• Graduate Faculty Index (p. 256) • Program Index (p. 267)
• Catalog Index (http://catalog.wku.edu/graduate/indexes/azindex)
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Course Index
A
• Accounting (ACCT) (p. 153) • Adult Education (ADED) (p. 153) • Advertising (AD) (p. 154)
• African-American Studies (AFAM) (p. 154) • Agricultural Economics (AGEC) (p. 154) • Agricultural Education (AGED) (p. 155) • Agriculture - General (AGRI) (p. 155) • Agronomy (AGRO) (p. 156) • Animal Science (ANSC) (p. 156) • Anthropology (ANTH) (p. 157)
• Architectural & Manufacturing (AMS) (p. 157) • Art (ART) (p. 159)
• Astronomy (ASTR) (p. 160)
B
• Biology (BIOL) (p. 160)
• Brewing and Distilling Arts & Sciences (BDAS) (p. 164) • Business Administration (BA) (p. 164)
152 Course Index
C
• Chemistry (CHEM) (p. 168) • Civil Engineering (CE) (p. 170) • Communication (COMM) (p. 171) • Communication Disorders (CD) (p. 173) • Computer Information Sys (CIS) (p. 173) • Computer Science (CS) (p. 173)
• Counseling & Student Affairs (CNS) (p. 175) • Criminology (CRIM) (p. 179)
D
• Doctor/Physical Therapy (DPT) (p. 180)E
• Economics (ECON) (p. 183) • Education (EDU) (p. 185)• Educational Administration (EDAD) (p. 186) • Educational Foundations (EDFN) (p. 189) • Educational Leadership (EDLD) (p. 190) • Elementary Education (ELED) (p. 192)
• Emergency Management Disaster Science (EMDS) (http:// catalog.wku.edu/graduate/indexes/course-index/emds) • English (ENG) (p. 192)
• Environmental & Occupational Health Science (EOHS) (p. 195) • Environmental Education (ENVE) (p. 196)
F
• Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) (p. 196) • Finance (FIN) (p. 198)
• Folk Studies (FLK) (p. 198) • French (FREN) (p. 200)
G
• Gender & Women's Studies (GWS) (p. 200) • Geography (GEOG) (p. 201)
• Geoscience (GEOS) (p. 201) • German (GERM) (p. 204) • Gerontology (GERO) (p. 204)
• Gifted and Talented Education (GTE) (p. 205)
H
• Health Care Administration (HCA) (p. 205) • History (HIST) (p. 206)
• Horticulture (HORT) (p. 210)
• Hospitality Mgt/Dietetics (HMD) (p. 210)
I
• Industrial Technology (IT) (p. 211) • Instructional Design (ID) (p. 211)
• Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Ed. (IECE) (p. 211) • Interdisciplinary Education (IED) (p. 212)
J
• Journalism (JOUR) (p. 212)
K
• Kinesiology (KIN) (p. 212)
L
• Leadership Studies (LEAD) (p. 214)
• Libraries, Informatics,and Technology in Education (LITE) (p. 215) • Library Media Education (LME) (p. 215)
• Literacy (LTCY) (p. 216)
M
• Management (MGT) (p. 218) • Marketing (MKT) (p. 218) • Mathematics (MATH) (p. 218)
• Middle Grades Education (MGE) (p. 221) • Modern Languages (MLNG) (p. 221) • Music (MUS) (p. 221)
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• Nursing (NURS) (p. 222)P
• Philosophy (PHIL) (p. 228) • Physics (PHYS) (p. 228) • Political Science (PS) (p. 231)• Psychological Sciences (PSYS) (p. 232) • Psychology (PSY) (p. 234)
• Public Health (PH) (p. 238) • Public Relations (PR) (p. 240)
R
• Recreation (REC) (p. 240)
• Recreation and Sport Admin (RSA) (p. 241) • Religious Studies (RELS) (p. 242)
S
• Science/Math Education (SMED) (p. 243) • Secondary Education (SEC) (p. 244)
• Social Responsibility & Sustainable Communities (SRSC) (p. 245) • Social Work (SWRK) (p. 245)
• Sociology (SOCL) (p. 248) • Spanish (SPAN) (p. 250)
• Special Education (SPED) (p. 250) • Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) (p. 252) • Statistics (STAT) (p. 255)
• Sustainability (SUST) (p. 255)
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Accounting (ACCT)
ACCT 401G Business Combinations and Related Topics 3 Hours
Emphasis is placed on the issues involved in business combinations, including the preparation of consolidated financial statements. Other topics typically covered include partnerships, interim and segment reporting, international accounting, and foreign currency transactions and translations.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 301 with a minimum grade of C
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2017; fall 2017; spring 2018; fall 2018; spring 2019; fall 2019
ACCT 420G Governmental and Not For Profit Accounting 3 Hours
Provide a broad understanding of fund accounting and financial reporting for various types of governmental and not for profit organizations. Examines the similarities and differences among the fund structures and financial reporting requirement of the two categories of organizations. Types of organizations typically studied include: all governmental organizations, health care organizations, colleges and universities, and voluntary health and welfare organizations.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 301 with a minimum grade of C
