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2017-2018 UMass Dartmouth Graduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 UMass Dartmouth Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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  • POR 620 - Seminar in Portuguese Literature and Culture

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Standing or permission of instructorSeminar / 3 hours per week
    Study of a selected topic, period, author or genre in Portuguese literature and culture. Literary texts, canonical and non-canonical alike, are discussed in a broadly cultural context and from a theoretically informed perspective. Focused written assignments and/or formal oral presentations contribute to the development of individual research projects pursued by the students.
    Graded
  
  • POR 630 - Seminar in Brazilian Literature and Culture

    Credits 3
    Seminar / 3 hours per week
    Study of a selected topic, period, author or genre in Brazilian literature and culture. Literary texts, canonical and non-canonical alike, are discussed in a broadly cultural context and from a theoretically informed perspective. Focused written assignments and/or formal oral presentations contribute to the development of individual research projects pursued by the students.
    Graded
  
  • POR 640 - Seminar in Lusophone African Literatures and Cultures

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Standing or permission of instructorSeminar / 3 hours per week
    Study of a selected topic, period, author or genre in Brazilian literature and culture. Literary texts, canonical and non-canonical alike, are discussed in a broadly cultural context and from a theoretically informed perspective. Focused written assignments and/or formal oral presentations contribute to the development of individual research projects pursued by the students.
    Graded
  
  • POR 650 - Comparative Studies in the Portuguese-Speaking World

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Study of a selected topic, period or genre from a comparative perspective encompassing various literatures and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world and including, if applicable, other Western and non-Western theoretical, literary and cultural readings. Literary texts, canonical and non-canonical alike, are discussed in a broadly cultural context and from a theoretically informed perspective. Focused written assignments and/or formal oral presentations contribute to the development of individual research projects pursued by the students.
    Graded
  
  • POR 660 - Thesis or Project I

    Credits 3
    Thesis
    Individual research project leading to the production of a substantial written work, pursued under the direction of a faculty advisor. This course is continued as POR 661; initially students receive the grade IP, which is changed to be the same as that earned in POR 661.
    Multi-Term Course: Not Graded
  
  • POR 661 - Thesis or Project II

    Credits 3
    Thesis
    Individual research project leading to the production of a substantial written work, pursued under the direction of a faculty advisor.
    Multi-Term Course: Not Graded
  
  • POR 681 - Topics Seminar

    Credits 3
    Seminar
    Study of a specific topic, author or literary period from Portugal, Brazil, Lusophone Africa or elsewhere in the Lusophone World (Asia, Lusophone diaspora), as well as related advanced work in literary theory and cultural studies. POR 781
    Graded
  
  • POR 695 - Independent Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 9.00
    Independent Study
    Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area not otherwise part of the discipline’s course offerings. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
    Graded
  
  • POR 710 - Topics in Literary and Cultural Analysis

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    A study of issues underlying literary and cultural analysis and methodological backgrounds of critical strategies. The first half of the course will be devoted to a review of major contemporary critical schools, e. g., structuralism, post-structuralism and deconstruction, formalism, feminist criticism, new historicism, and postcolonial criticism. The second half of the course will be devoted to the analysis of relevant contributions to the field of literary and cultural analysis published in the past five years. Samples from some of the major genres and works of the Portuguese-speaking world will be analyzed. POR 610
    Graded
  
  • POR 720 - Seminar in Portuguese Literature and Culture

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Standing or permission of instructorSeminar
    Advanced study of a selected topic, period, author or genre in Portuguese literature and culture. Literary texts, canonical and non-canonical alike, are discussed in a broadly cultural context and from a theoretically informed perspective. Students formulate and develop independent research projects exploring theoretical meanings and consequences of literary works and/or cultural phenomena.
    Graded
  
  • POR 730 - Seminar in Brazilian Literature and Culture

    Credits 3
    Seminar
    Advanced study of a selected topic, period, author or genre in Brazilian literature and culture. Literary texts, canonical and non-canonical alike, are discussed in a broadly cultural context and from a theoretically informed perspective. Students formulate and develop independent research projects exploring theoretical meanings and consequences of literary works and/or cultural phenomena.
    Graded
  
