May 11, 2024  
2017-2018 Graduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Graduate Courses


 

Education-Counseling

  
  • CEC 553 - Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling


    Reviews the current ethical standards and guidelines in the counseling fields including mental health counseling and school counseling; examines potential legal issues the mental health counselors and school counselors may encounter; discusses contemporary ethical decision making models in counseling literature.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CEC 556 - Established Theories of Counseling


    Examines established counseling theories and philosophies to provide an understanding of different developmental levels of individuals across the life span.  Emphasizes self-knowledge and critical reflective thinking.




    Prerequisites & Notes
    CEC 553.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CEC 557 - Introduction to Play Therapy


    Establishes and enhances therapeutic relationship with children through the use of play materials and play therapy techniques to facilitate their expression of emotions and thoughts, self-understanding, decision making, and personal growth. Both theoretical concepts and practical experiences in play therapy are integrated in this course.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    CEC 553 and CEC 556; and either CEC 548 or CEC 551 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CEC 559 - Counseling for Career Development


    Explores theories and decision-making models in career counseling while incorporating interrelated life factors, resources, assessment, program implementation, and counseling techniques. 




    Prerequisites & Notes
    CEC 553 or CEC 556 or equivalent.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CEC 560 - Counselor Education Prepracticum


    Bridges cognitive courses to the counseling practicum experience. Designed to gain competency in basic counseling skills across the life span. Emphasizes self-reflection and personal growth through video taping sessions.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    CEC 553, CEC 556, and CEC 548 or CEC 551

    Credits: 3
  
  • CEC 580 - Counselor Education Institute


    Provides understanding and insight into the area of counselor education. Attention given to literature, research, practices and materials.

    Credits: 1-6
  
  • CEC 585 - Substance Abuse: Contemporary Approaches to Counseling, Treatment, and Prevention


    Provides an understanding of processes, stages, and effects of physical addictions, social addictions, social and psychological dynamics of chemical dependency, and the counselor’s role in prevention, intervention, and ongoing services.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    CEC 548 and CEC 556, or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CEC 655 - Individual Counseling Practicum


    Integrates counseling theory and practice through intensive supervised practice in one-on-one counseling for the purpose of developing individual counseling skills.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    CEC 560 and permission.  Special application required.




    Credits: 3
  
  • CEC 657 - Group Practicum


    Extensive supervised experience in leading groups. Focus on leadership skills required by counselors in K-12, community and higher education settings. Special application required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    CEC 552 or equivalent and permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CEC 658 - Advanced Individual Counseling Practicum


    Intensive supervised practice in one-to-one counseling. For doctoral students and certificate of advanced study candidates. Special application required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    CEC 655.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CEC 659 - Counseling Supervision


    Cognitive understanding of and guided experience in supervising counselors-in-training. Includes models for supervision in training and employment settings.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    CEC 658.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CEC 661 - Research Seminar in Counselor Education


    A study of research models and methods, basic statistical analysis, program evaluation and needs assessment, and ethical and legal considerations in research.  Students develop individual research projects on current problems in counselor education.  Required of non-thesis masters candidates and CAS students who have not completed a seminar.




    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission.  Completion of 2/3 of Counselor Education program.

    Credits: 3
  
  • CEC 690 - Counselor Education Internship


    On site supervised experiences at school or mental health settings where students have the opportunities to perform all activities of a regularly employed school or mental health counselor.




    Prerequisites & Notes
    Advanced application and permission.

    Credits: 1-6
  
  • CEC 694 - Advanced Counselor Education Internship


    Advanced practice of counseling activities in educational or mental health settings that includes additional direct client services, related professional activities, and continued supervision for doctoral students preparing for counselor education.

     

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Advanced application and permission.

    Credits: 1-9

  
  • CEC 697 - Independent Study in Counselor Education


    Provides graduate students with an opportunity to increase professional competence through independent readings and research. Students plan individual projects to gain competencies in counselor education.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission.

    Credits: 1-6
  
  • CEC 698 - Special Topics in Counselor Education


    Concentrated study of designated topics in counselor education. Topics may vary depending on faculty and student interest. May be repeated for credit. Some sections may have prerequisites beyond the following.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Graduate student or permission.

