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2021-2022 Westminster College Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Westminster College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Film Studies

  
  • FS 499 - Experimental Course

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Experimental course.

  
  • FS 500 - Global Cinema

    Semester Hours: 4

    This course points its lens at important moviemaking beyond Hollywood studio productions and American indie films. Students will familiarize themselves with distinguisdhed international films, actors, and directors, strive to understand them in thier cultural contexts, and recognize their cinematic influence on filmmaking around the world. Work will include short response papers, quizzes, and a research paper. (No prerequisites).

    Prerequisite: (No prerequisites).
  
  • FS 501 - Film Studies Practicum I

    Semester Hours: 2

    The purpose of the Film Studies Practicum is to give students an opportunity to learn more about international films, directors, and cultures. The Jake Erhardt International Film Series provides a perfect forum for the practicum since the focus is on foreign film industries and their product. Students will take charge of the International Film Series: researching films for each semester’s lineup, presenting background information for the audiences, and leading group discussions after the films. Students will also be responsible for developing advertising for the series and sending out reminders for each viewing. The practicum experience each semester will culminate in a research paper, a critical analysis of one or more of the films presented in that semester. Students will take the practicum for two semesters and receive two credits per semester.

  
  • FS 502 - Film Studies Practicum II

    Semester Hours: 2

    The purpose of the Film Studies Practicum is to give students an opportunity to learn more about international films, directors, and cultures. The Jake Erhardt International Film Series provides a perfect forum for the practicum since the focus is on foreign film industries and their product. Students will take charge of the International Film Series: researching films for each semester’s lineup, presenting background information for the audiences, and leading group discussions after the films. Students will also be responsible for developing advertising for the series and sending out reminders for each viewing. The practicum experience each semester will culminate in a research paper, a critical analysis of one or more of the films presented in that semester. Students will take the practicum for two semesters and receive two credits per semester.

  
  • FS 520 - Travel

    Semester Hours: 2

    Travel Course

  
  • FS 590 - Field Experience/Internship

    Semester Hours: 1-4

  
  • FS 620 - Independent Study

    Semester Hours: 1-4

  
  • FS 660 - Honors Research

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Prerequisite: Honors status and departmental approval.
  
  • FS 670 - Honors Research

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Prerequisite: Honors status and departmental approval.
  
  • FS 680 - Honors Research

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Prerequisite: Honors status and departmental approval.
  
  • FS 690 - Honors Research

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Prerequisite: Honors status and departmental approval.

French

  
  • FR 101 - Elementary French I

    Semester Hours: 4

    A course designed for students who have had less than one year of French in high school, or who wish to study French as a new language. All four basic language skills - speaking, listening, reading, and writing - are addressed, with particular emphasis on satisfying immediate communicative needs in the language.

  
  • FR 102 - Elementary French II

    Semester Hours: 4

    A continuation of the skills and emphases stated for FR 101 .

    Prerequisite: FR 101  or consent of instructor.
  
  • FR 199 - Experimental Course

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Experimental course.

  
  • FR 201 - Intermediate French I

    Semester Hours: 4

    A course designed for students who have a basic background in French. All four basic language skills - speaking, listening, reading, and writing- are addressed, with particular emphasis on developing oral proficiency. Meets Foreign Language Intellectual Perspective requirement (FL).

    Prerequisite: FR 102  or consent of instructor.
    Intellectual Perspective: FL
  
  • FR 202 - Intermediate French II

    Semester Hours: 4

    A continuation of the skills and emphases stated for FR 201 . Meets Foreign Language Intellectual Perspective requirement (FL).

    Prerequisite: FR 201  or consent of instructor.
    Intellectual Perspective: FL
  
  • FR 299 - Experimental Course

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Experimental course.

  
  • FR 301 - Advanced Conversation and Composition I

    Semester Hours: 4

    A course in oral and written practice at the advanced level, designed to develop fluency in speaking and writing French. The emphasis is on the reading of cultural and literary texts, as well as current periodicals, which serve as the basis for group discussion and for writing short essays.

    Prerequisite: FR 202  or consent of instructor.
  
  • FR 302 - Advanced Conversation and Composition II

    Semester Hours: 4

    A continuation of the skills and emphases stated for FR 301 .

