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PRWR 7520:Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the MAPW program, or permission of the graduate program director. PRWR 6520
This is an advanced course in the writing of creative nonfiction. Memoirs, autobiographies, biographies, poetic essays, and other types of creative nonfiction may be studied. Small-group critique, one-on-one conferences and peer revision techniques may be used.
Note May be repeated for credit.
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PRWR 7550:Advanced Applied Writing 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 (Repeatable) Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the MAPW program or permission of the graduate program director; PRWR 6260
This advanced applied writing course builds on the lessons of PRWR 6260 and is intended for students studying applied writing. Focusing each semester on a significant topic in applied writing, the course will offer students advanced, in-depth study of subjects critical to organizational writers such as grant and proposal writing, organizational writing for external audiences, organizational writing for internal audiences, and instruction in multimedia writing. The course will involve substantial service-learning writing assignments to prepare students for careers as professional writers in corporate, nonprofit, and governmental organizations. Students will collaborate with clients and classmates as they plan, draft, and finalize short, long, and electronic texts. In addition to reading and critiquing written texts, each course will include appearances by guest speakers whose current and previous employment experiences provide insights into the careers of those who write for organizations.
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PRWR 7600:MAPW Practical Internship 1-6(Up to six hours may be used to satisfy MAPW degree requirements.) Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the MAPW program or permission of the graduate program director and/or faculty advisor.
Guided and supervised practical experience in one concentration of the MAPW Program.
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PRWR 7800:Teaching Assistant Practicum 1-2 Variable Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 1-2 Variable Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the MAPW TA program, and successful completion of PRWR 6150
Courses that may be taken concurrently:
PRWR 6500
This course is designed to support and develop the pedagogy of MAPW teaching assistants. Building upon the theories and concepts introduced in PRWR 6150 and PRWR 6500, this course affords teaching assistants a forum in which to explore the application of a range of methods in the field of rhetoric and composition, including peer review, writing and researching in digital environments, multi-modal composing, visual rhetoric, and global and local revision strategies.
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PRWR 7810:Research Methods for Writers 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to MAPW Program.
This course introduces students to research methods commonly used by writers and engages students in practices of research composing for a variety of contexts. Students learn to create and critically consume research reports by getting hands-on exposure to interviewing, survey design, and archival research. The course also teaches how to perform basic qualitative and quantitative analyses and IRB-approved research.
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PRWR 7900:Special Topics 3 (Repeatable) Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the MAPW program or permission of the graduate program director.
Exploration of a specifically designed topic.
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PRWR 7950:MAPW Directed Study 3 (Repeatable Once) Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the MAPW program, or permission of the graduate program director, PRWR 6000 and a graduate course in the field of the directed study.
An intensive, advanced investigation of selected topics derived from individual courses of study. The content will be determined jointly by the instructor, the student, and the student’s advisor. The proposed course of study must be submitted to the graduate director by a deadline published each term for MAPW Committee approval.
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PRWR 7960:MAPW Capstone Project 1-6 Class Hours
Prerequisite: Completion of 27 credit hours in the MAPW program and at least four courses in the concentration; approval of capstone committee.
A project designated as a thesis, portfolio or practicum and accompanied by a rationale for its purpose and design that involves electronic and/or print media and is relevant to the student’s concentration in professional writing. After submitting an approved capstone proposal, the candidate works under the direction and advice of two faculty members to produce the project. The candidate must submit the capstone project at least two weeks before either 1) a discussion about the project with the faculty committee, or 2) a public presentation about the project or a reading from the project for an audience of faculty and peers.
Note The candidate will consult with the capstone committee chair and committee member about which option to choose.
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Public Administration |
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PAD 6200:Fundamentals of Public Administration and Public Service 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to graduate study.
Covers the public policymaking process, civil service and administrative agencies, and policy implementation, with brief introductory foray into motivation, leadership, decision making, finance and budgeting, and personnel. Contrasts between public and business administration will be included.
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PAD 6250:Research Methods and Computer Applications 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to graduate study
This course develops familiarity with methods of research and analysis useful to public service practitioners. It details practical tools for future administrators. Such tools can include, but are not limited to, the use of surveys, qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The course explores the uses of research and application of those uses.
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PAD 6300:Public Organization Theory 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to graduate study.
Offers conceptual and practical perspectives for understanding and managing organizations. A spectrum of theories of organization will be examined. The concepts and issues to be discussed include mechanical and organismic aspects of organizations, organizational culture and politics, organizational psychodynamics, and recent theories of organizing. The implications of the theories for a reflective practice will be the focus of class discussions.
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PAD 6350:Public Service Budgeting 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to graduate study.
