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NCU Catalog - June 2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Course Codes and Course Length
Course Codes
NCU course codes include a course prefix and number. The course prefix identifies the content area of a course and the number identifies the course-level (e.g., Undergraduate, Master’s. etc.). Courses in this catalog section are list by School and content area in numerical order.
Example: The course prefix “ACC” indicates Accounting content
Course Numbering
Course numbering used at NCU is as follows:
| Undergraduate |
1000 to 4999 |
| Master’s |
5000 to 6999;
5000-8 to 6999-8 |
| Doctoral and Advance Studies Certificates |
7000 to 8999;
7000-8 to 8999-8 |
| Doctoral Sequence Courses |
9000 to 9799;
9901A-C to 9904A-C
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Course Length
Course length varies by course and program. Please refer to the course listing in this catalog to determine the length of a specific course.
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Management |
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MGT-5027 - Legal Implications in Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course will familiarize business law students with how legal principles affect management in business. The student will learn the theoretical foundations of the legal regime governing business and will become familiar with key substantive areas of law affecting business decisions.
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MGT-5025 - Total Quality Perspectives in Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course provides a comprehensive review of Total Quality Management principles, focusing on quality and continuous improvement in all aspects of business operation. A balance of case studies and examples is presented to illustrate major concepts. It focuses on integrating quality and continuous improvement in all aspects of an operation.
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MGT-5022 - Organizational Development Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course defines factors that increase overall organizational effectiveness through change and planning. This course will examine a myriad of topics pertaining to organizational development, including organizational climate, culture, teams, structural bases of centralization and decentralization, job design, decision-making processes, and design theories.
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MGT-5016 - Managing Change Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course examines the challenge of change and the implementation of change in organizations. It focuses on realistic managerial situations and the techniques involved in managing change and responses to opportunities and threats.
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MGT-5010 - Leadership in Organizations Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Investigation of leadership roles, styles, philosophy, and behavior in organizations are components of this course. It also explores the qualities of leadership through the presentation of new models dealing with high performance leadership. This course presents a broad survey of theory and research on leadership in formal organizations. The key question to be answered after the completion of this course is: What makes a person an effective leader?
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MGT-5007 - Strategic Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Strategic management examines the long-term needs of an enterprise, and through strategic planning, develops the strategies needed for effective performance. Whether it is a for-profit or non-profit organization, this course is designed to enable students to use various analysis tools to arrive at the best strategic recommendations and apply them to a real world enterprise
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MGT-5002 - Marketing Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This is an overview course in Marketing Management, the core of business operations. In it you will learn not only the vocabulary of marketing and its guiding principles but how to develop and implement marketing strategy. This includes developing a fundamental understanding of marketing as a constantly changing discipline and how to identify marketing opportunities based on an understanding of the consumer and environmental forces. In light of this understanding, you will learn how to create an appropriate segmentation and marketing mix strategy culminating in your ability to develop a marketing plan. Throughout the course, emphasis will be placed on effective written communication.
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MGT-5000 - Business Organization and Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course examines the essential characteristics of business organizations and management in a manner which will enable students to assess the meaning of management and what is expected of a manager. Students will also analyze how managers can accomplish goals and achieve positive results. Students will also classify how a manager is graded on performance. This course will help students assess whether different organizational structures require different management styles. Finally, students will breakdown how managers communicate and lead.
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Management of Engineering and Technology |
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MET-8010CAGS - Management of Engineering and Technology Capstone Project Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
The student will create a comprehensive research project that seeks to create a unique solution to a stated real or hypothetical defined topic approved by the faculty member. Research scope and definitions must be declared before the specific approved project can commence. Students will be assessed on demonstrated proficiency in designed assignments, which will culminate into a final research project.
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MET-7029 - Enterprise Project Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
A strategic plan is an intended course of action created prior to executing said course of action. Leaders establish direction; however, followers encounter potential issues in interpreting the intentions. Project leaders manage by information, by working through people, and by action. Effective communication is critical to the success of leaders of information. Leaders who manage through empowered personnel are usually successful as well. Leaders who manage through action are directly involved in decision making and implementation of strategic plans. This Doctoral level course examines the three strategies of project management. A collaborative and iterative approach must be maintained by leadership throughout the organization to successfully execute the plan.
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MET-7020 - Strategic Technology Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
The primary question for a strategic manager of innovation and technology is where to look for opportunities. Since business accepts change as a constant and is likely accepting change at a more rapid rate in the 21st century, one potential opportunity area is customer expectations and demands for the organization’s products while looking for the disruptions in the product development process. The product development process is a cycle where innovation leads to productivity, productivity leads to intensified competition, and intensified competition leads to innovation. This Doctoral level course examines how technology is the identification, description, and explanation of needs resolved for business and industry applications. It is important to realize is that technology evolves from implementation modifications due to customer feedback. This evolution is a trajectory of needs.
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MET-7015 - The Impact and Process Optimization of Technology Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course, designed for doctoral students, permits them to examine how people skills, processes, and machines relate to current technology and through proper process optimization coupled with strategic focus, can provide an organization with a competitive advantage.
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MET-7003 - Applications of Decision Theory Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
During the business day, supervisors, leaders, those on the manufacturing line, those drafting blueprints, and everyone else in the business environment are faced with making a decision. Some decisions are common and are made easily while other decisions are political, complex or require vast amounts of data to make the final decision. To make a correct a decision the person needs to follow a methodology to ensure the proper facts are considered and hidden traps of decision-making are avoided.
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MET-7002 - Applications of Systems Theory Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
There is little doubt that the 21st century will bring unheralded change to the business world. A system must exhibit certain principles of interrelationships, such as wholeness or hierarchic order, to ensure the collective behaviors result in an efficient final system product. System thinking integrates the individual, team, and various departments into activities associated with organizations, environment, and strategy. The result is a more accurate representation of the organization and its environment. Situational contingencies and context influence the individual’s level of actions within the organization and the organization’s context influences the individual’s actions. This course, designed for Doctoral students, examines the application of systems theory, which focuses on complexity and interdependence.
