2004-2005 Graduate Catalog
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ROWAN UNIVERSITY Graduate Catalog 2004-2005 CONTENTS Introduction Welcome ...................................................................................................................................................3 Rowan University in Brief .........................................................................................................................3 Listing of Programs.....................................................................................................................................4 History of Rowan University ....................................................................................................................5 Division of Academic Affairs . .9 Office of the Provost .................................................................................................................................9 Campbell Library ........................................................................................................................................9 Rowan University at Camden . 10 Information Resources . 10 The Graduate School . 11 Admission to The Graduate School . 11 Academic Policies and Requirements . 15 Financial Information . 21 College of Business . 25 College of Communication . 29 College of Education . 34 College of Engineering . 68 College of Fine and Performing Arts . 71 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences . 74 Course Descriptions . 78 Faculty . 146 Directions to the University . 165 Index . 166 2 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Welcome We hope your educational experience at Rowan Welcome to the Graduate School at Rowan University will be positive and rewarding. This cat- University! The Graduate School offers stimulating alog provides information that will be useful for and challenging graduate education experiences. you as you plan and complete your program If you Small classes, well-qualified professors, focused need assistance or have questions, please do not and dynamic courses characterize our varied grad- hesitate to call your program advisor and/or The uate programs. The Graduate School provides Graduate School. We are here to serve you. scholarly opportunities to meet professional and personal desires for lifelong learning and career Rowan University in Brief development and promotes an exceptional envi- Type ronment for achievement and fulfillment. Our pro- Comprehensive, coeducational, non-sectarian, grams emphasize the integration of theory and state-supported, founded in 1923 practice through classroom applications, field experiences, projects and theses, and culminating Colleges capstone experiences. Business, Communication, Education, Rowan University offers degree programs at the Engineering, Fine and Performing Arts, Liberal Arts graduate level leading to the Master of Arts, the and Sciences, and The Graduate School Master of Business Administration, the Master of Science, Master of Music and the Master of Degrees Science in Teaching degrees. There is also an Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor exciting doctoral program leading to the Doctor of of Music, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, Education (Ed.D) in Educational Leadership, and an Master of Business Administration, Master of Education Specialist degree (Ed.S) in School Music, Master of Science, Master of Science in Psychologist Certification. New master’s programs Teaching, Educational Specialist, Doctor of in writing, theatre and music, and educational Education technology expand our offerings and meet profes- Campuses sional needs. There are also selected programs Glassboro, NJ—Main (approximately 20 miles that can lead to certification by the New Jersey southeast of Philadelphia, PA) Department of Education and graduate certificate programs in specific areas of study. The University Camden, NJ—Branch is accredited by the Middle States Association of Size Colleges and Secondary Schools. Eligible Master Approximately 7,040 full-time and 2,700 part- of Arts education programs and certification pro- time students; approximately 570 full-time equiva- grams are fully credited by the National Council for lent (FTE) faculty the Accreditation of Colleges of Teacher Education (NCATE) and meet all National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education Certification (NASDTEC) standards. 3 ROWAN UNIVERSITY 2004-2005 Average Costs (2003-2004)* VP Student Affairs 256-4283 VP University Advancement 256-4095 Full-Time In-State ..........................................$4,957/semester Graduate Programs Out of State ....................................$7,507/semester College of Business Part-Time M.B.A., Master of Business Administration Tuition & Fees Tuition &Fees M.S., Accounting (admission suspended) (Master’s level) (Doctoral level) College of Communication In-State .......... $450.30/credit ..........