May 09, 2024  
Graduate Catalog 
    
Graduate Catalog

Course Descriptions


The following is a listing of all graduate courses. Click on the four-letter code to review the graduate courses within that discipline.

Undergraduate courses are found within the Undergraduate Catalog and the Law Courses are found in the Law Catalog.

 

Common Course Numbering System (Starting Catalog 2025-2026)

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will start using the Common Course Numbering System in catalog 2025-2026. 

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Common Course Numbering Index

 

 

 

Biology

  
  • BIOL 7311 - Behavioral Ecology


    Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

    This course is a broad introduction to the field of behavioral ecology and how evolutionary and ecological constraints shape behavioral strategies and tactics. Topics to be addressed include the evolution of life histories, reproductive decisions, resource acquisition and utilization, and the costs and benefits of sociality.Computer exercises during some scheduled lecture times will include foraging and habitat use models, game theory, and species interaction models.

    Prerequisites: BIOL 3303, BIOL 4305/BIOL 5305  or the equivalent or consent of the instructor.
  
  • BIOL 7399 - Selected Topics in Biology


    Three hours lecture.

    Advanced studies in specialized areas of biological science, such as cell and molecular biology, microbiology, genetics, organizational biology, ecology, fisheries and wildlife management. One to Offered on demand.

    Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
  
  • BIOL 7410 - Phylogenetic Analysis


    Two hours lecture. Four hours laboratory per week. Four credit hours.

     A computer-based course in phylogenetic analysis of molecular sequence data through the use of both distance and character based models. Parsimony, maximum likelihood, and Bayesian inference are key procedures used to assess, test, and characterize molecular evolution. 

    Prerequisites: Graduate standing and completion of two courses (or equivalent) from the following: Biometry (BIOL 4415/BIOL 5415), Linear Algebra (MATH 3312), Mathematical Models (MATH 3324), Molecular Biology (BIOL 4417/BIOL 5417), or Biotechnology (BIOL 4418/5418). Students may also enroll with the consent of the instructor.
  
  • BIOL 7499 - Selected Topics in Biology


    Three hours lecture. Four credit hours.

    Advanced studies in specialized areas of biological science, such as cell and molecular biology, microbiology, genetics, organismal biology, genetics, ecology, fisheries and wildlife management.

    Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
  
  • BIOL 8100 - Thesis Research


    One credit hours.

    Thesis research in biology is designed to provide students with graduate level research experience. Under the directions of the student’s major advisor and graduate committee, the student will carry out original research to support his/her thesis.

    Prerequisites: full admission to the program.
  
  • BIOL 8200 - Thesis Research


    Two credit hours.

    Thesis research in biology is designed to provide students with graduate level research experience. Under the directions of the student’s major advisor and graduate committee, the student will carry out original research to support his/her thesis.

    Prerequisites: full admission to the program.
  
  • BIOL 8300 - Thesis Research


    Three credit hours.

    Thesis research in biology is designed to provide students with graduate level research experience. Under the directions of the student’s major advisor and graduate committee, the student will carry out original research to support his/her thesis.

    Prerequisites: full admission to the program.
  
  • BIOL 8400 - Thesis Research


    Four credit hours.

    Thesis research in biology is designed to provide students with graduate level research experience. Under the directions of the student’s major advisor and graduate committee, the student will carry out original research to support his/her thesis.

    Prerequisites: full admission to the program.

Business

  
  • BSAD 7100 - Managing Your Career


    One credit hours.

    MBA Core Course. Empowers students with the knowledge and tools to effectively manage their own careers. The course offers career development and placement support to help students identify their ideal career based on interests, motivational traits, personality, values, abilities, aptitudes, personal work style, and work environment preferences. Addresses career related concerns such as: exploring career options, building and leveraging a professional network, developing a personal marketing plan, job-search and transition skills, behavioral interviewing, job and company-specific research, business etiquette, and offer negotiation.

  
  • BSAD 7385 - Business Internship


    Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

    Prerequisite: Permission of graduate program adviser.
    This course provides work experience in a professional business setting requiring practical application of advanced business concepts. This course is open to College of Business graduate students only.

    Prerequisites: Permission of graduate program adviser.
  
  • BSAD 7395 - Cooperative Education


    Three credit hours.

    MBA Electives Designed to complement and extend the classroom learning experiences through the application of theories and concepts in a professional work environment. A deliverable project, designed in consultation with a faculty member, and a minimum of 200 hours with a participating employer during the semester are required.

