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RPSS 290 - Topics in Russian and Post-Soviet Studies
Fall or Spring (1-4) Staff
Selected topics in RPSS are offered occasionally. The topic to be considered will be announced prior to the beginning of the semester. These courses may be repeated for credit if the topic varies.
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RPSS 300 - Transfer Elective Credit.
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RPSS 390 - Topics in Russian and Post-Soviet Studies
Fall or Spring (1-4) Staff
Selected topics in RPSS are offered occasionally. The topic to be considered will be announced prior to the beginning of the semester. These courses may be repeated for credit if the topic varies.
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RPSS 480 - Independent Study in Russian and Post-Soviet Studies.
Fall or Spring (1-3) Staff
For majors and minors who have completed most of their requirements and who have secured approval from a supervising instructor. RPSS 480 may be repeated for credit, if the topic varies.
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RPSS 490 - Senior Research Seminar
Fall or Spring (3) Staff
This course is designed as a capstone experience for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies concentrators to guide them in synthesizing their course work and field experiences. It is a variable topics course which brings together critical thinking, research, and communication skills. Fulfills the Major Writing Requirement. May be repeated for credit if topics differ. Open to juniors and seniors only.
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RPSS 495 - Senior Honors in Russian and Post-Soviet Studies
Fall (3) Staff
Please see the detailed description of the honors process in the opening of the Global Studies catalog section.
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RPSS 496 - Senior Honors in Russian and Post-Soviet Studies
Spring (3) Staff
Please see the detailed description of the honors process in the opening of the Global Studies catalog section.
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EDUC 301 - Educational Psychology
Fall and Spring (3)
Limited to students pursuing elementary or secondary teaching licensure. A course that examines psychological theories and research findings dealing with human development and learning. Special emphasis is placed upon the ways in which theoretical and empirical findings in educational and developmental psychology have been translated into educational practice for both elementary and secondary age students.
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EDUC 302 - Characteristics of Exceptional Student Populations (Elementary Education)
Spring (1) deFur Corequisite(s): EDUC 303 , EDUC 340 , EDUC 345 , EDUC 411 , EDUC 414 , EDUC 415 Open only to elementary education majors
This course introduces the elementary education major to the characteristics of exceptional elementary age children (e.g., students who have disabilities, are at-risk, are gifted/talented, come from culturally & linguistically diverse backgrounds) and prepares them with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to identify and use applicable educational policies and services.
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EDUC 303 - Introduction to Classroom Organization, Management and Discipline
Spring (1) Staff Corequisite(s): EDUC 302 , EDUC 340 , EDUC 345 , EDUC 411 , EDUC 414 , EDUC 415
A course designed to help prospective teachers promote positive student behavior. Emphasis is placed on the selection of strategies, procedures and possible actions that enhance classroom organization and management and reduce and/or prevent misbehavior.
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EDUC 305 - Instructional Technology and Design (Secondary Education)
Fall (2) Hofer, Harris Corequisite(s): EDUC 309 , EDUC 311 , EDUC 312 , EDUC 315 . Restricted to students in the secondary teacher education program
An introduction to computer-based and networked educational technologies, emphasizing instructional designs for their curriculum-based uses in teaching and learning.
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EDUC 309 - Classroom Adaptations for Exceptional Students (Secondary Education)
Fall (1) deFur Corequisite(s): EDUC 305 , EDUC 311 , EDUC 312 , EDUC 315 .
A course designed to address academic and social learning needs of exceptional student populations (e.g., students with disabilities, at-risk, gifted, culturally diverse) in secondary level classrooms and appropriate interventions to meet these needs.
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EDUC 310 - Social and Philosophical Foundations of American Education
Fall and Spring (2)
Restricted to students in the teacher education program. An introduction to historical, sociological/anthropological, legal and philosophical perspectives on education. Topics include the roles, organization and curriculum of schools viewed as social systems.
