Jun 16, 2024  
2021-2022 Graduate Catalogue 
    
2021-2022 Graduate Catalogue Archived Catalogue

– Course Descriptions


 

Secondary Education

  
  • SEC 504 - Advanced Theory and Practice in Teaching Secondary Mathematics


    Course Description: Focus on the connections between theory and practice in teaching mathematics with emphasis on the role of inquiry in informing instruction. Opportunities to design and implement lessons in mathematics using a variety of instructional strategies that meet curriculum objectives, as well as address the needs of diverse learners. Reflection and self analysis are emphasized throughout the course.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: SEC 500
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SEC 505 - Advanced Theory and Practice in Teaching Secondary Social Studies


    Course Description: Focus on the connections between theory and practice in teaching social studies with emphasis on the role of inquiry in informing instruction. Opportunities to design and implement lessons in social studies using a variety of instructional strategies that meet curriculum objectives, as well as address the needs of diverse learners. Reflection and self analysis are emphasized throughout the course.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: SEC 500
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SEC 506 - Advanced Theory and Practice in Teaching Secondary Science


    Course Description: Focus on the connections between theory and practice in teaching secondary science with emphasis on the role of inquiry in informing instruction. Opportunities to design and implement lessons in science using a variety of instructional strategies that meet curriculum objectives, as well as address the needs of diverse learners. Reflection and self analysis are emphasized throughout the course.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: SEC 500
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SEC 509 - Student Teaching in Secondary Schools II


    Course Description: Full-time practicum experience within the area of specialization. Students will engage in a variety of supervised instructional activities, assuming an increasing amount of responsibility for all phases of classroom instruction.

    Credit Hours: 6

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: ( SEC 503 or SEC 504 or SEC 505 or SEC 506 ) and SEC 521 (may be taken concurrently)
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: Yes
    Additional Course Fees: Additional Fee - General Professional Internship Liability Insurance Additional Fee Amounts
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SEC 510 - Diverse Learners and Special Needs


    Course Description: This course will focus on teaching diverse learners in the high school classroom. Characteristics of students with disabilities, culturally and linguistically diverse individuals, and students at risk for school failure will be addressed. Instructional practices and classroom management strategies that support the learning of all students in general education classes will be explored. Students will also read and synthesize the research in best practices for teaching diverse learners.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SEC 511 - ESL Topics for Non-ESL Secondary Teachers


    Course Description: Introduces secondary pre-service teachers to the field of English as a second language, including issues of cross-cultural communication, ESL methodology, assessment and curriculum adaptation. Focuses on helping secondary educators meet the needs of immigrant language learners, those with limited formal schooling, and long-term English language learners in individual content areas (mathematics, social studies, sciences, etc.). A 10-hour field experience is required. **Additional liability insurance expense may be necessary.**

    Credit Hours: 3

    Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3Repeat Limit: 2


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: No
    Additional Fee Amounts


    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SEC 515 - Assessment and Learning Environments for Secondary Education


    Course Description: Students will demonstrate using assessment to design quality learning environments as well as create and adapt instruction for groups and individual learners. Students will practice evidence supported instruction and quality learning environments using form and informal assessments with qualitative and quantitative data.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: SEC 500
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SEC 520 - Instructional Design, Technology, and Leadership


    Course Description: Designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills required for designing and evaluating effective instruction. Topics include: types of learning, learning hierarchies, task analysis, educational goals and objective formulation, assessing learner entry skills and evaluation. Course emphasizes the effective integration of technology in teaching and learning together with the development of teacher leaders.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SEC 521 - Seminar on Teaching, Learning, and Leadership


    Course Description: Development of instructional skills required for successful teaching and skills needed for effective classroom management. Emphasis on reflective growth and leadership development. Designed as a culmination of professional study and initiation into the teaching profession.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SEC 528 - Secondary School Organization


    Course Description: Examination of the organizational structure of high schools with the primary focus on developing the knowledge and skills needed to be effective teacher leaders. Changes in curriculum and instruction, and the role of school leadership are discussed. Exemplary models of high school reform, as well as current issues at the secondary level, are examined.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SEC 595 - Special Topics in Secondary Education


    Course Description: Seminars of varying duration and credit may be arranged for the study of special topics relevant to student needs not served by established graduate courses. A maximum of six semester credit hours may be counted toward degree requirements.

    Credit Hours: 1 TO 4

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 9Repeat Limit: 2


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.



