Courses
COU 503 PLAY THERAPY SANDTRAY & EXPRESSIVE ARTS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is designed to provide students with a continuation of Child Centered play therapy concepts, sand tray, and other expressive arts. Students will explore child-centered play therapy concepts, sand tray, and basics in facilitating many expressive arts techniques with individuals, families, and groups throughout the lifespan. A review of seminal or historically significant theories will take place. This course will also further discuss multicultural implications and social justice issues in play therapy.
Offered: Spring Semester Odd Academic Years
COU 504 PRACT & PLAY THERAPY IN SCHOOL SETTING 1.0 Credit(s)
This course will focus on specific play therapy concepts relevant to the school setting. This course will discuss specific school populations, models, and concepts for assessment, intervention and the healing process. Students will explore the application of play therapy skills and techniques within the school and how to integrate concepts within the ASCA national model. This course will also further discuss multicultural implications and social justice issues in play therapy specific to setting. Additional necessary individual and group supervision hours will also be provided.
Offered: All Semesters All Years
COU 505 PLAY THERAPY IN MENTAL HEALTH SETTING 1.0 Credit(s)
This course will focus on specific play therapy concepts relevant to the clinical mental health setting. This course will discuss mental health populations, models, and concepts for assessment, intervention and the healing process. This course will also further discuss multicultural implications and social justice issues in play therapy specific to clinical mental health settings.
Offered: Fall Semester Even Academic Years
COU 506 PSYCHOPHARM DX & TRTMT PLANNING PT 2.0 Credit(s)
Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of psychopharmacology and psychotropic medication use. Basics of pharmacology, adverse effects, indications, and drug interactions will be discussed. Boundaries of practice and practical issues of assessment and referral will be covered. This course also focuses on diagnostic issues and child development along with assessment, case conceptualization, and treatment planning.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
BUAN 520 INTRODUCTION TO HEALTHCARE 3.0 Credit(s)
Introduction to organization, economic, culture, policy, and terminology of healthcare for non-health professionals. This also introduces the students to fundamental terminology, practices, and processes found in clinical and business operations.
Offered: Late Spring Semester All Years
CM 559 BROADCAST GRAPHICS 3.0 Credit(s)
In this course students will use Adobe Creative Suite to create Graphics Packages for Broadcast Productions. Students will learn the basics of After Effects along with Premiere Pro, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
Offered: Module 1 All Years
EDS 571 LITERACY OF THE SPECIAL LEARNER 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is designed to prepare educators to improve the literacy achievement of students with or at-risk for significant reading difficulties or disabilities. This course focuses on literacy theory, explicit instruction and assessment in each of the five components of reading, and a framework for intensive intervention and data-based decision-making with diverse student populations. There will also be a focus on the development and educational needs of students with dyslexia or who experience other difficulties in acquiring the literacy skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Offered: Fall & Summer Semesters All Years
EDS 585 LEGAL ISSUES AND TRENDS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course will provide students with an in-depth look at how litigation and legislation have shaped special education today. Students will gain an understanding of IDEA, the main governing body behind special education services as well as other factors that influence special education (IEPs, Least Restrictive Environment, Section 504, etc.). The use of advocacy and policy will be examined as ways special education law is influenced. Students will also study how the legal system impacts students and teachers in the classroom.
Offered: Summer 2 Semester All Years
EDS 599 SPECIAL TOPICS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is designed to focus on current, relevant issues needed for students to become more effective special education teachers. Topics may range from co-teaching to technology, PPT meetings to classroom rehearsals, depending on the needs of students.
Offered: Late Spring & Summer Semesters All Years
CH 549 SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOCHEMISTR 3.0 Credit(s)
Topics include: carbohydrate chemistry, enzyme kinetics, endocrinology, electrically excitable cells, computer-aided access to proteins and databases, cell motility, and chemical concepts in genetic engineering. Course title is shown on the student's transcript.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
ED 564 STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR SECONDARY 3.0 Credit(s)
Student teaching seminar complements the student teaching experience to address problems of practice, supports the enactment of pedagogy and content knowledge into practice, and encourages reflection and collaboration with peers and colleagues in areas of secondary education. Prerequisite: TAKE ED-563
Offered: All Semesters All Years
SW 560 TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICE 3.0 Credit(s)
Explores forms of trauma (early adversity, chronic, and historical) and associated impact across the lifespan. Includes neuroscience of trauma, effects on at-risk populations, and treatment from a social justice perspective.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
SW 545 SW Practice With Lgbtq+community 3.0 Credit(s)
This course focuses on the relationship between sex, gender, sexuality and recognize how one's identity affects their daily lives, experiences and access to services. The marginalization and intersectionality within the LGBTQ+ Community will be explored, as well as exploring areas of vulnerability for the LGBTQ+ population such as hate crimes, suicide, domestic violence, HIV/AIDS, substance abuse as well as mental health and physical illness . A critical analysis of policies at micro, mezzo and macro levels will be used for identifying ways to engage, advocate and support the community at a variety of practice levels. A working knowledge of some of the specialized needs of, and practice with, the LGBTQ+ Community will be developed.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
SW 535 FORENSIC SOCIAL WORK 3.0 Credit(s)
Introduction of theoretical frameworks and skills of forensic social work practice across systems (macro, mezzo, and micro) affected by criminal justice involvement, with an emphasis on law and political advocacy.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 568 SPORTS MEDIA PRODUCING 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is designed to provide an overview of the worlds of media producing while providing hands-on experience in the practical experience of creating, pitching and producing a sports show.
Offered: Summer Semester All Years