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2018-2019 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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NURSNG 753L - Epidemiological Thinking and Population Health
3 Credit(s)
Description:
Introduction to the concepts, methods, and problems involved in analyzing the biological and social influences on behaviors and diseases and in translation such analyses into population health policy and practice. Special attention given to social inequalities, changes over the life course, and heterogeneous pathways. Case studies and course projects are shaped to accommodate students with interests in diverse fields related to health and public policy. Students are assumed to have a statistical background, but the course emphasizes epidemiological literacy with a view to collaborating thoughtfully with specialists, not technical expertise. CRCRTH 653L and NURSNG 753L and PPOL-G 753L are the same course.
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NURSNG 757 - Social Behavioral Determinants of Health
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course focuses on theory, research, and current issues relevant to social and behavioral determinants of health. Viewed within a social-ecological framework, core concepts central to understanding determinants of population health and health disparities are addressed. Emphasis is placed on analysis, critique, and synthesis of interdisciplinary literature and application to nursing and public health practice, future research and scholarly inquiry, and multi-level policies, necessary to reduce disparities in the social and behavioral determinants of the public’s health.
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NURSNG 760 - Introduction to Biostatistics: Biostatistics I
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This is the first course in a two-semester Biostatistics sequence. The course introduces students to the basic concepts and methods of biostatistics. The course is focused on some fundamental theories of biostatistics and basic methods of statistical inference at a conceptual level. It also covers some important topics in study design, such as different types of study design, sampling methods, sample size, and power calculation. Students will understand the concepts and methods of statistics, and apply them in critiquing literature in the field of clinical and population based research.
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NURSNG 761 - Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Internship
1 Credit(s)
Description:
Theory and evidenced based research are applied with the goal of improving health care outcomes. In supervised clinical experiences, students integrate the role of the DNP into the clinical practice context that includes leadership, consultation, advocacy, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Clinical learning is directed at discovering the history, contextual evidence, and current strategies related to problems affecting patient safety and the quality of health care services for populations at risk. Emphasis is placed on translating research into practice as a means to improve the delivery of health care.
Enrollment Requirements:
NURSNG 616, 760 and PBHLTH Informatics Co-requisite = NURSNG 716
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NURSNG 762 - Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Internship II
1 Credit(s)
Description:
Emphasis is placed on translation of research into practice as a means to improve the delivery of health care. In supervised internship experiences, students continue to develop the DNP Essential competencies through experiences in leadership, consultation, advocacy, and interdisciplinary collaboration, and translation of research and theory into practice. Students investigate clinical problems in context of the health care systems and participate in supervised experiences that focus on solving clinical problems. Students successful in defending their proposal during DNP Internship II may move forward to the action phase of the capstone project.
Enrollment Requirements:
NURSNG 616, 760 and 761, PBHLTH Informatics Co-requisite = NURSNG 716
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NURSNG 763 - Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Capstone Seminar and Internship
2 Credit(s)
Description:
Students progress in achieving the DNP Essential Competencies with clinical experiences and seminar leadership related to health care disparities and quality improvement. Students examine the clinical microsystem from the perspective of how data can inform the need for systems change. In conjunction with their capstone advisor and internship facilitator, learning is directed toward implementing the evaluation phase of the approved capstone project proposal and receiving direction on the development of the scholarly final capstone publishable paper.
Enrollment Requirements:
NURSNG 616, 760, 761, 762 and PBHLTH Informatics Co-requisite = NURSNG 716
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NURSNG 764 - Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Capstone Seminar and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Internship IV
2 Credit(s)
Description:
Students continue to integrate the role of the DNP into clinical practice context that includes experiences in application of evidence to practice, leadership, consultation, advocacy, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Following DNP committee and IRB approvals of the capstone project done in the preceding courses, students complete the internship experience, the capstone project, and summarize their DNP internship experiences reflecting their achievement of the DNP Essentials Competencies. In seminars, students meet to examine the process and outcomes of their colleagues’ capstone projects and analyze theory and evidence related to health policy and practice.
Enrollment Requirements:
NURSNG 722, 761, 762, 763 and MBA 650
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NURSNG 765 - Health Systems Leadership
3 Credit(s)
Description:
The course will provide an introduction and overview of leadership, management, and organizational behavior in health care for the Advanced Practice Nurse (APN). Students will integrate theory with practice in the development of skills necessary to provide organizational and systems leadership in health care settings. Students will apply content from lectures and readings to cases studies as well as to actual experiences from their own workplaces. Topics include leadership and management theories/models, fiscal management, human resource management, and managing change in a complex environment.
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NURSNG 766 - Health Finance and Economics
3 Credit(s)
Description:
Students apply health care economic and finance theory to the analysis of factors influencing health systems’ structure, function and process. Both the U.S. and global trends in health care delivery are examined from an historical and contemporary perspective of increasing social change and health care access. Students develop skills in financial management including budget preparation and tailoring budgets in response to changes in health policy at the local, state, and national level. Proficiency in finance tools, measures, analysis and reporting will be applied to real time scenarios. Students are prepared to develop collaborative health care access points in order to advocate for diverse populations with an emphasis on the underserved populations, where diversity includes age, gender, race/ethnicity, culture, religion, language, sexual orientation, abilities and socioeconomic status, while controlling costs and improving quality.
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NURSNG 770 - Biostatistics II: Advanced Statistical Methods in Healthcare Research
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This is the second course in a two-semester Biostatistics sequence. This course covers several advanced methods of statistical analysis that are most often used in Healthcare research, including multiple linear regression, logistic regression, log-linear (Poisson) regression, Cox proportional hazards regression, and longitudinal data analysis. This course also discusses the methods and techniques in assessing the presenting confounding and interaction effects, and handling missing values. The primary purpose of this course is to help students gain understanding of the advanced statistical methods and use these concepts to critique literature in the field of clinical and population based research.
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NURSNG 772L - Seminar in Health Care Financing
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course analyzes historical, current, and proposed policy options in health care financing, including Medicare, health insurance, and issues of provider reimbursement. GERON GR 772L and NURSNG 772L are the same course.
Enrollment Requirements:
NURSNG 703 or permission of instructor
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NURSNG 780 - Epidemiologic Methods
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course builds on prior knowledge of the basic principles of epidemiology while introducing methods of epidemiologic analysis, and their application to the field of advanced practice nursing (APRN) at the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) level. The course is intended to provide students with the skills and knowledge to critically evaluate health research based on epidemiologic standards. In addition, students will learn to perform preliminary analyses of epidemiologic, biostatistical, environmental, and other scientific data to address basic questions related to individual, aggregate, and population health. Students will analyze public use datasets and interpret published government reports describing population health status and the occurrence of diseases in populations at the local, state, and national levels.
