May 10, 2024  
Fall 2020 Catalog 
    
Fall 2020 Catalog FINAL VERSION - Closed for Revisions

Course Descriptions



 

 

Early Childhood Education

  
  • ECED 262 - Programs for Children and Families


    Description:
    Historical analysis of the development of programs for children and families; roles played by individuals, agencies, and government; current program models and techniques for program evaluation.

    Prerequisites:
    One of the following (or concurrent registration): HD 261 , HD 265 , or PSYC 260  

    3 cr.

  
  • ECED 301 - Kindergarten Methods


    Description:
    Examine the Kindergartner as a whole person with very specific physical, language, socio-economic and cognitive growth and needs, and how such needs can be met in the early childhood classroom.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    3 cr.

  
  • ECED 364 - Curriculum and Methods for Young Children


    Description:
    Introduction to curriculum principle/methods for developmentally approp environment for young children in a variety of areas. Includes clinical experience. Available for graduate credit as ECED 564 .

    1-4 cr.

  
  • ECED 366 - Curriculum and Methods for the Emergent Reader-Writer


    Description:
    Introduction to curriculum and methods for implementing a developmentally approp emergent literacy program. Available for graduate credit as ECED 566 .

    2 cr.

  
  • ECED 368 - Curriculum and Methods for Young Children: Art, Creative Dramatics, Creative Movement, Music


    Description:
    Introduction to curriculum and methods for using expressive arts and characteristics of play to enhance development and learning of young children. 2 hrs lec, 2 hrs practicum per wk.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program and ECED 262  

    3 cr.

  
  • ECED 372 - Integrating Literature into the Early Childhood Curriculum


    Description:
    Integration of children’s literature across content areas with a variety of learners. Incorporation of literature in home, school, and community environments.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program, and either CSD 266  or EDUC 302  

    1 cr.

  
  • ECED 397 - Supervised Practicum in the Early Childhood Regular Classroom


    Description:
    Group instruction in regular classrooms involving instructional planning, organization, classroom management, and teaching lessons with appropriate media at the early childhood level.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    1-3 cr.

  
  • ECED 398 - Student Teaching


    Description:
    Observation and teaching under the guidance of cooperating teachers and university faculty. Subtitle will indicate kindergarten or early childhood.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    Variable cr. pass/fail.

  
  • ECED 460 - Home, School, Community Agencies


    Description:
    Theory and philosophy of processes used to establish positive relationships among home, school, and agency personnel. Available for graduate credit as ECED 660 .

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    1-4 cr.

  
  • ECED 498 - Intern Teaching


    Description:
    Structured field experiences in approved school programs. Interns are certified by DPI and employed under contract with schools to design, deliver, and assess instructional programs in grades n-k-12.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program; Complete all methods courses and 75% of content courses in appropriate major. Concurrent registration in EDUC 400  may be required.

    Variable cr. pass/fail.

  
  • ECED 564 - Curriculum and Methods for Young Children


    Description:
    Introduction to curriculum principle/methods for developmentally approp environment for young children in a variety of areas. Includes clinical experience. Available for undergraduate credit as ECED 364 .

    1-4 cr.

  
  • ECED 566 - Curriculum and Methods for the Emergent Reader-Writer


    Description:
    Introduction to curriculum and methods for implementing a developmentally approp emergent literacy program. Available for undergraduate credit as ECED 366 .

    2 cr.

  
  • ECED 660 - Home, School, Community Agencies


    Description:
    Theory and philosophy of processes used to establish positive relationships among home, school, and agency personnel. Available for undergraduate credit as ECED 460 .

    1-4 cr.

  
  • ECED 701 - Kindergarten Teaching Methods


    Description:
    Course examines specific theories and perspectives on the Kindergartner, and how educators can meet his/her developmental growth, needs, and challenges in an Early Childhood classroom. Observation, learning activities, and reflections will foster the learning process.

    Typically Offered:
    Summer only

    3 cr.


