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PAD 694 Topics: Public Administration (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
Specialized topics in public administration; intensive reading, cases, and simulation. May be repeated once as topic varies. May be used in any area of concentration. Open only to students in the MPA program.
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PAD 695 Study Abroad in Public Administration (1-12 credits) Hours: 1-12 classroom / 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Program permission is required.
Taught: Variable, check with department
An opportunity for graduate students to engage in one or more officially-sponsored and/or program-approved MPA courses abroad, ranging from one week to an entire semester. May be repeated for credit when tropics vary.
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PAD 696 Internship: Public Administration (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to MPA program or consent of MPA director.
Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
An opportunity for students to expand their professional experience and also to link course work to public service careers; students work under the supervision of managers in government and nonprofit organizations. An internship may be substituted for an elective in the MPA program with prior consent of the MPA director.
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PAD 699 Readings: Public Administration (1-3 credits) Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Department consent after admission to MPA program.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Specialized topics in public administration covered through intensive readings and/ or field projects; at the direction of a specific instructor. May be repeated once as projects vary. May be used in any area of concentration.
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PAD 793 Public Administration Capstone (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Students can take this class only during the last nine credit hours of their completion of the MPA curriculum and must obtain the instructor’s approval of their research paper or project proposals by the end of the previous semester.
Taught: Fall and spring
This course provides a holistic approach to help graduating students have a richer understanding of public administration. It provides students with opportunities to reexamine their knowledge and skills through a portfolio project and to apply their learning by developing and implementing a major research paper or project.
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REL 594 Topics In Religious Studies (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Selected topics in religious studies. May be repeated as topics vary.
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REL 599 Independent Study (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Individually supervised readings and study of a selected topic in religious studies. May be repeated as topics vary.
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REL 692 Directed Research (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Individually supervised readings and study of a selected topic. May be repeated.
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REL 699 Independent Study (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Individually supervised readings and study of a selected topic. May be repeated.
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SWK 510 Child Abuse (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or higher.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Historical and contemporary perspectives; etiology, assessment, and intervention; differential and complementary roles of professions; approaches to prevention and treatment.
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SWK 515 Introduction to Child Maltreatment (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Social Work Program.
Taught: Fall only
Course designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to child abuse and neglect from a social work perspective. This course is the first of two specific course requirements for the child welfare certification available through Northern Kentucky University and the Department for Community Bases Services (DCBS).
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SWK 516 Child Welfare 2: Interventions (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into social work program and PCWCP project.
Taught: Spring only
Course is second requirement for the Public Welfare Certification. Students will learn about various practice skills and treatment interventions related to social work with abused/neglected children and their families. Students will have several opportunities to develop their own skills through a variety of teaching methods.
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SWK 520 Services to Women (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or higher.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Impact of the feminist movement on the delivery of services and the development of assertiveness training, peer counseling, and self-help.
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SWK 522 The Mindful Helping Professional (1-4 credits) 1-4 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or higher
Taught: Fall and spring
This course for helping professionals introduces themes and practices in Mindfulness. Self-paced modules help students explore and incorporate mindfulness characteristics in oneself and others.
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SWK 525 Substance Use and Abuse (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or higher.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Various categories of drugs; treatment and rehabilitation programs; ways of developing and implementing drug education programs.
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SWK 565 Compassion, Empathy and Forgiveness (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or higher.
Taught: Variable, check with department
This is an upper-level undergraduate or graduate online course focusing on the meanings of compassion, empathy and forgiveness and the relationship of these concepts to social justice issues.
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SWK 566 Crisis Intervention (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or higher.
Taught: Variable, check with department
This introductory course is designed to train students in the theories related to providing crisis intervention to a variety of client populations and the skills needed to provide proficient crisis intervention. Techniques/skills are based on the most up-to-date evidence informed practice.
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SWK 567 Mental Health Assessment (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Declared Social Work major or Graduate standing or consent of department.
Taught: Fall only
This course employs a Competency-Based Assessment model of evaluating and treating people with mental health issues. This course is designed for the Bachelor’s level and Graduate level student to better understand mental health diagnoses. This course will not qualify students to make mental health diagnoses.