    Credits: 1-3

Education-Curriculum

  
  • EHD 524 - Curriculum and Organization of Middle Schools and Junior High Schools


    A thorough exploration of the educational program for pre and early-adolescents, including growth and development issues, curriculum planning processes, curriculum development in various subject areas and across subjects, and organizational issues.

    Credits: 3
  
  • EHD 533 - Dynamics of the Curriculum


    Contextualizes and examines contemporary models of of curriculum development common to all areas of K-12 instruction. Trends and philosophical frameworks underpinning development, planning, implementation, and evaluation are compared and evaluated for students to acquire skills applicable to current curriculum development processes.

    Credits: 3
  
  • EHD 595 - Leadership in Curriculum Design for Administrators/Supervisors


    Role function and practices for the curriculum leader.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    EHD 533 or permission.

    Credits: 3

Education-Early Literacy

  
  • EEL 530 - Foundations of Literacy for Young Children: Birth to 8


    This is an introductory survey course designed to introduce practicing early childhood educators to the components of early literacy development, assessment practices, pedagogy and intervention that promotes that development.

    Credits: 3
  
  • EEL 531 - Observing Young Learners to Inform Instruction


    Observation of student performance, classroom management, literacy instruction, instructional materials and building a K-2 team. Emphasis is on teacher decision-making to assist literacy growth in the lowest achieving students.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Must currently be teaching at the K-2 level and permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • EEL 532 - Literacy Teaching and Learning in Primary Classrooms


    Through formal course instruction and individual coaching, teachers in primary classrooms explore the theoretical framework of literacy development. Emphasis is on using the workshop model to build literate environments to enhance teacher and student learning.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • EEL 542 - Writing and the Young Child: Birth to 8


    An investigation of the foundations of young children’s acquisition of writing skills, including discussion of links to oral language development, grapho-phonemic connections, the developmental continuum of writing, and research-based pedagogy to support the development.

    Credits: 3
  
  • EEL 547 - Literacy Intervention for Individual Learners I


    This year-long course prepares educators and interventionists who work in school-based settings and teach students with literacy difficulties.  The course is particularly appropriate for educators who work with diverse populations of students including special education, ELL, and classrooms implementing RTI.  Throughout the course participants will explore the links between theory and practice, developing theoretical understandings of literacy processing at the acquisition stage, as well as skills in observing, recording, analyzing, and insightfully responding to students’ literacy needs to promote accelerated progress.  Participants are required to tutor two students daily.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission.  Working in a school district implementing Reading Recovery.

    Credits: 3
  
  • EEL 548 - Literacy Intervention for Individual Learners II


    Participants build on understandings and skills learned in EEL 547 as they continue to explore instructional implications for teaching students with literacy difficulties.  Emphases include teaching for independent learning, fostering strategic activity, and acceleration of learning.  Participants are required to tutor two students daily.

     

    Prerequisites & Notes
    EEL 547 and Permission.  Working in a school district implementing Reading Recovery.

    Credits: 3

  
  • EEL 551 - Literacy Teaching and Learning in K-8 Classrooms


    This yearlong course is designed to support classroom teachers who teach students in grades K-8. Examines reading and writing theory, the workshops model, a cognitive apprenticeship approach to teaching and learning, observation of student performance, assessment tools, classroom management, literacy instruction, and instructional materials.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • EEL 650 - Literacy Coach Internship


    Year-long training course designed to prepare K - 8 literacy coaches as in-school staff developers who support classroom teachers to improve their instructional practices. For professionals in schools implementing the Maine Partnerships in Comprehensive Literacy model.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission.

    Credits: 9
  
  • EEL 651 - Intervention Designs for Struggling Learners


    This year-long course provides K-6 educators with the opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge and skill in designing and implementing small group interventions for students experiencing difficulty in literacy learning. The course will focus on differentiating reading and writing instruction within a range of settings, including classroom and supplemental contexts in accord with a Response to Intervention (RtI) framework. In order to help all educators respond to the unique needs of a diverse range of struggling learners, the course will include techniques for using intervention team meetings to select appropriate services, collaborating with teachers across intervention programs and using assessments to monitor student progress.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Bachelors degree in education and working in a school setting and permission.

    Credits: 6

Education-Gender Studies

  
  • EHD 503 - Seminar in Gender Studies in Education


    An introductory survey of educational theory and research aimed at gender-sensitive educational policies and practices.

