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2009-2010 Springfield College Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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Physical Therapy |
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PHTH 695 - Practice Management in PT II
Practice Management in PT II
Credits: 3
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PHTH 696 - Practice management in PT III
Practice management in PT III
Credits: 2
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PHTH 710 - Advanced Studies in Orthopedic Physical Therapy
This course examines the theoretical basis for treatment of the patient with orthopedic problems. Students design treatment strategies for orthopedic problems that are based on an understanding of advances in research in the areas of anatomy and biomechanics, tissue healing, diagnostics, and rehabilitation.
Prerequisites & Notes
Physical therapy major or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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PHTH 711 - Advanced Studies in Clinical Ergonomics
The contrast between human physical capacities and human performance requirements in the work setting are addressed. Content includes strategies to enhance interaction of workers and their environment/tools and efforts to minimize the risk of musculoskeletal disorders. Additional topics include an approach to pre-employment screening and returning injured workers to employment.
Prerequisites & Notes
Physical therapy major or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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PHTH 712 - Advanced Studies in Pediatric Neurologic Physical Therapy
This course addresses physical therapy evaluation, treatment, and management for children with neurological dysfunction. The course follows a continuum from the newborn through adolescence and young adulthood, with modification of the evaluation, analysis, and program development at the various ages based on changing developmental needs.
Prerequisites & Notes
Physical therapy major or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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PHTH 713 - Advanced Studies in Sports Physical Therapy
This course is designed for the physical therapy student interested in developing advanced skills and competence in prevention and management of sport-related injuries.
Prerequisites & Notes
Physical therapy major or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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PHTH 714 - Advanced Studies in Adult Neurologic Physical Therapy
This course explores the theoretical basis for the evaluation and treatment of patients with neurological impairments. Current theories of motor learning, motor control, and motor development will be used as the framework for this process. Evaluation procedures, findings, and their implications for therapeutic intervention will be discussed. The format will include patient demonstrations.
Prerequisites & Notes
Physical therapy major or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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PHTH 715 - Advanced Studies in Differential Diagnosis and Care of the Medically Complex Patient
This course is designed to challenge the student to integrate all aspects of patient-client management. This course integrates two foci: screening for medical disease and differential diagnosis in the direct access setting, as well as management of persons in the acute care setting, with complex, multi-system medical issues.
Prerequisites & Notes
Students in Doctor of Physical Therapy program only.
Credits: 3
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PHTH 726 - Applied Research in Physical Therapy II
In a small group, students conduct a supervised investigation of a selected problem related to the field of Physical Therapy. Student groups develop a formal research proposal, organize, analyze, and present data and findings from the investigation. Presentation of the findings is done in written form, poster presentation, and podium presentation to faculty, peers, and clinicians.
Prerequisites & Notes
Must be taken for a total of three credits. Students in Doctor of Physical Therapy Program only.
Credits: 1-3
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Physician Assistant |
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PAST 512 - History Taking and Physical Assessment I (Summer)
Building rapport with patients and learning and performing medical skills under direct faculty supervision are the focus of the history taking and physical assessment courses. Students learn how to elicit patient histories under a number of conditions, perform and document directed and complete physical examinations, and write notes using the SOAP and complete H and P formats.
Prerequisites & Notes
Matriculation into the professional phase of the program. Co-requisites: PAST 330, 513, 515, 523, and 524.
Credits: 4
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PAST 513 - Mental Health Issues in Primary Care (Summer)
This course examines common mental health conditions seen by physician assistants in the primary care setting. The epidemiology, presenting symptoms, diagnostic criteria, differential diagnosis, and treatment modalities are presented.
Prerequisites & Notes
Matriculation into the professional phase of the program. Co-requisites: PAST 330, 512, 515, 523, and 524.
Credits: 3
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PAST 514 - Principles of Clinical Decision Making (Fall)
This course defines and analyzes the application of biostatistics to current epidemiological studies in medicine. Students examine clinical decision-making models and analyze selected published medical study reports for the appropriateness of their conclusions.
Prerequisites & Notes
Successful completion of all previous PAST courses. Co-requisites: PAST 320, 521, 522, 525, 533, and 534.
Credits: 1
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PAST 515 - Human Anatomy Laboratory I (Summer)
This course is the first in a series of three courses designed to provide a broad exposure to the gross and microscopic anatomy of the human body as it relates to physical assessment and clinical medicine. The body structures related to the head, eyes, ears, nasopharynx, neck, chest, and endocrine system are examined.
