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EDUC 506 - Teaching and Learning Science Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Students will engage in critical analysis and research related to developmentally appropriate, research based teaching content area methods for the science classroom. Building upon the previous academic and experiential backgrounds of the students, the course is designed to provide concrete experiences for appropriate implementation and incorporation of national and state standards in planning, instruction and assessment within the educational setting.
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EDUC 540 - Teaching and Learning Secondary Mathematics Credits: (3)
Prerequisites: Admittance to C&I MS program and admittance to TEP; or permission of instructor.
This course will introduce pre-service teachers to the requisite knowledge and skills for teaching mathematics in grades 6-12. This course is taught in conjunction with a field experience in grades 6-12 (EDUC 441) and is co-listed with EDUC 440.
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EDUC 571 - Teaching the Gifted Learner Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Hybrid/Online
Cross-Listed: EDSP 571
This course provides an introduction to the field of gifted education and the characteristics and needs of gifted learners.
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EDUC 603 - Evaluation of Student Learning Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Students improve their educational practice through learning and applying effective assessment and evaluation principles and procedures. Lectures, readings and exams address topics such as designing valid and reliable assessment items, interpreting assessment data, and deciphering standardized test scores. Additionally, real-world projects provide meaning and context to the course’s instructional goals and objectives by providing opportunities for students to design assessment instruments for instructional programs and interpret data collected within educational research and evaluation studies.
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EDUC 612 - Problems in Social Studies Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Selected topics in the social studies area to be determined by the interests of students in the course. For the elementary classroom teacher, supervisor, principal or specialist in the social studies area.
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EDUC 615 - Principles of Curriculum Development Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing.
Students will develop understandings of the philosophical, sociological, historical, economic, and psychological foundations related to K-12 curriculum design. They will examine emerging trends and democratic values and goals, as well as curriculum alignment, scope and sequence, and state regulations pertaining to learning. Students will explore and apply models of curriculum development, and will develop a personal philosophy of curriculum. This course can serve as the Curriculum Development major course for Masters in Education Curriculum and Instruction option students.
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EDUC 617 - Models of Teaching for Educational Leadership Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Preference given to educational leadership students fulfilling program requirements.
Examines student learning styles, teacher instructional styles (models of teaching), and methods of differentiating instruction and assessing student learning. Examines the concepts of effective instruction and effective instructional leadership. Focuses on the school leader’s role in leading an instructional program, supporting teacher growth, and enhancing student learning.
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EDUC 618 - Models of Teaching for Curriculum and Instruction Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Provides teachers and teacher candidates with the knowledge and skills essential to designing instruction to enhance student learning. Engages teachers and teacher candidates in the study of a variety of research-based models of instruction. Student learning styles, needs of diverse learners, application of technology for enhancing student learning, and various methods of differentiating assessment and instruction will be examined.
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EDUC 619 - Language Arts and Writing in the Elementary Classroom Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Examines current research and practices in the teaching Language Arts. Provides teachers and teacher candidates with the knowledge and skills essential to teaching and assessing writing for students in PreK through grade six. The course focuses on writing instruction, assessment of writing, and the unique needs of boy writers and reluctant writers.
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EDUC 620 - Issues of Equity and Diversity in Mathematics Education Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Cross-Listed: MATH 620
Familiarizes students with cultural, social, and political issues in the teaching and learning of mathematics. Students will explore equity and diversity principles and approaches in mathematics education, including strategies for teaching mathematics to diverse learners. Mathematics activities will be incorporated, as needed, to supplement the curriculum.
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EDUC 630 - Assessment, Identification, and Evaluation in Gifted Education Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Hybrid/Online
Cross-Listed: EDSP 630
This course focuses on multiple means of assessment and identification of giftedness in the K-12 population. The course also emphasizes the evaluation of programs for gifted learners.
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EDUC 632 - Curriculum Differentiation and Instructional Methods for Gifted Learners Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Hybrid/Lecture
Cross-Listed: EDSP 632
This course explores the design, delivery and implementation of differentiated curriculum and instruction for gifted learners.
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EDUC 634 - Current Issues in Teaching the Gifted Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Hybrid/Lecture
Cross-Listed: EDSP 634
This course focuses on critical issues, current research, and future directions in the field of gifted education. Assignments are structured to help participants develop the knowledge, conceptual understandings, and skills to assess, identify and nurture gifted learners, including those students who are typically underserved.
