Coursework

Rich Campanella and students

All CCC students take nine required courses (twenty-seven hours) in research design, methods, and analysis; theory, pedagogy, and professionalization. Eight elective courses (twenty-four hours) open opportunities for defining a dissertation topic. For more information, refer to an example of course listings by year/semester below (subject to change).

Course #

Name

Credits

Year/Semester

6040

Intro. Data Analysis

 3

 1/1

7010

CCC Pro-Seminar I

 3

 1/1

7100

CCC Theory I

 3

 1/1

7750

TA-IS

No credit

 1/1

7200

Research Design

 3

 1/2

7300

Quantitative Analysis

 3

 1/2

 

Elective #1

 3

 1/2

7750

TA-IS

No credit

 1/2

7350

Qualitative Analysis

 3

 2/1

 

Elective #2

 3

 2/1

 

Elective #3

 3

 2/1

7750

TA-IS

No credit

 2/1

7150

CCC Theory II

 3

 2/2

 

Elective #4

 3

 2/2

 

Elective #5

 3

 2/2

7750

TA-IS

No credit

 2/2

 

Elective #6

3

 3/1

 

Elective #7

3

 3/1

 

Elective #8

3

 3/1

7750

TA-IS

No credit

 3/1

7700

Teaching Seminar, linked to 7800 (prepare course syllabus)

 3

 3/2

7800

Research Practicum I (Exam 1)

 No credit, P/F

 3/2

7750

TA-IS

 No credit

 3/2

9990

Dissertation, for full-time status

 No credit

 3/2

7850

Research Practicum II (Exam2)

 No credit, P/F

 4/1

 

Prepare and defend Dissertation Prospectus

 No credit

 4/1

7950

Pro-Seminar II

 3

 4/1

7750

TA-IS, TA-I, & RA

 No credit

 4/1

9990

Dissertation, for full-time status

 No credit

 4/1

7750

TA-IS, TA-I, & RA

 No credit

 4/2, 5/1&2

9990

Dissertation Research

 No credit

 4/2, 5/1&2

Above: Rich Campanella, School of Architecture, and students in his Cultural Geographies class at the Mississippi River levee near the Orleans parish line on a field trip to tour the city's municipal water taps (photo by Jennifer Zdon, © 2015).