John C. Lundt, Chair
Catherine Jenni, Director, Counselor Education
The Educational Leadership knowledge base emphasizes the realities
of the workplace, blending practical tasks with the conceptual
models of effective leadership. The model uses leadership assessment
and problem based learning throughout nine curricular strands:
change/future, leadership, research community, communication,
assessment/program evaluation, management, diversity, curriculum,
and professionalism/socialization. Students at both degree levels
experience integrated coursework, performance based assessment,
and exit interviews on completion of the degree programs.
The Counselor Education program educates students for employment
in school (K 12 and higher education) and community mental health
and human service settings. Counselors are systems, family and
individual consultants, practitioners and coordinators who assist
in problem solving, decision making skills, personal growth
and development, and individual, family school, and/or career
issues. Counselors receive training in the eight core areas
identified by the American Counseling Association Council for
Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs:
human growth and development, social and cultural foundations,
the helping relationship, group theories and methods, career
and lifestyle development, client assessment and evaluation,
research and program evaluation, and professional orientation.
Student may focus on School Counseling (M.Ed.) or Agency (Mental
Health) Counseling (M.A.). Each track requires additional specialty
courses and comprehensive written and oral examinations focused
on the student's career track. The more advanced graduate degrees
(Ed.S. and Ed.D.) develop depth, supervisory, and leadership
skills in these areas.
Graduate Programs: The M.A. is offered in Counselor Education
as an interdisciplinary degree; the M.Ed., Ed.S., and Ed.D.
are offered in education administration and supervision as well
as in counselor education. Information regarding specific requirements
and program options is available from the School of Education.
For more information, please refer to The University of Montana
Graduate Programs and Admissions Catalog.
Admission to Counseling: Applicants for this program should
contact the Department for more specific admissions information.
Requirements include GRE verbal and quantitative less than 5
years old; official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate
institutions attended; three current letters of recommendation;
and a letter of application stating academic and professional
background, purpose in obtaining the degree, and thoughts about
eventual employment and career direction. Deadline is February
15. Admission is competitive. Meeting graduate school minimum
grade average and GRE requirements will not necessarily insure
acceptance.
Admission to Educational Leadership: The Program Admissions
Committee has established policies and standards for admission
which include the GRE (verbal and quantitative); three letters
of recommendation (one from an immediate supervisor); official
transcripts for all undergraduate and graduate coursework; qualifying
examination; and interviews (doctoral). Contact the Department
for details.
Certification Requirements: Degree programs lead to certification
at the Class I and Class III levels.
Courses
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U = for undergraduate credit only, UG = for undergraduate or
graduate credit, G = for graduate credit. R after the credit
indicates the course may be repeated for credit to the maximum
indicated after the R.
Counselor Education
UG 455 Workshop Variable cr. (R 6) Offered intermittently.
Special courses experimental in nature dealing with a relatively
narrow, specialized topic of particular current interest. Credit
not allowed toward a graduate degree.
UG 475 Forgiveness and Reconciliation 3 cr. Offered spring.
Survey of the theory and practice of healing fractured relationships
at the individual and community levels, treating historical
and personal issues from philosophical, psychological and religious
perspectives drawn from several diverse cultures.
UG 495 Special Topics 1 9 cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
G 500 Group Laboratory 1 cr. (R 2) Offered every term. Prereq.,
COUN 520 or consent of instr. A laboratory experience as a group
member to learn about self, group process, group design, group
development and group leadership.
G 510 Counseling Fundamentals 3 cr. Offered autumn.
Prereq., graduate status or consent of instr. Overview of counseling's
history. Concepts forming the basis of counseling profession
including introduction to ethics. Representative counseling
theories (cognitive, behavioral, relational) are included.
G 511 Theories and Techniques of Counseling 3 cr. Offered
spring. Prereq., COUN 510. Examination of a set of currently
used counseling theories and techniques. A supervised laboratory
component explores counselor behavior, techniques, and dynamics
of counselor client relationships.
G 520 Group Counseling and Guidance 3 cr. Offered autumn.
Prereq., COUN 510. Theories, approaches, and methods for group
counseling and guidance.