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EDUC 636 - Practicum and Action Research in Teaching Gifted Learners Credits: (3)
Cross-Listed: EDSP 636
This practicum provides a minimum 60-hour clinical experience in teaching gifted learners. Seminar meetings are regularly scheduled to enhance professional development. An action research study is a required component of the course.
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EDUC 639 - Early Field Experience for Science Education (Grades 6-12) Credits: (3)
Corequisites: EDUC 506 .
This practicum is taken as a corequisite with EDUC 506 and is intended for the pre-service teachers to contextualize teaching within the secondary (grades 6 – 12) adolescent culture.
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EDUC 640 - Internship in Teaching, Secondary Education (Grades 6-12) Credits: (6)
Prerequisites: Completion of licensure coursework and admission to the Teacher Education Program.
Provides extensive clinical experience in one or more grade levels appropriate to the certification area for graduate students seeking teaching licensure in secondary education (grades 6 – 12). Experience begins with observation and limited participation and culminates in assumption of full responsibility in the classroom.
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EDUC 641 - Internship in Teaching, Elementary Education (Grades PK-6) Credits: (9)
Instructional Method: Internship plus seminar.
Provides extensive clinical experience in one or more grade levels appropriate to the certification area for graduate students seeking teaching licensure in grades PreK 6. Experience begins with observation and limited participation and culminates in assumption of full responsibility in the classroom. Special seminars are regularly scheduled to enhance professional development of student.
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EDUC 642 - Conceptualizing, Planning and Teaching 6-8 Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture
Prerequisites: Admission to the Teacher Education program.
Provides an on-going focus on the teaching/learning process during the graduate internship experience. The goal is to promote reflective teaching practices as students conceptualize, plan, and implement lessons in middle level classrooms. Students plan in disciplinary and interdisciplinary groups and examine alternative teaching materials, strategies, and methods of assessment.
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EDUC 643 - Internship in Teaching, Middle Education (Grades 6-8) Credits: (6)
Prerequisites: Completion of Licensure coursework and Admission to the Teacher Education Program.
Provides extensive clinical experience in one or more grade levels appropriate to the certification area for graduate students seeking teaching licensure in secondary education (grades 6 – 8). Experience begins with observation and limited participation and culminates in assumption of full responsibility in the classroom.
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EDUC 650 - Graduate Seminar: Theory and Practice in Mathematics Education Credits: (3)
Cross-Listed: MATH 650
Examines literature in the theory and practice of mathematics education. Course content will vary semester to semester, in each case focusing on one specific topic. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, educational learning theories and mathematical connections, K-12 mathematics education curriculum reform, technology and the teaching of mathematics, international studies in mathematics education, or mathematical literacy. The course will include examinations of National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards and Virginia SOL documents. Students enrolled in the master’s program in education with a concentration in Mathematics will be expected to complete an extensive teaching or research project in this course during their final semester of the program, unless they receive prior permission to complete the project at some other time. Project choices must be focused in mathematics education and approved by the professor of record. This course must be taken in the final semester but be taken more than once for credit, provided the topic of study is different, with permission of instructor.
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EDUC 660 - Current Issues in Education (Topic) Credits: Variable credit, (1-5)
Examines a major problem or trend, its implications and possible solutions or impact on education.
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EDUC 670 - Basic Principles and Practices of Multicultural Education Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Students critically examine how issues surrounding cultural and ethnic diversity impact individual and group identity, curriculum and instruction, and social organizations. Students will develop understandings of culturally responsive teaching where educators work effectively with all students and families in a pluralistic society.
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EDUC 681 - International Education Topic Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
The course is designed to contrast and compare educational programs in other countries with education in the United States. Special attention given to curriculum, faculty and student composition, legal structure, facilities and administrative arrangements.
Note(s): Course may be repeated with different topic.
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EDUC 691 - Professional Seminar: Research in Mathematics Education Credits: (1)
Cross-Listed: MATH 691
Offers an examination of current issues in mathematics education. The course focus is on reading, presenting, and critiquing professional mathematics education literature on a range of topics while also considering practical implications. This course can be taken more than once for credit.
