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126

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HUS

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Edition

2025-2026

Source

www.assumption.edu

This course will cover the basic principles of developmental theories in addition to the major theories of human growth and development. Piaget, Erikson, Bronfenbrenner, Maslow, and Kohlberg are some of the theorists studied in this course. Demographic shifts across history are identified with the intent of demonstrating the increased population of individuals living and living longer with chronic illness and disability. Typical development across the lifespan is studied with each stage of life covered from pregnancy and infancy to older adulthood. Disabilities and chronic illnesses common to each stage of life will be studied with discussion of the ways in which the disability and illness experience affects passage through life stages. This course fulfills the Social and Historical Pillar in the Foundations Program. (Fall/Spring)

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HUS

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2025-2026

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www.assumption.edu

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HUS

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2025-2026

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www.assumption.edu

This course will provide an overview of addictions and addictive behavior. Topics such as the historical, psychological, social, societal, physiological, family, and relationship aspects of addictions will be covered. The pharmacology, treatment, prevention, intervention, and rehabilitation related to substance abuse, alcohol dependence, eating disorders, gambling addictions, steroid use, etc. will also be explored. This course will introduce students to the different theories of addiction (e.g., biological, psycho- dynamic, social-learning, and socio-cultural) and the implications for successful intervention. Ethical issues related to addictions and addiction counseling will also be discussed. (Fall/Spring)

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HUS

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2025-2026

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www.assumption.edu

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HUS

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2025-2026

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www.assumption.edu

123

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HUS

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2025-2026

Source

www.assumption.edu

This course will examine the problem of Gender Based Violence (GBV) from a theoretical, historical, sociopolitical, sociological, and psychological framework. We will delve into intimate partner violence, sexual assault and rape, stalking and other forms of gender-based violence. We will consider how social identities and experiences of intersectionality and discrimination impact GBV. We will consider whether and how survivors access support infrastructure and how social institutions may present barriers in help seeking. This course is also offered as CRM/SOC/WMS 215. (Fall)

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HUS

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Edition

2025-2026

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www.assumption.edu

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HUS

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2025-2026

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www.assumption.edu

This course explores chronic illness and disability in light of its psychological and social impact. Historical and current perspectives on chronic illness and disability are studied. Disability models are presented. The major determinants associated with the psychological adaptation to chronic illness and disability are examined in this course. The impact that chronic illness and disability has on personality and development, sexual functioning, family functioning, social functioning, and other significant areas of function are covered. The role of gender on psychological adaptation to chronic illness and disability are covered. The role of gender on psychological adaptation to chronic illness and disability is addressed. The course will also study stigma and the attitudes of others toward people with disabilities and sever and chronic health conditions. (Fall/Spring)

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HUS

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course

Edition

2025-2026

Source

www.assumption.edu

The Institute of Medicine frames healthcare quality as being patient-centered, timely, efficient, effective, safe, and equitable. Patient advocacy is a central organizing vehicle for negotiating patient navigation and systemic improvements in healthcare organizations and across health care systems. This course will advance the place and role of patient advocacy in the United States health care system with an emphasis on specific tasks, skills and actions. The advocacy focus for/with consumers will attend to protecting the ethical rights of patients, improving patient quality of life, developing cultural competence in health care, promotion of disease prevention and health literacy, assistance with financing health care, integrating behavioral health services with primary care, and improving access to community-based care. Policy advocacy in healthcare, community and government settings will also be introduced. This course is also offered as HSC 222. (See Department Chair)

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HUS

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026

Source

www.assumption.edu

Alias

HSC 222

This course is an introduction to human communication across the lifespan with emphasis on the linguistic rule systems of pragmatics, semantics, syntax, morphology, and phonology. An overview of normal and disordered speech, language, cognitive- linguistic, and hearing skills is provided. This overview includes etiologies, characteristics, assessment, and treatment using case studies, video, DVD, and audio-taped examples as well as hands-on materials. (Fall)

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HUS

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026

Source

www.assumption.edu

PSY 224 Statistics (Fall/Spring) (SOC 300 or ECO 115 are also accepted. Consult with advisor.) Biology elective #1 (from list below)