Economics

  
  • ECON 100 - Introduction to Economics


    Description:
    Survey economic concepts and contemporary economic issues. The role of business, households, and government. Analysis of demand and supply, income distribution, unemployment, inflation, and business cycles. May not substitute ECON 100 for ECON 110  or ECON 111  to satisfy business administration, economics, and accounting major or minor requirements.

    General Education Designation(s):
    AAS: CCT

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics


    Description:
    Concepts of scarcity and cost; supply and demand; government in the economy; organization and functions of businesses and cooperatives; measurement and determination of national income; unemployment and inflation; money, banking, and financial markets; international trade and finance.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 95 , MATH 105 , or placement into MATH 107  

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: SS; AAS: CCT

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 111 - Principles of Microeconomics


    Description:
    Theory of producer and consumer behavior; pricing and output in competitive vs. monopoly markets; pricing and employment of labor and other resources; problems of government intervention in markets.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 95 , MATH 105 , or placement into MATH 107  

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: SS; AAS: CCT

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 200 - Principles of Economics


    Description:
    An introductory analysis of economic theory, covering both Micro- and Macroeconomic topics. Microeconomic topics include supply and demand, producer and consumer behavior, pricing and output under different market structures, and other topics. Macroeconomics topics include national income measurement, unemployment and inflation, aggregate supply and demand, fiscal and monetary policies. May substitute ECON 200 for ECON 110  and ECON 111  to partially satisfy business administration, economics, and accounting major or minor requirements.

    Prerequisites:
    One of the following: MATH 109 , MATH 111 , MATH 118 , or equivalent placement score

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 243 - Economic and Business Statistics


    Description:
    Elementary theory, interpretation, and business applications of descriptive statistics; probability; binomial, normal, student t, chi-squared, and F distributions; hypothesis testing; and linear regression and correlation.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 95 , MATH 105 , or placement into MATH 107  

    General Education Designation(s):
    AAS: AAS-QL, NW

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 272 - Personal Finance


    Description:
    Economics for the consumer, the art of consumer decision making, issues affecting consumer spending, saving, and investing; the role of cooperatives and other institutions concerned with consumer welfare. May not earn credit in both ECON 272 and HD 372 .

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 299 - Special Work


    Description:
    Premajors in economics may arrange for independent study with cons chair.

    Credit based on scope of project.

  
  • ECON 310 - Introductory Econometrics


    Description:
    Fundamentals of Probability and Mathematical Statistics. Hypothesis testing. Simple and multiple regression analysis. Dummy variables and Basics of Time Series Analysis focusing on applications in Economics.

    Prerequisites:
    Both ECON 110  and ECON 111 , or ECON 200 ; one of the following: MATH 109 , MATH 111 , or MATH 225 ; and either MATH 354  or MATH 255  

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 311 - Public Economics


    Description:
    Analysis of government actions and their impact on both efficiency and equity aspects of the economy. Topics include government actions to address market failure, social insurance, public assistance, and taxation.

    Prerequisites:
    Either ECON 111  or ECON 200  

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 315 - Business and Government


    Description:
    Role of government regulation vs. free markets. How government regulates business activity: anti-trust, economic regulations, social regulations, developing regulatory activities. Economic impact of govt regulation.

    Prerequisites:
    Either ECON 111  or ECON 200  

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 317 - Economic Analysis of the Law


    Description:
    Uses microeconomic tools to examine the common law areas of torts, contracts, and property. Shows how court precedents shape economic incentives and thus affect the behavior of individuals. Uses economic logic to evaluate the efficacy of common law rules in achieving social goals.

    Prerequisites:
    Either ECON 111  or ECON 200  

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 324 - Health Economics


    Description:
    Apply microeconomic theory to analyze behavior of health and health care markets. Includes supply and demand of health care services, private health insurance markets, government provision of health care services and health insurance, and health care policy.

    Prerequisites:
    Either ECON 111  or ECON 200  

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 328 - Poverty, Welfare, Social Insurance


    Description:
    Poverty in the United States; income maintenance programs including social security, unemployment insurance, worker’s compensation, pension plans, and social assistance; health insurance.

