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Undergraduate Record 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED RECORD]
Curry School of Education: Courses
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Curry School of Education and Human Development
EDNC 2000 - Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) and Professional Development
The Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) provides undergraduates from outside UVA with research and PD experience under the guidance of UVA Faculty conducting education research. This internship program is designed to encourage undergraduates students to pursue graduate study and consider careers in academic, policy, or research organizations. Interns work on research focusing on schools, classrooms, and other youth settings.
Credits: 0
EDNC 4501 - Academy for Teachers of Struggling Readers
This four-day academy is designed for educators working with struggling readers in grades K-12. It provides information for teaching struggling readers to read and write. Materials used focus on literacy assessment and intervention techniques. Participants complete homework assignments as part of the academy requirements. Upon successful completion, participants earn a certificate of attendance for 30 contact hours of professional development.
Credits: 0
EDNC 4502 - Effective Small Group Reading Instruction Grades K-2
Participants will learn how to implement three lesson-planning frameworks for small groups based on the students’ literacy stage and assessed need. At the end of the workshop, participants will walk away with hands-on instructional activities suitable for students in grades K-2 who are either Emergent, Beginning, or Transitional readers.
Credits: 0
EDNC 4503 - Effective Small Group Reading Instruction Grades 3-5
Participants will learn how to implement three lesson-planning frameworks for small groups based on the students’ literacy stage and assessed need. At the end of the workshop, participants will walk away with hands-on instructional activities suitable for students in grades 3-5 who are either Beginning, Transitional, or Intermediate readers.
Credits: 0
EDNC 4504 - Reading Application Workshops (Phonological Awareness, Phonics, Fluency)
Each day-long training is designed for K-5 educators and provides information on phonological awareness, phonics, or fluency instruction. Materials from UVA’s Reading@Curry program are used as groups learn how to differentiate either phonological awareness, phonics, or fluency instruction and create make-take activities for use with small group instruction.
Credits: 0
EDNC 4505 - George Graham Lecture in Reading
The George Graham Lecture in Reading is an annual event sponsored by the Reading Program at the Curry School. Begun in 1985, the lecture series has brought well over 50 nationally recognized speakers to the Curry School to share their research perspectives with our participants.
Credits: 0
EDNC 4506 - Word Study Instructional Modules
Each 3.5-hour training module is designed for K-12 educators and provides information from one of eight available word study instruction modules. During each session, groups (maximum 30) meet with 1 instructor to learn how to plan, implement and apply effective word study instruction.
Credits: 0
EDNC 4507 - Integrating Reading & Writing Instruction with the Nonfiction ELA Standards
Participants will discuss the research on use of nonfiction texts to promote comprehension and written response in the elementary grades and examine how to integrate best practices with the state’s revised Standards of Learning. Participants will receive a variety of hands-on activities to promote reading and writing instruction that meets the nonfiction Standards of Learning across grades 2-5.
Credits: 0
EDNC 4508 - Support for Literacy Coaches
Literacy coaches play a significant role in leading and improving a school’s literacy program. This workshop will help coaches evaluate their reading program in terms of assessment data use and management; instructional schedules; instructional teams; texts and materials; developing a school leadership teams with clearly articulated literacy goals and vision.
Credits: 0Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education
EDIS 2010 - Teaching as a Profession
Designed as a pre-requisite course for applying to the Five-Year (BA/MT) Teacher Education Program. In this survey of American education, students examine education history, philosophy in action in schools,student diversity, curriculum, effective teaching, school organization & governance, education finance,education law, sociopolitical dimensions of education, & the role of the teacher as a professional. Co-requisite EDIS 2880.
Credits: 3
EDIS 2011 - Foundations for Teaching Young Children With and Without Disabilities
This course provides an overview of early childhood special education and early childhood education for children birth through age five and their families. The course covers topics such as historical perspectives, current trends, and recommended practices for working with this age group.
Credits: 3
EDIS 2012 - Foundations of Early Childhood Education
This course provides an overview of early childhood special education and early childhood education for children birth through age five and their families. The course covers topics such as historical perspectives, current trends, and recommended practices for working with this age group.
Credits: 3
EDIS 2850 - Agents of Change: Civic Engagement through Community Service Learning
Do you feel called to be an agent of change in the UVA community? In this course, students will explore how service learning can foster civic engagement and provide the tools necessary to become an agent of change at UVA and beyond. Together, students will engage in service learning through practical community-based problem solving. Students will have the opportunity to connect to the UVA community and identify their role within it.
Credits: 1
EDIS 2880 - Field Experience
This initial lab experience is a co-requisite class with EDIS 2010 and is a mandatory pre-requisite to applying to the 5-year (BA/MT) Teacher Education Program. Experiences are provided for students to observe children in either a community or school context and to develop an understanding of essential evidence-based practices for effective teaching. Corequisite: EDIS 2010.
Credits: 1
EDIS 2890 - Strategies for Academic Achievement
Instruction in multiple strategies for analyzing, planning, and completing academic tasks. Guidance in appropriate application and adaptation of general procedures of study to requirements and materials of specific courses. Focus on continual implementation, refinement, and evaluation of strategies to ensure that study habits are effective and efficient. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
EDIS 2910 - Beyond the Second Year: Academic Realities and Skills
A three-credit course that will assist upper level students attain their academic goals at the University of Virginia. The class will address strategies for dealing with lenghty and complex readings, the analytical and evaluative skills of scholarship, methods of time mangement in academic pursuits and stress management.
Credits: 3
EDIS 2920 - Debunking Classroom Myths
Ever wonder why concepts are taught over and over and are still difficult to explain? This course explores misconceptions commonly learned in K-12 math, science, humanities, and social sciences. We investigate these ideas through the lens of students own experiences and what is known about how people learn. This course builds understanding of best practices in teaching and assessment through reading, discussion, reflection, and presentation.
Credits: 3
EDIS 3012 - Mindfulness in Health and Human Development
Mindfulness-based interventions promote physical and mental health and support cognitive and emotional developmental processes in individuals across the lifespan. Mindful awareness practices can support our ability to be fully present to the needs of others. This course introduces a variety of these practices and the research on their effects as a means to promoting well-being and building supportive relationships in professional settings.
Credits: 3
EDIS 3020 - The Exceptional Learner
An intensive introduction to the study of exceptional children and adults. Focuses on extending principles of learning and intellectual, socio-cultural, emotional, and physical development to persons with disabilities, as well as the gifted, autism, traumatic brain injury, ADD, and ADHD. Information on medical conditions which influence learning and development is also provided. Credit is not given for both EDIS 3020 and 5000. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
EDIS 3070 - Digital Multimedia Development
Designed for the novice-level student who is interested in developing and publishing computer-based multimedia. This intensive, project-based class covers tools for website and podcast creation and working with digital images, audio, animation, and video. Students will be required to demonstrate competency with each individual tool, and will create a final project for the class which incorporates several tools.
Credits: 3
EDIS 3450 - Teaching with Technology
This course provides an introduction to effective, standards-based methods of integrating technology into the classroom, focusing on approaches specific to each content area.
Credits: 3
EDIS 3451 - Teaching with Technology for Practicing Teachers
This class is designed for teachers needing to meet the VA technology competency. The class will focus on the essential technologies needed for effective instuction including such things as data mamgement, spreadsheets, webquest, digital story telling, digital instruction, & virtual schooling. Students will be expected to apply technology applications to enhance student achievement.