  • POR 740 - Seminar in Lusophone African Literatures and Cultures

    Credits 3
    Seminar
    Advanced study of a selected topic, period, author or genre in Lusophone African literatures and cultures. Literary texts, canonical and non-canonical alike, are discussed in a broadly cultural context and from a theoretically informed perspective. Students formulate and develop independent research projects exploring theoretical meanings and consequences of literary works and/or cultural phenomena.
    Graded
  
  • POR 750 - Comparative Studies in the Portuguese Speaking World

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    Advanced study of a selected topic, period, or genre from a comparative perspective encompassing various literatures and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world and including, if applicable, other Western and non-Western theoretical, literary and cultural readings. Literary texts, canonical and non-canonical alike, are discussed in a broadly cultural context and from a theoretically informed perspective. Students formulate and develop independent research projects exploring theoretical meanings and consequences of literary works and/or cultural phenomena.
    Graded
  
  • POR 760 - Dissertation I

    Credits 3
    Distertation
    Individual research leading to the production of a PhD dissertation pursued under the direction of a faculty advisor. This course continues as POR 761, POR 762, and POR 763; initially graduate students receive the grade IP, which following completion of the sequence is changed to the grade earned in POR 763.
    Multi-Term Course: Not Graded
  
  • POR 761 - Dissertation II:Luso-Afro-BrazilStu/Theor PHD

    Credits 3
    Distertation
    Individual research leading to the production of a PhD dissertation pursued under the direction of a faculty advisor. This course continues as POR 762 and POR 763; initially graduate students receive the grade IP, which following completion of the sequence is changed to the grade earned in POR 763.
    Multi-Term Course: Not Graded
  
  • POR 762 - Dissertation III

    Credits 3
    Distertation
    Individual research leading to the production of a PhD dissertation pursued under the direction of a faculty advisor. This course continues as POR 763; initially graduate students receive the grade IP, which following completion of the sequence is changed to the grade earned in POR 763.
    Multi-Term Course: Not Graded
  
  • POR 763 - Dissertation IV

    Credits 3
    Distertation
    Individual research leading to the production of a PhD dissertation pursued under the direction of a faculty advisor.
    Multi-Term Course: Not Graded
  
  • POR 781 - Topics Seminar

    Credits 3
    Seminar
    Study of a specific topic, author or literary period from Portugal, Brazil, Lusophone Africa or elsewhere in the Lusophone World (Asia, Lusophone diaspora), as well as related advanced work in literary theory and cultural studies. POR 681
    Graded
  
  • POR 795 - Independent Study

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate standing; permission of instructor, graduate director and college deanIndependent Study / 3 hours per week
    Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area not otherwise part of the discipline’s course offerings. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
    Graded
  
  • POR 796 - Directed Study

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate standing; permission of instructor, graduate director and college deanIndependent Study / 3 hours per week
    Study under the supervision of a faculty ember in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
    Graded
  
  • PSM 535 - Project Management for Science Professionals

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    This course is designed to provide skills to prepare students to take on the role of project manager. The importance of Project management is now realized by many companies where the entire business, including routine activities, can be regarded as a series of projects. Project management principles provide a systematic approach to running a business; both large and small business as well as a scientific laboratory.
    Graded
  
  • PSM 545 - Professional and Scientific Communication

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Standing or permission of instructorLecture / 3 hours per week
    This course will help students improve their professional communication. In this course, students will gain a fuller understanding of the communication process, and will gain practical experience in effective communication skills. Students will develop both written and oral communication within the context of their professional concentration. Assignments simulate those encountered in the “real-world” including persuasive presentations, oral and written reports, and communications with a variety of audiences including mainstream media and funding sources. The course will also employ newer technologies to enable students to explore the opportunities and constraints technology places on effective communication. Supplemental course reading and materials included as appropriate.
    Graded
  
  • PSM 555 - Leadership for Scientists

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    This course is designed to provide awareness and skills for effective leadership. Weekly themes include: creating an inspirational vision, entrepreneurship, building trust, conflict resolution, personal integrity and ethics, and workplace issues. This course will impart profiles of employees who flourish, plateau, or fail with leadership responsibilities.
    Graded
  
  • PSM 575 - Business Fundamentals for Scientists and Engineers

    Credits 3
    Other / 3 hours per week
    Designed for science and other non-business professionals seeking to excel as managers. This course will introduce core business principles. Starting with managing ourselves, and others, we will move through the functional business disciplines. The goal of this course is to build your knowledge of business principles and develop the analytic and practical skills necessary to contribute in decision-making and operations.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 501 - Physio Psych&Psychopharm