    Prerequisites: all MBA foundation courses, 12 credits of MBA core courses and consent of the graduate program director.
  
  • BSAD 8300 - Field Study In Internat’I Bus


    Three credit hours.

    Executive MBA Required Course. Prerequisites: BSAD 8600. This course requires an international trip. This international trip provides an opportunity to explore firsthand the international dimensions of business. It provides the student with the opportunity to identify and pursue strategic issues in international business and to gain consciousness of the impact of culture on business practices. Students will do extensive research on the country and prepare a report detailing business and cultural practices combined with political and economic components prior to travel. Upon return, students will prepare a written summary of their experiences and compare expectations prior to the field study with the realities of international business.


Chemistry

  
  • CHEM 5120 - Biochemistry I Laboratory


    One credit hours.

    Laboratory techniques will involve identification of amino acids originating from peptides, evaluation of biological constituents using enzymes, measurement of protein concentrations, enzyme kinetic studies and separation of proteins by gel electrophoresis and other techniques. Dual listed in the Undergraduate Catalog as CHEM 4120. Laboratory three hours per week. One credit hour.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 2310, 3351, either 3151 or 3250 with a grade of C or greater.
  
  • CHEM 5251 - Organic Preparations


    Two credit hours.

    Advanced experiments in organic chemistry using special apparatus and techniques. Two three-hour laboratories per week. Offered on demand.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 3151 or 4250.
  
  • CHEM 5320 - Biochemistry I Lecture


    three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

    A basic course covering the chemistry of metabolism of proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids and the action of vitamins, hormones, and enzymes. Dual listed in the Undergraduate Catalog as CHEM 4320.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 3351 and either 3151 or 3250 with a grade of C or greater.
  
  • CHEM 5321 - Biochemistry II


    three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

    Continuation of Biochemistry I, covering energy generation, metabolism of lipids and amino acids, integration of metabolism, DNA replication and repair, transcription, translation, and control of gene expression. Dual listed in the Undergraduate Catalog as CHEM 4321. Students who have completed CHEM 4321 may not enroll in CHEM 5321.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 4420 or 5420.
  
  • CHEM 5330 - History of Chemistry


    Three credit hours.

    This course is a survey of the growth and development of chemistry. Lectures will stress connections of modern commiserate to past chemists/scientists and how ideas are passed from generation to generation. The personality and human side of the scientists will be emphasized along with the interactions between science and society. Dual listed in the Undergraduate Catalog as CHEM 4330. Students who have completed CHEM 4330 may not enroll in CHEM 5330.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 3350 with C or greater.
  
  • CHEM 5340 - Inorganic Chemistry


    two hours lecture. three hours laboratory per week. Three credit hours.

    A study of inorganic chemistry with detailed emphasis on chemical bonding of covalent molecules, transition metal complexes and their bonding theories, spectroscopy of inorganic complexes, magnetism, organometallic chemistry with catalysis, and introduction to bioinorganic chemistry. Laboratory will reinforce concepts developed in lecture. Students who have completed CHEM 4340 may not enroll in CHEM 5340. Required for Required for BS major. Dual listed in the Undergraduate Catalog as CHEM 4340.

    Prerequisite or Corequisite: CHEM 3340, and 3572 or 3371 (3371 may be taken as corequisite).
  
  • CHEM 5342 - Environmental Chemistry


    three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

    A survey of environmental chemistry. Topics covered will include: Composition of the atmosphere and behavior; energy and climate; principles of photochemistry and surfactants; harloorganics and pesticides, water and air pollution (tropospheric and stratospheric) and connections to climate change; elemental and molecular environmental chemistry in geological media; water cycle and water treatment; principles of nuclear chemistry and radiochemistry; nuclear environmental chemistry; and evaluation of energy sources that are sustainable. Dual listed in the Undergraduate Catalog as CHEM 4342 may not enroll in CHEM 5342.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 3350 and CHEM 2310 with grade of C or greater.
  
  • CHEM 5350 - Intermediate Organic Chemistry


    Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

    Reaction mechanisms; correlation of structure with reactivity; literature survey of recent advances in the field. Offered on demand.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 3351.
  
  • CHEM 5360 - Medicinal Chemistry


    three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

    This course will serve as an introduction to the chemistry and theory of drug action that includes general drug design, drugreceptor interactions, drug design through enzyme inhibition, pharmacokinetics, and drug metabolism. Additionally, the mechanism of specific drug classes will be examined. This course cannot be used as a substitute for the Biochemistry requirement of the ACS certified degree.

