EDA 6061 Educational Organization and Administration 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Basic concepts and practices in local, state, and federal organizations and administration.
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EDA 6069 Educational Policy Analysis 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
This course is designed to deepen students understanding of the ways in which educational policy analysis can be used to better understand the causes and consequences of education policies. This course is designed as an upper-level graduate course, with readings coming from top journals educational policy and administration.
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EDA 6107 Leading Change in Educational Organizations 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Organizational dynamics, and leadership theory and practice, and their roles in promoting successful change.
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EDA 6192 Educational Leadership: The Individual 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
The individual as a leader and the role of educational leaders in group development.
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EDA 6193 Educational Leadership: Instruction 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Examination and analysis of role in curriculum change and school improvement.
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EDA 6195 Educational Policy Development 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Contemporary research on political power in policy decision making and role of educational leaders in policy development.
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EDA 6198 Communicating through Scholarly Writing in Educational Leadership 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Communicating Through Scholarly Writing in Educational Leadership provides students the necessary scaffolding of skills of professional academic writing, in preparation for writing a dissertation. These skills include writing exercises focused on APA correct style, note-taking on journal articles, creating a literature map, synthesizing of notes leading to writing a mini-literature review, and analyzing model dissertations for writing style and structure.
Prerequisite: Admission to the Leadership in Educational Administration Doctorate (LEAD) program. (Ed.D.).
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EDA 6215 Communications in Educational Leadership 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
School/community relations and communication implications for educational leaders.
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EDA 6222 Administration of School Personnel 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Problems of the professional school staff and administration of staff personnel in public schools.
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EDA 6232 Public School Law 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
The law as it affects public school operation in America. Religion; desegregation; compulsory attendance; torts; curriculum; student control and discipline; and teacher freedoms, employment, and dismissal.
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EDA 6242 Public School Finance 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
State, local, and federal financing of education.
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EDA 6271 Technology Leadership for Educational Administrators 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Application of computer technology to leadership and management of educational enterprise.
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EDA 6326 Turnaround Schools 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
This course examines the themes in the contemporary use of school turnaround as a strategy for improving chronically underperforming schools. This course examines (1) the need for turnaround, (2) best practices in turnaround, (3) turnaround leadership, (4) the human costs of turnaround, and (5) the effectiveness of school turnaround.
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EDA 6370 Mentoring for Career Development 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Assists graduate students in their careers in any field through the discovery of how mentoring, a commonly accepted support structure in business, industry, medicine, and academia, can enhance their professional development. In addition, students will gain knowledge to become mentors or lead mentoring programs.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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EDA 6423 Data-Driven Decision Making in Educational Organizations 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Analytical and leadership issues related to conducting data-driven decision making in a professional, legal, ethical, and methodologically sound manner.
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EDA 6503 The Principalship 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Organization and administration of the school; emphasis on competencies necessary for leadership and management of the school center, both elementary and secondary.
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EDA 6509 The Superintendent 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
The course will focus on the superintendent’s leadership responsibilities and specific job functions. Attention will be centered on acquiring the knowledge and skills to address contemporary challenges facing superintendents.
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EDA 6905 Individual Work 1-6 Credits, Max 12 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
For advanced students who wish to study individual problems under faculty guidance.
Prerequisite: students must have approval of proposed project before registering.
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EDA 6931 Special Topics 1-3 Credits, Max 12 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Special Topics
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EDA 6948 Supervised Practice in School Administration 1-15 Credits, Max 15 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Opportunity to perform administrative duties under supervision.
Prerequisite: open only to advanced students.
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EDA 6971 Research for Master's Thesis 1-15 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Research for Master's Thesis
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EDA 7206 Organizational Leadership in Education 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Developing concepts and refining skills associated with planning and organizing in educational institutions.
Prerequisite: EDA 6192.
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EDA 7945 Practicum in Supervision and Administration 1-15 Credits, Max 15 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
A seminar and an internship in administration and supervision.
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EDA 7979 Advanced Research 1-12 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Research for doctoral students before admission to candidacy. Designed for students with a master's degree in the field of study or students who have been accepted for a doctoral program. Not appropriate for students who have been admitted to candidacy.
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EDA 7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation 1-15 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Research for Doctoral Dissertation
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EDA 7985 Research Design in Educational Administration 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Conceptualizing problems in administration and determining appropriate research procedures.