Techniques of financial management, chiefly in local agencies, covering the origins and types of modern budgeting, from line-item, program and performance, to zero-based budgeting. Attention will be paid to both the politics of the budgetary process and the financial and accounting principles involved, with a strong emphasis on hands-on exercises.
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PAD 6450:Governmental Relations 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to graduate study.
Examines the interaction between the federal, state, and local levels of government in the United States and their interaction with nonprofit and other private sector organizations. Special attention is given to the constitutional and fiscal relationships between these levels of government.
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PAD 6500:Policy Analysis 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PAD 6250
Deals with the theoretical issues and practical techniques of policy analysis. Focus will be on problem definition, alternative and criteria formulation, and decision making phases of prospective policy analysis. Students will learn to conduct simple analyses for policy decisions. Policy-analytic report writing and other forms of policy communication will also be emphasized.
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PAD 6600:Program Evaluation 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PAD 6250
This course is designed to introduce the basic methods of policy and program evaluation. These evaluation methods are used in needs assessments, monitoring social programs, and assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of their impacts. Quantitative approaches, such as experimental, quasi-experimental, and reflexive designs and the social, political, and ethical context of evaluation studies will be discussed.
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PAD 6700:Human Resource Management in Public Service 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the graduate college.
This course addresses theories and principles of managing people in public and nonprofit organizations. Issues that will be addressed are the application of human resources concepts and processes, the legal and political influences impacting human resource management, and the distinctive role of human resource management in public and nonprofit organizations.
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PAD 7100:Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to graduate study.
Provides students with a comprehensive overview of the historical development of community service and nonprofit organizations. Particular emphasis will be given to distinguishing the nature of nonprofit organizations from business and traditional government organizations. Also, the course will emphasize the unique philosophy of nonprofits, especially the notions of charity, philanthropy, community caring, and volunteerism.
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PAD 7120:Health Policy 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PAD 6200
Provides an overview of current health policy in the U.S. and government’s role in it and how these have evolved in historical perspective. The organization, financing, and delivery of health care will be examined as well as issues such as access and the roles of various health care providers.
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PAD 7130:Regional Politics and Policy 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to graduate study.
This course is designed to introduce students to the basic concepts in politics of local and regional governance. The history of the city and county administration in the U.S., power relations in urban areas, and the legal/structural bases of urban policymaking will be discussed in the class. The history and structure of American cities will be compared with those of European cities and the global implications of urban problems will be discussed.
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PAD 7140:International Environmental Policy 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to Graduate Public Administration Program
This course examines and evaluates the core parameters of international environmental policy, the elements of international environmental governance, and the associated institutions and instruments. The course explores global environmental change, examining the causes and impacts of global environmental problems. Current international environmental policies are examined through an examination of (i) the main actors of international environmental policy-making; (ii) the main instruments of international environmental policies; and (iii) the core principles of international environmental policy-making.
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PAD 7150:Contemporary Public Issues 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to graduate study.
Covers a spectrum of issues which may range from local matters such as education, housing, and urban planning to broader concerns such as health care and economic policy as well as environmental conditions. For each issue cross-national comparisons will be explored and alternative policy solutions will be developed and discussed.
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PAD 7180:Nonprofit Governance and Administration 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to graduate study.
This course will cover how to build successful boards for responsible governance, community impact, and mission advancement; how to recruit, train, and manage staff and volunteers; how to develop resources and raise funds from institutional as well as individual contributors. It will also emphasize special ethical dimensions of nonprofit governance and administration
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PAD 7230:Local Governance and City Management 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to graduate study.
This course will cover the common practices and problems of local government administrators and city managers, with special attention to the complex environment of and interrelations in the metropolitan and regional setting. It will explore the relationship between politics and administration and between city and county managers and their multiple constituencies.
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PAD 7250:Leadership and Ethics in Public Service 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PAD 6200
To increase the ability of individuals to deal with public and social problems in all areas of public service, this course concentrates on understanding and developing leadership roles and ethical practices. Emphasis will be on ethical leadership in the context of teamwork, participatory decision making and employee empowerment, and on the development of organizational cultures that promote individual initiative and leadership.
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PAD 7390:Public Financial Management 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PAD 6350
Public Financial Management is a sequel to the public budgeting course. Public finance is the study of where and how governments acquire resources. Taxes, fees, charges, debt concepts, and public finance theories are explored with an emphasis on actual government problem solving.
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PAD 7430:Regional and Local Planning 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PAD 6200
This course covers the theory, history and the technical and legal bases of regional/metropolitan and local planning. The topics to be discussed are the history of planning in the U.S. and European countries, the legal bases and politics of planning, the tools of land-use planning, community development, transportation planning, economic development and growth management, and environmental and energy planning. Particular emphasis will be on the legal and technical aspects of planning in cities, counties, and metropolitan regions. The implications of citizen participation in planning for democracy and political processes will also be discussed.
