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2020-2021 Springfield College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Community Youth Development |
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CYDL 185 - Adolescent Development in Context
Cross-cultural and historical perspectives on adolescence and biases regarding youth are explored in order to examine the issues of adolescence in the context of an ever-changing world.
Credits: 3
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CYDL 210 - Alternative Theories in Youth Development
This course is designed to provide the students with the historical view of youth work in the United States and an understanding of theories of youth work, such as the principles of youth work in the context of community. The students conduct a critical analysis of local, national, and international youth worker movements and community development projects that are responsive, inclusive, and culturally sensitive to the role youth workers play in facilitating the positive development of our youth.
Credits: 3
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CYDL 251 - Special Topics
This course provides an opportunity for students to do an in-depth analysis on specific human services topics. The analysis will include looking at the issues from historical and cultural perspectives. The issues reviewed are developed by the instructor in collaboration with the class.
Credits: 1-3
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CYDL 310 - Transformative Cross-Culture Youth Leadership
This course is designed to provide participants with the opportunity to compare and contrast transformative with non-transformative models of youth leadership development in the context of communities. The students examine, analyze and reflecton how personal identities as leaders and leadership practice have been influenced by the models of transformational leadership introduced in the course.
Credits: 3
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CYDL 330 - Group Project in Community Development and Change 1
Group Project 1 providesthe opportunity fordirect involvement in a community-based action research project. Working in small groups, students develop group protocols and responsibilities. In partnership with members of the community, student groups work on understanding the strengths, challenges, and possibilities of the community while designing possible strategies to address community-identified issue(s). Student groups are responsible for submitting a formal research proposal for the work to be continued in Group Project 2 and 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
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Credits: 4
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CYDL 331 - Group Project in Community Development and Change 2
Group Project 2 focuses on implementation of the project by the students working collaboratively with the community-based organizations and individuals. Group responsibilities include data collection, preliminary analysis of data, and mobilization of available community networks, resources, and stakeholders toward actively addressing a community-identified issue(s). Groups are responsible for submitting an updated research paper for the work to be continued in Project 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
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Credits: 4
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CYDL 332 - Group Project in Community Development and Change 3
The third course in the Group Project sequence focuses on evaluation, documentation, and oral presentation of the group project. The course requires students to produce a written final report that assess the impact of the group project on the participants and the community. There is a formal group presentation of project findings to faculty and community partner(s).
Prerequisites & Notes
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Credits: 4
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CYDL 340 - Building Competencies in Community Youth Work
Community youth development and leadership work involves special challenges that require unique skills and understanding. This course gives students the opportunity to explore the skills and knowledge needed to build the competencies required to work effectively with youth. Through readings from the course reader, case studies, classroom discussions, group experiential exercises, and videos, students are introduced to best practices in youth work.
Credits: 3
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CYDL 391 - Independent Study I
Responding to changing currents in the field of human services, this course explores a topic of contemporary relevance. The course provides an introduction to the fundamental issues presented by the course topic.
Credits: 1-3
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CYDL 420 - Counseling Youth
This course provides an introduction to counseling work with youth. Individual, group, family, peer and multisystemic counseling models found to be effective with adolescents are discussed. Emphasis is placed on the importance of considering the adolescents’ gender, ethnic/racial background, family structure, economic status, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, etc. when designing counseling interventions.
Credits: 3
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CYDL 486 - Internship
The internship is a course of practical study through placement in a work experience in a community service agency with a focus in community youth development and leadership. Acceptable internship settings provide the student with an opportunity to develop new skills or work with a new problem or population. Under close supervision, students acquire experience in providing direct service to consumers and learn how agencies function. Credit hours awarded will vary depending on hours of internship performed at the chosen agency.
Credits: 3-12
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Computer and Information Sciences |
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CISC 103 - Studio in Computer Graphics
This is an introductory course that focuses on the technology of computer graphics. Each student has the opportunity to explore a number of graphic software programs, utilizing several computer systems. With the software programs employed, students are able to draw, paint, design, and create web pages of almost unlimited possibilities. No previous computer experience is necessary. A strong sense of design and drawing ability are keys for success in this course. Cross-listed with ARTS 103.
Credits: 3
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CISC 105 - Introduction to Computer Concepts
This course emphasizes computer literacy and competency and provides a foundation for more specialized areas of computer science. The development of computer hardware is studied to gain an understanding of what a computer is and how it functions. Computer skills are developed through practical experiences with widely used operating systems, word processing, spreadsheet, and database software.
Credits: 3
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CISC 115 - Microcomputer Applications
This course covers microcomputer applications software within an integrated development environment designed for office productivity. Emphasis is placed upon the design of spreadsheets, graphs, databases, and professional reports and presentations.
