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LAW 6365 While Collar Crime
2 or 3 Hours
This course examines issues in the prosecution and defense of white collar crime. Coverage includes the liability of corporations and executives for the acts of agents, the federal sentencing guidelines and their effects on investigation and plea bargaining, substantive federal crimes (including perjury, mail fraud, and obstruction of justice), parallel civil proceedings, internal investigations, grand jury investigations, multiple representation, and joint defense agreements. Class visits by local practitioners, judges, and other officials supplement the readings.
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LAW 6375 Wrongful Convictions: Reasons and Remedies
2 Hours
This course examines the reasons innocent people are convicted of crimes they did not commit and explore ways criminal justice practices can be reformed to prevent future miscarriages of justice. The class explores topics frequently associated with wrongful convictions such as faulty eyewitness identification, unreliable confessions, jailhouse informants, questionable science, police and prosecutor error, and ineffective assistance of counsel. We consider whether ethical lapses, poor tactical decisions, strategic blunders, or lack of adequate training and experience contributed to the erroneous conviction. In addition, we review proposed reforms designed to prevent such mistakes in the future.
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LAW 6380 Practicum: Criminal Procedure
2 or 3 Hours
This course focuses on post-arrest aspects of the criminal justice system that are not covered in Criminal ConstiutinaI Law. Topics may include prosecutorial charging decisions, indictments, preliminary hearings, joinder and severance, bail and pretrial release, discovery, plea bargaining and guilty pleas, speedy trial, jury composition and selection, confrontation, jury instructions, sentencing, double jeopardy, direct appeals, post-conviction petitions, and petitions for writs of habeas corpus.
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LAW 6381 Sentencing Law
2 or 3 Hours
This course addresses state and federal criminal sentencing. Potential topics include, among others, capital sentencing procedures and substantive constitutional limitations on the application of the death penalty, federal and state sentencing guidelines, the use of diversion and other alternative forms of sentencing, Sixth Amendment right to counsel requirements as applied to sentencing procedures, the role of the trial court and juries in sentencing, the intersection between plea bargaining and sentencing, and standards of appellate review for sentencing determinations.
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LAW 6400 Accounting for Lawyers
2 Hours
This course introduces students to the basic concepts of financial accounting. Intended for students with little or no accounting background, the course is designed to equip these students with the fundamental skills necessary to read and critically review a corporation’s financial statements.
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LAW 6401 Administrative Law
3 Hours
This course studies the administrative process and practice before administrative agencies at all levels of state and federal government. The provisions of the state and federal Administrative Procedures Acts are explored. In addition, constitutional issues, such as procedural due process, are examined.
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LAW 6402 Advanced Legal Research, Practicum
2 Hours
This course is designed to provide students with the research skills needed in the practice of law. Topics covered include the use of primary and secondary sources; case law research; statutory law and legislative history; administrative law; effective use of Lexis, Westlaw, and other electronic databases; international law research; and public records. Emphasis will be placed on appropriate and effective research strategies and evaluation of sources, both print and electronic.
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LAW 6403 Antitrust
2-3 Hours
This course studies unfair trade practices and antitrust law, including topics such as monopolies, price fixing and kickbacks. It also examines various unfair trade practices and federal and state statutes prohibiting such practices.
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LAW 6404 Biomedical Ethics
2-3 Hours
This course provides a thorough grounding in some important areas at the intersection of law and bioethics. Some of these topics include the physician-patient relationship, medical research, organ transplantation, death and dying, abortion, and maternal-fetal conflicts. At times, the course compares medicine to law to help examine the issues involved.
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LAW 6405 Board of Advocates
1 Hours
The Board of Advocates is a student organization composed of third-year law students dedicated to the development of pre-trial, trial, and appellate advocacy skills. Membership criteria and membership duties are set forth in the Charter and Bylaws of the Board of Advocates. Students eligible for credit for this offering may not receive credit in any more than two semesters (a maximum of two semester hours of credit). In this offering, each student’s performance is evaluated by the Director of Advocacy Programs and is graded on a pass/fail basis.