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PAD 7455:Administrative Law 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PAD 6200
Administrative law provides students with a broad ranging analysis of how public administrators must handle constitutional and legal restraints placed on them by legislators, executives and the judiciary. The course provides an overview of those constraints and discusses the United States Supreme Court cases in which the law and constitution are applied to administrative actions.
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PAD 7470:Issues in Criminal Justice Administration 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PAD 6200
This course explores societal issues and trends which influence the administration of justice. These include liability issues; labor law applicability to a 24 hour/7 day a week operation; privatization; and diversity. It will address particular attention to the creation and impact of public policy.
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PAD 7900:Special Topics 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Consent of the program director. (Repeatable).
Addresses topical issues in public or community services administration that are of special concern to students, faculty, and to the community.
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PAD 7950:Directed Study 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Consent of the program director. (Repeatable).
Concentrated independent readings and investigations of special topics of interest to individual students.
Note Readings, research, papers, and other projects will be determined jointly by the student and the instructor.
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PAD 7985:Internship in Public Service 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Completion of 21 credit hours in the MPA program and approval of program director.
Culminating exercise required of all pre-service students; students must have permission of the graduate director prior to registering for this course or alternatively for PAD 7995. Students shall work for a minimum of 300 hours on site during the term (approximately 20 contact hours per week). Objectives for the internship, field placements, readings, and research topics will be determined jointly by the student and supervising faculty. Requires preparation of a final written paper that summarizes how internship objectives were met and culminates in an oral presentation that demonstrates how the candidate’s internship has developed him/her as a public service professional.
Note Emphasis will be placed on actual issues and problems faced by practicing administrators.
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PAD 7995:Public Service Practicum 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Completion of 21 credit hours in the MPA program and approval of program director.
Culminating exercise required of all in-service practitioners; students must have permission of the program director prior to registering for this course or alternatively for PAD 7985. With the guidance of the program director, the student will select a suitable topic and develop a proposal to guide completion of a fieldwork/research project during the semester. Requires preparation of a written paper that summarizes the results of project and culminates in oral presentations that demonstrate how the candidate’s work as a professional in public service will serve him/her and the community.
Note Emphasis will be on actual issues and problems faced by practicing administrators.
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Quality Assurance |
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QA 5000:Statistical Concepts for Quality Assurance 1.5 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 1.5 Credit Hours
Students will learn basic statistical concepts including exploratory data analysis, probability distributions, confidence intervals and hypothesis tests. Analysis using Excel and Minitab will be introduced.
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QA 6600:Methods of Analysis 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
A study of the analytic processes required to identify, document, define, and measure requirements and limitations for any operating system. Class work will focus on identifying, describing, and measuring existing manufacturing and service systems. Methods available for system improvement will be investigated.
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QA 6602:Total Quality 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
This course is a study of the functions and responsibilities of the quality organization. TQM concepts, quality function deployment, and the tools for continuous improvement are analyzed for sequence of use and application. Emphasis is placed on design and performance aspects of a system-wide quality assurance function.
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QA 6610:Statistics for Quality Assurance 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Descriptive statistics for discrete and continuous variables, probability distributions, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing, elementary control charts for variables and attributes, the design of acceptance sampling plans, analysis of variance, and regression and correlation analysis.
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QA 6611:Statistical Process Control 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: A course in statistics, such as MATH 2260, IET 3403 or QA 6610
The application of advanced statistical methodologies to the analysis and solution of quality and management problems, including probability theory, control charts, sampling, regression analysis, and design of experiments. The focus is on statistical process control and related quality technologies.
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QA 6612:Design of Experiments 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: QA 6610
This is an analysis of statistical experimental design strategies, and planning of experiments for the best strategy and objectives. The use of existing computer application packages will be stressed.
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QA 6613:Linear Regression Analysis 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: QA 6610
In this course, students will learn linear regression analysis techniques to include first order and polynomial modeling, use of indicator variables, variance stabilizing transformations, multi-collinearity diagnostics and residual analysis. The connections among ANOVA, design of experiments and regression will be emphasized. Statistical software will be used to analyze problems.
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QA 6615:Applied Systems Reliability 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: QA 6610
Analysis of appropriate probabilistic models for system reliability, including the exponential, Weibull, normal, and lognormal distributions, life prediction techniques, reliability test program plans, failure mode and effect analysis, Markov models, and maintainability concepts.
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QA 6620:Inspection Systems Design 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: QA 6613
This course deals with understanding inspection systems, measurement principles, and limitations. Included are acceptance sampling plans such as ANSI Z1.4, ANSI Z1.9, Dodge Romig, and stipulated risk, chain, sequential, and continuous plans.
