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2020-2021 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED]

Course Descriptions

Graduate Bulletin Course Description Introduction

Course descriptions are listed (in this section) in alphabetical order by curricular subject abbreviations. Graduate courses are those numbered from 500 through 899. All numbers below 500 are for undergraduate credit.

Interpreting Course Descriptions

This document will help you understand the various codes used in the course descriptions.

A typical course description appears like this:

SCOUN 786 Counseling Process Laboratory  

Course Level

The three digits of the course codes refer to the course level. Graduate courses are numbered from 500 to 899. The 100 through 400 series are undergraduate courses.

Credits

UW-Stout defines a credit hour as an amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement that reasonably approximates: [1] At least 750 minutes of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of 1,500 minutes of out-of-class student work for one semester credit hour, or the equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time (e.g. compressed courses); or [2] At least an equivalent amount of work as required in part one [1] of this definition for other academic activities as established by UW-Stout, including distance education, online, hybrid, or other indirect faculty instruction, laboratory work, internships, co-op experiences, studio work, and other academic work leading to the award of credit hours.  This definition of the semester credit hour applies to all academic credit bearing activities at all levels (graduate and undergraduate). In order to receive a degree, you must not only gain the required number of credits in the program you are pursuing, but also must attain a certain standard of scholarship. (See also “Suspension and Probation.”)
 

Psychology
  

  • PSYC-722A Stakeholders, Roles, and Responsibilities

    (0.4 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in an evaluation setting.
  

  • PSYC-722B Communication and Collaboration with Stakeholders

    (0.2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Techniques for communicating and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders in an evaluation project.
  

  • PSYC-722C Budgeting for an Evaluation

    (0.3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Costs associated with conducting evaluation; create detailed, accurate budgets for an evaluation project.
  

  • PSYC-722D Managing Tasks and Timelines in Evaluation and Institutional Research

    (0.3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Evaluation project timelines; developing and managing project tasks in the evaluation process.
  

  • PSYC-722E Conflict Management in Evaluation and Institutional Research

    (0.2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Effective communication with team members and project stakeholders.
  

  • PSYC-722F Reporting in Evaluation and Institutional Research

    (0.4 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Communication of evaluation data (quantitative and qualitative) to stakeholders and other audiences; approaches for written reports and presentations.
  

  • PSYC-722G Professional Growth in Evaluation and Institutional Research

    (0.2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Professional development plans for evaluators; identifying short-term and long-term goals.
  

  • PSYC-723 Research Methods in Evaluation and Institutional Research

    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Research methods for evaluations. Evaluability assessments, identification of evaluation questions and development of evaluation plans. Quantitative, qualitative and mixed method approaches and data collection strategies. Literature reviews and logic models. Contextual and political issues in evaluation. Data visualization for evaluation results; turning results into action.
  

  • PSYC-723A Evaluability Assessment

    (0.2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Evaluability assessments; assessing programs for scope and feasibility as evaluation.
  

  • PSYC-723B Identifying Evaluation Questions

    (0.2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Evaluation questions based on stakeholder feedback, program goals and objectives; questions are relevant, measurable, and useful.
  

  • PSYC-723C Designing an Evaluation Plan

    (0.2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Basic evaluation plans to address identified evaluation questions; define the goals, boundaries, and scope of the evaluation.
  

  • PSYC-723D Research Design in Evaluation and Institutional Research

    (0.4 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Quantitative and qualitative research designs; mixed-methods approaches.
  

  • PSYC-723E Program Theory: Logic Modeling/Program Theory of Change

    (0.2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Logic models for evaluation; program theory of change for evaluation.
  

  • PSYC-723F Literature Reviews in Evaluation and Institutional Research

    (0.2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Literature reviews for use in evaluation; approach and application of appropriate peer-reviewed sources.
  

  • PSYC-723G Sampling in Evaluation and Institutional Research

    (0.2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Random and convenience sampling techniques; sampling methods for representativeness and generalizability.
  

  • PSYC-723H Data Visualization in Evaluation and Institutional Research

    (0.2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Data visualization techniques based on evaluation context and target audience; enhance client comprehension of results.
  

