Jun 17, 2024  
2016-2017 Graduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Graduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Graduate Courses


A list of graduate courses in alphabetical order.

 
  
  • CAHA 553X - Crosscultural Issues in the Adult ESL Classroom


    Crosslisted as LTIC 553. Examination of cultural differences and their influences on adults learning English language skills and acquiring general perceptions of their social environment.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHA 555 - Seminar in the Community College


    Development of the community college, its present status, purposes, functions, organization, and curriculum; and emerging issues in the community college.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHA 560 - Nontraditional Adult Higher Education


    Historical background, conceptual base, and literature of alternative approaches to the education of adults within higher education settings. Includes nontraditional approaches such as open learning systems, the free university, portfolio development and experiential learning, folk schools, and field studies of current nontraditional adult higher education programs, their structure and content.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHA 562 - Helping Skills for Student Affairs Professionals


    Develops skills in current approaches to interviewing and counseling for student affairs professionals. Overview of the helping process will be discussed. Emphasis on the practice of listening, attending, reflecting, questioning, confrontation, observation, influencing, and sequencing skills with clients from various cultures.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHA 565 - Continuing Education for Professional Groups


    Explication and critique of frameworks for understanding the goals, processes, and outcomes of continuing education. Exploration of the design and development of continuing education programs for adults in professional roles.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHA 568 - Continuing Higher Education


    Analysis and critique of the current practices of continuing education in institutions of higher education with application to organization and administration, programmatic thrusts and intended audiences, financial management, marketing and promotion, delivery systems, and collaboration among higher education institutions.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHA 570 - Organization and Administration of Adult Education


    Organizing, financing, staffing, promoting, and evaluating programs of adult education. Teaching resources and the role of the adult education administrator.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHA 571 - Professional Issues in Student Affairs


    Assists graduate students in their transitions to student affairs professional positions. Exploration of topics in student affairs will include ethics, supervision, professional competencies and development, developing networks, and institutional differences.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHA 575 - Policy Studies in Adult Education


    Critical analysis of the formation and implementation of adult education policy within educational and other social institutions. Use of a variety of theoretical perspectives to examine selected case studies from the comparative adult education literature and the students’ own work experience, as well as alternative adult education policies.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHA 581 - Community Project Development and Adult Education


    Role of philosophical, theoretical, and methodological bases in people’s participation, empowerment, and transformation in community-based project development. Relationship of these bases to social change in adult education settings.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHA 586 - Internship in Adult and Higher Education


    Work individually or in small groups in a practical situation under the guidance of a staff member from that setting and a university supervisor. May be repeated to a maximum of 15 semester hours, although typically only 9 semester hours may be applied to the program of study. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Admission to the master’s program in adult and higher education and consent of department.

    Credits: 3-9
  
  • CAHA 590 - Workshop in Adult and Higher Education


    Designed for teachers, counselors, and administrators to study contemporary issues in adult and higher education. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours when content varies. Enrollment in more than one section of this course during a semester is permitted.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Consent of department.

    Credits: 1-3
  
  • CAHA 597 - Independent Research in Adult and Higher Education


    Independent research at the master’s degree level under faculty supervision. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Admission to master’s degree program and consent of faculty member who will direct research.

    Credits: 1-6
  
  • CAHA 598 - Issues in Adult and Higher Education


    Integration and synthesis of the concepts, principles, trends, and issues in adult and higher education. Completion of a capstone writing experience for the master’s degree in adult and higher education. Not open to doctoral students in the field of adult and higher education. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: CAHA 500, CAHA 501, and completion of 24 semester hours in an approved master’s level program, and consent of department. PRQ or CRQ: An approved research course.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHA 699 - Master’s Thesis


    Open only to students who elect to write a thesis for the M.S.Ed. degree. Student enrolls with the faculty member directing the thesis. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Consent of department. Recommended: ETR 520.

