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DISB 302 - Customized Employment: Service Coordination
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: DISB 201
Description: An overview of the Intellectual and Developmental Disability Service System, consumer controlled services and available waivers for persons with disabilities. Also makes the distinction between supported employment and customized employment and the supports available in print, via the Intellectual and Developmental Disability Service System agencies and legislation.
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DISB 340 - Introduction to Behavior Management in Special Education
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: DISB 111 /EDEX 111 , DISB 114 /EDEX 114 , PSYC 101
Description: An overview of systematic behavioral change techniques for use with students in a variety of special education settings, including integrated, resource, self-contained, special school, and residential. Emphasizes a case analysis approach to creating and evaluating behavioral changes for students with mild to severe disabilities. (Also offered as EDEX 340 ; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
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DISB 369 - Education of Persons with Emotional/ Behavioral Disorders, Learning Disabilities, or Brain Injury
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Focuses on major theoretical positions regarding etiology of emotional/ behavioral disorders, learning disabilities and brain injury; definition and identification of the populations; and educational approaches. Reviews research in the field, including current issues, trends, educational practices, and services. Uses a variety of instructional approaches (e.g., cooperative learning, simulations, role-playing) to facilitate acquisition of new knowledge and skills. (Also offered as EDEX 369; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
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DISB 369 - Education of Persons with Emotional/ Behavioral Disorders, Learning Disabilities or Brain Injury
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Focuses on major theoretical positions regarding etiology of emotional/behavioral disorders, learning disabilities and brain injury; definition and identification of the populations; and educational approaches. Reviews research in the field, including current issues, trends, educational practices, and services. Uses a variety of instructional approaches (e.g., cooperative learning, simulations, role-playing) to facilitate acquisition of new knowledge and skills. (Also offered as EDEX 369 ; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
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DISB 378 - Education of Persons with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and Physical/Multiple Disabilities
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Focuses on major theoretical positions regarding etiology of intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, a wide and diverse range of physical/ multiple disabilities, and other health impairments. Discusses definitions, population characteristics, and educational approaches. Reviews research in the field, including current issues, trends, practices, and services. (Also offered as EDEX 378; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
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DISB 378 - Education of Persons with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and Physical/Multiple Disabilities
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Focuses on major theoretical positions regarding etiology of intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, a wide and diverse range of physical/ multiple disabilities, and other health impairments. Discusses definitions, population characteristics, and educational approaches. Reviews research in the field, including current issues, trends, practices, and services. (Also offered as EDEX 378 ; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
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DISB 403 - Customized Employment: Assessment and Job Development
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: DISB 302
Description: A holistic approach to providing job-coach services in community setting. Content emphasizes understanding the processes involved in bringing a consumer through the Vocational/Transition Assessment process, developing and analyzing potential jobs based on consumer assessment data, the development and implementation of accommodations for consumers with behavioral/psychiatric disorders, as well as the impact the American with Disabilities Act has on the provision of Job Coaching services.
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DISB 404 - Customized Employment: Systematic Instruction and Fading
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: DISB 403
Description: A holistic approach to providing job coach services in community setting. Content emphasizes understanding the three essential components of systematic instruction, the development and implementation of instructional programs that include comprehensive fading and follow-up plans and the collection, graphing, and analysis of the assessment, instructional, and follow-up data.
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DISB 440 - Ethical and Professional Behavior
Class Hours: 1
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 1
Description: Emphasizes ethical and professional behavior for educational professionals working with individuals with special needs. Focuses on responsible and ethical conduct as it relates to interaction with students and other professionals in direct service, instructional, and/or supervisory roles. Addresses legal implications related to these roles. (Also offered as EDEX 440 ; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
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DISB 458 - Transition Assessment and Planning for Youth with Disabilities
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Reviews litigation and legislation leading to the legal requirement for the provision of Transition Planning for adolescents with disabilities to include post-secondary education and training, employment, and community living outcomes. Develops competencies in the skills necessary to help students with disabilities make a successful transition from school to adult life. Addresses the importance self-determination and other personalsocial characteristics that must be identified and supported by the transition team throughout the transition planning/implementation process. (Also offered as EDEX 458 ; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
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DISB 460 - Family Perspectives on Disability
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: PSYC 101
Description: Critically examines families as competent and resourceful systems, students explore ways to collaborate effectively with family members. Focuses on legal and philosophical bases for supporting families in making important decisions affecting the education and care of their children (Also offered as EDEX 460 ; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
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DISB 493 - Internship/Field Training
Class Hours: var
Credits: 12
Prerequisite: DISB 440 and 2.75 GPA
Description: Allows the intern to demonstrate competencies working in a public or private agency providing educational/rehabilitation services. This may include, but not be limited to, writing and analyzing comprehensive evaluation reports, counseling individuals with disabilities, understanding agency and/ or service delivery responsibilities and limitations, referral and follow-up processes, and use of various assessment approaches in evaluating an individual’s capacity to function independently in a broad range of community settings.
