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NURS 5802 - Primary Care Practicum II Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: NURS 5702 and NURS 5801
Description: The clinical course will continue assimilation into the family nurse practitioner role at an intermediate level. The focus of the course is clinical immersion with the guidance of the preceptor and faculty in a primary care setting to include individuals and families across the lifespan (infants, children, childbearing females, adults, and geriatrics). (180 total clinical hours)
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NURS 5809 - Family Practice Residency Credit Hours 5
Prerequisite: 5802
Corequisite: 5902
Description: This course will fully immerse the student in the role of the family nurse practitioner. With the guidance of a preceptor and faculty, the student will participate in the provision of increasingly complex direct patient care. The focus of the course is demonstration of clinical mastery in a precepted primary care setting to include individuals and families across the lifespan (infants, children, childbearing females, adults, geriatrics). This course requires an on-campus intensive. (240 total clinical hours)
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NURS 5811 - Advanced Psychiatric Practicum I Credit Hours 2
Corequisite: 5712
Description: This course will introduce the student to the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner role. The focus of this course is application of diagnostic reasoning and advanced therapeutics for mental health disorders in individuals and families across the lifespan. (120 clinical Hours)
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NURS 5812 - Advanced Psychiatric Practicum II Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: NURS 5811 and NURS 5712
Description: The clinical course will continue assimilation into the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner role at an intermediate level. The focus of the course is application of diagnostic reasoning and advanced therapeutics for mental health disorders in individuals and families across the lifespan, with a focus on specialty populations (children, adolescents, and geriatrics). (180 clinical hours).
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NURS 5819 - Advanced Psychiatric Residency Credit Hours 5
Prerequisite: Nurs 5812
Corequisite: Nurs 5902
Description: This course will fully immerse the student in the role of the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. With the guidance of a preceptor and faculty, the student will participate in the provision of mental health care. The focus of the course is final application and synthesis of diagnostic reasoning and advanced therapeutics for mental health disorders in individuals and families across the lifespan. This course requires an on-campus intensive. (240 total clinical hours).
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NURS 5901 - Capstone I Credit Hours 1
Prerequisite: NURS 5100 and NURS 5107
Description: This course includes designing and executing outcomes-driven research. The course will focus on an area of student interest synchronous with the students advanced role preparation. Outcomes research is concerned with the effectiveness of health care interventions, health services, and quality improvement. The course will focus on the introductory steps required to complete independent outcomes-driven research. The student will develop and PICOT question (population, intervention, comparison, outcome, and time).
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NURS 5902 - Capstone Credit Hours 2
Prerequisite: NURS 5100 , NURS 5107
Description: The emphasis of this course is for students to fully design and plan an outcome-driven research project. The focus of the course will be to develop a scholarly research-based manuscript with chapters that include an introduction, literature review, methodology plan, and discussion. The manuscript will interpret, analyze and synthesize the student’s chosen PICOT (population, intervention, comparison, outcome and time) research question.
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NURS 5992 - Advanced Nursing Role Independent Study Credit Hours 1 to 6
Variable Credits 1 to 6
Prerequisite: NURS 5100 and approval from program coordinator
Description: This course offers the student the opportunity to conduct in-depth study on a subject. The course provides the student the opportunity to participate in the creation of academic learning experiences geared to individual needs, interest, and desired outcomes. The project will require faculty collaboration and approval.
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NURS 5993 - Advanced Nursing Role Special Topics Credit Hours 1 to 6
Variable Credits 1 to 6
Prerequisite: NURS 5100
Description: This course will include remediation, special projects or clinical hours to enhance the student experience and competency in an advanced nursing role. The topic will require faculty collaboration and approval.
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NURS 6615 - The Nurse Educator for Doctoral Students Credit Hours 3
Dual Listed: Nurs 5615
Prerequisite: NURS 5100
Description: This course introduces the student to traditional and contemporary considerations for curriculum planning and design as applied to nursing education. An emphasis is placed on curriculum and course designs. These concepts will be applied to a variety of settings and/or levels of education. The course provides an introduction to analysis of testing, benchmarking, and evaluation methods in the clinical practice of nursing across classroom, seminar, and electronic formats; includes evaluation methods to ensure competency in the clinical area. Program evaluation and program accreditation are explored.
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NURS 6650 - Advanced Clinical Decision Making and Concepts for Doctoral Students Credit Hours 2
Dual Listed: NURS 5650
Prerequisite: Admission to the EdD program, nurse educator concentration
Description: This course builds upon the synthesis of prior knowledge and skills while focusing on the development of advanced clinical competencies. Students apply critical thinking to evaluate strategies to improve safety, care, and advocacy. Focus is placed upon health promotion, population health, epidemiology, health determinants, health literacy, risk identification, healthcare disparities, social justice, and family-focused nursing care. This course prepares the student to evaluate evidence-based practice for nursing and healthcare.