    Credits: 1-6
  
  • CAHA 700 - Seminar in Adult and Higher Education


    Advanced study and discussion of important issues relating to the field of adult and higher education. Group and individual interests contribute to the design of the course. May be repeated to a maximum of 21 semester hours when topic varies. Enrollment in more than one section of this course during a semester is permitted.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Consent of department.

    Credits: 1-6
  
  • CAHA 701 - Professional Practices in Adult and Higher Education


    Examines research trends within adult and higher education including the historical and systemic roots, career options and professional practices, and current initiatives and future directions.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHA 702 - Philosophy of Postsecondary Education


    Brings philosophical theories and discourses to bear on moral and political questions regarding the ultimate aims of postsecondary education. Inquiry will be guided by two questions: 1) What is/should be moral and political nature of postsecondary education in today’s world? 2) How/do we promote democratic aims of postsecondary education through our work?

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHA 703 - Humor and Adult Learning


    Analyses of theory and practice of humor in adult continuing education. Exploration of methods and techniques for integrating humor into adult teaching and learning transactions.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHA 710 - Evaluating Adult Education Programs


    Advanced study of program design and evaluation methods necessary to analyze and improve programs in adult education effectively.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHA 716 - Adult Learning in the Workplace


    Research, theory, and practice. Exploration of adult learning theory as it applies to workplace learning of individuals, teams, and organizations. Global issues relating to formal, informal, and incidental learning in the workplace.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHA 720 - Review of Research in Adult and Higher Education


    Comprehensive study of research literature in adult and higher education and related social science fields.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHA 721 - Applied Research Design in Adult and Higher Education


    Provides the opportunity to practice and apply research design skills to an active adult and higher education research project (e.g., pilot study, dissertation). Emphasis placed on providing instruction and guidance in planning, conducting, and reporting research and providing opportunity to conceptualize, operationalize, and develop an adult and higher education research project.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHA 722 - Adult and Higher Education in Social Context


    Crosslisted as EPFE 722X. Critical analysis of the relationships existing between adult and higher education and its various social contexts. Clarification of present and future purposes and practices of adult and higher education in light of trends in social science research.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHA 733 - Theory Building for Learning How to Learn in Adult Education


    Analyses of theory building for learning how to learn with emphasis on understanding theories and the application of learning how to learn in varied adult education contexts.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: CAHA 533.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHA 757 - Seminar in Higher Education


    Overview of American higher education and analysis of selected problems and issues.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHA 759 - Critical and Feminist Pedagogies in Adult and Higher Education


    Analysis of critical practice in the education of adults leading to personal and social transformation from the perspective of critical and feminist/womanist pedagogical theory.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHA 760 - International Adult Education


    Examination of the present status of adult continuing education in selected foreign countries. Emphasis on scope, purposes, and development of adult continuing education institutes and programs internationally.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHA 761 - Adult Learning in Social Movements: Building Civil Society


    Examination of social movements, with focus on adult learning; grassroots participation in creating public policy through adult education.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHA 770 - Leadership in Adult Education


    Administrative theory and research related to current practice of leadership in the field of adult education. Additional emphases include strategic planning; the development of public, institutional, or agency support; and the evolving roles of the adult education leader.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHA 786 - Internship in Adult and Higher Education


    Work individually or in small groups in a practical situation under the guidance of a staff member from that setting and a university supervisor. May be repeated to a maximum of 18 semester hours, although typically only 12 semester hours may be applied to the program of study. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Admission to the doctoral program in adult and higher education and consent of department.

    Credits: 3-12
  
  • CAHA 797 - Independent Research in Adult and Higher Education


    Independent research at post-master’s degree levels under faculty supervision. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours, although typically only 6 semester hours are applied to the program of study.

    Credits: 1-6
  
  • CAHA 798 - Research Seminar in Adult and Higher Education


    Designed for the advanced doctoral student interested in planning and conducting research studies in adult and higher education. Research project may be an exploratory or pilot study related to the doctoral dissertation. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Consent of department.