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Psychology majorsLecture / 3 hours per week
    Advanced study of the physiology of the nervous system and the workings of the brain. Included is a working understanding of psychopharmacology in present day use. Practical application, side effects, and uses of medication in the mental health field today are of specific concern.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 502 - Statistical Methods in Psychology

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Psychology majorsLecture
    Advanced study of statistical methods in psychology including analysis of variance and regression. Previous experience with the SPSS statistical program is necessary. This course is intended for those who have completed an undergraduate statistics course.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 503 - Advanced Psychopathology

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Psychology majorsLecture / 3 hours per week
    Theories of abnormal psychology, in an advanced study of the major forms of psychopathology. Students will be exposed to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association). Case studies and therapeutic intervention strategies will be emphasized.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 504 - Topics in Child Development

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Psychology majorsSeminar
    The goal of this course is to conduct a detailed exploration of several domains of child development. After reviewing research methodology and overarching theoretical concerns specific to developmental psychology, the course will focus on physical and motoric development, cognitive development, social development, emotional development, and moral development. Starting with a review of the basic developmental theories applicable to each domain, readings from the current literature on typical and atypical development will be examined.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 505 - Rsch Methods & Design

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Psychology majorsLecture / 3 hours per week
    Integrates research design, data analysis, data interpretation, and APA format report writing across the two dominant paradigms in contemporary psychology. The course includes the use of the SPSS statistical software for univariate parametric and some non-parametric models. The course contains a strong experiential component to prepare students for thesis writing.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 506 - Advanced Research Design

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Psychology majorsLecture / 3 hours per week
    In-depth study of statistics in psychological research. Major topics include regression and structural equation models.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 509 - Principles of Applied Behavior Analysis

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Pre-req: MA ABA Option, ABA Certificate Program, or permission of instructorLecture
    The basic Principles of Applied Behavior Analysis relevant to the design and implementation of behavioral interventions in educational and human service environments will be presented in this course. Behavioral principles such as schedules of reinforcement, measurement techniques, analysis and interpretation of behavioral data, ethical, and pragmatic issues will be covered. Student will critique the validity and usefulness behavioral research to applied problems. Principles of Applied Behavior Analysis is the first of a 5-course sequence that has been approved by Behavior Analysis Certification Board (BACB). Completion of this 5-course sequence is one of the requirements necessary to sit for the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification exam.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 510 - Sem:Helping Relationshps

    Credits 3
    Seminar / 3 hours per week
    Major approaches to supportive and therapeutic interventions employed by psychologists to help others. Core theoretical constructs and basic counseling techniques are emphasized. This course fulfills a portion of the Mental Health Counselors license requirement.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 511 - Theories Of Psychotherapy

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Psychology majorsLecture / 3 hours per week
    The major counseling theories explored in an academic and experiential format. Role playing and videotaping are used. Theories discussed include reality therapy, behavior therapy, rational emotive therapy, gestalt therapy, transactional analysis, client-centered therapy, and the psychoanalytic model.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 512 - Evaluation Techniques

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Psychology majorsLecture / 3 hours per week
    Traditional components of psychological testing, including test construction, test development, test administration and test interpretation, and specific training in frequently administered clinical tests (e.g., MMPI, WAIS and WISC). Beyond traditional test theory, students will be exposed to contemporary evaluation devices including behavioral assessment, interview data, and naturalistic observation.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 513 - Seminar

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Psychology majorsSeminar / 3 hours per week
    In-depth seminar on selected topics in a field of psychology. A few specific topics will be examined in depth - the historical roots, theories, and current research approaches. Two areas are offered in alternate years: personality and psychopathology; cognition. One of the primary goals of this course is to prepare students for PSY 514, in which knowledge gained in this course will be used to conduct research projects.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 515 - Human Growth & Develop

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Psychology majorsLecture / 3 hours per week
    The nature of normative transitions across the life span. The course fosters an understanding of change from conception through death. Special emphasis is given to both cognitive and behavioral theories as well as supporting research. This course fulfills a portion of the Mental Health Counselors license requirement.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 516 - Social & Cultural Found

