|
Click on the name of an online humanities & liberal arts graduate course to view the detailed information; you can also find out about the college or university offering the category by clicking on "School's Profile". |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name (Section Id) |
|
Program |
|
Degree |
|
Name of College, University |
|
School's Profile |
|
|
|
|
Psychological Tests and Measurements (PSY6005) |
|
Humanities & Liberal Arts |
|
G |
|
Northcentral University |
|
▤ |
|
|
|
Details |
|
|
|
This course will introduce the Learner to psychological test construction, administration and interpretation as well as current research in the area. Commonly used tests to assess cognition and personality will be studied. |
|
|
|
|
Psychology of Adjustment (PSY5703) |
|
Humanities & Liberal Arts |
|
G |
|
Amberton University |
|
▤ |
|
|
|
Details |
|
|
|
The course presents the ways in which psychological principles apply to effective personal adjustment and development. Emphasis is on identifying, developing, and maintaining personal strategies for appropriate psychological and emotional adjustment. |
|
|
|
|
Psychology of Aging (PSY5017) |
|
Humanities & Liberal Arts |
|
G |
|
Northcentral University |
|
▤ |
|
|
|
Details |
|
|
|
This course deals with the biological and psychological changes that occur within the adult over time (intra-individual changes) and the extent to which these changes occur at different rates among different individuals (inter-individual differences). Current research will be examined. |
|
|
|
|
Psychology of Learning (PSY5023) |
|
Humanities & Liberal Arts |
|
G |
|
Northcentral University |
|
▤ |
|
|
|
Details |
|
|
|
This course examines experimental and theoretical literature related to various schools of thought on the psychology of learning and how this has contributed to cognitive and behavioral psychotherapy. |
|
|
|
|
Psychology of Marriage and Family Systems (PSY5009) |
|
Humanities & Liberal Arts |
|
G |
|
Northcentral University |
|
▤ |
|
|
|
Details |
|
|
|
The course examines couple and family relationship systems, focuses on communication, structural, emotional and behavioral patterns, and assessment of normal and dysfunctional patterns. |
|
|
|
|
Psychology of Stress & Stress Related Disorders: Theory, Assessment, & Intervention (PSY5027) |
|
Humanities & Liberal Arts |
|
G |
|
Northcentral University |
|
▤ |
|
|
|
Details |
|
|
|
This course is designed as a comprehensive overview of the literature and research regarding psychological, physiological and environmental components of stress. Symptom management and therapeutic interventions will be discussed with a focus on cognitive-behavioral techniques. |
|
|
|
|
Psychology of Trauma (PSY5019) |
|
Humanities & Liberal Arts |
|
G |
|
Northcentral University |
|
▤ |
|
|
|
Details |
|
|
|
This course is designed as a comprehensive overview of the theoretical, clinical and research relevance of Posttraumatic Stress and associated disorders. Diagnostic clarification, etiology, psychotherapeutic interventions and treatment related issues will be addressed. The relationship to other DSM-IV classifications, the legal and ethical controversies, and cultural phenomena surrounding trauma will be important considerations. |
|
|
|
|
Psychology of Violence (PSY5028) |
|
Humanities & Liberal Arts |
|
G |
|
Northcentral University |
|
▤ |
|
|
|
Details |
|
|
|
The effects of violent behavior are becoming increasingly apparent in contemporary life. Incidences of violence range from domestic abuse to worldwide terrorism and run the gamut from verbal abuse to technological warfare and destruction. The growing presence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder speaks to the impact which violence has on individuals and on society as a whole. In this course, the learner will become aware of the many dynamics of violence and the impact on the individuals whom they serve. Learners will explore current research regarding violence and learn prevention and treatment strategies to use in both professional and personal settings. |
|
|
|
|
Psychopathology (PSY5006) |
|
Humanities & Liberal Arts |
|
G |
|
Northcentral University |
|
▤ |
|
|
|
Details |
|
|
|
This course has been designed as an overview of contemporary theoretical, clinical, and research issues in psychopathology and abnormal behavior. Emphasis will be on experimental and conceptual analysis of mental disorders as described in the DSM IV. The etiology, psychotherapeutic interventions and pharmacological treatment of psychological disorders will be addressed. An integration of issues related to Law and Ethics, and cultural diversity is required. |
|
|
|
|
Public Relations (COM5445) |
|
Humanities & Liberal Arts |
|
G |
|
Amberton University |
|
▤ |
|
|
|
Details |
|
|
|
The course presents issues related to the ways individuals and organizations represent themselves to their respective audiences. Public relations are defined, described as a communication function within the organization, integrated within the organization, and described in terms of contributions to the organization. |
|
|
|
|
Readings in African Studies (NS580) |
|
Humanities & Liberal Arts |
|
G |
|
American Public University |
|
▤ |
|
|
|
Details |
|
|
|
The focus of this course is on the major developments in Africa through written and oral records, with discrete emphasis on the analysis of perspectives, both external and internal to Africa. Collected traditions, colonial and neo-colonial scholarship, liberal and feminist writings, as well as Africanist literature, will be examined. Topics will include: Africa?s social organization and cultural heritage; the history of Africa?s conquest in the era of slavery and colonialism; the rise of nationalism; the struggle to create economically and politically viable nation-states, in the post-colonial era; gender relations in the past and present; contemporary African history, and politics; African humanism and society, art, music, religion, race, resistance, Pan-Africanism, and African social thought.. The study is a multi-disciplinary one in the sense that we will read the work of historians, as well as writings in other areas of study, such as anthropology, literature, classics, political science, and geography. The emphasis, throughout, is on inquiry and critical analysis, in a journey which will attempt to explore Africa?s historic and contemporary role in world affairs. |
|
|
|
|
Readings in Asian Studies (NS547) |
|
Humanities & Liberal Arts |
|
G |
|