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NURS 6719 - Nursing Education Practicum for Doctoral Studies Credit Hours 4
Dual Listed: NURS 5719
Description: The doctoral nurse educator practicum experience is designed to provide the student with opportunities to apply leadership and advanced educational concepts in all aspects of the educator role. The course requires 180 total clinical hours.
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NURS 6992 - Advanced Nursing Role Independent Study for Doctoral Students Credit Hours 1-6
Variable Credits 6
Dual Listed: NURS 5992
Prerequisite: Approval by graduate nursing coordinator
Description: This course offers the student the opportunity to conduct in-depth study on a subject. The course provides the student the opportunity to participate in the creation of academic learning experiences geared to individual needs, interest, and desired outcomes. The project will require faculty collaboration and approval.
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CPSY 7010 - Teaching Psychology Credit Hours 1
Prerequisite: Admission to CPSY PsyD Program
Description: This course is designed to foster the development of graduate students as future teachers of psychology and enhance their efforts as teaching assistants for the program. Different styles of learning, especially those that apply to a diverse population will be explored. This course emphasizes the practice of scientific teaching, approaching pedagogy with methods of scientific research and to gain valuable experience interacting with students.
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CPSY 7400 - Advanced Research Methods and Program Evaluation in Counseling Psychology Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: A Masters level course in Research Methods and admission to the Counseling Psychology PsyD program.
Description: The course addresses advanced research methodologies used in psychological and professional counseling/psychotherapy research and program evaluation. Students will examine qualitative and quantitative methods, evaluate and design research, and learn to translate research findings into professional practice.
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CPSY 8000 - Ethics and Foundations in Counseling Psychology Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Admission to the Counseling Psychology PsyD Program
Description: Covers historical foundations and contemporary issues in Counseling Psychology. Provides an introduction to seminal literature and research in the profession, as well as an overview of professional competencies established by APA CoA and Council for Counseling Psychology Training Programs (CCPTP). Legal, ethical, and professional standards will be discussed.
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CPSY 8001 - First-year Colloquium Credit Hours 1
Prerequisite: Admission to the Counseling Psychology PsyD program
Description: Designed to orient students to the Counseling Psychology PsyD program at APSU and foster their identification with the profession of Counseling Psychology. Weekly meetings will provide an orientation to program learning objectives, procedures, curriculum, program of study, practicum sites and other training experiences. Specific concepts and topics emphasized as they relate to program learning objectives and competencies include: The concept of Deliberate Practice, feedback informed treatment, consideration of both evidence-based practice and practice-based evidence. Students will be introduced to the Partner for Change Outcome Management System (PCOM) in support of training with respect to above learning objectives and competencies. This colloquium will provide a forum for students to begin preliminary preparations for dissertation including identifying a general topic, establishing a dissertation committee, and developing a timeline for their project. Students will be provided an opportunity to identify their individualized goals for training.
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CPSY 8010 - Vocational Psychology Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Admission to the Counseling Psychology PsyD program
Description: This course is an advanced, doctoral level seminar on vocational psychology and career counseling. This course will consist of a critical review of the major approaches to understanding traditional career behavior and development and the empirical support for prevailing theoretical constructs. The course will also explore the career development of specific populations, including persons of
color, women, LGBT individuals, individuals with disabling conditions, working class adults, military and veterans, and non-college bound youth. Considerable attention will be devoted as well to the application of work-related issues in psychological practice. The course seeks to integrate research, theory, practice, public policy, and social justice.
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CPSY 8020 - Advanced Theories and Practice in Counseling Psychology Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Admission to the Counseling Psychology PsyD program
Description: This course is designed to provide a critical understanding of the role of theory in effective counseling practice and the key concepts and processes of major theories of counseling and psychotherapy in use today. Theories are examined and contrasted in terms of their underlying philosophical assumptions, core psychopathology and health constructs, postulated change mechanisms, specific and common factors, particularly the role of the therapeutic relationship and alliance, and the broad strategies and specific techniques that bring each theory to life in actual practice. Original source readings, an examination of the empirical literature, discussion, and experiential activities will be employed.
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CPSY 8021 - Contemporary Interventions Seminar Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Admission to the Counseling Psychology PsyD program
Description: This course is designed to provide an introduction to contemporary and emerging developments in the practice of counseling psychology. Current journal articles and texts will be examined to expose students to state-of-theresearch on intervention/prevention strategies, and therapeutic techniques. Topics will include an examination of the current common factors research and the role of the therapeutic alliance, effectiveness of mindfulness-based approaches and techniques (e.g. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Metacognitive Therapy), trauma-informed approaches to therapy, adjunctive and
complementary therapies, and technology-based interventions (e.g., tele-health, internet-based therapy, use of apps, and AI-aided practices).
