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May 09, 2024
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2022-2023 Graduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]
Graduate Courses
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A list of graduate courses in alphabetical order.
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UHHS 501 - Independent Study in Health and Human Sciences
Directed independent study and service learning with special opportunities for interprofessional collaboration in health and human sciences, and related topics. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of college.
Credits: 3
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UHHS 570 - Workshop in Health and Human Sciences
Advanced studies of various interdisciplinary topics in health and human sciences. Nature and extent of workshop dependent upon topic and needs of students. May be repeated or taken concurrently for a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Credits: 1-3
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UHHS 610 - Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Patient Safety in Healthcare Settings
Exploration of processes and strategies for improving patient safety in healthcare with application of key concepts from business, engineering, health sciences, and law. Review of safety models in other high risk industries, stressing the importance of a systems approach in generating interdisciplinary solutions to patient safety for healthcare quality, efficiency, and effectiveness. Emphasis placed on how patient safety and quality management systems are tied to healthcare strategic objectives.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of program.
Credits: 3
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UHHS 620 - Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Operations Efficiency in Healthcare Settings
Exploration of processes and strategies for improving operations efficiency in healthcare delivery systems with application of key concepts and tools from business, engineering, health sciences, and law. Discussion of various operations and process flows (i.e., medication flow, treatment flow, patient flow, task flow, information flow, etc.) in the healthcare setting, stressing the importance of a systems approach in generating interdisciplinary solutions for operations efficiency.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of program.
Credits: 3
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UHHS 630 - Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Quality and Customer Satisfaction in Healthcare Settings
Exploration of strategies for effectively managing the healthcare service delivery system to enhance service quality and customer satisfaction. Detailed examination of the issues, techniques, and methodologies for continuous quality improvement. Focus upon the use of these techniques to help diagnose quality problems and customer satisfaction gaps.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of program.
Credits: 3
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UHHS 710 - Scientific Underpinnings and Seminal Readings in the Health Sciences
Analysis of the origin, nature, methods, and limits of scientific knowledge as applied to the health and human sciences. Emphasis placed on reading and discussing seminal works of theory, policy and empirical research that shaped lines of investigation and practice.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of program.
Credits: 3
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UHHS 720 - Contemporary Health Science Topics
Intensive examination of the literature for selected topics crucial to interdisciplinary health and human sciences research and practice. Emphasis placed on reading and discussing key works of theory, policy and empirical research that shape contemporary issues in research and practice.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: UHHS 710 or consent of program.
Credits: 2
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UHHS 730 - Research Design, Conduct, and Analysis in the Health Sciences I
Focus on advanced concepts and skills necessary to plan, conduct, evaluate, and analyze quantitative research from an interdisciplinary perspective within health and human sciences. Practical experience in formulating original research questions and conducting a comprehensive literature review are included.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: A graduate course in statistics or consent of program.
Credits: 3
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UHHS 731 - Research Design, Conduct, and Analysis in the Health Sciences II
Continuation of UHHS 730 with an emphasis on qualitative and mixed research designs and the proper dissemination of research findings. Also requires development of a formal research proposal with an appropriate quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods research design and a detailed plan for data collection and analysis.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: UHHS 730 or consent of program.
Credits: 3
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UHHS 740 - Data Analysis in the Health Sciences
Advanced quantitative methods in health sciences including statistical analysis of health indicators, vital statistics, population and demographic variables, and other data important to the practice of health sciences. Introduces and applies the biostatistics tools and analytical base for population-based and community health assessment and evaluation. Focus on providing a broad understanding of biostatistics, with more advanced methods included as appropriate. Combines data collection, design of data gathering instruments, data analysis, and report writing into a practical method of understanding the role of biostatistics in the field of health sciences.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: UHHS 730, or consent of program.
Credits: 3
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UHHS 750 - Research Positioning and Grantsmanship Skills
Identify the scientific community, related clinical fields, and funding agencies as consumers of the proposed project and subsequent line of research. Position the research within the identified community and develop milestones to progress in establishing a programmatic line of research. In-depth guided literature searches, on-line explorations of government, non-profit, and public funding sources, analysis of research problems and specific aims, critique of literature on funding issues, and facilitated discussions leading to development of a fundable research plan, including budgetary and collaborative implications.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: UHHS 730 and UHHS 731; or consent of program.
Credits: 3
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UHHS 760 - Knowledge Integration in the Health Sciences
Analyses of case studies focusing on the role of collaboration in research and practice in health and human sciences. Emphasis on inter-professional approaches to the development of empirically-based decision-making.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: UHHS 720 or consent of program.
Credits: 3
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UHHS 770 - Independent Study
Independent course work focusing on student’s Individual Program of Study. Multiple sections may be taken in same semester. A maximum of 12 hours may count toward the degree.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of program.
Credits: 0.5-3
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UHHS 798 - Candidacy Examination
Written examination based on the core courses, research and statistics, and student’s Individual Program of Study. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of academic adviser and program.
Credits: 1
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UHHS 799 - Doctoral Research and Dissertation
Students must complete 12 hours prior to graduation. May be repeated with a maximum of 12 hours that can count toward the degree.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: UHHS 798; consent of adviser and director.