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HUS

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Edition

2025-2026

Source

www.assumption.edu

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HUS

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Edition

2025-2026

Source

www.assumption.edu

This course will provide students an overview of professional settings that employ counselors and youth workers to work with children and adolescents. Settings such as public, private, and alternative schools, early intervention programs, afterschool programs, and youth facilities will be covered. The role of professionals working in these settings will also be explored. The course will provide an overview of a variety of issues associated with early childhood and adolescence. Basic guidelines for working with children will be covered in addition to an overview of specific prevention and intervention models for counseling children and adolescents. The course will focus on the practical application of developmental theory within the context of a social justice and multicultural counseling framework. The course will also address effective intervention techniques to work with all youth within our socio-political contexts of schools and communities. Effective and collaborative family intervention models will also be covered. (Fall)

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HUS

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026

Source

www.assumption.edu

This course is designed to prepare students with the knowledge, theory-driven skills, and understanding of community resources to support survivors of violence in community settings. Topics covered in class reflect credentialing standards for victim advocates. This course prepares students to work with survivors of violence by providing an understanding of the phenomenon of violence more broadly, as well as providing students with a knowledge base that is essential in working with survivors in future careers in fields such as the criminal justice system, human services, health care, education and more. This course will cover the 138

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2025-2026

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2025-2026

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2025-2026

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2025-2026

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www.assumption.edu

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HUS

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2025-2026

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www.assumption.edu

Social Skills Training is a psycho-educational approach to scaffolding pro-social behaviors of youth and adolescents with behavioral challenges. Social skill development as an approach supports youth to be successful in social interactions. Specifically, social skill development as an approach provides youth with strategies for building resilience and for dealing with teasing and bullying, starting conversations, asking for help, dealing with peer pressure, practicing effective problem solving, etc. The course will provide students with the theoretical, evidentiary, and practical background to engage with youth in social skill development and interventions. Students will be introduced to assessment strategies to determine the social skills needs of youth and adolescents. The course will also introduce interventions for specific behavioral challenges of students with disabilities (ADHD, learning disabilities, and autism spectrum disorders, for example). Students will also be introduced to other relevant evidence- based interventions for working with youth. (Spring)

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HUS

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2025-2026

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www.assumption.edu

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HUS

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2025-2026

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www.assumption.edu

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HUS

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2025-2026

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www.assumption.edu

HUS 405 Introduction to Audiology (Fall) Prerequisite: HUS 415 HUS 415 Hearing Science (Spring) Prerequisite: HUS 335 HUS 425 Speech Science (Spring) Prerequisites: HUS 325 and HUS 335

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2025-2026

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www.assumption.edu

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2025-2026

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www.assumption.edu

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HUS

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Edition

2025-2026

Source

www.assumption.edu

This advanced course is designed to provide students with applied knowledge relative to humans’ physiologic responses to acute and chronic exercise stress. Students’ basic knowledge of neuromuscular physiology, energy metabolism, and cardiovascular and respiratory physiology will be honed to focus on human exercise response with the focus of the course being on applications to exercise training and programming, sport, nutrition, youth, aging, and disease. Laboratory exercises will enable practical skills to be gained in measuring and testing for physiological markers of human readiness and response to exercise. Lab fee $485.

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HUS

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026

Source

www.assumption.edu

Prerequisite

BIO 370. This course is also offered as BIO 390. (Fall)

Recommended (but not required): Some programs may require a course in Neuroscience, Kinesiology and/or Neuroanatomy with a focus on the Central and Peripheral Nervous System. First semester first year students who wish to complete the concentration should enroll in BIO 160 and HUS 125. First-year students should also consult with the Health Professions advisor, Dr. Steven Theroux, or members of the department of Health and Human Services. A significant number of hours (as many as 1,000) in fieldwork related to health care may be required for admission to some OT programs. The internship experience required for our program may not provide all of the hours needed to satisfy this requirement. Additional experience can be gained by volunteer work or by acquiring a paid position as a rehabilitation aide. It may also be possible to obtain additional fieldwork experience by completing additional internships within the major. It is also important to note that some graduate programs have atypical course requirements. Students who are considering applying to graduate school for Occupational Therapy should review the admission requirements of the schools they plan to apply to by the beginning of their junior year in order to be certain they will have time to complete all of the necessary coursework before graduation. CONCENTRATION IN PRE-PHYSICAL THERAPY (16) The minimal entry-level degree for practice as a Physical Therapist is a clinical doctoral degree in Physical Therapy. The Concentration in Pre- Physical Therapy is designed to prepare students for graduate study in Physical Therapy. The concentration is not a major, and all students completing the concentration must also complete the requirements of a major prior to graduation. A student may complete any major while also completing the concentration. Many students interested in Physical Therapy have majored in Biology, Human Services, or Psychology, and many of the courses required for the concentration are also required for completion of these majors. The double counting rule applies: see “Undergraduate Academic Policies” above. Please note that a Biology minor requires three courses be distinct from this concentration. 226

