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• CDEV 638: Foundations of College Counseling

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course provides a bridge into the world of college counseling. This transition provides an orientation to the profession including history, roles, organizational structures, ethics, standards and credentialing. It also serves as a pre-practicum experience focusing on skill development in experiential activities.
  ShareCDEV 638 - Foundations of College Counseling

• CDEV 639: Students in American Higher Education

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is an in-depth study of the characteristics and needs of American college students and how such attributes influence student educational and developmental needs. Students in the course will gain an understanding of how student learning and learning opportunities are influenced by student characteristics by analyzing subcultures within the student population while assessing barriers and obstacles to student success. Students in this class will also gain an understanding of the specific needs and services that enhance retention and persistence to graduation on a college campus.
  ShareCDEV 639 - Students in American Higher Education

• CDEV 640: Neurophysiological Basis of Behavior

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  Study of how the structure and function of the brain relates to psychological processes such as learning, memory, language, motivation and emotion. Emphasis is given to neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and brain-behavior relationships.
  ShareCDEV 640 - Neurophysiological Basis of Behavior

• CDEV 642: Leadership and Managing Change in Student Affairs

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  Students will explore theories of leadership and consider their role in creating and managing change in higher education. A case study approach will allow students to apply these theories to several functional areas.
  ShareCDEV 642 - Leadership and Managing Change in Student Affairs

• CDEV 643: Organizational Behavior & Leadership in Higher Education

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is centered on the study of human behavior and focuses on understanding how people and groups in higher education function, behave, react and make meaning of events. the course provides grounding in theory that explains how higher education systems and structures shape behavior. It provides a foundation for understanding how individuals, teams, organizations function and how leadership lenses shape behavior.
  ShareCDEV 643 - Organizational Behavior & Leadership in Higher Education

• CDEV 644: Advanced Counseling Theory and Practice

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is designed to provide opportunities for students to explore and integrate developmental models and advanced counseling theories. Students will have the opportunity to explore theoretical perspectives in an in-depth manner. The focus will be on using theories in a complex way to explain human behavior and difficulties.
  ShareCDEV 644 - Advanced Counseling Theory and Practice

• CDEV 645: Administrative Leadership in Higher Education

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  Colleges and universities are unique and complex institutions with specialized missions of education ad provision of student services with multiple constituencies. This course focuses on leadership and administrative practices within the context of higher education organizations. Emphasis will be placed on supervision of personnel, management of resources, and professional identity.
  ShareCDEV 645 - Administrative Leadership in Higher Education

• CDEV 646: Student Affairs Capstone

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is designed as a culminating experience to provide opportunities for students to consider, reflect upon, and apply academic and related learning from their program to the practice of Student Affairs work. Students are engaged in producing and presenting a theoretical analysis and resolution of a professional case, considering current issues in the field of Student Affairs and Higher Education, reflecting on the challenges involved in transitioning from graduate school to professional work, and assessing their developing competencies in relation to professional standards.
  ShareCDEV 646 - Student Affairs Capstone

• CDEV 647: Managing Conflict and Crises in Higher Education

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  Higher education professionals are expected to respond to a variety of critical incidents that can occur on and off campus. The course serves as an introduction to managing conflict and crisis in American higher education. Students will explore the nature of conflict and acquire skills for effective mediation. Students will develop the skills to plan ahead, as well as respond when crises arise. The focus on managing critical incidents will concentrate on the planning, prevention, response, and recovery that institutions and their leaders can undertake.
  ShareCDEV 647 - Managing Conflict and Crises in Higher Education

• CDEV 665: Psychopathology and Aging

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is intended to familiarize the student with the mental health status of older persons, the principal psychological problems experienced by them, and how their problem might be cured, alleviated, or prevented.
  ShareCDEV 665 - Psychopathology and Aging