and pharmacological agents. 723 Radiation Biology (1-2). This course covers the basic principles of 732 Clinical General Anesthesiology and Pharmacology II (2).A radiation biology, as well as radiation safety and protection. Topics such as continuation of ORSG. 731. theories of radiation action, radiation chemistry, molecular, cellular and tissue 733 Clinical General Anesthesiology and Pharmacology III (2).A effects, early and late effects of radiation, effects of radiation therapy on the continuation of ORSG. 732. oral cavity, and concepts of radiation protection and risk assessment are 734 Clinical/Major General Anesthesiology and Pharmacology I (1). The presented. Satisfactory completion of a project in the area of radiation biology clinical/major surgical application of various anesthetic and pharmacological is required for the additional credit hour. agents. 724 Advanced Imaging Modalities (1). This course will cover basic 735 Clinical/Major General Anesthesiology and Pharmacology II (1).A principles and interpretation of advanced imaging modalities, such as continuation of ORSG 734. computed tomography, digital radiography, magnetic resonance imaging, 736 Clinical/Major General Anesthesiology and Pharmacology III (1).A nuclear medicine and ultrasound. Applications of these imaging modalities to continuation of ORSG 735. dentistry will be addressed. Prerequisite: OR RAD 722. 737 Pediatric General Anesthesiology and Pharmacology I (1). The 728 Medical Radiology and Therapeutics (1). Principles of medical x-ray pharmacological principles of various anesthetic agents and allied medications techniques and therapeutic measures of interest to the radiologist. in the pediatric patient. 752 Seminar Oral Radiology I (1). Discussion of the literature pertaining to 740 Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Independent Study (1-6). An advanced oral radiology. study and/or elective course in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery related field(s) which enhances the compulsory curriculum. 753 Seminar in Oral Radiology II (1). Continuation of ORAD. 752. 752 Seminar in Oral Surgery I (1). A discussion of current literature and 754 Seminar in Oral Radiology III (1). A continuation of ORAD. 753. research relating to oral surgery. Oral Surgery Courses 753 Seminar in Oral Surgery II (1). A continuation of ORSG. 752. 754 Seminar in Oral Surgery III (1). 700 Principles of Oral Surgery I (1). A conference on diagnosis, treatment planning, surgical technique. 755 Seminar in Oral Surgery IV (1). A continuation of ORSG 754. 701 Principles of Oral Surgery II (1). A continuation of ORSG. 700. 799 Research and Thesis (1-6). 702 Principles of Oral Surgery III (1). A continuation of ORSG. 701. Orthodontics Courses 703 Principles of Oral Surgery IV (1). A continuation of ORSG 702. 700 Principles of Biomechanics (1). A lecture course on the fundamentals of 704 Clinical Oral Surgery I (3). The clinical application of the principles of biomechanics and the characteristics on an ideal occlusion. diagnosis, treatment planning, and surgical techniques. 700L Biomechanics Laboratory I (3). Laboratory exercises in the principles 705 Clinical Oral Surgery II (3). A continuation of ORSG. 704. of edgewise appliance fabrication.
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701 Advanced Biomechanics (1). A lecture course on edgewise appliance 720 Pediatric Dentistry Hospital Residency I (1). (1). The clinical activities mechanotherapy. of the program are conducted at Children’s Mercy Hospital. Students spend 24 701L Biomechanics Laboratory II (3). Laboratory exercises in the design, months (6 semesters) as residents in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry. fabrication and use of the edgewise appliance system. Patient care is provided both in the outpatient clinic and to hospital inpatients. Rotations in anesthesia, pediatrics, and the emergency room are included in the 703 Clinical Orientation (2). A series of workshops on policies, forms and residency. Residents participate on several multidisciplinary teams at the procedures for securing diagnostic records. hospital including the Cleft Palate Team, Crainiofacial Anomalies Team, 704 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics I (1-6). Orthodontic theory, Hemophilia Team, Cancer Care Team, Sickle Cell Anemia Team, and the treatment techniques and treatment of patients; includes current and historical Newborn Intensive Care Follow-up Clinic. concepts. 721 Pediatric Dentistry Hospital Residency II (1). A continuation of PEDS 705 Orthodontic and Dentofacial Orthopedics II (1-6). A continuation of 720. ORTH. 704. 722 Pediatric Dentistry Hospital Residency III (1). A continuation of PEDS 706 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics III (1-6). A continuation of 721. ORTH. 705. 723 Pediatric Dentistry Hospital Residency IV (1). A continuation of Peds 707 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics IV (1-6). A continuation of 722. ORTH. 706. 724 Pediatric Dentistry Hospital Residency V (1). A continuation of Peds 708 Orthodontic and Dentofacial Orthopedics V (1-6). A continuation of 723. ORTH. 707. 725 Pediatric Dentistry Hospital Residency VI (1). A continuation of Peds 709 Orthodontic and Dentofacial Orthopedics VI (1-6). A continuation of 724. ORTH 708 728 Cleft Palate Problems-Team Approach (1). (1). Presentations by the 710 Orthodontic and Dentofacial Orthopedics VII (1-6). A continuation of members of the Cleft Palate Team at Children’s Mercy Hospital. The role of ORTH. 709. genetics, speech, audiology, ENT, oral surgery, plastic surgery, orthodontics, 711 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics VIII (1-6). A continuation pediatric dentistry, prosthodontics, social services, nutrition, and child of ORTH. 710. psychology in the rehabilitation of the cleft palate patient will be discussed. 716 Special Problems in Orthodontics (1). A seminar on adjunctive 729 Cleft Palate Conference I (1). (1). This is a diagnosis and treatment orthodontic procedures related to other dental disciplines. planning conference held one afternoon each month by the various disciplines 717 Risk Management, Infection Control (1). A lecture and laboratory involved in the treatment of cleft palate patients at Children’s Mercy Hospital. course on compliance with governmental and institutional regulations. 730 Cleft Palate Conference II (1). A continuation of PEDS 729. 721 Analysis Diagnosis and Treatment Planning II (3). A continuation of 752 Seminar in Pediatric Dentistry I (1). A discussion of current literature ORTH. 720. and research in Pediatric Dentistry. 722 Analysis Diagnosis and Treatment Planning III (3). A continuation of 753 Seminar in Pediatric Dentistry II (1). A continuation of PEDS 752. ORTH. 721. 754 Seminar in Pediatric Dentistry III (1). A continuation of PEDS 753. 726 Cephalometric I (2). An introductory lecture and laboratory course in the principles of radiographic cephalometry and integrated cephalometric analysis. 760 Grand Rounds Seminar I (1). (1). The attending staff and guest clinicians present case reports of interesting and unusual problems in pediatrics 727 Cephalometric II (2). An advanced lecture and laboratory course with to the house staff and rotating students at Children’s Mercy Hospital. This is a emphasis on the use of a computer in cephalometric analysis. weekly conference. 729 Principles of Orthodontics (1). A survey course on orthodontics. Lecture and discussion. Periodontics Courses 731 Dentofacial Orthopedics (1). Lecture and discussion of the indications, 700 Periodontic Residency I (1-2). Didactics, Seminars in Basic Periodontics fabrication and use of functional orthopedic appliances. with Clinical Practice. 732 Gnathological Aspects of Orthodontics (1). A lecture and discussion on 701 Periodontic Residency VII (1-2). Didactic and Seminar in Periodontics the orthodontic implications of occlusal function and dysfunction. with Clinical Practice. 735 Orthognathic-Orthodontic Surgery (1). A lecture and discussion course 702 Periodontic Residency VIII (1-2). Didactic and Seminar in Periodontics on the diagnosis and treatment of adult patients with facial deformities. with Clinical Practice. 704 Periodontic Residency II (1-6). Clinical Periodontics with Related 752 Orthodontic Literature I (1). A seminar discussion of current and classical journal articles related to orthodontics. Didactics and Seminar. 705 Periodontal Residency III (1-6). Clinical Periodontics with Related 753 Orthodontic Literature II (1). A continuation of ORTH. 752. Didactics and Seminars. 754 Orthodontic Literature III (1). A continuation of ORTH. 753. 706 Periodontics Residency III (1-6). A continuation of PERO. 705. 755 Orthodontic Literature IV (1). A continuation of ORTH. 754. 707 Periodontic Residency IV (1-6). Clinical Periodontics with Related 756 Orthodontic Literature V (1). A continuation of ORTH 755. Didactics and Seminar. 757 Orthodontic Literature VI (1). A continuation of ORTH. 756. 708 Periodontic Residency V (1-6). Clinical Periodontics with Related Didactics and Seminar. 760 Treatment Planning Conference (1). A seminar in which students present pre-treatment cases for discussion of the diagnosis and treatment plans. 709 Periodontic Residency VI (1-6). Clinical Periodontics with Related Didactics and Seminar. 761 Treatment Progress Conference (1). A seminar in which students 716 Periodontic Residency IX (1). Didactic in Surgical Periodontics with present mid-treatment cases for review and discussion. Clinical Practice. 762 Post-Treatment Analysis (1). A seminar on comprehensive evaluation of 717 Special Problems in Periodontics II (1). A continuation of PERO. 716. finished cases. 718 Special Problems in Periodontics III (1). A continuation of PERO. 717. 764 Senior Workshop (1). A lecture, discussion and laboratory course an orthodontic practice management and preparation for the American Board of 720 General Anesthesia (1). A rotation to the Department of Anesthesiology of K.C. Veterans Administration Medical Center. Students become familiar Orthodontics Examination. with operating room procedures, medical emergencies, venipuncture, airway maintenance and pharmaco-physiology of sedative, analgesic and anesthetic Pedodontics Courses agents as well as drug interactions. 761 Grand Rounds Seminar II (1). A continuation of PEDO. 760. 727 Introduction to Internal Medicine and Diagnosis I (1). A seminar on 762 Grand Rounds Seminar III (1). A continuation of PEDO. 761. internal medicine, physical diagnosis, laboratory medicine, dermatology and 799 Research and Thesis (1-6). allergy. This course is designed to give the resident a broad knowledge of the 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). above. 728 Introduction to Internal Medicine and Diagnosis II (1). A continuation Pediatric Dentistry Courses of PERO. 727. 700 Principles of Pediatric Dentistry I (1-3). Lecture and discussion of the 729 Children’s Periodontics (2). Children’s periodontal disorders, etiology, principles of children’s dentistry. The subject matter consists of the prevention diagnosis, and treatment. Emphasis is placed on preventive periodontics and of disease, child cooperation, diagnosis and treatment planning, treatment and on education of parents and children in oral physiotherapy. post-treatment procedures. 730 Biology of the Periodontium (1-2). Biology of the Periodontium covers 701 Principles of Pediatric Dentistry II (1). A continuation of PEDS 700. the embryology, histology, ultrastructure and biochemistry of stratified squamous epithelium, fibrous connective tissue, bone and cementum. These 702 Principles of Pediatric Dentistry III (1-2). A continuation of Peds 701. four tissues are studied in health and during inflammatory disease and healing 710 Pediatric Pharmacology (2). This course presents pharmacologic of surgical wounds. Major emphasis is placed on immune system interactions principles and their therapeutic application for the child patient. Clinicians with bone and fibrous connective tissue components during inflammatory from the teaching hospital supplement the didactic material. periodontal disease.
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751 Seminar in Periodontics I (2). A discussion of the classic and pertinent 729 Clinical Prosthodontics VIII (1-9). A continuation of PROS 728. periodontal literature. 730 Clinical Prosthodontics IX (1-9). A continuation of PROS 729. 752 Seminar in Periodontics II (2). A continuation of PERO. 751. 752 Seminar in Prosthodontics I (1). A discussion of current literature and 753 Seminar in Periodontics III (2). A continuation of PERO. 752. research pertaining to all aspects of prosthodontics. 754 Seminar in Periodontics IV (2). A continuation of PERO. 753. 753 Seminar in Prosthodontics II (1). A continuation of PROS. 752. 755 Seminar in Current Periodontal Literature/Treatment Planning V (2). 799 Research and Thesis (1-6). A discussion of the current research and literature relating to periodontics and the utilization of current knowledge to patient treatment planning. 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). 756 Seminar in Current Periodontal Literature/Treatment Planning VI (2). A continuation of PERO. 755. Research Methodology - Dentistry Courses 757 Seminar Current Periodontal Literature & Treatment Planning 700 Introduction to Research Methodology (2-3). A lecture/seminar format VII (2). A continuation of PERO. 756. which focuses on the critical analysis of scientific literature and on a 758 Seminar Current Periodontal Literature & Treatment Planning conceptual understanding of statistical techniques and designs commonly used VIII (2). A continuation of PERO. 757. in dental research. A final paper and presentation representing the critical analysis of a student selected segment of the dental literature is required. 799 Research and Thesis (1-6). 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). 701 Topics in Advanced Research Methodology (2-4). A lecture/seminar course on selected advanced research methodology topics which are to be Preventive Dentistry Courses determined in conjunction with participants. Such topics may include advanced experimental designs in the literature, etc. Prerequisite: Permission 700 Preventive Dentistry (2). Investigates the known factors affecting oral of instructor. disease. Major attention is given to a critical review of the current dental 702 Special Problems in Research Methodology (2-4). A student will work literature (epidemiological, clinical investigations, laboratory experiments), to with a faculty member on methodological aspects of a research proposal or determine which are the most effective preventive and control measures for project. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. patients. 705 Psychiatric Aspects of Dentistry (1). A seminar in the psychiatric 703 Thesis Writing (1). The methods of preparing, organizing, and presenting aspects of the patient-dentist relationship. research findings according to the format of scientific writing. 710 Dental Public Health (2). Discussion and analysis of current research, of 704 Introduction to Biostatistics (2-3). A lecture/seminar course required for government policies and programs, and of trends in professional practice and students pursuing a master’s degree. This course focuses on an in-depth education of significance in public health and dental public health. coverage of statistical designs commonly found in dental research, statistical techniques associated with these designs, their application to them via the use 711 Residency in Public Health I (1-9). of a computer based statistical software analysis package, and the development 712 Residency in Public Health II (1-9). and submission of a written research protocol. Prerequisite(s): RESM 700. 713 Residency in Public Health III (1-9). 705A Design of Clinical Research Studies (2). Students enrolled in this 799 Research and Thesis (1-6). course will learn the elements of a good clinical research study. Additionally, students will develop a draft protocol for a clinical research project, estimate Prosthodontics Courses time and budget needs for the project, and be sensitive to ethical issues in the 700A Principles of Removable Prosthodontics I (1). Lectures and conduct of clinical research. conferences on complete dentures. The course is based upon the application of 705B Statistical Analysis for Clinical Research (2). Techniques for related sciences to all aspects of complete prosthodontics. analyzing complex clinical research designs are a major focus of this course. 700B Principles of Removable Partial Prosthodontics I (1). Lectures and Students will also learn analytic techniques for estimating failure in conferences on removable partial prosthodontics. biomaterials as well as epidemiologic techniques. 700C Principles of Fixed Prosthodontics I (1). Lecture and discussion of the 705C Introduction to Statistical Software (2). Students enrolled in this principles of tooth reduction, diagnostic fixed prosthodontic procedures from course obtain hands-on experience with comprehensive statistical analysis the biologic and physical aspects. programs, including SPSS and SAS. Students will learn to establish and verify 701A Principles of Removable Prosthodontics II (1). A continuation of data files, generate program files, and develop strategies for documenting files PROS. 700A. for improved accountability and reproducibility. 701B Principles of Removable Partial Prosthodontics II (1). A continuation of PROS. 700B. Restorative Dentistry Courses 701C Principles of Fixed Prosthodontics II (1). A continuation of PROS. 700C Principles of Fixed Prosthodontics I (1). 700C. 704 Clinical Prosthodontics I (1-9). The student is given clinical experience 701C Principles of Fixed Prosthodontics II (1). in all aspects of prosthodontics. Emphasis is placed on varied types of 726 Prosthetic and Restorative Materials (2). The science of the materials techniques. used in prosthetic and restorative dentistry. 705 Clinical Prosthodontics II (1-9). A continuation of PROS. 704. 799 Research and Thesis (1-6). 706 Clinical Prosthodontics III (1-9). A continuation of PROS. 705. 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). 707 Clinical Prosthodontics IV (1-9). A continuation of PROS. 706. 708 Clinical Prosthodontics V (1-9). A continuation of PROS. 707. 709 Clinical Prosthodontics VI (1-9). A continuation of PROS. 708. 716 Special Problems in Prosthodontics I (2). The treatment of patients with special health problems to include maxillofacial prosthesis, cleft palate prosthesis, etc. The patient’s history, diagnosis, and treatment will be prepared and illustrated as a case report. Offered in preparation for the Board requirements and practice. 717 Special Problems in Prosthodontics II (1). A continuation of PROS. 716. 718 Clinical Maxillofacial Prosthetics I (1-6). Diagnosis and Treatment of patients, including fabrication of various fixed and removable prosthodontic prostheses plus extra-oral prostheses illustrating the principles and techniques of treatment for the Maxillofacial Prosthetic Specialty. 719 Clinical Maxillofacial Prosthetics II (1-6). Continuation of Pros 718. 720 Clinical Maxillofacial Prosthetics III (1-6). Continuation of Pros 719. 721 Maxillofacial Prosthetic Seminar I (1). A discussion of current literature and research related to Maxillofacial Prosthetics. 722 Maxillofacial Prosthetic Seminar II (1). Continuation of Pros 721. 723 Maxillofacial Prosthetic Seminar III (1). Continuation of Pros 722. 726 Maxillofacial Prosthesis (1). The principles of treating patients with congenital or acquired deformities of the mouth and face. 727 Prosthetic and Restorative Materials (2). The science of the dental materials used in prosthetic and restorative dentistry. 728 Clinical Prosthodontics VII (1-9). A continuation of PROS 709.
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School of Education and special-services personnel in schools, colleges and universities in a culturally pluralistic society; 347 Education Building • To provide graduate education and research skills which 615 E. 52nd St. are supportive of and lead to advanced levels of scholarly (816) 235-2236 achievement; Fax: (816) 235-5270 • To provide a diversity of specialized educational and [email protected] http://www.umkc.edu/education training programs for persons engaged in educational roles in non-school settings such as governmental Dean: agencies, social service agencies, mental and physical Joan V. Gallos health care institutions, business and industrial Associate Dean: organizations, and private practice; John E. Jacobson • To provide leadership, consultation and other support services for quality improvement in planning and History conducting educational programs in schools, higher The School of Education, organized officially as a separate education institutions and community agencies and academic division in 1954, was the result of the University of organizations; Kansas City’s involvement in professional education since • To provide professional development opportunities for 1940. At that early date the University was offering an M.A. in educators at all levels through specially designed education, heavily liberal-arts laden, with most classes programs in research, continuing education instruction, conducted in the summer and evenings. An undergraduate in-service programs and workshops; major in elementary education was established in 1952, and the • To impact the student learning in classrooms and first University of Kansas City doctoral program, the Ph.D. in communities throughout Missouri and the region in education, was inaugurated with the organizing of the school in positive and meaningful ways; and 1954. Since 1954, the school has grown to include three • To make original contributions to the broad field of disciplinary divisions with 18 programs, offering bachelor of professional education through basic and applied research arts, master of arts, educational specialist and doctor of by both faculty and students. philosophy degree programs. Several degree and certification programs are offered in cooperation with the the School of Undergraduate Programs Biological Sciences, the Conservatory of Music and the The School of Education offers the following undergraduate College of Arts and Sciences. degree programs: Accreditation B.A., Elementary Education The teacher education programs of the School of Education are B.A., Middle School Education accredited at the bachelor’s, master’s, educational specialist B.A., Secondary Education and doctoral levels by the National Council for Accreditation B.A., Physical Education of Teacher Education for the preparation of elementary teachers, secondary teachers and other school personnel. Undergraduate Admissions The School of Education is a member of the American Students seeking teacher certification may apply for admission Association of Colleges of Teacher Education. to the School of Education any time they anticipate the The Ph.D. program in Counseling Psychology is approved completion of 65 hours of college credit with a cumulative by the American Psychological Association. GPA of 2.5 prior to a fall semester. Test scores from the SAT or Programs for the preparation of teachers and other school ACT are required of students who completed high school personnel are approved by the Missouri Department of within five years of applying for admission to the teacher Elementary and Secondary Education. education certification program. Missouri requires all students Non-Degree Programs seeking admission to teacher education programs to pass (with In addition to the organized degree programs, the curriculum scores of 235 or better) all sections of the College Basic includes a selection of courses, special institutes and Academic Subjects Examination (C-Base) unless they have workshops in both the School of Education and other academic previously earned a baccalaureate degree. In addition to the units of UMKC for those who want to take refresher work for academic standards, each prospective student’s disposition for professional advancement, meet periodic study requirements or teaching and working with children is evaluated by faculty do advanced study of special interest for personal satisfaction. through letters of recommendation, a letter of application and, if warranted, by personal interviews prior to admission. Not all Curricula Objectives candidates who meet the minimum academic standards will be The overall goal of the School of Education is the development admitted to a teacher education program. Non-education of broadly educated men and women, competent practitioners majors on probation are not allowed to take courses in the who are able to engage in critical and cooperative inquiry School of Education. rather than act merely as functionaries in an education system. Students new to UMKC should send transcripts and The school aspires to provide for an increasing diversity of applications for admission to: UMKC Office of Admissions, educational specialists who are grounded in both theory and 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499. practice and can deal effectively with the problems and needs of a culturally, socially and politically diverse society. Undergraduate Retention The primary objectives of the School of Education, which Education majors are expected to maintain a quality of stem from this goal and also are consonant with the specific achievement significantly above minimum UMKC standards curricular objectives of the teacher education program, are: for degree work (see admission to teacher education program). Individual student progress will be monitored throughout the • To provide sound theoretical foundations and practical program. Satisfactory progress is required of all students for skills at the undergraduate and graduate levels required retention in the teacher preparation program. Students are for competent performance by teachers, administrators expected to maintain academic standards, perform
321 School of Education satisfactorily in clinical courses, refrain from academic those testing requirements prior to applying for certification. In dishonesty, comply with the established University and teacher addition, the state of Missouri requires that all candidates for education timetables and requirements, and refrain from certification submit two sets of fingerprints to be used for state unethical or unprofessional behavior or behaviors that obstruct and national background checks before any certificate is issued. the training process or threaten the welfare of the student or On completion of the appropriate degree, recommendation others. Other circumstances involving student behavior will be for Missouri* certification can be achieved in the following addressed by the faculty on an individual basis. areas: Job Opportunities • Elementary Teacher (1-6), B.A. elementary education National studies of teacher supply and demand indicate that a • Middle School Teacher (5-9), B.A. middle school critical shortage of teachers faces the nation over the next education/subject area specialty (language arts, decade in all fields, particularly in physics, chemistry, mathematics, science and social studies) or liberal arts mathematics, foreign languages, computer science and special • Early Childhood Teacher (birth-3), B.A. elementary education. There is a particular need for minority teachers, education (early childhood emphasis) counselors and administrators. Individuals entering college, • Secondary Teacher (9-12), B.A. secondary those who have completed degrees in fields outside of education/subject matter specialty: art, English, foreign education and those who are ready for a career change are language, mathematics, social science, and unified encouraged to pursue teacher education at UMKC. science (with emphasis in biology, chemistry, Earth science, or physics) Recommendations for Teacher Certification • Teacher (K-12), B.M.E. (Bachelor of Music Education) While the School of Education may recommend persons for music education/vocal/instrumental, art, foreign language certification to teach in Missouri, the requirements for (French, German, Spanish) certification are determined by the state. The State of Missouri • Physical Education (K-12), B.A. physical education requires that any individual seeking to be a teacher complete • School Counselor (1-8), M.A. counseling and an accredited college or university’s teacher education guidance/elementary program. Individuals seeking certification must meet the • School Counselor (7-12), M.A. counseling and program requirements established by UMKC as approved and guidance/secondary accredited by the Missouri Department of Elementary and • Endorsement for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Secondary Education irrespective of previously completed Languages (K-12), M.A. curriculum and college coursework. Post-baccalaureate students are instruction/TESOL encouraged to consider entering the field of education but • Principal (1-6) M.A. educational should be prepared to complete the specific general education, administration/elementary (initial); Ed.S. educational subject area and professional education courses that were not a administration/elementary (advanced) part of their prior college coursework. • Principal (9-12) M.A. educational In cooperation with the Missouri Department of administration/secondary (initial); Ed.S. educational Elementary and Secondary Education and the National Council administration/secondary (advanced) for Accreditation of Teacher Education, UMKC is responsible • Endorsement for Middle Principal (5-9), M.A. for recommending students for teacher certification. Requests educational administration for certification are initiated by students through the • Special Education Administration, Ed.S. special School of Education. For qualified individuals, the School of education administration Education will make recommendations to state departments. • Endorsement for Special Reading Teacher (K-12), M.A., Alumni who have completed a certification program also file Ed.S. reading education their requests for certification renewals and certification to • Mild/Moderate/Learning Disabilities (K-12), M.A. different states through the UMKC School of Education special education/learning disabilities Student Services Office. • Mild/Moderate/Behavior Disorders (K-12), M.A. special The professional staff in the School of Education Student education/behavior disorders Services Office serve as certification officers for teachers, • Superintendency, Ed.S. educational administration counselors and principals at UMKC. Certification application materials and information for *Kansas and other state certification subjects and levels are Missouri can be obtained in the UMKC School of Education similar. Contact the School of Education Student Services Student Services Office or by contacting the state at Office for information. http://www.dese.state.mo.us/divurbteached/teachcert/. It is students’ responsibility to request that the School of Certification application materials and information for Kansas Education put forward a recommendation for state certification can be obtained in the UMKC School of Education Student on their behalf. Applications should be submitted at the start of Services Office or by contacting the state at the last semester of enrollment. http://www.ksbe.state.ks.us/cert/cert.html. Students should Provisional Certification apply early in the semester in which they complete the The State of Missouri allows individuals who hold a bachelor’s program in order to prevent delay in receiving the certificate. degree to be provisionally certified to teach provided the Institutional recommendations for certification willbe given individual is within 12 credit hours of completing a teacher only to students who have completed a UMKC School of certification program. The Missouri school district that wishes Education degree or the equivalent in the appropriate to employ such an individual for a teaching position must certification area. To establish a basis for the institutional complete an Application for Provisional Certificate. The recommendation, all students who do not earn a degree at student then brings the application to the certification officer UMKC must take at least 12 hours of coursework planned with for the School of Education for completion of an academic an adviser in the School of Education. contract. Most states, including Missouri and Kansas, have Affidavit of Moral Character additional testing requirements for certification. It is the Section 168.031 of the Missouri School Law mandates the student’s responsibility to obtain this information and satisfy following:
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“No person shall receive or hold any certificate who does Special Services not present evidence of good moral character.” Reading Clinic Students should obtain forms to document good moral Diagnostic and remedial services in reading are available for character in the School of Education Student Services Office, elementary and high school students who are having difficulty Room 245, when applying for admission. Prospective teachers in reading. Contact the Division of Curriculum and may be required to submit to screening by the Division of Instructional Leadership at (816) 235-2241 for additional Family Services and the Missouri Highway Patrol for information. admission to the School of Education. Internships State of Missouri Grade-Point Average Requirement Supervised graduate internships are available in such All persons certified to teach in public elementary and specialized areas as reading, educational research, teaching the secondary schools in Missouri, except for non-academic disadvantaged, counseling and guidance, counseling vocational and 45- and 90-day substitute teachers, must have psychology, school administration, supervision and higher an overall GPA of 2.5 or higher (on a 4.0 scale). education. The internship experiences are planned Missouri Certification Testing cooperatively by interns, field supervisors and UMKC Missouri has established a requirement that all prospective supervisors. A seminar is included. Placements must be teachers must take a competency examination prior to approved by the faculty adviser and the division in which the certification. All students must take the Praxis II Specialty student is a degree candidate. Area Test prior to graduation for certification in Missouri. All Assistantships test results must be reported before any application for teacher A limited number of graduate assistantships with stipends of certification can be endorsed by the UMKC School of varying amounts are awarded each year in programs and units Education. Passing scores have been established by the of the School of Education, such as curriculum and Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. instructional leadership, reading, research, administration, Contact the School of Education Student Services Office for counseling psychology, urban leadership and library. more information. Applications for Missouri teacher Research projects, especially those funded by grants and certification cannot be processed until the appropriate contracts, provide additional student assistantships. Awards are certification examination score has been achieved. based largely on academic distinction and partly on need. Graduation Requirements Assistants are required to perform services of an academic All undergraduate students must abide by the School of nature. Grantees receive a waiver of out-of-state tuition and Education Policies and Procedures and by the Undergraduate reduced incidental fees. Application forms are available in the Admission Policies and Procedures in this catalog. School of Education Student Services Office, Room 245. All students completing a baccalaureate degree program in Library Facilities the School of Education must apply to graduate by the posted Education books and journals, especially those pertaining to deadline during their final semester of enrollment. The current issues and fully indexed periodicals, are continually deadline for making application to graduate is posted on and systematically added to the University’s Miller Nichols each term’s schedule of classes and on each student’s Library. The serial holdings include more than 90 percent of registration materials. the listings in the Education Index for the past 10 years. Required Undergraduate Assessment Current information is available at umkc.edu/lib. The School Students enrolled in undergraduate education programs at the of Education building houses the Instructional Materials School of Education are required to take the campuswide Center, a comprehensive collection of children’s books and assessment measure required of students during their final term public school curriculum materials. Complete information is of enrollment. Certification test results are used as the School available at umkc.edu/education/cp/imc.html. The education of Education’s assessment tool. Students are also surveyed at section of the Kansas City Public Library, the Truman the time they make application for graduation by both the Presidential Museum & Library and the Linda Hall Library of University and the School of Education. Students who do not Science and Technology (adjoining the campus) provide take the assessment measures will have a hold placed on their valuable supplements to the UMKC facilities. academic records. Public School Centers A number of public schools in the Kansas City metropolitan Advising area cooperate with the School of Education by making Students who have declared an education major receive available their facilities and staffs for observations, student academic advising through the School of Education Student teaching and demonstrations. These schools are designated Services Office, Room 245. In addition, all students are centers because of the close relationships that have been assigned a faculty adviser who will be available for assistance developed between UMKC and public schools. The use of the in program and career planning. centers ensures that observations and student teaching are Student service advisers help students select courses closely interwoven with the coursework throughout the appropriate to their major, investigate possible alternatives in program to provide close union of theory and practice. During education and outline course schedules based on future student teaching, students are under the guidance of offerings that will allow students to complete their program in cooperating teachers and members of the University’s a timely manner. Student services advisers refer students to education staff. Weekly seminars are a required part of the faculty members for specific guidance in selection of subject program. matter courses and to other University support units, such as the Counseling Center and the Financial Aid and Scholarships Placement Office, as needs indicate. There is a significant local and national demand for teachers. Lower-division students considering a teaching career More than 7,000 teaching positions exist in the greater Kansas are strongly encouraged to seek advisement in the School of City area. In addition to those local opportunities, School of Education Student Services Office. Education graduates hold teaching positions across the nation.
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Students or graduates seeking a teaching or administrative Special Awards position are urged to register and keep their records current in Graduating students are recognized for exceptional academic the Career Services Office, 4825 Troost, phone (816) 235-1636 achievement in an honors ceremony at the end of each school or check their web site: umkc.edu/careers. year. Undergraduate students with a cumulative grade-point Microcomputer Unit average of 3.65 or above and graduate students with a 4.0 The School of Education Microcomputer Unit is available for grade-point average receive Certificates of Achievement from students. Computers with the PC and Mac platforms are the School of Education. available. The unit also is used to provide in-service courses Scholarships and workshops in computer education for community teacher The School of Education has the following named scholarships groups. A listing of procedures of the unit, including the fee to offer students enrolled in an education degree program. All schedule and reservation policies, is available from the scholarships are formally announced in January, with selection coordinator at (816) 235-2253. completed in March for awarding the following academic year. Office of Continuing Education Application materials are available in January from the Through Continuing Education, hundreds of courses are Education Student Services Office. All scholarship recipients offered to teachers and other community members throughout are selected by the School of Education Scholarship the Greater Kansas City area. Courses are offered throughout Committee. the year at numerous locations and in various time frames. For College Club Esther Teague Scholarship additional information, call (816) 235-1188 or visit their web This scholarship was established by the College Club in honor site at umkc.edu/ce/education. of long-time kindergarten teacher, Esther Teague. Scholarships Organizations are awarded to deserving education majors entering their final The Education School Council (School Council) strives to year of teacher education. expand the students’ academic concerns and abilities; promote Kansas City Elementary Teachers’ Club Scholarship students’ involvement in the Education School and the This scholarship, endowed by the Kansas City Elementary University; act on all matters concerning students’ welfare; aid Teachers Club, is for elementary or secondary education faculty and students in cooperative work, and promote a majors preparing to student teach. professional attitude and feeling of responsibility. The American Psychological Association – Student Lena and Haddon Hill Scholarship Affiliate Group encourages professional development within Endowed by Professor Emeritus Shirley A. Hill in honor of her the field of counseling psychology. It also serves as a meeting parents in 1993, this scholarship is awarded to female students time for the members to discuss issues and concerns of the who plan a career teaching mathematics at any level. counseling psychology doctoral program. It encourages Pallas K. Cockefair Scholarship students to organize educational, social and fund-raising This scholarship was established to assist full-time students in events, and to act as a liaison with the counseling psychology the teacher education program. One scholarship is given faculty and the UMKC community. annually. The Kansas City Council of the International Reading Association works closely with the Division of Curriculum and Wheadon Bloch Scholarship Instructional Leadership and language and literacy faculty to Established in 1990 in honor of Professor Emeritus Wheadon provide programs that acquaint teachers and administrators Bloch, this scholarship supports a graduate student studying with issues, special methods and materials in the field of higher education administration whose academic, research and reading education. leadership skills are excellent. Pi Lambda Theta recognizes persons of superior scholastic Russell W. and Christine Elliott Loan Fund for Minority achievement and high potential for professional leadership; to Students stimulate independently thinking educators who can ask The Elliotts’ desire was to assist minority education students in critical questions to improve educational decision making. need of short-term financial assistance. Low interest, The purpose the Student Personnel Association is to create short-term loans may be sought via the associate dean’s office a sense of community among students interested in the study of by students currently enrolled in a degree program. higher education by providing opportunities to interact with Hazel Browne Williams Scholarship each other and discuss common issues and concerns, A scholarship for minority education students was established encouraging social unity, and promoting the educational in honor of Hazel Browne Williams, the first black female development of members. professor at the University of Kansas City and the School of Phi Delta Kappa is an honorary education society with the Education. purpose of improving schooling through research and shared information. The national organization publishes high-quality Hugh Speer Fellowship materials in the field of education, and the local chapter Established to honor the first dean of the UMKC School of sponsors workshops, informational meetings and service Education, the Hugh Speer Fellowship provides financial projects. support for graduate students who are community college The Student Missouri State Teachers Association promotes employees or are interested in studying community college professional ideals by developing communication, interaction administration. and cooperation among existing chapters; coordinating their Ruth G. & Phillip W. Snyder Scholarship major activities, projects and programs; aiding in the A scholarship is awarded annually to an elementary major or establishment of new chapters, and establishing and meeting someone involved in elementary schools. Student-MSTA membership goals. Activities provide personal growth, leadership training and experiences. The activities also George and Grace Fox Fellowship provide opportunities by which students may observe and share This fellowship was established to assist students interested in the work of the teachers in every aspects. This is to promote preparing for a career in the correction and prevention of and cultivate high quality teaching in the education profession. reading disabilities in a college, university or public school
324 School of Education setting. Recipients carry out research and scholarly activities student stating his or her reasons for choosing under the direction of language and literacy faculty. teacher education and three letters of George and Grace Fox Scholarship recommendation indicating an appropriate This scholarship was established to assist students interested in disposition to help students learn. preparing for a career in the correction and prevention of 3. Admission to student teaching requires: reading disabilities in a college, university or public school • recommendations from methods teachers; setting. • a GPA of 2.75; • a subject area GPA of 2.6; Helen Lee Stevens Scholarship • review and approval of professional portfolio. Established to honor a pioneer faculty member in counseling psychology, the Helen Lee Stevens scholarship is awarded to Post-Baccalaureate Students entering counseling psychology doctoral students who Students who have earned a degree in another field and wish to demonstrate excellent academic potential. The faculty of the become certified teachers should apply to the teacher education Division of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Exercise program by the process outlined above. Academic work Science name the recipient of this award. There is no completed prior to admission will be reviewed on a application. course-by-course basis. Coursework in the subject area and the UMKC School of Education Alumni Association Board professional education sequence are required of all students as Scholarship are specific general education courses. This scholarship was established through the diligence of the Admission to Accelerated Option for Secondary Teacher School’s Alumni Association. A deserving graduate student in Education Program the School of Education is awarded the scholarship annually. Students who hold a bachelor’s degree in the field they intend Patricia J. Campobello McSwegin Memorial Scholarship to teach at the secondary level may be admitted to an In recognition of a dynamic exercise science educator, Dr. Pat accelerated option to earn teacher certification. Acceptance McSwegin, this scholarship is awarded to a student enrolled in will be determined by the Teacher Education Faculty a Physical Education program. Dr. McSwegin stipulated that Admissions Committee. Applicants must submit the same recipients have completed at least 15 hours of physical materials as cited above prior to April 1 to be considered for education coursework; have a 3.0 grade-point average; and admission to the accelerated option which begins only during have experience working with children or adults in a fitness, the summer semester and concludes at the end of the following recreation, sport or sports medicine setting. Undergraduate winter semester. Students must have all general education and physical education students will receive first considerationp. subject area coursework required for certification completed to be eligible for this option. There is no such option for students Warren H. Wheelock Scholarship wishing to be early childhood, elementary or middle school Established in 1994 to honor Professor Warren Wheelock, this teachers. scholarship supports a pre-service teacher who is familiar with the principles and practices of sound reading instruction and Bachelor of Arts: Elementary Education who is committed to a prevention model philosophy. Completion of the 127-credit-hour elementary education program, including mastery of non-course competencies in Undergraduate Programs of Study computers, media, and CPR and completion of a professional Elementary education students must complete 127 specific portfolio results in eligibility for UMKC’s recommendation for credit hours for a single degree. Early childhood education elementary certification (grades 1-6) in Missouri, contingent majors must complete 122 specific credit hours for a single on meeting state testing requirements. degree. Middle and secondary education students will earn two General Education and Subject Matter degrees, one from the School of Education and one from the Requirements Hours College of Arts and Sciences, School of Biological Sciences or Physical Education and must complete at least 150 credit hours Language Arts of specific coursework. Music education students will English Composition I & II 6 complete a minimum of 150 credit hours but will earn a single Advanced Composition Course 3 baccalaureate degree. Students may contact the School of Oral Communications 3 Literature Course 3 Education Student Services Office for specific program Foreign Language* 10 information. *Students who completed two years of the same foreign Admission to the Teacher Education Program language in high school may satisfy the foreign language Students admitted to a teacher education program are expected requirement by taking an advanced language course. to maintain continuous enrollment until they complete the program. Social Studies American History 3 1. Initial admission at the freshman or sophomore level will World History 3 be to the College of Arts and Sciences in accordance with Economics 3 regular UMKC admissions standards. American Government 3 2. Admission to Teacher Education: Geography 3 • Completion (or anticipated completion prior to start Science and Mathematics of Professional Semester 1) of 65 credit hours of Biology 4 appropriate coursework with a GPA of 2.5; Physical Science or Earth Science 5 • A score of 235 or greater on each segment of the Number Systems Applications 3 College Basic Academic Subjects Examination Elementary Geometry 3 (C-BASE) for students without an undergraduate Discrete Mathematics 3 degree; Physical Education • Acceptance by the Teacher Education Admissions Lifetime Fitness 1 Committee based on a letter of application from the Lifetime Fitness Laboratory 1
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Professional Education Preparation Natural Sciences/Mathematics TE 404 Exceptional Child 3 BIOL 108 Biology with laboratory 4 CONS 285 Music Methods 3 GEOL 110 Earth Science with laboratory 5 EDUC 428 Cultural Diversity and TE 130 Number Systems & Applications 3 American Education 3 Pre-Education Professional Education Requirements: To be completed prior to Professional Semester 1 TE 400 Child Development 2 Prior to entrance into the professional semester sequence (PS TE 403 Educational Psychology 3 1-4), the student will be required to complete 65 hours of TE 404 Education of the Exceptional Child 3 general education and subject matter background. TE 405 Field Experience 1 Professional Semester 1 (PS 1) TE 440 Intro. to Early Childhood Education 3 TE 400 Child Development 2 EDUC 428 Cultural Diversity and American Ed. 3 TE 403 Educational Psychology 3 Professional Semesters: Early Childhood Education TE 405 Field Experience 1 Prior to entrance into the professional semester sequence (PS TE 408 Introductory Foundations 3 1-4), the student will be required to complete 65 hours of TE 415 Reading I 4 general education and pre-education coursework. Professional Semester 2 (PS 2) Professional Semester 1 (PS 1) TE 402 Creative Activities 3 TE 415 Reading I 4 TE 406 Field Experience 1 TE 441 Lit Develop: Language Acquisition 3 TE 409 General Methods I 3 TE 444 Mathematics Methods 3 PE 401 Health Teaching in Schools 1 TE 450 Integrating Curriculum in E.C.E. 3 PE 401L Health Teaching in Schools Laboratory 1 TE 457 Infant Toddler 3 TE 416 Reading II 4 TE 458 Infant Toddler Practicum 1 TE 417 Science Methods 3 Professional Semester 2 (PS 2) Professional Semester 3 (PS 3) TE 401 Children’s Literature 3 PE 312 Physical Education for Elementary School 1 TE 406 Field Experience 1 PE 312L Laboratory Experiences for Physical TE 416 Reading II 4 Education for the Elementary School 1 TE 442 Observation, Assessment and Screening 3 TE 401 Children’s Literature 3 TE 445 Science Methods 3 TE 407 Field Experience 1 TE 451 Child Guidance within the Classroom 3 TE 410 General Methods II 2 TE 412 Language Arts Methods 3 Professional Semester 3 (PS 3) TE 413 Mathematics Methods 3 TE 412 Language Arts Methods 3 TE 418 Social Studies Methods 3 TE 447 Social Studies Methods 3 TE 455 Student Teaching I (pre-kindergarten) 6-12 Professional Semester 4 (PS 4) TE 454 Human Relations 3 TE 419 Student Teaching 12 TE 4xx Program Management 3 A 2.75 cumulative GPA is required at completion of program. Professional Semester 4 (PS 4) Grades of C or better are required in all subject matter and TE 452 Family and Program Relations 4 professional education classes. TE 453 Learning from Parents 2 Professional Education Requirement: Early Childhood TE 456 Student Teaching II (K-3) 12 Education A 2.75 cumulative GPA is required at completion of program. Students who complete this program will earn the bachelor of Grades of C or better are required in all subject matter and arts in elementary education. Successful completion of this professional education classes. program includes mastery of non-course competencies in computers, media, and CPR and completion of a professional Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education portfolio. This results in eligibility for UMKC’s The bachelor of arts in secondary education is to be taken in recommendation for teacher certification in a self-contained conjunction with a bachelor’s degree in the subject to be taught early childhood/elementary classroom setting with children unless the student has previously earned a baccalaureate birth through grade three in Missouri, contingent on meeting degree. The subjects available: state testing requirements. Completing a few additional classes • art also will allow certification for grades 1-6. • biology • chemistry General Education Preparation • earth science Humanities and Language Arts • English ENGL 110 English Composition I 3 • foreign language ENGL 225 English Composition II 3 • mathematics ENGL WI Advanced Composition Course 3 • music COMS 110 Fund. of Effective Speaking & Listening 3 • physical education CONS 285 Elementary Education Music Methods 3 • physics TE 402 Creative Activities 3 • social sciences Social Sciences The general education requirements and the specific subject HIST 101 American History 3 matter requirements will vary with the field to be taught. POL SC 210 American Government 3 Students must consult with their adviser to determine the Select One Course specific requirements. The total program, culminating in two ECON 101 Economics bachelor’s degrees, is a minimum of 150 hours. Students who GEOG 105 Geography 3 have a bachelor’s degree will be required to complete general education and subject area requirements that were not a part of
326 School of Education their prior degree program in addition to the professional Bachelor of Arts in Middle School Education education requirements. Completion of the 150-hour dual The B.A. in middle school education is taken in conjunction degree program, including mastery of non-course with a bachelor’s degree in the liberal arts or the subject to be competencies in computers, media, and CPR and completion taught unless the student has previously earned a baccalaureate of a professional portfolio results in eligibility for UMKC’s degree. The subjects available: recommendation for secondary certification (grades 9-12) in • science Missouri, contingent on meeting state testing requirements. • English A typical program for a student intending to teach an arts • mathematics and sciences subject includes: • social studies General Education Hours The general education requirements and the specific subject Humanities and Language Arts matter requirements will vary with the field to be taught. English Composition I and II 6 Students must consult with their faculty adviser to determine Writing Intensive Class 3 the specific requirements. The total program, culminating in Foreign Language 13 two bachelor’s degrees, is a minimum of 150 hours in length. Oral Communications 3 Completion of the 150-hour dual degree program, Literature 3 including mastery of non-course competencies in computers, Interdisciplinary Humanities Course 3 media, and CPR and completion of a professional portfolio Philosophy 3 results in eligibility for UMKC’s recommendation for middle Fine Arts 3 school certification (grades 5-9) in Missouri, contingent on Natural Sciences and Mathematics meeting state testing requirements. Science (must include biological and A typical program for a student who will teach at the physical science, and must include middle school level and earn the bachelor of liberal arts 1 laboratory) 10 includes: Mathematics (must include one 6 course numbered above 200) General Education Social Science Humanities and Language Arts Social Science Elective 3 English Composition I and II 6 American History 3 Writing Intensive Course 3 Political Science 3 Foreign Language 10 Physical Education Oral Communications 3 Lifetime Fitness 1 Literature 3 Lifetime Fitness Laboratory 1 Fine Arts 3 Subject Matter Area Natural Sciences and Mathematics Science (must include Students must consult with their faculty advisers concerning biological and physical science; specific requirements for arts and sciences and for education. each must include a laboratory) 10 Typically between 40 and 65 hours of subject matter specific TE 130 Number Systems and Applications 3 coursework is required to attain the subject major. Students TE 140 Elementary Geometry 3 have the opportunity to complete 3-12 hours of general Advanced Math (numbered 200 or above) 3 education and/or subject matter requirements during each of Social Studies the first three professional semesters. American History 6 Professional Education Social Science electives 12 Choose from history, political Professional Semester 1 (PS 1) science, geography or economics TE 420 Adolescent Development 2 Political Science 3 TE 403 Educational Psychology 3 TE 405 Field Experience 1 Physical Education TE 408 Introductory Foundations 3 PE 175 Lifetime Fitness 1 PE 175L Lifetime Fitness Laboratory 1 Professional Semester 2 (PS 2) PE 401 Health Teaching in Schools 1 TE 404 Education of the Exceptional Child 3 PE 401L Lab Experiences Health Teaching 1 TE 422 Field Experience 1 TE 424 General Methods I 2 Subject Matter Area EDUC 435 Reading in the Secondary School 3 Students must consult with their advisers concerning specific Professional Semester 3 (PS 3) requirements for arts and sciences and for education. Students TE 423 Field Experience 1 may complete 30 hours in a single discipline, or 21 hours in TE 425 General Methods II 2 each of two separate disciplines for certification. Students have TE 43x Special Methods (subject specific) 3 the opportunity to complete 3-12 hours of general education EDUC 428 Cultural Diversity & American Education 3 and/or subject matter requirements during Professional Semesters 1-3. Professional Semester 4 (PS 4) TE 437 Student Teaching* 12-14 Professional Education Students may take the following courses in any sequence prior *Students earning K-12 certification complete 7 credit hours of to or during the four professional semesters. student teaching at the elementary level and 7 credit hours at TE 404 Education of the Exceptional Child the secondary level. All other secondary majors complete 12 TE 410 General Methods Elementary/Middle Level 2 credit hours of student teaching. TE 420 Adolescent Development A 2.75 cumulative GPA is required at completion of EDUC 428 Cultural Diversity and American Education program. Grades of C or better are required in all subject EDUC 439 Reading in the Content Area matter and professional education classes. TE 460 Middle School Philosophy & Curriculum
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Professional Semester 1 (PS 1) Human Anatomy Lab 2 TE 403 Educational Psychology 3 Human Physiology 3 TE 405 Field Experience 1 Chemistry or Physics 4 TE 408 Introductory Foundations 3 Social Science TE 415 Reading I 4 Psychology 3 American History 3 Professional Semester 2 (PS 2) Political Science 3 TE 406 Field Experience II 1 Accounting or Economics 3 TE 409 General Methods I 2 Sociology 3 EDUC 435 Reading in the Secondary School 3 Physical Education Core Requirements Professional Semester 3 (PS 3) TE 407 Field Experience III 1 Required Core Courses TE 412 Language Arts in the Elementary Weight Training 1 and Middle School 3 Lifetime Fitness 1 Lifetime Fitness Lab 1 Professional Semester 4 (PS 4) Introduction to Exercise Science 3 TE 461 Student Teaching in the Middle School 12 Service in Exercise Science 1 A 2.75 cumulative GPA is required at completion of program. Technology in Exercise Science 2 Grades of C or better are required in all subject matter and Educational Gymnastics 1 professional education classes. Mechanical Analysis of Human Movement 4 Exercise Science Pedagogy 3 Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries 3 The School of Education offers a bachelor’s degree in physical Nutrition for Fitness and Sport 2 education. There are two degree options: physical Motor Learning and Development 2 education-teaching and physical education-non-teaching. The Physical Education for the teaching option meets the teaching certification requirements Exceptional Child 3 for both Missouri and Kansas. Students who complete the Physiology of Exercise and Sport 4 teaching option will also earn a bachelor’s degree in secondary Sociology of Sport and Exercise 3 education. The non-teaching option prepares students for Psychology of Sport and Exercise 3 careers in fitness or athletic training. Individuals interested in a Measurement in Exercise Science 3 physical education degree should contact the Exercise Sciences Teaching Option Activity Courses (8 hours) Office, (816) 235-2714 or visit their web site umkc.edu/phy-ed. Aerobic Dance 1 Dance 2 Admission Requirements Individual Sports 1 Teaching Option Racquet Sports 1 Students wishing to pursue the teaching option must meet the Team Sports 2 criteria for admission to physical education and then follow the Swimming 1 application procedures outlined above in the School of Fitness Option Activity Courses (6 hours) Education section of the catalog. Aerobic Dance 1 Non-teaching Option: Fitness/Athletic Training Dance 1 Students must have a minimum of 30 credit hours with an Individual Sports 1 overall 2.5 grade-point average to gain admission to the Fitness & Conditioning 3 non-teaching physical education programs. Applications can Athletic Training Option Activity Courses (6 hours) go directly to the Exercise Sciences Office. Aerobic Dance 1 Dance 1 Graduation Requirements Individual Sports 1 To satisfy graduation requirements, students must complete all Fitness & Conditioning 1 required coursework with a 2.75 overall grade-point average Team Sports 1 with no grade less than C in major area courses. Swimming 1 General Education Requirements Teaching Option Requirements Humanities & Language Arts Outdoor and Leisure Pursuits 2 English Composition I & II 6 Health Teaching in the Schools 1 Writing Intensive Course 3 Health Teaching in the Schools Lab 1 Oral Communications 3 Elementary School Phys. Ed. Methods 3 Fine Arts 3 Middle and Secondary School Physical Literature 3 Education Methods 3 Philosophy 3 Field Experiences (II and III) 2 Cultural Diversity 3 Fitness/Athletic Training Option Foreign Language: Two semesters Biology 3 of the same language* 10 Field Experiences (I, II, III, & IV) 4 *Students who have completed two years of the same foreign Wrapping and Taping 2 language in high school may satisfy the foreign language Personal and Community Health 3 requirement by taking a 3-hour advanced language course. Recognition & Evaluation of Athletic Injuries 3 Natural Sciences/Mathematics (must have one science lab) Therapeutic Modalities 3 Mathematics (Math 110, 120 or Rehabilitation of Athletic Injuries 3 205 and 235) 6 Organization and Administration of Human Anatomy 3 Athletic Training 3
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Fitness Option Work toward a master of arts degree (except the M.A. in Field Experiences (II and III) 2 counseling and guidance) can begin during any semester. Fitness Assessment and Criteria for admission include an appropriate GPA and a Exercise Prescription 3 overall record of achievement. A baccalaureate degree with a Fitness Program Administration GPA of 2.75 or above (on a 4.0 scale), or a master’s degree or and Management 3 other post-baccalaureate degree from an institution accredited Exercise Prescription for by the regional accrediting agency is required for regular Special Populations 3 admission to the School of Education at the graduate level. Internship 4 Applicants who do not possess a post-baccalaureate degree and *Non-teaching majors complete 120 hours for the bachelor of whose undergraduate GPA is between 2.0 and 2.75 are eligible arts in physical education (non-teaching) degree. for provisional admission and are required to complete the Schedule for Professional Education Semesters (teaching requirements described below. (Some variances from the above option) criteria apply to the counseling and guidance degree. Please Prior to the professional education semesters, students must refer to that section of the catalog.) complete the majority of general education and physical Probationary applicants must meet with a faculty adviser education requirements. and are required to take four courses prescribed by the division for the degree in which the student intends to pursue. Professional Semester 1 (PS 1) Applicants must achieve a grade of B or better in each of the Subject Area/General Education 7 four courses (a course may be repeated only once). Two of Educational Psychology 3 these courses must be at the 500 level, and three must be taken Field Experience 1 in different areas of the School of Education (one of the three, Introductory Foundations of Education 3 Adolescent Development 2 however, may be taken in another academic area of the University). Professional Semester 2 (PS 2) Students who successfully complete the probationary Subject Area/General Education 4 period are eligible for regular admission to the School of Exceptional Child 3 Education at the master’s level. Only when probationary Reading in Secondary Schools 3 students are reclassified as degree-seeking may they file a PE for Exceptional Child 3 program of study. Elementary School Physical Education 3 Field Experience 1 Students who do not successfully complete the probationary period will be permanently reclassified to Professional Semester 3 (PS 3) post-bachelor status and will be allowed enrollment for Subject Area/General Education 9 undergraduate credit only. Post-bachelor students may not Middle and Secondary School PE Methods 3 enroll in classes numbered 500 or above. Field Experience 1 Cultural Diversity & American Education 3 Requirements for the Master of Arts Professional Semester 4 (PS 4) Requirements for a master’s degree include a minimum of 30 Student Teaching Elementary 7 credit hours but vary according to the major and emphasis area. Student Teaching Secondary 7 Regardless of program length at least 60 percent of the course work on the degree program must be numbered 500 or above. The above program is subject to change without notice on a A GPA of at least 3.0 must be maintained in all graduate vote of the faculty. coursework, with no grade lower than a C earned in any 500 level course. A maximum of 20 percent of coursework Graduate Programs numbered 500 or above on the master’s program may have The following graduate programs are offered: grades of C. Any courses on the 300- and 400-level to be • Counseling and Guidance, M.A., Ed.S. included in a master of arts program must be taken for graduate • Counseling Psychology, Ph.D. credit and only by arrangement with the adviser. No grade • Curriculum and Instruction, M.A., Ed.S., Ed.D. lower than B- may earned in any 300- or 400-level course to be • Educational Administration, M.A., Ed.S., Ed.D. used toward a graduate degree. • Educational Research and Psychology, M.A. As soon as possible after admission to graduate study, the • Reading Education, M.A., Ed.S., Ed.D. student should meet with a faculty adviser to develop a • Special Education, M.A. program of study. This program must be filed with the Education Student Services Office and be approved by a The School of Education participates in the Interdisciplinary representative of the dean of the School of Education prior to Ph.D. program of the School of Graduate Studies. The two completion of the last 15 hours of coursework. Program doctoral disciplines in the School of Education are education revisions may be requested later but also must be approved by and urban leadership and policy studies in education. the student’s adviser and the dean’s representative. Twenty percent of resident graduate course work may be The Master of Arts Degree transferred from other accredited universities’ graduate Requirements for Admission programs. A maximum of 49 percent of acceptable graduate Students admitted to School of Education graduate programs work (no grade below B) may be transferred from other are governed by School of Education requirements and those campuses of the University of Missouri. Credits are transferred of the School of Graduate Studies. Students seeking advanced only with the recommendation of the adviser and the consent degrees also should consult the School of Graduate Studies of the dean of the School of Education’s representative. section for regulations applicable to all graduate students. Transfer credit must not be more than seven years old at the Students with a baccalaureate degree and teacher’s time of program completion. certification from a school of education may apply for all Transfer credit may be allowed for correspondence graduate programs or may enter with a baccalaureate degree courses, provided the credits meet the above criteria. A (including a departmental major in a liberal arts program). maximum of six semester hours of continuing education
329 School of Education courses that have been taken for graduate credit (workshops, Specialization in counseling occurs at the graduate level. special topics) may be included on a master’s program. Although there is no “pre-counseling” undergraduate major as Students must provide a letter from the transfer institution such, preparation can begin at the undergraduate level through clarifying the grade equivalent for transfer work posted as substantial work in psychology. The Division of Counseling, “credit” or “pass.” Educational Psychology and Exercise Science faculty are For regular courses taken through continuing education at available to consult with undergraduates and to suggest UMKC to apply on degree programs, the student must be electives which are appropriate in developing foundations for admitted to graduate study and have an approved program on later professional preparation. M.A. degree programs require file, including the continuing education courses. from 50 to 56 credit hours depending on the emphasis area. The amount of workshop credit, either 498 or 470 series A student who wishes to be certified as a public school courses, that can apply toward a master’s degree can not counselor in Missouri is advised to be certified as an exceed more than nine credit hours or more than 25 percent of elementary or secondary school teacher first. However, the total degree program. individuals may become school counselors by completing the Credit more than seven years old at the time of degree master’s program in counseling and guidance and a few completion must be validated. To validate a course the student additional courses in education. Meeting with a faculty must meet with the instructor of the current equivalent course member early to identify the appropriate set of education to devise a plan in which the student’s current knowledge of courses is strongly recommended for those who are purusing the coursework can be assessed. Faculty may ask the student to careers as school counselors. write a paper, review current literature or take examinations to There are several counseling emphasis areas including determine whether the student’s knowledge of the subject is mental health counseling, marriage and family counseling, acceptable. A maximum of 30 percent of the student’s program elementary school counseling and guidance, secondary school of study may be validated under this procedure. All validation counseling and guidance, and substance abuse counseling. must be completed prior to the completion of the final semester Admission: of enrollment for the degree. Admission to the master’s program in counseling is for Fall A thesis is not required for the master of arts degree, semesters only. Prior to admission to the master of arts degree although the option for a thesis is available. A final integrating in counseling and guidance, students must: experience and/or independent or group research study may be required of those not selecting the thesis option. • Submit an application for admission to the M.A. program in counseling and guidance by the first Monday in March. Requirements for Retention This application is available from the UMKC Admissions Students must: Office by phone, (816) 235-1111, or by mail, UMKC 1. Meet all admission requirements; Office of Admissions, 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, 2. File a planned program of study in consultation with a MO 64110-2499 or from their web site faculty adviser and have it approved by the dean’s http://www.umkc.edu/admit. representative in the Education Student Services Office; • Submit an application for admission to graduate studies at 3. Complete all coursework listed on the approved program UMKC. This application is available from the UMKC of study; Office of Admissions or from their web site 4. Maintain an acceptable graduate GPA with no grades http://www.umkc.edu/admit. below B- (3.0) in 300- or 400-level courses, no grades • Submit test scores on the Miller Analogies Test or the below C (2.0) in any 500-level course, at least 80 percent Graduate Record Examination. of the degree program completed with grades of A or B, and a 3.0 average maintained in all graduate coursework, The general criteria for admission to the program are: regardless of whether the courses are on the actual degree • Completion of the baccalaureate degree; program; • A score on the Miller Analogies Test or on the Graduate 5. Apply for the degree (graduation) by the posted deadline Record Examination that meets the minimum criteria during the final term of enrollment; established by the program faculty (Applicants should 6. Enroll in at least 1 credit hour during the term they intend contact the Division of Counseling, Educational to graduate. Psychology and Exercise Science for information regarding the minimum criteria.); Master of Arts: Counseling and Guidance • A minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75 or 3.0 in the last The Division of Counseling, Educational Psychology and 60 credit hours of undergraduate work; Exercise Science prepares professional counselors and • A minimum of three and not more than five counseling psychologists for schools, colleges, public agencies endorsement/recommendations regarding the applicant’s and other settings. The program emphasizes multicultural and intellectual and interpersonal functioning and written indivdual diversity within a scientist-practitioner model. communication skills; Consistent with the University’s urban/metropolitan mission, • Appropriateness of the candidate’s professional goals to this diverse faculty is committed to educating future counselors the study of counseling and guidance. to imporve the welfare of individuals and communities through scholarship and applied interventions. Counselors require Students may apply for admission to the M.A. program in thorough understanding of human development and human counseling and guidance even when the general criteria have relationships, skill in the use of guidance techniques and not been met. Such students will be required to provide materials, understanding of mental health principles and of the additional information to support their eligibility as applicants. counseling process, and skill in the use of the counseling The program admits a limited number of applicants each interview. The counselor should understand research year. Any student may apply with or without meeting the procedures and have an appreciation of the context within general criteria. Meeting these criteria does not automatically which research in counseling is done. Mastery of theories and make students eligible for admission. Admission to the methods of counseling and supervised practice in counseling program will be determined by faculty on the basis of the are considered mandatory for achieving these aims. applicant’s ability to meet or exceed the established criteria or
330 School of Education to provide clear evidence of the potential to be successful in Principal Certification the degree program. Students seeking administrative certification must first offer The deadline for application for admission for the proof of holding valid teaching certification at the same level, following academic year is the first Monday in March. On a i.e. elementary or secondary, and have a minimum of two years space-available basis, enrollment in 500-level CPCE courses, teaching experience. The M.A. is offered with certification except CPCE 531, 532, 533 and 539, may be granted to concentrations in elementary school administration or persons with master’s degrees in counseling from regionally secondary school administration. Additional coursework is accredited institutions or to degree-seeking graduate students required for an endorsement as a middle school administrator. in good-standing in counseling or closely related programs Those who complete the master of arts in educational from UMKC or other regionally accredited institutions. Such administration may be recommended for initial certification as students must have programs of study on file at their a building administrator (Kansas) or principal (Missouri). institutions. Students must complete the educational specialist degree to earn advanced principal certification in Missouri. Advanced Master of Arts: Educational Administration certification is required to be a principal in a triple-A rated General Nature of the Program school district in Missouri. In addition to completion of the The master of arts degree, accredited by the National Council academic program, Missouri requires all prospective for Certification of Teacher Education [NCATE], in administrators to successfully complete the School Leaders educational administration is designed to provide entry-level Licensure Assessment. preparation for students planning careers in school Higher Educational Administration Emphasis administration. The master’s program with higher education emphasis is for The course of study includes a sequence of basic and professional educators, administrative and teaching personnel advanced studies and other applied learning experiences. in institutions of higher education as well as those holding Students have the opportunity to develop understanding and similar positions in the allied health professions. Most utilize skills through seminar courses, individual study, and the this master’s degree to improve competency and skills in their practice of inquiry in addition to study in required courses. The teaching, administrative and supervisory positions. The program is designed to support a focus on professional program strives to prepare persons for leadership positions in effectiveness and to foster research, evaluation, and assessment higher education administration, as well as other service activities for students. Instruction and mentored practical organizations; and to provide in-service education and experiences will make frequent use of and reference to professional development for practicing higher education evaluation and assessment of student performance. professoinals. Teacher certification is not required for School (Grades K-12) Administration Emphasis admission to this program. The master’s program with emphasis in school administration Students’ programs of study are planned individually with is designed to prepare leaders for 21st Century schools. These a faculty adviser and may be tailored to leadership and leaders must begin now to envision the nature of a administration, sport and exercise management or student global-technical information-based society and the schooling affairs administration. New emphasis areas are being designed such a society will require. Assumptions based on available and may be available in 2002. knowledge concerning these schools will be made in designing All students are required to take a program which includes the M.A. program for students. Students will be expected to coursework in the foundations of higher education; applied develop “Learning Organizational Culture” schools and research and evaluation; higher education administrative demonstrate competency to develop: issues; and an area of specialized graduate study. In addition, students will design a full- or half-term internship or practicum 1. Into a facilitator of relationships and outcomes that in collaboration with a mentor adviser and the instructor in the enhance the effective operation of the school; field work course. 2. Collaborative and participative planning and Requirements for Retention decision-making structures (teams); 3. Support networks from the community and in the school; 1. Candidates for the master of arts in educational 4. School organizations as cultures of renewal, risk, problem administration must complete a minimum of 39 credit solving, trust and caring; hours of coursework beyond the bachelor’s degree. 5. School culture of reflective and critical thought 2. A minimum of 60 percent of 500-level coursework is concerning learning theory and practice; required: grades in 500-level courses must average B (3.0) with no grade below C. Eighty percent of the coursework On completion of the program, students will be equipped to on the program must have grades of B or better. No grade envision and embrace a global/technical, information-based below B in 300- and 400-level courses taken for graduate developmental society. Students begin their program of study credit may be counted on a degree program. with a cohort group of other potential school leaders and will 3. Candidates must complete at least 15 hours of coursework take a series of 6-credit-hour block courses. Each cohort will after filing a program of study and being admitted to the work collaboratively throughout its studies and be led by M.A. program. University faculty and school leaders from throughout the 4. The program of study is planned cooperatively by students Greater Kansas City Region. and advisers and should include the following areas: Students will develop professional portfolios including • Education Administration (27 hours minimum); both indivdual and group projects over the course of their • Foundations of Education - behavioral sciences, degree program. While the three-block sequence is intended humanities and curriculum (9 hours minimum); for school leaders at every level, it is expected that students • Research (3 hours minimum); will tailor their elective coursework and their culminating • A final integrative experience in educational experience (practicum or internship) to the building level at administration (practicum or internship). which they hold their teaching credentials.
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Master of Arts: Educational Research and Behavioral Studies (one course required) Psychology EDRP 502 Advanced Educational Psychology 3 The Division of Counseling, Educational Psychology and EDRP 510 Child Behavior and Development 3 Exercise Science offers a program of study leading to the M.A. EDRP 512 Adolescent Development & the School 3 degree in educational research and psychology. The degree EDUL 525 Cultural Foundations of Education 3 EDUL 528 Sociological Foundations program has two emphases: educational research and of Education 3 educational psychology. Students whose principal interest is in research normally will pursue a course of study designed to Research (one course required) provide them with skills in the design and execution of EDRP 508 Principles and Methods of Research 3 research and the evaluation of curricula. Students whose EDRP 505 Statistical Methods I 3 principal interest is in educational psychology can focus on Curriculum Required: theory and research in human development or learning and EDCI 505 Introduction to Curriculum Theory 3 instruction. Students may also tailor the program toward sport EDCI 506 Curriculum Design 3 and exercise psychology. EDCI 591 Curriculum & Instruction for the 21st Century 3 Admission Requirements Admission to the Division of Counseling, Educational Emphasis Area: Subject Matter Psychology and Exercise Science is based on completion of a Total Hours Required 30 baccalaureate degree with a 2.75 GPA or above. The following courses are required in addition to the core Program Description courses listed. A comprehensive yet flexible course of study has been devised Curriculum in the Designated Subject Matter Area (one course for students pursuing the master’s degree in educational required) research and psychology. The program consists of a 36-hour EDCI 520 English Curriculum in the Middle course of study normally distributed as follows: a and High School 3 specialization in research (9-15 hours) or a specialization in EDCI 566 Specialized Secondary Curriculum educational psychology (12-18 hours), elective courses related in Social Studies 3 to the student’s vocational interests (12-21 hours) and a final EDCI 553 Curriculum and Instruction in experience to be determined by the adviser. The final Science 3 experience may be fulfilled by satisfactorily completing one of EDCI 522 Language Arts in the the following: Elementary School 3 EDCI 504 Social Studies Curriculum • thesis Elementary Education 3 • supervised internship EDCI 539 Mathematics Curriculum Development 3 • EDRP 610 Advanced Research Design with a grade of B PE 540 Curriculum Development in (3.0) or better Health and Physical Education 3 • supervised research project Subject Matter Concentration Such a project will be distinguished from the thesis either by Nine hours of coursework related to the student’s teaching area its scope or the degree of student originality required (e.g., the are required. The courses would typically be taken in a project might be a study conducted jointly with a faculty department of the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of member). Three hours of credit normally are given for this Biological Sciences or be subject-related courses in the School project under course listing EDRP 598. of Education. All students’ programs of study are carefully planned and Students pursuing physical education as subject matter individualized through consultation with faculty advisers. will take the 9 concentration hours and 6 supporting hours in Master of Arts: Curriculum and Instruction physical education in addition to the physical education The master of arts in curriculum and instruction is a degree curriculum course. sought by teachers and others who wish to enhance their Supporting Courses knowledge base for application in the classroom. There are six Six hours of approved electives from those courses offered by emphasis areas from which to choose: the Division of Curriculum and Instructional Leadership are • Subject Matter (including physical education) required. • Elementary Emphasis Area: Elementary • Early Childhood Total Hours Required 30 • General • Urban Teaching The following courses are required in addition to the core • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages courses listed. There is a 12-credit-hour core to all programs. This core This emphasis is for elementary teachers or those teachers includes coursework in the humanistic, behavioral, curriculum who are interested in gaining perspective on elementary and research foundations. In addition to these core courses, strategies. It does not lead to elementary certification. students complete between 18 and 24 additional hours in their Curriculum in Basic Content (three courses required) emphasis area. EDCI 553 Curriculum and Instruction in Science 3 Core Courses EDCI 522 Language Arts in the Humanistic Studies (one course required) Elementary School 3 EDUL 524 Philosophical or Inquiry and Education 3 EDCI 523 Advanced Literature for Children 3 EDUL 526 Philosophical Foundations EDCI 504 Social Studies Curriculum of Education 3 Elementary Education 3 EDUL 527 Historical Foundations EDCI 539 Mathematics Curriculum of Education 3 Development 3
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Instructional Methodology (one course required) Courses Related to the Student’s Educational Role EDCI 508 Curriculum and Methods for Twelve credit hours of approved coursework may be taken in Teaching the Non-Motivated Learner 3 any college or school of the University. They should form a EDCI 510 Differentiating Instruction Through coherent body of work related to the student’s educational Teaching/Learning Styles 3 goals. EDCI 511 Developing Multidisciplinary Problem Solving Skills 3 Supporting Courses Six credit hours of coursework offered by the Division of Supporting Courses Curriculum and Instructional Leadership are required. Six credit hours of coursework offered by the Division of Curriculum and Instructional Leadership or approved subject Emphasis Area: Urban Teaching matter from the College of Arts and Sciences, the Conservatory Total Hours Required 30 of Music or the School of Biological Sciences are required. The following courses are required in addition to the core Emphasis Area: Early Childhood courses listed. Total Hours Required 33-36 This program is for teachers who have specific interests in the workings of an urban classroom. The program does not The following courses are required in addition to the core lead to teacher certification. courses listed. The early childhood emphasis is for those who hold Seminar elementary or early childhood teacher certification or for those EDCI 591 Curriculum and Instruction for 21st Century 3 who are interested in the field of early care. The master’s Urban Education degree alone does not lead to certification in early childhood. Nine credit hours of required coursework related to the urban Additional courses are required to obtain certification or an emphasis are selected in consultation with a faculty adviser. endorsement to teach early childhood education. Supporting Courses Early Childhood Courses Six credit hours of coursework offered by the Division of Twelve hours including one practicum course are required: Curriculum and Instructional Leadership are required. TE 440 Introduction to Early Childhood Emphasis Area: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Education 3 TE 442 Observation, Assessment Languages and Screening 3 Total Hours Required 36 TE 450 Integrating Early This program leads to an endorsement to teach English to Childhood Curriculum 3 speakers of other languages in schools for those who already TE 451 Child Guidance in the Classroom 3 possess a teaching certificate for elementary or secondary TE 452 Family & Program Relations 3 education. Others may take the degree program for personal TE 453 Learning from Parents 3 enrichment and for use outside of public education. TE 454 Human Relations 3 EDCI 576 Administration of Early The following courses are required in addition to the core courses listed. Childhood Education Programs 3 EDCI 548 Qualitative Research in English EDCI 578 Play and the Early Childhood as a Second Language 3 Environment 3 EDCI 579 Theory and Issues in Teaching English as a Second Language Early Childhood 3 EDCI 545 Language Learning in a EDCI 580 Curriculum for Early Childhood 3 Multilingual Society 3 EDCI 581 Infant/Toddler Programs: Theory, or Research, and Practice (practicum) 3 ENGL 470 Introduction to Descriptive Linguistics 3 EDCI 582 Program Models for EDCI 546 Literacy Development/Biliteracy 3 Early Childhood Education 3 EDCI 547 Foundations of English as Second Supporting Courses 3-6 Language: Instruction and Theory 3 EDCI 548 English as a Second Language in Three to 6 credit hours of approved coursework offered by the Content Areas 3 Division of Curriculum and Instructional Leadership are EDCI 549 Practicum in English as a Second required. Language 3 Culminating Experience (one course required) An elective course related to teaching English to speakers of An approved special project, internship or thesis is required to other languages. Courses must be approved by a faculty integrate academic work with the field. adviser. EDCI 575 Internship in Early Childhood Education 3 Master of Arts: Reading Education EDCI 598 Individual Studies in The Division of Curriculum and Instructional Leadership Early Childhood Education 3 offers a program of study leading to the degree of master of ED 599 Research and Thesis 3 arts in reading education. A teacher certification program is also available to those who hold a prior teaching certificate for Emphasis Area: General public schools and have a minimum of two years teaching Total Hours Required 30 experience. The general option is the most flexible and allows students to Objectives for the master of arts vary according to create a program to meet their needs in the classroom. This candidates’ career objectives. In general, candidates should degree may be pursued concurrent with teacher certification. expect: Additional coursework is required for certification. In addition to the core courses students take coursework related to their 1. To develop competencies in: educational role and supporting coursework in curriculum and • Reading instruction for elementary and/or instruction. secondary, college and adult students;
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• Individual diagnosis and treatment of sub-optimal to The goal of the master’s work in both behavior disorders severely disabled readers; and learning disabilities is to prepare educators who can • Knowledge of the strategies and techniques used in function as specialists in these two categorical areas, within reading research, and experience in reading and public school, residential and other clinical settings. reporting such research. Admission Requirements 2. To meet requirements for certification as a special reading Students entering the M.A. program with emphasis in behavior teacher grades K-12. (Initial teaching certification at the disorders or learning disabilities must already hold a elementary or secondary level required.) baccalaureate degree. Students who do not have valid 3. To meet all professional standards specified by the elementary or secondary certification may complete the Professional Standards and Ethics Committee of the master’s program and attain certification in special education International Reading Association. but should anticipate taking additional courses to compensate for the lack of educational background. It is also possible to The 33-credit-hour program of study consists of the reading work toward certification in special education independent of requirements, humanistic and behavioral studies requirements, earning a degree. and electives. Certification Reading Requirements for the Major Area Courses required for certification in Kansas and Missouri are A minimum of 21 credit hours of reading coursework is available and are usually completed as part of degree programs required and must include: with emphasis in behavior disorders and learning disabilities. • ED 434 Classroom Diagnosis and Correction of Reading A certification program is also available in special education Problems administration. Students seeking certification in these areas of • ED 439 Content Area Reading and Language in the special education should apply through the Education Student Intermediate through Junior High Levels Services Office during the last semester of their coursework. • ED 534 Reading Assessment and Evaluation Because the requirements for certification vary from state to • ED 542 Introduction to Diagnostic and Treatment state, it is important to plan a course of study carefully with a Procedures in Reading faculty adviser during the first semester at UMKC. • ED 575R Internship in Reading • ED 590R Seminar in Reading Program requirements A minimum of 36 credit hours is required for the master’s Humanistic Studies degree. For both emphasis areas, these hours consist of three to The minimum of three hours must include one of the following six hours of introductory coursework, three hours of courses: measurement, six hours of educational foundations, 15-18 hours of methods coursework specific to the categorical area • EDUL 524 Philosophical Inquiry and Education and 10 hours of supervised field work. Students and their • EDUL 526 Philosophical Foundations of Education special education faculty adviser will plan their programs • EDUL 527 Historical Foundations of Education carefully, giving consideration to past educational background Behavioral Studies and certification desired. For those who do not have teaching The minimum of three hours must include one of the following credentials, additional courses will be required. courses: The Educational Specialist Degree • EDRP 512 Adolescent Development The goal of the educational specialist degree is to develop • EDRP 502 Advanced Educational Psychology personnel who are highly competent practitioners/specialists in • EDRP 510 Child Behavior and Development specific fields of education. The program of study will place emphasis on the extension of the students’ abilities to apply Final Examination theory, methodology and techniques to practical problems Students must pass a written examination covering their related to the individual’s field. The breadth of studies will be reading coursework. consistent with the guidelines suggested by the appropriate Electives professional organization. Graduates are expected to be Six credit hours of coursework related to the major area of competent translators of practices and research. reading education are needed to satisfy this requirement. This The educational specialist degree can be earned in coursework must be approved by the student’s faculty adviser. counseling and guidance, educational administration, reading Students whose undergraduate training was not in education or curriculum and instruction. elementary education will complete at least a 36-hour program to compensate for previous lack of training and orientation to Requirements for Admission the field. Students are eligible for consideration for admission to the Certification as a special reading teacher in Missouri Ed.S. degree program in the School of Education when they requires that one hold a valid Missouri teacher’s certificate and have met at least one of the following requirements: two years of classroom teaching experience. Completion of the • Students must be eligible for regular admission to the master’s degree does not automatically satisfy the course work School of Education at the graduate level (undergraduate requirements for certification. Students should check with the GPA must be at least 2.75 on a 4.0 scale); if applicants Education Student Services Office for specific certification have earned graduate credit, their graduate GPA must be requirements at the start of their graduate program. at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. • The completion of a master’s degree from an accredited Master of Arts: Special Education institution of higher education and a cumulative graduate There are two emphasis areas available in the special education GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. degree program: behavior disorders and learning disabilities. An educational specialist program that leads to certification in Applicants who have met one of the above requirements for special education administration is offered by the Division of admission to the School of Education at the Ed.S. level also Urban Leadership and Policy Studies in Education. must meet the divisional admission requirements for the
334 School of Education specific degree program (educational administration, educational history, philosophy, psychology, or sociology or counseling and guidance, curriculum and instruction or reading other appropriate courses might be included in this area. education). Please consult the section of the catalog outlining Residency the requirements of the divisions. Enrollment as a full-time student graduate student during one All educational specialist degree-seeking students are semester (5 credit hours during Summer sessions, 9 credit governed both by School of Education requirements and those hours during Fall and Winter semesters) is required for the of the School of Graduate Studies. educational specialist degree. Program Requirements Final Examination A minimum of 60 hours of approved graduate work beyond the Students are required to pass a final examination in the major bachelor’s degree is required for the educational specialist field or an oral examination upon the completion of the degree, with at least 60 percent of the courses numbered 500 practicum or internshipfor the educational specialist degree. and above. Any courses on the 300- and 400-level included in the Ed.S. program of study must be accepted by the adviser Requirements for Retention and taken for graduate credit. Students should assume responsibility for the following steps: As soon as possible after admission to graduate study, students should seek to meet with a faculty member in the 1. Complete all admission requirements; major to plan a program of study. This program must be filed 2. With the faculty adviser, establish a program of study and in the Education Student Services Office and approved by the have it approved by the dean’s representative; dean’s representative when students still have at least 18 hours 3. Complete all courses listed on the program of study; of coursework beyond the master’s degree to complete. A 4. Maintain an acceptable GPA (Grades below B- in 300- or majority of new coursework applied to any graduate degree to 400-level courses taken for graduate credit will not be be completed at UMKC must be taken at UMKC. Transfer accepted on the program of study. No grade lower than a credit not included in a master’s degree must not be more than C in any 500-level course is acceptable. A minimum of 80 seven years old at the time of degree completion or graduation. percent of the program must be completed with grades of Transfer credit may be allowed for correspondence A or B. Additionally, students must maintain a 3.0 (B) courses, provided the credits meet the criteria for graduate average in all graduate coursework, regardless of whether coursework. A maximum of 6 credit hours of continuing the courses are on the actual program of study.); education credit (workshops, special topics) taken for graduate 5. Apply for the degree (graduation) by the posted deadline credit may be included on an Ed.S. program. during their final term of enrollment. Students are The number of hours of workshop credit, either 498- or required to be enrolled in at least one credit hour during 470-series courses, which can be used on an Ed.S. degree the term the degree requirements are to be completed. program will be limited to 9 hours. UMKC credit more than seven years old at the time of Educational Specialist: Educational degree completion which has not been included on a master’s Administration degree is not applicable to an Ed.S. degree unless validated to The educational specialist degree with emphasis in school the satisfaction of the School of Education and the School of administration (accredited by the National Council for Graduate Studies. A maximum of 30 percent of coursework on Accreditation of Teacher Education and the Missouri the student’s program of study may be validated under this Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) prepares procedure. All validation must be completed by the end of the teachers for specialization in school leadership and final semester of enrollment. administration. The program also provides an opportunity for The coursework is divided into the following study areas: practicing administrators to enhance their professional skills Specialization (21-42 hours) and to connect with other practitioners from the metropolitan The specialization is defined as a body of coursework area and region. To this end, the program’s emphasis is the associated with the area of concentration or major. Such development of broad understanding and experiences across courses might deal with the theory, research and methodology the whole professional field, the acquisition of knowledge in of the field. depth in at least one specialized field in educational Supporting Area(s) (9-15 hours each) administration and integrative experiences demonstrating the In addition to specific courses in a field of study, there are application of theory to practice. those courses which expand the competence of the specialist. The program of study will be planned in accord with the These supporting areas might include study in one or two candidates’ professional goals. Emphasis areas include: related areas, or study might be an intensive development of • General administration (school superintendents and other specific skills within the field. central office administrators) Practicum or Internship (3-12 hours) • Secondary principals or assistant principals All students should be able to demonstrate an ability to • Elementary principals or assistant principals perform satisfactorily in situations approximating the intended • Special education administrators role or specialization. While such experience may be included • Higher education administrative positions in community in regular coursework, at least three hours of supervised college, four-year college or university settings, in the practicum, internship or field experience should be allied health professions or education-related agencies. accomplished where the practice is the focus of the course. Although not essential to completion of the educational Humanistic and Behavioral Studies (6-12 hours) specialist degree, the master of arts may be earned by the The success of a specialist may also depend on a broader candidate at approximately the halfway point. understanding and interpretation of the concepts related to the problems and practices of the field, as revealed by study in humanistic and behavioral sciences. Courses or seminars in
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Requirements for Admission Educational Specialist: Counseling and Candidates must: Guidance 1. Possess a bachelor’s or master’s degree; The educational specialist degree in counseling and guidance is 2. Have compatible teacher certification if seeking offered and is recommended for the qualified counselor who administrative certification; i.e. to be an elementary desires a comprehensive, planned program of study designed to principal one must be an elementary teacher; develop skills beyond the M.A. level. Emphasis areas include 3. Have at least two years of professional education mental health counseling, marriage and family counseling, experience; school counseling with concentration in elementary or 4. Meet unconditional admission requirements of the School secondary, and substance abuse counseling. The educational of Graduate Studies, the School of Education and the specialist degree emphasizes direct application of theory to Division of Urban Leadership and Policy Studies. current problems. Requirements for Admission The Curriculum Applicants must: A minimum of 36 credit hours is required in the major area. Individual programs will be designed with the assistance of the • Satisfy all requirements for unconditional admission to faculty adviser to develop competencies in the theoretical, the School of Graduate Studies; technical and functional aspects of educational administration. • Hold a master’s degree in counseling from an accredited The basic prerequisite course for the K-12 program is EDUL institution; 501, Foundations of School Leadership and Organization. The • Have completed courses in theories and methods of basic prerequisite course for the higher educational counseling and in counseling practicum with grades no administration program is EDUL 550, Organization and lower than B; Administration of Higher Education. Completion of one of the • Have a graduate grade-point average of at least 3.25 on a following: EDUL 574; EDUL 570 the Administrative 4.0 scale; • Submit test scores on the Miller Analogy Test or Graduate Practicum or Administrative Practicum in Higher Educational Record Examination. For applicants with a master’s Administration; EDUL 575 Administrative Internship; or degree and a graduate GPA of 3.5 or higher, this EDUL 571, Internship in Higher Educational Administration is requirement will be waived. required in all programs. Candidates are required to complete 18-27 credit hours of work in the supporting areas in education Admission Procedures and humanistic and behavioral studies. Courses in the field of Individuals must make a formal application to the Division of educational psychology, history of education, philosophy of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Exercise Sciences for education, sociology of education, curriculum, counseling, admission into the educational specialist program. The anthropology and approved courses from the Henry W. Bloch deadline for application for admission for the Fall Semester is School of Business and Public Administration or from the the first Monday in March. behavioral sciences or humanities are considered appropriate. EDRP 508, Principles and Methods of Research, and a Curriculum second approved research course, such as statistics or Program of study must include the equivalent of the current computer language, are required. M.A. degree in counseling and guidance at UMKC plus an Note: Students should identify a faculty adviser in urban additional emphasis area minimum of 18 credit hours, to leadership and policy studies in education at the time of include CPCE 620, 640 and a post-M.A. practicum. admission to the School of Education. Final program planning Students must maintain a B average in all coursework is a joint responsibility of the candidate, the faculty adviser and associated with the Ed.S. program the candidate’s committee. No grade below B in professional counseling courses will The committee, consisting of three members of the be acceptable. faculty, is established for each candidate early in the program Students are required to confer with advisers prior to of study. This committee and the candidate work cooperatively enrolling in any course leading to the educational specialist in reviewing progress in the program, planning the field project degree. and making arrangements for the oral examination. The Courses at the 600-level cannot be taken until students are committee makes recommendations to the dean of the School admitted to the Ed.S. program. of Education regarding the candidate’s program and the Requirements for Graduation satisfactory completion of graduation requirements. Students must complete all courses on the Ed.S. program with Requirements for Graduation at least a 3.0 (B) final GPA. In addition to the general School of Education graduate degree Students must pass a written and/or oral comprehensive requirements the Ed.S. degree in educational administration examination in professional counseling. also requires: Students must apply for graduation by the posted deadline during their final term of enrollment. All students must be 1. EDUL 574, Administrative Practicum, or EDUL 570, enrolled during the term they intend to graduate. Administrative Practicum in Higher Education, or ED 575, Administrative Internship, or EDUL 571, Educational Specialist: Curriculum and Administrative Internship in Higher Educational Instruction Administration, a planned field experience and a written The goal of the educational specialist degree in curriculum and project. instruction is to develop personnel with the skills and 2. A final oral examination upon completion of the understanding necessary to provide leadership in developing, administrative practicum or internship. implementing and evaluating instructional programs. Students 3. The educational specialist degrees designed to meet state may elect to prepare themselves for a particular curricular certification requirements for school superintendency and level, ranging from early childhood to post-secondary special education administration have specific course education, and for particular subject matter specializations, requirements in addition to the above. including language arts, mathematics, science and social
336 School of Education studies. The program of study will emphasize extending the A. Elementary or Middle School Specialty (15 hours) educators’ abilities to apply theory, methodology and 1. Select at least two of the following special curriculum techniques to practical problems in their field. Emphasis areas courses: include early childhood, elementary or middle school, subject • EDCI 553 Curriculum & Instruction in Science matter specialty and curriculum theory and leadership. • EDCI 522 Language Arts in Elementary School The program is intended to provide classroom teachers • EDCI 504 Social Studies Curriculum in Elementary and other practitioners with the professional background and Education expertise to function effectively as department chairs, • EDCI 539 Mathematics Curriculum Development curriculum coordinators/supervisors, grade level coordinators, 2. Select balance of specialty from courses offered by the instructional team leaders, workshop leaders, in-service Division of Curriculum and Instructional Leadership and directors, etc. academic units outside of the School of Education. Objectives of the program include the following: • Understanding basic principles of curriculum B. Early Childhood Specialty (15 hours) development; • Understanding basic principles and methods of 1. Select at least two of the following special curriculum curriculum evaluation; courses: • Extending knowledge in a subject matter specialization; • EDCI 578 Play in Early Childhood Education • Understanding curriculum strategies, historical and • EDCI 580 Curriculum for Early Childhood current, as applied to specialized subject matter areas; Education • Applying curriculum skills and understanding to the • EDCI 582 Program Models for Early Childhood resolution of instructional problems in a selected Education educational setting; 2. Select balance of specialty from courses in the early • Demonstrating skill in locating and interpreting research childhood education area offered by the Division of literature in fields of interest; Curriculum and Instructional Leadership and academic • Understanding the contribution of humanistic and units outside of the School of Education. behavioral studies to the field of education; • Developing concepts and skills in a professional area C. Subject Matter Specialty (15 hours) which supports or extends the specialization in curriculum. 1. Select at least one of the following special curriculum courses: Requirements for Admission • EDCI 520 English Curriculum in the Middle and High School 1. Students are eligible for consideration for admission to • EDCI 551 Specialized Secondary School the Ed.S. program in curriculum and instruction if they Curriculum: Natural Sciences have met at least one of the following requirements: • EDCI 566 Specialized Secondary School • They must be eligible for regular admission to the Curriculum: Social Studies School of Education at the graduate level • EDCI 553 Curriculum and Instruction in Science (undergraduate GPA of at least 2.75 on a 4.0 scale); • EDCI 522 The Language Arts in Elementary School if they have earned graduate credit, their graduate • EDCI 504 Social Studies Curriculum in Elementary GPA must be at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Education • The completion of a master’s degree from an • EDCI 539 Mathematics Curriculum Development accredited institution of higher education and a 2. Select balance of specialty from academic courses outside cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. School of Education; for example, courses in math, 2. Students must submit a letter of application for admission science, history, English, etc. to the Division of Curriculum and Instructional Leadership. D. Curriculum Theory and Leadership (15 hours) 1. Both The Curriculum • EDCI 618 Survey of Research in Curriculum A minimum of 60 post-B.A. hours are required. • EDCI 620 Seminar in Theories Related to Curriculum Summary Curriculum Specialization 2. Select from the following: (Curriculum and Instruction) 30-42 • EDCI 591 Curriculum & Instruction for the 21st Supporting Area 9-15 Century Practicum 6-12 • EDUL 501 Foundations of School Leadership and Humanistic and Behavioral Studies 6-12 Research Skills 3 Organization Science Approved Electives (in above areas) 6 • EDUL 519 Schooling and Change • 522 School Organization and Culture Total (minimum) 60 • EDCI 619 Curriculum Evaluation Curriculum Detail • EDUL 524 Philosophical Inquiry and Education • EDUL 525 Cultural Foundations of Education Specialization: • EDUL 526 Philosophical Foundations of Education EDCI 505 Curriculum Study 3 • EDUL 527 Historical Foundations of Education EDRP 522 Principles of Testing 3 • EDUL 528 Sociological Foundations of Education EDCI 619 Curriculum Evaluation 3 Select a specialty area in consultation with faculty adviser. Appropriate courses from arts and sciences pertaining to the student’s role (as approved by the committee).
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Supporting Area (9 hours) 1. To ensure that the competencies in the discipline (reading A coherent selection of courses related to the students’ career education) have been attained. objective, in graduate areas outside curriculum and instruction 2. To develop competencies in: (e.g., school administration, reading, counseling, research or • Organizing, supervising and evaluating reading special education). programs; Practicum (6 hours) • Translating research findings into practices; A novel field experience in an appropriate setting, including the • Diagnosing and working with severely disabled to preparation of a satisfactory paper relating to the practicum: dyslexic children; • Teaching reading at the secondary, junior college ED 621 Practicum in Curriculum and and college levels; Instruction 6 • Conducting teacher training workshops at the in-service to master’s level. Humanistic and Behavioral Studies One of: EDUL 524 Philosophical Inquiry and Education Requirements for Admission EDUL 525 Cultural Foundations of Education Candidate must: EDUL 526 Philosophical Foundations of Education 1. Meet the requirements for unconditional admission by the EDUL 527 Historical Foundations of School of Graduate Studies; Education 3 2. Possess a bachelor’s degree and a teaching certificate; One of: 3. Have at least two years of teaching experience (or its EDRP 502 Advanced Educational Psychology equivalent); EDRP 510 Child Behavior and Development 4. Apply to the program after the completion of a minimum EDRP 604 Cognitive Processes in Learning of 6 credit hours of graduate level (500) courses in and Instruction reading education taken at UMKC. It is not necessary to EDUL 525 Cultural Foundations of Education have a master’s degree to enter the program. EDUL 528 Sociological Foundations of Education 3 The Curriculum Research Skills One of: Students must complete a minimum program of study EDRP 608 Introduction to Graduate consisting of 60 credit hours of graduate coursework divided Research into the following study areas: reading concentration, 21-24 EDRP 508 Principles and Methods of hours; supporting area(s), 9-12 hours; practicum, 6-12 hours; Research and humanistic and behavioral studies, 6-12 hours. EDRP 522 Principles of Testing (listed Requirements for Graduation above under specialization) 3 Candidates must pass an examination in the major field Approved Electives (6 hours) developed and evaluated by three members of the reading These courses must be in one or more of the areas specified education faculty. above. Doctor of Philosophy and Doctorate Program Total (minimum) 60 in Education Residency The School of Education offers a Ph.D. degree program in One full-time summer session or one full-time semester is counseling psychology. The School also participates, through required. the School of Graduate Studies, in the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program Committee program. Two disciplines, education and urban leadership and Final program planning is a joint responsibility of the policy studies in education are offered through the School of candidate, the adviser and the candidate’s committee. The Education. Students may select one or both of those disciplines committee shall consist of three faculty members, all from in addition to disciplines offered through other academic units curriculum and instruction or two members from curriculum across campus. and instruction and one from the appropriate subject matter All but a select few Ph.D. programs at UMKC are area outside of the School of Education. interdisciplinary. Students desiring to study at the doctoral This committee and the candidate shall work level in education and/or urban leadership and policy studies in cooperatively in reviewing progress in the program, planning education (which includes the foundation areas of educational the practicum experience and making arrangements for the theory and educational administration) must apply to the final examination in curriculum. School of Graduate Studies. Detailed information on the Final Examination general and discipline-specific admission requirements may be Students are required to pass a final examination in curriculum found in the School of Graduate Studies section of the catalog. upon the completion of the practicum. This four-hour Counseling Psychology Program examination may be either written or oral, at the discretion of The counseling psychology program emphasizes multicultural the committee. and individual diversity within a scientist-practitioner model. Educational Specialist: Reading Education Consistent with the University’s urban/metropolitan mission, Requirements for the educational specialist degree in reading this diverse faculty is committed to educating future counseling education vary only slightly with the candidate’s career psychologists to improve the welfare of individuals and objectives; more particularly, the degree is intended for those communities through scholarship and applied interventions. who wish to master the gamut of the field. The objectives of The program faculty encourages students to develop the Ed.S. in reading education are: primary identification with the core values of counseling psychology. These values emphasize:
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• assets, strengths and positive mental health; Admission Selection Procedures: • respect for cultural and individual diversity; • • scientific foundation for all activities; Using the above criteria, the applicant screening • developmental models of human growth; committee will select up to 30 applicants to be offered • relatively brief counseling interventions; interviews. Personal interviews may be requested, but are • person-environment interaction; not required. From those interviewed, 10 applicants will • education and prevention; and be offered admission. In addition, the committee selects • career/vocational development. and rank orders a list of those who were interviewed to serve as alternates. The counseling psychology program’s commitment to cultural • Candidates will be notified of the admissions decisions by and individual diversity is reflected in: April 1. • Candidates are required to act on the notification by April • faculty composition; 15. • student recruitment; • If a first-round candidate does not accept, an alternate for • scholarship; the position will be selected from the rank-ordered list of • course content and offerings; the remaining candidates. Alternates will have 15 days to • practicum opportunities; and act on the notification. • community service and consultation. Education in counseling psychology follows a developmental Admission Requirements model in which science-practice integration is emphasized Application packets for the counseling psychology program throughout the program. Early and progressive training is must be requested from the Admissions Office by phone provided in research, culminating in professionals who can (816) 235-1111, or by mail at the Office of Admissions, 120 design, conduct, and evaluate research relevant for counseling Administrative Center, University of Missouri-Kansas City, psychologists. Similarly, early and progressive training in 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499. practice activity is emphasized. All applicants must submit the following materials to the Program graduates will apply the values of counseling Admissions Office by Jan. 15 prior to fall admission: psychology to their work in a variety of employment settings, • An application for admission to graduate school, and as scientist-practitioners, their practice is informed by including transcripts of all past academic credits; research and approached with a scientific attitude. • Graduate Record Examination (GRE) verbal and Counseling psychologists abide by the American quantitative scores; Psychological Associate code of conduct. Students will • Application fee. understand the ethical, legal, and professional issues related to the science and practice of counseling psychology. The following materials must be submitted directly to the Counseling Psychology Program (215 Education Building, Admission Criteria University of Missouri-Kansas City, 5100 Rockhill Road, The program is designed for bachelor’s-level and Kansas City, MO 64110-2499). master’s-level applicants. A prerequisite background of core courses is required prior to acceptance into the program. These • A Counseling Psychology Program Application Cover courses include undergraduate or graduate level: general Sheet; psychology, theories of personality, tests and measurement, • Curriculum Vita including the following information: abnormal psychology, experimental psychology and 1. Educational background introductory statistics. Students who have two or fewer 2. Relevant clinical and research experience deficiencies may be admitted. Such students must complete 3. Recent volunteer work these deficiencies within one year of beginning study. 4. Honors or awards Recommended minimum for bachelor’s level applicants: 5. Membership/leadership in professional organizations • The completion of a bachelor’s degree with a major in 6. Presentations and publications; psychology; • GRE combined verbal and quantitative scores of 1000; • Three letters of recommendation, with evaluation forms • An overall undergraduate GPA of 3.0 covering all college as provided by UMKC (Evaluators should enclose their work taken prior to the bachelor’s degree. letters and rating forms in an envelope and sign across the seal of the envelope); Recommended minimum for master’s level applicants: • Personal statement (2-3 pages) detailing professional goals, including research and applied interests; • The completion of a master’s degree or equivalent in • Photocopy of the UMKC Application for Admission. counseling or a closely related area; • GRE combined verbal and quantitative scores of 1000; • Doctorate in Education Program An overall undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or graduate GPA of This program is designed to establish content competency 3.5 with an undergraduate GPA of 2.75; following the completion of a candidate’s master’s degree. Applicants will be evaluated using the following dimensions: Applicants who have completed an educational specialist in academic potential, interpersonal skills, contribution to their field of study will be considered to have completed the program ethnic and cultural diversity, research skills or content competency requirements and will begin coursework in potential, and professional identity and involvement. a cohort program which has been planned to provide support Alternative Criteria: students who do not meet the regular by peers and faculty. During this phase of the program, recommended criteria may be admitted under alternative students will be involved in research. They also will be criteria provided there is good reason to believe that the regular developing skills in leadership and policy development and criteria do not adequately manifest the student’s potential to do review. The doctorate in education is designed to apply theory quality work in the program. and coursework, and research will reflect application skills in the candidate’s chosen field of study.
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Because the Ed.D. program is discipline-specific, in the Center for Economic Education first phase of the Ed.D. following the master’s degree, there The Greater Kansas City Center for Economic Education is will be differences in courses and minor differences in the one of a network of centers across the state and nation. The number of hours required to reach content competency. Most center is affiliated with the Missouri Council for Economic students will be required to complete 30-36 credit hours of new Education (MCEE), which in turn is a part of the National coursework, plus 9 hours of dissertation credit to earn the Council for Economic Education. The goal of the Center for Ed.D. A qualifying comprehensive exam is required before Economic Education is to strengthen and support the teaching candidacy (semester four of the cohort). Students are required of economics in K-12 area schools. In keeping with this goal, to complete EDRP 505 Statistics I, EDRP 508 Principles and the center provides graduate coursework, in-service programs Methods of Research and EDRP 522 Principles of Testing and workshops to area teachers. The Economics Education before entering the cohort. The cohort sequence contains Resource Collection, housed in the Instructional Materials program evaluation and EDRP 608 Introduction to Graduate Center in the School of Education, provides much-needed Research. resource materials to area teachers. A comprehensive examination is required prior to entering Center for Studies in Higher Order Literacy the dissertation phase of the program. Some areas require a The center was organized to study and promote higher-order professional portfolio to be completed as well. A collaboration reading, language and thinking functions across ages, grades, between UMKC, the University of Missouri-Columbia, and the and disciplines. The objective of the center is to help create a University of Missouri-St. Louis is being developed to more conducive environment for these highly valued, but often showcase student research. slighted educational goals. In keeping with this broad charge, Admission Criteria the research and development activities of the center extend The doctorate in education program is available for applicants beyond students, to helping teachers, schools, and institutions who have completed a master’s or educational specialist be more analytical and inventive in their practices. degree. Admission to the Ed.D. program is competitive and The center’s on-going efforts include: completed applications should be received in the Office of • Innovations in school assessment Admissions by Feb. 1. For program information call • Detecting and treating higher-literacy dysfunction (816) 235-5657. • Developing related classroom-based teaching strategies Centers and Projects • Designing school and community systems that foster critical-creative reading and thinking, especially in Kansas City Regional Professional Development Center Missouri and the Midwest. The Kansas City Regional Professional Development Center (KCRPDC), instituted at UMKC’s School of Education in July Much of the work of the center is conducted by advanced 1995, is composed of a support team of professional degree-seeking students and volunteers. For additional developers who work with schools and school districts in Clay, information call (816) 235-2477 or (816) 235-2478. Jackson, and Platte counties. Funded by the Department of Center for the Study of Metropolitan Problems in Elementary and Secondary Education, the purpose of the Education Center is to increase the performance of K-12 students in the The center was established in 1964 to conduct research on region by building the capacity of Missouri’s teaching and important issues in urban education. Topics emphasized in administrtive staff through professional development. For research have included school desegregation, compensatory more information, call (816) 235-5627. education, reform of urban schools and demographic trends The following state-funded, school improvement affecting metropolitan education. The center maintains a small programs are located within the KCRPDC: collection of documents and research reports regarding urban Accelerated Schools education and it conducts or helps to conduct evaluation Accelerated Schools is a school improvement initiative based studies bearing on local projects involving urban education. on Henry Levin’s work. UMKC hosted the state’s first Additional information may be obtained by calling Accelerated Schools Center, in which the staff works with (816) 235-2448. approximately 80 schools. Accelerated Schools teaches a Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics philosophy and a process for bringing about school The Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics is a 501(c)3 improvement. For more information call (816) 235-2442. not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting and Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) improving mathematics teaching and learning at all levels. The goal of the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) is to With a membership of more than 2,000, the organization has a raise achievement for all students. Regional Facilitators train long history of quality activities and programs. Affiliated with senior leaders nominated by district administrators. The senior the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, MCTM leaders, in turn, share their work and experiences with MAP maintains strong contacts with the national agenda and with its teams in their own buildings or districts. The professional own affiliated groups within the state. For more information development provides teachers a foundation for visit MCTM at http://www.MoCTM.org. performance-based assessment. For more information call TALENT Project (816) 235-2497. A gap in access to technology between Missouri’s urban core STARR Teachers children and their suburban counterparts and a profound lack Select Teachers As Regional Resources (STARR) teachers are of skill among Missouri’s teachers in the use of technology to outstanding classroom teachers who are granted sabbaticals help children learn prompted the creation of the TALENT from their school districts to work with educators at the (Teaching and Learning with Evolving New Technologies) district, school and classroom levels. STARR teachers deliver Project. The TALENT Project is a PT3 grant whose focus is to and facilitate professional development to promote active, implement systemic reform in teacher preparation, utilizing the hands-on learning by students in all subject areas. Call power of its consortium (UMKC, Hickman Mills School (816) 235-2483 for more information. District, Kansas City Regional Professional Development Center and KCPT-Channel 19) to prepare a core group of
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higher education and K-12 faculty who model effective 503 Psychopathology: Classification and Treatment (3). This course is technology teaching practices, to infuse technology and designed to provide students with an opportunity to study psychopathological patterns, mental disorders, and other reactions in client behavior which are technology standards into the curricula, to create rich field encountered by therapists, counselors, and psychologists in contemporary experiences which mirror such practices, and to formally psychological service systems. The major focus of the course will be on structure these changes to evolve and expand. For more learning current diagnostic criteria and making differential diagnosis. information visit http://www.umkc.edu/talent. Attention will also be given to the etiology, development, dynamics, and treatment of psychopathology. In addition, the influence of culture on behavior Technology Center for Special Education and treatment will also be discussed. Open to CPCE major only. The Technology Center for Special Education is funded by the Pre/Corequisite: CPCE 500. Offered: Fall 2000. Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 505 Career Development I (3). Theories of career development and Division of Special Education, and is housed in the School of vocational choice and their implications in counseling. Emphasizes knowledge Education at UMKC. The Center staff provide specialized of occupational and career information sources and use of these data by training and technical support about assistive technology counselors and counseling psychologists. devices and services for teachers and therapists who use this 515 Assessment Methods in Professional Counseling (3). This course provides an understanding of assessment process and assessment techniques. technology in educational environments. Skills and practice in selection, administration, and interpretation of The technology center is also the fiscal agent for the representative assessment instruments. This course must be taken prior to or Equipment Technology Consortium (ETC). Any Missouri concurrent with CPCE 531, Counseling Practicum I, with a grade of B or citizen can work through an agency, such as a school district or better. Two semester hours lecture, two semester hours lab experience per regional center, to borrow assistive technology for up to six week. Prerequisite: Educ. 522 weeks to try out the equipment prior to purchase. For 520 Theories of Counseling (3). Theoretical positions in counseling; additional information call (816) 235-1040. significance of these theories in professional practice. To be taken prior to or concurrent with CPCE 530 (Methods of Counseling), both of which must be Berkley Child and Family Development Center taken prior to practicum I, CPCE 531 Prerequisite: PSYCH 323 and CPCE This center provides the UMKC and Kansas City community 500. with child care services, parent education programs, and 521 Special Counseling Methods - Substance Abuse (3). Theories and methods of counseling as applied to clients with substance abuse problems. physical and emotional screening, intervention and counseling. Includes assessment, treatment strategies, and evaluation. Skills practice in By furthering an understanding of how parents and children implementing methods. Prerequisite: BIOL. 205, CPCE 520. learn, interact and cope in today’s world, the center provides 527 Theory and Methods of Sexual Counseling (3). The focus is on sexual services beyond standard daycare. Professors in the School of development and the acquisition of therapeutic skills to work with problems Education’s early childhood and other programs provide relating to human sexual functioning and sexual dysfunctions. Prerequisite: important research and consultant services. The Center’s CPCE 520 or concurrent. telephone number is (816) 235-2600. 530 Methods of Counseling (3). This course is designed to help students develop their counseling identities by learning and applying various counseling Missouri Center for Safe Schools techniques applicable to diverse populations. Included is the development of The purpose of this center is to provide a clearinghouse where counselor self-awareness and reflection skills. This is a Credit/No Credit urban, suburban and rural schools across Missouri can get course. Pre/Corequisite: CPCE 520. information and ongoing assistance to help them develop 531 Counseling Practicum I (3). Closely supervised therapeutic counseling promising and effective ways of dealing with the kinds of with individuals; translation of theory into practice; clinical and professional techniques and issues. Preregistration by application at least 60 days prior to serious problems school violence represents. For additional beginning of semester. Approval by the Division of Counseling Psychology information call (816) 235-5657. and Counselor Education required. Prerequisite: Completion of CPCE 520 Special Note on Courses with a grade of B or better. 532 Counseling Practicum II (3). Supervised therapeutic counseling with The School of Education recently implemented a new series of individuals and consultation in professional settings. Preregistration by curricular designations under which courses are listed: CPCE application at least 60 days prior to beginning of semester. Approval by the (Counseling Psychology Counselor Education), EDCI Division of Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education required. (Education Curriculum and Instruction), EDRP (Educational Prerequisite: Completion of both CPCE 531 and CPCE 515 with grades of B Research and Psychology), EDSP (Education Special or better. Education), EDUC (Education), EDUL (Education and Urban 533 Marriage and Family Therapy Practicum (3-6). Supervised application of theories and methods of family therapy with individuals, couples and Leadership), PE (Physical Education), and TE (Teacher families. Preregistration by application at least 60 days prior to beginning of Education). semester. Approval by the Division of Counseling Psychology and Counselor Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education required. Prerequisite: CPCE 542 with a grade of B or better. 539 Continuing Counseling Practicum (1-6). Supervised therapeutic Education Courses counseling with individuals. Preregistration by application at least 60 days 420 Cnslng Techniques for Educators & Other Human Services prior to beginning of semester. Approval by the Division of Counseling Personnel (3). Principles of effective communication and their evaluation. Psychology and Counselor Education required. Prerequisite: Completion of Techniques of listening, verbal and non-verbal communication and empathy CPCE 532 with a grade of B or better. will be emphasized, as well as crisis intervention. 540 Theories and Methods in Group Counseling (4). Theories and research in group counseling as related to the work of the counselor and counseling 500 Introduction to Professional Counseling (3). Introduction to counseling psychologist; establishing and maintaining a counseling group; qualifications and counseling psychology as professions practiced in a variety of settings. of the group leader; goals for group counseling; therapeutic and Basic concepts of mental health, client problems, history of the profession, anti-therapeutic forces in groups; special techniques. Three semester hours of ethics and standards, counseling in a multicultural and pluralistic society and lecture and one semester hour of laboratory experience. The two hours per credentialing. Includes use of professional journals and library investigation. week in laboratory experience is to practice group techniques. Prerequisite: CPCE 531. 501 Survey of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (3). Introduction to the problems, issues, and resources associated with alcoholism and drug abuse. 541 Marriage and Family Therapy (3). Introduction to and overview of Etiology and theories of treatment and prevention models are explored. marriage and family therapy. Discussion of major theoretical positions, Professional standards and credentialing are discussed. demonstrations of therapy strategies, role playing and case study examples. Prerequisite: CPCE 520 with a grade of B or better. 502 Fndtns of Elementary & Secondary School Counseling & 542 Theories and Techniques of Family Systems Therapy (3). A study of Guidance (3). The course will present an overview of theory and practice in major family systems theories and their applied practices in family therapy. the field of school counseling and will examine the roles and functions of Students will develop skills in family assessment techniques and family guidance counselors. therapy processes. Prerequisite: CPCE 541.
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550 Organization and Administration of Counseling Programs (3). 639 Continuing Advanced Counseling Practicum (1-6). Supervised Organization, administration, and planning of counseling programs with therapeutic counseling with individuals, beyond the advanced level. emphasis on their practical aspect; counseling practice in schools and agencies; Preregistration by application at least 60 days prior to beginning of semester. intraprofessional relationships; legal and ethical considerations. Course to be Approval by the Division of Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education taken near completion of the master’s program. Prerequisite: CPCE 531. required. Prerequisite: CPCE 631 551 Counseling in a Pluralistic Society (3). Addresses the needs of diverse 640 Counseling Supervision and Apprenticeship in College Teaching (3). populations served by counselors and addresses developing intervention Supervision of counselors-in-training; preparing, conducting, and evaluating methods of working with these populations. Focuses on advocacy and change college instruction under the direction of and in conference with supervising agent roles of counselors. Prerequisite: CPCE 520. professors; attention to student personnel and administration in higher 552 Measurement Of Intelligence (3). A critical examination of instruments education. Preregistration with and approval of the Division of Counseling used to measure intellectual functions, this course will focus on the Stanford- Psychology and Counselor Education required. Binet and Weschler Scales. The course includes training in the administration 650 Seminar in Current Issues in Counseling Psychology (3). Professional and scoring of intelligence tests and discussion of issues involved in the issues related to counseling psychology and counseling programs. Special assessment and evaluation of intelligence. Limited enrollment. Lab fee. emphasis on ethical and legal issues and other professional concerns of Prerequisites: Consent of program director (CPCE, or Special Education- counseling psychologists and counselors. Learning Disabilities, or Educational Research and Psychology). 675 Internship in Counseling Psychology (1-16). Applied experiences in a 553 Ethics And Professional Issues In Counseling (3). CPCE 553, Ethics professional setting under supervision of licensed psychologists. and Professional Issues in Counseling, is designed to examine the major ethical and professional issues within the counseling profession. More specific, ethical 690 Special Problems (1-6). Individual studies; thesis exploration; special dilemmas and professional issues revelant to the practice of mental health, reading. marriage and family, school and substance abuse counseling are the major foci 699 Research and Dissertation (1-16). By arrangement. of this course. In addition, instruction is designed to enhance student understanding of the ethical standards such that students can effectively apply the critical thinking necessary to practice ethical behavior with clients, Curriculum and Instruction Courses professional colleagues, consultees, and the communities in which they work. 497 Individual Study (1-6). Guided study of a selected topic in curriculum and instruction. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 575 Internship in Counseling (3-16). Applied experiences in a planned, supervised program. Seminar accompanies internship experiences. The 500 Using Community Resources in Teaching K-12 (3). Procedures and following areas of specialization are available: a) Marriage and Family, b) techniques for effective use of community resources in classroom teaching. Mental Health, C) School, and d) Substance Abuse. Preregistration by Participants will plan and conduct field trips to selected businesses, industries application at least 60 days prior to beginning of semester. Approval by the and institutions in the Metropolitan area. Division of Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education required. Prerequisite: CPCE 532 and consent of adviser. 501 Instructional and Curricular Integration (3). An exploration of the concept of integrating curriculum content and instructional methods and 589 Special Topics (1-6). A course designed to deal with a topic which is not techniques in presenting subject matter drawn from several disciplines. Such available in the regular course offerings. Topics, instructors, and prerequisites subject areas as unified studies, humanities, allied arts, core curriculum, to be listed in the semester bulletin. common learnings, environmental studies will be examined. Emphasis will be 590 Seminar (3). Discussion and evaluation of literature in Counseling upon mastering techniques of the integration process, grades K-12. Psychology and Counselor Education. 502 Workshop Developing Learning Centers for the Classroom (3). 590SA Seminar - Substance Abuse Counseling (3). Advanced study of Designed for classroom teachers who have a knowledge of and background in substance abuse counseling and related research. Focus on current issues and the philosophy and organization of individualized instruction and learning problems in the profession. Prerequisite or concurrent with CPCE 532, CPCE centers, along with job cards and other learning activities to fit classroom 521. needs. Experienced teachers and administrators will assist as resource persons. Participants will be given assistance in their own classrooms with the materials 598 Individual Studies (1-6). Review of the research and trends relative to selected problems. By prior arrangement with instructor. developed in the workshop. Prerequisite: TE 410 or consent of instructor. 599 Research and Thesis (1-9). By arrangement. 503 Comparative Studies in Secondary School Curricula (3). A course designed for experienced teachers to examine on a comparative basis the 600 Introduction to Counseling Psychology (1). Introduction to the science secondary school curricula of selected countries in western and eastern Europe and practice of professional counseling psychology. Orientation to University as well as in the developing areas of the world. of Missouri-Kansas City and the Counseling Psychology Program 504 Social Studies in the Elementary and Middle School (3). Trends and 605 Career Development II (3). Major theories and research in vocational new curricular developments in elementary and middle school social studies. psychology and career development and implications for the work of the Focus on integration of social science concepts, the development of critical counseling psychologist and counselor. Prerequisite: CPCE 505. thinking skills, and analysis of values. 615 Survey of Research in Counseling Psychology (3). Survey of significant 505 Introduction to Curriculum Theory (3). An introduction to curriculum research in counseling psychology. Critical evaluation of research procedures, theory with the recognition that knowledge, power, ideology and schooling are instrumentation, and clinical application of results. Prerequisites: Ed. 505 and connected to patterns of complexity and contradictions. Emphasis will be Ed. 608. placed on curricula that cultivate theoretical discourses about the quality and 620 Advanced Theories and Methods of Counseling (3). Personality and purpose of schooling and human life. learning theories and their implications for professional practice in counseling 506 Curriculum Design (3). This course is designed to enhance educators’ psychology. Emphasis on critical evaluation of assumptions, methods, skills in the areas of curriculum design and interpretation. Students will apply comprehensiveness and usefulness of the theories, with reference to related and adapt strategies for curriculum development as well as for interpreting and research. Prerequisite: CPCE 532 adapting existing curricula. 631 Advanced Counseling Practicum (3). Advanced supervised therapeutic counseling with individuals and supervised consultation in clinical settings. 507 Sociology of the Non-Motivated Learner (3). Effects of environment on Preregistration by application at least 60 days prior to beginning of semester. the child with focus on social, school, community and political influences Approval by the Division of Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education which affect learning and attitudes. An analysis of the “ecology” of these required. Prerequisite: Completion of CPCE 532 and CPCE 620 with grades influences; suggestions for dealing with the problems. of B or better. 508 Curriculum and Methods for Teaching the Non-Motivated 632 Practicum in Group Counseling (3). Leading groups under supervision. Learner (3). Analysis of materials relevant to reluctant learners; Focus on problems and experiences of counselors and counseling student-teacher prepared consumable materials; current research; methods for psychologists when leading groups. Prerequisites: Completion of M.A. in presenting material. Counseling; CPCE 540. Preregistration by application at least 60 days prior to 509 Reducing Risk Factors for Students in Educational & Community beginning of semester. Approval by the Division of Counseling Psychology Stn (3). The course offers an overview of current research and of special and Counselor Education required. programs that deal with students who are likely to fail at school or in life. The 633 Advanced Marriage and Family Therapy Practicum (3). Advanced roles of the larger society in helping create such problems will be considered. supervised application of theories and methods of family therapy with There will be an emphasis on early identification of such students and a individuals, couples and families. Preregistration by application at least 60 consideration and evaluation of a number of programs designed to help them. days prior to beginning of semester. Approval by the Division of Counseling The course will also present descriptions of the roles that educators can Psychology and Counselor Education required. Prerequisite: CPCE 542. implement in programs designed for prevention and intervention.
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510 Differentiating Instruction Through Teaching/Learning Styles (3). 546 Literacy Development/Biliteracy (3). Class will investigate current Teaching practices based upon teaching/learning styles are explored and research and practice in literacy development at home and in the classroom in modeled. Through differentiated instruction students learn to use style general and on biliteracy in particular. Students will research their own preferences to meet the needs of learners in a typical classroom including the theories and practices in language learning and teaching. Inquiry into early culturally diverse, at-risk, the remedial, the learning disabled, the gifted, and literacy development, adult literacy development, literacy development in an the special needs students. Differentiation emphasizes learning centers, English as a second language classroom and literacy development in self-selection, self-pacing, subgrouping, contracting and peer tutoring. (K-12). multilingual-multicultural class will be conducted. The course is one of the 511 Developing Multidisciplinary Problem Solving Skills (3). Development requirements for an endorsement to teach in an English as a second language of heuristic strategies in problem analysis, information processing, modeling classroom. and logical thinking. Study of methods and materials for teaching problem 547 Foundations of English as a Second Language: Instruction & solving strategies, with applications from several school curriculum areas and Theory (3). The course focuses on the foundations of second language instructional settings. Use of microcomputers to develop skills. learning and teaching. Questions to be addressed within the class include 512 Strategies for Effective Classroom Management (3). The course “How do young people learn a second language?” and “What must English as presents several current approaches to classroom management and how they a second language teachers do to ensure that their students will succeed?” The might be applied to the classroom. The approaches are evaluated in terms of course is one of the requirements for an endorsement to teach in an English as psychological theory and research. Direct experiences with discipline a second language classroom. problems are offered through simulation and role-playing. 548 English as a Second Language in Content Areas (3). Theoretical 513 Effective Communication in the Classroom (3). This course will perspectives of teaching, learning and researching literacy development. The emphasize the relationship between communication and classroom climate, focus of this course will be on content based English as a second language and the influence of communication on motivation and student behavior. instruction. The course is one of the requirements for an endorsement to teach Communication with large groups, small groups, and individuals is studied and in an English as a second language classroom. practiced. 549 Practicum in English as a Second Language (3). A four-week practicum 515 Integrated Arts as a Model for Classroom Instruction (3). This course for teachers and researchers in the field of second language learning and provides background on theory, research and practice in arts education. teaching. Students will have the opportunity to develop their own teaching Students will learn to integrate the arts across the curriculum and explore the plan of action according to the curriculum guidelines of the program in which value of the arts as conveyors of information, powerful tools of communication they participate. Students will develop portfolio and reflection piece about and bridges to the broader culture. This course will also give the students the their own learning in the practicum. opportunity to create, study and experience in the arts as a model for classroom 551 Science Curriculum in the Middle and High School (3). Advanced instruction. Offered: Winter 2000 study of contemporary programs and procedures in specialized sectors of the 520 English Curriculum in the Middle and High School (3). Advanced secondary school curriculum. Examination of program objectives, teaching study of contemporary programs and procedures in specialized sectors of the methods and instructional materials in Natural Sciences. Prerequisites: A secondary school curriculum. Examination of program objectives, teaching valid, regular teaching certificate; undergraduate special methods or methods, and instructional materials in English. Prerequisites: A valid, regular equivalent; teaching experience or consent of the instructor. teaching certificate; undergraduate special methods or equivalent; teaching 552 Elementary Science: Concepts and Activities (3). Classroom-tested experience or consent of the instructor. science activities and investigations designed to develop major concepts and 522 Language Arts Curriculum in the Elementary and Middle School (3). skills appropriate to grades K-9. Consideration of language concepts as they relate to the teaching of the 553 Curriculum and Instruction in Science (3). Advanced study of Language Arts in Grades K through 8. Significant research and its application contemporary programs and practices in science education at all instructional to current trends in teaching the language arts will be explored. Prerequisite: an levels. Examination of program objectives and teaching methods and undergraduate course in Language Arts or reading or consent of the instructor. development of instructional materials for classroom use. Prerequisites: A 523 Advanced Literature for Children (3). History of children’s books. Less science teaching methods course and teaching experience, or consent of well-known works of high quality from countries other than Europe, bilingual, instructor. and recent translations of books. Prerequisite: TE 401 or equivalent. 554 Assessment in Science Education (3). Advanced study of science 531 Diagnosis and Remediation of Mathematics Learning Problems (3). education assessment with option for elementary or secondary emphasis. This course addresses the problems of children, youth and adults in basic 555 Student Research Projects in Science (3). This course focuses on education, in learning mathematics, whether in the regular classroom or in increasing the ability of science teachers to help their pupils develop classroom special environments. Attention is given to the skill of identification of research projects. This will include helping pupils (a) recognize and state mathematical conceptual levels and to specific difficulties impeding normal problems, hypotheses, assumptions and generalizations; (b) collect and progress. There is a focus on methods and materials of remediation in basic interpret data and draw conclusions; (c) become involved in varied research skills and concept development. Relevant research literature is examined. projects and determine procedures for completing the projects; (d) 536 Specialized Secondary School Curriculum Mathematics (3). Advanced communicate the results of their research through oral and written study of contemporary programs and procedures in specialized sectors of the presentations and through displays. secondary school curriculum. Examinations of program objectives, teaching 560 Teaching and Learning in the Urban Classroom (3). Emphasis will be methods and instructional materials in Mathematics. Prerequisites: A valid, placed on the examining beliefs, assumptions, values and their influence on the regular teaching certificate; undergradtuate (Special Methods) or equivalent; processes of teaching, perception of the urban learner, understanding the teaching experience or consent of the instructor. characteristics of the urban learner, and processes for transforming 539 Mathematics Curriculum Development (3). Application of principles of pedagogical practices, including fostering collaboration between home and curriculum development to the mathematics content and instructions. school. Offered: Winter 2001 Development of a rationale for objectives and content selection and for 561 Teaching & Learning in Heritage-Centered (3). This course investigates evaluation. Study and evaluation of current programs, trends and experiments. the philosophy, rationale, approaches, and theoretical basis for 540 Evaluation of Computer Software (3). The goals of the course are to heritage-centered schools. Emphasis will be placed on a critical analysis and provide students with a systematic evaluation process which analyzes the design of curriculum, materials, culture, pedagogical and disciplinary practices hardware resources and application needs of various user groups. This course that affirm student’s heritage. The ultimate goal of the course is to examine provides the student with both an academic understanding of evaluation and ways in which a culture-based curricular perspective provides powerful requirement analysis for educational user groups. The course includes a scaffolding for enabling and empowering educational experiences for students practicum activity for application projects. in the African-centered schools, Native American-centered schools, and 541 Teaching Mathematics with Computer (3). The use of a variety of Hispanic-centered schools. Offered: Summer 2001. technologies and the appropriate software in teaching secondary mathematics 565 Social Studies Curriculum Elementary Education (3). Trends and new will be investigated and the resulting impact on curriculum will be covered. curricular developments in elementary school social studies. Focus on Prerequisite: Mathematics teaching certificate or the equivalent of an integration of social science concepts, the development of critical thinking undergraduate degree in mathematics. skills, and analysis of values. 544 Qualitative Research in English as a Second Language (3). An 566 Social Studies Curriculum in the Middle and High School (3). introduction to methods and techniques of qualitative research for teachers and Advanced study of contemporary programs and procedures in specialized researchers in English as a second language. Qualitative techniques and sectors of the secondary school curriculum. Examinations of program methods will be used to research literacy in a variety of authentic contexts, i.e. objectives, teaching methods, and instructional materials in Social Studies. communities, schools, and households. Prerequisites: A valid, regular teaching certificate; undergraduate special 545 Language Learning in a Multilingual Society (3). Class will investigate methods or equivalent; teaching experience or consent of the instructor. aspects of sociolinguistics and applied linguistics as they apply to English as a 575 Internship - Early Childhood (3-16). Applied experiences in a planned, second language. Course is one of the requirements for an endorsement to supervised curriculum program. Seminar accompanies internship experiences. teach in English as a second language classrooms. Prerequisite: Consent of advisor.
