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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN LIFE SCIENCE
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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN LIFE SCIENCE

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

    

A versatile curriculum in "holistic" health and human environmental studies. Also designed for the nutritionist, health counselor and research student specializing in such related fields as family counseling and natural hygiene.

REQUIREMENTS:

  1. 32 semester/48 quarter credits
  2. Critical Analysis, Annotated Bibliography, Proposal and Thesis
  3. 26 semester/39 quarter credits through this program
  4. 25%-50% credits from core curriculum

PREREQUISITES:

A bachelor degree or the equivalent in the same, or in a related area, plus 2 years work experience in the field.

INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS:

DISTANCE EDUCATION

CURRICULUM:

(CORE REQUIREMENTS)


Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Theories and Issues in Organizational Change and Development
Social Psychology and Personality
Human Motives and Attitudes
Behavior Modification
Advanced Diagnostic Bacteriology
Special Topics in Life Sciences
Plant Geography
Research Methodology

COURSE OUTLINES / SYLLABI
1. Course Designation:

1.1        School:   Life, Health and Environmental Science

1.2         Department:   Life Science

1.3         Course Number:      LFS 330

              Title:         Industrial and Organizational Psychology

1.4          Recommended Text List:

    FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION


  1. Course Objectives: Student will have developed the skills and acquired the knowledge to solve industrial and psychological problems.

  2. Course Description: Survey of industrial and organizational psychology as a science and profession. Techniques of problem analysis collection and interpretation of relevant data and application of findings are discussed in relation to a variety of organizational systems.

  3. Partial List of Faculty:
    1. Frank Bracelin
    2. Joseph Kahn
    3. Harvey A. Loomstein
    4. Deryl Gulliford
    5. Richard Rosenbloom

1. Course Designation:

1.1        School:   Life, Health and Environmental Science

1.2         Department:   Life Science

1.3         Course Number:      LFS 342

              Title:         Theories and Issues In Organizational Change and Development

1.4          Recommended Text List:

    FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION


  1. Course Objectives: Student will have acquired basic knowledge and skill of organizational psychology.

  2. Course Description: Presentation of the major theoretical approaches and framework in the area of organization development, effectiveness of organizational intervention based on their approaches; relevant conceptual, professional, ethical and methodological issues.

  3. Partial List of Faculty:
    1. Frank Bracelin
    2. Joseph Kahn
    3. Harvey A. Loomstein
    4. Deryl Gulliford
    5. Richard Rosenbloom

1. Course Designation:

1.1        School:   Life, Health and Environmental Science

1.2         Department:   Life Science

1.3         Course Number:      LFS 349

              Title:         Social Psychology and Personality

1.4          Recommended Text List:

    FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION


  1. Course Objectives: Student will have a thorough knowledge and understanding of what makes personality determinants.

  2. Course Description: Consideration of social structural and interpersonal determinants of personality formation, functioning and change, social learning, role theory and cognitive approaches to personality in children and adults.

  3. Partial List of Faculty:
    1. Frank Bracelin
    2. Joseph Kahn
    3. Harvey A. Loomstein
    4. Deryl Gulliford
    5. Richard Rosenbloom

1. Course Designation:

1.1        School:   Life, Health and Environmental Science

1.2         Department:   Life Science

1.3         Course Number:      LFS 351

              Title:         Human Motives and Attitudes

1.4          Recommended Text List:

    FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION


  1. Course Objectives: Student will have a good understanding of what really changes motive and attitude.

  2. Course Description: Evaluation of the concepts of attitude, belief, motive and other cognitive mediators of behavior, review of pertinent literature on the acquisition and change cognitions, primarily in the context of psychotherapy.

  3. Partial List of Faculty:
    1. Frank Bracelin
    2. Joseph Kahn
    3. Harvey A. Loomstein
    4. Deryl Gulliford
    5. Richard Rosenbloom

1. Course Designation:

1.1        School:   Life, Health and Environmental Science

1.2         Department:   Life Science

1.3         Course Number:      LFS 357

              Title:         Behavior Modification

1.4          Recommended Text List:

    FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION


  1. Course Objectives: Student will have gained knowledge and experience of the principles involved in behavior modification.

