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Psychology (PSY)
  

  • PSY 342 - Grant Support for Psychological Research and Programs


    Semester Hours: 1
    Once a Year
    Identify sources of government and foundation funding for pre and post-doctoral research, postdoctoral study, and the development of psychological training programs and services. Develop skills in proposal writing to obtain such funds. Gain knowledge of the structure of relevant government agencies and how to make contacts within them.
  

  • PSY 349 - Community Internship and Supervision I


    Semester Hours: 3

    Once a Year
    Students are exposed to administrative and consulting roles of psychologists who work in school and community settings. Emphasis is placed upon program development, administration, evaluation, and upon issues relevant to the supervision and overseeing of personnel within health service settings. Internship placement in a school system or a community agency is required.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to matriculated students in a doctoral program in psychology. (Formerly School-Community Internship I.)

     
  
  

  • PSY 360 - Internship: Motivational Theory, Worker Morale and Productivity


    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    Morale and Productivity Examination of psychological theories and research to understand and predict individual levels of motivation. Particular attention is given to the contribution of this literature in the areas of job satisfaction, morale and worker productivity. Practicum: on-site experiences in the application and/or research in job satisfaction and worker productivity. Internship: two days per week in public or private organizations under supervision.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to matriculated students in a doctoral program in psychology.
  

  • PSY 361 - Internship: Group Interaction Processes


    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    Lectures and discussions relating to effective and ineffective communication and problem-solving procedures in task groups. Practicum: on-site experience in application and/or research in the analysis of group interaction processes. Internship: two days per week in public or private organizations under supervision.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to matriculated students in a graduate psychology program.
  

  • PSY 362 - Internship: Consumer Psychology


    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    Lectures and discussions relating to influences, group effects, communication, attitude change, decision making and purchasing processes, research methodology, the law and psychology, and the role of psychology in the judicial system. Practicum: onsite experience in the application and/or research in consumer psychology. Internship: two days per week in public or private organizations under supervision.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to matriculated students in a graduate psychology program.
  

  • PSY 363 - Internship: Research Design III


    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    Lectures and discussions relating to formative and summative program evaluation, cost effectiveness, cost benefit analysis, etc. Practicum: on-site experience in the application of evaluation, methodology and cost analysis. Internship: two days per week in public or private organizations under supervision.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to matriculated students in a graduate psychology program.
  

  • PSY 364 - Internship: Consulting and Communications


    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    Lectures and discussions relating to concepts of information processing, verbal and nonverbal communications, group and organizational communication, audits and effective consulting behaviors. Practicum: on-site experience in the application and/or research in communication measurement and training. Internship: two days per week in public or private organizations under supervision.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to matriculated students in a graduate psychology program.
  

  • PSY 371 - Externship in Clinical Psychology I


    Semester Hours: 1
    Fall
    Extern training is a practicum geared toward reinforcing previously learned clinician skills. Settings require the extern to perform tasks such as intakes, assessments, diagnosis, report writing, and recommendations, as well as individual, couples, and family and group psychotherapy. Placement settings include mental health clinics, hospitals, university counseling centers, institutes, behavioral medicine and rehabilitation facilities, schools, and other related facilities. Independent behavior and cognitive-behavior therapy sessions with child and adult clients are encouraged. To fulfill requirements, externs are expected to work weekly from 16 to 24 hours, supervised by doctoral-level psychologists.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to students matriculated in the doctoral program in clinical psychology. Courses must be taken in sequence and are not repeatable.
  

  • PSY 372 - Externship in Clinical Psychology II


    Semester Hours: 1
    Spring
    Extern training is a practicum geared toward reinforcing previously learned clinician skills. Settings require the extern to perform tasks such as intakes, assessments, diagnosis, report writing, and recommendations, as well as individual, couples, and family and group psychotherapy. Placement settings include mental health clinics, hospitals, university counseling centers, institutes, behavioral medicine and rehabilitation facilities, schools, and other related facilities. Independent behavior and cognitive-behavior therapy sessions with child and adult clients are encouraged. To fulfill requirements, externs are expected to work weekly from 16 to 24 hours, supervised by doctoral-level psychologists.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to students matriculated in the doctoral program in clinical psychology. Courses must be taken in sequence and are not repeatable.
  

  • PSY 373 - Externship in Clinical Psychology III


    Semester Hours: 1
    Fall
    Extern training is a practicum geared toward reinforcing previously learned clinician skills.  Settings require the extern to perform tasks such as intakes, assessments, diagnosis, report writing, and recommendations, as well as individual, couples, and family and group psychotherapy. Placement settings include mental health clinics, hospitals, university counseling centers, institutes, behavioral medicine and rehabilitation facilities, schools, and other related facilities. Independent behavior and cognitive-behavior therapy sessions with child and adult clients are encouraged. To fulfill requirements, externs are expected to work weekly from 16 to 24 hours, supervised by doctoral-level psychologists.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to students matriculated in the doctoral program in clinical psychology. Courses must be taken in sequence and are not repeatable.
  

