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Master of Business Administration
The Concentration in Security Mangement should be omitted. This concentration it is NOT a part of this degree program.

Master of Business Administration
The Concentration in Homeland Security Resource Allocation is included in this Program.

Master of Public Health
course not listed
EM690 / PBHE690 Independent Study: Public Health
Graduate level independent study of an approved topic. Prerequisites: Graduate Public Health Program major, or permission of the instructor. Requires a minimum of 150 hours of graduate level work for class credit.

The following courses are inactive.
NW580 - Coastal Security
EM501 - Chemistry of Hazardous Materials
EM510 - Fire & Emergency Services: Capital Equipment & Facilities
EM512 - Fire Risk Management and Fire Safety
EM513 - Fire-Rescue Incident Management
EM517 - International Disaster Management
EM524 - Wildland Fire Structure and Organization
RC570 - Research Methods in Fire Science Management
IN531 - Intelligence and Russian Military Strategy

DM578 / EVSP501 Environmental Management
course description change
This course focuses on the analysis and resolution of complex environmental management issues.  Environmental Management investigates the use of management tools and strategies to resolve complex environmental problems and controversies, including application of adaptive management, structured decision-making, and negotiation principles, and incorporating stakeholders, economic drivers, and the human element. Environmental leadership, collaboration, and conflict resolution will be emphasized, with due consideration to the use of sound scientific data in environmental decision making.  Students will be expected to use critical thought, innovation, and creativity to formulate an adaptive management plan for a highly controversial environmental issue or policy as their course final project.

Master of Arts in Intelligence Studies
The Concentration in Information Warfare is included in this Program.

Concentration in Information Warfare
Concentration Objective
Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will have the ability to effectively influence behavior, deter or end conflict, and if required, to win a conflict rapidly and decisively with minimal loss of life and  assets.

IN504 / INTL640 - Information Warfare
IN508 / INTL611 - Deception in War
IN516 / INTL612 - Propaganda and Disinformation
IN523 / INTL635 - Indications and Warnings
IN576 / INTL648 - Electronic Warfare I
IN577 / INTL687 - Electronic Warfare II

ED650 / EDUC650 Technology and Student Learning 
course description change
This course explores how technology may be used as a tool in the 21st Century classroom to facilitate changes in the ways teachers teach and students learn, and ultimately to stimulate positive changes in education.  It also examines how educators can increase their own productivity by using technology for communication and collaboration among colleagues, staff, parents, students, and the larger community. Students will examine the benefits and possible drawbacks of technology use in their classrooms and learn how to integrate technology effectively into their teaching as a means to promote student learning. Students will discover how technology can be an engaging and effective tool in the classroom. Students will also have the opportunity to learn how to incorporate the latest technology and software into the curriculum to support learning. This course addresses the standards developed by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). It also incorporates 21st Century Learning Skills. The importance of ICT (information and communication technologies) literacy is emphasized. (Prerequisite: ED503; this course may be taken concurrently).

Master of Arts in Humanities
New course added to Degree Program
OC573 / HUMN573 - A Cultural History of Gardens
Human engagement with nature has a very rich and complex history, and gardening (or landscaping) is the only art that at once links us to our natural surroundings and to our human past. Nature and culture meet and coexist in spaces created through landscaping, and this course wishes to explore the rich heritage of this complex relationship through exploration of gardens, art history and written (often literary) accounts. Special focus is given to the interrelations of gardening and visual arts, and how this relationship is interpreted through theoretical accounts. The course will focus on two great gardening traditions, that of the British Isles and that of Japan, and will develop an understanding of the background, history and aesthetics of landscape art in an interdisciplinary setting.   

Master of Arts in International Relations and Conflict Resolution
Graduate Elective text change
Students are strongly encouraged to reach a level of language proficiency in a second language that is appropriate to their area of study. Courses are available at the undergraduate level, but will not count toward the total number of graduate hours needed for the degree.

Master of Public Health
Degree Program Requirement Change
Core Course replacement 
RC550 / PBHE550 - Research Methods in Public Health replaces PS500 / POLS500 - Reseach Methods in Social Science

Master of Arts in Transportation and Logistics Management
Degree Program Requirement Change
Core Course replacement 
RC525 / TLMT525 - Research Methods in Transportation and Logistics Management  replaces PS500 / POLS500 - Reseach Methods in Social Science

Master of Arts in Emergency and Disaster Management
Degree Program Requirement Change
Core Course replacement 
RC540 / EDMG540 - Research Methods in Emergency and Disaster Management  replaces PS500 / POLS500 - Reseach Methods in Social Science

MH798 / MILH798 Master's Capstone Seminar in Military History
course description change
Preparation for the Master of Arts in Military History Thesis seminar begins on day one of a student's graduate program of study. The theories, research methods and analytical skills, and substantive knowledge obtained through their master's curriculum provide the basis for the thesis project. Students will support the thesis effort, including gathering bibliographic and reference materials on the research seminar topic including developing individual course research papers that may become sections of the final research. Students will address the requirements as described in the syllabus and classroom assignments. The thesis seminar proposal shall be prepared in accordance with the standards of the academic discipline. The thesis proposal must provide a clear and lucid description of a question or problem and a proposed method of answering the question or solving the problem. Guidance on the format of the research seminar proposal and a sample proposal are contained in the APUS Thesis Manual. Students may take the research seminar after all other course completions.
[ 3 Semester Hours ]

HS798 / HIST798 Master of Arts in History - Thesis
course description change
Preparation for the Master of Arts in History Thesis seminar begins on day one of a student's graduate program of study. The theories, research methods and analytical skills, and substantive knowledge obtained through their master's curriculum provide the basis for the thesis project. Students will support the thesis effort, including gathering bibliographic and reference materials on the research seminar topic including developing individual course research papers that may become sections of the final research. Students will address the requirements as described in the syllabus and classroom assignments. The thesis seminar proposal shall be prepared in accordance with the standards of the academic discipline. The thesis proposal must provide a clear and lucid description of a question or problem and a proposed method of answering the question or solving the problem. Guidance on the format of the research seminar proposal and a sample proposal are contained in the APUS Thesis Manual. Students may take the research seminar after all other course completions.
[ 3 Semester Hours ]

Master of Science in Environmental Policy and Management
New course added to Degree Program
DM629 / EVSP620 - Political Ecology
Political ecology is an interdisciplinary field of research that integrates the methods and materials of anthropology, economics, geography, history, political theory, and sociology.   This course will present political ecological perspectives in the context of the study of the history and politics of American and global environmentalism.  Political ecology examines the historical role of economic systems, science, language and discourse, ideology, gender, property systems, and the everyday politics and culture of the community and the household in shaping human relationships with nature.

Master of Arts in Homeland Security
Degree Program Requirement Change
Core Course replacement 
RC512 / HLSS500 - Research Methods in Homeland Security  replaces PS500 / POLS500 - Reseach Methods in Social Science

Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Administration and Supervision
correction to the Table of Contents
This Degree Program went live February 20, 2008

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