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576 Administration of Early Childhood Programs (3). This course is 690 Special Problems (1-6). Individual studies: thesis exploration, special designed to examine the administrative functions and decisions involved in reading. effectively directing an Early Childhood Program. Students may plan their 697 Dissertation Curriculum and Instruction (1-16). By arrangement. own Early Childhood Program incorporating philosophical values and beliefs. 578 Play in Early Childhood Education (3). The purpose of this course is to Education Courses study the various play theories and developmental levels of play. Students plan 160 Career and Life Planning (2). Skill development in career planning play activities and participate in Early Childhood programs. through processes of self-assessment and self-development and analyzing the 579 History, Theories, and Issues in Early Childhood Education (3). This structure of the world of work and occupational information, values, course is designed to explore the historical and theoretical principles in early clarification and decision making, vocational exploration and preparation for childhood education. Current issues in the field will be examined and employment. discussed. 189 Special Topics (1-6). An undergraduate course designed to deal with a 580 Curriculum for Early childhood Education (3). The content of this topic which is not available in the regular course offerings. Topics, instructors course will include an exploration of appropriate curriculum and instruction of and prerequisites to be listed in the semester bulletin. early childhood classrooms. Students will recognize, understand and analyze the differences and similarities between early childhood curriculum and 289 Special Topics (1-6). An undergraduate course designed to deal with a instruction methods and elementary education instruction. topic which is not available in the regular course offerings. Topics, instructors and prerequisites to be listed in the semester bulletin. 581 Infant-Toddler Programs: Research Theory and Practice (3). This course is designed to investigate the research relevant to infant and toddler 312 Computer Literacy for Teachers (3). The course content is organized programs, learn about the appropriate curriculum and teaching methods, and into three major categories: 1) the role of computers in society, past, current visit infant and toddler programs. and future; potential effects, both positive and negative, 2) school objectives of computer literacy and skills; instructional uses of computers, 3) an 582 Program Models in Early Childhood Education (3). This course is introduction to a programming language. designed to explore and analyze program models in early childhood education in terms of their theoretical and/or philosophical bases and their transformation 389 Special Topics (1-6). An undergraduate course designed to deal with a into practice. During this process, students are encouraged to evaluate their topic which is not available in the regular course offerings. Topics, instructors own personal views and values concerning teaching/learning issues in early and prerequisites to be listed in the semester bulletin. childhood education. 402R Algebra for Teachers (3). This course is designed for secondary school 583 Supervision in Early Childhood Education (3). The purpose of this mathematics teachers and teacher candidates. The content of secondary school course is to study the process of effective supervision of staff in the diverse algebra is analyzed and rationalized from a deep conceptual base with contexts of early childhood education. This course is designed to prepare particular attention to those areas within algebra experiencing the greatest students to supervise teachers, staff, paraeducators, or volunteers in early amount of change. childhood education programs. Students will explore theories of adult 408 Secondary School Publications (3). Designed to prepare development, the supervision process, professional development, and the teachers-sponsors of newspapers, yearbooks, and literary magazines in evaluation process. secondary schools. Combines classroom instruction and practicum. 584 Early Childhood Culminating Project (1-6). This seminar is designed 414 English Language Study in Elementary and Secondary Schools (3). for graduate students to explore current issues and topics pertaining to the field Designed as a review of traditional as well as descriptive and historical of early childhood education. An in-depth investigation of ways to work with approaches to grammar, usage and syntax - focusing upon teaching strategies community agencies will be included. for elementary, junior high, middle school, and senior high English/language 589 Special Topics in Education (1-6). A course designed to deal with a arts classrooms. curriculum topic which is not available in the regular course offerings. Topics, 428 Cultural Diversity and American Education (3). An examination of instructors, and prerequisites to be listed on the semester bulletin. educational needs and strategies in a culturally diverse society based on a study of several major ethnic and nationality groups in America from historical, 590 Seminar (3). Discussion and evaluation of literature in curriculum. Prerequisite: EdCI 505 or consent of instructor. anthropological and sociological perspectives. This course may be team-taught. 591 Curriculum & Instruction for the 21st Century (3). A seminar including critical examination of current issues affecting schools such as 434 Classroom Diagnosis and Correction of Reading Problems (3). education for democracy and global interdependence in a diversified society, Procedures for the diagnosis and correction of reading problems which are curriculum and instruction in a technological, post-industrial society; the appropriate for classroom teachers. Prerequisite: TE 415. changing demographics of the U.S. and the implications for curriculum and 435 Reading in the Secondary School (3). An examination of the reading instruction; and the roles of teachers and administrators in the school of the process and study of methods and materials used by the secondary school future. Students will be actively involved in “research-in-action” study of both classroom teacher in diagnosing student reading ability, determining theory and practice. readability of content area materials, and teaching pupils of all reading levels 595 Action Research for Practitioners (3). This course is designed to enable reading in various content area subjects. (Meets certification requirements for practitioners to engage in systematic inquiry on some aspect of their practice in secondary school English teachers.) Each semester. order to find out more about that practice and eventually improve it. 439 Content Reading and Language Development (4-12) (3). Training in Participants in the course are expected to put their assumptions, ideas and how to reduce the magnitude of difficulty experienced by students in making practices to the test by gathering, analyzing and drawing conclusions from the transition from learning to read to reading to learn. Specific topics include: evidence. inquiry training: vocabulary acquisition; study skills; reading for upper level 598 Individual Studies (1-6). Review of the research and trends relative to students; critical/constructive reading, writing across the curriculum, curriculum in education. By prior arrangement with instructor. school-wide programming, and working with special needs students (e.g., L.D., ESL, culturally, different). 618 Survey of Research in Curriculum (3). Review and analysis of research in curriculum theory and methods. 440 Literature for Adolescents (3). Focus upon literature for adolescents and ethnic literature, specifically, and upon the special reading interests of the 619 Curriculum Evaluation (3). An examination of the field of curriculum evaluation including development, basic concepts and major evaluation adolescent in relation to the methods and materials of reading in grades 7-12, models. Prerequisites: EDRP 508 EDCI 504 or EDCI 505. generally. Attention to literature selection standards, censorship, individualized instruction, and reader response. 620 Seminars in Theories Related to Curriculum (3). Study of major historical developments in curriculum and their influence on contemporary 489 Special Topics (1-6). A course designed to deal with a topic which is not models and practices. Prerequisite: EdCi 504 or EdCI 505. available in the regular course offerings. Topics, instructors and prerequisites to be listed in each semester’s bulletin. 626 Multicultural Perspectives in Education (3). This seminar course is 495 Adult Education (3). Philosophy and practice of adult education for designed for graduate students who will engage in an in-depth analysis of the varied adult education programs in modern society; adaptation to and major theoretical, political positions, and conceptual premises that undergird cooperation with local programs. the field and frame the multicultural debate. The ultimate goal of the course is to help students develop critical and multicultural perspectives about education 497 Individual Study (1-6). Guided study of a selected topic in education. in a culturally diverse, democratic society, and skills for transforming Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. curricular and pedagogical practices. Prerequisites: educ 428 or the consent of 498 Workshop: Seminar in School Problems (3-6). Cooperation of the the instructor. Offered: Summer 2001 UMKC staff and committees or groups in school systems on individual school 640 Apprenticeship and Conference in College Training (2-5). plans and problems involving curriculum, guidance, evaluation, community Apprenticeship experience in preparing, conducting, and evaluating college surveys, in-service training. Combines theory and practice. teaching under the direction of and in conference with supervising professors. 501 Teaching of Reading (3). Basic theory and practice in reading instruction, Some attention to student personnel and administration in higher education. with attention to individual needs. Prerequisite: EDUC 333 or equivalent to TE By arrangement. 415.
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534 Reading Assessment and Evaluation (3). Study of procedures and 697 Dissertation Curriculum and Instruction (1-16). By arrangement. instruments for characterizing and evaluating reading and related educational 698 Dissertation General Education (1-16). By arrangement. factors and skills. Students will administer and interpret ability tests customarily used in diagnosing reading problems. Prerequisite: Educ. 501 or 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). equivalent. Physical Education Courses 541 Teach Reading Improve at Secondary-College-Adult Level (3). Classroom and laboratory techniques of reading instruction; study skills; 101 Archery (1). reading in content subjects; and evaluation of reading improvement programs. 106 Badminton (1). This course teaches the basic rules, skill techniques, 542 Introduction Diagnostic-Treatment Procedures in Reading (3). terminology and strategy for badminton. Fall/Winter. Identification and classification of reading disability; role of the Special 107 Tennis (1). Reading Teacher; factors related to reading disability; special techniques used 113 Fencing (1). in remedial reading instruction; analysis of reading performance. 117 Field Hockey and Basketball (1). 543 Learning Disabilities Diagnosis & Remediation Comm Disorders (3). Study of both normal and abnormal language processes and development; 121 Folk Square Dance (1). training in procedures of diagnosing and remediating various communication 123 Square Dance (1). disorders in exceptional children. Prerequisite: Educ. 504, Educ. 519 (may be 125 Golf (1). taken simultaneously), and Psych. 540. 133 Handball (1). 552 Advanced Diagnostic and Treatment Procedures in Reading (3). 134 Racquetball (1). Significant aspects of reading disability; diagnostic testing; case report writing; interpretation of test data; implications of test data for recommendations. 137 Beginning Modern Dance (1). Prerequisites: Educ. 542 and permission of instructor. May be taken 141 Soccer Basketball (1). concurrently with Educ. 575R. 145 Social Dance (1). 575 Internship (3-16). Applied experiences in a planned, supervised program 149 Basketball and Team Handball (1). This course teaches the basic rules, in an exercise science or physical education setting. Seminar accompanies skill techniques, terminology and strategy for basketball and team handball. internship experiences.Prerequisite: Consent of adviser. The following areas of Offered: Fall. specialization are: A) Educ. Administration K) Social Studies V) Audiovisual 153 Volleyball (1). B) Mathematics L) Programmed Learning W) Adult Educ. C) Curriculum M) 157 Weight Training (1). Special Education D) Metropolitan Problems N) Geography E) Language Arts O) Science F) Physical Education P) Educational Psychology G) Counselor 158 Advanced Weight Training (1). This course teaches free weight training Education Q) Early Childhood H) Higher Education R) Reading I) Library exercises that are used within a well-balanced training program, and provides Sciences S) Research J¿ Philosophy of Education T¿ Sociological Foundation experience needed to design weight training programs. Prerequisites: PE 157 or permission of instructor. 575Q Internship in Early Childhood Education (3-16). 159 Jogging (1). 575R Internship in Reading (3-16). 173 Aerobic Dance (1). 589 Special Topics in Education (1-6). A course designed to deal with a topic which is not available in the regular course offerings. Topics, instructors, and 174 Cross Training (1). This course provides knowledge, skill and prerequisites to be listed on the semester bulletin. NOTE: See Educ. 575 for opportunity to improve primary sport/activity performance or overall fitness, areas of specialization currently available. through designing and participating in a variety of cross training physical activities. 590 Seminar (3). Discussion and evaluation of literature in an area of specialization. 175 Lifetime Fitness (1). This course is designed to expose students to facts about and experiences in dealing with motor, physical, physiological, 598 Individual Studies (1-6). Review of the research trends relative to psychological and nutritional aspects of the human being. Specific areas of selected problems in education. By prior arrangement with instructor. study include hypokinetic disease, physical fitness, nutrition and wellness 598A Individual Studies in Administration (1-6). concepts. Fall/Winter/Summer 598B Individual Studies in Mathematics (1-6). 175L Lifetime Fitness Lab (1). This course is designed to provide supervised 598C Individual Studies Curriculum (1-6). activity experiences including self assessment and self directed physical exercise programs that are coordinated with the lecture portion of the course. 598H Individual Studies Higher Education (1-6). 176 Field Experience I (1). Supervised field experience in an exercise 598J Individual Studies Philosophy of Education (1-6). science, physical education or sport setting focused as an initial field 598P Individual Studies Educational Psychology (1-6). experience. Observations, specific skills and knowledge will be targeted based 598Q Individual Studies Early Childhood Education (1-6). upon student expertise and experience. Prerequisite: Physical Education Major 598R Individual Studies Education Reading (1-6). and permission of instructor. 598S Individual Studies Research (1-6). 180 Beginning Swimming (1). This course is designed to equip each student with basic water safety skills and knowledge in order to make them reasonably 598U Individual Studies History of Education (1-6). safe while in, on or about the water. 598X Individual Studies Sociological Foundations (1-6). 181 Fitness Swimming (1). This course is designed to challenge and 599 Research and Thesis (1-9). By arrangement. encourage each student to develop an individualized fitness program based on 601 Organizing and Guiding the Reading Program (3). An investigation of personal goals. Lap swimming as well as water exercise will be incorporated several procedures for organizing developmental and special reading programs in the class. with emphasis on effects of such plans on the role of the reading specialist and 189 Special Topics: Activity (1). A course designed to deal with a special the impact on the school environs. Prerequisites: Educ. 542 and Educ. 527. activity class which is not available in the regular course offerings. Activity class, instructors and prerequisites to be listed in the semester bulletin. 627 Advanced Educational Supervision (3). Principles and concepts of educational supervision and implementation. Prerequisite: Educ. 527 or 200 Introduction to Exercise Science (3). Overview of exercise equivalent. science-scope, foundations (history philosophy, academic disciplines, etc...) Introduces student to the professional choices in the field plus associations, 640 Apprenticeship and Conference in College Training (2-5). literature, issues and trends. Demonstration of knowledge of computer Apprenticeship experience in preparing, conducting, and evaluating college applications, basic technologies and multimedia technology in chosen teaching under the direction of and in conference with supervising professors. application setting(i.e. teaching, exercise/fitness, athletic training). Offered: Some attention to student personnel and administration in higher education. Fall By arrangement. 200L Service in Exercise Science (1). This course provides community 650 Seminar in Dyslexia and Related Learning Disabilities (3).A service learning opportunities as a significant component of exercise science systematic study of the likely etiology and treatment of dyslexia and related and develops student interest in doing community volunteer work. Concurrent learning disabilities. Topics include: hereditary, sensory-motor, enrollment required in PE 200. perceptual-motor, and psychological and neurophysiological problems. Prerequisite: Educ. 542, 552, 575 or consent of instructor. 202 Educational Gymnastics (1). To provide students with the opportunity for concentrated study of the knowledge, skills and benefits of participation in 690 Special Problems (1-6). Individual studies; thesis exploration, special educational gymnastics. This course includes the study of the safety rules and reading. basic fundamentals of stunts and tumbling. 695 Doctoral Dissertation: Reading Education (1-16). By arrangement. 205 Rhythms and Recreational Dance (3). Study of rhythmic form and 696 Dissertation Administration and Community Leadership (1-16). By dance techniques. Analysis of dance patterns including international folk arrangement. dance, square and contra dance and round dance.
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206 First Aid and Safety (1). Methods of administering first aid in case of 341 Physical Education for the Exceptional Child (3). Study of the accident or sudden illness; bandaging; resuscitation; and caring for wounds principles and procedures of teaching physical education to exceptional and injuries. Safety in schools will be stressed. (Elective). students, with application to the public and special schools. Prerequisite: 207 Outdoor and Leisure Pursuits (2). Designed to acquaint students with Physical Ed. 309. opportunities for leisure and recreational activity in the outdoors. Emphasizes 350 Physiology of Sport and Exercise (4). Study of the concepts and safety measures and planning skills as well as development of particular principles of exercise physiology with the intent of learning how to apply them movement skills and knowledge about associated wildlife. to exercise, sport and movement experiences. Includes development of fitness 241 Introduction to Coaching (1). Provides an overview of the scientific testing skills, program planning and exercise. Prerequisite: LSPHYS 117, basis for coaching, especially in coaching of children and youth. Topic areas LSANAT 118 & 118A or concurrent enrollment. include: philosophy, pedagogy, sport physiology, sport psychology, sport 361 Sociology of Sport and Exercise (3). The critical exploration of the medicine and management. This course provides opportunity to study the function of sport in the American culture, in an interdisciplinary fashion, with ACEP Leader Level materials, but ACEP certification is independent of course a focus on the contemporary scene. Prerequisite: Introductory course in grade. sociology. 250 Sport Physiology (3). Provides study of research findings in exercise 370 Psychology of Sport and Exercise (3). Exploration of psychological physiology and sport. Focus is on application of concepts and principles to constructs related to the competitive sport process and to physical activity. coaching situations. Prerequisite: Introductory course in Psychology. 260 Theory and Techniques of Volleyball (2). Theories and techniques of 375 Measurement in Exercise Science (3). Introduction and application of volleyball with focus on coaching applications, particularly for the high school measurement and evaluation techniques in school based and non-school based level. Prerequisites: Junior standing and/or previous experience in playing settings. Content includes psychomotor, health related fitness, cognitive and volleyball. affective assessment. Prerequisites: PE 300, PE 322, PE 309, PE 350, PE 361 261 Theory and Techniques of Softball/Baseball (2). Theories and & PE 370 techniques of softball and baseball with focus on coaching applications, 376 Field Experience III (1-2). Supervised advanced level field experience in particularly for the high school level. Prerequisites: Junior standing and/or an exercise science, physical education or sport setting. Observations, specific previous experience in playing softball or baseball. skills and knowledge will be targeted based upon student expertise and experience. Prerequisite: Physical Education Major and permission of 262 Theory and Techniques of Football (2). Theories and techniques of instructor. football with focus on coaching applications, particularly for the high school level. Prerequisites: Junior standing and/or previous experience in playing 389 Special Topics in Health and Physical Education (1-3). This course is football. designed to offer a topic which is not available in the regular course offerings. 263 Theory and Techniques of Soccer (2). Theories and techniques of soccer Topics, instructors and prerequisites to be listed in the semester bulletin. with focus on coaching applications, particularly for the high school level. 390 Field Experience (1-8). Allows for placement of students in a practical Prerequisites: Junior standing and/or previous experience in playing soccer. setting under supervision of university faculty in cooperation with an on-site 264 Theory and Techniques of Track and Field (2). Theories and techniques supervisor. Prerequisites: Upper division majors; consent of instructor. of track and field with focus on coaching application, particularly for the high 391 Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription (3). This course school level. Prerequisites: Junior standing and/or previous experience in track introduces students to health appraisal and fitness assessment of individuals. and field. The course proceeds with prescribing exercise and conditioning programs, to 265 Theory and Techniques of Basketball (2). Theories and techniques of enhance health and develop physical performance. Prerequisites: PE 350 basketball with focus on coaching application, particularly for the high school 398 Independent Study (1-3). Guided study of a selected topic in Physical level. Prerequisites: Junior standing and/or experience in playing basketball. Education. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 270 Psycho-social Aspects of Youth in Sports (2). Designed to provide 401 Health Teaching in the Schools (1). Study of school health programs knowledge and skills in sociology and psychology related to coaching youth with emphasis on methods and materials for health and safety instruction in through analysis of research findings from sport psychology and sport grades K-8. Must be taken concurrently with PE 401L. Prerequisites: sociology. Elementary or Physical Education Teaching major. 275 Technology in Exercise Science (2). Students will develop skills in 401L Health Teaching in the Schools Lab (1). Students will attain beginning utilizing specialized exercise science technology. level competence in skills related to teaching health in schools, including 276 Field Experience II (1). Supervised field experience in an exercise planning, preparation and presentation skills. Computer skills will be used to science, physical education or sport setting. Observations, specific skills and search internet, e-mail, and develop a computer generated presentation. knowledge will be targeted based upon student expertise and experience. 411 Elementary School Physical Education Methods (3). Application of Prerequisites: Physical Education Major and permission of instructor. instructional techniques and methods in the elementary school physical 300 Mechanical Analysis of Human Movement (4). Study of the education program through observation, participation and peer teaching. kinesiologic and biomechanical aspects of human motion with focus on Emphasis will be placed on rhythms, dance, games and fitness activities. application to sport skill, dance and exercise situations. Prerequisites: Prerequisites: PE 201, 202 and 310. LSANAT 118 and 118A or concurrent enrollment. 412 Middle and Secondary School Physical Education Methods (3). This 309 Exercise Science Pedagogy (3). This is an introductory course in a course is designed as the third in a series of teaching skills courses. The sequence of professional teaching skills courses. The emphasis of this course purpose of this course is to develop skills and knowledge related to teaching is to identify and develop the beginning teaching skills that are necessary for physical education to adolescent children. The course will be oriented effective instruction in physical education and other physical activity settings. specifically toward developing an understanding of the 1) characteristics and Prerequisite: PE 200, 201, 202, 203. needs of adolescents, 2) appropriate secondary school curriculum, and 3) 312 Physical Education for the Elementary Schools (1). This course teaching skills in middle school/high school physical education. Prerequisites: identifies the physical education needs of the elementary school child in PE 310: Individual and Team Sport; Senior standing; to be taken before relation to his total development with emphasis on methods and materials. student teaching. Must be taken concurrently with PE 312L. Prerequisite: Elementary Education 420 Organization and Administration of Physical Education (2). The Major ¡Required¿. procurement and efficient utilization of staff, facilities, and equipment. 312L Laboratory Experiences in Physical Educ for the Elementary Problems of finance, budget, liability, and scheduling peculiar to physical School (1). This course consists of laboratory teaching experiences, with skill education programs. Prerequisite: Approval of department. (Required). theme combinations of games, gymnastics, dance & fitness. Must be taken Winter. concurrently with PE 312. 421 Fitness Program Administration and Management (3). Study of fitness 322 Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries (3). Provides knowledge in the program leadership styles and techniques. Practice in organizing, leading and care and prevention of athletic injuries. Includes materials for attaining ARC administering a fitness program. Prerequisites: PE 309, PE 350, PE 361, Basic First Aid certification. Prerequisites: LSPHYS 117 and LSANAT 118 PE370. and 118A or concurrent enrollment. 441 Exercise Prescription for Special Populations (1-5). This course 323 Nutrition for Fitness and Sport (3). This course examines the role provides practical information on exercise for a wide range of special nutrition, complemented by exercise, may play in the enhancement of fitness populations. An overview of each unique physiology, effects of the condition and sport performance. Considerable attention will be devoted to the use of and recommendations for exercise testing and programming is presented in a nutritional ergogenic aids with reference to athletic performance. Prerequisite: selected topics format. Prerequisites: PE 341, PE 350, and PE 391. LS PHYS 117, LS ANAT 118, LS ANAT 118L or permission of instructor. 476 Field Experience IV (1). Supervised advanced level field experience in an Offered: Fall and Winter. exercise science, physical education or sport setting. Observations, specific 331 Motor Learning and Development (3). Study of the theory, research and skills and knowledge will be targeted based upon student expertise and application of processes involved in learning motor skills. Prerequisite: Psych experience. Prerequisite: Physical Education Major and permission of 210. instructor.
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489 Special Topics in Exercise Science and Physical Education (1-6). 505 Statistical Methods I (3). Non-theoretical approach to statistical Special topics in exercise science and physical education which are not procedure, including introduction to simple analysis of variance. available in regular course offerings. Topics, instructors and prerequisites to be 508 Principles and Methods of Research (3). Introduction to the analysis of listed in each semester’s schedule. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. research literature including types of research, methodology, design and data 498 Directed Studies (1-4). Opportunity to pursue in-depth study in a subject analysis. selected by the student under tutorial supervision. Prerequisites: Upper 510 Child Behavior and Development (3). Growth, maturation, and learning Division Major; consent of instructor. processes in children. Offered: Every semester. 499 Internship (3-6). Extensive experience in a practical situation under 512 Adolescent Development and the School (3). An overview of adolescent supervision of university faculty and on-site personnel. Breadth and intensity development from preadolescence to adulthood, focusing on major theories of involvement will depend on student ability. Prerequisites: Upper Division and aspects of adolescent development, critical issues of adolescence today, Major; consent of instructor. and the role of professional educators in facilitating positive development. 500 Perceptual Motor Development (3). A study of motor development and 522 Principles of Testing (3). Measurement theory, uses and limitation of physical growth from infancy through adulthood. Special emphasis is given to assessment procedure. observation and analysis of characteristic movement behaviors and motor performances of children with the intent of developing appropriate movement 575 Internship (3-16). Applied experiences in a planned, supervised program experiences for various ages. in research or educational psychology. Prerequisite: Consent of advisor. 511 Effective Teaching in Physical Education (3). An analysis and overview 576 Educational Technology (3). History of responsive technology in of teaching strategies that help physical educators to be more effective. The education, principles of learning and strategies in programming instructional course emphasizes how teachers can work together to improve instruction in materials, methods of evaluation, and current research methodologies in sport and fitness activities. educational technology. 512 Supervision in Physical Education (3). Designed to embrace knowledge 589 Special Topics in Education (1-6). A course designed to deal with a topic about and skills in supervision of teaching in physical education and coaching in educational research or educational psychology which is not available in the in athletic situations. Includes review of research on supervision, teaching, and regular course offerings. Topics, instructors, and prerequisites to be listed on teacher education as well as practice in supervision. the semester bulletin. 590 Individual Studies (1-6). Review of the research and trends relative to 520 Advanced Adapted Physical Education (3). Study of deviation from selected problems in educational research or psychology: By prior normal patterns of growth and development. Includes principles and practices arrangement with instructor. in application of exercise and activities for specific handicapped conditions. 604 Cognitive Processes in Learning and Instruction (3). Examination of 525 Advanced Physiology of Exercise (3). Advanced lecture/laboratory current research and theory in cognitive aspects of learning, thinking, course on the regulation and integration of cardiovascular, endocrinological, comprehension and classroom processes, especially as they relate to classroom metabolic, respiratory, and biochemical functions of the human body in settings. Designed to present background essential for an understanding of response to various modes of exercise. Special emphasis is given to critical much contemporary inquiry in many fields of educational thought and practice. analysis of athletic training programs and fitness testing. Prerequisites: EDUC 502 or EDUC 510 or EDUC 512. 530 Organization and Administration of Athletics (3). Organization and 605 Statistical Methods II (3). A non-theoretical consideration of statistical management of a program of competitive athletics for schools and colleges. inference. Prerequisite: EdRp 505. 540 Curriculum Development in Health and Physical Education (3). 608 Introduction to Graduate Research (3). This course is an introduction to Principles, problems, and procedures in the development of health and quantitative and qualitative research methods. Students in the course develop a physical education from pre-school through higher education settings. research proposal on an approved topic of their choice. 550 Measurement in Physical Education (3). A study of motor testing, 610 Advanced Research Design (3). Experimental and quasi-experimental including the selection and administration of tests; analysis, and interpretation designs and analysis of research data. Prerequisite: EDUC 605 and EDUC 608. of test results as applied to motor skills; and the statistical procedures 625 Program Evaluation for Education & Social (3). Program evaluation is necessary for the implementation of grading plans for sport and motor skills. an applied research area that focuses on providing summative and formative Prerequisite: Educ. 508. data about the progress of an organization or program. This doctoral seminar 560 Special Investigations (3). Development of a research report on a topic will focus on learning to identify the goals, objectives and assumptions selected by the student and conducted under guidance of the graduate inherent in a program, and on designing a methodology to assess progress instructor. Prerequisite: Educ. 508. towards the goals. All students will develop a comprehensive evaluation plan 561 Social-Cultural Aspects of Sport and Physical Activity (3). The social for a program of their choice. Prerequisites: EDRP 505, EDRP 522, and EDRP significance of sport in modern societies. Research on the social structure, 508 or EDRP 608. Offered: Winter 2000 social relations and social problems of sport from several subcultural 640 Apprenticeship and Conference in College Training (2-5). perspectives will be reviewed. Prerequisite: PE 360 or consent of instructor. Apprenticeship experience in preparing, conducting, and evaluating college teaching under the direction of and in conference with supervising professors. 570 Sport Psychology (3). Analysis of research and theory focused on the By arrangement. psychological aspects associated with participation in sport and physical activity. Prerequisite: PE 370 or consent of instructor. 690 Special Problems (1-6). Individual studies; thesis exploration, special reading. 572 Fitness and Exercise Behavior (3). The analysis of research on human behavior related to physical fitness and exercise. Prerequisite: PE 570, PE 525 698 Dissertation in Educational Research & Psychology (1-16). By or consent of instructor. arrangement. 575 Internship in Exercise Science and Physical Education (3-16). Applied experiences in a planned, supervised program in an exercise science or Special Education Courses physical education setting. Seminar accompanies internship 407 Educating Exceptional Children and Youth (3). An introductory course experiences.Prerequisite: Consent of adviser.* The following arears of in special education concerning issues, theories, and practices for educating the specialization are A) Educ. Administration K) Social Studies V¿ Audiovisual exceptional student in both general and special classrooms or settings; B) Mathematics L) Programmed Learning W¿ Adult Educ. C) Curriculum M) identification and educational intervention procedures for children and Special Education D) Metropolitan Problems N) Geography E) Language Arts adolescents with exceptionalities, including behavior disordered; learning O) Science F) Physical Education P) Educational Psychology G) Counselor disabled, mentally retarded, speech impaired; visually impaired, physically Education Q) Early Childhood H) Higher Education R¿ Reading I) Library impaired, hearing impaired, multihandicapped and gifted. Sciences S) Research J¿ Philosophy of Education T¿ Sociological Foundation 426 Apprenticeship Teaching in Special Education (4). Observation and Applied experiences in a planned, supervised program in an exercise science or practice teaching under supervision in appropriate special education settings. phyiscal education setting. Seminar accompanies internship experiences. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor abd submitted application. 590 Seminar in Exercise Science and Physical Education (3). Discussion 504 Characteristics, History, and Theories of Learning Disabilities (3). and evaluation of the research literature in exercise science and physical Examination of definition, classification, incidence, and etiology of learning education. disabilities focuses on characteristics of learning disabled children and youth, 598 Individual Studies in Exercise Science and Physical Education (1-6). and on historical and theoretical issues in the field. Prerequisite: TE 404 or Review of the research trends relative to selected problems in exercise science EdSp 407. or physical education. By prior arrangement with instructor. 505 Career Education and Transition in Special Education (3). This course is designed to increase awareness and knowledge about current disabilities Research and Psychology Courses legislation, vocational education, vocational rehabilitation, quality transitior 502 Advanced Educational Psychology (3). Critical examination of the programs, school to work, self advocacy, workplace accommodations and contributions of psychological principles and findings to the field of education. comprehensive life skills learning. Prerequisite: EDSP 407 or equivalent
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517 Characteristics, Hist & Thrys: Emotional Disturbance In 140 Geometry for Elementary Teachers (3). This course is designed for Children (3). An investigation of theories, classification, etiology, incidence, elementary perservice teachers to meet certification requirements for a course and characteristics of children with emotional and /or behavioral disorders. in geometry. It provides a constructive development of axiomatic geometry 519 Learning Disabilities: Basic Skills Disorders (3-6). This methods course and introduces concepts from transformation geometry. Elements of spatial focuses on the diagnostic and remedial procedures for skill deficits (reading, sense and measurement are included and an emphasis is placed on applying writing, spelling, and arithmetic problems) manifested in children and youth this knowledge to solve various types of problems. Prerequisites: High School who have learning disabilities. Prerequisite: EdSp 560, EDUC 542, EDUC Algebra and Geometry Offered: Winter Semesters 542, TE 413, EDUC 522 or consent of instructor. 350 Multi-media Production for the Classroom (1). An introductory course 536 Language Development of Exceptional Children (3). Issues in the in the media production techniques involving knowledge and practical use of language development of children and youth with exceptionalities will be computers, scanners, digital video, digital audio and graphics to create compared with typical language development. General methods of language professional multimedia for use in the classroom. The class is designed for assessment and remediation will focus on, but not be limited to students with prospective and current classroom teachers. cognitive disabilities, learning disabilities, behavior disorders, hearing or 400 Child Development (2). Intellectual and social development from birth vision impairments, speech disorders and/or physical handicaps. through middle childhood and their implications for the educative process. 539 Educational Strategies with Behavior Disorders (3). The study and 401 Children’s Literature (3). Survey of books for children. Attention given application of learning principles, educational strategies, and relevant research to standard aids for selection, criteria for evaluating different types of literature to the education of individuals with behavioral disorders. Prerequisites: EdSp and creating an environment for response to literature. A primary focus on 407 and EdSp 560. TE 404 or EdSp 530. multi-ethnic literature for children. Winter. 543 Learning Disabilities: Communication Disorders (3). Studies of both 402 Creative Activities (3). Basic principles of creativity and their application normal and abnormal language processes and development; training in in the teaching of art, creative dramatics, creative rhythmic interpretation and procedures of diagnosing and remediating various communication disorders of creative writing will be explored. An emphasis on interrelationship of these exceptional children and youth. Prerequisite: EdSp 560 and EdSp 561. areas and their integration into the curriculum. Students will conduct 550 Social&Affective Interventions for Stdnts with Emotional integrated arts experience in elementary classroom settings. Winter. Disorder (3). In this course, the student will be encouraged to reflect critically on methods of combining academic and social/ affective curricular goals for 403 Educational Psychology (3). This course will provide an introductory children and youth with emotional disorders. It is expected that students will examination of psychological research and theory which have implications for, begin to develop the skills necessary to implement a variety of teaching and applications to learning and instruction in interactive social contexts, such strategies and curricula in relation to their effectiveness for meeting a child’s or as classrooms. youth’s needs. Prerequisites: EDSP 407, EDSP 517 or EDSP 504, EDSP 539 404 Education of the Exceptional Child and Youth (3). Students will be or equivalents. introduced to identification and educational intervention procedures for educating exceptional children and adolescents in mainstream classroom 562 Learning Disabilities: Cognition and Perception (3). Studies of the situations. Fall and Winter. cognition and perception of learning disabled children and adolescents include development, disorders, diagnostic and remedial approaches, theories and 405 Field Experience (1). To introduce students to a critical examination of controversies. Appropriate and inappropriate uses of tests, commonly used to the complex nature of teaching, learning, children and schooling in general - in measure cognition and perception, are evaluated. Prerequisites: EdSp 560, school and preschool settings. Students will be expected to spend 30 hours at EdSp 561 and EDUC 522. classroom sites during the semester. 575 Internship in Special Education (4). Applied experiences in special 406 Field Experience - Elementary And Middle 2 (1). Taken in conjunction education program. Action research project required. Seminar accompanies with elementary and middle school methods courses. Students are expected to internship experiences. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and submitted spend 60 hours at classroom sites during the semester. application. 407 Field Experience - Elementary and Middle 3 (1). This course will be 581 Practicum in Emotional And Behavioral Disorders (6). In a supervised taken in conjunction with the elementary and middle school methods courses. practicum with children and youth with emotional and behavioral disorders, Students will be expected to spend 60 hours at classroom sites during the students will engage in assessment, educational planning, behavior semester. management, and instruction with this population. Prerequisites: Consent of 408 Introductory Foundations (3). The course will concentrate on the instructor and submitted application. development of a philosophical, historical and social model to assist in understanding the complexities, strengths and problems of present day 583 Practicum in Learning Disabilities (6). In a supervised practicum with education. Fall and Winter. children and youth with learning disabilities in public school or residential settings, students will engage in assessment, educational planning, behavior 409 General Methods Elementary and Middle I (3). This course will focus management and instruction with this population. Prerequisites: Consent of primarily on school and classroom organization and management, detailed instructor and submitted application. lesson planning, use of instructional materials and media and the analysis of teaching through videotaping. Winter. 585 Issues and Trends in Special Education Assessment (3). This course provides a background in the critical analysis of the many and varied 410 General Methods Elementary and Middle 2 (2). The focus will be on assessment issues confronting the field of special education. Students will basic curriculum development, developing and understanding of develop the skills necessary to implement a variety of formal and informal teaching/learning styles and varied instructional methodologies. Continued assessment procedures which can be used for initial identification and emphasis will be placed on reflective thinking through class discussion, placement or for evaluation of children and youth with exceptionalities. modeling activities and written assignments. Fall. Prerequisites: EDSP 407 or equivalent. Offered: Fall 2000 412 Language Arts in the Elementary and Middle School (3). Provides 589 Special Topics in Education (1-6). A course designed to deal with a instruction in planning, implementing and assessing language arts activities. special education topic which is not available in the regular course offerings. Critical analysis in classroom settings is emphasized. Other issues discussed Topics, instructors, and prerequisites to be listed on the semester bulletin. include: literature-based instruction, multicultural perspectives, special needs students and professional behaviors. Fall. 590 Seminar (3). Discussion and evaluation of literature in special education administration. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. 413 Mathematics in Elementary and Middle Schools (3). Mathematics-specific pedagogy. Methods, techniques, tools and materials for 597 Parent-Teacher Cooperation/Special Needs-Students (3). This course is the effective teaching of mathematics. Emphasis on problem solving and a study of parent-teacher-cooperation in special education, remedial education, reasoning skills in applying mathematics and on teaching in the context of and rehabilitation services for students with special needs. The focus of the diverse student backgrounds. Four contact hours per week include a two-hour course is on presenting strategies for special educators to work with parents laboratory. Fall. and for parents of those students to work with the school. 414 General Methods Elementary and Middle - 3 (2). To summarize and 598 Individual Studies (1-6). Review of the research and trends relative to synthesize the pre-service educational experience. To become knowledgeable selected problems in special education. By prior arrangement with instructor. about the realities of a school life in a “real” classroom. Winter. 415 Reading 1 (4). An examination of basic instructional concepts and Teacher Education Courses practices used to teach reading. Instructional concepts are applied during a 130 Number Systems and Related Topics (3). This course is designed for supervised field experience. Fall. elementary perservice teachers to meet certification requirements for a course in number theory. The course provides a constructive development of the real 416 Reading 2 (4). Focus on reading assessment and instructional techniques number system, introduces concepts from elementary number theory and effective in classroom situations. Includes such topics as: the interpretation of applies this knowledge of quantitative systems to solve various types of test scores, instruction to meet pupil needs, management of groups and content problems. Prerequisites: High School Algebra and Geometry Offered: Fall area reading. A supervised urban field experience provides a means for Semesters applying teaching and assessment knowledge. Winter.
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417 Science Methods in the Elementary and Middle School (3). The 445 Science in Early Childhood and Elementary Schools (3). Focus on science methods course is designed to prepare elementary teachers to teach ways of involving young children in science activities and experiences science as both content (major conceptual schemes) and process skills designed to promote curiosity, investigation and self-awareness as they explore (problem solving). A variety of “hands-on, minds-on” activities are utilized. their world. An additional contact hour (for a total of 4 per week) is scheduled due to the 446 Early Childhood Curriculum Focus: Expressive Arts (3). This course laboratory orientation. Winter. is designed to help students identify, plan and implement creative and aesthetic 418 Social Studies Methods in the Elementary and Middle Schools (3).A experiences for young children. critical analysis of current practices, teaching methods, materials and the 447 Social Studies in Early Childhood & Elementary Schools (3). This relationship of the social sciences to social studies. Emphasis is on course is designed to help students understand basic social studies concepts understanding cultural diversity and cultural influences on learning. The and pedagogy for young learners. planning, implementation and evaluation of an interdisciplinary social studies unit of instruction, focusing on competencies and skills needed for the 21st 450 Integrating the Curriculum in Early Childhood Education (3).A Century. Fall. culminating curriculum course for early childhood students. The overall goal 419 Student Teaching in Elementary School (6-12). Observation and student is to help students become more aware, skilled and informed about teaching under supervision in an elementary school. Winter. developmentally and educationally appropriate practice and curriculum for children during early childhood. Its focus is on constructing an integrated 420 Adolescent Development (2). Various aspects of physiological, curriculum. A field-based experience is included. emotional, cognitive, social and moral development in adolescence will be considered. Attention is focused on a conception of adolescence that is 451 Child Guidance within the Classroom (3). Designed to help students grounded on current research and theory. Fall. examine and evaluate guidance techniques and teaching strategies used in classrooms for young children. Preventive measures in classroom management 422 Field Experience - Secondary 2 (1). A continuation of Field Experience will be stressed. Secondary 1. Further development of observation, interview and analytic skills. Teaching experiences such as teacher aid and/or tutor will be included. 452 Family and Program Relationships in Early Childhood Education (4). Students will be expected to spend 60 hours at classroom sites during the Provides insight into the challenge of parenting, knowledge about the semester. development and implementation of parent education and support programs, and the significance of school-family relationships. In addition, this course 423 Field Experience - Secondary 3 (1). Field Experiences during the third seeks to facilitate students’ understanding of and sensitivity to parents’ semester will be coordinated with the special methods class. Students will be perspectives regarding the care and education of their young children. expected to spend 60 hours at classroom sites during the semester. (Concurrent enrollment in Teacher Education 452, Learning from Parents, 424 General Methods - Secondary 1 (2). Basic principles of teaching at the required). secondary level. This course is to be based on significant research in the area and will encourage a reflective style of teaching. Winter. 453 Learning from Parents (2). Designed to provide students with direct interactions with parents whose children are participating in early childhood 425 General Methods - Secondary 2 (2). The intent of this course is to programs, birth to age 8. Emphasis is placed upon students’ understanding of, prepare pre-service teachers to be effective managers of instruction who are and sensitivity to, parents’ perspectives regarding the care and education of skillful in interpersonal communication. Course activities include their young children and recognition of parents as significant informants about opportunities for applying techniques based upon a variety of their children. (Concurrent enrollment in Teacher Education 452, Family and management/discipline models. Field experiences permit on-site observation Program Relationships, required). of various management styles. Winter. 454 Human Relations in the Early Childhood Classroom (3). Students will 432 Special Methods of Teaching Secondary English (3). This course analyze the connections between an effective helping relationship and effective stresses the understanding, skills and information pertinent to teaching teaching in the early childhood classroom. Effective interpersonal English/language arts in middle schools and junior and senior high schools. communication skills will be identified and practiced. The development of Fall. self-concept will be discussed. 433 Special Methods of Teaching Secondary Mathematics (3). Provides students the opportunity to develop and present lessons in various high school 455 Student Teaching in Preschool (6-10). Observation and student teaching mathematics topics. The emphasis is on modeling the concepts introduced and under supervision in a preschool setting. on using strategies that enable students to discover generalizations for 456 Student Teaching in Elementary, K through 3 (6-12). Observation and themselves. Fall. student teaching under supervision in an elementary school, grades K through 435 Special Methods of Teaching Secondary Science (3). Provides an 3. opportunity for future science teachers to refine their skills as science 457 Infant and Toddler Care and Education (3). In this course, students will educators and at the same time to reflect upon the ways and whys of teaching investigate infant and toddler care and education theories and practices. science. Fall. Students will learn about appropriate curriculum and teaching methods, visit 436 Special Methods of Teaching Secondary Social Studies (3). The infant and toddler programs, learn about state regulations and national primary goal of this course is to enable preservice social studies teachers to standards for quality, and complete an environment rating scale. reflect critically on curriculum and pedagogy in secondary social studies. Students will be introduced to current practices and issues in secondary school 458 Practicum for Learning About Infants and Toddlers (1). The purpose social studies. Fall. of this course is to learn about child care and education practices in various centers. We will discuss how practices are influenced or constrained by human 437 Student Teaching in Secondary School (6-12). Observation and student biology and developmental stages, as they are by ecological and environment teaching under supervision in a secondary school. Fall. pressures such as mothers’ work roles. The central themes of the course can be 440 Introduction to Early Childhood Education (3). Introduction to the summarized by the phrases “purposeful care practices” and the “optimal field of early childhood care and education, birth to age 8. Designed to practices for infants and toddlers.” familiarize future practitioners with the unique characteristics of early 460 Middle School Curriculum (3). Provides an examination of middle childhood education and its practice. school curriculum with an emphasis on developing interdisciplinary 441 Literacy Development I (3). An introduction to how language is acquired curriculum and instructional strategies appropriate to the middle school level and how to facilitate oral language expression in early childhood classrooms. learner. Curricular issues are examined within the context of middle school principles and organization. 442 Observation, Assessment & Screening in Early Childhood Classrooms (3). This course is designed to identify developmentally 461 Student Teaching in Middle School (6-12). Observation and student appropriate ways to measure and evaluate child growth and development. teaching under supervision in a middle school setting. 444 Mathematics in Early Childhood and Elementary Schools (3). The 470 Philosophy and History of Science and Technology (3). This course course prepares teachers who can create a learning environment in which uses an historical survey to introduce the main philosophical interpretations of mathematical concepts are drawn from and modeled within the child’s active the nature and structure of both science and technology. Core concepts such as investigation of his or her own surroundings and views of the world. The prediction, explanation, progress, truth, and utility will be examined in light of emphasis is upon mathematics as a sense-making tool through which various philosophical perspectives. Following this, case study methodology observation, action, classification, ordering, seeking patterns and common will be used to examine interactions among science, technology, and society. features, and testing of ideas come together to organize experiences and solve Although the major focus will be upon modern Western culture, some attention problems in the immediate environment. Stress is placed on methods and will be paid to earlier and non-Western cultures. Case studies to be examined materials to make mathematics learning active and hands-on. A variety of include: under the topic of Risk: Perception and Estimation, nuclear power and materials, physical models, and tools are studied in terms of the way they can pesticides; the impact of high technology upon medicine; and the estimated be used to help children explore, develop and test ideas, construct meaning, cost/benefit of computer-mediated communications, for example, the Internet. and communicate ideas. 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Urban Leadership Courses 520 School Administration in a Metropolitan Context (3). Sociological and 501 Foundations of School Leadership & Organization (6). Participants will philosophical study of school administration in metropolitan areas. Major study as cohort team members actively engaged in clinical/practical endeavors trends: experimental projects conducted in urban school systems; in schools, concepts and theories focused: 1) to understand and apply modern organizational patterns and communication networks. leadership and organization development theory in relation to school 521 School Organization and Administration (3). Functions and processes organizational cultures; 2) to understand both the development of productive of administration; leadership roles; teachers roles in policy formulation; school relationships and the theoretical concepts of the legal responsibilities of situational factors affecting cooperative study action, administration and schools in the society; 3) to develop a plan for principal certification based coordination of special programs and services. upon participant needs and experiences; and 4) to build school cultures that are collaborative, participative, reflective, and self renewing. 522 School Organizational Culture as the Context of Change (3). This course is designed to enable students to understand that schools as 502 Building Administration and Management (6). Participants will study organizations develop cultures and that this culture establishes relationships and apply theories and concepts as members of a Cohort Team doing clinical and conditions in schools for students, teachers, and administrators. Students work in schools designed to study, learn, and practice the management and will develop an understanding of the culture of a school and its influence on administrative responsibilities of building level leaders including principal efforts to achieve substantive change or reform. roles, personnel issues, school business management, community relations, supervision of staff, and to know the legal responsibilities relating to teachers, 523 Administrative Roles for Instructional Leadership (3). This course student and public rights. meets a requirement for administrator certification in Missouri and Kansas in 503 Student, Staff and Organization Development (6). Participants will the area of school improvement and leadership. The course focuses upon study as a member of a cohort team doing clinical work in school and leadership roles necessary for creating a supportive climate for change and for developing the ability: 1) to gain knowledge of, and practice in developing implementing improved instructional programs. “learning organizations”; 2) to assist teachers and other staff members of a 524 Philosophical Inquiry and Education (3). An examination of issues, school in structuring classrooms around the learning and development of all problems and controversies discussed in educational and related literature, students; 3) to lead and develop urban schools that are culturally diverse where utilizing criteria and techniques of logical and philosophical analysis. The learner outcomes and performance are not related to race, class, or gender; and focus is on the development of critical thinking abilities as applied to theories, 4) to provide leadership related to developing school structures that are positions and arguments in educational and related contexts. outcome oriented. 504 Elementary School Administration (3). Contemporary knowledge, 525 Cultural Foundations of Education (3). Examines education and understanding, and competencies for elementary administration. Focus on schooling as cultural phenomena. This course focuses on an analysis of leadership, communication, group processes, organization, fiscal, and political education and schooling as both cultural transmission and cultural change and areas. In addition, basic roles and responsibilities of the school principalship the practical implications. Also included is a philosophical/ theoretical are addressed. examination of varying relationships between dominant and minority cultures. 505 Middle School Administration (3). Middle school goals, effective 526 Philosophical Foundations of Education (3). Introduction to the study of middle school leadership, change models for staff development, relevant philosophical problems implicit in educational issues. Focuses on the curricula, auxiliary and support systems. application of a number of philosophical concepts and skills to a variety of controversies, policies, and theories in education. 506 Secondary School Administration (3). Organization and objectives of secondary education; curriculum trends; role analysis; principal-staff relations. 527 Historical Foundations of Education (3). Study of the development of Prerequisite: EDUL 501 or consent of advisor. educational policy, practice, and theory in relation to changes in social 507 School Supervision (3). Principles of supervision, factors influencing institutions and thought. Focuses on the analysis of contemporary educational effectiveness of instruction, including the evaluation of teachers. problems in the light of historical perspectives. 508 Special Education Administration (3). Provides special educators, 528 Sociological Foundations of Education (3). An analysis of issues special education and regular education administrators with knowledge and involving the role of schools in society, the relationship between education and experience in the areas of special education process, policy development, data other social institutions, and contemporary social developments which have collection and funding, legal issues and program organization. Special major implications. emphasis is given to dealing with common problems which arise in public school special education programs. 549 Interagency, Interdisciplinary Course in Mediation (3). The course, which meets the mediator training standards for certifying agencies, prepares 510 Planning Educational Facilities (3). Analysis of educational the attendees for serving as a mediator in a community-based or court-based specifications; cooperative planning processes; analysis of trends in school mediation program, or for establishing and sponsoring a school-based peer facilities; financial considerations and construction research. Visitation of mediation program. Mediation is tied to the theoretical foundation of conflict selected facilities included. resolution program development. The various perspectives of educators, 511 Public School Business Administration (3). The business related aspects lawyers, psychologists, and social workers will be shared by the of administering a school district including budgeting and accounting, interdisciplinary faculty, practitioners who participate in presenting instruction, purchasing, transportation, insurance, and facilities management. and students attending the course from four schools within the university. 512 School Finance (3). Sources of revenue for public education; distribution Successful completion of the course may lead to an internship opportunity of monies for education; budget construction; accounting procedures; and with one of the cooperating agencies. theories for financing education. 550 Organization and Administration of Higher Education (3). 513 School Personnel Administration (3). Study of processes, policies and Organizational patterns; administrative roles and procedures; establishment of theory concerned with the personnel function in educational administration. policies, institutional development; and public and private financing of higher Emphasizes the importance of human resources in developing effective education. educational systems. 551 Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education (3). Study of the 514 Public Relations in Education (3). Analysis of various public views on objectives, organizational structure, and current issues of student affairs education; mass communications and social change; public relations programs. administration as they relate to the academic program, the campus environment, and the needs of students; analysis of the functions of different 515 Governmental and Legal Aspects of Education (3). Current and recent services. legislation affecting education; court cases related to education; emerging patterns of modern juris-prudence; administrators’ responsibilities regarding 552 Financial Aspects of Higher Education (3). This course is designed for legal decisions. graduate students with a basic understanding of the area of Higher Education Administration. The course examines basic concepts and principles of finance 516 Governmental and Legal Aspects of Special Education (3). An in higher education in the United States. Students are expected to: Develop an examination of current and recent legislation affecting special education; understanding of 1) the issues and fiscal problems of higher education, 2) the emerging patterns of modern jurisprudence; and special education teacher and roles and responsibilities of financial officers in higher education, and 3) administrator legal responsibilities. possible future trends in the financing of higher education. 518 Leadership in Education (3). Leadership approaches are explored for instructional assessment and development. Problem Solving Models are also 555 Community College (3). Investigation of the purposes, programs, and the utilized for individual or school projects. problems in the American junior college movement; analysis of the structure, governance, and financial support of community colleges. 519 Schooling and Change I (3). This course is designed to assist in the development of a conceptual base for working as a facilitator or consultant 556 The College Student (3). An examination of today’s college students. within school settings. Students will study change as a process, schools as Review and study of demographics, relationships of students and colleges, special organizations, and the skills and knowledge essential to an interactive nature of student communities, new student populations and the impact of role of facilitating change and knowledge utilization in educational settings. college on students and their educational development.
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557 Legal Aspects of Higher Education (3). Study of legal issues within 601 Research in Education Administration: Qualitative Theory & higher education. Focus is on state and federal law and regulations as they Design (3). First of two courses in advanced qualitative research in higher pertain to issues ranging from academic freedom to governance and education and educational administration. Focus is on the theory and design of administration. Focus on strategies for preventive law is a major component of qualitative work. Students will become familiar with the various ontological, the course. epistemological, and methodological assumptions that guide research in the 558 Student Development Theory (3). A critical examination of student social sciences and be able to make informed choices about inquiry techniques development theories and related research. Designed to provide an for dissertation and future research. understanding of how students and their environments interact in the collegiate 602 Seminar in the History of American Urban Education (3). A study of setting. the historical development of American urban educational institutions and 559 Current Issues in Higher Education (3). A course responsive to the ideas and of how that development is embedded within the broader context of contemporary issues in college and university administration, addressing social, political, and economic change in the united States. interesting and important topics that fall outside the scope of other courses in 603 Research in Education Administration: Qualitative Data & higher education curriculum. Students will have an overview of the Analysis (3). Second of two courses in advanced qualitative research in higher organization of American higher education and will explore source materials education and educational administration. Focus is on data collection and available for higher education research. analysis in qualitative work. Students will become familiar with various data 560 Leadership in Higher Education (3). Focus on leadership, connections gathering techniques and devices for interpreting qualitative data and drawing among different approaches to leadership, different forms of power, and meaningful conclusions. This information will guide students in dissertation different leadership behaviors. A series of opportunities to think systematically and future research. Prerequisite: EDUL 601, or permission of instructors. about leadership and to increase a student’s personal leadership capacities in 616 Analysis of Educational Theory Formation (3). Study and application higher education will be provided. of criteria for evaluating the adequacy of educational theories and evaluating 561 Power and Influence in Educational Organizations (3). Course focus is the relevance to theories of research studies. on power and influence in organizations, specifically educational 626 Theory in Educational Administration (3). Leadership theories and organizations. It is based on the assumption that power and influence are research; bureaucracy and organizational processes; new directions in essential for educational leadership and accomplishment. This course will organizational analysis; sociological and psychological concepts in school explore effective political action strategies for administrators and leaders and administration. Prerequisites: EDUL 501 or equivalent. examine why these strategies are often misunderstood, misused or ignored. 627 Advanced Educational Supervision (3). Principles and concepts of 562 Gender & Leadership in Educ: Implications for Prof. educational supervision and implementation. Prerequisite: EDUL 507 or Effectiveness (3). This course is for women and men who want to understand equivalent. better the unique challenges and opportunities facing leaders in today’s educational organizations. Exploration of connections between gender and 628 The Superintendency (3). Analysis and overview of the nature, functions leadership is the focus of study. Students will probe linkages between gender and activities of the public school superintendency including: historical and and leadership for their own leadership and for organizational policy and philosophical foundations; board-staff and other governing body relationships practice. and functions; professional staff relations and management; public relations and communication; inter-governmental relations and responsibilities, and the 563 Organization and Administration of Intercollegiate Athletics (3). functions of planning, direction and supervision of the instructional enterprise. Study of the development of intercollegiate athletic programs, the implications Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. of proper administration and governance of such programs. Particular emphasis upon issues of diversity in administrative decision-making at 635 Topics in Higher Education (3). Organization of higher education, public colleges and universities and financial constraints of such programs upon and private financing; accreditation; academic freedom; policy development; university administrators. community relations; curricular patterns, selected current issues. Prerequisite: EDUL 550 or equivalent. 564 History of Higher Education (3). Study of the evolution of the constituencies within different types of American higher education institutions. 640 Apprenticeship and Conference in College Training (2-5). The development of professional, practical, and graduate education will be Apprenticeship experience in preparing, conducting, and evaluating college examined as will 20th century alternatives to the liberal arts colleges and teaching under the direction of and in conference with supervising professors. research university models. Some attention to student personnel and administration in higher education. By arrangement. 565 Metropolitan University (3). This course presents past, current and emerging trends from both practices and research in the Metropolitan 655 Studies in Philosophy of Education (3). Study of special topics in the University. A variety of issues and topics, which reflect changes, will be philosophy of education. Prerequisite: EDUC 523/EDUL 526 or permission of examined. This is a seminar course which will require a significant degree of instructor. student participation in a classroom discussion where each student is expected 660 Effective Practices II (3). This course builds on the general to come with questions, insights and/or perspectives which address issues and understanding of leadership and professional practices developed in concerns presented. Leadership in Education Effective Practices I. The course addresses key 570 Administrative Practicum Higher Education (3-6). Assigned leadership challenges and decision making in today’s complex work world. administrative responsibilities under supervision of practicing higher The course uses reading on selected issues, case discussions, and role plays to educational administrator, seminar and written project accompany field move beyond theory and understanding to application and effectiveness. experiences. Prerequisite: Consent of advisor. 685 Problems and Issues in Education & Urban Leadership (3). This 571 Internship in Higher Education (3-16). Applied experiences in a course serves as the capstone class for all doctoral students in education. The planned, supervised program. Seminar accompanies internship experiences. course requires analysis of successful dissertations in urban education and Prerequisite: Consent of advisor. prepares students to write their own dissertation relative to urban study and 572 Higher Education Administration: The Profession (3). A course to education. introduce the prospective or new student affairs professional to all facets of 690 Special Problems (1-6). Individual studies; thesis exploration, special higher educational administration. The course provides a balance of reading. presentations by student affairs professionals, participation and observation in 696 Dissertation Administration and Community Leadership (1-16). a variety of higher education offices and individual research projects. It is Culminating written research project for doctoral students in Urban Leadership anticipated that students will visit several institutions of higher education and and Policy Studies. Consent of advisor. will participate in a service-learning project. 574 Administrative Practicum (3-6). Assigned administrative responsibilities under supervision of practicing educational administrators seminar and written project accompany field experiences. Prerequisite: Consent of advisor. 575 Internship in Administration (3-16). Applied experiences in a planned, supervised educational administration program. Seminar accompanies internship experiences. Prerequisite: Consent of advisor. 589 Special Topics in Educational Leadership (1-6). A course designed to deal with a topic which is not available in the regular course offerings. Topics, instructors, and prerequisites to be listed on the semester bulletin. 590 Seminar (3). Discussion and evaluation of literature in Education Administration. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. 598 Individual Studies (1-6). Review of the research and trends relative to selected problems in education. By prior arrangement with instructor.
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School of Graduate Studies • Is problem-oriented; • Integrates the attributes of a broad-based interdisciplinary 300F Administrative Center approach with the grounding of a traditional academic 5115 Oak focus; (816) 235-1161 [email protected] • Provides a solid grounding in theories, concepts and http://www.umkc.edu/sgs methodologies of two or more disciplines. Vice Provost for Research and Dean: Learning thrives in an environment open to a diversity of ideas, Ronald A. MacQuarrie cultural backgrounds, discipline perspectives, and approaches Associate Dean: to problems. Therefore, the program: Patricia Adamson Hovis • Instills an appreciation of different disciplines; • Integrates the disciplinary perspectives to give students General Information the methodological and theoretical tools to thrive in a The School of Graduate Studies is responsible for monitoring wide range of scholarly and professional environments. compliance to the campuswide minimum graduate academic Society derives great benefit from collaborative efforts that regulations which are explained in detail in the General transcend discipline boundaries to solve problems. Therefore, Graduate Academic Regulations and Information section of the program: this catalog. Working with and through the Graduate Council and Graduate Officers Committee the School also provides • Prepares individuals to be multi-functional; to combine leadership and coordination of all graduate programs, offers disparate skills to solve problems; programs to prepare graduate students for faculty positions in a • Provides opportunities for individuals to gain skills in variety of educational settings, and administers a number of working within a collaborative environment. competitive graduate fellowships. The School also serves as the academic and administrative Program Administration home for students admitted to the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Quality control of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program rests program. All other graduate students are admitted to the with those faculty members certified by the University of School or College in which their degree programs are housed. Missouri to chair and serve on doctoral supervisory committees. These doctoral faculty members are responsible Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program for the design and implementation of a student’s doctoral plan Program Mission, Philosophy and History of study and for the assessment of the qualifications of a The world of the future will require scholars with a global student they recommend to the curators for the Ph.D. degree. approach to problem solving. It will no longer be enough to To help students formulate an appropriate plan of study, the know one area, one discipline, one field. Inquiry and discovery doctoral faculty are divided into five broad groups are crossing disciplines. For example, the insights of the corresponding to research interests and expertise. The science of chaos are the products of mathematics, computer groupings do not preclude an interdisciplinary plan of study science, meteorology, astronomy, and biology. Study of aging and research involving more than one of these five groups, but draws on sociology, psychology, medicine, pharmacy, the life are intended only to provide a structure that will assist students sciences, and education. For this reason, in 1990, UMKC and doctoral faculty in developing a plan of study for each developed and introduced an interdisciplinary doctoral degree Interdisciplinary Ph.D. student. program that spans traditional boundaries among disciplines. A 15-member Executive Committee of the doctoral The goal for interdisciplinary Ph.D. studies at UMKC is to faculty, chaired by the dean of the School of Graduate Studies, help students develop knowledge and skills for independent formulates the policies that govern interdisciplinary Ph.D. research on the fundamental questions of the present and the studies. Ten members of the committee are elected by the future. The program is designed to provide self-directed doctoral faculty and five members are appointed by the students with academic training at the highest level, while chancellor, in consultation with the elected members. There allowing their participation as colleagues in research of are three members from each of the five broad research areas. fundamental importance. UMKC is dedicated, within the This process ensures representation from across the primary framework of its interdisciplinary program leading to the areas of responsibility assigned to the campus by the curators. Ph.D., to provide education of the highest quality. The Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Executive Committee also is Scholars in the program fully participate in their own charged with formulating, monitoring, and reviewing goals of learning, guided by our philosophy that facts must be tempered the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program and recommending by values and that true excellence in scholarship demands a changes in goals, procedures, and policies to the faculty. Any far-reaching context of knowledge. The program has grown proposed major change must be ratified by the doctoral faculty rapidly. In the fall 2000 term, more than 300 students were of the campus. enrolled in the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. More than 150 Program Description students have graduated. Applicants must meet both the general and the The following four core values underscore UMKC’s discipline-specific criteria for admission and be recommended Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program: for admission by the doctoral faculty review groups in at least Learning is enhanced by a search for knowledge across two disciplines. Upon approval by the graduate dean, students discipline boundaries. Therefore, the program: are admitted to the School of Graduate Studies. The School of • Is student-centered; Graduate Studies monitors student progress in the program, • Enables students to acquire the skills of interdisciplinary enforces program regulations, and facilitates communication scholarship and research; among the disciplines. A discipline coordinator, usually a • Broadens students exposure to multiple academic fields. doctoral faculty member, coordinates admission reviews and Interdisciplinary research draws on discipline-based tracking of students within each discipline. knowledge, generating integrated solutions to problems that Doctoral students in this program take coursework and cross discipline boundaries. Therefore, the program: conduct their research in at least two disciplines. The content
353 School of Graduate Studies of their program of study is not predetermined, but formulated Admission to UMKC’s School of Graduate Studies’ by them, in consultation with UMKC doctoral faculty, to meet Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program is highly competitive. their individual needs and research interests, satisfy Enrollment in the program is limited, and admission is granted discipline-specific requirements, and assure that upon only to students who have a mature commitment to advanced graduation they will be able to: study and scholarship. Admission also is subject to availability • Demonstrate appropriate depth and breadth of knowledge of adequate faculty and other resources within an applicant’s in their disciplines; chosen disciplines. • Use skills of interdisciplinary scholarship and research to After being admitted to the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. integrate multiple discipline perspectives; program and no later than the end of the semester in which the • Understand and value diverse approaches to problems; student completes his or her comprehensive examinations, • Work effectively in a collaborative environment; each student must satisfy the interdisciplinary doctoral • Effectively communicate results of their research to residency requirement by completing at least 21 credits, diverse audiences. exclusive of dissertation research (696-699), in no more than 18 months. Students may be admitted either provisionally or Disciplines participating for the fall 2001 admissions cycle: fully to the program, however, within the first 12 months of Administrative and Information Sciences being fully admitted, each student must develop a Plan of Public Affairs and Administration (Henry W. Bloch Study proposal in consultation with the doctoral faculty School of Business and Public Administration) members who have agreed to serve on the student’s Urban Leadership and Policy Studies in Education supervisory committee. Although no fixed set of courses is (School of required, students are expected to prepare a rigorous plan of Education) study that includes at least 30 didactic course hours beyond the baccalaureate degree, exclusive of thesis and dissertation Biological and Chemical Sciences research credits. More credit hours may be required by either Cell Biology and Biophysics (School of Biological the student’s supervisory committee, the student’s disciplines, Sciences) the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Executive Committee, or the dean Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (School of of the School of Graduate Studies. The number of credits Biological Sciences) included on the plan of study shall be predicated upon the Chemistry (College of Arts and Sciences) extent of the student’s previous academic preparation, the Oral Biology (School of Dentistry) discipline specific requirements of the student’s disciplines, Pharmaceutical Sciences (School of Pharmacy) and the nature of the student’s field of study. Pharmacology (School of Pharmacy) Students must take and pass a comprehensive examination containing components of each discipline to which they have Humanities and Arts been admitted to determine if they are ready to advance to Art History (College of Arts and Sciences) candidacy and the final phases of their Ph.D. program. English (College of Arts and Sciences) Typically the comprehensive examination will be conducted as Music Education (Conservatory of Music) the student nears completion of the didactic coursework listed Religious Studies (College of Arts and Sciences) on his or her plan of study. The final phases of the program shall comprise: Physical, Mathematical, Engineering and Computer Sciences Engineering [School of Interdisciplinary • Completion of significant research; Computing and Engineering (SICE)] • A written dissertation acceptable to the doctoral faculty; Geosciences (College of Arts and Sciences) • Successful oral defense of the research work and Mathematics (College of Arts and Sciences) dissertation. Physics (College of Arts and Sciences) Computer Networking (SICE) Application Procedure and Minimum Software Architecture (SICE) Criteria for Admission Telecommunications Networking (SICE) When preparing an application for admission, applicants must choose two or more disciplines of primary interest. The Social and Behavioral Sciences applicant also must designate which one of the disciplines is to Economics (College of Arts and Sciences) become the applicant’s coordinating unit for initial advising, Education (School of Education) record-keeping, and receiving/sending mail in the event that Health Psychology (clinical and non-clinical tracks) admission is granted. A student’s research adviser must be (College of Arts and Sciences) affiliated with the student’s coordinating unit discipline. History (College of Arts and Sciences) Application for admission to Interdisciplinary Ph.D. study Political Science (College of Arts & Sciences) is made to the dean of the School of Graduate Studies through Psychology (College of Arts and Sciences) the UMKC Admissions Office or, in the case of international Sociology (College of Arts and Sciences) applicants, through the UMKC International Student Affairs Social Sciences Consortium: Economics, Office (ISAO). Applicants may obtain a special application Political Science and Sociology packet by contacting the UMKC School of Graduate Studies (only available as a co-discipline option) office, located in room 300F Administrative Center; 5115 Oak The above list of participating disciplines constitutes a St. E-mail requests may be sent to [email protected].; the dynamic list that can change annually as members are added to phone number is (816) 235-1161. Application materials are or dropped from the doctoral faculty, or as the resources in also available to download from the web site: various academic units change. Applicants should contact the http://www.umkc.edu/iphd School of Graduate Studies Office for information about The mailing address: UMKC School of Graduate Studies, modifications to the above list that might have occurred since 300F Administrative Center, 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, this catalog was prepared. MO 64110-2499.
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The general criteria for admission for Interdisciplinary program in the fall semester, and applicants are advised that Ph.D. program study: some disciplines will only consider applications for the fall • A combined raw score of at least 1,500 on the verbal, term. quantitative, and analytical portions on the general Applicants are responsible for: Graduate Record Examination (GRE). [If an applicant’s • Submitting a completed Application for Admission or GRE scores are more than seven (7) years old, and other Readmission to Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Studies form to predictors of ability to do doctoral-level work in the the UMKC Admissions Office, or in the case of applicant’s file are marginal, the applicant may be asked international applicants, to the UMKC International to retake the GRE general test before an admission Student Affairs Office (ISAO). All applications must be decision is made.] accompanied by appropriate non-refundable application • A grade-point average of at least 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale) fee ($25 for new applicants, $15 for applicants who covering all college work taken prior to the bachelor’s applied but never attended). degree, or a grade-point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 • Submitting a one-page narrative statement outlining scale) covering all post-baccalaureate work completed to professional background and educational plans with the date. completed application form. • Recommendation for provisional or full admission by the • Having the following supplementary documentation sent doctoral faculty review group in at least two participating to the UMKC Admissions Office: disciplines. – Official test scores (GRE, TOEFL, etc.) The Applicants for whom English is not the native language must applicant must request the testing agency to send have a TOEFL score of at least 550 on the paper-based test or official GRE test scores to the School of Graduate 213 on the computer-based test. In addition, to qualify for full Studies. The Educational Testing Service does not admission status and be able to begin satisfying the program’s report GRE scores more than 20 years old or scores residency requirement, international students must achieve a more than five years old but earned since Sept. 30, score of at least 4.0 on the Test of Written English (TWE) 1985. portion of the TOEFL examination. Students admitted – Official transcripts from all colleges attended. All provisionally because of the TWE requirement may take a applicants must submit an official transcript from TWE equivalency test through UMKC’s Applied Language the school where their bachelor’s degrees were Institute once they arrive on campus. obtained. This transcript must show all courses, Participating disciplines may establish whatever additional grades and credits attempted or completed at the criteria or higher standards they consider to be appropriate and undergraduate level. Unless the transcript of the such discipline-specific criteria will take precedence over the degree-granting institution shows the complete general criteria. Applicants should note that several discipline record of undergraduate work taken at all other areas have set more rigorous admission requirements, and a schools, an official transcript from each of the other number of discipline areas have established qualifying institutions must be supplied. In addition, applicants requirements for students who intend to include that discipline must submit an official transcript from each school in their doctoral program. These discipline-specific where other coursework has been taken or degrees requirements range from specific prerequisite coursework, to have been obtained after the bachelor’s degree. successful completion of a qualifying examination, to having – Three Recommendations for Interdisciplinary the equivalent of a master’s degree in the area, to having higher Ph.D. Study forms. scores on specific segments of the GRE examination, and are – Any supplemental material requested by the listed in greater detail later in this section. discipline(s). Note that several disciplines require Students may apply for admission with or without meeting professional writing samples, tentative outlines of the general criteria of the School of Graduate Studies and any plans of study, resumes, or other supplemental additional criteria established by the discipline areas. Meeting materials to complete the application packet. these criteria does not automatically make any student eligible Applicants should consult the discipline-specific for admission. In exceptional circumstances, students who do information to determine whether supplemental not meet the general criteria of the School of Graduate Studies materials are required by the disciplines they select. and the disciplines may be admitted. International applicants must also submit the following The School of Graduate Studies’ minimum requirements additional forms: for admission to the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program are determined by the doctoral faculty in the academic units in • Summary of Education Experiences by Years form; which the student will be doing work, and by the UMKC • Official Statement of Finances form; doctoral faculty through representation on the Interdisciplinary • If transferring from another U.S. institution, a Ph.D. Executive Committee. Admission to the program is Supplemental Information form. subject to availability of adequate faculty and other resources All credentials submitted in support of the application for within an applicant’s chosen disciplines and the approvals of admission to the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program become the dean of the School of Graduate Studies and the UMKC property. They will not be returned to the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Executive Committee. applicants and UMKC cannot copy them for release to a Application Procedure third party. The preferred deadlines for application: Once the UMKC Admissions Office or the ISAO has received the application, application fee (if applicable), and Fall Semester or Summer Session: Feb. 1 transcripts of previous work, the application file is transmitted Winter Semester: Sept. 1 to the School of Graduate Studies. The School of Graduate Studies notifies each applicant by mail when the application Although new students may be accepted in all terms, because packet has been forwarded to them. If required test scores, of course sequencing, it is recommended that students enter the recommendation forms or supplementary documentation
355 School of Graduate Studies appropriate to the applicant’s discipline selections are missing academic guidance until the student selects a research adviser, at that time, the applicant will be advised of the date by which has satisfied all qualifying requirements and is classified as a all materials must be received in order to have the application fully admitted. The interim adviser in the student’s reviewed by the faculty review groups in the specified coordinating-unit discipline reports on the student’s progress to disciplines for admission in the terms requested. The School of the dean of the School of Graduate Studies. If another faculty Graduate Studies transmits completed application files to the member has not been identified as the research adviser by the doctoral faculty review groups in each discipline the applicant time the student is fully admitted and ready to formulate the has indicated on the application form. plan of study, the interim adviser in the coordinating Faculty review groups usually will not take action on an unit-discipline will automatically become the student’s application unless all supporting documentation is on file. research adviser. Applicants with files that are incomplete at the time the Qualifying Requirements for Full Admission discipline(s) review applications will be so notified and asked Admission to the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program is granted on whether they wish to have their applications updated for a provisional or fully admitted basis as determined by the consideration for admission in a subsequent term. doctoral faculty review group of the student’s chosen An applicant can expect the review and recommendation discipline(s). Upon their acceptance as provisional Ph.D. process to take approximately 30 days from the time all students, applicants are notified of the specific qualifying supporting documentation has been received. The faculty requirements they must satisfy before they can be classified as review groups in some disciplines review all applications as a fully admitted Ph.D. students. Provisional admission does not group, while in other disciplines, applications are reviewed and guarantee advancement to full admission, and full admission acted upon on a revolving basis, as received. The review and does not guarantee advancement to Ph.D. candidacy. recommendation process within the disciplines varies in length At the end of each academic year, the interim adviser depending upon the disciplines’ review policies. reports the provisional Ph.D. student’s progress toward For questions about the contents of their admission files or satisfying the qualifying requirements to the dean of the to determine whether their applications have been transmitted School of Graduate Studies. When all qualifying requirements to the School of Graduate Studies for review, applicants may have been completed, the interim adviser requests that the call the Admissions Office (816) 235-1111 or contact Relay student’s classification be changed to fully admitted. Missouri at 1-800-735-2966 (TT) 1-800-735-2466 (Voice). International applicants may check on the status of their Research Adviser and Supervisory Committee applications by contacting the ISAO at www.umkc.edu/isao The chair and a majority of the members of a student’s Once the application has been transmitted to the School of supervisory committee must be from disciplines certified as Graduate Studies, applicants may call (816) 235-1161 for eligible to participate in the Ph.D. program. The student’s information on the status of their applications. research adviser must be a regular doctoral faculty member from the student’s coordinating unit discipline. Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic The adviser assists the student in identifying other Regulations and Degree Requirements members of the doctoral faculty to form a supervisory The following requirements pertain specifically to students committee appropriate to the student’s research goals. A pursuing interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs. However, request for appointment of supervisory committee is included Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students are subject to, and also should as part of the written proposal for the student’s Ph.D. plan of refer to, those regulations common to all graduate students and study. the dissertation requirements common to all doctoral students The supervisory committee shall consist of at least five included in the General Graduate Academic Regulations and members of the doctoral faculty, with a maximum of three Information section of this catalog. Students should also from any one discipline and at least one from each chosen consult the specific requirements for the disciplines to which discipline. An outside reader may also be included on the they have been admitted. Where discipline requirements are supervisory committee as a non-voting member. more stringent than the general requirements, the discipline Students with religious studies as their coordinating unit requirements take precedence. discipline may include two adjunct doctoral faculty members Change of Disciplines by Admitted Students from religious studies on their supervisory committees. With Once a student is admitted to Interdisciplinary Ph.D. study, any that one exception, no more than one member of an change of disciplines requires a full review process by the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. student’s supervisory committee may disciplines, similar to the initial admission review. Forms to be an adjunct doctoral faculty member, and the adjunct initiate this review may be obtained from the School of member may not be counted toward the mandated Graduate Studies or downloaded from their web site: representation from each discipline on the committee. An http://www.umkc.edu/iphd. adjunct doctoral faculty member can serve as co-chair but not as sole chair of an Interdisciplinary Ph.D. supervisory Interim Adviser committee. Once an Interdisciplinary Ph.D. student is admitted to the School of Graduate Studies, the dean, upon recommendation Annual Evaluation of Progress from the student’s disciplines, identifies a doctoral-faculty During the Winter Semester, Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students, member from each discipline to serve as the student’s interim using forms provided by the School of Graduate Studies, must adviser in that discipline. Students who have had minimal prior submit a summary of their accomplishments over the previous graduate study will be encouraged to explore research year and a projection of the progress they intend to make opportunities before choosing fields of endeavor. during the next academic year to their interim advisers or, if As the student progresses and develops focused research their Supervisory Committees have been formed, to the chairs interests, the interim advisers are expected to assist in of their supervisory committee. The faculty adviser or identifying potential research advisers among doctoral-faculty supervisory committee chair will review the student’s report members in appropriate research areas with whom the student and meet with the student to discuss the student’s progress and can discuss research plans. The interim advisers also provide plans for the coming year, providing the student and the School of Graduate Studies with a copy of the completed evaluation
356 School of Graduate Studies form. This process should be completed by no later than the bibliographic references. (In the case of students with end of the Winter semester each year. Health Psychology as their coordinating discipline, the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Plan of Study preliminary research proposal will focus on their After being granted full admission status, a student chooses a pre-dissertation research project.) research adviser and forms a supervisory committee. In If modifications to discipline-specific requirements are made consultation with the research adviser and other members of after the student is admitted, the student has the option of the proposed supervisory committee, the student prepares a proceeding under either the requirements in place at the time he proposed Ph.D. plan of study, obtains all required signatures, or she entered the Ph.D. program or the current requirements. and submits the proposed plan to the School of Graduate Plan of Study Approval Process Studies for review and final approval by the Interdisciplinary Once the supervisory committee members and student have Ph.D. Executive Committee. This submission will typically be agreed on and signed the plan of study, appropriate academic accomplished during the first semester that the student is officers corresponding to the student’s choice of disciplines classified as fully admitted, and must occur within 12 months [dean(s) or program director(s), department chair(s), division from the time that status has been achieved. head(s), etc.], must then review and certify by signature that In addition to any course work completed prior to the courses and all other resources are currently available at admission that is being credited towards discipline-specific UMKC and in the respective units for the student to initiate the requirements, the written Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Plan of Study plan of study. The student then submits the certified plan of includes courses and other activities at UMKC that should study to the dean of the School of Graduate Studies for review normally be completed over approximately two years from the and approval by the appropriate subcommittees of the time the Ph.D. student is fully admitted, a statement about Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Executive Committee. overall plans for study and research, and a list of the proposed The subcommittees of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. members of the supervisory committee. Executive Committee will accept Ph.D. plan of study proposals The Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Plan of Study Guidelines for review only if: • The Plan of Study must include coursework from all of a • The Ph.D. coursework falls within the guidelines outlined student’s disciplines and must satisfy all of the applicable above. discipline-specific core requirements; • The student will enroll at UMKC for dissertation credit • The Plan of Study must include at least 30 didactic hours under the supervision of a UMKC member of the UM beyond the baccalaureate degree, exclusive of thesis or doctoral faculty. dissertation research hours, in courses taken at UMKC or • The plan includes written assurance from the appropriate courses taken at another institution and approved for academic officers that: (1) adequate faculty, laboratories, transfer by the student’s Supervisory Committee; library support and all other necessary resources are • Didactic coursework on the Plan of Study will include a presently available at UMKC to support the proposed minimum of 9 credit hours in a co-discipline area; Ph.D. plan of study, and (2) the courses included in the • No more than 60 percent of the total coursework taken at plan are either presently available at UMKC and/or on the UMKC and listed on the Plan of Study, exclusive of thesis UM Video Network (this would include courses offered or dissertation research hours, will be in any one by other universities on the UMKC campus but offered by discipline; another regionally accredited campus), can be taken by • All Plans of Study must include a minimum of 12 hours the student as a visiting student in a time period less than of dissertation research (696-699) credit; that required to satisfy the residency requirements on the • At least two-thirds of the total courses included on the other campus. Plan of Study must be numbered 500 or above if taken at UMKC, or, if taken from an institution with a The appropriate Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Executive Committee course-numbering system that differs from UMKC’s, be subcommittees will review the certified plan of study within 60 courses intended primarily for graduate students; calendar days and will either recommend to the dean of the • UMKC courses at the 100 and 200 level, and courses with School of Graduate Studies approval of the plan as presented equivalent lower-division numbers taken at another or will return the plan to the student with recommendations for institution, are not available for graduate credit and may modification. Once the proposed plan of study and supervisory not be applied toward the hours required for the degree committee are approved by the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. nor included in the discipline percentages; Executive Committee, the dean of the School of Graduate • At least 75 percent of the coursework on the plan, Studies will confirm the appointment of those doctoral-faculty exclusive of dissertation credits, must be in disciplines members who will serve as the student’s supervisory certified as eligible to participate in the Interdisciplinary committee and file the plan with the registrar. Any further Ph.D. program; modifications of the plan of study must be made in • Students’ needs will be examined on a case-by-case basis consultation with the student’s supervisory committee and by their supervisory committees, and appropriate major modifications must be approved by the Interdisciplinary language or related research skill requirements will be Ph.D. Executive Committee. incorporated into each student’s plan of study; Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Residency Requirement • The Plan of Study will include a brief description of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students entering the program after the course focus and the name of the supervising professor Fall 2000 semester must satisfy the doctoral residency for any independent study courses listed; requirement by satisfactory completion of at least 21 credits, • The Plan of Study will specify which courses are being exclusive of dissertation research, in no more than 18 months. used to satisfy the residency requirement; When satisfying the residency requirement, all • The Plan of Study will outline the comprehensive Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students are subject to the following examination expectations; restrictions: • The Plan of Study will include a preliminary research proposal for the dissertation research, including key
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1. The doctoral residency requirement must be satisfied no Program Time Constraints later than the end of the semester in which the student Refer to Minimum Academic Regulations Governing Doctoral completes his or her comprehensive examinations; Degree Programs (Ed.D., Ph.D., and D.M.A.) section in this 2. Students must achieve a cumulative graduate grade-point catalog for a full description of the program time constraints average of at least 3.0 in all courses counted toward for doctoral students. satisfying the residency requiremen;. Dissertation Research Proposal Development and Approval 3. Dissertation research credits (696-699) may not be The student’s supervisory committee must approve the counted toward satisfying the doctoral residency research activities associated with a dissertation. These requirement. activities must be performed under the direct and continuing supervision of the supervisory committee chair. If the proposed Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students who entered the program prior research involves the use of human subjects, animals or to the Winter 2001 semester may choose to satisfy the doctoral radioactive materials, the student and the research adviser must residency requirement as specified above, or by the obtain prior written approval of the proposed research by the requirement in place prior to the Winter 2001 semester which appropriate Institutional Review Board, the Animal Care and is listed in full in the catalog section pertaining to Minimum Use Committee or the Radiation Safety Committee. Academic Regulations Governing Doctoral Degree Programs For the approval process, the Ph.D. candidate must submit Transfer Credit a brief dissertation research proposal. The dissertation Interdisciplinary Ph.D. plans of study are tailored to the needs proposal shall include the following: of individual students based on their prior academic work as • An abstract; evidenced by transcripts and other credentials. Because no • A statement regarding the general purpose of the research; minimum or maximum hours are stipulated for a Ph.D. course • Background information including a review of the of study, transfer of credit from other institutions is not needed. relevant literature, the rationale for the research and a However, an approved plan of study may recognize class work concise statement of the hypotheses to be investigated from elsewhere, either as qualifying courses or as relevant to a and/or the research questions to be answered; program of study. • Methods; Comprehensive Examination • Appropriate protocol or application if human subjects, To advance to degree candidacy, Interdisciplinary Ph.D. animals or radioactive materials are to be used in the students are required to pass a comprehensive examination research. containing components from each discipline to which they This proposal must be approved in writing by all members of have been admitted. The doctoral comprehensive examinations the student’s supervisory committee and filed with the School must be completed at least seven months before the date of of Graduate Studies. It is in the best interest of the Ph.D. graduation. student to complete the approval process of the dissertation The following requirements must have been met before research proposal before significant progress is made on the students can take the comprehensive examination(s): completion of the dissertation. Any important changes in the 1. Successful completion of all qualifying requirements and research outlined in the proposal must be approved by the full admission to the School of Graduate Studies; supervisory committee. 2. Appointment of a research adviser and supervisory Dissertation and Completion of Degree committee; The dissertation is the final component of the program. For 3. Filing and approval of the Ph.D. plan of study and regulations pertaining to dissertation format and the process for completion of essentially all coursework or other study approval, final dissertation examination and deposit of required for the degree. approved dissertation with Libraries, the reader is directed to Dissertation and Completion of Degree, under the Minimum The student must be enrolled when taking the comprehensive Academic Regulations Governing Doctoral Degree Programs examination. Comprehensive examinations are not and to Thesis and Dissertation Preparation and Approval administered when UMKC is not officially in session. The Process, included under the Minimum Academic Regulations comprehensive examination may be written, oral or both. A Specific to All Graduate Degree Programs, all in the General student, through his or her adviser, applies to the dean of the Graduate Academic Regulations and Information section of School of Graduate Studies for an examining committee. This this catalog. committee consists of members of the student’s supervisory committee and others selected by the dean of the School of Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Student Appeal Process Graduate Studies. The examination is arranged and conducted Students should process any petitions for waiver of policy or by the examining committee. Upon completion of the other academic appeals to their interim advisers or research examination, the student’s research adviser sends a report of advisers. The advisers should attach their recommendation and the results, carrying the signatures of all members of the forward the request to the doctoral faculty review groups examining committee, to the dean of the School of Graduate within the disciplines. Studies, who then informs the student and the registrar. If the appeal does not require a policy decision, action on A student is considered to have passed the comprehensive the appeal may be handled at the discipline level. If a policy examination if all, or all but one member, of the examining decision is required or if, after action by the discipline, the committee vote that the candidate passes. If failure is reported, student wishes a higher level of review of the case, the appeal the examining committee will either recommend termination or petition, complete with documentation of all reviews to that as a Ph.D. student or suggest additional work or other remedial point, may be forwarded to the dean of the School of Graduate measures. Furthermore, a student who has failed may not take Studies for action or referral to the appropriate subcommittees a second examination for at least 12 weeks. Failure of a second of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Executive Committee. comprehensive examination shall automatically preclude Doctoral Student Association candidacy at this institution. The UMKC Doctoral Student Association was formed in 1991 to provide an opportunity for doctoral students to interact with
358 School of Graduate Studies each other and to support the students in their academic and priority over the general requirements. Discipline-specific research endeavors. The association sponsors a variety of requirements for disciplines eligible to participate in the social and academic programs throughout the year. Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program are listed in alphabetical order Membership in the UMKC Doctoral Student Association is by name of discipline. These guidelines are subject to ongoing open to all duly enrolled Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students. review and revision, and the doctoral faculty reserve the right Doctoral students in other UMKC programs are eligible to be to make judicious changes in their discipline-specific associate members and are welcome to participate in all requirements. The student is referred to coordinators in the Doctoral Student Association activities but are not eligible to disciplines for the most current information. vote or serve on the executive committee. The association is governed by an executive committee Art History consisting of three representatives with coordinating Discipline Coordinator disciplines in each of the following five areas: physical, Maude Southwell Wahlman, (816) 235-1501, mathematical, computer and engineering sciences; biological [email protected] and chemical sciences; social and behavioral sciences; humanities and the arts; and administrative and information Doctoral Faculty Participation sciences. Any eligible doctoral student who wishes to have his Robert Cohon Maude Southwell Wahlman or her name placed on the ballot must contact the School of Frances Connelly Rochelle Ziskin Graduate Studies office by Sept. 15 of each year. Elections are Burton Dunbar III held by mail and ballots must be returned by Oct. 15 to be counted. Terms of office are for one year and representatives Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in may serve up to three consecutive one-year terms on the addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Executive Committee. Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations Doctoral Faculty Participation in the and Degree Requirements earlier in this section. Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program Discipline-Specific Admission Requirements On Oct. 7, 1974, the University of Missouri Doctoral Council In addition to the general criteria for admission, applicants will approved the creation of a UM doctoral faculty to identify, on be expected to have an undergraduate degree in art history, all four UM campuses, qualified faculty members to direct anthropology, or history, and an undergraduate minimum GPA doctoral dissertations in their disciplines. Uniform minimum of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. An M.A. in art history is desired. standard criteria for doctoral faculty membership apply to all Prerequisite prior coursework: Survey of World Arts. New four campuses. In UMKC’s Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program, students will be considered for admission for Fall and Winter all members of a student’s supervisory committee must be semesters. Submit applications by Jan. 31 for fall admission or regular, adjunct or emeritus members of the UM doctoral Sept. 1 for winter. In addition to the required application form, faculty, and the research adviser must be from the UMKC test scores, recommendations and transcripts, applicants must campus. provide a written research plan and a research writing example. For purposes of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program, a discipline is defined as an academic unit, such as a department Suggested Compatible Co-disciplines or division (with a chair/head) within a school, college, or English, education, history, religious studies, or sociology. academic program. To be able to participate as a discipline in Core Requirements the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program, a discipline, meeting the above definition, must have at least four regular Art history as a coordinating discipline doctoral-faculty members. Required courses: Doctoral Faculty Discipline Affiliation Art 501 Scope and Methods of Art History* Doctoral faculty in each participating discipline are listed with Art 571 Seminar in Art of Africa, and the discipline-specific information. The code (A) next to a New World Cultures name indicates adjunct doctoral faculty status. The code (E) Phil 625 Aesthetics indicates emeritus status. The code (D) indicates the faculty Art 573 Visual Arts Administration* member has regular doctoral faculty affiliations in more than *Research methodology courses one discipline. Remaining credits depend upon what courses the student Continuing doctoral faculty are reviewed for five-year has taken before coming into the program. Students will reappointment and nominations for new appointments are generally design a total plan of study (coordinating discipline considered throughout each academic year. Consequently, the and co-discipline coursework) that includes 60 hours beyond list of doctoral faculty is dynamic and subject to change. the baccalaureate degree or 30 hours beyond the master’s Current lists are available from the School of Graduate Studies. degree. Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Art History as a co-discipline Discipline-Specific Requirements Required courses: All Interdisciplinary Ph.D. applicants and students must first Art 501 Scope and Methods of Art History meet the general requirements of the School of Graduate Art 571 Seminar in Art of Africa, and New Studies for admission and retention in the Interdisciplinary World Cultures Ph.D. program. (General Graduate Academic Regulations and Phil 625 Aesthetics Information, Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission, Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Remaining credits depend upon what courses the student has Regulations and Degree Requirements). In addition to these taken before coming into the program. general academic regulations that have been outlined in Requirements for Comprehensive Exams previous sections of the general catalog, disciplines may set Oral and written comprehensive exams are required, with more stringent discipline-specific requirements that take questions based on courses taken.
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Other Special Discipline-Specific Requirements Membrane Biochemistry, LSCBB 530 Foreign language requirements: As determined by the Faculty Prokaryotic Molecular Biology, LSCBB 569 Advisory Committee for each student, who will master a Structural Biology, or LSCBB 505 Molecular minimum number of foreign language credit hours, for the and Cellular Neurobiology. coordinating-unit discipline of art history and for art history as – LSCBB 690/LSMBB 690 Analytical Methods (5 a co-discipline. credits) – 9 to 12 credits in related disciplines. Related Cell Biology and Biophysics disciplines are molecular biology and biochemistry, Discipline Coordinator chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacology Jakob H. Waterborg, (816) 235-2352, and oral biology, although others are not precluded. [email protected] Seminar courses are part of this component of required courses, up to a maximum of three for the program, as are Doctoral Faculty Participation additional credits of Advanced Experimental Molecular Bibie M. Chronwall Marino Martinez-Carrion or Cell Biology (a total of four credits in experimental Antony Cooper Thomas M. Menees laboratory courses, independent of thesis research, is Lawrence Dreyfus Milton E. Noelken (A) required). 700-level courses may not be used to satisfy Alfred Esser Lynda Plamann cell biology and biophysics discipline-specific course Harvey Fisher (A) Michael Plamann requirements. Mark T. Fisher (A) G. Sullivan Read, Jr. Any of the above courses, whether part of the primary or Edward Gogol Elizabeth S. Rowe (A) related discipline requirements, will be credited toward George M. Helmkamp, Jr. (A) George Thomas, Jr. the 30-credit Ph.D. course requirement if taken as part of Saul Honigberg Jakob H. Waterborg any graduate program at UMKC and if a grade of B or Douglas Law Lynwood R. Yarbrough (A) better is received. Brian T. Livingston Marilyn Yoder Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in • At least 15 credit hours of dissertation research in cell addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. biology and biophysics. Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission In addition to basic 30-credit course core, each student’s and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations supervisory committee may require up to nine (9) credit hours and Degree Requirements earlier in this section. in additional elective courses in any university-approved Discipline-Specific Admission Requirements doctoral discipline as preparation for specific areas of research. No additional requirements. Due to the sequencing of No more than seven (7) credit hours of 500-level courses, or coursework, new students selecting cell biology and biophysics their equivalent, can be taken at institutions outside UMKC. as their coordinating unit will normally only be admitted in the For Students with this Discipline as a Co-discipline fall term. In general, initial admission will be granted into an Students who select this discipline as a co-discipline must take M.S. track leading to full admission to the Ph.D. program. a minimum of 11 credit hours of core courses, plus seminar, Qualifying Requirements for Full Admission including the following: Minimum of 16 hours of approved graduate coursework at UMKC toward the Ph.D. program with a grade-point average • LSMBB 561 General Biochemistry I (4 credits) of at least 3.0. International students must establish English • LSMBB 562 General Biochemistry II (4 credits) proficiency. • LSCBB 612 or LSMBB 611 (1 credit) • Sufficient other core courses to constitute the required Suggested Compatible Co-disciplines percentage of their overall program of study. 700-level Other sciences such as chemistry, molecular biology and courses may not be used to satisfy cell biology biochemistry, pharmaceutical science, pharmacology, oral discipline-specific course requirements. biology, or physics. Core Program Requirements Other Discipline-Specific Special Requirements Students with this discipline as coordinating unit must For Students with this Discipline as their Coordinating Unit participate in the teaching program of the School of Biological Minimum core: 30 credit hours of courses and 15 credit hours Sciences. of dissertation research for a total of 45 credit hours of Students with this discipline as coordinating unit or post-baccalaureate credits, distributed as indicated below. The co-discipline must participate in seminars. core courses should be completed by the end of the second Retention in program: No more than one C grade will be academic year after admission to the graduate program on a permitted in basic core coursework. If a student with this full-time basis (individual arrangements will be made for discipline as the coordinating-unit discipline receives more part-time students). than one C grade in a basic course, he or she will be dropped • 30-credit hour minimum core of courses and from the doctoral program. Students with this discipline as a competencies. co-discipline who receive more than one C grade will be – 13 to 17 credits in cell biology and biophysics (500 dropped from the discipline. level or higher), including: A minimum grade of B in LSMBB 561 and 562 is ∗ LSCBB 596 or 597 Advanced Experimental required to remain as a doctoral student in this discipline. Cell Biology and Biophysics (2 credits) For students with this discipline as their coordinating-unit ∗ LSCBB 612 Seminar in Cell Biology and discipline, no more than two C grades will be allowed in any Biophysics (2 credits) courses and no D or F grades are permitted. A student who ∗ 9 to 12 credits selected from among the receives more than two C grades or a D/F grade will be following 3-credit-hour courses: LSCBB 520 recommended for termination from the doctoral program. Eukaryotic Cell Biology, LSCBB 566
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The doctoral faculty in cell biology and biophysics meets Suggested compatible co-disciplines: education, formally at the end of each academic year to discuss and engineering, geosciences, mathematics, pharmaceutical evaluate all graduate students’ progress. Each student’s sciences, physics and pharmacology. committee also meets with the student at least once a year. Chemistry as a Co-discipline After the annual doctoral-faculty meeting, each student Applicants are expected to have undergraduate coursework in receives a written evaluation of his or her status and a report is general chemistry and organic chemistry. Applicants accepted placed in the student’s file. as provisional students will be notified, at the time admission is Comprehensive Examination Regulations offered, of any requirements to be met for reclassification as Full-time students with cell biology as their coordinating-unit fully admitted. discipline must take their comprehensive examination before Core Requirements the beginning of the third academic year after admission to Ph.D. study. Part-time Ph.D. students in this discipline must Chemistry as a Coordinating Unit complete their comprehensive examination immediately after Coursework Requirements: Students are to see the principal completion of the 25-hour course requirement on their Ph.D. graduate adviser or their research adviser for advising and plan of study. signature prior to registering each semester. Format: For students with this discipline as their Students must successfully complete a minimum of one coordinating-unit discipline, written and oral examinations are course from Group A; one course from Group B; one required. additional course from Group A or B; one elective course Written portion: The written examination, for students (three credit hours) from any course numbered 500 or above, who have cell biology and biophysics as their primary except for those excluded below; and one credit hour of discipline, has two components. The first component consists chemistry seminar (Chem 611). A grade of “C+” (2.3) or less of a written, general comprehensive examination testing an in more than two chemistry courses applicable to the Ph.D. integrated knowledge of material acquired through the courses program will result in termination from Ph.D. candidacy. and the seminar series in the coordinating-unit discipline and co-discipline. The second component of the written Group A: Chem 531, 532, 533, 534, 535 and 541R examination consists of an NIH-style grant proposal that the Group B: Chem 521R, 522, 551R and 571R student will prepare. The topic of the research proposal will be Excluded as electives: Chem 511, 512, 520R, 530, 540R, 590, determined by the student in consultation with the student’s 595, 598, 599, 611, 612, 613, 699, 899. supervisory committee. In addition, students must successfully complete nine Oral portion: The oral examination has two aspects: (1) credit hours of 400-level or above coursework in their questions covering the grant proposal prepared by the student co-discipline(s). (At least three of these credit hours must be at for the written examination, and (2) other related material in the 500+ level.) Students may be required to take additional the student’s area of specialization, including fundamental courses as outlined by their plan of study. knowledge of the student’s chosen disciplines. Any of the above chemistry courses will be credited Chemistry toward the Ph.D. coursework requirement if taken as part of any previous graduate program at UMKC and a grade of B- Discipline Coordinator (2.7) or better is received. Also, students who have received a Y. C. Jerry Jean, (816) 235-2280, [email protected] grade of B- (2.7) or better in graduate chemistry coursework taken as part of a degree program at another institution may Doctoral Faculty Participation have up to six credit hours of equivalent required coursework K. L. Cheng (E) Frank Millich (E) waived upon approval of a majority of the supervisory John Connolly (E) Zhonghua Peng committee. A written request for this waiver is to be submitted Jerry Dias Thomas C. Sandreczki and approved before submission of the student’s plan of study. James R. Durig (D) Kenneth Schmitz Courses/Experiences Providing Instruction in Research Andrew J. Holder Zhe Wu Methodology: Expertise in research methodology will be Yanching J. Jean (D) Charles Wurrey acquired under the mentorship of the research adviser and Kathleen V. Kilway supervisory committee. The student’s progress will be assessed annually by his/her supervisory committee and forwarded to Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in the School of Graduate Studies. addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Number of Credit Hours Required beyond Bachelor’s Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission Degree: A minimum of 13 credit hours of chemistry courses and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations (including chemistry seminar) and 24 credit hours of and Degree Requirements earlier in this section. dissertation research plus a minimum of nine credit hours of Admission Requirements co-discipline courses are required. However, up to six credit Chemistry as a Coordinating Unit hours of chemistry may be waived, as described above under To qualify for full admission, applicants are expected to have Coursework Requirements. the equivalent of an American Chemical Society-approved Chemistry as a Co-discipline bachelor’s degree in chemistry, which includes coursework in Coursework Requirements: Students are required to complete a general chemistry, analytical chemistry, one year of organic minimum of three courses (nine credit hours) at the 400-level chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and one year of physical or above from classes offered by the Department of Chemistry chemistry requiring calculus and physics as prerequisites. (For or in conjunction with other units as approved in the student’s example, see UMKC’s B.S. program in chemistry in this plan of study. At least three of these credit hours must be at the catalog.) Applicants will be admitted as provisional students 500+ level and taken from courses offered by the Department with a limited number of undergraduate deficiencies. They will of Chemistry. The systematic courses Chem 520R, 530 and be notified, at the time admission is offered, of any 540R may be used to satisfy the “400-level or above” requirements to be met for reclassification as fully admitted. requirement, but not the “500+ level” requirement. Chem 590,
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599 and 699 may not be used to satisfy these requirements. immediately following this presentation. Only minor changes Students who receive a grade of C+ (2.3) or less in two or more may be made to the dissertation at this point. courses used to satisfy these requirements will be disqualified Expectations for Interdisciplinary Work from using chemistry as their co-discipline. Any of the above chemistry courses will be credited Chemistry as a Coordinating Unit toward the Ph.D. coursework requirement if taken as part of Students develop and pursue a plan of study that includes any previous graduate program at UMKC and if a grade of B- coursework from the coordinating unit and co-discipline(s). (2.7) or better is received. Transfer credit from another The interdisciplinary nature of the student’s program is institution cannot be applied to chemistry’s co-discipline emphasized in the Comprehensive Examination, which requirement. includes material from all disciplines in the plan of study. Special Requirements Chemistry as a Co-discipline The Department of Chemistry will cooperate with the student’s Chemistry as a Coordinating Unit coordinating unit in assessing the interdisciplinary nature of Placement Examinations: Incoming students take placement the student’s progress. examinations in analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. Placement examinations are typically administered Comprehensive Examination Guidelines the week preceding the first week of classes of the Fall and Chemistry as Coordinating Unit Winter semesters. Students scoring below the 50th percentile A written comprehensive examination will be prepared and in the organic and/or physical chemistry exams are required to administered by the examination committee (consisting of the enroll in Chem 520R and/or Chem 530, respectively. student’s supervisory committee and others selected by the Enrollment in other graduate organic or physical chemistry dean of the School of Graduate Studies) before completion of courses is not permitted until Chem 520R and/or Chem 530, the student’s third year following full admission to the Ph.D. respectively, is(are) successfully completed. Two grades of C+ program. This examination will be based on the student’s (2.3 out of 4.0) or lower, or one grade of less than “C-” (1.7 out coursework and on general knowledge in all areas of his/her of 4.0) in Chem 520R/Chem 530 will result in termination specialization. All efforts will be made to emphasize the from the degree program. These courses may not be counted multidisciplinary nature of the student’s program in this toward the Coursework Requirements above. examination. If the student fails the written portion of the Research Adviser: Full-time students are to select a comprehensive examination, he/she may petition the research adviser from the doctoral faculty of the Department of examination committee to allow for a single opportunity to Chemistry and a supervisory committee by the end of their first retake it. This second examination must be completed no regular (i.e. Fall or Winter) semester on campus. earlier than 12 weeks and no later than six months from the Seminar: Students are required to attend and participate in date of completion of the first examination. all regularly scheduled and special Chemistry departmental After successful completion of the written portion of the seminars. Students are required to present a one-hour comprehensive examination, an independent research proposal chemistry seminar (Chem 611) during their second year will be prepared describing a research project not related to the following full admission to the Ph.D. program, based on their student’s current research. The topic is to be approved by the dissertation research project. This seminar will include a examination committee. An abstract is to be posted and thorough review of the literature pertinent to their project and a distributed, and a written copy of this proposal (in standard description of the objectives, the proposed methodology, and NSF or NIH format) given to all members of the examination the significance of this research. An abstract is to be posted committee at least one week prior to presentation in a proposal and distributed one week prior to the presentation date. seminar. This seminar must be presented to all members of the Time constraints and Financial Support: Students must examination committee within seven weeks of the completion complete all requirements for their degree within seven years date of the written portion of the comprehensive examination. from the date of full admission to the Ph.D. program. Under The research proposal and proposal seminar are part of the compelling circumstances and on the written recommendation comprehensive examination. of a majority of the supervisory committee, a single extension Chemistry as a Co-discipline for up to one year may be requested for approval by the dean of The comprehensive examination will be determined by the the School of Graduate Studies. “Full-time” (as defined in the student’s coordinating unit in cooperation with the current UMKC catalog) Ph.D. students may receive financial co-discipline(s). support (in the form of fellowships or teaching assistantships) from the Department of Chemistry for a maximum of five Computer Networking years. Students from countries not having English as first Discipline Coordinator language, and who are to be supported as teaching assistants, Lein Harn,(816) 235-2367, [email protected] are to take the SPEAK test before the end of the first week of their first semester on campus. They are to enroll in English Doctoral Faculty Participation 100E their first semester on campus if necessary. Vijay Kumar (D) Xiaojun Shen Dissertation: Students must complete a minimum of 24 Deepankar Medhi Glenn R. Thompson (A) credit hours of dissertation research (Chem 699). All Jerry Place Appie van de Liefvoort supervisory committee members are to receive a “final” draft of the dissertation for approval of form and content at least two Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in weeks before submission to the dean of the School of Graduate addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Studies for certification. Candidates should submit preliminary Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission drafts well in advance of this deadline. After the dissertation is and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations certified for acceptance, the student must present an oral and Degree Requirements earlier in this section. defense of his/her research in the form of a dissertation Discipline-Specific Admission Requirements seminar. The supervisory committee will make a final A student who meets the minimum discipline requirements determination of the acceptability of the dissertation stated below will be considered for regular admission to the
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Ph.D. program. A student who does not meet some of the committee sees high potential for advanced work from the rest requirements but shows high potential for advanced-level work of the applicant’s credentials. Evidence of high potential might may be considered for provisional admission. Admission also be pertinent work experience, published papers or extremely depends on factors such as number of seats available, resources high achievement in another criterion area. However, the available in the area of student’s interest, the quality of required GPA (or GPAs) must be at least 3.0 and the previous work, etc. A student not qualifying for admission to coursework deficiencies in the applicant’s chosen SICE the Ph.D. program may be considered for admission to the discipline must not be more than 18 semester hours. M.S. in computer science program. Requirements for Qualifying Requirements for Full Admission admission are the same whether the applicant is requesting Prerequisite knowledge. A Ph.D. student selecting computer computer science (networking) as the coordinating discipline networking as a discipline is expected to have the level of or co-discipline. preparation represented by the following courses before Academic preparation: The applicant must have a bachelor’s degree and/or a master’s degree in computer attempting advanced study in the discipline: CS 352; CS 431; science, computer engineering, electronics, communications CS 441; CS 481; CS 394 and Math 250. engineering, or any other field requiring substantial training in Qualifying entrance examination: If the SICE Ph.D. at least one of the above fields and in mathematics with a committee is not satisfied with the quality of a student’s cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better, as well as in the major field; academic preparation, even though the student may satisfy the and a GPA of 3.5 or better in all post-baccalaureate or admission requirements quantitatively, the student may be post-master’s work. required to pass an entrance examination before being awarded Aptitude for advanced work: The student must regular admission. The entrance examination for the demonstrate an aptitude for advanced-level work through Computering Networking, Telecommunications Networking national or international standardized examinations such as and Software Architecture disciplines will be conducted by the GRE. The expected performance level is the 85th percentile in SICE Ph.D. committee once a regular semester. Should the the quantitative portion of the GRE examination. student not be successful in this examination, the SICE Ph.D. Proficiency in English: The student must demonstrate his committee will decide on the final course of action based on or her proficiency in oral and written communication in the student’s performance in the examination. This may result English through national or international standardized English in termination of admission, changing the status to “on examinations such as TOEFL, verbal portion of the GRE, etc. probation” with additional conditions to be satisfied, retaking The expected proficiency level is the 50th percentile in the the entrance examination, etc. verbal portion of the GRE or a TOEFL score of 570 (270 on Length of time to complete qualifying requirements: When computer-based test). UMKC students may also satisfy this a student is admitted provisionally, the conditions and the requirement by obtaining an “English Proficiency maximum period for conditions to be satisfied for the change Certification” from the English Department. [Note: As of status to regular admission will be specified by the SICE University policy, all international students are tested for Ph.D. committee and confirmed by the UMKC proficiency in English upon arrival on campus, irrespective of Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Executive Committee at the time of their scores in TOEFL or verbal portion of GRE or any other provisional admission. test. A student’s adviser may also require the student to take Suggested Compatible Co-disciplines the above test, regardless of the student’s native language. As a Telecommunications networking, mathematics, physics, result of this test, students may be required to improve their chemistry and engineering. oral and written communication in English before enrollment in the courses of the chosen disciplines.] Core program requirements Recommendations: The student must provide at least two, The amount of work required for the Ph.D. depends on the but preferably three, recommendation letters from the student’s level of preparation. For example, a student entering professors from his or her previous institution(s). If the the Ph.D. program after obtaining a bachelor’s degree may applicant has been out of school for several years, expect to do significantly more work compared to the student recommendation letters from his or her supervisors (technical) entering after receiving a master’s degree. will be acceptable. At least one UMKC School of Comprehensive Examination Guidelines Interdisciplinary Computing and Engineering (SICE) faculty The student may obtain information on comprehensive recommendation must be provided if the student has taken examination guidelines from the SICE office. courses from or worked with the SICE faculty. Statement of goals and objectives: The applicant must Economics provide a 250- to 500-word essay on his or her goals and Discipline Coordinator objectives in pursuing the Ph.D. in the chosen fields. James Sturgeon, (816) 235-2837 Admission at an advanced level: An applicant who has already completed significant graduate coursework (15 or more semester hours or post-master’s degree work or 30 or more Doctoral Faculty Participation hours of post-bachelor work) toward a Ph.D. at another W. Robert Brazelton (E) Gerald W. Olson institution, must provide reasons for changing institutions. The Peter J. Eaton James I. Sturgeon applicant also must provide a letter of endorsement from a Matthew Forstater Karen Vorst SICE faculty indicating willingness to be the student’s research L. Kenneth Hubbell (E) John O. Ward adviser. Frederic S. Lee L. Randall Wray Alternate Admission Criteria Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in An applicant not meeting the minimum admission addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. requirements and/or not having sufficient academic preparation Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission (stated below under “prerequisite knowledge”) for advanced and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations work in the chosen discipline(s) may be considered for and Degree Requirements earlier in this section. provisional admission by the SICE Ph.D. committee, if the
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Discipline-Specific Admission Requirements and in quantitative methods. Students taking field In addition to the general criteria for admission, applicants will concentrations must pass a comprehensive examination in be expected to have a master’s degree in economics or its those fields. equivalent. The deadline for receipt of completed applications Co-discipline students must pass a comprehensive and supporting documentation is Feb. 15 for the fall semester examination in two of the following areas: institutional and Oct. 30 for the winter semester. economic theory, macroeconomics, microeconomics, Alternate Admission Criteria quantitative methods. Applicants who do not fit the above criteria may petition the economics doctoral committee with evidence of scholarly Education publication, research, recommendations, but the decision rests Discipline Coordinator with the committee. Anthony Manzo, (816) 235-2478, [email protected] Qualifying Requirements for Full Admission At the time admission is offered, provisional students will be Doctoral Faculty Participation notified of any course deficiencies or qualifying requirements Susan Adler Ula Manzo (A) to be met for full admission. The faculty will make a decision Lynley H. Anderman (A) Amy McAninch (A) with regard to full admission based upon the student’s Rita Barger Tamera Burton Murdock performance in meeting the qualifying requirements. Ronald Carver Arthur Louis Odom Linda Garavalia Dianne Smith (D) Suggested Compatible Co-disciplines John E. Jacobson Amy Sussna History, public affairs and administration, education, urban Malcolm E. Linville, Jr. Nelly Ukpokodu leadership and policy studies in education, psychology, Anthony Manzo Sue Vartuli political science, sociology and the Social Science Consortium. Core Program Requirements Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in For Students with this Discipline as Their Coordinating-Unit addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Discipline Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission Students with economics as the coordinating-unit discipline and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations will take a minimum of 36 hours of coursework other than and Degree Requirements earlier in this section. dissertation beyond the master’s degree or its equivalent. These courses will be taken in economics and at least one additional Discipline-Specific Admission Requirements field such as sociology, history, business or public Applicants who designate education as their coordinating unit will be expected to have a grade-point average of at least 2.75 administration, education, psychology, mathematics, political science, geosciences, computer science or others, provided that (on a 4.0 scale) covering all college work taken prior to the bachelor’s degree, or a GPA of at least 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) such fields participate in the doctoral program. covering all post-baccalaureate work completed to date. • Economics core courses and prerequisites or the If the discipline is selected as the coordinating unit and the equivalents (21 credit hours minimum): dissertation research will have a primary orientation in – Colloquium in Advanced Macro-Economics, 601 education, the student must obtain the agreement of a member (Prerequisite, Econ 501); of the doctoral faculty in education to serve as research adviser – Colloquium in Advanced Micro-Economics, 602 before the student can be admitted. (Prerequisite, Econ 502); The applicant must provide the following supplementary – Colloquium in Econometrics, 625 (Prerequisite, documentation: Econ 521, 525); • Written recommendations from appropriate professors – Colloquium in Political Economy, 688; and practitioners in the field (selected by student;. – Nine hours in 500-level or above electives in • An autobiographical sketch (This should be a brief economics or related fields other than the above resume of academic and professional goals and the stated prerequisites; subject to the permission of the applicant’s personal, academic and career history as it graduate adviser. relates to stated objectives.); • Coursework in an outside field or fields, depending upon • Evidence of graduate-level writing ability provided by the requirements of co-discipline regulations; writing samples or the successful completion of an essay • Dissertation and oral examination, 12 hours. examination. For Students with this Discipline as a Co-discipline In addition, an applicant, the applicant’s adviser, or any Those students taking economics as a co-discipline will take a member of the division may request that the applicant meet minimum of 12 hours in economics, at the graduate level, with and be interviewed by the division faculty. including: Alternate Admission Criteria • Econ 501 Advanced Macro-Economic Analysis An applicant whose admissions profile does not satisfy the (prerequisite, Econ 301 or equivalent) Ph.D. general criteria, but whose aggregate GRE score on all • Econ 502 Advanced Macro-Economic Analysis three sections is at least 1300, may be considered for (prerequisite, Econ 302 or equivalent) recommendation for admission with education as either the coordinating-unit discipline or as a co-discipline. In addition to written recommendations, an autobiographical sketch, writing Other Discipline-Specific Special Requirements samples and written agreement from an education doctoral Students with economics as their coordinating-unit discipline faculty member to serve on the applicant’s supervisory must be able to demonstrate skills in computer analysis. committee, an applicant wishing to be considered under Comprehensive Examination Guidelines alternate admission criteria must submit a letter stating why he Coordinating-discipline students are required to pass a or she feels his or her credentials are equal to the 1500 qualifying examination in macroeconomics, microeconomics, aggregate GRE criterion.
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Provisional admission criteria: Applicants with aggregate government agency, private foundation, or an educational GRE scores below 1300 may be considered for admission on a training role in business and industry. Consequently, a single provisional basis. Provisional acceptance criteria for doctoral set of minimum standards cannot possibly fit all Ph.D. study with education as the coordinating-unit discipline programs for which education is the coordinating or include: a) a GPA that meets the general guidelines for the co-disciplinary unit. Instead, sensitivity to individual student program, b) a strong endorsement of a doctoral faculty member needs and goals, as well as regard for the different approaches in education who can assure the faculty that at least one other to doctoral study represented in the several fields within education doctoral faculty member will serve on the student’s education, require flexibility and diversity in program planning. supervisory committee, c) submission of a writing sample of Within the context described, a minimum of 24 hours in choice, d) letters of reference, and e) a persuasive letter from education is required of students with education as their the student. Doctoral faculty in education are limited to no coordinating-unit discipline and a minimum of 12-15 hours in more than two provisional doctoral students at a time. education is expected of students selecting education as their Provisional acceptance criteria for doctoral study with co-discipline. In no case will a program be drawn up or education as the co-discipline include: a) a GPA that meets the approved that contains only coursework previously completed. general guidelines for the program, b) a separate letter of Additional requirements may be set by the student’s doctoral justification from a doctoral faculty member in education, and supervisory committee on the basis of the individual’s program c) a writing sample of choice. A suggested limitation is one goals, previous academic preparation, and relevant prior provisional student with education as a co-discipline per experiences. doctoral faculty member. Comprehensive Examination Guidelines Additionally, all students so accepted, whether with The student may obtain discipline-specific information on education as the coordinating-unit discipline or a co-discipline, comprehensive examination guidelines from his or her research must submit a plan of study to include 12 semester hours of adviser. coursework. The plan must be approved by the student’s coordinating-unit discipline faculty adviser and, if education is Engineering the co-discipline, the proposed co-disciplinary study adviser. Students would be expected to maintain a B or better GPA, at Discipline Coordinator the 500- or 600-level courses. These courses need to be taken Bryan Becker, (816) 235-1255, [email protected] within a two-year time frame to maintain the provisional status. Once these, or other possible stated provisions have Doctoral Faculty Participation been met, the provisional student automatically will be Bryan R. Becker Ehud Kroll reclassified to doctoral student status in the discipline. Quinton Bowles Anil Misra Deb Chatterjee Deborah O’Bannon Qualifying Requirements for Full Admission Ghulam Chaudhry Jerry R. Richardson All students must have completed 12 hours of 500- or Craig Kluever William E. Stewart, Jr. 600-level courses at UMKC with grades of B or better in each Jerome Knopp course to be eligible for full-admission status. Students admitted under alternate or provisional criteria Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in will be notified upon acceptance of any coursework addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. deficiencies they must satisfy or other preparation they must Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission undertake prior to full admission. and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations and Degree Requirements earlier in this section. Suggested Compatible Co-disciplines Urban leadership and policy studies in education, music Discipline-Specific Admission Requirements education, chemistry, psychology, history, mathematics, A student, who satisfies the general requirements for admission physics and public affairs and administration. and also meets the minimum discipline requirements stated below, will be considered for regular admission to the Ph.D. Core Program Requirements program with engineering as a discipline. A student who does Ph.D. study in education prepares students with diverse not meet some of the requirements but shows high potential for academic and professional backgrounds to meet equally advanced-level work may be considered for provisional diverse career and scholarly goals. Moreover, rather than being admission. Admission also depends on factors such as number a homogeneous field with a relatively uniform approach to of seats available, resources available in the area of the Ph.D. study, education encompasses several separate student’s interest, the quality of previous work, etc. A student specialized areas, each with its own requirements and not qualifying for admission to the Ph.D. program may be expectations regarding doctoral work. Hence, students considered for admission to the M.S. programs in electrical accepted for the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program with and computer, civil, or mechanical and aerospace engineering. education as their co-discipline may have backgrounds in one Requirements for admission are the same whether the of the educational fields represented in the School of applicant is requesting engineering as the coordinating-unit Education, in one of the disciplines represented in the College discipline or co-discipline. of Arts and Sciences, or in a professional field such as Academic preparation: The applicant must have a criminology, computer science or law. Whereas, students bachelor’s degree and/or a master’s degree in an engineering accepted with education as their coordinating-unit discipline discipline or a non-engineering bachelor’s and/or master’s would typically have prior academic training and experience in degree with at least 30 credit hours of engineering or education. Advisers would tend to be specialists in reading technically related coursework as approved by the engineering education, physical education, special education, educational Ph.D. faculty committee. Applicants must have a cumulative psychology, mathematics education, science education or GPA of 3.0 or better at the undergraduate level, both overall curriculum and instruction. and in their major field. In addition, if applicable, a GPA of 3.5 The doctoral student in education may be preparing for or better in all post-baccalaureate work is required. teaching and research in higher education, for a curricular or Aptitude for advanced work: The student must supervisory position in a public school district, or for work in a demonstrate an aptitude for advanced-level work by obtaining
365 School of Graduate Studies a cumulative GRE score of at least 1600 (verbal + quantitative Core Program Requirements + analytical) and ranking at least in the 85th percentile on the The amount of work required for the Ph.D. depends on the quantitative portion of the examination. student’s level of preparation. For example, a student entering Proficiency in English: The student must demonstrate his the Ph.D. program after obtaining a bachelor’s degree may or her proficiency in oral and written communication in expect to do significantly more work compared to the student English through national or international standardized English entering after receiving the master’s degree. In general, about examinations such as TOEFL, verbal portion of the GRE, etc. two years’ coursework (60 graduate-level credit hours) beyond The expected proficiency level is the 50th percentile in the the baccalaureate and a dissertation are required. verbal portion of the GRE or a TOEFL score of 550 (CBT Other Discipline-Specific Special Requirements 213). UMKC students also may satisfy this requirement by Prerequisite knowledge: A Ph.D. student selecting engineering obtaining an “English Proficiency Certification” from the as a discipline is expected to have completed all necessary English Department. [Note: University policy requires that prerequisite coursework or have written permission of the upon arrival on campus all international students be tested for instructor before enrolling in a graduate-level engineering proficiency in English, irrespective of their scores in TOEFL or course. Undergraduate courses will not be counted toward verbal portion of GRE or any other test.] A student’s adviser graduation requirements. also may require the student to take the above test, irrespective Foreign language requirement: Depending on the of the student’s native language. As a result of this test the student’s field of study, the student’s supervisory committee student may be required to improve his or her oral and written may specify a required level of proficiency in a pertinent communication in English before enrolling in courses of the foreign or computer language. chosen disciplines. Dissertation: The dissertation abstract and proposal must Recommendations: The student must provide at least three be submitted to and approved by the supervisory committee recommendation letters from professors at his or her previous prior to beginning the third academic year of study after institution(s), including one from the M.S. thesis adviser if enrollment in the Ph.D. program. applicable. If the applicant has been out of school for several Retention in program: For students with this discipline as years, recommendation letters from his or her supervisors their coordinating-unit discipline, no more than one C grade (technical) will be acceptable. At least one UMKC engineering will be allowed in any course and no D or F grades are faculty recommendation must be provided if the student has permitted. A student who receives more than one C grade will taken courses from or worked with the engineering faculty. be recommended for termination from the doctoral program. A Statement of goals and objectives: The applicant must student who receives a D or F grade will be dropped from the provide a 500- to 750-word essay on his or her goals and program. objectives in pursuing the Ph.D. in the chosen fields. Comprehensive Examination Guidelines Alternate Admission Criteria The student may obtain information on comprehensive An applicant not meeting all minimum admission requirements examination guidelines from the engineering departmental may be considered for provisional admission by the offices. Engineering Ph.D. Committee if the committee sees high potential for advanced work from the rest of the applicant’s English credentials. Evidences of high potential might be pertinent work experience, published papers, or extremely high Discipline Coordinator achievement in another criterion area. In any case, however, Barbara Ryan, (816) 235-5206, [email protected] the required grade-point average must be at least 3.0. Qualifying Requirements for Full Admission Doctoral Faculty Participation The student will be required to pass an entrance examination Michelle Boisseau Mamadou Niang before being awarded regular admission. The entrance Joan Dean Jennifer Phegley examination for each engineering sub-discipline area will be Moira Ferguson Barbara Ryan conducted by the appropriate department, i.e. mechanical, Beth Dolan Kautz Linda Voigts civil, and/or electrical, once in each regular semester. Should Daniel Mahala Robert Willson, Jr. the student not be successful in this examination, the James McKinley Engineering Ph.D. Committee will render a decision based on Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in the student’s performance in the examination. This may result addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in terminating the admission, changing the status to “on Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission probation” with additional conditions to be satisfied, retaking and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations the entrance examination or other courses of action. and Degree Requirements earlier in this section. When a student is admitted provisionally, the conditions and the allotted time in which he or she will be allowed to Discipline-Specific Admission Requirements satisfy these conditions will be specified by the Engineering For new students selecting English as a discipline, admission Ph.D. Committee and confirmed by the UMKC will normally be for the fall term. Application dossiers must be Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Executive Committee at the time of complete by March 15. The English Department doctoral provisional admission. Upon satisfactory completion of the committee will review applications for admission to the Ph.D. provisional conditions, the student’s admission status will be program once a year on the last working day of March. changed to reflect regular admission. Applicants who select English as their coordinating-unit discipline will be expected to have the M.A. in English or Suggested Compatible Co-disciplines equivalent coursework as determined by the English Possible co-disciplines include but are not necessarily Department doctoral committee. Applicants who select restricted to chemistry, computer networking, geosciences, English as a co-discipline should have completed a master’s history, mathematics, molecular biology and biochemistry, oral degree or equivalent coursework. In most cases, students will biology, physics, and telecommunications networking. be expected to have completed, with a grade of B or better, 12 hours of English courses at the 300- or 400-level (or
366 School of Graduate Studies appropriate equivalents) that are approved by the English Core Program Requirements Department doctoral committee. All students who list English as a discipline, whether as An applicant who plans to pursue a degree with English as coordinating-unit discipline or co-discipline, are required to a discipline is required to provide the English Department take English 500, Introduction to Graduate Study in English, or doctoral committee with the names of three individuals who its equivalent. are academically or professionally qualified to assess the Students admitted with English as the coordinating-unit applicant’s ability to pursue doctoral work. References discipline are subject to the following requirements: submitted to the School of Graduate Studies for admission to • Only English courses numbered 400 or above will be doctoral studies may be judged by the English Department accepted for the Ph.D. degree. Courses taken in other doctoral committee as sufficient evaluation, but the department disciplines may be taken at the 300-level or above; reserves the right to request further information. • No grade below B in any course will be accepted to apply Applicants also are required to submit samples of written toward the Ph.D. degree; work to the English Department doctoral committee. The • In most cases, no more than one-third of coursework in applicant’s narrative statement, submitted with the application English, exclusive of credit for dissertation work, that is form, should provide a well-focused justification of the classified as independent study will be accepted for the proposed course of study that is compatible with the Ph.D. degree; department’s resources. Applicants should consult with the • Students will be expected to complete the majority of English Department principal doctoral adviser for advice on their coursework at UMKC; the preparation of the narrative. Applicants may also seek • In certain cases, exceptions to these requirements may be advice on the narrative from doctoral committee members with allowed. special expertise in the applicant’s chosen fields of study. Applications will be evaluated by a committee of the Other Discipline-Specific Special Requirements doctoral faculty in the English Department; the committee will For foreign language requirement, see “Qualifying recommend to the department chair and dean of the School of Requirements for Full Admission” for this discipline. Graduate Studies whether or not the applicant should be Dissertation: Dissertations written where English is the admitted. These English-specific requirements apply to all dominant component must be submitted through the student’s applicants intending to have English as coordinating-unit supervisory committee to an appropriately qualified reader at discipline or co-discipline. another university, selected by the committee, in sufficient time Students who expect to write a dissertation that draws for that expert to return a written evaluation of the dissertation primarily on research in English must apply for English as for consideration by the supervisory committee before the their coordinating-unit discipline. dissertation defense. The dissertation should, in most cases, be In cases where an applicant has not yet met the foreign written using The MLA Style Manual. language requirement or GRE scores are still pending, provisional admission may be recommended. Comprehensive Examination Guidelines Before advancing to Ph.D. candidacy, students whose Alternate Admission Criteria coordinating discipline is English will take three examinations: The department’s required GRE score is independent of and a general examination, a subject examination, and a takes precedence over the School of Graduate Studies’ co-disciplinary examination. All three examinations must be minimum of 1500 points. taken within a one-month period before the end of the grading Qualifying Requirements for Full Admission period of the second semester following the completion of Requirements for full admission are based on level of formal coursework. The general examination is a six-hour participation in the discipline. Full admission to English as exam, written in two three-hour sittings. The subject coordinating discipline is dependent on the applicant’s meeting examination is a three-hour exam, written in a single sitting. three requirements: appropriate coursework, satisfactory GRE Exam questions shall not be distributed in advance for either scores, and relevant foreign language skills. Full admission to the general or subject examination. In addition to the written English as a co-discipline is dependent on the applicant examinations, the examining committee may require oral meeting two requirements: appropriate coursework and examinations. At least six months before the student plans to relevant foreign language skills. take his or her exams, the student shall notify committee members of his or her choice of areas/periods and submit a English as Coordinating-Unit Discipline tentative reading list of primary and critical works for all GRE scores: Either (1) a general verbal score in the 60th examinations. Committees shall then meet to approve the areas percentile or better; or (2) a score in the 60th percentile or and review the proposed reading lists and address any better in the literature in English subject examination. oversights or imbalances. Relevant foreign language skills: Applicants must The first two examinations, the general and the subject, demonstrate facility in a foreign language relevant to study in will be evaluated by an examining committee composed of the English. The language requirement will ordinarily be met by student’s adviser, one member of the student’s supervisory two years of satisfactory college level language study. Students committee and one member of the doctoral committee. Exam may be required to demonstrate additional language skills to areas shall be designated at the time of the program of study. undertake or complete their dissertations. These may be changed only with the consent of the entire English as a Co-discipline supervisory committee. GRE scores: A general verbal score in the 60th percentile or The general examination consists of two parts, each better. covered in a three-hour sitting and each receiving equal weight. Foreign language skills: Demonstrate foreign language This examination is designed to test the breadth of the competence in the same manner as students with English as the candidate’s knowledge in the fields in question. The student coordinating-unit discipline. will submit to the English doctoral committee in advance two Suggested Compatible Co-disciplines areas in which he or she wishes to be examined, whether Education, geosciences, history, psychology and sociology. periods of literary history (e.g., British 19th century, American literature from 1865, British and American literature since
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1945) or other areas of expertise (e.g., linguistics, history of Suggested Compatible Co-disciplines the language, rhetoric, genre studies, literacy studies). This Faculty members in the Department of Geosciences conduct reading list, which is subject to the approval of the committee, research in applied geophysics, engineering and environmental should consist of works from the selected periods or areas of geology, stratigraphy, geochemistry, GIS, mineral deposits, expertise which have achieved broad recognition or influence. neotectonics, geoarcheology, geomorphology, Quaternary The reading list of works from the two areas or periods to be environments, cultural and historical geography (Europe, Latin the subject of the written examination shall be based on that America, the Caribbean, and West Africa), and historical previously submitted by the student and reviewed by the cartography. Suitable co-disciplines for the Interdisciplinary doctoral committee. With the approval or revision of the Ph.D. program are practically unlimited (see periods or areas, the doctoral committee will furnish the www.umkc.edu/geosciences for possibilities) and consultation student with a final approved reading list. with the principal graduate advisers for geology and geography For the subject examination, the student will prepare in would be a good way for the student to explore the advance, in the period specified above, a tentative reading list possibilities. Previous and existing geology students have on the subject of the proposed dissertation for approval and/or designated such co-disciplines as chemistry, physics, and revision by the doctoral committee. The subject examination education. Previous geography Ph.D. students have had will deal with current scholarship and methodology as well as education as a co-discipline. Other excellent possibilities with primary sources and other standard works in the field. would include political science, economics, history and The exam will be administered in a single three-hour sitting. sociology. The co-disciplinary examination will be developed in Core Program Requirements consultation with doctoral faculty from the student’s Specific core program requirements follow the guidelines co-discipline. established by the School of Graduate Studies and are For students whose co-discipline is English, an otherwise defined by the student’s supervisory committee in examination will be designed in consultation with the consultation with each individual student. coordinating discipline and approved by the English department’s doctoral committee. Other Discipline-Specific Special Requirements While there is no set minimum number of hours for all Geosciences students, at least 50 percent of the course credit hours for students who select geosciences as their coordinating unit must Discipline Coordinator be taken in the Department of Geosciences. Students who have Raymond M. Coveney, Jr., (816) 235-2980, selected geosciences as a coordinating unit or a co-discipline [email protected] are expected to take no less then three courses from the Department of Geosciences as determined by their supervisory Doctoral Faculty Participation committee. Other special requirements are defined by the Raymond M. Coveney, Jr. Daniel P. Hopkins student’s supervisory committee in individual consultation Steven L. Driever Wei Ji with each student. All geosciences students (coordinating or James Durig (D) James Murowchick co-discipline) are expected to successfully complete a Douglas J. Faulkner Tina Niemi qualifying examination in their subject area devised by Richard J. Gentile (E) Lee D. Slater departmental faculty by the end of their first two semesters of Syed E. Hasan residency. The department requires the student to demonstrate reading competency in an approved foreign language, by one Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in of the following means: addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission • Completing six hours of coursework in the Department of and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations Foreign Languages and Literatures at the 300-level or and Degree Requirements earlier in this section. above. • Passing an examination by a qualifying examiner Discipline-Specific Admission Requirements approved by the student’s supervisory committee. Specific admission requirements defined by the faculty of the Department of Geosciences follow the guidelines established Comprehensive Examination Guidelines by the School of Graduate Studies. Typically, a student would Comprehensive examinations of all Ph.D. students, who select be expected to hold an undergraduate or master’s degree in the Department of Geosciences as the coordinating unit, will geology or geography or a closely related field. Opportunities contain both written and oral components and may include within the department range from the physical sciences to the questions from each of the co-disciplines and from related humanities. Because of the wide range of faculty expertise and fields as determined by the student’s examining committee. in keeping with the general spirit of the entire interdisciplinary The committee consists of the student’s supervisory committee program, the faculty of the Department of Geosciences has and others who may be appointed by the dean of the School of deliberately chosen to establish broad guidelines for admission Graduate Studies. of Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students. All prospective graduate students must attain an average grade of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 Interdisciplinary Work grading system in all university work prior to admission. Three The faculty of the Department of Geosciences are committed letters of recommendation from professors as well as a to an interdisciplinary approach and expect that all Ph.D. proposal from the prospective student detailing goals and students, whether enrolled in the coordinating or the expectations are needed for an evaluation of the application. co-disciplinary category, will complete courses and conduct Non-native English-speaking applicants seeking research with this principle in mind. geosciences as a coordinating discipline must demonstrate proficiency in English. This requirement can be satisfied by obtaining English proficiency certification from the UMKC English Department.