  • PSY 374 - Externship in Clinical Psychology IV


    Semester Hours: 1
    Spring
    Extern training is a practicum geared toward reinforcing previously learned clinician skills. Settings require the extern to perform tasks such as intakes, assessments, diagnosis, report writing, and recommendations, as well as individual, couples, and family and group psychotherapy. Placement settings include mental health clinics, hospitals, university counseling centers, institutes, behavioral medicine and rehabilitation facilities, schools, and other related facilities. Independent behavior and cognitive-behavior therapy sessions with child and adult clients are encouraged. To fulfill requirements, externs are expected to work weekly from 16 to 24 hours, supervised by doctoral-level psychologists.
     

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to students matriculated in the doctoral program in clinical psychology. Courses must be taken in sequence and are not repeatable.
  
  

  • PSY 399 - Psychotherapy with the Deaf Via Total Communication


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Readings, discussion and practicum related to the specific psychological problems of the hearing impaired; modes and methods of communication, verbal and nonverbal; appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques, client-centered, behavioral, rationalemotive, etc.; instruction in total communication and practice in small group and individual therapy sessions under supervision.
  

  • PSY 405 - Clinical Seminar in Neuropsychological Assessment


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    An overview of neuropsychology with emphasis upon diagnosis assessment for both clinical and research.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to matriculated students in the clinical psychology doctoral program or permission of the instructor. Course may be repeated for credit when topics vary. (Formerly PSY 215, Clinical Neuropsychology.)
  

  • PSY 406 - Clinical Seminar in Indirect Assessment Methods


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Provides students with experience in the administration and interpretation of unstructured personality assessment techniques, and the relationship of test findings to therapeutic interventions. Primary emphasis is placed on the Thematic Apperception Test and the Rorschach Test. Illustrative protocols are used to present and discuss normative responses, and to compare them with responses given by persons with various Axis 1 and Axis 2 disorders. Focus is placed on the relationship of formal response categories to diagnoses from Diagnostic and Statistical Manual and /or International Classification of Diseases.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to matriculated students in the clinical psychology doctoral program or permission of instructor. (Formerly PSY 234A, Personality Assessment by Projective Methods.)
  

  • PSY 413 - Clinical Seminar in Addiction Treatment


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Research, theories and methods of treatment with respect to alcoholism, drug addiction, smoking and overeating.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to matriculated students in the clinical psychology doctoral program or permission of the instructor. Course may be repeated for credit when topics vary. (Formerly PSY 213, Psychology of Addictions.)
  

  • PSY 414 - Clinical Seminar in the Treatment of Anger and Aggression


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Discussions, readings, and case supervision relating to the treatment of anger and aggression. Competence to treat patients who present with anger and aggression problems is developed according to a cognitive–behavioral model of intervention. Students treat community cases under supervision.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to students matriculated in the doctoral program in clinical psychology, or permission of instructor. 
  

  • PSY 415 - Clinical Seminar in Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Anxiety Disorders and Depression


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall , Spring
    This course will focus on the clinical application of specific treatment strategies shown to be effective in controlled research that addresses anxiety disorders and depression. Students will assess and treat patients within the clinic where they will learn how to: (1) conduct a thorough assessment utilizing a structured clinical interview and battery of questionnaires; (2) implement specific cognitive-behavioral treatment strategies targeting the diagnosed symptoms and problems; and (3) evaluate the effectiveness of treatment as it progresses utilizing relevant patient self-report questionnaires. By the end of the course, students will have a thorough exposure to information regarding the psychopathology, assessment, and treatment of anxiety and depression. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    PSY 229 . Open only to students matriculated in the doctoral program in clinical psychology, or permission of instructor. 
  

  • PSY 416 - Clinical Seminar in Exposure Therapy for Anxiety Disorders


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Discussions, readings, and case supervision relating to the use of Exposure therapy to treat anxiety disorders. Supervision emphasis is on the therapist gaining skill competence through repeated case work involving developing fear/anxiety hierarchies, multiple sensory system involvement, imagery enhancement, scene selection, and hypothesis testing. Focus is on therapists obtaining experience in differing exposure domains: imaginal, in vivo, and virtual reality. Cases will be assigned based upon their appropriateness for this therapy technique.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to students matriculated in the doctoral program in clinical psychology, or permission of instructor. 
  

  • PSY 417 - Clinical Seminar in Major Mental Disorders


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Explores learning and biological factors that account for the development and maintenance of schizophrenia and other major mental and behavioral disorders. Practicum at an inpatient facility where behavioral strategies are implemented to develop and enhance prosocial behaviors, and to decrease maladaptive behaviors.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to matriculated students in the clinical psychology doctoral program or permission of the instructor. Course may be repeated for credit when topics vary. (Formerly PSY 260, Behavior Deviations II: Major Mental Disorders.)
  

