Psychology - Graduate Course Descriptions

Counseling (COUN):

COUN 5313 Family Therapy
An overview of family therapies. Emphasis on conjoint family therapy, communication therapies, paradoxical therapy, and family pathology. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Course fee $7.

COUN 5314 Applied School Counseling
A practical skills course designed to give the opportunity for applied experience in conducting individual therapy. Video and audio feedback as well as extensive direct supervision given. Prerequisite: PSYC 5312, COUN 5334, COUN 5335 and consent of instructor. Course fee $10.

COUN 5315 Marriage Therapy
Different approaches to marital therapy. Examines common areas and patterns of marital dysfunction. Includes techniques for intervention. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Course fee $7.

COUN 5318 Sexuality and Sex Therapy
Examines normal functioning and the major problems of sexual dysfunction and psychological treatments from system and behavioral perspectives. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Course fee $7.

COUN 5319 Rehabilitation of the Substance Abuser
Examines the conceptualizations of both the causes and the treatment of drug abuse. Includes information regarding drug classification, the addictive process, and the rationale for various types of rehabilitation programs. Special emphasis on the dynamics of the addict and their family and how these dynamics affect rehabilitation of the drug abuser. Course fee $7.

COUN 5321 Dynamics and Treatment of Family Violence
A survey of the symptoms and issues involved in child abuse, sexual abuse, and spouse abuse, including appropriate treatment strategies. Course fee $7.

COUN 5324 Cultural Diversity of Clients
Examines client diversity with respect to ethnographic, demographic, and status variables, and challenges culturally biased assumptions which influence the provision of mental health services. Course fee $7.

COUN 5334 School Guidance and Counseling
A foundation course for those planning to enter school counseling, this course covers organization, planning, management, and evaluation of comprehensive school guidance programs; appropriate roles and functions of school counselors at various school levels; coordination of professional services; as well as strategies for appropriate interventions for various student issues, consulting and collaboration with school and agency professionals; and professional concerns such as ethics and legal issues. Recommended for non counselor educational professionals as well as counselors. Course fee $15.

COUN 5335 Career Guidance/Counseling and Assessment
Interrelationships among lifestyle, workplace, and career planning are explored. An overview of principles and practices of guidance and counseling in schools as they relate to the curriculum, guidance services, and the counseling process is presented. Techniques for assessment of career aptitudes and interests provide an opportunity for in-depth self study. Attention is given to career theories and techniques for facilitating career development. Course fee $35.

COUN 5380 Seminar in Counseling
Courses with a variety of topics areas; each course to address content areas of current issues and needs important to the dynamic concerns of counselors. May be repeated for additional credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Course fee $7.

COUN 5386 Supervised Practicum in School Counseling
A minimum of 200-clock hours of supervised experiences in a public or private school setting and, when necessary, in a setting in which psychological services are provided. Tier II. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and COUN 5334, PSYC 5312, and COUN 5314 or PSYC 5393. Course fee $10.

COUN 5396 & 5397 Supervised Practicum in Counseling
A minimum 225-clock hours of supervised experiences in a setting in which counseling services are provided. Prerequisite: Consent of advisor. Course fee $25.

Psychology (PSYC):

PSYC 5301 Tests and Measurement
Reviews major issues in psychological and educational measurement with emphasis on test development and the evaluation of psychometric properties. A secondary emphasis is on the application of various psychological tests. Prerequisite: PSYC 1301 and PSYC 3354 or equivalents. Course fee $10.

PSYC 5308 Advanced Psychopathology
Examines psychopathologies. Attention given to the causes of abnormal behavioral patterns, the labeling process, psychiatric nomenclature, and treatment procedures. Rationales for viewing deviance will be presented: analytic, behavioral, phenomenological, and biological. Prerequisite: PSYC 4311 or equivalent. Course fee $7.

PSYC 5312 Counseling Theories
Problems of assessment, therapeutic contracting, and an eclectic presentation of divergent techniques of counseling. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Course fee $7.