Credits: 3
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CISC 120 - Introduction to Programming using Mobile Technology
This course is an introduction to the exciting world of developing apps for mobile and tablet devices. Course content is designed for those who have some or limited programming experience that want to gain knowledge and skills to develop mobile solutions in this growing technology segment. Students will create applications for a mobile computing device platform and testing will be done using a software emulator.
Credits: 3
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CISC 125 - Data Analysis Using R
This course is an introduction to the free and open-source statistical programming language R. The course begins with the basic syntax and consideration of the major data structures in R. It goes on to consider statistical functions and selected elementary programming tools of R including conditionals, loops, and recursion. Finally, plotting and data visualization are considered.
Credits: 3
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CISC 150 - Introduction to Computer Science
This course provides an introduction into the many uses of modern computing. Students become familiar and interact with programs, programming, algorithms, web design and more. This course serves as a comprehensive computer and technology survey course, as well as a foundation course for a major or minor in computer science.
Prerequisites & Notes
NONE
Credits: 3
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CISC 202 - Computer Animation
This course provides the student with an in-depth study of the creation of computer animation. Each student has the opportunity to develop animated pieces from initial conception to final animation, and then developing it for the web. Students use a variety of two-dimensional software and develop skills in story boarding and interactivity.
Credits: 3
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CISC 210 - Fundamentals of Operating Systems
This course studies the organization of computer software systems, principles of operating systems, batch, multiprogramming, multiprocessing and time-sharing systems, addressing techniques, storage management, file systems design, and user-related services.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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CISC 255 - Data Communications and Distributed Processing
This course involves the study of basic features of centralized, decentralized, and distributed computer systems. Selected case studies emphasize the impact of distributed systems on the business enterprise. Technological implications of computer hardware, software, and communications as they relate to the design, development, and implementation of distributed data processing systems are also examined.
Prerequisites & Notes
CISC 235 - Computer Logic Design
Credits: 3
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CISC 275 - Data Structures Using C++
This course deals with the study of the representations, manipulations, implementations, and applications of data structures such as arrays, records, sets, files, stacks, queues, linear and linked lists, trees, and graphs through techniques such as sorting, pointers, and hashing. Use of the computer is required.
Prerequisites & Notes
CISC 175 - Introduction to Computer Science with C++
Credits: 3
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CISC 315 - Database Development and Management
This course introduces the student to the basic principles of applications program development in a database environment. Special emphasis is placed on loading, modifying, and querying the database using a host language. Also discussed are various storage devices, data administration, and database management.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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CISC 335 - Literacy, Hypermedia, and Modern Communication
Students in this course explore the relationship of technology and communication, focusing on hypertext and hypermedia’s power to redefine literacy in the classroom and in the workplace. Students work toward a definition of literacy’s historical evolution from oral to pictoral and graphic to print, focusing on the noetic demands and impact of that evolution. With hands-on use of the technology, the course investigates the shift from paper-bound to electronic literacy particularly as embodied in hypertext and hypermedia.
Credits: 3
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CISC 375 - Computer Architecture
This course deals with a detailed study of those concepts that are essential in the design of a computer architecture. Topics covered include hardware algorithms for computer arithmetic, computer systems organization, memory organization, addressing techniques, memory allocation and protection, cache and virtual memories, input/output structures, channels, and interfaces.
Credits: 3
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CISC 420 - Software Engineering for Game Programming
This course is a capstone course that applies basic principles of software engineering to the programming of non-violent computer games. Major topics include Windows programming, DirectX programming, Open GL, object-oriented software engineering, software design patterns, animation programming, physics modeling, sprites, collision detection, basic artificial intelligence, and development of game engines. Competency in C++ and Java programming is required. Other contemporary languages such as Python, Ruby, and Lua are introduced.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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CISC 482 - Computer Systems Seminar
This course is designed to address various current technical and managerial problems encountered in computer information systems, including those dealing with hardware architecture, systems software, and applications software.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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CISC 486 - Field Experience in Computer Information Systems-Management
This course provides students with the opportunity to apply academic skills, mastered in the study of computer information systems-management, within the scope of an industrial environment.
Prerequisites & Notes
Departmental approval.
Credits: 3
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Counseling |
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CMHC 601 - Foundations of Clinical Mental Health Counseling
In this course students will explore the historical, theoretical and practical aspects of the clinical mental health counseling field. Current trends, professional identity, ethical issues and other relevant matters for clinical mental health counseling will be examined. Students will be exposed to various settings where mental health services are provided and will examine prevention and treatment strategies related to community clinical mental health counseling.