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Health Psychology tracks specifically tailored to individualized combinations of student and faculty talents and interests. This implies that it is Discipline Coordinator very important for applicants to identify faculty with Lisa Terre, (816) 235-1066, [email protected] interests and background that match their own. Doctoral Faculty Participation Discipline-Specific Admission Requirements Kathleen Goggin (D) Charles Sheridan (D) Admission is considered for fall and winter semesters only. Christopher Haddock (D) Lisa Terre (D) Application deadline is March 1 for fall and October 15 for Bernard Lubin (D) winter. Health Psychology as a Coordinating Unit Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in health psychology (non-clinical track) is appropriate as a addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. coordinating unit for qualified students who have a strong Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission background in psychology or related disciplines, and whose and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations interests match those of our health psychology faculty. and Degree Requirements earlier in this section. Students in this track will be taking challenging courses The discipline of health psychology can be used to create alongside other Ph.D. students from the various two general types of Ph.D. programs depending upon whether single-discipline programs in psychology, and must be the student selects a non-clinical or clinical track. Admission prepared to function at levels expected of such students. requirements for the two tracks vary and applicants must Students who want to be admitted with health psychology as specify which track they plan to pursue as part of the their coordinating unit discipline must have shared interests application process. Students selecting either track will be with faculty members in the health psychology discipline. For expected to complete certain common core course that reason, it is wise for applicants to acquaint themselves requirements, which are described in detail in the information with the interests and capabilities of health psychology faculty pertaining to the non-clinical track. Students in the clinical to make certain they share a serious interest with at least one track will have health psychology as their coordinating potential mentor, and that the health psychology curriculum is discipline and psychology as a co-discipline, and they will a good match for what they hope to learn. follow a more structured program beyond the core, than will non-clinical students. The two tracks are described separately 1. Typically, applicants should have a B.S. or B.A. in in the paragraphs that follow. psychology but a degree in a related discipline, such as counseling, social work, special education, or a health Non-Clinical Individualized Track discipline such as pre-med or nursing may also fulfill this The non-clinical individualized track can be tailored to the requirement. Students whose background in psychology needs of the student with the proviso that they be compatible provides insufficient preparation for advanced psychology with the interests of the supervisor and the course offerings classes may be required to take preparatory courses prior available in the health psychology curriculum. Many creative to full admission into the Ph.D. program. Student grades career options might be generated in a non-clinical track; for in these preparatory courses must be high enough to example, in academe, teaching and doing research. However, permit the supervisor and the admissions committee to an individualized interdisciplinary program with health conclude that the student is capable of participating in psychology as a discipline would not prepare a student for Ph.D.-level courses alongside students in other Ph.D. clinical work. Students in a non-clinical track could combine programs. (This implies that the student have a strong health psychology with any number of other disciplines. Some preponderance of A’s in those background courses. See examples: a student interested in health administration might section on Qualifying Requirements for Full Admission.). combine public affairs and administration with health Admission to the program is competitive and we seek to psychology, a student interested in spirituality and health might admit students with a broad history of excellence. combine religious studies with the health psychology 2. The Health Psychology discipline accepts the School of discipline, a student who wants to develop a career in sports Graduate Studies’ criteria for the Graduate Record with a psychological slant might combine the education Examination. Students who fall short of these criteria can discipline (physical education focus) with health psychology, present alternative criteria that indicate the capacity to do or a student interested in an academic career focused on quality doctoral-level work in health psychology. These research and teaching could combine psychology and health alternative criteria may be accepted, at the discretion of psychology. Many other interesting combinations are the Health Psychology Admissions Committee and the available, and since new disciplines are added to the School of Graduate Studies. Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program from time to time, available 3. Admission to the health psychology discipline is quite options are expanding. competitive, and applicants should have approximately a Because identification as a psychologist is regulated by 3.5 grade-point average or other evidence of ability to statute, completion of an Interdisciplinary Ph.D. with health perform well in such a program. Students who meet the psychology as one of its components and a non-psychological other admission criteria and who have an interest in discipline as the other is not intended to enable students to be research compatible with those of faculty will be viewed license-eligible or use the title psychologist. Laws pertaining favorably as applicants. to licensure and accreditation vary from state to state. (For 4. When submitting their application to the School of details on the Missouri statutes relevant to psychology, Graduate studies, applicants must include the following inquiries should be made to the State Committee of information in addition to the materials required by the Psychologists in Jefferson City, Mo.) Graduate School: Individualized interdisciplinary programs, such as the (a) An up-to-date resume or vita, including a non-clinical health psychology track, are for those who want a description of past experiences and degree that transcends and synthesizes the foundational accomplishments relevant to health psychology (e.g. disciplines. These programs are in no way less demanding than research or other work in health settings or evidence other Ph.D. programs; their uniqueness lies in the creation of of skills transferable to health psychology);
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(b) A detailed statement of career goals, relating them supervisory committee on an item-by-item basis. No courses in to available curriculum in health psychology and to which the student obtained less than a grade of “B” will be specific faculty interests and skills; transferable. The student’s supervisory committee will (c) A Supplemental Application form for health determine, on a case by case basis, which courses are psychology discipline applicants (available on acceptable. Regardless of how many hours obtained prior to request from the psychology department or from the admission into a health psychology track are included in the School of Graduate Studies). student’s Ph.D. program, the student must meet the core program requirements listed above (i.e., methodology, three Health Psychology as a Co-discipline courses in health psychology, and participation in a research Health Psychology is appropriate as a co-discipline for certain project involving health psychology) after they are admitted. students whose Ph.D. programs in their coordinating discipline Total Hours Required: The health psychology discipline would be enhanced by a strong, graduate-level education in expects its Ph.D. students to complete a program of Health Psychology. approximately 90 credit hours, including the combined To be admitted to the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program with didactic and research hours from all disciplines and credits health psychology as a co-discipline, students must provide transferred from graduate work done prior to admission. convincing evidence they have a clear aptitude for graduate Whether for a coordinating discipline or a co-discipline, the study in the discipline, and that such study provides a useful, hours counting toward the requirements of the health coherent addition to the work they will do in their coordinating psychology discipline will normally be selected from the discipline. In addition, they must show their goals are health psychology curriculum, but the student’s Supervisory compatible with the available courses in health psychology and Committee may, at its discretion, include courses from related with topics of health psychology faculty emphasis and interest. disciplines if this fosters the integrity of the program. Admission requirements for health psychology as co-discipline Other Discipline-Specific Special Requirements are similar to those for health psychology as coordinating Students with health psychology as a co-discipline must discipline. In most instances, students who do not have a strong complete either: (1) an M.A. Thesis or (2) a substantial piece background in health psychology will be required to take of research in health psychology that is approved by the preparatory courses that provide background in core content of Supervisory Committee. Normally this will be publishable and the discipline (e.g. Psychology 331 and other courses to be of enough import to be accepted for publication or presented at determined in consultation with the supervisory committee), a regional, national, or international professional meeting. This and in methodology (e.g. Psychology 302). Students must do requirement can only be waived after approval by the Health well in these courses prior to full admission into the discipline Psychology Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Committee. of health psychology (i.e. obtain predominantly grades of “A”). Comprehensive Examination Guidelines Alternate Admission Criteria The supervisory committee will design the comprehensive On the recommendation of the sponsor and at the discretion of examination. A wide range of formats is acceptable for the the Admissions Committee, the GRE criteria may be eased if comprehensive examination. Normally, comprehensive the student has, by other, adequate criteria, demonstrated the examinations will be integrated with those in the other capacity to do Ph.D.-level work in health psychology. discipline. The student’s supervisory committee will determine Qualifying Requirements for Full Admission format after consultation with the student. Students being admitted provisionally may, at the time the Clinical Track offer is made, be notified of course deficiencies or other The clinical track option is designed to prepare the student for qualifying requirements to be met for full admission. a career as a professional psychologist. The clinical track is Suggested Compatible Co-Disciplines primarily psychological in nature and is intended to enable Education, oral biology, pharmaceutical science, students to be license-eligible as a psychologist. Since pharmacology, psychology, public affairs and administration, licensure is closely regulated by statute, such a choice requires religious studies, social science consortium, sociology, and a very carefully designed track that can be adjusted little if at urban leadership and policy studies in education. all for the individual student. For this clinical track the student Core Program Requirements must have health psychology as the coordinating discipline and The following must be included in all Plans of Study with psychology as a co-discipline. Health Psychology as a discipline: The health psychology clinical track is a full-time, interdisciplinary program of graduate study designed to 1. Coursework in research methodology and data analysis. educate professional clinical health psychologists based on a This may be obtained through the Department of scientist-practitioner model. The track envisions a role for Psychology but the requirement can also be filled through psychologists that goes beyond that of helping medical patients courses in methodology and research from other deal with psychological sequelae of their diseases (e.g., anxiety disciplines (In the latter case, approval of the Supervisory and depression). The role extends to dealing with Committee is required); psychological aspects of prevention, with psychological 2. At least three courses in health psychology. barriers to the proper use of medical care, and on to 3. Participation in a research project involving health participation in the healing process by providing treatments psychology that augment those of traditional medicine. Because clinical 4. Completion of a Ph.D. dissertation that includes a health health psychology has its foundation in scientific research and psychology component. bases its claims of efficacy on well-controlled investigations, the track is very research-oriented. For this reason, students Hours Required to Complete a Ph.D. Program primarily interested in psychotherapy and clinical or Credit for graduate work completed prior to admission: Credit counseling practice without a strong interest in the scientific may be given for equivalent work in health psychology done in aspect of the scientist/practitioner model would be better a prior advanced program (e.g., M.A. or M.S. program), but served by other programs. such transfer of credit must be approved by the student’s
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Discipline-Specific Admission Requirements 4. A clinical internship at a site appropriate for clinical New students are considered for admission to the Health health psychology. Psychology clinical track in fall semester only. All application materials must be submitted by January 15. Additional information about required coursework or any of The following minimum requirements must be met for the other clinical health psychology core requirements are admission: available from the discipline coordinator. 1. Typically applicants should have a B.S. or B.A. in History psychology, counseling, special education, or a Discipline Coordinator health-related discipline such as pre-med or nursing with Carla Klausner, (816) 235-2540, [email protected] minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 and graduate GPA of 3.5. Alternative criteria may be accepted at the discretion of the admissions committee if there is good reason to Doctoral Faculty Participation believe the regular criteria do not adequately portray the Andrew Bergerson Dennis Merrill student’s potential to do quality work in the program. Jesse Clardy (E) Lynda S. Payne However, admission to the program is highly competitive Laurence Timothy Doty (A) Patrick A. Peebles and we seek to admit students with a general history of Miriam Formanek-Brunell H. Glenn Penny II excellence. John Graham (E) Louis W. Potts 2. The cClinical Health Psychology Track accepts the Herman Hattaway (D) Joseph Schultz (E,D) School of Graduate Studies’ criteria for the Graduate Carla Klausner (D) William Worley (A) Record Examination (Aggregate of Verbal, Quantitative Lawrence Larsen Shona Kelly Wray and Analytical: 1,500). Students who fall short of this criterion may present alternative criteria that indicate the Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in capacity to do quality doctoral-level work. These addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. alternative criteria will be considered and may be Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission accepted at the discretion of the Clinical Health and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations Psychology Admissions Committee. and Degree Requirements earlier in this section. 3. In addition, applicants should submit: Discipline-Specific Admission Requirements (a) An up-to-date resume or vita; Except in unusual circumstances, students who select history (b) Documentation of previous health-related clinical as a discipline must begin their work during the fall term. work or experiences; Applications must be received by the School of Graduate (c) A detailed statement of career and professional Studies no later than March 15, and will be forwarded to the goals, relating them to our curriculum and specific Department of History by April 15. The doctoral faculty of the faculty interests; Department of History will review applications and make their (d) At least three letters of recommendation; recommendations for admission by the end of April. (e) Evidence of research potential (e.g., prior research Applications that are incomplete as of April 15, and completed experience, documentation of presentations at applications submitted after this deadline, may not be professional meetings, reprints of published papers); considered until the following year. (f) A Supplemental Application form for Health In addition to the general admission criteria, applicants Psychology discipline applicants (available on who choose history as their coordinating discipline, or request from the Psychology Department or from applicants whose coursework in history will comprise at least the School of Graduate Studies). 50 percent of the Ph.D. plan of study, must possess a master’s degree in history or its equivalent, have a GPA of 3.5 in Qualifying Requirements for Full Admission graduate courses, and score in the 60th percentile or higher on Applicants will be evaluated using documented evidence of the one of the subscores of the GRE History Subject Test. following dimensions: (1) academic potential; (2) research Students who choose history as a co-discipline and whose potential; (3) professional identity and involvement; and (4) coursework in history will constitute less than 50 percent of the interpersonal skills and other indications of potential for specified Ph.D. plan of study must meet the criteria for clinical work. admission specified by the School of Graduate Studies. In addition, they must fulfill other entrance requirements Alternate Admission Criteria specified by the doctoral faculty of the Department of History. Alternate admission criteria may be accepted at the discretion These requirements are established on an individual basis. of the admissions committee if there is good reason to believe All applicants for admission must submit: that the regular criteria do not adequately portray the student’s potential to do quality work in the program. • A sample of written work; • A brief statement of academic and professional goals; Core Program Requirements • A one- to two-page proposal that outlines how the Students in the health psychology clinical track must satisfy all disciplines would be integrated and tentatively specifies a core program requirements listed in preceding sections for the dissertation topic; health psychology non-clinical track, plus the following: • A written statement of support from a doctoral faculty member of the department willing to serve as the 1. Successful completion of the clinical health psychology applicant’s faculty mentor. structured sequence of courses, including six semesters of practicum in clinical health psychology and eight The doctoral faculty of the Department of History, in semesters of directed research in clinical health consultation with the history faculty as a whole, make psychology; recommendations to the dean of the School of Graduate 2. Successful completion of comprehensive examinations; Studies on each application for admission. These 3. Completion of a master’s thesis and doctoral dissertation recommendations reflect the majority vote of the doctoral in clinical health psychology; faculty.
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Applicants are advised that meeting the criteria of the For Students with History as a Co-discipline School of Graduate Studies and the Department of History A student for whom history is a co-discipline must take, at the does not automatically result in admission to the minimum, the four core courses of the department’s M.A. Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. When making program: History 581 Research Methology, History 587R recommendations to the School of Graduate Studies, the Research Seminar, and any two graduate-level colloquia. In history faculty considers other factors as well, particularly the exceptional or unusual circumstances, some of these hours availability of faculty qualified to work in the applicant’s area may be waived upon petition to the student’s supervisory of interest, and the availability of library resources and committee. research materials. Other Discipline-Specific Special Requirements Alternate Admission Criteria Foreign language: Those students for whom history comprises The Department of History expects applicants to the 50 percent or more of the plan of study, or whose dissertation Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program to demonstrate they are will use sources in a foreign language or languages, must competent to do advanced, graduate-level work. In exceptional demonstrate competency through a special examination or cases, candidates who do not meet either the School of through appropriate coursework as approved by the student’s Graduate Studies or the Department of History minimum supervisory committee. requirements for admission may be admitted under alternate Those students for whom history comprises less than 50 criteria. percent of the plan of study and whose dissertation will not use The doctoral faculty of the department have adopted the sources in a foreign language, will ordinarily not be required to following alternate criteria, one or more of which will be used demonstrate language competency. It is strongly urged, to assess the applicant’s ability: however, that all Ph.D. students choosing history as a • Satisfactory performance in 500-level or above classes discipline will pursue the development of foreign language taken in the department’s M.A. degree program; skills or equivalent (quantitative) research skills. • Written recommendations of our faculty who have Retention in the doctoral program: A doctoral student evaluated his or her previous work and are willing to work must maintain a 3.0 (B) GPA in each semester of coursework with the applicant; taken at UMKC. Students who fall below a 3.0 GPA, or whose • Satisfactory completion of specified courses in the work is deemed unsatisfactory by their supervisory committee, department, before consideration or reconsideration of a may be declared ineligible for further study. In exceptional candidate’s application; cases, such a student may petition to be placed on probation for • Publications or comparable professional achievements one semester. A student receiving a failing grade in a class will related to the study of history. not be retained in the doctoral program. Comprehensive Examination Guidelines Qualifying Requirements for Full Admission The Department of History requires that the comprehensive Applicants who do not meet the requirements specified above examination of a student listing history as a discipline include may be recommended for provisional admission by the both a written and an oral component. The content of the doctoral faculty of the Department of History. An applicant comprehensive examination will be determined by the admitted provisionally will receive notification of deficiencies student’s examining committee, and will vary according to the and of the conditions that must be met before again being history component of the student’s program of study. considered for full admission. Suggested Compatible Co-disciplines Mathematics English, geosciences, political science, public affairs and Discipline Coordinator administration, psychology, education, economics, sociology, Bruce Wenner, (816) 235-2853, [email protected] urban leadership and policy studies in education. Core Program Requirements Doctoral Faculty Participation G. Phillip Barker Thomas Kezlan For Students with History as the Coordinating Discipline Jie Chen Noah Rhee A student whose coordinating discipline is history must list at James Foran least 18 hours of graduate-level history courses (exclusive of dissertation credits) on the plan of study. These would include: Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in • Three hours of History 680 (Doctoral Colloquium); addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. • Three hours of History 687 (Doctoral Research Seminar); Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission • Six hours minimum of History 697 (Doctoral-level and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations Independent Readings) or at least one independent and Degree Requirements earlier in this section. readings course with each member of the department on Discipline-Specific Admission Requirements the student’s supervisory committee; An applicant selecting mathematics as a discipline will be • Three hours of History 581 (Research Methodology) if expected to have a baccalaureate degree with a major in this course or its equivalent has not been taken before; mathematics from an accredited college or university. Students • The remainder of the program in courses numbered 500 who do not have an undergraduate mathematics major must or greater. Coursework should be fashioned to prepare the present evidence of a strong performance in at least three student for the comprehensive examination (see below). mathematics courses beyond calculus and meet the general The student should identify a general field of historical admission requirements of the School of Graduate Studies. study, a specific field relevant to the dissertation topic, and seek, through History 680 and other courses, to attain a Qualifying Requirements for Full Admission general comprehension of historical analysis and Mathematics as Coordinating Unit methodology. Full admission to doctoral studies is considered on completion of coursework equivalent to the master’s degree and passing a qualifying examination. For students provisionally admitted to
372 School of Graduate Studies interdisciplinary Ph.D. study, the master’s degree examination Molecular Biology and Biochemistry will serve as the qualifying examination. At its discretion, however, the doctoral faculty of the Department of Discipline Coordinator Mathematics or its designated representatives may set different Jakob H. Waterborg, (816) 235-2352, pass levels for the master’s degree and for the qualifying [email protected] examination and may, in exceptional circumstances, accept a master’s degree in mathematics from another institution in lieu Doctoral Faculty Participation of the qualifying examination. Karen Bame William T. Morgan Gerald Carlson Stephen Morris Mathematics as a Co-discipline Douglas L. Crawford Anthony Persechini Students who are provisionally admitted with mathematics as a Tawfik M.A. El Attar Kirill M. Popov co-discipline will be advanced to full admission after Jeffrey Gorski Jeffrey L. Price successfully completing six hours at the graduate level in the Chi-Ming Huang Michael R. Schaefer department, satisfying any other requirements stated at the Lindsey Hutt-Fletcher Ann Smith time of admission, and being recommended for full admission Ana Iriarte Wm. Kelley Thomas by the coordinating-unit discipline. Natalia Y. Kedishvili Suggested Compatible Co-disciplines Computer networking, chemistry, education, physics, Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in geosciences and engineering. addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Core Program Requirements Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission The requirements for the Ph.D. fall into five major categories: and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations coursework, special requirements set by the supervisory and Degree Requirements earlier in this section. committee, interdisciplinary work, comprehensive examination Discipline-Specific Admission Requirements and dissertation. No additional requirements. Due to the sequencing of Mathematics as Coordinating Unit coursework, new students selecting molecular biology and After provisional admission, students with mathematics as the biochemistry as their coordinating unit will normally only be coordinating-unit discipline must receive credit for two courses admitted in the fall term. In general, initial admission will be (6 semester hours) at the 500-level or above in three of the four granted into an M.S. track leading to full admission to the areas: algebra, analysis, applied mathematics and statistics, Ph.D. program. and topology and set theory. A minimum of 18 semester hours Qualifying Requirements for Full Admission will therefore be necessary to satisfy this requirement; Minimum of 16 hours of approved graduate coursework at however, transfer credit may be accepted. UMKC toward the Ph.D. program with a grade-point average The interdisciplinary work of students with mathematics of at least 3.0. International students must establish English as the coordinating-unit discipline will consist of a minimum proficiency. of 6 hours of coursework at the 500-level or above in an area Suggested Compatible Co-disciplines acceptable to the supervisory committee. The committee may Other sciences, such as chemistry, cell biology and biophysics, require more if such courses are appropriate to the student’s pharmaceutical science, pharmacology, oral biology and area of research. The student’s dissertation must represent a physics. significant contribution to mathematics. Core Program Requirements Mathematics as a Co-discipline The number of hours required in mathematics for a student For Students with this Discipline as the Coordinating-Unit who chooses mathematics as a co-discipline will be the greater Discipline of 12 credit hours and the number of hours required by the Minimum core requirement is 30 course credit hours and 15 student’s coordinating discipline when it functions as a dissertation research credits in molecular biology and co-discipline. Up to six of these credit hours may be at the biochemistry for a total of 45 post-baccalaureate credit hours, 400-level. distributed as indicated below: Discipline courses required: Other Discipline-Specific Special Requirements The supervisory committee may impose additional • Biochemistry LSMBB 561 (4 credits) requirements on a student if the requirements are relevant to • Biochemistry LSMBB 562 (4 credits) the chosen areas of research. Examples include, but are not • Experimental Molecular Biology LSMBB 596 or 597 limited to, a facility in one or more foreign languages sufficient (2 credits) to read the mathematical literature pertinent to the dissertation • Seminar in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and completion of graduate coursework in a related discipline. LSMBB 611 (2 credits) • LSMBB 690/LSCBB 690 Analytical Methods (5 credits) Comprehensive Examination Guidelines The student with mathematics as the coordinating-unit An additional 3 credits must be selected from among the discipline must pass a comprehensive exam over three of the following courses for a total of 20: four areas: algebra, analysis, applied mathematics and • Eukaryotic Molecular Biology, LSMBB 503 (3 credits) statistics, and topology and set theory. The comprehensive • Structure and Function of Proteins, LSMBB 565 exam may be taken after completing 30 hours at the 500-level (3 credits) or above and completing any special requirements and • Physical Biochemistry, LSMBB 567 (3 credits) interdisciplinary requirements. Related discipline courses required: Ten additional course credit hours in one related discipline or combination of disciplines. Related disciplines are defined as cell biology and biophysics, chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacology, oral biology, or other. Seminar courses may be part of this
373 School of Graduate Studies component of required courses, up to a maximum of three for student who receives a D or F grade will be dropped from the the program, as are two additional credits of advanced program. experimental molecular or cell biology. The doctoral faculty in molecular biology and Electives: Each student’s supervisory committee may biochemistry meets formally at the end of each academic year require additional courses in any university-approved doctoral to discuss and evaluate the progress of all graduate students. discipline as preparation for specific areas of research. These Each student’s committee also meets with the student at least additional requirements may not exceed nine credit hours once a year. After the annual doctoral faculty meeting, all beyond the 30 credits required for the basic course core. These students receive written evaluations of their status and a report electives may be taken at any time during enrollment as a is placed in each student’s file. graduate student, up to the semester prior to that in which the Comprehensive Examination Guidelines dissertation defense will occur. No more than seven course To become a Ph.D. candidate, the student must pass a credit hours of 500-level courses, or their equivalent, can be comprehensive exam that may be taken on completion of taken at institutions outside UMKC. Remember that 700-level essentially all of the coursework specified in the student’s study courses may not be used to satisfy course requirements for the plan and on satisfactorily fulfilling the requirements for full program. admission. This must be done before the beginning of the third For Students with this Discipline as a Co-discipline academic year after admission to UMKC with graduate student Students who select this discipline as a co-discipline must take status, or (for part-time students) immediately after completion a minimum of 11 credit hours of core courses, including: of 25 credit hours approved by the discipline-doctoral program • LSMBB 561 General Biochemistry I (4 credits); at UMKC. This exam will be administered by the student’s • LSMBB 562 General Biochemistry II (4 credits); supervisory committee and will test the student’s knowledge of • LSCBB 612 or LSMBB 611 (1 credit); background material, as well as the student’s ability to analyze • Plus sufficient additional core courses to constitute the and interpret information, and solve problems. required percentage of the overall program of study. Written portion: The written examination for students who have molecular biology and biochemistry as their primary Other Discipline-Specific Special Requirements discipline has two components. The first component consists Research: The School of Biological Sciences offers research of a written, general comprehensive exam testing an integrated opportunities in many areas of modern life sciences that knowledge of material acquired through the courses and the address problems of basic life processes at the cellular, seminar components in the primary and secondary disciplines. subcellular, and molecular levels. Graduate studies offered The second component of the written examination consists of with primary participation of the faculty in the Division of an NIH-style grant proposal that the student will prepare. The Molecular Biology and Biochemistry are based on the belief topic of the research proposal will be determined by the student that training for research can be best accomplished by having in consultation with the student’s supervisory committee. an appropriate breadth of background coursework, combined Oral portion: The oral examination also has two aspects: with a depth of specialization in a particular research area. The (1) questions covering the grant proposal prepared by the faculty have established guidelines that have a minimum of student for the written examination and (2) other related formal requirements so that students have the flexibility to material in the student’s area of specialization, including advance at a pace consistent with development of the fundamental knowledge of the primary and secondary individual. Diligence, creativity, and independent thinking are disciplines. the qualities desired in the candidate’s dissertation work. Teaching: As part of their graduate training, all Ph.D. Music Education students with molecular biology and biochemistry as the Discipline Coordinator coordinating-unit discipline participate in the teaching program Randall Pembrook, (816) 235-2945, of the School of Biological Sciences. This is an important [email protected] component of preparation for a career in academia or other institutions, and aids in the development of effective Doctoral Faculty Participation communication skills. Eph Ehly (E) Randall Pembrook Seminars: Students will participate in seminars in which William E. Fredrickson Sheri L. Robb current developments in various areas of life sciences will be Robert Groene Charles Robinson discussed and explored. Students also will present seminars on Gary W. Hill (A) their own work or on work in the current scientific literature. The latter is taken as part of the core of graduate-level courses Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in in the coordinating or co-disciplines. addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Course restrictions: 700-level courses may not be used to Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission satisfy molecular biology and biochemistry discipline-specific and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations course requirements. and Degree Requirements earlier in this section. Dissertation. The dissertation abstract and proposal must be submitted to and approved by the supervisory committee Discipline-Specific Admission Requirements prior to beginning the third academic year of study after In addition to the general criteria, applicants selecting music enrollment in the Ph.D. program. education as a discipline must: Retention in program: A minimum B grade in LSMBB • Have an aggregate minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 561 and 562 is required to remain as a doctoral student in this and graduate GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale; discipline. • Submit a thesis or equivalent evidence of written For students with this discipline as their coordinating-unit scholarship; discipline, no more than one C grade in a core course or two C • Have a combined score of 1500 on the verbal, grades in any course, and no D or F grades, are permitted. A quantitative, and analytical sections of the GRE with no student who receives more than two C grades will be individual score below 350; recommended for termination from the doctoral program. A
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• Have an acceptable on-campus interview with doctoral Education will help students efficiently interpret the techniques faculty members from this discipline; and philosophies they observe in the classroom, determine • Demonstrate comprehensive musicianship through their own goals and philosophies, and consequently, become videotape, performance, classroom teaching, audition, or better teachers. jury; Because faculty members from the Conservatory and the • Have a minimum of three years K-12 teaching experience School of Education strongly believe that theories, or the equivalent; philosophies, and techniques associated with teaching carry • Perform an applied audition. more meaning for those who have experienced the teaching environment, the Ph.D. requires three years of K-12 teaching Alternate Admission Criteria experience or the equivalent for admission to the program. Applicants may ask to be considered under the following Seminars and core courses: While research and teaching alternate admission criteria: are areas of great importance, it is anticipated that most students will need theoretical information to structure their • Have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or a graduate GPA of teaching and research endeavors. Courses in theories of 3.5; learning in general and in music, as well as seminars on the • Submit a thesis or equivalent evidence of written latest teaching techniques and methodologies, will give scholarship; students a knowledge base to better facilitate their own • Score of 900 or above on the SAT with both the verbal teaching and to prepare future students to teach. Particular and math scores above 400 or 21 or above on the ACT; attention will be given to cultivating critical thinking skills in • Have an acceptable off-campus interview with at least two students and nurturing multicultural values. UMKC music education doctoral faculty or have two Program Requirements: It is anticipated that most students written recommendations from UMKC doctoral faculty; selecting music education and education as their disciplines • Have a minimum of three years K-12 teaching experience will have completed a master’s degree in music education or a or the equivalent; related field. While total degree-hour requirements for the • Demonstrate comprehensive musicianship through a Ph.D. will vary depending on each student’s career goals, cassette tape or videotape; previous experience, and training, it is anticipated that for most • Perform an applied audition. students, course requirements will include 35 to 45 pre- dissertation hours. If a student has completed a bachelor’s or Qualifying Requirements for Full Admission master’s degree in some area other than music education, • Have a GPA of at least 3.5 in courses to be counted for the additional work beyond this approximate range will probably degree; be required. No specific course requirements are designated. • Have an acceptable interview with members of the Depending on the previous work of the individual and the student’s supervisory committee; career direction sought, each program of study, including • Have acceptable scores on designated tests covering foreign language requirements, will be considered on an music history, music theory and music education. individual basis. Co-discipline Requirements: Education is the only Suggested Compatible Co-disciplines recognized co-discipline for music education in the Education is the only acceptable co-discipline. Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. It is anticipated there will be Core Program Requirements many permutations which are a product of this combination. A Music education will function only as a coordinating unit in student’s interests in School of Education classes may gravitate the UMKC Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. Because of this, toward research, curriculum and instruction, administration, the following minimum standards apply only to students with philosophical and historical foundations and/or an infinite music education as their coordinating unit. number of additional possibilities. Within the spirit of Research: Two important goals for students with music flexibility, which is the essence of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. education as their coordinating discipline and education as a program, students are allowed to enroll in other fields of study co-discipline will be to develop research skills and increase such as history, philosophy, psychology, art and non-music their awareness of important research literature. Through education Conservatory classes. However, education is the introductory courses at the Conservatory, students will become primary area of study outside music education and will acquainted with research techniques, problems, and literature constitute from 15 to 50 percent of pre-dissertation hours in the in music education. Additional research courses in the School planned program of study. of Education will provide more tools for structuring research Comprehensive Examination Guidelines designs and analyzing data. Students in the program will assist Written and oral comprehensive exams will be taken during the their faculty mentors in research while developing a research semester when the student completes all, or (in some special agenda of their own. The number and nature of research cases) nearly all, of the classes outlined in the planned program classes placed on each student’s program of study will be of study or the semester immediately following the completion determined by the background, goals and interests of the of classes. This could include the summer term, depending on student. the availability of supervisory committee members. The exams Teaching techniques and philosophies. While students must be scheduled with the supervisory committee no later may have widely divergent career goals, ranging from than four weeks before they are to occur. No particular period becoming a district music supervisor in a K-12 program to is designated specifically for comprehensive exams; however, being a college choral conductor, all will be actively involved the oral exam should be taken the week following the written in the education process in some form. To develop a portion. The comprehensive exam will include a total of 18-24 comprehensive acquaintance with education at all levels, Ph.D. hours of written and oral questions. The hours will be divided students will enroll in methods classes, will be assigned to between the coordinating unit of music education (not to observe and teach undergraduate classes at UMKC, and will exceed 60 percent of the total number of hours on the exam) observe and help supervise student teachers in local K-12 and the co-discipline of education (15-40 percent of the hours) schools. Courses in the Conservatory and the School of so as to reflect the student’s planned program. Exams in the
375 School of Graduate Studies coordinating area of music education will include 12-18 hours Qualifying Requirements for Full Admission of written questions in the student’s major area (e.g., choral Applicants will be notified of any qualifying requirements to music education, general music education, instrumental music be satisfied at the time an admission decision is made. education). A Ph.D. student may elect to substitute written Core Program Requirements research projects previously approved by the supervisory The required minimum core curriculum for students with oral committee for this portion of the exam. Examples of such biology as a discipline will consist of the following courses: projects would include, but are not limited to, preliminary research distinct from the dissertation or the development of a Biological Science 752 Research Methods in curriculum project for a designated level and subject matter. In Oral Biology addition, a two-hour oral exam pertaining to research projects Biological Science 740 Oral Pathology I and courses completed by the student, a three-hour written And one of the following: exam relating to general knowledge of music research Biological Science 802 Immunopathology or techniques and procedures, and a one-hour written exam Periodontics 730 Biology of the Periodontium. pertaining to music education history and philosophy will be required. The student’s supervisory committee may require additional courses for an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program which includes Oral Biology the department of oral biology as the coordinating-unit discipline or as a co-discipline. Ph.D. students with oral Discipline Coordinator biology as their coordinating unit must either complete these Paulette Spencer, (816) 235-2071, [email protected] courses at UMKC or must have completed equivalent coursework at approved institutions at the time of their Doctoral Faculty Participation admission to the interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. Students are Cecil Chappelow (A) Alan Glaros referred to other sections of the current UMKC general catalog Jean Manch Citron Carol McArthur for listings of appropriate graduate level courses. Charles Cobb Michael Reed Other Discipline-Specific Special Requirements J. David Eick Paulette Spencer Dissertation Research: In accordance with general Philip Feil John L. Williams interdisciplinary Ph.D. program requirements, each student Jian Q. Feng with oral biology as the coordinating-unit discipline must Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in submit a dissertation proposal, prepared in consultation with addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. the student’s supervisory committee, which describes an Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission interdisciplinary program of original research on a significant and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations problem in oral biology. The proposal will be reviewed by the and Degree Requirements earlier in this section. student’s Ph.D. supervisory committee. The student may be required to revise and resubmit the proposal to the supervisory Discipline-Specific Admission Requirements committee. A copy of the accepted proposal will then be In addition to the general minimum requirements for admission forwarded to the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies. to interdisciplinary Ph.D. study, an applicant must hold either The student must provide evidence that a substantial (1) a baccalaureate degree, or (2) a D.D.S. or equivalent portion of the dissertation will be submitted for publication to degree. In general, an applicant will be expected to have a refereed journals. Such proof may be in the form of a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (based on a 4.0 scale) for all manuscript in preparation for submission or a submitted undergraduate work, including dental school (if applicable). manuscript. The student must submit the complete All application materials should be submitted prior to dissertation, in typewritten or letter-quality printed form, to his March 1 for students wishing to begin their study in the fall or her faculty adviser for review and preliminary approval at semester; however, applications will be accepted throughout least eight weeks before the expected date of graduation. the year. Evaluation criteria include the following: Appeals: In the event of disputes or special requests • Transcripts. Analysis of transcripts from all prior concerning a student’s Ph.D. program, written appeals and/or institutions is required. Under special circumstances (e.g., documentation must first be submitted to the student’s class standing) consideration may be given to applicants supervisory committee. If a resolution of the problem cannot whose GPA is 2.5 to 3.0; be affected at that level, the written appeals process must then • Letters of recommendation. Three letters of progress through the following levels: recommendation are required from current or former teachers who are familiar with the applicant’s past 1. Doctoral studies committee of the Department of Oral achievements and research ability; Biology; • Letter from applicant. A letter describing why the 2. Ph.D. Executive Committee; candidate is interested in pursuing interdisciplinary Ph.D. 3. Dean, School of Graduate Studies. study in oral biology, how the experience of the program Academic retention: A 3.0 or better grade-point average is may be used by the candidate in the future, and a list of required of all work applicable to the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. potential research interests must be submitted by the program. A Ph.D. student with oral biology as a discipline is applicant; subject to termination from the interdisciplinary Ph.D. program • Interviews. Interviews are not required; however, if: (1) his or her grade-point average falls below 3.0; (2) more interviews at the School of Dentistry will be arranged than four hours of C (2.0) grades are received; or (3) any grade upon the candidate’s request. Successful interviews may of D or F is received. enhance the candidate’s chance of acceptance. A recommendation for termination from the program will Suggested Compatible Co-disciplines be made by the student’s supervisory committee to the Cell biology and biophysics, molecular biology and Department of Oral Biology and forwarded to the Ph.D. biochemistry, pharmacology, chemistry and physics. executive committee and the dean of the School of Graduate Studies.
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Comprehensive Examination Guidelines Suggested Compatible Co-disciplines A comprehensive examination will be administered to all Pharmacology, chemistry, cell biology and biophysics, students enrolled in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. program whose molecular biology and biochemistry and oral biology. subject emphasis area is oral biology. The examination can be Core Program Requirements written or oral. Content of the comprehensive examination will be tailored to the student’s field of research interest and Pharmaceutical Sciences as the Coordinating Unit prepared with input from all members of the student’s The minimum graduate credit hours generally required for the supervisory committee. Ph.D. degree with pharmaceutical sciences as a discipline are 40 in didactic coursework, credit for presentation of three Pharmaceutical Sciences seminars, and 20 dissertation research credits. Specific courses in pharmaceutical science will be agreed upon in consultation Discipline Coordinator with the coordinating-discipline supervisory faculty. Students Ashim Mitra, (816) 235-1615, [email protected] will take a minimum of five courses offered by the coordinating-unit discipline. Attendance at all seminars in the Doctoral Faculty Participation coordinating-unit discipline is required, except when there is a Thomas Boge Srikumaran Melethil scheduling conflict or an excuse approved by the seminar chair. Simon H. Friedman Ashim K. Mitra Three credit hours of statistics, plus 15 credit hours in Jill Jacobson (A) Steven H. Neau pharmaceutical science coursework, and 22 credit hours in one Thomas P. Johnston Sudhaker Pai (A) or a combination of related co-disciplines are all required. Chi H. Lee Joyce Tombran-Tink Other electives. A supervisory committee may require that J. Steven Leeder (A) additional coursework be taken to prepare the student in a specific research area. Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in Pharmaceutical Sciences as Co-discipline addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. The pharmaceutical sciences doctoral-faculty member(s) of the Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission supervisory committee will confer regarding the student’s and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations program of study and recommend appropriate courses offered and Degree Requirements earlier in this section. by the co-discipline. Generally, courses in the co-discipline will constitute successful completion of at least 20 percent of Discipline-Specific Admission Requirements the approved course of study. All students choosing Due to course sequencing, new students will ordinarily be pharmaceutical sciences as a co-discipline must complete at accepted only in the fall term. Applicants must hold a least three graduate-level courses in pharmaceutical sciences professional degree in pharmacy (Pharm.D. or B.S.) or a compatible with research objectives recommended by the baccalaureate degree in a related field such as chemistry, supervisory committee. biology or mathematics with an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Students who hold a master’s degree in an Other Discipline-Specific Special Requirements appropriate discipline may be admitted on satisfaction of the Requirements for Retention: Students who receive two C general requirements of the School of Graduate Studies. grades or one D grade in didactic courses are subject to dismissal from the program. A student who receives one F Qualifying Requirements for Full Admission grade will not be retained. Students will not be allowed to Admission depends on agreement of a member of the doctoral attain more than one C grade in a co-discipline course. faculty in the discipline to serve as research adviser. All Appeals: Appeals by graduate students on matters students are admitted provisionally except those holding an pertaining to research or studies in the discipline will be routed M.S. in pharmaceutical sciences. Full admission will be initially to the supervisory committee and managed according granted on satisfactory completion of 16 credit hours of to the appropriate procedures established for the Division of courses recommended by the provisional pharmaceutical Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy. sciences faculty adviser during the first calendar year on campus. Students seeking admission to the pharmaceutical Comprehensive Examination Guidelines sciences discipline of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program Ph.D. students who choose pharmaceutical sciences as the should have completed coursework in calculus, organic coordinating discipline must successfully pass a qualifying chemistry, physical chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, examination given by the division prior to applying to take human anatomy and physiology where appropriate to their their written and oral comprehensive examinations. Once the interests. Graduate students will be given a placement qualifying examination has been successfully completed, the examination administered by the coordinating unit discipline comprehensive examinations will be given after the student has faculty in order to assess undergraduate preparation for completed the majority of didactic coursework requirements graduate-level study. Deficiencies existing on admission must but not later than the end of the third year. The examinations be discussed with the interim faculty adviser during the first will be administered by the student’s supervisory committee. two semesters of graduate work. Course equivalency is The comprehensive examinations (written and oral) must be determined by the pharmaceutical-science discipline faculty on passed before a doctoral student can be admitted to candidacy. a case-by-case basis. Students are required to pass the Before the comprehensive examination can be taken, the discipline placement exams before appearing for the student must submit and have accepted a research proposal in a comprehensive exams administered by the Supervisory form satisfactory to the supervisory committee. The Committee. comprehensive examination will be administered by the On admission, all students are assigned interim faculty student’s supervisory committee and will consist of both advisers as stated in the letter of admission. Graduate students written and oral components. must adhere to the guidelines as stated in the School of Pharmacy Graduate Programs section of this catalog pertaining to selection and changes of faculty advisers.
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Pharmacology coursework from the non-participating disciplines will be counted toward the Ph.D. degree. More co-disciplines will be Discipline Coordinator required. As many as 15 credits may be allowed for courses John Q. Wang, (816) 235-1786, [email protected] taken in a master’s degree program at another institution with the concurrence of the student’s supervisory committee. Doctoral Faculty Participation The total of 27 hours required for pharmacology as the Mahmoud Ahmed Gloria Meredith (A) coordinating discipline will be composed of Pharmacy 519 (4 Mostafa Badr Agostino Molteni (A) credits), Pharmacy 520 (5 credits), Pharmacy 615 (3 credits), Charles S. Barnes (A) Robert Piepho three hours of Pharmacy 580C (pharmacology seminar), and Betty LaRue Herndon (A) Paul G. Rothberg (A) 12 additional hours of advanced courses (500-level or above) Orisa Igwe Deborah Scheuer in pharmacology or toxicology as approved by the supervisory Ralph Kauffman (A) Bradley Taylor committee. Gregory L. Kearns John Qiang Wang In the remaining 18 hours, three credit hours of statistics, Yuen-Sum Lau David Yourtee plus 15 credit hours in one or a combination of co-disciplines which may include cell biology and biophysics, chemistry, Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in molecular biology and biochemistry, oral biology, addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. pharmaceutical sciences, or other pertinent areas as approved Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission by the supervisory committee. and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations Other electives: A supervisory committee may require and Degree Requirements earlier in this section. that additional coursework be taken to prepare the student in a Discipline-Specific Admission Requirements specific research area. This additional requirement may not Due to course sequencing, new students will ordinarily be exceed six credit hours, may be taken in any approved doctoral accepted only in the fall term. Applicants must hold a discipline, and must be completed prior to the semester in professional degree in pharmacy (Pharm.D. or B.S.) or a which the dissertation defense occurs. baccalaureate degree in biological, chemical science, or health Pharmacology as Co-discipline science. In special situations, baccalaureate degrees in other Students who apply for Pharmacology as a co-discipline disciplines will be evaluated for possible admission. For should have completed coursework equivalent to Pharmacy graduates of foreign schools, the applicant must have Physiology I & II (LS-PHSL 399 and 400) and Human completed a course of study at least the equivalent of a U.S. Biochemistry I & II (Bio-Sc 365G and 366G), which are baccalaureate degree. offered at UMKC. Deficiencies existing on admission must be Prospective students must have an aggregate minimum satisfied during the first two semesters of graduate work. When grade-point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for all college work pharmacology is chosen as the co-discipline, the minimum taken prior to the bachelor’s degree, or an aggregate GPA of at course requirements are completion of Pharmacy 519 (4 least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale on all post-baccalaureate work to date credits), Pharmacy 520 (5 credits) and one credit hour of (minimum of 9 hours). For graduates of foreign schools, the seminar (Pharmacy 580C), plus sufficient courses constituting applicant must have above-average grades in previous college the required percentage of their program of study, as approved study. by the supervisory committee. No more than one C grade in Qualifying Requirements for Full Admission any core course will be permitted. Students who receive more Students seeking admission to the pharmacology discipline of than one C grade or lower will be dropped from pharmacology the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program should have completed as a co-discipline. Students must take and successfully pass a coursework in organic chemistry I & II, biochemistry I & II, written and oral comprehensive examination administered by calculus, anatomy, microbiology, physiology I & II, and a the supervisory committee members from the Division of biostatistics course. Deficiencies existing on admission must Pharmacology. Co-discipline students should take the be satisfied during the first two semesters of graduate work. In pharmacology comprehensive examination no later than one addition, during the first year of graduate study, provisional semester after completing their required co-discipline Ph.D. students with pharmacology as a discipline must coursework. complete the following courses with a grade of B or better: Other Discipline-Specific Special Requirements Pharmacy 519 (4 hours), Pharmacy 520 (5 hours), and Additional coursework: Students will be expected to complete Pharmacy 615 (3 hours), or their equivalents. Equivalency is at least three credit hours of statistics. Students are expected to determined by the pharmacology discipline faculty on a take sufficient computer courses or training as to be proficient case-by-case basis. in word processing and the use of spread sheets and data bases. Suggested Compatible Co-disciplines Retention in Program: Graduate students are required to Pharmaceutical sciences, cell biology and biophysics, maintain a cumulative grade-point average of B (3.0 on a 4.0 chemistry, molecular biology and biochemistry, or other scale). In any semester when the cumulative GPA falls below related fields in health sciences which offer Ph.D. degrees. 3.0, the graduate student will automatically be placed on Core Program Requirements probation. The student is allowed one semester to return to good academic standing (cumulative GPA of 3.0). A graduate Pharmacology as Coordinating-Unit Discipline student should not let the cumulative GPA fall below 3.0 in two Specific course requirements will be determined by the student semesters throughout the entire program. Students who receive in consultation with the research adviser and the supervisory a grade of C in six credit hours or more, or who receive a grade committee. Generally, 65 post-baccalaureate credit hours, lower than C, or one no-credit grade will be dismissed from the including 20 hours of research and dissertation and 45 hours of graduate school. Any C grade in courses offered by the coursework, are required for the Ph.D. degree. No more than pharmacology division should be repeated no more than once. 27 credit hours (60 percent) can be obtained from a single Appeals: For special requests or disputes concerning a discipline (preferably in pharmacology). The remaining 18 student’s Ph.D. program, written appeals with documentation credit hours (40 percent) can be obtained from one or more must first be submitted to the student’s supervisory committee. participating disciplines. No more than 25 percent of the
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If a resolution of the problem cannot be obtained at the likelihood that an applicant will be successful in the supervisory committee level, the written appeals process must Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program, particularly in the research then progress through the following levels: component of the program. All applicants must satisfy the doctoral studies committee that they meet this criterion through 1. Division Chair, pharmacology; such evidence as transcripts, letters of recommendation, 2. Graduate Programs Committee, School of Pharmacy; statements of purpose, GRE scores (general and subject), 3. Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Executive Committee; performance on the department written examination, etc. 4. Dean, School of Graduate Studies. Furthermore, a member of the doctoral faculty must be willing to accept the applicant as a research student. International Comprehensive Examination Guidelines students are required to have a TOEFL score of at least 550 The comprehensive examination must be taken before the (213 CBT) for admission and 575 (230 CBT) to be eligible for beginning of the student’s third year after admission to a teaching assistantship. full-time graduate study at UMKC. The comprehensive examination consists of both written and oral examinations. Qualifying Requirements for Full Admission Written examination: The written examination will consist In addition to the above requirements, applicants must meet the of essay-type questions submitted by the members of the following minimum requirements for the appropriate category supervisory committee and will cover fundamental knowledge listed below to be considered for full admission with physics as in the coordinating discipline and co-disciplines. The written a discipline. The doctoral studies committee may recommend examination must be satisfactorily passed before proceeding provisional admission for those applicants who fail to meet on to the oral examination, which should be taken within two these requirements. to weeks of successfully passing the written examination. Applicants for admission to the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Oral examination: The oral examination shall consist of program electing physics as their coordinating discipline must material related to the student’s area of research specialization, have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in physics or the as well as fundamental knowledge of the coordinating equivalent. Those applicants holding only a bachelor’s degree discipline and co-disciplines. will be expected to provide exceptionally strong evidence of On satisfactory completion of the written and oral portions their academic ability and research capability in physics. of the comprehensive examination, the student becomes a Applicants for admission to the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. candidate for the Ph.D. In the event a student does not pass the program electing physics as their co-discipline must hold at examination, one additional attempt may be made at a date no least a bachelor’s degree in a compatible field. These sooner than 12 weeks, and within one year of the original applicants must have successfully completed coursework in attempt. A student who fails either the written or the oral physics beyond a first (general or engineering physics) examination a second time will be automatically dropped from introductory course and must have mathematical background the program. A student must pass the doctoral comprehensive sufficient for advanced coursework in physics. examination and advance to Ph.D. candidacy within four years Suggested Compatible Co-disciplines from the beginning of doctoral coursework (within three years Computer networking, mathematics, chemistry, geosciences, if entering with a master’s degree in the same or closely related telecommunications networking, education and engineering. field). After the establishment of degree candidacy, a Core Program Requirements maximum of four years will be allowed for completion of The credit hour requirement for Ph.D. students with physics as degree requirements (three years for students with a master’s a discipline will depend on the student’s entering status and degree). Failure to complete the work within the periods individual program. specified will necessitate re-evaluation of the entire program and may result in a notice of termination. Physics as a Coordinating Unit For Ph.D. students with physics as the coordinating discipline, Physics the following are the core graduate-level courses: Discipline Coordinator • Physics 500-501 Methods of Mathematical Physics I, II David Wieliczka, (816) 235-2505, [email protected] • Physics 510-511 Theoretical Mechanics I, II • Physics 520-521 Electromagnetic Theory I, II • Physics 530-531 Quantum Mechanics I, II Doctoral Faculty Participation • Physics 540 Statistical Physics I W. Y. Ching James M. Phillips • Physics 550 Atomic and Molecular Structure Jennifer Discenna John R. Urani • Physics 630 Advanced Quantum Theory Yanching Jean (D) David M. Wieliczka Students with physics as their coordinating-unit discipline Michael B. Kruger Jerzy Wrobel must either complete these courses at UMKC or must have Fred Leibsle Da-ming Zhu already completed equivalent coursework at approved Richard D. Murphy institutions at the time of their admission to the Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program at UMKC. addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Physics as a Co-discipline Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission A student selecting physics as a codiscipline will be required to and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations complete 12 credit hours in physics courses. Up to six of these and Degree Requirements earlier in this section. credit hours may be at the 400 level. Discipline-Specific Admission Requirements Other Discipline-Specific Special Requirements For admission to the program, an applicant must meet both the Retention in program: Ph.D. students with physics as their Interdisciplinary Ph.D. and specific physics admission coordinating-unit discipline must maintain a 3.25 grade-point requirements. The doctoral-studies committee of the average. Students with physics as a co-discipline must Department of Physics will review applications and make maintain a 3.0 GPA in physics courses. A student’s failure to admission recommendations to the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. maintain the minimum GPA will result in a probationary status executive committee. The basic criterion for admission is the for the following semester. A failure to remove the GPA
379 School of Graduate Studies deficiency during the probationary semester will then result in Political Science the student’s dismissal from the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. Discipline Coordinator Appeals: Exceptions to any of the discipline-specific Max Skidmore, (816) 235-2535, [email protected] regulations must be approved by the student’s supervisory Doctoral Faculty Participation committee and by the physics doctoral studies committee. In David Atkinson Dale A. Neuman the event of disputes or special requests concerning a student’s Robert Evanson Kant Patel (A)(D) Ph.D. program, written appeals and/or documentation must Robert Gamer Max J. Skidmore first be submitted to the student’s supervisory committee. If a Martha Krofp G. Ross Stephens (E) resolution of the problem cannot be affected at that level, the Thomas Magstadt (A) written appeals process must then progress through the following levels: (1) Doctoral studies committee of the Physics Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in Department; (2) Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Executive Committee; addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. (3) Dean of the School of Graduate Studies. Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission Comprehensive Examination Guidelines and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations and Degree Requirements earlier in this section. Physics as Coordinating Unit Departmental written examination: During April of each year, Discipline-Specific Admission Requirements the Department of Physics will administer a written, Applicants who designate political science as their multi-level examination of all active M.S. level students in coordinating unit must have an M.A. in political science or a physics and interdisciplinary Ph.D. students with physics as related field with a 3.0 GPA and scores ranking above the 70th their coordinating-unit discipline. The four-part examination percentile on either the verbal or the analytical section of the will be given during four sessions of four hours each on GRE, or a combined score of 1200 in the two sections. All consecutive Saturdays. Each part of the examination will applicants also must submit samples of written work, including contain questions at the advanced undergraduate and graduate a one- or two-page preliminary proposal for an levels. The following subject areas will be addressed by the interdisciplinary plan of study and fulfill other requirements four parts of the examination: for full admission as determined by the political science doctoral faculty. 1. Mechanics and mathematical physics; Applicants who designate political science as a 2. Electromagnetism and optics; co-discipline must have earned at least a 3.0 GPA in 12 or 3. Modern physics, relativity and quantum mechanics; more hours in political science or closely related courses or 4. Thermodynamics, statistical mechanics and condensed otherwise demonstrate sufficient background in the discipline. matter physics. Applicants must also submit samples of written work, including a one- or two-page preliminary proposal for an Students may pass the written examination at the following interdisciplinary plan of study and fulfill other requirements ascending levels of achievement: for full admission as determined by the political science doctoral faculty. 1. Master’s degree passing - necessary for the M.S. degree; The political science doctoral faculty will recommend to 2. Ph.D. qualifying - necessary for admission to and/or the dean of the School of Graduate Studies whether or not an retention in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. program; applicant should be admitted. It should be understood that a 3. Ph.D. comprehensive passing - necessary to advance to student who satisfies the criteria of the School of Graduate Ph.D. candidacy. Studies and the requirements of the Department of Political Science may or may not be granted full admission to the Ph.D. Students need only pass the written examination once at any program. Availability of faculty and resources will be among given achievement level. But, all graduate students must the factors determining admission. attempt the exam every year until they pass it at the appropriate level, unless they are granted an exception via a petition to the Qualifying Requirements for Full Admission physics doctoral studies committee. Applicants who designate political science as their A maximum of two attempts at each level will be coordinating-unit discipline and lack an M.A. in political permitted, and any student who does not attempt the science or a related field may be admitted provisionally examination when required to do so will be deemed to have pending completion of an M.A. in political science at UMKC. failed the examination. Students who are required to take this Applicants who have an M.A. in another field but lack examination are encouraged to consult with the Department of adequate preparation in political science may be admitted Physics for detailed information concerning procedures and provisionally pending completion of designated undergraduate regulations for the examination. courses in the discipline. For full admission, applicants must Comprehensive Examination by Committee: The also present a master’s thesis or its equivalent in graduate-level comprehensive examination administered by the student’s written work and demonstrate acceptable research skills. supervisory committee can be taken only after the student has Students who designate political science as a co-discipline passed the departmental written examination at the Ph.D. but lack adequate preparation in political science may be comprehensive level. It may be oral, written or both, and may admitted provisionally, pending completion of designated include the student’s dissertation proposal and associated undergraduate courses in the discipline. background material. Suggested Compatible Co-disciplines Physics as Co-discipline Economics, history, public affairs and administration, The student’s supervisory committee will determine the psychology, sociology and urban leadership and policy studies comprehensive examination for students with physics as a in education. co-discipline. Core Program Requirements Students with political science as their coordinating-unit discipline must take at least 12 hours in political science after
380 School of Graduate Studies the M.A., other than the dissertation. They also must take at Psychology as Co-discipline: Psychology is appropriate as a least 12 hours in their co-discipline(s). If a co-discipline co-discipline for the exceptional student who demonstrates a requires more than 12 hours, its requirement takes precedence. clear aptitude for graduate study of psychology. Accordingly, In general, students must take whatever specific courses are all applicants must be sponsored by a doctoral-faculty member deemed necessary by their committees. of the Department of Psychology. Applicants are responsible The amount of work required for the Ph.D. depends on the for contacting faculty with compatible interests to arrange student’s level of preparation. A student entering the Ph.D. sponsorship. In addition to sponsorship, the following minimal program without an M.A. in political science may expect to do requirements must be fulfilled: significantly more work than that required of a student with such a degree in hand. 1. Minimum combined score of 1100 on the verbal and Students with political science as their co-discipline must quantitative sections of the GRE. take at least 12 hours in political science as designated by their 2. Undergraduate GPA of 3.0. committees. 3. B.A. or B.S. degrees in psychology are not required. Nevertheless, prior to admission, students must have Comprehensive Examination Guidelines received a grade of B or better or the equivalent in the These examinations are given twice a year. Further information following undergraduate courses: is available from the department. • Introduction to Statistics • Experimental Psychology Psychology • History and Systems of Psychology and three of the Discipline Coordinator following seven courses: Diane L. Filion (816) 235-1061, fi[email protected] – Physiological Psychology – Learning, Sensation and Perception Doctoral Faculty Participation – Personality James F. Collins Joseph La Fond – Social Psychology Diane Filion Bernard Lubin (D) – Developmental Psychology Leah Gensheimer Andre A. Moenssens – Abnormal Psychology Kathleen Goggin (D) Sharon Portwood – Cognitive Psychology. Christopher Haddock (D) Walker S. Carlos Poston II Admissions for fall and winter semesters only. Application Jay Hewitt Charles Sheridan (E,D) deadline is March 1 for the fall semester and Oct. 15 for the Joseph Hughey Lisa Terre (D) winter semester. Suggested Compatible Co-disciplines Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in Education, urban leadership and policy studies in education, addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. public affairs and administration, sociology and political Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission science. and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations Core Program Requirements and Degree Requirements earlier in this section. The following are minimum requirements for students with Discipline-Specific Admission Requirements psychology as their coordinating-unit discipline: Psychology as Coordinating Unit: Psychology is appropriate as a coordinating unit for Interdisciplinary Ph.D. study for the 1. Psychology 515 Advanced History and Systems of exceptional student who has a thorough background in Psychology; psychology. All applicants must be sponsored by a 2. 12 hours of coursework in statistics and research doctoral-faculty member of the Department of Psychology. methodology (e.g., Psychology 516, 517, 601, and 580C Applicants are responsible for contacting faculty with [Applied Research Methods]); compatible interests to arrange sponsorship. Students who 3. 9 hours of coursework in general breadth areas of want help in identifying doctoral faculty in their areas of psychology (e.g., Psychology 504, 505, 507, 512, 518, interest should call the Department of Psychology. In addition 522, 523, 533, 611). to sponsorship, the following minimal requirements must be fulfilled: The following are minimum requirements for students with psychology as their co-discipline: 1. A preliminary program approved by the sponsoring faculty; 1. Psychology 515 Advanced History and Systems of 2. B.S. or B.A. in psychology or an advanced degree in a Psychology; related discipline (e.g., counseling, special education); 2. Psychology 516 Advanced Quantitative Methods (or 3. At least a score of 1200 on the verbal and quantitative approved equivalent); sections of the GRE; 3. 6 additional hours of coursework in statistics and research 4. Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better. methodology (e.g., Psychology 517, 601, or 580C [Applied Research Methods]); Beyond these minimal requirements, students are considered 4. Six hours of coursework in general breadth areas of on a case by case basis and are required to submit the psychology (e.g., Psychology 504, 505, 507, 512, 518, following information in addition to the standard application 522, 523, 533, 611). for Interdisciplinary Ph.D. study and necessary supporting documentation: Psychology as the coordinating-unit discipline requires a minimum of 54 total hours (including research and dissertation • An up-to-date resume or vita; hours). Psychology as the co-discipline requires a minimum of • Reprints of all publications, if applicable; 36 total hours. These will normally be taken in psychology, but • Detailed statement of applicant’s career and professional the student’s supervisory committee may, at its discretion, goals. include courses from related disciplines if this fosters the
381 School of Graduate Studies integrity of the program. If the supervisory committee feels only rarely will admission be granted to a student who does not that more than six hours outside of psychology are appropriate, meet the basic eligibility requirements. approval of the Psychology Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Committee Alternate Admission Criteria will be required. The Department of Psychology expects its On occasion, an applicant with an academic predictor (GRE interdisciplinary Ph.D. students to complete a program of scores or previous grade-point average) that falls slightly below approximately 90 credit hours, including the combined hours the usual required minimum may be provisionally admitted to from both disciplines. the Ph.D. program with public affairs and administration as the Other Discipline-Specific Special Requirements coordinating discipline. These exceptional admissions will be Prior to and independent of their dissertation, interdisciplinary limited to students who already hold a master’s degree from an Ph.D. students with psychology as a coordinating or accredited institution, and will be granted on the basis of (a) co-discipline must complete a piece of work of a psychological the applicant’s prior achievements in overcoming a nature judged by their supervisory committee to be of a disadvantaged background or (b) outstanding academic publishable quality. achievement by the applicant in prior graduate study. Comprehensive Examination Guidelines Suggested Compatible Co-disciplines The comprehensive examination will be designed by the Urban leadership and policy studies in education, economics, student’s supervisory committee to demonstrate proficiency in education, history, psychology, political science and sociology. psychological principles and their relationship to the student’s Core Program Requirements co-discipline(s). A wide range of formats are acceptable for For those students with public affairs and administration as the the comprehensive examination. For example, in lieu of a coordinating-unit discipline, required courses: traditional essay exam, a student, with the approval of his or her supervisory committee, may choose to conduct an • PA 510 Introduction to Public Administration Research independent investigation of an approved topic within the • PA 525 Financial Accountability and Policy Development student’s area(s) of interest that results in the preparation of a • PA 526 The Politics of Administration publishable paper adhering to the format of Psychological • PA 530 Public Management Bulletin or Psychological Review. Comprehensive • PA 544 Public Policy Evaluation and Analysis examinations may be integrated with those in other disciplines. • PA 548 Leadership for Public Service • MA 513 Economic Policy & Managerial Control OR BA Public Affairs and Administration 501 Economics for Administration Discipline Coordinator (Previous coursework that is substantially equivalent to any of Robert Herman, (816) 235-2338, [email protected] the above courses may waive the requirement.) • PA 610 Inquiry in Public Administration & Affairs Doctoral Faculty Participation • PA 620-A Literature of Public Affairs and Administration Gregory Arling L. Kenneth Hubbell (D) (emphasizing public administration and public policy) Lee Bolman Kant Patel (A)(D) • PA 620-B Literature of Public Affairs and Administration Nancy Day Nicholas Peroff (emphasizing organizational studies) Vine Deloria, Jr. (A) David O. Renz • PA 630 Learning in Public Affairs & Administration Patricia Greene Edward P. Richards • PA 631 Teaching in Public Affairs & Administration Richard Heimovics Joseph F. Singer • PA 650 Advanced Research in Public Affairs & Robert Herman Administration Plus, two or three courses in statistics and research methods Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in (these courses should be selected both in relation to the addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. student’s likely dissertation topic and in preparation for the Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission portion of the comprehensive examination on statistics and and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations research methods). PA610, PA620, and PA650 and the and Degree Requirements earlier in this section. statistics courses are required of all students with public affairs Discipline-Specific Admission Requirements and administration as the coordinating-unit discipline. PA630 Due to course sequencing, the doctoral-faculty committee in and PA631 may be waived, depending on a student’s this discipline will ordinarily only consider applications for background and career plans. In addition to the required admission for the fall term. To have their credentials included courses, each student will typically select three or four courses in the review process, applicants should submit GRE scores relevant to the student’s particular substantive interests. Course and all other necessary supporting documentation no later than requirements for the co-discipline will depend on the discipline March 31. selected and the student’s preparation in that discipline. The Applicants must have an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 exact courses that will constitute each student’s plan of study or a graduate GPA of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. The discipline are decided by the student’s supervisory committee. doctoral faculty prefer to admit students who have already For those students with public affairs and administration earned a master’s degree. Students with only bachelor’s as a co-discipline, the requirements are degrees who are admitted with public affairs and • PA 525 Financial Accountability and Policy Development administration as their coordinating discipline will be expected • PA 526 Politics of Administration to complete the M.P.A. as part of their Ph.D. program. • PA 620-A Literature of Public Affairs and Administration Admissions will be limited to a maximum of two students (emphasizing public administration and public policy), for each member of the doctoral faculty in the division each consult with PAA adviser year. Each doctoral-faculty member will also be limited to a • PA 544 Public Policy Evaluation and Analysis maximum of six doctoral students under supervision at any one • PA 548 Leadership for Public Service time. Additional admission criteria will include interviews, • PA 620-B Literature of Public Affairs and Administration student mix, individual faculty capacity, and course availability (emphasizing organizational studies), consult with PAA at the time of admission. Though all applications are reviewed, adviser
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Any or all of the above courses may be waived if a student has In addition to the general admission criteria required of all had substantially equivalent courses. In addition, co-discipline applicants, those who choose religious studies as their students are expected to complete three or more public coordinating discipline must: administration courses (either in one of the M.P.A. • Possess a master’s degree in religious studies or theology; specializations or in an individualized package) relevant to or a master’s degree in any of the disciplines of the their substantive interests. All students with public affairs and humanities or social sciences. Under certain conditions, a administration as a co-discipline must complete at least four master of divinity degree is acceptable. public administration courses. • Have earned a grade-point average of 3.5 in graduate Other Discipline-Specific Special Requirements courses. Dissertation. To successfully complete the Ph.D. program, each student must write a dissertation based on empirical Students who choose religious studies as a co-discipline must research that constitutes a contribution to knowledge. The meet the criteria for admission specified by the School of minimum number of hours for a doctoral dissertation with Graduate Studies and should have some academic experience public affairs and administration as the coordinating discipline in religious studies or career experience related to religion. is nine, though some committees may require more. All applicants must submit: Comprehensive Examination Guidelines 1. One or more samples of written work; The comprehensive examination for doctoral students with 2. A brief statement of academic and professional goals; public affairs and administration as their coordinating-unit 3. A one- or two-page proposal outlining an interdisciplinary discipline consists of five areas: plan of study and tentatively specifies a dissertation topic or area of specialization. 1. public administration and policy analysis; 2. organization and management; Applicants are advised that meeting the criteria of the School 3. research methods and statistics; of Graduate Studies and the discipline does not automatically 4. a specialized substantive area; result in admission to the interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. 5. the co-discipline exam. When making recommendations to the School of Graduate Studies, the discipline’s faculty steering committee considers The first three areas are “common” with all students other factors as well, particularly the availability of faculty responding to the same exam, while the fourth and fifth areas qualified to work in the applicant’s area of interest, and the are specific for each student. existence locally of necessary archival and library facilities. The discipline’s portion of the comprehensive examination Alternate Admission Criteria for doctoral students with public affairs and administration as In exceptional cases, candidates who do not meet either the their co-discipline consists of two areas: School of Graduate Studies or the discipline’s minimum requirements for admission may be admitted under the 1. public administration and policy analysis; following alternate criteria, one or more of which will be used 2. organization and management. to assess the applicant’s ability: 1. Satisfactory performance in graduate-level courses taken Religious Studies in a master’s degree program; Discipline Coordinator 2. Positive written recommendations of regular or adjunct Gary L. Ebersole, (816) 235-5704, [email protected] doctoral faculty in the discipline who are willing to work with the applicant and who have evaluated the applicant’s previous work; Doctoral Faculty Participation 3. Satisfactory completion of specified courses in the J. Bradley Chance (A) Dana Kaplan religious studies graduate curriculum before consideration Joseph E. Coleson (A) Carla L. Klausner (D) or reconsideration of a candidate’s application; Douglas Cowan William S. Lyon (A) 4. Publications or comparable achievements related to Francis G. C. Deblauwe (A) Molly T. Marshall (A) religious studies. Gary Ebersole David M. May (A) Paul M. Edwards (A) Harold E. Raser (A) Robert S. Gall (A) Joseph P. Schultz (E,D) Qualifying Requirements for Full Admission Herman M. Hattaway (D) Howard Schwartz (A) Applicants who do not meet the requirements specified above may be recommended for provisional admission by the Religious Studies faculty. An applicant admitted provisionally Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in will receive notification of deficiencies and of the conditions addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. which must be met before full admission will be granted. Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission Suggested Compatible Co-disciplines and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations Education, English, history, art history, political science, health and Degree Requirements earlier in this section. psychology and sociology. Discipline-Specific Admission Requirements Core Program Requirements Generally, students who select religious studies as a discipline The total number of courses and credits on the plan of study must begin their work during the fall semester. Applications will vary depending on the student’s degree of preparation received by Feb. 15 will be eligible for fellowship and prior to admission. All students are urged to take coursework scholarship consideration. Applications received after that date in comparative studies of religion, as well as in cognate fields. will be considered by on a rolling basis. Except in very special The core program requirement for a student whose situations, applications which are incomplete as of April 1 will coordinating-unit discipline is religious studies includes a not be considered until the following year. minimum of 18 hours of coursework in religious studies, including the four core courses listed below, plus coursework
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Core Courses: Social Sciences Consortium: • 680RS - Doctoral Colloquium (3 credit hours) • 510 - Religions of the World (3 credit hours) Economics, Political Science and • 584RS - Sacred Narratives and Texts (3 credit hours) Sociology • 586RS - Methodological Approaches to the Study of Religion (3 credit hours) Discipline Coordinator James Sturgeon, (816) 235-2837, [email protected] The discipline’s core requirement for a student whose co-discipline is religious studies includes 510, 584RS, and Doctoral Faculty Participation 586RS, plus such other courses recommended by the religious See the individual entries for economics, political science, studies member(s) of the student’s supervisory committee. and sociology. The student whose dissertation will have a theological Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in and/or philosophical focus may be required to take the addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. following course offered by Nazarene Theological Seminary, Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission or its equivalent: Religious Studies 585 (3 credit hours) - and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations Theological Method and Research. and Degree Requirements earlier in this section. Students who have taken any of the three required 500-level core courses prior to admission may substitute other Discipline-Specific Admission Requirements courses approved by their supervisory committee to satisfy the The Social Sciences Consortium is only available as a core-course requirement. Graduate courses offered by other co-discipline option, not as a coordinating-unit discipline. area institutions that have been approved by the student’s Each of the participants in the consortium: economics, political supervisory committee may also be used to fulfill the core science, and sociology, is fully involved, as a discipline, in the course requirements in religious studies. Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program, with discipline-specific criteria for admission and core program requirements. In Other Discipline-Specific Special Requirements addition, however, these three disciplines have developed a Foreign language requirements: All students with religious special co-discipline option that blends elements of economics, studies as either coordinating or co-discipline and whose political science, and sociology for students who desire a dissertation requires work in foreign language sources must broader interdisciplinary approach to their doctoral studies. demonstrate the requisite language competency through a Recommendations for admission are made by a committee special examination approved by the student’s supervisory of doctoral faculty from the three disciplines which reviews all committee. In addition, all Ph.D. students must demonstrate a applications. After admission, the faculty committee aids in reading ability in either French or German. the formation of each student’s supervisory committee. Requirements for retention: A doctoral student with religious studies as a discipline must maintain a 3.0 (B) Suggested Compatible, Coordinating Discipline grade-point average in each semester of coursework taken. A Economics, education, geosciences (with a geography focus), student whose term GPA falls below 3.0 or whose work is history, political science, psychology, public affairs and deemed unsatisfactory by his or her supervisory committee administration, sociology, and urban leadership and policy may be placed on probation for one semester. A person studies in education. receiving an F grade in a class normally will not be retained in Core Program Requirements the doctoral program. Students admitted with this combination of social science areas Comprehensive Examination Guidelines as their co-disciplines will normally take at least one The student with religious studies as the coordinating doctoral-level core course in each of the three participating discipline must take three comprehensive examinations in social science disciplines, plus two three-hour interdisciplinary religious studies containing both a written and an oral social science courses. One of these interdisciplinary courses, component, plus an examination set by the co-discipline. The SocSc 610 Philosophy of Social Science, is taken early in the three religious studies examinations are: history and methods students’ programs, and the other, SocSc 620 Seminar in of the field, comparative studies of religion, and special area. A Social Theory and Policy Analysis, is taken near the end of the student’s special area may be defined by religious tradition students’ programs to provide a capstone to the co-disciplines (e.g., Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism) or by geographical area and a place to begin designing and polishing the students’ (e.g., American religious history, religions of Africa, Chinese research proposals for their dissertations. religions). The content of the comprehensive examinations will The discipline-specific, doctoral-level core courses are: be determined by the student’s supervisory committee and will • Econ 688 Colloquium on Political Economy (Econ 551 vary somewhat according to the religious studies component of Advanced Institutional Theory may be substituted) the student’s plan of study. Students will be provided with the • PolSc 680 Traditions, Theories, and Trends in Political requirements for the comprehensive examinations at the time Science of admission to the Ph.D. program. Students who have • Sociol 503 Controversies in Contemporary Social Theory religious studies as the co-discipline will take one and Practice comprehensive examination, which will include questions involving methodology, comparative issues, and the student’s Students with economics, political science, or sociology as special area of expertise. their coordinating-unit discipline may substitute a course from one of the other two disciplines or from history in place of the Interdisciplinarity doctoral-level core course from their coordinating-unit Religious studies is an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, and discipline. The total minimum co-discipline core requirement comparative field of study. All students are expected to take is 15 credit hours (five courses). coursework in a variety of traditional disciplines and to
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Sociology • Classical Social Theory; • 20th Century Social Theory; Graduate Program Coordinator • Qualitative Research Methods; Linda Breytspraak, (816) 235-1744, • Quantitative Research Methods; [email protected] • Intermediate Statistics; • M.A./M.S. thesis or a research project/report (SOC 595, Doctoral Faculty Participation six additional credit hours). Leanne Alarid Kristi Holsinger James Anderson Shannon M. Jackson Provisional admission for candidates who have not yet met Louise Arnold (A) Wayne Lucas these requirements will be changed to full admission when a Barbara Bonnekessen (A) Kenneth J. Novak candidate passes each of these courses with a B (3.0) or higher. Linda M. Breytspraak Phillip Olson Suggested Compatible Co-disciplines C. Neil Bull Tanya Price Economics, education, urban leadership and policy studies in Ken C. Erickson (A) Peter Singelmann education, psychology, history, political science and Social Burton P. Halpert Deborah B. Smith Science Consortium. Alex Holsinger Core Program Requirements Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in Sociology as the Coordinating Discipline addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Students with sociology as the coordinating unit are required to Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission take the following courses (18 credit hours): and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations and Degree Requirements earlier in this section. 1. Sociology core courses (6 hours): • Soc 506 Colloquium: Research and Dissertation Discipline-Specific Admission Requirement Project; In addition to the general criteria for admission, applicants • Psych 517 Multiple Regression and Multivariate selecting sociology as their coordinating discipline must have Analysis. Prerequisite: Soc 516 an M.A. or M.S. in sociology or in a related discipline. 2. 12 hours of substantive sociology courses related to their Additionally, applicants must submit samples of written work plan of research. and a preliminary proposal for their interdisciplinary plan of study (e.g., intended co-discipline, academic emphasis areas Sociology as a Co-Discipline within sociology, intended dissertation research area). Those students with sociology as a co-discipline will take a Applicants must also have three written recommendations minimum of 15 hours in sociology. Prior to full admission they from professors and/or practitioners in the field sent to the will have been expected to have taken, and passed with a Admissions Office. Applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or minimum of 3.0, the following courses: above in their M.A./M.S. program. Applicants who designate sociology as a co-discipline • Soc 501 Social Theory I (3 hours); must submit samples of written work and a brief statement (no • Soc 502 Social Theory II (3 hours) more than three pages) indicating a preliminary proposal for their interdisciplinary plan of study (e.g., intended Other Discipline-Specific Requirements coordinating discipline, academic emphasis areas, intended Students are expected to maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher in dissertation research area). This statement should address how their coursework within the Ph.D. program. If the GPA falls sociological studies will contribute to achieve their academic below this level, students will be on probation and have one and professional goals. semester to raise their GPA to 3.0 or above. New students selecting sociology as either their Comprehensive Examination Guidelines coordinating unit or their co-discipline will be admitted only in Students with sociology as their coordinating discipline must the fall term. The deadline for receipt of completed successfully complete a comprehensive written examination in applications and supporting documentation is March 1. Review the following areas: (1) social theory, (2) research of applications and final admissions recommendations will be methods/statistics, (3) one substantive area of choice. Students made during the month of March. It should be understood that must complete these examinations after having taken the those satisfying requirements for admission may or may not be required number of course hours in their coordinating and granted full admission to the Ph.D. program. Availability of co-discipline and before enrolling in the 12 hours of faculty and resources will be among the factors determining dissertation research. admission. Applicants are strongly encouraged to identify a Students with sociology as a co-discipline must faculty adviser in sociology during the admissions process. successfully complete three hours of comprehensive written Alternate Admission Criteria examination within a substantive area of sociology elected in Applicants not meeting the minimum admission requirements the program of study. and/or not having sufficient academic preparation (as listed in the following section) may be considered for provisional Software Architecture admission by the department if the faculty sees high potential Discipline Coordinator for advanced work from the other credentials of the applicant. Lein Harn, (816) 235-2367, [email protected] Evidence of high potential might be pertinent work or research experience, published papers, or extremely high achievements Doctoral Faculty Participation in other criterion areas for admission. In any case, the required James K. Blundell Yugyung Lee GPA must be 3.0 or higher in the M.A./M.S. program. Yijie Han Eun K. Park Qualifying Requirements for Full Admission Mary Lou A. Hines Jerrold F. Stach Prerequisites for full admission include prior graduate courses in the following core areas: Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D.
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Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission Alternate Admission Criteria and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations The applicant may have received a bachelor’s degree and/or a and Degree Requirements earlier in this section. master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, Discipline-Specific Admission Requirements electrical engineering and/or electronics, or any other related A student who meets the minimum discipline requirements field with substantial training in mathematics. An applicant not stated below will be considered for regular admission to the meeting the minimum admission requirements and/or not Ph.D. program. A student who does not meet some of the having sufficient academic preparation (stated below under requirements but shows high potential for advanced-level work prerequisite knowledge) for advanced work in the chosen may be considered for provisional admission. Admission also discipline(s) may be considered for provisional admission by depends on factors such as number of seats available, resources the SICE Ph.D. Committee, if the committee sees high available in the area of student’s interest, the quality of potential for advanced work from the rest of the applicant’s previous work, etc. A student not qualifying for admission to credentials. Evidence of high potential might be pertinent work the Ph.D. program may be considered for admission to the experience, published papers, or extremely high achievement M.S. computer science program. Requirements for admission in related areas. In any case, however, the required GPA (or are the same whether the applicant is requesting software GPAs) must be at least 3.0 and the coursework deficiencies in architecture as the coordinating-unit discipline or co-discipline. software architecture must not be more than 18 semester hours. Academic preparation: The applicant must have a Applicants with an established research and/or publication bachelor’s degree and/or a master’s degree in computer record in a quantitative science are encouraged to apply to this science, computer engineering, electronics, communications discipline. engineering, or any other field requiring substantial training in Qualifying Requirements for Full Admission at least one of the above fields and in mathematics with a GPA Prerequisite knowledge: A Ph.D. student selecting software of 3.5 or better, cumulative as well as in the major field; and a architecture as a discipline is expected to have the level of GPA of 3.5 or better in all post-baccalaureate or post-master’s preparation represented by the following courses before degree work. attempting advanced study: Aptitude for advanced work: The student must demonstrate an aptitude for advanced-level work through • Computer Science: CS 291, CS 352, CS 431, CS 441, CS national/international standardized examinations such as GRE. 451, CS 470, CS 481; The expected performance level is the 85th percentile in the • Mathematics: Math 300. quantitative portion of the GRE examination. Qualifying entrance examination: If the SICE Ph.D. Proficiency in English: The student must demonstrate his Committee is not satisfied with the quality of a student’s or her proficiency in oral and written communication in academic preparation, even though the student may satisfy the English through national/ international standardized English admission requirements quantitatively, the student may be examinations such as TOEFL, verbal portion of the GRE, etc. required to take and pass an entrance examination before being The expected proficiency level is the 50th percentile in the awarded regular admission. The entrance examination for the verbal portion of the GRE or a TOEFL score of 570 (230 software architecture discipline will be conducted by the CBT). UMKC students may also satisfy this requirement by software architecture doctoral faculty as a committee once in obtaining an English Proficiency Certification from the English each regular semester. If the student is unsuccessful in this Department. [Note: As per University policy, all international examination, the committee, along with the SICE Ph.D. students are tested for proficiency in English upon arrival on Committee, will decide on the final course of action. This campus, regardless of their scores in TOEFL or verbal portion could include terminating the admission, changing the status to of GRE or any other test. A student’s adviser may also require “on probation with additional conditions to be satisfied,” or the student to take the above test, irrespective of the student’s retaking the entrance examination. native language. As a result of this test, the student may be Length of time to complete qualifying requirements: When required to improve his or her oral and written communication a student is admitted provisionally, the SICE Ph.D. Committee in English before enrollment in the courses of the chosen will specify, and the UMKC Interdisciplinary Executive disciplines.] Committee will confirm, the conditions and length of time Recommendations: The student must provide at least three available to satisfy conditions to achieve regular-admission recommendation letters from the professors from his or her status. previous institution(s). If the applicant has been out of school for several years, recommendation letters from his or her Suggested Compatible Co-disciplines supervisors (technical) will be acceptable. At least one School Computer networking, telecommunications networking, of Interdisciplinary Computing and Engineering (SICE) mathematics, physics, chemistry (computational focus), and faculty recommendation must be provided if the student has engineering (electrical and mechanical focus). taken courses from or worked with the SICE faculty. Core Program Requirements Statement of goals and objectives: The applicant must The amount of work required for the Ph.D. depends on the provide a 250- to 500-word essay on his or her goals and student’s level of preparation. For example, a student entering objectives of pursuing the Ph.D. in the chosen fields. the Ph.D. program after earning a bachelor’s degree may Admission at an advanced level: An applicant who has expect to do significantly more work compared to the student already completed significant graduate coursework (15 or more who enters after earning a master’s degree. semester hours or the post-master’s work or 30 or more hours of the post-bachelor’s work) toward a Ph.D. at another Comprehensive Examination Guidelines institution, must provide reasons for changing institutions. The The student may obtain information on comprehensive applicant must also provide a letter of endorsement from a examination guidelines from the SICE office. software architecture department’s doctoral faculty member indicating willingness to be the student’s research adviser.
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Telecommunications Networking Statement of goals and objectives: The applicant must provide a 250- to 500-word essay on his or her goals and Discipline Coordinator objectives of pursuing the Ph.D. in the chosen fields. Lein Harn, (816) 235-2367, [email protected] Admission at an advanced level: An applicant who has Doctoral Faculty Participation already completed significant graduate coursework (15 or more Jagan Agrawal Kenneth Mitchell semester hours or the post-master’s work or 30 or more hours Lein Harn Nihat Cem Oguz of the post-bachelor’s work) toward a Ph.D. at another Vijay Kumar (D) Khosrow Sohraby institution, must provide reasons for changing institutions. The applicant must also provide a letter of endorsement from a Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in SICE faculty indicating willingness to be the student’s research addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. adviser. Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission Alternate Admission Criteria and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations An applicant not meeting the minimum admission and Degree Requirements earlier in this section. requirements and/or not having sufficient academic preparation Discipline-Specific Admission Requirements (stated below under “prerequisite knowledge”) for advanced A student who meets the minimum discipline requirements work in the chosen discipline(s) may be considered for stated below will be considered for regular admission to the provisional admission by the SICE Ph.D. Committee if the Ph.D. program. A student who does not meet some of the committee sees high potential for advanced work from the rest requirements but shows high potential for advanced-level work of the applicant’s credentials. Evidence of high potential might may be considered for provisional admission. Admission also be pertinent work experience, published papers, or extremely depends on factors such as number of seats available, resources high achievement in another criterion area. In any case, available in the area of student’s interest, the quality of however, the required GPA (or GPAs) must be at least 3.0 and previous work, etc. A student not qualifying for admission to the coursework deficiencies in the applicant’s chosen CSTP the Ph.D. program may be considered for admission to the discipline must not be more than 18 semester hours. M.S. computer science program. Requirements for admission Qualifying Requirements for Full Admission are the same whether the applicant is requesting Prerequisite knowledge: A Ph.D. student selecting telecommunications as the coordinating-unit discipline or telecommunications as a discipline is expected to have the co-discipline. level of preparation represented by the following courses Academic preparation: The applicant must have a before attempting advanced study: bachelor’s degree and/or a master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, electronics, communications • Computer Science: CS 291, CS 311, CS 481, CS 394; engineering, or any other field requiring substantial training in • Mathematics: Math 250, Math 345; at least one of the above fields and in mathematics with a GPA • Physics: Phys 250. of 3.5 or better, cumulative as well as in the major field; and a Qualifying entrance examination: If the SICE Ph.D. GPA of 3.5 or better in all post-baccalaureate or post-master’s committee is not satisfied with the quality of a student’s degree work. academic preparation, even though the student may satisfy the Aptitude for advanced work: The student must admission requirements quantitatively, the student may be demonstrate an aptitude for advanced-level work through required to take and pass an entrance examination before being national/international standardized examinations such as GRE. awarded regular admission. The entrance examination for the The expected performance level is the 85th percentile in the telecommunications networking discipline will be conducted quantitative portion of the GRE examination. by the SICE Ph.D. Committee once in each regular semester. If Proficiency in English: The student must demonstrate his the student is unsuccessful in this examination, the SICE Ph.D. or her proficiency in oral and written communication in committee will decide on the final course of action, based on English through national/ international standardized English the student’s performance in the examination. This could examinations such as TOEFL, verbal portion of the GRE, etc. include terminating the admission, changing the status to “on The expected proficiency level is the 50th percentile in the probation with additional conditions to be satisfied,” retaking verbal portion of the GRE or a TOEFL score of 570 (230 the entrance examination, etc. CBT). UMKC students may also satisfy this requirement by Length of time to complete qualifying requirements: When obtaining an English Proficiency Certification from the English a student is admitted provisionally, the conditions and the Department. [Note: As per University policy, all international maximum period for conditions to be satisfied for the change students are tested for proficiency in English upon arrival on of status to regular admission will be specified by the SICE campus, irrespective of their scores in TOEFL or verbal Ph.D. committee and confirmed by the UMKC portion of GRE, or any other test. A student’s adviser may also Interidisciplinary Ph.D. Executive Committee at the time of require the student to take the above test, irrespective of the provisional admission. student’s native language. As a result of this test, the student Suggested Compatible Co-disciplines may be required to improve his or her oral and written Computer networking, mathematics, physics, chemistry and communication in English before enrollment in the courses of engineering. the chosen disciplines.] Recommendations: The student must provide at least two, Core Program Requirements but preferably three, recommendation letters from the The amount of work required for the Ph.D. depends on the professors from his or her previous institution(s). If the student’s level of preparation. For example, a student entering applicant has been out of school for several years, the Ph.D. program after earning a bachelor’s degree may recommendation letters from his or her supervisors (technical) expect to do significantly more work compared to a student will be acceptable. At least one School of Interdisciplinary who enters after earning a master’s degree. Computing and Engineering (SICE) faculty recommendation Comprehensive Examination Guidelines must be provided if the student has taken courses from or The student may obtain information on comprehensive worked with the SICE faculty. examination guidelines from the SICE office.
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Urban Leadership and Policy Studies Students admitted under alternate criteria will be notified upon acceptance of any coursework deficiencies they must in Education satisfy or other preparation they must undertake prior to full Discipline Coordinator admission. Stuart McAninch, (816) 235-2446, Suggested Compatible Co-disciplines [email protected] Education, public affairs and administration, history, economics, political science, the social science consortium, Doctoral Faculty Participation and sociology. Donna M. Davis Stuart A. McAninch Eugene Eubanks Richard Palm Core Program Requirements Joan V. Gallos Carolyn J. Thompson Students with urban leadership and policy studies in education Patricia Hovis (A) Sue C. Thompson as a co-discipline will be required to take a minimum of 15 credit hours of core courses. The core curricula will vary, depending on the types of educational setting upon which Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in candidates wish to focus. Specific courses will be selected with addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. the advice and consent of the student’s faculty adviser and Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission supervisory committee. The supervisory committee may elect and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations to accept coursework in an educational-specialist program or and Degree Requirements earlier in this section. other post-master’s degree program as counting toward the 15 Discipline-Specific Admission Requirements credit-hour requirement. Applicants who designate urban leadership and policy studies Students seeking administrative certification for public in education as their coordinating unit will be expected to have school positions should check with their advisers to be sure a grade-point average of at least 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale), covering they include all courses currently required in the states in all college work taken prior to the bachelor’s degree, or a GPA which they wish to become certified. of at least 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale), covering all post-baccalaureate The amount of required coursework, beyond the minimum work completed to date. Applications are normally only 15 credit-hour core requirement, taken by students with urban reviewed once a year, for admission beginning with the next leadership and policy studies in education as their summer or fall term. To be considered, applications must be coordinating-unit discipline, will depend upon their previous submitted to the Admissions Office by Feb. 15. All required preparation in the discipline, their previous research application documentation must be received by March 1. competencies, their personal career goals, and their research The applicant must provide the following supplementary interests. documentation: All students with urban leadership and policy studies in education as either the coordinating-unit discipline or the • Written recommendations from appropriate professors co-discipline are required to take and complete the seminar on and practitioners in the field (selected by the applicant). problems and issues in urban education, which is currently • An autobiographical sketch. (This should be a brief listed as ED 589UL. Preferably, the seminar will be taken resume of academic and professional goals and the during one of the last two semesters of coursework preceding applicant’s personal, academic and career history as it the comprehensive examination. relates to those goals. It should also include reasons for choosing urban leadership and policy studies in education Other Discipline-Specific Special Requirements as a field of study.) The student, at a minimum, will be required to take and • Evidence of graduate level writing ability provided by complete 12 hours of coursework which provide extensive writing samples, prior scholarly writing, or the successful preparation in research methodologies relevant to her or his completion of an essay examination. professional goals and intended dissertation project. The student will select specific courses with the advice and consent In addition, an applicant, the applicant’s adviser, or any of her or his faculty adviser and supervisory committee. member of the division may request that the applicant meet Typical courses which would satisfy this requirement include with and be interviewed by the division faculty. (but are not limited to): Educ 505, Educ 508, Educ 605, Educ Alternate Admission Criteria 608, Educ 610, Hist 591, Hist 687, Soc 510, Soc 511, and Soc Applicants whose admissions profiles do not satisfy the Ph.D. 512. general criteria, but whose aggregate GRE score on all three Comprehensive Examination Guidelines sections is at least 1200, will be considered for Students with urban leadership and policy studies in education recommendation for admission based on an evaluation of the as the coordinating-unit discipline must pass a comprehensive above objective and subjective information, plus a variety of examination including both the coordinating-unit discipline additional factors such as demonstrated leadership skills, prior and the co-discipline areas. energy level, commitment to education, communication skills, cultural background, etc. International applicants will be considered for admission to the Ph.D. program on the basis of background, experience, and educational attainments in their home countries. Exceptions to the general criteria for admission to interdisciplinary Ph.D. study may be made for students whose potential for success in the doctoral program may not be reflected in the general criteria. Qualifying Requirements for Full Admission In some cases, the division may ask that 12 hours of work at UMKC, including an education foundations course, be taken prior to full admission.
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School of Law Leon E. Bloch Law Library Law Library University of Missouri-Kansas City 500 E. 52nd Street The Leon E. Bloch Law Library is a comfortable, efficient and (816) 235-1644 user-friendly facility. The library contains holdings in all major Fax: (816) 235-5276 areas of legal scholarship and practice. It is especially strong in [email protected] the materials needed by students for law study. Most of the http://www.umkc.edu/law collection is on open shelves, with ample research and study space provided by tables and study carrels. Dean Burnele V. Powell Electronic Resource Center Associate Dean for Faculty Services Technology has reshaped legal publishing in ways that will Jeffrey B. Berman forever alter how attorneys and judges approach their work. Assistant Dean for Student Services The information professionals of the Leon E. Bloch Law Matthew R. Davis Library have embraced this transformation in creating a state-of-the art Electronic Resource Center. The center has four major components: The Virtual Law Classroom, comprising General Information 20 Pentium-processor equipped computers, provides a teaching This catalog covers the academic programs of the School of resource for instruction in the use of digital/optical databases; Law. Prospective students should be aware that the School the Internet and World Wide Web; and multiple software reserves the right to make changes in admission requirements applications of use to law students and lawyers. When not used and other specifications in the catalog. All statements in this as a classroom, these machines are available for library publication are announcements of present policies only and are patrons. The Law Student Computing Center provides 15 subject to change at any time without prior notice. They are Pentium-processor equipped computers exclusively reserved not to be regarded as offers to contract. for use by law students. All of the resources available in the History Virtual Law Classroom, plus additional law student-related In 1895, three young lawyers with energy and vision, William software and CD-ROMs are also available on these machines. P. Borland, Edward D. Ellison and Elmer N. Powell, founded In addition, each law student receives a copy of the software the Kansas City School of Law with the active assistance of necessary for accessing multiple database services from home. leading members of the bench and bar. Borland, the first dean Study Spaces in Suites of the school, was elected to Congress in 1910 and was The design for the school’s modern building manifests a succeeded by Ellison, who served as dean until the School of commitment to providing desirable spaces for study and Law merged with the University of Kansas City in 1938. After interaction by students who live throughout the metropolitan affiliation with the University of Missouri System in 1963, the area. Double-occupancy offices are provided to most third-year school assumed its present name as the University of students, and second-year students are assigned carrels. Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. Library study spaces, far in excess of the number of first-year Accreditation students, are also available. The school is accredited by the American Bar Association and The second- and third-year assigned spaces are located in is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. suites that include faculty offices. Each suite is named after a distinguished former justice of the United States Supreme Law Building Court. This innovative building plan fosters student-faculty Nestled among giant oak trees on the corner of 52nd and Oak interaction, the exchange of ideas and general collegiality. streets, at the center of Kansas City and at the center of the The concept of the Virtual Law Classroom, located in the nation, is the UMKC School of Law. Among the unique Leon E. Bloch Law Library, has been extended to the suites. features of this building are “virtual office” suites shared by The Virtual Law Office project provides computers for use by faculty and students. The School of Law continues to take students and faculty in conjunction with specialized programs great pride in its efforts to foster faculty-student interaction. offered by the School of Law. It allows students and faculty to One ongoing initiative involves assigning second- and work together on projects while linked to attorneys and others third-year students to offices located within suites that also in the community. house their professors’ offices. This “intellectual migration” was designed to foster the exchange of ideas and more The School of Law in the Metroplex generally to promote collegiality between faculty and students. UMKC takes pride in being the urban law school in the As a further step, the school has five virtual offices in the suites University of Missouri system. From this unique vantage featuring conference-style furniture and state-of-the-art point, faculty and students actively lead and participate in computers linked to primary servers in the Law Library’s professional activities with greater Kansas City bar Virtual Classroom. associations, continuing legal education programs, lawyers and The school has over 121,000 square feet of modern, usable law firms located in both Kansas and Missouri, and the space, including classrooms equipped with Internet connected judiciary. teaching workstations with audio-visual and video The Law School community enjoys strong partnerships conferencing capabilities. The E.E. “Tom” Thompson with many area causes and concerns. A variety of Courtroom located on the ground floor is equipped with community-based projects, ranging from the rehabilitation of audiovisual equipment used to augment the advocacy training inner-city houses to tax preparation services, benefit from this program of the school. Auxiliary rooms allow for live trials involvement. The Law School houses and assists the Kansas and hearings of the many area courts and agencies in its City Youth Court, a diversion program from juvenile court, courtroom. A spacious student commons area is located near where high school students act as lawyers and judges. Faculty, classrooms, an outdoor courtyard with picnic tables and a students, staff and alumni volunteers also help introduce vending area. Offices for numerous student organizations are inner-city high school students to careers in law. Innovative located near the student commons area as well. law programs such as Legal E.R. and the Urban Eye Initiative
389 School of Law allow the Law School to impact legal issues and matters of principal link between the school and practicing attorneys, the specific interest to this community through research and Continuing Legal Education Office administers more than 50 electronic information distribution. seminars each year, with more than 9,000 attendees. Through Graduates of the UMKC School of Law have important CLE, law students have access to a wide variety of programs responsibilities in legal arenas throughout the city, state and and materials covering specific areas of the law, and the country. From corporate counsel positions in more than 25 opportunity for meaningful contact with the practicing bar. national companies to the library of the Supreme Court of the United States, Law School alumni are providing distinguished Career Services service. The Law School Office of Career Services helps students On a local level, the annual listing of “Outstanding obtain professional employment. Law firms, government Lawyers in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area” names more agencies, the judiciary, and other employers seeking law UMKC alumni than from any other school. In addition, only graduates for permanent positions use this service to hire two women have served as president of the Kansas City UMKC School of Law graduates. The office also assists Metropolitan Bar Association; both are Law School alumnae. students seeking part-time and summer clerking positions and A majority of the active judges of both the United States short-term clerking projects. The office maintains a library of District Court for the Western District of Missouri, and the placement materials for the use of law students. Private rooms Missouri Court of Appeals (Western District) are graduates of are available at the Law School for employment interviews. the Law School. Circuit benches throughout the multicounty The Office of Career Services provides career counseling metropolitan area are filled with a predominant number of to students as well as advice and assistance in resume UMKC alumni. preparation and interviewing skills. The office sponsors a The Law School is proud of the fine reputation of its series of programs to introduce students to a variety of career alumni and the outstanding contributions they have made and opportunities for lawyers and others with the J.D. degree. In continue to make in both legal and non-legal communities. addition, it is actively involved in helping coordinate the mentor program and co-sponsors an annual Volunteer Fair to The Law Foundation provide students with information about service opportunities The Law Foundation was incorporated in 1959 by outstanding in the community. alumni and leading citizens of Missouri, including Harry S. Career Services also co-sponsors a Mid-America Truman, Charles E. Whittaker, H. Roe Bartle and other judges, International Law Careers Day that draws national speakers lawyers, officers of government, and friends, to promote and and law students from around the region. advance the cause of legal education. The Law Foundation is The office works closely with the Public Interest Law fiscally autonomous, operating with its own board of trustees, Association, which raises funds to provide public-interest law but working closely with the Law School leadership to meet internships to selected law students. These funds, when the long- and short-term financial needs of the school. With the matched by money from public-interest law organizations, support of the Law Foundation, the school is able to sustain provide stipends for law students entering their second or third and cultivate diverse aspects of a superior education program. years to work in those organizations. UMKC students have The Law Foundation funds more than $120,000 in been placed through the program to work at the Public Interest scholarships on an annual basis. In addition, it provides Litigation Clinic, the Missouri Public Defender’s Office, and significant financial assistance for student competition the Kansas City, Mo., City Attorney’s Office, among others. participation, faculty recruitment and development, library acquisitions and research materials, technology improvements Career Opportunities and the school’s public communications program. Our graduates have a wide variety of job opportunities Over the years, the foundation and its many friends have available. The largest number join law firms, ranging in size successfully built an endowment of more than $3 million for from one to more than 500 attorneys. Some of these firms the Law School. specialize in advising corporate clients or solving civil legal problems. Others practice solely criminal defense. Many firms Law Alumni Association offer a general practice that spans corporate, civil and criminal The UMKC Law Alumni Association, the primary law; some deal mainly with litigation work, personal injury friend-raising organization for the Law School, was revitalized cases, family law, or copyright, patent and trademark law. in 1992 as a division of the university-wide Alumni The legal departments of state and municipal government Association. Its energies are devoted to bridging the passage agencies also employ our graduates. Prosecutors’ offices, between student and professional life, encouraging the rewards public defenders and legal service organizations recruit at our of service and illustrating a personal commitment to a society school. Branches of the United States military recruit lawyers based on law and justice. The Law Alumni Association for service in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps, and federal strengthens and extends the educational mission of the Law government agencies (such as the Social Security School. Administration and the Federal Bureau of Prisons) hire our Annual activities include organizing an all-alumni dinner, graduates to staff their legal departments. Our graduates have with public recognition given to outstanding alumni and taken positions in all of these settings. faculty; providing assistance to student recruitment, mentoring Some law graduates do not want to practice law at all, and advising; assisting with social and professional activities desiring instead to use their legal skills in the business world as connected to local and state bar associations; offering support executives, bankers and corporate tax experts. They are to student programs and activities; and more. recruited by corporations, accounting firms, title companies, banks and insurance companies. Other graduates become law Continuing Legal Education clerks for judges or teach law. The Office of Continuing Legal Education is a nonprofit unit within the School of Law that produces seminar programs, practice manuals, videotapes and other educational materials designed to promote the competence of the practicing bar and other professionals who work closely with lawyers. The
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Juris Doctor Degree • demonstrating a background of employment in exceptional positions of responsibility or involvement in Admissions significant community activities; Eligibility for the J.D. Program • demonstrating other creative achievements or qualities To be eligible to apply for admission to the School of Law’s indicative of a special educational contribution to the Juris Doctor degree program, a person must have either: school. Admission Process 1. a bachelor’s degree based on a program of courses with All applicants are required to submit a completed, signed substantial intellectual content (such as history, English, application form; the application fee; a personal statement; and accounting, philosophy, calculus or chemistry) in an two letters of recommendation, in addition to the material approved institution; or submitted through the Law School Data Assembly Service (see 2. completed at least 90 acceptable hours of credit in courses below). Letters of recommendation may be sent directly to the with substantial intellectual content in an approved School of Law or through the LSDAS “Letter of institution, completed all non-elective coursework toward Recommendation” service. Instructions for this service may be a bachelor’s degree, and made arrangements with the found in the LSDAS booklet. When all materials are school that will award the degree to accept Law School submitted, a file is considered complete. credits for the remainder of the work required to earn that The Law School makes admission decisions on a rolling degree, so that the student will earn the degree either admissions basis. That is, decisions are made as files are previously to or concurrently with the J.D. degree. completed. This process begins in October of the year preceding the academic year applicants are applying for and Criteria for Admission continues until sufficient admissions are granted to fill the Limited resources require the School of Law to restrict the entering class. Accordingly, applications should be submitted number of students admitted each year. By so doing, a as early as possible. favorable faculty-student ratio can be maintained, and the A nonrefundable application processing fee of $25, in the resources of the school can be used to provide the best possible form of a check or money order payable to the University of legal education for each student enrolled. Because many more Missouri-Kansas City, must accompany the application. In people apply to the Law School than there are seats available, addition, a $100 seat reservation fee must be paid by April 1 or admission is highly competitive. a designated period of time after admission, whichever is later. Applicants are selected in two ways. Many are chosen by The $100 also is nonrefundable but will be credited toward reference to an index score, which is derived from a weighted first-semester fees. combination of the score on the Law School Admission Test administered by the Law School Admission Services and the LSAT/LSDAS cumulative undergraduate grade-point average leading to the In order to gain admission, an applicant must take the LSAT. baccalaureate degree. These two factors, and particularly a The test may be taken at various locations, including UMKC. combination of the two, have been shown to be a good It normally should be taken no later than February for purposes standard for assessing the future success of an applicant in law of admission for the following fall. Information concerning the school. In many cases, applicants with superior index scores test is available by writing to the LSAS, Box 2000, Newtown, will be admitted without consideration of other factors. PA 18940-0998. Applicants also must arrange for evaluation of A candidate who does not attain an index score high their college and university transcripts by the LSAS. Further enough to qualify for presumptive admission still may qualify information and a registration form for this purpose may be based on additional factors. In this way each entering class will obtained at the above address. have students of diverse backgrounds – people whose index Once you have submitted your application, we will request scores plus other achievements qualify them for law study. The a copy of your law school report from LSDAS. Please make files of applicants who are not selected for presumptive sure you have paid for the report so there is no delay in admission are reviewed by members of the Admissions transmission. Committee. Prerequisites It is the faculty’s belief this admission policy will enhance No undergraduate courses are specifically required for the educational experience of all students, broaden the base admission to the Law School. The best preparation is a broad from which the school selects its students, and widen the range liberal-arts education designed to provide an understanding of of the community served by our graduates. The school also the institutions and values with which the law deals and the believes that using factors in addition to the index score (which development of those skills and habits of thought essential to is dependent entirely on the GPA and LSAT score) will have a legal reasoning. desirable impact on the direction of the law’s development and Any course of studies leading to an undergraduate degree its success in meeting the needs of society. will be sufficient for admission, as long as the emphasis was an Factors that may be given special consideration: intellectually demanding one that challenged the student to • contributions to racial, ethnic, cultural, gender, age or employ critical-thinking skills and communicate effectively. other forms of diversity; Particularly helpful to law school study, however, are courses • overcoming deprivations based on societal discrimination in history, as rules of law are best understood in terms of the or economic disadvantage; historical milieu in which they were pronounced or enacted. • demonstrating outstanding leadership qualities during Courses in political science and economics are beneficial, college or in other activities; because a lawyer must understand the institutions of • demonstrating a serious and sustained commitment to government and the economic system with which he or she public or community service; will be dealing. Courses in speech, logic, debate and the • demonstrating advanced or specialized educational various language arts are also useful, because they expand and achievements; sharpen reasoning and communication skills. Courses with a strong emphasis on writing are particularly encouraged in light
391 School of Law of the crucial role effective writing plays both in law school admission and dual-degree requirements, contact the School of and law practice. Law’s Admissions Office. Admission With Advanced Standing Combined-Degree Programs for J.D./LL.M. Except for transfer applicants enrolled at the University of (Taxation) and J.D./LL.M (General) with Missouri-Columbia (to whom transfer is granted more Estate Planning Concentration liberally), an applicant for admission with advanced standing Qualified J.D. students will be permitted to apply up to 10 must meet the requirements applicable to entering students; credit hours (12 with the permission of the Graduate Studies have at least a C+ average in all law work after at least one full Committee) of UMKC graduate courses approved for this year of law study in an approved law school; be eligible to purpose toward an LL.M. (Taxation) or LL.M. (General) with return as a student in good standing to that law school; and Estate Planning Emphasis degree as well as toward a J.D. present a letter from his or her former dean showing such degree. This will allow students to earn such LL.M. on an eligibility. An applicant who would not have been admissible accelerated basis, generally requiring only one additional had such applicant applied for initial admission at the School semester (or two summer sessions) beyond that required for the of Law must have at least a B average. J.D. degree. A maximum of 30 semester hours credit may be allowed The program is available to qualified students who begin for work successfully completed at another law school, with their legal studies at the UMKC School of Law, who transfer to the right being reserved to refuse to transfer credit, in whole or the school or who attend as visiting/certification students in part, for any such coursework. during their fifth or sixth semester of law study. For further Except in the case of students transferring from the information on admissions and combined degree requirements, University of Missouri-Columbia, hours for a course in which contact the School of Law’s Admissions Office. less than a C was earned will not transfer, but retaking the course may be waived on an individual basis. Grades earned at Academic Program another law school are not transferred, nor do such grades count for class ranking purposes. Transfer students must earn Description of Program at least a C average in courses taken at the UMKC Law School The school’s juris doctor degree program is designed to in order to graduate. prepare students for the general practice of law and for policy-forming functions in government, business and other Admission Without Undergraduate Degree organizations in society. Courses provide students with a basic Students who have completed at least 90 acceptable hours of knowledge of the principles and processes of the credit in courses with substantial intellectual content in an Anglo-American system of law and of the integration of law approved institution and have completed all non-elective into other disciplines and institutions in society. coursework toward a bachelor’s degree may be admitted on the The curriculum and program recognize that in order to be condition that the undergraduate degree be earned prior to or of the utmost service to clients, the lawyer must “see life simultaneously with the granting of the J.D. degree. Usually whole” and appreciate the relationships among legal, social this condition can only be met if the institution which will and political aspects of human endeavor. They also recognize grant the undergraduate degree will accept credits earned in the that the best interests of society require a lawyer to be a thinker UMKC Law School. and scholar as well as a skilled technician. Since the UMKC Law School does not confer the Both the curriculum and methods of instruction are undergraduate degree and assumes no responsibility in regard designed to meet these objectives. Although the casebook to it, it is the duty of the student to make certain that the method is the predominant form of classroom instruction in requirements for the degree are satisfied. Questions concerning larger classes, the faculty also employ other approaches. requirements for the undergraduate degree or of the Classes such as lawyering skills, negotiating mergers and transferability of law credits to complete the degree should be acquisitions, mediation, and law practice management combine directed to the institution granting the undergraduate degree. theory with opportunities to learn about lawyering first-hand. A letter from the institution confirming that it will accept Many of the classes use documents and “real life” problems to credits earned in the UMKC Law School to complete the demonstrate concepts studied in class. The curriculum also undergraduate degree must be submitted as part of the includes opportunities for research and writing, seminar application for admission. discussions, clinical instruction and skills training. Admission to the Bar Program Options: Full-Time and Flex Graduation from law school does not guarantee admission to The School of Law offers both a full-time and a flexible the bar. Each applicant should get information on the character part-time day program (Flex Program). The full-time program and other qualifications for admission to the bar in the state in is the traditional three-year program. Most students at the which the applicant intends to practice. Information regarding school are enrolled full-time. law student registration and bar admissions in Missouri is The Flex Program is designed for those with family or made available to all first-year students. career responsibilities who are unable to enroll on a full-time J.D./M.B.A. Dual-Degree Program basis. Students must enroll in eight to nine hours of classes The School of Law has established a dual-degree program with each semester. In all other respects, students enrolled in the the Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Flex program will be required to satisfy all graduation Administration. The program allows students to earn a juris requirements applicable to full-time students, including the doctor degree and a master of business administration degree requirement that they complete all degree requirements within on an accelerated basis through cross-acceptance of some five years. Flex students work out programs with the assistant credit hours. dean for student services that are designed to parallel, as much Applicants to the program must satisfy the admission as possible, the sequence of courses for full-time students. requirements of each school and, if admitted into the program, Schedule options may be available to allow for morning only, may enroll in the first year of law school either before or after afternoon only, middle of the day or three-day schedules. beginning M.B.A. courses. For further information on Eligibility for Law Review, Urban Lawyer, honors and other
392 School of Law activities will parallel, as much as possible, eligibility in the Flex Program full-time program. Flex students must take three of the required courses, including A student enrolled in the full-time program may not Introduction to Law and Lawyering Processes, in their first transfer to the Flex Program without permission of the year. The remaining courses must be completed in their second associate dean for faculty services. Students enrolled in the year of study. Flex Program may not transfer into the full-time program until they have completed all first-year courses, unless they obtain *Introduction to Law and Lawyering Processes I and II: These permission from the associate dean. Once a flex student has two first-year courses introduce students to legal reasoning; completed all required first-year courses, that student may analytical and critical thinking; case research and analysis; enroll full-time or part-time for remaining coursework at his or legal writing, including office memoranda, briefs and letters to her option. Students are cautioned, however, that enrollment in and on behalf of clients; advocacy; and all forms of legal 13 or more hours triggers the rule limiting outside work to no research. They offer education in many of the fundamental more than 20 hours per week. skills and processes of legal practice through a combination of lecture classes and small group sessions. They are required of Requirements all first-year law students in order to supply a strong The requirements for the J.D. degree: foundation of thinking, research and writing skills upon which all later, advanced courses will depend. 1. Completion of 91 credit hours, 80 of which must be Other Required Courses classroom credits; Students must complete the following courses as a condition of 2. A cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.0 (see graduation: Administrative Rules and Regulations, Examinations and Grades, in this section). Required to be Taken During the Summer Preceding or Fall of 3. Six semesters in residence carrying not less than 10 Second Year: Business Organizations (4) classroom credit hours each semester. Although three Federal Taxation (3) years of law study are usually required, students may Civil Procedure II (2) graduate in two and one-half years. To do so requires attending at least two summer sessions. Each summer Required to be Taken During the Summer Preceding or Winter session may be considered one-half a semester for of Second Year: residency purposes, provided at least 10 classroom hours Evidence (3) are completed in the two summer sessions; Required to be Taken During the Second or Third Year: 4. Completion of all required courses (see Required Courses Criminal Procedure I (3) in this section); Commercial Transactions, Sales and Leasing or 5. Fulfilling the school’s research and writing requirement. Secured Transactions (3) This requires students to have a rigorous writing Professional Responsibility (2) experience evidencing legal analysis resulting in a paper A course that fulfills the school’s of professional quality. jurisprudential requirement (2-3) 6. Completion of the school’s advanced torts requirement. Required to be Taken at any Time Prior to Graduation and This requires students to take at least one three-hour May be Taken During the Second Semester of the First Year: course from a designated list of advanced torts courses A course that fulfills the school’s offerings; advanced torts requirement (3) 7. Completion of the school’s jurisprudential requirement. This requires students to take at least one course from a Subject Areas particular group of jurisprudential elective course Courses are available in a large variety of subject areas of offerings; special interest to students. Law students do not have a formal 8. Regular and punctual class attendance; major, but many students desire to take a concentration of 9. Successful completion of all coursework within five years courses in one of the many practice areas, including advocacy from the day the student began his or her course of studies and litigation, business and tax law, commercial law, estate leading toward the degree. A student will not be allowed planning and administration, criminal law and procedure, to enroll in any course after the five-year period. domestic relations, labor and employment, international law, property and real estate, civil liberties and civil rights and Required Courses environmental law. The Law School offers a large selection of First Year Required Courses courses that prepare students for practice in these and other All students must complete the following required courses areas. during the first year: In addition, through participation in the mentor program, externships, competitions, journals and student organizations, Full-Time Program students are able to develop skills and contacts in specialized Fall Semester (15 credit hours) areas of the law. Thus, for example, the school offers clinical Contracts I (3) externships with Legal Aid of Western Missouri, the Public Criminal Law (3) Defender’s Office, the EEOC, the U.S. Environmental Introduction to Law and Lawyering Processes I* (3) Protection Agency, the General Counsel’s Office of the State Property I (3) Torts (3) Department of Mental Health, the National Labor Relations Board, the Department of Labor, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Winter Semester (14 credit hours) the Social Security Administration and the United States Army Civil Procedure I (3) Environmental Office. Constitutional Law I (3) Students interested in pursuing practice area Contracts II (3) concentrations are guided by faculty and practitioners in Introduction to Law and Lawyering Processes II* (2) developing their programs. The school, in conjunction with the Property II (3)
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Student Bar Association and the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Administrative Rules and Regulations Association, sponsors a course scheduling and registration Attendance convocation and advisement night each semester at which The Law School expects regular and punctual attendance by all representatives of the various practice areas give advice and students enrolled in Law School courses. Further, students guidance to students. In addition, an Elective Course should be prepared for each class session. Information Handbook is prepared each semester prior to The following guidelines and procedures have been course pre-registration that provides additional details adopted to implement the School’s attendance policy: regarding course sequencing, prerequisites and relevance of courses to practice and the bar exam. Attendance Guidelines and Procedures Academic Support and Success 1. Faculty shall maintain attendance each day of class by The School of Law is committed to its students’ success. sign-in sheet or other method within the discretion of the Although the study of law is a difficult and challenging faculty member. Absences shall be reported to the Office endeavor, the school attempts to work with students to of the Assistant Dean for Students within one week of the maximize their efforts and see them through the process missed class. successfully. Several programs contribute to this effort. 2. Total Number of Unexcused Absences: Students are The Structured Study Group Program, which is based on allowed to be absent from a course the equivalent of one the innovative Supplemental Instruction (SI) model developed week of class sessions (one-half week in summer session) by the campus Center for Academic Development, offers for unexcused absences. first-year students the opportunity to participate in guided 3. Total Number of Absences Allowed Whether Excused or study groups in one of their first-year courses. The groups are Unexcused: Students are allowed to be absent from a led by an upper-class student who has successfully completed course no more than the equivalent of three weeks of class that course. The student leader attends that class with the sessions (one and one-half week in Summer Session), first-year students and then conducts weekly small-group whether excused or unexcused. sessions in which he or she models successful learning 4. Any absence in violation of 2 shall result in a penalty to strategies for that class. be assessed by the faculty member teaching the course, The Academic Enrichment Program is available to which may include a grade of F, grade reduction, students who are most likely to benefit from assistance in the additional coursework, etc. Professors must inform transition to law study. The Academic Enrichment Program is students enrolled in their courses of the penalty to be not remedial in nature. Rather, it is designed to maximize the assessed for such violation at or before the first session of potential of students who participate by addressing those the course. factors that could pose an impediment to success in law school. 5. Any absence in violation of 3 shall result in the student’s Academic Enrichment begins with a brief summer timely withdrawal from the course provided the student is program immediately prior to orientation. This program is in good standing at that time, i.e., provided the student has followed up during the academic year with weekly group not earned the grade of F for work earned at the time of meetings focusing on learning styles, learning strategies, time withdrawal. Students who are not in good standing or management and development of skills necessary for law who fail to timely withdraw will receive a grade of F for school success. Students also meet weekly with Academic the course by the School of Law. To be timely, a Enrichment teaching assistants. withdrawal must be accomplished by the student no later The materials used in Academic Enrichment are available than 7 days after being notified by the Office of the to all students on reserve in the law library. Periodic lectures Assistant Dean for Student Services of the violation. covering the topics addressed in Academic Enrichment are Notification is complete upon mailing to the student at the provided for all students through the Academic Enrichment student’s last known address. Lecture Series. 6. The Office of the Dean has the responsibility for compiling absences and notifying students of violations. Disabled Student Services The University of Missouri-Kansas City endeavors to make all a) “Excused absence” shall mean illness of activities, programs and services accessible to students with self, illness of child, school-sponsored disabilities. A campus coordinator for disabled student participation in competitions, or a family services is available to advise students and arrange for emergency; reasonable accommodations concerning all aspects of campus b) Flat tires and similar automotive failures, life. It is important that students contact the coordinator at least computer problems, speeding tickets, work, six weeks prior to the beginning of classes to arrange for interviews, court dates, etc., will generally be providing appropriate documentation and the prescribing of deemed per se unexcused absences; reasonable accommodations in the classroom. For information c) “Family emergency” will generally be call (816) 235-5696. Individuals with speech or hearing limited to death or catastrophic occurrence impairments may use Relay Missouri, 1-800-735-2966 (TT) or affecting the student’s immediate family or a 1-800-735-2466 (voice). close extended family member. Nondiscrimination Policy 7. Absences will be presumed to be unexcused unless no The Board of Curators of the University of Missouri and the later than one week after the missed class, the student University of Missouri-Kansas City are committed to the demonstrates to the Assistant Dean for Student Services policy that there shall be no discrimination on the basis of race, for review and determination that the absence is excused color, creed, sex, age, national origin, disability or Vietnam era as defined in this policy. veteran status. For additional information, see the Statement of 8. This policy does not affect a faculty member’s guidelines Human Rights information included in the Introduction section for the turning in of out-of-class assignments and papers. of this catalog. The individual faculty member, not the Dean’s office, has the sole discretion to award late penalties for failing to turn an assignment or paper in on time or to excuse the
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late handing in of assignments and papers. For this above (four exams in five days) if it may be checked out reason, the Dean’s office only oversees student absences on Friday, at least four hours after the prior final from class. examination is scheduled to conclude; • Perceived conflicts involving take-home final Snow Policy examinations of greater than 48 hours in length will be University policy mandates that the University will always dealt with on a case-by-case basis. remain open even during inclement weather and classes will Requests to reschedule a final examination should be directed generally be held. In the event of a major snow or ice storm to the School’s Director of Student Support Services. creating potentially dangerous conditions, a decision may be Once a conflict has been identified, the Director of Student made to suspend some or all classes. Announcement of such a Support Services, will determine which final examination(s) to decision will be made on local radio and TV. Efforts will be move, and to what day and time, in order to eliminate the made to establish a call-in line for students to determine conflict; whether a class or classes will be held. Requests to reschedule a final examination on short notice Examinations and Grades due to severe illness, or an emergency, must be documented, In most courses, the final grade is based on the student’s and will be considered on a case-by-case basis. All such achievement on an examination given at the end of the requests must be presented to the Director of Student Support semester. Examinations are anonymous, and papers are Services immediately. identified solely by number. Each student is expected to take The policy with respect to requests to reschedule based examinations at the scheduled times. For failure to do so, a upon disability is as follows: grade of F is assigned. • All disability based requests must be approved by the Grading of student work is on a 4.0 system: Campus Coordinator for Disabled Student Services (See, A+ = 4.3 A = 4.0 A- = 3.7 Disabled Student Services and Non-Discrimination B+ = 3.3 B = 3.0 B- = 2.7 Policy, above); C+ = 2.3 C = 2.0 C- = 1.7 • The Director of Student Support Services will reschedule D+ = 1.3 D = 1.0 D- = 0.7 a final examination due to disability only upon request of F = 0 the Campus Coordinator for Disabled Student Services. Some courses are graded on a pass/fail basis. A student receiving a grade of F in a required course must Credit in Lieu of Grade Option repeat and pass the course. Grades of F remain on a student’s After completion of the first year, a student may take one transcript and count toward a student’s grade-point average elective course ordinarily graded (except a four-credit-hour even if a course for which an F is given is repeated and passed. one) on an ungraded basis. For a “pass” to be posted on the The temporary grade of I (incomplete) is recorded when student’s record, work done for the course must be equivalent the student has not completed the work required for the course. to a grade of C- or better; otherwise, the actual grade received It may only be entered with the written permission of the will be posted. professor teaching the course. If the work is not completed and Appeal of Grades a permanent grade not submitted to the school’s records office Students are responsible for meeting the standards of academic by the end of the following semester, the I grade will be performance established for each course in which they are replaced with a grade of F. enrolled. The establishment of the criteria for grades and the Final Examination Rescheduling Policy evaluation of student academic performance are the A student may request that one or more final examinations be responsibilities of the professor. rescheduled under the following circumstances: The school’s grade appeal procedure is available only for the review of allegedly capricious grading, and not for review • Two final examinations in the same calendar day; of a professor’s evaluation of a student’s academic • An evening final examination followed by a morning final performance. examination the next calendar day; Capricious grading, for grade appeal purposes, consists • Three final examinations on three consecutive days (in the only of any of the following: first week of examinations, only); • Four final examinations in five days (in the first week of 1. the assignment of a grade to a particular student on some examinations, only); basis other than the performance in the course; • An emergency warrants rescheduling (a request based 2. the assignment of a grade to a particular student by resort upon this ground must be documented). to more exacting or demanding standards than were applied to other students in the course; The policy with respect to take-home final examinations is as 3. the assignment of a grade by a substantial departure from follows: the professor’s previously announced standards. • If the take-home final examination is “floating,” i.e., the student may choose when to take it within a defined Step 1: The student should first discuss the course grade fully timeframe, the student may not create a conflict by opting with the professor. This must be done within six weeks after to take it during an interval which conflicts with another the professor turns in the grade or the beginning of the final examination; succeeding regular academic semester, whichever is later. • A take-home final examination does not conflict with the preceding final examination(s) under the first or third Step 2: If the matter is not resolved through consultation with rules, above (two exams in the same calendar day or three the professor, the student may appeal to the dean. This must be exams on three consecutive days), if it may be checked done within 10 days after notification of the decision of the out at least four hours after the prior examination is professor. The appeal to the dean shall be in writing, and shall scheduled to conclude; state which of the three charges of capricious grading is • A take-home final examination does not conflict with the alleged to have been violated and shall specify such facts as are preceding final examination(s) under the fourth rule, relied upon to support the charge.
