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DAN 175 - Tap Dance I
Credit(s): 4
Explores the fundamentals, vocabulary, and historical background of tap dancing.
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DAN 177 - Jazz I
Provides a sequence of physical experiences designed to introduce the fundamentals, vocabulary and historical background of jazz dance.
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DAN 179 - Modern Dance I
Introduces fundamental concepts and historical background of modern dance.
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DAN 203 - Dance History
Studies the history of dance from antiquity to 20th century. Examines the social, political, and cultural forces on the development of early and current dance theories and practices that have led to the art of dance as we know it today.
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DAN 225 - Dance Improvisation
An introduction to the spontaneous movement form known as improvisation. Through guided movement exercises and experiences, readings, discussions, observations, and journaling, students will broaden self-awareness and physical and expressive skills in the movement aspects of time, space, energy, shape and dynamics. This course will delve into the basics of improvisation as self-exploration, technique, choreographic tool and performance form through various approaches and styles.
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DAN 270 - Ballet II
A continuation of ballet with an increase in the level of technical difficulty, historical research, critical studies, and vocabulary building.
Prerequisite(s): DAN 170 or instructor consent.
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DAN 275 - Tap Dance II
A continuation of tap dancing with an increase in the level of technical difficulty.
Prerequisite(s): DAN 175 or instructor consent. May be repeated for credit.
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DAN 277 - Jazz II
A continuation of jazz dance with an increase in the level of technical difficulty. historical research, critical studies, and vocabulary building.
Prerequisite(s): DAN 177 or instructor consent.
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DAN 279 - Modern Dance II
A continuation of modern dance with an increase in the level of technical difficulty, historical research, critical studies, and vocabulary building.
Prerequisite(s): DAN 179 or instructor consent.
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DAN 300 - Dance Composition
Introduces dance composition. Highlights personal invention, solo and group focus, and evaluative process in basic choreography. Includes readings and writings on choreographers and choreography.
Prerequisite(s): DAN 394 or instructor consent. Intended for dance minors. May be repeated for credit.
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DAN 320 - Dance Teaching Method
Methods and skills for teaching in the dance genres of ballet, modern, tap and jazz, including theory and
practice.
Prerequisite(s): DAN 300
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DAN 370 - Ballet III
Provides an increased level of technical difficulty. Attention is given to alignment, musicality and a broader knowledge of ballet terminology
Prerequisite(s): DAN 270
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DAN 377 - Jazz III
Explores an increased level of technical difficulty. Attention is given to alignment, musicality and a broader knowledge of jazz dance vocabulary.
Prerequisite(s): DAN 277
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DAN 379 - Modern III
Provides an increased level of technical difficulty. Attention is given to alignment, musicality and a broader knowledge of modern dance vocabulary.
Prerequisite(s): DAN 279
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DAN 380 - Studies in Dance
Delves into particular period, choreographer’s work, or special issue, depending on interest of students and faculty.
May be repeated for credit.
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DAN 394 - Intermediate/Advanced Dance Technique
Offers heightened movement experience with greater emphasis on technical development and performance. Includes weekly classes in ballet, jazz, and modern dance.
Prerequisite(s): Consent. May be repeated for credit.
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DAN 420 - Dance Production I
Designed to prepare students to conceptualize as choreographers and producers of the annual fall dance concert which is produced during the fall semester. The students will be guided through the process of dance production which includes elements of composition, costumes, music, and lighting design.
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DAN 421 - Dance Production II
This class prepares students as choreographers and producers of the fall dance concert. The students will be guided through the process of dance production which includes elements of composition, costumes, music, and lighting design.
Prerequisite(s): DAN 420
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ECO 108 - Quantitative Methods for Economics
Certain quantitative concepts and skills are necessary for economic analysis. This course introduces these concepts and develops the applied quantitative skills needed for a more complete comprehension of economics. Demonstration of the applicability of these concepts to economic topics such as economic growth, cost-of-living, inflation, investment decision-making, and market supply and demand are illustrated.
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ECO 121 - Economics of Contemporary Issues
Applies elementary tools of economic analysis to issues of national and social importance.
Not open to students who are enrolled in or have completed ECO 212 or ECO 213.