    Credits: 3

Education-General (EDG)

  
  • EHD 525 - Practicum: Urban and Rural Development


    Exploration of similarities and differences in urban and rural schools, poverty, racial/ethnic diversity, English language learning, culturally responsive education, the needs of students, and the role of teachers. One full-day field trip required.

    Credits: 3
  
  • EHD 575 - Educational Research


    Evaluates selected research in education in relation to the appropriateness of the design to the stated purpose of the study. Students select and present research problem with special attention to design and studies related to it.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Graduate student or permission

    Credits: 3
  
  • EHD 657 - Educational Practicum (Activity)


    Supervised practice in applying professional skills to administration, supervision, science education, social studies, special education and language instruction. Activity will be selected by the student and advisor.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission obtained well in advanced.

    Credits: 1-6
  
  • EHD 691 - Graduate Apprenticeship


    Apprenticeship training in supervision, administration, social studies, special education, physical education, science education or another area of interest. Available only to full-time graduate students with permission well in advance of class meeting.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission of graduate advisor.

    Credits: 2-6
  
  • EHD 693 - Educational Internship


    Provides on-the-job experience through special arrangements with cooperating University departments, community agencies, or public schools.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission of instructor and advisor, obtained well in advanced.

    Credits: 2-6

Education-General (EDU)

  
  • EHD 504 - Teaching and Assessing for Student Learning in the Secondary School


    Teaching and Assessing for Student Learning in Secondary Schools examines instructional planning, grouping of students, classroom space, and appropriate teaching materials, the theory and ethical practice if educational assessment.  Emphasis will be give to how to incorporate data into backward planning for unit and lesson design.

    Credits: 3
  
  • EHD 557 - Educational Field Experience - Secondary


    Study of middle-level and secondary education programs through visits, consultation and appraisal of practices in selected schools, instructional centers, clinics, laboratories and community agencies.  Observations are considered in relation to research theory and practice.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Degree student in secondary Master of Arts in Teaching program (College of Educatin and Human Development).

  
  • EHD 580 - Educational Institute (Activity)


    An activity with special interest to educators that takes place outside the time frames of a standard course and often in a shorter period of time. Institutes give students opportunities to take activity based courses that are connected to research and practices. Can be repeated.

     

    Credits: 1-6

  
  • EHD 586 - Seminar: Action Research in PreK-12 Schools


    Introduces action research principles and methods for PreK-12 schools, including reviewing professional literature on educational practice. Focus on collaboration among schools, families, and communities, and on professional learning and ethical practice. Begin development of an action research plan for a question of educational practice of the student’s choice. Satisfies seminar requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    EHD 520, EHD 521 and EHD 533, or instructor permission.

    15 credits of graduate coursework in Education recommended.

    Credits: 3

  
  • EHD 587 - Practicum: Action Research in PreK-12 Schools


    Finish development of an action research plan for a question of educational practice of the student’s choice. Implement plan in a school or other educational setting, and share progress of implementation via a blog. Present process and results to a professional audience. Satisfies Practicum requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    EHD 586 or instructor permission.

    Continuation of action research project begun in EHD 586.

    Credits: 3

  
  • EHD 590 - Topics in Education


    Concentrated study of designated topics in education. Topics may vary depending on faculty and student interest. May be repeated for credit. Some sections may have prerequisites beyond the following.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Graduate student or permission.

    Credits: 1-3
  
  • EHD 591 - Internship for Secondary M.A.T.


    Provides on-the-job experience through special arrangement with cooperating University departments, community agencies, or public schools. Must be admitted and enrolled in the Mater of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) program.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission.

    Credits: 6
  
  • EHD 690 - Topics in Education


    Concentrated study of designated topics in education. Topics may vary depending on faculty and student interest. May be repeated for credit. Some sections may have prerequisites beyond the following.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Certificate of Advanced Study or doctoral student in Education and permission.

