Academic Programs at Le Moyne College

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Undergraduate Degree Programs

Program Title	HEGIS	Degree(s)/ Certificate
Accounting*	0502	B.S.
Biochemistry	0404	B.S.
Biological Sciences	0401	B.A., B.S.
Business Administration	0502	B.S.
Business: Applied Management Analysis	0506	B.S.
Business: Finance	0504	B.S.
Business: Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management	0516	B.S.
Business: Information Systems	0702	B.S.
Business: Management and Leadership	0506	B.S.
Business: Marketing	0509	B.S.
Chemistry	0905	B.S.
Communication	0601	B.A.
Computer Science (beginning Fall 2008)	0701	B.A.
Criminology and Crime & Justice Studies	2105	B.A.
Economics	2204	B.A., B.S.
English	1501	B.A.
French	1102	B.A.
History	2205	B.A.
Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management*	0516	B.S.
Information Systems*	0702	B.S.
Mathematics	1701	B.A.
Multiple Science	1999.20	B.S.
Natural Systems Science	0420	B.S.
Nursing	1203.10	B.S.
Peace & Global Studies	2210	B.A.
Philosophy	1509	B.A.
Physics	1902	B.A., B.S.
Political Science	2207	B.A.
Professional Accountancy	0502	B.S./M.B.A.
Psychology	2001	B.A., B.S.
Religious Studies	1510	B.A.
Sociology	2208	B.A.
Spanish	1105	B.A.
Theatre Arts	1007	B.A.

* For continuing students only. These programs have been replaced by the Business: Accounting, Business: Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management and Business: Information Systems listed above.

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Minor Programs

Minor programs are offered in all of the above listed undergraduate programs. In addition, special minor programs are offered in:

• Anthropology
• Catholic Studies
• Classics
• Creative Writing
• Education
• Film
• Irish Literature
• Italian
• Japanese
• Latin
• Music
• Natural Systems Science
• Urban Studies
• Visual Arts
• Gender and Women’s Studies

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Graduate Degree Programs

Program Title	HEGIS	Degree(s)/ Certificate
Management	0506	M.B.A.
Physician Assistant Studies	1299.10	M.S.
Adolescent Education	0803	M.S.T.
Adolescent Education I*	0803	M.S.Ed.
Adolescent Education II#	0803	M.S.Ed.
Childhood Education I*	0802	M.S.Ed.
Childhood Education II#	0802	M.S.Ed.
Dual Adolescent/ Special Education	0808	M.S.T.
Dual Adolescent/ Special Ed I*	0808	M.S.Ed.
Dual Adolescent/ Special Ed II#	0808	M.S.Ed.
Dual Childhood/ Special Ed I*	0808	M.S.Ed.
Dual Childhood/ Special Ed II#	0808	M.S.Ed.
Dual Middle Child Specialist/ Special Ed I*	0808	M.S.Ed.
Elementary Education I+	0802	M.S.Ed.
General Professional Education	0801	M.S.Ed.
Inclusive Childhood Education	0808	M.S.T.
Middle Childhood Specialist I*	0804	M.S.Ed.
Nursing	1203.10	M.S.
Nursing Education	1203.12	C.A.S.
Nursing Administration	1203.12	C.A.S.
School Building Leadership	0828	M.S.Ed.
School Building Leadership	0828	C.A.S.
School District Business Leader	0827	M.S.Ed.
School District Business Leader	0827	C.A.S.
School District Leadership	0827	M.S.Ed.
School District Leadership	0827	C.A.S.
Secondary Education I+	0803	M.S.Ed.
Special Education I+	0808	M.S.Ed.

* These programs are for students who hold initial certification effective 9/1/04 or later.
# These programs are for students who are already certified to teach and are seek-ing an additional certification. For further clarification, contact the education department at (315) 445-4376.
+ These programs are for students who hold provisional certification on or before 2/1/04.

