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ECON 410 - Selected Topics in Financial Economics (3.00)
Study of a particular topic in financial economics. Each semester this course is offered, the specific topic to be covered will be announced before registration. Students should refer to the course description published in the schedule of classes. This course is repeatable for credit.
Course ID: 53335
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Topics: Topics In Fin Econ, Global Aging/Soc. Insur., Economics Of Risk Mgmt, Personal Financial Econ, Monetary Theory/Policy, Health Care Financing, Risk Mngmt Financial Ins, Global Aging, Venture Capital, Venture Capt Market Impe, Global Aging And Soc.Ins, Market Power and Strategic Beh, Household Finance Over the Lif
Requirement Group: You must have completed ECON 374 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 411 - Topics in Microeconomics (3.00)
Study of a particular topic in microeconomics. Each semester this course is offered, the specific topic to be covered will be announced before registration. Students should refer to the course description published in the Schedule of Classes. This course is repeatable a maximum of 6 credits.
Course ID: 53336
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Topics: Economics Of Tech & Inno, Real Estate Econ&Finance, Econ Hist/American Fam, Econ Tech & Innovation, Eco Hist Since Civil War, Market Power and Strategic Beh, Sports Economics
Requirement Group: You must have completed ECON 311 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 412 - Topics in Macroeconomics (3.00)
Study of a particular topic in macroeconomics. Each semester this course is offered, the specific topic to be covered will be announced before registration. Students should refer to the course description published in the Schedule of Classes. This course is repeatable a maximum of 6 credits.
Course ID: 53337
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Topics: Global Aging And Soc Ins, Global Aging, Topics In Macroeconomics
Requirement Group: You must have completed ECON 312 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 413 - Industrial Organization (3.00)
A study of the structure and performance of American industry.
Course ID: 53338
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have completed ECON 311 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 414 - Economics of Antitrust and Regulation (3.00)
Analysis of policies on antitrust, patents and technology, economic regulation of natural monopoly and social regulation (such as environmental and occupational safety regulations).
Course ID: 53339
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have completed ECON 311 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 415 - Organizations, Incentives and Behavior: Theory and Policy (3.00)
This course applies economic analysis of corporations to alternative organizations, including nonprofit and public-sector organizations, and markets and economies as forms of organizations. Topics include transactions costs and property rights; contracting, information and incentives; and implications for policy analysis.
Course ID: 53340
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have completed ECON 311 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 416 - The Economics of Law (3.00)
Assessment of the role of economics in jurisprudence. Applications of economic theory to analyze and evaluate the doctrines of the main types of common law - property, liability, contract and criminal law - as means to promote efficiency. Other topics may include copyright and First Amendment issues.
Course ID: 53341
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have completed ECON 311 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 417 - The Economics of Strategic Interaction (3.00)
Economists have adapted and developed numerous analytical techniques to study settings where strategic interaction between a few agents - competitors or cooperators - is important. These techniques help us understand how imperfect information can affect bargaining, threats, contracting, market entry, vertical integration and the performance of oligopolies. This course surveys these techniques, defining and analyzing games with symmetric and asymmetric information, examining communication-related issues, including adverse selection, moral hazard, signaling, bargaining, auctions and issues in industrial organization. This course is especially recommended for students planning to go on to graduate school in business or economics.
Course ID: 53342
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have completed ECON 311 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 418 - Economics of Innovation and Technology (3.00)
This course examines the economic determinants and consequences of innovation, creative activity, and technological advance. It surveys both theoretical models and empirical studies of the determinants of creative and inventive activity. It considers classic statements of the role of the entrepreneur in economic life including those of Frank Knight, Joseph Schumpeter, and Israel Kirzner. It reviews estimates of private and social returns to investments in research and development. Policy issues involving patents, intellectual property, and public subsidies to research will also be considered. Students will be asked to develop case studies of both successful and unsuccessful business and technological innovations.
Course ID: 53343
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Writing Intensive
Requirement Group: You must have completed ECON 311 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 421 - Introduction to Econometrics (3.00)
Fundamentals of regression methods applied to empirical analysis of economic phenomena. Topics include single-equation regression models with classical assumptions, special econometric techniques for non-classical regression models and simultaneous-equations models.
Course ID: 53344
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete ECON 101 and ECON 102 and (MATH 151 or MATH 151H or MATH 155 ) and (STAT 350 or STAT 351 or STAT 355 or STAT 453 or CMPE 320 ), all with a C or better.
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ECON 422 - Topics in Econometrics (3.00)
Selected advanced topics in econometrics.
Course ID: 53345
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Topics: Introduction to Financial Econ
Requirement Group: You must complete ECON 421 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 423 - Time Series and Forecasting (3.00)
Study of the application of economic statistics to forecasting problems. Topics covered include analysis of cross- section and time-series data, use of published economic indicator series and forecasting methodology.
Course ID: 53346
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete ECON 312 and ( STAT 350 or STAT 351 or STAT 355 or STAT 453 or CMPE 320 ), both with a C or better.