PSYC 5320 Advanced Study in Human Growth and Development
An advanced study of the synthesis of knowledge concerning sensory-motor skills, communication skills, social-emotional skills, and cognitive functions of learners. Course fee $7.

PSYC 5325 School Psychology
Examination of the profession of school psychology; problems of psychological evaluation and remediation, referral and liaison with community mental health agencies, and other service centers; psychological reports and ethics of psychologists. Course fee $7.

PSYC 5326 Psychological Consultation
Designed to familiarize students with the theory and processes of psychological consultation using a combination of didactic instruction and laboratory skills training. Emphasis is on consulting in educational settings and, secondarily, in other settings (e.g., hospitals, industrial). Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Course fee $7.

PSYC 5328 Issues and Professional Ethics
Survey of issues in the practice of psychology and counseling from an ethical and professional viewpoint. Consideration the rules of the psychology and counseling boards, ethical case studies, and professional practices. Course fee $7.

PSYC 5330 Counseling Children and Adolescents
Examines the relevant counseling theories and techniques as they apply to children and adolescents. Includes interventions with emotionally disturbed or behaviorally disordered children. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Course fee $7.

PSYC 5340 Advanced Psychological Statistics and Design
Includes aspects of complex experimental designs, statistical hypothesis testing, decision theory, multiple regression analysis, ANOVA, distribution-free techniques, and factor analysis. Prerequisites: PSYC 3331 and PSYC 3354 or equivalents. Course fee $7.

PSYC 5342 Advanced General Psychology
Survey of sensory processes, perceptual processes, theories of motivation, statistical tests and design, learning theories and personality, and contemporary issues and problems in psychology. Course fee $7.

PSYC 5345 Group Processes
Studies in interpersonal learning, types of groups, and member/leader behaviors in growth and therapy groups. Emphasis on theory, research, and interpersonal growth experiences. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Course fee $7.

PSYC 5350 Clinical Neuropsychology
Introduction to historical background of brain-behavior relationship. Focus upon brain pathologies and underlying brain structures: aphasia, alexia, agraphia, body schema disturbances, apraxia, agnosia, neglect syndromes, late and early onset dementias, frontal lobe syndrome, seizure disorders, and related brain syndromes. Course fee $52.

PSYC 5352 Neuroanatomical Bases of Behavior
A survey of the basic anatomy and neurochemistry of the brain as it relates to both normal and abnormal behavior. Includes every major neurotransmitter of the brain and abnormalities of these systems as they relate to human illness. Course fee $7.

PSYC 5354 Psychopharmacology
A survey of physiological and behavioral effects of the major classes of psychoactive drugs including therapeutic agents and drugs of abuse, side effects, teratogenicity and mechanisms of action. Prerequisite: PSYC 5352 or equivalent. Course fee $7.

PSYC 5356 Neuropsychological Assessment of Memory
The basic skills and theory of memory assessment in diverse patients including geriatric individuals. Emphasis will be on the administration, scoring and interpretation of the Wechsler Memory Scale and Memory Assessment Scales, and the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT). Prerequisite: Neuropsychology Specialization or consent of instructor. Recommended:PSYC 4318 or equivalent. Course fee $52.

PSYC 5358 Neuropsychological Assessment: Halstead-Reitan
Basic skills in neuropsychological assessment and brain functioning with emphasis on administration, scoring, and interpretation of the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Testing Battery. Prerequisite: A previous assessment course or testing background and consent of instructor. Recommended: A physiological psychology course. Course fee $52.

PSYC 5361 Behavior Modification
Principles of conditioning; a review of various learning theories; and systematic desensitization, flooding, modeling, behavior rehearsal, self-regulation of behavior, and token economies will be studied. Prerequisite: PSYC 3225/3125 or equivalent and consent of instructor. Course fee $10.

PSYC 5366 Assessment of Individual Mental Ability I
Examines the historical background of selected individual scales of intellectual functioning. Special emphasis will be given to supervised practice in the administration, scoring, interpretation, and psychological report writing of the WISC-III, WAIS-III and WPPSI. Prerequisite: PSYC 4301, PSYC 5301, or equivalent; and consent of instructor. Course fee $52.