    Prerequisites:
    ECON 110  or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 330 - Evolution of American Enterprise


    Description:
    Evolution of business systems and development of American economy; historical transformation of firms, markets, and government; institutional sources of economic growth.

    Prerequisites:
    ECON 111  

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 340 - Industrial Organization


    Description:
    Structure and performance of markets; strategic behavior of firms; price discrimination, product differentiation, advertising, entry deterrence, and research and development.

    Prerequisites:
    Either ECON 111  or ECON 200  

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 342 - Ecological Economics


    Description:
    Interactions and integration of economic and ecological systems. Resource use, disposal, and sustainability. Historical trends and forecasts of the relationship between economic and ecological outcomes. Policy design with a focus on steady-state growth distributive justice, and efficiency.

    Prerequisites:
    One of the following: ECON 111 ECON 200 , or NRES 372  

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: ER

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 345 - Labor Economics


    Description:
    Examine state of modern labor market, theory of worker supply and demand, wage determination in competitive markets, internal labor markets and labor market segmentation, trade unions, discrimination, human capital accumulation as well as public policy related to these topics.

    Prerequisites:
    Either ECON 111  or ECON 200  

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 346 - Collective Bargaining


    Description:
    History and legal framework of collective bargaining; contextual influences on bargaining process; union organization, negotiating strategies, and goals; management organization and bargaining strategies; content of collective bargaining; bargaining process in public and private employment; dispute resolution procedures; current topics.

    Prerequisites:
    Either ECON 110  or ECON 200  

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 347 - Sports Economics


    Description:
    Uses the sports industry to illustrate topics from a variety of fields in economics. Examines pricing decisions, cooperative behavior, and league formation; models of pay determination, contract incentives, and unions; and stadium financing and community effects.

    Prerequisites:
    Either ECON 111   or ECON 200  

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 350 - Microeconomic Theory


    Description:
    Analytical tools for under-standing demand, production and cost, impact of market structure on firms’ behavior, pricing of resources, and economic welfare. Analysis of public policies.

    Prerequisites:
    Either ECON 111  or ECON 200 , and one of the following: MATH 109 , MATH 111 , or MATH 225  

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 360 - Money and Financial Markets


    Description:
    Depository institutions; central banking and money creation; price level analysis; interest level determination; interest rate theory; money and capital markets.

    Prerequisites:
    Either ECON 110  or ECON 200  

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 361 - Macroeconomic Theory


    Description:
    Determination of levels of national income, output, employment, and prices; national income accounting; theory and measurement of aggregate consumption and investment; government stabilization policy.

    Prerequisites:
    Both ECON 110  and or ECON 200  

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 362 - Economic Development


    Description:
    Problems of measuring economic growth; lessons from the past economic growth of today’s industrialized countries and middle-income economies; problems of poverty, inequality, unemployment, and deficiencies in food, clothing, housing, education and health of people in less-developed countries.

    Prerequisites:
    Either ECON 111  or ECON 200  

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 365 - International Economics


    Description:
    Foreign trade, theory and measurement of export and import patterns; foreign exchange markets, balance of payments, tariffs, and the contemporary international monetary system.

    Prerequisites:
    One of the following: ECON 111 , ECON 200 , or NRES 372  

    General Education Designation(s):
    AAS: IK

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 370 - Managerial Economics


    Description:
    Economic analysis of business decision making using regression analysis and forecasting tools; mathematical analysis of production decisions, cost minimization, pricing strategies, consumer demand, and market environment.

    Prerequisites:
    Either ECON 111  or ECON 200 ; one of the following: MATH 109 MATH 111 , or MATH 225 ; and MATH 255  

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 374 - Regional Economic Growth


    Description:
    Factors that promote and/or hinder regional economic and business growth. Geographical distribution of resources and spatial ordering of industrial and commercial activities. Patterns of trade among regional and urban areas; regional business cycles. Patterns of land use and values in regions and urban areas.

    Prerequisites:
    Either ECON 111  or ECON 200  

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 390 - Special Topics in Economics


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic. May repeat for credit with different subtitles.