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Division of Arts and Sciences

Anthropology, Criminology and Sociology

Overview:

The Department of Anthropology, Criminology & Sociology offers a major in sociology with five concentrations (human services, criminology and criminal justice, theory and research, dual childhood and special education and anthropology) an interdisciplinary major, criminology and crime & justice studies, as well as minors in anthropology, sociology and criminology and criminal justice. The department also administers an interdisciplinary minor in urban studies.
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Biological Sciences

Overview:

The Department of Biological Sciences offers B.A. and B.S. degree programs. In addition, a minor in biological sciences is available. Students interested in graduate study in biology or in medical, dental or veterinary training should choose one of the B.S. programs with two or more years of chemistry. Those interested in a B.A. program may elect a broad range of courses in the humanities or social sciences in place of the advanced chemistry or physics normally taken with the B.S. program.
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Chemistry and Physics

Overview:

The chemistry program has been accredited by the American Chemical Society and closely follows the recommendations of that society in the design of its academic programs. The minimum requirements in the field for the B.S. degree in chemistry include two semesters of each of the following areas: general, organic, analytical and physical chemistry; inorganic chemistry and biochemistry; and one upper-division chemistry elective. A student completing the program is certified by the American Chemical Society. Exceptions to American Chemical Society certification may be made by the department chair.
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Communication

Overview:

The communication major offers a program of study that prepares students for careers in the mass communication industries or graduate school while supporting the institution’s mission of educating the whole person.

After completing a core sequence of courses that emphasizes critical examination of mass communication, majors pursue a career-oriented concentration in one of four areas: print journalism, television/radio, public relations or advertising. There are also offerings in speech, film, photography, and the history of broadcasting.

Our 125 majors learn in state-of-the-art video and audio production labs, discuss major social and ethical issues affecting communication, and experience the workplace through internships, work-site visits, and media tours of major media markets such as Boston and New York. Various co-curricular activities, including a student-run newspaper, a campus radio station, a closed-circuit cable station, and a communication club, underscore the academic experience in our program.
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Economics

Overview:

Economics is the study of individual and collective decisions that relate to the production, consumption and exchange of goods and services. The economics curriculum contributes to a well- balanced business management and liberal arts education by providing students with the fundamental economic concepts necessary to better understand the world around them. The economics major prepares students for entry-level careers in a variety of fields including economics, business, law, education and government. The major is also valuable preparation for students planning to pursue advanced degrees in economics, business, public administration, law or related fields.
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Education

Overview:

The education department collaborates with several arts and sciences departments to prepare teachers who will address the needs of all children. Le Moyne preservice teachers select a major, and also complete a rigorous program of teacher education. Le Moyne teacher candidates address state learning standards through effective pedagogy, and also attend to the social and political demands of public and private education in the world. The department administers New York state approved programs for initial certification in TESOL (grades K-12), childhood and special education (grades 1-6), middle level education specialist (grades 5-9) and adolescent education (grades 7-12) in content areas and special education.
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English

Overview:

The department of English houses two majors, English and communication, while within the English major two concentrations of study are offered: literature and creative writing. Each of these programs is committed to the discovery of meaning and value in language—a commitment that is grounded both in contemporary academic and professional concerns within English and communication studies as well as in humankind’s enduring traditions of self-expression, speculative inquiry and social communication through literature and the rhetorical arts. In particular, the department’s programs are designed to involve students in challenging and rewarding encounters with literary works representing a variety of types and time periods; to expand students’ awareness of the range, subtlety, and power of language; to help students develop their own expressive powers in language; and to assist them toward increasingly mature syntheses of literature and communications with other life experiences.
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Foreign Languages and Literatures

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Foreign language studies at Le Moyne aim to acquaint students with a language, culture and civilization different from their own. The department of foreign languages and literatures offers majors in French and Spanish (30 credit hours above the intermediate level). Students may fulfill 12 of these credit hours during their study abroad program. As part of their program of study, Spanish and French majors are required to spend a semester abroad. Spanish majors may fulfill this requirement through participation in the Dominican Republic consortium or another program with an established and recognized institution. The study abroad requirement should be fulfilled no earlier than the fall semester of the student’s junior year and no later than the fall of his/her senior year. Summer programs should include two sessions. Whenever possible, students are required to live with a host family. Exceptions will be dealt with on an individual basis. Arrangements for credit for such study are made in advance in consultation with the department chair.
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History

