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CRJU 0328 - Computer Application in Crime Analysis
Credits: 3
This course is designed to examine developments in information systems and their applications in the crime analysis environment. Particular attention will be given to management and analysis of crime-related data as well as an assessment of current and future applications in crime analysis. Previous computer experience is not required.
Prerequisites: CRJU 0101 , CRJU 0201 , and Junior standing.
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CRJU 0329 - Crime and the Media
Credits: 3
The course will deal with issues related to the mass media and crime in society. The increasing importance of the mass media in shaping people’s perception of and attitudes toward the criminal justice system will be focused on. Other topics will include the media as a cause and cure for crime, biases in the media coverage, the effects of the media on criminal proceedings and crime on television and films.
Prerequisites: CRJU 0101 and Junior standing.
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CRJU 0330 - Criminal Justice Administration
Credits: 3
An examination of organizational theory and its applications within criminal justice agencies. Consideration of the principles of organization and methods adopted by progressive agencies to insure effective criminal justice service to the community will be reviewed.
Prerequisites: CRJU 0101 and Junior standing.
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CRJU 0332 - Homicide
Credits: 3
An in-depth discussion of the legal definitions of and rationalizations for homicide. The statistical aggregates of those occasions will be considered in terms of demographic and ethno-cultural phenomena. The murder episode is examined within the context of morality.
Prerequisites: CRJU 0101 , CRJU 0201 , and Junior standing.
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CRJU 0333 - Terrorism
Credits: 3
This course will explore the development of terrorism as a form of crime. Topics to be studied include major terrorist groups and their strategies, tactics and targets, jurisdictional issues, anti- and counter-terrorist operations, federal law enforcement, and future trends in terrorism.
Prerequisites: CRJU 0101 , CRJU 0201 , and Junior standing.
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CRJU 0334 - Drugs and Crime
Credits: 3
This course will present an overview of the problems of drug-related crime in contemporary society. Specific drug substances are discussed, as well as legal, cultural, and social factors in connection with drug law enforcement.
Prerequisites: CRJU 0101 and Junior standing.
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CRJU 0335 - Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
Credits: 3
Increasingly, practitioners in the American criminal justice systems are required to interact with their counterparts, as well as citizens from other national jurisdictions. Effective interaction, including cooperation and sharing, requires some understanding of how criminal justice is conceived and practiced in other parts of the world. This course examines and compares key institutions of the criminal justice systems in six model countries, two in Europe, two in Asia, one Islamic nation, and one from Latin America. We look not only at formal organizations in each country, but also at actual practices and how they compare with each other and the United States. To understand how differences and similarities have developed, we also learn something of the history, culture, political system and economic conditions of each model country.
Prerequisites: CRJU 0101 and Junior standing.
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CRJU 0336 - Supervisory Practices in Law Enforcement
Credits: 3
An examination of supervisory practices and principles utilized in public safety agencies; problems confronting the newly promoted employee; theories of organization and leadership; motivation of subordinates; effective communication; training; performance evaluation; disciplinary processes.
Prerequisites: CRJU 0101 , CRJU 0201 , and Junior standing.
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CRJU 0337 - Criminal Justice Ethics
Credits: 3
This course investigates the application of moral logic to problems in the field of Criminal Justice. Issues related to policing, criminal prosecution, and corrections will be studied. Students will be encouraged to induce general moral precepts and rules from the examination of particular situations and problems.
Prerequisites: CRJU 0101 and Junior standing.
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CRJU 0338 - Issues in Contemporary Security
Credits: 3
An overview of security systems applicable to contemporary industrial and commercial demands. Losses through physical, technological, and personnel hazards are viewed as preventable phenomena if vulnerabilities are recognized and ameliorative measures taken. Counter-measures will be weighed within the framework of loss criticality and cost of effectiveness.
Prerequisites: CRJU 0101 , CRJU 0201 , and Junior standing.
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CRJU 0339 - Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections
Credits: 3
This course will present an overview of correctional options in the community. It will challenge students to consider how sanctions for criminal offenders can be managed in the community without unduly sacrificing community safety or the integrity of the justice system. Community Corrections is a fluid and continually changing field. The focus will be on main themes and trends in probation and parole. Specific attention will be given to the dual and often conflicting goals of community protection and positive offender change with which the practitioner typically is confronted, the types of policies and programs implemented to meet these goals, and their effectiveness.
Prerequisites: CRJU 0101 , CRJU 0202 , and Junior standing.
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CRJU 0340 - 349 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice
Credits: 3
An in-depth study of a limited or specialized area within the criminal justice field. Course content will vary according to the area of specialization of the instructor and the interest of the students. May be repeated if course content differs.
Prerequisites: CRJU 0101 and Junior standing.
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CRJU 0352 - Crime in American Schools
Credits: 3
This course will present an overview of the problems of school-related crime in contemporary society. The initial focus will be on student crime, but will then shift to crimes committed by teachers and administrators. Topics covered will include an examination of the types and prevalence of school crime, the causes of crime in a school environment, and the varied responses to this critical social problem.
Prerequisites: CRJU 0101 and Junior standing.
