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.
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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 511 Theories and Techniques of Counseling 3 cr. Offered autumn.
Examination of historic and current theories of counseling. Overview
of techniques associated with each theory. Basic introduction to ethical
concerns with each theory.
G 512 Counseling Fundamentals 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq.,
COUN 511. Overview of approaches to counseling, including common factors.
Includes meta-theoretical considerations and guided dyadic practice.
G 520 Group Counseling and Guidance 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq.,
COUN 510. Theories, approaches, and methods for group counseling and
guidance.
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 566 Issues in School Counseling 3 cr. Offered autumn even-numbered
years. Prereq., COUN 511, 512. Review of counseling concerns and approaches
specific to the school counseling setting.
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 2-9 cr. Offered
every term. Prereq., COUN 511, 512, 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 Comprehensive Research Project 2 cr. Offered autumn and
spring. Integration of research and professional clinical experience
in comprehensive paper and oral presentation; may include written
examination.
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 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 Counselors 2-4 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 685 Advanced Counseling Methods: School and Agency 2-9 cr.
(R-9) Offered every term. Prereq., COUN 585. Supervised advanced counseling
methods and approaches as applied to mental health agencies and schools.
G 699 Thesis/Professional Paper 2-10 cr. (R 10) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., EDLD 620 or 625.
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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 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 581 Planning and Management for Technology in Education 3 cr.
Offered intermittently. 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.
Leadership and strategic planning processes for technology integration
within schools.
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 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.
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Professors
Roberta D. Evans, Ed.D., The University of Nevada, Reno, 1988 (Dean)
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
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, Ph.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