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EDUC 698 - Directed Study Credits: Variable credit, (1-4)
Hours and credit to be arranged. See “Directed Study .”
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EDUC 699 - Research and Thesis Credits: Variable credit, (1-6)
Hours and credit to be arranged with the approval of the dean of the Graduate College. See “Thesis .”
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Education Foundations |
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EDEF 600 - Child and Adolescent Development Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Covers critical components of human development from the prenatal stage through adolescence, including theories, ethics, research and applications. Personal, social, professional, and cultural perspectives related to working with children and adolescents are explored.
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EDEF 606 - Educational Research Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Involves the study of both qualitative and quantitative research emphasizing the understanding of statistical concepts and procedures necessary to create and implement effective education research. A goal of the course is to present essentials necessary for students to carry out the entire research process from identifying research problems to writing research reports. Students will analyze various approaches to planning research and will discuss techniques and procedures used in making and evaluating studies.
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EDEF 607 - Foundations of Education Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
An understanding of the historical, philosophical, and sociological foundations underlying the role, development and organization of public education in the United States is provided in this core course for all Masters in Education concentrations (and foundations course for graduate licensure candidates). Students will examine selected key issues and debates in education (e.g. purposes/philosophies of education at present and over time; legal status and rights of teachers and students; culture and organization of schools; interactions between assessment, instruction, and student progress/ performance; school finance; various educational reform efforts). The course promotes students’ ability to interpret and critique the impact of legal, political, economic, and societal factors on schooling and on teaching, with an emphasis upon how these issues involve or impact them in their careers as educators.
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EDEF 610 - Educational Alternatives: History and Theory Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing.
This course is designed primarily to help students develop an in-depth understanding of educational alternatives including the scope of the field, points of similarity and difference between various theorists, the historical and philosophical roots of educational alternatives, criticisms of the theories and practices, and practical examples of these theories.
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EDEL 612 - Introduction to School Administration Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing.
Students will develop understandings of trends and implications of the major historical, philosophical and ethical influences affecting school organization and leadership. Current leadership theories and styles are examined as they relate to democratic values. Processes are examined for use in the collaborative shaping of a school vision with all stakeholders in the school community. Research on school improvement and effective schools is included. State laws and regulations governing school quality in Virginia are covered. Students will explore and apply course content as they develop a prototypical school vision, mission, and goals statement. Student self-assessment for leadership will be a major focus of this course.
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EDEL 614 - Supervision and Evaluation of Instruction Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Students will study the processes, techniques, and problems associated with supervision, evaluation, and improvement of classroom instruction and instructional programs in preK-12 schools. They will examine the roles of school administrators and instructional supervisors in the evaluation of people and programs associated with instruction with a focus on improved student learning.
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EDEL 621 - Organization and Management of Public Schools Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Admission to Educational Leadership Program.
Students will develop understandings of the varied managerial duties and responsibilities of school (preK-12) and district level administrators. Students will study the role of an educational leader as a manager in school planning; organizing time, space and records; master-scheduling; staffing; budgeting and purchasing; attending to staff and student safety; managing and overseeing diverse populations in staff and student groups; overseeing school plan and grounds; and coordinating school programs for student activities, transportation, custodians, clerks, and food services employees. Students will apply systems understanding to school improvement and the support and development of educational environments to enhance opportunities for academic success for all students.
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EDEL 624 - Technology for School Administrators Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Explore technological applications for the purpose of effectively enriching teaching and learning in K-12 schools. Current technologies for school management and for business procedures will be presented and assessed. Short and long range technology planning for the school, including exploring resource options, will be investigated.
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EDEL 626 - The School and Community Relations Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Admission to Educational Leadership Program
Students will develop understandings of the principles and practices of human relations within schools. Includes research and best practices in school public relations programs, development of mutual school and community understandings, public participation in planning school programs and services, cooperative activities with appropriate community groups, and the relationship of school administrators and staff. Students will analyze their leadership skills, and their beliefs, values, actions and their potential impact upon all stakeholders. Students will apply course content to the examination of changing demographic populations, change processes, and the impact of change on all aspects of school and community.
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EDEL 630 - Legal and Ethical Dimensions of School Administrators Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Admission to Educational Leadership Program.
