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Bloomsburg
State

College
Graduate
Bulletin
1978-1979

Bloomsburg State College is committed to providing leadership in taking
affirmative action to attain equal educational and employment rights for
all persons, without regard to sex, handicap, or other legally protected
is placed in this document in accordance with
and federal laws including Title IX of the Educational Amendments
of 1972 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Please direct
equal opportunity inquiries to:

classification. This policy
state

Ms. Deborah

Ellis,

Carver Hall, 389-2523

ADMINISTRATION AND GRADUATE COUNCIL/

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
1978-1979

JAMES

McCORMICK

President
Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.Ed., Ed.D.,
University of Pittsburgh (September 1, 1973).
H.

B.S.

Ed.,

in

CHARLES

H. CARLSON
Dean, School of Graduate Studies
B.A., San Jose State University; M.A., Ed.D. Columbia University.

(1959).

JAMES

MITCHELL,

V.

Vice President and

JR.

Dean of Faculties

B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago. (1953).

GRADUATE COUNCIL
1978-1979

CHARLES H. CARLSON
G. ALFRED FORSYTH

Dean, School of Graduate Studies

Dean, School of Arts and Sciences

B.A., Dickinson College; M.S., North
Ph.D., Purdue University (1967).
C.

Carolina State University;

STUART EDWARDS

Dean, School of Professional Studies
Bloomsburg State College; M.Ed., Ed.D., The Pennsylvania

B.S.,

State University. (1958).

WENDELIN

Geography and Earth Science
R. FRANTZ, Professor
College of Wooster; M.S., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.

A. B.,

(1968).

ANDREW J.

KARPINSKI,

B. S., M.Ed., Ed.D.,

JULIUS

R.

Chairperson, Special Education
University. (1967).

Professor

The Pennsylvania State

KROSCHEWSKY,

Biology

Professor

B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas. (1967).

A.

J.

McDONNELL,

JR., Associate Professor

Chairperson,

Secondary Education
B.A., M.Ed.,

ROBERT

C.

B.S.,

The Pennsylvania

MILLER,
California

Professor

State University. (1962).

Educational Studies and Services

State College; M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Pitts-

burgh. (1961).

EMORY

W. RARIG, JR.
Dean, School of Business
Bloomsburg State College; M. A., Ed.D., Columbia University.

B.S.,

(1968).

TOBIAS SCARPINO,

Professor
Physics
State College; M.S., Bucknell University, Ed.D., The
Pennsylvania State University. (1958).
B.S.,

Kutztown

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GRADUATE COUNCIL
F. THOMPSON, Professor
Chairperson, English
A. B., Columbia College; M. A., Ph.D., Lehigh University. (1963).

LOUIS

LYNN

A.

WATSON,

B. S.,

Professor
Elementary Education
Shippensburg State College; M.Ed., Ed.D., The Pennsylvania

State University. (1966).

MARGARET S. WEBBER,
B.S.,

Professor
Special Education
University of New York, College at Oneonta; M.S.,
University, Ed.D., Temple University. (1968).

State

Temple

NORMAN

E. WHITE, Professor
Chemistry
A. B., Wittenberg University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.

(1965).

RICHARD
B. S.,

WOLFE
Dean of Extended Programs
Bloomsburg State College; M.Ed., Rutgers University; Ed.D.,

O.

University of Pennsylvania. (1967).

SUE ANN SAGAN, Graduate
B.S.Ed.,

HELEN

Student

Reading

Bloomsburg State College.

M. STANISHEFSKI, Graduate Assistant
B.S.Ed., Bloomsburg State College.

Special Education

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CALENDAR

TENTATIVE GRADUATE CALENDAR

1978-1979

1978

- FALL SEMESTER

August 28—
August 29—
September 4—
October 2 —

October

27—

November 22—

November 27—
December 17 —
December 21—

1979

March 1—
March

5



11—

April 17
April

Final date of graduate registration for Fall Semester
Classes begin for Fall Semester

No

classes

(Labor Day)

Final date for submitting Application for

December

Graduation (including payment of graduation fee)
Final date for completion of Master's Thesis, Departmental Paper, and/or Comprehensive Examinations
Thanksgiving recess begins at close of classes (10:00
p.m.)
Thanksgiving recess ends-classes resume (8:00 a.m.)

Commencement
End of

Fall

Semester

- SPRING SEMESTER

January 16—
January 17—
February 23—

April

ACADEMIC YEAR



27—

May 19—
May 20—

Final date of graduate registration for Spring Semester
Classes begin for Spring Semester

Spring recess begins at close of classes (10:00 p.m.)
Final date for submitting Application for May Graduation (including payment of graduation fee)
Spring recess ends-classes resume (8:00 a-m.
Easter recess begins at close of classes (10:00 p.m.)
Easter recess ends-classes resume (8:00 a.m.)
Final date for completion of Master's Thesis, Departmental Paper, and/or Comprehensive Examinations
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End of Spring Semester

Commencement

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LIBRARY

1.

1.1

GENERAL INFORMATION

PURPOSE

Graduate work at Bloomsburg State College is planned to provide
opportunity for study leading to masters' degrees and for non-degree
graduate level study.

The latter includes opportunity for teachers to take courses for selfimprovement and for certification credit. College graduates other than
teachers are invited also to study courses for self-improvement without
a degree.

1.2

LOCATION

located within the town of Bloomsburg,
approximately 11,000 seventy-five miles
northeast of Harrisburg on Route U.S. 11. There is an interchange of Interstate Route 80 two miles from the campus. Bloomsburg is served by the
Greyhound and Continental Trailways Bus Lines, with service to eastern
cities. The airports at Williamsport and Scranton-Wilkes Barre are within

Bloomsburg State College

a

community with

is

a population of

an hour's drive.
1.3

ACCREDITATION
Bloomsburg State College

is

accredited by the National Council for

Accreditation of Teacher Education and by the Middle States Association

Secondary Schools. Its graduate programs have been
approved by the Pennsylvania State Department of Education.
of Colleges and

1.4

LIBRARY
Andruss Library, named

in

honor of

Dr.

Harvey A. Andruss, President

of the College from 1939 to 1969, was completed in August, 1966.

It is

located between Hartline Center for the Sciences and Bakeless Center for
the Humanities. The building has accommodations for 600 to 800 readers,

room, a Learning Resources
Center and areas housing a special Juvenile Collection, a Documents Col-

shelving for 200,000 volumes, a projection

and a Microforms Collection. The building is air-conditioned.
library provides books and other materials supporting courses,
research, and personal enrichment for students and faculty. Included in
the overall collection are 165,000 fully-accessioned volumes, of which
10,000 comprise a Juvenile Collection and 4,000 are bound periodicals;
more than 100,000 units of microforms; and files of pamphlets and mounted
pictures. More than 2,000 periodicals and 90 newspapers are received on a
regular basis. The Learning Resources Center includes films, filmstrips, recordings, slides, transparencies, and other multi-media materials.

lection,

The

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GENERAL INFORMATION
LIVING

1.5

ACCOMMODATIONS

halls are open to graduate students during summer terms.
Requests for information concerning residence hall accommodations may

Residence

be secured from the Director of Housing. Meals are available to graduate
students in Scranton Commons.

FEES

1.6

AND REFUNDS
(Fees are subject to change without notice)

Application Fee (Payable upon application
for admission to graduate courses

$10

— Not

Refundable)

Basic Fee:

Residents of Pennsylvania—per semester hour

$51
$75

Out-of-state Students— per semester hour

Late Registration Fee

$10

Activities Fee:

Summer Term— Six weeks

session

—Three weeks

$6
$3

session

Graduation and Diploma Fee (Does not include
rental fee for academic costume)

Refunds for

tuition will be based

$10

on the following schedule

if

appli-

cable after the first full chss day.
1st

through 2nd wk.

80%
1.7

3rd wk.

4th wk.

70%

60%

5th wk.

after 5th

wk.

No Refund

50%

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Normally, only full-time students are

assistance.

Assistance

is

available to

eligible to

apply for financial

graduate students in the form of

Graduate Assistantships, Federal Fellowships in selected areas, National
Defense Student Loan Programs, and the Pennsylvania Higher Education
Assistance Agency Loan Programs. Inquiries should be addressed to the
Director of Financial Aid or the Dean of Graduate Studies.
1.8

PLACEMENT
Graduate Students are

eligible to use the services

of the Placement

Office after they have been accepted as candidates for a Master's degree.
1.9

TRANSCRIPTS

Graduate transcripts must be requested through the Office of Graduby letter or by completing the transcript request form
available in the Office of Graduate Studies. The first transcript request is
free; subsequent requests are $1.00 per copy.
ate Studies either

1.10

AUDITING GRADUATE COURSES
Individuals who complete the regular

application procedure may
chose to "Audit" a graduate course for purposes of self-improvement. No
tests or class discussion are required for auditing a graduate course. However, the approval of the Graduate Dean is required. Also, full fee payment
is required. (See Section 1.6 Fees and Refunds.) Upon completion of the
graduate course, a grade of "V" is recorded on the transcript.

ADMISSION TO GRADUATE COURSES

2.

2.01

ACADEMIC POLICIES

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY
It is

the student's responsibility to satisfy the requirements for gradu-

ation in his curriculum and to observe the academic regulations of the

Graduate School. Although the adviser and the staff of the Graduate School
stand ready to aid the student in his decision making, the final responsibility rests

2.02

with the student.

DEGREES

The Master of Education degree was established in 1960. Its programs are planned for teachers in service.
The first Master of Arts program (history) was established in 1968 and
the first Master of Science program (biology) in 1971.
A program to lead to the professional degree Master of Business
Administration (MBA) was approved to be instituted in 1976-77.

The purpose of programs for the professional degree, Master of Eduis to enhance the competence of teachers. The purpose of a Master
of Arts program is to advance the student's scholarship in an academic discipline, and that of a Master of Science program is to develop mature
scholarship and competence related primarily to application.
cation,

2.03

TIME LIMIT
All requirements for a master's degree, including

by

transfer,

must be completed within

any courses accepted

six calendar years. This period

may

be extended for sufficient reason. Written application for extension must
be made to the Dean of Graduate Studies prior to the end of the six-year
period.

2.04

SCHEDULE OF CLASSES
Graduate

classes taught

in

the regular academic year are usually

scheduled in late afternoons, evenings and Saturdays in order to provide

opportunity for teachers and individuals engaged in other full-time occupations to further their education. Graduate Courses are offered in the
summer terms in regular daytime classes.
2.05

ADMISSION TO GRADUATE COURSES

Admission to graduate courses is granted upon: the filing of a formal
application for admission, submitting of credentials which certify a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college with a quality point average
of 2.0 or higher (A=4), and payment of a non-refundable application fee
of $10.
Admission to graduate courses does not bind the college to admit
the student to candidacy for a master's degree. The regulations governing
admission to candidacy are stated in Section 2.22.

A temporary permit to register for an off -campus graduate course as
an adjunct student without formal admission to graduate courses may be
granted to a college graduate by the Dean of Graduate Studies.

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ACADEMIC POLICIES
2.06

CATEGORIES OF GRADUATE STUDENTS
An

individual

Graduate Courses

is

who

has satisfied the requirements for Admission to
one of five categories as follows:

classified in

CATEGORY (NON-DEGREE)
I

comprises students who do not express an intention to
become candidates for a master's degree in one of the programs for which
a degree or certificate is authorized, or who have been transferred to this
category from other categories as stipulated below.
Students in Category I may apply for transfer to Category III or
Category IV. Not more than 12 semester hours taken as a student in
Category I may be applied toward a master's degree unless a special
dispensation is granted by the Dean of Graduate Studies.
A student may choose to remain indefinitely in Category I (for
example, a student interested only in certification credit).

Category

I

CATEGORY
This

category

II

comprises graduate students

who

in

their applica-

tion for admission indicated an intention to pursue a master's degree

program but whose undergraduate record showed a quality point average
lower than 2.25. If a student in this category makes an average of 3.0 or
higher in the first six to nine semester hours of graduate study at Bloomsburg State College, he/she is eligible for transfer to Categories III or IV;
otherwise, the student is transferred to Category I after nine semester
hours have been completed.

CATEGORY III
who

Category III comprises individuals other than those in Category II
indicated an intention to pursue an existing master's degree pro-

gram and who have not yet been
ficiencies. Transfer to Category IV

certified as clear of undergraduate deis

automatic when the adviser

certifies

to the graduate dean that there are no undergraduate deficiencies to be

made up

for the chosen program, or

ciencies have been successfully

made

when

previously identified defi-

up.

CATEGORY

IV

This category comprises graduate students who have no undergraduate deficiencies for the master's degree programs which they are pursuing.
A student must be in Category IV in order to be eligible to apply for
Admission to Candidacy for a master's degree. A student in Category IV
who has not attained Admission to Candidacy after completing 12 semester
hours of graduate work is transferred to Category I unless an extension of
time has been granted by the Dean of Graduate Studies. The request for
extension of time must certify that the delay was the result of circumstances beyond the control of the student and must be endorsed by the
student's adviser.

CA TEGOR Y V
This category comprises students who have been admitted to candidacy for a master's degree. An individual in Category V is transferred to
Category I if his cumulative quality point average falls below 3.0, or if he
has not completed his program within the time limit (see Section 2.03).

NUMBERING OF COURSES
2.07

ADVISEMENT OF GRADUATE STUDENTS
Graduate students

in

Categories

II. III.

IV and V. and

sory Certificate Program, are assigned to advisers.

The

the Supervi-

in

duties of the adviser

of a graduate student are: to serve as consultant in the planning of the

student "s program and in his choice of courses; to certify approval of the

course as part of the student's degree program; to endorse the student's
application for degree candidacy; to arrange for a comprehensive examina-

required by the program.
The adviser is appointed by the Dean of Graduate Studies upon
ommendation of the department of the proposed specialization.
tion

if it is

An

interview with the adviser

for graduate courses

Students

in

is

required prior to

and prior to each subsequent

Category

I

Studies.

They submit
Dean of Graduate

are not assigned to advisers.

They may regard the Dean of Graduate Studies
is

needed

in

registration

registration.

their registration materials directly to the Office of the

case assistance

first

rec-

choosing courses or

as an adviser in

in interpreting

academic

regulations.

2.08

CREDIT
Credit

is

measured

in

semester hours

for fifteen hours of lecture-discussion

2.09

at

work

the rate of one semester hour

plus final examination.

SEMESTER HOUR LOAD
During a period

individual

may

in

which he

enroll in a

is

engaged in full-time employment, an
of six semester hours in a given

maximum

Overloads are permitted only upon approval by the Dean of
Graduate Studies. Approval is given only in the most unusual circum-

semester.

stances.

The normal load

for a full-time student in a semester

is

twelve

semester hours.
In terms other than regular semesters, the maximum is determined at
the rate of one semester hour per week of full-time course work.

The normal load of a graduate assistant on full stipend is six to nine
semester hours: that of a graduate assistant on half stipend is nine to
twelve semester hours. No overload is permitted.

2.10

NUMBERING OF COURSES
Courses numbered 500 or higher are open only to graduate students.

Courses numbered below 500 and listed

in this bulletin are

open

also to

advanced undergraduates. The number of credits in such courses which
may be applied to a degree is limited to twelve semester hours. It is understood that graduate students enrolled in these courses will exhibit work of
graduate calibre in their independent study and their papers.

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ACADEMIC POLICIES
2.11

TRANSFER OF CREDIT

A maximum of six semester hours in graduate courses taken in other
approved colleges may be credited toward a master's degree. The transferred courses must have been taken in residence; they must cover content
which is required in the student's program or recommended by the adviser
for elective credit; they must have grades of B or higher. In case a course
has been taken on a branch campus of a university, it will be construed as a
residence course

if

full-time graduate students are

accommodated

to take a

degree program on that campus.

2.12

REGISTRATION FOR GRADUATE COURSES
Students register for graduate courses through the office of the Dean

of Graduate Studies.

2.13

ATTENDANCE AT CLASSES
A

who

is

absent from a graduate class for a reason which can

be verified as urgent

is

entitled to a reasonable

student

the professor in making up the

amount of assistance from
work which was missed. This includes per-

make up an examination

mission to

given the class during his absence and

the late submitting of assignments that were due during the period of absence. It

is

the student's responsibility to provide the verification

if

re-

quested when applying for the privilege of making up the work missed.
2.14

WITHDRAWAL

A graduate student may withdraw from a course by applying to the
Dean of Graduate Studies. If withdrawal is requested prior to the date established by the registrar as the midpoint of the semester, the grade in the
course is W. If withdrawal is initiated later, the grade is W if the student is
currently passing the course; otherwise the grade

The

official date

termining a refund

is

is

E.

of withdrawal used in computing a grade and in de-

the date of the latest class meeting prior to the filing

of the withdrawal request in the office of the Dean of Graduate Studies.

2.15

EXAMINATIONS

The Miller Analogies Test is required of each student before he may
be admitted to candidacy for a Master's degree. (Candidates for the Master
of Business Administration degree must take the Graduate Management
Admissions Test.) The time and place of the examination may be learned
upon inquiry to the Dean of Graduate Studies.
A comprehensive examination in the specialization may be set by
the department as a degree requirement.

An examination in defense of a Master's
who choose to write a thesis.

Thesis

is

usually required of

students

2.16

is

MASTER'S THESIS

If a master's thesis is included in the student's program, a committee
appointed by the Dean of Graduate Studies from individuals nominated

1

GRADES AND AVERAGES /
by the student's

adviser.

The committee

is

responsible for guiding the

study, certifying approval of the written report both in

form and content,

arranging for the defense, certifying satisfactory completion of the thesis

and determining the grade.
Three bound copies of the thesis must be filed with the Dean of
Graduate Studies.
The student is responsible for following all of the thesis procedures
specified in a special bulletin which may be obtained in the Graduate Office.

Where the requirements for a concentration for the Master of Educais interpreted as one
which grows out of a course and therefore does not require special registration nor carry its own credit. Completion of a departmental paper must be
certified by the adviser as a part of the application for graduation.
tion degree include a departmental paper, such a paper

2.17

GRADUATE COURSES
A

senior

who

is

IN

THE SENIOR YEAR

registering for the semester (or

summer term)

in

complete the requirements for a baccalaureate degree and
who requires less than fifteen semester hours (six semester hours in case of
six week summer term or twelve semester hours in case of two consecutive
six week summer terms) may supplement the requisite undergraduate
courses with graduate courses provided the total of undergraduate and
graduate courses does not exceed the normal loads as stated herein.
The recommendation of the student's undergraduate adviser, including his certification that the undergraduate courses listed will complete the

which he

will

accompany the application for admission
The student must pay the graduate application fee.

baccalaureate requirements, must
to graduate courses.

The graduate

credit earned in this

term

is

held in reserve until the

baccalaureate has been completed.

2.18

GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS
A limited number of graduate

assistantships are available for full-time

students in the regular academic year. Application

is

made

to the depart-

which the service would be performed.
The maximum amount which may be earned by a graduate assistant
in one year is $2,705. Appointments are made either for this maximum
sum or one-half of this sum. The graduate assistant on full stipend is responsible for 10 to 20 hours per week of service. The graduate assistant on
half stipend is responsible for 5 to 10 hours per week of service.

ment

2.19

in

GRADES AND AVERAGES
Grades given for graduate courses

A—
B—
C—

are:

work which

exhibits independence
and intellectual maturity. (4 quality points)
Good. (3 quality points)
Fair; acceptable toward a master's degree program within

Distinguished; scholarly

limits.

(2 quality points)

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ACADEMIC POLICIES

D — Not
E—
I

acceptable in a degree program. (1 quality point)

Failing. (0 quality points)



Incomplete: work must be completed within four months unthe period is extended by the Dean of Graduate Studies for

less

R—
W—

adequate reason. If the work is not made up, the grade is
changed to N and the student is denied further opportunity to
complete the work.
Research in Progress.
Withdrawn with approval of the Dean. The regulations governing the grade of
are described in the paragraph on withdrawal.

W

N — No

V-

grade;

no

credit.

Audit

The Cumulative Quality Point Average (QPA) is computed by the
following process: (1) Multiply the number of quality points for each grade
of A, B, C, D, or E in a graduate course taken at the College by the number
of semester hours for the courses; (2) add these products; (3) divide by the
sum of the semester hours for all grades which entered the computation.

When
2.20

a course has been repeated, only the last entry

2.21

used.

REPEATING COURSES
No

effect

is

course

may be

repeated more than once. (See Section 2.19 for

on the quality point

average.)

ACADEMIC STANDARDS
Each program that leads to a Master's degree requires

a

minimum

of

thirty semester hours of graduate credit. Credit for courses with grades

below C is not accepted toward the requirements for the degree.
The student's Cumulative Quality Point Average for graduation must
be 3.0 or higher.
2.22

ADMISSION TO CANDIDACY FOR A MASTER'S DEGREE

Admission to Candidacy for a Master's Degree is subject to the following conditions:
(1) The student must be in Category IV (See Section 2.06).
(2) Transcripts of all undergraduate and previous graduate study

must be on
(3)

file in the office of the Dean of Graduate Studies.
The Graduate Qualifying Test (Miller Analogies Test) must have

been taken with a satisfactory score. (Master of Business Administration
Management Ad-

students must have successfully completed the Graduate
missions Test.)

(4) The student must file an application for Admission to Candidacy with the Dean of Graduate Studies after nine semester hours (or
immediately after 12 semester hours) of the proposed program. Under
certain circumstances the dean may approve an extension of time. The
application must be endorsed by the student's adviser; the endorsement
presumes that the adviser has had adequate opportunity to formulate
judgment about the student's ability, and recommends candidacy.
(5) A student who is applying for candidacy for the Master of
Education degree must have filed with the Dean of Graduate Study
evidence of possession of a valid teaching certificate.