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LAW 6406 Business Torts
2 or 3 Hours
This course covers the commercial tort claims most frequently asserted in business litigation. Topics include unfair competition, fraud, interference with contract and economic advantage, breach of fiduciary duty, trade secret misappropriation, trade libel and false advertising, professional malpractice, and misuse of judicial process.
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LAW 6407 Conflict of Laws
2 or 3 Hours
This course explores the law relating to transactions in which any operative fact occurs outside the state where the legal proceedings are instituted, or which involve other significant extra state elements. The course examines choice of law methods utilized by various courts to decide the applicable law in given cases and examines the logic and constitutionality of such methods.
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LAW 6408 Copyright Law
3 Hours
This course covers the basics of copyright law, including determinations of what is copyrightable, formalities for obtaining protection, and copyright registration practices and procedures. The substantive and procedural elements of infringement actions are examined, including defenses.
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LAW 6409 Corporate and Partnership Taxation
3 Hours
This course examines the federal income taxation of corporations, partnerships, and other entities.
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LAW 6410 Debtor-Creditor Law
2 Hours
This course focuses on the rights and remedies of debtors and their creditors under the United States Bankruptcy Code. In addition, the interplay of the Bankruptcy Code and the provisions of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code and other provisions of state law are examined. This course will also provide an overview of state law rights and remedies of judgment of debtors and creditors.
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LAW 6411 Education Law
2 or 3 Hours
This course explores the legal problems of public and private educational institutions. The course will examine Constitutional provisions impacting the educational setting, as well as applicable federal and state statutes. Topics covered include academic freedom, students’ rights, teachers’ rights, and anti-discrimination statutes.
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LAW 6412 Elder Law
2 Hours
This course examines the legal issues particularly relevant to the elderly. Topics covered will include health care and related documents such as living wills and health care powers of attorney, as well as benefits such as Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare.
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LAW 6413 Employment Law
3 Hours
This course studies state and federal employment law. Topics covered include common law claims such as breach of contract and wrongful discharge; wage and credit laws; anti-discrimination laws; and concerted labor activity and collective bargaining.
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LAW 6414 Entertainment Law
2 or 3 Hours
This course studies the legal and business aspects of the entertainment industry. In particular, the course emphasizes the aspects of contract and intellectual property law unique to this subject area.
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LAW 6415 Environmental Law
2 or 3 Hours
This course explores state and federal environmental regulation. Relevant state and federal statutes, regulations and case decisions will be examined, with particular emphasis afforded federal statutes such as the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Clean Water Act (CWA), and the Comprehensive Environmental Response and Liability Act (CERCLA).
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LAW 6416 Estate and Gift Taxation
2 Hours
This course examines the tax consequences of gratuitous transfers of property under federal and state law.
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LAW 6417 Federal Courts
2 or 3 Hours
This course examines jurisdiction of the federal courts over federal questions and diversity of citizenship cases; distribution of powers between state and federal courts; use of state law in federal courts; civil procedure in federal districts courts; and appellate review of federal and state court decisions.
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LAW 6418 Federal Income Taxation
3 Hours
This course explores the basic principles of federal taxation of income. It focuses primarily on the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code addressing taxation of individuals. Concepts such as adjusted gross income, exemptions, deductions, and tax credits are examined.
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LAW 6419 First Amendment
2 or 3 Hours
This course deals with the complex and ever-evolving jurisprudence regarding the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Primary emphasis will be on the many facets of freedom of expression, freedom of religion, and the Establishment Clause.
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LAW 6420 Health Law
3 Hours
This course will cover the major legal issues related to the health care system. Health care decision making through various legal documents, e.g., health care powers of attorney and living wills, will be addressed. In addition, issues related to representing medical personnel and hospitals, including defense of medical malpractice suits, will be discussed.
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LAW 6421 Immigration Law
2 or 3 Hours
This course examines United States immigration and naturalization law. Federal statutes and regulations addressing admission of foreign nationals, removal, citizenship, and employment will be addressed.
