Apr 19, 2024  
2017-2018 Graduate Bulletin 
    
2017-2018 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

Selected courses at the 5000 level are dual listed with senior undergraduate (4000-level) courses, meaning that the two courses may be offered in the same room at the same time. Graduate students in these 5000-level courses will have additional requirements specified on the syllabus to ensure a more in-depth study of the course topics. These dual-listed courses are indicated with a notation in [brackets] at the end of the course description. Graduate students may include up to 12 semester hours of dual-listed 5000-level courses on a program of study.

NOTE: When a prerequisite is at the undergraduate level (below the 5000 level), students should consult with the department regarding whether they have the relevant background to succeed in the graduate course.

 

History

  
  • 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 - Introduction to 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.
  
  • 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 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 .
  
  • 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 .

Human Development & Psychological Counseling

  
  • HPC 5000 - Internship in Public Schools (1-9)


    When Offered: On Demand
    Designed for school counselor graduate students who do not possess an “A” teaching license and who must have an extended internship in a public school setting prior to obtaining an “M” license. Each internship is arranged and coordinated on an individual basis consistent with state policies. This course will be limited to students accepted into the school counselor program and the course credit will not count toward the graduate degree.
    [Dual-listed with HPC 4900.)
  
  • HPC 5100 - Counseling Techniques for Teachers of Young Adolescents (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    Acquaint teachers of early adolescents with appropriate counseling techniques, interactional processes, and resource materials.
  
  • HPC 5110 - Multicultural Counseling (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 human service agencies. Helping approaches with selected client populations and related professional concerns 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 - Psychological and Educational Testing (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring
    A study of representative psychological and educational tests/inventories including the rationale which underlies testing.
  
  • HPC 5190 - Helping Skills in Student Affairs Practice (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    An introduction and overview to the role of the student affairs educator as a facilitator of individual and group development. Methods of helping, group facilitation skills, and leading and managing groups appropriate to student affairs functions will be developed.
  
  • HPC 5210 - Life and Career Planning (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring
    Assists counselors and others in various work settings to attain knowledge and skills essential in helping individuals to consider possible careers and life style options. Approaches to career development, sources of informational materials, and the life planning needs of particular clientele are emphasized.
  
  • 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: Fall, Spring, Summer Session
    This course examines the philosophy of the therapeutic relationship, basic counseling skills and the developmental process of the counseling relationship. Through experiential activity, this course will develop in students the effective counseling skills necessary to sustain the counseling relationship from the initial interview to the termination of the relationship with individuals, family/couples, and in group modalities. 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/audiotaped sessions, and the evaluation of practice sessions/skills of classmates under the supervision of the instructor and other advanced students.
    Prerequisite for HPC 5900  and HPC 6900 .
  
  • 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 (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 5273 - Mediation and Divorce Therapy (3)


    When Offered: Fall. Even-numbered years
    Recognizing divorce as a frequent phenomenon in families, this course is designed to study the history, effects, and re-growth as a result of divorce. In addition to a review of current literature, there will be a concentration on pertinent, long-term studies of divorces, and the results and effects on children, as well as viewing proposed models of mediation and therapy for persons who choose to pursue such assistance.
  
  • 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
    The study of comprehensive, developmental 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.
  
  • HPC 5315 - Elementary/Middle Grades School Counseling (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    Designed primarily for counselors who plan to work or are currently working in elementary or middle grades settings. Emphasis is given to philosophy and organization; the role and functions of elementary and middle grades counselors; components of comprehensive elementary and middle grades school counseling programs; and special issues related to theory and practice of working with children and adolescents.
  
  • HPC 5340 - Research in College Student Development and Student Affairs Practice (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    This introductory research course is designed to provide opportunities to review, evaluate, conduct and disseminate educational research related to the practice of Student Affairs. This course is a prerequisite for HPC 6330 .
  
  • 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 5440 - Student Affairs and the Great Outdoors (3)


    When Offered: Spring.Even-numbered years
    The purpose of this course is to explore the connections between student affairs and outdoor education/experiential education. This course is required for the concentration in College Outdoor Program Administration under the Master of Arts degree in College Student Development. Students will have the opportunity to experience hands on training in theoretical approaches to integrating outdoor experiences into their work in student affairs.
  
  • 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 5460 - Professional Practice in College Student Development (3-9)


    When Offered: Summer Session
    The purpose of this course is for students to gain full-time experience in a Student affairs office prior to their internship. The practical experience is geared towards increasing their skills, introducing them to new cultures and environments and allowing them to explore various aspects of Student Affairs. Sites must be approved by the instructor. May be repeated for a total credit of nine semester hours upon the approval of the department chair.
  