Social Work

  
  • SWK 500 - Generalist Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families, and Groups


    Course Description: The course will provide an overview of strengths-based generalist social work practice with individuals, families, and groups in diverse practice settings.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: SWKL 500
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: No
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 501 - Direct Social Work Practice


    Course Description: This course will provide an overview of direct social work practice with individuals, families, and groups in diverse practice settings.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: SWKL 501
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: No
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 502 - Clinical Social Work Practice I


    Course Description: This course will provide an overview of principle and practice skills of clinical models, including assessment and interventions useful with individuals, families and groups in diverse practice settings.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: SWKL 502
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: No
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 503 - Clinical Social Work Practice II


    Course Description: This course will provide an overview of principle and practice skills of advanced clinical practice with individuals, families and groups in diverse practice settings.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: SWKL 503
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: No
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 504 - Behavioral Approach to Social Work Practice


    Course Description: The theory and application of the behavioral model in social work that will assist in establishing a historical perspective to the cognitive-behavior model.

    Credit Hours: 2

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 506 - Research in Social Work Practice


    Course Description: The course will provide an introduction to the utility of research in social work practice.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: No
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 507 - Evaluation of Social Work Practice


    Course Description: Design and implementation of research processes in field settings.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: No
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 508 - Capstone Paper & Spec Topics


    Course Description: SWK 508. Capstone Paper and Special Topics Course (2). Major paper and presentation in conference setting.

    Credit Hours: 2

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: SWK 506 and SWK 507
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 509 - Pre-Field Graduate Seminar


    Course Description: The course offers an orientation to social work field, establishes the field placement and highlights the ethical behavior of social work practitioners.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: No
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 510 - Field Instruction and Graduate Seminar I


    Course Description: First term of graduate field. Students complete 300 hours.

    Credit Hours: 5

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: No
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 511 - Field Instruction and Graduate Seminar II


    Course Description: 300 hour placement in clinical social work position with supervision. Seminar focus on application of professional knowledge and clinical technique.

    Credit Hours: 5

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: No
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 512 - Field Instruction and Graduate Seminar III


    Course Description: 300 hour placement in clinical social work position with supervision. Seminar focus on application of professional knowledge and clinical technique.

    Credit Hours: 5

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: No
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 514 - Social Policy and Service Organizations


    Course Description: Analysis of social policy issues related to the social, community and organizational context of social work services.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 515 - Macro Social Work Practice I


    Course Description: This course will provide an overview of principles and practice skills of macro level social workers in diverse practice settings.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: SWKL 515
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: No
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 518 - Macro Social Work Practice II


    Course Description: This course will provide an overview of principle and practice skills of advanced macro practice with communities and organizations in diverse practice settings.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: SWKL 518
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: No
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 519 - Macro Community Capstone


    Course Description: This course consists of a community engaged capstone project for students enrolled in the macro track.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: No
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 520 - Life Transitions and Human Development in the Social Environment


    Course Description: Understanding the life course from perspectives that combine social, biological and psychological knowledge.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 521 - Mental Health and Psychopathology: Assessment and Differential Diagnostics


    Course Description: Utilization of the DSM IV in making differential diagnosis and mental status assessments. Basic psychotropic medications introduced.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 522 - Social Diversity and Social Work Practice


    Course Description: Implications of social diversity, including values, lifestyles, gender, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, culture, spirituality, and sexual orientation in the social work relationship.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 523 - Generalist Social Work Practice with Communities and Organizations


    Course Description: The course will provide an overview of strengths-based generalist social work practice with communities and organizations.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: No
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 524 - Grant Writing and Program Development for the Human Services


    Course Description: Grant writing and program development for new initiatives in the human services. Need assessment, goal setting, program design, evaluation, budgeting, and securing funding sources.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 525 - Mindfulness: Implications for Personal Wellbeing and Professional Practice


    Course Description: This elective course is open to all majors and designed to acquaint students with the concept of mindfulness, its connection to personal wellbeing, and its relevance to future professional practice.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: SWK 425
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 526 - Strengths-Based Practice with Severe and Persistently Mentally III


    Course Description: Advanced client-directed, strengths-based assessment and clinical practice, including case management.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: SWK 500 with minimum grade of C and SWK 501 with minimum grade of C
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 528 - Family Systems and Addictions Treatment


    Course Description: This course will provide a comprehensive foundation of addiction treatment practice, with current innovations, critical evaluation of traditional modalities, and emphasis on dynamic integrated approach. Development of clinical skill sets will include discussion, role play, small group exercise and independent study through online modules.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 530 - Social Work in the Health Care Setting


