Apr 23, 2024  
Graduate Record 2011-2012 
    
Graduate Record 2011-2012 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

Course Descriptions


 

Education-Human Services

  
  • EDHS 7433 - Lifestyle Intervention and Comprehensive Care in Cardiopulmonary Rehab


    Students enrolled in this course are expected to function as clinicians with minimal supervision. They may serve as a student clinical exercise physiologist in a clinic, hospital, or outpatient rehab setting. Their role will include exercise monitoring and prescription, as well as comprehensive lifestyle management of patients with cardiac or pulmonary disease.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 7434 - Prinicples and Practice of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation


    Advanced study in topics related to the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of cardiopulmonary diseases. Students gain practical experience providing exercise evaluation, prescription, and leadership of Phase1-4 cardiopulmonary patients. Students assist clinicians in the comprehsnive lifestyle management of patients.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 7440 - Motor Development


    Describes and analyzes normal motor development across the lifespan, from pre-natal development through older adulthood. Emphasizes identifying and classifying motor behaviors across the lifespan, as well as understanding the interaction of environmental and biological factors that affect acquisition of these movement behaviors. Laboratory experiences included. Same as EDHS 445, but with additional scholarly and research requirements.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 7600 - Adapted Physical Education: Developmental Disabilities


    Studies the physical and motor attributes of children with developmental, learning, and emotional disabilities. Examines abnormal and delayed patterns of motor development through an assessment, diagnosis, and prescriptive format. Emphasizes identifying functional goals for these individuals and programmatic techniques for attaining these goals.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 7610 - Physical Education for Children with Severe Disabilities


    Examines issues related to educating children with severe disabilities. Includes review of unique planning and assessment procedures as well as unique programs and sports opportunities for children with severe disabilities.



    Credits: 2
  
  • EDHS 7620 - Personality


    Examines classical and modern theories of the origin and development of personality and human motivation. Prerequisite: EDLF 715, 716, or 720.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 7630 - Seminar: Issues in Professional Psychology


    Reviews the historical antecedents of contemporary practice. Centers on ethics, regulation of the profession, legislative and legal issues relative to practice, interdisciplinary issues, public policy, future decisions and professional identity.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 7640 - Cognitive Assessment


    Introduces the administration, scoring, and interpretation of diverse psychological tests. Includes tests of intelligence, perceptual motor functioning, and various specific abilities. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 7641 - Modalities in Athletic Training


    Advanced study of the theoretical foundations and principles of the therapeutic modalities used in the physical medicine environment. Includes theory and clinical techniques used to enhance the treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. Prerequisite: Master’s and Doctoral Level Kinesiology students



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 7680 - Psychopathology


    Analyzes the etiology, development, and manifestations of various forms of emotional and social maladjustment in children, adolescents, and adults. Emphasizes developing the conceptual understanding necessary for differential diagnosis, symptom assessment, and use of the DSM system. Stresses the importance of cultural, social, and developmental factors. Prerequisite: EDHS 762 and instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 7690 - Principles of Stress and Stress Management


    Examines the integration of stress theory, assessment, and management within the counseling and helping professions. Explores the impact of stress on mental and physical health and the acquisition of coping skills.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 7700 - Health and Physical Education Teaching Seminar


    Analyzes current issues, such as safety, liability, and child abuse, related to teaching health and physical education (K-12). Prerequisite: Advisor permission; corequisite: EDHS 771-772.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 7710 - Teaching Associateship: Elementary Physical Education


    Student teaching experience for pre-service teachers that includes writing lesson plans and reflective teaching logs. Supervised by clinical instructors from elementary schools, in cooperation with University supervisors. Prerequisite: Advisor permission.



    Credits: 6
  
  • EDHS 7720 - Teaching Associateship: Secondary Health and Physical Education


    Student teaching experience for pre-service teachers that includes writing lesson plans and reflective teaching logs. Supervised by clinical instructors from secondary schools, in cooperation with University supervisors. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3 to 6
  
  • EDHS 7780 - Anatomical Bases of Sports Medicine


    Course includes dissection of the human cadaver and emphasizes the musculoskeletal, articular, nervous, and vascular systems. Dissection experiences are supplemented with classroom lectures. The role of anatomical structures as they relate to athletic injury mechanism, evaluation, and rehabilitation is emphasized. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 7880 - Health and Physical Education Field Project


    Field based action research project designed to explore a contemporary educational problem.