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SWK 568 Family-Directed Structural Therapy (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Declared Social Work major or Graduate standing or consent of department.
Taught: Variable, check with department
This course introduces students to the theoretical origins and evolution of Family-Directed Structural Therapy. Students are challenged to think critically about approaching families as a guide rather than expert. Students will receive training in the use of Family-Directed Structural Assessment Tools, both as an initial intervention and ongoing intervention tool.
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SWK 570 Juvenile Suicide, Bullying, & Cyberspace (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Declared Social Work major or Graduate standing or consent of department.
Taught: Variable, check with department
This course is designed as an introduction to and exploration of juvenile suicide within the context of cyber bullying. It will explore: possible causes of cyber bullying; risk factors for perpetration & victimization; possible preventive strategies; and how individuals in the helping profession can ad-dress this problem.
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SWK 571 Photography as a Social Change Agent (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Declared Social Work major or Graduate standing or consent of department.
Taught: Winter Only
This course examines social problems through photography and storytelling. Photovoice is a participatory action research method that allows individuals to express their views and concerns from a contextual and cultural viewpoint. This course is experiential in nature; students will identify, research, and explore social problems and concerns from the perspectives of those impacted by such issues.
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SWK 572 Forensic Social Work (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Declared Social Work major or Graduate standing or consent of department.
Taught: Variable, check with department
This course provides an overview of forensic social work practice and theory. It illustrates skills for working with diverse populations and settings, such as community, medical, school, child welfare, mental health/addictions, and juvenile/criminal justice settings. The course focuses on theoretical frame-works relevant to client populations affected by legal issues.
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SWK 573 Mental Health and Ethnic Minorities (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Declared Social Work major or Graduate standing or consent of department.
Taught: Variable, check with department
This course is designed to give the student an introduction to the prevalence, incidences, and manifestation of mental health disorders among ethnic minority groups.
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SWK 574 Spirituality in Social Work (3 credits) 3 classroom hours + 0 lab/studio hours
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or consent of department.
Taught: Variable-check w/department
An exploration of spirituality as it relates to the profession of social work. It differentiates spirituality from religion and explores how these two concepts support and conflict with each other. It provides a framework for the clarification of the learner’s values, provides opportunities for the continuing acquisition of knowledge of diverse spiritual traditions, and encourages the development of spirituality- sensitive practice interventions. A number of concepts under the definition of spirituality are explored with an emphasis on the many ways spirituality can be used in a variety of social work practice settings.
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SWK 575 Focus on Techniques and Skills in Social Work (3 credits) 3 classroom hours + 0 lab/studio hours
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or consent of department.
Taught: Variable-check w/department
Demonstrates specific skills for collecting high quality information from clients, uncovering the deep structure (the story beneath the story) of client communication, building and maintaining rapport and specific techniques for helping clients achieve their desired outcomes. Aids students in discovery of what internal states, beliefs and values prevent the client from achieving the desired outcomes, and learn techniques to overcome or by-pass those obstacles.
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SWK 576 Social Work and the Law (3 credits) 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Junior or Graduate standing.
Taught: Variable, check with department.
This course examines the basic legal principles and topics, and the relationship of the legal system to the social work profession. Social work knowledge needed to work within the court system are addressed. Topics include: child welfare, crime and delinquency, mental health and the regulation of social work practice.
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SWK 578 Aging and Mental Health (3 credits) 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or higher OR department permission.
Taught: Variable, check with department.
This course integrates theories and practice skills needed for effective clinical practice involving older adults and mental health. Students receive a synopsis of gerontology, theoretical models for understanding mental disorders in older adults, and an examination of mental disorders in later life, with a focus on diagnosis, assessment, and treatment.
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SWK 579 Gerontology (3 credits) 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Junior or higher or graduate standing
Taught: Fall
This course examines a broad range of theories and contemporary issues in aging that relate to social work practice with older adults and their families. Domains of inquiry include biological, psychological, and sociological perspectives of aging. Students apply the evidence-based practice to the theories and issues that impact aging.
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SWK 592 Directed Research: Social Work (0-6 credits) 0-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Department permission.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Original research in social work directed by a member of the Social Work faculty.