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2017; spring 2018; fall 2018; spring 2019; fall 2019
ACCT 431G Federal Taxation - Business Entities 3 Hours
Furthers the student's understanding and knowledge of the federal income tax structure as it applies to partnerships and corporations. Other specialized area of taxation are also covered. Emphasis is placed on the use of tax services in researching tax problems.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 430 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum
grade of C
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2017; fall 2017; spring 2018; fall 2018; spring 2019; fall 2019
ACCT 500 Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting 3 Hours
An overview of financial accounting and reporting topics found in today's complex business environment. Emphasis is placed on identifying issues, researching the authoritative literature, and communicating the analyses and results.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 303 with a minimum grade of C
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2017; spring 2018; spring 2019
ACCT 510 Advanced Accounting Information Systems and Data Analytics 3 Hours
Provides an overview of theory and applications of accounting information systems, concepts and knowledge of internal controls, as well as standards and guidelines of information systems.
Prerequisite(s): (ACCT 312 with a minimum grade of C or ACCT 450 with a
minimum grade of C)
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2017; fall 2018; fall 2019
ACCT 520 Special Topics in Managerial Accounting 3 Hours
Study of cost and accounting information used by managers within the organization for planning and control. Topics include decision analysis, strategic costing, budgeting, strategic control systems, performance evaluation, behavioral and motivational issues, strategic role of accounting in the organization, and compensation. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking and case analysis.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 310 with a minimum grade of C or equivalent
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2017; fall 2018; fall 2019
ACCT 530 Special Topics in Tax Research and Planning 3 Hours
Provides tools necessary for skillful application of tax research
methodology in the use of primary tax authority, secondary tax reference materials, and research aids. Identification, understanding, and evaluation of tax planning opportunities, related tax policy issues including multi- jurisdictional issues, ethical guidelines, Circular 230 and Statements on Responsibilities in Tax Practice.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 430 with a minimum grade of C or equivalent
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2017; spring 2018; spring 2019
ACCT 540 Advanced Auditing Standards, Applications and Fraud 3 Hours
Study of auditing standards including international auditing standards, risk assessment, analytical procedures, the ethical and legal environment of auditing, audit memos, fraud risks in audits, and other forensic auditing topics.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 450 with a minimum grade of C or equivalent
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2017; fall 2018; fall 2019
ACCT 550 Special Topics in Accounting for Not-For-Profit Organizations and Governments 3 Hours
Study of current topics in accounting for not-for-profit organizations and governments. Topics may include college and university accounting, health care accounting, voluntary health and welfare accounting, other nonprofit accounting, federal government accounting, managerial accounting for state and local governmental units, and federal financial assistance auditing.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 303 with a minimum grade of C
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2017; spring 2018; spring 2019
Adult Education (ADED)
ADED 510 Introduction to Facilitating Change in Adults 3 Hours
Introduction to the concepts and theories of adult learning, change theory, and improvement science. In this course, students will analyze theories in adult learning, identify change theory and change agency, and improvement science, and demonstrate conceptual understanding of overlap between these theories for individuals, organizations, and community/society.