Students will explore the legal status of public schools in the United States with special reference to ethics and the application of law for the educational benefit of all students. A study of constitutional law and the judicial rulings of the Supreme Court, federal district courts, and state appellate courts will form the basis for exploration of historical precedence in educational law as well as current analysis of trends in legal precedence relating to education. The study of laws and regulations in Virginia are utilized as a construct for understanding issues surrounding implementation of the Standards of Quality and adherence to the Standards of Accreditation.
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EDEL 635 - Seminar in Problems of Educational Leadership Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
The course will be conducted in seminar format with professors and students identifying the major problems currently facing educational leaders. Once the problems have been identified students will be expected to conduct research concerning the problems, report their findings and offer potential solutions to the problems.
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EDEL 660 - Current Issues in Education (Topic) Credits: Variable credit, (2-4)
Examines a major problem or trend, its implications and possible alternative solutions or impact on education.
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EDEL 698 - Directed Study Credits: Variable credit, (1-4)
Prerequisites: Approval of advisor, School Director of School of Teacher Education and Leadership and Directed Study form submitted to the Graduate College.
Hours and credit to be arranged. See “Directed Study .”
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EDET 554 - Educational Technology for Diverse Populations Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Cross-Listed: EDSP 554
Students will develop critical awareness of educational and assistive technologies that support students with disabilities, and other learners with diverse needs. The course begins with an overview of the latest research and evidence-based practice in educational technology applications for instruction. Participants will explore a wide range of these technology applications with a focus on assistive or adaptive technologies. The course focuses on the historical and legal mandates that guide the integration of assistive technologies into the educational programs of students with disabilities.
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EDET 619 - Instructional Design and Evaluation Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Provides students with initial skills and competencies in applying instructional design principles to teaching and learning problems. The student applies Instructional Design methodologies to critical components in instruction including content, learner characteristics and diversity in technology integration.
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EDET 620 - Educational Technology: Applications, Applied Research and Integration Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Two hours lecture; two hours laboratory.
Provides an overview of educational technology as a change-oriented academic field as well as a concept that defines a number of strategies for effectively facilitating learning. Students investigate strategies in which computer-based resources can be used to support the practice of professional educators. Students will apply research and educational technology skills within written exams and the development of electronic portfolio-based instructional resources. Students are expected to enter this course with basic computer knowledge and skills.
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EDET 629 - Administration of Educational Media Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
The course examines the role of media managers, specialists and technicians in the administration of educational media programs and services.
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EDET 630 - Foundations of Educational Technology Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: One hour lecture; two hours laboratory.
Prerequisites: EDET 620 .
Provides a theoretical and historical foundation for many of the principles applied within the field of educational technology. Information processing models, dual coding and visual literacy principles, brain-based research approaches to media design, and other models are applied to the design and evaluation of educational media material and the selection of appropriate mediated instructional solutions.
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EDET 640 - Multimedia Design for Online, Mobile, and Group Presentations Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: One hour lecture; two hours laboratory.
Prerequisites: EDET 620 .
Provides teachers, teacher candidates, and other education professionals with the knowledge and skills essential to designing multimedia presentations and instruction in face-to-face, distance and mobile environments to enhance student learning. Engages teachers, teacher candidates, and other education professionals in the study and analysis of a variety of research-based models of multimedia instruction. Student learning styles, needs of diverse learners, application of technology for enhancing student learning, and various methods of differentiating assessment and instruction will be examined.
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EDET 650 - The Web: New Contexts for Teaching and Learning Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: One hour lecture; two hours laboratory.
Prerequisites: EDET 620 .
Designed to provide teachers, teacher candidates, corporate training professionals, psychology graduate students, and other education professionals with opportunities to apply the knowledge and skills enabling them to incorporate Web resources into the design and evaluation of effective learning environments. The dynamic nature of the Web prohibits a specific listing of content as this will evolve as Web resources continually change. The instructor is responsible for providing instruction in the application of current resources. This class will also include discussion of critical diversity issues and techniques related to the Web to meet the needs of all learners. The course will facilitate the development of a number of different Web-based solutions to instructional problems, including the use of wikis and shared documents in the work flow of complex projects, the development of video-based scaffolding, and the use of blogs and other technologies to establish online learning communities. The end product of the course for each student will be a collection of Web-supported learning environments that they create and make accessible through an online digital portfolio.