Prerequisite: EDF 7486 or equivalent. Open only to advanced graduate students.
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EDF 5441 Assessment in General and Exceptional Student Education 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Basic measurement concepts, designing classroom assessments, and interpreting results from traditional or alternative assessments; using these to plan instruction and evaluate student performance.
Prerequisite: STA 3122.
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EDF 6113 Educational Psychology: Human Development 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Current research and theories in the area of human development.
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EDF 6211 Educational Psychology: General 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Basic principles, techniques, and research; designed for graduate students preparing to teach who have a minimal background in psychology.
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EDF 6215 Educational Psychology: Learning Theory 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Logic and methodologies of theories of learning.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
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EDF 6400 Quantitative Foundations of Education Research Overview 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Overview of quantitative methods: validity, reliability, research design, and inferential statistics.
Prerequisite: STA 2023, STA 2122 or equivalent.
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EDF 6401 Educational Statistics 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Application to educational data and problems.
Prerequisite: STA 2023. Primarily for Ed.D. candidates.
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EDF 6402 Quantitative Foundations in Educational Research: Inferential Statistics 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Analysis of variance: One-way ANOVA, two-way ANOVA, ANOVA, repeated measures, and split plot.
Prerequisite: EDF 6400.
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EDF 6403 Quantitative Foundations of Educational Research 6 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Integrated coverage of fundamentals in the general field of education research. Includes statistics, experimental design, and data processing.
Prerequisite: STA 2023, 2122, or equivalent.
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EDF 6416 Quantitative Methods for Evaluation in Educational Environments 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Integrated coverage of advanced quantitative methods for evaluation research in education. A conceptual approach with an emphasis on reading and writing research results sections. Topics include data management and specific applications of univariate and multivariate statistical procedures to educational data.
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EDF 6436 Theory of Measurement 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Introductory study of true score models, reliability, validity, norms, scaling, item analysis, and basic elements of instrument construction.
Prerequisite: STA 2023; EDF 4430.
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EDF 6463 Culturally Responsive Evaluation in Educational Environments 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Theory, models, and methods applicable to the planning and implementation of culturally responsive evaluations with the recognition that evaluation takes place within cultural, social, economic, and political contexts.
Prerequisite: EDF 6401.
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EDF 6464 Reading and Designing Qualitative Research 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Introduces students to basic concepts and theories in qualitative research to enable them to design and conduct qualitative studies. Examples of different types of qualitative research designs and approaches are analyzed in relation to specific evaluative criteria.
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EDF 6468 Evaluation Management for Grants in Educational Environments 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Coverage of the theory and tools applicable to the planning, implementing, and completing a grant-funded evaluation.
Prerequisite: EDF 6401
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EDF 6471 Survey Design and Analysis in Educational Research 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Development and analysis techniques for surveys and questionnaires. Techniques of protocol development, data collection, analysis, and reporting.
Prerequisite: EDF 6403.
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EDF 6475 Qualitative Foundations of Educational Research 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Introduction to philosophical, historical, sociological, and other methodologies as aspects of qualitative educational research.
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EDF 6481 Quantitative Research Methods in Education 4 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Design and data analysis for educational research.
Prerequisite: STA 2023, 2122 or equivalent.
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EDF 6492 Evaluation Communication and Ethics in the Educational Environment 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Provides a twofold emphasis: one on strategies for communicating and reporting evaluation processes and findings, and another on the understandings and applications of ethics to evaluation research.
Prerequisite: EDF 6401
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EDF 6905 Individual Study 1-3 Credits, Max 12 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
For advanced students who wish to study individual problems in psychological, social, or philosophical foundations of education, or research and measurement under faculty guidance.
Prerequisite: consent of department chair.
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EDF 6910 Supervised Research 1-5 Credits, Max 5 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Supervised Research
Prerequisite: consent of department chair.
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EDF 6938 Special Topics 1-3 Credits, Max 12 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Special Topics
Prerequisite: consent of department chair.
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EDF 6940 Supervised Teaching 1-5 Credits, Max 5 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Supervised Teaching
Prerequisite: consent of department chair.
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EDF 6941 Practicum in Educational Research 2-9 Credits, Max 9 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Experience in conducting various phases of quantitative or qualitative educational research under individual supervision.
Prerequisite: EDF 6403. Arrangements must be made with instructor before registration.