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CRJU 0353 - Corruption and Political Crime
Credits: 3
This course will examine cases depicting the crimes which politicians, bureaucrats, and other governmental employees (such as police officers) commit. Also explored will be the criminological explanations for these failures in professional integrity, as well as the various methods used to control and eradicate corruption.
Prerequisites: CRJU 0101 and junior standing.
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CRJU 0354 - Evaluating Criminal Offenders
Credits: 3
An overview of techniques to understand and categorize criminal offenders so as to employ the appropriate criminal justice response. The course will examine how offenders are evaluated at critical junctures of the corrections system, including bail release decisions, eligibility for pretrial programs, sentencing, and classifications in prison, probation, and parole. Current methods used by the justice system, including the persistence investigation (PSI), sentencing guidelines, and structured risk and needs assessment will be reviewed. This course will also review the more clinical or psychodynamic assessment methods used with special offender populations (drugs/alcohol offenders, violent offenders, sex offenders).
Prerequisites: CRJU 0101 , CRJU 0202 , and Junior standing.
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CRJU 0355 - High Profile Crimes and Trials
Credits: 3
A survey of high profile crimes and trials from different periods in history. The importance of the media in creating high profile crimes and trials will be discussed along with the notation of newsworthiness. Particular attention will be given to the effects high profile crimes and trials have on the public and criminal justice system.
Prerequisites: CRJU 0101 and Junior standing.
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CRJU 0356 - Federal Criminal Law
Credits: 3
A consideration of federal substantive and procedural law. The course will focus on the role of the grand jury and agencies of the federal government in the investigation and prosecution of crime by the United States of America.
Prerequisites: CRJU 0101 , CRJU 0205 , and Junior standing.
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CRJU 0357 - Juveniles and Treatment
Credits: 3
This course covers the various treatment strategies regularly used in formal responses to juvenile misbehavior. Critical analysis of the theoretical underpinnings for school discipline strategies, therapeutic educational interventions, addiction treatment, and primary treatment approaches are discussed. Assessment of the rehabilitation potential of these approaches will also be discussed.
Prerequisites: All major core courses for CRJU majors, CRJU 0101 for CRJU minors, or permission of the instructor.
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CRJU 0358 - Sanctioning Sexual Offenders
Credits: 3
This course will critically evaluate policies directed toward sex offenders, such as those requiring registration and notification, those that restrict where sex offenders may live, and those that allow for civil commitment of sex offenders after they have served their sentence for a sex crime. These policies will be evaluated based on current understandings of why people sexually offend, and the types of strategies that offer the most promise for a safe and healthy community. Consideration will be given to the goals of rehabilitation and reintegration, how they may be compromised, to society’s detriment, given the current strong emphasis on the competing goals of retribution, deterrence, and incapacitation in dealing with sexual offenders in particular.
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior Standing.
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CRJU 0359 - Geographic Information Systems Applications in Crime Analysis
Credits: 3
This course will introduce the student to the fundamentals of crime analysis using computer geographic information systems (GIS) technology. In this course we will explore how GIS technology is used to analyze crime statistics and patterns to provide strategic, tactical, and administrative crime analysis for public safety organizations. Topics covered will include crime data collection, map design and outputs, geodatabases, importing spatial and attribute date, geocoding, spatial data processing, advanced spaital analysis and persentation of crime statistics.
Prerequisites: CRJU 0328
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CRJU 0360 - Violence and AGgression
Credits: 3
This course will examine the criminological explanations for violence and aggression. Educational outcomes will include: the study of basic terms related to aggression; a review of theories about causes of violence and aggression; an application of the various research designs to problems of violence in the home, work place and schools. Emphasis will be placed on analytical skills, as well as on the consideration of the unique challenges of understanding aggressive behavior in the racially and ethnically diverse world of the Criminal Justice System.
Prerequisites: CRJU 0101 and Junior standing.
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CRJU 0384 - Adult Offenders: Case Studies
Credits: 3
A critical theoretical examination ofcertain types of adult offenders, especially those who are socially disadvantaged. This examination will be based largely upon the analysis of qualitative research studies that have been done with adult offenders. Special attention is given to the case study method and to understanding adult offenders as individuals making choices within the constraints of larger political, economic, social and ideological structures.
Prerequisites: CRJU 0101 , CRJU 0202 , and Junior standing.
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CRJU 0398 - Field Practicum in Criminal Justice
Credits: 3-6
The field practicum class involves the student’s participation in the day-to-day functions of a criminal justice agency. The course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to translate the theoretically oriented classroom experience into practical application in an area of particular interest to the student.
Prerequisites: Senior standing and permission of instructor.
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CRJU 0399 - Independent Study
Credits: 3-6
Individual research and independent study related to a particular aspect of criminal justice that is of special interest.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
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ECON 0101 - Principles of Macroeconomics
Credits: 3
An introduction to economic analysis with emphasis on the application of economic principles to an understanding of contemporary problems. Topics to be discussed include: the nature of a market economy, national income, employment and fiscal policy, characteristics of the American monetary and banking system, economic growth and international trade. ECON 0101 and ECON 0102 may be taken in any order.