MASTER OF EDUCATION DEGREE/13
In case enrollment in a curriculum or in certain required courses
thereof is restricted due to limited capacity, and a priority for admission
has been established, the adviser may inform an advisee who is making
satisfactory progress that endorsement of his application for Admission
to Candidacy is being deferred until space can be assured. It is the responsibility of the student to inform the Dean of Graduate Studies of the
reason for the delay in filing the application.

2.23

THE MASTER OF EDUCATION DEGREE
Program of Courses for the Degree
Master of Education

Two

basic courses in professional education are required as follows:

60.501

Major Philosophies of Education

3 sem.

hrs.

60.591

Foundations of Educational Research

3 sem.

hrs.

The candidate may

elect to take

one additional basic education

course to be chosen with the approval of his/her adviser from the following:

48.511

Childhood and Adolescence

48.576

Theories of

60.511

Recent Trends

60.550

Problems

60.561

Measurement and Evaluation
Secondary School

in

Human
in

Learning

Curriculum Development

Guidance and Counseling
in

Readings

70.517

Education of the Gifted Child

in

In addition to the

must complete

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

the

3 sem. hrs.

the Content Areas

63.546

3 sem.

3 sem. hrs.
3 sem.

above basic courses

in

hrs.

education the candidate

a specialization of twenty-four or

twenty-one semester
hours so as to make the total credit at least thirty semester hours.

The Areas

for Specialization are:

Biology

Mathematics Education

Business Education

Physical Science

Chemistry

Physics

Earth Science

Reading

Elementary Education

Social Studies

English

Spanish

French

Special Education

Geography

Speech

History

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ACADEMIC POLICIES
The requirements for each area of specialization are stated in the
appropriate section of the chapter on course descriptions.

NOTE:

Policies and programs may be revised during the academic year. It
the responsibility of the student to contact the Office of Graduate
Studies to insure that the statements and procedures included in this

is

Bulletin are currently applicable.

2.24

THE MASTER OF ARTS, MASTER OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION AND MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREES
The Master of Arts degree

offered in English, Geography and

is

History.

The Master of Business Administration degree

is

offered in Business

Administration.

The Master of Science degree

is

offered in Biology, Communication

(Audiology, Speech Pathology and Education of the Hearing
Impaired) and Early Childhood Education.
Disorders,

The requirements

for each major are described in the corresponding

department's section of course descriptions.

For Admission to Candidacy for the M.A., M.B.A. and M.S. degrees,
see Section 2.22.

2.25

SUPERVISORY CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
The

objectives of the Supervisory Certification Program are related

to the duties generally performed

chairpersons,

first line

supervisors, department

who

who

is

be able to provide instructional
will be able to work effectively with professional and non-

designed to develop supervisors
leadership,

by

coordinators, and directors of programs. The program
will

professional in directing the activities of a given field. (See Page 72)

Programs leading to certification are offered

in the following areas:

Supervisor Business

Supervisor Reading*

Supervisor Communication

Supervisor School Health

Supervisor Early Childhood
Supervisor Elementary

Education

Services

Supervisor Science
Supervisor Social Studies

Supervisor Foreign Languages

Supervisor Special Education

Supervisor Mathematics

*This

is

a separate Supervisory

Certification

2.26

Program

MASTER'S DEGREE EQUIVALENCE CERTIFICATE
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania makes

available

a Master's

Degree Equivalence Certificate (significant for salary purposes only) upon
evidence that the applicant has completed graduate courses in accordance
with requirements stated in a bulletin which may be secured from the
Bureau of Teacher Certification in the Department of Education.
The College welcomes teachers who wish to use its resources to fulfill the course requirements for the certificate. No formal program is constructed for this purpose and no responsibility is assumed by the College,
but students are invited to consult the Dean of Graduate Studies when
selecting courses. Students who wish to take courses for this purpose are
classified in Category I.

ACADEMIC POLICIES
2.27

GRADUATION

It is the responsibility of the student to apply for graduation not
than the final date stated in the official graduate calendar. A blank to
apply for graduation may be secured at the Graduate Office.
The dates for completion of thesis and department papers, comprehensive examinations, defense of thesis, payment of graduation fees (and
binding fees if applicable) are also listed in the official graduate calender.
The dates provide minimum time necessary to compile graduation lists,
order diplomas and academic costumes, and complete other necessary

later

details.

A

who

an application for graduation after the specified
first subsequent commencement; however, a
student is eligible upon completion of all degree requirements to receive a
letter certifying that the requirements for the degree have been completed
and stating the date upon which the degree is to be formally conferred.
student

files

date will be included in the

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HUMANITIES

3.

INTER-DISCIPLINARY STUDIES

Inter-disciplinary courses listed in this section are planned by more
than one department. The courses are sometimes taught by teams of
faculty members. The student should consult his/her advisor to determine
the appropriateness of these courses for a particular degree program.

COURSES
(Code 09)

09.401

HISTORY AND POLITICS OF THE USSR

3 sem.

hrs.

This course seeks to give students sufficient background in history
and political science to enable the student to better understand the USSR.
It will provide them with some of the major developments in the Soviet
Union since 1917 in order to make contemporary affairs in that country
more understandable. Combining lectures, films, slides, outside speakers,
readings and discussion it will serve to give them sufficient background
to more readily evaluate what they will experience while in the USSR.

09.427

SOCIALISM:

THEORY AND HISTORY

3 sem.

hrs.

A survey of socialist philosophies from Biblical times to the present
concentrating on the theories of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Mao and including review of the major historical events surrounding socialist development.

4.

SCHOOL OF

ARTS AND SCIENCES

4.1

HUMANITIES

FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Specialization in French or Spanish for the Master of Education Degree.

Purpose: These specializations are designed to meet the needs of preservice and in-service teachers in secondary and elementary schools, en-

hance their competency and foster their growth
Prerequisite:

Deficiencies

An

undergraduate major or

must be made up

Master of Education Degree.

its

in the profession.

equivalent in the language.

in addition to the credit required for the

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SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Requirements: A minimum of eight courses (24 semester hours) in the
language of specialization, including at least one course from each of
the following areas:
(1) Languages* (courses numbered 500 through 506);
(2) Culture and Civilization (courses numbered 510 through 515);
(3) Literature (520 through 560);

Problems of Teaching Foreign Languages (65.568) may be used
in this

A

group.

comprehensive

written

and

oral

examination

is

required.

Examinations: (1) Prior to the adviser's endorsement of the application for
admission to candidacy, the student is tested in the four basic language
skills (reading, writing, speaking and understanding). (2) The comprehensive examination is given following the completion of the course work in
the language of specialization; it is conducted primarily in the language of
specialization and deals with courses taken by the student.

FRENCH
(Code 10)

10.500 (514)

SYNTAX

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

Systematic review of advanced French grammar.

10.501

LINGUISTICS

introduction to the study of language as a science. A history of
the French language. The application of the science of linguistics to the
teaching of French.

An

10.502

sis

(514)

STYLE AND STYLISTICS

3 sem.

hrs.

Acquisition of accuracy in written compositions and intensive analyof selected modern prose work.

10.503

(513)

ADVANCED FRENCH PHONETICS

3 sem.

hrs.

Study of the sounds of French through the application of the internaLaboratory drills and recordings.

tional phonetic alphabet.

10.504

ORAL EXPRESSION

3 sem.

hrs.

Acquisitions of fluency in speech based on contemporary usage. Oral
and explication de textes.

reports, guided discussions

10.505

ADVANCED STRUCTURE AND TRANSLATION

...

3 sem.

hrs.

Contrastive analysis of French and English patterns; problems of
and English-French translation.

translation; practice in French-English,

10.506

drills

FRENCH LANGUAGE WORKSHOP

3 sem.

hrs.

Discussion of methodology and techniques. Preparation of pattern
and oral tests. The function of laboratories. Analysis of current

textbooks.

FRENCH /

CONTEMPORARY FRENCH CIVILIZATION

10.510

3 sem.

hrs.

Life, institutions, and culture of contemporary France. Readings in
current newspapers and magazines. France's contributions to Western

civilization.

CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION

10.515

THROUGH HISTORY

3 sem.

hrs.

People, institutions, forces, and ideas which have shaped France
throughout the centuries.

HISTORY OF IDEAS AND
LITERARY CURRENTS

10.520

Study of major philosophic and
and culture of France.

3 sem.
literary

hrs.

movements, and impact upon

literature

10.530

(539)

TECHNIQUES

IN

LITERARY CRITICISM...

3 sem.

hrs.

Use of bibliographical aids in research. Acquaintance with the various
approaches to the study and appreciation of literature.

critical

10.540

SEMINAR IN MEDIEVAL AND
RENAISSANCE LITERATURE

3 sem.

hrs.

Exploration of particular authors, certain genres, or special topics.

10.550

IN 17TH AND 18TH
CENTURY LITERATURE

SEMINAR

3 sem.

hrs.

Exploration of particular authors, certain genres, or special topics.

10.560

IN 19TH AND 20TH
CENTURY LITERATURE

SEMINAR

3 sem.

hrs.

Exploration of particular authors, certain genres, or special topics.

10.590

INDEPENDENT STUDY

1-9 sem. hrs.

Individual study of a particular aspect of French civilization, language, or literature under the supervision of a graduate faculty member.
Upon special circumstances and student needs. Consult Department

Chairman.

10.597

STUDIES ABROAD

3-6 sem. hrs.

College-organized programs abroad.

10.598

SPECIAL PROBLEMS

3 sem. hrs.

Areas of French language or literature allowing the student to cover
a particular aspect under special circumstances. May be used as remedial
course in case of undergraduate deficiencies, in which case it will not
count toward a degree. May be repeated.

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GERMAN
(Code 11)
Note: Specialization in

11.500

German

for the

M.Ed, degree

is

suspended temporarily.

HISTORY OF THE GERMAN

(511)

LANGUAGE

3 sem.

An

its

introduction to the development of the
beginnings to the present day.

11.501

hrs.

German language from

ADVANCED GERMAN LANGUAGE

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

Advanced grammar, syntax, and composition.
11.502

STYLE AND STYLISTICS

(514)

Modern prose
11.505

selections illustrating

contemporary German usage.

ADVANCED TEXTS IN "NACHERZAHLEN"
AND TRANSLATION

3 sem.

hrs.

Texts given for oral and written mastery; translation exercises from
English into German.

11.506

GERMAN LANGUAGE WORKSHOP

Review of present-day methods and materials
11.510

A

social,

3 sem.

hrs.

and cultural aspects of East and West

GERMAN CULTURE
historical

hrs.

for teaching.

CONTEMPORARY GERMANY

The economic, political,
Germany since World War II.
11.511

3 sem.

3 sem.

hrs.

and cultural presentation of the contributions of the

German-speaking world.
11.525

CONTEMPORARY GERMAN LITERATURE

German
11.526

The

cultural,

from the

latter part of the

GOETHE AND SCHILLER
literary,

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

19th century to World

3 sem.

hrs.

and aesthetic contributions of Goethe and

THE ROMANTIC MOVEMENT

The

3 sem.

II.

modern German.

early

Marchenhafte

11.570

literature

(521-522)

Schiller to

11.536

World War

MODERN GERMAN LITERATURE

German
War n.
lf.535

literature since

(560)

A topic,

in

Romantic poets and

German

3 sem.

their works.

hrs.

Das Marchen and Das

literature.

RESEARCH PROJECT
to be written in

German, on

3 sem.
a cultural or literary theme.

hrs.

SPANISH
11.597

STUDIES ABROAD

3-6 sem. hrs.

College-organized programs abroad.

11.598

SPECIAL PROBLEMS

3 sem.

hrs.

Areas of German language or literature allowing the student to cover
a particular aspect under special circumstances. May be used as remedial
course in case of undergraduate deficiency, in which case it does not count

toward

a degree.

May

be repeated.

SPANISH
(Code 12)

12.421

SEMINAR

IN

SPANISH LITERATURE

3-6 sem. hrs.

Study of a particular genre, movement, period, work, or author.
be repeated once for a total of 6 semester hours.

12.423

SEMINAR IN SPANISH AMERICAN
LITERATURE

Study of

a particular genre,

May

3-6 sem. hrs.

movement, period, work, or author. May

be repeated once for a total of 6 semester hours.

12.502

ADVANCED STUDY OF
SPANISH STYLISTICS

3 sem.

hrs.

Study of Spanish grammar stressing creative written expression

in

the language.

12.503

ADVANCED SPANISH PHONETICS

3 sem.

hrs.

Study of the sounds of Spanish with some remarks on regional difand intonation of Spanish. Laboratory drills and recordings.
ferences. Designed to develop mastery of correct pronunciation

12.504

(501)

ORAL EXPRESSION

3 sem.

hrs.

Acquisition of fluency in speech, based on contemporary usage. Oral
reports and guided discussions.

12.505

ADVANCED STRUCTURE AND TRANSLATION

....

3 sem.

hrs.

Contrastive analysis of Spanish and English patterns. Spanish syntax.
Problems of translation. Practice in Spanish-English and English-Spanish
translation.

12.506

drills

(551)

SPANISH LANGUAGE WORKSHOP

3 sem.

hrs.

Discussion of methodology and techniques. Preparation of pattern
and oral tests. The functions of laboratories. Analysis of current text-

books.

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12.510

PENINSULAR CIVILIZATION

Panoramic view of Peninsular

and selected
12.511

realia,

texts.

3 sem.

civilization

through discussion,

hrs.

realia,

Outside readings in Spanish.

SPANISH AMERICAN CIVILIZATION

3 sem.

hrs.

Panoramic view of Spanish American civilization through discussion,
and selected texts. Outside readings in Spanish.

12.530

(533)

CERVANTES

Study and analysis of the

3 sem.
life

hrs.

and works of Cervantes. Emphasis on

the Quijote.

12.534

(541)

Study

98

3 sem.

hrs.

and analysis of the major writers of the period such as Azorin,

Unamuno, and
12.535

GENERATION OF
Baroja.

SEMINAR IN MEDIEVAL
PENINSULAR LITERATURE

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

Exploration of a particular author, genre, or special topic.

12.536

SEMINAR IN 16TH AND 17TH CENTURY
PENINSULAR LITERATURE

Exploration of a particular author, genre, or special topic.

12.537

SEMINAR IN 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY
PENINSULAR LITERATURE

Exploration of a particular author, genre, or special topic.

12.538

SEMINAR IN 20TH CENTURY
PENINSULAR LITERATURE

Exploration of a particular author, genre, or special topic.

12.540

(542)

MODERNISM

Study and analysis of the Modernist
with particular emphasis on Ruben Dario.

12.544

movement

in

poetry and prose,

LITERATURE OF THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION...

3 sem.

hrs.

Study and analysis of literary works of the Mexican Revolution,
cluding such writers as Azuela, Guzman, and Lopez y Fuentes.
12.547

IN PRE-19TH CENTURY
SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE

in-

SEMINAR

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

Exploration of a particular author, genre, or special topic.

12.548

IN 19TH CENTURY
SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE

SEMINAR

Exploration of a particular author, genre, or special topic.

ENGLISH

12.549

IN 20TH CENTURY
SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE

SEMINAR

3 sem.

hrs.

Exploration of a particular author, genre, or special topic.

12.590

INDEPENDENT STUDY

1-9 sem. hrs.

Individual study of a particular aspect of Hispanic civilization,
language, or literature under the supervision of a graduate faculty member.
Upon special circumstances and student needs. Consult Department

Chairperson.

12.597

STUDIES ABROAD

3-6 sem. hrs.

College-organized programs abroad.

12.598

SPECIAL PROBLEMS

3 sem.

hrs.

Areas of Spanish language or literature allowing the student to cover
under special circumstances. May be used as remedial
course in case of undergraduate deficiencies, in which case it will not be
counted toward a degree. May be repeated.

a particular aspect

ENGLISH
(Code 20)

Major

in

English for the Master of Arts Degree

Prerequisites: Thirty semester hours in undergraduate courses in English in

to freshman composition; preferably including Shakespeare,
American and British Literature and History or Grammar of the English
Language. Programs will be adjusted for students with undergraduate de-

addition

the adjustments may require undergraduate courses taken in
addition to the Master's degree requirements.
ficiencies;

Requirements for the Degree:

A minimum

of thirty semester hours includ-

ing the following:

20.493 (unless completed in undergraduate work);
20.501 or 502 unless completed in undergraduate work;
two courses in British Literature, including Shakespeare or Chaucer,
unless completed in undergraduate work;
one course in American Literature;
20.531;
20.500;
Electives in graduate courses in English to

make

the total for the

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degree at least thirty semester hours.

Foreign Languages: Reading proficiency

in at least

one language other than

English, preferably at the level of second-year college study.

Examinations: (1) Oral defense of thesis. (2) A written examination on
three fields in English determined by a committee of the English Department in consultation with the student.

Specialization in English for the Master of Education Degree

Purpose: This specialization is intended to enhance the scholarship and
appreciation of the secondary school teacher of English as a contribution
to greater effectiveness of the teacher.

Required: 20.500 or 20.531; 20.493.

bulletin.

from the courses in English (Category 20) in this
(The general requirements for the degree are stated in Section 2.22.)

20.482

Ml

Elective: Courses selected

A
20.492

LTON

3 sem.

hrs.

comprehensive study of the poetry and prose of John Milton.

LITERARY CRITICISM

3 sem.

hrs.

An examination in depth of major critics from Aristotle to the present with emphasis on application of critical principles to primary genresdrama, novel, poetry—and on independent study in varied areas of literature and aesthetics.
20.493

tice

(503) BIBLIOGRAPHY AND LITERARY
RESEARCH

3 sem.

hrs.

History of literary scholarships, study of book production, and pracpreparing specialized bibliographies and in planning scholarly

in

projects.

20.500

MASTER'S RESEARCH PAPER

6 sem.

An extensive and creditable scholarly paper on
mined by the student in conjunction with his adviser.
20.501

STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH

A linguistic study of modern English and
phonology, morphology, lexicography, and syntax.
20.502

a topic to be deter-

3 sem.
its

HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

hrs.

varieties,

hrs.

including

3 sem. hrs.

A detailed survey and analysis of the major language changes from
Anglo-Saxon to Modern English, with attention to the history of the
English-speaking peoples.

20.503

APPLIED ENGLISH LINGUISTICS

3 sem.

hrs.

Experimental, project-oriented course in application of modern
linguistic theory to classroom situations.
Prerequisite: 20.501, or comparable graduate or undergraduate course
in

structural linguistics.

ENGLISH

20.509

JOURNALISM FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS

.

.

3 sem.

hrs.

For high school teachers who offer courses in journalism or advise
the school newspaper: staff recruiting; organization; gathering, writing,
editing news; writing other journalistic forms; libel, censorship, freedom of
press; business. Lectures, workshops, field trips. Applicable toward M.Ed.,
but not M.A., in English.
20.521

CONTEMPORARY SHORT STORY

3 sem.

hrs.

Main lines of development of the short story from the mid-nineteenth
century to the present. Attention is given to individual writers, especially
major figures; to analysis and evaluation of individual stories; and to the
characteristics of the genre.
20.522

MODERN DRAMA

3 sem. hrs.

Main forces and movements in
dramatists from the time of Ibsen.
20.524

modern drama through

CONTEMPORARY NOVEL

3 sem.

Writers and the trends of the novel in the

on

British

20.526

selected

modern

era,

hrs.

with emphasis

and American works.

MODERN POETRY

3 sem.

hrs.

Reading of a comprehensive selection of modern poetry, British and
American. Emphasis on appreciating the art of the poems, on recognizing
the modern spirit in them, and on viewing them as part of a historical development of poetic tradition.

20.528

LITERATURE FOR THE ADOLESCENT

3 sem. hrs.

Reading, study of books for the adolescent: consideration of literary
qualities, evaluation criteria, human values in literature, approaches to
literature; book selection, censorship, students' right-to-read. Applicable
toward M.Ed., but not M.A., in English.

20.531

SEMINAR

3 sem.

hrs.

For advanced students near graduation. Each student in Seminar will
puruse his own line of study under the guidance of the instructor and in an
area of study determined by the student and his advisor. Notice of intention to register for Seminar must be given the instructor of the course at
least two months before the course begins.
20.532

MAJOR BRITISH AUTHORS

Study of one or more major writers

3 sem. hrs.

English literature. Authors
included vary with each presentation of the course.

20.533, 534, 535

STUDIES

IN

in

BRITISH LITERATURE ... 3 sem.

hrs.

Specialized areas of British Literature such as literary forms, ideas,
and movements. Content varies each time the course is offered.

20.542

EARLY ENGLISH DRAMA

The growth of
the theatres in

3 sem.

hrs.

drama from the middle ages to the closing of
1642; emphasis is on Shakespeare's contemporaries and

Jacobean dramatists.

a native

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20.543

CHAUCER

3 sem.

hrs.

Major works, with emphasis on the mind and and art of Chaucer and
considerable attention to the Middle English language. Medieval background and various specialized scholarly problems are also dealt with.

20.547

ELIZABETHAN POETRY

3 sem.

hrs.

Elizabethan poetry, particularly the sonnet, lyric, and narrative of
the 1590's, is examined for structure, origins, and influence. Students are
encouraged to develop topics on the works of individual poets.

20.548

SPENSER

3 sem.

hrs.

A

study, generally in chronological order, of most of Spenser's poetry
and some of his prose work. Emphasis is on the fusion of Renaissance and
Reformation currents in his thought and art, his poetic resourcefulness,
and his influence on later English poetry.

20.549

SHAKESPEARE

3 sem.

hrs.

A few selected plays are closely read. From this study are developed
topics in biography and dating, textual history, sources, and contemporary
and earlier intellectual influences.
20.556

RESTORATION AND LATER DRAMA

3 sem.

hrs.

comedy and tragedy from the reopening of the theatres

Trends in
1660 through the 1770's. Among the dramatists studied
Dryden, Wycherley, Steele, Goldsmith, and Sheridan.
20.559

AGE OF JOHNSON

in

are Congreve,

3 sem.

hrs.