Previously Offered As: (Offered as EDEX 493 before 2017-18.)
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Developmental Studies |
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DVST 070 - Reading Skills for College Study
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Assists in the development of college-level reading skills with an emphasis on textbook reading. Includes literal and critical comprehension skills, vocabulary development, and reading efficiency. Carries institutional, nondegree credit. It counts toward financial aid and full-time status, but not toward graduation or GPA.
Note: Note: Students who score 250 and below on the ACCUPLACER post-test (administered at the end of this course) are required to enroll in UGSS 110 the following semester.
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DVST 083 - Introduction to College Mathematics
Class Hours: 1
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: May not be taken after successfully completing any course offered by the Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences without written Mathematical and Computer Sciences Department chair approval.
Corequisite: UGSS 160
Description: Explores basic mathematical skills with an emphasis on conceptual understanding. Provides foundational knowledge needed for success in general education mathematics courses. Utilizes hands-on activities with mathematical manipulatives to develop computational fluency and procedural knowledge. Carries institutional, nondegree credit. May not be taken after successfully completing MATH 100 or higher-level mathematics course without written Mathematical and Computer Sciences Department chair approval.
Previously Offered As: (Offered as DVST 095 before 2015-16.)
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DVST 103 - Principles of Intermediate Algebra
Class Hours: 1
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Appropriate mathematics placement. May not be taken after successfully completing MATH 100 or higher-level course without written Mathematical and Computer Sciences Department chair approval.
Corequisite: MATH 100
Description: Enhances the basic algebra skills needed to succeed in MATH 100 by developing strategies for understanding and retaining algebraic concepts. Improves algebraic thinking and problem solving. May not be taken after successfully completing MATH 100 or higher-level course without written Mathematical and Computer Sciences Department chair approval. Does not meet Liberal Studies math requirements.
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Early Childhood Education |
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ECED 112 - Childhood Development Birth–Age 5
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Presents the foundations, theoretical, and practical aspects of the development of young children, focusing on various learning theories/theorists and the developmental stages and needs of children from birth through age five. Examines the various stages of child development with a focus on a review of the research, theories, and theoretical program models, and types of early childhood programs; discusses available community resources, professional organizations, and standards of ethical behavior and practice all in an exploration of child development and contemporary educational, cultural, social, and emotional issues for children, ages birth to five and their families.
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ECED 117 - Family, Community, and School Relationships in a Diverse Society
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Develop a strong understanding and deep appreciation of the diversity among families, communities, and school cultures in the United States. Locate and develop curricular materials and teaching strategies appropriate to this country’s diversity. Recognize families and communities as competent and resourceful systems. Critically examine ways to collaborate with family members and community agencies to support students with and without disabilities. Focus on legal and philosophical bases for supporting families in making important decisions affecting their children.
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ECED 200 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Restriction: Early childhood education/special education major or early childhood education major
Description: Introduces prospective teachers to the historical, sociological, and political aspects of early childhood education. An emphasis is placed on appreciating diversity in the early childhood classroom and on developing keen observation strategies to both heighten understanding of children and evaluate programs that serve them.
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ECED 215 - The Developing Child: K-4th Grade
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Introduces the interrelationships among the various aspects of child development in grades K-4, its relevant theories and educational applications. Through literature review, critique of theories, observation, and large and small group activities, students learn child development principles and how they may be applied in K-4 educational settings to foster successful learning.
Previously Offered As: (Offered as ELED 215 Child Development before 2015-16.)
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ECED 221 - Literature for the Young Child and Adolescent
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Restriction: Early childhood education/special education major
Description: A survey of literature for children from preschool to adolescence. Selection and evaluation criteria for various genres, including visual and literary elements, are the foundation. Emphasis will also be placed on multicultural literature and literature for diverse learners. Stresses motivational approaches for encouraging children’s engagement with and response to literature.
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ECED 250 - Language Development
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Restriction: Early childhood education/special education major or early childhood education major
Description: Acquaints students with the process of children’s language acquisition and development through expressive skills and language comprehension. Observation, documentation, and assessment of language development across the areas of listening, speaking, writing, drawing, and reading are explored from both a theoretical and practical perspective.