Overview:

Those who wish to evaluate the complex and challenging issues of the present must seek the perspective conferred by a sound and critical knowledge of the past. History imparts this knowledge, thereby helping the student to understand contemporary affairs and to analyze and evaluate evidence. History also forms part of the foundation of a liberal education by providing essential background for the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and pre-professional disciplines.
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Mathematics & Computer Science

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The mathematics and computer science department serves two primary functions: 1) to offer students majoring in mathematics a well-rounded, career-oriented program in mathematics, and 2) to offer other students careful instruction in using the mathematical tools required by their disciplines. In keeping with the first objective, the department requires its majors to complete a common core of eight mathematics courses (including a senior research project—see below), to complete two courses in each of three cognate fields (foreign language, computer science and natural science) and to concentrate further in one of five areas (pure mathematics, operations research, statistics, actuarial science, secondary education) by completing a sequence of at least four additional mathematics courses and a variable number (depending on concentration—see below) of other courses. Majors must declare their area of concentration by the end of their sophomore year and have their concentration course sequence approved by the chair of the department.
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Nursing

Overview:

As the fastest growing field in health care, nursing offers exciting, rewarding, and challenging career options. This program of study prepares nurses to function as generalists in practice when assuming the many excellent and ever-expanding employment opportunities available nationwide.
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Philosophy

Overview:

The goal of Le Moyne’s department of philosophy is to orient students in the development of critical and speculative thought, under conditions of intellectual and affective freedom, and with a sense of openness towards alternative visions of life-experience. The study of philosophy at Le Moyne is pluralistic in approach. As such, it allows majors and non-majors alike to focus on those philosophical themes that best respond to their individual concerns and vocational aspirations. These include graduate study in philosophy or related disciplines (e.g., religious studies; women’s studies; critical, literary and film theory; etc.), professional studies (in law, medicine or the ministry), and other career studies (in civil rights, ecology, etc.)
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Physician Assistant Studies

Overview:

The Le Moyne College Physician Assistant Program is dedicated to the education of students to become competent, caring, compassionate, and ethical providers of health care services with the supervision of a licensed physician. The program seeks to instill in each the individual desire to pursue a lifelong commitment to promote excellence in the delivery of patient care through continual self assessment and advancement of one’s medical skills and knowledge.

The program prepares the student to work in a wide variety of settings under the supervision of licensed physicians, such as hospitals, private primary care facilities, nursing homes, and community centers.

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Political Science

Overview:

The Department of Political Science has as its main objective educating students to the political concerns of society. The coursework covers the wide range of topics associated with the discipline, and provides solid preparation for such career choices as graduate school, law school, business, journalism, education and public service. Whatever career path is chosen, however, the department’s primary mission is to prepare students for a life of active and informed citizenship.
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Psychology

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The major objective of the psychology department is to familiarize students with the basic methods and theories utilized to study the behavior of humans and animals. Through an offering of lecture, discussion, laboratory and field experiences, the department provides students with a comprehensive overview of the various approaches employed by psychologists while enabling individuals to pursue specific interests in greater depth.
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Religious Studies

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Le Moyne recognizes that the study of the religious dimension of the person is essential to a liberal education. The faculty of the Department of Religious Studies, therefore, proceeds on the principle that inquiry into the nature and function of religion will help students develop a richer understanding of men, women and the world in which they live and work.
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Visual and Performing Arts

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The visual and performing arts department offers students opportunities in a wide range of creative expression and arts appreciation. The department includes a theatre arts major, a drama minor, a visual arts minor and a music minor. Each program presents an array of classroom, studio and applied courses designed to encourage the education of the whole person.
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Division of Management

Accounting

Overview:

Accounting, as the primary financial information system in all organizations, is often described as the language of business. Accounting professionals are expected to be proficient in accounting, to possess a well-rounded business background and to have excellent oral and written communications skills. The Department of Accounting seeks to prepare graduates with the skills necessary to meet these expectations. Accounting education at Le Moyne College provides a strong foundation in the liberal arts, a body of knowledge in general business and an extensive preparation in accounting. Students completing the program find opportunities in public accounting, the private sector, the financial sector, not-for- profit organizations and the government.
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Applied Management Analysis