Depth study of such major figures of the mid-eighteenth century as
James Boswell, Samuel Johnson, Oliver Goldsmith, Richard Savage,
Samuel Richardson, Henry Fielding, Laurence Sterne, and Richard Brinsley
Sheridan. Independent research is based on both such major literary personalities and minor authors of the period.
20.563

19TH

CENTURY NOVEL

3 sem.

hrs.

as a major literary form of the Victorian
study of such major English novelists as Austen, Scott, the Brontes,
Dickens, Thackeray, Trollope, Eliot, and Hardy. Supplementary readings
in other novelists of the period, and in secondary source materials.

Development of the novel

age.

A

20.565

ENGLISH ROMANTIC POETS

3 sem. hrs.

Important segments of the work of the major Romantic poets to diswork and thought of each writer. Some
attention given to background of the period and its literary forebears and
close the characteristics of the

descendants.

20.569

A

VICTORIAN LITERATURE
study

in

3 sem.

hrs.

depth of some aspect or combination of aspects of
Age—author(s), genre, specific works.

literary significance in the Victorian

PUBLIC ADDRESS
20.582

AMERICAN LITERATURE: EARLY

3 sem. hrs.

Prose writers and poets of Colonial and Federalist America: BradTaylor, Edwards, Franklin, Paine, Jefferson, Freneau, and Tyler.
intensive study of Puritanism and its role in the literature of these

street,

An

periods.

20.583

AMERICAN LITERATURE: MIDDLE

3 sem.

hrs.

Major writers of the American Renaissance and other important
Romantic writers of the 19th century: Irving, Poe, Emerson, Thoreau,
Hawthorne, Melville, Whitman, and Dickinson. Particular emphasis given
to the role these writers played in interpreting the American experience.

20.584

AMERICAN LITERATURE: MODERN
much of 20th century American

Since

3 sem.

hrs.

literature achieves its greatest

intensity in being critical of native, traditional values, the course examines

such representative writers as Dreiser, Anderson, Lewis, Frost, Eliot,
Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and Faulkner.

20.587

MAJOR AMERICAN AUTHORS

3 sem.

hrs.

Study of one or more major writers in American literature. Writers
included vary with each presentation of the course.

SPEECH COMMUNICATION AND THEATRE ARTS
Specialization for the Master of Education Degree

Required: Speech 25.501 or 25.510;
Speech 25.502 or 25.557.
Elective: Eighteen semester hours in

one of two

areas:

Public Address: 25.503, 25.504, 25.505, 25.515, 25.520, 25.530,
25.585, 25.590.
Theatre; 26.551; 26.553, 26.554, 26.558, 26.560, 26.565, 26.566,

26.570, 26.575, 26.577, 26.580, 26.590.
If

25.590 (Master's Research Paper)
a departmental paper.

is

not included, the candidate

must submit

PUBLIC ADDRESS
(Code 25)

Senior Level Undergraduate Courses

Open

to Graduate Students

(For course descriptions, see Undergraduate Bulletin)

25.421

PERSUASION

3 sem.

hrs.

25.492

SPEECH SEMINAR: PUBLIC ADDRESS

3 sem.

hrs.

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INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH

25.501

An overview

IN

SPEECH

3 sem.

hrs.

of the fields of research in Speech and an examination

of the contributions of professional Speech organizations, graduate studies
and research. Historical, descriptive, experimental and evaluating research
studies are examined. A pilot thesis is required of each student to demonstrate

competency

techniques and the use of bibliographical

in research

resources.

25.502

RHETORICAL CRITICISM

3 sem.

hrs.

The nature of rhetorical criticism. The development of rhetorical
theory from the Homeric period to the modern theorists. Methods of the
critics during antiquity, the intermediate period (1600-1850) and methods
of the modern critics.
25.503

HISTORY AND CRITICISM OF
AMERICAN PUBLIC ADDRESS

3 sem.

hrs.

Evaluation and discussion of the development and application of
rhetoric in America in terms of the speaker, speech and times. American
speakers selected from a cross-section in history prestudied from the viewpoints of biographical background, nature and extent of speaking, gudience
reaction, the speaker's basic ideas, his preparation, arrangement and style,
basic philosophy, and platform behavior.

25.504

BRITISH

ORATORY

3 sem.

hrs.

Burke, Fox, Sheridan, George, Bevan, Churchill and other orators in
the 17th through the 20th centuries. Analysis of style, philosophies, and
effectiveness, and their contribution to rhetoric theory.

25.505

ANCIENT RHETORIC

The ancient rhetoricians
Emphasis is on the

Quintilian.

3 sem.

hrs.

Aristotle and Plato, Cicero, Longinus and
analysis and critical concepts of these

men,

with a study of later interpretations of their works.

25.510
ing,

CURRENT PROBLEMS

IN

SPEECH

ACTIVITIES.... 3 sem.

Current speech practices in the secondary school. Methods of
improving, and expanding speech programs.

25.515

ADVANCED PERSUASION AND PROPAGANDA....

hrs.

initiat-

3 sem.

hrs.

Techniques of attitude modification through persuasion and propaganda. Practical application of the techniques by each student.

25.520
in

ADVANCED ORAL INTERPRETATION

3 sem.

hrs.

Understanding and appreciation of literature through developing skill
reading aloud. Selecting, adapting, and preparing material for presenta-

tion in high school classes.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

25.530

ADVANCED RADIO AND TELEVISION

3 sem.

hrs.

Practice and study of techniques of television announcing, writing
(news and drama), directing, program planning, and performing. Instructional radio and television. Laboratory hours required.
Prerequisite: Beginning course in Radio and Television.

25.585

PUBLIC ADDRESS SEMINAR

3 sem.

hrs.

THEATRE
25.586

PUBLIC ADDRESS SEMINAR

3 sem.

hrs.

25.587

PUBLIC ADDRESS SEMINAR

3 sem.

hrs.

25.590

MASTERS RESEARCH PAPER

3 sem.

hrs.

THEATRE
(Code 26)

Senior Level Undergraduate Courses

Open

to

Graduate Students

(For course descriptions, see Undergraduate Bulletin)

26.411

PLAY DIRECTION

26.414

COSTUMING FOR THE STAGE

26.415

HISTORY OF THE THEATRE

26.416

MODERN THEATRE

26.490

SPEECH SEMINAR: THEATRICAL CRITICISM

3 sem.

.

.

.

hrs.

3 sem. hrs.

ADVANCED ACTING
...
3 sem. hrs.
Study and research, with performance, of the acting styles in each of
the major historical periods of world theatre. Laboratory hours.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
26.551

26.553

ADVANCED COSTUMING

3 sem.

hrs.

History of costuming from the viewpoint of design and construction.
Costume wardrobe, fabrics, budget. Each student designs costumes for a
major production. Laboratory hours.

26.554

ADVANCED DIRECTING

3 sem.

hrs.

Advanced play production principles and their application to the
staging of classical and modern plays. Analysis of styles from the Greek to
the present day. Each student directs a play. Laboratory hours.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
26.557

THEATRICAL CRITICISM

on
methods;
is

3 sem.

hrs.

Theatrical criticism from Aristotle's Poetics to present day. Emphasis
the 'comic and tragic theories. Analysis of critical standards and

26.558

A

their application to evaluating

WORLD THEATRE

drama

in

performance.

3 sem.

hrs.

depth of the theatres throughout the world in their historical and contemporary context. The student should have had some
course work in history of the theatre, criticism, or dance before electing
study

in

the course.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

26.560

PLAYWRITING

3 sem.

hrs.

Dramatic structure, writing styles, and types of drama. Each student
writes at least one play. Adaptations of other forms of litarary works are
examined.

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26.565

ADVANCED THEATRE PRODUCTION

Technical information and

skills

3 sem.

needed to mount

a play or a

hrs.

musi-

cal. Advanced stagecraft and stage carpentry.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

26.566

THEATRE DESIGN AND LIGHTING

3 sem.

hrs.

Principles and styles of design and lighting as applied to period and

modern drama. Each student is required to design the setting and lighting
of a show outside of the modern period and to present detailed drawings
and elevations of his/her design in a production book.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

26.570

LITERATURE OF THE THEATRE

3 sem.

hrs.

A

study of the plays, playwrights and dramatic literature of the
theatre's "golden ages," with a view to their production on a contemporary
stage.

26.575

An

EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE

3 sem.

hrs.

and analysis of theatrical styles outside of the
realistic theatre. Plays and scenes studied and presented in their original
style and form. The non-illustionistic theatre is given primary consideration.
investigation

Prerequisite: Directing.

26.577

THEATRE MANAGEMENT

3 sem.

hrs.

Designed for the director of the theatre in the secondary school. Box
office, publicity, house management, and organization of the theatre staff.
Public relations; budget; business practices.

26.580

THEATRE SEMINAR

Specialized study
tor

by the

3 sem.
class.

The subject

is

selected

by the

hrs.

instruc-

from Theatre.

26.581

THEATRE SEMINAR

3 sem.

hrs.

26.582

THEATRE SEMINAR

3 sem.

hrs.

26.585

PUBLIC ADDRESS SEMINAR

3 sem.

hrs.

Specialized study by the class.
structor from Public Address.

26.590

An

The

MASTER'S RESEARCH PAPER

subject

is

selected

by the

3 sem.

in-

hrs.

opportunity is provided for the student to demonstrate his/her
ability to employ accepted methods of carrying on and reporting research
in the solution or intensive study of some area of interest or concern.
Also listed as 25.590.

ECONOMICS

4.2

HISTORY AND SOCIAL STUDIES
Master of Education Program

in

Social Studies

Notes:

is defined as comprising Economics (40), Geography
History (42), Political Science (44), Sociology (45), and

Social Studies
(41),

Anthropology

(46).

Concentration: A minimum of fifteen semester hours in history or geography or political science as approved by the adviser, including a research
paper or a seminar course. The adviser is appointed from the department
of the concentration.

A minimum

of six semester hours in one related field as
the adviser. (After one discipline has been chosen for the
concentration, the remaining five disciplines designated above are termed
"related field.")

Related Field:

recommended by

Comprehensive Examination:

A

comprehensive examination

is

required.

needed to complete the minimum of thirty semester
in social studies and approved by the adviser. The
amount of elective credit can be deduced from Section 2.23.
Elective: Electives,

if

must be taken

hours,

ECONOMICS
(Code 40)

40.513

ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF
CAPITALISM

3 sem.

hrs.

Transition from feudalism to capitalism and the subsequent influence
of leading capitalist institutions on industry, agriculture, commerce, banking, and the social movement.

40.515

PUBLIC POLICY AND BUSINESS

3 sem.

hrs.

Public policies affecting the economy: historical, philosophical and
legal basis of regulation; the rationale of free enterprise. Intensive analysis

of selected areas of economic policy related to government action.

40.531

CURRENT ECONOMIC PROBLEMS

3 sem.

hrs.

Selected economic problems of current interest and concern to our
society. Basic economic principles and theories and the thinking of recognized economists of the past and present as revealed in their published
works.

40.532

A

COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

3 sem.

hrs.

comparison of the workings and performance of the major forms
of economic organization. The capitalist systems; the modern welfare
states; state capitalism; communism; and socialism.

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INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICIES

40.533

AND RELATIONS

3 sem.

hrs.

Application of modern international economic and financial analyses
to emerging contemporary problems of nations trading with one another.
Selected topics include customs unions; optimum currency area; international cartels; and flexible exchange rates. Impact of governmental and
intergovernmental relations and regulations.

GEOGRAPHY
Specialization in Geography for the
Master of Education Degree

Purpose: This specialization in geography is intended to increase the
student's mastery of the discipline as a contribution to his/her background
for teaching, and so enhance his/her scholarly background in research
techniques, interpretation of data, and format of scientific writing.

Required: Twenty-four semester hours in geography, including a Master's
Research Paper or a departmental paper or seminar (41.590). Certain
courses may be scheduled in related areas with the approval of the department.
Elective: Courses in categories 41

amount of

and 51

elective credit required can be

as approved by the adviser. The
deduced from the comprehensive

plan for the degree (See Section 2.23).

Major

in

Geography

for the Master of Arts Degree

Purpose: To provide a concentration in a systematic or regional aspect of
geography; to further the candidate's competence in research methods and
techniques and provide experience with research problems.
Prerequisite:
in

A minimum

of 18 semester hours

in

undergraduate courses

geography.

Requirements: A minimum of thirty semester hours of graduate courses
geography including 41.590 and a six semester hour master's thesis. Up
to 9 semester hours in ancillary disciplines may be included with approval
of the adviser in lieu of courses in geography.
in

Examinations: A comprehensive written examination must be taken early
in the last semester of formal course work and must have been satisfactorily passed before a first thesis draft may be presented. An oral defense of
thesis

required.

is

COURSES

GEOGRAPHY
(Code 41)

41.405

THE GEOGRAPHY OF FOOD PRODUCTION

An

3 sem. hrs.

in-depth examination of the characteristics of the major agriculworld and an attempt to explain how they came into
being. There will also be a description of the features of the contemporary
farming systems.
tural regions of the

GEOGRAPHY

THE GEOGRAPHY OF INDUSTRIAL
LOCATION

41.444

A

3 sem.

hrs.

comprehensive examination of the factors that influence the loca-

tion of industries and industrial location theory will be made.
also be spent studying the

manner

in

Time

will

which selected industries have chosen

their particular locations.

THEORETICAL AND QUANTITATIVE

41.462

GEOGRAPHY

3 sem.

hrs.

Conceptual frameworks, theoretical developments, methods of measuring intensity and dispersion of geographical distributions; quantitative
approaches in geographical analyses.

EVOLUTION OF GEOGRAPHIC THOUGHT

41.501

3 sem.

hrs.

Evolution of concepts concerning the nature, scope and methodology
of geography. History of geographic ideas from early Greek, Roman and
Arab geographies to the present era. British, French, German and American
schools of geographic thought.

REGIONAL GEOMORPHOLOGY OF
THE UNITED STATES

41.510

3 sem.

hrs.

A

comprehensive study of geomorphic regions; parameters used for
geomorphic provinces; dominant geologic processes which are
responsible for the topographic expression.
classifying

THE GEOGRAPHY OF SETTLEMENT

41.523

The

facilities

men

3 sem.

hrs.

build in the process of occupying an area ranging

from the primitive to the complex urban agglomeration. Bases upon which
settlements are founded and nurtured and their site, situation, external relationships and internal structure and morphology.

GEOGRAPHY OF TRADE
AND TRANSPORTATION

41.524

3 sem.

hrs.

Basic concepts and principles. Problems of land and air transportation; establishment of ports, railroad centers and airways to handle commodity exchanges. Trade and transportation as important geographic
factors in regional development.

POLITICAL

41.548

GEOGRAPHY

Geography foundations of

3 sem.

hrs.

and conditions; geographic
factors significant to the formation, growth, and political behavior of
states with problems such as boundaries, population distribution and other
political events

tensions.

GEOGRAPHY OF WORLD RESOURCES
AND INDUSTRIES

41.549

Analysis of land and water resources focusing
tion, evaluation, and management.

HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE
UNITED STATES

41.555

An

3 sem.

upon

hrs.

their distribu-

3 sem.

hrs.

in-depth examination of selected themes and methodology in
historical geography and their application to selected topics in the United
States. Emphasis will be placed on changes in the geographic elements of
certain

phenomena

as they developed through time.

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41.556

GEOGRAPHY OF PENNSYLVANIA

The development of

3 sem.

regional understandings of Pennsylvania,

hrs.

em-

phasizing man's response to changing environment; resources of the state,
and the need for a planned conservation program.

their extent, their use,

41.560

GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTH AMERICA

The course provides an opportunity

3 sem.

hrs.

to evaluate the relative impor-

tance of environmental and cultural factors in accounting for the existence
of empty and overcrowded land in the same country. Problems such as
this, with implications for the entire "underdeveloped" world, are examined from the geographic point of view.

41.566

GEOGRAPHY OF ANGLO-AMERICA

3 sem.

hrs.

Some

of the dynamic changes taking place in the United States and
Canada which are affecting the size, shape, and character of the traditional
geographic regions with reference to technology, social and demographic
conditions. Domestic and international policies and agreements and alterations in the resource base.

GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA
SOUTH OF THE SAHARA

41.571

and technical change

3 sem.

hrs.

by geography. These aspects
and the traditional interests of the regional geographer are examined
against the background of problems presented by the physical geography
of this unique part of the world.
Political

as affected

GEOGRAPHY OF WESTERN AND
MEDITERRANEAN EUROPE

41.575

3 sem.

hrs.

An intensive

treatment of selected areas of Western and Mediterranean
terms of physical, economic, and cultural circumstances from
the viewpoint of geographical influence.

Europe

in

41.576

GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTH AND EAST ASIA

The

physical,

economic and

3 sem.

hrs.

cultural geography of a region Pakistan

through Manchuria. Present circumstances and world relationships.

41.580

ADVANCED CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY

3 sem.

hrs.

An in-depth

study of the basic principles, themes, and concepts in
thorough examination of the process of spatial diffusion and
spatial perception and how these processes are affected by culture will be
made. Time will also be spent on making students aware of the cultural
landscape, how cultural landscapes differ from place to place, and how to
the

field.

A

interpret the landscape they are observing.

41.590

SEMINAR

IN

GEOGRAPHY

3 sem.

hrs.

Individual students pursue in depth selected topics in geography that
vary according to the student's interest and need; these provide bases for

seminar discussion.

41.599

DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH PAPER

— Master's Thesis.

(Departmental Paper)

3-6 credits

EARTH SCIENCE

EARTH SCIENCE
(Code 51)

(See Page 53 for Earth Science degree program.)

51.451

FIELD TECHNIQUES IN EARTH

AND

SPACE SCIENCE
Intensive field and laboratory training in the use of

techniques

in

6 sem.

hrs.

equipment and

the areas of geology, hydrology, and cartography. Field
and vital segments of the course.

trips are integral

51.453

OPERATION AND PROGRAMMING OF THE
PLANETARIUM

Methods

3 sem. hrs.

use of the planetarium as a teaching and motivational
device, supervised training and practice in the operation, use and maintenance of planetarium equipment.
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HISTORY
(Code 42)

The Master of Arts Degree

An undergraduate major in history including a course in
Bibliography and Research is prerequisite to departmental recommendation for admission to candidacy. Undergraduate deficiencies must be made

Prerequisites:

up without

credit.

Course Requirements (Thesis Option):
18 semester hours in graduate
courses in one of the three areas of History (European Non-Western or
United States), including a readings course and a seminar course; six
semester hours in a second area or in one related field; a six semester
hour thesis (42.599). The thesis topic must be approved by the thesis
adviser,

it

is

the student's responsibility to secure a faculty

member

to

act as thesis adviser.

Course Requirements (Non-Thesis Option): 24 semester hours in graduate
courses in one area of history including a readings course and two seminar
courses, six semester hours in a second area of history.
Foreign Language:
A foreign language is required if, but only if, it is
necessary for thesis research. The history faculty will guide the student
in preparation for the language examination and, whenever possible,
will select and administer the material for translation.

Examinations:
An oral and/or written examination in the major area
with a specific concentration (national or topical) within the area is required in the last term of residence of both thesis and non-thesis option
students. The examination must be completed before a thesis may be
submitted. Thesis option students are also responsible for an oral defense
of thesis.
Specialization in History for the

Master of Education Degree

Course Requirements: Fifteen semester hours in one of the three designated areas of history, including a readings and seminar course; six or
nine semester hours in a minor field of history.

Comprehensive Examination: An oral and/or written comprehensive examination

is

required.

COURSES
(Code 42)

Senior Level Courses

Open

to

Graduate Students

(For course descriptions, see Undergraduate Bulletin)

42.401

CURRENT EVENTS

IN

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
42.402

CURRENT EVENTS

3 sem.

hrs.

IN

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

3 sem. hrs.

HISTORY

EUROPE 1914-1939; THE FIRST WORLD WAR
AND THE AGE OF THE DICTATORS

3 sem.

hrs.

42.425

EUROPE SINCE 1939

3 sem.

hrs.

42.452

(357)

3 sem.

hrs.

42.453

PROBLEMS OF CONTEMPORARY LATIN
AMERICA

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

42.424

42.454

SOVIET RUSSIA

MODERN

JAPAN: THE EMERGENCE OF AN

ASIAN SUPERPOWER
42.456

20TH CENTURY MIDDLE EAST/

NORTH AFRICA
42.471

THE GROWTH OF BUSINESS

42.472

HISTORY OF LABOR
UNITED STATES

IN

42.483

POPULAR CULTURE

IN

42.510

READINGS

IN

IN

AMERICA

THE

AMERICA

EUROPEAN HISTORY

Readings, reports and discussions on

a selected topic in the history

of Europe.

42.511

READINGS

IN

EUROPEAN HISTORY

3 sem.

hrs.

Continuation.

42.512

READINGS

IN

EUROPEAN HISTORY

3 sem.

hrs.

IN

EUROPEAN HISTORY

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

Continuation.

42.513

READINGS

Continuation.

42.518

READINGS IN THE HISTORY OF
THE SOVIET UNION

Readings, reports, and discussion on selected topics in the history of

the

USSR.

42.526

SELECTED TOPICS

IN

EUROPEAN

IMPERIALISM SINCE 1870

3 sem.

hrs.

Colonial policy of the major European colonial powers in Africa,
Asia, and Melanesia, its impact upon mother country and colonies, and the
dissolution of colonial empires after World War II.

42.530

HISTORY OF EUROPE, 1900-1923

Internal and external policies of the

European powers, the

3 sem.

hrs.

crisis lead-

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SCI E NC ES

ing to World War I, the military campaigns, the peace treaties of 1919, and
the upheavals following the new distribution of power.

HISTORY OF EUROPE, 1923-1945

42.532

3 sem.

hrs.

Political and economic crises of the 1920's; the rise of dictatorship
and the political crisis leading to the Second World War; campaigns and
diplomacy of the war; the condition in which it left the belligerents.