Credits: 1
EDIS 3452 - Designing Games for Learning
What makes games so much fun? How can games be educational? The goal of this course is to understand how games can motivate, engage, and teach. In this course students will survey current approaches by playing a variety of games and develop understanding of game-based learning, motivation, and design thinking perspectives. Students will apply this understanding by designing a new educational game in a collaborative class project.
Credits: 3
EDIS 3455 - Using Online Lessons for Inquiry Based Learning
Students will explore online lessons through researching and evaluating teacher created lessons then create their own lesson that is age and curricular appropriate. Inquiry-based lesson plans are usually referred to as “faciliation plans,” to help teachers remember their role as facilitator of learning, rather than fount of all wisdom. This helps teachers to structure lessons loosely to allow student questions to drive the learning process
Credits: 1
EDIS 3460 - Introduction to English Learners
This one-credit course is designed for practicing teachers and educators who want to know more about the English learners (Els) in today’s classrooms. This course is a very introductory-level consideration of the unique instructional opportunities and challenges presented by Els. Participants will explore their own language-learning histories as they consider what it means to learn an additional language.
Credits: 1
EDIS 3500 - Special Topics in Curriculum and Instruction
Topical offerings in the subject of curriculum and instruction.
Credits: 1 to 6
EDIS 3600 - Experiential Education
Beginning with the work of the great American Philosopher John Dewey, we will learn how experiential learning is practiced in the countries we visit. Two examples of experiential education we will critique are the “folkschool” movement in Scandinavia & the relatively recent Russian experiential education emphasis that is seen as necessary to reform education from a pedagogy that had previously been based upon a totalitarian educational approach
Credits: 3
EDIS 3720 - Word Study Workshop
Written as an overview of a word-study approach to phonics in the classroom, this course will introduce the stages that children negotiate as they become readers and connect instruction in spelling/word study to reading at each level. The workshop is not intended to be as in-depth a treatment of developmental word knowledge as the three-hour graduate course.
Credits: 1
EDIS 3721 - Comprehension Strategies
This one-credit course covers practical strategies for reading, writing, discussion, studying, and vocabulary in all content areas. The emphasis will be on learning a range of content and comprehension strategies that lead to greater engagement by student learners and more effective instruction by teachers. This course can be tailored to a specific group of teachers such as K-3 or for grades 4 and up.
Credits: 1
EDIS 3722 - Small Group Differentiated Reading Instruction
This one hour course is designed for educators who want to learn more about differentiating small group reading instruction. Using their own assessment data, participants will design differentiated instruction and use flexible grouping for reading groups and individuals students. Designing and critiquing lesson plans is a required component of this course.
Credits: 1
EDIS 3724 - Literacy Coaching
This one-credit-hour course will meet for 15 contact hours. The purpose of this course is to assist reading specialists develop and refine coaching skills that will enable them to be reading leaders at the school and/or district level. Participants will examine the role of the literacy coach, and work on skills that enable reading coaches to be effective literacy leaders.
Credits: 1
EDIS 3725 - Preschool Children’s Literature
This course focuses on the study of various genres of literature appropriate for preschool and primary grade children. The course emphasizes criteria for selecting and interpreting quality material for children who are at different developmental levels. In addition, it explores the many ways that quality children’s preschool literature can be used in the classroom.
Credits: 1
EDIS 3726 - Oral Language Development
This one-credit level course designed for prekindergarten teachers will focus on the role of oral language acquisition and development in emergent literacy, as well as theories that describe various aspects of language acquisition and the stages of oral language development. Strategies for fostering oral language in the classroom and methods of evaluating oral language will be explored.
Credits: 1
EDIS 3727 - Writing as a Remix: A Writer’s Workshop for Teachers
Participants will develop new understandings about the writing process & its implications for their own and their students’ writing through experimentation, reinterpretation, and collaboration. Participants will experiment with writing and writing instruction and support each other in evaluating and refining their work. Connections will be made to teaching and assessing of writing in the classroom with diverse populations of students from K-12
Credits: 2
EDIS 3728 - Writing in a Digital Age
With the use of texting & quick shortcut messaging, we have seen an increasing need to help teachers develop writing as a skillfor our students.Teachers will explore methods online to motivate students to write using the digital storytelling methodology. This course is to support participants’ growth as writers, teachers of writing, and teacher-leaders.
Credits: 1
EDIS 3881 - Field Experience: Elementary Education
Field-based practice experiences tutoring children. The Elementary Education section is aligned with specific program/endorsement area, and meets the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program.
Credits: 1
EDIS 3882 - Promoting College Readiness (Practicum)
Field-based experience tutoring adolescent students enrolled in AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) programs in local schools. To participate in this field experience, in addition to the class meeting time, students will need to plan to allow for an additional 2-3 hour block of time between 9am-3pm on Tues, Wed, or Thurs to fulfill practicum requirement.
Credits: 1
EDIS 3887 - Field Experience: Special Education
Field-based practice experiences tutoring children. The Special Education section is aligned with specific program/endorsement area, and meets the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program.
Credits: 1
EDIS 3888 - Field Experience: Early Childhood
Field-based practice experiences tutoring children. The Early Childhood Special Ed. section is aligned with specific program/endorsement area, and meets the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program.
Credits: 1
EDIS 3985 - Internship
Students apply academic experiences in professional and/or research settings; reflect and critically and constructively analyze experiences from multiple perspectives; and view the work as connecting course content authentic contexts. Students work as professionals with site supervisors and instructors to complete related assignments and relevant background research on the professional and academic resources available.
Credits: 1 to 6
EDIS 4040 - Introduction to Psychoeducational Assessment
This course prepares individuals to administer, score, and interpret standard instruments; to use information procedures in the administration of assessments; and to interpret the combined results of psychological, sociological, medical, and educational assessments. Implications for use for assessment data will be discussed.
Credits: 3
EDIS 4100 - Characteristics of Individuals with Emotional & Behavioral Disabilities
This course explores the meaning and concepts associated with the field of emotional and behavioral disabilities, including the psychological and behavioral characteristics of individuals with emotional and behavioral disabilities. Topics include specific causes, assessment, and treatment of emotional and behavioral disabilities. Educational, psychological, historical, and medical implications are addressed.
Credits: 1
EDIS 4110 - Characteristics of Individuals with Learning Disabilities
This course explores the meaning and concepts associated with the field of learning disabilities, including the psychological and behavioral characteristics of individuals with learning disabilities. Topics include specific causes, assessment, and treatment of learning disabilities and related disabilities. Educational, psychological, historical, and medical implications are addressed.
Credits: 1
EDIS 4120 - Characteristics of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
This course explores the meaning and concepts associated with the field of learning disabilities, including the psychological and behavioral characteristics of individuals with learning disabilities. Topics include specific causes, assessment, and treatment of learning disabilities and related disabilities. Educational, psychological, historical, and medical implications are addressed.
Credits: 1
EDIS 4210 - Introduction to Language Acquisition & Development
This survey course provides an overview of the language acquisition and development process from both current and historical perspectives. Factoring influencing language acquisition and development will be explored.
Credits: 3
EDIS 4425 - Teaching Writing K-5
This course examines various components of establishing the Writer’s Workshop in the classroom (Mini-Lessons, Conferring, Writing, Author’s Chair, and Reflection). Students will learn how teachers and their students maneuver throughout the workshop approach to broaden knowledge about writing processes and become better writers.