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MET-7000 - Fundamentals of Productivity Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
To achieve a competitive advantage, organizations attempt to increase productivity, responsiveness, and adaptability. Problems and challenges accompany efforts directed towards achieving the highest level of productivity and efficiency. In this doctoral-level course, students will examine the productivity considerations of today’s organizations including a fluctuating economy, technological advancement, variable work volumes, and increased globalization.
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MET-5023 - Managing the Research and Development Organization Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
The course examines the management of the R & D environment including planning, new product development, technological forecasting, innovation, and creativity. The course objectives provide the student with the opportunity to apply course concepts to current or potential real-world situations.
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MET-5020 - Management of Technology Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course is concerned with the impact of rapidly changing technology and the problems of managing these technological changes. The success of these ventures is even more dependent on timely and often courageous technological change decisions. The traditional concepts of operational and economic life of technologies must be used with caution. The real and impending impact of technological change is ever present as a factor and it must be continually managed for a firm to survive.
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MET-5017 - Emerging Technologies Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course allows participants to identify and understand the direction and consequences of emerging technologies on industry and society. Addressed in the course are the evolutionary development of technology and application, revolutionary inventions, and expanding needs that result from new technological possibilities.
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MET-5016 - Improving Productivity Through Technology Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course is primarily concerned with the processes of acquiring technology to improve productivity in the firm. This includes looking at organizational change needed to successfully implement technological advances. The course will review organizations and their attempts to adopt technological innovations - especially computer and information system related innovations. This course will also examine the changes needed to make effective use of new technology and assure consistency between the technology and organizational processes and structures. This course also investigates the impact of technology on improving productivity, and the limits of such improvements.
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MET-5010 - Quality Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
The effective implementation of total quality management practices is a requirement for all organizations to be successful. This course introduces a systematic approach for implementing total quality management for an organization with a strong emphasis on the customer, including customer expectations for product quality. This course covers the topics of defining quality, the history of quality management, identifying and understanding the customer, and adopting process improvements to implement quality management.
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MET-5002 - Applied Systems Theory Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Systems engineering has been recognized as the process by which the orderly evolution of man-made systems can be achieved. The knowledge and tools needed for implementation of this process are discussed, including the system design process, system analysis and modeling, and the techniques of designing for operational feasibility. This course examines managerial systems concepts such as open/closed systems, equifinality, equilibrium, synergism and cybernetics in order to understand and optimize organizational processes. An overview of system engineering management is presented.
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MET-5000 - Principles of Productivity Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course is designed to provide an overview of many topics that can affect productivity. The topics covered in the course are product design and operations, process design and choice of technology, management of quality, capacity and scheduling management of production and inventory management systems.
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Management Information Systems |
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MIS-7005 - Enterprise Network Architecture Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
The purpose of this course is to provide a professional understanding of the value and uses of information systems architectures and processes designed to improve the overall performances of an organization. As such, students will explore an overview of enterprise architecture, computer networks, systems applications, and information systems processes. Topics include: the ways in which technologists might develop an enterprise network architecture to improve application accessibility, data storage, and management, communications, and business processes. Emphasis is on the tools needed for mastery of enterprise network architecture concepts and terms.
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MIS-7004 - IT Data Communications Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Prerequisites: MIS -5004 or equivalent or permission of the Dean of the School of Business and Technology
This course presents the technical, economic, social, and management issues involved in building network architectures to deliver reliable, consistent, low cost information transmission services. Those who manage corporate network equipment and facilities will understand the theory behind, and application of, data communication principles.
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MIS-7003 - Information Technology Decision Support Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course provides a professional understanding of the value and uses of information systems for business collaborations, management decision-making. This course is designed for students who desire to understand collaboration, decision support systems, and executive information systems from a business perspective. This course provides with a synthesis regarding the ways in which the students can utilize decision support systems to improve corporate competitiveness within the global marketplace. The course concentrates on providing the tools needed for mastery of decision support systems concepts and terms, which are important for all senior executives and stakeholders.
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MIS-7002 - Database Administration and Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course will encourage database administration and management personnel such as executives, strategic planners, network and information technology (IT) and system (IS) managers and scientists, data archivists, corporate librarians and information managers, systems integrators, and consultants to enhance their knowledge of the process of data collection, conversion, and migration. This course will present to students how data models align with the overall scope of business operations, which include hiring and forming strategic partnerships with knowledge workers.
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MIS-7000 - Information Technology Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course provides a basic understanding of the value and uses of information systems (IS) for business operations, management decision-making, and strategic advantage with a focus on eBusiness. The course concentrates on providing the tools needed for mastery of the information systems concepts and terms, which are important to end user managers. This course is designed for students who want an overview of information business applications that can be deployed and managed across a broad spectrum. This course, thus, provides a synthesis regarding the ways in which information technology (IT) managers may use various resources to improve business performances to achieve organizational goals.
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MIS-5011 - Computer Security Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course provides a focus on information systems security applicable to the business environment. The intention is to emulate real-world considerations, so that practical and proven strategies are examined and considered. Topics include: computer security technology and principles; software security; management issues; cryptographic considerations; and operating system security.
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MIS-5005 - Local Area Networks Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course provides a professional understanding of the value and uses of network architecture to improve a business’ overall performance. This course provides students with a synthesis regarding the ways in which firms should develop network architecture to improve communications, data management, storage, and application accessibility. The course concentrates on providing the tools needed for mastery of enterprise network architecture concepts and terms, which are important for all managers. This course is designed for students who want an overview of network management and architecture within a competitive business environment. The course demonstrates how to manage network architecture; communications systems; and information systems processes.
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MIS-5004 - Telecommunications Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Telecommunications network specialists, consultants, managers, satellite tracking system designers, and technical support engineers who manage corporate network equipment, facilities, and land-lines will be able to understand the need to migrate from traditional communications networks to 21st century communication wireless, sensor, and broadband networks. This course will look at the managerial issues involved in building digital production and distribution technologies and network architectures to deliver reliable, consistent, low cost services.
