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Graduate Catalog 2016 - 2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Psychology
  

  • PSY 572 - Therapeutic Interventions for Children and Adolescents

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the School Psychology M.A. specialization. Development of the therapeutic alliance, active listening skills (e.g.,focusing, interpretation, paraphrasing), clinical interviewing, and group process. Instruction employs didactic lectures, modeling, class exercises, and student role-play. Emphasis on evidence-based school -based group intervention programs and techniques.


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  • PSY 573 - Group Dynamics

    (4 credits)
    Examination of interpersonal relations and group processes. The complexity of group differences within an organization is explored, including the sources of conflict that cause divisions and the synergy that can lead to positive change.


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  • PSY 587 - Personality Testing and Laboratory

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Clinical Psychology M.A. specialization. A wide range of tests of motivation, ability, interests, personality traits, and psychopathology are considered. Psychometric characteristics are examined. Concepts underlying test construction and interpretation are presented. Analysis of case studies is an integral part of the course.


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  • PSY 588 - History of Psychology

    (3 credits)
    Historical overview of psychological ideas, movements, and institutions - in their cultural settings - from Greek and Roman schools of thought to the present, with emphasis on the most recent four centuries.


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  • PSY 590 - Industrial-Organizational Psychology Internship

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Industrial-Organizational M.A. specialization. It is designed for graduate students with an arranged internship. This course provides hands-on experience with faculty supervision and culminates in an interpretive paper on the internship experience.


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  • PSY 591 - Lifespan Development I

    (2 credits)
    Review of major developmental theories. Examination of developmental milestones and trajectories with an emphasis on typical affective and social development.


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  • PSY 592 - Lifespan Development II

    (2 credits)
    Review of major theories and issues in the study of adult development and aging, including social, cognitive, affective, behavioral, and physical/physiological aspects of development. .


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  • PSY 593 - Special Topics In Psychology

    (2-4 credits)
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Course content announced in the Course Schedule. May be repeated with change of topic.


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  • PSY 596 - Special Problems in Psychology

    (1-4 credits)
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Individualized study in psychology designed to supplement individual program needs. The student must arrange program and credit with a faculty member before enrolling. May be repeated for up to 12 credit hours.


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  • PSY 597 - Advanced Data Analysis with Computer Applications

    (4 credits)
    Simultaneous, sequential, and hierarchical multiple regression and other advanced statistical topics are considered. Transforming non-linear data and detecting multicollinearity are discussed. Students analyze data using statistical software and interpret results. (Credit may not be earned in both Psychology 597 and Psychology 611).


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  • PSY 601 - Quantitative and Computer Methods l

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Adult Development & Aging Doctoral Program. This course focuses on descriptive and inferential statistics including hypothesis testing, correlation, simple and multiple regression, hierarchical moderated regression, and tests of mediation in regression.


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  • PSY 602 - Quantitative & Computer Methods II

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Adult Development & Aging Doctoral Program; and completion of PSY 601. This course focuses on experimental designs and univariate statistical methods including t-tests, fixed and mixed-effects analysis of variance (ANOVA), analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), repeated measures, multiple analysis of variance (MANOVA), and non-parametric tests.


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  • PSY 604 - Concepts And Methods Of Individual Psychotherapy

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Clinical Psychology M.A. specialization. An introduction to the concepts and methods underlying a wide range of individual psychotherapeutic interventions, as well as an exploration of the assumptions and socio-historical foundations of the psychotherapies. Examines and explores concepts underlying a number of specific therapeutic approaches as well as problems and solutions regarding eclecticism and therapeutic integration.


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  • PSY 611 - Advanced Data Analysis With Computer Applications

    (4 credits)
    Simultaneous, sequential, and hierarchical multiple regression and other advanced statistical topics are considered. Transforming non-linear data and detecting multicollinearity are discussed. Students analyze data using statistical software and interpret results. (Credit may not be earned in both Psychology 597 and Psychology 611).


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  • PSY 620 - Advanced Consumer Research

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Consumer Industrial Psychology M.A. specialization; PSY 511 and PSY 519. Combines analysis of psychological processes with advanced statistical techniques and applies them to investigations of consumer behavior.


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  • PSY 626 - Role & Function of the School Psychologist I

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the School Psychology M.A. specialization. Examination of the profession of School Psychology, including history, employment trends, service delivery models, and contemporary issues.


