Masters in Business Administration Degree for International Students
BUS 541 Business Internship I
Course Description: Participation in an internship gives students the opportunity to apply academic theory to real work situations, earn required college credits, acquire career-related work experience and enhance personal growth. This experience provides real world business work experience which will provide a background for later classroom courses.
BUS 542 Business Internship II
Course Description: Continuation of Internship I
BUS 543 Business Internship III
Course Description: Continuation of Internship II
BUS 544 Business Internship IV
Course Description: Continuation of Internship III
BUS 531 Business English and US Internship
Course Description: This course is designed to guide students through the process of improving written English. Students will learn to develop various forms of business memo’s and communications. The course will consist of many written assignments. The internship experience will be discussed and students will learn various ways to develop a successful experience. Role playing and other techniques will be used.
BUS 532 Research Methodology
Course Description: Students examine the principles and procedures associated with the collection and the analysis of relevant information in the context of current research in business administration. Students have the opportunity to apply these principles at each stage of the research process: problem definition, research design, data collection, data analysis, and report preparation.
BUS 533 International Business Environment
Course Description: Examines legal and policy issues raised by doing business internationally, as well as unique challenges in dealing with international financial markets and international accounting. The course will be integrated across business functional areas. The pedagogy involves a mixture of lectures, workshops, case studies, and experimental learning activities. From time to time, special guest speakers with international business experiences will be invited to give in class talks to the students.
BUS 535 Personnel Management
Course Description: The main focus of this course is on the strategic aspects of human resources management. This course is designed to provide a manger with the general aspects of the inter-relationships between management and human resources. Students will learn guidelines for following legal employment practices. Strategies will be explored on how to recruit, maintain, and motivate a company work force.
BUS 536 Advanced Accounting
Course Description: Advanced accounting problems involved in partnerships and corporations particularly involving business combinations, special sales procedures, and fiduciary accounting. Prepares students for analysis of capitol budgeting, financial statements and accounting decision making for managers.
BUS 561 Thesis
Course Description: Students will be expected to develop a thesis using the Chicago University style manual. Thesis will be expected to be a scholarly document using appropriate research strategies. Thesis projects will be practical and enable students to expand their business knowledge.
Masters in Psychology (M.A.)
PSYCH 501 Psychometrics I
Course Description: A critical survey of the philosophy and techniques of measurements or appraisal, with emphasis given to the administration, interpretations and evaluation of intelligence, achievement, interest, aptitude an objective personality instruments. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 503 Developmental Psychology
Course Description: The emphasis of the course is on the experimental procedures and results in the study of human growth and development. The course covers the foundations of behavior, beginning with prenatal, through the neonatal and infant periods, to the child and adolescent. The major focus is on the growth and development of the sensory, motor, language, symbolic reasoning and other important processes. The material presupposes a knowledge of general and child psychology and some familiarity with experimental design and methodology. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 505 Advanced Statistics and Design
Course Description: The goals of this course are to acquaint the students with the basic premises of scientific investigation, the major methods of conducting psychological research and the statistical procedures employed in analyzing data. Students read, understand, and evaluate the research commonly needed in the workplace as well as become familiar with the processes of designing questionnaires and surveys, conducting field research and using interviewing procedures. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 507 Abnormal Psychology
Course Description: A consideration of the etiology, treatment and prevention of psychopathology. An exploration of the most frequently appearing abnormal behaviors in our culture, such as neuroses, psychosomatic disorders, alcoholism, drug addiction, character disorders, epilepsy, psychoses and disorders associated with brain pathology. Recent research in this area and its practical applications will be emphasized. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 509 Advanced Social Psychology
Course Description: This course will assume the students’ familiarity with the basic psychological concepts and processes and will concentrate on developing an understanding of the social underpinnings of psychological phenomena as well as the effects of psychological processes on the social environment. Particular topics for discussion will include social influences on perception and attitude formation, the role of social norms and reference groups in human behavior, conflict, propaganda and public opinion, leadership, prejudice and discrimination, deviant behavior and a survey of research techniques. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 511 Crisis Intervention
Course Description: A form of brief therapy, focusing on stress-induced reactions studied in historical and theoretical contexts. Course will cover treatment of family conflicts, child abuse, divorce, illness, substance abuse and national disasters. Prevention techniques and evaluation of services also are discussed. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 513 The Professional Counselor