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MIS-5002 - Database Management Systems Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course focuses on data as a valuable organizational resource that must be managed, distributed, and kept secure. Information is the lifeblood of the modern organization. Information that is managed in an effective manner is often the difference between success and failure. For this reason, more and more organizations have come to depend on database systems to pool and to protect this valuable commodity. This course introduces the student to the essential principles that guide the design, implementation, and management of effective database systems.
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MIS-5000 - Management Information Systems Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course provides a basic understanding of how information systems function and support business functions. The course content focuses on different aspects of the integration of information systems and business for competitive advantage. This course is designed for students who want an overview of information systems from a business perspective or who expect to be managerial end users of information systems. Different functions of information systems are further explored throughout the course.
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Marketing |
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MKT-7101 - Brand and Product Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course incorporates product and brand strategies into a comprehensive management platform for understanding how to create the best marketing plans using an optimal marketing mix. Brand development focuses on image and equity coupled with product management. Creating new concepts and constructs requires best practices and a balance between plan requirements and brand needs in order to develop optimal marketing results.
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MKT-7100 - Consumer Behavior Theory and Practice Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Students in this course will explore consumer behavior theory and consumer behavior. Consumer behavior theory examines the applications of creating theoretical constructs incorporating marketing dominant logic, customer lifetime value models, and new analytical methods to develop and design consumer response systems and marketing strategy. Customer loyalty and satisfaction are measures to help assess impacts of various new marketing strategies using techniques and scales to create improved consumer results.
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MKT-7003 - Advertising and Promotion Strategies Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course focuses on the effective use of integrated marketing communications (IMC) programs and processes. Students will analyze the communications process, evaluate objectives and budgeting for promotional programs, explore creative strategies for planning and developing advertising, measure the effectiveness of promotional programs, and examine regulatory issues and the social, ethical, and economic aspects of advertising and promotion.
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MKT-7002 - Customer Relationship Management Strategies Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
The manner in which a company develops and manages customer relationships has evolved over the past two decades. This Doctoral level course explores strategies to develop and align customer, channel, brand, and relationship strategies to ensure that Customer Relationship Management (CRM) projects are effectively managed. Customers’ needs, preferences, and behavior are analyzed so that the insight gained can be utilized to design better ways of interacting with customers or market segments. CRM strategies in communications, government, manufacturing, resources, and retail are examined. CRM processes are analyzed to determine the impact on the overall profitability of the company.
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MKT-7001 - Strategic Sales Force Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Students in this course will explore the role of the sales force, which is expanding greatly as a result of economic and competitive pressures and social and cultural changes in markets. Salespeople are often engaged in consultative relationships with their customers. The student will explore strategic sales force management issues, organizing, staffing, and training a sales force, and directing sales force operations. This will include the analysis of motivational issues, sales planning, and evaluating sales performance. In addition, the ethical and legal responsibilities of sales managers will be covered.
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MKT-7000 - Strategic Service Marketing Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course will prepare students in the understanding of service marketing theory. These concepts provide the foundation necessary to examine the components of formulating service dominant logic. Through investigative research, aspects of theory development are identified and new theories are formulated. The research work developed through this course is suitable for an initial concept paper, research study, or for journal publication in order to further prepare the doctoral student.
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MKT-6001 - Product Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Product Management is a critical activity that develops strategies and plans for building winning products, increasing market share, improving customer appeal, and beating the competition. This course provides the marketing foundations required to develop, through the use of various analytical tools, a focused product marketing strategy. The student will be Developing sound product strategies through a series of building exercises that requires he or she to carefully construct a valuable Product Marketing Plan that can use as an actual or template model for future applications. The course covers all of the critical marketing activities from the Product Manager’s (PdM) vantage point. This course is a core Marketing Specialty component offering a comprehensive tour de force of best -practice, theory -based marketing methodology for immediate real world application.
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MKT-5003 - Advertising and Promotion Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Students in this course will examine the creative and strategic process of advertising and promotion. The emphasis is on current practices and research in advertising and promotion, focusing on consumer behavior theories. Students will examine advertising and promotion methods and the ethical practices of designing, developing, and implementing an integrated marketing communication program. Students will also evaluate the challenges and opportunities of advertising and promotion in a global environment.
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MKT-5002 - Customer Relationship Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course examines the consequences of initiating, developing, and maintaining a customer relationship management strategy and analyzes the impact of profitable, long term customer relationships.
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MKT-5000 - Service Marketing Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Service Marketing is a relatively new marketing discipline that extends the classical definitions of marketing theory and introduces new ideas to the design, development and management of service products. The student will explore new theories of service quality (SERVQUAL) with emphasis on customer service behavior and acquire analytical tools to measure customer perceptions and expectations. A variety of learning methods prepares the student for various new career opportunities in a service dominated economy while providing the freedom of student assignment selections and various work exercises.
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MFT5101 - Foundations for Graduate Study in Marriage and Family Therapy Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
Students will complete the course with a better understanding of systems theory concepts and the role of systemic dynamics within diverse populations. This course is also an orientation to Northcentral University and to the essential skills needed to pursue a Master of Arts degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. Graduate-level skills, such as goal building, time management, academic integrity, effective use of the Northcentral Library, the use of APA form and style in professional communication, and critical thinking skills are introduced.
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MFT5102 - Legal, Ethical and Professional Development in Marriage and Family Therapy Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course focuses on legal and ethical issues related to the profession of marriage and family therapy and the practice of individual, couple, and family therapy. The course includes content regarding professional identity, including professional socialization, scope of practice, professional organizations, licensure, and certification.
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MFT5103 - Systemic Evaluation and Case Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This Master’s level course provides an opportunity to review various assessments and evaluations tools utilized by marriage and family therapists for clinical and research purposes as well as an overview of psychological test construction, administration, and interpretation. The course will explore systemic evaluations measures for individuals, couples, and families. Students will examine differences between individually based and systems-based forms of assessment. In addition, students will be invited to consider diversity as one of the fundamental components of a successful and productive evaluation. This course trains students how to conduct a “Needs Assessment” and standard case management methods including identifying and aligning clients with appropriate community resources. Students will identify and visit community resources in their community.