G 525 Applied Group Counseling Methods 2 cr. Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., COUN 520. Theoretical and applied
experience in a supervised group counseling setting. Research,
development and establishment of a thematic counseling group.
G 530 Applied Counseling Skills 2 cr. Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., COUN 510, 511 and consent of instr. Review
and application of counseling theories and techniques to client
issues. Intensive supervision including ethics, professional
practice and diagnostic considerations. Lecture and class presentation
with a focus on professional counseling development.
G 540 Individual Appraisal 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq.,
C&I 517 or consent of instr. Overview of appraisal techniques
utilized in counseling, including interviewing, observation,
and psychological/educational testing. The processes of selection,
administration, scoring, interpretation, and reporting information
from appraisal techniques are examined in relation to practical,
legal, and ethical considerations.
G 550 Introduction to Family Counseling 3 cr. Offered spring.
Prereq., COUN 510 or consent of instr. An introduction to the
major theories, techniques, and diagnostic tools of family counseling.
Course includes a family systems emphasis.
G 555 Workshop Variable cr. Offered intermittently. Special
courses experimental in nature dealing with a relatively narrow,
specialized topic of particular current interest. Credit not
allowed toward a graduate degree.
G 560 Developmental Counseling: Childhood, Adolescence and Aging
3 cr. Offered spring. Overview of counseling children and
adolescents from the framework of child and adolescent development
theory. Normal and abnormal development in the environmental
context of family, school, society and culture emphasized.
G 565 School Counseling, Program Development and Supervision
3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., graduate standing or consent
of instr. Examination of counseling techniques and approaches
relevant to prevention and remediation of behavioral, social,
emotional and academic problems for students P 12. Overview
of school counseling program development and administration.
G 570 Career Counseling Theory and Techniques 3 cr. Offered
spring. Examination of theories of career choice and development;
information sources for career counseling; techniques and approaches
of career counseling with clients at different stages of career
and life development and from diverse populations.
G 575 Multicultural Counseling 3 cr. Offered autumn.
Prereq., graduate standing or consent of instr. An introduction
to the field of multicultural counseling. Issues and practical
considerations in counseling five population groups; definition
of terms and concepts.
G 580 Chemical Dependency Counseling 3 cr. Offered autumn.
Prereq., COUN 510. Understanding chemical dependency and its
treatment. Development of school/community programs for prevention
and remediation. Counseling techniques and methods. Understanding
the addictive process.
G 585 Counseling Methods: School and Agency 1-9 cr. Offered
every term. Prereq., COUN 510, 511, and 530. Supervised counseling
methods and theories as applied in mental health agencies and
schools. Review of the principles of counseling as these apply
to various settings and client issues.
G 589 Student Colloquium and Academic Writing Skills 1-2
cr. (R 6) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq. or coreq.,
COUN 510. Introduction to academic writing at the graduate level.
Current topics, literature and research in counseling. Culminates
in student professional paper presentation.
G 594 Seminar Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., consent of instr. Group analysis of problems in specific
areas of education.
G 595 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
G 596 Independent Study Variable cr. (R 6) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., consent of instr.
G 597 Research Variable cr. (R 9) Offered autumn and
spring. Prereq., consent of instr.
G 598 Internship Variable cr. (R 12) Offered every term.
Prereq., consent of instr. and COUN 510, 511, 530. Supervised
counseling internship in a field setting.
G 610 Professional Ethics and Orientation 3 cr. Offered
autumn. Prereq., COUN 530 or consent of instr. The public and
institutional roles and responsibilities of counseling professionals
including ethical and legal responsibilities.
G 615 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Counseling 3 cr.
Offered autumn. Prereq., COUN 630. Overview of diagnosis, treatment
planning and case documentation in counseling.
G 630 Applied Counseling Skills: Advanced Variable cr. (R
12) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., COUN 530 and consent
of instr. Review and application of counseling theories and
techniques at an advanced level. Intensive supervision including
ethics, professional practice and diagnostic considerations.
Lecture and class presentations focus on professional counseling
development.
G 633 Supervision of Counseling 1 3 cr. (R 4) Offered spring.
Prereq., COUN 630. Theories and techniques for the supervision
of counseling. Intensive supervised clinical supervision with
beginning counseling student skills.
