08-09 Graduate Catalog/w pics - University of Louisiana at Monroe

110 THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE
591. DIRECTED STUDY. 1-6 cr. Maximum, 6 cr. Individual work on special problems in computer
science. Subject Areas: A. Applications; B. Software; C. Mathematics of Computation; D.
Hardware. Prerequisite: Approval of Department Head.
COUNSELING
(COUN)
For Graduates Only
501. INTRODUCTION TO COUNSELING. 3 cr. This course provides an introduction to the
counseling profession. Principles, purposes, historic events, current concerns, societallegal-ethical
issues are covered. This course serves as an orientation to the profession.
(Formerly Counseling: Principles and Administration.)
505. THEORIES OF COUNSELING. 3 cr. A survey of the major counseling theories, with emphasis
on application of the theories in counseling sessions and an integration of theories into a unified
counseling strategy which each student will develop based on that student’s counseling
strengths.
510. METHODS OF COUNSELING. 3 cr. This course is designed to teach basic counseling methods
and to enable the student to apply the counseling methods through participation in simulated
and real counseling experiences. Prerequisites: 505 or concurrent enrollment or Psychology
571.
521. MALADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR. 3 cr. A study of normal and abnormal manifestations of individual
personality development including theory and diagnosis. Emphasis will be placed on integration
of this material with systems concepts. (Formerly Individual Development. Same as Marriage
and Family Therapy 521.)
522. HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. 3 cr. A study of human growth and development
throughout the life span.
529. INTERAGENCY AND INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMING. 3 cr. Designed to provide information,
skills, and strategies necessary for interventionists working in a collaborative/teaming service
provision structure. Prerequisite: Special Education 527 or permission of instructor. (Same as
Special Education 529.)
550. EFFECTIVE CONSULTATION. 3 cr. Designed to build competencies of educators in
consultation skills with educational administrators, ancillary personnel, teachers, parents,
students, and other professionals. (Same as Special Education 550.)
560. STRATEGIES OF LIFE AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT. 3 cr. The study of theories and trends
in career development with direct implementation of theories into practices.
561. COUNSELING TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS. 3 cr. Methods of collecting,
interpreting, presenting, and evaluating vocational and educational information.
562. ASSESSMENT: METHODS AND MEASURES. 3 cr. The study of individual, group, and family
assessment methods and measures.
564. ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF COUNSELING PROGRAMS. 3 cr. This course
is designed to provide students with the specific knowledge and skills necessary to organize,
administer, and evaluate counseling programs in various settings.
565. PRACTICUM IN COUNSELING. 3-6 cr. Students provide vocational, educational, personal, and
family counseling under staff supervision. A minimum of one hundred hours of counseling is
required. This course, when offered in the summer, will be offered as a ten-week course.
Prerequisites: 505, 510, and 667. (Counseling majors only or permission of department head.)
$25 clinical fee
566. SCHOOL COUNSELING. 3 cr. The study of basic concepts of school counseling. Through a
developmental approach to counseling in schools, students learn to draw relationships among
the concepts and principles of individual, family, and group counseling and apply that knowledge
to school settings.
581. RESEARCH. 3 cr. Study of principal research methods, significant existing research, and
application of research principles in counseling and marriage and family therapy.
591. DIRECTED STUDY. 1-6 cr. Investigative study in selected problems for advanced graduate
students.
599. THESIS. 1-6 cr. Grades of CR (Credit) or NC (No Credit) will be awarded.
611. COLLEGE STUDENT PERSONNEL SERVICES. 3 cr. Study of the role and function of student
services within colleges and universities.
650. COUNSELING WITH SPECIAL POPULATIONS. 3 cr. Maximum, 12 cr. The study of unique
features and problems in working with special populations. Designed as a post-practicum experience,
involving course work and laboratory activity. A. Mature and Aged Populations; B.
Multicultural Populations; C. Sexual Minority Populations; D. Selected Populations.