THE EUROPEAN UNIFICATION MOVEMENT

42.534

Efforts of the Western
tary,

and

42.536

political unity since

STUDIES

3 sem.

European nations to achieve economic,

mili-

1945.

THE COLD WAR

IN

hrs.

3 sem.

Causes, characteristics, and evolution of the Cold

hrs.

War from 1947

to

the present.

READINGS

42.539

NON-WESTERN HISTORY

IN

3 sem.

hrs.

Readings, reports and discussion on a selected topic in the history of

non-western areas.

42.540

READINGS

NON-WESTERN HISTORY

IN

3 sem.

hrs.

Continuation.

42.541

READINGS

IN

NON-WESTERN HISTORY

3 sem.

hrs.

IN

NON-WESTERN HISTORY

3 sem.

hrs.

3 or 6 sem.

hrs.

Continuation.

42.542

READINGS

Continuation.

42.552

FAR EASTERN ASIA STUDIES

Selected

topics

in

inter-Asian

relations with a concentration

on

China and Japan.

42.554

CONTEMPORARY FAR EASTERN CULTURES

3 sem.

hrs.

Selected Far Eastern Cultures including interdisciplinary study and a
review of communication and the arts.

42.556

TWENTIETH CENTURY MEXICO AND
THE CARIBBEAN

3 sem.

hrs.

An examination of selected political, social, and economic problems
of Mexico and the Caribbean area in recent decades with emphasis on the
contention of forces for stability and radical change (respectively) in the
region.

42.560

SEMINAR

IN

NON-WESTERN HISTORY

3 sem.

Lectures, reports and a research paper on an area

on non-western

history.

Prerequisite:

At

least nine credits

of graduate work

hrs.

in History.

HISTORY
42.561

SEMINAR

IN

NON-WESTERN HISTORY

3 sem.

hrs.

IN

NON-WESTERN HISTORY

3 sem.

hrs.

IN

NON-WESTERN HISTORY

3 sem.

hrs.

IN

EUROPEAN HISTORY

3 sem.

hrs.

Continuation.

42.562

SEMINAR

Continuation.

42.563

SEMINAR

Continuation.

42.564

SEMINAR

Lectures, reports and a research paper

on an area of the history of

Europe.

At

Prerequisite:

42.565

least nine credits

SEMINAR

of graduate work

in History.

IN

EUROPEAN HISTORY

3 sem.

hrs.

IN

EUROPEAN HISTORY

3 sem.

hrs.

IN

EUROPEAN HISTORY

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

Continuation.

42.566

SEMINAR

Continuation.

42.567

SEMINAR

Continuation.

42.570

READINGS

IN U.S.

HISTORY

Readings, reports and discussions on topics selected from cultural,
diplomatic, economic, intellectual, or military aspects of the history of the

United States.

42.571

READINGS

IN U.S.

HISTORY

3 sem.

hrs.

IN U.S.

HISTORY

3 sem.

hrs.

Continuation.

42.572

READINGS

Continuation.

42.573

READINGS

IN U.S.

HISTORY

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

Continuation.

42.575

SEMINAR

IN U.S.

HISTORY

Lecture, reports and a research paper

on an area of

the history of the

United States.
Prerequisite:

42.576

At

least nine credits

SEMINAR

of graduate work

in

History.

IN U.S.

HISTORY

3 sem.

hrs.

IN U.S.

HISTORY

3 sem.

hrs.

IN U.S.

HISTORY

3 sem.

hrs.

Continuation.

42.577

SEMINAR

Continuation.

42.578

SEMINAR

Continuation.

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UNITED STATES-LATIN AMERICAN
RELATIONS

42.580

3 sem.

hrs.

Diplomatic exchanges between the United States and the twenty
Hispanic American republics are examined together with economic, cultural, and sociaJ contacts. Factors that have contributed to a lack of hemispheric solidarity.

UNITED STATES AND FAR EASTERN
RELATIONS

42.581

An

3 sem. hrs.

diplomacy

analysis of the interest and concern of United States

with the Far East from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Particular attention is given to changing relations with the Philippines, China, and
Japan and to various attempted solutions to regional problems.

42.582

THE UNITED STATES AS A WORLD POWER

3 sem. hrs.

The emergence of the United States into the world order,

42.585

roles in

world leadership,

COLONIAL AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS

3 sem.

The

roles of religious, educational, philanthropic, political,

ness institutions in

42.586

its

in

Councils of the world, its responsibilities
encouragement of democratic systems.
the

and

its

hrs.

busi-

America before 1790.

AMERICAN URBAN HISTORY

3 sem.

hrs.

The origins and consequences of the growth of urban centers upon
American economic, political and social institutions.
42.587

STUDIES

Through

a

IN

PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY

3 sem.

hrs.

combination of lectures and research projects students

investigate significant statewide, area or local aspects of Pennsylvania history. Specific chronological or topical

emphases may be selected by the

instructor.

42.588

THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI WEST

3 sem.

hrs.

The origins, course, and consequences of American expansion across
the Mississippi River.
42.589

HISTORY SEMINAR

3 sem.

hrs.

Lectures, reports and a research paper which a student may take in
the area of special interest
i.e., American, European or Non-Western



History.

42.590

HISTORY SEMINAR

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

Continuation.

42.591

HISTORY SEMINAR

Continuation.

42.592

HISTORY READINGS

Readings, reports and discussion on a selected topic

in

American,

4

POLITICAL SCIENCE
European or Non-Western History which

is

tailored to the student's area of

special interest.

42.593

HISTORY READINGS

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

6 sem.

hrs.

Continuation.

42.594

HISTORY READINGS

Continuation.

42.599

THESIS

Independent reserach and the preparation of a formal paper required
of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts.

in partial satisfaction

POLITICAL SCIENCE
(Code 44)

Note: Specialization in Political Science for the M.A. and M.Ed, degree
suspended temporarily.

Majox

in Political

is

Science for the Master of Arts Degree

Twenty-four semester hours in undergraduate courses in
among U.S. government, foreign governments,
international politics and political theory and methodology. Courses in
other social science disciplines may be considered by the Department to
modify the prerequisite. Undergraduate deficiencies must be made up
without credit toward the master's degree.
Prerequisites:

political science distributed

Course Requirements:
thesis (44.598—6 sem.

A minimum

of 30 semester hours including: a
18 to 24 semester hours in Political Science
courses in at least three out of the four fields of U.S. government, foreign
governments, international politics, political theory and methodology; and
0 to 6 semester hours in cognate disciplines as approved by the department.
hrs.);

Examinations:
(1)

Comprehensive written examinations in three political science
fields, as arranged by a departmental committee.

(2)

An

oral defense of the thesis.

Specialization in Political Science for the

Master of Education Degree

work in the social sciences
including courses in the major subfields of Political Science.
Prerequisites: Extensive undergraduate course

Course Requirements: Thirty semester hours of course work with a minimum of fifteen semester hours in Political Science and six in Education (See
Section 2.22). Options for the remaining nine semester hours include up
to nine hours in Political Science, up to six hours in cognate areas, and up
to three hours in Education(see Section 2.22). Programs must be approved
by the departmental adviser.
Examination:

A

comprehensive written and oral examination is required as
For total degree requirements see Section 2222.

a condition for graduation.

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF

44.405

POLITICAL

THOUGHT

3 sem.

hrs.

Selected political theorists from Plato to Nietzsche are compared
with contemporary American political theorists in an attempt to build
bridges between traditional and contemporary theories and theorists. Included are: Plato and Strauss, Thucydides and Max Weber, Aristotle and
Lipset, Augustine and Morgenthau, Machiavelli and Neustadt, Rousseau
and Dewey, Aquinas and Maritain, Hobbes and Riker, Burke and Lippmann, Marx and C. Wright Mills, and John Stuart Mill and Christian Bay.

44.409

AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT

An

analysis of the relationship of

temporary

political science

by using

American

3 sem.
political

hrs.

thought to con-

traditional materials in a historical,

chronological way but reworking them to show their relation and relevance
to actions and institutions. Included are the main ideas of the leading
political thinkers in America from the Colonial period to the present.

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

44.418

IN

POLITICAL SCIENCE

3 sem.

hrs.

An introduction to the principal computer languages used in political
science and the social sciences (primarily FORTRAN) and the application
of computers to political science research and problem solving.

RACISM AND SEXISM
AMERICAN POLITICS

44.429

An

IN

3 sem. hrs.

analysis of the role of Blacks in

Power movement,

civil rights,

and

American

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION APPLICATIONS

44.437

An

politics, the

Black

racial conflict.

3 sem.

hrs.

method and techniques

in the application of adtheory to the operations of governmental
bureaucracies. Topics covered include: Program Planning Budgeting Systems (PPBS), Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT), and Operations Research (OR).

analysis of the

ministrative

organizational

44.438 CIVIL

SERVICE EMPLOYMENT
AND PRACTICES

POLICIES

3 sem.

hrs.

Public service as a career, the personnel needs of national, state, and
local governments, civil service law, personnel systems, current problems.

44.440

THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS

3 sem.

hrs.

policy-making roles;
executive-legislative relationships; constitutional issues; problem areas and
proposals for reform.
Presidential

44.446

and congressional

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

politics; public

3 sem.

hrs.

An analysis of the evolution, structure and function of the Supreme
Court, concentrating on a case study approach of the Court's interpretations of the commerce and taxing powers, federal-state relationships and
civil rights.

POLITICAL SCIENCE

44.447

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

44.448

THE JUDICIAL PROCESS
policy making

3 sem. hrs.

II

3 sem.

hrs.

studied through systems theory, group
theory, and judicial attitude and behavior.
Judicial

44.453

is

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

An

3 sem.

hrs.

analysis of the structure and function of city governments, deci-

sion-making in urban politics, groups and group conflict, metropolitics, the
megalopolis, and contemporary problems of the American city.

44.458 U.S.

FOREIGN POLICY

3 sem.

hrs.

An analysis of the substance, methods, and purposes of U.S. foreign
policy including the determinants of our foreign policy, policy-making
machinery, the implementation of our foreign policy, and contemporary
foreign policy problems.

44.463

THE

U.S.S.R.

POLITICAL SYSTEM

3 sem.

hrs.

The governmental process in the U.S.S.R.; the role of the Communist
from Marx to the present; Soviet bloc politics.

Party; the evolving ideology

44.464

GOVERNMENT AND

POLITICS OF IRELAND

3 sem.

I

hrs.

A

survey of historic, social, cultural, and religious developments in
Ireland, with concentration on a study of the government and politics of
Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. Contemporary literature, drama,
music, and art.

44.465

GOVERNMENT AND

POLITICS OF IRELAND

II....

3 sem.

hrs.

A

study-tour of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic including
visits to museums, galleries, theaters and historic sites, and meetings with
governmental and political leaders. Approximately half of the time spent
in Dublin, the remainder on a bus trip through the Republic and Northern
Ireland.

44.487

(525) INTERNATIONAL LAW AND
ORGANIZATIONS

3 sem.

hrs.

The

theoretical and practical implications of the legal and organizational efforts to regulate international relations without violent conflict:
international law, the United Nations, the International Court of Justice,

and several regional and functional organizations.

44.490

INDEPENDENT STUDY

44.491

READINGS

IN

GOVERNMENT AND

1-6 sem. hrs.

POLITICS

3 sem.

hrs.

Topics are selected through consultation between instructor and
student. Designed for both group and individual study.

44.492

(470)

AND

SEMINAR
POLITICS

IN

GOVERNMENT
3 sem.

hrs.

Selected problems in government and politics are studied in an attempt to review and unify theories and methods of political science. Individual research projects.

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FIELD EXPERIENCE
SCIENCE

44.496

IN

POLITICAL
1-6 sem. hrs.

Supervised individual or group activities, including internships of a
non-classroom variety in applied areas of political science.
Prerequisite: Adequate theoretical background and consent of department.

MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT

44.507

3 sem. hrs.

Contributions of major political thinkers from the 17th through the
20th centuries are examined together with the ideas of selected minor
political philosophers and political themes of the age.

EMPIRICAL THEORY

44.512

3 sem.

hrs.

A

survey of contemporary theory with emphasis on systems analysis,
cybernetics, communications-information theory, content analysis, game
theory, and value theory.

PROBLEMS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

44.538

3 sem.

hrs.

Current trends and problems in the organization and management of
governmental departments, agencies, and commissions. Several public
policies of current relevance are studied in terms of their administrative
dimension.

PROBLEMS OF

44.556

U.S.

GOVERNMENT

3 sem.

hrs.

Underlying structural problems emanating from the clash of constitutional theories; current stresses and strains in the U.S. system; selected

problems studied

in

depth.

CROSS-POLITY ANALYSIS

44.575

3 sem.

hrs.

Current developments in comparative politics, comparative methods
and techniques, problems of cross-cultural comparisons.

POLITICS OF THE EMERGING NATIONS

44.578

3 sem.

hrs.

Neutralism, non-alignment, and other ideologies of emergent nations;
economic development in the new states.

political implications of

PROBLEMS OF WORLD POLITICS

44.585

3 sem.

hrs.

An

in-depth analysis of selected topics of current significance in the
among national political systems and supranational
organizations.
political relationships

44.590

ADVANCED INDEPENDENT STUDY

IN

POLITICAL SCIENCE

3 sem.

hrs.

Designed primarily for individualized reading, research and reporting
under conditions of minimal supervision. Projects must have Departmental
approval and be underway by the end of the first week of the term.

44.593

44.594

A

ADVANCED READINGS IN
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
ADVANCED SEMINAR
AND POLITICS

IN

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

GOVERNMENT

review of the scope and methods of contemporary political science.

SOCIOLOGY
Current literature

is

explored by means of individually prepared seminar

papers.

44.598

MASTER OF ARTS THESIS

6 sem.

Independent reserach and the preparation of

a

formal thesis

hrs.

in partial

fulfillment of the requirements for a Master of Arts degree in Political

Science.

44.599

MASTER'S RESEARCH PAPER

Independent research on

a

3 sem.

hrs.

topic approved by the Department of

Political Science.

SOCIOLOGY
(Code 45)

45.441

SOCIAL INDICATORS

3 sem.

hrs.

Designed to reinforce and extend earlier learning in research techniques and methods by focusing upon systematic step-by-step understanding, analysis and preparation of social indicators at the federal, state, and
local levels of social policy planning and analysis. The emphasis is on developing student understanding of social indicators and their use in planning.

45.443

SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR

3 sem.

hrs.

Review and analysis of various forms of deviant behavior, including
the effects of urbanization on the individual. Social deviation is studied in
the light of contemporary concepts and theories in sociology.
45.450

COMMUNICATION THEORY
SOCIAL

IN

WORK PRACTICES

3 sem.

hrs.

Analysis and application of concepts from communication, informa-

and systems theory to social work practice. The communications
models offer fresh perspectives to social work phenomena and process
which avoid the effects of labeling (self-fulfilling prophecy, system contamination, etc.) and the weaknesses of linear causal models and other
content-laden heuristic principles. Development of understanding of the
relevant systems, the communications process itself, and ways to improve
professional and personal transactions.

tion,

45.467

it

HUMAN POPULATION STUDY

3 sem.

hrs.

Distribution of population, its composition, and other characteristics;
analyzes the size, trend, growth and future developments of population,

and examines the impact of population problems as influenced by processes of fertility, mortality, and migration.

45.468

SOCIAL SERVICES PLANNING

3 sem.

hrs.

Social context of the theories and practices of social planning, social
policy and social services from contemporary and cross-cultural perspectives.

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45.478

INDUSTRIAL SOCIOLOGY

3 sem.

hrs.

A general overview of the sociology of work organizations. Examination from a sociological perspective of the meaning of work and the milieu
of the worker; formal and informal work organizations; problems of workers in an industrial society; interfacing between industry, labor and the
society.
45.490

SOCIOLOGY OF AGING

3 sem.

hrs.

Social Gerontology

is concerned with the social processes of aging
ramifications for individuals, social organizations and society. An
analysis of the field of Gerontology, social types of aging, and the interaction of the aged within society and its institutions.

and

its

45.511

SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS

3 sem.

hrs.

Emphasis on the family as the basic unit in meeting human needs;
comparative study of the larger social institutions; impact of cultural and
special interest groups on American society.
45.513

ADOLESCENT

IN

AMERICAN SOCIETY

3 sem.

hrs.

The American adolescent, his development in the society and his influence on society. Problems concerning the adolescent are considered in
light

of current thinking and research.

45.523

THE CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN

COMMUNITY

3 sem. hrs.

Function of the local area in meeting human needs; rural, urban and
metropolitan areas of social and economic organization; role of public and
voluntary health, welfare and recreational agencies.

45.525

CURRENT SOCIAL

ISSUES

3 sem.

hrs.

Analysis of current social issues and solutions offered to solve them.
and solutions are explored within the broad framework of the social
sciences and the specific framework of sociological and anthropological
Issues

data.

ANTHROPOLOGY
(Code 46)

46.430

CULTURES AND PEOPLES OF OCEANIA

3 sem.

hrs.

Types of aboriginal culture and the distribution of languages and
physical types in the Pacific-Island world, with attention paid to archaeological evidence and migration routes from Malasia to Melanesia and
Polynesia.

46.440

LANGUAGE & CULTURE

3 sem.

hrs.

study of the place of oral or non-oral language in human evolution
cultures. Topics discussed include dialectal variation,
discourse analysis, multilingualism, language and cognition, and the role of
language in education.

A

and contemporary

PSYCHOLOGY

PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF
SOUTH AMERICA

46.450

A

3 sem. hrs.

survey introduction to the aboriginal, non-literate cultures of

South America, including the ecological background, archaeology, and
cultural patterns.

HISTORY OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL
THOUGHT AND THEORY

46.470

3 sem.

hrs.

This course surveys intensively the leading methods and theories of
anthropological and ethnological interpretation, with special emphasis on
the concept of culture and its practical application to modern problems.

CULTURAL DYNAMICS

46.481

An

analysis of the

3 sem.

development of culture from primates to the

hrs.

pres-

ent. Processes of cultural change: "cultural evolution," diffusion, innova-

tion and invention; role of the social environment; relationship

between

human

biology and cultural capacity with reference to recent studies of
primates, sexology, linguistics, ecology and physical anthropology.

46.490

SOCIALIZATION OF THE CHILD

3 sem. hrs.

A

comparative analysis of the socialization process as it occurs in selected non-western cultures. Life experience and adjustment of the individual through infancy, middle childhood and youth. Contrasting methods
of introducing children to adult economic, social, biological behavior are
described.

46.524

COMPARATIVE CULTURES

3 sem. hrs.

Analysis of selected non-literate societies, illustrating various degrees
of complexity in material and non-material culture and the relation of the
individual to them; audio-visual background materials are used.

PSYCHOLOGY
(Code 48)

48.511

CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE

3 sem. hrs.

Advanced study of theories and processes of development through
childhood and adolescence, with emphasis on current trends and issues.
48.525

INDIVIDUAL INTELLIGENCE TESTING

3 sem. hrs.

Analysis of the nature and rationale of various individual tests of
intelligence. Skills and methods in administering tests, and in scoring,
interpreting and reporting results.

48.576

THEORIES OF HUMAN LEARNING

Study of

which

historical

3s*m.hrs.

and contemporary learning systems and models

yield principles for practical application.

Note: The following senior
students.

level

undergraduate courses are also open to graduate

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48.406

PSYCHOLOGY SEMINAR

3 sem.

hrs.

The seminar

topic is selected from subject areas in psychology that:
(a) represent emerging research topics and/or methodologies, (b) are not
covered in current course listings, (c) reflect both faculty and student interest. Critical evaluation of relevant research

and theory

is

stressed within

the overall framework of psychology, the individual and society.
Prerequisite Instructor's consent.
:

48.416

ADOLESCENCE

3 sem.

Advanced study of personal and social problems confronting
cents as they emerge from childhood and strive for adulthood.

hrs.

adoles-

Prerequisite: 48.101.

48.436

THEORIES OF PERSONALITY

3 sem.

hrs.

Critical study of theories explaining development, structure and
organization of personality. Considers personality from psychoanalytic,
social, individual, self and learning points of view.
Prerequisite: 48.101.

48.451

LABORATORY TRAINING
GROUP PROCESSES

IN

3 sem.

hrs.

An examination

of theories of interpersonal interaction, the development of self concepts, and the formation and development of group
cultures. Class size limited.

Prerequisite: 48.101

48.454

and consent of instructor.

PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY OF SOCIAL ISSUES

... 3 sem.

hrs.

Selected social issues (e.g., conflict, social change) studies in terms
of intra-individual processes and of interactive processes between the individual and society. Emphasis on research findings and theory as to possible alternatives or solutions to current practices. Course may be re-

peated with change in topic.
Prerequisite : 48.101 or consent of instructor.

48.464

ADVANCED EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN

3 sem. hrs.

An advanced consideration of the planning, conduct, and evaluation
of research in the behavioral and biological sciences, employing parametric
and non-parametric

Emphasis on inferential
and computer utilization.
Prerequisite: 48.101, 260, 261 or consent of instructor.
statistics.

statistics, design,

analysis, interpretation

48.466

INDEPENDENT STUDY

3 sem.

hrs.

and research of technical
psychological literature or empirical manipulation of variables in the
field or laboratory under supervision of a Psychology faculty member resulting in a written report of its outcome.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and departmental approval.

The study of

a topic via either review

BIOLOGY
4.3

SCIENCES

AND MATHEMATICS

BIOLOGY
The Master of Science Degree

Purpose: This program is intended to prepare the student either for admission to a research-oriented doctoral degree program in biology, or em-

ployment

in a biology-oriented profession.

An undergraduate degree in Biology equivalent to the
Bachelor of Arts at Bloomsburg State College. Undergraduate deficiencies
must be made up without credit toward the master's degree.

Prerequisite:

Requirements: 18 semester hours including thesis must be in courses

numbered 500 or above. A limited number of courses in other areas may
be included on approval of the department if they are clearly supportive
of the biology major; Master's Thesis (50.593), 6 semester hours.

