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Course Descriptions

Course Description Notes

Northern Kentucky University has established abbreviations for its various disciplines. These abbreviations, which are printed next to the name of each discipline in the following course descriptions, should be used in preparing course schedules and at other times when referring to specific courses.

Following course titles in parenthesis is the number of semester hours of credit in the course. Listed below the course title are the number of classroom and lab/studio hours in the course, course prerequisites and co-requisites, and the semesters in which the course is taught.

Many courses satisfy NKU general education requirements under guidelines of the Kentucky Transfer Policy. If a particular course is approved for general education credit, a two-letter general education category designation follows the course title. The category for which the course is approved is listed in full beneath the course description. The general education category designations are:

OC – Oral Communication
WC – Written Communication
AH – Arts and Humanities
QR – Quantitative Reasoning
NS – Natural Sciences
SB – Social and Behavioral Sciences

Please refer to the General Education section of this catalog for complete information.

The university reserves the right to withdraw or modify courses of instruction at any time.
 

Developmental Mathematics
  

  • MAHD 091 Elementary Geometry (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Lines and angle relationships; parallel lines; constructions; similar and congruent triangles; polygons; right triangles; circles; areas and volumes. Does not apply toward any graduation requirements.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • MAHD 092 Basic Math Skills and Essential Algebra (5 credits)

    Hours: 4 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall, Spring, Summer
    This course is a basic mathematical skills course which builds the mathematical foundation for students and then develops their algebraic skills. Topics include: Signed numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, ratio and proportion, measurements, equations and inequalities in one variable, graphs of linear and quadratic equations, systems of equations, integer and rational exponents, square roots, polynomial operations, factoring, proportions, quadratic equations, and equations of lines. Emphasis on applications. Does not apply toward any graduation requirements.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • MAHD 094 Essential Algebra Part III (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Placement by the Developmental Mathematics Program.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Equations and inequalities in one variable, graphs of linear and quadratic equations, systems of equations, integer exponents, polynomial operations, proportions, quadratic equations, equations of lines, simple poynomial factoring. Emphasis on applications. Does not apply toward any graduation requirements.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • MAHD 095 Essential Algebra - DM (4 credits)

    Hours: 4 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in MAHD 090  or placement by the Developmental Mathematics Program.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Equations and inequalities in one variable, graphs of linear and quadratic equations, systems of equations, integer and rational exponents, square roots, polynomial operations, factoring, proportions, quadratic equations, and equations of lines. Emphasis on applications. Does not apply toward any graduation requirements.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • MAHD 099 Intermediate Algebra - DM (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in MAHD 092  or MAHD 095  or MAHD 094 , or placement by the Developmental Mathematics Program.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Factoring polynomials, absolute value equations and inequalities, radical equations, rational expressions and equations, functions, equations of lines, radicals and complex numbers, rational exponents, quadratic equations, and graphs of parabolas. Does not apply toward any graduation requirements.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • MAT 108 College Algebra (3 Credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in MAHD 099  or placement.
    Taught: Fall and Spring
    Extensive review of advanced topics from Algebra II with supplemented instruction and a focus on preparation for pre-calculus mathematics. Only open to students in the School Based Scholars Program. This course does not count toward general education requirements. Credit is not given for both MAT 108 and MAT 109 .
    Repeatable: No
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Economics
  

  • ECO 200 Principles of Macroeconomics - SB (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of one college-level mathematics course.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Introductory macroeconomics; national income and employment; economic growth, business cycles and inflation; economic role of government; role of money and banking system; international trade.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Individual and Society
    ♦
  

  • ECO 201 Principles of Microeconomics - SB (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of one college-level mathematics course.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Individual market behavior in capitalistic economy; role of supply and demand in determination of value and resource allocation; monopoly and its regulation; problems of economic growth; population growth, and environment.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Individual and Society
    ♦
  

  • ECO 205 Economics for Teachers (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Examines essential concepts of macroeconomics and microeconomics with an emphasis on concepts appropriate for elementary, middle, and high schools. Not applicable to a major or minor in business. Will not substitute for ECO 200  and/or ECO 201 .
    Repeatable: No
  

