May 16, 2024  
2021-2022 Graduate Bulletin 
    
2021-2022 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Catalog


Graduate courses at Appalachian are numbered 5000 and above. 5000 is master’s level; 6000 is specialist level; 7000 is doctoral level. Courses numbered below 5000 may not count toward the minimum hours required for a graduate degree or certificate program of study.

Courses for Continued Enrollment

Courses numbered 5989/7989 courses are intended for continued enrollment purposes only and do not count toward the minimum hours required for a graduate degree or certificate program of study. All other courses described in this bulletin (except courses numbered 5989 and 7989) are courses that count as a required or elective course on a program of study for at least one graduate degree.

Cross-listed Courses

Several courses are shared across two or more disciplines or departments, and as such are cross listed under multiple prefixes. Students may only count one version of such a course on a program of study. These cross-listed courses are indicated with a notation in (parentheses) at the end of the course description.

Dual-listed Courses

Dual-listed courses are classes approved to be taught concurrently at the 4000/5000 levels and by the same instructor, either (1) meeting at the same time and in the same classroom, or (2) in the same online setting. Graduate students who are enrolled in a dual-listed course can expect advanced academic content and more rigorous assignments appropriate for graduate-level courses. A separate graduate syllabus will clearly state the learning outcomes and different assessments for graduate students in the course. Undergraduate participation in these courses is restricted to seniors. Juniors may petition the department for permission to enroll in these courses.

No more than 12 semester hours of dual-listed courses may be included in a student’s program of study. Dual-listed courses are noted in the course descriptions as follows: “[Dual-listed with XXX 4xxx.]”

 

Higher Education

  
  • H E 5430 - Organization and Governance in Higher Education (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    This course is a study of the concepts of organization and governance as applied to postsecondary institutions in the United States. Emphasis is placed on structure and the functions of leadership and management as well as the varied ways both public and private institutions are governed.
  
  • H E 5441 - Globalization in Higher Education (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    This course studies increased globalization and international connectedness in postsecondary education, inclusive of students, institutions, and policies.
  
  • H E 5500 - Independent Study (1-4)


    When Offered: On Demand
    Subject matter may vary depending on student interest and need. A student may enroll more than once provided the content does not duplicate that of the previous course.
  
  • H E 5530-5549 - Selected Topics (1-4)


    When Offered: On Demand
  
  • H E 5630 - The Adult Learner (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring
    A study of the characteristics of adults as learners. Special attention is given to review of research on adult learning and to the role of the adult educator as a facilitator in the learning process.
  
  • H E 5635 - Adult Development and Learning Theories (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    This course is a study of major theories of adult learning and adult development and their implications for educational practice and public policy in postsecondary education.
  
  • H E 5640 - College Access and Student Success (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    This course addresses the political, social, economic, and historical context of college access and student success. It also explores ways to foster greater access and success, including policy actions, institutional conditions, and programmatic interventions.
  
  • H E 5650 - Curriculum in Higher Education (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    This course examines the history, purpose, and philosophies of curriculum in universities and community colleges. There will be an analysis of selected curriculum theories and how they relate to major components of the curriculum including general education, the major, career programs, developmental education, and continuing education.
  
  • H E 5700 - Leadership in Higher Education (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    This course is a study of leadership praxis with activities designed to improve skills in planning, decision-making, organizing, communication, and evaluation in higher education.
  
  • H E 5710 - Teaching and Learning in Adult and Developmental Education (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    This course addresses the theoretical approaches and practices employed to assist underprepared learners to succeed in postsecondary education. It describes research-based institutional characteristics and classroom strategies demonstrated to be effective in providing instruction and promoting learning for adult and developmental students.
  
  • H E 5720 - Program Development (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    This course examines program development from a theoretical as well as a conceptual approach. It provides an overview of the major programming models and focuses on both the administrative and instructional functions related to program development.
  