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ECON 0102 - Principles of Microeconomics
Credits: 3
Emphasis on the economics of the firm and resource allocation. Topics to be discussed include: the price and output determination under pure competition, pure monopoly, monopolistic competition, and oligopoly, the resource market, international trade, and an evaluation of American capitalism. ECON 0101 and ECON 0102 may be taken in any order.
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ECON 0201 - Microeconomic Theory
Credits: 3
An examination of the basic assumptions and methods of analysis employed in microeconomic theory. Topics studied include: elasticity concepts, demand derivation, production and cost relationships, pricing under various market structures, and distribution theory. These topics are integrated through short and long?run analysis as applied to the firm and industry. Lecture and exercises of concepts is included.
Prerequisites: ECON 0102 ,.
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ECON 0202 - Macroeconomic Theory
Credits: 3
An analysis of theories and models of macroeconomic activity. Topics include: monetary and fiscal policy, budget deficits, unemployment, inflation, consumer spending, the role of expectations, interest rates, balance of payments, exchange rates and the role of government in a market economy.
Prerequisites: ECON 0101 .
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ECON 0204 - Introduction to Mathematical Economics
Credits: 3
A study of the mathematical methods commonly used in economic analysis. The primary purpose of the course is to introduce the student to matrix algebra and differential calculus as applied to business and economic problems.
Prerequisites: ECON 0101 , ECON 0102 and some knowledge of algebra.
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ECON 0300 - Money and Banking
Credits: 3
Crosslisted: FINC 0320
An analysis of money, the banking system, financial markets and economic activity. The course presents the nature of money and the role of commercial banking in an historical context, as well as inflation, budget deficits, the yield curve, the stock market, the gold standard, balance of payments, exchange rates, portfolio theory and the role of the Federal Reserve System in the U.S. economy.
Prerequisites: ECON 0101 .
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ECON 0301 - Economics and Law
Credits: 3
An exploration of the relationship between economics and law. Specifically, it will look at how economic theory can be used to understand legal problems and show how the common law often promotes economic efficiency. Topics covered will include antitrust law, property rights, contracts, criminal law, and the economics and law of discrimination.
Prerequisites: ECON 0102
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ECON 0302 - Economic History of the United States
Credits: 3
A study of the evolution of the American economy since colonial times. Recent analysis is utilized to evaluate the economic impact of industrialization, land policy, slavery, wars, banking and transportation. The role of the government is carefully traced in this context.
Prerequisites: ECON 0101 and ECON 0102 .
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ECON 0303 - Economics of Development
Credits: 3
Examination and analysis of the major theories of economic development: “surplus labor”, capital accumulation, historical and cultural approaches. Surveys human capital; agricultural, industrial, and trade policies, as well as foreign aid. Uses international case studies.
Prerequisites: ECON 0101 and ECON 0102 .
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ECON 0304 - Urban Economics
Credits: 3
An economic analysis of contemporary urban issues. Topics include:Rent control, minimum wage laws, racial and gender discrimination, illegal drugs, the regulation of public utilities, inequality with regard to income and wealth, and the economics of crime.
Prerequisites: ECON 0102 .
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ECON 0305 - Introduction to Econometric Methods
Credits: 3
Crosslisted: FINC 0305
A study of the application of statistical methods and techniques to economic conditions. The primary focus of the course is the formulation, interpretation, and critical analysis of regression methodology. Topics include: hypothesis testing, multiple regression, specification errors, multi-colinearity, and autocorrelation.
Prerequisites: ECON 0101 , ECON 0102 , and (MATH 0108 or MATH 0340 ), or permission of instructor.
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ECON 0306 - Managerial Economics
Credits: 3
Crosslisted: FINC 0306
An emphasis on the application of microeconomic theory in the solution of everyday business problems faced by the firm relating to production, costs, demand, expenditures, etc. A course designed for Business Management students.
Prerequisites: ECON 0102 .
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ECON 0307 - Economics, Gender, Race & Ethnicity
Credits: 3
An exploration of issues associated with the economics of gender, race and ethnicity, such as income and employment inequality, the urban underclass, affirmative action and the family and economic security. Special attention will be given to the political, philosophical, social and moral aspects of these issues. A survey of both market and non-market remedies directed at problems associated with discrimination are included.
Prerequisites: ECON 0102 .
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ECON 0312 - Labor Economics
Credits: 3
An examination of the theory of wage determination and labor markets. Topics include: The economics of collective bargaining, evaluation of criteria used for wage determination, and collective bargaining issues and procedures in the economy.
Prerequisites: ECON 0102 .
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ECON 0314 - Industrial Organization
Credits: 3
Crosslisted: FINC 0314
Anexamination of the structure, conduct and performance of industries in the United States. Determinants of industrial organization, including economies of scale, mergers, vertical integration, advertising, pricing strategies and technology, are examined. Analysis of antitrust policy focusing on legal precedents regarding monopoly, price-fixing, mergers, and deceptive practices.
Prerequisites: ECON 0102 .
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ECON 0315 - Public Finance
Credits: 3
The role of government in attaining an efficient allocation of resources and an equitable distribution of income. Emphasis is placed on criteria for the evaluation and selection of public expenditure and tax programs including the problem of coordinating federal, state and local finance. Special attention is given to current policy issues.
