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• Analysis of Educational Issues: Philosophic-historic Foundations
• Analysis of Educational Issues: Socio-cultural Foundations
• Advanced Educational Psychology
• Research Methods in Education
School of Education required courses (choose 2, for a total of 6 hours)
• Teaching in the Multicultural Classroom
• Recent Issues and Trends: Schooling and Popular Culture
• The Elementary School Curriculum/The Secondary School Curriculum
Area of Emphasis
(Choose one of the following: Cultural Diversity; Assessment; English as a Second Language; then choose 3 courses from the corresponding list of choices):
• Studies in African-American Literature
• Studies in African-American Texts
• Teaching African-American Oral and Written Literature
• Language and Society
• Studies in Women, Language, and Literature
• Women, Language, and Pedagogy
• Topics in Teaching English (when appropriate, must be approved by advisor)
• Native Americans from 1840 to the Present
• Women in American Social History
• The Black Urban Experience
• History of Mexico
• Gender, Ethnicity, and Class in the Workplace
• Seminar in Intergroup Relations
• Seminar in Gender and Gender Inequality
• Special Topics in Sociology (when appropriate, must be approved by advisor)
• Seminar in Intercultural Communication
• Special Topics in Communication Theory and Research (when appropriate, must be approved by advisor)
• Seminar in Cultural Geography
• Political Geography
• Urban Geography
• Diversity
• Individualized Educational Assessment
• Psychological Tests and Measurement
• Assessment and Testing in ESL
• Principles of Assessment in Special Physical Education
• Literacy Diagnostics: Assessment and Instruction
• Principles of Linguistics
• Syntactic Analysis
• Language and Society
• Second Language Acquisition
• Methods and Materials for K-12 ESL Teaching
• Assessment and Testing in ESL
Final Project
To complete the degree students will complete a final project. The final project may either be an action research project or a traditional research project.
Course Descriptions:
Required Foundational Courses
EPFR 520-3 ANALYSIS OF EDUCATIONAL ISSUES: PHILOSOPHICAL-HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS.
The goal of this course is to enable students to be more effective inquiring professionals through an understanding of the philosophical and historical foundations of the educational process. The emphasis is on students being able to apply philosophical ideas and historical understanding to their own professional practice in order to continually improve that practice.
EPFR 521-3 ANALYSIS OF EDUCATIONAL ISSUES: SOCIO-CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS.
The goal of this course is to enable students to be more effective inquiring professionals through an understanding of the social and cultural foundations of the educational process. Students will read, analyze, and evaluate different cultural perspectives of education with emphasis on identifying different social and cultural forces at work in schools. This course will also help students identify their own cultural perspective (s) and to contextualize that perspective with others cultural frameworks so that they may continually improve their professional practice.
EPFR 515-3 ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY.
Educational implications arising from major theoretical perspectives on learning. Emphasis on cognitive processes, learning strategies, principles of human development and human behavior. Prerequisite: undergraduate course in educational psychology.
EPFR 501-3 RESEARCH METHODS IN EDUCATION.
Analysis of educational research methods. Focus on conceptual, methodological and practical issues addressing both quantitative and qualitative methodologies as related to current educational issues.
Required School of Education Courses
CI 471-3 TEACHING IN THE MULTICULTURAL CLASSROOM.
Concepts and strategies for developing positive attitudes; increasing knowledge and selecting appropriate materials for teaching children from culturally diverse backgrounds.
CI 508-3 RECENT ISSUES AND TRENDS IN SECONDARY EDUCATION.
Popular and professional criticism of American secondary education. Innovations as they affect social organization of the instructional setting. Prerequisites: completion of half or more of the work leading to a master's degree; consent of instructor.
CI 561-3 THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM.
Reorganization, construction, and administration of elementary school curriculum; installation, adaptation, and administration of revised curriculum.
CI 562-3 THE SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM.
Modern curriculum patterns; group processes in curriculum construction; creative project approach to course design in one's major instructional field.
ENG 446-3 STUDIES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE.
Examine the fiction, poetry, short stories, and essays of African American writers within the context of scholarship and criticism dedicated to the study of Black diasporie cultures.
ENG 526-3 STUDIES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN TEXTS.
This course examines African American texts including fiction, poetry, plays, essays, sermons, slave narratives, memories, and speeches, with primary focus on pertinent theory, scholarship, and publications in Black studies. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours, provided no topic is repeated. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
ENG 570-3 TEACHING AFRICAN-AMERICAN ORAL AND WRITTEN LITERATURE.
Teaching of African-American oral and written literatures; emphasis on methodology, comparative presentation styles, and textual analysis; scope includes ancient Africa and contemporary America. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
ENG 416-3 LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY.
Relationships among language, society, and culture, and their implications for education and intercultural communication. Topics include language variation, socialization, and ethnography of communication. Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
ENG 478-3 STUDIES IN WOMEN, LANGUAGE, AND LITERATURE.
Relationships among society, gender, language, and literature; ways women are affected by and depicted in language and literature; literature written by women; feminist criticism. Topic varies; may be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours provided no topic is repeated. Prerequisite: ENG 102.
ENG 578-3 WOMEN, LANGUAGE, AND PEDAGOGY.
Study of recent research into ways gender affects language: speaking, reading, and writing. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
ENG 581- 3 TOPICS IN TEACHING WRITING.