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Psychology majorsLecture / 3 hours per week
    Nature and dynamics of interpersonal group relations as they occur within a multicultural context. Students will study relations among diverse ethnic, racial, and cultural groups in the United States and globally. The course looks at cross-cultural relations from an interdisciplinary perspective, considering psychological, sociological, and historical factors; considers several relevant issues in counseling from a multicultural perspective, and studies specific cultural groups in the context of therapy issues. This course fulfills a portion of the Mental Health Counselors license requirement.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 517 - Psy Close Relationships

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Psychology majorsSeminar / 3 hours per week
    Seminar in the study of close relationships. Students will study existing research and learn to think critically about the underlying theory and research. Major emphasis is placed on romantic relationships.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 518 - Cognitive Neuroscience

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Psychology majorsLecture
    This course will cover the physiological processes associated with perceptual function, attention, memory, language and hemispheric processing. Each topic will be examined in terms of cognitive issues, neuroanatomical and neurophysiologic correlates, and methodological approaches. The disruption of these processes in neuropsychological and neuropsychiatric populations will also be explored.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 519 - Child Psychopathology

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Psychology majorsLecture
    Survey of advanced child psychopathology with emphasis on literature review and empirically supported treatments.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 520 - Advanced Applied Behavior Analysis

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Pre-reqs: Graduate Status, Department Permission, and PSY 509Seminar
    Behavior change strategies based on principles discovered in the experimental analysis of behavior and replicated in the field of applied behavior analysis will be covered. Specific strategies for accelerating and decelerating various behaviors will be discussed, along with the theoretical underpinnings of each procedure. Issues of generalization of behavior change will be explored as they relate to the ethical use of treatment methodologies. Research strategies will be included. Part of the educational qualifications required to sit for the behavior analysis certification examination.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 521 - Behavior Modification and Behavior Therapy

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Psychology majorsLecture / 3 hours per week
    Basic principles of learning as theoretical underpinnings of contemporary applied behavioral psychology. Behavior change techniques derived from learning theory widely used in clinical, education, recreational, and family settings will be examined, and individual group applications compared and contrasted.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 522 - Behav Fam&Group Counsel

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Psychology majorsLecture / 3 hours per week
    Detailed analysis of the function and structure of the family unit. The academic component includes topics such as family systems, behavioral contracting, networking, family sculpting, power, control, setting behavioral goals, the double bind, the identified patient, groups as a system, and the structuralist approach. The experiential component involves the inter-generational family tree, role playing diagnosis, and evaluation of actual families.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 523 - Behavioral Medicine

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Psychology majorsLecture / 3 hours per week
    An interdisciplinary approach to health and illness. Particular emphasis is placed on the interface of psychology and other allied disciplines with traditional medical approaches. Students are introduced to medical psychology as a profession and exposed to practical applications including stress management and biofeedback training.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 524 - Adv Behav Mod & Therapy

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Psychology majorsLecture / 3 hours per week
    Theoretical and functional considerations for the design and implementation of effective behavior programming. Through readings and analysis of case studies, students gain familiarity with the theoretical and applied principles of behavior modification and therapy.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 525 - Implementing Behavior Analysis in Educational Settings

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Pre-reqs: Graduate Status, Department Permission, and PSY 509Seminar
    Clinical practice of applied behavior analysis in a variety of educational and human service settings will be covered. Topics include the consultation process, functional behavior in schools, ethics of practice, staff training and behavioral education in schools. Applications for children who do not have developmental disabilities will be covered. Part of the educational qualifications required to sit for the behavior analysis certification examination.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 526 - Research, Design and Ethics in Applied Behavior Analysis

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Pre-reqs: Graduate Status, Department Permission, and PSY 509Seminar
    Research design and the ethical study of human behavior in ABA applications are covered. Topics include measurement, interpretation of data from a variety of experiments and ethical issues in research. Part of the educational qualifications required to sit for the behavior analysis certification examination.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 527 - Clinical Applications of Applied Behavior Analysis

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Pre-reqs: Graduate Status, Department Permission, and PSY 509Seminar
    Contemporary developments and issues in ABA including behavior change strategies, recent developments in ABA, generalization and ethical use of treatment methodologies are addressed. Part of the educational qualifications required to sit for the behavior analysis certification examination.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 528 - Clinical Gerontology

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    A study of disorders and their treatment in the elderly. The course will provide a hands-on understanding of the occurrence of mental disabilities in an aged population and their remediation. The course presents an in-depth discussion of the symptoms, assessments and treatments of those mental disorders most frequently encountered in the elderly. The clinical model presented is behavioral-cognitive.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 530 - Young Adult Health Risk Behaviors