    Credits: 1 to 6
  
  • EDHS 7993 - Independent Study


    Permits students to work on individual study topics, under close faculty guidance, when particular needs cannot be met by registration in regularly scheduled courses. May be repeated for credit; however, only six credits of EDHS 793 may be included in an M.Ed. degree program. The independent study topic must be listed on the student’s degree application. Section 1: Letter Grading Section 2: S/U Grading Prerequisite: Approval of advisor and instructor, and an approved plan of study.



    Credits: 1 to 6
  
  • EDHS 8020 - Disorders of Communication: Augmentative and Alternate Systems


    A lecture-demonstration course that introduces the techniques and materials essential to developing augmentative communication programs for children, adolescents, and adults who are non-vocal or severely physically handicapped. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8030 - Neurogenic Communication Disorders


    Review of contemporary issues in the practice of speech-language pathology for patients with dysarthria or apraxia of speech: includes semiology, etiology, pathophysiology and nosology. Introduces clinical practice, including evaluation, treatment and counseling. Prerequisite/corequisite: EDHS 502, 505, 706, 719 or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8090 - Disorders of Language I


    Coverage includes language differences, language delays, language deviancies, and specific language impairment with topics ranging from language sampling to linguistic analysis, to intervention and counseling. Topical coverage also include linguistic diversity, bilingualism, early intervention, literacy acquisition, dyslexia and hyperlexia. Prerequisite: Language development course or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8100 - Disorders of Language II


    Coverage includes semiology and clinical intervention for persons presenting with developmental aphasia, Down syndrome, Asperger syndrome, autism, pragmatic-semantic language disorder, sensory integration and motor disorder. Clinical interventions center on behavioral and family-centered approaches. Prerequisite: Language development course, EDHS 809, or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8110 - Disorders of Language: Aphasia


    Reviews contemporary issues in clinical aphasiaology, including epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, semiology, and nosology. Introduces clinical practice, including evaluation, treatment, and counseling. Prerequisite: EDHS 719 or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8120 - Disorders of Communication Based in Cognitive Dysfunction II


    Reviews contemporary issues in the practice of speech-language pathology for persons presenting with right cerebral hemisphere pathology, traumatic brain injury, dementia including epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, semiology, or nosology. Introduces clinical practice including evaluation, treatment, and counseling. Prerequisite: EDHS 7190 or instructor permission.



    Credits: 2
  
  • EDHS 8130 - Dysphagia


    A lecture-discussion and clinical study of problems of swallowing. Reviews contemporary issues in the practice of speech-language pathology for patients presenting with dysphagia, including semiology, etiology, pathophysiology, and nosology. An introduction to clinical practice, including evaluation, treatment, and counseling. Prerequisite: EDHS 719 or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8150 - Clinical Seminars


    Section 1: Clinical Education Seminar in Speech Pathology I: A clinical seminar accompanying clinical practice. The seminar focuses on professional issues and the diagnosis and rehabilitation of children and adults with communication disorders. Practicum assignments are individually structured to provide clinical and field work experience with a variety of ages, patients, and rehabilitation settings, or in a particular aspect of professional specialization. Close individual supervision is maintained by clinical instructors, and each case is discussed in weekly conference. Section 2: Clinical Education Seminar in Speech Pathology II: A clinical seminar accompanying clinical practice in medical settings. The seminar focuses on professional issues and the diagnosis and rehabilitation of children and adults with communication disorders. Practicum assignments are individually structured to provide clinical and field work experience with a variety of ages, patients, and rehabilitation settings, or in a particular aspect of professional specialization. Close individual supervision is maintained by clinical instructors, and each case is discussed in a weekly conference. Section 3: Clinical Practice in Speech and Language Pathology: Clinical practice focusing on the diagnosis and rehabilitation of children and adults with communication disorders. Practicum assignments are individually structured to provide clinical and field work experience with a variety of ages, patients, and rehabilitation settings, or in a particular aspect of professional specialization. Close individual supervision is maintained by clinical instructors, and each case is discussed in a weekly conference. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 1 to 6
  