  • H E 5730 - Assessment and Evaluation (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    This course addresses assessment and evaluation policies and practices in U.S. higher education. It explores issues and practices in student assessment, outcomes measurement, evaluation criteria selection, course and program evaluations, and data analysis.
  
  • H E 5740 - Learning Assistance in Higher Education (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    This course provides an introduction to the learning assistance movement in U.S. colleges and universities as well as in adult education. It addresses the philosophy, history, theory, delivery models, services, and practice of learning assistance.
  
  • H E 5780 - Grantsmanship in Education (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    A study of fiscal resources available to researchers and practitioners in professional education, involving identification of funding sources, an understanding of proposal requirements and strategies for proposal development, competence in proposal evaluation, experience in the drafting and submission of a specific proposal to an appropriate agency.
  
  • H E 5840 - Higher Education Finance (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    This course is a study of financial management principles relating to higher education. Consideration is given to sources of funds, budgeting, purchasing, and financial accountability in higher education.
  
  • H E 5860 - The 21st Century College Student (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    This course is intended to give students a deeper understanding of the current generational culture to which today’s college students belong and provide greater insight into the multi-dimensional nature of adult student learning and development. This course will explore learning and development theories that will enable students to become more informed and effective in their work as learning leaders in higher education. By focusing on major theories of adult student development and its implications for educational practice and policy in postsecondary education, students will be able to grasp a better understanding of learning across the many spaces and roles we inhabit, including classrooms, offices, communities, and families.
  
  • H E 5989 - Graduate Research (1-9)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring
    This course is designed to provide access to University facilities for continuing graduate research at the master’s and specialist’s levels. HE 5989 does not count toward a degree.
    Graded on an S/U basis.
  
  • H E 5990 - Ethical and Legal Issues in Higher Education (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    An overview of ethics and of the law as it affects the administrator and teacher in higher education. The accent is on learning about ethics and the general concepts and sources of higher education law and regulations. Additionally, each student will select an individual problem area (case) for more detailed study.
  
  • H E 5999 - Thesis (2-4)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring
    Graded on an SP/UP basis until the thesis has been successfully defended and received final approval, at which time all grades will be changed to S.
  
  • H E 6040 - Readings in Postsecondary Education (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    Emphasis is given to understanding the conceptual framework of adult education, community education, developmental education, teaching, and administration through the study of relevant literature. Each student will conduct a study of the literature in one of these areas.
  
  • H E 6090 - Seminar in Adult and Developmental Education (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    This course provides opportunities for students to develop their own theoretical and philosophical frameworks for developmental education and apply these to the organization, implementation, and evaluation of developmental education and learning assistance programs.
  
  • H E 6310 - Critical Issues in Adult and Developmental Education (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    This course examines social, political, ethical, and economic issues impacting adult and developmental education and helps students deepen their skills of analysis in dealing with complex problems in the field today. The course provides students with opportunities to study issues of particular interest to them at a level typically not possible in other courses.
  
  • H E 6320 - Institutional Effectiveness (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    This course is designed to provide an overview of the principles of institutional effectiveness, including the processes and implications for required accreditation strategic planning, the establishment of continuing and integrated research-based planning and evaluation processes for educational programs and services that result in continuing improvement and demonstrate the effective accomplishment of mission and purpose.
  
  • H E 6330 - Organizing for Learning and Diversity (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    This course explores how universities and community colleges can become learning-centered institutions in an emerging multicultural society. It pays particular attention to the shift from diversity as an isolated initiative to diversity as a catalyst for educational excellence for all students.
  
  • H E 6340 - Policy Analysis in Higher Education (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    This course is designed to help prepare leaders in university and community college institutions to understand interest groups and respond to intended and unintended external public relations issues arising from various interest groups’ expectations and how these relations with interest groups translate into policy.
  
  • H E 6350 - Leading Organizational Change in Higher Education (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    This course helps educators in universities and community colleges strengthen their skills in leading change at both the institutional and the departmental levels. It explores research and theory in the field, including the role of individual change to departments within the larger change process.
  
