AHE LDEA, LOWER DIVISION ED ABROAD, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 99 credits.

AHE UDEA, UPPER DIVISION ED ABROAD, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 99 credits.

AHE 210, +HIGHER EDUCATION GOES HOLLYWOOD: RACIAL NARRATIVES AND STUDENT EXPERIENCES, 3 Credits

Explains how race and ethnicity intersect with power to perpetuate systemic oppression in higher education through television and film. Discusses the social construction and evolution of racial and ethnic differences, and their impact on college students’ experiences. Illustrates the cultural assets and resilience of Students of Color in dismantling racism and oppression in higher education.

Attributes: CFDP – Core Ed - Difference, Power & Oppression

Available via Ecampus

AHE 410, INTERNSHIP/WORK EXPERIENCE, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

AHE 440, INTRODUCTION TO ADULT LEARNING, 3 Credits

Explores various theories and principles of development for the adult learner. Integrates various methods of understanding for how adults learn and process information. Develops a personal philosophy of adult education.

Recommended: ED 253

AHE 450, EXPLORING LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION, 3 Credits

Examines leadership and management theories often used in education and training settings, while studying values, characteristics, and challenges in the development of a philosophy and portfolio. Explores the value of diversity within leadership in education and training.

AHE 501, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits

Equivalent to: ED 501

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

AHE 503, THESIS, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 999 credits.

AHE 506, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

Available via Ecampus

AHE 510, INTERNSHIP, 1-18 Credits

This course is repeatable for 18 credits.

Available via Ecampus

AHE 522, INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY I, 1 Credit

Explores technologies used in distance education to deliver content and facilitate active learning through learner creation of digital portfolios and artifacts using online tools and apps.

Corequisites: AHE 553

Available via Ecampus

AHE 523, INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY II, 1 Credit

An overview of best practices in digital-age learning design, including implementation of backward design principles.

Prerequisite: AHE 522 with C or better

Corequisites: AHE 533

Available via Ecampus

AHE 524, INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY III, 1 Credit

Students will develop the knowledge and skills needed to design and create complete online teachings/courses within a learning management system.

Prerequisite: AHE 522 with C or better and AHE 523 [C]

Corequisites: AHE 531

Available via Ecampus

AHE 525, INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY IV, 1 Credit

Learners will research and demonstrate how to use a current innovative instructional technology, as well as develop skills in understanding trends and preparing for future innovations in instructional technology.

Prerequisite: AHE 522 with C or better and AHE 523 [C] and AHE 524 [C]

Corequisites: AHE 547

Available via Ecampus

AHE 531, INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN, 4 Credits

Designed for instructors, trainers, managers, organizational consultants or others who are responsible for the development of programs and courses in community colleges, the workplace or other settings. Using systems concepts and methods, students will learn to design learner-centered instructional programs and courses.

Available via Ecampus

AHE 532, PROGRAM EVALUATION, 4 Credits

Assessing outcomes in college curriculum and workplace training programs from a systems perspective and evaluation of program effectiveness. Particular emphasis on formative and summative evaluation, frameworks for program evaluation, quantitative and qualitative methods and analysis, communicating and reporting evaluation findings, and the ethics and standards of evaluation practice.

Available via Ecampus

AHE 533, NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND RESEARCH, 4 Credits

Introduces workplace learning needs assessment (WLNA) and research principles and practices for individual and collaborative learning groups.

Prerequisite: AHE 553 with C or better

Available via Ecampus

AHE 534, ORGANIZATIONS AND SYSTEMS THEORY, 4 Credits

Introduces principles and practices underlying individual and collaborative work group learning. Participants will learn how to create an environment that promotes effective and efficient workplace learning.

Available via Ecampus

AHE 547, INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR ADULT LEARNERS, 4 Credits

Exploration of and practice using instructional strategies to enhance adult learning. Acquisition of an instructional strategy tool kit as well as a method for evaluating adult learning events.

Available via Ecampus

AHE 549, ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES, 4 Credits

Focuses on issues facing professionals working with adult learners as well as ethical issues relevant to the practice and scholarship in the field. Combines instruction in inquiry-based teaching methods and learning theory with work in professional settings, such as for-profit and non-profit organizations and government agencies.

Available via Ecampus

AHE 553, ADULT LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT, 4 Credits

Introduce participants to key theories, orientations, models, and principles of learning and development in adulthood.

Available via Ecampus

AHE 567, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN RELATIONS, 4 Credits

Exploration of multiple theories of leadership in different organizational contexts; synthesize theory with experience to construct a personal framework for leadership practice.

Available via Ecampus

AHE 575, EDUCATIONAL FINANCE, 3 Credits

Finance, budgeting and accounting for sources of revenue; deferral, state and local financing, budgeting and accounting models, practical experience combined with examination of theory, trends and issues. Focus in either public schools, community colleges or higher education through practical experience.

Available via Ecampus

AHE 582, LEGAL ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 3 Credits

A comprehensive presentation and discussion of the law governing administration within community colleges and college/universities with a special emphasis on student services administration.

Available via Ecampus

AHE 599, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

AHE 601, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits

Equivalent to: ED 601

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

AHE 602, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits

Equivalent to: ED 602

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

AHE 603, THESIS, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 999 credits.

Available via Ecampus

AHE 605, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits

Equivalent to: ED 605

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

AHE 606, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

AHE 607, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits

Equivalent to: ED 607

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

AHE 608, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits

Equivalent to: ED 608

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

AHE 609, PRACTICUM CLINICAL EXPERIENCE, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

AHE 610, INTERNSHIP, 1-15 Credits

This course is repeatable for 15 credits.

Available via Ecampus

AHE 612, APPLIED RESEARCH METHODS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 3 Credits

Emphasizes applied research methods used in educational settings to improve practice. Identifies and inventories localized problems of practice within the workplace and explores the relationship between problems of practice and applied research. Outlines the necessary steps to complete an applied dissertation and explores research and data collection methods. Reviews ethical issues associated with designing and conducting applied research for higher education.

AHE 613, RESEARCH ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION IN EDUCATION, 3 Credits

Critical analysis of scholarly studies in education from a variety of research perspectives.

Recommended: AHE 612 and completion or concurrent enrollment in an intermediate statistics course

AHE 614, ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODS IN EDUCATION, 1-3 Credits

Selected topics in research methods as appropriate for research perspectives in education.

This course is repeatable for 6 credits.

Recommended: AHE 613

AHE 617, NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 3 Credits

Explores needs assessment as an applied research tool. Addresses definitions of types of needs assessment and compares needs assessment approaches. Applies research skills in the creation, design and implementation of a pilot needs assessment project focused around educational inequities.

AHE 618, QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, 3 Credits

Introduces learners to a variety of qualitative research perspectives and methodologies. Participants will examine these approaches by critiquing a scholarly article containing qualitative methods; formulating qualitative questions; writing a short proposal; collecting, coding, and analyzing data; and writing a final synthesis paper.

AHE 619, QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH II, 3 Credits

Focuses on the interlocking concepts of theory and data to broaden understanding and application of qualitative methodologies to improve research design and analysis from varying disciplinary approaches for the study of higher education.

Prerequisite: AHE 618 with C or better

AHE 623, CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 3 Credits

Examines contemporary challenges facing higher education institutions and identifies connections between broader issues and problems of practice. Compares and contrasts issues and problems at different institutional types. Identifies relationships between major issues, policies, and external factors.