  • EDHS 8170 - Clinical Externship


    Clinical practice in the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of children and adults with communicative disorders. Programs are individually structured to provide experience with a variety of clinical populations, age groups, and specializations. The sites are off-grounds, and usually within a two hour driving distance of the University. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 1 to 6
  
  • EDHS 8220 - Consultation


    An examination of the models and process of consultation. Designed to expand the student’s interpersonal skill repertoire. Emphasizes the practice of consultation appropriate to various work settings. Prerequisite: EDHS 723, 729, or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8240 - Substance Abuse Counseling


    Introduction to substance abuse counseling. Provides an understanding of the disease concept and other views of addiction, different methods of treating substance abuse, the process of recovery, the Twelve Step model, the role of the family in addiction, and counseling issues such as confronting denial, intervention, family counseling, relapse, and the role of the counselor in treatment. Emphasis is placed on developing skills through role play, case study, and interactions with substance abuse counselors and clients. Prerequisite: EDHS 721, 723, Counselor Education major, or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8250 - Advanced Career Development and Career Counseling


    Advanced study of career development theories and research, and the application of theoretical propositions to career counseling. Emphasizes the integration of career development concepts into the counseling process. Prerequisite: EDHS 722 and 723.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8270 - Counseling Adults


    Explores the concerns and problems that post high-school aged counselees present to counselors. Focuses on developmental theories and examines resources and helping strategies appropriate for those problem areas. Prerequisite: EDHS 723.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8280 - Marriage and Family Dynamics


    Analyzes the theory and practice of family counseling. An overview course that addresses the major traditional family therapy theories, as well as recent advances. Prerequisite: EDHS 723 or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8290 - Counselor Education Master’s Practicum


    For students enrolled in the School Counseling program. A minimum of 100 on-site hours is required. A description of the setting, specifying the school level in which practicum occurred most be included on the student’s application for graduation. Students are required to participate in on-grounds supervision. Prerequisite: EDHS 7210, 7230, 7290, 7310 or 8310 or instructor permission. Subject to availability of suitable practicum placement.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8300 - Assessment in Counseling


    Studies assessment devices and techniques used by counselors. Also provides practice in the interpretation of test data with emphasis on communication principles. Prerequisite: EDLF 718, EDHS 725.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8310 - Introduction to School Counseling


    Explores the planning and initiation of counseling programs in schools with an emphasis on understanding the role and function of counselors in schools, the planning, implementing, and managing of school counseling programs, the components of school counseling programs, legal and ethical issues in school counseling, and effective evaluation and accountability. Prerequisite: Counselor education majors or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8340 - Counseling Children and Adolescents


    Explores concerns and problems that children and adolescents present to counselors. Focuses on applying developmental theories and examines resources and helping strategies appropriate for counseling children and adolescents. Prerequisite: EDHS 721, 723, EDLF 716, or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8380 - Topical Issues in Counselor Education


    Deals with a variety of professional issues in counseling, guidance, and personnel services. Topics are announced prior to registration and can be developed around the interests of prospective students. Must be prearranged. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 1 to 3
  
  • EDHS 8390 - Internship in Professional School Counseling


    This is the required internship course for K-12 professional school counseling students. The internship is a two-semester, 600-hour placement in a public school. Students also attend on-grounds supervision. Internship may be repeated for credit. Intent to register must be filed preceding registration. A description of a student¿s internship school level must be included on the degree application. Prerequisite: EDHS 8290 and instructor permission.



    Credits: 1 to 6
  
  • EDHS 8410 - Orthopedic Bases of Sports Medicine


    Presents a comprehensive review of regional pathophysiology of sports injury and rehabilitation. Focus on treatment of injuries with a surgical and medical management perpsective. Rehabilitation for both operative and non-operative conditions are discussed in a problem-solving format. Prerequisite: EDHS 741, instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8420 - Metabolic Adaptations to Exercise


    Analyzes metabolic adaptations to acute bouts of exercise and chronic exercise training. Includes energy sources for human movement; substrate utilization, muscle plasticity, functional significance of the metabolic adaptations to chronic exercise training; muscle fatigue and damage. Prerequisite: EDHS 742 or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8430 - Exercise Intervention in Disease


    Examines the impact of exercise on the disease process, focusing primarily on cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Examines hypotheses concerning causes of diseases, risk factors, and modification of risk factors through exercise and diet intervention. Prerequisite: EDHS 742 or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8450 - Disease Processes and Prevention


