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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 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 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 Social Work Practice I (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 and 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 Social Work with Children and Families (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to MSW program.
Taught: Spring and summer
Social Work Practice with Children and Families is an advanced practice course. It is expected that students will have a foundation in human development; interviewing and communication skills, and basic skills in planning, implementing and evaluating social work interventions. The overarching goal is to prepare students for effective and responsible practice with children, adolescents and families. Given the fluid interplay between childhood, adolescence and family, the course will also explore key concepts related to the family life-stage of adolescence and clinical collaboration with parents and families. This course will take a biopsychosocial perspective to explore more specific knowledge and clinical practice with children, adolescents, and families. Special attention will be given to clinical interventions and treatment modalities related to treating children, adolescents, and families.
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SWK 614 Social Work Practice with Groups (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MSW program.
Taught: Fall only
Social Work Practice with Groups builds upon the knowledge, skills and values learned in SWK 610 , SWK 611 , and SWK 613 . A major focus of is the development of groups, use of relationships in group work, and group membership skills. Students will become familiar with planning a group, clarifying group purpose, and assessing process and outcome. This course emphasizes a “real-life” approach to learning which will provide students an opportunity to observe a group in the community, as well as facilitating a group in respective student practicum placements. The concepts, theories principles, methods and skills relevant to group work with diverse populations will be explored in this course. This course incorporates content on types of groups, group development, problem- solving and decision making in groups. It also explores the interaction between groups and systems with their external environment.
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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 Family Public Policy (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Master of Social Work program or Instructor per-mission.
Taught: Fall and spring
The impact of government policies on families will be the focus of this course. The course will examine the current state of the family, family trends, and the implications for family policy. The varied effects that policies and programs can have on different types of families and different aspects of family functioning will be explored. The process of policy formation, implementation, evaluation and advocacy will be reviewed. Finally, emphasis will be placed on understanding a family perspective in policy-making and conducting family impact studies.
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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, which are focused on children & families, may involve program evaluation or a needs assessment. Developing the research proposal will help students move toward a critical appreciation and use of research. A major focus is to develop the knowledge and skills for the student to be an objective evaluator as well as to be an active participant in adding to the knowledge base of 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
Students conduct original research in social work practice in a social work setting. This course enables students to demonstrate a high level of specialized knowledge and practice expertise within the area of children and families. Faculty and students work jointly to critique and assist each other in the areas of research design, research instrumentation, data analysis, and interpretations and conclusions from the analysis. Students then prepare a writ-ten research paper, and communicate findings 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 advanced field-based course under faculty direction provides opportunities for students to apply evidence-informed practice skills and theoretical knowledge learned through the advanced curriculum in a field placement with family and children. Advanced field experience is conducted in a com-munity social service agency under supervision of a CSWE-accredited MSW social worker with two-years post-MSW practice experience. Social work students complete 300 clock hours within the semester to increase their ability to demonstrate advanced competencies in social work practice. A three-hour class seminar taken concurrently with the student’s field placement, builds on the student’s advanced social work practice behaviors. It is designed to provide the opportunity for integration of the advanced curriculum learning competencies, with emphasis on addressing those specific advanced content areas of competence and accompanying practice behaviors.
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SWK 652 Field Experience III (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): SWK 651 .
Taught: Spring only
This advanced field-based course under faculty direction provides opportunities for students to apply evidence-informed practice skills and theoretical knowledge learned through the advanced curriculum in a field placement with children and families. Advanced field experience is conducted in a community social service agency under supervision of a CSWE-accredited MSW with two-years post-MSW practice experience. Social work students complete 300 clock hours within the semester to increase their ability to demonstrate advanced competencies in social work practice. A three-hour class seminar taken concurrently with the student’s field placement, builds on the student’s advanced social work practice behaviors. It is designed to provide the opportunity for integration of the advanced curriculum learning competencies, with emphasis on addressing those specific advanced con-tent areas of competence and accompanying practice behaviors.
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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
Assessment of social, biological, psychological, and spiritual elements of mental health and mental illness. Extends person/environment perspective of human behavior in the field of mental health, social policy, and mental health service.
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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
The MSW Integrative Seminar takes place during the final semester of MSW study. It focuses on integration and synthesis of the major themes and objectives of the MSW program and on collegial consultation in preparation of a professional poster presentation delivered to Social Work faculty and members of the larger NKU community. The course will be taught in a team-teaching format, with faculty members reviewing material specific to their areas of expertise. Individual quizzes will follow the review of each substantive area. Finally, students will create and present a professional poster during the annual NKU Celebration of Student Research and Creativity based on their substantive area of research interest or service learning project.
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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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Statistics |
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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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WGS 594 Capstone Topics in Womens & Gender Studies (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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