    Prerequisite: FR 301  or permission of instructor.
  
  • FR 303 - Commercial French

    Semester Hours: 4

    An introduction to the technical vocabulary of international business, including the writing of business letters and the translation of magazine articles using the computer. Authentic documents and videos are used. The course also studies advertising images, immigration, and business ethics in their cultural and historical context. A competency examination is given at the end of the course.

    Prerequisite: FR 302  or consent of instructor.
  
  • FR 351 - French Culture

    Semester Hours: 4

    An introduction to major French social institutions in their historical context. The course examines the various factors (historical, social, economic, artistic) that have shaped contemporary cultural identity. The arts and popular culture are included. Meets Humanity and Culture Intellectual Perspective requirement (HC).

    Prerequisite: FR 302  or consent of instructor.
    Intellectual Perspective: HC
  
  • FR 399 - Experimental Course

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Experimental course.

  
  • FR 401 - The Age of Louis XIV

    Semester Hours: 4

    An examination of the works of such Baroque and Neoclassical authors as De LaFayette, Racine, and Moliere.

    Prerequisite: FR 302  or consent of instructor.
    Intellectual Perspective: FL
  
  • FR 402 - Studies in 19th Century France

    Semester Hours: 4

    A study of 19th century French literature within its cultural and artistic context. Authors such as Balzac, Sand, and Flaubert are included.

    Prerequisite: FR 302  or consent of instructor.
  
  • FR 403 - France in the Modern Era

    Semester Hours: 4

    An introduction to 20th century French literature that studies texts in their relationship to the society and artistic movements out of which they emerge. Authors such as Gide, Camus, and DeBeauvoir are included.

    Prerequisite: FR 302  or consent of instructor.
  
  • FR 408 - Topics in French

    Semester Hours: 4

    An in-depth study of the literature of a specific area, genre, or time period, as determined by the instructor. Topics often focus on gender and/or cultural issues.

    Prerequisite: FR 302  or consent of instructor.
  
  • FR 409 - Topics in French

    Semester Hours: 4

    An in-depth study of the literature of a specific area, genre, or time period, as determined by the instructor. Topics often focus on gender and/or cultural issues.

    Prerequisite: FR 302  or consent of instructor.
  
  • FR 499 - Experimental Course

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Experimental course.

  
  • FR 590 - Field Experience/Internship

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Prerequisite: FR 301  or consent of instructor.
  
  • FR 620 - Independent Study

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Courses designed for advanced students who are capable of undertaking individual projects in French language or literature. A comprehensive report or scholarly paper in French is required.

    Prerequisite: completion of at least three French courses numbered 351 or higher and consent of the department chair.
  
  • FR 660 - Honors Research

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Prerequisite: Honors status and departmental approval.
  
  • FR 670 - Honors Research

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Prerequisite: Honors status and departmental approval.
  
  • FR 680 - Honors Research

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Prerequisite: Honors status and departmental approval.
  
  • FR 690 - Honors Research

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Prerequisite: Honors status and departmental approval.

Geography

  
  • GEO 101 - World Geography

    Semester Hours: 4

    This course in world geography is intended to give the student the opportunity to gain an understanding of the nature of geographic study, the physical planet on which we live, and the multiple ways people have organized themselves culturally, economically, politically, and physically across the globe.

    Intellectual Perspective: ST
  
  • GEO 199 - Experimental Course

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Experimental course.

  
  • GEO 299 - Experimental Course

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Experimental course.

  
  • GEO 399 - Experimental Course

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Experimental course.

  
  • GEO 499 - Experimental Course

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Experimental course.

  
  • GEO 590 - Field Experience/Internship

    Semester Hours: 1-4

  
  • GEO 660 - Honors Research

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Prerequisite: Honors status and departmental approval.
  
  • GEO 670 - Honors Research

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Prerequisite: Honors status and departmental approval.
  
  • GEO 680 - Honors Research

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Prerequisite: Honors status and departmental approval.
  
  • GEO 690 - Honors Research

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Prerequisite: Honors status and departmental approval.

