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LIU Brooklyn 2013-2014 Graduate Bulletin LIU Brooklyn 2013 - 2014 Graduate Bulletin 1 University Plaza, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201-5372 General Information: 718-488-1000 www.liu.edu/brooklyn Admissions: 718-488-1011 E-mail: [email protected] Notice to Students: The information in this publication is accurate as of September 1, 2013. However, circumstances may require that a given course be withdrawn or alternate offerings be made. Therefore, LIU reserves the right to amend the courses described herein and cannot guarantee enrollment into any specific course section. All applicants are reminded that the University is subject to policies promulgated by its Board of Trustees, as well as New York State and federal regulation. The University therefore reserves the right to effect changes in the curriculum, administration, tuition and fees, academic schedule, program offerings and other phases of school activity, at any time, without prior notice. The University assumes no liability for interruption of classes or other instructional activities due to fire, flood, strike, war or other force majeure. The University expects each student to be knowledgeable about the information presented in this bulletin and other official publications pertaining to his/her course of study and campus life. For additional information or specific degree requirements, prospective students should call the campus Admissions Office. Registered students should speak with their advisors. Bulletin 2013 - 2014 Institutional Advancement & Student 27 TABLE OF CONTENTS Affairs After School Program - FUN (Family LIU 4 27 UNiversity) CAMPUSES OF LIU 5 Student Life & Leadership 27 Residential Campuses 5 Development Regional Campuses 6 SPECIAL PROGRAMS 28 GENERAL INFORMATION 7 Student Support Services 28 About LIU Brooklyn 7 RICHARD L. CONOLLY 29 COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS DIRECTORY 8 AND SCIENCES ACADEMIC CALENDAR 9 Anthropology 30 ADMISSION 11 Biology 31 ACADEMIC REGULATIONS 13 Chemistry and Biochemistry 37 REQUIREMENTS FOR 14 Communication Sciences and 40 DEGREES Disorders INTEGRATED STUDENT 16 Economics 47 FINANCIAL SERVICES English 48 Tuition & Fees 16 History 54 Student Financial Aid 20 Mathematics 55 THE LIBRARY 22 Media Arts 56 LEARNING RESOURCES 23 Political Science 70 Academic Reinforcement Center 23 Psychology 73 Mathematics Center 23 Social Science 82 Modern Language Center 23 Speech Language Pathology 82 Multimedia Language Laboratory 23 Sociology 83 Testing Center 23 United Nations Graduate Program 84 Writing Center 23 Urban Studies Program 86 FACILITIES 24 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, PUBLIC 89 Steinberg Wellness Center 24 ADMINISTRATION AND Lupus Cooperative of New York 24 INFORMATION SCIENCES Residence Life and Housing 24 Finance, Law, Accounting and 91 Taxation Kumble Theater 24 Technology, Innovation and 97 Arnold & Marie Schwartz Gym 24 Computer Science SERVICES 25 Managerial Sciences 100 Information Technology 25 Public Administration 110 MyLIU 25 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION 118 Audio Visual Services 25 Counseling and School Pyschology 121 University Health & Medical Services 25 Teaching, Learning and Leadership 134 Psychological Services Center 25 SCHOOL OF HEALTH 163 Veteran Services 26 PROFESSIONS Alumni Association 26 Athletic Training, Health and 164 Exercise Science STUDENT LIFE 27 Occupational Therapy 171 Cultural Programs and Exhibitions 27 Physical Therapy 182 International Students' Services 27 Physician Assistant Studies 190 LIU Brooklyn Graduate Bulletin 2013 - 2014 Page 2 LIU Brooklyn Public Health Program 196 Social Work 200 SCHOOL OF NURSING 207 LIU PHARMACY 217 SCHOOL OF CONTINUING 218 STUDIES BLENDED AND ONLINE 222 LEARNING APPROVED PROGRAMS 223 LIU BROOKLYN FACULTY 226 LIU BROOKLYN 237 ADMINISTRATION LIU TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND 239 ADMINISTRATION Page 3 LIU Brooklyn Graduate Bulletin 2013 - 2014 Bulletin 2013 - 2014 LIU Long Island University (LIU) is one of America’s largest and most comprehensive private universities with locations and programs spanning the New York metropolitan area, overseas and online. World-class faculty, small classes and résumé-building hands-on learning experiences are the hallmarks of an LIU education. The University offers nearly 500 academic programs and educates over 24,000 students in degree-credit and continuing education programs in Brooklyn, Brookville (LIU Post), Brentwood, Riverhead, and Rockland and Westchester (LIU Hudson). Its international unit, LIU Global, provides a wide range of study abroad options at overseas centers in China and Costa Rica, and through programs in Australia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and, beginning