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ECON 433 - Urban and Regional Economics (3.00)
An economic analysis of the nature and development of urban areas is presented. Topics related to urban areas such as transportation, housing, and poverty, are discussed, as are policies related to these topics. The role of urban centers as part of a larger regional area, and regional economic development patterns may also be discussed.
Course ID: 53348
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have completed ECON 311 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 434 - Regional Economics (3.00)
Economic analysis of the location of economic activity. Topics covered include theories of location choice, transportation costs, migration, land use, regional development and government policies affecting regional development.
Course ID: 53349
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have completed ECON 311 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 437 - The Economics of Natural Resources (3.00)
Economic theory of the use of renewable and non-renewable resources. Economic theory is used to determine optimal pricing and use of natural resources, both in the current period and over time. Actual markets and institutions for selected resources, such as energy resources, are studied in some detail.
Course ID: 53351
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have completed ECON 311 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 439 - Environmental Economics (3.00)
Economic analysis of the causes, effects and alternative solutions of the problems of air pollution, water pollution and toxic wastes. Economic theory is applied to define environmental quality goals and to analyze alternative policies for achieving these goals.
Course ID: 53352
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have completed ECON 311 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 441 - American Economic History (3.00)
A survey of the growth and development of the American economy from colonial times to the present.
Course ID: 53353
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have completed ECON 311 or ECON 312 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 442 - European Economic History (3.00)
A survey of European economic history from prehistoric times to the present.
Course ID: 53354
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Writing Intensive
Requirement Group: You must take ECON 311 and ECON 312 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 443 - History of Economic Thought (3.00)
The course surveys and analyzes major developments in economic thought from ancient times through the middle of the 20th century.
Course ID: 53355
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Writing Intensive (WI)
Requirement Group: You must take ECON 311 and ECON 312 and ENGL 100 or equivalent with a C or better.
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ECON 444 - History of Economic Thought II (3.00)
Survey and analysis of major developments in economic theory from mid-19th century through mid-20th century. The breakdown of classical economics, marginalism, the theory of production and income distribution, Alfred Marshall’s neoclassical economics, the development of welfare economics and macroeconomic analysis.
Course ID: 53356
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Writing Intensive
Requirement Group: You must take ECON 311 and ECON 312 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 451 - Labor Economics (3.00)
This course focuses on theoretical and policy issues that relate to the operation of labor markets. Topics include labor supply, labor demand, labor mobility, unemployment and the effect of various government policies on labor markets. A wide range of government policies on labor markets, including minimum-wage legislation, income transfer programs, and employment and training programs are examined.
Course ID: 53358
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must take ECON 311 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 453 - Household Economics (3.00)
Systematic and integrative treatment of a range of household decisions that utilizes and extends intermediate consumer theory. Topics include household production, marriage and fertility, life-cycle models of consumption, learning and the allocation of time.
Course ID: 53360
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must take ECON 311 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 454 - Economics of Education and Human Capital (3.00)
This course deals with theoretical and policy issues relating to the development of human resources. Topics to be covered include: the theory and importance of investment in education and training; measuring the rate of return to education; racial and sexual discrimination; poverty and the distribution of income; analyzing the effectiveness of the American educational system; recent innovations in the organization of education; and issues in the financing of primary, secondary and higher education.
Course ID: 53361
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must take ECON 311 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 455 - Comparative Economic Systems (3.00)
A comparative survey of alternative economic systems. Topics include the theoretical foundations of economic systems, analysis of the structure and performance of important national economies, and the economics of transition from planned to market economies.
Course ID: 53362
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must take ECON 311 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 457 - The Economy of Russia and the Soviet Union (3.00)
An economic analysis of the history, development and operation of the Russian and Soviet economies from feudal Russia to the demise of the Soviet Union. Analysis of the institutional structure and performance of pre-1917 Russian agriculture and industry. Analysis of war, communism, the new economic policy, the Stalinist model, post-Stalin reforms and the end of the Soviet economic system.
Course ID: 53363
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must take ECON 311 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 463 - Public Finance (3.00)
The economic theory of government finance is analyzed, with emphases on social goals and economic criteria for tax, expenditure, transfer, regulatory, debt, and stabilization policies.
Course ID: 53364
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must take ECON 311 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 464 - State and Local Public Finance (3.00)
Analysis of state and local government economics. Application of social norms and economic criteria for evaluation of receipts (taxation, borrowing, user charges and transfers), outlays (education, transportation, law and justice, utilities, welfare, fire protection, health and others), and regulation and control (land use, environmental quality, utilities, transportation and others).
Course ID: 53365
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must take ECON 311 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 465 - The Economics of Discrimination (3.00)
This course examines economic theories, empirical evidence and economic policies that relate to discrimination in economic life. Discrimination will be examined in a range of economic markets, including labor, education, housing, mortgages, other loans and insurance. Discrimination by government also will be examined. The types of discrimination covered are based on ethnicity, gender, race and religion. However, the focus is on African Americans and women. The course emphasizes critical analysis of empirical evidence and economic models.
Course ID: 53366
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have completed ECON 101 or ECON 101H with a grade of “C” or better to take this class.