Examinations: A seminar presentation of the thesis and its results must
be given during the term in which the degree is to be granted; a written
and/or oral comprehensive examination administered by a committee from
the department.
Foreign Language: Proficiency in a foreign language

is

strongly recom-

mended.
Specialization in Biology for the

Master of Education Degree
Purpose: This specialization is intended to enhance the competence of
secondary school teachers of biology by extending their scholarship in
content and method through formal courses and independent study and
research.

An undergraduate major

in biology with Level I certification;
mathematics and chemistry adequate for the courses and
research to be undertaken. Undergraduate deficiencies must be made up,
without credit toward the degree, prior to departmental recommendation

Prerequisite:

background

in

for candidacy.

Required: Biology 50.591 or 50.592 to

fulfill

the research requirement.

Also, 60.501 and 60.591.
Elective: Courses are to be chosen with the adviser's approval. 65.566
an acceptable elective. A minimum of 18 semester hours must be
courses numbered 500 or above.

Examination:
its

results;

if

examination
50.411

is

A

is

in

seminar presentation of the thesis or directed study and
50.592 is chosen, a written and/or comprehensive

thesis

required.

RADIATION BIOLOGY

3 sem.

hrs.

Effects of radiation on living organisms; nuclear structure; fundamental properties of radiation; physical, chemical, and genetic effects on
plants and animals from cells to whole organisms; application of radiochemicals in biological studies. Minimum of 5 hours/week including lab-

oratory.
Prerequisites: 50.332, 52.232, 53.141, or consent of instructor.

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50.431

EVOLUTION

3 sem.

hrs.

Study of major problems of the theory of evolution and contribumade by genetics, paleontology, systematics,
and ecology. 3 hours/week lecture.

tions toward their solutions

Prerequisite: 50.332.

STUDIES
SPECIATION

50.432, 433, 434

IN

3 sem.

Study of plants and animals

hrs.

each course

where biotas merge giving rise to
interspecific hybridization, sequalae. A field course conducted in areas
designated. Areas of study are determined by student needs.
Prerequisites: 50.431 or permission of the instructor. Students may not
take degree credit for more than two of the three courses, 432, 433, 434.
50.441

in areas

CYTOLOGY AND CYTOGENETICS

3 sem.

hrs.

Structure and function of cytoplasmic and nuclear organelles of cells.
Laboratory studies include techniques for cell, chromosome, and tissue
preparation. Minimum of 4 hours/week including laboratory.
Prerequisites: 50.332, or 50.333; 52.211 or 52.231.

50.454

ETHOLOGY

3 sem.

hrs.

Description and classification of behavior; its evolution and biological function. Mechanisms underlying behavior, especially species
typical behavior, are emphasized. Minimum of 5 hours/week including
laboratory.
Prerequisites: 50.210 and 371 or consent of instructor.



50.455

ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

3 sem.

Practical application of knowledge of micro-organisms; their
on our environment; methods of control; sanitation regulations and

procedures. Field trips taken

when

practical.

Minimum of

5

hrs.

effects
testing

hours/week

including laboratory.
Prerequisite: 50.341.

50.459

ORNITHOLOGY

3 sem.

hrs.

General biology of birds, and the study of bird identification in the
sight. Study of birds of this region in relation of migration, time of arrival and nesting. Minimum of 5 hours/week including
field

by song and

laboratory.
Prerequisite: 50.102 or 50.210.

50.463

BIOLOGICAL PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES

3 sem.

hrs.

Theory and practice of photography as applied to biology, including
negative and print making, gross specimen photography, copying, transparencies, filmstrips, auto-radiography, nature work in closeups, photomicrography, thesis illustrations, and other special techniques. Minimum
5 hours/week.

50.472

May

require evening hours.

CELL PHYSIOLOGY

3 sem.

hrs.

Application of physical and chemical principles of cellular processes;
biochemistry of cellular constituents; physiochemical environment; bio-

BIOLOGY
energetics; intermediate metabolism. 3 hours lecture/week.

Prerequisites: 12 hours

of Biology, and Chemistry 52.211 or 52.231; or

consent of instructor.

50.511

SYSTEMATIC ZOOLOGY

3 sem.

hrs.

Principles of animal taxonomy; the use of taxonomic keys; the geographical distribution of animals, and the collection and preservation of
animals for museum study. Minimum of 5 hours/week including laboratory.

50.521

SYSTEMATIC BOTANY

3 sem.

hrs.

Morphology, taxonomy, and geographical distribution of vescular
Minimum of 5 hours/week including laboratory.

plants.

50.531

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

3 sem.

hrs.

Study of progressive changes or transformations which occur during
the existence of various plants and animals. Morphogenesis, differentiation,
metabolism, and genetics control are considered. Experimental studies in
the laboratory utilize living material obtained from local regions and living
cells grown in the laboratory. In vivo and in vitro study of growth, differentiation and morphogenesis also included. Minimum of 4 hours/week including laboratory.

50.532

BIOCHEMICAL GENETICS

3 sem.

hrs.

The study of macromolecular complexes, protein synthesis and the
regulation of cellular activity. 3 hours lecture/week.
50.551

CONSERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL
RESOURCES

3 sem.

hrs.

Emphasis is on the theory and practice of environmental conservation of biological resources and on applied ecology. Field trips will be made
to observe practices of wildlife, forest, and soil conservation. Minimum of
5 hours/week including laboratory.
50.552

LIMNOLOGY

3 sem.

hrs.

Chemical and physical aspects of lakes ponds, and streams, and of
the nature of their biota. Laboratory and field investigations will be
cluded. Minimum of 5 hours/week including laboratory.

50.553

ANIMAL ECOLOGY

3 sem.

in-

hrs.

Animal environmental relationships considered at the levels of individuals, species, populations, the distribution and the role of animals in
communities and ecosystems. Emphasis placed on population ecology.
Laboratory and field studies include investigation of physical and biotic aspects of the environment. Minimum of 5 hours/week including laboratory.

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50.554

PLANT ECOLOGY

3 S em.

hrs.

Study of interrelationships among plants and their environments.
Physical and biological factors plus human influences involved in the distribution, associations, and successions of plant populations and communities are investigated. Minimum of 5 hours/week including laboratory.

50.555

PARASITOLOGY

(461)

Structure,

phasis

on those

taxonomy, and
affecting man.

life

3 sem.

hrs.

history of animal parasites with emof 5 hours/week including labora-

Minimum

tory.

50.556

BIOLOGY OF THE ARTHROPODS

3 sem.

hrs.

Study of arthropods including morphology, physiology, and embryology. In-depth study of the insect as representative of this phylum. Laboratory provides opportunity for dissection, preservation of tissues and experimentation.

50.557

Minimum

(457)

of 5 hours/week including laboratory.

ENTOMOLOGY

3 sem.

hrs.

Study of the anatomical features of insects which enable the student
to properly classify insects as to order, family, genera, and species. A technique course providing the student opportunity to collect, mount, and
properly display insects for study. 3 month collecting period, May to
August, and 3-week lab. for study of gross morphology and identification.
2 hrs. lecture, 3 hrs. laboratory per week. Equivalent to a minimum of five
hours/week including laboratory.

50.558

ICHTHYOLOGY

3 sem.

hrs.

Field and laboratory studies of the fishes of the area including their
taxonomy, anatomy, behavior, and ecological methods. Min-

collection,

imum

of 5 hours/week including laboratory.

50.559

HERPETOLOGY

3 sem.

hrs.

Amphibians and reptiles: structure, evolutionary history, speciation,
geographic distribution, behavior. The laboratory is based on local faunas
and on specimens available from local institutions. Techniques useful in
collection, preserving, and identifying specimens. Minimum of 5 hours/

week including laboratory.

50.561

A

VERTEBRATE MORPHOLOGY

3 sem.

hrs.

study of vertebrate morphology, including paleontological, sys-

tematic, morphogenetic, and phylogenetic aspects. Laboratory work is
expected to embrace morphological and functional study of preserved and
living

specimens.

Minimum

of 5 hours/week including laboratory.

EARTH SCIENCE

ENDOCRINOLOGY

50.571

3 sem.

hrs.

The role of the endocrine glands in growth, metabolism, development, regulation, and reproduction of animals. Integrated activities of the
nervous and endocrine systems are studied. Minimum of 5 hours/week
including laboratory.

COMPARATIVE ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY

50.572

A

3sem.hr.

comparison of the general physiology of different groups of
of 5 hours/week including laboratory.

animals.

Minimum

50.591

Dl

RECTED STUDY

IN

BIOLOGY

3 sem.

hrs.

An opportunity to carry on an independent investigation in an area
of biology in which the student has a particular interest. Such investigation
is under the direction of a member of the Department of Biology. The student is encouraged to identify a problem, employ an experimental design,
and analyze data collected therefrom. Study of pertinent literature is a requirement of the course.

MASTER OF EDUCATION THESIS

50.592

3 or 6 sem.

hrs.

Independent research and the preparation of a formal thesis in partial
Education in

fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of

biology.

50.593

MASTER OF SCIENCE THESIS

6 sem.

hrs.

(See description of 50.592)

EARTH SCIENCE
(Code 51)
Specialization in Earth Science
for the Master of Education Degree

Purpose: This specialization in earth science is designed to increase the
student's mastery of the discipline as a contribution to her/his background
for effective teaching, and to enhance her/his academic expertise in
research techniques, interpretation of data, and the general format of
scientific writing.

Each applicant shall have completed twelve (12) hours in
Earth Science, which shall include Astronomy, Physical Geology, Meteorology, and Oceanography; background in Chemistry, Mathematics, and
Physics adequate for the courses and research to be undertaken. Undergraduate deficiencies must be made up, without credit towards degree,
prior to departmental recommendation for candidacy.
Prerequisites:

Requirements: A minimum of thirty (30) hours distributed as follows:
6-9 credits in Education; 51.501, 51.590 and 51.599.
Electives:

Fifteen (15) elective credits selected with consent of advisor
in Earth Science, Marine Science Consortium, or cognate

from offerings
areas.

Examination: Successful completion of
ination

if

required.

a final

comprehensive oral exam-

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FIELD TECHNIQUES IN EARTH

51.451

AND

SPACE SCIENCE

6 sem.

hrs.

Intensive field and laboratory training in the use of equipment and
in the areas of geology, hydrology, and cartography. Field trips

techniques

are integral and vital segments of the course.

51.453

OPERATION AND PROGRAMMING
OF THE PLANETARIUM

Methods

in

3 sem. hrs.

use of the planetarium as a teaching and motivational

device, supervised training and practice in the operation, use and mainte-

nance of planetarium equipment.

51.570

HYDROGEOLOGY

3 sem. hrs.

After a brief review of surface hydrology, the theory of ground
water flow and well mechanics is dealt with, and then the geologic aspects
of ground water exploration and development are studied.

51.590

CONTEMPORARY TOPICS

IN

EARTH SCIENCE

3 sem. hrs.

concept, problem, special topic, or new
ideas, in any area of Earth Science. The topic will be chosen through common interests of the instructor and each student.

The study of

a particular

MARINE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM
(Code 55)

(See Page 63)

GEOGRAPHY
(Code 41)

41.510

REGIONAL GEOMORPHOLOGY
OF THE UNITED STATES

3 sem.

hrs.

A comprehensive
classifying

study of geomorphic regions; parameters used for
geomorphic provinces; dominant geologic processes which are

responsible for the topographic expression.

CHEMISTRY
(Code 52)
Specialization in Chemistry
for the Master of Education Degree

Purpose: To expand and solidify the student's basic knowledge in Chemistry; to provide the opportunity for him/her to become familiar with the
newly developed programs for Secondary Schools; and to acquaint him/
her with the literature of the field and increase his/her ability to use it
effectively in research

and self-education.

CHEMISTRY / 55
Prerequisites: Entering students are expected to have
ate teaching major in Chemistry or

its

had an undergradu-

equivalent.

least 18 semester hours in Chemistry courses normalof Analytical, Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry. 2) A Research Option consisting of either the preparation of a thesis
as in (a) below, or the preparation of a Master's Paper as in (b) below.
(a) 65.599 Master's Research Paper on some aspect of science education, or 52.599 Chemistry Research.
(b) 52.592 Master's Paper in Chemistry.

Requirements: 1) At

ly including the areas

(For complete requirements see Sections 2.22 and 2.23)
Electives:

Additional credits

may be

earned

in

Education. Chemistry and

or Physics, or (with approval of the Program Advisor) in Mathematics or
Earth & Space Science to provide a total of at least 30 semester hours.

BIOCHEMISTRY

52.441

3 sem. hrs.

Chemistry of proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, carbohydrates; intermediary metabolism; introduction to enzyme chemistry. 3 hours 'week.
Prerequisites: Organic and Physical Chemistry.

PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

52.511

A

I

3 sem.

hrs.

review of the theoretical principles of Chemistry. Gases, kinetic

theory, thermodynamics, and equilibrium.

52.512

PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

A

continuation of 52.511. Solutions,
electromotive force, and reaction kinetics.
Prerequisite: 52.511 or equivalent.

52.520

II

electrolytes,

3 sem.

hrs.

conductance,

MODERN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
FOR TEACHERS

3 sem. hrs.

An

introduction to modern organic theory with emphasis on molecular structure, stereochemistry, and reaction mechanisms including substitution, addition, elimination, oxidation, and reduction. A knowledge of
functional group organic chemistry is presumed.

52.521

A

SELECTED TOPICS IN
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

3 sem.

hrs,

study of some of the important concepts of Inorganic Chemistry.

Typical topics include nuclear, ionic, molecular, and crystal structure:
bonding energies; acids and bases; mechanisms and reactions in nonaqueous media; and coordination chemistry. Other topics may be assigned
for literature review and class presentation.

52.522

A

QUALITATIVE ORGANIC ANALYSIS

3 sem.

hrs.

laboratory-oriented course in the separation and identification of
organic compounds including the use of modern instrumental methods.
One lecture per week on methods, six hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite: 52.520 or equivalent.

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52.524

A

SELECTED TOPICS
CHEMISTRY

IN

ANALYTICAL
3 sem.

hrs.

review of classical Quantitative Analysis and an introduction to

modern techniques with emphasis on separation methods such as chromatography, ion exchange, and distillation; and on the detection and determination of elements and compounds by techniques of spectroscopy,
potentiometry, colorimetry, and others.

52.543

SELECTED TOPICS IN
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

3 sem.

hrs.

Topics other than those derived from thermodynamics. Will include
such subjects as crystal structure, colloids, photochemistry, nuclear chemistry, molecular structure and properties, atomic structure and simple
valence theory.
Prerequisites: 52.511

and 512, or equivalent.

52.551

CHEMISTRY LABORATORY

1

sem. hr.

52.552

CHEMISTRY LABORATORY

1

sem. hr.

52.553 A, B

r

C,

CHEMISTRY LABORATORY

1

sem.

hr. ea.

Designed to accompany certain Chemistry lecture courses as needed.

52.560

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

IN

HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY
This course

will

concern

itself

3 sem.

CHEM

primarily with the

hrs.

Study

Course, and, to a lesser extent, the CBA course now being widely introduced into the high schools. The philosophy, and methods of teaching
them, will be discussed, but the emphasis will be on content including the
laboratory work.

52.570

DIRECTED STUDY

1

to 3 sem. hrs.

Designed to benefit a student who can pursue a subject in Advanced
Chemistry on his own time with only limited direction from a faculty
member. The subject to be studied may be from any branch of Chemistry
but must be one in which the Department is willing to assume the supervision. Approval of the Department Chairman required.

52.592

DEPARTMENT PAPER

An extended

3 sem.

hrs.

paper showing a high degree of mastery of a chemical

topic of instructional value to the student. Laboratory work may or may
not be included depending on the nature of the topic. Approval of Re-

search Adviser

is

required.

MATHEMATICS
52.599

CHEMICAL RESEARCH

3 to 6 sem.

hrs.

Experimental work leading to the solution of a problem in Chemistry
and which constitutes new knowledge in the field. The number of credits
assigned depends on the complexity and magnitude of the project. Consent
of the Research Adviser and Department Chairman required.

MATHEMATICS
(Code 53)

Master of Education Degree
Mathematics Education

in

Purpose: To expand the scholarship and professional competence of
teachers and supervisors of mathematics by solidifying basic knowledge in
content area, becoming familiar with related literature and increasing the
ability to use this information effectively in research, instruction and selfeducation.

For elementary or middle school teachers or supervisors— 18
semester hours in mathematics, approved by the graduate faculty.
Prerequisites:

For secondary or middle school teachers or supervisors—the equivalent of
an undergraduate major in mathematics which must include at least 30
semester hours in mathematics.
Deficiencies are to be corrected without graduate credit.

Requirements: A minimum of thirty semester hours of graduate courses
including 53.501, at least three semester hours from 53.502, 53.517,
53.531 or 53.541 and at least three semester hours from 53.575, 53.585
or 53.586.
Other mathematics electives may be selected from 53.411,
53.421, 53.422, 53.451, 53.461, 53.471, 53.472, 53.504, 53.510, 53.512,
53.570, 53.572, 53.590, 53.591 and 53.592. One additional education
course may be selected from 60.511, 60.515, 60.550, 60.561, 48.511, and
48.576. No more than four 400 level courses (12 semester hours) may be
applied to a degree program.
Electives:

Examinations: Each student will be required to demonstrate his/her
competence in mathematics education by taking a written and/or oral
comprehensive examination given near the end of his/her program.
Thesis:
in

A

thesis (3-6 credits)

is

optional and consists of original research

mathematics or mathematics education.

Master's Paper: A departmental paper (3 credits) is optional and is an
expository paper giving an in-depth survey of an area of current research in
mathematics education.

Senior Level Undergraduate Courses

Open

to Graduate Students

(For course descriptions, see Undergraduate Bulletin)

53.411

INTRODUCTION TO GROUP THEORY

3 sem.

53.421

ADVANCED CALCULUS

3 sem. hrs.

53.422

COMPLEX VARIABLES

3 sem. hrs.

hrs.

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53.451

INTRODUCTION TO TOPOLOGY

3 sem.

hrs.

53.461

NUMBER THEORY

3 sem.

hrs.

53.471

ELEMENTARY NUMERICAL ANALYSIS

3 sem. hrs.

53.472

MATRIX COMPUTATION

3 sem.

hrs.

Graduate Level Courses
53.501

FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS
EDUCATION

3 sem. hrs.

A

review of broad goals and specific objectives for mathematics instruction and the psychology upon which one may base his instructional
program. Special consideration will be given to the theories of psychologists such as Piaget, Dienes, Bruner, and Gagne as they pertain to mathematics learning.

53.502

MODERN MATHEMATICS FOR THE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER

3 sem.

hrs.

The emphasis
is the study of the structure of selected
topics from elementary and middle school mathematics. Modern methods
for presenting elementary concepts will be introduced to develop more advanced topics appropriate for inclusion in the elementary/middle school
curriculum The review of recent research concerned with the teaching of
in this course

these topics

53.504

is

included.

HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS

3 sem. hrs.

An historical summary of the development of mathematics from the
Ancient Near East through modern mathematics including a study of
related problems. Emphasis will be placed on the continuing change which
takes place in mathematics and on the active role of mathematics and
mathematicians in shaping culture.
53.510

ABSTRACT ALGEBRA

3 sem.

hrs.

A study of algebraic systems such as groups, rings and fields. The
notion of a category will be introduced early so that each algebraic system
can be studied in a universal way.
53.512

LINEAR ALGEBRA

3 sem.

hrs.

A study of vector spaces over fields, linear transformations, matrices
systems of linear equations, inner product spaces, invariant subspaces,
eigenvectors, canonical forms, and related topics.
53.517

TOPICS

IN

ALGEBRA FOR TEACHERS

3 sem.

hrs.

The emphasis in this course is the study of the structure of selected
from middle and secondary school algebra. Modern methods of
presenting elementary concepts are introduced to develop more advanced
topics appropriate for inclusion in the public school curriculum. The retopics

view of recent research concerned with the teaching of algebra and a
critical study of the more influential curriculum programs of both the
past and present are included.

MATHEMATICS
53.531

TOPICS

IN

GEOMETRY FOR TEACHERS

3 sem.

hrs.

in secon-

Includes a critical examination of topics currently taught
dary geometry, with discussion of topics in geometry and topology
vant to high school courses.

53.541

STATISTICAL APPLICATIONS

3 sem.

rele-

hrs.

An in-depth study of statistical procedures used in educational
research designs. Procedures discussed include the use of correlation and
regression analysis, t-tests, chi-square, analysis of variance, and the binominal

test.

53.570

COMPUTER SCIENCE

3 sem.

hrs.

An

introduction to programming language and computation on a
computer. In addition, topics such as abstract machines, algorithms
and unsolvability may be considered.
digital

53.572

MATHEMATICAL OPTIMIZATION

3 sem.

hrs.

An

introduction to the process of mathematical modeling, with a
wide variety of examples to be presented. Emphasis will be placed on
linear programming and game theory to related optimization models.
Extensive applications from the social, life and management sciences will
be included. The computer will be used as a computational tool throughout the course.

53.575

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FOR TEACHERS

... 3 sem.

hrs.

A

course designed specifically for teachers of academic disciplines
where computer utilization is relevant. This course functions as a workshop, including direct interactive terminal experience with the computer.
The purpose of this workshop is (1) to familiarize the participant with
the computer and its application in education, and (2) to have each
participant develop instructional units employing the use of the computer
in his/her specific area of academic interest.

53.585

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES FOR
SPECIFIC

MATHEMATICS OUTCOMES

3 sem. hrs.

This course is an in-depth study of the procedures used for teaching
mathematical concepts, computational skills and the processes of problem
solving, logic and proof and their relationships to recent curriculum developments. In a workshop setting, participants will prepare instructional
materials related to the above outcomes for use in their own classroom.