  • ECO 300 Intermediate Macroeconomics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 200  and ECO 201 , and STA 205 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Theory of economic aggregates; advanced analysis of national income determination and employment; development of policy on inflation, unemployment, and economic growth; the internet and data sources available on the World Wide Web.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ECO 301 Intermediate Microeconomics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 200  and ECO 201 , STA 205 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Theory of optimal price; output and employment decisions of firms under varying market structures; individual and market demand; general equilibrium; case studies of major topics.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ECO 302 Money and Banking (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 200  and ECO 201  or STA 205 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    History and evolution of the American banking system; interest rates, financial instruments, and financial markets; financial institutions; central banks, monetary policy and financial stability; modern monetary economics.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ECO 305 Foundations of International Business (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 200 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Examines the challenges and opportunities of international business; survey and analysis of political, economic, social, cultural and ethical differences among people that affect international business; survey of trade theory and global and financial institutions that affect trade.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ECO 307 Moneyball: The Economics of Sports (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C or better in ECO 201 .
    Taught: Fall and summer
    Challenges students to apply economic theory to the unique aspects of college and professional sports. Highlights of the course include the industrial structure of sports, public financing of sports, and labor markets in sports.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ECO 310 Introduction to Econometrics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 200 , ECO 201 , and STA 205 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Introduction to economic measurement; review of statistics, theoretical models, analysis of economic data, forecasting and other technical considerations; gathering, analyzing, and presenting economic information.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ECO 311 Econometrics II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 310 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Second course in econometrics sequence. The course covers how to statistically address problems resulting from relaxation of assumptions underlying OLS regression; simultaneous equation models; time series models and forecasting based in EXCEL.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ECO 330 Urban and Regional Economics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 200  and ECO 201 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Application of economic analysis to explain spatial patterns of economic activity within subdivisions of the larger economic system.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ECO 340 International Economics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 200  and ECO 201 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Theory of international trade and finance; commercial and financial policies; foreign exchange; international monetary institutions; policies of free and controlled trade; world economic planning.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ECO 342 Economic Development (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 200  and ECO 201 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Changing economic circumstances over time; measuring economic development; factors associated with economic development; domestic and foreign saving and investment; human capital and productivity; trade policy; exporting; other factors affecting economic development.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ECO 350 Labor Economics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 200  and ECO 201 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Analysis of the functioning of labor markets with theoretical, empirical, and policy applications in determination of employment and wages in the U.S. economy.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ECO 360 Health Economics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 201  and STA 205 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Introduction to health economics focuses on using the tools of microeconomic analysis to understand behavior by consumers, producers and insurers in health care markets. The tools of microeconomic analysis will also be applied to current policy problems, and supported with analyses of publicly available data sources.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ECO 392 Research Experience in Economics (0-3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Introduction to research in the Economics by participating in special project or original research directed by a member of the Economics faculty. Course intended for Economics Majors. Will not substitute for ECO 494 ; may not be used as an ECO elective.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ECO 394 Topics in Economics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 200  and ECO 201 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Specialized topics of faculty and student interest. May be repeated twice when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • ECO 396 Internship: Economics (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 300 , ECO 301 , ECO 310  and consent of instructor.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Selected placement of qualified students in supervised paid or unpaid off-campus economics related professions; experience in statistical problem solving and business policies and procedures.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • ECO 494 Seminar in Economics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 300  and ECO 301 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Capstone course for economics majors. Discussion and analysis of contemporary economic problems. Different topics offered each semester. Written research paper and oral presentation required.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • ECO 499 Independent Study: Economics (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 200  and ECO 201 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Directed readings, independent research, or student projects on areas of individual academic interest; topics, meeting times, and outcomes arranged with instructor.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ECO 580 Economics for Teachers (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A conceptual framework for the study of economics and overview relating to the basic economic problem, economic systems, resource allocation, economic growth and stability, economic institutions, and goals. Foundation course intended for classroom teachers with little or no background in economics. Open only to students majoring in education. Repeatable for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • ECO 594 Topics: Teaching Economics (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Summer only
    Strategies and activities for teaching economics and selected economic topics at the elementary and secondary levels; instructional resources and their effective use in the classroom; sample curriculum guides; curriculum development activities. Open only to students majoring in education. Repeatable for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦

