Current Term Classes

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J-Term 2027

Class registration for J-Term term begins on November 12 for SCPS degree students.

Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies | Undergraduate

ISHU 3183: Writing the Story of Your Life: Creative Nonfiction
Online Synchronous | M-F, 6-10pm | Jan 4-Jan 15
Student learns how to bring together the imaginative strategies of fictional story telling with new ways of narrating true, real-life events.  Explores how Creative Nonfiction writing allows you to share your stories in compelling ways, helps you write effectively in professional and personal situations, and provides new ways for you to document real-life experiences as they occurred.
Charlotte Matthews | 3 UG credits

ISSS 3047: The Wired Mind: An Empirical Approach to Technology, AI, and Mental Health
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 4-Jan 15
Examines psychological, neurobiological, and behavioral effects of digital technology and AI on mental health. Students evaluate research on screen time, social media, gaming, and AI-based tools; apply diagnostic frameworks; and design evidence-based interventions. Emphasizes critical assessment of AI applications in various settings using established evaluation frameworks.
Lillian Wallace | 3 UG credits

ISSS 4432: Theories of Interpersonal Communication
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 4-Jan 15
Examines latest research findings in interpersonal communication theories, with a focus on listening, verbal and non-verbal expression, interpersonal conflict, intimate relationships, and workplace communication. Engages students in independent research to apply theoretical constructs to a range of scenarios encountered in professional, social, and relationship settings.
Clair Berube | 3 UG credits

Spring 2027

Class registration for the Spring 2027 term begins on November 23 for SCPS degree and certificate students.

Degree Programs

Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies students: to register for classes in health care, IT, cloud solutions and cybersecurity concentrations, please see the Bachelor of Professional Studies in Health Sciences Management and Certificate Program sections below.

Master of Public Safety students: consult with your adviser when selecting elective courses. Electives in areas outside of Public Safety (i.e., Project Management, Public Administration) can be found in the certificate program section below.

Master of Change Management students: consult with your advisor or submit the MCM and Certificates Advising Form when selecting elective courses. Eligible electives are listed on the MCM program webpage, and the courses offered in the upcoming semester are listed in the graduate certificate areas below.

Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies | Undergraduate

Spring Term

ISBU 3410: Commercial Law
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Recommend completion of Micro & Macro Economics. Optional synchronous enrichment sessions TBD. No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Surveys the American legal system and principles of constitutional, criminal, and tort law, emphasizing legal issues related to contracts, agency, corporations, and partnerships.
S. Travis Bartee | 3 UG credits

ISBU 3710: Managerial Finance
Online Synchronous | Thursdays, 7-9:45pm | Jan 21-Apr 29 | Required completion of Intro. Financial Accounting, Micro & Macro Economics, and Statistics. No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Principles and practices of business finance focusing on managerial decision-making in financial policy. Topics include capital structure, types of securities and their use in raising funds, risk, valuation, and allocating resources for investment.  Prerequisite: ISBU concentration prerequisites or instructor permission.
Michael Schnur | 3 UG credits

ISBU 3760: Issues in Leadership
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous enrichment sessions Wednesdays, 12-1pm. No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Designed to serve as an overview and exploration in the ever-growing field of leadership studies, the purpose of this course is to learn about leadership- to be better at leadership, whether in an organization, community, family, or some other context. A wide-range of topics and issues will be examined through historical and modern conceptions, case studies, moral and ethical sides of leadership, and focused looks at crisis leadership.
Robert Kirsch | 3 UG credits

ISBU 3810: Ethical Issues
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous enrichment sessions TBD.
Introduces the philosophical concept of the ethical discrimination of actions.  Examines primary sources in some detail by presenting prevailing philosophical systems.  Studies decision-making in the context of the contemporary world using examples such as business environment, faith and religion, and the political arena.
Luke Wright | 3 UG credits

ISCP 3991: Capstone Project I
Online Synchronous | Mondays, 7-9:45pm | Jan 25-May 3 | See your advisor and complete Capstone Intent Form. Enrollment is completed by SCPS staff. No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Explores the process of basic research and project design. Working with a faculty mentor, students develop a proposal for the Capstone Project. The completed proposal must be approved before students may register for ISCP 4991.
David Seth Horton & Julia May | 3 UG credits

ISCP 4991: Capstone Project II
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Enrollment is completed by SCPS staff. There will be 3 synchronous check-in sessions, TBD. No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
After successful completion of Capstone I, students pursue independent research into a topic of their choice, based on their academic, or professional, or personal interests and write a substantial paper that reflects a deep understanding of the topic and do an oral presentation.
Ann Marie Plunkett & Julia May | 3 UG credits

ISHU 3304: The Films of Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock
Online Synchronous | Tuesdays, 7-9:45pm | Jan 26-May 4 | No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Studies the films of Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock, two very different but equally creative filmmakers who explored their medium with an intensive imagination. Analyzes such films as Citizen Kane, Touch of Evil, Vertigo, and Psycho, examining what makes them work and looking at the cultural and historical context of the films.
Hyeyon Moon | 3 UG credits

ISHU 3012: Origins and Methods of the Liberal Arts
Online Asynchronous | Available Mar 14-May 4 | Optional synchronous enrichment sessions Thursdays, 6-7pm
Draws on the humanities and social sciences to engage diverse ideas and perspectives, develop resilient and productive habits of mind, and investigate the different dimensions of human meaning-making. Students will explore how the liberal arts emerged, the questions they pursue, and the methods they use to analyze culture, society, and human experience across time and place.
David Corlett | 3 UG credits

ISHU 3621: The Biological Basis for Art
Online Synchronous | Wednesdays, 7-9:45pm | Jan 20-Apr 28 | No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Investigates the idea of approaching art as a form of human evolution.  Examines the art of several past and present cultures. Blends art and science to connect aesthetics to an understanding of human nature from the cognitive and biological sciences.  Examines existing personal and cultural theories of art and art criticism.
George Andrews | 3 UG credits

ISHU 3810: Ethical Issues
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous enrichment sessions TBD.
Introduces the philosophical concept of the ethical discrimination of actions.  Examines primary sources in some detail by presenting prevailing philosophical systems.  Studies decision-making in the context of the contemporary world using examples such as business environment, faith and religion, and the political arena.
Luke Wright | 3 UG credits

ISHU 4190: Writing Strategies
Online Synchronous | Mondays, 7-9:45pm | Jan 25-May 3 | No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Explores non-fiction writing. Develops and hones skills needed to write stories and essays that readers are compelled to read. Learn the power of personal narrative and begin to grasp how that power affects a reader by understanding the difference between 'telling' and 'showing'.
Robert Henry | 3 UG credits

ISIN 4510: Special Topics in Conduct of Inquiry: Social Sciences: Exploring the Social Sciences
Online Synchronous | Wednesdays, 7-9:45pm | Jan 20-Apr 28 | No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Focuses on how social scientists explore the international issues of global poverty, development, humanitarian crises, and migration.
Ann Marie Plunkett | 3 UG credits