in 2015, Europe. The accomplishments of more than 191,000 living alumni are a testament to the success of LIU’s mission of “Access and Excellence.” The institution also provides enrichment for students and neighboring communities, including the excitement of NCAA Division I and II athletics, internationally acclaimed arts programming at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts and the nationally renowned George Polk Awards in journalism. Accreditation and Program Registration LIU is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (215) 662-5606. The Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The degree and certificate programs also are approved and registered by the New York State Department of Education. LIU Brooklyn Graduate Bulletin 2013 - 2014 Page 4 LIU Brooklyn CAMPUSES OF LIU LIU Post LIU Post is distinguished by programs of excellence and small classes in The Residential Campuses five schools of study: College of Education, Information and Technology; College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; College of Management; School of Health Professions and Nursing; and School of Visual and Performing Arts. LIU Brooklyn The wooded suburban campus, only 20 miles from New York City, is home to the renowned Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, Steinberg Museum of Art LIU Brooklyn is distinguished by dynamic curricula reflecting the great and WCWP-FM. LIU Post offers the Ph.D. in information studies, the Psy.D. urban community it serves. Distinctive programs encompass the arts and in clinical psychology and the Ed.D. in interdisciplinary educational studies. media, the natural sciences, business, social policy, urban education, the health The campus was established on the former estate of cereal heiress Marjorie professions, pharmacy and the health sciences, all on a pluralistic campus that Merriweather Post in 1954 to accommodate the growing educational needs of draws insight and strength from differences. Nassau County following World War II. Formerly known as the C.W. Post Founded in 1926, LIU Brooklyn is the original unit of Long Island Campus of Long Island University, LIU Post offers its full-time, part-time and University. Its beautifully landscaped 11-acre campus is a self-contained urban non-credit students a comprehensive range of nearly 200 associate, oasis in the heart of downtown Brooklyn – steps away from the new Barclays undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs and certificates. In Center, top arts venues like BAM and the hip restaurants and cafes of Fort addition, the campus offers college credit courses to high school students in Greene, and just a 10-minute subway ride from the professional and cultural area schools. opportunities of Manhattan. LIU Post is recognized as one of the nation’s most beautiful academic LIU Brooklyn offers nearly 200 associate, undergraduate, graduate, doctoral settings. Modern buildings range from an acclaimed student union to an and certificate programs, including Ph.D. programs in clinical psychology and elegant library. Beautiful red-brick academic buildings, including Humanities pharmaceutics, the D.P.T. in physical therapy and the Pharm.D. in pharmacy. Hall, Pell Hall/Life Science and the Kahn Discovery Center, are outfitted with Serving a diverse student body, its academic units include the Richard L. wireless classrooms, major-specific laboratories and computer centers. The Conolly College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; the School of Business, Public campus's award-winning cooperative education program is nationally Administration and Information Sciences; the School of Education; the School renowned for its extensive career counseling and job placement services. of Nursing; the School of Health Professions; and LIU Pharmacy (the Arnold Fifteen NCAA men’s and women’s sports teams take advantage of LIU & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences). The campus is Post’s 70 acres of playing fields. Clubs, fraternities and sororities provide known for its nationally recognized Honors Program, which was the first of its many other outlets for student activities. The campus's $18-million Pratt kind in the country and emphasizes a holistic, liberal arts background. Recreation Center is a state-of-the-art health and fitness facility featuring an LIU Brooklyn has a deeply rooted tradition of athletic excellence. The eight-lane swimming pool, three full-size basketball courts, racquetball courts basketball teams of the 1930s captured two national championships, and the and an elevated jogging track. campus’ success in sports has continued over the decades with numerous Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, Long Island’s premier concert Northeast Conference championships. This year, the men’s basketball