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EDUC 311 - Classroom Management and Discipline (Secondary Education)
Fall (1) Staff Corequisite(s): EDUC 305 , EDUC 309 , EDUC 312 , EDUC 315
A course designed to emphasize problem solving, reflection and decision-making to develop positive behavioral support plans to meet the needs of students in secondary general education classes.
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EDUC 312 - Characteristics of Exceptional Student Populations (Secondary)
Fall (1) deFur Corequisite(s): EDUC 305 , EDUC 309 , EDUC 311 , EDUC 315
An introductory course designed for students with a concentration in secondary education to acquaint them with the characteristics of exceptional secondary age students (e.g., students who have disabilities, are at-risk, are gifted/talented, come from culturally & linguistically diverse backgrounds) and to identify applicable education policies and services.
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EDUC 315 - Differentiating and Managing Diverse Classrooms Practicum Secondary
Fall (1) deFur Corequisite(s): EDUC 305 , EDUC 309 , EDUC 311 , EDUC 312
This course is a clinical practicum designed to acquaint students with the school personnel, policies, and instructional/behavioral practices of inclusive classrooms at the secondary level. The practicum provides students with a view to how different theoretical perspectives manifest in actual schools and classroom settings.
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EDUC 330 - Designs for Technology-Enhanced Learning – Elementary
Spring (2) Hofer, Harris Corequisite(s): EDUC 406 , EDUC 407 , ECON 476 , EDUC 477 . Restricted to students in the teacher education program.
An introduction to computer-based and networked educational technologies, emphasizing instructional designs for their curriculum-based uses in teaching and learning.
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EDUC 340 - Assessment of Learning
Spring (1) Gareis Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program and; Admission to Professional Semester
A course designed to develop competence in constructing and employing valid and reliable assessments of student achievement at the classroom level.
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EDUC 345 - Differentiating and Managing in Diverse Classrooms Practicum:Elementary
Spring (1) Staff Corequisite(s): EDUC 302 , EDUC 303 , EDUC 340 , EDUC 411 , EDUC 414 , EDUC 415 . Restricted to education majors
This course is a clinical practicum designed to acquaint students with the school personnel, policies, and instructional/behavioral practices of inclusive classrooms at the elementary level. The practicum provides students with a view to how different theoretical perspectives manifest in actual schools and classroom settings.
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EDUC 400 - Problems in Education
Occasionally (3) Ward Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in School of Education program and consent of the instructor
A course designed for students who are capable of independent study under the direction of, and in consultation with, staff specialists. Students undertake study and research of educational problems of individual concern resulting from previous study or experience. Course may be repeated if topic varies
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EDUC 405 - Elementary Social Studies Curriculum and Instruction
Fall (2) McEachron Prerequisite(s): EDUC 330 Corequisite(s): EDUC 410 , EDUC 412 , EDUC 475
An exploration of the objectives, instructional strategies and evaluation of social studies education at the early and middle school levels. Included are experiences in the design of instructional materials for use in the classroom.
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EDUC 406 - Elementary Science Curriculum and Instruction
Spring (2) Matkins Corequisite(s): EDUC 330 , EDUC 407 , EDUC 476 , EDUC 477 . Open to students admitted to the Teacher Education program
A course designed to build fundamental knowledge of elementary science teaching and learning including standards-based curriculum design and research-based teaching strategies. The course focuses upon developing inquiry-based lessons for K-6 students.
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EDUC 407 - Elementary Mathematics Curriculum and Instruction
Spring (2) Mason Corequisite(s): EDUC 406 , EDUC 414 , EDUC 415 , EDUC 476 , EDUC 477
Assists the beginning teacher to develop appropriate skills and knowledge for teaching mathematics at the early and middle school levels.
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EDUC 410 - Elementary Reading/Language Arts Curriculum and Instruction
Fall (5) Johnson Corequisite(s): EDUC 405 , EDUC 412 , EDUC 475 . Restricted to Education majors
A course on the fundamentals of developmental and diagnostic reading/language arts instruction in elementary schools. Included is study of the school literacy program from emergent literacy to reading in the content areas. Classroom diagnostic techniques and corrective methods are an integral part of the course.