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Step 3: The dean shall review the appeal and if found to be in order to accumulate enough credit hours to meet the without merit shall dismiss it. If determined that the appeal 91-credit-hour requirement and the residency requirement. may have merit, the dean shall appoint an ad hoc faculty Each summer session may be considered one-half of a committee to review the record and provide advice on the semester toward satisfying the residency requirement. matter. The grade in any course that is based on an Employment by Juris Doctor Degree Candidates anonymously-graded examination shall be presumed not to be Full advantage of the opportunity for a sound legal education capricious. can only be gained by devotion of sufficient energy and attention to legal studies. The excessive diversion of time and Step 4: If the dean believes a change in the grade to be energy to employment can seriously impair success in law warranted, he or she shall present a report to the faculty of the school and preparation for law practice. For this reason, Law School in order that the faculty may act on the matter. full-time first-year law students should not engage in any Step 5: If the student is dissatisfied with the action of the dean outside work, and upper-class students should not engage in or the faculty, the student, within 10 calendar days of the excessive outside work. decision of the dean, may appeal to the chancellor in Accreditation requirements mandate that full-time accordance with the University of Missouri-Kansas City students devote substantially all of their working hours to the Procedure for the Appeal of Grades. study of law and not be employed in outside work in excess of 20 hours per week. The UMKC School of Law has the Alcoholic Beverages obligation to adopt and enforce policies assuring that its There may be no drinking or serving of alcoholic beverages in full-time students meet these requirements. the law building or on other campus property without the Students on academic probation may not work. approval of the vice chancellor for administrative affairs. Student groups desiring approval must request the Activities and Services approval at least two weeks prior to the date of the intended use. Request forms are available in the dean’s office. Competitions The School of Law has a comprehensive program of advocacy Parking training that involves both intra-school competition and The parking lot on the north side of the building is for faculty participation in external programs. Our School has established and staff parking. Violators deprive faculty and staff of parking a strong tradition of excellence in inter-school competition spots they pay for and will be ticketed. A number of metered both at the regional and national level. spots are in the lot and may be used by students who have registered their vehicles. After 4:30 p.m. students may park National Mock Trial Competitions anywhere in the lot provided they have purchased a student Students compete in intra-school competition to demonstrate parking permit. Students must register vehicles with the their abilities in trial skills. Those achieving the best scores Campus Police. represent the school in regional and national mock trial competitions, including the National Trial Competition Withdrawal from Courses (coordinated by the American Bar Association’s Section on A student enrolled in a course cannot unilaterally withdraw Litigation and the Texas Young Lawyers Association) and the from it but must secure permission from the associate dean to Association of Trial Lawyers of America National Student do so, and must follow prescribed withdrawal procedures. A Trial Advocacy Competition. student who is not in good standing in the course at the time of withdrawal (has earned a grade of F at that point) will receive a National Moot Court Competitions grade of F for the course. All students may participate in intra-school moot court competitions. Additionally, students showing outstanding Scholastic Probation and Dismissal appellate advocacy abilities represent the school in annual Students will be placed on academic probation whenever their regional and national moot court competitions, including the cumulative grade-point average falls below 2.0. Students have National Moot Court Competition, sponsored by the one semester following this to raise the cumulative grade-point Association of the Bar of the City of New York. The six average (GPA) to 2.0 or be dismissed for academic deficiency. students who represent the school as members of the National A student on academic probation may not work or engage in Moot Court teams receive an H. Michael Coburn Legal significant Law School extracurricular activities. Students readmitted after dismissal on the grounds of Advocacy Scholarship in their third year. academic deficiency will have one semester to raise the Outstanding student advocates also participate in a variety academic average to 2.0, unless the faculty decides that a of other competitions, including the Administrative Law Moot longer period is warranted. If a probationary student Court Competition, the Frederick Douglass Moot Court successfully raises his or her average to at least 2.0 at the end Competition, the Judge Conrad B. Duberstein National Moot of the probationary period and subsequently falls below 2.0 Court Competition (Bankruptcy Law), the Giles Sutherland again, the student will be dismissed and a second probationary Rich Moot Court Competition (Patent Law), and the Jessup period will be granted only after a petition and favorable International Law Moot Court Competition. Teams compete faculty action. locally, nationally and internationally in such competitions. Dean’s List Client Counseling and Negotiation Competitions The Dean’s List recognizes students who have demonstrated Each year the School selects teams to compete in the ABA academic excellence in a semester. To be so recognized, a Negotiation Competition and the National Client Counseling student must have achieved at least a 3.0 GPA for the semester Competition. Selection is based on intra-school competitions carrying a course load of at least 12 law school course credit open to all students. hours with at least three of those courses being graded courses. The Scott Welch Memorial Advocacy Fund Acceleration This fund was endowed by alumnus Lantz Welch in memory of Juris doctor degree students may graduate in two and one-half his son and by memorial contributions of friends of the family. years. To do so requires attending at least two summer sessions The fund provides travel expenses and recognition for students
396 School of Law representing the law school in national appellate advocacy and collegiality of an association dedicated to the highest standards mock trial competitions. of professional integrity and skill. Viewing Actual Court Proceedings Kansas City Tax Clinic The E.E. “Tom” Thompson Courtroom attached to the law The Kansas City Tax Clinic is a project of the UMKC building is one of the premier teaching courtrooms in the Graduate Tax Law Foundation with support from the UMKC country. Four remote-control cameras with a state-of-the-art School of Law. Planning for the clinic, which is housed in the control room, together with a 70-seat sound-proof observation law building, started back in 1996, with many faculty, staff, balcony, provide a full opportunity for teaching with the aid of alumni and tax practitioners making contributions and giving audiovisual critique. A complement of ancillary rooms enables generously of their time and effort to make the Kansas City the courtroom to be used by state and federal trial and appellate Tax Clinic a reality. courts, providing special learning experiences for students. The Kansas City Tax Clinic began serving clients in the fall of 1999. UMKC School of Law students in the LL.M. in Scholarly Publications Taxation program, the combined J.D./LL.M. in Taxation The UMKC School of Law offers several opportunities for program, or other students with the permission of the director students to develop research, writing and editorial skills of the tax program, represent clients in tax controversy matters, through journal participation. under the supervision of the director and volunteer tax Law Review practitioners. The clinic has been awarded Internal Revenue The UMKC Law Review is a scholarly legal publication, Service grants for Fiscal Years 1999 and 2000 to assist managed and edited by UMKC law students chosen on the low-income taxpayers with appeals. basis of scholastic performance and achievement in a writing Law Practice competition. Each issue contains one or more articles by Pursuant to Missouri Supreme Court Rule 13, a student who leading authorities in the law, several extensive comments on has completed legal studies amounting to one-half of the legal topics written by senior staff members and notes by staff credits required for graduation and who is in good standing and candidates analyzing recent legal developments. Selection to of good character, fitness and moral qualification to practice Law Review membership constitutes one of the highest Law law may appear in courts or before administrative tribunals in School honors. Missouri on behalf of an indigent person, if accompanied by a Urban Lawyer supervising attorney. The student may perform other legal The Urban Lawyer is a prestigious and widely-read journal work, such as preparation of pleadings and briefs on behalf of covering the areas of urban and public law. It is published an indigent, so long as the work is done under the guidance of quarterly by the American Bar Association’s Section on State an attorney. An eligible student also may appear in any matter and Local Government Law. The articles are collected, on behalf of the state with the written approval of a supervising annotated, and edited by student editors and faculty members lawyer. Similar opportunities for student practice are available at the Law School. As a member of the staff, the student is under Kansas Supreme Court Rule 709. provided with an opportunity to enhance research, writing, and Legal E.R. analytical skills, and to gain a wide spectrum of knowledge of Legal E.R. (Emergency Research) is a program to provide urban law. Selection for staff positions is by a writing students with a legal research, analysis, writing and speaking competition at the beginning of the Winter Semester. experience that closely parallels the practice of law. Teams of Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers students randomly receive “surprise” research assignments that The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers has chosen must be turned around in a relatively short time frame (72 the School to assume editorial responsibility for its hours). The issues are drawn from the real research projects of twice-yearly publication. The journal, which combines original participating attorneys or from legal problems in the news. material on family-law themes with summaries of significant Projects have included analyzing the constitutionality of articles related to those themes, is edited by a faculty member current and pending legislation as well as drafting proposed with student editorial assistance. Under the faculty member’s city ordinances. The objective is to gain experience in supervision, students research and write papers on a topic analyzing a legal problem, working within a small group to designated for an upcoming issue, write summaries of major research and draft a response to the problem, and presenting articles in the field, and edit submitted lead articles. Papers the results to an interested audience. The results of the team’s submitted by students are considered for publication in the research are made available, where appropriate, to interested journal. attorneys and members of the public. Mentor Program Urban Mission The school’s Mentor Program pairs law students with The following programs and activities are illustrative of the practicing attorneys in the greater Kansas City area. Mentors many ways in which the School of Law serves its urban help answer the numerous questions students may have: how mission. to survive law school; how to make the transition to practice; Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association what career choices are available; what law practice is really The School of Law enjoys a close relationship with the Kansas like. Exposure to the practical aspects of the law is furthered City Metropolitan Bar Association. Each year, the Young through phone calls, office visits and other activities. Lawyers Section of the association presents a number of Public Interest Litigation Clinic educational programs that are of interest to law students, The PILC is an independent organization located on the helping them bridge the gap between theory and practice. In campus. It litigates and provides advice and research addition, it hosts a beginning-of-the year picnic at which assistance to Missouri defense attorneys in capital punishment students meet area lawyers and judges, and presents an cases. The School’s Death Penalty Clinic and the “Problems end-of-the year bar examination information session. As a and Issues in the Death Penalty” course are taught in result of such activities, UMKC law students have access to conjunction with the PILC, and the center’s staff provides excellent programs, make important contacts, and enjoy the valuable resources for the students in those classes.
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Urban Eye Initiativesm expertise and prestige to bring about change within the legal The Urban Eye Initiativesm is a public service research project system in order to make it responsive to the needs of the designed to link legal education and the concerns of nonprofit African-American community. The school’s BLSA chapter corporations, government policy-makers, and community works closely with local bar associations and area leaders to organizations. Established with the assistance of the UMKC strengthen the role of the black lawyer in the Kansas City Fellows, it draws on the scholarly and electronic publishing community. expertise of the School of Law to provide a national (indeed, Christian Legal Society international) forum for the discussion of issues related to all Founded upon Alexis de Tocqueville’s notion that as a aspects of law and urban life. The Initiative has three Judeo-Christian nation America will remain great only as long components: The first is the Urban Issues Data Bank, a bulletin as America remains good, the CLS seeks to discern the board devoted entirely to posting proposed research questions parameters of the ethical vitality and moral essence of the law. from nonprofit and governmental organizations on law-related urban issues. The second component is Urban Reports: An Open to all students, the CLS offers opportunities for spiritual Electronic Law Journal. Urban Reports publishes law student and temporal support as well as searching dialogue and research papers prepared for academic credit under faculty well-earned rest and fellowship during each academic year. supervision based on queries submitted to the Urban Issues Emissaries Data Bank. The Third component is the Urban Scene, a World The Emissaries are the official student public relations team for Wide Web page devoted to topics of current issues to nonprofit the School of Law. Emissaries are chosen by faculty, staff and corporations, government policy makers, and community students from a select pool of applicants. This group works organizations. As part of the Urban Scene, law students closely with the Law School administration in such areas as working as research assistants, along with volunteers from the recruitment, representation of the Law School community at UMKC Community Fellows, gather, organize and disseminate special events and serving as tour guides to prospective information about law matters of interest to urban life. The students and visitors to the Law School. Emissaries enjoy a Urban Scene also provides access to the Urban Issues Data good deal of contact with alumni and members of the Bank and Urban Reports. metroplex law community. They also participate in various Professional and Social Activities community service activities. The School of Law has a full range of professional and social Environmental Law Society activities available for students. These activities provide an The Environmental Law Society is a group for those who are opportunity for students to get to know one another as well as interested in environmental issues, especially issues that arise to interact with faculty and members of the legal community. in the Midwest, and particularly in the Kansas City American Bar Association/Law School Division metropolitan area. Moreover, the Environmental Law Society The ABA/LSD is a national organization open to all law is available to assist and educate students who are interested in students. It was founded to encourage law students’ pursuing a career in Environmental Law. It is an organization participation in the efforts of the organized bar in forming and that values service and the welfare of the community in revising standards of legal education. Through the division, relation to its environment. students have a voting influence on the positions taken by the Federalist Society ABA in regard to current issues and problems facing the legal Founded in 1982, the Federalist Society has 110 chapters at profession. Historically, the division has enjoyed strong law schools across the country. Its membership consists of support from UMKC law students, many of whom have students who are interested in legal and political topics with an become regional and national officers. emphasis on separation of powers and traditional values and American Civil Liberties Union views about the law. The UMKC chapter presents speakers and The UMKC chapter of the ACLU is housed in the Law School sponsors forums on a variety of issues. An active and growing and draws most of its leadership from law students. It enjoys a lawyer’s chapter cooperates with the UMKC chapter. close association with the ACLU for Kansas and Western Hispanic Law Students Association (HLSA) Missouri and participates with them in joint activities. Each The purpose of HLSA is to articulate and promote the year, the chapter offers a public debate at the Law School on professional needs and goals of Hispanic students by utilizing some controversial constitutional law topic. the collective resources of the School of Law and the legal Association of Women Law Students community; to focus on the relationship of the Hispanic This organization was formed to provide a forum for women attorney to the American structure; to instill in the Hispanic law students, to promote the role of women in the legal law student a greater awareness of commitment to the needs of profession and its bar associations, to encourage the the Hispanic-American community; to foster and encourage acceptance of qualified women in the academic and legal professional competence; and to do all things necessary and communities, and to exert an influence in the law, the lawful to accomplish these purposes. profession, the school and the community. Honor Court Black Law Students Association The Student Bar Association of the Law School has adopted an BLSA, founded in 1968 by black law students, is a national honor code that prohibits any conduct which would give an organization representing more than 90 percent of the nation’s unfair advantage to any student in any academic matter or in African-American law students. Its goals: to articulate and any matter relating to academic credentials. The Honor Code promote the professional needs and goals of African-American has been posted on the school’s World Wide Web site. law students; to focus upon the relationship of the The honor court hears all cases involving alleged African-American attorney to the American legal system; to violations of the honor code. It is composed of a chief justice instill in the black attorney and law student a greater awareness and four associate justices appointed from the student body by of the importance of commitment to the needs of the the president of the Student Bar Association with the approval African-American community; to influence American law of its board of governors. schools, legal fraternities and legal associations to use their
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Intellectual Property Law Society writers, actors, singers, stage hands, publicists, artists, makeup The Intellectual Property Law Society is an organization of law and costume artists, and musicians. The entire Law School students interested in patent, copyright, trademark or trade community looks forward to the annual production. secret law. The primary purpose of the IPLS is to promote opportunities for its members to learn more about intellectual Fee Information property issues through course offerings, participation in moot Educational fees and student program/use fees are set by the court competitions, interaction with local practitioners and University of Missouri Board of Curators. For the most recent summer clerkships. fee schedule, please contact the Cashier’s Office at (816) 235-1365 or visit their web site at International Law Society http://www.umkc.edu/cashiers. The International Law Society offers students the opportunity to focus on the many facets of law from an international Financial Aid perspective, from the practicalities of a legal practitioner to the For information on financial aid, contact the UMKC Financial theoretical applications of multinational dispute settlements. Aid and Scholarships Office at (816) 235-1154 or visit their The current explosion of trade opportunities, worldwide web site at http://www.umkc.edu/finaid. environmental concerns, and new partnerships in political and economic arenas present exciting opportunities for tomorrow’s Scholarships lawyers to shape the future of global cooperation. Scholarships are awarded to students based on the criteria that follow. Selection for some scholarships is based solely on Legal Fraternities material in the student’s admission file, so no formal Chapters of three national legal fraternities, Delta Theta Phi, scholarship application is necessary. Opportunity is afforded in Phi Alpha Delta and Phi Delta Phi, have been established at the the financial aid packet to apply for one or more of the Law School. Through their professional programs and social remaining scholarships. activities, members of the student body have the opportunity to develop professionally and to interact socially with members Scholarships Based on Merit of the bench, bar, Law School faculty and fellow students. Judge David T. and Hope Cavanaugh Scholarship Moot Court Board Scholarships are awarded each year to students from a fund Students who wish to further develop their appellate argument established by Hope Cavanaugh, widow of Judge David T. abilities may participate in the school’s Appellate Advocacy Cavanaugh. Judge Cavanaugh was a 1940 law alumnus and Program, which is administered by a student moot court board judge in Jackson County, Missouri. Selection is based on under the general supervision of the faculty. The top 16 admission files as well as applications by current students. students in the Fall Appellate Advocacy II Competition are William P. Eckels Memorial Scholarship invited to participate in the Ellison Moot Court Competition, Scholarships are awarded each year to outstanding entering which provides the means for selection of students to represent law students from a fund established by Mr. and Mrs. Philip the school in national appellate advocacy competitions. Eckels, John S. Eckels, Katherine Rehkopf and Elizabeth Membership on the board is open to students who participate Emerson in memory of their son and brother. Scholarships may in the Ellison Competition. be renewed each year if the recipient’s academic performance Order of the Bench and Robe is satisfactory. Selection is based solely on admission files. The honor society of the Order of the Bench and Robe gives Elizabeth Pope George Memorial Scholarship recognition to the attainment of superior scholarship and In memory of Elizabeth Pope George, an alumna of the Class implements the ideals, growth and welfare of the Law School. of 1924, a fund for scholarship purposes has been provided by Each year the law faculty inducts the top 10 percent of the her son and daughter. The fund awards one scholarship every senior class into its membership. three years to an outstanding female first-year student. The Public Interest Law Group scholarship is renewed each year if the recipient’s academic The purpose of the Public Interest Law Group at UMKC is to performance is satisfactory. Selection is based solely on foster awareness by students, faculty, administrators and admission files. alumni of public-interest law through financial support, Rubey M. Hulen Memorial Honor Scholarships educational programs and community outreach. As a Honor scholarships are awarded each year to outstanding student-driven nonprofit organization, the group is dedicated to entering law students from a fund provided by the will of Anna the principle that law students should be encouraged to work in Hulen, widow of Rubey M. Hulen, a distinguished alumnus of the public interest and that no student or graduate who wants to the school. The scholarship is renewed each year if the work in public interest law should be unable to do so for recipient’s academic performance is satisfactory. Selection is economic reasons. The group is affiliated with the National based solely on admission files. Association for Public Interest Law and administers two primary program areas: grants for summer internships and loan Lathrop & Gage Diversity Scholarship repayment assistance for graduates. The law firm of Lathrop & Gage has created an endowment for the Law School to fund a merit scholarship for an outstanding Student Bar Association student with financial need whose presence in the school The SBA is a member of the Law Student Division of the furthers the goal of diversity to which the Law School is American Bar Association. It is headed by a student board of committed. Selection is based solely on admission files. governors, which is elected annually at popular elections. The board speaks for the student body as a whole, appoints Law Foundation Scholarship committees, and directs various extracurricular programs. An honor scholarship is awarded each year to an outstanding entering law student. The following funds are provided to the The $1.98 Law Revue Law Foundation for scholarship purposes: the James A. Bayles This annual Law School theatrical production is written, Memorial Scholarship Fund, the James P. Kem Memorial produced, directed and presented by law students and faculty. Scholarship Fund and the Howard Allen Yost Memorial Fund. It is a humorous look at the Law School, the law in general and Selection is based solely on admission files. current events. The show involves the combined talents of
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Law Foundation/University Special Admissions/Diversity renewed. The Pansing Scholarship was established in 1995 by Scholarships Judge Jane Pansing Brown, Class of 1982, in honor of her Each year up to four partial fee-waiver scholarships, plus cash father, a 1954 graduate of the Law School. Selection is based amounts, are awarded to entering law students who have on applications by current students. demonstrated scholastic superiority and who, because of Trans World Airlines Inc. Scholarship diverse backgrounds and achievements, broaden the A scholarship is awarded each year to a student entering his or educational experience of all students at the school. They are her second or third year of law school who intends to pursue a supported in part by the memorial funds listed above that were career in natural resources law or environmental law. Selection established from contributions given to the Law Foundation. of the recipient, who must be a Missouri resident, is made Recipients receive the scholarships each year if academic according to procedures established by the deans of the two performance is satisfactory. Selection is based solely on University of Missouri law schools. Selection is based on admission files. applications by current students. The Jack and Helyn Miller Scholars Program Professor Robert C. Downs Merit Scholarship The Miller Scholars Program was established to recognize One scholarship is awarded each year to a second year student students whose academic achievements and social leadership who demonstrates a commitment of service to the School of mark them as capable of enhancing the UMKC School of Law, Law, the local bar and future generations of law students by the legal profession and the community. Miller Scholar awards virtue of being an active member of the School of Law are made on a merit basis, without regard to financial need, to community. Students who have earned at least 40 credit hours first-year law students. Stipends take educational fees, books and not more than 65 credit hours, and who are in good and living expenses into consideration. Awards may be academic standing at the time of application, may apply. renewed each year for scholars who remain in good academic Selection is based on applications by current students. standing. Selection is based solely on applications by incoming students. Michael H. Coburn Legal Advocacy Fund This fund was established by Randy James and the firm of Omar E. Robinson Memorial Scholarships Risjord & James and Richard Erickson and the firm of Van Honor scholarships are awarded each year to outstanding Osdol, Magruder, Erickson and Redmond, in honor and entering law students from a fund established by the will of Ida memory of Hon. H. Michael Coburn, a respected Circuit Court C. Robinson, widow of Omar E. Robinson. The scholarships judge. It provides scholarships to the twelve students who are renewed each year if academic performance is satisfactory. represent the school as members of the National Moot Court Selection is based solely on admission files. and Mock Trial Competition teams. These scholarships are Elizabeth Montague Averill Scholarship designed to help continue the strong tradition of advocacy at Family, friends and alumni established this fund to enhance the school and to enhance the quality of the trial and appellate diversity among the UMKC School of Law student body by bar in Kansas City. Selection is limited to students chosen for providing a scholarship to an older-than-average student who is the National Moot Court and Mock Trial Competition Teams. returning to school to obtain a law degree. Special consideration is given to single, custodial parents. The Assistance to Students with Financial Need scholarship is renewable subject to successful academic There are various government loan programs administered by performance. Selection is based on applications by incoming the UMKC Financial Aid and Scholarships Office. They students. include the Federal Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loan Programs, the Perkins Loan Program, and the Access Loan Harry L. Browne Memorial Scholarship Program. The office also administers a limited amount of Helen L. Browne established this scholarship in memory of her scholarship funds in which law students may participate. late husband, Harry L. Browne, who devoted his professional Admitted Law School students will be sent a packet containing career to the practice of labor law and who was recognized information and instructions for obtaining financial aid. nationally as a specialist in that field. The aim of the The following funds administered by the Law School and scholarship is to attract to the UMKC Law School an the Law Foundation provide assistance to students with outstanding entering law student who has demonstrated financial need. academic merit and who may be expected to practice employment and labor law with distinction. The scholarship is John Sublett Logan Scholarship offered once every three years and is renewed each year if the This scholarship was established by the John Sublett Logan recipient’s academic performance is satisfactory. Selection is Foundation in memory of Mr. Logan. It is designed to assist based on applications by incoming students. students in their legal education who, it is believed, will succeed in the legal profession and will give of themselves and Nonresident Tuition Scholarships their talents to the community in which they live. Selection is Ten nonresident scholarships will be awarded each year to based on applications by incoming students. Preference will be entering first year law students with outstanding credentials given to those applicants who are natives or permanent who are not Missouri residents and who have not otherwise residents of the St. Joseph, Mo., area. qualified for in-state fees. (See Missouri Tax Scholarship.) This scholarship pays the nonresident portion (roughly half) of The Joseph S. Chartrand Memorial Fund the student’s fees. Students will be awarded this scholarship A memorial fund established from contributions in memory of for their first year of law school and will be expected to qualify Joseph S. Chartrand, an alumnus who taught part-time at the for Missouri residency their second and third years, although University of Kansas City. (UKC was the predecessor to the scholarship may be extended upon a showing of special UMKC.) The Chartrand fund provides an annual amount to circumstances. Selection is based solely on admission files. assist students in purchasing law books. Selection is based on applications by both incoming and current students. David Wilbur Pansing Memorial Scholarship An annual scholarship award recognizing a student who plans The Tiera Farrow Memorial Scholarship to use his/her legal education in government or political A memorial fund established by Tiera Farrow, a 1903 graduate service. The scholarship may be, but is not automatically, of the Law School, provides a partial scholarship to a worthy
400 School of Law woman law student in need of financial aid. Selection is based Prizes and Awards on applications by both incoming and current students. Law School and Law Foundation Max Foust Scholarship Established by colleagues of Max Foust, this scholarship is Academic Enrichment Award awarded to a law student with financial need. Preference is The Law School recognizes the graduating students who have given to a student who has experience and/or skills that can be served as teaching assistants in the Academic Enrichment indicators of success in the area of trial advocacy. Selection is Program for their significant contributions to enhance the based on applications by both incoming and current students. academic achievement of other students. Suzanne Gilmore Memorial Scholarship The Thomas E. Deacy Trial Lawyer Award Family, friends and classmates established this scholarship in Endowed in the memory of Thomas E. Deacy Sr., an eminent memory of Suzanne Gilmore, an alumna of the class of 1991. trial lawyer, by his wife and son, Mrs. Thomas E. Deacy and The scholarship is awarded to an older-than-average law Thomas E. Deacy Jr., the Deacy Award is presented annually to student who is a single custodial parent pursuing a law degree a third-year law student who demonstrates trial skills and as a second degree. The scholarship is renewed each year if the attributes possessed by Thomas E. Deacy Sr. recipient remains a single custodial parent and maintains The Jay B. and Frances Dillingham Public Service Award satisfactory academic performance. Selection is based on An annual cash award is given to a student for participation in, applications by both incoming and current students. or the study of, public service. The Elmer B. Hodges Memorial Scholarship Emissary Award An endowment fund established in the memory of Elmer B. The Law School recognizes the graduating students who have Hodges provides scholarships for second- and third-year law served as its emissaries for their outstanding service to the students in need of financial aid. school. Lathrop & Gage Diversity Scholarship The Sanford B. Ladd Award Fund The law firm of Lathrop & Gage has created an endowment for This fund provides an annual cash prize to the student earning the Law School to fund a merit scholarship for an outstanding the highest grade in Real Estate Finance. student with financial need whose presence in the school The Ralph S. Latshaw Award Fund furthers the goal of diversity to which the Law School is An annual award of law books is given to a graduating student committed. Selection is based solely on admission files. who has excelled in criminal law. Diversity Scholarships Law Alumni Association Harry S. Truman Leadership Several honor scholarships are awarded each year to entering Award students who demonstrate extraordinary merit and who, based This prestigious award is given annually to a graduating on background and experience, contribute to the diversity of third-year student who exemplifies commitment to the legal the school. Funds are provided by the University and the profession, service and leadership standards as set by the Law scholarships are renewed annually if academic performance is School’s most famous alumnus, Harry S. Truman. A cash satisfactory. award and plaque are presented. Law Enforcement Scholarship Law Alumni Association Charles E. Whittaker Award This annual scholarship will be awarded to one or more The Law Alumni Association’s Whittaker Award recognizes students pursuing a law degree at UMKC with financial need the outstanding third-year student who has advanced the who are currently employed with a law enforcement agency or intellectual life of the Law School. Both a cash award and who have just left the agency to pursue a law degree. plaque are presented. Preference will be given to student(s) whose experience is with an enforcement agency in the Kansas City metropolitan area. If The Annette Moore Award Fund no current students meet these requirements, the scholarship An annual cash prize provided by this fund is given to the may be awarded to other students with financial need. student earning the highest grade in Commercial Transactions. The Law Foundation Emergency Loan Fund Outstanding Academic Achievement Award A fund established from contributions given to the Law Provides a certificate to the member of the third-year class who Foundation provides emergency short-term loans for law has achieved the highest cumulative grade-point average over students. his or her three years of study. The Robert B. McCreight Loan Fund Marvin and Patricia Rich Corporate Law Prize A memorial fund established by bequest from the estate of A merit-based annual award which recognizes second-year Gevene S. McCreight in memory of her husband Robert B. UMKC law students of superior character, academic McCreight (Class of 1932), who had a long and distinguished achievement and potential, who plan to pursue a corporate career as an officer and director of stockyard companies and as legal specialty upon graduation. president of the American Stockyards Association. The Candler S. Rogers Writing Award Minority Nonresident Scholarships This award was endowed in memory of Candler S. Rogers, a former UMKC law professor, by a close personal friend and Chancellor’s Nonresident Minority Scholarships colleague, in recognition of Professor Rogers’ long tenure as The University awards nonresident fee scholarships to students faculty adviser to the Law Review, and his distinguished who are members of historically underrepresented minority achievement in legal writing. It is given annually to the student groups (black, Hispanic and native-American) who are newly who submits the most outstanding piece of legal writing to the admitted to the University. Students need to identify UMKC Law Review. themselves as members of these minority groups in the application for admission in order to obtain the scholarships. The John L. Sheridan Appellate Advocacy Awards The Sheridan awards were endowed by Norman O. Sanders in memory of his law partner, John L. Sheridan, a distinguished
401 School of Law alumnus of the Law School. They are presented annually to LL.M. (urban affairs) and the LL.M. (general). In addition, as students who have shown outstanding achievement in the part of the LL.M. (general) program, an estate planning Ellison Appellate Moot Court Competition. concentration is available to qualified applicants. Admission is Structured Study Group Leader Award limited to applicants who have attained the juris doctor or The Law School recognizes the graduating students who have equivalent degree from an approved law school and who have a served as teaching assistants in its Structured Study Group law school grade-point average of at least 2.7 on a 4.0 scale. Program for their exemplary service in that capacity. Admissions Process The Trial Practice Achievement Award An LL.M. admission application, application fee and official Endowed by contributions from classmates in memory of Terry law school and undergraduate transcripts must be submitted for T. Thomas, a Law School graduate, this award provides an admission. There is no formal application deadline, but early annual cash amount and certificate to the student who has submission of applications is recommended. made the most significant progress in Trial Advocacy. Non-Degree Candidates UMB Bank’s Excellence in Estate Planning Award Post-J.D. study may be undertaken on a non-LL.M. basis. An An annual award, consisting of both a cash prize and plaque, applicant who wishes to obtain an LL.M. degree but who does presented to a graduating student who has demonstrated an not have the required grade-point average may be permitted to outstanding aptitude for estate planning and achieved, overall, enroll as a non-degree candidate and may be considered for an excellent academic record. admission later to the degree program on the basis of performance in courses taken as such non-degree candidate. The UMKC Law Review Honor Award Endowed by attorney Wilbur L. Pollard, this award is Master of Laws Degree Requirements presented annually to the student who has rendered the greatest service to the UMKC Law Review. 1. Completion of 24 credit hours, 18 of which must be taken from the list of required and elective courses provided for Law Book Publishers each program; Clark Boardman Callaghan 2. A cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.0 (2.70 for An annual award of books is given to an exemplary graduating the LL.M. [Taxation] and the LL.M. [General] with Estate student and to students excelling in moot court, mock trial, Planning Concentration]). (See Administrative Rules and negotiation, client counseling and other law-related Regulations section that follows); competitions. 3. Completion of all required courses (see “Required Courses” for each program); West Publishing Company 4. Enrollment in a minimum of four credit hours each Awards are provided annually to recognize outstanding semester; scholastic achievement. 5. Successful completion of all coursework (including thesis, Other if applicable) within three years from the beginning of the course of studies leading toward the degree. American Bankruptcy Institute Medal for Excellence in Bankruptcy Studies Upon enrollment in the graduate program, a student is assigned The American Bankruptcy Institute provides a medal annually a faculty adviser. In consultation with the adviser, the student to a UMKC graduating law student who has demonstrated develops a plan of study that meets the requirements for the excellence in the study of bankruptcy law. degree in the program area selected. The adviser must approve enrollment in all courses. The Estate Planning Society of Kansas City The Estate Planning Society of Kansas City has established a Combined J.D./LL.M. Degree Programs: prize recognizing UMKC law students of superior character, J.D./LL.M. (Taxation) and J.D./LL.M (General) academic achievement and potential who plan to pursue a with Estate Planning Concentration career in estate planning law. Program Description The National Association of Women Lawyers Qualified J.D. students will be permitted to apply up to ten A one-year honorary membership in the association and a credit hours (twelve with the permission of the Graduate year’s subscription to the NAWL Law Journal is awarded to the Studies Committee) of UMKC graduate courses approved for outstanding woman law graduate. this purpose toward an LL.M. (Taxation) or LL.M. (General) The Order of Barristers with Estate Planning Concentration degree as well as toward a Certificates are awarded annually by this national honorary J.D. degree. This will allow students to earn such LL.M. on an society to ten graduates who have excelled in moot court, accelerated basis, generally requiring only one additional mock trial and other advocacy programs. semester (or two summer sessions) beyond that required for the J.D. degree. Research Assistantships A number of salaried positions as research assistants are Eligibility Requirements available each year for second- and third-year students with To be eligible for either of the Combined J.D./LL.M. program, superior academic records. These positions provide excellent a student must: training in legal research on important and interesting research • Enroll in the program before (s)he receives the J.D. projects being conducted by members of the law faculty. degree; • Take the graduate courses at UMKC (courses taken at Master of Laws Degree other schools will not be eligible); • Have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.7 (on Admissions a 4.0 scale) at the time of graduation from the J.D. Eligibility for the LL.M. Program program (see “Conditional Acceptance” below); The School of Law offers three graduate study programs in law • Satisfy all of the requirements for obtaining the applicable leading to the master of laws degree: the LL.M. (taxation), the LL.M. degree.
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Application to Enter the Program Law 887 Corporate Taxation II (3) An application form for the Combined J.D./LL.M. programs is Law 888R Partnership Taxation (3) available in the UMKC School of Law Administration Office. Law 893R Taxation of Property Transactions (3) Students may apply as follows: Elective Tax Courses Persons applying to the J.D. program at the UMKC School Law 611R Dispositions and Succession Planning of Law may apply to enter either of the Combined J.D./LL.M. of Business Interests (1) programs with their J.D. application. No LL.M. courses may Law 612R Estate Planning with Life Insurance (1) be taken until the student has completed all first year courses. Law 613R Special Problems in Estate Planning (1) Law students already enrolled at UMKC may apply at any Law 614R Estate Planning for Retirement Plan time to enter either Combined J.D./LL.M. program, although Benefits (1) no LL.M. courses may be taken until the student has completed Law 615 Estate Planning and Practice (2-3) all first year courses. Law 615R Estate Planning for Charitable Giving (1) Law 616R Fiduciary Administration for Estate Law Students Enrolled at other Law Schools Planners (1) Transfer students from other law schools may apply to transfer Law 617R Elder Law for Estate Planners (2-3) to the UMKC School of Law and enroll in either J.D./LL.M. Law 746R Independent Study (tax topic) (2) program as they pursue a J.D. at UMKC. Law 834R Tax Clinic (1-3) Visiting/Certification students may apply to the program in Law 838 Tax Accounting (1-3) their fourth semester of law school and enroll at UMKC for Law 838R Tax Practicum (1) their fifth and/or sixth semester as visiting/certification J.D. Law 843 Federal Income Taxation of Trusts and students. After receiving the J.D. degree from the student’s Estates (2) “home” law school, the qualified student may continue at Law 845 Deferred Compensation (2) UMKC as an LL.M. student (see “Conditional Acceptance” Law 874 Tax-Exempt Organizations (2) below). It is incumbent upon visiting/certification students to Law 889 International Taxation (3) Law 892R Taxation of Estates, Gifts and Trusts (3) ensure that the LL.M. courses taken at UMKC will be credited Law 848R State and Local Taxation (2-3) toward the J.D. degree at their “home” law school. Toward this Law 868R Valuation for Transfer Tax Purposes (3) end, law students interested in either Combined J.D./LL.M. Law 894R Tax Aspects of Bankruptcy (2) program are encouraged to begin discussions with their law school toward this end as early as possible in their J.D. studies. Other Courses Conditional Acceptance into the J.D./LL.M. Combined The UMKC graduate studies committee may approve up to six Degree Programs credit hours from other UMKC Law School course offerings or Since an LL.M. program is a graduate program, no person can from the interdisciplinary offerings of other UMKC graduate be formally accepted into the program until the successful and professional schools. However, such courses may not be completion of the J.D. degree. Consequently, students in either required or basic bar examination J.D. courses. J.D./LL.M. program will be conditionally accepted into the Curriculum, Master of Laws (General) LL.M. program. Formal acceptance will depend upon whether a student has met the minimum eligibility requirements to Program Requirements enroll in either LL.M. program (for example, a minimum law There are no specific course requirements. Rather, the course school grade-point average of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale upon of studies is one developed by the student and his/her adviser graduation from the J.D. program). based upon a set of courses related to a specific thematic goal and approved by the graduate studies committee. It must Requirements After Completion of the J.D. Program include a thesis related to the subject area chosen. During their post-J.D. degree period, Combined Degree program students are considered LL.M. students at the UMKC Jurisprudential Requirement School of Law and are subject to the rules and regulations of Students must take one jurisprudential course approved by the School applicable to LL.M. students. their adviser. Students participating in either Combined J.D./LL.M. Thesis Requirement program must complete at least 24 credit hours in graduate A minimum of four and a maximum of eight credit hours (to courses which must be taken at UMKC from the list of be determined by the student in consultation with the thesis required and elective courses for the applicable program. Up to adviser) may be given for a written thesis on a subject 10 credit hours (12 credits with the permission of the Graduate approved by the student’s thesis committee. The thesis must: Studies Committee) of LL.M. courses taken at UMKC while a show substantial evidence of original research or development J.D. student may be applied to the 24 credit hour requirement. of the principles of at least one interdisciplinary field related to Students must have an LL.M. cumulative grade-point the student’s thematic goal; be at least 75 pages in length and average of at least 2.7 to receive either the LL.M. (Taxation) or be of high scholastic quality, suitable for publication as a lead the LL.M. (General) with Estate Planning Concentration article in a scholarly journal. degree. The thesis committee, consisting of the thesis adviser Students must enroll in a minimum of four credit hours (selected by the student with the adviser’s consent) and the each semester and must complete the LL.M. degree UMKC School of Law graduate studies committee, must requirements within three years of obtaining their J.D. degree. approve the topic and the final form and substance of the thesis. Curriculum, Master of Laws (Taxation) Other Courses Required Courses (15 credit hours) The UMKC Law School graduate studies committee may approve up to six credit hours of courses in other schools and Law 834 Tax Procedure (2) departments of the University related to the student’s thematic Law 838R Tax Practicum OR goal. Generally, students may not take required or basic bar Law 746R Tax Research (1) examination J.D. courses for graduate credit. Law 886 Corporate Taxation I (3)
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Curriculum, Master of Laws (General) with Law 766 Land Use Planning (2-3) Law 728 Law and the American Indian (2-3) Estate Planning Concentration Law 641R Legislation (2-3) Required Courses (17 credit hours) Law 654 Local Government Law Clinic (2) Law 603 Taxation of Business Organizations (3) Law 783 Natural Resources Law (2-3) Law 615 Estate Planning and Practice (3) Law 729 Preservation Law (2-3) Law 618R Drafting and Preparation of Estate Law 861 Real Estate Finance (3) Plans (2) Law 875 Real Estate Transactions (2-3) Law 800 Thesis (4-8) Law 862 Seminar in Urbanization (2) Law 838R Tax Practicum (1) Law 770 State and Local Government Law (2-3) Law 843 Federal Income Taxation of Trusts & Estates (2) Thesis Law 868R Valuation for Transfer Tax Purposes (3) If elected, a minimum of four and a maximum of eight credit Law 892R Taxation of Estates, Gifts and Trusts (3) hours (to be determined by the student in consultation with the Elective Courses thesis adviser) may be given for a written thesis on a subject Law 611R Dispositions and Succession Planning approved by the student’s thesis committee. The thesis must of Business Interests (1) show substantial evidence of original research or development Law 612R Tax Planning with Life Insurance (1) of the principles of at least one interdisciplinary field related to Law 613R Special Problems in Estate Planning (1) the area of urban studies pursued; be at least 75 pages in length Law 614R Estate Planning for Retirement Plan and be of high scholastic quality, suitable for publication as a Benefits (1) lead article in a scholarly journal. Law 615R Estate Planning for Charitable Giving (1) The thesis committee, consisting of the thesis adviser Law 616R Fiduciary Administration for Estate (selected by the student with the adviser’s consent) and the Planners (1) School of Law graduate studies committee, must approve the Law 617R Elder Law for Estate Planners (1) topic and the final form and substance of the thesis. Thesis Requirement Other Courses A minimum of four and a maximum of eight credit hours (to The School of Law graduate studies committee may approve be determined by the student in consultation with the thesis other law school courses and up to 6 credit hours of courses in adviser) may be given for a written thesis on a subject other schools and departments of the University related to the approved by the student’s thesis committee. The thesis must: area of urban affairs pursued. Generally, students may not take show substantial evidence of original research or development required or basic bar examination J.D. courses for graduate of the principles of at least one interdisciplinary field related to credit. the student’s thematic goal; be at least 75 pages in length and Before enrollment, the student will work with the be of high scholastic quality, suitable for publication as a lead associate dean for faculty services toward developing an article in a scholarly journal. individualized urban affairs course of studies. The thesis committee, consisting of the thesis adviser (selected by the student with the advisers consent) and the LL.M./M.P.A. Joint Degree Program UMKC School of Law graduate studies committee, must A joint LL.M./M.P.A. degree program between the School of approve the topic and the final form and substance of the thesis. Law and the Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public At the option of the Director of the Estate Planning Administration can be arranged with the approval of the Law Program, the thesis requirement may be met by satisfactory School graduate studies committee. completion of Law 618R and Law 746R (for 2 credit hours), requiring the student to research and write a substantial Administrative Rules and original work in the estate planning field. Regulations Other Courses Attendance, Examinations and Grades, and The UMKC graduate studies committee may approve up to 6 credit hours from other UMKC Law School course offerings or Withdrawal from Courses from the interdisciplinary offerings of other UMKC graduate The administrative rules and regulations set forth for the juris and professional schools. However, such courses may not be doctor degree program covering these matters also apply to the required or basic bar examination J.D. courses. master of laws degree programs. Curriculum, Master of Laws (Urban Affairs) Scholastic Probation and Dismissal Because of the complexity and diversity of their setting, urban A student will be placed on scholastic probation whenever the problems sometimes transcend traditional legal solutions. The student’s grade-point average (GPA) falls below 3.0 (2.70 for interdisciplinary Urban Legal Affairs Program prepares the LL.M. [Taxation] degree and LL.M. [General] with Estate lawyers for specializing in practice, public service, and Planning Concentration degree). A student on probation must corporate and financial institutions dealing with attain an overall 3.0 GPA (2.70 for the LL.M. in [Taxation] and metropolitan-area problems. Students may pursue the areas of LL.M. [General] with Estate Planning Concentration) by the Planning and Governance, Environment and Natural end of the next semester of coursework, or, unless an exception Resources, and Real Estate Development. is made by the Graduate Studies Committee, will be dismissed from the program for academic deficiency. Courses Available Law 732 Alternative Dispute Resolution (2-3) Fee Information Law 898 Construction Law (2) Educational fees and student program/use fees are set by the Law 773 Environmental Law (2-3) University of Missouri Board of Curators. For the most recent Law 793 Health Care Business Law: fee schedule, please contact the Cashier’s Office at Litigation & Compliance (2-3) (816) 235-1365 or visit their web site at Law 514 Health Care Torts: Litigation & http://www.umkc.edu/cashiers. Prevention (3)
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Financial Aid Administrative Law (Reg) Law 764 For information on financial aid, contact the UMKC Financial Advanced Lawyering Processes (Reg) Law 710 Aid and Scholarships Office at (816) 235-1154 or visit their Advanced Legal Writing: web site at http://www.umkc.edu/finaid. Corporate Drafting Law 707B Advanced Legal Writing: Scholarships Litigation Drafting (Reg) Law 707C Arthur Mag Graduate Law Fellowship Advanced Legal Writing: Practical In recognition of Arthur Mag’s service to the University of Skills Development Law 707A Kansas City and UMKC, the Edward F. Swinney Trust has Air, Water and Waste Regulation Law 717 provided a grant for the establishment of Arthur Mag graduate Alternative Compensation Systems (Reg) Law 515 fellowships to support full-time graduate study at UMKC. Alternative Dispute Resolution (Reg) Law 732 Arthur Mag Fellows work closely with distinguished American Legal History (Reg) Law 730 professors in their graduate degree programs who serve as Appellate Advocacy II (Reg) Law 747 mentors throughout the fellows’ graduate work. Appellate Advocacy III (Reg) Law 748 One of these fellowships is designated for the School of Appellate Advocacy IV (Reg) Law 775 Law, and is provided each year to an outstanding student in the Applied Forensic Evidence Seminar (Reg) Law 850 School of Law’s LL.M. program. Applied Professional Responsibility: The Arthur Mag Graduate Fellowship in Law includes a Law Practice Management (Reg) Law 638 stipend of $10,500 for the 2001-2002 academic year, plus Bankruptcy Reorganization Seminar Law 879 remission on non-resident fees, if applicable, and remission of Bankruptcy Court Clerkship (Reg) Law 877 nine hours of graduate law educational fees each semester, for Business Organizations (Reg) Law 601 a total possible compensation of nearly $24,000. Business Planning (Reg) Law 757 Applications should be submitted to Professor Jeffrey Business Torts and Unfair Competition (Reg) Law 797 Berman, Associate Dean, School of Law. The application Children and the Law (Reg) Law 733 deadline for the 2001-2002 academic year is March 1, 2001. Civil Procedure I (Reg) Law 521 Applicants must be U.S. citizens who are planning to pursue Civil Procedure II (Reg) Law 522 the graduate program on a full-time basis. Civil Rights (Reg) Law 791 Further information, including a “generic” application Commercial Leasing Law 849 form that may be copied and used and a faculty Commercial Transactions (Reg) Law 721 recommendation form may be obtained/downloaded from the Communications Law Law 860 School of Graduate Studies web site at: Complex Litigation (Reg) Law 706 http://www.umkc.edu/sgs. Computers and the Law (Reg) Law 716 Conflict of Laws Law 702 John B. Gage Memorial Fellowships Constitutional Law I: The Supreme Fellowship awards are provided annually to outstanding Court and the Bill of Rights (Reg) Law 631 students entering as full-time LL.M. degree candidates from a Constitutional Law II: fund endowed by friends of alumnus John B. Gage, a teacher Powers of Government (Reg) Law 632 of law, former mayor of Kansas City and eminent lawyer. Construction Law (Reg) Law 898 Minority Graduate Student Fellowships Consumer Bankruptcy Law 880 The UMKC School of Graduate Studies annually awards up to Consumer Protection (Reg) Law 858 three Minority Graduate Fellowships of $600 each, applicable Contracts I (Reg) Law 501 to the student’s graduate educational fees. The fellowship is Contracts II (Reg) Law 502 renewable for one additional year provided the student Corporate Taxation I (Reg) Law 886 maintains a 3.0 grade-point average and the law school Corporate Taxation II (Reg) Law 887 certifies that the student is in good standing and making normal Court Clerkship (Reg) Law 662 progress toward the degree. Those eligible for nomination for Courtroom Advocacy in the Age these fellowships at the law school include blacks, Hispanics, of Technology Law 895R Native Americans and Asian Americans who are Criminal Sentencing Law Practice & degree-seeking LL.M. students admitted or enrolled at UMKC Procedure (Reg) Law 635R for the ensuing academic year and who are U.S. citizens. Criminal Law (Reg) Law 634 Fellows must maintain a minimum enrollment of six credit Criminal Procedure I (Reg) Law 635 hours per semester. Criminal Procedure II (Reg) Law 636 Criminal Trial Techniques (Reg) Law 820 UMKC Graduate Tax Law Foundation Scholarship Current Issues in Discrimination Law Law 896 The Graduate Tax Law Foundation provides an annual cash Current Issues in Property Law Seminar Law 542 award to outstanding LL.M. (Taxation) students and Death Penalty Clinic (Reg) Law 713 outstanding J.D. tax students. Debtor-Creditor Rights (Reg) Law 736 Alphabetical Course Listing Defamation, Privacy, Relational The following is an alphabetical listing of courses available to & Emotional Torts (Reg) Law 513 students. Certain courses are offered on an every-other-year Deferred Compensation (Reg) Law 845 basis and others are not offered regularly. A description of the Department of Labor Clinic (Reg) Law 768R courses is contained in the following section. Based on current Dispositions and Succession Planning expectations and recent experience, courses that have (Reg) of Business Interests (Reg) Law 611R after their name are expected to be offered at least once every Drafting and Preparation of two years, and are therefore likely to be offered to a student Estate Plans (Reg) Law 618R during his or her tenure at the School of Law. Economics and the Law Law 796 EEOC Clinic Law 813R
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Elder Law for Estate Planners (Reg) Law 617R Natural Resources Law (Reg) Law 783 Employment Discrimination Law (Reg) Law 813 Negotiating Mergers & Acquisitions (Reg) Law 837 Employment Law (Reg) Law 814R Partnership Taxation (Reg) Law 888R English Legal History Law 737 Post Conviction Remedies Law 822 Environmental Law (Reg) Law 773 Preservation Law (Reg) Law 729 Environmental Law Clinic (Reg) Law 773R Problems and Issues in the Environmental Law Seminar Law 782 Death Penalty (Reg) Law 712 Estate & Gift Taxation (Reg) Law 787 Problems in Bankruptcy (Reg) Law 807 Estate Planning Law 612 Products Liability Law 815 Estate Planning & Drafting (Reg) Law 614 Professional Malpractice Litigation (Reg) Law 846 Estate Planning & Practice (Reg) Law 615 Professional Responsibility (Reg) Law 731 Estate Planning for Property I (Reg) Law 541 Closely-Held Businesses Law 891 Property II (Reg) Law 542 Estate Planning for Charitable Giving (Reg) Law 615R Public Defender Trials Clinic (Reg) Law 656 Estate Planning with Life Insurance (Reg) Law 612 Real Estate Finance (Reg) Law 861 Estate Planning for Retirement Plan Real Estate Transactions (Reg) Law 875 Benefits (Reg) Law 614R Real Estate Transactions Planning Estates & Trusts (Reg) Law 611 Workshop Law 873 Evidence (Reg) Law 621 Remedies (Reg) Law 711 Family Law (Reg) Law 751 Sales and Leasing (Reg) Law 709 Family Law Practice (Reg) Law 752R Scientific Evidence & Opinion Federal Criminal Law Law 637 Testimony (Reg) Law 853 Federal Income Taxation of Estates Secured Transactions (Reg) Law 720 & Trusts (Reg) Law 843 Securities Act of 1933 (Reg) Law 758 Federal Jurisdiction Law 765 Securities Act of 1934 (Reg) Law 758R Federal Taxation (Reg) Law 552 Seminar in Constitutional Fiduciary Administration for Estate Interpretations (Reg) Law 826 Planners (Reg) Law 616R Seminar in Environmental Law (Reg) Law 782 First Amendment Law (Reg) Law 633 Seminar in Famous Trials (Reg) Law 735 Gender and Justice (Reg) Law 714 Seminar in Great Lawyers Law 719 Health Care Business Law: Litigation Seminar in Law, Science and & Compliance Law 793 Social Science Law 718 Health Care Torts: Litigation Seminar in Legal Education (Reg) Law 897 & Prevention Law 514 Seminar in National Security Law Law 883 Independent Study (Reg) Law 746R Seminar in Oral Communication Skills (Reg) Law 704R Insurance (Reg) Law 760 Seminar in Philosophy and Law (Reg) Law 885 Intellectual Property Law (Reg) Law 808 Seminar in Sex Offenders, Law, International Business Transactions (Reg) Law 754 and Public Policy Law 840R International Human Rights Law Law 831R Seminar in The Arts of Lawyering & International Environmental Law Law 773I Judging (Reg) Law 662R International Law (Reg) Law 753 Seminar in The Ethics of Criminal International Law Seminar Law 831 Advocacy (Reg) Law 820R International Organizations Law 830 Seminar in Urbanization (Reg) Law 862 International Sales Law Law 754R Seminar on the Supreme Court (Reg) Law 881 International Taxation (Reg) Law 889 Seminar on the Urban Environment Law 750R Introduction to Health Law Law 793 Social Security Law Administration Introduction to Law and Law Clinic (Reg) Law 867R Lawyering Processes I (Reg) Law 531 Sociology of Law Law 840 Introduction to Law and Special Problems in Estate Planning (Reg) Law 613R Lawyering Processes II (Reg) Law 532 Special Problems in Indian Law Law 728R Jurisprudence (Reg) Law 744 Sports and Entertainment Law Law 890 Labor Law (Reg) Law 763 State and Local Government Law (Reg) Law 770 Land Use Planning (Reg) Law 766 State and Local Taxation Law 848R Law and Literature (Reg) Law 781 Subchapter S Taxation Law 889R Law and Mental Illness (Reg) Law 825 Tax Clinic (Reg) Law 834R Law and the American Indian (Reg) Law 728 Taxation of Business Organizations (Reg) Law 603 Law of International Trade & Finance Law 832 Taxation of Estates, Gifts and Trusts (Reg) Law 892R Law Review (Reg) Law 745 Taxation of Property Transactions Law 893R Law Review Board (Reg) Law 745R Tax-Exempt Organizations Law 874 Lawyering Skills Law 704 Tax Accounting (Reg) Law 838 Legal Aid Clinic (Reg) Law 790 Tax Aspects of Bankruptcy Law 894R Legal Research (Reg) Law 746 Tax Penalties & Criminal Prosecutions Law 841 Legal Research (Thesis) (Reg) Law 800 Tax Planning with Life Insurance (Reg) Law 612R Legislation (Reg) Law 641R Tax Practicum (Reg) Law 838R Mediation (Reg) Law 734 Tax Procedure (Reg) Law 834 Mental Health Law Clinic (Reg) Law 761R The Constitution & the Public Health (Reg) Law 793R National Labor Relations Board Clinic (Reg) Law 768 The Jury: Practice and Perspectives (Reg) Law 895
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Topics in International Intellectual 531 Introduction to Law and Lawyering Processes I (3). Introduction to Property (Reg) Law 808R legal reasoning; case analysis and synthesis; case research; structure and style in legal writing with emphasis on expository writing, including office Torts (Reg) Law 511 memoranda. Tort Practice & Procedure Law 762 532 Introduction to Law and Lawyering Processes II (2). Introduction to Trial Advocacy I (Reg) Law 700 advocacy; introduction to interviewing, counseling and negotiation; statutory Trial Advocacy II (Reg) Law 703 and computerized research; writing to and on behalf of a client, including a Trial Advocacy III (Reg) Law 705 trial or appellate brief; oral advocacy. Trusts: Planning, Drafting, 541 Property I (3). Introduction to the nature of property; basic personal Administering and Litigating (Reg) Law 868 property law; adverse possession; possessory estates; basic future interests; U.S. Attorney’s Office Law Clinic (Reg) Law 637R marital and concurrent interests; landlord-tenant relationships. U.S. Environmental Protection 542 Property II (3). Licenses, easements, real covenants, equitable servitudes; nuisances; basic water law; brokerage; financing, mortgages, deeds of trust; Agency Law Clinic: National contract of sale, deeds, closing; title insurance, warranties; recording; eminent Agricultural Compliance domain; zoning. Assistance Center Law 782R 542R Current Issues in Property Law Seminar (2-3). Exploration of an U.S. Environmental Protection issue in the area of real or personal property from an advanced perspective. Agency Law Clinic, Region VII Law 782S 552 Federal Taxation (3). Theory, history, and principles of federal income Urban Lawyer (Reg) Law 750 taxation; basic concepts of income, classification of income and deductions. Valuation for Transfer Tax Purposes (Reg) Law 868R 601 Business Organizations (4). Partnership and corporation law; choice of Water Law (Reg) Law 725 business forms, formation of partnerships and corporations; rights, duties, and White Collar Crime (Reg) Law 884 powers of partners, shareholders, directors, and officers; closely held Workshop on Current Issues in corporations; proxy regulation; derivative suits; dividends and stock redemptions; introduction to the Securities Act of 1933 and Securities Act of Family Law (Reg) Law 778 1934. 601R Doing Business In Northern Ireland (1). An introduction to the School of Law Courses corporation laws of the United States applicable to foreign investment by 501 Contracts I (3). Formation and performance of simple contracts; American multinational companies coupled with a survey of the Company consideration; express and constructive conditions, excuse of conditions; Law of Northern Ireland (UK) and foreign incentives and taxation of remedies for breach; contracts for benefit of third parties; assignment; companies in Northern Ireland. impossibility of performance and discharge. 603 Taxation of Business Organization (2-3). Survey course of the taxation 502 Contracts II (3). Continuation of Law 501. of business enterprises, particularly partnerships, corporations and subchapter S corporations. Prerequisites: Federal Taxation and Business Organizations. 511 Torts (3). Wrongs to the person and to property; legal remedies through which compensation or other relief may be obtained. 611 Estates and Trusts (3-4). Intestate succession; testamentary dispositions; execution, modification, and revocation of wills; will contests; advancements, 512 Torts II (3). Continuation of Law 511. ademption, and exoneration; family allowances; rights of estate creditors; 513 Defamation, Privacy, Relational & Emotional Torts (2-3). A focus on express, implied, resulting, and constructive trusts; basic tax aspects of estates word torts, emotional injuries, and torts stemming from relational duties of and trusts; rule against perpetuities; will substitutes. care. Defamation topics covered will include private and public official and 611R Dispositions & Succession Planning of Business Interests (1). Survey public figure plaintiffs, as well as tactical aspects of defamation actions and of the management and structure of closely held business and the shifting of privileges. Privacy torts explored will be false light, public disclosure of ownership through various business disposition methods, including intervivos private facts, intrusion and seclusion, and appropriation of name or likeness. gifting, installment sales, private annuities, self-canceling notes, sales of The majority of the course will involve coverage of special or limited duties of business interests to defective grantor trusts and buy/sell agreements at death. care arising from contractual or professional relationships (such as medical and This course will cover the income, gift and estate tax consequences associated legal malpractice), landowner liability, sexual harassment in employment, with the various succession planning techniques. The impact of the OID rules familial and governmental immunities, prenatal injuries, negligent infliction of on the gift and estate tax consequences will be explored. emotional distress, as well as theories of vicarious liability for the torts of others. 612 Estate Planning (2). Continuation of Estates & Trusts I using simulated 514 Health Care Torts: Litigation & Prevention (2-3). This course focuses fact situations to develop estate plans. No instrument drafting. Course not open on torts that arise in the health care setting. These include, but are not limited to students who have taken Estate Planning and Drafting. Prerequisite: Estates to, traditional medical malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, intentional torts & Trusts I. including sexual assault and refusal to comply with the patient’s wishes, access 612R Tax Planning With Life Insurance (1). An examination of the various to emergency care, products liability, invasion of privacy, and business tax consequences of using life insurance, including issues relating to the disparagement. There will be substantial coverage of vicarious liability, income, gift and estate tax consequences of life insurance ownership by an corporate liability, and federal and state limits on liability. The students will individual, and irrevocable trust, or business entity. read cases and statutes and learn the basics of health care litigation strategy. 613R Special Problems In Estate Planning (1). This course will consider They will also study health care client counseling and risk management. It is special estate planning problems of current interest. recommended that students interested in taking upper division health law courses complete this course in their first year. 614 Estate Planning and Drafting (3-4). Continuation of Estates & Trusts I using problems and cases as a basis for class discussion. Working in teams, 515 Alternative Compensation Systems (3). An exploration and comparison students engage in the planning of estates for actual clients, proceeding of three alternative compensation systems for personal injuries; the traditional through the entire process and culminating in the execution of wills, trusts or tort system (using the example of toxic torts), an insurance-based system other appropriate instruments. Course is not open to students who have taken (using the example of automobile accidents), and a no-fault system (using the Estate Planning. Prerequisite: Estates & Trusts I. example of workers compensation). Students will study relevant statutes, legal doctrines, and cases pertaining to each of the three compensation systems as 614R Estate Planning For Retirement Plan Benefits (1). The income, gift, well as the legal and policy objectives of each system, and their respective estate and generation-skipping transfer tax consequences and rules related to advantages and disadvantages. Topics to be covered include: advanced the ownership, distribution and withdrawal of retirement plan benefits, theories of nuisance, trespass, negligence and strict liability; damages and their including minimum required distributions, designating beneficiaries, spousal calculation; causation issues; multiple parties and vicarious liability; rights and rollover options mandatory financial responsibility; insurance coverage, first-party and 615 Estate Planning and Practice (2-3). Tax-oriented examination of third-party insurance differences and no-fault insurance; statutory regulation of contemporary estate planning problems for the larger estates, with emphasis on injuries and compensation; statutory interpretation; exclusivity of the statutory issues of direct concern to practitioners. This course is designed for LL.M. remedy. students. Others may take the course with permission of the Associate Dean. 521 Civil Procedure I (3). Court systems; jurisdiction; venue; pleadings; 615R Estate Planning For Charitable Giving (1). Survey of trust and parties; claims; intervention; class actions; choice of law. nontrust transfers to charitable recipients and the resulting income and transfer 522 Civil Procedure II (2-3). Motion practice; summary judgment; pre-trial tax consequences with a focus on split interest gifts, the use of public charities conference; discovery; jury selection, summations, instructions, verdict; and private foundations in the estate planning process; procedural requirements judgments and estoppel; appeals. to assure deductibility; and planning and drafting considerations.
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616 Insurance in Business and Estate Planning (2). Life insurance and 638 Applied Professional Responsibility: Law Practice Management (1). disability insurance, basic contract provisions and settlement of options; Law practice management in the context of applied professional responsibility, income, estate and gift tax considerations for life insurance and disability including: organizational structure, fee setting and allocation, trust accounting, insurance policies; uses of insurance in business planning, including buy-sell systems for avoiding conflict of interest, insurance, work control systems, and deferred compensation agreements; uses of insurance in personal estate obligations of supervisory and subordinate lawyers. Prerequisite: Professional planning, gifting and funding trusts. Prerequisite: Estates & Trusts I. Pre- or Responsibility during the same semester. corequisite: Either Estate Planning 612, 614 or 615 or permission of the Associate Dean. 641R Legislation (2-3). This course explores a variety of topics under the 617R Elder Law For Estate Planners (1). An examination of the legal tools broad heading of “Legislation.” Included among them are: electoral and available for the elderly client for decision-making, both health care and representational structures, legislative drafting, canons of statutory financial, in the event of incapacity, and asset preservation, including Medicare interpretation, identifying and utilizing legislative history, the role of and Medicaid qualification. The course will cover the use of trust; durable referendums and initiatives as a supplement to representative institutions, powers of attorney, and advance directives for health care and living wills and public choice theory, and other theories of legislation. The course also includes the relationship to court guardianship. an opportunity for students to participate in the drafting of legislation for the 618R Drafting And Preparation Of Estate Plans (2). This course will teach Kansas for Missouri State legislatures. Paper optional. the student to apply the principles of income, gift, estate, and generation-skipping taxes to specific client needs and synthesize an appropriate 656 Public Defender Trials Clinic (3). As permitted by Missouri Supreme estate plan for the client; identify tax and non-tax issues that apply to a specific Court Rule 13, senior law students, under supervision, handle cases referred client and focus on effective communication to convey complex estate from the Public Defender. Students enroll for two semesters and are required planning documents that accomplish the client’s goals. The course assumes a to devote at least 10 hours per week to applied skills, weekly conferences, and general knowledge of income, gift estate and generation-skipping taxes. lectures. Limited enrollment. Prerequisites: Criminal Law and Legal Writing I and II. Students must also have completed or be enrolled in Criminal 621 Evidence (3). General principles relating to proof of facts in civil and Procedure I, Evidence, and Professional Responsibility. Ungraded. Pass/Fail. criminal trials; presumptions; order of proof; relevancy; judicial notice; real and demonstrative evidence; authentication; best evidence rule; hearsay; competency; impeachment; rehabilitation. 656C Innocence Project Clinic (2-4). A two semester, four credit clinic (2 credits each semester)* in which supervised students provide investigate and 631 Constitutional Law I - The Supreme Court and the Bill of Rights (3). legal assistance to prisoners with persuasive actual innocence claims. Students The origin and nature of judicial review, substantive due process in regard to will meet weekly with the director of the program for training and evaluation. regulation of economic affairs, retroactive legislation, inviolability of the Assigned tasks will depend on the needs of the Innocence Project, and may person, freedom of expression and assembly, freedom of religion, equal include interviewing potential clients, gathering records, investigating actual protection of the laws, the electoral process, nationality and citizenship. innocence claims, consulting with experts, drafting post-conviction and/or 632 Constitutional Law II - Powers of Government (2-3). State and Federal clemency pleadings, and appearing at court hearings. Students may enroll in constitutions; separation of powers; executive powers, legislative powers; the the clinic for any two consecutive semesters(including summer). Prerequisites: federal system; powers of Congress, residual powers of the states; relations Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure I. Pre or Co-quisite: Post-Conviction between the States including extradition and interstate commerce. Remedies. Recommended Pre or Co-REquisites: Scientific Evidence & Opinion Testimony and Criminal Procedure II. Pass/Fail (Ungraded, but 633 First Amendment Law (2-3). Basic themes and advanced problems students must achieve clearly expressed goals each semester to pass). *May be relating to the law of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, taken for only one semester for two credits; but discretionary permission may including exploration of the values behind the protection, subversive advocacy, be granted in exceptional circumstances. regulation of speech in the public forum, access to the media, regulation of the press, symbolic expression, libel, obscenity, commercial speech, picketing, right of association, loyalty oaths, legislative investigations and government 657 Public Defender Appeals Clinic (2). A two-semester clinic in which demands for information, separation of church and state, free exercise of students write briefs and argue at least two appeals for the office of the Public religion, state aid to the religious schools, regulation of religion-based conduct. Defender for the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit of Missouri in cases pending before the Missouri Court of Appeals-Western District. The clinic includes classroom 634 Criminal Law (3). Introduction to substantive criminal law, its role and and field components in which students, under faculty supervision, receive purpose in our society; principles of liability, common law and statutory instruction and participate in all aspects of appellate practice, including issues offenses; defenses; punishment. analysis, research, preparation of briefs and oral advocacy. Limited 635 Criminal Procedure I (3). Introduction to the administration of criminal enrollment. Prerequisites: Rule 13 certification, Criminal Procedure I, justice; constitutional rights of the accused; due process; privilege against Evidence, and Appellate Advocacy. Ungraded. Pass/Fail. self-incrimination; right to counsel; arrest, search, and seizure; wire-tapping; police interrogation and confessions; pre-trial identification procedures. 662 Court Clerkship (2). Second or third-year students with a GPA of at least 635R Criminal Sentencing: Law Practice & Procedure (2-3). Study of 3.0 serve in a clerkship with a judge or magistrate of the U.S. District Court for sentencing issues and practice, including theories of crime and punishment, the Western District of Missouri, or the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth jurisdictional and constitutional issues, sentencing systems, sentence types and Circuit. Students work at least 70 hours at the court, and attend review alternatives, and procedural issues; in-depth analysis of sentencing guidelines. conferences over the course of the semester. Ungraded. Pass/Fail. 636 Criminal Procedure II (2-3). Continuation of the study of the administration of criminal justice; exclusionary rules; bail; prosecutor’s 662R Seminar in the Arts of Lawyering & Judging (2-3). An examination of the arts of Lawyering and Judging considering the ideal and reality. Topics discretion; grand jury; preliminary hearing; jurisdiction, venue; joinder and include advocacy, judging, and professionalism with special emphasis on severance of offenses and defendants; right to speedy trial; pleas of guilty; current issues in the modern trial and appellate court, including the discovery; trial by jury; publicity; double jeopardy. courtroom/courthouse of the future, the use of technology and management of 637 Federal Criminal Law (2). Jurisdiction and responsibilities of federal law high-profile and complex cases. enforcement agencies, bases for federal criminal jurisdiction and federal/ state relationships in the enforcement of criminal statutes. Specific federal criminal 700 Trial Advocacy I (2). A practical skills course in advocacy which statutes, case law and policy considerations are studied in the following areas: introduces students to the fundamental components of a typical civil and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO); schemes to defraud criminal trial and requires students to perform exercises involving each (mail, wire, securities and bank fraud); drug offenses; tax prosecutions; component and try a mock civil or criminal case from provided problem currency reporting and transaction offenses; fraud against and false statements materials. The course is graded on a pass/fail basis. Prerequisite or corequisite: to federal agencies. Evidence. 637R U.S. Attorney’s Office Law Clinic (2-3). Up to four students, under supervision of an Assistant United States Attorney, are selected as interns to 700R Courtroom Advocacy in the Age of Technology (2-3). A practical work in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of skills “hands-on” course providing instruction in the various ways that the Missouri with members of the Strike Force, Narcotic Unit, General Crimes present day trial lawyer can enhance courtroom presentations to the court and Unit or Civil Division. Activities include, legal research and writing, the jury with tangible, visually powerful evidence; special focus on the consisting of memoranda, motions and briefs; observations and participation in available technology, how to use it to maximum advantage, trial technique and trials, pre-trial hearings and motions, as appropriate; and assistance with the law governing such use. litigation. Students are expected to work a pre-approved schedule of six hours a week for fourteen weeks with a minimum of eighty hours a semester and to 702 Conflict of Laws (2-3). Domicile; jurisdiction and limitations on the attend regular conferences with their supervising attorney and faculty exercise of jurisdiction; judgments; full faith and credit; choice of law; supervisor. Prerequisites: Three semesters of law school and attainment of at conflicts problems in federal and international settings; conflicts problems in least a B+ cumulative grade point average. Eligible interested students are selected areas. Prerequisite: Civil Procedure. screened and selected. Ungraded. Pass/Fail.
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703 Trial Advocacy II (2). A practical skills course in the art of trial advocacy 714 Gender and Justice (2-3). Students will examine and discuss legal issues with an emphasis on technique, style, and methods of persuasion. During class of special importance to women. Topics will include (among others) sexual sessions, students perform exercises involving the various stages of a law suit, discrimination, sexual harassment, domestic violence, reproductive autonomy, and are critiqued on their performances. Following performance of the and pornography. The course seeks to present each topic in its social context exercises, students are divided into teams and try a mock case in a trial by supplementing legal readings with materials drawn from the social sciences, competition, from which the Law School’s National Trial Competition Teams literature, and film. Paper required. Enrollment limited to fifteen students. are selected. The trials are evaluated by trial lawyers and federal or state Recommended: Constitutional Law I. judges. The course is graded on a pass/fail basis. A student may not enroll in 716 Computers and the Law (2-3). Survey of the areas of the law with this course and Trial Practice. Limited enrollment. Prerequisite: Trial existing or potential application to computers (such as contract law, intellectual Advocacy I property law, criminal law, tort law and constitutional law) highlighting the 703R Advanced Trial Practice (2-3). An advanced principles of trial legal issues involved in the areas studied. advocacy and practice course, emphasizing techniques, skills, and persuasiveness. In class, students perform trial segments dealing with all 717 Air, Water and Waste Regulation (2-3). This course examines in detail phases of civil or criminal litigation and their performances are evaluated. The the federal Clean Air and Clean Water Acts. Intended to supplement the last week of the semester, each student will act as counsel in a full jury trial. environmental law survey course, Air and Water Regulation teaches students Students who complete the course are eligible to compete for selection in Trial how to navigate a complex regime of statues, regulations, informal agency Advocacy III (Course 705), the extramural trial competitions. A student may practices, and the like, in the context of addressing concrete invironmental not enroll in this course and Trial Practice or Trial Advocacy II. Students are problems. No prerequites, but Environmental Law is helpful. Offered Winter evaluated on a graded basis, rather than by the pass/fail method. Prerequisite: Semester 2001 Trial Advocacy I. 718 Seminar in Law, Science and Social Science (2-3). Jurisprudential issues 704 Lawyering Skills (2-3). Interviewing and counseling; fact investigation; at the intersection of law, the sciences, and the social sciences; the structure of science and scientific theories; comparison of legal and scientific theories, and discovery; negotiation. Simulated videotaped exercises and drafting how scientific theories have moved into the social sciences and on into law; assignments. Prerequisites: Civil Procedure and Evidence. particular applications of scientific principles to legal theory, such as jury 704R Seminar in Oral Communication Skills (2-3). A performance-based selection decision making processes within juries, eyewitness testimony, child seminar which focuses on the theories and techniques of effective witnesses, the insanity defense, the juvenile justice system, and capital communication in lawyering environments, including communication with punishment. clients, lawyers, and judges in formal (Trial/appellate advocacy) and informal settings. 719 Seminar In Great Lawyers (1-2). The legal careers of great (or, at least, famous) lawyers. Autobiographical and biographical readings will be 705 Trial Advocacy III (2). Students, under the supervision of trial advocacy assigned, and each student will prepare and present a paper concerning some faculty, participate in trial competitions. Enrollment by invitation only. The aspect of the legal career of a great lawyer. course is graded on a pass/fail basis. Prerequisite: Trial Advocacy I and II. 720 Secured Transactions (3). Secured Transactions in personal property 706 Complex Litigation (2-3). As related to litigation of complex cases, study under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, function and form of a of special issues of party joinder and intervention, class action requirements security agreement, process of perfecting a security interest, priority among and limitations, discovery, case management, and estoppel by verdict or unsecured parties; secured sales of goods under Article 2 of the Uniform judgment. Prerequisites: Civil Procedure I and II. Commercial Code. 707A Advanced Legal Writing: Practical Skills Development (2-3). 721 Commercial Transactions (3). Law of negotiable instruments; bank Preparation of students for writing problems commonly encountered in the first collections; Articles 3 and 4 of the Uniform Commercial Code; electronic two years of law practice: jury instructions, general correspondence, opinion funds transfers. letters, simple contracts, litigation motions and pleadings including a 725 Water Law (2-3). Private acquisition of water rights through riparian complaint, answer and some discovery documents. Individual feedback ownership and prior appropriation; public rights to water existent in bed provided. Prerequisites: None. ownership easements and trusts; ground water management; water distribution 707B Advanced Legal Writing: Corporate Drafting (2-3). Drafting organizations; federal allocation and control of water resources; interstate problems encountered by the corporate or business practitioner, including allocation. articles of incorporation and by-laws, corporate minutes, simple and complex 728 Law and the American Indian (2-3). An anthropological, historical and contracts, bills of sale, promissory notes, asset or stock purchase agreements, legal study of the American Indian, including a focus on American Indian and partnership agreements. Prerequisites: Business Organizations I & II. traditional law and values, federal policy and current legal issues. 707C Advanced Legal Writing: Litigation Drafting (2-3). Preparation of litigation documents and pleadings, including complaint or petition; 728R Problems & Issues in American Indian Law (2-3). This seminar will cross-claim, counterclaim or third-party petition; answer; discovery documents focus on current issues confronting American Indian Tribes. Topics addressed such as a set of interrogatories or requests to admit; dispositive motions; and will primarily focus on the Indian Child Welfare Gaming Regulation Act, the settlement agreements. Prerequisites: Civil Procedure I & II. Indian Gaming Regulation Act, Indian Environmental Issues, and Indian Taxation issues. 709 Sales and Leasing (3). A survey of the law governing the sale and leasing 729 Preservation Law (2-3). An exploration of the legal and economic issues of goods; Articles 2 and 2A of the Uniform Commercial Code and other impacting preservation of land, wilderness, buildings and archeological and relevant statutes, as well as international conventions; concepts introduced into historical sites, including a study of various federal and state preservation contract law by the UCC; economic and social models used to analyze the legislation, and private land use preservation measures. function and application of the statutes. This class will satisfy the UCC requirement. 730 American Legal History (2-3). The development of American law from 710 Advanced Lawyering Processes (1-3). Legal analysis, research and the colonial period to the present, including the formation of the Constitution writing; instruction and discussion of the research and writing process and and its subsequent interpretations, the evolution of common law categories, related topics in legal method and legal education; supervised production of an and the development of the legal profession and legal education, as well as the expository writing, advocacy writing and scholarly writing; development of movements in American legal theory. Paper required. research and writing exercises for use in the first-year Legal Writing Program 731 Professional Responsibility (2). Code of Professional Responsibility and and service as Teaching Assistants in the Program; limited enrollment; the Model Rules of Conduct; role of the lawyer as a professional; admission by application to the instructor. confidentiality; conflict of interest; zeal within the bounds of the law; 711 Remedies (2-3). Remedies for violation of legally protected interests; competency; providing legal services. history and development of equity jurisdiction and modern equity practice; 732 Alternative Dispute Resolution (2-3). An overview of the emerging trend injunctions; declaratory judgments; rescission; reformation; restitution; towards alternative forms of dispute resolution and some reasons for it, contempt; damages. Prerequisite: Civil Procedure. methods of dispute settlement, such as negotiation, mediation, arbitration and 712 Problems and Issues in the Death Penalty (2). Issues and problems in adjudication, the roles lawyers play in these various modes, problems and the administration of the death penalty; the Missouri capital sentencing possibilities of non-adversarial methods of resolving conflict, particularly scheme; constitutional limitations, statutory schemes, state review systems, mediation. procedural matters and collateral review of death sentences. 733 Children in the Law (2-3). The ways in which the legal system treats 713 Death Penalty Clinic (1-2). The post-conviction process of collateral children differently from adults and the justifications for such treatment, who review in death penalty cases; training in legal representation of the post- should make decisions for the child, decisional authority that should be granted conviction petitioner. Pre-or Co-requisite: Problems and Issues in the Death to parents, children and the state in various contexts (e.g., abuse and neglect, Penalty. health care for the child, foster care, adoption and education).
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733R Juvenile Offenders & The Law (2-3). An examination of our justice 748 Appellate Advocacy III (2). Ellison Moot Court Competition; preparation systems’s historical treatment of juvenile delinquent and status offenders, and of an appellate brief and presentation of two oral arguments before federal and how the goals and objectives of the past have evolved into today’s juvenile state judges. Open to the 16 finalists from Appellate Advocacy II. Ungraded. offender laws; the rights of juvenile offenders in contrast to those of adult 750 Urban Lawyer (1-5). Staff members of the Urban Lawyer receive credit criminals; pre-trial and trial procedural issues under the juvenile code; for writing case notes, annotations, and statutory developments, for editing certification of the juvenile offender as an adult; dispositional/treatment articles, for editing comments and book reviews, and for participation in urban alternatives for juvenile offenders; schools and the juvenile offender. legal conferences. Editors of the Urban Lawyer receive additional credit for 734 Mediation (2). The process in which a neutral third party assists others in writing a major article or comment for publication in the journal. Ungraded. resolving a dispute or planning a transaction; introduction to the nature of the 750R Seminar On The Urban Environment (2). A study of the interaction process, its possibilities and limitations, its current and future uses, and how of urban density and the built and natural environment to show how problems lawyers can and should be involved in it; public policy and political issues within metropolitan areas become more complex and difficult to solve because surrounding the mediation movement; professional responsibility and of the multiplicity and fragmentation of government, and the proximity of malpractice. systems and people; including a review of pertinent state and federal 735 Seminar in Famous Trials (2-3). Historical and jurisprudential issues environmental legislation and administrative decision-making. Explored areas involved in a number of “political trials.” include: urban infill in brown field areas; air and water quality, transportation 735R Law Of The European Union (Part I)- (1). An in-depth study of the congestion, historic and open space preservation; municipal waste and legal and political framework and institutions of the European Union; the recycling; regulation of noise and aesthetic nuisance; building material Commission, Council of Ministers, Court of Justice, Court of Auditors, and the toxicity; flooding; airport and high way noise; infrastructure deficiencies and European Parliament. Course will examine the interlocking web of European environmental racism. treaties, the expansion of the European Union, the European Union as a trade 751 Family Law (2-3). Pre-marital contracts; marriage; annulment; paternity; block and Ireland as a gateway to the European Union for non-bloc nations. parent and child; divorce; alimony; division of property; separation 736 Debtor-Creditor Rights (2-3). Creditors’ remedies and debtors’ rights; agreements; adoption. provisional remedies; secured transactions (Article 9 of the Uniform 752R Family Law Practice (2). A practical skills course in family law in Commercial Code); liens and exemptions; overview of bankruptcy law. which students participate in all phases of family law practice, including the 736R Doing Business In The Republic Of Ireland (1). A Survey of the initial client interview; the drafting of questionnaires, pleadings, motions Ireland Company law (Republic of Ireland) and the regulation of offshore custody and discovery plans, support and maintenance proposals, orders and investments. The course will focus on European Union and United States other documents; negotiation, and preparation for litigation. Students work in Perspective of the applicable competition laws, the legal framework of teams and perform exercises which simulate “real world” situations. investment incentives in the Republic and both Irish and United States Prerequisite: Family Law. corporate taxation of multinational companies operating in the Republic of 753 International Law (2-3). Survey of international legal studies; nature and Ireland. role of international law, its effectiveness in dealing with international 737 English Legal History (2-3). The development of English Law from 1066 problems and its application in domestic jurisdictions. to the present, including the change from local to centralized jurisdiction, the 754 International Business Transactions (2-3). Legal problems encountered evolution of common law categories of actions, the emergence of the legal in international business; jurisdiction and choice of law; enforcement of profession and specialized legal education, the growth of the welfare state, and judgments; methods of protecting foreign investments; extra-territorial current legal issues. Paper required. application of United States regulations, e.g. anti-trust law. 737R Law Of The European Union (Part 2) (2). An examination of the 754R International Sales (2-3). A practice-oriented study of the United substantive and procedural law governing the member states of the European Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods with Community including such topics as the nature and application of European attention given to foreign as well as domestic decisions in order to obtain an Union Law, the relationship between European Union and national laws, appreciation of uniformity of interpretation and application and the different remedies in national courts, enforcement actions, damages and money claims, approaches to law in various countries. Particular emphasis will be placed free movement of goods and workers competition laws, intellectual property, upon the Convention’s sphere of application, the issue of delivery of non equal treatment of women and men, and non-discrimination. conforming goods, and the issue of the interest rates on sums in arrears. 738 Immigration Law and Process (2-3). Admission, exclusion, deportation, 757 Business Planning (2-3). Problem-method study of corporate and tax and naturalization of aliens; structure and powers of relevant federal agencies; problems entailed in forming a closely held corporation and in public financing categories of immigrant and non-immigrant visas and visa application of an exiting enterprise. Similar problems arising from the need to readjust procedures; asylum, extradition, and refugee status; rights of aliens; public shareholder interests due to the impending retirement of older shareholders and policy issues and proposals for reform; practical problems in immigration. the shift of control to younger persons. When the course is scheduled for 3 738R Chinese Law (4.5). A summer abroad program in Chinese law taught at hours credit, problems arising on the death of a major shareholder shall be the University of Peking, Peoples Republic of China by Chinese Professors. considered. In addition, moot clinical training from drafting corporate Subjects include such topics as: Cultural History and Political Systems of documents to conducting client interviews and corporate meetings. Limited China, Organization of the Chinese Legal System, Chinese Contract Law, Civil enrollment. Law, Trial Practice & Rules of Evidence, Criminal Law & Procedure, Family 758 Securities Act of 1933 (2-3). The study of the Securities Act of 1933, Law, Human Rights Issues, Business Organizations, Taxation, Intellectual focusing on the regulation of the issuance of securities. Topics studied include Property Law, Banking and Finance, Real Estate Law, Investment Law & the registration process, exemptions from registration, and the resale of Practice in China, and Alternative Dispute Resolution. securities. 743 Comparative Law (3). Historical and analytical study of the substantive 758R Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (2-3). The study of the securities and procedural nature of foreign systems, focusing on a comparison of the civil exchange act of 1934, focusing on the regulation of trading transactions. and common law traditions. Offered: Winter 2001 Topics studied include securities fraud, insider trading, takeover regulation, 744 Jurisprudence (2-3). Nature of law; principal schools of juristic thought; and broker-dealer regulation. fundamental concepts in development of legal system; relation of law and 758S Securities Regulation (2-3). Problem and policy method study of the society. Paper required. Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; financing of 745 Law Review (1-3). Editorial work in connection with the “UMKC Law an enterprise; reorganizations; tender offers and proxy regulation. Review.” Open to students selected on basis of scholarship. Ungraded. 760 Insurance (2). Life, fire, accident, and liability insurance; nature of 745R Law Review Board (1-5). The members of the Law Review Editorial insurance; nature of insurance contract; special rules of construction; standard Board edit articles and student notes and comments for publication in the policy provisions; regulation of insurance industry. University of Missouri Kansas City Law Review; and shepherd the articles and 761R Mental Health Law (2-3). Students work with the general counsel’s student pieces through the production process. office of the State Department of Mental Health and Department of Psychiatry 746 Legal Research (2). Completion of a paper of publishable quality, at the UMKC School of Medicine. Students work on civil commitments, demonstrating intensive research and analysis under faculty supervision. implementing and drafting department regulations, researching and writing memos on problems that arise during their internship, and generally learning 746L Independent Study/Research (1). Independent Study/Research for about the scope of work of counsel at a large public agency. Time will be students enrolled in Legislation. Pass/Fail. divided between being on site in the Western Missouri Mental Health Center 746R Independent Study (0.5-3). Independent study, including research and and working in the virtual office on short-term urgent research memos. writing projects, under faculty supervision. 762 Tort Practice and Procedure (2). Advanced treatment of law of 747 Appellate Advocacy II (1). Preparation of memorandum (points relied on negligence; right of recovery and defenses; practice and procedure in and summary of argument); presentation of two arguments before practicing negligence cases; strict tort liability; other alternatives to negligence as a attorneys. Ungraded. means for compensation of accident victims. Prerequisite: Civil Procedure.
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763 Labor Law (2-3). Regulation of labor relations pursuant to the national 773T Environmental & Toxic Torts (2-3). An advanced torts course about Labor Relations Act, focusing on the establishment of collective bargaining compensation for damages caused by toxic contamination. It will address relationships, unfair labor practices, collective bargaining, strikes, picketing advanced theories of nuisance, trespass, negligence and strict liability. and pre-emption. Particular emphasis will be given to proof and causation problems, and to novel and evolving legal theories for recovery. The course will also consider 764 Administrative Law (1-3). Introduction to the administrative process; the problems posed by multiple parties, vicarious liability, and the interaction role, function, and processes of administrative agencies; policy issues of between common law and statutory remedies. The content will be tailored to administrative government; judicial review. supplement the environmental law curriculum. Offered: Winter Semester 2001 765 Federal Jurisdiction (2-3). Federal court system and jurisdiction of the federal courts; diversity of citizenship; removal of cases from state to federal 775 Appellate Advocacy IV (1). Participation on National Moot Court courts; conflicts between state and federal judicial systems; original and competition team. Ungraded. appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. Prerequisite: Civil Procedure. 778 Workshop on Current Issues in Family Law (2). Under direction of 766 Land Use Planning (2-3). Legal and administrative aspects of land use professor, students provide editorial assistance in publishing Journal of the and the problems and techniques of urban planning; statutory anti-nuisance American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, write a paper on selected topics devices; controlling land use by private methods (restrictive covenants, and prepare summaries and bibliography of current works. Limited easements, and servitudes); zoning; subdivision controls; public acquisition of enrollment. Prerequisite: Family Law. land; building and housing; urban renewal and redevelopment; environmental quality control (air, water, and conservation); relationship of lawyers, planners, 781 Law and Literature (2-3). Examination and criticism of selected private builders, and owners to governmental policies. law-related novels, dramas and short stories within their legal and social context; exposure to legal history, comparative law, and law and anthropology. 768 National Labor Relations Board Clinic (3). One-semester clinic in which student(s) will be assigned to the Kansas City Office of the National 782 Environmental Law Seminar (2-3). This course provides the Labor Relations Board. Under the direction and supervision of the Regional theoretically inclined student the opportunity to address broad issues of public Director, the student(s) will participate in the investigation and prosecution of policy and resourse allocation in more depth than the basic environmental unfair labor practice charges filed by employers, unions and employees. The survey course allows. The seminar will also invole case studies and class student(s) may participate in conducting elections to determine whether problems to give the course real-world context. The seminar will typically employees shall be represented by a union. The student(s) will also assist in focus on one particular ecological issue, such as environmental justice, Federal District Court litigation to obtain injunctions against NLRA violations. sustainable development, or ecology as jurisprudence. No Prerequisites, but Tasks will include document review, witness interviewing, research and case Environmental Law is helpful. Fulfills the “J” requirement. Offered: Winter preparation. Bi-weekly conferences with faculty supervisor and log of clinic Semester 2001 activities also required. Prerequisite: Labor Law. 782R US Environment Protection Agency Law Clinic Nat. Agr Cmpl Ast 768R Department of Labor Clinic (2-3). Students work with the solicitor’s Ctr (2-3). students will be assigned to work with EPA’s National Agriculture Office of the United States Department of Labor assisting attorneys enforcing Compliance Assistance Center (AG Center). Under the supervision of an federal labor statues, including the Fair Labor Standards Act, OSHA, ERISA, attorney with the Ag Center, a student will be expected to perform legal and the Davis-Bacon Act. Under the supervision of the Deputy Regional research, write memoranda, develop compliance assistance materials, respond Solicitor, students perform legal research relating to enforcement actions, draft to inquiries from the regulated community, and participate as appropriate in discovery requests review documents, participate in client and staff meetings, conferences, and training sessions with EPA, other federal agencies, conferences, and assist in the investigation of violations. Clinic participants trade associations, etc., and, in general, assist in the activities of the Ag Center. maintain a log of their activities and have bi-weekly conferences with the Students must have completed three semesters of law school. Preference will faculty supervisor to review and evaluate their clinic experiences and research be given to students who have completed Environmental Law or administrative work product. Law. Eligible interested students will then be screened and selected. Ungraded. Pass/Fail. Offered Winter 2001. 770 State and Local Government Law (2-3). Structure, powers, and divisions of local governments in metropolitan areas; role and powers of cities, 782S U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Clinic, Region VII (2-3). counties, towns, school and special districts; decentralized and neighborhood Students will be assigned to work at the EPS’s Region VII Headquarters in governmental units and other local governmental units; legislative, home-rule, Kansas City, Ks. Under the supervision of an EPA attorney, students will be and constitutional sources of power; sovereign immunity; boundary expected to perform legal research, write memoranda, develop compliance adjustments; public employee relations; citizen participation; reapportionment; assistance materials,respond to inquiries from the regulated community, and licensing and permits; ethics and public access to records; regional governance; participate as appropriate in meetings, conferences, and training sessions with intergovernmental cooperation; inter- state compacts and authorities; function the EPA. Students will attend regular conferences with their Supervising of local government with reference to solution of problems created by urban Attorney and Faculty Supervisor, and will produce a final written project based growth; role of judicial, administrative, and political processes. on their experience. Students mush have completed two semesters of law 773 Environmental Law (2-3). This course covers law developed to control school. Preference will be given to students who have completed an pollution and to protect our country’s physical environment. The course environmental course at the Law School. Eligible students will be screened provides introductions to ecological theories and to early common law efforts and selected. Positions limited. Ungraded, pass/fail. Offered: Winter Semester to protect the environment. But the course mainly focuses on current 2001 environmental statues (for instance, the Superfund Act, the Resourse 783 Natural Resources Law (2-3). Exploitation and conservation of natural Conservation and Recovery Act, the Clean Air Act, and the Clean Water Act) resources; management of federal lands; water law; energy law; federal and on current federal constitutional issues involving the environment. wildlife preservation; resolution of disputes involving use of natural resources. (Priorities in this mix may vary from year to year, depending on current events and related course offerings). Enforcement policies, citizen activism the needs 787 Estate and Gift Taxation (2). Problem method study of federal estate, of private industry, and the administrative process are also considered. No gift and generation skipping transfer taxes. prerequisites. Offered Winter 20001. 788R Arbitration Law Seminar (2-3). Coverage of the law and practice of 773I International Environmental Law (2-3). This course analyzes law arbitration as an alternative dispute resolution procedure. Specific subjects to applicable to environmental and natural resource issues affecting more than be addressed include legal standards governing agreements to one country. The course will examine the sources and principles of arbitrate,preemption under the Federal Arbitration Act, arbitration standards, international environmental law, sustainable development, the emerging trent rules governing the conduct of a hearing, standards for judicial review, scope toward market-based approaches to environmental protection, scientific and of remedial powers, preclusive effect of arbitration awards, and application of technological issues, and the range of substantive and institutional responses to the arbitration process to such areas as employment and health care disputes. such issues as climate chage, biodiversity, and conservation. The course includes an introduction to “environment and international trade” issues. No 790 Legal Aid Clinic (3). A two-semester clinic offered through the offices of prerequisites, but Environmental Law or international Law is helpful. Offered: Legal Aid of Western Missouri. Classroom instruction from faculty and Legal Winter 2001 Aid attorneys in one or more areas of poverty law and in civil advocacy skills, 773R Environmental Law Clinic (2-3). Student(s) perform clinic activities at including counseling, discovery, case preparation, and trial techniques. the United States Army Environmental Office, including performing legal Students utilize their skills and knowledge in the five Legal Aid poverty law research, writing position papers, attending state and federal regulatory divisions. Faculty and Legal Aid attorney supervision. Limited enrollment. hearings, participating in planning conferences and assisting with litigation. Concurrent enrollment in certain courses may be required for some field Students are supervised by the Central Regional Environmental Chief placements. Ungraded. Pass/Fail. Coordinating Attorney and attend regular conferences with a faculty supervisor who reviews copies of all clinic written work that may be so reviewed under 791 Civil Rights (2-3). Elements of a Section 1983 case, enforceable rights the United States Army Environmental Office rules. Prerequisites; and available defenses; procedural aspects of civil rights cases; suits against Environmental Law or Administrative Law. Ungraded. Pass/Fail. federal and state governments. Prerequisites: Constitutional Law I.
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793 Health Care Business Law: Litigation & Compliance (2-3). This 820 Criminal Trial Techniques (2). Strategy and tactics in handling a course focuses on health care business law. This includes, but is not limited to, criminal case; effective representation of the accused at various stages of the antitrust, Medicare, Medicaid fraud and abuse, RICO, False Claims Act, criminal process; securing pre-trial release; plea bargaining; motion practice; ERISA issues, insurance fraud and fiduciary obligations, peer review, and discovery; voir dire; opening and closing statements; examination of corporate liability. The students will read cases and statutes and learn the basic witnesses; use of the expert; sentencing; appeal; collateral attack. strategy of health care business litigation. They will also learn to develop compliance documents and risk management protocols to limit civil liability, 820R Seminar In The Ethics Of Criminal Advocacy (2). Advanced study of comply with Medicare, Medicaid compliance guidelines, and comply with the selected topics relating to the ethical obligations of prosecutors and defense requirements of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. It is recommended that attorney. Topics may include special obligations of prosecutors, secrecy and students taking this course have previously completed Health Care Torts: confidentiality, conflict of interest, the limits of zealous advocacy, marketing Litigation and Prevention. and fees, competence and related subjects. Paper and presentation required. Pre-requisite: Professional Responsibility. Suggested pre-or co-requisite: 793R Constitution & Public Health (3). Interdisciplinary study, in the Criminal Procedure I and II. Limited Enrollment. communicable disease context, of legal attempts to regulate the tension 822 Post Conviction Remedies (2). Federal and state remedies for collateral between community protection and individual rights. Study of the basis, nature attacks on criminal convictions; vacation of sentences and convictions; federal and scope of State Police power to protect the public health, the limits upon the habeas corpus and similar devices. Paper required when course is offered as a application of that power, and judicial and statutory attempts to bridge ancient seminar. Prerequisite: Criminal Procedure I. concepts of community self-preservation with more recent constitutional and human rights developments. Topics include quarantine and isolation, 825 Law and Mental Illness (2-3). Principles of psychiatry, psychology, and compulsory vaccinations, examination and testing, informational privacy and neurology as related to the administration of criminal justice; the effect of personal autonomy, “risky” behavior as criminal or tortious conduct, the rights mental illness at various stages in the criminal process; the use and and accommodations of those disabled by communicable diseases and cross-examination of expert witnesses; how to recognize and establish the fact guidelines for future legal responses to emerging infectious diseases. Uses of mental illness; sexual psychopaths; commitment, treatment, and release of traditional legal materials as well as material on the organization of public persons acquitted on the ground of insanity. Limited enrollment. health agencies and practice of public health. 826 Seminar in Constitutional Interpretation (2-3). Current issues in 794R Law Debates (1). A series of faculty and student debates on various constitutional law. Paper required. Prerequisites: Constitutional Law I. topics related to the law. Each class includes a period for debate followed by 830 International Organizations (2-3). Nature, structure, membership, and questions and discussion. Students read materials relating to debate topics, decision and law-making process of the United Nations and of several of the prepare questions, and participate in one debate. Ungraded. Limited specialized agencies. The nature, structure, and decision and law-making enrollment. process of the European Economic Community are also considered when the 796 Economics and the Law (2-3). Tools of economic analysis which have course is offered for three hours credit. particular application in the law; equity and efficiency are weighed in 831 International Law Seminar (1-2). Advanced discussion of selected regulation, pollution, discrimination, monopoly, financial markets, human contemporary issues in international law drawn from current events and actual resources and government expenditure and taxation policy. Principles will be international problems. introduced and expanded upon using both lecture and case study techniques. 831R International Human Rights law (1-3). Study of the law protecting 797 Business Torts and Unfair Competition (2-3). The common law individuals and groups against govermental violations of internationally applicable to relations between businesses that compete against each other or guaranteed rights; historical antecedents and theoretical underpinnings; human that cooperate with each other in the production and distribution of the same rights in national law (the United States); post World War II developments; product. Tort, contract and property law principles as remedies not available in principal international human rights instruments; regional human rights parallel statutory schemes, such as the antitrust or patent laws. Statutes that arrangements; human rights of women, refugees, ethnic minorities; codify the common law or create statutory procedures or remedies for common implementation of rights; international obligations of the United States; law rights. (Consent of the instructor required for students who have taken selected civil, political, ecomomic and social rights. Offered: Winter 2001 Copyright, Patent and Trademark Law). 832 Law of International Trade and Finance (3). Study of the World 800 Legal Research Thesis (1-8). Research for LL.M. thesis. Trading System, focusing on policy and application, including the WTO, the 807 Problems in Bankruptcy (2). Selected problems in bankruptcy with NAFTA, U.S. trade remedies, foreign direct investments controls, and export emphasis on procedure. Topics may include Chapter 11 reorganizations, controls. Offered Winter Semester 2001. consumer bankruptcy issues, wage-earner plans. 832R International Aviation and Outer Space Law (2). A study of 808 Intellectual Property Law (2-3). Substantive and procedural law of international law topics regarding aviation and outer space law, including study intellectual property. Coverage includes copyrights and patents and other areas of the Warsaw System, the Chicago Convention, the role of international law in at the option of the instructor. the suppression of unlawful interference with civil aviation, and other pertinent treaties, agreements and issues. 808R Law of Information Technology (1). The course will examine some legal issues that the use of Information Technology has created. The course 832RA International Aviation Law (1). A study of international law topics will focus upon United Kingdom and Irish substantive law, informed by regarding aviation law, including study of the Warsaw System, the Chicago legislative developments prompted by European Union legislative initiatives. Convention, the role of international law in the suppression of unlawful These measures and approaches will be contrasted with United States law and interference with civil aviation, and other pertinent treaties, agreement and legislative proposals. No specific expertise in the use of computers is required issues. of the students. 832RB Outer Space Law (1). A study of international law topics regarding 813 Employment Discrimination Law (2). Substantive and procedural outer space law, including study of the Warsaw System, the Chicago aspects of Equal Employment Opportunity Act and related matters. Convention, the role of international law in the suppression of unlawful interference with civil aviation, and other pertinent treaties, agreement and 814R Employment Law (2-3). Survey of legal doctrines regulating the issues. employment relationship, including the regulation of wages, hours and 834 Tax Procedure (2). Problem-method study of procedures and taxpayers’ benefits; privacy in the workplace; workers’ compensation; suits for unjust rights when deficiencies are assessed by the Internal Revenue Service; tax dismissal; drug and polygraph testing; and sexual harassment. May be offered liens; commencement of litigation in Tax Court, Federal District Court, and as a seminar. Court of Claims. 815 Products Liability (2-3). Theory and practice in products liability cases; 834R Tax Clinic (1-3). Students counsel clients in federal, state and local tax negligence; misrepresentation; strict liability; theories of product defect; controversy matters in the Kansas City Tax clinic, under the supervision and applicability of the Uniform Commercial Code including warranties and direction of tax faculty, clinic director, and volunteer attorneys. Classroom disclaimers; actions among members of the distribution chain. instruction in the area of tax controversy procedure and client counseling. 815R Disabilities And The Law (2-3). An interdisciplinary study of the law Prerequisite: Federal Income Tax and Tax procedure (or concurrent relating to disabled persons in the areas of employment, education, and access enrollment). Method of grading: Pass/Fail. to transportation, health, welfare and social services to provide an 837 Negotiating Mergers and Acquisitions (2-3). Problem-method study of understanding of how the law affects individuals with disabilities and public corporate, tax, securities, and business problems entailed in buying and selling and private entities. Legislation considered include the American with a corporation; fundamental corporate changes: recapitalizations, mergers, sale Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the individuals of assets, sale of stock, and tender offers; corporate finance and rehabilitation with Disabilities Education Act, the Family and Medical leave Act, the Fair of financially distressed corporations. Housing Act, the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act, and the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The enrollment of graduate 838 Tax Accounting (1-3). Problem-method study of the accounting aspects students from other disciplines, such as education, business, and health of federal income taxation; cash, accrual, and installment methods of sciences is encouraged to allow for interdisciplinary discussion of the topics reporting; inventory methods; depreciation and cost recovery concepts; involved. transactional accounting concepts; net operating losses.
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838R Tax Practicum I (3). Practical skills training in the sources and methods 861 Real Estate Finance (3-4). Real estate investment and development; basic of tax research (including electronic database sources) using problem method financing instruments (e.g., mortgages, deeds of trusts, contracts for deed); approaches; analytical and planning skills are developed through in-depth case foreclosure remedies; home finance, national housing market; financing of study research. commercial and industrial properties; construction financing; mechanic’s liens; 840 Sociology of Law (2-3). Sociological study of the legal system; priority disputes; bankruptcy issues affecting real estate security interests. organizational analysis of the legal profession, the courts, the bureaucratization 862 Seminar in Urbanization (2). Legal effects of urbanization and measures of the legal process, and the stratification and allocation of legal services and for dealing with this phenomenon; analysis of advanced planning and careers; cross cultural comparisons of systems of justice; use and application development controls (control growth, official map, master planning, planned of the findings and methodology of the social and behavioral sciences in the unit development, averaged density and cluster zoning, floating and practice of law. non-Euclidean zones); revitalization and re-development of central cities, tax 840R Seminar in Sex Offenders, Law and Public Policy (2-3). An abatement, tax increment financing, federal programs and public-private interdisciplinary study of what we know and don’t know about sex offenders partnerships; financing of capital needs of metropolitan areas through special and their crimes, including an evaluation of current legal strategies used in an districts, benefit assessments, impact fees, and bonding. attempt to safeguard the community from sex offenders. 867R Social Security Administration Law Clinic (2-3). Students assist an 841 Tax Penalties and Criminal Prosecutions (2). Legal and practical Administrative Law Judge in performing duties handled by the Social Security problems arising from the imposition of civil penalties or threat of criminal Administration, including reviewing files of pending cases; conducting legal prosecution in tax cases; government investigatory powers; taxpayer rights and research; attending hearings and participating in conferences, as assigned; privileges. preparing recommendations for the disposition of motions and for on the record decisions; and preparing draft decisions. Students are supervised by an 843 Federal Income Taxation of Estates and Trusts (2). Income tax problems of the fiduciary; grantor’s trusts; income, estate, and gift tax attorney advisor and attend regular conferences with a supervising faculty problems relating to optional or discretionary acts of the fiduciary in retention member who reviews copies of all clinic written work that may be so reviewed and/or distribution of income or corpus. under Social Security Administration rules. Prerequisite: Administrative Law. Ungraded. Pass/Fail. 845 Deferred Compensation (2-3). Problem-method study of deferred compensation arrangements; qualified pension and profit sharing plans; 868 Trusts: Planning, Drafting, Administering & Litigating (2-3). Focus individual retirement accounts; qualified stock option plans; other methods of on advanced planning and drafting of inter vivos private express trusts for deferred compensation. individuals, including proper use of readily available forms (tax-related drafting limited to marital and charitable deduction forms), consideration of 846 Professional Malpractice Litigation (2-3). Negligence by those in trustee’s duties, powers and liabilities pursuant to the Missouri Trust Code and professions; consideration of the practice components of litigating legal related cases, and special emphasis on the recently-adopted Uniform Investor malpractice claims, including investigation, jurisdiction, legal theory and Act and the significant changes it has introduced to Missouri trust investment defenses, pleading, discovery, trial, expert testimony, jury instructions and law. Estates & Trusts is a prerequisite to this course, and concurrent enrollment judgment. Prerequisite or co-requisite: Professional Responsibility (Law 721). in Estate Planning & Drafting is advised. Offered: Winter 2001 848R State and Local Taxation (2-3). State and local taxation of income, 868R Valuation For Transfer Tax Purposes (2-3). An in-depth examination sales and property, including the apportionment of tax obligations to multiple of the methodologies and approaches to fair market valuation of tangible and states. Restrictions imposed by constitutional doctrines such as the uniformity intangible personal property, real property, and business interest for federal and equality requirement and the prohibition on interfering with interstate commerce. transfer tax purposes. This course also will examine the provisions of chapter 14, sections 203A and 2057 of the Internal Revenue Code, and their impact on 849 Commercial Leasing (2-3). Legal and practical issues in the negotiation, determination of fair market value for federal tax purposes. Valuation issues drafting and enforcement of commercial leases for office, industrial and encountered when transferring interest in C corporations, S corporations, shopping center properties; expense pass throughs, insurance matters, partnerships and trusts will be explored. Finally, discounting valuation percentage leases, “radius clauses” and similar anticompetitive agreements, techniques employed in the formation of GRATS, QPTRS, and FLPS will be bankruptcy and environmental law considerations. Additional topics may examined. include ground lease and sublease financing techniques. 873 Real Estate Transactions Planning Workshop (1-2). Tax planning and 850 Applied Forensic Evidence Seminar (2-3). This course will focus on drafting problems related to real estate development; acquisition, financing; research, case preparation, sharpening of litigation skills, and interdisciplinary improvement, and disposition of real property. No examination; coursework interactions in cases involving novel and unusual expert opinions on consists of problems which students answer in writing either individually or in cutting-edge topics in the forensic sciences. Students engage in legal and teams. Prerequisites: Property I and II, Business Organizations, Federal forensic research, argue at hearings on pre-trial motions, and conduct direct Taxation, and Real Estate Finance. and cross- examinations of participating area experts. Prerequisites: Evidence, Scientific Evidence & Opinion Testimony. 874 Tax-Exempt Organizations (2). Problem-method study of charitable contributions and the formation, operation, and termination of public charities, 851 Seminar in American Jury System (2). Preparation and discussion of private foundations, trade associations, and other tax exempt organizations. papers on selected subjects concerning history of jury system, right of jury trial, role of judge and jury, use of expert testimony, and conduct of counsel 875 Real Estate Transactions (2-3). Practice-oriented course, including the and jury. Limited enrollment. development of drafting skills, in which questions involving basic residential 853 Scientific Evidence & Opinion Testimony (2-3). Preparation of civil and and commercial real estate sales and civil and leasing transactions are considered, such as title, title insurance, contract conditions, contract remedies, criminal cases involving experts for litigation with emphasis on the use and commercial leasing (office and shopping center issues) and issues concerning admissibility of demonstrative evidence and expert opinion testimony, and confronting brokers; special emphasis on Missouri and Kansas law. including the direct and cross-examination of expert witnesses; study of some specific disciplines in the physical sciences which provide the 877 Bankruptcy Court Clerkship (2). Students serve in a clerkship with a expertise/context for scientific evidence, including, the physical sciences Bankruptcy judge. Limited enrollment and open only to students enrolled in (document examiners, crime laboratory examiners), biological and life Law 807, Problems in Bankruptcy. Students work at least 70 hours at the court, sciences (pathology, biology, DNA, toxicology), behavioral sciences attend tri-weekly conferences with the Problems in Bankruptcy professor, and (psychiatry, psychology, social sciences, detection of deception), applied attend review conferences with the bankruptcy judge. sciences (economists, probabilities and statistics) and/or involving skilled 879 Business Reorganizations Seminar (2). Comprehensive analysis of the witnesses (driving while intoxicated, speeding). business reorganization provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, with special 858 Consumer Protection (2-3). Protection of consumers from false emphasis on Chapter 11 corporate reorganizations. All phases of the advertising, unfair sales practices, and consumer credit and debt collection bankruptcy reorganization process will be reviewed, the policies behind the abuse. Topics which may be covered are Truth-in-Lending Act, Uniform business reorganization will be analyzed, and the bankruptcy process will be Consumer Credit Code, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act; Interstate Land compared to the non- bankruptcy alternatives. Recommended: Debtor-Creditor Sales Disclosure Act, Federal Trade Commission and Missouri Attorney Rights. General activity, Missouri consumer credit legislation, consumer warranties, consumer class actions, abusive collection practices. 880 Consumer Bankruptcy (2). Comprehensive analysis of the options available to consumer debtors under chapters 7 and 13 of the Bankruptcy 860 Communications Law (2-3). The First Amendment as it relates to the Code. While the primary focus will be on the debtor’s options, creditor mass media; media access to sources of information; conflict between the right strategies will also be considered. Recommended: Debtor- Creditor Rights. of a defendant to a fair trial and the rights of the media; governmental restraints on the publication of information; individual’s right to recover for 881 Seminar on the Supreme Court (3). Students simulate the work of the publication of false information or embarrassing facts; differential treatment of Supreme Court on nine cases presently pending before that court. The student broadcast and print media; First Amendment limitations on the FCC’s justices study the briefs and related material filed in each case, discuss and regulation of broadcasting in such areas as licensing, discussion of vote on the cases, and write majority and dissenting opinions. Enrollment in controversial issues, and advertising. the seminar is limited– fittingly–to nine justices.
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883 Seminar in National Security Law (2). Consideration of lawyer 894R Tax Aspects Of Bankruptcy (2). Procedural and substantive provisions involvement in the formulation and execution of national security policy. of the Internal Revenue Code and the Bankruptcy Code in regard to the Concentration will be upon the practice of law in the public sector. In an corporate debtor, including discharge of indebtedness income and reduction of interdisciplinary undertaking, this course will define national security and tax attributes, the “G” reorganization, limitations on utilization of net operating examine its historic and theoretical roots. Domestically, Constitutional loss carryovers by the corporate debtor, and payment and discharge provisions principles and rules will be studied. Use of force will be explored from the relating to federal taxes in chapters 7, 11 and 13. vantage point of ethics, international law, and the law of war. Legal issues 895 The Jury: Practice and Perspectives (2). Examination of the American surrounding problems of control of international terrorism, low intensity jury from both practical and theoretical perspectives; Constitutional issues conflict, planning and using rules of engagement, and supporting international relating to jury representativeness, use of peremptories, and alleged jury bias; peace-keeping and peace-making missions will be discussed. jury selection techniques; juror information processing and the dynamics of 884 White Collar Crime (2). Examines substantive federal law in the areas of jury deliberations; jury competence; jury size; juror misconduct; jury fraud, public corruption, financial crimes and conspiracy; it also includes “nullification”; proposals for reform of the jury system. examination of procedural and policy issues related to business and 895R Courtroom Advocacy in the Age of Technology (2-3). A practical white-collar investigations. Prerequisites: Criminal Law and Criminal skills “hands-on” course providing instruction in the various ways that a trial Procedure I. lawyer can enhance courtroom presentations with tangible, visually powerful 885 Seminar in Philosophy and Law (2). An examination from a evidence. The course will place special focus on the laws governing the use of philosophical perspective of the historical and conceptual relationships present technology; the available technology; strategies for the maximunization of its in the evolution, development and analysis of law, including natural law theory, use and the application of trial techniques. Pass/Fail. legal positivism and legal realism, and focusing on a specific area of controversy in the law. 896 Current Issues In Discrimination Law (2-3). In-depth examination of current, important and controversial issues facing attorneys litigating civil 886 Corporate Taxation I (3). Tax treatment of corporations and shareholders rights/discrimination cases. Topics may include discrimination on the basis of with respect to formation, non-liquidating distributions, stock dividends, race, religion, ethnic background, sex, disability or sexual orientation. redemptions and liquidations. The course will also cover the personal holding company tax, the accumulated earnings tax, collapsible corporations, multiple 897 Seminar in Legal Education (1-2). Pedagogical philosophy of legal corporations and an overview of S corporations. education; common themes in first-year legal education; techniques of cooperative learning of legal materials. Students may act as study group 887 Corporate Tax II (3). Tax consequences of corporate reorganizations; leaders for various first-year course subjects. Ungraded. survival of tax attributes; acquisition of loss corporations; and a survey of consolidated return reporting. Prerequisite: Corporate Taxation or Instructor’s 898 Construction Law (2). The Construction Law course would emphasize permission. state and federal construction law and would provide the students with practical experience in drafting contracts, negotiating disputes, and conducting 888R Partnership Taxation (2-3). An in depth examination of the tax a mock arbitration. The course would cover the contract responsibilities and principles governing partnerships and limited liability companies (LLCs) taxed remedies of contractors, subcontractors, design professionals, sureties and as partnerships, including questions involving the tax consequences of the owners, including the United States Government. The course would emphasize formation of partnerships and LLCs, operating distributions, basis the controlling state and federal statutes and regulations, as well as case law computations, liquidating distributions, and sales of partnership and LLC which illustrates the application of the statutes and other areas of law not ownership interests. covered by statute. The classroom sessions will include discussion of the 889 International Taxation (2-3). An introduction to the taxation of income practical aspects of legal practice in the construction industry, with instruction of U.S. citizens, residents and corporations from foreign sources and the and examples regarding the drafting of documents and contracts, negotiation of income of foreign residents and non-residents from U.S. sources. Topics may disputes, and decision-making regarding the type of dispute resolution forum include sources of income rules, foreign tax credit provisions, the earned to recommend to a client. income exclusion for foreign source income, income tax treaties and a survey of the tax treatment of U.S. investments made offshore. 889R Subchapter S Taxation (1-2). An examination of the tax principles governing Subchapter S Corporations, including the tax consequences of their formation; the taxation of their income and the deductibility of their losses; operating distributions; basis computations; liquidations; distributions; and sales of S Corporation shares of stock. Prerequisite: Corporate Taxation I or permission of the instructor. 890 Sports and Entertainment Law (2-3). Examines legal standards surrounding the evolving areas of sports and entertainment industries. Studies the professional sports leagues’ origins and organizations, player allocation systems, professional sports and antitrust laws, contracts, unions, agents and the role of the NCAA. At the option of the instructor, course may be offered without the Entertainment component for two hours credit and listed only as Sports Law. 891 Estate Planning For Closely-Held Businesses (1-3). Maximizing the lifetime estate and minimizing estate shrinkage at death. Inter vivos gifting and estate freeze techniques through use of corporations, limited partnerships and limited liability companies; disposition of family business interests through the use of private annuities, self-canceling installment notes and buy/sell agreements; post-mortem planning techniques for the preservation of the estate including general and special use valuation methods and the use of installment payment methods for death taxes under $$6161 and 6166 of the Code. 892R Taxation of Estates, Gifts and Trusts (2-3). Problem method study of estate, gift and generation skipping transfer taxes and the income taxation of estates and trusts. Emphasis on lifetime and post-mortem planning as well as compliance requirements. 893 International Taxation (3). An introduction to the taxation of income of U.S. citizens, residents and corporations from foreign sources and the income of foreign residents and non-residents from U.S. sources. Topics may include sources of income rules, foreign tax credit provisions, the earned income exclusion for foreign source income, income tax treaties and a survey of the tax treatment of U.S. investments made offshore. 893R Taxation Of Property Transactions (2-3). Income taxation of property transactions. Detailed study of capital gains and losses, passive losses, the at-risk rules, and the alternative minimum tax.
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School of Medicine philosophy and plan have been endorsed by this committee. The school is fully accredited. Hospital Hill campus 2411 Holmes St. Philosophy (816) 235-1808 The fundamental purpose of medical schools is to educate [email protected] physicians. The prime objective of all professionals, physicians http://www.umkc.edu/medicine included, is to apply a sophisticated body of knowledge and Dean: skills to the solution of problems faced by people. In doing so, Michael Friedland, M.D. the individual will follow self-imposed standards of Provost for the Health Sciences, Emeritus: performance – standards that will be higher than those required E. Grey Dimond, M.D. legally. The physician professional is a morally responsible, Executive Associate Dean, Academic Affairs: action-oriented problem solver on behalf of people. Betty Drees, M.D. The school does not separate the several obligations of a Associate Dean, Saint Luke’s Programs: medical school: to educate the student, the house officer and Mark S. McPhee, M.D. the physician; to attract new talent to the health-care field and Associate Dean, Children’s Mercy Programs: to persuade that talent to remain active and prepared; to Lloyd C. Olson, M.D. maintain maximum standards of ethics and care; to have Associate Dean for Research in Medical Education and concern equally for the individual and for the community; and Director, Office of Medical Education and Research: to foster inquiry, to find answers and to apply those answers. Louise M. Arnold, Ph.D. Associate Dean, Office of Student Affairs: Admissions Requirements Linda L. Johnson, M.D. In combination with the College of Arts and Sciences and the Chairman, Council on Curriculum: School of Biological Sciences, the School of Medicine offers a Leland Graves, III, M.D. six-year program leading to baccalaureate and doctor of Chairman, Council on Selection: medicine degrees. The student is required to complete both Daryl W. Thompson, M.D. degrees. The program is designed primarily for high school Chairman, Council on Evaluation: seniors who are entering college, but prospective students with Bob I. Yang, Ph.D. no more than 24 semester hours of earned college credit can be Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Education: considered for admission. The curriculum is scheduled for 35 Wendell K. Clarkston, M.D. weeks in the first year and 48 weeks in each of the remaining Assistant Dean, Office Cultural Enhancement & Diversity five years. (Minority Affairs): Applicants for admission to the Year 1 level of the Reaner G. Shannon, Ph.D. combined program must meet the freshman admission Assistant Dean for Years 1 and 2: requirements of the University. Applicants to Year 1 must take Kim McNeley, Ph.D. the American College Test (ACT), including the ACT Student Chairman, Faculty Council: Profile. The mailing address for information on application to P. Gary Pettett, M.D. the six-year combined program: Admissions Office/Enrollment Chairman, Council of Docents: Services, 120 Administrative Center, 5100 Rockhill Road, Gary Salzman, M.D. Kansas City, MO 64110-2499. The actual location for the Associate Dean, Western Missouri Mental Health Center: Administrative Center is 5115 Oak Street. Robijyn Hornstra, M.D. High school students wishing to enter this program should Associate Dean, Truman Medical Center: recognize that many other well-qualified high school students Mark T. Steele, M.D. with strong science backgrounds also will be applying. Assistant Dean, Truman Medical Center East Programs: A student admitted to the combined program at UMKC is Rose Zwerenz, M.D. expected to meet the following admission requirements (one Associate Dean, Administrative & Financial Affairs: unit equals one year in class): James Lakey, M.B.A. • four units of English; • four units of mathematics; History • three units of science, including one unit of biology and The University of Missouri opened a medical school on the one unit of chemistry; UMKC campus in 1971. Using an alternative approach to • three units of social studies; medical education from that of the traditional four-year school, • one unit of fine arts; the School of Medicine has as its primary mission the training • two units of foreign language. of physicians able to meet the health-care needs of Missouri and the nation. In addition, one-half unit of computer science is highly The approach used at this school is to grant admission to recommended. Students whose high school does not offer medical school directly from high school in a curriculum biology, chemistry, foreign language or computer science are spread over six or more calendar years. By providing students encouraged to contact the Council on Selection at the School with early and continuous patient-care experience, the of Medicine. curriculum fully integrates the teaching of liberal A limited number of positions may be available at the Year arts/humanities, basic sciences and clinical medicine. The 3 level in the event currently enrolled students leave the environment for learning created at this institution program. For admission requirements for entrance at Year 3, de-emphasizes competition and encourages learning through refer to the annual announcement available from the Office of close faculty-student interaction and student partnerships. Admissions/Enrollment Services. All medical schools are reviewed and accredited by the An alternative path is available for extended study. Liaison Committee on Medical Education, a national body Because this is a state-assisted university, primary representing the Association of American Medical Colleges consideration is given to Missouri residents. However, and the American Medical Association. The academic approximately 10-15 out-of-state students may be accepted.
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Application Fee and Timetable for Applying Learning Basic Medical Sciences A $25 application fee is required of all resident applicants. A This course is designed to give all students in their first year at $50 application fee is required of all nonresident applicants. the Medical School a core of learning strategies to prevent Completed application materials will be accepted during the academic difficulty and to improve higher-order cognitive following period: skills. Course topics surround discussions of learning styles, Earliest date - Aug. 1 of the year preceding the Fall efficient study techniques and current basic science Semester for which applying. coursework. Latest date - Nov. 15 of the year preceding the Fall Basic Science Study Groups Semester for which applying. (Applicants are urged to apply as Study groups are available in the core basic science courses of soon after Aug. 1 as possible.) the school curriculum. The groups consist of three to five Estimated Yearly Expenses students and a group facilitator/tutor, meeting once or twice a week. Test performance has consistently been enhanced for Fees Years 1-2 Years 3-6 students actively participating in these groups. Therefore, all Resident $20,548 $23,605 Nonresident 41,457 46,860 medical students are encouraged to participate fully. Room & Board 6,090 7,954 Study-group leaders are selected on the basis of their own Books & Supplies 650 650 performance in the course, their abilities to communicate Medical Instruments 550 course content and the recommendations of course professors. (a one-time expense) Additional Assistance All statements as to educational fees and other expenses are by Individual assistance is available to medical students through a way of announcement only for the school years covered by this variety of means. Students may receive individual analysis of catalog and are not to be regarded as offers to contract on the their study techniques, including reading comprehension, time basis of those statements, inasmuch as the University expressly management, short- and long-term retention techniques, and reserves the right to change any and all fees and other charges test-taking abilities. Analysis of a student’s basic science at any time, without any notice being given in advance of such knowledge is available through several computer-assisted a change. programs. If required, individual tutoring may be available to supplement the assistance offered through study-group Library and Information Services programs. Counseling support is also available to students with Information services, including periodicals, computer literature personal issues that may hinder their academic performance. searching, and a full range of innovative reference services, are available through the Health Sciences Library. For more United States Medical Licensing Exam Step 1 Preparation information, see the section on Library Services. Students preparing for Step 1 of the USMLE are offered a variety of programs to supplement their individual review of Student Services the basic sciences. These programs comprise discussion The assistant dean for student services and the director of the groups, interactive video review sessions, individual test-taking Office of Student Affairs at the school coordinate a variety of analysis and a Step 1 mock exam. In addition to academic support services that are available to all medical students. preparation support, the ADC is available to help students These include counseling, financial aid, student organizations manage the stress related to their preparation for the exam. and activities. Workshops The Office of Student Affairs also provides career Periodically, the ADC arranges special workshops in response information to students and assistance in applying for to student needs and interests. postgraduate residency training programs. The Council on Selection, the Minority Recruitment and Counseling and Advising Retention Committee, the assistant dean of minority affairs, the The School of Medicine has a number of personal and assistant dean of the Office of Medical Education and academic support systems in place to assist students at all Research, and the assistant dean for Years 1 and 2 work levels of the program. The assistant dean for Years 1 and 2 is together in recruitment and retention of students, including available to students on the Volker campus for academic and minority students. personal guidance. There are two education assistants with Students enrolled in the combined baccalaureate/medical offices on the Volker campus who help the first and second degree program may participate fully in the services and students in curriculum planning and who are available to activities provided to all UMKC students through the Office of counsel them on personal problems as well. For additional the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. The Office of Student counseling, a clinical coordinator is available to students Life, located in the University Center, coordinates the cultural, during these two years. social and recreational programs of the campus. Also located Each group of 11 students has a physician-scholar (or on the Volker campus are the Center for Academic docent) who instructs the students in medical coursework Development, the Women’s Center, the Counseling and Testing during these first two years and who also serves as a role model Center, and Career Services. and personal counselor. Year 1 students are partnered with Year 2 students as an additional support mechanism. Academic Development Center From Year 3 through Year 4, each student is a member of a The School of Medicine’s Academic Development Center 12-student unit assigned to a docent who teaches and counsels provides an added dimension of support to all medical students throughout these years of the curriculum. Each team of about interested in improving their academic performance. The 50 students, made up of four units, has an education assistant Medical School curriculum consistently provides increasingly to advise about course selection and personal problems in challenging coursework, and students must continue to explore consultation with the docent. In their third and fourth years, alternative study methods to meet these demands. students are partnered with older students. They serve as senior The Academic Development Center offers the following partners in their last two years. programs:
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Peer Counselors • Rebecca Lefcourt, M.D. Award for Achievement in A group of medical students who have completed a training Ob/Gyn program in personal counseling is available to advise students • Missouri State Medical Association Honors Graduate in all levels of the program. They work with a faculty adviser. Award • Pharmacology Achievement Award Financial Aid • Richardson K. Noback Award for Clinical Excellence Information on programs of financial aid is listed in the • St. Louis Friends of UMKC School of Medicine Basic Financial Aid Charts section of this catalog. Science Award Medical Student Organizations • St. Louis Friends of UMKC School of Medicine Award for Research Medical Student Advisory Council • Western Friends of UMKC School of Medicine/Harry S. The MSAC serves as the student government body in the Jonas Ambassador’s Award School of Medicine and comprises student-elected representatives who focus on promoting student interests, keeping the administration informed of student opinion and Curriculum organizing social activities. The fundamental objective of the School of Medicine is to graduate physicians able to meet the health-care needs of Student National Medical Association Missouri and the nation. The promotion of the interests of minority students is the Classes begin in the fall of year 1. By using 35 weeks of foundation of the SNMA. Leadership development, social study the first year and 48 weeks every year after that, each awareness, service to humanity and excellence as physicians student will have the opportunity to earn the credits necessary are the major objectives of this group. for both a baccalaureate and a medical degree. This six-year American Medical Women’s Association continuum does not make an arbitrary separation between The AMWA promotes an understanding of the individual in liberal arts and professional education. medicine. Its membership is open to all interested men and The first two years of the six-year curriculum are arranged women. AMWA’s programs include speakers on special topics, for the student to blend three-fourths of the time in liberal arts field trips, social projects and other activities of benefit to all coursework and one-fourth of the time in introduction to students. medicine coursework. This initial two-year period allows American Medical Student Association students adequate time to determine whether they are The primary goal of AMSA is the initiation of motivated enough to continue in medicine. At the same time, student-organized projects for the benefit of medical students the faculty of the School of Medicine will have adequate and the community on local, state and national levels. The opportunity to judge whether each student has the development of hypertension clinics, presentations about characteristics and capabilities necessary for a career in venereal disease to area high schools, AIDS awareness medicine. programs and a drug-replacement program represent some of The introduction to medicine courses during the first two AMSA’s projects in past years. years are designed to provide just that – an introduction to medicine. Special attention is given to the effect of illness on Christian Medical/Dental Society the patient, the family and the community. There is emphasis This group is open to students of all faiths. The organization on the coordination of effort, or team approach, to the solution fosters greater understanding of spiritual concerns in of medical and health care problems. The courses will relationship to health and well-being. integrate patient interviews and examinations with branches of Publications science fundamental to clinical medicine, including anatomy, A monthly publication of the school, P.R.N., provides physiology, biochemistry, psychology and sociology. information on school programs, policies, and student These courses have certain coordinated objectives, each of activities, and it is distributed to the School of Medicine which represents an important component in the general students, their families and faculty. A quarterly magazine, concept of medicine as applied human biology. The objectives Panorama, is primarily distributed to alumni, affiliated are to help students understand and learn about the following: hospitals and friends of the school, and is available throughout the school. • the language and vocabulary of medicine; • the effects of illness on individuals, families and Awards communities; • Alpha Omega Alpha - National Scholastic Honorary • the background setting of illness and health care, Society; charter awarded in 1985 to UMKC School of including the importance of social, psychological and Medicine economic factors; • American College of Emergency Physicians R. R. Hannas • the history of medicine and its present state; Award • the roles and responsibilities of physicians and other • American Medical Women’s Association Scholarship personnel involved in health care; Achievement Citation • selected content information from anatomy, physiology, • Department of Surgery Award chemistry, psychology, sociology and other sciences • The Founding Dean’s Founders Award fundamental to medicine, together with the continuing • The GATE Pharmaceuticals/Lemmon Company Award importance of such information in the reasoning of the • The Humanitarianism in Medicine Award physician; • The Lange Medical Publications Award • the types and reliability of evidence and data used in • American College of Physicians Award health care; and • The Merck Manual Award for Outstanding Achievement • the logic, rationale and process of clinical reasoning. in Medical Education An important feature of the School of Medicine program is the • Family Health Foundation of Missouri Achievement early and continuing contact of the student with a team of Award scholars called docents. 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417 School of Medicine responsible for the education of a small group of students. The Fall Human Biochemistry I docent serves as a role model for students as well as a guide Sociology - Life Cycles and mentor. During the last three years of the curriculum, Genetics students spend two months each year on a rotation with their Courses for B.A. Degree* docent unit, a group composed of students from each of year 3 Winter Human Biochemistry II through year 6 classes. During this time in particular, and Medical Physiology throughout the rest of the academic year, the docents guide Courses for B.A. Degree* their students through the experiences necessary to acquire a Year 3 strong foundation of clinical competence. Students in their Medicine third and fourth years are partnered with their fifth- and Introduction to Clinical Skills sixth-year peers on the docent unit. Anatomy I/Anatomy II/Neuroanatomy The School of Medicine program in years 3 to 6 of the Introduction to Pharmacology (Independent Study) combined degree program has several features: General/Clinical Pathology • The core educational program is designed and directed by physicians who are primarily concerned with medical Arts & Sciences student education and who have patient care Medical Microbiology responsibilities. Medical Neurosciences • Since the curriculum core content is based on clinical Courses for B.A. Degree* experiences, the medical student’s education will be Year 4 problem-centered. Faculty from many University Medicine disciplines participate in teaching medical students. Pharmacology Behavioral Sciences in Medicine Education in the clinical sciences takes place in affiliated Docent Rotation Family Practice Preceptorship hospitals. These hospitals provide a communitywide Basic Pharmacology model for patient care. (Independent Study) • The curriculum integrates liberal arts, basic sciences and clinical medicine. It uses planned repetition, Arts & Sciences reinforcement and relevancy to enable students to acquire Courses for B.A. Degree* the requisite attitudes, knowledge and skills expected of a Year 5 Medical School graduate. Medicine • Students may have an extended program by taking an Psychiatry Clinical Pharmacology I extra year. Obstetrics/Gynecology (Independent Study) • During the third through sixth years, students are required Pediatrics Family Medicine to return to the Volker campus at least two times, usually Surgery Elective in years 3 and 4, to take liberal arts coursework. Students Docent Rotation are also required to enroll in a three-hour humanities or social science course in year 5 or year 6. Year 6 Medicine Typical Curriculum - Six-Year Program Docent Rotation Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacology II Electives Year 1 (Independent Study) Medicine Fall Medical Terminology Arts & Sciences Learning Basic Medical Sciences Humanities/Social Sciences Introduction to Medicine I * 3-12 credit hours will come from general degree Winter Introduction to Medicine II requirements and/or core major requirements. Arts & Sciences All students are required to take three clinical electives, Fall Human Biology I (Anatomy) w/Lab one of which must be direct patient care. General Chemistry I w/Lab Requirements for Graduation Psychology Courses for B.A. Degree* 1. Minimum of 90 credit hours from the College of Arts and Winter Human Biology III (Microbiology) w/Lab Sciences acceptable to the School of Medicine General Chemistry II w/Lab 2. Year 6 cumulative GPA of 2.5-4.0 Sociology 3. Satisfactory completion, certified by the UMKC registrar, Courses for B.A. Degree* of requirements for the baccalaureate degree 4. Satisfactory completion of all required medical Year 2 curriculum Medicine 5. Certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support Summer Hospital Team Experience 6. Three returns back to the College of Arts & Sciences History of Medicine 7. 38 months medical curriculum credit (34 for advanced Medical Biostatistics standing students) Fall Introduction to the Child 8. Docent certification of clinical competence Winter Introduction to the Woman 9. Passing scores on USMLE Steps 1 and 2 10. 48 months of enrollment in the School of Medicine, Years Arts & Sciences 3-6 (45 for advanced standing students) Summer Organic Chemistry w/Lab 11. Three clinical electives, one of which must be direct Cell Biology patient care
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School of Nursing Financial Assistance The School of Nursing offers a range of scholarships, 2220 Holmes traineeships and other funds for both full- and part-time Health Sciences Building graduate and undergraduate nursing students. Students who Hospital Hill Campus complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (816) 235-1740 or 1710 (FAFSA) are eligible for the following: [email protected] http://www.umkc.edu/nursing • Helen Blond Scholarship • Laura Larkin Dexter Scholarship Nancy M. Mills • Hedgepeth Scholarship Dean • John S. Waggoner Memorial Nursing Scholarship Lora Lacey-Haun • DHHS Public Health Service Professional Nurse Associate Dean Traineeship (when available) Kathryn Ballou Associate Dean for undergraduate studies Other funds may be available for students demonstrating financial need. Applications for nursing scholarships are History considered after submission of the FAFSA. Further In 1973-74, a graduate nursing program was started under the information about applications and qualifications for any of aegis of the School of Graduate Studies. On Nov. 16, 1979, the these funds may be obtained from the School of Nursing Board of Curators approved a proposal to establish a school of Student Services Office, Room 123, 2220 Holmes, Kansas nursing at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. In 1981, City, MO 64108-2676. following a developmental period, two new curricula were International Students implemented. These included an upper-division baccalaureate The School of Nursing coordinates recruitment, retention and degree for registered nurses and a master’s degree program. In continuing advisement of nursing students from abroad in 1992, the Board of Curators approved the offering of an cooperation with the University’s Office of International intercampus, cooperative doctoral program in nursing (Ph.D. Student Affairs. In addition to the English proficiency N.D.). The doctoral curricula was implemented on the Kansas examination (TOEFL), all graduates of foreign schools of City campus Fall Semester 1995. In 2000, the Board of nursing must complete the Commission on Graduates of Curators approved the offering of a pre-licensure baccalaureate Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) qualifying examinations degree program beginning Fall Semester 2001. and the National Council Licensure Examinations (NCLEX) Accreditation for licensure as a registered nurse in Missouri. Information The baccalaureate and master’s degree programs, initially about specific requirements for admission and progression may accredited by the National League for Nursing (NLN) be obtained from the School of Nursing Student Services (1984-2000) are fully accredited by the Commission on Office. Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The School of Nursing retains the right to assess the level of current clinical skills prior to enrollment in clinical Facilities coursework. The University of Missouri-Kansas City has extensive educational facilities on the Volker campus combined with the Organizations health care educational facilities and main office on the Student Nurses Organization Hospital Hill campus. These include libraries, resource Membership in the Student Nurses Organization (SNO) is centers, audiovisual resources, data processing and science automatic for all students enrolled in the School of Nursing. information specialists. The affiliated clinical facilities include Officers and representatives to the school’s standing Truman Medical Center, Children’s Mercy Hospital and nearly committees are elected annually. Council meetings and special 100 community-wide facilities in the Kansas City area. events are held periodically throughout the academic year. Admissions Sigma Theta Tau International, Lambda Phi Chapter The Office of Admissions is located in the room 120, This international nursing honor organization is designed to Administrative Center, at 5115 Oak Street. Applicants should recognize and encourage superior scholarship and leadership complete the regular UMKC application for admission, as well achievements in nursing. Students are eligible for as a supplemental application to the School of Nursing. consideration as senior undergraduate students and as Applications and transcripts should be mailed to the continuing graduate students. Membership, based on UMKC School of Nursing, 2220 Holmes, Kansas City, MO scholarship, is by invitation only. The induction of new 64108-2676, or to the UMKC Office of Admissions, 120 members is held each spring. Administrative Center, 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO Nursing Alumni Association 64110-2499. All students at the School of Nursing qualify for membership It is recommended that applicants who wish to be enrolled in the Nursing Alumni Association. Objectives of the alumni for the fall or winter semester apply for admission and have all association are to provide mentoring to the student body and application materials sent by March 1 for the following garner support for the school. Meetings are held periodically summer session and fall semester, or September 15 for the and officers are elected each spring by the Nursing Alumni following winter semester. Applications received after that Board. date may or may not be reviewed depending on available space. Currently applications for the family nurse practitioner Program Changes program are accepted only for summer and fall semesters at the The School of Nursing reserves the right to make changes in Joplin and St. Joseph, Mo. outreach sites. courses, degree requirements and course schedules without notice.