Credits: 0.5-12
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UNIV 510X - Foundations in Homeland Security and Disaster Preparedness
Crossslisted as TECH 532. Introduction to the field of homeland security, emergency management, business continuity planning, and disaster preparedness. Discussion of the risks and hazards associated with planned events, emergencies, natural, human-made, and technological disasters. Emphasis on hazard recognition, planning, mitigation, response, and recovery from these types of events. Two graduate- level projects demonstrate hazard analysis and emergency planning concepts. Enrollment not open to students with credit in UNIV 310, TECH 432, or TECH 532.
Credits: 3
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UNIV 590 - Internship
Supervised work experience appropriate to the student’s major program, evaluated by a faculty member in the applicable department. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to Graduate School; consent of major department and Graduate School.
Credits: 0-9
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UNIV 595 - Interdisciplinary Teaching Strategies Seminar
Introduction to teaching at the college level. Discussion of professional preparation for entry into academic careers. S/U grading.
Credits: 0-1
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UNIV 600 - Hazard Analysis in Academic Research and Artistry
Laboratory safety training for students across disciplines engaged in laboratory research. Emphasis on discipline-appropriate content and personalized experiences aimed at mitigating risks and developing a culture of laboratory safety. Direct application to the student research experience is emphasized and is combined with field experiences and guest presentations from certified safety professionals in academic and non-academic settings. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to Graduate School; consent of major department and Graduate School.
Credits: 0-1
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UNIV 601 - Career Development and Planning
Labor market-driven career discovery and planning for early- to mid-phase graduate students. Students will (1) explore jobs of interest, top employers, regional demand and salary trends; (2) identify skills that confer a competitive edge or higher salary; and 3) discover employment trends of recent graduates from their academic programs. Significant course outcomes include identifying high-impact career skills, enhancing communication with advisors and mentors through an Individual Development Plan, optimizing a LinkedIn profile, and connecting with alumni. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to Graduate School; consent of major department and Graduate School.
Credits: 0-1
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UNIV 602 - Career Preparation for the Job Market
Career preparation to transition into the job market for mid- to late-phase graduate students. Students will (1) develop a well-structured resume, (2) acquire skills to tailor cover letters to job postings, (3) evaluate their interpersonal skills, and (4) engage in practice interviews. Significant course outcomes include creating a functionalized resume and cover letter targeting a job of interest, engaging in a mock interview, and creating a job market plan. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to a graduate degree program.
Credits: 0-1
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UNIV 650 - Inter-University Special Topics
This course will be part of the Illinois Innovation Network, a multi-university collaborative. The Collaborative is structured to offer courses to students at campuses across the network. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of the Dean of the Graduate School.
Credits: 3-6
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WGSS 524 - Topics in Gender and STEM
Selected issues and topics pertaining to gender and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; how gender and sexuality are defined by and define these fields; contributions of women to scientific developments.
Credits: 3
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WGSS 530 - Special Topics in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours as topic changes, but only 3 semester hours may be applied toward the certificate of graduate study in women’s and gender studies.
Credits: 3
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WGSS 534 - Language and Gender
Examination of empirical evidence pertaining to language variation by sex and gender identity within the framework of sociolinguistics. Focus on characteristics of feminine and masculine speech and conversational styles, societal attitudes towards them, and their implications for men and women in society. Biological foundations and sociogenesis of sex differences in language; interaction effects on language variation of other social variables such as age, class, and ethnic identity; and crosscultural differences.
Credits: 3
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WGSS 602 - Internship in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Work as an intern in activities related to women’s and gender studies. Scholarship and paper preparation under supervision of a faculty member. May be repeated in subsequent semesters to a maximum of 6 semester hours. S/U grading. Complete proposals must be submitted for the program director’s approval a minimum of two weeks before classes begin. Proposal forms are available from the Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies office and web site.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of director.
Credits: 3-6
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WGSS 605 - Feminist and Queer Theories
Concepts, methods, and development of feminist and queer theories; systematic overview of schools of feminist theory and queer studies as they are grounded in different social identities and epistemological perspectives; implications of these theories for scholarly research and social change.
Credits: 3
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WGSS 610 - Research Methods in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Interdisciplinary analysis of principles, methods, and bibliographic resources for the study of gender and sexuality, for evaluating the relevance of scholarship in women’s studies and LGBT studies to traditional disciplines. Focus on theoretical perspectives and methodological issues central to research on social justice and action research, so as to prepare students to conduct feminist and queer inquiry. Fosters the development of skills in integrating gender and sexuality-related research and criticism in students’ area of academic specialization.
Credits: 3
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WGSS 620 - Topics in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Topics announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when topic varies.
Credits: 3
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WGSS 625X - Museums: Gender, Race, and Class
Crosslisted as ART 625. Interdisciplinary, multicultural study of museum theory and practice as it pertains to diversity of race, class, and gender. A case study approach will be used.
Credits: 3
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WGSS 639 - Independent Study in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Student must present research prospectus approved by a faculty member before a permit is granted.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: WGST 610 and WGST 605 or consent of the director of the Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality.
Credits: 1-3
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