American Public University |
|
▤ |
|
|
|
Details |
|
|
|
This course examines a diverse range of political, economic, and cultural topics in Asian studies, ranging from people and the environment, the colonial experience, nationalism, and the formation of modern political and economic institutions to the implications of the post-9/11 war against terrorism in Asian Pacific countries. |
|
|
|
|
Readings in European Studies (NS573) |
|
Humanities & Liberal Arts |
|
G |
|
American Public University |
|
▤ |
|
|
|
Details |
|
|
|
During this course students will associate changes in Europe with the rapid rise in the number of international organizations and consider how European unification will affect the world. They will analyze elements of European unification and delineate the norms underlying international system structure, including those that mediate the development of European nations while identifying the linkages among system structure, world orders, and the characteristics of European nations. In addition, they will review the effects German unification has had upon Europe and discuss the effects of rules regulating membership and voting on the legitimacy and scope of the European Union. |
|
|
|
|
Readings in Latin American Studies (NS560) |
|
Humanities & Liberal Arts |
|
G |
|
American Public University |
|
▤ |
|
|
|
Details |
|
|
|
This course is an interdisciplinary survey of political, economic, and social conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean and teaches the student to assess those conditions and the factors that influence states in Latin America and the Caribbean. Students will assess the economic processes involved in Latin American development; evaluate regional processes in democratic transition and consolidation; and diagnose social issues in Latin America and analyze their effects on regional development. |
|
|
|
|
Readings in Russian Studies (NS570) |
|
Humanities & Liberal Arts |
|
G |
|
American Public University |
|
▤ |
|
|
|
Details |
|
|
|
The purpose of this course is to enable the student to evaluate and assess the development of the Russian state and its problems and challenges, beginning with the tsarist period of the Russian empire, proceeding through the revolutionary Soviet period to the height of its power during the Cold War, to the collapse of the Soviet Union and its dissolution into Russia and its separate ?near abroad? republics in the post Cold War era. In addition to a final paper, students will also interact in discussion groups and chat sessions and will participate in an end of course online simulation of a potential hypothetical ?crisis? in Russia?s near future. |
|
|
|
|
Renaissance and Reformation (OC562) |
|
Humanities & Liberal Arts |
|
G |
|
American Public University |
|
▤ |
|
|
|
Details |
|
|
|
The Renaissance as a European wide movement emanating from the Italian peninsula; the crisis of the church medieval and the rise of the Renaissance papacy; Humanism, with special emphasis on the great painters, architects, and sculptors such as Giotto, Brunelleschi, Donatello, Botticelli, da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo; the Renaissance city-states, Machiavelli, and the Renaissance monarchies of France, England, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire; the continuing crisis of the church medieval and the religious upheavals of Protestantism; the work of Luther, Calvin, Zwingli, and the Anabaptists; the Catholic Reformation; the age of civil and religious wars. |
|
|
|
|
Research and Writing for Graduate Learners (PSY7006) |
|
Humanities & Liberal Arts |
|
G |
|
Capella University |
|
▤ |
|
|
|
Details |
|
|
|
This course is designed to prepare graduate learners for the rigors of academic writing. Academic writing requires a series of related critical thinking and writing skills, including: understanding the nature of academic research; developing strong arguments based on primary and secondary research; evaluating, summarizing, paraphrasing, and citing sources; drafting, revising, and editing multiple drafts of major projects; and producing clear, accurate, and error-free prose. Because this is a writing course, learners should expect to write a lot: the course includes weekly writing assignments; several short writing projects; and one long writing project. Learners will submit a final portfolio at the end of the course. |
|
|
|
|
Research and Writing for Graduate Learners (OM7006) |
|
Humanities & Liberal Arts |
|
G |
|
Capella University |
|
▤ |
|
|
|
Details |
|
|
|
This course is designed to prepare graduate learners for the rigors of academic writing. Academic writing requires a series of related critical thinking and writing skills, including: understanding the nature of academic research; developing strong arguments based on primary and secondary research; evaluating, summarizing, paraphrasing, and citing sources; drafting, revising, and editing multiple drafts of major projects; and producing clear, accurate, and error-free prose. Because this is a writing course, learners should expect to write a lot: the course includes weekly writing assignments; several short writing projects; and one long writing project. Learners will submit a final portfolio at the end of the course. |
|
|
|
|
Research and Writing for Graduate Learners (ED7006) |
|
Humanities & Liberal Arts |
|
G |
|
Capella University |
|
▤ |
|
|
|
Details |
|
|
|
This course is designed to prepare graduate learners for the rigors of academic writing. Academic writing requires a series of related critical thinking and writing skills, including: understanding the nature of academic research; developing strong arguments based on primary and secondary research; evaluating, summarizing, paraphrasing, and citing sources; drafting, revising, and editing multiple drafts of major projects; and producing clear, accurate, and error-free prose. Because this is a writing course, learners should expect to write a lot: the course includes weekly writing assignments; several short writing projects; and one long writing project. Learners will submit a final portfolio at the end of the course. |
|
|
|
|
Research Design (PSY5039) |
|
Humanities & Liberal Arts |
|
G |
|
Northcentral University |
|
▤ |
|
|
|
Details |
|
|
|
Principles and methods for evaluating, planning, and carrying out psychological research. Nonexperimental, quasi-experimental, and experimental designs for research in experimental and applied areas of psychology. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