Credits: 3
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CMHC 684 - Counseling Practicum
The counseling practicum is the student’s initial opportunity to practice in the field or in a clinical lab setting, clinical skills in such areas as initial interviewing and intakes, testing and evaluations, gathering of diagnostic and prescriptive information, individual/group counseling, plan development, case management, coordination and placement. The practicum requires a minimum of 100 clock hours over the course of the semester. This must include 40 direct service with clients. The practicum requires students to observe and participate in all aspects of the delivery of counseling services, with an emphasis on client interaction. The practicum is an opportunity to develop and refine counseling skills, and to address important issues related to the counseling relationship (i.e., ethics, confidentiality, self-disclosure, etc.). The practicum experience is a prerequisite to the counseling internship.
Prerequisites & Notes
CMHC 601 - Foundations of Clinical Mental Health Counseling
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Credits: 3-12
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CMHC 686 - Internship in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
The purpose of the internship course to help students implement counseling skills into counseling practice. This course is designed to provide a supportive, structured learning environment for acquiring clinical experience, developing and enhancing professional competencies. The internship is a time to build a framework of new professional counseling skills on a foundation of the material learned in the program courses. Over the course of their Internship experiences students are required to complete a minimum of 600 clock hours, of which at least 240 are direct client contact. Course topics include but are not limited to counseling skills; record keeping; legal and ethical issues; collaboration techniques; developing and evaluating programs/interventions for clients.
Prerequisites & Notes
COUN 622, COUN 634, COUN 631, COUN 614, COUN 613, COUN 625, COUN 629, CMHC 601, CMHC 682
Credits: 1-12
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COUN 580 - Special Topics Workshop in Special Issues and Techniques in Rehabilitation
This course provides an opportunity for an intensive examination, discussion, and skill development in a specialty area of rehabilitation services. Designated topical units may be selected from disability areas, rehabilitation techniques, or current professional issues. This course may be taken up to a maximum of 6 semester hours of credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior or senior status.
Credits: 2-3
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COUN 585 - Treatment Methods in Substance Abuse Rehabilitation
This course is an introduction to the major issues in the field of alcohol and substance abuse rehabilitation, including etiology, models of recovery, and the biological and psychological consequences of substance abuse. Primary consideration is given to treatment issues; polyaddiction, specific detoxification methods; self-help programs; individual and group counseling; therapeutic community residencies; and family and other support groups.
Credits: 3
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COUN 587 - Substance Abuse and Family Treatment
This course is an introduction to the issues and techniques of treatment of the family affected by substance abuse or dependency. Central topics discussed in this course include: viewing the family as a client, diagnostic assessment techniques, and prescriptive treatment of the substance abuser or dependent client, extended family members and children. An emphasis is also placed on child development in unhealthy family systems.
Credits: 3
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COUN 602 - Implications of Disabilities on the Family
The focus of this course is on understanding the world view of the parent, child, sibling, or spouse of a person with a disability. A family system approach is used in examining problems in readjustment to disability and the effectiveness of coping strategies. Students examine the goals of interventions, including support of the family unit and its individual members.
Credits: 3
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COUN 603 - Assessment, Appraisal and Testing in Counseling
This course aims to establish 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. Cultural issues related to assessment are explored, and the ability to critically evaluate assessment techniques from a scientist-practitioner perspective is fostered.
Prerequisites & Notes
None
Credits: 3
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COUN 606 - Case Management and Rehabilitation Planning
This course is an introduction to case management and caseload management procedures, techniques, and issues. The relationship of evaluation, counseling, vocational rehabilitation, independent living, and utilization of community resources are investigated. Casework recording and management skills, including computer application technologies, are presented.
Prerequisites & Notes
COUN 505 - Rehabilitation Counseling and Services: History, Philosophy, Ethics, and Practice
Credits: 3
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COUN 610 - Research and Program Evaluation in Counseling
This course will introduce counseling students to applied human research providing basic knowledge and skills in quantitative and qualitative educational and counseling to help them become competent as both consumers and producers of research. Attention will be given to applied research and data collection used in program evaluation and research that will inform counseling practice and interventions. This course will provide students with a basic framework for understanding and evaluating research studies. It will also provide knowledge of the various types of research designs used in educational research and the procedures for conducting research studies.
Prerequisites & Notes
None
Credits: 3
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COUN 612 - Psychopharmacology
This course examines the role of psychotropic medication in the treatment of a variety of mental health conditions, including but not limited to depressive disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, and substance use disorders. An overview of the etiology, pathology and development of such conditions within individuals will be presented, while the basic principles of pharmacokinetics (what one’s body does to a drug) and pharmacodynamics (the effects of the drug on the body) for each class of drugs will be discussed in-depth. Other topics of discussion include identifying the multiple uses and treatment implications of psychotropic medications in schools, hospitals, and other community settings.