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ECED 280 - Maximizing Learning: Engaging All Learners
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Restriction: Teacher Education Major
Description: Examine competencies specific to the science of teaching, the organization and management of functional learning environments, and the design, implementation, and evaluation of developmentally appropriate learning experiences. Explore models of teaching, lesson and unit planning, technology integration, and creating a P-4, 4-8, P12, and/or 7-12 classroom environment that is conducive to learning.
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ECED 310 - Science, Health, and Safety for All PreK to Grade 4 Learners
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Restriction: Early childhood education/special education major or early childhood education major, admission to Teacher Education Step 1
Description: Examines strategies for teaching science and health concepts; design of lessons that integrate science, health, and safety; and learning how to become role models for children. Students develop knowledge of how to design lessons with appropriate content and methods for young children.
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ECED 351 - Literacy for the Emergent Reader: PreK to Grade 1 Learners
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Restriction: Early Childhood Education/Special Education Major or Early Childhood Education Major
Description: Provides early childhood teachers with various strategies, techniques, and materials related to developing early literacy in children. Current research and practical applications are interwoven to ensure a systematic coverage of the most recent methods and best practices. Focuses on the development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills for PreK to Grade 1 learners.
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ECED 411 - Social Studies for All PreK to Grade 4 Learners
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Restriction: Early childhood education/special education major or early childhood education major, admission to Teacher Education Step 1
Description: An overview of social concepts related to geography, history, economics, civics and government, and citizenship. Prepares teacher candidates to offer classroom instruction to all preK to grade 4 learners, which builds civic competence and enables students to use skills of collaboration, decision making, and problem solving.
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ECED 425 - Methods of Teaching and Assessing Language Arts: Pre-K to Grade 4 Learners
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Restriction: Early Childhood Education (ECED) major or Special Education PreK-12 (SPCE) major
Description: Emphasizes the art of communication as an interrelated process. Develops and integrates language arts throughout the curriculum. Explores methods for teaching and assessing developmentally- appropriate oral and written communication, spelling, handwriting, and vocabulary. Gives special emphasis to developmental writing approaches.
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ECED 451 - Literacy for the Developing Reader: Grades 2-4 Learners
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Restriction: Early childhood education/special education major or early childhood education major, admission to Teacher Education Step 1
Description: Provides preservice teachers with theoretical context, as well as various strategies, techniques, and materials related to teaching literacy skills, developing positive dispositions toward literacy, and fostering supportive environments for literacy development. Instructional issues, specifically related to teaching reading to young children, children with disabilities, and English language learners, are investigated. Contemporary research on theoretical perspectives and best practices, as well as practical application, is interwoven to ensure a balanced approach to the most effective instructional practices.
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ECED 499 - Advocacy and Collaboration in Diverse Families and Communities
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Provides students with understanding and skills in multicultural approaches to education that enable them to recognize and respect the diversities that all their students bring to school and to also become effective advocates as they collaborate successfully with diverse families and communities.
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Economics |
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ECON 101 - Basic Economics
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Scarcity, role of prices in determining production and the allocation of resources, business cycle analysis, policy options for reducing unemployment and inflation, economic role of government, international trade, and selected current economic problems are studied. For those who do not plan to take more than 3cr of economics. Note: May not be taken after successful completion of or concurrent registration in any other Economics course.
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ECON 121 - Principles of Macroeconomics
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Nature and methodology of economics; mixed capitalism and market economy; national income; employment theory, including economics of fiscal policy; money, banking, and Federal Reserve System; international trade and finance.
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ECON 122 - Principles of Microeconomics
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Economics of firm; theory of consumer demand; determination of price and output in different market structures; distribution of income; economic growth.
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ECON 143 - Financial Wellness
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Theories and principles related to the physical, social, and emotional wellness aspects of individual money management. Information is focused on building a sound financial foundation as a college student and can be applied throughout the life span to ensure future financial well-being. Successful completion fulfills the Liberal Studies Dimensions of Wellness requirement.
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ECON 223 - Economics of Crime
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Economic analysis of criminal activity and its impact on the allocation of scarce resources. Uses fundamental economic models to explain crimes against people, property crime, “victimless crime,” and organized crime.
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ECON 239 - Economics of Sports
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Introduces and develops the economic way of thinking as it applies to the sports industry. Topics covered include the organizational structure of major American sports leagues (e.g., revenue sharing, salary restrictions, and competitive balance), labor issues in sports (e.g., free agency, reserve clause, unions, strikes, and discrimination), the legal relationship between sports and government (e.g., the relationship between antitrust law and sports), and the issue of sports and public finance (e.g., location and financing of sports franchise and public ownership of stadiums and arenas).