ISIN 4520: Special Topics in Conduct of Inquiry: Humanities: The World of Jane Austen
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous enrichment sessions Thursdays, 7-8pm. No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Analyzes the major works of Jane Austen. Explores the social, cultural, economic, and political themes of the novels in their original contexts through a combination of class discussion and written assignments. Considers the resurgence in popularity of Austen's works in recent years, especially film and television portrayals of her novels.
Richard Floyd | 3 UG credits

ISIN 4520: Special Topics in Conduct of Inquiry: Humanities: Perspectives in Architecture
Online Synchronous | Tuesdays, 7-9:45pm | Jan 26-May 4 | No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Examines the aesthetic, cultural, and political ideas framing the design, uses, and meanings of the world’s most celebrated structures. Analyzes various architectural styles and offers various methods of interpretation such as description, iconography, biography of the creator, and more.
Julia May | 3 UG credits

ISLS 3000: Transformations: Reading, Thinking, and Communicating in the Liberal Arts
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous enrichment sessions Tuesdays, 6:30-7:30pm. No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Develops reading, writing, critical thinking, technology and research proficiencies necessary for success at college level and beyond; orients students to the culture of the University and the community of the BIS program. Introduces the breadth of campus resources and addresses academic advising; utilizes the theme of transformation as subject matter for reading, writing and discussion to provide opportunities for multi-disciplinary exploration.
Elina Salminen | 3 UG credits

ISLS 3000: Transformations: Reading, Thinking, and Communicating in the Liberal Arts
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous enrichment sessions TBD. No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Develops reading, writing, critical thinking, technology and research proficiencies necessary for success at college level and beyond; orients students to the culture of the University and the community of the BIS program. Introduces the breadth of campus resources and addresses academic advising; utilizes the theme of transformation as subject matter for reading, writing and discussion to provide opportunities for multi-disciplinary exploration.
Natalie Farrell | 3 UG credits

ISLS 3000: Transformations: Reading, Thinking, and Communicating in the Liberal Arts
Online Synchronous | Tuesdays, 7-9:45pm | Jan 26-May 4 | No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Develops reading, writing, critical thinking, technology and research proficiencies necessary for success at college level and beyond; orients students to the culture of the University and the community of the BIS program. Introduces the breadth of campus resources and addresses academic advising; utilizes the theme of transformation as subject matter for reading, writing and discussion to provide opportunities for multi-disciplinary exploration.
David Seth Horton | 3 UG credits

ISLS 3360: The Role of Memory and The Human Condition
Online Synchronous | Mondays & Wednesdays, 12-1:15pm | Jan 20-May 3 | No class Mar 6-13 (Spring Break)
Focuses on the human condition and uses literature to examine the role of memory.
Charlotte Matthews | 3 UG credits

ISLS 3420: Human Thought & Behavior
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Explores a range of psychological topics in depth from four major disciplines within psychology (Developmental, Social, Clinical, and Cognitive), set against the philosophical questions that gave rise to the science of mind. develops key academic skills: critical thinking, argument construction, evaluation of evidence, academic debate, and academic writing and rewriting.
Lillian Wallace | 3 UG credits

ISLS 3620: Ritual and Becoming in the Arts of Africa
Online Synchronous | Wednesdays, 7-9:45pm | Jan 20-Apr 28 | No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Examines the traditional arts produced on the African continent such as painting, sculpture, textiles, ceramics, metalwork, architecture, and body modification as they are incorporated into age-grade initiation, fertility ceremonies and curative rituals.
Julia May | 3 UG credits

ISLS 3780: An Examination of the Criminal Justice System
Online Synchronous | Thursdays, 7-9:45pm | Jan 21-Apr 29 | No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Provides students with an overview and understanding of the criminal justice system as a social institution inside of the American institution.  Enables students to gain an understanding of the various components of the criminal justice system and its responsibilities to include courts, corrections, and law enforcements.
Alan Rasmussen | 3 UG credits

ISSS 3015: Practical Application and Understanding of Data for Public Safety Managers
Online Synchronous | Wednesdays, 7-8:30pm | Jan 20-Mar 16 | No class Mar 10 (Spring Break)
Explore statistical concepts for public safety decision-making by understanding the logic of inquiry, data analysis, and interpretation. Learn to conduct descriptive and inferential analyses using real public safety data, interpret results, and communicate findings. Students build practical skills to inform effective choices in public safety. No advanced math prerequisite required.
James McElvain | 3 UG credits

ISSS 3150: Constitutional Law
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous sessions TBD.
Introduces students to the study of constitutional law and provides a good grounding in the methods the U.S. Supreme Court uses to interpret our Constitution. Examines the generally accepted methods of constitutional analysis through in-depth studies of landmark cases both historical and contemporary. Lays an initial foundation in an overview of federal judicial, legislative and executive powers.
William Paige | 3 UG credits

ISSS 3416: Social Psychology in The Modern World
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous enrichment session TBD. No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Examines major theories of social influence and human relations, with a focus on research methodologies and recent findings. Covers topics such as social cognition, self-concept, attitudes, persuasion, conformity, aggression, helping behavior, prejudice, and interpersonal relationships. Provides opportunities for students to critically examine the scientific literature and undertake research assignments to apply theory to modern societal issues.
Lillian Wallace | 3 UG credits

ISSS 3462: Adult Development and Aging in the Workplace
Online Synchronous | Tuesdays, 7-9:45pm | Jan 26-May 4 | No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Focuses on adult physical, biological, psychological, and social development and aging as framed by the workplace.  Examines how businesses build wellness initiatives to improve employee retention.  Links wellness programs with normal developmental stages to show how such programs can help employees achieve successful aging.
Abigail James | 3 UG credits

ISSS 3760: Issues in Leadership
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous enrichment sessions Wednesdays, 12-1pm. No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Designed to serve as an overview and exploration in the ever-growing field of leadership studies, the purpose of this course is to learn about leadership- to be better at leadership, whether in an organization, community, family, or some other context. A wide range of topics and issues will be examined through historical and modern conceptions, case studies, moral and ethical sides of leadership, and focused looks at crisis leadership.
Robert Kirsch | 3 UG credits

ISSS 3810: The American Presidency
Online Synchronous | Wednesdays, 7-9:45pm | Jan 20-Apr 28 | No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
This course addresses the constitutional role and historical development of the American Presidency.  We will also examine the theoretical explanations of the institution's relationship to democratic government, the separation of powers, and the expansion of national administrative power.  This broad understanding of the historical and theoretical presidency will inform our consideration of current events and upcoming presidential elections.
Robert Guttman | 3 UG credits

ISSS 4320: Colonial America
Online Synchronous | Mondays, 7-9:45pm | Jan 25-May 3 | No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Examines America's colonial period to the eve of the American Revolution. Investigates people, cultures, institutions, and events of the period. Explores later American issues and debates, such as freedom and slavery, warfare, religion and revival, race, class, and how they influenced commercialism.
Clifford Haury | 3 UG credits

ISSS 4458: The Cold War
Online Synchronous | Thursdays, 7-9:45pm | Jan 21-Apr 29 | No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
This course examines both Russian and American foreign policy at several critical points during the conflict.  Through major scholarly works, primary documents, films, class discussions, papers, and lectures students will work together to better understand the Cold War and gain a fuller understanding of its political, military, cultural, economic, and ideological impact at home and abroad.  The following questions will be explored: 1) How did the Cold War start? 2) What were some of the important decisions made during the conflict, and why? 3) Why did the Cold War end the way it did?
Paul Pitman | 3 UG credits