Prerequisites: ECON 0101 and ECON 0102 .
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ECON 0316 - Economic History of Europe
Credits: 3
An analysis of the economic development of Europe since feudalism. Emphasis will be given to the rise and fall of the feudal economy, the transformation of agriculture, mercantilism, the development of capitalism, the Industrial Revolution, urbanization, economic imperialism and the impact of war.
Prerequisites: ECON 0101 and ECON 0102 .
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ECON 0318 - International Economics
Credits: 3
An investigation into the theoretical and empirical basis of international trade and factor movements. The course deals with such basic topics as barriers to trade, the balance of payments, international monetary relations within the context of an historical perspective, present conditions, and future expectations.
Prerequisites: ECON 0101 and ECON 0102 .
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ECON 0319 - Development of Economic Thought
Credits: 3
Analyzes the content and limitations of contemporary economic thought in contrast to earlier theoretical systems. Traces the evolution of systematic economic thinking through the dual influence of internal logical development and the external social and intellectual environment. Central economic issues that are of current significance, such as price formation, distribution of wealth and income, population and international trade, etc., will be analyzed in historical perspective.
Prerequisites: ECON 0101 and ECON 0102 .
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ECON 0320 - Environmental Economics
Credits: 3
A study of the impact of economic activity on the environment as regards the pollution of our air, land, and water; the depletion of our finite material and energy resources; and the response of economic analysis to ameliorate those impacts as we face the daunting challenge to feed, clothe, and shelter a burgeoning world population that has rising material aspirations.
Prerequisites: ECON 0102 .
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ECON 0321 - Natural Resource Economics
Credits: 3
A study of our depletable, reusable, and renewable natural mineral, energy, and biological resources and how the application of economic analysis may provide us with a guide for their management through recycling, replenishing, substituting, etc., in order that they might continue to provide us with the necessary resources for a sustainable economy well into the future.
Prerequisites: ECON 0102 .
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ECON 0322 - The Economics of Sports
Credits: 3
This course applies the tools of economic analysis to a variety of topics relating to professional and amateur sports. The course will analyze the salaries of professional athletes and examine the impact of unions and free agency on the salary structure. The course will also address the issue of public funding for stadiums and the impact of professional sports on local economies. Additional topics will include the economic impact of discrimination in professional sports based upon race, gender, and national origin, the relationship between academics and athletics at the collegiate level, the impact of television on professional and amateur sports, and an analysis of the sports memorabilia market.
Prerequisites: ECON 0102 .
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ECON 0350 - Current Economic Issues
Credits: 3
Analysis of contemporary issues in domestic and international economic theory and policy at both macro? and micro?economic levels, including study of public vs. private sector relationships, the market structure, and the industrial base.
Prerequisites: ECON 0101 and ECON 0102 or permission of instructor.
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ECON 0351 - Spcial Topics in Economics
Credits: 3
Examines and analyzes contemporary topics in economics. Course content will vary according to the area of specialization of the instructor and the interests of the students. May be repeated if course content differs.
Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor.
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ECON 0398 - Senior Research Seminar
Credits: 3
Students apply analytical procedures to specific economic problems of local, national or international significance, and receive training in the preparation of research reports. Class discussion on student reports, and assigned readings dealing with issues of economic theory and policy. Under faculty guidance, students will select a topic, design a research procedure, and complete an individual or group project.
Prerequisites: ECON 0201 and ECON 0202 .
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ECON 0399 - Independent Study
Credits: 3-6
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
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EDUC 0201 - Learning and Assessement
Credits: 3
An introduction to the basic principles and practices of effective assessment for classroom teachers. The course addresses what teachers need to do to assess learning before, during, and after instruction with special emphasis given to the importance of personal judgment and educational accountability. Topics include selecting appropriate modes of assessment, assessment and issues of diversity, technology and assessment, standardized testing, assessment and programmatic change.
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EDUC 0207 - Philosophy of Education
Credits: 3
An introduction to educational philosophy through consideration of historically recurrent perspectives such as idealism, realism, essentialism, romanticism, instrumentalism, existentialism, and positivism as they relate to contemporary issues in educational policy and practice. Special emphasis will be given to fundamental approaches to the critical analysis of original sources.
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EDUC 0214 - Supervised Internship: Vocational Education
Credits: 3
Supervised by a master teacher and monitored by a University instructor. Demonstration of the application of pedagogical skill.
Prerequisites: Completion of the four pre-internship vocational instructor approved courses.
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EDUC 0220 - Schools in American Culture
Credits: 3
This course is designed to stimulate creative and critical thinking about the nature and value of education. Participants will be introduced to the role of the teachers, learners, and schools in society. The role of schools in maintaining and perpetuating culture will be considered as well as issues and controversies confronting American education. Students will also be familiarized with important global educational issues and developments. Field experience required for teacher licensure students.
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EDUC 0221 - Introduction to Students with Exceptional Learning Needs
Credits: 3
Content and experiences will focus on those students who meet the criteria for categories of disabilities that are identified by education law and those with other exceptional learning needs. This study of individuals in the context of school will facilitate an understanding of laws, history, litigation, individualized education programs, Response To Intervention (RTI) and Universal Design Learning (UDL) principles. Race, ethnicity, gender, and economic status are examined as they apply to students with exceptional learning needs. Historical and current approaches to the education and includion of students with exceptional learning needs will be examined including topics of identification, placement, referral, evaluation and assistive technology. 15 hour field experience required.