Recent Term(s) Offered: winter 2017; spring 2017; summer 2017; fall 2017; winter 2018; spring 2018; summer 2018; fall 2018; winter 2019; spring 2019; summer 2019; fall 2019
ADED 515 How Adults Change 3 Hours
Examines the process of change that occurs in adults through learning and development. Models of adult development and adult learning will be explored as it relates to the process of change within individuals, organizations, and communities/society.
Recent Term(s) Offered: summer 2019; fall 2019
ADED 520 Facilitating Change Agency in Adults 3 Hours
Aids students in developing skills to facilitate change in adults using adult education methods. The course will focus on identifying the intersection of change models with facilitation models. Practical applications will cover establishing goals, objectives, learning design, learning activities, and outcomes assessment.
Prerequisite(s): ADED 515
154 Advertising (AD)
ADED 530 Program Planning for Adults and Learning Organizations 3 Hours
Guides students through the process of developing and delivering a program for adult learners and organizational change. Students will be exposed to practical aspects of program design, program delivery, assessment, and evaluation. Focus will be on the role program planning has in facilitating change within organizations and the community/ society.
Prerequisite(s): ADED 510 (may be taken concurrently)
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2017; fall 2018; fall 2019
ADED 540 History and Philosophy of Change Agency in Adults 3 Hours
Enables students to compare and contrast philosophical perspectives on change agency, through the review of historical change agency figures, leading to one's own philosophy. Philosophy and history of adult education in the United States. Covers history of adult education from the colonial period to today. Includes major philosophies that guide adult education. Ties together the efforts of change agents as they worked to create change in individuals, organizations, and community/society through adult education.
Prerequisite(s): ADED 510 (may be taken concurrently)
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2018
ADED 590 Practicum in Adult Education 1-3 Hours
Supervised practical experience related to adult education studies. Note: Completion of 18 hrs in MAE Adult Education including all core courses except capstone required.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor
Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to students in Adult Education (047)
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2017; spring 2018; spring 2019
ADED 597 Directed Study in Adult Education 3 Hours
Directed study related to best practices in adult education. Requires completion of research or applied project on approved topic. Note: Completion of least 21 hrs in program including all core requirements required.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor
Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to students in Adult Education (047)
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2017; fall 2017; fall 2018
ADED 598 Adult Education Seminar 3 Hours
Issues in the field of adult education. Topics will vary with faculty and student interest.
Prerequisite(s): ADED 510
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
ADED 599 Thesis Research and Writing 1-6 Hours (repeatable max of
6 hrs)
Independent research on a topic related to Adult Education.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor
Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to students in Adult Education (047)
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2017; spring 2018; fall 2018
ADED 600 Maintaining Matriculation 1-6 Hours (repeatable max of 6
hrs)
One to six hours for ADED students needing to maintain matriculation.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor
Recent Term(s) Offered: summer 2018; fall 2018; summer 2019
Advertising (AD)
AD 536 Sport Branding: A New Game 3 Hours
Focused on developing and delivering a meaningful brand message to increase sport fan loyalty and engagement. Topics include team- branding, athletes as brands, globalization, and digital technologies.
Prerequisite(s): RSA 521 (may be taken concurrently)
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2017; fall 2018; fall 2019
AD 537 Sport Sponsorships: New Revenue Strategies 3 Hours
Provides a strategic framework for understanding sport information management and preparation by focusing on the relationship among sport organizations, spokespeople, and media.
Prerequisite(s): RSA 521 (may be taken concurrently)
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2017; spring 2018; spring 2019
African-American Studies (AFAM)
AFAM 480G Independent Study in African American Studies 1-3 Hours
(repeatable max of 9 hrs)
Designed primarily for advanced students. This course will permit students to pursue selected topics dealing with the life and times of the people of African ancestry in Africa and America.
Prerequisite(s): AFAM 190 or permission of instructor
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
AFAM 490G African American Seminar 3 Hours (repeatable max of 9
hrs)
Designed primarily for advanced students. This seminar will include topics dealing with the African American, present or past.
Prerequisite(s): AFAM 190 or permission of instructor
Recent Term(s) Offered: None