  2. Course Description: Critical examination of the behavioral approach to the theory and treatment of abnormal behavior, empirical evidence and current research literature.

  3. Partial List of Faculty:
    1. Frank Bracelin
    2. Joseph Kahn
    3. Harvey A. Loomstein
    4. Deryl Gulliford
    5. Richard Rosenbloom

1. Course Designation:

1.1        School:   Life, Health and Environmental Science

1.2         Department:   Life Science

1.3         Course Number:      LFS 360

              Title:         Microbial Ecology

1.4          Recommended Text List:

    FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION


  1. Course Objectives: Student will have developed a thorough understanding of the role of microorganisms in nature.

  2. Course Description: A unified treatment of the interaction of microorganisms with other organisms and the environment aimed at providing an understanding of the role of microorganisms in nature as well as the methods employed for the qualification of their effects.

  3. Partial List of Faculty:
    1. Frank Bracelin
    2. Joseph Kahn
    3. Harvey A. Loomstein
    4. Deryl Gulliford
    5. Richard Rosenbloom

1. Course Designation:

1.1        School:   Life, Health and Environmental Science

1.2         Department:   Life Science

1.3         Course Number:      LFS 370

              Title:         Advanced Diagnostic Bacteriology

1.4          Recommended Text List:

    FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION


  1. Course Objectives: Student will have become acquainted with the advanced principles of diagnostic bacteriology.

  2. Course Description: Advanced principles and practice in diagnostic and clinical bacteriology, including serological testing. Designed primarily for advanced students in advanced bacteriology.

  3. Partial List of Faculty:
    1. Frank Bracelin
    2. Joseph Kahn
    3. Harvey A. Loomstein
    4. Deryl Gulliford
    5. Richard Rosenbloom

1. Course Designation:

1.1        School:   Life, Health and Environmental Science

1.2         Department:   Life Science

1.3         Course Number:      LFS 374

              Title:         Special Topics in Life Science

1.4          Recommended Text List:

    FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION


  1. Course Objectives: Student will have acquired a working knowledge of various topics to be discussed in life science.

  2. Course Description: A discussion of recent advances in specialized areas of biology, such as biosytematics, bacterial physiology, aquatic phycomycetes, physiology of fungi, microbial genetics, physiological genetics.

  3. Partial List of Faculty:
    1. Frank Bracelin
    2. Joseph Kahn
    3. Harvey A. Loomstein
    4. Deryl Gulliford
    5. Richard Rosenbloom

1. Course Designation:

1.1        School:   Life, Health and Environmental Science

1.2         Department:   Life Science

1.3         Course Number:      LFS 375

              Title:         Plant Geography

1.4          Recommended Text List:

    FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION


  1. Course Objectives: Student will be able to articulate knowledge of plant geography.

  2. Course Description: Ecological principles of world wide plant distribution with special emphasis on the vegetation of North America.

  3. Partial List of Faculty:
    1. Frank Bracelin
    2. Joseph Kahn
    3. Harvey A. Loomstein
    4. Deryl Gulliford
    5. Richard Rosenbloom

1. Course Designation:

1.1        School:   Life, Health and Environmental Science

1.2         Department:   Life Science

1.3         Course Number:      LFS 379

              Title:         Research Methodology

1.4          Recommended Text List:

    FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION


  1. Course Objectives: To familiarize students with the basic research skills appropriate to the master level of competency, allowing for both application and verification.

  2. Course Description: This course is designed to develop proficiency in methods of research, including data collection, data analysis, experimental design, reliability testing and appropriate research skills. Originality is encouraged through innovation and daring.

  3. Partial List of Faculty:
    1. Richard Rosenbloom



 
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