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2016-2017 Graduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Graduate Courses


 

Psychology

  
  • PY 689 - Community Project (3)

    This course provides students an opportunity to address the needs of the community through service and the application of psychological science through training in project development, implementation, and management, and use of these skills with their discipline-specific knowledge to design and implement a community project.  Students will work in collaboration with local nonprofit organizations to design a project that helps to advance its mission, addresses a community issue, and/or serves an underrepresented group. Prerequisite: 15 hours in the program.
  
  • PY 693 - Ethics & Professional Development (3)

    This course focuses on ethical, legal and professional standards that guide the counseling profession and contribute to counselor identity.  Landmark cases will be reviewed and decision making processes will be covered.  Licensure, professional organizations, continuing education and social justice issues related to counseling will also be introduced. Prerequisite/Corequisite: PY 630 .
  
  • PY 694 - The Helping Relationship II (3)

    This course is a bridge between theory and practice that integrates key concepts from development, psychopathology, theories of counseling, and assessment. An emphasis is placed on utilizing professional literature to inform theoretically based conceptualizations and treatment of issues presented by practice clients. Students learn how to integrate theory and practice via a variety of methods such as: didactics, modeling, peer/live supervision, individual supervision. Maintenance of ethical, professional, and diversity standards is required. Fee required. Prerequisites: PY 605 , PY 630 , PY 693 , and counseling candidate status. Prerequisite/Corequisite: PY 668 .  Offered as CR/NC only.
  
  • PY 695 - Internship (1-4)

    Students are required to spend 750-1000 clock-hours working in a responsible, supervised capacity in an outside professional placement. Students will attend class that entails group supervision and clinically-oriented course objectives. Internship must extend to two or more semesters. May be repeated for up to seven credit hours. Only six hours may be counted toward Counseling Psychology program requirements. Prerequisite: PY 694 . Offered as CR/NC only.
  
  • PY 697 - Master’s Thesis (1-4)

    This course provides an opportunity for graduate students to produce a primary research project in psychology utilizing empirical data. May be repeated for up to six credit hours. Fee required. Prerequisite: PY 647  and instructor approval.
  
  • PY 699 - Advanced Studies in Psychology (1-3)

    This course provides an opportunity for graduate students to participate in the planning, implementation, and communication of an application project related to their area of interest, with an emphasis on current theory and practice in their chosen research or apprenticeship experience. May be repeated. Fee required.  Prerequisites: PY 617 , PY 627 , a minimum of 15 hours in the program, and instructor approval.

Study Tour

  
  • ST 608 - Study Abroad (6-12)

    Avila University has affiliated with other universities to offer study abroad opportunities in countries such as Switzerland, the Netherlands, England, Austria, Thailand, China, Japan, and Spain. Courses chosen are determined with the assistance of the academic advisor. Credits for study abroad will be transcripted from courses completed at the university abroad. Students interested in information should contact the Academic Affairs Office in Blasco Hall. Study abroad is open only to current Avila students. Prerequisite: completion of application and all paperwork required by deadlines set by the sponsoring university; good standing at Avila University.
 

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