AHE 630, PROGRAM EVALUATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 3 Credits

Examines program evaluation methods and frameworks used in higher education. Describes key models, theories, strategies, and underlying assumptions of evaluation practice and addresses appropriate evaluation designs. Explores the political and contextual factors that affect the practice of evaluation and effective methods for disseminating evaluation findings. Applies evaluation skills to assess efficacy and effectiveness of solutions focused on a problem of practice.

AHE 634, POWER AND PRIVILEGE IN LEADERSHIP, 3 Credits

Critically analyzes how systemic power and privilege serve to maintain/reproduce systemic inequities. Evaluates ways leadership identity is socially constructed and identifies leadership style in relation to identity. Distinguishes between academic and student affairs leadership. Analyzes leaders’ engagement with the environment and assesses critical perspectives, models, and theories that inform leadership practice.

AHE 638, HISTORY OF HIGHER EDUCATION, 3 Credits

Surveys American higher education across 200-plus years of American history, with a specific emphasis in this section on the American community college.

AHE 640, HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION I, 3 Credits

Examines the role of academic and student affairs leaders in managing effective and inclusive institutions. Explores creating equity-focused policies and practices that promote diverse and inclusive learning environments. Addresses how leaders can formulate equitable strategies to recruit, retain, and develop faculty, staff and leaders and analyzes leadership strategies for navigating institutional dynamics. Evaluates skills to foster productive cross-campus collaborations between units, divisions, and departments.

Available via Ecampus

AHE 641, HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION III, 3 Credits

Examines the role of external relations in leading effective and inclusive higher education institutions. Identifies the relationship between leaders, various stakeholders and external constituents, and analyzes strategies for leaders to effectively communicate with the media. Describes the role and responsibilities of college and university boards. Identifies leaders’ role in fundraising and philanthropy and compares strategies for individual fundraising and project fundraising at different institutional types. Evaluates community engagement strategies for higher education leaders. Analyzes the influence of globalization and internationalization on higher education practice, policy, procedures, and programs.

AHE 643, ORGANIZATION THEORY-HIGHER EDUCATION, 3 Credits

An introduction to organizational theory (OT). The texts allow us to explore how systems thinking is applied to our world, and how we can use it to better understand the nature of human social engagement. Both OT and living systems theories are deeply associated with improvement and change theories in higher education settings and business.

AHE 644, POLICY ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 3 Credits

Examines state and national policy issues impacting leadership in higher education. Describes contexts underlying policies impacting college access and outcomes and distinguishes theoretical approaches for higher education policymaking. Explores how leaders inform and influence policy within systems of higher education. Applies knowledge to an analysis of policy issues impacting higher education.

AHE 645, ETHICAL PRACTICE, 3 Credits

Reviews major ethical theories with an emphasis on practical applications related to community college professional practice.

AHE 648, HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION II, 3 Credits

Examines the role of strategic, operational, and fiscal management and planning in leading inclusive and equitable higher education institutions. Analyzes strategies to efficiently and effectively manage institutional resources and explores the role of leaders in developing and executing strategic plans. Explores the responsibility of a budget manager, including the development of strategies for equitable budget management. Explains the development of organizational processes and policies. Analyzes leadership strategies for addressing emergent issues in higher education.

Available via Ecampus

AHE 652, INDIVIDUAL LEVEL THEORY IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 3 Credits

Analyze the role of theory in conducting equity-focused higher education research. Diagram systemic inequities in higher education and evaluate individual-level theories. Compare approaches to developing theories across social science disciplines. Identify appropriate theories and theoretical concepts for use in research.

AHE 672, INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 3 Credits

Introduces research methodologies designed to enable students to comprehend and critically evaluate research across social science disciplines, as well as prepare them for ethical research activities. Engages with the research process, including but not limited to the importance of existing literature, the role theoretical frameworks play, and generating impactful research questions. Exposes different methodological approaches to collecting data focused mostly on quantitative and qualitative research, as well as the limitations and advantages associated with the various methods (i.e., interviews, focus groups, secondary data analysis, etc.). Explores research epistemologies and how these beliefs influence worldview and subsequent research.

AHE 699, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

CSSA LDEA, LOWER DIVISION ED ABROAD, 0-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 99 credits.

CSSA UDEA, UPPER DIVISION ED ABROAD, 0-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 99 credits.

CSSA 501, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

CSSA 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

CSSA 503, THESIS, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 999 credits.

Available via Ecampus

CSSA 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

Available via Ecampus

CSSA 506, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

Available via Ecampus

CSSA 507, SEMINAR, 1-5 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

CSSA 508, WORKSHOP, 1-3 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

CSSA 510, INTERNSHIP, 1-18 Credits

This course is repeatable for 18 credits.

Available via Ecampus

CSSA 513, INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH INQUIRY, 3 Credits

Builds fluency with the basic theoretical and methodological considerations that inform the research process. Illustrates challenges and opportunities social scientists face while designing empirical studies and interpreting data. Surveys theoretical orientations that shape the social science research process. Analyzes researchers’ methods of generating and evaluating data. Generates the elements of a research study, including a literature review, conceptual framework, researchable questions, and data sources. Examines designs used to structure disciplined inquiry.

Available via Ecampus

CSSA 514, CAPSTONE, 1-9 Credits

Provides guided independent work to assist graduate students in designing and developing their degree capstone. Emphasizes cumulative, comprehensive, and reflective form of student assessment, in the form of a project or portfolio. Engages in original research and applies program concepts and theories to their chosen field of study and/or area of practice. Focuses on skills to sharpen research application, develop reflective writing, and conduct peer review.

This course is repeatable for 18 credits.

Available via Ecampus

CSSA 520, DEIBJ IN STUDENT AFFAIRS - CONTEXTS AND CURRENT CONVERSATIONS, 3 Credits

Introduces major practical approaches, metrics, and debates of diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and justice (DEIBJ) practice in higher education. Contributes to the advancement of our collective knowledge in current contexts and emerging best practices. Engages with higher education through the lens of social justice and equity-mindedness, and maintains a commitment to anti-racist policy analysis.

Available via Ecampus

CSSA 530, HUMANIZING OUR PRACTICE: SKILLS FOR TRANSFORMATIVE RELATIONSHIPS, 3 Credits

Explores the research-informed helping skills and practices to support college students. Utilizes humanizing and critical frameworks to build transformative relationships across student affairs. Assesses and practices group facilitation using equity, access, and advocacy as assets, prioritizing one-on-one skills to foster care, collaboration, inclusion, and belonging, allowing for the building of community, relationships, and success.

Available via Ecampus

CSSA 534, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & ADVOCACY IN STUDENT AFFAIRS, 3 Credits

Examines the intersection of Student Affairs, Community Engagement, and Advocacy, foregrounding the University as a terrain of struggle over forms of racialized capitalism and settlement. Immerses in theory, methods, and ethics of community engagement and advocacy. Introduces students to the ideas, information, and understandings that can inform practitioner efforts to promote social change both on campus and in society broadly.

CSSA 535, TRAGEDY AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 3 Credits

Introduction to the history of major incidents of college and university tragedies and best practices for preventing and responding to these crisis situations.

CSSA 548, HISTORY OF U.S. STUDENT AFFAIRS & CURRENT APPLICATIONS, 3 Credits

Examines the origins of U.S. higher education from the colonial period to the contemporary period. Situates the rise of student affairs among various changes in the higher education landscape such as changing student demographics. Utilizes critical perspectives to consider how this history impacts the field of student affairs and how practitioners support the student body.

