Courses

Strategies for creating classroom environments and behavior support plans to promote development of positive classroom behaviors and positive social interaction skills.

Explores processes for designing effective learning experiences, bridging theory (cognitive science, psychology, learning sciences) and practice through case studies and a semester‑long challenge project. We cover models from ADDIE to SAM and human‑centered design, examining analysis, design, development, implementation, evaluation phases, and their integration with agile and waterfall methodologies. Students apply frameworks to diverse settings—classrooms, online communities, museums, game worlds—designing environments that enable meaningful learning interactions

This graduate seminar focuses on learning disciplinary concepts & practices, both in & out of formal instructional settings. Most theories of learning presume classrooms as settings for learning, though it is clear that people learn across a variety of places & over their entire lifespan. In this class, we consider how learning is organized within & across varied settings beyond the classroom. These include workplaces, sports or ensemble performance, commercial
& non-profit community centers designed to support youth development, families & home environments, & online spaces. We will think broadly about learning on & off the “grid” of formal schooling, & begin to develop new research on how people learn in & out of school.

In this graduate seminar, students investigate theories of learning that have guided education research, and some that are transforming the field. Students critically examine the development of key theories, explore how theory drives research (and vice versa), and consider the methodological and practical consequences that emerge from theoretical choices. The course provides a foundation in learning theories in education research, and introduces students to practices involving selecting and developing theoretical frames for their own research questions.

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The course looks at legal psychological research and how to improve criminal investigations and judicial decision-making. We look at factors that affect witness statements and how to improve their reliability, child witnesses, and dangerousness assessment of offenders. The course has an inter-disciplinary approach, examining the influence of societal and cultural factors on legal practices. The course ends with a mock trial, based on real case materials, in which students adopt the role of either a psychological expert or a lawyer.

Students begin to integrate academic learning with clinical practice. Students are assigned to two clinical placements during the course of the semester. The first assignment is for 8 consecutive Mondays and the second is for 8 consecutive days. Weekly seminars focus on discussing students’ experiences as well as clinical, ethical, and professional issues such as practicing clinical skills, problem solving, and documentation.

Level I Fieldwork Experience 3 in the spring semester of second year is a continuation of Level I Fieldwork Experience 1 in the fall semester. Students continue to integrate academic learning with clinical practice.

Fieldwork I in the spring semester as a continuation of Fieldwork I in the fall semester. Students integrate academic learning with clinical practice.

This fieldwork course is designed to integrate academic learning with clinical practice. Students are assigned to two clinical placements during the course of the semester. The first assignment is for 8 consecutive Mondays & the second is for 8 consecutive days. Weekly seminars focus on discussing students’ experiences as well as clinical, ethical, & professional issues; & practicing clinical skills, problem solving, & documentation.

Social justice and advocacy are central to the work of the counseling and helping
profession. It is imperative that mental health counselors utilize their voice, power, and privilege to advocate for communities that are negatively impacted by hateful rhetoric. This course provides students with an overview of social justice and advocacy standards, as well as practical tools to advocate for clients in the LGBTQ+ community. In particular, students gain knowledge and practical skills in writing letters of support for LGBTQ+ clients.

This course provides students with opportunities to learn the healthy foundations of
sex, relationships, and community for LGBTQ+ clients. Students develop foundational knowledge, skills, and awareness when addressing sexual health and relationship well-being with LGBTQ+ clients through research and clinical case examples. In particular, students also increase their knowledge of consensual nonmonogamy to help clients form secure relationships with their partner(s).

In-depth knowledge of human development throughout the life cycle. The student will be given the foundation upon which typical and atypical behavior may be compared.

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The systematic study of phonological, grammatical, and discourse systems and of principles of language use across languages.

This course examines phonetics, phonology, syntax, sociolinguistics, morphology, and language acquisition. Students explore the phonetics and syntax of their primary language and have the opportunity to research a topic in current linguistic theory.

Immersion in contemporary sound and music creation practices in France.
By combining sound design, spatialization, and creation, this course explores artistic, cultural, scientific, and musical dimensions of sound writing through the prism of technology. Students discover the history of electroacoustic and electronic music and technologies developed at IRCAM, are introduced to field recording and soundscaping, and participate in workshops, concerts, and cultural visits. Students experiment with IRCAM software and conduct documentary research.

This course examines theories, technologies, and practices of listening in the modern world. How has our experience of sound changed as we move from the piano to the personal computer, from the phonoautograph to the mp3? How have political, commercial, and cultural forces shaped what we are able to listen to, and how we listen to it? Finally, how have performers, physiologists, and philosophers worked to understand this radical transformation of the senses?

Explores the ways in which literary works, in whatever media, contribute to the adolescent's sense of himself and his society. Examines a wide range of literary and sub literary representations of the adolescent experience and the equally wide range of the adolescent's expectations, responses, and attitudes toward the literary experience and its relationship to his life.