EDUC 626 – Concepts and Methods in Education
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course explores concepts in teaching and learning through curriculum and the application of theories and models suited to specific subject areas. Key concepts are examined using a problem-solving approach. How students learn specific concepts and what can be done to motivate and support this learning is emphasized. […]
EDUC 637 – Foundations of Reading
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course is an overview of reading-related theories, skills and instructional practices. Each major component of the reading process will be examined in light of recent research and curricular implications drawn. Oral and written language will be addressed as integral aspects of reading development. Home/school connections, diversity and […]
EDUC 648 – Educational Research
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course is designed to provide students an introduction to quantitative and qualitative research methods. Skills in understanding and critically analyzing professional educational research will be emphasized. Basics of statistical analysis will be introduced.
EDUC 737 – Content Area Reading & Writing
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course is designed to prepare pre-service and in-service teachers in grades PK-12 to teach reading and writing skills related to content subjects (i.e., Math, Science, Social Studies, English Language Arts) in an integrated manner. Methods and materials needed to promote reading achievement in content subjects will be […]
EDUC 745 – Reading & Writing for Divergent/Exc
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Participants will learn to apply research-supported techniques for assisting students with divergent and exceptional needs who experience substantial difficulty in reading and written language. Building on understandings of the cognition, memory, and language characteristics of divergent and exceptional learners, the course will examine the development of the following: […]
EDUC 555 – Teaching Children of Poverty
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course and its required clinical experiences are designed to provide teacher candidates with in-depth study of issues related to teaching children of poverty. It includes collaborative research activities and the use of existing research evidence in the areas of the culture of poverty; the classroom community; family […]
EDUC 599 – Teach&Assess Children of Poverty
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take EDUC-555. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course and its required clinical experiences are designed to provide graduate students with focused study of purposeful teaching and assessment, specifically as they relate to children of poverty. It includes use of the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy to facilitate an understanding of the cognitive […]
DNP 800 – Doctoral Knowledge Development
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course introduces the graduate student to contemporary nursing knowledge, including theoretical models with particular attention to middle range and practice theories. Discussions related to the application of the nursing metaparadigms, philosophies, and theories will concentrate on linking those discipline specific foundational concepts to advanced practice.
DNP 801 – Research and Epidemiological Pract
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course prepares graduate students to appraise all levels of nursing and healthcare research and apply evidence-based in an advanced practice role. Statistical analysis of evidence will be discussed to ascertain the applicability to specific populations. In addition, knowledge about human rights in research will be an expected […]
DNP 802 – Health Policy and Leadership
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course focuses on public policy in healthcare, consideration of the socioeconomic impact of the delivery of healthcare, and the role of the doctorally-prepared nurse as a leader in policy development. Graduate students develop strategies to assume leadership roles and facilitate partnerships in quality care delivery to effect […]
DNP 805 – Project Development
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: This course assists the graduate student to focus attention on a specific quality improvement project that can be fully investigated and developed into a capstone project. This course includes clinical and project hours to prepare the graduate student to fully understand the delivery of quality patient care in […]
APRN 719L – Psychiatric Mental Health Assessment Lab
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take APRN-719. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: ; Max: Description: Lab component of APRN 719