    Prerequisites: General Organic Chemistry I and II, CHEM 3350 and 3351, General Organic Laboratory 1 CHEM 3151, and General Organic Laboratory II CHEM 3151 or Qualitative Organic Analysis Laboratory CHEM 3250, all with grades of C or greater.
  
  • CHEM 5380 - Introduction to Polymer Chemistry


    Two hours lecture. Three hours laboratory per week. Three credit hours.

    Coordination of theoretical, practical aspects; includes history, types of polymerizations, kinetics, molecular weight, physical properties including thermal and spectroscopic characterization, biopolymers, engineering resins. Offered in spring on even years.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 3151 and 3351 or 4250 (recommended but not required: Chemistry 3170, 3271, 3371, 3470, 3572).
  
  • CHEM 5399 - Special Topics in Chemistry


    Three hours lecture.

    Topics may include chemical carcinogenesis, environmental chemistry, solid state chemistry, radiochemistry, macromolecules, surface chemistry, quantum chemistry, others. Offered on demand.

    Prerequisites: consent of instructor.
  
  • CHEM 5411 - Instrumental Analysis


    Three hours lecture. Four hours laboratory per week. Four credit hours.

    Most common modern instrumental methods of analysis; includes topics in spectroscopy, electrochemistry, chromatography. Offered in fall.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 2310 and 2311; PHYS 1322 or 2322.
  
  • CHEM 7190 - Graduate Seminar


    One credit hours.

    Students, faculty, and invited speakers will present, discuss, and exchange ideas on research topics of chemical interest. Required of the MS student. Credit must be received at least one semester before enrollment in the last research semester. One hour session per week. Course may not be repeated for credit. Graded credit/no credit. Offered in fall and spring.

    Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of thesis advisor and graduate coordinator.
  
  • CHEM 7240 - Inorganic Preparations


    Two credit hours.

    Techniques of synthesis and identification of inorganic compounds. Six hours laboratory per week. Offered on demand.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 4411/CHEM 5411  or equivalent.
  
  • CHEM 7311 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry


    Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

    Complex solution equilibria and selected topics in spectroscopy, electro-analytical techniques, separations procedures.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 4411/CHEM 5411  or equivalent.
  
  • CHEM 7317 - Selected Topics in Analytical Chemistry


    Three credit hours.

    Topics may include electro-analytical techniques, modern functional group analysis, instrumental design and control, others. Offered on demand.

    Prerequisites: consent of instructor.
  
  • CHEM 7318 - Selected Topics in Analytical Chemistry


    Three credit hours.

    Topics may include electro-analytical techniques, modern functional group analysis, instrumental design and control, others. Offered on demand.

    Prerequisites: consent of instructor.
  
  • CHEM 7319 - Selected Topics in Analytical Chemistry


    Three credit hours.

    Topics may include electro-analytical techniques, modern functional group analysis, instrumental design and control, others. Offered on demand.

    Prerequisites: consent of instructor.
  
  • CHEM 7340 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry


    Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

    Advanced theoretical concepts; includes atomic structure, molecular and solid structures, bonding, ligand field theory, organometallic chemistry, metals chemistry, reaction mechanism.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 4340/CHEM 5340  or equivalent.
  
  • CHEM 7347 - Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry


    Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

    Topics may include magnetochemistry, X-ray crystallography, chemistry of diamond-like semiconductors, chemistry of rare earth elements, chemistry of boron and its compounds, reaction mechanisms, others. Offered on demand.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 4340/CHEM 5340 .
  
  • CHEM 7348 - Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry


    Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

    Topics may include magnetochemistry, X-ray crystallography, chemistry of diamond-like semiconductors, chemistry of rare earth elements, chemistry of boron and its compounds, reaction mechanisms, others. Offered on demand.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 4340/CHEM 5340 .
  
  • CHEM 7349 - Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry


    Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

    Topics may include magnetochemistry, X-ray crystallography, chemistry of diamond-like semiconductors, chemistry of rare earth elements, chemistry of boron and its compounds, reaction mechanisms, others. Offered on demand.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 4340/CHEM 5340 .
  
  • CHEM 7350 - Organic Reaction Mechanisms


    Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

    Reaction mechanisms of classical organic reactions; includes ionic and free radical addition and substitution, oxidation, reduction, elimination reactions. Offered in fall.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 3350 or equivalent, 3351 or equivalent.
  
  • CHEM 7351 - Modern Synthetic Reactions


    Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

    Modern organic reactions, their applications in synthesis. Offered on demand.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 3350 or equivalent, 3351 or equivalent.
  
