2018-2019 Academic Catalog 
    
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2018-2019 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Courses

Key to Course Numbers

Courses numbered 001 - 099 represent remedial work and carry no credit toward a degree or credential.  Generally these courses are developmental, remedial, or pre-college in content.

Courses numbered 100 to 299 are designed for freshmen and sophomores but are available to other students.

Coursed numbered exactly 300EX designate CBASE experimental courses.  Such courses are not listed in the Catalog since they arise out of special needs and are offered a limited number of times.  The subject area will indicate the discipline to which this experimental course pertains.

Courses numbered exactly 400EX designate CAPS experimental courses. Such courses are not listed in the Catalog since they arise out of special needs and are offered a limited number of times. The subject area will indicate the discipline to which this experimental course pertains (ACCT, BMGT, MGMT, etc).

Courses numbered 301 to 499 are designed primarily for juniors and seniors but are available to qualified sophomores and freshmen if all prerequisites have been met.

Courses numbered exactly 600EX designate graduate experimental courses.  Such courses are not listed in the Catalog since they arise out of special needs and are offered a limited number of times.  The subject area will indicate the discipline to which this experimental course pertains (ACCT, BSAD, MIS, etc.).

Courses numbered 500 to 699 are designate graduate-level offerings. Such courses are open to undergraduates by special arrangements only.

CP following the course number denotes that the course was taken from the College of Adult and Professional Studies; CB denotes that the course was taken from the College of Business, Arts, Sciences, and Education.
 
  

  • DANP 302 - Ballet Technique

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Ballet Majors Only.
    Intensive study of the rules of the art of ballet. Daily ballet technique classes, including pointe.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • DANP 303 - Related Dance Forms

    2 credit hours / year
    Dance technique course concentrating on the different techniques of various dance forms including jazz, character, tap and modern dance.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
    Fall only.
  

  • DANP 304 - Ballet Variations

    1 credit hour
    The study of dances from the major classical repertoire including Pas De Quatre, Sleeping Beauty, Les Sylphides and others.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
    Spring only.
  

  • DANP 305 - Pas De Deux

    1 credit hour
    Study of the principles and techniques of partnering, including lifts, carries and supports.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
    Spring only.
  

  • DANP 350 - Dance for Musical Theatre 1

    3 credit hours
    Studio class in dance related to choreography for musical theatre.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • DANP 351 - Dance for Musical Theatre 2

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: DANP 350
    A studio dance course focused on musical theatre styles.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College:CBASE
  

  • DANP 352 - Dance for Musical Theatre 3

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: DANP 351
    A studio dance course focusing on musical theatre styles.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College:CBASE
  

  • DANP 401 - Ballet Technique

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Ballet Majors only
    Intensive study of the rules of the art of ballet. Daily ballet technique classes, including pointe.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • DANP 402 - Ballet Technique

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Ballet Majors only.
    Intensive study of the rules of the art of ballet. Daily ballet technique classes, including pointe.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • DANP 403 - Related Dance Forms

    2 credit hours / year
    Dance technique course concentrating on the different techniques of various dance forms including jazz, character, tap and modern dance.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
    Fall only.
  

  • DANP 404 - Ballet Variations

    1 credit hour
    The study of dances from the major classical repertoire including Pas De Quatre, Sleeping Beauty, Les Sylphides and others.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
    Spring only.
  

  • DANP 405 - Pas De Deux

    1 credit hour
    Study of the principles and techniques of partnering, including lifts, carries and supports.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
    Spring only.
  

  • DRMA 350 - Musical Theatre Survey

    3 credit hours
    (see Music)
    College: CBASE
    This course is cross listed with MUSC 350
  

  • DRMA 360 - Drama in Education

    3 credit hours
    An examination of the ways in which drama and theatre have contributed to childhood learning in school, recreation centers and other contexts. Subjects covered will be creative dramatics, theater for young people, drama in the school curriculum, puppetry, mime and drama in ministry for church workers.
    College: CBASE
  

  • DRMA 425 - Musical Theatre Performance

    1 credit hour
    A course designed for students to synthesize skills they acquire throughout the music theatre program. The focus of work is on performing scenes in musical theatre incorporating acting, choreography and music.
    College: CBASE
  

  • ECON 201 - Macroeconomics

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Co-requisite: MATH 101 or MATH 111
    This course is an introduction to the theories used to explain the market economy. Topics will include demand for money, interest rates, unemployment, government policies, inflation, and economic growth. The course facilitates a better understanding of how people and the economy as a whole behave. Students will gain an appreciation for their roles as consumers, citizens, and business practitioners.