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EDET 660 - Current Issues in Educational Media/Technology (Topic) Credits: Variable credit, (1-4)
One to four hours per week. Examines a major problem or special issue concerning educational technology, its implications and possible solutions.
Note(s): The course may be repeated for a maximum of six (6) semester hours.
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EDET 661 - Gaming and Simulations for Instruction Credits: (3)
Prerequisites: EDET 620 .
Provides teachers, teacher candidates, and other education professionals with the knowledge and skills essential to designing computer-based games and simulations to enhance student learning. Engages teachers, teacher candidates, and other education professionals in the study, analysis, and creation of a variety of research-based models of gaming and simulation instruction. Student learning styles, needs of diverse learners, application of technology for enhancing student learning, and various methods of differentiating assessment and instruction will be examined.
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EDET 689 - Educational Technology Capstone Credits: (3)
Prerequisites: EDET 619 , EDET 620 , EDET 630 , EDET 640 , EDET 650 . May be taken concurrent with EDET 630 , EDET 640 or EDET 650 .
Provides students in the Educational Technology concentration program an opportunity to define an applied research or evaluation project under the direction of education faculty members. Results of the applied project will be included in the students’ electronic portfolios and formally presented at the end of the semester as an exit requirement from the program.
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EDET 698 - Directed Study in Educational Media/Technology Credits: Variable credit, (1-4)
Prerequisites: Approval of the advisor, School Director of the School of Teacher Education and Leadership and Directed Study form submitted to the Graduate College.
Hours and credit to be arranged.
Note(s): The course may be repeated for a maximum of six (6) semester hours credit.
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English |
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ENGL 502 - Teaching Writing: Theories and Practices Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing.
The course provides prospective teachers of the English language arts with theories and practices governing effective teaching of writing in elementary, middle-school and high school classrooms. A field experience in an area public school classroom allows teachers and teacher candidates to design and teach lessons and to conduct writing workshops. Students will complete a field research project that investigates and applies composition theory to some area of their teaching.
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ENGL 506 - Advanced Technical Writing Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Teaches students to master the advanced technical writing skills required to write professional reports, proposals, manuals and other communications studied in the course. Individual and team-written projects assigned.
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ENGL 507 - Technical Editing Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prepares students to analyze the readability of technical documents written in the workplace (e.g., instructions, user manuals, abstracts, proposals) and to deal with problems of correctness, consistency, clarity, organization and rhetorical effectiveness of language and layout. Realistic weekly assignments include excerpts from technical manuals, insurance and government documents, instructions and reports.
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ENGL 525 - The Study of Adolescent Literature Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Course familiarizes students with classical and contemporary literature whose audience is primarily adolescents. Students are led to understand why teenage readers make the literature choices they do. The course helps students develop a positive attitude toward this kind of literature and understand it should have a place in the reading program of adolescents. Course required to satisfy certification requirements for English majors intending to teach at the secondary level.
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ENGL 563 - Grammar and Language for Teachers Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Primarily intended for graduate-level, pre-service teaching intern candidates, this course addresses the topics of English grammar and usage, language acquisition and language-related learning, all informed by contemporary research from the fields of anthropological linguistics, psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics.
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ENGL 600 - Introduction to Literary Scholarship Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Examination of tools and techniques essential to advanced literary study and scholarship. Strongly recommended during the first semester of graduate study.
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ENGL 601 - Diversity in English Language Arts Credits: (3)
Prerequisites: None
This course investigates the nature of cultural, linguistic, literary, and exceptional diversity, including dialect communities and discourse communities. Discourse styles among exceptional populations with varying levels of communicative competence such as autistic learners and ESL groups will also be covered. Specific applications include the nature of communicative competence, of digital literacies, and the use of mediating devices (e.g., text-to-speech software, touchscreen tablets, e-readers, etc.) in communicative practice and in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) environments. Students design lesson and unit plans for a variety of language arts topics and specifically for populations as noted above, and in alignment with Response to Intervention (RTI) and other contemporary curricular developments (e.g., Common Core, etc.)