    Prerequisites:
    Instructor Consent

    1-3 cr.

  
  • ECON 420 - Economics of Organization


    Description:
    Apply microeconomic and game theoretic principles to analyze business institutions and practices. Examine economic theories of the firm and alternative contractual relationships. Vertical integration (make-or-buy decision), corporate owner-ship, multiproduct firm, relational contracting, franchising. Evaluate economic theories with economic experiments.

    Prerequisites:
    Either ECON 111  or ECON 200  

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 450 - Seminar in Applied Economics


    Description:
    This capstone course offers instruction on the qualitative and quantitative methods of the economics profession. Using topics from the economics discipline, examine a variety of types of professional economic studies, for example, literature reviews, case studies, qualitative research, and quantitative analysis. Prepare for the type of work you will be expected to conduct in the economics profession, the business world, or in graduate school.

    Prerequisites:
    ECON 310  

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 460 - Economics and Management of Technological Change


    Description:
    Read, present papers and discuss history of technological change, economic/social determinants of direction and rate of change, effects of change on economic structure/growth, and on behavior of firms. Also, technology problems faced by policy makers and firm managers.

    Prerequisites:
    ECON 111  and 2nd semester junior or senior standing

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 490 - Advanced Topics in Economics


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic. May repeat for credit with different subtitles.

    Prerequisites:
    Senior standing and Instructor Consent

    1-3 cr.

  
  • ECON 493 - Internship in China


    Description:
    Supervised training work program in cooperating agency or business in China plus lectures in English.

    Prerequisites:
    Economics major or minor, or Internship Director Consent

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: GA, XL

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 497 - Internship in Economics


    Description:
    Supervised training work program in a cooperating agency or business. Credit determined by intern director and economics faculty member. May repeat with different experience, but max 3 cr count for major.

    Prerequisites:
    Internship Director Consent

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: XL

    1-15 cr.

  
  • ECON 498 - International Internship


    Description:
    Supervised training work program in an international agency or business located outside the U.S. Credit set by chair and econ faculty.

    Prerequisites:
    Department Consent

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: XL

    1-12 cr.

  
  • ECON 499 - Special Work


    Description:
    Upperclass or graduate students may arrange for independent study with cons chair. Available for graduate credit as ECON 699 .

    Prerequisites:
    Department Consent

    Credit based on scope of the project

  
  • ECON 699 - Special Work


    Description:
    Upperclass or graduate students may arrange for independent study with cons chair. Available for undergraduate credit as ECON 499 .

    Prerequisites:
    Department Consent

    Credit based on scope of the project

  
  • ECON 717 - Economic Education for Elementary and Secondary Teachers


    Description:
    Introduction to basic economic principles and issues; identify resources for economic instruction at elementary and secondary levels; design lessons/activities for integrating economic education across the curriculum. Open to experienced, certified teachers. May not earn credit in both ECON 717 and EDUC 717 .

    3 cr.

  
  • ECON 725 - Economics and Environmental Issues


    Description:
    Role of economics principles in analysis of environmental issues; competitive markets, externalities, environmental regulations, economic incentives, pollution reduction, energy efficiency, waste disposal, population change, and economic development; teaching strategies and instructional materials to integrate economics and environmental education.

    Prerequisites:
    Certified elementary and secondary teachers only

    1 cr.


Education

  
  • EDUC 100 - Introduction to Education: Teaching and Schooling


    Description:
    Survey of historical, philosophical and political issues in K-12 schooling for students interested in careers as professional educators.

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 101 - Field Experience in Teaching and Schooling


    Description:
    Two-five days field experience and seminars in a school system.

    1-3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 104 - Applied Academic Literacies


    Description:
    Workshops in college-level writing, reading, and learning, as well as transitioning to college. May be repeated for credit with different subtitles.

    1 cr.

  
  • EDUC 105 - Study Skills


    Description:
    Improve skills in textbook comprehension, lecture note-taking, memory, listening, preparation for examinations, time management, and systematic methods of study. Learn about university student support services. 1 hr class per wk; addl 1/2 hr appointments to be arranged.