  • PSYC-723I Turning Results into Action

    (0.2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Strategies for designing and presenting evaluation results in order to support the client’s use of the results.
  

  • PSYC-724 Data Collection in Evaluation and Institutional Research

    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection; focus group, survey, and observation data collection methods.
  

  • PSYC-724A Focus Groups in Evaluation and Institutional Research

    (0.4 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Focus group method for evaluations; appropriate use, strengths, and weaknesses.
  

  • PSYC-724B Surveys in Evaluation and Institutional Research

    (0.4 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Survey development and administration for evaluations; appropriate use, strengths, and weaknesses.
  

  • PSYC-724C Observation Studies in Evaluation

    (0.2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Observational data collection techniques for evaluation; appropriate use, strengths, and weaknesses.
  

  • PSYC-725 Data Analysis in Evaluation and Institutional Research

    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques; information triangulation, and data interpretation. Data management; store and manage data securely.
  

  • PSYC-725A Quantitative Analysis in Evaluation/Institutional Research

    (0.3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Basic quantitative data analysis; descriptive and inferential statistics, selection of appropriate statistical methods for different types of data; data analysis software.
  

  • PSYC-725B Qualitative Data Analysis in Evaluation and Institutional Research

    (0.3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Basic qualitative data analysis; thematic analysis and coding of qualitative data.
  

  • PSYC-725C Managing Evaluation and Institutional Research Data

    (0.2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Data management and storage; strategies for confidentiality, promoting accuracy, and secure storage.
  

  • PSYC-725D Synthesizing Results: Triangulation

    (0.2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Mixed methods for evaluations; triangulate data from multiple sources in order to draw inferences about a subject.
  

  • PSYC-726 Evaluation Applications

    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Practical issues in evaluation; various evaluation settings; appropriate reporting techniques; assess information from previously conducted evaluations; build evaluation capacity in stakeholders; Request for Proposals and grant proposals; evaluation related jobs.
  

  • PSYC-726A Evaluation Settings

    (0.3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Evaluation settings and purposes; role of the evaluator and the interdisciplinary nature of evaluation; matching evaluation methods to organizational needs.
  

  • PSYC-726B Reporting and Interpreting Evaluation Results

    (0.2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Reporting evaluation results, provide interpretations and recommendations; present clear, accurate, and relevant reports to clients.
  

  • PSYC-726C Dissemination Plans for Evaluation

    (0.2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Customized reporting for evaluation. Interpret and meet the information needs of various audiences; dissemination plans.
  

  • PSYC-726D Supporting Use of the Results

    (0.2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Personal and organizational issues that hinder the use of evaluation results; analyze topics that create distrust in results; communication for building trust in the evaluation process.
  

  • PSYC-726E Meta-Evaluation

    (0.2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Meta-evaluation for quality improvement and professional development.
  

  • PSYC-726F Capacity Building in Evaluation

    (0.3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Organizational capacity-building for evaluations; capacity-building plans.
  

  • PSYC-726G Responding to Requests for Proposals

    (0.2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Requests for proposals for external evaluation. Navigate proposal process; strategies for competitive proposals.
  

  • PSYC-726H Evaluation Plans for Grant Proposals

    (0.2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Grant writing process; identify grant opportunities; evaluation plans for grant proposals.
  

  • PSYC-726I Jobs in Evaluation

    (0.2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Job opportunities and professional resources in evaluation; internal evaluation positions; communicate evaluation skills during the hiring process; consulting opportunities.
  

  • PSYC-727 Practicum in Evaluation

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Advanced independent evaluation field project. Project management and external consulting skill development. Independent planning, designing, implementing, and managing evaluation projects. topics covered: budgeting, evaluability, program description, program theories, project management, conflict management, and quality management.
    Prerequisites: take PSYC-720 , PSYC-721 , PSYC-722 , PSYC-723 , PSYC-724 , PSYC-725 , and PSYC-726 
  

  • PSYC-728 Institutional Research Applications

    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Practical issues in Institutional Research. Benchmarking and data sharing; assess academic programs; the role of Institutional Research in academic planning. Techniques for workload studies, enrollment management, and modeling. Role of data management systems and external reporting needs. Accountability demands and accreditation needs.
  