    Credits: 1-3
  
  • CAHA 799 - Doctoral Research and Dissertation


    May be repeated, but no more than 30 semester hours may be applied toward the Ed.D. degree in adult and higher education.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Candidacy for the doctoral degree and consent of chair of doctoral committee.

    Credits: 1-15
  
  • CAHC 500 - Professional Identity and Ethics in Counseling


    The profession of counseling occurs in a variety of settings. Focus on understanding professional counselor identity, study of current trends and practices, ethics, and survey of developmental needs and current problems of clients within a changing society in various contexts.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 501 - Diagnosis of Mental Health Issues in Counseling


    Study of the use of diagnosis of mental health disorders in counseling, research, and the dynamics of human behavior with emphasis on the use of these data by counselors.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 511 - Career Counseling


    Career theory and counseling techniques for those intending to be counselors in schools, agencies, colleges and universities, and organizational settings.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 512 - Organization and Administration of Career Counseling Programs


    Development, organization, management, and evaluation of career counseling programs in educational, work, and community settings. Field visits and individualized projects.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: CAHC 511 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 513 - Postsecondary and College Counseling for School Counselors


    Principles and practices for school counseling programming to prepare youth for college and postsecondary options.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 521 - Counseling with Children


    Principles, assessment, and methods of counseling pertinent to working with children in schools, mental health facilities, and hospitals.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: CAHC 500 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 523 - School Counseling: Programs, Issues, and Practices


    Effective school counseling programming to include developmental curriculum, academic program planning, motivation, retention, consultation, and referral. Current issues and practices related to the concerns of K-12 students.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ or CRQ: CAHC 500 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 524 - Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Programs, Issues, and Practices


    Principles of service delivery in clinical mental health including roles and functions of counselors, trends and problems, and specialized settings and populations.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 525 - Counseling Skills and Strategies


    Crosslisted as AHRC 605X. Clinical preparation in counseling skill development. Overview of role of counselor and counseling process. Emphasis on practice in counseling skills and techniques.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Admission to the master’s program in counseling.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 530 - Counseling Theories and Practices


    Constructs, principles, and techniques of major counseling theories.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 532 - Evidence Informed Practices in Clinical Mental Health


    Critical evaluation of research findings that guide contemporary mental health counseling practices. Review of research practices and principles, identification of best practices in client engagement, and treatment of mental health disorders.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Core courses in master’s degree in counseling program completed or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 533X - Standardized Testing


    Crosslisted as ETR 533. Principles of measurement as applied to group standardized measures of achievement, special aptitude, intelligence, personality and interest for use in educational personnel work. Administering, scoring, and interpreting these measures.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 534 - Evidence Informed Practices in School Counseling


    Designed for professional school counselors to study, develop, and implement strategic methods for the assessment and evaluation of school counseling programs. Focuses on identifying evidence informed practices, which improve student outcomes in academic, career, and personal/social/emotional development.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 540 - Group Counseling


    Constructs, principles, dynamics, and process of group counseling. Focus on experiential activities, facilitation strategies, and here-and-now interaction in group settings.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 550 - Practicum in Counseling


    The practice of counseling in laboratory and field settings. Cases, tapes, role playing, and analysis of counseling process and counselor responses. May be repeated up to a maximum of 6 semester hours. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Consent of department.

    Credits: 1-6
  
  • CAHC 551 - Supervised Practice in Group Counseling


    The practical aspects of group counseling and developmental programming. Leadership and participatory experiences in the formation, maintenance, development, and closing stages of groups. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 565 - Multicultural Counseling


    Exploration of the social, psychological, cultural, economic, and environmental influences that affect various client populations, including the special counseling needs of women, men, racial and ethnic minorities, and the disabled.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 567 - Substance Abuse Issues in Counseling


    The pharmacologic and psychosocial effects of potentially addictive substances. Emphasis on psychoeducational methods, counseling skills and intervention models for addressing substance based use, abuse, and dependence.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: CAHC 501 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 570 - Consultation and Management in Developmental School Counseling Programs


    Role of the school counselor as a consultant and manager in the design, implementation, and evaluation of a comprehensive developmental school counseling program.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 575 - Assessment in Career Counseling


    Individual and group assessment techniques and instruments used in career counseling and development activities with individuals over the lifespan.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: CAHC 511 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 586 - Internship in Counseling


    Work individually or in small groups in a practical situation under guidance of a staff member of that setting and a university supervisor. May be repeated to a maximum of 15 semester hours. Enrollment in more than one section of this course during a semester is permitted. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Consent of department.