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EDUC 0303 - Early Literacy and Reading
Credits: 3
Provides the prospective teacher with an introduction to early literacy and reading program development. The course emphasizes skills related to emergent literacy, word recognition, comprehension, critical and oral reading, continuous evaluation of developmental reading skills, diagnostic teaching, and individualized instruction of reading in early childhood and elementary education.
Pre/co-requisite: EDUC 0319 or
Note: Teaching candidates should take this course prior to taking the MTEL Foundations of Reading Test – Field #90.
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EDUC 0304 - Teaching Writing: Pre-K-6
Credits: 3
This course will focus on teaching writing of all discourse styles including personal narrative, creative writing, argument, information/explanatory texts, and poetry for early childhood and elementary populations including English language learners and students with variable learning needs. It will emphasize the competencies for grades K-6 included in the Massachusetts Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and best teaching and assessment practices. Students will have the opportunity to apply learning with K-6 students in an apprenticeship linked to the course or to apply learning to students’ authentic writing samples.
Pre/co-requisite: EDUC 0305 .
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EDUC 0305 - Literature and the Language Arts
Credits: 3
Provides the prospective teacher with an introduction to literature and language arts programs. Emphasis is on the communication skills of listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing, and visually representing. The relationship of children’s literature in the total language arts program in early childhood and elementary education is presented.
Pre/co-requisite: EDUC 0319 .
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EDUC 0306 - Elementary Curriculum and Instruction
Credits: 3
Elementary Curriculum and Instruction Students will be introduced to the major concepts of the elementary school social studies, science, mathematics, the arts, physical education/health, and drug and substance abuse curricula. The relationship among the elementary disciplines will be demonstrated in the development of a unit of work and learning center activities. The application of the curricular concepts and unitary procedure will be demonstrated in a required 30 hour field experience.
Pre/co-requisite: , , , and .
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EDUC 0308 - Early Childhood Curriculum
Credits: 3
Curriculum and principles of early childhood education for children with and without special needs are identified for students through lectures supported by observations and demonstrations. Curricular adaptations and relationships among the disciplines taught in early childhood are presented. A thirty hour (minimum) field placement is required.
Prerequisites: EDUC 0319 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
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EDUC 0309 - Children’s Literature
Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide teachers with a background of the major objectives and purposes for children’s literature in today’s classroom. Major emphasis will be given to a review of various types of children’s literature, ways to share literature effectively with children, the use of new literacies to encourage more reading, and the establishment of library centers within the classroom setting. Areas of specialization such as award winning books, key illustrators, poetry, and traditional literature also will be included.
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EDUC 0311 - Social Studies in the Elementary School
Credits: 3
Requires students to examine actively the basic principles underlying Social Studies. It requires that students become aware of unifying concepts and generalizations related to the realities of how people live and interact. Examination of traditional and current Social Studies projects is a matter of concern. Concurrently, production of materials and use of procedures promoting apt combinations of cognitive affective and psychomotor behaviors are expected.
Pre/co-requisite: EDUC 0319 .
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EDUC 0314 - Classroom Management
Credits: 3
Students will learn strategies for organizing and managing a classroom in order to create an environment that is conducive to learning and is both respectful and inclusive of all community members. The beliefs of teachers and the effects of those beliefs on students are examined and challenged. Roles and responsibilities of the classroom teacher to empower all students are introduced and practiced. Emphasis is on democratic practices, teacher language, proactive planning, and the philosophy behind the management of the classroom. Reactive practices taught have a positive (non-punitive) problem-solving orientation. Equity, community, care, respect, and inclusion are consistent themes.
Prerequisites: EDUC 0319 or EDUC 0354
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EDUC 0317 - Analysis and Correction of Reading Difficulties (with Apprenticeship)
Credits: 3
This course offers the prospective teacher the background, strategies, and materials for the diagnosis and remediation of reading difficulties. Topics will include the nature and causes of reading disabilities, diagnostic, and remediation strategies in the areas of phonemic awareness, word recognition, comprehension, meta-comprehension, improving meaning vocabulary, and guiding content area reading. Both formal and informal methods of diagnosis will be presented. The class will move from theory to practice in the course as each student begins a biweekly apprenticeship working individually with a remedial reader at a local school. The professor will be on site to support and model the various assessment and teaching strategies. This course is aligned with the subject matter regulations and professional standards for teachers as prescribed by the Massachusetts Department of Education.
Prerequisites: EDUC 0303 and permission of the Professor.
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EDUC 0318 - Reading in the Content Areas
Credits: 3
Approaches reading as a tool in the content areas of the curricula. All of the major subject matter areas will be explored. The general reading abilities involved in these areas as well as the specialized reading needs will be examined. The objectives, techniques, procedures, and material will be identified and utilized. Designed for teachers in the intermediate-and secondary-level programs.