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ECON 466 - Global Aging and the Future of Social Insurance (3.00)
This course examines the demographic causes for and the multiple social and economic effects of the unprecedented demographic trend of aging in the population of the U.S. and of countries throughout the world. This course prepares students to understand and to join the debates about social insurance programs (e.g. Social Security and Medicare) into the 21st century in the U.S., the developed countries and third world nations. Specific topics include a visualization of the planet at mid-century and beyond, challenges from the unfunded liability of these programs, and the technique of generational accounting. Policy options to address the multifaceted dilemmas will be explored, including an overview of policies being implemented in other developed nations. Finally, personal strategies to address the expected trends are explored.
Course ID: 52107
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Same as Offered: AGNG 454
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ECON 467 - Health Economics (3.00)
The course deals with the factors underlying the demand and supply of health and medical care services. Included are the market, voluntary nonprofit and governmental sectors of the industry. Special topics are the regional coordination of hospital facilities and programs, the consumer price index, and the measurement of benefits and costs of control programs..
Course ID: 53367
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete ECON 101 and (STAT 121 or STAT 350 or STAT 351 or STAT 355 or STAT 453 or CMPE 320 or SOCY 301 ), all with a C or better.
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ECON 471 - Financial Markets and Institutions (3.00)
The role and function of financial markets and institutions in the economy is surveyed and analyzed. The operation of financial markets such as those for stocks, bonds, foreign exchange, and derivative securities is examined. The role of central banks and regulatory organizations in financial markets is discussed. The operation and management of financial institutions such as depository institutions, investment banks, mutual funds, and insurance companies may also be covered.
Course ID: 53368
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have taken ECON 374 and ECON 311 and received a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 472 - Monetary Theory and Policy (3.00)
A study of theories of monetary economics from the classical quantity theory to the contemporary monetarist view. Analysis of contemporary theory and empirical evidence on money supply and demand and the impact of money on the economy. Evaluation of monetary policy in a historical-analytical framework.
Course ID: 53369
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have completed ECON 312 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 472 - Monetary Theory and Policy (3.00)
The course focuses on an examination of money, its definition, function, and measurement, and the role of central banks in the modern economy. How central banks operate, and their role in financial markets and macroeconomic policy is examined. Particular emphasis is on the U.S. Federal Reserve System
Course ID: 053369
Consent: NO Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete ECON 312 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 474 - Intermediate Financial Management (3.00)
A theoretical and applied treatment of corporate decisions including: investment in assets, financing with debt and equity, and distributions to shareholders. Other issues and decisions encountered in corporate financial management will also be discussed. This course is a continuation of ECON 374.
Course ID: 53371
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have taken ECON 374 and ECON 311 and received a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 475 - Financial Investment Analysis (3.00)
An examination of financial assets, financial markets and investment portfolio decisions. Stocks, bonds and derivative securities and their risk and return characteristics are examined.
Course ID: 53372
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have taken ECON 374 and ECON 311 and received a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 476 - Portfolio Analysis and Management (3.00)
Application of economic analysis to the process of portfolio management, including objectives and risk preferences, portfolio constraints and optimization techniques (such as linear programming), scenario forecasting, asset allocation and individual asset selection.
Course ID: 53373
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have taken ECON 374 and ECON 311 and received a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 477 - Analysis of Derivative Securities (3.00)
A survey of the nature of major financial derivative securities, including options, futures and swaps. Study of the theoretical models of derivative securities including the binomial options model and the Black-Scholes model. Evaluation of the role of options in hedging and arbitrage.
Course ID: 53374
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have taken ECON 374 and ECON 311 and received a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 478 - Real Estate Economics and Finance (3.00)
This course focuses on the analysis and valuation of residential and commercial property. Topics include the financing or purchase of properties, factors that determine valuation and methods to evaluate investment in projects. This course is repeatable for credit.
Course ID: 53375
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Topics: Real Estate Econ And Fin
Requirement Group: You must have taken ECON 374 and ECON 311 and received a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 479 - Venture Capital and Capital Market Imperfections (3.00)
Study of asymmetric information makes raising financing in traditional capital markets difficult for some types of firms, and how venture capital overcomes these difficulties. Topics include theoretical models of asymmetric in capital markets, empirical analyses of how venture capitalists structure and monitor their investments, the performance of firms backed by venture capital, and how venture capitalists exit their investments.
Course ID: 100019
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must take ECON 374 and receive a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 481 - International Trade Theory (3.00)
A survey of the major theories of international trade. An analysis of why countries trade, what determines the commodity composition of international trade and the gains from trade. The theory of trade restrictions and the formulation of trade policy. Other topics include customs unions, international factor movements, cartels and commodity agreements, and trade policies for developing countries.
Course ID: 53376
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Course Equivalents: ECON 481H
Requirement Group: You must have completed ECON 311 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 481H - International Trade Theory (3.00)
A survey of the major theories of international trade. An analysis of why countries trade, what determines the commodity composition of international trade and the gains from trade. The theory of trade restrictions and the formulation of trade policy. Other topics include customs unions, international factor movements, cartels and commodity agreements, and trade policies for developing countries.
