Special note: Classes, dates, and times are subject to cancellation/change based on enrollment.
Fall 2022 Course Schedule downloadable pdf.
CLASSES HELD ON THE MAIN CAMPUS IN DALLAS IN PERSON
Monday Classes (6:30 - 9:20 P.M.)
Psychology of Conflict (ORG), (CMT), (HUM)
HDDR 6319, Section 701
Class# 5657
3 Credit Hours
Mondays
What happens when one party in a conflict wants something that another party resists doing or giving? Conflict can arise in groups, between individuals, and in many different settings. Students study the psychological context of negotiation, personal and social influences on the parties in negotiation, and the impact of these conditions and behaviors on the outcome. May be applied to the following curricular field concentrations: organizational dynamics; communication, media, and technology; humanities.
Instructor: Michael Lindsey
Special Topics: Transformational Narratives (HUM), (CRW), (ACT)
HUMN 7350, Section 701
Class# 6376
3 Credit Hours
Mondays
Every time people communicate with each other, they perform a kind of translation—shaping their thoughts, or events, or experiences into language. In other words: into narratives. And, by listening to or reading narratives, we then also become able to interpret and find meaning within them. In this course, students will learn more about the rhetorical and theoretical elements of composition while exploring a variety of true, contemporary narratives in order to unpack how they are constructed, consider how they might influence and/or affect their readers, and discuss whether they might work effectively to enact personal or communal forms of transformation. Assignments in this course will additionally allow students the opportunity to construct their own creative narratives or to focus on traditional scholarly research and analysis depending on their area of interest. May be applied to the following curricular field concentrations: humanities; creative writing; arts and cultural traditions.
Instructor: Mag Gabbert
The Struggle for Human Rights (HRJ), (GLO), (AMS), (HUM), (GEN)
SOSC 6309, Section 701
Class# 5522
3 Credit Hours
Mondays
Examines certain violations of human rights within their historical context. Attention is given to the evolution of civil and human rights as entities within global political thought and practice. Students learn to recognize the use of propaganda to justify or deny violations of human rights, from torture to terrorism and from slavery to genocide. May be applied to the following curricular field concentrations: humanities; human rights and social justice; gender studies; global studies; American studies.
Instructor: Rick Halperin
Tuesday Classes (6:30 - 9:20 P.M.)
Potential and Performance: Coaching for Individual and Organizational Effectiveness (WI) OR (ORG), (HUM), (CMT)
BHSC 7369, Section 701
Class# 5524
3 Credit Hours
Tuesdays
Students gain practice and feedback as they use coaching tools and implement, analyze, and synthesize the coaching model, as well as the coaching relationship and the role of coaching in facilitating organizational transformation. Emphasizes coaching that closes the gaps between potential and performance. Also, the transformation coaches experience in that one must change in profound ways (“get bigger”) to move to higher levels of effectiveness. In addition to becoming masterful coaches, students work to increase their capacity for systems thinking and leading organizational change. May be used to fulfill the writing intensive requirement or applied to the following curricular field concentrations: organizational dynamics; communication, media, and technology; humanities.
Instructor: Jennifer Parvin
Creating the Short Story (CRW), (ACT), (HUM)
FNAR 7360, Section 701
Class# 5575
3 Credit Hours
Tuesdays
Students explore and create the short, short story (or flash fiction) and the longer short story. Conducted as a workshop, participants read and interpret a wide variety of short stories, craft short stories, and critique the stories written by their colleagues. The goal of the course is to move student work toward potential publication. This course may be applied to the following curricular field concentrations: creative writing; arts and cultural traditions; humanities. (This course may be repeated for credit.)
Instructor: Lori Stephens
Wednesday Classes (6:30 - 9:20 P.M.)
Law, Ethics, and Morality (ORG), (CMT), (HUM)
HDDR 6305, Section 701
Class# 5659
3 Credit Hours
Wednesdays
A primer on U.S. law and the structure and procedures of the U.S. court system with a focus on the ways alternative dispute resolution methods augment, coordinate, and sometimes clash with the goals of traditional litigation. Students learn how professionals in the field of dispute resolution and conflict management navigate the ethical standards and moral dilemmas that they face regularly. Students learn legal and ethical concepts and terminology essential to working successfully in the field. May be applied to the following curricular field concentrations: organizational dynamics; communication, media, and technology; humanities.
The Languages of Advertising (CMT), (HUM), (GEN), (AMS)
SOSC 7371, Section 701
Class# 5531
3 Credit Hours
Wednesdays
Examines the structure and mechanisms of contemporary consumer culture through the history of print advertising. Using student-based presentations and theoretical readings, students analyze the way in which advertising produces a manipulative world that privileges certain readings over others in order to attract potential spectator-buyers. May be applied to the following curricular field concentrations: humanities; communication, media, and technology; gender studies; and American studies.
Instructor: Kate Montgomery
Thursday Classes (6:30 - 9:20 P.M.)