    Credits 3
    Seminar / 3 hours per week
    Advanced seminar exploring the developmental period of “emerging adulthood’. Research on the transition to adulthood and common health behaviors will be critically examined, such as: obesity, nutrition and physical activity; romantic relationships and sexuality; HIV/AIDs and STDs; tobacco, alcohol and drug use; depression and self-injury. Emphasis is placed on developing critical thinking skills and application of course content to current events. PSY 430
    Graded
  
  • PSY 541 - Cont Psychoanalytic Thry

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    The course is an examination of several of the current psychoanalytic approaches in the treatment of mental illness. Included in the course will be work of the Object Relations Theorists (English school); those working with borderline conditions such as Masterson, Kohut, et al., and the work of Mahler and other researchers of early psychological experiences.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 542 - Psychodynam Psychotherap

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    A detailed examination of the application of psychoanalytic theory to marital, family and group systems. The examination of interpersonal relationships which are maladaptive and the change strategies and modalities utilized by the therapist.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 551 - Adv Seminar In Personnel

    Credits 3
    Seminar / 3 hours per week
    This course will cover a variety of topics that are important to personnel management and counseling. These topics will include personnel policy formulation and implementation, the use of testing in the industrial setting, the purpose and structure of the interview, the development and implementation of employee assistance programs, etc. Student presentations and/or term papers will be required.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 552 - Employee Evaluation Tech

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    This course will survey current techniques used in evaluating the training and performance of employees. Appraisal techniques such as employee rating scales, interpersonal ranking methods, and management by objectives will be discussed with particular emphasis on the motivation of employees.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 553 - Res In Psych Of Motivatn

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    This course examines a critical problem in personnel management today, namely how to develop and sustain a high level of motivation among workers. The program is explored in detail through analysis of psychological theories of motivation and through review of recent research in industrial psychology.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 570 - Advanced Group Processes

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Psychology majorsLecture / 3 hours per week
    Theoretical, research, and experiential aspects of the study of group processes or group dynamics. The course examines applications of theory and research in settings such as organizations, organizational development, and group therapy and uses lecture, student seminar presentations, and class experiential self-analytic group activities. This course fulfills a portion of the Mental Health Counselors license requirement.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 575 - Lifestyle,Sch&Career Dev

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Explores the impact of diverse lifestyles on mental health issues and academic and vocational adjustment. The course examines the effect of culture, gender, ethnicity, race, socioeconomic stature, and sexual orientation on psychotherapy, assessment, and academic and vocational adjustment. Special emphasis is given to cultural differences, alternative lifestyles, gay and lesbian issues, family patterns, fairness in testing, the “Bell Curve” debate, career counseling, and the relationship between cultural norms and psycopathology. This course fulfills a portion of the Mental Health Counselors license requirement.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 580 - Graduate Seminar

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Psychology majorsSeminar / 3 hours per week
    Graduate seminar offered for one semester on a specific topic. Topics vary according to student needs and faculty expertise in particular areas of study. This course may be repeated with change of content.
    GradedMay be repeated with change of content.
  
  • PSY 582 - Fieldwork and Seminar in Applied Behavior Analysis I

    Credits 2
    Seminar
    Supervised experience in Applied Behavior Analysis required as part of the BCBA exam. Experience is in approved sites. Fieldwork contract approval is required. Seminar is based on fieldwork experience.
    Pass/Not Pass
  
  • PSY 583 - Fieldwork and Seminar in Applied Behavior Analysis II

    Credits 2
    Seminar
    Supervised experience in Applied Behavior Analysis required as part of the BCBA exam. Experience is in approved sites. Fieldwork contract approval is required. Seminar is based on fieldwork experience.
    Pass/Not Pass
  
  • PSY 584 - Fieldwork and Seminar in Applied Behavior Analysis III

    Credits 2
    Requirements: Pre-reqs: PSY 583 and Departmental approvalSeminar
    Supervised experience in Applied Behavior Analysis required as part of the BCBA exam. Experience is in approved sites. Fieldwork contract approval is required. Seminar is based on fieldwork experience. Successful completion of the course with a grade of “CR” indicates the student has satisfied the BACB requirements for 1000 hours of supervised ABA work.
    Pass/Not Pass
  