Geology

  
  • GEL 121 - Introduction to Geology

    Semester Hours: 4

    An introductory study of the earth, its materials, its structure, the forces which act upon it and modify it, human interactions with the earth, and the earth’s history. The laboratory includes field work in the area, as well as in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and/or West Virginia. (PreK-4 early childhood education/preK-8 special education majors may use this course to meet the physical science requirement). Meets Scientific Discovery Intellectual Perspective requirement (SD).

    Intellectual Perspective: SD
    Lab Included: LB
  
  • GEL 199 - Experimental Course

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Experimental course.

  
  • GEL 299 - Experimental Course

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Experimental course.

  
  • GEL 399 - Experimental Course

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Experimental course.

  
  • GEL 499 - Experimental Course

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Experimental course.

  
  • GEL 590 - Field Experience/Internship

    Semester Hours: 1-4

  
  • GEL 660 - Honors Research

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Prerequisite: Honors status and departmental approval.
  
  • GEL 670 - Honors Research

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Prerequisite: Honors status and departmental approval.
  
  • GEL 680 - Honors Research

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Prerequisite: Honors status and departmental approval.
  
  • GEL 690 - Honors Research

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Prerequisite: Honors status and departmental approval.

German

  
  • GER 101 - Elementary German I

    Semester Hours: 4

    A course designed for students who have had less than one year of German in high school, or who wish to study German as a new language. All four basic language skills - speaking, listening, reading, and writing - are addressed, with particular emphasis on satisfying immediate communi-cative needs in the language.

  
  • GER 102 - Elementary German II

    Semester Hours: 4

    A continuation of the skills and emphases stated for GER 101 .

    Prerequisite: GER 101  or consent of instructor.
  
  • GER 199 - Experimental Course

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Experimental course.

  
  • GER 201 - Intermediate German I

    Semester Hours: 4

    A course designed for students who have a basic background in German. All four basic language skills - speaking, listening, reading, and writing - are addressed, with particular emphasis on developing oral proficiency. Meets Foreign Language Intellectual Perspective requirement (FL).

    Prerequisite: at least two years of high school German.
    Intellectual Perspective: FL
  
  • GER 202 - Intermediate German

    Semester Hours: 4

    A continuation of the skills and emphases stated for GER 201 . Meets Foreign Language Intellectual Perspective requirement (FL).

    Prerequisite: GER 201  or consent of instructor.
    Intellectual Perspective: FL
  
  • GER 299 - Experimental Course

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Experimental course.

  
  • GER 399 - Experimental Course

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Experimental course.

  
  • GER 499 - Experimental Course

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Experimental course.

  
  • GER 590 - Field Experience/Internship

    Semester Hours: 1-4

  
  • GER 620 - Independent Study

    Semester Hours: 1-4

  
  • GER 660 - Honors Research

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Prerequisite: Honors status and departmental approval.
  
  • GER 670 - Honors Research

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Prerequisite: Honors status and departmental approval.
  
  • GER 680 - Honors Research

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Prerequisite: Honors status and departmental approval.
  
  • GER 690 - Honors Research

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Prerequisite: Honors status and departmental approval.

Graduate

  
  • CE 701 - Advanced Adult Counseling I

    Semester Hours: 3

    The course provides students with advanced theories and techniques focused on the treatment of adults. The course focuses on therapeutic change in a variety of settings, emphasizing the counseling processes in individual, group, and family treatment. Topics covered in this course include creative interventions, crisis management, therapeutic involvement of significant others, and ethical concerns, among other areas.

  
  • CE 702 - Advanced Adult Counseling II

    Semester Hours: 3

    This course builds on the theoretical and experiential knowledge gained in Counseling the Adult I (CE 701) by preparing students for the practice of counseling adult clients. In this course, students are prepared to engage in utilizing newly learned frameworks of adult development, focusing on the systemic and the cumulative individual self as necessary considerations for meaningful therapeutic change. This course will focus on counseling skill development, assessment, and treatment of adult clients. Prerequisites: CE 701.

  
  • CE 703 - Traumatology & Crisis Intervention

    Semester Hours: 3

    This course provides students with theoretical and practical knowledge for assessing and treating trauma in children, adolescents, and adults. Additionally, students will review a wide variety of treatment modalities and approaches to crisis management. Topics for study also include disaster mental health, working PTSD and other victim populations, broad community- based interventions and advocacy.