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EDF 6971 Research for Master's Thesis 1-15 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Research for Master's Thesis
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EDF 6973 Project in Lieu of Thesis 1-6 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Develop a comprehensive evaluation plan for a program in an educational environment. Provide strong theoretical and practical rationale for the plan and approach. Implement and conduct the evaluation and provide a final report.
Prerequisite: Permission of the department.
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EDF 7405 Advanced Quantitative Foundations of Educational Research 3 Credits, Max 8 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Integrated coverage of important approaches to educational research. Includes application of experimental design, regression analysis, and computer processing to selected educational research problems.
Prerequisite: EDF 6403.
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EDF 7412 Structural Equation Models 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Confirmatory factor analysis and causal models.
Prerequisite: EDF 6436, EDF 7405.
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EDF 7413 Advanced Topics in Structural Equation Modeling 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Methods for conducting methodological research about structural equation modeling (SEM) and advanced techniques in SEM: multilevel SEM, mixture models, latent variable interactions, advanced latent growth models and SEM with complex survey data.
Prerequisite: EDF 7412
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EDF 7435 Rating Scale Design and Analysis in Educational Research 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Development and analysis techniques for questionnaires and rating scales. Applications of psychometric models to item, scale, and rater evaluation; bias detection; factor analysis; and measurement of change.
Prerequisite: EDF 6403 and EDF 6434 or EDF 6436.
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EDF 7439 Item Response Theory 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Psychometric models for test scores; estimation of ability and item parameters; applications of and current issues in IRT.
Prerequisite: EDF 6436.
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EDF 7469C AI for Evaluation in Educational Environments 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
This course provides knowledge and skills to implement AI methods to evaluate the effectiveness of educational programs and policies, investigate variability in program effects across groups and contexts, and optimize the matching of educational experiences to students.
Prerequisite: EDF 7482.
EDF 7474 Multilevel Models 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Models and methods for analysis of multilevel data.
Prerequisite: EDF 6403 or EDF 6481 and EDF 7405.
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EDF 7479 Qualitative Data Analysis: Approaches and Techniques 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Theories, approaches, and techniques of qualitative data analysis.
Prerequisite: EDF 6475.
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EDF 7482 Quasi-experimental Design and Analysis in Educational Research 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Examining quasi-experimental educational research designs and methods for data analysis for treatment comparisons that do not use random assignment of participants to conditions. Topics include matched designs, regression discontinuity designs, and control of selection bias using propensity scores, instrumental variables, and fixed effects.
Prerequisite: EDF 7405 : Advanced Quantitative Foundations of Educational Research
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EDF 7483 Qualitative Data Collection: Approaches and Techniques 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Qualitative Data Collection: Approaches and Techniques
Prerequisite: EDF 6475.
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EDF 7486 Methods of Educational Research 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Examination of research methodologies. Problem identification as well as organization and presentation of data.
Prerequisite: STA 2023. Primarily for Ed.D. candidates.
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EDF 7491 Evaluation of Educational Products and Systems 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Models and methods for formative and summative evaluation of educational products and programs.
Prerequisite: EDF 6403 or equivalent.
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EDF 7931 Seminar in Educational Research 3 Credits, Max 6 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
In-depth examination of specific methodological approaches to educational research.
Prerequisite: EDF 6403.
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EDF 7932 Multivariate Analysis in Educational Research 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Review of selected studies, focusing on methods of data analysis. Emphasis on using multivariate techniques.
Prerequisite: EDF 6403 and EDF 7405.
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EDF 7979 Advanced Research 1-12 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Research for doctoral students before admission to candidacy. Designed for students with a master's degree in the field of study or for students who have been accepted for a doctoral program. Not appropriate for students who have been admitted to candidacy.
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EDF 7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation 1-15 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Research for Doctoral Dissertation
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EDG 6285 Evaluation in the School Program 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Procedures and techniques of evaluation in school programs. Emphasizes needs assessment, school self-study, and course evaluation.
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EDH 6006 The College Student 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Examines the trends and nature of the changing demographic of college student subpopulations, including race, gender, and socioeconomic status. Additionally, the course examines the various educational and societal outcomes associated with college attendance, including intellectual development, psychosocial change, moral development, and career and economic impacts after college.
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EDH 6040 Theory of College Student Development 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Examines theoretical perspectives that describe college students' holistic growth in the areas of learning, psychosocial, cognitive-structural, typological, motivational, and moral development. Explores how person-environment interactions affect student learning and development. Explores how to create opportunities for learning and development by applying and critiquing appropriate theory to understand, support, and advocate for students.