Education
  

  • EDG 608 Conc for Dual Credit Teaching: Intro (0 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Acceptance to the Concentration for Dual Teaching Program
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This mandatory first course provides an introduction to the Concentration for Dual Credit Teaching.  The course addresses the following topics: university policies and procedures, selection of a specialization, advising services, and the nature and purpose of teaching undergraduate courses.  
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDU 104 Orientation: Education Profession/Program (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Designed to explore the education profession and programs of the Teacher Education Department; Teacher Education Handbook; KY New Teacher Standards; various teacher areas; and includes a field experience component. Education majors must earn a grade of C or better.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDU 104H Introduction to the Education Profession (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check w/ department
    The purpose of this course is to explore the education profession and the programs in the College of Education and Human Services. The course is intended for anyone who is interested in becoming a teacher. The course will address the KY Teacher Standards, the Teacher Education Handbook, various teaching areas, and include a field experience component. Students must complete this course before they can enroll in any other education courses.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDU 110 Beginning American Sign Language/Lab I (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check w/ department
    The purpose of this course is to provide students with an opportunity to learn the basics of sign language for use in the community when engaging with someone who is Deaf or Hard of Hearing. In order to learn the effective use of sign language, everyday communication is the centerpiece of every lesson in this course. Vocabulary and language topics revolve around sharing information about our environment and us. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answering skills using sign language. Students enrolled in this course will learn conversational strategies to help maintain a conversation. Interaction activities allow students to rehearse what is learned.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDU 111 Beginning American Sign Language II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EDU 110 .
    Taught: Variable, check w/ department
    A continuation of the introduction to conversational skills in American Sign Language, including study of vocabulary and structure of ASL sentences, practice in conversation both receptive and expressive. Deaf community and Deaf culture will be included.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 170 Introduction to LGBTQ Studies (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    This course introduces various topics, questions, and approaches that characterize the growing field of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ) studies. Using interdisciplinary perspectives that analyze sexuality and its intersections with gender, race, and class, it examines history, politics, culture, and education as sites of power, identity, community, and resistance.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDU 294 Special Topics in Education (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    This course will cover special topics and current issues in education. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6
  

  • EDU 300 Human Growth and Development (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Life-span human development; physical, cognitive, social, and personal development especially as these relate to children in school and to the adults who influence them; individual study focusing on student development at specific levels of instruction.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 300H Human Growth and Development Honors (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Life-span human development physical, cognitive, social, and personal development especially as these relate to children in school and to the adults who influence them individual study focusing on student development at specific levels of instruction.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 301 Interpersonal Interaction and Guidance (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Fall-odd years, Summer-even years
    Familiarization with challenging behaviors and guidance strategies for young children within early childhood settings.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 302 Teaching of Reading (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the teacher education program.
    Co-requisite(s): EDS 322 , and EDU 390 , EDU 314 , EDU 310 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Nature and underlying theories of reading processes, development, and sequence of reading skills; effective instructional design for teaching and assessing reading in K-5 classroom.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 303 Admission Field Experience IECE (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 45 semester hours completed, minimum 2.75 overall GPA and acceptable score on PRAXIS I and successfully completed FBI background check.
    Co-requisite(s): EDU 313 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Field experience for students who plan to teach children ages birth- kindergarten with or without disabilities in a variety of settings.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 304 Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum: Middle Grades (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Co-requisite(s): EDU 318 , and EDU 394 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Nature of the reading and writing process in the middle grades across the curriculum; theory, instructional methods, and materials.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDU 305 Introduction to Education (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EDU 104 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Examination of teaching as a profession and of schooling as it currently functions in the U.S.; inquiry into contemporary educational theory and practice to assist students in making realistic career decisions.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 305H Introduction to Education Honors (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EDU 104H .
    Taught: Variable, check w/ department
    Examination of teaching as a profession and of schooling as it currently functions in the U.S. inquiry into contemporary educational theory and practice to assist students in making realistic career decisions.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 306 Teaching Elementary School Mathematics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 140  and MAT 141 , each with minimum grade of C; satisfactory completion of professional semester I; admission to the teacher education program.
    Co-requisite(s): EDU 308 , EDU 312 , EDU 315  and EDU 392 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Materials and methods for teaching problem solving, reasoning, communication, and connections of the concepts, skills, and relationships in elementary mathematics including number/computation, geometry/measurement, probability and statistics, and algebraic ideas.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 307 Admission Field Experience Elementary (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 45 semester hours completed; 2.75 overall GPA; acceptable score on PRAXIS I and successfully completed FBI background check.
    Co-requisite(s): EDU 313 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Introductory field experience for students planning to teach in elementary schools; individual and group activities to assist students in making realistic career decisions.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 308 Teaching Elementary School Science (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): One biology course with lab and one physical science course with lab or SCI 110  and SCI 111 (each with a minimum grade of C); satisfactory completion of Professional Semester I; admission to the teacher education program.
    Co-requisite(s): EDU 306 , EDU 315 , EDU 312 , and EDU 392 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Theory, content, and instructional strategies for teaching elementary school science with an emphasis on inquiry-based methods.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 309 Admission Field Experience Middle Grades (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 45 semester hours completed; 2.75 overall GPA; acceptable score on PRAXIS I and successfully completed FBI background check.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Introductory field experience for students planning to teach in middle grade schools; individual and group activities to assist students in making realistic career decisions.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 310 Teaching Language Arts in Early Grades (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 102  or ENG 151H ; successful completion of the admissions practicum; admission to the teacher education program.
    Co-requisite(s): EDU 302 , EDU 314  and EDS 322 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Objectives, curricula, and instructional materials related to teaching and assessing language arts, writing, and communication in a K-5 classroom.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 311 Admission Field Experience Secondary (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 45 semester hours completed; 2.75 overall GPA; acceptable score on PRAXIS I, successfully completed FBI background check.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Introductory field experience for students planning to teach in middle or secondary schools; individual and group activities to assist students in making realistic career decisions.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 312 Teaching Social Studies in Early Grades (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 6 semester hours of history/geography; successful completion of Professional Semester I; admission to the teacher education program.
    Co-requisite(s): EDU 306 , EDU 308 , EDU 315 , and EDU 392 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Objectives, curricula, and instructional strategies for teaching social studies in elementary schools.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 313 Instructional Technology (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EDU 104  .
    Co-requisite(s):  EDU 303 , EDU 307 , EDU 309 , or EDU 311 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Materials and methods designed to use technology to enhance learning within and across content areas: emphasis on 21st century skills, technology integration strategies, Internet tools, instructional applications, and technology ethics.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 314 Classroom Management (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the teacher education program.
    Co-requisite(s): EDU 390 , EDU 302 , EDS 322 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Current research and theory related to planning, organizing, and managing student learning and behavior in the classroom.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 315 Educational Assessment: Elementary Schools (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Concepts and principles of testing needed to select, construct, and interpret assessment instruments used in schools. This course is open to elementary education majors only.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDU 316 Racism and Sexism in Educational Institutions - SB (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Introduction to the role of educational institutions in perpetuating racism and sexism in the U.S.; theories of prejudice, assimilation, feminism, and cultural reproduction explain patterns of social, cultural, political, psychological, and economic exclusion.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Cultural Pluralism
  