  
  • CE 704 - Rural Health and Tele-Counseling

    Semester Hours: 3

    This course includes a comprehensive study of providing clinical mental health services to individuals in rural areas. Students will gain insight into the community structures of rural communities, the specific challenges related to providing clinical services in rural areas, and the relationship between community institutions and rural societies. Additionally, students will be introduced to the process of supplying counseling services at a distance; to include professional certification requirements, the provision of services, technologically based delivery methods, and ethical considerations.

  
  • CE 705 - Advanced Youth Counseling I

    Semester Hours: 3

    This course provides a comprehensive study of therapeutic approaches and techniques specific to children and adolescents. The course focuses on developing treatment practices for use in a wide variety of settings in individual, group, and family formats. Additionally, this course provides an overview of contemporary strategies, approaches and issues related to working with children and adolescents.

  
  • CE 706 - Advanced Youth Counseling II

    Semester Hours: 3

    This course builds on the theoretical and experiential knowledge gained in Advanced Child and Adolescent Counseling (CE 705) by preparing students for the practice of counseling children and adolescents. In this course, students are prepared to engage in utilizing newly learned frameworks of child development, focusing on the systemic and the cumulative individual self as necessary considerations for meaningful therapeutic change. This course will focus on counseling skill development, assessment, and treatment of children and adolescents. Prerequisites: CE 705.

  
  • CE 810 - Counseling Foundations

    Semester Hours: 3

    A study of the historical, philosophical, legal and ethical foundations of counseling and current issues in the provision of K-12 counseling services.

  
  • CE 811 - Ethical & Legal Issues Counseling

    Semester Hours: 3

    This course focuses on the study of ethics, law, and professional issues related to the delivery of counseling services. Included within the course is detailed study of counseling history, philosophy, roles, supervision practices, and trends related to ethical practice in all counseling specialty areas. Students engage in applying professional codes of ethics, practicing ethical decision making through case study, as well as identifying and resolving ethical dilemmas.

  
  • CE 812 - DSM Diagnosis

    Semester Hours: 3

    The purpose of the course is to provide the student with the necessary skills to apply diagnosis to clients in a variety of settings using the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). The course serves as an introduction to the DSM-5, requiring students to gain an in-depth understanding of the criteria for diagnosis of mental health disorders. The course of study includes learning historical and current trends in diagnosis as well as a focus on developing a sense for evidence-based practice. Upon completing the course, students will be prepared to move toward case conceptualization and treatment planning.

  
  • CE 813 - Case Conceptualizations

    Semester Hours: 3

    The purpose of the course is to provide the student with the necessary skills to develop treatment plans, effectively navigate complex cases, and apply DSM-5 diagnoses to clients in a variety of clinical settings. Additionally, students are prepared to enact treatment plans and engage in ongoing assessment of effectiveness for treatment interventions. The course will be delivered using a wide variety of methods including lecture, readings, case studies, group activities, and media. Prerequisite Courses: CE 812.

  
  • CE 814 - Counseling Supervision

    Semester Hours: 3

    This course provides the theoretical foundations for clinical supervision and consultation across counseling specialty areas. Additionally, this course enables students to develop supervisory skills through the mentorship of other counseling students. The act of supervision and consultation within the practice of counseling allows for the continued development of counseling skill, sense of professional identity, as well as exploration and personal growth.

  
  • CE 815 - Family Counseling

    Semester Hours: 3

    This course provides students with historical, theoretical and practical skills to engage in the provision of marital and family counseling. This course provides students with a wide variety of theoretical perspectives and evidence-based treatments that emphasize systemic treatment. Additionally, the course provides students with perspectives on current trends in the treatment of issues related to marriage and family counseling.

  
  • CE 820 - Elementary/Secondary Counseling

    Semester Hours: 3

    An in-depth analysis of the development, administration and evaluation of a comprehensive, K-12, developmentally based school counseling program. The focus will be the American School Counselor’s Nationally Recognized Model Program.

  
  • CE 830 - Group Counseling

    Semester Hours: 3

    A course designed to provide students with a theoretical and experiential foundation in group counseling. Developing, facilitating and participation in the group process will augment the acquisition of knowledge of group dynamics and group counseling.