Available via Ecampus

CSSA 549, GLOBALIZATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 3 Credits

Exposes students to the multifaceted nature of global education by exploring Globalization/internationalization as it relates not only to student affairs, but to the greater higher education setting.

Available via Ecampus

CSSA 551, FOUNDATIONS OF STUDENT AFFAIRS, 3 Credits

Explores the historical, philosophical, and organizational foundations of student affairs through critical perspectives. Investigates the core mission and purpose of student affairs and how these objectives change over time in response to broader social, cultural, political, and economic forces. Probes the expansive offerings across the profession and the persistent challenges practitioners face. Considers theories and practices that improve the learning, development, and career preparation for diverse and underrepresented students.

Available via Ecampus

CSSA 552, STUDENT DEVELOPMENT THEORY, 3 Credits

Appraises and devises practices supporting holistic student development. Enhances comprehension of processes in learning, growth, and development. Explores holistic theories concerning models of development, and the impact of the diverse ways of practicability in student development. Critiques traditional models of development within the field of student affairs—this is done as an effort to enable informed student affairs pedagogy and praxis.

Available via Ecampus

CSSA 554, THE LAW & POLITICS IN STUDENT AFFAIRS, 3 Credits

Examines the legal and political issues that govern student affairs through various critical frameworks. Interrogates how colleges/universities are extensions of the state, subordinated to the state, and in conflict with the state. Surveys the core legal and politicized issues arising from higher education’s relationship to the state. Probes the ethical issues and tensions student affairs practitioners face in upholding laws and policies and evaluates approaches for addressing their requirements.

Available via Ecampus

CSSA 557, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS PRACTITIONERS, 1 Credit

Explores various ongoing and innovative approaches to professional and personal development of careers in student affairs. Engages with current perspectives in the field so students can reflect upon their identity as practitioners and build plans for future professional success. Includes activities such as conducting self-assessments and goal setting, exploring professional competencies and ethics, and preparing job market materials.

Available via Ecampus

CSSA 558, INSTITUTIONAL GOVERNANCE & ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIORS IN STUDENT AFFAIRS, 3 Credits

Examines the organizational behaviors, governance, and policies that make up higher education’s ecosystem of regulation. Investigates higher education through an organizational lens, looking at the University as an integrated and complex system, rather than as mutually exclusive divisions, departments or functions. Evaluates organizations through a human-centered approach that allows Student Affairs practitioners to learn how institutions make decisions, develop policy, and interact with their community.

Available via Ecampus

CSSA 560, FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE, 3 Credits

Examines the foundations of social justice in higher education. Considers foundational critical pedagogists and explores how to engage in action to address issues of inequity and injustice in higher education.

Available via Ecampus

CSSA 574, BUDGET AND FINANCE, 3 Credits

Introduces budget and finance in student services. Covers topics which student affairs practitioners should be familiar, able to use, and to assess.

CSSA 575, INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES, 3 Credits

Develops a baseline understanding of key community college concepts. Explores an overview of history and mission, culture, governance, funding, student demographics, academic programs, and student support services.

CSSA 580, ACADEMIC ADVISING, 2 Credits

Provides an introduction to academic advising as a profession and an essential component of quality higher education. Examines the history, theory, core values and practices that encompass this dynamic functional area and considers how advising skill sets play out in other student services areas.

Available via Ecampus

CSSA 599, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

COUN LDEA, LOWER DIVISION ED ABROAD, 0-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 99 credits.

COUN UDEA, UPPER DIVISION ED ABROAD, 0-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 99 credits.

COUN 213, AI FUNDAMENTALS FOR COUNSELORS AND SOCIAL WORKERS, 3 Credits

Introduces practical applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in helping professional contexts. Emphasizes how counselors and social workers can critically understand and responsibly use AI tools such as chatbots and documentation assistance. Explores how AI is shaping communication, behavior prediction, assessment, and mental health support. Develops foundational skills in interpreting AI outputs, assessing limitations, identifying ethical concerns, and designing effective prompts for helping environments. No coding or technical background required.

COUN 421, PERSONAL GROWTH AND WELLNESS IN THE MODERN WORLD, 3 Credits

Explores social and emotional adjustment, growth, and wellness within current social contexts. Examines challenges to wellness and the role of normal development, self-help, and the helping professions in the growth process.

Available via Ecampus

COUN 431, SOCIAL CHANGE: ADDICTIONS AND TREATMENT, 3 Credits

Explores the etiology of addictions in modern society including the history and development of addictions work. Studies many aspects of addiction including historical origins, risk factors, biological and psychological functioning, counseling issues, skills, theories, assessment, treatment, relapse prevention, research, cultural and social justice issues, co-occurring disorders and population-specific information.

Available via Ecampus

COUN 441, INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING, 3 Credits

Provides students with an overview of the counseling profession that includes the history and philosophical foundations of the profession and roles and functions of professional counselors. The course content will critically engage the privilege and responsibility of the counseling profession in a multicultural society.

Available via Ecampus

COUN 496, +UNHOUSED IN OREGON, 4 Credits

Examines complex causes of houselessness through transdisciplinary biophysical, environmental, psychological, and socio-political lenses. Investigates urban design, addiction, mental health, housing policies, and ecological factors. Engages problem-based learning to problematize the issue. Fosters interdisciplinary team collaboration to develop creative, ethical, evidence-based, and globally relevant real-world solutions. Supports communication of findings to authentic audiences through innovative public-facing formats.

Attributes: CSSS – Core Ed - Seeking Solutions

COUN 499, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 18 credits.

COUN 501, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

COUN 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

COUN 503, THESIS, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 999 credits.

COUN 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-3 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

COUN 506, PROJECTS, 1-3 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

COUN 507, SEMINAR, 1-3 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

COUN 508, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

COUN 509, PRACTICUM, 1-16 Credits

Designed to develop competencies in basic skills, facilitative dimensions, and counseling process. Self-critique, peer-critique, and supervisor-critique of videotaped interview. Written self-critique, oral case presentation and charting skills are learned.

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

COUN 510, INTERNSHIP, 1-16 Credits

The internship is the culminating field experience of the MS in Counseling program. It is designed to provide students with an on-site placement in a public or private mental health or school setting that will create the necessary bridge between training and professionalism. Students are expected to function per the expectations of other full-time employees and counseling staff at the internship site.

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

COUN 511, COUNSELING PRE-PRACTICUM, 4 Credits

Examines and develops competencies in basic counseling skills and processes. Integrates self-critiques, peer critiques, and supervisor critiques of counseling microskills.

Equivalent to: COUN 513

COUN 512, PRACTICUM IN COUNSELING, 1-4 Credits

Applies knowledge of counseling skills, theory, and ethics to field-based practice with diverse populations of students/clients in school and clinical mental health settings. Integrates feedback received from qualified professional and faculty supervisors and peers in site-based and remote clinical supervision to improve competencies and enhance development of self-as-counselor. Investigates risk assessment, social justice counseling, and student/client advocacy.

Prerequisite: COUN 511 with P or better

Equivalent to: COUN 514

This course is repeatable for 8 credits.

Available via Ecampus

COUN 513, COUNSELING PRE-PRACTICUM, 3 Credits

Examines and develops competencies in basic counseling skills and processes. Integrates self-critiques, peer critiques, and supervisor critiques of counseling microskills.