  • PSYC-728A Enrollment Management and Modeling

    (0.3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Enrollment management concepts and practices for Institutional Research; enrollment management and modeling.
  

  • PSYC-728B Assessment and Evaluating Academic Programs

    (0.2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Assessment and evaluation of academic programs for Institutional Research; tools and techniques for assessment and evaluation.
  

  • PSYC-728C Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis

    (0.3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Strategic planning for higher education. Role of institutional research; techniques for conducting strategic planning and policy analysis, utilizing data in strategic planning.
  

  • PSYC-728D Benchmarking and Data Sharing in Institutional Research

    (0.2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Benchmarking and data sharing for higher education; identify peer groups and sources for comparative data.
  

  • PSYC-728E Workload Studies in Institutional Research

    (0.2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Workload studies for institutions of higher education; typical components and techniques for conducting workload studies.
  

  • PSYC-728F Data Management in Institutional Research

    (0.2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Transactional systems and relational databases in institutional research.
  

  • PSYC-728G Institutional Accountability

    (0.2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Accountability reporting options; national, state, and local trends, reporting requirements and emerging issues in institutional accountability; techniques for designing institutional accountability reports.
  

  • PSYC-728H External Reporting in IR

    (0.2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    External reporting for institutional researchers; techniques for external reporting requirements.
  

  • PSYC-728I Accreditation and Institutional Research

    (0.2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Institutional and discipline specific accreditation; regional institutional accreditation requirements; role of institutional research in accreditation.
  

  • PSYC-729 Practicum in Institutional Research

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Advanced independent institutional research field project. Project management and external consulting skill development. Independently planning, designing, implementing, and managing institutional research projects with client and instructor supervision. Topics include: research design, project planning, project management, presenting in written and verbal formats, conflict management, and quality management approaches.
    PSYC-720 , PSYC-721 , PSYC-722 , PSYC-723 , PSYC-724 , PSYC-725  and PSYC-728  
  

  • PSYC-735 Applied Psychology Field Problem

    (2-6 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    The investigation of a problem designed to include the planning, implementation and the evaluation of a feasible solution in an applied setting. Enroll for 2, 4, or 6 credits across terms for a required total of 6 credits.
    Department Consent Required
    Prerequisite: Advanced standing in M.S. in Applied Psychology

    Graduate School Consent Required. Self‐registration for this course is not permitted. You must  have an approved Appointment of Research Adviser form on file with the Graduate School office  before enrollment will be allowed. Please contact the Graduate School for further instructions: gradschool@uwstout.edu or 715‐232‐2211. 
  

  • PSYC-749 Cooperative Education Experience

    (1-8 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved off-campus position to gain professional/business/industrial experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
    Department Consent Required
    Must be a Psychology major & have a 2.5 GPA
  

  • PSYC-750 Foundations of Evaluation Research

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Examination of evaluation processes with an emphasis on foundational knowledge, skill, and attitude development. Description of professional behaviors necessary for success in evaluation research. Skill development in planning and managing evaluations, devising appropriate data collection strategies, and pilot-testing evaluation instruments and procedures.
    Corequisite: Take PSYC-790  concurrently
  

  • PSYC-751 Applications of Evaluation Research

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Examination of evaluation processes with an emphasis on applying evaluation knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Emphasis on application of professional behavior principles and competency-based evaluation planning and design. Skill development of data collection, analysis, and interpretation on a supervised field evaluation project.
    Prerequisites: take PSYC-750  and PSYC-790 
  

  • PSYC-752 Practicum in Applied Psychology

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Advanced independent applied psychology field project. Project management and external consulting skill development. Exemplary professional behavior and independently planning, designing, implementing, and managing applied psychology projects with supportive but minimal client, instructor and peer supervision.
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of annual review.
  