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ECON 281 - Special Topics
Class Hours: var
Credits: 1-3
Prerequisite: As appropriate to course content
Description: Offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 281 are offered primarily for lower-level undergraduate students.
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ECON 325 - Monetary Economics I
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 121 , ECON 122
Description: Organization, operation, and economic significance of US monetary institutions; commercial banks and Federal Reserve System; survey of monetary theory and policy; mechanism of international payments.
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ECON 330 - Labor Economics
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 121 , ECON 122
Description: History, structure, and operation of trade unions and employer organizations; major federal labor legislation; collective bargaining theory; wage determination; current labor problems.
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ECON 331 - Industrial Organization
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 122 or instructor permission
Description: Social effectiveness of industries analyzed through measures of market structure, market conduct, and market performance.
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ECON 335 - Public Finance
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 121 , ECON 122 , or instructor permission
Description: Taxation and expenditure theory at the federal level; federal budget and debt considerations; public sector impact on economy.
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ECON 338 - Poverty in Africa
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 101 or ECON 121 or ECON 122
Description: Examines African poverty as an economic as well as a social phenomenon. It investigates the many sided nature of poverty and the importance of going beyond generalizations about the poor, including the various causes of poverty in Africa. It stresses the powerful ill effects of a combination of sluggish past economic growth, widening income inequalities, and anti-poverty strategies implemented by many African nations.
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ECON 339 - Economic Development I
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 121 , ECON 122 or instructor permission
Description: Introduces the following concepts: theory of growth; theory of economic development of underdeveloped countries.
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ECON 343 - Economic History of the United States
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 101 or ECON 121 or ECON 122
Description: Applications of economic theory and models of economic development to the main patterns of US post revolutionary growth; emphasizes the history of economic development as a laboratory for testing economic hypotheses.
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ECON 345 - International Trade
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 121 and ECON 122
Dual Listed: May be dual listed with ECON 545.
Description: Explains the microeconomic segment of international specialization and change. Analyzes the theories of international trade and their application to commercial policies, historical survey and examination of current problems of international trade, and the institutional setting of international trade.
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ECON 346 - International Finance
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 121 and ECON 122
Dual Listed: May be dual listed with ECON 546.
Description: Demonstrates comprehension of international finance theory pertaining to the foreign exchange market, including the determinants of the supply and demand of foreign currency. Applies theory to current events affecting exchange rate fluctuations.
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ECON 355 - Statistics for Economists
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 121 or ECON 122 or instructor permission
Description: An introduction to economic statistics, including frequency distributions, probability, distributions of random variables, functions of random variables, and tests of economic hypotheses.
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ECON 356 - Introduction to Econometrics
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 355 or its equivalent or instructor permission
Description: An introduction to econometrics, including linear normal regression models of two or more random variables, special econometric problems, and solutions of simultaneous equations.
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ECON 360 - Health Economics
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 101 or ECON 122
Description: Analyzes the market for healthcare: demand by individual consumers and supply by health workers and hospitals. Considers the problems of information, risk, and externalities in making health decisions and the role of insurance. Explores public health policies, both in a world and domestic context. Introduces economic methods for program/policy research: elasticity estimation, cost-benefit analysis, and supply-demand modeling.
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ECON 361 - Environmental Economics
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 101 or ECON 122
Description: An examination of economic costs and benefits of environmental control and modification. Techniques of economic analysis are used to understand economic aspects of environmental problems and contribute toward their solution.
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ECON 362 - Global Poverty and Health
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 101 or ECON 122
Description: Researches information related to global trends in health and poverty and examines theories related to the economic, social, and political forces behind these trends. Economically analyzes the barriers preventing greater access to and usage of health services in poor communities, such as asymmetric information, monopoly provision, and externalities. Critically examines health service provision from opposite economic spectrums: (1) as Global Public Goods and (2) as micro-programs targeting specific populations. Covers case studies of health initiatives in developing countries and their economic impacts.
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ECON 421 - Macroeconomic Analysis
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 121 , ECON 122 and (MATH 107 /MATH 108 or MATH 121 or MATH 125 ); or instructor permission
Description: Emphasizes aggregate income levels and problems of unemployment, inflation, and growth. Covers consumption and investment theories and the role of fiscal and monetary policy.
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ECON 422 - Microeconomic Analysis
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 121 , ECON 122 , MATH 121 or equivalent
Description: Consumer behavior, theory of the firm, theory of exchange, market structures, distribution, general equilibrium theory, welfare economics.
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ECON 434 - Managerial Economics
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 121 , ECON 122 , and (MATH 107 /MATH 108 or MATH 121 or MATH 125 )
Description: Applications of economic theory using algebra, elementary statistics, and calculus to solve managerial optimization problems including problems of forecasting and risk.
