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St. Cloud State University

St. Cloud State University

School of Graduate Studies
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Graduate Courses available to all Graduate Students

The following courses are available to all graduate students regardless of their program of study.

Anthropology

ANTH 502 Ethnographic Research Methods
ANTH 503 Research Methods in Archaeology
ANTH 563 Seminar
ANTH 574 Culture and Family
ANTH 581 Cultural Resource Management
ANTH 592 Field Research in Anthropology

Child and Family Studies

CFS 515 Foundation of Parent/Family Education
CFS 521 Development of Young Children
CFS 522 Families: Theories and Strategies
CFS 608 Developmental Screening and Assessment
CFS 611 Foundation of Early Childhood Education/Early Childhood Special Education
CFS 621 Advanced Child Development/Student Research
CFS 625 Methods of Parent and Family Education
CFS 631 Working with Families in Special Circumstances
CFS 635 Parenthood and Adult Development
CFS 645 Working with Parents in Groups

Computer Networking and Applications

CNA 525 Microcomputer Networking I
CNA 526 Microcomputer Networking II
CNA 536 World Wide Web Authoring and Administration
CNA 537 Computer Network Security
CNA 550 Data Network Performance Analysis
CNA 551 Data Network Design
CNA 585 Contemporary Networking Topics

Community Psychology

CPSY 504 Adult Children of Alcoholic and Other Dysfunctional Families
CPSY 537 Theories of Chemical Dependency
CPSY 538 Chemical Dependency Counseling with Selected Populations
CPSY 539 Diagnosis, Intervention and Treatment of Chemical Dependency
CPSY 530 Seminar
CPSY 619 Professional Orientation and Ethics
CPSY 620 Family Studies
CPSY 621 Family Conceptual Frameworks
CPSY 622 Gender Roles in Families
CPSY 623 Family Stress and Coping
CPSY 625 Family Sexuality for Family Therapists
CPSY 630 Advanced Behavior Analysis
CPSY 633 Behavior Therapy I
CPSY 634 Behavioral Assessment
CPSY 634 Behavior Therapy II
CPSY 651 Counseling Theories
CPSY 658 Multicultural Counseling
CPSY 665 Measurement Techniques
CPSY 666 Group Process and Dynamics
CPSY 668 Counseling Procedures (Co-req. CPSY 651)
CPSY 671 Theories of Marriage and Family Therapy

Community Studies
CMTY 570 The Black Community
CMTY 575 Latina/o Communities

Counselor Education and Education Psychology

CEEP677 Stress Management: Process & Techniques

Criminal Justice

CJS 511.  Organization and Administration in Criminal Justice
CJS 520.  Critical Issues in Law Enforcement
CJS 530.  Criminal Law
CJS 531.  Criminal Procedure
CJS 533.  Ethical Studies in Criminal Justice
CJS 540.  Law of Corrections
CJS 545.  Crisis Intervention
CJS 546.  Child Abuse in the Criminal Justice System
CJS 555.  Private Security and the Criminal Justice Community
CJS 557.  White Collar Crime
CJS 561.  Juvenile Legal Process
CJS 601.  History of Criminal Justice
CJS 650.  Readings
CJS 661.  Juvenile Justice and the Schools
CJS 681.  Current Problems and Issues in Criminal Justice