ISWM 1180: Elementary Probability and Statistics
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | As needed for Gen. Eds. and/or missing Business concentration prerequisite; contact your advisor and complete Special Course Registration Form. Note: Course begins Jan 13 and ends Apr 30. Most UVA classes begin Jan 20 and end May 4.
Describing data with graphs and numerical measures; linear regression and correlation; rules of probability; random sampling; binomial and normal distributions; hypothesis testing. UVA-Wise / BIS shared course offering.
James Vance | 3 UG credits

ISWS 1100: Introductory Psychology
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | As needed for Gen. Eds. and/or missing Psychology prerequisite; contact your advisor and complete Special Course Registration Form. Note: Course begins Jan 13 and ends Apr 30. Most UVA classes begin Jan 20 and end May 4.
Surveys the psychological principles that underlie human behavior. Topics include sensation and perception, learning, motivation and emotion, personality, and social processes. UVA-Wise / BIS shared course offering.
Trisha Folds-Bennett | 3 UG credits

ISWS 2050: Microeconomic Principles
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | As needed for Gen. Eds. and/or missing Business concentration prerequisite; contact your advisor and complete Special Course Registration Form. Note: Course begins Jan 13 and ends Apr 30. Most UVA classes begin Jan 20 and end May 4.
Studies how individuals, firms, and other economic agents in our society make choices. Covers the analysis of trade-off, demand and supply, consumer theory, production theory, investment, market efficiency, imperfect markets, and externalities. UVA-Wise / BIS shared course offering.
Phillip Bevins | 3 UG credits

ISWS 2060: Macroeconomic Principles
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | As needed for Gen. Eds. and/or missing Business concentration prerequisite; contact your advisor and complete Special Course Registration Form. Note: Course begins Jan 13 and ends Apr 30. Most UVA classes begin Jan 20 and end May 4.
Introduces macroeconomic theory.  Topics include the circular flow of income and expenditures; aggregate supply and demand; economic stability, growth, and recession; supply and demand for money; fiscal and monetary policy; and demand- and supply-side views of the economy. UVA-Wise / BIS shared course offering.
Phillip Bevins | 3 UG credits

Bachelor of Professional Studies in Health Sciences Management | Undergraduate

Spring Term

PSHM 3080: Legal and Ethical Decision-Making in Healthcare
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous session Mondays, 7-8pm; No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Provides an overview of the laws governing healthcare institutions and the ethical dilemmas facing healthcare managers and providers; reviews ethical principles utilized to examine health care issues. Evaluates the procedures followed by healthcare organizations in making legal and ethical decisions; addresses such contemporary issues as cloning, euthanasia, and organ donation. Prerequisite: Admission to BPHM or BIS program.
Mark Erath | 3 UG credits

PSHM 3330: Introduction to Long-term Care Administration
Online Synchronous | Mondays, 7-9:45pm | Jan 25-May 3 | No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Provides an overview of the operations, management, and administration of long-term care facilities. Examines the needs and issues related to the geriatric population, the delivery and financing of long-term care services, and the regulatory environment for long-term care.
Mark Hutchinson | 3 UG credits

PSHM 3805: Health Information Systems and Applications
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous enrichment sessions TBD. No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Introduces foundational knowledge and emerging trends in health informatics, and examines how information systems can be utilized to improve patient care, health outcomes, efficiency, and quality. Provides knowledge on how health informatics can enhance evidence-based decision making, cost-management, and performance; analyzes key issues in data management, and confidentiality in health informatics. Prerequisite: Admission to BPHM or BIS Program.
Kevin Jackson | 3 UG credits

PSHM 4650: American Healthcare: Challenges and Opportunities
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous enrichment sessions Thursdays, 7-8pm. No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Provides foundational overview of the structure and function of the US healthcare system. Promotes critical discussion of history and current status of organizations and delivery systems. Examines challenges facing providers, patients, and policy makers, as healthcare becomes more complex. Utilizes current events and media to explore controversies related to labor, finance, access, and health disparities. Req: Admission to BPHM or BIS Program. Herron Mitchell | 3 UG credits

PSHM 4700: Economics and Finance of Healthcare
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous enrichment sessions Wednesdays, 7-8pm. No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Provides basic overview of economic and financial management concepts in healthcare. Introduces important economic concepts and issues in healthcare including market factors, production, costs, labor issues, and economic evaluation. Provides an overview of basic financial management principles, capital planning, financial statements, and budgeting in healthcare organizations. Prerequisite: Admission to BPHM or BIS Program.
Mark Erath | 3 UG credits

PSHM 4900: Capstone I: Development of the Health Sciences Management Project
Online Synchronous | Mondays, 7-9:45pm | Jan 25-May 3 | See your advisor and complete Capstone Intent Form. Enrollment is completed by SCPS staff. No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Introduces the development of the health sciences management capstone project; students select a relevant project or research question and a focused topic of investigation, conduct a comprehensive literature review of the topic, engage with a project mentor, plan out the research project and complete a capstone project proposal. Prerequisites: Completion of PSHM 4400.
David Seth Horton & Julia May | 3 UG credits

PSHM 4950: Capstone II: Health Sciences Management Project Implementation
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Enrollment is completed by SCPS staff. There will be 3 synchronous check-in sessions, TBD. No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break) Focuses on the successful completion of the student's capstone project proposed in PSHM 4900 Capstone Course I. Integrates the knowledge, skills, and competencies acquired in the BPHM degree program and applies them to a problem or opportunity for improvement in the healthcare management field. Students conduct a project in a real world healthcare management setting. Prerequisite: PSHM 4900
Ann Marie Plunkett & Julia May | 3 UG credits

Master of Public Safety | Graduate

Spring Term

PSPS 5500: Contemporary Issues in Leadership: AI Impacts in Public Leadership
Online Synchronous | Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm | Jan 20-Mar 16 | No class Mar 9 (Spring Break); Class meets synchronously Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm, EST. Attendance in synchronous class sessions is strongly encouraged but not mandatory. Synchronous sessions will be recorded for an asynchronous attendance option.
Provides a multidisciplinary perspective on societal, technological, economic, and/or global trends impacting leadership. Students analyze real-world possibilities and challenges with implications for leadership in the context of their own career and/or study area, particularly within public administration, human resources, public safety, project management, procurement and contracts management, and cybersecurity management.
Sara McClellan & Michael Boyce | 3 GR credits | Elective

PSPS 6000: Transformational Leadership in Changing Times
Online Synchronous | Thursdays, 7-8:30pm | Jan 20-Mar 16 | No class Mar 11 (Spring Break); Class meets synchronously Thursdays, 7-8:30pm, EST. Attendance in synchronous class sessions is strongly encouraged but not mandatory. Synchronous sessions will be recorded for an asynchronous attendance option.
Explores public safety leadership concepts and essential approaches needed in forging lasting, collaborative relationships with the public they serve. Students will analyze complex social and security issues. While maintaining a mindset of sociocultural awareness and sensitivity, students craft solutions to those public issues by applying advanced knowledge of public safety planning, management, and response. Prereq: Admission to MPS Degree Prog.
Thomas Bradshaw & Lawrence Zacarese | 3 GR credits | Required

