Required Human Development Course

HD690

The Process of Human Development (1 cr., P/NC only)

Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Human Development Program

This course provides a comprehensive overview to the Master of Arts in Human Development Program. Course content includes the history, philosophy, ethical expectations, and design of the program; the structure of learning contracts; the delineation and evaluation of learning objectives; the use of appropriate graduate level resources; guidelines for graduate level work and credits; and the establishment of professional, educational and personal goals.  This course is a prerequisite for all other courses.

Elective/Contract Courses in Coaching and Organizational Development

HD568

Designing Corporate Training  (2 cr.)

This course examines the tools, techniques, and knowledge necessary to create corporate and industrial training programs and professional development seminars and workshops. It considers ways to design, develop, and deliver programs efficiently and in a way that maximizes adult learning.

HD635

Getting Published  (1 cr.)

This course explains the basics of getting published and helps participants define possible projects, identify publications and publishers, and prepare a draft of a proposal that might be submitted to a publisher.

HD636

Coaching and Team Building: Applying Human Development Processes in Organizations  (1 cr.)

This course addresses the application of human development processes to the roles of organizational consultant and/or organizational leader. Techniques to enhance capacity to act as an effective facilitator of employee growth and development in organizational settings, particularly in coaching and team building, are examined.

HD720

Reengaging our Relationship with Conflict  (1 cr.)

This course offers participants a framework through which to view the nature of conflict and their relationship with it.  The nature of conflict and strategies for resolving it are explored from the perspective of conflict as a block to the natural flow of energy, or chi between people.  The extent to which conflict represents imbalance and energy are examined.  Strategies for resolving conflict by addressing imbalances or disease at the mental, emotional and spiritual levels are explored.

HD732

Human Development and Spirituality in Coaching and Team Building  (2 cr.)

This course explores the human development process in development of the organizational leader or consultant. It addresses techiques for acting as effective facilitators of employee growth and development in organizational settings, with particular focus on coaching and team building in organizations.

HD733

Work and Spirituality  (1 cr.)

This course explores new paradigms of spirituality in workplace leadership and shows how workplace values such as trust, justice and fairness, respect, dignity, service and humility are grounded in spiritual principles.  It examines an understanding of how the implementation of these values is needed for the long-term success and prosperity of the workplace and the community we seek to benefit.

HD734

The Art and Practice of Executive Coaching  (2 cr.)

This course defines executive coaching and compares it to other forms of executive training and development.  The rationale for using executive coaching in light of adult learning theories is discussed.  A model of executive coaching is presented along with various methodologies and approaches currently used.  The benefits of executive coaching to the individual and the organization are highlighted. 

HD735

Ethics and Spirituality at Work  (2 cr.)

This course is an overview of ethics and ethical principles in the context of  social responsibility. The course also places ethics in a context of spiritual values including the dignity of each person as made in the image and likeness of the Creator, respect for each person's talents contribute to the common good of the community, and obligations to investors for an equitable return on their investment.

Elective/Contract Courses in Holistic Health/Wellness

HD585/PY585

Meditation  (1 cr.)

This course examines the psychology of meditation, modes of meditation, and uses of meditation for personal growth, in therapy, and in spiritual direction. Emphasis is on understanding and practicing various modes of meditation, mindful action, and meditative reading.

HD647

Introduction to Transpersonal Body Therapy  (1 cr.)

This course examines transpersonal body therapy as an emerging therapeutic approach that integrates physical, emotional, mental and spiritual processes. It describes the theoretical basis of such concepts as: the holistic paradigm of health and healing, the new science, models of transformation, and the body energy system. It introduces other related concepts including therapeutic touch, imagery, sounding, and storytelling to facilitate healing.

HD671/PY652

Women's Self-Esteem and Spirituality  (2 cr.)

This course focuses on the effects of the religious traditions and contemporary culture on women's self-esteem and spirituality. Issues surrounding women's development of adequate self-esteem and spiritual maturity are addressed. Alternative visions for women's self affirmation, full human development, and spirituality are investigated in theoretical and practical ways.

HD681

Creativity and Holistic Health  (2 cr.)

This course explores the relationship between creativity, holistic health, and artistic expression.  Elements of the creative process are articulated and compared to that of an holistic lifestyle. Impediments to creative expression are identified along with methods that free creativity for expression in one's personal and professional life.

HD683/PY683

Theory & Applications of Sport Psychology   (1 cr.) 

This course explores theories and principles of applied sport psychology. Psychological issues surrounding participation in sports including obligatory exercise and addictive behavior, emotional cognitive distress of an athlete, effects of injury, and parental pressure on youth sport, participants are explored. Applications of sport psychology, counseling practice, education, or coaching are examined.

HD694

Emerging Trends in Holistic Health  (2 cr.)

This course presents an overview of contemporary trends in holistic health and wellness and gives students an opportunity to explore the mind-body connection in healing and wellness.

HD695/PY678

Children of Addiction  (1 cr.)

This course explores issues related to counseling the child of addiction. It offers a preliminary overview of some of the current effects experienced by many adults who have been raised in such a setting. It also considers strategies for fostering a path of recovery for those who find themselves suffering the lingering effects of an addiction-based childhood.

HD725

Transpersonal Bodywork  (2 cr.)

This course introduces the student to transpersonal bodywork, an holistic approach which integrates physical, emotional, mental and spiritual processes.  The course includes such concepts as the holistic paradigm of health and healing, models of transformation, the new science, and the body as an energy system.  Students are introduced to techniques including therapeutic touch, imagery and the expressive therapies as related to transpersonal bodywork.  The experiential component of the course gives students an opportunity for personal exploration in relation to course topics. 