    This course meets General Education Goal 4c: Breadth of Knowledge - Business.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • ECON 202 - Microeconomics

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Co-requisite: MATH 101 or MATH 111
    This course is an introduction to the theories used to explain economic decision making at the firm and household levels. Topics will include production and technology, costs and profits, externalities, land, labor, and capital inputs and their markets. This course allows students to better understand the nuts and bolts of economic thinking.


    This course meets General Education Goal 4c: Breadth of Knowledge - Business
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • ECON 210 - Macroeconomics

    3 credit hours
    This course is an introduction to the theories used to explain the market economy.  Topics will include demand for money, interest rates, unemployment, government policies, inflation, and economic growth.  The course facilitates a better understanding of how people and the economy as a whole behave economically.  Students will gain an appreciation for their role as consumers, citizens, and business practitioners.
    This course meets General Education Goal 4c: Breadth of Knowledge - Business.
    Course Delivery Methods: WEB; ONL
    College: CGPS
  

  • ECON 211 - Microeconomics

    3 credit hours
    This course is an introduction to the market mechanism and economic thinking.  The course also includes topics such as resource markets, trade, profit maximization, industry types, taxation, and types of costs and benefits to the firm and society.
    Course Delivery Methods: WEB, ONL, SEL
    College: CGPS
  

  • ECON 330 - Economic Development

    3 credit hours
    This course examines the factors contributing to sustainable growth of an economy and to improving standards of living. The focus is on international comparisons with respect to resource endowment, productivity, health indicators, globalization trends, trade, foreign direct investment, multilateral aid, microfinance institutions, and other related topics.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA; BLD
    College: CBASE
  

  • ECON 340 - Money and Banking

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: ECON 201 or consent of instructor
    This course examines the American monetary and banking system. The focus will be upon development of the Federal Reserve system, interest rates, inflation, and unemployment monetary policies. Introduction of financial intermediation and banking terminology.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA; BLD
    College: CBASE
  

  • ECON 350 - Money and Banking

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: ECON 210 and ECON 211
    This course will cover a brief history of the American monetary and banking system.  Focus will include a study of the Federal Reserve System, its nationwide and local services.  Concepts and terms introduced in the course include banking interactions and banking terminology.
    Course Delivery Methods: WEB, TRA, BLD, ONL, SEL
    College: CGPS
  

  • ECON 360 - Labor Economics

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: ECON 201
    An examination of the history of the labor movement, labor unions, labor demand and supply, regulation of industrial relations, and working conditions and human capital. In addition, contemporary labor issues are discussed.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • ECON 491 - Special Problem in Economics

    3 credit hours
    Designed to serve students with special interest in an area of Economics.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA, BLD.
    College:CBASE
  

  • EDUC 110 - Introduction to Teaching

    3 credit hours
    A field-based course covering all the aspects of education pertaining to a decision to enter the profession, licensure requirements to teach, historical development of education, equal opportunity, child abuse/neglect and multicultural aspects of education today. A field experience is required.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • EDUC 251 - Psychology Applied to Teaching

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: EDUC 110
    This course outlines factors that affect the classroom behavior of both teachers and students. Included will be theories of psychosocial and cognitive development, age-level characteristics of school-age children and adolescents, understanding student differences, and various learning theories. The relationship between student development and the learning process is a major theme of the course.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA, WEB
    College: CBASE
  

  • EDUC 299 - Cornerstone Course for Teacher Education

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisites: EDUC 110 & 251 and/or Field experience or concurrent enrollment
    Orientation course for all potential education majors. Emphasis is on understanding and meeting requirements for admission to Teacher Education, understanding the conceptual framework, reinforcing Kansas State Department of Education standards, and implementation of the portfolio process. A minimum of 20 hours of field experiences are required in this course.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • EDUC 310 - The Exceptional Child

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisites: EDUC 110, and 251, and 299 all with “C” or better, and concurrent enrollment in EDUC 311 required.
    This course will enable the candidate to distinguish needs of diverse learners, including students with disabilities and other exceptionalities. The candidate will be able to work together effectively with other professionals and families to develop an appropriate individual education plan for each special needs learner. The candidate will also be able to apply the public laws and mandates that pertain to special education, assuring appropriate education for special needs learners.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • EDUC 311 - Practicum for Special Populations