PSPS 6000: Transformational Leadership in Changing Times
Online Synchronous | Thursdays, 7-8:30pm | Mar 17-May 4 | Class meets synchronously Thursdays, 7-8:30pm, EST. Attendance in synchronous class sessions is strongly encouraged but not mandatory. Synchronous sessions will be recorded for an asynchronous attendance option.
Explores public safety leadership concepts and essential approaches needed in forging lasting, collaborative relationships with the public they serve. Students will analyze complex social and security issues. While maintaining a mindset of sociocultural awareness and sensitivity, students craft solutions to those public issues by applying advanced knowledge of public safety planning, management, and response. Prereq: Admission to MPS Degree Prog.
Gregory Murphy & Gladis Griffith | 3 GR credits | Required

PSPS 6005: Practical Applications of Risk Management in Public Safety Operations
Online Synchronous | Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm | Jan 20-Mar 16 | No class Mar 9 (Spring Break); Class meets synchronously Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm, EST. Attendance in synchronous class sessions is strongly encouraged but not mandatory. Synchronous sessions will be recorded for an asynchronous attendance option.
Learn a theoretical & applied process to identify risks in every public safety agency job description. From this basis, students will gain skills & knowledge to design & update control measures to proactively prevent tragedies from occurring. Final project to develop an instrument to recognize, prioritize, mobilize & address identified public safety risks in community/agency. Prereq: MPS student or Instructor permission
Michele Wucker & Gordon Graham | 3 GR credits | Elective

PSPS 6010: Constitutional Framework of Public Safety
Online Synchronous | Mondays, 7-8:30pm | Jan 20-Mar 16 | No class Mar 8 (Spring Break); Class meets synchronously Mondays, 7-8:30pm, EST. Attendance in synchronous class sessions is strongly encouraged but not mandatory. Synchronous sessions will be recorded for an asynchronous attendance option.
Explores the Constitution as the ethical compass that guides the work of public safety professionals and cement a fundamental understanding of the U.S. Constitution and the subsequent 27 amendments. Students will develop a detailed understanding of both the powers and limitations that arise from the Bill of Rights, and closely examine the evolution of the rule of law that frames and guides their work.
Oscar Odom & Tani Cantil-Sakauye & Kristen Mahoney | 3 GR credits | Required

PSPS 6010: Constitutional Framework of Public Safety
Online Synchronous | Mondays, 7-8:30pm | Mar 17-May 4 | Class meets synchronously Mondays, 7-8:30pm, EST. Attendance in synchronous class sessions is strongly encouraged but not mandatory. Synchronous sessions will be recorded for an asynchronous attendance option.
Explores the Constitution as the ethical compass that guides the work of public safety professionals and cement a fundamental understanding of the U.S. Constitution and the subsequent 27 amendments. Students will develop a detailed understanding of both the powers and limitations that arise from the Bill of Rights, and closely examine the evolution of the rule of law that frames and guides their work.
Oscar Odom & Tani Cantil-Sakauye | 3 GR credits | Required

PSPS 6015: Practical Application and Understanding of Data for Public Safety Managers
Online Synchronous | Wednesdays, 7-8:30pm | Jan 20-Mar 16 | No class Mar 10 (Spring Break); Class meets synchronously Wednesdays, 7-8:30pm, EST. Attendance in synchronous class sessions is strongly encouraged but not mandatory. Synchronous sessions will be recorded for an asynchronous attendance option.
Explore statistical concepts for public safety decision-making by understanding the logic of inquiry, data analysis, and interpretation. Learn to conduct descriptive and inferential analyses using real public safety data, interpret results, and communicate findings. Students extend the application to leadership, management, and policy contexts. No advanced math prerequisite required.
James McElvain | 3 GR credits | Elective

PSPS 6030: Developing and Implementing Systems of Emergency Preparedness
Online Synchronous | Wednesdays, 7-8:30pm | Jan 20-Mar 16 | No class Mar 10 (Spring Break); Class meets synchronously Wednesdays, 7-8:30pm, EST. Attendance in synchronous class sessions is strongly encouraged but not mandatory. Synchronous sessions will be recorded for an asynchronous attendance option.
Examines joint operations and incident command for complex events. Emphasis will be placed on command structure, continuity of operations, public safety response to community/public health emergencies, occupational health and safety, local systems and resources, inter-agency cooperation, and communications and technology support. Students will engage public safety response issues and apply their knowledge through scenario exercises.
Oscar Odom & Eric Plummer | 3 GR credits | Required

PSPS 6030: Developing and Implementing Systems of Emergency Preparedness
Online Synchronous | Wednesdays, 7-8:30pm | Mar 17-May 4 | Class meets synchronously Wednesdays, 7-8:30pm, EST. Attendance in synchronous class sessions is strongly encouraged but not mandatory. Synchronous sessions will be recorded for an asynchronous attendance option.
Examines joint operations and incident command for complex events. Emphasis will be placed on command structure, continuity of operations, public safety response to community/public health emergencies, occupational health and safety, local systems and resources, inter-agency cooperation, and communications and technology support. Students will engage public safety response issues and apply their knowledge through scenario exercises.
Ariel Triplett & Lisa Peumsang | 3 GR credits | Required

PSPS 6040: Creating and Sustaining Community Dialogue
Online Synchronous | Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm | Jan 20-Mar 16 | No class Mar 9 (Spring Break); Class meets synchronously Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm, EST. Attendance in synchronous class sessions is strongly encouraged but not mandatory. Synchronous sessions will be recorded for an asynchronous attendance option.
Focuses on the application of communication skills and principles in the context of public safety. Students will gain understanding and practice in engaging communities around such challenging issues as inequality and power; interactions in the aftermath of tragedy; officer fear and anger; historical, political, and economic divides; implicit biases and stereotype threat; and the importance of building coalitions across boundaries.
Tracie Keesee & Joshua Ederheimer | 3 GR credits | Required

PSPS 6040: Creating and Sustaining Community Dialogue
Online Synchronous | Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm | Mar 17-May 4 | Class meets synchronously Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm, EST. Attendance in synchronous class sessions is strongly encouraged but not mandatory. Synchronous sessions will be recorded for an asynchronous attendance option.
Focuses on the application of communication skills and principles in the context of public safety. Students will gain understanding and practice in engaging communities around such challenging issues as inequality and power; interactions in the aftermath of tragedy; officer fear and anger; historical, political, and economic divides; implicit biases and stereotype threat; and the importance of building coalitions across boundaries.
Tracie Keesee & Deborah Spence | 3 GR credits | Required