Credits: 1
EDIS 4720 - Word Study for the Classroom
This course will present the stages of literacy development in terms of spelling, reading and writing. Participants will learn how to assess students spelling development, determine groups for instruction, and to design instruction for each spelling stage. The focus of this course will be implementing a developmental spelling curriculum in the classroom.
Credits: 3
EDIS 4878 - Field Experience: English as a Second Language
Extensive experience in observing classrooms and in practice teaching using various instructional strategies. Classroom placements are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program
Credits: 1
EDIS 4881 - Field Experience: Elementary
Extensive experience in observing classrooms and in practice teaching using various instructional strategies. Classroom placements are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program.
Credits: 1
EDIS 4882 - Field Experience: English Education
Extensive experience in observing classrooms and in practice teaching using various instructional strategies. Classroom placements are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program.
Credits: 1
EDIS 4883 - Field Experience: Foreign Language Education
Extensive experience in observing classrooms and in practice teaching using various instructional strategies. Classroom placements are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program.
Credits: 1
EDIS 4884 - Field Experience:Mathematics Education
Extensive experience in observing classrooms and in practice teaching using various instructional strategies. Classroom placements are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program.
Credits: 1
EDIS 4885 - Field Experience: Science Education
Extensive experience in observing classrooms and in practice teaching using various instructional strategies. Classroom placements are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program.
Credits: 1
EDIS 4886 - Field Experience:Social Studies Education
Extensive experience in observing classrooms and in practice teaching using various instructional strategies. Classroom placements are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program.
Credits: 1
EDIS 4887 - Field Experience: Special Education
Extensive experience in observing classrooms and in practice teaching using various instructional strategies. Classroom placements are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program.
Credits: 1
EDIS 4888 - Field Experience: Early Childhood Special Education
Extensive experience in observing classrooms and in practice teaching using various instructional strategies. Classroom placements are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program.
Credits: 1
EDIS 4889 - Field Experience: Health & Physical Education
Extensive experience in observing classrooms and in practice teaching using various instructional strategies. Classroom placements are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program.
Credits: 1
EDIS 4993 - Independent Study
Independent study.
Credits: 1 to 6
EDIS 4995 - Directed Research
Directed Research under supervision of faculty member.
Credits: 1 to 6Human Services
EDHS 1120 - So You Want to Change the World: Foundations of Community Engagement
How can we be part of creating a more just world? In this course, we’ll aim to answer that question for ourselves by examining practices of youth and community engagement through a critical and discerning lens. We’ll reflect on our own practice engaging with youth and their communities, examine our roles in those relationships and interactions, explore the complexities and importance of culture, and consider our own cultural influences.
Credits: 3
EDHS 2230 - Drug Awareness
This class is a comprehensive course highlighting issues related to drug use across the spectrum including the latest thinking on prevention and awareness, motivation for drug use, intervention, rehabilitation, and recovery. This course will provide key information regarding specific types of drugs and factors affecting their interactions with the human body.
Credits: 3
EDHS 2240 - Substance Abuse
Examines substance abuse and use in contemporary society. Treats topics from a multi-disciplinary perspective and includes biological, pharmacologic, cultural, social, psychological, political, economic, and legal aspects of substance abuse. Analyzes patterns of addiction, intervention, and rehabilitation with respect to alcoholism and other drugs. Examines assessments of costs, options, and alternatives to addiction, along with educational efforts toward prevention. Class discussions are an integral part of this course. Taught at the graduate level as EDHS 5240.
Credits: 3
EDHS 2250 - Stress and Anxiety Management
This course presents the major models of stress, examines psycho-social, intrapsychic, and environmental causes of stress and provides an overview of stress’s physiological and psychological impact. Building upon researched-based practice, students will experience and explore cognitive, behavioral, and physiological techniques and strategies so as to manage life’s stressors more effectively.
Credits: 3
EDHS 2260 - Keeping Children Safe: What Citizens Should Know and Communities Can Do
Applying knowledge about the nature, causes, and correlates of child abuse and neglect, the course builds on experience in implementing Strong Communities for Children to engage entire communities in prevention of child maltreatment and promotion of family well-being. Many class sessions feature discussions with international, national, and grassroots leaders about participation of diverse community sectors in child protection and family support.
Credits: 3
EDHS 2450 - Introduction to Communication Disorders
A survey course of human communication, communication disorders, and the clinical professionals who improve the lives of people presenting with a communication disorder (including career opportunities, worksites, responsibilities, and compensation). Lectures contrast scientific understandings with society’s perceptions of disordered communication through portrayals in popular culture media.
Credits: 3
EDHS 2840 - Intro to Youth and Social Innovation
What do we need to know in order to design effective youth programming and policies that promote the positive development of youth? This course focuses on how theories of development and theories of change inform social innovations that enhance youth thriving, what strategies promote creative problem-solving and innovative solutions for youth programming, and how current social innovations in youth programming address youth challenges.
Credits: 3
EDHS 2860 - Fundamentals of Child Protection in Emergencies
This course will provide students with a core knowledge base of the organizations, principles and practices that working together are the foundation and informs the practice of Child Protection in Emergencies (CPIE). This course is designed to familiarize students with the principles and normative frameworks of humanitarian responses that shape the CPiE Sector.
Credits: 3
EDHS 2889 - Fostering Leadership in Teenage Boys
This course is designed to teach students to maximize effective mentoring, foster critical thinking, & understand the relationship of theories of masculine identity to the development of middle school age boys. Leadership, respect, authenticity, strength, social systems & their behavioral manifestations will be explored while class members work in a mentoring role with Middle School boys or in another mentoring relationship.
Credits: 3
EDHS 2890 - Personal Development
This course is designed for first-year students to assist them in identifying, clarifying, developing and critiquing personal needs and values. Emphasis will be placed on ramifications of personal values, especially in the areas of interpersonal relationships, academics, diversity, goal setting, lifestyle choices, career planning, healthy behaviors, responsibility and commitment in the areas of personal actions, community service and leadership.
Credits: 2
EDHS 2891 - Issues Facing Adolescent Girls
This course provides an opportunity for students to develop their leadership skills through involvement in academic service learning. Students will explore the psychological, social, and cultural issues affecting adolescent girls and apply this understanding through service with the Young Women Leaders Program (YWLP), a mentoring program that pairs middle school girls with college women for a year. Offered on the Undergraduate and Graduate levels. Graduate level requires additional readings and assignments.
Credits: 4
EDHS 2892 - Issues Facing Adolescent Girls II
A continuation of EDHS 2891 Issues Facing Adolescent Girls I, this one-credit academic, service-learning class focuses on developing leadership skills through the Young Women Leaders Program (YWLP). Students attend a weekly one-hour class and two-hour mentoring group, and spend four hours a month one-on-one with their mentee. For those not able to mentor, they can meet the class requirements by being involved in the YWLP research team. Prerequisites: EDHS 2891 Issues Facing Adolescent Girls I.
Credits: 1
EDHS 2895 - Minding the Mind: Engaging Youth in Learning
Learning is how we create knowledge of our world. This course overviews prominent theories of learning and affords the opportunity to deepen this knowledge through tutoring youth in school. The course covers methods of analyzing learning tasks, understanding the role of memory in learning, cultural and individual variations among learners, and principles for reinforcing and engaging learners. Class content mirrorsactivities with tutees.
Credits: 3
EDHS 2900 - Practice in Community and Youth Engagement
This one-hour class is designed to monitor and provide support and supervision for students who work with youth in the community as part of their academic program.