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EDUC 0319 - Principles of Teaching and Learning
Credits: 3
Introduces students to planning procedures and methods leading to the creation of successful and appropriate learning with particular emphasis on creating developmentally appropriate lesson plans that are consistent with professional standards and state curriculum frameworks for early childhood and elementary educators. The course responds to four fundamental questions: How do children learn? What are we going to teach and why? How are we going to teach and why? How will we know that learning has occurred? The course specifically teaches modes of teaching, classroom interaction strategies, approaches to grouping, teaching diverse student populations, using instructional technology, and learning fundamental approaches to classroom assessment. Students will apply course acquired knowledge, skills, and dispositions in a required thirty hour field experience.
Prerequisites: EDUC 0220 , EDUC 0221 , and PSYC 0202 .
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EDUC 0321 - The Middle School and its Students
Credits: 3
Research has indicated that middle school students have unique needs because of the rapid changes that occur during this age. This course is designed to help you understand the cognitive, physical, emotional, social and moral development of the early adolescent both with and without special needs. Understanding growth and development is the first step to designing a school that meets young adolescent needs. These needs must be translated into appropriate school practices in order for the middle school concept, interdisciplinary planning, team teaching, the integrated and integrative curriculum, cooperative learning, advisory groups, the exploratory curriculum, peer mediation, and appropriate instructional and classroom management strategies for the middle school student.
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EDUC 0332 - Seminar for the Vocational Technical Educator
Credits: 3
This course is designed to prepare new vocational technical teachers for her/his first teaching assignment. The course will identify the characteristics of an effective teacher as well as provide some of the tools required by first-year teachers to be successful. These include techniques for establishing effective classroom routines and procedures, student instruction and assessment, and for maintaining a positive classroom/shop/laboratory climate that conveys high expectations. In addition, students will be able to identify the elements of a course/program curriculum and learn how to develop a lesson plan, assign and grade homework and collaborate with colleagues to improve instruction, assessment and student achievement.
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EDUC 0333 - Field Experience in Reading
Credits: 3
This course requires 75 clock hours (for 3 credits) of supervised student teaching experience by a reading specialist in literacy instruction. Students will observe and participate in both formal and informal assessment procedures, instruct pupils using a variety of literacy methodologies, and prepare professional reports. This course is offered only to students in the reading minor/concentration program, by special arrangement with one of the reading faculty, and with special permission of the Education Department Chairperson.
Prerequisites: EDUC 0303 , EDUC 0305 and either EDUC 0335 or EDUC 0317 .
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EDUC 0334 - Word Analysis and Comprehension Strategies in Reading
Credits: 3
Pre-service teachers will acquire strategies for teaching children to recognize and understand all aspects of words and to understand connected text. These skills and strategies include instruction in and diagnosis of phonological awareness, word recognition, structural analysis, analysis of multi-syllabic words, fluency and rate improvement; the derivation and elaboration of word meanings in isolation and in context, and the construction of meaning for connected texts.
Pre/co-requisite: EDUC 0303 .
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EDUC 0335 - Literacy Instruction for English Language Learners (with Apprenticeship)
Credits: 3
In this course, teacher candidates learn to apply assessment and instructional techniques for teaching literacy to English Language Learners. Sessions will take place both on and off campus at an elementary school. Teacher candidates will assess an individual child’s literacy strengths and devise and implement lessons to support that child’s literacy development.
Prerequisites: EDUC 0303 and permission of instructor.
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EDUC 0336 - Practicum I: Early Childhood Pre K-2
Credits: 6
A minimum of 150 clock hours of supervised student teaching experience in grades Pre K-2. Guidelines for evaluation are identified in the Westfield State University Student Teaching Handbook.
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EDUC 0337 - Practicum II: Early Childhood Pre K-2
Credits: 6
A minimum of 150 clock hours of supervised student teaching experience in grades Pre K 2. Guidelines for evaluation are identified in the Westfield State University Student Teaching Handbook.
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EDUC 0338 - Practicum: Elementary
Credits: 12
A minimum of 300 clock hours of supervised student teaching experience in grades 1 6. Guidelines for evaluation are identified in the Westfield State University Student Teaching Handbook.
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EDUC 0343 - Appraisal and Evaluation Techniques in Occupational Education
Credits: 3
Appraisal of the development and significance of educational measurements as they relate to the vocational school student. Emphasis on uses and limitations of standardized tests; construction, validation and limitations of classroom tests; analysis, interpretation, and utilization of test results.
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EDUC 0344 - Developing and Implementing a Standards-Based Curriculum In Vocational Technical Edcuation
Credits: 3
Concepts relating to career education will be defined. Development activities relating to career education will be explored in order to enable students to implement curriculum through various areas of concentration. Through an integrated curriculum, learning activities which involve the occupational world and its facilities will be identified. (Pending Governance Approval)
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EDUC 0351 - Teaching Methods for Vocational Technical Education-Instructional Strategies
Credits: 3
Covers theories, techniques of instruction, use of audio visual equipment, preparing lesson plans for class or unit, and evaluation of student learning.
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EDUC 0354 - Educational Planning and Evaluation: Middle and/or Secondary Schools
Credits: 3
Provides preparation for direct school experience at the secondary and/or middle level. Lesson plans, unit structures, methods and techniques of teaching, classroom management, test construction, interpretation and usage, and the standards for initial licensure, form the basis for this course. Thirty hours of field experience are required.