  • EDU 316H Racism and Sexism in Educational Institutions - SB (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check w/ department
    Role of educational institutions in perpetuating racism and sexism in the U.S. how theories of prejudice, assimilation, feminism, and cultural reproduction explain patterns of social, cultural, political, psychological, and economic exclusion.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Cultural Pluralism
  

  • EDU 318 Classroom Climate Management: Middle School (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the teacher education program.
    Co-requisite(s): EDU 304  and EDU 394 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Current philosophies and methods for creating and sustaining a classroom climate responsive to the unique academic, physical, and social-emotional needs of middle grades students.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 319 Classroom Climate Management Secondary (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education program.
    Co-requisite(s): EDU 393 , EDU 324 , EDS 324 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Current research and theory related to developing, maintaining, and managing effective secondary grades classroom climate.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 320 Family Engagement in the Home, School and Community (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall-even years, Summer-odd years
    Study of factors contributing to effective relationships with families of young children in home and center-based settings.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDU 321 Non Certification Admissions Field Experience (2 Credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EDU 313  and 45 semester hours.
    Co-requisite(s): 2.75 minimum overall GPA and FBI background check.
    Taught: Fall and Spring
    Field experience for ECE Non-Cert students who plan to teach children ages birth-five in a variety of settings.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 324 Fundamentals of Secondary Education (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the teacher education program.
    Co-requisite(s): EDU 393 , EDU 319 , EDS 324 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Principles and strategies for effective secondary school teaching; curriculum planning, general teaching methods, and evaluation strategies.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 325 Educational Assessment Secondary (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Teacher Education Program.
    Co-requisite(s): EDU 396 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Concepts and principles of testing needed to select, construct, and interpret assessment instruments used in schools. This course is open to secondary education majors only.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 330 Teaching Science in Secondary School (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C or better in at least 24 credit hours which vary according to major.
    Taught: Fall only
    Principles and methods for teaching secondary school science concepts, skills, and processes in accordance with national and state standards with emphasis on inquiry including design, implementation, assessment, and evaluation, and reflection-on-practice strategies in connection with technology, meeting all students’ needs and integration across the curriculum.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 331 Teaching Social Studies in Secondary School (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the teacher education program, or concurrently with admission semester.
    Taught: Fall only
    Principles and practices related to teaching social studies in accordance with state and national standards; basic social studies skills, professional content, and planning, implementing, and evaluating instruction.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 333 Teaching Math in Secondary School (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 129 , MAT 229 , MAT 234  or MAT 128 , MAT 227 , MAT 228  and MAT 234 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Principles and methods for teaching concepts, skills, and relationships in secondary mathematics in accordance with national and state standards including number/computation, geometry/measurement, probability and statistics, and algebraic ideas, and the appropriate use of manipulative and technology tools.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 334 Portfolio Development (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    The purpose of this course is to teach students the curriculum standards and teaching methods necessary for a professional career as a teacher.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDU 343 Educational Assessment Middle Schools (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education program.
    Co-requisite(s): EDU 344 , EDU 391 , EDS 323 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Concepts and principles of testing needed to select, construct, and interpret assessment instruments used in schools. This course is open to Middle Grades education majors only.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 344 Fundamentals of Middle Grades Education (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the teacher education program.
    Co-requisite(s): EDU 343  and EDU 391 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Philosophy and learning theories forming the basis of the middle grades concept; curriculum and lesson planning; including the framework of general teaching methods and motivation.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 345 Teaching Language Arts in Middle Grades (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 12 semester hours of language arts content courses with a grade of C or better chosen from English, speech, or journalism and admission to the teacher education program.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Theory, content, and instructional strategies for teaching language arts in the middle grades; including national and state standards.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 346 Teaching Science in Middle Grades (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 12 semester hours science content of C or better chosen from biological and physical sciences (AST, CHE, GLY, PHY) or SCI 110  and SCI 111; one of which must be CHE 105 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Principles and methods for teaching middle school science concepts, skills, and processes in accordance with national and state standards with emphasis on inquiry including design, implementation, assessment and evaluation, and reflection-on-practice strategies in connection with technology, meeting all students’ needs and integration across the curriculum.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 347 Teaching Math in Middle Grades (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): At least 12 semester hours in mathematics including a minimum grade of B- in MAT 140  and admission to the teacher education program.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Principles and methods for teaching concepts, skills, and relationships in middle grades mathematics in accordance with national and state standards including number/computation, geometry/measurement, probability and statistics, and algebraic ideas, and the appropriate use of manipulative and technology tools.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 348 Teaching Social Studies in Middle Grades (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 12 semester hours of history, geography, economics, political science each with a minimum grade of C; pursuance of middle grades certification in social studies teaching area; admission to the teacher education program.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Theory, content, and instructional strategies for teaching social studies in the middle grades; including national and state standards.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 390 Elementary Field Experience I (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the teacher education program; successful completion of EDU 307 .
    Co-requisite(s): EDU 302 , EDU 314 , EDS 322 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Field experiences in elementary schools; including application of instructional theory to elementary classroom settings.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 391 Middle Grades Field Experience I (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): successful completion of EDU 309 ; admission to the teacher education program.