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QA 6630:Technical Training Methods 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Adult learning theory, the development and management of training programs, presentation techniques, instructional aids, and assessment will be investigated.
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QA 6640:Quality Cost and Supplier Evaluation 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: QA 6602
A detailed analysis of cost reductions involved in continuous improvement. Supplier evaluation, including quality audits, is reviewed to establish capability. The concept of partnerships is explored.
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QA 6650:Quality Systems Design 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: QA 6602
Quality Systems Design prepares students for the development of the quality organization, systems, and procedures necessary for effective participation in world markets. Creating and documenting methods and procedures are stressed.
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QA 6660:Six Sigma Black Belt Concepts 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: QA 6611 and QA 6612
Courses that may be taken concurrently:
QA 6650
A study and review of the Six Sigma Black Belt body of knowledge, including the DMAIC Methodology, Enterprise-wide deployment, project management, the lean enterprise and design for Six Sigma.
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QA 6712:Quality Systems Simulation 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: QA 6610
This course addresses the application of simulation to quality systems. Topics covered include fundamental simulation modeling techniques, random sampling procedures and methods of estimating performance measures from simulation outputs. Emphasis will be upon hands-on simulation of various quality systems using PC-based simulation languages.
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QA 6722:Human Factors in Quality Assurance 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Human Factors in QA is a comprehensive survey of human factors theory, research, and applications which are of particular relevance to quality assurance. Emphasis will be placed on operator constraints in the design of work processes, workplaces, and instrumentation.
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QA 6725:Quality Assessment of the Organization 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: QA 6602
Course covers the history and rationale behind various Quality Assessment systems, with particular emphasis on the National Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award. Students will interpret and apply the criteria and assess organizations through case studies.
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QA 6763:Software Quality 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
The Personal Software Process (PSP) is a technology that brings discipline to the practices of individual software engineers, dramatically improving the quality, predictability, and cycle time for software-intensive systems. PSP makes engineers aware of the processes they use to do their work and the performance of those processes. The course covers quality assessment, cost estimation, configuration management, software performance measures, proof of correctness, validation and verification, and management of the total quality environment for software.
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QA 6901:Special Topics in Quality Assurance 1 to 3 Credit Hours
Students may arrange to study and perform independent research on a topic approved by a graduate faculty member. An appropriate research paper will be required and the student may be required to make an oral presentation to faculty, graduate students, and/or quality professionals.
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QA 7403:Graduate Seminar 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: QA 6602 and QA 6610
The course is designed to cover various topics within the field of quality assurance which are not taught in other courses. Topics will be selected to address modern practices in Quality Assurance
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QA 7503:Research in Quality 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: QA 6602 and QA 6611 or consent of the department chair
This course is designed to guide the student in a thorough and in-depth written examination of one or more topics relevant to the application of quality assurance. Emphasis is placed upon students using both traditional and electronic means to perform the research.
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QA 7603:Applications in Quality 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to guide the students through a thorough and in-depth application of quality principles in the workplace environment. Emphasis will be on the application of the principles and measurable outcomes.
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Science Education |
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SCED 6412:Introduction to Teaching Three-Dimensional Science 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the MAT program.
Three-Dimensional Science is the current framework for teaching science in the United States. In this course, students will both learn science topics from a three-dimensional perspective, and the underlying framework that supports this perspective. Students will also demonstrate an understanding of safety procedures in an inquiry laboratory setting.
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SCED 6414:Introduction to Teaching for Secondary Science 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SCED 6412
Corequisite: SCED 6650
This is the first of three science methods courses in a professional sequence toward becoming a well-prepared beginning secondary science teacher. Topics include an introduction to the profession, developing classroom culture, and planning and implementing inquiry based lessons.
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SCED 6416:Methods of Teaching Secondary Science II 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SCED 6414
Corequisite: SCED 6660
This is the second of three science methods courses in a professional sequence toward becoming a well-prepared beginning secondary science teacher. Topics include differentiating instruction for all learners, using research and theory to guide instructional decisions, and the implementation and assessment of inquiry based lessons in line with current science education reform standards.
Note Proof of professional liability insurance is required prior to receiving school placements in the co-requisite practicum.
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SCED 6418:Advanced Methods of Teaching Secondary Science 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SCED 6416
This is the third of three science methods courses in a professional sequence toward becoming a well-prepared beginning secondary science teacher. Topics include utilizing more advanced methods of science instruction, engaging students using Three-Dimensional Story Lines, and using the history of science to teach the nature of science. Professional growth as a beginning teacher will also be discussed.
