College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 2015-2016 Catalog

217 MACS 5350 – Fundamental Concepts of Climate Change II The social consequences of a changing climate are numerous and have the potential to significantly alter human- livelihood and even create community conflict and unrest. In this course, which is one of the two required (core) courses for the Graduate Certificate in Marine and Coastal Climate Change, students will explore climate change from a social perspective. Where appropriate, the course will be explored in the context of the marine and coastal environment. MACS 5355 - Introduction to Equine Assisted Family Therapy This course will provide students with an introduction to all aspects of equine assisted mental health approaches. Beginning with an overview of the rapidly growing Animal Assisted Therapy field, the course will cover in greater depth equine assisted psychotherapy, team building, and therapeutic riding programs. Through hands-on experience working with horses, students will be introduced to the Equine Assisted Family Therapy model being developed as a collaborative effort between the NSU Family Therapy program and Stable Foundations, an independent equine-assisted therapy program in the community. MACS 5357 – Brief Coaching: An Outgrowth of Brief Therapy The growing field of coaching draws from concepts associated with brief therapy models, in particular Solution Focused Brief Therapy. In this course, students will learn the distinctions between coaching and therapy; credentialing opportunities and potential career paths as a life coach, career coach, and/or independent educational consultant; and common theoretical assumptions shared between brief therapy and brief coaching. The course is designed for students who already have a working knowledge of brief family therapy models, but wish to broaden their scope of practice and understand the history and development of the parallel field of coaching. MACS 5401 – Editing I This course engages students in the principles and practices that create and sustain hard copy and online journals. These may vary from a fully-academic focus to literary materials, but all will create and deliver content that promotes contributions to their fields. Coursework will encompass all the steps that connect a publication with its intended audience. Coursework will vary depending on the current stage of a journal’s development, including duties that enact the realistic responsibilities and opportunities that anyone can expect while serving on, or leading, a journal in a professional position. This course is useful for students who intend to pursue a professional role in journal editing and those who intend to contribute to respected journals or other regular publications with a high quality standard. MACS 5402 – Editing II This course will guide students further through the process of developing a journal that represents an academic program step by step to its delivery. Coursework will vary depending on the current stage of a journal’s development, focusing on duties consistent with the ongoing production of a professional journal. The research, contributor enlistment, practical development, delivery, and distribution of both hard copy and online journals will fall within the expertise cultivated in this course. Students, who wish to pursue editorial positions with journals, or simply improve their understanding of what it takes to successfully publish in journals, will have an insider’s understanding of the realities and opportunities that journals provide their communities. (Prerequisite MACS 5401). MACS 5441 – Current Issues and Trends in Higher Education