EDUC 322 – Foundations/Instruction of Reading
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take EDUC-190 EDUC-192. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course is an overview of reading-related theories, skills and instructional practices. Teacher candidates will receive an introduction to the five essential components of reading; phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. Home/school connections, diversity and the role of professional development will be […]
EDUC 324 – Reading Assessment
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course is designed to provide teacher candidates with the knowledge and experience of assessing PreK-12 students in reading. Interpretation of data and implications for instruction will be highlighted throughout the course.
EDUC 326 – Strategies:reading Instr. Prek – 12
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course will examine the current trends and practices in the teaching of reading. In addition, teacher candidates will examine ways of accommodating students with varying reading levels.
EDUC 391 – Clinical Exper B:early Childhood Ed
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 2; Max: Description: Students are required to observe and teach preschool and primary level children at designated schools. More specifically, students are to record, analyze, and assess children’s emotional, intellectual, physical, and social behaviors. Special attention is given to the diagnosis of emotional, intellectual, social, and physical problems. Using the collected […]
EDUC 392 – Clinical Experience:elementary
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take ELEM-315 ELEM-316 or ELEM-317. (Required, Previous or concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 2; Max: Description:
EDUC 192 – Foundations of Curriculum & Instruction
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course provides foundations in learning and motivation theory, classroom management, and individual differences in students. Special emphasis is on cognitive functioning and classroom interaction as influenced by gender, community, and socioeconomic status. The purchase of LiveText is a course requirement.
EDUC 201 – Politics in Education
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course is for non-majors and examines the sta
EDUC 310 – Using Tech Effectively in the Class
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take EDUC-190 EDUC-192. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Designed for education majors, this course provides a hands-on approach for using technology to enhance classroom instruction. Students are introduced to microcomputer software applications, hardware and web applications. Topics include computer fundamentals, word processing, electronic spreadsheets, databases, and other microcomputer applications. Practical applications […]
EDUC 311 – Instructional,planning & Assessment
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take EDUC-190 EDUC-192. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course is designed to develop an understanding of effective instructional planning, both long-range and short-range, to improve student achievement and classroom measurement. This course introduces students to designing and using standards-driven assessments using curriculum standards. Both informal and formal test interpretation are […]
ECON 310 – Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take ECON-203. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Application of economic analysis as it relates to decisions by individuals and firms under various market structures. Emphasis is placed on developing analytical skills and on applying consumer and producer theory to decisions of individuals, businesses and government.
ECON 321 – Money and Banking
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take ECON-204. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Study of characteristics and functions of money in the modern economy, the Federal Reserve System, and an introduction to financial intermediation, institutions and monetary policy. Emphasis is placed on credit markets, the fractional reserve banking system, and its relationship to financial markets.
ECON 405 – Development of Economic Thought
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take ECON-203 ECON-204. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Examines the history of economic thought from the Ancient Greeks to John Maynard Keynes, with special emphasis on Adam Smith, Karl Marx, the marginalist revolution, and Alfred Marshall.