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CPSY 8030 - Counseling Children and Adolescents Credit Hours 3
Dual Listed: COUN 5160
Prerequisite: Admission to the Counseling Psychology PsyD program
Description: This course provides an overview of theories and techniques of counseling children and adolescents, preparing students to address the developmental needs and common emotional needs of children and adolescents. Through lecture, role-play, video feedback and the use of creative (expressive) arts, students will be provided with the opportunity to develop skills necessary to counseling children and adolescents at individual, small and large group counseling and therapy, as well as play therapy, and family interventions.
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CPSY 8040 - Advanced Group Theories and Techniques Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Admission to the Counseling Psychology PsyD program
Description: Theories and research related to the practice of group counseling and psychotherapy. Supervised application of group techniques will be required.
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CPSY 8050 - Advanced Seminar in Multicultural Counseling Psychology Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Admission to the Counseling Psychology PsyD program
Description: This course provides an overview of issues related to multicultural counseling. Students will learn theories and models of multicultural counseling, patterns of cultural identity development, the effects of power, privilege and oppression on identity development and functioning, and will explore counseling and advocacy strategies to address the needs of diverse cultural populations. Students will
also engage in activities aimed at increasing awareness of their own culture and of how their culture influences their worldview and their ability to engage with clients who have different worldviews.
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CPSY 8090 - Special Topics in Counseling Psychology Credit Hours
Variable Credits 1-3
Prerequisite: Admission to the Counseling Psychology PsyD program
Description: Advanced topics in Counseling Psychology. May be repeated.
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CPSY 8100 - Cognitive and Intellectual Assessment Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Admission to the Counseling Psychology PsyD program.
Description: An advanced course designed to introduce both the theory and practice of cognitive and intellectual assessment of children, adolescents, and adults. The course will develop students’ abilities to administer, score, and interpret relevant major tests, such as Wechsler Intelligence Scales and the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children. In addition to familiarity with such tests, assignments will be designed to encourage the integration of the results with other metrics to create an overall cross-sectional model of an individual’s performance/ability. A more general course in psychological assessment taken at the graduate level that covers psychometrics is a pre-requisite for this course.
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CPSY 8110 - Personality Assessment Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Admission to the Counseling Psychology PsyD program.
Description: This course provides an advanced study of theories of personality and individual differences, social perception, group processes, attitudes, and the application of personality and social psychological theories across a variety of social, institutional, and cultural settings. It is designed to cover the skill sets needed to administer personality tests. This course will cover both theoretical and applied issues in personality assessment. Students will examine historical and theoretical foundations of personality assessments such as the MMPI, MCMI III NEO Pi-R, and 16PF as well as selected projective measures. Students will
learn to administer, record, score, and interpret these measures of personality with the goal of using these assessments to answer referral questions and plan treatments, thus generating a focus on report writing. A more general course in psychological assessment taken at the graduate level that covers psychometrics is a pre-requisite for this course.
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CPSY 8200 - Health Psychology: Theories and Intervention Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Admission to the Counseling Psychology PsyD program.
Description: This course is designed to provide students with an overview of salient empirical and theoretical aspects of health psychology. The overarching theoretical framework of the course will be relationship focused, client centered, and strengths based. The course will emphasize the role that psychological variables play a role in the development, exacerbation, treatment, and prognosis of illness. Additionally, this course will focus on ways in which clients’ physical health concerns affect psychosocial and emotional well-being.
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CPSY 8210 - Health Service Consultation and Interprofessional Seminar Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Admission to the Counseling Psychology PsyD program.
Description: This seminar is designed to facilitate the development of consultation and interprofessional skills required for health service psychologists working within integrated health care settings.
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CPSY 8220 - Supervision in Counseling Psychology Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Admission to the Counseling Psychology PsyD program.
Description: This course will prepare counseling psychologists to serve as supervisors in a wide range of settings. The course will cover various models of supervision; ethical and legal considerations; evaluation methods; the supervisory relationship (dynamics and processes); structuring supervision experiences; and supervision interventions. Students will engage in supervision of masters-level counseling students under supervision of faculty.
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CPSY 8501 - Practicum I in Counseling Psychology Credit Hours 1
Prerequisite: Admission to the Psy D in Counseling Psychology program.
Description: First year supervised clinical training experience in APSU training clinic requiring critical evaluation of observed skill-development. Trainees will work with clients from the community who are seeking services at the training clinic. Observations may occur live or through digital/video recording. Three hour weekly seminar will provide training in HIPAA compliance, crisis intervention, assessment and intervention with suicidal clients, and other foundational topics. Trainees will be engaged in a range of assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, intervention, and supervision activities. Trainees will be expected to complete case conceptualizations, treatment plans, progress notes, case summaries, and documentation as appropriate. Weekly clinic hours may vary but should be in the range of 10-15 hours. Trainees are expected to complete an average of 500 hours over the course of this year long practicum.
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CPSY 8502 - Practicum II in Counseling Psychology Credit Hours 1
Prerequisite: Admission to the Counseling Psychology PsyD program.