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ECON 456 - Advanced Econometrics
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 356 or equivalent or instructor permission
Dual Listed: May be dual listed with ECON 556.
Description: Extends the theory and practice of econometrics knowledge and skill set developed in an introductory econometrics course. Demonstrates greater proficiency in econometric analysis and research skills through additional exposure to the scholarly literature. Considers a variety of topics related to regression analysis, including violations of the Classical assumptions, extensions of the basic regression model, and advanced regression techniques.
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ECON 480 - Seminar
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Restriction: Instructor permission
Description: A seminar in selected economic issues or problems.
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ECON 481 - Special Topics
Class Hours: var
Credits: 1-3
Restriction: Instructor permission
Description: Offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 481 are primarily for upper-level undergraduate students.
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ECON 483 - Honors Thesis
Class Hours: var
Credits: 1-6
Restriction: Admission to departmental honors program; prior approval through advisor, faculty member, department chairperson, dean, and Office of the Provost
Description: An intensive, focused study involving independent research culminating in a written thesis approved by a thesis director and two faculty readers/committee members.
Repeated: May be taken more than once to a maximum of 6cr.
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ECON 493 - Internship in Economics
Class Hours: var
Credits: 2-12
Restriction: Economics major who has completed at least 12cr in economics and has at least a 2.5 GPA in the major and in all course work
Description: Provides on-the-job experience in economics positions with private and governmental employers. The student is also required to complete related academic work in the form of papers and selected readings. Number of credits earned depends on the nature of the job and amount of time involved in internship. A maximum of 6cr earned in this course may be counted toward the 30cr in economics requirement for economics majors.
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Early Childhood/Special Education |
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ECSP 112 - Growth and Development: Typical and Atypical
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Presents the foundations, theories, and research findings on human growth from conception, including basic embryogenesis, up to early adolescence. Examines various aspects of child development with an emphasis on biological, cultural, educational, and parental influences that shape children, as well as selective examples of typical and atypical cognitive, physical, and social-emotional development.
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ECSP 314 - Creative Experiences and Play for All PreK to Grade 4 Learners
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Restriction: Early childhood education/special education major or early childhood education major
Description: Provides teacher candidates with the knowledge and skills necessary to incorporate creative music, art, drama, movement, and play activities into a comprehensive early childhood inclusive curriculum. How integration of creative experiences and play will enhance and encourage the development of all preK to grade 4 learners is emphasized, as is the historical, theoretical, and research base for the integration of play and creative experiences into a fully inclusive classroom.
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ECSP 340 - Introduction to Classroom and Behavior Management
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 01
Credits: 3
Restriction: Early childhood education/special education major
Description: An overview of classroom organization and management, along with systematic behavior change techniques required for effective teaching and enhanced student learning for all children in preK through grade 4 and students identified with special needs or at-risk through grade 8. The research-based classroom management and behavioral techniques can be used to create a positive learning environment for all students in an inclusive setting.
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ECSP 440 - Professional Seminar: Teacher as Researcher and Advocate for All PreK to Grade 4 Learners
Class Hours: 2
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Early childhood education/special education major, successful completion of Teacher Education Step 1, admission to Teacher Education Step 2, concurrent enrollment in EDUC 461 , EDUC 471
Description: Provides support in a teacher candidate’s ongoing professional development. Emphasizes guidelines for professional etiquette, ethical behavior, professional practice, and effective interpersonal relations with teachers, paraprofessionals, school and agency personnel, parents, and students. Facilitates work in engaging in informed advocacy efforts on behalf of children and the profession and examining the theoretical and research base for classroom practices.
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Education of Exceptional Persons |
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EDEX 103 - Special Education Technology
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Addresses the use of assistive technology in the classroom in areas of communication, mobility, education, recreation, vocation, independence, and therapy/rehabilitation. Emphasizes developing awareness of the diversity of assistive technology currently available for individuals with disabilities. Presents specific applications of assistive technology devices, which improve and maintain the functioning capabilities of individuals with disabilities. Includes independent learning activities and information that enables the students to gather information about assistive technology devices, companies, and related services. (Also offered as DISB 103 ; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
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EDEX 111 - Introduction to Exceptional Persons
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Restriction: Department majors, dual majors, ECED majors, minors, and official incoming transfers only
Description: Surveys characteristics, needs, problems, and behavior patterns of individuals who have disabilities or who are gifted. Students develop an understanding and knowledge of individuals with sensory, behavioral, physical, cognitive, language, and learning disabilities. Acquaints students with history and legislative bases of special education. (Also offered as DISB 111 ; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
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EDEX 114 - Atypical Development in Infants, Children, and Adolescents
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Emphasizes foundations of human growth from conception to age 21, plus atypical development related to special needs with regard to cognitive, physical, and socialemotional development. Provides a foundation for the understanding of the needs of students with developmental disabilities ranging from early intervention to the end of their high school years. (Also offered as DISB 114 ; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
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EDEX 223 - Reading Methods and Strategies for Students with Disabilities
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: EDEX 103 , EDEX 111
Description: Focuses on basic concepts of developmental reading instruction and specially designed instruction for students with diverse needs. Reviews research in the field, examines necessary assessment tools, and surveys current issues, trends, practices, and services. Examines issues and practices related to students who are English language learners. Facilitates the acquisition of new skills through a variety of instructional approaches (e.g., cooperative learning, simulations, role-playing).