53.586

INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION
IN

MATHEMATICS

3 sem. hrs.

This course will emphasize the design and strategy of individualizing
As the workshop will stress
the practical aspects of experience, students will develop, evaluate and
adapt instructional materials for use in their own classrooms.
instructional systems in school mathematics.

53.590

53.591

RESEARCH PAPER
EDUCATION
MASTER'S PAPER

EDUCATION

IN

MATHEMATICS
3-6 sem. hrs.

IN

MATHEMATICS
3 sem.

hrs.

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53.592 SPECIAL TOPICS.

.

3 sem. hrs.

.

PHYSICS
(Code 54)
Specialization in Physics
for the Master of Education Degree

Purpose: To expand and solidify the student's basic knowledge in Physics;
to provide opportunity to become familiar with the newly developed
programs for Secondary Schools; and to acquaint him/her with the literature of his/her field and increase his/her ability to use it effectively in
research and in self-education.
Prerequisites:

An undergraduate

Requirements: 1) At

least

teaching major in Physics or

18 semester hours

in

its

equivalent.

Physics courses normally

including the areas of Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, and

Modern

Physics.
2)
(a)

A

Research Option consisting of either the preparation of a Thesis as in
below, or the preparation of a Master's Paper as in (b) below.
a) 65.599 Master's Research Paper on some aspect of science education, or 54.599 Physics Research.
b) 54.592 Master's Paper in Physics.

Elective: Additional credit in Education, Chemistry, and/or Physics, or
(with approval of the Program Adviser) in related areas such as Mathematics or Earth & Space Science to provide a total of at least 30 semester

hours.

54.421

SOLID STATE PHYSICS

Physical properties of matter in the solid state. Basic

3 sem.

hrs.

quantum con-

cepts, crystal structure, electrons in metals, electrical conductivity, semi-

conductors, band theory, and the p-n junction. Dielectric and magnetic
properties of matter.

54.422

THERMODYNAMICS

3 sem. hrs.

Concepts and principles of classical thermodynamics. Thermodynamics of simple systems. Introduction to kinetic theory and statistical thermodynamics.

54.480

HISTORY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE

3 sem.

hrs.

An account

of the development of physical science from the time of
Copernicus to the present with attention to the nature of scientific investigation, assumptions, constructs and models, and the interaction of
science with other thinking.

54.501

MATHEMATICS FOR TEACHERS OF
PHYSICAL SCIENCE

3 sem.

hrs.

Basic mathematical techniques of physics and chemistry with applications appropriate to teachers of the physical sciences. Methods of trigonometry, calculus, and vectors at a level to follow first-year college mathematics.

PHYSICS

ELEMENTS OF CLASSICAL MECHANICS

54.510

AND WAVES

3sem.

hrs.

A review and extension of basic

ics

concepts and methods in the mechanof particles and objects, wave motion, and kinetic theory.

ELEMENTS OF CLASSICAL ELECTRICITY

54.511

AND OPTICS

3sem.hrs.

A review and extension of basic concepts and methods
and magnetism and optics.
ELEMENTS OF MODERN ATOMIC AND
NUCLEAR PHYSICS

54.512

in electricity

3 sem.

A review and application of the modern concepts of relativity,
radiation,

and wave mechanics to atomic and nuclear physics.

APPLIED ELECTRONICS

54.520

hrs.

quanta,

The construction and

3 sem.

hrs.

characteristics of electronic devices such as

and transducers and their use in the acand display of scientific data. Theory integrated with

amplifiers, oscilloscopes, meters,
quisition, processing,

laboratory experience.

MODERN ADVANCED LABORATORY

54.530

Laboratory

3 sem.

hrs.

work with modern instrumentation of intermediate

sophistication in a variety of areas such as nuclear radiation, magnetic field
effects, vacuum, mass spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, lasers, and

interferometry.

CURRENT APPLICATIONS OF
MODERN PHYSICS

54.540

3 sem.

hrs.

Application of principles and methods of modern physics to selected
current topics of significance and probable classroom interest. Examples:

and holography, nuclear energy, cosmology, and solid state semicon-

lasers

ductors.

MATHEMATICAL METHODS OF
THEORETICAL PHYSICS

54.550

3 sem.

hrs.

Development and use of mathematical concepts and techniques appropriate to further study in graduate level physics. Vector calculus, differential equations, complex variables, special functions, Fourier analysis,
etc.

THEORETICAL PHYSICS FOR TEACHERS

54.552
areas

3 sem.

hrs.

Development of more sophisticated theoretical aspects of such basic
of physics as electromagnetic radiation, mechanics, particles and

quantum mechanics,

waves,

Prerequisite:

54.560

fields, etc.

54.550 or equivalent.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS

A

consideration of

IN
3 sem.

hrs.

modern programs including PSSC Physics and

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Harvard Project Physics, covering course content, laboratory work, philosophy, and method of teaching.

54.561

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

IN

JUNIOR HIGH SCIENCE

3 sem.

hrs.

A

consideration of modern programs including ISCS and IPS, covering course content, laboratory work, philosophy, and method of teaching.

54.570

INDEPENDENT STUDY

1-3 sem. hrs.

investigation (laboratory or theoretical) of an area of
following a plan consistent with the resources of the
Department and approved before registration by a supervising professor.
Number of credits depends upon the magnitude of the study.

Individual

special

54.592

interest

MASTER'S PAPER

IN

PHYSICS

3 sem.

hrs.

An extended paper presenting, from a novel aspect, the results of
study in depth of a topic or area in physics. May include laboratory
work. Pre-registration approval must be secured from a supervising proa

fessor.

54.599

PHYSICS RESEARCH

3-6 sem. hrs.

Experimental and/or theoretical research leading to

a Thesis which
on the part of the student.
Pre-registration approval must be secured from a supervising professor.
Number of credits depends upon the complexity and magnitude of the

shows new knowledge, or

original scholarship

project.

PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Specialization in Physical Science
for the Master of Education Degree

Purpose: To expand and solidify the student's basic knowledge in a combination of Physics, Chemistry, and related areas; to provide opportunity
to become familiar with the newly developed programs for Secondary
Schools; and to acquaint him/her with the literature in the field and
increase the ability to use it effectively in research, instruction, and selfeducation.

An undergraduate science emphasis which included
one year each of Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics.
Prerequisites:

Requirements: 1) At

least

18 semester hours

in

courses with no less than 6 semester hours in each

at least

Chemistry and Physics
field.

MARINE SCIENCE
2)

A

Research Option consisting of either the preparation of a Thesis as in
Paper as in (b) below.
a) 65.599 Master's Research Paper on some aspect of physical science
education, or 52.599 Chemical Research, or 54.599 Physics Re-

(a) below, or the preparation of a Master's

search.

b) 52.592 Master's Paper in Chemistry or 54.592 Master's Paper in
Physics.
Elective:

Additional

semester hours

Mathematics or Earth
semester hours.

&

Education,

Chemistry,

and/or
such as
Space Science to provide a total of at least 30

Physics, or (with approval of the

in

Program Adviser)

in related areas

MARINE SCIENCE
(Code 55)

Courses in Marine Science are available during summer months at the
Marine Science Consortium at Lewes, Del., and Wallops Island, Va. For
further information contact Mr. Lavere McClure, Director of the Marine
Science Consortium, Bloomsburg State College.

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5.

SCHOOL OF

PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

5.1

EDUCATION

EDUCATIONAL STUDIES AND SERVICES
(Code 60)

60.451

PERSONNEL SERVICES
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL

PUPIL
IN

3 sem.

hrs.

A comprehensive view of pupil personnel services in elementary and
secondary schools; school attendance, school health programs, pupil transportation, psychological services, guidance services.
60.501

MAJOR PHILOSOPHIES OF EDUCATION

3 sem.

hrs.

Modern educational problems and trends

interpreted in the light of
philosophical viewpoints; study of primary sources of concepts and philosophies which have influenced and are influencing education.

60.502

SCHOOL AND SOCIETY

Effects

on the school program of

3 sem.
social class, family

hrs.

and community

pressures and changing patterns and standards of life in our society. The
course aims to foster understanding of these pressures and patterns so as to

enable the teacher to work effectively in encouraging the good and reducing the harmful impacts of social forces in relationships of children.

60.503

HISTORY OF AMERICAN
EDUCATIONAL THEORY

3 sem.

hrs.

Historical foundations of American educational theory with emphasis
on individuals and schools of thought which have influenced and are in-

fluencing education in America.

60.505

COMPARATIVE EDUCATION

3 sem.

hrs.

Educational ideas and practices of various countries of the world are
examined for their impact upon our culture and education. Particular attention is given to the relationship of European educational programs to
the American philosophy and practice of public education.

60.511

RECENT TRENDS IN
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

3 sem.

hrs.

Curriculum developments, K-12, which grow out of the changing role
of education in American society.

EDUCATION

60.512

SELECTION AND USE OF AUDIO-VISUAL

MATERIALS

IN

EDUCATION

3 sem.

hrs.

Advanced study of strengths and weaknesses of educational media;
design of learning situations which incorporate techniques of instructional
technology.

60.520

GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING
FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN

3 sem.

hrs.

A study of the needs of exceptional children in the public schools (including the academically talented); guidance and counseling techniques for
teachers and guidance counselors in meeting those needs; guidance and
counseling for exceptional children related to the total guidance counseling
program.

60.530

GUIDANCE

IN

THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

3 sem.

hrs.

Concepts and techniques of the guidance process in the elementary
school; behavioral and developmental problems; releasing creative capacities
of children.

60.533

MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION
THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

IN

3 sem.

hrs.

Construction, administration, and interpretation of group tests of intelligence, achievement, aptitude, and personality in elementary schools.

60.550

PROBLEMS

IN

GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING

3 sem.

hrs.

Philosophy of guidance; history of the guidance movement; guidance
needs of children and adolescents; methods of gathering data; nature of
school records; interpretation of test results and inventories; use of occupational information and data; interviewing and counseling techniques.

60.551

TECHNIQUES

IN

COUNSELING

3 sem.

hrs.

Theories, principles and practices of counseling; development and use
of counseling materials such as test results, educational information and
other pertinent materials.

60.552

ORGANIZATION AND
SUPERVISION OF GUIDANCE

Types of guidance organizations used

3 sem.
in

hrs.

schools and their effective-

ness in providing for good guidance.

60.561

MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION
THE SECONDARY SCHOOL

IN
3 sem.

hrs.

Construction, administration, and interpretation of group tests of
intelligence, achievement, aptitude, and personality in secondary schools.

60.581

INDEPENDENT STUDY

IN

EDUCATION

1-6 sem. hrs.

Designed for teachers in public schools as an opportunity to pursue
in-service projects in cooperation with a faculty adviser. The teacher submits a "learning contract" to an adviser designated by the department
chairman. The contract details the academic goals and includes a description
of the project in its relation to the goals, a reading list, the proposed credit,

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and a description of a proposal for a

final report. Permission to register for
granted upon approval of the contract. Evaluation is based on
the written report and an examination by a committee appointed by the
adviser and/or department chairman. Students may register at any suitable
time; the duration of the experience is flexible.

the course

60.583

is

SEMINAR

IN

EDUCATION

1-6 sem. hrs.

Designed to provide opportunity for a group of teachers engaged in a
common in-service project to use the resources of the College and its faculty
in connection with the project. A "learning contract" similar to that of
60.581 is submitted by the group as a basis for permission to register.
Papers related to aspects of the project and to the literature designated in
the contract are presented by the members for discussion and criticism in
seminar meetings held under direction of a faculty member. Evaluation is
based upon the seminar reports and a final comprehensive written report
by the student.
60.591

FOUNDATIONS OF
EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

3 sem.

hrs.

Methods and techniques used in educational research; interpretation
of statistical data. Application to professional problems.

ELEMENTARY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Specialization in Elementary Education for the

Master of Education Degree
Purpose: This program

is intended to enhance the professional competence
of the individual as a teacher and leader through integrated learning experiences in study of the child, the curriculum, current practice, and the

teacher's academic field.
Prerequisite: Instructor Level

I

certification for teaching in the elementary

school.

Required: Education 60.501, 591; Master's Research Paper or a departmental paper in Elementary Education; six to twelve semester hours in
courses pertinent to a professional specialization or in an academic discipline. (The general degree requirements are stated in Section 2.23)
Elective: Electives

to complete the

selected with approval of the adviser

Examination:

A

minimum

from

degree program

may

be

several departments.

comprehensive written or oral examination.
Master of Science Degree with a
Major in Early Childhood Education

Purpose: This program is intended to enhance the professional competence
of the individual as a teacher of young children through integrated learning
experiences in the study of the young child, the curriculum, current
practice, and the teacher of young children's areas of interest. The program also has an option that can enable the teacher with a K-6 certification to obtain an N-K-3 (early childhood education) certification.
Prerequisite: Instructor Level

school.

I

certification for teaching in the elementary

ELEMENTARY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Required: Education 62.522, 62.523, 62.590, 62.591, 62.592, 62.593;
Master's Research Paper or a departmental paper in early childhood education; six credits in foundation courses; and six credits in courses related to

N-K-3 certification will be granted to those
students who complete 36 semester hours of graduate study of which six
hours of graduate work was of a field experience/practicum nature, or a
comprehensive task or project. Students selecting to seek N-K-3 certificathis professional specialization.

tion are required to complete 62.594, Practicum in Early Childhood Education.

Elective: Electives to complete the minimum degree program or the
degree program with the N-K-3 certification may be selected with approval
of advisor from several departments.

Examinations: A comprehensive written and oral examination will be
given to each early childhood graduate student seeking admission to candidacy.

COURSES
(Code 62)

62.506

URBAN EDUCATION FOR THE
DISADVANTAGED

3 sem.

hrs.

Designed to increase awareness of problems of the urban educational
system. The course emphasizes a growth of sensitivity to the disadvantaged
youngster, in-depth examination of current research findings in each area
studied, teaching strategies and resources, and approaches to resolve major
problems. Discussion of polarization on critical problem areas.

62.507

An

USING NEWSPAPERS

IN

THE CLASSROOM

3 sem.

hrs.

course which provides the teacher with an
orientation to the use of the newspaper in various subject areas. Opportunities for the development of learning experiences will be provided.

62.514

activity centered

HOME, SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY
RELATIONS

3 sem.

hrs.

An

introductory course in public relations, with special reference to
elementary school, in which a philosophy of partnership between home,
school and community is developed and principles, attitudes and techniques to encourage community sharing in the planning of and assuming
responsibility for good schools are considered.

62.520

BRITISH INFANT SCHOOL EDUCATION

AND THE INTEGRATED DAY

3 sem.

hrs.

A

course designed primarily for elementary education students with
emphasis on the philosophy, composition, and daily routine of headmasters and assistants, teachers and auxiliary personnel, and pupils and
their parents. In addition, family grouping and the integrated day methodology will be stressed as well as research findings and recommendations
of the Plowden Report concerning education in England. And finally, the
implications and applications of the British program in the United States
will be explored and plans for implementation of adaptable activities and
planning will be undertaken.

62.521

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM

3 sem.

hrs.

Problems related to development, experimentation, and improve-

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ment of curriculum
62.522

practices in the elementary school.

CURRICULUM TRENDS IN EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

3

sern. hrs.

Changing goals and the developing programs required to meet the
needs of children who enter school with increased experiential background.

62.523

PRACTICES IN TEACHING
THE YOUNG CHILD

Emphasis

is

relate to the school

62.524

3 sem.

hrs.

placed on developmental aspects of childhood as they

program.

KNOWLEDGE AND THE CURRICULUM
IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

3 sem.

hrs.

The place of knowledge in developing a curriculum. The emphasis
on content as it is influenced by innovative practices.
62.525

CURRENT PRACTICES IN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCIENCE

is

3 sem. hrs.

Problems resulting from the increased interest of children in science
and the need for science instruction in the elementary grades; methods and
materials for nurturing these interests and for implementing science instruction within the limits of the interests of children are presented and
evaluated.

62.526

FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN THE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Problems involved

in

3 sem. hrs.

the teaching of foreign languages in the elemen-

tary school; teaching materials; techniques in teaching of a foreign language at the elementary school level; observation of elementary school

foreign language classes.

62.527

SOCIAL STUDIES

IN

THE

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
social

3 sem.

hrs.

Contemporary trends and current research in the disciplines of the
sciences as a basis for development of a conceptual framework for a

social studies

62.528

program.

LANGUAGE ARTS
MODERN SCHOOL

IN

THE
3 sem. hrs.

various aspects of the language
arts; the place of the language arts in the curriculum; current research and
its practical application.

Problems related to instruction

62.529

in

LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN
IN THE ELEMENTARY GRADES

3 sem.

hrs.

ways that children may encounter literature and methods
that are effective in the encounter. Students become acquainted with
children's books, work with children in a story -telling experience, discover
Survey of

ways other than through reading by which children may experience
literature.

ELEMENTARY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
62.530

AWARENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
PROBLEMS FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
.

.

3 sem.

hrs.

Designed to help the classroom teacher organize environmental education activities. Areas of content; problem solving activities; material
sources; the use of resources; curriculum building; development of an
awareness of environmental problems and possible solutions to them.

Camping and
62.531

a fee are required.

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AWARENESS AND MATERIALS FOR THE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ACTIVITIES

1-3 sem. hrs.

An opportunity for students to broaden their experiences
mental education. Camping and a camp fee are required.

in environ-

Prerequisite: 62.530.

62.533

VALUES CLARIFICATION
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

IN

THE
3 sem.

hrs.

A

course designed primarily for elementary education students in
the philosophy and composition of values
is on
clarification as it applies to the elementary school child. Practical and
theoretical aspects will be stressed as well as techniques for helping children begin to build a value system by which they can live. Emphasis will
be placed on methods which aid the teacher in becoming aware of the
emotional needs of children, humanizing of the education process, and
improvement of working/learning relationships with others.

which the emphasis

62.534

CREATIVE TEACHING

IN

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

3 sem.

Intended to help teachers to become more creative
proaches to their students and subject matter. Emphasis

in

hrs.

their ap-

is on understanding creative process, recognizing the creative child, and development of the creative potential of student and teacher.

62.539

An

CURRENT TOPICS IN
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
investigation

3 sem.

of current thinking and research

in

hrs.

aspects of

elementary education.

62.564

FIELD EXPERIENCE

IN

GEOGRAPHY AND EARTH SCIENCE
An

3 sem.

hrs.

the geology and geography of Pennsylvania
with special emphasis upon field recognition and interpretation. Extensive field trips, laboratory exercises, collecting, and classifying are stressed.

62.565

introduction

to

FIELD EXPERIENCE IN BIOLOGY

3 sem.

hrs.

A field-oriented course designed to familiarize the elementary
teacher with the name, habitat and interrelationship of the major groups
of plants and animals of the region.
62.566

ASTRONOMY AND METEOROLOGY
FOR TEACHERS

Some fundamental

3 sem.
principles

and

concepts of astronomy

hrs.

and

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meteorology, laboratory activities
demonstrations and experiments.

in design

and fabrication of instruments;

LABORATORY EXPERIENCES IN PHYSICAL
SCIENCE FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS

62.567

3 sem.

hrs.

A

laboratory oriented study of selected topics in classical and
modern physical science designed to provide elementary teachers with a
variety of experiments and demonstrations that can be used to develop or
illustrate concepts in the elementary classroom.

INDEPENDENT STUDY IN
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

62.581

1-6 sem. hrs.

Comparable to 60.581.
62.583

SEMINAR

IN

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

...

.

1-6 sem. hrs.

Comparable to 60.583.
62.590

CURRENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
and experimental work

3 sem.

hrs.

the field of early childRecent
hood education, pre-school, kindergarten, primary. Characteristics of the
learner, learning environment, learning materials, and innovative programs.
literature

in

LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF
THE YOUNG CHILD

62.591

3 sem.

hrs.

A survey of child development and its relationship to the early
school years. The development of the young child from ages two through
eight.

62.592

IDENTIFICATION AND PRESCRIPTION

OF THE NEEDS OF YOUNG CHILDREN

3 sem.

hrs.

The
social,

identification and prescription of the physical, emotional,
and mental needs of young children.

62.593

ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR
YOUNG CHILDREN

3 sem.

hrs.

The study of various psychological and developmental approaches to
The course considers the selection of personnel,

early childhood education.

evaluative techniques, and appropriate curriculum materials.

62.594

PRACTICUM
EDUCATION

IN

EARLY CHILDHOOD
6 sem. hrs.

An

individually prescribed course of study and activity based on
not limited to) previous experience and academic achievement.
Consent of department chairman required.

(but

62.599

MASTER'S RESEARCH PAPER

3 sem.

hrs.

Student demonstrates ability to employ accepted methods of educational research in the solution or intensive study of some problem area
of interest or concern to him. The problem area selected for the research
project must be related to the curriculum which the student is pursuing.

READING

READING
Specialization in Reading for the

Master of Education Degree

(Requirements for Certification in Reading can be obtained from Dr. Margaret
Sponseller.)

Purpose: This program is intended to prepare experienced teachers to become reading supervisors or specialists, through learning experiences in
diagnostic and remedial techniques, insights in psychology of learning,
means of stimulating enjoyment of reading, training in supervision procedures, and clinical practice.
Prerequisites: Level

I

teacher certification; a basic course in teaching of

reading.

Required: Departmental Paper.
Elective: Courses may be elected from other disciplines than Reading (63)
with selection of these electives dependent upon the needs and educational
backgrounds of the student.

Examination: A comprehensive written and/or oral examination
graduation requirement in this program.

is

a

COURSES
(Code 63)

63.540

PROBLEMS

IN

THE TEACHING OF READING

... 3 sem.

hrs.

Trends in reading instruction; development of competence in the use
of different approaches to the solution of reading problems.
63.541

PRESCRIPTION FOR AND IDENTIFICATION DIAGNOSIS OF REMEDIAL READING
DIFFICULTIES

3 sem.

hrs.