$491.30/credit M.A., Public Relations Out of State ....$682.30/credit ..........$748.30/credit M.A., Writing *subject to annual change College of Education Administrative Offices Telephone Ed.D., Educational Leadership Numbers Ed.S., Educational Services: School Psychologist Academic Affairs 256-4011 Certification Academic Success 256-4259 M.A., Educational Technology Alumni Office 256-5400 M.A., Elementary School Teaching Bursar 256-4150 M.A., Environmental Education and Conservation Campbell Library 256-4800 M.A., Higher Education Career & Academic Planning 256-4456 M.A., Learning Disabilities Dean, Business 256-4025 M.A., Reading Education Dean, Communication 256-4340 M.A., School Administration Dean, Education 256-4750 Elementary and Secondary Dean, Engineering 256-5300 School Business Administration Dean, Fine and Performing Arts 256-4550 M.A., School and Public Librarianship Dean, Liberal Arts and Sciences 256-4850 M.A., School Psychology Dean of Students 256-4040 M.A., Special Education Development Office 256-5410 M.A., Student Personnel Services Disability Resources 256-4234 M.A., Subject Matter Teaching Financial Aid 256-4250 Art (with College of Fine and Performing Graduate Admissions 256-4050 Arts) Information Resources 256-4401 Music Education (with College of Fine and International/Multicultural 256-4238 Performing Arts) Library 256-4800 Biological Sciences (with College of Liberal Main Switchboard 256-4000 Arts and Sciences) President 256-4100 Physical Sciences (with College of Liberal Arts and Sciences) Provost 256-4108 Mathematics (with College of Liberal Arts Public Safety 256-4922 and Sciences) Recreation Center 256-4900 M.A., Supervision and Curriculum Development Registrar 256-4350 M.S., Teaching Specialized Services 256-4233 Collaborative Teaching Student Center 256-4601 Elementary Education Student Health Center 256-4333 Secondary Education University Relations 256-4240 Special Education VP Administration and Finance 256-4140 4 INTRODUCTION College of Engineering The town of Glassboro was an early favorite M.S., Engineering because of its excellent rail system, harmonious blend of industry and agriculture, natural beauty College of Fine and Performing Arts and location in the heart of South Jersey. M.M., Music Several towns in South Jersey competed to be M.A., Theatre the site of the new normal school because of the economic benefit and prestige such an institution College of Liberal Arts and Sciences would bring. In 1917, to sway the decision in their M.A., Mental Health Counseling and Applied favor, 107 residents and businesses of Glassboro Psychology raised more than $7,000 to purchase 25 acres, M.A., Mathematics which they offered to the state for free if it select- ed Glassboro as the site for the new college. Certificates of Graduate Study The land included the Whitney mansion and car- Early Childhood Education riage house. Before the purchase, the entire prop- Foreign Language Education erty belonged to the Whitney family, prominent Writing: Composition and Rhetoric owners of the Whitney Glass Works during the Computers in Education 1800s. This show of support, along with the site’s Elementary School Mathematics natural beauty, convinced the selection committee Elementary Language Arts that Glassboro was the perfect location. Theatre Practice In September 1923, Glassboro Normal School opened with 236 young women arriving by train to Certificates of Advanced Graduate convene in the school’s first building, now called Study Bunce Hall. Dr. Jerohn Savitz, the University’s first Mental Health Counseling president, expanded the curriculum as the training of teachers became more sophisticated. Despite Certification Programs (leading to the rigors of the Depression, the program was New Jersey certification) expanded to four years in 1934. In 1937, the school changed its name to New Jersey State Teachers Learning Disabilities Teacher/Consultant College at Glassboro. Reading Specialist The college gained a national reputation as a Associate Educational Media Specialist leader in the field of reading education and physi- School Business Administration cal therapy when it opened a clinic for children Supervisor with reading disabilities in 1935 and added physi- ESL/Bilingual Education cal therapy for the handicapped in 1944. The col- Substance Awareness Coordinator lege was one of the first in the country to recognize these needs and was in the forefront of the special From Normal to Extraordinary: A education movement. History of Rowan University Rowan’s second president, Dr. Edgar Bunce, cre- Rowan University has evolved from its humble ated a junior college program in 1946 to serve beginning in 1923 as a normal school, with a mis- World War II veterans taking