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Course Descriptions

 

Computer Science
  

  • CSC 699 Independent Study/Directed Readings (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
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  • CSC 797 Thesis Direction (1-6 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of MSCS program director.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Guided thesis direction for students electing the thesis option for the MS in Computer Science.
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  • CSC 798 Thesis Continuation (1-6 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of MSCS program director and CSC 797 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    The second semester of the guided thesis for students electing the thesis option for the MS in Computer Science.
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Cooperative Education
  

  • CEP 600 Graduate Cooperative Experience (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + variable lab/studio
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Supervised work experience relating to a graduate student’s degree pro-gram; employment planned, supervised, coordinated by employer, faculty coordinator, and a member of the Career Development staff. Open to all graduate students. Does not satisfy any graduation requirements. May be repeated. Graded pass/fail.

Counseling
  

  • COU 545 Children and Families in Health Care (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior or graduate standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course introduces the theory and practice of Child Life, demonstrating how child life specialists provide emotional care and meet the develop-mental needs of pediatric patients and their families.
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  • COU 575 Mindfulness and Contemplative Practices (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior or graduate standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course invites students to explore mindfulness and contemplative practices. Research indicates these practices can benefit individuals in the helping professions by strengthening concentration and insight as well enhancing empathy and compassion. These practices have the potential to prevent burnout and foster resilience for professionals whose daily work involves emotional engagement and caring.
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  • COU 580 Research Tools in Counseling (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Research, technology, and communication competencies required for graduate-level coursework in counselor education: use of library resources for researching the counseling literature; written communication using APA style; basic data analysis and interpretation; computer competencies expected for incoming counseling students.
  

  • COU 594 Special Topics in Counseling (1-6 credits)