    Course Description: Examination of critical issues in social work practice in health care. Advanced practice skills and strategies for work with individuals, families, groups, interdisciplinary teams, and service providers in a variety of health care settings. Social work practice examined in the context of psychosocial consequences of illness, current health care delivery systems, technological advances, and changing regulatory approaches and organizational structures.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 532 - Health and Mental Health Issues of Women


    Course Description: Examination of health and mental health conditions applicable to adolescent and adult women, and the impact these have on individual and family development and functioning.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 534 - Advanced Social Work Practice in Schools


    Course Description: Examination of public school social work policy and practice, emphasizing solution-focused practice in the context of the school-family-community environment.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 536 - Strengths-Based Rural Social Work Practice


    Course Description: Examining the elements of rural communities and families that sustain and endanger rural life. Emphasis on building knowledge of strengths based social work practice with individuals, families and communities through service-learning in rural communities and with the people who live there.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 538 - Social Work Practice with Older Adults


    Course Description: Examination of strengths-based practice issues related to social work practice with older adults and their families. Practice encompasses individual counseling and therapy, support groups, psycho-education, research models and findings, service delivery systems, and relevant state, federal and international policies.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 540 - Law, Liability, and Litigation in Social Work Practice


    Course Description: Review of relevant law and professional regulation in social work practice with selected case illustrations.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 542 - Individual and Group Substance Use Disorders Treatment


    Course Description: This course has been designed to introduce students to the variety of presentations and treatment needs that are a part of integrating the therapeutic process with individuals that are dealing with substance use disorders and chemical dependency. This course will give the student a working understanding of the Twelve Core functions of Substance Abuse Counseling, discuss DSM-5 diagnostic tools in terms of substance use disorders and dual diagnosis, and provide exposure to therapeutic/theoretical models of clinical practice with both individual and group dynamics.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 543 - Assessing and Treating Eating Disorders, Exercise and Food Addictions


    Course Description: This course has been designed to help students identify the warning signs, DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for feeding and eating disorders, and relevant assessment tools for eating disorders, exercise addiction, body image, and food addiction. Students will learn about the need for a comprehensive treatment team and treatment plan as well as how individual, group, and family modalities may be helpful. The course material will address the Twelve Core functions of substance abuse counseling, cover the need for relapse prevention, and ways to facilitate a healthy recovery process among clients. This course will also include a special presentation about HIV/AIDS as part of the substance use disorders and addictions certificate program.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 544 - Healing and the Mind: Integrative Practice


    Course Description: Exploring neurobiology, interpersonal neuroscience, positive psychology, mindfulness in emotional and physical healing and prevention across a wide range of challenges and opportunities.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: SWK 444
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 545 - Developing and Managing a Practice


    Course Description: Review of the current character of private practice in social work with emphasis upon the organizational and financial aspects of developing and operating a fee-for-service service organization.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 550 - The Culture of Military Life and Entering the War Zone


    Course Description: The culture of military life; values, norms, language, rank systems, military justice, family life. Becoming combat ready and entering the war zone.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: SWK 450
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 551 - Returning Home from the War Zone and its Consequences: PTSD and Traumatic Injury, Intervention and P


    Course Description: PTSD and Traumatic Injury, Intervention and Prevention.  Readjustment to returning home and to state side military life. Confronting stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, anger, panic, PTSD and recovery from traumatic injury. Interventions and preventive measures.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: SWK 550 with minimum grade of C
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: SWK 451
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








    Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.


  
  • SWK 552 - Advanced Practice in Child Protective Services


    Course Description: Social, historical, and political contexts of child abuse and neglect in the U.S. and internationally. The current child protective service system will be reviewed, including child welfare practices and other specialized treatment models in child abuse and neglect.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SWK 553 - Practice with Children and Adolescents


    Course Description: Focus on the strengths-based social work practice with children, adolescents, and their families. Emphasis will be placed on assessment and practice strategies, particularly as they pertain to special problems related to life conditions and events that affect children.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SWK 560 - Seminar for MSW Social Work Practicum I


    Course Description: Designed to draw upon and enhance the foundational field practicum experience, the seminar provides an opportunity for interns to integrate strengths based on practice and theory. Students engage in peer consulatation and case discussions, identify professional boundaries essential for social work, and examine diverse supervisory styles and organizational structures.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: SWK 509
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SWK 561 - Field Instruction and Graduate Seminar II


