2007-2008 Catalog (PDF) - Colorado State University-Pueblo

Course Descriptions
GRADUATE COURSES
Limited to those enrolled in the Counselor Training
Master’s degree, or permission of instructor.
PSYCH 515 Psychology of Minorities 3(3-0)
Designed to provide a systematic analysis of the forces
that shape the behavior of minorities and consequent
counseling methods with this population. (*)
PSYCH 517 Life Span Development 3(3-0)
Leads to a broad understanding of the impact of external
influences on a person through the life span. Format
includes exploration of topics of interest, discussion of
research and active class participation (*)
PSYCH 524 Philosophy and Theories of Counseling
3(3-0)
Designed to acquaint students with the range of theories
currently directing the work of the counselor and to
facilitate the development of a personal model of
counseling. Personal professional ethics emerge as a
major course focus. (*)
PSYCH 525 Tools and Techniques of Guidance
Services 3(3-0)
Open to graduate students in the secondary school
counseling program. A study of materials and methods
used in secondary schools and of the counselor as a
consultant and coordinator. The importance and role of
the secondary school counselor will be the focus of this
class. (*)
PSYCH 526 Organizational Development 3(3-0)
Designed to provide the graduate student with experience
and skills necessary to improve programs and organization.
(*)
PSYCH 527 Group Counseling 3(3-0)
Leads to an understanding of the function of group
methods in the guidance program and assists the student
in developing group facilitation skills. (*)
PSYCH 528 Career Development 3(3-0)
Designed to help students gain insight and understanding
of the development process of occupational decision.
Explores career counseling provided by counselors for
clients in the areas of future education and in the world of
work. (*)
PSYCH 530 Family Therapy 3(3-0)
This course is an introduction to Family Systems Theory.
Emphasis is on the history and development of treatment
models in family interventions and techniques. Prerequisite:
graduate standing. (*)
PSYCH 536 Practicum 3(3-0)
Designed to provide the beginning counseling student
with basic interpersonal training experience. Individual
and group contact focuses on personal growth and skill
development. (*)
PSYCH 538 Elementary Counseling 3(3-0)
Designed to provide methods and techniques for
elementary school counselors. (*)
PSYCH 546 Assessment in Counseling 3(3-0)
This course provides students with an understanding of
group and individual educational and psychometric
theories and approaches to appraisal. Prerequisite:
graduate standing. (*)
PSYCH 563 Psychopathology of Childhood 3(3-0)
Unique conceptual models of etiology, assessment, and
therapy appropriate to psychological disorders of childhood.
Graduate students complete an independent project
and consider treatment and management techniques.
Prerequisites: graduate standing, permission of instructor
and PSYCH 362 or equivalent. (*)
PSYCH 591 Special Topics (1-3 VAR)
Prerequisites: graduate standing and permission of
instructor. (*)
PSYCH 592 Research 3(3-0)
Designed to assist students with the knowledge and skills
necessary for a consumer of research. The fundamentals
of research procedure and analysis of statistics are
stressed. (*)
PSYCH 595 Independent Study (1-3 VAR)
Prerequisites: graduate standing & permission of
instructor. (*)
PSYCH 598 Internship 3(0-3)
Designed to provide the student with actual field work
experience in counseling and guidance. (*)
READING (RDG)
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
RDG 099 Development Reading Skills 3(3-0)
Students will apply strategies for improving comprehension,
developing vocabulary, and increasing rate for
reading college textbooks. (S/U grading) (F,S)
RDG 301 Reading and Language Arts in the
Elementary School 3(3-0)
Foundations of reading and language arts including
psychology of reading, language development, emergent
literacy, word attack, comprehension strategies, vocabulary,
hand-writing, spelling, written and oral language
skills. (F,S)
RDG 310 Current Approaches to Reading and Writing
Instruction 3(3-0)
Various approaches to teaching reading and writing
including research findings and classroom application of
the reading and writing process. Prerequisite: RDG 301 or
425. (F)
RDG 360 Practicum (1-3 VAR)
Work with small groups and individual pupils in the public
school preparing materials and lessons under the
supervision of a reading teacher. Applies to both
elementary and secondary schools depending upon the
instructor’s assignment. Prerequisites: RDG 301 or 425
and initial testing in basic competencies. (F,S)
RDG 410 Teaching Rdg and Language Arts 4(4-0)
Includes reading and language arts instruction, emphasizing
methods and assessment strategies to meet K-6
Colorado content standards; 30 hours of field experience.
Prerequisite: admission to Education. (F,S)
RDG 425 Teaching Reading in Content Areas 3(3-0)
Reading skills, strategies and activities to improve
comprehension of textual material in various content
areas such as mathematics, science, literature, social
sciences, and industrial education. (F,S)
RDG 431 Developing Creative Centers 1(1-0)
Involves planning, developing and implementing the use
of learning centers in the classroom. Prerequisite: RDG
301 or 425. (SS)
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