Education Courses [243-402]

[200-242] [243-402] [403-575]

Human Development and Psychoeducational Studies

HUDE 243. Organization and Administration of Guidance Services. 3 crs. Treats the theory and practice of administration, organizational patterns, and administrative problems of guidance and counseling. Prereq.: HUDE 240.

HUDE 244. Group Counseling I: Theory and Practice. 3 crs. Overview of group work and group psychotherapy, with application of theory and techniques in co-leading a group under supervision.

HUDE 245. Group Counseling II: Group Processes. 3 crs. Seminar in group theory, co-leading a group, and supervision of student group practice. Prereq.: HUDE 244.

HUDE 269. Education of Gifted and Talented Students. 3 crs. The study of characteristics, nature, nurture, needs, and techniques for identification of gifted and talented children.

HUDE 300. Educational Research I. 3 crs. Thesis guidance for M.A. students.

HUDE 301. Educational Research II. 3 crs. Continuation of HUDE 300.

HUDE 302. Educational Research III. 1-3 crs. Continuation of HUDE 300.

HUDE 306. Independent Study I. 1-3 crs. Independent study of selected topics under a consenting faculty member in the department. Prereq.: Permission of instructor.

HUDE 307. Independent Study II. 1-3 crs. Identical to HUDE 306.

HUDE 318. Theories of Learning and Instruction. 3 crs. Treats the major theories of learning and instruction including the formal properties, evidences for, and applications of each.

HUDE 320. Human Learning. 3 crs. General learning theory, with emphasis on research and issues in human learning, including verbal learning, conceptual learning, and memory.

HUDE 321. Studies in Child Development. 3 crs. Study of theory and research on child development and behavior with application to early childhood programs and implications for children’s education. HUDE 322. Individual Assessment of Cognitive Abilities I. 3 crs. Administration and interpretation of such individual tests as the WISC-R and Stanford-Binet. Prereq.: HUDE 225.

HUDE 323. Seminar in Child Development. 3 crs. Examines the nature and problems of children in urban America, emphasizing critical evaluation of current research. Prereq.: Permission of instructor.

HUDE 325. Theories of Cognitive Development. 3 crs. Survey of theoretical positions on cognitive development.

HUDE 326. Psychology of Adulthood. 3 crs. Analyzes learning and developmental changes during adulthood, and the effects of physical, sensory, and psychosocial and cultural conditions on adjustment.

HUDE 327. Psychopathology of Childhood. 3 crs. Focuses on the serious behavior disturbances of childhood in relationship to the child in an educational setting.

HUDE 328. Problems in Educational Psychology. 3 crs. Offers an opportunity for advanced or specialized study of a selected problem with individual assistance.

HUDE 329. Practicum in School Psychology. 3-6 crs. Application of principles of psychoeducational studies in schools, clinics, colleges, and government settings.

HUDE 330. Seminar in School Psychology. 3 crs. Treats professional issues and research on the performance of school psychologists as resource agents and consultants. Prereq.: HUDE 222.

HUDE 331. Seminar: Black Child Development. 2 crs. Investigates the social/personality/cognitive development of Black children and their sociocultural differences.

HUDE 340. Seminar in Counseling and Pyschotherapy. 3 crs. Discusses issues and problems of the guidance and counseling profession.

HUDE 34l. Family Counseling and Psychotherapy. 3 crs. Presents current procedures for evaluating healthy and dysfunctional characteristics of families and for developing relevant and effective intervention methods.

HUDE 343. Group Counseling. 3 crs. Examines the nature and dynamics of group counseling and psychotherapy; a group practicum in the form of growth group experiences.

HUDE 344. Practicum in Counseling. 3 crs. Practical application of guidance and of counseling theories and techniques in an institution.

HUDE 346. Counseling in Elementary Schools. 3 crs. Involves the preventive and therapeutic counseling of children of elementary school age. Prereqs.: HUDE 240 and preferably HUDE 341.

HUDE 347. Multicultural Counseling and Psychotherapy. 3 crs. Analyzes theories, techniques, and social science background in counseling minorities and special populations. Prereq.: HUDE 240.

HUDE 350. Alcohol/Drugs: Counseling, Treatment, and Evaluation. 3 crs. A study of alcoholism with emphasis on counseling, alcohol education, and cross-cultural differences.

HUDE 351. Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Disability. 3 crs. Treats the medical, social, and psychological aspects of selected social, emotional, and physical disabilities.

HUDE 366. Materials and Methods for Teaching the Gifted. 3 crs. Exploration of advanced concepts, curricular theory and practices as applied to the education of gifted students. Prereq.: HUDE 269 or instructor’s permission. HUDE 390. Thesis in Human Development. 3 crs. Research for the M.S. degree. Prereq.: consent of adviser.

HUDE 391. Thesis in Human Development. 1 cr. Proposal writing. Prereq.: Consent of adviser.

HUDE 392. Thesis in Human Development. 6 crs. Research for the M.S. degree. Prereq.: Consent of adviser.

HUDE 400. Intermediate Statistics. 3 crs. Study of inferential techniques including estimation, hypothesis testing, and regression analysis; selected computer concepts.

HUDE 401. Evaluation Methodology. 3 crs. Involves use of specific models for educational programs and system evaluation, methods of providing data for formative evaluation, and goal validation.

HUDE 402. Evaluation Theory and Practice. 3 crs. Involves the integration of theory and practice with applications at the field level. Prereq.: HUDE 401 or permission of instructor.