    Credits: 1-15
  
  • CAHC 590 - Workshop in Counseling


    Study of contemporary issues and problems in the provision of human services. May be repeated to a maximum of 30 semester hours when subject varies, but no more than 9 semester hours may be applied toward the Ed.D. degree in counselor education. Enrollment in more than one section of this course during a semester is permitted.

    Credits: 1-3
  
  • CAHC 592 - Special Topics in Counseling


    Topics announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 30 semester hours when subject varies, but no more than 9 semester hours may be applied toward the Ed.D. degree in counselor education.

    Credits: 1-3
  
  • CAHC 593 - Crisis Intervention


    Role and responsibilities of counselors in crisis intervention. Assessment and case management for crisis situations.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 594 - Counseling the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Community


    Focus on unique challenges facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) individuals as well as their families; theoretical understandings, developmental experiences, and multicultural influences; diversity within the LGBT community, societal prejudice, oppression, and other salient themes. This course is appropriate for all graduate-level students of any discipline.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 595 - Women and Careers


    Examination of the psychological, demographic, sociocultural, and interpersonal influences on the career development of women.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 596 - Religious and Spiritual Issues in Counseling


    Focus on competencies for appropriately responding to religious and spiritual issues during counseling sessions.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 597 - Independent Research in Counseling


    Independent research at the master’s degree level under faculty supervision. May be repeated to a maximum of 3 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Admission to master’s degree program and consent of faculty member who will direct research.

    Credits: 1-3
  
  • CAHC 699 - Master’s Thesis


    Open only to students who elect to write a thesis for the M.S.Ed. degree. Student enrolls with the faculty member directing the thesis. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Consent of department. Recommended: ETR 520.

    Credits: 1-6
  
  • CAHC 700 - Professional Orientation to Counselor Education: Identity and Ethics


    Philosophical and historical roots of counselor education, systems which affect its functioning, and ethical and legal standards which guide it. Orientation to the expectations of advanced graduate study in counselor education and the responsibilities of professionals in the field.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Admission to the doctoral program in counselor education or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 701 - Professional Seminar in Counselor Education and Development


    Strategies for implementing the core CACREP standards for counselor and counselor educator preparation within counselor training programs. Focus on preparation methods for counselors in CACREP programs, multicultural competencies applied to counselor education, and development of a philosophy of counselor education.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 705X - Introduction to Medical Family Therapy and Counseling


    Crosslisted as FCNS 705. Introduction to a biopsychosocial/family systems approach to assessment and intervention with patients and families experiencing a physical illness, trauma, or disability. Examination of issues involved in providing mental health services in medical settings. Open only to students admitted to the Medical Family Therapy and Counseling Post-Master’s Certificate Program.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 706X - Medical Family Therapy and Counseling: Families, Disability and Chronic Illness


    Crosslisted as FCNS 706. Exploration of the major forms of disability and chronic illness, the impact of these conditions on individuals and family members experiencing them, and resources for those who are impacted by them. Implications for medical family therapy and counseling.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: CAHC 705X or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 707 - Medical Family Therapy and Counseling: Families Staying Well and Coping with Illness


    Crosslisted as FCNS 707X. Examination of medical family therapy and counseling approaches for maintaining family wellness and facilitating family responses to illness across the developmental life cycle.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: CAHC 705X or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 708 - Cultural and Spiritual Dimensions of Medical Family Therapy and Counseling Practice