Credits: 1
EDHS 2950 - Advocating for Youth: Making Your Ideas Matter
How can you communicate your knowledge and your ideas for youth advocacy with impact? In this course, you’ll focus on the power of quality writing and explore other ways to share ideas. The aim of this course is to strengthen the link between your passion and advocacy through effective communication and the written word.
Credits: 3
EDHS 3002 - Anatomy & Physiology Lab II
This course is designed to provide hands-on laboratory experience in anatomy and physiology. The course meets once per week for a guided laboratory experience using models, computer programs or other anatomic specimens. Specific emphasis is placed on the study of cells, tissues, organs and multiple systems of the human body.
Credits: 1
EDHS 3055 - Development and Prevention of Youth Violence
This course examines social and psychological factors contributing to the development of violent behavior in youth, accompanied by an analysis of current prevention approaches. Each topic will include a case study followed by relevant social science research. Students will participate in simulated legislative hearings where they will present oral and written position statements on policy issues such as bullying. media violence, and gun control.
Credits: 3
EDHS 3060 - Building Resilience in Youth, Families, and Communities
This course presents theories, models and techniques related to enhancing resiliency among marginalized children, adolescents and their families across multiple settings (i.e., home, school, and community). Specifically, it will focus on identifying, understanding, and utilizing protective factors and processes that help vulnerable youth, families, and communities become stronger, more competent, and better functioning in adverse situations.
Credits: 3
EDHS 3100 - Media Socialization, Racial Stereotypes and Black Adolescent Identity
This course will introduce students to developmental differences in media engagement for younger children, older children and adolescents. Students will learn about media socialization, black racial stereotypes in the media, racial identity, racial socialization and how these variables may influence the identity processes of black adolescents.
Credits: 3
EDHS 3110 - Understanding Autism
This course will provide a broad overview of autism, from historical perspectives to current scientific evidence. Challenges, strengths, and experiences will be examined from within a developmental framework and across developmental domains. Evidence-based approaches to assessment and intervention will be emphasized. The perspectives and lived experiences of individuals with autism and their families will be integrated throughout the course.
Credits: 3
EDHS 3120 - Abnormal Psychology
This course provides a broad overview of developmental psychopathology (abnormal psychology) - initially focusing on understanding basic concepts, historical context, developmental influences, theoretical perspectives, research methodology, and issues related to classification and assessment - followed by comprehensive information concerning major disorders (e.g., ADHD, major depression, anxiety, ASD, schizophrenia).
Credits: 3
EDHS 3200 - Introduction to Counseling Student Athletes
What does it mean to be a student athlete? What roles can race, gender, and class play in the student athlete experience? This course is for any undergraduate student interested in analyzing the complexities of the lived experiences of elite student athletes through a counseling lens.
Credits: 3
EDHS 3220 - International Communication Disorders Research
This study abroad program allows students to (1) engage in the development of research projects that are related to the speech pathology and audiology major, (2) understand universalities and differences as they apply to speech and language, (3) study cultural and linguistic differences in research (e.g., topics chosen by researchers), educational, and therapeutic practices, and (4) develop skills in international networking.
Credits: 6
EDHS 3240 - Peer Health Education
Academic content and training on various health topics for college students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
EDHS 3250 - Professional Development and Team Dynamics
Interpersonal skills and relationships are more important than ever to employers. This course is designed for undergraduates who are preparing to enter the workforce to learn more about working in a team environment. We will focus on interpersonal and intrapersonal awareness, and application of course concepts including human development, psychology, and diversity through a team service learning project.
Credits: 3
EDHS 3440 - Teaching Games, Rhythms and Dance
Participation in, and understanding of, performance and teaching techniques for elementary games, rhythms, outdoor education, games, tumbling, cooperative activities, and dance. The main focus of this course is on pedagogical issues.
Credits: 2
EDHS 3500 - Special Topics In Human Services
Topical offerings in the subject of human services.
Credits: 1 to 6
EDHS 3850 - Introduction to Counseling
What is counseling? How do counselors work with clients whose values differ from their own? What are some evidence-based practices used in various settings? How might race, gender, and class influence the counseling relationship? The answers to these and many other questions will be explored through small and large group discussions, conversations with community stakeholders, role-plays, and individual and team research.
Credits: 3
EDHS 3891 - Fostering Leadership in Girls and Women
The aim of this course is to help YWLP Facilitators acquire the skills and knowledge required for successful facilitation as well as to provide lots of support. Given the diverse members of each group, the mentoring group curriculum, and other factors that affect the group, how can YWLP be the most rewarding experience possible for each group member? How can students grow as facilitators and leaders through their experience as YWLP Facilitators?
Prerequisite: EDHS 2891 and EDHS 2892
Credits: 3
EDHS 3895 - Peer Counseling Theory and Skills
This course explores the evolution of counseling theories of helping and considers how these theories can be used to better understand how and when one chooses to use peer helping interventions within a college setting. It is designed for all students interested in a career in helping, with emphasis on those who want to impact the student experience.
Credits: 3
EDHS 3985 - Internship
Students apply academic experiences in professional and/or research settings; reflect and critically and constructively analyze experiences from multiple perspectives; and view the work as connecting course content authentic contexts. Students work as professionals with site supervisors and instructors to complete related assignments and relevant background research on the professional and academic resources available.
Credits: 1 to 6
EDHS 4010 - Instructional & Assistive Technology Applications for Special Populations
This course addresses the use and application of instructional and assistive technologies to promote client communication, learning, skill acquisition, and independence. Coursework includes an overview of the assistive technology assessment and delivery process, and options for alternative presentation within the therapeutic intervention plan or school curriculum.
Credits: 3
EDHS 4020 - Clinical Phonetics
Studies the structure and function of speech sound production. Teaches the basic skills of phonetic transcription for assessment and intervention purposes using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Provides students with fundamental knowledge to support their future studies of reading, speech and hearing science, communication disorders, and speech-language pathology.
Credits: 3
EDHS 4030 - Speech and Hearing Science
The course examines principal concepts and procedures for the study of physiologic, perceptual and acoustic aspects of voice, speech and hearing. The course leads the student into the fascinating world of new applications in daily life, in business, and especially in education and clinical work.
Credits: 3
EDHS 4040 - Anatomy & Physiology of Speech & Hearing Mechanisms
This course examines the anatomical and physiological features of hearing, speech perception, language comprehension, speech production, language production, voice production, and swallowing.
Credits: 3
EDHS 4050 - Introduction to Audiology
Introduction to the profession of audiology. Examine common pathologies of the auditory system, the impact of hearing loss, conventional procedures used to assess hearing, and interpretation of audiological test findings.
Credits: 3
EDHS 4300 - Psycholinguistics & Communication
This course focuses on the psychological processes that underlie the acquisition and the use of language. There is an emphasis on the interaction between linguistic skills and other cognitive skills. Topics include learnability, microgenesis of speech, bilingualism and variation, and a psycholinguistic approach to breakdowns (i.e., language pathology).
Credits: 3
EDHS 4810 - Personal Adjustment and the Science of Happiness
What does it mean to be normal, well-adjusted or happy? Examine the common conception of how people adjust to life. What are appropriate ways of being, and what behaviors are abnormal or deviant? Learn factors that influence psychological adjustment in normal human development and the relationship between adjustment and personal happiness. Includes study, self-examination, mindfulness, personal projects and the science of creating happiness.