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LAW 6422 Insurance Law
2 or 3 Hours
This course covers the basics of insurance law, including the nature of insurance, insurance contract formation and interpretation, and government regulation of the insurance industry. Various types of insurance, such as property, health, life, and disability, arecovered.
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LAW 6423 Juvenile Law
2 Hours
Criminal and non-criminal offenses of youths that bring them within the jurisdiction of juvenile courts are the focus of this course.
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LAW 6424 Law and Economics
2 Hours
This course explores economic analysis as it affects both legal theory and practical problems of practice. Among the topics that may be explored in the course are: the economics of law firms; the economics of intellectual property; behavioral economics; the use of game theory in transactional practice and in litigation; international trade and globalization; political economy and the evolution of institutions; and the effect of option theory on legal rules and on the practice of law.
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LAW 6425 Law and Religion
2 Hours
This course focuses on the relationship between governments (federal and state) and religious organizations.
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LAW 6426 Law Review
2 to 4 Hours
The Belmont Law Review is a student organization composed of second-year and third-year law students who publish a varied body of legal scholarship with the purpose of advancing discussion of timely legal issues among the professional and academic communities. This offering is available only to students selected for membership and credit is awarded to students who successfully complete two years of service on the Belmont Law Review, including one year as a member of the Law Review Board, and who produce a note of publishable quality. In this offering, successful completion of the requirement is determined by the Law Review’s faculty advisor and graded on a pass/fail basis.
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LAW 6427 Payment Systems (Negotiable Instruments)
2 Hours
This course explores the rules of law applicable to transactions under Articles 3 and 4 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) and other pertinent law, focusing particularly on negotiable instruments, banking, and payment systems.
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LAW 6428 Products Liability
2 Hours
This course studies the tort liability of suppliers of products, focusing primarily on manufacturers and retailers. The course will examine the likely causes of action and defenses in such actions and review pertinent state and federal statutes and regulations, particularly in the area of tort reform.
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LAW 6429 Remedies
3 Hours
This course examines the various legal, equitable, and restitutionary remedies available to claimants in civil litigation.
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LAW 6430 Secured Transactions
2 Hours
This course explores the law of secured transactions, focusing on Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code.
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LAW 6431 State Constitutional Law
2 Hours
This course focuses on state constitutions and the case law interpreting them.
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LAW 6432 Trademark Law
3 Hours
This course covers the procedural and substantive law of trademarks and trade names.
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LAW 6433 Workers Compensation
2 Hours
This course covers the origins and basic principles of the workers compensation system. Topics covered include coverage, benefits, jurisdiction, preparation for trial by applicant and defendant, analysis of findings and awards, reconsideration, and judicial review.
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LAW 6434 Family Law Practicum
2 Hours
Prerequisites: LAW 6240 .
This practicum parallels the progression of a relationship that begins with marriage and ends in divorce and covers legal issues commonly encountered by family law practitioners. Topics may include: client interviewing, filing for dissolution, depositions and interrogatories, property division, child custody and visitation, child support, spousal support, enforcement of pre-nuptial agreements, mediation, and trial. Dissolution in the context of domestic violence may also be addressed.
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LAW 6435 Board of Advocates Competition
2 Hours
This practicum is available for students who are selected to participate as part of a competition team through the Board of Advocates. Two hours of credit will be awarded in the semester during which the student takes part in a competition if the student satisfies all applicable requirements. The grade for this course is determined on a pass/fail basis by the Director of Advocacy. A student may earn a lifetime maximum of four credits of advocacy competitions. Participation in a competition may also occur without receiving course credit.
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LAW 6440 Belmont Health Law Journal
1-3 Hours
TThe Belmont Health Law Journal is a student organization composed of second-year and third-year law students who host health law symposiums and/or forums and produce an on-line published journal with the purpose of advancing discussion of timely health law related issues among the professional and academic communities. The students will also run, under the supervision of their faculty advisor, a health law focused legal blog with the purpose of disseminating news and information about important developments and issues in health law for professional practitioner and academic health law communities.