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  • PSY 630 - Diversity Issues in Human Resources

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Diversity Management Program. Focuses on knowledge and skills related to diversity issues in the field of human resources. Topics include recruitment, interviewing, selection, retention, mentoring, and an overview of the court system, laws related to diversity issues regarding employment, investigation techniques, records retention, policies and international diversity issues.


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  • PSY 631 - Job Analysis & Performance Mgt

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: PSY 511 and PSY 518 or PSY 522. This course is reserved for students in the Consumer Industrial Psychology M.A. specialization. Covers important theories and practices in job analysis and performance management. Students will learn how job analysis information can improve the reliability, validity and practicality of vital human resource management functions.


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  • PSY 633 - Professional Seminar in Diversity Management

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Diversity Management Program. Capstone seminar of the Diversity Management Program and addresses topics ranging from diversity ethics to the history of diversity management. Discussions of current diversity practices, videos and guest speakers enhance discussions of the profession and its practice.


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  • PSY 637 - Family-School Support & Collaboration

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the School Psychology M.A. specialization. Comprehensive review of evidence-based practice in promoting family-school partnerships, implementing parent-focused interventions, and working with families. Emphasis on early childhood parenting practices.


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  • PSY 651 - Clinical Psychopharmacology

    (4 credits)
    Survey of the principles of drug action on the nervous system and behavior, with particular regard to drugs used in social, medical, and psychotherapeutic settings.


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  • PSY 652 - Sexuality and Aging

    (4 credits)
    A balanced presentation of theory, data, and practical application in the area of sexuality and aging. Students will explore their attitudes, beliefs, and feelings about human sexuality and the aspects of aging. The course will help students become more comfortable with their own sexuality and what happens with it as one grows older.


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  • PSY 653 - Health Psychology

    (4 credits)
    The impact of behavior, cognition, and affect on biological function and dysfunction is examined from theoretical and empirical perspectives. Topics include stress and coping styles, as well as behavioral medicine (such as compliance, pain management, and behavioral factors in acute and chronic illness).


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  • PSY 654 - Behavioral Intervention

    (4 credits)
    Examination of the philosophical, theoretical, empirical, clinical, and ethical considerations involved in the assessment and modification of human behavior in a a variety of settings. Modification of both overt and covert behavior is examined.


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  • PSY 655 - Motor and Cognitive Disorders

    (4 credits)
    A comprehensive survey of motor and cognitive disorders in the aged. Topics include methodological issues, theoretical perspectives on aging, changes in movement disorders, disorders of language, and problem solving deficits. .


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  • PSY 656 - Sensation and Motor Functions

    (4 credits)
    Focuses on sensory and motor skills. This includes the study of sensory processing of input and the relationship to performance through gross and fine motor coordination. .


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  • PSY 660 - Ethical, Legal and Professional Issues

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Clinical Psychology M.A. specialization. Detailed examination of the ethical, legal, and professional issues that govern the practice of psychology. Topics include the APA code of ethics, Ohio Psychology Law, the role of values, diversity issues, therapist and consultant responsibilities, client rights, the judicial system, risk management, and work with children, schools, couples, families, and groups.


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  • PSY 663 - Neuropsychological Assessment

    (4 credits)
    Examines the use of testing devices that measure an individual’s cognitive, perceptual, and motor performances as indicants of the extent and location of brain damage.


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  • PSY 667 - Special Topics in Psychology

    (2-4 credits)
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Course content is described in the online course schedule. May be repeated with a change of topic.


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  • PSY 670 - Crisis Management

    (2 credits)
    Examines issues related to crisis and trauma, with emphasis on institutional planning and response in schools, as well as the typical and atypical reactions of individuals. Offers guidelines for treatment, including debriefing strategies and long-term support.


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  • PSY 671 - Stress, Abuse And Trauma

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Clinical Psychology M.A. specialization. Emphasis on understanding the psychological consequences of unusually stressful life experiences which include such events as childhood abuse, natural disaster, assault, war trauma, and other traumatic events. Special emphasis on the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of post-traumatic stress.


