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4384. Senior Project 3 hours
Prerequisites: CSC 4383
An undergraduate research project in computer science under the direction of an approved advisor. Students will work on the conception, design, and implementation of a significant computer science project. To demonstrate their ability to communicate the results of their effort to others, students are required to submit a final written report and make an oral presentation of their work.
4391. Contemporary Topics in Computer Science 3 hours
Prerequisite: CSC 2320 and MAT 3381
In-depth investigation of selected topics in computer science, such algorithms in bioinformatics, game programming, data communications, data mining, neural networks, information retrieval, and parallel computing. Topics will vary.
4393. Internship I 3 hours
Prerequisite: Completion of 45 hours or dean’s approval; 2.0 GPA
Graded academic experiences that provide students with an opportunity to put classroom learning into practice. Internships provide supervised work experience directly related to one’s major field of study.
4394. Internship II 3 hours
Prerequisite: Completion of 45 hours or dean’s approval; 2.0 GPA
Graded academic experiences that provide students with an opportunity to put classroom learning into practice. Internships provide supervised work experience directly related to one’s major field of study.
Counseling (COU)
This course introduces the student to the concept of addictions; their effect on the individual, family, school, and community (including the workplace). The course includes an examination of the basic physical and psychological impacts of addiction as well as current theory on how addictions develop. The course then explores the pattern of interaction in society with an addicted person. The course also reviews governmental efforts in safety sensitive occupations and current theories, trends, and practices in treatment.
3301. Substance Abuse in Family, Schools, and Community 3 hours
3302. Paradigms of Mental Health 3 hours
This is a study in the various paradigms in the mental health field to include psychiatry, psychology, social work, counseling and family therapy. Emphasis is upon the theoretical and practical delivery of these services and their differences and similarities.
3303. Bereavement Counseling 3 hours
A study of the factors involved in, and the recommended counseling procedures for, the bereavement processes commonly seen in marital separation/divorce, death/dying, and other grief/loss experiences.
4301. Mental Health and Community Counseling 3 hours
This course is designed to provide students with basic counseling skill that they can use during an approved, supervised community counseling experience of 100 hours, beginning at the eight week of instruction and continuing weekly until the end of the semester. As part of the course, students will have the opportunity to participate in individual and group counseling situations, take part in clinical staffing meetings, the intake process, and attend general staff meetings. To prepare for the clinical experience, students will learn basic skills and practice of models typically