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LAW 6441 International Criminal Law
2 or 3 Hours
This course will introduce students to international criminal law during the semester with a focus on four aspects of this area of law. First, we will begin the semester with a general introduction to the historical evolution of international criminal law over time. Second, we will focus on a number of U.S. domestic statutes that criminalize international conduct. Third, we will examine the application of the U.S. Constitution and U.S. Rules of Criminal Procedure to international criminal cases. Fourth, towards the end of the semester, we will examine more closely the evolution of international tribunals to prosecute crimes of “international concern” and learn more about the elements of these four fundamental international crimes. The materials covered in this course will be vital to those planning to undertake any type of criminal law career, whether with a domestic or international focus.
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LAW 6510 Courtroom Technology Practicum
1 Hours
Students will be introduced to cutting-edge persuasion theories and visual technology to enhance courtroom advocacy. Through the use of vendor sponsored free trial subscriptions, students will be given hands-on training in how to use the latest courtroom presentation software and mobile applications to maximize the impact on the modern jury. The course readings in rhetoric, psychology, and neuroscience will further the students understanding of the importance of the visual for today’s courtroom advocate.
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LAW 6511 Electronic Delivery Practicum
2 Hours
This course will focus on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence as they apply to the retention, storage, and production of electronically stored information. The course will be interactive and afford students the opportunity to utilize written and oral advocacy skills in applying the rules of procedure, evidence, and ethics in highly realistic hypothetical cases. The course will also feature e-discovery expert presentations from the bench and bar. This is an introductory course and no special knowledge of computers or technology is needed.
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LAW 6512 Legal Globalization and Comparative Law
2-3 Hours
This course will introduce students to the phenomenon of globalization and its impact on cultures and legal systems using different countries and topics of examination as case studies. Students in this course will learn about a particular country and a specific legal topic. This might include examination of a country’s history, legal systems, culture and languages. Students will also travel to the country examination with their instructor, typically for a period of one week, to continue their studies. Activities in the country of destination might include cultural and historical tours, experiential learning opportunities, lectures from foreign academics, business leaders, governmental officials, and attorneys, and visits to legal institutions.
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MA_ 5110, 5120 Private Graduate Applied
1 Hours
Applied graduate study. One 25-minute lesson per week. Jury required if study leads to graduate full or lecture recital. ($150.00 course fee)
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MA_ 5210, 5220 Private Graduate Applied
2 Hours
Applied graduate study. One 50-minute lesson per week. Jury required if study leads to graduate full or lecture recital. ($300.00 course fee)
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MA_ 5310, 5320 Private Graduate Applied
3 Hours
Applied graduate study. One 50-minute lesson per week. Jury required. ($300.00 course fee)
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MA_ 5410, 5420 Private Graduate Applied
4 Hours
Applied graduate study. One 50-minute lesson per week. Jury required. ($300.00 course fee)
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MA_ 6110,6120,6130,6140 Private Graduate Applied
1 Hours
Applied graduate study. One 25-minute lesson per week. Jury required if study leads to graduate full or lecture recital. ($150.00 course fee)
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MA_ 6210, 6220 Private Graduate Applied
2 Hours
Applied graduate study. One 50-minute lesson per week. Jury required if study leads to graduate full or lecture recital. ($300.00 course fee)
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MA_ 6310, 6320 Private Graduate Applied
3 Hours
Applied graduate study. One 50-minute lesson per week. Jury required. ($300.00 course fee)
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MA_ 6410, 6420 Private Graduate Applied
4 Hours
Applied graduate study. One 50-minute lesson per week. Jury required. ($300.00 course fee)
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MAK 5070 Graduate Composition Seminar
1 Hours
This seminar provides a weekly forum whose activities include: 1) performance of student’s compositions, 2) writing for seminar members and reading these compositions, 3) discussion of compositions by faculty members, and 4) presentations on other pertinent topics.
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MB_ 5110, 5120 Private Graduate Applied
1 Hours
Applied commercial graduate study. One 25-minute lesson per week. Jury required if study leads to graduate full recital, lecture recital, or recording project. ($150.00 course fee)
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MB_ 5210, 5220 Private Graduate Applied
2 Hours
Prerequisites: Audition or Permission of Director of Graduate Studies in Music.