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  • PSY 672 - Multicultural Psychology And Diversity Practicum

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the School Psychology M.A. specialization. Examination of theories of differences and their application to behavioral and organizational change, with emphasis on school-related issues and practices. Through didactic and experimental exercises, the course focuses on the sensitivities and information needed to work effectively with multicultural populations.


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  • PSY 677 - Foundations of Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience

    (3 credits)
    A survey of current knowledge of how behavior and cognition are controlled by neural processes, including examinations of a) neurons and neurotransmitters, b) sensory and motor systems, and c) how the brain and the peripheral nervous system are involved in the control of various behavioral and cognitive processes.


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  • PSY 685 - Comprehensive Exam in Diversity Management

    (1-16 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Diversity Management program. One of three exit requirement options for students in the Diversity Management Program. Students review all program content, then complete the program’s comprehensive exam. The exam tests for knowledge, skills and awareness to ensure that students are able to function as culturally competent diversity management professionals.


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  • PSY 686 - Action Research in DIversity and Inclusion in Organizational Settings

    (1-16 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Diversity Management program. One of three exit requirement options for students in the Diversity Management Program. Students progress through the stages of conducting, summarizing, and presenting a diversity intervention as an action research project. Features include choice of subject area, planning, literature review, research design, writing style, documentation, and preparation for oral presentation. The class is for practitioner-focused students and provides additional hands-on experience with strong reflection and analysis components.


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  • PSY 690 - Fieldwork Placement

    (4 credits)
    Placements in clinical, community, hospital, and educational settings for supervised experience in psychological assessment and intervention. In addition to placement experience, students are supervised in small groups by faculty members who are licensed psychologists. Taken in sequence during Fall and Spring for a total of eight credit hours.


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  • PSY 691 - Fieldwork Placement II

    (4 credits)
    Placements in clinical, community, hospital, and educational settings for supervised experience in psychological assessment and intervention. In addition to placement experience, students are supervised in small groups by faculty members. Taken in sequence during Fall and Spring for a total of eight credit hours across two courses (PSY 690 and PSY 691).


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  • PSY 692 - Practicum I

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: Enrollment restricted to students in the MA-PSY, Diversity Management specialization. Students practice applying program material by conducting organizational assessments and intervention with real client systems and in conducting job research and search activities. This is a highly skill-focused course.


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  • PSY 693 - Special Topics In Psychology

    (1-4 credits)
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Course content announced in the Course Schedule. May be repeated with change of topic.


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  • PSY 694 - Directed Observation In The Schools

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisites: Must be admitted to the Psychology Specialist program; permission of instructor. Directed observation and participation in a school setting for students in the Specialist in Psychology program to meet state certification requirements. Applies only to those not holding an Ohio Teaching Certificate or license.


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  • PSY 695 - Practicum II

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: PSY 692 Practicum I. Students gain practice in coaching employees and/or clients. This is a highly skill-focused course.


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  • PSY 696 - Special Problems In Psychology

    (1-4 credits)
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Individualized study in psychology designed to supplement individual program needs. The student must arrange program and credit with a faculty member before enrolling. May be repeated for up to 12 credit hours.


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  • PSY 698 - Applied Research

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Consumer Industrial Psychology M.A. specialization. Supervised research in consumer psychology, industrial psychology, and related topics.


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  • PSY 699 - Research and Thesis

    (1-16 credits)
    Prerequisite: Advanced graduate status, permission of instructor, and departmental approval. Completion of scholarly investigation under the direction of supervising faculty.


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  • PSY 701 - Multivariate Statistics

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Adult Development & Aging Doctoral Program; and completion of PSY 601 and PSY 602. This course focuses on multivariate statistical analyses and related issues including multiple regression, partial correlations, suppression, and mediation, general linear modeling, MANOVA, discriminant function analysis, canonical correlation, exploratory factory analysis, and multilevel linear modeling.


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  • PSY 702 - Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Adult Development & Aging Doctoral Program; and completion of PSY 601 and PSY 602. This course focuses on the following statistical procedures path analysis, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, and structural equation modeling and related conceptual issues.


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  • PSY 703 - Multilevel Linear Modeling

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Adult Development & Aging Doctoral Program; and completion of PSY 601 and PSY 602. This course focuses on multilevel linear modeling and related statistical issues including theory and application, growth curve analysis, and mixture modeling.


