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2015-2016 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Graduate School
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103 Fairchild Hall
785-532-6191
Fax: 785-532-2983
grad@ksu.edu
www.k-state.edu/grad
The Graduate School lists support courses for interdiscplinary programs supported by faculty participants from many academic departments of the university.
GRAD 740 - Water and Society: Interdisciplinary Foundation Credits: (3)
Interdisciplinary course focused on the natural and human elements of water resource systems; Introduction to traditional disciplinary procedures, theory and models; Cross-disciplinary approaches to understand and quantify dynamic system relationships; Case study for integrated problem solving, management and policy.
Note:
Three hours recitation.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: Senior or graduate standing.
When Offered:
Spring
GRAD 801 - Foundations of Leadership Credits: (3)
Study of the key issues in the theory, research, and application of leadership in organizations. This includes defining leadership, understanding situational characteristics that facilitate / hinder effective leadership, understanding effective / dysfunctional leadership, and gaining greater insight into one’s own leadership style and functioning.
When Offered:
Fall, Spring
GRAD 820 - Leadership Practicum Credits: (3)
Develops the connections between leadership theory and practice. By conducting a practicum project, students demonstrate the ability to apply concepts and ideas from the study of leadership to a practical leadership problem within an organization.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: GRAD 801.
When Offered:
Fall, Spring
GRAD 850 - Foundations of Homeland Security Credits: (3)
This introductory course provides the foundational framework for the Homeland Security program and surveys the major policies, practices, concepts, and challenges confronting practitioners in Homeland Security. Topics include an overview of threats to homeland security and an introduction to the roles, functions, and policies of organizations and government structures at the federal, tribal, state, and local levels. The National Response Framework (NRF) and National Incident Management System (NIMS) are studied.
When Offered:
Fall
GRAD 851 - Homeland Security Threats Credits: (3)
Students will understand the various types of disasters, methodologies of disaster recovery, and roles and responsibilities of Federal, State, and local government. It will address the impact of disasters, including acts of terrorism, to include economic, physical, emotional, and psychological effects. Students will understand how disasters affect society, risk mitigation strategies, and how the levels of government coordinate to address disaster impacts.
When Offered:
Fall
GRAD 852 - Organizations Amid Crisis Credits: (3)
The fundamental concepts and subject areas necessary for an organization to address in preparing for catastrophic emergency events and other events encountered by organizations as a result of homeland security are examined. It outlines the organization and practical steps required to develop an effective crisis response plan. The relationships between private and public service organizations, including governmental, nonprofit, and hybrid types are studied.
When Offered:
Fall
GRAD 853 - Homeland Security Process and Management Credits: (3)
Students will understand strategic, political, legal, and organizational challenges associated with the defense of the U.S. homeland, efforts that are under way to meet these challenges, and possible policy options. Intergovernmental responsibilities and relationships of local, state, and federal agencies in an “all-hazards” approach to disasters are emphasized. Major policy and regulatory issues of emergency management, including the role of the military in response to disaster operations, are examined.
When Offered:
Fall
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