G 640 Advanced Senior Practicum 1-3 cr. (R-6) Prereq., COUN
630. Advanced faculty supervised peer consultation group for
Counselor Education students who have completed at least four
credits of advanced clinical skills.
G 699 Thesis/Professional Paper Variable cr. (R 10) Offered
intermittently. Prereq., C&I 618, 620.
Educational Leadership
G 502 Philosophy of Education 3 cr. Offered autumn. Same
as C&I 502. Major philosophical schools of thought and leading
proponents of each. Concepts of society, the educative process,
and the role of education.
G 504 History of American Education 3 cr. Offered apring
and summer odd-numbered years. Same as C&I 504. Exploration
of the ideas, individuals, and events that have influenced the
curriculum, pedagogy, and operation of the American public school,
from colonial America to the present time.
G 512 Educational Futures 3 cr. Offered spring. Predicting
and projecting the near and more distant future of education.
The changing place and nature of education and leadership in
tomorrow's society.
G 519 Measurement and Analysis of Educational Data 3 cr.
Offered summer. Prereq., graduate standing. Explanation and
practice in measurement and statistical analysis of educational
data. Preparation in measurement and statistical analysis for
educational research.
G 520 Educational Research 3 cr. Offered every term. Same
as C&I and HHP 520. An understanding of basic quantitative
and qualitative research methodology and terminology, particularly
as they are used in studies presented in the professional literature.
G 540 Higher Education Finance 3 cr. Offered intermittently.
Prereq., EDLD 550 and consent of department. Overview of how
colleges and universities make financial and budgetary decisions;
current trends in state and federal policy related to finance;
contemporary problems in finance of education.
G 542 The College Student 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq.,
EDLD 550 and consent of department. Survey of today's college
student including discussion of demographics, student development
theories, learning theories, and contemporary issues on college
campuses related to college students.
G 544 The College Curriculum 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq.,
EDLD 550 and consent of department. Historical and contemporary
development of college and university curriculum. Includes overview
of pedagogical strategies, assessment, evaluation, and curricular
change.
G 546 Federal and State Higher Education Policy 3 cr.
Offered intermittently. Prereq., EDLD 550 and consent of department.
Overview of policies at the local, state, and national levels
that affect the conduct of higher education; current trends
in higher education policy; changes in educational policy; how
policies affect different institutional types.
G 550 Foundations of Educational Leadership 3 cr. Offered
autumn and summer. Prereq., C&I 551 or consent of instr.
Basic functions of K 12 administration and supervision and how
contemporary views have evolved; models of leadership style
and practice compared; responsibilities and relationships of
school boards and chief school officers.
G 551 Foundations of Curriculum Leadership 3 cr. Offered
autumn and summer. Prereq., elementary or secondary teaching
experience or consent of instr. Same as C&I 551. The history
and theoretical bases of current K 12 curriculum and instructional
leadership.
G 552 The Supervision and Evaluation of Public School Educators
3 cr. Offered spring and summer. Prereq., EDLD 550. Conflicting
views and models of supervision; supervision in relation to
administration and evaluation. Development of instruments for
the formative and summative evaluation of teaching and their
use in simulated cases.
G 554 School Law 3 cr. Offered autumn and summer. Prereq.,
EDLD 550. Key Montana and national legislation regarding public
education. Landmark cases of the U.S. Supreme Court and other
federal, regional, and state courts as they affect the operation
of public schools and the rights of school board members, administrators,
teachers, students, and parents.
G 555 Workshop Variable cr. (R 6) Offered intermittently.
Special courses experimental in nature dealing with a relatively
narrow, specialized topic of particular current interest. Credit
not allowed toward a graduate degree.
G 556 The Finance of Public Education 3 cr. Offered spring
and summer. Prereq., EDLD 550. Revenue sources for K 12 public
schools; proper expenditures; Montana's foundation program and
related legislation; major court cases and how they have affected
ways of funding schools; developing effective school and district
budgets.
G 558 School Public Relations 3 cr. Offered intermittently.
Enhancing site and district level internal and external relations;
conducting needs assessments, inservice workshops, and funding
campaigns; improving administrators' writing, listening, and
speaking skills; composing press releases and newsletters; working
with the media.