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EDUC 411 - Classroom Adaptations for Exceptional Student Populations (Elementary Education)
Spring (1) deFur Corequisite(s):
EDUC 302 , EDUC 303 , EDUC 340 , EDUC 345 , 411, EDUC 414 , EDUC 415 . Restricted to Education majors
This course prepares elementary education teachers to develop differentiated instruction for the individual learning needs of students in elementary classrooms who have disabilities, who are at-risk for school failure, or who are gifted/talented learners, as well as students who are culturally and linguistically diverse.
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EDUC 412 - Reading and Language Arts Curriculum and Instruction (Practicum)
Fall (1) Johnson, Staff Corequisite(s): EDUC 405 , EDUC 410 , EDUC 411 , EDUC 475
This practica experience is designed to provide opportunities for students to observe and participate in reading and language arts instruction in an elementary or middle school classroom.
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EDUC 414 - Student Teaching Seminar (Elementary Education)
Spring (1) Staff Corequisite(s): EDUC 302 , EDUC 303 , EDUC 340 , EDUC 345 , EDUC 411 , EDUC 415
A seminar designed to provide students with an opportunity to reflectively refine their knowledge, decision-making and skills in coordinating instruction, classroom organization, management and discipline.
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EDUC 415 - Supervised Teaching in Elementary Education
Spring (7) Staff Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Professional Semester Corequisite(s): EDUC 302 , EDUC 303 , EDUC 340 , EDUC 345 , EDUC 411 , EDUC 414
A field-based experience designed to enable pre-service elementary teachers to become competent at the entry level in the roles, functions and skills of classroom teachers.
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EDUC 420 - Secondary English Curriculum and Instruction Practicum
Fall (1) Moore Corequisite(s): EDUC 441
A course designed to provide the prospective English teacher with structured opportunities to observe, reflect upon, and participate in the community and school culture in which they will be student teaching in the following semester.
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EDUC 421 - Children’s Literature
Occasionally (3) Johnson
This course provides a thorough look at the field of children’s literature including the value of children’s books, criteria for selecting and evaluating children’s books, a survey of the categories of children’s literature and discussion of issues involving children’s literature.
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EDUC 425 - Trends and Legal Issues in Special Education
Spring & Summer (3) deFur
This is an introductory course which examines disabilities included in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and emphasizes relevant legislation and litigation which provides a foundation for current delivery of educational services. Course content also provides the opportunity to explore issues related to the education of other groups of exceptional students who might be at-risk for school failure because of special needs; i.e. gifted, limited English proficiency, culturally diverse, and socially maladjusted.
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EDUC 429 - Secondary Mathematics Curriculum and Instruction Practicum
Fall (1) Mason Corequisite(s): EDUC 443
A field and university based course designed to provide students with an opportunity to reflectively apply and refine their skills and knowledge about the teaching of mathematics.
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EDUC 434 - Secondary Foreign Language Curriculum and Instruction Practicum
Fall (1) Parker Corequisite(s): EDUC 442
A course designed to provide the prospective secondary teacher with opportunities to experience and reflect on the practices of foreign language education in the school and community setting.
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EDUC 436 - Secondary Science Curriculum and Instruction Practicum
Fall (1) Matkins Corequisite(s): EDUC 444
A field and university based course designed to provide students with a first opportunity to reflectively apply/refine their skills/ knowledge about the teaching of science as both a process and a product, as a way of knowing and as a body of knowledge.
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EDUC 437 - Secondary Social Studies Curriculum and Instruction Practicum
Fall (1) Stoddard Corequisite(s): EDUC 440
A course designed to provide the prospective secondary teacher with opportunities to experience and reflect on the practices of social studies education in the school and community setting.
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EDUC 438 - Instructional Planning in Secondary English
Spring (2) Moore Corequisite(s): EDUC 340 , EDUC 438P , EDUC 449 , EDUC 495 . Restricted to Education majors
A five-week intensive campus and field-based course designed to provide students opportunities to apply and refine skills and knowledge about teaching and learning English. Guided by College faculty and a public school mentor, students continue the work begun in the methods course, designing units of instruction for use during their internship in supervised teaching.
