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2020-2021 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Counseling, EXNS, & FCS Courses
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Department of Health and Human Sciences
EDC 500 - Selected Topics in Counseling
3 credit hours
Elective courses on topics that are not part of the regular curriculum. Taught by practitioners with expertise in a particular topic in counseling. This course can be repeated three times for a total of 12 credit hours with instructor and advisor approval. Graduate standing required.
EDC 502 - Theories and Techniques of Counseling
3 credit hours
Survey of counseling theories presently being used: client centered, behavioral, existential, rational-emotive, and others. Essential qualities of counseling interviews and evaluation of counselor effectiveness.
EDC 503 - Assessment in Counseling
3 credit hours
Review of intelligence, achievement, aptitude, interest, and personality tests. Validity and reliability emphasized along with administration, scoring, interpretation, and report writing.
EDC 515 - Prepracticum in Interpersonal Skills
3 credit hours
Development of skills identified with high levels of interpersonal functioning. Experiential learning employed and ample opportunity for students to practice.
EDC 517 - Intimacy and Sexuality
3 credit hours
Sexuality and intimacy issues will be explored with an emphasis on assessment and intervention in couples counseling practice. Prerequisite(s): EDC 502 , 515 .
EDC 526 - Grief and Loss Counseling
3 credit hours
The course will provide an overview of the grieving process and grief and loss issues including complicated grief. Interventions and counseling strategies for individuals, families, and children who have suffered loss will be presented. Bereavement and other types of loss will be addressed.
EDC 527 - Addicted Families
3 credit hours
This course will address theory, assessment, and treatment of families dealing with addictions and substance-use issues.
EDC 530 - Professional, Ethical, and Legal Issues in Counseling
3 credit hours
An overview of the critical professional issues in counseling with emphasis on current ethical and legal standards. Prerequisite(s): EDC 515 .
EDC 532 - Classroom Management for School Counselors
3 credit hours
This course is designed for counseling students preparing themselves for a career working with students in K-12 settings. Students will learn basic principles of classroom management and classroom guidance within a developmental framework. Collaboration with teachers will be emphasized.
EDC 536 - Family Life Skills and Consultation
3 credit hours
The course will address family life skill topic areas and how they are used in a multidisciplinary context to promote the well-being of families and individuals comprising the family. Principles of life skills, their application, and integration into various settings. Case management, consultation, and prevention will be examined.
EDC 541 - Counseling Practicum
3 credit hours
Counseling Practicum is a supervised clinical experience intended to enable the student to develop basic counseling and group work skills and integrate professional knowledge. Grade of B is required for successful completion of the course. Prerequisite(s): EDC 502 , 515 . Prerequisite(s) with concurrency allowed: EDC 550 .
EDC 542 - Fundamentals of Clinical Supervision
3 credit hours
Designed to meet course requirements stipulated by the Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling and the Alabama Board of Examiners in Marriage and Family Therapy for individuals wishing to become clinical supervisors or counselor trainees.
EDC 546 - Clinical Work with Suicidal Clients and Families
3 credit hours
The course will address epidemiology of suicide, demographic and incidence information about at-risk groups, risk factors, protective factors, warning signs, assessment of emergency risk groups and chronic risk, intervention strategies, nomenclature, prevention and postvention.
EDC 550 - Group Procedures in Counseling
3 credit hours
Principles of group processes and their application in counseling situations. Survey of group theories, group techniques, and research relating to group counseling is an integral feature of the course. Prerequisite(s): EDC 502 .
EDC 552 - Collaborative Systemic Interventions for Children
3 credit hours
Designed for students preparing themselves for a career in working with children and families through schools or agencies. Students will learn solution-focused counseling techniques for application in the development of multisystemic interventions for children. Collaboration among schools, agencies, and families will be stressed. Counseling and related activities will be considered in the scope of the developmental process as applied to the current issues that affect children.
EDC 556 - DSM: Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
3 credit hours
This course will provide an overview of the diagnosis of mental disorders as defined by the current DSM classification system and instruct participants in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental disorders as defined by the DSM. In addition to differential diagnosis using the DSM, the course will address the current understanding of etiology, prevention, and treatment concerns related to psychopathology.
EDC 557 - Crisis Intervention and Trauma-Informed Counseling
3 credit hours
Ways in which normative and non-normative stressor events and their related hardships impact family functioning will be explored. Participants in this course will gain knowledge of the impact of stressor events on families and will utilize the current research to formulate intervention strategies for families dealing with stress and crises.