Overview:

Applied Management Analysis, often referred to as management science or operations research, is marketed as "the Science of Better" and is defined as the discipline of applying advanced analytical methods to help make better decisions.
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Economics

Overview:

The Economics faculty at Le Moyne College are committed to high-quality undergraduate instruction and scholarship. The study of economics is useful in providing insights into how the world works. It teaches students a way of thinking, which when combined with training in qualitative and quantitative reasoning, and good judgment, provides an excellent foundation for a wide range of careers in government, private, and nonprofit sectors and for graduate studies in economics, business, and law, among others.
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Finance

Overview:

Finance is the study of the allocation of financial (scarce) resources to maximize their utilities. Since the allocation is subject to uncertainties, tools and skills are employed to weigh the costs and benefits of the decisions.

If you were to start your business, what type of questions do you need to ask yourself? What products to produce or sell? What kind of buildings, furniture, machines to buy? How to finance (to get the money)? Should I borrow or take partners? How to manage daily activities, to collect from customers and pay suppliers?

These are some of the most important questions you need to answer and they are related to the management of money.
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Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management

Overview:

The field of industrial relations and human resource management deals with work organizations, unions and management, and relationships between employees and their managers.
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Information Systems

Overview:

All disciplines are experiencing growth in computer use, and students who enrich their knowledge of information systems are at a career advantage. The information systems major program is designed to serve students with educational and career interests in information systems, as well as those students who have other career and educational interests and who desire knowledge of information systems.
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Management and Leadership

Overview:

The mission of the management and leadership major in business administration is to prepare young students for both the people and leadership challenges inherent in modern organizations. We believe that leadership is primarily an art, rather than a science, and involves the exercise of substantial judgment, creativity, and style. Educating leaders requires significant attention to both general principles and theories, and the development of the individual. This development includes building interpersonal and small group skills, gaining awareness of one’s strengths, weaknesses, and values, and becoming motivated to learn continuously from experience.
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Marketing

Overview:

Marketing is a vital link between the organization and the consumer. Every company must serve customer needs—create customer satisfaction—to succeed. Rapidly changing business landscapes create new challenges for companies, whether they are giant multinational firms or mall boutiques, profit-oriented or not-for-profit. Marketing strategies provide the tools by which firms identify and analyze customers’ needs and then inform these customers about how the company can meet these needs.
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Graduate Programs

Education

Overview:

Le Moyne's graduate programs in education are value-driven and rooted in the following beliefs about students and teachers: Every student must accept appropriate responsibility for his or her own education. It is the teacher's responsibility to create learning opportunities to meet the needs of each student. Every student deserves to be treated with respect and dignity. It is the teacher's responsibility to create a supportive learning environment that nurtures self-confidence and affirms diversity. Every student needs to grow as an independent learner. It is the teacher's responsibility to guide students through effective modeling of reflective inquiry and a personal commitment to lifelong learning.
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MBA

Overview:

The Le Moyne master’s level degree in business administration is distinctive because of its emphasis on developing decision-making managers for an increasingly complex world, who combine the art and science of leadership in a global perspective. Today’s manager must be able to analyze everything from balance sheets to socio-cultural diversity. But analysis is hardly enough. Today’s manager must be able to coach, teach, negotiate and communicate. He or she must think through a plan of action, then implement it. Le Moyne’s Jesuit tradition stresses ethical and value analysis as well as oral and written communication.
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Nursing

Overview:

Le Moyne College began offering Master of Science and Post-Master's Certificate programs in nursing in fall 2006. These programs offer concentrations in the nurse educator and nurse administrator and will prepare graduates to function in professional leadership positions as educators or health care managers. The Post-Master's Certificates are available to nurses who already hold a master's degree in nursing or in a related field.
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Physician Assistant Studies

Overview:

