Courses

EDST 609 STEAM EDUCATION MENTORSHIP I   1.5 Credit(s)
This course promotes the partnership of candidates with district-based advisors and university mentors as candidates plan a STEAM project based upon the premise that the relationship between theory and practice is integral to success. It prioritizes educator needs based on best practices and student needs, links data and practice to professional teaching and leading standards, and utilizes questions to promote reflective thinking and move practice forward. This requirement is an essential component of the Sixth Year Degree program. Candidates will then implement the project previously planned and present their results while preparing for the dissemination of information to the wider educational community.
Offered: Winter Semester All Years

EDST 610 STEAM EDUCATION MENTORSHIP II   1.5 Credit(s)
This course promotes the partnership of candidates with district-based advisors and university mentors as candidates plan a STEAM project based upon the premise that the relationship between theory and practice is integral to success. It prioritizes educator needs based on best practices and student needs, links data and practice to professional teaching and leading standards, and utilizes questions to promote reflective thinking and move practice forward. This requirement is an essential component of the Sixth Year Degree program. Candidates will then implement the project previously planned and present their results while preparing for the dissemination of information to the wider educational community.
Offered: Summer 1 Semester All Years

MSA 650 INTRO TO ACCOUNTING ANALYTICS   3.0 Credit(s)
This course provides a practical foundation to understand the impact of Data Analytics on Accounting, Auditing, and Financial Reporting. The student, through a hands-on methodology, will learn how to identify business questions that can be addressed with data, and then testing the data, refining the testing, and finally communicating the findings.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

MSA 680 AUDIT DATA ANALYTICS   3.0 Credit(s)
This course provides the concepts of audit analytic techniques and the modern analytic tools developed for internal and external auditors. Students will learn how analytics can be applied in each phase on the audit such as risk assessment, analyzing patterns, identifying anomalies, and extracting useful information of an audit process through analysis, modeling, and visualization. Prerequisite: Take MSA-600 and MSA-630
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

COU 600 CRISIS & TRAUMA ASSESSMENT & TREATMENT   3.0 Credit(s)
This course provides clinical mental health counseling students with a solid foundation in the theory and treatment of psychiatric crises and emergencies. Fundamentals of trauma and trauma-causing events and their impact upon crisis intervention work will be examined. The course will examine the differences and similarities of emergencies as opposed to crises. All aspects of psychiatric emergencies will be examined: Emergency assessments and interventions, techniques of lethality assessment, risk factors such as substance abuse, violence history, demographic profile, cultural factors and the presence of mental illness. Differential assessment regarding the various aspects and levels of professional mental health response will be reviewed, including the use of Psychological First Aid, suicide prevention, stabilization, and immediate psychiatric crisis response. Prerequisite: Take COU-580 and COU-590
Offered: Modules All Semesters All Years

COU 610 GROUP COUNSELING:RESIDENCY II   3.0 Credit(s)
This course is to provide a basis for clinical mental health counseling students. In the theoretical, experiential, and practical understanding of the dynamics, techniques, and other factors involved in group psychotherapy. Content will combine theoretical knowledge of group process, dynamics, facilitation methods and experiential learning and exercises designed to foster understanding of the power and scope of group forces. Aspects of learning will encompass a wide range of topics relative to salient concepts of group work. This will include stages of group development, cultural diversity factors, roles of group members, agents of change in group dynamics, group leadership skills, group composition, various types of groups, methods of evaluation of effectiveness, and legal and ethical considerations. This course will also introduce students to leading therapy groups in a wide range of settings, e.g., outpatient, inpatient, day treatment and community settings. Applicability of various theoretical perspectives, specialty groups, and other identified areas of student interest. The course will involve skills practice, submission of recorded skills' practice for instructor feedback, and a 1-week, on-ground live component. Prerequisite: Take COU-600
Offered: All Semesters All Years

CMH 630 PROFESSIONAL ISSUES, LAWS & ADVANCED ETHICS IN CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH   3.0 Credit(s)
This course will help clinical mental health counseling students explore the relationship between the law, the framework of ethics, and clinical mental health counseling. Legal duties and the rights of clients and providers will be discussed. The course will also provide a forum for the exploration and analysis of ethical questions and dilemmas encountered by managers and clinicians in clinical mental health counseling. An advanced look is taken of individual state legal requirements as well as case law impacting counseling ethics. Prerequisite: Take COU-600
Offered: Modules All Semesters All Years

CMH 640 TREATMENT PLANNING & INTEGRATIVE MODELS OF CARE   3.0 Credit(s)
This course guides clinical mental health counseling students in learn treatment planning strategies, which are based in best practice, evidence-based, integrative care (e.g., ROSC Model), treatment models, that are client-centered, individualized and culturally sound treatment plans for a wide variety of clinical mental health disorders. The course will include discussion of and research into the role of ethical and culturally competent counseling with special populations in integrative models of care and various counseling settings; while, becoming familiar with the various counseling approaches useful in effecting changes in these individuals. Prerequisite: Take COU-610 and CMH-630
Offered: Modules All Semesters All Years