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SCED 6650:Yearlong Clinical Experience I (Science) 0 Class Hours 15 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SCED 6412 , issued pre-service certificate, and admission to year-long clinical experience.
Corequisite: SCED 6414 and EDUC 6610
This course is the first semester of a yearlong clinical experience in Science Education. Under the guidance of a collaborating teacher and university supervisor and working in a diverse environment that includes students with exceptionalities and English learners, candidates practice professional competencies that impact student achievement.
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SCED 6660:Yearlong Clinical Experience II (Science) 1 Class Hours 25 Laboratory Hours 6 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SCED 6650
Corequisite: SCED 6414
This course is the second semester of a yearlong clinical experience in Science Education. Under the guidance of a collaborating teacher and university supervisor and working in a diverse environment that includes students with exceptionalities and English learners, candidates practice professional competencies that impact student achievement. This experience includes regularly scheduled professional seminars.
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SCED 7750:Contemporary Issues in Science Education 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to graduate study in education.
A study of the current research based models of science instruction and curricula. Includes the designing of science curricula based upon this research.
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SCI 7720:Cross-Cutting Concepts in Science 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission into MAT, M.Ed. in Middle and Secondary Science, Ed.S. in Middle Grade Science graduate program or permission from instructor
Teachers and teacher candidates enrolled in this course will explore the interdisciplinary nature of a topic in science by examining how cross-cutting concepts are examined, measured, and tested in physics, chemistry, and biology. The cross-cutting concepts may include: patterns in science; cause and effect; scale, proportion, and quantity; systems and system models; energy and matter; structure and function; and stability and change.
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SCI 7724:Environmental Science 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to graduate studies in education.
This course will explore concepts and processes in the environmental sciences appropriate for the teachers of adolescent and young adult learners. Emphasis will be placed on the following concepts: flow of energy and cycling of matter in an ecosystem, interconnection of Earth’s systems, stability and change in ecosystems, resource use and conservation, and human impact. Individual projects will focus on materials appropriate for different age groups.
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SCI 7725:Chemistry 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to graduate study in education.
This course will explore concepts and processes in chemistry appropriate for the teachers of adolescent and young adult learners. Emphasis will be placed on the nature and structure of matter, chemical reactions, fundamental aspects of kinetics and thermodynamics, and periodicity. Individual projects will focus on materials appropriate for particular age groups.
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SCI 7726:Life Science 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to graduate study in education.
This course will explore concepts and processes in the biological sciences appropriate to the teachers of adolescent and young adult learners. Emphasis will be placed on the structure and function of cells, the genetic basis for the transfer of biological characteristics from one generation to the next, diversity and classification of living things, and the role of natural selection in the development of the theory of evolution. Individual projects will focus on materials appropriate for particular age groups.
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SCI 7727:Physics 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to graduate study in education.
This course will explore concepts and processes in physics appropriate to the teachers of adolescent and young adult learners. Emphasis will be placed on the laws of motion, laws of conservation, electricity and magnetism, waves, and optics. Students will build devices and conduct hands-on activities that utilize inquiry based learning principles. They will learn to develop and adapt similar learning activities to use in the K-12 learning environment.
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SCI 7728:Earth Science 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to graduate study in education.
This course will explore concepts and process in the earth sciences appropriate to the teaching of adolescent and young adult learners. Areas of exploration will include the motions of the earth and the materials and systems that compose it, the processes that shape the earth’s surface and the relation of these cycling processes to the living environment. Individual projects will focus on materials appropriate for particular age groups.
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SCI 7729:Astronomy 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to graduate study in education.
This course will explore concepts and process in space science appropriate to the teachers of adolescent and young adult learners. Areas of exploration will include: gravity and the laws of motion applied to the planets, the origin of the solar system and the Earth, light, planetary atmospheres, comparative planetology and cosmology. Individual projects will focus on materials appropriate for particular age groups.
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SCI 7900:Special Topics 1-9 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to graduate study in education and permission of advisor, instructor, department chair, and director, graduate study in education. Additional prerequisites vary with topic; see schedule of credit courses.
Exploration of a specifically designed topic.
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SCI 7950:Directed Study 1-9 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to graduate study in education and permission of advisor, instructor, department chair, and director, graduate study in education.
A concentrated investigation of selected topics of an advanced nature.
Note The content will be determined jointly by the instructor and the student.
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SSED 7750:Current Issues in Social Science Education 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to graduate study in education.
This course examines issues, concepts, and subject matter of the social studies curriculum in middle grades and secondary classrooms including the disciplines of history, geography, political science, economics, anthropology, and sociology. Materials available for the middle grades and secondary teachers are examined including textbooks, technology, and community resources. Assists students completing the program of study to assemble and defend the professional portfolio.