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing Fall Semester Year 3 (15 hours) Hist 101, 102, 360R or Pol Sc 210 (3) (B.S.N.) N340 Genetics (2) Pre-Licensure Option N344 Health & Cultural Diversity (3) Baccalaureate nursing education is designed to prepare a nurse N360 Mental Health Nursing (4) generalist who demonstrates responsibility, accountability and N395 Pathophysiology (3) critical thinking. The nurse generalist uses a comprehensive Winter Semester Year 3 (15 hours) approach to health care and can meet diversified health ComS 110 Fundamentals of Effective Speaking and concerns of individuals, families and communities at all stages Listening (3) of development. The University of Missouri-Kansas City now N345 Statistics (3) offers an innovative program in the management of health. N364 Maternity Nursing (4) OR Admission Criteria N366 Children’s Health Nursing (4) Each applicant must meet the following criteria for admission: N465 Community Health Nursing (5) 1. Complete the ACT and have scores on file with UMKC. Summer Semester Year 3 (4 hours) 2. Be a high school graduate or have a GED. N364 Maternity Nursing (4) OR 3. Be a current UMKC student or have an application on file N366 Children’s Health Nursing (4) with the Office of Admissions. Fall Semester Year 4 (16 hours) 4. Be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. Phil 210 Foundations of Philosophy or 5. Be at least 19 years of age upon completion of this course Phil 222 Foundations of Logic and of study. Scientific Method (3) 6. Be able to demonstrate English language proficiency. N430 Health in Aging (3) Admission into the clinical major is competitive. A grade of N446 Health Care Systems & Economics (3) “C” for all required general education courses and an overall N467 Advanced Nursing Concepts (4) GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale is a minimum. Applicants to the N476 Scientific Inquiry (3) clinical major will complete the B.S.N. Nursing Application Winter Semester Year 4 (14 hours) prior to March 1 of their sophomore year. Students accepted N442 Legal & Ethical Issues (2) into the clinical major must successfully pass the Written N466 Pain & Symptom Management (2) English Proficiency Test (WEPT) prior to beginning their N468 Nursing Leadership & Management (3) clinical coursework. Again, admission to the clinical major is N472 Internship (4) competitive and based on individual academic achievement Elective (3) without discrimination due to age, creed, ethnic origin, marital status or gender. R.N. to B.S.N. Option General Education & Nursing Curricular Requirements The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing A sample course of study for a full-time B.S.N. student is B.S.N. completion program model is designed to prepare below. Students must maintain a minimum grade of C in all baccalaureate graduates who can function successfully within nursing coursework. the present and future health care system. This innovative Fall Semester Year 1 (15 hours) model is designed to help professionals effectively manage LS Phy 117 Physiology (3) themselves and others with complex systems. This integrated LS Anat 118 Anatomy (3) curriculum, using a transformational model, addresses the LS Anat 118L Anatomy Lab (2) needs of students, health care organizations and the profession Engl 110 English I (3) of nursing. Foreign Language (3) The program will admit full-time or part-time cohort N101 Professional Seminar (1) groups to a flexible modular curriculum. Classes will be held in blocks of time and every attempt is made to schedule classes Winter Semester Year 1 (15 hours) during times that are convenient for working students. Students LS Micro 113 Microbiology (3) who choose full-time study can complete the program in 18 LS Micro 114L Microbiology Lab (2) months. Foreign Language (3) All course projects and practica focus on community Engl 225 English II (3) needs identified in collaboration with health care organizations. Chem 206 Nutrition (3) Student outcomes reflect enhanced ability to do complex N151 Professional Seminar (1) problem solving (particularly in teams), increased Complete WEPT professionalism, more sophisticated leadership and Fall Semester Year 2 (16 hours) management skills and change process skills. Students are Foreign Language (3) encouraged to engage in a process of self-transformation in an Chem 115 Chemistry (4) atmosphere of support and team process. Students are partners Chem 115L Chemistry Lab (1) with the faculty in their educational process and outcomes. N220 Nursing Theory, Concepts & Skills (5) N250 Health Assesment (3) Admission Criteria Each applicant must meet the following minimum criteria for Winter Semester Year 2 (14 hours) admission to the School of Nursing: Psych 210 General Psychology (3) Sociol 211 Social and Psychological Development 1. Graduation from a state board of nursing-approved school Through the Life Cycle (3) of nursing; N256 Pharmacology (3) 2. Current licensure as a registered nurse in the United N262 Adult Health Nursing (5) States and eligibility for licensure in Missouri; and
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3. Cumulative grade-point average of 2.5 (4.0 scale) from • Groups and Teams the basic school of nursing and all previous/subsequent • Legalities of Health Care college coursework. • Marketing N485 Application to Practice I (clinical) (3 hours) General Education Requirements N476 Scientific Inquiry (3) Students complete 60 credit hours in general education N483 Effectiveness in Human Health Outcomes (6) coursework that may include the humanities, mathematics, and • Theories Used in Care of Humans social, behavioral and natural sciences. All students must • Cultural Competence complete at least 24 of the 60 hours at a four-year university. • Case Management The University requires that all students complete a • Community Based Care/Public Health three-hour constitution course. UMKC courses that currently • Epidemiology satisfy this requirement include: Hist 101, 102, 360R or Pol Sc • Health Promotion and Restoration 210. The University also requires successful completion of the • Health Care Policy Written English Proficiency Exam (WEPT) which students must complete prior to N481. In addition, students must N484 Effectiveness in Complex Health Systems (6) complete: • Quality Management • English Composition I & II • Systems Theory • Anatomy and Physiology • Health Care Delivery Systems (managed care) • Microbiology • Organizational Theories and Culture • General Chemistry • Politics, Use of Legislative System • Statistics (upper-division) • Leadership Styles and Theories • Pathophysiology (upper-division) • Budget & Health Care Finance • Impact of Future Managerial and Societal Paradigm Nursing Education Requirements Changes on Health Care Twenty-five hours of lower-division nursing credits may be N486 Application to Practice II (clinical) (2 hours) obtained by: Nursing Elective (3) • Direct transfer from a National League for Nursing Bachelor of Science in Nursing: R.N. to Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) associate degree M.S.N. Option program; or This program exists for R.N. students who have the ability and • Completion of specific coursework for graduates of desire to acquire the master’s degree in nursing. This program diploma programs and non-NLNAC associate degree facilitates efficient progression through essential components programs. Policies regulating advanced placement are of the existing B.S.N. program and a more expeditious entry available in the School of Nursing Student Services into graduate study. On completion of the program, the student Office. will be awarded both the B.S.N. and M.S.N. degrees. Thirty-six hours of upper-division nursing credits are required. In addition to meeting admission, general and nursing The UMKC School of Nursing has developed an innovative education requirements as delineated above, students seeking program where students, as a cohort group, progress through admission into the R.N.-M.S.N. option must have: four “Blocks” of coursework with a minimum amount of classroom time. Rather than traditional, individual courses, the 1. A cumulative GPA of 3.0 (4.0 scale); curriculum is integrated and based on concepts integral to 2. Minimum of one year full-time equivalent clinical successful nursing in the changing health care system. Both practice in the area of proposed clinical specialty within full- and part-time plans are available. the past three years. Prior to beginning the “Blocks,” students must complete In the undergraduate phase of the program, students are not all of their general education requirements, N401 Health required to take the nursing elective or N395 Pathophysiology Assessment (3 credit hours) and successfully pass the Written (although strongly recommended). Students take 2 hours of English Proficiency Test (WEPT). The nursing curriculum N485 Application to Practice I (clinical). Students complete 21 consists of: hours of general education at a four-year college or university. N401 Health Assessment (3) Program Requirements N481 Tools for Personal Effectiveness (5) Students may make a minimum grade of C in all undergraduate nursing courses in compliance with School of Nursing policy • Professionalism with one exception. Students must receive a minimum grade of • Historical Roots of Health Professions B in their upper division statistics course. In addition, students • Power Bases and Image • Time and Stress Management in this program must maintain an overall GPA of at least 3.0. • Career Mapping For graduate program requirements, see the Master of Science • Standards in Nursing section. • Moral Development and Values Stop Out Point for B.S.N. Degree • Critical Thinking and Decision Making Students not meeting criteria or who decide not to continue • Informatics/Data Sets with master’s coursework will complete the following N482 Tools for Interpersonal Effectiveness (5) additional senior-level courses and graduate with a B.S.N. degree: • Conflict Resolution and Negotiation • N490 Special Topics: Application to Practice (1) • Communication Skills and Theories • N395 Pathophysiology (3) • Managing Change • Nursing Elective (3) • Ethics
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Master of Science in Nursing at the outreach site. The nurse administrator program is also available in St. Joseph. Students desiring another clinical area (M.S.N.) of study may complete core coursework at the outreach site, The School of Nursing offers nine program options leading to but will be required to come to Kansas City for their clinical or the master of science in nursing degree. Graduate education in program specific coursework. nursing opens doors of opportunity in new and expanding fields of health care. A master’s degree forms the basis for Ph.D. in Nursing advanced nursing practice, continued professional development and further graduate study. The nurse specialist is The Program an expert in a discrete area of nursing practice. Students are The Cooperative Ph.D. in Nursing is offered by the three admitted to one of the following program options: Schools of Nursing in the University of Missouri system: the University of Missouri-Kansas City, the University of • Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist (43 credit hours) Missouri-Columbia and the University of Missouri-St. Louis. • Adult Nurse Practitioner (43 credit hours) The program is based upon the beliefs that nursing is a science, • Family Nurse Practitioner (43 credit hours) that scholars in the field must receive the necessary advanced • Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (43 credit hours) preparation to develop as scientists, and that doctoral • Nurse Administrator (36 credit hours) education, the means by which scholars are developed, is best • Nurse Educator (36 credit hours) accomplished in a milieu where the faculty-student • Nurse Midwifery (57 credit hours)* relationship culminates in a partnership of inquiry. The • Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (43 credit hours) curriculum of the doctoral program, therefore, is organized to • Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner (43 credit hours) provide a course of study as well as an individualized sequence *Offered in cooperation with the University of Kansas School of research and scholarly development. Students complete both of Nursing a course of study and a series of progression requirements. The curriculum is designed to interrelate three categorical Admission Criteria areas of knowledge with three discrete substantive areas of Each applicant must meet the following criteria for admission: nursing knowledge. These are: • B.S.N. from a NLNAC or CCNE accredited Categorical college/university-based program or from a B.S.N. program comparable to the UMKC School of Nursing 1. Modes of Inquiry B.S.N. program. (Applicants who have graduated from a • Research and Inquiry non-nursing accredited baccalaureate program will be • Nursing Research and Inquiry admitted on probation until completion of specific 2. Nursing Content Areas coursework at the school); • Nursing Theory and Analysis • Current licensure as a registered nurse in the United • Nursing Applied Science States and eligibility for licensure in Missouri; 3. Collateral • Minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 (4.0 • Collateral area(s) scale); and • At least one year of full-time equivalent clinical practice Substantive in the area of clinical specialization within the three years prior to admission to the graduate program to be eligible 1. Health Promotion and Protection to be admitted in the specified program option; 2. Health Restoration and Support • Neonatal nurse practitioner applicants are required to 3. Health Care Systems have at least the equivalent of two years full-time clinical experience with high-risk neonates in the past five years. A maximum of 11-19 academic credit hours from a master’s Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification is program can be applied toward the Ph.D. required; The Program Objectives • Completion of supplemental admission requirements. The nurse scholars prepared in this program will: M.S.N. Degree Requirements • Assume leadership roles in response to social, political Required courses vary for each program option and are and ethical issues in nursing and health care; available upon request in the Nursing Student Services Office. • Advance the body of nursing knowledge that guides the Students have the option to attend full time or part time. Nurse practice of nursing and contributes to the health of the practitioner and clinical nurse specialist students choosing to citizens of Missouri and beyond; attend full time must begin in a summer semester. • Conduct nursing research for the purpose of generating and testing nursing knowledge to contribute to the Thesis/Research Option theoretical basis for the science of nursing; Students enrolled in the M.S.N. degree program have the • Participate in developing social and health policy. option to select a thesis or a research project to complete degree requirements. The Cooperative Features UMKC Graduate Outreach Program The campus of the student’s major adviser is the student’s Program and Distant Site Programs home campus, where the student completes residency The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing requirements and receives the degree. Courses are cross-listed offers outreach education to St. Joseph and Joplin, Missouri. by the campuses to enhance program flexibility and provide Using a combination of distance education technology and students the enriching opportunity of selecting course offerings on-site teaching, students are able to complete the master’s from all three campuses. Specific courses will be offered family nurse practitioner program and nurse educator program through telecommunications on a regular basis to give students
422 School of Nursing the benefit of faculty expertise on all three campuses. Students should be submitted to the appropriate Nursing Program may select doctoral program committee members from the Committee no later than two weeks prior to the beginning of other campuses. Faculty from more than one campus may join the semester for which the leave is requested. In the event of in teaching the doctoral program seminars. unexpected emergencies, students may petition the appropriate Nursing Program Committee for a leave of absence within the Admission Requirements semester in which the coursework is to be dropped. Petition Applicants will be evaluated for doctoral nursing studies forms can be obtained from the Nursing Student Services according to the following criteria: Office. • Graduate of NLNAC or CCNE baccalaureate program or Students who do not maintain continuous enrollment equivalent with 3.2 minimum GPA (4.0 scale); (exclusive of summer sessions) will be required to complete an • Graduate of NLNAC or CCNE master’s program or application for re-admission to the University and the School equivalent with 3.5 minimum GPA; of Nursing. Students who have been granted a leave of absence • Graduate Record Examination; must complete a Request to Re-Enroll Form and may continue • Three letters of reference; the curriculum under which they were initially admitted; • Original essay (3-7 pages) addressing doctoral study and however, enrollment in clinical courses may be affected and research interests related to health promotion and may extend the student’s matriculation. All other students are protection, and/or health restoration and support and/or liable for any intervening curriculum changes. This leave of health care systems, identification of faculty with whom absence provision does not apply to graduate students who you are interested in working; and have completed all courses on their planned program of study. • Interview by invitation contingent on ranking related to These students are subject to the continuous graduate above criteria. enrollment requirements. B.S.N. Academic Regulations Academic Regulations - All Academic Probation Programs The cumulative grade-point average (GPA) for retention in the Nursing students are expected to be familiar with the policies program is 2.0 (3.0 for R.N.-M.S.N. students). and procedures specific to their level of study. These can be • Students will be placed on academic probation whenever found in the UMKC General Catalog and in the School of their UMKC cumulative GPA falls below 2.0. Nursing’s Policies and Procedures manual which can be found • Students on academic probation must remove the at the “Policies” link on the School’s home page probationary status within two successive semesters (http://www.umkc.edu/nursing). (beginning with the semester in which they were Academic Dishonesty originally placed on probation ). Students in the School of Nursing abide by the University of • Students must maintain a 2.0 GPA each semester they Missouri Student Conduct Code (listed in the appendices of remain on probation. this catalog). • Students who do not remove the probationary status in the allotted time are automatically withdrawn from the Advisement Policy School of Nursing. Each student is assigned a faculty adviser upon entry to the • Students are responsible for keeping themselves informed School of Nursing whose role is to advise on curricular and of their academic status by reference to their final grade professional matters. If a student is experiencing difficulty in reports and by consultation with their adviser. academic, financial or professional matters, the adviser is available to assist the student. Option for Academic Minor Immunization/Confidentiality/AIDS Policy An academic minor may be taken in many departments in the Prior to enrollment in a clinical course, all students must sign College of Arts and Sciences. The academic minor is optional. the “CNE/CANE Confidentiality Statement” which attests to The minor must be declared no later than the beginning of the the student’s understanding of maintaining confidentiality student’s senior year. during clinical rotations. It also verifies their understanding A minimum of 18 hours is required in the minor area with and knowledge of the UMKC AIDS policy and Center for at least nine of those hours being upper-division courses. The Disease Control Universal Precautions for the prevention or the courses and total number of hours are determined by the transmission of AIDS and other infectious diseases in client department granting the minor. A minimum of nine hours for care. Students must also submit written documentation of a TB the minor must be earned at UMKC. skin test within the last 12 months, MMR or titer showing Undergraduate Graduation Requirement immunity, tetanus/diphtheria within the last 10 years, Undergraduate students anticipating graduation from the completion of the Hepatitis B series, their current Basic School of Nursing or advancement into the M.S.N. program Cardiac Life Support Certification card (or Neonatal must complete the undergraduate assessment examinations Resuscitation Program Certification card) and other during the last semester of coursework. documentation as required by the clinical agency. Failing to submit this information will result in the student’s inability to M.S.N. Academic Regulations enroll in clinical courses, which could jeopardize completion of the student’s program of study as planned. R.N.-B.S.N. and Academic Progression graduate students must also submit their current nursing Students in the M.S.N. degree program are governed by the license and be able to meet minimum expectations for policies of the General Graduate Academic Regulations and performance in clinical coursework and professional nursing. Information contained in this catalog. Relevant policies include: Graduate Probation Policy, Continuous Enrollment Leave of Absence Policy, Ineligibility for Further Graduate Study, Policy on Under specific circumstances, students may be granted a leave Repeated Graduate Credit Courses and Minimum Regulations of absence for one semester. A request for a leave of absence Governing Master’s Degrees and Time Limit on Degree Credit.
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In addition, students must adhere to policies of the School of 366 Children’s Health Nursing (4). Focuses on the application of nursing Nursing, including Academic Progression-M.S.N., which process in caring for the whole child within the context of the family system. Course content includes health promotion, assessment and family-centered outlines the procedure to be followed when students receive a nursing care of the child from birth through adolescence. Principles of growth C or less in nursing courses. and development are incorporated throughout. Dysfunctions in the systems of the body are discussed in conjunction with the physiological characteristics School of Nursing Courses specific to different ages. Two hours of lectures/discussion and eight hours 101 Professional Nursing Seminar (1). This course is designed to facilitate clinical practice per week. Prerequisite: N360 Offered: Winter & Summer role socialization in the transition into professional nursing. One hour lecture/ Restrictions: Minimum grade of C in major courses. discussion per week. Open to non majors. Offered Fall 395 Pathophysiology (3). This course explores the alterations of normal 151 Professional Nursing Seminar II (1). The second of a series of seminars human physiologic functions that occur in selected disease states. Each topic is to acquaint the student to the unique role of the professional nurse. One hour introduced with a review of normal physiologic activity. Deviations from of lecture/ discussion per week. N101 or permission of Instructor. Offered: normal are then discussed in relation to the specific pathologic condition under Winter consideration. This course consists of three hours of lecture/discussion per 220 Nursing Theory, Concepts & Skills (5). This course focuses on week. Prerequisite: Human anatomy and human physiology or approved fundamental concepts, skills and techniques that provide a foundation for more equivalent. advanced areas of study. The beginning student will identify factors that may influence the human system and applies the nursing process in health care 401 Health Assessment for Nursing Practice (3). This course is designed to settings using basic nursing interventions. Two hours of lecture/discussion and provide a systematic approach to the physiological, psychological, twelve hours of clinical laboratory practice per week. Prerequisites: N151, sociocultural and developmental assessment of individuals emphasizing BIO118, 118L, BIO113, 113L, Offered: Fall Restrictions: Acceptance into findings considered to be within normal limits. The health history is Clinical Nursing, Concurrent with N250. emphasized as a tool for assessing mental and physical status. This course consists of two hours of lecture/discussion and three hours of supervised 250 Health Assessment (3). This course is designed to provide a systematic practice per week. Prerequisite: Nursing 301 and 395. (Pathophysiology may approach to the physiological, psychological sociocultural, and developmental be corequisite). assessment of individuals emphasizing findings considered to be within normal limits. The health history is emphasized as a tool for assessing mental and 411 Nursing Care of the HIV-Affected Client and Family (3). This course is physical status. This course consists of two hours of lecture/discussion and designed to provide the student with information pertinent in the care of four hours of supervised practice per week. Prerequisites: N151,BIO 113, HIV-challenged client and family. Course topics include the pathophysiology 114L, BIO 118,118L Offered: Fall Restrictions: Acceptance into clinical of the disease; assessment of the client; clinical manifestations; community nursing or permission of instructor. resources; therapeutic interventions related to the client as an adult and as a child will be discussed. The client is discussed in holistic terms to include the 256 Pharmacology (3). This course is an introduction of pharmacology. physiological, psychological, developmental, sociocultural, and spiritual Includes pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamic, and legal and ethical aspects of needs. One field experience is required which is the interview and assessment drug administration. A systems, approach is utilized to examine the effects of of one HIV + client to be mutually selected by the faculty and student. This drugs in the body. Three hours of lecture/discussion per week. Prerequisites: course consists of eight day lecture/discussion and one field experience. N222, N250 Offered: Winter Restrictions: Minimum grade of C in all major Prerequisites: RN licensure or consent of instructor. courses. 262 Adult Health Nursing (5). Focuses on application of nursing process to 430 The Experience of Health in Aging (3). This course is designed for the specific illnesses of the adult client. The effects on the individual as a students interested in under- standing the experience of health in the aging holistic system are explored. Skills are developed in caring for persons with population. This course offers the opportunity to develop greater breadth and specific biological, psychological and social system alterations to improve the depth of knowledge in aging, particularly knowledge from health sciences. person’s health status. Three hours lecture/discussion and eight hours clinical This course consists of two hours of lecture/discussion per week. Additional practice per week. Prerequisites: N222, N250 Offered: Winter Restrictions: field experience is required. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Minimum grade of C in all major courses. 432 Holistic Health Care Through Integrated Healing Modalities (3). This 340 Genetics (2). Includes a discussion of genetic regulation of cell function, course introduces students to the practice of Holistic Health Care which chromosomal structure, patterns of inheritance and gene technology. Integrates promotes and preserves the health of clients by integrating traditional and the genetic and congenital disorders by dividing them into three parts: non-traditional healing modalities. Relevant to all health care providers and genectics and chromosomal disorders; disorders caused by environmental health care consumers, healing modalities will include modalities such as: agents: and diagnosis and counseling. Prerequisites: N262, N256 Offered: Fall imagery, medicinal herbs, massage, yoga, meditation, holistic medicine, aroma Restrictions: Minimum grade of C in all major courses. therapy, energy medicine such as therapeutic touch and reiki, humor, nutrition, feng shui, music therapy, reflexology, acupuncture, acupressure, and 344 Health and Cultural Diversity (3). This course is designed to explore the chiropractic medicine. Prerequisite: None Offered: Fall influence of culture on health care. Health beliefs and practices of individuals from various cultural groups will be discussed. A focus on cultural theories, 434 History of Nursing (3). This course is designed to examine the rich and assessments, and interventions to promote culturally sensitive care will be unique development of nursing as a discipline and profession, from a historical integral to the course. Offered: Fall perspective. Past and present nursing issues will be identified and discussed. The social, philosophical, and political forces which have impacted the course 345 Statistics (3). This course focuses upon the conceptual basis of descriptive of nursing history will be examined. and inferential statistics found in the properties of the normal distribution. Using the normal distribution as a structure for understanding descriptive and 440 Nursing Practice and the Law (3). This course is designed to investigate inferential procedures, the course presents information necessary to the medical-legal issues and explore the implications that legal intervention and selection, computation and interpretation of basic statistics. Discussion of interpretation as well as litigation have on the scope of nursing practice and the variables, measurement and tabular and graphic presentation of data precede delivery of patient care. This course consists of three hours of the development of computation skills. This course consists of three hours of lecture/discussion per week. Prerequisite: RN licensure or enrollment in a lecture/discussion per week. Offered: Fall & Winter. Restrictions: Nursing professional school of nursing. major or consent of instructor. 360 Mental Health Nursing (4). Focuses on the dynamics of the nursing 442 Legal & Ethical Issues (2). This course is designed to investigate process as the basis for the practice of mental health nursing including medical-legal issues and explore the implications that legal intervention and application/ implication of psychosocial concepts and nursing’s concern for the interpretation as well as litigation have on the scope of nursing practice and the ’whole person.’ Two hours lecture/discussion and eight hours clinical practice delivery of patient care. It also allows the student an opportunity to learn about per week. Prerequisites: N256, N262 Offered: Fall Restrictions: Minimum ethical decison making with the introduction of various ethical systems and grade of C in all major courses. ethical concepts and principles explored. Two hours of lecture/discussion per week. Prerequisites: Senior Status-School of Nursing or R.N. License. 364 Maternity Nursing (4). Focuses on the application of the nursing process Restrictions: Minimum grade of C in all major courses. in the adaption of childbearing family within the family system. Course content emphasizes normal pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum and 446 Health Care Systems & Economics (3). Discussion and analysis of neonatal periods with attention given to abnormalities as they affect the current and future health care systems related to nursing and which affect the chidbearing family. Two hours of lecture/discussion and eight hours of clinical role of the professional nurse in health care delivery and in society. Three practice per week. Prerequisite: N360 Offered: Winter & Summer hours of lecture/discussion per week. Prerequisites: N366, N364, N465. Restrictions: Minimum grade of C in all major courses. Offered: Fall Restrictions: Minimum grade of C in all major courses.
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450 Introduction to Computers in the Health Care System (3). This 483 Block III: Effectiveness in Human Health Outcomes (6). This three-credit course will provide the student an opportunity to understand the six-credit hour course is the third course in the four-course sequence within the basic characteristics common to computer hardware, software, and human core-nursing component of the baccalaureate program. Within this course the input, and become proficient in the use of selected software, the Internet, and student will discover that effectiveness in human health outcomes builds upon bibliographic databases. Students will also examine how computer technology acquired personal and interpersonal skills, and is prerequisite to effectiveness is being deployed in health care and will explore the role of nurses/other health in complex health systems. Effectiveness in human health outcomes is care professional in contributing to information systems. Students will have contingent on an understanding of theories used in the care of hands-on experience with microcomputers, evaluate selected software, use humans,community- based care and public health,health promotion and basic word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and database software, and restoration, and health care policy. Effectiveness in the care of humans is utilize the World Wide Web for accessing information and e-mail. Current and enhanced through the use of such skills as cultural competence, case future computer application needs for health care systems will be discussed. management, and edidemiology. Content appropriate to these areas will be Prerequisite: Entry level preparation in a health care discipline and permission covered within this course. Core competencies used in evaluation of outcomes of instructor. are critical thinking, communication, provision of knowledge-based care (indirect), health promotion and disease prevention, global perspectives, 465 Community Health Nursing (5). This course focuses on families groups professional valuing and caring, and teaching/learning. Prerequisites: and community as the nurses’s client. Community resourses are identified and Completion of N481 and N482 Offered: Winter used in planning primary and tertiary prevention to assist clients in gaining or regaining an optimal level of functioning. The philosophy and standards of 484 Block IV: Effectiveness in Complex Health Systems (6). This six-credit community health nursing will be emphasized. This course consists of three hour course is the fourth in the four-course sequence within the core-nursing hours of lecture/ discussion and eight hours of clinical practice per week. component of the baccalaureate program. Within this course the student will Prerequisites: N340; N360 Offered: Winter Restrictions: Minimum grade of C discover that effectiveness in complex health systems builds upon acquired in all major courses. personal and interpersonal knowledge and skills, and upon effectiveness in human health outcomes. Effectiveness in complex health systems is contingent 466 Pain & Symptom Management (2). Designed to assist in the preparation on an understanding of organizational culture and theories, systems theory, of nursing students to assume leadership roles in the management of client leadership and management theories, internal and external politics, the impact pain in the merging health care delivery systems. Two hours of of future managerial and societal paradigm changes on health care, and health lecture/discussion per week. Prerequisites: N467 Offered: Winter Restrictions: care delivery systems. Effectiveness in complex health systems is enhanced Minimum grade of C in all major courses. through the use of such skills as budget and health care finance, use of the legislative system, quality management, and leadership and management 467 Advance Nursing Concepts (4). Focuses on the effects of complex and styles. Content appropriate to these areas will be covered within this course. multisystem disorders. The uses and effects of technological systems in health Core competencies used in evaluation of outcomes are critical thinking, care are explored as well as nursing interventions related to technology and communication, professional valuing/caring, professional role development, health care. Two hours lecture/discussion and eight hours clinical practice per leadership and management, technology utilization, global perspectives, and week. Prerequisites: N364, N366, N465. Offered: Fall Restrictions: Minimum health care systems and policy. Prerequisites: Completion of N481, N482 and grade of C in all major courses. N483. Offered: Winter 468 Nursing Leadership & Management (3). An exploration into the 485 Application to Practice I (2-3). This two or three hour course is the concepts of leadership and management in nursing. Various leadership clinical application course for the four-course block sequence within the theories, processes and behavior styles will be discussed. Includes content on core-nursing component of the baccalaureate program. This course begins employee management, fiscal management, and internal and external during Block I and ends during Block IV. Within this course the student will environment management. Three hours of lecture/ discussion per week. discover that the knowledge they are acquiring in didactic course work can be Prerequisites: N450, N467 Offered: Winter immediately applied to practice. Working in cohort teams, the students demonstrate effectiveness in the application of skills and knowledge to real 472 Internship (4). Demonstrate in practice the culmination of knowledge and issues and problems in the delivery of nursing care. The students will integrate skills related to the professional nursing role. Sixteen hours of both supervised an increasingly complex knowledge base with an emphasis on effectiveness and independent practice and clinical skills with a skilled mentor in a and outcomes within practice settings and organizations. Student cohort hospital/out-patient setting per week. Prerequisites: N467, N450. Offered groups, in collaboration with area providers and faculty, identify field Winter Restrictions: Minimum grade of C in all major courses. experiences, projects and direct care experiences based on real need. The processes and outcomes of those experiences will be collective and provide 476 Scientific Inquiry (3). This course focuses upon the development of those solutions for the health care community. Projects and experiences may skills necessary to intelligently and critically read and utilize current research therefore be complex and extend throughout the entire Block program. Core literature. The specific steps in the research process are presented and competencies used in evaluation or outcomes include all program discussed with emphasis upon the identification of quality research through competencies. Prerequisite: Completion of Phase I. Offered: Fall. critical analysis of research reports. This course consists of three hours of lecture/discussion per week. Prerequisites: Nursing 301 and an upper-division 486 Application to Practice II (2). This two credit hour course is the clinical statistics course (Prerequisite or co-requisite). Offered: Fall. application course for the four-course block sequence within the core-nursing component of the baccalaureate program. This course begins during Block I 481 Block I: Tools for Personal Effectiveness (5). This five-credit hour and ends during Block IV. Within this course the student will discover that the course is the first course in the four-course sequence within the core-nursing knowledge they are acquiring in didactic course work can be immediately component of the baccalaureate program. Within this course the student will applied to practice. Working in cohort teams, the students demonstrate discover that the foundation for professional nursing practice is personal effectiveness in the application of skills and knowledge to real issues and effectiveness. Personal effectiveness is contingent upon an understanding of problems in the delivery of nursing care. The students will integrate an the historical roots of the profession, the meaning of professionalism, image increasingly complex knowledge base with an emphasis on effectiveness and and power bases, professional standards, moral development and professional outcomes within practice settings and organizations. Student cohort groups, in values. Personal effectiveness is enhanced through the use of critical thinking collaboration with area providers and faculty, identify field experiences, and decision making, the ability to manage time and stress, and the use of a projects and direct care experiences based on real need. The processes and career plan and informatics. Content appropriate to these areas will be covered outcomes of those experiences will be collective and provide solutions for the within this course. Core competencies used in evaluation of outcomes are health care community. Projects and experiences may therefore be complex communication, professional role development, technology utilization, critical and extend throughout the entire Block program. Core competencies used in thinking, and teaching/learning. Prerequisites: Completion of Phase I. Offered: evaluation of outcomes include all program competencies. Prerequisites: Every Winter Completion of Phase I. Offered: Fall & winter. 482 Block II: Tools for Interpersonal Effectiveness (5). This five-hour 490 Special Topics (1-9). A course of study in a special area of interest in course is the second course in the four-course sequence within the core-nursing nursing under individual faculty direction. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. component of the baccalaureate program. Within this course the student will 512 Values in Health Care Decision Making (2). This course explores values discover that interpersonal effectiveness is a prerequisite to effective and beliefs as they shape advanced nursing practice and influence clinical management of the care of humans and of teams. Interpersonal effectiveness is decision making and interventions. It builds upon and expands students’ basic contingent on an understanding of ethics in health care, legalities of practice, knowledge of values and ethics-related terminology, theories of moral communication theories, and the dynamics of groups and teams. Interpersonal development, and ethical decision making models for clinical practice. The effectiveness is enhanced through the use of such skills as conflict resolution values inherent in the development of advanced practice nursing are explored, and negotiation, delegation,managing change marketing, team membership, and students examine their own understanding of the moral nature of advanced group management, and communication techniques. Content appropriate to practice nursing. The underlying values of health care systems are analyzed for these areas will be covered within this course. Core competencies used in their impact on communities, society, and the health professionals. Core evaluation of outcomes are critical thinking, communication, professional concepts for the course includes: philosophical inquiry, values clarification, valuing/caring, and professional role development. Prerequisites: Completion ethical analysis and decision making, and conflict resolution. Prerequisites: of N481 Offered: Fall Admission to the MSN program or permission of instructor.
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513 Health and Society (2). This course provides the foundation for 526 Health Promotion Across the Lifespan (3). This course is designed to understanding relationships between sociocultural factors and health/illness provide students with a strong knowledge base related to concepts of health beliefs and practices of individuals/families/communities from diverse promotion and health protection for clients across the life span. Clients are backgrounds. Health related views and practices of folk health care, conceptualized as individuals, families and populations. An application of complementary health care, and professional health care systems will be various developmental theories for the child, adult, older adult and family will examined. Methods for promoting delivery and management of culturally provide the basis to individualize health-care needs for various age and family congruent health care, based on cultural theories and research will be groups. Core concepts for the course include: theories of health and health discussed. Core concepts for this course include: culture, diversity, culturally promotion and protection, reasoned action, health belief model, epidemiology, congruent care, folk health care systems, social systems, communication disease and injury privation, health education, growth and development, theories, complementary health care systems, professional health care systems. nutrition, and family systems theory. Prerequisites/Co-Requisites: N520 Prerequisites: Admission to the MSN program or permission of the instructor. Theoretical Foundations in Nursing and any three of the following four courses: N512 Values in Health Care Decision Making; N514 Policy, Organization and Financing of Health Care; N513 Health and Society; 514 Policy, Organization, and Financing of Health Care (2). Presents an N515NS/NP or N515E or N515A Role Courses. overview of health care policy, organization, and financing with emphasis on current health care trends. Attention is given to the relationship between these 530 Experience of Health in Aging (3). Theoretical and empirical knowledge issues and improving nursing health care delivery and outcomes of client care. of the aging process is presented. This knowledge is utilized on health. Topics Core content: organizational change, legislative process, health care delivery include physiological changes in aging, thinking and feeling, intimacy, systems. Prerequisites: Admission to the MSN program or permission of the intergenerational caregiving, loss, grieving, and coping. This knowledge also is instructor. utilized in proposing strategies for health promotion, restoration, and maintenance in the aging population. This class meets two-three hours a week. Additional field experiences involve dialogues with an aging adult. 515NA Role of the Nurse Administrator (3). This course builds upon the Instructional class activities include lecture, group discussion, written fundamentals of advanced practice nursing by focusing on the subrole of the reactions, and dialogue with visiting experts. administrator. Content focuses on essential knowledge for today’s senior and executive level manager in health care. Core content are principles of administration, resource management, managed care, budgeting, marketing, 547A Hlth Assessment and Clncal Reasoning for Advnced Nursing health care delivery system evaluation, and utilization of theory and research. Practice (3). This course is designed to provide a systematic approach to the This course consists of three hours of lecture/discussion per week. advanced assessment of physiological, psychological, sociocultural, Prerequisite: Nursing 545. developmental and spiritual assessment of individuals. The course builds on basic health assessment skills and emphasizes advanced assessment skills, lab work interpretation, validation, documentation and analysis of assessment 515NE Role of the Nurse Educator (2). This course will explore the role of findings. This course consists of 2 hours of lecture/discussion and 1 hour of the nurse educator. Emphasis will be placed on the development and clinical/lab credit. Prerequisites: N401 (or equivalent) and consent of evaluation of the nurse educator in the functional areas of community instructor/ videotape and physical exam write-up. education, staff education, and academic education. In each of these areas topics such as role transition, productivity, job duties/responsibilities, and role 547C Hlth Assessment & Clncal Reasoning for Advnced Pediatric enactment evaluation, will be discussed and compared one to the other. Core Practice (3). This course is designed to provide a systematic approach to the content includes: role theory, subroles of the nurse educator (leader, learning advanced assessment of physiological, psychological, sociocultural, facilitator, collaborator/consultant, inquirer, and clinical expert), adult developmental and spiritual assessment of individuals. The course builds on education philosophy, the effect of educational research on nursing education, basic health assessment skills and emphasizes advanced assessment skills, lab and trends of nursing education. Prerequisite: Admission to the Master of work interpretation, validation, documentation and analysis of assessment Science in Nursing program or permission of instructor. findings. This course consists of 2 hours of lecture/discussion and 1 hour of clinical/lab credit. Prerequisites: N401 or consent of instructor/videotape and/ physical exam write-up. 515SP Role of the Clinical Specialist/Nurse Practitioner (2). This course will focus on issues affecting the merging roles of the nurse practitioner and 547F Hlth Assessment and Clncal Reasoning for Advnced Nursing clinical nurse specialist. It is designed to facilitate the role development of Practice (3). This course is designed to provide a systematic approach to the nurses who desire to function as primary care providers and/or as specialists advanced assessment of physiological, psychological, sociocultural, within a specific clinical area of advanced nursing practice. Core concepts developmental and spiritual assessment of individuals. The course builds on include subroles of advanced practice (leader, consultant, expert, researcher, basic health assessment skills and emphasizes advanced assessment skills, lab educator), legal and professional issues, change theories, and standards of work interpretation, validation, documentation and analysis of assessment practice. Prerequisites: Admission to the MSN program or consent of findings. This course consists of 2 hours of lecture/discussion and 1 hour of instructor. clinical/lab credit. Prerequisites: N401 (or equivalent) and consent of instructor/ videotape and physical exam write-up. 516 Curriculum Development (2). This course is designed to facilitate curriculum development and evaluation for the nurse educator functioning in a 547N Advanced Health Assessment of the Neonate (3). A developmental variety of settings such as academia, staff development, and community and systematic approach to the advanced assessment of physiological, education. The history of curriculum development will be discussed. psychological, sociocultural and developmental aspects of the fetus, mother in Furthermore, several definitions of curriculum will be identified and contrasted the prenatal period, and the neonate is discussed. The approach builds on basic in relation to curriculum development and evaluation. Development of classes, assessment skills and emphasizes perinatal, genetic, and embryologic factors courses, and/or programs will be differentiated and discussed in relation to the impacting neonatal development. Ways to assess the pregnant woman for learner, regulatory bodies, and desired learning outcomes. Core content will problems, the use of special diagnostic tests, and the assessment of the neonate include: pedagogy and andragogy, components of curriculum, steps of also are expected. This course requires 40 hours of laboratory/clinical curriculum development, accrediting bodies appropriate to the setting, and activities during the semester, which provide opportunities to implement development of an evaluation plan. Prerequisites: Admission to the Master of various assessment and diagnostic procedure, complete a perinatal history. Science in Nursing program or permission of instructor. This three credit hour course consists of two hours of lecture/discussion and five hours of clinical/lab per week.
517 Teaching Strategies (2). This course is designed to explore a variety of 547PM Adv Health Assessment & Clinical Reasoning for Post-MSN instructional and testing/evaluation methods used by nurse educators in Students (2). This course is designed to provide a systematic approach to the academia, staff development, and community education. Emphasis will be advanced assessment of physiological, psychological, sociocultural, placed on the rationale for selection of appropriate instructional methods in development and spirtual assessment of individuals. The post-MSN student relation to learning theories, the learners, the content, and the evaluation will build on previous advanced assessment skills and content with emphasis methods. Each instructional method will be discussed in terms of preparation, on adding advanced physical assessment skills, lab work interpretation, time frame, appropriateness, techniques and evaluation. Core content will validation, documentation and analysis of assessment findings appropriate to include: theories of learning, principles of adult learners, learning objectives their desired role area. Students will meet the same outcome standards of the for the classroom, community and clinical settings, development of appropriate track in which they are currently enrolled. This course consists of 1.5 hors of audiovisuals, and student evaluation in both the classroom and clinical settings. lecture/discussion and .5 hours of clinical/lab credit (40 minimum clinical Prerequisites: Admission to the Master of Science in Nursing program or hours and approval of faculty. Prerequisites: Advanced Health Assessment and permission of instructor. Clinical Reasoning (or equivalent) or consent of instructor AND physical exam demonstration & write up (SOAP).
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547W Hlth Assessment and Clncal Reasoning for Advnced Nursing 555 Quantitative Methods in Nursing Research (3). This course is designed Practice (3). This course is designed to provide a systematic approach to the to provide the student with the skills required of the beginning nurse advanced assessment of physiological, psychological, sociocultural, researcher. These include the fundamentals of scientific inquiry in nursing as developmental and spiritual assessment of individuals. The course builds on well as the terminology necessary to communicate about research. Principles basic health assessment skills and emphasizes advanced assessment skills, lab and techniques common to scientific investigation are applied to nursing and a work interpretation, validation, documentation and analysis of assessment plan of study of a nursing problem is developed. This course consists of three findings. This course consists of 2 hours of lecture/discussion and 1 hour of hours of lecture/discussion per week. Prerequisites/requisites: Nursing 550 clinical/lab credit. Prerequisites: N401 (or equivalent) and consent of and an upper-division statistics course. instructor/ videotape and physical exam write-up. 556 Program Evaluation (3). This survey course is designed to introduce 548 Advanced Pathophysiology (3). Advanced pathophysiology is the study students to the philosophy, theory, and methodology of program evaluation. of the alterations of normal physiological functioning in cellular, tissue, organ The end point of this course is that graduate students will be able to design, and organ systems. These alterations form the basis for understanding a variety implement, and evaluate research, education and/or social programs within the of pathophysiological conditions and the manifestations and impact of context of their primary focus of study (i.e. clinical or role). abnormal physiological functioning on clients across the life-span. Advanced pathophysiology deals with both generalized processes and major organ 557 Qualitative Methods in Nursing Research (3). This course is designed system dysfunctions. This course consists of three hours of lecture/discussion to provide the student with the skills necessary to the understanding and per week. conduct of qualitative research. Various methods, including ethnographic, phenomenologic, historic, grounded theory and aesthetic inquiry are presented 548C Advanced Pediatric Pathophysiology (3). In this course, embryology and discussed. Emphasis is placed upon the appropriateness of each method of the major organ systems, as well as specific physiologic and for different research problems. This course consists of three hours of pathophysiologic processes relevant to the child from birth through age 18 will lecture/discussion per week. Prerequisites/requisites: Nursing 550 and 555. be studied. This course focuses on the implications for advanced nursing practice that result from alterations of normal physiologic functioning in 564F Primary Health Care Nursing of Families I (4). This course is cellular, tissue, and organ systems. Emphasis is placed on the relationship designed to examine the concepts and develop the skills essential to provide between pathophysiology, decision-making, and standards of advanced nursing nursing care to individuals and families. The course focuses on common acute practice. Prerequisite: Admission to the Master of Science in Nursing or illnesses and enables the student to develop a practice base for clinical permission of the instructor. Offered: Fall 2001 decision-making in the assessment and management of health care for individuals and families. Emphasis is given to those health issues most 548N Physiology/Pathophysiology of the Neonate (3). Concepts of commonly encountered by the family nurse practitioner. A research- and embryology, neonatal physiology and pathophysiology are used to provide an theory-based approach to nursing interventions is used. Core content includes in-depth study of normal functioning and alteration of normal physiological differential diagnosis, therapeutic management, secondary prevention, and functioning in cellular, tissue, organ, and organ systems. Alterations form the patient education. This course consists of 2 credit hours of lecture/discussion basis for understanding a variety of pathophysiological conditions and the and 150 hours (2 credit hours) of clinical laboratory. Prerequisites: N548 and manifestations and impact of abnormal physiological functioning on neonates. N547; Corequisite: N549. Both generalized processes and major system dysfunctions are addressed. This three credit hours course consists of three hours of lecture and discussion each 564N Neonatal Nursing I (3). This is the first of two courses that integrates week. the physiologic, pharmacologic, and assessment skills and principles in determining appropriate care of the ill neonate. Current research and 549 Pharmacology for Advanced Nursing Practice (3). This is a course in evidenced-based practices are used as the course framework. The effects of clinical pharmacotherapeutics that builds on prior knowledge of drug critical conditions on the growth and development of the neonate, including classification, actions, interactions and adverse drug reactions. The major focus subsequent chronic health problems as well as the short and long term of the course is the pharmacotherapeutic use of medications for primary health consequences to the child’s family are emphasized. The use of specific care management by advanced practice nurses. Emphasis is placed on the interventions and diagnostic procedures are demonstrated and applied in clinical critical thinking process used to prescribe drugs in the management of laboratory/clinical settings during forty hours of required clinical activities. specific illnesses. The Missouri laws for advanced practice nurse prescriptive Prerequisites: Nursing 549N. authority will be addressed. Core concepts include pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacotherapeutics, health-related information, 564NM Primary Health Care of Women Nurse Midwife Seminar (1). This medication compliance and issues that pertain to the prescribing of course is designed to provide guided study of selected topics and/or areas of medications in advanced nursing practice. This course consists of three hours practice in midwifery, patient care and the health care system. Independent of lecture/discussion/in-class clinical module work per week. Prerequisite: study and seminar discussion format will be used to allow students the Admission to the Master of Science in Nursing or permission of the instructor. opportunity to develop in-depth knowledge in selected topics. Prerequisites: Coreq. N564PW Primary Care of Women and permission of faculty. 549C Pediatric Pharmacology for Advanced Nursing Practice (3). This is a course in clinical pharmacotherapeutics that builds on prior knowledge of drug 564NP Adult Nurse Practitioner Health Care Nursing I (4). This course is classifications, actions, interactions and adverse drug reactions. The major designed to examine the concepts and develop the skills essential to prepare focus of the course is the pharmacotherapeutic use of medicatins for primary adult nurse practitioner (NP) students to provide advanced nursing care to health care management of children from birth to eighteen years of age by adults. The focus of the advanced nursing care to those health issues advanced practice nurses. Emphasis is placed on the clinical critical thinking commonly encountered by adult NPs. Students will be expected to apply process used to prescribe drugs in the management of specific illnesses. The cumulative knowledge acquired from previous graduate courses. The course Missouri laws for advanced practice nurse prescriptive authority will be enables students to develop a research and theory based practice for clinical addressed. Core concepts include pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, decision-making in the assessment and management of health care for adults. pharmacotherapeutics, health-related information, medication compliance and Core content: differential diagnosis,theories - stress/adaptation theories and issues that pertain to the prescribing of medications in advanced nursing crisis, and advanced nursing skills. This course consists of two credit hours of practice. Prerequisite: N548 Advanced Pathophysiology lecture/discussion and two credit hours of clinical experience. The two credit hours of clinical experience consist of 150 hrs. Clinical practice and clinical 549N Pharmacology for the Neonate (3). Pharmacological agents used in the seminar comprise the clinical experience. Prerequisites: Nursing management of neonates are discussed. Pharmacologic principles are reviewed 515,526,547,548 and 550. Corequisites: Nursing 549 and 555. and applied to the use of drugs in the Level II or III NICU. The clinical use of drugs in the management of specific illnesses of the neonate are explored. In 564NS Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist Health Care Nursing I (4). This addition, legal considerations for the Advanced Practice Nurse are stressed. course is designed to examine the concepts and develop the skills essential to This three hour credit course consists of three hours of lecture/discussion per prepare adult nurse specialist (CNS) students to provide advanced nursing care week. to adults. The focus of the advanced nursing care to those health issues commonly encountered by adult CNSs. Students will be expected to apply 550 Theoretical Foundations in Nursing (3). This course is designed to cumulative knowledge acquired from previous graduate courses. The course provide the student with the cognitive skills necessary to the systematic enables students to develop a research and theory based practice for clinical analysis of concepts and theories relevant to nursing. It assists in the formation decision-making in the assessment and management of health care for adults. of a vocabulary necessary to professional discourse and to appraising methods Core content: differential diagnosis,theories - stress/adaptation theories and by which knowledge is gained and validated. Ethical issues and dilemmas in crisis, and advanced nursing skills. This course consists of two credit hours of the acquisition of knowledge and the application of the scientific method are lecture/discussion and two credit hours of clinical experience. The two credit addressed. This course consists of three hours of lecture/discussion per week. hours of clinical experience consist of 150 hrs. Clinical practice and clinical Prerequisite: An upper-division statistics course and Nursing 545 (may be seminar comprise the clinical experience. Prerequisites: Nursing co-requisite). 515,526,547,548 and 550. Corequisites: Nursing 549 and 555.
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564PC Primary Care of Children (4). This course will focus on the 566PC Chronic Child Health Care (4). This course is designed to provide application of the nursing process in the therapeutic management of common students with the opportunity to apply knowledge and skill from advanced health problems encountered by nurse practitioners in the ambulatory health assessment, pathophysiology, pharmacology, health promotion, research and care setting. The student will apply knowledge and skills from advanced theory to advanced nursing care of patients and families experiencing complex assessment, pathophysiology, pharmacology, health promotion, theory and or chronic health problems. Emphasis is placed on using models and theories research to the care of infants, children and adolescents from a variety of that guide advanced practice and on determining the current research base on cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Core concepts include differential diagnosis, nursing assessment and management in several specific areas of knowledge. therapeutic management including symptom and usual treatment, adherence, The organizing framework for this course is case management of chronic secondary prevention and patient education. Content includes acute illnesses health states. Students will apply several theoretical models to acute and commonly encountered in ambulatory care settings. This course consists of 2 chronic health states of children at various developmental stages representing hours of didactic, 1 hour clinical conference and 9 hours clinical practice per various socioeconomic and cultural groups, either in primary or specialized week. Prerequisites: N515SP, N526, N550, N547, N548, N549. care settings. Core concepts are stress and coping, adaptation, pain management, grief and loss, nutritional support, ethical decision-making, case 564PW Primary Health Care of Women (4). This course will focus on the management, and symptom management. This course will consist of 2 credit etiology, symptomatology, diagnosis and management of gynecologic and hours of lecture/seminar plus 150 hours (2 credit hours) of clinical practice. non-gynecologic primary health care problems in women, throughout the Prerequisite: N564PC. lifespan. Emphasis will be placed on caring for women within a holstic 566PW Care of Women with Acute and Chronic Conditions (4). This framework and recognizing how the changing roles of women in today’s course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to apply knowledge society can effect their lives and their health status. Concepts, theories and and skill from advanced assessment, pathiophysiology, pharmacology, health research related to health promotion, health maintenance and restoration and promotion, research and theory to advanced nursing care of women and the prevention of illness and injury of epidemiologically significant problems families experiencing complex or chronic health problems. Emphasis is placed and potential problems will be addressed. Through clinical experiences, on using models and theories that guide advanced practice and on determining students will integrate concepts of wellness and health promotion, illness the current research base on nursing assessment and management in several prevention, and collaboration, as well as nursing and medical therapeutic specific areas of knowledge. The organizing framework for this course is case modalities, to provide care to women in a comprehensive, interdisciplinary management of chronic health states. Students will apply several theoretic fashion. Core content: differential diagnosis; theories: stress/ adaption and models to acute and chronic health states of women at various developmental crisis; therapeutic relationships; and advanced nursing skills. This course will stages representing various socioeconomic and cultural groups, either in consist of 2 credit hours of lecture/seminar plus 2 credit hours (150 clock hours primary or specialized care settings. Core concepts are stress and coping, for NP students) of clinical practice. Students in the Nurse Midwife program adaptation, risk assessment, grief and loss, nutrition, ethical decision-making, will be required to take the 1 credit hour course, Prmiary Health Care of and symptom and disease state management. This course will consist of 2 Women Midwife Seminar, concurrently. Pre-and Co-requisites: Advanced credit hours of lecture/seminar plus 150 hours (2 credit hours) of clinical Health Assessment (N547W) (pre); Advanced Pathophysiology (N548) (pre); practices. Prerequisites: 564PW. Advanced Pharmacology (549) (co) 572 Advanced Nursing Practice: Synthesis Practicum (3). This course is a 566F Primary Health Care Nursing of Families II (4). This course is concentrated, experiential opportunity to function in an advanced practice designed to provide students with the opportunity to apply knowledge from nursing role of clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner, nurse educator and previous family nurse practitioner courses to advanced primary care nursing of nurse administrator, integrating clinical and functional role activities within a individuals and families across the life span. The focus of the course is on the chosen setting. Core concepts include advanced nursing practice, functional application of the nursing process in the differentiation and therapeutic role responsibilities, standards of care, and activities with emphasis on their management of stable chronic health problems encountered by family nurse relationship to client outcomes. This course consists of periodic group practitioners in the primary health care setting. Emphasis is on the integration conferences for all students and 225 hours of clinical for clinical nurse of advanced nursing concepts and pharmacokinetic principles in the care of specialist and nurse practitioners or 135 hours of clinical for nurse educators individuals and families. Core content includes stress and coping, adaptation, and nurse administrators. Prerequisites: All required courses except N598/599 pain management, and grief and loss. This course consists of 2 credit hours of and elective. lecture/discussion and 150 hours (2 credit hours) of clinical laboratory. 572II Preceptorship II (4). This is the second of two preceptorship Prerequisites: N549 and N564F experiences which can be taken concurrently or in consecutive semesters. This preceptorship course will be a minimum of 300 clinical hours. Opportunities to 566N Neonatal Nursing II (3). This is the second of two courses that build upon knowledge and skills gained during Preceptorship I regarding the integrates the physiologic, pharmacologic, and assessment skills and principles advanced therapeutic management of high risk neonates are provided. in determining appropriate care of the ill neonate. Current research and Emphasis is placed on therapeutic measures within a conceptual framework or evidenced-based practices are used as the course framework. The effects of model and applying findings from research relevant to comprehensive care of critical conditions on the growth and development of the neonate, including neonates. The client system will be the neonate and family. Prerequisites: subsequent chronic health problems as well as the short and long term Nursing 572I. consequences to the child’s family are emphasized. The use of specific 572NI Preceptorship I (4). This is the first of two preceptorship experiences interventions and diagnostic procedures are demonstrated and applied in which can be taken concurrently or in consecutive semesters. This laboratory/clinical settings during forty hours of required clinical activities. preceptorship course will be a minimum of 300 clinical hours. Opportunities to Prerequisite: Nursing 564. apply knowledge and skills from advanced nursing roles, theory, research, and neonatal clinical courses to the advanced therapeutic management of high risk 566NP Adult Nurse Practitioner Health Care Nursing II (4). This course is neonates are provided. Emphasis is placed on therapeutic measure within a designed to prepare adult clinical nurse practitioner (NP) students in the care conceptual framework or model and applying findings from research relevant and management of adults populations with chronic health problems. The to comprehensive care of neonates. The client system will be the neonate and focus of the course is on the differentiation and therapeutic management of family. Prerequisites: Nursing 564N and 566N. chronic health problems encountered by adult NPs in various health care settings. Emphasis is given to those health issues commonly encountered by 587 Research Utilization in Nursing (3). This course will prepare nurses to adult NPs. The course enables students develop a research and theory based implement a research utilization model to validate practice. The theoretical practice for disease state management of health care for adults. Core content: basis for research utilization and practical instances of its application in theories- grief and loss, chronicity, and pain; advanced nursing skills. This nursing will be examined. Opportunities will be provided to develop a research course consists of two credit hours of lecture/discussion and two credit hours of utilization plan to address a clinical area of practice. This course consists of clinical experience. The two credit hours of clinical experience consists of 150 three hours of lecture/discussion per week. Prerequisite: Nursing 545, 555. hours. Clinical practice and clinical seminar comprise the clinical experience. 597A Independent Study in Nursing/Patient Care-Elective (1-6). Guided study of selected topics and/or areas in nursing and/or patient care. 566NS Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist Health Care Nursing II (4). This Prerequisites: Nursing 550 and permission of faculty. course is designed to prepare adult clinical nurse specialist (CNS) students in the care and management of adults populations with chronic health problems. 597B Independent Study in Nursing/Patient Care-Equivalent (1-6). The focus of the course is on the differentiation and therapeutic management Guided study of selected topics and/or areas in nursing and/or patient care. of chronic health problems encountered by adult CNSs in various health care Prerequisites: Nursing 550 and permission of faculty. settings. Emphasis is given to those health issues commonly encountered by 598 Directed Research (1-6). Individual research project for students to adult CNPs. The course enables students develop a research and theory based utilize beginning research skills in designing and conducting independent practice for disease state management of health care for adults. Core content: studies under the direction of the faculty. Prerequisites: Nursing 550, 555 and theories- grief and loss, chronicity, and pain; advanced nursing skills. This permission of faculty. course consists of two credit hours of lecture/discussion and two credit hours of clinical experience. The two credit hours of clinical experience consists of 150 599 Research Thesis (1-9). Individual study under the direction of a member hours. Clinical practice and clinical seminar comprise the clinical experience. of the faculty leading to the preparation and oral defense of a thesis. Prerequisites: Nursing 550, 555 and permission of faculty.
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600 Doctoral Seminar (1). This one credit hour four semester seminar course 626 Substantive II: Empirical Applications (3). Using the theoretical state of is designed to assist doctoral students in the process of socialization into a the science developed in Substantive I, this course focuses on evaluating community of scholars. In a colloquium structure, students are exposed to and empirical measurement within the nursing area of interest. Within this context, respond to current issues in nursing research. These issues are presented as each student will identify specific variables found within the theoretical discussion topics and in the context of responding to their colleague- scholars’ literature and examine the empirical literature to articulate the state of the research activities and issues. Content includes such issues and concerns as science within a narrow aread of focus. This course will provide an integrated theoretical models for research and education; collaboration and review of the literature, which will serve as the literature review and support interdisciplinary research efforts; and the appraisal, interpretation and for the statement of the problem for the dissertation study. A critical analysis dissemination of research findings. In addition, under discussion will be the of terms and definitions in relation to variable measurement will be conducted. processes undertaken in the submission of research proposals (e.g. IRB review, Prerequisite: N625 Substantive I: Theoretical Applications grant writing, peer review, etc.). The seminar consists of a minimus of 15 contact hours per semester for four semesters, which includes the first semester 668 Quantitative Research (3). Quantitative reserach methods used to build the student is enrolled and three additional semesters. Prerequisites: nursing’s body of knowledge are explored. Experimental, quasi-experimental, Admission to the Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing program. Offered: Every and correlational designs and clinical trials are analyzed. Emphasis is placed Fall and Every Winter on design, data generation, analysis, and dissemination of findings. Development of quantitative research proposal is a major outcome of this 605 Philosophy of Science In Nursing (3). An overview of philosophy and course. Issues pertaining to the use of quantitative methods will also be the history of science are briefly reviewed as the foundation for the rise of explored. Prerequisites: N612 Advanced Quantitaive Analysis Methods, N624 modern science. Issues specific to scientific knowledge are discussed, Substantive I: Theoretical Applications or permission of instructor including how scientific knowledge is achieved, supported, and changed. The 670 Qualitative Research Methods (3). Qualitative research methods used to nature of science will then be addressed through the dialogue of competing build nursing’s body of knowledge are explored in this seminar course. philosophical perspectives, such as logical positivism, historicism and Emphasis is placed on design, data generation and analysis, and dissemination poststructuralism. Finally, contemporary nursing science, and its future are of findings. Development of a qualitative research proposal is an outcome of explored. Context topics include philosophic inquiry vs. scientific inquiry; the this course. Issues regarding qualitative research are identified and analyzed. nature of truth, explanation, observation, confirmation, acceptance; and the Prerequisite: MSN or permission of instructor roles of gender, culture and values in science. Prerequisite: MSN or permission of the instructor 676 Research Practicum (3-6). The research practicum is a structured educational activity that is preparatory to formal initiation of the dissertation 608 Theory Development in Nursing I (3). This course is taken concurrently process and typically takes place as the last course. The focus of the activity is with philosophy of science. In exploring the historical development of theory on refining the skills required by an individual student to conduct the in nursing, students will discuss how changes and shifts occur in dissertation research. The precise structure of and the credit awarded for the metaparadigms, paradigms, worldviews, and bodies of knowledge. Nursing’s research practicum is determined by the student’s program committee. grand theories will be examined in historical context. Strategies for developing Prerequisites: Permission of the student’s program committee. Offered: Fall nursing knowledge will be explored. Emphasis is placed on concept analysis, synthesis, and derivation. The process for transforming defining criteria into 694 Directed Readings (1-3). Intensive readings in an area selected by the empirical indicators will be explored. Prerequisites/Co-requisites: Admission graduate student in consultation with the instructor. By the end of the semester, into the PhD in Nursing program, co-requisite Philosophy of Science Offered: the student will be prepared to: 1. Analyze selected readings in relation to the Fall 2001 Every Fall context of the dissertation. 2. Integrate selected readings into the development of the dissertation. 610 Theory Development in Nursing II (3). Building on the knowledge of philosophy of science and the first theory course, students will continue to 699 Dissertation Research (1-12). Individual directed research leading to explore the process of theory deveopment. Focus will be on the development preparation and completion of doctoral dissertation. strategies of statement and theory analysis, synthesis, and derivation. Models, 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). frameworks and theories will be critically evaluated using a variety of criteria. Strategies for theory development will be analyzed in depth and implemented by students in the creation of their own conceptual framework. Prerequisites: N608 Theory Development in Nursing I or permission of instructor. 612 Advanced Quantitative Analysis Methods (4). This course focuses upon advanced methods for the analysis of quantitative data. Emphasis is placed upon the analysis of variance and the development of knowledge and skills required to apply non-parametric inferential procedures to the analysis of quantitative data. The course provides an in-depth examination of procedures judged most useful in analyzing data from experiments and quasi-experiments. Also presented are statistical models and assumptions underlying the use of parametric and non-parametric procedures. Prerequisites: An upper division or graduate level course in statistics or permission of instructor. Offered: Every Winter 614 Policy (1). This course examines health and social policy development as it intersects with public policy within state, local, national, and international arenas. Influences on ways of studying, and legal and financial aspects associated with policy developement and evaluation are discussed. The importance of nursing’s participation in policy inquiry is emphasized. Prerequisites: Admission into the PhD in Nursing program or permission of instructor. Offered: Winter 2001 Every Winter 618 Research Ethics (1). This course is an advanced examination of ethical issues in research with human subjects. Topics addressed in seminar format include the historical, philosophical, and legal bases of ethically sound research and scholarship. Documents such as the Nuremberg Code, Declaration of Helsinki, Belmont Report, OPRR guidelines, professional guidelines (ANA, MNRS) will be examined for the resolution of ethical concerns. Prerequisites: Admission to the Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing program or permission of instructor. Offered: Winter 2001 Every Winter 625 Substantive I: Theoretical Applications (3). Using theory development as a framework, this course focuses on the development of nursing knowledge in health promotion/ risk reduction; health restoration and support; and health care outcomes. Students will evaluate theoretical knowledge related to their area of focus and will develop a theoretical/ conceptual framework, which could form the foundation for dissertation studies. Students will critique literature from nursing and other disciplines related to health promotion/risk reduction/ health restoration and support; and health care outcomes and determine how this literature influences their theoretical framework or conceptual model. Students will generate potential hypotheses related to their own area of study. Prerequisites: N610 Theory Development in Nursing II or permission of instructor.
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School of Pharmacy Preparing for a Pharmaceutical Education To help prepare themselves for a pharmaceutical education, 5005 Rockhill Road high school students should plan a course of study that includes (816) 235-1607 a mathematics and science emphasis. Pre-pharmacy advisers [email protected] are available on the campuses of most Missouri institutions of http://www.umkc.edu/pharmacy higher education. College students planning to apply for Dean: admission to the School of Pharmacy should consult these Robert W. Piepho special advisers for assistance in planning their pre-pharmacy Associate Dean: coursework. Students taking their pre-professional coursework Wayne M. Brown at UMKC should contact the School of Pharmacy Student Services Office for advising on pre-pharmacy courses. General Information Program for Top High School Seniors History High school seniors who graduate in the upper 10 percent Originally organized in 1885 as the Pharmaceutical academic ranking of their class, whose ACT composite score is Department of the University of Kansas City, the school was a minimum 23, or whose ACT composite score is in the 90th reorganized and reincorporated in 1898 as the Kansas City percentile (28 or higher) irrespective of class rank, are eligible College of Pharmacy and Natural Science. In 1943, this to apply for the Freshman Provisional Admission Program. Up forerunner of the present school joined the University of to 30 provisional freshmen are accepted each year. Provisional Kansas City as its third professional school. students complete the pre-pharmacy coursework at UMKC and When the University of Kansas City was incorporated into take the Pharmacy College Admissions Test during the the University of Missouri System in 1963, the School of freshman year. Students accepted into the provisional Pharmacy became the only state-supported pharmacy school in admission program hold a reserve seat in the first professional Missouri. In October 1985, the school observed its centennial year of the Pharm.D. program if they successfully complete celebration, commemorating 100 years of progress in freshmen year eligibility requirements. Students meeting high pharmaceutical education, research and service. school eligibility requirements should contact the Pharmacy The School of Pharmacy is a member of the American Student Services office about this option early in the student’s Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). The Doctor of senior year for more information and to request a special Pharmacy program is accredited by the American Council on application packet. Pharmaceutical Education. The most recent accreditation Pre-pharmacy Requirements for College Transfer Students review was in 1997, when full accreditation was continued. A minimum of 32 credit hours of college work, including the The next on-site accreditation review will be during the specified pre-professional requirements listed below, must be 2003-04 academic year. Anyone interested can contact ACPE completed prior to admission to the professional pharmacy for more information. program of study with a grade of C or better; however, an Degrees Offered overall grade-point average (GPA) of 2.5 must be achieved for The School of Pharmacy offers programs leading to the eligibility. Pre-pharmacy courses may be completed at any advanced professional degree of doctor of pharmacy and the accredited institution or in the College of Arts and Sciences at undergraduate-level bachelor of science in pharmaceutical UMKC. sciences. Graduate-level degrees include the master of science Pre-pharmacy Curriculum/Semester Hours in pharmaceutical sciences. Emphasis areas available in the master’s degree program are pharmaceutics (including English Composition* 6 pharmaceutical technology and pharmacokinetics), Calculus with Analytical Geometry 4 General Chemistry I & II 8 pharmaceutical chemistry (including medicinal chemistry), Physics with Lab 4 pharmacology, and toxicology. The School of Pharmacy Electives in Humanities and participates in the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program with Social Sciences* 9-12 discipline emphasis areas of pharmaceutical sciences and Required Minimum Hours 32 pharmacology. * Students attending institutions restricting freshman Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) admission to the English Composition II course may substitute three additional hours of electives in the social sciences or First Professional Program humanities. A second semester of English composition may be A pharmacist is a health-care professional responsible for drug completed on admission to the School of Pharmacy. All use control in society, whose function includes but is not pharmacy students must successfully complete six hours of limited to: English composition and pass the Written English Proficiency • Promoting health by preventing improper and Test prior to graduation. uncontrolled use of drugs as well as advocating rational Pre-pharmacy coursework must total a minimum of 32 drug therapy. credit hours. General CLEP credits may not be used to fulfill • Providing guidance and counsel to the public with regard the mathematics, physics or chemistry requirements. to drugs and toxins. • Sharing concern with other health professions for Doctor of Pharmacy Admissions promotion of health and disease prevention. The doctor of pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree provides minimum • Having ultimate control over drug distribution and control and advanced level competencies necessary for the graduate to activities, yet also providing clinical services. assume a pharmacist’s professional responsibilities and qualify • Providing information to other health-care providers, for the licensure examination. The program of study patients and the public. emphasizes additional clinical sciences and experiences. The Numerous practice areas are covered by these responsibilities. training of doctor of pharmacy candidates concentrates on The curriculum is designed to develop the competencies of rational drug therapy decision-making within the graduates, allowing them to assume the above responsibilities. interprofessional health care team.
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Application Procedures must be completed by the beginning of the fall term in which Applications for the doctor of pharmacy program are accepted the applicant seeks to enter. between Sept. 1 and Feb. 15 of each year for consideration for General Education admission to the class entering the following fall. Admission to Hours the School of Pharmacy is competitive. Thus, applicants who English Composition I & II 6 meet the minimum requirements for admission may not be Public Speaking 3 accepted due to space availability restrictions. New students Behavioral and Social Sciences 9 are admitted to the doctor of pharmacy program only in the fall Humanities and Fine Arts 9 of each year. Applications postmarked later than Feb. 15 will Western Civilization or Geography 3 not be considered. For application forms and information Two Courses in Same Foreign Language 8 regarding admission, contact: Basic Sciences UMKC School of Pharmacy Hours Student Services Office General Chemistry I & II 8 5005 Rockhill Road Calculus with Analytical Geometry 4 Kansas City, MO 64110-2499 Physics with Lab 4 (816) 235-1613 Human Anatomy with Lab* 4 [email protected] Microbiology with Lab* 4 Cell Biology* 3 All of the steps listed below must be adhered to carefully for an Organic Chemistry I with Lab* 5 application to be considered complete: Organic Chemistry II* 3 1. A completed UMKC application and supplement for the * Basic science courses must have been sucessfully completed School of Pharmacy must be submitted to the School of no earlier than four years prior to the anticipated entry date in Pharmacy by Feb. 15. the Doctor of Pharmacy advanced standing program. 2. Official transcripts of all previous college and high school Behavioral and social sciences courses include courses work must be sent to the Office of Admissions by Feb. 15. from psychology, sociology, history, geography, economics, Applicants must have achieved a minimum 2.5 policial science, administration of justice and anthropology cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale) on all college-level work departments. completed through the end of the fall term preceding the Humanities and fine arts courses include courses from art, year of entry, to meet minimum eligibility requirements. art histry, communications studies, English, theatre, music, 3. The Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) must be philosophy and foreign languages departments. taken and scores forwarded to the School of Pharmacy Notification of Acceptance from the official testing agency by March 1. (The April Students will receive written notification of the school’s exam is past the deadline and will not be accepted.) decision concerning their applications on or about May 1 4. Three official recommendation forms from the application unless otherwise indicated. packet must be received by the School of Pharmacy Office Supplementary transcripts must be submitted to the of Student Services no later than March 1. Admissions Office upon completion of spring and summer 5. Eligible applicants must complete a structured interview coursework. Acceptance is contingent on satisfactory at the School of Pharmacy scheduled on a Saturday in completion of the specified minimum hours of pre-professional April. Applicants are notified by mail three weeks prior to collegiate coursework. Those students approved for admission their scheduled interview. Please note: Meeting minimum will be required to confirm their acceptance within 10 days eligibility requirements does not automatically qualify an with an advance deposit of $100 to guarantee their places in applicant for an interview. Based on the academic the entering class. This deposit is applied to the first credentials of the applicant pool, the school will select educational fee and is not refundable. candidates for an interview. Students who do not qualify will also receive written notice. Doctor of Pharmacy Curricular 6. Students whose native language is not English must Requirements follow the UMKC English Proficiency Requirements for The doctor of pharmacy degree program provides broad and International Students. general preparation in professional areas of practice with the intent that, on completion, graduates will be able to practice at Advanced Standing Admission a level sufficient to perform the established functions of a An advanced standing curricular track has been established to pharmacist. In addition, the Pharm.D. program prepares the allow students who have completed the coursework and met student for advanced levels of professional practice. The major the minimum requirements to complete the Pharm.D. degree in emphasis is on the clinical sciences and drug-related patient four years after entry in the professional program. There are a care. limited number of spaces available for this option each year. This program is designed to provide advanced education The application procedures for the advanced standing are the and training in clinical pharmacy and drug information with same as those listed for the Pharm.D. with the exception of a particular emphasis on interprofessional team participation in higher cumulative grade-point average requirement. the delivery of health care. To enable students to concentrate Applicants must have achieved a minimum 3.0 cumulative solely on this advanced professional coursework, those GPA (on a 4.0 scale) and a 2.75 minimum science/math GPA entering the doctor of pharmacy program are strongly (on a 4.0 scale) on all college-level work completed through encouraged not to work outside the school during the academic the end of the fall term preceding the year of entry, to meet year. minimum eligibility requirements. The professional curriculum of the doctor of pharmacy program encompasses 10 semesters. Coursework in the first Advanced Standing Pre-pharmacy Course Requirements The following courses are prerequisite and must be professional year (semesters one and two) includes various successfully completed (grade of C or higher). These courses required science courses and additional humanities and social
432 School of Pharmacy science electives as well as introductory-level pharmacy Pharm.D. Graduation Requirements courses. To graduate, Pharm.D. candidates must meet the following In semesters three and four, students complete their basic requirements: science foundation courses and take upper-level electives in the Semester One humanities and social sciences. In semesters five and six, LSAnat 119 Human Anatomy 3 students engage in advanced pharmaceutical science lecture LSAnat 119L Human Anatomy Lab 1 and laboratory coursework. During this period, students also Chemistry 321 Organic Chemistry I 3 select professional electives designed to reinforce the career Pharmacy 101 Introduction to Pharmacy 3 track in pharmacy to which they aspire. Professional options Pharmacy 110 Pharmacy Calculations 2 include: LSBiology 202 Cell Biology 3 Speech or Other General Elective: • Retail pharmacy practice and management skills; (Humanities or Social/Behavioral Sciences) 3 • Hospital and institutional practice; Total 18 • Research and industrial technology. Semester Two General topics applicable to any practice setting include, but General Elective 3 Pharmacy 104 Pharmaceutical Preparations 2 are not limited to, nutritional support, communicable diseases, Chemistry 322R Organic Chemistry II 3 designing dosage regimens, home health care and geriatric Chemistry 321L Organic Chemistry I Lab 2 drug therapy. LSMicro 121 Microbiology 4 In semesters seven and eight, Pharm.D. candidates pursue Business Selective 3 advanced coursework in therapeutics, pharmacokinetics, Total 17 pathophysiology and biostatistics; finish professional electives; and attend clinical practice seminars. Business Selective Options The final two semesters encompass advanced clinical Pharmacy students must complete a minimum of six credit clerkships. Drug literature evaluation, instruction and practice hours of selective business coursework from the following list. will be an integral part of the clinical clerkship experience. Business selective coursework must be completed while Each student will be exposed to a core number of required and enrolled in the School of Pharmacy. Coursework completed elective clinical clerkship and externship experiences. prior to entry in the professional program will not transfer. During clerkships the Pharm.D. candidate is expected to Business selectives and professional elective courses cannot be assume the clinical responsibility of a pharmacist under the double counted. Courses count as either business selectives or direct supervision of a faculty member. The emphasis of the professional electives. candidate’s activities will be the management of • Pharmacy 220 Principles of Pharmaceutical Business pharmacotherapeutic and pharmacokinetic problems • Pharmacy 300 Management Marketing encountered with patients’ drug regimens at the assigned • ECON 202 Introduction to Economics II practice site. Candidates also will be engaged in ongoing drug • ECON 302 Microeconomic Analysis utilization reviews, patient and health provider education • HTH AD 575 Long-Term Care Policy and Administration programs, and other pertinent activities involved in the • HTH AD 576 Managed Care Institutions provision of patient care. • HTH AD 577 Healthcare Service Administrations and the While clinical responsibilities occur during all of the Health Professions candidate’s experiential rotations, the primary focus will vary • HTH AD 578 Evaluation and Control of Health Services with a student’s choice of elective clerkship experiences. • BMA 525 Entrepreneurship: Managing Creativity and Externship rotations will focus on the organizational, technical Innovation • and administrative aspects of providing pharmaceutical care. BMA 535 Small Business Management and Candidates are required to complete nine months of Entrepreneurship experiential rotations. All rotations are full-time experiences Semester Three with schedules established separately by each instructor. Pharmacy 341 Medicinal Chemistry I 3 Experiential clerkship rotation prerequisites include Pharmacy 202 Pharmaceutics I 4 satisfactory completion of all degree requirements prior to LSBiochem 365 Human Biochemistry I 3 semester nine of the professional curriculum. Candidates also LSPhys 399 Pharmacy Physiology I 3 General Elective (Writing Intensive) 3 must be certified as a basic cardiac life support (BCLS) Total 16 provider and have completed sequence one and two of the Top 200 Drugs exam requirement. All immunizations, as listed Semester Four previously in this section of the catalog, must be on file with Pharmacy 203 Pharmaceutics II 4 Pharmacy 344 Medicinal Chemistry II 3 the Office of Experiential Programs before clinical practice LSBiochem 366 Human Biochemistry II 3 begins. LSPhys 400 Pharmacy Physiology II 3 Doctor of pharmacy students are strongly encouraged to Pharmacy 414 Professional Communications attend the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists Mid-year in Pharmacy 3 Clinical Meeting in December to begin residency interviews. General Elective 3 Because pharmacy is a profession undergoing rapid Total 19 change, the curriculum is subject to continual review and Successful completion of sequence one of the Top 200 Drugs modification. As society’s needs for specific types of requirement must be satisfied. Proof of the following pharmaceutical service change, the curriculum will change as requirements must be on file in the Office of Experiential well. To assure the best pharmaceutical education for its Rotations prior to enrollment in semester five of the students, the School of Pharmacy reserves the privilege of professional curriculum. Proof of immunizations, including making judicious changes and improvements in course Hepatitis B series, two MMRs, chicken pox, and tuberculin sequence and content at any time. skin test results, as well as successful completion of basic cardiac life support (BCLS) certification.
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Semester Five Available Clerkships Pharmacy 361 Pharmacology I 4 Pharmacy 307 Disease Processes for Pharmacy 6 • Pharmacy 404P Drug Information Clerkship Pharmacy 303 Pharmacokinetics & • Pharmacy 405P Emergency Medicine Clerkship (elective) Biopharmaceutics 4 • Pharmacy 406P Adult Patient Care Clerkship I Business Selective 3 • Pharmacy 407P Ambulatory Care Clerkship Total 17 • Pharmacy 408P Psychopharmacy Clerkship • Pharmacy 409P Hospital Pharmacy Practice Externship Semester Six Pharmacy 362 Pharmacology II 5 (selective) Pharmacy 405 Therapeutics I 3 • Pharmacy 410P Adult Patient Care Clerkship II Pharmacy 463 Toxicology 2 • Pharmacy 412P Community Pharmacy Practice Pharmacy 455P Clinical Kinetics 4 Externship (selective) General Elective (Writing Intensive) 3 • Pharmacy 413P Pediatric Care Clerkship (elective) Total 17 • Pharmacy 418P Directed Individual Rotations in Pharmacy Practice I (elective) Successful completion of sequence two of the Top 200 Drugs • Pharmacy 419P Directed Individual Rotations in requirement must be satisfied prior to the end of semester six. Pharmacy Practice II (elective) Semester Seven Pharmacy 326 Evidence Based Medicine I 3 Graduation Requirements Pharmacy 451 Pharmacy Law & Ethics 2 To graduate, students must successfully complete all required Pharmacy 453P Clinical Practice I 1 coursework listed in the curriculum for a minimum of 208 Pharmacy 420 Therapeutics II 5 hours (including the 32-hour pre-professional coursework Professional Elective(s)** 4 requirement) and all non-credit requirements in effect at the Nursing 401 Health Assessment 3 Total 18 time of completion. Prior to graduation, students also must demonstrate proficiency in English, cardiopulmonary Semester Eight resuscitation and the clinical pharmacology of the 200 drugs Pharmacy 485P Therapeutics III 5 most commonly prescribed. The School of Pharmacy will Pharmacy 426 Evidence Based Medicine II 3 provide direction in ways to complete those requirements. Pharmacy 456P Clinical Practice II 1 Within the 208 hours, the following minimums must be met: General Elective 3 Professional Elective(s)** 6 Mathematics/Basic Science Coursework: 47 hours Total 18 Humanities & Social Science Coursework: 33 hours Pharmacy didactic coursework: 74 hours ** Courses Approved to Satisfy Professional Electives Professional Electives A minimum of 10 credit hours of professional elective (or approved equivalents): 10 hours coursework must be completed while enrolled in the School of Business Selectives: 6 hours Pharmacy. Coursework completed prior to entry in the Experiential Learning: 38 hours professional program will not transfer as professional elective Humanities and Social Science Course Requirements credit. General and professional elective courses cannot be (including pre-pharmacy coursework): double counted. Courses count as either general electives or English Composition 6 hours professional electives. A current list of approved professional Fundamentals of electives may be obtained from the Pharmacy Student Services Effective Speaking and Listening 3 hours Office; the following list is current as of this catalog’s Writing Intensive Coursework 6 hours publication date. Humanities and Fine Arts 9 hours Social and Behavioral Sciences 9 hours • Home Health Care • Nutritional Support One 3-credit-hour western civilization, world geography, • Veterinary Pharmacology American Studies, or Interdisciplinary Studies course and a • Computers in Pharmacy minimum of two foreign language courses of the same • Radiopharmaceuticals language (totalling 8-10 credit hours) must also be completed • Hospital Pharmacy unless prior exemption has been obtained. • Studies in Chemical Dependency Career Applications • Community Pharmacy Management A number of graduates choose to practice in community and • Social and Psychological Development Through the Life hospital pharmacies, but career possibilities in the profession Cycle of pharmacy are varied. Pharmacists have a wide latitude from • Institutional Pharmacy Administration • Managed Care Institutions which to select the practice environment in which their • The Experience of Health in Aging professional skills can be applied. The salary range will vary • Death and Dying with the location and type of practice; however, the annual • Policies of Drug Use and Control starting salary in the Midwest for a pharmacist ranges from • Pharmacy Seminar $40,000 to $65,000. • Individual Directed Studies The community environment, including both private and • Introduction to Research corporate-owned pharmacies, offers the pharmacist the opportunity to practice or to assume management positions. Semester Nine Organized health care institutions (hospitals, nursing homes Four 4-credit-hour Pharmacy Clerkships 16 and managed health care facilities) also offer the practitioner exciting practice opportunities. Semester Ten Many nontraditional services are provided by pharmacists Five 4-credit-hour Pharmacy Clerkships 20 in the community including home nutrition, nuclear pharmacy, nursing home consultation and long-term care.
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Graduates may choose to enter careers in the Career Applications pharmaceutical industry in product development and control, Students in the B.S. in pharmaceutical sciences program will marketing and manufacturing, management, sales, public be prepared to begin specialized study at the graduate level in a relations and advertising. Career opportunities for pharmacists number of pharmaceutical sciences. They may directly enter are available in state and federal government service in staff the work force in the biomedical or pharmaceutical industry and supervisory positions in the United States Public Health and make a significant contribution to the health and Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, Food and Drug well-being of society through the design and development of Administration, Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs; in novel therapeutic agents or processes. More importantly, their state health agencies; and in all branches of the armed services. understanding of the interactions between environmental The doctor of pharmacy program also provides an chemicals and humans will make them attractive applicants for appropriate academic base for persons wishing to enter positions in regulatory agencies and industries dealing with graduate study in the pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry and such issues. The advanced graduate and postgraduate biology. Others have gone on to pursue degrees in medicine, education which some will seek will result in a higher level of dentistry and law. scholarship and the potential for a more fundamental Postgraduate training in the form of a residency and contribution. optional fellowship is recommended for all doctor of pharmacy The specific demand for students trained at the B.S. level graduates seeking advanced career opportunities. in pharmaceutical sciences is on the increase. In the pharmaceutical industry, graduates with this specific training Bachelor of Science in have always been sought as technical assistants in laboratories Pharmaceutical Sciences (B.S.P.S.) of pharmacology, toxicology, and related areas where the B.S. In fall 2001, the School of Pharmacy at the University of trained biologist or chemist would not be expected to be as Missouri-Kansas City will offer a four-year bachelor of science attractive a candidate. degree program in pharmaceutical sciences. This degree It is widely acknowledged that schools and colleges of program is an undergraduate degree that does not prepare pharmacy need to increase the number of B.S. trained graduates for state board licensure. Interest in developing a pharmaceutical scientists that will enter their graduate four-year baccalaureate degree program in Pharmaceutical programs. The graduates of Ph.D. programs in the pharmaceutical sciences are in increasing demand in both Sciences was generated by the desire of the faculty to expand academia and the pharmaceutical industry, and are expected to the educational base of the School in the health-related provide the primary base from which the professorate of sciences and the projection that graduates of the bachelor of colleges and schools of pharmacy is renewed and continued. sciences in pharmaceutical science program will help meet The B.S. in pharmaceutical sciences graduate can apply for current and future societal needs in these fields of study. sales positions in the pharmaceutical industry. Definition and General Description of the Program Advising Schools of pharmacy as well as schools of medicine have Students will receive academic advising from professional staff traditionally focused on the medically related life sciences. in the Pharmacy Student Services Office in addition to being While schools of medicine generally have not become involved assigned a faculty adviser from the pharmaceutical sciences in undergraduate education, schools of pharmacy have evolved disciplines. Applicants may elect to complete the first two professional programs producing pharmacists and years of the B.S.P.S. curriculum at another accredited college pharmaceutical scientists in direct collaboration with colleges or university and then transfer to UMKC. Students planning to of arts and sciences. The pharmaceutical sciences represent in transfer coursework should check with the Pharmacy Student one sense the collective basic science that underlies pharmacy. Services Office to verify course transfer equivalencies from Rooted in discovery and development of therapeutics, other institutions. pharmaceutical scientists seek to identify and understand Application chemical, biochemical, pharmacological, toxicological and Admission to the program requires a student to complete the other fundamental processes that are necessary to define and UMKC general application form. Completion of supplemental sustain the desired therapeutic effect. The pharmaceutical materials are currently not required. Contact the Pharmacy sciences and pharmacy itself both clearly require early training Student Services Office at (816) 235-1613 or send an e-mail to in biology, chemistry and physics. While students in these [email protected] if you have questions regarding the more basic disciplines move on to increasingly specialized degree or if you would like an application to the program. courses of study indigenous to those separate sciences, students of pharmaceutical sciences or related life sciences evolve in a Description of the Curriculum course of study which continues to stress a cross fertilization of Semester One ideas of fundamental biology and chemistry while focusing on English 110 English Composition I 3 the complexity and balance of living systems. Math 210 Calculus w/Analy Geometry 4 Students in the pharmaceutical sciences degree program Chemistry 211/211L Gen Chemistry I 4 will be broadly trained in the early stages of the curriculum in General Elective 3 the arts, humanities and social sciences while achieving a Total 14 broad early emphasis in the natural sciences and a later Semester Two specialization within the chemical and pharmaceutical English 225 English Composition II* 3 sciences. The program of study will sharpen their cognitive Physics 210 Physics w/Lab 4 and affective skills consistent with other alternative programs Chemistry 212R/212LR General Chemistry II 4 General Elective 6 at the UMKC campus. The structure, diversity and functional Total 17 characterization of living systems will be studied, examined, and understood with emphasis on the nature of disease, the *Students attending institutions restricting freshman admission disease process, and the design and development of drugs and to the English Composition II course may substitute 3 dosage forms. additional credit hours of electives in the social sciences or
435 School of Pharmacy humanities. A second semester of English composition may be *Students who have satisfactorily completed two years of the completed upon admission to the School of Pharmacy. same foreign language in high school are exempt from this Students must successfully complete 6 credit hours of English requirement. composition and pass the Written English Proficiency Test (WEPT) prior to graduation. General CLEP credits may not be School Activities used to fulfill the mathematics, physics or chemistry Advising System requirements. It is particularly important that students meet with their faculty Semester Three advisers regularly to ensure that they are meeting all Biology 108 General Biology I 4 requirements and will have no deficiencies upon entering the Chemistry 321 Organic Chemistry 3 pharmacy curriculum. General Elective (Speech) 3 Upon entry into the pharmacy program, each student is Biology 202 Cell Biology 3 assigned a faculty adviser. This adviser acts as a mentor during Statistics I* 3 the program. Total 16 The adviser’s role during the time the student is enrolled *The statistics course can be satisfied by successful completion in the pharmacy curriculum is to counsel and advise, based of Educ 505 or Math 235. upon each student’s individual needs. If students are experiencing difficulties, whether academic, financial or Semester Four personal, or if they would like more in-depth information about Chemistry 321L Organic Chemistry I Lab 2 Chemistry 322R Organic Chemistry II 3 various facets of the curriculum or career alternatives, they Chemistry 341 Quantitative Analysis 4 should feel free to seek counsel from their advisers. The General Elective 3 advisers are familiar with the various sources of assistance and Biology 109 General Biology II 4 will help students seek the best solution to their problems. Total 16 Libraries Semester Five The University Libraries provide the full spectrum of Chemistry 345R Instrum Analysis 3 information services to support study and research in Pharmacy 202 Pharmaceutics I 4 pharmacy. For additional information consult the University LSBiochem 365 Human Biochemistry I 3 Libraries section of this catalog. LSPhys 399 Pharmacy Physiology I 3 General Education 3 Student Services Total 16 The School of Pharmacy offers a variety of services to assist Semester Six students, in support of academic experience. Student services Pharmacy 203 Pharmaceutics II 4 available not only through the School of Pharmacy, but LSBiochem 366 Human Biochemistry II 3 throughout the University, are outlined in the Division of LSPhys 400 Pharmacy Physiology II 3 Student Affairs section of this catalog. General Education 6 Total 16 Student Life Semester Seven Student Government Pharmacy 361 Pharmacology I 4 The student body annually elects an Executive Pharmacy Pharmacy 341 Medicinal Chemistry I 3 Student Council which consists of the president, executive vice Pharmacy 303 Pharmacokinetics & Biopharm 4 president, vice president for professional projects, secretary Pharmacy 463 Toxicology 2 and treasurer of the student chapter of the American Pharmacy 498 Intro to Research 2 Pharmaceutical Association, the Academy of Students of Total 15 Pharmacy (ASP); two All Student Association representatives; Semester Eight and two representatives from each professional class. This Pharmacy 362 Pharmacology II 5 group supervises the annual student activities budget process Pharmacy 344 Medicinal Chemistry II 3 and recommends students to represent the student body on Pharmacy 498 Intro to Research 2 various campus and school administrative committees. The Science Elective* 3 Pharmacy Student Council Executive Committee, class officers Gen. Elective (Writing Intensive) 3 and representatives from each of the student organizations Total 16 recognized by the School of Pharmacy faculty meet biweekly *This optional elective brings the credit hours to 127. This to share concerns and to exchange information about each elective is not necessary to achieve the minimum credit hours group’s activities. for a UMKC baccalaureate degree, but it allows the student to The Student ASP Script select a 400- or 500-level course in chemistry, biology or A student-administered, student-oriented newsletter is pharmacy. published twice each semester by the Academy of Students of Other Requirements Pharmacy (ASP) at UMKC. Its purpose is to inform the Students must complete the following general education student body and faculty of the school of student activities and requirements: achievements, announce opportunities that are available, and report on developments that affect student life. It is a primary • English Composition I and II; vehicle of communication within the school. Articles are • 9 credit hours of fine arts and humanities coursework; welcomed from any student, student organization, faculty or • 9 credit hours of social and behavioral sciences staff member. coursework; • a public speaking course; Student Organizations • a cultural education course; Academy of Students of Pharmacy (ASP) • a writing intensive course; This professional organization is the student branch of the • and two courses of the same foreign language.* American Pharmaceutical Association. ASP provides a means
436 School of Pharmacy for pharmacy students to become involved at the national level Phi Lambda Sigma in the profession of pharmacy. Members annually send Phi Lambda Sigma is the national pharmacy leadership society, delegations to the regional and national meetings of the which promotes the development of leadership in pharmacy, association. At the 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998 national especially among pharmacy students. The society encourages meetings, the UMKC chapter of ASP won the National participation in all pharmacy activities; membership crosses Chapter Achievement Award for schools in its size category. fraternal and organizational lines to include pharmacy students, During the 1996 and 1997 year, the ASP chapter received the faculty, alumni and honorary members. prestigious MERCK Project Student Grant Award. Student Society of Health-System Pharmacy Membership in ASP also includes subscriptions to several The Student Society of Health-System Pharmacy (SSHP) was professional publications. The local chapter acts as the student founded at UMKC in the spring of 2000. SSHP is an affiliate governing body for the School of Pharmacy and represents the of the Missouri Society of Health-System Pharmacists and also pharmacy students in the campus Student Government works closely with the Greater Kansas City Society of Association. Membership is encouraged of all undergraduate Health-System Pharmacists and the American Society of students enrolled in the School of Pharmacy. Pre-pharmacy Health-System Pharmacists. Membership in SSHP is open to students are also eligible to join. any student enrolled in the School of Pharmacy. Health-system Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) pharmacists work in a variety of settings including hospitals, This professional organization is sponsored by the National HMOs, long-term care, home care and clinical settings. Some Pharmaceutical Association and was established at UMKC in of the events and activities of the student society include a 1980. Membership is open to all pharmacy, pre-pharmacy and shadowing program where students have the opportunity to allied health field students at UMKC. SNPhA seeks to assist spend a day with a health-system pharmacy practitioner and a the School of Pharmacy in its recruitment and retention efforts series of residency roundtables. with ethnic minority students and to increase an awareness among others in the school, University and community about Scholarships, Special Awards and Financial minority health-care issues. One of its primary purposes is to Assistance provide pharmacy students with an organization that can deal The Dean’s List with problems facing pharmacists in this country. At the end of each semester, the names of full-time doctor of Rho Chi pharmacy students whose term GPA is 3.5 or higher are placed The Alpha Omega chapter of this pharmaceutical honor society on the dean’s list. These students receive a letter of was established at UMKC in 1954. Eligibility is limited to congratulations, and a notation is placed on the permanent students who have completed five semesters of the scholastic record. Students must complete a minimum full-time program work applicable toward the doctor of pharmacy degree. To be of 12 graded hours to qualify for the dean’s list. The credit/no invited to membership, students must have a minimum GPA of credit option may not be used as part of the 12 graded hours. 3.0, be in the upper 20 percent of their class, and have shown Degrees With Honors evidence of good character and leadership. Students ranking in the upper 10 percent of their graduating Kappa Epsilon class based on a three-year average who are full-time and who Kappa Epsilon is a professional fraternity for women in meet the academic standards prescribed by the faculty will be pharmacy. The Omega chapter of this national organization graduated “with distinction.” was established at UMKC in 1958. Each year the chapter An annual honors recognition program is held at the end sponsors certain worthwhile projects for the school and the of the final term in conjunction with the pharmacy graduation community, such as a food and clothing drive for the needy in and awards banquet. At that time, recognition is given to the area and poison prevention programs. Individual members students for superior academic achievement or service. of Kappa Epsilon also participate in service projects sponsored Selection of the recipients, except where noted below, is made by the school. by vote of the pharmacy faculty in conjunction with the scholarship and financial aid committee. Kappa Psi This national professional pharmaceutical fraternity for men Achievers of Excellence Awards Ceremony was founded in 1879. The Gamma Theta Chapter of Kappa Psi Each fall an awards ceremony is held to recognize those was established at UMKC in 1957. Its purpose is to maintain students in the School of Pharmacy who receive scholarships the high ideals of pharmacy through emphasis on ethics, or awards from the School, the University or the School’s scholarship and fellowship. Kappa Psi members plan many constituent groups. Most of these awards are competitive and social and professional activities each year with emphasis on are confirmed by the scholarship and financial aid committee. campus and community service projects. Membership is open During this ceremony, student leaders are also recognized for to male students in pharmacy. The chapter also has a “little their efforts on behalf of the School and the University. sister” organization. Graduation Awards Phi Delta Chi Rho Chi Award Phi Delta Chi is a national coeducational professional Honors are presented to a graduating student based upon pharmaceutical fraternity dedicated to the advancement of the scholastic achievement, strengths of character, personality and profession of pharmacy and to the promotion of fraternalism. leadership evidenced during residency in the School of The Beta Epsilon chapter of Phi Delta Chi was established at Pharmacy. Selection is made by Rho Chi honor society. UMKC in 1960. The members participate in community service projects such as hypertension screening, poison Alumni Award prevention education and blood drives. The goals of the The Alumni Association of the School of Pharmacy gives an chapter are to establish bonds and friendships in the engraved plaque to the graduate who has exhibited outstanding organization and the School of Pharmacy that will temper the leadership in school affairs. Candidates are recommended by difficulties that all students meet in their years at school and to the scholarship and financial aid committee. Final selection is obtain an understanding of brotherhood and professionalism. made by the board of directors of the Alumni Association.
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Merck Award female member of the graduating class who, while in school, Merck & Company Inc. of Rahway, N.J., presents a Merck has been active in professional pharmacy affairs, especially Manual and Merck Index to two graduating students for those which affect the status of women in pharmacy. The noteworthy academic achievement in the area of recipient must be present at the graduation awards banquet in pharmaceutical chemistry. order to receive the award. Lilly Achievement Award Pfizer Community Pharmacy Internship Award The Eli Lilly Company of Indianapolis, Ind., presents a trophy An engraved plaque and an educational grant to the school in to a member of the graduating class for superior scholastic and the recipient’s name is presented by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals of professional achievement. New York, N.Y., to an outstanding graduating student for American Pharmaceutical Association Service Award demonstrating excellence during the student’s community A certificate is presented by the American Pharmaceutical pharmacy internship. Association to the graduating student who has done the most Roche Pharmacy Communications Award for the student branch of the association. Roche Laboratories, a division of Hoffman-La Roche Inc. of The American College of Apothecaries Award Nutley, N.J., presents an engraved plaque to a graduating The graduating student who has shown outstanding scholastic Pharm.D. student demonstrating outstanding communication achievement and participation in school activities receives an skills in clinical pharmacy coursework. engraved silver bowl from the American College of TEVA Outstanding Student Award Apothecaries. A certificate and cash award are presented by TEVA Joy Ashley Memorial Award Pharmaceuticals of Sellersville, Pa., to a graduate. The criteria In memory of Mrs. Joy Ashley, a prominent member of the are scholastic achievement, professional pharmacy outlook and Pharmacy Foundation and the American Association of participation in school activities. Retired Persons, cash awards and certificates of recognition are awarded to two students for their high ideals and commitment Facts & Comparisons Clinical Communication Award to the betterment of the profession. A set of engraved marble bookends with a complete library of Facts and Comparisons is presented by the Facts & Perrigo Award Comparisons Division of J.B. Lippincott Company, St. Louis, The Perrigo Company of Allegan, Mich., awards a stipend and Mo., to a graduating student, recognizing high academic hand-engraved wall plaque to a graduating student in achievement and outstanding clinical communication skills. recognition of excellence in nonprescription medication studies. Fall Awards APhA Academy of Students of Pharmacy Mortar and American Institute for the History of Pharmacy Certificate Pestle Professionalism Award This award recognizes and encourages superior achievement in A replica of a rare Revolutionary War mortar and pestle is pharmacohistorical study or activity by an undergraduate presented to the graduate who exhibits the ideals of pharmacy student. professionalism and excellence in patient care and has Wright V. and Gladys A. Bartholomew Scholarships demonstrated exceptional service and commitment to the These scholarships are awarded competitively to students profession of pharmacy through involvement in professional entering the third semester of the professional program in the organizations and other extracurricular learning opportunities. School of Pharmacy. Pending satisfactory academic This award is supported by McNeil Consumer Products performance, these scholarships can be renewed for a Company. maximum of four additional semesters. SmithKline Beecham Award Mary Bisceglia Memorial Scholarship Fund An engraved plaque and volumes 1 and 2 of the USP-DI from SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals of Philadelphia, Pa., is A gift was made by Bud Bisceglia, a 1953 alumnus, in memory presented to a member of the graduating class for superior of his wife, Mary, for a memorial scholarship. The Mary achievement in clinical pharmacy patient care. Bisceglia Memorial scholarship is awarded to a second- or third-year student interested in community pharmacy practice. Pharmacists Mutual Award A gold-embossed reference book or one year of pharmacists Century Club Grant for Clinical Pharmacy liability insurance is presented by the Pharmacists Mutual The UMKC Pharmacy Foundation awards this grant to a Insurance Co. of Algona, Iowa, to a graduate, based on third-year student whose dedication to the area of clinical academic achievement and professional pharmacy outlook. pharmacy is reflected by a desire to complete a doctor of pharmacy degree or pursue clinical practice. Mylan Pharmaceutical Excellence in Pharmacy Award Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. of Birmingham, Ala., presents a Century Club Grant for Hospital Pharmacy plaque and a U.S. savings bond to a graduate in the top 20 The UMKC Pharmacy Foundation awards this grant to a percent of the class who exhibits exceptional skills in the area third-year student who demonstrates both an interest in and the of drug information dissemination. intention to practice hospital pharmacy upon graduation. Douglas Adcock Memorial Award Lewis D. DeClerck Memorial Scholarship An annual cash award established in memory of Douglas This scholarship is awarded to a second-year student who Adcock, a 1977 graduate of the School of Pharmacy, is ranks in the top 10 percent of his or her class and who exhibits presented to a student who plans a career in the public health leadership qualities. service or who exhibits the ability to overcome adversity with Eckerd Drug Scholarships professionalism. The Eckerd Drug Company awards these scholarships to four Mitzi McGee Memorial Award students entering the second-year class who plan to practice An annual cash award established in memory of Mitzi McGee, community pharmacy after graduation. a 1977 graduate of the School of Pharmacy, is presented to a
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Spencer S. Glenn Memorial Scholarship National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) In memory of Spencer S. Glenn, a scholarship recognizing the Scholarship superior pursuits of a doctor of pharmacy student was Awarded to a second- or third-year pharmacy student who established. Selection preference is given to married student intends to pursue a career in chain community-pharmacy applicants who are U.S. citizens and Missouri residents. practice upon graduation. Financial need is taken into The Glenski Family Scholarship consideration. An award is presented to a pharmacy student in years three Nyberg Pharmacy Independent Pharmacy Scholarship through five of the professional pharmacy curriculum who has An award made available to a pharmacy student, regardless of maintained a cumulative 3.0 School of Pharmacy GPA. The his or her practice interests or year in school, who maintains a student must be involved in extracurricular activities with a minimum 2.5 GPA. Financial need is considered. This award community service emphasis. Preference will be given to a not given every year. student who has a family member who is either in a health-care Osco Drug Barret S. Heddens Jr. Memorial Fellows profession or a UMKC alumnus. Cash awards for two students in the first professional year and Greater Kansas City Society of Health-System Pharmacists two students in the second professional year are given annually (GKCSHP) Book Scholarship by the Osco Drug Company. The fellowships are awarded on This scholarship is awarded by the GKCSHP to a second-year the basis of outstanding academic ability and leadership student who plans to pursue a career in hospital pharmacy. qualities. Recipients are designated as Osco Drug Barret S. George Guastello Scholarship Fund Heddens Jr. Memorial Fellows for the year in which the This scholarship was established in 1996 by the Guastello awards are made. family and recognizes a deserving pharmacy student interested Osco Drug Barret S. Heddens Jr. Memorial Scholar in practicing in a retail pharmacy setting. Applicants’ financial A cash award and an appropriate citation are made available need will be considered. annually by the Osco Drug Company to the full-time student Harvey H. Haynes Scholarship with the highest GPA accumulated during the first six This scholarship shall be awarded to a third-year pharmacy semesters in the School of Pharmacy. The recipient is student planning to work in an independent pharmacy in a rural designated as the Osco Drug Barret S. Heddens Jr. Memorial area with a population under 10,000. Financial need is not Scholar. In addition, the recipient’s name and the year of award taken into consideration. are inscribed on a permanent plaque in the School of Pharmacy. Bruce J. “Bud” Huber Memorial Scholarship Owen Healthcare Scholarship A scholarship for a student in years two through five who has a A matching fund program through Owen employee donations minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and documented involvement to a top academically ranked second- or third-year pharmacy in extracurricular activities in the area of service. Priority student with financial need. Not awarded every year. should be given to a pharmacy technician or intern of Express Ozark Society of Health-System Pharmacists Award Pharmacy or to an older, returning student. Financial need is Awarded to a full-time student enrolled in years three through considered. five of the doctor of pharmacy program who has a grade-point Kmart Scholarship average of 3.0 or higher. Preference will be given to students Second- or third-professional-year students with an interest in from the Southwest Missouri area (Vernon, Barton, Jasper, pursuing a career in community pharmacy and who are Newton, McDonald, Barry, Lawrence, Dade, Cedar, Polk, employed by Kmart as a summer intern are eligible for the Greene, Christian, Stone, Taney, Ozark, Douglas, Webster, Kmart Scholarship. A special application is required and can Wright, Texas, Howell, Dallas and Laclede counties). be obtained through the Kmart Corporation. Pharmacists Mutual Scholarship Award Richard D. Johnson II Scholarship This scholarship is awarded annually by the Pharmacists Criteria are yet to be established. Mutual Insurance Companies of Algona, Iowa, to a second-year pharmacy student who intends to practice Lindman-Gershman Scholarship pharmacy in a community setting upon graduation. Criteria are yet to be established. Pharmacy Business Associates (PBA) Scholarships Alexander and Mary Margolis and Bernard A. Margolis PBA True Care, America’s largest independent buying Perpetual Memorial Fund association, awards three scholarships to deserving pharmacy A bequest through the estate of Bernard A. Margolis was students with an interest in community pharmacy practice. established in 1994 for a worthy pharmacy student enrolled in years one through four of the first professional program with Pharmacy Foundation Memorial Scholarship financial need. Awarded to a second-year student recognized for his or her earnest pursuit of a pharmacy degree and intent to practice in a McNerney Scholarship retail setting upon graduation. Criteria are yet to be established. The RAN Institute Award Missouri Pharmacy Foundation Scholarship Awarded to a female pharmacy student who has demonstrated The Missouri Pharmacy Foundation provides a scholarship to a an interest in and documented activities of strong third year student who is a Missouri resident. The recipient entrepreneurial ambitions, active involvement in UMKC should be on track with his or her class and have maintained a athletic programs, and financial need. minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA during the first two years of the pharmacy program. The recipient should be planning on a The Joseph G. Shalinsky Scholarship Fund career in Missouri and have demonstrated involvement in his This scholarship was established in 1996 by the family of or her community. Joseph G. Shalinsky. The scholarship recipient must have achieved academic success (minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA) and an interest in practicing in a community pharmacy setting
439 School of Pharmacy after graduation. Applicants’ significant financial need should Larry Windmoeller Scholarship be evidenced. This scholarship shall be awarded to a pharmacy student. Leo Shalinsky Scholarship Preference will be given to a student who is a graduate of a The recipient of the award should be a second-or third-year high school in Boone County; is a past or current employee at pharmacy student interested in practicing in a retail pharmacy. the University of Missouri-Columbia Hospitals & Clinics; has The applicant must have a minimum GPA average of 2.5, be a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.6; and is financially needy. involved in extracurricular activities and have financial need. Other Financial Assistance and Awards The Bruce and Shirley Stocker Scholarship George H. Hargrave Pharmacy Student Loan Fund The applicant for this scholarship established in 2000 must be An endowment through the unitrust of George H. and Edith L. either a Missouri or Kansas full-time resident in years one Hargrave was established in 1994 for pharmacy students through five of the professional pharmacy program. The enrolled in years one through five of the first professional applicant must have maintained a minimum 3.0 GPA, have program who need additional financial support while pursuing expressed an interest in pursuing a career in institutional a pharmacy degree. pharmacy, and be involved in the appropriate professional Gracia Bremer Loan Fund pharmacy organizations (i.e., MSHP, KSHP, ASHP). Financial An endowment through the unitrust of Gracia Bremer and need will be taken into consideration. Mercantile Bank was established in 1996 for pharmacy Harry N. Tishk Scholarship students enrolled in years one through five of the first Awarded to a provisional student entering the first professional professional program who need additional financial support year of the School of Pharmacy. This scholarship fund was while pursuing a pharmacy degree. created in honor of Harry N. Tishk, a 1964 alumnus, for Morris R. Shlensky Award financially impaired students. The Morris R. Shlensky award was originally made available Fred Tonnies Scholarship through officers of the Katz Drug Co. (now Osco) specifically This scholarship shall be awarded to a pharmacy student. for first-professional-year students devoted to the pursuit of a Preference will be given to a student who is a graduate of a pharmacy education regardless of the financial constraints. The high school in Boone County; is a past or current employee at award is renewable for one additional semester. the University of Missouri-Columbia Hospitals & Clinics; has Facts & Comparisons Scholarship for Postgraduate Study a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.6; and is financially needy. in Drug Information UNITED DRUGS Scholarship Program This $2,500 scholarship is awarded to a Pharm.D. candidate A scholarship for a fourth- or fifth-year pharmacy student entering the last year of the program, interested in pursuing involved in pharmacy related student affairs and service to the advanced training in drug information pharmacy practice. community, preferably in a leadership capacity. The qualified Searle Fellowships in Pharmacy student must have a minimum overall GPA of 2.5 and an First-, second- and third-place awards beginning at $7,500 are interest in independent pharmacy practice. awarded to Pharm.D. candidates entering the last year of the Phyllis Vaughn Scholarship program who show leadership potential, professional This scholarship shall be awarded to a pharmacy student in the development, and educational achievement. second through fifth year of the professional pharmacy program who expresses a caring and friendly attitude toward Academic Regulations and others. Preference will be given to a student who exemplifies Requirements this attitude through his or her involvement through extracurricular activities that help people. Class Attendance Regular attendance at classes is recommended for students to Mathew W. “Bill” Wilson Scholarship progress satisfactorily through the pharmacy curriculum. In honor of Matthew W. “Bill” Wilson, a 1950 alumnus of the Required attendance, however, is left to the discretion of the school, this scholarship is awarded to a third-year professional individual instructor. Students are responsible for familiarizing student whose integrity and professionalism matches that of themselves with all course requirements and assignments. Bill Wilson. Students are to report absences occasioned by illness to Walgreen Student Scholarship the School of Pharmacy Student Services Office so that An annual award to a pharmacy student entering their final instructors can be notified. Absences for official School or year. The student should have a minimum overall GPA of 2.0, University activities will be handled through the dean’s office. have demonstrated outstanding leadership and communication In either event, any notice sent to instructors is for purposes of skills and have an interest in community pharmacy practice. information only and does not relieve students of any Wal-Mart Scholarship responsibilities for completing work missed in their absence. The Wal-Mart Corporation awards this scholarship to a Absences from Scheduled Examinations second-year student who has an interest in pursuing a career in Unless otherwise specified on the pharmacy course syllabus, community pharmacy. students may be excused from a scheduled examination if they Warner Lambert/Parke-Davis Commitment to Excellence notify the School of their absence in advance of the in Pharmacy Scholarship Awards examination and present a statement from their private Fourth-year pharmacy students ranking in the top 20 percent of physician confirming their illness on their return. The manner their class with experience in community healthcare or with a in which a justified absence from an examination will be made professional pharmacy organization are eligible to apply for 25 up will be determined by the course instructor. Instructors do national scholarships. reserve the right to hold examinations outside of regularly scheduled class times. Such examinations will be noted in the University schedule of classes.
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Students will not be given an opportunity to make up an To remove themselves from probation, students must receive unexcused absence from an examination, and their scores shall not less than a 2.00 term GPA and must raise their cumulative be recorded as zero for a numerically scored exam and F for a GPA above 2.00 in the next academic term. letter-graded examination. Academic Dismissal The only exceptions to this rule shall be when the Pharmacy students are considered ineligible to progress in the student’s absence is traumatic in nature (e.g., automobile School of Pharmacy under any of the following conditions: accident, sudden death in family, etc.) or when prior arrangements have been made with the course instructor. • Receipt of a D grade in any coursework in a single semester while on academic probation; Immunizations • Receipt of less than a 2.00 term GPA while on academic Adequate protection for students and patients against certain probation; diseases requires standard immunizations. Submission of • Receipt of an F or a No Credit grade in any required immunization certificates are a condition of acceptance and course; must be on file in the Office of Experiential Programs prior to • Receipt of two grades of D in coursework taught within the beginning of the first clinical practice rotation. Students are the School of Pharmacy in a single semester; required to have the three-injection series of the Hepatitis B • Placement on academic probation for more than two vaccination, vaccination against or proof of chicken pox non-consecutive terms; immunity, two MMRs (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccination, • Receipt of two consecutive terms of less than a 2.00 and a yearly tuberculin skin test (a chest x-ray is required if cumulative GPA. skin test is positive) completed as a condition of advancement. Additional tests may be required. Newly enrolled students will All such cases of probation or ineligibility will be reviewed receive information regarding immunization provider options carefully by the School’s committee on admissions and at orientation. academic requirements to determine the reasons for the unsatisfactory progress. Students may be asked to appear Academic Loads before the committee to discuss probable causes for their All coursework in the pharmacy curriculum is sequential and academic difficulties. builds upon the instruction in the previous term. Students must The committee will then either propose a program enroll for the total program outlined for each term unless an whereby the students might make up the deficiencies and exception to the normal program has been approved by the return to good standing or recommend termination. The school’s committee on admissions and academic requirements. student must sign an agreement with the program proposed by Exceptions to Professional Curriculum the committee to correct the deficiencies and will be governed Students are expected to satisfactorily complete all required by the committee’s proposal until the conditions stipulated in it courses and noncredit requirements in the professional have been satisfactorily met. All students are given the terms pharmacy curriculum. Any exception to the normal governing academic performance on entering the School of professional curriculum must be reviewed and approved by the Pharmacy. school’s committee on admissions and academic requirements. Student Conduct For a student to be excused from any of the required courses, a All students entering the School of Pharmacy receive a copy of petition for exception must be submitted to the committee for the University of Missouri Student Conduct Code. A student its consideration at least one month prior to the start of the proved to have illegally obtained, sold or used a controlled term for which the exception is being requested. substance shall be permanently dismissed from the School of Concurrent Enrollment Pharmacy. A pharmacy student may not enroll at another institution while Student Honor Council also enrolled at UMKC unless prior approval has been All students entering the School of Pharmacy receive a copy of obtained from the Committee on Admissions and Academic the Honor Council Procedures and Standards of Professional Requirements. Approval requires completion of a petition for and Ethical Behavior. These policies and procedures provide exception or a Kansas City Area Student Exchange Program peer review to ensure these standards are upheld by each (KCASE) form. The KCASE program allows full-time pharmacy student. In all cases of academic dishonesty, the students who are concurrently enrolled to take a course during instructor shall make an academic judgment about the student’s the fall or winter semester at a participating college or grade on that work and in that course. university at no additional charge (except lab fees). KCASE applications are available from the Registrar’s Office. Noncredit Requirements All professional degree students are expected to actively Grading System participate in professional activities offered or required by the Refer to the grade-point system listed the General School of Pharmacy. These activities mirror those expected in Undergraduate Academic Regulations and Information section professional practice and are intended to better prepare the of this catalog. student for professional life. The following are requirements Academic Probation for all students: Pharmacy students are placed on academic probation if they receive any of the following: 1. Successfully complete the self tutorial for the top 200 • Less than a 2.00 term GPA; most widely prescribed drugs each year, starting at the • “D” grades in two or more courses taken outside the second professional year. This requirement must be School of Pharmacy; satisfied before progression to the next professional year. • A “D” grade in a course taught within the School of 2. Certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support each year Pharmacy; or starting prior to the beginning of the third professional • Less than a 2.00 cumulative GPA during one term. year. Certification is required for progression to the next professional year.