Equivalent to: COUN 511

COUN 514, PRACTICUM IN COUNSELING, 3 Credits

Applies knowledge of counseling skills, theory, and ethics to field-based practice with diverse populations of students/clients in school and clinical mental health settings. Integrates feedback received from qualified professional and faculty supervisors and peers in site-based and remote clinical supervision to improve competencies and enhance development of self-as-counselor. Investigates risk assessment, social justice counseling, and student/client advocacy.

Prerequisite: COUN 513 with P or better

Equivalent to: COUN 512

This course is repeatable for 8 credits.

COUN 515, COUNSELING INTERNSHIP, 1-12 Credits

Builds and appraises the growth and development of students as professional counselors in an on-site clinical mental health or school setting. Expands and enhances students’ knowledge base, skill level, and professional identity via guided clinical practice in a public or private mental health or school setting. Guides students through a developmentally appropriate clinical training experience across three terms that creates the necessary bridge between pre-professional training and professional practice.

Prerequisite: COUN 512 with P or better or COUN 514 with P or better

This course is repeatable for 25 credits.

Available via Ecampus

COUN 520, PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, 4 Credits

Evaluates occupational, legal, and ethical aspects of professional counseling practice. Elaborates on advanced application of ethical codes, counselor licensure statutes and rules, professional identity, counseling advocacy and leadership, diversity, equity, and inclusion as best practice, continuing education and credentialing, and sustaining a career as a licensed professional clinical mental health counselor.

Equivalent to: COUN 521

Available via Ecampus

COUN 521, PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, 3 Credits

Evaluates occupational, legal, and ethical aspects of professional counseling practice. Elaborates on advanced application of ethical codes, counselor licensure statutes and rules, professional identity, counseling advocacy and leadership, diversity, equity, and inclusion as best practice, continuing education and credentialing, and sustaining a career as a licensed professional clinical mental health counselor.

Equivalent to: COUN 520

Available via Ecampus

COUN 529, DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVES IN COUNSELING, 4 Credits

Explores affective, behavioral, cognitive, moral, and physical development for human growth and maturation across the lifespan. Differentiates between theories of personality, learning, and human development. Analyzes internal, situational, and environmental factors and events that impact human development, functioning, and behavior. Identifies and explains ethical considerations in working with diverse clients/students at various developmental levels. Creates culturally-informed intervention plans to facilitate academic, social/emotional, and career development of clients.

Equivalent to: COUN 531

COUN 531, DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVES IN COUNSELING, 3 Credits

Explores affective, behavioral, cognitive, moral, and physical development for human growth and maturation across the lifespan. Differentiates between theories of personality, learning, and human development. Analyzes internal, situational, and environmental factors and events that impact human development, functioning, and behavior. Identifies and explains ethical considerations in working with diverse clients/students at various developmental levels. Creates culturally-informed intervention plans to facilitate academic, social/emotional, and career development of clients.

Equivalent to: COUN 529

COUN 532, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES IN COUNSELING, 3 Credits

Addresses social and cultural factors affecting counseling. Examines studies of change, ethnic groups, subcultures, changing roles of women, sexism, urban and rural societies, population patterns, cultural mores, use of leisure time, and differing life patterns.

Equivalent to: COUN 534

Recommended: COUN 513 and COUN 514.

COUN 533, ADDICTION THEORIES, PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT, 3 Credits

Analyzes prevention, treatment, and recovery across the lifespan through a biopsychosocial perspective on substance use and other addictive behaviors. Outlines the etiology and neurobiology of addiction for counselors in school and community settings who may work with individuals and families impacted by addiction. Examines signs of substance intoxication and withdrawal, eating and gambling disorders; to conduct appropriate screenings; and to facilitate developmentally appropriate prevention for students/clients.

COUN 534, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES IN COUNSELING, 4 Credits

Addresses social and cultural factors affecting counseling. Examines studies of change, ethnic groups, subcultures, changing roles of women, sexism, urban and rural societies, population patterns, cultural mores, use of leisure time, and differing life patterns.

Equivalent to: COUN 532

Recommended: COUN 511 and COUN 512

COUN 535, ADDICTION THEORIES, PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT, 4 Credits

Analyzes prevention, treatment, and recovery across the lifespan through a biopsychosocial perspective on substance use and other addictive behaviors. Outlines the etiology and neurobiology of addiction for counselors in school and community settings who may work with individuals and families impacted by addiction. Examines signs of substance intoxication and withdrawal, eating and gambling disorders; to conduct appropriate screenings; and to facilitate developmentally appropriate prevention for students/clients.

Equivalent to: COUN 533

COUN 536, APPLIED PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY FOR COUNSELORS, 3 Credits

Acquaints counseling students with the fundamentals of psychotropic drugs. Basics of pharmacology, adverse effects, indications, and drug interactions will be discussed. Boundaries of practice and practical issues of assessment and referral will be covered. The overall aim of the course is to provide information about psychopharmacology to the non-medical mental health care provider so that she or he can be a more informed member of the mental health care team. This course does not purport to prepare the student to be any part of the pharmacological prescriptive process. That is the purview of the medically trained person.

Available via Ecampus

COUN 538, SUPPORTING DIVERSE POPULATIONS IN K-12 SCHOOLS, 3 Credits

Explores the selection and application of curriculum and the understanding of the classroom teaching experience as it relates to all student populations including ELL and SPED. Examines and understands the unique strengths and needs, assessment process, and state and federal law associated with these populations in order to effectively be able to support them and their families. Identifies the specialized school programs and state and national regulations that support a variety of learning in a collaborative framework.

Available via Ecampus

COUN 541, COUNSELING IDENTITY, PRACTICE, AND ETHICS, 3 Credits

Introduces topics related to professional identity and ethical practice in counseling. Discusses history of the counseling profession; professional advocacy; counselors’ roles and responsibilities in institutional, community and educational settings; and counselors’ power and duty as agents of change in a global society.

COUN 542, COUNSELING IDENTITY, PRACTICE, AND ETHICS, 4 Credits

Introduces topics related to professional identity and ethical practice in counseling. Discusses history of the counseling profession; professional advocacy; counselors’ roles and responsibilities in institutional, community and educational settings; and counselors’ power and duty as agents of change in a global society.

Equivalent to: COUN 541

COUN 546, LEADERSHIP OF SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAMS, 3 Credits

Examines the components of a Comprehensive School Counseling Program and the role of the school counselor. Prepares school counselors to lead teams as leaders in the development and implementation of comprehensive school counseling programs. Introduces principles of leadership, system change, and advocacy. Examines State and National Comprehensive School Counseling models to implement as a leader.

Available via Ecampus

COUN 548, SPECIAL EDUCATION ISSUES IN COUNSELING, 3 Credits

Addresses various educational disability categories, the fundamentals of special education law, the special education assessment process, the special education definition of emotional/behavioral disorders, and the counselor's role in supporting children with special emotional needs.

COUN 550, FOUNDATIONS OF MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, 3 Credits

Explores the foundations of clinical mental health counseling including: (1) historical, philosophical, societal, cultural, economic, and political dimensions of and current trends in the community human service/mental health movement; (2) roles, functions, preparation standards, credentialing, licensure, and professional identity of clinical mental health counselors; and (3) policies, laws, legislation, recognition, reimbursement, right-to-practice, and other issues relevant to clinical mental health counseling. Focuses on prevention and intervention, social justice, advocacy within the medical model, and preparation for clinical practice.

