For up-to-date program information, please visit www.utica.edu/programs
For up-to-date program information, please visit www.utica.edu/programs
Online Program Leadership Context Elective Courses (6 credits) HCA 613 – HCA 627 – or HCA 525 – HCA 616 – or HCA 621 – GNT 503 –
Health Care Administrator Leader (3) Health Informatics (3)
Organizational Leadership (3) Organizational Development and Change (3) Nursing Home Administration (3) Perspectives in Gerontology (3)
Management Elective Courses (6 credit hours)* ECM 535 ECM 603 GNT 603 HCA 641 HCA 631 GNT 613 FIN 533 GNT 505
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Legal and Regulatory Issues for Fraud Management (3) Management of Fraud Prevention and Detection (3) Public Health Care Policies of Aging (3) Clinical Research (3) International Healthcare Systems (3) Grant Writing, Program Planning, and Evaluation (3) Financial Management and Reimbursement Issues (3) Culture, Gender and Aging (3)
Liberal Studies The Master of Science degree in Liberal Studies offers students an opportunity for intellectual growth and career enhancement through innovative, student-centered interdisciplinary study. It is a flexible alternative to a disciplinary degree that provides students opportunities to design curricula that will be of direct benefit to them in their chosen career. The program is designed to allow students from a variety of academic backgrounds to explore a broad range of subjects. While the program’s content will differ for each student, it will serve to broaden the individual’s perspective and enhance their ability to think critically, clearly, and analytically. All students must choose one of three areas of study: Humanities (includes courses in English, history, humanities, and philosophy), Natural Sciences and Mathematics (includes courses in biology, chemistry, geology, mathematics, and physics), and Social Sciences (includes courses in anthropology, economics, and sociology). The Master of Science degree in Liberal Studies is a fully accredited graduate degree program approved by the New York State Education Department. Students may enroll full-time or part-time, spring, summer, and fall. For more information about this program, contact John Rowe, director of graduate admissions, at (315) 7923010, or by e-mail at gradadmissions@utica.edu.
student learning goals Students will be able to: • • • • •
*Note: Context courses can be taken as an elective
Capstone (5 Credits)
HCA 799 – Capstone Project (5)
complete a research topic using the principles of the scientific method. complete a research topic incorporating more than one academic discipline. think critically about a social issue using perspectives derived from more than one academic discipline. analyze a topic using an interdisciplinary approach. communicate effectively in writing and orally by completing a master’s thesis and defending it effectively.
academic requirements (31–37 credit hours) There are three areas of study within the M.S.L.S. program: Humanities (includes courses in English, history, humanities, and philosophy), Natural Sciences and Mathematics (includes courses in biology, chemistry, geology, mathematics, and physics), and Social Sciences (includes courses in anthropology, economics, and sociology). All students must: •
Take LST 604 (Graduate Liberal Studies Seminar) during the first 15 credit hours.
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Take LST 601 (Research and Writing in the Sciences) or LST 602 (Research in the Humanities) or LST 603 (Research Methods in the Social Sciences) during the first 15 credit hours.
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Take a minimum of four courses (12 credits) in one of the three areas of study. Students develop an interdisciplinary program of study that must be approved by the major professor in consultation with the thesis committee. Write a thesis or research project or complete a set of comprehensive exams. Students opting to write a thesis or research project must take LST 691 and LST 692 (Research I and II) which will help students complete their thesis or research project. Students are encouraged to determine a thesis or research project topic as early as possible in their program. Projects must be approved by the student’s thesis committee. 76
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