EDC 570 - Career and Lifestyle Development
3 credit hours
World of work, sources of career information, and the concept of vocational development. Theories of career choice and implications of theories for the guidance worker.
EDC 581 - Counseling Internship
3 credit hours
Intensive practical opportunity for the counseling student in a selected field setting. Daily observation and personal implementation of counseling theory, strategy, and programming. A supervised seminar will complement this on-the-job training program. Grade of B is required for successful completion of course. This course can be repeated two times for a total of 6 credit hours with instructor and adviser approval. Prerequisite(s): EDC 541 .
EDC 582 - Advanced Internship in Marriage and Family Counseling
3 credit hours
Specialized field experience in the area of marriage and family counseling, building upon skills and knowledge attained during completion of EDC 581 . The internship involves practice and personal implementation of marriage and family counseling theory, strategy, and programming.
EDC 586 - Counseling Internship
6 credit hours
An intensive practical opportunity for the counseling student in a selected field setting, internship involves daily observation and personal implementation of counseling theory, strategy and programming. A supervised seminar (group supervision) will complement this on-the-job training program. This internship is designed for students who wish to take all 6 credit hours of internship in one semester. (This course is not available in summer) Prerequisite(s): EDC 541 .
EDC 590 - Directed Readings
3 credit hours
Can be taken only with consent of adviser and department chair.
EDC 592 - School Counseling
3 credit hours
Foundations for organizing and delivering counseling services for K-12 students. Designing a comprehensive developmental program and understanding ethical guidelines for school counselors.
EDC 595 - Introduction to Play Therapy
3 credit hours
This course provides an overview of the essential elements and principles of play therapy, including history, theories, modalities, techniques, applications, and skills. Further, an experiential component focuses on basic play therapy skill development within the context of ethical and diversity-sensitive practice. Prerequisite(s): EDC 502 , 515 ; and either EDC 552 or EDF 580 .
EDC 596 - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
3 credit hours
Scope and methods of counseling in community and agency settings. Rationale for use of various theoretical approaches in these settings. Practical applications include development of methods for assessing community need for counseling services. Prerequisite(s): EDC 515 .
EDC 597 - Couples and Family Counseling
3 credit hours
History, general processes, techniques, research, and main theoretical approaches of the marriage and family field. Prerequisite(s): EDC 515 .
EDC 598 - Independent and Informal Study
3 credit hours
Study in detail of a specific counseling-related problem under the direction of a faculty member. The student must have the approval of his/her adviser. All work must be completed and in the hands of the instructor in charge at least two weeks in advance of the close of the semester in which the credit is to be recorded.
EDC 599 - Advanced Play Therapy
3 credit hours
This course provides an advanced analysis of the rationale for play therapy in counseling, including an examination of theories of play therapy as well as clinician and client variables that impact the therapeutic relationship. A variety of play therapy settings and treatment modalities including non-directive play, sand tray, group play, and the use of creative arts activities will be explored in relation to the unique characteristics of clients.
EXNS 500 - The Curriculum in Exercise and Nutrition Science
3 credit hours
A survey of present status of the school curriculum in physical education. Emphasis given to the study of criteria and standards in the selection, evaluation and grade placement of course content and physical activities. Admission to the TEP Program; graduate level required.
EXNS 501 - Advanced Study of Methods and Techniques in Athletic Coaching
3 credit hours
Theory and advanced techniques of coaching. Special attention given to conditioning and motivation of the athlete and philosophies of different coaches.
EXNS 502 - Developing Creativity Outdoors
3 credit hours
Contribution to a child’s creativity through exploration, discovery, and direct experiences utilizing the natural environment as a learning laboratory, through physical education activities.
EXNS 507 - Introduction to Research Methods in Health, Physical Education and Recreation
3 credit hours
Introduction to graduate study with emphasis upon collecting, organizing and reporting data gathered in studying selected problems.
EXNS 508 - Research Methods in Exercise Science
3 credit hours
This course is designed to expose students to various types of research study designs, as well as proper methods and procedures necessary for scientific investigation. Special emphasis will be placed on the approach to designing a research question(s) derived from the current scientific literature. Students will be expected to design and submit a personal research proposal to the university Institutional Review Board (IRB) for approval.
EXNS 510 - Advanced Sports Nutrition
3 credit hours
This graduate course is designed to expose students to nutrition as it relates to optimal training and performance for active individuals and athletes. Students will explore evidence-based strategies and recommendations for nutrient intakes and timing. Controversies within the field and topics of student interest will be examined.
