Department of Interdisciplinary Professions

J. Scott Glass, Chair, 213 Ragsdale Hall

The Department of Interdisciplinary Professions offers cutting-edge educational programs that prepare students to meet informational and educational community needs. The Department offers graduate degrees in adult education (MAEd), counselor education (MS), and library science (MLS). The MLS and MS programs are offered totally online. Many of the department’s graduates find open doors to fulfilling futures as informational technologists, school media coordinators, or librarians.

Programs

• Adult Education, MAEd
• Counselor Education, MS
• Library Science, MLS

• Community College Instruction Certificate
• Education in the Health Care Professions Certificate

Courses

• ADED 6001 - Special Topics Seminar
• ADED 6002 - Special Topics Seminar
• ADED 6003 - Special Topics Seminar
• ADED 6100 - Introduction to Student Affairs
• ADED 6240 - Effective College Teaching
• ADED 6307 - Proposal Writing for Grants and Contracts
• ADED 6379 - Issues and Strategies in Adult Literacy
• ADED 6445 - Introduction to Adult and Community Education
• ADED 6446 - Community Education and Community Development
• ADED 6450 - Community, Junior, and Technical College
• ADED 6453 - The Adult Learner
• ADED 6454 - Educational Gerontology
• ADED 6456 - Adult Education and Social Justice
• ADED 6461 - Introduction to Training and Development
• ADED 6462 - Seminar in Training and Development
• ADED 6481 - Development of Adult Education Programs
• ADED 6484 - Organization and Administration of Adult Education
• ADED 6487 - Instructional Strategies in Adult Education
• ADED 6490 - Issues and Trends in Adult Education
• ADED 6491 - Research Problems in Adult Education
• ADED 6492 - Directed Readings in Adult and Community Education
• ADED 6493 - Directed Readings in Adult and Community Education
• ADED 6495 - Educational Program Evaluation
• ADED 6550 - Leadership and Communication Skills in Education
• ADED 6590 - Multicultural Issues in Education
• ADED 6600 - Introduction to International Higher Education Administration
• ADED 6690 - Current Topics in International Higher Education Administration
• ADED 6989 - Internship in Adult Education
• ADED 6990 - Internship in Adult Education
• ADED 7000 - Thesis
• ADED 7001 - Thesis: Summer Research
• ADED 7580 - Introduction to Medical Education

• BITE 5200 - Microcomputer Business Graphics Applications
• BITE 5205 - Teaching Special Populations in Business and Information Technologies Education
• BITE 5388 - Seminar in Business and Information Technologies Education
• BITE 5389 - Seminar in Business and Information Technologies Education
• BITE 5390 - Seminar in Business and Information Technologies Education
• BITE 5500 - Independent Study in Business and Information Technologies Education
• BITE 5503 - Integrating Information Processing Technology into Business and Information Technologies Education
• BITE 6100 - Designing Virtual Environments in Business and Information Technology Education
• BITE 6103 - Facilities Planning and Management in Business and Information Technologies Education
• BITE 6400 - Foundations and Management of Retailing for Marketing Education
• BITE 6410 - Social, Legal, and Ethical Environments in Business and Information Technologies Education
• BITE 6420 - Problems in Business and Information Technologies Education
• BITE 6422 - Problems in Business and Information Technologies Education
• BITE 6423 - Problems in Business and Information Technologies Education
• BITE 6424 - Problems in Business and Information Technologies Education
• BITE 6426 - Supervision in Business and Information Technologies Education
• BITE 6428 - Instructional Strategies for Business and Information Technologies Education
• BITE 6430 - Computer Concepts and Applications for Business and Information Technologies Education
• BITE 6435 - Instructional Strategies for Technical Training
• BITE 6450 - Evaluation in Business and Information Technologies Education
• BITE 6492 - Career and Technical Education Curriculum Design
• BITE 6700 - Website Design and Maintenance
• BITE 6750 - Contemporary Business and Information Technologies Education Research
• BITE 7000 - Thesis
• BITE 7001 - Thesis: Summer Research

• COAD 6001 - Special Topics
• COAD 6002 - Special Topics
• COAD 6003 - Special Topics
• COAD 6004 - Interpersonal Communication Skills
• COAD 6100 - Introduction to Student Affairs
• COAD 6358 - Classroom Assessment and Measurement
• COAD 6370 - Counseling Children and Adolescents
• COAD 6400 - Introduction to Counseling and Human Services
• COAD 6401 - Analysis of the Individual
• COAD 6402 - Career Development and Counseling
• COAD 6404 - Counseling Theory and Techniques
• COAD 6405 - Group Procedures
• COAD 6406 - Counseling in Schools
• COAD 6407 - Social and Cultural Issues in Counseling
• COAD 6408 - Counseling the Exceptional Student
• COAD 6409 - Counseling Skills and Techniques
• COAD 6411 - Student Affairs and College Counseling
• COAD 6412 - Developmental Counseling and Learning: A Life-Span Approach
• COAD 6414 - Family Approaches in Professional Counseling
• COAD 6415 - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
• COAD 6416 - Concepts of Self
• COAD 6482 - Supervised Counseling Practicum
• COAD 6483 - Counseling Concerns and Counseling Strategies
• COAD 6991 - Counseling Internship I
• COAD 6992 - Counseling Internship II
• COAD 7000 - Thesis
• COAD 7001 - Thesis: Summer Research
• COAD 7402 - Seminar–Career Development (Theory and Program)
• COAD 7404 - Advanced Counseling and Consulting Strategies
• COAD 7405 - Practicum in Group Counseling
• COAD 7408 - Professional, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Counseling
• COAD 7411 - Administration and Management of Student Affairs in Higher Education
• COAD 7480 - Research Methods and Design in Counseling
• COAD 7482 - Counseling Supervision
• COAD 7580 - Introduction to Medical Education

• LIBS 6010 - Foundations of Library and Information Studies
• LIBS 6012 - Analyzing and Synthesizing Professional Library Information
• LIBS 6014 - Introduction to Reference
• LIBS 6018 - Collection Development
• LIBS 6026 - Organization of Information in Libraries
• LIBS 6031 - Library Administration and Management
• LIBS 6042 - Technology for Library Services
• LIBS 6060 - Using the World Wide Web for Research
• LIBS 6133 - Materials for Early Childhood