    Investigates those disease processes most common and of most significance in their effects upon individual, community, nation, and world health status. Emphasizes definitions, manifestations, etiology, pathology, epidemiology, general medicine procedures, disease prognosis, and potential preventive actions. Develops an understanding of the specific mechanisms through which preventive actions work as a goal of effective health education.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8460 - Adapted Physical Education: Physically and Sensory Impaired


    Studies the physical and motor attributes of individuals with physical, sensory, and health disabilities. Addresses programming and instructional implications in physical education for these populations in regard to their ecological, psychological, social, and learning characteristics. Emphasizes developing and achieving functional physical education goals through planning, assessing, prescribing, teaching, and evaluating instruction.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8500 - Selected Topics


    Additional sections on special topics may be offered subject to sufficient student interest. Section 1: Adapted Physical Education; Section 2: Athletic Training; Section 3: Biomechanics; Section 4: Exercise Physiology; Section 5: Health Promotion; Section 6: Motor Development; Section 7: Sports Medicine; Section 8: Strength Training; Section 9: Pedagogy Prerequisite: Instructor and advisor permission.



    Credits: 1 to 3
  
  • EDHS 8610 - Marital and Couple’s Therapy


    Analyzes basic principles and techniques of marital and couple’s therapy. Emphasizes the practical, covering theory as it relates to the interactional dynamics and behavior of the therapy. Experiential techniques (i.e., role playing, video tape, and live supervision) are an integral part of the course. Some therapy experience is desirable, although not required.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8630 - Principles of Psychotherapy Basic


    Introduction to the assumption and process of psychotherapy. Explores basic principles of change as reflected in the dynamics of the psychotherapeutic relationship between the therapist and the client. Examines the pitfalls of being a beginning therapist and the problems faced in initiating the therapy process. Participants are provided with an experiential setting to heighten awareness of transference, resistance, and termination. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8640 - Principles of Psychotherapy Advanced


    In-depth examination of cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic individual psychotherapy. The theoretical base and accompanying empirical literature of varying approaches are discussed with special emphasis on application of principles. Experimental techniques (e.g., role playing and observation of video tapes) are included. Continuation of EDHS 863. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8650 - Individual Psychotherapy


    Designed to teach the principles and techniques of individual psychotherapy. May be repeated for credit; each year the psychotherapeutic approaches to be taught are specified. The specialized course offering for a given year (e.g., brief strategic psychotherapy, child psychotherapy, or rational emotive therapy) is printed on the student’s transcript.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8660 - Personality Assessment I


    First of a two-semester sequence in personality assessment. Trains the clinical/school psychology graduate student in basic methods of clinical assessment using a battery of psychological tests, including both projective and non-projective instruments. There are two components to the first semester course: critical examination of theory and research on psychological testing; and a supervised practicum in clinical assessment. Clinical assessments of children and adults are covered. Prerequisite: EDHS 764 and instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8670 - Personality Assessment II


    Second of a two-semester sequence in personality assessment. During this semester, students examine theory, practice, and research on the application of a variety of personality assessment techniques and instruments to specific diagnostic questions (e.g., assessment of psychotic, affective, neurotic, and borderline disorders); and continue learning to conduct personality assessments through a supervised practicum. Clinical assessments of children and adults are covered. Prerequisite: EDHS 866 and instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8690 - School/Clinical Psychology Practicum


    Supervised field experience in activities central to the role of the school/child psychologist. Prerequisite: EDHS 764.



    Credits: 1 to 6
  
  • EDHS 8691 - Clinical Practicum: Communicatrion Disorders


    Clinical Practicum for Graduate Communication Disorders students



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8700 - Clinical Psychology Practicum


    Supervised placement in a setting designed to provide students with clinical experiences dealing with children, adults, and families.