    Hours: 1-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior or graduate standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    In-depth study of contemporary topics in counseling. Topic listed in Schedule of Classes; may be repeated for credit when topics differ.
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  • COU 600 Orientation to Clinical Mental Health Counseling (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to program or consent of program director.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A survey of the historical, philosophical, societal, cultural, economic and political dimensions of and current trends in the community mental health movement; a historical perspective of the counseling profession, counselor roles and functions, and professional affiliations.
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  • COU 601 Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to program, COU 600  or COU 602 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Focus on the skills and competencies critical to dealing effectively with the complex ethical, legal, and social issues of counseling in a multicultural society; focus on decision-making models in response to the major ethical topics and emerging ethical and legal issues; overview of licensure/certification issues.
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  • COU 602 Data-Driven Comprehensive School Counseling (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the School Counseling program or consent of director.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Foundations course designed to increase student’s knowledge base of the professions of school counseling including the history of the profession. This course serves as a basis for the rest of the school counseling program and orients students to using the American School Counselor Association’s National Standards as the basis for the portfolio requirement.
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  • COU 610 Counseling Diverse Populations (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): COU 600  or COU 602 , COU 640 , COU 641 , and admission to counselor education program.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Focus on the cultural context of the counseling relationship; examination of issues and concerns related to such factors as culture, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, religious and spiritual values, socioeconomic status and various unique characteristics
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  • COU 620 Human Development (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Counselor Education Program.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Theories of human development; developmental crises, tasks and transitions across one’s lifespan; nature vs. nurture; theories of learning and personality development; strategies for facilitating optimal human development; developmental model of counseling.
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  • COU 621 Counseling Children and Adolescents (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): COU 640 , COU 641  and admission to program.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Theories and techniques for developmental counseling with children.
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  • COU 622 Crisis Intervention in Schools (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to program.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course focuses on preparing students in: (a) crisis preparation and response and (b) clinical intervention with children and adolescents.
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  • COU 630 Career Counseling (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): COU 600 , COU 640 , COU 641  and admission to program.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Educational and career planning; career development theories; decision-making models; assessment inventories for career and educational counseling; resources for career and educational planning; computer-assisted career development.
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  • COU 631 College Advising and Comprehensive School Counseling (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 studio/lab
    Prerequisite(s): COU 630  or approval of program director or program coordinator.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    The College Advising and Comprehensive School Counseling course pro-vides advanced training in the eight components of college and career readiness recommended by the College Board and the National Office of School Counselor Advocacy. The course will provide a comprehensive, systemic approach for ensuring k-12 students have increased access to post-secondary opportunities and are given the tools necessary for achieving success in college.
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  • COU 640 Counseling Techniques (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): COU 600  or COU 602  and admission to program.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Introduction to the knowledge, techniques, skills, and processes basic to initiating and conducting an effective counseling relationship; discussion and attention to the specific nature and process of helping, as well as the unique attitudes and skills required of the effective helper.
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  • COU 641 Theories in Counseling and Psychotherapy (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to program.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Examination of the major models of counseling and psychotherapy; theoretical integration; review of outcome research; common factors model; brief counseling models.
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  • COU 642 Counseling Families and Couples (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): COU 640 , COU 641 , and admission to program.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A review of issues related to family and couples and various theories of family counseling; theoretical foundations, ethical, and legal concerns will also be addressed.
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  • COU 650 Theories and Practice of Group Counseling (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): COU 600  or COU 602 , COU 640 , COU 641  and Admission to pro-gram.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Theoretical and experiential introduction to the nature of group counseling, group dynamics, and group leadership; focus on principles of group dynamics include group process components, developmental stage theories, and group members’ roles and behaviors.
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  • COU 654 School Counseling Services (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the school counseling program.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    The organization, administration and delivery of school counseling services in grades K-12 (elementary, middle, and secondary schools).
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  • COU 660 Assessment and Evaluation in Counseling (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to program.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Basic statistical concepts and psychometric principles; examination of the most frequently used assessment procedures in counseling; outcome evaluation; multicultural issues; ethical and legal issues involved in the use of assessment procedures by licensed counselors.
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  • COU 661 Evaluation of Mental Disorders (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): COU 660  and COU 670 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Advanced Assessment.
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  • COU 670 Diagnosis of Emotional and Mental Disorders (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): COU 660 , COU 672  and admission to program.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Examination of the major mental disorders in the current version of the DSM; development of diagnostic and case conceptualization skills; medical model of psychopathology; major theories of etiology & treatment; diagnostic principles; differential diagnosis; diagnostic errors; ethical & legal issues involved in clinical diagnosis.
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  • COU 671 Treatment Planning in Counseling (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): COU 670  or consent of instructor and admission to program.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Integration of diagnostic, case conceptualization, and treatment planning skills; review of best practice guidelines; empirically-supported treatments; outcome research; treatment manuals; treatment planning in a managed care context.
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  • COU 672 Psychopathology (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Counselor Education Program.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Introduction to the field of psychopathology. Course topics will include historical conceptualizations of mental illness, major categories of mental disorders, and current taxonomic systems.
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  • COU 673 Counseling At-Risk Populations (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the counseling programs.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course will provide counseling students with a theoretical foundation and working knowledge of contemporary counseling interventions for working systemically with at-risk individuals. Students will learn to assess at-risk behaviors, and will gain exposure to the developmental, contextual, ethical, and professional practice issues associated with them. Students will be introduced to prevention and intervention strategies, as well as means of fostering resiliencies within clients.
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  • COU 674 Crisis Counseling and Crisis Intervention (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Counseling Program(s).
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course provides an introduction to the theories, principles and concepts of crisis intervention, as well as an overview of the field’s history and development. Particular attention is given to the various contemporary techniques of crisis intervention and resolution used in community, school, family and individual counseling settings, with the intent of helping students learn the practical skills necessary to work with people in crisis.
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  • COU 675 Substance Abuse and Addictions (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Counselor Education Program.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course thoroughly examines substance abuse and addictions in multiple populations. Students will learn how to recognize the problems of sub-stance abuse and addictions, the effects of drugs and addictions on the client and others, etiology, and counseling and treatment.
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  • COU 678 Mental Health Systems and Supervision (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Counselor Education Programs.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course will provide counseling students with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully operate in mental health care treatment systems. This course also provides an introduction to concepts, processes, and styles of supervision and offers students the opportunity to gain experience in providing supervision to other counselors in training.
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  • COU 680 Research Methods and Program Evaluation (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Development of skills for critically evaluating the professional literature; hypothesis generation and testing; examination of quantitative and qualitative research designs; outcome and program evaluation; basic statistical procedures for analyzing data; professional communication of research results.
  