COUN 551, THEORIES AND TECHNIQUES OF COUNSELING I, 3 Credits

Examines theoretical approaches to counseling and psychotherapy. Distinguishes the importance of therapeutic working alliance and the counseling process, and analyzes a select set of major current counseling theories, theory-specific processes, techniques, and application across counseling setting and populations. Fosters the development of theory-based conceptualization skills and theory-specific techniques; examines social and cultural influences on theory development and application in counseling; and cultivates counseling skill development through experiential lab practices of counseling techniques.

COUN 552, THEORIES AND TECHNIQUES OF COUNSELING II, 3 Credits

Builds on development of knowledge and skills in counseling theories and techniques gained in COUN 551 and surveys an additional select set of major current counseling theories by examining their respective processes, techniques, and application across counseling settings and populations. Strengthens counseling conceptualization skills and familiarity with theory-specific counseling techniques; examines ethical, diversity, and cultural considerations in case conceptualization and application of counseling techniques. Fosters skill development through experiential lab practices and develops personal theoretical orientation to counseling.

Prerequisite: COUN 551 with C or better

COUN 553, THEORIES AND TECHNIQUES OF COUNSELING I, 4 Credits

Examines theoretical approaches to counseling and psychotherapy. Distinguishes the importance of therapeutic working alliance and the counseling process, and analyzes a select set of major current counseling theories, theory-specific processes, techniques, and application across counseling setting and populations. Fosters the development of theory-based conceptualization skills and theory-specific techniques; examines social and cultural influences on theory development and application in counseling; and cultivates counseling skill development through experiential lab practices of counseling techniques.

Equivalent to: COUN 551

COUN 554, THEORIES AND TECHNIQUES OF COUNSELING II, 4 Credits

Builds on development of knowledge and skills in counseling theories and techniques gained in COUN 551 and surveys an additional select set of major current counseling theories by examining their respective processes, techniques, and application across counseling settings and populations. Strengthens counseling conceptualization skills and familiarity with theory-specific counseling techniques; examines ethical, diversity, and cultural considerations in case conceptualization and application of counseling techniques. Fosters skill development through experiential lab practices and develops personal theoretical orientation to counseling.

Prerequisite: COUN 553 with C or better

Equivalent to: COUN 552

COUN 561, INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODS IN COUNSELING, 4 Credits

Explores common methods for researching process and outcomes in clinical mental health and school counseling settings.

Equivalent to: COUN 562

COUN 562, INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODS IN COUNSELING, 3 Credits

Explores common methods for researching process and outcomes in clinical mental health and school counseling settings.

COUN 565, ASSESSMENT AND APPRAISAL IN COUNSELING, 4 Credits

Investigates historical perspectives of assessment and testing, basic concepts related to types of tests and measurements, and statistical concepts relevant to assessments. Surveys assessment, appraisal, and various types of instruments and procedures used by counselors in educational, career, psychological, and mental health settings. Examines the use of assessments for diagnostic and counseling intervention purposes. Develops skills in using assessments and procedures relevant to the practice of counseling across work settings. Examines ethical and multicultural issues and concerns in assessment.

Equivalent to: COUN 567

Recommended: Basic statistics course

COUN 566, LIFESTYLE AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT, 4 Credits

Explores major theoretical approaches to career development and career counseling. Examines influence of development, culture, and intersectionality on career. Identifies available resources for educational and occupational assessment and procedures to enhance career exploration, planning, and placement. Emphasizes understanding of career decision-making processes across the lifespan and career counseling issues with diverse populations.

Equivalent to: COUN 568

COUN 567, ASSESSMENT AND APPRAISAL IN COUNSELING, 3 Credits

Investigates historical perspectives of assessment and testing, basic concepts related to types of tests and measurements, and statistical concepts relevant to assessments. Surveys assessment, appraisal, and various types of instruments and procedures used by counselors in educational, career, psychological, and mental health settings. Examines the use of assessments for diagnostic and counseling intervention purposes. Develops skills in using assessments and procedures relevant to the practice of counseling across work settings. Examines ethical and multicultural issues and concerns in assessment.

Equivalent to: COUN 565

Recommended: Basic statistics course

COUN 568, LIFESTYLE AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT, 3 Credits

Explores major theoretical approaches to career development and career counseling. Examines influence of development, culture, and intersectionality on career. Identifies available resources for educational and occupational assessment and procedures to enhance career exploration, planning, and placement. Emphasizes understanding of career decision-making processes across the lifespan and career counseling issues with diverse populations.

Equivalent to: COUN 566

COUN 571, GROUP WORK FOR PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, 3 Credits

Reviews the rationale for and role of culturally informed group work in education, prevention, and mental health treatment. Explores group development, group dynamics, and group work approaches and models in the context of diverse counseling settings. Examines group leadership theory, styles of leadership, and group facilitation skills. Encourages integration of knowledge and research into planning effective groups to meet diverse student and client goals.

COUN 572, GROUP WORK FOR PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, 4 Credits

Reviews the rationale for and role of culturally informed group work in education, prevention, and mental health treatment. Explores group development, group dynamics, and group work approaches and models in the context of diverse counseling settings. Examines group leadership theory, styles of leadership, and group facilitation skills. Encourages integration of knowledge and research into planning effective groups to meet diverse student and client goals.

Equivalent to: COUN 571

COUN 573, INTRODUCTION TO FAMILY COUNSELING, 4 Credits

Examines the history of family counseling; investigates family structure, dynamics, and development; explores major theoretical approaches to family counseling; applies systems perspectives to (a) understand environmental influences on individual and family functioning, development, and mental health issues; and (b) formulate interventions; explores family counseling legal and ethical issues. Examines skills and strategies for systemic collaborating with stakeholders in the community to empower children, youth, and families. Examines approaches to working with couples/marital relationships; and investigates diversity and cultural factors in family counseling.

Equivalent to: COUN 575

COUN 574, CRISIS, SUICIDE, GRIEF, AND THREAT INTERVENTIONS FOR COUNSELORS, 4 Credits

Focuses on interrelated topics in professional counseling: crisis management, suicidality assessment and interventions, grief and loss, and threat assessment and management. Addresses both theory and pragmatics.

Equivalent to: COUN 578

COUN 575, INTRODUCTION TO FAMILY COUNSELING, 3 Credits

Examines the history of family counseling, investigates family structure, dynamics, and development, and explores major theoretical approaches to family counseling. Applies systems perspectives to (a) understand environmental influences on individual and family functioning, development, and mental health issues, and (b) formulate interventions. Explores family counseling legal and ethical issues. Examines skills and strategies for systemic collaborating with stakeholders in the community to empower children, youth, and families. Examines approaches to working with couples/marital relationships and investigates diversity and cultural factors in family counseling.

Equivalent to: COUN 573

COUN 576, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT: APPLIED PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 4 Credits

Explores the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental disorders as defined by the DSM classification system. Emphasizes principles and practices that relate to child and adult psychopathology, DSM diagnostic criteria, etiology and assessment, systematic treatment planning, interviewing, and short- and long-term interventions. Acquaints counseling students with the fundamentals of psychotropic drugs, the basics of pharmacology, adverse effects, indications, and drug interactions.