    Course Description: Seminar focuses on application of professional knowledge and solution focused clinical techniques.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: SWK 560
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Prerequisite courses and a 180 hour placement in a graduate level social work position with MSW supervision.
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SWK 562 - Field Instruction and Graduate Seminar III


    Course Description: Seminar focuses on application of professional knowledge and clinical technique. Students engage in peer consultation and case discussions concurrent with their work in the field.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: SWK 561
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Prerequisite courses and 180 hour placement in a clinical work position with supervision.
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SWK 563 - Field Instruction and Graduate Seminar IV


    Course Description: Seminar focuses on application of professional knowledge and clinical technique in areas of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Solution Focused Practice.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: SWK 562
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Prerequisite courses and 180 hour placement in clinical social work position with supervision.
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SWK 564 - Field Instruction and Graduate Seminar V


    Course Description: Seminar focuses on application of professional knowledge and clinical technique. Students will begin to evaluate their own practice as well as assume increasing levels of autonomy.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: SWK 563
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Prerequisite courses and 180 hour placement in clinical social work position with supervision.
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SWK 566 - Introduction to Substance Use Disorders and Addiction


    Course Description: An introduction to known habit-forming substances, neuroscience, environmental, and genetic mechanisms of addiction. The course addresses the Twelve Core functions of Substance Abuse Counseling. DSM-5 diagnostic tools with substance use disorders, promotes inquiry about bio-psycho-social-spiritual factors that play a role in shaping the lives of individuals who use substances maladaptively.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: SWK 366
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SWK 570 - Advanced Standing Strengths-Based Solution-Focused Collaboration in Social Work Practice I


    Course Description: This course introduces students to the basic person-centered, strengths-based solution-focused collaborative relationship skills necessary for generalist social work practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: SWKL 570
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SWK 572 - Advanced Standing Preparation for Clinical Internship Seminar


    Course Description: This pre-field graduate seminar is designed to familiarize Advanced Standing MSW students with the requirements of clinical social work practice. Students will be oriented to the school’s policy and procedures related to MSW level internships, gain a foun

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SWK 581 - Child Abuse & Neglect


    Course Description: Study of the knowledge base, laws, and professional roles associated with contemporary child welfare practice. Identification of child maltreatment, reporting procedures and community-based interdisciplinary practice issues are emphasized.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: No
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SWK 582 - Seminar on Practice in Children, Youth, and Family Services


    Course Description: 582: Seminar on Practice in Children, Youth and Family Services. Prerequisite: SWK 311 or 581, second of two-course sequence to prepare students for contemporary child welfare practice. Focuses study on the skills, tasks and best practice associated with public child welfare services.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Prerequisite Courses: SWK 581 or SWK 311
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: No
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SWK 591 - Directed Independent Study


    Course Description: Involves investigation under faculty supervision beyond what is offered in exiting courses.

    Credit Hours: 1 To 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: Overall GPA of at least 3.0, and consent of instructor, department chair, and graduate school.
    Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SWK 594 - Study Abroad


    Course Description: This course is designed for study abroad courses in the MSW program.

    Credit Hours: 1 TO 9

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 30Repeat Limit: 5


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SWK 595 - Special Topics in Social Work


    Course Description: Intensive study of selected topics in social work.

    Credit Hours: 1 To 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 15


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SWK 600 - Continuous Enrollment in Social Work


    Course Description: This course is intended for degree or certificate seeking graduate students who have completed all course work required for their program, but have not finished exit requirement (comprehensive exam, oral and written exam, defense, etc.). Students may register for this course up to 3 times, beyond that, students should complete a form to request permission to extend continuous enrollment. A continuous enrollment form, which is located on the Graduate School website, must be completed to register for this course.

    Credit Hours: 0

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated Repeat Limit: 2


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: Yes
    Additional Course Fees: Continuous Enrollment Tuition Charge Additional Fee Amounts
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SWKL 570 - Advanced Standing Strengths-Based Solution-Focused Collaboration in Social Work Practice Lab 1


    Course Description: The skills lab will provide the opportunity to practice the knowledge gained in SWK 570. This course is the lab for SWK 570.

    Credit Hours: 1

    Corequisite Courses: SWK 570
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated Maximum Repeatable Hours: 1


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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Social Work Lab

  
  • SWKL 500 - Generalist Practice for Individuals and Families Lab I


    Course Description: The skills lab will provide the opportunity to practice the knowledge gained in SWK 500.