Applied commercial graduate study. One 50-minute lesson per week. Jury required if applied study leads to graduate recital, lecture recital, or recording project. ($300.00 course fee)
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MB_ 6110, 6120 Private Graduate Applied
1 Hours
Applied commercial graduate study. One 25-minute lesson per week. Jury required if study leads to graduate full recital, lecture recital, or recording project. ($150.00 course fee)
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MB_ 6210, 6220 Private Graduate Applied
2 Hours
Prerequisites: Audition or Permission of Director of Graduate Studies in Music.
Applied commercial graduate study. One 50-minute lesson per week. Jury required if applied study leads to graduate recital, lecture recital, or recording project. ($300.00 course fee)
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MBU 6200 Music Business Revenue Streams
2 Hours
This course examines how the music industry is structured to monetize and manage entertainment assets.
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MBU 6310 Entertainment Economics
2 Hours
An application of microeconomic principles and techniques to the major industries that comprise the entertainment sector of the U.S. economy as well as an examination of the influence of macroeconomic forces, demography and public policy on these industries.
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MBU 6335 Music Licensing and Contracts
2 Hours
This course explores contracts, advanced licensing issues and current legal trends’ impact on the music industry.
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MBU 6350 Technology in the Business of Music
2 Hours
A broad-based study of technology in the music business including audio recording technology, digital delivery systems, and issues surrounding technology’s use on a global basis.
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MBU 6360 Strategic Marketing in the Music Business
2 Hours
This course is a study of the traditional and emerging methods used to market and distribute recorded product from the label to the consumer.
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MBU 6390 Internship
1-2 Hours
Prerequisites: Approval of Department Chair.
A student may gain practical experience in the music industry by working in a music related business. May be repeated once for a maximum of 2 hours credit.
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MBU 6990 Independent Study
2 Hours
Under some circumstances, an independent study may be available in any area of the program, such as accounting, finance, management, etc. An instructor in that area must agree to oversee the study. Prior approval of the directing professor and the Associate Dean is required.
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MGT 6220 Health Care Human Resource Management
2 Hours
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing and MGT 6280 .
This course deals with human resource issues in the health care organization. Particular attention is directed to the specific functions of human resources, not limited to but including job analysis, recruitment and retention, selection, placement, training and education, performance evaluation, compensation and rewards, safety and benefits, management employee relations and legal ramifications of these functions. The relationships between the administrative, legal and technical structures (related to the appropriate communication protocol and policy guidelines) and the professional relationships within the healthcare organizational structure (regarding the physicians, nurses, allied professions, and administrative personnel) will be studied in depth. Current and contemporary human resource management issues within the fields of healthcare management and operational activities will also be addressed.
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MGT 6230 Strategic Planning and Public Policy
2 Hours
Prerequisites: MGT 6250 , MGT 6280 , MGT 6750 .
Methods for strategic planning and management of health services organizations. Techniques for determining strategies for unique services; integration of strategy, structure, and administrative systems will be presented. Policy-making process in the U.S. Review of forces influencing policy-making, legislative processes, and the evolution of U.S. health policy. Formerly listed as HCM 643.
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MGT 6240 Healthcare Quality Improvement and Patient-Centered Care
2 Hours
This course examines the concepts and implementation of patient-centered care within the context of quality improvement programs required in diverse healthcare organizations. A patient-centered quality improvement program establishes a partnership among practitioners, patients and their families (when appropriate), and the organization to ensure that decisions respect the patient’s wants, needs, and preferences and that patients have education and support to make decisions and participate in their own care. The student is exposed to definitions and standards of quality in healthcare, as well as to various tools used to measure, evaluate and improve quality, patient satisfaction and patient engagement. Factors impacting quality improvement initiatives, including governmental and regulatory influences, accreditation standards and guidelines, quality programs and methods, and process redesign are analyzed.