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ENGL 606 - Technical and Business Writing Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing required (or permission of the instructor) and fluency in written English.
Study of documents common in professional settings, including correspondence, proposals, reports, instructions and presentation materials; writing of various documents, including an article on communication in the student’s field; and development of an effective professional writing style.
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ENGL 611 - Creative Writing Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture and workshop.
Writing of fiction or poetry for a critical audience composed of the student’s instructor and classmates; studies in writing strategies and techniques.
Note(s): May be taken twice for credit.
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ENGL 621 - Principles of Literary Criticism Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Examination of literary theories stated in major critical texts; emphasis on principles underlying contemporary schools of criticism.
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ENGL 622 - Assessment in Digital and Online Language Arts Credits: (3)
Prerequisites: None
This course provides prospective and practicing teachers with a grounding in the nature of assessment as a fundamental aspect of instructional design. It then extends that study to the theory and practice of assessment, and to definitions and diverse variations on the nature of meaningful assessment. Students construct multiple assessment instruments designed to draw upon a wide variety of digital media and expressive options, both online and on local devices.
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ENGL 625 - Advanced Young Adult Literature in a Digital Age Credits: (3)
Prerequisites: None
This course investigates the nature of online and e-reader-based materials targeted explicitly at young adults, including e-book versions of traditional young adult selections. In addition, materials often at odds with mainstream cultural values of literary merit, including such non-traditional materials as are found in role-playing environments, social media sites, e-publishing and self-publishing, and graphic novel genres will be considered. Students will develop Universal Design for Learning (UDL)-based lessons and larger, cohesive plans involving reading materials from a variety of the domains noted above.
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ENGL 627 - Content Challenges in Digital and Online Language Arts Credits: (3)
Prerequisites: None
This course explores the potential for free access and censorship issues, including legalities and policy challenges, at the intersection of freedom of expression, copyright, and the limited rights of dependent minors in society and in school-based environments. Learners will develop defensive rationales and prospective proposals for including controversial materials in the curriculum materials in a public school setting. Additional topics include preventing copyright infringement and plagiarism in online and digital content and compositions.
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ENGL 629 - Critical Approaches to Teaching Literature Credits: (3)
The course provides prospective teachers of literature with an examination and application of current theory research and practice in the teaching of literature. In a field experience portion of the course, students will design lesson plans and apply particular approaches to teaching literature with students in local, middle, high schools, or college classrooms. They will design a Unit of Literature Study for classroom use.
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ENGL 631 - Studies in Middle English Literature Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Close reading, largely in Middle English, of works best typifying developments in English literature during the centuries after the Norman Conquest.
Note(s): With a different subheading, may be taken twice for credit.
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ENGL 633 - Studies in English Renaissance Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Study of selected major authors or important topics of the English Renaissance.
Note(s): With a different subheading, may be taken twice for credit.
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ENGL 635 - Studies in Restoration and 18th Century British Literature Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Study of selected major British writers during the period of 1660-1789.
Note(s): With a different subheading, may be taken twice for credit.
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ENGL 637 - Studies in 19th Century British Literature Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Study of selected major figures and important topics of 19th century, with attention to American and European cross-influences.
Note(s): With a different subheading, may be taken twice for credit.
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ENGL 639 - Studies in 20th Century Literature Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Study of selected major figures and important topics of 20th century British and American literature, with attention to other influences.
Note(s): With a different subheading, may be taken twice for credit.
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ENGL 644 - Studies in American Literature I (to 1861) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Study of selected authors and important topics of American literature prior to 1861.
Note(s): With a different subheading, may be taken twice for credit.
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ENGL 645 - Studies in American Literature II (since 1861) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Study of selected authors and important topics of American literature since 1861.
Note(s): With a different subheading, may be taken twice for credit.
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ENGL 648 - Studies in Oral and Written Literature of Appalachia Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Study of specified genre of oral or written Appalachian literature, or a combination of genres from both types to show cross influences. Genre selections, which vary from term to term, include folktale or ballad in oral literature, or perhaps a combination of ballad and poetry.
Note(s): With a different subheading, may be taken twice for credit.
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ENGL 651 - Teaching College Composition Credits: (3)
Prerequisites: Appointment as a Graduate Teaching Fellow in the English Department.