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SW 7700:Social Work Foundations: Diversity, Social Justice and Ethics 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW program.
As an introductory course, Social Work Foundations: Diversity, Social Justice and Ethics, provides a conceptual framework for students by addressing the foundation knowledge, values and skills associated with the profession, and the ethical standards and principles embedded in the SW Code of Ethics. Knowledge of discrimination, oppression, social and economic justice are explored. The course explores the value base of the profession and affords opportunities for students to engage in activities to develop skills associated with cultural and ethnic sensitive practice
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SW 7701:Social Work Practice I 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW program.
This course provides an introduction to direct social work practice with an emphasis on work with individual clients from diverse backgrounds based on an ecological/systemic theoretical perspective. The problem solving process including problem definition, assessment, goal planning, intervention, termination and outcome evaluation is examined. The task centered approach and crisis interventions are included as examples of the problem solving process in direct social work practice. The strengths perspective is emphasized in the content on assessment and problem solving processes. Mutuality in relationship building, communication skills, such as empathic and active listening, and the professional use of self are also included.
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SW 7702:Social Welfare Policy and Services 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW program.
Social Welfare Policy and Services - The conceptual framework of this course focuses on social justice and its expression of social work values and ethics. Students gain knowledge of important social welfare policies as they advocate for clients, especially those who are marginalized in society.
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SW 7703:Social Work Practice II 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SW 7701
This is the second of two foundation practice courses that focus on both the mezzo and macro levels of practice. The course provides a beginning generalist practice perspective reflecting the history, knowledge, values, ethics, and skills utilized in small group settings. Emphasis will also be made to impart a generalist practice perspective on planned change in organizations and communities.
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SW 7704:Human Behavior in a Social Environment I 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW program.
This course uses a strengths perspective that focuses on biological, sociological, cultural, spiritual, and psychological development and mastery from birth to death. It supports social work Practice I course.
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SW 7705:Human Behavior in a Social Environment II 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SW 7704
This course builds on the content of HBSE I through a continued exploration of human behavior in the social environment with emphasis on adult psychosocial development. Students examine the differences and similarities, strengths and weaknesses of framing human behavior according to theories that have been incorporated into applications to clinical practice . Through investigating the developmental tasks associated with adult biopsychosocial growth, students are challenged to integrate a critical understanding of the personal, relational and communal aspects of human behavior.
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SW 7706:Introduction to Social Work Research 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW program.
This course is designed to help students acquire an understanding and use of research in the social work profession. Students are introduced to research methods, problem formulation and conceptualization, measurement, study and sampling designs, and quantitative/qualitative data collection and data analysis.
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SW 7707:Practice Focused Research Methods 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SW 7706
This course provides advanced knowledge and skills in research methods, with particular emphasis on process and outcome practice research methods. It is the second research course in the MSW curriculum. It builds on Research I and is a study of practice-outcome research. The course focuses on single case designs, needs assessment and program evaluation; recording methods; behavioral and standardized measures; applications to individuals, families, groups, programs, and communities.
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SW 7708:Generalist Internship/Integrative Seminar I 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW program.
This seminar provides a service-based educational experience with specific objectives in an agency setting, which requires students to complete 240 required hours of field internship for Semester I of year one.
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SW 7709:Generalist Internship/Integrative Seminar II 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SW 7708
This seminar builds upon SW 7708: Generalist Internship/Integrative Seminar I. Students continue a service-based educational experience with specific objectives in an agency setting, which requires students to complete 240 required hours of field internship for Semester II of Year I.
Note Field Instruction I and II require a minimum of 560 hours
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SW 7900:Special Topics 1-3 Class Hours 1-3 Laboratory Hours 1-3 Credit Hours
Special Topics of interest to faculty and students. Topics will vary by semester.
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SW 8702:Advanced Clinical Practice I: Working With Individuals 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: All MSW Foundation-Level courses.
This course builds upon basic skills covered in the first year foundation practice, human behavior and the social environment, policy, research courses and field experiences. The course will assist students with specializations in Child and Family Services, Mental Health and the subspecialty, Substance Abuse, in their assessment and intervention with individuals.
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SW 8706:Addiction Theory and Policy 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SW 7700 , SW 7701 , SW 7704 , SW 7708 , SW 7702 , SW 7703 , SW 7705 , SW 7707 , and SW 7709
Building upon the generalist foundation base in the first-year curriculum of the MSW program, this course introduces students to a broad range of theories regarding the etiology of addiction, and to the historical and current treatment approaches for working with clients with different addictions. Additionally, students learn how policy and culture intersect when working with individuals and families from diverse backgrounds.
