College of Individualized Studies graduate student course options

Updated: October 2025

Note: Courses may have prerequisites, which are listed in the course catalog.

Adult Education Graduate Certificate

• ADED 620: Introduction to Adult Education with Emphasis on Adult Literacy (4)
• ADED 640: Techniques and Approaches to Teaching Adults (4)
• ADED 660: Assessment in Adult Education with Emphasis on Adult Literacy (4)
• ADED 690: Field Experience

Advocacy and Political Leadership (MAPL)

• MAPL 610: Political Process and Public Policy (4)
• MAPL 611: Political and Advocacy Leadership (4)
• MAPL 620: Nonprofits as Agents of Democracy (4)
• MAPL 621: Advocacy, Organizing and Lobbying in the Nonprofit Sector (4)
• MAPL 630: Labor Organizing (4)
• MAPL 631: Labor and the Political Economy (4)
• MAPL 640: Advocacy in the Public Sector – Legislative Branch (4)
• MAPL 641: Advocacy in the Public Sector – Executive Branch (4)
• MAPL 652: Advocacy, Policy Research, and Organizing Capstone (4)
• MAPL 660: The Impact of Art on Social Change (4)
• MAPL 661: Ethics in Policy, Politics, and Advocacy (4)
• MAPL 662: The Legal System and Public Policy (4)
• MAPL 663: Campaigns and Elections (4)
• MAPL 667: Organizing and Advocacy in the Digital Age (4)
• MAPL 668: Topics in Advocacy (4)

Alcohol and Drug Counseling (MS) and Co-occurring Disorders Recovery Counseling (MS)

• HSCD 600: Foundations, Models and Evidence-Based Practices (2)
• HSCD 601: Theory and Practice of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies (3)
• HSCD 602: Advanced Motivational Interviewing: Practice and Supervision (2)
• HSCD 603: Ethics and Professional Practice (2)
• HSCD 610: Evidence-Based Group Counseling (3)
• HSCD 611: Culturally Responsive and Anti-Oppressive Practice (3)
• HSCD 620: Psychopharmacology (3)
• HSCD 630: Integrated Care: Screening and Assessment (3)
• HSCD 631: Integrated Care: Treatment and Recovery Planning (3)
• HSCD 632: Integrated Care: Harm Reduction and Case Management (3)
• HSCD 635: Integrated Care: Advanced Practice (4)
• HSCD 650: Evaluation and Utilization of Research (2)

Design of User Experience

• MKTG 642 Design and Management of Advertising Programs (4)
• TCID 574G Usability and User Experience (4)
• TCID 631 User Experience and Design Thinking (4)
• TCID 677 User Research (4)

Learner Experience Design

• TCID 564G Foundations of Learner Experience Design (4)
• TCID 631 User Experience and Design Thinking (4)
• TCID 661 Tools for Learner Experience Design (2)

Liberal Studies

• MLS 600 Introductory Seminar (4 credits, does not apply if student takes IDST 600)
• MLS 620 Master of Liberal Studies Explorations (4, topics change each semester)
• MLS 690 Capstone

Management

• ACCT 515G Financial Statement Analysis (4)
• DSCI 620 Project Management (4)
• DSCI 630: Project Risk Management (4)
• DSCI 640: Supply Chain Management-Concepts and Techniques (4)
• DSCI 652: Supply Chain Logistics (2)
• DSCI 653: Global Sourcing (2)
• DSCI 681 Operations Management for Services and Manufacturing (4)
• DSCI 691: Project Management Leadership and Problem Solving (4)
• ECON 696 Managerial Economics and Strategy (2)
• FIN 511G Investment and Portfolio Analysis (4)
• FIN 550G International Finance (4)
• FIN 560G Financial Markets and Institutions (4)
• FIN 595G Advanced Corporate Finance (4)
• FIN 601 Financial Management (4)
• IBUS 690: Doing Business Internationally (4)
• MGMT 600: Practical Research Methods for Managers (2-4)
• MIS 600: Management Information Systems (4)
• MIS 643: Telecommunications and Internet Management - Part One (2)
• MIS 653: Supply Chain Information Systems (2)
• MIS 662: Management of Distributed Computing (4)
• MIS 663: Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation (4)
• MIS 665: Systems Design and Decision Support (4)
• MIS 667: Telecommunications and Internet Management (4)
• MIS 671: Problem Formulation and Data Presentation (4)
• MIS 675: Risk Analysis in Information Technology (2)
• MIS 680: Introduction to Information Assurance (4)
• MIS 681: Enterprise Security Management (4)
• MIS 682: Analysis of Strategic and Tactical Security IT Planning (4)
• MIS 685: Data Mining Tools (2)
• MIS 686: Advanced Data Mining Tools (2)
• MIS 687: Business Analytics (4)
• MIS 688: Predictive Analytics (4)
• MIS 693: Advanced Supply Chain Information Systems (2)