  • CHEM 7357 - Selected Topics in Organic Chemistry


    Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

    Topics may include natural products, stereochemistry, photochemistry, heterocyclic compounds, free radicals, carbenes, polymers, others. Offered on demand.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 3350, 3351.
  
  • CHEM 7358 - Selected Topics in Organic Chemistry


    Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

    Topics may include natural products, stereochemistry, photochemistry, heterocyclic compounds, free radicals, carbenes, polymers, others. Offered on demand.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 3350, 3351.
  
  • CHEM 7359 - Selected Topics in Organic Chemistry


    Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

    Topics may include natural products, stereochemistry, photochemistry, heterocyclic compounds, free radicals, carbenes, polymers, others. Offered on demand.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 3350, 3351.
  
  • CHEM 7370 - Physical Principles of Chemical Reactivity


    Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

    Chemical, physical properties of selected species in terms of thermodynamics, kinetics, molecular structure; examples in scientific literature illustrate how physical chemistry principles may be applied to chemical reactivity. Offered in spring.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 3371 or equivalent, 3470 or equivalent.
  
  • CHEM 7371 - Chemical Thermodynamics


    Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

    Application of the three laws of thermodynamics to chemical systems; relates spontaneity and equilibrium in gaseous, heterogeneous-phase, and solution reactions to thermal, electrochemical measurements. Offered on demand.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 3371, 3470.
  
  • CHEM 7372 - Chemical Kinetics


    Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

    Chemical reaction rates; includes determination of empirical rate laws, collision and transition state theories, activation energy and catalysis, reaction mechanisms, kinetic intermediates. Offered on demand.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 3371, 3470.
  
  • CHEM 7377 - Selected Topics in Physical Chemistry


    Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

    Topics may include quantum chemistry, statistical thermodynamics, semi-empirical molecular orbital calculations, molecular spectroscopy and photochemistry, states of matter, mathematical methods in chemistry, others. Offered on demand.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 3371, 3470.
  
  • CHEM 7378 - Selected Topics in Physical Chemistry


    Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

    Topics may include quantum chemistry, statistical thermodynamics, semi-empirical molecular orbital calculations, molecular spectroscopy and photochemistry, states of matter, mathematical methods in chemistry, others. Offered on demand.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 3371, 3470.
  
  • CHEM 7379 - Selected Topics in Physical Chemistry


    Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

    Topics may include quantum chemistry, statistical thermodynamics, semi-empirical molecular orbital calculations, molecular spectroscopy and photochemistry, states of matter, mathematical methods in chemistry, others. Offered on demand.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 3371, 3470.
  
  • CHEM 7390 - Selected Topics for Teachers


    Two hours lecture. Three hours laboratory per week. Three credit hours.

    For secondary science teachers to improve and extend their knowledge of basic chemical concepts. These concepts are related to modern chemical topics wherever possible. Laboratory emphasizes techniques for conducting classroom demonstrations. Offered on demand.

    Prerequisites: experience in teaching secondary science and/or consent of instructor (based on assessment of student’s chemistry background).
  
  • CHEM 8100 - Thesis Research


    One credit hours.

    Scholarly investigation of a selected chemical problem, culminating in a written thesis with oral defense; student presents a seminar on the research in the last course/hours, typically during the final semester, to faculty and fellow students. May not be applied to the MA degree. Required for Eleven hours Required for MS degree. Credit/no credit grade based on written progress reports.

    Prerequisites: consent of coordinator, thesis advisor.
  
  • CHEM 8200 - Thesis Research


    Two credit hours.

    Scholarly investigation of a selected chemical problem, culminating in a written thesis with oral defense; student presents a seminar on the research in the last course/hours, typically during the final semester, to faculty and fellow students. May not be applied to the MA degree. Required for Eleven hours Required for MS degree. Credit/no credit grade based on written progress reports.

    Prerequisites: consent of coordinator, thesis advisor.
  
  • CHEM 8300 - Thesis Research


    Three credit hours.

    Scholarly investigation of a selected chemical problem, culminating in a written thesis with oral defense; student presents a seminar on the research in the last course/hours, typically during the final semester, to faculty and fellow students. May not be applied to the MA degree. Required for Eleven hours Required for MS degree. Credit/no credit grade based on written progress reports.

    Prerequisites: consent of coordinator, thesis advisor.
  
  • CHEM 8400 - Thesis Research


    Four credit hours.