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EDEX 301 - Education of Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Secondary Settings
Class Hours: 2
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 2
Restriction: Secondary education majors and others who will be certified to teach content from K-12
Description: Examines the issues associated with education of students with diverse learning needs, particularly those with disabilities or who are at risk for school failure. Emphasizes special education, particularly the legal rights of students with exceptionalities and their parents, and the responsibilities of educators in addressing those rights. Examines the differential impact of student characteristics on secondary-level school performance and instructional methods proven to be effective in educating students with disabilities and learning style differences.
Recommendation: Recommendation: Strongly recommended that this course be taken in the same semester as the designated methods course.
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EDEX 323 - Instruction of English Language Learners with Special Needs
Class Hours: 2
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 2
Restriction: Admission to teacher certification
Description: Provides future teachers with the necessary methods to meet the needs of English language learners with special needs in the classroom. Based on knowledge of the behaviors, beliefs, and attitudes of a multicultural approach to learning, instructional methods, appropriate assessment and language acquisition techniques, and use of varied resources are included.
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EDEX 340 - Introduction to Behavior Management in Special Education
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: EDEX 111 /DISB 111 , EDEX 114 /DISB 114 , or Speech-Language Pathology (SPLP) majors.
Description: An overview of systematic behavioral change techniques for use with students in a variety of special education settings, including integrated, resource, self-contained, special school, and residential. Emphasizes a case analysis approach to creating and evaluating behavioral changes for students with mild to severe disabilities. (Also offered as DISB 340 ; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
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EDEX 369 - Education of Persons with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders, Learning Disabilities or Brain Injury
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Focuses on major theoretical positions regarding etiology of emotional/behavioral disorders, learning disabilities and brain injury; definition and identification of the populations; and educational approaches. Reviews research in the field, including current issues, trends, educational practices, and services. Uses a variety of instructional approaches (e.g., cooperative learning, simulations, role-playing) to facilitate acquisition of new knowledge and skills. (Also offered as DISB 369 ; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
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EDEX 378 - Education of Persons with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and Physical/Multiple Disabilities
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Focuses on major theoretical positions regarding etiology of intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, a wide and diverse range of physical/ multiple disabilities, and other health impairments. Discusses definitions, population characteristics, and educational approaches. Reviews research in the field, including current issues, trends, practices, and services. (Also offered as DISB 378 ; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
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EDEX 415 - Preschool Education for Children with Disabilities
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Information on assessment, intervention strategies, curriculum, and prescriptive planning for preschool children with disabilities. For departmental majors who are specifically interested in early childhood special education, as an elective for other interested students in related fields, and as a required course for disability services majors.
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EDEX 424 - Strategic Assessment and Instruction in Expository Texts
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Special Education majors, Early childhood education/special education majors, completion of Step 1 of the 3-Step Process
Restriction: Special Education majors, Early childhood education/special education majors, completion of Step 1 of the 3-Step Process
Description: Focuses on methodologies used for assessing, designing, and implementing instruction in expository texts for students with reading and learning disabilities. Addresses the demands of educational environments in which teachers are expected to collaborate in providing direct services to students. Special consideration is given to the growth and development of collaborative practices. In addition, students are expected to collaborate with each other in planning, designing, adapting, and evaluating assessment and instructional activities for a range of content area expository texts.
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EDEX 425 - Methods and Curriculum Mild-Moderate Disabilities
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: EDEX 111 , EDEX 369 , EDEX 378
Restriction: Special Education majors, Early Childhood Education/Special Education majors, Special Education minors.
Description: Identifies and applies assessment methods, strategies, and curricula. Emphasizes assessment methods and strategies used in a variety of service models that serve elementary- and secondary-level students with learning disabilities, behavioral disorders, mild intellectual disabilities, and high-functioning autism.