  • H E 6360 - Organizational Analysis in Higher Education (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    This course is an organizational analysis of higher education that uses various theories of systems thinking. The course explores how theory guides organizational development and behavior and informs leadership praxis in university and community college institutions. The content of the course is grounded in systems theory and thinking with a series of learning activities designed to cultivate analytical, critical, and reflective thinking regarding organizational processes.
  
  • H E 6370 - Designing Culturally Responsive Learning Environments (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    This course is designed to assist educators in including adult learners’ cultural references in all aspects of learning. The course focuses on the role culture plays in how groups and individuals communicate and receive information, as well as in influencing thinking processes. It provides readings, resources, and research to prepare educators to become more culturally responsive as well as to utilize culturally responsive teaching practices.
  
  • H E 6500 - Independent Study (1-4)


    When Offered: On Demand
    Subject matter may vary depending on student interest and need. A student may enroll more than once provided the content does not duplicate that of the previous course.
  
  • H E 6530-6549 - Selected Topics (1-4)


    When Offered: On Demand
    Topics considered may include the following: Seminar in Educational Leadership; and Seminar in College Administration, etc.
  
  • H E 6550 - Seminar in Comparative Education (2-3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    A comparative study of post-compulsory institutions in other countries. Emphasis on the governance, administrative, curricular and instructional issues, concerns, and processes as they relate to the role of post-compulsory institutions. The study of an educational system is done in conjunction with seminars and visitations to educational institutions as well as travel throughout the countries under consideration, when possible.
  
  • H E 6600 - Seminar in Legal Problems (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    Current legal issues and problems related to organization and administration of public and private educational institutions.
    (Same as LSA 6600 .)
  
  • H E 6631 - Teaching and Learning in Postsecondary Education (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    An in-depth study of learning concepts with implications for instructional models. Special emphasis is given to the process of structuring learning experiences.
  
  • H E 6650 - Seminar in Postsecondary Education (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    To help students integrate their personal and professional development. Particular attention is given to supporting them in developing the capacity to engage in reflective practice and to understand the connections between individual development and organizational development.
  
  • H E 6840 - Personnel Policy and Practice in Higher Education (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    The course’s emphasis explores a wide variety of employment issues, including the rapidly changing areas of exceptions to the employment-at-will rule, and disability discrimination in employment. Further, the course includes a very broad range of employment law topics, such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Also, a detailed study will be made of all aspects of personnel administration such as recruitment and selection, job evaluation, compensation and benefits, and discipline and discharge. Finally, selected sections of the ASU Faculty Handbook will be studied.
  
  • H E 6861 - The History and Law of American Higher Education (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    This course is specifically designed to give students a broad knowledge-base of the purpose, function, and governance of higher education in the United States. This course will explore the dynamics of American higher education through an examination of its historical development over time, as well as introduce the laws and legal issues that are most-pressing for higher education institutions and their leaders.
  
  • H E 6900 - Higher Education Internship/Field Study (2-8)


    When Offered: On Demand
    Supervised experiences of teaching and/or administration under the direction of competent personnel, or the study of problems in postsecondary educational institutions or other appropriate agencies.
    Graded on an S/U basis.
  
  • H E 6999 - Education Specialist Thesis (2-4)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring
    Graded on an SP/UP basis until the thesis has been successfully defended and received final approval, at which time all grades will be changed to S.

History

  
  • HIS 5000 - Varieties and Methodologies of History (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    An introduction to the study of history at the graduate level, with attention to the history of the discipline, important theoretical and methodological debates in the field, and examination of methods of research practiced in historical sub-disciplines. Required of all History graduate students in their first year of study.
  
  • HIS 5002 - Seminar in Public History (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    The course provides an introduction to and consideration of the major methodological and theoretical approaches to the primary sectors of Public History, including archives and records management, historical interpretation and preservation, historical editing and publishing.
  