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MGT 6250 Health Insurance and Managed Care
2 Hours
This course will consider insurance payment mechanisms and alternative as well as risk management, patient-provider relationships, antitrust and health legislation. The section on managed care will cover organizational models, operational issues in developing a managed care network, implications of ownership (for profit vs. non-profit plans), actuarial issues, and the management of physician behavior. Formerly listed as HCM 645.
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MGT 6260 Managing Healthcare Interfaces
2 Hours
Prerequisites: MGT 6250 , MGT 6280 , MGT 6400 .
This course considers special challenges and opportunities for health services managers in working with physicians and other clinical professionals. Professional education and socialization processes and examination of ways to bring together clinical and administrative concerns will be reviewed. Formerly listed as HCM 646.
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MGT 6270 Leading Complex Healthcare Organizations
2 Hours
Prerequisites: Healthcare graduate program standing or permission of the instructor
This course explores the various applications of leadership and management principles as applied to specific healthcare settings. The course will include current topics within the field of health care management, leadership, professionalism and ethical issues which healthcare executives face throughout their careers.
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MGT 6280 The American Healthcare System
2 Hours
This is a foundation course covering concepts, structures, functions, and values which characterize contemporary health care systems in the U.S. This includes an overview of the components of the health care delivery system as well as an analysis of current health care issues.
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MGT 6290 Special Topics in Healthcare
1-3 Hours
This course offers opportunity for supervised individual or team research and analysis of healthcare issues and problems. Prior approval of the directing professor and the Associate Dean is required.
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MGT 6300 International Business
2 Hours
This course consists of an overview of the environmental framework in which global firms operate. The course focuses on the opportunities and issues of entry into global markets and operation of global firms. These issues will be explored within the context of the economic, financial, governmental, cultural and social environment.
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MGT 6350 International Business Study Abroad
2 Hours
Prerequisites: MGT 6300 .
Students travel overseas with a group to gain practical experience in an international environment. Prior to departure, students research the country and businesses to be visited to gain a better understanding of the working environments of their host. Once in the country, students explore and visit cultural, social, educational, and business environment in the one-week visit. A final class project, based on the student’s research and experience is required.
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MGT 6360 International Business Consultancy
2 Hours
The Massey International Business Consultancy (M.I.C.) is intended to offer professional quality consulting services to clients involved in international business. Possible tasks include identifying viable market opportunities in foreign target markets, developing best market entry strategies, and completing a preliminary marketing or business plan for clients. As students strengthen their consulting and project management skills, they also learn to successfully navigate new business environments and cultures - a prerequisite for success is a globalized economy. All projects involve an in-country immersion.
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MGT 6400 Management of Business Processes and Operations
2 Hours
This course is focused on design, integration, and improvement of the interrelated work activities that combine to produce an organization’s products or services. Emphasis is placed on well-designed and well-managed operations as a source of customer satisfaction, reduced cost and sustainable competitive advantage. Topics include product and service design, process design and improvement, process technology, process planning and scheduling, strategies for dealing with fluctuating demand, procurement and supply management, and management of people. Quantitative models useful for operations analysis and decision-making are included.
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MGT 6420 Patient-Centered Care and Clinical Systems
2 Hours
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in the Healthcare Management MBA Program.
This course examines how the various clinical and non-clinical departments can design, practice (or collaborate in) the patient-centered care approach to providing healthcare services to the healthcare consumer. The topics will include the Planetree Patient-Centered Care method, patient advocacy, clinical advocacy, patient satisfaction, employee satisfaction, contributions of patient advocacy for patient centered care, policies and laws that support patient-centered care, e-patients (consumers who use on-line health information) electronic health records, patient access to medical information, the role of the family in patient-centered care, environmental designs that support a patient-centered care and the Lean Hospitals System: Improving quality, patient safety and employee engagement and the impact on patient centered care. (Please see topical list for an expanded list of topics)
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MGT 6430 Comparative Healthcare Systems
2 Hours
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in the Healthcare Management MBA Program.