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NURSNG 790 - Integrating concepts & methods for research development
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course prepares students in their development of the required elements for the comprehensive exams, which precede the conduct of dissertation research. Students will formulate coherent philosophical, theoretical, conceptual, and methodological understandings in their appraisal of knowledge gained from previous coursework. Considerations for new inquiry that advance nursing science and health sciences will be explored. Conducting an effective and comprehensive review of the literature or policy analysis from conceptual and methodological perspectives will also be emphasized. This course is designed to give doctoral students opportunities to engage classmates and professors in dialogue and discussion about integrating concepts and methods into the process of research development. Students should take advantage of this opportunity to build their research community by engaging fully in class discussion with fellow students and faculty.
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NURSNG 791 - Integrating Theory and Policy in Dissertation Research
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course is designed to synthesize nursing, policy, and other appropriate theoretical constructs into a proposal for innovative inquiry and research. Content from nursing, basic and applied research in health and service delivery, social policy, research methods, and cognate courses is used to build a coherent conceptual framework and methods for data collection and analysis for dissertation research.
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NURSNG 796 - Independent Study
1 - 6 Credit(s)
Description:
Students wishing to enroll in this course should present to the faculty a well-defined problem for investigation. Plans for advanced study should be established at the beginning of the semester during which the student wishes to take the course. The study will be conducted in consultation and collaboration with the student’s faculty advisor, and documented in a report at the end of the semester.
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NURSNG 797 - Special Topics
1 - 6 Credit(s)
Description:
This course offers study of selected topics within this subject. Course content and credits vary according to topic and are announced prior to the registration period.
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NURSNG 804 - Survey Methods and Measurement
3 Credit(s)
Description:
UMW course
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NURSNG 825L - Advanced Quantitative Research Methods I
3 Credit(s)
Description:
The goal of this required, core course is to provide expertise in empirical research methods. Students will make an in-depth examination of methods used in exercise and health science research. Students will critically analyze scientific, peer-reviewed research, provide critical analysis in written and oral form, and take a leadership role in facilitation group discussions such as semi-structured journal clubs. Skills in methodology will be developed starting from generation hypotheses based on theories and literature reviews to data collection and management. Students will become proficient at developing proposals for valid empirical studies including descriptive and experimental designs to test hypotheses. Ethical issues related to research and concepts of statistics and measurements will be covered to complement required research courses such as EHS 820 Professional and Ethical Issues in EHS and NURSNG 760 Biostatistics courses. Students will prepare and present a research proposal as part of the course.
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NURSNG 897 - Special Topics
1 - 6 Credit(s)
Description:
Special topics in nursing.
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NURSNG 899 - Dissertation Research
3 - 9 Credit(s)
Description:
Research in the student’s area of interest conducted under faculty supervision, resulting in the presentation of a doctoral dissertation.
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PHIL 501L - Foundations of Philosophical Thought
3 Credit(s)
Description:
By discussing four or five traditional substantive problems in philosophy-morality, the nature of knowledge, freedom of the will, the nature of mind, and social organization-we attempt to derive a common approach that philosophers bring to these problems when developing their own solutions or criticizing the solutions of other philosophers. We also consider some of the ways that substantive issues and debates in philosophy relate to contemporary non-philosophical issues in our society and can be introduced into a broad range of educational environments outside standard philosophy courses.
Enrollment Requirements:
Graduate degree student
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PHYSIC 571 - Integrated Mathematics and Physical Science for Teachers
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course is designed for secondary school mathematics and science teachers. It develops interdisciplinary material from mathematics and the physical sciences to illustrate basic mathematical concepts as they apply to physical problems and phenomena. Participants learn modern techniques of instrumentation and analysis-including calculator- and computer-based systems, e.g., CBL and MBL data acquisition and analysis systems-and utilize them in hands-on data taking and analysis. The course uses inquiry-based methods to develop scientific and quantitative reasoning skills. Special emphasis is given to the development of effective pedagogies for teachers of middle and high school.
Enrollment Requirements:
Graduate degree student in Physics
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PHYSIC 572 - Integrating the Sciences through Energy
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course is a graduate-level science content course designed for pre-service and in-service middle school science teachers and contextualized to the standards/inquiry-based middle school curricula. It provides graduate-level content while modeling sound pedagogy. Using current and future curriculum materials, as well as State and National standards for the teaching of science at the middle school level, this course offers an in-depth exploration of fundamental principles of energy as they relate to biological, physical, chemical, and earth sciences. Special emphasis will be placed on the interdisciplinary relationships among these topics so that energy can be used to integrate across the disciplinary sciences. Students will exposed to the current state of knowledge in the scientific community through laboratory activities, outside readings, classroom presentations, and in-depth discussions with classmates. Student swill participate in hands-on, inquiry based exercises drawn from National science standards-based middle school instructional materials which will allow them to review these teaching materials and methods, as well as develop research-based strategies for communicating with students, especially English language learners and students with other special needs.
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PHYSIC 597 - Special Topics
1 - 8 Credit(s)
Description:
This course offers study of selected topics within this subject. Course content and credits vary according to topic and are announced prior to the registration period.
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PHYSIC 600 - Electronic Instrumentation I: Analog
4 Credit(s)
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A lecture and laboratory course in analog electronics. Emphasis is placed on pragmatic and intuitive approaches to analog electronic circuit designs. A supervised independent project illustrating an aspect of basic analog electronics is required of each student.
Enrollment Requirements:
Graduate degree student in Physics
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PHYSIC 601 - Electronic Instrumentation II: Digital
4 Credit(s)
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A lecture and laboratory course to provide understanding of digital electronics and microprocessors. Emphasis is placed on digital logic components, digital circuit design, and techniques for incorporating microprocessors and microcomputers into laboratory experiments.
Enrollment Requirements:
Graduate degree student in Physics
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PHYSIC 602 - Laser Optics Laboratory
4 Credit(s)
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A lecture and laboratory course to provide a working understanding of modern optics, lasers, and applications. Topics include optical resonators; solid state, gas and semiconductor lasers; tunable dye lasers; non-linear optics; and spectroscopy applications. Selected topics, which may vary from year to year according to the interests of the faculty and recent developments in technology, will stress practical instrumentation as well as relevant theory.