Prerequisites: EDUC 0220 and EDUC 0221 .
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EDUC 0357 - Managing Student Behavior in a Healthy and Safe Environment
Credits: 3
Shop, academic, related classroom and cooperative placement sites; safety, priority population, developmental psychology with focus on adolescent psychology, learning styles, and disciplines.
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EDUC 0358 - Teaching Methods for Vocational Technical Education – Educating and Assessing the Vocational Technical Education Learner
Credits: 3
This course is designed to prepare vocational technical teachers with the knowledge and tools to instruct and assess the technical, academic, and employability skills of vocational technical education students. Students in this course will be able to identify, develop, and model appropriate learning activities and assessments for the vastly divergent student population in vocational-technical education.
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EDUC 0360 - Community Engaged Learning for Educators
Credits: 3 or 6
This civic engagement course involves a full semester of field experience in a selected area school or agency for children (120 hours for 3 credits or 2140 hours for 6 credits). Students’ occupational/academic/civic engagement interests will determine their placements. A civic engagement education placement provides an opportunity for the student to engage with professionals, students, family and community members, as they apply, test, evaluate, and integrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions developed in the professional teacher preparation program. Requirements include weekly reflections connecting student observations and work in the placement to the scholarly work. Students will engage in service as a mutually beneficial relationship with children or adolescents, their families and their communities. On-campus seminars, a civic engagement project, and presentation are also required. This course is not a substitute for practicum (student teaching). It does not meet the practicum requirement(s) for initial teacher licensure. Placements may include more than one setting and may include working with a small cohort on a project.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
Note: This course is not a substitute for practicum (student teaching). It does not meet the practicum requirement(s) for initial teacher licensure.
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EDUC 0363 - Sheltered English Immersion
Credits: 3
This course will provide pre-service teachers with the knowledge, skills and dispositions essential to effectively shelter their content instruction to ensure that the prospective English language learners (ELLs) in their classrooms will successfully access curriculum and achieve academic success. This course will also help future teachers understand the social and cultural issues that contribute to the schooling of ELLS, expand their knowledge of how language functions within academic content teaching and learning, and how children and adolescents acquire a second language. This course will provide candidates with research-based protocols, methods and strategies to integrate subject area content with language and literacy development. The course will take into account the MA English Language Development (ELD) World Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) standards in order to support ELL students’ success with all Massachusetts curriculum standards for PreK-12 learners.
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EDUC 0364 - Practicum: Middle School
Credits: 12
A minimum of three hundred (300) clock hours of supervised student teaching in a selected middle school under the joint supervision of an experienced cooperating practitioner and University supervisor.
Prerequisites: Permission.
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EDUC 0369 - Practicum: Secondary School
Credits: 12
A minimum of three hundred (300) clock hours of supervised student teaching in a selected secondary school under the joint supervision of an experienced cooperating practitioner and University supervisor.
Prerequisites: Permission.
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EDUC 0370 - Language and Communication Development and Intervention
Credits: 3
This course will examine language and communication with an emphasis on continuity and variation in development. Students will be introduced to the developmental process of acquiring oral and written language and communication skills. In addition students will examine the impact of exceptional learning needs and cultural and linguistic diversity on language and communication development and use. Students will explore strategies for assessing and supporting language and communication skills, including the use of augmentative and alternative communication approaches and other assistive technologies. Students will consider language and communication teaching from a Universal Design for Learning perspective and will be exposed to culturally responsive interventions that support oral and written language proficiency and communicative competence.
Prerequisites:
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EDUC 0371 - Identification, Assessment, Planning and Programming (Moderate Special Needs)
Credits: 3
Curriculum, resources, methods, and materials for students with exceptional learning needs are developed on the basis of ongoing assessment. Accurate diagnosis is achieved through knowledgeable use of formal and informal assessments. emphasis is on the understanding of a variety of assessment instruments and strategies and their application to the design of Individual Educational Programs (IEP’s), lesson planning, and activity selection. The dual mandate of meeting individual needs and inclusion means that special educators must develop a wide array of assessment, consulting, and instructional approaches. 30-hours of field experience are required.
Prerequisites: EDUC 0319 or EDUC 0354 .
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EDUC 0374 - Career Education and Transition for Students with Disabilities
Credits: 3
This course addresses appropriate transitional planning for adolescents having significant special needs as they prepare to move from educational systems to the adult service system. Inclusion of additional professionals from vocational rehabilitation, counseling, social work, and related areas in the established educational process will be studied. Specific focus will be on state-of-the-art approaches to transition and its impact on-curriculum. This course addresses the mandates of P.L. 98-199, MA Ch 688, and P.L. 94-142.
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EDUC 0376 - Developmental Disabilities and Self-Determination
Credits: 3
The purpose of this course is to explore educational, social, and legal issues that affect the opportunities of individuals with developmental disabilities. A developmental disability is a delay or failure to progress through the milestones of childhood at a typical rate. Educational assessment and programming will focus on the developmental domains of motor, psycho-social, communication, and cognitive functioning. A key aspect of working effectively with students with developmental disabilities is collaboration with families. this course will explore the realities of having a child with a disability and what schools, specifically teachers, can do to support the child and the family. A continuum of educational and community services will be described in order to acquaint students with options needed to promote learning and self-determination throughout their lifetime.