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ECO 126 - Economics and Public Policy
Examines U.S. macroeconomic policies and effects on inflation, unemployment, rate of growth of GDP, budget deficit, and other current policy questions.
Not open to students who are enrolled in or have completed ECO 212 or ECO 213.
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ECO 130 - Democracy and Economics
Assesses difficulties, successes, and potentials of economic institutions with democratic rules. Evaluates the nature of democratic control both for economic efficiency and alternative criteria. Highlights traditional analysis based on property rights.
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ECO 135 - The Global Economy
Explores multilateral and bilateral political economy relationships. Touches upon the historical development of global economic integration, global economic geography, major institutional features of contemporary international economic relations, current conflicts of interest, and the likely future evolution of world systems.
Not open to students who are enrolled in or have completed ECO 212 or ECO 213.
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ECO 140 - Nonprofit Economics: Analysis of the “Third Sector”
Analyzes organizations that are neither government nor privately controlled for the profit of owners, including charities, foundations, membership associations, cooperatives, mutuals, and other third-sector entities. Requires volunteer work at a local third-sector organization.
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ECO 142 - Political Economy of the Media
Dissects print, film, broadcast, cable, and new electronic media in U.S. today. Questions economic structure of media institutions, differing viewpoints of media sources, and role of media in resolving current political/economic issues. Reviews journalistic and academic works, as well as video and audio recordings (including international short-wave news and program broadcasts), newspapers, magazines, and publications of citizen and government groups.
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ECO 202 - Introduction to Economics in Historical Perspective
Any analysis of contemporary societies requires some degree of familiarity with the history, concepts, tools, assumptions, policies, and philosophical positions that together describe the economy and it’s evolution over time. In the words of one of my favorite economists: “The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.” (Joan Robinson, 1955)
Suitable for non-majors.
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ECO 203 - Principles of Micro and Macroeconomics
Introduces mainstream theories of consumer and firm behavior. Covers utility, cost and production, market structure, and the allocation of resources. Also examines aggregate economic behavior, including determination of national income, sources of inflation and unemployment, the banking system and money supply process, fiscal and monetary policy, economic growth, and international economic issues.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 202 . Suitable for nonmajors
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ECO 237 - International Economic Relations
An introduction to international trade and financial systems as practiced in the world today. Emphasis will be placed on trade and financial policies of both developed countries and less developed countries, as well as the international institutions created to accommodate international trade and finance.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 212 and 213.
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ECO 239 - Women and Work
Explores the effects of increasing numbers of working women on households and employment policies, earning differentials, company and government policies, comparison of women’s work issues with those of minorities, and valuation of household work.
Suitable for nonmajors.
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ECO 242 - Economics, Media, Propaganda
Examines how economic rhetoric in the media is shaping popular understanding of political-economic issues and public policy. Consider the following quote: “The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.”
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ECO 254 - Latin American Economies
Stresses post-WWII economic issues of growth, inflation, unemployment, income and wealth distribution, and economic development, as well as connection between economic events and politics.
Suitable for nonmajors.
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ECO 277 - Economics and Cinema
This course focuses on how movies employ cinematographic artistry to address political-economic issues. It is designed for students with a genuine interest in cinema and in social issues. We will view a diverse selection of movies, discuss the economic issues they address, and analyze the artistic devices they use to convey them. As a final project, students will create and present a proposal for a movie including a synopsis of the story, its economic context, and an analysis of the ways it would express social-economic issues. Actual short pilot movies are very highly encouraged.
Suitable for non-majors.
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ECO 303 - Intermediate Microeconomics
Continues with mainstream theories of consumer and firm behavior, using mathematical as well as graphical techniques.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 108 , ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 304 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
Uses mathematical and graphical techniques to analyze behavior and relationships among broad aggregates of economic activity. Topics include discussion of economic policy, policy alternatives, and alternative economic models of macroeconomy.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 306 - Monetary Economics
Examines financial markets and institutions, monetary theory, and macroeconomic implications. Charts the relationship between Federal Reserve and depository institutions, as well as the effects of monetary and fiscal policies on economic performance.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 108 , ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 307 - International Economics
Focuses on the theory and practice of international trade: comparative advantage, economies of scale, trade policy, international labor and capital movements, economic integration, and foreign exchange rates.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 108 , ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 310 - International Finance
Considers balance-of-payments adjustment mechanisms and impacts on domestic economies. Examines exchange rate regimes, international capital flows, and the objectives and effects of international monetary standards.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 312 - Alternative Economic Perspective
Considers and applies alternative economic perspectives to economic policy issues and problems. Compares the values, theories, methods, analysis, and policies of these different economic approaches.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 202 , ECO 203 , and ECO 303 .