  • COU 690 Clinical Mental Health Practicum (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Department Permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Supervised practice of direct counseling skills and related professional activities in counseling; an opportunity for the integration and application of student’s cumulative developmental and clinical mental health knowledge base in an ethical, reflective, and culturally responsive manner. Students must successfully complete a minimum total of 100 clock hours with 40 hours of direct service to clients including individual and group counseling experiences; students will be required to present audio taped sessions in individual and/or group supervision; Satisfactory performance at the placement site and during on-campus class meetings must be demonstrated before students can proceed to Internship.
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  • COU 691 Clinical Mental Health Counseling Internship (1-12 credits)

    Hours: 1-12 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Department permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    An intensive counseling field placement in a mental health oriented setting under the direction of an approved on-site clinical supervisor as well as a member of the program faculty on campus. Students may repeat course until they have successfully accrued internship hours necessary to meet course requirements. May be repeated for additional credit, up to 12 semester hours.
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  • COU 692 School Counseling Internship (1-12 credits)

    Hours: 1-12 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of department.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    An intensive counseling field placement in a school counseling oriented setting under the direction of an approved on-site clinical supervisor as well as a member of the program faculty on campus. Students may repeat course until they have successfully accrued internship hours necessary to meet course requirements. May be repeated for up to a total of 12 semester hours.
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  • COU 693 School Counseling Practicum (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Department permission required.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Supervised field experience in school counseling.
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  • COU 694 Special Topics in Counseling (1-6 credits)

    Hours: 1-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to counselor education programs or department permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    In-depth study of contemporary topics in counseling. May be repeated for additional credit when topic varies. May be repeated for up to a total of 9 semester hours. See Schedule of Classes for current offerings.
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  • COU 699 Independent Study: Counseling (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Counselor Education Program and consent of instructor prior to registration.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Individualized readings, research and/or projects relating to professional counseling and developed by students in consultation with faculty prior to registration. Not intended to substitute for any course offered on a regular basis. Repeatable when topics vary.
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Economics
  

  • 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.
  

  • 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. Repeatable for credit when topics vary. Open only to students majoring in education.
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  • ECO 610 Business and Changing Global Environment (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MBA program or permission of MBA director.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Nature of the business organization; broad, integrated view of contemporary issues and environments in which businesses operate; themes to be carried forward throughout the MBA program, including global nature of business, total quality management, and legal and social responsibilities of business.
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  • ECO 625 Managerial Economics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MBA program or consent of MBA director.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Examination of the three key elements of organizational architecture-decision rights, incentive systems, and control systems; application of transaction cost theory to organizational behavior and corporate governance.
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  • ECO 694 Selected Topics in Economics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 625 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Study of a selected contemporary area in economics; Topic listed in Schedule of Classes. Repeatable for a maximum of 6 semester hours if topics differ. Open only to MBA students.
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  • ECO 699 Independent Study: Economics (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 625 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Specialized aspect or topic in economics chosen by student and appropriate faculty member. Subject to academic regulations pertaining to independent study as given in MBA catalog. Open only to MBA students.
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Education
  

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

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Study of development, theories and appropriate practice for children ages 0-8 years.
  