EXNS 520 - Evaluation in Health and Exercise and Nutrition Science
3 credit hours
Study of tests and evaluation materials pertinent to the area of health and physical education. Includes methods of gathering data, administering tests, test construction, marking and grading, and statistical analysis of data. Admission to the TEP Program; graduate level required.
EXNS 521 - The Curriculum in Health
3 credit hours
Analysis of basic principles, techniques and methods of curriculum development for school health instruction. Emphasis on selection of subject matter, scope and sequence, and of various curriculum designs as well as teaching strategies in a comprehensive school health curriculum.
EXNS 522 - The School Health Program
3 credit hours
Correlation and integration of health instruction with the total seven other components of the school program will be reviewed. Advances and recent developments in the field of health also studied.
EXNS 525 - Motor Learning and Psychological Aspects of Movement
3 credit hours
Investigation of factors that have implications for motor learning throughout the life span; practical implications for teaching, coaching, and analyzing motor skills.
EXNS 530 - Middle and Secondary Methods of Teaching Physical Education (6-12)
3 credit hours
Emphasis on planning, class organization and management strategies, instructional strategies, assessment, and issues impacting the middle and secondary physical-education program. Course is field-based for 10 weeks at a middle/ secondary school. Admission to the TEP Program; graduate level required.
EXNS 531 - Organization and Administration of Athletics
3 credit hours
Study of principles and policies of athletics administration. Special emphasis on organizational patterns and procedures in intramural, interscholastic and intercollegiate programs.
EXNS 540 - Seminar in Health, Physical Education and Recreation
3 credit hours
Study of developments in the field of education, with particular emphasis on health and physical education. Current issues will be researched with special attention to the application of research.
EXNS 550 - Administration of Programs of Health and Physical Education in Elementary and Secondary Schools
3 credit hours
Problems of administration in the design and conduct of programs in health and physical education at the elementary and secondary school levels.
EXNS 551 - Readings in Physical Education
1-3 credit hours
Directed readings and comprehensive review of literature of the discipline of health and physical education which will culminate in research papers and presentations. This course can be repeated one time for up to 3 hours credit with Program Coordinator approval.
EXNS 555 - Wellness Leadership
3 credit hours
The course is designed to assist professionals to conceptualize documented strategies for achieving a high level of wellness. Emphasis should be placed upon current personal lifestyle behaviors and issues that are recognized nationally and state-wide as public health concerns.
EXNS 575 - Adapted Physical Education for the Exceptional Child
3 credit hours
Designed to provide students with basic knowledge and skills necessary to meet the needs of exceptional children.
EXNS 580 - Advanced Exercise Physiology
4 credit hours
This course is designed for an in-depth study of the human physiological systems’ responses to acute exercise, as well as chronic adaptations from exercise training. Special emphasis will be placed on bioenergetics, as well as cardiovascular dynamics associated with exercise. Additionally, students will be taught administrative procedures for various aerobic and anaerobic fitness tests. The overall goal of this course is to provide application and examples as they relate to the field of exercise physiology.
EXNS 581 - Applied Muscle Function and Biomechanics
3 credit hours
To develop a deep understanding of the anatomical, neuromuscular, and biomechanical principles of human movement and skeletal muscle functionality. This course will prepare students to understand how and why muscles work as they do in the human body. Additionally, proper technique of exercise, including high-intensity functional training will be discussed and applied. Special emphasis will be placed on EMG administration and assessment during movement.
EXNS 586 - Current Issues and Trends in Exercise Science
3 credit hours
This course will explore the current scientific literature as it relates to the field of exercise science. Students will be expected to identify, interpret, discuss, and submit written critiques of peer-reviewed articles related to the topics of in-class discussion.
EXNS 588 - Environmental Exercise Physiology
3 credit hours
This course will cover the human body’s acute responses and chronic adaptations to exercise in different environments. The environments include heat, humidity, cold, altitude, and water. Additionally, comparison of different individuals and different cultures acute responses and chronic adaptations to the exercise in different environments. Specific topics include thermoregulation, oxygen saturation, clothing, diver’s reflex, space, adaptability, and individual variances in responses and adaptations. This course will include laboratories which focus on these areas. Additionally, special topics of environmental exercise physiology will be introduced and covered.
EXNS 589 - Elementary Methods in Physical Education
3 credit hours
Emphasis on planning, class organization and management strategies, instructional strategies, and assessment in the elementary physical-education program. Course is field-based for 10 weeks at an elementary school. Admission to the TEP Program; graduate level required.