Curriculum & Instruction

ED 501 Topics in Education
ED 502 Educational Immersion
ED 521 Foundations of Education
ED 524 Mainstream Science & Social Studies for the Special Educator
ED 531 Curriculum and Instruction
ED 537 Principles of Middle Level Education
ED 541 Integrating Theory and Practice: Inclusive and Responsive Teaching for All Students
ED 547 High School Education
ED 557 Issues in Bilingual/Bicultural Education
ED Literacy for L-2 Learners
ED 559 Critical Pedagogy
ED 560 Teaching English Language Learners in K-12
ED 564 5-12 Student Teaching I
ED 656 5-12 Student Teaching II
ED 568 PreK-12 Students Teaching I
ED 569 PreK-12 Student Teaching II
ED 571 Reading: Analysis and Correction of Disabilities in the Classroom
ED 572 Content Area Reading for Middle and Secondary Schools
ED 573 Reading and Children’s Literature: Current Issues
ED 582 Multicultural Child
ED 583 Black English: Teaching Black Children to Read
ED 601 Selected Topics in Education
ED 606 Classroom Management
ED 607 Judicious Discipline
ED 608 Children’s Rights
ED 610 Introduction to Curriculum and Instruction
ED 611 History and Philosophy of Education
ED 612 Social and Cultural Foundations of Education
ED 614 Action Research
ED 615 Methods of Educational Research
ED 627 Education of the Emerging Adolescent
ED 630 Kindergarten/Primary Education
ED 631 Literacy through Literature for K-8 Schools
ED 632 Struggling Readers: Analysis & Assistance
ED 633 Writing in the Elementary School
ED 634 Informational Readings and Writing
ED 637 Cooperative Learning K-12+
ED 638 Classroom Controversy, Conflict & Mediation
ED 641 Middle Level Curriculum
ED 643 Elementary School Science
ED 644 Teaching Elementary School Mathematics
ED 646 Curriculum Theory
ED 647 Curriculum Development and Assessment
ED 648 Child Centered Curriculum
ED 650 Integration Through Inquiry
ED 651 Middle School Instruction Seminar
ED 652 Reading for Middle/High School Teachers
ED 653 Learning and Assessment
ED 654 Instruction and Assessment
ED 655 Critical Thinking- Theory into Practice
ED 656 Dimensions of Learning and Teaching
ED 657 Classroom-Computer Curriculum and Methods
ED 658 Technology with a Keyboard Base
ED 659 Enhancing Elementary Curriculum with Technology
ED 660 Active Assessment
ED 671 Mentoring and Supervision
ED 682 Teachers and Change
ED 683 Achieving Gender Equity in Education
ED 698 Starred Paper
ED 699 Thesis

Economics (Must have prerequisites)

ECON 505 Intermediate Macroeconomics
ECON 506 Intermediate Microeconomics
ECON 520 Economics of Nonprofit Organization
ECON 542 Law and Economics
ECON 551 Resource and Environmental Economics
ECON 559 Economic Analysis
ECON 560 Public Finance
ECON 561 Public Economics: State and Local
ECON 565 Urban and Regional Economics
ECON 570 Business Cycles and Forecasting
ECON 571 Money and Banking
ECON 572 Industrial Organization and Public Policy
ECON 573 Labor Economics
ECON 574 International Economics
ECON 578 History of Economic Thought
ECON 580 Area Economic Studies
ECON 583 Contemporary Economic Problems
ECON 585 Introduction to Econometrics
ECON 586 Introduction to Mathematical Economics
ECON 587 Advanced Topics in Economics Modeling
ECON 601 Readings in Economics (Topical)
ECON 602 Reading in Economic Education (Topical)
ECON 603 Managerial Economics for Public and Nonprofit Institutions
ECON 605 Macroeconomic Theory
ECON 606 Microeconomic Theory
ECON 610 Economic Education
ECON 615 Econometrics
ECON 620 Decision Making Tools for the Nonprofit and Public Sector
ECON 630 Seminar in Economic Education
ECON 631 Seminar in Economic Education
ECON 632 Research Methodology
ECON 640 Economics of Art and Culture
ECON 644 Internship
ECON 645 Economic Problems of Underdeveloped Countries
ECON 670 Business Cycles and Forecasting
ECON 677 Managerial Economics
ECON 679 Comparative Economics
ECON 697 Starred Paper (Plan B) Preparation

Educational Administration

EDAD 614 Higher Education Leadership and Administration
EDAD 624 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Higher Education
EDAD 634 Human Resource Issues in Higher Education
EDAD 644 Higher Education Finance
EDAD 654 University-Community Relations
EDAD 664 Critical Issues Seminar in Higher Education
EDAD 680 Introduction to Research in EDAD