This is a survey course covering concepts, structures, functions, and values which characterize contemporary health care systems in the U.S and overseas. This includes an overview of the components of the health care delivery system as well as an analysis of current healthcare issues. We will compare the coverage, financing, and delivery of care in the U.S. with at least six other countries.
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MGT 6440 Healthcare Law and Ethics
2 Hours
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in the Healthcare Management MBA Program.
This course covers selected legal principles and their application to the health field: Legal aspects of corporate liability, medical malpractice, admission and discharge processes, medical staff bylaws, informed consent, nursing, patient’s rights, medical records, and governmental regulation of personnel and health facilities. The course also provides health care managers with guidance in preventing and dealing with managerial and biomedical ethical problems, suggests substantive ethical principles and procedural methodologies by which managers can understand, analyze, and resolve ethical problems, encourages and aids managers to develop a personal ethic to guide their practice, and suggests ways to build ethically responsible healthcare organizations.
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MGT 6520 Decision Models
2 Hours
This course considers mathematical and statistical models for decision making. These models provide important insights about a broad spectrum of management issues and problems. Topics include decision-making under uncertainty, linear programming, queuing models and simulation models.
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MGT 6630 Lean Healthcare Management
2 Hours
This course will give participants an overview of the basic concepts and tools for applying Lean Philosophies and Tools in a Healthcare environment. The classroom lecture, exercises, and simulations build the foundation throughout the course for the participants to apply them in a Mini-Kaizen Event Lab Exercise. This course will also include actual situations and healthcare examples from hospitals and healthcare organizations from around the world. The course will involve other Lean Practitioners, Healthcare Leaders, and Clinicians, each with multiple years of applying Lean in some of the top healthcare organizations in the US to assist with simulations and/or to share their experience in various aspects of applying Lean in Healthcare.
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MGT 6650 Organizational Behavior and Management
2 Hours
This course provides a foundation and understanding of human behavior in organizations, including the effect of organization structure, design, systems and culture on that behavior. The course explores current approaches, successful practices and models that managers use to influence individuals and groups within and outside the organization.
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MGT 6710 The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
2 Hours
This course examines how the legal environment shapes managerial decision-making and the ethical issues that emerge. Topics include the regulatory environment, contracts, business torts, partnership and corporations, anti-trust, environmental law, employment law, and ethical considerations in business from a stakeholder theory perspective. Key philosophies of ethics and social responsibility are examined through class exercises and case analyses providing students with the opportunity to identify, understand, articulate and model ethical behaviors in decision-making.
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MGT 6720 Leadership in Organizations
2 Hours
This course explores factors that contribute to effective and ineffective leadership within organizations. The varied facets and components of leadership will be considered, and current trends and developments in theory and practice will be discussed, with an emphasis on learning about ourselves within a leadership context. The class involves a combination of lecture, discussion, presentations, case analysis, videos, guest speakers, and in-class exercises.
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MGT 6740 Advanced Business Law
2 Hours
This course covers the business law and government regulation topics that are tested on the CPA examination. The course covers the following topics in depth: contracts, commercial transactions, negotiable instruments, debtor-creditor relations, agency law, partnership law, corporate law and property. In addition, the following topics are reviewed:securities regulation, accountants’ liability, antitrust, employment law, and environmental law.
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MGT 6750 Strategic Management
2 Hours
Prerequisites: ACC 6480 , MGT 6400 , MKT 6450 , MGT 6450, MGT 6650 , FIN 6100 , ETP 6500 , BSA 6550 .
This course focuses on general manager’s roles and needed skills, especially the ability to formulate and implement strategies. Key areas include vision, external and internal analysis, strategic alternatives and functional strategies. A variety of industry and organizational settings are examined. Instructional methods include a combination of readings, case studies, group and class discussions, guest speakers and a course project. Capstone course to be taken in the final semester.
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MGT 6800 Global Supply Chain Management
2 Hours
This course will introduce students to the terminology, concepts, and skills related to supply chain management. The study of supply chain management involves the management of key business processes, the flow of goods and information, and relationships with fellow members of the supply chain. Students will develop an understanding of the complexities associated with the physical movement of goods and information and how they affect the mission of the firm. Discussions will address the various processes and activities within an organization and how they interface with other members of a global supply chain. Cross Listed with MKT 6800 .