G 560 Elementary Level Leadership 3 cr. Offered autumn and
summer. Prereq., EDLD 550. Leadership and management roles of
the modern elementary principal; working in traditional self
contained and alternatively organized schools.
G 561 Elementary Curriculum and Instruction 3 cr. Offered
spring and summer. Prereq., C&I 551. Same as C&I 561.
Current elementary curriculum design and instructional approaches
and their origin in theories of learning and child development;
student grouping and evaluation; reform reports, systemic change,
and leadership.
G 562 Middle School Curriculum 3 cr. Offered autumn
and summer. Prereq., C&I 551. Same as C&I 562. Creation
and implementation of the Middle School concept and curriculum;
special needs of early adolescents; interdisciplinary planning;
instruction approaches; reform literature.
G 563 Middle-Level Leadership 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq.,
EDLD 550 and 551. Creation, administration, and implementation
of intermediate school curriculum models; concentrating on the
special student faculty and administrative needs inherent at
this level.
G 565 Secondary Level Leadership 3 cr. Offered spring
and summer. Prereq., EDLD 550. The role of the secondary principal
in large, medium sized, and small secondary schools. Supporting
and decision making responsibilities of assistant principals
and department chairs. Effective leadership for departmentalized
and alternatively organized secondary models.
G 566 Secondary School Curriculum and Instruction 3 cr. Offered
autumn and summer. Prereq., C&I 551. Same as C&I 566.
Creation and implementation of the secondary curriculum; appropriate
instructional techniques; interdisciplinary cooperation; reform;
systemic change and leadership.
G 570 Instructional Technology Foundations 3 cr. Offered
autumn even-numbered years. Same as C&I 570. Introduction
to the field, theory, and profession of instructional technology.
Definition of instructional technology; history of the field.
G 571 Planning, Preparing, and Assessing Educational Technology
Media 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Same as C&I 571.
Principles and practices of instructional design for integration
of educational technology. Emphasis on role of technology in
contemporary teaching/learning/assessing theory and practice,
including learning styles and multiple intelligences.
G 580 Distance Learning Theory and Implementation 3 cr. Offered
intermittently. Same as C&I 580. Introduction to distance
learning models and exploration of satellite and computer-mediated
course development, implementation, and evaluation.
G 581 Planning and Management for Technology in Education 3
cr. Offered intermittently. Same as C&I 581. Creating,
implementing, maintaining, and evaluating technology plans for
educational institutions, including budgets, facilities, and
hardware planning.
G 582 Educational Technology: Trends and Issues 3 cr. Offered
intermittently. Same as C&I 582. Exploration of trends and
issues in the use of educational technology in a variety of
settings.
G 583 Strategic Planning for Technology 3 cr. Offered
intermittently. Same as C&I 583. Leadership and strategic
planning processes for technology integration within schools.
G 584 Authentic Application in Instructional Design for Technology
3 cr. Offered intermittently. Same as C&I 584. Development
of practical competencies in such components of instructional
technology as development, production, materials evaluation,
and project management and implementation.
G 585 Fieldwork in Educational Administration and Supervision
2 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq., EDLD 560 or 565.
Fieldwork at the school level (when the student is not completing
an internship), with the cooperation of the principal and under
the guidance of a University of Montana professor.
G 594 Seminar Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., consent of instr. Group analysis of problems in specific
areas of education.
G595 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental
offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
G 596 Independent Study Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., consent of instr.
G 597 Research Variable cr. (R 10) Offered autumn and
spring. Prereq., consent of instr.
G 598 Internship in Educational Administration and Supervision
Variable cr. (R 10) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq.,
consent of instr.
G 599 Professional Paper Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
G 618 Educational Statistics 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq.,
C&I or HHP 486 or equiv. or consent of instr. Same as C&I
618. Advanced statistical methods and use of the mainframe computer
and microcomputer for data analysis. Use of a recognized statistical
package (e.g., SPPS X) for research applications.
G 620 Qualitative Research 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq.,
EDLD 520 or 618 or equiv. Same as C&I 620. In depth review
of descriptive, experimental historiographic, ethnographic,
and other qualitative research methods, designs, and approaches.