Diagnostic and remedial procedures emphasizing both standardized
and informal techniques; analysis of extreme reading disabilities; preparation of a case study; stress on corrective and remedial procedures and a
working knowledge of how to write prescriptions for clients with reading

problems.

63.542

PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF READING

3 sem.

hrs.

Psychological foundations of learning theories; their relationship to
reading; their subsequent effect on reading achievement.

63.543

READING CLINIC

I

3 sem.

hrs.

and remediation of reading and/
or learning disabilities: diagnosis, development, administration, and evaluation of individual programs; case studies.
Prerequisites: 6 hours selected from 63.541; 63.548; 63.542 and consent
of director.
Clinical experience in the diagnosis

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63.544

READING CLINIC

3 sem. hrs.

II

Clinical experience in the

development of reading

and comprehension with persons who may or may not have remedial and/or learning
disabilities. Combined with 63.543 gives experience with all levels. Continued evaluation of individual programs; case studies.
Prerequisites: 6 hours selected from 63.541, 63.542, 63.548 and consent
of director.

63.545

skills

ORGANIZATION, ADMINISTRATION AND
SUPERVISION OF READING PROGRAMS (K

12)

.

3 sem. hrs.

A

course for the reading personnel, specialists, supervisors and adwho will or may become involved with the supervising and
programming responsibilities of a reading program. A discussion of types
of Federal and/or School Reading Programs as well as a summary of the
requirements of ESEA Titles, and how to write a Title program are an
integral part of this course.
ministrators

63.546

READINGS

IN

THE CONTENT AREAS

Designed for teachers

work perception,
ary

skills,

63.547

in

3 sem.

hrs.

grades 4 to 12. Procedures and materials in

special reading skills, vocabulary developments, diction-

and library techniques.

SEMINAR

IN

READING

Independent work

3 sem.

hrs.

the study of recent research in the field of
reading as it is applied to the departmental paper. New curriculums,
materials, and procedures of teaching reading.

63.548

in

DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF LEARNING
DISABILITIES IN RELATION TO READING
.

This course

is

.

3 sem.

.

hrs.

designed for the Reading Specialist and/or Reading

Supervisor. Language disorders as a factor in learning. Perceptual abilities,
i.e., auditory and visual modalities for learning disabilities. Recent research
in

the area of learning disabilities.

63.549

TEACHING READING TO THE HEARING
IMPAIRED/LANGUAGE-HANDICAPPED CHILD

.

.

3 sem. hrs.

methods, and materials of teaching reading to
the hearing impaired/language handicapped; discussion, reading, clinic
practices with clients and library research.
Principles, practices,

SECONDARY EDUCATION
Specialization for the
Supervisory Certificate (K-12)

Purpose: This program is designed for the person with primary responsibility of supervising and directing the activities of professional and nonprofessional employees in given fields.

SECONDARY EDUCATION
(1) Earned Master's degree. (2) Concentration in area for
certification is sought. (3) At least four years of experience in the

Prerequisites:

which

field for

which

certification

is

sought. (Valid certificate in the field.)

A minimum of 15 semester hours of graduate courses from the
following areas: (1) School Supervision; (2) Legal Implications of Budget
Preparation; (3) Group Dynamics; (4) Research Techniques; (5) CurricuRequired:

lum Development.

COURSES
(Code 65)

LABORATORY EXPERIENCES
FOR SCIENCE TEACHERS

65.502

IN

PHYSICS
3 sem.

hrs.

A

laboratory oriented study of selected topics in classical and
to acquaint general science or physical science
teachers with a variety of common scientific apparatus and add to their
versatility in bringing timely and interesting ideas and applications into
the classroom

modern physics designed

65.530

MIDDLE SCHOOLS - CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
3 sem.
AND INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

hrs.

Inquiry into the role of early secondary education by analyzing historical trends, curricular patterns, instructional designs, and personnel
structure of this organizational unit. Emphasis on teacher behavior, student values and attitudes, and instructional designs peculiar to the junior
high, middle,

and intermediate schools.

THE DEPARTMENT CHAIRPERSON:
A WORKSHOP

65.541

1-3 sem. hrs.

The workshop gives department chairpersons and those aspiring to be
department chairpersons an opportunity to investigate options of methods,
strategies and materials in the role. Emphasis placed on human relations,
organization, supervision, curriculum, and curriculum revision.

65.560

DEVELOPMENT OF THE
SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM

3 sem.

hrs.

Problems related to development, experimentation, and improvement
of curriculum practices in the secondary school.

FIELD EXPERIENCES IN

65.564

GEOGRAPHY AND EARTH SCIENCE

3 sem.

hrs.

An

introduction to the geology and geography of Pennsylvania with
field recognition and interpretation. Field trips,
laboratory exercises, collecting, and classification.

emphasis upon

special

65.566

LABORATORY TEACHING METHODS
IN

BIOLOGY

3 sem.

hrs.

Experience in development and use of laboratory exercises, particu-

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experiments and the inquiry of investigative approach.
Instruction and experience in technical methods useful in teaching secondary biology.

larly those involving

Prerequisite:

65.568

1

2 semester hours

in

biology.

PROBLEMS OF TEACHING
FOREIGN LANGUAGES

3 sem.

hrs.

Problems involved in the teaching of foreign languages in the modern
school. Examination of research concerning the teaching of foreign languages; techniques of using the language laboratory and other commercial
materials available in the field.

65.571

METHODS OF APPRAISING
TEACHING STRATEGIES

3 sem.

hrs.

Improvement of

instruction through self analysis. Micro-teaching
techniques; planning dimensions; self appraisal techniques. Designed for
teachers, with special reference to the work of cooperating teachers.

65.576

SCHOOL LAW AND FINANCE

3 sem.

hrs.

Consideration is given to the limitations established by local, state,
and federal law related to the interactions of school personnel. Special
attention to recent changes resulting from judicial decisions. Fiscal control
of education with emphasis on local budgetary problems is a major objective.

65.577

EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH FOR
SUPERVISION

3 sem.

hrs.

Consideration is given to the development of ability to read and interpret educational research and apply it to a school situation. Conclusions

concerning curriculum content and teaching strategies designed for the improvement of the educational process are emphasized.
Prerequisites: 60.591 or 60.533 or 60.561 or 48.462.

65.578

GROUP PROCESSES

IN

SUPERVISION

3 sem.

hrs.

Emphasis is given to group processes, communication
and organizational goals related to educational supervision. The focus is on
knowledge of and practice in laboratory experiences in group processes
and applicability to supervision. These experiences are intended to provide opportunities for experimenting with and evaluating leadership skills
and provide a means of promoting creativity and initiative.
in the group

65.579

SEMINAR

IN

SUPERVISION

Through an examination of the

I

objectives, techniques,

3 sem.

hrs.

and materials

of staff supervision, this course defines the supervisory function directed
toward the improvement of instruction. Emphasis is placed upon the inter-

SPECIAL EDUCATION
between the humanistic aspects of education and democratic
administrative behavior. Roles of contemporary supervision with respect
to educational quality assessment, inter-personal relations, and the catalytic

relationships

role of the supervisor are studied.

65.581

INDEPENDENT STUDY IN
SECONDARY EDUCATION

1-6 sem. hrs.

See 60.581.

65.583

SEMINAR

IN

SECONDARY EDUCATION

1-6 sem. hrs.

See 60.583.

65.599

MASTER'S RESEARCH PAPER

3 sem.

hrs.

Student demonstrates theability to employ accepted methods of educational research in the solution or intensive study of some problem area of
interest or concern to him/her. The problem area selected for the research
project must be related to the curriculum which the student is pursuing.

SPECIAL EDUCATION

5.2

Specialization in Special Education for the

Master of Education Degree
Purpose: The program is intended to improve the competence of the
teacher of exceptional children, to develop potential for leadership, and to
prepare for further graduate study in the field.
Prerequisites: Applicants must hold, or be eligible for, a current Pennsylvania teaching certificate for Special Education— Level I.

Program Options: Applicants may
tally

retarded,

elect preparation for teaching the

teaching the learning

disabled,

men-

or teaching those with

behavior disorders.

Required Courses: Mental Retardation: 70.502, 70.515, 70.525, 70.526,
70.544, 70.591, 70.599 — Master's Research Paper or Departmental Paper
(optional)
or 36 semester hour program.



Learning Disabilities: 70.505, 70.532, 70.544, or appropriate reading
70.560, 70.590, 70.599 — Master's Research Paper or Departmental Paper (optional)
or 36 semester hour program.

course,





Behavioral Disorders: 70.570, 70.571, 70.572, 70.599
Master's Research Paper or Departmental Paper (optional)
or 36 semester hour
program.



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COURSES
(Code 70)

LEARNING DISABILITIES

70.455

3 sem.

hrs.

A

study of the characteristics and symptoms of specific learning disand educational procedures
used with learning disorders. Emphasis is on perceptual and conceptual
factors in the development of language skills.
(For individuals who have not had a previous course in Learning Dis-

orders. Students are introduced to diagnostic

abilities.)

70.490

WORKSHOP

SPECIAL

Temporary

Special

Workshop seminars designed

1-6 sem. hrs.

to focus

on con-

temporary trends, topics, and problems in the field of Special Education.
Lectures, resource speakers, team teaching, field experience and practicum, new media and related techniques. Usually are funded projects.
70.491

SPECIAL WORKSHOP

1-6 sem. hrs.

(Refer to description of 70.490.)

70.492

SPECIAL

WORKSHOP

1-6 sem. hrs.

(Refer to description of 70.490.)

70.501

ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION OF
EDUCATION FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN

.

.

.

3 sem. hrs.

Application of fundamental principles of school administration and
supervision to the areas of exceptionality and to problems unique to each.
School law, teacher recruitment, in-service education, organization and integration of special education and ancillary services, evaluation of special
provisions and finance as these bear on special education.

70.502

MENTAL RETARDATION

3 sem.

hrs.

Intensive review of research pertaining to etiology of mental retardation, classification systems, and of diagnosis. Includes study of brain injury, familial retardation, research on learning characteristics, and evaluation of psychological tests. Criteria distinguishing mental retardation from

other problems.

70.505

SEMINAR

IN

LEARNING DISABILITIES

3 sem.

hrs.

This course is designed to facilitate an in-depth study of the behavioral characteristics and cognitive development of children with specific
learning disabilities. It is specifically intended for those graduate students
seeking a Master's degree with concentrated emphasis in Learning Disabilities. Enrollment is limited to those who have the necessary prerequisites and with the approval of the instructor.

SPECIAL EDUCATION
70.515

CURRICULUM AND MATERIALS FOR THE
EDUCABLE MENTALLY RETARDED

3 sem. hrs.

Problems-oriented course concerned with principles and procedures
of curriculum and materials development and construction. Designed to
further develop and/or refine the special education teacher's competence
in developing adequate, meaningful curricular experiences for the retarded
at various levels.

70.516

PSYCHOLOGY OF EXCEPTIONAL
CHILDREN

3 sem.

hrs.

Symptomatology, personality formation and developmental and
therapeutic consideration for the exceptional child.

70.517

EDUCATION OF THE GIFTED CHILD

Principles

3 sem.

hrs.

and practices which are modifying school programs to

conserve and develop to the optimum degree the capabilities of the more
A study is made of teaching techniques and devices used
effectively in both the elementary and the secondary school.
able children.

70.525

CURRICULUM AND MATERIALS FOR LOW
FUNCTIONING MENTALLY RETARDED

3 sem.

hrs.

Designed to give the student intensive study and understanding of
the trainable mentally retarded child. Emphasis on curriculum development, methods, and materials to be used with the trainable mentally retarded child in school. Research methods of diagnosis and differentiation;
implications for training and psychological planning.
;

70.526

VOCATIONAL WORK STUDY PROGRAM

3 sem.

hrs.

70.532

COMMUNICATION DISORDERS OF
EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN

3 sem.

hrs.

Review of research and analysis of language and speech development
development; cultural background and other influences; criteria and techniques for developing language and speech in the
special class; role of speech correctionist and others to teachers.
in relation to intellectual

70.544

DIAGNOSTIC AND REMEDIAL
TECHNIQUES

3 sem.

hrs.

Diagnostic and remedial techniques and instruments used with
children in special education programs. Critical evaluation of applicability of each to the child in relation to causes and conditions of exceptionality. Development of skills in interpreting and writing case histories and reports, in selection and application of remedial techniques,
and evaluation of progress.
Prerequisite A course in Tests and Measurements, or its equivalent.
:

70.552

SPECIAL PROJECT

3 sem.

hrs.

Designed to further student's own interest and competency in an
area of Special Education for the exceptional child. Library research or

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individual projects involving service to the exceptional person

agreed

70.555

upon and conducted under supervision of

a staff

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

Designed to aid teachers and supervisors

may

3 sem.
in

be

member.
hrs.

planning classroom

and behavioral techniques such
as operant conditioning in the classroom. Areas of concern include establishing an optimum educational environment.
strategy, including grouping, scheduling,

70.559

SEMINAR IN EDUCATION OF
EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN

3 sem. hrs.

Research oriented and devoted in its entirety to problems in the
education of exceptional children. The problems may be theoretical or
practical. Consideration is given to those which are of individual interest
to the student.

70.560

NEUROLOGICALLY IMPAIRED CHILD

3 sem. hrs.

Terminology necessary to interpret diagnostic reports; classroom
techniques for managing brain-injured children; preparation to work with
children with specific learning disabilities which are related to neurological dysfunction and concomitant behavior.
70.561

CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

RESOURCE MATERIALS

3 sem. hrs.

Designed to guide the teacher in acquiring knowledge of the developmental processes and stages in the growth and development of children.
Emphasis is placed on resources and on building a file of material that will
acquaint the teacher with developmental stages and make available tests
and scales that can be readily used in the classroom when needed.

70.562

PROBLEMS OF CHILDREN WITH
IMPAIRED MOTOR DEVELOPMENT

3 sem.

hrs.

This course is designed to give the students information and experience with the problem of children with educationally relevant motor
disabilities. The course covers normal motor development; formal and informal assessment of motor skills and problems; developmental and corrective preschool and elementary school programs; conditions resulting
in severe motor disabilities; self-care, academic, and psycho-social aspects
of physical disability; pre-vocational and vocational adjustment of the
physically handicapped; and current issues related to research and litigation.

70.565

READING AND INTERPRETING RESEARCH
IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

3 sem.

hrs.

This course is designed to aid the student in reading, understanding,
and evaluating the results of statistical and behavioral research carried out
by others. Areas covered include a working knowledge of basic statistical
terms, an introduction to the types of research questions which can be
answered by various statistical procedures, a knowledge of the basic steps
of hypothesis testing, an analysis and comparison of good and poor research designs, and the development of an ability to detect misuse of
statistics.

SPECIAL EDUCATION

FOUNDATIONS OF BEHAVIOR DISORDERS ....

70.570

3 sem.

hrs.

An

information based course covering the characteristics of children
with behavior disorders, approaches to remediation, general principles of
classroom management, simulated problem-solving, ideal academic models
for children with behavior disorders, research findings and sources of information.

70.571

A

INTERVENTIONS WITH BEHAVIOR
DISORDERED CHILDREN
where majors meet

3 sem. hrs.

and are given
assignments to perform in their classrooms. Observations are made and
feedback is provided. Results of interventions are shared in group class
sessions and strategies are multiplied for all.

70.572

field-based experience

in class

SEMINAR ON BEHAVIOR DISORDERS

3 sem.

hrs.

A regularly scheduled seminar group composed of those who have
completed the first two courses in the Master's Behavior Disorders sequence. The group will deal with reading new research and discussing
implications for applications, as well as future directions, moral issues and
more advanced systems of management and instruction.
70.590

DIAGNOSTIC AND TEACHING PRACTICUM

6 sem.

hrs.

Opportunity to work in a structured setting on a one-to-one and
small group basis. Practicum is the culminating activity wherein the
teacher will apply the knowledge previously acquired in academic courses
through the interpretation of diagnostic reports, evaluating children's
needs, planning and carrying out programs and making recommendations
for the child's future educational program.
70.591

PRACTICUM

IN

TEACHING THE

MENTALLY RETARDED
This practicum course

3 sem.

hrs.

designed to facilitate in-service training
who are currently certified. Students
will select an area of primary interest to them; and, under closely supervised conditions (by the instructor), the project will be conducted as part
of his/her regular professional assignment. Permission to register for the
course must be obtained from the instructor assigned to supervise the
practicum.
is

for teachers of the mentally retarded

70.595

INTERNSHIP

3-6 sem. hrs.

Internship in Special Education. Supervision to take place in schools
or educational situations under supervision of the local supervisor and
graduate faculty.

70.599

MASTER'S RESEARCH PAPER

3-6 sem. hrs.

Opportunity to employ accepted methods of educational research in
the solution or intensive study of some problem area of interest or concern.
The problem area selected for the research project must be related to the
exceptional person.

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COMMUNICATION DISORDERS

5.3

Specialization in

Communication Disorders

for the

Master of Science Degree
Purposes: The purposes of the graduate program in Communication Disorders are (1) to prepare clinicians in speech and language pathology and
audiology for schools, hospitals and clinics and (2) to prepare teachers of
the hearing impaired.
Students in Speech and Language Pathology and Audiology must
satisfy the course and clinical training requirements for the Certificate of
Clinical Competence of the American Speech and Hearing Association.
Students in Education of the Hearing Impaired may satisfy the requirements for certification by the Council on Education of the Deaf.

Admission Requirements and Prerequisites: Admission to full-time graduate
study is subject to an annual quota, with selection made on the basis of
undergraduate Quality Point Average and the following prerequisites for
the areas of study: (1) For Speech and Language Pathology— an undergraduate major in this field or the make-up of deficiencies including clinical
training and practicum, (2) for Education of the Hearing Impaired— an
undergraduate curriculum which included teacher certification together
with courses constituting the equivalent of a minor in Communications Disorders. Deficiencies must be made up without graduate credit.
Required Courses: Master's Research Paper or Department Paper; courses
and practicum to fulfill requirements for the desired credentials selected
subject to the approval of the adviser.
Elective Courses: Elective courses
viser

may

be chosen with approval of the ad-

from Categories 70, 71, 74, and 48.

COURSES
(Code 74)

74.452

ANATOMY OF SPEECH AND
HEARING MECHANISMS

3 sem.

hrs.

Embryology, anatomy, neurology, and physiology of the larynx and
ear are studied. The actual processes involved in human speaking and hear-

Prerequisite:

74.460

A

cooperative lecture series is developed for the students
Medical Center.
74.351.

ing are explored.

by the medical

staff at Geisinger

PSYCHOLINGUISTICS

3 sem. hrs.

Language as a psychological phenomenon; nature and acquisition of
meaning, and the learning of systems; influences of verbal and nonverbal
antecedent conditions on both verbal and nonverbal learning. Descriptive
models of language mediators in behavior.
Prerequisites:

74.467

74.152,251,276.

APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS IN
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY

3 sem. hrs.

Applications of the psychology of learning to communicative behavior and clinical problems. Current educational and therapeutic trends

and practices.
Prerequisite:

74.351.

COMMUNICATION DISORDERS /
74.472

MEASUREMENT OF HEARING LOSS

3 sem. hrs.

The anatomy and physiology of the hearing mechanisms are studied.
Etiology of hearing losses, interpretation of audiometric evaluations and
available rehabilitative procedures are discussed. Laboratory experience in
the administration of clinical audiometric evaluations is provided.
Prerequisites: 74.276, 376.
74.504

CURRENT SPEECH AND HEARING
PRACTICES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

3 sem.

hrs.

Present practices and philosophies in public school are examined.
Merits of existing programs are considered. Educational structures and national, state, and local requirements are reviewed. Research trends and advanced practices in the field are considered. Includes analyses of equipment materials, record-keeping procedures, and related materials.

74.505

SUPERVISION AND ADMINISTRATION OF
SPEECH AND HEARING SERVICES

3 sem.

hrs.

General principles of supervision are examined and professional
personnel practices are explored.

74.511

ORGANIC DISORDERS OF COMMUNICATION

... 3 sem.

hrs.

Etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of organic factors are subjects of
intensive study. Emphasis is focused on articulatory abnormalities of
speech processes caused by cerebral palsy and cleft palate conditions. Implications of disorders for developmental age levels are considered.

74.512

ADULT APHASIA

3 sem.

hrs.

disorders in brain injured adults. Among the
areas of concentration are: the history of aphasia, the neurological basis

The study of language

for aphasia, symptomatology of aphasia, associated problems, intelligence
and aphasia, the evaluation of language and non-language functions, and

current rehabilitative procedures.

74.518

CHILD LANGUAGE DISABILITIES

3 sem.

hrs.

A review of normal language acquisition with primary emphasis on
the application of developmental information to the diagnosis and habilitation of language disorders in children.

74.532

HEARING AIDS AND AUDITORY TRAINING ....

3 sem.

hrs.

Theoretical and clincial analyses of literature are evaluated in relation to educational and other rehabilitative measures available to individuals with serious organic and non-organic hearing problems. Study, interpretation, and evaluation of modern instruments and tests are included.

74.541

STUTTERING

The development,

3 sem.

hrs.

and treatment of stuttering disorders
with equal emphasis being placed upon academic understanding and
clinical management.
diagnosis,

81

82

/

SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

SPEECH PATHOLOGY PRACTICUM

74.553

3 sem.

hrs.

Special clinical problems of clients are considered through advanced
study and experience. Externships may be arranged in approved institutions or schools. Problem areas and student practicums must be approved

by graduate

adviser.

CLINICAL PRACTICUM

74.554

IN

AUDIOLOGY

3 sem.

hrs.

Hearing losses and deafness affecting the personal and socio-economic
adjustment of individuals are evaluated and treated through supervised
study and experience. Externships may be arranged in approved private

and public

institutions.

VOICE DISORDERS

74.561

The

diagnosis and clinical
voice disorders.

74.562

3 sem.

hrs.

management of functional and organic

PROGRAMMED CONDITIONING
FOR LANGUAGE

3 sem.

hrs.