Enrollment Requirements:
Graduate degree student in Physics
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PHYSIC 607 - Experiments in Squishy Physics
4 Credit(s)
Description:
This is a laboratory course in the physics of soft condensed matter, also known as “squishy physics”. Experiments will focus on physical methods to investigate how the microstructure of soft materials and biological materials relate to their bulk mechanical response to deformation using a combination of particle tracking microrheology, imaging, bulk oscillatory shear rheometry and light scattering methods. Analysis of experimental data will require some basic programming skills and use of MATLAB. In the laboratory assignments, students will be expected to be largely self-directed and draw upon published research and will require critical reading and analysis of scientific literature. A major portion of the grade will be based on a final laboratory project which will include written and oral presentation components.
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Prerequisite: Matriculated in Physics graduate program or permission of instructor.
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PHYSIC 610 - Topics in Medical Imaging
4 Credit(s)
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This course focuses on an in-depth study of specific topics in the various medical imaging modalities.
Enrollment Requirements:
Graduate degree student in Physics
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PHYSIC 611 - Theory of Classical Mechanics and Fluid Mechanics
4 Credit(s)
Description:
This course focusses on principles of classical mechanics: generalized coordinates, lagrangian and Hamiltonain formulations, variational principles, multiple periodic systems, non linear dynamics, fluid dynamics.
Enrollment Requirements:
Graduate degree student in Physics
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PHYSIC 612 - Electromagnetic Theory
4 Credit(s)
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A lecture course to develop electromagnetic theory and to treat various applications. Topics include Maxwell’s equations in vacuum and in material media, electromagnetic theory of continuous media, reflection, refraction, diffraction and radiation of electromagnetic waves. Applications are selected from such topics as wave guides and resonant cavities, and magneto hydrodynamics and plasma physics.
Enrollment Requirements:
Graduate degree student in Physics
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PHYSIC 613 - Quantum Mechanics, Atomic, and Molecular Physics
4 Credit(s)
Description:
A lecture course on the fundamental principles and applications of the quantum theory of matter. Topics include bound systems (potential well harmonic oscillator, hydrogen atom), angular momentum, spin, identical particles, the periodic table, exchange forces, chemical bonding, linear vector spaces, perturbation theory. Such other topics as magnetic resonance, symmetry groups, and elementary particles are selected for study according to student and faculty interests.
Enrollment Requirements:
Graduate degree student in Physics
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PHYSIC 614 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
4 Credit(s)
Description:
A lecture course on the principles of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. Topics include: fundamentals of thermodynamics, first and second laws, thermodynamic potentials, phase transitions, classical kinetic theory, classical statistical mechanics, and quantum statistical mechanics. Applications of the principles will be made to physical, chemical, and biological systems of special or current interest.
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PHYSIC 616 - Mathematical Methods for Physicists
4 Credit(s)
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A course in intermediate mathematics with applications to analytical and quantum mechanics and electromagnetic theory. Selected topics from vector analysis, tensor algebra, linear algebra and group theory, functions of a complex variable, second-order differential equations, Fourier series and transforms, calculus of variations.
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PHYSIC 623 - Quantum Mechanics: Scattering and Many-Body Physics
4 Credit(s)
Description:
The goal of this theoretical course is to introduce techniques in two of the most widely used application areas of Quantum Mechanics, namely Scattering Theory and Many-Body Physics. A working knowledge of these methods is particularly relevant to a wide range of modern applications int he broad area of mesoscopic physics, and especially to studies involving ultra-cold atoms.
Enrollment Requirements:
PHYSIC 613 AND PHYSIC 616 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR
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PHYSIC 632 - Advanced Laser Optics (with Lab)
4 Credit(s)
Description:
This is a one-semester lecture and lab course offered as a follow-up to Physic 602. Topics include wave propagation in isotropic and anisotropic media, birefringence, the physical origin of nonlinear polarization, wave propagation in nonlinear media, optical second harmonic generation, parametric oscillation and amplification, electro-optic effects in crystals, third order non-linearities, third harmonic generation, the interaction of light and phase conjugate optics, four-wave mixing, intensity dependent transmission, and selected topics as time permits.
Enrollment Requirements:
Graduate degree student in Physics
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PHYSIC 635 - Physics on the Back of an Envelope (Estimation in Physics)
4 Credit(s)
Description:
The goal of the course is to introduce the students to a comprehensive array of qualitative methods practiced by researchers but rarely taught. The focus will be on occurrences in a wide range of areas, including Quantum Mechanics and Differential Equations. As the course title indicates, these methods allow for the quick, and relatively painless, estimation of magnitude of effects prior to subjecting them to more rigors. The ability to do this is widely regarded as the defining characteristic of physicists.
Enrollment Requirements:
PHYSIC 613 and PHYSIC 616
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PHYSIC 636 - Nanophotonics
4 Credit(s)
Description:
Nanophotonics is an emerging field of study concerning light-matter interactions on the nanometer scale that lead to many fascinating phenomena with a wide array of applications involving the generation, propagation, manipulation, and detection of photons in structures and nanometer size devices. This graduate-level course is intended to cover subjects ranging from the basic physical principles to leading edge research in nanophotonics. In addition to organized lectures, students are guided to conduct their own research and/or survey specific topics of their interest and are required to write a report and present their findings towards the end of the semester.
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PHYSIC 637 - Introduction to Stochastic Processes
4 Credit(s)
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This class provides an introduction to the mathematical techniques required to model noisy systems, and shows how they are used in a variety of applications. These techniques are important in a diverse range of subjects, including neuroscience, cell biology, pattern formation in chemical reactions, physics of mesoscopic systems, quantitative finance and quantum measurement theory, to name but a few.
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PHYSIC 638 - Quantum Measurement Theory
4 Credit(s)
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The issue of measurement has been a topic of debate since the early days of quantum mechanics as the founders attempted to reconcile the fundamental features of the theory with seeming contraditctions associated with measurement. In recent years, these questions have taken on added practical importance in the context of manipulation and control of nano-engineered structures. This course introduces the student to the language of quantum measurement theory, necessary to model measured quantum dynamical systems, ideas which are relevant to a number of applications in the emerging area of quantum information such as quantum computing.
Enrollment Requirements:
PHYSIC 613&650
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PHYSIC 640 - Scientific Computation and Visualization
4 Credit(s)
Description:
An introduction to scientific computation and visualization with applications to physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics and engineering suitable for first year graduate students and advanced undergraduates in these and related fields. Students will have immersion experiences in computing by working on several projects from start to finish, from developments of numerical algorithms, code writing and debugging, to data processing and visualization. The course provides an ideal environment to learn the fundamentals of high-performance scientific computing and visualization.