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EDEX 435 - Methods and Curriculum–Severe Cognitive Disabilities
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Completion of Step 1 of the 3-Step Process or permission
Restriction: Special Education majors, Early childhood education/special education majors.
Description: Emphasizes methods designed to facilitate the development of an integrated, functional, and community-based curriculum that prepares individuals for integration in a wide variety of postschool environments. Particular attention is given to methods and interventions based on the principles of applied behavior analysis.
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EDEX 440 - Ethical and Professional Behavior
Class Hours: 1
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 1
Description: Emphasizes ethical and professional behavior for educational professionals working with individuals with special needs. Focuses on responsible and ethical conduct as it relates to interaction with students and other professionals in direct service, instructional, and/or supervisory roles. Also addresses legal implications related to these roles. (Also offered as DISB 440 ; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
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EDEX 458 - Transition Assessment and Planning for Youth with Disabilities
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Reviews litigation and legislation leading to the legal requirement for the provision of Transition Planning for adolescents with disabilities to include post-secondary education and training, employment, and community living outcomes. Develops competencies in the skills necessary to help students with disabilities make a successful transition from school to adult life. Addresses the importance self-determination and other personalsocial
characteristics that must be identified and supported by the transition team throughout the transition planning/implementation process. (Also offered as DISB 458 ; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
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EDEX 460 - Family Perspectives on Disability
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: PSYC 101
Description: Critically examines families as competent and resourceful systems, students explore ways to collaborate effectively with family members. Focuses on legal and philosophical bases for supporting families in making important decisions affecting the education and care of their children. (Also offered as DISB 460 ; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
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Education of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Persons |
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EDHL 114 - Introduction to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Persons
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Deals with the different approaches used in teaching students who are deaf or hard of hearing—manual language, oral language, and total communication. The historical background of each approach is presented with its strengths and weaknesses. Criteria for the use of each approach are established in consideration of degree of loss exhibited by the pupil, the age of onset, and the social and psychological implications.
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EDHL 115 - Introduction to American Sign Language
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Restriction: Deaf education or disability services major or Deaf studies minor or permission
Description: Development of manual dexterity and fluency using fingerspelling. Acquisition of basic American Sign Language syntax, semantics, vocabulary, and pragmatics. Practice in acquiring general information from a signed message and conversing informally on commonly used topics. Exploration of the history of ASL and cultural aspects within the deaf community.
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EDHL 215 - Intermediate American Sign Language
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: EDHL 115 , 3.0 GPA required for deaf education majors, 2.8 GPA for Deaf studies minors
Description: Emphasizes vocabulary expansion, comprehension of signed information, and development of fluency in conveying a message in American Sign Language. Focuses on idiom-like expressions, number systems, rules, grammar, and conversational language. Total immersion approach is used.
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EDHL 308 - Supporting Language and Communication for Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing, English Language Learners, and Individuals with Language Disorders
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Special Education (SPCE) majors and EDEX 111 ; or Deaf Studies minors and EDHL 114 ; or Speech-language Pathology majors.
Description: Reviews normal language development birth – 12 years and compares it to the language development of children with various types and degrees of hearing loss, English as a second language, and children with language disorders. Emphasizes specific strategies focused on the assessment and development of English language skills in English Language Learners, Deaf/Hard of Hearing children, and children with language disorders.
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EDHL 317 - Sign Language in a Variety of Settings
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: EDHL 215 , deaf studies minor or permission
Description: Focuses on the use of sign language in the schools, first responder situations, and community outreach events. Includes the adaptation of American Sign Language to Manually Coded English and Signed English, basic principles of interpreting in an educational setting for future teachers of deaf and hard-of-hearing students, and pedagogical methods of including American Sign Language as a language of instruction for deaf students.
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EDHL 417 - Advanced American Sign Language
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: EDHL 215
Description: A continuation of Intermediate American Sign Language (ASL). Focuses on vocabulary expansion, comprehension of signed information, and development of fluency in conveying a message in ASL. Emphasizes receptive ability as well as overall quality of expression. Additional cultural aspects of ASL are discussed.
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Educational and School Psychology |
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EDSP 102 - Educational Psychology
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Promotes an understanding of the principles of psychology governing human behavior, with particular emphasis on the relation to the learner, learning process, and learning situation in an educational environment.
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EDSP 157 - Introduction to Professions in Education
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Introduces high school students to the field of education, as well as the various professions within the field. Acquaints students with the history of education and discusses current issues and trends including societal, political, and cultural influences on the field of education. Familiarizes students with the process of earning a degree in educator preparation at IUP, as well as achieving certification from the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE).