    1 credit hour
    Prerequisites: EDUC 110, and 251, and 299 all with “C” or better, and concurrent enrollment in EDUC 310 required.
    This practicum requires a minimum of 20 hours of participatory field experience in connection with the required EDUC 310 The Exceptional Child. Candidates observe and assist classroom activities, such as tutoring/small group instruction/intervention in age appropriate school settings under the supervision of experienced teachers in order to further develop and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary for working with students with special needs.
    Course Delivery Method: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • EDUC 320 - Teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Current valid KS teaching license; concurrent enrollment in EDUC 321 required.
    This course will enable candidates to demonstrate an understanding of the importance of using language in socially and culturally appropriate ways. Candidates will explore a broad range of methodologies to provide academic learning experiences for English language learners and the foundations of second-language instruction.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • EDUC 321 - Teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages: TESOL Practicum

    1 credit hour
    Prerequisites: Current valid KS teaching license; concurrent enrollment in EDUC 320 required.
    Candidates complete a minimum of 20 hours in an appropriate grade level and teaching field working directly with ESOL students. Candidates may work one-on-one, in small groups, or in whole class settings in order to further develop and demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary for working with limited English proficient students.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • EDUC 322 - Teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages: Techniques for Assessment and Communication

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: EDUC 320 and EDUC 321 or current valid KS teaching license.
    This course addresses formal and informal first- and second-language assessment techniques to evaluate the progress of English language learners. Also included are effective communications with students, parents, and members of various cultural groups in the community and literacy methodologies for English language learners.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College:CBASE
  

  • EDUC 323 - Teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages: Applied Linguistics

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: EDUC 320 and EDUC 321 or current valid KS teaching license.
    This course addresses general and applied linguistics for second-language education; fundamentals, similarities, and differences of first- and second-language acquisition; the diverse, historical cultures that make up the United States and the role language plays in the development of cultural identities.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College:CBASE
  

  • EDUC 325 - Reading in the Secondary School

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisites: EDUC 110, and 251, and 299 all with “C” or better.
    This course is designed to acquaint students with the literacy skills essential to secondary students and to learning content area subjects. There is an emphasis on literacy across the curriculum as well as creating lessons and units that guide students to learn processes and content. This course prepares students to teach secondary students how to read and study subject matter textbooks, expository material, trade books, newspapers and other related items. Competency tests that many states have adopted as requirements for high school graduation have focused national attention on the abilities to read, write and learn from text. Teachers are usually required to complete a literacy course as part of licensure requirements.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
    Spring semester only
  

  • EDUC 335 - Technology in the Classroom

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: EDUC 110, and 251, and 299 all with “C” or better.
    Primary objectives of the course include developing basic skills in using computer technology, helping teacher candidates to understand technology as an aid in the management of responsibilities and using technology to assist in the instructional process.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    Meets general education requirement of CSIS 120 for all education majors.
    College: CBASE
  

  • EDUC 336 - Classroom Assessment

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education
    This course will explore ways to measure and evaluate student learning. The role of assessment in teaching, designing assessment instruments, interpreting standardized test results, and evaluating students will be major components, along with assessment practices that should be avoided.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA, HYB
    College: CBASE
    Spring semester only
  

  • EDUC 350 - Methods for Teaching Physical Education PreK-6

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education.
    This course is designed to provide the opportunity for teacher education candidates to plan, develop, and execute a learning environment that addresses the physical, cognitive, social and emotional learning domains that are safe and developmentally appropriate for elementary physical education students. Additionally, the students will study the use of effective verbal, nonverbal and media communication techniques along with how motivation and learning styles affect learning. Other topics include formal and informal assessment strategies and growing professionally. A minimum of 30 hours of field experience is required.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
    Fall semester only
  

  • EDUC 355 - Methods for Teaching Spanish: PreK - Grade 6

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education.
    This course is designed to prepare teacher education candidates to teach Spanish in Pre-Kindergarten through grade 6. The methodology includes a variety of theories, pragmatic techniques and contemporary teaching methods. A position paper concerning the various immersion program models, content-based instruction, language proficiency, cultural and global awareness, and holistic assessment is required. Students will observe Spanish classes at the elementary school, middle school and high school levels and write three critiques. A minimum of 30 hours of field experience is required.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
    Fall semester only
  

  • EDUC 385 - Methods for Teaching Art: PreK-6

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education.
    Materials and methods suitable for the teaching of the arts and crafts with a wide variety of two and three dimensional materials and processes. Study of the relationship of art expression to personality development at the elementary level of growth, with emphasis on the characteristics and interests of the child. A minimum of 30 hours of field experience is required.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
    Fall semester only
  

  • EDUC 410 - Methods for Secondary Teachers

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education.
    Required for all secondary education students (except music, P.E. and Spanish). Includes both a common cluster of objectives appropriate to secondary teaching, i.e., writing goals and objectives, skills of presentation and interaction, and general instructional planning.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA; WEB
    College: CBASE
    Fall semester only
  