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PHYSIC 645 - Cancer Biophysics
4 Credit(s)
Description:
This course deals with the application of physics principles and technologies to cancer biology, diagnosis, and treatment, with an emphasis on relevant current literature. Subject matter crosses traditional disciplinary lines to integrate physical, mathematical and molecular descriptions of tumor growth, development, and metastasis as well as physics-based techniques, especially imaging modalities, for both basic investigation and in clinical cancer diagnostics and monitoring. Photomedicine, including photodynamic therapy for treatment of cancer and underlying photophysics is also discussed.
Enrollment Requirements:
PHYSICS Grad Student or Permission of Instructor
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PHYSIC 680 - Readings in Physics
3 - 6 Credit(s)
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An opportunity for qualified graduate students to pursue advanced independent readings in specialized topics in applied physics, with the guidance of a faculty member. This course may be taken more than once for credit.
Enrollment Requirements:
Graduate degree student in Physics
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PHYSIC 690 - Projects in Physics
3 - 6 Credit(s)
Description:
Qualified graduate students may pursue advanced independent projects in applied physics, with the guidance of a faculty supervisor. This course may be taken more than once for credit.
Enrollment Requirements:
Graduate degree student in Physics
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PHYSIC 694 - Master’s Internship
3 - 6 Credit(s)
Description:
Master’s Internship
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PHYSIC 697 - Special Topics in Applied Physics
1 - 8 Credit(s)
Description:
The study of a particular topic of current interest in applied physics, such as photonics, nuclear reactor physics, semiconductor device physics, superconductivity, magnetic resonance.
Enrollment Requirements:
Graduate degree student in Physics
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PHYSIC 699 - Master’s Thesis Research
3 - 6 Credit(s)
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PHYSIC 899 - Doctoral Dissertation Research
1 - 6 Credit(s)
Description:
This is a repeatable research course culminating in the completion of doctoral thesis and the associated defense of the findings.
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PRFDVL 5V00 - Engin:Dsgn For Edctr
3 Credit(s)
Description:
The Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Framework Revision has introduced the concept of engineering into the study of technology education. For engineers, the approach of problem solving is orderly and there are common steps to follow. Frequently problems are resolved by teams of individuals with the same purpose. This course will examine strategies that can be integrated into all classrooms and disciplines as well as the impact of engineering on standards in technology education.
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PRFDVL 5V14 - Multimedia Educators
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course will examine the many uses of multimedia in educational settings. Attention will be given to the selection and use of multimedia hardware. Computer applications for editing, compiling and presenting projects will be utilized extensively. Discussions concerning teacher and student use of multimedia will be an integral part of the course. This will be a hands-on, project oriented course with an emphasis on active student participation. Students will be required to demonstrate their acquired knowledge of multimedia in a variety of activities/projects
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PRFDVL 5V17 - Inc Class In Voc Sch
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course is designed to provide an understanding of the history of inclusion, the various service delivery models, and best practices for a successful inclusive classroom. Emphasis will be placed on practical strategies of working with special needs students in an inclusive setting in a vocational school.
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PRFDVL 5V23 - Ela & Math Framwork VoTech
3 Credit(s)
Description:
Vocational Technical instructors will explore the ELA and Mathematics Frameworks as they apply to the vocational/technical curriculum. This course will provide vocational technical teachers with the opportunity to identify connections between the ELA and Mathematics Frameworks and established curriculum. Issues surrounding the use of standards and the accountability of all teachers with regards to Education Reform will be reviewed. This along with the recent changes in chapter 74 regulations regarding certification for vocational technical teachers, requiring vocational technical teachers to be better prepared academically to assess student work. Connections between critical thinking and open-ended questions will be made. Techniques and strategies to engage students in writing and reading comprehension will be modeled and practiced by vocational technical teachers. Teachers will work together to design appropriate open-response questions and rubrics for grading written work to incorporate into their existing lesions using a template, to help students to better prepare for the MCAS. Teachers will be introduced to graphic organizers as tools for student s to use as a test taking strategy.
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PSYCH 550L - Advanced Cognitive Psychology
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course gives a survey of the field of cognitive psychology from an information-processing viewpoint. The course considers how people encode, organize, transform, and output information. Emphasis is given to such topics as concept formation, problem-solving, and creative thinking. CRCRTH 651L and PSYCH 550L are the same course.
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PSYCH 552L - Conceptual Change and Learning
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course explores the ways children and adults think about their natural and social world and how that affects their learning of science. It is particularly concerned with identifying and describing the organized conceptual frameworks children have prior to instruction (which typically are different from the scientists’ conceptualizations) and with understanding the general processes by which conceptual frameworks can be changed. One important question concerns the ways in which children are fundamentally different learners and thinkers from adults and the ways in which they are fundamentally similar. CRCRTH 652L and PSYCH 552L are the same course.
