ACADEMIC CATALOG - Purdue University Calumet

Course Descriptions
CDFS 615 RESEARCH METHODS
IN CHILD AND FAMILY STUDY
(Class 3, Lab. 1, Cr. 4)
The basic research methods employed in the study of children
and of families are examined. Students are afforded supervised
practice in the application of selected research strategies and
methodologies.
CDFS 657 SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONIST FAMILY THERAPIES
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Investigation of theory, research, and practice of constructivist
and social constructionist family therapies. Readings include
a wide range of original work by major theorists, such as
White, deShazer, and Anderson & Goolishian.
CDFS 660 FAMILY THERAPY SKILLS
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Training in use of basic family therapy skills. Procedures are
applied in practice groups and analogue situations. a systemic
biopsychosocial view of addictions and of the techniques that
family therapists employ to disrupt patterns within abusing
and addictive family systems.
CDFS 663 STRUCTURAL AND
STRATEGIC FAMILY THERAPIES
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Investigation of theory, research, and practice of structural
and strategic family therapies. Readings will include a wide
range of the original works of major theorists such as
Erickson, Minuchin, Haley, Walzlawick, and Palazzoli.
CDFS 664 BEHAVIORAL, EXPERIENTIAL,
AND COMMUNICATIONAL FAMILY
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Therapies Investigation of theory, research, and practice of
behavioral, experiential and communicational family therapies.
Readings will include a wide range of the original works of
major theorists.
CDFS 665 TRANSGENERATIONAL AND
SPECIALIZED FAMILY THERAPIES
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Investigation of theory, research and practice of Trangenerational
and specialized family therapies. Readings will
include a wide range of original works of the major theorists.
CDFS 667 PRACTICUM IN MARRIAGE COUNSELING
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Admission by consent of instructor. (May be repeated for
credit) Supervised counseling experience in working with
premarital and marital problems.
CDFS 669 PRACTICUM IN FAMILY THERAPY
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Supervised counseling experience in family therapy. instructor.
(May be repeated for credit) Supervised counseling experience
in family therapy.
CDFS 670 HUMAN SEXUALITY
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite: Admission by consent of instructor.
Study of the broad scope of human sexual development and
expression. Particular attention devoted to literature on sexual
behavior over the life cycle, alternate forms of sexual expression,
law, ethics, and cross-cultural perspectives.
CDFS 671 SEX THERAPY
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite: CDFS 670
Examination of the literature, research and theories related to
therapeutic interventions for sexual concerns in relationships.
Particular attention is given to systemic approaches and
to the relationship between marital and sex therapy.
CDFS 675 GENDER AND MULTICULTURAL
PERSPECTIVES IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Increases students’ sensitivity and understanding of how
the social construction of gender and culture impact their
professional development and the process of family therapy.
Scholarly investigation and self-exploration will be integrated
by studying the current literature and by analyzing videotapes
of movie clips, television show, and the therapy sessions.
CDFS 678 FIELD EXPERIENCE IN MARRIAGE
AND FAMILY THERAPY
(Class 0 to 9, Cr. 3 to 9)
Prerequisites: Admission by consent of instructor.
Supervised clinical experience in a community agency working
with a variety of marital and family problems. Depending
on the number of credit hours for which one registered, will
require 8-24 clinic hours and 3-9 experiential hours per
week. Supervised clinical experience in a community agency
working with a variety of marital and family problems.
Depending on the number of credit hours for which one is
registered, will require 8-24 clinic hours and 3-9 experiential
hours per week. May be repeated for credit.
CDFS 680 PROFESSIONAL ISSUES
FOR CHILD AND FAMILY SPECIALISTS
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite: Admission to doctoral studies or consent of
instructor. Professional issues involved in working with children
and families. Questions of ethics, legal relationships, and
value problems may be pursued, as may such pragmatic
inquiries as the role of professional organizations and labor
unions in these fields.
CDFS 698 RESEARCH MS THESIS
(Class 0 to 18, Cr. 1 to 18)
This is the research course for the Master's Thesis.
CE - Civil Engineering
CE 201 SURVEYING & G. I. S.
(Class 2, Lab. 1, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite: MA 164 and PHYS 152
Theory and practice of land surveying. Fundamentals of
observing distances, elevations, and angles. Analysis of errors
in surveying measurements. Computations of irregular areas.
Circular and parabolic curves. Earth-work estimates.
Computer applications, photogrammetry, geographic information
systems (GIS) and global positioning systems (GPS)
technologies.
CE 273 MECHANICS OF MATERIALS
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite: ME 271 and MA 261
Analysis of stress and strain, Mohr’s circle, equations of
equilibriums and compatibility; stress-strain laws; extension
torsions, bending and deflection of beams, buckling of
columns, elastic stability and strain energy, Castigliano's
Theorem, pressure vessels, selected topics.
CE 323 SOIL ENGINEERING
(Class 2, Lab. 1, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite: ME 312 and ME 313
Introduction to soil engineering and testing. Identification
and classification tests, soil water systems, settlement principles,
soil stresses, and shear strength testing.
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