Description: Second year supervised training experience that may be completed at one or more community-based sites, and may include a portion of hours at the APSU training clinic. Weekly one hour training seminar will focus on a variety of practice-oriented topics designed to improve skills working with specific client concerns and/or specific client populations. Trainees will be engaged in a range of assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, intervention, and supervision activities. Trainees will be expected to complete case conceptualizations, treatment plans, progress notes, case summaries, and documentation as appropriate. Weekly hours may vary but trainees are expected to complete an average of 500 hours over the course of this year long practicum. Students will be expected to maintain malpractice insurance.
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CPSY 8503 - Practicum III in Counseling Psychology Credit Hours 1
Prerequisite: CPSY 8501 , CPSY 8502
Description: Third year supervised training experience that will be completed primarily in an off-campus community based site (or an immersive experience at the APSU Student Counseling Center or APSU training clinic). Site placement will be based on each trainee’s professional goals and individualized learning plan. Trainee will spend the majority of their hours at the clinical site engaged in activities specific to that site. Trainees will be expected to complete an average of 500 hours over the course of this year long practicum. Students will be expected to maintain malpractice insurance.
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CPSY 8505 - Supervised Clinical Experience in Counseling Psychology Credit Hours 1
Prerequisite: CPSY 8501
Description: This experience is for students completing a 4th year on campus or who attend part-time. This course is a supervised training experience to be completed in a community-based site, the PSC Clinic and/or be attached to a grant. Site placement will be based on each trainee’s professional goals and individualized learning plan. Trainees should complete a minimum 150 hours over the course of each semester of this practicum. Students should maintain malpractice insurance.
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CPSY 8600 - Clinical Neuropsychology Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Admission to the Counseling Psychology PsyD program
Description: Emphasis will be placed on basic background knowledge in human neuroanatomy, neuropsychological assessment, and neurological disease. Readings and discussions will emphasize how neuropsychological evaluations can be interpreted to analyze complex relationships between nervous system function, cognitive, emotional, and behavior, and to apply knowledge in designing individual patient interventions.
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CPSY 8610 - Counseling Military Couples and Families Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Admission to the Counseling Psychology PsyD program
Description: The purpose of this course is to foster awareness and build knowledge of the unique issues that face military personnel and their families, thus preparing students to work with military families in clinical settings. The use of family systems therapy techniques in working with military personnel and their families will be emphasized. Students will learn about the unique culture of military life and explore the different stages of the deployment cycle and its emotional impact on the service members and their families. Other topics include common issues that arise between military couples, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their effects on military personnel & their families.
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CPSY 8620 - Trauma and Resilience: Theories and Intervention Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Admission to the Counseling Psychology PsyD program
Description: This course provides the student with a comprehensive exploration of the psychological trauma field, including the history and current theories in the field, the nature of trauma (sexual abuse, combat, and natural disasters), how trauma affects individuals and systems, grief reactions, and traumatic stress. Evidencebased practices in the trauma treatment will be emphasized. A variety of theoretical frameworks are presented, including cognitive, neurobiological, clinical, and socio-cultural (including main controversies surrounding the field of trauma). A strengths-based, culturally-informed perspective will be applied.
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CPSY 8630 - Assessment and Treatment of Addictive Disorders Credit Hours 3
Dual Listed: COUN 5993
Prerequisite: Admission and enrollment in the Counseling Psychology PsyD program
Description: This course focuses on identification, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of addictive behaviors and disorders. Students will be introduced to the prevailing theories around addiction as well as treatment modalities that are most often utilized. Experiential activities will be integrated throughout the course. The curriculum for the course will be infused with a strengths-based, diversity oriented, social justice perspective that encourages students to identify barriers to treatment for marginalized or disenfranchised individuals.
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CPSY 8710 - Death, Dying and Bereavement in Counseling Credit Hours 3
Dual Listed: PSYC 5150
Prerequisite: Admission and enrollment in the CPSY PsyD program
Description: An overview of thanatology from a multicultural, developmental perspective. Topics covered include changing attitudes, the American death system, death across the lifespan, coping with grief and loss, supporting caregivers, ethical/legal issues, funeral and memorialization practices. Special emphasis on evidence-based practices and interventions to support dying and grieving persons.
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CPSY 8720 - Play Therapy Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Admission and enrollment in the Counseling Psychology PsyD program
Description: An experiential course designed to provide a foundational knowledge of Child-Centered Play Therapy. Students will learn how to set up a play therapy space, develop strategies to work through challenges in the therapeutic process, and learn strategies to invite parents into the process. Research on the efficacy of Child-Centred Play Therapy will be reviewed.
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CPSY 9000 - Dissertation Credit Hours 6
Prerequisite: Admission to Counseling Psychology PsyD program and instructor permission.
Description: Completion of an independent research project that contributes to the body of knowledge in the field of Counseling Psychology. Completion requires passing an oral defense of the written project and committee approval.