  • 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.
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  • EDU 530 Reading in Junior and Senior High School (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Eduction Program (undergraduate students), Enrolled in the MAED Program or permission of instructor (graduate students).
    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.
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  • EDU 540 Teaching the Underground Railroad (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Department permission.
    Taught: Summer only
    Research about the Underground Railroad, with an emphasis on local history, to assist teachers in classroom instruction.
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  • EDU 544 Aquatic Ecology for Teachers (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Department permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Integration of biology, geology, meteorology, chemistry, and physical sciences to examine water quality through field-based investigation of the Ohio River and streams. Students apply the content and skills learned during the course to the State/School District Science Standards and a lesson plan.
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  • EDU 545 Fundamentals of Environmental Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Instructor permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Introduction to the field of environmental education, including the history and philosophy, methodologies, state initiatives, national standards, and current trends in the field.
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  • EDU 546 Teaching Environmental Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Instructor permission.
    Taught: Spring only
    Principles and goals, curriculum models, teaching strategies, classroom and community resources, outdoor education, and research.
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  • EDU 550 Current Trends in Early Childhood Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to teacher education program and EDS 360.
    Co-requisite(s): EDU 551 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Examination of current issues, trends, public policy, and research in early childhood education.
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  • EDU 551 Preschool Education and Programming (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the teacher education program; EDS 360.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Overview of preschool curricula, history of early childhood education, and study of developmentally appropriate activities across subject areas.
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  • EDU 552 Infant Toddler Education and Programming (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to teacher education program and EDS 360.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    The relationship of child development theory and developmentally appropriate practice in group settings for infants and toddlers.
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  • EDU 554 Language Development and Emergent Literacy (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Overview of historical and theoretical concepts, assessment of early literacy development, and strategies for facilitating reading, writing, and language instruction across various early childhood settings.
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  • EDU 565 Early Childhood Assessments for Screening (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program.
    Taught: Spring only
    Overview of the purpose of assessment and critical components of an on- going assessment system, especially for screening young children. Course content includes analysis of recommended practices in assessment; definition of attributes that fit the purpose of assessment; and study of factors related to assessment tool rigor.
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  • EDU 566 Ongoing Assessment in Early Childhood Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EDS 562  or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Overview of on-going curriculum-based assessment systems for observing and documenting young children’s growth, development and learning.
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  • EDU 567 Math and Science Exploration PreK-3rd (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program.
    Taught: Spring only-odd yrs
    Integrated mathematics and science learning experiences from both the Early Childhood Education teacher and the students perspectives emphasizing exploration, problem-solving, and discourse. REQUIRED for IECE and Non-Certification tracks.
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  • EDU 568 Administration and Supervision in Early Childhood Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to teacher education program and EDS 360.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    The study of strategies and dispositions needed for managing effective early childhood programs.
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  • EDU 569 Kindergarten Education and Programming (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Overview of kindergarten history, curricula, and study of developmentally appropriate strategies and activities across subject areas. REQUIRED for IECE and Non-Certification tracks.
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  • EDU 575 Language Arts Methods Middle Grades (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): COEHS Advising Center permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Advanced objectives, curricula, and instructional strategies to teach state and national language arts standards in the middle grades.
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  • EDU 576 Science Methods Middle Grades (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Teacher Education Department Permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Advanced objectives, curricula, and instructional strategies to teach state and national science standards in the middle grades.
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  • EDU 577 Mathematics Methods Middle Grades (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Teacher Education Department Permission.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Advanced objectives, curricula, and instructional strategies to teach state and national math standards in the middle grades.
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  • EDU 578 Social Studies Methods Middle Grades (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Teacher Education Department Permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Advanced objectives, curricula, and instructional strategies to teach state and national social studies standards in the middle grades.
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  • EDU 594 Topics: 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. May be repeated as topics varies. Repeatable up to 6 hours.
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  • EDU 599 Independent Study: Education (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Individual supervised readings and study of a selected topic in education. May be repeated as topics vary.
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Education Administration
  

  • EDA 602 Leadership in Contemporary Schools (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    This course is an introduction to school leadership. Students will engage in a thorough investigation of contemporary leadership research, scholarship, theory, and practice. This course will introduce the concept of “transformative” change in schools, classrooms, and in individuals. Participants will create personal and professional growth plans to enhance their effective-ness.
  

  • EDA 624 Technology and Best Practices for School Improvement (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to program.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Identifying the best practices of school improvement documented by research; application of these practices to diverse school contextual setting; practice and application in researching worldwide school improvement activities and research through internet searches and library databases.
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  • EDA 639 The School Superintendency (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to program or consent of instructor.
    Co-requisite(s): EDA 679 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    The course will be conducted in a Professional Learning Community environment and format. Class participants will be expected to establish a shared vision, a set of values required to achieve the vision, and two/three critical goals to be accomplished during the course. These goals should be measurable and able to document the fact that students were successful in acquiring the appropriate knowledge, understanding, and applications for the role of the superintendency.
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  • EDA 640 Legal and Parent Issues in Special Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    To participate in the delivery of a free and appropriate public education for children with disabilities and to understand the roles and responsibilities of the school administrator in maximizing educational results for children with and without disabilities.
  

  • EDA 649 School System Administration (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to superintendent program or consent of instructor.
    Co-requisite(s): EDA 680 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Study of overall school district management and operations including ad-ministration of auxiliary services; federal programs, financial management, and human resources.
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  • EDA 659 Strategic Management in Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to superintendent program or consent of instructor.
    Co-requisite(s): EDA 681 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Designed to assist those desiring to be certified as a school superintendent to understand, appreciate and acquire strategic planning skills. The ability to plan, acquiring the skills needed in formulating plans and demonstrating the ability and skills to execute plans are all critical skills and tools individuals must possess to successfully perform in the role of a public school super-intendent.
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  • EDA 679 School Superintendent Practicum I (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to superintendent program or consent of instructor.
    Co-requisite(s): EDA 639 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Study and observation of the role and responsibilities of the superintendent are the key components of the practicum experience. Students are required to spend time in field settings.
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  • EDA 680 School Superintendent Practicum II (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to school superintendency certificate program or consent of instructor.
    Co-requisite(s): EDA 649 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Study and observation of the role and responsibilities of the school superintendent in practice. Students are required to spend time in field settings.
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  • EDA 681 School Superintendent Practicum III (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to superintendent program or consent of instructor.
    Co-requisite(s): EDA 659 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Study and observation of the role and responsibilities of the school superintendent in practice. Students are required to spend time in field settings.
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  • EDA 694 Special Topics in Educational Leadership (1-6 credits)