PSPS 6050: Stewardship of Public Assets and Managing Human Capital
Online Synchronous | Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm | Jan 20-Mar 16 | No class Mar 9 (Spring Break); Class meets synchronously Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm, EST. Attendance in synchronous class sessions is strongly encouraged but not mandatory. Synchronous sessions will be recorded for an asynchronous attendance option.
Students will develop a detailed understanding of the legal aspects of public employment law, and the short and long-term impact of recruiting and retaining talented employees. Emphasis will be placed on the means by which evidence-based strategies may be applied to determine the appropriate number of resources to deploy to normal and complex operations. Prereq: Admission to MPS Degree Program
Patrice Kerner & Jennifer Wong | 3 GR credits | Required

PSPS 6050: Stewardship of Public Assets and Managing Human Capital
Online Synchronous | Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm | Mar 17-May 4 | Class meets synchronously Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm, EST. Attendance in synchronous class sessions is strongly encouraged but not mandatory Synchronous sessions will be recorded for an asynchronous attendance option.
Students will develop a detailed understanding of the legal aspects of public employment law, and the short and long-term impact of recruiting and retaining talented employees. Emphasis will be placed on the means by which evidence-based strategies may be applied to determine the appropriate number of resources to deploy to normal and complex operations. Prereq: Admission to MPS Degree Program
Jay Farr & Jennifer Wong | 3 GR credits | Required

PSPS 6991: Capstone Project
Online Synchronous | Thursdays, 7-8:30pm | Jan 20-May 4 | Capstone meets Thursdays 7-8:30pm, EST. Live synchronous sessions: Jan 22, Feb 18, Mar 18, and Apr 15 (meeting every 4 weeks).
Guiding students in a 2-credit undertaking that culminates in a Public Safety Capstone project. MPS faculty support topic identification, literature review and research, and analysis/synthesis of data to demonstrate achievement of project objectives. Interactive sessions involve Q&A, progress presentations, and peer feedback. Course completes with an article-length paper and video presentation.
Bryon Gustafson & James McElvain | 2 GR credits | Required

Master of Change Management | Graduate

Spring Term

PSCM 6000: Foundations of Change Management
Online Synchronous | Tuesdays, 7-9pm | Jan 26-Apr 13 | No class Mar 9 (Spring Break)
Introduces key change management theories, models, and practices. Examines historical perspectives and core concepts, with emphasis on analyzing and critiquing theories and approaches. Differentiates change approaches in stable/predictable versus complex/uncertain contexts, primarily through case studies. Analyzes the role of ethical decision-making in guiding successful change initiatives across varied sectors and industries.
Kai Degner | 3 GR credits | Required

PSCM 6010: Change Within: Navigating Personal and Organizational Transitions
Online Synchronous | Wednesdays, (Weekly online session meeting time TBA by instructor.) | Feb 24-Apr 28
Explores the psychology of change, including identity, motivation, resistance, and learning. Through case studies and reflective practice, develop self-awareness, resilience, and practical skills to shift from reactive to more constructive responses. Examine how personal change connects with broader social forces and build the capacity to support teams through stress, uncertainty, and transformation.
Sara McClellan | 3 GR credits | Required

PSHM 5330: Introduction to Long-term Care Administration
Online Synchronous | Mondays, 7-9:45pm | Jan 25-May 3 | No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Provides an overview of the operations, management, and administration of long-term care facilities and trends in the long-term care industry. Examines the needs and issues related to the geriatric population, the delivery and financing of long-term care services, and the regulatory environment and policies for long-term care.
Mark Hutchinson | 3 GR credits | Elective

PSHM 5650: American Healthcare: Challenges and Opportunities
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous enrichment sessions Thursdays, 7-8pm. No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Provides foundational overview of the structure/function of US healthcare system including challenges and opportunities to develop competence in healthcare management, promotes critical discussion of history and current status of healthcare delivery systems. Examines challenges facing providers, patients and policy makers, and uses current events to explore healthcare controversies. Prerequisite: Bachelor's Degree
Herron Mitchell | 3 GR credits | Elective

PSLP 5300: Foundations of Leadership
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-Mar 30 | Optional synchronous meeting schedule TBA by instructor.
Introduces students to various styles and theories of leadership. Through self-assessment and guided inquiry, students examine and create their own unique style of leadership. Students will develop approaches to adapt and modify leadership styles to various situations and individual personalities to influence organizational outcomes. Santarvis Brown | 3 GR credits | Elective

PSLP 5300: Foundations of Leadership
Online Asynchronous | Available Feb 24-May 4 | Optional synchronous meeting schedule TBA by instructor.
Introduces students to various styles and theories of leadership. Through self-assessment and guided inquiry, students examine and create their own unique style of leadership. Students will develop approaches to adapt and modify leadership styles to various situations and individual personalities to influence organizational outcomes.
Marcus Hubbard | 3 GR credits | Elective

PSLP 5320: Organizational Leadership
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-Mar 30 | Optional synchronous meeting schedule TBA by instructor.
Focuses on the challenging role of leaders in today's complex organizations. Identifies ways to adapt the organizational structures, policies, and management workforce to enhance competitive advantage. Topics include change management, organizational dynamics, and crisis management. Upon completion of the course students will be able to assess risk, perform root cause analysis, and employ effective decision-making processes.
Roxann Allen | 3 GR credits | Elective

PSLP 5330: Communication and Team Development
Online Asynchronous | Available Feb 24-May 4 | Optional synchronous meeting schedule TBA by instructor.
Prepares today's leaders for success in communication skills with diverse audiences as well as effective team building and management.  Communication topics address technical and non-technical audiences using presentations, interpersonal skills, and writing skills. Team development instruction focuses on managing teams, identifying and understanding the leadership role, the importance of shared leadership, and team decision making.
John McCarthy | 3 GR credits | Elective

PSPA 5000: Intro to Public Administration
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-Mar 30 | Optional synchronous meeting schedule TBA by instructor.
Explores theories and practices of public administration. Examines U.S. administrative systems, government processes, and intergovernmental and cross-sector relationships designed to deliver public value. Topics include history of public administration, roles and responsibilities, social equity, accountability, and organizational capacity. Offers students a chance to apply practical knowledge via cases and explore ways to advance public service.
Rudolf-Victor de Leon Dinglas | 3 GR credits | Elective

PSPM 5015: Stakeholder Engagement and Change Management
Online Asynchronous | Available Feb 24-May 4 | Optional synchronous meeting schedule TBA by instructor.
Addresses how we stay in sync with stakeholders' needs and respond appropriately to changing conditions to support delivering value and customer satisfaction for our projects. Designed to provide students with tools and techniques for balancing stakeholder engagement and change management.
Susan Parente Schwartz | 3 GR credits | Elective

PSPM 5030: Introduction to Project Management
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-Mar 30 | Optional synchronous meeting schedule TBA by instructor.
Introduces students to the various aspects of the project life cycle and project management. Explores best practices and the application of these best practices for project success.
Edward Kropp | 3 GR credits | Elective

PSPM 5030: Introduction to Project Management
Online Asynchronous | Available Feb 24-May 4 | Optional synchronous meeting schedule TBA by instructor.
Introduces students to the various aspects of the project life cycle and project management. Explores best practices and the application of these best practices for project success.
Douglass Smith | 3 GR credits | Elective