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  • PSY 710 - Psychology of Adult Development & Aging

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Adult Development & Aging Doctoral Program or permission of the instructor. This course focuses on the major theories and models used to study adult development and aging processes. Key topics include biological, physical, sensory, perceptual, and cognitive changes; personality, intelligence, coping, and emotional regulation; caregiving, mental health and mental disorders; and developmental research designs.


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  • PSY 711 - Health Psychology in Later Life

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Adult Development & Aging Doctoral Program or permission of the instructor. This course focuses on the major theories and methodologies for studying health psychology and aging. Using a biopsychosocial model and lifespan perspective, topics include psychoneuroimmunological processes, psychoneuroendocrinology, cardiovascular reactivity, psychosocial risk factors and buffers, health disparities, and intervention/clinical protocols.


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  • PSY 712 - Mental Health in Aging

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Adult Development & Aging Doctoral Program or permission of the instructor. This course focuses on acute and chronic mental health issues faced by older adults, including anxiety, depression, substance abuse, bi-polar disorder, schizophrenia, and dementia. The etiology, diagnosis, assessment, and treatment protocols also are covered along with key environmental, cultural, and personal factors.


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  • PSY 713 - Sensorimotor Processes in Adulthood

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Adult Development & Aging Doctoral Program or permission of the instructor. This course focuses on the age-related changes in the human sensory and perceptual systems. Topics covered include vision, pattern recognition, perception, auditory, motor, and speech perception, attention, and motor control. Age-related disorders of these systems also are covered.


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  • PSY 714 - Neuropsychology of Aging

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Adult Development & Aging Doctoral Program or permission of the instructor. This course focuses on principles of psychological and neuropsychological assessment in adulthood and later life including the assessment of memory processes, attention, executive functioning, language processes, and intelligence. Key issues covered include reliability, validity, norming, and standardization.


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  • PSY 715 - Social & Emotional Development in Later Life

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Adult Development & Aging Doctoral Program or permission of the instructor. This course focuses on social and emotional development across the lifespan including key theoretical and methodological issues, ageism, personality, social relationships and attachment, social support, caregiving, death and dying, and bereavement.


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  • PSY 716 - Cognitive Aging

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Adult Development & Aging Doctoral Program or permission of the instructor. This course focuses on the research and major theoretical positions in cognitive aging, including cognitive neuropsychology of the aging brain and cognitive aging and everyday life. Associated age-related gains, stability, and declines in cognitive processes are covered including attention, language, memory, and executive functioning.


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  • PSY 720 - Independent Reading & Research

    (1-4 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Adult Development & Aging Doctoral Program. This course is an independent reading and research course designed to facilitate student’s learning in a specific content area. Students must arrange content area and credit with a faculty member and obtain written permission before enrolling. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 48 credit hours.


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  • PSY 721 - Special Topics in Psychology: Adult Development & Aging

    (1-4 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Adult Development & Aging Doctoral Program or permission of instructor. This seminar course is for special topics in the field of Adult Development & Aging. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 20 credit hours.


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  • PSY 722 - Special Problems in Psychology: Adult Development & Aging

    (1-4 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Adult Development & Aging Doctoral Program. This course is an individualized study designed to supplement individual program needs. Students must arrange content area and credit with a faculty member and obtain written permission before enrolling. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 20 credit hours.


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  • PSY 725 - Role and Function of the School Psychologist I

    (2 credits)
    Examination of the profession of school psychology, including history, legal and ethical issues, service delivery models, employment trends, credentialing standards, and contemporary issues.


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  • PSY 726 - Role And Function Of The School Psychologist II

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Psychology Specialist School Psychology program. Continued examination of issues addressed in PSY 626.


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  • PSY 727 - Regulations and Procedures in School Psychology

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Psychology Specialist School Psychology program. An in-depth study of federal and state operating standards pertaining to the professional practice of school psychology, including documentation requirements.


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  • PSY 730 - Reading Assessment and Intervention

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Psychology Specialist School Psychology program. Study of principles and techniques for assessing the reading skills of children. Students gain competency in developing and applying remedial interventions, with emphasis on applications in school settings.


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  • PSY 735 - Systems Consultation in School Psychology

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Psychology Specialist School Psychology program.Comprehensive examination of models and methods of consultation in schools, with emphasis on issues associated with school reform, adoption and implementation of innovation, organizational culture, and working with teams.