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MFT5104 - Treatment Planning and Traditional Family Therapy Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This Master’s level course provides students with a strong foundation in classic and intergenerational models in the field of Marriage and Family Therapy. To deepen this understanding of these models, the course also focuses on their application through theory-based treatment planning. The course is designed to allow students to gain a deeper awareness of the important relationship between theory and practice through the study and application of theory to client situations. The two primary areas of focus in this course are: 1) understanding the Classic Models of the field and; 2) the development of theoretically consistent treatment plans that include attention to the diversity of influences on family life using therapeutic models that purposefully address such influences.
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MFT5105 - Recovery-Oriented Care and Postmodern Family Therapy Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This Master’s level course focuses on post-modern models and treatment trends in marriage and family therapy including the philosophy of social constructionism and the narrative, solution focused, and collaborative models, and the recovery model. Course content will enable students to conceptualize and distinguish recent epistemological issues and address contemporary conceptual directions in the field of marriage and family therapy. Students will complete short essays, case studies, and assorted assignments to address a wide variety of presenting clinical problems and issues such as gender and racial diversity and discrimination, feminism, substance abuse, and recovery from mental illness.
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MFT5106 - Research Methods and Evidence Based Practice Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides students with an understanding of clinical research methods and design. In addition, it addresses the relevance of research to students’ clinical work. Students will investigate existing research and research methods used in marriage and family therapy, both quantitative and qualitative. Ethical issues and considerations in research will also be addresses, as well as learning to critically evaluate existing research. A primary aim of the course is to help students become evidence-based practitioners.
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MFT6101 - Human Development and Family Dynamics Across the Lifespan Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course will include content on individual and family development across the lifespan. The human development course has specific emphasis given to developmentally appropriate and atypical transitions related to common concerns in marriage and family therapy. Students will appraise the issues related to human development and lifespan using a systems-based perspective.
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MFT6102 - Psychopathology, Diagnosis, and Systemic Treatment Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
Using a relational/systemic perspective, this course will address the traditional psychodiagnostic categories as outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). The focus of the course content is on the assessment and treatment of major mental health issues outlining the comparison between the psychiatric diagnostic classification system and relational systems-based approaches.
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MFT6103 - Cultural Diversity, Gender and Family Development Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course addresses issues related to diversity and power and privilege as they relate to culture, ethnicity, gender, nationality, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and spirituality. Each of these characteristics is examined with respect to the relevance they have to the profession and practice of marriage and family therapy.
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MFT6104 - Family Therapy with Children Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides an overview of systems-based theories and models that could be utilized by MFTs while working with children and their families. Course material will also address specific topics necessary to consider while providing therapeutic services, such as ethical dilemmas related to minors, opportunities of collaboration with extra-therapeutic systems, and possibilities of developing parenting strategies sensitive to the diverse population served by MFTs. Facilitating child involvement in the therapeutic process for families will be addressed as well.
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MFT6105 - Couple and Sex Therapy Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This Master’s level course provides students with an opportunity to develop their personal model of therapy for working with couples with a variety of issues, such as differing values and sexual dysfunction. Through the study of several models of couples therapy and sex therapy, students will focus on assessment of couples’ dynamics, goal setting, and potential interventions. Special consideration will be given to diversity and ethical issues throughout the course.
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MFT6106 - Families in Crisis Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course will examine contemporary crisis-related issues in marriage and family therapy to include the intersections of gender, violence, trauma, substance abuse and other compulsive behaviors, eating disorders, suicide, chronic illness, infidelity and infertility. The focus will be on the effects of trauma and stress on family life and relationships and the assessment and treatment of individuals, couples, and families from a relational/systemic perspective with respect to these issues. Collaborative care, referral process, and community networking will be addressed considering the unique needs of the trauma population. Vicarious trauma and resilience will also be examined, with an emphasis on self-care for MFTs working with families in crisis. Ethical issues pertaining to the trauma work will be addressed.
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MFT6107 - Adult Psychopathology and Systems Thinking Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
The course explores the concepts of psychopathology. Students will study different perspectives on what constitutes mental health, mental illness, and abnormal behavior and consider how research and assessment are applied to the field of abnormal psychology. Various diagnostic categories will be examined as well as the etiology dynamics, prevention, and treatment of abnormal behavior, including systems-based family interventions.
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MFT6109 - Sex Therapy in MFT Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides an overview of systems-based theories and models that can be utilized by MFTs in the assessment and treatment of sexual disorders and dysfunction. The course materials will address physiological and psychological aspects of human sexuality, along with relevant issues such as ethical dilemmas in sex therapy and implications of diversity for sex
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MFT6111 - Systemic Interventions in Addictions Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides an overview of a variety of systemic approaches which can be used to treat addiction. Students will be expected to consider self-of-the-therapist issues and diversity concerns as it relates to exposure to and treatment of addiction. A variety of addictive substances will also be introduced to help students understand the issues related to long-term and short-term effects of various classes of substances and the withdrawal symptoms which may be experienced by clients. Ethical issues, which present themselves when working as an MFT within the field of addictions, will also be explored.
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MFT6112 - Fundamentals of Psychopharmacology Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This Master’s level course is designed to teach the basics of clinical psychopharmacology for marriage and family therapists. Students will consider how psychotropic medications affect specific populations such as children and older clients. Students will draw from DSM-5 diagnostic criteria as it applies to treatment decision-making and medications. Neuroscience research on psychopharmacology treatment will be reviewed and ethical implications will be discussed.
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MFT6113 - Assessing and Treating Family Violence Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides an overview of systems-based theories and models that can be utilized by MFTs working in the context of family violence. Students will explore theories and research related to family violence and look into various causes and consequences as well. The course materials will also address family violence in diverse contexts, as well as consideration of ethical dilemmas associated with situations pertaining to family violence and abuse.