Prerequisites & Notes
Acceptance into the professional phase of the PA Program. Co-requisites: PAST 330, 512, 513, 523, and 524.
Credits: 1
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PAST 521 - Applied Clinical Skills I (Fall)
This course is designed to teach students how to perform skills most commonly used in clinical practice. These include interpretation of EKGs, nasogastric intubation, and male and female catherization.
Prerequisites & Notes
Successful completion of all previous PAST courses. Co-requisites: PAST 514, 522, 525, 533, and 534.
Credits: 3
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PAST 522 - History Taking and Physical Assessment II (Fall)
Building rapport with patients and learning and performing medical skills under direct faculty supervision are the focus of the history taking and physical assessment courses. Students learn how to elicit patient histories under a number of conditions, perform and document directed and complete physical examinations, and write notes using the SOAP and complete H and P formats.
Prerequisites & Notes
Successful completion of all previous PAST courses. Co-requisites: PAST 514, 521, 525, 533, and 534.
Credits: 4
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PAST 523 - Pharmacology I (Summer)
This course examines the integration of the theoretical and practical application of pharmacological principles into the organ-system approach to learning clinical medicine. Treatment modalities for the dermatology, respiratory, ENT, opthamology, and endocrine systems are examined in detail.
Prerequisites & Notes
Matriculation into the professional phase of the program. Co-requisites: PAST 512, 513, 515, and 524.
Credits: 2
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PAST 524 - Clinical Medicine I (Summer)
This course presents wellness and disease processes from an integrated organ-system approach. Specialized topics in radiology, and normal and abnormal findings in organ systems involving the eyes, ears, nose, throat, skin, lungs, and thorax are covered in this course.
Prerequisites & Notes
Matriculation into the professional phase of the program. Co-requisites: PAST 512, 513, 515, and 523.
Credits: 6
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PAST 525 - Human Anatomy Laboratory II (Fall)
This course is the second in a series of three courses designed to provide a broad exposure to the gross and microscopic anatomy of the human body as it relates to physical assessment and clinical medicine. The body structures related to the cardiovascular, gastro-intestinal, renal, genitourinary, and reproductive systems are examined.
Prerequisites & Notes
Successful completion of all previous PAST courses. Co-requisites: PAST 514, 521, 522, 533, and 534.
Credits: 1
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PAST 531 - Applied Clinical Skills II (Spring)
This course is designed to teach students how to perform skills most commonly used in clinical practice. OSHA guidelines, phlebotomy, injection, ABG and IV techniques are covered, as well as catherization, casting and splinting, OR protocol, knot tying and suturing, and tonometry.
Prerequisites & Notes
Successful completion of all previous PAST courses. Co-requisites: PAST 532, 535, 543, 544, and EMSM 251.
Credits: 2
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PAST 532 - History Taking and Physical Assessment III (Spring)
Building rapport with patients and learning and performing medical skills under direct faculty supervision are the focus of the history taking and physical assessment courses. Students learn how to elicit patient histories under a number of conditions, perform and document directed and complete physical examinations, and write notes using the SOAP and complete H and P formats. Off-campus clinical learning experiences are an integral part of this course.
Prerequisites & Notes
Successful completion of all previous PAST courses. Co-requisites: PAST 531, 535, 543, 544, and EMSM 251.
Credits: 4
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PAST 533 - Pharmacology II (Fall)
This course examines the integration of the theoretical and practical application of pharmacological principles into the organ-system approach to learning clinical medicine. Treatment modalities for the cardiovascular, and blood-forming systems, as well as pregnancy and childbirth, gastrointestinal and renal are examined in detail.
Prerequisites & Notes
Successful completion of all previous PAST courses. Co-requisites: PAST 514, 521, 522, 525, and 534.
Credits: 2
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PAST 534 - Clinical Medicine II (Fall)
This course is a continuation of PAST 324. Wellness and disease processes are presented using an integrated organ-system approach. Normal and abnormal findings in systems involving the heart and vessels, gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary tract, and endocrine organs are covered in this course.
Prerequisites & Notes
Successful completion of all previous PAST courses. Co-requisites: PAST 514, 521, 522, 525, and 533.