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  • PSY 736 - Student-based Consultation in the Schools

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Psychology Specialist School Psychology program.Comprehensive examination of models and methods of consultation in schools, with emphasis on individual student issues. Emphasis on the application of problem-solving skills, communication skills, behavioral skills, and development of resistance management skills.


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  • PSY 767 - Special Topics in School Psychology

    (1-4 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Psychology Specialist School Psychology program.Course content announced in the Course Schedule. May be repeated with a change of topic.


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  • PSY 790 - Supervised Experience In School Psychology

    (6 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Psychology Specialist School Psychology program. Full-time school psychology internship experience for students enrolled in the School Psychology program. Taken in sequence during Fall and Spring for a total of twelve credit hours across two courses (PSY 790 and PSY 791).


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  • PSY 791 - Supervised Experience In School Psychology

    (6 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Psychology Specialist School Psychology program. Full-time school psychology internship experience for students enrolled in the School Psychology program. Taken in sequence during Fall and Spring for a total of twelve credit hours across two courses (PSY 790 and PSY 791). .


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  • PSY 795 - Seminar In School Psychology

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Psychology Specialist School Psychology program. Focuses on advanced issues in the practice of school psychology through the use of discussion, case presentations, and resource-sharing. Topics include behavioral consultation, legal and ethical issues, service delivery models, special populations, and assessment technology. Taken in sequence during Fall and Spring for a total of four credit hours across two courses (PSY 795 and PSY 796).


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  • PSY 796 - Seminar In School Psychology II

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Psychology Specialist School Psychology program. Focuses on advanced issues in the practice of school psychology through the use of discussion, case presentations, and resource sharing. Topics include behavioral consultation, legal and ethical issues, service delivery models, special populations, and assessment technology. Taken in sequence during Fall and Spring for a total of four credit hours across two courses (PSY 795 and PSY 796).


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  • PSY 899 - Dissertation

    (1-4 credits)
    Prerequisite: This course is reserved for students in the Adult Development & Aging Doctoral Program. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 24 credit hours.


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Public Health
  

  • MPH 601 - Public Health Concepts

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the M.P.H. program. Organizational structure, history, law, ethics, essential services, global problems, and the future of public health. Lecture, discussion, projects, and presentations.


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  • MPH 602 - Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the M.P.H program. Theories of health education and promotion. Intervention (communication, collaboration, and strategies) including socio-cultural, diversity, and regional issues as they pertain to public health.


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  • MPH 603 - Epidemiology & Public Health

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the M.P.H program. Epidemiological methods, including study design, legal/ethical aspects and Epi information, applications of methods, including screening, disease surveillance, outbreak investigation, and community needs assessment. Student presentations to focus on special topics, such as infectious diseases, chronic conditions, and others.


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  • MPH 604 - Biostatistics & Public Health

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the M.P.H. program. Principles of biostatistics in the context of multiple public health applications, Epi information, SAS, and JMP statistical packages to be used.


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  • MPH 605 - Health Sciences Administration in Public Health

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the M.P.H program. Management principles, including personnel administration, budgeting, financing, and continuous quality improvement as they pertain to public health, planning and evaluation principles, grant writing, public health economics, public health policy, and data sources.


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  • MPH 606 - Environmental Health Sciences in Public Health

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the M.P.H program. Air quality, water quality, food hygiene, sanitation, solid waste management, hazardous materials management, vector-borne disease, other special topics, occupational health, legal issues, environmental hazard identification, and response.


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  • MPH 608 - Public Health Practice and Issues

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: MPH 601, MPH 602, MPH 603 & MPH 604. In an organizational setting, the following topics will be explored: informatics and communication, diversity and cultural proficiency, and ethics. These topics are emerging public health issues, which will be applied in a practice setting. This is a required “limited practicum” course in the Master of Public Health program with two-thirds of the content being presented online and one-third in a practice setting.


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  • MPH 609 - Public Health Research and Evaluation

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: MPH 604. Corequisite: MPH 603. This is a theoretical and applied course on research methods relevant specifically to community-based public health. Students will critically review journal articles, create research questions, conduct comprehensive literature reviews, employ quantitative and qualitative research methods that fall within institutional review board parameters, develop and execute a data analysis plan. Culmination of coursework will be individual oral presentations and mock journal article.