PSPM 5230: Leadership and Managing the Project Team
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-Mar 30 | Optional synchronous meeting schedule TBA by instructor.
Analyzes the difference between leadership and management in the project management environment. Evaluates the role of the project manager as team leader, and reviews the application of various leadership and management techniques to project management.
Michael Powers | 3 GR credits | Elective

PSPM 5290: Agile Project Management
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-Mar 30 | Optional synchronous meeting schedule TBA by instructor.
Introduce Agile Project Management as an iterative and incremental method of managing the project design and build activities for engineering, information technology, and new product or service development projects in a highly flexible and interactive manner. Provides thorough exposure to agile and lean methods, and explores differences between these methods and traditional techniques.
Alan Zucker | 3 GR credits | Elective

Certificate Programs

Accounting

ACCT 3010: Introductory Financial Accounting
Online Synchronous | Thursdays, 6:30-9:30pm | Jan 21-Apr 29 | No class Mar 11 (Spring Break)
Designed to introduce students to the language of business, the course begins with the role of financial data in contemporary society, proceeds to develop an accounting model for capturing financial data, and finishes with the problems of measuring and reporting incomes, assets, liabilities, and equities. The focus is on external reporting with core financial statements.
Rita Fox | 3 UG credits | Required in post-baccalaureate program; fulfill graduate program prerequisite.

ACCT 5110: Intermediate Accounting I
Online Synchronous | Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30pm | Jan 20-Apr 28 | No class Mar 10 (Spring Break)
Provides an intensive study of the generally accepted accounting principles for asset valuation, income measurement, and financial statement presentation for business organizations, and underlying processes behind principles. Recommended prerequisite: ACCT 3010.
Leon Hutton | 3 GR credits | Required

ACCT 5120: Intermediate Accounting II
Online Synchronous | Mondays, 6:30-9:30pm | Jan 25-May 3 | No class Mar 8 (Spring Break)
Continuation of ACCT 5110.
Provides an in-depth study of accounting for the equities of a firm's investors and creators. Covers special problem areas in financial accounting including accounting for leases, pensions, income taxes, and shareholder's equity considerations. Recommended prerequisite: ACCT 5110.
Nammy Lee | 3 GR credits | Required

ACCT 5200: Introduction to Accounting Information Systems
Online Synchronous | Thursdays, 6:30-9:30pm | Jan 21-Apr 29 | No class Mar 11 (Spring Break)
Explores how accounting information systems are designed and implemented to meet organizational accounting and decision-making needs. Analyze how capabilities and limitations inherent to current technology may shape organizational operations and strategy. Topics include firm value of AIS, block chain, artificial intelligence, mapping business processes, database design and queries, internal controls, mitigating information risks, and more.
Gary Brooks | 3 GR credits | Required

ACCT 5210: Introductory Auditing
Online Synchronous | Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30pm | Jan 26-May 4 | No class Mar 9 (Spring Break)
Examines auditing methodology through a study of auditing standards. Includes the nature of evidence, program planning, work papers, internal control evaluation, types of audit tests, and audit reports. Recommended prerequisite: ACCT 5120.
Derrick Esplin | 3 GR credits | Required

ACCT 5250: Advanced Auditing
Online Synchronous | Thursdays, 6:30-9:30pm | Jan 21-Apr 29 | No class Mar 11 (Spring Break)
Builds on the concepts and practice examples from introductory auditing to provide students with an in-depth understanding of professional standards, the audit process, advanced audit techniques, and the auditor's role in ensuring that publicly issued financial statements are fairly presented. Assigns complex auditing cases for which students form audit opinions with appropriate rationale and documentation. Recommended prerequisite: ACCT 5120.
Susie Duong | 3 GR credits | Elective

ACCT 5310: Selected Topics in Advanced Accounting
Online Synchronous | Mondays, 6:30-9:30pm | Jan 25-May 3 | No class Mar 8 (Spring Break)
Studies accounting and financial reporting for partnerships, business enterprise segments, home office/branch office, foreign transactions and translation, business combinations, and other intercorporate investments and consolidated statements. Recommended prerequisite: ACCT 5120
Gary Brooks | 3 GR credits | Elective

ACCT 5450: Introduction to Taxation
Online Synchronous | Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30pm | Jan 20-Apr 28 | No class Mar 10 (Spring Break)
Analyzes basic federal income tax laws and their application to individuals, corporations, and other entities. Employs a study of scenarios and problems covering personal and business tax situations for tax avoidance results. Assigns several cases for which the student prepares illustrative tax returns. Recommended prerequisite: ACCT 3010.
Harvey Hutchinson | 3 GR credits | Required

ACCT 5460: Entity Tax Compliance and Planning
Online Synchronous | Mondays, 6:30-9:30pm | Jan 25-May 3 | No class Mar 8 (Spring Break)
Analyzes the federal income tax laws and their application to corporations, shareholders, partnerships, partners, estates, and gift transactions. Recommended prerequisite: ACCT 5120.
Joseph Krupka | 3 GR credits | Elective

ACCT 5480: Corporate Governance and Ethics
Online Synchronous | Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30pm | Jan 26-May 4 | No class Mar 9 (Spring Break)
Provides in-depth understanding of corporate governance and ethics related to the public accounting profession. Explores different ethical decision-making models and apply formal corporate governance frameworks to resolve ethical conflicts as faced by accountants. Examines the challenges to ethical decision-making faced by internal accountants & auditors and learn to evaluate & resolve ethical conflict.
Michael Hood | 3 GR credits | Elective

Cybersecurity Management

BUS 5020: Security Policy Development and Assessment
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-Mar 30 | Optional synchronous meeting schedule TBA by instructor.
Examines the steps required in policy development including password protection, acceptable use of organization information technology assets, risk acceptance, identification of threats, countermeasures, intellectual property, proprietary info and privacy issues, compliance reporting, and escalation procedures.  Discusses access controls, security standards, and policy implementation.
Michael Wojcik | 3 GR credits | Required

BUS 5100: Cyber Law, Regulation, and Ethics
Online Asynchronous | Available Feb 24-May 4 | Optional synchronous meeting schedule TBA by instructor.
An overview of the ethical challenges in the information age - introduces the complex and dynamic state of the law as it applies to behavior in cyberspace. Topics include the legal pitfalls of doing business in an interconnected world and an intro to the various organizations and materials that can be turned to for assistance in understanding how to ethically and legally provide services and operate modern computer-based systems and networks.
Kristen Broz | 3 GR credits | Required

BUS 6000: Applied Wireless Network Security
Online Asynchronous | Available Feb 24-May 4 | Optional synchronous meeting schedule TBA by instructor.
Provides students with practical, real-world experience with the various wireless network security core competencies.  Specifically, the course provides the most popular hacking, cracking, and wireless security network analysis tools on a CD ROM and trains students to use them to assess and secure wireless networks.
Michael Wojcik | 3 GR credits | Elective

Cybersecurity Analysis

SEC 3020: Cyber Security Policy, Law, and Ethics
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous meeting Monday, 7-8:30pm, Jan 25 to May 3; No class Mar 8 (Spring Break)
Provides overview of cyber security (CS) policies, laws, regulations, and ethical considerations that can be used to help protect and improve an organization's security posture. Explores related topics including ethics, CS policy requirements and controls, compliance, and implementation issues. Examines modern CS regulations and frameworks, and the various policies and procedures that may be used in an organization's security strategy.
Derek Holbert | 3 UG credits | Required