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PSYCLN 601 - Assessment and Testing I
4 Credit(s)
Description:
As part one of a two-semester foundations course on diagnostic testing and assessment, this course trains students to administer, score, and interpret tests of cognitive and intellectual functioning. Issues pertaining to test construction and the standards and ethics of psychological testing provide the context for assessment training. In addition, students learn to conduct an assessment interview and are encouraged to articulate for themselves a philosophy of testing. Special attention is given to the issue of cultural bias in standard psychological tests.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN PHD Students Only
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PSYCLN 610 - Culture and Mental Health
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course focuses on three issues: 1) the role of culture in the development of psychological health and psychopathology; 2) variations across cultures in defining and understanding mental health and deviant behavior; and 3) the importance of cultural context in constructing ways to prevent and/or ameliorate psychological problems. Emphasis is placed on the social-cultural contexts of United States minority groups and on what such contexts imply for mental health policy and intervention strategies.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN PHD Students Only
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PSYCLN 612 - Developmental Psychopathology II
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course focuses on psychological problems and disorders that typically manifest themselves during adolescence or early or later adulthood. Adult disorders are examined from biological, psychological, and sociocultural perspectives. Students become familiar with the major syndromes classified in DSM-IV. This course is a continuation of PSYCH 611.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN PHD Students Only
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PSYCLN 613 - Lifespan Psychopathology
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course is an introduction to some of the prevalent theories, empirical research, and diagnostic issues in psychopathology spanning from infancy to late adulthood.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN PHD Students Only
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PSYCLN 614 - Forensic Psychology
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course examines the intersection of criminal law and clinical psychology. Topics include those that are frequently the concern of forensic mental health clinicians, namely recidivism, violence risk assessment, insanity, legal competence, and false memory. These topics are studied from cultural and developmental (childhood, adolescence, adult) perspectives.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN PHD Students Only
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PSYCLN 620 - Intervention Strategies
3 Credit(s)
Description:
An introduction to effective, health-promoting psychotherapeutic interventions designed to address a wide range of clinical and developmental problems. Greatest attention is paid to the theory and practice of individual psychotherapy with adults, although therapeutic interventions with children and adolescents and with families are also introduced. The course adopts an integrative approach to psychotherapy, an approach that combines aspects of interpersonal psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitive-behavioral, and family systems perspectives.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN PHD Students Only
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PSYCLN 641 - Cognitive and Affective Bases of Behavior: Life Span Development I
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This is part one of a two-semester course sequence. The aim of part one is to provide a broad perspective on a number of themes that are of enduring importance throughout the life cycle and thus merit special attention. The themes have been selected for the significance they hold for the study of normal as well as atypical development. They provide us with a vantage point from which to consider some of the prerequisites for normal development, and they set the stage for a discussion of mental health and of problem prevention, atypical mental development, psychopathology, and remedial intervention.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN PHD Students Only
027143:1
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PSYCLN 642 - Social and Cultural Bases of Behavior: Life Span Development II
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course, a continuation of PSYCLN 641, introduces students to sociological and anthropological perspectives on human development across the life span. A major focus is on “points of transition” in the human life cycle, with special emphasis on phases of adolescent and adult human development.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN PHD Students Only
027145:1
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PSYCLN 660 - Physiological Psychology
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course, designed for students in the Critical and Creative Thinking program, provides an overview of basic concepts in neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and neurochemistry, with particular emphasis on recent developments in these areas that are of particular relevance to clinical psychology. The course also emphasizes the basic assumptions and limitations of the techniques utilized to investigate brain-behavior relationships.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN PHD Students Only
027151:1
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PSYCLN 670 - Advanced Statistics
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course instructs students in advanced statistical topics and provides training in the use of the corresponding computer methods. The course emphasizes the statistical methods of most general interest and importance to social scientists: multiple regression analysis and analysis of variance.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN PHD Students Only
027154:1
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PSYCLN 675 - Research Methods and Ethics in Clinical Psychology
3 Credit(s)
Description:
The goal of this course is to provide you with the expertise necessary (a) to evaluate the adequacy of published research and to draw your own conclusions from existing empirical findings, (b) to generate logical, novel hypotheses based on theories, observations, and prior empirical results about psychopathology and psychotherapy, (c) to create valid experimental and descriptive studies and use other designs and methodologies to test those hypotheses, and (d) to learn to consider and apply ethical principles to clinical research. Attention will also be paid to non-hypothesis-driven empirical methods although the qualitative methods course will be necessary in order to develop expertise in this area.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN PHD Students Only
027155:1
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PSYCLN 680 - History and Systems
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course explores the theoretical and methodological problems of contemporary psychology from a historical perspective. It provides a broad overview of psychology’s development as an independent discipline, and of the development of the various sub-specialties in the field. By examining intellectual antecedents and underlying assumptions, the course seeks to evaluate the significance of new movements and methods.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN PHD Students Only
027157:1
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PSYCLN 690 - Introduction to Clinical Outreach and Intervention Practicum
2 - 3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course will introduce students to the development of outreach and intervention skills through participation in on-campus initiatives for undergraduates. Students will complete readings on college mental health issues, needs assessment, mental health stigma, cultural and ethical considerations in outreach and intervention, and other topics relevant to specific outreach activities. The primary focus of the course will be participating in clinical outreach and intervention activities to provide services on campus including needs assessments with specific groups, providing psychoeducation on specific topics, running support groups, or providing other prevention or intervention services. Group supervision will include applying readings to practice, exploring barriers to care provision, ethical considerations, use of supervision, and developing new outreach and intervention projects.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN 620 or Co-Req: PSYCLN 620
038903:1
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PSYCLN 691 - Clinical Research Practicum I
1 Credit(s)
Description:
This fall course provides students with individualized clinical training experiences inherently related to research activities. Such experiences will be developed and supervised by faculty (and their affiliated colleagues) who are engaged in clinical research or outreach activities as part of their broader scholarship activities. Activities may include conduction psychological, neuropsychological, and/or diagnostic assessments; providing therapeutic interventions; or engaging in outreach, prevention, consultation, or supervision related to clinical activities. These courses are only appropriate when students are engaged indirect assessment, intervention, or outreach with research participants. These courses are not appropriate for students who are engaged in research activities that do not involve direct clinical contact hours or for students engaged in clinical activities that are not explicitly in the context or research. To be eligible for this course, students must obtain written approval from the Clinical Executive Committee (CEC), who will evaluate the clinical activities, scope of clinical work, and amount of supervision.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN PHD Students Only
038904:1