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MFT6114 - Families with Severe and Chronic Illness Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides an introduction to working with families faced with the challenge of severe and chronic illnesses. The focus of the course is to develop clinicians who understand the impact illness has on interpersonal, relational, and family dynamics across the lifespan. It identifies the typology of illness, explores theoretical frameworks, analyzes illness across the lifespan, discusses system-oriented interventions, and addresses complicating factors associated with caregiving and end-of-life decision making.
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MFT6115 - Foundations of Emotionally Focused Therapy Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This Master’s level course will familiarize students with the theory, concepts, and application of emotionally focused couple therapy (EFT). Theoretical and conceptual emphasis will be placed on the role that attachment and attachment injuries play in couple interaction and how interactional cycles of the relationship are impacted by individual fears, unmet needs, and trauma. The application will focus on the steps of emotionally focused therapy and the interventions that a therapist uses in the process. Students will also review how EFT prompts clinicians to address the questions related to the diversity and ethical dilemmas potentially encountered in clinical practice.
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MFT6116 - Systemic Treatment of Infidelity and Sex Addiction Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course will examine the individual, family, and societal issues pertaining to infidelity and sex addiction. Assessment and treatment in the context of marriage and family therapy will be explored. In addition, attention will be given to the effects of the Internet on infidelity and sex addiction, as well as ethical and diversity considerations in the framework of the systemic treatment of addictions.
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MFT6117 - Family Therapy with Adolescents Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
In this course, students will review clinical theories and models that are relevant to the assessment and treatment of adolescents and their families. Strategies for adolescent engagement will be explored, with particular consideration for adolescent development and ethical practice. Students will be expected to think critically about common presenting issues for adolescents using a systemic, culturally-sensitive framework.
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MFT6118 - Gerontology and Systemic Intervention Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course deals with the biological, social, cognitive, and psychological aspects of aging. Ancillary aspects of aging are also explored, including issues related to long-term care, end of life issues, the cultural context of human development, and the impact of socioeconomic status (especially poverty) on older adults. A significant focus of the course is the application of systemic treatment/theory to the older adult population and multigenerational families. Students will explore ethical dilemmas that might arise while working in gerontological settings and examine current research literature addressing systemic work with older adults, their families, and larger social systems.
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MFT6118 - Gerontology and Systemic Intervention Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides a foundation for the practice of marriage and family therapy with older adults and their family members. Students will review the biological, psychological, and social aspects of aging. In order to apply systemic assessment and interventions with this population. Attention is given to the unique concerns for aging clients including long-term care, caregiver relations, end-of-life decisions, and socioeconomic stress. Ethical practices related to these contexts will be discussed, such as how to address ageism and ensure the safety of older clients.
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MFT6201 - California Law and Professional Ethics Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course is designed specifically for students living in or seeking licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) in the state of California. The course focuses on legal and ethical issues related to the profession of marriage and family therapy and the practice of individual, couple, and family therapy in the state of California. The course includes content regarding contemporary professional ethics and laws regarding the scope of practice, therapeutic and clinical considerations involving legal and ethical practice of MFTs, family law, current legal trends in the mental health profession, psychotherapist-patient privilege, confidentiality, the patient dangerous to self of others, the treatment of minors with and without parental consent, professional identity including the relationship between the sense of self and human values and one’ professional behavior and ethics, legal and ethical standards for different types of work settings, and the licensure laws and process.
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MFT6510 - Couple Therapy: Historical and Theoretical Foundations Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course involves a look at the development of couples and their relationship cycle. The course will incorporate an overview of different issues that present in couples relationships and examine the couple’s dynamics through a lens of diversity. Students will learn about different models of couple’s therapy and assessments pertaining to couple therapy. In addition, the students will learn about the importance of creating a therapeutic alliance with the couples.
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MFT6511 - Couple Therapy: Clinical Applications Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course involves an in depth study of specific issues pertaining to the couple therapy and couple sexuality. Topics will focus on the issue of sexual addiction, sexual violence, domestic violence, and infidelity considered through various cultures lenses, such as religiosity and spirituality, ethnicity, and socio-economic status. Specific attention will be also paid to the examination of diverse couples contexts, including LGBTQ and military couples. After finishing the course, students will be able to appraise diverse system-based therapy approaches and theoretical frameworks that could be used while addressing the presented topics.
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MFT6520 - Military Family Therapy: Historical and Theoretical Foundations Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
In this Master’s level course, the learner will understand the importance of mental health professionals providing psychotherapy to active duty service members, veterans, and their families. Participants will gain knowledge of military culture and organization. The students will focus on characteristics of the military family that distinguish it as a separate cultural entity. Students will explore military culture from multiple perspectives including service members, military families, and health care providers. Students will receive an overview of issues experienced by this population and familiarize themselves with theories and evidence-based models developed to address challenges experienced by military families. In addition, students will learn about the larger system of service provision including TRICARE and Veterans Administration.
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MFT6521 - Military Family Therapy: Clinical Applications Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This Master’s level course involves in depth study of specific issues faced by military service members, veterans, and their families and specific systems-based treatments used by MFTs to address these challenges. Course topics include: influence of combat deployment on service members and veterans, including issues such as post-combat traumas (e.g., PTSD, TBI, sexual assault), risky behaviors (suicidality and substance abuse), and consideration of mental health issues that develop prior to or after deployment. Challenges involving the whole military family, such as demands of deployment, and domestic violence will also be explored. While studying these topics, students will pay particular attention to the issues of confidentiality and consider ethical dilemmas pertaining to military family therapy practice. In addition to being engaged in learning about various challenges present in military families, students will also explore the resilience framework and systems-based understanding of the military families environment.
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MFT6530 - Medical Family Therapy: Historical and Theoretical Foundations Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course is an introductory survey of professional literature and resources related to the MFT sub-specialty of medical family therapy (MedFT) as well as the practice of integrated/collaborative behavioral healthcare. The course includes an emphasis on the theoretical basis for MedFT, the clinical skills necessary to practice in integrated/collaborative healthcare settings, as well as contextual factors unique to medical family therapy.