    Credits: 1 to 6
  
  • EDHS 8710 - Psychosocial Consultation


    Seminar and practicum experience designed specifically for advanced doctoral students. Focuses on the theoretical and research issues that relate to the practice of consultation and supervision. In addition to the readings and class discussions, students engage in both consultation and supervisory activities. Students are challenged to draw upon their prior knowledge of psychological assessment, problem solving, methods of intervention, and psychological theory. Facilitates the integration of prior learning into practice. Prerequisite: EDHS 768 and instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8720 - Group Therapy Interventions


    Designed to broaden and strengthen the group therapeutic skills and experience of doctoral students. Entails the observation of various group procedures and participation in an ongoing group experience. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3 to 6
  
  • EDHS 8730 - Family Therapy: Theory and Techniques


    Examines major schools in the field of family therapy with a focus on learning how to conceptualize a case from these different perspectives. Special emphasis is on the application and evaluation of various intervention models to family problems commonly presented in therapy. Observation of actual cases is a required part of the course. Prerequisite: EDHS 864, 865 or equivalent, and instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8740 - Advanced Family Therapy


    Advanced seminar in family therapy is designed to give students an in-depth exposure to methods of family intervention. Includes both didactic and case format. Prerequisite: EDHS 873 and instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8750 - Psychological Intervention and Consultation in Schools


    Advanced study of the role and function of the psychologist in school settings. Topics include psychoeducational assessment and remediation procedures; varieties and techniques of appropriate psychological interventions in schools; models of, and national trends in, school psychology service delivery. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 8980 - Practicum


    Supervised field experiences under the direction of professional staff. Student should obtain approval from their advisor before registering for this practicum.



    Credits: 1 to 6
  
  • EDHS 8998 - Masters Research Internship


    Designed to give masters students experience conducting research in professional settings appropriate to their disciplines. Prerequisites: Permission of Advisor.



    Credits: 1 to 12
  
  • EDHS 8999 - Masters Thesis


    Masters Thesis



    Credits: 1 to 6
  
  • EDHS 9090 - Doctoral Seminar: Communication Disorders


    Variable topics. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 1
  
  • EDHS 9210 - Advanced Group Counseling Theories and Practicum


    Advanced graduate seminar and practicum in group counseling theories and technique. Different theoretical approaches to group counseling along with accompanying techniques are studied in section 1; section 2 is a practicum in advanced group counseling and is subject to availability of suitable practicum placement. Section 2 may be repeated for credit. Section 1: Group Theories (2 credits) Section 2: Practicum (1 to 3 credits) Prerequisite: Counselor Education doctoral status, EDHS 724 and 729, or instructor permission.



    Credits: 1 to 3
  
  • EDHS 9220 - Advanced Individual Counseling Strategies and Practicum


    A group seminar designed to enhance students’ individual intake, assessment, counseling and treatment planning skills. Subject to availability of suitable practicum placement. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: EDHS 729 and instructor permission.



    Credits: 1 to 3
  
  • EDHS 9290 - Counselor Supervision Theories and Practicum


    Study of counselor supervision combined with a required experience as a supervisor-trainee. Section 1: Counselor Supervision Theories: Different theoretical approaches to counselor supervision along with accompanying techniques and practical application. (3 credits) Section 2: Counselor Supervision Practicum: May be repeated for credit. (1-3 credits) Prerequisite: Counselor education doctoral student or instructor permission.



    Credits: 1 to 3
  
  • EDHS 9310 - Doctoral Seminar: Counselor Education


    Specialized study of the profession’s present status, emphasizing research in the field and possible future directions. Prerequisite: advanced standing and instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 9320 - Doctoral Seminar: Counselor Education


    This course is designed for advanced graduate students admitted to the counselor education program, or, with instructor approval, another doctoral program in the Curry School of Graduate Education. The course pvodies an extensive study of contemporary issues and trends in student research. The purpose is to provide students with an opportunity to examine the state of research in counseling or in their field, and based on this, to identify the subject of and prepare for the start of their doctoral dissertation study by designing a study and preparing a proposal. Prerequisite: Counselor Education doctoral student or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 9390 - Counselor Education Doctoral Internship: Teaching


    An individually supervised doctoral-level teaching internship for doctoral students in Counselor Education. Prerequisite: instructor permission; subject to availability of suitable internship placement.



    Credits: 3 to 6
  
  • EDHS 9490 - Pedagogy in Counselor Education


    This course is designed to provide students with a foundation ofor their teaching internship in Counselor Education. This course includes both didactic and experiential components and focuses on the examination of theoretical orientation and practical skills necessary to function effectively as a Counselor Educator.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 9500 - Advanced Doctoral Seminar


    Special topics and research analysis for doctoral students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 1 to 6
  
  • EDHS 9740 - Internship in College Teaching or Supervision


    Opportunities for experienced doctoral students to teach courses or partial courses at the University, or to supervise student teachers under the guidance of a faculty member. Opportunities are arranged by the students with the assistance of the sponsoring faculty member.