  • PSYC-760 Evaluation Studies: Planning and Designing the Evaluation

    (4 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Overview of evaluation types and processes. Evaluation planning and design strategies. Needs assessment. Identification of evaluation questions, models, and methods. Development of budget, management, data collection, data analysis, data storage, and communication/reporting plan. Preparation and negotiation of evaluation proposals. Identification and development of reliable and valid instrumentation.
  

  • PSYC-765 Psychology of the Adult Learner

    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Application of contemporary perspectives in adult psychology to adult learners, primarily in employment settings. Specific strategies for trainers of adult learners, with consideration of gender, cultural, and racial factors. Group and individual differences, organizational dynamics, motivational factors, and disabilities are addressed.
  

  • PSYC-770 Thesis-Applied Psychology

    (2-6 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Independent research under direction of thesis advisor and committee. Selection of research questions/problems, review of literature, methodology development, conduct of research, interpretation of findings, and preparation of final paper according to thesis standards.
    Department Consent Required
    Graduate School Consent Required. Self‐registration for this course is not permitted. You must  have an approved Appointment of Research Adviser form on file with the Graduate School office  before enrollment will be allowed. Please contact the Graduate School for further instructions: gradschool@uwstout.edu or 715‐232‐2211. 
  

  • PSYC-771 Psychological Foundations of Health Promotion

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Theoretical issues related to health promotion. Psychosocial determinants of health and disease. Theories of health behavior. Intervention theory and development. Health care administration and policy. Ethical and diversity considerations. Ecological systems perspective for conceptualizing health promotion.
  

  • PSYC-772 Psychological Applications of Health Promotion

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Applies knowledge and skills from PSYC 771 . Focus on health promotion intervention and research/evaluation. Experiential training in applying psychological principles to health promotion. Implications of health promotion on health care policy and administration. Introduces behavioral epidemiology and health services research.
    Prerequisite: take PSYC-771 
  

  • PSYC-781 Personnel Psychology

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Research and applications in personnel psychology. Topics range from job analysis to personnel selection and assessment methods, and training designs. Diversity considerations in both ethical and legal context.
  

  • PSYC-782 Organizational Psychology

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Research and applications in organizational psychology. Issues in raising employee performance, improving relationships, and employee well-being within organizations. Influence of diversity and culture on organizational behavior.
    Prerequisite: take PSYC-781 
  

  • PSYC-790 Research Design and Analysis I

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Research design with emphasis on descriptive and univariate analyses to solve applied problems in psychology. Selection of appropriate designs and data analysis methods. Includes statistical software applications, hypothesis testing, and interpretation.
  

  • PSYC-792 Research Design and Analysis II

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Research design with emphasis on qualitative and mixed methods designs and correlational and multivariate analyses to solve applied problems in psychology. Selection of appropriate designs and data analysis methods. Includes statistical software applications, hypothesis testing, and interpretation.
    Prerequisite: take PSYC-790  
  

  • PSYC-793 Psychometrics of Test Construction

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Assumptions, models and applications of psychometric measurement in business and evaluation settings. Test construction, item design and construction, item analysis, measure reliability and validity. Prediction and measurement of attitudes and opinions.
  

  • PSYC-794 Marriage & Family Therapy Practicum

    (4 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
  

  • PSYC-799 Independent Study

    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent Required
  

  • PSYC-875 Psychoeducational Intervention Practicum

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Psychoeducational intervention strategies for promoting healthy individuals, families, organizations and communities. Designing, implementing, and evaluating psychoeducational learning experiences.
    Prerequisite: take PSYC-708 , PSYC-771 , and PSYC 772  
  

  • PSYC-890 Applied Psychology Internship

    (1-5 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Supervised field experience in an applied psychology role involving the practice and integration of professional skills and knowledge developed in other courses. (Repeatable up to 5 credits.)
    Department Consent Required
    Prerequisite: Advanced standing in M.S. in Applied Psychology

Research and Development
  

  • RD-621 Research and Development Laboratory

    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    This lab is taken in conjunction with ET-622  to allow students in technical majors to fulfill the requirements of the major research and design project.
    Concurrent enrollment required in ET-622 
  

  • RDGED-582 Content Area Reading

    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Theoretical foundations, policy and issues impacting content area reading. Evidence based strategies for assessing and building background knowledge, developing vocabulary and comprehension, integrating writing, selecting appropriate content area texts and materials, assessing students’ reading ability, and addressing needs of diverse students and struggling readers.
  

