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Statistics |
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STA 814 Advanced Statistics for Health Care Research (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): C or better in STA 614 .
Taught: Spring only
Advanced statistical techniques including multivariate analysis of variance, multiple regression, log-linear modeling, factor analysis, discriminant analysis, and structural equation modeling; analysis of large datasets using high-level statistical software; emphasis on application and interpretation.
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Teaching English as a Second Language |
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ESL 601 Advocacy and Leadership in TESOL (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
This class will focus on strategies to advocate and provide social, emotional, and academic support to English Language Learners (ELLs), students for whom language and society interact. This course includes a field experience component to further students’ understanding of the challenges and experiences of immigrant students and language acquisition.
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ESL 602 Testing and Evaluation in Second Language Teaching (2 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
This course will allow the ESL teacher to develop knowledge of the principles and issues involving tests and evaluation in the second language.
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ESL 603 Methods and Materials: Reading, Writing and Grammar (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate program.
Taught: Variable, check with department
This course provides you with opportunities and strategies to review and evaluate materials (textbooks and supplementary materials) used in teaching ESL. We consider practical ways of adapting texts and materials for different purposes and different kinds of learners.
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ESL 604 Methods and Materials: Listening Speaking Pronunciation (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the program.
Taught: Variable, check with department
This course is designed so that each student examines content, methodology and materials in teaching listening, speaking, and pronunciation to di-verse groups of English learning students. This course will expose you to a wide range of classroom practices that have been used to assist ESL/EFL students in the development of reading, writing, and grammar.
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ESL 605 Second Language Acquisition Classroom for Teachers (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
This course will prepare qualified ESL teachers who must demonstrate knowledge of the language acquisition process in the first and second language learning, age differentials in language learning, and individual learning styles. ESL teachers must apply knowledge of the nature of learning in second language simultaneously with, or subsequent to, one’s first language. Teachers should recognize linguistic, cognitive, affective,
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ESL 606 Methods/Materials for Teachers of TESOL (4 credits) Hours: 4 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Spring only
This course provides the student with opportunities and strategies to review and evaluate materials, content and methodology. Practical ways of adapting texts and materials for different purposes and kinds of learners. Content based instructional strategies will be studied. This course will include a field based component.
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ESL 608 Grammar & Linguistics Teachers of TESOL (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Summer only
This course emphasizes the practical applications of various grammatical theories/systems, and introduces students to various aspects of applied linguistics, including phonetics/phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, and language teaching.
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ESL 694 Special Topics in Education (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Varies with topic (see Schedule of Classes).
Taught: Variable, check with department
Various advanced topics in education focusing on ESL. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Repeatable up to 6 hours.
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Technology Teaching |
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TTE 620 Instructional Technology (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Summer only
Development and application of advanced techniques and strategies for technical teachers and trainers; development of technology and materials for classroom, laboratory, and seminar settings; development of computer based and televised instructional materials and learning systems. Repeatable for a maximum of 6 semester hours.
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TTE 641 Distance Learning Design and Methodology (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Spring only
Critical appraisal of current research concerning distance learning. Design, development, and methodology for delivery of distance learning courses, including web-enhanced, web-based, and other e- learning designs. Course taught in a web- based format.
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TTE 692 Independent Research: Technology Teaching (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Directed readings or independent research. Written agreement between member of graduate faculty and student must be submitted to department chair prior to registration for course.
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Theatre |
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TAR 580 Adv. Studies in the Art of Playwriting (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Department permission.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Intensive exploration of playwriting theory, approach, creativity, and style. Focus on developing the individual playwright’s method and practice through creation of drama, research, and engagement with the theater community.
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TAR 582 Adv. Studies in the Art of Screenwriting (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Department permission.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Advanced exploration of the elements and techniques of film production and screenwriting. Focus on style and form; camera, geography, staging, balance, timing, and rhythm; business analysis of films and screenplays; and role of the screenwriter and other personnel.
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TAR 599 Advanced Individual Studies in Theatre (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing or Consent of Department.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Individual creative or research projects in one or more areas: playwriting, directing, acting, dance, stagecraft, scene design, costume design, lighting design, sound design, dramaturgy or theory/criticism. Projects directed or mentored by TAR faculty must be approved prior to registration.
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TAR 610 Coaching of Acting For Teachers (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
Teaching, coaching, and directing of classroom activities in drama, public performance, and forensic competitions.
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TAR 642 Advanced Dramatic Theory and Criticism (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Students must hold a bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent education/training within their discipline. Department permission required.
Taught: Variable, check with department
This course serves as an advanced study of dramatic theory and criticism as well as an overview of the major contributors to its development and evolution through time, from the fifth century B.C.E. through that of the twentieth century. By exploring theoretical texts and selections from dramatic literature, students will see how dramatic theory and theatre has changed and grown through time.
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TAR 662 Technical Theatre For Teachers (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
Stagecraft and costuming (including makeup) for the teacher; elements of construction, design, and history.
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TAR 670 Directing For Teachers (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
Techniques involved in the preparation of dramatic, productions in schools; play selection, script sources, production problems, and rehearsal techniques.
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TAR 673 Creative Dramatics For Teachers (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
Process-centered, improvisational form of theatre used by teachers to guide students to explore, develop, and express ideas, concepts, and feelings through dramatic activities and enactments. Emphasis is on integration of theatre techniques in all content areas for teachers at levels K-12. No prior theatre performance experience necessary
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TAR 699 Individual Studies in Theatre (3-6 credits) Hours: 3-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
Advanced individual creative projects or research in one or more of these areas: playwriting, directing, acting, stagecraft, dance, lighting, and scene design. Criticism and theory projects may also be approved. Projects, directed by member of the TAR faculty, must be selected before registration. A maximum of 6 semester hours permitted.
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Women’s and Gender Studies |
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WGS 594 Topics in WGS (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or higher.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Advanced interdisciplinary study of a specific topic or issue. May be repeated for credit when subjects differ. See Schedule of Classes for current topic.
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