    Prerequisites:
    Freshman or Sophomore status, or with written recommendation of a professional adviser and Department Consent

    1 cr.

  
  • EDUC 106 - Workshops for College Success


    Description:
    Workshops in college-level writing, reading and learning (varies by section). May be repeated for credit with different subtitles.

    1 cr. pass/fail.

  
  • EDUC 107 - College Success Skills: A Leading Edge Orientation to College Course


    Description:
    Leading Edge is a 2-day UW-Stevens Point orientation and transition seminar for students qualifying for services through the Disability and Assistive Technology Center. The seminar is an introduction to services and accommodations; as well as individual planning sessions for students with disabilities. Involves participation in the Leading Edge seminar and four consecutive two-hour weekly classes, involving extended exploration into aspects of assistive technology, accommodations, and self-advocacy training, academic skills development and tutoring services, academic advising and career planning.

    Prerequisites:
    Instructor Consent

    1 cr.

  
  • EDUC 108 - Academic Recovery


    Description:
    Opportunity for academic recovery. Topics include motivation, goal setting, time management, study skills and changing habits.

    Prerequisites:
    Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 109 - Reading in the Disciplines


    Description:
    Improve critical reading and thinking skills. May be repeated for credit with different subtitles.

    Prerequisites:
    Concurrent registration in another designated course

    1 cr. pass/fail.

  
  • EDUC 135 - Thinking and Feeling in Modern Media


    Description:
    Introductory investigation and application of new media, including video games and web videos. Applying interdisciplinary perspectives. Focus on adolescents’ use of media and technology.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: ART

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 145 - Introduction to Mentoring


    Description:
    For student mentors in their first semester. Included topics: history, nature, and skills associated with one-on-one mentoring; understanding university structure; active learning; active listening; the art of questioning; understanding diverse needs; purposeful integration of information; and self-reflective writing.

    Prerequisites:
    Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 200 - Seminar for Professional Educators I


    Description:
    Topics in career, assessment, and technology readiness.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    1 cr.

  
  • EDUC 202 - Personal Portfolio Preparation


    Description:
    Provides direct instruction on professional portfolio preparation for Education majors seeking admission to professional schools of education at a baccalaureate institution.

    1 cr.

  
  • EDUC 205 - Pluralism for Educators


    Description:
    Analyze and evaluate education in U.S., policy of equal educational opportunity, and impact of class, gender, race, and language differences on teaching and learning. Involves lectures, discussions and presentations for pre-service teacher education students on topics mandated for initial certification programs in Wisconsin. (Wis Admin Rule Pl 34.15).

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: XL; AAS: ES, IK

    2 cr.

  
  • EDUC 241 - Creative Activities for Young Children


    Description:
    The philosophy and role of the creative activities (music, drama, dance, literature, and art) in early childhood-kindergarten education; emphasis on the creative activity as it relates to developmental stages. At least one hr lab per wk.

    Prerequisites:
    Sophomore standing

    Typically Offered:
    Not currently offered

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 245 - Appreciative Mentoring


    Description:
    Learn collaborative process, deepen understanding of learning theory, develop learning techniques, engage mentees in active learning, and refine mentoring relationships.

    Prerequisites:
    Instructor Consent

    1 cr.

  
  • EDUC 300 - Seminar for Professional Educators II


    Description:
    Topics in education, professional trends, and current best practices.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    1 cr.

  
  • EDUC 301 - Post-Secondary Learning Theory and Practice


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate area and prerequisites. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 501 .

    Prerequisites:
    Instructor Consent

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: XL

    1-3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 302 - Methods/Materials for Teaching Reading I


    Description:
    Introduction to reading process, includes word recognition, vocabulary, comprehension study strategies and classroom organization for elementary/secondary school. Satisfies state mandate for phonics.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 305 - Wisconsin Indians: Cultural Perspectives on Educational Issues


    Description:
    Analyze and evaluate federal and state policies and laws pertaining to Wisconsin American Indian tribes and band members’ treaty rights and civil rights, particularly in respect to culture, language, and education. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 505 .