  • HIS 5106 - Readings Seminar in European History (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring
    Variable content. Barring duplication, a student may repeat the course. Course will emphasize significant fields of historical study in the area of European history. Strong emphasis will be placed on current scholarship and bibliography.
  
  • HIS 5107 - Research Seminar in European History (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring
    Variable content. Barring duplication, a student may repeat the course. Seminars will give students practical experience in examination and interpretation of primary and secondary sources, with emphasis on defining the topic to be researched, assessing its significance within the field of European history, and methodological problems and issues.
  
  • HIS 5206 - Readings Seminar in American History (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring
    Variable content. Barring duplication, a student may repeat the course. Course will emphasize significant fields of historical study in the area of American history. Strong emphasis will be placed on current scholarship and bibliography.
  
  • HIS 5207 - Research Seminar in American History (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring
    Variable content. Barring duplication, a student may repeat the course. Seminars will give students practical experience in examination and interpretation of primary and secondary sources, with emphasis on defining the topic to be researched, assessing its significance within the field of American history, and methodological problems and issues.
  
  • HIS 5208 - Readings Seminar in Appalachian History (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring
    Variable content. Barring duplication, a student may repeat the course. Course will emphasize significant fields of historical study in the area of Appalachian history. Strong emphasis will be placed on current scholarship and bibliography.
  
  • HIS 5209 - Research Seminar in Appalachian History (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring
    Variable content. Barring duplication, a student may repeat the course. Seminars will give students practical experience in examination and interpretation of primary and secondary sources, with emphasis on defining the topic to be researched, assessing its significance within the field of Appalachian history, and methodological problems and issues.
  
  • HIS 5306 - Readings Seminar in Latin American History (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    Variable content. Barring duplication, a student may repeat the course. Course will emphasize significant fields of historical study in the area of Latin American history. Strong emphasis will be placed on current scholarship and bibliography.
  
  • HIS 5307 - Research Seminar in Latin American History (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring
    Variable content. Barring duplication, a student may repeat the course. Seminars will give students practical experience in examination and interpretation of primary and secondary sources, with emphasis on defining the topic to be researched, assessing its significance within the field of Latin American history, and methodological problems and issues.
  
  • HIS 5400 - Grant Writing (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Even-numbered years
    This is a course tailored for advanced humanities and social science students who would find grant development skills useful for their careers–as well as to enhance their C.V.s. The course introduces various categories of external funding (e.g., grants, fellowships, contracts) and funders (e.g., public, nonprofit, private) and the advantages and disadvantages of these categories of funding. It introduces search strategies and the option of combining several funding sources to support projects. It deals with communication with program officers, emphasizes writing to program guidelines and for reviewers, and introduces the basics of budget development. The main assessed work for the course is a grant proposal, written to mock or real guidelines, requesting support for a research, programming, or service project.
  
  • HIS 5406 - Readings Seminar in African/Middle Eastern/Asian History (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    Variable content. Barring duplication, a student may repeat the course. Course will emphasize significant fields of historical study in the areas of African, Middle Eastern, or Asian history. Strong emphasis will be placed on current scholarship and bibliography.
  
  • HIS 5407 - Research Seminar in African/Middle Eastern/Asian History (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring
    Variable content. Barring duplication, a student may repeat the course. Seminars will give students practical experience in examination and interpretation of primary and secondary sources, with emphasis on defining the topic to be researched, assessing its significance within the fields of African, Middle Eastern, or Asian history, and methodological problems and issues.
  
  • HIS 5450 - History and Social Studies Education (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    HIS 5450 is the capstone course for the Master of Arts degree in History, Education with a concentration in Secondary School Teaching. Participants complete the Product of Learning requirement, which is presented to a board of university and public school professionals. Assignments include the examination of research on instruction in history and social studies, the development of an action research project to be implemented in a classroom setting, and the performance of evaluative reflection on the program as a whole.
  