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ECO 315 - Radical Political Economics
Outlines the economic analysis of capitalism given by Karl Marx and other modern socialist theorists. Covers the evolutionary rise of capitalism, alienation and other behavioral traits of people living in capitalist systems, labor theory of value, concentration of capital, causes of capitalist economic crises, capitalist imperialism, and socialism as an alternative economic system.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 108 , ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 318 - Economic and Monetary Integration of the European Community
Concepts will be developed to examine the different levels of economic integration. The experience of the Community in the completion of the customs union will be compared with the expectations of theory. Moreover, the move towards EMU will be examined in the light of various theories. The aim of the course is to provide students with an understanding of how and why different countries might wish to integrate economically.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 108 , ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 321 - Labor Economics
Highlights trends in employment, problems of unemployment, relevance of markets for labor services, and issues of wages, hours, and working conditions. Also covers labor unions, labor disputes and methods of settlement, and the theory and practice of collective bargaining.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 108 , ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 323 - Political Economy of Chinese Development
Examines contemporary Chinese economic development in historical and global contexts, with an emphasis on the role of class relations and state policies in shaping economic changes.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 108 , ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 325 - Distribution of Income and Wealth
Studies distribution of income and wealth among families and individuals by race, sex, age, occupation, and class in the U.S. and other countries. Offers alternative theories and views on how best to achieve desirable distribution with public policy tools.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 108 , ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 327 - Comparative Economic Systems
Examines similarities and differences among ideal types of economic systems: capitalist, centrally planned socialist, decentralized market socialist, and communist. Undertakes case studies of individual countries (Japan, Sweden, Russia, China, and Yugoslavia) to compare and contrast real versus ideal.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 108 , ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 330 - Rationality and Economic Behavior
Explores various conceptions of rationality as these relate to our economic behavior and the efficacy of market allocation. Students will engage in class games analogous to formal economic experiments in order to deepen understanding of rationality concepts and resulting market behaviors, both expected and anomalous.
Prerequisite(s): Junior/senior status, ECO 108 , ECO 203 , and INT 221 .
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ECO 336 - Gender and Latin American Economic Development
This course is about the relationship between gender and economic development in Latin America. We examine the evolution of women’s property rights, access to resources and employment, and socioeconomic position. We use economic tools to understand the role that gender plays in various development models as well as in the analysis of poverty, inequality, credit, land, and labor markets. The course then looks at the impact of economic change and economic development on gender, families and the household, as well as women’s responses to such changes via movements for social and gender justice. Finally, we examine ‘post-development’ feminist alternatives to modernization that are emerging from the Global South.