  • PSY 589 - Graduate Practicum

    Credits 4
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Psychology majorsPracticum
    A distinctly defined, pre-internship, supervised curricular experience. Course requirements include Massachusetts licensing requirements for Master’s level mental health counselors. Students provide direct service with a clientele appropriate to the program emphasis. Classroom work includes role plays or other laboratory experiences. Students are provided with both individual and group supervision experiences.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 590 - Advanced Practicum

    Credits 4
    Requirements: PreReq: PSY 589Practicum / 4 hours per week
    Advanced practicum training. Students learn advanced interventional skills while employed in a supervised clinical setting.
    Credit / No CreditThe placements vary according to the specific course being taken conjointly.
  
  • PSY 591 - Internship I

    Credits 4
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Psychology majorsPracticum
    Application of skills acquired through classroom work through internship placements. Students will be placed in mental health agencies and will receive extensive supervision.
    Credit / No Credit
  
  • PSY 592 - Internship II

    Credits 4
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Psychology majorsPracticum
    Application of skills acquired through classroom work through internship placements. Students will be placed in mental health agencies and will receive extensive supervision.
    Credit / No Credit
  
  • PSY 593 - Sem Clinical Methods I

    Credits variable; 3.00 to 4.00
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Psychology majorsSeminar / 3 hours per week
    Review of research in a major clinical area, for third year graduate students. Students create an in-depth review of the literature, culminating in a final project that is presented to two graduate faculty for review.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 594 - Sem:Profess&Ethical Issu

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Psychology majorsSeminar / 3 hours per week
    Advanced seminar on legal, ethical, professional, and moral issues facing mental health practitioners. Aspects of testing, assessment, psychotherapy, and psychopathology theory will be central issues. The course culminates in a written or oral exam testing application of clinical knowledge, ethical, and legal issues through a clinical case study model.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 595 - Independent Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
    Independent Study
    Independent pursuit of an individual research project under the supervision of a faculty sponsor.
    Graded
  
  • PSY 596 - Graduate Thesis

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Permission of departmentThesis
    Student develops and executes an independent research thesis under the direction of a faculty advisor. Graded A-F.
    Multi-Term Course: Not Graded
  
  • PSY 609 - Early/Middle Adolescence

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    What makes young adolescents distinctly different - such as issues of puberty, conformity, burgeoning intellectual powers. Of particular concern are two issue: (a) evaluating the validity of the research that provides us with our knowledge of them, and (b) exploring how to apply our knowledge to effective practice both in formal and informal settings.
    Graded
  
  • SCI 501 - Teaching Science in Elementary School

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: EDU 500Lecture / 3 hours per week
    A content and methods course designed to integrate four important aspects of teaching science in the elementary school: becoming a reflective practitioner, gaining knowledge of oneself as a learner of science, gaining knowledge of oneself as a teacher of science, and gaining knowledge of children. This course prepares one to craft a science teaching practice that reflects current science educational research, philosophies, and methodologies.
    Graded
  
  • SCI 502 - Technology for Elementary Educators

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    A content course designed to integrate instructional technology and scientific laboratory equipment into elementary instruction. Topics focus on emerging technologies that are recognized as tools to be applied in the science classroom, as well as available laboratory equipment intended to extend the science laboratory experience.
    Graded
  
  • SCI 503 - Environmental Aspects for Elementary Educators

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    A content course designed to gain an understanding of the basic processes accounting for environmental changes. The fundamental question of why the natural world is the way it is will be addressed with topics that support how students can be facilitated in exploring the natural world and making educated decisions pertaining to natural resource and environmental issues.
    Graded
  
  • SCI 504 - Special Topics in Science for Elementary Educators

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    A content course that exposes educators to life, physical, chemical and earth sciences that are involved in the development of scientific concepts and processes for elementary school science. A variety of natural phenomena will be used as models to develop an inquiry and standards approach to the learning and teaching of science.
    Graded
  
  • SCI 506 - Chemistry for Elementary School Educators

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Participants will gain an understanding of chemistry topics organized around societal issues. Science concepts are aligning with the academic standards of the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. The lecture portion of the course will include a discussion of the chemical nature of living and nonliving things in our society. The laboratory exercises will provide educators with hands-on activities to use in their own science classrooms. Lesson plans and exhibitions will be developed via internet assignments. This course satisfies the DOE science content/chemistry requirement.
    Graded
  