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PSYCLN 692 - Clinical Research Practicum II
1 Credit(s)
Description:
This spring course provides students with individualized clinical training experiences inherently related to research activities. Such experiences will be developed and supervised by faculty (and their affiliated colleagues) who are engaged in clinical research or outreach activities as part of their boarder scholarship activities. Activities may include conduction psychological, neuropsychological, and/or diagnostic assessments; providing therapeutic interventions; or engaging in outreach, prevention, consultation, or supervision related to clinical activities. These courses are only appropriate when students are engaged in direct assessment, intervention, or outreach with research participants. These courses are not appropriate for students who are engaged in research activities that do not involve direct clinical contact hours or for students engaged in clinical activities that are not explicitly in the context of research. To be eligible for this course, students must obtain written approval from the Clinical Executive Committee (CEC), who will evaluate the clinical activities, scope of clinical work, and amount of supervision.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN PHD Students Only
038918:1
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PSYCLN 698 - Master’s Research
3 Credit(s)
Description:
Students are given individual supervision in research by a member of the psychology department faculty or faculty in related fields and attend a master’s research seminar. Each student is helped to design and carry out an original master’s thesis using an appropriate methodology. Both courses must be taken, for a total of six credits. The six credits are awarded to the student when the thesis is approved.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN PHD Students Only
027160:1
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PSYCLN 699 - Master’s Research Seminar
3 Credit(s)
Description:
Students are given individual supervision in research by a member of the psychology department faculty or faculty in related fields and attend a master’s research seminar. Each student is helped to design and carry out an original master’s thesis using an appropriate methodology. Both courses must be taken, for a total of six credits. The six credits are awarded to the student when the thesis is approved.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN PHD Students Only
027162:1
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PSYCLN 701 - Neuropsychological Assessment
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course emphasized the neuropsychological assessment of adult brain dysfunction. It presents neuropsychological models of memory, attention,language, perception, and emotion, in relation to various adult brain disorders. Student learn to apply clinical neuropsychological tests and procedures for both descriptive and diagnostic purposes. They complete various learning modules that emphasize neuropsychology across the life span, beginning with developmental neuropsychology and culminating in geriatric neuropsychology.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN PHD Students Only
027164:1
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PSYCLN 710 - Child Assessment
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course provides an overview of psychological assessment of children and adolescents, combining didactic training in various approaches to social development and psychological assessment with practical hands-on training in several instruments routinely employed in traditional child psychological assessment batteries. Tests to be covered span the domains of cognitive functioning, language, academic achievement, neuropsychological functions, adaptive behavior, and social-emotional/personality functioning. They include both structured and semi-structured methods. Participants become familiar with the procedures for administering, scoring, and interpreting such instruments as the Mullen Scales of Early Learning, the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT), and the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN PHD Students Only
027172:1
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PSYCLN 720 - Family Systems and Family Therapy
3 Credit(s)
Description:
The course builds on the introduction to family therapy provided by PSYCH 620. It focuses on the historical and conceptual background of family therapy; the major theoretical models and key concepts guiding practitioners in the field; current research findings regarding the effectiveness of family interventions; contemporary critiques of family theory and therapy; and assessments of the appropriateness of various family therapy models for low income, ethnic minority, and immigrant families. Through videotapes and clinical case material, students are exposed to the work of some of the major family therapists practicing today.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN PHD Students Only
027173:1
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PSYCLN 721 - Child Therapy
3 Credit(s)
Description:
Child Therapy provides an introduction to theoretical perspectives, empirically tested interventions, and therapy technique that are relevant for children. Students will gain general skills for working with children and parents in clinical settings and learn specific techniques for psychosocial interventions with children who are experiencing difficulties across multiple domains of functioning. Empirically supported treatment programs for children and families will be examined. Approaches for tailoring treatment goals and methods to fit the specific lifestyle needs of families will be discussed. It is hoped that students will begin to develop specific skills necessary for the individual and team-oriented practice of child clinical psychology.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN PHD Students Only
027175:1
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PSYCLN 722 - Developmental perspectives on infant-parent mental health
6 Credit(s)
Description:
The course focuses on issues and theories of infants’ and young children’s mental health. It will interweave theory and practice. Students will come to understand critical domains of infant mental health, including normative and pathological manifestations of infant social and behavioral problems, dysregulation, sensory and motor processes, cognition as well as adult issues, such as attachment history, trauma and personality disorders and the role of culture as the affect young children’s mental health. Students will become familiar with current theories and associated treatments for early mental health problems including psychodynamic, cognitive, mentalizing, relational, sensory integration, and mindfulness. The course will include evaluation of clinical case material and treatment techniques. Common early forms of mental health problems, such as anxiety disorders, attachment and relationship problems, autism spectrum disorder, post partum affective disorders, adoption, problems, of arousal and trauma of children and caretakers will be presented. Student will be introduced to the diagnostic techniques for infants and children.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN PHD Students Only
037852:1
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PSYCLN 726 - Cognitive Behavioral Theory and Therapy
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course will enhance students’ theoretical, empirical, and practical understanding of cognitive, behavioral, and cognitive/behavioral approaches to psychological and behavioral change. Approximately half the class will be devoted to obtaining sufficient familiarity with theories and research in this area to be able to appraise current research critically and, most importantly, to be able to develop a well-thought-out, individualized treatment plan for a range of presenting problems. The other half of the class will be devoted to obtaining practical skills in a range of cognitive/behavioral strategies (e.g., progressive muscle relaxation, systematic desensitization, cognitive restructuring, direct therapeutic exposure).
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN PHD Students Only
027177:1
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PSYCLN 727 - Emotion-Focused Psychotherapy
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course will introduce emotion-focused psychotherapy theory and skills to students. This empirically validated approach falls under the rubric of Humanistic Psychotherapy. It stems from client-centered and gestalt philosophies and theories of development. The mechanism of change in this approach to therapy lies within the re-structuring of clients’ emotional schemes and relational patterns. Close attention is paid to the negotiation of the therapeutic alliance, particularly in relation to self-interruptive or defensive moments when clients back away from important or threatening issues. It teaches specific interventions such as focusing, gestalt chairwork, evocative unfolding, and problematic reaction point exercises. The weekly format of the course will entail one hour of lecture and two hours of supervised exercises and discussion. The course will relate the application of this psychotherapy to both individual adult and couples treatment.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN PHD Students Only
037491:1
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PSYCLN 742 - Social Construction of Self and Identities
3 Credit(s)
Description:
A broad exploration of self and identities from constructivist and social constructivist views. This course provides an overview of constructivist and social constructionist theory in clinical psychology and addresses the general question of the nature of self and identities, how self and identities develop, and how social contexts and constructions (including power) influence the perception and construction of self and identities. It will then explore in more depth specific identities/topics chosen by students (e.g., racial identities; gender identities; identities in relation to sexual orientation; class identities; identity in relation to ability/disability; identity related to trauma).