PSYC 5367 Assessment of Individual Mental Ability II
Emphasizes the Stanford Binet IQ test and other appropriate school testing instruments. Special emphasis on supervised practice in the administration, scoring, interpretation, and psychological report writing. Prerequisite: PSYC 4301, PSYC 5301, or equivalent; and consent of instructor. Course fee $52.

PSYC 5368 Assessment of Personality
An examination of personality assessment instruments employed in a variety of settings and administration, scoring, interpretation and psychological report writing for selected instruments will be covered. Prerequisite: Major in psychology and consent of instructor. Course fee $50.

PSYC 5369 Psychological Assessment of Children and Adolescents
A survey course in the psychological assessment of children and adolescents. Includes a review of basic psychometrics and classification systems for child psychopathology. Focuses on different types of assessment procedures used with children and adolescents as well as the assessment/diagnostic process. Attention given to specific psychological disorders of children and adolescents. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Course fee $25.

PSYC 5370 Principles and Bioinstrumentation Theory in Biofeedback
Review of research and origin of biofeedback methods; feedback myography, feedback encephalography, and feedback skin temperature; operation and use of equipment and principles of operant conditioning will also be covered. Prerequisite: PSYC 4318 and consent of instructor.

PSYC 5371 Seminar in Bio-Feedback and Affective Conditioning
Clinical applications of bio-feedback technology. Training in deep muscle relaxation, EEG shaping, desensitization, and skin temperature conditioning. Prerequisite: PSYC 5370 or equivalent. Course fee $52.

PSYC 5373 Diagnosis and Treatment of Child Sexual Abuse
An intensive study of the appropriate procedures for the diagnosis, assessment and various treatment strategies of sexual abuse in children and adolescents. Course fee $23.

PSYC 5380 Seminar in Psychology
Seminar of topical interest in specialized areas of psychology. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Course fee $7.

PSYC 5384: Cognitive Therapy: Theory and Application
An in-depth exploration of the theoretical assumptions underlying cognitive-behavioral therapy and its application in treating depression, anxiety, anger, relationship problems, and personality disorders. Tier II. Prerequisites: PSYC 5361 and consent of instructor. Course fee $8.

PSYC 5388/5389 Supervised Internship in School Psychology
A minimum of 600 clock-hours of supervised experiences in an appropriate setting. Experiences include assessment, intervention, behavior management, and consultation for children representing a range of ages, populations, and needs. Tier II. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Course fee $7.

PSYC 5390 Psychology of Aging
Examines various aspects of aging, with a major focus on the psychosocial stresses and adaptive processes associated with changes in cognitive function, sensory processes, personality, social and work roles, and physiology in the aged.

PSYC 5391 Social and Biological Gerontology
Examines various social and biological theories of aging, with a major focus on mental health issues. Includes diagnostic evaluation, adjustment efforts, and treatment processes. Recommended: PSYC 5390 or equivalent.

PSYC 5392 Applied Counseling Practice
A clinical skills course emphasizing the acquisition of practical therapeutic techniques through role playing and modeling. Video and audio feedback as well as direct supervision given. Tier II. Prerequisite: PSYC 5312 and consent of instructor. Course fee $25.

PSYC 5393 Applied Therapy
The application of practical therapeutic techniques with clients. Video feedback and direct supervision. Tier II. Prerequisites: PSYC 5312, PSYC 5392, and consent of instructor. Course fee $25.

PSYC 5394/5395 Thesis
Selection of a research topic and development of a thesis plan. Prerequisite: Consent of advisor. Course fee $7.

PSYC 5396/5397 Supervised Practicum in Psychology
A minimum of 225-clockhours of supervised experiences in a setting in which psychological services are provided. Tier II. Prerequisite: Consent of advisor. Course fee $25.

PSYC 5199/5299/5399 Independent Study
Independent study in specific areas of psychology not covered by organized graduate courses. A maximum of six credit hours of independent study courses may be applied toward a graduate degree. Prerequisite: Consent of advisor. Course fee required.