Prerequisites: EDUC 0221 .
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EDUC 0377 - Learning Disabilities and Instructional Strategies
Credits: 3
Introduction to the history and current practices in the diagnosis and remediation of learning disabilities, major theories of etiology, commonly used assessment instruments, and remedial materials and methods. Research findings, issues and controversies in the field will be discussed.
Prerequisites: EDUC 0221 .
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EDUC 0378 - Behavior Support for Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
Credits: 3
The focus of study is identification, assessment, intervention, functional behavior assessments, and the development of positive behavioral supports, including the use of behavior management principles, for students with emotional and behavioral disorders. The home, school, and community are considered in relation to the student’s emotional and behavioral wellbeing.
Prerequisites: EDUC 0220 and EDUC 0221 , or permission of instructor.
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EDUC 0379 - Teaching Methods for Vocational Technical Education – Using Research-Based Practices to Develop Effective Instructional Strategies
Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide vocational technical teachers with an understanding of brain functioning, learning styles, and instruction. Vocational technical educators will learn how to develop an instructional unit that focuses on readiness assessment, use of learning styles, attention to whole-brain teaching, interpersonal skills, knowledge and skill assessment. (Pending Governance Approval)
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EDUC 0380 - Multicultural Education
Credits: 3
The course provides a foundation in the theory and practice of Multicultural Education. Students are guided in an examination of the ways in which socially constructed categories of difference shape the perspectives and opportunities of groups in the United States. These categories include, but are not limited to: race, class, gender, ability status, and sexual orientation. The course explores the role that education plays in the relationships between social groups and institutional power. In addition, students will be introduced to an inclusive multicultural approach to teaching.
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing.
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EDUC 0381 - Early Intervention for Young Children with Special Needs
Credits: 3
The purpose of this course is to help students to gain an awareness of how early identification of developmental delays or disabilities, along with appropriate remediation measures, can be the most beneficial way to help children to develop. The course will be divided into four main areas of study: rationale for early intervention and related legislation; research; case-find, screening, and diagnosis; and intervention strategies and programs. Although the amount of the time spent in each area of study may vary, each area is of great importance in developing an understanding of the field. Fifteen hours of field experience are required.
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EDUC 0384 - Integrating Vocational and Academic Curricula
Credits: 3
Integrating vocational and academic curricula will be examined by reviewing its history, standard practices, and the cognitive science related to integration of subjects. Actual and hypothetical models will be studied. Students will develop an integrated education plan for a course, a program, or a school.
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EDUC 0386 - Accommodations and Supports Medical/Social/Communication
Credits: 3
This course is a systematic study of neurophysiological deviations that cause severe disabilities. Emphasis is also placed on method and techniques for increasing motivation and improving performance. Students will develop an understanding of concepts and procedures necessary to work cooperatively with medical professionals, physical therapists, occupation therapists, communication specialists, and parents. Fifteen hours of field experience are required.
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EDUC 0390 - Addressing the Needs of Students with Disabilities in Vocational Technical Education
Credits: 3
This course will provide vocational technical educators with an overview of the Federal and State Special Education Laws and Regulations and how they are implemented in schools in Massachusetts. Students will learn about the elements of an Individualized Education Program (IEP) and the roles of special and general educators. Students will also learn how to design curriculum and instruction using the information on the IEP and how to modify their related classrooms and vocational technical shops/laboratories to accommodate students with disabilities. (Pending Governance Approval)
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EDUC 0396 - Seminar Recent Developments: Computers in Education
Credits: 3
This course requires no previous experience with computers and will be comprised of three major components: (a) an introduction to software tools for teachers, (b) exposure to and analysis of commercially available educational software and hardware, (c) an analysis of both practical and theoretical issues related to the use of microcomputers in education.
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EDUC 0397 - Practicum: Moderate Special Needs
Credits: 12
For Pre-K-8: A minimum of 300 supervised hours in an inclusive general education setting or 75 supervised hours in an inclusive general education setting and 225 supervised hours in a separate or substantially separate setting for students with moderate disabilities. For Grades 5-12: A minimum of 300 supervised hour in approved settings. A minimum of 150 hours in an academic major setting and minimum of 150 hours in an inclusive general education classroom or 75 hours in an inclusive general education classroom and 75 hours in a substantially separate setting for students with disabilities. Liberal Studies Majors complete a minimum of 300 hours entirely in special education settings.
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EDUC 0398 - Special Topics in Education
Credits: 3
An in-depth study of a limited or specialized area within the education field. Course content will vary according to the area of specialization of the instructor and the interest of the students. May be repeated if course content differs.
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EDUC 0399 - Independent Study
Credits: 3-9
Education majors are allowed to receive up to a maximum of nine academic credits, at the rate of three credits per semester, for engaging in independent study. Each study is taken as a part of a student’s regular course load only. The student engaged in independent study will select and develop topics in the field of Education and related fields in cooperation with a professor from the Education department, and the approval of the chair.
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