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN PHD Students Only
031680:1
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PSYCLN 770 - Causal Modeling
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course is designed for students who have had a previous course covering analysis of variance and multiple regression. It will equip students with the skills and analytic background to use a variety of multivariate statistical techniques, including discriminant function analysis, factor analysis, logistic regression and multivariate analysis of variance. In addition, a substantial portion of the course will be devoted to covering structural equation modeling, a procedure used increasingly in the social science today. Extensive computer training is included.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN PHD Students Only
033219:1
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PSYCLN 775 - Qualitative Methods in Clinical Psychology
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course introduces students to qualitative methods used in psychological research. Students will be exposed to the philosophies and foundations of qualitative methodology and the ways in which qualitative and quantitative methods are similar, different, and complementary to each other and to quantitative methods. The course will survey the various qualitative methodologies used in the field of psychology, addressing issues of question formation, data collection, validity, data analysis, and interpretation. Students will participate in a qualitative research project that will help them develop skills in collection, managing, analyzing, and interpreting qualitative data.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN PHD Students Only
033262:1
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PSYCLN 781 - Assessment Practicum I
1 - 4 Credit(s)
Description:
This fall practicum course will provide students with a variety of clinical assessment training experiences that meet specific assessment requirements related to internship preparation (e.g., administering assessments, writing integrated assessment reports, providing testing feedback). Students will develop an assessment plan based on client need; conduct psychological, neuropsychological, and/or diagnostic assessments; interpret and integrate assessment findings within the client’s cultural context; provide clinically thoughtful, culturally-sensitive feedback, along with clinical recommendations and referrals; write integrative assessment reports; and learn, understand, and abide by the ethical principles guiding the practice of psychology. Individualized readings will be based on specific assessments being conducted. Group supervision through discussion will focus on consultation and group supervision, including ethical and cultural considerations of assessments. To be eligible for this course, students must obtain written approval from the Clinical Executive Committee (CEC), who will evaluate the clinical assessment activities, amount of supervision, and number of clinical hours to be completed.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN 601
038919:1
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PSYCLN 782 - Assessment Practicum II
1 - 4 Credit(s)
Description:
This spring practicum course will provide students with a variety of clinical assessment training experiences that meet specific assessment requirements related to internship preparation (e.g., administering assessments, writing integrated assessment reports, providing testing feedback). Students will develop an assessment plan based on client need; conduct psychological, neuropsychological, and/or diagnostic assessments; interpret and integrate assessment findings within the client’s cultural context; provide clinically thoughtful, culturally-sensitive feedback, along with clinical recommendations and referrals; write integrative assessment reports; and learn, understand, and abide by the ethical principles guiding the practice of psychology. Individualized readings will be based on specific assessments being conducted. Group supervision through discussion will focus on consultation and group supervision, including ethical and cultural considerations of assessments. To be eligible for this course, students must obtain written approval from the Clinical executive Committee (CEC), who will evaluate the clinical assessment activities, amount of supervision, and number of clinical hours to be completed.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN 601
038920:1
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PSYCLN 783 - Advanced Clinical Research Practicum I
1 Credit(s)
Description:
This fall course provides advanced students with individualized clinical training experiences inherently related to research activities. Such experiences will be developed and supervised by faculty (and their affiliated colleagues) who are engaged in clinical research or outreach activities as part of their broader scholarship activities. Activities may include conducting psychological, neuropsychological, and/or diagnostic assessments; providing therapeutic intervention; or engaging in outreach, prevention, consultation, or supervision related to clinical activities. These courses are only appropriate when students are engaged in direct assessment, intervention, or outreach with research participants. These courses are not appropriate for students who are engaged in research activities that do not involve direct clinical contact hours or for students engaged in clinical activities that re not explicitly in the context of research. To be eligible for this course, students must obtain written approval from the Clinical Executive Committee (CEC), who will evaluate the clinical activities, scope of clinical work, and amount of supervision.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN 785 and PSYCLN 786 and PSYCLN 787 and PSYCLN 788
038921:1
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PSYCLN 784 - Advanced Clinical Research Practicum II
1 Credit(s)
Description:
This spring course provides advanced students with individualized clinical training experiences inherently related to research activities. Such experiences will be developed and supervised by faculty (and their affiliated colleagues) who are engaged in clinical research or outreach activities as part of their broader scholarship activities. Activities may include conduction psychological, neuropsychological, and/or diagnostic assessments; providing therapeutic interventions; or engaging in outreach, prevention, consultation, or supervision related to clinical activities. These courses are only appropriate when students are engaged in direct assessment, intervention, or outreach with research participants. These courses are not appropriate for students who are engaged in research activities that do not involve direct clinical contact hours or for students engaged in clinical activities that are not explicitly in the context of research. To be eligible for this course, students must obtain written approval from the Clinical Executive Committee (CEC), who will evaluate the clinical activities, scope of clinical work, and amount of supervision.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN 785 and PSYCLN 786 and PSYCLN 787 and PSYCLN 788
038922:1
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PSYCLN 785 - Practicum and Ethics I
6 Credit(s)
Description:
This course will provide students with intensive clinical training through a practicum placement at the University Health Service’s Counseling Center. To support this training, students will participate in weekly individual and group supervision, a didactic weekly seminar, and a monthly peer support group. Over the course of the semester, students are expected to learn how to: conduct assessments, provide therapeutic intervention, conceptualize cases, apply a multicultural framework to clinical interaction, effectively use supervision, comply with the administrative requirements of the Counseling Center, and learn, understand, and abide by the ethical principles guiding the practice of psychology.
032204:1
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PSYCLN 786 - Practicum and Ethics II
6 Credit(s)
Description:
This course will provide students with intensive clinical training through a practicum placement at the University Health Service’s Counseling Center. To support this training, students will participate in weekly individual, group, and peer supervision, a didactic weekly seminar, and a monthly peer support group. Over the course of the semester, students are expected to learn how to: conduct assessments, provide therapeutic interventions, conceptualize cases, apply a multicultural framework to clinical interactions, effectively use supervision, comply with the administrative requirement of the Counseling Center, and learn, understand, and abide by the ethical principles guiding the practice of psychology.
032205:1
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PSYCLN 787 - Practicum III
6 Credit(s)
Description:
This course will provide students with intensive clinical training through a practicum placement at the University Health Services Counseling Center. To support this training, students will participate in weekly individual, group, and peer supervision, a didactic weekly seminar, and a monthly peer support group. Over the course of the semester, students are expected to learn how to: conduct assessments, provide therapeutic interventions, conceptualize cases, apply a multicultural framework to clinical interactions, effectively use supervision, comply with the administrative requirement of the Counseling Center, and learn, understand, and abide by the ethical principles guiding the practice of psychology.
032206:1
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PSYCLN 788 - Practicum IV
6 Credit(s)
Description:
This course will provide students with intensive clinical training through a practicum placement at the University Health Services Counseling Center. To support this training, students will participate in weekly individual, group, and peer supervision, a didactic weekly seminar, and a monthly peer support group. Over the course of the semester, students are expected to learn how to: conduct assessments, provide therapeutic interventions, conceptualize cases, apply a multicultural framework to clinical interactions, effectively use supervision, comply with the administrative requirement of the Counseling Center, and learn, understand, and abide by the ethical principles guiding the practice of psychology.