  • EDUC 411 - Special Methods for Secondary Teachers: Art

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education.
    Study of approaches and methods for teaching a subject-matter field with instruction emphasis specific to that field. A field experience is required.
    College:CBASE
    Spring semester only
  

  • EDUC 412 - Special Methods for Secondary Teachers: Business

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education.
    Study of approaches and methods for teaching a subject-matter field with instruction emphasis specific to that field. A field experience is required.
    College:CBASE
    Spring semester only
  

  • EDUC 413 - Special Methods for Secondary Teachers: Computer Science

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education.
    Study of approaches and methods for teaching a subject-matter field with instruction emphasis specific to that field. A field experience is required.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College:CBASE
    Spring semester only
  

  • EDUC 414 - Special Methods for Secondary Teachers: English/Language Arts

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education.
    Study of approaches and methods for teaching a subject-matter field with instruction emphasis specific to that field. A field experience is required.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College:CBASE
    Spring semester only
  

  • EDUC 415 - Special Methods for Secondary Teachers: History and Government

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education.
    Study of approaches and methods for teaching a subject-matter field with instruction emphasis specific to that field. A field experience is required.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College:CBASE
    Spring semester only
  

  • EDUC 416 - Special Methods for Secondary Teachers: Mathematics

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education.
    Study of approaches and methods for teaching a subject-matter field with instruction emphasis specific to that field. A field experience is required.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College:CBASE
    Spring semester only
  

  • EDUC 417 - Special Methods for Secondary Teachers: Physical Education

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education.
    Study of approaches and methods for teaching a subject-matter field with instruction emphasis specific to that field. A field experience is required.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College:CBASE
    Spring semester only
  

  • EDUC 418 - Special Methods for Secondary Teachers: Spanish

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education.
    Study of approaches and methods for teaching a subject-matter field with instruction emphasis specific to that field. A field experience is required.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College:CBASE
    Spring semester only
  

  • EDUC 419 - Special Methods for Secondary Teachers: Speech/Theatre

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education.
    Study of approaches and methods for teaching a subject-matter field with instruction emphasis specific to that field. A field experience is required.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College:CBASE
    Spring semester only
  

  • EDUC 420 - Special Methods for Secondary Teachers: Biology

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education.
    Study of approaches and methods for teaching a subject-matter field with instruction emphasis specific to that field. A field experience is required.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College:CBASE
    Spring semester only
  

  • EDUC 490 - Senior Practicum

    1 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to professional semester
    This course is a field placement and is associated with the student teaching experience. Candidates are in the field for a minimum of 30 hours starting with the first day the public school teachers are to report. Candidates will be expected to attend all in-service meetings, department meetings, and assist the mentor teacher during any on duty work days.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA, WEB
    College: CBASE
    Fall semester only
  

  • EDUC 493 - Workshops in Teacher Education

    1-6 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Senior or graduate standing.
    Workshops offered primarily during summer sessions, providing in-service opportunities for continued study in various areas of Education.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • EDUC 494 - PreK-12 Secondary Student Teaching

    4.5 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to the professional semester; and concurrent enrollment in EDUC 490 and concurrent enrollment in EDUC 499
    PreK-12 teacher education candidates preparing for elementary and secondary teaching in art education, physical education and Spanish education enroll in EDUC 494 and EDUC 496, with one-half term devoted to each, with supervision by mentor teachers and university supervisors.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • EDUC 495 - Secondary School Student Teaching

    9 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to the professional semester; and concurrent enrollment in EDUC 490; concurrent enrollment in EDUC 499
    A semester devoted to full-time teaching in a secondary school classroom with supervision by mentor teachers and university supervisors.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA, WEB
    College: CBASE
  

  • EDUC 496 - PreK-12 Elementary Student Teaching

    4.5 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to the professional semester; and concurrent enrollment in EDUC 490 and concurrent enrollment in EDUC 499
    PreK-12 teacher education candidates preparing for elementary and secondary teaching in art education, physical education and Spanish education enroll in both EDUC 496 and EDUC 494, with one-half term devoted to each, with supervision by mentor teachers and university supervisors.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • EDUC 499 - Capstone in Teacher Education

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to the professional semester; concurrent enrollment in EDUC 494 & EDUC 496 or EDUC 495 or MUSC 440 & MUSC 450 or ELED 440
    This course supports the student teaching clinical experiences. Candidates meet each week for discussions and activities concerning current common school community needs, classroom concerns, and requirements for licensure eligibility.
    College: CBASE
  