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CPSY 9001 - Pre-Doctoral Internship Credit Hours 10
Prerequisite: Completion of all Counseling Psychology PsyD required coursework except Dissertation and permission of instructor.
Description: Completion of a clinical internship experience in an approved site.
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CPSY 9002 - Dissertation Research Credit Hours 1
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Description: Continued enrollment course for students who have not completed Dissertation after required 6 hours.
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PSYC 5000 - Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Acceptance in psychology graduate program
Description: An introduction to research design in Psychology. Topics include measurement and sampling; experimental quasi-experimental, and correlational methods; research ethics. The development of an APA research proposal is a significant aspect of the course.
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PSYC 5010 - Death, Dying and Bereavement in Counseling Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Acceptance in psychology graduate program
Description: An overview of death issues from a multicultural, developmental perspective. Topics covered include changing attitudes, the American death system, death across the lifespan, coping, supporting caregivers, ethical/legal issues, funeral and memorialization practices.
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PSYC 5025 - The Science of Learning for Advisors Credit Hours 3
Description: This course translates, what cognitive psychologists and neuroscientists understand about learning, into practical advice academic advisors can use. Advisors will prepare to help students approach their studies in the
most effective ways. Topics may include the effect of sleep, exercise, senses, patterns, memory and attention, and study strategies on learning.
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PSYC 5030 - Cross-Cultural Industrial Organization Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Admission to IO psychology masters program or permission of instructor
Description: Course focuses on studying the influence of culture on individual, group and organizational outcomes and adopts an international management perspective. Implications of findings from cross-culture psychology research as it applies to employee selection, performance appraisal, training and development will be discussed. Other topics include, corporate social responsibility, cross-cultural communication and negotiation, employee decision making, justice perceptions, motivation and ethical leadership.
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PSYC 5050 - Applied Psychopharmacology for Counselors Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Acceptance in psychology graduate program
Description: An introduction to psychopharmacology that will examine prescription, legal and illegal drug effects on the brain and behavior, including withdrawal and abuse. Clinical, legal, and ethical aspects will also be discussed. A NIH grant proposal will also be taught and evaluated.
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PSYC 5070 - Educational Psychology Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Acceptance in psychology graduate program
Description: Provides prospective teachers and understanding of the way student learn and develop. The learning process, its determining conditions and its results will be emphasized. The course will also provide an overview of child and adolescent development as it relates to student behavior. Instructional strategies and assessment will also be covered. Individual research projects in a specific topic relevant to educational psychology is required.
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PSYC 5250 - History of Psychology Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Acceptance in psychology graduate program
Description: Development of psychology from the philosophical antecedents to its present status as a science and a profession. Each system of ideas, which has contributed to the development of psychology, will be studied and evaluated.
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PSYC 5270 - Foundations of Applied Psychology Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Acceptance in psychology graduate program
Description: An overview of selected areas within the discipline of scientific psychology that forms a foundation for advanced study in specific areas of applied psychology. Topics to be emphasized include cognition, learning, social psychology, personality, intelligence, motivation, and emotion.
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PSYC 5320 - Learning and Behavioral Disorders Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Acceptance in psychology graduate program
Description: Overview of theories, etiological factors, assessment and treatment of learning disabilities and behavioral disorders. Educational and psychological treatment alternatives are emphasized.
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PSYC 5380 - Advanced Military Psychology Credit Hours 3
Dual Listed: PSYC 4380
Prerequisite: Acceptance into the graduate program in psychological science and counseling
Description: This course provides an advanced survey of the major areas in military psychology. Principal topics include: leadership, training, selection, classification and assignment, optimizing human performance under adverse conditions, ethnic diversity and gender issues, and clinical and consulting activities. Applications of these topics are also presented.
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PSYC 5501 - Professional Development in I-O Psychology Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Acceptance into the I/O Psychology graduate program.
Description: Addresses professional issues in the study and practice of I-O Psychology and developing a professional identity within the field. Introduces topics of I-O history, career paths, professional memberships, internship/job search, ethical, legal, and diversity issues, research literacy, writing for academic and practitioner audiences, and succeeding in the MSIO program.
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PSYC 5502 - Measurement and Statistics in Applied Psychology Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Acceptance in psychology graduate program.
Description: An introduction to advanced behavioral statistics and applied measurement theory in applied psychology. Topics include descriptive statistics and normalcy, parametric and nonparametric inferential statistics, reliability and validity assessment, multivariate statistical techniques, and fundamentals of psychometric analysis and measurement.
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PSYC 5503 - Research Methodology in Applied Psychology Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Acceptance in psychology graduate program.
Description: An introduction to research design in Applied Psychology. Topics include the design and implementation of experimental and non-experimental methodologies, use of qualitative and quantitative methods, scientific writing, item writing and survey creation, bias, and ethical research.
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PSYC 5510 - Performance Management Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Acceptance in I/O psychology graduate program
Description: Measurement of processes related to performance appraisal will be explored. Topics to be studied include performance requirements of jobs, job performance criteria. Contextual performance and the cognitive, affective and administrative factors related to designing systems for measuring and managing job performance.