Credits: 6
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PAST 535 - Human Anatomy Laboratory III (Spring)
This course is the third in a series of three courses designed to provide a broad exposure to the gross and microscopic anatomy of the human body as it relates to physical assessment and clinical medicine. The body structures related to the nervous and musculoskeletal systems are examined.
Prerequisites & Notes
Successful completion of all previous PAST courses. Co-requisites: PAST 531, 532, 543, 544, and EMSM 251.
Credits: 1
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PAST 540 - Ethical and Professional Issues in PA Practice
This course is the introduction to ethical and professional issues that face
the Physician Assistant in the practice of medicine. It is designed to raise
the students’ awareness of issues such as confidentiality, cultural differences,
death and dying, ethical dilema, and provide a problem-solving approach to such
issues.
Credits: 3
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PAST 543 - Pharmacology III (Spring)
This course examines the integration of the theoretical and practical application of pharmacological principles into the organ-system approach to learning clinical medicine. Treatment and modalities for musculoskeletal, neurology, pain management, gerontology, surgery, medical emergencies, HIV and pediatrics are examined in detail.
Prerequisites & Notes
Successful completion of all previous PAST courses. Co-requisites: PAST 531, 532, 535, 544, and EMSM 251.
Credits: 2
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PAST 544 - Clinical Medicine III (Spring)
This course is a continuation of PAST 334. Normal and abnormal findings in systems involving the nerves, muscles and bones, and blood, as well as pregnancy, pediatrics, and medical and surgical emergencies are covered in this course.
Prerequisites & Notes
Successful completion of all previous PAST courses. Co-requisites: PAST 531, 532, 535, 543, and EMSM 251.
Credits: 6
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PAST 626 - Physician Assistant Research Project
Physician Assistant Research Project
Prerequisites & Notes
RSCH 610
Credits: 3
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PAST 640 - PA Seminar VIII
This seminar course examines the biopsychosocial model of health and illness, approaches to the challenging patient, and concepts in risk management and quality assurance. Students begin formal Grand Rounds presentations.
Prerequisites & Notes
Successful completion of all previous PAST courses.
Credits: 1
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PAST 650 - PA Seminar IX
This seminar course examines the impact of national and state health care policies on the delivery on health care and the health issues associated with violent crimes. Students continue Grand Rounds presentations.
Credits: 1
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PAST 660 - PA Seminar X
This final seminar course presents the current state and federal policies affecting the physician assistant graduate, and reviews medical ethics through selected case studies. Students continue Grand Rounds presentations.
Credits: 1
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PAST 671 - Inpatient Medicine
The inpatient medicine clerkship is a six week clinical experience that provides the foundation for clinical evaluation and treatment of general medical patients. Training includes assessment of inpatient populations and their medical problems. Students learn clinical presentation of general medical problems, evaluation, therapeutic intervention, and methods of documentation. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, daily morning and work rounds and in-hospital overnight call.
Prerequisites & Notes
Successful completion of all ACRs and all fourth year PAST courses.
Credits: 6
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PAST 672 - Family Medicine
The family medicine clerkship is a six week clinical experience that provides the principles of clinical diagnosis and management of general medical problems in the adult and pediatric ambulatory setting. Training includes assessment of outpatient populations and their medical problems. Students learn clinical presentation of general medical problems, evaluation, therapeutic intervention, and methods of documentation. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, daily office or clinical hours (including weekends), medical coverage of hospitalized patients, and evening and weekend on-call hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
Successful completion of all ACRs and all fourth year PAST courses.
Credits: 6
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PAST 673 - General Surgery
During the general surgery clerkship, students learn management of surgical patients in hospital and ambulatory settings. These experiences include presentation and work-up of common surgical problems, surgical interventions, and the care of preoperative, operative, and postoperative patients.
Prerequisites & Notes
Successful completion of all ACRs and all fourth year PAST courses.
Credits: 6
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PAST 674 - Emergency Medicine
This course is a six week clerkship with the purpose of providing practical clinical experience in the care of acute medical and surgical emergencies. Students develop an understanding of the concept of triage in an emergency situation. Additionally, students have the opportunity to assess patients of all ages with a variety of problems. Attention is given to the psychosocial and economic factors influencing each patient’s current and future care.
Prerequisites & Notes
Successful completion of all ACRs and all fourth year PAST courses.