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EDUC 438P - Instructional Planning in Secondary English – Practicum
Spring (1) Prerequisite(s): Field based experience coordinated with EDUC 438 .
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EDUC 439 - Instructional Planning in Secondary Mathematics
Spring (2) Mason Corequisite(s): EDUC 340 , EDUC 439P , EDUC 450 , EDUC 497 . Restricted to Education majors
A field and university based course designed to provide students with an opportunity to reflectively apply and refine their skills and knowledge about the teaching of mathematics design, teaching and evaluation of their instruction practices.
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EDUC 439P - Instructional Planning in Secondary Mathematics – Practicum
Spring (1) Prerequisite(s): Field based experience coordinated with EDUC 439 .
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EDUC 440 - Curriculum and Instructional Methods (Social Studies)
Fall (3) Stoddard Corequisite(s): EDUC 309 , EDUC 311 , EDUC 312 , EDUC 315 , EDUC 437 . Restricted to Education majors
A basic course in instructional methodology and an introduction to secondary social studies teaching methods and materials.
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EDUC 441 - Curriculum and Instructional Methods (English)
Fall (3) Moore Corequisite(s): EDUC 309 , EDUC 311 , EDUC 312 , EDUC 315 , EDUC 434 . Restricted to Education majors
A basic course in instructional methodology and an introduction to secondary English teaching methods and materials.
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EDUC 442 - Curriculum and Instructional Methods (Foreign Language)
Fall (3) Parker Corequisite(s): EDUC 309 , EDUC 311 , EDUC 312 , EDUC 315 , EDUC 434 . Restricted to Education majors
A basic course in instructional methodology and an introduction to PreK-12 foreign language teaching methods and materials.
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EDUC 443 - Curriculum and Instructional Methods (Mathematics)
Fall (3) Mason Corequisite(s): EDUC 309 , EDUC 311 , EDUC 312 , EDUC 315 , EDUC 429 . Restricted to Education majors
A basic course in instructional methodology and an introduction to secondary mathematics teaching methods and materials.
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EDUC 444 - Curriculum and Instructional Methods (Science)
Fall (3) Matkins Corequisite(s): EDUC 309 , EDUC 311 , EDUC 312 , EDUC 315 , EDUC 436 . Restricted to Education majors
A basic course in instructional methodology and an introduction to secondary science teaching methods and materials.
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EDUC 445 - Instructional Planning in Secondary Foreign Language
Spring (2) Parker Corequisite(s): EDUC 340 , EDUC 445P , EDUC 451 , EDUC 496
A five-week intensive campus and field-based course designed to provide students opportunities to apply and refine skills and knowledge about teaching and learning foreign languages. Students continue the work begun in the methods course, designing units of instruction and planning detailed lesson plans.
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EDUC 445P - Instructional Planning in Secondary Foreign Language – Practicum
Spring (1) Prerequisite(s): Field based experience coordinated with EDUC 445 .
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EDUC 446 - Instructional Planning in Secondary Science
Spring (2) Matkins Corequisite(s): EDUC 340 , EDUC 446P , EDUC 452 , EDUC 498
A field and university based course designed to provide students with an opportunity to reflectively apply their skills, knowledge about the teaching of science as both a process and a product, to instructional design, teaching, reflection and evaluation of their teaching and the revision thereof.
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EDUC 446P - Instructional Planning in Secondary Science- Practicum
Spring (1) Parker Prerequisite(s): Field based experience coordinated with EDUC 446 .
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EDUC 447 - Instructional Planning in Secondary Social Studies
Spring (2) Stoddard Corequisite(s): EDUC 340 , EDUC 447P , EDUC 454 ,
A field and campus based course designed to provide students with an opportunity to make thoughtful decisions, with the help of College faculty and public school mentor about planning and instruction immediately prior and during the first five weeks of student teaching.