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EDH 6046 Diversity Issues in Higher Education 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Models, theories, and skills for understanding multicultural students at the postsecondary level.
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EDH 6051 Educational Outcomes of American Colleges and Universities 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Exploration of impact of postsecondary educational institutions and barriers to student development.
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EDH 6053 The Community Junior College in America 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Programs, issues, and problems.
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EDH 6065 History of American Higher Education 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
focuses on the development of American colleges and universities. Emphasis is placed on the historical natures of institutional types, the history of inclusion and exclusion of people with a variety of identities, and the relevance of historical context to current and emergent professional practice.
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EDH 6066 American Higher Education 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
History, philosophy, and policies, with emphasis on current practices and problems.
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EDH 6305 College and University Teaching 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Contemporary issues, problems, and research related to the role of the college faculty member and the teaching-learning process.
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EDH 6306 Coaching Models for Student Success in Higher Education 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Introduces techniques and methods for coaching, mentoring, and supporting student success in higher education, including but not limited to, academic coaching, life/career coaching, and wellness coaching. Explores skills to assess, design, implement, and evaluate effective coaching models and interventions.
Prerequisite: Graduate level status.
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EDH 6360 Foundations and Functions of Higher Education and Student Affairs 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Reviews the historical, philosophical, ethical, cultural, and research foundations of higher education and student affairs practice. Examines historical and contemporary documents that state the philosophical foundations and the values of the profession. Explores the understanding of higher education systems through the study of various student affairs functional areas.
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EDH 6365 Academic and Student Affairs Collaborations 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Explores high impact partnerships between academic and student affairs that contribute to student learning and retention. Examines student characteristics and institutional contexts that correlate with student persistence to design and evaluate learning experiences for students.
Prerequisite: Graduate level.
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EDH 6503 Resource Development in Higher Education 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Exploration of financial resource development in higher education institutions and organizations.
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EDH 6632 Current Issues in Community College Leadership 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Case-based approach to examining current issues on community college campuses.
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EDH 6637 Crisis Management in Higher Education 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Introduction to real crisis situations. Students form emergency plans based on different crisis response models.
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EDH 6644 Assessment in Higher Education 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
The course focuses on the practical application of assessment within higher education and student affairs while maintaining ethical standards. This includes the creation and implementation of assessment efforts; analysis, interpretation, and presentation of results; utilization of existing instruments; and consumption of assessment efforts from colleagues, benchmark institutions, and literature.
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EDH 6664 Public Policy in Higher Education 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Explores the conceptual and theoretical frameworks used to situate the public policy process in the higher education context. Students will evaluate the effectiveness of policies and will examine the historical and contemporary practices, procedures, and protocols used to address the changing political landscape of American postsecondary education.
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EDH 6665 Leadership and Supervision in Higher Education 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
This course will explore various aspects of leadership and supervision within the context of the various staffing practices of higher education. Students will be exposed to current theory and research about each topic and will learn how to translate that information to professional practice.
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EDH 6905 Individual Work 1-3 Credits, Max 12 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
For advanced students who wish to study individual problems in higher education administration under faculty guidance.
Prerequisite: Students must have approval of proposed project before registering.
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EDH 6931 Special Topics in Higher Education 1-3 Credits, Max 12 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Special Topics in Higher Education
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EDH 6935 Capstone Seminar in Student Personnel in Higher Education 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Culminating seminar integrating core curriculum and practitioner experience.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
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EDH 6947 Practicum in Student Personnel 3 Credits, Max 6 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Practicum in Student Personnel
Prerequisite: adviser's consent, and written application to practicum coordinator.
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EDH 6973 Project in Lieu of Thesis 3 Credits, Max 6 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Completion of an original project based upon extended study of a topic within the field of higher education. This is the capstone course for students pursuing a non-thesis for the Master’s of Arts in Education degree.
Prerequisite: Approval of Program Coordinator/Instructor.
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EDH 7050 Exploration of Research Literature in Higher Education 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Facilitates the selection of significant research topics and preparation of a literature review. This course will familiarize students with the characteristics of the research proposal and help students develop the skills to write an integrative literature review.
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EDH 7225 Seminar: Curriculum in Higher Education 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Issues and problems in college and university curricula. Curriculum planning, implementation, and evaluation.