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SWK 594 Topics: Issues in Social Welfare (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
A specific aspect of social welfare practice or social welfare concern. May be repeated for additional credit when topic varies. May be repeated for up to a total of 12 semester hours. See Schedule of Classes for current offerings and prerequisites.
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SWK 600 Social Work Ethics (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Master of Social Work program or Instructor per-mission.
Taught: Fall only
The value and ethical dimensions of social work practice, and the responsibilities of individual professional practitioners must be viewed within the context of society’s responsibility for the well-being of all its members. This course pays particular attention to situations in which social workers face ethical dilemmas in promoting client and family well-being, and decision-making. Through the activities and assignments of this course, students are prepared to take a leadership role with peers and colleagues, in professional organizations and in contributing to the development of public policy.
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SWK 601 Multiculturalism (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Master of Social Work program or Instructor per-mission.
Taught: Fall only
A multiculturalism model is presented that advocates culturally sensitive social work practice based on the premise of a social and cultural subsystem of the larger American experience. This multisystem approach to family and children practice, and social policy enables the social work practitioner and policy maker to systematize and implement treatment plans at the nuclear and extended families level and policies at the family and systems levels.
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SWK 610 Practice I: Generalist Practice (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Master of Social Work program or Instructor per-mission.
Taught: Fall only
The Social Work Practice I course prepares social work students for generalist work in the profession. The course allows students to become familiar with the mission and knowledge base of social work. The course familiarizes students with major theories, skills and the phases of the helping process including assessment, intervention, and evaluation. The course also ad-dresses the use of research evidence to inform practice, facilitation of appropriate professional working relationships, identification of client resources and assets, the collection and assessment of information, and planning for service delivery.
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SWK 611 Practice II: Communities & Organizations (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to program.
Taught: Spring only
Students will learn to respond to the contexts that shape our practice. Social workers are informed, resourceful, and proactive in responding to evolving organizational, community, and societal contexts at all levels of practice. Social workers recognize that the context of practice is dynamic, and use knowledge, skill, and evidence-based practices to respond proactively.
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SWK 612 Addiction and Family Violence (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to MSW program.
Taught: Fall only
This social work course introduces students to the characteristics and con-sequences of addictions and family violence. The subject matter allows students to become familiar with the negative effects of addictions on macro and micro systems. Students will be introduced to theories, models, myths, and misconceptions of family violence. For example, students will explore the social-psychological model of family violence. Students will examine the issues of matricide, patricide, filicide and fratricide. Also, the impact of emergent evidence from neuroscience on addictions and integration of neurobiology into social work practice will be examined. Finally, social work ethics, legal, medical and social perspectives involved in addictions and family violence are woven throughout the conversation.
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SWK 613 Practice III: Clinical Behavioral Health (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to MSW program.
Taught: Spring and summer
Clinical Behavioral Health is an advanced social work practice course. The primary goal is to prepare students for effective and ethical practice with diverse clients. This course uses a biopsychosocial perspective to explore clinical practice decision-making. Clinical interventions and treatment modalities related to clinical behavioral health practice will be reviewed.
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SWK 614 Practice IV: Practice with Groups (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MSW program.
Taught: Fall only
The focus of SWK 614 is on the development of groups, use of relationships in group work, leadership skills, and group membership skills in working in groups. Students will become familiar with planning a group, clarifying group purpose, and assessing process and outcome.
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SWK 620 Contemporary Social Welfare Policy (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to MSW program.
Taught: Spring only
This course covers social welfare policy and services content that includes the history, mission, and philosophy of the social work profession. This con-tent covers the role of social policy in helping people in maintaining or achieving optimal health and well-being; and the effect of policy on social work practice. This course will help students understand how policy affects human rights and social and economic justice; and global connectedness of oppression and marginalization of people of color and other vulnerable populations. Students will analyze current social policy within the contemporary factors like globalization that shape policy.
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SWK 621 Advanced Social Welfare Policy (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Master of Social Work program or Instructor permission.
Taught: Fall and spring
This course focuses on the impact of government policies on clinical behavioral health and community practice. The course will examine: how policies impact individuals and the community; the effects that policies and programs can have on individuals and communities; and the process of policy formation, implementation, evaluation and advocacy.
