Jun 22, 2024  
2017-2018 Graduate Studies Bulletin 
    
Catalog Navigation
  Bulletin Home
  Course Descriptions
  Our Mission
  About Our University
  Academic Honesty
  Academic Policies and Procedures
  Admission (Graduate)
  Archived Bulletins
  Tuition, Financial Aid and Scholarships
  Programs (Alphabetically, University-wide)
  Programs (by Degree, University-wide)
  Programs (by School)
  Distance Learning
  Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (HCLAS)
  School of Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts of HCLAS
  School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics of HCLAS
  Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs of HCLAS
  Frank G. Zarb School of Business
  The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication
  School of Education
  School of Engineering and Applied Science
  School of Health Professions and Human Services
  Hofstra Northwell School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies
  Academic Calendars and Deadlines
  Facilities and Services
  General Information and Definitions
  HEGIS Codes
  Printable Forms
  @HofBulletins on Twitter
  My Personal Catalog
HELP
2017-2018 Graduate Studies Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Course Descriptions

 

Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences (SPCH)
  
  

  • SPCH 276 - Language Impairment in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders


    Semester Hours: 1
    Periodically
    This course provides students with an overview of the language characteristics of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). The course examines the assessment and treatment of children with ASDs, focusing on the available evidence regarding the effectiveness of specific programs and therapeutic approaches. Identification and treatment issues will be discussed within an evidence-based framework.



  
  

Sustainability Studies (SBLY)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • SBLY 340 - Internship in Sustainability


    Semester Hours: 1-6
    Fall, January, Spring, Summer
    Students doing internships in sustainability will conduct research with public and private agencies that results in significant outcomes. A minimum of 80 hours of on-site work per semester hour is required, in addition to a written and an oral report on the research conducted.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Prerequisites or corequisites: SBLY 201 , 206 . May be repeated for credit up to a maximum of 6 s.h. Grades will be based on both on-site performance and academic work. May not be taken on a Pass/Fail basis.

Taxation (TAX)
  

  • TAX 220 - Tax Practice and Procedures


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Covers the administrative machinery of IRS, federal tax procedure at the administrative level, closing and compromise agreements, deficiency and jeopardy assessments, refund claims, statute of limitations, tax collection, and rights and privileges of the taxpayer.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    ACCT 143 or 214  or approved equivalent. Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements.
  

  • TAX 221 - Income Tax Problems of Partnerships


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Analysis of tax problems and operation of partnerships, including the treatment of distributions, sales and exchanges of partnership interests, dissolutions and liquidations.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Corequisite: ACCT 215 . This course is waived for students who have taken a prior approved introductory course in federal taxation including coverage of business entities, such as ACCT 144 or approved equivalent. Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Frank G. Zarb School of Business  and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements.
  

  • TAX 222 - Federal Income Taxation of the Corporation and Its Shareholders


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Advanced coverage of income taxation of corporations, Subchapter S election and effect of distributions and redemptions on the corporation and its stockholders.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Corequisite: ACCT 215 . This course is waived for those students who have previously taken an introductory federal tax course including coverage of business entities, such as ACCT 144 or approved equivalent. Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Frank G. Zarb School of Business  and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements.
  

  • TAX 223 - Federal Income Tax Aspects of Liquidations, Mergers and Reorganizations


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Intensive study of Federal Income Tax treatment of corporate liquidations, reorganizations and divisions. Problems relating to collapsible corporations, affiliated groups, foreign corporations and foreign-sourced income are covered.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    TAX 222  or approved equivalent. Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements.
  

  • TAX 224 - Estate and Gift Tax


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relative to estate and gift taxation are analyzed and interpreted in terms of the regulations and rulings of the Internal Revenue Service and court decisions. The New York State provisions relative to estate and gift tax are covered.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    ACCT 143 or 214  or approved equivalent. Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Frank G. Zarb School of Business  and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements.
  

  • TAX 225 - Deferred Compensation and Pension Plans


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Law and regulations relating to employee pension, annuity, profit-sharing, stock bonus and bond purchase plans, including plans for self-employed individuals. The Federal Income Tax law with regard to deferred compensation procedures and plans, including stock options, both statutory and nonstatutory, and restricted stock payments are analyzed. In addition, the tax treatment of distributions from qualified plans are analyzed.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    ACCT 143 or 214  or approved equivalent. Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Frank G. Zarb School of Business  and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements.
  