Engineering Management

MME 663 Engineering Management

English

ENGL 502 Literary Criticism and Theory
ENGL 503 Computers and English
ENGL 532 Specialized Professional Writing
ENGL 523 Shakespeare II
ENGL 542 Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction
ENGL 561/562 TESL Methods Classes
ENGL 563 ESL and Culture
ENGL 581 Topics in Literature
ENGL 609 Contemporary Thought in Literature
ENGL 622 18th Century British Literature
ENGL 623 Shakespeare Studies
ENGL 634 Academic and Professional Writing
ENGL 635 Writing Center Theory and Practice
ENGL 650 Topics in Teaching English
ENGL 652 Computers, English and Pedagogy
ENGL 656 Teaching College Composition
ENGL 661 Theories of Second Language Acquisition with Dr. Teutsch- Dwyer

Environmental & Technological Studies

ETS 505 Foundational Technical Developments
ETS 601 Technology, Environment and Society
ETS 604 Innovations and Contemporary Problems
ETS 668 Current Literature and Research
ETS 670 Technical Research Design
ETS 671 Technical Research Experimentation
ETS 523 Electronic Prepress and Imaging
ETS 536 Construction Scheduling and Estimating
ETS 544 Internship
ETS 582 Renewable/Nondepletable Energy

Geography

GEOG 502 Techniques in GIS
GEOG 506 Thematic Cartography
GEOG 507 Map Design and Presentation
GEOG 508 Digital Image Processing
GEOG 554 Regional Planning
GEOG 555 Urban Site Development
GEOG 557 Preservation and Neighborhood Change
GEOG 562 Concepts in Spatial Analysis
GEOG 572 Geomorphology
GEOG 573 Biogeography
GEOG 586 Political Geography
GEOG 590 Issues in Urban Geography
GEOG 596 Tourism and the Environment
GEOG 597 Tourism Planning and Policy

Gerontology

GERO 505 Diversity and Aging
GERO 511 Aging Policies and Programs
GERO 515 Women and Aging
GERO 525 Dementia and Aging
GERO 535 Aging and Housing Options
GERO 540 Topics in Aging
GERO 620 Advanced Policy issues in Gerontology
GERO 630 Aging and Community: Current Issues in Social Gerontology, Culture and Diversity

History

HIST 502 The Middle East
HIST 503 Medieval Europe, 325-1500
HIST 504 The Renaissance, 1300-1500
HIST 505 The Reformation, 1500-1648
HIST 508 Europe and World War I
HIST 509 Europe and World War II
HIST 511 The Holocaust
HIST 518 History of Social Welfare in the U.S.
HIST 520 Colonial America, 1607-1763
HIST 521 Revolutionary America, 1763-1791
HIST 522 Expansion and Reform:  U.S. 1792-1848
HIST 523 Civil War and Reconstruction: U.S. 1848-1877
HIST 525 Reform, War and Change: U.S. 1890-1945
HIST 526 United States Since 1945
HIST 533 Russia, 1700-1917
HIST 534 Soviet Russia Since 1917
HIST 545 United States Military History
HIST 547 American Urban History
HIST 548 U.S. Social and Intellectual
HIST 551 American Families
HIST 556 U.S. Foreign Relations from World War I
HIST 558 The American West
HIST 567 Modern Japan
HIST 580 Seminar in American History
HIST 583 Seminar in European History
HIST 586 Seminar in Africa, Asia, or Middle East
HIST 605 Readings in History (Topical)
HIST 610 Historiography and Research Methods
HIST 635 Readings in European History
HIST 640 Colonial America
HIST 641 U.S. 1783-1848
HIST 642 U.S. 1848-1877
HIST 643 U.S. 1877-1920
HIST 644 U.S. 1920-1970s
HIST 651 Readings in American History
HIST 662 Seminar in Ancient or Medieval History
HIST 664 Seminar: European History
HIST 670 Introduction to Public History
HIST 671 Local History
HIST 681 Seminar in American History