  • PSY 428 - Clinical Seminar in Interventions for Childhood Disorders


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Through the Psychological Evaluation, Research, and Counseling (PERC) clinic students will be assigned cases that involve children or adolescents with behavioral, social, or emotional difficulties. Diagnoses may include the full range of anxiety and mood disorders, disorders of conduct and attention, and dysfunctions in child-parent relations. Parents who present with psychopathology, such as depression, anxiety, or anger may also be treated individually in this clinic. Parents of very young children (infants to preschoolers) are always seen conjointly with their child. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to students matriculated in the doctoral program in clinical psychology, or permission of instructor. 
  

  • PSY 429 - Clinical Seminar in Marital and Family Therapies


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    This course introduces advanced doctoral candidates in the Clinical and School Psychology Programs to the concepts, principles and issues associated with marital and family therapy. Both communication disorders and behavioral problems in the context of marriage and the family will be emphasized. The lecture will be accompanied by supervised assignment to therapist team pairs to work with families in which one or more members have been identified as dysfunctional.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to matriculated students in the clinical psychology doctoral program or permission of the instructor. Course may be repeated for credit when topics vary. (Formerly PSY 329, Marital and Family Therapies.)
  

  • PSY 430 - Clinical Seminar in Group Psychotherapy


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Techniques and rationale of group treatment procedures with children, adolescents and adults. Practicum: students will conduct an ongoing group.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to matriculated students in the clinical psychology doctoral program or permission of the instructor. (Formerly PSY 230, Group Counseling and Group Leadership.)
  
  

  • PSY 500 - Internship in Clinical Psychology


    Semester Hours: 0-1
    Fall, Spring
    The psychology internship is an organized training program designed to provide the intern with a planned, programmed sequence of training experiences to assure breadth and quality of training specifically in a range of psychological assessment and intervention activities conducted directly with recipients of psychological services. Typical clinical psychology internship settings include community mental health centers, hospitals, registered training institutes, medical school consortiums, and university-based counseling centers. At least 25 percent of trainee’s time is spent in face-to-face psychological services to patients/clients. Regularly scheduled individual supervision is provided by one or more doctoral-level licensed psychologists, at a ratio of no less than one hour of supervision for every 20 internship hours. The internship must provide at least two hours per week in didactic activities such as case conferences, seminars, in-service training, or grand rounds. The internship experience (minimum 1,800 hours) must be completed in no less than 10 months and no more than 24 months, although typically, it will occur during a single calendar year.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to students matriculated in the doctoral program in clinical psychology or combined clinical and school psychology.  All course work at the 400-level or lower must be completed prior to internship. In order to be eligible to apply for clinical internship, and in accordance with the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) match process, students must provide proof to the Hofstra clinical internship coordinator of an approved dissertation proposal, Form II, by November 1 of the calendar year prior to that in which internship is to be served. See PSY 602  and/or PSY 603A . Course may be repeated only with the permission of the doctoral program director.
  

  • PSY 501 - Internship in Clinical Psychology: Completion


    Semester Hours: 0-1

    Fall, Spring
    As an intern, the student continues to serve as a fully integrated staff member at an appropriate agency. The internship is considered completed when the internship agency issues a certificate or letter of completion.  

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    PSY 500 . Open only to students matriculated in the doctoral program in clinical psychology or combined clinical and school psychology. 

     
  
  

  • PSY 602 - Dissertation Proposal Preparation


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Through individual consultation with a sponsor, students fully develop their doctoral research proposal and present it for approval to their three-person dissertation committee.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    May be taken twice. Three credits are applied towards the doctoral degree when Form II is approved and filed with the chairperson in psychology. Open only to matriculated students in a doctoral program in psychology.
  

  • PSY 603A - Extended Dissertation Advisement


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    For students who have not completed a satisfactory dissertation proposal and who have not had Form II signed by a sponsor and two additional committee members after enrolling in PSY 602  twice. If, after completing PSY 603A, the student still has not a signed Form II, he/she will be dropped from the program.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    This course may be taken only once. May not be taken on a Pass/Fail basis. No credit toward degree. Open only to matriculated students in a graduate psychology program.
  

  • PSY 604 - Dissertation Advisement


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    In consultation with a sponsor, students execute their approved research study, analyze their data, write up the results, and defend the project in a final oral examination. .

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    May be taken three times. Three credits are applied towards the doctoral degree when the approved dissertation has been placed in the Hofstra University Axinn Library. Open only to matriculated students in a doctoral program in psychology.
  