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EDUC 447P - Instructional Planning in Secondary Social Studies – Practicum
Spring (1) Prerequisite(s): Field based experience coordinated with EDUC 447 .
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EDUC 449 - Secondary Curriculum and Instruction Seminar (English)
Spring (1) Moore Corequisite(s): EDUC 340 , EDUC 438 , EDUC 438P , EDUC 495
A course designed to provide secondary English student teachers with opportunities to refine their teaching and learning through analysis, reflection, and discussion of their own behavior as teachers and the behaviors of teachers, students, and other school personnel.
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EDUC 450 - Secondary Curriculum and Instruction Seminar (Mathematics)
Spring (1) Mason Corequisite(s): EDUC 340 , EDUC 439 , EDUC 439P , EDUC 497
A field and university based course designed to provide students with an opportunity to reflectively apply and refine their skills and knowledge about the teaching of mathematics.
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EDUC 451 - Secondary Curriculum and Instruction Seminar (Foreign Language)
Spring (1) Parker Corequisite(s): EDUC 340 , EDUC 445 , EDUC 445P , EDUC 496
A course designed to provide PreK-12 foreign language student teachers with opportunities to refine their teaching and learning through analysis, reflection, and discussion of their own behavior as teachers and the behaviors of teachers, students, and other school personnel
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EDUC 452 - Secondary Curriculum and Instruction Seminar (Science)
Spring (1) Matkins Corequisite(s): EDUC 340 , EDUC 446 , EDUC 446P , EDUC 498
A field and university based course designed to provide students with an opportunity to reflectively refine their skills/knowledge about the teaching of science as both a process and a product, as a way of knowing and as a body of knowledge.
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EDUC 453 - Characteristics and Accommodations for Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities in the General Curriculum
Spring (3) Korinek
Characteristics of students with learning and emotional disabilities, traumatic brain injury, and other health impairments participating in the general education curriculum: Definitions, terminology, contributing factors, support needs, and techniques for identifying children and youth with these disabilities are addressed. The impact of these conditions on learning and performance as well as instructional accommodations and service delivery options are examined.
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EDUC 454 - Secondary Curriculum and Instruction Seminar (Social Studies)
Spring (1) Stoddard Corequisite(s): EDUC 340 , EDUC 447 , EDUC 447P , EDUC 494
A course designed to provide student teachers with an opportunity to reflect upon ways they can apply and refine their knowledge and skills about the teaching of social studies.
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EDUC 456 - Characteristics and Adaptations for Students with Developmental Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders
Spring (3) DeFur, Korinek, Ramer
A comprehensive overview of the diagnoses and characteristics of developmental delay, autism spectrum disorder, and intellectual disability. The impact characteristics have on students in the general education curriculum, and adaptations to enhance learning while emphasizing
individual goals and objectives are addressed.
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EDUC 460 - Content Reading and Writing
Spring (2) Staff Corequisite(s): EDUC 461
This course is designed to develop in prospective teachers an understanding of the role of reading and writing in the content area disciplines. Course topics include developmental reading and writing in the content areas, instructional strategies with content area textbooks, and techniques for improving reading and writing in the content areas.
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EDUC 461 - Content Reading and Writing Practicum
Spring (1) Staff Corequisite(s): EDUC 460
Students in the Secondary Education Teacher Licensure Program will select effective instructional literacy strategies and design and implement instructional lessons to enhance subject matter learning across the curriculum based on appropriate assessment information.
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EDUC 475 - Elementary Social Studies Curriculum and Instruction Practicum
Fall (1) McEachron Corequisite(s): EDUC 405 , EDUC 410 , EDUC 412
A course designed to provide the prospective elementary or middle school teacher with opportunities to experience and reflect on practices of social studies education in the school setting.
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EDUC 476 - Elementary Science Curriculum and Instruction (Practicum)
Spring (1) Matkins Corequisite(s): EDUC 330 , EDUC 406 , EDUC 407 , EDUC 477 . Restricted to Education majors
A course designed to provide students the opportunity to apply their beginning science teaching skills in the K-6 classroom. The course involves students in designing, implementing, and reflecting upon the implementation of science lessons for the purpose of developing concepts and strengthening thinking skills in science.