Course ID: 100143
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Course Equivalents: ECON 481
Requirement Group: You must have completed ECON 311 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 482 - International Finance (3.00)
Introduction to international monetary relations. A study of exchange rate determination, balance of payments phenomena and international monetary systems.
Course ID: 53377
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have completed ECON 312 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 486 - Topics in Economic Development (3.00)
Application of economic analysis to a study of some of the major issues in the economics of development, including project appraisal (cost-benefit analysis), planning, sources of capital, the role of population growth and labor markets, and macroeconomic stabilization. This course is repeatable a maximum of 12 credits.
Course ID: 53379
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Topics: Top: Food Pol/Industrlztn, Topics In Economic Devel
Requirement Group: ECON 311 and ECON 312 and ECON 385 or ECON 387 with a C or better.
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ECON 490 - Analytic Methods in Economics (3.00)
Study of linear algebra, derivatives, differentials and optimization. Each topic is followed by economic applications.
Course ID: 53382
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must have completed ECON 311 with a grade of “C” or better before taking this class.
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ECON 493 - Individual Research in Economics (3.00)
Open to economics majors with 3.2 grade point average or better in economics. Recommended Preparation: At least one 400-level course in the field in which the student proposes the research and the consent of instructor in the relevant field.
Course ID: 53383
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Research
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EDUC 199 - Freshman Seminar (2.00)
Course ID: 53430
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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EDUC 216 - Foundations of Leadership Development (3.00)
This course is designed to help develop effective, ethical leaders. The principles and practices of leadership will be addressed, incorporating opportunities to implement what is learned. It is a highly interactive course that requires extensive in-class discussion. The main goals are to help students better understand themselves, develop intercultural competence, communicate effectively in group settings, develop an ethical decision-making process, value civic engagement and actively apply leadership skills.
Course ID: 50065
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Same as Offered: PSYC 216
Requirement Group: You must complete PSYC 100 with a C or better.
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EDUC 299 - Special Topics in Education (1.00 - 3.00)
Variable credit course is repeatable for a maximum of 6 credits .
Course ID: 53447
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Topics: Mthd & Mtrls Of Research, Concpts Of Peer Tutoring, Top: Tutoring K-12, Diversity & Pluralism, Civic Imag/Social Entrep, Leadership Development I, Spec Top: Lit For Child, Children’s Literature, Top:Student Peer Advise, Media Rep Of Teachers, Top:Student Peer Advisng, Top: Tutoring Techniques, Literature For Children, Special Topics In Educ, Top: Stdnt Peer Advising, Save Our Trees —- Stop the Ivy!
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EDUC 306 - Lifespan Human Development (3.00)
An introduction to human development through the lifespan. The course is designed specifically for nursing students and covers theoretical perspectives and empirical research on development from the prenatal period through senescence, with consideration of practical implications. Issues in physical, social, cognitive and affective development are examined.
This course may be subject to a Course Materials Charge. The charge may vary by semester, depending on the course materials required. The Course Materials Initiative (CMI) was established to provide students with more affordable course materials, enhance the students’ experience on a common digital platform via Blackboard, and position UMBC to be ahead of the curve with digital content. More information is available at UMBC Bookstore’s website.
Course ID: 50066
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Same as Offered: PSYC 306
Requirement Group: You must have completed PSYC 100 with a C or better before you can enroll in this course.
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EDUC 310L - Inquiry Into Education - Field (1.00)
Course ID: 53458
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Field Studies
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EDUC 311 - Psychological Foundations of Education (3.00)
The psychology of school learning will be explored. There will be an overview of theories of teaching, learning, motivation and related research, including the philosophical assumptions underlying each - within the dynamics of context of class, culture, race and gender issues - The overall focus will be an exploration of ways of knowing and ways that learners construct knowledge. Emphasis is placed on empirical findings and their implications for the process of schooling. Topics include instructional models and objectives, conditioning, skill acquisition, verbal learning, memory, problem-solving, creativity and discovery learning.
Course ID: 53459
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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EDUC 313 - Concepts and Practice of Peer-Assisted Learning I (2.00)
This course is designed to train prospective peer tutors, undergraduate TAs, and student course discussion leaders in the theory-based techniques and methods of tutoring. Students will learn the roles of the tutor and the tutee and how the interaction of these roles promotes effective tutoring and learning. Areas of emphasis include collaborative/interactive learning, communication skills for tutoring, conducting successful tutoring sessions for varied learners and tutoring situations, and strategies for discipline and skill-specific tutoring. A range of teaching methods from lecture to experiential exercises will be used; active learning/participation is essential to course mastery. Students will model, practice, evaluate and develop tutoring techniques alone and in groups, and apply the principles and strategies they learn in actual tutoring sessions. Recommended Preparation: A 200-level course or above in the tutoring discipline; completion of 29 credits with a 3.0 cumulative GPA and 3.0 subject GPA in the courses to be tutored; and permission of the instructor.