Credits: 6
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PAST 675 - Obstetrics and Gynecology
This is a six week clerkship with the purpose of providing clinical experience in the evaluation and treatment of women. Experience is gained in the areas of family planning, pre, intra, and postpartum care, as well as routine gynecological care for sexually transmitted diseases, dysmenorrhea, and menopausal health. Students come to understand the effects that sexual activity, childbearing, and menopause have on a woman’s medical, emotional, and social well-being.
Prerequisites & Notes
Successful completion of all ACRs and all fourth year PAST courses.
Credits: 6
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PAST 676 - General Pediatrics
Pediatrics is a six week clerkship which provides the opportunity to assess medical and surgical problems that require both inpatient and ambulatory management of children. Students spend approximately fifty to sixty hours per week in the clinical setting. Time is spent giving students practical clinical experience in the ambulatory setting managing routine childhood illness and health maintenance, and with the medical team in the hospital at the time of delivery assessing the newborn and caring for children with more severe medical problems. Students learn to recognize the influences that family interactions can have on the course of the patient’s development, well-being, and illness.
Prerequisites & Notes
Successful completion of all ACRs and all fourth year PAST courses.
Credits: 6
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PAST 677 - Psychiatry
The purpose of the psychiatry clerkship is to provide the student with clinical experience in the varied presentations of mental illness in inpatient and ambulatory settings. Students have an opportunity to evaluate, identify, and learn management of both acute and non-acute psychiatric patients.
Prerequisites & Notes
Successful completion of all ACRs and all fourth year PAST courses.
Credits: 6
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PAST 680 - Preceptorship
The preceptorship is a six week clinical and non-clinical experience that provides
opportunities in clinical evaluation and treatment of patients, and a more in-depth
understanding of the daily administrative aspect of health care practices. Training
includes assessment of a variety of patient populations and their health care
problems. Students strengthen previously developed skills of data gathering from
historic information, physical assessment, and therapeutic treatment planning.
A broad exposure to the administrative aspects of the practice of medicine is
emphasized.
Prerequisites & Notes
Successful completion of all ACRs and all fourth year PAST courses.
Credits: 6
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Political Science |
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POSC 630 - United States Foreign Policy
This course is an overview of the forces that helped to shape America’s foreign policy in the post World War II era. It examines the institutions involved in making foreign policy (President, Congress, interest groups), the relationship the United States has had with the rest of the world, and presents models for understanding and analyzing the policy-making process.
Credits: 3
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Psychology |
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PSYC 501 - Motivation and Learning
An examination of major theories and issues is covered from both a historical and contemporary perspective. Stress is put on the scientific, experimental approach to understanding the nature of learning and motivation. Detailed analysis of classical and instrumental conditioning, reinforcement theory, punishment, and the contributions of Skinner, Hull, and Tolman, are but a few areas investigated.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 505 - Physiological Psychology
The physiological bases of a variety of behaviors are studied. Scientific experimental analysis concerned with sensory processing, learning, motivation, and the development of the major schools and issues in perception are considered. The biological concomitants of various psychological abnormalities are analyzed.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 506 - Psychology of Diversity
This course examines the ways in which culture influences behavior and perception, and is concerned with understanding psychological principles as either universal or culture specific. Standard areas of psychology, cognitive development, language acquisition, emotion, abnormal behavior, and social psychology are explored from a cross-cultural perspective.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 507 - History of Modern Psychology
This course explores the growth and development of psychology and whether it is a science, a philosophy, or a loosely connected field of study. The great thinkers and various schools of thought that make up psychology are examined, with special emphasis on the political, social, and cultural climate which allowed for their origin and inevitable decline. Additionally, the history of psychology at Springfield College is elaborated to show the contributions that our college has made.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 508 - Cognitive Psychology
This course presents the basic concepts of cognitive psychology. Areas include psycholinguistics, cognition, and information processing. Other areas explored are memory, thought, categorization, and neural networks. Current and future trends in the field are examined with special consideration of their application to problem solving enterprises.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 510 - Introduction to the Wraparound Process
This course explores the current theory and principles of the wraparound approach as defined by the national wraparound initiative. Specifically, the course reviews the definition and history of wraparound, the four phases of wraparound, the ten principles of wraparound, and the roles of the care manager and family partner. Class activities include group discussion, role-play exercises and videotaped examples of care plan team meetings.