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  • MPH 685 - Capstone I

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: At least four of the following core courses; MPH 601, MPH 602, MPH 603, MPH 604, MPH 605, MPH 606, successfully completed. Assessment of public health competencies and preparation for the capstone project, including development of a capstone proposal.


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  • MPH 686 - Capstone Project II

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: All six core courses (MPH 601, MPH 602, MPH 603, MPH 604, MPH 605, MPH 606) and MPH 685 successfully completed. A required culminating experience for MPH students to be taken after all core courses are completed. Requires working in partnership with a community organization/agency.


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  • MPH 691 - Grant Writing in Public Health Practice

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the M.P.H program. Required course for M.P.H. students without grant writing experience. Taught using a combination of classroom and web-based instruction, this course provides methods and techniques for writing and managing grant proposals to support public health programs. Emphasis on development of grant proposals, including narrative, program plan, evaluation design, timeline, budget and budget justification, identification of grant sources, managing funded projects, and use and development of requests for proposals.


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  • MPH 695 - Special Topics in Public Health

    (1-6 credits)
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the M.P.H program. Selections focus on specific topics of current interest to public health workers. Fliers describing the section offering are distributed prior to registration each semester. May be repeated with change of topic.


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  • MPH 696 - Public Health Practicum

    (3-6 credits)
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the M.P.H program. Student is teamed with a faculty advisor and community preceptor to work on a meaningful public health issue. For students who desire additional field experience.


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  • MPH 697 - Public Health Capstone Project

    (3-6 credits)
    Prerequisites: Graduate standing; MPH 601, MPH 602, MPH 603, MPH 604, MPH 605, and MPH 606. Student is teamed with a faculty advisor and community preceptor(s) to work on a meaningful public health issue. This work facilitates the integration of material from the core MPH courses. A paper (e.g. grant, study, proposal, etc.) demonstrating the applications learned in previous courses is required.


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  • MPH 699 - Independent Study in Public Health

    (1-4 credits)
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the M.P.H program. Supervised study of a public health issue or problem. Offered every semester.


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  • SWK 501 - Ethical Decision Making for Social Work Practice

    (3 credits)
    This course provides students with a comprehensive exploration of values and ethical issues as they apply to social work theory, research, policy, and practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Although values and ethical issues pervade all social work studies, this stand-alone ethics course is intended to provide graduate level students with an opportunity to study these issues in greater depth and breadth than may be provided in other courses. In addition to applying ethical principles and fixed rules/standards to case situations, students are challenged to understand reasoning behind rules and standards, including the distinction and relationship between value and relational ethics. In contrast to ethical analysis at the level of general principles, emergent approaches to ethical decision-making more contextual in focus illustrate how case facts/circumstances nuance interpretation and application of ethical standards, principles, and rules. To encourage critical/creative thinking, the course utilizes case situations with ethical issues that are more complex and less predictable, a strategic framework for managing such issues, and debates about a representative set of controversial issues in social work ethics, values, and obligations.


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  • SWK 502 - History and Philosophy of Social Work and Social Welfare

    (3 credits)
    This course prepares students in the first semester of their graduate program in social work to enter the profession of social work with a solid understanding of the history of social work as a profession, and the history and current status of relevant laws and regulations that impact social work practice and social welfare policy. Students learn to recognize that every person has fundamental human rights, by studying the evolution of the concept of human rights historically and its relationship to evolving principles of social justice and human needs. Social workers understand that human rights and social justice, as well as social welfare and services, are mediated historically by policy and its implementation at the federal, state, and local levels. Students learn to recognize and understand the evolution of the historical, social, economic, organizational, environmental, and global influences that affect social policy at the national and state/local levels, as well as the large-scale social and environmental changes, including natural disasters, war, and economic dislocations that shape the nature of social policies. Students learn how social policies are embedded in social structures that take on a path dependent institutional nature that resists all but incremental changes except at unique historical junctures.