  • HIS 5460 - World History: Concepts and Content (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    Reading seminar is designed to introduce students to the important theories, themes, concepts and methods in the field of world history.
  
  • HIS 5500 - Independent Study (1-3)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring
  
  • HIS 5530-5549 - Selected Topics (1-4)


    When Offered: On Demand
  
  • HIS 5575 - Introduction to Public History (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    This course explores major fields and contemporary issues within public history, such as oral history, museum interpretation, historic preservation and sustainable development, new media, material culture, and controversy in public history. The course will also investigate the contested relationship between the practice of public history and changing ideas about historical memory, identity, power, and ethics. Through readings and papers, occasional field trips and/or guest speakers, and/or team projects, graduate students will build upon their prior experience with public history, with an eye towards preparing for the job market.
  
  • HIS 5576 - Cultural Resource Management (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    Cultural Resource Management (CRM) is integral to the fields of historic preservation, cultural site management, and public history. Areas of study include environmental review law, CRM business practices, and the management, preservation, and conservation of cultural resources, including historical and archaeological sites. Effective stewardship of culturally significant properties is a major focus of this course. A grounding in current CRM practices is provided including laws and procedures enacted to protect and preserve these resources. Effective methods of site management, facilities operations/funding and CRM project management are covered.
  
  • HIS 5577 - Historical Documentation (3)


    When Offered: Spring, Even-numbered years
    Historical documentation teaches the formal recording of the history and physical characteristics of historic sites, structures and buildings required for preservation, planning and environmental mitigation. Skills utilized by public historians and cultural resources specialists, including local history research, historical context, photographic documentation, mapping and spatial analysis techniques are included. Students will use a range of these skills in completing a service project.
  
  • HIS 5578 - Architectural History (3)


    When Offered: Spring, Odd-numbered years
    A foundation in architectural history is an essential component of public history and cultural resource management education. The course will cover the evolution of architecture from early indigenous habitats and early American vernacular buildings to modern architectural styles. This is useful course for managers, interpreters, and documenters of historic and historic archaeological sites. The course will include a preservation project.
  
  • HIS 5579 - Oral History (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Odd-numbered years
    A survey of the history, philosophy and techniques of recovering and developing primary historical source materials by means of carefully interviewing, recording and converting the memories of selected individuals into history. The course focus is primarily on U.S. history but can include topics and issues from other countries. The class format is discussion with some lectures and documentary films. The course will teach skills such as interview transcriptions from audio-tape, background research, and oral history interviews.
  
  • HIS 5580 - Studies in Material Culture (3)


    When Offered: Spring, Even-numbered years
    This course provides a broad introduction to the multidisciplinary field of material culture studies. The course introduces ways of looking at and learning from objects and examines how practitioners from a variety of disciplines have approached the study of material culture.
  
  • HIS 5581 - Records and Society (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    The history of archival management and its evolution into the digital age is essential to the understanding and use of archival systems. Types of archives and records encountered by historians in the course of their research will be discussed. The evolution of the methodology behind the development of archival collections will be included. Different media utilized from ancient times to the present will be examined in light of the preservation and collection problems they present for the archivist or researcher. This course is designed to provide a fuller understanding of the history and evolution of historical archives and collections.
  
  • HIS 5583 - American Environmental History (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    An overview of Americans’ interaction with the natural world from colonization to the present. Emphasis on: Native Americans’ relationship to the land; the environmental effects of European settlement; the growth of agriculture and industry; conservation and preservation; atomic energy; chemical pesticides, and the modern environmental movement. The course is of particular interest to public historians, cultural resource managers, planners and environmental specialists.
  
  • HIS 5584 - America’s National Parks (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    A survey of the history of America’s national parks from the nineteenth century to the present. Emphasis on: Americans’ changing ideas about wilderness preservation, the early history of Yosemite and Yellowstone, the role of railroads in park promotion, removal of Native Americans and white settlers from park sites, establishment of the National Park Service, the impact of the automobile on tourism, the creation of national parks in the eastern U.S., wildlife policy, overcrowding and other problems facing the parks.
  