  • SCI 515 - Interdisciplinary Colloquium for Secondary Science Educators

    Credits 3
    Seminar / 3 hours per week
    Presentations made in the Kaput Center’s Interdisciplinary Colloquium Series provide a wide variety of perspectives on foundational issues in educational research. Over the course of one year a coherent synthesis of the themes presented in these talks and the related scholarly work of each speaker will be developed.
    Graded
  
  • SCI 523 - Environmental Education in Typical Communities

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    A content course designed to gain an understanding of the basic processes accounting for environmental changes. The fundamental question of why the natural world is the way it is will be addressed with topics that support how students can be facilitated in exploring the natural world and making educated decisions pertaining to natural resource and environmental issues.
    Graded
  
  • SCI 541 - Methods for Middle School General Science Teachers

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    The use of current techniques and materials in science in grades 5-9. Using an integrated approach of pedagogy and content special attention will be given to new information technologies, reform-based teaching practices and problem-solving and reasoning. General science concepts are aligned with the academic standards of the Massachusetts curriculum frameworks. This course satisfies state initial license instructional methods requirements.
    Graded
  
  • SCI 542 - Technology for Middle School Educators

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    A content course designed to address the Massachusetts Technology and Engineering Curriculum Standards for middle school science instruction. This highly interactive course emphasizes research-based core instructional models to provide teachers with effective content and pedagogy to integrate topics such as engineering, communication, manufacturing, transportation, and bioengineering technologies into the middle school science classroom.
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  • SCI 543 - Environmental Aspects for Middle School Educators

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    A content course designed to gain an understanding of the basic processes accounting for environmental changes. The fundamental question of why the natural world is the way it is will be addressed with topics that support how students can be facilitated in exploring the natural world and making educated decisions pertaining to natural resource and environmental issues.
    Graded
  
  • SCI 544 - Special Topics for Middle School Educators of Science

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    An advanced treatment of special topics in general science with an emphasis on recent developments. The subject matter varies from year to year.
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  • SCI 546 - Chemistry for Middle School Educators

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    Participants will gain an understanding of chemistry topics organized around societal issues. Science concepts are aligning with the academic standards of the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. The lecture portion of the course will include a discussion of the chemical nature of living and nonliving things in our society. The laboratory exercises will provide educators with hands-on activities to use in their own science classroom. Lesson plans and exhibitions will be developed via internet assignments. This course satisfies the DOE science content/chemistry requirement.
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  • SCI 547 - Physical Science for Middle School Educators

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    A content course designed to address the Massachusetts Physical Science Curriculum Standards for middle school science instruction. This highly interactive course emphasizes research-based core instructional models to provide teachers with effective content and pedagogy to integrate topics such as the properties and reactions of matter, as well as the relationships between matter and energy, into the middle school science classroom.
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  • SCI 548 - Earth and Space Science for Middle School Educators

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    A content course designed to address the Massachusetts Earth and Space Science Curriculum Standards for middle school science instruction. This highly interactive course emphasizes research-based core instructional models to provide teachers with effective content and pedagogy to integrate topics such as Earth’s history, processes, and the place of the Earth in the solar system into the middle school science classroom.
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  • SCI 550 - Biology for Secondary Science Educators

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    A content course which serves as a general biology survey course covering all the Massachusetts Life Science (Biology) Curriculum Standards for middle school and high school teachers. This highly interactive course emphasizes research-based core instructional models and inquiry-based laboratories to provide teachers with effective strategies that can be implemented in teaching general biology in today’s diverse classrooms and teaching environment.
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  • SCI 551 - Methods for High School Biology Teachers

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    The use of current techniques and materials in teaching biology in grades 9-12. Using an integrated approach of pedagogy and content special attention will be given to new information technologies, reform-based teaching practices and problem-solving and reasoning. General biology concepts are aligned with the academic standards of the Massachusetts curriculum frameworks. This course satisfies state initial license instructional methods requirements.
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  • SCI 552 - Technology for Biology Educators

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    Relevant contemporary science investigated through new innovative technologies in an inquiry-based classroom. Topics focus on emerging technologies with an integrated scientific understanding and data analysis. Coursework applies knowledge of science concepts through the latest affordances of dynamic software and hardware to create new learning opportunities and examine how to implement these into mainstream secondary biology curriculum.
    Graded
  