Credits: 3
EDHS 4993 - Independent Study
Independent Study
Credits: 1 to 6
EDHS 4995 - Directed Research
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 1 to 6Kinesiology
KINE 1000 - Introduction to Mindfulness
Mindfulness practice is bringing full, non-judgmental attention to what is happening in the present moment. Classes include instruction in four core practices: body scan, mindful yoga, sitting, and walking meditation. The practical application of mindfulness in mind-body awareness, health maintenance, mindful eating, stress reduction, and communication will be explored through exercises & group discussion.
Credits: 1
KINE 1040 - Women’s Self-Defense
This course strives to develop the mind and body through martial arts. There will be an introduction to basic moves followed by more challenging techniques over the course of the semester. There is an equal emphasis on striking and grappling. This course is only offered when there is a qualified instructor available.
Credits: 1
KINE 1045 - Boxing for Fitness
This course introduces boxing for fitness and self-defense. Students will learn proper technique for basic punches in boxing, as well as footwork and defensive moves. As skills progress, complex combinations will be taught. We will also include agility training like jumping rope and plyometrics, thus making it a challenging workout. This will be a non-contact class, but you will train like a fighter. All skill levels welcome!
Credits: 1
KINE 1050 - Meditation Peer Leadership
This course will introduce students to mindfulness practices, and prepare you to instruct your peers in mindfulness meditation in settings like school, work, clubs, and sport. Current research and adaptations of mindfulness in settings such as health care, education, and athletics will be explored. Training includes exercises in embodied presence, deep listening, and facilitating dialogue. No previous meditation experience necessary.
Credits: 1
KINE 1055 - Mindfulness and Nature
Spending time in nature and practicing mindfulness are two of the best ways to destress and stay balanced and resilient. This course is focused on learning mindfulness through connecting with the natural world and hiking the nature trails on grounds. Each week we will explore principles of mindfulness, emotional resilience, and nature connection through both playful and reflective activities in nature.
Credits: 1
KINE 1100 - Tennis
All tennis classes include participants from beginners through intermediate/advanced players. Instruction is tailored to the level of class participants. Classes stress proper use of the basic fundamentals including proper strokes, court positions and strategy for singles and doubles. Rules, terminology, and etiquette are equally stressed.
Credits: 1
KINE 1110 - Racquetball
The basic fundamentals of skills and shots, including serves, forehand, and backhand are stressed, along with rules and game strategy
Credits: 1
KINE 1115 - Squash
The basic fundamentals of skills and shots, including serves, forehand, and backhand are stressed, along with rules and game strategy. All levels are welcome. A racquet can be provided, but all participants will need their own protective eyewear and non-marking shoes.
Credits: 1
KINE 1120 - Volleyball
This class is open to beginners through intermediate/advanced players. Classes emphasize the fundamental skills and rules of volleyball, as well as basic team play and strategy.
Credits: 1
KINE 1130 - Soccer
This class is open to beginners through intermediate/advanced players. Covers the basic skills of soccer such as dribbling, shooting, passing, heading, and trapping. Students will learn drills and participate in game playing.
Credits: 1
KINE 1140 - Rugby
The purpose of this course is to give exposure to this fast-paced fun sport. It will focus on the basic ball-handling skills, general team play, rules, and an introduction to various team strategies.
Credits: 1
KINE 1150 - Basketball
An intermediate-level class, as well as a class specifically for women are offered. Emphasis is on the fundamentals of dribbling, passing, shooting and rebounding. Rules and game strategy are also covered and practiced through participation in games throughout the class.
Credits: 1
KINE 1155 - Women’s Basketball
The emphasis of this class is on the fundamentals of dribbling, passing, shooting and rebounding. Rules and game strategy are also covered and practiced through participation in drills and games throughout the class.
Credits: 1
KINE 1160 - Softball
This course focuses on instruction of basic softball skills, along with strategy and rules of the game.
Credits: 1
KINE 1170 - Golf
This class is open to beginners through intermediate/advanced players. Instruction is provided on a group basis at a local golf club (Birdwood). Emphasis is placed on grip, stance, and swing in addition to etiquette and rules. Additional fees apply to this class. Note that students are required to find their own transportation to Birdwood Golf Course.
Credits: 1
KINE 1180 - Lacrosse
A fast-paced team sport with a focus on rules and regulations, skill development, stick work, and fitness. This class caters to those new to the game or wishing to improve basic skills.
Credits: 1
KINE 1200 - Badminton
The basic fundamentals of skills and shots, including serves, forehand, and backhand are stressed, along with the rules and game strategy. Singles and doubles play will be stressed.
Credits: 1
KINE 1230 - Ultimate Frisbee
Ultimate frisbee, or Ultimate, as it is now called, is a non-contact team sport that combines running, passing, and catching. It combines the “best” of soccer, football, and netball into a fast-paced game that is at once simple and complicated. Get ready for an aerobic workout while learning the skills and strategies of a game that has huge local and national appeal.
Credits: 1
KINE 1300 - Swimming
Beginning (I) and intermediate (II) levels of swimming are offered (simultaneously; instructors will determine participant levels the first week of the class). The beginner level is designed for students who have little or no prior swimming knowledge and emphasizes basic stroke development and safety skills. The intermediate level stresses the improvement of strokes, kicking and breathing. Deep water skills are also taught.
Credits: 1
KINE 1310 - Swimming for Fitness
This course is designed to improve fitness level through cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, and flexibility training. It also covers stroke mechanics, basic water safety, and components of fitness. A basic knowledge of swim strokes and ability to swim multiple laps is required.
Credits: 1
KINE 1320 - Scuba Diving
Beginning scuba (I) is offered for those with no experience or certification. Advanced scuba (II) requires that the student possess a basic scuba certification. Both classes emphasize the skills of skin diving and scuba, along with the physiology of diving, first aid, and decompression. Both classes are offered off-grounds and have additional fees.
Credits: 1
KINE 1325 - Advanced Scuba
Prerequisites: Basic Scuba Certification. Class meetings are held off campus at local dive sites, and transportation is the student’s responsibility. Contact instructor directly for class fee, and rental needs if you do not have all the equipment needed.
Credits: 1
KINE 1400 - Weight Training
This is a coed class intended for all levels of experience with weight training. Emphasis is placed on learning proper lifting technique and designing individualized programs.
Credits: 1
KINE 1410 - Yoga
Yoga is the practice of uniting the mind and body in a series of postures or a meditation in motion. The type of yoga offered will be contingent on the skills of the instructor. All yoga classes focus on a series of postures that strengthen the muscles, increase flexibility, energize the body and cultivate mental and emotional calmness. The class will begin with instruction on basic postures and progress to an intermediate level.
Credits: 1
KINE 1420 - Core Training
Core training is a series of controlled movements engaging one’s body and mind that focuses on improving flexibility and strength for the total body without building bulk. Emphasis is placed on strengthening the “core” or “powerhouse” of the body, including the abdominal muscles, the back and the butt.
Credits: 1
KINE 1425 - Climbing
Climbing improves strength, agility, balance, and mental stamina. This course is geared mostly for beginners and will focus on technique and training strategies to enjoy this lifetime sport. Most classes will be on the Bouldering Wall at the Outdoor Recreation Center with some sessions at the Poplar Ridge Challenge Course to introduce belaying and other rope-based skills.
Credits: 1
KINE 1430 - Cross Training and Conditioning
Emphasis is placed on increasing cardiovascular endurance through various forms of exercise, including, but not limited to, aerobic dance, circuit training, running, and other aerobic activities. Resistance exercise will also be included such as squats, push-ups, crunches, and weights.