Course Description: This course will focus on issues that counselors and supervisors face due to their professional roles. It will deal with topics such as ethics, supervisory challenges, the pressures derived from public policy and managed-care decisions. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 521 Practicum in Addictions Counseling (350 hours)
Course Description: Practicum placements are designed to expose students to the application of theories that they have learned in their theoretical courses through counseling clients, running group therapy sessions and participating in staff meetings. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 523 Family Systems
Course Description: This course will examine the broader context of a client’s life to include families, schools, work groups, religious institutions and other significant organizations. The primary goal is to promote an understanding of group development, structure, history and process to aid in the assessment, intervention and treatment of addictions and other dysfunctional behaviors. Emphasis will be on understanding the family, forming a therapeutic system, exploring areas of dysfunction and initiating a change process. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 525 Group Dynamics
Course Description: The therapeutic nature of group process will be covered in detail by drawing from social psychological and psychotherapeutic literature. The many approaches to group therapy, ranging from encounter to more traditional methods, will be discussed in depth. Classroom process will also be used as a demonstration of group process. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 527 Counseling I: Counseling and Interviewing
Course Description: This course is a comprehensive survey of the strategies and techniques necessary for conducting an effective interview. Emphasis is placed on developing an understanding of ht factors that facilitate and interfere with communication in the basic types of interviewing situations (e.g., intake, counseling, selection and research interviews). Determining the client’s appropriateness for a particular program, the therapeutic relationship with the client, specific counseling techniques and group communications also will be covered. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 529 Counseling II: Lifestyle and Career Counseling
Course Description: This course will cover the development of a productive lifestyle, including relapse prevention and the establishment of self-protective health practices. It also will discuss strategies for career planning (e.g., sills and interest assessment and values clarification). It will include such important components as enhancing the client’s sense of self-esteem and self-efficacy. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 531 Organizational Behavior
Course Description: A seminar and practicum on the effects of organizational variables upon individual and group behavior. Systematic theories of motivation, productivity, organizational structure and function will be examined and related to current industrial, government and educational institutions. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 533 Counseling: Sexual Issues
Course Description: This will be an advanced counseling course that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of sexual issues. The range of topics will include psycho-sexual issues and the gay, bisexual and transvestite/transsexual client. Dealing with sexual dysfunction for the individual and in a relationship. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 535 Prevention and Education
Course Description: This course covers the issues that must be addressed in designing effective prevention and education programs for substance abuse and other addictions, HIV transmission and criminal activity for targeted populations. Competencies required to be a Certified Prevention Specialist and the code of ethical conduct for prevention professionals are discussed. The content includes the history, theory, definitions, regulations and practice in the field as well as needs assessments and evaluation strategies. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 537 Program Planning and Evaluation
Course Description: An overview of the psychological approaches to the planning, formulation and evaluation of programs in various community and industrial settings, and covers the development of community needs assessment, policy-level decision making, structure of agencies and organization. Planning of realistic service delivery with built-in evaluation components, survey research. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 539 Introduction to Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Course Description: This course is designed to review the etiology diagnoses and treatment of alcohol and drug addiction. Ethical considerations and philosophy of treatment are discussed. The physiology and pharmacology of alcohol and drugs are also covered. This is the basic course in the program. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 541 Counseling in the Criminal Justice System
Course Description: Due to the high percentage (sometimes 80 percent) of inmates in the nation’s jails and prisons incarcerated for drug-related charges, it is important that students acquire a knowledge of the special circumstances of prison life. Students will be taught counseling techniques and how to develop appropriate programs for a prison population. Among the topics presented will be HIV prevention. 3 Credits.
PSYCH 543 Case Management
Course Description: This course will review the major issues that need to be addressed in managing the treatment process for substance abuse clients. It will provide the framework for bridging theory with practice. Further, it will address the practical issues in the community that one encounters in managing a client treatment process. 3 Credits.