    Credit Hours: 1

    Corequisite Courses: SWK 500
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: No
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SWKL 501 - Direct Social Work Practice Lab


    Course Description: This lab course will provide students with an applied learning experience in direct social work practice with individuals, families, and groups in diverse practice settings.

    Credit Hours: 1

    Corequisite Courses: SWK 501
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: No
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SWKL 502 - Clinical Practice Lab I


    Course Description: This lab course will provide students with an applied learning experience in clinical social work practice.

    Credit Hours: 1

    Corequisite Courses: SWK 502
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: No
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SWKL 503 - Clinical Practice Lab II


    Course Description: This lab course will provide students with an applied learning experience in advanced clinical social work practice. The models will be applied to working with individuals, therapeutic groups and families.

    Credit Hours: 1

    Corequisite Courses: SWK 503
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: No
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SWKL 515 - Macro Practice Lab I


    Course Description: This lab course will provide students with an applied learning experience in macro social work practice.

    Credit Hours: 1

    Corequisite Courses: SWK 515
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: No
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SWKL 518 - Macro Practice Lab II


    Course Description: This lab course will provide students with an applied learning experience in advanced macro social work practice with communities and organizations in diverse practice

    Credit Hours: 1

    Corequisite Courses: SWK 518
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Full-Time Enrollment Equivalent: No
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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Sociology

  
  • SOC 500 - Social Research Methods


    Course Description: Analysis of process of social research in terms of problem definition, research design, data sources, and methods of data analysis. Emphasis will be placed on the application of research methods to practical problems.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 501 - Aging and Society


    Course Description: Study of age as a structural feature of changing societies and groups, aging as a social process, and age as dimension of stratification. May be taken for elective credit in the GLS program.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: GRN 501
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 502 - Evaluation, Methods and Policy


    Course Description: Advanced research methods course focusing on the techniques and principles of evaluation research. Emphasis will be on methods of evaluation and research design, instrument development, data collection techniques within a public/applied setting. Additionally, students will become familiar with the policy implications and consequences of evaluation research.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 503 - Sociological Theory


    Course Description: Analysis of sociological theories and theoretical perspectives, with emphasis on their practical application to contemporary society.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 504 - Data Analysis


    Course Description: The purpose of this course is to instruct students in techniques of quantitative data analysis. It will explore techniques to describe and make inferences from univariate, bivariate and multivariate data. Students will learn to evaluate scholarly literature that makes use of such methods. They will also have the opportunity to apply these statistics to current social problems.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 505 - Pro Seminar


    Course Description: Focus on the professional role of social scientists in different types of organizational contexts as constrained by organizational policies and protocol, professional codes of ethics, budgets, client needs, politics, professional commitment, technology, inter-organizational linkages, and other considerations.

    Credit Hours: 1

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 506 - Qualitative Data Analysis


    Course Description: An introduction to qualitative methods of data gathering and analysis in sociology and criminology. Specific content will cover: participant observation, in-depth interviewing, content analysis, field methods. Students are required to collect and analyze qualitative data. A final research paper demonstrating these methods is required.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 507 - Community-Based Participatory Research Methods


    Course Description: Focus on engaged methodologies that facilitate community-based participatory research (CBPR). Attention will be given to the history of CBPR, ethics, logic and methods of community-based research, research design, conceptualization, measurement and sampling, modes of observation, data gathering and analysis and democratization of the research process through validating multiple forms of knowledge.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 508 - Public Sociology Seminar


    Course Description: An overview of the roots of public sociology and current debates surrounding public sociology. Methods, theory and praxis will be examined.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 509 - Seminar: Teaching in Higher Education


    Course Description: The purpose of this course is to provide graduate students with a basic foundation in preparation for teaching positions, post-graduation.  The course will include the development of a course, learning skills related to teaching and becoming familiar with process of applying for an academic position.  Students will develop course syllabi, guest lecture in a course as well as create a teaching portfolio.

    Credit Hours: 1

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: CRM 509
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 512 - Seminar in Public Sociology/Criminology


    Course Description: An overview of the roots of public sociology/criminology and current debates surrounding public sociology/criminology. Methods, theory and praxis will be examined.

