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
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 (COUN)
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 511. Theories, approaches, and methods for
group counseling and guidance.
G 530 Applied Counseling Skills 2 cr. Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., COUN 511, 512 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., admission to Counselor Education program 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 Lifespan Developmental Counseling 3 cr. Offered
spring. Overview of counseling from the framework of lifespan
developmental 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 2 cr. Offered
autumn. Prereq., admission to Counselor Education program or consent
of instr. 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. 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 Project 2 cr. Offered autumn
and spring. Integration of professional experience and academic
research in a comprehensive paper or applied project. Students
may elect to have an oral examination covering the eight CACREP
core areas of counseling.
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 512. 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 and Consultation in Counseling: Advanced
Practicum 2 4 cr. (R 4) Offered spring. Prereq., COUN
530. Approaches and techniques for supervision and consultation
in counseling. Supervised experience with first year counselor
education graduate students.
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.
Educational Leadership (EDLD)
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 559 School Public Relations for the Principal 3 cr.
Offered spring and summer. Investigation of the appropriate leadership
and management roles of the modern school principal as they relate
to public relations. Understanding of political theory as it relates
to developing and maintaining relationships with internal and
external publics.
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 and summer odd-numbered years.
Same as C&I 570. General 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 summer odd-numbered years. 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 autumn odd-numbered years. 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 spring even-numbered years. 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
spring even-numbered years. 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 summer even-numbered years.
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.
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 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 658 School Public RelationsBSuperintendents 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 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
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