This course provides skill training in administration of programmed
conditioning procedures in language to children and adults with language
disabilities. The course includes research background and linguistic principles of the language curriculum as well as discussion of the applied technology of programmed conditioning.

74.564

SPEECH FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED

3 sem.

hrs.

Study of the principles and techniques used in development and
formation of the English speech sounds by the synthetic and analytic methods with special consideration given the production, classification and transmission of speech sounds by these methods. Supervised demonstrations
and practicums are an integral part of the course.

74.565

PROBLEMS AND TRENDS
THE HEARING IMPAIRED

IN

TEACHING
3 sem.

hrs.

Current practices and trends in education and welfare of the hearing
Concerned with psychology, social adjustment, educational
achievement, political and social viewpoints, learning problems and vocational competence of hearing impaired. New techniques and methodologies.
impaired.

74.566

LANGUAGE FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED

Study of the principles and techniques used

in the

3 sem.

hrs.

development and

correction of language for the hearing impaired. The student is made
familiar with leading systems of language designed for the hearing impaired and proficient in the step-by-step development of at least one language system. Supervised demonstrations and practicums are an integral
part of the course.

COMMUNICATION DISORDERS /
74.568

COMMUNICATION FOR THE
HEARING IMPAIRED

3 sem.

hrs.

Study of the expressive and receptive methods of communication
used by the hearing impaired with emphasis on new techniques and methodologies.

74.569

CURRICULAR SUBJECTS FOR
THE HEARING IMPAIRED

3 sem.

hrs.

and methods of teaching school subjects to the
hearing impaired are examined with emphasis on content and methods
Practices, content

rather than theory.

74.570

PRACTICUM WITH THE HEARING IMPAIRED

6 sem.

hrs.

Hearing losses affecting the communicational, educational and vocational adjustment of individuals are evaluated through supervised observation, clinical practice and practicum experience. Students are assigned to
approved private and public programs for the hearing impaired where they

work with selected professionals in communication disorders, following the
same schedules and assuming responsibilities similar to those of professionals. Arrangements relating to student interest must be approved by
program adviser.
74.571

SEMINAR

IN

COMMUNICATION DISORDERS

... 3 sem.

hrs.

Selected theoretical and clinical areas of communication disorders
and related disciplines. Selected areas may include clinical and research
topics pertaining to student needs.

74.572

SEMINAR

IN

AUDIOLOGY:

SPECIAL PROBLEMS

3 sem.

hrs.

Analysis, interpretation, and study are made of selected problems in
audiology and related disciplines that may include education, psychology,
otology, rehabilitation, and other fields.

74.573

SEMINAR

IN

AUDIOLOGY: INDUSTRIAL

AND PUBLIC HEALTH AUDIOLOGY

3 sem.

hrs.

Problems and programs of hearing conservation in public instituand industries are examined with special emphasis on legislation and
medico-legal questions. The role and function of the public health and
industrial audiologist is examined.
tions

74.574

SEMINAR IN AUDIOLOGY:
AUDITORY PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN

3 sem.

hrs.

Congenital and acquired hearing impairment in children is examined
with special emphasis on problems of differential diagnosis. Educational
and social implication of hearing impairment in children is discussed in conjunction with appropriate habilitative procedures.

74.575

SPEECH AND VOICE SCIENCE

Historical review, interpretation,

3 sem.

hrs.

and application of literature dealing

with experimental and practical phonetics are emphasized. Advanced study

83

84

/

SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
of kinesiologic phonetics and phonetic metamorphology is studied in relation to anatomical and physiological processes of the speaking act. Evaluation also is made of diagnostic tests and instruments developed to measure
physiological and other properties of speech and acoustics.

74.576

SEMINAR

IN

AUDIOLOGY: THEORETICAL

AND CLINICAL MASKING

3 sem.

hrs.

The neurophysiologic and acoustic basis of problems of masking in
measurement are explored and training is offered in clinical

auditory

masking procedures.

74.580

INDEPENDENT STUDY AND RESEARCH

3 sem.

hrs.

This course permits students to work, under close faculty guidance,
on library study of specified areas or on individual research projects when
particular needs cannot be met by registration in regularly scheduled
courses.

74.581

INDEPENDENT STUDY AND RESEARCH

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

(Refer to description for 74.580).

74.582

INDEPENDENT STUDY AND RESEARCH

(Refer to description for 74.580).

HEARING IMPAIRMENT

74.584

RESEARCH

74.590

PROBLEMS AND SPECIAL TOPICS IN
EDUCATION AND HABILITATION OF THE
HEARING IMPAIRED

1-6 sem. hrs.

MASTER'S THESIS

3-6 sem. hrs.

74.599

IN

86

/SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

6.

6.1

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

SPECIALIZATION IN BUSINESS EDUCATION FOR THE

MASTER OF EDUCATION DEGREE
Purpose: This specialization is intended to contribute to the professional
maturation of the teacher of business subjects in secondary schools.
Prerequisite:

Level

I

certification to teach business subjects.

Required: Business 90.561; Economics 40.531; Master's Research Paper
(65.599) or Seminar (90.581); and one additional course (3 sem. hrs.)
from the Specialized Subject area as listed.

from categories 90, 91, 92, and 93 elected
with approval of the adviser. Courses should be chosen that will extend
and reinforce the student's knowledge, techniques and skills and provide
critical understanding of current research in business education. At least
twelve (12) semester hours must be chosen from the General Professional
Education field and the Field of Specialization as listed. The amount of
elective credit may be determined from the comprehensive plan for the
degree (Section 2.23).
Elective: Graduate courses

COURSES

BUSINESS EDUCATION
(Code 90)

BUSINESS STATISTICS

90.533

3 sem.

hrs.

and procedures used in, collecting, tabulatand interpreting business and economic data.
Measures of central tendency; sampling; time series; correlation; and index
numbers.
Principles applicable to,

ing, analyzing, presenting,

90.534

PRINCIPLES OF INSURANCE

3 sem.

hrs.

Principles applicable to and uses of life, marine, casualty, and fire insurance contracts; basic legal concepts pertaining to insurance contracts
and the responsibility of underwriters.

IMPROVEMENT OF INSTRUCTION

90.551

IN

BUSINESS SUBJECTS

Current practices

in

3 sem.

hrs.

the teaching of shorthand, typewriting, and
and evaluative devices.

secretarial practice; teaching aids

90.552

IMPROVEMENT OF INSTRUCTION
BASIC BUSINESS SUBJECTS

IN

3 sem.

hrs.

The contribution which basic business subjects can make to the eduprogram of the secondary school. Currently accepted methods and

cational

techniques of teaching such basic business subjects as General Business,
Business Law, and Elementary Economics; teaching aids to effective in
struction.

ACCOUNTING

IMPROVEMENT OF INSTRUCTION IN
ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS MATHEMATICS

90.553

.

.

3 sem. hrs.

Recent developments in methods of teaching Bookkeeping and
Business Arithmetic and a critical analysis of objectives serve as a basis
for increasing the competence of the teacher of these subjects. Consideration is given to teaching aids designed to improve the effectiveness of
the classroom instructor.

FOUNDATIONS OF BUSINESS EDUCATION

90.561

3 sem.

hrs.

History and present status of business education as the basis for
developing an understanding of the objectives of and the philosophies
underlying business education programs in the secondary school.

90.562

CURRENT PROBLEMS OF
BUSINESS EDUCATION

Major problem areas

in business education, as revealed

3 sem.

by

hrs.

a critical

analysis of current professional literature.

90.563

EVALUATION

IN

BUSINESS EDUCATION

3 sem.

hrs.

Objectives of measurement in business education; evaluative devices

and

their effective use.

ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION
OF BUSINESS EDUCATION

90.564

3 sem.

hrs.

and techniques associated with educational administration
and supervisory reof the business education department head.

Principles

serve as the basis for a consideration of administrative
sponsibilities

SEMINAR

90.581

An

IN

BUSINESS EDUCATION

3 sem.

hrs.

investigation and evaluation of completed research in Business

Education. The student submits written reports which are used as the basis
for class discussions.

ACCOUNTING
(Code 91)

91.521

ADVANCED COST ACCOUNTING

3 sem.

hrs.

Cost determination procedures for budgetary control with standard
costs.

Prerequisite: 91.421.

91.522

ADVANCED AUDITING THEORY

3 sem.

hrs.

Application of auditing theories and principles to problems, with emon separation of audit working papers and reports.
Prerequisite: 91.422.
phasis

/

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88

/

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91.523

ADVANCED TAX ACCOUNTING

3 sem.

hrs.

Interpretation of federal and state partnership and corporate income
tax laws. Case studies are employed to illustrate the proper preparation of
returns, tax planning and research techniques. Social Security taxes, gift
taxes,

and estate

taxes.

Prerequisite: 91.423.

INFORMATION PROCESSING
(Code 92)

92.550

INFORMATION PROCESSING

3 sem.

hrs.

A

comprehensive introduction and basic orientation to the field of information processing for educational personnel. The student will be introduced to computers and associated peripheral devices. Remote terminals
will be utilized through BASIC programming.

92.552

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

3 sem.

hrs.

Designed to familiarize educational personnel with the COBOL language and to develop the ability to use COBOL as an effective problemoriented language through use of examples and work sessions. The student
is requested to define, write, test, and debug several COBOL problems.
Terminals will be utilized.
Prerequisite: Business 92.550 or consent of instructor.

92.556

SYSTEMS DESIGN AND APPLICATION

3 sem.

hrs.

Assisting educational personnel to utilize the full capabilities of the

computer

own

classroom constitutes the major objective of this
as a tool of research and calculation, simulation
games, computer-assisted testing, computer-managed instruction, and computer-assisted instruction are explored through readings, discussions, demonstrations, and guest lecturers. This course also includes the basic concepts of systems analysis, feasibility, design and implementation.
Prerequisite: 92.552 or consent of instructor.
in

his

course. Using the

computer

MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING
(Code 93)

93.531

PROBLEMS

Problems

IN

CORPORATION FINANCE

in organizing

3 sem.

hrs.

and financing operations of industrial corpor-

is given to the kinds
of corporate securities used to secure both short-term and long-term

ations, public utilities,

and

railroads. Special attention

capital.

93.532

PROBLEMS

IN

PUBLIC FINANCE

3 sem.

hrs.

Principles governing the budgeting and financing of federal, state, and
government operations; analysis of the effects of public expenditures,
taxation, and debt management on the economy of the United States.
local

93.541

RESEARCH

IN

MARKETING

An introduction to marketing research.
Prerequisite: 93.342 or consent of the instructor.

3 sem.

hrs.

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE
6.2 THE MASTER OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION DEGREE (MBA)

Philosophy and Objectives

The program for the degree, Master of Business Administration
(MBA), is planned to reflect the curriculum standards of the American
Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business. It is oriented toward the
decision-making responsibilities of management; consequently, it is broadbased and aims to develop perspective. It also provides a limited opportunity to elect courses in an area of specialization.

Admission to the Courses of the Program
in the program is limited; therefore, admission to the
courses is selective. The applicant must hold a baccalaureate degree from
an accredited college or university. While no undergraduate major is prescribed, a minimum body of 30 credits in background courses in basic

Enrollment

business subjects is required as outlined below. The overall quality point
average must have been 2.50 or higher; or if based on only the last two
years of undergraduate work, must have been a 2.75 or higher. Require-

ments for admission to the Master of Business Administration program
are based on a combination of undergraduate gradepoint average and score
on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). A score of 950
or more points based on the formula: 200 times the overall undergraduate
gradepoint average plus the GMAT score; or at least 1,000 points based on
the formula: 200 times the last two years of undergraduate gradepoint
average plus the

GMAT score.

Admissions

criteria

record, statements by

two

GMAT

include the
score, the undergraduate
references, and job experience.

Admission to Candidacy for

MBA

Degree

Admission to courses of the program does not imply admission to
candidacy for the degree. The procedure for admission to candidacy is
described in Section 2.22.

Program of Study
program for the MBA degree comprises two levels of
courses. Level I consists of background courses or experiences that are prerequisite to Level II. Students whose undergraduate major was in Business
Administration are likely to have had most, or perhaps all, of the courses
of Level I; they may be exempted from courses which duplicate their
undergraduate work. Level I must be completed before entering the Level

The

II

total

program.

The courses of Level I are: Principles of Accounting, Principles of
Organization and Management, Principles of Marketing, Basic Business
and Economic Statistics, Business Law, Business Finance, Principles of
Economics, Mathematics including one semester of the Calculus. In the
undergraduate catalogue oi Bloomsburg State College these are numbered
and 222; 90.101; 93.342; 40.346; 90.331 and 332;
93.343; 40.211 and 53.123.
Level II consists of 36 semester hours of graduate credit, of which
30 are prescribed and six are elected.
respectively: 91.221

/

89

90

/SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
The

prescribed courses are

:

93.511

STATISTICAL (INFERENCE) ANALYSIS
OR DESIGN

3 sem.

hrs.

93.535

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

3 sem.

hrs.

91.524

MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING
MARKETING MANAGEMENT

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

93.512

ORGANIZATION THEORY
MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS

3 sem.

hrs.

93.563

OPERATIONS RESEARCH

3 sem.

hrs.

93.581

POLICIES

3 sem.

hrs.

93.599

RESEARCH IN BUSINESS
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

93.551

93.562

93.560

Two

courses must be elected in accounting, marketing, finance, or

management.
Elective Courses

may

be chosen from:

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
91.502 ADVANCED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

91.503

GOVERNMENTAL FUND ACCOUNTING

3 sem.

hrs.

93.550

3 sem.

hrs.

93.561

SECURITY ANALYSIS &
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
OPERATIONS PLANNING AND

3 sem.

hrs.

93.564

CONTROL
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE

3 sem.

hrs.

93.565

FINANCIAL SEMINAR

3 sem.

hrs.

91.501

with permission of the Dean, from the following senior level undergraduate courses for course descriptions, see the undergraduate catalogue):
or,

44.437

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
APPLICATIONS

3 sem.

hrs.

91.422

AUDITING

3 sem.

hrs.

91.423

FEDERAL TAX ACCOUNTING

3 sem.

hrs.

91.424

STATE AND FEDERAL TAX PROBLEMS
ADVANCED ACCOUNTING

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

ADVANCED ACCOUNTING
ADVANCED COST ACCOUNTING

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

PROBLEMS
MANAGERIAL COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
SECURITY MARKETS
CONSUMER MOTIVATION AND
BEHAVIOR

3 sem.

hrs.

91.430
91.431

91.448
91.449

92.456
93.430
93.440

I

II

C.P.A.

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

-3 sem.

hrs.

MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING / 91
93.441

93.450
93.455

93.456

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
RESEARCH STUDIES IN
FINANCE & INVESTMENTS
ADVANCED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
INTERNATIONAL MARKETING MANAGEMENT...

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

3 sem.

hrs.

ACCOUNTING
(Code 91)

91.501

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

Emphasis on

income determination, and financial
with selected topics from the funds statement and

asset valuation,

accounting principles,

analysis and interpretation of financial statements.

Prerequisite: 91.524.

91.502

ADVANCED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

3 sem.

hrs.

Advanced problems

in consolidated statements, stockholder's equity,
partnerships, fiduciary accounting, and selected topics dealing with government units and nonprofit service organizations. Selected reference to

professional literature and uniform

CP. A. examination problems.

Prerequisite: 91.501.

91.503

GOVERNMENTAL FUND ACCOUNTING

3 sem.

hrs.

Accounting principles and practices of governments and nonprofit
institutions. Comparisons between accounting principles and practices
which apply to governments and nonprofit institutions and those which


are generally accepted in business.

Prerequisite: 91.502.

91.524

MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING

3 sem.

Introduction to the literature of accounting in

hrs.

management decision

making. Theory; problem solving; case studies.

MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING
(Code 93)

93.511

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

Statistical

principles

3 sem.

and procedures basic to research

hrs.

in business

and interpretation of data.

93.512

MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS

Economic

analysis of the firm and

of prices, output, and

employment.

3 sem.
its

hrs.

environment. Determination

92

/

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93.535

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

3 sem.

hrs.

Extensive and in-depth study of management activities involved in
the financial aspects of the business enterprise. Theoretical knowledge
gained through exposure to financial management literature is applied to
problem situations through the use of case studies and simulation techniques. Emphasis is placed on the development of perspective in the decisionmaking process, with the acquisition of tools to facilitate effective decision-making.

93.550

SECURITY ANALYSIS AND
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

3 sem.

hrs.

An advanced treatment of aspects involved in developing a logical
and systematic approach to analyzing and evaluating types of securities.
Investment strategy and management of an investment portfolio. Theoretical aspects of security analysis and problems involved in analyzing and
evaluating securities within the context of the type of industry issuing

them.

93.551

MARKETING MANAGEMENT

3 sem.

hrs.

Application of the managerial processes of analysis, organization,
planning, and control to marketing activities: Marketing concepts, analysis
of marketing opportunities, growth and competitive strategy, marketing
information system, buyer behavior, and product development.

93.560

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

3 sem.

hrs.

Analysis of manufacturing and service systems, and application of
decision making to operational and policy problems.

93.561

OPERATIONS PLANNING AND CONTROL

3 sem.

hrs.

Examination of research findings in operations management, with
focus on the operation and control of the system.
Prerequisite: 93.560.

93.562

ORGANIZATION THEORY

3 sem.

hrs.

Comparative examination of major approaches to the study of
organizations. Theories and research findings applied to practical situations. Topics include: organization structure, systems of power and influence, organizational conflict and cooperation, individual motivation,
group process, behavioral science research and its implications for management.

93.563

OPERATIONS RESEARCH

IN

BUSINESS

Construction and use of quantitative models
making.

93.564

3 sem.

in business decision

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE

Examination of research, theory, and practice
organizational change.
Prerequisite: 93.560.

hrs.

3 sem.
in the

hrs.

dynamics of

MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING

93.565

SEMINAR

IN

FINANCE

3 sem.

-.

hrs.

Seminar on unresolved problems in the field of finance, with inmodels for financial decision making,
money and capital markets, and simulation problems.
vestigations to include such areas as

POLICIES
Complex industrial

93.581

3 sem.

hrs.

examined for the purpose of determining the strategy to insure long-run survival and growth in competitive markets. Emphasis is on problem-solving skills, implementation of
situations are

optimal decisions, nature of strategic analysis including selected cases involving production, pricing, capital investments and their interaction with
other factors.
Prerequisite: Must be taken in the last semester of the student's program.

93.599

RESEARCH

IN

BUSINESS

Opportunity for research under faculty guidance
terest.

3 sem.
in

hrs.

an area of

in-

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INDEX

INDEX

Academic Policies
Academic Standards
Accounting

7

12
87,91

Accreditation
Administrative Personnel

5
1

Admission to Candidacy
Admission to Graduate Courses
Advisement
Anthropology
Attendance at Classes
Auditing Graduate Courses

12

Biology
Business Administration
Business Education
Calendar
Categories of Graduate Students
Chemistry
Communication Disorders
Course Numbering

49
88
86

Credit
Degree, Master of Arts
Degree, Master of Education
Degree, Master of Science

Departmental Paper

7

9

46
10
6

3
8

54
80
9
9

7
11

Educational Studies and

Examinations
Fees
Financial Assistance

Foreign Languages

French
General Information

Geography

German

GMAT
Grades and Averages
Graduate Assistantships
Graduate Council Members
Graduate Courses in
Senior Year
Graduation
History

Housing

Location

Management and Marketing

Personnel, Administrative
Physical Science
Physics

Psychology
Public Address
Purpose
Reading

Refunds
64

66
23
14
10
6
6

17
18
5

32
20
10,12
11
11
1

Registration

Repeating Courses
Scheduling of Classes
School of Arts and Sciences
School of Business
School of Professional Studies
Sciences and Mathematics
Secondary Education
Semester Load
Social Sciences

Social Studies

Sociology
Spanish
Special Education

Speech
Student Responsibility

15
36
6

5

88,91

1

62
60
6

41
47
27
5

71
6

10
12
7

17

86
64
48
71
9
31
31

45
21

75
27
7

Supervisory Certificate Program 14

Theatre
11

5

6

Marine Science
63
14
Master of Arts Degree
Master of Business Administration
Degree
89
13
Master of Education Degree
14
Master of Science Degree
14
Master's Degree Equivalence
10
Master's Thesis
57
Mathematics
Miller Anologies Test
10,12

Political Science

53

Equivalence Certificate

17

Placement

31

English

Inter-Disciplinary

Library
Living Accomodations

7

Economics

Elementary and Early
Childhood Education

17
88

7

Earth Science

Services

Humanities
Information Processing

Thesis
Time Limit
Transcripts

Transfer of Credit

Withdrawal

29
10
7

6

10
10

/

95

.

96

.

/

CAMPUS GUIDE

KEY TO CAMPUS GUIDE APPEARING ON OPPOSITE PAGE
13.

1.

Carver Hall

2.

Schuylkill Residence Hall

3.

Heating Plant

4.

Scranton

5.
6.

Kehr College Union
Lycoming Residence

7.

Elwell Residence Hall

8.

College Store

9.

10.
1 1

12.

Commons
Hall

Northumberland

23.

President's Residence

Residence Hall

24.

Campus Maintenance Center

14.

Benjamin Franklin Hall

25.

Human

15.

26.

Old Science Hall

16.

Navy Hall
Columbia Residence

27.

Waller Administration Building

17.

Haas Center for the Arts

28.

Pergola

18.

Bakeless Center for the

29.

Multi-Level Parking

30.

Softball Field

Hall

Humanities

Services Center (Proposed)

Luzerne Residence Hall

19.

Andruss Library

31.

Tennis Courts

Montour Residence

20.

Hartline Science Center

32.

Practice Field

21

Sutliff Hall

33.

Department of Nursing

22.

Centennial

Hall

Maintenance Building
Laundry

Gymnasium