Prerequisite: (COUN 541 with C or better or COUN 542 with C or better) and (COUN 551 [C] or COUN 553 [C])

COUN 577, APPLIED PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND PSYCHODIAGNOSTICS, 3 Credits

Addresses the principles of diagnosis of psychopathology and the use of current diagnostic tools, including the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM). Includes psychiatric terminology, treatment, current research, cross cultural impact, ethical implications, and goal planning related to mental health processes and case management.

Recommended: COUN 541 and COUN 551 and COUN 552.

COUN 579, TRAUMA-INFORMED COUNSELING, 3 Credits

Introduces knowledge and skills related to bolstering wellness and resilience for clients facing chronic stress and trauma. Examines environmental, physiological, and historical factors contributing to trauma and resilience, wellness-based resourcing/grounding strategies, and evidence-based approaches to treating trauma.

Prerequisite: COUN 574 with C or better or COUN 578 with C or better

COUN 581, SOCIAL JUSTICE, DIVERSITY, AND ADVOCACY IN THE COUNSELING PROFESSION, 3 Credits

Explores the multicultural counseling and social justice competencies that provide the foundation for this course. Focuses on counselor advocacy and considers global perspectives on counseling and diversity. Offers experiential learning activities in self-assessment, evaluation and reflection, and builds counselors’ cross-cultural knowledge, awareness, and skills.

Equivalent to: COUN 583

Recommended: COUN 513 and COUN 514

COUN 582, MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING II, 3 Credits

Further explores multicultural counseling by studying in-depth the experience of specific student populations and their unique strengths and needs. Students will gain understanding of the specialized school programs and state and national regulations that support a variety of learners as well as the theories and research related to language acquisition to support ELL and bilingual students in the PK-12 system. Students will engage in authentic experiences and assignments to enrich their understanding of sub-populations of students and their families to enhance their cultural responsiveness with those specific groups of learners.

Prerequisite: COUN 581 with C or better

COUN 583, SOCIAL JUSTICE, DIVERSITY, AND ADVOCACY IN THE COUNSELING PROFESSION, 4 Credits

Explores the multicultural counseling and social justice competencies that provide the foundation for this course. Focuses on counselor advocacy and considers global perspectives on counseling and diversity. Offers experiential learning activities in self-assessment, evaluation and reflection, and builds counselors’ cross-cultural knowledge, awareness, and skills.

Equivalent to: COUN 581

Recommended: (COUN 511 or COUN 513) and (COUN 512 or COUN 514)

COUN 592, CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION FOR COUNSELORS, 3 Credits

75 hours of supervised instruction in a public school setting.

Recommended: COUN 591.

COUN 593, INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL SUPERVISION AND CONSULTATION, 4 Credits

Connects supervision and consultation to clinical mental health counselors’ practice and development. Discusses major models and approaches of supervision and consultation. Compares and contrasts clinical supervision with consultation and investigates processes and procedures of supervision and consultation. Examines ethical, legal, and multicultural considerations in supervision and consultation. Develops supervision and consultation skills. CROSSLISTED as COUN 593/SW 593.

Prerequisite: COUN 512 with C or better

Equivalent to: SW 593

Available via Ecampus

COUN 594, SCHOOL COUNSELOR CONSULTATION AND SUPERVISION, 4 Credits

Connects consultation and supervision to school counselors’ practice and development and discusses major models and approaches in consultation and school counselor site supervision. Compares and contrasts supervision with consultation and investigates processes and procedures of supervision and consultation. Integrates ethical, legal, and multicultural considerations in consultation and supervision, and develops consultation and supervision skills.

Prerequisite: COUN 512 with C or better or COUN 514 with C or better

Available via Ecampus

COUN 595, GROUP COUNSELING II, 3 Credits

Group counseling theories and pragmatics for clients with mental and emotional disorders.

COUN 597, INTRODUCTION TO COUNSELOR SUPERVISION, 3 Credits

Introduction to the theory and pragmatics of counselor supervision.

Available via Ecampus

COUN 598, COUNSELOR CONSULTATION, 3 Credits

Development of consultation skills as a supervisor and counselor educator. Consultation theory and practice are studied. Students practice consultation skills and receive feedback.

Available via Ecampus

COUN 599, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-4 Credits

This course is repeatable for 90 credits.

COUN 601, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

COUN 602, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

COUN 603, THESIS, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 999 credits.

Available via Ecampus

COUN 605, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

COUN 606, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

COUN 607, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

COUN 608, WORKSHOP, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

COUN 609, PRACTICUM IN COUNSELING, 1-12 Credits

Specialized counseling experiences supervised by a professional. Emphasis is on development of advanced skills in counseling specific to a population.

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

COUN 610, INTERNSHIP IN COUNSELING, 1-15 Credits

Designed to provide experiences in development of teaching and supervision skills in preparation as a counselor educator and supervisor.

This course is repeatable for 15 credits.

COUN 612, RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES IN EDUCATION, 3 Credits

Research perspectives, how they are influenced by worldviews, and how these worldviews influence research.

Recommended: COUN 562 and completion or concurrent enrollment in an introductory statistics course

COUN 613, RESEARCH ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION IN EDUCATION, 3 Credits

Critical analysis of scholarly studies in education from a variety of research perspectives.

Recommended: COUN 612 and completion or concurrent enrollment in an intermediate statistics course

COUN 616, UNIVERSITY LEVEL INSTRUCTIONAL THEORY AND METHODS, 3 Credits

Addresses general university level instructional theory and methods as well as pedagogy specific to counselor education.

COUN 617, ADVANCED COUNSELOR SUPERVISION, 3 Credits

Advanced theory and techniques in counselor supervision. Pedagogical issues in training supervisors are addressed.

COUN 618, PRACTICUM IN COUNSELING, 1-12 Credits

Specialized counseling experiences supervised by a professional. Emphasis is on development of advanced skills in counseling specific to a population.

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

COUN 619, INTERNSHIP IN COUNSELING, 1-12 Credits

Designed to provide experiences in development of teaching and supervision skills in preparation as a counselor educator and supervisor.

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

Available via Ecampus

COUN 662, COUNSELOR EDUCATION QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS I, 3 Credits

Part I of a three-course sequence designed to prepare students to meet the CACREP doctoral standards for quantitative research methods in counselor education. Topics addressed in course I include application of the following in counselor education research: (1) data scales and scale transformation, (2) frequency distributions and histograms, (3) measures of central position, (4) variability, (5) characteristics of data curves, (6) normality, (7) measures of variability, (8) the statistical hypothesis, (9) statistical errors (Type I/Type II), (10) power analysis, and (11) statistical correlation.

Recommended: COUN 562.

COUN 663, COUNSELOR EDUCATION QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS II, 3 Credits

Part II of a three-part course sequence designed to prepare students to meet the CACREP doctoral standards for quantitative research methods in counselor education. Topics addressed in course II include application of the following in counselor education research: (1) a review of the dependent variable, normal curve, Type I and Type II errors, power analysis, and criteria for selecting statistical tools, (2) significance tests, including Chi-square t-test, one-factor analysis of variance, multiple comparison tests (L.S.D. and Tukey's HSD), two-factor analysis of variance, statistical interaction (ordinal and disordinal), linear regression, factor analysis, and analysis of covariance.

COUN 664, COUNSELOR EDUCATION QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS III, 3 Credits

Part III of a three-course sequence designed to prepare students to meet the CACREP doctoral standards for quantitative research methods in counselor education. Topics addressed in course III include application of the following in counselor education research: (1) multiple regression, (2) path analysis, (3) confirmatory factor analysis, analysis, (4) logistic regression, (5) reliability and generalizability theory, (6) cluster analysis, (7) structural equation modeling, and (8) single subject designs.