    Credits: 1-3
  
  • EHD 698 - Independent Study in Education


    Provides graduate students with an opportunity to increase professional competence through independent readings and research. Students plan individual projects to gain competencies in such fields as administration, language arts, social studies, science education, special education, counselor education and other special topics.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 1-6

Education-Higher Education

  
  • HED 523 - The American Community College


    Focuses on the history, organization, governance, constituencies, and educational programs of community and technical colleges in the united States.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HED 561 - Developmental Theory in Higher Education


    Developmental theory as a foundation for student affairs emphasizing the interdependence of theory and practice.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HED 562 - Assessing Impact of College on Students


    Students will learn to read, interpret, and critique research and to design appropriate assessments in student affairs and higher education related to college impact.  They will learn different approaches to individual and organizational assessment, including choice of appropriate research designs and methods. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HED 561 or equivalent.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HED 580 - History of Higher Education in the United States


    History of American higher education, colonial period to the present.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HED 598 - Special Topics in Higher Education


    Concentrated study of designated topics in higher education. Topics may vary depending on faculty and student interest. May be repeated for credit. Some sections may have prerequisites beyond the following:

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Graduate student or permission.

    Credits: 1-3
  
  • HED 610 - Capstone Seminar in Student Affairs


    Focus on contemporary problems and issues in the field of Student Affairs.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HED 620 - Seminar in Higher Education in the United States


    Examines the American system of higher education with emphasis on current issues.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HED 630 - Higher Education and the Law


    A seminar focusing on the impact of the law and legal processes on institutions of higher education, including such areas as employment, (including equal opportunity/affirmative action, dismissal, contracts and tenure), academic freedom, civil rights, due process, student rights and other issues of concern to higher education leaders.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Higher education graduate students or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HED 640 - Issues in College Teaching


    This course is a graduate seminar for advanced graduate students preparing to teach in postsecondary institutions.  The course introduces the formal scholarship in college teaching.  Topics include: active learning, evaluation methods, classroom climate, instructional approaches, student behavior, and resources for teaching and learning.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HED 650 - Social Context of Higher Education


    Seminar providing in-depth exploration of the role of race, ethnicity, social class, gender, sexuality and other identity differences in shaping the contemporary social context of postsecondary education in the United States.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Higher Education Leadership doctoral student or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HED 654 - Higher Education Policy and Politics


    A seminar focusing on understanding and engaging with political contexts and policy processes affecting colleges and universities. Examines alternative perspectives of policy processes, including the role of policy analysis, in order to provide a basis to formulate effective strategies for impacting them.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Higher Education Leadership doctoral student or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HED 676 - Doctoral Seminar in Higher Education


    Examines major theoretical perspectives and related research in the organization and functioning of colleges and universities. Considers the leadership implications for higher educational organizations and programs.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Higher Education Leadership doctoral student or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HED 677 - Doctoral Seminar in Higher Education Research


    Examines major epistemological approaches to inquiry with respect to the field of Higher Educational Leadership. Seminar participants will examine theories of knowledge formation and distribution while considering the implications for postsecondary institutions and their own approaches to scholarly inquiry.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Higher Education Leadership doctoral student or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HED 690 - Higher Education Internship


    Integrating theory and practice in a wide variety of higher education settings.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Advance application and permission.

    Credits: 1-6
  
  • HED 697 - Independent Study in Higher Education


    Provides graduate students with an opportunity to increase professional competence through independent readings and research. Students plan individual projects to gain competencies in higher education.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission.

    Credits: 1-6

Education-History and Philosophy (EDH)

  
  • EHD 500 - Social Context of Education


    Considers competing interpretations of the relationships between schools and society, the impact of race, class, and gender on education, and issues of continuity and change in policy and practice.

    Credits: 3
  
  • EHD 501 - Social Context of Education


    Provides a theoretical framework for analyzing the influences of schools, families, communities, government policies, society and culture on student learning and classroom interactions, along with exploration of specific illustrative examples of importance to beginning teachers.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Admission to the Master of Arts in Teaching Program.

    Credits: 3
  
  • EHD 600 - Seminar: Education in the United States


    Provides background in the history, philosophy and issues of modern education.

    Credits: 3
  
  • EHD 660 - Historical Roots of U.S. Educational Practice, Policy and Thought


    Examination of influences shaping the development of educational practice and policy in the United States, with particular attention to Maine.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    EDL Master’s degree or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • EHD 662 - Philosophy of Education


    Examines the contribution of philosophers to modern education. Analyses of principles and practices of education in relation to philosophic ideals.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Admitted to a doctoral program in Education or permission.

    Credits: 3

Education-Literacy

  
  • EEL 560 - Advanced Literacy Coaching


    Semester course designed to provide Maine Literacy Partnership coaches an advanced level of literacy coaching to teachers in their respective schools.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • EEL 563 - Literacy Processing in Middle and High School Settings I


    Literacy Processing in Middle and High School Settings I is the first part of a yearlong course designed for educators who want to extend their knowledge of the development of effective reading and writing processes, and deepen their expertise in supporting students with literacy learning difficulties in middle and high school settings.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    3 graduate credit hours are earned each semester for a total of 6 (Part I and II).