  • ELED 260 - Children’s/Adolescent Literature

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: EDUC 110
    This course focuses on the use of children’s literature in the K-8 classroom. It is primarily intended to acquaint students with recently published children’s books. The course will also address the following topics:author/illustrator/genre studies, response to literature, literature as a model for writing, literature extension activities, and selection and evaluation of tradebooks. The role of children’s literature across the curriculum will be a major emphasis. The course is intended to expand the student’s knowledge of children’s literature and its potential as a powerful force for learning and language in the elementary classroom.
    College: CBASE
    Fall semester only
  

  • ELED 340 - Fine Arts Methods for Elementary Teachers

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education.
    Fine Arts Methods is a course to prepare elementary teachers candidates to design, implement, and evaluate fine arts experiences that are developmentally appropriate, meaningful and challenging for all students, that lead to positive learning outcomes, and that develop positive dispositions toward artistic explorations and expression.
    College: CBASE
    Fall semester only
  

  • ELED 365 - Health and Physical Education Methods for Elementary Teachers

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education
    Health and Physical Education Methods for Elementary Teachers is a course designed to acquaint the candidate with various theories, concepts and pragmatic approaches to teaching activities in grade levels K-6 in order to know, understand, and use the major concepts of health education and human movement and physical activity as central elements to foster active, healthy life styles and enhanced quality of life for all students. It includes in-depth work with instructional methods, materials and organization.
    Course Deliver Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
    Fall semester only
  

  • ELED 430 - Elementary Methods Practicum

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education.
    This laboratory experience in a classroom setting will provide an opportunity for pre-service teacher education candidates to apply the instructional skills successful elementary teachers must have; 120 hours of field experience required.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
    Spring semester only
  

  • ELED 431 - Reading Language Arts Methods

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education.
    Reading/Language Arts Methods is a course designed to prepare elementary teacher candidates to know, understand and use concepts from emerging literacy, reading, language and child development to teach reading, writing, speaking, viewing, listening, and thinking skills, and to help all students successfully apply their developing literacy skills to many different situations, materials, and ideas aligned with the expectations of the College and Career Ready (CCR) Standards. This course partners with the Reading Practicum field experience - ELED 441.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
    Fall semester only
  

  • ELED 432 - Mathematics Methods for Elementary Teachers

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education.
    Mathematics Method for Elementary Teachers is a course designed to prepare elementary education candidates to know, understand, and use the major concepts, procedures, and reasoning processes of mathematics that define numbers and operations, geometry, measurement, data analysis and probability, and algebra so that all students understand relationships that can represent phenomena, solve problems, and manage data aligned with the expectations of the College and Career Ready (CCR) Standards.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
    Spring semester only
  

  • ELED 433 - Social Studies Methods for Elementary Teachers

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education.
    Social Studies Methods is a course designed to equip teacher candidates to know, understand, and use the major concepts and modes of inquiry from the social studies-the integrated study of history, geography, the social sciences, and other related areas-to promote all students’ abilities to make informed decisions as citizens of a culturally diverse democratic society and interdependent world aligned with the expectations of the College and Career Ready (CCR) Standards.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
    Spring semester only
  

  • ELED 434 - Science Methods for Elementary Teachers

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education.
    Science Methods is a course designed to prepare elementary teacher candidates to know, understand, and use the fundamental concepts of science–including physical, life and earth and space sciences–as well as concepts in science and technology, science in personal and social perspectives, the history and nature of science, the unifying concepts of science, and the inquiry processes scientists use in discovery of new knowledge to build a base for scientific and technological literacy for all students aligned with the expectations of the College and Career Ready (CCR) Standards. Multiple techniques for the teaching of science will emphasize the process skills and inquiry methodology through “hands-on” experiences.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE, CGPS
    Spring semester only
  

  • ELED 440 - Elementary School Student Teaching

    9 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to the professional semester; and concurrent enrollment in EDUC 490 and concurrent enrollment in EDUC 499
    A semester devoted to full-time teaching in an elementary school classroom with supervision by mentor teachers and college supervisors.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • ELED 441 - Elementary Reading Practicum

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in ELED 431 and Admission to teacher education
    A course designed to provide pre-service elementary teacher education candidates practice in the application of Reading and Language Arts methods learned during the concurrent class. It is 40+ hour field experience in an elementary classroom setting. It is designed to promote the competencies necessary for effective reading and language arts instruction.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
    Fall semester only
  