032207:1
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PSYCLN 791 - Advanced Clinical Outreach, Intervention, and Consultation Practicum I
1 - 4 Credit(s)
Description:
This fall course offers advanced supervised individualized practicum experiences, primarily on campus but sometimes at associated community settings. Interventions, outreach, and consultations will be offered by students in this practicum to the individual and organizational members of the University community. This practicum course will provide students with a variety of clinical outreach, intervention, and consultation experiences, with an emphasis on providing culturally responsive services that are sensitive to contextual factors and promote health and well-being. Students will complete individualized readings to support the clinical services they are providing. The primary focus of the course will be participating in clinical outreach and intervention activities to provide services on campus. To be eligible for this course, students must obtain written approval from the Clinical Executive Committee (CEC), who will evaluate the clinical activities, amount of supervision, and number of clinical hours to be completed. Group supervision through class discussion will involve consultation, peer supervision, and integration of clinical experiences, with attention to ethical and cultural considerations, to promote professional development as a clinical psychologist.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN 785 and PSYCLN 786 and PSYCLN 787 and PSYCLN 788
038930:1
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PSYCLN 792 - Advanced Clinical Outreach, Intervention, and Consultation Practicum II
1 - 4 Credit(s)
Description:
This spring course offers advanced supervised individualized practicum experiences, primarily on campus but sometimes at associated community settings. Interventions, outreach, and consultations will be offered by students in this practicum to the individual and organizational members of the University community. This practicum course will provide students with a variety of clinical outreach, intervention, and consultation experiences, with an emphasis on providing culturally responsive services that are sensitive to contextual factors and promote health and well-being. Students will complete individualized readings to support the clinical services they are providing. The primary focus of the course will be participating in clinical outreach and intervention activities to provide services on campus. To be eligible for this course, students must obtain written approval from the Clinical Executive Committee (CEC), who will evaluate the clinical activities, amount of supervision, and number of clinical hours to be completed. Group supervision through class discussion will involve consultation, peer supervision, and integration of clinical experiences, with attention to ethical and cultural considerations, to promote professional development as a clinical psychologist.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN 785 and PSYCLN 786 and PSYCLN 787 and PSYCLN 788
038931:1
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PSYCLN 879 - Advanced Community Psychology
3 Credit(s)
Description:
The objectives of this seminar are to (10 engage students in a critical examination of the theoretical and application issues central to the field of community psychology; and (2) provide opportunities for student to practice formulating their own ideas and hypotheses for use in research and applied work within the framework of community psychology. This seminar is being offered as a diversity elective in the Clinical Psychology PhD program. The course will cover the central principles of the field of community psychology, with an emphasis on how these principles intersect with the field of clinical psychology.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN Graduate Student or Permission of Instructor
038565:1
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PSYCLN 891 - Teaching Seminar
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This seminar is required of all fourth-year students who are teaching undergraduate psychology courses. The seminar provides didactic presentations combined with class discussion and supervision on a variety of topics, including pedagogy, techniques for effective teaching, teaching diversity in psychology, writing and delivering lectures, and conceptualizing exams.
027189:1
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PSYCLN 893 - Advanced Community Practicum I
1 Credit(s)
Description:
This fall course will provide oversight for advanced students completing practica in the community. Students will participate in clinical activities in community settings approved by the Clinical Executive committee (CEC) of the Clinical Psychology graduate program. Activities may include psychological, neuropsychological, and/or diagnostic assessments; providing therapeutic interventions; conceptualizing cases; applying a multicultural framework to clinical interaction; providing consultation or supervision; participation in prevention, consultation, or supervision; or other approved clinical activities. Students will improve their competencies in clinical skills, effective use of supervision, and comply with the administrative requirements of the Externship site, as well as the ethical principles guiding the practice of psychology. To be eligible for this course, students must obtain written approval from the Clinical Executive Committee (CEC), who will evaluate the clinical activities, scope of clinical work, number of practicum hours, and amount of supervision.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN 785 and PSYCLN 786 and PSYCLN 787 and PSYCLN 788 and PSYCLN 620 and Masters degree
038932:1
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PSYCLN 894 - Advanced Community Practicum II
1 Credit(s)
Description:
This spring course will provide oversight for advanced students completing practica in the community. Students will participate in clinical activities in community settings approved by the Clinical Executive Committee (CEC) of the Clinical Psychology graduate program. Activities may include psychological, neuropsychological, and/or diagnostic assessments; providing the therapeutic interventions; conceptualizing cases; applying a multicultural framework to clinical interactions; providing consultation or supervision; participating in prevention consultation, or supervision; or other approved clinical activities. Students will improve their competencies in clinical skills, effective use of supervision, and comply with the administrative requirements of the Externship site, as well as the ethical principles guiding the practice of psychology. To be eligible for this course, students must obtain written approval from the Clinical Executive Committee (CEC), who will evaluate the clinical activities, scope of clinical work, number of practicum hours, and amount of supervision.
Enrollment Requirements:
PSYCLN 785 and PSYCLN 786 and PSYCLN 787 and PSYCLN 788 and PSYCLN 620 and Masters degree
038934:1
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PSYCLN 896 - Independent Study
1 - 6 Credit(s)
Description:
This course involves the comprehensive study of a particular topic in clinical psychology under the direction of a faculty member. An independent study course can fulfill one elective requirement. A detailed proposal must be submitted to the faculty member prior to registration.
027190:1
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PSYCLN 897 - Special Topics in Clinical Psychology
1 - 6 Credit(s)
Description:
This advanced course offers intensive study of selected topics in clinical psychology. A special topics course can be used to fulfill one area elective requirement (see “Degree Requirements”). Course content varies according to the topic and is announced before registration each time the course is offered.
027192:1
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PSYCLN 898 - Internship in Clinical Psychology
1 - 9 Credit(s)
Description:
Doctoral candidates in clinical psychology are required to complete this one-year full-time predoctoral internship in a setting approved by the American Psychological Association. During the internship, students have a variety of clinical experiences, including assessments and therapeutic interventions. They are closely supervised by mental health professionals, some of whom must be licensed clinical psychologists. A letter from the on-site internship director documenting satisfactory completion must be in the student’s file at the University before the degree can be granted.
027224:1
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PSYCLN 899 - Dissertation Research
1 - 9 Credit(s)
Description:
Research, conducted under supervision of the doctoral committee, leading to the presentation of a doctoral dissertation.
027225:1
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PSYDBS 601 - Proseminar in Developmental and Brain Sciences
3 Credit(s)
Description:
The proseminar introduces incoming students to the major subfields and specialties in the program and fosters mastery of general skills in the conduct of science. Variable course content illustrates the range of current research in the program and connects it with enduring questions in the field.
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