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SWK 630 Human Behavior and the Social Environment (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MSW program.
Taught: Fall only
The dynamics of human behavior and its relationship with the social environment prepares a foundation of knowledge on which to build clinical practice skills. Through a study of systems theory and the identification of the biological, psychological, and sociological variable influencing development, students gain a theoretical base for application to the assessment in client systems. Special emphasis in this course is on the important factors of human diversity as they affect the dynamics of human behavior.
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SWK 640 Social Work Research (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MSW program.
Taught: Spring only
This course introduces students to concepts and skills underlying a scientific and systematic approach to social work practice. These include critical thinking, empirical evidence, and the use of research in one’s own practice. Emphasis is placed on understanding the reciprocal relationship between research and practice. Students are taught to become critical consumers of research and are provided with the foundational knowledge to move to-ward becoming researchers themselves. Also considered are the value and ethical issues in the scientific approach to social work practice with special attention to issues related to race, ethnicity, culture, class, gender, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental ability, age, and national origin. This course covers the use of both quantitative and qualitative data and lays the foundation for concentration-level evaluation courses.
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SWK 641 Applied Research I (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MSW program.
Taught: Fall only
Students design a research proposal to implement in Applied Research II. Students’ research studies, focused on clinical behavioral health and community practice, may involve program evaluation or needs assessment. A major focus is to develop knowledge and skills to be objective evaluators, as well as active participants social work practice.
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SWK 642 Applied Research II (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): SWK 641
Taught: Spring only
Social work students conduct original research using specialized knowledge within the areas of social work, clinical behavioral health and community practice. Faculty and students work jointly in the research design, instrumentation, data analysis, interpretations and conclusions from the analysis. Students prepare and present their formal research in a public forum.
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SWK 650 Field Experience I (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MSW program and SWK 610 .
Taught: Fall only
This introductory field-based course under faculty direction requires that students apply and integrate generalist social work knowledge from the foundation curriculum. Students will continue to apply knowledge from prerequisite and concurrent courses in experiences, which utilize social work practice skills with individuals, families, small groups, and with organizations and communities, toward the goals of prevention, restoration, and enhancement of social functioning. Students will examine many social work roles in the delivery of social services with specific attention paid to the NASW Code of Ethics. Experiential learning of 300 hours includes weekly two-hour seminar.
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SWK 651 Field Experience II (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MSW program.
Taught: Fall only
This course allows students to apply theory and evidence-informed practice of Clinical Behavioral Health and Community Practice, in a community agency under professional social work supervision. Students complete 300 hours within the semester to demonstrate advanced social work practice competencies. A three-hour seminar is taken with the student’s field placement.
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SWK 652 Field Experience III (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): SWK 651 .
Taught: Spring only
Following SWK 651 , students continue to apply theory and evidence-informed practice of Clinical Behavioral Health and Community Practice, in the same community agency under professional social work supervision. Students complete 300 hours within the semester to demonstrate advanced social work practice competencies, in addition to a three-hour class seminar.
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SWK 670 Mental Health/Illness and Psychiatric DX (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Master of Social Work program or Instructor permission.
Taught: Spring and summer
The purpose of this course is to help students acquire a broad approach to the biopsychosocial assessment of mental illness that includes use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (APA, 2013), but also considers other perspectives, including a critical examination of DSM from a social justice perspective.
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SWK 680 Integrative Seminar (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Master of Social Work program or Instructor per-mission.
Taught: Spring only
Taken during the final semester of the MSW program, this course focuses on integration and synthesis of the major themes and learning objectives of the MSW program. Additionally, consultation and preparation of students’ professional poster presentation for the annual NKU Celebration of Student Research and Creativity is utilized.
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SWK 684 Trauma-Focused Care I (3 credits) 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Instructor approval.
Taught: Fall only
Shifting from a “what’s wrong with you?” to a “what’s happened to you?” paradigm includes connecting presenting behaviors to an individual’s trauma history. This course covers the trauma-informed care model, reviewing the neuroscience of trauma with associated outcomes, and exploring trauma’s impact on children/adolescent development.