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EDUC 477 - Elementary Mathematics Curriculum and Instruction (Practicum)
Spring (1) Mason, Staff Corequisite(s): EDUC 330 , EDUC 406 , EDUC 407 , EDUC 476
A course designed to provide students with an opportunity to apply, refine and modify their preliminary beliefs about teaching mathematics.
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EDUC 491 - Independent Study in Education
Fall and Spring (Var.) Staff
Hours and credits arranged. Independent study shall not substitute for regular required courses.
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EDUC 494 - Internship in Supervised Teaching (Social Studies)
Spring (7) Stoddard Prerequisite(s): Admitted to professional semester Corequisite(s): EDUC 340 , EDUC 447 , EDUC 447P , EDUC 454
A field-experience course designed to enable pre-service secondary teachers to become competent at the entry level in the roles, functions and skills of classroom social studies teachers.
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EDUC 495 - Internship in Supervised Teaching (English)
Spring (7) Moore Prerequisite(s): Admitted to professional semester Corequisite(s): EDUC 340 , EDUC 438 , EDUC 438P , EDUC 449
A field-experience course designed to enable pre-service secondary teachers to become competent at the entry level in the roles, functions and skills of classroom English teachers.
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EDUC 496 - Internship in Supervised Teaching (Foreign Language)
Spring (7) Parker Prerequisite(s): Admitted to professional semester Corequisite(s): EDUC 340 , EDUC 445 , EDUC 445P , EDUC 451
A field-experience course designed to enable pre-service secondary teachers to become competent at the entry level in the roles, functions and skills of classroom foreign language teachers.
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EDUC 497 - Internship in Supervised Teaching (Mathematics)
Spring (7) Mason Prerequisite(s): Admitted to professional semester Corequisite(s): EDUC 340 , EDUC 439 , EDUC 439P , EDUC 450
A field-experience course designed to enable pre-service secondary teachers to become competent at the entry level in the roles, functions and skills of classroom mathematics teachers.
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EDUC 498 - Internship in Supervised Teaching (Science)
Spring (7) Matkins Prerequisite(s): Admitted to professional semester Corequisite(s): EDUC 340 , EDUC 446 , EDUC 446P , EDUC 452
A field-experience course designed to enable pre-service secondary teachers to become competent at the entry level in the roles, functions and skills of classroom science teachers.
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EDUC 499 - Seminar in Teaching
Spring (2) Staff
A course designed to provide student teachers with an opportunity to examine the teaching/learning situation through study of their own behavior as teachers, the behavior of other teachers and of students.
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SOCL 150 - Freshman Seminar
Fall and Spring (3) Staff
This seminar is an introduction to the concepts and methods of sociology through the exploration of a specific topic. Details of each course offering and the topic of concentration are provided in the schedule.
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SOCL 151W - Freshman Seminar: Gender in non-Western Cultures
Fall or Spring (4) Ozyegin (GER 4B)
This seminar examines the practices and conceptualizations of gender and their social and cultural consequences in selected non- Western societies. Normally open to first-year students only. (Cross listed with GSWS 151W )
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SOCL 203 - American Society
Fall and Spring (3) Staff (GER 3)
This course explores a variety of issues about American Society and its changing nature. Attention is given to selected demographic, historical, cultural, organizational and institutional features of American society and their consequences for lifestyles, social trends and public policy.
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SOCL 204 - Contemporary Social Problems In the US
Fall and Spring (3) Staff (GER 3)
This course explores problems in society and their social construction. Explores how sociologists approach issues such as inequality by race, class and gender. Other topics covered may include violence, environmental degradation and social deviance.
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SOCL 205 - Global Social Problems
Fall and Spring (3) Sohoni, Quark (GER 3)
This course Introduces students to the sociological analysis of social problems with an emphasis on the impacts of globalization. Specific topics covered may include economic development and wealth inequality, global warming, global health, and gender inequalities.