Introduction to ideas about learning, composition and the process of writing; reading of selected texts on the theory and practice of teaching writing; survey of selected teaching strategies; preparation of course descriptions and syllabi; writing; and model teaching.
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ENGL 652 - Advanced Teaching Writing in a Digital Age Credits: (3)
Prerequisites: None
This course offers experienced writing teachers (classroom-based or online) an opportunity to migrate those skills to an explicitly digital domain of blogs, glogs, graphic illustration, video production, social media, e-publications, and other less traditional avenues of expression. Students will design a full six weeks-length publication project for a public school age audience at the primary, middle, or secondary level. Emphasis will be placed on writing for varying discourse communities and in varying discourse styles, dependent upon format and audience expectations, and in alignment with contemporary needs for flexible responsiveness in successful communicative acts of composition.
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ENGL 653 - Studies in Women’s Literature Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
A study of the distinctive literary heritage shared by women writers in England and North America; course designed to ground students in feminist literary critical theories and practices (including feminist applications of psychoanalytic, Marxist, deconstructive and new historicist theories).
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ENGL 655 - Practicum in the Teaching of Expository Writing Credits: (3)
Prerequisites: Appointment as a second year Graduate Teaching Fellow and completion of 18 hours of graduate work.
Application of current theory, research and practice of composition to actual classroom setting; participants work closely with faculty mentors who assist them in designing and implementing their writing courses and in assessing classroom practice.
Note(s): Can be repeated once for credit; cannot be included as part of a student’s program of study leading to a master’s degree.
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ENGL 659 - Digital Electronics in English Language Arts Credits: (3)
Prerequisites: None
This course examines the nature of language arts in an increasingly paperless world of electronic texts. Topics will include issues related to copyright in the digital realm, art and expression in digital spaces, plagiarism, and classroom management in classroom spaces with competing wireless devices a potentially constant distraction. A key element of the learning activities will involve designing instructional activities based on digital electronic devices as classroom resources.
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ENGL 663 - Linguistics Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Introduction to development of the scientific description of modern English through a study of structural linguistics and generative transformational grammar. Designed to facilitate the application of linguistics to the teaching of English grammar.
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ENGL 680 - Special Topics in English Credits: Variable Credit, (1-6)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Study of a topic in composition, creative writing, literary criticism, rhetoric, literature, language, linguistics or folklore.
Note(s): With a different subheading, may be taken twice for credit.
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ENGL 698 - Directed Study Credits: Variable credit, (1-4)
Prerequisites: Approval of the advisor, department chair and Directed Study form submitted to the Graduate College.
See “Directed Study .”
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ENGL 699 - Research and Thesis Credits: Variable credit, (1-6)
Hours and credits to be arranged with the approval of the dean of the Graduate College. See “Thesis .”
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English as a Second Language |
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EDLI 602 - English as a Second Language (ESL): Applied Linguistics Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Provides for a comprehensive examination of the relationship between linguistics and second language teaching.
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EDLI 603 - English as a Second Language (ESL): Analysis and Application of Instructional Techniques Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Two hours lecture, two hours lab.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
Provides opportunities for practical applications of second language acquisition theories and methodologies through a series of guided observations, evaluations and limited supervised teaching.
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EDLI 604 - Second Language Assessment Principles Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: EDLI 603 or permission of instructor.
Analysis of current testing methods for the second language classroom.
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EDLI 605 - Second Language Curriculum Design Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
Compare/contrast and analyze current second language curriculum models.
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Finance |
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FINC 631 - Financial Management Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: MBA status or permission of the instructor.
Examines techniques and concepts used in modern business and the theoretical advances in the areas of asset management and capital structure planning. Topics include capital budgeting, working capital management, valuation, cost of capital, capital structure planning, dividend policy, option pricing, mergers and acquisitions. Problems and short cases used to enhance student skills in financial planning and decision making.
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FINC 635 - International Finance Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: MBA status or permission of the instructor.
Examines the international financial environment and focuses on the basics of international financial decision making required in international business operations.
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FINC 671 - Special Topics in Finance Credits: (3)
Prerequisites: MBA status or permission of instructor.
Examines topics of special interest in finance areas not covered in current graduate course offerings.