    Scholarly investigation of a selected chemical problem, culminating in a written thesis with oral defense; student presents a seminar on the research in the last course/hours, typically during the final semester, to faculty and fellow students. May not be applied to the MA degree. Required for Eleven hours Required for MS degree. Credit/no credit grade based on written progress reports.

    Prerequisites: consent of coordinator, thesis advisor.

Counseling

  
  • CNSL 7109 - Independent Study


    One credit hours.

    Offered on demand.

  
  • CNSL 7206 - Orientation to Industry and Occupations


    Two credit hours.

    Includes social, economic perspectives of work world; emerging views of work; various topics related to employability and employment; plant/business tours; shadowing of workers; requires an individual project.

  
  • CNSL 7209 - Independent Study


    Two credit hours.

    Topics of individual interest; might include aging, at-risk children, adolescence, handicapped children, child abuse, children of divorce, single parent families, ethics, children of alcoholic families, etc. One to three hours credit. Offered on demand.

    Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of advisor.
  
  • CNSL 7209 - Independent Study


    Two credit hours.

    Topics of individual interest; might include aging, at-risk children, adolescence, handicapped children, child abuse, children of divorce, single parent families, ethics, children of alcoholic families, etc. One to three hours credit. Offered on demand.

    Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of advisor.
  
  • CNSL 7211 - Guidance and Counseling Fundamentals for Educators


    Two credit hours.

    (Course for non-majors) Issues, functions, scope of guidance, counseling program in public education setting; programmatic components, counselor roles; counseling, delivery of services in multi-ethnic setting.

  
  • CNSL 7300 - Foundations for School Guidance and Counseling Programs


    Three credit hours.

    Pupil services; includes pupil personnel services, models of guidance, the professional school counselor, pupil populations with special needs; emphasis on history, philosophy, organization, functions of guidance and counseling programs in the schools.

  
  • CNSL 7301 - Counseling Theories and Applications


    Three credit hours.

    Experiential, relationship-oriented, cognitively-oriented, behaviorally-oriented approaches to counseling; emphasis on counselor as an instrument of counseling, development of a personal theory of counseling, legal and ethical responsibilities of counselors.

  
  • CNSL 7302 - Models and Techniques for Counseling Interviews


    Three credit hours.

    Techniques, procedures for counseling interviews; emphasis on mastery of levels of skills within a micro-skills hierarchy for counseling interviews, appropriate use of skills in various stages of counseling.

    Prerequisites: CNSL 7301   or consent of instructor. 
  
  • CNSL 7303 - Career Development, Planning, and Information Services


    Three credit hours.

    Theoretical approaches to career development, planning; includes career development theories, planning, education, guidance models; needs of special populations, delivery systems.

  
  • CNSL 7305 - Appraisal Resources and Services in Counseling


    Three credit hours.

    Emphasis on appropriate selection, administration, uses of a variety of testing, and other techniques; individual analysis; case management in the counseling setting.

  
  • CNSL 7307 - Theories and Techniques of Group Counseling


    Three credit hours.

    This course is a survey of various approaches to counseling and psychotherapy as they pertain to group therapy. Theories, processes and procedures, ethical and professional issues in group counseling are explored. Students learn how to design, develop, and lead various types of groups, and establish personal approaches for applying group counseling theories and concepts.Processes, theories of group counseling; developing personal approach for applying concepts, processes.

    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: CNSL 7301, Pre/Co-requisite CNSL 7302.
  
  • CNSL 7308 - Cross Cultural Counseling


    Three credit hours.

    Environmental, personal, socio-economic, psychological characteristics of special client (culturally different) groups; counseling theories, techniques applied to culturally different individuals, and groups; emphasis on knowledge, skills in cross-cultural counseling; includes potential sources of misunderstanding investigated from various counseling modes. 

    Prerequisites: CNSL 7300 CNSL 7301 , and CNSL 7302 , or consent of instructor.
  
  • CNSL 7309 - Independent Study


    Three credit hours.

    Topics of individual interest; might include aging, at-risk children, adolescence, handicapped children, child abuse, children of divorce, single parent families, ethics, children of alcoholic families, etc. One to three hours credit. Offered on demand.

    Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of advisor.
  
  • CNSL 7310 - Human Sexuality


    Biological, psychosocial, behavioral, clinical, cultural factors; literature of; skills of communicating knowledge via counseling strategies for human sexual behaviors.

    Prerequisites: EDFN 7330 , CNSL 7300 , CNSL 7301 , and CNSL 7302  or consent of instructor.
  