HD726

Spirituality, Food, and Body Acceptance  (2 cr.)

This course takes a unique perspective on a current health challenge: one's relationship to food and attitude toward the body.  This issue is studied from a spiritual perspective and holistic possibilities are considered.  Additional topics include the cultural context for food and body acceptance as well as rituals and community aspects of food.

HD730

Eastern Movement and Philosophy  (2 cr.)

This course explores the holistic wisdom embedded in Eastern movement forms such as Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Akido, or Yoga.  Students are introduced to several different forms with a focus on the beginning practice of depending on the instructor's expertise.  The Eastern philosophy underlying the movement form is discussed as well as health benefits and the translation of Eastern movement forms into a Western lifestyle.

Elective/Contract Courses in Spirituality, and Personal and Professional Development

HD589/PY589

Creativity and Self-Renewal  (2 cr.)

This course explores definitions of creativity, the creative process, the psychological dynamics influencing creativity and methods of stimulating creativity for self renewal.

HD/PY603

The Therapeutic Use of Imagery for Psychological & Spiritual Growth  (1 cr.)

This course examines the theory and practice of imagery as a technique for psychological and spiritual growth.  An overview of the therapeutic use of imagery is presented as well as how this approach fits into a transpersonal therapeutic model. Topics include use of imagery in psychosynthesis, Progoff's twilight imagery technique, Jungian active imagination, and Sheihk's use of death imagery.

HD604

Telling Our Story: Memoir  (1 cr.)

This course examines the memoir as narrative that captures and communicates one's own specific life experience and its individual, social, personal, and communal significance. It studies the myriad forms of techniques for composing a memoir.

HD626

Science and Spirit: Contemplative and Phenomenological Approaches for Exploring Religious and Spiritual Concerns

(2 cr.)

This course presents significant subjects of religious and spiritual exploration. It examines qualitative methodologies within human science that permit systematic and rigorous exploration of them.  The course reviews contemplative, phenomenological and systems approaches and ways to select a particular methodology appropriate to the exploration of a particular religious or spiritual concern.

HD629/PY684

Exploring Spiritual Life through Literature  (1 cr.)

This course explores major symbols of the spiritual journey in mystical literature of diverse times and places. It examines a variety of literary genre to explore themes inherent in spiritual life and the value of taking the spiritual journey and communicating it in the context of time and place.

HD633/PY688

Many Faces of Art: A Psychological Perspective  (2 cr.)

This course focuses on psychological aspects of the visual arts. Topics include the normative development of artistic ability, the impact of developmental and environmental challenges, mental illness, and health related issues on the production of visual art. Relevant theory and artistic production are examined.

HD672/PY590

Claiming Our Spirituality  (1 cr.)

This course outlines the elements of spirituality, including creed, code, and cult. Means of making desired changes in spirituality are discussed. Elements of spirituality explored are: core beliefs and values, relationships, service, work, care of the earth, leisure, ritual, prayer and meditation, and the body, and planning for spiritual growth.

HD673/PY586

Journaling: Life's Companion  (1 cr.)

This experiential course gives the student an opportunity to journal as a means of self-discovery. After outlining a rationale for the process and psychology of journal writing, this course assists participants in learning and employing a wide variety of journaling techniques for their personal growth.

HD674/PY602

Religious and Spiritual Development Through the Life Span  (2 cr.)

This course traces religious and spiritual development through the lifespan, using theoretical models, clinical experience, personal histories, and research data as guides.  Particular attention is given to images of God and the sacred, styles of prayer, approaches to ritual, concepts of justice and service, and paradigms of community in the various stages. 

HD693/PY693

Psychological Transformation and the Spiritual Journey (1 cr.)

The tradition of depth psychology describes a pattern of individual interior evolution that is reflected in changes in our external life. This course explores the interior process of making significant changes in one's life, direction, career, or relationships and resonance between our exterior lives and interior development.

HD698

The Process of Writing a Position Paper  (1 cr.)

Pre-requisite: 18 credits or registration of a third Contract

This course addresses the elements of writing a position paper. The course provides the student with a review of APA style and skill development in stating and defending a position, conducting research, and professional writing. The course emphasizes applied ethics as an essential component of the position paper. Planning the student's own position paper and colloquium are featured.

HD714

Spirituality and Care of the Earth  (2 cr.)

This course explores both the exploitation of and return towards a sustainable human/earth balance.  An inter-religious approach to scriptural, ethical, liturgical and spiritual traditions which call for greater human accountability toward earth is used.

HD715

Cross-Cultural Ritual  (2 cr.)    

This course focuses on cross-cultural patterns of ritual and their religious as well as spiritual implications.  Participants consider Greco-European, Asian-Buddhist (esp. Tibetan), American Plains and Woodland Indian, African (Bemba) , Hispanic and Hmong cultural patterns of ritual. 

HD717

Grief and Loss  (2 cr.)

This course offers a multidimensional approach to the spirituality of suffering, death, grief  and bereavement in the context of participant's own experience of profound loss. Participants focus on their assumptions, beliefs, and experiences in the context of  their own spiritual and healing processes as well as those of other cultures.

HD718

Relationships and Spirituality  (2 cr.)

This course focuses on persons as communal individuals who live in relationship with others, nature, and the cosmos. It explores the integral nature of relationships and how we can grow as relational, communal, and spiritual individuals.