Credits: 1
KINE 1435 - Rowing
Rowing is one of the few non-weight bearing sports that exercises all the major muscle groups, improves cardiovascular endurance and muscular strength. This class will introduce participants to rowing, using rowing machines to teach technique and develop fitness. Rowing is a sport you can do for life; learn the basics and get a good workout!
Credits: 1
KINE 1440 - Running for Fitness
Open to runners of all levels. Instruction may include road, off-road, speedwork, interval training, and hill work. Training to meet individual needs.
Credits: 1
KINE 1445 - Women’s Weight Training
This class is for women of all ability and experience levels, but is especially designed for women with little to no formal instruction in weight training. Emphasis is placed on learning proper lifting technique and designing individualized programs.
Credits: 1
KINE 1610 - Ice Skating
This course introduces the student to basic ice skating skills. With progression, the student will learn basic spins, more advanced blade work, and jumps. This class is held off-grounds and requires an additional fee.
Credits: 1
KINE 1620 - Ice Hockey
This course covers the basic skills and rules of ice hockey. This class is held off-grounds and requires an additional fee.
Credits: 1
KINE 1650 - Kumdo
Kumdo, a modern Korean martial art (“Kendo” in Japan), means “the way of the sword” & seeks to build strong character in its practitioners. Students learn the foundation of Kumdo including basic sword skills, history, & philosophy. Kumdo emphasizes awareness, acute observation, & perseverance. The focus on controlled, quick, & precise movements, combined with mindfulness, makes this form of martial art popular worldwide & appropriate for anyone.
Credits: 1
KINE 1720 - Dance for Fitness
Course covers the basic steps, vocabulary, and variations of dance in various fields. Students learn basic techniques based on ballet and modern dance. Through daily warm-ups and exercises, students gain strength, flexibilty, endurance, and coordination.
Credits: 1
KINE 1725 - Ballroom Dancing
Presents the basic step patterns, rhythmic patterns and positions in ballroom dance. Includes techniques based upon traditional (American Style Ballroom) steps with basic choreographic patterns. Emphasizes proper lead and follow. Will be tailored to students’ interests and strengths.
Credits: 1
KINE 1730 - Hiking
Recommended for beginners, but is open to students with all levels of experience. The class emphasizes the risk management & environmental concerns of hiking while providing students with the tools to plan their own hiking trips. This class takes place both on & off grounds with some indoor class portions, like in the case of inclement weather. Students must provide their own gear, such as appropriate clothes for the weather & a daypack.
Credits: 1
KINE 1820 - Lifeguard Training Class
The American Red Cross Lifeguard Training Program provides entry-level lifeguard candidates with the skills and knowledge to prevent, recognize, and respond to emergencies and to provide care until advanced medical personnel arrive and take over. After successful completion, students will be certified in Lifeguard Training & First Aid, CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer and Oxygen Administration for the Professional Rescuer.
Credits: 1
KINE 1830 - Water Safety Instructor Course
The American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor course trains instructor candidates to teach courses in the American Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety program by developing their understanding of how to use the course materials, how to conduct training sessions and how to evaluate participants’ progress.
Credits: 1
KINE 2000 - Introduction to Kinesiology
Introduction to the discipline of Kinesiology and an examination of the study of physical activity from the perspectives of professional practice, research, and experience. This course is a prerequisite for all students interested in pursuing a major in Kinesiology.
Credits: 3
KINE 2100 - Teaching Team Sports
This course analyzes team sport skills and teaching techniques specifically related to group sport activities. There will be a focus on the development of a collaborative classroom environment. Specific sport experiences, such as basketball, field hockey, football, lacrosse, soccer, softball, and volleyball will be covered. The main focus of this course is on pedagogical issues.
Prerequisite: Physical education major or instructor permission.
Credits: 2
KINE 2110 - Teaching Lifetime Physical Activity & Fitness
This course highlights the significance of lifetime physical fitness and its importance in the secondary curriculum. There will be the analyzes basic individual sport skills, developmental progressions, and teaching strategies for individual sports, such as badminton, golf, tennis, fitness self-assessment, and track and field. The main focus of this course is on pedagogical issues. Prerequisite: Physical education major or instructor permission.
Credits: 2
KINE 2200 - 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 are included.
Credits: 3
KINE 2410 - Group Exercise Instruction
This course provides the theoretical and practical knowledge necessary to design and instruct safe, effective group exercise classes to participants of varying skill and fitness levels.
Credits: 3
KINE 2420 - Introduction to Personal Training
This course provides the theoretical and practical knowledge necessary to assess participants readiness and fitness level for exercise participation, design and instruct safe, effective exercise prescriptions for clients of varying skill and fitness levels.
Credits: 3
KINE 2850 - Medical Terminology
The class will cover basics of medical term etymology and a system-based approach to understanding the language of medicine. The objective of this class is to encourage interdisciplinary communication among medical practitioners and other health care professionals as they prepare for the “real world” of medicine.
Credits: 1
KINE 3210 - Kinesiology Individuals Disabilities
Examines the nature and causes of disabling conditions and the motor needs and tolerances associated with these conditions. Enhances experience and skill in planning, assessing, prescribing, teaching, and evaluating instruction for individuals with disabilities in both school and non-school settings
Credits: 3
KINE 3211 - Kinesiology Individuals Disabilities Lab
Prospective teachers work with a variety of students with disabilities in a physical education setting. Students are assigned to, and supervised by, an adapted physical educator in one of the local schools.
Prerequisite: must have taken or be currently enrolled in KINE 3210
Credits: 1
KINE 3400 - Nutrition
Studies the basic principles of nutrition, including psychosocial-cultural considerations in dietary intake. Focuses on nutrient sources and actions, digestion, special population needs, weight control, food faddism, international problems, nutrition education, and nutrition-related disorders.
Credits: 3
KINE 3410 - Exercise Physiology
This course provides a foundational understanding of metabolic and physiologic responses to exercise. Emphasis will be placed on the role of exercise and nutrition to enhance strength and endurance for human performance. Prerequisite BIOL 3410 and BIOL 3420 OR BIOL 2060 and BIOL 2070.
Credits: 3
KINE 3420 - Contemporary Health Issues
Discussion of major topics in public health, including chronic diseases, such as child and adult obesity, diabetes, hypertension, cancer, cardiovascular disease, muscle and bone diseases, and mental illness. There is a strong emphasis on fitness, nutrition, and other lifestyle choices to modify disease risk. Eating disorders and athlete medical issues are also discussed.
Credits: 3
KINE 3450 - Exercise and Nutrition Medicine
This course provides understanding how to prescribe exercise & nutrition as a medical therapy for health and well being. We will explore how each “dose” of exercise when taken in combination with nutrition, dietary supplements and/or pharmacological agents, impact the prevention/treatment of chronic disease.
Credits: 3
KINE 3500 - Special Topics in Kinesiology
Topical offerings in the subject of Kinesiology
Credits: 1 to 6
KINE 3600 - Musculoskeletal Anatomy
A systematic approach to human anatomy with emphasis on the interdependence of structure and function in the skeletal, articular, muscular, nervous, cardiovascular and digestive systems. A laboratory experience is included.
Credits: 3
KINE 3601 - Musculoskeletal Anatomy Lab I
This lab is intended to provide students with hands on experience to learn human anatomy. The lab primarily involves work with human specimen prosections and will cover only gross anatomy of the muscular, skeletal, and nervous systems. .