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  • SWK 503 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment

    (3 credits)
    Co-requisites: SWK 504 & 505. This course presents theories that explain human behavior and inform competency-based generalist social work practice with individuals, families, and groups and their relationships to communities and organizations. A multidisciplinary theoretical perspective includes theories relevant to human needs and aspirations. A contextual-systems framework captures the depth and breadth and nature of interactions within, between, and among persons and environment(s). This lays the theoretical groundwork for practice, policy, and research by teaching fundamental concepts used in assessment, analysis, and problem formulation. It also establishes the theoretical framework for the second year specialization course work. Generalist and specific critical perspectives are used to examine human behavior theory for assessing, intervening and evaluating person and environment transactions and for planning practice responses to enhance these relationships.


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  • SWK 504 - Generalist Practicum I

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: degree seeking MSW admission. Co-requisites: SWK 503, SWK 505. This is the first of two generalist practicums that students complete. Students complete 200 hours of field placement in their assigned setting, under the supervision of their field instructors in this semester. The generalist practicum provides students with the opportunity to develop competencies in generalist social work practice. Students will integrate and apply the knowledge, values, and skills developed in their course work to develop generalist social work competencies for engaging, assessing, and intervening with individuals, families, and groups in generalist practice settings. The generalist field practicum is systematically designed, supervised, and coordinated. Students are evaluated on criteria by which they demonstrate the generalist social work competencies.


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  • SWK 505 - Generalist Practice with Individuals and Families

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: degree seeking MSW admission. Co-requisites: SWK 503, SWK 504. The purpose of this course is to learn theories, models, modalities, strategies, and techniques used in working with individuals and families in their environment. The course will provide the student an understanding of theories of human behavior and the social environment and how to critically evaluate and apply this knowledge to facilitate engagement with individuals and families. Students will learn to enhance individual and family social functioning. This course will provide a general knowledge of social work practice with individuals and families from a competency-based, strengths perspective demonstrated through multiple intervention modalities. Students will develop their skills in engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation of individuals and families in the context of interdisciplinary, inter-organizational inter-professional teamwork practice. Students will be able to understand how their personal experiences and affective reactions impact their practice.


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  • SWK 506 - Generalist Practicum II

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: degree seeking MSW admission, SWK 501, SWK 502, SWK 504. Co-requisites: SWK 507 & SWK 508. This is the second of two generalist practicums that students complete. Students complete 200 hours of field placement in their assigned setting, under the supervision of their field instructors in this semester. The generalist practicum provides students with the opportunity to develop competencies in generalist social work practice. Students will integrate and apply the knowledge, values, and skills developed in their course work to develop generalist social work competencies for engaging assessing, and intervening with individuals, families, and groups in generalist practice settings. The generalist field practicum is systematically designed, supervised, and coordinated. Students are evaluated on criteria by which they demonstrate the generalist social work competencies.


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  • SWK 507 - Generalist Practice with Groups, Communities, and Organizations

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: SWK 501, SWK 502, SWK 505. Co-requisites: SWK 506, SWK 508. The primary focus of this class is on engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation of groups, communities, and organizations. This course builds on students’ generalist practice theories and knowledge by teaching the conceptual base and practice skills of social group work. Emphasizing social work with groups, organizations and communities as integrative practice, this course encompasses the continuum from treatment to task oriented groups. Course content highlights the strengths oriented values of social work, and its potential for mutual aid and empowerment. Group dynamics and development will be assessed, with attention to agency, community, and cultural contexts. Emphasis on diversity and the use of groups with oppressed client populations is a unifying course theme.


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  • SWK 508 - Disparities, Diversity, and Inclusion

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: SWK 501 & SWK 502 or Advanced Standing admission. Co-requisites: SWK 506 & SWK 507 or permission of instructor. This course focuses on complex issues related to disparities within diverse minority sub-populations, including the intersectionality of multiple factors that may include, but are not limited to, race and ethnicity, age, class, color, culture, disability and ability, physical and emotional challenges, gender, gender expression, immigration status, marital status, political ideology, religion/spirituality, sex, sexual orientation, and tribal sovereignty and status, socioeconomic status, as well as implicit and explicit biases. Students will learn the extent to which cultural values, social, economic, political, and cultural exclusion have oppressed, marginalized, alienated, or created privilege and power for select populations expressed historically through personal, institutional and societal attitudes, language and behaviors, established practices, policies, procedures, customs, and laws. Systems level issues will be covered addressing disparities resulting in oppression, poverty, marginalization, alienation, and historical trauma experienced by these diverse subpopulations. Students develop knowledge and skill values by gaining self-awareness and self-regulation that will manage the influence of personal biases and values in working with diverse clients and constituencies and how understanding disparities can enhance cultural competence in working with diverse populations, and becoming more inclusive by using strategies designed to remove structural barriers to ensure social goods are distributed equitably and protecting human rights.