EXNS 590 - Directed Reading or Directed Individual Study
3-6 credit hours
With permission of adviser. This course can be repeated two times for up to 6 hours credit with Program Coordinator approval.
EXNS 591 - Thesis
3 credit hours
This course is the capstone experience and requirement for graduation for the thesis track for the EXNS M.S. degree program. The purpose of this course is to create a culminating experiences for students at the University of Montevallo and validate them as master practitioners in research. The project must be approved by a faculty mentor, with the goal of completing a successful thesis that is accepted by the faculty.
EXNS 595 - Internship in EXNS
3 credit hours
The internship is designed to expand the learning experiences for Exercise Science graduate students as they apply and integrate their knowledge and skills developed in the classroom in real world settings related to their career goals.
EXNS 596 - Advanced Strength and Conditioning
3 credit hours
This course is designed to expose students to advanced strength and conditioning techniques endorsed by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Special emphasis will be placed on appropriate baseline testing, as well as the design of a variety of exercise training programs. Students will be expected to apply baseline test results and design training programs based on these test results.
EXNS 598 - Statistical Measurements In Exercise Science
3 credit hours
This course provides an introduction to statistical methods and their implications for human performance specific situations as well as educational researchers. Appropriate computer applications will be integrated with classroom content relating to populations and samples; organizing, displaying, and summarizing data; probability; normal distribution; tests of significance; correlation and simple regression; Z and T tests; and the chi square test.
EXNS 599 - Advanced Exercise Assessment and Prescription
4 credit hours
This course is designed to prepare individuals to understand the benefits and risks associated with physical activity and to be able to assess and prescribe the proper exercise to patients/clients. In this class, students will be exposed to the world of practice by providing them with knowledge of how to assess each component of fitness in the general, clinical, and athletic populations. Furthermore, students will gain a comprehensive functional and diagnostic examination of the cardiovascular responses to graded exercise testing. Emphasis will be placed on sports-specific exercise assessment and program design.
Additionally, this course will prepare individuals in the use of the Electromyography (EMG) to measure and assess the function and health of muscles, including the nerve cells that control them (motor neurons). Course content will include the study of the electrical signals that cause muscles to contract.
FCS 500 - Advanced Adolescent and Young Adult Development
3 credit hours
Theory and practice related to physical, social, intellectual, and emotional development of pre-adolescents through young adulthood.
FCS 502 - Advanced Marriage and Family Relationships
3 credit hours
Study of marriage and family with emphasis on the interrelatedness of other social institutions with the family. Family functions are examined with future alternatives and implications explored.
FCS 505 - Advanced Adult Development and Aging
3 credit hours
Perspectives on developmental issues in later life. Exploration of issues related to the adulthood and retirement years with special emphasis on processes and problems associated with growing older.
FCS 520 - Family and Consumer Sciences Curriculum in Secondary Schools
3 credit hours
A study of the basis of curriculum decisions and the development of family and consumer sciences programs consistent with socioeconomic and cultural needs of individuals and families.
FCS 521 - Seminar in Materials and Methods of Teaching Family and Consumer Sciences
3 credit hours
Study of current teaching methods and instructional materials suited to teaching family and consumer sciences and/ or family and consumer sciences career-technical classes.
FCS 530 - Family Systems
3 credit hours
Examination of families as systems with discernible structure and patterns of interaction among the members. Family strengths and problems are addressed.
FCS 535 - Parent and Family Involvement
3 credit hours
Extends prior classroom experiences and focuses on multicultural awareness and intra- and interpersonal communication between families and teacher leaders. Impact of family diversity on instruction and communication in schools; traditional, required and proactive models for engaging families and school personnel in teamwork to support student achievement, empowerment of parents; development of advocacy skills in families and teachers, and the utility of family systems theory for analyzing and shaping effective home-school interaction included. Available only to majors in Class AA/EDS Teacher Leader Program.
FCS 544 - Food Science for Educators
3 credit hours
Application of theory and principles of food science for family and consumer sciences educators.
FCS 550 - Supervision in Family and Consumer Sciences
3 credit hours
A study of philosophy and issues in developing and implementing student teaching programs and in the supervision of teaching.
FCS 552 - Advanced Clothing Design: Flat Pattern
3 credit hours
Development of creative designs through flat patterns. Includes construction of individual designs.
FCS 553 - Advanced Clothing Design: Draping
3 credit hours
Development of creative designs through draping. Each student will cover a dress form and execute designs.