    Credits: 3
  
  • EEL 564 - Literacy Processing in Middle and High School Settings II


    EEL 564 Literacy Processing in Middle and High School Settings II is the second part of a yearlong course designed for educators who want to extend their knowledge of the development of effective reading and writing processes, and deepen their expertise in supporting students with literacy learning difficulties in middle and high school settings.
     

    Prerequisites & Notes
    3 graduate credit hours are earned each semester for a total of 6 (Part I and II).

    Credits: 3
  
  • ERL 516 - Visual Literacy-Exploring Meaning in the Art of Picturebooks


    This course is designed to provide PreK-12 educators with an understanding of, and an appreciation for, the synergy created between picturebook text and image. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Graduate standing or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ERL 517 - Literature for Children


    A continuation of ERL 317 including a study of the historical development of children’s literature; principles, techniques and curriculum planning for the guidance of children’s reading; book selection for elementary schools and public libraries. Extensive reading and evaluation of children’s books.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ERL 317 or its equivalent.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ERL 518 - Literature for Young Adults


    Study of the development of literature for adolescents and young adults as it is used in the junior high, secondary school, and public library. Emphasis on recently published books of this nature and the important contributions of the past.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ERL 521 - Curriculum Methods in Literacy, K-8


    This course explores the stages of K-8 literacy development, pedagogy, and effective instructional practices for all learners. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Limited to Master of Arts in Teaching program.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ERL 534 - Literacy and Language Development


    Examines how oral and written language are acquired; sociocultural linguistic variations, connections between language acquisition and print awareness and classroom practices that promote language development. (ERL 534 and SED 524 are identical courses.)

    Credits: 3
  
  • ERL 535 - Current Practices in Reading


    Fundamentals of reading instruction including history, models of reading and reading instruction and development of lifetime readers.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ERL 537 - Literacy Across the Curriculum


    Examines reading, writing, studying and thinking as elements of content discipline instruction.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ERL 538 - Current Practices in Vocabulary Teaching and Learning, PreK-12


    This course will focus on current vocabulary research and practice with an emphasis upon content area learning, learning through literature and oral language, and building a vocabulary-rich PreK-12 classroom.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ERL 534.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ERL 539 - Current Theories and Practices in Reading Comprehension, K-12


    This course is designed to provide K-12 educators the theoretical foundations and applications or research-based comprehension instruction and assessment.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ERL 535.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ERL 540 - Writing in Schools & Colleges


    For teachers in PreK-12 schools and colleges, the course introduces current research and practices in the teaching of writing.

     

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3

  
  • ERL 542 - Writing and the Young Child: Birth to 8


    An investigation of the foundations of young children’s acquisition of writing skills, including discussion of links to oral language development, grapho-phonemic connections, the developmental continuum of writing, and research-based pedagogy to support the development.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ERL 544 - Digital Writing in the Classroom


    Compose hypertext, blogs, wikis, and multimedia, and explore classroom applications.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Graduate Student or Permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ERL 545 - Introduction to the National Writing Project


    Explores the role of writing in teachers’ personal and professional lives. Examines effective practices for teaching writing.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ERL 547 - National Writing Project Seminar in Mentoring


    Examines effective practices for assisting colleagues in writing and teaching writing. Students mentor those enrolled in ERL 545.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ERL 545 and ERL 546. Instructor permission required.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ERL 548 - National Writing Project Advanced Institute in Teacher Leadership


    Examines teachers’ role as change agents. Includes mentoring students in ERL 546.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ERL 545 and ERL 546. Instructor permission required.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ERL 552 - Seminar in Teacher Research


    History of the teacher as researcher movement. Presents basic research strategies for classroom teachers. Students will test research techniques in classrooms and design a research study.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ERL 534, ERL 535, ERL 536 or a minimum of 15 hours completed in literacy graduate program.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ERL 553 - Literacy Assessment


    Discussion of both literacy process and product assessment measures and factors affecting these areas. Exploration of past, present and current issues in literacy assessment.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ERL 535 and ERL 540 or equivalents or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ERL 569 - Clinical Practices-Teaching Children


    Internship on clinical practices, in small groups and tutoring contexts, for children (K-8) experiencing difficulties in literacy. Emphasis on assessment, interventions and cast study reports.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ERL 553 or permission.