Course ID: 53461
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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EDUC 314 - Concepts and Practice of Peer-Assisted Learning II (2.00)
Continuation of EDUC 313 . Recommended Preparation: EDUC 313 and permission of the instructor
Course ID: 53462
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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EDUC 356 - Field Experience in Early Childhood Education (Level I) (2.00)
Course ID: 53482
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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EDUC 387 - Tutoring and Literacy (3.00)
This course is designed to provide training and ongoing support to UMBC students who are serving as tutors in community-based programs. Students will explore issues related to literacy and will learn strategies for improving the tutored children’s skills and interest in reading. Recommended Preparation: Sophomore standing or permission of the instructor
Course ID: 53487
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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EDUC 388 - Inclusion and Instruction (3.00)
This course is designed to introduce students to strategies for differentiating instruction within general education classrooms. The course examines the legal, philosophical and programmatic underpinnings of instructional inclusion, broadly defined. Addressed in the course are approaches for adapting the curriculum - especially in the areas of reading, writing and math - to meet the needs of socio-culturally, linguistically, cognitively (e.g., dyslexic, dyscalculic) and behaviorally diverse student populations, including students identified traditionally as having special needs (e.g., gifted and talented, physically challenged).
Course ID: 53488
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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EDUC 395 - Television Production Techniques I (3.00)
Course ID: 53492
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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EDUC 405 - Special Issues in Early Childhood Education (1.00 - 3.00)
Selected issues in early-childhood development, curriculum development and educational philosophy are discussed. The major focus of the seminar is determined in accord with the needs of the registrants. This variable credit course is repeatable for credit.
Course ID: 53501
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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EDUC 410 - Teaching Reading in the Content Areas: Part I (3.00)
Major approaches to teaching reading to students in grades 7 to 12. Emphasis on skills in all content areas ranging from English to science, which the secondary teacher can apply toward improving secondary students’ reading ability and their attitude toward reading. Emphasis is on literacy as a tool to increase learning. Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education and permission of the department
Course ID: 53504
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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EDUC 411 - Teaching Reading in the Content Areas: Part II (3.00)
This course is designed to develop competency in the utilization of reading and writing strategies, assessments, vocabulary building, comprehension and special-needs adaptations. The secondary certification candidates should be able to demonstrate competency in their knowledge of contemporary theory, research, wisdom of practice, modeling and analysis, and protected practice. Field experiences are required in this course.
Course ID: 53505
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Writing Intensive
Requirement Group: You must complete EDUC 410 .
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EDUC 412 - Analysis of Teaching and Learning (3.00)
This course is an introduction to a systematic approach to instruction. Special emphasis is placed on developing performance objectives, planning teaching strategies and formulating evaluation instruments to assess learning. The use of technological resources in instructional planning is emphasized. Students will develop skills to create meaningful learning experiences for students of diverse cultural, ethnic, linguistic and intellectual backgrounds. Field component required
Course ID: 53506
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete EDUC 310 and EDUC 311 .
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EDUC 412M - Introduction to Middle Level Teaching and Learning (3.0)
This course is an introduction to a systematic approach to instruction for middle grades (4-9). Special emphasis is placed on formal lesson plan development, use of research-supported strategies, and methods of differentiation. The use of technology resources in instructional planning is emphasized. Students will develop skills to create meaningful learning experiences for students of diverse cultural, ethnic, linguistic and intellectual backgrounds.These skills are then practiced in actual peer teaching situations that may occur off campus. Department Permission is Required. Recommended Course Preparation: EDUC 310 , EDUC 311 OR PSYC 200 .
Course ID: 102382
Consent: Department Permission Required
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EDUC 414 - Adolescent Literature (3.00)
A survey of literature written especially for adolescents of school age (12-18 years). Selections read cut across genre and age groups. Emphasis is on understanding the literature from an adolescent’s point of view and on devising teaching strategies to create and enhance an adolescent’s understanding of the works. Attention also is paid to the development of critical skills and criteria for evaluating adolescent literature. Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education and permission of the department
Course ID: 50069
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Same as Offered: ENGL 414
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EDUC 416 - Materials for Teaching Reading (3.00)
This course is designed to assist pre-service and in-service teachers in understanding literacy acquisition and processes by observing and analyzing children’s language, reading and writing development as well as examining current and historical issues in language and literacy practice and research. It is organized around current, accepted, research-based theoretical models that account for individual differences in reading. Introduction to language structures including spoken syllables, phonemes, graphemes, and morphemes is included in this course. Participants will apply knowledge of the core areas of language to reading acquisition in terms of first and second language acquisition, typical development and exceptionalities. Participants will be introduced to current scientific research. EDUC 416 & EDUC 418
Course ID: 50070
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Same as Offered: ENGL 415
You must complete EDUC 417.
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EDUC 417 - Processes and Acquisition of Reading (3.00)
This course is designed to assist pre-service and in-service teachers in understanding literacy acquisition and processes by observing and analyzing children’s language, reading and writing development as well as examining current and historical issues in language and literacy practice and research. It is organized around current, accepted, research-based theoretical models that account for individual differences in reading. Introduction to language structures including spoken syllables, phonemes, graphemes, and morphemes is included in this course. Participants will apply knowledge of the core areas of language to reading acquisition in terms of first and second language acquisition, typical development and exceptionalities. Participants will be introduced to current scientific research.