Prerequisites & Notes
COUN 617 - Psychopathology: Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
Credits: 3
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COUN 613 - Professional Orientation and Ethical Practice in Counseling
This course provides a foundation for the ethical practice of counseling focusing on such issues as ethical decision-making through an understanding of legal and ethical standards of practice for counselors including self-examination. Issues such as client rights, confidentiality, dual relationships, duty to warn, consent for treatment, and ethical consideration of special populations are reviewed. Licensing, federal and regional laws associated with various counseling specialty areas including school, clinical mental health and rehabilitation counseling.
Prerequisites & Notes
None
Credits: 3
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COUN 614 - Counseling Diverse Populations
This course examines the complex interplay of values, expectations, social and political forces and current issues that influence the counselor/client relationship. Students are provided with an opportunity to gain multicultural competency as professional counselors working in mental health agencies, schools, and other settings. Through a critical multicultural lens, students will be exposed to broad diversity constructs such as gender, race, ethnicity and culture, religious preference, socio and economic status, sexual orientation, and physical appearance and ability.
Prerequisites & Notes
None
Credits: 3
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COUN 615 - 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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COUN 617 - Psychopathology: Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
This course introduces counseling students to the concepts of psychopathology and to major diagnostic categories of the current DSM. General principles and practices for the promotion of optimal human development and mental health will be discussed. Emphasis is placed on differential diagnosis and understanding of how cultural, biological, social, psychopharmacology and psychological factors are necessary when developing a holistic and ethical, culturally responsive model of assessment and treatment planning.
Credits: 3
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COUN 618 - Guided Independent Study
Counseling students with special needs, interests, and capacities conduct individual study under faculty supervision involving library work, tutorial work, research,independent reading or writing, or anapproved activity which contributes to theeducational growth of a particular student. This course is not a substitute for, nor part of, the thesis requirement.
Credits: 2-3
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COUN 622 - Counseling Theories
This course presents an introduction to the major theories of counseling and psychotherapy. Students learn the central constructs and methods of the theories as well as their limitations and practical implications. Emphasis is placed on the applicability of the approaches to work with diverse client populations.
Prerequisites & Notes
None
Credits: 3
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COUN 623 - Trauma and Crisis Counseling
This course is designed to introduce students to basic crisis intervention strategies. The course addresses fundamental crisis intervention theory and offers practical applications in various crisis situations. Students will explore various assessments, interventions and crisis treatment issues. Students will gain an understanding of disaster psychology, natural disasters, terrorism, school violence, and suicidality from multicultural perspectives.Special emphasis will be placed on the impact of trauma on the individual, family and community. Students will learn and practice applying specific interventions in crisis scenarios.
Prerequisites & Notes
None
Credits: 3
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COUN 625 - Group Work: Theories and Practice
This course is a combination of didactic and experiential activities. Students are exposed to the basics of group counseling and therapy. Through the study of both content and process; students are exposed to the stages in the development of a group, theoretical approaches to group counseling and therapy and ethical issues involved in group counseling. The course entails supervised experience as a both a leader and co-leader of groups, with group supervision and discussion on the nature of the work of leading groups. The goal of this course is to integrate concepts and skills; theory is applied to the actual practice of group work. To accomplish this goal, the course provides:
· Self-assessment inventory (screening) on the process and practice of groups
· opportunities to lead groups with supervision and ongoing feedback
· participation in demonstrations of various group models and theoretical approaches
· reflections about the group process
· readings on theory and practice of group counseling and therapy
Prerequisites & Notes
None
Credits: 3
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COUN 630 - Children with Disabilities
This course develops concepts related to students with moderate and severe special needs. Instruction encompasses issues relevant to the nature, causes and basic life and educational needs of children with moderate and severe delays. Terminology, modifications, and accommodations of services and supports are described and practiced. Intervention strategies are introduced for a wide array of special needs. Instructional approaches principles and strategies are identified and applied. Students learn to prepare and adapt curricular content and work with others in delivering services and supports based on “best practices.”
Credits: 3
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COUN 634 - Human Development Across the Lifespan
This course examines currently held theories of human nature and needs of persons at all developmental levels across the life span. These theories will be examined in a multi-cultural context. These include: individual and family development, learning and personality development, current understandings about neurological behavior, resilience, and framework for intervention strategies for exceptional abilities, disability, psychopathology, trauma, addiction and wellness.
Credits: 3
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COUN 635 - Marriage, Family, and Couples Counseling
This course is designed to allow students the opportunity to explore and gain skill in assessment and intervention practices with families. The course includes surveying current approaches to family, marriage and couple counseling with an emphasis on a systemic conceptual model of family functioning with culturally sensitive, therapeutic interventions.
Credits: 3
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COUN 639 - Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment
This course investigates the etiology of alcoholism and drug dependency. Attention is given to assessment and treatment in both individual and family therapy approaches.