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MFT6531 - Medical Family Therapy: Clinical Applications Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
In this course students will be oriented to the broad spectrum of influences and implications of health, illness, and healthcare relevant to the practice of medical family therapy (MedFT). An understanding of biopsychosocial assessment and intervention, patient and families’ experiences of illness, understanding of pertinent medical issues, comparing of medical ethics and AAMFT Code of Ethics, attuning to sociocultural issues, and collaborating with medical professionals will be explored. In addition, the emphasis is placed on the exploration of the illness stories of the patients, families, and therapists working in the realm of the medical family therapy practice.
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MFT6540 - LGBTQ Couple and Family Therapy: Historical and Theoretical Foundations Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course is designed to increase clinical awareness and understanding of LGBTQ couples and families. Historical background on LGBTQ families in the United States, information on LGBTQ couples and families’ unique experiences, and a connection to systemic understanding will be addressed in the course.
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MFT6541 - LGBTQ Couple and Family Therapy: Clinical Applications Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course is designed to be an in-depth exploration of providing marriage and family therapy models, techniques, case conceptualizations, and practice to the LGBTQ populations. Clinical applications and practice resources for MFT will be addressed.
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MFT6542 - Transgender Couples and Families Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course is designed to provide a basic clinical understanding for working with transgender individuals and/or individuals who do not identify as cisgender from a systemic lens. Lessons will examine non-cisgender individuals’ experiences within their family, cultural, and community contexts. Further, this course will integrate MFT clinical applications when working with transgender and/or non-cisgender individuals and their families. Ethical challenges, social policies, and family dynamics will also be explored.
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MFT6550 - Child and Adolescent Family Therapy: Historical and Theoretical Foundations Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
In this course students examine theory and research on physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development from infancy through adolescence. Students also explore the contextual factors that influence developmental outcomes to inform a systemic approach to clinical assessment and intervention. Diagnostic criteria of psychological disorders that present in childhood and adolescence are also reviewed and critiqued for their cultural sensitivity and manifestation in context.
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MFT6551 - Child and Adolescent Family Therapy: Clinical Applications Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course reviews individual and family systems-based interventions for psychological disorders that present in childhood and adolescence. Adaption of interventions to individual developmental stage and cultural context will be emphasized. Course materials will further inform treatment decisions about what level of the ecological system needs intervention based on presenting issue.
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MFT6951 - MFT Practicum I Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides students with an opportunity to engage in ongoing therapeutic practice. Emphasis is placed on the development of therapy and assessment skills, theoretical integration, and personal growth. Students will complete a portion of their required 500 client contact hours (half of which must be with couples and/or families). They will also complete a portion of their required 100 hours of supervision (51 of which must be individual supervision with no more than two supervisees in attendance; the 100 hours of required supervision must also include a minimum of 50 hours of supervision utilizing observable data). Inclusive of the practicum and internship courses, students are required to receive a minimum 50 hours of supervision based on direct observation, videotape or audiotape. The accumulation of clinical and supervision hours are tracked in an NCU-approved tracking system and approved by the local clinical supervisor and the Northcentral University Clinical Faculty Supervisor. The local clinical supervisor will provide weekly individual supervision of the student and assist the student in managing cases. The Northcentral Faculty Supervisor will maintain regular contact with student and local clinical supervisor and will facilitate the process of learning and knowledge integration. Additionally, students are required to participate in weekly online group practicum sessions with the Northcentral Faculty Supervisor. Each MFT Practicum and Internship course lasts 12 weeks and must be taken consecutively. Students are required to be clinically active for the duration of that time. It is expected that students will accrue at least 100 client contact hours during each of the two practicum courses. To meet this requirement students should plan to complete a minimum of 10 direct (face-to-face) client contact hours per week. Additional time will be needed each week in order to complete paperwork, set appointments, read relevant material, and complete course assignments. Direct services can include intake interviews, assessment, and therapy for individuals, groups, couples and/or families. Half of all client contact hours (i.e., 50 hours per Practicum and 250 hours for the whole clinical experience) must be relational (couple or family). (Student Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4)
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MFT6952 - MFT Practicum II Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides students with an opportunity to engage in ongoing therapeutic practice. Emphasis is placed on the development of therapy and assessment skills, theoretical integration, and personal growth. Students will complete a portion of their required 500 client contact hours (250 of which must be with couples and/or families). They will also complete a portion of their required 100 hours of supervision (51 of which must be individual supervision with no more than two supervisees in attendance. Inclusive of the practicum and internship courses, students are required to receive a minimum 50 hours of supervision based on direct observation, videotape or audiotape. The accumulation of clinical and supervision hours must be tracked by an NCU-approved vendor and approved by the local clinical supervisor and the NCU clinical faculty member. The local clinical supervisor will provide weekly individual supervision of the student and assist the student in managing cases. The NCU faculty member will maintain regular contact with the student and local clinical supervisor and will facilitate the process of learning and knowledge integration. Additionally, students are required to participate in weekly online NCU group practicum sessions with the Northcentral Faculty Supervisor. Each MFT Practicum and Internship course lasts 12 weeks and must be taken consecutively. Students are required to be clinically active for the duration of that time. It is expected that students will accrue at least 100 client contact hours during each of the two practicum courses. To meet this requirement Students should plan to complete a minimum of 10 direct (face-to-face) client contact hours per week. Additional time will be needed each week in order to complete paperwork, set appointments, read relevant material, and complete course assignments. Direct services can include intake interviews, assessment, and therapy for individuals, groups, couples and/or families. Throughout practicum and internship, students remain accountable to follow the Clinical Training Handbook requirements. The emphasis in MFT6952 MFT Practicum II is on skill building. (Student Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4)