  • CNSL 7312 - Advanced Cross Cultural Counseling


    Three credit hours.

    This course expands upon the curriculum base in CNSL 7308  Cross Cultural Counseling through the identification of multiple intervention strategies with emphasis on advanced focus on school-aged youth and their families. It includes advanced emphasis on content and process development.

    Prerequisites: CNSL 7308 .
  
  • CNSL 7313 - Ethical and Legal Issues in the Counseling


    Three credit hours.

    Profession Review of legal and ethical standards in school and community counseling related to counselor training, research, and practice. Topics include: client rights, confidentiality, the client-counselor relationship, professional relationships, duty to warn, counselor supervision, counseling minors and case law in counseling.

  
  • CNSL 7320 - Practicum: Counseling Services-Elementary Education


    Three credit hours.

    Supervised practice in program management, information services, appraisal services in elementary school counseling; focus on operationalizing cognitive content of core courses. Requires 75 clock hours of counseling activities. Students must achieve a (B) or greater before enrolling in an internship.

    Prerequisites: 20 – 24 semester hours completed in the CNSL program and consent of the instructor.
  
  • CNSL 7321 - Practicum: Counseling Services-Secondary Education


    Three credit hours.

    Supervised practice in program management, information services, appraisal services in secondary school counseling; focus on operationalizing cognitive content of core courses. Requires 75 clock hours of counseling activities. Students must achieve a (B) or greater before enrolling in an internship.

    Prerequisites: 20 – 24 semester hours completed in the CNSL program and consent of the instructor.
  
  • CNSL 7330 - Practicum: School Counseling


    Three credit hours.

    Supervised practice in program management, information services, appraisal services in school counseling; focus on operationalizing cognitive content of core courses. Requires 100 clock hours of counseling activities. Students must achieve a B or greater before enrolling in an internship.

    Prerequisites: 20 – 24 semester hours completed in the CNSL program and consent of the instructor.
  
  • CNSL 7331 - Practicum: Counseling-Secondary Education


    Three credit hours.

    Supervised experience in individual counseling, group counseling, case management in secondary schools; emphasis on application of cognitive content, practice of skills. Requires 75 clock hours of counseling activities. Students must achieve a B or greater before enrolling in an internship.

    Prerequisites: 20 – 24 semester hours completed in the CNSL program and consent of the instructor.
  
  • CNSL 7340 - Internship: School Counseling


    Three credit hours.

    Supervised internship in school setting; requires student involvement in a variety of on-the-job activities; includes program management, appraisal services, information services, case management, individual and group counseling, classroom guidance, teacher consultation, parent consultation, career guidance. Requires 100 clock hours of work per credit hour; 600 hours for degree. May enroll for three hours each of two semesters or six hours in one semester.

    Prerequisites: consent of the instructor.
  
  • CNSL 7341 - Internship: Counseling Services-Secondary Education


    Three credit hours.

    Supervised practice in secondary school setting; requires student involvement in variety of on-the-job activities; includes program management, appraisal services, information services, case management, individual and group counseling. Requires 50 clock hours of work per credit hour; 300 hours for degree. May enroll for three hours each of two semesters or six hours in one semester.

    Prerequisites: consent of the instructor.
  
  • CNSL 7399 - Thesis


    Three credit hours.

    Development of a formal research project; content determined in conjunction with a faculty committee chosen by the student. May be repeated for six hours total.

    Prerequisites: 36 hours of graduate credit in counseling and educational foundations including Educational Foundations 7171 and CNSL 7303 , and consent of the program advisor.
  
  • CNSL 7640 - Internship: School Counseling


    Six credit hours.

    Supervised internship in school setting; requires student involvement in a variety of on-the-job activities; includes program management, appraisal services, information services, case management, individual and group counseling, classroom guidance, teacher consultation, parent consultation, career guidance. Requires 100 clock hours of work per credit hour; 600 hours for degree. May enroll for three hours each of two semesters or six hours in one semester.

    Prerequisites: consent of the instructor.
  
  • CNSL 7641 - Internship: Counseling Services-Secondary Education


    Six credit hours.

    Supervised practice in secondary school setting; requires student involvement in variety of on-the-job activities; includes program management, appraisal services, information services, case management, individual and group counseling. Requires 50 clock hours of work per credit hour; 300 hours for degree. May enroll for three hours each of two semesters or six hours in one semester.

    Prerequisites: consent of the instructor.
  
  • CNSL 8310 - Adv Cnsl Theory/ Tech


    Three credit hours.