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EDSP 257 - Understanding and Taking Standardized Tests
Class Hours: 1
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 1
Description: For teacher education majors to promote their understanding of the principles of successfully mastering standardized tests such as the Praxis I exam. A particular emphasis on practicing the skills necessary for understanding the assessments. Highlights the application of skill-based decision making in preparing for test taking. Also discusses implications of individual differences and variables that affect performance on standardized tests.
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EDSP 373 - Psychology of Adolescent Education
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: EDSP 102
Description: A study of significant characteristics, behavior, and educational and social problems of adolescents.
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EDSP 378 - Learning
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: EDSP 102
Description: Explores learning theories and educational application in the classroom.
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EDSP 468 - Current Topics in Educational Psychology
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: EDSP 102
Description: Enables students to participate in advanced study of current topics at the interface between issues in education and the theories that drive the field. Investigates topics as they apply to specific aspects of teaching and learning. Investigates current academic considerations with a variety of perspectives being integrated to prepare students for addressing the needs of students.
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EDSP 476 - Foundations of Behavior Analysis
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: EDSP 102 or PSYC 101 or instructor permission
Description: Introduces behavior analysis through discussion of its philosophical assumptions, theoretical underpinnings, and basic concepts.
Previously Offered As: (Offered as EDSP 376 before 2017-18.)
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EDSP 477 - Assessment of Student Learning: Design and Interpretation of Educational Measures
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 or EDSP 102 or permission; admission to teacher certification
Description: Describes major methods and techniques of evaluation used to assess and report the growth, development, and academic achievement of learners in preschool, elementary, and secondary schools, including interpretation of standardized test information.
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EDSP 479 - Interpreting and Critiquing Educational Research
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: EDSP 477 or instructor permission
Description: Obtain knowledge and understanding of various designs, components, and principles used in educational research articles and develop application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation skills which will allow the summarizing and critiquing of a variety of research articles.
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EDSP 493 - Educational Psychology Honors Internship
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: EDSP 102 and admission to Honors Track
Description: A direct experience in one of three centers located in the Educational and School Psychology Department; centers include the Child Study Center and the Center for Rural Gifted Education. Other centers located within the College of Education and Communications or the Teacher Education Program may be considered if approved by the Honors Track director.
Repeated: May be repeated.
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Education |
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EDUC 221 - Seminar in Essential Skills in Peer Mentoring
Class Hours: 1
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 1
Description: Focuses on the critical peer mentoring skills including leadership, professionalism, and interpersonal communication. Instructs students in comprehensive preparation for working one-on-one with mentees, while maintaining confidentiality and respecting appropriate boundaries in the relationship. Demonstrates mentoring skills and proper accountability in supervised field experiences.
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EDUC 242 - Pre-student Teaching Clinical Experience I
Credits: 1
Restriction: Admission to teacher certification
Description: Introduces specific competencies that relate to individual major fields of teaching and university-based instruction, as well as observation/participation in a preK-grade 12 field experience. These competencies incorporate strategies and techniques for addressing the needs of all students, including those with special and English language learning needs.
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EDUC 250 - Labyrinth Seminar
Class Hours: 1
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 1
Description: Focuses on the communication, executive functioning, and inter/intrapersonal demands of college life. Designed to build the necessary skills to navigate the social and academic environment to succeed in the college experience. The seminar includes both teacher- and student-directed topics.
Repeated: This course can be repeated every semester that the student elects to participate in the Labyrinth Center.
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EDUC 281 - Special Topics
Class Hours: var
Credits: 1-3
Prerequisite: As appropriate to course content
Description: Offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 281 are offered primarily for lower-level undergraduate students.
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EDUC 342 - Pre-student Teaching Clinical Experience II
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: EDUC 242 , admission to junior standing
Description: Continues to develop and refine competencies that relate to individual major fields of teaching through university-based instruction as well as participation and teaching in a preK-grade 12 school field experience. Also incorporates strategies and techniques for the delivery of instruction to all students, including those with special and English language learning needs. May be repeated for students seeking dual certification.
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EDUC 421 - Student Teaching
Class Hours: var
Credits: 5-6
Restriction: Admission to student teaching
Description: An experience in teaching at the elementary level; coordination and visitation by a university faculty member with daily supervision by a cooperating classroom teacher.
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EDUC 441 - Student Teaching
Class Hours: var
Credits: 5-12
Restriction: Admission to student teaching, successful completion of Step 2 of Teacher Education 3-Step Process
Description: An experience in teaching at the elementary or secondary level; coordination and visitation by a university faculty member with daily supervision by a cooperating classroom teacher.
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