  • 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 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 5570 - Counseling the Addicted Person (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring
    An in-depth study of the various intervention and therapeutic models utilized with addicted clients, including individual, group, and family counseling approaches. Unique aspects, demands, and imperatives of the addiction vis-à-vis the helping relationship are discussed.
    Prerequisite: HPC 5560 .
  
  • HPC 5680 - Counseling the Aging (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    This course is designed to aid graduate students interested in gerontology to understand and appreciate aging as a lifelong process. Emphasis is also given to various effects of aging-physiological, psychological, financial, etc. Counseling strategies and understanding family dynamics pertaining to aging will also be studied.
  
  • HPC 5700 - Teaching Sex Education Within a Family Context (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    This course is designed to help health educators learn and develop strategies for teaching family living and sexuality to different age groups such as elementary, middle grades, secondary and adults. Topics to be included are reproductive anatomy, physiology, STD and AIDS, varying cultural differences, and gaining community support. Each student will be responsible for developing appropriate curricula materials for the age group she/he will be teaching.
  
  • HPC 5710 - Helping the Troubled Employee (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    An introduction to employee assistance programming in a wide variety of settings. Historical development, current issues and trends, program structure, implementation, administration and evaluation are stressed. Visiting practitioners, student projects, and field trips will emphasize practical skills development in this helping model based in the work setting.
  
  • HPC 5751 - Ethics and Law in Professional Practice (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    A study of current legal and ethical issues confronting the college student development specialist or counselor in practice. Topics include authority and environment of ethics and law, ethical decision analysis, and topical issues such as student safety, liability, confidentiality, privacy, libel and slander, due process, and other related ethical and legal concepts. The course goal is to provide future practitioners with a working knowledge of ethical and legal issues so as to inform good practice.
  
  • HPC 5752 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    A study of legal and ethical issues confronting community agency, mental health and rehabilitation counselors. Topics include moral reasoning; tort liability; confidentiality; privacy; libel; slander; due process; federal and state rules, regulations, and statutes; and other important concepts and actions resulting in legal and ethical questions.
    Prerequisites: HPC 5120  and registration is restricted to Clinical Mental Health Counseling majors.
  
  • HPC 5753 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Marriage and Family Therapy (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    A contextual study of legal and ethical issues related to the profession of marriage and family therapy. Topics include professional identity, scope of practice, professional organizations, licensure, ethical codes, confidentiality, legal responsibility and liabilities of clinical practice and research, family law, record keeping, reimbursement, and the business aspects of practice.
  
  • HPC 5754 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Professional School Counseling (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    An exploration of ethical and legal standards, and applications specific to professional school counseling. General topics will include the ethical decision-making process, confidentiality, privileged communication, informed consent, duty to warn, dual relationships, record keeping, parental rights, the rights of minors, testifying in court, and testing. Special topics and the needs of special populations will be examined.
  
  • HPC 5790 - Group Methods and Processes (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Session
    A study of group dynamics, experimentation in groups, leadership roles, and applicability to other settings.
    [Dual-listed with HPC 4790.]
  
  • HPC 5820 - College Student Development Theories I (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    This course provides an overview of the cognitive theories of student development. Particular emphasis will be placed on utilizing theory to understand and describe student learning, human behavior and development over the life span. The course includes cognitive and moral development theories. A multicultural focus will be included in the study of these theories. This course is a prerequisite for HPC 5821 .
  
  • HPC 5821 - College Student Development Theories II (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    This course provides an overview of the psychosocial theories of student development. Particular emphasis will be placed on utilizing theory to understand and describe student learning, human behavior and development over the life span. The course includes psychosocial and identity theories. A multicultural focus will be included in the study of these theories.
    Prerequisite: HPC 5820 .
  
  • HPC 5840 - Human Relations and Interaction (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring
    Examines the key elements in effective interpersonal communication. Students will be exposed to one or more human relations models that are designed to improve their communication skills. Emphasis will be given to applying constructive methods of human relations in a variety of settings including business, schools, and social service agencies.
    [Dual-listed with HPC 4840.]
  
  • HPC 5850 - Theory and Practice of Reality Therapy (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    A basic course introducing the theory and practice of Reality Therapy in a variety of therapeutic settings. Emphasis will be placed on the principles and implications of control theory, including the fundamentals of the practice of Reality Therapy, and its relationship to the cycle of counseling.
  