  • PSY 605A - Dissertation Extension


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    For students who have not completed the dissertation and passed their oral examination after enrolling in PSY 604  three times. If, at the end of this course, the student still has not completed the dissertation, he/she will be dropped from the program.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    This course may be taken only once. May not be taken on a Pass/Fail basis. No credit toward degree. Open only to matriculated students in a doctoral program in psychology.

Quantitative Methods (QM)
  

  • QM 203 - Advanced Quantitative Analysis for Managers


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Regression modeling, analysis of variance, time series analysis and business forecasting methods and nonparametric methods. Use of statistical packages.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Statistics for Business Applications Residency Workshop or approved equivalent. Credit given for this course or QM 210, not both. Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements.
  

  • QM 215 - Business Forecasting


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Statistical techniques used in the forecasting of time series and their applications to business problems. Topics include smoothing and decomposition methods, seasonal variation, autoregressive moving average methods and Box-Jenkins techniques.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    QM 203 . Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements.
  

  • QM 217 - Decision Analysis


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Introduction to the analysis of decision making under uncertainty with applications to business problems. Topics include Bayesian concepts, decision trees, assessments and revision of probabilities, sensitivity analysis and multicriteria decision making.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    QM 203 .  Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements.
  

  • QM 220 - Operations Research and Decision Making Under Uncertainty


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Formulation and use of models of operations research in business problems. Topics include inventory models, PERT/CPM, queuing theory, simulation and dynamic programming.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    QM 203 . Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements.
  

  • QM 230 - Mathematical Programming


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Mathematical programming models for business related problems. Topics include linear programming and its ramifications, network models, integer programming, and nonlinear programming.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    QM 203 .  Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements.
  

  • QM 235 - Advanced Statistical Modeling in Finance


    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    This course will provide the student with a comprehensive understanding of statistical modeling techniques that are widely used in applied modeling of financial data. Emphasis will be placed on model development, validation and interpretation, in the context of real applications to financial and economic data.  Topics will include time series regression, including cointegration and volatility models, panel data modeling, and qualitative response models, such as Logistic and Probit models.  Students will gain a working knowledge of at least one industry standard statistical package.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    QM 203  or approved equivalent.  Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements. Credit given for this course or FIN 235 , not both.
  

  • QM 250 - Multivariate Data Analysis Methods


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Computer package-based approach to multivariate methods using SAS and other statistical packages. Topics include principal component analysis, canonical correlation analysis, factor analysis, multidimensional scaling and cluster analysis, discriminant analysis.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    QM 203 . Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements.
  

  • QM 255 - Quality Management and Statistical Quality Control


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Criteria for quality in a wide range of business and organizational activities, managerial roles in quality assurance, total quality system approach, vendor quality control, quality cost programs, quality motivation programs, quality circles, quality control in service industries, quality reporting information systems and statistical techniques for quality assurance. Course emphasizes case oriented approach.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    QM 203 . Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements.
  

  • QM 275 - Time Series Analysis of Financial Data


    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    This course provides the student with a thorough understanding of financial econometrics. Theoretical foundations of financial time series and their implications for testing and modeling are discussed. Econometrics models and tests and their applications to sample financial data are covered. Students will gain working knowledge of at least one industry standard statistical package.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    MATH 72 or approved equivalent, MATH 135A or approved equivalent, MATH 138 or approved equivalent. Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements. Same as FIN 275 .
  

  • QM 285 - Business Process Management


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring                  
    A course in the design and analysis of business process. Topics include charting and mapping business processes, measuring and analyzing process flows, capacity analysis, process inventory analysis, and process synchronization and improvement.  

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Statistics for Business Applications Residency Workshop or approved equivalent, IT 203 , MGT 203 . Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements. Same as MGT 285 .
  

  • QM 286 - Statistical Quality Control


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    A course in the principles of statistical quality control. The course takes the Deming/Shewhart viewpoint that quality is best achieved by the effective management and control of processes. Topics that are covered include defining and documenting a process, attribute and variable control charts, out-of-control patterns, diagnosing a process, and process capability and improvement studies. Statistical software will be used in the solution of problems and analysis of case studies.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    QM 285  or MGT 285 . Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements. Same as MGT 286 .
  

  • QM 287 - Six Sigma Quality Management


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring                
    A course in the philosophy, principles, and techniques of Six Sigma Quality Management. The course builds on the knowledge gained in QM 285 /MGT 285  -Business Process Management and QM 286 /MGT 286 -Statistical Quality Control. Topics that are covered include six sigma dashboard model, the five phases of the DMAIC model, and detailed study of two six sigma certification cases. Statistical software will be used in the solution of problems and analysis of case studies.   

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    QM 286  or MGT 286 . Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements. Same as MGT 287 .
  