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HUS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026

Source

www.assumption.edu

This course is intended to offer students an introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of the field of Audiology. This course will introduce methods of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of both audiological and vestibular disorders. This course will cover a variety of important topics for the beginning diagnostic audiologist, including air and bone conduction audiometry, speech audiometry, otoscopy, tympanometry, hearing aids, cochlear implants, and an introduction to electrophysiologic measurements and vestibular disorders/assessments. (Fall)

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HUS

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course

Edition

2025-2026

Source

www.assumption.edu

This course will provide students with the fundamental principles of hearing science. This course is designed to review auditory anatomy and introduce students to physical acoustics (sound and its measurement), physiological acoustics (physiology of the auditory and balance systems), and psychoacoustics (the perception of sound). (Spring)

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HUS

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026

Source

www.assumption.edu

This course uses a family systems approach to cover the life cycle of the family. Students will learn to develop and use a genogram to better understand the family system. The course also takes a specific focus on the complex challenges that families face when a family member has a chronic illness, severe disability, or substance use disorder. The course will examine family risk factors and interventions employed to prevent and mitigate the effects associated with these factors. The course will focus on developing specialized skills and techniques for working with families in an attempt to foster family cohesion to confront challenges. This course attempts to provide students with a context and a philosophy for facilitating families as they move through time. Furthermore, the course aims to teach professionals to assist family members in becoming a positive resource and support for each other as they confront the many challenges associated with disability, chronic illness, or substance use disorders. The course covers a variety of family assessment and intervention models. The course includes an analysis of relevant and critical issues to consider when working with families during the treatment, intervention, and/or rehabilitation processes. Specific attention is given to the family life cycle and the effect of risk factors, such as disability, chronic illness, or substance use disorders on the family. (Spring)

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HUS

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course

Edition

2025-2026

Source

www.assumption.edu

RECOMMENDED FOUR-YEAR PLAN FOR THE MAJOR IN PSYCHOLOGY WITH A CONCENTRATION IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT The following plan is recommended for psychology majors with a concentration in child and adolescent development. It prepares students for the workforce or for graduate school in the field of child and adolescent development. The major with the concentration is designed so that students reap all the benefits of a major in psychology while focusing their study on topics relevant to child and adolescent development, as well as gaining some internship experience within the field. The major is flexible to accommodate study abroad and students can successfully complete the major with the latest starting point being spring of sophomore year. Students who intend to go to graduate school are encouraged to gain additional research experience in the junior and senior year. 217

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HUS

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course

Edition

2025-2026

Source

www.assumption.edu

This advanced course will provide students with the fundamental principles of speech science. This course is designed to introduce students to the objective measurements of human speech and voice production and perception from acoustic and 141

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HUS

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026

Source

www.assumption.edu

In seminar format, students will work closely with the instructor, and with each other, to integrate and reflect on their previous coursework and experiences in the Working with Children and Adolescents concentration as well as areas of current interest to create a final research project. This course will help students to increase their mastery of theoretical and professional competencies in working with children and adolescents in school, family, or community settings. This course will also help students develop a sense of how this knowledge applies to professional practice and practical issues related to working with children and adolescents in community settings. This course will incorporate concepts such as current trends in working with children and adolescents, promoting well-being and resilience in children and families, risk and protective factors, addressing developmental assets and challenges facing youth, and crisis management, as well as prevention and intervention strategies. (Consult department chair)

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HUS

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Edition

2025-2026

Source

www.assumption.edu

127

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HUS

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2025-2026

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www.assumption.edu

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HUS

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2025-2026

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www.assumption.edu

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HUS

Type

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Edition

2025-2026

Source

www.assumption.edu

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HUS

Credits (min)

12

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12

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026

Source

www.assumption.edu

This course allows students to explore an area of interest along with the guidance of a faculty member. Students will work with their faculty advisor to develop a research or other project that provides immersion into a topic area of interest. Students, along with their faculty advisor, will develop a project proposal to be approved by the department chairperson and the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs.

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HUS

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026

Source

www.assumption.edu