    Co-requisite(s): EDU 343 , EDU 344  and EDS 323 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Field experience in middle grade schools; including application of instructional theory to middle-grade classroom settings.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 392 Elementary Field Experience II (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of Elementary Practicum I.
    Co-requisite(s): EDU 306 , EDU 308 , EDU 312 , and EDU 315 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Advanced field experience in elementary schools; including practice in planning and implementing instructional strategies and theory.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 393 Secondary Field Experience I (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Co-requisite(s): EDU 319 , EDU 324 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Field experience in secondary schools; including application of instructional of instructional theory to secondary classroom settings.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDU 394 Middle Grades Field Experience II (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of Middle Grades Practicum I.
    Co-requisite(s): EDU 304 , EDU 318 , appropriate methods course.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Advanced field experience in middle grades schools; including practice in planning and implementing instructional strategies and theory.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 395 IECE Field Experience I (3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Minimum 2.75 GPA.
    Taught: Spring only
    Practice in assessing, planning and implementing instruction in classroom early childhood settings. Pass/Fail.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 396 Secondary Field Experience II (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Co-requisite(s): EDU 325 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Advanced field experiences in secondary schools; including practice in planning and implementing instructional strategies and theories.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDU 397 IECE Field Experience II (3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Minimum 2.75 GPA.
    Taught: Fall only
    Practice in assessing, planning and implementing instruction in non- classroom early childhood setting. Pass/Fail.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 398 Non-certification Field Experience I (3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Minimum GPA 2.75
    Taught: Spring only
    Practice in assessing, planning and implementing instruction in a variety of non-public school preschool settings.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 399 Independent Study (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): departmental permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Individualized study of a special topic under supervision of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • EDU 445 Introduction to Environmental Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    Introduction to the field of environmental education, including the history and philosophy, methodologies, state initiatives, national standards, and current trends in the field.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 446 Strategies for Environmental Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Spring only
    Principles and goals, curriculum models, teaching strategies, classroom and community resources, outdoor education, and research.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 447 Outdoor Learning Environments (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Spring only
    Students will learn about the impact of outdoor education, available resources, and opportunities for engaging students in outdoor learning environments, such as school gardens, outdoor classrooms and field trips.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 448 Teaching about Environmental Issues (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    Students will investigate, evaluate and reflect on global and regional environmental issues, as well as develop action based appropriate solutions.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 490 Non-certification Final Field Experience (6 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 6 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Minimum 2.75 GPA; successful completion of EDU 397  and EDU 398 , senior standing.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Supervised culminating experience in programs for children and their families for students completing Early Childhood Education Non-certification track.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 491 Clinical Experience in IECE (12 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 12 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Minimum 2.75 GPA and successful completion of EDU 395  and EDU 397 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Supervised culminating classroom experience in schools for students completing Early Childhood Education IECE Certification track.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 492 Clinical Experience Elementary with Special Education (12 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 12 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Classroom experiences through observing, planning, and teaching supervised by an experienced teacher; eight-week assignment to an elementary classroom grades K-5; eight week assignment to a special education program grades P-12.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDU 493 Clinical Experience Middle Grades with Special Education (12 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 12 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to middle grades and special education student teaching program.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Classroom experiences through observing, planning, and teaching under supervision of an experienced teacher: eight-week assignment to a middle grades classroom, grades 5-9; eight-week assignment to a special education program grades P-12.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 494 Clinical Experience Elementary (12 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 12 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): admission to the elementary education student teaching program.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Classroom experiences through observing, planning, and teaching under supervision of an experienced teacher; one-half semester assignment to each of two non-consecutive elementary classroom grades P-5.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 495 Clinical Experience Middle Grades (12 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 12 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): admission to the middle- grades student teaching program.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Classroom experiences through observation, planning, and teaching under supervision of an experienced middle-grades teacher; grades 5-9.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 496 Clinical Experience Secondary (12 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 12 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to secondary student teaching.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Classroom experiences through observation, planning, and teaching under supervision of an experienced secondary teacher; full semester assignment to a secondary classroom, grades 8-12.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 497 Clinical Experience Secondary with Special Education (12 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 12 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Classroom experiences through observing, planning, and teaching supervised by an experienced teacher; eight-week assignment in a secondary classroom grades 8-12; eight-week assignment to a special education program grades P-12.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDU 500 Core Principles of Early Childhood Edu (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    Study of development, theories and appropriate practice for children ages 0-8 years.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDU 517 Teaching of Phonics in Elementary/Middle (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): For undergraduates: admission to teacher education program. For post-baccalaureate and graduate students: permission of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Methods and materials to focus on phonics as part of reading instruction; use of children’s literature to teach phonics in context.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 522 The Mindful Helping Professional (1-4 variable credits)