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MFT6953 - MFT Practicum III Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides students with an opportunity to engage in ongoing, supervised therapeutic practice. Emphasis is placed on the development of therapy and assessment skills, theoretical integration, and personal growth. It is expected that students will accrue at least 100 client contact hours during each of the practicum courses. The accumulation of clinical and supervision hours must be tracked by an NCU-approved vendor and approved by the local clinical supervisor and the NCU clinical faculty member. The local clinical supervisor will provide weekly individual supervision of the student and assist the student in managing cases. The NCU clinical faculty member will maintain contact with student and local clinical supervisor and will facilitate the process of learning and knowledge integration. Additionally, students are required to participate in weekly online NCU group practicum sessions. Throughout practicum and internship, students remain accountable to follow the Clinical Training Handbook requirements. (Student Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4)
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MFT6991 - MFT Internship I Semester Credits: 1 Weeks: 12
Upon completion of Practicum I and II, students are required to enroll in three 1-credit Internship courses. Prior to the completion of the final Internship course, students are expected to complete all therapy and supervision hours required for graduation. In addition to the completion of required client contact hours and supervision, students are required to take the national licensing practice exam and present their theoretically-grounded model of therapy to the MFT faculty. Consistent with expectations in the Practicum courses, throughout the Internship experience students are required to meet weekly with the local supervisor and with the NCU faculty member; this supervision should involve direct observation or video/audio- recorded observation of the student’s sessions. Furthermore, students remain accountable to follow the Clinical Training Handbook requirements. (Student Learning Outcomes 1,2, 3, 4)
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MFT6992 - MFT Internship II Semester Credits: 1 Weeks: 12
Upon completion of Practicum I and II, students are required to enroll in three 1-credit Internship courses. Prior to the completion of the final Internship course, students are expected to complete all therapy and supervision hours required for graduation. In addition to the completion of required client contact hours and supervision, students are required to take the national licensing practice exam and present their theoretically-grounded model of therapy to the MFT faculty. Consistent with expectations in the Practicum courses, throughout the Internship experience students are required to meet weekly with the local supervisor and with the NCU faculty member; this supervision should involve direct observation or video/audio- recorded observation of the student’s sessions. Furthermore, students remain accountable to follow the Clinical Training Handbook requirements. (Student Learning Outcomes 1,2, 3, 4)
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MFT6993 - MFT Internship III Semester Credits: 1 Weeks: 12
Upon completion of Practicum I and II, students are required to enroll in three 1-credit Internship courses. Prior to the completion of the final Internship course, students are expected to complete all therapy and supervision hours required for graduation. In addition to the completion of required client contact hours and supervision, students are required to take the national licensing practice exam and present their theoretically-grounded model of therapy to the MFT faculty. Consistent with expectations in the Practicum courses, throughout the Internship experience students are required to meet weekly with the local supervisor and with the NCU faculty member; this supervision should involve direct observation or video/audio- recorded observation of the student’s sessions. Furthermore, students remain accountable to follow the Clinical Training Handbook requirements. (Student Learning Outcomes 1,2, 3, 4)
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MFT6994 - MFT Internship IV Semester Credits: 1 Weeks: 12
Upon completion of Practicum I and II, students are required to enroll in three 1-credit Internship courses. Prior to the completion of the final Internship course, students are expected to complete all therapy and supervision hours required for graduation. In addition to the completion of required client contact hours and supervision, students are required to take the national licensing practice exam and present their theoretically-grounded model of therapy to the MFT faculty. Consistent with expectations in the Practicum courses, throughout the Internship experience students are required to meet weekly with the local supervisor and with the NCU faculty member; this supervision should involve direct observation or video/audio- recorded observation of the student’s sessions. Furthermore, students remain accountable to follow the Clinical Training Handbook requirements. (Student Learning Outcomes 1,2, 3, 4)
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MFT6995 - MFT Internship and Capstone Presentation Semester Credits: 1 Weeks: 12
Upon completion of Practicum I and II, students are required to enroll in three 1-credit Internship courses. Prior to the completion of the final Internship course, students are expected to complete all therapy and supervision hours required for graduation. In addition to the completion of required client contact hours and supervision, students are required to take the national licensing practice exam and present their theoretically-grounded model of therapy to the MFT faculty. Consistent with expectations in the Practicum courses, throughout the Internship experience students are required to meet weekly with the local supervisor and with the NCU faculty member; this supervision should involve direct observation or video/audio- recorded observation of the student’s sessions. During the final Internship Capstone course, students are required to prepare for and present your own theoretically-grounded personal model of therapy to the MFT faculty. Furthermore, students remain accountable to follow the Clinical Training Handbook requirements. (Student Learning Outcomes 1,2, 3, 4)
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MFT6996 - MFT Internship IV Semester Credits: 1 Weeks: 12
Upon completion of Practicum I and II, students are required to enroll in three 1- credit Internship courses. Prior to the completion of the final Internship course, students are expected to complete all therapy and supervision hours required for graduation. In addition to the completion of required client contact hours and supervision, students are required to take the national licensing practice exam and present their theoretically-grounded model of therapy to the MFT faculty. This Internship course is an additional 1-credit hour course designed to support students in the completion of these graduation requirements. Consistent with expectations in the Practicum courses, throughout the Internship experience students are required to meet weekly with the local supervisor and with the NCU faculty member; this supervision should involve direct observation or video/audio- recorded observation of the student’s sessions. Furthermore, students remain accountable to follow the Clinical Training Handbook requirements.
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MFT7101-8 - Foundations for Doctoral Study in MFT Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Students in this course will be prepared for success in the Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) doctoral program at Northcentral University. Students are introduced to relevant academic communities, professional standards, and doctoral level expectations. Essential skills, including critical thinking, comprehending complex scholarly texts and research articles, as well as ethical and effective written communications are emphasized. Students will begin to explore potential research topics for use in their doctoral studies and complete the course with a roadmap to navigate their way to degree completion. Students will also develop a personal philosophy of diversity and cultural competence, as well as continue to explore a personal fit of MFT theories.