Course ID: 53509
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete EDUC 412 and be admitted into the Elementary Education Program.
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EDUC 418 - Instruction of Reading (3.00)
This course is designed to give the prospective classroom teacher familiarity with a representative array of research-based instructional techniques and strategies in the area of reading and writing. Course content includes the principles for developing reading and language arts programs in the elementary classroom. The course includes examinations of current approaches, methodologies and strategies for teaching reading and writing as strategic processes; utilizing a variety of developmentally appropriate word recognition, comprehension and composition strategies; and basing instruction on evidence of individual need. Students will be engaged in reading and writing in a workshop model as well as a field experience that requires teaching both reading and writing lessons to elementary students. EDUC 416 and EDUC 418
Course ID: 53510
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete EDUC 417 .
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EDUC 419 - Assessment for Reading Instruction (3.00)
This course is designed to assist pre-service teachers in conducting classroom-based literacy assessments. The course content includes an examination of and practice using a range of assessments for reading, writing and related skills, focusing on the relationship between assessment and instructional planning for diverse learners. Instruction will focus on the purpose of assessment, types of assessment tools, how to administer and use several formal and informal assessments, how to interpret assessment results, and how to communicate assessment results to a variety of constituents.
Course ID: 53511
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete EDUC 416 & EDUC 418 . You must be accepted into Phase I of internship.
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EDUC 420 - Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School (3.00)
This course introduces mathematics teaching at the elementary and middle school levels, including: (1) school mathematics content, (2) students’ mathematical thinking; (3) designing, selecting, and sequencing mathematical learning experiences and assessments; and (4) your beliefs about mathematics and mathematics learning and teaching. The course emphasizes teaching for understanding; inquiry learning; and representing mathematics with manipulatives and other technologies. Topics include mathematical reasoning, problem solving, and proof; spatial reasoning, geometry, and measurement; number, number systems, and operations; and algebraic thinking across the grades. A field experience is required. Recommended Preparation: EDUC412 and permission of the department Department Consent Required
Course ID: 53512
Components: Lecture
You must be accepted into Phase I of internship.
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EDUC 421 - Teaching Science in the Elementary School (3.00)
This course is designed to help teachers acquire general science understanding and to develop teaching materials for practical use in classrooms. It includes experiments, demonstrations, constructions, observations, field trips and use of audiovisual material. Field experience is required in this course.
Course ID: 53513
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete EDUC 412 .
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EDUC 422 - Social Studies in the Elementary School (3.00)
This course provides an analysis of the social studies curriculum in elementary schools. Aims and trends in social studies curricula are examined. Teacher candidates will develop methods of instruction and evaluation.
Course ID: 53514
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete EDUC 412 .
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EDUC 423 - Methods of Teaching Speech and Drama in the Secondary School (3.00)
Class plans, units and courses of study for teaching speech, oral interpretation and drama in high school. Objectives of speech and drama education, evaluation of performances, choice of plays for high schools and methods of directing high school dramatic activities.
Course ID: 50068
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Same as Offered: SPCH 301
Requirement Group: You must complete EDUC 412 .
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EDUC 425 - Methods of Teaching English in the Secondary Schools (3.00)
This course examines how notions of race and ethnicity are represented, contested, and reconsidered in U.S. literature. Special attention will be paid to how race intersects with gender, sexuality, and class. Course readings are drawn from writers of a range of ethnic backgrounds. Recommended Preparation: Completion of 200-level literature course with a grade of C or better.
Course ID: 50067
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Same as Offered: ENGL396
Requirement Group: You must complete EDUC412 .
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EDUC 426 - Mathematics in the Secondary School (3.00)
This course introduces mathematics teaching at the middle and high school levels, including: (1) secondary school mathematics content, (2) understanding and developing students’ mathematical thinking; (3) designing, selecting, and sequencing mathematical tasks and assessments; and (4) your beliefs about mathematics learning and teaching and mathematics itself. The course emphasizes teaching for understanding; discovery learning; and representing mathematics with manipulatives, graphing calculators, Geometer’s Sketchpad, and other technologies. Topics include innovative curricula for learning and teaching mathematical reasoning, problem solving, and proof; proportional reasoning; algebraic thinking; trigonometry; spatial reasoning, geometry, and measurement; and probabilistic thinking. A semester-long, one-day per week field experience is required. Students in this course also enroll in Phase I of the 100 day internship.
Course ID: 53516
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete EDUC 412 .
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EDUC 427 - Science in the Secondary School (3.00)
This course develops a holistic, interdisciplinary understanding of science. Develops skills at designing, using and assessing various developmentally appropriate teaching strategies. Focuses on inquiry and action. Active learning strategies/tools, including reflective inquiries, demonstrations, constructions, field trips, observations and authentic teaching experiences. Use of educational technologies to enhance the teaching and learning of science. Emphasison adapting subject matter to learner diversity. Field experiences are required in this course.
Course ID: 53517
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete EDUC 412 .