    Credits: 6
  
  • ERL 590 - Special Topics in English Language Arts and Related Fields


    Offered as need, interest, and research require. Specific topics might include: word processor and writing instruction, comprehension and cohesion, reading and writing in the content areas, vocabulary development, reading and cognition, ethnographic research in the language arts, and teacher as researcher. May be repeated for credit.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 1-3
  
  • ERL 601 - Seminar in Reading


    Students will read, discuss and present research on historical and current issues in reading and reading instruction.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ERL 535 and a minimum of 15 credit hours completed in Literacy.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ERL 603 - Proseminar in Literacy I


    An introduction to doctoral study in literacy, this course grounds students in the historical context of literacy and instruction that informs current trends and issues in literacy instruction and research.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ERL 697 - Independent Study in Literacy


    Provides graduate students with an opportunity to increase professional competence through independent readings and research. Students plan individual projects to gain competencies in literacy education.  

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission.

    Credits: 1-6
  
  • ERL 698 - Special Topics in Literacy


    Concentrated study of designated topics in literacy education. Topics may vary depending on faculty and student interest. May be repeated for credit. Some sections may have prerequisites beyond the following:

    Prerequisites & Notes
    CAS or doctoral level student or permission.

    Credits: 1-3

Education-Mathematics

  
  • EMA 551 - Newer Practices in Mathematics Education


    Covers objectives, materials and procedures for improvement of teaching fundamentals of arithmetic and a mathematics readiness program, a sensible drill load, and development of meaningful problem units.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    EMA 314 or equivalent.

    Credits: 3
  
  • EMA 598 - Special Topics in Mathematics Education


    Concentrated study of designated topics in mathematics education. Topics may vary depending on faculty and student interest. May be repeated for credit. Some sections may have prerequisites beyond the following:                   

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Graduate student or permission.

    Credits: 1-3
  
  • EMA 697 - Independent Study in Mathematics Education


    Provides graduate students with an opportunity to increase professional competence through independent readings and research.  Students plan individual projects to gain competencies in mathematics education.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission.   

    Credits: 1-6

Education-Measurement and Testing

  
  • EHD 521 - Classroom Practice to Improve Learning


    Evidence based classroom practice and the skills to construct and sustain challenging instruction and a healthy learning environment. Individual and group reflection on research findings from educational psychology, brain development and learning, universal design, effective schools, effective teaching, student diversity, social foundations, and educational assessment.

    Credits: 3

Education-Psychology

  
  • EHD 522 - Educational Psychology (Masters)


    A seminar to explore theoretical and empirical issues in educational psychology.

    Credits: 3
  
  • EHD 621 - Educational Psychology (Doctoral)


    A seminar to explore theoretical and empirical issues in educational psychology.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    EHD 203 and EHD 573 or equivalents.

    Credits: 3

Education-Reading Recovery

  
  • EHD 531 - Data Analysis for Education Data Specialists I


    This course will focus on the techniques used to aggregate and analyze assessment, attendance, grade, and demographic data. This course will use a series of applied activities designed to expose students to specific software resources (e.g. FileMaker, Excel, Calc) used to aggregate and analyze data. This course will focus on specific procedures in data aggregation as well as teaching students how to select and apply the correct analyses for specific data types.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    EHD 520, EHD 573 or equivalent.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ERR 535 - Reading Recovery Teacher Training I


    Prepares teachers through school-based outreach centers to implement Reading Recovery procedures with first grade children with reading difficulties: tutoring four children daily; tutoring a child behind the one-way mirror one or two times per semester.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prior acceptance into Reading Recovery Teacher certification program.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ERR 536 - Reading Recovery Teacher Training II


    A continuation of ERR 535.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ERR 535.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ERR 631 - Seminar: Issues Related to Reading Recovery Theory and Practice I


    Examines the principles of Reading Recovery theory and to compare and contrast divergent theoretical perspectives.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prior acceptance into the certification program for Reading Recovery Teacher Leaders.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ERR 632 - Seminar: Issues Related to Reading Recovery Theory and Practice II


    A continuation of ERR 631.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ERR 631.

    Credits: 3
 

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