  • ELEM 405 - Teaching Reading

    6 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Transition Point Two and Satisfactory Academic Progress
    A course designed to prepare elementary teacher education candidates to help children in grades K-6 develop their English language and reading and writing skills by covering the five essential components of effective reading instruction:  phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension strategies.  Included is how to develop and analyze instruction relative to screening, diagnostic and progress monitoring assessments.  The course prepares elementary teacher candidates to teach reading skills to students at risk of reading failure and to teach reading to English language learners.  Other important areas to be studied include schema theory, metacognitive theory, and the relationship between reading and the language arts.  Practical skills include teacher modeling, assessment, lesson planning, and classroom management and organization as teacher candidates integrate the concepts from emerging literacy, reading language and child development to teach reading, writing, speaking, viewing, listening, and thinking skills, and to help all students successfully apply their developing literacy skills to many different situations, materials, and ideas aligned with the expectations of the College and Career Ready (CCR) Standards. A reading practicum of 10 or more hours is included.
    Course Delivery Methods: WEB, ONL
    College: CGPS
  

  • ELEM 410 - Teaching Science and Social Studies

    6 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Transition Point Two and Satisfactory Academic Progress
    This course emphasizes teaching elementary science and social studies content for grades K-6; it emphasizes how narrative content areas add value and understanding to learning science, social studies, and reading for meaning.  Specifically, the science section of the course is designed to prepare elementary teacher candidates to know, understand, and use the fundamental concepts of science - including physical, life, and earth and space sciences - as well as concepts in science and technology, science in personal and social perspectives, the history and nature of science, the unifying concepts of science, and the inquiry processes scientists use in discovery of new knowledge to build a base for scientific and technological literacy for all students aligned with the expectations of the College and Career Ready (CCR) Standards. 

    Social studies is realized independently and is integrated within science instruction. Teacher candidates are equiped to know, understand, and use the major concepts and modes of inquiry from the social studies - the integrated study of history, geography, the social sciences, and other related areas - to promote all students’ abilities to make informed decision as citizens of a culturally diverse democratic society and interdependent world aligned with the expectations of the College and Career Ready (CCR) ELL instructional techniques are contained within the course. Ten hours or more of field work is associated with these learning experiences.
    Course Delivery Methods: WEB, ONL
    College: CGPS
  

  • ELEM 415 - Teaching Mathematics

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Transition Point Two and Satisfactory Academic Progress
    In-depth study of the methods of teaching mathematics that incorporates the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics standards.  The course is designed to prepare elementary education candidates to know, understand, and use the major concepts, procedures, and reasoning processes of mathematics that define numbers and operations, geometry, measurement, data analysis and probability, and algebra so that all students understand relationships that can represent phenomena, solve problems, and manage data aligned with the expectations of the College and Career Ready (CCR) Standards.  Ten hours or more of field work is associated with these learning experiences.
    Course Delivery Methods: WEB, ONL
    College: CGPS
  

  • ELEM 420 - Kinesthetic Learning

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Transition Point Two and Satisfactory Academic Progress
    Designed for K-6 classroom teachers, this course is designed to acquaint the candidate with various theories, concepts and pragmatic approaches to teaching activities in grade levels K-6 in order to know, understand, and use the major concepts of health education and human movement and physical activity as central elements to foster active, healthy life styles and enhanced quality of life for all students.  It includes in-depth work with instructional methods, materials and organization. Ten hours or more of field work is associated with these learning experiences.
    Course Delivery Methods: WEB, ONL
    College: CGPS
  

  • ELEM 425 - Classroom Management, Professionalism and Assessment during Student Teaching

    7 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Transition Point Three and Satisfactory Academic Progress
    This course presents best practices in classroom and behavior management - from organizing time, materials, and classroom space to strategies for managing individual and large group student behaviors, transitions, lab activities, and other arrangements for classrooms in general and special education. This course transitions to student teaching, which is designed to give each prospective teacher observations and practical experiences in classroom instruction at the elementary level under the guidance and supervision of a successful classroom teacher in a public school. Course includes three weeks of field work. Course includes 12 - weeks of clinical experiences teaching in an accredited public school.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA, WEB, ONL
    College: CGPS
  

  • ENGL 103 - Fundamentals of Writing

    3 credit hours
    This course will help students strengthen their basic writing skills to prepare them for English 111 Composition.  Topics covered include grammar, mechanics, sentence structure, paragraph development, and organization.  This course does not fulfill the general education requirements for Composition.
    Course Delivery Method: TRA; ONL
    College: CGPS
  