    Credits: 1 to 6
  
  • EDHS 9750 - Seminar: Topics in Clinical Psychology


    Doctoral seminar covering selected topics in personality theory and clinical psychology. May be repeated for credit.



    Credits: 1 to 3
  
  • EDHS 9760 - Seminar: Topical Issues in School Clinical Psychology


    Deals with a variety of professional issues in school and child clinical psychology. Topics can be developed around the interests of prospective students. Must be prearranged. Course topics will be announced prior to registration and have included social and affective process in development and neuropsychology. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 1 to 3
  
  • EDHS 9761 - Child Therapy


    This course is intended to provide knowledge of basic theory and research concerning child therapy. Students will become well versed in empirically based treatments for child and adolescent mental health. We will address the limitations of existing research on treatment efficacy and effectiveness. Students will become familiar with a range of therapeutic approaches, including play therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 9762 - Social & Affective Processes in the Development of Children


    Provides knowledge of basic theory & research concerning social & affective processes in the development of children, with particular attention to different risk conditions in infancy & childhood, their antecedents & sequelae. Primary focus is the understanding of the role of social contexts (culture, community) & parent-child and family relationships in development. Also examines ways that biological, social & psychological processes interact.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 9763 - Theories of Behavior and Cognition


    The course considers prominent theories concerning human learning and cognition. Current research concerning cognitive and affective aspects of behavior will be examined in relation to basic theoretical models and, where appropriate, linkages to current practice will be made.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDHS 9991 - Ed.D. Research


    Students conduct systematic inquiry to address an important problem in education, through the application of discipline knowledge and research skills, with the goal of improving practice.



    Credits: 1 to 12
  
  • EDHS 9993 - Independent Study


    Independent Study



    Credits: 1 to 6
  
  • EDHS 9995 - Independent Research


    Independent Research



    Credits: 1 to 12
  
  • EDHS 9998 - Doctoral Research Apprenticeship


    Designed to give doctoral students experience conducting research in professional settings appropriate to their disciplines. Prerequisite: Advisor permission required.



    Credits: 1 to 12
  
  • EDHS 9999 - Doctoral Dissertation


    Continuous enrollment is required from the start of the dissertation through the proposal and final examination.



    Credits: 1 to 12

Education-Leadership, Foundations, and Policy

  
  • EDLF 5000 - Multicultural Education


    Prepares students to deal with the increasingly multicultural educational milieu. Emphasizes the process of understanding one’s own bias and prejudices and how they effect the school and classroom learning environment. Included are readings, class discussions, field projects, journal writing, and other methods of directed self explorations.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDLF 5010 - Child Learning and Development


    This course examines children’s learning and development in the elementary school grades. The course, designed for students who plan to become teachers, focuses on cognitive development (e.g., the role of the brain in learning, misconceptions, transfer) and social development (e.g., relationships, moral development). Three themes emerge: individual variability and diversity, development, and translation from research to practice.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDLF 5011 - Adolescent Learning and Development


    This course examines adolescent learning and development and is designed for students who plan to teach in secondary schools. Adolescent cognitive, physical, and social development is considered from a multi-level (e.g., school, family, community) perspective. In identifying links between these domains and learning, three themes emerge: individual variability and diversity, developmental trends, and translating educational research to practice.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDLF 5270 - Adult Development and Aging


    This course will focus on key issues in adult psychological and physical development. We will explore development from a biopsychosocial perspective, examining topics such as health, cognitive function, personality, interpersonal relationships, and work. This will be a theory-to-practice class, with an emphasis on current theories of optimal or successful aging. In particular, we will focus on how adults respond and adapt to changes in their health, their environment, and their sense of self. Contexts for development will include education, health care, the family, and the community, with attention to individual differences (gender, race, ethnicity).