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MFT7102 - Scholarly Writing in MFT Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course focuses on the scholarly review of literature and academic writing in the field of Marriage and Family Therapy. The course emphasizes preparation for an applied dissertation focused on issues at the local, community, or societal level. In this course, students will a) conduct effective literature searches; b) critically read and synthesize current research; c) write comprehensive, critical, and synthesized reviews of research literature; d) critically review and write about theoretical frameworks; e) address issues of diversity and ethics pertaining to research topics; and f) exercise cultural awareness while apprising a possible research topic. The overarching goal of this course is for students to conduct an exhaustive search of the peer-reviewed research literature in their topic area and identify potential areas of inquiry for their dissertation in the framework of the field of Marriage and Family Therapy.
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MFT7103 - Research Methods in MFT Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This graduate-level introductory research methods course builds on the Scholarly Literature Review course. In addition, it provides a foundation for subsequent research courses in preparation for successfully completing a dissertation at Northcentral University. Students will practice some of the skills learned in the Scholarly Literature Review course, such as how to critically analyze the work of others, but now with a focus on methods utilized. In addition, students will learn to critically discuss the primary research methodologies used in scholarly research, determine the steps to collect data, and begin to explore techniques used to analyze original data relating to marriage and family therapy. Students will also identify what criteria are needed for a quality research project and be able to recognize whether the various elements of a research study are aligned and cohesive. These topics and others will be examined with the goal of enhancing a student’s independent scholarly skills and preparing them for their own dissertation research and future scholarly endeavors.
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MFT7104 - Statistical Design for MFT Research Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides an introductory exploration of statistics for the graduate student. It includes instruction on the calculation, use, and interpretation of descriptive statistics, and introduces inferential statistical analysis. The emphasis of this course is on providing a working knowledge of basic statistical concepts to help the student understand statistical methodology used in family therapy research, and also more generally, developing a working knowledge of statistical usage in everyday life.
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MFT7105 - Assessment in MFT Research and Intervention Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
In this course, students are trained to administer assessment instruments as an evaluative component of clinical practice and research in marriage and family therapy. Students will become familiar with the use of a wide variety of assessment instruments and clinical assessment procedures relating to children, individuals, couples, and families. Students will also identify specific measurement and evaluation tools or methods for potential use in their own dissertation research.
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MFT7106 - Quantitative Research Design in MFT Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides students with the skills essential in the critique and execution of quantitative research methods relating to marriage and family therapy. Course content will cover evaluation and critique of research processes, research problems, research designs, selection of appropriate methods of data collection, data analysis strategies, interpretation of findings, and research/evaluation report writing. Students will develop a preliminary methodological design for potential use with their envisioned dissertation research.
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MFT7107 - Qualitative Research Design in MFT Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides students with the skills essential in the critique and execution of qualitative research methods relating to marriage and family therapy. The particular focus of this methodological course is on the application of qualitative research to understanding human phenomena (clinical and non-clinical individuals, families, and social groups). Course content will cover evaluation and critique of research processes, research problems, research designs, selection of appropriate methods of data collection, data analysis strategies, interpretation of findings, and research/evaluation report writing. Students will develop a preliminary methodological design for potential use with their envisioned dissertation research. There is an emphasis on clinical research and students will be expected to take a learning-through-doing/experiential approach.
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MFT7108 - Advanced Data Analysis Strategies in MFT Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course is an intermediate examination of statistical analyses commonly used in the field of marriage and family therapy (MFT). It prepares doctoral MFT students with the skills required to plan, conduct (using SPSS), report, and interpret quantitative statistical analyses. Topics include: basic statistical knowledge, probability theory, exploratory date analysis, assumptions for statistical tests, parametric, and nonparametric tests. Specific analyses include: correlation, regression (simple, multiple, and logistic), basic ANOVA, and advanced ANOVA techniques.
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MFT7109 - Planning Dissertation Research in MFT Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
Students in this course will begin the process of writing a dissertation. The course will address the University dissertation process and aids to successfully completing a dissertation, including self-care and time management.
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MFT8101 - Advanced Theories in MFT Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides an advanced overview of the theoretical literature related to the practice of marriage and family therapy. The course offers an opportunity to critically examine systems theories from cybernetics to natural systems. Students will also have an opportunity to reflect on common factors influencing MFT clinical practice and integration of various systems-based models.
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MFT8102 - Dynamics of Family Interaction Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course examines the theoretical and empirical contributions to the understanding of diverse couple and family systems. The specific focus of the course is on the processes and dynamics of interaction within these relationships, highlighting that from a life course perspective, these dynamics change over time. The course will include content on the history of family life and diverse family types, exploring various family structures and roles. Legal processes related to families will also be reviewed. Conceptualizations of effective functioning in couple and families will be studied and various factors that impact couple and family systems will be addressed.
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MFT8103 - Assessing and Treating Family Violence Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This graduate-level course offers an overview of treatment/clinical approaches for MFTs working in the context of family violence. Theory and research related to definitions, causes, consequences, and characteristics of affected family members will be explored. The course will also include the examination of family violence in diverse contexts, as well as consideration of ethical dilemmas associated with situations pertaining to family violence and abuse.
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MFT8104 - Pharmacology for Family Therapists Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course is an overview of clinical psychopharmacology. The course will focus on psychiatric disorders their symptoms and medications. Students will explore basic classifications, indications, and contraindications of commonly prescribed psychopharmacological medications, so that appropriate referrals can be made for medication evaluations and so that the side effects of those medications can be identified, and appropriate treatment plans may be developed. In addition, the course will teach Marriage and Family Therapists how to interact effectively in collaborative/ multidisciplinary settings with other mental healthcare practitioners.
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MFT8105 - Theories of Personality Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
In this course, students will examine, compare, and contrast key personality theories. Drawing on classic and contemporary sources, students will consider Freudian, post-Freudian, behaviorism, and social learning theories. Students will also examine more contemporary theories on personality such as those put forth by cognitive, humanistic, and positive psychology. After learning these theories, students will apply these concepts to the practice of Marriage and Family Therapy.
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