Credits: 1
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PSYC 513 - Psychological Testing
This course establishes an understanding of the problems involved in the measurement
of abilities, achievement, attitudes, interests, behavior, and personality. Methods
of test construction and the concepts of reliability and validity are considered.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 515 - Child Development and Counseling
This course examines the bio-psychosocial development of children and adolescents. Learning, normal development, and play therapy techniques are covered.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 518 - Behavior Modification
This course is designed to help students in psychology and other fields develop skills in identifying, assessing, and treating behavioral problems. At the end of the course students should be able to do the following: define behavior theory, identify fundamental behavioral models, recognize major contributors to behavior theory, apply the techniques of behavior therapy, assess different behavioral problems, and generate appropriate treatment strategies for behavioral problems.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 522 - Interviewing and Counseling
This course is designed to help students in education, recreation, health fitness, and psychology, develop helping and listening skills. The class combines lecture and practical experiences in order for students to gain a conceptual framework for the use and treatment methods in counseling.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 530 - Psychology of Sport Injury
This course is a seminar pertaining to psychological theory, research, and practice in the domain of sport injury. Group discussion, interactive, experiential, and lecture methods are used to foster awareness and knowledge of psychological responses to sport injury and the role of psychological factors in the occurence, prevention, and rehabilitation of sport injuries.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 540 - Psychology of Sexual Behavior
This course studies all forms of human sexual behavior, with emphasis on attitudes and practical concerns, such as interpersonal relationships, emotional involvement, and sexual difficulties, failures, and therapy.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 545 - Imagery, Hypnosis, and Self-Hypnosis
This course examines the historical development, theories, techniques, and research in the application of imagery and hypnosis. Special emphasis is placed on the role of those techniques as a tool in human helping professions. Topics covered include: the mind/body relationship, healing and pain management, neurolinguistic programming, criminal investigation, sports skill enhancement, and ethical and legal considerations.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 560 - Rituals in Families
This course provides an overview of the functions of rituals as well as a model of assessment. Daily events, such as tucking a toddler into bed, holiday celebrations, family traditions, and cultural/religious rites of passage are highlighted. The power of these rituals to create and shape reality, express values and emotions, facilitate transitions, and promote healing is demonstrated through lecture, use of popular movies, and class participation.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 570 - Psychology of the College-Age Adult
Covering ages 17 to 25, this course deals with psychological and social development in this critical period. Principle dimensions and conditions influencing development are examined. Relevant research findings are related to the student’s current circumstances and stage of development.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 582 - Coordinating Seminar
In this seminar, students investigate selected topics within psychology and integrate findings and conclusions from various areas of the field as a whole.
Prerequisites & Notes
Twenty-four semester hours of psychology.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 601 - Developmental School Guidance Counseling
This course presents the philosophy, principles, and practices of Developmental School Guidance Counseling, and recent research in the field. Students learn about the roles and functions of counselors at the elementary, middle, and high schools levels. This course focuses on academic guidance including the Curriculum Frameworks, MCAS, standardized testing and test interpretation, and counselors’ roles in special education, college counseling, and post-secondary options.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 611 - Psychology of Humor
Psychology of humor provides a theoretical and practical basis for the role and use of humor in our society. This course explores the positive use of humor in areas of education, health and wellness, creativity, and as social commentary. It also investigates the negative uses of humor in society in areas such as racism, sexism, and ethnicity.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 612 - Psychopharmacology
This course examines the role of psychiatric medication in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. Topics include the neurological basis of mental disorders, pharmokinetics, and specific medications used in the treatment of mood, anxiety, and psychotic disorders. In addition, the role of biological treatment of organic disorders is investigated.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSYC 631
Credits: 3
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PSYC 613 - Professional Ethics
This course provides a foundation for the ethical practice of counseling. The focus is
on ethical decision-making through an understanding of legal and ethical standards
of practice for counselors, marriage and family therapists, and psychologists. Issues such as client rights, confidentiality, family law, dual relationships, duty to warn, and ethical consideration of special populations are studied.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 614 - Counseling Diverse Populations
This course examines the complex interplay of values, expectations, and social
and political forces that influence the counselor/client relationship. Students
learn about multicultural counseling competency in mental health agencies, schools,
and other settings. Students improve their ability to counsel members of specific
ethnic groups and gay men and lesbians.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 620 - Health Psychology
This course is a survey of psychological theory, research, and practice in the health
domain. Didactic, interactive, and experiential methods are used to foster
awareness and knowledge of the critical role of behavioral factors in health.
