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 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 530 Individual Counseling
Practicum 2 cr. Offered autumn and
spring. Prereq., Coun 50, 511 and
consent of instr. Intensive supervised
work with counseling.
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 and Adolescence 2 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 Developmental Counseling:
Career, Mid-life and Aging 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 589 Student Colloquium in
Guidance and Counseling 1 cr. (R-3)
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq.,
Coun 520. Current topics, literature, and
research in the fields of guidance and
counseling. Student presentations.
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 Advanced Practicum Variable
cr. (R-12) Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., Coun 530 and consent of instr.
Intensive supervised work with
counseling clients.
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 699 Thesis/Professional Paper
Variable cr. (R-10) Offered
intermittently. Prereq., C&I 618, 620.
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 spring. Same
as C&I 504. Antecedents to, and the
history of, American education; cyclical
behavior and the extent to which past
practices and thinking have influenced
or in some cases led to today's
curriculum, instruction, organization,
administration, and supervision.
G 506 Comparative Education 3 cr.
Offered intermittently. Same as C&I
506. How the American educational
system compares with those in selected
other countries.
G 508 Sociology of Education 3 cr.
Offered intermittently. Same as C&I
508. Modern public education as it
affects and is affected by religious,
economic, and political systems and
other social institutions.
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 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 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; imroving 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 The Middle School 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 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
intermittently. 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,
maintining, 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 and Quantitative
Research 3 cr. Offered autumn.
Prereq., EdLd 520 or 618 or equiv. Same
as C&I 620. In-depth review of
descriptive, experimental
historiographic, ethonographic, and
other quantitative and qualitative research methods, designs, and approaches. The development of a research proposal.
G 625 Advanced Educational
Research and Practicum 3 cr. Offered
spring. Prereq., EdLd 620 or equiv.
Same as C&I 625. Advanced design and
writing in educational research.
Participation in a research apprenticeship
with an interested faculty member
toward the development and completion
of a publishable study or a pilot study
for the doctoral dissertation.
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 670 Higher Education Law 3 cr.
Offered intermittently. General survey
of legal cases, issues, and problems
affecting higher education institutions
and systems; free speech and
church/state first amendment issues;
campus collective bargaining and
employment relations; all aspects of civil
rights and anti-discrimination laws; tort
liability; students/employee privacy and
confidentiality; intellectual property;
athletics; student/employee due process;
and governance.
G 672 Student Services in Higher
Education 3 cr. Offered intermittently.
Contemporary problems, issues,
principles and practices in the
administration of student support
services and student development
programs in higher education;
examination of student development
programs and support services from
conceptual and operational perspectives.
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 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.