Course Descriptions - Catalog of Studies - University of Arkansas

Course Descriptions
Introductory survey and critical analysis of major alternative
theoretical perspectives in counseling.
CNED5333 Basic Counseling Techniques (FA, SP,
SU) Introduction to basic counseling techniques and skills
common to multiple theoretical perspectives.
CNED5343 Counseling Practicum (FA, SP, SU)
Supervised counseling practice. Prerequisite: CNED 5333
and CNED 5323.
CNED5363 Dynamics of Group Counseling (FA,
SU) Therapeutic and other theoretical information is presented
regarding group process and the counselor’s role in
that process. An experiential group experience is required.
Prerequisite: CNED 5333 and CNED 5323.
CNED5373 Ethical and Legal Issues in
Counseling (FA, SP, SU) (Formerly CNED 5372)
Review of ethical and legal standards governing professional
counselor training, research, and counseling practice; including
client rights; confidentiality; the client-counselor relationship;
and counseling research, training, and supervision.
Prerequisite: CNED 5103 and CNED 5203.
CNED5383 Crisis Intervention Counseling (FA,
SP, SU) (Formerly CNED 5382) Analysis and application of
short-term counseling intervention strategies in crisis situations,
with special attention to incidents involving rape, physical,
or emotional abuse, divorce, suicidal depression, grief,
martial or family instability, and violent conflict. Prerequisite:
CNED 5333 and CNED 5323.
CNED5403 Case Management and Counseling
(IR) Procedures in case management utilizing both clinical
and interview data in assisting children, adolescents, and
adults in educational, vocational, personal, and social planning.
Prerequisite: CNED 5303 and CNED 5323 and CNED
5333.
CNED5513 Counseling and Human Diversity (FA,
SP, SU) Examination of human and cultural diversity,
emphasizing issues of race, class, and socioeconomic status,
and how they impact our clients as individuals and as family
and society members.
CNED574V Counseling Internship (1-3) (FA, SP,
SU) A 300-clock-hour field placement in an approved setting.
May be repeated for 6 hours. Prerequisite: CNED 5323
and CNED 5333 and CNED 5343 and CNED 5363 and
CNED 5372.
CNED599V Seminar (1-18) (IR)
CNED6003 Counseling and Addictions (FA, SP,
SU) A study of behavioral and substance additions, including
an overview of differential treatment. Prerequisite: CNED
5323 and CNED 5333.
CNED600V Master’s Thesis (1-6) (FA, SP, SU)
CNED6013 Advanced Counseling Theory and
Methods (FA, SP, SU) Critical analysis of major theoretical
perspectives in counseling, including both group and individual
counseling strategies for dealing with affective, cognitive,
and behavioral dysfunction.
CNED6023 Foundations of Marriage and Family
Counseling Therapy (FA) Comprehensive exploration
of the current theories/techniques of marriage, family and
couples counseling. Prerequisite: CNED 5323 and CNED
5333.
CNED6033 Advanced Group Theory and Methods
(SP) Comparative study of theories and processes of group
counseling. Includes supervised experience in group facilitation
with video recording and playback. Prerequisite: CNED
5363 or equivalent.
CNED6043 Supervision of Counselors (FA, SP,
SU) Analysis, assessment, and practical application of
counselor supervision techniques in treatment and training
programs. Prerequisite: CNED 674.
CNED605V Independent Study (1-18) (FA, SP, SU)
CNED6063 Counseling and Sexuality (FA, SP, SU)
Analysis of theory and practice in issues related to sexual
dysphoria, sexuality, and sexual problems. Prerequisite:
CNED 574.
CNED6073 Research in Counseling (FA, SP, SU)
(Formerly CNED 6072) Review and analysis of research in
counseling.
CNED6083 Consultation Theory and Methods
(FA, SP, SU) Strategies, practical application, and techniques
for effective consultation with parents, teachers, and
community agencies.