Nonprofit Leadership and Management (MNLM)

• MGMT 620 Organizational Behavior (3-4)
• MPNA 600 Practical Research for Public Administration and Nonprofit Management (2)
• MPNA 635 Economics of Social Issues (4)
• MPNA 660 Strategic Human Resources Management: Public and Nonprofit (4)
• MPNA 680 Information Management, Evaluation, and Public Accountability (4)
• MPNA 690 Public Ethics and the Common Good (2)
• NPM 600 Nonprofit Governance and Management (4)
• NPM 650 Fundraising for Nonprofits and Advocacy (4)
• NPM 675 Nonprofit Financial Management (4)

Nursing

• HSCI 648: Designing for Quality in Health Care (3)
• NURS 605: Health Policy and Leadership (3)
• NURS 608: Epidemiology (2)https://www.metrostate.edu/academics/courses/npm-650
• NURS 647: Leadership in Healthcare Systems (3)
• NURS 708: Global Health and Epidemiology: A Population-Based Approach (3)
• NURS 749: Health Systems Quality, Project, and Resource Management (3)
• NURS 751: Health Policy and Advocacy (3)

Public Administration (MPA)

• MPNA 690 Public Ethics and the Common Good (2)

Public and Nonprofit Administration (MPNA)

• MPNA 635 Economics of Social Issues (4)
• MPNA 699 Topics in Public Administration and Nonprofit Management (2)
• PADM 600 Public Administration Foundations (4)
• PADM 650 Public Policy Analysis (4)
• PADM 675 Public Finance (4)

Technical Communication

• MDST 520G Digital Storytelling (4)
• TCID 599G Advanced Topics (1-4)
• TCID 671 Technical Communication Practice and Applied Theory (4)
• TCID 673 Technical Communication in International Contexts (4)
• TCID 676 Advanced Writing and Designing for the Web (4)
• TCID 683 Technical Communication Capstone (4)
• TCID 685 Rhetorical Theory (4)

Urban Education

• EDU 600 Principles of Urban Education (4)
• EDU 606 Urban Middle School & High School Methods -Advanced Theory and Practice (4)
• EDU 610 Teaching & Assessing Exceptional Urban Learners-Advanced Theory & Practice (3)
• EDU 614 Literacy Education in Urban Schools - Advanced Theory and Practice (3)
• EDU 615 Managing Learning in Urban 5-12 Classrooms-Advanced Theory and Practice (3)
• EDU 630 Historical, Cultural, and Philosophical Foundations of Urban Education (3)
• EDU 632 Assessing Learning in Urban Grades 5-12 - Advanced Theory and Practice (3)
• EDU 633 Strategies for Transforming Education Through Absent Narratives (1-2)
• EDU 635 Teaching Assessing ELL Students in Content-Advanced Theory and Practice (3)
• EDU 646 Restorative Practices in Urban Schools and Classrooms (4)
• EDU 650 Student Teaching in the Urban Secondary School Grades 5-12 (1-9)
• EDU 651 Immigrants and Refugees in Urban Schools (3)
• EDU 652 Theories and Methods of Language Learning (3)
• EDU 653 Assessment and Curriculum for English Learners in Urban Schools (4)
• EDU 654 The Urban ESL Professional (1)
• EDU 656 Elementary ESL Practicum (1)
• EDU 657 Middle School ESL Practicum (1)
• EDU 658 High School ESL Practicum (1)
• EDU 670 Advanced Reflective Practice for Urban Educators (4)
• EDU 682 Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Urban Schools (4)
• EDU 688 Research Methods in Urban/Cross-Cultural Education (4)
• EDU 698 Capstone: Conducting Research in Urban Classrooms, Schools and Communities (4)
• SPED 600 Socio-Cultural Foundations in Teaching Urban Learners with Exceptionalities (4)
• SPED 601 Applying Behavioral and Learning Principles in Urban Settings (4)
• SPED 602 Legal, Political, and Ethical Issues in Urban Special Education (3)
• SPED 611 Urban Special Education Practicum and Seminar (1-2)
• SPED 630 Characteristics of Diverse Urban Learners with Mild/Moderate Disabilities (4)
• SPED 633 Assessment in Urban Special Education (4)