  • RDGED-614 Literacy Instruction and Assessment in the Primary Grades

    (5 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Balanced approach to scientifically based literacy instruction in the primary grades to include theoretical frameworks of literacy learning, program organization, effective instructional strategies, assessments, and informal evaluation techniques as related to instructional planning. Phonemic awareness, phonics, word study, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary instruction.
  

  • RDGED-701 Developmental Reading K-12

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Concepts, methods, research, and historical developments that form the foundations of teaching reading. Pedagogical considerations, including general conditions for learning to read and write; developmental phases of reading; principles of good reading instruction; development of a personal philosophy about teaching reading as a reflective practitioner.
  

  • RDGED-702 Reading in the Content Areas K-12

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Research-based teaching methods, study strategies, and technology focusing on the abilities to use language processes (reading, writing, speaking, listening) to learn subject matter across the curriculum. Consideration will be given to individual differences among readers in relationship to the cultural and political aspects of content literacy.
  

  • RDGED-703 Children’s Literature in the Reading Program

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Evaluation, selection, and teaching of literature in the elementary school language arts program with a focus on historically significant books, authors and illustrators writing for today’s young readers.
  

  • RDGED-704 Young Adult Literature in the Reading Program

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Designing strategies to build an appreciation of literature, motivating life-long readers, and using literature to encourage critical thinking across the curriculum. Topics include the nature of teen-age readers, genres of young adult literature, and its use in classroom curriculum.
  

  • RDGED-705 Instructional Techniques: Students with Reading Difficulties

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Integration of psycholinguistic theory into an interactive strategic model of remedial interventions based on the foundational research of literacy acquisition in a community environment. Integrating reading, writing and spelling into an effective and viable program for struggling readers and special populations, including the learning disabled.
    Prerequisite: Background check required
  

  • RDGED-706 Assessment and Evaluation of Language and Reading Development

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Interrelationship of assessment and evaluation to literacy development including current research in reading and language arts practices. Selection, administration and interpretation of formative and summative literacy assessments for the purpose of evaluating reading and language processes.
    Prerequisite: Background check required
  

  • RDGED-707 Reading Teacher Practicum

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Practicum in teaching individual students, grades 1-12, with reading difficulties. Assessment of the reader’s strengths and needs is followed by the implementation of individualized instruction designed to assist the child to become a better reader.
  

  • RDGED-720 Leading and Directing the Reading Program

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Using theory, research data, evidence and organizational change principles to develop, lead, evaluate, and improved PK-12 literacy and professional development programs. Leadership in developing and promoting effective literacy programs for all students is emphasized.
  

  • RDGED-721 Supporting Literacy Instruction

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Supporting teachers in learning about effective literacy instruction through coaching, consultation, and ongoing professional development. Special attention will be given to analyzing data and mastering the complexities of observing, modeling, and providing feedback to teachers.
  

  • RDGED-722 Reading Specialist Field Experience

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Supervised school-based practicum in reading program implementation and evaluation. Emphasis is directed toward developing coaching practices, planning professional development programs, and facilitating evidence-based reading programs.
    Prerequisites: Take RDGED-720  and RDGED-721 

Risk Control
  

  • RC-501 Seminar

    (1-2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    (Title will reflect specific business or management content.) Current topics in business and industrial management to meet specific needs of students enrolled.
  

  • RC-571 Alcohol, Drugs and Accident Prevention

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Impact of alcohol and drug use on accident prevention programs; current efforts to rehabilitate alcohol and drug abusers.
    Department Consent Required
  

  • RC-572 Behavior Approach to Accident Prevention

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Behavioral aspects of accident prevention from physiological, psychological, sociological and cultural perspectives; identifying, understanding and modifying attitudes and behavior.
    Department Consent Required
  

  • RC-581 Principles of Occupational Risk Control/Safety

    2-(3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introduction to risk control/safety approaches intended to protect employee, property, legal, environmental, and financial-based assets through the development of internal practices/standards that promote the systematic anticipation, identification, analysis and control of risks that are inherent to the operation.
  