SEC 3030: Human Factors in Cyber Security
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous meeting Tuesday, 7-8:30pm, Jan 26-May 4; No class Mar 9 (Spring Break)
Explores human aspects of cyber security -- including security training and awareness, cyber ethics, hacktivism, hacker culture -- with emphasis on human motivations and responses. Examines common human-centered attacks, such as phishing, social engineering, and other psychological manipulation.
Derek Holbert | 3 UG credits | Required

SEC 4030: Ethical Hacking
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous meeting schedule TBA by instructor.
Explores the tools and techniques used to assess the security posture of a target system. Topics include footprinting, reconnaissance, vulnerability discovery, and malware. Covers vulnerability discovery in a variety of systems, including web applications, mobile platforms, and cloud computing. Aligns with the EC-Council ANSI accredited Certified Ethical Hacker exam 312-50.
Angel Jones | 3 UG credits | Elective

IT 3000: Cloud Computing Foundations
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Three optional synchronous meetings Jan 20, Mar 15, May 3; 7-8:30pm
Provides an overall understanding of cloud computing concepts, independent of specific technical roles. Covers cloud concepts, Amazon Web Services (AWS) core services, security, architecture, pricing, and support. Helps students prepare for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam.
Jimmy Ardiansyah | 3 UG credits | Elective

Cloud Computing

IT 3100: Architecture and Design
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous meeting schedule TBA by instructor.
Covers the fundamentals of building IT infrastructure on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Teaches solutions architects how to optimize the use of the AWS Cloud by understanding AWS services and how they fit into cloud-based solutions. Emphasizes best practices and recommends design patterns to help with the process of architecting optimal IT solutions on AWS. Helps students prepare for the AWS Certified Solution Architect - Associate exam.
Rogelio Ofarril | 3 UG credits | Required

IT 3110: Networking Fundamentals
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous meeting schedule TBA by instructor.
Introduces the Amazon Web Services (AWS) suite of network-related products, including AWS VPC (Virtual Private Cloud), AWS Direct Connect, Elastic Load Balancing, and Route S3. Covers troubleshooting tips and security best practices.
Laura Malave | 3 UG credits | Required

IT 3120: Cloud Infrastructure Management
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous meeting schedule TBA by instructor.
Provides details on how to solve problems and troubleshoot various scenarios in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud. Shows students how to create automatable and repeatable deployments of networks and systems on AWS and covers features and tools for configuration and deployment. Includes the opportunity to build infrastructures via guided, hands-on activities. Prepares students to pursue entry-level DevOps, support, and cloud operations roles.
Rogelio Ofarril | 3 UG credits | Elective

IT 3405: Database Management and Administration
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous meeting schedule TBA by instructor.
Uses Amazon Web Services (AWS) Relational Database Service (RDS) to teach the reads and writes that can be handled with insertion, update and delete to optimize the performance. Covers deploying AWS database resources, managing those resources, and completing the assignments using AWS services.  Includes information on monitoring and troubleshooting and how to perform investigations and minimize downtime, thereby increasing availability.
Majed Al-Ghandour | 3 UG credits | Required

Certified Financial Planning

NCPR 500: Personal Financial Planning
Online Synchronous | Thursdays, 6:30-9:30pm | Jan 21-Apr 29 | No class Mar 11 (Spring Break)
Introduces the concepts of the financial planning process, client/planner interactions, time value of money applications, personal financial statements development and assessment, cash flow and debt management, and asset acquisition. Other topics and an overview of practice management concepts will be discussed. Recommended but not required: Financial Accounting, Macroeconomics, Statistics.
Desiree Kaul | Noncredit | Required

NCPR 501: Insurance Planning
Online Synchronous | Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30pm | Jan 26-May 4 | No class Mar 9 (Spring Break)
Introduces students to risk management and insurance decisions in personal financial planning. Topics include insurance for life, health, disability, property and liability risks, as well as annuities, group insurance, and long-term care.  Prerequisites: Recommended but not required: Financial Accounting, Macroeconomics, and Statistics.
Carol Bell | Noncredit | Required

NCPR 502: Investment Planning
Online Synchronous | Mondays, 6:30-9:30pm | Jan 25-May 3 | No class Mar 8 (Spring Break)
Provides an understanding of the various types of securities traded in financial markets, investment theory and practice, portfolio construction and management, and investment strategies and tactics. Prerequisites: Recommended but not required: Financial Accounting, Macroeconomics, and Statistics.
Carol Bell | Noncredit | Required

NCPR 503: Income Tax Planning
Online Synchronous | Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30pm | Jan 20-Apr 28 | No class Mar 10 (Spring Break)
Focuses on principles and current law and practice of income taxation and its impact on financial planning for individuals, couples, and families in their roles as investors, employees, and business owners. Prerequisites: Recommended but not required:  Financial Accounting, Macroeconomics, and Statistics.
Carlos Diaz | Noncredit | Required

NCPR 504: Retirement Planning
Online Synchronous | Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30pm | Jan 20-Apr 28 | No class Mar 10 (Spring Break)
Focuses on retirement preparation. Includes topics such as the importance of retirement planning, an evaluation of the clients needs, an understanding of Social Security and Medicare, and qualified and non-qualified retirement plans. Recommended but not required: Financial Accounting, Macroeconomics, Statistics.
Charles Grimm | Noncredit | Required

NCPR 505: Estate Planning
Online Synchronous | Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30pm | Jan 20-Apr 28 | No class Mar 10 (Spring Break)
Focuses on the efficient conservation and transfer of wealth consistent with the clients goals. Studies the legal, tax, financial, and non-financial aspects of this process, and covers topics such as trusts, wills, probate, advanced directives, charitable giving, wealth transfers, and related taxes. Prerequisite: Recommended but not required: Financial Accounting, Macroeconomics, and Statistics.
Richard Rosenberg | Noncredit | Required

NCPR 506: Capstone: Financial Planning
Online Synchronous | Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30pm| Jan 26-May 4 | No class Mar 9 (Spring Break); Restricted course, contact Program Administrator Cindy Lu (cindylu@virginia.edu) for registration.
Engages students in critical thinking and decision-making about personal financial management topics in the context of the financial planning process. Focuses on refining and developing skills for personal financial planners when working with individuals, families, and business owners in meeting financial needs and objectives. Prerequisites: Completion of all other required courses.
Gary Roseman | Noncredit | Required

Health Sciences Management

PSHM 5080: Legal and Ethical Decision-Making in Healthcare
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous enrichment sessions Mondays, 7-8pm. No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Focuses on principles & theories of law related to healthcare delivery, management & administration. Examines the application of laws on healthcare liability prevention & the risks managers face. Explores legal & ethical issues in healthcare systems; and investigates the healthcare administrator as decision-maker, leader and moral agent. Evaluates situations with potential ethical/legal implications.
Mark Erath | 3 GR credits | Elective

