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David M. Sorenson, Chair
2514 ELWC, PO Box 25548, (801) 378-4007

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The Discipline

The Student Development Department provides course work designed to help students in the areas of intellectual/learning, career, and personal/social development.

The Career and Learning Information Center, 151 SWKT, contains detailed, current information about numerous occupations, college majors, educational programs, professional licensing requirements for various states, placement information about recent BYU graduates, and career skills information, such as job interviewing.

Student Development (StDev)

Class Schedule Major Academic Plan (MAP)

Undergraduate Courses

110. Effective Study and Learning. (2:2:0) F, W, Sp Su Independent Study also.

Learning to learn: motivation, time management, reading, listening, notetaking, test preparation, and memorizing; cognitive and ethical development in a learning environment.

115. Life Planning and Decision Making. (2:2:0) F, W, Sp, Su Independent Study also.

Individual development in life planning and decision making, emphasizing personal maturity, goal setting, and decision making abilities in areas of common concern to young adults.

117. Career Exploration. (2:2:0) F, W, Sp, Su Independent Study also.

Applying theories of individual, academic, and career development to the university student. Exploring university opportunities and college majors; graduation planning.

120. Individual Development. (2:2:0) F, W

Applying theories of young adult development in a self-assessment approach to achieving individual development in the life challenges facing college students.

198R. Prelaw Seminar. (1:1:0 ea.) F, W

Choices in majors and prelegal education; the work of lawyers, judges, and others in legal careers; role of law in our communities.

214R. Special Topics in Student Development. (1-3:1:0 ea.) On dem.

317. Managing Career Transitions. (2:2:0) F, W

Anticipating, preparing for, and managing critical transition from university to world of work. Theoretical conceptualizations of career development and practical strategies to facilitate job search/advancement process.

358R. Student Leadership Development. (1-3:2:2 ea.) F, W Prerequisite: instructor's consent.

Analysis, synthesis, and integration of personal leadership experienced in an academic context. Successful leadership: decision making, communications, planning, team building, motivation, and interpersonal skills.

Student Development Faculty

Professors

Heaps, Richard A. (1970) BS, Brigham Young U., 1966; MA, PhD, U. of Utah, 1968, 1970.

Sorenson, David M. (1969) BA, Brigham Young U., 1961; EdM, EdD, Harvard U., 1962, 1970.

Ward, G. Robert (1981) BS, MS, Utah State U., 1959, 1961; PhD, Michigan State U., 1965.

Clinical Professors

Bekker, Demoyne (1990) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1961, 1962; PhD, Ohio State U., 1968.

Isakson, Richard L. (1983) BA, Weber State U., 1970; MS, Bucknell U., 1971; PhD, Cornell U., 1975.

Johnson, Richard W. (1968) BS, Utah State U., 1961; MS, U. of Wisconsin, 1964; PhD, Brigham Young U., 1968.

MacArthur, James D. (1973) BA, MA, PhD, Brigham Young U., 1969, 1973, 1976.

Smart, David (1992) BA, Brigham Young U., 1964; MA, PhD, U. of Utah, 1967, 1969.

Associate Clinical Professors

Bell, Douglas J. (1972) BS, Brigham Young U., 1970; MBA, U. of Utah, 1971; PhD, Brigham Young U., 1984.

Booth, Eileen E. (1989) BS, MEd, PhD, Brigham Young U., 1979, 1984, 1989.

Gleave, Robert L. (1989) BS, MEd, PhD, Brigham Young U., 1975, 1976, 1981.

Maughan, Michael L. (1972) BS, MS, EdD, Utah State U., 1966, 1968, 1970.

Nielsen, Stevan L. (1988) BS, Brigham Young U., 1976; PhD, U. of Washington, 1984.

Orme, G. Craig (1983) BS, MS PhD, Utah State U., 1972, 1974, 1980.

Ruiz, Chris C. (1992) BA, California State U., 1960; MSW, U. of Southern California, 1963; PhD, Claremont Graduate School, 1973.

Shively, Ann Pye (1991) BMEd, Sam Houston State U., 1958; MEd, PhD, Texas A & M U., 1966, 1971.

Assistant Clinical Professors

Bennion, Lynne A. (1993) BS, Brigham Young U., 1981; MS, PhD, Purdue U., 1983, 1986.

Esplin, Patricia B. (1993) BS, Brigham Young U., 1966; MS, PhD, U. of Utah, 1976.

Hendricks, Kathleen S. (1996) BS, U. of Wisconsin, 1976; MS, Northern Illinois U., 1978; PhD, Brigham Young U., 1995.

Jackson, Aaron P. (1993) BS, MA, Brigham Young U., 1985, 1989; PhD, U. of Missouri, Columbia, 1993.

Scharman, Janet S. (1992) BA, MS, PhD, U. of Utah, 1970, 1990, 1992.

Smith, Steven A. (1992) BS, MEd, Brigham Young U., 1981; PhD, U. of Minnesota, 1988.

Williams, Marleen S. (1993) BS, PhD, Brigham Young U., 1987, 1993.

Worthen, Vaughn E. (1991) AA, Ricks College, 1980; BS, MEd, Brigham Young U., 1983, 1985; PhD, U. of Kansas, 1993.

Emeritus

Herlin, Wayne R. (1964) BA, U. of Utah, 1953; MA, Stanford U., 1956; PhD, U. of Utah, 1963.



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