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDLF 5430 - Social Processes and Individual Differences in Sport and Exercise Psychology


    Focuses on the social and psychological factors related to participation in sport and exercise. Includes socialization into and through exercise and sport; observational learning of motor and psychological skills; feedback, reinforcement, and leadership behaviors; competition and competitive stress; and character development and self-perception in sport and exercise.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDLF 5460 - Software Applications in Education


    This course provides experience with productivity tools, including database management, data graphing tools, and graphic production. Participants apply a range of web-based and desktop applications to instructional and administrative problems. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDLF 5470 - Motivation in Achievement Contexts


    This course will focus on key issues in motivation across multiple domains such as school, sport, and work. Theories and supporting research will be reviewed, and practical applications to real-world contexts stressed. Topics will include psychological needs, cognitions, emotions, and individual differences (e.g., age, race, gender), and how these issues impact theory development and the practical application of theoretical constructs.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDLF 5490 - Interventions in Physical Activity


    Students will learn psychological skills, methods, and self-regulatory strategies, and how helping professionals (e.g., coaches, therapists, teachers, fitness specialists) can use these skills and methods to positively affect physical activity participation, performance, motivation, and enjoyment. Theories, research, and application will be stressed, with attention to how individual differences (age, gender, race, ethnicity) impact performance.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDLF 5500 - Selected Topics


    Pilot courses to meet new program requirements and changing needs in the field. Used also to offer experimental courses, and courses under development, these courses are announced and offered on a semester-to-semester basis. May be graded or S/U, depending on the instructor, and may be repeated.



    Credits: 1 to 6
  
  • EDLF 5610 - Production of Instructional Materials


    Provides teachers with the skills and competencies needed to design and produce appropriate instructional media. Key topics include media production planning; selecting appropriate media formats; illustrating concepts, processes, and techniques; lettering for captions and text; mounting and preserving materials; audio design; supporting print materials; and media format translation. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDLF 5710 - Ethnography and Education


    Seminar in the conceptual and methodological issues involved in the use of ethnographic methods in research in education. The course examines the roots of ethnographic inquiry in anthropology and considers notions of culture and cultural understanding and the politics/ethics of writing and representation in the education context.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDLF 5711 - Globalization, Childhood, and Culture


    Cultural contexts are powerful influences on child development and learning and have long been recognized as shaping the very notion of what a child is across time and place. This course considers contemporary sociological and anthropological efforts to rethink notions of child development, learning, parenting, risk, etc. to recognize both the impact of cultural differences and to recognize the cultural agency of children. Globalization has become a major influence on children and childhood as well and the course will also examine this phenomenon in the light of issues concerning culture and children’s welfare. The course is designed to stimulate students’ critical thinking about culture and its role in raising and educating children.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDLF 5890 - Workshop


    Special topics offered as needed. Generally an experimental or shortened course format.



    Credits: 1 to 3
  
  • EDLF 5980 - Practicum


    Practicum



    Credits: 1 to 6
  
  • EDLF 5985 - Internship


    Internship



    Credits: 1 to 6
  
  • EDLF 5993 - Independent Study


    Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 1 to 6
  
  • EDLF 6170 - Fall Symposium - Getting Started with Differentiation


    This course is designed to help teachers and administrators develop a beginning understanding of principles and strategies for differentiating curricula and classrooms. Course participants will explore the components of effective differentiation to improve classroom practices and instruction.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDLF 6180 - Best Practices Institute: Differentiated Instruction & Reading and Literacy


    This course is designed to help teachers develop a more sophisticated understanding of principles and strategies relating to differentiated instruction, particularly in the context of reading, writing, and other literacy applications. Course participants will explore the interesection of best practices related to effective differentiation of curriculum, instruction, and assessment within the literacy content areas.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDLF 6181 - Best Practices Institute: Differentiated Instruction & Math, Science, Tech


    This course is designed to help teachers develop a more sophisticated understanding of principles and strategies relating to differentiated instruction, particularly in the context of math, science, and technology. Course participants will explore the interesection of best practices related to effective differentiation of curriculum, instruction, and assessment within the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) content areas.



    Credits: 3
  
  • EDLF 6182 - Best Practices Inst: Differentiated Instruction & Understanding by Design


    This course is designed to help teachers develop a more sophisticated understanding of principles and strategies relating to differentiated instruction, particularly in the context of Understanding by Design. Course participants will explore the interesection of best practices related to effective differentiation of curriculum, instruction, and assessment within the Understanding by Design framework.



    Credits: 3
 

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