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SOCL 240 - Special Topics In Sociology
Fall and Spring (1-3) Staff
Selected topics in sociology. The topics to be considered will be announced prior to the beginning of the semester. Instructors may require prior approval for registration. This course may be repeated for credit If topic varies
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SOCL 250 - Principles of Sociology
Fall and Spring (3) Staff (GER 3)
This course is an introduction to sociology. It examines historical traditions, classical writers and their theories and basic sociological concepts. Sociological research is used to illustrate how sociologists help us understand the relationships between the social world and the individual.
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SOCL 301 - Society and the Individual
Fall or Spring (3) Staff (GER 3)
This course examines major features of modern societies and typical individual adaptations to them. It explores issues such as the potential for individual autonomy and freedom generated by modern societies as well as the constraints placed on individuals by societies.
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SOCL 302 - Criminology
Fall or Spring (3) Aday, Ousey Prerequisite(s): Required previous course: any 200-level sociology course
This course examines justice and civility in law and law enforcement. Two interrelated parts are explored: (1) the creation and administration of criminal law; and (2) the development of patterns of behavior that violate criminal laws.
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SOCL 304 - Gender in Society
Fall or Spring (3) Bickham Mendez
This course explores different theoretical approaches to gender and its intersections with other sources of inequality such as race, class and age. Possible topics include: gender and sexuality, masculinities, gender and the body, and inequalities in the workplace and home.
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SOCL 306 - Urban Sociology
Fall or Spring (3) Hanley, Saporito
This course examines the emergence of cities, particularly urbanization in the U.S. Explores urban structure from ecological and social perspectives, selected problems associated with urban growth including housing, segregation, education, crime and politics.
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SOCL 307 - Sociology of Education
Fall or Spring (3) Saporito
This course examines education as an institution that perpetuates inequality but also serves as a pathway for social mobility. It explores current educational issues such as equality of educational opportunity by race, class and gender, school segregation, and school accountability.
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SOCL 308 - Environmental Sociology
Fall or Spring (3) Kaup
This course examines why some environmental risks gain attention while others are ignored, how communities and individuals respond to environmental hazards, how environmental concern is measured, characteristics of the environmental movement and whether our society can become sustainable.
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SOCL 309 - Media and Society
Fall or Spring (3) Gosin, Linneman
This course examines the media as an institution that influences and is influenced by other institutions. Possible topics include: media industries as complex organizations, media influence on politics, audience reception of media content, and the implications of new media technologies.
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SOCL 310 - Wealth, Power, and Inequality
Fall or Spring (3) Hanley, Ozyegin
This course explores inequality and how it is created and maintained. It takes a comparative, in-depth look at class and stratification in society, examining inequality in income, wealth, prestige, and power, and the cultural and economic systems that maintain it.
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SOCL 311 - Birth, Sex, Death: Population and Society
Fall or Spring (3) Sohoni
This course examines debates about the effects of population growth on the environment, food supplies, distribution of resources, and standards of living. It explores the causes and consequences of population growth, composition, and distribution in economically developed and underdeveloped areas.
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SOCL 312 - Comparative Sociology
Fall and Spring (3) Ozyegin (4B)
This course explores non-Western societies, including critical examination of the ways in which non-Western cultures have been interpreted in the West. Topics include gender, class, and race-based stratification; family systems; industrialization; urbanization; international migration; globalization; national cultures as “imagined communities.” (Cross listed with GSWS 312 )
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SOCL 313 - Globalization and International Development
Fall (3) Bickham Mendez, Quark (GER 4B)
This course examines the impact of globalization on the social, cultural and economic development of “non-Western” societies. Case studies will emphasize interconnections between global processes and local people. Possible topics: global economy, transnational migration, human rights, gender, and racial/ethnic diasporas.