  • SCI 553 - Environmental Aspects in Biology for Secondary Science Educators

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    A content course designed to gain an understanding of the basic processes accounting for environmental changes. The fundamental question of why the natural world is the way it is will be addressed with topics that support how students can be facilitated in exploring the natural world and making educated decisions pertaining to natural resource and environmental issues appropriate for the secondary biology classroom.
    Graded
  
  • SCI 554 - Special Topics for Secondary Educators of Biology

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    An advanced treatment of special topics in biology with an emphasis on recent developments. The subject matter varies from year to year.
    Graded
  
  • SCI 555 - Marine Science for Secondary Science Educators

    Credits 3
    Lecture / 3 hours per week
    Marine science for teachers, in application to the local environment. This is a classroom/field-based science course for middle school general science teachers and high school biology teachers that will link specific learning standards from the Massachusetts State Frameworks to the local environment. Sample MCAS questions from fifth, eighth and tenth grade science and technology examinations will be analyzed.
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  • SCI 556 - Molecular and Cell Biology for Secondary Science Educators.

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    A content course which focuses on current topics in molecular and cell biology. This interactive course will cover issues related to advances in molecular and cell biology, which have triggered societal concerns and debates including: evolution, genetically modified crops, etc.. The course examines specific aspects of the Massachusetts Life Sciences (Biology) Curriculum Standards for middle school and high school.
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  • SCI 557 - Evolution/Heredity for Secondary Science Educators

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    A content course exploring the development of Darwin’s theory of evolution and the multiple lines of supportive scientific evidence. The concept of intelligent design is discussed to explore what constitutes a legitimate scientific theory. The course examines specific aspects of the Massachusetts Life Sciences (Biology) Curriculum Standards for middle school and high school.
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  • SCI 561 - Methods for High School Chemistry Teachers

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    The use of current techniques and materials in teaching chemistry in grades 9-12. Using an integrated approach of pedagogy and content special attention will be given to new information technologies, reform-based teaching practices and problem solving and reasoning. General chemistry concepts are aligned with the academic standards of the Massachusetts curriculum frameworks.
    Graded
  
  • SCI 562 - Technology for Chemistry Educators

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    Relevant contemporary science investigated through new innovative technologies in an inquiry-based classroom. Topics focus on emerging technologies with an integrated scientific understanding and data analysis. Coursework applies knowledge of science concepts through the latest affordances of dynamic software and hardware to create new learning opportunities and examine how to implement these into mainstream secondary chemistry curriculum.
    Graded
  
  • SCI 563 - Environmental Aspects in Chemistry

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    A content course designed to gain an understanding of the basic processes accounting for environmental changes. The fundamental question of why the natural world is the way it is will be addressed with topics that support how students can be facilitated in exploring the natural world and making educated decisions pertaining to natural resource and environmental issues appropriate for the secondary chemistry classroom.
    Graded
  
  • SCI 564 - Special Topics for Secondary Educators of Chemistry

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    An advanced treatment of special topics in chemistry with an emphasis on recent developments. The subject matter varies from year to year.
    Graded
  
  • SCI 571 - Methods and Materials for Secondary Teachers of Physics

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    The use of current techniques and materials in teaching physics in grades 9-12. Using an integrated approach of pedagogy and content special attention will be given to new information technologies, reform-based teaching practices and problem-solving and reasoning. General physics concepts are aligned with the academic standards of the Massachusetts curriculum frameworks.
    Graded
  
  • SCI 572 - Technology for Physics Educators

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    Relevant contemporary science investigated through new innovative technologies in an inquiry-based classroom. Topics focus on emerging technologies with an integrated scientific understanding and data analysis. Coursework applies knowledge of science concepts through the latest affordances of dynamic software and hardware to create new learning opportunities and examine how to implement these into mainstream secondary physics curriculum.
    Graded
  
  • SCI 573 - Environmental Aspects in Physics

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    A content course designed to gain an understanding of the basic processes accounting for environmental changes. The fundamental question of why the natural world is the way it is will be addressed with topics that support how students can be facilitated in exploring the natural world and making educated decisions pertaining to natural resource and environmental issues appropriate for the secondary physics classroom.
    Graded
  
  • SCI 574 - Special Topics for Secondary Educators of Physics

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    An advanced treatment of special topics in physics with an emphasis on recent developments. The subject matter varies from year to year.
    Graded
 

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