Psychology: The Discovery of Self (HUM)
BHSC 6355, Section 701
Class# 5527
3 Credit Hours
Thursdays
This course examines the nature of personality development and explores the contributing factors of heredity vs. environment relative to birth order, intelligence, family, and cultural forces. Students have the opportunity to learn and reflect on their own personalities using the Keirsey-Bates Temperament Sorter and Survey. The course explores the many aspects of the personality through learning, behavioral changes, human interactions, and personal growth. The course also offers multiple perspectives with which to view and understand the characteristic changes in personality that make life so interesting. This course may be applied to the following curricular field concentration: humanities.
Instructor: Michael Lindsey
Mediation and Dispute Resolution (ORG), (CMT), (HUM)
HDDR 6303, Section 701
Class# 5658
3 Credit Hours
Thursdays
Examines the function, process, and theory of mediation, in which a neutral third party facilitates the resolution of disputes. Participants gain a functional knowledge of the practice of mediation through lecture, discussion, video simulations, interactive exercises, and role-playing. Satisfies the Texas statutory requirement for mediators. Prerequisite: HDDR 6302 is recommended but not required. May be applied to the following curricular field concentrations: organizational dynamics; communication, media, and technology; humanities.
The Human Experience: An Introduction to Graduate Liberal Studies (INTRO), (REQ)
HUMN 6316, Section 701
Class# 5521
3 Credit Hours
Thursdays
Introductory course for the M.L.S. program that is required of all degree-seeking M.L.S. students. Examines issues of human existence using interdisciplinary perspectives, primary readings, large-group presentations, and discussion groups. Students learn the various disciplines of human thought and problems, and they contribute to the overall knowledge of the many ways in which humans try to understand themselves and the world around them. Also, what it means to be human, including a consideration of the nature of products of human activity and the world in which humans find themselves. Includes a close look at the human condition and human creations such as social institutions, art, literature, and science.
Instructor: Mag Gabbert
Graduating Students
MLS Capstone Course (REQ)
HUMN 7311, Section 001
Class# 5530
3 Credit Hours
The capstone course is required of all M.L.S. students not undertaking a thesis. Conducted as an independent directed study, it is the last course of a student’s program for the M.L.S. degree. Students earning a concentration must pursue a capstone project related to the curricular field area of their concentration. Students have a choice among the following capstone options to satisfactorily complete their degree program and to prepare for further graduate work: the portfolio project, the graduate project, an internship and/or service experience, or a creative project. Workshops will be available throughout the semester.
Instructor: Kate Montgomery
Weekend Classes (Fridays 4:00 - 9:00 P.M., Saturdays/Sundays 8:30 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.)
Communication and Dispute Resolution (ORG), (CMT), (HUM)
HDDR 6315, Section 001
Class# 5666
3 Credit Hours
September 16-18, September 30-October 2
Focuses on human communication in the context of conflict. Addresses the challenges of effective communication and its role in resolving conflict. Attention is paid to the most effective methods of communication used in dealing with differences, particularly methods used by dispute resolution professionals in the processes of negotiation and mediation. May be applied to the following curricular field concentrations: organizational dynamics; communication, media, and technology; humanities.
Dispute Resolution-Based Research Methods (ORG), (CMT), (HUM) (HYBRID COURSE)
HDDR 6310, Section 001
Class# 5664
3 Credit Hours
September 23-25, October 7-9
This course provides students with a fundamental understanding of research methods, allowing them to be discerning consumers of literature in the dispute resolution field and empowering them to judge for themselves the value, validity, and reliability of studies they read. Students learn sound research design, inference from data to conclusions, and the assumptions underlying various methods. May be applied to the following curricular field concentrations: organizational dynamics; communication, media, and technology; humanities.
Instructor: Jessica Lunce
Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (ORG), (CMT), (HUM) (HYBRID COURSE)
HDDR 6302, Section 001
Class# 5665
3 Credit Hours
October 21-23, November 11-13
This course is designed to provide theoretical knowledge and practical skills essential to being effective negotiators. Participants will learn successful strategies for negotiation, as well as have ample opportunity to practice their skills in simulation exercises. The program offers a systematic approach to mastering the fundamentals of making favorable agreements that minimize conflict and maximize results. Some specific benefits include: (1) learning how to maximize the potential of making an agreement on your terms; (2) learning how to avoid making an unfavorable agreement; (3) identifying strengths and weaknesses in personal negotiating style; (4) improving your ability to make good choices in negotiation strategy; and (5) understanding the role of relationships in making good agreements. May be applied to the following curricular field concentrations: organizational dynamics; communication, media, and technology; humanities.
Special Topics: Essentials of Executive and Leadership Coaching (ORG), (CMT), (HUM)
HDDR 6336, Section 001
Class# 5668
3 Credit Hours
October 28-30, November18-20
In the Essentials of Executive and Leadership Coaching, students are introduced to the core competencies and skills required to become an effective coach. Coaching competencies and processes are introduced in order to build a broad framework for understanding coaching. Students are provided the opportunity to assess their current strengths and identify their growth areas as part of the developmental process of becoming an executive and leadership coach. May be applied to the following curricular field concentrations: organizational dynamics; communication, media, and technology; humanities.
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