    Prerequisites:
    EDUC 205  

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 307 - Special Topics Project in Education


    Description:
    Self-directed study in an area of interest. Project-based learning with collaboratively-designed learning outcomes and assessment. May repeat for credit with different subtitle. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 507 .

    1-3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 308 - Turtle Project II


    Description:
    Comprehensive course in which varied topics provide opportunity to explore curriculum in your daily life and in your professional careers. Topic(s) could include: Problem-solving skills, Remediation, How I Learn, Generalization, Communication skills, Assistive Technology, and Relationship and Life skills. Proposals for projects will be devised in conjunction with the instructor. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 508 .

    1-3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 309 - Methods/Materials for Teaching Reading II


    Description:
    Materials/methods of reading instruction: basic approaches, research, assessment, preventive/corrective measures. Includes Wis Teaching Standards. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 509 .

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program, and EDUC 302 ; or Department Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 310 - Materials/Methods for Teaching Language Arts


    Description:
    Materials/methods to teach, integrate, assess the language arts in middle/elementary setting. Includes Wis Teaching Standards.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program, and EDUC 302 ; or Department Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 311 - Techniques for Intermediate/Upper Grades - Mathematics, Social Studies, Science


    Description:
    Principles, aims, methods, techniques. 3 hrs lec; observation/lab hrs to be arranged.

    4 cr.

  
  • EDUC 314 - Nature and Needs of the Gifted


    Description:
    Introduction to gifted education presenting characteristics of gifted children and their needs as learners.

    Prerequisites:
    EDUC 351  

    2 cr.

  
  • EDUC 315 - Fundamentals of Facilitating Enrichment Programs for High Ability Learners


    Description:
    Facilitation of university enrichment programs for high ability children. Identification of traits associated with high ability learners including social and emotional issues. Concepts and procedures of program design and implementations. Program evaluation and analysis. May be repeated for credit.

    Prerequisites:
    Concurrent registration in EDUC 314 , or Instructor Consent

    1 cr.

  
  • EDUC 316 - Leadership in Facilitating Enrichment Programs for High Ability Learners


    Description:
    Facilitation of university enrichment programs for high ability children. Identification of traits associated with high ability learners including social and emotional issues. Concepts and procedures of program design and implementation. Program evaluation and analysis. Training of small groups of adults to facilitate enrichment programs.

    Prerequisites:
    Instructor Consent

    1 cr.

  
  • EDUC 321 - Techniques in Elementary School-Speech


    Description:
    Methods, materials, and philosophy for teaching speech in elementary school; curricular correlation.

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 322 - Techniques in Elementary School-Art


    Description:
    Explore philosophy, strategies, and materials at the elementary level. Field Experience required.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: ART

    2 cr.

  
  • EDUC 323 - Techniques in Elementary School Math


    Description:
    Principles, aims, methods, techniques, and field experiences. Additional field hours to be arranged.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 324 - Techniques in Elementary School-Social Studies


    Description:
    Principles, aims, methods, techniques, and field experiences. 2 hrs lec, 2 addl hrs to be arranged per wk.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 325 - Techniques in Elementary School-Science


    Description:
    Principles, aims, methods, techniques, and field experiences. 2 hrs lec, 2 addl hrs to be arranged per wk.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 327 - Teaching Reading to Gifted and Talented Students


    Description:
    Procedures and materials for teaching reading to gifted and talented learners in grades K-12; develop teaching materials based on current research. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 527 .

    Prerequisites:
    Either EDUC 309  or EDUC 386 , or Instructor Consent

    Typically Offered:
    Not currently offered

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 328 - Reading in the Content Areas


    Description:
    Skills for teaching reading in content areas, related research, strategies for teaching comprehension, study skills, and critical thinking; procedures for curriculum and program development for teachers and reading specialists. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 528 .

