LAP-5000 Liberal Arts and Professional Life

This course seeks to define the liberal arts and explore their relevance in today's world. Proceeding from the past to modern times, the course provides a broad overview of the liberal arts throughout the world, including history, the arts and sciences, literature, the social sciences, and philosophy/religion. With graduate mentor guidance, students will conduct independent research and will relate their findings to workplace or community experiences. As its major objective, this course examines the content, meaning, and interrelationship of the liberal arts and their direct relevance to the intellectual and moral formation of the working professional. Students will explore a selection of texts that illuminate fundamental issues outside of the workplace, in which professionals exercise their responsibilities. As part of the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) curriculum, this course provides a basis for subsequent courses by encouraging an appreciation of the liberal arts as a formative influence in Western history and culture and establishing a common understanding of the implications of the professions and professionalism.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

Offered in May 2026, Jul 2026, Sep 2026, Jan 2027, May 2027

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CCR-6100 Change, Conflict, and Resolution

This graduate-level course examines change, conflict, and resolution in both historic and contemporary contexts and invites students to apply these concepts to personal and professional lives while reflecting on their local, national, and global significance. Through assigned texts and readings, class discussions, and independent research in interdisciplinary subject areas, students will develop an understanding of change, conflict, and resolution as they relate to diverse cultures and eras, including the civil rights movement, women's rights, civil disobedience, working within the system, and revolution. The course will provide students with practical insights culled from a deep understanding of global change and will empower them with tools to steer and manage change in their lives and communities.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

Offered in Jul 2026, Jan 2027

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SIC-5200 The Species, the Individual, and Community

In this interdisciplinary course, students explore "human nature" using theories and tools from biology and from many of the social sciences, including archeology, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology. Students will learn the theories by reading both classic texts and recent scholarly works, including a novel about human evolution set in the Ice Age, and by watching videos, visiting websites, and writing several short papers. Ultimately, students will be asked to formulate their own understanding of "human nature" and to apply their insights to social situations at home, school, work, or the wider community.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

Offered in Jul 2026, Jan 2027

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THC-6250 Technology and the Human Community: Challenges and Responses

Technology and the Human Community: Challenges and Responses looks at technology historically and philosophically. The course focuses on technological issues affecting contemporary and emerging professional, public, and private structures. A central issue is the role of the citizen in dealing with political, economic, and social pressures related to technology. A key purpose of this course is for students to exchange views by engaging in and discussing serious social and technological issues with a view toward their resolution.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

Offered in May 2026, Sep 2026, Jan 2027, May 2027

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MSM-6200 Leading Strategic Change

Managing organizational change is challenging at the best of times. In today's dynamic fast-paced global environment, change is a constant component of organizational life. Whether the change is simple or complex, organizations must constantly change or die. Leaders need to act as change agents to envision necessary change and effectively lead an organization through a change initiative. This course prepares participants to lead change within a variety of organizational settings. Models for the creation and communication of change plans are examined to develop an understanding of the specific challenges associated with change. The theory and methods for effective implementation of change plans are used to examine the practical realities of change implementation in modern organizations.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

Offered in Mar 2026, May 2026, Jul 2026, Sep 2026, Nov 2026, Jan 2027, Mar 2027, May 2027

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GER-5100 Adult Development and Aging

This course offers an in-depth exploration of the developmental processes acting within individuals from adulthood through old age. A biopsychosocial perspective provides the framework for understanding the various influences on adult development. Major developmental theories are examined to differentiate between normative and non-normative aging processes. Students evaluate both contemporary research and theoretical concepts as they study aging from demographic, historical, biological, psychological, and sociocultural perspectives. Throughout the course, students examine and integrate the dynamic internal and external variables associated with successful aging to optimize developmental outcomes for the aging population.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

Offered in Jul 2026, Jan 2027

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GER-6100 Geropsychological Assessment

This course prepares the student to engage in a variety of data collection methods (e.g., interviewing, observation, self-report, psychological testing, integration of interdisciplinary assessments) in order to assess mood, cognition, decision making, functional capacities, and level of risk, with consideration of the interaction between these factors and biosocial factors for older adults. Students will gain familiarity with screening instruments and will examine diagnosis and referral to other agencies.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

Offered in Mar 2026, Sep 2026, Mar 2027

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GER-6200 Geropsychological Interventions

This course prepares students to develop effective psychological interventions as well as health promotion and prevention programs for older adults. Discussed are a variety of therapeutic modalities (individual, family, and group psychotherapy) and evidence-based theoretical models (cognitive, behavioral, interpersonal, environmental, systemic). Course work will emphasize the importance of providing care in diverse settings and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams. Students will also explore program evaluation strategies used to assess the efficacy of interventions and programming.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

Offered in May 2026, Nov 2026, May 2027

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GER-7100 Geropsychological Consultation

This course prepares the student to consult with families, professionals, service agencies, communities, and legal systems in the area of geropsychology. The student will learn how to work within an interdisciplinary care team and will become conversant with relevant ethical and legal standards and social policies. Consideration is given to issues of cross-cultural understanding and communication in consulting and collaborating with diverse groups of professionals and clients.

Note: The major course topics are based in part on the Pike's Peak Geropsychology Knowledge and Skill Assessment Tool (Council of Professional Geropsychology Professional Training Programs, 2008).

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

Offered in Jul 2026, Jan 2027

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