CNED6093 Counseling Children and
Adolescents (FA, SP, SU) Introduction to counseling
children and adolescents including the process, theories,
techniques, and materials applicable to children and adolescents
in a pluralistic society. Prerequisite: CNED 5323 and
CNED 5333 and CNED 5343.
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
CNED6123 Clinical Applications of Marriage and
Family Counseling and Therap y (IR) Advanced
clinical methodology appropriate for family counseling, marriage
counseling, and couples counseling, in all settings, with
emphasis on solution-focused systems, Satir model, and psychoeducational
family work in schools. Includes supervision
of clinical experience in marriage, family and couples counseling,
video recording and school/community outreach.
Prerequisite: doctoral or Advanced Master’s standing, (CNED
6023 or equivalent).
CNED6343 Cultural Foundations and Counseling
(FA, SP, SU) Study of the effects of culture on case analysis
and implications for treatment.
CNED6413 Advanced Individual Appraisal (FA,
SP, SU) To provide advanced knowledge and experience
with those psychoeducational instruments and procedures
used in conducting school related assessment. Prerequisite:
CNED 5303 and CNED 5413 or equivalent.
CNED6523 Gender Issues in Counseling and
Human Development (FA, SP, SU) A study of gender
and sex role issues pertinent to the counseling profession,
and their effect on the development of children, adults, and
young and older adults. Students utilize Gender Fair
Guidelines for counseling as presented by the American
Counseling Association. Prerequisite: CNED 5203.
CNED674V Internship (1-9) (IR) Supervised field
placement consent required.
CNED680V Educational Specialist Project (1-6)
(FA, SP, SU) An original project, research paper, or report
required of all Ed.S. degree candidates. Prerequisite: admission
to the Ed.S. program.
CNED699V Seminar (1-18) (FA, SP, SU)
Prerequisite: advanced graduate standing.
CNED700V Doctoral Dissertation (1-18) (FA, SP,
SU) Prerequisite: candidacy.
(COMM) COMMUNICATION
COMM1003 Basic Course in the Arts: Film
Lecture (FA, SP, SU) Introduction to film as entertainment
and art. How to look at film through a study of composition,
lighting, editing, sound, acting. Lectures and viewing
time. UNIVERSITY CORE COURSE
COMM1003H Honors Basic Course in the Arts:
Film Lecture (FA, SP, SU) Introduction of film as entertainment
and art. How to look at a film through a study of
composition, lighting, editing, sound, acting. Lectures and
viewing time. UNIVERSITY CORE COURSE
COMM1000E Honors Basic Course in the Arts:
Film Lecture Drill (FA, SP, SU) Corequisite: COMM
1003H. UNIVERSITY CORE COURSE
COMM1313 Fundamentals of Communication
(FA, SP, SU) Interpersonal and public communication with
emphasis in developing both listening and speaking skills.
COMM1313H Honors Fundamentals of
Communication (FA, SP, SU) Interpersonal and public
communication with emphasis in developing both listening
and speaking skills.
COMM2303 Public Speaking (FA, SP, SU)
Continuing study of the invention and adaptation or oral discourse
to the needs of listeners. Consideration of the problems
of communication in platform presentation. Prerequisite:
COMM 1313.
COMM2323 Interpersonal Communication (FA,
SP, SU) Personal and interpersonal factors affecting communication
in everyday life. Emphasis upon ways in which
interpersonal perception, physical environment, semantic
choices, and nonverbal cues affect communication primarily
in the context of work, family, and other personal experiences.
COMM2333 Introduction to Communication
Research (FA, SP) Introduction to the basic assumptions
underlying communication inquiry; resources for and methods
of data collection in communication research; and techniques
for organization, interpretation, reporting, and evaluation
of communication research.
COMM2351 Parliamentary Procedure (FA, SP)
Study and practice of the rules and procedures by which selfgoverning
organizations transact business. Prerequisite:
sophomore standing.