  • ENGL 105 - Relieving Anxiety about Writing

    1 credit hour
    This course will provide strategies and tips that will help students relieve anxiety about writing.  Material covered will include the writing process, thesis statements, organization, procrastination, time management, and confidence.  In addition, other fears addressed will cover common grammatical errors (and tips to avoid them) and the basic elements of APA style.  This class is appropriate for and recommended for all levels of writers who may experience anxiety about writing. (Pass/Fail).
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA; ONL
    College: CGPS
  

  • ENGL 106 - Banned Books

    1 credit hour
    This course explores the history of literary censorship in the United States.  Through reading a banned book and utilizing information from the American Library Association, the Constitution of the United States, film and theatre to discuss various banned books, students will trace the struggle to define a balance between freedom of expression and the public good.  Pass/Fail grading mode.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CGPS
  

  • ENGL 111 - Composition

    3 credit hours
    This course is designed to provide instruction and practice in practical and academic writing.  Students study a variety of writing models and rhetorical styles.  Short essays emphasize the writing process, focusing on drafting, revising and finishing.
    This course meets the General Education Goal 3: Communication Skills.
    Course Delivery Method: WEB, BLD, ONL
    Students must pass with a final grade of ‘C’ or better.
    College: CGPS
  

  • ENGL 112 - Researched Composition

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: ENGL 111 with a ‘C’ or better
    This course draws upon skills introduced in English 111.  Students learn the techniques of argumentation and skills for composing and documenting research papers in APA format.  Literary analysis and elements of fiction are also covered.
    This course meets General Education Goal 3: Communication Skills.
    Students must pass with a final grade of ‘C’ or better.
    Course Delivery Method: WEB, BLD, ONL
    College: CGPS
  

  • ENGL 113 - Mastering APA Style

    1 credit hour
    Prerequisites: ENGL 111 with grade of ‘C’ or better
    Basic elements of APA style will be reviewed and then practiced, enabling students to master elements such as formatting, headings, title pages, abstracts, in-text citations, and reference page citations.  Course offered in the Pass/Fail grade mode.
    Course Delivery Methods: WEB, BLD
    College: CGPS
  

  • ENGL 211 - British Literature 1 (Beginnings to 1800)

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: COMP 202 with grade of ‘C’ or better.
    A study of literature that reflects the religious, political and cultural texture of British society from its literary beginnings to the start of the Romantic movement.
    College: CBASE
  

  • ENGL 212 - British Literature 2 (1800-Present)

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: COMP 202 with grade of ‘C’ or better.
    The same focus as in ENGL 211 extended to British literature from the Romantic movement onward.
    College: CBASE
  

  • ENGL 215 - Introduction to Literature

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: COMP 202 with grade of C or better.
    Introduction to Literature is a survey course that examines selected literary works from fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction.
    This course meets General Education Goal 4a: Breadth of Knowledge: Humanities.
    College: CBASE
  

  • ENGL 221 - American Literature 1

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: COMP 202 with grade of ‘C’ or better.
    A study of literature that reflects the religious, political and cultural texture of American society from the pre-colonial era to the end of the Civil War.
    College: CBASE
  

  • ENGL 222 - American Literature 2

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: COMP 202 with a grade of ‘C’ or better.
    A study of literature that reflects the religious, political and cultural texture of American society from the end of the Civil War to the present.
    College: CBASE
  

  • ENGL 227 - World Literature 1: The Ancient World

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: English 111 with a final grade of C or better
    This survey course examines selected literary works important in the history of civilization through the fall of the Roman Empire.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA; BLD; ONL
    College: CGPS
  

  • ENGL 228 - World Literature 2: Medieval/Renaissance

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: ENGL 111 with a final grade of C or better
    This survey course examines selected literary works important in the history of civilization from the Medieval period through the Renaissance.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA; BLD; ONL
    College: CGPS
  

  • ENGL 229 - World Literature 3: Early Modern

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: ENGL 111 with a final grade of C or better
    This survey course examines selected early modern literary works important in the history of civilization from the Renaissance through the 18th century.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA; BLD; ONL
    College: CGPS
  

  • ENGL 230 - World Literature 4: Modern

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: ENGL 111 with a final grade of C or better
    This survey course examines selected modern literary works important in the history of civilization from the 19th century to the present.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA; BLD; ONL
    College: CGPS
  

  • ENGL 235 - History of Horror

    3 credit hours
    An historical and critical examination of the horror genre from the classics to contemporary.  Reading and analysis of Frankenstein, Dracula, The Exorcist and other literary works will trace the development of the genre through modern times, as well as their effects on contemporary society.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA; BLD; ONL
    College: CGPS
  

  • ENGL 236 - Introduction to the Short Story

    3 credit hours
    This course introduces students to literature through the use of short stories.  Works from classic to contemporary by American and international writers will be read.  Students will then discuss and analyze the stories using the elements of fiction and other literary tools.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA, BLD, ONL
    College: CGPS
  