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EDUC 428 - Social Studies in the Secondary Schools (3.00)
The course introduces participants to the concepts, issues, and methods relevant to teaching social studies at the secondary level. Teacher candidates will gain conceptual knowledge and practical experience with planning, materials development, instructional approaches, and assessment in multiple-ability classrooms. The course also provides participants with an introduction to various audiovisual and instructional technologies for use in curricular planning and instruction. Field experiences are required for this course.
Course ID: 53518
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete EDUC 412 .
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EDUC 429 - Methods of Teaching Modern Foreign Language in Secondary Schools (3.00)
This course reviews principles of second language acquisition and presents an overview of methods and approaches of teaching foreign languages. The students analyze current teaching/learning approaches, instructional curricula, and lesson planning in the context of the The National Foreign Language Standards, Communicative Competence, and a Proficiency Orientation. Class activities include lectures, class discussions, demonstrations, observations and reflections, and lesson and unit planning. Field experiences are required in this course.
Course ID: 53519
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete EDUC 412 .
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EDUC 431 - Methods for Teaching STEM in the Middle Grades (3.0)
This course introduces pedagogical practices associated with the teaching and learning of integrated STEM practices at the middle levels. The course addresses ideas that include (1) middle grades science, mathematics, engineering and technology (STEM) content, (2) understanding and developing middle grades students’ thinking;(3) designing, selecting, and sequencing instructional tasks, and (4) assessments for learners in the middle grades.
Course ID: 102438
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group:You must complete EDUC 410 and EDUC 430 with a “C” or better in both courses. You must also be concurrently enrolled in : EDUC 410 and EDUC 454
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EDUC 431 - Methods for Teaching STEM in the Middle Grades (3.00)
This course introduces pedagogical practices associated with the teaching and learning of integrated STEM practices at the middle levels. The course addresses ideas that include (1) middle grades science, mathematics, engineering and technology (STEM) content, (2) understanding and developing middle grades students’ thinking;(3) designing, selecting, and sequencing instructional tasks, and (4) assessments for learners in the middle grades.
Course ID: 102438
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete EDUC 410 and EDUC 430 with a C or better in both courses. You must also be concurrently enrolled in EDUC 411 and EDUC 454
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EDUC 432 - Accommodating Special Needs in Early Childhood Education (3.00)
This course offers the history of early childhood education, the basic characteristics of various disabilities, child development, and addressing the needs of young children with disabilities in literacy, math, cognition, social development and play.
Course ID: 101953
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Same as Offered: EDUC 660
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EDUC 433 - Mathematics Processes in Early Childhood (4.00)
Teacher candidates will study how young children acquire mathematical content and processes. Candidates will also learn how to support, encourage and foster mathematical thinking in young children in a 3 hour/week field experience in a primary grade as part of their Phase I internship. In order to align with Maryland Common Core State Standards/Maryland College and Career Ready Standards, this course places a special emphasis on how to teach concepts about whole numbers, geometry, spatial relationships and measurement.
Course ID: 101959
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Same as Offered: EDUC 661
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EDUC 434 - Science Processes in Early Childhood (4.00)
This course involves experiential learning with materials, equipment and processes central to teaching science to young children. In a 3 hour/week field placement, students will use their classrooms and outdoor environments to practice teaching science to young children. Inquiry practices and integrated cirriculum will be emphasized. Students will design and implement a unit of study to meet NAEYC Standards.
Course ID: 101961
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Same as Offered: EDUC 662
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EDUC 435 - Integrated STEM Content and Pedagogy (3.00)
Students will review the integrated approaches to teaching Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Integrated STEM pedagogies include project/problem-based (PBL), design-based, and inquiry-based approaches to teaching.
Course ID: 102439
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete EDUC 412M with a C or better.
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EDUC 435 - Integrated STEM Content and Pedagogy (3.00)
Students will review the integrated approaches to teaching Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Integrated STEM pedagogies include project/problem-based (PBL), design-based, and inquiry-based approaches to teaching.
Course ID: 102439
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete EDUC 412M with a C or better.
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EDUC 439 - Observation and Assessment in Early Childhood (3.00)
Teacher candidates learn to observe young children, plan, implement and evaluate activities to foster children’s development and to use naturalistic assessment, including work sampling. Teacher candidates begin constructing their professional portfolio following NAEYC standards, which will be used throughout the early- childhood program.
Course ID: 53521
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete PSYC 100 with a C or better.
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EDUC 440 - Field Experience in Early Childhood Education (Level I) (2.00)
This course is taken jointly with EDUC 439 . Teacher candidates work in nursery schools, child care centers, Head Start programs and public schools for two mornings per week. They observe, plan and implement activities supporting the observational and assessment processes focused on in EDUC 439 and assist the classroom teacher with children’s daily routines.
Course ID: 53522
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete PSYC 100 with a C or better.
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EDUC 441 - Children’s Literature and Other Materials for Early Literacy (3.00)
Development The primary focus will be on developing knowledge of children’s literature and a variety of texts and other media, including technology for young children, and selecting and evaluating developmentally appropriate materials to address children’s reading interests and needs. Issues pertaining to parent involvement and community resources to support the goals of the reading program also will be discussed.