COMM2373 Introduction to Debate (FA, SP) An
introduction to the basic principles and procedures of debate
as an instrument of critical choice and decision.
COMM2382 Intercollegiate Forensics (IR)
Preparation and participation in public debates and other
forensic activities. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours
of credit. No more than 6 hours of credit in COMM 2382 and
3282 may be applied toward the departmental requirement.
(A maximum of 12 hours in COMM 2382 and 3282 hours of
credit.) May be repeated for 6 hours.
COMM2813 Introduction to Electronic Media (FA,
SP) Introduction to the industries centered around electronic
media, including radio, broadcast and cable television,
telephony, computer information systems, and digital media.
Emphasis on the historical development, organizational patterns,
and cultural functions of the media.
COMM3173 Introduction to Linguistics (SP)
Introduction to language study with stress upon modern linguistic
theory and analysis. Data drawn from various languages
reveal linguistic universals as well as phonological,
syntactic, and semantic systems of individual languages.
Related topics: language history, dialectology, language and
its relation to culture and society, the history of linguistic
scholarship. (Same as ANTH 3173, ENGL 3173)
Prerequisite: junior standing.
COMM3282 Advanced Forensics (IR) A continuation
of 2382. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours of credit.
No more than 6 hours of credit in COMM 2382 and 3282
may be applied to the departmental requirement. (A maximum
of 12 hours in COMM 2382 and 3282 may be counted
toward the B.A. requirements.) May be repeated for 6 hours.
COMM3303 Small-Group Communication (FA, SP,
SU) Procedures used in exchanging information, solving
problems, determining policies, and resolving differences in
committees and other small groups. Prerequisite: COMM
1313 and junior standing.
COMM3333 Communication Criticism (FA, SP,
SU) Basic elements and theoretical perspectives on criticism
of public communication. Extensive practice in written
analysis of events in public address, film, television, and
other mass media.
COMM3343 Contemporary Communication
Theory (SP) Study of the nature of the communication
process as it is reflected in the individual, in interpersonal
settings, in one-to-many situations, and in the mass media.
COMM3353 Argumentation: Reason in
Communication (FA, SP, SU) Concepts characterizing
rational discourse, with a concern for examining validity and
fallacy. Consider traditional and contemporary models for
analyzing argument, including an examination of the philosophy
of argument and a practical inquiry into the uses of argument
in contemporary rhetorical discourse.
COMM3363 Nonverbal Communication (SP)
Creates an understanding of the functions of nonverbal cues
operating in human communication processes and develops
familiarity with recent research in the field of nonverbal communication.
COMM3383 Persuasion (FA) Introduction to theories
of persuasion with emphasis on application and effect.
COMM3423 Science Fiction Film (SP) This class
concentrates on how science fiction in various communication
media influences and is, in turn, influenced by broad features
of culture life. The class considers the impact of science
fiction on science fact, the military, space travel, religion,
race, gender, social class, education, politics, technology,
and fashion styles.
COMM3433 Family Communication (IR) Study of
the nature, functions, and management of communication
patterns in the family. Focus is on understanding routine
interpersonal interactions, conflict patterns, authority structures,
and decision-making processes within the context of
the contemporary family.
COMM3443 Introduction to Rhetorical Theory
(FA, SP) Interpretive-critical study of rhetoric in public contexts.
Prerequisite: COMM 1313.
COMM3673 Mediated Communication (FA, SP)
Focuses on media messages and their social/cultural effects.
Includes a critical examination of media institutions and the
ways they vie for audiences. Other topics include the ways
people construct meaning from messages, media’s influence
on attitudes, media’s role in cultural life, and audiences as
critical consumers of media.
COMM3703 Organizational Communication (FA,
SP) An introduction to the theory, processes, and management
of communication in organizations, with opportunities
for simulated application.
COMM3803 Basic Video Production (FA, SP)
Introduction to techniques of studio video production, including
the production process, live production, and basic editing
techniques. Problems of program producers and directors
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