Credits: 3
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COUN 640 - Counseling the College Bound Student
This course explores the college admissionsprocess, with emphasis on current issues confronting secondary school counselors,application and admissions criteria for various types of colleges and collegecounseling for special student populations. Students gain an understanding of theresources available to counselors in the college admissions process including printmaterial, software, web sites and organizations. Psychological and family issues in college counseling are also explored.
Credits: 3
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COUN 641 - Human Sexuality
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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COUN 642 - Behavioral Techniques for the Developmentally Disabled
This course is an introduction to the principles of applied behavior analysis, with attention to effectiveness with youth and adults who have developmental disabilities. The case study approach is used to provide guidelines for solving specific problems. Students design and implement behavior modification programs for various rehabilitation settings.
Credits: 3
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COUN 643 - Career Counseling and Development
This course provides counseling students with an understanding of how career development occurs, from various theoretical standpoints, while also taking into consideration the unique contributions of other life aspects to career development. A framework for career development interventions across a variety of professional and counseling settings will be provided. Current issues such as college counseling, employment trends, assessment, social justice, and the use of technology in career counseling are addressed.
Prerequisites & Notes
None
Credits: 3
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COUN 644 - Counseling in Community Settings
The focus of this course is on the community level of policy and program planning, participation, prevention, and evaluation. This includes planning and executing crisis services, dealing with issues of housing and employment, developing community participation, encouraging self-help and support groups, and advocacy work.
Credits: 3
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COUN 645 - Consultation and Collaboration in Schools
This course is designed to provide school counselors with models and strategies to become effective leaders, advocates, consultants and collaborators in school communities. Significant emphasis is placed on ways to partner with families and community agencies, strategies to identify and break down systemic barriers, ways to build positive school culture and collaborate with school stakeholders to help children succeed. Students will learn how develop consultation and collaboration skills through practical experiences with families, community agencies and schools.
Prerequisites & Notes
None
Credits: 3
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COUN 646 - Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Disability
This course is intended to acquaint students with the medical information necessary to practice as a rehabilitation counselor. Emphasis is placed on interpreting and understanding medical information, evaluation, related psycho-social, lifestyle and educational-vocational aspects for typical disability or chronic illness cases.
Prerequisites & Notes
None
Credits: 3
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COUN 650 - Vocational Rehabilitation and Job Placement
This course will focus on developing the awareness, knowledge, and skills necessary for rehabilitation counselors to provide employment and career services. This course will provide students with information about the vocational aspects of disability. Students will be provided with an introduction to career development theory and career counseling interventions within the context of the rehabilitation process. Job placement and job development strategies and techniques used to facilitate employment of people with disabilities will be explored in both public and private settings.
Prerequisites & Notes
COUN 505 - Rehabilitation Counseling and Services: History, Philosophy, Ethics, and Practice
Credits: 3
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COUN 660 - Treatment Modalities
This course provides a review of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Feminist Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Solution Focused Brief Therapy. Modalities of treatment will focus on individual counseling, family counseling, group counseling, crisis intervention and medication management. Emphasis will be placed upon the application of theories to practice, including case conceptualization and corresponding therapeutic interventions. Emphasis will be placed upon the application of theories to practice, including case conceptualization and corresponding therapeutic interventions.
Credits: 3
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COUN 662 - Autism and other Developmental Disabilities
This is an overview of the nature, needs, and approaches that are used in rehabilitation programs that serve persons with intellectual disabilities, autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, TBI, and other central nervous system disorders. The course explores techniques used in various life stages and reviews innovative ways to overcome apathy and discrimination in community settings.
Credits: 3
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COUN 665 - Prevention and Intervention in Schools
This course examines the role of school counselors in developing, implementing and evaluating prevention and interventions in P-12 schools. Trauma, crisis, violence, and other significant mental health and behavioral concerns will be explored through a comprehensive school counseling lens. A focus will be placed on social, emotional, behavioral and academic prevention and treatment models and interventions. Specific issues such as responding to school emergencies, crisis counseling and assessment, substance use, abuse and neglect, relational violence and bullying, school culture, transition needs, outreach approaches, and working with adjudicated and court mandated students will be covered.
Credits: 3
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COUN 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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COUN 670 - Needs of the Aging
Aging in our society is associated with a variety of special medical, social, and psychological needs. Participants explore these needs, as well as available rehabilitation services and agencies. The focus is on keeping the aged individual in the community.
Credits: 3
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COUN 675 - Clinical Seminar
This course examines mental health counseling within the confines of the medical model.Major topics include clinical assessment andtreatment planning, as well as program design and utilization of existing facilities forinpatient, outpatient, partial treatment, and aftercare.