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ECO 340 - Classic Works in Economics
Focuses on works that helped shape modern economics. Draws upon such primary sources as Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations; David Ricardo’s Principles of Political Economy and Taxation; John Stuart Mill’s Principles of Political Economy; Karl Marx’s Das Kapital; Alfred Marshall’s Principles of Economics; and J. M. Keynes’s The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 108 , ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 350 - Mindful Economics: Economic Decision-Making and the Brain
This course examines economic decision-making from both a behavioral economic perspective and a neuroeconomic perspective, contrasting it with the approach used in standard economics.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 351 - Economic Development
Traces evolution in attitudes, institutions, and policies that accompany and define permanent economic change within countries. Assesses current economic conditions and future prospects in less-developed countries through theoretical models and actual data.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 108 , ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 355 - Environmental Economics
The course will examine the economics and scientific basis of environmental issues and the policies that are used in addressing them. The advantages and disadvantages of different regulatory responses will be discussed. We will also discuss methods for valuing the benefits of environmental amenities that do not have an observable value in the marketplace, including the approach used more recently in “ecological economics”. The use of economics in regulating a natural resource (commercial marine fisheries) will be evaluated.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 108 , ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 361 - Urban Economics
Stresses location theory and application of microeconomic theory to analysis of urban policy issues. May cover land-use controls, housing, urban poverty, transportation, and urban public finances.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 108 , ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 365 - Economic Democracy and Economic Theory
Contrasts alternatively structured organizations–especially those based on one-person/one-vote– with traditional capitalistic firms of the West, which bases control on property ownership with the primary goal of profit maximization. Examines democratic worker-managed firms, nonprofit and volunteer organizations, consumer or producer-controlled cooperatives, and publicly controlled enterprises or financial institutions.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 108 , ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 370 - Economics of Piracy
From the high seas to digital video discs (DVDs), piracy surrounds us. Piracy evolves with changing technology and legal innovations. Explores economic implications of, and rationale for, piracy in detail.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 108 , ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 371 - International Economic History
Traces the evolution of economic institutions from antiquity to the present. Applies diverse approaches to understand historical processes and structures, concentrating on those relevant to current debates.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 108 , ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 377 - Economics and Cinema
This course focuses on how movies employ cinematographic artistry to address economic issues. We will view a diverse selection of movies, discuss the economic issues they address, and analyze the artistic devices they use to convey them. As a final project, students will create and present a proposal for a movie including a synopsis of the story, its economic context, and an analysis of the ways it would express social-economic issues. Actual short pilot movies are very highly encouraged.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 108 , ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 381 - Introduction to Econometrics
Presents regression theory, multiple regression, simultaneous equations, identification problems, time-series problems, selected estimating techniques, and basic econometric models.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 108 , ECO 202 , ECO 203 and INT 221 .
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ECO 395 - Topics in Economics
Introduces subdisciplines. Varies from year to year.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 108 , ECO 202 and ECO 203 . Previously offered as ECO 305 May be repeated for credit.
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ECO 403 - Applied Microeconomics
Synthesizes microeconomic theory and methodology for decision making. Emphasizes problem formulation, analysis, and solution.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 108 , ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 404 - Senior Seminar in Economics
Probes, theoretical applied, or policy economics, as well as issues in historical, institutional, or critical economics studies.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 303 , and ECO 304 , or consent. May be repeated for credit with consent of the department chair.
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EDU 100 - Contemporary Issues in Education
Introduces school organization and finance, problems of teaching, alternative schools, curriculum development, local control of education, and policy controversies.
Suitable for non-majors. Open to first-year students only.
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EDU 210 - Sport Psychology
Examines the primary psychological constructs related to performance in sport and athletic settings including motivation, performance anxiety, confidence, and achievement goals. Focuses on both theoretical and practical understanding of sport psychology, as well as the ability to apply these ideas across athletic situations.
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EDU 264 - Introduction to Education al Technology
Introduces students to basic technology currently used in elementary classrooms and provides instruction in the use of Windows, E-mail, Excel, PowerPoint, Netscape Composer, electronic portfolios, and the Internet as a research tool. The role of these tools in enhancing student learning and teacher productivity is addressed.
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EDU 271 - School and Society
Chronicles the social, political, economic, and historical background of the contemporary American school system. Demonstrates how social forces have shaped the curriculum, organization, and purposes of formal education. ESOL infused course.
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EDU 272 - Educational Psychology
Covers child development; learning, evaluation, and assessment; and psychology of teaching. Focuses on motivation, perception, personality, intelligence, and learning.
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EDU 280 - Diversity in American Education
Examines cultural pluralism in the classroom: multicultural education, diversity and teaching, bilingual education, racism, tracking, and teacher preparation. ESOL stand alone course.
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EDU 285 - High School Sports: Contemporary Issues
Examines current issues in American sports emphasizing issues affecting public and private secondary schools. Topics include: gender equity, substance abuse (drugs, alcohol, and tobacco), faculty and academic concerns, the media, risk management, ethnicity, and other relevant issues and problems affecting school sports programs.
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EDU 310 - Teaching in a 21st Century Classroom
This course offers the students a first hand study of the components of a 21st century classroom. They will learn about cutting edge techniques, software, hardware and learning styles of today’s digital native.
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EDU 324 - Curriculum and Educational Assessment with Diverse Learners
Addresses organization and curriculum development in elementary and secondary schools including instructional goals and basic teaching strategies. ESOL stand alone course.