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SWK 685 Trauma-Focused Care II (3 credits) 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Grade of C+ or better in SWK 684 .
Taught: Spring only
Trauma-informed professionals provide individual work and also work with agencies/schools/programs through a trauma-responsive lens. This course moves from understanding “what trauma is” to “what to do with it” by: identifying appropriate assessment and intervention strategies/skills, examining best-practice models and other resources; and analyzing treatment implications across multiple levels of care.
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SWK 694 Special Topics: Masters of Social Work (1-6 credits) Hours: 1-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Department permission.
Taught: Variable, check with department
A specific aspect of social welfare practice or social welfare concern. May be repeated for additional credit when topic varies. May be repeated for up to a total of 15 semester hours. See Schedule of Classes for current offerings and prerequisites.
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SWK 699 Independent Study: Social Work (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Instructor permission.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Individualized study of a topic within the social work discipline. May be repeated for additional credit when topic varies. May be repeated for up to 9 semester hours.
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SOC 594 Topics: Sociology (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Selected topics in sociology. May be repeated as topics vary.
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SOC 599 Independent Study (3 credits) Hours: 3-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Individually supervised readings and study of a selected topic in sociology. May be repeated as topics vary.
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SOC 692 Directed Research (1-3 credits) Hours: 3-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Individually supervised readings and study of a selected topic. May be repeated.
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SOC 699 Independent Study (1-3 credits) Hours: 3-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Individually supervised readings and study of a selected topic. May be repeated.
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SPI 520 Readings in Spanish (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): 300-level Spanish course.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Various literary, linguistic, cultural, and pedagogical topics. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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STA 505 Business Statistics (2 credits) 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MBA program or department consent.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Introduction to data analysis and statistical methods with focus on business analytics. Topics include sources of data, descriptive and graphical statistical methods, one-sample inferences, regression, and time series.
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STA 594 Topics: Statistics (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Varies with topic (see Schedule of Classes).
Taught: Variable, check with department
Topics in statistics. Topics vary.
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STA 614 Statistics for Health Care Research (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): C or better in STA 205.
Taught: Fall and spring
Review of descriptive statistics and hypothesis testing; analysis of variance; experimental design; factorial experiments; regression and correlation; nonparametric statistics; use of programmed routines; critique of published research.
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STA 814 Advanced Statistics for Health Care Research (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): C or better in STA 614 .
Taught: Spring only
Advanced statistical techniques including multivariate analysis of variance, multiple regression, log-linear modeling, factor analysis, discriminant analysis, and structural equation modeling; analysis of large datasets using high-level statistical software; emphasis on application and interpretation.
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ESL 601 Advocacy and Leadership in TESOL (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
This class will focus on strategies to advocate and provide social, emotional, and academic support to English Language Learners (ELLs), students for whom language and society interact. This course includes a field experience component to further students’ understanding of the challenges and experiences of immigrant students and language acquisition.
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ESL 602 Testing and Evaluation in Second Language Teaching (2 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
This course will allow the ESL teacher to develop knowledge of the principles and issues involving tests and evaluation in the second language.
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ESL 603 Methods and Materials: Reading, Writing and Grammar (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate program.
Taught: Variable, check with department
This course provides you with opportunities and strategies to review and evaluate materials (textbooks and supplementary materials) used in teaching ESL. We consider practical ways of adapting texts and materials for different purposes and different kinds of learners.
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ESL 604 Methods and Materials: Listening Speaking Pronunciation (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the program.
Taught: Variable, check with department
This course is designed so that each student examines content, methodology and materials in teaching listening, speaking, and pronunciation to di-verse groups of English learning students. This course will expose you to a wide range of classroom practices that have been used to assist ESL/EFL students in the development of reading, writing, and grammar.