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3. Attendance at all “Pharmacy Grand Rounds” unless wishing assistance for a drug related impairment may previously excused in writing in advance of the event by voluntarily seek counsel through the Pharmacist Recovery the dean or designee. Network (PRN), a service supported by the Missouri 4. Attendance and participation in seminars, colloquia and Pharmaceutical Association. All students are subject to the workshops thought to be beyond the scope of education rules and regulations of PRN. provided in the curriculum as requested by instructors. Outside Employment Attendance is required unless previously excused in Because of the intensity of the professional curriculum, writing in advance of the event by the dean or designee. students are strongly urged to limit outside employment to no more than 10 hours per week while enrolled in the school. Written English Proficiency Test Requirement Students experiencing academic difficulties as a result of Candidates for the doctor of pharmacy must complete the commitments to outside employment may be asked by the Written English Proficiency Test (WEPT). The University school’s committee on admissions and academic requirements requires that all students successfully complete English to stop outside work until their academic difficulties are Composition 110 and English 225. At the end of English 225, resolved. the WEPT is administered. Any student failing to pass the Note: Program requirements and course descriptions are WEPT will be required to take English 299. After completion subject to change without notice after publication of this of English 299, the WEPT will again be administered. Any catalog. Pharmacy students are encouraged to remain in student failing the WEPT will be required to repeat the process contact with their faculty adviser and professional staff in the (English 299 and WEPT) until successfully completing the Pharmacy Student Services Office to stay apprised of program WEPT. All students who have completed English Composition requirements in effect. I and II elsewhere are required to take the WEPT. They, too, must abide by the results of the exam to be eligible for State Licensure Requirements graduation. Students planning to practice the profession of pharmacy are Independent Study required to satisfy the licensure requirements of the state in The opportunity to undertake independent study is offered which they intend to practice. Licensure requirements vary; through Pharmacy 497 and 498 courses. These courses may therefore, information concerning these requirements may be satisfy part of the professional elective requirement. Generally, obtained by writing the secretary of the board of pharmacy of the student receives the individual attention of a professor in the state concerned. the chosen field of study, and the project may involve any topic The state of Missouri requires that an applicant for considered appropriate to the academic needs of the student. registration be 21 years of age, a graduate of an accredited Once the student and instructor have agreed on a project, a school of pharmacy approved by the state’s board of pharmacy, permission-to-enroll form that includes an outline of the and have on file with the board proof of 1,500 hours of proposed course of study signed by the instructor must be internship experience in a retail/community or hospital reviewed and approvedfor credit by the school’s committee on pharmacy under the supervision of a registered admission and academic requirements. This must be done at pharmacist/preceptor. Kansas internship requirements are least one month prior to the start of the term in which the presently 1,500 hours also. coursework is to commence. Both Missouri and Kansas will count up to 750 contact No more than 5 credit hours of Pharmacy 497 and 498 hours of the pharmacy experiential learning and clerkship courses may be counted toward the degree requirements. courses toward nonconcurrent internship hours. Pharmacy 497 and 498 courses are offered on a credit/no credit basis only. Graduate Programs Off-campus Learning Experiences Degrees Offered All students are required to participate in experiential learning The School of Pharmacy offers the master of science (M.S.) in rotations. All of the experiential learning courses are pharmaceutical science and participates in the interdisciplinary conducted in actual practice settings (e.g., community, doctor of philosophy (Interdisciplinary Ph.D.) degree program hospitals, nursing homes, etc.) under the supervision of clinical in the School of Graduate Studies. Areas of concentration practitioners – instructors who serve as exemplary role models available at the master’s level include pharmaceutics, in their particular types of pharmacy practice. Students are pharmaceutical technology, expected to provide their own transportation to sites assigned biopharmaceutics/pharmacokinetics, medicinal chemistry, for the experiential learning. pharmacology and toxicology. The disciplines of Experiential sites may be located outside the Kansas City pharmaceutical science (which incorporates pharmaceutics, area. During the externships, living and travel expenses are the pharmaceutical chemistry and pharmacokinetics) and responsibility of the student. pharmacology are eligible for Interdisciplinary Ph.D. study. The M.S. degree incorporates research, thesis and core Liability Insurance curricular requirements. Admission to graduate study in the Students who are completing internship requirements or who School of Pharmacy represents a judgment of the faculty that a are enrolled in clinical practice coursework are encouraged to student has the potential to successfully pursue a graduate obtain pharmacy liability insurance. Students must be covered degree. It does not provide a guarantee. by pharmacy liability insurance prior to the first day of a Students must adhere to all stipulations of the University school-sponsored clerkship or externship experience. Students for the degrees sought. Nothing in this description shall be should contact the Pharmacy Student Services Office or the construed to be in conflict with policies of the University or the Office of Experiential Programs for information. School of Graduate Studies; however, the School of Pharmacy Drug Screening reserves the right to set more exacting standards for admission Pharmacy students may be subject to random drug screens as a and retention. condition of participation in patient care activities. Students
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Admission Requirements are employed in the Kansas City area may complete graduate Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Science study on a part-time basis by electing up to 6 credit hours each All applications to master’s programs in the School of semester. However, the student must satisfy residency Pharmacy must be made through the UMKC Admissions requirements and time limit restrictions of the School of Office. An applicant must meet the general requirements of the Graduate Studies and the school (or its disciplines) before a University to be considered by the School of Pharmacy. degree is conferred. Research towards the thesis or dissertation Applications are reviewed by the appropriate division and must be independent of the projects ongoing at the student’s must be approved by the graduate programs committee of the place of employment. Research must be conducted in School school, composed of professors who have appointments to the of Pharmacy laboratories during at least two weekdays and one University graduate or doctoral faculty, and by the dean of the weekend day each week for one year. School of Pharmacy. Students whose coordinating unit or emphasis area is Admission to the graduate programs in the School of pharmacology should contact the division chair for separate Pharmacy is contingent on the ability of the graduate faculty to regulations in this area. accept additional graduate students and the availability of Doctor of Philosophy space and funding in the proposed area of emphasis. Ph.D. programs at UMKC are interdisciplinary. Students Thus, worthy candidates may not be accepted due to a lack desiring to study at the doctoral level in pharmaceutical of a match in students’ interests to faculty availability and sciences or pharmacology must apply to the School of other considerations. Graduate Studies. Detailed information on the general and Requirements for admission to the master of science discipline-specific admission requirements may be found in the program in the School of Pharmacy include: School of Graduate Studies section of this catalog. 1. A professional degree in pharmacy or a baccalaureate Students pursuing interdisciplinary Ph.D. study who have degree in a related-science field; selected pharmaceutical sciences or pharmacology as one of 2. An aggregate minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 for their disciplines should consult the School of Graduate Studies students graded on a 4.0 basis, a first-class degree for section of this catalog for degree requirements and other students graded on the British system, or equivalent academic regulations applicable to their degree programs. undergraduate achievement for others. (A prospective Career Applications faculty adviser may require more stringent standards in The M.S. degree offers advanced education in pharmaceutical the emphasis area and may recommend acceptance based science to students with undergraduate degrees in pharmacy or on consideration of other factors.) For those students baccalaureate degrees in other fields such as chemistry, whose emphasis area is pharmacology, a minimum 3.5 chemical engineering or biology. An M.S. degree is often a GPA is required on all post-baccalaureate work; requisite for management positions in industrial 3. Submission of three letters of reference bearing on the pharmaceuticals production, quality assurance, regulatory academic and research potential of the applicant from affairs and other areas. It is sometimes desired as a milestone individuals who have in-depth knowledge of evaluating for full-time graduate students who are pursuing the applicant’s ability and potential for graduate level Interdisciplinary Ph.D. degrees, but the M.S. is not a study; prerequisite for the Ph.D. degree. Full-time students applying 4. Submission of scores obtained in the Graduate Record for admission to the graduate programs in the School of Examination (GRE); Pharmacy are urged to apply to the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. 5. For students whose primary language is not English, program. scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language The doctor of philosophy degree is the highest academic (TOEFL) must be submitted. A minimum TOEFL score degree offered in any American university. It is a research of 550 is required; degree. Merely attaining high grades in didactic coursework 6. Foreign students must meet financial independence and passing examinations is insufficient demonstration of merit criteria established by the University; and for this degree. Obtaining the Ph.D. degree requires 7. Students whose native language is not English must demonstration of the highest order of scholarship; diligent and follow the UMKC English Proficiency Requirements for inventive pursuit of a research program; and defense of a International Students. dissertation based upon original research. Although new students pursuing the pharmaceutical science The Ph.D. is usually a requirement for obtaining emphasis are accepted in all terms, because of course appointment to university faculties or to senior-level sequencing it is recommended that students enter in the fall appointments in research and development in pharmaceutical term. The deadline for making application to the M.S. program and related industries, research institutes and in government. is March 1 for the fall term and Oct. 1 for application to the School Activities winter term. Due to course sequencing, new pharmacology emphasis students will preferably be accepted in the fall term. Pharmaceutical Science Graduate Student Association To have credentials included in the review process, applicants (PSGSA) should submit GRE scores and all other necessary supporting Formed in 1981, this organization seeks to provide a forum for documentation no later than May 15 (domestic applicants) or the exchange of ideas among graduate students in March 15 (international applicants) in the year in which pharmaceutical science and to enhance appreciation of admission is sought. research activities among undergraduate pharmacy students. Each year PSGSA sponsors a picnic for all new and returning Part-time Graduate Students graduate students. They also arrange hospitality and publicity Once all admission requirements have been satisfied, students for graduate seminar programs and the annual School of admitted to the master of science in pharmaceutical sciences Pharmacy Research Day. emphasis area or doctoral students whose coordinating unit is pharmaceutical sciences may enroll part-time. Scientists who
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Rho Chi Pharmaceutical Honor Society Richard D. Johnson Graduate Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate students in pharmaceutical science who meet the Award society’s general academic criteria may be recommended for Eligible applicants must be a UMKC Pharm.D. graduate membership after completion of their first year of graduate entering the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program immediately after study. graduation with a high cumulative GPA. The $2,500 stipend is Seminar Requirement awarded during the first semester of the doctoral program. There are two emphasis-area-specific seminar sections. Financial need is not considered. Contact the Pharmacy Pharmacy 580A is for students in pharmaceutical sciences and Student Services Office for application procedures. Pharmacy 580C is for students with an emphasis in Robert C. Lanman Graduate Pharmacology Scholarship pharmacology or toxicology. Pharmacology-emphasis-area students may apply for one of Attendance and participation in graduate seminar is two scholarship eligibility options. The first option requires the required of all graduate students in the School of Pharmacy M.S. or Ph.D. pharmacology applicant to possess a minimum throughout their tenure in the program regardless of cumulative GPA of 3.0 and proof of financial need. The enrollment. Schedules and requirements vary in these sections, applicant must be fully admitted to the degree program and but as a minimum, each student usually presents one seminar have successfully completed no less than two semesters of during each academic year. full-time coursework. The second option is for senior level Faculty Advisers Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students with pharmacology as their All pharmacy graduate students are assigned interim faculty emphasis area. The applicant must possess a minimum advisers as stated in the letter of admission. By the end of the cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 and have successfully first year, each student must have selected a permanent adviser. completed written and oral comprehensive exams. With this For students (master’s and doctoral) whose emphasis area option, funds are to be used to offset the cost of dissertation is pharmaceutical sciences, if the permanent adviser chosen is preparation and/or to attend a scientific meeting at which an not the same as the interim adviser, the student must confirm abstract of the dissertation research will be presented as first acceptance in writing by the desired permanent adviser. If a author. The recipient is selected by the Division of student wishes to change permanent advisers, a meeting will be Pharmacology faculty and the School’s scholarship and held with the student and the two advisers to discuss the financial aid committee. change. This meeting will be mediated by the division chair. If the division chair is one of the two advisers, a third party will Additional Sources of Support mediate. The American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education If the student changes to a faculty member outside the (AFPE) provides fellowships to aid graduate students who Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, then such student will have completed at least one year in a school of pharmacy. immediately lose any financial support from the Division of Stipends provide for educational fees, books and partial Pharmaceutical Sciences’ resources. If the student changes to personal needs. Applications are generally due in March and another faculty member in the Division of Pharmaceutical students must request application forms directly from AFPE. A Sciences, then any support from the division or school (e.g., statement of recommendation from the dean is required. GTA) resources will transfer with the student during the first The United States Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention offers year of graduate studies. Resources from individual professors a maximum of eight annual fellowships of up to $12,000 to are at the discretion of such professors. doctoral candidates for research projects related to developing The adviser from whom the student is transferring has the or improving standards for drugs or drug products. Candidates rights to all previous projects worked on by the student and all must be endorsed by faculty serving on the USP advisory research ideas, grant proposals, etc., originating from such panel. work. That adviser must grant permission in writing for the Please refer to the School of Graduate Studies section of student to use any such material for meeting presentation, this catalog for other potential sources of financial support. publication, patent, thesis or dissertation. Master of Science Scholarships, Awards and Financial Assistance Degree Requirements Prior to full admission in the School of Pharmacy, graduate Teaching and Research Assistantships students in pharmaceutical science or pharmacology and School of Pharmacy assistantships are awarded on a toxicology areas will have completed coursework in calculus, competitive basis. Awards are generally appointments for organic chemistry, physical chemistry, biochemistry, 10-20 hours per week. Assistants are required to contribute to microbiology, human anatomy and physiology in University the academic program of the School of Pharmacy through departments and schools outside the School of Pharmacy, laboratory assistance or in other service of academic character. when these courses are appropriate to their interests. They also Information on the current level of stipends and application for may elect advanced courses related to their areas of interest. assistantships may be obtained from the Student Services Because many courses have prerequisites, the sequence of Office of the School of Pharmacy. Persons receiving emphasis area courses and elective courses is determined by assistantships are expected to enroll in a minimum of 6 credit the academic background of each student and their research hours per term. In addition to their stipends, teaching and interests and requires the concurrence of the faculty adviser. research assistants are eligible for a waiver of nonresident fees. Graduate students whose emphasis area is pharmaceutical Thomas D. Ross Memorial Graduate Scholarship sciences will be given a placement examination, administered An annual cash award established in memory of Thomas D. by division faculty, to assess undergraduate preparation for Ross is presented to recognize the superior pursuits of a graduate-level study. Deficiencies existing on admission must graduate student in pharmacology. Selection preference will be be discussed with the interim faculty adviser during the first given to the student who is a U.S. citizen, who is a Missouri semester of graduate work. Course equivalency is determined resident, and who is married. by the pharmaceutical science discipline faculty on a case by
444 School of Pharmacy case basis. Students are required to pass the discipline M.S. Supervisory Committee and Program of Study placement exams before appearing for the comprehensive This committee comprises the faculty adviser and two other exams administered by the Supervisory Committee. graduate faculty members recommended to the School of Minimum Requirements for M.S. Degree Graduate Studies by the student and faculty adviser. The faculty adviser, who serves as chairperson of the committee, 1. The M.S. degree requires completion of a minimum of 32 and a majority of the members of a master’s student credit hours of graduate study including 2 credit hours of supervisory committee must be full members of the graduate Pharmacy Seminar, 3 credit hours of statistics, and 6 faculty. Therefore, no more than one member of a master’s credit hours of Pharmacy 599 Research and Thesis. supervisory committee may be an adjunct graduate faculty Although students are required to enroll and successfully member. A majority of the faculty making up the supervisory complete only 2 credit hours of Pharmacy Seminar, committee must be from the student’s emphasis area. An pharmacy graduate students (degree- and adjunct member may not be counted toward the mandated non-degree-seeking) are required to participate and attend representation from the emphasis area discipline. The all scheduled sessions of Pharmacy Seminar each supervisory committee must approve the plan of study and semester. thesis research protocol submitted by the student. 2. Before full acceptance to a degree-seeking program, Graduate credit for courses requires that the courses be at students will be selected by a faculty adviser who must be least 300- or 400- level and that a grade of B or better be a member of the University graduate faculty. The faculty obtained. A grade of less than B in a required 500- or 600-level adviser and student will plan the degree program of study, course may be allowed to stand; however, the student’s adviser contingent on approval by the supervisory committee and and supervisory committee may require that the course be the graduate programs committee of the school. The repeated. faculty adviser and two additional graduate faculty Students enroll in courses with the approval of their members serve as the M.S. supervisory committee. faculty advisers. Within the first 12 hours of degree-seeking graduate study, the student has advanced to the point where a Emphasis Area Requirements supervisory committee is appointed and the planned program Following are the emphasis area requirements for the M.S. of study is developed. The program of study must receive the degree in pharmaceutical science. approval of the supervisory committee and graduate programs committee. Courses Hours A majority of the coursework applicable to any graduate Pharmaceutical Science Courses 10 degree at UMKC must be completed at UMKC. Refer to the Other Coursework 11 General Graduate Academic Regulations and Information Statistics 3 Pharmacy 580A Seminar 2 section of this catalog for more information. Pharmacy 599A or 599B Research and Thesis 6 Comprehensive Examination for M.S. Candidates in Other graduate level courses offered by the division or Pharmaceutical Science coursework in the Division of Pharmacology, Chemistry Students are required to pass written and oral comprehensive Department or the School of Biological Sciences may be taken examinations on questions provided by the supervisory with prior approval. committee during the semester before the degree is to be conferred. The oral comprehensive exam may be incorporated Following are the requirements for the M.S. degree in with the thesis defense or final project, however. Generally, the pharmaceutical science with emphasis in pharmacology. written examination covers knowledge which should have been Pharmacy 509 Basic Toxicology obtained in performance of coursework. The oral examination Pharmacy 519 Pharmacology I encompasses knowledge which should have been obtained in Pharmacy 520 Pharmacology II performance of research, as well as coursework. Pharmacy 615 Methods in Pharmacology The first comprehensive examination is written. Questions and Toxicology are submitted by each member of the supervisory committee, Pharmacy 580C Seminar as guided by the chairperson. For students with an emphasis in pharmaceutical sciences, the division faculty in conjunction Pharmacy 599C Research and Thesis with the supervisory committee will submit questions for Education 505 Statistical Methods I comprehensive exams. Once the written examination has been A minimum of 6 credit hours must be chosen from the taken, the supervisory committee must convene to determine following optional courses: whether the student has passed. In the event that this examination is failed, the student may retake the examination Pharmacy 521 Advanced Organic Medicinal within the next semester but no sooner than 10 weeks after the Chemistry first attempt. Failure to pass the second written examination Pharmacy 531 Physical Pharmacy Equilibria results in dropping the student from the program. Pharmacy 515 Drug Absorption, Distribution On passing the written examination, the student and his or and Excretion her major adviser will schedule an oral comprehensive Pharmacy 590AB Receptor Pharmacology and examination at a time mutually agreeable to the supervisory Signal Transduction committee. The general requirements of the oral Other graduate-level courses offered by the division or comprehensive examination will be presented to the student in coursework in the Division of Pharmaceutical Science, writing at least six weeks in advance of the date of the Department of Chemistry or School of Biological Sciences examination. A determination of pass or fail on the oral may be taken with prior approval. examination will be made by vote of the committee after the Students with professional degrees in pharmacy will be oral examination has been completed. In the event the oral required to take other advanced graduate-level courses that are examination is failed, the student will be given a second oral offered. examination to take place no later than the semester following
445 School of Pharmacy the failed examination. Failure to pass the oral examination a graduate degree sought and related stipulations noted in the second time will mean the candidate is dropped from the General Graduate Academic Regulations and Information program. section of this catalog. More than one negative vote on an M.S. oral or written Note: Program requirements and course descriptions are comprehensive exam constitutes failure of the examination. subject to change without notice after publication of this A minimum of three members of the supervisory catalog. Pharmacy graduate students are encouraged to remain committee must be present at the oral examination for the in contact with their major faculty adviser to stay apprised of examination to be held. If the examination is canceled for lack program requirements in effect. of the required number of examiners, it should be scheduled again as soon as possible. Non-degree-seeking Graduate-level Thesis Defense Students The final requirement for conferral of the M.S. degree is The School of Pharmacy recognizes that area residents defense of the thesis, where the supervisory committee is the employed in the pharmaceutical industry and related examining body. The thesis must be submitted in complete organizations may not desire to pursue a graduate degree but typewritten form to the adviser and supervisory committee at may wish to take an occasional graduate course to update their least six weeks before the date the advanced degree is to be knowledge base. Persons with baccalaureate degrees in conferred. Please refer to the Thesis and Dissertation pharmacy, chemistry or biology who have completed the Preparation and Approval Process listed under the School of appropriate prerequisite coursework for the courses they wish Graduate Studies section of this catalog for regulations to undertake may request classification as 6-G pertaining to thesis preparation. The defense is conducted only non-degree-seeking graduate students. No more than 12 credit after the thesis has been certified for acceptance by the dean of hours may be taken under a 6-G classification. Enrollment in the School of Graduate Studies and may not be administered any School of Pharmacy course requires a completed UMKC when UMKC is not officially in session nor on a weekend. The application form and approval of the manager of pharmacy defense must be announced with an abstract at least two weeks student services. in advance of the scheduled date of the defense. The defense of the thesis is approved when a majority of Continuing Education Programs the supervisory committee members recommend approval and The School of Pharmacy is making a significant contribution to members of the pharmaceutical profession and allied health sign the report of results form. Students must comply with all professionals by providing continuing education in pharmacy rules and regulations governing theses outlined under for the improvement of professional competence as it relates to Minimum Academic Regulations Specific to Master’s Degrees drug utilization in disease states. Area needs, as they are in the General Graduate Academic Regulations and identified by the profession, are met through conferences, short Information section of this catalog. courses, home-study courses and seminars. The School of Ph.D. Degree Requirements Pharmacy has been accredited as a provider of continuing Please refer to the School of Graduate Studies section of this education by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education. For detailed information on offerings and services catalog. available, contact the director of pharmacy continuing Requirements for Retention education programs. A cumulative GPA of 3.0 (B) or better must be maintained during each semester of enrollment in all work applicable to a Non-traditional Doctor of Pharmacy graduate degree. Program If a student does not maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 Introduction (B), eligibility to continue graduate enrollment will be The Non-traditional Doctor of Pharmacy (NTDP) Program at determined in accordance with the probation policies of the the School of Pharmacy allows graduates from a school School of Graduate Studies. Please refer to the School of accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Graduate Studies Requirements for Retention section of this Education (ACPE), or individuals who hold a current, valid catalog. Recommendations from the School of Pharmacy will license to practice pharmacy in the United States to earn the be based on evaluations by the student’s supervisory Pharm.D. degree. The School of Pharmacy is a member of the committee and the school’s graduate programs committee, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. The doctor of which reviews the progress of all graduate students at the pharmacy program is accredited by the American Council on conclusion of each semester. Pharmaceutical Education. In addition to the above requirements, master’s students in Individuals who complete this program will meet the same pharmaceutical sciences with an emphasis in pharmacology terminal performance objectives as students who complete the who receive a grade below B in courses offered by the Division school’s traditional doctor of pharmacy program. Although of Pharmacology will be required to repeat the course. A each student brings to the program a different level of practical course may not be repeated more than once, and the repeated experience, knowledge and skill developed throughout a grade achieved must be a B or higher. A student with an practice career, there will not be any assessment of prior emphasis in pharmacology who receives a grade of C in more learning and no didactic credit will be given. All didactic than 6 credit hours or who receives a grade lower than C or NC coursework must be completed in a given tier before moving to is ineligible to continue the graduate program. the next tier. Tiers 1 and 2 must be completed within three years after program initiation. Requirements for M.S. Degree Didactic coursework is available on a self-instructional Conferral basis with strong faculty support. Experiential rotations utilize In addition to completing the M.S. degree requirements listed practice sites in a variety of locations. In addition to receiving in this section, students must adhere to all requirements for the academic credit towards the requirements for the doctor of pharmacy degree, it also enables individuals to receive
446 School of Pharmacy academic credit on a nondegree basis. This program is Unless otherwise noted at the time coursework materials are designed to serve as a vehicle to deliver a desired core of received, grades for didactic coursework will be based on the unique expertise and experience in contemporary, following: A = 90% or more, B = 89-80%, C = 79-75% and clinically-oriented pharmacy practice. D = 74-70%. Any score less than 70% is unacceptable and the course must be repeated. No more than 3.0 hours of D Curriculum coursework can be used for degree credit. Specific course As required by the American Council on Pharmaceutical instructors may adopt a different set of grading standards, but Education, the curriculum has been constructed to ensure that in no case will the grading standards be more stringent than students will have been exposed to a series of educational those listed above. experiences designed to achieve competencies comparable to those of students completing the traditional entry-level doctor Academic Progress of pharmacy degree program on the UMKC campus. The Effective Jan. 1, 1998, students who have not made academic program is comprised of 22 credit hours of didactic progress (i.e., enrolled in a course, taken an exam, etc.) during coursework and 28 credit hours of experiential coursework. the preceding 12 months shall automatically be dropped from Please note: The only prerequisite requirement for courses in the program. Students who have been dropped from the the program is Pharmacy 423P prior to taking Pharmacy 457P. program shall be notified and provided a 30-day period within Offered Course Hours which to petition for readmission. Those readmitted shall automatically be reinstated at the point in the program at which Tier 1 they were dropped. Those failing to request readmission within Winter 423P Biostatistics in Pharmacy 3.0 the 30-day period and who subsequently request readmission Fall 457P Research Methods & will need to complete another application for admission and Literature Assessment 2.0 start the program again. Progress will be reviewed on July 1 Winter 401 Health Assessment for Nursing Practice 3.0 and Jan. 1 of each year. Fall 455P Clinical Pharmacokinetics 4.0 Examinations Tier 2 The content of all examinations will be developed from the Winter 420 Therapeutics II 5.0 course objectives and any updates will be provided in the Fall 485P Therapeutics III 5.0 course materials. This is one of the components in the Tier 3 (*Seminar) contract-teaching approach employed in this program, so Fall/Winter Experiential Rotations students know what is expected of them. Some questions will 406P Adult Patient Care Clerkship I 4.0 be “policing questions” to be sure students complete 410P Adult Patient Care Clerkship II 4.0 assignments. Because none of these questions is intended to be 407P Ambulatory Care Clerkship I 4.0 a “trick” question, students should call attention to ambiguities 425P Ambulatory Care Clerkship II 4.0 or other concerns as quickly as possible. Elective Rotations (I, II & III) 12.0 All exams are to be taken in sequence. Although two or Total Hours 50.0 more exams may be taken at one time, students are encouraged to take them one at a time. The Examination Request forms are *Seminar incorporated within experiential rotations. to be completed and returned when a student is ready for his or Completion Time her exam. Students should mail, fax, or e-mail exam request Tiers 1 and 2 must be completed within three years after forms; telephone requests will not be accepted for exams to be program initiation. Tier 3 must be completed within two years mailed to exam sites. after completion of Tier 2. No more than five years will be It will be the student’s responsibility to make allowed for completion of the program. Each student will be arrangements for a proctor to supervise their examinations. reviewed annually for confirmation of satisfactory progress in Because all proctors are to be approved by the associate dean, completing degree requirements. the following guidelines should be followed carefully. Mailing instructions will be included with each course Didactic Course Completion syllabus. The participant is responsible for postage on Individual courses must be satisfactorily completed during the assignments that are to be mailed to the Division of Continuing semester the student enrolls. Students must complete a Education (DCE). The DCE office will provide postage-paid minimum of one course per semester (excluding summers) or return envelopes for examinations sent to the approved proctor. two courses during the academic year. In most instances, return of the test and assignment results will Exemption from Didactic Coursework (Tiers occur within 10 working days after receipt by the DCE office. At the beginning of the enrollment period students should 1 & 2) begin choosing a proctor and obtain his or her consent to serve There will be no exemptions from didactic coursework and no in this capacity. Several weeks prior to the time of a scheduled transfer of courses already taken. Note the exception in the examination, you must identify a proctor to the DCE office section on nondegree coursework. using the Proctor Identification forms. Copies of the proctor Grading System rules and responsibilities, as well as the participant’s All NDTP didactic courses are assigned a letter grade (A, B, C, responsibilities, will be sent with the Proctor Identification D, or F) upon completion, unless noted otherwise in the course forms. The following individuals may serve as test proctors: description or syllabus. Experiential rotations are graded on a a. Pharmacists not currently enrolled in this program; credit/no credit basis. b. Hospital or health care administrators; A = 4.0 I = Incomplete c. Teachers, counselors, or administrators in any B = 3.0 CR = Credit educational system (elementary, secondary, or C = 2.0 NC = No Credit collegiate); D = 1.0 W = Withdraw d. A military testing center, test control officer or F = 0 WF = Withdraw Failing superior commissioned officers for military personnel;
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e. A college or university testing center; • Pharmacy 408P Psychopharmacy Clerkship (4) f. County extension agents. • Pharmacy 410P Adult Patient Care Clerkship II (4) Participants within driving distance of UMKC may • Pharmacy 425P Ambulatory Care Clerkship II (4) wish to take the test at the campus (contact the DCE • Pharmacy 413P Pediatric Care Clerkship (4) office). • Pharmacy 418P Directed Individual Rotations in Pharmacy Practice I (4) (Note: Relatives or employees of the participant are excluded • Pharmacy 419P Directed Individual Rotations in from being a proctor.) Pharmacy Practice II (4) Examination Request Form • Pharmacy 420P Directed Individual Rotation in Pharmacy Students must use an Examination Request Form to request the Practice III (4) mailing of an exam to the NTDP-approved person who has • Pharmacy 421P Directed Individual Rotation in Pharmacy agreed to be your exam proctor. The form should be completed Practice IV (4) and returned to the DCE office approximately two weeks before the date of the exam. This form is not necessary for Non-degree-seeking Coursework students who wish to take an exam at the School of Pharmacy. Students who are unsure of whether they want to complete the Students who wish to take their exams at the School of doctor of pharmacy degree program, but desire to take courses Pharmacy should call the DCE office at least two days in for personal and professional reasons, may take coursework in advance to arrange for a time and place to take the exam and to Tiers 1 and 2 as non-degree-seeking students. Admission as a arrange for a school appointed proctor. non-degree-seeking student requires an applicant to complete a UMKC application only. However, a student who eventually Experiential Rotation Completion (Tier 3) decides to pursue official admission to the NTDP Program To allow more flexibility and better options for completing must go through the regular application process and follow the rotations, students in the NTDP Program will have the option requirements in place at the time of application for of completing rotations on a full-time or part-time basis. With degree-seeking status. The application must be received before the preceptor’s approval, a rotation may be completed hourly the application deadline date for the semester in which the or daily (including evenings and weekends) rather than only student wishes to enroll. monthly; however, a minimum of 160 hours must be attained at If an individual decides to pursue the degree after taking the assigned site for each rotation and no more than four up to two of the UMKC courses, the student may transfer these months will be allowed to complete a part-time rotation. two courses into the non-traditional program and change his or Students and preceptors must complete a Mid-rotation her status. Evaluation and a Final Evaluation in order to count the hours and complete the rotation. Only one experiential rotation may Continuing Education Credit be completed at a time. Students are reminded, however, that A student may apply satisfactory proof of course completion, rotations within Tier 3 must be completed within two years as required by the Missouri State Board of Pharmacy, as a part after completion of Tier 2. All rotations are coordinated of the annual licensure renewal notice. Please refer to Rule 4 through the Office of Experiential Programs. CSR 220-2.100 in the Missouri Law Manual for specific rules. A student may elect to complete one rotation at his or her Additional Requirements present work site if the site is approved by the associate dean Prior to entrance into Tier 3 coursework, NTDP students must and the director of experiential learning. All rotations must be show completed with an approved faculty member. A list of current sites and approved faculty will be made available from the • proof of immunization; director of experiential learning. • proof of pharmacy malpractice (liability) insurance; • Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS adult and child) Experiential Rotation Electives certification. Experiential rotations are coordinated through the Office of Required immunizations include: Experiential Learning. A student should design elective rotations under the guidance of faculty prior to scheduling • Hepatitis B (3 injection series); rotations. Students should contact the director of experiential • Negative TB skin test or proof of further diagnosis, and learning for advising and assistance. treatment and measles/mumps/rubella (MMR). Experiential Rotations Exemptions (Tier 3) Non-traditional students will be required to have access to the A student may petition out of up to two of the seven Internet or to electronic mail for ease in communicating with experiential rotations; however, the student must complete no the School. In addition, selected courses will be provided in a fewer than five rotations. Exemption from Experiential computer-assisted learning format or videotape format. Rotation petitions may be obtained from the Division of Financial Aid Information Continuing Education Office. A financial aid packet will be sent to students upon request. Courses The priority application deadline for aid is March 15. For additional information regarding financial aid, please contact • Pharmacy 423P Biostatistics in Pharmacy (3) the UMKC Financial Aid and Scholarships Office at • Pharmacy 455P Clinical Pharmacokinetics (4) (816) 235-1154. • Pharmacy 457P Research Methods and Literature Assessment (2) Educational Fees and Other Costs • Pharmacy 420 Therapeutics II (5) Educational fees for the NTDP program are $15,000. This fee • Pharmacy 485P Therapeutics III (5) can be paid over a three-year period ($5,000 per academic • Nursing 401 Health Assessment for Nursing Practice (3) year) and is subject to change without notice. The student will • Pharmacy 404P Drug Information Clerkship (4) not be responsible for the cost of books and related materials • Pharmacy 405P Emergency Medicine Clerkship (4) required by the respective courses. A refundable deposit may • Pharmacy 406P Adult Patient Care Clerkship I (4) be required for videotapes. However, the program will not be • Pharmacy 407P Ambulatory Care Clerkship I (4) responsible for long-distance phone calls; travel; meals;
448 School of Pharmacy computer purchase or lease; computer software purchase; VCR UMKC School of Pharmacy purchase, lease, or rental; or ancillary or reference texts. Division of Continuing Education This program is self-supporting; therefore, student fees 5100 Rockhill Road must cover the costs of administration, course development Kansas City, MO 64110-2499 and instruction. The costs to the student include the following: educational fees, school mailings, travel, telephone calls Requests for additional information may be sent to the address initiated by the student, Internet access and time charges, above or by contacting the Continuing Education Office at: examination-related fees, malpractice insurance, immunization, BCLS adult and child certification, and other 5005 Rockhill Road (physical location) Kansas City, costs associated with revisions as may be indicated in the Mo. (816) 235-1616 future. Grades will not be forwarded to the registrar until all Fax: (816) 235-5190 outstanding fees have been paid. Students risk being dropped [email protected] from the program if all outstanding fees have not been paid. Educational fees will not be refunded unless the student Please notify the School of Pharmacy immediately if at any notifies the Continuing Education Office two weeks prior to the time during the application process your address changes or start of coursework. Notification of suspension or withdrawal you decide not to pursue admission further. from the program must be in writing. No refunds will be made Additional Information if the student has already started a course and fees cannot be transferred to another student. Student Critiques Each student will be requested to critique each course at its Application Process and Criteria conclusion. Please help us help you. The School need this All applicants are strongly encouraged to consult with the assistance! School of Pharmacy if they have questions concerning their Fraud, Cheating, Plagiarism eligibility for admission. New students are admitted to the Dishonesty will result in immediate dismissal from the program for the fall or winter terms. Following are the program with no recourse for readmission. application steps which must be completed and submitted to the School of Pharmacy. Failure to complete any of these steps Burden of Proof will disqualify the application. Students bear the burden of proof for documentation. Therefore, you may wish to use methods that provide Priority Deadline documentation of items sent to the Division of Continuing The priority deadline for submission of application materials Education. for the non-traditional program is Dec. 1 for winter and Aug. 1 for fall. All complete applications submitted by the priority Requests for Documentation Needed for Reimbursement deadline will be run through a randomized drawing. Failure to Some individuals receive reimbursement from employers when gain admission does not necessarily imply that the applicant those individuals submit proof of successful completion of was not qualified. When the number of qualified applicants courses. The school cannot legally send grade reports directly exceeds the number of available positions (20 students), some to a third party without a written request from the student. The qualified applicants must be denied admission for a particular school will need a written request for documentation (e.g., semester. Those not selected for a particular semester will be photocopy of the course registration form, etc.) and the address contacted regarding another start date. Accepted students will to whom the report is to be sent. be notified immediately. Applicants will be ranked according Videotapes to their placement by the lottery and will be notified regarding The videotapes employed in this program will be made their position. available for your use while you are enrolled in the course. Step 1 Tapes are to be returned on request and no later than one week Applicants to the NTDP program must possess a bachelor of after you have completed a course. The tapes are to be returned science in pharmacy degree from an American Council on in a rewound position. Students may make a personal copy of Pharmaceutical Education accredited institution or must have a any tape. current, valid state pharmacy license. Licensure in the state of Appeal Procedure Missouri is not required. Students who wish to appeal a decision of the associate dean Step 2 must submit the request in writing. The request should include Applicants must complete and submit a UMKC application a summary of the situation, the decision desired by the student and $25 application fee. Applicants who enrolled prior to 1975 and the rationale for the request. If the associate dean does not must pay the application fee. Applicants who were enrolled as agree, the appeal will be shared with the Implementation a regularly admitted student in 1975 or later, are not required to Committee. If the associate dean and the Implementation pay the application fee. Committee do not agree, the appeal will be forwarded to the dean of the school for disposition. Step 3 Official college transcripts from all previous institutions Continuing Education attended (including pre-pharmacy) must be submitted to the The acceptance of coursework to satisfy the continuing School of Pharmacy Division of Continuing Education with education (C.E.) requirements of the various states is the application for admission. Transcripts must show determined by the various state boards of pharmacy. Students completion of bachelor of science in pharmacy degree. should check with the appropriate boards. Applicants must submit a copy of their current, valid state Information changes pharmacy license, if applicable. IStudents who have a change of address, employment or All required application materials and credentials, telephone number should be sure to provide notification of including the UMKC application, $25 fee, and all transcripts, change. must be sent to the following address:
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Pharmacy Courses 341 Medicinal Chemistry I (3). This course is the study of medicinally active 100A Introductory Topics in Pharmacy I (1). Discussion of the system of substances, both natural and synthetic, which describes their chemical pharmacy, role of pharmacist as provider of health care, their education and properties, their mode of action, their structure-activity relationships and their professional organizations. Class meets for two hours every other week. metabolic rate. Starting with their origin, it is shown how drugs in a series are Prerequisite: Admission restricted to provisionally admitted students in the developed by chemical modification, quantitative structure activity School of Pharmacy. Credit/no credit. Fall. relationships and receptor theory. The chemical properties of a drug are described and explained. The mode of action of the drug is explained on a 100B Introductory Topics in Pharmacy II (1). Continuation of Phar. 100A. biochemical basis whenever possible. Once a drug has had its medicinal effect, Credit/No credit. Winter. it is excreted or metabolized. Reasons for excretion or metabolism are explained. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: Chem 322R. 101 Introduction to Pharmacy (3). An orientation to the profession of Corequisite LSBioc 365G. Offered: Fall. pharmacy, including its scope and evolution. An overview of the policies and procedures of the School of Pharmacy. A profile of career opportunities in the 344 Medicinal Chemistry II (3). This course is a continuation of Pharmacy community, in institutions, in industry, in government, and in education. An 341. It will focus on classifying drugs based on chemical and/or introduction to the prescription, the pharmaceutical literature, laws and ethics. pharmacological properties. The pharmacophore concept and structure-activity Two hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the School of relationships will be emphasized. We will also examine the influence of Pharmacy. Fall.* organic functional groups on physicochemical properties of drugs and eventually their pharmacological activities. Syntheses and metabolism of drugs 104 Introduction to Contempory Pharmacy Practice (2). To introduce the will also be discussed. The metabolism will focus on organic functional group pharmacy student to contemporary practice. Traditional extemporaneous transformations. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite(s): PHAR 341 & compounding, dispensing of pre-manufactured prescription medicines, LSBIOC 365G. Corequisite: LSBIOC 366G. Offered: Winter. preparation of sterile intravenous products, patient counseling, and performing 361 Pharmacology I (4). Study of the pharmacology of medicinals with diagnostic tests and interpreting the acquired clinical laboratory data to emphasis on basic principles, the autonomic nervous system and drugs optimize drug therapy will be covered in this course. Prerequisite: Pharm affecting the cardiovascular and renal systems. Four hours lecture per week. Calculations Offered: Winter Corequisite: PHARM 307 or permission of instructor. Fall. 110 Pharmacy Calculations and Preparations (2). Study of the calculations 362 Pharmacology II (5). The study of the pharmacology of medicinals with involved in the preparation and dispensing of medications and characteristics emphasis on drugs affecting the central nervous system, chemotherapy, of pharmaceutical dosage forms and their preparation. An introduction of anti-microbial agents, and drugs used to treat endocrine disorders. Five hours logarithms and exponentials as related to calculation of pH and pKa. Two lecture per week. Prerequisite: PHARM 361 or permission of instructor. lectures per week. Corequisite: PHARM 101. Winter. 202 Pharmaceutics I (4). Physicochemical properties of drug systems with 377 Principles of Nutrition Support (2). This course will introduce the consideration of incompatibilities and stabilization of pharmaceutical dosage student to the fundamentals of nutrition support and prepare him/her for future forms, and physicochemical properties affecting drug action, degradation and involvement in this important practice area. It teaches practical skills, bio availability. Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory a week. including assessment of the patient’s nutritional status, estimation of calorie Prerequisite: PHARM 104 and 110. Fall. and protein requirements and how to recommend an appropriate formulation to meet these requirements. The student will learn indications for parenteral and 203 Pharmaceutics II (4). Discussion of pharmaceutical processes, enteral nutrition and how to select the most appropriate feeding. The student is equipment and material used in drug delivery systems and the preparation and taught how parenteral and enteral nutrition is safely administered, will learn evaluation of solid delivery systems and parenteral products. Three hours the major complications, as well as methods to prevent or treat these problems. lecture and three hours laboratory a week. Prerequisite: Pharmacy 202. Topics covered include venous access, care of venous access devises, central 220 Principles of Pharmaceutical Business (3). A study of the use of vs. peripheral parenteral nutrition, fluid and electrolyte management, financial and cost accounting data in the decision-making process in the admixture compatibility and stability, and management of the nutrition support pharmaceutical business. Introduction to the terminology and use of financial patient in various disease states. information in current developments in pharmaceutical business. 397 Home Health Care (2). Anything a patient does in the home concerning their healthcare is considered Home Health Care. All aspects of Home Health 300 Management Marketing (3). A course designed to deal with the Care are covered in this class. Diabetic & Ostomy products & care, Durable institution of pharmaceutical marketing in the United States. Analysis of the Medical Equipment (Wheelchair, cane, crutches, etc.), home Renal Dialysis, processes involved in pharmaceutical distribution and control. Principles of Wound Care, Respiratory Therapy, IV accesses, Home Infusion Therapy, marketing management operations management and human resources Hospice Care, and Enteral Nutrition are presented and discussed. management relevant to the profession of pharmacy will be presented. Reimbursement issues are not discussed due to constantly changing 303 Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics (4). Study of pharmacokinetic regulations. This is a “hands on” class with participation in, for example, models and equations; the concepts of the rate processes associated with, and ostomy fitting, crutches fitting, enteral nutrition taste testing, and a tour of a the physical and physiological factors affecting absorption, distribution, and Home Infusion Pharmacy. Prerequisite: Familiarity with IV Admixtures. elimination of dosage forms. The concepts of bioavailability will be presented Pharmacology II & Therapeutics I. Offered: Fall Semester. so as to prepare the student to evaluate bioavailability data. Three hours lecture 404P Drug Information Clerkship (4). The candidate will spend one month and one two-hour discussion period per week. Winter. providing service in the Drug Information Center. Activities are designed to enhance the candidate’s skills in retrieval and critical evaluation of the drug 307 Disease Processes for Pharmacy (6). An intensive introduction to general literature. Candidates will participate in answering drug information questions and systemic pathology. The course begins with normal microanatomy. Ten and preparation of documents for pharmacy and therapeutics committees and lecture hours per week, one lab hour per week. Prerequisites: BS 119, 366, and service contracts of the Drug Information Center. Required rotations. 400. Fall 405 Therapeutics I (3). Therapeutics I integrates the fundamentals of 326 Evidence Based Medicine I (3). Pharmacists, if they are to assume the pathology and basic drug knowledge to develop the student’s ability to provide role of “drug expert” must have the ability to evaluate the medical literature in pharmaceutical care. The course focuses on developing and applying an effective and efficient manner so they can provide drug information, make problem-solving strategies in self-limiting illnesses. Two hours of lecture and patient are decisions and solve problems that exist in the medication use 1.5 hours of small group discussion per week. Four, two-hour exams given system. Pharmacist, as the “drug expert” on the health care team, will need to outside of classtime. Prerequisite: Pharmacy 307, 361 & 414 or consent. assimilate existing information, create and assimilate information or create Offered: Winter. new information in order to make decisions and solve problems. The recipients of this information will include individual patients, other health care providers, 405P Emergency Medicine Clerkship (4). The candidate will spend one health care administration and the community at large. This course is part of a month within the emergency medicine department. Emphasis of study will be two course series that will provide students with the tools to evaluate the on pharmacotherapy of life threatening illness, trauma and drug toxicity. literature in a critical, evidence-based manner and make a determination of the Candidates will take part in patient management, conferences, and quality and utility of the information. They will also learn how to integrate consultations as directed by supervising faculty at the respective institution. information from multiple sources in order to make more complex health care Prerequisite: Candidate must be BCLS certified and have successfully decisions. The greatest emphasis for the course will be on the assimilation of completed one patient-care oriented rotation (i.e., adult patient care, existing information into recommendations/decisions, with less emphasis on ambulatory care). Elective rotation. the creation of new information. The second part of the course series will 406 Adult Patient Care Clerkship I (4). The candidate will spend one month focus on the application of these tools in solving individual patient care in an inpatient setting on the medical services at one of the affiliated hospitals. problems, developing critical pathways, evaluating and applying practice Emphasis of study will be on the care of adults with commonly seen illnesses. guidelines and making formulary decisions all using appropriate methodology. Candidates will take part in the rounds, conferences and consultations as Prerequisite(s): Concurrent Enrollment in PHAR 420 Therapeutics II Offered : directed by supervising faculty at the respective institution. Required rotation. Fall Semester credit/no credit. Prerequisite: Tier I & II complete
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406P General Medicine I (Inpatient) (8). The candidate will spend one 420 Therapeutics II (5). Therapeutics II continues to develop the student’s month in an inpatient setting on the medical services at one of the affiliated ability to provide pharmaceutical care. The course focuses on developing and hospitals. Emphasis of study will be on the care of adults with commonly seen applying problem-solving strategies in complex disease states. Four hours of illnesses. Candidates will take part in rounds, conferences and consultations as lecture and two hours of small group discussion per week. Five, two-hour directed by supervising faculty at the respective institution. Required rotation. exams are given outside of classtime. Prerequisite: PHR 405 or consent. Offered: Fall semesters 407 Ambulatory Care Clerkship I (4). The candidate will spend one month in a patient-care service which is dedicated to the care of the ambulatory 420P Directed Individual Rotation in Pharmacy Practice III (4). Elective patient. Emphasis of study will be on pharmacotherpy in adult patients. experiences are an essential element to the candidates training. These rotations Candidates are expected to become involved in the provision of primary care, revolve around areas of basic science, clinical practice, research and medication maintenance activities and improvement of rationale drug therapy administration. Candidates may repeat required rotations as electives or may in the practice environment. Strong emphasis is placed on patient counseling approach faculty to tailor an elective of interest. Elective opportunities vary and interviewing skills. Credit/no credit. Required rotation. Prerequisites: Tier throughout the academic year. A list of electives is available from the i & II courses. Restrictions Nontraditional Pharm D Coordinator of Experiential Programs. 407P General Medicine II (Ambulatory Care) (8). The candidate will spend 421P Directed Individual Rotation in Pharmacy Practice IV (4). Elective one month in a patient-care service which is dedicated to the care of the experiences are an essential element to the candidates training. These rotations ambulatory patient. Emphasis of study will be on pharmacotherapy in adult revolve around areas of basic science, clinical practice, research and patients. Candidates are expected to become involved in the provision of administration. Candidates may repeat required rotations as electives or may primary care, medication maintenance activities and improvement of rationale approach faculty to tailor an elective of interest. Elective opportunities vary drug therapy in the practice environment. Strong emphasis is placed on patient throughout the academic year. A list of electives is available from the counseling and interviewing skills. Required rotation. Coordinator of Experiential Programs. 408P Psychopharmacy Clerkship (4). The candidate will spend one month 422 Studies in Chemical Dependencies (2). An elective course (2 credit on a patient care service which is dedicated to the care of the psychiatric hours)for students in Pharmacy and other health professions. The course patient. Emphasis of study will be on pharmacotherapy of psychiatric illness. addresses factors leading to drug dependencies and issues related to their Candidates will take part in rounds, conferences and consultations as directed consequences. The course is taught by a team of basic, clinical and social by supervising faculty at the respective institution. Required rotation. scientists as well as law enforcement officials. Theories behind the molecular mechanisms of drug addiction and therapeutic interventions are discussed. The 409P Hospital Pharmacy Practice Externship (4). The candidate will spend effects of chemical dependencies on the individual and society and the role of one month assigned to a department of pharmacy in a hospital. Emphasis of health professionals in dealing with the drug addict is discussed by experts in study will be on the organizational, technical and administrative aspects of the field. Prerequisite: Biology, Biochemistry, Physiology, Pharmacology, or providing comprehensive pharmaceutical services to the hospitalized patient. consent of the instructor. Offered: Winter (every year) Clinical responsibilities will be maintained throughout the rotation. Candidates will take part in department activities to enhance understanding of the 423P Biostatistics for Pharmacy (3). Introduction and discussion of the use integration of all aspects of pharmaceutical care within the department and of descriptive and inferential statistical methods as used in the literature other services in the facility (i.e., departmental planning, committee activities, important to the practice of pharmacy. Content will include definitions and drug distribution, staff supervision and quality assurance programs). Required examples of statistical terminology. With focus on selection of appropriate rotation. statistical methods for data assessment, published literature will be used as assignment, as well as examples. Materials will include text books, computer 410 Drug Assay (3). Theory, principles and procedures concerned with the assisted learning programs and reading from the primary literature. This analysis of pharmaceuticals with emphasis on modern instrumental techniques. course is restricted to students admitted to the Nontraditional Doctor of Lecture and Laboratory. Elective. Pharmacy Program. 410P General Medicine III (4). Continuation of Required Adult Medicine 425P Ambulatory Care Clerkship II (4). Continuation of required Adult series, selective rotation. Medicine experience. This course is restricted to students admitted to the 412P Community Pharmacy Practice Externship (4). The candidate will Non-Traditional Doctor of Pharmacy Program. Prerequisite: Phar 407P. spend one month assigned to a faculty member whose practice is based in a 426 Evidence Based Medicine II (3). This course is the second part of a two community setting. Emphasis of study will be on the organizational, technical course that will provide students with the tools to evaluate the literature in a and administrative aspects of providing comprehensive pharmaceutical critical, evidence-based manner and make a determination of the quality and services to patients in a community practice. Clinical responsibilities will be utility of the information. Evidence Based Medicine II is a continuation of the maintained throughout the rotation. Candidates will take part in all aspects of concepts presented in Evidence Base Medicine I with an emphasis on pharmaceutical care within the practice (i.e., distribution, counseling, application to real pharmacy issues. These issues include understanding the provision of drug information, operations management and practice process of conducting clinical research, meta-analysis evaluation, study design development). Required rotation. issues for specific evaluatory situations (e.g., FDA approval, P & T committee 413P Pediatric Care Clerkship (4). The candidate will spend one month in a decisins, etc.) Pharmacoeconomic evaluation (for direct patient and formulary patient care service which is dedicated to the care of the pediatric patient. decisions), and medication error reporting. Students will also apply the Emphasis of study will be on pharmacotherapy in infants and children. evidence-based principles learned in EBMI to critical pathway development, Candidates will take part in rounds, conferences and consultations as directed DUR criteria development, practice guideline development and newsletter by supervising faculty at the respective institution. Elective rotation. development. Prerequisite: PHARM 326. Co-requisite: PHARM 485P Therapeutics III. 414 Professional Communications in Pharmacy (3). In this course, the student will apply the communications skills from prerequisite course work. 427 Hospital Pharmacy (2). Methods utilized by hospitals to distribute Emphasis of study will be on the communication skills necessary to provide medication, as well as the fiscal and administrative aspects of such systems. pharmaceutical care. Included will be, patient interviewing, profile review, Students who enroll in this course are to spend at least one four-week portion counseling, monitoring therapeutic regimens, communication dilemmas and of the Pharmacy Externship in a general hospital setting unless excused by communicating with other health-care providers. Additionally students will be instructor. Three hours lecture per week for seven weeks. Elective. Winter.* assessed on writing and presentation skills consistent with professional school 428 Veterinary Pharmacology (3). Pharmaceutical preparations used in students. One 2 hour lecture and 1.5 hour small group discussion per week. veterinary medicine. Elective. Prerequisite: ComS 110 and one UMKC writing intensive course. Offered: Fall. 430 Community Pharmacy Management (3). Management of the pharmacy 418P Directed Individual Rotations in Pharmacy Practice I (4). Elective as a small business entity. Elective. experiences are an essential element to the candidates’ training. These 432 Institutional Pharmacy Administration (2). Methods and management rotations revolve around areas of basic science, clinical practice, research and techniques of part-time and consultant activities in small hospitals and nursing administration. Candidates may repeat required rotations as electives or may homes. Two hours lecture per week. Elective. approach faculty to tailor an elective of interest. Elective opportunities vary throughout the academic year. A list of electives is available from the 437 Designing Dosage Regimens (2). Applications of basic principles of Coordinator of Experiential Programs. pharmaceutics to the design of patient-specific drug dosage regimens and to selected problems in the therapeutic use of drugs. Lecture. Prerequisite: 419P Directed Individual Rotations in Pharmacy Practice II (4). Elective PHARM 303. Elective. experiences are an essential element to the candidates’ training. These rotations revolve around areas of basic science, clinical practice, research and 450 Communicable Diseases (2). Etiology, symptomatology, transmission, administration. Candidates may repeat required rotations as electives or may prevention, and principles of treatment of common communicable diseases in approach faculty to tailor an elective of interest. Elective opportunities vary man. Elective. throughout the academic year. A list of electives is available from the 451 Pharmacy Law and Ethics (2). Laws and ethics which affect the practice Coordinator of Experiential Programs. of pharmacy. Two hours lecture and/or discussion per week.
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453P Clinical Practice I (1). Clinical Practice I is and introductory clerkship 489 Special Topics In Pharmacy (1-5). A course designed to deal with a topic experience designed to prepare the Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate to retrieve which is not available in the regular course offerings. Topics, instructors and and organize information from the patient record and other sources of prerequisites to be listed in the term bulletin. Elective. information. Candidates will become familiar with the pharmaceutical care of 497A Directed Individual Study Pharmacy (1-3). Study in areas of special the patient in a clinical setting. This introductory clerkship will utilize the interest under individual faculty direction. Credit/no credit. Written Senior Partner approach to teaching whereby the students will be under the permission of instructor required. Elective. Each term.* direct supervision of a P6 or P5 Pharm. D. candidate. Activities of all students will be directed by a faculty member or their designee at the assigned site. 497B Directed Individual Study Pharmacy Administration (1-3). Study in Students are assigned to the site for the equivalent of one day every other week areas of special interest under individual faculty direction. Credit/no credit. and may be expected to attend team oriented patient care activities (i.e., rounds Written permission of instructor required. Elective. Each term.* conferences and case presentations) as time permits. Prerequisites: Successful 497C Directed Individual Study Pharmaceutical Chemistry (1-3). Study in completion of all coursework through semester five of the professional areas of special interest under individual faculty direction. Credit/no credit. curriculum; BCLS certification; proof of Hepatitis B immunization, negative Written permission of instructor required. Elective. Each term.* TB test, and other immunizations required by the University. Prerequisites: All required coursework thru Semester 5. Offered: Winter. 497D Directed Individual Study Pharmacology (1-3). Study in areas of special interest under individual faculty direction. Credit/no credit. Written 455P Clinical Pharmacokinetics (4). Clinical pharmacokinetics is an permission of instructor required. Elective. Not to exceed five semester credits. advanced course which emphasizes application of general concepts to Offered: Each term. individualization of drug dosing with respect to clinically important classes of 497E Directed Individual Study-Clinical Pharmacy (1-3). Study in areas of drugs. Pharmaceutical Science faculty will be primarily responsible for special interest under individual faculty direction. Credit/no credit. Written conceptual/theoretical information and Pharmacy Practice faculty responsible permission of instructor required. Elective. Not to exceed five semester credits. for clinical application. Four lecture hours per week. Prerequisites: Pharmacy Offered: Each term. 202, Pharmacy 303 and approval of the instructor. 498A Introduction to Research-Pharmacy (2.5-4). The course is designed to 456P Clinical Practice II (1). Clinical Practice II is an introductory clerkship acquaint the student with the techniques of research. A problem will be experience designed to prepare the Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate to organize assigned and the student will do the work necessary to prepare an acceptable information from the patient records and other sources of information and to report. Elective. Not to exceed 5 semester credits. Written permission of present the patient case as it relates to rational pharmacotherapy. The instructor required. Credit/no credit. Each term.* experience consists of four rotations in clinical settings. Students will be 498B Introduction to Research-Pharmacy Administration (2.5-4). The expected to utilize the medical record, patient interview, and discussions with course is designed to acquaint the student with the techniques of research. A instructors and other health care providers to conceptualize and present problem will be assigned and the student will do the work necessary to prepare assigned patient cases. In this clinical clerkship candidates will be under the an acceptable report. Elective. Not to exceed 5 semester credits. Written direct supervision of a Senior Partner with activities determined by a member permission of instructor required. Credit/no credit. Each term.* of the faculty of their designee at the assigned site. Students are required to complete four clinical practice rotations during the semester. Students are 498C Introduction to Research-Pharmaceutical Chemistry (2.5-4). The assigned to a clerkship site for the equivalent of one day per week and may be course is designed to acquaint the student with the techniques of research. A expected to attend team oriented patient care activities (i.e., rounds, problem will be assigned and the student will do the work necessary to prepare conferences) as time permits. Prerequisites: Therapeutics; Pharmacokinetics; an acceptable report. Elective. Not to exceed 5 semester credits. Credit/no Drug Information. Candidates must be certified as a BCLS provider and be credit. Written permission of the instructor required. Each term.* current on all immunizations prior to the beginning of the course. 498D Introduction to Research-Pharmacology (2.5-4). The course is Prerequisites: PHAR 315, 420, 455P. Offered: Fall & Winter. designed to acquaint the student with the techniques of research. A problem 457P Research Methods (2). An overview of research methods applicable to will be assigned and the student will do the work necessary to prepare an studies in pharmacy involving humans; course will compare and contrast acceptable report. Elective. Not to exceed 5 semester credits. Credit/no credit. research in the basic and clinical sciences. The ethics, regulation and practical Written permission of instructor required. Each term.* aspects of study development, design, performance, analysis, interpretation 498E Introduction to Research-Clinical Pharmacy (2.5-4). The course is and presentation will be discussed for different types of research in the clinical designed to acquaint the student with the design and methodology of research. pharmacy sciences. Principles will be applied by the student in the A problem will be assigned and the student will do the work necessary to development of research protocols. Pre-requisites: Drug Information, prepare an acceptable report. Elective. Credit/no credit. Written permission of Biostatistics, Therapeutics II. instructor required.* 463 Toxicology (2). Fundamentals of toxicology, including discussion of the 507 Basic Pharmacology (3). Basic pharmacological concepts and important general classes of poisonous substances, their physiological effects, and classes of pharmacologic agents. Prerequisites: Human anatomy, physiology methods of treatment. Fall.* and biochemistry. Fall, each year. 470 Therapeutics in the Elderly (2). Therapeutics in the Elderly is the study 509 Basic Toxicology (3). Principles of general toxicology and toxicology of and application of the principles of clinical therapeutics in an aged population. industrial and household chemicals, agricultural agents, social poisons, and The role of the pharmacist and drug therapy monitoring is emphasized for selected therapeutic agents. Prerequisites: Human anatomy, physiology, disease processes commonly encountered by the elderly patient. One 2 hour biochemistry and PHARM 507 or 520. Offered: Fall, each year. lecture/week. Elective. 515 Drug Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion (3).A 475 Introduction to Managed Care (2). Introduction to Managed Care will course dealing with the absorption, physiologic distribution, metabolism and provide the student with information about managed health care systems, how excretion of drugs and other organic compounds and factors which influence it impacts the practice of pharmacy and the role pharmaceutical care plays these events. Three hours lecture a week. Fall, odd year. within that system. The history and evolution of managed care, plus an understanding of key terminology will serve as the starting point to the 519 Pharmacology I (4). Pharmacology of medicinals with emphasis on basic program. The primary focal points will be formulary management, benefit concepts, the autonomic nervous system, and cardiovascular agents. Four design, electronic claim processing, utilization review and management, case hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: Human anatomy, physiology and management, industry quality standards (HEDIS & NCQA) and disease state biochemistry. Offered: Fall. management. There will be a required text and the general format will be 520 Pharmacology II (5). Pharmacology of medicinals with emphasis on lecture-based. There will also be significant interactive discussion, group chemotherapeutic agents, drugs acting on the renal system, and drugs for activities and field trips/site visits. Prerequisite: Must be in semester 7 of endocrine disorders. Four hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: PHARM. 519. Pharm.D. curriculum and PHARM 361, 362, and 405. Offered: Winter. 484P Pharmacy Seminar (1). Pharm. D. Student Seminar course is designed 521 Advanced Organic Medicinal Chemistry (3). Chemistry, to provide students with examples and reasoning behind the fundamentals of physiochemical properties, mechanism of action and structure-activity seminar preparation and delivery and opportunity to utilize their knowledge by relationships of organic drug molecules. Fall, odd years. presenting a seminar. This experience will be achieved through identification 527 Analysis of Drugs and Toxic Substances I (3). Detailed study of the of a topic, development and presentation of a seminar. The student is expected methods used to quantitate drugs and/or toxic substances in dosage or to complete two 40-minute seminars over 2 semesters. Credit/no credit. This is biological specimens. State-of-the-art techniques for the safe handling of toxic an elective option. Prerequisite(s): Therapeutics III. Offered: Fall/Winter. or dangerous chemicals during analytical procedures. Two hours lecture and 485P Therapeutics III (5). Therapeutics III continues to develop the student’s three hours laboratory a week. Fall, odd years.* ability to provide pharmaceutical care. The course focuses on further 528 Analysis of Drugs and Toxic Substances II (3). Detailed study of the developing and applying problem-solving strategies in complex disease states methods used to identify drugs and/or toxic substances in dosage or biological with attention to therapeutic controversies. Four hours of lecture and two hours specimens. Emphasis is placed on analytical identification in drug or toxicant of discussion per week. Five, three-hour exams are given outside of classtime. metabolism and pharmacokinetic studies. Two hours lecture and three hours Prerequisite: Pharmacy 420. Offered: Winter. laboratory a week. Winter, even years.*
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531 Physical Pharmacy Equilibria (3). Advanced principles of aqueous 699A Research and Dissertation - Pharmacy (1-16). solutions, acid-base equilibria, solubility and complexation. Mathematical 699B Research and Dissertation Pharmaceutical Chemistry (1-16). solutions and state-of-the-art research applications. Three hours lecture a week. Prerequisite: B.S. in Pharmacy Permissions of instructor. Winter, even 699BB Research and Dissertation Toxicology (1-16). years. 699C Research and Dissertation Pharmacology (1-16). 533 Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics (4). Study of (1) the kinetics of absorption, distribution, and elimination of drugs and the relationship of 899 Required Graduate Enrollment (1). kinetic parameters to dosage form, biological factors, and dosage regimen; (2) the development of various models for pharmacodynamic-pharmacokinetic correlations. Four hours lecture. Prerequisite: MATH 345 (Ordinary Differential Equations) or equivalent. Fall, even years. 550 Stability of Pharmaceuticals (3). The course presents the principles and practices of the study of stability of pharmaceuticals along with regulatory requirements and industrial practice in developing stability information. It provides a critical examination of the extensive literature on this subject. A term paper on an assigned topic is required. Winter, even years. 580A Seminar in Pharmaceutical Sciences (1). Enrollment and participation required of all graduate students in the School of Pharmacy during each semester of graduate study. One hour each week. This course is graded on a credit/ no credit basis. Offered: Fall and winter. 580C Seminar in Pharmacology/Toxicology (1). Enrollment and participation required of all graduate students in the School of Pharmacy during each semester of graduate study. Credit/no credit. One hour each week. Fall & winter. 590A Special Topics Pharmacy (1-3). 590B Special Topics Pharmaceutical Chemistry (1-3). 590BB Special Topics Toxicology (1-3). 590C Special Topics Pharmacology (1-3). 599A Research and Thesis Pharmacy (1-9). 599B Research and Thesis Pharmaceutical Chemistry (1-9). 599BB Research and Thesis Toxicology (1-9). 599C Research and Thesis Pharmacology (1-9). 606 Biochemical Toxicology (3). Recent advances in organ-specific toxicity and the mechanisms of toxicity of drugs and environmental chemicals. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Winter, odd years. 615 Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology (3). Exposure to some of the techniques employed in research in pharmacology and toxicology. One hour conference and six hours laboratory per week. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 616 Molecular Toxicology (3). Study of the molecular mechanisms of toxicity with emphasis on receptor theory and quantitative structure activity relationships. Three hours lecture or discussion a week. Prerequisites: PHARM 510 and 515 or permission of instructor. Winter, even years.* 617 Advanced Pharmacology and Toxicology (3). Current problems and concepts in pharmacology and toxicology. Three hours discussion per week. Prerequisites: Pharm 519, 520 and consent of instructor. Winter, even years.* 625 Synthetic Medicinal Chemistry (3). Medicinal chemicals are considered as to their synthesis and structure-activity requirements as well as to current research and technology in the area. Offered on demand.* 631 Pharmaceutical Formulations I (3). Advanced theory and practice of solid dosage forms including classical and current research. Two hours discussion and three hours laboratory a week. Prerequisites: B.S. in Pharmacy. Fall, even years.* 632 Novel Drug Delivery Systems (3). The course offers up-to-date information about drug transport mechanisms and drug absorption processes across various absorptive membranes ie., buccal, nasal, dermal, corneal, pulmonary, and oral mucosae. The course material has been designed to provide current ideas and thinking about gene delivery, drug targeting to tumor cells and lipid and carrier mediated drug delivery. It provides unique information about cell culture models as a predictor of drug delivery as well as physical chemistry of surfaces in various microparticulates and lipid emulsion systems. 645 Cancer Biotechnology I (3). This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of tumor progression, molecular events and signaling mechanisms underlying tumor formation. Epidemiological approaches, etiology, and current methods of detection and diagnosis of cancer will be discussed. Current pharmacological management strategies of cancer and future therapeutic interventions will also be reviewed. Prerequisite: BIOL 202 or equivalent. Fall, even years. 646 Cancer Biotechnology (3). Cancer Biotechnology II will focus on gene regulation of cancer cells with specific pharmaceutical agents. The course will target chemotherapeutic agents and examine current technology in gene therapy. Antisense and ribozyme DNA will also be discussed. Prerequisites: Phar 645 and Cancer Biotechnology I. Winter, odd years. 690B Special Topics Pharmaceutical Chemistry (1-3). 690BB Special Topics Toxicology (1-3). 690C Special Topics Pharmacology (1-3).
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Pre-Medicine/Pre-Health psychology, chemistry, communication studies, physics, English and philosophy. But many other combinations in the Description fifteen academic departments are possible, and advisers in the Among the fastest growing career areas are the health-related tracks will help students apply their interests to design the right professions and this trend is likely to continue well into the combination. 21st century, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. These employment opportunities require specialized training Advising and one to four years of college-level studies in the appropriate Experienced advisers in the College of Arts and Sciences and pre-professional curricula. The pre-medicine/pre-health tracks the School of Biological Sciences are knowledgeable about the are designed to help prepare students for future careers in the professional school admission processes. health arena and guide them through the maze of applying to Advisers guide students in: the various professional programs in health care. The pre-medicine/pre-health tracks designed by the • choice of majors; College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Biological • choice of courses; Sciences assist students following a traditional path toward • volunteer and shadowing opportunities; ultimately earning a professional degree in a medical or health • undergraduate research options; care field. Students first earn a bachelor’s degree, followed by • other health care professions; training in a professional program such as a 4-year medical or • career alternatives. dental school. These tracks are distinctly different from the Advisers also give students invaluable help with: unique six-year programs offered by UMKC in medicine, • the professional school application process; dentistry and pharmacy described elsewhere in this catalog. • preparation for professional school admission tests Some of the pre-professional programs in health care (MCAT, DAT, OAT, VCAT, etc.); include: • letters of recommendation; • Pre-Chiropractic • writing the personal statement; • Pre-Clinical Perfusion • successful interview strategies. • Pre-Dental Hygiene • Pre-Dentistry • Pre-Health Administration College of Arts and Sciences Track • Pre-Health Information Management Andrea Drew, Ph.D. • Pre-Medicine (816) 235-2639, [email protected] • Pre-Nursing Jim Spence • Pre-Nutrition/Dietetics (816) 235-5874, [email protected] • Pre-Occupational Therapy Kathleen McManus, MSW • Pre-Ophthalmic Technology (see section under College of (816) 235-6094, [email protected] Arts and Sciences) • Pre-Optometry • Pre-Osteopathic Medicine Students following the pre-medicine/pre-health track can • Pre-Pharmacy enhance their preparation for health care careers through any • Pre-Physical Therapy major in the College of Arts and Sciences. While the • Pre-Podiatry relationship between majoring in chemistry or physics is clear, • Pre-Respiratory Therapy students may be surprised to discover how their interests in • Pre-Veterinary Medicine other majors within the College of Arts and Sciences will • Medical Technology (see section under School of strengthen their abilities as future health care providers. For Biological Sciences) example: • Students combining a major in psychology with the Choosing an Undergraduate Major pre-medical/pre-health track will learn how psychology Following the pre-medicine or pre-health track means taking influences health and wellness, the prevention of disease specific courses that professional programs require for and the healing process. admission. But “pre-medicine” or “pre-health” are not actual • Students majoring in communication studies will learn the degrees. Students need to choose a major field of study to critical importance of communication in health care, from combine with one of these tracks. Students can choose to the doctor-patient relationship to the interpersonal follow these tracks through the College of Arts and Sciences or communication between members of a health care team to the School of Biological Sciences, depending upon the major the power and politics of mass media. selected. Professional schools today accept individuals from a • Philosophy majors will apply bioethical principles to “real variety of educational backgrounds and majors. When world” dilemmas such as physician-assisted suicide. choosing a major, it is wise for the student to consider their personal interests and strengths – as well as possible alternative However, pre-medical and pre-health students can easily career goals. combine any major within the College of Arts and Sciences The School of Biological Sciences offers degrees in with the prerequisites for medical or other health professions biology, including a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a schools. The College also offers: pre-med concentration in the cellular and molecular basis of A freshman seminar for pre-health/pre-medicine students. health and disease. Undergraduate students in the biological Guest speakers discuss getting into medical school, and sciences also have the opportunity to work with faculty students investigate medical case studies and explore important mentors in life sciences research. issues such as “Is health care a right or a privilege?” The College of Arts and Sciences offers degree choices Interdisciplinary courses that examine the complicated and medically-related undergraduate research in areas nature of health care. Topics include the doctor-patient spanning the sciences, social sciences and humanities. Popular relationship, other aspects of health communication, health majors to combine with pre-medicine and pre-health include promotion and prevention and controversial issues in bioethics.
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Medically related research projects in such areas as • Discover and create new knowledge. In cooperation with clinical health psychology, chemistry, and physics. Current faculty, students apply powerful techniques like topics include disease prevention, psychological and automated DNA sequencing, robotic genomic analysis, communication barriers to adherence, and factors linking electron and confocal microscopy, to current biomedical obesity, smoking, alcohol abuse, diet, and exercise with cancer, problems. Students electing to do their own research may cardiovascular disease, and HIV/AIDS. Research partners open many doors for their future. include the Bloch Cancer Center and the Mid-America Heart • Pursue personal interests in biology. From the study of Institute at St. Luke’s Hospital. plants to the study of insects, students can explore The Gerontology Certificate, allows students to explore practical applications like drug discovery and disease relevant medical and social issues of the new millenium as control by selecting from a variety of courses. Field trips people live longer, our population ages, and “care” becomes as and outings allow students to observe biological important as “cure.” principles in action. The Healing and Humanities Minor. Faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences and UMKC’s School of Medicine Honors Programs team up to offer courses that enhance an individual’s ability to The College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Biological heal and to understand the complicated world of health care. Sciences both offer Honors Programs for students with Students can combine the healing and humanities minor with exemplary academic performance. The College of Arts and any major in the College of Arts and Sciences or the School of Science’s program uses an interdisciplinary approach that Biological Sciences. Through courses for the healing and encompasses studies in the sciences, the humanities and the humanities minor, students may strengthen their preparation social sciences and engages students in a weekly Honors for health careers by improving their communication skills, Colloquium and honors-designated courses. their appreciation of diversity and the arts, their understanding The School of Biological Sciences’ program combines a of bioethical dilemmas, and their knowledge of the values, requirement for high levels of academic achievement with an economics, and politics of health care. Courses applying undergraduate experimental research project and enrichment toward the minor include: activities like study trips and attending seminars. • Perspectives in Science and Healing Student Organizations • Healing and Cultural Diversity There are over 200 active student organizations (including • Body Images in Medicine and the Arts Greek) at UMKC that promote student leadership, • Writing, Healing, and the Humanities volunteerism, community service, and socialization. Some of • Healing and the Arts the popular organizations among pre-medical students include: • Values, Policies, and Practices in Health Care Pre-Medical Society. This is a University-wide student organization that provides various extracurricular opportunities See the Healing and Humanities Minor section of this catalog for students to learn about the health care professions and to for more information. network with other like-minded students. It offers various extracurricular opportunities for individuals to learn about the School of Biological Sciences Track health care professions and to network with other like-minded Loretta Sanderson Klamm, MS students. Previous meetings have included discussions on (816) 235-2577, [email protected] Bioethics, HMOs, organ donation, complementary medicine, Sarah Vordtriede, Ph.D. genetics and gene therapy, cloning, HIV/AIDS, and taking (816) 235-2536, [email protected] patient histories. The society regularly hosts recruiters from Chris Jordan, MS, Ed.Sp. medical schools and holds social events. (816) 235-2574, [email protected] Biological Sciences Student Government (BSSG). The BSSG plans informational and social activities for students. Past activities include guest speakers from the Kansas City Students interested in the scientific aspects of medicine may Police Department Forensics Unit, Children’s Mercy Hospital find the School of Biological Sciences to be the right place for and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, picnics them. A major in biology incorporates courses in biology, and group ice-skating. Pre-medical students can participate in chemistry and physics with a broad foundation in the social the School of Biological Sciences annual hosting of sciences and humanities. By meeting the degree requirements distinguished biomedical scientists, including Nobel Prize for the Bachelor of Science in Biology with a Pre-Med winners and National Academy of Sciences members, concentration in the cellular and molecular basis of health and addressing frontier issues in biomedicine. disease, students will automatically fulfill all of the Arts and Sciences Student Council. The Council aims to prerequisites for most medical schools and all requirements for provide an interdisciplinary body where Arts and Science’s the chemistry minor. More information about this can be found students can provide input on decisions and policies of the in the School of Biological Sciences section of this catalog. College, to allocate the authorized budget, to insure that Arts • Investigate the molecular basis of disease. Courses such and Science students’ needs, desires and attitudes are correctly as genetics, cell biology, biochemistry and molecular represented to the Administration and to enhance biology examine the essential elements of modern student-faculty interaction and communication. biological sciences. Electives like neurobiology, Alpha Eta Chapter of Alpha Phi Omega. This organization endocrinology, immunology and virology emphasize carries out service programs aimed at serving the chapter, experimental approaches that lay the foundation for the campus, community, and nation with emphasis on serving treatment and prevention of disease. primarily the UMKC campus and the Kansas City area. • Perform hands-on experiments with cells and tissues in facilities equipped with cutting edge technology. Laboratory courses such as microbiology and histology bring textbook topics to life and allow students to learn the basics of research.
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Division of Continuing School of Nursing Program Director, Nursing Continuing Education Education (816) 235-1713 http://www.umkc.edu/ce/nursing 360 Administrative Center School of Pharmacy (816) 235-1445 Associate Dean, Continuing Education http://www.umkc.edu/ce (816) 235-2406 Kerry Kerber, Ph.D. http://www.umkc.edu/ce/pharmacy Director, Division of Continuing Education UMKC Northland (816) 235-6630 Description http://www.umkc.edu/ce/northland Through credit courses, non-credit courses, conferences and Division of Continuing Education, Administrative Office (816) 235-1445 institutes, residents of the community and state are provided http://www.umkc.edu/ce the opportunity to continue their education in a manner uniquely suited to adult learners. Academic units at UMKC offer continuing education to extend their teaching resources Credit Courses beyond traditional programs. Continuing education credit courses attract non-traditional Offerings include liberal arts lectures and seminars; students and provide alternate, non-traditional class times and professional, refresher, remedial and postgraduate courses; and locations. These courses can focus on cutting-edge topics educational programs designed for the analysis and study of based on recent events, current issues and, often, major social and urban problems. Formal education also may interdisciplinary perspectives. be continued through credit courses or by enrollment in Class meetings are typically scheduled for time periods correspondence courses for academic credit. Frequently, public and dates that accommodate the special needs of the client forums concerned with vital issues of the day are organized and group to be served. Graduate credit may be earned by qualified offered in order to increase both the number and effectiveness applicants when the course has been approved for graduate of people who work toward solutions to community problems. credit. A simplified enrollment process is provided for these Non-credit continuing education activities are carefully courses. People may enroll, providing they meet the eligibility planned undertakings, usually involving an academic requirements established for the class. The submission of department and an organized group from business, industry, transcripts or on-campus application is not required. government or the citizenry in general. Citizens throughout the Registration for class is carried out in person at the program state are served by UMKC through its relationship with the office, by mail or by phone. Students who plan to apply eight University of Missouri extension administrative regions. continuing education credit courses to a degree program need The Division of Continuing Education provides to get approval from the college, school or department. administrative leadership for UMKC’s eleven continuing To discuss specific interests, or for current schedules and education units. Inquiries about specific program opportunities registration information, contact the appropriate program may be directed to the appropriate continuing education office office. listed below. Non-credit Courses Division of Continuing Education Offices Courses that do not carry college credit may be designed to meet a wide range of individual and community interests. Addiction Technology Transfer Center Programs that draw on the unique resources of the University (816) 482-1100 and find a ready acceptance in the community are offered on a http://www.umkc.edu/ce/mattc recurring basis. Other programs may be designed to meet the College of Arts and Sciences specific interests of employers, community organizations and Director, (816) 235-2736 special-interest groups. Continuing education units, called http://www.umkc.edu/ce/college CEUs, are awarded for selected non-credit offerings. Henry W. Bloch School of Business and To discuss specific interests, or for current schedules and Public Administration registration information, contact the appropriate program Dean, (816) 235-2201 office. Conservatory of Music Coordinator, Continuing Education Educational Conferences and Institutes (816) 235-2741 Through educational conferences and institutes, the University School of Dentistry brings its resources to bear on the short-term educational Continuing Dental Education requirements of the public and private sectors of the (816) 235-2022 community. For many years the conference technique has been http://www.umkc.edu/ce/dentistry a reliable means for providing a quick and concise presentation School of Education of new information and problem analysis in business areas. It Director, Continuing Education is a valuable instrument, both for updating professional (816) 235-1188 knowledge and skills and for offering educational experience. http://www.umkc.edu/ce/education CEUs are available for selected educational conferences and School of Interdisciplinary Computing and Engineering institutes. (816) 235-1193 Addiction Technology Transfer Center School of Law Program Director, Continuing Legal Education (ATTC) (816) 235-1648 ATTC provides curriculum design development, education and http://www.umkc.edu/ce/law training on alcoholism and other drug dependencies for professionals in health, social services and criminal justice. UMKC is also the site for the National Addiction Technology
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Transfer Center, which coordinates all 14 regional centers Study. Students may enroll in an independent study course at throughout the nation. Call (816) 482-1100 for more any time. Independent study instruction is offered by each of information. the four UM System campuses. Students who plan to apply credit to a degree program need prior approval from their Continuing Education Unit college, school or department. Financial aid does not apply to The continuing education unit has been established nationally these courses. as a measure of participation in continuing education activities. Numerous professional societies and official licensing Contact: agencies welcome the CEU as a ready means of determining the extent to which people have fulfilled requirements for Center for Independent Study periodic continuing education study. University of Missouri-Columbia The determination of whether CEUs will be awarded for a 136 Clark Hall particular program is made by the UMKC academic unit that P.O. Box 1636 has responsibility for the program content. Inquiry about the Columbia, MO 65205-1635 availability of CEU activities may be directed to the (573) 882-2491 or (800) 609-3727 appropriate program office. http://indepstudy.ext.missouri.edu/ The Carolyn Benton Cockefair Chair in You may also contact the Division of Continuing Education at: Continuing Education When Carolyn Benton Cockefair left UMKC in 1966, her Division of Continuing Education former students in the humanities wished to honor her by University of Missouri-Kansas City perpetuating community involvement in University affairs and 360 Administrative Center in the humanities. Community-University cooperation led to 5100 Rockhill Road the establishment of the Carolyn Benton Cockefair Chair in Kansas City, MO 64110-2499 Continuing Education in the humanities. (816) 235-1445 Throughout its existence, many members of the http://www.umkc.edu/ce community have participated in the chair’s lectures, courses and continuing education programs. Visiting professors, distinguished speakers and performing artists also have shared with the community, thanks to the Cockefair Chair. James Michener, John Kenneth Galbraith, Norman Cousins, Tom Wolfe, John Gardner, Jean Kirkpatrick, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Gore Vidal, Loren Eiseley, Joseph Heller, David McCullough, Saul Bellow and John Updike are only a few of the chair-sponsored speakers. You are cordially invited by the Cockefair Chair Advisory Committee to participate in the Cockefair Chair courses and programs. Call (816) 235-2736 for more information. UMKC Northland UMKC Northland provides Graduate and Advanced Studies Programs for Working Professionals in the Northland area of Kansas City, Mo. UMKC Northland is located on the upper level of the Metro North Mall, 400 N.W. Barry Road, Kansas City, Mo. The Division of Continuing Education is collaborating with the UMKC academic schools to sponsor off-campus degree programs, individual courses, and non-credit programs at the UMKC Northland. The following School of Education graduate degree programs can be completed entirely at the UMKC Northland site: M.A. in curriculum and instruction, M.A. in counseling and guidance, M.A. in educational administration, and educational specialist in educational administration. Students may enroll either as part of a cohort or take classes individually, as needed. The cohort is a group of 20-25 students that collectively take the program and progress towards the degree together following a pre-set schedule. The cohort becomes an on-going professional network. New professional development and continuing education programs are being created to serve the Northland area. The Division of Continuing Education is forming partnerships with community and business organizations to develop new programs, in response to the needs of business, industry and local governments. Call (816) 235-6630 for more information. Center for Distance and Independent Study The UMKC Division for Continuing Education and Extended Programs is an examination site for students enrolled in the University of Missouri Center for Distance and Independent
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Faculty of the University of Department of Chemistry #*Kuang Lu Cheng; professor emeritus of chemistry; B.S. Missouri-Kansas City (Northwestern College, China); M.S., Ph.D. (University of Illinois). ˜ Associate or Adjunct Graduate Faculty #*John W. Connolly; professor emeritus of chemistry; B.S. (Xavier *Members of UMKC Graduate Faculty University); Ph.D. (Purdue University). #Members of UMKC Doctoral Faculty Wesley J. Dale; professor emeritus of chemistry; B.S. (University of +Located at UM-St. Louis campus Illinois); Ph.D. (University of Minnesota). #*Jerry R. Dias; professor of chemistry; B.S. (San Jose State College of Arts and Sciences College); Ph.D. (Arizona State University). Henry A. Droll; professor emeritus of chemistry; B.S., M.S. (George Washington University); Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania). Architecture and Environmental Design #*James R. Durig; professor of chemistry; B.A. (Washington and Program Jefferson College); Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Joy D. Swallow; associate professor of architecture; B.Arch. (Kansas Peter Groner; director of laboratories and associate professor of State University); M.Arch. (University of Pennsylvania). chemistry; Diploma, Ph.D. (Swiss Federal Polytechnic Institute). Eckhard W. Hellmuth; professor emeritus of chemistry; B.S., M.S., Department of Art and Art History Ph.D. (University of Marburg, Germany). #*Andrew J. Holder; associate professor of chemistry; B.S. (Mobile Eric J. Bransby; professor emeritus of art; B.A., M.A. (Colorado College); Ph.D. (University of Southern Mississippi). College); M.F.A. (Yale University). #*Y. C. Jerry Jean; chair, department of chemistry, and professor of Marilyn R. Carbonell; adjunct associate professor of art history and chemistry and physics; B.S. (Taipei Institute of Technology Taiwan); assistant director for collection development (library); B.A. (Knox Ph.D. (Marquette University). College); M.A. (Northern Illinois University); M.A. (University of Iowa). #*Kathleen V. Kilway; assistant professor of chemistry; B.S. (St. Mary’s College); M.S., Ph.D. (University of California-San Diego). #*Robert Cohon; assistant research professor of art history; B.A. (Columbia University); M.A., Ph.D. (New York University). Peter F. Lott; professor emeritus of chemistry; B.S., M.S. (S. Lawrence University); Ph.D. (University of Connecticut). #*Frances Connelly; chair, department of art and art history and associate professor of art history; B.A. (Wake Forest University); Layton L. McCoy; professor emeritus of chemistry; B.S., Ph.D. M.A. (University of Pittsburgh); M.F.A. (University of North Carolina (University of Washington). at Greensboro); Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh). #*Frank Millich; professor emeritus of chemistry; B.S. (City College *William G. Crist; professor of art; B.A. (University of Washington, of New York); M.S., Ph.D. (Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute). Seattle); M.F.A. (Cranbrook Academy of Art). #*Zhonghua Peng; assistant professor of chemistry; B.S. (University Nancy DeLaurier; instructor emeritus of art; B.S. (Northwestern of Science and Technology of China); M.S. (Chinese Academy of University). Sciences); Ph.D. (University of Chicago). #*Burton L. Dunbar, III; professor of art history; B.A. (Park #*Thomas C. Sandreczki; associate professor of chemistry; B.A. College); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Iowa). (Houghton College); M.S., Ph.D. (University of Rochester). George Ehrlich; professor emeritus of art history; B.S., M.F.A., #*Kenneth S. Schmitz; professor of chemistry; B.A. (Greenville Ph.D. (University of Illinois). College); Ph.D. (University of Washington-Seattle). Geraldine E. Fowle; associate professor of art history; A.B. (Aquinas *Timothy F. Thomas; professor of chemistry; A.B. (Oberlin College); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Michigan). College); Ph.D. (University of Oregon). *Stephen J. Gosnell; associate professor of art; M.A. (State #*Zhe Wu; assistant professor of chemistry; B.S. (University of University of New York). Science and Technology of China); Ph.D. (California Institute of Technology). *John W. Gutowski; associate professor of art; B.A. (State University of New York-Genessee); M.A., M.F.A. (University of Iowa). #*Charles J. Wurrey; associate dean and professor of chemistry; B.S. (Northern Michigan University); Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute Edward Hogan; lecturer of art; B.F.A. (Kansas City Art Institute); of Technology). M.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). *Leonard I. Koenig; professor of art; B.A. (Adelphi College); M.A. (University of Iowa); M.F.A. (University of Wisconsin-Madison). Department of Communications Studies Barbara A. Mueller; professor emeritus of art; B.A. (Maryville #*Joan E. Aitken; professor of communication studies, graduate College); M.A. (University of Iowa). adviser; B.A. (Michigan State University); M.A., Ed.D. (University of Arkansas). *Craig A. Subler; associate professor of art and director of UMKC Gallery of Art; B.F.A. (Dayton Art Institute); M.A., M.F.A. *Jason Berger; assistant professor of communication studies; B.A. (University of Iowa). (Hunter College of the City University of New York); M.A. (University of Virginia); Ph.D. (Graduate School of the City Joy D. Swallow; associate professor of architecture; B.Arch. (Kansas University of New York). State University); M.Arch. (University of Pennsylvania). #*Gregory D. Black; acting chair and professor of communication *Kati Toivanen; assistant professor of digital media and studies; B.S. (Bowling Green State University); M.A. (California photography; M.F.A. (School of the Art Institute of Chicago). State); Ph.D. (University of Kansas). #*Maude Wahlman; Dorothy and Dale Thompson/Missouri *Linda M. Collier; associate professor of communication studies; Endowed Professor of Global Arts; B.A. (Colorado College); M.A. director of debate; B.A., J.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). (Northwestern University); M.Phil., Ph.D. (Yale University). *Larry G. Ehrlich; associate professor of communication studies; ˜ *Andrew Wells; visiting artist/assistant professor of digital media A.B., M.A. (University of Kansas); Ph.D. (Northwestern University). and communication studies; M.F.A. (School of the Art Institute of Chicago). Angela C. Elam; assistant professor of communication studies and radio producer; B.A. (Clemson University); M.F.A. (University of ˜ *Mary Wessel; visiting artist/assistant professor of photography; Georgia-Athens). M.F.A. (School of the Art Institue of Chicago). *Gregory Gutenko; associate professor of communication studies; *#Rochelle N. Ziskin; assistant professor of art history; B.A. B.A., M.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); Ph.D. (University (University of Illinois-Chicago). of Missouri-Columbia).
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#*Carol F. Koehler; associate professor of communication studies; Robert M. Farnsworth; professor emeritus of English; B.A. B.A. (Rosary College); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas (University of Michigan); M.S. (University of Connecticut); Ph.D. City). (Tulane University). Gaylord V. Marr; professor emeritus of communication studies; #*Moira Ferguson; professor of English and Martha Jane Phillips B.A., M.A. (University of Nebraska). Starr Missouri Distinguished Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies; B.A. (University of London, Birkbeck College); M.A. and Judith McCormick; associate dean and assistant professor of Ph.D. (University of Washington, Seattle). communication studies; B.A., M.A. (Texas Tech University), Ph.D. (Kansas State University). *Jane Greer; assistant professor of English; B.A. (Hanover College); M.A., Ph.D. (Ohio State University). *Peter Morello; assistant professor of communication studies; B.A. (University of Wisconsin-Madison); M.S. (Columbia University). Sheila Honig; lecturer in English; B.A., M.A. (University of Missouri-Columbia). #*Michael Neer; professor of communication studies; B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Columbia). Daniel Freeman Jaffe; professor emeritus of English and editor of BkMk Press; B.A. (Rutgers University); M.A. (University of G. Thomas Poe; associate professor of communication studies; B.A. Michigan). (Central Methodist College); M.A. (Northwest Missouri State), M.Div. (Emory University), M.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas Maureen Maginn; lecturer in English; B.A. (University of City); Ph.D.(University of Kansas). Missouri-Columbia); M.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). #*Robert B. Unger; associate professor of communication studies #*Daniel Mahala; associate professor of English; B.A. (State and English; B.A. (University of Missouri-Columbia); M.P.A. University of New York at Binghamton); M.A. (New York (Harvard University). University); D.A. (State University of New York at Albany). #*James C. McKinley; professor of English, director of Professional Writing Program and editor of New Letters; B.J., M.A., Ph.D. Department of Economics (University of Missouri-Columbia). #*Stephanie A. Bell, assistant professor of economics; B.A. Mary A. McMann; professor emeritus of English; M.A. (Columbia (California State University-Sacramento); M.Phil. (Cambridge University); Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). University); Ph.D. (New School for Social Research). Maxine S. Moore; associate professor emeritus of English; B.A., #*W. Robert Brazelton; professor emeritus of economics; B.A. M.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); Ph.D. (University of (Dartmouth College); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Oklahoma). Kansas). #*Mamadou Niang; assistant professor of English and linguistics; Cathy Carroll; assistant professor of economics and pharmacy; B.S., B.A. (Lycee National); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Illinois-Urbana). M.B.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Kansas). Theodore J. Otteson; lecturer in English; B.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). #*Peter J. Eaton; associate professor of economics; B.A. (University of Santa Clara); Ph.D. (University of Florida). #*Jennifer Phegley; assistant professor of English and women’s studies; B.A. (Southwest Texas State University); M.A., Ph.D. (Ohio #*Mathew Forstater; assistant professor of economics; B.A. State University). (Temple University); M.A. (New School for Social Research); Ph.D. (New School for Social Research). David Ray; professor emeritus of English; B.A., M.A. (University of Chicago). #*L. Kenneth Hubbell; professor emeritus of economics and joint professor in the L.P. Cookingham Institute of Public Affairs; B.A., James A. Reeds; associate professor emeritus of English and M.A. (Texas Christian University); Ph.D. (University of Nebraska). linguistics; B.A., M.A. (University of Iowa); A.M., Ph.D. (University of Michigan). #*Gerald W. Olson; professor of economics; B.S., M.A. (University #*Barbara Ryan; assistant professor of English; B.A. (Dartmouth of Nebraska); Ph.D. (Rutgers University). College); M.A., Ph.D. (University of North Carolina). #*Ross Shepherd; professor emeritus of economics; A.B. (Harvard *Jeffrey A. Rydberg-Cox; assistant professor of English and classics; University); M.A., Ph.D. (Syracuse University). B.A. (Colorado College); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Chicago). #*James I. Sturgeon; professor of economics; B.A. (Kansas State Jonas Spatz; associate professor emeritus of English; B.A. (Brooklyn Teachers College-Emporia); M.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas College); M.A. (New York University); Ph.D. (Indiana University). City); Ph.D. (University of Oklahoma). #*Lois S. Spatz; professor emeritus of English; B.A. (Goucher #*Karen S. Vorst; professor of economics; B.S. (Bowling Green College); M.A.T. (The Johns Hopkins University); M.A., Ph.D. State University); Ph.D. (Indiana University). (Indiana University). F. Eugene Wagner; professor of economics; B.A., M.S. (University Robert Stewart; assistant professor of English and associate editor of of Missouri-Kansas City); Ph.D. (Syracuse University). New Letters; B.A. (University of Missouri-St. Louis), M.A. #*John O. Ward; professor of economics; B.A., M.A. (University of (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Toledo); Ph.D. (University of Oklahoma). #*Tom Stroik; associate professor of English; B.A., M.A., Ph.D. #*L. Randall Wray; professor of economics; B.A. (University of the (University of Wisconsin-Madison). Pacific); M.A. (Washington University); Ph.D. (Washington *Robert B. Unger; associate professor of communication studies and University). English; B.A. (University of Missouri-Columbia); M.P.A. (Harvard University). #*Linda E. Voigts; Curators’ Professor of English; B.A. (William Department of English Language and Jewell College); M.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); Ph.D. Literature (University of Missouri-Columbia). *Ralph A. Berets; associate professor of English; B.A., M.A., Ph.D. #*David H. Weinglass; professor of English; B.A., M.A. (University of Michigan). (St.Catherine’s College-University of Cambridge); Ph.D. (Kansas State University). #*Michelle A. Boisseau; associate professor of English; B.A., M.A. (Ohio University); Ph.D. (University of Houston). #*Robert F. Willson, Jr.; professor of English; B.A. (Wayne State University); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin). #*Joan F. Dean; professor of English; A.B. (Canisius College); M.A., Ph.D. (Purdue University). *Stephen Dilks; assistant professor of English; B.A. (University of Department of Foreign Languages and Stirling, Scotland); M.A., Ph.D. (Rutgers University). Literature #*Beth Dolan Kautz; assistant professor of English and women’s #*Patricia P. Brodsky; professor of foreign languages; B.A. studies; B.A. (Davidson College); M.A., Ph. D. (University of North (University of Iowa); M.A., Ph.D. (University of California, Carolina at Chapel Hill). Berkeley).
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#*Luis Candia; assistant professor of foreign languages; B.A. #*Jerry R. Richardson; assistant professor of civil engineering and (Catholic University of Chile); M.A. (University of Concepcin); Ph.D. adjunct professor of geosciences; B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Colorado State (University of Southern California). University); P.E. Rafael Espejo-Saavedra; professor of foreign languages; B.A., M.A. #*Lee D. Slater; assistant professor of geosciences; B.S. (University (Occidental College); Ph.D. (University of California, Los Angeles). of East Anglia); M.S. (University College of North Wales); Ph.D. (Lancaster University). #*Louis Imperiale; associate professor of foreign languages; Licence es Lettres (Universite´ de Grenoble); M.A. (University of Puerto Rico); Ph.D. (Catholic University of America). Department of History Gerda R. Kaatz; professor emeritus of foreign languages; B.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); M.A. (University of Illinois); William B. Ashworth, Jr.; associate professor of history; Ph.D. (University of Iowa). B.A.(Wesleyan University); Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin). #*Andrew Bergerson; assistant professor of history; B.A. (Cornell #*Kathy M. Krause; assistant professor of foreign languages; B.A. University); M.A. (University of Edinburgh); Ph. D. (University of (Dartmouth College); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania). Chicago) Gayle A. Levy; assistant professor of foreign languages; A.B. Jesse V. Clardy; professor emeritus of history; B.S., M.S. (Texas (University of California-Berkeley); M.A. (Johns Hopkins College of Arts and Industries); Ph.D. (University of Michigan). University); Ph.D. (Duke University). Delia Crutchfield Cook; assistant professor of history; B.S. Rose Marie Marfurt; assistant professor emeritus in foreign (University of Maryland); M.A. (Central Missouri State University); languages; Licence es Lettres (University of Lausanne); Agregation Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Columbia). des Lettres (University of Lausanne, Switzerland). #*Gary L. Ebersole; professor of history; B.A. (Dickinson College); Raymond T. Riva; professor emeritus in foreign languages; B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (University of Chicago). Ph.D. (University of Illinois); A.M. (Middlebury College). *James Stephen Falls; associate professor of history; B.A. Sylvia Stevens; assistant professor of foreign languages; B.A. (University of Alabama); M.A., Ph.D. (Mississippi State University). (Pennsylvania State University); Ph.D. (Yale University). #*Miriam Forman-Brunell; associate professor of history; A.B., #*Alice Ruth Reckley Vallejos; associate professor of foreign M.A. (Sarah Lawrence College); Ph.D. (Rutgers University). languages; B.A., M.A. (Ohio State University); Ph.D. (University of John T. Graham; professor emeritus of history; A.B. (Rockhurst Kansas). College); Ph.D. (St. Louis University). Herwig G. Zauchenberger; professor emeritus of foreign languages; #*Herman M. Hattaway; professor of history; B.A., M.A., Ph.D. B.A., M.A. (University of Colorado); Dr. Phil. (University of (Louisiana State University). Vienna); M.A., Ph.D. (Yale University). #*Dana Evan Kaplan; assistant professor of history; B.A. (Yeshiva University); M. A. (State University of New York - Albany); M. Ed. Department of Geosciences (University of New Hampshire); Ph. D. (Tel Aviv University). #*Carla L. Klausner; professor of history; B.A. (Barnard College); #*Raymond M. Coveney, Jr.; professor and chair, department of M.A. (Radcliffe College); Ph.D. (Harvard University). geosciences and professor of geosciences; B.S. (Tufts University); M.S., Ph.D. (University of Michigan). #*Lawrence H. Larsen; professor emeritus of history; B.S. (Lawrence College); M.S., Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin). #*Steven L. Driever; professor of geosciences; B.A. (University of Virginia); M.S. (Northwestern University); Ph.D. (University of #*Dennis Merrill; professor of history; B.A. (Providence College); Georgia). M.A., Ph.D. (University of Connecticut). #*Richard J. Gentile; emeritus professor of geosciences; B.A., M.A. James C. Olson; president emeritus and professor emeritus of history; (University of Missouri-Columbia); Ph.D. (University of B.A. (Morningside College); M.S., Ph.D. (University of Nebraska). Missouri-Rolla). Stanley B. Parsons, Jr.; professor emeritus of history; B.S. *Martha W. Gilliland; chancellor and professor of geosciences; B.A. (University of Missouri-Columbia); M.A. (University of South (Catawba), M.A. (Rice University); Ph.D. (University of Florida). Dakota); Ph.D. (University of Iowa). Edwin D. Goebel; professor emeritus of geosciences; A.B. #*Lynda Payne; assistant professor of history; M.A. (University of (Augustana College); M.S. (University of Iowa); Ph.D. (University of Edinburgh, Scotland); Ph.D. (University of California, Davis). Kansas). #*Patrick A. Peebles; chair and professor of history; B.A. (University of California-Berkeley); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Chicago). #*Syed E. Hasan; professor of geosciences; B.S. (Patna University-India); M.S. (Roorkee University-India); Ph.D. (Purdue #*H. Glenn Penny; assistant professor of history; B.A., M.A. University). (University of Colorado-Boulder); Ph.D. (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). Paul L. Hilpman; professor emeritus of geosciences; A.B. (Brown University); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Kansas). #*Linna F. Place; Lecturer/University Liaison to the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library; B.A. (Denison University); M.A. #*Daniel P. Hopkins; associate professor of geosciences; B.A. (Cooperstown Graduate Programs), Ph.D. (Kansas University). (Tulane University); Ph.D. (Louisiana State University). #*Louis W. Potts; professor of history; B.A. (Lafayette College); #*Wei Ji; associate professor of geosciences; B.S. (Peking M.A., Ph.D. (Duke University). University); M.S. (Peking University); Ph.D. (University of #*Joseph P. Schultz; professor emeritus of history; B.A. (Yeshiva Connecticut). University); M.A. (Jewish Theological Seminary of America); Ph.D. #*Anil Misra; associate professor of civil engineering and adjunct (Brandeis University). professor of geosciences; B.Tech.Ci.E. (Indian Institute of Ted P. Sheldon; director of libraries and adjunct professor of history; Technology, India); M.S.Ci.E., Ph.D. (University of Massachusetts), B.A. (Elmhurst College); M.A., Ph.D. (Indiana University); M.S.L.S. P.E. (University of Illinois). Deborah J. Mossman; associate professor of civil engineering and ˜ Frederick Spletstoser; adjunct instructor of history; adjunct professor of geosciences; B.S.C.E. (Massachusetts Institute of Ph.D.(Louisiana State University). Technology); C.E. (Manhattan College); Ph.D. (University of Iowa); P.E. William O. Stevens; adjunct assistant professor of history; B.S., M.S. (Central Missouri State College); M.A., Ph.D. (University of James B. Murowchick; associate professor of geosciences; B.S. Missouri-Kansas City). (University of Illinois); M.S., Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University). Edwin J. Westermann; professor emeritus of history; A.B., A.M., #*Tina M. Niemi; assistant professor of geosciences; B.A. (College Ph.D. (University of Colorado). of Wooster); M.S., Ph.D. (Stanford University). ˜ Russell Reed Whitaker; director, National Archives - Great Plains Eldon J. Parizek; professor emeritus of geosciences; B.S., M.S., and adjunct associate professor of history; B.A.(Washburn Ph.D. (University of Iowa). University).
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William S. Worley; research associate in history; Ph.D. (University #*J. L. Discenna; assistant professor of physics and director of of Kansas). math/physics institute; B.A. (Kalamazoo College); Ph.D. (Univeristy #*Shona Kelly Wray; assistant professor of history; B.A. (University of Western Michigan). of California at Davis); M. A. (University of Colorado at Boulder) #*Y. C. Jerry Jean; chairman, department of chemistry, and Mary Ann Wynkoop; assistant director of American studies professor of chemistry and physics; B.S. (Taipei Institute of program, coordinator of general studies program and adjunct Technology Taiwan); Ph.D. (Marquette University). instructor of history; Ph.D.(University of Indiana). #*Michael B. Kruger; associate professor of physics; B.S. (State University of New York-Stony Brook); Ph.D.(University of California-Berkeley). Department of Mathematics #*Fred M. Leibsle; assistant professor of physics; B.S. (University of #*George Phillip Barker; professor of mathematics; B.S. (Tulane Wisconsin), Ph.D. (University of Illinois). University); M.S., Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin). #*Richard D. Murphy; professor of physics; B.A. (University of #*Jie Chen; assistant professor of statistics; B.S. (Chongqing Colorado); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Minnesota). University); M.S. (University of Akron); Ph.D. (Bowling Green State #*James M. Phillips; professor of physics; B.S., B.S.Ed. (Central University). Missouri State College); Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Rolla). *Larry Q. Eifler; associate professor of mathematics; Ph.D. (Purdue *Marvin R. Querry; Curators’ Professor of physics; B.S. (University University). of Missouri-Kansas City); M.S., Ph.D. (Kansas State University). #*James M. Foran; professor of mathematics; B.A. (Marquette *George A. Russell; President Emeritus, University of Missouri and University); M.S., Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee). professor of physics; B.S. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology); Yonghong Gao; assistant professor of statistics; Ph.D. (University of M.S., Ph.D. (University of Illinois). Illinois - Urbana Champaign). Ronald A. Schuchard; assistant professor school of medicine and Lee Hart; assistant professor of mathematics; B.A., M.A., Ph.D. adjunct faculty department of physics. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). #*John R. Urani; professor of physics; B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (University #*Thomas P. Kezlan; professor of mathematics; B.A. (University of of Missouri-Columbia). Nebraska Omaha); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Kansas). Richard C. Waring; associate professor emeritus; B.A. (William Paul W. Liebnitz, Jr.; associate professor of mathematics; B.S. Jewell College); M.A. (University of Arkansas). (Rockhurst College); M.S., Ph.D. (University of Kansas). #*David Wieliczka; chairman, professor of physics; B.A. Elbert M. Pirtle, Jr.; associate professor of mathematics; B.S. (Benedictine College); Ph.D. (Iowa State University). (Austin State College); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Kansas). #*Jerzy Wrobel; associate professor of physics; M.S., Ph.D. #*Noah H. Rhee; associate professor of mathematics; B.S. (Seoul (Wroclaw Technical University). National University); Ph.D. (Michigan State University). #*Da-Ming Zhu; associate professor of physics; B.S. (University of Rebecca S. Roberts; instructor in mathematics; B.A., M.A. Science and Technology of China); M.S., Ph.D. (University of (University of Denver). Washington). Paul J. Vesce; instructor in mathematics; B.S.E.E. (Northeastern University, Boston). Department of Political Science Bruce R. Wenner; professor of mathematics; B.A. (College of Wooster); Ph.D. (Duke University). #*David N. Atkinson; professor of political science and law; B.A., Yong Zeng; assistant professor of statistics; Ph.D. (University of M.A., J.D., Ph.D. (University of Iowa). Wisconsin - Madison). Reginald L. Bassa, Jr.; lecturer in political science; B.A. (U.S. Military Academy); M.A. (Columbia University). #*Robert K. Evanson; associate professor of political science; B.A. Department of Philosophy (University of Illinois-Urbana); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Bruce Bubacz; interim dean and Curators’ professor of philosophy Wisconsin-Madison). and professor of law; B.A. (Ripon College); M.S., Ph.D. (University Sterling H. Fuller; professor emeritus of political science; B.S., M.A. of Washington-Seattle). (University of Oklahoma); Ph.D. (University of Texas). #*Susan L. Feagin; professor of philosophy; B.A. (Florida State #*Robert E. Gamer; professor of political science; B.A. (Monmouth University); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-Madison). College); Ph.D. (Brown University). Henry R. Frankel; professor of philosophy; A.B. (Oberlin College); *Ben L. Martin; associate professor of political science; B.A. Ph.D. (Ohio State University). (University of Texas); M.A., M.A.L.D., Ph.D. (Fletcher School of #*George D. Gale, Jr.; professor of philosophy; B.A. (University of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University). Santa Clara); M.A. (San Francisco State College); Ph.D. (University *Harris G. Mirkin; associate professor of political science; B.A. of California-Davis). (Hobart College); M.A. (The New School of Social Research, New Solomon E. Levy; professor emeritus of philosophy; B.A. (Brooklyn York); M.A., Ph.D. (Princeton University). College); Ph.D. (University of Southern Califonia). #*Dale Allen Neuman; chair and professor of political science; A.B. Hans W. Uffelmann; professor emeritus of philosophy; B.A. (Kenyon College); Ph.D. (Northwestern University). (University of California-Davis); M.A., Ph.D. (Northwestern #*Max J. Skidmore; professor of political science; B.S., B.S. Ed. University). (Southwest Missouri State); M.Ed. (University of Wayne Vaught; assistant professor of philosophy; B.A. (Georgetown Missouri-Columbia); Ph.D. (University of Minnesota). College); M.A. (Baylor University); Ph.D. (University of Tennessee). #*Ross Stephens; professor emeritus of political science; B.A. (Park Edward F. Walter; professor emeritus of philosophy; B.A. (St. College); M.S., Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-Madison). John’s University); M.A., Ph.D. (New York University). Department of Psychology Department of Physics *William B. Arndt, Jr.; professor of psychology; B.A. (Stanford James R. Beacham; associate professor of physics; B.S., M.S., Ph.D. University); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Denver). (Purdue University). *Carl Calkins; professor of psychology; B.A. (State University of Paul J. Bryant; professor emeritus of physics; B.S. (Rockhurst New York); M.A. (Southern Connecticut State College); Ph.D. College); M.S., Ph.D. (St. Louis University). (Vanderbilt University). #*Wai-Yim Ching; Curators’ Professor of physics; B.S. (University #*James F. Collins; associate professor of psychology; B.A., Ph.D. of Hong Kong); M.S., Ph.D. (Louisiana State University). (University of Illinois-Urbana).
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Diane DeArmond; professor emeritus of psychology; B.A. (DePauw #*James F. Anderson; associate professor of criminal justice and University); M.A. (Syracuse University); Ph.D. (Florida State criminology; B.A., M.S. (Alabama State University); Ph.D. (Sam University). Houston State Univeristy). #*Diane L. Filion; assistant professor of psychology; B.A. (Eastern #*Linda M. Breytspraak; associate professor of sociology and Washington University); M.A., Ph.D.(University of Southern medicine; B.A. (Colorado College); M.A., Ph.D. (Duke University). California). #*C. Neil Bull; professor of sociology; B.A., M.A. (University of #*Leah K. Gensheimer; associate professor of psychology; B.S. British Columbia); Ph.D. (University of Oregon). (University of New Haven); M.A. (Adelphia University); Ph.D. Henry G. Burger; professor emeritus of education and anthropology; (Michigan State University). B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Columbia University). *William B. Ghiselli; associate professor of psychology; B.A. (San Cathleen Burnett; associate professor of sociology/CJC; B.A. (St. Francisco State College); M.S., Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh). Lawrence University); M.S. (Vanderbilt University); Ph.D. #*Kathleen J. Goggin; assistant professor of psychology; B.A. (Vanderbilt University). (California State University, Dominguez Hills); Ph.D. (San Diego Thomas E. Carroll; associate professor of sociology; B.A. (Indiana State University/University of California, San Diego). University); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Minnesota). Morton Goldman; professor emeritus of psychology; B.S. (Temple Oscar R. Eggers; professor emeritus of sociology; B.A., M.A., Ph.D. University); M.S., Ph.D. (University of Illinois). (University of Chicago). #*C. Keith Haddock; assistant professor of psychology; B.A. (David #*Burton Halpert; associate professor of sociology and medicine; Lipscomb University); M.A.R. (Harding Graduate School); M.S., B.A. (Drake University); M.A. (University of Manitoba); Ph.D. Ph.D. (University of Memphis). (University of Minnesota). #*Jay Hewitt; associate professor of psychology; B.A. (University of #*Alexander Holsinger; assistant professor of criminal justice and California-Santa Barbara); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Iowa). criminology; B.A. (Aquinas College); M.S.(Illinois State University); #*Joseph B. Hughey; associate professor of psychology; B.A., M.A. Ph.D. (University of Cincinnati). (Wichita State University); Ph.D. (University of Tennessee). #*Kristi Holsinger; assistant professor of criminal justice and #*Bernard Lubin; Curators’ Professor of psychology and medicine criminology; B.A. (Aquinas College); M.S., Ph.D. (University of and joint professor in the L.P. Cookingham Institute of Public Affairs; Cincinnati). B.A., M.A. (George Washington University); Ph.D. (Pennsylvania *Shannon Jackson; assistant professor of anthropology; B.A., M.A. State University-University Park). (University of Connecticut); Ph.D. (University of Chicago). Robert Chris Martin; professor of psychology; B.A., M.A., Ph.D. #*Wayne L. Lucas; associate professor of criminal justice and (University of Florida). criminology; B.S., M.S. (Illinois State University); Ph.D. (Iowa State #*Walker S. Carlos Poston, II; assistant professor of psychology; University). B.A. (University of California-Davis); Ph.D. (University of Ernest Manheim; professor emeritus of sociology; Ph.D. (Leipzig California-Santa Barbara); MPH (University of Texas-Houston Health University); Ph.D. (University of London). Sciences Center). #*Ken Novak; assistant professor of criminal justice and #*Sharon Gross Portwood; assistant professor of psychology; B.S. criminology; B.S. (Bowling Green State University); M.S., Ph.D. (University of Texas-Austin); J.D. (University of Texas); Ph.D. (University of Cincinnnati). (University of Virginia). #*Philip G. Olson; professor of sociology; B.A., M.A. (University of #*Charles L. Sheridan, Jr.; professor emeritus of psychology; B.A., Arizona); Ph.D. (Purdue University). M.A., Ph.D. (Ohio State University). #*Tanya Price; assistant professor of anthropology; A.B. (Miami #*Lisa Terre; associate professor of psychology and medicine; B.A. University); M.A., Ph.D. (Indiana University). (Rutgers University); M.A. (Roosevelt University); Ph.D. (Auburn #*Peter M. Singlemann; associate professor of sociology; B.A. University). (University of Hamburg-Germany); Ph.D. (University of Texas). Frank Neal Willis, Jr.; professor emeritus of psychology; B.A., M.A. #*Deborah Smith; assistant professor of sociology and director of (University of Missouri-Kansas City); Ph.D. (University of family studies; B.S., Ph.D. (Cornell University); M.A. (University of Missouri-Columbia). Minnesota). Harris Winitz; professor emeritus of psychology; B.A. (University of Vermont); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Iowa). Department of Theatre Peter Altman; visiting professor of theatre; B.A.(University of Department of Graduate Social Work California at Berkeley); M.A.(University of Pennsylvania). #*James F. Collins; interim department chair and associate professor Jacques Burdick; professor emeritus of theatre. of psychology; B.A., Ph.D.(University of Illinois-Urbana). *Louis Colaianni; associate professor of theatre. #*Walter E. Kisthardt; interim program director; assistant professor Susan Dinges; associate professor emeritus of theatre. of social work; B.A. (Elizabethtown College); M.S.W. (University of Hawaii); Ph.D. (University of Kansas). *John Ezell; professor of theatre; B.F.A. (Washington University); M.F.A. (Yale University). #*Share Decroix Bane; assistant professor of social work; B.A., M.Ed. (University of Missouri-Columbia); Ph.D. (University of *Charles Hayes; research assistant professor; B.A. (Augustana Missouri-Kansas City). College); M.F.A. (University of Iowa). Catherine Hiersteiner; visiting assistant professor of social work; #*Felicia Londre; Curators’ Professor of theatre; B.A. (University of B.A. (Smith College); M.S.W. (University of Maryland). Montana); M.A. (University of Washington-Seattle); Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-Madison). Maurice F. Macey; clinical assistant professor of social work and practicum director; B.A. (National College), M.S.W. (University of Tom Mardikes; visiting associate professor of theatre; B.A., Kansas). M.F.A.(University of Missouri-Kansas City). #*Lee Rathbone-McCuan; professor of social work; B.A. #*Jennifer K. Martin; professor of theatre; B.S. (Bowling Green (University of Kentucky); M.S.W., Ph.D. (University of Pittsburg). State University); M.F.A. (University of North Carolina-Greensboro); Ph.D. (University of Michigan). Joe Price; assistant professor of theatre; B.F.A. (University of Department of Sociology/Criminal Justice Minnesotta-Duluth); M.F.A. (Southern Methodist University). and Criminology Cal Pritner; professor emeritus of theatre. #*Leanne Fiftal Alarid; assistant professor of criminal justice and Dennis Rosa; visiting professor of theatre. criminology; B.A. (University of Northern Colorado); M.A, Ph.D. Dale AJ Rose; visiting professor of theatre; B.A., M.A. (Michigan (Sam Houston State University). State University).
463 Faculty of the University of Missouri-Kansas City
Vincent Scassellati; associate professor emeritus of theatre. #*Joseph R. Mattingly, Jr.; assistant professor of biological sciences; Ronald Lee Schaeffer; associate professor of theatre; B.S. (Bradley B.A. (Bellarmine College); Ph.D. (University of Notre Dame). University); M.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). #*Thomas M. Menees; assistant professor of biological sciences; *Theodore Swetz; associate professor of theatre; B.A. (Lehman B.S., M.S. (University of California Irvine); Ph.D. (Yale University). College of the City University of New York). Charles D. Miles; professor emeritus of biological sciences; A.B., *Victor Tan; associate professor of theatre. M.A. (University of Kansas); Ph.D. (University of Connecticut). Douglas C. Taylor; professor emeritus of theatre. Aly H. Mohamed; professor emeritus of biological sciences; B.S. The faculty of the Dell’Arte International School of Theatre is in (University of Alexandria, Egypt); M.S., Ph.D. (University of residence teaching physical theatre skills for graduate actors. Minnesota). #*William T. Morgan; professor of biological sciences; B.S. (University of Pittsburgh); Ph.D. (University of California-Los School of Biological Sciences Angeles). #*Karen J. Bame; associate professor of biological sciences; B.S. #*Stephen J. Morris; professor of biological sciences; B.A., Ph.D. (University of California-Santa Barbara); Ph.D. (University of (Stanford University). California-Los Angeles). Owen Nadeau; research assistant professor of biological sciences; James M. Benevides; research assistant professor of biological M.S. (Indiana University of Pennsylvania), Ph.D. (University of sciences; B.S. (University of Massachusetts); M.S., Ph.D. (University Vermont). of Rhode Island). #*Anthony Persechini; associate professor of biological sciences; Paul E. Blatz; professor emeritus of biological sciences; B.S. B.A. (University of New Hampshire), Ph.D. (Carnegie-Mellon (Southern Methodist University); Ph.D. (University of Texas). University, Pittsburgh, PA). Raymond L. Burich; associate professor of biological sciences; B.S., #*Lynda S. Plamann; associate professor of biological sciences; M.S. (Kent State University); Ph.D. (Michigan State University). B.A. (Augustana College), Ph.D. (University of Iowa). #*Gerald M. Carlson; molecular biology and biochemistry division #*Mike Plamann; assistant professor of biological sciences; B.S. head and Marion Merrell Dow/Missouri Professor of Structural (University of Wisconsin), Ph.D. (University of Iowa). Biology; B.S. (Washington State University); Ph.D. (Iowa State University). #*Kirill Popov; assistant professor of biological sciences; B.S., M.S. (Moscow State University), Ph.D. (Institute of Organic Chemistry, #*Bibie M. Chronwall; assistant dean and associate professor of Moscow). biological sciences; B.A., M.S., Ph.D. (University of Uppsala, Sweden). #*Jeffrey L. Price; assistant professor of biological sciences; B.S. #*Antony Cooper; assistant professor of biological sciences; B.Sc. (College of William and Mary), Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University). (University of Otago-New Zealand); Ph.D. (McGill #*G. Sullivan Read; associate professor of biological sciences; B.A. University-Canada). (Williams College); M.S. (Yale University); Ph.D. (Pennsylvania #*Douglas L. Crawford; assistant professor of biological sciences; State University). B.S. (University of Washington); M.S. (University of Kansas); Ph.D. Garth E. Resch; associate professor of biological sciences; B.A., (John Hopkins University). M.A., Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Columbia). #*Lawrence A. Dreyfus; associate professor of biological sciences; #*Michael R. Schaefer; associate professor of biological sciences; B.A. (University of Kansas); M.S. (Michigan State University); Ph.D. B.S., M.S. (Iowa State University); Ph.D. (Texas A&M University). (University of Kansas). #*Alfred F. Esser; Marion Merrell Dow professor of biological #*Ann Smith; associate professor of biological sciences; B.Sc. sciences; M.S., Ph.D. (J.W. Goethe University, Germany). (University of Hull, England); Ph.D. (University of London, England). John T. Fales; professor emeritus of biological sciences; B.A., Sc.D. #*George J. Thomas, Jr.; Cell Biology and Biophysics division head (Johns Hopkins University). and Curators’ Professor of biological sciences; B.S. (Boston College); Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). #*Edward Gogol; associate professor of biological sciences; A.B. (Cornell University); M. Phil., Ph.D. (Yale University). #*W. Kelley Thomas; associate professor of biological sciences; B.S. (University of Redlands); M.S., Ph.D. (Simon Frazer University). #*Jeffrey P. Gorski; associate professor of biological sciences; B.S., Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-Madison). #*Jakob Waterborg; associate dean and associate professor of #*Saul M. Honigberg; assistant professor of biological sciences; B.S. biological sciences; B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Katholieke Universiteit (University of Georgia), Ph.D. (Yale University). Nijmegen, The Netherlands). *Chi-Ming Huang; associate professor of biological sciences; B.S. #*Marilyn Yoder; assistant professor of biological sciences; B.S. (National Taiwan University, Taiwan); M.S., Ph.D. (University of (University of Kentucky); Ph.D. (University of California-Riverside). California-Los Angeles). #*Lindsey Hutt-Fletcher; Curators’ Professor of biological sciences; B.Sc. (Liverpool University, England); Ph.D. (University of London, Henry W. Bloch School of Business England). and Public Administration #*Ana J. Iriarte; associate professor of biological sciences; M.S., Ph.D. (University of Navarre, Spain). Latheff N. Ahmed; professor emeritus of public administration; B.A. (University of Mysore); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Kansas). #*Natalia Y. Kedishvili; assistant professor of biological sciences; M.S., Ph.D. (Moscow State University). #*Gregory W. Arling; associate professor of health services administration; B.A. (Augustana College); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Lee Langley; professor emeritus of biological sciences; A.B. Illinois-Urbana/Champaign). (University of California-Los Angeles); M.A. (Stanford University); Ph.D. (Yale University); LL.B. (Birmingham School of Law). #*Rajinder Arora; Schutte Professor of Direct Marketing; B.S., M.S. (University of Southern California); Ph.D. (Claremont Graduate #*Douglas Law; assistant professor of biological sciences; B.S., School). Ph.D. (Duke University). #*Brian Livingston; associate professor of biological sciences; B.A., David W. Ashley; associate professor of management science; B.S. Ph.D. (University of California-Santa Barbara). (Purdue University); M.B.A., Ph.D. (University of Cincinnati). *Ronald A. MacQuarrie; dean, School of Graduate Studies, and Roy E. Baker; professor emeritus of accounting; B.S., M.B.A. professor of biological sciences; B.S. (University of (University of Kansas); D.B.A. (Harvard University); C.P.A. California-Berkeley); Ph.D. (University of Oregon). #*Brian L. Belt; professor of finance; B.I.E, M.S.I.E (Ohio State #*Marino Martinez-Carrion; dean and professor of biological University), M.B.A. (Texas Christian University); Ph.D. (North Texas sciences; B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (University of California-Berkeley). University).
464 Faculty of the University of Missouri-Kansas City
David L. Bodde; Charles N. Kimball, MRI/Missouri Chair in Jack D. Heysinger; dean emeritus, professor emeritus of law and Management of Technology and Innovation; B.S. (United States administration; B.A., J.D. (University of Iowa); LL.M. (University of Military Academy); M.S. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology); Michigan). D.B.A. (Harvard University). #*L. Kenneth Hubbell; professor of economics and joint professor in Lee G. Bolman; Marion Bloch/Missouri Chair in Leadership; B.A. the L.P. Cookingham Institute of Public Affairs; B.A., M.A. (Texas (Yale College); Ph.D. (Yale University). Christian University); Ph.D. (University of Nebraska). #*Linda M. Breytspraak; associate professor of sociology and Karl F. Johnson; professor emeritus of public administration; B.B.A., medicine; B.A. (Colorado College); M.A., Ph.D. (Duke University). M.P.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); Ph.D. (University of Gene Brown; Valentine Radford Professor in Marketing; B.S. Oregon). (Florida Institute of Technology); M.A., Ph.D. (University of LaVern E. Krueger; associate professor of accounting; B.S. Alabama). (Wisconsin State University); M.S.B.A. (University of Denver); #*Rita M. Cain; professor of business law; B.A. (Rockhurst D.B.A. (University of Colorado); C.P.A. College); J.D. (University of Kansas). Karyl B. Leggio; visiting assistant professor of risk and Qing Cao; assistant professor of management information systems; finance/Aquila Fellow; B.S. (Virginia Tech); M.B.A. (East Tennessee B.E. (Shanghai Jiao Tong University); M.B.A. (University of State University); Ph.D. (University of Kansas). Wisconsin-La Crosse); A.B.D. (University of Nebraska-Lincoln). #*Bernard Lubin; Curators’ Professor of psychology and medicine; Charles E. Carter; associate professor of accounting; B.S. (Syracuse joint professor in the L.P. Cookingham Institute of Public Affairs; University); M.B.A. (Central Missouri State University); Ph.D. B.A., M.A. (George Washington University); Ph.D. (Pennsylvania (University of Missouri-Columbia). State University-University Park). John M. Clark; assistant professor of finance; B.S., M.A., Ph.D. S. Marie McCarther; adjunct professor and program director, Early (University of Alabama). Childhood Leadership Program; B.A. (Wilkes College); M.A., Ed. Spec. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); Ed.D. (University of John E. Cleek; director and professor of international business; B.A. Cincinnati). (Oklahoma Baptist University); M.Div. (Southern Baptist Seminary); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Kentucky). Neil E. McNeill; associate professor emeritus of accounting; B.S. (University of Kansas); M.B.A. (University of Pittsburg); D.B.A. *David W. Cornell; associate professor of accounting; B.S. (Harvard University); C.M.A. (University of Kentucky); M.B.A. (Eastern Kentucky University); Ph.D. (Louisiana State University); C.P.A., C.M.A. Deborah S. Noble; assistant professor of human resources/organizational behavior; B.S. (Northwestern); M.A., Ph.D. Philip Crossland; associate professor of business; B.A. (Avila (Wayne State University). College); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Nebraska). Alfred N. Page; dean and Harzfeld Professor of Management and #*Nancy Day; associate professor of human resources and director, Finance; B.A. (Macalester College); M.B.A., Ph.D. (University of Division of Business Administration and Graduate Business Chicago). Administration Programs; B.S. (Southwest Missouri State); M.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); Ph.D. (University of Kansas). #*Nicholas Carl Peroff; associate professor of public administration; B.S., M.A., Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-Madison). #*Stephen A. DeLurgio; professor of operations management; B.S. (University of Missouri-Rolla); M.B.A., Ph.D. (St. Louis University). #*Roger A. Pick; associate professor of management information systems; B.S. (University of Oklahoma); M.S., Ph.D. (Purdue #*Shad Dowlatshahi; professor of operations management; B.S. University). (Tehran, Iran); M.B.A. (Emporia State University); M.S. (University of Missouri-Columbia); Ph.D. (University of Iowa). George E. Pinches; professor emeritus of business economics and *William B. Eddy; interim provost/vice chancellor for academic finance; B.S., M.B.A. (Oklahoma State University); Ph.D. (Michigan affairs and dean emeritus; B.S., M.S. (Kansas State University); Ph.D. State University). (Michigan State University). N. Neel Proctor; associate professor emeritus of organizational Nolen M. Ellison; professor emeritus of public administration; B.S. behavior and administration; B.A., M.A. (University of Texas); Ph.D. (University of Kansas); Ph.D. (Michigan State University). (Louisiana State University). J. Randall Gardner; associate professor of accounting; A.B. Stephen W. Pruitt; Arvin Gottleib/Missouri Chair in Business (Harvard University); M.B.A., J.D. (University of Kansas); LL.M., Economics and Finance; B.S. (Purdue University); M.B.A. (Ohio (University of Missouri-Kansas City); C.P.A.; C.F.P. State University); Ph.D. (Florida State University). #*Larry R. Garrison; professor of accounting; B.S.B.A. (Central #*David O. Renz; director of the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Missouri State University); M.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas Leadership and associate professor of nonprofit management and City); Ph.D. (University of Nebraska-Lincoln); C.P.A. leadership; B.S., M.A., Ph.D. (University of Minnesota). #*Arthur H. Gilbert, Jr.; associate professor of accounting; B.A., Leon Robertson; professor of strategic and international M.B.A., D.B.A. (Louisiana Tech University); C.P.A. management; B.S., M.S. (Georgia Tech); Ph.D. (Georgia State University). #*Patricia G. Greene; director of the Entrepreneurial Growth Resource Center and Ewing Marion Kauffman/Missouri Chair in Probir Roy; associate professor of quantitative analysis; B.S. (Indian Entrepreneurial Leadership; B.S. (The Pennsylvania State University); School of Mines); M.B.A. (Indian Institute of Management); Ph.D. M.B.A. (University of Nevada); Ph.D. (University of Texas-Austin). (University of Cincinnati). #*Burton Halpert; associate professor of sociology and joint Bernard Sarachek; professor emeritus of cultural administration; professor in the L.P. Cookingham Institute of Public Affairs; B.A. B.A., M.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); Ph.D. (University (Drake University); M.A. (University of Manitoba); Ph.D. (University of Illinois). of Minnesota). Robert D. Schrock; professor emeritus of finance; B.A. (McPherson *Richard A. Hamilton; associate professor of direct marketing; B.S. College); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Kansas). (Otterbein College); M.B.A. (Bowling Green State University); *Eleanor Brantley Schwartz; professor of business administration; D.B.A. (Kent State University). B.A.A., M.B.A., D.B.A. (Georgia State University). *Fred H. Hays; Carl W. Allendoerfer Professor of Banking and #*Joseph F. Singer; professor of business operations and analysis; Finance; B.B.A., M.S. (Baylor University); Ph.D. (Louisiana State B.S. (Morningside College); M.B.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas University). City); Ph.D. (University of Arkansas). #*Richard D. Heimovics; Aaron Levitt Professor of Human Beth K. Smith; adjunct professor of public affairs; B.A. (Wellesley Relations; B.A. (Dartmouth College); M.P.A. (University of College); M.P.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Missouri-Kansas City); Ph.D. (University of Kansas). Lanny M. Solomon; Helen Kemper/Missouri Professor of #*Robert D. Herman; professor of organizational behavior and Accounting and director, Division of Accountancy; B.S. (Miami director, Cookingham Institute of Public Affairs; B.A. (Kansas State University); M.B.A., Ph.D. (Case Western Reserve University); University); M.S., Ph.D. (Cornell University). C.M.A.
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Merlin C. Spencer; adjunct professor of marketing; B.S. (Iowa State *Richard G. Hetherington; professor of computer science; B.A. University); M.B.A., D.B.A. (Indiana University). (Brothers College, Drew University); M.S., Ph.D. (University of Marilyn L. Taylor; Arvin Gottlieb/Missouri Professor of Strategic Wisconsin). Management; B.A. (University of South Florida); M.B.A., D.B.A. #*Mary Lou Hines; interim dean and assistant professor of computer (Harvard). science; B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Kansas State University). #*Sidne G. Ward; assistant professor of management information #*Vijay Kumar; associate professor of computer science; B.S., M.S. systems; B.A., M.B.A. (University of Oklahoma); Ph.D. (University (Ranchi University); Graduate Dipl. (Cambridge University); M.S. of California-Los Angeles). (Manchester University); Ph.D. (Southampton University). #*Nancy Weatherholt; associate professor of accounting; B.S.B., #*Deepankar Medhi; associate professor of computer science; B.S. M.B.A., Ph.D. (University of Kansas). (Gauhati University); M.S. (University of Delhi); M.S., Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-Madison). Charles Wheeler; adjunct professor of health services Judy Mullins; instructor of computer science; B.A., B.S. (University administration; M.D. (University of Kansas); J.D. (University of of North Alabama); B.S. (Missouri Western State College); M.S. Missouri-Kansas City). (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Edwin H. White; professor emeritus of law and administration; A.B., #*E.K. Park; professor of computer science; B.S., M.S. (Western J.D. (University of Missouri-Columbia); M.A. (University of Illinois University); Ph.D. (Northwestern University of California.). Missouri-Kansas City). #*Jerry P. Place; associate professor of computer science; B.B.A., Arthur Williams; professor of health services administration; B.A. M.B.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); M.S., Ph.D. (Wright State University); M.P.A. (University of Pittsburgh); M.A. (University of Kansas). (University of the Philippines); Ph.D. (Cornell University). #*Xiaojun Shen; associate professor of computer science; B.S. Walter B. Wright; dean emeritus of continuing education and (Quinghua University); M.S. (East China Institute of Technology); extension, and professor emeritus of business administration; B.A. Ph.D. (University of Illinois). (University of Iowa); M.B.A. (University of Kansas). #*Khosrow Sohraby; professor of computer science; B.E., M.E. (McGill University); Ph.D. (University of Toronto). #*Jerrold Stach; assistant professor of computer science; B.A. School of Interdisciplinary (DePaul University); M.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); Computing and Engineering Ph.D. (Union Institute). #*Adrian Tang; professor of computer science; B.A. (University of California, Los Angeles); M.S., Ph.D. (Princeton University). Civil Engineering #*Appie H.A. van de Liefvoort; associate professor of computer William L. Czeschin; adjunct professor of civil and environmental science; Kandidaats (Katholieke Universiteit); Doctorandus engineering; B.S. (Missouri Valley College); M.A. (University of (Katholieke Universiteit); M.S., Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); M.S. (University of Missouri-Columbia). Nebraska-Lincoln). George F.W. Hauck; professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering; B.Arch.E., M.Arch E. (Oklahoma State University); Electrical and Computer Engineering Ph.D. (Northwestern University); P.E. #*Cory Beard; assistant professor of electrical and computer Robert J. Lambrechts; adjunct professor of civil and environmental engineering; B.S., M.S. (University of Missouri-Columbia); Ph.D. engineering; B.S., M.S. (University of Missouri-Columbia); J.D. (St. (University of Kansas). Louis University); P.E. #*Deb Chatterjee; assistant professor of electrical and computer Robert H. Lyon; adjunct professor of civil and environmental engineering; B.E.Tel.E. (Jadavpur University, India); M.Tech. (India engineering; B.S. (University of Virginia); M.S. (George Washington Institute of Technology, India); M.A.Sc. (Concordia University, University); P.E. Canada); Ph.D. (University of Kansas). #*Anil Misra; associate professor of civil and environmental #*Ghulam M. Chaudhry; associate professor of electrical and engineering and adjunct professor of geosciences; B.Tech. (Indian computer engineering; B.S. (University of Punjab, Pakistan); M.S. Institute of Technology, India); M.S., Ph.D. (University of (B.Z. University, Pakistan); M.S., Ph.D. (Wayne State University). Massachusetts); P.E. #*Jerome Knopp; associate professor of electrical and computer *Stanley H.P. Niu; associate professor and associate chair of civil and engineering; B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (University of Texas-Austin). environmental engineering; B.S. (Taiwan Cheng-Kung University); *David G. Skitek; assistant professor of electrical and computer M.S., Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-Madison); P.E. engineering; B.S. (University of Missouri-Rolla); M.S.E., Ph.D. #*Deborah J. O’Bannon; associate professor of civil and (Arizona State University); P.E. environmental engineering and adjunct professor of geosciences; B.S. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology); M.Eng. (Manhattan College); Ph.D. (University of Iowa); P.E. Mechanical Engineering #*Jerry E. Richardson; associate profesor of civil and environmental #*Bryan R. Becker; associate professor and associate chair of engineering and adjunct professor of geosciences; B.S., M.S., Ph.D. mechanical and aerospace engineering; B.S. (University of (Colorado State University); P.E. Missouri-Rolla); M.S. (University of Missouri-Columbia; Ph.D. (University of Tennessee-Knoxville); P.E. Al Roohanirad; adjunct professor of civil and environmental #*C. Quinton Bowles; professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering; B.S. (Kansas State University); M.S., D.Eng. (University engineering, college of engineering, Kansas City programs; B.S., of Kansas); P.E. M.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); Ph.D. (Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands). Computer Science Robert Hanlin; adjunct professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering; B.S., M.S. (Colorado School of Mines); P.E. #*Jagan P. Agrawal; professor of computer science; B.S. (University Dan Justice; adjunct professor of mechanical and aerospace of Allahabad); M.S. (University of Cincinnati); Ph.D. (North Carolina engineering; B.S. (University of Missouri-Rolla); M.S., Ph.D. State University). (University of Texas-Austin). #*J. Kenneth Blundell; associate professor of computer science; B.S. Forrest G. Lowe; adjunct professor of mechanical and aerospace (University of Salford); M.S. (University of Loughborough); Ph.D. engineering; B.S. (Northwest Missouri State University); M.S. (Texas (University of Nottingham). Christian University); Ed.D. (Nova Southeastern University); P.E. #*Lein Harn; professor of computer science; B.A. (National Taiwan Mark F. McClernon; adjunct professor of mechanical and aerospace University); M.S. (University of New York at Stony Brook); Ph.D. engineering; B.S. (Rockhurst University); M.S., Ph.D. (University of (University of Minnesota). Notre Dame)
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James F. Mahoney, Jr.; adjunct professor of mechanical and #*Carter Enyeart; Rose Ann Carr Millsap/Missouri Distinguished aerospace engineering; B.S., M.S. (University of Professor of Cello: B.M. (Eastman School of Music); M.M. Missouri-Columbia/Kansas City); P.E. (Carnegie-Mellon University). Ben-Zion Rosenblum; adjunct professor of mechanical and James W. Evans; professor emeritus of music (organ, church music); aerospace engineering; B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Wayne State University) B.A. (College of Wooster); M.S.M., D.S.M., (Union Theological Donald R. Smith; associate professor emeritus of mechanical and Seminary). aerospace engineering; B.S. (Kansas State University); M.S. (United #*William Everett; assistant professor of music (music history); States Air Force Institute of Technology); M.A., Ph.D. (University of B.M. (Texas Tech University); M.M. (Southern Methodist Colorado); P.E. University); Ph.D. (University of Kansas). #*William E. Stewart, Jr.; retired professor of mechanical and #*Hali Fieldman; assistant professor of music (music theory); B.M. aerospace engineering; B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (University of (Peabody Conservatory of Music); M.A.M., M.M. (Eastman School Missouri-Rolla); P.E. of Music); Ph.D. (University of Michigan School of Music). Scott Yerganian; adjunct professor of mechanical and aerospace #*William E. Fredrickson; associate professor of music (music engineering; B.S., M.S. (University of Missouri-Columbia); P.E. education); B.M. (State University College of New York, College at Fredonia); M.M. (Syracuse University); Ph.D. (Florida State University). Conservatory of Music #*Robert W. Groene II; assistant professor of music (music Norman Edwin Abelson; professor emeritus of music (voice); B.A. therapy); B.S., M.A., Ph.D. (University of Minnesota). (Washington State College); M.A. Ed.D. (Columbia University). #*Gustavo R. Halley; associate professor of music (voice); B.A. Former member Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich. (Jacksonville University); M.M., D.M. (Florida State University). ˜ Marita Abner; adjunct assistant professor of music (bassoon); B.A. Alexander W. Hamilton; associate professor emeritus of music (Swarthmore College); M.M. (Yale University). (music education); B.S.E., M.Ed., (University of Arkansas); D.M.A. #*Olga Ackerly; associate professor of music (music history and (University of Texas at Austin). literature); B.M., M.M. (Manhattan School of Music); M.A., M.Ph., *Linda Ross Happy; associate professor of music (class piano); Ph.D. (University of Kansas). B.M.E. (University of Nebraska); M.M. (Northwestern University); Terry L. Applebaum; dean and professor of music (percussion); D.M.A. (University of Colorado). B.M.E., M.M. (Northwestern University); D.M.A. (University of ˜ Paul Hatton; adjunct assistant professor of music (violin); (Juilliard Iowa); M.B.A. (Loyola University of Chicago). School); (North Carolina School of the Arts). Joanne Johnson Baker; Curators’ Professor emeritus of music Milton G. Hehr; associate professor emeritus of music (music theory, (piano); B.M., M.M. (University of Michigan). music history and literature); B.M. (Jordan College of Fine Arts of *Inci Bashar; professor emeritus of music (voice); Ll.B. (University Butler University); M.M., Ph.D. (Boston University). of Istanbul); (Istanbul’s Civic Conservatory of Music); (Hochschule Mary Pat Henry; associate professor of dance (ballet); B.F.A. fur musick, Munich); (Ankara State Opera Studio). (Former member of the Cologne, Dortnund and Istanbul state operas.) (University of Utah); M.F.A. (Florida State University). #*Shirley Bean; associate professor of music (music theory); B.M.E. DeeAnna Hiett; adjunct assistant professor of dance (modern); (University of Kansas City); M.M., D.M.A. (University of studied at Alvin Ailey American Dance Center. Missouri-Kansas City). Patricia Higdon; teaching assistant, accompanist (piano sight #*Keith Benjamin; associate professor of music (trumpet); B.M.E. reading); B.M. (Houghton College); M.M. (Cleveland Institute of (Morningside College); M.M. (University of Northern Iowa); D.M.A. Music). (Eastman School of Music). (Member of Missouri Brass Quintet.) #*Luke Howard; assistant professor of music (music history); Thilde Beuing; professor emeritus of music (voice), Private Teacher B.M.E. (Sydney Conservatorium of Music) ; M.A. (Brigham Young for Voice from Hochschule fur Musik, Berlin. University); Ph.D. (University of Michigan). ˜ Barbara Bishop; adjunct assistant professor (oboe); B.M. (Eastman June Thomsen Jetter; professor emeritus of music (music School of Music); M.M. (University of Minnesota). education); B.M. (Grinnell College ); M.A. (University of Iowa); Ph.D. (University of North Texas). ˜ Linda Ade Brand; visiting assistant professor of music (opera). #*Laurence Kaptain; assistant provost and professor of music Hugh Brown; associate professor emeritus of music (viola). (percussion); B.S. (Ball State University); M.M. (University of #*Jane M. Carl; associate professor of music (clarinet); B.M., M.M., Miami); D.M.A. (University of Michigan). D.M.A. (University of Michigan). #*Gerald E. Kemner; professor emeritus of music (composition, #*Richard Cass; Distinguished Teaching professor of music (piano); harpsichord); B.A. (University of Kansas City); M.M. (Yale B.A. (Furman University); (Ecole Normale de Musique, Paris.) University); D.M.A. (Eastman School of Music). #*Yi Chen; Lorena Searcy Cravens/Millsap/Missouri Distinguished *Benny Kim; associate professor, (violin); B.M., M.M. (The Julliard Professor in Composition; B.A., M.A. (Central Conservatory of School). Music, Beijing); D.M.A. ( Columbia University). Tiberius Klausner; professor emeritus of music (violin); Diploma Mark E. Clark; teaching associate (piano technician); B.M. (National Academy of Music, Budapest); Premier Prix (Conservatoire (University of Texas-Austin); (Registered piano technician). National de Musique, Paris); Diploma (The Juilliard School). #*Nancy Cochran-Block; professor of music (horn); B.M. Member of Volker String Quartet. (University of Wisconsin-Madison); M.M. (Ball State University). Richard C. Knoll; professor emeritus of music (voice); (University (Member of Missouri Brass Quintet.) of Denver); (Northwestern University); Chicago Lyric Opera; Lyric *Michael Cousins; assistant professor (voice); B.M.E. (Illinois Opera of Kansas City. Wesleyan University). ˜ Steven Kruse; adjunct assistant professor (viola); B.M., M.M. #*Anne B. DeLaunay; associate professor of music (voice); B.M., (Manhattan School of Music); D.M.A. (Ball State University). M.M., D.M.A. (Louisiana State University). Wanda Lathom-Radocy; professor emeritus of music (music #*John A. Ditto; associate professor of music (organ); B.M. (Drake therapy); B.M.E., M.M.E, Ph.D. (University of Kansas). University); M.M. (University of Michigan); Performer’s Certificate, #*John R. Leisenring; professor emeritus of music (jazz studies); D.M.A. (Eastman School of Music). (Concert management with B.M., M.M. (University of Wisconsin-Madison); D.M.A. (University Phyllis Stringham, Waukesha, Wisconsin.) of Illinois). (Advanced study with Arnold Jacobs. Member of Tatiana Dokoudovska; associate professor emeritus of dance. Missouri Brass Quintet.) #*Eph Ehly; professor emeritus of music (choral music, conducting); ˜ Kenneth Lidge; adjunct assistant professor of music (theory); B.M. B.A. (Kearney State College); M.A. (George Peabody College for E. (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire); M.M. (University of Teachers); D.M.A. (University of Colorado). Illinois-Champaign); D.M.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City).