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SOCL 332 - Families and Kinship
Fall or Spring (3) Jenkins
This course grapples with the complex issues of contemporary family life by analyzing historical and current variations in family forms and practices. We pay particular attention to how family experiences are shaped by gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, and socio-economic status.
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SOCL 337 - Immigration, Assimilation and Ethnicity
Fall or Spring (3) Bickham Mendez, Sohoni, Gosin. (GER 3)
This course explores three questions: the forces that influence people to leave their own countries for the U.S.; how immigrants and their children adapt to their new surroundings; the role of historical and contemporary immigration on race/ethnic relations.
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SOCL 340 - Special Topics In Sociology
Fall and Spring (1-4) Staff
Selected topics in sociology. The topics to be considered will be announced prior to the beginning of the semester. Instructors may require prior approval for registration. This course may be repeated for credit If topic varies
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SOCL 350 - Critical Engagement in Context
Fall or Spring (4) Staff
This course will survey a range of critical theories and perspectives about civic engagement, including but not limited to philosophies of citizenship, organizational structure and efficacy, social justice and inequality, social movements, and others. Students will be encouraged to use an interdisciplinary lens for understanding principles and practices of civic engagement in this course, delving more deeply in areas of faculty expertise but covering a range of theoretical and critical perspectives that “complicate” notions of identity, community, and effective engagement depending on social, economic, and global contexts of participation for example. (Cross-listed with CMST 350 )
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SOCL 351 - Sociological Theory
Fall (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): SOCL 250
This course explores classical and modern sociological theories and theorists. Examined also is the development of the discipline of sociology during the 19th and 20th centuries.
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SOCL 352 - Methods of Social Research
Fall (3) Staff
Recommended Previous Course: SOCL 250 This course introduces students to the methods used by social scientists. Specifically, students learn skills necessary to evaluate the strengths/weaknesses of quantitative and qualitative approaches, interpret the main arguments of different methods, and assess whether research findings support stated conclusions.
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SOCL 353 - Social Statistics
Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): SOCL 250 or by consent of instructor. Recommended Previous Course: SOCL 352 (GER 1)
This course concentrates on inference and the use of multivariate techniques for uncovering explanatory relationships among variables. Students learn how to interpret statistical results, as well as convey results verbally and through tables and graphs. Laboratory activities use statistical software.
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SOCL 360 - Sociology of Sport
Spring (3) Staff
This course examines the structure, processes and problems of sport as an institutionalized social system. Topics include: youth sport programs, intercollegiate athletics, sport and deviant behavior. Examines the relationships between sport, race, gender, education, politics, religion, and the economy.
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SOCL 361 - Social Movements and Social Change
Fall or Spring (3) Bickham Mendez, Linneman (GER 3)
This course examines different approaches to social change, social movements and collective action. Case studies will be used to explore such topics as; movement formation, strategies and effectiveness, collective identities, counter-cultures, the media and social control.
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SOCL 362 - Medical Sociology
Fall or Spring (3) Staff
This course explores the sociology of health and illness, focusing in particular on how power and inequality shape the practice of medicine and the availability of health care in the United States. Special topics include cancer, genetics, and integrative medicine.
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SOCL 363 - Sociology of Religion
Fall or Spring (3) Jenkins
This course explores systems of belief, rituals, organizations and movements. The course examines factors that influence religiosity, as well as the ways religion affects (and is affected by) other social institutions, such as the economy, politics and the educational system. (Cross-listed with RLST 363).
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SOCL 364 - Sociology of Work
Fall or Spring (3) Staff
This course examines the role of work in contemporary society. Social, institutional and cultural influences are explored. Topics examined include: global work issues, paid and unpaid work, gendered segregation of work, discrimination in the workplace, and workplace cultures.
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SOCL 365 - Economy and Society
Fall or Spring (3) Hanley
This course examines economic action through a sociological lens. It includes examinations of early and recent features of capitalist development, the relationship of states and economic actors and institutions, labor and labor movements, and globalization. An introduction to the growing field of economic sociology, students will explore the embeddedness of markets, the importance of networks, and how race, class, and gender impact economic action.
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