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EDU 330 - Counseling in Schools
Familiarizes students with values, myths, and realities of school counseling programs in U.S. Elementary and secondary schools. Explores personal decision-making, career and academic concerns, and social responsibilities.
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EDU 335 - Content Area Reading in Secondary Schools
This course is designed to prepare teachers in content areas with the tools needed to help students with reading skills. Pre-service teachers will learn strategies to improve vocabulary, comprehension, and writing skills so students can better learn content materials. ESOL infused course.
Prerequisite(s): Secondary certification only; two courses from among EDU 271 , EDU 272 , EDU 280 and EDU 324
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EDU 345 - Orientation to International Studies
Credit(s): One semester hour
This course serves as an orientation to a field study. Students will read, write, view videos, and discuss the culture, people, geography, history, politics, religions, education and economy of the country where the field study will take place.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance to Field Study; Instructor Approval
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EDU 346 - International Field Study
Summer Field Study focused on aspects of teaching, learning, and social issues in one of four international sites: Chile, China, Netherlands, or Rwanda. Students are expected to participate in the orientation in the spring term preceding the Field Study.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 345 and Instructor Approval
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EDU 347 - Global Perspectives of Education
Students will read, discuss, and analyze autobiographical memoirs with focus on the authors’ efforts to construct a coherent narrative of life and identity. Special attention will be given to recent memoirs by travelers and immigrants that raise questions about culture, conflict and identification. The interdisciplinary aspect will come from psychological studies of memory (and its vicissitudes) and philosophical reflections on the puzzle of personal identity over time.
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EDU 358 - Strategies for Classroom Management
Teaches prevention or solution of problems through management of classroom, children, and curriculum. Reviews techniques to move children from external to internal control.
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EDU 385 - Teaching: Special Needs
Emphasizes useful strategies for teaching special populations, including students with learning disabilities, mental disabilities, emotional disabilities, physical disabilities, sensory disabilities, communication disabilities, and giftedness. Includes field component.
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EDU 406 - Strategies for Instruction, Learning & Classroom Management in Diverse Elementary Schools
Emphasizes planning, implementing, and evaluating instruction based on current research. Includes teaching field experience.
Prerequisite(s): Elementary Education major and completion of EDU 271 and EDU 272 Co-requisite(s): RED 409 and RED 409L
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EDU 407 - Strategies for Instruction, Learning & Classroom Management in Diverse Secondary Schools
Emphasizes planning, implementing, and evaluating instruction in an increasingly diverse school environment based on current research. Includes teaching field experience. ESOL infused course.
Prerequisite(s): Secondary certification only; two courses from among EDU 271 , EDU 272 , EDU 280 and EDU 324
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EDU 417 - Teaching (Particular Subject) in Middle and Secondary Schools
Explores selection, evaluation, and use of instructional materials to adapt a college major to middle and secondary school.
Prerequisite(s): Secondary certification only Co-requisite(s): EDU 417L
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EDU 417L - Teaching (Particular Subject) in Middle and Secondary School Lab
Requires preinternship field experience of at least four hours weekly in middle and secondary school.
Co-requisite(s): EDU 417
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EDU 444 - Educational Statistics
Focuses on the basic concepts of educational statistics with applications to the theories of tests and measurements. Topics include descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, correlation and prediction, and test theory.
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EDU 470 - Classroom Management
The survey course, taken during the student teaching semester, helps to prepare future teachers in the planning of instruction, organization of classrooms, and the management of student learning. Not only are day-to-day items facing the teachers explored, but also the course examines topics pertaining to teaching such as child abuse, assessments, and job-hunting skills. The ETEP portfolio based on the Florida Competencies must be completed at the performance beginning teacher level.
Co-requisite(s): EDU 491
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EDU 490 - Student Teaching: Elementary
Provides full-time experience integrating and applying skills in approved local school under direction of master teacher.
Prerequisite(s): All Education major requirements Co-requisite(s): EDU 470
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EDU 491 - Student Teaching: Secondary
Provides full-time experience integrating and applying skills in an approved local school under direction of a master teacher.
Co-requisite(s): EDU 470
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EDU 496B - Leadership Skills
Evaluates effects of leadership styles on organizational climate and productivity.