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PSYC 5520 - Personnel Assessment and Selection Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Acceptance in I/O psychology graduate program
Description: Studies the process of gathering job-related data about individuals for the purpose of making employment decisions. Topics to be explored include issues in selection, recruitment, test and non-test selection techniques, employment decision making and validation strategies.
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PSYC 5540 - Training and Development Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Acceptance in I/O psychology graduate program
Description: Studies the process of designing, developing, implementing and evaluating training programs. Topics to be explored include the instructional systems design model, motivation to learn, principles of adult learning, instructional techniques, transfer of training and program evaluations.
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PSYC 5550 - Leadership and Organizational Change Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Acceptance in I/O psychology graduate program
Description: Studies the process of leadership within organizations and the role leadership plays in bringing about organizational change. Leadership is explored through traditional approaches including trait, behavioral, contingency and transformational perspectives. Organizational change is explored using a systems approach focusing on needs assessment, problem diagnosis, organizational interventions and evaluation.
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PSYC 5560 - Organizational Psychology Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Acceptance in I/O psychology graduate program
Description: Studies the causes and consequences of work-related attitudes and behaviors. Topics to be addressed include job satisfaction, organizational commitment, organizational citizenship behavior, fairness, stress, motivation, turnover, customer service and work teams.
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PSYC 5575 - Applied Measurement in Industrial/Organizational Psychology Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: PSYC 5000 and acceptance in I/O psychology graduate program
Description: Addresses basic measurement issues and concepts including reliability, content and criterion-related validity, construct validity, psychological scaling and questionable design, item analysis, validity generalization and meta-analysis, ethical issues in testing, and the latest advances in psychological measurement. Related statistical comments will also be addressed.
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PSYC 5580 - Personnel Psychology Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Acceptance in I/O psychology graduate program.
Description: The course addresses major areas within the field of personnel (industrial) psychology, including staffing models and strategy, legal compliance and ethics, job/work analysis, recruitment, selection, assessment, and retention, as well as measurement, validation, and decision making in personnel staffing. The course also introduces concepts of job rewards and performance appraisal.
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PSYC 5730 - Internship in Industrial-Organizational Psychology Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Acceptance in psychology graduate program
Description: Individual on-site work experience designed to provide supervised application of competencies acquired in the program of study. Supervision by field and university personnel. (180 contact hours).
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PSYC 5810 - Independent Study Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Acceptance in psychology graduate program
Description: Permits the advanced student to pursue in-depth study of topics of special interest. (Repeatable up to 10 times)
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PSYC 5950 - Research Paper Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Acceptance in psychology graduate program
Description: The student registers for three hours of research to develop a complete proposal for further research or the three hours may culminate in the completion of a research paper sufficient to meet departmental and graduate school requirements.
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PSYC 5988 - Comprehensive Exam Credit Hours 1
Prerequisite: Acceptance in psychology graduate program and instructor approval to enroll in the course.
Description: Instruction in the preparation for and completion of the MSIO Comprehensive Exam. MSIO students will generally enroll in this course during the semester they seek to graduate (exceptions to course timing must be approved by the student’s advisor and/or program coordinator). Students must receive a grade of (P)ass to fulfill the milestone requirement of the comprehensive exam track in the MSIO program.
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PSYC 5989 - Pre-Thesis Credit Hours 1
Prerequisite: Acceptance in psychology gradaute program and instructor approval to enroll in the course.
Description: Instruction in the process, planning, and preliminary stages of the Thesis. MSIO students will enroll in this course one semester prior to registering for their first semester of thesis hours (exceptions to course timing must be approved by the student’s advisor and/or program coordinator).
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PSYC 5990 - Thesis Credit Hours 3 to 6
Variable Credits 3 to 6
Prerequisite: Acceptance in psychology graduate program
Description: An individual research project culminating in a written and oral presentation of the research conducted. After identifying a problem, the student may collect original data analyze data or critically analyze the results of research published in the professional literature. The student must add to the research literature by offering sound original data or a meta-analysis.
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PSYC 5991 - Research Requirement Completion Credit Hours 1
Prerequisite: Acceptance in psychology graduate program
Description: For students not fulfilling graduate school research literacy requirement within one year after scheduled completion of thesis, field study report, research project paper or research literacy paper. Enrollment required each subsequent semester. Tuition and fees for one credit hour must be paid every semester until research requirement is met.
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PSYC 6030 - Occupational Health Psychology Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Acceptance in psychology graduate program
Description: The seminar in Occupational Health Psychology (OHP) explores major theories and empirical research linking the psychosocial and physical work environment with employees’ health and well-being. Topics include stress and burnout, work-life interface, safety and accidents, aggression and violence, employee assistance programs, and measurement issues unique to occupational health and safety.