Credits: 1
KINE 3615 - Service Learning in Sports Medicine Athletic Training
For undergraduate students interested in the clinical aspect of sports medicine. Students are scheduled for clinic times each week for the duration of the semester, but also must attend in-services (typically held from 7-8 am on Tuesdays). Students provide first aid & rehabilitation for varsity student athletes and UVa Athletics events. Instructor permission and apply online: http://www.virginiasports.com/sports-med/undergraduate-volunteers.html
Credits: 2
KINE 3620 - Biomechanics/Motor Control of Human Movement
Studies the science of human movement in the context of muscle actions and the application of forces through levers of the musculoskeletal system. Analyzes fundamental human movement patterns, such as gait.
Credits: 3
KINE 3630 - Emergency Medical Care
Examines current approaches to the management of medical emergencies. Cardiopulmonary disorders, temperature-related injuries, poisoning, hemorrhaging, diabetes, emergency childbirth, epilepsy, fractures, and shock are presented. Investigates the components of a comprehensive emergency medical care system. Students are certified in CPR and First Aid.
Credits: 3
KINE 3660 - Neuroscience of Exercise
This course will address the underlying neuroanatomy associated with cognitive function in healthy individuals as well as those with neurocognitive/psychiatric pathologies and diseases. Throughout the semester, students will become consumers of cross- disciplinary research addressing the influence of physical activity and cognitive function.
Credits: 3
KINE 3985 - Internship
Students apply academic experiences in professional and/or research settings; reflect and critically and constructively analyze experiences from multiple perspectives; and view the work as connecting course content authentic contexts. Students work as professionals with site supervisors and instructors to complete related assignments and relevant background research on the professional and academic resources available.
Credits: 1 to 6
KINE 4000 - Practicum in Kinesiology
The practicum is a clinically oriented course to enable students in kinesiology to explore their professional goals. Students contact a professional in the arena of their choice. Students work under the supervision of the professional for 120 hours during the semester, keep a journal of their learning experiences, and write a case study and an evaluation of the experience due the last day of class for the semester
Credits: 3
KINE 4130 - Teaching School Health
Introduction to current instructional approaches appropriate to a comprehensive K-12 health education curriculum. Designed for elementary and secondary school health instructors; the course stresses specific roles for schools in preventing health problems and promoting high-level wellness among students and the community through well-planned health instruction.
Credits: 3
KINE 4400 - Nutrition and Athletic Performance
This course examines nutrition as it relates to optimizing physical performance in active individuals. Recent research publications will be used to provide the latest information on these areas and to encourage critical evaluation of research.
Credits: 3
KINE 4420 - Health and Wellbeing Capstone Seminar
The Health and Wellbeing Capstone Seminar consists of a series of seminars designed to have the students discuss, synthesize, and apply what they have learned from this multidisciplinary minor on health and well-being and then to demonstrate this knowledge via a small group poster presentation given at an annual spring conference on health and well-being.
Credits: 1
KINE 4600 - Athletic Injuries
An course in principles, procedures, and techniques in the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. A one-credit laboratory experience is available in addition to the regular course. Co-requisite: Anatomy, instructor permission.
Credits: 3
KINE 4601 - Athletic Injuries Lab
Students who are interested in Athletic Training are encouraged to take the lab. Students will learn and demonstrate technical skills in evaluation, treatment and overall management of sports injuries. Examples of topics are crutch-fitting, gait training, taping/wrapping, musculoskeletal and concussion assessment, and rehabilitation.
Prerequisite: Must have taken or be currently enrolled in KINE 4600 Athletic Injuries
Credits: 1
KINE 4670 - The Art & Science of Sports Medicine
A week-long conference that begins with lectures, visitations, and observations of surgery and prosected cadaver joints. Continues with presentations by nationally known physicians, athletic trainers, and physical therapists, and concludes with a written examination and submission of a literature review paper on a selected topic in sports medicine
Credits: 3
KINE 4993 - Independent Study
Independent Study for undergraduates working in cooperation with a faculty member.
Credits: 1 to 6Leadership, Foundations, and Policy
EDLF 1010 - Dialogs on Diversity (LINC)
The first-year initiative Learning and Interacting in our Community (LINC) is designed to provide students with an opportunity to begin development of the skills needed to live and learn in a diverse community. Such learning depends on individual, personal reflection, and yet it cannot be accomplished alone. Through intense and extended interaction with each student in the class, students work to develop a better understanding of him or herself and a commitment to making the world a better place for all. Topics to be examined include race, gender, sexual oriention, class and religion particularly as they relate to pop culture, the media and the University community.
Credits: 3
EDLF 1020 - LINC Facilitators
This course consists of students who have taken EDLF 1010 and wish to continue their study of multiculturalism and diversity. The course delves deeper into theoretical studies of systemic oppression in addition to training students to become facilitators of discussions around these issues. As facilitators, students take on a leadership role in awareness exercises in EDLF 1010, read and comment on students’ weekly reflections and papers, and facilitate small group discussions.
Credits: 6
EDLF 1200 - Examining the Effectiveness of Social Innovation
Educational and social innovations such as Head Start, Teach for America, and Promise Neighborhoods aim to dramatically improve outcomes for children by altering the status quo. This course explores innovations intended to improve outcomes for children and youth and how we can determine whether innovations actually ‘work’? What is meant by ‘works’ and what are the outcomes by which we judge whether an innovation works?
Credits: 3
EDLF 2050 - What the Innovators Do: Strategies to Transform the Lives of Youth
Inequalities persist at every level of education. Throughout this course we will study innovations designed to address these disparities. We will investigate the process by innovations are designed and will critically assess the efficacy of a wide range of innovations. The course will feature numerous guest speakers involved in innovation design and implementation, including leaders in the private, educational, and government sectors.
Credits: 3
EDLF 2080 - Fundamentals of Health and Social Sciences Statistics
This introductory statistics course covers descriptive and inferential statistics for application in the health and social sciences. It provides a systematic development of the concepts, principles, and tools of statistics with an emphasis on representation, analysis, and drawing conclusions from authentic data grounded in the health and social sciences.
Credits: 3
EDLF 3000 - Research Design for Social Innovation with Youth
What are the makings of good research in youth development? How do our methods help us more clearly measure what matters in settings for youth? This course will provide an introduction to applied social-science research methods and design. Students will engage a hands-on semester research project while learning the foundations of ethics, method, and design for research in the field of youth development.
Prerequisite: EDHS 1100
Credits: 3
EDLF 3050 - Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurship is an approach to creating system-level change through the application of entrepreneurial thinking to social ventures, non-profit organizations, government institutions, and NGOs to create economic, environmental, and social value for multiple stakeholders. In this course you will be introduced to a range of entrepreneurial approaches aimed at solving social problems from the non-profit to the for-profit.
Credits: 3
EDLF 3150 - Introduction to Child Growth and Development
This survey course introduces several prominent theories of child development and explores the related empirical research. Emphasis is placed on applying developmental principles to parenting and professional practice. Major topics include: The historical basis of child study, the life cycle, maturational milestones, cognitive, emotional, and moral development, and biological foundations.
Credits: 3
EDLF 3160 - Introduction to Educational Psychology
Organized around two major concepts of learning: motivation and instruction. Teaches students to alter conditions of motivation and instruction in order to maximize the effectiveness of educational programs. Topics include motivation theory, learning theory, evaluation, self-management, and instructional strategies.