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  • SWK 509 - Fundamentals of Research

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites SWK 501, SWK 502 & SWK 504. Co-requisites: SWK 510. This course introduces and sensitizes students to critical methods of inquiry and evaluation related to social work practice. This course fosters an appreciation for the necessity to employ unbiased, valid, and systematic knowledge in social work practice. Students are expected to develop a critical understanding of how unsubstantiated and biased assumptions form the basis for misconceptions about the nature and needs of people. Students will learn about and demonstrate practice based research and research based practice. They will become competent evaluating their practice with individuals, families, groups, organization and communities. Students will understand that evidence that informs practice derives from multi-disciplinary sources and multiple ways of knowing. Students will demonstrate knowledge of qualitative and quantitative methods, logic, scientific inquiry, and culturally informed and ethical approaches to build knowledge and evaluate outcomes and practice effectiveness.


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  • SWK 510 - Social Welfare Policy

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: SWK 501, SWK 502, SWK 504. Co-requisites: SWK 509. Students build on their understanding of the historical role of social policy in the United States by developing a solid understanding of the structure of contemporary social work and social welfare. They build on their understanding of social work ethics by learning the ethical requirements of policy practice. They develop a solid overview of the relevant laws and regulations that impact practice at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels, and learn the terminology necessary to think critically about the policy arena. They identify social welfare policies and services at the local, state, and federal level that impacts well-being, service delivery, and access to social services. Social workers recognize and understand the historical, social, cultural, economic, organizational, environmental, and global influences that affect social policy. They come to understand the global interconnections of oppression and human rights violations, and that every person has fundamental human rights such as freedom, safety, privacy, an adequate standard of living, health care, and education. Finally, they identify, analyze, formulate and advocate for social policies that address human needs and advance social justice in a way that is consistent with human rights.


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  • SWK 603 - Advanced Field Practicum III

    (3 credits)
    The first of a two-semester, 500-clock-hour, supervised internship in a social service agency, based on the student’s concentration. Designed to provide learning experiences to apply and test content from the professional foundation and the micro- or macro-practice concentrations.


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  • SWK 608 - Advanced Practice With Small Systems II

    (3 credits)
    A continuation of the sequence of courses related to social work practice with small systems. Emphasis is on work with therapeutic and task groups. The primary focus is on therapeutic techniques and helping the student develop a conceptual framework for clinical intervention.


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  • SWK 610 - Psychopathology

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: SWK 501-SWK 510 or advanced standing admission. Co-requisites: SWK 615. This advanced clinical social work course builds on the content from required generalist and advanced social work methods, policy, research, theory and field courses. This course is an opportunity for students to gain knowledge and skill in clinical social work practice and assessment. This course examines the underlying theories, symptoms, and psychosocial aspects of mental disorders and substance use disorders as applied through the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. In addition, the historical, social, cultural, economic, and political impacts on the mental health field are investigated and integrated with this review of today’s current diagnostic system.


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  • SWK 612 - Clinical Practicum I

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: SWK 501-510. Co-requisites: SWK 613 & SWK 614 or 619. This is the first of two clinical practicums that students in the clinical social work specialization complete. Students complete 250 hours of field placement in their assigned setting, under the supervision of their field instructors in this semester. The clinical practicum provides students with the opportunity to develop competencies in clinical social work practice, building upon generalist practice skills. Students will integrate and apply the knowledge, values, and skills developed in their course work to develop clinical social work competencies for engaging assessing, and intervening with individuals, families, and groups in clinical practice settings. The clinical field practicum is systematically designed, supervised, and coordinated. Students are evaluated on criteria by which they demonstrate the clinical social work competencies.


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  • SWK 613 - Core Competencies for Clinical Social Work Practice

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: SWK 501-510 or advanced standing admission. Co-requisites: SWK 612 and SWK 614 or 619. This course develops advanced knowledge and practice with interpersonal process skills that are essential for engaging and maintaining effective therapeutic alliances and positive intervention outcomes with diverse individuals and families for clinical social work practice.


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