The development of a research proposal.
G 625 Quantitative Research 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq.,
EDLD 520 and C&I 486 or equiv. and coreq., EDLD 618. Same
as C&I 625. Principles and technique of quantitative research
in educational settings. Students prepare a draft of a research
proposal and experience an abbreviated dissertation proposal
defense.
G 653 School Personnel Administration 3 cr. Offered intermittently.
Prereq., EDLD 550. Administration of classified and certificated
school employees; personnel related laws, functions, and decisions;
unions, bargaining contracts, grievances, etc.
G 656 The Economics of Public Education 3 cr. Offered intermittently.
Prereq., EDLD 556. School finance from a national perspective;
alternative budgeting and school revenue models; equity considerations.
G 657 Facilities Planning and Other School Business Functions
3 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq., EDLD 550. Working
with architects, school personnel, and others on educationally
and financially sound plans for new and remodeled faclities;
the school business official's responsibilities regarding buildings
and grounds, maintenance and custodial services, transportation,
food services, and the administration of classified personnel.
G 659 Advanced School Administration: The School
Superintendency and Administrative Theory 3 cr. Offered
intermittently. Prereq., EDLD 550. Appropriate leadership and
management roles of the modern school superintendent; how current
related theories inform the practice of the effective district
level educational administrator in both supervisory and business
functions.
G 660 Adult and Continuing Education 3 cr. Offered intermittently.
Adult learning theory and the special needs and motivations
of adult learners in postsecondary institutions; principles
and practices of administering postsecondary continuing education
programs.
G 662 History of Higher Education 3 cr. Offered intermittently.
Survey of the historical roots of higher education from world
and comparative perspectives; examination of the historic and
contemporary missions, organizational structures, governance,
and administration of various types of postsecondary and higher
education institutions in America and abroad.
G 664 The Community College 3 cr. Offered intermittently.
The organization and administration of American postsecondary
education in two-year collegiate institutions; current trends
in governance, finance, curriculum, faculty and students.
G 667 The American College Professor 3 cr. Offered intermittently.
Investigation of the prevailing curriculum and instruction in
American undergraduate and graduate education and consideration
of reform reports.
G 668 College and University Administration 3 cr. Offered
intermittently. Prereq., EDLD 667 or consent of instr. Administration
of college and university programs, departments, and schools;
the roles of program director or coordinator, department chairperson,
dean, vice president, provost, president, chancellor, and commissioner.
G 674 Internship in College Teaching 1 cr. Offered intermittently.
Prereq. or coreq., EDLD 667 and consent of instr. Provides an
opportunity for guided and supervised teaching at the college
level and assistance to the aspiring college teacher in meeting
the needs of a diverse student population; assistance provided
in methods of teaching at the college level, theories of learning,
use of technology, and evaluation and assessment techniques.
G 676 Internship in Higher Education Administration 1-3 cr.
(R 6) Offered intermittently. Prereq., EDLD 668 and consent
of instr. Supervised and guided work in an administrative unit/department
at the college/university level.
G 694 Advanced Seminar: Educational Administration and Supervision
Variable cr.(R 9) Offered intermittently.
G 697 Advanced Research in Educational Administration and Supervision
Variable cr. (R 9) Offered autumn and spring.
G 699 Thesis/Dissertation Variable cr. (R 10) Offered
intermittently.
Faculty
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Professors
Roberta D. Evans, Ed.D., The University of Nevada, Reno, 1988
Catherine Jenni, Ph.D., Saybrook Institute, 1990 (Director,
Counselor Education)
John C. Lundt, Ed.D., The University of Montana, 1988 (Chair)
Donald L. Robson, Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1976 (Dean)
Rita Sommers Flanagan, Ph.D., The University of Montana, 1989
Associate Professors
Len Foster, Ed.D., The University of Nevada, Reno, 1988
L. Dean Sorenson, Ed.D., Washington State University, 1984
Assistant Professors
Merle Farrier, Ed.D., The University of Montana, 1998
William P. McCaw, Ed.D., The University of Montana, 1999
Darrell Stolle, Ed.D., Northern Arizona University, 1998