    Hours: 1-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A specific aspect of concern to the educational leadership or district administration populations. May be repeated for additional credit when topic varies. May be repeated for up to a total of 9 semester hours. See Schedule of Classes for current offerings and prerequisites.
  

  • EDA 699 Independent Study in Educational Leadership (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Department Permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A specific aspect of concern to the educational leadership or district administration populations. May be repeated for additional credit when topic varies. May be repeated for up to a total of 9 semester hours. See Schedule of Classes for current offerings and prerequisites.
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  • EDA 704 Education Leader as Culture Builder: Roles and Responsibilities in a PLC (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Education Specialist.
    Taught: Fall and summer
    In this course, candidates assess school culture and its impact on student learning and school performance to determine areas of assistance needed. Candidates study ways to engage stakeholders to determine impact of student performance and what is needed for improvement.
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  • EDA 705 Education Leader as Culture Builder: Fieldwork (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Education Specialist.
    Taught: Fall and summer
    This course focuses on field experiences in educational administration and leadership at the early elementary, middle school, secondary or district level. Emphasis is upon organization, administration and leadership of schools.
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  • EDA 706 Educational Leader: Designing Curriculum (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Education Specialist.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    In this course, candidates will focus on increasing student learning through effective leadership strategies. Candidates collect and analyze authentic student work and use current research and practices to identify effective and diverse strategies and develop intervention plans.
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  • EDA 707 Educational Leader: Fieldwork (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Education Specialist.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    In this course, candidates will focus on increasing student learning through the application of effective leadership strategies. Under the supervision of a school principal and an N.K.U. faculty member, Candidates will engage in Fieldwork related to the following course objectives.
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  • EDA 708 Education Leader as Assessor: Data Informed Decision Making (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Education Specialist.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    In this course, candidates will develop an understanding of Kentucky’s various curriculum and instruction documents. Candidates will identify and use appropriate research based intervention strategies for addressing student needs. Candidates will also use a variety of protocols to promote teacher collaboration in analyzing student work.
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  • EDA 709 Education Leader as Assessor: Fieldwork (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Education Specialist.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    In this course, candidates will develop an understanding of Kentucky’s various curriculum and instruction documents. Candidates will identify and use appropriate research based intervention strategies for addressing student needs. Candidates will also use a variety of protocols to promote teacher collaboration in analyzing student work. Under the supervision of a school principal and an N.K.U. faculty member.
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  • EDA 711 Education Leader as Supervisor: Building Teacher Capacity (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Education Specialist.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Candidates will develop relationships with families and develop partner-ships with community stakeholders to leverage resources to support shared goals and objectives. Candidates will identify stakeholders who are representative of the community served by the school. Candidates will study how to work collaboratively to assess the concerns, needs, and issues of families served by the school; and know how to monitor resource allocation and program implementation to assess and adjust if necessary.
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  • EDA 712 Education Leader as Supervisor: Fieldwork (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Education Specialist.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    In this course, candidates will study staff selection, personnel evaluation, work conditions and environment, and professional development. These are interrelated processes that influence the culture of the learning environment. Principals should know and use the characteristics of effective teachers to successfully conduct staff selection, evaluation, and professional development processes.
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  • EDA 713 Education Leader as Manager: School Improvement Plans (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Education Specialist.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    The focus of this course is instructional leadership-the delivery of an effective instructional program that results in high levels of student achievement. Candidates will study the organizational vision and mission, school improvement planning and implementation. Candidates will also study basic management skills that foster student safety, learning and achievement.
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  • EDA 714 Education Leader as Manager: Fieldwork (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Education Specialist.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Candidates will study the organizational vision and mission, school improvement planning and implementation by successfully completing field projects.
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  • EDA 715 Education Leader as Facilitator: Leveraging Community Systems and Resources (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Education Specialist
    Taught: Summer only
    Candidates will develop relationships with families and develop partner-ships with community stakeholders to leverage resources to support shared goals and objectives. Candidates will identify stakeholders who are representative of the community served by the school. Candidates will study how to work collaboratively to assess the concerns, needs, and issues of families served by the school; and know how to monitor resource allocation and program implementation to assess and adjust if necessary.
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  • EDA 716 Education Leader: Legal & Ethical Perspectives (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Education Specialist.
    Taught: Summer only
    In this course, candidates will assess school culture and its impact on student learning and school performance to determine areas of assistance needed. Candidates will study ways to engage stakeholders to determine impact of student performance and what is needed for improvement.
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  • EDA 717 Principal as Practitioner I (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Ed.S. degree in Educational Leadership.
    Taught: Fall only
    This is the first of two classes for candidates who have completed the thirty-hour Education Specialist degree program. This class will provide support for first year principals and assistant principals. For graduates who do not move into principal jobs, this class will keep them their knowledge current. Candidates will study the newest education laws, finance, curriculum, teacher evaluation, and learn the many resources that are available to schools. This class will be set up in modules including work on Blackboard, research, webinars.
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  • EDA 718 Principal as Practitioner II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of Ed.S. degree in Educational Leadership.
    Taught: Spring only
    This is the second of two classes for candidates who have completed the thirty-hour Education Specialist degree program. This class will provide support for first year principals and assistant principals. For graduates who do not move into principal jobs, this class will keep their knowledge current. This class will be in the spring semester for new principals and assistant principals. This class will be set up in modules including work on Blackboard, research, webinars and face to face.
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  • EDA 719 School Finance and Budgeting (3 credits)