    Counseling theories and techniques, especially psychodynamic, Adlerian, person-centered, behavioral therapy, focus on amplification of student’s personal theory.

  
  • CNSL 8320 - Cnsl Students Spec Needs


    Three credit hours.

    Wide variety of factors that may influence a student’s functioning in the scholl setting. 

  
  • CNSL 8330 - Procedures Family Cnsl


    Three credit hours.

    Theory, process in family counseling; includes problemsolving techniques applied to parent-child conflicts.

    Prerequisites: Master’s in counseling or consent of instructor
  
  • CNSL 8370 - Adv Group Counselling


    Three credit hours.

    Refining, improving skills in conducting group counseling sessions. 

  
  • COUN 7190 - Independent Study


    One credit hours.

    Students under faculty supervision, can explore advanced topics in rehabilitation counseling not normally covered in regular course offerings.

    Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor.
  
  • COUN 7290 - Independent Study


    Two credit hours.

    Students under faculty supervision, can explore advanced topics in rehabilitation counseling not normally covered in regular course offerings.

    Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor.
  
  • COUN 7304 - Foundations of Mental Health Counseling


    Three credit hours.

    An introduction to and overview of the clinical mental health counseling profession. Students will explore professional identity, roles, functions, collaborative engagement with other human services 
    professionals, and licensure. The need for education, advocacy, prevention, intervention, and consultation will be 
    emphasized.

    Prerequisites: Admission to program.
  
  • COUN 7305 - Ethics and Advocacy for Counselors


    Three credit hours.

    Comprehensive review of Codes of Ethics employed in the field of counseling. Emphasis is on the American Counseling Association (ACA) and Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) Codes of Ethics along with other Codes associated with counseling specialization areas. Topics include the scope and specific standards for each code, resolution of ethical dilemmas, scope of practice, technology-assisted services, legal considerations, and approaches to advocacy for individuals and disability populations. 

    Prerequisites: Program Admissions
  
  • COUN 7360 - Rehabilitation Foundations


    Three credit hours.

    The purpose of this course is to provide both a broad foundation for students beginning their journey into the profession of rehabilitation and a broad-based reference for current practitioners. The content provides a conceptual overview of the professional, historical, theoretical, research, and applied foundations of the rehabilitation profession as they relate to the services for individuals with disabilities.

  
  • COUN 7361 - Medical Aspects of Disability


    Three credit hours.

    This is a course that covers the medical aspects of disability. Managing the medical aspects and functional assessment of frequently occurring medical diseases and disorders of older adolescents and adults are stressed. Topics include the medical aspects and functional assessment of neurological/ cognitive/neuromuscular disorders, psychiatric/developmental disabilities, sensory losses, and various acute and chronic physical diseases and disorders. Case management activities and a process for determining the educational/rehabilitation implications of the effects of each disability will be presented.

    Prerequisites: COUN 7360  or the consent of the instructor.
  
  • COUN 7362 - Psychological Aspects of Disability


    Three credit hours.

    This course outlines the psychological and sociological aspects of disability, including community attitudes toward individuals with disabilities, strategies to change negative attitudes, adjustment factors in living with disabilities, and methods for supporting successful adjustment to disabilities.

    Prerequisites: COUN 7360  or the consent of the instructor.
  
  • COUN 7363 - Career Counseling and Placement


    Three credit hours.

    The purpose of this course is to provide students with theories and techniques for empowering adults with disabilities to obtain integrated, community-based employment from a career decision making perspective.

    Prerequisites: COUN 7360  or the consent of the instructor.
  
  • COUN 7364 - Case Management


    Three credit hours.

    This course is a study in case management in rehabilitation which is a skill that rehabilitation professionals must possess in order to successfully guide clients through the rehabilitation process from referral to case closure. It provides guidelines that will enable rehabilitation professionals to collect information from the intake interview, physician, psychologists, vocational evaluation, and other resources, in an effort to develop appropriate ethical rehabilitation plans with clients.

    Prerequisites: COUN 7360 COUN 7361 COUN 7362 COUN 7367  or the consent of the instructor.
  
  • COUN 7365 - Counseling Practicum


    Three credit hours.

    The purpose of this course is to provide students initial exposure to learning in a community based rehabilitation agency under faculty supervision. The course is designed to give the student an opportunity to practice the role of a rehabilitation professional. The student will apply rehabilitation counseling methods, techniques and vocational knowledge in working with clients and in consulting with business and industry for job  development and placement opportunities. One-hundred contact hours in a fieldwork setting is required.