  • HIS 5586 - Historic Preservation (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Even-numbered years
    Historic preservation is the identification, protection, and enhancement of historic resources. This course covers the history of preservation in the United States. In particular, students will study the evolution of the federal preservation programs along with the methodology and requirements of the National Register of Historic Places. The course introduces current programs and techniques utilized for the preservation of historic buildings, landscapes, and sites. Students will learn about governmental, non-profit, and for-profit organizations involved in historic preservation and their importance in determining the direction of the field. The course includes a practical component.
  
  • HIS 5587 - Philosophy of Historic Preservation (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Odd-numbered years
    A graduate course on historic preservation in which the class will explore different approaches to preservation. We will consider aspects of the history, philosophy, and practice of preservation in order to contribute to professional development. We will look in- depth at contemporary themes in preservation. These may include adaptive reuse, heritage tourism, cultural landscapes, and/or new directions in the field. Students will complete an appropriate project.
  
  • HIS 5591 - Archives, History, and Collective Memory (3)


    When Offered: Spring, Odd-numbered years
    This course will examine the relationship between history and archives with a focus on the impact these disciplines have on the construction of collective memory. Students in this course will consider such historical and archival issues as the process of memory construction, public history display, commemoration, the writing of history, and the formulation of political and national identities through the lens of the archival record. The class will consider the use or misuse of archives to shape political or social myths and the use of documents to influence a shared historical consciousness.
  
  • HIS 5595 - Digital History (3)


    When Offered: Spring, Even-numbered years
    This course prepares students to use and understand a wide variety of current and emerging digital technologies in the service of doing history. In addition to learning about these technologies, students will also consider their usefulness, the differences in input and output technologies for historians, and what constitutes digital history. Students will complete one or more digital projects.
  
  • HIS 5610 - Management of Museums (3)


    When Offered: Spring, Odd-numbered years
    This course surveys the history of museum development internationally, and components of modern museum operation. Major topics include the world history of museums, the development of core management documents, and finance.
  
  • HIS 5640 - Interpretation in Museums (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Odd-numbered years
    This course surveys the manner by which museums create and present exhibits and other programs intended for the public. Topics include the philosophy of exhibits, methods of exhibit design, model making, label writing, development of non-exhibit programming and evaluation.
  
  • HIS 5650 - Museum Education (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Even-numbered years
    An examination of how teaching in museums is achieved through interpretive and education programs. Students will study a variety of museum environments and teaching strategies by engaging in case studies, class discussion, student presentations and field trips. The course will introduce and prepare history, cultural resource management, public history, and education students for the growing field of museum education. Topics covered include museum orientation and interpretation, museum promotion, grant-writing, educational psychology, media and technology and educational outreach.
  
  • HIS 5660 - Topics in Public and Applied History (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    Variable content. A systematic examination of a field in public and applied history such as collections management, living history, or architecture and society. Barring duplication of content, a student may repeat the course.
  
  • HIS 5900 - Internship in History (3-12)


    When Offered: On Demand
    Placement in a supervised teaching environment, or other supervised work experience appropriate for history students with instruction and practice of that knowledge in a work environment. Students may be required to reside off campus for the duration of the internship.
    Graded on an S/U basis.
  
  • HIS 5989 - Graduate Research (1-9)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring
    This course is designed to provide access to University facilities for continuing graduate research at the master’s and specialist’s levels. HIS 5989 does not count toward a degree.
    Graded on an S/U basis.
  
  • HIS 5998 - Thesis Research (1-9)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring
    Students carry out principal research for a thesis topic, meet regularly with a thesis advisor, and revise and defend the thesis prospectus. First half of a two-semester thesis requirement; students must also complete HIS 5999 .
    Graded on an S/U basis.
  