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EDH 7405 The Law and Higher Education 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
The legal structure of higher education, religion, academic freedom of faculty, employment, due process, students' rights of speech and expression, search and seizure, desegregation, and tort liability.
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EDH 7505 The Financing of Higher Education 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Junior college through university. Theoretical basis for use of tax funds for education, student fees and tuition, state methods for financing, planning, cost benefit, budgeting, federal role, and capital outlay.
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EDH 7631 Administration of Instruction in Higher Education 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Skills and knowledge for current and future college leaders.
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EDH 7634 Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Explores divisional models and administrative functions in the context of diverse institutional types. Analyzes leadership, organizational, and management practices that assist institutions in accomplishing their missions, including content regarding organizational culture and campus politics; budgeting, finance, and resource management; strategic planning; and technology.
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EDH 7635 Higher Education Administration 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Educational policies, functions, and practices.
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EDH 7636 Organizational Theory in Higher Education 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Evaluates the major theories and practices used to examine higher education institutions and their governing forces from multiple perspectives.
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EDH 7916 Contemporary Research on Higher Education 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Examination and analysis of research related to higher education. Implications for application of findings for improvement of colleges and universities.
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EDH 7942 Supervised Practice in Student Personnel in Higher Education 1 Credit, Max 5 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Supervised Practice in Student Personnel in Higher Education
Prerequisite: written application to internship coordinator before registration.
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EDH 7948 Internship in Higher Education 3 Credits, Max 6 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Internship in Student Personnel
Prerequisite: adviser's consent; and written application to internship coordinator before registration.
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EDH 7979 Advanced Research 1-12 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Research for doctoral students before admission to candidacy. Designed for students with a master's degree in the field of study or students who have been accepted for a doctoral program. Not appropriate for students who have been admitted to candidacy.
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EDH 7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation 1-15 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Research for doctoral candidates
Prerequisite: Candidacy
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EDH 7982 Research Proposal Development in Higher Education 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Provides students with research strategies and writing skills to complete a research proposal in higher education administration.
Prerequisite: EDH 7050.
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MHS 5005 Introduction to Counseling 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Introduction to Counseling
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MHS 6020 Counseling in Community Settings 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Counseling in Community Settings
Prerequisite: MHS 7800 .
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MHS 6061 Spiritual Issues in Multicultural Counseling 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Spiritual/religious/transpersonal issues expressed in counseling from both client and counselor perspective.
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MHS 6071 Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders
Prerequisite: MHS 6401.
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MHS 6200 Assessment in Counseling 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Assessment in Counseling
Prerequisite: course in basic statistics.
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MHS 6340 Career Development 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Career Development
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MHS 6401 Counseling Theories and Applications 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Counseling Theories and Applications
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MHS 6421 Play Counseling and Play Process with Children 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Play Counseling and Play Process with Children
Prerequisite: MHS 6401.
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MHS 6428 Multicultural Counseling 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Multicultural Counseling
Prerequisite: MHS 6401.
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MHS 6430 Introduction to Family Counseling 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Introduction to Family Counseling
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MHS 6440 Marriage and Couples Counseling 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Marriage and Couples Counseling
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MHS 6450 Substance Abuse Counseling 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Substance Abuse Counseling
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MHS 6466 Trauma and Crisis Intervention: Theory and Practice 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Theories and practice models related to trauma and crisis intervention.
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MHS 6471 Sexuality and Mental Health 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Sexuality and Mental Health
Prerequisite: MHS 6400, MHS 6401.
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MHS 6480 Developmental Counseling Over the Life Span 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Developmental Counseling Over the Life Span
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MHS 6495 Counseling Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Explores lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) identity formation and theory, vocabulary, resources, and developmental life stages.
Prerequisite: MHS 5005, MHS 6401; or EDA 6931 Diversity Issues in Higher Education and EDA 6931 Theory and Assessment of Student Development.
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MHS 6500 Group Counseling: Theories and Procedures 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Group Counseling: Theories and Procedures
Prerequisite: MHS 6401.