  

  • QM 291 - Practicum in Quality Management


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring                   
    A practicum in quality management.  In this practicum students will be responsible for developing the design for a quality improvement project at their respective workplaces. They will prepare a report and give an oral presentation on their individual projects. This project should exhibit the student’s ability to apply the methods and techniques that they have learned in the previous courses in the program. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    MGT 207  and QM 287  or MGT 287 . Corequisite: QM 290  or MGT 290 . Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements. Same as MGT 291 .
  

  • QM 401 - Quantitative Analysis for Managers


    Semester Hours: 4

    Periodically

    Introduction to concepts and methods in quantitative analysis which are most useful to executives in managing productive processes. Major emphasis is on improving executives’ understanding of variation and its control and reduction consistent with a commitment to continuous improvement. The course consists of three modules. The first concentrates on summarizing and describing data, and modeling randomness and variability using probability theory. Topics included in this module are descriptive statistics, statistical process control, probability, sampling, estimation, and hypothesis testing. The second module concentrates on the use of regression analysis and experimentation to improve performance. Topics include simple and multiple regression and correlation, design of experiments, and analysis of variance. The third module focuses on the decision sciences models that are most widely used in the practice of management decision making. Among these are decision analysis, linear programming (with emphasis on formulation, computer solution, and sensitivity analysis) and simulation. Use of statistical software and spreadsheets are emphasized throughout the course.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to matriculated Zarb School of Business E.M.B.A. students.

Radio, Television and Film (RTVF)
  

  • RTVF 201 A-Z - Documentary Perspectives


    Semester Hours: 1
    Fall, Spring
    An umbrella course that can vary its subject matter or its focus from semester to semester. Each semester will emphasize a particular perspective on documentary filmmaking, giving students the opportunity to explore topics that can be covered in greater detail than is possible in other required courses. Subjects might include: filmmaker perspectives (documentary filmmakers on filmmaking: a series of screenings and appearances); aesthetic perspectives (e.g., sound design, lighting); technical perspectives (e.g., new technologies, sound recording); legal perspectives (e.g., public domain, copyright clearance, licensing); financial perspectives (e.g., fundraising, grant writing). May be repeated for credit as long as there is a different letter designation each time.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Lab fees additional for some courses. (Formerly AVF.)
  

  • RTVF 211 - Documentary Research Methods


    Semester Hours: 4
    Fall, Summer
    An exploration of the methods and materials available for documentary research. The course provides students with an understanding of the pre-production processes required to construct an effective research strategy for documentary filmmaking. In addition to exploring research methods that are specific to documentary (e.g., visual archives), the course will also cover more traditional methods of research (e.g., library, qualitative) enabling students to explore how research strategies can be refined to meet the specific demands of various documentary genres.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly AVF.)
  

  • RTVF 221 - Documentary Production I


    Semester Hours: 4
    Fall
    Modern documentary production is constantly evolving to incorporate new technologies. In this course students learn how story components are translated into production techniques. Those techniques are studied and applied in the context of documentary production technologies. This course expands students’ knowledge of technical skills (audio, video, lighting and editing) and practical applications in documentary production.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    RTVF 211 . Lab fees additional. (Formerly AVF.)
  

  • RTVF 231 - Theory and History of Documentary


    Semester Hours: 4
    Fall
    An intensive analysis of the evolution of documentary film from the actuality films of the Lumiere Brothers and the seminal work of Robert Flaherty through the British movement of the 1930s, television in the 1950s and cinema verite in the 1960s, to contemporary experimentation in various media forms. Students examine changing theoretical approaches to documentary making and the historic role of documentary’s interaction with social change.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly AVF 231.)
  

  • RTVF 234 - Media in Sports and Entertainment Industries


    Semester Hours: 3

    Fall, Spring

    A comprehensive study of current principles and practices of sports and entertainment programming, production, promotions and management for radio, television, and the Internet. This course considers business issues in the entertainment industries and demonstrates the interdependent relationship between mass media and organized, professional sports. Students examine the organizational, technological and ethical issues in the various fields, with an emphasis placed on audience targeting, development strategies, new technologies and their cultural impact. While the focus is primarily on U.S. broadcasting, the reality of media globalization will inform the course work.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    May not be taken on a Pass/Fail basis. (Formerly AVF.)
  
  

  • RTVF 242 - Documentary for Radio


    Semester Hours: 4
    Spring
    This course teaches the art and techniques of radio documentary production. It reviews the origins, form, and substance of the radio documentary and its place in contemporary culture. It examines important and representative works exploring intriguing and vital subject matter through ground breaking, technical and aesthetic vocabularies fashioned by the producer/artists. Student producers explore documentary storytelling through writing for audio-only media, developing compelling characters, using a broad array of sound elements, and establishing scenes and locations through traditional and non-traditional narrative structures.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    RTVF 211  and 221 . Lab fee additional. (Formerly AVF.)
  