  • HIS 5999 - Thesis (1-9)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring
    Students participate in monthly meetings of a research colloquium involving all students completing theses. In the meetings, students present their research in successive stages and receive critiques of their written work. Second half of a two-semester thesis requirement; students must first complete HIS 5998 .
    Graded on an SP/UP basis until the thesis has been successfully defended and received final approval, at which time all grades will be changed to S.

Human Development & Psychological Counseling

  
  • HPC 5110 - Social and Cultural Diversity in Counseling and Therapy (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Session
    An exploration of counseling issues related to a culturally diverse client population.
  
  • HPC 5120 - Introduction to Clinical Mental Health Counseling (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    An introduction to the issues, functions, and scope of the work being done in various clinical mental health counseling agencies. Helping approaches with selected client populations and related professional concerns including licensure and professional associations will be examined. The history of counseling and its specialty areas will be examined.
    Prerequisite: Registration is restricted to Clinical Mental Health Counseling majors.
  
  • HPC 5130 - Women’s Issues in Counseling (3)


    When Offered: Spring, Even-numbered years
    Based on study of historical, social, multicultural, and familial influences on the development of women, this course addresses counseling issues related to women’s identity, self-esteem and relationships.
  
  • HPC 5140 - Counseling Assessment and Testing (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    This course covers the purpose and methods of assessment, testing, and evaluation in counseling, including the selection, administration, and interpretation of assessment data as well as cultural and ethical considerations in assessment.
  
  • HPC 5190 - Advising and Supporting in Student Affairs (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    An introduction to and overview of the role of student affairs educators as facilitators of individual and group development.  Methods of helping, group facilitation skills, advising, and leading and managing groups appropriate to student affairs functions will be discussed and developed.
  
  • HPC 5210 - Career Development and Counseling (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Summer Session
    Theoretical foundations and current trends in career development and counseling. Identification of individual, cultural, and environmental influences on career development as well as the relationship between work and mental health. Emphasis on the career development challenges and needs of diverse client populations in school and mental health settings. Practical application of theory, including career counseling strategies, resources, and interventions.
  
  • HPC 5220 - Counseling Theory and Techniques (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring
    Several selected theories of counseling will be studied in depth, emphasizing primary sources. Other theories will be studied, giving breadth to this area of knowledge. Interrelationships of personality development, learning and “problems” will be stressed.
  
  • HPC 5225 - The Helping Relationship (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    This course examines the philosophy of the therapeutic relationship, basic counseling skills, and the developmental process of the counseling relationship. Through experiential activity, students in this course will develop the effective counseling skills necessary to sustain the counseling relationship from the initial interview to the termination. The focus of this course is on developing students’ presence, awareness, and use of effective counseling skills and basic active listening skills. Students will learn, observe, evaluate, and demonstrate effective counseling behaviors through the use of counseling skills practice (with other students), presentation of video/audio-recorded sessions, and the evaluation of practice sessions/skills of classmates under the supervision of the instructor.
  
  • HPC 5270 - Theories of Marriage and Family Therapy I (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    A study from the systemic perspective of the historical development, theoretical and empirical foundations, and current issues in marriage and family therapy. Major models of marriage, couple and family therapy are surveyed.
  
  • HPC 5271 - Theories of Marriage and Family Therapy II (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    A study of a selected number of theories concerning marriage and family therapy. Class will involve role play, group discussion, and demonstration of marriage and family therapy.
    Prerequisite: HPC 5270 .
  
  • HPC 5272 - Individual and Family Development Across the Lifespan (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Session
    An introduction to theories of individual and family development across the lifespan. Emphasis will be given to clinical issues impacting individual and family development including behavioral crises, theories of personality, cultural implications, situational and environmental factors, wellness, and addictive behaviors.
  
  • HPC 5274 - Substance Abuse in Family Systems (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    An examination of the range of substance abuse issues impacting the family system. Topics will include etiology of substance abuse and addiction within the family, impact upon members of the system and its dynamics, intervention and treatment approaches, and long-term recovery issues. Special attention will be given to the topics of co-dependency and core issues of adult children of dysfunctional families.
    Prerequisites: HPC 5270 , HPC 5560 , or permission of the instructor.
  