COUN 665, PUBLICATION METHODS IN COUNSELOR EDUCATION, 3 Credits

Teaches doctoral students how to write theses, grant reports, peer-reviewed journal articles, and textbook chapters.

COUN 667, ADVANCED ASSESSMENT IN COUNSELING, 3 Credits

Explores current issues in the use of assessment in counseling, best practices in instrument development, and best practices in assessment pedagogy.

COUN 668, ADVANCED CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND CONSULTATION IN COUNSELING, 3 Credits

An advanced course surveying past, current, and possible future technical and philosophical perspectives concerning career development and counseling. Issues in consultation, social change theory, and advocacy action planning are also reviewed in light of their impact on future counseling practitioners. Pedagogical methods for presenting current issues in career development, consultation, social change theory and advocacy action planning are a major focus of the class.

Recommended: COUN 568 and COUN 598.

Available via Ecampus

COUN 671, ADVANCED GROUP COUNSELING, 3 Credits

Provides learning experiences beyond the entry level in group counseling. Theoretical and pedagogical innovations in this area are discussed.

COUN 681, ADVANCED DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN COUNSELOR EDUCATION, 3 Credits

Addresses pedagogy relevant to multicultural, diversity, and social justice issues and the role of racial, ethnic, and cultural heritage, nationality, socioeconomic status, family structure, age, gender, sexual orientation, religious and spiritual beliefs, occupation, physical, and mental status, local, regional, national, international perspective, and issues of equity such as oppression, power and privilege in counselor education.

Recommended: COUN 581

COUN 696, COUNSELOR EDUCATION, 3 Credits

Orientation to the profession of counselor education. Specific topics include: (1) history and organization of the profession, (2) program accreditation standards and practices, (3) instructional theory and methods relevant to counselor education, and (4) ethical and legal considerations in counselor education.

COUN 697, COUNSELOR SUPERVISION, 3 Credits

Practical experience for counseling professionals who have responsibility directing personal and professional development of counselors, promoting counselor competency, and developing and implementing counseling services and programs. Theoretical models of supervision are utilized to develop supervisor roles.

SW LDEA, LOWER DIVISION ED ABROAD, 0-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 99 credits.

SW UDEA, UPPER DIVISION ED ABROAD, 0-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 99 credits.

SW 201, INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK, 4 Credits

Introduces the values base of the social work profession and its ethical standards. Traces the history and development of the social work profession. Emphasizes principles of human rights and application toward realizing social, racial, economic, and environmental justice. Applies frameworks of ethical decision-making as a social worker in simulated settings.

Available via Ecampus

SW 202, HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT I: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, 4 Credits

Prepares emerging social workers with a foundational understanding of human behavior and development across the life course using a biopsychosocial-spiritual and person-in-environment lens. Emphasizes culturally responsive assessment alongside the impacts of discrimination, marginalization, poverty, trauma, and oppression on individual developmental trajectories. Introduces micro, mezzo, and macro interventions for enhancing optimal human development.

SW 203, HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT II: HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS, 3 Credits

Examines the lifespan developmental impacts of cultural and systemic factors on interpersonal relationships, such as patriarchy, monogamy, heteronormativity, ethnocentrism, and binary gender assignment and role expectations. Centers humanistic, theoretical, and philosophical principles for optimal interpersonal relationships. Addresses challenging content such as divorce, interpersonal partner violence, adverse childhood experiences, and sexual behaviors. Examines human representations of interpersonal and affective relationships, aimed at deepening understanding of the human condition through interdisciplinary inquiry.

SW 204, +ANTIRACISM AND DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN PRACTICE, 3 Credits

Enhances awareness and knowledge of systemic racism alongside skills related to antiracist advocacy to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in practice. Analyzes power and oppression across macro, meso, and micro levels while exploring historical and contemporary racial inequalities. Emphasizes a strengths-based perspective, encouraging learners to develop self-awareness and engage in transformative antiracist and social justice advocacy to improve the lives of marginalized individuals and communities.

Attributes: CFDP – Core Ed - Difference, Power & Oppression

Available via Ecampus

SW 205, +AFFIRMING NEURODIVERSITY, 3 Credits

Explores the social construction of ascribed differences and their impact on beliefs toward neurodivergence. Features assessing and applying strengths-based, neurodiversity-affirming strategies for inclusion and develops comprehensive inclusion plans that account for intersectional cultural, developmental, and neurodivergent needs. Emphasizes synthesizing advocacy and empowerment theories to support inclusive policies and practices for neurodivergent populations, fostering a commitment to equity and diversity in practice.

Attributes: CFDP – Core Ed - Difference, Power & Oppression

Available via Ecampus

SW 214, +CULTURALLY AFFIRMING AND NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION, 3 Credits

Explores diverse communication forms including digital, broadcast, social media, and interpersonal contexts and how they shape power, discourse, and social change. Examines how media processes and communication patterns shape public discourse, reinforce or challenge social hierarchies, and influence individual and collective behaviors. Facilitates development of original speech products that are grounded in major communication theories. Empowers learners to create culturally affirming and nonviolent persuasive messages for real-world impact.

Attributes: CFCM – Core Ed - Communication, Media & Society

Available via Ecampus

SW 311, SOCIAL WORK ETHICS AND LAW, 4 Credits

Provides a comprehensive overview of professional ethical codes and legal responsibilities as they relate to the practice of social work and the development of a professional identity as a social worker. Focuses on professional boundaries, fiduciary responsibilities, confidentiality, dual relationships, ethical decision making, professional disclosures, power differentials, and professional communication. Applies frameworks of ethical decision-making as a social worker in simulated settings.

SW 312, RESEARCHING PROBLEMS OF PRACTICE, 4 Credits

Appraises quantitative and qualitative designs to address social issues. Identifies practice and research gaps, develops research designs and questions, formulates ethical and culturally affirming strategies for data collection, and critiques research findings from an anti-racist and anti-oppressive lens. Develops the skills necessary to interpret and evaluate research studies to inform social work practice in clinical and community settings.

SW 314, +ADVOCACY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, 4 Credits

Explores the impact of systemic power, privilege, and oppression on individuals, communities, and institutions. Uses theoretical frameworks to evaluate historical and contemporary examples of community change. Examines anti-racist and anti-oppressive advocacy strategies at various system levels to address human rights violations and social injustices through case studies, role-plays, and practical exercises.

Attributes: CSDP – Core Ed - Advanced Difference, Power & Oppression

Recommended: Completion of a Difference, Power, and Oppression Foundations course; Analytical, collaboration, and synthesis skills

SW 315, ^SOCIAL WORK DOCUMENTATION AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION, 4 Credits

Develops clinical documentation skills for social work practice, focusing on intake assessments, treatment planning, progress notes, and treatment records. Employs a writing lab format, providing learners with feedback on initial drafts before final submission. Includes harnessing clinical assessment and judgment to select interventions that match a client’s biopsychosocial needs and strengths. Evaluates ethical and legal considerations, including confidentiality. Analyzes the ethical use of clinical documentation and electronic communication with clients ensuring FERPA and HIPAA protections are maintained.

Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)

SW 413, TRANSFORMING SOCIAL WELFARE POLICIES AND SYSTEMS, 6 Credits

Examines U.S. social welfare policy through a critical and analytic lens, exploring how policies impact individuals and communities at the micro, meso, and macro levels. Emphasizes disparities based on class, race/ethnicity, ability, sexual orientation, and gender. Analyzes policy history, processes, and theory while developing the skills to assess and advocate for meaningful policy change, addressing social justice issues in practice and within the political process.

SW 416, GENERALIST SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, 6 Credits

Prepares social workers with generalist knowledge and skills required for direct practice. Develops clinical interviewing skills through labs and role-play demonstrations. Trains social workers in assessing readiness for change, empathy and cultural humility, planning evidence-based interventions to achieve client goals, and suicide risk assessment. Explores anti-racist, anti-oppressive, and culturally affirming approaches to serving individuals and families throughout all stages of client engagement, assessment, and intervention.

SW 417, GENERALIST SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH CLIENT SYSTEMS, 6 Credits

Applies project-based learning collaboration with a real community nonprofit organization seeking program development support to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion and drive social change. Employs cultural humility to assess current practices and programs, identify action plans and outcome measures to achieve organizational goals, and suggest adjustments as part of continuous quality improvement. Emphasizes systems theory and related macro topics of organizational development, implementation science, and community partnerships and organizing. Reviews systemic issues such as child welfare and interpersonal violence.

Corequisites: SW 491

SW 418, GENERALIST SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH GROUPS, 3 Credits

Fosters the development of effective group work skills for diverse practice settings. Examines theories and principles of group dynamics, leadership, and group facilitation. Evaluates cultural considerations and ethical issues impacting group processes. Learners design interventions to address group challenges and assess the effectiveness of group practices. Features synchronous weekly experiential group meetings, complemented by asynchronous online materials and assignments.

SW 421, SUBSTANCE USE AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS, 6 Credits

Examines the impact of substance use disorders (SUD) and comorbid mental health disorders on individuals, families, and communities. Covers various substances, including alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, fentanyl/heroin, methamphetamine, prescription opioids, prescription stimulants, and tobacco, with a focus on routes of administration, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, metabolism, excretion, and effects. Analyzes treatment strategies for harm reduction and prevention. Develops skills to assess SUDs and co-occurring disorders, integrates knowledge of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) criteria, and constructs effective treatment plans utilizing American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) guidelines.

Recommended: SW 315

SW 491, +SOCIAL WORK PRACTICUM SUPERVISION, 1-8 Credits

Integrates field experience and supervision seminar to prepare students for post-graduate employment as social workers. Trains students for providing direct client services under the supervision of a site supervisor and faculty instructor. Incorporates instructor and peer feedback on case presentations and directed readings to support and enhance field experiences.

Attributes: CSC1 – Core Ed - Beyond OSU Career Preparation; CSC2 – Core Ed - Beyond OSU Career Engagement

Prerequisite: SW 411 (may be taken concurrently) with B- or better and (ED 100 [D-] or ED 300 [D-] or CORE 100 [D-] or CORE 300 [D-] or BA 100 [D-] or BA 300 [D-] or ENGR 110 [D-] or ENGR 110H [D-] or ENGR 310 [D-] or LA 100 [D-] or LA 300 [D-] or SCI 100 [D-] or SCI 300 [D-]) or Baccalaureate Core Student with a score of 1

This course is repeatable for 30 credits.

Recommended: SW 416

SW 511, SOCIAL WORK ETHICS AND LAW, 4 Credits

Provides a comprehensive overview of professional ethical codes and legal responsibilities as they relate to the practice of social work and the development of a professional identity as a social worker. Focuses on professional boundaries, fiduciary responsibilities, confidentiality, dual relationships, ethical decision making, professional disclosures, power differentials, and professional communication. Applies frameworks of ethical decision-making as a social worker in simulated settings.

SW 512, RESEARCHING PROBLEMS OF PRACTICE, 4 Credits

Appraises quantitative and qualitative designs to address social issues. Learners identify practice and research gaps, develop research designs and questions, formulate ethical and culturally affirming strategies for data collection, and critique research findings from an anti-racist and anti-oppressive lens. Learners develop the skills necessary to interpret and evaluate research studies to inform social work practice in clinical and community settings.

SW 513, TRANSFORMING SOCIAL WELFARE POLICIES AND SYSTEMS, 6 Credits

Examines U.S. social welfare policy through a critical and analytic lens, exploring how policies impact individuals and communities at the micro, meso, and macro levels. Emphasizes disparities based on class, race/ethnicity, ability, sexual orientation, and gender. Analyzes policy history, processes, and theory while developing the skills to assess and advocate for meaningful policy change, addressing social justice issues in practice and within the political process.

SW 516, GENERALIST SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, 6 Credits

Prepares social workers with generalist knowledge and skills required for direct practice. Develops clinical interviewing skills through labs and role-play demonstrations. Trains social workers in assessing readiness for change, empathy and cultural humility, planning evidence-based interventions to achieve client goals, and suicide risk assessment. Explores anti-racist, anti-oppressive, and culturally affirming approaches to serving individuals and families throughout all stages of client engagement, assessment, and intervention.

SW 517, GENERALIST SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH CLIENT SYSTEMS, 6 Credits

Applies project-based learning collaboration with a real community nonprofit organization seeking program development support to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion and drive social change. Employs cultural humility to assess current practices and programs, identify action plans and outcome measures to achieve organizational goals, and suggest adjustments as part of continuous quality improvement. Emphasizes systems theory and related macro topics of organizational development, implementation science, and community partnerships and organizing. Reviews systemic issues such as child welfare and interpersonal violence.

Corequisites: SW 591

SW 518, GENERALIST SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH GROUPS, 3 Credits

Fosters the development of effective group work skills for diverse practice settings. Examines theories and principles of group dynamics, leadership, and group facilitation. Evaluates cultural considerations and ethical issues impacting group processes. Learners design interventions to address group challenges and assess the effectiveness of group practices. Features synchronous weekly experiential group meetings, complemented by asynchronous online materials and assignments.

SW 521, SUBSTANCE USE AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS, 6 Credits

Examines the impact of substance use disorders (SUD) and comorbid mental health disorders on individuals, families, and communities. Covers various substances, including alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, fentanyl/heroin, methamphetamine, prescription opioids, prescription stimulants, and tobacco, with a focus on routes of administration, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, metabolism, excretion, and effects. Analyzes treatment strategies for harm reduction and prevention. Develops skills to assess SUDs and co-occurring disorders, integrates knowledge of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) criteria, and constructs effective treatment plans utilizing American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) guidelines.

SW 591, SOCIAL WORK PRACTICUM SUPERVISION, 1-8 Credits

Integrates field experience and supervision seminar to prepare students for post-graduate employment as social workers. Trains students for providing direct client services under the supervision of a site supervisor and faculty instructor. Incorporates instructor and peer feedback on case presentations and directed readings to support and enhance field experiences.

Prerequisite: SW 511 (may be taken concurrently) with B- or better

This course is repeatable for 30 credits.

Recommended: SW 516

SW 593, INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL SUPERVISION AND CONSULTATION, 4 Credits

Connects supervision and consultation to clinical mental health counselors’ practice and development. Discusses major models and approaches of supervision and consultation. Compares and contrasts clinical supervision with consultation and investigates processes and procedures of supervision and consultation. Examines ethical, legal, and multicultural considerations in supervision and consultation. Develops supervision and consultation skills. CROSSLISTED as COUN 593/SW 593.

Prerequisite: COUN 512 with C or better

Equivalent to: COUN 593