  • RC-583 Occupational Safety and Health Standards

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Familiarization with a range of regulations and standards related to occupational safety and health and to provide an opportunity to properly identify, interpret, and apply regulations and standards to address identified hazards.
  

  • RC-586 Fire Protection

    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Behavior of fire: chemistry, protection, prevention and control.
  

  • RC-587 Human Factors Engineering/Ergonomics

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Physiological and psychological abilities in human/machine interface, working performance, reliability, comfort and safety; effective design of people and work environment as a cybernetic system.
  

  • RC-588 Construction Safety

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Overview of construction safety and health, including identification of the most common occupational hazards associated with the construction industry. Emphasis is on evaluating hazards, choosing appropriate controls to protect workers, and developing strategies for implementing these controls into effective management systems.
  

  • RC-589 Fleet Risk Control Management

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Overview of logistically-oriented management systems required to control risk in fleet operations including internal standards development/analysis, emergency response, accident analysis, loss benchmarking, driver selection and training, vehicle operation, substance abuse testing, hours of service, vehicle maintenance/ inspection, route planning, cargo/personnel security, hazardous materials transportation, and regulatory controls.
  

  • RC-592 Construction Risk Management

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Analysis and application of fundamental process steps for construction job site risk management.
  

  • RC-595 Emergency Preparedness and Response

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Methods of emergency management which target response and prevention strategies to mitigate fire and other risks that are associated with organizational operations while meeting local, state and federal regulations.
  

  • RC-626 Process Hazard Management

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Common workplace hazards, hazard reduction measures, risk assessment techniques, process safety management standard requirements, management of change approaches and fleet risk reduction approaches.
  

  • RC-640 Environmental Protection and Sustainable Management

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Fundamental concepts of environmental protection, preservation, and sustainability; the core of the regulatory scheme aimed towards promoting environmental protection and sustainability; and to provide an opportunity to identify a range of environmental principles, concepts, and issues through an examination of events and cases.
  

  • RC-709 Industrial Hygiene

    (4 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
     

    An examination of harmful chemical, biological, and physical agents that are found in the workplace. Emphasis is on analytical methods, control measures, monitoring and surveillance techniques, and developing comprehensive occupational health and exposure assessment plans.
  

  • RC-710 Industrial Hygiene Instrumentation

    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
     

    Practical application and use of industrial hygiene-related equipment with an emphasis on the calibration and operation of the equipment and the interpretation of collected data.
    Prerequisite: take RC-709  
  

  • RC-720 Occupational Toxicology

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Fundamental principles of toxicology as applied to human physiology and health. Fundamental Chemistry background required.
  

  • RC-734 Risk Control Pre-Capstone

    (1 cr.)
    Preparation for the M.S. Risk Control RC-735 Capstone research course. Addresses the means to identify and research an applied risk-based process deficiency.
    Prerequisites: take RC 583  , RC 587  , RC 626  , RC 709  
  

  • RC-735 Risk Control Capstone

    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    An applied problem-solving experience which requires the collection and analysis of technical as well as management data for a business / industrial entity’s risk-based process deficiency that culminates in the development of cost-effective risk-reduction recommendations.
    Prerequisite: take RC 734  

    Graduate School Consent Required. Self‐registration for this course is not permitted. You must  have an approved Appointment of Research Adviser form on file with the Graduate School office  before enrollment will be allowed. Please contact the Graduate School for further instructions: gradschool@uwstout.edu or 715‐232‐2211. 
  

  • RC-749 Cooperative Education Experience

    (1-8 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
    Department Consent Required
  

  • RC-781 Risk Management Applications

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
     

    A broad spectrum of risk management topics which include the risk management process, risk transfer techniques as well as worker compensation insurance strategies.
 

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