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MHS 6705 Professional, Ethical, and Legal Issues in Marriage and Family Counseling 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Professional, Ethical, and Legal Issues in Marriage and Family Counseling
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MHS 6720 Professional Identity and Ethics in Counseling 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Professional Identity and Ethics in Counseling
Catalog Program Pages Referencing MHS 6720
MHS 6735 Applied Research in Counseling 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Focuses on developing and initiating a counselor education research project that includes constructing a research question, developing a research proposal, and initiating data collection.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing MHS 6735
MHS 6831 Supervision for a Split Internship 3-6 Credits, Max 6 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Required first enrollment for students participating in internship over two semesters.
Prerequisite: adviser's consent, completion of practicum sequence, and written application to internship coordinator at least 6 weeks before registering. ;
Corequisite: MHS 7804, MHS 7807, SDS 7820, or 7802.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing MHS 6831
MHS 6910 Supervised Research 1-5 Credits, Max 5 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Supervised Research
Catalog Program Pages Referencing MHS 6910
MHS 6940 Supervised Teaching 0-5 Credits, Max 5 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Supervised Teaching
Catalog Program Pages Referencing MHS 6940
MHS 6971 Research for Master's Thesis 1-15 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Research for Master's Thesis
Catalog Program Pages Referencing MHS 6971
MHS 7407 Advanced Counseling Theories 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Advanced preparation in individual, group, career, multicultural, and ecosystemic (marriage and family) theories of counseling.
Prerequisite: enrollment in doctoral program.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing MHS 7407
MHS 7431 Advanced Family Counseling 4 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Advanced Family Counseling
Prerequisite: MHS 6430.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing MHS 7431
MHS 7600 Consultation Procedures 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Consultation Procedures
Prerequisite: MHS 7800 . ;
Corequisite: registration in practicum or internship.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing MHS 7600
MHS 7610 Counseling Supervision Theories and Practice 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Focuses on the understanding of supervision theories and the practice of clinical supervision to prepare doctoral students to become Reflective Practitioners of Clinical Supervision.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing MHS 7610
MHS 7730 Advanced Counseling Research 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Issues in designing and implementing counseling and psychotherapy dissertation research.
Prerequisite: satisfactory completion of EDF 6403.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing MHS 7730
MHS 7740 Research in Counseling 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Research in Counseling
Prerequisite: MHS 6200.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing MHS 7740
MHS 7803 Advanced Counseling Practicum 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
This course focuses on the development and demonstration of advanced counseling skills, including complex case conceptualization.
Prerequisite: Master's level counseling internship course.
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MHS 7804 Group Supervision in Agency Counseling 3 Credits, Max 15 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Clinical aspects of intervention for children and adults who have langugae disabilities, focusing on identification, diagnosis, and treatment of emergent literacy and language disorders.
Prerequisite: written application to practicum/internship coordinator at least 6 weeks before registration. ;
Corequisite: MHS 7800 , 6805; SDS 7380 or MHS 6831.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing MHS 7804
MHS 7805 Practicum in Agency Counseling 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Practicum in Agency Counseling
Prerequisite: MHS 5005, MHS 6200, MHS 6401, MHS 6500, MHS 6720. ;
Corequisite: MHS 6071, 6420, MHS 6430.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing MHS 7805
MHS 7806 Practicum in Marriage and Family Counseling 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Practicum in Marriage and Family Counseling
Prerequisite: MHS 5005, MHS 6200, MHS 6401, MHS 6500, MHS 6720. ;
Corequisite: MHS 6071, 6420, MHS 6430.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing MHS 7806
MHS 7807 Group Supervision in Marriage and Family Counseling 3 Credits, Max 15 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Group Supervision in Marriage and Family Counseling
Prerequisite: written application to practicum/internship coordinator at least 6 weeks before registration. ;
Corequisite: MHS 7800 , MHS 7806; SDS 7830 or MHS 6831.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing MHS 7807
MHS 7809 Counseling Supervision Practicum 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Builds upon the supervision theories course by focusing on the integration and application of supervision knowledge and skills within an applied counseling supervisory setting to prepare doctoral students to become clinical supervisors.
Prerequisite: MHS 7610.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing MHS 7809
MHS 7830 Internship in Counseling and Development-600 Hours 6 Credits, Max 18 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Internship in Counseling and Development-600 Hours
Prerequisite: adviser's consent, completion of all practica required for M.Ed. or Ed.S. degree, and written application to internship coordinator at least 6 weeks before registering.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing MHS 7830
MHS 7840 Internship 1 in Counselor Education 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
The purpose of this course is to understand and obtain experience in the five core domains: (a) counseling and consultation, (b) leadership and advocacy, (c) research and scholarship, (d) supervision, and (e) teaching.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing MHS 7840
MHS 7941 Internship 2 in Counselor Education 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
This course focuses on career development, specifically related to articulating one’s specialization area and understanding and preparing for the roles of entering careers in academia and counseling management.