Credits: 3
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COUN 683 - Learning Disabilities
This course is used to examine theories of etiology and intervention models for remediation and compensation of learning disabilities. Emphasis is on adolescents and adults whose learning disorders are chronic and may include other primary handicapping conditions.
Credits: 3
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RHCN 601 - Foundations of Rehabilitation Counseling
This course is an introduction to the field of rehabilitation counseling covering it’s historical foundation, philosophy, and ethical principles. Emphasis is placed on an understanding of the philosophy and scope of practice of rehabilitation counselors and the rehabilitation process as it relates to professional ethics and legal issues for people with chronic illnesses or disabilities. Students will become familiar with counseling roles and functions across public/private settings. The course provides an introduction to key curricular content domains in rehabilitation counseling, which are explored further in depth in subsequent courses.
Prerequisites & Notes
None
Credits: 3
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RHCN 684 - Rehabilitation Counseling Practicum
The counseling practicum is the student’s initial opportunity to practice in the field or in a clinical lab setting, clinical skills in such areas as initial interviewing and intakes, testing and evaluations, gathering of diagnostic and prescriptive information, individual/group counseling, plan development, case management, coordination and placement. The practicum requires a minimum of 100 clock hours over the course of the semester. This must include 40 direct service with clients. The practicum requires students to observe and participate in all aspects of the delivery of counseling services, with an emphasis on client interaction. The practicum is an opportunity to develop and refine counseling skills, and to address important issues related to the counseling relationship (i.e., ethics, confidentiality, self-disclosure, etc.). The practicum experience is a prerequisite to the counseling internship.
Prerequisites & Notes
COUN 505 - Rehabilitation Counseling and Services: History, Philosophy, Ethics, and Practice
Credits: 1-12
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RHCN 686 - Internship in Rehabilitation Counseling
The purpose of the internship course to help students implement counseling skills into counseling practice. This course is designed to provide a supportive, structured learning environment for acquiring clinical experience, developing and enhancing professional competencies. The internship is a time to build a framework of new professional counseling skills on a foundation of the material learned in the program courses. Over the course of their Internship experiences students are required to complete a minimum of 600 clock hours, of which at least 240 are direct client contact. Course topics include but are not limited to counseling skills; record keeping; legal and ethical issues; collaboration techniques; developing and evaluating programs/interventions for clients
Prerequisites & Notes
COUN: 505, 506, 546, 613, 682, 684
Credits: 3-9
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SCCN 601 - Foundations of School Counseling
This course examines the history, philosophy, principles, and practices of effective 21st Century School Counselors. The primary functions of the professional school counselor and the skills necessary to meet the needs of student populations in the academic, career, and personal/social domains within the context of a comprehensive, data driven, developmental school counseling program will be explored. Students are introduced to the basic principles of working with diverse populations, school administrators, faculty, parents, and other stakeholders in elementary, middle, and high school settings. The school counselors’ role as a consultant, coordinator, leader, and advocate for Pre-K to 12 students will be explored. Students will be introduced to the ASCA National Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs.
Prerequisites & Notes
None
Credits: 3
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SCCN 682 - Practicum in Adjustment Counseling
This field based course gives students an opportunity to become familiar with and practice the daily responsibilities undertaken by school adjustment counselors. In a supervised environment, students are involved in all facets of school adjustment counseling. They work with students, administrators, teachers, parents, external agencies and other constituencies. They engage in individual and group interventions, counseling and actively work with students supporting social, emotional and academic needs. Students are challenged to apply classroom knowledge to the practice of school counseling. A minimum of 900 clock hours is required for those seeking licensure.
Credits: 6-9
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SCCN 684 - School Counseling Practicum
The counseling practicum is the student’s initial opportunity to practice in the field or in a clinical lab setting, clinical skills in such areas as initial interviewing and intakes, testing and evaluations, gathering of diagnostic and prescriptive information, individual/group counseling, plan development, case management, coordination and placement. The practicum requires a minimum of 100 clock hours over the course of the semester. This must include 40 direct service with clients. The practicum requires students to observe and participate in all aspects of the delivery of counseling services, with an emphasis on client interaction. The practicum is an opportunity to develop and refine counseling skills, and to address important issues related to the counseling relationship (i.e., ethics, confidentiality, self-disclosure, etc.). The practicum experience is a prerequisite to the counseling internship.
Prerequisites & Notes
SCCN 601 - Foundations of School Counseling
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COUN 682
Credits: 3-12
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SCCN 686 - Internship in School Counseling
The purpose of the internship course to help students implement counseling skills into counseling practice. This course is designed to provide a supportive, structured learning environment for acquiring clinical experience, developing and enhancing professional competencies. The internship is a time to build a framework of new professional counseling skills on a foundation of the material learned in the program courses. Over the course of their Internship experiences students are required to complete a minimum of 600 clock hours, of which at least 240 are direct client contact. Course topics include but are not limited to counseling skills; record keeping; legal and ethical issues; collaboration techniques; developing and evaluating programs/interventions for clients.