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PSYC 6040 - Seminar Selected Topics Credit Hours
Variable Credits 1-12
Prerequisite: Acceptance in psychology graduate program
Description: Short seminars in a variety of topics. Offered upon demand.
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PSYC 6045 - Consulting in Organizational Psychology Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Acceptance into the I/O Psychology graduate program.
Description: Course introduces foundations of consulting psychology, and emphasizes APA’s code of ethics, legal, and professional standards for practice. Reinforcing foundational and functional competencies in organization development, topics include process of planned change management, strategy, diagnosis, planning, implementing and evaluating interventions at all levels of analysis within an organization, and sustainability.
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PSYC 6990 - Field Study Credit Hours 4
Prerequisite: Acceptance in psychology graduate program
Description: Provides research experience related to the student’s area of specialization. The research topic must be approved by the candidate’s graduate committee.
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PSYC 7000 - Biological Aspects of Behavior Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Admission to the CPSY PsyD program or permission of the instructor
Description: Course is designed as an entry level graduate course to the broad area of physiological psychology. During this course, emphasis will be placed on learning of basic neuroanatomy and fundamental physiological processes integral in the brain’s control of various behaviors. Neuropsychological theory and psychopharmacology will be emphasized during class discussions.
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PSYC 7010 - Statistics I Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Admission to the CPSY PsyD program or permission of the instructor
Description: This course emphasizes a review of basic statistics (univariate statistics such as Pearson r, t-test, regression, and ANOVA), then generalizes these to the case of multiple dependent variables. Numerous methods of comparing and combining results will be discussed including test assumptions, methods for tests of signifigance, and effect sizes.
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PSYC 7011 - Statistics II Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: PSYC 7010 or permission of instructor
Description: Inferential procedures in the treatment of psychological research data will be explored. Emphasis will be on practical and behavioral applications of techniques of data analysis. Implications for the collection and organization will be discussed. Students will become familiar with advanced concepts and methods of multivariate statistics and be able to use those methods at an advanced level in the analysis of data.
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PSYC 7012 - Qualitative Research Methods Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Admission to the CPSY PsyD program or permission of the instructor
Description: This course is a graduate level introduction to qualitative research. We will review a number of research studies that demonstrate different qualitative research methods and examine some of the epistemological foundations that motivate and inform the practices of qualitative inquiry. We will also explore and practice some of the activities associated with executing a qualitative research study. The course includes a specialization in qualitative research design, research ethics, and practical application of interviews and observation data collection methods.
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PSYC 7020 - Cognitive and Affective Aspects of Behavior Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Admission and enrollment in Psy.D. program or instructor permission
Description: An advanced course covering the core theories of cognitive and affective bases of behavior. The course will draw upon well–established findings along with current trends from areas including cognitive psychology, cognitive neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience to examine the role that cognition, affect, or the combination of the two may have in determining behavior. The importance of knowledge derived from basic research in the area along with the applications to clinical settings will be emphasized. Topics include attention, memory, reasoning, problem solving, intelligence, language, and affect.
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PSYC 7030 - Advanced Social Psychology Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Enrolled in M.S. in Counseling or Psy.D. Program
Description: The course is a systematic and intensive study of contemporary topics, issues, and research in the field of social psychology. A major focus is the application of this social psychological study in the field and practice of individual and group counseling.
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PSYC 7050 - Applied Psychopharmacology Credit Hours 3
Dual Listed: PSYC 5050
Prerequisite: Admission to the CPSY PsyD program or permission of the instructor
Description: A review of drugs that affects nervous system function and behavioral or neural mechanisms that modify these effects. Topics include substance abuse, preclinical and clinical psychopharmacology, learning and memory, behavioral mitigation of drug effects.
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PSYC 7270 - Expert Topics and Deliberate Practice Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Admission to the CPSY PsyD program or permission of the instructor
Description: This course will be an in-depth look at the study of expertise and expert performance. The class will provide an introduction to the study of expertise, methods for studying expertise, methods for maintaining expertise, and expert performance in multitude of domains. Particular emphasis will be placed on how the study of expert performers can be applied to the counseling domain, including counselor training.
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PSYC 7280 - Forensic Psychology Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Admission to the CPSY PsyD program or permission of the instructor
Description: The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the fundamentals of forensic psychology understood as the study of psychology and law, criminal justice, and mental health. The course will comprise of civil and criminal law, the forensic ethics code and its implications, forensic assessment strategies and court testimony. Course discussions will explore the role of the forensic psychologist and impending clinical and legal issues including how to communicate psychological findings to the courts.
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RDG 5040 - Expanding Literacy Across the Content Area Credit Hours 3
Description: This course is designed to prepare teachers to address literacy in the content areas from the intermediate grades through the secondary level. The course focuses on prompting a wide variety of reading materials that students can and want to read, instruction that builds study skills to read complex materials with comprehension and be successful in content areas across the curriculum.