Credits: 3
EDLF 3170 - Introduction to Adolescence
Psychological and social development during adolescence are affected by multiple factors, such as biological, social and cultural changes, and larger macrosystem influences. We will examine how these influences shape development generally during the 2nd and 3rd decades of life. We will explore questions of identity, relationships, health and culture by considering key questions that adolescents explore such as “Who am I,” and “Where am I going?”
Credits: 3
EDLF 3180 - Lifespan Development
In this course, we will explore the journey we all share, asking “How do individuals grow and change throughout life?” We will take a topical approach, with particular focus on biological, psychological, and social development from birth through older adulthood. We will seek to understand our own developmental processes, as well as the role of race, class, gender and culture on others,’ and question our beliefs about what it means to “grow up.”
Credits: 3
EDLF 3220 - What is Education For?
What is the purpose of your education? Why have you devoted so much of your life to it? This class explores opposing ideas about the aims of education. Should schooling prioritize skill-building, creativity, or reflection? Does education only reproduce social norms, or does it have the power to change society? We examine such questions in regard to our own education, philosophical texts, and efforts to promote schooling worldwide.
Credits: 3
EDLF 3240 - Education in Multicultural Societies
How have global and local forces shaped notions of multiculturalism in different societies around the world? How have these notions led to different ideas about pluralism in relation to educational practices? We explore these questions by focusing on education in the U.S., China, India, South Africa, Brazil, and more. This course is interdisciplinary. Students with interests in education and multiculturalism from all fields of study are welcome.
Credits: 3
EDLF 3250 - Intro to Citizenship & Activism: Critical Exam of Jefferson’s University
This course examines ideas about citizenship, engagement, student activism, and social justice within the context of the University. It will examine, through lecture, discussion, readings, and an applied action research project, the various definitions of political engagement, activism, and social change as they are relate to current issues at the University.
Credits: 3
EDLF 3333 - Lessons from a Toy Store: Behavioral Economics and Education
Policy makers have made substantial investments over the past several decades to improve educational outcomes for economically-disadvantaged students, yet disparities remain. The purpose of this class is to 1) apply insights from behavioral economics to diagnose why education policies do not always achieve their desired goals, and 2) identify strategies for improving students’ educational outcomes
Credits: 3
EDLF 3420 - Athletics in the University
This course addresses the history, organization, finance, governance, leadership and symbolism of athletics as a key part of the political economy of the contemporary university. With student athletes as a primary unit of analysis we will review the history of intercollegiate athletic competition, the symbolic role of athletics in society and the future of athletics on post-secondary campuses.
Credits: 3
EDLF 3440 - Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity
This course will focus on the social and psychological factors related to participation in sport and physical activity over the life span. Personal factors that influence sport & exercise behavior (e.g., personality, self-perceptions, age, gender, race), situational factors (e.g., observational learning, motivational climate, socioeconomic level), and psychological methods for enhancing sport and exercise behavior will be reviewed.
Credits: 3
EDLF 3460 - Race and Identity in Youth Development
This course is designed to examine how race/ethnicity, diversity, & identity matter in the lives of youth with a focus on educational settings. We will use theory and research to question stereotypes about youth achievement and will explore how individual, interpersonal, and structural factors help to explain associations between group membership & educational outcomes. Students should have previously taken an intro level social science course.
Credits: 3
EDLF 3470 - Hip-Hop History and Global Movements
Examines the history of hip-hop as an educational and social movement in the United States and around the globe. Explores hip-hop as a form of global literacy that transcends race, gender, culture, and ethnicity. Includes lectures, group discussions, poetry readings, emcee and spoken word sessions, and critical reviews of hip-hop music.
Credits: 3
EDLF 3500 - Special Topics in Educ Leadership
Topical offerings in educational leadership.
Credits: 1 to 6
EDLF 3610 - Immigrant Youth and Families
Questions of immigration have been at the fore of the national political conversation in the United States over the last decade. This course provides a developmental perspective on immigrant youth and families, with particular attention to educational contexts from early childhood through early adulthood.
Credits: 3
EDLF 3985 - Internship
Students apply academic experiences in professional and/or research settings; reflect and critically and constructively analyze experiences from multiple perspectives; and view the work as connecting course content authentic contexts. Students work as professionals with site supervisors and instructors to complete related assignments and relevant background research on the professional and academic resources available.
Credits: 1 to 6
EDLF 4000 - Dream it, Design it, Do it: Youth and Social Innovation Capstone
With a team, you will design and implement an innovation to address a community issue facing youth. You will become an expert in the issue, and develop the skills needed to 1) assess a social issue, 2) evaluate and integrate multiple perspectives on social issues, 3) collaborate with a diverse team of stakeholders to design and implement an innovation to address a social issue, and 4) assess and revise an innovation to improve its effectiveness.
Prerequisite: YSI major
Credits: 3
EDLF 4020 - Helping Skills for Health Professionals
This course will focus on key interpersonal and psychological knowledge, skills and applications to guide successful practice with clients in health-related contexts. Effective communication and cultural competence serve as foundational skills, and strategies (motivational interviewing, managing stress, goal setting) will be reviewed and practiced. Topics will align with American College of Sports Medicine and other similar certifications.
Credits: 3
EDLF 4080 - U.S. Education Policy
Education policy has taken center stage in a variety of national, state and local debates such as teacher evaluation, universal pre-K, school accountability, and charter schools. These are issues around which there is often contentious debate, much of which is polarized and simplistic. This class will explore a few current education policy debates through the lenses of conceptual models and empirical evidence.
Credits: 3
EDLF 4605 - Anthropology of Education
This course will examine the relationship between culture and education and the ways in which the study and understanding of education can be enhanced by attention to culture. Using cases drawn from studies of learning and schooling in cultures around the world as well as among minority cultures and societies in the United States , students will be challenged to begin to see education through cultural comparative frames of reference.
Credits: 3
EDLF 4606 - Comparative Education
We will focus on the sociocultural context of education, addressing values, iedology, practices & policies as they are found across a diverse selection of nations & societies. What can we learn from comparisons? What theories currently shape international educational developments? With knowledge of how other countries approach educational issues, it is hoped that students can broaden their understanding of their own educational practices.
Credits: 3
EDLF 4610 - Civil Rights Movement and Education
This course is a “bottom-up” history of education seminar on African Americans’ struggle for equal education during the civil rights movement. As “bottom up” history, the course explores and seeks out overlooked and untold stories of youth and teacher activism. The course will include learning how to do oral history and engagement with the local community.
Credits: 3
EDLF 4620 - International Human Rights Activism and Education
How do educators and activists spread messages about human rights? What might make them more likely to succeed? What are the ethical and political implications of using education as a tool for moral persuasion? Students will engage with these questions, as well as engage critically with debates over whether the human rights system offers an appropriate way to achieve justice in diverse contexts.
Credits: 3
EDLF 4890 - Workshop in Instructional Technology
Topical workshops designed for K-12 teachers to gain experience in instructional technology applications for use in classrooms and schools.
Credits: 1 to 4
EDLF 4993 - Independent Study
Independent Study
Credits: 1 to 6
EDLF 4995 - Directed Research
Directed Research under supervision of faculty member.
Credits: 1 to 6
EDLF 5300 - Academic Writing
Students will be introduced to the principles of academic writing through practice using specific strategies for writing clear and audience-appropriate academic documents. Students will learn to identify elements of clarity and style that constitute successful academic writing and will practice writing clear and audience-appropriate texts for academic audiences. In addition, students will analyze writing and research discourse practices.
Credits: 1
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