  
  • CE 840 - Career Development & Counseling

    Semester Hours: 3

    A study of the theories of career development, assessment, decision-making and program development with regular and exceptional student populations. Practical utilization of electronic and conventional career resources will be highlighted.

  
  • CE 850 - Techniques of Counseling

    Semester Hours: 3

    A thorough exploration of the nature of helping relationships with intensive didactic and experiential activities designed to develop basic interviewing and counseling skills.

  
  • CE 870 - Advanced Topics School Counseling

    Semester Hours: 3

    A study of curricular design, pupil services personnel, current professional issues, exceptional students, consultation, and grant proposal writing, implementation and reporting.

  
  • CE 890 - Counseling Theories and Practice

    Semester Hours: 3

    An in-depth examination of the major theories of counseling with particular emphasis on practic This course enables students to deepen awareness and skills in teaching and counseling with individuals from diverse cultural groups.al application of theory-based interventions.

  
  • CE 910 - Adv Multicultural Counseling

    Semester Hours: 3

    This course enables students to deepen awareness and skills in teaching and counseling with individuals from diverse cultural groups.

  
  • CE 950 - Independent Study

    Semester Hours: 1

  
  • CE 981 - School Counseling Practicum

    Semester Hours: 3

    An intensive, one-hundred hour field placement in an appropriate setting providing individual and group counseling to students under the supervision of an experienced counselor. Requires completed placement application and approval of program coordinator. Liability insurance required. Prerequisites: Research class, CE 810 Foundations of Counseling, 820 Intro to Elementary and Secondary School Counseling, CE 830 Group Counseling and CE 850 Techniques of Counseling.

  
  • CE 983 - Clinical Counseling Practicum

    Semester Hours: 3

  
  • CE 991 - School Counseling Internship I

    Semester Hours: 3

    A school-based, field experience under the supervision of an experienced counselor, grades PreK-6. Must meet state required clock hours. Private liability insurance is required. Prerequisites: CE 981 School Counseling Practicum and permission of program coordinator.

  
  • CE 992 - Clinical Counseling Internship I

    Semester Hours: 3

  
  • CE 993 - School Counseling Internship II

    Semester Hours: 3

    A school-based field experience under the supervision of an experienced counselor, grades 7-12. Must meet state required clock hours. Prerequisites: Successful completion of CE 981 Counseling Practicum.

  
  • CE 994 - Clinical Counseling Internship II

    Semester Hours: 3

  
  • EAD 810 - Community/Staff Relations

    Semester Hours: 3

    A study will be made of current techniques and methods designed to provide superior leadership in the area of group action. Problems of organization, coordination, motivation, evaluation, community relations and staff relations will receive major consideration.

  
  • EAD 826 - Curriculum & Instruction

    Semester Hours: 3

    A comprehensive course in curriculum theory and design which addresses pertinent curricular matters.

  
  • EAD 830 - Principles Educational Leadership

    Semester Hours: 3

    A study of the principles of elementary, middle and secondary school organization, leadership and management. Course content includes the role of the principal in the following areas: curriculum development, professional development, instructional leadership, conflict resolution, collective bargaining, school budgeting, class scheduling, use of plant and facilities, and program evaluation. A field experience component is included in this course.

  
  • EAD 840 - Supervision of Curriculum

    Semester Hours: 3

    A course designed to develop competencies necessary for effective teacher supervision and evaluation by implementing the clinical supervision model and a variety of teacher appraisal techniques, as well as providing strategies to improve classroom instruction. A field experience component is included in this course.

  
  • EAD 850 - School Law

    Semester Hours: 3

    An overview of the legal aspects of education. Consideration is given to legal terms, the use of books of law, and the general principles of laws which affect teachers, administrators, school boards and parents. Topics include political structures, religion and public education, rights and responsibilities of students and teachers, equal opportunity, and tort liability. A field experience component is included in this course.

  
  • EAD 860 - Public School Finance & Economics

    Semester Hours: 3

    A general analysis of typical problems in the areas of school finance and economics. Encouraging and developing local support, acquiring federal funds, other sources of school funding, budgeting, accounting, financial long-range planning, and the nurturing of financial resources are among the topics studied. A field experience component is included in this course.

 

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