Prerequisite: MHS 7840.
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MHS 7946 Internship in Agency Program Management 6 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Internship in Agency Program Management
Prerequisite: written application to internship coordinator at least 6 weeks before registration. Open only to advanced doctoral students.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing MHS 7946
MHS 7979 Advanced Research 1-12 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Designed for students with a master's degree in the field of study or for students who have been admitted for a doctoral program. Not appropriate for students who have been admitted to candidacy.
Prerequisite: research for doctoral students before admission to candidacy.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing MHS 7979
MHS 7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation 1-15 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Research for Doctoral Dissertation
Catalog Program Pages Referencing MHS 7980
PCO 6939 Seminar: Current Topics in Counseling Psychology 3 Credits, Max 15 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Emphasis on theoretical background and implications for applied work.
Prerequisite: MHS 6401 or consent of instructor.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing PCO 6939
PCO 7217 Professional Ethics and Skills in Counseling Psychology 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Professional issues, ethics, relationships, and skills pertaining to practice of counseling psychology.
Prerequisite: graduate student status in counseling psychology or consent of instructor.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing PCO 7217
PCO 7949 Internship in Counseling Psychology 1 Credit, Max 12 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Full-time or equivalent work in a university or community agency where counseling functions are carried out under supervision. Open only to students in the counseling psychology program.
Prerequisite: written application to the Counseling Psychology Internship Coordinator.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing PCO 7949
SDS 6401 Counseling Skills for Non-Counselors 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Counseling skills in dyadic communication and in small groups.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing SDS 6401
SDS 6411 Counseling with Children 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Prereq or coreq: MHS 6401.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing SDS 6411
SDS 6436 Family-School Intervention 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Examines common patterns of family-school interaction and the major types of family-school interventions used to support children's learning and development including school-wide interventions to engage families, parent and teacher case consultation, and family referral for community services.
Prerequisite: MHS 5005, MHS 6401. ;
Corequisite: SDS 6411, SDS 6413 .
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SDS 6620 Organization and Administration of School Counseling Programs 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Organization and Administration of School Counseling Programs
Prerequisite: SDS 6411.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing SDS 6620
SDS 6831 Supervision for a Split Internship 3 Credits, Max 6 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Required first enrollment for students participating in internship over 2 semesters.
Prerequisite: adviser's consent, completion of practicum sequence, and written application to internship coordinator at least 6 weeks before registering. ;
Corequisite: MHS 7804, MHS 7807, SDS 7820, or 7802.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing SDS 6831
SDS 6905 Individual Work 1-4 Credits, Max 12 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Individual Work
Prerequisite: consent of instructor and graduate coordinator; approval of proposed project.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing SDS 6905
SDS 6936 Seminar in Counselor Education 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Seminar in Counselor Education
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Open to doctoral students in department.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing SDS 6936
SDS 6938 Special Topics 1-4 Credits, Max 12 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Special Topics
Prerequisite: consent of department chair.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing SDS 6938
SDS 7800 Practicum in School Counseling 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Practicum in School Counseling
Prerequisite: MHS 7800 , SDS 6411; adviser's consent; and written application to practicum coordinator at least 6 weeks before registration. ;
Corequisite: MHS 5005, MHS 6401, 6411, 6413, MHS 6421, MHS 6720.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing SDS 7800
SDS 7820 Group Supervision in School Counseling 3 Credits, Max 5 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Group Supervision in School Counseling
Prerequisite: written application to practicum/internship coordinator at least 6 weeks before registration. ;
Corequisite: MHS 7800 , SDS 7800 or SDS 7830, or MHS 6831.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing SDS 7820
SDS 7830 Internship in Counseling and Development-600 Hours 6 Credits, Max 18 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Internship in Counseling and Development-600 Hours
Prerequisite: adviser's consent, completion of all practica required for M.Ed. or Ed.S. degree, and written application to internship coordinator at least 6 weeks before registration. ;
Corequisite: SDS 7802, MHS 7804, MHS 7807, or SDS 7820.