  • HPC 5275 - Systemic Family Therapy Institute (3-9)


    When Offered: On Demand
    Variable content. Barring duplication, a student may repeat the course and earn up to a total of nine semester hours. This annual summer institute is designed to provide graduate students and working professionals with an opportunity for in-depth exploration of cutting-edge topics within the marriage and family therapy field.
  
  • HPC 5310 - Introduction to Professional School Counseling (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    This course is a study of comprehensive school counseling programs; appropriate counselor roles (counseling, coordination, and consultation); and methods of providing services to students, families, and school personnel within a collaborative framework. The history of counseling, professional identity, licensure requirements, and legal and ethical standards will be examined and discussed within a collaborative, equity-driven framework.
  
  • HPC 5380 - College Students and Their Environments (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    A study of characteristics, needs, and goals of college students, including selected populations; appraisal and effect of college environments and other socio-cultural factors on students; and implications for Student Affairs Practice.
  
  • HPC 5410 - Introduction to Student Affairs (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    An introduction and overview of student affairs functions within institutions of higher education emphasizing the history, student affairs programming models, professional standards and ethics in professional conduct, professional associations, organizational models and staffing patterns, and issues and trends in student affairs practice.
  
  • HPC 5441 - Historical Perspectives on College Student Support Services (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    This course is a semester-long study of comparative educational systems that culminates in a two week learning abroad experience to the United Kingdom. Participants will learn about the history of higher education in the UK and current program offerings at campuses in each of these cities while taking time to participate in local culture and attractions.
  
  • HPC 5450 - Learning Communities (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the concepts on Learning Communities. This will be accomplished through an understanding of the history and models of learning communities, constituents, and the institutional priorities. The academic and student affairs contexts and cultures will be explored. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to work on a project designing a learning community.
  
  • HPC 5500 - Independent Study (1-4)


    When Offered: On Demand
  
  • HPC 5530-5549 - Selected Topics (1-4)


    When Offered: On Demand
    Subject matter may vary from term to term depending on student interest and need. A student may enroll more than once in a selected topics course provided that the content does not duplicate that of the previous course.
  
  • HPC 5550 - Equine Assisted Therapy (3)


    When Offered: Summer Session
    The application of the utilization of equine species to promote relationships between student/school counselor or client/counselor. Focus will be on learning about and use of horses for clinical practice and leadership opportunities through equine assisted learning. These include self-awareness, collaboration with others, relationship building, assertiveness skill sets, professional dispositions, and boundary setting through facilitation of working with individuals or groups within the therapeutic setting partnering with horses.
    Prerequisite: Permission from instructor necessary if outside of the department.
  
  • HPC 5555 - The Neurobiology of Addiction (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    This course is intended to provide graduate students with fundamental information on neurobiological systems in the brain that are responsible for drug addiction. Common neurobiological elements are emphasized that provide novel insights into how the brain mediates the acute rewarding effects of drugs of abuse and how it changes during the transition from initial drug use to compulsive drug use and addiction. Models and treatment of addiction will be reviewed as well.
  
  • HPC 5560 - The Addictive Process (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring
    An examination of sociological and psychological contributions to alcohol and drug addiction and abuse in our society. The addictive process and its impact on the individual and society are described, as well as treatment and preventive program efforts. Students will also examine their own feelings and attitudes about alcohol and drug use and abuse.
    [Dual-listed with HPC 4570.]
  
  • HPC 5565 - Introduction to Play Therapy (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    This course is an introduction to the basic concepts of child-centered play therapy. Students will learn the child-centered philosophy, skills necessary to establish and maintain relationships with children, and how to create environments that facilitate the child’s self-expression.
    Prerequisite: Permission from instructor necessary if the student is not enrolled in an HPC graduate program.
 

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