MEC 561 - Student Development Theory and Action Research in Higher Education

3 Credit(s)

The purpose of this course is to introduce college student personnel trainees to concepts of student development theory and to integrate chosen theories into practice. Students will engage in action research projects designed to explore theories of student development via real-world implementation. Students will be expected to integrate concepts of traditional counseling theory (i.e., interpersonal and systems) with student development theory in order to focus on comprehensive student development and practice.