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SW 8711:Advanced Clinical Practice II: Working With Groups 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: All MSW Foundation-Level courses.
This advanced practice course provides a beginning base of practice knowledge, values, and skills for working with social work clients within a group treatment model in a variety of behavioral healthcare settings and contexts. The course helps students learn to engage, assess, and intervene with clients within a group treatment format. The importance of client diversity and its role in the group treatment process is emphasized.
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SW 8712:Specialized Internship III/Integrative Seminar III 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: All MSW Foundation-Level courses.
This specialized integrative seminar provides a service based second year educational experience that builds upon the first year field internship/integrative seminars and internships. Students develop specialized clinical skills in Children and Family Services, Mental Health Services and Substance Abuse. Students in Specialized Field Internship III will complete 360 hours of supervised internship by dedicating 3 full days per week in their field internship.
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SW 8713:Specialized Internship IV/Integrative Seminar IV 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SW 8712
This specialized integrative seminar continues the service based second year educational experience that builds upon the first year and first advanced field placement of the second year field internship/integrative seminars and internships as they culminate their field internship experiences. Students continue to refine their clinical skills by completing the final 360 hours of field work (a total of 720 field hours for the 2nd year) supplemented by an integrative seminar.
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SW 8725:Social Work Practice with Domestic Violence 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW program.
This elective examines the effects of oppression and violence on individuals, groups, and our society. The course focuses on helping practitioners recognize, assess, and intervene with persons affected by violence.
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SW 8729:Crisis Intervention 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
This course applies crisis theory to intervention services for suicide, rape, natural disasters, and other crises. A base of crisis theory will be developed and then applied to various types of crises including suicide; sexual assault/rape; natural and manmade disasters; personal loss; basic needs attainment; terminal illness; and life cycle crises.
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SW 8730:Psychopathology and Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Service Planning I 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SW 7700 , SW 7701 , SW 7704 , SW 7706 , SW 7708 , SW 7702 , SW 7703 , SW 7705 , SW 7707 , and SW 7709
This MSW concentration course covers the domain of psychopathology as represented in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition (DSM-5, 2014). The scientific bases of contemporary theories and research of major psychological disorders will be studied. Students will be educated about the types and causes of mental disorders, their assessment, treatment plans, referrals for services, prognosis, related research in psychotherapy, and prevention. The legal, ethical, and cultural issues related to psychopathology and society will be deliberated. Content is selected and organized based on the view that healthy emotional and social development are related to biological, psychological, social and environmental factors. The first sequence of this two sequence course will focus on Section I of the DSM-5 (Basics) and at least four of the classifications and criteria in the DSM-5 Section II.
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SW 8731:Psychopathology and Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Service II 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SW 7700 , SW 7701 , SW 7702 , SW 7703 , SW 7704 , SW 7705 , SW 7706 , SW 7707 , SW 7708 , SW 7709 , SW 8702 , SW 8711 , SW 8712 , and SW 8730
This MSW concentration course covers the domain of psychopathology as represented in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition (DSM-5, 2013). The scientific bases of contemporary theories and research of major psychological disorders will be studied. Students will be educated about the types and causes of mental disorders, their assessment, treatment plans, referrals for services, prognosis, related research in psychotherapy, and prevention. The legal, ethical, and cultural issues related to psychopathology and society will be deliberated. Content is selected and organized based on the view that healthy emotional and social development are related to biological, psychological, social and environmental factors. The second sequence of this two sequence course will focus on classifications and criteria in the DSM-5 Section II not covered in the first course sequence (SW 8730) and Section III - Emerging Measures and Models.
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SW 8800:Clinical Practice with Individual and Families with Addictions 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SW 7700 , SW 7701 , SW 7704 , SW 7706 , SW 7708 , SW 7702 , SW 7703 , SW 7705 , SW 7707 , SW 7709 , SW 8702 , SW 8711 , SW 8730 , and SW 8706
This second-year advanced clinical practice course builds upon foundation courses taught during Year 1 of the MSW Program. The course will synthesize a broad range of knowledge and skills related to practice with individuals and families experiencing addiction. The course presents methods and strategies needed to effectively facilitate individual, group, and family therapy using Motivational Interviewing and alternative treatment models based on etiology.
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SW 8801:Seminar on Clinical Practice in Child Welfare 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW program.
This integrative seminar will allow students the opportunity to explore a variety of issues and problems in the area of child welfare and treatment. Emphasis will be placed upon sharing experiences gained during the field internship and application of the course content to assessment or problem solving.
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SW 8810:Community Mental Health Practice 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW program.