  • RTVF 250 - Independent Study


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring, Summer
    This course is designed for students interested in pursuing further independent work not covered in existing courses – whether documentary production or research in documentary studies. The course is meant for second and/or third-year students who have completed the first two level documentary production courses, or who entered the program with academic or professional backgrounds in documentary, thus demonstrating advanced skills. Students will have the opportunity to work with a faculty adviser on the project, whether a production or research project.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Students must provide examples of their work in either studies or production and submit a proposal that clearly demonstrates ability to take on such a project. The decision to allow a student to do an Independent Study will be solely that of the Department.
  

  • RTVF 251 - Writing and Producing the Documentary


    Semester Hours: 4
    Spring
    This course is designed to enhance the student’s capacity to communicate ideas and tell stories clearly and expressively in ways that will engage, educate and empower intended audiences. It focuses on the multifaceted role of the documentary producer, from conceptualizing the project through distribution. Students implement their understanding of process through completion of the activities and documents associated with concept development of concepts, treatments, fundraising proposals, scriptwriting and visual storytelling, structure, production planning, releases, and other activities necessary to complete a fully-developed proposal and plan for the thesis project. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    RTVF 211 , 231  and 241 . (Formerly AVF.)
  

  • RTVF 252 A-Z - Contemporary Issues in Documentary


    Semester Hours: 4
    Spring
    This seminar focuses on an individual subject that reflects the interests and expertise of  the professional or scholar who teaches the course. The
    professor and the course focus will change each semester. Subjects may include: representations of labor, ethnographic film, social issue
    documentary. As individual topics are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) and added to the course number. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    RTVF 231  or permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit as long as there is a different letter designation each time. (Formerly AVF.)
  

  • RTVF 253 - Cross-Cultural Documentary


    Semester Hours: 4
     “Cross-cultural” filmmaking refers to telling stories that are outside our immediate experience – in terms of the tapestry of culture, gender, class, sexual orientation, religion, language, politics, etc. This course enables students to refer to their personal experiences to unravel their sociopolitical positions with respect to the subjects they are filming. Students will use the raw data of their own experiences or of those close to them to develop film proposals which can range from video advocacy pieces to diaristic, lyrical works. In addition, students will learn how to develop treatments, pitch their work to “mock funders,” assess their audiences and develop their visual languages for their projects. We will explore different strategies to enter communities as “insiders” and outsiders.” Students will become familiar with the controversial debates on who has the “right” to represent whom – be they insiders, outsiders, or somewhere in between.                                                                                                  

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    RTVF 231  or permission of instructor. (Formerly AVF.)
  
  

  • RTVF 281 A-Z - Projects in Documentary


    Semester Hours: 4
    Fall
    Documentary has always served multiple purposes and manifested various forms, and this course provides the opportunity for advanced production in documentary. Each year, the course is taught by film, video and audio documentary professionals. The instructors focus the course on their areas of expertise in the field of documentary. These areas may include experimental autobiography; cinema verite; historical; personal/political; social issue; compilation; editing or cinematography. Student projects will reflect those areas of expertise and result in the production of individual/group video or audio projects on the specific topic. May be repeated for credit as long as there is a different letter designation each time it is taken.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    RTVF 241  or permission of the instructor. Lab fees additional. (Formerly AVF.)
  

  • RTVF 300A - Thesis Project I


    Semester Hours: 6
    Fall, Spring
    A thesis project – the production of a broadcast-quality 10- to 30-minute documentary film, video, or radio project – is required of all MFA students. Working closely with an adviser, the student conducts research, pre-production planning, production and post-production. (Students must recognize that a significant monetary commitment may be necessary to complete the project.) Students must receive department approval of thesis project before registering for this course.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Completion of all course work from categories I and III of degree requirements. Lab fee additional. (Formerly AVF.)
  

Reading (READ)
  

  • READ 228 - Writing and Literacy


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, January, Spring, Summer
    A critical and theoretical study of writing development and instructional approaches. Topics include: the reading/writing relationship, components and management of a writing program, sociocultural variations in language, conferencing and modeling strategies, writing assessment and evaluation, personal literacy, writing to learn, genre, and technology in the writing program. Issues in writing instruction include: spelling, standards, self-disclosure in student writing, and authenticity. Fifteen hour field component.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Same as READ 280M.
  

  • READ 239 - Psycholinguistic Foundations for Reading and Writing Instruction


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall
    Intensive study of the interrelationship of the impressive and expressive functions of language. Present contributions of linguistics, psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics are discussed. Emphasis on strategies related to reading and writing; their interdependence and implementation in the school curriculum; collaborative learning; assessment techniques and research findings. Students are required to engage in a teacher-research project.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    LYST 210.
  