  • HPC 5860 - Dreamwork: Clinical Methods (3)


    When Offered: Spring.Odd-numbered years
    An in-depth study of dreamwork as a clinical method, including theoretical approaches to dreams, clinical issues and current trends, and cross-cultural perspectives on the role of dreams, myths, and symbols in psychological healing.
  
  • HPC 5870 - Creative Process, Movement, and Therapy (3)


    When Offered: Fall.Odd-numbered years
    An examination of body awareness, creative expression, and movement in therapy. Particular attention will be paid to the concept of creative process and how it relates to human development, personality integration, and healing.
    [Dual-listed with DAN 4870.]
  
  • HPC 5900 - Practicum (1-9)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring
    Practica are available in the areas given below according to the chosen curriculum. Some practicums may be repeated for additional credit when there is space and upon approval of the advisor and the departmental chair. Practicum in Counseling: Professional practice provides for the application of theory and the development of counseling skills under supervision. These experiences will provide opportunities for students to counsel clients who represent the ethnic and demographic diversity of their community. Prerequisites CMHC: HPC 5120 , HPC 5220 , HPC 5225 , HPC 5752 , HPC 5790 , and approval of department chairperson. Prerequisites PSC: HPC 5310 , HPC 5790 , HPC 5220 , and approval of department chairperson. Practicum in College Student Development: An opportunity for on-the-job observation and limited practice in at least two student development functions/offices either on the ASU campus or in another area post-secondary institution. Open only to student development majors. Prior approval of the departmental chair. Practicum in Group Leadership: Supervised practice in group leadership.
    Prerequisites: HPC 5790 , HPC 6720 , and prior approval of the departmental chair.
    Graded on an S/U basis.
  
  • HPC 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. HPC 5989 does not count toward a degree.
  
  • HPC 5999 - Thesis (1-4)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring
  
  • HPC 6120 - Developmental Assessment and Diagnosis in Counseling (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring
    An in-depth and critical examination of developmental assessment and diagnosis in a variety of counseling settings. Specific attention will be given to the interface of the assessment and diagnostic process, the sociocultural context of individuals, and an understanding of basic psychopharmacology within a developmental and humanistic framework.
    Prerequisites: HPC 5120  or HPC 5310  and registration is restricted to Clinical Mental Health and Professional School Counseling majors.
  
  • HPC 6160 - Gestalt Therapy (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    An examination of the Gestalt Therapy model. The course combines experiential and conceptual approaches. Emphasis is placed on developing personal and unique styles of interventions within the framework of Gestalt Therapy.
  
  • HPC 6162 - Systemic Gestalt Therapy (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    An advanced course which focuses on the application of gestalt concepts within a systemic model.
    Prerequisite: HPC 6160  or permission of the instructor.
  
  • HPC 6270 - Marriage and Family Counseling: Clinical Issues (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    An examination of basic issues and special problems in the therapeutic intervention in families.
    Prerequisite: HPC 5270 .
  
  • HPC 6271 - Theories of Marriage and Family Therapy III (3)


    When Offered: Summer Session
    A comprehensive survey of major models of marriage and family therapy with emphasis on the relationship of theory to practice.
  
  • HPC 6272 - Marital and Couples Therapy (3)


    When Offered: Fall.Odd-numbered years
    This seminar examines key issues associated with effective marital and couples therapy. Emphasis is given to an overview of fundamental theoretical models of intimate relationships and models for effecting healing and growth in such relationships.
  
  • HPC 6280 - Assessment and Diagnosis in Marriage and Family Therapy (3)


    When Offered: Spring
    A seminar designed to provide a background in diagnosis and assessment including skills necessary to conduct a relational assessment interview, as well as the development of assessment skills through the use of family sculpture, family genogram, role play, and exercises.
    Prerequisite: HPC 5271  or permission of the instructor.
  
  • HPC 6290 - Child and Adolescent Therapy (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring
    The application of child development and counseling theories to the practice of counseling children and adolescents. Focus will be on clinical practice, diagnostic skills, play and art therapy, family systems interventions, parent training programs, and behavioral interventions.
  
  • HPC 6330 - Assessment and Program Evaluation in Student Affairs (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    The focus will be on assessing outcomes of enrollment in post-secondary institutions, assessment methodologies used for exploring student outcomes, systematic program evaluation, and the application of student development theory to practice.
    Prerequisite: HPC 5340 .
  