    Crosslisted as FCNS 708X. Impact of individual and family beliefs, narratives, and meanings, with particular emphasis on cultural and spiritual contexts, upon the experience of illness and medical treatment, pain, and grieving and acceptance of death. Techniques for eliciting patient and/or family beliefs pertaining to internal resources and spiritual practices and for working with family belief systems around health and illness, and for strengthening a culturally sensitive provider/patient/family relationship.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: CAHC 707 or consent of department. CRQ: CAHC 709.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 709 - Medical Family Therapy and Counseling Practicum


    Crosslisted as FCNS 709X. Supervised medical family therapy and counseling practicum at Northern Illinois Proton Treatment and Research Center. Collaborate with attending physicians and on-site treatment team; provide supervised medical family therapy and counseling to individuals, couples, and families. Individual and/or group supervision of live and recorded sessions. A minimum of 100 clock hours of direct patient contact is required. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: CAHC 707 and consent of department. CRQ: CAHC 708.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 710 - Theory in Career Development


    Thorough grounding in current career development theories.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 714X - Medical Family Therapy and Counseling Internship


    Crosslisted as FCNS 714. Supervised participation in provision of family therapy, counseling, and psychoeducation to individuals, couples, and families in a medical setting. A minimum of 200 clock hours of direct patient contact is required. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: CAHC 709 and consent of department.

    Credits: 6
  
  • CAHC 715 - Concepts in Trauma-Informed Counseling


    Roles and responsibilities of counselors and other helping professionals in post-trauma exposure intervention. Covers types of potentially traumatic events, effects of trauma, assessment issues and potential outcomes, and common elements in treatment interventions for trauma.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 716 - Counseling for Complex Trauma


    Roles and responsibilities of counselors and other helping professionals in working in settings wherein clients have experienced multiple exposures to traumatic stressors throughout childhood and continuing into adulthood. Examines the neurobiological, developmental, cognitive, behavioral and relational issues that emerge from childhood/lifespan abuse. Examines how to adapt treatment for clients presenting with complex trauma exposures.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 717 - Creative and Experiential Approaches in Trauma-Informed Counseling


    Roles and responsibilities of counselors and other helping professionals in creative arts, drama, play, and other experiential approaches in trauma-informed counseling across the life span. Use of metaphor, somatic exercises, and body-based interventions.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 718 - Resiliency and Wellness in Trauma-Informed Counseling


    Roles and responsibilities of counselors and other helping professionals in the life span development of resistance, resiliency, and recovery skills during prevention and early intervention. How to work with settings that have repeated community traumas, e.g., crime and gun violence. Self-care of the counselor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 730 - Advanced Theories of Counseling


    Critical evaluation of theories of counseling. Review of research in the application of theoretical counseling constructs.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Admission to the doctoral program in counselor education or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 731 - Seminar in Counseling and Psychotherapy


    A. Adlerian Counseling
    B. Behavioral Counseling
    C. Gestalt Therapy
    D. Psychosynthesis
    E. Rational-Emotive Psychotherapy
    Advanced graduate seminars with focus on specific theories of counseling and psychotherapy. Separate sections, each focusing on a single theory. Credit is limited to a total of 3 semester hours per topic.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: CAHC 730 or consent of department.

    Credits: 1-3
  
  • CAHC 740 - Leadership, Advocacy, and Mentoring


    Emphasis on the analysis and attainment of behaviors that are most facilitative of individual, relationship, and group purposes and goals.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Admission to the doctoral program in counselor education, or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 750 - Advanced Practicum in Individual Counseling


    Supervised practice of counseling. Focus on development of skills in working with individual clients. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 752 - Supervision in Counseling


    Theory and practical experience relating to supervision of counselors-in-training.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: CAHC 750 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 761 - Outreach in Human Service Programs


    Application of outreach strategies in working with individuals and groups.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Master’s degree in counseling or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 764 - Personality Testing


    Application of personality assessment instruments, including projective tests, in working with individuals.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Master’s degree in counseling or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 765 - Multicultural Counseling and Social Justice