    Prerequisites: Prerequisites: All Phase l courses (COUN 7360, EDFN 7303, COUN 7362, COUN 7361, and CNSL 7301) and Phase 2 courses (EDFN 7330, CNSL 7302, CNSL 7307, CNSL 7308, COUN 7363, COUN 7367, COUN 7368, COUN 7369, and COUN 7370); consent of Advisor or Fieldwork Coordinator.
  
  • COUN 7366 - Applied Counseling Research


    Three credit hours.

    This course focuses on the study of research and evaluation as applied to counseling fields. Topics include: research and evaluation methodologies, critical evaluation of published research, the values and ethics of research practice in counseling, the study and use of data in research, collaborating with related professionals.

    Prerequisites: Program admission.
  
  • COUN 7367 - Asses Rehab


    Three credit hours.

    The purpose of this course is to provide students with theories and techniques for empowering adults with disabilities to explore their aptitudes, interests, and other vocational assessments areas that assist them in career decision making.

    Prerequisites: COUN 7360  and EDFN 7303  or the consent of the instructor.
  
  • COUN 7368 - Foundations of Substance Abuse


    Three credit hours.

    This course focuses on substance abuse and coexisting disabilities from the perspective of risk and the challenges to rehabilitation practice. It provides the student with an in-depth understanding of substance abuse, drugs of abuse, patterns of abuse and consequences of abuse. Treatment models and needs are addressed from the rehabilitation model. New legislation and contemporary issues are presented to support the examination of the impact of policy on treatment and rehabilitation. The role of employment and the challenges of recovery and the return to employment are examined, within a comprehensive plan for relapse prevention. This course utilizes a diverse range of on-line resources as well as personal stories relating the challenges and dynamics of the recovery process.

  
  • COUN 7369 - Introduction to Family Counseling


    Three credit hours.

    This course is a survey of various approaches to counseling and psychotherapy as they pertain to group therapy. Theories, processes and procedures, ethical and professional issues in group counseling are explored. Students learn how to design, develop, and lead various types of groups, and establish personal approaches for applying group counseling theories and concepts.

    Prerequisites: All Phases 1 courses: COUN 7360, EDFN 7303, COUN 7362, COUN 7361, CNSL 7301; pre/co-requisite: CNSL 7302; or consent of instructor.
  
  • COUN 7370 - Psychopharmacology for Counselors


    Three credit hours.

    A course intended to cover the areas of Psychopharmacology and the application of medication to all the major diagnostic categories contained in DSM-IV-TR. This course is intended for nonprescribing professionals.

  
  • COUN 7380 - Human Development for Counseling


    Three credit hours.

    Prerequisite: Program admission. A life-span exploration of human development theories and concepts with emphasis on applications for counseling professionals.

  
  • COUN 7390 - Independent Study


    Three credit hours.

    Students under faculty supervision, can explore advanced topics in rehabilitation counseling not normally covered in regular course offerings.

    Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor.
  
  • COUN 7660 - Internship in Counseling


    Six credit hours.

    The internship consists of advanced field work in rehabilitation counseling in an off campus field site placement. The Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification requires 600 hours of applied experience in a rehabilitation agency or facility under the supervision of an experienced certified rehabilitation counselor on-site or facility supervisor. This course will provide a minimum of 300 of those field work hours. The course may be taken twice in the same semester to meet the 600 hour requirement. Completion of the second section of this course requires passing grade on the certified rehabilitation counselor (CRE) exam.

    Prerequisites: The completion of all course work in the core and professional experience areas and the approval of the department faculty.

Computer Science

  
  • CPSC 5199 - Special Topics


    One credit hours.

    Various topics in applied computer science, selected from the areas of intelligent systems and computer systems design. On demand.

    Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor.
  
  • CPSC 5299 - Special Topics


    Two credit hours.

    Various topics in applied computer science, selected from the areas of intelligent systems and computer systems design. On demand.

    Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor.
  
  • CPSC 5360 - Computer Security


    Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

    Increasing reliance on our computer based infrastructure elements along with the information driven nature of today’s business require a solid and in-dept understanding of security issues pertinent to these systems. The topics include threats, assumptions, assurance, confidentiality, integrity, availability, access control matrix and policies, security models, requirements imposed by policies, protection models, covert channels, formal methods for security, designing and evaluating systems, intrusion detection, auditing, and other contemporary issues. Not Open to students with credit for CPSC 4360.

    Prerequisites: Graduate standing.
 

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