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RDG 5361 - Teaching Reading Credit Hours 3
Description: Designed for students seeking initial licensure this course includes scope and sequence of skills, assessment, organizational strategies, materials and methods of teaching reading for primary grades (K-3). Development of these instructional skills is designed to foster literacy skill development in children of all cultures. A field experience is required.
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RDG 5362 - Assessing Reading Difficulties Credit Hours 3
Description: Designed for students seeking initial licensure. This course is designed to acquaint students with methods and strategies for diagnosing and correcting reading difficulties based on current and classical research. Field based work with individual students will be required.
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RDG 5363 - Teaching Language Arts and Literature Credit Hours 3
Description: Designed for students seeking initial licensure. This course will present an overview of Language Arts and Literature for inclusion in the K-6 classroom in order to build a researched based approach to teaching literacy.
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RDG 5820 - Foundations of Reading and Literacy Development Credit Hours 3
Description: This course focuses on the foundations of the reading and writing processes, including instructional methods, varied materials, scientifically-based research and current trends in literacy instruction. The comprehensive, balanced approach to reading instruction merges theory and practice for the diversity of learners in today’s classrooms, including English-Language Learners.
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RDG 5830 - Assessing Literacy Progress Credit Hours 3
Description: Content focuses on determining the literacy strengths and needs of struggling readers by using a range of formal and informal assessments. These are evaluated in relation to major components of reading: phonemic awareness, word identification, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, motivation and interest. Other topics include the environment away from school. Supervised practice with students.
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RDG 5840 - Assisting Students with Literacy Needs Credit Hours 3
Description: Candidates develop and implement plans for instruction for the struggling reader. Lessons focus on the needs related to the major components of reading while incorporating a variety of materials, such as quality literature, technology-enhanced materials, and non-print materials.
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RDG 5850 - Seminar on Reading and Literacy Credit Hours 3
Description: Candidates engage in a critical study of the literature and research related to reading/literacy issues. Topics include: theory, practices, teaching materials, programs, testing, including how the results impact instruction, the place of literature in the curriculum, and reaching the adolescent reader. They also select a topic for in-depth research.
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RDG 5860 - Practicum in Literacy Development Credit Hours 3
Description: This course serves as the capstone course for the Reading Specialist candidate. The focus is on the implementation of the knowledge gained from the other literacy courses to a school-related setting which may consist of classroom application; developmental or clinical reading, supervisory or consultant work; or a combination of the previously mentioned situations. Pass/Fail
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RDG 5890 - Advanced Teaching Reading in the Secondary Schools Credit Hours 3
Description: This course is planned for instruction at the secondary level (grades 7-12) with an emphasis on the interrelatedness of reading and writing. The course is designed to train teachers to use a variety of methods, materials, tools of evaluation, and curriculum that also includes instruction in developmental, corrective, and intervention/remedial reading.
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RDG 6051 - The Art of Teaching Writing Credit Hours 3
Description: This course is designed for graduate students who seek to integrate writing across the curriculum in their classrooms. Methods, materials, and environmental situations by which students in K-12 classrooms can develop and improve their writing skills and abilities will be emphasized. Process writing and varied writing instruction techniques will be emphasized.
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SOC 5010 - Graduate Marriage and the Family Credit Hours 3
Variable Credits 3
Description: Analysis of the family institution, its structure and function and the dynamics of social change in family interaction and organization. The process of marriage examined includes dating, courtship, mate selection, engagement and marriage.
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SOC 5050 - Race Relations and Minority People Credit Hours 3
Description: A survey study of minority groups and race relations in the United States. Special attention is devoted to such groups as African Americans, Native Americans, Asians and Latinos.
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SPAN 510A - Intensive Spanish for Graduate Research I Credit Hours 3
Description: Spanish readings with related grammar and conversation to acquaint graduates with Spanish as a research skill; equivalent to one year of normal course work. Study abroad only.
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SPAN 510B - Intensive Spanish for Graduate Research II Credit Hours 3
Description: A continuation of 510A, but with more emphasis in the development of communicative skills. Study abroad only.
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SPAN 5000 - Bibliography, Research and Criticism Credit Hours 3
Description: Teaches students advanced techniques in bibliography, methods of research and literary criticism to be applied to graduate study of Spanish literature.
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SPAN 5010 - Hispanic Social Issues in Cultural Studies and Language I Credit Hours 3
Variable Credits 3
Description: Students are introduced to Hispanic culture in all its complex forms, both through the analysis of social issues exploring cultural studies theory and research.
In addition, students will acquire basic level and field-specific Spanish communication skills applicable in various professional working environments through extensive practice in speaking and listening as well as reading and writing.
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SPAN 5020 - Hispanic Political Issues in Cultural Studies and Language II Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: SPAN 5010
Description: Students continue their studies of Hispanic culture both through the analysis and research of political issues and cultural studies theory. In addition, students will acquire intermediate level and field-specific Spanish communication skills applicable in various professional working environments through extensive practice in speaking and listening as well as reading and writing.
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