The Le Moyne College Physician Assistant Studies Program is dedicated to the education of students to become competent, caring, compassionate, and ethical providers of primary health care services with the supervision of a licensed physician. The program seeks to instill in each individual the desire to pursue a lifelong commitment to promote excellence in the delivery of patient care through continual self-assessment and advancement of one’s medical skills and knowledge. The program prepares the student to work in a wide variety of settings under the supervision of licensed physicians, such as hospitals, private primary care facilities, nursing homes, and community centers.
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Interdisciplinary Programs

Biochemistry

Overview:

Biochemistry has grown to occupy an important and influential position in both of its parent disciplines, chemistry and biology. The biochemistry major offers an interdisciplinary curriculum that is designed to allow students to focus on either the biological or the chemical aspects of the boundary region between these two disciplines. A major in biochemistry can prepare students for advanced studies in biochemistry, biology or chemistry; for advanced studies in the health professions; for employment in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries; or (with further study) for careers in public health policy or patent or environmental law.
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Consortium for Culture and Medicine

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Courses of the Syracuse Consortium for Culture and Medicine (CCM) courses are open to upper-division undergraduates, graduate students and faculty from Le Moyne College, Syracuse University and Upstate Medical University and to members of the public with a bachelor’s degree. Each course is worth three credits and is limited to a maximum number of 8-10 students from each institution.
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Integral Honors

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Students in the Integral Honors Program combine their regular core courses with a special interdisciplinary honors sequence. That 21- credit sequence replaces 21 corresponding core credits; HON 309 and HON 480 use elective credits. In the freshman, sophomore and senior years, the honors student enrolls in the honors humanities sequence. This 21-hour series of courses replaces as many hours of philosophy, religious studies, history and English core requirements.
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Multiple Science

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Students who major in general science should follow the sequence of one of the natural sciences in their freshman year. To fulfill requirements for this major they must have a three-year concentration in one natural science. At least one 300-level course and at least one 400-level course must be taken. Also, students must complete two distinct two-semester sequences in mathematics or one two-semester sequence in mathematics and one two-semester sequence in computer science. In addition, they must have at least one full year of study in two other natural sciences and one additional year of any natural science, mathematics or computer science. In order to fulfill a major requirement for the general science major, courses must fulfill the major requirements for the specific discipline’s major or minor.
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Peace and Global Studies

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Peace and global studies is an interdisciplinary major designed to provide students with a way to understand the origins, challenges and ethical problems of the contemporary world. Students who take this major explore how the concepts of justice and peace are linked to issues of economics, labor relations, the environment, religion, gender and family, law and human rights, communications and culture.
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Core Curriculum

Core Curriculum

Overview:

At Le Moyne College a solid grounding in the humanities and the sciences is an essential element in each student’s preparation for a meaningful and productive life. The College, therefore, requires participation in the core curriculum, a special series of required courses and course options designed to assist students in acquiring the skills, knowledge, attitudes and values that are the basis of a liberal arts education in the Jesuit tradition. Students who successfully complete this program of study at Le Moyne should be able to:

1. Gather, analyze, evaluate and synthesize information and make sound judgments about its applications.
2. Read with comprehension; write and speak with clarity, precision and expressiveness.
3. Identify the main historical, literary, religious, philosophical and aesthetic features of Western cultures.
4. Demonstrate a familiarity with other cultures and an appreciation of cultural diversity.
5. Identify the economic, political, psychological, religious, scientific, social and technological forces that shape human affairs.
6. Assess conduct and make decisions based on the ethical concerns and transcendent moral values of Christianity and other religious and philosophical traditions.
7. Demonstrate an active commitment to social justice and community service in the Jesuit tradition.
8. Pursue a life of the spirit and of the mind in order to foster personal growth and maturity.

This core curriculum (42 credits) is an integrated series of 12 courses in the humanities, along with one course in the natural sciences and one in the social sciences. The humanities courses are arranged in sequential order, with each course level providing the background and foundation for the next. Students derive the most benefit from taking these courses in numerical order, 100-level courses, then 200, etc., usually in the year designated. The social science and natural science requirements may be taken at any time.
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