PSHM 5330: Introduction to Long-term Care Administration
Online Synchronous | Mondays, 7-9:45pm | Jan 25-May 3 | No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Provides an overview of the operations, management, and administration of long-term care facilities and trends in the long-term care industry. Examines the needs and issues related to the geriatric population, the delivery and financing of long-term care services, and the regulatory environment and policies for long-term care.
Mark Hutchinson | 3 GR credits | Elective

PSHM 5700: Economics and Finance of Healthcare
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous enrichment sessions Wednesdays, 7-8pm. No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Provides basic overview of economic and financial management concepts in healthcare. Introduces important economic concepts and issues in healthcare, including market factors, production, costs, labor issues, and economic evaluation. Provides an overview of basic financial management principles, capital planning and financing, financial statements, and budgeting in healthcare organizations. Prerequisite: Admission to Grad Certificate Program.
Mark Erath | 3 Gr credits | Required

PSHM 5805: Health Information Systems and Applications
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous enrichment sessions, TBD. No class Mar 6-14. (Spring Break)
Examines how informatics in the healthcare industry improves patient care, health outcomes, efficiency, quality & evidence-based decision making; evaluates challenges and strategies for healthcare managers in implementing health information systems & their costs, benefits, and impacts in healthcare organizations. Analyzes key issues in data management, security, privacy and confidentiality. Prerequisite: Admission to HSM Graduate Certificate
Kevin Jackson | 3 GR credits | Required

Information Technology

IT 3220: Strategic Business Value of Information Technology
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous meeting Thursday, 7-8:30pm, Jan 21 to April 29; No class Mar 11 (Spring Break)
Focuses on how to assess the value of IT investments and align technical strategies with business strategies. Introduces Porter's Five Forces Model, the value chain, technology payoff metrics, and risk analysis. Explores ways to leverage disruptive technologies for competitive advantage.
Lisa Wentzel | 3 UG credits | Required

IT 3230: Basics of Web Design
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous meeting schedule TBA by instructor.
Master the basics of website construction, design, and maintenance using XHTML and CSS.  The course provides an overview of aesthetic, business, and technical website design concepts. Attention is also given to the underlying concepts of website design such as navigation for websites, usability, accessibility issues, and the process of putting a completed website online.
Mary Laverne Smith | 3 UG credits | Required

IT 4400: Web Application Development - Building Dynamic Websites
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous meeting schedule TBA by instructor.
This course serves as a capstone course to be taken after all other required courses in the program.  Using a project-based approach, students will develop Web applications using the PHP scripting language and MySQL databases. Topics include PHP scripting, data-driven interactivity, writing secure PHP programs, and code frameworks.
Kiran Chittargi | 3 UG credits | Required

Leadership

HR 5020: Staffing and Career Management
Online Asynchronous | Available Feb 24-May 4 | Optional synchronous meeting schedule TBA by instructor.
Examines the processes and techniques that establish and govern the flow of interrelated organizational staffing activities. Includes case studies covering the latest staffing models and systems, economic conditions that impact staffing, laws and regulations, strategy and planning, measurement, job analysis, internal and external recruiting, and decision making.
Ronald Beckwith | 3 Gr credits | Elective

HR 5040: Organizational Performance Management
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-Mar 30 | Optional synchronous meeting schedule TBA by instructor.
Examines the influence of human performance elements (such as quality of work-life, rewards and recognition, job design, teambuilding, and participative management) on organizational performance.
Roderick French | 3 GR credits | Elective

HR 5112: Professional Human Resources Certification Preparation
Online Synchronous | Wednesdays, 6-9pm | Jan 20-Apr 28 | No class Mar 10 (Spring Break)
Prepare for professional human resources certification exams, including the SHRM CP and SCP exams and the HRCI PHR and SPHR. Course content aligns with both the SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge and the HRCI Exam Content Outline, globally recognized standards for HR practice. Emphasis is placed on analyzing and applying core HR concepts across functional areas. This course does not confer certification; students must apply for selected certifying exams separately.
Faye Giles | 3 GR credits | Elective

PC 5010: Procurement Policy & Practices
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous meeting schedule TBA by instructor.
Covers all subchapters of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), providing an intensive review of practical technical, business and contractual issues that the government deals with in establishing and managing a federal contract. Topics include acquisition process, governmental acquisition plans, inspection and termination as well as some of the basics necessary for contracts and acquisition personnel.
Michael Fischetti | 3 GR credits | Elective

PSPA 5030: Public Budgeting and Financial Management
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-Mar 30 | Optional synchronous meeting schedule TBA by instructor.
Provides a basic understanding of the financial activities of U.S. governments at all levels. Explores the purposes, characteristics, processes, and operations of financial management systems and focuses on financial operations analysis, coordination across relevant public entities, and effective public resource management. Topics include budgeting theory and practice, debt management, treasury and cash management, and revenue/tax administration.
Corey Beckett | 3 GR credits | Elective

PSHM 5080: Legal and Ethical Decision-Making in Healthcare
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | No class Mar 6-14 (Spring Break)
Focuses on principles & theories of law related to healthcare delivery, management & administration. Examines the application of laws on healthcare liability prevention & the risks managers face. Explores legal & ethical issues in healthcare systems; and investigates the healthcare administrator as decision-maker, leader and moral agent. Evaluates situations with potential ethical/legal implications.
Mark Erath | 3 GR credits | Elective

Leadership in Human Resources

NCBM 410: Professional Human Resources Certification Preparation
Online Synchronous | Wednesdays, 6-9pm | Jan 20-Apr 28 | No class Mar 10 (Spring Break)
Prepare for professional human resources certification exams, including the SHRM CP and SCP exams and the HRCI PHR and SPHR. Course content aligns with both the SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge and the HRCI Exam Content Outline, globally recognized standards for HR practice. Emphasis is placed on analyzing and applying core HR concepts across functional areas. This course does not confer certification; students must apply for selected certifying exams separately.
Faye Giles | Noncredit

Procurement and Contracts Management

PC 5020: Advanced Cost and Price Analysis
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous meeting schedule TBD by instructor.
Covers basic contract types and how to determine the costs for each. Analyzes how businesses function financially and how pricing decisions are made for a specific commodity; market versus cost-based pricing decisions; methodologies used in the development of cost analysis studies; and life cycle costing.
Thomas Eller | 3 GR credits | Elective

PC 5040: Advanced Contract Management
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous meeting schedule TBD by instructor.
Reinforces and increases knowledge of the principles of contract formation and administration. Major topics include: market research, acquisition and source selection planning, contract types and financing, RFPs, protests, subcontract administration, contract finance and debt collection, contract payments and prompt payments, termination, delays, quality assurance and changes, claims, and closeout.
John McCarthy | 3 GR credits | Required

PC 5160: Strategic Customer Relationship Management
Online Asynchronous | Available Jan 20-May 4 | Optional synchronous meeting schedule TBA by instructor.
Explores how contractors obtain and retain federal customers with significant emphasis on: analysis, marketing, sales, proposals, and client retention strategies.
Thomas Bersson | 3 GR credits | Elective

Public Administration

Project Management

* Asynchronous online courses at SCPS can sometimes include synchronous sessions. Attendance is strongly encouraged but not mandatory. Synchronous sessions will be recorded.

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