    3 classroom hours + 0 lab/studio hours
    Taught: Fall Only
    This course is designed to introduce and study trends in school finance and school business management. The course content covers practices at the local, state, and national levels.
  

  • EDA 791 Education Leader as Researcher: Designing Collaborative Action Research (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Education Specialist.
    Taught: Fall and summer
    In this course, candidates will learn to conduct action research that will be used throughout coursework and in the development of the capstone project.
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  • EDA 792 Education Leader as Researcher: Theory to Practice (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Education Specialist.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    The two semester Capstone experience allows candidates to explore an independent project under the close supervision of a local school administrator and NKU faculty member. The project may take many forms, from a substantial research paper to a significant creative project. The Capstone Project should reflect intellectual rigor and a pursuit of excellence. Candi-dates will be required to present the highlights of their Capstone Project to University faculty, Site Based Councils, and/or district level administrators.
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  • EDA 794 Special Topics in Educational Leadership (1-6 credits)

    1-6 classroom hours + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): Department permission.
    Taught: Variable-check w/department
    Specific topics for in-depth study by students in the Education Specialist or Educational Leadership Programs. Course hours vary from one (1) to six (6) depending on content and topic of course. May be repeated for additional credit when topic varies. May be taken for up to nine (9) hours of credit.
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  • EDA 799 Independent Study in Advanced Educational Leadership (1-6 credits)

    Hours: 1-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Department Permission.
    Taught: Fall, winter, spring and summer
    A specific aspect of concern to the educational leadership or district administration populations. May be repeated for additional credit when topic varies. May be repeated for up to a total of 9 semester hours. See Schedule of Classes for current offerings and prerequisites.
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Education Graduate
  

  • EDG 602 Technology in Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    Uses of technology for educators; effects of technology on classroom and curriculum; evaluation of software; telecommunications; introduction to programming language; use of word processing, databases, and spread-sheets.
  

  • EDG 603 Selected Topics in Technology in Education (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only-odd years
    Topics and issues in technology in education for teachers. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
  

  • EDG 605 Introduction to Educational Research for School Leaders (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EDG 607  and EDA 602 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Introduction to education research enabling candidates to become effective consumers and users of research in education. It will improve candidates’ ability to apply research findings appropriately in school settings and will lay a foundation for an original action research project.
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  • EDG 606 Leadership in a Diverse Society (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Research, theory, policy, and practice in multicultural and diversity education; recognizing race, class, gender, learning, and linguistic diversity within home, schools, and community settings; developing and demonstrating culturally relevant and responsive approaches to meeting the needs of students.
 

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