Information Media

IM 545 Children’s Literature Workshop
IM 502 Information Media: Theory, Research and Practice
IM 504 Instructional Design I
IM 522 Information, Technology and Learning for K-12 and 5-12 Education
IM 523 Information, Technology and Learning for Early Childhood Education
IM 552 Access to Information
IM 554 Microcomputer Applications in Education and Training
IM 555 Design and Preparation of Multimedia Presentations I
IM 556 Design and Preparation of Multimedia Presentations II
IM 562 Design and Production of Video Media
IM 586 Seminar
IM 608 Research Methods in Media
IM 612 Technology in Libraries/Media Centers
IM 616 Social Implications and Human Factors in Information Technology
IM 618 Recent Trends in Media
IM 620 The School Library Media Program
IM 622 Media Selection and Evaluation for Children and Young Adults
IM 623 Reading, Listening and Viewing Guidance
IM 624 Organization of Information Resources
IM 628 Administration of Media
IM 632 Training/Human Resource Development
IM 634 Principles of Instructional Design II
IM 638 Organizational Training and Media Management
IM 656 Computer-based Authoring
IM 686 Seminar in Media

Mass Communication

COMM 502 Theory and Principles of Advertising
COMM 516 Critical Analysis of Media
COMM 520 Mass Media and Society
COMM 530 International Mass Communication
COMM 531 World Media System
COMM 534 Theory and Principles of PR
COMM 536 PR Writing and Publications
COMM 538 PR Case Studies and Campaigns
COMM 560 Mass Communications Law
COMM 571 Advertising/Public Relations Research
COMM 586 Advertising Campaigns
COMM 601 Communication Theory
COMM 604 Readings in Mass Communications
COMM 605 Ethics/Critical Analysis of Mass Media
COMM 620 Advanced Advertising/PR Theories & Practices
COMM 630 Seminar in International Mass Communications
COMM 603 Seminar in Mass Communication (Topical)

Psychology

PSY 541 Child Psychology
PSY 542 Psychology of Adolescence
PSY 543 Psychology of Adult Development and Aging
PSY 560 Organizational Psychology
PSY 630 Seminar in Psychology
PSY 640 Advanced Developmental Psychology
PSY 647 Psychology of Aging: Theory and Research
PSY 661 Criterion Development and Performance Assessment
PSY 662 Psychology of Training and Organizational Development
PSY 663 Psychology of Personnel Selection
PSY 671 Advanced Social Psychology

Social Responsibility

HURL 682 Advanced Theory and Issues in Human Relations

Sociology

SOC 512 Self and Society
SOC 515 Sociology of Science
SOC 545 Political Sociology
SOC 555 Sociology of Work and Occupation
SOC 556 Complex Organizations
SOC 560 Social Problems and Social Policy
SOC 562 Seminar
SOC 568 Minorities in the Capitalist World-Systems
SOC 572 Sociology of the Family
SOC 573 Family Relationships in Later Life
SOC 574 Culture and Family
SOC 575 Sociology of Health and Illness
SOC 578 Advanced Statistics I
SOC 579 Computer Utilization in Sociology
SOC 581 Social Stratification
SOC 602 Seminar in Social Psychology
SOC 630 Topics in Social Responsibility
SOC 650 Sociology of Aging and the Life Course
SOC 656 Seminar in the Sociological Study of Organizations
SOC 672 Family Theory and Research
SOC 679 Advanced Research Methods
SOC 680 Sociological Practice
SOC 684 Sociology of Social Responsibility
SOC 685 Sociological Theory
SOC 689 Advanced Analysis of Deviance in Society

Statistics

STAT 517 Applied Probability and Simulation
STAT 521 Regression and Analysis of Variance II
STAT 527 Applied Time Series
STAT 536 Applied Categorical Data Analysis
STAT 540 Topics in Statistics
STAT 547 Basic Elements of Probability Theory
STAT 548 Basic Elements of Statistical Theory

Traffic Safety Education

TSE 540 Driving Task Analysis
TSE 550 Methods of Classroom Instruction
TSE 570 Methods of In-Car Instruction
TSE 580 In-Car Instruction Practicum
TSE 590 Issues in Driver Education