CMH 650 PRACTICUM IN CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING   3.0 Credit(s)
This synchronous, online course is a clinical-experiential course designed to strengthen clinical mental health counseling students' skills and understanding of the practice of clinical mental health counseling through supervised practice. The course provides for continued development and practice of skills learned Residency I and II. In this initial clinical course, students will complete 100 hours of supervised practice, 40 of the hours must be direct service with clients. Additionally, students will receive feedback, based on recorded sessions and case conceptualizations, from the instructor and peers as well as group supervision from instructors and individual supervision from approved, site supervisors. Prerequisite: Take COU-610
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years

CMH 660 INTERNSHIP IN CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING   3.0 Credit(s)
This synchronous, online course is a clinical-experiential course designed to strengthen clinical mental health counseling students' skills and understanding of the practice of clinical mental health counseling through supervised practice. The course provides for continued development and practice of skills learned Residency I, II, and Practicum. In this initial Internship course, students will complete 300 hours of supervised practice, 120 of the hours must be direct service with clients. Additionally, students will receive feedback, based on recorded sessions and case conceptualizations, from the instructor and peers as well as group supervision from instructors and individual supervision from approved, site supervisors. Prerequisite: Take CMH-650
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years

CMH 670 ADVANCED INTERNSHIP IN CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING   3.0 Credit(s)
This synchronous, online course is a clinical-experiential course designed to strengthen clinical mental health counseling students' skills and understanding of the practice of clinical mental health counseling through supervised practice. The course provides for continued development and practice of skills learned Residency I, II Practicum, and Internship. In this Advanced Internship course, students will complete 300 hours of supervised practice, 120 of the hours must be direct service with clients. Additionally, students will receive feedback, based on recorded sessions and advanced case conceptualizations, from the instructor and peers as well as group supervision from instructors and individual supervision from approved, site supervisors. Prerequisite: Take cmh-660
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years

COU 665 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & ADV PSYCHOPATHOLOG PSYCHOPATHOLOGY   3.0 Credit(s)
This course focuses on the knowledge that counselors should acquire regarding medications utilized to treat mental health issues. It will include the major classes of medications currently in use, drug interactions, and the counselor's role in advocating and educating clients to understand their medications and the ethical dilemma involved in this advocacy. The course also takes an advanced look at psychopathology, research in mental health diagnostics, and how culture influences definitions psychopathology. The course will introduce advanced clinical issues and contemporary neuroscience research related to altered development and maladaptive behaviors. Prerequisite: Take COU-580 and COU-590
Offered: All Semesters All Years

COU 675 COUNSULTATION & ORGANIZATIONAL ADMINISTRATION IN COUNSELING   3.0 Credit(s)
This course examines organizational and administrative models in clinical mental health settings. Models of consultation and supervision will also be examined. In this course, candidates will examine methods and models of program evaluation and procedures utilized in effective service delivery. Students will be introduced to preparation roles and responsibilities within mental health organizations. Finally, candidates will develop of an understanding of the cultural context of relationships both individually and collectively in both personal and professional settings. Includes supervised training in consulting skills that may be incorporated into counseling practices. Prerequisite: Take COU-580 and COU-590
Offered: Modules All Semesters All Years

CMH 680 ADVANCED INTERNSHIP II IN CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING   3.0 Credit(s)
This synchronous, online course is a clinical-experiential course designed to strengthen clinical mental health counseling students' skills and understanding of the practice of clinical mental health counseling through supervised practice. The course provides for continued development and practice of skills learned Residency I, II, Practicum, Internship, and Advanced Internship I. This course is intended for students in states that require a greater number of supervised clinical experience hours. In this Advanced Internship II course, students will complete 300 hours of supervised practice, 120 of the hours must be direct service with clients. Additionally, students will receive feedback, based on recorded sessions and advanced case conceptualizations, from the instructor and peers as well as group supervision from instructors and individual supervision from approved, site supervisors. Prerequisite: Take CMH-670
Offered: Modules All Semesters All Years

MSA 681 TAX ANALYTICS   3.0 Credit(s)
This course provides students with the skills needed to extract, manipulate, analyze and summarize tax data to solve tax problems and develop actionable tax strategies. Students will learn analytical tools and the process to utilize regressions and scenario analysis to gain insight into various tax topics, forecast effective tax rates, and manipulate the tax data into a visual front end. Prerequisite: Take MSA-600 and MSA-630
Offered: Late Spring Semester All Years