Opportunities for application of behavioral principles to aspects of personal health are
provided.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 621 - Theories of Personality
This course emphasizes the dynamics of human behavior and the application of these principles in a better understanding of one’s life. A variety of theorists from the major schools of thought (psychoanalytic, behavioral, and existential/humanistic) are covered so that students are able to examine their own assumptions about people.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 622 - Principles of Counseling
The course provides graduate students with opportunities to learn and acquire basic counseling skills that can be used in a variety of settings. Participants survey major approaches to counseling in order to further their knowledge of human behavior and the change process. Particular emphasis is placed on understanding the dynamics underlying various therapeutic techniques and fostering the ability to establish a strong working alliance.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 623 - Crisis Intervention
This course examines crisis intervention techniques used in the treatment of children, adolescents, and adults in hospital and community agency settings. Topics such as suicide and risk assessment, polysubstance abuse, spousal battery, psychotic disorders, anxiety disorders, and post-traumatic stress syndrome, violence, and bereavement are explored in light of current crisis intervention strategies.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 626 - Research Project in Psychology
This course builds on the research foundation established in Research 610, and specifically addresses applied research within the discipline of psychology. Interpretation of research and its impact on professional practice are studied. Students participate in the design, implementation and interpretation of a research project.
Prerequisites & Notes
RSCH 610.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 627 - Individual Intelligence Testing
This course features instruction and supervised practice in the administration and interpretation of the Wechsler scales. The history, purpose, interpretation, strengths, and weaknesses of these scales are reviewed. Each student gives no less than five tests on each of the Wechsler scales (WAIS, WISC-R, WPPIS). A total of twenty satisfactory tests are required. The course format includes lecture, demonstrations, and videotaped testing sessions.
Credits: 4
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PSYC 630 - Adventure Therapy: Facilitating Life Skills through Experiential Learning
Adventure Therapy: Facilitating Life Skills through Experiential Learning, is a course designed to help students gain a practical and theoretical understanding of adventure therapy. This course offers students the opportunity to facilitate the growth of various life skills (i.e., career development, study skills, goal setting, time management, health, values clarification, etc.) through program development and workshops. Students will explore how the use of experiential education, adventure activities, and life skill development can be used as a treatment modality working with groups and individuals in a variety of settings.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 631 - Psychopathology
Employing a biological, psychodynamic, behavioral, humanistic, cognitive, and sociocultural approach, various types of pathology across the lifespan are examined, emphasizing descriptive characteristics, etiology, and treatment. This course focuses on the use of the DSM-IV, interpretation of case histories, and awareness of moral/ethical aspects of labeling or acknowledging psychopathology.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 633 - Introduction to Psychotherapy
This course explores the major psychotherapies, ranging from psychoanalysis through person-centered therapy to neurolinguistic programming, and integrates their techniques into the theory of relative causation.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 635 - Psychology in Organizations
This course aims to help students understand the nature and problems of personnel
administration and to evaluate ways in which psychological theory and techniques
may be applied to the improvement of human relations in business and industry.
Major topics include motivation, attitudes, and morale; psychological and other
devices for selection; placement and development of personnel; analysis and evaluation
of jobs and job performance; communication; training and supervision; employee
services and programs.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 638 - Adult Development and Learning
This course introduces students to current information related to adult development and learning. Life stage, life phase, and life event theories are examined, as well as research concerning learning during the adult years. Implications for teaching, counseling, and serving adult students are discussed. A special emphasis is placed on adult transitions and the change process.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 639 - Human Life Span Development
This course examines the major theories of Human Life Span Development from birth to death. This course investigates each age group from a cognitive, physical, psychosocial, and cultural developmental perspectives with a focus on age specific issues that impact development.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 640 - Counseling the College Bound Student
This course explores the college admissions process, with emphasis on current issues
confronting secondary school counselors, application and admissions criteria for
various types of colleges and college counseling for special student populations.