  • ENGL 271 - Editing

    3 credit hours
    Students will develop fundamental editing, fact-checking, and proofreading skills with a particular emphasis on using texts from their discipline. Students will also work with The Mews to help edit and proof texts submitted to the online magazine.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA, ONL, WEB
    College:CBASE
  

  • ENGL 322 - U.S. Women’s History/Literature (Multicultural)

    3 credit hours
    An inquiry into the experiences of U.S. Women from the mid-19th century to the end of the 20th century. Women and work, reform movements, wars, the West, suffrage, education, health care, professions and racism are topics of study using autobiographies, novels, films and monographs by leading American women such as Rebecca Harding Davis, Frances Harper, Willa Cather, Katherine Porter, Tillie Olson, Zora Neale Hurston, Kate Chopin, Charlotte Gilman, Paule Marshall, Gertrude Stein, Toni Morrison, Amy Tan and Leslie Silko.
    Meets American Character General Education Requirement. or General Education Goal 5: Culture and Diversity.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
    This course is cross listed with HIST 322 & SOCI 322
  

  • ENGL 325 - Advanced Composition

    3 credit hours
    Students will develop advanced skills in writing, analysis, and research that are focused on their particular discipline. Each student will discover and analyze forms of writing in their major, using rhetorical and written skills that are cross-disciplinary. Particular emphasis will be placed on research methods and analysis of texts, both those written professionally and student-produced.
    Course Delivery Method: TRA
    College:CBASE
  

  • ENGL 330 - Grammar in the Context of Writing

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: COMP 202 with a grade of ‘C’ or better.
    This course provides an overview of three systematic grammars: traditional, structural and transformational. Emphasis will be placed on the understanding and teaching of grammar in the context of writing. Each student will also devise a project that ties grammar to writing.
    College: CBASE
  

  • ENGL 335 - Young Adult Literature and Writing

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: COMP 202 with a grade of ‘C’ or better.
    Students will read, write about and discuss works of young adult literature with special attention to how these can be effectively taught in middle school and high school settings. Works studied will include literature from a variety of genres representing diversity in gender, race, culture and ethnicity. In addition, students will practice writing for various purposes and audiences.
    College: CBASE
  

  • ENGL 340 - The Story of English

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: COMP 202 with a grade of ‘C’ or better.
    With primary focus on the history and development of the English language, this course also examines the principles of English grammar and syntax. Some attention is given to the status and varieties of English in the contemporary world.
    College: CBASE
  

  • ENGL 347 - The MEWS

    3 credit hours
    Students will create texts for submissions and promotions for magazine submissions for the online creative magazine for the university. Visual Communications majors will focus on design layouts and arts submissions and English Writing majors and minors will focus on texts. Students will learn the time-management skills necessary to maintain a weekly online presence.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA, ONL, WEB
    College:CBASE
  

  • ENGL 356 - Digital Humanities

    3 credit hours
    Students will develop advanced skills in writing, style, analysis, and research that are focused on digital or cyber literacy. Students will research and analyze different types of digital rhetoric, will engage with current digital practices, and will create digital arguments of their own. Readings will be drawn from traditional rhetorical theory, theories of digital rhetoric, current research on social media, and social media itself. 
    College: CBASE
  

  • ENGL 360 - Creative Writing

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: COMP 201 with grade of ‘C’ or better.
    Students write and edit poetry, drama or fiction in a workshop environment. The course emphasizes peer evaluation in editing, revising and preparing work for publication.
    College: CBASE
  

  • ENGL 380 - Studies in American Literature

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: ENGL 112
    This course surveys a sampling of diverse and important works in American literature from the country’s beginnings to the present day. Works will be analyzed from a variety of perspectives (including ethnic, social, historical, and political contexts) for what they reveal about the evolving American character and experience.
    Course Delivery Methods: BLD, WEB, ONL
    College: CGPS
  

  • ENGL 411 - Shakespeare

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: COMP 202
    This course covers several major plays of Shakespeare by examining aspects of text and performance with attention given to historical and literary background.
    College: CBASE
  

  • ENGL 422 - Major Novels

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: COMP 202 with final grade of C or better
    This course studies important examples of what has become one of the most widely read literary genres today: the novel. Issues include genre (what was new about novels), the representation of subjectivity, the paradoxes of “realism,” moral didacticism and its subversion, the significance of gender and class, and the search for meaning in a changing world. Author selection will vary from year to year but will be guided by current regional and national expectations for teaching candidates.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
 

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