Prerequisites & Notes
COUN 622, COUN 634, COUN 631, COUN 614, COUN 613, COUN 625, COUN 629, SCCN 601, 682
SSCN 682
Credits: 3-12
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CRIM 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
This course introduces the student to the American system of criminal justice. Its growth and development is examined with emphasis placed on three essential components of the system: the police, courts and corrections. Each component contributes to our understanding of the definition and measurement of crime, and various efforts to explain the causes of crime. The following issues will be a primary focus of the course: discretion of law enforcement agents; due process; and the contemporary changes occurring within the context of the criminal justice system.
Credits: 3
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CRIM 120 - Criminal Law and Procedure
This course covers the basic concepts of substantive criminal law and criminal procedure. Students gain knowledge of the criminal law and its procedural aspects as they relate to individuals constitutionally protected rights. The course covers the general principles of criminal liability, criminal defenses, and sentencing and punishment. Students examine structure of the legal system in the United States can understand constitutional safeguards and procedures from arrest through final disposition.
Credits: 3
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CRIM 131 - Women and Crime
This course explores in depth three aspects of the relationship between women and crime: 1) women as offenders; 2) women as victims of crimes; 3) women as social control agents with special attention to women as police officers.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRIM 101, Introduction to Criminal Justice
Credits: 3
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CRIM 150 - Homeland Security and Terrorism
This course introduces students to the challenges of the post-9/11 world, homeland security and terrorism. The course explores the process and implications of the restructuring and re-missioning of federal agencies, including the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, in response to terrorist threats. The course focuses on domestic policies and programs created to address the perils of domestic and international terrorist acts and will examine the impact of United States policies on the criminal justice system. This broad overview of homeland security and terrorism includes emergency response techniques as they apply to anthropogenic (human-made) and natural disasters and identifies the challenges of security with a multicultural, democratic society.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRIM 101, Introduction to Criminal Justice
Credits: 3
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CRIM 160 - Criminal Law Concepts
This course covers the historical development and philosophy of criminal law. Criminal law will be examined within the historical, legal, and applied contexts.
Credits: 3
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CRIM 170 - Cybercrime
This course focuses on crimes of the Internet and computer crimes as well as the techniques and resources available to investigate these crimes. Topics include identity theft, cyber terrorism, cyber bullying, cyber stalking, cyber scams, and the threat to organizations through computer hacking. The course examines challenges to cyber crime investigations, including the delicate balance between the application of constitutional amendments to computer investigations and the need to protect citizens from harm, rapidly evolving computer technology, and the limitations to prosecutions of cyber crime. Protection measures, such as securing websites, strong password use, and protection of personal information will be covered. The course explores the new technology available to law enforcement to combat these rapidly evolving crimes.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRIM 101, Introduction to Criminal Justice
Credits: 3
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CRIM 205 - Corrections
This course explores the historical development of correction systems. The
principles of correction operations, theories and methods of offender treatment
which may be employed within the boundaries of probation, parole, prison, capital
punishment and other correction alternatives are studied. Local, state and federal correctional systems are reviewed as well as looking at the patterned behaviors of both custodial staff and inmates in the context of a controlled environment. The concept, rationale and administration of the adult correctional institutions will be the focal point in this introductory course.
Credits: 3
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CRIM 210 - American Court System
This course examines the structure, organization and procedures of American courts with emphasis on the adversarial role existing between the prosecuting attorney and the defense attorney in the judicial setting. Students also examine the fundamental elements of both substantive and procedural law in relation to constitutional guarantees. Historical and contemporary explanations of the American crime problem will also be analyzed in correlation with social, demographic and economic variables.
Credits: 3
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CRIM 215 - Gender, Race, and Crime
This course examines how gender, race, and class affect criminal laws and criminal justice policies and practices. Students consider the position of females and racial minorities from the perspectives of victims, offenders, and criminal justice practitioners. Topics include racial profiling, sentencing disparities, hate crime legislation, zero-tolerance policies, the war on drugs, and intimate partner violence.
Credits: 3
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CRIM 220 - Law Enforcement
This course focuses on the historical role of police officers and the growth and expansion of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. In contemporary America, police officers use discretion in making the following decisions (a few among many important decisions): whether to enforce a specific law, to investigate specific crimes, to stop and search, to arrest or detain an individual and whether to refer cases to the prosecuting attorney for filing of formal criminal charges. Special attention is given to the future of law enforcement in relation to terrorism and homeland security.