Students gain an understanding of the resources available to counselors in the
college admissions process including print material, software, web sites and
organizations. Psychological and family issues in college counseling are also explored.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 643 - Career Development and Counseling
This course provides a framework for career development interventions across a variety of professional settings. Theory and research perspectives related to career development over the life span are offered as a basis for individual and group work in career planning, guidance, and employment counseling. Current issues such as college counseling, employment trends, assessment, multiculturalism, and the use of technology in career advisement are addressed.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 645 - Prevention & Group Counseling in Schools
In this course students develop skills in preventing and intervening with violence, substance abuse, mental illness, and child maltreatment. Topics include group guidance and leadership, changing the school climate, consultation, and referrals. Students learn about the relationship of counselors to other professionals in pupil personnel services, the school system, and the community. Students complete a 60-hour pre-practicum in a school.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSYC 601
Credits: 3
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PSYC 646 - Organizational Conflict Management
This course is a classroom simulation that will serve as an experiential opportunity for developing practical skills to prevent and manage everyday workplace (and personal) conflict, and for learning effective tools for resolving disputes. Students will develop conceptual understanding of the psychological and behavioral dynamics of interpersonal, intergroup, and systemic conflict in an organizational context. Students will develop practical skills and acquire effective tools for resolving such conflicts both as a principal party (one who is personally involved in a dispute) and as a third party (one who mediates conflict between others).
Credits: 3
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PSYC 648 - Training and Development in Organizations
This course is designed as a practicum in developing and conducting training programs. Specific topics include training needs assessments, training evaluation, program design, as well as presentations skills. A major focus is to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to create and implement training and development strategies that result in measurable improvement in individual and organizational performance.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 649 - Communication and Motivation in Organizations
This course examines the communications processes and motivational theories and practices in organizations. Specific areas addressed are communication modes and channels, nonverbal communications, listening skills, and individual, group, and organizational communication issues. Theories of motivation and their implementation in the workplace are also addressed.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 650 - Organizational Development and Change
This course examines the process of planned organizational change. Students are introduced to several organizational development techniques, including team building, job enrichment, survey feedback, Quality of Work programs, and the quality-control circle. Class demonstrations and participatory activities help students experience organizational change strategies.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 651 - Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education
This is an introduction to various forms of organizations and functions in student personnel work in higher education. Student development theory is analyzed and its utilization is examined in a variety of settings, including admissions, counseling, financial aid, residence life, and career development.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 652 - Consulting Skills
This course examines management, motivational, and leadership theories and their applications in a variety of settings. Change strategies, organizational development, and the role of the consultant are emphasized.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 654 - Issues and Techniques in Athletic Counseling
This course examines current counseling strategies used with members of sport teams at high school, college, and professional levels. Participants explore current research in three main areas: motivation and skill development, psychosocial development, and career maturity. Class demonstrations, counseling experiences, and field visits are designed to enhance learning.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 655 - Current Issues in Student Personnel
This course provides an in-depth study of current trends, issues, and problems facing the student personnel field today. Students will explore demographic, social, financial, ethical, legal, and professional issues through research, readings in current periodicals, class presentations, and discussion.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 657 - Professional Studies in Athletic Counseling
This course is designed to prepare athletic counseling students for their roles as professionals in the field. Areas of study include professional ethics, record keeping, NCAA guidelines, working as part of an interdisciplinary team, and legal issues.