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MGT 6900 Human Resource Management
2 Hours
This course provides an overview of Human Resource Management from a strategic perspective in a fast-changing business environment. Attention is given to legal compliance issues, staffing processes, compensation and benefits, performance appraisals and employee discipline. Through the use of class exercises and cases, students examine the way contemporary HR departments function and how managers can interact with HR professionals.
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MGT 6930 Management Consulting
2 Hours
Students will gain an in-depth understanding of the management consulting process and its practical applications within a client setting. Topics will include consultant-client relationships, client firm entry, ethical practice, data collection and analysis, feedback, and development of recommendations. Course instruction is supplemented through presentations by practicing management consultants who will further address topics including client expectations, how to facilitate strategic change, and differences between independent versus internal consulting, among others.
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MGT 6940 Decision Making and Negotiation Skills
2 Hours
This course will examine the cognitive aspects and the dynamics of decision making. In addition, the course will explore the process of negotiation and decision making when two or more individuals or groups are involved. Skills for improved negotiating will be introduced.
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MGT 6950 Advanced Negotiation and Deal-making
2 Hours
Prerequisites: MGT 6940 .
This is an advanced course in negotiation and dispute resolution, focusing on the complex modern social and business problems. In most instances, the course will address multi-party, multi-issue business deal-making.
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MGT 6980 Directed Research
2 Hours
This course provides students an opportunity to apply research concepts to a particular project within a firm. The computer is expected to be extensively utilized. Prior approval of the directing professor and the Associate Dean is required.
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MGT 6990 Independent Study
2 Hours
Under some circumstances, an independent study may be available in any area of the program, such as accounting, finance, management, etc. An instructor in that area must agree to oversee the study. Prior approval of the directing professor and the Associate Dean is required.
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MKT 6450 Marketing Management
2 Hours
This course provides students opportunities to study and practice the managerial approach to marketing. Marketing managers are viewed as decision-makers and problem-solvers. The course includes lectures, case analysis, guest speakers, and team projects, which integrate the student’s marketing background. Strategic choices of marketing mix variables are investigated in the context of industrial and consumer goods companies of various sizes.
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MKT 6470 Market Research
2 Hours
Prerequisites: MKT 6450 or consent of instructor.
A study of modern marketing research techniques and their applications. Topics include research design, questionnaire design, sampling, data collection and analysis, and report preparation and presentation. This course normally includes a major project.
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MKT 6480 Strategic Brand Management
2 Hours
Prerequisites: MKT 6450 or consent of instructor.
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MKT 6490 Global Cross-Cultural Business Communication
2 Hours
As the world of business has become more and more global, managers find it necessary to communicate, market, manage, and negotiate in a manner appropriate to the cultural context. This course will enable students to develop skills of managing cultural differences in such a multicultural environment. Moreover, we will examine how problems in cross-cultural management often emerge less from cultural differences themselves, than from our own inability to perceive difference accurately or our insistence on finding difference where it does not exist.
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MKT 6510 Social Media Marketing
2 Hours
Prerequisites: MKT 6450
This course will provide a useful understanding of the historical development and importance of digital marketing strategies in today’s business communities and proficiency in development and implementation of inbound marketing strategies in order to recruit attractive business leads. This course is appropriate for students interested in pursuing careers in digital marketing, brand management, customer relationship management, marketing research, and/or consulting in the digital and social media era.
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MKT 6800 Global Supply Chain Management
2 Hours
This course will introduce students to the terminology, concepts, and skills related to supply chain management. The study of supply chain management involves the management of key business processes, the flow of goods and information, and relationships with fellow members of the supply chain. Students will develop an understanding of the complexities associated with the physical movement of goods and information and how they affect the mission of the firm. Discussions will address the various processes and activities within an organization and how they interface with other members of a global supply chain. Cross Listed with MGT 6800 .
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