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Martha Holmes Longmire; professor emeritus of music (voice); Herbert L. Six; associate professor emeritus of music (piano, theory, B.M. (Southern Methodist University). Advanced study with Lotte jazz); B.M., M.M. (Conservatory of Music of Kansas City). Lehmann, John Charles Thomas. James Snell; visiting assistant professor of music (percussion); B.M. ˜ Mary Jo Lorek; adjunct assistant professor of music (theory); B.M. (University of Illinois); M.M. (Southern Methodist University). (University of North Carolina); M.M. (University of Kentucky); Ph.D. #*Joan Sommers; professor emeritus of music (accordion); (Florida State University). Associate Diploma and Licentiate Diploma (Accordion Institute of Tom Mardikes; visiting associate professor, director of Conservatory America in conjunction with the British College of Accordionists). recording; B.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Thomas Stein; assistant professor of music (tuba, euphonium); B.M. #*John McIntyre; professor of music (piano); Artist Diploma (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor); M.M. (University of Michigan, (University of Toronto); M.M. (Boston University); Graduate study Ann Arbor). (Paris Conservatory). Kent Swafford; teaching assistant (piano technician); (University of #*Sarah McKoin; associate professor of music (conducting, wind Kansas); (Registered piano technician). ensemble); B.M.E. (Michigan State University); M.M.E. (Wichita *Timothy Timmons; associate dean for undergraduate studies and State University); D.M.A. (University of Texas, Austin). associate professor of music (saxophone); B.M. (University of Tulsa); ˜ Hal Melia; visiting assistant professor of music (jazz studies); B.M. M.M. (Northwestern University). (University of Dayton); M.M. (University of Cincinnati College *Robert Watson; professor; William and Mary Grant/Missouri Conservatory of Music). Professorship in Jazz Studies; B.M. (University of Miami). #*James Mobberley; Curators’ professor of music (composition); Paula B. Weber; associate professor of dance (ballet); B.A. (Butler B.A., M.M. (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); D.M.A. University); M.F.A. (Smith College). (Cleveland Institute of music). #*Robert Weirich; Jack Strandberg/Missouri Chair in Piano; B.M. ˜ John A. Mueter; teaching assistant, accompanist, (foreign language (Oberlin Conservatory of Music); D.M.A. (Yale University). for singing); B.M. (Hartt School of Music); M.A. (Washington State ˜ Richard Lee Williams; assistant professor of music University). (coach-accompanist, foreign language for singing); B.A., B.M. *Douglas Niedt; associate professor of music (guitar); B.M. (University of Akron); M.M. (University of Illinois). (University of Missouri-Kansas City); (Studied with Segovia, Ghiglia, Yepes, Morel and Parkening. Records with Antigua Records.) ˜ John W. Obetz; adjunct associate professor of music (organ); School of Dentistry B.M.E., M.M. (Northwestern University); S.M.D. (Union Theological Richard J. Ackerman; professor emeritus; D.D.S., M.S., Certificate, Seminary). (Concert management with Howard Ross Inc., Dallas.) Pediatric Dentistry (University of Missour-Kansas City); Certificate, #*Robert Olson; professor of music (conducting, orchestra); B.M. Othodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (Forsyth Dental Center); (Northern Illinois University); M.M. (Michigan State University); Certificate, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (Harvard University). D.M.A. (University of Washington). *Cynthia Amyot; associate professor; B.S.D.H., M.S. (University of #*Randall G. Pembrook; associate dean for urban engagement, Missouri-Kansas City). administration, and graduate studies, associate professor of music Richard Anderson; associate professor; M.S. (University of (music education); B.M., M.M. (Southern Illinois University); Ph.D. Missouri-Kansas City); D.D.S. (University of Texas-Houston). (Florida State University). James L. Andrews; professor emeritus; D.D.S., Certificate, Oral and Marian F. Petersen; professor emeritus of music (theory); B.A. (San Maxillofacial Surgery (The Ohio State University); Diplomate, Francisco State University); M.M, Ph.D. (University of Utah). American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. George E. Petrie III; associate professor emeritus of music (music *Bruce F. Barker; professor; D.D.S. (University of Michigan); therapy); B.M.E, M.A. (Central Missouri State University); Ph.D. Certificate, Oral Pathology (University of Southern California); (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Diplomate, American Board of Oral Pathology. Catherine Plavcan; associate professor of dance (modern); B.A., *Gerry J. Barker; assistant professor; B.S. (University of Michigan); M.A. (Butler University). M.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). ˜ LeRoy Pogemiller; professor emeritus of music (music history and John Bellome; visiting clinical associate professor; D.D.S. (New literature); B.M., M.M. (Conservatory of Music of Kansas City); York University); Diplomate, American Board of Oral and D.M.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Maxillofacial Surgery. #*Mary Posses; associate professor of music (flute); B.A., M.M., ˜ Brenda S. Bohaty; associate professor; D.D.S. (University of M.M.A., D.M.A. (Yale University). Nebraska); M.S.D., Certificate, Pediatric Dentistry (Baylor College of #*Ruth Anne Rich; professor emeritus of music (piano); B.M. Dentistry). (Florida State University); M.M. (Peabody Conservatory of Music); *Bonnie Branson; assistant professor; B.S. (S. Carolina); M.S., Ph.D. D.M.A. (Eastman School of Music); Diplome de Virtuosite (Schola (Southern Illinois University). Cantorum, Paris); License d’Enseignement (L’Ecole Normale de *Kimberly S. Bray; assistant professor; A.A. (Sinclair Community Musique, Paris); Licentiateship in Piano Performance (Royal College); B.S.D.H., M.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Academy of Music, London). Lorraine Forgas Brockmann; associate professor; A.A.S. (Pueblo #*Sheri Robb; assistant professor of music (music therapy); B.M. Community College); B.S.D.H., M.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas (Florida State University); M.E. (Auburn University). City). #*Charles R. Robinson; associate professor of music (music ˜ Alan R. Brown; associate professor; D.D.S. (The Ohio State education, choral music); B.M.E., Ph.D. (Florida State University); University); Certificate, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Fitzsimmons M.A. (California State University, Long Beach). Army Medical Center); Diplomate, American Board of Oral and #*Paul Rudy; assistant professor of music (composition); B.A. Maxillofacial Surgery. (Bethel College); M.M. (University of Colorado, Boulder, Co); H. Clifford Carlson; professor emeritus; A.A. (Graceland College); D.M.A. (The University of Texas at Austin). B.S., M.S. (Montana State University); D.D.S. (University of #*Merton Shatzkin; professor emeritus of music (music theory); Missouri-Kansas City) Diploma (The Juilliard School); M.M., Ph.D. (Eastman School of John W.M. Carter; clinical assistant professor; B.F.A., B.A. Music). (University of Kansas); D.D.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); #*Rebecca Sherburn; assistant professor of music (voice); B.M. M.S., Certificate, Pediatric Dentistry (Boston University); Certificate, (California State University, Los Angeles); M.M. (University of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (St. Louis University). Southern California); D.M.A. (University of Southern California). Robert P. Chappell; professor emeritus; B.S., D.D.S. (University of Reynold Simpson; associate professor of music (music theory); B.M. Illinois). (The Peabody Conservatory of The Johns Hopkins University); M.M., Tsau-Mau Chou; associate professor; B.D.S. (Kaohsiung Medical D.M.A. (The Juilliard School); M.F.A., Ph.D. (Princeton University). College); D.Sc.D., M.Sc.D., D.M.D. (Boston University).
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Barbara R. Clark; professor; Pharm.D. (University of California). Lester M. Gates; professor emeritus. David M. Clark; clinical professor; B.S. (St. Bonaventure Ronald E. Gier; professor emeritus; B.S. (Kansas State University); university); M.A. (Marquette University); D.D.S. (Marquette D.M.D. (Washington University); M.S.D. (Indiana University). University). John A. Gilbert; associate professor; D.M.D. (University of Oregon); #*Charles M. Cobb; professor; D.D.S., M.S. (University of Certificate, General Practice (Washington University); M.L.A. (Baker Missouri-Kansas City); Ph.D. (Georgetown University). University). ˜ Ann Marie Corry; dental librarian and associate professor; B.A. Irl Gladfelter; clinical assistant professor; D.D.S. (University of (Washburn University); M.A.L.S. (University of Denver); M.A. Missouri-Kansas City). (University of Missouri-Kansas City). #*Alan G. Glaros; professor; A.B. (Stanford University); Ph.D. John Cottrell; clinical instructor; B.A. (Pittsburg State University); (State University of New York). M.A. (University of Northern Iowa). Ram K. Grandhi; assistant professor; B.D.S. (Mangalore Robert D. Cowan; professor emeritus; D.D.S. (University of University); M.S., Certificate, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Michigan); M.S., Certificate, General Dentistry (University of Orthopedics (University of Minnesota); Certificate, Periodontics Texas-Houston) (University of Manitoba). *Christopher G. Cumming; professor; B.D.S., Ph.D. (University of Gale C. Hankins; assistant professor; B.S. (University of Edinburgh); C.Biol., MIBiol. (Institute of Biology, England); Assoc. Missouri-Columbia); M.B.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Pathologist (Royal College of Pathologists); FDSRCS (Royal College Paul A. Hansen; assistant professor; D.D.S. (University of of Surgeons); D.M.D. (University of Pennsylvania). Nebraska-Lincoln); Certificate, Prosthodontics (Willford Hall Barry Daneman; clinical associate professor and director of Medical Center). advancement, School of Dentistry; B.A., M.A. (Binghamton *Patrick K. Hardman; professor; B.S. (Fort Hays State University); University). D.D.S., M.S., Certificate, Oral Diagnosis/Oral Medicine (University Patrick J. Daniels; research associate; B.S., D.D.S (University of of Missouri-Kansas City). Missouri-Kansas City). Terrance B. Harris; associate professor; B.S. (University of Kansas); ˜ Donna N. Deines; associate professor; A.B. (Drury College); D.D.S., M.S., Certificate, Oral Diagnosis/Oral Medicine (University D.D.S., M.S., Certificate, Prosthodontics (University of of Missouri-Kansas City). Missouri-Kansas City). John I. Haynes; professor; B.S., D.D.S., M.A. (University of W. Stuart Dexter; associate professor; D.D.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Missouri-Kansas City). W. Robert Hiatt; professor emeritus; D.D.S. (Baylor University); *Charles L. Dunlap; professor; D.D.S., Certificate, Oral Pathology Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); Diplomate, American Board of James K. Hocott; associate professor emeritus; B.S. (Kansas State Oral Pathology. University); D.D.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Vladimir Dusevich; research assistant; Ph.D. (VNIZT, Moscow, Leonard A. HoffmanLyndal G. Holmes; associate professor; B.S. Russia). (Drury College); D.D.S., M.S., Certificate, Periodontics (University of Vance J. Dykhouse; clinical assistant professor; D.D.S., M.S. Missouri-Kansas City). (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Lori Holt; clinical assistant professor; B.S., M.S. (University of #*J. David Eick; Curators’ Professor; B.S. (University of Michigan); Missouri-Kansas City). M.S. (George Washington University); Ph.D. (State University of Shirley H. Hung; associate professor; D.D.S. (National Taiwan New York). University); M.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); D.D.S. Dean A. Elledge; associate professor; B.S. (Missouri Southern State (University of Southern California-Los Angeles). College); D.D.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); M.S. Gregory C. Houston; clinical assistant professor. D.D.S. (University (University of Minnesota). of Missouri-Kansas City). Sally A. Elledge; clinical assistant professor; B.S.D.H., M.S. Gregory Johnson; clinical assistant professor; D.D.S. (University of (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Missouri-Kansas City); M.A. (Antioch University). C. Weldon Elrod; clinical assistant professor; D.M.D. (Medical Valerie L. Johnson; instructor; B.S., M.S. (University of Iowa). College of Georgia); Certificate, Prosthodontics (Walter Reed Army Medical Center); Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics. Jay J. Jones; clinical assistant professor; B.S., D.D.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Harvey C. Eplee; associate professor; B.S. (Kansas State University); D.D.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); M.P.A. (University of Philip M. Jones; professor emeritus; B.A. (William Jewell College); Kansas); M.J. (Loyola University). D.D.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); M.S. (Northwestern University); Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics. E. Grant Eshelman; clinical assistant professor; M.S. (University Missouri-Kansas City); D.D.S.(Columbia University). Thomas A. Jones; clinical assistant professor; B.A. (University of Kansas); D.D.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Peter F. Fedi; professor emeritus; D.D.S (University of Pennsylvania); M.Sc. (The Ohio State University); Certificate, *Jerald O. Katz; associate professor; B.S. (Albright University); Periodontics (U.S. Naval Postgraduate Dental School); Diplomate, D.M.D. (University of Pittsburgh); M.S. (University of Texas). American Board of Periodontology. Gary Kaufman; research professor; B.S. (Hastings University); #*Philip H. Feil; professor; B.A. (Sir George Williams University); Ph.D. (The Ohio State University). M.S. (State University of New York); Ed.D. (Indiana University). Nancy Keselyak; assistant professor; B.S. (University of Maryland); Jian Q. Feng; associate professor; M.S., M.D. (Quingdao Medical M.A. (Simon Fraser University). College P.R. China); Ph.D. (University of Connecticut). John K. Kiesendahl¡/name; clinical assistant professor; D.D.S. Brett L. Ferguson; clinical associate professor; B.S.(Lane College); (University of Missouri-Kansas City). D.D.S., Certificate, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (University of John W. Killip; clinical assistant professor; B.S. (Northern Arizona Missouri-Kansas City); Diplomate, American Board of Oral and University); D.D.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Maxillofacial Surgery. William J. Killoy; professor emeritus; D.D.S. (Creighton University); Anita J. Ferrante; instructor; B.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas M.S. (University of Texas-Houston); Diplomate, American Board of City). Periodontology. Victor R. Flohr; professor emeritus; B.S., D.D.S. (University of Donald Krenkel; research assistant; B.S. (University of Nebraska). Missouri-Kansas City); M.S. (University of Kansas). Vernon S. Fricke; professor emeritus; D.D.S. (Washington *Katherine Kula; associate professor; M.S. (University of Iowa); University). D.M.D. (University of Kentucky). Lynn Roosa Friesen; clinical assistant professor; B.S. (Kansas State Theodore Kula; research associate; M.S. (University of Dayton); University); D.D.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Ph.D. (University of Kentucky).
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John F. Lawson; clinical assistant professor; B.S. (University of Elizabeth B. Nill; clinical assistant professor; B.A., D.D.S. Missouri-Columbia); D.D.S., M.S., Certificate, Orthodontics and (University of Missouri-Columbia); M.S. (Mayo). Dentofacial Orthopedics (University of Missouri-Kansas City). ˜ Aisling O’Mahony; assistant professor; B.A., B.D.S. (University of Charley C. Lee; assistant professor; D.D.S. (Hubei Dental School); Dublin); F.D.S. (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland). M.S. (Beijing University); M.S. (New Jersey University of Medicine James W. Osborne; clinical assistant professor; B.S. (Central and Dentistry); D.D.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Missouri State University); D.D.S., Certificate, Orthodontics Frank T. Y. Liu; professor emeritus; D.V.M. (Army Veterinary (University of Missouri-Kansas City). College, Kweichow, China); M.A. (University of *Pamela R. Overman; associate professor; B.S.D.H., M.S. Missouri-Columbia); Ph.D. (The Ohio State University). (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Claudia Lopez; clincial assistant professor; D.D.S. (Universidad El Kevin Pass; clinical assistant professor; B.D.S. (University of Bosque). Manchester). *James W. Lowe; professor; A.B. (William Jewell College); D.D.S., Douglas A. Pearson; clinical assistant professor; B.A. (Kansas M.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); Diplomate, American University); D.D.S (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Board of Pedodontics. ˜ Ralph I. Peters; research associate; B.S. (University of Tulsa); Michael W. Lowe; clinical assistant professor; D.D.S., M.D. Ph.D. (Washington State University). (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Robert E. Peterson; clinical assistant professor; B.A. (Long Beach *Simon R. MacNeill; associate professor; B.D.S. (King’s College, State University); D.D.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). London); D.D.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); Certificates, General Dentistry, General Practice, Periodontics (Louisiana State John R. Pinkston; research assistant; B.M., B.M.E. (Pittsburg State University). University); M.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Paul R. Mann; clinical assistant professor; D.D.S. (University of *David J. Pippin; associate professor; B.S., D.D.S., M.S., Certificate, Missouri-Kansas City); Certificate, Endodontics (Loyola University). Periodontics (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Joy Wylie-Matthews; clinical assistant professor; B.A. (Kansas State Richard G. Prine; clinical assistant professor; B.S., D.D.S. University); D.D.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). (University of Missouri-Kansas City). *William E. Mayberry; professor; A.B. (Washington University); John H. Purk; associate professor; B.A. (University of Missouri-St. M.S. (Southern Illinois University); Ph.D. (University of Illinois). Louis); D.D.S., M.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). #*Carole P. McArthur; associate professor; B.Sc., Ph.D. (University Mark A. Quattrocchi; clinical assistant professor; B.A. (University of Otago); M.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). of Missouri-Columbia); D.D.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Michael D. McCunniff; clinical assistant professor; B.S. (Creighton *John W. Rapley; associate professor; B.A. (University of University); D.D.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Missouri-Columbia); D.D.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); M.S. (University of Texas-Houston); Certificate, Periodontics Earl Stephen McHugh; clinical assistant professor; B.A. (Cornell (Wilford Hall Air Force Medical Center); Diplomate, American University); D.D.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Board of Periodontology. Susan D. McMillen; clinical assistant professor; B.S. (Central Cornelius F. Reardon, Jr.; associate professor emeritus; B.S. (John Missouri State University); D.D.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas Carroll University); D.D.S. (University of Detroit). City); M.S. (University of Kansas). #*Michael J. Reed; dean and professor; B.Sc. Hons. (University of Gary D. McReynolds; clinical assistant professor; B.S., D.D.S. Durham); B.D.S. (University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne); Ph.D. (State (University of Missouri-Kansas City). University of New York at Buffalo). James M. Mixson; associate professor; B.A. (University of Kansas); Richard L. Reiff; associate professor; B.A. (William Jewell College); D.M.D. (Washington University); M.S. (University of D.D.S., M.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Missouri-Kansas City). Kimberly A. Resz; clinical instructor professor; B.A. (University of ˜ Behjat K.H. Moghadam; associate professor; D.D.S. (Tehran Missouri-Columbia); D.D.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). University); D.S.D., Certificate, Advanced Graduate Study in Oral Medicine (Boston University); D.D.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas Christopher D. Rice; associate professor; B.S., D.D.S. (Creighton City). University); M.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). David Lee Moore; clinical professor; A.B. (Drury College); D.D.S. Ronald Riley; clinical assistant professor; D.D.S. (University of (Washington University); M.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); Missouri-Kansas City). Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Genevieve D. Roth; professor emerita; B.A., D.D.S. (University of David L. Moore; clinical professor emeritus; B.S. (Oklahoma State Missouri-Kansas City). University); D.D.S., M.A., M.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas Colleen Schmidt; assistant professor; B.S. (University of Iowa); City). D.D.S. (University of North Carolina). *Dorsey J. Moore; professor emeritus, D.D.S. (University of Clement K. Schmitt; clinical associate professor; B.S. (Loras Missouri-Kansas City); Certificate, Prosthodontics (Georgetown College); D.D.S. (University of Texas-Houston); Certificate, Oral and University); Certificates, Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Maxillofacial Surgery (New York University). Prosthodontics (Naval Graduate Dental School); Diplomate, Randal Schneider; research assistant; B.S. (University of American Board of Prosthodontics. Missouri-Columbia). Sherin W. Moussa; clinical instructor; B.S.D.H. (University of Ruth Lois Scott; associate professor emerita; B.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Kansas); M.S., Certificate, Dental Hygiene (University of Edward L. Mosby; professor; D.D.S. (Marquette University); Missouri-Kansas City. Certificate, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Long Beach); Diplomate, Louise Shaw; clinical instructor; B.S. (University of Nebraska); American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. M.S.D.H. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). George E. Muehlebach; clinical assistant professor; D.D.S. (St. Harold B. Sherman; dental management specialist and instructor; Louis University); M.S.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). B.A., M.B.A. (University of Missouri-Columbia). Kurt Muehlebach; clinical assistant professor; D.D.S. (University of Patti A. Shultz; clinical assistant professor; B.A. (San Francisco Missouri-Kansas City). State University); M.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Terry L. Myers; clinical assistant professor; B.S.R.T. (Rockhurst ˜ Rudane E. Shultz; professor; B.S., D.D.S. (University of College); D.D.S., Certificate, General Dentistry (University of Pittsburgh); Certificate, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Walter Reed Missouri-Kansas City). Army Medical Center); Diplomate, Americal Board of Oral and Edward P. Nelson; professor emeritus; D.D.S. (University of Maxillofacial Surgery. Missouri-Kansas City). Chester Siegel; professor emeritus; D.D.S. (University of Nancy L. Newhouse; clinical assistant professor; B.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); Certificate, Periodontics (New York Missouri-Columbia); D.D.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). University).
470 Faculty of the University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kim Skaggs; clinical assistant professor; D.D.S. (University of School of Education Missouri-Columbia). #*Susan A. Adler; associate professor of education; B.A. (State Wayne O. Sletten; clinical assistant professor; B.A., D.D.S., M.S.D., University of New York-Buffalo); M.A. (University of Wisconsin); Certificate, Orthodontics (University of Minnesota). Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin). Anton P. Soldan-Els, Jr.; associate professor emeritus; B.S., D.D.S. Edwin R. Bailey; professor emeritus of education; A.B., B.S., M.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). (Western Michigan University); Ph.D. (Michigan State University). #*Paulette Spencer; professor; D.D.S., Ph.D. (University of *Bruce F. Baker; associate professor of education and philosophy; Missouri-Kansas City); M.S.(Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute). A.B. (Dartmouth College); M.A., Ph.D. (Northwestern University). Jack L. Stewart; professor emeritus; D.D.S. (University of #*Rita Barger; visiting assistant professor of education; B.S., M.A., Missouri-Kansas City). Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Columbia); M.S. (Drury College). #*LaVerne A. Berkel; assistant professor of education; B.S. Austin E. Stiles, Jr.; associate professor emeritus; B.A. (Gettysburg (Oakwood College); M.A. (New York University), Ph.D. (The College); D.D.S. (Temple University). Pennsylvania State University). Russell W. Sumnicht; dean emeritus; D.D.S (University of Southern S. Wheadon Bloch; professor emeritus of education; B.S., M.S. California); M.P.H. (Johns Hopkins University); Diplomate, (Louisiana State University); M.S., Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin). American Board of Dental Public Health. #*Chrisanthia Brown; associate professor of education; B.S. James Swafford; research associate; M.S. (Arizona State University). (University of California at Los Angeles); M.S. (California State Timothy S. Taylor; associate professor; B.A. (University of University-Long Beach); Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Missouri-Columbia); D.D.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Henry G. Burger; professor emeritus of education and anthropology; David J. Thein; clinical assistant professor; B.A. (Southern B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Columbia University). Methodist University); D.D.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); Joseph P. Caliguri; professor emeritus of education; B.S. (George Certificate, General Practice (Hennepin County Medical Center); Williams College); M.Ed. (Boston University); Ph.D. (University of M.S.D. (Baylor University). Chicago). ˜ Frank C. Theisen; associate professor; D.D.S. (The Ohio State Judith K. Carlson; visiting assistant professor of education; B.S., University); Certificate, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Walter Reed M.S., Ph.D. (University of Kansas). Army Medical Center); Diplomate, American Board of Oral and #*Ronald P. Carver; professor of education; B.S.C.E. (University of Maxillofacial Surgery. Missouri-Rolla); M.A., Ph.D. (Washington University-St. Louis). Daniel J. Thomas; clinical assistant professor; D.D.S., M.S., Rod E. Case; assistant professor of education; B.A., M.A. (Central Certificate, Periodontics (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Washington University); Ph.D. (Washington State University). Donna K. Thomas; clinical assistant professor; D.D.S. (Univeristy of #*James F. Collins; associate professor of psychology; B.A., Ph.D. Missouri-Kansas City); M.S., Certificate, Pediatric Dentistry (University of Illinois-Urbana). (University of Nebraska). Elizabeth (B.J.) Confer; clinical assistant professor of education; Donald J. Thompson; clinical assistant professor; M.S.D. (St. Louis B.A. (St. Bonaventure University); M.S.E. (Henderson State University); D.D.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). University). Douglas Thompson; clinical assistant professor; B.A. (Kansas Jerry L. Cooper; visiting professor of education; Ph.D. (University University); M.S. (Baylor University); D.D.S. (University of of Missouri-Kansas City); B.S.E.,M.S.E. (Central Missouri State Missouri-Kansas City). University). Jeffrey J. Thompson; clinical assistant professor; B.S. (University of Andrew W. Darton; associate professor emeritus of education; B.S. Kansas); M.S. (Washington University); D.D.S. (University of (Lincoln University); M.A. (Atlanta University); M.S., Ed.S. (Central Missouri-Kansas City). Missouri State University); Ed.D. (University of Kansas). John W. Thurmond; associate professor; D.D.S. (Creighton #*Donna M. Davis; assistant professor of education; B.A. (San Jose University); M.S. (University of Texas-Houston). State University); M.S., Ph.D. (University of Kansas). *Daniel E. Tira; professor, B.S. (Benedictine University); Ph.D. (The Robert V. Denby; assistant professor emeritus of education; B.S., Ohio State University). M.A. (Southern Illinois University); Ph.D. (University of Illinois). Maxine N. Tishk; professor emerita; A.S. (State University of New Frankie Dissinger; visiting assistant professor of education; B.S., York-Farmingdale); B.S.(Boston University); M.S.D.H.E. (University M.Ed.(University of Missouri-Columbia); Ph.D.(University of of Michigan) Kansas). *J. Joseph Doerr; professor emeritus of education; B.S. (Northern Thomas A. Vopat; clinical assistant professor; B.S. (Fort Hays State Illinois University); M.Ed. (Kent State University); Ed.D. (University University); D.D.S. (Creighton University). of Missouri-Columbia). Daniel E. Waite; clinical professor; D.D.S., M.S. (University of Russell C. Doll; professor emeritus of education; B.E. (Chicago Iowa). Teachers College); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Chicago). Connie L. White; associate professor; B.A., D.D.S., Certificate, Oral Louise Doyle; retired instructor of physical education; B.S. Diagnosis/Oral Medicine (University of Missouri-Kansas City). (University of Missouri-Columbia); M.S. (Central Missouri State Amos R. Williams; visiting assistant professor; B.A. (Sterling University). College); D.D.S., M.S., Certificate, Periodontics (University of #*Changming Duan; assistant professor of education; B.A. (Hefei Missouri-Kansas City). Polytechnical University-China); M.S. (University of Brian J. Williams; clinical assistant professor; B.S. (Loyola Waterloo-Canada); M.S., Ph.D. (University of Maryland). Marymount University); D.D.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Mary Phyl Dwight; visiting assistant professor, B.S. (Southwest Missouri State University); M.S. (Kansas State University). Karen B. Williams; associate professor; B.S. (The Ohio State University); M.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Richard S. Dunlop; professor emeritus of education; B.A., M.A. (San Diego State University); Ed.D. (Arizona State University). *Gerald D. Woolsey; associate professor, emeritius; B.S. (University of Texas); D.D.S. (Baylor College of Dentistry); M.S. (University of Linda Edwards; professor of education; B.A. (University of Kansas Michigan); Certificate, Fixed Prosthodontics (Broke Army Medical City); M.S. Ed., Ed.D. (University of Kansas). Center). #*Eugene E. Eubanks; professor of education and urban affairs; B.S. Gary L. Wright; associate professor; B.A., D.D.S. (University of (Edinboro State College); Ph.D. (Michigan State University). Iowa). #*Joan V. Gallos; dean and professor of education; B.A. (Princeton Leslie Young, Jr.; professor emeritus; D.D.S. (University of Iowa); University); M.Ed.,Ed.D. (Harvard University). M.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); Diplomate, American #*Linda S. Garavalia; assistant professor of education; B.A. Board of Prosthodontics. (Clemson University); MA, Ph.D.(University of South Carolina).
471 Faculty of the University of Missouri-Kansas City
John E. George; professor of education; B.A. (Waynesburg College); #*Guy E. Mills; professor of education; B.A. (University of M.Ed. (Rutgers University); Ph.D. (University of South Carolina). Missouri-Kansas City); M.S., Ed. Spec. (Central Missouri State *Cheryl Grossman; associate professor of education; B.A. (Long University); Ed.D. (University of Missouri-Columbia). Island University); M.A. (New York University); Ph.D. (University of Donald W. Mocker; professor emeritus of education; B.S. (Missouri Iowa). Valley College); M.S. (University of Missouri-Columbia); Ed.D. Eric H. Gwynne-Thomas; professor emeritus of education and (State University of New York-Albany). geography; B.A. (London University); Certificate of Education James Moninger; clinical instructor; B.A. (George Washington (Oxford University); M.A., Ed.D. (Stanford University). University). Duane Hartley; professor emeritus of education; B.S. (Central #*Nancy L. Murdock; associate professor of education; B.S., M.S., Methodist College); M.Ed., Ed.D. (University of Missouri-Columbia). Ph.D. (Virginia Commonwealth University). #*Jay Hewitt; associate professor of psychology; B.A. (University of #*Tamera Burton Murdock; associate professor of education; B.A., California-Santa Barbara); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Iowa). M.S. (University of Pennsylvania); Ph.D. (University of Delaware). Shirley Hill; Curators’ Professor Emeritus of education and Gary W. Nahrstedt; professor emeritus of education; B.A. (Florida mathematics; B.A. (University of Missouri-Columbia); M.A. State University); M.S., Ed.D. (Auburn University). (University of Missouri-Kansas City); Ph.D. (Stanford University). Frank W. Neff; associate professor emeritus of education; B.A., M.S. ˜ Patricia Adamson Hovis; associate dean, School of Graduate (Indiana University); Ed.D. (Columbia University). Studies and assistant professor of education; B.A., M.P.A., Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). #*Johanna E. Nilsson; assistant professor of education; B.A. (Roger Williams University); M.A., Ed.S. (State University of West Georgia); Helen Huus; professor emeritus of education; B.A. (University of Ph.D.(Western Michigan University). Northern Iowa); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Chicago). *Elizabeth Noble; assistant professor of education; B.A., M.A., Arthur Gus Jacob; assistant professor of education and director of Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). UMKC/Kauffman Principals Institute; B.S., M.S. (Emporia State University); Ed.D. (University of Kansas). #*Louis Odom; associate professor of education, B.S., B.A., M.Ed. (University of Arkansas); Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Columbia). #*John E. Jacobson; associate dean, professor of education; B.S., M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D. (Brigham Young University). Darren Odum; director of athletic training and clinical instructor; B.S. (Washburn University); M.S. (University of Kansas). Jennifer Jay; assistant professor of education; B.A., M.A.E. (Truman State University); Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Columbia). Bernard Oliver; professor of education and Kauffman/Missouri Endowed Chair; B.S. (California State University); M.A., Ph.D. Gerald D. Jensen; vice chancellor for administrative affairs and (Stanford University). assistant professor; B.A. (Kansas Wesleyan); J.D. (Southern University). Ann Pace; associate professor of education; B.A., M.S.Ed. (University of Pennsylvania); Ph.D. (University of Delaware). ˜ L. Kathleen Jensen; visiting assistant professor of education; B.A. (Avila); M.S. (Central Missouri State University); Ed.S. (University of Young Pai; professor emeritus of education; B.A., M.Ed. (Macalester Missouri-Kansas City); Ph.D. (University of Kansas). College); Ed.D. (Rutgers University). B.E. Jessee; professor emeritus of education; B.A. (Central Missouri #*Richard L. Palm; visiting assistant professor of higher education; State College); M.A., Ed.D. (Arizona State University). B.S. (Wisconsin State College-Superior); M.Ed. (Wisconsin State #*Juhu Kim; assistant professor of education; B.S. (Hanyang University); Ed.D. (University of Nebraska). University); M.A. (SungKyunKwan University); Ph.D.(The Robert D. Paul; associate professor of education; B.S. (South Dakota Pennsylavania State University). State University); M.Ed., Ed.D. (University of Florida). Don A. Knight; professor emeritus of education; B.S. (Southern Utah #*Randall G. Pembrook; associate professor of music (music University); M.A. (University of Utah); Ed.D. (Wayne State education); B.M., M.M. (Southern Illinois University); Ph.D. (Florida University). State University). Jack P. Krueger; professor emeritus of education; B.A., M.A. #*Charles R. Robinson; assistant professor of music (music (University of Nebraska-Kearney); Ed.D. (University of education, choral music); B.M.E. (Florida State University); M.A. Nebraska-Lincoln). (California State University, Long Beach); Ph.D. (Florida State James R. Kuechler; assistant professor emeritus of physical University). education; B.S., M.Ed. (University of Missouri-Columbia). #*Craig Rooney; assistant professor of education; B.A., B.E.S., Robert E. Leibert; professor emeritus of education; B.S. (State M.A., Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Columbia). University of New York-New Paltz); M.S. (University of William E. Ross, Jr.; retired lecturer, physical education; B.S.Ed. Pennsylvania); Ed.D. (Syracuse University). (University of Missouri-Columbia); M.A. (University of Daniel Urey Levine; professor emeritus of education; B.A., M.A., Missouri-Kansas City). Ph.D. (University of Chicago). Gary Sanders; visiting assistant professor of education; B.S. William A. Lewis; professor emeritus of education; B.S., M.S., Ed.D. (Moorhead State University); M.A. (Colorado State University); (University of Illinois). Ed.D. (University of North Carolina-Greeensboro). #*Malcolm E. Linville; professor of education; B.A., M.A., Ph.D. #*Charles L. Sheridan, Jr.; professor of psychology; B.A., M.A., (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Ph.D. (Ohio State University). Kathryn E. Loncar; associate professor of education; B.M.Ed. (Saint John K. Sherk, Jr.; professor emeritus of education; B.S. Mary College); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). (Pennsylvania State University); M.S. (Temple University); Ph.D. (Syracuse University). #*Bernard Lubin; Curators’ Professor of psychology and medicine and joint professor in the L.P. Cookingham Institute of Public Affairs; Marian A. Simmons; lecturer; B.S. (Kansas City Teachers College); B.A., M.A. (George Washington University); Ph.D. (Pennsylvania M.Ed., Ed.D. (University of Colorado). State University-University Park). #*Dianne Smith; associate professor of education; B.S., M.Ed. #*Anthony V. Manzo; professor of education; B.A. (St. John’s (Winthrop College); Ph.D. (Miami University). University); M.S. (Hofstra University); Ph.D. (Syracuse University). Doug Smith; visiting assistant professor of education; B.S. #˜ Amy McAninch; visiting assistant professor of education; B.A. (University of Nebraska-Lincoln); M.S. (University of Nevada-Las (Kirkland College); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Illinois). Vegas). #*Stuart A. McAninch; associate professor of education; B.A. William C. Smith; professor emeritus of education; A.B. (St. (Whitman College); B.A., M.A. (University of Washington); Ph.D. Benedict’s College); M.S. (Kansas State University); Ph.D. (University of Illinois). (University of Missouri-Kansas City). ˜ Agapito Mendoza; vice provost for affirmative action and academic George D. Spear; associate professor emeritus of education; B.A. personnel and assistant professor of education; B.A., M.A. (University (Baker University); M.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); Ph.D. of Texas-El Paso); Ph.D. (University of Oklahoma-Norman). (University of Michigan).
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#*Amy Gayle Sussna; assistant professor of education; B.A. Francis M. Hanna; professor of law; B.Ed. (Chicago State (University of Massachusetts-Amherst); M.A. (Tufts University); University); J.D. (Northwestern University). Ed.D. (University of Massachusetts-Amherst). Edwin T. Hood; professor of law and director of LL.M. Tax Program; #*Lisa Terre; associate professor of psychology and medicine; B.A. B.B.A., J.D. (University of Iowa); LL.M. (New York University). (Rutgers University); M.A. (Roosevelt University); Ph.D. (Auburn Christopher R. Hoyt; professor of law; B.A. (Northwestern University). University); M.S., J.D. (University of Wisconsin); C.P.A. #*Carolyn Thompson; assistant professor of education; B.A. (San Francisco State); M.A. (Mills College); M.A., Ph.D. (University of James W. Jeans Sr.; professor emeritus of law; B.A., J.D. California-Los Angeles). (Washington University). #*Sue Carol Thompson; assistant professor of education; M.S. Patrick D. Kelly; dean and professor emeritus of law; B.S. (University of Kansas); B.A., Ed.S., Ph.D. (University of (University of Northern Iowa); J.D. (Drake University). Missouri-Kansas City). Mary Kay Kisthardt; associate professor of law; B.A. (King’s Priscilla Tyler; professor emeritus of education and English; B.A. College); J.D. (Dickinson State College); LL.M. (Yale University). (Radcliffe College); M.A., Ph.D. (Case Western Reserve University). Kris Kobach; professor of law; A.B. (Harvard University); Ph.D., #*Nelly Ukpokodu; assistant professor of education; B.S., M.A., M.Phil. (Oxford University); J.D. (Yale School of Law). M.S., PhD. (University of Kansas). Nancy Levit; professor of law; B.A. (Bates College); J.D. (University Edward Underwood; associate professor of education; B.S., M.S. of Kansas). (Kansas State College); Ed.D. (University of Cincinnati). Douglas O. Linder; professor of law; B.A. (Gustavus Aldolphus #*Sue Vartuli; associate professor of education; B.S. (State College); J.D. (Stanford University). University of New York-Oneonta); M.S., Ph.D. (Ohio State Anthony J. Luppino; associate professor of law; A.B. (Dartmouth University). College); J.D. (Stanford Law School); LL.M (Boston University *Warren H. Wheelock; professor of education; B.A., M.S. (Queen’s School of Law). College); Ed.D. (Arizona State University). #*Andre Moenssens; Douglas Stripp Missouri Professor of Law; J.D. *Gary E. Widmar; professor emeritus of education; B.S. (Illinois (Chicago-Kent College of Law); LL.M. (Northwestern University). State University); M.Ed. (University of Illinois); Ph.D. (Florida State University). Patricia J. O’Connor; director, Leon E. Bloch Law Library and associate professor of law; B.A., M.L.S. (University of Oklahoma); Raymond G. Williamson; professor emeritus of education; B.S. J.D. (University of Texas). (Northeast Missouri State University); M.S. (Central Missouri State University); Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Jennifer O’Hare; associate professor of law; B.S. (University of Pennsylvania); J.D. (George Washington University). Frank Neal Willis, Jr.; professor of psychology; B.A., M.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); Ph.D. (University of Colin Benjamin Picker; associate professor of law; A.B.(Bowdoin Missouri-Columbia). College); J.D. (Yale Law School). Joseph L. Wolff; professor emeritus of education; B.A. (University of Robert Popper; dean and professor emeritus of law; B.A. (University Chicago); M.A., Ph.D. (Indiana University). of Wisconsin); LL.B. (Harvard University); LL.M. (New York University). Burnele V. Powell; dean and professor of law; B.A. (University of School of Law Missouri-Kansas City); J.D. (University of Wisconsin); LL.M. David J. Achtenberg; associate professor of law; B.A. (Harvard (Harvard University). University); J.D. (University of Chicago). John W. Ragsdale; professor of law; B.A. (Middlebury College); J.D. William B. Anderson; professor emeritus; J.D. (University of (University of Colorado); LL.M. (University of Missouri-Kansas Missouri-Columbia). City); S.J.D. (Northwestern University). #*David N. Atkinson; Curators’ professor of political science and Patrick A. Randolph Jr.; professor of law; B.A. (Yale University); law; B.A., M.A., J.D., Ph.D. (University of Iowa). J.D. (University of California-Berkeley). Mark Berger; professor of law; B.A. (Columbia University); J.D. #*Edward P. Richards, III; professor of law; B.A. (Rice University); (Yale University). J.D. (University of Houston); M.P.H. (University of Texas). Jeffrey B. Berman; associate dean for faculty and professor of law; Irma S. Russell; visiting professor of law; B.A. (University of B.S. (City University of New York); J.D. (Brooklyn Law School); Kansas); B.S.(University of Kansas); M.A. (University of Kansas); M.S. (University of Denver). J.D. (University of Kansas School of Law). Bruce Bubacz; interim dean College of Arts and Sciences and John Scurlock; professor emeritus of law; B.A., LL.B. (University of Curators’ professor of philosophy and professor of law; B.A. (Ripon Kansas); S.J.D. (University of Michigan). College); M.S., Ph.D. (University of Washington-Seattle). John M. Speca; professor emeritus of law; Ph.B., J.D. (University of Julie M. Cheslik; associate professor of law; B.A., J.D. (University of Notre Dame); LL.M. (Duke University). Iowa). Ellen Y. Suni; professor of law; B.A. (City College of New York); Marcia S. Cook; assistant clinical professor of law; B.A. (University J.D. (Boston University). of Northern Iowa); J.D. (University of Arkansas-Fayetteville). Wanda M. Temm; associate clinical professor of law; B.A. (Ottawa Corinne Cooper; professor emeritus of law; B.A., J.D. (University of University); M.S. (Purdue University); J.D. (University of Kansas). Arizona). Jeffrey Thomas; associate professor of law; B.A. (Loyola Robert C. Downs; professor of law; B.A. (Kansas State University); Marymount University); J.D. (University of California-Berkeley). J.D. (University of Nebraska); LL.M. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Robert Verchick; professor of law; A.B. (Stanford University); J.D. (Harvard University). William G. Eckhardt; clinical professor of law and director of urban affairs outreach; B.A. (University of Mississippi); LL.B. (University George Ray Warner; professor of law; B.A. (Emory University); of Virginia). J.D. (Northwestern University); LL.M. (New York University). Kenneth D. Ferguson; associate professor of law; B.A. (Drake Daniel Weddle; assistant clinical professor; B.S. (University of University); J.D. (O.W. Coburn School of Law). Kansas); J.D. (University of Kansas). Robert H. Freilich; professor emeritus of law; B.A. (University of Barbara E. Wilson; assistant clinical professor of law; B.A. Chicago); master of international affairs (Columbia University); J.D. (University of Missouri-Columbia; M.A. (University of (Yale University); LL.M., J.S.D. (Columbia University). Nebraska-Lincoln);J.D. (University of Missouri-Columbia). Barbara A. Glesner-Fines; associate professor of law; B.Ph. (Grand Judith Frame Wiseman; associate clinical professor and associate Valley State College); J.D. (University of Wisconsin); LL.M. (Yale director of LL.M. Tax Program; B.B.A. (University of Wisconsin); University). J.D. (University of Tulsa); LL.M.(New York University).
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Academic Librarians Rebecca L. Schreiner; librarian III; head of reference services; B.A. Christine Angolia; librarian II; government documents reference (Roosevelt University); M.A.L.S. (Rosary College); A.M. (University librarian; B.A. (Hartwick College); M.P.A. (New York University); of Illinois). M.L.S. (State University of New York, Albany). Kathleen A. Schweitzberger; librarian III; principal catalog ˜ Michelle M. Beattie; librarian I; clinical medical librarian and librarian; B.S. (University of Kansas); M.L.S. (Emporia State adjunct faculty of school of medicine; B.A. (University of Kansas); University); M.P.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). M.L.I.S. (University of Texas at Austin). ˜ Ted P. Sheldon; librarian IV; dean and director of libraries and Patrick M. Bickers; librarian I; monographic acquisitions librarian; adjunct professor of history; B.A. (Elmhurst College); M.A., Ph.D. B.A. (Hanover College); M.A., Ph.D. (Ball State University); M.L.S. (Indiana University); M.S.L.S. (University of Illinois). (Indiana University). Wendy Sistrunk; librarian II; special projects catalog librarian; B.M. ˜ Amrita J. Burdick; librarian III; clinical medical/reference librarian (Kansas State University); M.M. (Arizona State University); M.S. and adjunct faculty of school of medicine; B.A. (University of (Simmons College). Nebraska); M.A.L.S. (University of Missouri-Columbia); M.A. Ed. Marlene Smith; librarian II; medical multimedia learning lab (University of Missouri-Kansas City). manager; B.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); M.A. Marilyn R. Carbonell; librarian IV; assistant director for collection (University of Missouri-Columbia). development and adjunct associate professor of art history; B.A. Helen H. Spalding; librarian IV; associate director of libraries; B.A., (Knox College); M.A.L.S. (Northern Illinois University); M.A. M.A. (University of Iowa); M.P.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas (University of Iowa). City). Marsha Carothers; librarian I; assistant dental librarian; B.A. Nancy D. Stancel; librarian II; Law Library director of bibliographic (University of Missouri-Kansas City); M.A. (University of management; B.S. (Florida Atlantic University); M.A.L.S. (University Missouri-Columbia). of Missouri-Columbia). Cynthia Churchwell; librarian II; business reference librarian; B.S. ˜ Susan Sykes Berry; librarian I; health sciences library instruction (Florida A & M University); M.S. (Clark Atlanta University); M.B.A. reference librarian and adjunct faculty of school of nursing; B.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). (University of Florida); M.A. (University of Iowa). Robert M. Cleary; librarian II; serial acquisitions librarian; B.A. (Hunter College of the City University of New York); M.L.S. (Rutgers University). School of Medicine ˜ Ann Marie Corry; librarian IV; dental librarian and associate Louise M. Arnold; associate dean and director of the Office of professor; B.A. (Washburn University); M.A.L.S. (University of Medical Education and Research and professor of medicine and Denver); M.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). sociology; A.B. (University of North Carolina); Ph.D. (Cornell Brenda Dingley; librarian II; assistant director for technical services; University). B.A. (Indiana University); A.M.L.S. (University of Michigan-Ann Wendell Clarkston; assistant dean for Graduate Medical Education Arbor). and associate professor of medicine; B.A./M.D. (University of Felicity Ann Dykas; librarian II; catalog librarian; B.A. (Rockhurst Missouri-Kansas City). College); M.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); M.A. E. Grey Dimond; professor emeritus for the health sciences and (University of Missouri-Columbia). distinguished professor of medicine; B.S., M.D. (Indiana University). Rebecca L. Ford; librarian I; library instruction reference librarian; Betty Drees; executive associate dean for Academic Affairs and B.A. (University of Iowa); M.A. (University of Kentucky); M.A. associate professor of medicine; B.A.(Wichita State University); M.D. (University of Iowa). (University of Kansas). Michael V. Golden; librarian I; science reference librarian; B.S. (Northeast Missouri State University); M.L.S. (University of Michael L. Friedland; dean and professor of medicine; B.S. Missouri-Columbia). (Brooklyn College); M.D. (SUNY Downstate Medical Center). ˜ Laura Gayle Green; librarian III; music/media librarian and Leland Graves III; chairman for the Council on Curriculum and adjunct faculty of music conservatory; B.M. (Ashland College); M.A. associate professor of medicine; B.A./M.D. (University of (University of Virginia); M.L.S. (Indiana University). Missouri-Kansas City). Elizabeth R. Henry; librarian I; assistant director for public services; Robijyn Hornstra; associate dean for Western Missouri Mental B.A. (Park College); M.L.S. (University of Missouri-Columbia). Health Center programs and assistant professor of medicine; B.A., M.D. (University of Missouri-Columbia). Lissa Lord; librarian I; Law Library director of electronic communications; B.A. (Washburn University); M.L.S. (University of Linda L. Johnson; associate dean, Office of Student Affairs and Michigan). associate professor of medicine; B.A./M.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Lawrence D. MacLachlan; librarian III; associate director, Leon E. Bloch Law Library; B.A., J.D. (Wayne State University); M.L.S. James Lakey; associate dean of administrative and financial affairs; (Catholic University of America). B.A., M.B.A. (Central Missouri State University). ˜ Peggy Mullaly-Quijas; librarian II; assistant director for the health Kim McNeley; assistant dean for Years I and II medical students and sciences libraries and adjunct faculty of school of medicine; B.S. assistant professor of medicine; B.S. (Southwest Missouri State (Fordham University); M.L.I.S. (State University of New York at University); Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Albany), Ph.D. (Walden University). Mark S. McPhee; associate dean for Saint Luke’s programs and ˜ Patricia J. O’Connor; librarian III; director, Leon E. Bloch Law professor of medicine; B.A. (Pomana College); M.D. (Harvard Library and associate professor of law; B.A., M.L.S. (University of Medical School). Oklahoma); J.D. (University of Texas). Lloyd C. Olson; associate dean for Children’s Mercy programs, Robert C. Ray; librarian II; special collections librarian; B.A. chairman, Department of Pediatrics, and J.C. Hall Distinguished (Earlham College); M.A. (Cleveland State University); M.L.S. (Kent Professor of Pediatrics; A.B. (Reed College); M.D. (Harvard Medical State University). School). Christine M. Robben; librarian I; interlibrary loan reference Gary A. Salzman; chairman for council of docents and associate librarian; B.A. (Truman State University); M.S. (University of Illinois professor of medicine; B.A., M.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas at Urbana-Champaign ). City). Jeanne M. Sarkis; librarian III; Law Library director of collection Reaner G. Shannon; assistant dean of cultural enhancement and resources; B.A. (Bethany College); R.N. (Beth-El College, University diversity (Minority Affairs) and associate professor of medicine; B.A. of Colorado); M.L.S. (Emporia State University). (Park College); Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Phyllis A. Schmidt; librarian I; social sciences reference librarian; Mark Steele; associate dean for Truman Medical Center programs B.A. (Fort Hays State University); M.L.S. ( Emporia State and associate professor of medicine; B.A./M.D. (University of University); M.S. (Fort Hays State University). Missouri-Kansas City).
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Nasreen Talib; chair of the Faculty Council and assistant professor of School of Pharmacy medicine; M.D. (University of Nagpur). Susan M. Abdel-Rahman; assistant professor of pharmacy practice; Daryl W. Thompson; chairman for the Council on Selection and B.S., Pharm.D. (Rutgers University). associate professor of medicine; B.A./M.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). #*Mahmoud S. Ahmed; associate professor of pharmacology; B.S. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology); Ph.D. (University of Bob I. Yang; chairman of the Council on Evaluation and associate California, San Francisco). professor of basic medical science; B.S. (California Polytechnic State #*Mostafa Z. Badr; associate professor of pharmacology; B.S., M.S. University); Ph.D. (Iowa State University). (Cairo University, Egypt); Ph.D. (University of Louisville). Rose Zwerenz; assistant dean for Truman Medical Center East Angela V. Bedenbaugh; clinical assistant professor of pharmacy programs and associate professor of medicine; B.A., M.D. (University practice; Pharm.D. (University of Georgia). of Missouri-Kansas City). #*Thomas C. Boge; assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences; B.S., (University of Iowa); Ph.D. (University of Cinncinati). School of Nursing Wayne M. Brown; associate dean and associate professor of pharmacy practice; B.S. (Medical College of South Carolina); M.S., Kathryn A. Ballou; clinical instructor of nursing; B.S.N., M.S.N. Ph.D. (University of Mississippi). (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Patrick J. Bryant; clinical associate professor of pharmacy practice #*Claudia Beckmann; associate professor of nursing; B.S.N., and director, UMKC Drug Information Center; Pharm.D. (University M.S.N. (University of Kansas); M.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas of Nebraska Medical Center). City); Ph.D. (University of Texas). Cathryn A. Carroll; assistant professor of pharmacy practice; B.S., #*Judith Beyer; associate professor of nursing; B.S.N.E. (Wilkes M.B.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); M.S., Ph.D. College); M.S. (Boston University); Ph.D. (University of Texas). (University of Kansas). Laura M. Briggs; clinical instructor of nursing; B.S.N., M.P.A. Lester Chafetz; professor emeritus of pharmaceutical science and (University of Missouri-Kansas City). director, Center for Pharmaceutical Technology; B.S. (University of Terry A. Buford; clinical instructor of nursing; B.S.N. (University of Rhode Island); M.S., Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin). Missouri-Columbia); M.N. (University of Kansas ). Patrick G. Clay; assistant professor of pharmacy practice; B.S. (Northeast Louisiana University); Pharm.D. (University of Joyce E. Clement; clinical instructor of nursing; B.S.N. (University Oklahoma). of Massachusetts). Daniel J. Dugan; clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice; Maithe Enriquez; clinical instructor of nursing; B.S.N., M.S.N. B.A. (University of Texas at Austin); Pharm.D. (University of Texas (University of Missouri-Kansas City). at Austin and University of Texas Health Science Center at San #*Edith M. Hamilton; associate professor of nursing; B.S.N. Antonio). (Kansas State University); M.S.N. (University of California-San Jennifer P. Dugan; clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice; Francisco); Ph.D. (University of Kansas ). Pharm.D. (University of Texas at Austin); Pharm.D. (University of #*Judy Willis Hileman; assistant clinical professor of nursing; Texas at Austin and University of Texas Health Science Center at San B.S.N., M.N., Ph.D. (University of Kansas). Antonio). Mary L. Kinnaman; clinical instructor of nursing; B.S.N., M.N. Mary L. Euler; clinical instructor of pharmacy practice and director, (University of Kansas). experiential programs; B.S. (University of Kansas); Pharm.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). #*Steve Krantz; associate professor of nursing/education; B.A., M.S. (University of Utah); Ph.D. (Utah State University). #*Simon H. Friedman; assistant professor of pharmaceutical science; B.S.(Massachusetts Institute of Technology); Ph.D. *Lora Lacey-Haun; associate dean and associate professor of (University of California, San Francisco). nursing; B.S.N., M.S.N. (University of Alabama-Birmingham); Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Cory G. Garvin; clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice; B.S., Pharm.D. (University of Iowa). #*Nancy R. Lackey; professor of nursing; B.S.N. (Indiana University); M.S.N. (Marquette University); Ph.D. (Texas Woman’s Rene E. Geater; clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice; University). B.S., Pharm.D. (University of Iowa). Maqual Graham; assistant professor of pharmacy practice; Pharm.D. #*Nancy M. Mills; dean and professor of nursing; B.A., M.S.N., (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Ashok K. Gumbhir; professor of pharmacy administration; F.Sc. Lynn M. Rasmussen; clinical instructor of nursing; B.S.N., M.S.N. (D.A.V. College, India); B.Pharm. (Panjab University, India); M.S. (University of Kansas); Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). (University of Minnesota); Ph.D. (Ohio State University). Melissa Joy Roberts; clinical instructor of nursing; B.S.N., M.S.N. *William G. Gutheil; associate professor of pharmaceutical science; (University of Missouri-Columbia). B.S. (California Polytechnic State University); Ph.D. (University of #*Jan M. Russell; associate professor of nursing; B.S. M.A.T. Southern California). (Oklahoma City University); M.S.N. (Texas Woman’s University); #*Orisa J. Igwe; associate professor of pharmacology; B.S. Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). (Northeast Louisiana University); M.S. (University of Kentucky); Anita B. Singleton; clinical instructor of nursing; B.S.N. (University Ph.D. (University of Cincinnati). of Kansas); M.S. (University of Arizona); Ed.S. (Pittsburg State #*Thomas P. Johnston; associate professor of pharmaceutical University). sciences; B.S., Ph.D. (University of Minnesota). #*Katharine (Kit) V. Smith; associate professor of nursing; B.A. #*Gregory L. Kearns; endowed chair pediatric clinical (University of Missouri-Columbia); B.S.N. (Graceland College); pharmacology; Pharm.D. (University of Cincinnati). M.N., Ph.D. (University of Kansas). Kristin C. Klein; clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice; Melissa Smith; clinical instructor of nursing; B.S.N. (East Carolina B.S. (Southwestern Oklahoma State University); Pharm.D. University); M.S.N. (University of Tennessee-Memphis). (University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center). *Peggy Ward-Smith; assistant professor of nursing; B.S.N. (Rush Maureen E. Knell; clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice; University); M.S.N. (St. Xavier College); Ph.D. (University of Pharm.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Missouri-Kansas City). Kimberly R. Kraenow; clinical assistant professor of pharmacy #*Thad Wilson; assistant professor of nursing; B.S.N. (Graceland practice; Pharm.D. (University of Nebraska Medical Center). College); M.S. (University of Utah); Ph.D. (University of Kansas). Robert C. Lanman; professor emeritus of pharmacology, School of Jacquelyn S. Witt; clinical instructor of nursing; B.S.N. (Central Pharmacy; B.S., Ph.D. (University of Minnesota). Missouri State University); M.S.N., J.D. (University of #*Yuen-Sum Vincent Lau; professor of pharmacology and chair, Missouri-Kansas City). Division of Pharmacology; B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (University of Hawaii).
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#*Chi H. Lee; assistant professor of pharmaceutical science; B.S. (Seoul National University, South Korea); M.S. (University of Washington); Ph.D. (Rutgers University). Cameron C. Lindsey; clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice; Pharm.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Stacy A. Mangum; clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice; Pharm.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Harold J. Manley; assistant professor of pharmacy practice; B.S., Pharm.D. (Albany College of Pharmacy). Patricia A. Marken; associate professor of pharmacy practice; B.S. (Dalhousie University, Canada); Pharm.D. (Medical University of South Carolina). William D. Mason; professor emeritus of pharmaceutical science, School of Pharmacy and School of Medicine; B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Ohio State University). #*Srikumaran K. Melethil; professor of pharmaceutics; B.Pharm., M.Pharm. (Andhra University, India); Ph.D.(State University of New York at Buffalo). #*Ashim K. Mitra; professor of pharmaceutical science and chair, Division of Pharmaceutical Science; B.S., M.S. (Jadavpur University, India); M.S., Ph.D. (University of Kansas). #*Steven H. Neau; associate professor of pharmaceutical science; B.S., B.A. (Eastern Michigan University); M.S., Ph.D. (University of Michigan). Noel O. Nuessle; professor emeritus of pharmaceutical science; B.S. (St. Louis College of Pharmacy and Allied Sciences); M.S., Ph.D. (University of Florida). D. Keith Perkins; clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice; B.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); Pharm.D. (University of Utah). #*Robert W. Piepho; dean and professor of pharmacology; B.S. (University of Illinois); Ph.D. (Loyola University). Antoine D. Richardson; clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice; Pharm.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). Jennifer A. Santee; clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice; Pharm.D. (University of Iowa). #*Deborah A. Scheuer; assistant professor of pharmacology; B.S. (University of Hawaii); Ph.D. (University of California, San Francisco). Amy Serrano; clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice; Pharm.D. (University of Texas-Austin). Roger W. Sommi, Jr.; associate professor of pharmacy practice; B.S. (University of Wisconsin-Madison); Pharm.D. (University of Utah). Steven Stoner; clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice; Pharm.D. (University of Nebraska). #*Bradley K. Taylor; assistant professor of pharmacology; B.S. (University of California-Davis); Ph.D. (University of California-San Diego). #*Joyce Tombran-Tink; associate professor of pharmaceutical science; B.S. (Eastern Nazarene College); Ph.D. (University of Southern California). #*John Q. Wang; assistant professor of pharmacology; M.D. (Medical College of Wuhan, China); M.Sc. (Tongi Medical University, China); Ph.D. (Shanghai Medical University, China). #*David M. Yourtee; professor of pharmacology, School of Pharmacy and School of Medicine; B.S. (University of Missouri-Columbia); Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City).
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Appendices Winter Semester 2002 January Academic Calendar The current calendar can be found on the Registration and 2 Coursework begins (Dental Clinic) Records web site at http://www.umkc.edu/registrar. The dates 10 Coursework begins (Law) and percentages of fee refunds can be found on the Cashiers 14 Coursework begins Office web site at http://www.umkc.edu/cashiers. 18 Last day to change audit to credit The following dates do not apply to medicine, pharmacy 21 Martin Luther King Birthday observance or dentistry students on clinical rotations. Summer 2001 February June 8 Last day to file for May graduation 4 Coursework begins Last day for undergraduates to change credit to audit 8 Last day to change audit to credit March 15 Last day to file for graduation 22 Coursework ends first five-week session 8 Last day to withdraw without assessment 25 Coursework begins second five-week session 9 Spring break begins (close of day) 29 Last day to withdraw without assessment 18 Coursework resumes July April 4 Independence Day holiday 5 Last day for undergraduates to withdraw with 10 Last day of classes (Law) assessment* 13 Last day for undergraduates to withdraw with assessment* 25 Last day of classes (Law) 16 Exams begin (Law) 29 Exams begin (Law) 20 Exams end (Law) 27 Last day of classes (except Summer Dental Clinic) May Last day for graduates to withdraw with assessment* 3 Last day of classes and change credit to audit 3 Last day for graduates to withdraw with assessment* and change credit to audit August 6 Exams begin 10 Exams end (All academic units) 10 Last day of Summer Dental Clinic Session Commencement - varies
Fall Semester 2001 Summer Session 2002 August May 20 Coursework begins 20 Summer Dental Clinic begins 24 Last day to change audit to credit Coursework begins (Law) Coursework begins first 5-week session September 27 Memorial Day Holiday 3 Labor Day Holiday June 21 Last day to file for December graduation Last day for undergraduates to change credit to audit 3 Coursework begins 7 Last day to change audit to credit October 14 Last day to file for graduation 21 Coursework ends first 5-week session 12 Last day to withdraw without assessment* 24 Coursework begins second 5-week session 28 Last day to withdraw without assessment November July 9 Last day for undergraduates to withdraw with assessment* 4 Independence Day holiday 21 Thanksgiving holiday begins at 8:00 a.m. 9 Last day of classes (Law) 26 Coursework resumes 12 Last day for undergraduates to withdraw with 29 Last day of classes (Law) assessment* 15 Exams begin (Law) December 19 Exams end (Law) 26 Last day of classes (except Summer Dental Clinic) 3 Exams begin (Law) Last day for graduates to withdraw with assessment* 7 Last day of classes and change credit to audit Last day for graduates to withdraw with assessment* and change credit to audit August 10 Exams begin 14 Exams end (All academic units) 16 Last day of Summer Dental Clinic 15 Commencement * Academic assessment will result in a “Withdraw Failing” if students are failing at the time of withdrawal.
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Addresses and Phone Numbers Automobile Registration, Parking Operations The main telephone number of the University is 221 Administrative Center, 5115 Oak St. (816) 235-5256, (816) 235-1000. Operators are on duty Monday through [email protected], umkc.edu/parking. Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to direct calls. Application and Berkley Child and Family Development Center admission questions should be directed to (816) 235-1111. 1012 E. 52nd St., (816) 235-2600. The main University web site is http://www.umkc.edu. Counseling, Health and Testing Center 205 4825 Troost Building, (816) 235-1635, The official mailing address is: [email protected], umkc.edu/chtc. 5100 Rockhill Road Fees, Cashier’s Office Kansas City, MO 64110-2499 112 Administrative Center, 5115 Oak St., (816) 235-1365, All other addresses shown are for locator purposes only. [email protected], umkc.edu/cashiers. Financial Aid and Scholarships Office 101 Administrative Center, 5115 Oak St., (816) 235-1154, Academic Units fi[email protected], umkc.edu/finaid. College of Arts and Sciences Disabled Student Services, 350 Administrative Center, Scofield Hall, 711 E. 51st St., (816) 235-1136, 5115 Oak St., (816) 235-5696, [email protected], [email protected], umkc.edu/college. umkc.edu/disability. School of Biological Sciences Housing, Residence Hall Office Biological Science Building, 5007 Rockhill Road, 5030 Cherry, (816) 235-2800, [email protected], (816) 235-1388, [email protected], umkc.edu/sbs. umkc.edu/housing. Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration Housing Office 5110 Cherry, (816) 235-2215, [email protected], 144 University Center, 50th and Rockhill Road, umkc.edu/bloch. (816) 235-1412, [email protected], umkc.edu/housing. Continuing Education, Division of Campus Information Center 360 Administrative Center, (816) 235-1445, umkc.edu/ce. Lobby, University Center, 50th and Rockhill Road, School of Interdisciplinary Computing and Engineering (816) 235-5555. 352 Flarsheim Hall, 5110 Rockhill Road International Student Information (816) 235-1193, [email protected], umkc.edu/sice. 5235 Rockhill, (816) 235-1113, [email protected], Conservatory of Music umkc.edu/isao. Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry, (816) 235-2900, Missouri Repertory Theatre [email protected], umkc.edu/conservatory. Central Ticket Office, Performing Arts Center, 4949 School of Dentistry Cherry, (816) 235-2700, umkc.edu/mrt. 650 E. 25th St., (816) 235-2100, [email protected], Minority Student Affairs umkc.edu/dentistry. 5245 Rockhill Road, (816) 235-1109, [email protected], School of Education umkc.edu/msa. 615 E. 52nd St., (816) 235-2234, [email protected], UMKC Police umkc.edu/education. 213 4825 Troost Building, (816) 235-1515, School of Graduate Studies umkc.edu/police. 343A Administrative Center, 5115 Oak St., Registration, UMKC Registration Center (816) 235-1161, [email protected], umkc.edu/sgs. 116Administrative Center, 5115 Oak St., (816) 235-1125, School of Law [email protected], umkc.edu/registrar. 500 E. 52nd St., (816) 235-1657, [email protected], Student Health and Wellness Center umkc.edu/law. Room 115 4825 Troost Building, (816) 235-6133, School of Medicine [email protected], umkc.edu/studenthealth. 2411 Holmes St., (816) 235-1870, [email protected], Student Life, Office of umkc.edu/medicine. G6 University Center, 50th and Rockhill Road, School of Nursing (816) 235-1407, [email protected], umkc.edu/stulife. 2220 Holmes St., (816) 235-1740, [email protected], Transfer Credit Policies, Admissions/Enrollment umkc.edu/nursing. Services Office School of Pharmacy 120 Administrative Center, 5115 Oak St., (816) 235-1111, Katz Pharmacy Bldg., 5005 Rockhill, (816) 235-1613, [email protected], umkc.edu/admit. [email protected], umkc.edu/pharmacy. Transcripts and Records, UMKC Records Office 115 Administrative Center, 5115 Oak St., (816) 235-1121, Departments and Offices [email protected], umkc.edu/registrar/g n t.html. Academic Advising/Information, Arts and Sciences University News (UMKC Student Newspaper) Contact specific department as indicated within catalog. 5327 Holmes, (816) 235-1393, www.unews.com. Admissions, Office of, 120 Administrative Center, Veterans Services, Veteran Affairs 5115 Oak St., (816) 235-1111, [email protected], 115 Administrative Center, (816) 235-1112. Welcome Center, 120 Administrative Center, umkc.edu/admit. Admissions testing; Counseling, Health and Testing Center 5115 Oak St., (816) 235-8652; (816) 235-UMKC, 206 4825 Troost Building, (816) 235-1635, [email protected], umkc.edu/welcome. Women’s Center [email protected], umkc.edu/chtc/testing. Applications for Assistantships 105 Haag Hall, (816) 235-1638, Contact specific department or school. [email protected], umkc.edu/womenc. Athletics Department, Intercollegiate Athletics 201 Swinney Recreation Center, 5030 Holmes St., (816) 235-1036, [email protected], umkc.edu/athletics.
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Centers and Institutes The Belger Center has extensive holding of late 20th-century contemporary art. The largest holdings of the Applied Language Institute collection are works by William Christenberry, Jasper Johns, 9 Scofield Hall Robert Stackhouse, William T. Wiley, and Terry Winters. (816) 235-1233 These five artists represent the core collection of the Belger http://www.umkc.edu/ali Center. Other holdings include significant works representing The Applied Language Institute (ALI), a joint program of late 20th-century realism. UMKC and the Metropolitan Community Colleges, has programs that are specially designed for students whose goal is Berkley Child and Family Development to learn English or to increase their English proficiency for Center academic, business or personal reasons. Classes are available 1012 E. 52nd Street at the beginning, intermediate and advanced levels. Students (816) 235-2600 may receive up to 20 hours of instruction per week in Operated as a partnership between UMKC and Menorah listening/speaking, reading/vocabulary, grammar/composition Medical Center, the Edgar L. and Rheta A. Berkley Child and and TOEFL preparatory classes. To allow for personalized Family Development Center is a multidisciplinary, model instruction, the program provides small classes and, in child-care center, administered through the School of addition, all students in the ALI have access to a multimedia Education. The center, founded in 1993, serves as a teacher language resource center. training and research facility for early childhood education and On arrival, all students are tested by experienced faculty provides child care and education to children of families from and placed at an appropriate level of instruction. At the end of the metropolitan community, including children with special each term, students may take the TOEFL exam. Students also needs and those from low-income groups. The Berkley Center receive a written evaluation and a certificate of attendance. is among the few child-care centers in Kansas City that is Penn Valley Community College accredited. In March 1996, the center received accreditation by Classes for the Intensive English Program are generally held at the Missouri Center for Voluntary Accreditation for Childhood Penn Valley Community College (PVCC), which is part of the Education Programs. Metropolitan Community College system. Day and evening classes are provided at all levels, including the basic beginner’s R.A. Bloch Cancer Support Center level; students may enter the program at their own best level. 5300 Rockhill Road (816) 235-5825 The University of Missouri-Kansas City [email protected] The Academic English for Non-Native Speakers Program is http://www.umkc.edu/blochcancercenter designed for students who wish to improve their English skills The unassuming home on the corner of 53rd and Rockhill for academic study or professional practice. Students may take opened its doors to people with cancer and their families on all or part of the full five-course program of study. The ALI May 1, 1988. Named the R.A. Bloch Cancer Support Center, it provides supplemental English classes for non-native speakers was founded by Richard Bloch and his wife Annette after of English who have been fully admitted to a University Richard was diagnosed with lung cancer. program, but who need additional English instruction. The Devoting their lives to helping others stricken with cancer, ALI now offers an intensive English program. the Blochs created the home-like setting to serve as an island Both UMKC and PVCC have offices for student testing, of peace and tranquility in a sea of distress. It is a place where visitor’s information and academic counseling. Each campus participants can share experiences, concerns and information also has experienced international advisers. Students are about exercise, pain management, diet and nutrition, art and invited to inquire about the programs. music therapy, relaxation, visual imagery and other areas of Regular programs run from late August through interest. December, January through May and June through July. Today cancer-free, Richard Bloch has entrusted the Bloch The ALI also offers a variety of specialized short-term and Cancer Center to the University. UMKC is honored to continue group programs for specific organizations and businesses that the Bloch tradition of service and support to the community include both language and cultural training. and will enhance research efforts by leveraging UMKC’s strengths – faculty, students, staff and community bonds. With John and Maxine Belger Center this gift, UMKC intends to give students opportunities to 215 Volker Blvd. participate in helping deliver the center’s services. (816) 235-2876 http://www.umkc.edu/belger The Department of Psychology, which supervises and provides services for the center, envisions the development of The John and Maxine Belger Center enhances the cultural life improved programs for helping patients cope with cancer and, of the city, the region and the University through innovative therefore, hopes to move beyond what is already known. In the exhibitions, scholarly research, and educational programs in process of developing such programs, the department uses the visual arts. procedures of no or minimal risk. Patients are fully informed The mandate of the Belger Center is to create exhibitions of the potential limitations of any procedures they are invited and public programs of high aesthetic merit and cultural to use and advised to consult their physicians before diversity that complement, without duplicating, the existing participating in such procedures. In general, new procedures programs of Kansas City’s other visual arts institutions. An are those known to be of benefit at one level of fighting cancer, additional charge of the Belger Center is to create a bridge e.g., coping with treatment, whose efficacy is being assessed in between the visual arts and other humanities and sciences. In dealing with other levels. In general, it is expected that the R. doing so, it provides Kansas City and the region with an A. Cancer Support Center will enhance the quality of life for exciting environment for innovative thinking that explores the the survivors, and the procedures should also provide extension creative process. of life expectancy of cancer patients.
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Center on Aging Studies Center for Economic Information 5215 Rockhill Road 210 Haag Hall (816) 235-1747 (816) 235-1394 http://www.umkc.edu/cas http://www.umkc.edu/cei The Center on Aging Studies, which is part of the College of The Center for Economic Information was established in Arts and Sciences, is an interdisciplinary unit concerned with November 1994 with the goal of making local, regional and education, research, resource development and community national information accessible to economic decision-makers activities designed to understand and improve living conditions in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The CEI is affiliated with of the older population. Among the areas of research and the Department of Economics and the College of Arts and training are health-care systems and health promotion, Sciences. The CEI also is a core agency of the Missouri State caregiving, volunteerism, intergenerational relationships, Census Data Center program and publishes the MSCDC social security, rural communities, social identity and Economic Report Series. self-development, and aging in other cultures. The center seeks The center is involved in research, teaching and outreach to bridge the gap between knowledge and its application in the activities. The primary expertise of the center is in application development of services and policies. of computer technology for economic analysis. The center, in conjunction with the College of Arts and Sciences Continuing Education Division, administers graduate Center for Ethnographic Research and undergraduate certificate programs in gerontology, fosters Department of Sociology College of Arts & Sciences new course development and provides continuing education (816) 235-1116 opportunities for the community and the region. http://www.umkc.edu/cer The Center on Aging Studies has built on its position in the heartland of America with emphasis on issues of aging in Ethnography is a multi-method, interdisciplinary research rural areas. The center works closely with the University of strategy in the human sciences. Ethnography can help solve Missouri Extension Service network throughout the state. It problems in education, medicine, public health, public policy, houses the National Resource Center for Rural Elderly, which marketing and social theory that require knowledge that provides resources on transportation, housing and medical transcends disciplinary boundaries and that is grounded in trustworthy description and analysis of everyday life in its care. It also is developing a model mental-health training cultural context. UMKC’s Center for Ethnographic Research program for use with providers in rural areas. This program is provides a doorway to basic and applied ethnographic research funded by the Administration on Aging. in Midwestern settings. Research and development at the center applies Center for Applied Environmental Research ethnography in substantive areas and develops new technology Room 420, Flarsheim Hall in video, computer and wireless technology for data collection (816) 235-2976 and analysis. The center disseminates methodological and The Center for Applied Environmental Research is housed empirical findings, using new web-based dissemination within the Department of Geosciences in Robert H. Flarsheim opportunities, as well as traditional media. Graduate training Hall and is part of the College of Arts and Sciences. provides students with opportunities in the interdisciplinary In addition to providing urban geology research use of ethnographic methods, especially students in the social opportunities to faculty and students in a variety of applied science consortium, the UMKC Interdisciplinary Ph.D. fields, the center serves the metropolitan community by Program and the School of Medicine. offering consultation and educational programs related to soil, The Department of Sociology, the Department of water, geologic hazards, land-use planning and environmental Economics and the Department of Curriculum and Instruction monitoring. Although the main thrust of the center’s service in the School of Education cooperate in the activities of the programs is toward the urban homeowner, geotechnical center. assistance also is provided to industry and governmental agencies. Center for International Academic Programs Educational programs sponsored by the center include 5235 Rockhill Road credit and non-credit offerings through continuing education (816) 235-5759 and seminars designed for professionals and interest groups. http://www.umkc.edu/international The Center for International Academic Programs coordinates Center for Direct Marketing Education and all of UMKC’s study abroad and student exchange programs. Research In addition to maintaining UMKC’s existing relationships with Henry W. Bloch School of Business and institutions abroad, the center identifies and develops new Public Administration partnerships with foreign schools and is responsible for (816) 235-2327 formulating and implementing new exchange agreements. The http://www.umkc.edu/directmkt center also assists students in identifying scholarships and other sources of funding for study abroad opportunities. As Established in 1983 as the nation’s first academic center part of this process, the center administers the Fulbright, dedicated to the field of direct marketing, the center sponsors Rhodes, Rotary, NSEP, and Marshall scholarship competitions. educational symposiums, faculty research and non-credit The center is also responsible for coordinating seminars. An intensive three-week residential program, the international activities for the campus, including international Professional Certification in Direct Marketing, comprises 135 visitors to campus, as well as seminars and symposia. As the hours of classroom lectures, workshops and interactive case University’s primary liaison to the community on international studies, coupled with independent research, field study and matters, the center maintains contact with a network of civic, team projects. More than 200 professionals from across the ethnic and economic organizations in Kansas City to help nation have earned the designation PDM, professional direct promote and expand the international focus of the region. marketer.
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Center for International Business Ph.D. program. Adjunct doctoral faculty from the following Henry W. Bloch School of Business and area institutions have agreed to work with UMKC doctoral Public Administration faculty in supervising dissertation research for students with (816) 235-5460 religious studies as a discipline: Nazarene Theological http://www.umkc.edu/cib Seminary, Central Baptist Theological Seminary, Park College, The Center for International Business serves as an information Rockhurst College and William Jewell College. source for businesses in the Kansas City region that need more information and training in international trade. It serves as an Center for Studies in Higher Order Literacy interface between the University, the international offices of School of Education the U.S. Small Business Administration, other agencies and the (816) 235-2477 business community. The center was organized to study and promote higher-order The center is involved in the outreach, teaching and reading, language and thinking functions across ages, grades research missions of the University. The primary services are and disciplines. The objective of the center is to help create an consultation and seminars for businesses, using center staff, environment more conducive to learning these highly valued, Bloch School students, faculty and community resource but often slighted, educational goals. persons. Students assist clients with information searches, draft marketing plans, consult on business problems and assist Center for the City with training. 4825 Troost Bldg., Room 104A (816) 235-6100 Center for Professional Writing http://www.umkc.edu/centerforthecity 222 University House, 5201 Rockhill Road The Center for the City is a portal between the community and (816) 235-1120 the campus. It was created from UMKC’s commitment to http://www.umkc.edu/cpw engage faculty, staff and students in partnership with people In the largest scope, the Center for Professional Writing acts as and institutions in Kansas City toward economic, social and a magnet for the writing community in this region and beyond. cultural enhancement, and the mitigation of social problems in The center holds seminars and workshops in a number of Kansas City. The center reports to the Chancellor and is areas, such as scientific and business writing to facilitate charged with articulating a new way of thinking about urban external cooperation with corporate industry and public and issues, working with community leadership, having a strong private agencies locally and beyond the metropolitan area. focus on neighborhoods, building community and diversity, Both graduate and undergraduate students in the master of arts and coordinating UMKC’s outreach activities. professional writing emphasis, within the Department of English, participate in the center’s activities to receive training Center for the Study of Metropolitan in technical/scientific writing, business communications and Problems in Education even translation – areas that are beyond the current scope of School of Education the M.A. professional writing options in poetry and fiction, (816) 235-2448 print and electronic journalism, and stage and screenwriting. The center was established in 1964 to conduct research on In addition, the center attracts extramural grants to fund important issues in urban education. Topics emphasized in special collaborative projects, lectures, readings and research have included school desegregation, compensatory residencies of value and interest, not only to the center’s education, reform of urban schools and demographic trends degree-seeking candidates, but to the University and the affecting metropolitan education. The center maintains a small metropolitan region. collection of documents and research reports regarding urban Center for Religious Studies education. It also conducts or helps to conduct evaluation 211 Cockefair Hall studies bearing on local projects involving urban education. (816) 235-2538 Drug Information Center The Center for Religious Studies enables faculty and students MG 200, School of Medicine in the sciences, social sciences and humanities, and in the (816) 235-5490 professional areas of law, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, The UMKC School of Pharmacy’s Drug Information Center is education, business and engineering to learn about the ethical equipped with textbooks, manuals, compendia and references and religious teachings of the world’s religions. The insights in various pharmacy and related health-care fields. from these traditions can be applied to contemporary problems Subscriptions to major periodicals in pharmacy and medicine ranging from medical, legal and business ethics to religion and are maintained, as are several specialized information systems. politics, to law enforcement, drug addiction, aging and the These include databases in hard copy, CD-ROM, microfiche motivation for learning and education. The center strives to enhance the intellectual and and online formats. The DIC serves as a training site and ecumenical environment of religious institutions in the Greater provides both undergraduate and graduate education programs. The DIC answers a wide variety of drug and drug Kansas City area by allowing ministers, university faculty, therapy-related questions from faculty and other health students, counselors, therapists and other professionals the professionals. Detailed literature search, retrieval and analysis opportunity to deepen and broaden their insights and openness regarding drug therapy also are available. The Drug to people of various ethnic, religious and racial backgrounds Information Center is staffed by School of Pharmacy faculty and understand their heritages. Through special retreats, who have specialized training and experience in informational lectures and conferences, the center disseminates its ideas and services. programs into all levels of the community. The center also is the administrative and academic home of the religious studies discipline in UMKC’s Interdisciplinary
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Economic Education Center academic experiences. The senior faculty members of the School of Education institute hold joint appointments in related academic (816) 235-2524 departments and participate in teaching, graduate student The Economic Education Center is one of a network of centers supervision and committee functions of various departments. across the state and nation. The center is affiliated with the Some courses are offered directly through the institute, Missouri Council for Economics Education, which is a part of including classes on developmental disabilities and aging and the National Council for Economics Education. The goal of developmental disabilities. the center is to strengthen and support economics education in K-12 area schools. In keeping with this goal, the center Institute for Labor Studies provides graduate coursework, in-service programs and 408D Royall Hall workshops to area teachers. The Economics Education (816) 235-1470 http://www.umkc.edu/labor-ed Resource Collection, housed in the School of Education’s Instructional Media Center, provides resource materials to area The Institute for Labor Studies provides labor education for the teachers. unions and working people of the Kansas City Metropolitan area. It is a joint project of UMKC and Longview Community Entrepreneurial Growth Resource Center College. At UMKC it is part of the Economics Department and Henry W. Bloch School of Business and offers a Credit Certificate in Labor Studies which includes six Public Administration courses. It also provides other labor education courses, both (816) 235-5417 credit and non-credit, conferences, research projects and http://www.umkc.edu/egrc consulting. Special projects include a Labor in the Schools The mission of the Entrepreneurial Growth Resource Center is program and the Heartland Labor Forum, a weekly one-hour to provide students with experiential learning opportunities and radio show on KKFI, community radio. involvement in forums that challenge their academic and business experience. Students provide professional consulting Kansas City Center for Design Education and research for starting new ventures, as well as for and Research established small-business firms in the Kansas City area. This 204 Epperson House experience serves to bond the University with its community (816) 235-1725 while enhancing student competence through practical This center combines the academic resources and talents of the application of academic principles. University of Kansas, Kansas State University and the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The center links Institute for Human Development architecture, design and planning and the greater Kansas City 2220 Holmes St. community. Through community service, professional and (816) 235-1770 public education, together with urban research, the center http://www.umkc.edu/ihd promotes inquiry, discussions and the vision that can assist in The Institute for Human Development provides creating a better environment. interdisciplinary research, training and service demonstration The talents of the faculty and students from these three in human services at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. institutions are used to accomplish professional education This program provides a response from University resources to programs, public lectures, exhibits, assistance to nonprofit and the applied research, training or demonstration needs of community organizations and provide an urban experience and federal, state and local human service agencies. The institute is context in which the students can grow in their search for a division of the Office of Academic Affairs, with direct design and planning solutions pertinent to an urban responsibility to the Office of Graduate Faculties and Research. environment. IHD houses several centers, including the UMKC University Affiliated Program for Developmental Disabilities, one of 60 Kansas City Regional History Institute nationally recognized and funded research and demonstration 203 Cockefair Hall centers on developmental disabilities; the Interdisciplinary (816) 235-1339 Training Center on Aging and Developmental Disabilities; and The Kansas City Regional History Institute was created in the Developmental Disabilities Resource Center. 1997 within the College of Arts and Sciences. Its mission is to The institute represents approximately 40 faculty, students foster research, writing and publishing of materials relating to and a cadre of community scientists who are available for the history of Kansas City, the metropolitan area and the technical assistance, research consultation and training economic region of which Kansas City is the center. programs. A core of discipline coordinators facilitating the Additionally, the institute coordinates the teaching of classes in program’s operation have been selected from academic units. the regular curriculum, in continuing education formats and in They include Kim Bray, Dental Hygiene; Alan Glaros, public presentations for civic organizations and schools Dentistry; Deborah Smith, Family Studies Program; Terry concerning Kansas City regional history. Buford, Nursing; Jane Rues, Occupational Therapy; Reginald The institute publishes a semi-annual journal, Kawsmouth: Bassa, PACE; Jane Rues, Physical Therapy; William Ghiselli, A Journal of Regional History, and draws on the resources of Psychology; Karl Johnson, Public Administration; Diane the departments of history, political science, economics and Orton-Howard, Social Work; Jeffrey Longhofer, Sociology; sociology. The institute encourages the use of historical and Linda Edwards, Special Education. Faculty and students materials at the Western Historical Manuscript from many academic units work with the institute through Collection-Kansas City, located on the second floor of support generated from both the University and external Newcomb Hall. sources. In addition, as a research and training laboratory in human services, many students complete practicum and other
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Kansas City Regional Professional Missouri Center for Safe Schools Development Center School of Education School of Education (816) 235-2245 5306 Holmes http://www.umkc.edu/safe-school (816) 235-5652 The purpose of this center is to provide a clearinghouse where The Kansas City Professional Development Center is one of urban, suburban and rural schools across Missouri can get nine centers in the state of Missouri supported by the U.S. information and ongoing assistance to help them develop Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. It serves promising and effective ways of dealing with the kinds of educators in Cass, Clay, Jackson and Platte counties and is serious problems school violence represents. governed by a broad-based advisory board comprised of teachers, administrators, higher education representatives and Technology Center for Special Education School of Education community persons. The purpose of the center is to support the (816) 235-1040 educational community by promoting and facilitating http://techctr.educ.umkc.edu/welcomepage professional development opportunities. The center sponsors workshops, graduate credit classes, support groups, The Technology Center for Special Education is a state-funded consultation, network groups, leadership training, technical project designed to disseminate computer information to directors of special education in school districts across assistance and other professional development activities. Missouri, to faculty members in colleges and universities who work in special education and to state department staff Laboratory Animal Center members. The center has a cataloged collection of software (816) 235-1681 and hardware computer information for use in special The Laboratory Animal Center is a well-designed centralized education settings. service organization for the care and housing of laboratory animals. Its function is to aid the faculty and research Technology for Learning and Teaching personnel at UMKC in the humane care and use of laboratory Center animals for teaching, research and testing purposes. It is Miller Nichols Library responsible for the daily care of all vertebrate animals on the (816) 235-1883 UMKC campuses. [email protected] The central facility is located on the Volker campus and its http://www.umkc.edu/tltc satellite facility is located at the School of Medicine. The LAC In support of the University of Missouri-Kansas City serves as a basis of operations for all UMKC animal-care philosophy to “ensure quality instruction and obtain eminence interests and the personnel necessary for the care and use of in scholarly and creative endeavors,” the Technology for animals. The procurement of animals, animal supplies and the Learning and Teaching Center (TLT Center) advances sanitized equipment necessary for the functions of these innovative uses of new technologies in the discovery and facilities are under the direction of a veterinarian and a staff of presentation of knowledge. The mission of the TLT Center will trained animal technicians. further the University’s strategic vision of a “Virtual The Laboratory Animal Center is operated under UMKC’s University” with “information age educational opportunities Office of Graduate Faculties and Research. The University has independent of time and place.” a functional Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, The TLT Center provides comprehensive, high quality which is in compliance with federal (NIH and USDA), state resources to support faculty and teaching assistants from all and local organizations that govern the humane care and use of academic disciplines in the use of technologies to enhance and laboratory animals. The LAC has been fully accredited by the extend teaching and learning; support research and American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal development through innovative application of technology; Care since 1977. explore, analyze and assess outcomes of new pedagogical paradigms of learning in an era of technological change. The purpose of the center is to provide the equipment, Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership expertise and technical support needed to discover, understand Henry W. Bloch School of Business and and integrate new technologies into classroom teaching to Public Administration (816) 235-2305 enhance teaching, learning and research in all disciplines. The http://www.umkc.edu/mcnl center provides a venue for faculty to formulate goals and objectives and describe needs for incorporating technology The Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership serves the into their individual disciplines. The center is a place where nonprofit community in Kansas City and the six-state region. faculty, in collaboration with each other, nationally recognized The center’s mission is to enhance the performance and scholars and center personnel can learn about new and existing effectiveness of nonprofit organizations through technologies; evaluate new educational software; author web community-oriented education, research, and related support pages; design web-based instruction and multi-media; integrate and service. It is a service and outreach unit of the L.P. computer simulations; assess the effectiveness of technology in Cookingham Institute of Public Affairs in the Bloch School. student learning; and determine which traditional and Center faculty and students assist nonprofit organizations innovative methods and resources are most appropriate for a as trainers, consultants and facilitators in activities such as given student learning objective. The center encourages strategic planning, team building, board development, interdisciplinary collaboration and works cooperatively with marketing and strategic change management. Consulting the academic instructional materials laboratories. The engagements are individually negotiated to match faculty outcomes of this collaboration will enable students to expertise and interest with client needs. participate in building their knowledge using technology as one of the tools of scholarship to prepare scholars for the 21st Century.
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University Center for Interdisciplinary Studies 341 Administrative Center (816) 235-1301 UMKC has identified interdisciplinarity as one of the things that distinguishes it within the state system. Yet, UMKC has not fully realized its potential. The UMKC University Center for Interdisciplinary Studies (UCIS) was created to establish a national model for public universities in encouraging true interdisciplinary studies and research opportunities at the undergraduate and graduate levels in and among all schools and divisions. The UCIS aims to create a critical difference in the very way research and teaching take place in all fields on campus. Created and operated by dedicated faculty who are experienced in interdisciplinary teaching and research, the UCIS functions as a catalyst to encourage students and faculty to join together in studying topics in their full complexity from the varied perspectives of different methodological and conceptual points of view. Academic departments and divisions retain their full and appropriate role in advocating the needs of discipline-specific studies and as primary tenure-granting units. The UCIS seeks to complement this traditional structure by offering a means for faculty and students in one discipline or school to seek out like-minded colleagues in other units to join together in teaching and research projects. The University Center for Interdisciplinary Studies serves as a clearinghouse for information on interdisciplinary issues, new and on-going initiatives, interdisciplinary course and program development, and grant opportunities. It creates a place where interested faculty and students from across the University can come together in reading groups and seminars and for interdisciplinary lectures and programs. It is dedicated to bringing diverse faculty together to develop innovative courses and interdisciplinary programs. It fosters the formation of multi- and interdisciplinary research teams and assists in the writing of external grant proposals.
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Federal Financial Aid Programs Please note: All information published in this section is based on information available at the time of printing and is subject to changes and modifications. Scholarship Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
Federal Pell Grant Financial need; undergraduate; gift assistance. $3,750 FASO Federal Supplemental Financial need; undergraduate; gift assistance; requires $1,250 FASO Educational Pell Grant eligibility. Opportunity Grant Federal Work-Study Part-time employment; financial need. Hourly Wage FASO Loan Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
Federal Stafford Financial need; LIMITS: undergraduate aggregate limit is $2,625 freshman; $3,500 FASO Loan Program/Subsi $23,000; aggregate graduate and professional including sophomore; $5,500 dized undergraduate loans is $65,500; INTEREST: for borrowers for junior; $5,500 senior; which the first disbursement is made on or after July 1, $8,500 graduate or 1994, variable rate of the 91 day Treasury Bill plus 3.1%, professional adjusted annually, with a cap of 8.25%; REPAYMENT: begins 6 months following termination of at least half-time enrollment; DEFERMENTS: (1) in-school at least half-time, (2) unemployment for up to 3 years and (3) economic hardship for up to 3 years. Federal Stafford Same as the Federal Direct Loan Program/Subsidized with the DEPENDENT: $2,625 FASO Loan Program/Unsub exception that it is not based on financial need; maximum freshman; $3,500 sidized academic year amounts include the amount of Federal Stafford sophomore; $5,500 Loan/Subsidized which the student may be receiving; the junior; $5,500 senior - student pays the interest during in-school and deferment INDEPENDENT: $6,625 periods; interest accruing during those periods may be paid freshman; $7,500 or may be capitalized; aggregate undergraduate limit same as sophomore; $10,500 under subsidized program; aggregate graduate and junior; $10,500 senior; professional limit, including undergraduate loans, is $18,500 grad or $73,000. professional Federal PLUS Program Credit-based loan; not based on financial need; parent of Cost of education minus FASO (Parent Loan for dependent undergraduate is borrower; no aggregate loan other financial aid Undergraduate limits; INTEREST: variable rate of the 52-week Treasury Bill Students) plus 3.1%, adjusted annually, with a cap of 9%; REPAYMENT: interest and principal payments by parent borrower begin 60 days after disbursement. Federal Perkins Loan Financial need; no interest while at least a half-time $1,000 undergraduate FASO student; repayment begins following termination of at least average; $1,500 graduate half-time enrollment and nine-month grace period; interest average at 5% during repayment. Benefit Programs The following programs are available to assist veterans of the armed forces or other government services. Scholarship Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
Educational Limited to persons who enlisted or re-enlist in the Army, Educational assistance Veterans Affairs Assistance Test Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps after September 30, 1980 allowance and a monthly Regional Office; 1400 Program (Section and before October 1, 1981; the individual must meet the subsistence allowance North Valley Milles 901) requirements which the Secretary of Defense considers for a maximum of 36 Drive; Waco, TX 76779 appropriate for the purpose of the program. months Montgomery G.I. Bill A program of education benefits for individuals based on Benefits vary, depending Veterans Affairs - Active Duty their active duty service; individuals entering military on the particular Representative; UMKC (Chapter 30) service after July 1, 1985 must have had their military pay situation and length of Registration and Records reduced by $100 a month for the first 12 months of their active duty service Office, 111A AC; service in order to be eligible; additional requirements 816-235-1123 apply. Montgomery G.I. Bill For individuals who enlist, re-enlist or extend an Benefits and duration of Veterans Affairs - Selected Reserve enlistment in the Selected Reserve after July 1, 1985; the eligibility vary, with a Representative; UMKC (Chapter 106) reservist must be satisfactorily participating in required maximum duration of 36 Registration and Records training in the Selected Reserve; additional requirements months of educational Office, 111A AC; apply. assistance 816-235-1123
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Post-Vietnam Era For individuals who entered active duty on or after January Benefits depend upon the Veterans Affairs Veteran’s Education 1, 1977 and before July 1, 1985 and who contributed money to contribution made by the Representative; UMKC Assistance Program VEAP while on active duty before April 1, 1987; the veteran individual and matching Registration and Records (VEAP) (Chapter 32) must have served for a continuous period of 181 days or funds given by the Office, 111A AC; more; additional requirements apply. federal government 816-235-1123 Restored Entitlement Benefits payable to certain surviving spouses and school Amounts awarded are Veterans Affairs Program for children who are survivors of members or of former members subject to annual wage Representative; UMKC Survivors (REPS) of the Armed Forces who died while on active duty before and earnings tests, and Registration and Records (Section 156, Public August 13, 1981 or died from disabilities incurred in or duration of eligibility Office, 111A AC; Law 97-377) aggravated by active duty before August 13, 1981; additional varies from case to case 816-235-1123 requirements apply. State of Missouri Educational assistance to mentally and physically Fees; additional amounts State of Missouri; Vocational handicapped persons in the state of Missouri. vary Vocational Rehabilitatio n Rehabilitation; 615 E. Program 13th, Room G-3; Kansas City, MO 64106; 816-889-3800 Survivors’ and Educational assistance allowance to qualifying spouses, Benefits and duration of Veterans Affairs Dependents’ surviving spouses and children or certain veterans who died eligibility vary with a Representative; UMKC Educational while on active duty or who are totally disabled due to maximum of 45 months ofRegistration and Records Assistance Program their military service or who have been for a period of 90 education or training Office, 111A AC; (Chapter 35, Title days listed by the service department concerned as a POW, 816-235-1123 38, U.S.C.) MIA or otherwise forcibly detained by a foreign government or power; additional requirements apply. Veteran’s Vocational For veterans who incurred or aggravated a service connected Pays tuition, fees, Veterans Affairs Office; Rehabilitatio n disability on or after September 16, 1940 and who are in books, equipment and 601 E. 12th; Kansas (Chapter 31, Title need of vocational rehabilitation because their disability supplies; monthly City, MO 64106; 38, U.S.C.) creates an employment handicap. subsistence allowance; 816-426-3656 maximum benefit period is 48 months Nonrestricted Scholarships and Awards The scholarships and awards listed in this section are divided into two groups, Major Renewable Awards and General Scholarships and Awards. Most of the scholarships listed in Major Renewable Awards, unless otherwise stated, do not require an application. Automatic consideration is given for these scholarships by either completing the admission process and/or by meeting the specified qualifications. General Scholarships and Awards is divided into three groups, General Scholarships, Study Abroad and Other (listing of outside national and local scholarship competitions). Please refer to the Apply To column to learn where you can find out more about each scholarship or award. Major Renewable Awards UMKC has many supporters who believe in Kansas City and in its area students, and they want to keep the two together. A number of these supporters have established scholarship funds that enable the University to offer incoming freshman and transfer students renewable scholarships. UMKC Chancellor’s Scholar Award is supported by the following funds:
Eleanor Halley Scholarship Fund Enid Jackson and R. Crosby Kemper Jr. Scholarship Fund Elizabeth K. Jacobs Memorial Scholarship Fund Margaret B. Kemp Memorial Scholarship Funds Max Leupold Scholarship fund Ernest H. Newcomb Memorial Scholarship Fund William Volker Scholarship Fund Edwin J. Westermann Scholarship Fund University of Kansas City Trustees Unrestricted Scholarship Fund UMKC Talent Scholars Fund
UMKC Transfer Scholar Award is supported by the following funds:
Arthur Kriehn Scholarship Fund Frances Yvette Leatherman Scholarship Fund Lettie and Ted Smither Schoalrship Fund
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Renewable Awards Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
Curators’ Freshman Missouri high school students; upper 5% high school class $3,500 FASO; no application is Scholar Award and ACT score of 28 or above; renewable with 3.25 cumulative required, award GPA for up to 5 years; 40 awards (limited number of awards guaranteed to students for the Medical, Dental and Pharmacy programs) who meet the criteria and apply for admission by March 1 The American Legion Women; attended Girls State; rank in tope 10% of high school $500 FASO; no application, Auxiliary Girls graduating class; ACT composite of 23 or higher; renewable notify FASO upon State (Missouri for 8 semesters after freshman year, must maintain full-time admission Girls State) enrollment (12 hours per semester) and maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA; not available for schools of medicine, dentistry or pharmacy Chancellor’s Scholar Graduating high school senior from Missouri or from the $2,000; full FASO; no application Award Kansas counties of Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami or Wyandotte; non-residential fee required, award is top 10% of high school class OR ACT composite score of 23 or differential, if guaranteed to students above; full-time; renewable with 3.0 cumulative GPA for up applicable who meet the criteria to 5 years; not available for medicine, dentistry, or and apply for admission pharmacy; 200 awards by March 1 UMKC Undergraduate Graduating high school senior who are residents of Missouri $1,000; full FASO; no application is Award or the Kansas counties of Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, & non-resident fee required; priorty Wyandotte; upper 25 percent of high school class; full-time; differential, if consideration given to renewable with 2.75 cumulative GPA for up to 5 years; not applicable students who have available for medicine, dentistry, pharmacy; 50 awards applied for admission by March 1 Missouri Higher Missouri residents; full-time undergraduates; graduated from $2,000 High school counselor Education Missouri high school 1988 or later; composite ACT or SAT during senior year in Scholarship Program score in top 3% of all Missouri students taking tests; high school; CBHE, 3515 renewable Amazonas Dr., Jefferson City, Mo. 65109 UMKC Alumni High school seniors; upper 10% of high school graduating $2,000 maximum award FASO; no application is Association class; full-time student; 3.0 GPA; renewal up to 5 years; required; award granted Scholarship not available for medical, dental or pharmacy to student who meet criteria; apply for admission by Mar. 1 of senior year in high school Victor Wilson Males; residence within city limits of Kansas City, MO; Varies; up to full need FASO; deadline by March Scholarship financial need; selection by trustees of fund 1; Victor Wilson application required; FAFSA required Chancellor’s Currently enrolled in another Missouri institution, Johnson $1,000; non-resident fee FASO; no application Transfer Award County Community College, Kansas City Kansas Community differential, if required; priority College or Donnelly Community College; Must have completed applicable deadline April 1 60 credit hours by the time the award is tenable; minimum 2.75 cum GPA in all college work attempted; not available for medicine, dentistry, law or pharmacy; renewable; fall awards only, cannot begin winter; 80 awards GED Scholarship Applicants must hold a General Education Development $1,000; non-residential FASO; no application Certificate (GED), recognized equivalent to the high school fee differentail, if required, scholarships diploma; GED score must be at least 285 OR an ACT composite applicable are awarded score of 20 and have taken the GED; renewable with 2.75 GPA; automatically based upon unlimited awards admission application information UMKC Transfer Receiving an associates degree from one of seven Kansas City $2,500; non-resident fee Nominated by Community Scholar Award area community colleges or four St. Louis area community differential, if College President to colleges with a minimum 3.5 GPA; one award for each applicable FASO; deadline March 1 community college; must be full-time, degree-seeking student; not available for medicine, dentistry, law or pharmacy; renewable 3.25 GPA
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UMKC Talent Scholars Incoming freshman; 10 ten percent of high school class; US $3,500 FASO; deadline Mar. 1; Housing Award citizen or PR; enroll full time; commit to living in UMKC Talent Scholar Housing Resident Hall; commit to 170 hours of service on UMKC campus Award application each year award is received; renwable for one additional required year with a 2.75 GPA Chancellor’s Regularly admissible as a newly-enrolled, degree-seeking Full non-resident fee FASO (for information); Non-Resident Award student; non-resident; full-time; renewable; 3.0 differential Nomination by department undergraduate GPA and 3.5 graduate GPA; nomination by unit; or academic unit not available for law, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy coordinator; priority deadline April 1 Inroads Scholarship Incoming freshman only; full-time; member of Inroads $2,500 FASO; deadline March 1; Program; top 10% of high school class or an ACT composite Inroads Scholarship score of 23; renewable with a 3.0 cumluative GPA application required Chancellor’s Members of historically underrepresented minority groups Non-resident fee FASO; no application Historically (Afro-American, Hispanic and Native Americans born in the differential required, award is Under-represe nted United States) who identify themselves as such on Admissions guaranteed to students Minority Award application; newly admitted to the University; any level; who meet criteria any discipline; full-time; renewable Associate Degree Graduate of Donnelly, Johnson County, and Kansas City, Full non-resident fee FASO; deadline by July 1 Non-resident Kansas Community College; 3.0 cumulative GPA; Kansas differential for fall enrollment, Scholarship resident; U.S. Citizen; AA or AS degree; no more than 6 November 1 for winter hours earned at UMKC; full-time; renewable with 2.50 enrollment cumulative GPA; 100 awards Herman A. Johnson Black high school seniors or UMKC undergraduates; high Varies FASO; deadline March 1; Black Scholarship school graduate of and current resident of nine-county Herman Johnson metropolitan area; high school 3.0 GPA or college 2.5 application required cumulative GPA; full-time; renewable with 2.5 cumulative GPA for up to 4 years Chancellor’s Currently enrolled UMKC student; undergraduate; must have $1,000 plus non-resident FASO; deadline mid Currently-Enr olled completed 60 credit hours with a 3.5 cumulative GPA or fee differential, if February; Faculty Choice Award above; at least 24 hours remaining at the time award is applicable application required tenable; not available for medicine, dentistry, law or pharmacy; renewable; 20 awards National Science Undergraduate senior or first year graduate student; $15,000 stipend for 12 FASO; deadline early Fellowship currently or will be a graduate student (Masters or Ph.D.) months plus tuition November; National in math, engineering, natural sciences or behavioral Sciences Fellowship sciences; must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. national resident; application required special awards for women in engineering and computer science Nora Farley Ames & Graduating high school senior from one of the following $5,000 FASO; priority deadline David D. Farley Missouri counties: Buchanan, Cass, Clay, DeKalb, Jackson, March 1; FAFSA required Scholarship Johnson, Platte; upper 25% of high school class; 24 on ACT; renewable; financial need L.D. and P.S. Payne Graduates of South Pemiscot County R-V High School or Varies Nomination by high Memorial Scholarship Cooter High School in Cooter, Mo.; academic achievement; school counselor; nominated by the high school; renewable deadline March 31; FAFSA required Phi Theta Kappa Member of Phi Theta Kappa; minimum of 45 community $1,500; non-residential FASO; deadline Mar. 1; Scholarship college credit hours; 3.25 cumulative community college GPA; fee differential, if Phi Theta Kappa full-time; renewable with 3.0 cumulative GPA applicable application required Scholarship Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
AAUW Re-Entry Undergraduate women out of school minimum 5 years; Varies FASO; deadline mid Program sophomore level or above; minimum 2.5 GPA ; full or part-time; March; AAUW application one award required Independence Branch, Part time or full-time student; preference to females; from Varies FASO; deadline mid AAUW Scholarship eastern Jackson County, MO (except Range 33); graduated from February; Faculty Choice high school or received GED at least 5 years previously application required Athletic Athletic ability; not based on financial need Varies Athletics Department Grants-In-Aid Dutton Brookfield Talented athletes; financial need Varies Athletics Department Scholarship Fund Joel Christopher Full time undergraduate; 3.0 high school GPA or 2.5 college $200 per semester (for FASO; deadline June 1; Brown Book Award GPA; Preference to Hispanic or African-American students books only) Joel C. Brown enrolled in ROTC application required
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James J. Burkholder Preference to students who are members of Lambda Chi Alpha Varies FASO; priority deadlin Jr. Memorial Fraternity at UMKC; if no fraternity members qualify, dental March 1; FAFSA required Scholarship Fund and/or Arts & Sciences students considered; financial need Edith and Harry Full-time undergraduate with 3.0 or higher GPA from high Varies FASO; deadline mid Darby Scholarship school or transfer school; leadership, citizenship, and February; Faculty Choice Fund moral character considered application required Delta Chi Fraternity Undergraduates; full-time enrollment; 3.0+ GPA; leadership $1,000 per semester; FASO; deadline mid Scholarship and community involvement; preference may be given to those books and tuition February; Faculty Choice with an affiliation with the Delta Chi Fraternity application required Eva R. Donnell Deserving students at UMKC Varies FASO; deadline mid Scholarship February; Faculty Choice application required Friends of Truman Full-time or part-time students; permanent residence in Varies FASO; deadline mid Campus eastern Jackson county MO February; Faculty Choice application required Gates Millennium High school senior; college freshman, sophomore, junior, Tuition, fees, books and FASO; nomination Scholars senior applying to graduate school or graduate student; if living expenses; required by teachers, graduate student, currently/will be studying mathematics, calculated by Gates principals, professors, science, engineering, education or library science; are Millenium Scholars deans, program African-American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian directors, Gates Pacific American or Hispanic; U.S. citizen or permanent Millennium Scholars’ resident of the U.S.; 3.3 cumulative GPA on 4.0 scale; partners/collab orators accepted/enrolled full-time at an accredited and individuals from the college/university at time of award; demonstrated leadership educational ability through community service, extracurricular organizations and activities or other activities; have significant financial community agencies; need as defined by Federal needs analysis formula deadline postmarked by March 15 Gold Star Mothers Veterans or children of veterans; currently enrolled UMKC $500 FASO; deadline mid Memorial Scholarship student February; Faculty Choice application required Mamie West Gordon Young men & women; financial need Varies FASO; deadline mid and William Syd February; Faculty Choice Gordon Scholarship application required; FAFSA required Greater Kansas City U.S. citizens or permanent residents; Hispanic descent; Varies; matching UMKC FASO; deadline early Hispanic Scholarship accepted or enrolled in college or university; resident grant March; Greater Kansas Fund metro Kansas City area; full-time City Hispanic Scholarship application required Florence Gordon Hall Young men & women Varies FASO; deadline mid and William Syd February; Faculty Choice Gordon Scholarship application required William A. and Low-income family students from Belton, MO; financial need. Varies FASO; priority deadline Myrtle J. Hargis March 1; FAFSA Required Memorial Scholarship Kenneth C. Hill Financial need; preference to undergraduates; preference to Tuition and books FASO; priority deadline Scholarship residents of Kansas City; selection by trustees of fund March 1; FAFSA required; Kenneth C. Hill application required Howard E. Huselton Financial need $1,000 FASO; priority deadline Scholarship March 1; FAFSA required Independence Jaycees Full-time students; minimum 2.5 GPA; resident of Varies FASO; deadline mid and Jaycee Wives Independence, MO; preference to those employed full-time or February; Faculty Choice Scholarship handicapped application required Independence Young Full-time student residing in eastern Jackson county one semester’s fees FASO; deadline mid Matrons Endowment Missouri; graduated in upper 25% of high school class of an February; Faculty Choice Fund eastern Jackson county school application required William R. Jacques Loans or Grants Varies FASO; priority deadline Student Aid Fund March 1; FAFSA required Elizabeth Jennison Undergraduates; sophomore level or above; financial need $1,000 FASO; priority deadline Scholarship March 1; FAFSA required The Jim and Sally Student athletes; preference to beginners in the UMKC Varies Athletics Department Job Scholarship Fund basketball program
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Margaret B. Kemp Talent Scholarship Award; financial need $1,000 FASO; deadline March 1; Scholarship Memorial UMKC Talent Housing Scholarship Award application required; FAFSA required James and Charlotte Undergraduates; financial need $1,000 FASO; priority deadline Lipscomb Scholarship March 1; FAFSA required James Lynn Memorial Full-time, undergraduate, advanced professional or graduate $1,500 FASO; priority deadline Grant student; good academic standing; academic excellence; March 1; FAFSA required financial need Markey-Peters UMKC Incoming freshman; graduate of Northeast High School in $1,500 Northeast High School Scholarship Kansas City, MO Alumni Association during senior year in high school Charles Gallagher Missouri residents, undergraduates; state funded; financial $1,500 FASO; priority deadline Student Financial need March 1; FAFSA required Assistance Program Robert C. Montgomery Resident of or graduate of high school located in Eastern Varies FASO; priority deadline Memorial Scholarship Jackson County; financial need March 1; Faculty Choice Fund application required; FAFSA required John Paul Morgan Academic merit; students 40 or over; undergraduates; any Varies FASO; deadline mid Scholarship field Febraury; Faculty Choice application required LaVerne Noyes U.S. citizens who are direct blood descendants of World War Varies FASO; deadline mid Scholarship I veterans; financial need February; Faculty Choice application required; FAFSA required Ruthann and Geoffrey Student demonstrating scholarly abilities and leadership Varies FASO; deadline mid Oelsner Scholarship qualities February; Faculty Choice application required Dudley E. Pitts Worthy males; enrolled in one or more courses; financial $1,000 FASO; priority deadline Memorial Scholarship need March 1; FAFSA required Dudley E. Pitts Worthy males; enrolled in one or more courses; moral $1,000 FASO; deadline mid Memorial Scholarship character, reputation, industry, pre-college work, mental February; Faculty Choice capacity, likelyhood of maintaining high academic standing application required; and good reputation as student considered; financial need FAFSA required Public Policy and Undergraduate; African American, Native American, Asian Institute provided FASO; deadline mid International American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander or Native Alaskan; housing with two daily March; Public Policy and Affairs Summer completed junior year; have at least one full semester of meals, brunch on International Affairs Institute course work to complete prior to graduation Saturday and Sunday; Summer Institute $1,000 stipend for application required incidentals and summer savings; academic credit for 5 semester units (pass/no pass) through the UC Berkeley Registrar’s Office; limited travel funds to assist in defraying travel expenses to the west coast Nell Jean Sayler Undergraduate in liberal arts; preference to students Varies FASO; deadline mid Querl Scholarship intending to teach at the secondary or college level February; Faculty Choice application required William A. & International student; financial need Varies International Student Catherine Repp Affairs Office Memorial Fund David Snower Outstanding achievement; financial need Varies FASO; deadline mid Memorial February; Faculty Choice application required; FAFSA required Stein-Oppenheimer Preference to students beyond the usual college age who have Varies FASO; deadline mid Scholarship Fund family responsibilities; undergraduate and graduate students February; Faculty Choice application required; FAFSA required
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Lucinda deLeftwich Women; financial need Varies FASO; priority deadline Templin Scholarship March 1; FAFSA required UMKC Women’s Club Women; end of sophomore year through first semester of $1,000 FASO; deadline March 1; senior year; 3.5+ GPA; not available to medicine or Women’s Club ”Going for dentistry (except Dental Hygiene); four awards Excellece” application required William Volker Undergraduates; good student; graduated from high school in $1,000 FASO; priority deadline Scholarship one of the following seven counties: Buchanan, Cass, Clay, March 1; FAFSA required Jackson, Platte, Johnson (KS) or Wyandotte (KS); financial need Clara B. Watts Financial need $1,000 FASO; priority deadline Scholarship March 1; FAFSA required Elie Wiesel Essay in Juniors and Seniors; any field; local and national awards; Varies FASO (for essay Ethics Competition essay required requirements and application process); deadline Dec. 1 of preceding academic year First Lt. David Deserving males $1,000 FASO; deadline mid Willock Memorial February; Faculty Choice Scholarship application required Wu Scholarship Alternates yearly between mainland Chinese UMKC students; $1,000 Center for International any field; U.S. student studying any aspect of Chinese Affairs; deadline spring culture; undergraduate, graduate or first professional; nomination by faculty Study Abroad Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
Center for Any level, any field, for any kind of overseas experience; Varies Center for International International preference to students on UMKC-sponsored programs Affairs; deadlines Affairs/Grant s for November 1, March 1 International Travel Fulbright Student Seniors or graduate students; one year of study, research, Varies; all expenses Center for International Fellowships internship, or language teaching overseas Affairs; deadline September 15 of preceding academic year IIE-Midwest International study $1,000 Center for International Scholarship Student Affairs; deadline mid March InterFuture Undergraduate; any field; one semester of cross-cultural Varies Center for International research in U.S. and overseas Affairs; deadline February 15 International Travel Overseas study Varies; award applied Center for International Grant toward overseas expenses Affairs Eddie Jacobson Undergraduate, graduate, or professional student; U.S. $1,000 Center for International Scholarship for citizen; intended international career; participate in Study Affairs; deadline by International Abroad program February 15 Studies Marshall Scholarship Seniors and graduate students; U.S. citizen no older than Varies; travel, Center for International 26; two years of graduate study at any British university educational, living Affairs; deadline expenses September 1 of preceding academic year National Security Undergraduate, master’s or doctoral study; study in academic Undergraduate $8,000 Center for International Education Program field and language anywhere in world except West Europe, semester,$16,000 year; Affairs; deadline International Awards Canada, Australia, New Zealand Master’s $20,000; December/January Doctoral $25,000 preceding academic year People to People Any level, any field; full or part-time; for use in summer $500 - $2,000 Center for International Awards, General and programs overseas under People to People International Affairs; deadline Minority February 15 Rhodes Scholarship Senior or graduate; age 18-23 at time of application; U.S. Varies; tuition,fees and Center for International citizen; unmarried; two years of study at Oxford living allowance Affairs; deadline by September 1 of preceding academic year Rotary International Undergraduate or graduate; one year study abroad in any Varies; travel, Local Rotary Club; Foundation country having Rotary Clubs; U.S. citizen; unmarried educational and living deadline 20 months of Scholarship expenses preceding academic year
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Talge Scholarship Undergraduates in an international studies major; U.S. $5,000 Center for International citizen Affairs; deadline February 15; Talge Scholarship application required Hy Vile Scholarship Undergraduate, graduate or professional students; U.S. $1,000 Center for International for International citizen; intended international career; participate in study Affairs; deadline Studies abroad program February 15 of preceding academic year Other Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
CORO/Kansas City 10-week summer internship; rotates among business, labor, $1,500 stipend FASO (to obtain media, not-for-profits, government; juniors and seniors; 12 information packet); awards Deadline November 1 Selma & Milton W. Women; 35 years or older; full or part-time; financial need Varies FASO; deadline June 1; Feld Grants Selma & Milton W. Feld application required Barry Goldwater Sophomores and juniors in natural sciences, math, $15,000 sophomores, FASO; deadline November National Award engineering $7,500 juniors 1 of preceding academic year; Barry Goldwater National Award application required Javits National Seniors who intend to do graduate work and graduate students Varies FASO; deadline early Fellowships in humanities, fine arts, behavioral sciences Fall; Javits National Fellowship Application required Margaret McNamara International women intending to work with women and/or $6,000 Center for International Memorial Scholarship children upon return; must be from developing countries; age Affairs (for restrictions information); deadline Dec. 1 of previous academic year Mellon Fellowship in Senior or recent graduate having no graduate work; citizen $14,450 stipend; FASO; deadline October 1 the Humanities or permanent resident; outstanding academic promise; to graduate tuition and of preceding academic begin graduate work for teaching or scholarship in a fees year; Mellon Fellowship humanistic field of study in Humanities application required P.E.O. International Women international students; full-time graduate study Varies Center for International Peace Scholarship Affairs (for information); deadline December 15 of preceeding academic year Pan-Hellenic Awards Women; for senior year or graduate study; full-time; 3.0 GPA Varies FASO; deadline February 1; Pan-Hellenic Award application required Phi Kappa Phi College seniors or recent graduates; members of Phi Kappa $6,000 plus variable FASO; deadline January Fellowship Phi and eligible for first-year graduate study awards 15; Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship application required Jeannette Rankin Women; 35 years or older; full-time undergraduate student Varies FASO; Jeannette Ranking Foundation Awards Foundation Award application required Rotary International International students; financial need Varies Center for International Foreign Student Affairs Scholarship Soroptomist Club Undergraduate women; preference to those returning to Varies FASO; deadline early Scholarship college to re-enter job market and/or single parents December; Soroptomist Club application required Summer Public Policy Junior; Afro-Americans, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, All expenses FASO; deadline mid Institutes Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders; March; Summer Public strong interest in public policy or international affairs; Policy Institues eight-week intensive study in any of five universities application required nation-wide
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Harry S. Truman Full-time juniors; minimum 3.5 GPA; U.S. citizen; interested $10,000 maximum per FASO; deadline October Scholarship in public policy career; covers senior and two years of year toward tuition, fees, 1; Harry S. Truman graduate study books, room and board Scholarship application required Morris Udall U.S. citizens; minimum B average; intended career in $5,000 FASO; deadline March 1; Scholarship in environmental public policy; if student is Native American Morris Udall Scholarship Environmental Policy or Alaska Native, intend career in environmental, health in Environmental Policy care, or tribal public policy; three nominations from UMKC, application required one in each category Nonrestricted Loans - Long Term The loans in this section may be awarded to students in most academic units, providing they meet the qualifications and are selected. Loan Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
Fred K. Baxter Sophomore level or above; financial need. Varies (aggregate max. FASO Student Loan $1,000) Hughes Bryant and Financial need; students in humanities or performing arts. $2,500 FASO Florence Lane Bryant Loan Exchange Club Loan Junior and senior men; financial need. Varies FASO Fund Faculty-Staff Aid 4% interest; financial need. Varies FASO Fund Loan General Student Loan 4% interest; financial need. Varies FASO Fund Joe Gilbert Student 4% interest; financial need. Varies FASO Loan William R. Jacques 4% interest; financial need. Varies FASO Student Aid Fund Hugh E. and Dorothy Students in any health science program; financial need. Varies FASO D. Lough Loan Fund Percy Franklin Lucas Men; 6% interest; financial need; repayment begins 6 months $1,500 FASO Memorial Loan after graduation. Arthur Wyan Nelson Undergraduate or graduate students; financial need; not Varies FASO Student Loan Fund receiving support from parents or any other source; Missouri residents. P.E.O. Education Women; recommendation by local P.E.O. Chapter. $625 Undergraduate; Information in FASO; Fund Loan $1,250 Senior and grad deadline varies PEP (Professional Credit-based loan for graduate and professional study; Up to $7,500 on FASO Education Plan) variable interest rate will never exceed prime rate plus student’s good credit; 2.0%; repayment options include: (1) defer principle and up to $20,000 with a interest for up to 4 1/2 years while in school; (2) pay credit-worthy interest when billed and avoid having interest capitalized; co-borrower medical students can request a second deferment on the new principle balance once interest has been capitalized while completing up to 4 years of internship or residency; guarantee fee 9.0% with student signature, 6.0% with co-signer. Peter Potter Loan Springfield, Mo. high school graduates. Varies FASO Fund Powell Revolving Financial need Varies FASO Loan Fund Orland M. Scott Loan Financial need; worthy student; undergraduates or graduates. Varies FASO Fund Scott Duff Steward Financial need. Varies FASO Memorial Loan Edward F. Swinney Missouri residency; 2%-6% interest; financial need; $2,000 FASO Student Loan Fund repayment begins 6 months after graduation.