FCS 555 - Advanced Foods and Nutrition
3 credit hours
A comprehensive study of the science of nutrition to include digestion, metabolism, and an overview of nutritional disease states.
FCS 560 - Family and Consumer Sciences Education Workshop
3 credit hours
A study of selected areas of family and consumer sciences content in a workshop format.
FCS 562 - Textile Economics
3 credit hours
In-depth investigation of the American textile industry and its role in world-wide production of textiles, domestic and international trade, textile legislation, and the relationship between the textile industry and the U.S. government.
FCS 564 - Advanced Child- and Elder-Care Programs and Services
3 credit hours
Advanced strategies and procedures required for operation of quality child- and elder-care services and programs including organizational structure, personnel policies and procedures, program administration, business practices, grant writing, and meeting needs with developmentally appropriate facilities and activities. Admission to the Graduate Program required.
FCS 565 - Research in Family and Consumer Sciences
3 credit hours
A study of family and consumer sciences research and an introduction to research methods.
FCS 570 - Problems in Family and Consumer Sciences
1-6 credit hours
An independent study focusing on a current issue or problem in family and consumer sciences. Requirements to be determined by instructor and student. Text to be determined by content area selected. Approval of instructor required.
FCS 572 - Quantity Foods for Educators
3 credit hours
Planning, procuring, storing, producing, and serving foods for families and for commercial establishments; emphasis on nutritional needs, culture, socioeconomic levels; in-depth study of safety and sanitation for foodservice/ culinary arts teachers. Prerequisite(s): FCS 170 or equivalent and admission to graduate study in Family and Consumer Sciences Education.
FCS 575 - Special Topics in Family and Consumer Sciences
3 credit hours
The study of a selected topic in Family and Consumer Sciences. (Cross-listed with FCS 475).
FCS 583 - Advanced Consumer Economics
3 credit hours
Study of consumer problems and issues with emphasis on family financial management.
FCS 585 - Life Cycle and Community Nutrition
3 credit hours
Human nutrition needs from conception through old age; emphasis on nutrition services and resources available in a community for individuals of all ages. Prerequisite(s): FCS 281 or equivalent or consent of instructor.
FCS 587 - Foundations of Family and Consumer Sciences/Career and Technical Education
3 credit hours
This course will include an analysis of family and consumer sciences/career and technical education philosophy, theory, and research and their relationship to other curriculum areas. The course will also include the application of critical-thinking skills, diverse perspectives, and reflection related to family and social issues.
FCS 589 - Coordination and Supervision of Work- Based Learning
3 credit hours
The course will focus on the impact of selected legislation on Family and Consumer Sciences/Career and Technical Education programs. Emphasis will also be placed on teaching techniques and strategies for cooperative education, school-to-work programs, and work-based education programs. In addition, the problems involved in the organization and administration of modern FCS/CTE programs will be addressed.
FCS 590 - Advanced Family Life Education
3 credit hours
This course will provide graduate students with a comprehensive understanding of the theories and principles of family life education in conjunction with the ability to plan, implement, and evaluate such educational programs. It will include research and theories related to planning, implementing, and evaluating programs; education techniques; sensitivity to others; and sensitivity to community concerns and values.
FCS 591 - Advanced Methods and Materials for Teaching Family and Consumer Sciences
3 credit hours
Advanced strategies and methods for teaching family and consumer sciences career connections and family-life programs in middle- and secondary-school settings; organization, administration, and assessment of career/ technical programs including project-based learning, student organizations, advisory committees, business/industry certification, workplace applications, and career portfolio development. Admission to Phase II required.
FCS 594 - Advanced Methods of Early Childhood Education
3 credit hours
Organization, planning and evaluating of educational programs for children birth to age 8 with emphasis upon teaching methods and resources. Directed observations and participation in the Child Study Center and other early childhood education programs included.
FCS 610 - Current Programs and Trends in Foods and Nutrition
3 credit hours
A comprehensive review of nutrition and diet trends, nutrients and their functions and nutrition software. Development and evaluation of visual and teaching aids in foods and nutrition.
FCS 615 - Recent Developments in Clothing and Textiles
3 credit hours
An update of the various fields of study in clothing and textiles. Includes readings in the areas of clothing and textiles with special emphasis on curricular trends throughout the nation.
FCS 620 - Advanced Seminar in Family and Child Development
3 credit hours
A study of current literature, research, and trends in selected areas of marriage and the family, including cross-cultural comparisons.
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