Credits: 3
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CRIM 239 - Ethics and Law
This course examines the specific nature of ethics and the criminal justice system evaluates methods of ethical reasoning. Students conduct inquiries into how moral and personal beliefs influenced the relationship between criminal justice and social justice.
Credits: 3
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CRIM 250 - The Intersection of the Criminal Justice and Mental Health Systems
This course explores best practices in which criminal justice professionals respond to individuals with mental illnesses. The course will also examine mental disorders within the ranks of law enforcement. Students are provided guidance and identification and management of dysfunctional behaviors that are indicative of reactions to emotional distress caused by mental illnesses such as anxiety, depression, and other psychological and/or substance use disorders. Students learn the importance of developing effective partnerships between criminal justice professionals, mental health clinicians, and other human services professionals. The course offers students an overview of crisis intervention team training for law enforcement personnel. Students are also exposed to the workings of a community agency that provides mental health services. Finally, misconceptions, cultural differences, and attitudes about individuals with mental illnesses are reviewed.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRIM 101, Introduction to Criminal Justice
Credits: 3
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CRIM 260 - Criminology
A study of crime patterns, behaviors and institutional practices in addressing the crime problem is the major focus of this course. This course examines the nature of crime in relation to the social, economic, and political processes in exploring the behaviors of individuals processed through the criminal justice system. Structural, social, psychological and environmental approaches are frequently used in the direction of differentiating the criminal from the non-criminal.
Credits: 3
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CRIM 270 - Constitutional Law
This course examines the historical concept of federalism. Students compare federal and state judiciary and review the concept of stare decisis. Most of the constitutional
guarantees afforded suspects will be reviewed, including but not limited to, the
right to confront witnesses, the privilege against self-incrimination, the right to be
free from illegal search and seizure, double jeopardy protection and the right to a speedy public trial.
Credits: 3
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CRIM 310 - Crime Scene Investigation
This course discusses the practices and strategies used by law enforcement officers
in their daily operations. Emphasis is placed on forensic science, as the
application of science to the enforcement of law, has become extremely important to policing in the twenty-first century. Students also learn the coordination between
criminal justice agencies in addressing the crime problem.
Credits: 3
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CRIM 315 - Women and Crime
This course explores in depth three aspects of the relationship between women and crime: 1) women as offenders; 2) women as victims of crimes; 3) women as social control agents with special attention to women as police officers.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRIM 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
Credits: 3
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CRIM 325 - Juvenile Delinquency
The causation, control, and prevention of delinquency and offenses of young adults are
discussed. This course exposes students to the origins and development of the juvenile justice system from historical, legal and institutional perspectives. Youth gangs are also discussed in an effort to understand the distinction existing between the concepts of youth gangs and violent youth gangs.
Credits: 3
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CRIM 330 - Criminal Law
This course examines the origin and nature of criminal in relation to different substantive categories of crime that are defined by lawmakers. The substantive criminal law contains the basic doctrines stipulating the conditions that must be met before a person can be convicted of an offense. Of primary importance are the various conditions that, if present, may relieve an individual of responsibility for committing a crime. Students will study the penal codes of both state and federal in their efforts to define categories of offenses.
Credits: 3
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CRIM 334 - Police Administration and Leadership
This course examines Police Department functions and oversights at the administrative level. Included are mechanisms such as inspection and internal control devices; leadership techniques; staff work; analysis; decision-making at various levels; and preparation of administrative procedural and policy guidelines.
Credits: 3
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CRIM 335 - Homeland Security and Terrorism
This course introduces students to the challenges of the post-9/11 world, homeland security and terrorism. The course explores the process and implications of the restructuring and re-missioning of federal agencies, including the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, in response to terrorist threats. The course focuses on domestic policies and programs created to address the perils of domestic and international terrorist acts and will examine the impact of United States policies on the criminal justice system. This broad overview of homeland security and terrorism includes emergency response techniques as they apply to anthropogenic (human made) and natural disasters and identifies the challenges of security with a multicultural, democratic society.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRIM 101 CRIM 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
Credits: 3
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CRIM 345 - Cyber Crime
This course focuses on crimes of the Internet and computer crimes as well as the techniques and resources available to investigate these crimes. Topics include identity theft, cyber terrorism, cyber bullying, cyber stalking, cyber scams, and the threat to organizations through computer hacking. The course examines challenges to cyber crime investigations, including the delicate balance between the application of constitutional amendments to computer investigations and the need to protect citizens from harm, rapidly evolving computer technology, and the limitations to prosecutions of cyber crime. Protection measures, such as securing websites, strong password use, and protection of personal information will be covered. The course explores the new technology available to law enforcement to combat these rapidly evolving crimes.
Credits: 3
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