    Alternate counseling strategies for counselors in a multicultural society. Analysis of traditional and contemporary experiences of ethnocultural and other population groups with emphasis on counseling skills and techniques in working with clients of diverse backgrounds. Emphasis on strategies for seeking equity, and an end to oppression and injustice affecting clients, students, counselors, families, communities, schools, workplaces, governments, and other social and institutional systems.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: CAHC 530 or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 766 - Human Sexuality Counseling


    Alternate counseling strategies to be applied to sexual concerns and problem areas. Emphasis on counseling skills and techniques in working with persons with differing sexual values, needs, and backgrounds.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 767 - Counseling Older Persons


    Gerontological counseling models and techniques.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 784X - Theoretical Foundations of Family Therapy


    Crosslisted as FCNS 784. Examination and discussion of the historical development and theoretical foundations of family therapy, with a focus on the traditional and current models of therapy in the field.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 786 - Internship in Counseling


    Work individually or in small groups in a practical situation under guidance of a staff member of that setting and a university supervisor. Open only to doctoral students, or by consent of department. May be repeated to a maximum of 30 semester hours. Enrollment in more than one section of this course during a semester is permitted. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Consent of department.

    Credits: 1-15
  
  • CAHC 790 - Research and Scholarship in Counselor Education


    Intended for advanced counselor education students, this course focuses on applying research methods and critiquing relevant literature for designing the doctoral dissertation proposal.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Admission to the doctoral program in counselor education and ETR 520 (or equivalent); or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHC 797 - Independent Research in Counseling


    Independent research at post-master’s degree levels under faculty supervision. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours but no more than 6 semester hours may be applied toward an Ed.D. degree in counselor education.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Master’s degree in counseling or consent of department.

    Credits: 1-6
  
  • CAHC 799 - Doctoral Research and Dissertation


    May be repeated to a maximum of 60 semester hours, but no more than 30 semester hours may be applied toward the Ed.D. degree in counselor education.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Candidacy for doctoral degree and consent of chair of doctoral committee.

    Credits: 1-15
  
  • CAHE 500 - Foundations of Higher Education


    Introduction to the study of higher education, with emphasis on history, administration, and organization of various types of U.S. postsecondary institutions.  

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHE 502 - Equity, Diversity, and Social Justice in Higher Education


    Addresses critical issues related to areas of diversity, equity, and social justice in higher education. Drawing from historical, contemporary, theoretical, and research-based literature, centers on aspects issues of access and participation, identity and identity development, campus policies, campus environments, and issues of inclusion, exclusion, and segregation.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHE 503 - U.S. College Students


    Overview of college student characteristics and patterns of participation in U.S. higher education.  Examines the theoretical and research literature related to the impact of the college on student development, persistence, and learning. 

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHE 509 - Campus Environments and Student Cultures


    Concepts of culture, subculture, and societal participation with reference to college students and campus environments.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHE 522 - Student Development in Higher Education: Programs, Issues, and Practices


    Focus on current programs, issues, practices, research, and trends in student development programming in higher education. Exploration of historical, philosophical, and theoretical foundations of student development related to practice.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHE 523 - Advocacy, Outreach, and Interventions in Student Affairs


    Exploration of advocacy, outreach, and intervention strategies provided on college campuses, related to college student transitions, adjustments, and concerning behavior. Topics included, but not limited to, college student mental health; power-based interpersonal violence; health and wellness; stigma, climate, and familiarity attached to seeking resources and help; and various aspects of transitioning into a college campus community.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHE 544 - Alternatives in the Counseling and Placement of Adults


    Examination and identification of promising alternatives in the facilitation of adult career development through guidance, counseling, and vocational placement.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHE 561 - Human Resource Development


    Crosslisted as ETT 561X. Nature and function of programs for developing human resources in business, education, industry, government, social services, and voluntary organizations.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CAHE 572 - Assessment Methods in Higher Education


    Crosslisted as ETR 572X. Basic concepts and procedures in the assessment of applicants for admission and retention and use of assessment methods for counseling to support retention in institutions of higher education.

    Credits: 3
 

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