    Credit Hours: 1

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: CRM 512
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 515 - Advanced Victimology


    Course Description: A sociological examination of victimization and formal responses to victimization. Empirical patterns of specific forms of victimization will be discussed, including: domestic violence, sexual violence, corporate violence, political violence, etc.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 516 - Globalization and Development


    Course Description: Globalization is one of the most important features of the contemporary world, which describes a socioeconomic system of interdependence unprecedented in terms of scope and intensity. What is less clear and still under debate, however, is the nature and the consequences of globalization: Who has pushed it forward and who benefits from it? This course will review the process of globalization and critically examine the different perspectives on it. Students will better understand how globalization has influenced (and will change) our and other’s life and development.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 518 - Women and Aging


    Course Description: Examines women’s experiences of old age and the aging process. Specific emphasis on family, medical, and economic institutions. May be taken for elective credit in the GLS program.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: GRN 518
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: SOC 418
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 521 - Urban Sociology


    Course Description: Examination of sociological theory and research on urban growth and its consequences on social behavior.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 524 - Social Stratification


    Course Description: Examination of social and economic inequalities based on social class and status as basic dimensions of individual life chances as well as of the structure and dynamics of societies and the world system. Reviews current state of the field in regard to academic and policy debates, theories, methods, crucial research findings, as well as comparative analyses.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 525 - Racial and Ethnic Group Relations


    Course Description: Examination of race and ethnicity in modern societies and the modern world system. Focuses on the causes and consequences of racism, discrimination, prejudice, racial conflict, and racial oppression in American society. Special emphasis will be given to the relationship between race/ethnicity and social class.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 526 - Social Control and Social Change


    Course Description: This course looks at how societal control mechanisms interact with a society’s ability incorporate change. Following a review of the social control literature, the class will analyze social behavior that breaks from existing patterns and expectations, such as riots, crowds, revolution, and social movements.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 530 - Restorative Justice


    Course Description: Restorative justice practices will be examined theoretically, empirically, and historically. Emphasis will be placed on Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. Specific content includes: juvenile crime, violence against women, aboriginal/indigenous justice, victims and offenders needs.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 535 - Sociology of Deviant Behavior


    Course Description: Examines what comes to be considered, and treated, as deviant behavior in historical, cultural, and societal context, linking theories as to the causes and appropriate management of deviant behavior to changes in that larger context.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 547 - Sociology of Education


    Course Description: Advanced analysis of the social structures and processes both affecting and characteristic of education in modern societies. Topics include: education’s role in the socialization process; the ways in which education is both a product and producer of social stratification; variability in racial experiences in education; human, social, and cultural capital; social and cultural change and their impact on education.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 549 - Sociology of Law


    Course Description: Review of theoretical and empirical developments in the sociology of law, including classical and modern sociological theories of law and selected sociological themes of law in various social settings.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 550 - Gender


    Course Description: This course first explores the history of social inequality associated with gender. It will explore both micro and macro factors that perpetuate inequality as well as those factors that have reduced inequality. The course will culminate with an in-depth look at current global efforts to address gender inequality.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 561 - Seminar in Criminology


    Course Description: An overview of the breadth of topics that comprise the discipline of criminology, with emphases on theoretical explanations and the various reactions to crime in society.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: CRM 561
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 565 - Social Psychology


    Course Description: This course offers an overview of the current themes in contemporary Social Psychology as well as their applications. This course focuses on the social structural determinants of social behavior and social change, with an emphasis on inequality.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 580 - Social Justice


    Course Description: A sociological examination of social justice, and policies that proclaim to promote social justice in the United States. The class examines various forms of institutionalized inequality on the basis of social class, race/ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. Social policy solutions are also examined.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 584 - Community Development


    Course Description: Analysis of principles, theory and practice of community change and development. Examination of multiple definitions of community and the contribution of community capitals to community well-being.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 586 - Sociology of Work, Occupations and the Labor Force


    Course Description: Theories of work and occupations; the changing structure of the labor force, the relationships between work, the individual and society. Focus on the changes in the place of work in society corresponding to technological and organizational change. Specific topics may include workplace restructuring, women and minorities in the labor force, and relations between labor and management.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 587 - Sociology of Organizations


    Course Description: Analysis of organizational theory and research applied to issues in contemporary society; topics include organizational social psychology, organizational structure and process, and inter-organizational relationships.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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  • SOC 590 - Sociology of Poverty


    Course Description: Analysis of trends, measurement, and extent of poverty in the United States. Examination of sociological theory explaining poverty, social policy addressing policy, specifically welfare reform, and its consequences.

    Credit Hours: 3

    Corequisite Courses: None
    Prerequisite Courses: None
    Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
    Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated


    ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

    Equivalent Courses: None
    Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
    Additional Course Fees: None
    Course Attribute: None








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