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program, and one of the following: EDUC 309 , EDUC 386 , or ENGL 381  

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 331 - Educational Technology


    Description:
    Use and apply media and technology to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction. Develop knowledge, skills, and dispositions in effective instruction and other communication. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 531 .

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 332 - Innovative Technologies for STEM Teaching and Learning


    Description:
    Provides practical understandings of 21st Century modern knowledge skills sets; addresses essential knowledge, skills, and pedagogic applications for anyone involved in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) learning and teaching.

    Prerequisites:
    Both EDUC 331  and MED 334 , or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 335 - Advanced Analysis of Modern Media


    Description:
    Advanced investigation and appreciation of new media, including video games and web videos. Applying interdisciplinary perspectives. Investigation of implications for adolescent development.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: ART

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 337 - Techniques in Secondary Education-Science


    Description:
    Aims, methods, materials, techniques, planning, programs, organization, testing, and field experience.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 339 - Techniques in Secondary Education-Social Studies


    Description:
    Aims, methods, materials, techniques, planning, programs, organization, testing, and field experience.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 340 - Transforming Perspectives Through Travel Abroad


    Description:
    Focuses on authentic teaching situations to scaffold culturally-responsive dispositions and practices. Includes a required short-term study and/or service abroad experience. Examines unique cultural, political, economic, intellectual, and/or religious components of societies, countries, regions, and peoples that are distinct from those found within the United States. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 540 .

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: GA

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 345 - Leadership and Transition in Mentoring


    Description:
    Explore and apply leadership theory and principles. Transition from mentoring roles to leadership roles on campus/community. Develop plans for mentoring experience application to academic pursuits and career development.

    Prerequisites:
    Instructor Consent

    1 cr.

  
  • EDUC 351 - Educating Students with Special or Other Needs in the General Education Environment


    Description:
    Characteristics and differences of students with disabilities, gifts/talents abilities, or culturally diverse backgrounds; alternative teaching approaches emphasizing the least restrictive environment. Practicum is required. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 551 .

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    General Education Designation(s):
    AAS: SER

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 356 - Individual Assessment


    Description:
    Screening, referral and individual assessment relating to M-team procedures; report writing, decision making, and IEP program planning; monitor ongoing progress; learn administration and interpretation of norm-referenced and criterion-referenced individual assessment tests including recording behavioral data, using rating scales and curriculum-based assessment; field experience. Available for graduate credit as [[permalink=1603|tooltip:{‘title

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program, and EDUC 351  

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 362 - Classroom Management Techniques and Strategies


    Description:
    Comprehensive management of behavior problems of children and adolescents in general education and special education settings classrooms for students with disabilities.

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 364 - Curriculum and Strategies for Students with Special Needs


    Description:
    Teaching strategies, curricular adaptations, and methodology at elementary through secondary levels for students with specials needs in inclusive and special education settings. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 564 .

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program, and EDUC 351  

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 365 - Assessment and Intervention Strategies for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and Their Families


    Description:
    Develop skills in assessment procedures to use with newborn, infants, and toddlers up to age three having high risk and/or disabilities; work in cooperation with family members and related services professionals. Includes field experience. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 565 .

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program, and EDUC 351  

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 366 - Assessment/Intervention Strategies for Preschool Children with Disabilities and Their Families


    Description:
    Develop skills in assessment procedures and intervention strategies to use with preschool children (3-5 years) having at-risk situations and/or disabilities; work in cooperation with family members and related services professionals. Includes field experience. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 566 .

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program, and EDUC 351 ; or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • EDUC 367 - Assessment and Intervention Strategies for Children with Disabilities in the Primary Grades and Their Families


    Description:
    Develop skills in assessment procedures and intervention strategies to use with children ages 5-8 years experiencing kindergarten and primary curricula, early academic skills, and social/behavioral areas; work in cooperation with family members and related service professionals. Field experience. Available for graduate credit as EDUC 567 .

    Prerequisites:
    Admission to the Professional Education Program, and [[permalink=148|tooltip:{‘title’:1}]]%prefix% %code%[[/permalink]]; or Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

 

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