This course is aimed at developing the knowledge and skills necessary for working with individuals with a diagnosis of serious mental illness using recovery-oriented, evidence-based practices. It is designed for MSW students and MSW mental health practitioners. Students will become familiar with evidence-based practices, within a recover-oriented paradigm, as a general approach to practice as well as specific evidence-based interventions to use for individuals with a diagnosis of serious mental illness. It is assumed that students will have a basic knowledge of serious mental illness as a pre- or co-requisite, however a review will be provided. Students will learn to examine research literature to determine the various levels of support for specific interventions and essential principles for translating research into practice. In addition, they will identify the appropriate treatment outcomes that reflect effective, quality mental health practice. Each evidence-based practice presented will also be examined for its utility with diverse groups. Providing assessment and treatment to a diverse group of individuals with a diagnosis of serious mental illness is the focus of this course and will be discussed in detail.
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SW 8812:Clinical Practice with Abused and Neglected Children and Their Families: Child Protective Services 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: All MSW Foundation-Level courses.
Drawing on the bio-psychosocial perspective for understanding the multiplicity of causes of child maltreatment, this course focuses on the special intervention needs of victims of physical and sexual abuse and neglect and of those who commit such acts. Attention is given to evaluation and use of research in prevention and intervention programs and services.
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SW 8813:Family Therapy 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: All MSW Foundation-Level courses.
This course provides a framework for applying practice knowledge, values, and skills when working with families from diverse populations and a variety of psychosocial problems. It exposes students to techniques for initial engagement with families and orienting family members to the treatment process. Students learn family assessment and treatment interventions. Students have the opportunity to practice and apply clinical techniques in the classroom setting. The course emphasizes the importance of culturally competent practice with structurally and culturally diverse families. Students examine how personal and professional values affect their practice and learn models for ethical decision-making and intervention planning. Assigned readings, lectures and class discussions introduce students to specific family systems theories and their applicability to diverse client populations and psychosocial problems. Written assignments are used to evaluate a student’s understanding and integration of family systems theories and intervention techniques. These assignments are designed to also evaluate a student’s capacity to critically analyze these theoretical frameworks and their applicability to diverse family systems and structures. Classroom experiential exercises provide students with opportunities to apply family treatment techniques to improve their clinical engagement, assessment, and intervention skills when working with families. Feedback and evaluation from peers and the instructor provide students with an assessment of their clinical skill attainment and development when working with clients in a family treatment context.
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SW 8814:Seminar in Substance Abuse 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SW 7702
This course will cover various areas of discussion, including such topics as; HIV/AIDS, co-existing disorders, sexual orientation, and racial and cultural issues, among others. This seminar will give students the chance to help direct their learning experience by using their skills in researching topics for discussion, and communication and presentation skills, as they take a leadership role in the classroom.
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SW 8820:Social Work Forensics 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW program or permission of the director of the MSW program.
This course provides an overview of the interplay between human service professionals and the court systems. It will also focus on forensic social work practice and theory. Additionally, it illustrates the skills for working with diverse populations across the lifespan and across diverse settings, such as, community, medical, school, child welfare, mental health and addictions, and juvenile and criminal justice systems.
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SW 8821:Perspectives on Child Maltreatment and Child Advocacy 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SW 8820
This course covers the history, comparative perspectives, legal framework and responses to child maltreatment. It also discusses the skills necessary to work in the field and other pertinent issues pertaining to child maltreatment and child advocacy. The field of child maltreatment is fraught with controversy. Much of the class focuses on these controversies. The approach of the course will be from a variety of diverse, professional perspectives including the perspectives of a prosecuting attorney versus a defense attorney.
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SW 8822:Professional and System Responses to Child Maltreatment 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SW 8820
The purpose of this course is to prepare students to identify and investigate child maltreatment and apply intervention strategies for children and their families including prosecution where indicated. The class will discuss issues related to child witnesses such as recantation, suggestibility, memory and the impact of multiple interviews on children.
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SW 8824:Clinical Practice with Children and Adolescents 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SW 7700 , SW 7701 , SW 7704 , SW 7706 , SW 7708 , SW 7702 , SW 7703 , SW 7705 , SW 7707 , SW 7709 , SW 8702 , SW 8730 , SW 8711 , SW 8712 , and SW 8706
This second-year advanced practice clinical course builds upon foundation courses taught during Year 1 of the MSW Program. The course will focus on working with children and adolescents, ages birth to early 20’s, in addition to working with the family as a unit. The course will emphasize using social work methods that are age and developmental stage appropriate. The course will emphasize an ecological-developmental framework anchored in attachment, developmental theory, and family systems (ego psychology, object relations, and systems), and the interactions between biological, psychological, social, and environmental factors that impact children and adolescents. Students will be introduced to the principles of human brain development known as the neuro-developmental perspective.
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