Workshop or seminar in teaching composition, language, literature, creative writing, and related subjects in education. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours provided no topic is repeated. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
HIST 423 a, b-6 (3,3) NATIVE AMERICANS BEFORE 1492 TO THE PRESENT.
The investigation of disparate cultures in contact with a blend of historical and anthropological methods and materials with emphasis on Native American worldviews. (a) before 1492 to 1840 (b) 1840 to present. Prerequisite: HIST 200 or consent of instructor.
HIST 440-3 WOMEN IN AMERICAN SOCIAL HISTORY.
Women from various social classes, ethnic and racial groups, and geographic regions. Social institutions: family, church, schools, etc. Colonial era to present.
HIST 442-3 THE BLACK URBAN EXPERIENCE.
Social, economic, and political history. Emphasizes a community life and development, as well as race relation.
HIST 460-3 HISTORY OF MEXICO.
Mexican history from the winning of independence to present. Special attention will be devoted to relations with the U.S.
SOC 444-3 GENDER, ETHNICITY, AND CLASS IN THE WORKPLACE.
Traces the evolution of work for women of different races and classes, and studies what issues women now face in the public and private spheres.
SOC 502-3 SEMINAR IN INTERGROUP RELATIONS.
Cross-cultural study of racial, ethnic, and inter-faith relations. Causes of conflict, accommodation, inequality, domination, acculturation, assimilation, pluralism.
542-3 SEMINAR IN GENDER AND GENDER INEQUALITY.
Theoretical perspectives on the creation, reproduction, and maintenance of gender and gender inequality.
SOC 590-3 SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY.
Seminar on topic not included in regular course offerings. May be repeated provided no topic is repeated.
SPC 511-3 SEMINAR IN INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION.
Applications of communication theories and models in the study of cooperation and conflict between and among individuals of different cultures. Prerequisite: SPC 510 or consent of instructor.
SPC 509-3 SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMMUNICATION THEORY AND RESEARCH.
Variable content course emphasizing contemporary issues in communication theory construction and research methods. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours provided no topic is repeated.
GEOG 500-3 SEMINAR IN CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY.
Selected topics in human-environment interactions. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours provided no topic is repeated. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
GEOG 406-3 POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY.
Fundamental principles of geopolitics, geostrategic theory, electoral geography, and their application to the United States and other major world regions. Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing.
GEOG 400-3 URBAN GEOGRAPHY.
Cultural and physical factors related to distribution, interrelations, and internal spatial organization of cities. Prerequisite: Math 120 or equivalent or consent of instructor.
SOCW 517 Diversity
This course explores the origins and development of social variables that characterize racial, ethnic, and social groups. A multi-dimensional framework is used to examine such concepts as ethnicity, racism, sexism, homophobia, handicapism, prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination. The course examines the implications of dual and multiple value systems for social work practice within the context of societal structures and institutions. Prerequisite: Admission to MSW Program.
SPE 511-3 INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT.
Advanced knowledge and informal assessment strategies as applied to the identification, evaluation, and ongoing development of the individual with a disability. Prerequisite: SPE 500 or consent of instructor.
PSYC 421-3 PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS.
Principles of psychological measurement, test construction and evaluation; problems in assessment and prediction. Prerequisite: 211.
ENG 472: ASSESSMENT AND TESTING IN ESL
This course is designed as a broad and basic preparation for students who are 1) interested generally in the topics of assessment, testing and evaluation, related to language teaching and/or 2) planning on teaching in a setting where assessment and evaluation of Limited English Proficient students will be expected. It will provide an overview of historical and current approaches to assessment. We will review the functions of assessment, how to assess proficiency in various skill areas, methods of both statistical and qualitative modes of evaluation, and the analysis and interpretation of test results. The aim is to enable students to make informed and critical choices about what they will need to assess and how to go about doing it.
KIN 525-3 PRINCIPLES OF ASSESSMENT IN SPECIAL PHYSICAL EDUCATION.
Selection and presentation of appropriate assessment tools for individuals with varying degrees of disability and age.
CI 571-3 571-3 LITERACY DIAGNOSTICS: ASSESSMENT AND INSTRUCTION.
Administration and analysis of cognitive ability, academic achievement, and literacy development formal and informal assessments, to write diagnostic reports and plan literacy instruction. Prerequisite: CI 520, 521, 525, and 540.
Courses in English as a Second Language
ENG 400-3 PRINCIPLES OF LINGUISTICS.
Principles and techniques of linguistic analysis illustrated through survey of major structural components of language. Recommended for those preparing to teach English.
ENG 409-3 SYNTACTIC ANALYSIS.
Principles of syntactic analysis and interpretation as applied to clause and sentence level structures.
ENG 416-3 LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY.
Relationships among language, society, and culture, and their implications for education and intercultural communication. Topics include language variation, socialization, and ethnography of communication. Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
ENG 468-3 SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION.
Examination of issues and theories applicable to understanding process of second language development. Prerequisite: ENG 400 should be taken before, or concurrently with ENG 468.
ENG 470-3 METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR K-12 ESL TEACHING.
Examination of techniques and materials for teaching English as a Second Language in K-12 settings.
ENG 472-3 ASSESSMENT AND TESTING IN ESL.
Examination of issues and methods for assessing oral and written proficiency in English as a Second Language.