Course ID: 53523
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete EDUC 439
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EDUC 442 - Process Seminar in Early Childhood Education- Creative Media Level I (1.00)
This seminar involves experiential learning, using creative materials and activities appropriate for the early-childhood curriculum.
Course ID: 53524
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group:
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EDUC 445 - Field Experience in Early Childhood Education, Level II (1.00)
Teacher candidates work in supervised early-childhood classrooms two mornings a week. They are required to do a series of observations on the school and classroom, plan and carry out activities in specific curriculum areas (math, science, social studies) and to assist the teacher with the children’s daily routine.
Course ID: 53527
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Independent Study
Requirement Group:
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EDUC 446 - Language, Literacy, and Intellectual Development of Young Children (3.00)
This course will focus on the processes and acquisition of literacy and ongoing relationship among the communication skills (listening, speaking, writing and reading) within young children’s lives in their families, educational settings and communities. Teacher candidates will study children’s development of language and literacy within diverse economic, ethnic and language contexts to better understand and appreciate their role in children’s early language and literacy development.
Course ID: 53528
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group:
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EDUC 447 - Teaching of Reading and Writing in Early Childhood Education (3.00)
Various philosophies of teaching reading are examined. Students study and develop specific techniques in teaching children decoding skills, comprehension skills, appreciation for reading as a lifelong habit and the relationship of reading to other language arts. Various curricular approaches to reading, word study, and writing are studied.
Course ID: 53529
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group:
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EDUC 448 - Phase I Internship (1.00)
Students work in supervised public school classrooms in grades 1, 2 or 3 in a professional development school two mornings a week. Each student is required to observe children in activities related to reading and to develop and carry out reading activities. This is Phase I of the internship.
Course ID: 53530
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group:
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EDUC 450 - Internship in Student Teaching in Early Childhood Education (10.00)
Teacher candidates have two placements in early-childhood classrooms in professional development schools. One placement is in a pre-kindergarten or kindergarten, the other in a primary grade. Through a process of increased responsibility, teacher candidates plan, implement and assess lessons and activities for the total classroom, becoming totally responsible for planning and implementation for at least two weeks in each classroom. Teacher candidates should expect to participate in the school for a period longer than one semester, for a total of 100 days, including the days completed in EDUC 448 . Prerequisite: Completion of all methods courses in the program and permission of the department.
Course ID: 53531
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Field Studies
Attributes: Course Fee = $750.00
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EDUC 451 - Internship Seminar in Early Childhood Education (3.00)
A professional content course complementing the intensive clinical experience in which teacher candidates analyze the total instructional program and its context. Content includes assigned readings related to the curriculum and teacher candidates’ own planning and evaluation of their teaching. Teacher candidates will complete electronic professional portfolios consistent with NAEYC standards. Prerequisite: Completion of all methods courses and permission of the department.
Course ID: 53532
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Field Studies
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EDUC 452 - Student Teaching in the Elementary Schools (10.00)
Directed and evaluated teaching experience in selected classrooms. There is an increased emphasis on independent teaching, maintaining learning communities that serve the needs of diverse learners, an emphasis on discipline-specific planning, implementing and assessing instruction, and focus on academic and social outcomes. Prerequisite: Completion of all methods courses required for certification and permission of the department and successful completion of Phase I.
Course ID: 53533
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Field Studies
Attributes: Course Fee = $750.00
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EDUC 453 - Elementary Internship Seminar (2.00)
The seminar provides a forum for discussing and processing field experiences and current issues/problems in teaching and learning. Topics that are addressed include classroom management, assessment strategies, the culture of schools and becoming a professional. The seminar provides a supportive arena to integrate theory, research and practice while preparing teacher candidates for the responsibilities of classroom instruction. Prerequisite: Completion of the Phase I internship and permission of the department.
Course ID: 53534
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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EDUC 454 - Phase I Internship Seminar for Middle School STEM Teachers (2.00)
This seminar course provides a forum for discussing and processing Phase I Internship experiences and current topics/issues/trends in STEM middle school teaching and learning. The seminar has been designed to help teacher candidates analyze the many facets of teaching and to become a reflective practitioner. Students must be accepted into Phase I of Internship and have department permission to enroll in the course.
Course ID: 102410
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Requirement Group: You must complete EDUC 412 and EDUC 412M with a “C” or better in both courses.
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EDUC 456 - Student Teaching in the Secondary Schools (10.00)
This intensive internship provides students with the opportunity to take progressive responsibility for teaching in their specialty area and developing professional teaching competencies in a Professional Development School with support from a mentor teacher and a university supervisor Prerequisite: Completion of all methods courses required for certification and permission of the department.
Course ID: 53536
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Course Fee = $750.00
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EDUC 457 - Secondary Internship Seminar (2.00)
The seminar provides a forum for discussing and processing field experiences and current issues/problems in teaching and learning. The seminar has been designed to help teacher candidates analyze the many facets of teaching and to become a reflective practitioner. Topics that are addressed include classroom management, assessment strategies, the culture of schools, developing evidence-based portfolio, and becoming a professional. Prerequisite: Completion of the Phase I internship and permission of the department.
Course ID: 53537
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Field Studies, Seminar
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