    Hours: 1-4 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    This course for helping professionals introduces themes and practices in Mindfulness. Self-paced modules help students explore and incorporate mindfulness characteristics in oneself and others.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 525 Differentiated Literacy Instruction (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduates: Admission to the Teacher Education Program; Graduates: Enrolled in the MAED Program or Permission of Instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course is designed to give pre-service and in-service teachers a more in depth understanding of the need to differentiate literacy instruction to meet the needs of increasingly diverse students. Students will survey major issues in appropriate differentiated literacy instruction, with many instructional practices that will be discussed, modeled, and/or evaluated.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 530 Reading in Junior and Senior High School (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Principles and procedures related to reading in grades 8-12; basic reading skills, study skills, content fields, and reading programs. For teachers of all subjects. Required of students seeking certification to teach English.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDU 534 Rural Leadership and Progress (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or higher.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Examination of contemporary issues facing rural communities in the United States, and the utilization of research to create practical programs of improvement relevant to the student’s own contextual setting.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 535 Rural Field Implementation (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EDU 534 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Examination of contemporary issues facing rural communities in the United States, and the utilization of research to create practical programs of improvement relevant to the student’s own contextual setting.  This course will include implementation of the Action Plan as formulated in EDU 534 : Rural Leadership and Progress.
    Repeatable: No
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