  

  • READ 246 - Practicum in Teaching Secondary Reading


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Application of theory and methodology. Work on specific lesson plans for teaching reading through content fields. Emphasis on interpretive and study skills. Lessons designed by class members are taught in their own instructional settings with feedback in the practicum. Flexibility in lesson planning is encouraged to meet the needs of students from varying linguistic and cultural backgrounds.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    LYST 218 ; for bilingual majors, LYST 213 .
  
  

  • READ 250 - Practicum in Instructional Strategies and Assessment


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring, Summer
    The application of assessment and evaluation theory to classroom and clinical situations. Emphasis on appropriate instructional strategies and techniques for children, adolescents, and adults with reading and writing difficulties, including those from differing cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    LYST 240 . This course should be taken the semester immediately following LYST 240 . There is a fee for testing materials.
  
  
  

  • READ 266 - The Administrator and the Reading Program


    Semester Hours: 3
    Summer
    Designed to help the administrator understand all aspects of the school reading program from kindergarten through high school. The course will include such topics as reading theory and practice, description of various reading programs (developmental, corrective and remedial), new approaches to reading instructions, relationships with reading staff members, community relationships and knowledge of materials.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    For advanced students in educational administration and doctoral candidates in Clinical and School Psychology Program.
  
  
  

  • READ 360 - Internship in Supervision of Reading Instruction


    Semester Hours: 6
    Periodically
    Fieldwork in supervision and administration of reading programs in the public schools. Periodic seminars on field experiences and exploration of possible solutions to problems. This internship is designed to prepare reading specialists for certification as building or district reading supervisors or coordinators. It is not intended for those seeking certification to qualify as building principals, district supervising principals or superintendents. These candidates should enroll for EADM 310 , 311 , or 312 , Administrative Internship.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Master’s in reading and permission of instructor.
  

  • READ 365 - Internship: College Teaching of Reading and Writing


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Designed for doctoral or post-master’s candidates who are teaching or intend to teach at the college level. Students work closely with a senior professor in the planning of classroom instruction at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The needs of adult learners and techniques for motivating and teaching these students are emphasized.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Permission of instructor. Pass/Fail grade only.

Rehabilitation (REHB)
  
  
  

  • REHB 230 - Philosophy and Principles of Vocational Rehabilitation


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall
    Review of the historical background of the movement for vocational rehabilitation including history, philosophy, and principles. A study of programs on local, state and federal levels; the interdisciplinary nature of vocational rehabilitation. Interrelationship between vocational rehabilitation and private and public agencies and rehabilitation centers.
  

  • REHB 231 - Techniques and Theories in Rehabilitation


    Semester Hours: 3
    Spring
    Counseling Discussion of the role of the rehabilitation counselor including techniques involved in counseling and the rehabilitation process: case finding, client interviewing and evaluation of behavior, the development, formulation and implementation of individualized rehabilitation plans, referral and advocacy. Study of research literature.
  
  

  • REHB 233 - Job Placement and Development in Rehabilitation


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall
    Community attitudes and vocational placement factors for persons with disabilities. Selective placement and job development for specific disabling conditions such as chronic mental illness, neurological disability, mental retardation, amputations, hearing and visual handicaps, traumatic brain injury, AIDS. Students participate in practical situations and perform job placement and development in a fieldwork setting.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    REHB 268 .
  

  • REHB 234 - Internship: Rehabilitation Counseling I


    Semester Hours: 6
    Fall, Spring
    Observation and participation in the delivery of services in one or more comprehensive rehabilitation agencies, either voluntary, public or private. Placement is made with adviser’s approval and according to the student’s needs. Students are under supervision of both the agency and the University; they meet biweekly in seminar to review internship experiences as well as administrative planning and professional development issues. A minimum of 300 clock hours is required for each semester, totaling a minimum of 600 clock hours.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    REHB 236  and permission of adviser. Pass/Fail grade only.
  

  • REHB 235 - Internship: Rehabilitation Counseling II


    Semester Hours: 6
    Fall, Spring
    Observation and participation in the delivery of services in one or more comprehensive rehabilitation agencies, either voluntary, public or private. Placement is made with adviser’s approval and according to the student’s needs. Students are under supervision of both the agency and the University; they meet biweekly in seminar to review internship experiences as well as administrative planning and professional development issues.  A minimum of 300 clock hours is required for each semester, totaling a minimum of 600 clock hours.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    REHB 234 , 236  and permission of adviser. Pass/Fail grade only.
  
  

  • REHB 239 - Placement Practice in Transitional, Supported, or Competitive Employment


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Placement practice and models and the values associated with responsive and quality employment programs. Different vocational arrangements are utilized to illustrate strengths and weaknesses of each model. Students’ skills in job development, job market screening, making employer contacts, and job analysis with respect to young people with disabilities.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    REHB 268 .
  