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TERI Supplemental Credit-based loan for undergraduate and graduate study; Up to $20,000 per FASO Loan interest rate will never exceed prime rate plus 2.0%; academic year repayment options include: (1) immediate repayment, pay principle and interest in a fixed monthly amount, (2) deferred repayment, defer principle and pay only interest while student is enrolled in school (up to 4 years); guarantee fee 5%. William A. Von Gremp Direct descendants of William A. Von Gremp; proof of kinship Varies up to total costs FASO Student Loan Fund required. Nonrestricted Loans - Short Term Loan Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
Robert L. Briggs Dental students $100 for 60 days Dental School Business Memorial Loan Fund Office Dental Student Loan Dental students Varies FASO Fund Faculty-Staff Aid Undergraduates 2.0 average; graduates 3.0 average. 2/3 Educational Fees for FASO Fund Loan 90 days General Student Loan Undergraduates 2.0 average; graduates 3.0 average. 2/3 Educational Fees for FASO Fund 90 days Ted Gilmore Fund Short term loan for any UMKC student; financial need. $100 for 60 days FASO Indian Students Club Preference to students from (1) India, (2) international $150 for 60 days FASO Emergency Loan students; available to part-time students. William R. Jacques Available to part-time students. 2/3 Educational Fees for FASO Loan Fund 90 days Japan-America n Students from Japan. $100 for 90 days FASO Society Emergency Loan Hugh E. and Dorothy Students in any health science program; financial need. Varies FASO D. Lough Loan Fund Nadine C. Lough Loan Medical or nursing students. $250 for 90 days FASO Fund Medical Student Loan Years I-VI medical students. $250 for 90 days FASO Fund Frances B. Murray Full-time; good standing. Varies FASO Student Loan Fund Roddy Osborn Loan Available to part-time students. 2/3 Educational Fees for FASO Fund 90 days Parrott Foundation Minimum 1.5 GPA; at least half-time course load; repaid in Incidental fees for FASO Student Loan Fund full within semester borrowed; simple interest @ 1% below semester prime on August 1. Second Presbyterian International students. Varies FASO Church International Student Loan Fund Ray Shannon Student Unrestricted. Varies FASO Loan Fund Small Loan Emergency C (2.0) average. $100 for 60 days FASO Fund Student Aid Fund C (2.0) average. Fees for 90 days FASO Short-Term Loan Student Emergency Dental students. $100 for 60 days Dental School Business Loan Fund-Dentistr y Office James R. Swartz Unrestricted. 2/3 Educational Fees for FASO Memorial Loan Fund 90 days Trinity Lutheran (See Medical Student Loan Fund) Hospital Medical Staff Loan Fund UMKC Alumni C (2.0) average $100 for 60 days FASO Association Emergency Loan
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UMKC Short-Term Loan Undergraduates 2.0 average; graduates 3.0 average; available 2/3 educational fees for FASO Fund to part-time students. 90 days Margaret Woodson Engineering students $100 for 60 days FASO Memorial Loan College of Arts and Sciences Scholarship Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
Advertising Artists Art majors; preference to studio art option; upperclassmen Varies FASO Guild Grant Fund or graduates; financial need. Arts & Sciences Children of faculty and staff of the College of Arts & Varies Arts & Sciences Dean’s Family Fund Sciences. Office Scholarship College of Arts and Graduating high school seniors who were former HSCP Varies; up to $4,000; Arts and Sciences Dean’s Sciences High participants declaring a major in Arts and Sciences; merit; multiple awards Office School/Colleg e financial need. Program Dean’s Scholarship Bill Baker, Jr. Continuing graduate student; selection by Varies Theater Department Internship audition/interview; retention based on achievements. Baker/Thomas Continuing graduate student; selection by audition/ Varies Theater Department Internship interview; retention based on achievements; one award. Gary William Bargar Students in the Department of English who show promise in Varies $250-$500 English Department and Memorial Scholarship fiction writing; financial need. FASO Fund Joe E. Brown Demonstrate excellence in intellectual tradition of Varies Department of Economics Institutional institutional economics. Economics Award K.L. Cheng Undergraduate major in chemistry $1,000 Chair, Dept. of Undergraduate Chemistry Scholarship in Chemistry K.L. Cheng Undergraduate major in physics varies Chair, Dept. of Physics Undergraduate Scholarship in Physics Mr. & Mrs. Fong Wu Graduate student (excluding non-thesis MS candidates) $1,000 Chair, Chemistry Cheng Scholarship enrolled, or about to be enrolled, in the Chemistry Department Department of Arts & Sciences; exceptional ability or potential in chemical research. Alex and Josephine Priority to first semester juniors; communication studies. Varies Contact Communication B. Coleman Studies Department Scholarship Fund Patricia Crowe Continuing graduate student; selection by audition/ Varies Theater Department Morgan Acting interview; retention based on achievcements; one award. Internship Association of Earth Undergraduates majoring in Geoscience, Earth Science or $500 - $1,000 Department of Science Clubs of Geography. Geoscience; application Greater Kansas City required; deadline Nov. 15th Donna Edell Undergraduate students in physical sciences; financial need $2,000 Office of the Dean Scholarship Fund or academic merit. Richard B. Elrod History majors $100 James Falls, History Memorial Scholarship Department Crystal Field Full-time upper-division or graduate students in English $500 English Department Creative Writing with emphasis in creative writing. Scholarship Jeanne McIlrath Award to provide practical professional experience for Varies MRT Costumer Finter Memorial student with MRT; recipient to give service as set by Scholarship in Costumer for one series of MRT productions. Costume
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Mary Ellen Fowler Support of graduate internship in Costume Design with MRT. $1,200 Chair, Theater Fund Department Ruth L. Gant Political science seniors aspiring to careers in politics or Varies Chair, Political Science Memorial Scholarship government; merit. Awarded upon graduation. Department Richard Patrick Academic achievement; outstanding University contributions; Varies Chair, History Hadel History Award enhancement of and appreciation for history; preference to Department graduating senior. Patricia A. McIlrath Third year residency student in MFA/Directing or Acting Varies Artistic Director for Scholarship whose study includes interaction with and production MRT responsibility for MRT. Minority Theatre Continuing graduate student; selection by audition/ Varies Theater Department Student Award interview; retention based on achievements; one award. Phi Beta Kappa Academic excellence; financial need. $1,500 Arts & Science Dean’s Chapter of K.C. Office Scholarship Sallie Millard and Political science majors; seniors; merit. Awarded upon Varies Chair, Political Science Cornelius Roach Sr. graduation. Department Scholarship Barbara Storck Award UMKC student who writes best poem and short story during the Varies English department for Poetry and year. Fiction Edward Tomich Senior student in sociology; among others, exemplifies Varies Chair, Sociology Memorial Fund characteristics of: spirit, commitment to human welfare, Department thirst for knowledge and personal growth. Denis Ward Outstanding students in the Department of Geography. Varies Chair, Geosciences Scholarship Department Loan Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
Missouri Repertory Theater Department students; preference to candidates for $500; repaid by end of Theater Department Theater Inc. the master of fine arts degree; requires recommendation of semester Short-term Loan Fund department and Missouri Repertory Theater. School of Biological Sciences Scholarship Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
School of Biological Freshman; Biology major; full-time; renewable with a 3.0 GPA $1,500 Dean, School of Sciences Dean’s Biological Sciences Scholarship School of Biological Undergraduate Biological Science Major; full-time; $1,500 per semester Dean, School of Sciences Saper paticipate in 15 hours per week laboratory research; (excluding summer); Biological Sciences Vedere Scholar Award full-time summer laboratory work with a research advisor; $3,000 summer stipend commit to participate in Saper Vedere Scholar activities; renewable with 3.1 and acceptable evaluation Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Scholarship Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
Taylor S. Abernathy New junior interested in finance or banking; outstanding $2,000 Bloch School Student Scholarship academic record. Services Office Accounting Juniors, seniors and graduate students majoring in Varies Department of Scholarships accounting; based on merit; may require participation in Accountancy, Bloch professional organizations; selections made by Department of School Accountancy and/or donor of scholarship. Marjorie Powell MPA student interested in urban leadership training and $5,000 Cookingham Institute of Allen Fellowship in education; preference to women and minorities. Public Affairs, Bloch Urban and Community School Affairs Azima Scholarship Undergraduate students in School of Business and Public varies Bloch School Student Fund Administration and/or international affairs or related Services Office subjects.
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Frank and Claudine Full-time student graduated in upper 25% of high school Varies; $500 up to half FASO and Bloch School Baldus Scholarship class. of one semester’s fees Student Services Office Fund per student William Jewell Full-time students. Varies; $500 up to half Bloch School Student Baldus Scholarship of one semester’s fees Services Office Fund per student. Henry W. and Marion Preference to historically underrepresented students Varies; $2,000 and up Bloch School Student H. Bloch Endowment beginning MBA, MS Accounting, or MPA who completed Services Office Fund Diversity undergraduate degree at UMKC. Seniors intending graduate Scholarship study may also be considered. Louis H. Ehrlich, Full-time senior or graduate student; senior must have 3.0 $1,000 FASO and Bloch School Jr. Scholarship Fund GPA; interested in marketing; scholarship and financial need. Student Services Office Entrepreneur of the Student with entrepreneurial interest; 3.0 GPA; requires two $1,000 when available Bloch School Student Year SBPA Student faculty references; 500 word essay. Services Office Scholarship Farmers Insurance Students in fields of insurance, business administration, $500 FASO and Bloch School Group of Companies personnel or other areas related to the insurance industry; Student Services Office Aid to Education 2.75+ GPA; financial need. Program Kristi Land Memorial Students in marketing. $200 No application; Award recipients will be notified David N. Lieberman Graduate students in tax accounting; two awards annually. Varies Department of Scholarship Accountancy, Bloch School Ralph O. Linville Entering junior in accounting from one of KC metro area $1,200 FASO and Bloch School Scholarship community colleges, or UMKC’s College of A&S; preference Student Services Office for financial need. Percy S. Lorie Undergraduates with interest in insurance. Competition is $1,000 Bloch School Student Insurance open to UMKC, University of Kansas, and Kansas State Services Office Scholarship University students. Marketing Senior with interest in direct marketing, or graduate $1,000 FASO and Bloch School Communication s Inc. student in direct marketing; full-time; financial need; Student Services Office Direct Marketing renewable; 3.0+ GPA. Scholarship McCoy-Baldus Full-time; upper 25% of high school class; renewable with Varies up to half of one Bloch School Student Scholarship satisfactory course work. semester’s fees per Services Office student Maudie and Jim One award for a full-time junior student with intent to $2,000 Bloch School Student Miller Scholarship complete an emphasis in organizational behavior/management Services Office in Organizationa l in the fifth year of M.B.A. or M.P.A. program; renewable Behavior and during second or third years if criteria is met; one award Management for full-time M.B.A. or M.P.A student with an emphasis in organizational behavior. Robert Morris Graduate students interested in commercial lending and $500 Bloch School Student Associates - Kansas credit administration. Services Office City Banking Scholarship Phillips Murray African American MBA students; 3.0 GPA and financial need $5,000 (two awards) Bloch School Student Foundation are required. If no MBA students meet the criteria, Services Office Scholarship undergraduate students will be considered. Caroline E. Schutte Full-time, female students. Varies Bloch School Student Honor Scholarship Services Office Fund Valentine-Rad ford Graduate student with emphasis in direct marketing; possible $1,000 Bloch School Student Direct Marketing paid internship included. Services Office Scholarship Van Rothrock Junior BBA or BSA student interested in graduate study. $1,000 Bloch School Student Memorial Scholarship Services Office Harriet West Masters student in L.P. Cookingham Institute of Public $2,500 Cookingham Institute of Cookingham Administration. Public Affairs, Bloch Fellowship School
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John and Phyllis Incoming or continuing grad/prof, graduate of Missouri or Varies $600-$1,500 Engineering Program Anderson Graduate Kansas high school. Office Scholarship Burns and McDonnell Juniors; CE/EE/ME; 3.0 GPA. $1,000-$1,500 Engineering Program Scholarship Office Computerized Full-time; junior or senior; 3.0 GPA; electrical $500 Engineering Program Automotive engineering. Office Technologies, Inc. Scholarship Honeywell Inc. Any area of engineering; all education levels. Varies; $700 - $2,500 Engineering Program Scholarship Office Jessie Sherman CE/EE/ME; preference to students from Harrison County, $500 FASO Gundlach Miss., or other students from Mississippi, or other engineering students; financial need. Robert C. Harmon Full-time, undergraduate engineering major; 3.0+ GPA; Varies Engineering Program Scholarship Fund demonstrated interest in student professional organization. Office Information Electrical engineering; Missouri resident for 2+ consecutive Varies; Up to one Engineering Program Products, Inc. years at time of application; full-time, undergraduate semester’s fees per Office Scholarship Fund student (at least sophomore level); 3.0+ GPA; active student, per year. interest in student professional organization. Kansas City Power & First time college students with less than 24 post high Fees and books Engineering Program Light Scholarship school college hours; top 10% of high school graduating Office class and 28+ ACT score; community service and leadership; renewable with 3.25 GPA. Milbank Scholarship Full-time; sophomore; home town, Kansas City area; summer $1,000 Engineering Program internship possibility. Office Olin Corporation Full-time; minority; 3.0 GPA. $600 Engineering Program Office UMKC Engineering Freshman; full-time; upper 10% of high school graduating $250 Engineering Program Alumni class. Office Western Chapter of Full-time; sophomore level or above. Varies Engineering Program Missouri Society of Office Professional Engineers Auxiliary Endowment Scholarship Conservatory of Music All applicants for Conservatory of Music scholarships are considered for talent scholarships based on ability as demonstrated at the admissions audition. Applicants must complete all University and Conservatory admission procedures, as well the Application for Conservatory of Music Scholarship form. All scholarship applicants are automatically considered for the appropriate scholarship unless specifically noted. Unless otherwise stated, amounts will vary according to merit, financial need and funds available. Unless otherwise specified, all scholarship recipients must be pursuing a degree from the UMKC Conservatory of Music. Scholarship Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
Claire Baldridge Unrestricted; audition required. Varies Conservatory Memorial Endowment Fund Geraldine M. Barrows Graduating seniors attending a Kansas City area high school; Varies Conservatory Scholarship Fund rank in top 10%; outstanding talent; audition required. Chloe Benedict Students of instrumental music; audition required. Varies Conservatory Scholarship Helen S. Boyland Full-time; talented; audition required. Varies Conservatory Foundation Scholarship Civic Orchestra Conservatory student; may be required to play in Civic Varies Conservatory Endowment Orchestra; audition required. Scholarship Fund Conservatory Women’s Full-time; audition required. Varies Conservatory Committee Scholarship
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The Conservatory of Full-time; audition required. Varies Conservatory Music of Kansas City Board of Trustees Scholarship Award Walter Cook Piano Piano majors; audition required. Varies Conservatory Scholarship Endowment Elizabeth Cravens Full-time; undergraduate; financial need; audition required. Varies Conservatory Memorial Scholarship Saragusta Ray Diggs Full-time; African-American; financial need; audition Varies Conservatory Scholarship required. Anne S. Douthat Undergraduate; full-time; piano major; audition required. Varies Conservatory Scholarship in Piano Ryan M. Greenberg Preference to Conservatory students in Guitar Studies Varies Conservatory Scholarship Mike A. Greene Full-time or part time student; musical talent; goal to Varies Conservatory Memorial Scholarship become professional musician; creative individualist; audition required. Rheta Sosland Vocal students; audition required. Varies Conservatory Hurwitt Fund - Conservatory Kansas City Ballet Students of dance in the Conservatory of Music; audition Varies Conservatory Women’s Guild required. Scholarship Mary Louise Knutson Graduate or undergraduate; full-time; audition required; Varies Conservatory Scholarship recipient must be enrolled in music education or arts and sciences and must study piano as his/her major instrument. Guerron R. Leach Music major; minority student with preference to Varies Conservatory Scholarship African-American; audition required. Robert L. and Talented; undergraduate; studying music education or music Varies Conservatory Annette Marie Meiler performance; financial need; audition required. Luyben Scholarship Alexander and Mary Violin major; financial need; audition required. Varies Conservatory Margolis and Bernard A. Margolis Perpetual Memorial Fund for the Conservatory Marvin M. Millsap Post-graduate; study of and training in voice; audition Varies Conservatory Scholarship in required. memory of Rose Ann Carr Millsap George Morgulis Graduate or undergraduate; viola or cello student; financial Varies Conservatory Memorial Scholarship need; audition required. Fund Mu Phi Epsilon Student members of Mu Phi Epsilon; audition required. Several awards; $50- K.C. Alumnae Chapter of Scholarship $200 Mu Phi Epsilon Henry Dexter Graduate or undergraduate; full-time; audition required; Varies Conservatory Musselman Music based on need, music ability, and desire to study music at Study Scholarship the UMKC Conservatory. NARAS Student Music Enrolled in Recording Arts & Sciences of Conservatory; Varies Conservatory Award/Endowme nt audition required. Presser Foundation Undergraduate; music education; financial need considered; Varies Conservatory Scholarship audition required. Dorothy Rendina Full-time; violin performance major; audition required. Varies Conservatory Violin Scholarship Agnes Shipman Full-time; audition required. Varies Conservatory Robertson Scholarship George Salisbury Selected by director of Jazz Studies; audition required. Varies Conservatory Scholarship Fund
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Sigma Alpha Iota K. Students in piano, organ, voice & orchestral instrument; 4 or more at $100-$200 K.C. Chapter of Sigma C. Alumnae Chapter audition required. each Alpha Iota; information Gift Scholarship posted in Grant Hall for April audition. Sigma Alpha Iota Tau Full-time; female; music education; member or pledge of Tau 4 or more at $100-$200 K.C. Chapter of Sigma Sigma Chapter Gift Sigma Chapter; audition required. each Alpha Iota; information Scholarship posted in Grant Hall for April audition. Jack R. Stephenson Music education; audition required. Varies Conservatory Music Education Scholarship Leith Stevens Composition students; audition required. Varies Conservatory Memorial Scholarship John J. Strandberg Full-time; undergraduate or graduate; piano performance; Varies Conservatory Scholarship Fund audition required. Joseph V. Thomas Incoming freshman or returning student with 3.0 GPA; Varies Conservatory Memorial Jazz selected by director of Jazz Studies; audition required. Scholarship Hardin A. Van Vocal studies; audition required. Varies Conservatory Deursen Vocal Studies Scholarship School of Dentistry and Dental Hygiene Scholarship Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
Dr. George H. Abney Dental students; interest in specializing in oral surgery; $1,000 Dental School Memorial Scholarship preference to Missouri or Arkansas residents; broad areas of interest beyond dentistry Dr. Ward Adams Dental students with meritorious academic record; financial Varies Dental School Dental Scholarship need. Dr. Kenneth Adamson Dental students; financial need; meritorious academic Varies Dental School Scholarship record. Charles Channing Dental students Varies Dental School Allen Scholarship Fund American College of Dental students; meritorious academic record; financial $1,000 Dental School Dentists Kansas need. City- Midwest Section Scholarship The ADA Endowment Financial need and academic achievement; second year dental $2,500 Dental School/ADA and Assistance Fund, student; School of Dentistry nominates up to two candidates Inc. Dental Student to the ADA for selection. Scholarship Program The ADA Endowment DDS years 1,2,3; minority (Black, Hispanic, Native American) $2,000 Dental School/ADA and Assistance Fund, students; financial need and academic achievement Inc. Minority Dental Student Scholarship Program Susan Brockmann- Dental Hygiene student with exceptional clinical skills as a Varies Dental Hygiene Faculty Bell Memorial junior or a B.S. degree completion dental hygiene student Scholarship teaching in the junior dental hygiene clinics. Additional selection criteria are: solid academic performance, compassion for patients and peers alike, exceptional patient care skills, and possessing qualities of Susan Brockmann-Bell such as honesty, integrity, maturity, and a sense of humor. Noveta Brown Dental Hygiene students; meritorious potential; financial Varies Dental School Scholarship for need. Dental Hygiene Robert M. Brown Full-time dental student; preference to 2nd semester Varies FASO Memorial Scholarship sophomore; financial need; satisfactory GPA; 1 or 2 awards Fund per year.
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Dr. Francis M. Full-time DDS students; satisfactory GPA; financial need. Varies FASO/Dental School Calmes Memorial Scholarship Fund Dr. Carl and Louise Not determined at time of printing; check with Dental Varies Dental School Chapman Scholarship School. Robert P. and Sophomore dental student demonstrated financial need; $1,000 Dental School Penelope A. Chappell meritorious academic record. Scholarship Class of 1947 Junior or senior dental student; demonstrated financial Varies Dental School Scholarship need; academically in top quarter of class. Class of 1988 Junior or senior dental student; demonstrated financial Varies Dental School Scholarship need; ranked in top quarter of class. Class of 1972 Junior or senior dental student; demonstrated financial Varies Dental School Scholarship need; academically in top quarter of class. John B. and Frieda Year 2 DDS student; 3.0+ GPA at end of year 1; financial Varies Dental School R. Cobb and Oscar E. need; 3 year award. and Ingeborg M. Peterson Scholarship Colgate-Palmo live Dental Hygiene student; underrepresented minority; good $1,000 Dental Hygiene Faculty ”Bright Smiles, academic standing. Bright Futures” Scholarship Dr. Daniel Cruz Entering resident in UMKC Graduate Prosthodontics program; Dental School Memorial Scholarship superior prosthodontics skills and potential. Delta Dental of Dental students who have demonstrated superior academic $1,000 Dental School Missouri Scholarship performance; must be graduates of a Missouri high school; financial need is a secondary criteria. Dental Alumni One award per year to each highest ranked junior and senior Varies Dental School Memorial Scholarship dental student. Dental Alumni Dental students; financial need; meritorious academic Varies Dental School Scholarship record. Dr. Fred and Mary Dental students; meritorious academic record; financial Varies Dental School Enloe Dental need. Scholarship Dr. George Aden Dental students; financial need; meritorious academic Varies Dental School Esterly Scholarship record. Exceptional DDS years 1-4 or BA/DDS years 3-6; federal non-renewable Fees, books and FASO Financial Need (EFN) scholarship; requires total financial need (must provide equipment Scholarship parents’ financial statement regardless of dependency status); must sign agreement to practice general dentistry. Foundation of the Dental student; demonstrated leadership potential in dental Varies Dental School Pierre Fauchard profession; financial need; qualities of intelligence, Academy Dental imagination, initiative, integrity and communicative skills; Student Scholarship one award per dental school. Dr. Roy and Helen DDS year 1 or BA/DDS year 3 student; Missouri resident; 3.0+ Varies Dental School Felkner Scholarship entering GPA; financial need; one award per year. Financial Assistance DDS years 1-4 or BA/DDS years 3-6; federal non-renewable Fees, books and FASO for Disadvantaged scholarship; financial need or disadvantaged background equipment Health Profession (must provide parents’ financial statement regardless of Students (FADHPS) dependency status); must sign agreement to practice general dentistry. Dr. Frank R. Junior/senior dental students; ranked between the 25th and Varies Dental School Fullerton 65th percentiles of the respective class at end of fall Scholarship semester prior to award; financial need. Otis B. Gentry Pre-doctoral or graduate dental students and BA/DDS Varies Dental School Scholarship students; selected by the School of Dentistry; meritorious academic record; financial need. Heart of America Underrepresented minority dental student; meritorious $1,000 Heart of America Dental Dental Society academic record; financial need. Society Scholarship Dr. Dan Hedge Full-time dental students; satisfactory GPA; financial need. Varies FASO Scholarship Fund
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George Hedgepeth Preference to financially needy minority dental and medical Varies Dental School Scholarship Fund students; multiple awards per year. Dr. James Herbertson Dental Hygiene students; high achievement, professional $250 Division of Dental Memorial Scholarship standards, clinical proficiency and genuine concern for Hygiene Faculty patients. Hispanic Dental Entering dental student (DDS year 1 or BA/DDS year 3) or $1,000 Dental School/Hispanic Association Dental Hygiene student; Hispanic parentage; meritorious Dental Association Foundation academic record; community service, leadership and/or Scholarship extracurricular involvement. Jean M. Hite and Dental students from Missouri or Kansas; ranked in upper Varies Dental School Leslie Suchman half of dental class; financial need. Scholarship Hocott/Munn Dental student who is a certified resident of Kansas. Varies Dental School Scholarship Lyndal G. and Gray Senior dental student; top 1/3 of class; from rural area Varies Dental School W. Holmes (population less than 200,000); financial need. Scholarship Indepedence Regional Health profession student; GPA 3.00; financial need; $1,000 Raymond E. Moore, P.C. Health Center preference to residents of Eastern Jackson County, MO. Auxiliary Scholarship Dr. Douglas Irwin Full-time DDS students; satisfactory GPA; priority to Varies FASO Memorial Scholarship pre-doctoral student with expressed desire to study oral Fund surgery; financial need. Jones/Long Junior or senior dental student with financial need; Varies Dental School Scholarship preference given to Missouri residents, especially from the northwestern section of the state. Phyllis J. Jones African-American students entering dental program; Varies Dental School Memorial Scholarship renewable. Roy Kemper Sophomore dental student; humanitarian efforts, leadership $500 Sophomore dental student Humanitarian Award and concern for classmates. class members/Kemper family Dr. Vinyard Kies Dental students; resident of Southeast MO (Southeast MO Varies Southeast MO Dental Memorial Scholarship Dental Society district); financial need; meritorious Society academic record. John and Kathy Senior dental student nominated by faculty of Department of Varies Dental School Killip Scholarship Restorative Dentistry; desire to enter general practice; demonstrated strong skills in restorative dentistry; ranked academically in the upper 2/3 of class; financial need is considered but is not necessarily a primary requirement. Dr. Ralph Lopez Full-time dental student; demonstrated financial need; Varies Dental School Scholarship resident of New Mexico; academically in top quarter of class. Beulah McCollum - Dental student; meritorious academic record; financial need; Varies Dental School Dentistry limited number of awards per year. Scholarship Menees-Nelson Dental students with preference for DDS year 1 or BA/DDS Varies Dental School Scholarship year 3; financial need. Midwest Dental Dental or Dental Hygiene student; financial need; Varies Dental School Conference meritorious academic record. Scholarship Missouri Dental DDS years 1-3 or BA/DDS years 3-5; Missouri resident; member $2,000 Dental School Foundation of the MDA; significant academic achievement; financial Scholarship need; three awards per year. Dr. Albert J. Dental students; American citizens; caring, committed dental Varies Dental School Monsees Scholarship practitioners. National Dental DDS years 1-4, BA/DDS years 3-6, post-doctorial Dental and $1,000-$10,000 NDA Association (NDA) Dental Hygiene students; Black American and Native American Foundation, Inc. students only; financial need and academic merit; membership Scholarship Program in Student National Dental Association. National Hispanic School of Dentistry students at all levels in all programs; Varies National Hispanic Scholarship Fund Hispanic parentage; financial need and academic achievement. Scholarship Fund Scholarship
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Zola N. and Lawrence Dental and Dental Hygiene students; graduates of Sedgewick Varies Union National Bank and R. Nell Educational County, Ks. high schools; financial need and academic Trust Department; PO Box Trust Scholarship achievement. 637; Wichita, KS 67201 Omicron Kappa DDS years 3-4 or BA/DDS years 5-6; meritorious academic Varies Dental School Upsilon Scholarship record; made service contributions to the advancement of the Dental School; limited number of awards per year; financial need. Parkcrest Dental Dental Hygiene students; satisfactory academic record; one $500 Dental Hygiene Faculty Group Scholarship award each for junior and senior students. Trudy Parker Dental Hygiene students; meritorious potential; financial Varies Dental Hygiene Faculty Memorial Scholarship need. for Dental Hygiene Dr. D.L. Powell Dental students; financial need; meritorious academic Varies. Dental School Scholarship record. Procter & Gamble Dental Hygiene graduate student; research involvement; 3.5+ $5,000 ADHA Committee Oral Health/ADHA GPA; leadership potential; potential for contribution to the Institute Scholarship profession. Public Health DDS years 1-4 or BA/DDS years 3-6; obligation to practice in Varies Public Health Service Services Scholarship a public health service area; one year service for each year of scholarship; priority to recipients of the H.H.S. Exceptional Financial Need Scholarship and/or from a disadvantaged background. Reuben R. Rhoades DDS years 1-4 or BA/DDS years 3-6; preference to Missouri Varies FASO Memorial Fund residents. V. Leroy Riley DDS or BA/DDS student; meritorious academic record; Varies FASO/Dental School Dental School financial need. Scholarship Fund Myrtle Rinehart DDS years 1-4 or BA/DDS years 3-6; meritorious academic Varies Dental School Scholarship record; financial need; limited number of awards per year. Rinehart General Dental or Dental Hygiene students; meritorious academic Varies Dental School Scholarship record; financial need. Alice Rogers Dental Hygiene; meritorious academic record; financial need; Varies FASO/Dental Hygiene Memorial Scholarship consideration given to leadership and/or service and Admissions Committee contributions and potential; selection by FASO and Dental Hygiene Admissions Committee. Dr. Mike R. Roney DDS or BA/DDS; preference to incoming DDS year 1 or Varies Dental School and Jerrie Roney BA/DDS year 3 students; financial need only. Memorial Scholarship Scholarship for DDS years 1-4, BA/DDS years 3-6, and Dental Hygiene; federal Varies FASO Disadvantaged non-renewable scholarship; financial need or disadvantaged Students (SDS) background (must provide parents’ financial statement regardless of dependency status). Dr. Norman L. Schwartz Dental students with meritorious academic record; financial Varies Dental School Memorial Scholarship need. Second Century Dental or Dental Hygiene students; good academic standing; Varies Dental School Dental School Fund financial need. Scholarship Tim S. Taylor & Not determined at time of printing; Check with Dental Varies Dental School Terry Meyers School. Scholarship Maxine N. Tishk Preference to a graduate dental hygiene student or one in Varies Dental School Scholarship the dental hygiene degree completion program; high academic performance; financial need; pursuit of a career in teaching, research, administration, special patient care or gerontology within the dental hygiene profession. U.S. Armed Forces One to four year scholarships covering enrollment fees, Cost of enrollment fees, U.S. Air Force, Army, or Health Professions books, equipment, supplies, plus a stipend are available books, equipment and Navy Scholarship Program from the U.S. Air Force, Army, and Navy. Academic record is supplies, plus a stipend a major criterion for selection. Service commitment is (varies). required. UMKC Dental Hygiene Full-time dental hygiene student with demonstrated financial Varies Dental Hygiene Faculty Alumni Association need; academic merit is not be a consideration. Scholarship
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UMKC Sterilizer Not determined at time of printing; check with Dental Varies Dental School Monitoring Service School. Scholarship UMKC Dental Hygiene Dental Hygiene students; financial need; academic potential; Varies Dental Hygiene Faculty Alumni Association application/essay. Scholarship UMKC School of Dental and Dental Hygiene students; meritorious academic $1,000 Dental School Dentistry Alumni record; financial need. Association Scholarship Dr. Ronald N. West Full-time dental students; satisfactory GPA as determined by Varies FASO Student Scholarship Dental School; financial need. Fund Dr. H.T. & Gilberte Dental students in good academic standing; financial need; Varies Hawaii Dental Alumni Wong Scholarship Hawaii resident. Association Committee Loan Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
Dr. Raymond Alquist Dental students; financial need Varies FASO Student Loan Fund American Dental Dental students; repay after graduation Varies FASO Association - Fund for Dental Education Loan Fund American Dental Dental Hygiene; financial need; 7 1/2% interest. $500-$1000 Contact FASO Hygienists Association (ADHA) Loan David J. Blanford Dental students; financial need. Varies FASO Memorial Student Loan Fund Dr. E.L. Braddock Dental students; from Kansas, preference to Dodge City area; Varies FASO Memorial Loan 1-3 awards; financial need. Central District Dental Dental Hygiene students $700 FASO Auxiliary Loan Fund Dental Student Loan Dental students; financial need; interest rate 8% annual. Varies FASO Fund School of Dentistry Emergency loans; no interest if repaid within 60 days; 8% $500 max. Dental School Student Loan Fund interest if past due (60 days). Great Plains Dental Full-time dental students; financial need. Varies FASO Society Loan Fund Health Profession DDS years 1-4 or BA/DDS years 3-6; financial need (requires Educational fee plus FASO Loan (HPL) parents’ financial statement, regardless of dependency $2,500 status); repayment and 5% interest begin 12 months after graduation. International DDS year 4 or BA/DDS year 6; financial need; 1-3 awards per Varies FASO College of Dentists year. Loan Fund Kansas Dental Kansas residents; undergraduate or graduate students in $2,000 annually; $8,000 FASO Auxiliary Silver dental school; 6% simple interest repaid at a minimum of $50 cumulatively Lining Loan Fund per month, plus interest, starting 12 months after graduation or termination for first year; minimum payment of a $100/mo. plus interest in subsequent years. W.K. Kellogg DDS years 1-4; financial need; 5-10 awards per year. Varies FASO Foundation Loan Fund Loan for DDS years 1-4, BA/DDS years 3-6, and Dental Hygiene Fees plus $2,500 FASO Disadvantaged students; federal non-renewable loan; financial need or Students (LDS) disadvantaged background (must provide parents’ financial statement regardless of dependency status); repayment and 5% interest begins after graduation. Percy Franklin Lucas Financial need; males; 2%-6% interest rate; repayment begins $1,500 FASO Memorial Student 6 months after graduation. Loan
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G.N. and Edna DDS years 1-4 or BA/DDS years 3-6; financial need; 5-10 $3,500 FASO McDavid Dental Loan awards per year; interest 8%; repayment begins 6 months Fund after graduation. Mid-Century Dental DDS Year 4 or BA/DDS year 6; financial need; 1-3 awards per Varies FASO Club Loan Fund year. Dr. C.W. O’Dell Full-time students working for DDS. Varies FASO Dental Student Loan Fund Jack C. Penticuff Priority to dental graduate students in periodontics; Varies FASO Memorial Loan Fund financial need. Genevieve Roth Dental DDS years 1-4 or BA/DDS years 3-6; financial need. Varies FASO Student Loan Fund Ralph and Harriet DDS years 1-4 or BA/DDS years 3-6; financial need; 1-5 Varies FASO Smith Loan Fund awards per year. Southwest District DDS years 3 and 4; financial need; preference to students Varies FASO Dental Society from Southwest Dental District of Missouri; 1-3 awards per Student Loan Fund year. Edward F. Swinney Financial need; Missouri residents; 2%-6% interest rate; $2,000 FASO Memorial Loan repayment begins 6 months after graduation. Topeka Dental Dental Hygiene students from the Topeka, KS. area; 4% $500 FASO Auxiliary Loan Fund interest. UMKC Short-Term Dental and Dental Hygiene students; repayment lesser of 90 Varies FASO Loan Fund days or end of semester; interest rate 8 % annual. Wyandotte Dental Worthy DDS student; financial need; Kansas residents; Varies FASO Society Loan Fund preference to students from Wyandotte Co.; no interest in first year of loan, 4% thereafter. School of Education Renewable Awards Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
Missouri Minority African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic-American or $3,000 Department of Elementary Teacher Education Native-American; Missouri resident; are graduating from high and Secondary Education Scholarship Program school, attending college or returning as a by February 15 for post-baccalaureate student for math or science teacher succeeding academic education; rank in top 25% of high school class or score in year. top 75% on the ACT/SAT or have completed 30 hours of college with 3.0+ GPA. Reverts to loan if recipient changes from teacher education degree. Scholarship Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
UMKC School of Student in a graduate program at the UMKC School of Varies School of Education Education Alumni Education; selected by Scholarship Committee in the School Association Board of Education. Scholarship Wheadon Bloch Graduate students in educational administration; preference Varies School of Education Scholarship Fund to students in higher educational administration. Pallas K. Cockefair Full-time junior or senior with 3.0 or higher GPA and Varies School of Education Scholarship Fund academic achievement. Can be renewed with one satisfactory year of course work. College Club Esther Students with 3.0+ GPA in last two semesters with preference Varies School of Education Teague Scholarship to elementary education majors. George and Grace Fox Doctoral students in School of Education; pursuing training Varies School of Education, Fund to work with and/or develop programs for people with reading Division of Language and disabilities. Literacy Lena and Haddon Hill Students with 3.0+ GPA currently teaching or preparing to Varies School of Education Scholarship Fund teach mathematics at any level; preference to females. Kansas City Full-time, degree seeking student; 3.0+ GPA with Varies School of Education Elementary Teachers’ consideration given to SAT/ACT scores; good moral character; Club Scholarship planned program in elementary, K-12, or secondary education; financial need may be considered, but not primary criteria.
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Patricia J. Campobello Students enrolled in a Physical Education program; must have Varies School of Education McSwegin Memorial completed 15 hours of physical education coursework; 3.0 Scholarship GPA; experience working with children or adults in a fitness, recreation, sport or sports medicine setting; undergraduate Physical Education students will have first consideration. Missouri Teacher Missouri residents; score in top 15th percentile on SAT, $2,000 (non-renewable); Department of Elementary Education ACT, or SCAT or rank in upper 15% of high school graduating reverts to loan if leave and Secondary Education Scholarship Program class; freshmen or sophomores; enrolled full-time in a teacher education by February 15 for teacher education program in Missouri college or university. succeeding academic year Ruth G. and Phillip Students majoring in elementary education or intending other Varies School of Education W. Snyder employment in elementary education such as, but not limited Scholarship to, counselor, librarian, social worker, etc.; involved in community and/or campus activities ; 3.0+ GPA. Hugh Speer Graduate students in higher educational administration. Varies School of Education Fellowship Preference to faculty from Johnson County Community College studying for advanced degree at UMKC. Helen Lee Stevens Newly admitted counseling psychology doctoral students with Varies School of Education, Scholarship excellent academic and interpersonal skills. Division of Counseling Psychology Dr. Warren Wheelock Student studying reading in School of Education. Varies School of Education Scholarship in Reading Education Hazel Browne Williams Preference to minority students; enrolled in School of Varies School of Education Scholarship Fund Education. Loan Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
Russell and Christine Undergraduate or graduate minority; preference to Varies School of Education, Elliott Loan Fund African-American; financial need. Room 245 Other Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
James Madison National competition; students graduating to teach American Professor Susan Adler, Memorial Fellowship history, American government, or social studies in secondary Faculty Representative schools; U.S. citizens. School of Graduate Studies Renewable Awards Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
School of Graduate Residents of greater Kansas City area; fully admitted to $1,200 stipend ($600 School of Graduate Studies Community Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program; begin studies in summer or each semester), Studies Office; no Fellowship for fall semester; 80th percentile or above on at least one applicable to graduate application, nominations Part-Time section of GRE; have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of at educational fees by coordinating unit Interdisciplinary least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale; must enroll for at least 6 hours discipline Ph.D. Students in fall and winter semesters; up to 8 awards Kemper Doctoral Doctoral students (Ph.D./D.M.A.); merit; preference to first $1,000 stipend for Academic department by Student Fellowships time doctoral students and to current recipients of Kemper students in doctoral mid-March Doctoral Fellowships; awarded competitively; up to 10 per study; $200 travel year; only 2 nominations per degree program or allowance for interdisciplinary research area included in final pool. professional or scientific meeting; non-resident fee differential, if applicable Arthur Mag Graduate Two fellowships per year to outstanding graduate students in $12,500 plus 9 hours Academic Dean by Fellowship business, psychology (Ph.D.), L.L.M programs and graduate educational fee mid-March interdisciplinary Ph.D. students with a Coordinating Unit and non-resident fee Discipline in Arts and Sciences, Biological Science or differential, if Public Affairs; required high level of academic achievement; applicable personality, good citizenship and commitment to community service considered; plan to pursue graduate degree at UMKC on full-time basis; preference to first year graduate students and previous Arthur Mag Graduate Fellowship recipients.
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Minority Doctoral Degree-seeking Native-American, Black, non-Hispanic, $1,200 stipend plus 9 School of Graduate Fellowships Hispanic or Asian/Pacific Islander doctoral students (Ph.D., hours graduate Studies Office Ed.D. or D.M.A.); U.S. citizen; merit; awarded competitively; educational fee plus preference to first time doctoral students and current full non-resident fee Minority Doctoral Fellowship recipients; up to 4 per year. differential, if applicable. School of Graduate Entering doctoral/terminal degree students desiring to $11,000 stipend, School of Graduate Studies Preparing pursue an academic career teaching in a college/university; one/half resident fees Studies Office Future Faculty (PFF) permanent U.S. Citizen residence status; score at or above for full-time Fellowship 80th percentile on one segment of the general GRE; have an enrollment; remission of undergraduate or prior cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 on a non-resident fees if 4.0 scale; must agree to participate in Teaching Excellence applicable; $1,000 for Program during fellowship tenure; students entering doctoral professional travel program in 1999-2000 academic year are eligible; up to 5 awards Scholarship Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
Basic Life Sciences Graduate student in School of Biological Science. Varies Dean, School of Graduate Fellowships Biological Sciences Fund Chancellor’s Up to ten fellowships per year to outstanding $11,000 stipend; up to Student’s Faculty Interdisciplinary Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students; students continuing nine hours graduate Coordinator in Ph.D. Fellowships Interdisciplinary Ph.D., have been admitted two or more educational fees per Coordinating Unit semesters and have approved Ph.D. plan of study on file in semester and non-resident Discipline by mid-March Graduate Studies Office; awarded competitively; only one differential, if nomination per participating discipline in final pool; applicable; $1,000 preference given to students who will have completed first travel allowance for year of doctoral study; Fellows must be full-time during professional or tenure of award. scientific meeting. Chancellor’s Graduate teaching and research assistants or administrative Regular graduate Academic Department Graduate Teaching interns enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours. educational fees for 6 and Research graduate credit hours Assistant Awards per term if employed at least quarter-time; not available in summer School of Graduate Doctoral students (Ph.D., Ed.D., and D.M.A.) who will have $15,000 stipend; School of Graduate Studies Distinguished advanced candidacy prior to beginning of fall semester; remission of Studies Office Dissertation Fellowship completed course work; approved dissertation research non-resident fees if proposal by all members of supervisory committee prior to applicable; remission of fall semester; preference given to previous major campus one hour of dissertation fellowship award winners (Chancellor’s Interdisciplinary per semester; $1,000 Ph.D., Arthur Mag Graduate, Kemper Doctoral, Minority allowance for Doctoral and Preparing Future Faculty Fellowships); research professional travel must completed during year fellowship is awarded; up to 10 awards Graduate Teaching, Graduate teaching, research, administrative interns; must be Full non-resident fee Academic Department Research, Admin. employed at least quarter-time. differential Assistant Non-Resident Tuition Award School of Graduate Student entering master of Fine Arts Program in Theatre; $10,500 stipend, Nominations made by Studies Master of preference given to McNair Program graduates; 2 awards remission of Department of Theatre Fine Arts Fellowship non-resident fees if applicable; remission of one-half residence fees for full-time enrollment; $1,000 allowance for professional travel Minority Master’s Minority master’s degree student; U.S. citizen; merit; must $600 applicable to fees Academic department by Student Fellowships enroll in 3 hours per term; renewable for second year; mid-March awarded competitively; up to 3 new awards per year; only one nomination per master’s degree program. UMKC Women’s Female graduate students, currently enrolled; for expenses Varies; up to $1,000 University Advancement Council Graduate associated with completion of theses, dissertations, maximum Office by early February Assistance Fellowship research projects; merit and financial need; annual competition. UMKC Women’s Female graduate students enrolled at UMKC; must demonstrate $350 maximum School of Graduate Council Immediate immediate need related to graduate studies or research. Studies Assistance Grants
509 Financial Aid Charts
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Elizabeth Montague Older than average law student who is returning to school. Varies Law School Student Averill Scholarship Preference to single, custodial parents; renewable. Services Office Harry L. Browne First-year student; based on merit; preference to student Varies N/A Scholarship who may be expected to practice labor or employment law with distinction; renewable. Judge David T. and Law students Varies N/A Hope Cavanaugh Scholarship Joseph S. Chartrand Law students; based on need and merit. Varies N/A Scholarship Michael H. Coburn Third year students who are members of the National Moot $3,000 N/A Legal Advocacy Fund Court Team. Diversity First year student who demonstrates extraordinary merit and Varies Law School Student Scholarship who will contribute to the diversity of the school. Services Office Professor Robert C. Students who emulate Professor Downs’ tradition of service Varies School of Law, Student Downs Merit to the Law School, the local bar and future generations of Services Office Scholarship law students by remaining an active part of the law school community. Students who have earned not less than 40 hours and not more than 65 credit hours and are in good academic standing at the time of application. William Pritchard First year student; based on merit; renewable. Varies N/A Eckels Scholarship Tiera Farrow Female student; financial need; renewable. Varies Law School Student Scholarship Services Office Max Foust Law student with financial need; preference to student with Varies Law School Student Scholarship experience and/or skills that can be indicators of success Services Office in trial advocacy. John B. Gage Student with outstanding credentials entering as a full-time $1,500 Law School Alumni and Memorial Fellowship LL.M. degree candidate. Development Office Elizabeth Pope 1 every three years to first-year female student; based on Varies N/A George Scholarship merit; renewable. Suzanne Gilmore 1 every three years to older than average student who is a Varies N/A Scholarship single parent pursuing law degree as second career. Elmer B. Hodges Second or third year students; financial need. Varies FASO Memorial Scholarship Rubey M. Hulen First-year student; based on merit; renewable. Varies N/A Memorial Scholarship Lathrop & Gage First-year student whose presence in the school furthers the $2,500 N/A Diversity Scholarship goal of diversity; merit and financial need. Law Access Loan Credit-based loan; at least half-time student at an ABA- $15,000 per academic FASO (LAL) approved LSAC member law school; students should borrow year a Federal Unsubsidized Stafford loan before an LAL; may borrow up to $15,000 per academic year; $45,000 aggregate maximum; minimum LAL is $500; interest payments may be deferred while in school, with interest capitalized and added to principle at repayment; may choose to make quarterly interest payments while in school; interest varies quarterly; rate during each calendar year is based on the bond equivalent rate for the 91-day Treasury Bill determined at the final auction of the preceding quarter plus 3.25% until the commencement of repayment; at repayment, an additional 0.15% is added; 8.0% guarantee fee at disbursement and an additional 2.0% added immediately prior to repayment based on the total original amount of the loan; repayment begins 6 months after graduation or after the student’s status drops to less than half-time; up to 15 years to repay.
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Law Foundation First-year student; based on merit; renewable. Varies N/A Scholarship Law Foundation Provides an amount from which students with short-term Varies FASO Emergency Loan Fund emergency loan needs can receive assistance. Logan Study Club Law students. Varies FASO Revolving Loan Fund for Law Students John Sublett Logan Law students who are likely to succeed in the legal Varies N/A Scholarship profession and give of themselves to the community. McCreight Law Year two and three students; financial need remaining after $1,000 FASO Student Loan Fund all other awards; interest begins one year after graduation or after otherwise ceased enrollment; interest rate equal to most recent annual Stafford Student Loan rate. Jack and Helyn Students whose academic achievements and social leadership Varies School of Law, Student Miller Scholars mark them as capable of enhancing the UMKC School of Law, Services Office Program the legal profession and the community. David Wilbur Pansing Student intending to enter governmental or political $550.00 Law School Alumni and Memorial services. Development Office Phi Delta Phi One each year to a second and third year student; member of $150 Law School Alumni and Scholarship Phi Delta Phi; financial need. Development Office Omar E. Robinson First-year student; based on merit; renewable. Varies N/A Scholarship Special Admissions First-year students who have demonstrated scholastic Varies N/A Scholarship superiority and who, because of diverse backgrounds and achievement, broaden the educational experience at the school; renewable. TWA Scholarship Second and third year students pursuing a career in natural $3,000 (may vary) Contact Associate Dean’s resources or environmental law; Missouri resident; separate office application required; renewable. School of Medicine Scholarship Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
The American Medical Years 3-6; lack of sufficient credit for usual bank loan. $1,500 FASO Association Education & Research Foundation Student Loan Guarantee Program Armed Forces Minimum two-year military obligation. Fees, equipment, monthly Contact FASO Scholarship stipend Edward Baumhardt Financial need; no interest; loan; preference to Year 6. $5,000 Contact Medical School Trust Fund Dr. Phillip L. Byers Financial need; 1 award per year. $300 FASO Scholarship Trust Exceptional Federal non-renewable scholarship; requires total financial Fees, books and FASO Financial Need (EFN) need (must provide parents’ financial statement regardless equipment Scholarship of dependency status); must sign agreement to enter primary care practice. National Medical See the NMF website for more information at Fellowships/Need http://www.nmfonline.org/ Based Scholarships Financial Assistance Federal non-renewable scholarship; financial need or Fees, books and FASO for Disadvantaged disadvantaged background (must provide parents’ financial equipment Health Professions statement regardless of dependency status); must sign Students (FADHPS) agreement to enter primary care practice. Russell and Fannie Academic excellence; financial need. $500 Medical School Flake Scholarship
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Louis and Elizabeth Medical students years 3-6; good academic standing; academic Varies Medical School Nave Flarsheim Merit excellence; financial need. Scholarship Award Louis and Elizabeth Medical students years 5-6 who conduct or actively Varies Medical School Nave Flarsheim participate in a clinical or basic science research project Research Scholarship and express desire for research career; good academic standing; financial need. Louis and Elizabeth Medical students years 3-4; good academic standing who Varies Medical School Nave Flarsheim express interest in assisting faculty member for a maximum Student Teaching of 20 hours weekly; financial need. Assistant Scholarship Louis and Elizabeth Medical students in years 1-2; year 1 recipients to meet Varies Medical School Nave Flarsheim Year specified academic criteria; year 2 recipients must be in 1 and Year 2 good academic standing with GPA equal to class mean; Scholarship financial need. Founding Dean’s Student completing year 5 who demonstrates outstanding Book or Journal Medical School Founder’s Award combination of abilities and of commitment to the service of others. Greene County Financial need; preference to students from Greene County. Varies FASO Medical Society Grant George Hedgepeth Preference to minority medical students; 1-2 awards per Varies Medical School Scholarship Fund year. Philippine Medical Years 3-6; good GPA; financial need; 1 or 2 awards per year. Varies Medical School Association of St. Louis Public Health Minimum two-year public health service obligation; only Fees, equipment, monthly Eligible candidates will Service Health renewals or recipients of the Exceptional Financial Need stipend receive application from Professions Scholarship. PHS Scholarships Scholarship for Federal non-renewable scholarship; financial need or Varies FASO Disadvantaged disadvantaged background (must provide parents’ financial Students (SDS) statement regardless of dependency status). Ratilal S. Shah Opthalmology students with high academic standing. Financial Varies Medical School Medical Scholarship need may be a consideration. Fund Southern Medical Year 3; good GPA; financial need; 3 awards per year. $500 Medical School Scholarship Harry K. Waggoner Year 4; renewable for years 5 and 6; 1 award per year. Varies FASO Scholarship Loan Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
Family Partnership Credit-based loan for medical students and their families; Arrange plan to cover FASO for Education Loan repayment period begins immediately and extends over 20 any amount up to total years; the 20-year repayment period is composed of two cost of education for parts: fixed payments begin immediately after the loan is all years of school approved and continue while student is in medical school, in residency, and during a one-year transition period (ordinarily these payments are expected to be paid by the parent); variable payments begin after the fixed payment period and continue for the remainder of 20 years (in most cases, the variable payments are made by the new doctor); interest rate (Dec. 1994) is 9% and will be adjusted quarterly to 4.5% above the 13-week Treasury Bill rate; interest cap of 18.0%. Clara Ferguson Loan Years 3-6; financial need; scholastic ability. Varies FASO Fund Robert Wood Johnson Medical students; financial need; minority or female or from Varies FASO Medical Loan Fund rural area. Loan for Federal non-renewable loan; financial need or disadvantaged Fees plus $2,500 FASO Disadvantaged background (must provide parents’ financial statement Students (LDS) regardless of dependency status); repayment and 5% interest begins after graduation.
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Hugh and Dorothy Medical or nursing student. Varies FASO Lough Loan Fund Nadine C. Lough Loan Emergency loans; medical or nursing student; payable within Varies FASO Fund 90 days. Percy Franklin Lucas Men; 6% interest; financial need; repayment begins 6 mos. $1,500 Contact FASO Memorial Loan after graduation. Medical Student Loan Years 1-6; financial need; 4% interest. $1,000 FASO Missouri State Years 3-6; Missouri residents; priority to students from $6,000 Missouri Division of Division of Health rural area; 9.5% rate; 1/4 of loan forgiven for each year of Health Loan Program practice in Missouri rural area or area of defined need. Missouri State Years 4-6; financial need; Missouri residents; separate $6,000 Medical School Medical Foundation application also required. Loan Program Primary Care Loan Years 3-6; financial need (requires parents’ financial Cost of fees plus $2,500 FASO (PCL) statement, regardless of dependency status); must sign agreement to practice in primary care for 5 years post residency; repayment and 5% interest begin 12 months after graduation. Scholarship Interest free loan; residents of St. Louis or St. Louis $2,000 Scholarship Foundation Foundation of St. County; financial need. of St. Louis, 8001 Louis Clayton Pl., Suite B., St. Louis, Mo. 63117 Victor Speas Financial need; grants or loans at 3% interest. $500-$2,000 Contact FASO Foundation Loan and Scholarship Fund St. Louis Friends Emergency loans; interest free; payable within 90 days. Varies FASO Medical Student Emergency Loan Fund Edward F. Swinney Missouri residency; 2%-6% interest; financial need; $2,000 Contact FASO Student Loan Fund repayment begins 6 months after graduation. C. Edgar Virden Top half of class academically; 4% interest. $1,000 FASO Memorial Medical Student Loan Fund Western Missouri Emergency loans; interest-free; payable within 90 days. Varies FASO Friends Student Emergency Loan Fund School of Nursing Scholarship Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
Helen Blond Part-time BSN, MSN, or PhD students taking less than 8 hours Varies School of Nursing Scholarship Fund for per semester; 3.0 GPA or above; eligible to enroll in a Nursing nursing course; financial need; must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). DHHS Professional Graduates; U.S. citizen; 3.0 GPA or above; full-time Fees, monthly stipend School of Nursing Nurse Traineeship enrollment. Grant Laura Larkin Dexter Nursing student with 2.0+ GPA with clear preference for Varies School of Nursing Memorial Scholarship patient care over administration; working part time; Fund preference to single, unmarried student, originally a resident of MO town of less than 5,000 residents; financial need; must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). George Hedgepeth Undergraduates and graduates; preference to minorities; 3.0 Varies School of Nursing Trust Scholarship GPA or above. Fund John Sullivan Undergraduates or graduates; 3.0 GPA or above. Varies School of Nursing Waggoner Memorial Nursing Scholarship
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M.R. Shlensky First professional year; academic achievement; financial $1,000 Pharmacy Student Pharmacy Scholarship need. Renewable for one additional semester. Services Office Fund Scholarship Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
AFPE Gateway Third or fourth year students interested in graduate study $9,250 Pharmacy Student Scholarship in the pharmaceutical sciences. Services Office Wright V. and Gladys Students entering third semester (year 2) of professional $3,750 Pharmacy Student A. Bartholomew program who intend to enter community practice; pending Services Office Fellowships satisfactory academic performance, renewable up to 4 semesters. Mary Bisceglia Second or third year students; interest in community $600 Pharmacy Student Memorial Scholarship pharmacy practice. Services Office Burroughs-Wel lcome Second year students; academic achievement; participation in $500 Pharmacy Student Company Scholarship School of Pharmacy activities (not awarded every year). Services Office Century Club Grant Expressed interest in clinical pharmacy career; entering $500 Pharmacy Student for Clinical third professional year. Services Office Pharmacy Century Club Grant Expressed interest in hospital pharmacy career; third $500 Pharmacy Student for Hospital professional year. Services Office Pharmacy Lewis D. DeClerck Second year student; leadership; top 10% of class. $350 Pharmacy Student Pharmacy Scholarship Services Office Glenn H. Eberhart Doctor of Pharmacy students in years 1-5 who need emergency Varies Pharmacy Student Student Assistance financial aid. Services Office Fund Eckerd Scholarships Second year students; four stipends awarded to students with $500 Pharmacy Student an interest in community pharmacy practice. Services Office Facts and Doctor of Pharmacy students in the last year of program; $2,500 Pharmacy Student Comparisons interest in drug information pharmacy practice. Services Office Scholarship Spencer S. Glenn Doctor of Pharmacy students; U.S. citizen; Missouri $550 Pharmacy Student Memorial Scholarship resident; married; superior pursuits as noted by the Services Office Scholarship and Financial Aid Committee. Greater Kansas City Second year students; expressed interest in hospital $250 Pharmacy Student Society of pharmacy. Services Office Health-System Pharmacists Book Scholarship George Guastello A pharmacy student in years 2 or 3 of the professional $690 Pharamacy Student Scholarship program who has achieved academic success and is interested Services Office in practicing community pharamcy. Harvey H. Haynes Awarded to a 3rd year student planning to work in an $500 Pharmacy Student Scholarship independent pharmacy in a rural area with a population under Services Office 10,000. Financial need should not be taken into consideration. Osco Drug Barret S. Two students with a minimum 3.5 GPA the first and second $500 Pharmacy Student Heddens, Jr. year who have exhibited leadership qualities. Services Office Memorial Fellows Osco Drug Barret S. Student entering senior year with highest GPA in pharmacy $1,500 Pharmacy Student Heddens, Jr. courses. Services Office Memorial Scholar Bruce J. “Bud” Huber Pharmacy student in years 2-5. This student must have a 3.0 $500 Pharmacy Student Memorial Scholarship minimum GPA and documented involvement in extracurricular Services Office activities in the area of service. Priority should be given to a pharmacy technician/intern of Express Pharmacy or an older, returning student. Financial need should be considered.
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Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
Richard D. Johnson Graduates of the B.S. Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy program $2,500 Pharamcy Student Graduate Award in at UMKC entering the Interdisiplinary Ph.D program with a Services office Pharmaceutical high GPA; awarded during the first semester of the doctoral Science program Kmart Scholarship Third or fourth year students; interest in pursuing $1,000 Kmart Pharmacy community pharmacy practice. Robert C. Lanman Pharmacology graduate students who have financial need. The $500 Pharmacy Student Graduate Pharmacology recipient is selected by the pharmacology division faculty Services Office Scholarship and the scholarship and financial aid committee. Alexander and Mary Worthy and needy Doctor of Pharmacy students in years 1-4. $500 Pharmacy Student Margolis and Bernard Services Office A. Margolis Perpetual Memorial Scholarship for Pharmacy J. Leo McMahon Grant Second year students; represents the caring and professional $829 Pharmacy Student attitudes of Leo McMahon. Services Office Missouri Pharmaceutical Missouri residents; members of the Missouri Pharmaceutical $250 Missouri Pharmaceutical Association - Missouri Association; competitive essay; references from 2 practicing Association Pharmaceutical pharmacists; College Scholarship Board pharmacy evaluation; Travelers Association one award per year. Auxiliary Scholarship (MPA-MPTA) Missouri Pharmacy Missouri residents; third year Pharmacy student in good $610 Pharmacy Student Foundation Scholarship academic standing; member of Missouri Pharmaceutical Services Office Association; demonstrated community involvement and desire to practice in the state. NPhA Ambi Minimum 3.0 pharmacy GPA; black minorities; second or third $3,500 FASO Scholarship Program year students; U.S. citizen; financial need. National Association Second or third year pharmacy student who intends to pursue $590 Pharmacy Student of Chain Drug Stores a career in chain community pharmacy practice upon Services Office Educational Foundation graduation. Financial need should be taken into consideration. Scholarship Nyberg Pharmacy Pharmacy students who has maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA. $500 Pharmacy Student Independent Pharmacy Financial need will be considered by the Scholarship and Services Office Scholarship Financial Aid Committee. Owen Healthcare A matching fund program through Owen employee donations to Varies Pharmacy Student Scholarship top pharmacy students in years 2 or 3 with financial need. Services Office Not awarded every year. Ozark Society of Full-time students enrolled in years three-five of the $500 Pharmacy Student Health-Systems Doctor of Pharmacy Program who have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Services Office Pharmacists Award Preference will be given to students from the Southwest Missouri area. Parke Davis-Warner- Third year students; ranked top 20% of class, community $1,000 Pharmacy Student Lambert Pharmacy health care experience. Services Office Scholarship Pharmacists Mutual Second year students who intend to practice community $500 Pharmacy Student Scholarship pharmacy. Services Office Pharmacy Business Second or third year students; financial need; leadership $500 - $1,000 Pharmacy Student Associates qualities and professional involvement. Services Office Scholarship Pharmacy Foundation Financial need; interest in community pharmacy; second $500 Pharmacy Student Memorial Scholarship professional year. Services Office The Ran Institute Female pharmacy students who have demonstrated an interest $500 Pharmacy Student Award in and documented activities of: strong entrepreneurial Services Office ambitions, active involvement in UMKC athletic programs, and financial need. Stanley M. Reinhaus Second year pharmacy student with a minimum 2.75 GPA; $1,500 Pharamcy Student Family Foundation interested in retail (hospital or community) pharmacy; Services Office Scholarship student must be a Missouri resident and plan to work in Missouri after graduation with no plan of pursuing an advanced degree; applicant must have financial need; renewable.
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Thomas D. Ross Pharmacology graduate students; U.S. citizen; Missouri $500 Pharmacy Student Memorial Graduate resident; married; superior academic and research pursuits Services Office Scholarship as noted by the Graduate Program Committee and the Scholarship and Financial Aid Committee. Scholarship for Federal non-renewable scholarship; financial need or Varies FASO Disadvantaged disadvantaged background (must provide parents’ financial Students (SDS) statement regardless of dependency status). Searle Fellowship Doctor of Pharmacy students in fourth year; leadership $1,000 - $7,500 Pharmacy Student potential; professional development and involvement; Services Office educational achievement. Joseph G. Shalinsky A pharmacy student in years 2 or 3 of the professional $765 Pharamcy Student Scholarship program who has achieved academic success and is interested Services Office in practicing Community Pharmacy. Leo Shalinsky Second or third year pharmacy student who is interested in $500 Pharmacy Student Scholarship practicing in a retail pharmacy. The applicant must have a Services Office minimum Grade Point Average of 2.5; be involved in extracurricular activities, such as Project Outreach, etc; and have financial need as determined by the committee. Selected by the committee with the approval of the donor. Harry N. Tishk Financial need; provisional students entering first $615 Pharmacy Student Scholarship professional year. Services Office United Drugs Fourth or fifth year pharmacy student who is involved in $1,500 Pharmacy Student Scholarship Program pharmacy-related student affairs and service to the Services Office community, preferably in a leadership capacity. The qualified student must have a 2.5 minimum grade point average, interest in independent pharmacy practice. Wal-Mart Scholarship Second year students; interest in community pharmacy; $1,000 Pharmacy Student leadership qualities; high scholastic standing. Services Office Walgreen Student Student should be entering their final year of pharmacy $2,000 Pharmacy Student Scholarship school. Student should have a minimum overall 2.0 GPA. Services Office Student should demonstrate outstanding leadership and communication skills. Student should have an interest in community pharmacy practice. Mathew Wilson Third year students whose integrity and professionalism $765 Pharmacy Student Scholarship matches that of Bill Wilson. Services Office Loan Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
Garcia Bremer Loan Loans to Doctor of Pharmacy students in years 1-5. Varies Pharmacy Students Fund Services Office Central Retail Financial need; third or fourth year students. Varies FASO Druggist Association Loan Fund George H. Hargrave Loans to pharmacy students. Varies Pharmacy Student Loan Fund Services Office and FASO Health Professions Financial need; requires parents’ financial statement $2,500 plus fees and FASO Student Loan (HPL) regardless of applicant’s dependency status. tuition Issac Katz Memorial Financial need; third or fourth year students. Varies FASO Loan Fund-Created by Piper Brace Co. Loan for Federal non-renewable loan; financial need or disadvantaged Fees plus $2,500 FASO Disadvantaged background (must provide parents’ financial statement Students (LDS) regardless of dependency status); repayment and 5% interest begins after graduation. Missouri Rexalite Emergency need. $300 FASO Loan
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National Community Financial need; interest in retail pharmacy career; last 2 $3,000 National Community Pharmacists 1/2 years of pharmacy program; member pf NCPA. Pharmacists Association Association Loan Irene Parks Student Second or third year students. $500 American Pharmaceutical Loan Fund Association Pharmacy Alumni Deserving students in financial need; good standing; in last Varies FASO Association Loan 3 years of Pharmacy School; simple interest, 3.5% from loan Fund date; note matures 3 months after graduation or termination; installment payments to be made from that date. Pharmacy Drug Financial need Varies FASO Chemical Allied Corporation Loan Fund J.S. Watkins Loan Financial need Varies FASO Fund Other Fund Name Qualifications Maximum Award Apply to
American Society of Third year student interested in institutional pharmacy Book award Pharmacy Student Health-System practice; demonstrated leadership. Services Office Pharmacists Student Leadership Award
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Policies and Procedures governing residence in University-provided housing, or the use of University facilities, or the time, place and manner of public Student Conduct expression. (200.010 Standard of Conduct; Amended Bd. Min. 3-20-81; Bd. Min. 8. Manufacture, use, possession, sale or distribution of alcoholic 8-3-90, Bd. Min 5-19-94; Bd. Min. 5-24-01.) beverages or any controlled substance without proper A student enrolling in the University assumes an obligation to prescription or required license or as expressly permitted by law behave in a manner compatible with the University’s function as an or University regulations, including operating a vehicle on educational institution. University property, or on streets or roadways adjacent to and abutting a campus, under the influence of alcohol or a controlled A. JURISDICTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI substance as prohibited by law of the state of Missouri. generally shall be limited to conduct which occurs on the University 9. Disruptive or disorderly conduct or lewd, indecent, or obscene of Missouri premises or at University-sponsored or conduct or expression. University-supervised functions. However, nothing restrains the 10. Failure to comply with directions of University officials acting administration of the University of Missouri from taking appropriate in the performance of their duties. action, including, but not limited to, the imposition of sanctions under 11. The illegal or unauthorized possession or use of firearms, Section 200.020 (C), against students for conduct on or off University explosives, other weapons, or hazardous chemicals. premises in order to protect the physical safety of students, faculty, 12. Misuse in accordance with University policy of computing staff and visitors. resources, including but not limited to: B. CONDUCT for which students are subject to sanctions falls into a. Actual or attempted theft or other abuse. the following categories: b. Unauthorized entry into a file to use, read, or change the contents, or for any other purpose. 1. Academic dishonesty, such as cheating, plagiarism, or sabotage. c. Unauthorized transfer of a file. The Board of Curators recognizes that academic honesty is d. Unauthorized use of another individual’s identification and essential for the intellectual life of the University. Faculty password. members have a special obligation to expect high standards of e. Use of computing facilities to interfere with the work of academic honesty in all student work. Students have a special another student, faculty member, or University official. obligation to adhere to such standards. In all cases of academic f. Use of computing facilities to interfere with normal dishonesty, the instructor shall make an academic judgment operation of the University computing system. about the student’s grade on that work and in that course. The g. Knowingly causing a computer virus to become installed instructor shall report the alleged academic dishonesty to the in a computer system or file. Primary Administrative Officer. a. The term cheating includes but is not limited to: (i) use of any unauthorized assistance in taking quizzes, Rules of Procedures in Student tests, or examinations; (ii) dependence upon the aid of sources beyond those Conduct Matters authorized by the instructor in writing papers, (200.020 Rules of Procedures in Student Conduct Matters; Bd. Min. preparing reports, solving problems, or carrying out 11-8-68, Amended Bd. Min. 3-20-81; Bd. Min. 12-8-89, Amended other assignments; 5-19-94; Bd. Min. 5-24-01.) (iii) acquisition or possession without permission of tests A. PREAMBLE. The following rules of procedure in student conduct or other academic material belonging to a member of matters are hereby adopted in order to insure insofar as possible and the University faculty or staff; or practicable (iv) knowingly providing any unauthorized assistance to (a) that the requirements of procedural due process in student another student on quizzes, tests, or examinations. conduct proceedings will be fulfilled by the University, b. The term plagiarism includes, but is not limited to: (b) that the immediate effectiveness of Section 10.030, which is (i) use by paraphrase or direct quotation of the published Article V of the Bylaws of the Board of Curators relating to or unpublished work of another person without fully student conduct and sanctions may be secured for all students in and properly crediting the author with footnotes, the University of Missouri, and citations or bibliographical reference; (c) that procedures shall be definite and determinable within the (ii) unacknowledged use of materials prepared by University of Missouri. another person or agency engaged in the selling of term papers or other academic materials; or B. DEFINITIONS. As used in these rules, the following definitions (iii) unacknowledged use of original work/material that shall apply: has been produced through collaboration with others without release in writing from collaborators. 1. Primary Administrative Officers. As used in these procedures, c. The term sabotage includes, but is not limited to, the the Chief Student Affairs Administrator on each campus is the unauthorized interference with, modification of, or Primary Administrative Officer except in cases of academic destruction of the work or intellectual property of another dishonesty, where the Chief Academic Administrator is the member of the University community. Primary Administrative Officer. Each Primary Administrative Officer may appoint designee(s) who are responsible for the 2. Forgery, alteration, or misuse of University documents, records administration of these conduct procedures, provided all such or identification, or knowingly furnishing false information to appointments must be in writing, filed with the Chancellor of the the University. campus, and the office of General Counsel. The Primary 3. Obstruction or disruption of teaching, research, administration, Administrator’s Office will certify in writing that the given conduct proceedings, or other University activities, including its designee has been trained in the administration of student public service functions on or off campus. conduct matters. 4. Physical abuse or other conduct which threatens or endangers 2. Student Panel. A panel of students appointed by the the health or safety of any person. Chancellor, from which shall be selected by the Chair, upon the 5. Attempted or actual theft of, damage to, or possession without request of a student charged before the Student Conduct permission of property of the University or of a member of the Committee, not more than three students to serve with the University community or of a campus visitor. Student Conduct Committee. 6. Unauthorized possession, duplication or use of keys to any 3. Student. A person having once been admitted to the University University facilities or unauthorized entry to or use of University who has not completed a course of study and who intends to or facilities. does continue a course of study in or through one of the 7. Violation of University policies, rules or regulations or of campuses of the University. For the purpose of these rules, campus regulations including, but not limited to, those
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student status continues whether or not the University’s to accept or reject within the time fixed may be deemed by the academic programs are in session. University to be an acceptance of the determination, provided 4. Student Conduct Committee. As used in these procedures, the student has received written notice of the proposed “Student Conduct Committee,” hereinafter referred to as the determination and the result of the student’s failure to formally Committee, is that body on each campus which is authorized to reject and, in such event, the proposed disposition shall become conduct hearings and to make dispositions under these final upon expiration of such time. If the student rejects informal procedures or a Hearing Panel of such body as herein defined. disposition it must be in writing and shall be forwarded to the C. SANCTIONS. Committee. The Primary Administrative Officer/Designee(s) may refer cases to the Committee without first offering informal 1. The following sanctions may be imposed upon any student disposition. found to have violated the Student Conduct Code; more than one 3. Formal Procedure and Disposition. of the sanctions may be imposed for any single violation: a. Student Conduct Committee: a. Warning. A notice in writing to the student that the (1) The Committee shall be appointed by the Chancellor student is violating or has violated institutional and shall have the authority to impose appropriate regulations. sanctions upon any student or students appearing b. Probation. A written reprimand for violation of specified before it. regulations. Probation is for a designated period of time (2) The Committee, when appropriate or convenient, and includes the probability of more severe sanctions if may be divided by the Chair of the Committee into the student is found to be violating any institutional Hearing Panels, each panel to be composed of at regulation(s) during the probationary period. least five Committee members, which may include a c. Loss of Privileges. Denial of specified privileges for a maximum of two students, present at the hearing, designated period of time. including a designated chair. A Hearing Panel has d. Restitution. Compensation for loss, damage, or injury to the authority of the whole Committee in those cases the University or University property. This may take the assigned to it. The Chair of the Committee or of a form of appropriate service and/or monetary or material Hearing Panel shall count as one member of the replacement. Committee or Hearing Panel and have the same e. Discretionary Sanctions. Work assignments, service to rights as other members. the University, or other related discretionary assignments. (3) Each Chancellor shall appoint a panel of students, to f. Residence Hall Suspension. Separation of the student be known as the Student Panel. Upon written request from the residence halls for a definite period of time, after of a student charged before the Committee, made at which the student is eligible to return. Conditions for least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the hearing, the readmission may be specified. Chair of the Committee or Hearing Panel shall g. Residence Hall Expulsion. Permanent separation of the appoint from the Student Panel not more than three student from the residence halls. students to sit with the Committee or two students to h. University Dismissal. An involuntary separation of the sit with the Hearing Panel (as stated in 4.a.(2)) for student from the institution for misconduct apart from that particular case. When students from the Student academic requirements. It does not imply or state a Panel serve at the request of a student charged, they minimum separation time. shall have the same rights as other members of the i. University Suspension. Separation of the student from the Committee or Hearing Panel. University for a definite period of time, after which the b. General Statement of Procedures. A student charged student is eligible to return. Conditions for readmission with a breach of the Student Conduct Code is entitled to a may be specified. j. University Expulsion. Permanent separation of the student written notice and a formal hearing unless the matter is from the University. disposed of under the rules for informal disposition. Student conduct proceedings are not to be construed as 2. Temporary Suspension. The Chancellor or Designee may at judicial trials and need not wait for legal action before any time temporarily suspend or deny readmission to a student proceeding; but care shall be taken to comply as fully as from the University pending formal procedures when the possible with the spirit and intent of the procedural Chancellor or Designee finds and believes from available safeguards set forth herein. The Office of the General information that the presence of a student on campus would Counsel shall be legal adviser to the Committee and the seriously disrupt the University or constitute a danger to the Primary Administrative Officer/Designee(s). health, safety, or welfare of members of the University c. Notice. The Primary Administrative Officer/Designee(s) community. The appropriate procedure to determine the future shall initiate student conduct proceedings by arranging status of the student will be initiated within seven calendar days. with the Chair to call a meeting of the Committee and by giving written notice by certified mail or personal delivery D. RECORDS RETENTION. Student conduct records shall be to the student charged with misconduct. The notice shall maintained for five years after University action is completed. set forth the date, time, and place of the alleged violation E. POLICY AND PROCEDURES. and the date, time, and place of the hearing before the Committee. Notice by certified mail may be addressed to 1. Preliminary Procedures. The Primary Administrative the last address currently on record with the University. Officer/Designee(s) shall investigate any reported student Failure by the student to have a current correct local misconduct before initiating formal conduct procedures and give address on record with the University shall not be the student the opportunity to present a personal version of the construed to invalidate such notice. The notice shall be incident or occurrence. The Primary Administrative given at least seven (7) consecutive days prior to the Officer/Designee(s) may discuss with any student such alleged hearing, unless a shorter time be fixed by the Chair for misconduct and the student shall attend such consultation as good cause. Any request for continuance shall be made in requested by the Primary Administrative Officer/Designee(s). writing to the Chair, who shall have the authority to The Primary Administrative Officer/Designee(s), in making an continue the hearing if the request is timely and made for investigation and disposition, may utilize student courts and good cause. The Chair shall notify the Primary boards and/or divisional deans to make recommendations. Administrative Officer/Designee(s) and the student of the 2. Informal Disposition. The Primary Administrative new date for the hearing. If the student fails to appear at Officer/Designee(s) shall have the authority to make a the scheduled time, the Committee may hear and determination and to impose appropriate sanctions and shall fix determine the matter. a reasonable time within which the student shall accept or reject a proposed informal disposition. A failure of the student either
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4. Right to Petition for Review: (other than University expulsion, shall have the rights of appeal as set forth in Section 200.020 E.6 University dismissal, or University suspension) and 7. a. In all cases where the sanction imposed by the Committee F. Hearing Procedures. is other than University expulsion, University dismissal, or University suspension, the Primary Administrative 1. Conduct of Hearing. The Chair shall preside at the hearing, Officer/Designee(s) or the student may petition the call the hearing to order, call the roll of the Committee in Chancellor or Designee in writing for a review of the attendance, ascertain the presence or absence of the student decision within five (5) calendar days after written charged with misconduct, read the notice of hearing and charges notification. A copy of the Petition for Review must also and verify the receipt of notices of charges by the student, report be served upon the nonappealing party within such time. any continuances requested or granted, establish the presence of The Petition for Review shall state the grounds or reasons any adviser or counselor of the student, and call to the attention for review, and the nonappealing party may answer the of the student charged and the adviser any special or petition within five (5) calendar days. extraordinary procedures to be employed during the hearing and b. The Chancellor or Designee may grant or refuse the right permit the student to make suggestions regarding or objections of review. In all cases where the Petition for Review is to any procedures for the Conduct Committee to consider. refused, the action of the Committee shall be final. If the a. Opening Statements. Chancellor or Designee reviews the decision, the action of (1) The Primary Administrative Officer/Designee(s) shall the Chancellor shall be final unless it is to remand the make opening remarks outlining the general nature matter for further proceedings. of the case and testify to any facts the investigation has revealed. 5. Right of Appeal: (University expulsion, University dismissal, (2) The student may make a statement to the Committee or University suspension only) about the charge at this time or at the conclusion of a. When a student is expelled, dismissed, or suspended from the University’s presentation. the University by the Committee, the Primary b. University Evidence. Administrative Officer/Designee(s), or the student may (1) University witnesses are to be called and identified or appeal such decision to the Chancellor or Designee by written reports of evidence introduced as appropriate. filing written notice of appeal with the Chancellor within (2) The Committee may question witnesses at any time. ten (10) calendar days after notification of the decision of (3) The student or, with permission of the Committee, the Committee. A copy of the Notice of Appeal will the adviser or counselor may question witnesses or contemporaneously be given by the student to the Primary examine evidence at the conclusion of the Administrative Officer/Designee(s) or by the Primary University’s presentation. Administrative Officer/Designee(s) to the student. The c. Student Evidence. appealing party may file a written memorandum for (1) If the student has not elected to make a statement consideration by the Chancellor with the Notice of earlier under a. (2) above, the student shall have the Appeal, and the Chancellor may request a reply to such opportunity to make a statement to the Committee memorandum by the appropriate party. about the charge. b. The Chancellor or Designee shall review the record of the (2) The student may present evidence through witnesses case and the appeal documents and may affirm, reverse, or or in the form of written memoranda. remand the case for further proceedings and shall notify (3) The Committee may question the student or each party in writing of the decision on the appeal. The witnesses at any time. The Primary Administrative action of the Chancellor shall be final unless it is to Officer/Designee(s) may question the student or remand the matter for further proceedings. witnesses. 6. Status During Appeal. In cases of suspension, dismissal, or d. Rebuttal Evidence. The Committee may permit the expulsion where a Notice of Appeal is filed within the required University or the student to offer a rebuttal of the other’s time, a student may petition the Chancellor in writing for presentation. permission to attend classes pending final determination of e. Rights of Student Conduct Committee. The Committee appeal. The Chancellor may permit a student to continue in shall have the right to: school under such conditions as may be designated pending (1) Hear together cases involving more than one student completion of appellate procedures, provided such continuance which arise out of the same transaction or will not seriously disrupt the University or constitute a danger to occurrence, but in that event shall make separate the health, safety, or welfare of members of the University findings and determinations for each student; community. In such event, however, any final sanctions imposed (2) Permit a stipulation of facts by the Primary shall be effective from the date of the action of the Committee. Administrative Officer/Designee(s) and the student 7. Student Honor System. Forums under the student honor involved; systems established for investigating facts, holding hearings, and (3) Permit the incorporation in the record by reference of recommending and imposing sanctions are authorized when the any documentation, produced and desired in the student honor code or other regulations containing well defined record by the University or the student charged; jurisdictional statements and satisfying the requirements of (4) Question witnesses or challenge other evidence Section 10.030, which is Article V of the Bylaws of the Board of introduced by either the University or the student at Curators, have been reduced to writing and have been approved any time; by the Chancellor and the Board of Curators and notice thereof (5) Hear from the Primary Administrative in writing has been furnished to students subject thereto. Officer/Designee(s) about dispositions made in Though the student honor system has jurisdiction, together with similar cases and any dispositions offered to the procedures set forth therein, instead of the Primary student appearing before the Committee; Administrative Officer/Designee(s), the standard of conduct (6) Call additional witnesses or require additional called for in any such student honor system shall be deemed to investigation; contain at a minimum the same standards set forth in Section (7) Dismiss any action at any time or permit informal 200.010, entitled Standards of Conduct. Procedures shall satisfy disposition as otherwise provided; the requirements of the Board of Curators’ Bylaws, Section (8) Permit or require at any time amendment of the 10.030, which is Article V, and shall contain procedures herein Notice of Hearing to include new or additional before stated insofar as appropriate and adaptable to the matters which may come to the attention of the particular situation and shall be approved by the Chancellor and Committee before final determination of the case; the General Counsel. Students subject to student honor systems provided, however, that in such event the Committee shall grant to the student or Primary Administrative
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Officer/Designee(s) such time as the Committee may the purpose of review or appeal be accessible at reasonable determine reasonable under the circumstances to times and places to both the University and the student. answer or explain such additional matters; 8. Crimes of Violence and Non-Forcible Sex Offences. In cases (9) Dismiss any person from the hearing who interferes of alleged crimes of violence and non-forcible sex offences: with or obstructs the hearing or fails to abide by the a. The alleged victim is entitled to have an adviser or rulings of the Chair of the Committee; counselor present during his or her participation in the (10) Suspend summarily students from the University hearing. who, during the hearing, obstruct or interfere with b. The alleged victim and the accused shall be informed of the course of the hearing or fail to abide by the ruling the outcome of any campus disciplinary proceeding of the Chair of the Committee on any procedural brought alleging a crime of violence or non-forcible question or request of the Chair for order. sexual assault. 2. Students Rights Upon Hearing. A student appearing before a Committee shall have the right to: University Of Missouri Acceptable a. Be present at the hearing; b. Have an adviser or counselor and to consult with such Use Policy adviser or counselor during the hearing; This policy applies to all users including faculty, staff, students, and c. Have students from the Student Panel sit with the guest users of University of Missouri computer networks, equipment, Committee or Hearing Panel; or connecting resources. d. Hear or examine evidence presented to the Committee; A. UNIVERSITY INSPECTION OF PERSONAL e. Question witnesses present and testifying; ELECTRONIC INFORMATION – Electronic information on f. Present evidence by witnesses or affidavit; University networks or equipment, including, but not limited to, g. Make any statement to the Committee in mitigation or electronic mail and personal information, is subject to examination by explanation of the conduct in question; the University where: h. Be informed in writing of the findings of the Committee and any sanctions it imposes; and 1. It is necessary to maintain or improve the functioning of i. Request review or appeal to the Chancellor as herein University computing resources; provided. 2. Where there is a suspicion of misconduct under University 3. Determination by Student Conduct Committee. The policies, or suspicion of violation of Federal or State laws; or 3. It is necessary to comply with or verify compliance with Federal Committee shall then make its findings and determinations in or State law. executive session out of the presence of the Primary Administrative Officer/Designee(s) and the student charged. Separate findings are to be made: B. ACCEPTABLE USE GUIDELINES a. As to the conduct of the student, and 1. Responsibilities of Users of University Computer Resources: b. On the sanctions, if any, to be imposed. No sanctions shall a. Respect the intellectual property rights of authors, be imposed on the student unless a majority of the contributors, and publishers in all media. Committee present is reasonably convinced by the b. Protect user ID, password, and system from unauthorized evidence that the student has committed the violation use. charged. c. Adhere to the terms of software licenses and other 4. Official Report of Findings and Determinations. The contracts. Persons loading software on any University Committee shall promptly consider the case on the merits and computer must adhere to all licensing requirements for the make its findings and determination and transmit them to the software. Except where allowed by University site Primary Administrative Officer/Designee(s) and the student licenses, copying software licensed for University use for charged forthwith. personal use is a violation of this policy. 5. Other Procedural Questions. Procedural questions which arise d. Adhere to other University and campus policies, including during the hearing not covered by these general rules shall be the Collected Rules and Regulations of the University of determined by the Chair, whose ruling shall be final unless the Missouri, and, if applicable, the University Business Chair shall present the question to the Committee at the request Policy Manual, Human Resources Manual and policies of a member of the Committee, in which event the ruling of the established for a specific resource. Committee by majority vote shall be final. e. Adhere to data access policies of the University or those 6. General Rules of Decorum. The following general rules of established by law. decorum shall be adhered to: f. Use University computer resources in a manner that is a. All requests to address the Committee shall be addressed compliant with University policies and State and Federal to the Chair. law. b. The Chair will rule on all requests and points of order and may consult with Committee’s legal adviser prior to any 2. Prohibited Uses or University Computer Resources: ruling. The Chair’s ruling shall be final and all participants a. Unauthorized or excessive personal use. Use may be shall abide thereby, unless the Chair shall present the excessive if it overburdens a network, results in substantial question to the Committee at the request of a member of use of system capacity, or otherwise subjects the the Committee, in which event the ruling of the institution to increased costs or risks (employees Committee by majority vote shall be final. additionally may be subject to discipline for unauthorized c. Rules of common courtesy and decency shall be observed or excessive personal use of computer resources.) at all times. b. Uses that interfere with the proper functioning of the d. An adviser or counselor may be permitted to address the University’s information technology resources. Committee at the discretion of the Committee. An adviser c. Uses that unreasonably interfere with the ability of others or counselor may request clarification of a procedural to make use of University computer resources. matter or object on the basis of procedure at any time by d. Attempting to gain or gaining unauthorized access to the addressing the Chair after recognition. computer system, or files of another. e. Use of University computer resources to infringe the 7. Record of Hearing. A taped or stenographic record of the intellectual property rights of others. hearing shall be maintained. The notice, exhibits, hearing f. Use of University computer resources for personal profit, record, and the findings and determination of the Committee except as permitted under the University’s conflict of shall become the “Record of the Case” and shall be filed in the interest policy. Office of the Primary Administrative Officer/Designee(s) and for
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C. ENFORCEMENT OF ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY – succeeds the maker of the record in his or her Violation of the Acceptable Use Policy may result in a denial of position. access to University computer resources, and those disciplinary (2) The records and documents of the UMKC Police actions provided or authorized by the Collected Rules and Department that are maintained solely for law Regulations of the University of Missouri. enforcement purposes and are not available to Students who violate these guidelines will be subject to sanctions persons other than law enforcement officials of the as outlined in section 200.010 of the Student Conduct Code. All such same jurisdiction, provided that the educational cases will be forwarded to the Primary Administrative Officer in the records maintained by UMKC are not disclosed to Student Life Office for appropriate action. the UMKC police department. Faculty or staff who violate these guidelines will be subject to (3) In the case of persons who are employed by UMKC disciplinary measures as outlined within the University Policy but who are not in attendance at UMKC, records Manuals. made and maintained in the normal course of Violations of some of the above guidelines may constitute a business which relate exclusively to such person and criminal offense. Individuals using UMKC computing resources are that person’s capacity as an employee where the urged to review the University Policy Manual, Computer Crimes Bill records are not available for any other purpose. passed by the Missouri State Legislature and the MOREnet (4) All records on any UMKC student which are created Acceptable Use Policy, all of which are stored on-line for easy access. and maintained by a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist or other recognized professional or Policy on Student Records paraprofessional acting in his professional or (Note: Revisions to this policy are expected in Spring 2001, but not in paraprofessional capacity, or assisting in that time for the printed catalog. The online catalog, capacity, and which are created, maintained or used http://www.umkc.edu/catalog, will be updated when the policy only in connection with the provision of treatment to changes. Please check there or contact the Office of the Vice the student, and are not available to anyone other Chancellor for Student Affairs for the latest information. Contact than persons providing such treatment, provided, information for this office can be found in the Division of Student however, that such records can be personally Affairs section of this catalog.) reviewed by a physician or other appropriate professional of the student’s choice. Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 - Public Law (5) Records of UMKC which contain only information 93-380 relating to a person after the person is no longer a University of Missouri-Kansas City Policy on Student Records student at the University. An example would be information collected by UMKC pertaining to the 1. General. accomplishments of its alumni. a. This policy is based on the University of Missouri Policy d. “Parent” means both natural parents, an adoptive parent or on Student Records adopted by the Board of Curators on the legal guardian of a student, or an individual acting as a February 28, 1975 as amended on March 18, 1977. b. This UMKC policy supersedes the UMKC Policy on parent in the absence of a parent or guardian. Both parents Student Records which was effective July 1, 1975. shall have equal rights unless revoked by court order or law. 2. Purpose. The purpose of this regulation is to set forth the e. “Party” means an individual, agency or organization. guidelines governing the protection of the privacy of student f. “Personally identifiable” means that the data or records and to implement The Family Education Rights and information includes the name of a student or student’s Privacy Act of 1974. (Buckley Amendment; Pub. L. 93-380, as family, the student’s parent or other family member, the amended.) address of the student, a personal identifier such as the 3. Definitions. student’s social security number or student number, a list a. “Directory Information/Public Information” includes a of personal characteristics which would make the identity student’s name, address, telephone listing, date and place easily traceable, or other information which would make it of birth, major field of study, participation in officially possible to identify the student with reasonable certainty. recognized activities and sports, weight and height of g. “Record” means information or data recorded in any members of athletic teams, dates of attendance, degrees medium, including, but not limited to, handwriting, print, and awards received, and the most recent previous tapes, film, microfilm and microfiche. educational agency or institution attended. Prior consent is h. “Student” means any person who is attending or has not required to disclose that information designated as attended UMKC where UMKC maintains education directory information. records or personally identifiable information on such b. “Eligible Student” means an individual who is or has been person. However, the term does not include a person who in attendance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City has not been in attendance at UMKC. (UMKC) as a student. i. “Attendance” at UMKC includes, but is not limited to: (1) c. The “Education Records” maintained by UMKC which are attendance in person and by correspondence; and (2) the not made available under The Family Educational Rights period during which a person is working under a and Privacy Act of 1974 are financial aid records; the work-study program. student’s cumulative advisement file; student health j. “Disclosure” is defined as permitting access or the release, records and disciplinary records; the student personnel transfer or other communication of education records of folder and the cumulative scholastic record. “Educational the student or the personally identifiable information Records” are those records, files, documents and other contained therein, orally, in writing, by electronic means materials which contain information directly related to a or by any other means to any party. student and are maintained by UMKC or by a party acting 4. Notification by UMKC. UMKC shall inform its eligible for UMKC. “Education Records” do not include: (1) Records of instructional, supervisory and students, annually, by including in the undergraduate, graduate administrative personnel and educational personnel and professional school catalogs, with reference thereto in the ancillary thereto which are in the sole possession of term schedule of classes, the following information: the maker thereof and which are not accessible or a. The types of education records and information currently revealed to any other person except a substitute. For maintained by UMKC. the purpose of this definition a “substitute” means an b. The title and office address of the official currently individual who performs on a temporary basis the responsible for the maintenance of each type of record, the duties of the individual who made the records, and persons who have access to those records, and the purpose does not refer to an individual who permanently for which they have access.
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c. The current UMKC policy for reviewing and expunging record, the student shall be provided a copy of such record. education records. Explanations placed in the education record under paragraph 10 d. The current UMKC procedure established for providing shall be maintained as part of the student’s educational record student access to education records. for as long as the educational record to which it pertains is e. The UMKC procedure for requesting a hearing to maintained. challenge the content of education records. 10. Hearings. f. The cost which will be charged to the student for a. Students who are or have been in attendance at UMKC reproducing copies of the education record. may have an opportunity for a hearing to challenge the g. The categories of information which UMKC has content of such student’s education records in order to designated as directory information/public information. insure that the records are not inaccurate, misleading or 5. UMKC shall not require eligible students to waive their rights to otherwise in violation of the privacy or other rights of access to their records; however, a student or person applying for such student, and to provide an opportunity for the admission may waive his or her right to access to confidential correction or deletion of any such inaccurate, misleading statements on admission, employment or honorary recognition or otherwise inappropriate data contained therein. by complying with the procedures set forth in paragraph seven b. If, as a result of the hearing, UMKC decides that the except that such waiver shall apply to recommendations only if information is not inaccurate, misleading or otherwise in the student is, upon request, notified of the names of all persons violation of the privacy or other rights of the student, it making confidential recommendations and such shall inform the student of his or her right to place in his recommendations are used solely for the purpose for which they or her education record a statement commenting upon the are specifically intended. A waiver shall not be valid unless in information in the education record and/or setting forth writing and signed by the student. Waivers will not be required any reasons for disagreeing with the decision of UMKC. as a condition for admission, receipt of financial aid or receipt of If the education records of the student or the contested any other services or benefits offered by UMKC. A waiver under portion thereof is disclosed by UMKC, the explanation this section may be revoked with respect to any actions shall also be disclosed by UMKC to that party. occurring after the revocation. Any revocation under this section 11. Informal Proceedings. The UMKC official charged with must be in writing. custody of the records will attempt to settle informally any 6. UMKC shall provide students who are or have been in disputes with any student regarding the content of UMKC’s attendance at UMKC access to educational records except as education records through informal meetings and discussions provided in paragraph seven. UMKC shall comply with a with the student. request within a reasonable period of time, but in no case more 12. Formal Proceedings. Upon the request of the UMKC official than 45 days after the request has been made. charged with custody of the records or the student, the hearing 7. Limitations on Access. The University will not make available required by paragraph 10 shall be conducted. to students the following materials: a. The request for a hearing shall be submitted in writing to a. Financial records of the parents of students or any the Chancellor of UMKC who will appoint a hearing information contained therein. officer or a hearing committee to conduct the hearing. b. Confidential letters and statements of recommendation b. The hearing shall be conducted and decided within a which were placed in education records prior to Jan. 1, reasonable period of time following the request for the 1975, if such letters or statements are used only for the hearing. The parties shall be entitled to 10 days prior purpose for which they were specifically intended and so written notice of the time and place of the hearing. long as the letters and statements were solicited with a c. The hearing shall be conducted and the decision rendered written assurance of confidentiality, or sent and retained by an appointed hearing official or officials who shall not with a documented understanding of confidentiality. have a direct interest in the outcome of the hearing. c. Confidential letters of recommendation and statements of d. The student shall be afforded a full and fair opportunity to recommendation which were placed in the student’s present evidence relevant to the hearing, and may be education record after Jan. 1, 1975 respecting admission assisted or represented by individuals of his or her choice to UMKC, application for employment, and receipt of an at his or her own expense, including an attorney. honor or honorary recognition, provided the student has e. The decision of UMKC shall be based solely upon the signed a waiver of the student’s rights of access as evidence presented at the hearing and shall include a provided in paragraph five. summary of the evidence and the reasons for the decision. 8. Access Rights. The right to access as specified in paragraph six f. The decision shall be rendered in writing within a shall include: reasonable period of time after the conclusion of the a. The right to be provided a list of the types of education hearing. records which are maintained by the institution and are g. Either party may appeal the decision of the hearing official or officials to the Chancellor of UMKC. Appeal from the directly related to students. b. The right to inspect and review the content of those Chancellor’s decision is to the President. Appeal from the records. President is to the Board of Curators. c. The right to obtain copies of those records which may be at 13. Consent. UMKC shall not permit access to, or the release of, the expense of the student but not to exceed the actual cost education records of personally identifiable information of reproduction. contained therein (other than directory information/Purpose d. The right to a response to reasonable requests for public information) without the written consent of the student to explanation and interpretations of the education records. any student or to any party other than the following: e. The right to an opportunity for a hearing to challenge the a. Other UMKC officials, including teachers within UMKC content of those records. who have been determined by UMKC to have legitimate f. If any material or document in the education record of a educational interests. student includes information on more than one student, b. Officials of other schools or school systems in which the the right to inspect and review only such part of such student seeks or intends to enroll, upon condition that the material or document as relates to such student or to be student is notified of the transfer, receives a copy of the informed of the specific information contained in such record if requested, and has an opportunity for a hearing to part of such material. challenge the content of the record. 9. Destruction of Records. UMKC may destroy any records if not c. The Comptroller General of the United States; the otherwise precluded by law, provided, that if a student has Secretary of Health,Education and Welfare; the requested access to such records prior to the destruction of such Commissioner; the Director of the National Institute of Education; the Assistant Secretary for Education; or the
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U.S. Veterans Administration, provided that access was custody of the records, and to UMKC officials who have a necessary in connection with the audit and evaluation of legitimate educational interest and to those charged with federally supported education programs, or in connection responsibility of auditing the operation of the system. with the enforcement of or compliance with the federal 17. Transfer of Information by Third Parties. UMKC should not legal requirements which relate to these programs. Except release personal information on a student except on condition when the consent of the parent or student has been that the party to which such information is being transferred will obtained under this section or when the collection of not permit any other party to have access to such information personally identifiable information is specifically without the written consent of the student. UMKC shall include, authorized by federal law, any data collected by officials with any information released to a third party, a written listed herein shall be protected in a manner which will not statement which informs such party of the requirement that it permit personal identification of students and their parents may not be released without the written consent of the student. by other than those officials, and personally identifiable 18. Conditions for Disclosure of Directory Information. data shall be destroyed when no longer needed for such a. UMKC may disclose personally identifiable information audit, evaluation or enforcement of or compliance with the from the education records of a student who is in federal legal requirements. attendance at UMKC if that information has been d. In connection with a student’s application for or receipt of designated as directory information. UMKC shall give financial aid, provided that only that personally public notice of the categories of personally identifiable identifiable information from the education records of the information with respect to that student as directory student may be disclosed as may be necessary to information, and the period of time within which the determine the eligibility of the student for financial aid, to student must inform UMKC in writing that such determine the amount of financial aid, to determine the personally identifiable information is not to be designated conditions which will be imposed regarding the financial as directory information with respect to that student. aid, or to enforce the terms or the conditions of the b. UMKC may disclose directory information from the financial aid. education records of an individual who is no longer in e. State and local officials or authorities to whom such attendance at UMKC without following the procedures information is specifically required to be reported or stated under paragraph 18a of this section. disclosed pursuant to a State statute adopted prior to Nov. 19, 1974. f. Organizations conducting studies for, or on behalf of, Procedure for Appeal of Grades educational agencies or institutions for the purpose of Students are responsible for meeting the standards of academic developing, validating or administering predictive tests, performance established for each course in which they are enrolled. administering student aid programs and improving The establishment of the criteria for grades and the evaluation of instruction, if such studies are conducted in such a manner student academic performance are the responsibilities of the as will not permit the personal identification of students instructor. and their parents by persons other than representatives of This grade appeal procedure is available only for the review of such organizations, and such information will be allegedly capricious grading and not for review of the instructor’s destroyed when no longer needed for the purpose for evaluation of the student’s academic performance. Capricious which the study is conducted. grading, as that term is used here, comprises any of the following: g. Accrediting organization in order to carry out their (1) the assignment of a grade to a particular student on some accrediting functions. basis other than the performance in the course; (2) the assignment of a grade to a particular student according to h. A dependent student’s parent, as defined in Section 152 of more exacting or demanding standards than were applied to other the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. students in the course; (Note: Additional and/or different grading i. In compliance with the judicial order, or pursuant to any criteria may be applied to graduate students enrolled for graduate lawfully issued subpoena. credit in 300- and 400-level courses.) 14. Content of Consent. Where the consent of an eligible student is (3) the assignment of a grade by a substantial departure from the required for the release of education records, it shall be in instructor’s previously announced standards. writing, be signed and dated by the student, and shall include (a) a specification of the records to be released, (b) the reason of Appeal Procedures such release, and (c) the names of the parties to whom such Step 1. The student should first discuss the course grade fully with the records will be released. A copy of the records released shall be instructor of the course. This must be done within six weeks after the provided to the student on the student’s request. beginning of the succeeding regular academic semester. 15. Release of Information for Health or Safety Emergencies. Step 2. If the matter cannot be resolved by consultation with the UMKC may release information from the education records to instructor, the student should use the departmental grade-appeal appropriate persons in connection with an emergency if the procedure. Every academic unit (school, College or department) must knowledge of such information is necessary to protect the health have a set of appeal procedures that are to be made available to or safety of a student or other persons. The factors which will be students on request. These procedures will specify the manner in taken into account in determining whether the records may be which the departmental review of the challenged grade will be released under this section include the following: conducted. a. The seriousness of the threat to the health or safety of the Step 3. If the matter is not resolved at the departmental level, an student or other persons; appeal can be made to the academic dean, in accordance with the b. The need for such records to meet the emergency; school’s or College’s appeals process. c. Whether the persons to whom such records are released The decision of the dean will be communicated to the student, are in a position to deal with the emergency; the instructor and the department. d. The extent to which time is of the essence in dealing with Step 4. If the matter is not resolved within the school or College, the emergency. the student may appeal to the chancellor or designated representative. This appeal must be made within 10 consecutive calendar days after 16. Records of Access. UMKC shall maintain a record kept with notification of the decision of the dean. the education records of each student, which will indicate all Step 5. The chancellor or designated representative shall review parties except UMKC officials who have requested or obtained the full record of the case and appeal documents. At this level, the access to a student’s education records maintained by UMKC chancellor may appoint an ad hoc academic appeals committee to and such record will indicate specifically the legitimate interest review the record and provide advice on the matter. that each party has in obtaining the information. This record of The decision of the chancellor, or designated representative, is access shall be available only to the student, to the school final and will be communicated to the student, the instructor, the official and his or her assistant who are responsible for the department and the dean of the school or College.
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Academic Amnesty Policy Equal Opportunity Procedures The University of Missouri-Kansas City has an Amnesty policy to enable those students who did not perform adequately in their Guidelines on Sex Discrimination undergraduate enrollment at UMKC to be given a second chance to The University of Missouri-Kansas City complies with Title IX of the pursue their academic goals. The policy is as follows: Educational Amendment of 1972 and seeks to insure that all persons employed, seeking employment, seeking admission, students, I. A student may apply for amnesty if s/he meets the following promotions and salary are not victims of sex discrimination. To insure requirements: this policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sex, the University has 1. Has not been enrolled at UMKC at any time during the past two taken the following steps: years. 1. It recruits employees of both sexes for all jobs except where sex 2. Applies for readmission at UMKC, and applies for academic is a bona fide occupational qualification. amnesty at the time of the application for admission or (if 2. Advertisements in journals, newspapers and other media for already admitted) during the first semester of re-enrollment. employment do not express a sexual preference unless sex is a Note: Amnesty for prior terms at UMKC will not be considered for bona fide occupational qualification for the job. 3. Personnel policies for the University explicitly indicate that students who are enrolled or are enrolling at schools other than there will be no discrimination on account of sex. UMKC 4. Promotion and job advancement except where governed by the II. Academic Amnesty will be implemented as follows: rules and regulations of tenure are offered to all employees regardless of sex. To insure this stand, the University makes no 1. Grades for ALL courses taken in the period of time for which distinction based upon sex in employment opportunities, wages, amnesty is requested will be marked if the request is approved. hours or other conditions of employment. The student may not choose specific courses to be marked, 5. Policies and practices of the University assure that appropriate leaving others unmarked. physical facilities are available for both sexes. 2. The original grade will remain on the student’s record, but will 6. Women employees are not penalized in their condition of be marked by an “x” preceding the grade. For plus/minus employment because they require time away from work on grades, the plus or minus will be dropped and the base grade account of child bearing. Following childbirth and upon will be used. For example, grades of A, B+, B, B-...F will be signifying intent to return within a reasonable time, such female changed to XA, XB, ....XF. These hours and grades will remain employees are reinstated to their original jobs or positions of on the transcript, but will not count toward cumulative hours nor like status and pay without loss of service credit. GPA, nor can they be used to fulfill any degree requirements, 7. The wage schedule and job classifications of the University are regardless of the original grade. not related to or based on the sex of the employee. 3. A statement “Grades granted amnesty by faculty committee 8. The University has issued policies and guidelines to ensure an action” (or similar) will follow the last course on each term educational and work environment that is free from sexual granted amnesty. harassment. 4. The change to the transcript will be made after the fourth week 9. The University has taken the above steps to alleviate sex of classes in the term in which the student re-enrolls. If the discrimination within the institution. Those employees who student then withdraws before grades are awarded at the end of believe they have been discriminated against on the basis of sex that term the grades will be returned to the original grade. may use the appropriate internal grievance procedure. 5. The student will be able to receive amnesty only one time (for one or multiple terms) at UMKC. Guidelines on Discrimination on the Basis of Religion or National Origin Academic Amnesty Procedures Members of various religious and ethnic groups, primarily but not 1. Application may be made by letter or by use of a standard exclusively of eastern, middle and southern European ancestry, such application form available in the Registration and Records as Jewish, Catholic, Italian, Greek and Slavic groups, continue to be Office and each academic unit Dean’s Office and Advising excluded from executive, middle management and other job levels Office. Applications should be submitted to the Registration and because of discrimination based upon their religion and/or national origin. Under the Equal Opportunity Clause contained in section 202 Records Office, to the attention of the Assistant of Executive Order 11246 as amended, the University of Registrar-Records. Copies of the application will be forwarded Missouri-Kansas City does not discriminate against employees or by the Assistant Registrar to the Dean of the academic unit in applicants for employment because of religion or national origin, and which the student was seeking a degree in the term(s) to be employees are treated during employment without regard to their included under the amnesty, and to the deans of all other religion or national origin. To ensure this, the University of academic units involved. Missouri-Kansas City has taken the following steps: 2. Amnesty applications are acted upon by a faculty committee to be appointed by the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs. This 1. The University, through the director of affirmative action and its committee should be composed of representatives of the international communications mechanisms, has expressed that student’s original academic unit, the student’s current academic equal employment opportunity without regard to religion or unit (if different), and the department in which the student took national origin is a policy of the University and that all the preponderance of his/her courses. Representatives of the employees of the University must be committed to equal Registrar’s Office and the Admissions Office will be included as employment for all persons without regard to religion or non-voting members. Notification of committee members and national origin. 2. In all of its recruitment sources the University of the setting of committee meetings will be the responsibliltiy of Missouri-Kansas City has gone on public record to express that the Registration and Records Office. it is committed to equal employment opportunity without regard 3. Notification of all committee decisions will be made in writing to religion or national origin. to the student, the appropriate Academic Deans, the Registration 3. The University, through its affirmative action listings, informs and Records Office and the Office of Admissions by the Vice some community, religious and ethnic groups of employment Provost/Executive Dean. opportunities that are available at the University of 4. If students (who have not applied for amnesty) are denied Missouri-Kansas City. readmission to UMKC due to their low GPA and have not 4. The University of Missouri-Kansas City accommodates the attended UMKC for at least two years, the Admissions Office religious observance and practices of all employees unless it will include a copy of this policy and an application for amnesty interferes with the reasonable purpose of the institution. along with the letter of denial. 5. The University has taken the above steps to alleviate discrimination based on religion or national origin. Employees
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who feel they have been discriminated against on the basis of enrolled. The University’s academic and probation policies have been religion or national origin may avail themselves of the internal approved by the Veterans Affairs as those Minimum Standards of affirmative action grievance procedures. Progress and are as follows: Guidelines on Sexual Harassment Undergraduate Student This University of Missouri policy aims for an increased awareness Undergraduate degree-seeking students’ academic status is assessed at regarding sexual harassment by making available information, the end of every term, whether the student is full-time or part-time for education and guidance on the subject for the University community. that term. A summer session is considered the same as a semester for the purpose of the following regulations: A. Policy Statement. It is the policy of the University of Missouri, in accordance with providing a positive, discrimination-free 1. In general, students will be placed on academic probation environment, that sexual harassment in the work place or educational whenever their official UM grade-point average falls below 2.0 environment is unacceptable conduct. Sexual harassment is subject to (C average). Some academic units may have a higher discipline, up to and including separation from the institution. grade-point average requirement. New freshman admitted to UMKC on the basis of high school records, who have B. Definition. Sexual harassment is defined for this policy as either grade-point averages between 1.50 and 1.99 at the end of the 1. Unwelcome sexual advances or requests for sexual activity by a first semester of either full- or part-time study will be placed on University employee in a position of power or authority to a academic warning. Students on academic warning must achieve University employee or a member of the student body, or an overall C average by the end of their second semester or be 2. Other unwelcome verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature placed on regular probation. They then would be subject to the by a University employee or a member of the student body to a regular probation requirements. University employee or a member of the student body, when: 2. Students on academic probation will be restored to good a. Submission to or rejection of such conduct is used standing whenever the UM grade-point average reaches 2.0 or explicitly or implicitly as a condition for academic or the GPA level established by their academic units. 3. Students on academic probation must maintain the grade-point employment decisions; or b. The purpose or effect of such conduct is to interfere average required by their academic units during each subsequent unreasonably with the work of academic performance of semester or summer session while they are on probation. the person being harassed; or Otherwise, they are ineligible to re-enroll without the approval c. The purpose or effect of such conduct to a reasonable of the academic units. person is, to create an intimidating, hostile, or offensive 4. Students on academic probation must remove themselves from environment. probation within three successive semesters (including the semester in which they originally were placed on probation). C. Non-Retaliation. This policy also prohibits retaliation against any Otherwise, they are ineligible to re-enroll without the approval person who brings an accusation of discrimination or sexual of the academic units. harassment or who assists with the investigation of sexual harassment. 5. Students are responsible for knowing their academic status by Notwithstanding this provision, the University may discipline an referring to the term grade reports and their permanent academic employee or student who has been determined to have brought records in the UMKC Records Office. accusation of sexual harassment in bad faith. Graduate and Professional Students D. Redress Procedures. Members of the University community who Because there may be some variation in the academic and probation believe they have been sexually harassed may seek redress, using the policies in the various graduate and professional schools within the following options: University, reference should be made to the appropriate sections in 1. Pursue appropriate informal resolution procedures as defined by this catalog. the individual campuses. These procedures are available from the campus Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Officer Conduct 2. Initiate a complaint or grievance within the period of time Institution policy relating to conduct for veteran students is the same prescribed by an applicable grievance procedure. Faculty are as for all other students. Statement of requirements is shown referred to Section 370.010, “Academic Grievance Procedures”; elsewhere in this catalog. staff to Section 380.010, “Grievance Procedure for Student Records Administrative, Service and Support Staff” and students to Adequate records are kept by the school to show the progress of each Section 390.010, “Discrimination Grievance Procedure for eligible veteran. The records are sufficient to show continued pursuit Students”. Pursuing a complaint or informal resolution at the rate for which enrolled and the progress being made. procedure does not compromise one’s rights to initiate a These records include the final grade in each subject completed grievance or seek redress under state or federal laws. and a record of the date of withdrawal from any class the veteran does not complete. The last date of attendance must be reported to the E. Discipline. Upon receiving a charge of sexual harassment against a Veterans Affairs. member of faculty, staff, or student body, the University will No veteran will be considered to have made satisfactory progress investigate and, if substantiated, will initiate the appropriate when the veteran fails all subjects undertaken except with a show of disciplinary procedures. There is a five year limitation period from the mitigating circumstances, when enrolled in two or more unit subjects. date of occurrence for filing a charge that may lead to discipline. An This is immediately reported to Veterans Affairs. The determination individual who makes an accusation of sexual harassment will be for the continuance of benefits is made by the regional office of the informed: Veterans Affairs. 1. At the close of the investigation, whether or not disciplinary procedures will be initiated; and Discrimination Grievance Procedure for 2. At the end of any disciplinary procedures, of the discipline Students imposed, if any. (Policy Date: 12-17-82; Amended Date: 1-25-90) Minimum Standards of Progress for A. General 1. It is the policy of the University of Missouri to provide equal Veterans opportunity for all enrolled students and applicants for Veterans Affairs regulations require that all veterans drawing VA admission to the University on the basis of merit without educational benefits at UMKC must comply with the Veterans Affairs discrimination on the basis of their race, color, creed, sex, age, Minimum Standards of Progress. These standards dictate that the national origin, disability or Vietnam era veteran status. Sexual veteran must be making satisfactory progress toward a degree while harassment shall be considered discrimination because of sex.
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2. To insure compliance with this policy, all University of Missouri procedures pertaining to student complaints and grievances, and prospective or enrolled students shall have available to them this the Chief Student Personnel Administrator or his/her designee student discrimination grievance procedure for resolving and the Officer for Equal Opportunity or for Affirmative Action complaints and/or grievances regarding alleged discrimination. shall be available to assist the student in understanding the 3. This grievance procedure neither supersedes nor takes opportunities afforded through such policies and procedures. precedence over established University procedure of due process The student may choose to have an adviser participate in any for any and all matters related to Academic Dishonesty, Grade stage of the grievance procedure, subject to the restrictions of Appeals, Traffic Appeals, Disciplinary Appeals, or other specific the hearing procedures set forth in Section 390.010 F. campus procedures which are authorized by the Board of 2. Joint Complaint – If more than one student is aggrieved by the Curators and deal with faculty/staff responsibilities. same action, these students may, by mutual written agreement 4. These proceedings may be terminated at any time by the mutual among themselves, file with the Chief Student Personnel agreement of the parties involved. Note: A grievance Administrator a complaint and pursue their complaints jointly concerning specific incidents filed under this discrimination under this grievance procedure. If the number of students in grievance procedure shall not be processed on behalf of any such a case is so large as to make it impracticable for them to be student who elects to utilize another University grievance heard individually in a joint proceeding, they may, by mutual procedure. In addition, the filing of a grievance under these agreement, elect one or more of their number to act on behalf of procedures precludes the subsequent use of other University them all. grievance or appeals procedure for the same incident. 3. Students may at any time within thirty-five (35) calendar days of the date of the occurrence of the incident, informally discuss a B. Definitions complaint with the relevant supervising administrator. Every 1. A complaint is an informal claim of discriminatory treatment. A reasonable effort should be made to resolve the matter complaint may, but need not, constitute a grievance. Complaints informally at this administrative level. If a satisfactory shall be processed through the informal procedure herein set resolution is not reached, the student may pursue the matter forth. through each level of administrative jurisdiction up to and 2. A Grievance is the written allegation of discrimination which is including the Appropriate Administrative Officer, or file a related to: grievance within the time specified in D.1.b. a. Recruitment and admission to the institution. 4. Complaints Involving Recruitmen b. Admission to and treatment while enrolled in an education a. Undergraduate applicants must first present complaints program. about recruitment to the Director of admissions. If a c. Employment as a student employee on campus. satisfactory resolution is not reached, the applicant may d. Other matters of significance relating to campus living or appeal the matter to the immediate supervising officer of student life, including, but not limited to: Assignment of the Director of Admissions. roommates in resident halls Actions of fraternities and b. Applicants for graduate study may request a meeting with sororities Membership in and/or admission to the academic department head and the Dean of the club/organizations Student Health Services Financial aid College, or their designees, who are actually involved in awards the recruitment effort to discuss the matter informally. If a satisfactory resolution is not reached, the applicant may 3. A student is any person who has applied for admission or appeal to the Dean of the Graduate School and finally to readmission, or who is currently enrolled, or who was a student the Appropriate Administrative Officer. of the University of Missouri at the time of the alleged discrimination. 5. Complaints Involving Admissions (Undergraduate or 4. Persons with disabilities–For the purpose of this student Professional) discrimination grievance procedure, a “person with a disability” a. Undergraduate and professional student applicants shall has been substituted for “handicapped individual” (Section 504, present complaints to the Director of Admissions or to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973) and shall be defined as “. . . any Dean of the School or College, depending upon where the person who application was originally filed. a. Has a physical or mental impairment which substantially b. This University official shall compare the person’s limits one or more of such person’s major life activities, academic qualifications against the official University b. Has a record of such impairment, or admissions criteria and review the denial. If the denial is c. Is regarded as having such an impairment. ”For purpose of sustained, the applicant may appeal this decision to the this definition, “major life activity” means any mental or official’s immediate supervisor or to the appropriate physical function or activity which, if impaired, creates a admissions committee. substantial barrier to employment and/or education. Any 6. Complaints Involving Admissions (Graduate)– applicants to the reference in this document to written materials or to Graduate School may ask for a meeting with the academic written or oral presentations within the student department head of the program to which the applicant was discrimination grievance procedure may be adjusted to seeking admission. This official shall explain the reasons for the accommodate persons with disabilities for whom the denial of recommendation for admission. If a satisfactory stated materials or required presentations would not be resolution is not reached, the applicant may then appeal to the appropriate. Cost of such accommodation will be borne Dean of the Graduate School or to the appropriate admissions by the University, with no charge to the individual. committee. If the denial is upheld, the applicant may appeal the 5. Appropriate Administrative Officer – The primary administrative decision to the appropriate administrative officer. officer on the staff of the Chancellor (in the area of Student 7. Complaints Involving Admissions to or Treatment in an Affairs/Services, Administrative Services, Development, and Educational Program or in the Granting of Assistantships– An Academic Affairs) having administrative responsibility for the undergraduate or graduate student enrolled at the institution who unit in which the discrimination is alleged to have occurred. has a discrimination complaint involving admission to or 6. Grievance Consultant – At any step the Director of Equal treatment in an educational program or in the granting of Opportunity or of Affirmative Action may be asked to serve as a assistantships may request a conference with the appropriate consultant by any of the parties involved in this grievance department head and with the Dean of the School or College (or procedure. the Dean’ sdesignee) to discuss the matter informally. If a satisfactory resolution is not reached, the student may present a C. Filing Informal Complaints grievance pursuant to Section 390.010 F. 8. Complaints Involving Non-academic Matters Related to Campus 1. Policies and Procedures – A student with an informal complaint Living and Student Life– A currently enrolled student who has a will be provided with copies of appropriate policies and University-related complaint concerning discrimination in
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non-academic matters including but not limited to assignment of Administrator, the statements are vague or do not meet the roommates, actions of fraternities and sororities, membership in above requirement. The student may make the necessary and/or admissions to clubs/organizations, student health services corrections and resubmit the grievance within seven (7) and financial aid awards may request a conference with the days. appropriate administrative supervisor, department head and/or 3. Any grievance not filed within the time limits specified in director to discuss the matter informally. If a satisfactory Section 390.010 D.1.b shall be deemed waived by the grievant. resolution is not reached, the student may present a grievance The Chief Student Personnel Administrator may extend the time pursuant to Section 390.010 D. limits only if adequate cause for an extension of the time limits 9. Complaints Involving Student Employment on Campus– A can be shown by the student. student enrolled at the University who alleges that 4. For informational purposes, copies of the grievance shall be discrimination occurred either in applying for work or while forwarded to the Appropriate Administrative Officer and the working as a student employee at a University job may request a Director of Equal Employment and/or Affirmative Action. conference with the supervisor, department head or director of 5. Within fifteen (15) working days of receipt of a grievance that the employing unit to discuss the matter informally. If a satisfies the requirement of Section 390.010 D.l.b, the satisfactory resolution is not reached, the student may present a Appropriate Administrative Officer with the consent of the grievance pursuant to Section 390.010 D. parties involved may establish an informal hearing with the 10. Complaints Involving Financial Aid (Undergraduate, Graduate, aggrieved student, the responding faculty/staff/organization, the Professional): respondent’s supervisor and the Appropriate Administrative a. Undergraduate, graduate and professional student aid Officer’s designee. The Appropriate Administrative Officer shall applicants shall present complaints to the Director of not be involved in this meeting. If this informal means of Student Financial Aid where the application was resolving the grievance fails, a grievance committee will be originally filed or the award originally made. impaneled as called for in Section 390.010 E.1. b. This University official shall compare the person’s financial and academic qualifications against the official E. Formation of a Grievance Committee University financial aid criteria and review the award, amount or denial of the aid. If the original judgment is 1. It is the Appropriate Administrative Officer’s responsibility to sustained, the applicant may appeal this decision to the initiate the selection of the grievance committee within fifteen official’s immediate supervisor or to the appropriate (15) working days after the request for the formation of a financial aid committee. grievance committee or after the completion of the informal hearing provided for in Section 390.010 F.5 without satisfaction D. Initiating a Grievance to the grievant. 2. A grievance hearing panel shall be established by October 1 of 1. Policies and Procedures – A student with a grievance will be each year from which a grievance committee should be provided copies of appropriate policies and procedures constituted. The panel shall consist of ten (10) faculty, ten (10) pertaining to student complaints and grievances, and the Chief staff and ten (10) students. Selection of the panel will be made Student Personnel Administrator or designee and the Officer for by the Chief Student Personnel Administrator from Equal Opportunity or for Affirmative Action shall be available to recommendations by the appropriate faculty, staff and student assist the student in understanding the opportunities afforded associations. Selection of membership will consider sex, race, through such policies and procedures. The student may choose disability, academic rank, student classification and employee to have an adviser participate in any stage of the grievance classification. Membership on the hearing panel shall be for two procedure, subject to the restrictions of the hearing procedures years. A member’s term shall expire on September 30 of the set forth in Section 390.010 F. second year unless he/she is serving at that time on a hearing a. Joint Grievance – If more than one student is aggrieved by committee still in the process of reviewing an unresolved the same action, these students may, by mutual written grievance. In such case, the member’s term shall expire as soon agreement among themselves, file with the Chief Student as the committee has submitted a written report of its findings Personnel Administrator a grievance and pursue their and recommendations to the Appropriate Administrative Officer. grievances jointly under this grievance procedure. If the 3. A hearing committee shall be composed of five (5) members. number of students in such a case is so large as to make it The grievant shall select two (2) members from the grievance impractical for them to be heard individually in a joint hearing panel provided by the Chief Student Personnel proceeding, they may, by mutual agreement, elect one or Administrator. The responding faculty/staff/organization shall more of their number to act on behalf of all of them. select two (2) members from the grievance hearing panel. Both b. Regardless of their nature, all discrimination grievances parties should have their selections made within 15 working are to be filed with the Chief Student Personnel days of the receipt of the request. The four committee members Administrator. A grievance must have been filed by a shall then select an additional member from the grievance student within one-hundred-eighty(180) calendar days of hearing panel to serve as chair. Neither members of the the date of the alleged discriminatory act. immediate departmental unit nor student members of pertinent 2. Filing a Grievance student organizations involved in the grievance shall be eligible a. All grievances must be presented in writing and contain to serve on the committee. the following information: 4. Any person selected to a grievance committee will be expected (a) A clear concise statement of the grievance which to serve on such committee and to be present at all sessions. If a includes the name of the person(s) against whom the member is absent from a single session, that person will be grievance is made, the date(s) of the alleged required to review all tapes or transcribed proceedings of that discrimination and a statement describing the session prior to the next meeting of the committee. Should a specific supporting evidence; member be absent from two sessions or should a member request (b) A brief summary of the prior attempts to resolve the to be excused from service for reasons of illness, necessary matter which includes the names of persons with absence from the campus or other hardship, then that member whom the matter was discussed and the results of shall be replaced in the same manner used in the original those previous discussions; selection (see Section 390.010 E.3). If a member is unable or (c) A specific statement of the remedial action or relief ineligible to serve for whatever reason, the replacement shall sought. review all tapes or written transcripts and all submitted evidence prior to service on the committee. Five members of the hearing b. Within seven (7) working days, the original grievance form committee, duly selected as in Sections 390.010 E.3 and E.4 with an explanation will be returned to the student if, in must attend the opening and closing session of the hearing. the judgment of the Chief Student Personnel
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F. Hearing Procedures for Formal Grievances student refuses to participate further in the committee hearing, 1. It shall be the responsibility of the Appropriate Administrative the committee may choose to continue the case or to move to Officer to coordinate the procedures contained herein, to make closure with an appropriate closing statement as per Section provisions for hearing rooms, to coordinate secretarial and 390.010 F.9. recording services and to otherwise serve the grievance 8. A confidential tape recording of the grievance hearing shall be committee as needed. made and will be accessible to the parties involved, the 2. At the first organizational meeting of the grievance committee, committee, the Appropriate Administrative Officer, the the committee shall elect a chairperson from among the Chancellor, the President, members of the Board of Curators and members to preside over subsequent meetings. Then the authorized representatives on a need-to-know basis. Either party chairperson shall schedule a hearing at the earliest convenient to the grievance may request that the committee provide a time when all affected parties can be present. written transcript of testimony. The cost of preparation of such a 3. A quorum consists of a minimum of four members of the transcript is to be paid by the party making such request unless committee except as provided by Section 390.010 E.4. Section 390.010 B.4 is applicable. After the report of the 4. The grievance committee shall invite the grievant and the grievance committee has been prepared, the tapes and relevant responding person to all hearings. Attendance at the hearings materials will be sealed and filed in the Appropriate shall be limited to persons who have an official connection with Administrative Office. Unless extraordinary circumstances the case as determined by the chairperson. The grievant and the apply, these materials will be destroyed at the end of five years. responding person may choose to be accompanied by an adviser. 9. At the conclusion of the grievance hearing, the members of the Others whose participation in the hearing is considered essential grievance committee shall meet in closed session to deliberate in order to assist the committee in establishing the facts of the upon their findings. A majority vote of the entire committee case shall appear before the committee only long enough to give shall be required on all decisions. The grievance committee shall testimony and to answer questions of committee members. make a written report on findings an recommendations to the 5. It is within the duties and responsibilities of all members of a Appropriate Administrative Officer of the University, with grievance committee to commit themselves to observe copies to the grievant(s) and the responding person(s). The procedures consistent with fairness to all parties concerned. For written report will contain: example, it is a matter of principle that members of the a. A statement of the purpose of the hearing, grievance committee will not discuss a case with anyone outside b. Issues considered, of the hearing process and that their finding will not be c. A summary of the testimony and other evidence presented, influenced by anything other than the evidence presented to d. Findings of fact as developed at the hearing, and them in meetings in which all affected parties are present. e. Recommendations for final disposition of the case. 6. The grievance committee shall set forth the rules of procedure 10. The Appropriate Administrative Officer will make a decision. for the hearing within the guidelines set forth herein. The This decision and the actions that have been taken shall be chairperson may, for good cause and with the concurrence of a presented to both parties in writing. If the administrative officer majority of the entire committee, authorize deviation from the does not accept the recommendations of the grievance suggested format, in which case the principal parties shall be committee, a written statement of the reasons for so ruling must notified. be given to both parties and to the chairperson of the committee. a. The grievant shall be heard first in all phases of a grievance 11. If requested by the grievant or the responding party, normally hearing and shall be primarily responsible for the within seven (7) calendar days of the notification of the decision, presentation of his/her position. the decision of the Appropriate Administrative Officer may be b. The adviser of the grievant or respondent may advise that subject to a review of the records by the Chancellor. Any review person and may briefly explain his or her position but shall and decision by the Chancellor shall be made normally within not be permitted to testify or to cross-examine. thirty (30) calendar days. The decision of the Chancellor can be c. A reasonable time limit should be established for opening appealed to the President of the UM System, who shall have and closing statements and shall be announced prior to the thirty (30) calendar days in which to make a decision, which hearing. shall be final. d. Length of hearing sessions may be established in advance; 12. Grievances shall receive prompt attention. The hearing and the every effort should be made to conduct the hearing as report of the grievance committee shall normally be completed expeditiously as possible, with equal fairness to both within sixty (60) calendar days of the formation of the grievance parties. committee, and a final decision shall be made by the Appropriate e. The interested parties shall provide the chairperson with Administrative Officer normally within ten (10) calendar days the names of the adviser and potential witnesses at least thereafter. In any case in which these time schedules should forty-eight (48) hours prior to the hearing. It is the prove to be inadequate, the committee shall present, in writing, responsibility of the interested party, working with the an amended time schedule to all parties involved. chairperson, to ensure the presence of these individuals in a timely manner. UM System Policy on Maintaining a Positive f. After initial witnesses for both parties have been heard, Work and Learning Environment such witnesses may be recalled for additional questioning 1. The University of Missouri is committed to providing a positive if requested by either party or the grievance committee. work and learning environment where all individuals are treated The committee may call new witnesses whose testimony it fairly and with respect, regardless of their status. Intimidation deems relevant or helpful. and harassment have no place in a university community. To g. In order to promote the truthful, unfettered exchange of honor the dignity and inherent worth of every individual – information and ideas, all testimony pertaining to the student, employee, or applicant for employment or admission – grievance hearing shall be held in confidence. h. Only evidence relevant to the grievance may be is a goal to which every member of the university community introduced. Questions regarding the admissibility of should aspire and to which officials of the university should evidence shall be decided by the chairperson. direct attention and resources. 2. With respect to students, it is the university’s special 7. At any point in the proceedings prior to the time at which the responsibility to provide a positive climate in which students can committee reaches its final decision, the grievant may withdraw learn. Chancellors are expected to provide educational programs any portion or all of the grievance with the consent of a majority and otherwise direct resources to creative and serious measures of the committee members and of the respondent. In all cases of designed to improve interpersonal relationships, to help develop withdrawal at the consent of the committee and of the healthy attitudes toward different kinds of people, and to foster a respondent, the grievant shall not have the privilege of reopening climate in which students are treated as individuals rather than the same grievance at any time in the future. In the event that the as members of a particular category of people.
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3. With respect to employees, the strength we have as a university is directly related to maintaining a positive work environment throughout the institution. The university should provide a positive recruiting and work environment focused on the duties and skills of the work to be performed. It is the expectation of the university that all employees and potential employees will be treated on the basis of their contribution or potential contribution without regard to personal characteristics not related to competence, demonstrated ability, performance, or the advancement of the legitimate interests of the university. The General Officers are expected to provide training programs for supervisors to assist in achieving this objective. 4. With respect to violations of the policy, faculty, staff and students may utilize their respective grievance procedures approved by the Board of Curators. The approved grievance procedures are as follows: Grievance procedure in Section 370.010 for faculty; grievance procedure in Section 380.010 for staff; and grievance procedure in Section 390.010 for students, and each such procedure shall be deemed as amended to include grievances filed under this policy. This policy shall not be interpreted in such a manner as to violate the legal rights of religious organizations, or military organizations associated with the Armed Forces of the United States of America.
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UM System Information University of Missouri-Rolla Director of Admissions Campus locations: Kansas City, Columbia, Rolla, St. Louis University of Missouri-Rolla 106 Parker Hall Total enrollment (fall 2000): 56,030; 76 percent Rolla, MO 65409 undergraduates, 24 percent graduate and professional students (573) 341-4165 or (800) 522-0938 Web site: http://www.system.missouri.edu [email protected] http://www.umr.edu Degrees granted (1999-2000): 10,944 Teaching and research staff: 9,543; 40.4 percent full time, 59.6 Academic Units percent part time College of Arts and Sciences School of Engineering Administrative, service and support staff: 15,039; 48.4 percent School of Mines and Metallurgy full time, 51.6 percent part time Graduate Study Office Academic Extension Division Libraries: Total holdings of 6,030,805 volumes, 9,882,372 microforms, 32,665 periodicals University of Missouri-St. Louis Student financial aid: $358,105,304 in grants, loans, work Director of Admissions programs, scholarships, fellowships and other government aid University of Missouri-St. Louis awarded to 41,583 students in fiscal year 2000 358 Millenium Student Center Land holdings: 19,296 acres 8001 Natural Bridge Road St. Louis, MO 63121 Campus Information (314) 516-5451 Inquiries regarding admission to the other three campuses of [email protected] the University of Missouri should be directed to the following http://www.umsl.edu addresses. Phone numbers are also listed. University of Missouri-Columbia Academic Units Director of Admissions College of Arts and Sciences 230 Jesse Hall Barnes College School of Nursing Columbia, MO 65211 School of Business Administration (573) 882-2456 or (800) 225-6075 School of Education [email protected] School of Optometry http://www.missouri.edu Evening College Continuing Education Outreach Graduate School Academic Units Honors College College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources St. Louis/Washington University College of Arts and Sciences Joint Engineering Program College of Business and Public Administration College of Education College of Engineering University Outreach and Extension College of Human Environmental Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine http://outreach.missouri.edu School of Accountancy University Outreach and Extension, the statewide educational School of Business outreach arm of the the UM system, seeks to focus the School of Fine Arts resources of the University on high-priority needs at the local School of Health Related Professions level. These priorities include environmental quality, School of Journalism agricultural profitability, nutrition and health, family and youth School of Law development, and community and business development. School of Library and Informational Science Programs are delivered in cooperation with University School of Medicine Outreach and Extension councils in every Missouri county. School of Natural Resources Univesity faculty headquarted in county extension centers rely School of Nursing on the knowledge and resources of faculty on all four UM School of Social Work campuses, plus Lincoln University, in creating educational Graduate School programs to meet local needs. Honors College Extension Division
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