  

  • TAX 227 - Taxation of International Transactions


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Course explores issues in international taxation such as jurisdiction to tax, source rules for income and expense, foreign tax credit, controlled foreign corporations, foreign earnings exclusion, tax treaties, and other related international tax issues pertaining to ethical considerations. International taxation of individuals also addressed.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    ACCT 144 or 215  or 216  or TAX 222  or approved equivalent. Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements.
  
  
  

  • TAX 240 - Income Taxation of Estates and Trusts


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Analyzes income taxation of estates and trusts and their beneficiaries, including computation of distributable net income, taxable income, taxation of simple and complex trusts, computation of income in respect of a decedent and preparation of estate and trust income tax returns.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    ACCT 143 or 214  or approved equivalent. Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Frank G. Zarb School of Business  and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements.
  

  • TAX 241 - Estate Planning


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Analyzes general principles relating to estate planning, including lifetime gifting, marital planning, wealth transfers, estate freeze techniques, use of insurance in estate planning, generation skipping and charitable planning.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    TAX 224  or approved equivalent. Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements.
  

  • TAX 242 - “S” Corporation and Advanced Corporate Tax Problems


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Covers relevant technical issues surrounding the election of S corporation status, including the impact of the newest tax laws, IRS rulings and regulations affecting S corporations. Topics to be discussed include election, termination, revocation, built-in gains tax, and tax planning for the S corporation and its shareholders.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    TAX 222  or approved equivalent. Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements.
  
  
  

  • TAX 309 - Research Seminar


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Supervised research in the field of taxation on an approved topic and the preparation of a formal paper. Students formulate a research question; determine the methodological approach; review prior work; and, where appropriate, specify the sample data and research techniques. An oral presentation of the paper is required at the conclusion of the semester.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Completion of 21 s.h. of graduate course work in the area of concentration. Open only to matriculated MS in Taxation  students.
  

  • TAX 331 - Master of Science Internship


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    A work-study program open to MS students with majors in all areas except marketing research. Students work a minimum of 100 hours during the semester for selected business organizations in their area of specialization. A written evaluation of a complex specialization-related decision is prepared by the student at the completion of the course.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Nine graduate-level specialization s.h., including the advanced core in that specialization, with a 3.3 GPA and permission of appropriate department chairperson. Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Frank G. Zarb School of Business  and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. Students may only count 3 s.h. of internship courses toward their degree requirement. See specific program requirements.

Technology and Public Policy (TPP)
  

  • TPP 201 - Science, Technology and Society


    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    Course is designed to encourage systematic thinking about the intellectual, moral and social/political issues raised by the rapid growth of science and technology in the 20th century. Case studies examine ways in which cultural, economic, and technical elements shaped opportunities for social and political change. The imbedded science and technology are analyzed as well as the effects created by the technologies.

Writing Studies and Composition (WSC)
  
  
  

  • WSC 231 - Writing for Advocacy and Social Justice


    Semester Hours: 3

    Periodically

    This course provides students with writing strategies to advocate for social change within their campus and broader communities. Students will work with community partners to complete a writing project that helps the organization move forward its mission. Projects may include grant applications, web site content, marketing materials, social media writing, and other genres. Students will read about and write within these genres, read scholarship in the field of community writing, and make connections between the scholarship and their work in the community

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit given for this course or RHET 231 , not both.
  

  • WSC 232 - Advanced Scientifc Writing


    Semester Hours: 1
    An advanced scientific writing workshop designed to prepare students for scientific publishing in professional or academic settings.  This preparation will include an opportunity to reflect on the nature and placement of good writing in the sciences.  Each student will write a paper based on their own research or produce an original structured literature review. Students will also perform peer review for projects by their classmates. An examination of scientific correspondence, literature reviews, pedagogy, and/or reports may be included.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Graduate students in the life or physical sciences, public health, or medicine.  Juniors and seniors majoring in life or physical sciences, mathematics, engineering, health communication, or the social sciences may also enroll or by permission of the instructor. Offered as a 1-credit workshop. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 semester hours. Same as BIO 232 .  Credit given to this course or BIO 232 , not both. May not be taken on a Pass/Fail basis.
 

Page: 1 <- Back 10 … 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20