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FINC 698 - Directed Study Credits: Variable credit, (1-4)
Prerequisites: MBA status and approval of the directed study supervisor, advisor and Directed Study form submitted to the Graduate College.
Hours and credits to be arranged. See “Directed Study .”
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Geology |
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GEOL 555 - Principles of Engineering Geology Credits: (4)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture; three hours laboratory.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing, eight hours of geology and mathematics through trigonometry. Minimum of one semester of physics is strongly recommended. Taught concurrently with GEOL 455 with additional project requirements for graduate credit.
A study of the application of geologic principles and data collection techniques to the evaluation of design and construction problems relating to engineering projects including dams, highways, landfills, tunnels and reservoirs, including an overview of availability and suitability of soil and rock as construction materials.
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GEOL 574 - Hydrogeology Credits: (4)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture; three hours laboratory.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing, eight hours of geology and three hours of calculus.
Minimum of one semester of physics is strongly recommended. Taught concurrently with GEOL 474 with additional project requirements for graduate credit. A qualitative and quantitative study of groundwater availability and movement and the development of groundwater as a resource. Included will be pertinent geologic and engineering aspects of groundwater flow and the effect of man on the groundwater regime. Laboratory includes a field investigation.
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GEOL 645 - Applied Geology Summer Field School Credits: (6)
Instructional Method: Approximately two months correspondence and 40 hours of field work and classroom instruction per week.
Prerequisites: GEOL 102 or GEOL 103.
Intensive training in geological field methods with emphasis on mapping, data collection and the geology of Virginia with applications to environmental and engineering concerns and on land use planning. The Radford University campus serves as the base from which field studies are conducted. The course requires overnight excursions permitting the examination of a wide variety of geological field conditions including field trip stops in all the geologic provinces of Virginia. The student will design a project that incorporates field school material that can be used in their profession. Course may require transportation, food and camping fees.
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GEOL 691 - Seminar in Geosciences Credits: Variable credit, (1-6)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing.
Presentation and discussion of current topics in various areas of Engineering Geosciences which are not considered in other courses. Content varies from semester to semester. A single topic area will be selected by the instructor for discussion during the semester based on current student interest and current developments in Engineering Geosciences.
Note(s): May be taken more than once.
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GEOL 698 - Directed Study Credits: Variable credit, (3-6)
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor, advisor, department chair and Directed Study form submitted to the Graduate College.
Hours and credits to be arranged. Provides graduate students opportunity to work individually with faculty members on topics of mutual interest. See “Directed Study .”
Note(s): Grade for course recorded as letter grade.
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Information Science and Technology |
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ITEC 541 - Advanced Database Management Systems Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Lecture and Discussion
Prerequisites: ITEC 340, admission into the Data and Information Management program, or permission of instructor.
Advanced topics and techniques in the modeling and manipulation of large data sets. Includes in-depth coverage of relational algebra and heavily nested SQL, physical database design and optimization, triggers and stored procedures, transaction control, assertions and other data integrity techniques, advanced modeling issues such as temporal design, and key topics in database administration. Students must implement one or more aspects of query execution and demonstrate an ability to implement scripts for common DBA (data base administrator) tasks.
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ITEC 542 - Data Warehousing, Mining, and Reporting Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Lecture and Discussion
Prerequisites: ITEC 340, admission into the Data and Information Management program, or permission of instructor.
Advanced examination of the principles of database systems covering techniques for modeling, managing, and analyzing large data sets. The course covers the architectural components to support enterprise level business intelligence with in-depth coverage of the dimensional model, data integration, reporting, data visualization, performance dashboards, machine learning algorithms, and application of common data mining techniques. Students will design and develop an end-to-end business intelligence application including a data warehouse, an extract, transform, and load (ETL) process, a dashboard, reports, and a data mining application.
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ITEC 593 - Selected Topics in Information Technology Credits: Variable credit, (1-3)
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
ITEC 593 covers selected topics in information technology, as student and faculty interest demands. A new course description is available each time the class is offered. Interested students should contact the course instructor before registering.
Note(s): This course may be taken more than once for credit with a different topic.
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ITEC 623 - Management Information Systems Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: MBA status or permission of the instructor.
Development and application of management information systems to organizations. Analysis of critical information flow in the context of an organizational system.
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