  • REHB 240 - Independent Living Rehabilitation


    Semester Hours: 3
    Spring
    This course presents different perspectives on Independent Living Rehabilitation (ILR), a consumer-driven movement stressing client decision making. Course emphasizes key IL services, services including skills of daily living, advocacy for housing, advocacy for transportation, client advocacy, peer counseling, and attendant care management. Consistent with the movement’s ideals, the course teaches prospective counselors how to enhance the client’s control of the decision-making process.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    REHB 230 .
  

  • REHB 242 - Psychoeducational Assessment in Rehabilitation


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall
    The construction, use and interpretation of clinical and psychoeducational measuring instruments and evaluation techniques for the assessment of persons in programs for individuals with mental, emotional, physical/learning disabilities. Basic descriptive statistics and the diagnostic-remediation process are examined with emphasis on individual and group assessment.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    There is a materials fee of $15.
  
  
  
  

  • REHB 253 - Rehabilitation Approaches for Persons With Severe Mental Illness


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Designed to provide a working knowledge of the various aspects in the delivery of services to persons with severe mental illness. Students investigate such areas as classification and symptoms of various psychiatric illnesses, current concepts and rehabilitation treatment trends, legal issues of deinstitutionalization, specific work assessment techniques, placement options and vocational counseling approaches as applied to this population. In-depth analysis of relevant literature and research is examined.
  

  • REHB 254 - Rehabilitation Techniques for Persons With Developmental Disabilities and Mental Retardation


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Focus on psychosocial and vocational adjustment implications, normalization and legal issues, behavioral strategies and vocational counseling techniques for persons with developmental disabilities and mental retardation. An analysis of relevant research and literature is included.
  

  • REHB 259 - Medical Characteristics in Psychiatric Rehabilitation


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Study of medical aspects of psychiatric rehabilitation; medical description of persons with psychiatric disabilities; use of psychopharmacology. Implications of psychoses, affective and other psychiatric disorders in rehabilitation; discussion of organically based mental disorders as well as specialized population such as dual diagnosed and older persons, and adolescents with mental illness.
  

  • REHB 267 - Rehabilitation Counseling for Persons With Severe Disability


    Semester Hours: 3
    Spring
    Emphasizes specific disabilities such as mental retardation, chronic mental disability, learning disability or substance abuse. Includes an examination of physical, intellectual and emotional impairments which severely limit sensory function, communication, mobility, self-care or self-direction. Problems address vocational selection and placement, transportation, household management, impact on the family and sexual adjustment. The use of assistive devices and special resources are considered along with the specialized knowledge and rehabilitation techniques needed to deal with these problems.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    REHB 230 .
  

  • REHB 268 - Occupational Information and Vocational Development in Rehabilitation


    Semester Hours: 3
    Spring
    The vocational and occupational choice from the psychosocial point of view.  The vocational structure of society, the world of work, occupational skills, entry requirements and physical and emotional demands.  Practice in the use of occupational information including job analysis.  Emphasis on collection, evaluation and use of various sources of occupational information relevant to rehabilitation counseling, job placement, job modificiation and re-engineering for people with disabilities.





  

  • REHB 269 - Sexuality and Disability


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Designed to provide rehabilitation counselors, special educators, and others working with persons with disabilities, an awareness of the salient issues related to sexuality and disability. Provide informational and therapeutic sources which can be utilized to address these issues. A comprehensive approach to human sexuality and its ramifications for individuals with disabilities are emphasized throughout the course.
  

  • REHB 280-289 A-Z - Special Topics


    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Periodically
    Specific courses designed to explore emerging topics in rehabilitation counseling. As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) and added to the course number. Specific titles and course descriptions for these special topics courses will be available each semester in the Semester Planning Guide. Any course may be taken a number of times so long as there is a different letter designation each time it is taken.

     

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly Workshops.)
  
  

  • REHB 314 - Practicum: College Teaching and Field Setting


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Students receive practical experiences as teachers and/or research assistants in higher education; as apprentices to teacher education consultants or program managers and supervisors in schools, and rehabilitation agencies; as assistants to student teacher supervisors in teacher education programs; as senior counselors supervising interns. Critical reviews of students performance are made by faculty and peers through seminar discussions and on-site supervision.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    REHB 353 , 355  and permission of adviser. Same as SPED 314 . Pass/Fail grade only.
  

  • REHB 335A - Case Studies and Issues in Rehabilitation Administration


    Semester Hours: 1.5
    Fall, Spring
    Development of projects from a rehabilitation administrative and management perspective and systematic presentation of professional issues. Students relate their rehabilitation counseling experiences to the agency supervisor world in an attempt to understand how various forces shape a rehabilitation agency. Competencies are developed through case studies, lecture/discussion of professional issues, individual and team presentation and substantive readings.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to matriculated students with permission of the graduate program director.
 

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