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RED 309 - Fundamentals of Reading
Examines the foundations of reading instruction from historical, linguistic, social, psychological, cognitive, and curricular perspectives. Theoretical base for reading and language arts methodology courses. Explores basic phonics instruction, reading programs in use, nature of reading and writing processes, and balanced approach to reading instruction.
Prerequisite(s): Passing scores on the General Knowledge (GK) test of the Florida Teacher Certification Exam. Co-requisite(s): RED 369
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RED 311 - Teaching Writing in Elementary Schools
Students will learn about the nature of the writing process and how to develop learning activities, where the development of good writing will be facilitated among elementary students.
Prerequisite(s): junior or senior standing.
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RED 371 - Diagnosis of Reading Difficulties
Covers giving and interpreting reading tests, as well as determining programs of remediation. Lab required. EDU Major and RED 309 .
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RED 409 - Differentiated Literacy and Content Area Instruction
This course is designed to prepare teacher candidates with the skills and strategies needed to differentiate instruction in inclusive classrooms with students in diverse elementary school settings. Focuses on the literacy education of students in grades K-6, with particular attention given to helping children construct meaning through reading, writing, listening, and speaking throughout all content areas. ESOL infused course.
Prerequisite(s): EDU Major, junior standing
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RED 409L - Reading Field Experience
Both EDU 406 Teaching and Learning in Diverse Elementary Schools and RED 409 Literacy and Content Area Instruction require an extensive field component. Students will spend approximately 100 hours teaching reading and content area reading in an assigned elementary school. ESOL infused course. EDU 406 and RED 409
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EED 319 - Integrated Arts in the Elementary School
Provides the student with knowledge, skills, and the disposition to integrate arts into the education of elementary school children in ways that will enrich and enliven the educational experience for all.
Prerequisite(s): Elementary Ed major or Secondary Music minor.
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EED 363 - Social Studies for Elementary Schools
Delves into foundations for social studies, exploring human experience, environmental studies (including conservation), teaching strategies for inquiry learning, problem solving, and concept development.
Prerequisite(s): two courses from among EDU 271 , EDU 272 , EDU 280 and EDU 324 .
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EED 364 - Science for Elementary Schools
Stresses major concepts and processes of science: process skills, inquiry strategies, problem solving, environmental and ecological issues, and science in today’s society.
Prerequisite(s): two courses from among EDU 271 , EDU 272 , EDU 280 and EDU 324 .
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EED 367 - Health and Physical Education for Elementary Schools
Discusses methods for physical activities for children, concepts and materials of health education, and values underlying programs of personal fitness for children.
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EED 368 - Math for Elementary Teachers, Content, and Methods
Combines mathematical content and teaching methods based on NCTM Standards. Emphasizes problem solving while covering numeration, measurement, geometry, statistics and probability, and number operations.
Prerequisite(s): Elementary Education major and one other methods course.
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EED 369 - Literature for the Elementary School Child
Survey of the genres of literature for elementary school-aged children. Emphasis on techniques used to implement literature across the elementary school curriculum. Reviews recent research, major authors and illustrators, and literature circles as means of instruction.
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RED 369 - Research Based Practices in Literacy and Instruction
Teacher candidates will scaffold student learning by applying comprehensive instructional practices integrating the six components of reading. Teacher candidates will review recent research with an emphasis on techniques used to implement literature and writing experiences across the elementary school curriculum.
Co-requisite(s): RED 309.
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ENG 125 - Practices of Effective Writing I
Helps students develop writing skills by practicing composing and editing strategies aimed at clarity and correctness. Students must earn at least a C grade to receive credit.
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ENG 190 - Texts and Contexts
This is a theme-based course introducing students to the practice of literary analysis and writing. Focusing on skills in close reading using literary and critical terminology on multiple genres.
Suitable for non-majors and potential English majors.
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ENG 190 - Texts and Contexts
Credit(s): 4
Gateway to English major. Theme based course introducing students to the practice of literary analysis and writing. Focusing on skills in close reading using literary and critical terminology on multiple genres. Suitable for non-majors and potential English majors Crs: 4 Suitable for non-majors and potential English majors.
Suitable for non-majors and potential English majors.
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ENG 201 - British Literature 600-1700
Credit(s): 4
Critical and historical approaches to writers of the Medieval and Early Modern periods.
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