  • HPC 6340 - Ecotherapy (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    This course will examine emerging paradigms in psychology and counseling in systems theory, the nature of consciousness, and ecopsychology.
  
  • HPC 6350 - Body/Mind (3)


    When Offered: Spring.Even-numbered years
    A study of the interrelationship of physical and mental functioning as it pertains to counseling, including the mind/body problem as a systematic issue in psychology, exploration of the current resurgence of interest in mind/body functioning relative to total well-being, and an overview of current uses of mind/body experiences as therapeutic techniques.
  
  • HPC 6355 - Mindfulness Based Counseling (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    This course will introduce students to mindfulness based counseling modeled on the program developed at the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s Stress Reduction Clinic. Within the context of educational and health care services, mindfulness is aimed at assisting individuals to develop an array of self-regulatory, selfcare skills. The effectiveness of mindfulness based interventions is predicated on providers who are substantively grounded in mindfulness meditation practice, hence the strong experiential component to the course.
  
  • HPC 6360 - Therapy and the Expressive Arts (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring
    An examination of the relationship between artistic expression and individual mental health. Theories and techniques of various arts therapies will be studied relative to diagnosis and treatment as well as to personality integration and personal growth.
  
  • HPC 6365 - Expressive Arts Summer Institute (3-9)


    When Offered: Summer Session
    Variable content. Barring duplication a student may repeat the course and earn up to a total of nine semester hours. This intensive institute provides practicing therapists, counselors, graduate students, and artists opportunities to explore cutting edge practices in the integration of expressive arts in counseling. The Appalachian approach to Expressive Arts Therapy emphasizes the power of the arts to build community and support a space of temenos, where the arts can help us to access our individual and collective resources for living. This course will include theoretical background in Expressive Arts Therapy, as well as a variety of experiential large group, small group, and individual art making activities.
  
  • HPC 6366 - EXA Child/Adolescents (3-6)


    When Offered: Summer Session
    Variable content. Barring duplication a student may repeat the course and earn up to a total of six semester hours. This annual summer institute is designed to present a comprehensive and developmentally oriented approach for the application of play theories, techniques, and the creative/expressive arts to the process of counseling children and adolescents. The course will consist of class discussions, presentations, cooperative and group experiential learning activities, and “hands on” type of activities/projects which students will prepare and present. Students will learn techniques of play therapy, art, music, movement, creative dramatics, imagery, writing, and poetry for use in both the school and agency setting.
  
  • HPC 6370 - Intermodal Expressive Arts (3)


    When Offered: Fall, Spring
    An examination of theories, techniques, and functions of psychotherapeutic approaches using intermodal expressive arts, emphasizing cross-cultural contexts of creative expression and human development.
    Prerequisite: HPC 6360 .
  
  • HPC 6380 - Therapeutic Writing (3)


    When Offered: Fall.Even-numbered years
    An exploration of writing and the therapeutic process. Students will experience a variety of methods in using the written word to enhance client change as well as for self-care for the therapist.
  
  • HPC 6390 - Current Issues in Expressive Arts Therapy (3)


    When Offered: Spring.Even-numbered years
    An examination of current issues in expressive arts therapy, emphasizing cross-cultural contexts of creative expression and human development.
    Prerequisite: HPC 6360 .
  
  • HPC 6410 - Student Development Administration (3)


    When Offered: Fall
    An overview of organizational theories, management, and administration in student development practice, including budget and finance, governance and policy making, organizational change processes, process consultation, administrative uses of computers, and human resource development.
    Prerequisite: HPC 5410 .
  
  • HPC 6451 - Clinical Mental Health Counseling Seminar (3)


    When Offered: On Demand
    An examination of current issues and trends in mental health counseling, agency counseling, and rehabilitation counseling, focusing on the transition from clinical trainee to entry level practitioner in areas such as psychosocial assessment, prevention/education/intervention techniques, administration of programs, and supervision.
    Prerequisites: HPC 5120 , HPC 5220 , HPC 5752 , HPC 5790 ; and registration is restricted to Clinical Mental Health Counseling majors.
    Prerequisite or corequisite: HPC 5900  (Practicum in Counseling).
  
  • HPC 6452 - Seminar in Professional School Counseling (3)


    When Offered: Summer Session
    This course is designed to provide opportunities for students to further develop knowledge and skills in order to deliver a comprehensive and developmental school counseling program. A wide variety of topics currently addressed in professional school counseling literature will be studied.
    Prerequisite: HPC 5310 .
  
  • HPC 6500 - Independent Study (1-4)


    When Offered: On Demand
 

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