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ESL 605 Second Language Acquisition Classroom for Teachers (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
This course will prepare qualified ESL teachers who must demonstrate knowledge of the language acquisition process in the first and second language learning, age differentials in language learning, and individual learning styles. ESL teachers must apply knowledge of the nature of learning in second language simultaneously with, or subsequent to, one’s first language. Teachers should recognize linguistic, cognitive, affective,
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ESL 606 Methods/Materials for Teachers of TESOL (4 credits) Hours: 4 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Spring only
This course provides the student with opportunities and strategies to review and evaluate materials, content and methodology. Practical ways of adapting texts and materials for different purposes and kinds of learners. Content based instructional strategies will be studied. This course will include a field based component.
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ESL 608 Grammar & Linguistics Teachers of TESOL (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Summer only
This course emphasizes the practical applications of various grammatical theories/systems, and introduces students to various aspects of applied linguistics, including phonetics/phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, and language teaching.
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ESL 694 Special Topics in Education (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Varies with topic (see Schedule of Classes).
Taught: Variable, check with department
Various advanced topics in education focusing on ESL. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Repeatable up to 6 hours.
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TTE 620 Instructional Technology (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Summer only
Development and application of advanced techniques and strategies for technical teachers and trainers; development of technology and materials for classroom, laboratory, and seminar settings; development of computer based and televised instructional materials and learning systems. Repeatable for a maximum of 6 semester hours.
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TTE 641 Distance Learning Design and Methodology (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Spring only
Critical appraisal of current research concerning distance learning. Design, development, and methodology for delivery of distance learning courses, including web-enhanced, web-based, and other e- learning designs. Course taught in a web- based format.
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TTE 692 Independent Research: Technology Teaching (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Directed readings or independent research. Written agreement between member of graduate faculty and student must be submitted to department chair prior to registration for course.
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TAR 580 Adv. Studies in the Art of Playwriting (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Department permission.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Intensive exploration of playwriting theory, approach, creativity, and style. Focus on developing the individual playwright’s method and practice through creation of drama, research, and engagement with the theater community.
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TAR 582 Adv. Studies in the Art of Screenwriting (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Department permission.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Advanced exploration of the elements and techniques of film production and screenwriting. Focus on style and form; camera, geography, staging, balance, timing, and rhythm; business analysis of films and screenplays; and role of the screenwriter and other personnel.
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TAR 599 Advanced Individual Studies in Theatre (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing or Consent of Department.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Individual creative or research projects in one or more areas: playwriting, directing, acting, dance, stagecraft, scene design, costume design, lighting design, sound design, dramaturgy or theory/criticism. Projects directed or mentored by TAR faculty must be approved prior to registration.
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TAR 610 Coaching of Acting For Teachers (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
Teaching, coaching, and directing of classroom activities in drama, public performance, and forensic competitions.
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TAR 642 Advanced Dramatic Theory and Criticism (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Students must hold a bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent education/training within their discipline. Department permission required.
Taught: Variable, check with department
This course serves as an advanced study of dramatic theory and criticism as well as an overview of the major contributors to its development and evolution through time, from the fifth century B.C.E. through that of the twentieth century. By exploring theoretical texts and selections from dramatic literature, students will see how dramatic theory and theatre has changed and grown through time.
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TAR 662 Technical Theatre For Teachers (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
Stagecraft and costuming (including makeup) for the teacher; elements of construction, design, and history.
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TAR 670 Directing For Teachers (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
Techniques involved in the preparation of dramatic, productions in schools; play selection, script sources, production problems, and rehearsal techniques.
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TAR 673 Creative Dramatics For Teachers (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
Process-centered, improvisational form of theatre used by teachers to guide students to explore, develop, and express ideas, concepts, and feelings through dramatic activities and enactments. Emphasis is on integration of theatre techniques in all content areas for teachers at levels K-12. No prior theatre performance experience necessary
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TAR 699 Individual Studies in Theatre (3-6 credits) Hours: 3-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
Advanced individual creative projects or research in one or more of these areas: playwriting, directing, acting, stagecraft, dance, lighting, and scene design. Criticism and theory projects may also be approved. Projects, directed by member of the TAR faculty, must be selected before registration. A maximum of 6 semester hours permitted.
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Women’s and Gender Studies |
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WGS 594 Topics in WGS (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or higher.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Advanced interdisciplinary study of a specific topic or issue. May be repeated for credit when subjects differ. See Schedule of Classes for current topic.
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