Credits: 1-3
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PSYC 660 - Introduction to Marriage and Family Therapy
This course introduces students to the history of marriage and family counseling, major interpretive systems, current theoretical issues, counseling techniques, and practices. While the course focuses on helping students understand these cognitive elements, it also provides for some direct experience with counseling techniques and assessment instruments.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 661 - Postmodern Therapies
This course explores social constructionist therapies, in particular narrative and collaborative therapies, with a range of populations. Course content includes development of strengths-based case assessments, and such helping techniques as externalizing problems, narrative letter writing, reauthoring life stories, and developing communities of support for clients. Class activities include role-play exercises, case presentations and discussion, and review of videotaped case examples.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSYC 667 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 662 - Marital and Family Interaction
This course examines the family in a life-cycle framework. The interaction patterns of individuals before marriage, in the marital dyad, and as members of a family are presented as valuable constructs for the understanding and treatment of the family unit.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 663 - Structural Family Therapy
This course presents concepts related to the formation and resolution of human problems from the structural family therapy perspective. Students learn the basic theory and skills used in assessing and treating problematic families.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSYC 660, 662, or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 664 - Couples Therapy
This course is designed for students who have mastered basic counseling skills and marriage and family theory. Specific dynamics that became important when working with couples are explored. Students are asked to demonstrate the use of counseling techniques in simulated couple counseling situations.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSYC 685 and 660, or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 665 - Family Counseling in Schools
This course is designed to help school counselors assess family systems, establish school/family partnerships, and work together with parents and other school personnel to help children and youth succeed. Students learn how to conduct qualitative research with families on their relationship with schools, and develop their consultation and family counseling skills.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 667 - Strategic Family Therapy
The purpose of this course is to teach students the theory and application of three specific models of strategic family therapy as developed by the Mental Research Institute, Haley and Madanes, and the Milwaukee Group. Students have the opportunity to videotape family role plays and design strategic team interventions, utilizing the live supervision approach with the three models.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSYC 660, 662, and 663, or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 668 - Forensic Psychology
This course examines the interaction between the fields of psychology and criminal justice. This course is designed to examine the many roles a psychologist might assume within the criminal justice system. This course is designed to cover several topics including eyewitness testimony, courtroom psychology, critical incident counseling, NGRI pleas and a variety of other interdisciplinary topics in order to provide students with a wealth and breadth of information. Therefore, the goal of this course is to gain a better understanding of the interaction between several disciplines that combine to create the field of Forensic Psychology.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 669 - Professional Studies in Marriage and Family Therapy
This course is designed to prepare marriage and family therapy students for their roles as professionals in the field. Areas of study include professional ethics, licensure or certification, professional organizations, legal issues, family law, and independent practice. In addition to these professional issues, attention is given to personal factors in professional development including the interaction of career with family.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 672 - Laboratory in Counseling Athletes
This course is designed for athletic counseling students who wish to improve their career development, counseling, and skill building techniques with athletes. Participants have an opportunity to practice strategies to enhance their effectiveness in counseling this unique population.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSYC 654 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 673 - Human Factors in the Workplace
This course is designed as an overview and practicum in the study of organizational ergonomics. The major goal is to provide students with a broad understanding of the worker’s relationship with technology and the design of the workplace environment. The course involves contemporary human factors theory, concepts, principles, and research techniques. A hypermedia laboratory allows students the opportunity to apply ergonomic principles using computer simulations.
Credits: 4
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PSYC 674 - Counseling for Enhanced Performance
This course focuses on the psychological skills, methods, and strategies used by
performance enhancement consultants working in business, industry, personnel development, sport, and other domains. Each student has the opportunity to practice perfoemance enhancement interventions in a supervised setting. The course is conducted as a seminar, emphasizing participant interactions and cooperative learning. Major theories covered include the transtheoretical model, the theory of planned behavior, self-efficacy theory, self-determination theory, flow, IZOF theory, catastrophe theory, competence motivation theory, the multi-dimensional model of leadership, goal setting theory, attribution theory, and reversal theory.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSYC 622
Credits: 3
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PSYC 675 - Clinical Seminar in Diagnosis, Assessment, and Treatment Planning
This course examines mental health counseling within the confines of the medical model. Major topics include clinical assessment and treatment planning, as well as program design and utilization of existing facilities for inpatient, outpatient, partial treatment, and aftercare.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSYC 631
Credits: 3
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PSYC 680 - Group Dynamics
This is an examination of and experience in basic group processes. Emphasis is on knowledge of group dynamics, skill building as group leaders, and participation in a group experience. Awareness of self and others at increasingly open and honest levels of communication is encouraged without the intensity of encounter approaches.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 683 - Ethical School Counseling Practice Seminar
In this course students engaged in their Practicum in School Guidance Counseling discuss their work and receive group supervision. Students learn about the ethical and legal guidelines relevant to school counseling, and the steps required to resolve typical dilemmas, including mandatory reporting, confidentiality, school records, grouping, professional obligations and limitations, special education law, and children’s rights to schooling.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSYC 601, 622, 645, and permission of the instructor. Co-requisite: PSYC 684.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 684 - Practicum in School Guidance
This course brings graduate students face-to-face with the daily responsibilities undertaken by school guidance counselors. In a supervised environment, students are involved in all facets of guidance counseling. They work with students, administrators, teachers, parents, and other constituencies. They engage in group and individual interventions. Students are challenged to apply classroom knowledge to the practice of school guidance.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSYC 601, 645, & permission of the Director of School Guidance.
Credits: 3-6
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