CREATIVE SYSTEMIC STUDIES (Ph.D. Concentration)
PH.D. TRACK IN CREATIVE SYSTEMIC STUDIES
OVERVIEW:
The nonclinical, online concentration in creative systemic studies encourages an interdisciplinary study of therapy, counseling, coaching, consultation, teaching, community work, and other professions concerned with experiential transformation. This unique doctoral concentration, designed by Bradford Keeney, is for masters level professionals from a wide array of disciplines who desire a deeper study of the contexts that advance the creative practices of the transformative arts. To find out more, please visit www.ulm.edu/onlinedegrees.
PURPOSE:
The academic program aims to provide leadership for innovative interdisciplinary scholarship and multicultural expression in the professions concerned with experiential transformation. Moving past traditional academics, it provides a supportive relational learning community that fosters creativity and co-learning.
EMPHASES:
• The creative art of transformation
• Systemic and cybernetic know-how
• Liberal arts orientation that embraces the humanities and performance arts
• Multicultural approaches to health and well-being
• Diverse forms of interdisciplinary scholarship
COURSES:
MAFT 7000 - Family Systems I (3)
MAFT 7002 - Family Systems II (3)
MAFT 7010 - Family Therapy I (3)
MAFT 7012 - Family Therapy II (3)
MAFT 7014 - Couple and Marital Therapy (3)
MAFT 7022 - Social Ecology (3)
MAFT 7040 - Issues and Problems in Systemic and Marriage and Family Therapy Research (3)
MAFT 7042 - Qualitative and Ethnographic Research (3)
MAFT 7046 - Dissertation Seminar (6)
MAFT 7061 - Family Medicine and Marriage and Family Therapy (3)
MAFT 7013 - The Art of Creative Transformation (3)
MAFT 7009 - Improvisation in Creative Systemic Studies (3)
MAFT 7015 - Absurdity, Nonsense, and Play in Creative Systemic Studies (3)
MAFT 7011 - After Therapy: Developing Alternative Professions (3)
MAFT 7008 - Creative Systemic Scholarship: Cybernetic & Communication Research Strategies (3)
MAFT 7099 - Dissertation Research (12)
Total hours in major area: 60
CORE FACULTY:
The following faculty members are most involved in teaching courses and doctoral committees.
Harper Gaushell, Ed.D., University of Houston
Bradford Keeney, Ph.D., Purdue University
Nichelle Mason, Ph.D., ULM
Justin Moore, Ph.D., ULM
Marcela Polanco, Ph.D. Nova Southeastern University
Wendel Ray, Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University
Hillary Keeney, Ph.D., California Institute of Integral Studies
Jana Sutton, Ph.D., ULM
Mathew Thornton, Ph.D., ULM
Pearl Wong, Ph.D., ULM
DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS:
These distinguished scholars are exemplars of creative systemic studies. Each year, these scholars may participate in the specialty classes on creative systemic studies in the online doctoral program. Some of the distinguished scholars also serve as adjunct faculty and as members of dissertation committees. Our distinguished scholars are listed here.