[1 credit(s)] Expanding on previous techniques of Tap Dance I with emphasis on complex phasing. This coures may be repeated for a total of 4 credit hours.
[1 credit(s)] Introduction to the fundamental skills required to perform the traditional ballroom dances: Foxtrot, Waltz, Rumba, Cha Cha, Swing and Merengue. May be repeated for up to 4 hours.
[1 credit(s)] Introduction to the fundamental sills required to perform the contemporary social dances: Salsa, Swing, Merengue, Cha Cha, Bachata, Rumba, as well as selected line dances. May be repeated for up to 4 hours.
[3 credit(s)] Survey course exploring the diverse aesthetic, multicultural, and historical aspects of Western dance, including theater, social, and ethnic forms.
[1 credit(s)] Introduction to the fundamentals of dance, providing concentrated experience in assessing and improving personal movement skills, achievement of greater efficiency of movement, and improved skeletal alignment, with focus on clear movement patterning. Theories and skills of dance technique will be explored, including elements of rhythm, phrasing, step patterns, movement combinations, and qualitative and aesthetic considerations. Includes attention to dance teaching strategies.
[3 credit(s)] A survey course exploring the diverse aesthetic, multi-cultural, and historical aspects of western culture’s dance forms and their relationship to non-western cultures. Through readings, lectures, viewing of dance, and participation in dance styles, an understanding of dance in present society will be developed, as well as a global viewpoint of how dance fits into the contemporary world. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.
[2 credit(s)] Prerequisites: DAN/PES 141 or permission of instructor. Further study of modern dance theory and skill with emphasis on increasing physical competence and understanding of underlying theory. May be repeated for up to 8 hours.
[1 credit(s)] Prerequisites: DAN/PES 151 or permission of instructor. Further study of the theory and skills of classical ballet, with emphasis on increasing physical competence and understanding of underlying theory. May be repeated for up to 8 hours.
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: Audition and permission of instructor. Techniques, improvisation, choreography, and production experience leading to public performance. May be taken four times for hour; may also be participated in without hour. Audition is required for entry.
[2 credit(s)] Prerequisites: DAN/PES 240 or permission of instructor. Advanced contemporary dance technique expanding upon previously learned modern training to develop advanced movement phrases, integrated body patterning, and sensitivity to the body as an expressive instrument. This course may be repeated for a total of 8 credit hours.
[2 credit(s)] Methods for teaching various elements of dance in the elementary and secondary schools. Emphasis is upon developing educational dance/movement activities of both spontaneous and formal structure. Included are dance appreciation and interdisciplinary activities.
[1 credit(s)] Study of the methods of somatic training and its application to the moving body. Potential training methods include Pilates Mat Work, an exercise-based system that aims to develop the body’s “center” to create a stable core for efficient and effective movement, and Anusara Yoga, a uniquely integral approach to Hatha Yoga combining clear principals for optimal alignment and balanced energetic action, and Tai Chi. Appropriate for all ages, no dance experience is required. Wear comfortable clothing, and bring a mat or blanket.
[1 credit(s)] Course content incorporates material from a variety of sources, ranging from release-based work connecting with the floor to an eclectic series of standing contemporary sequences. Classes explore various elements including a weighted and grounded approach to movement, harnessing the body’s momentum and force, partnering skills and improvisational techniques.
[1 credit(s)] A structured, supervised field experience designed to provide an extended, practical experience in a selected dance setting; designed and executed by the student in consultation with a member of the faculty. This coures may be repeated for a total of 6 credit hours.
[1 credit(s)] In depth personal research or practical experience in an area of dance including but not limited to: choreography and creative process, history, performance techniques, and aesthetics. Instructor permission upon approval of proposal. This course may be repeated for a total of 6 credit hours.
[2 credit(s)] In depth personal research or practical experience in an area of dance including but not limited to: choreography and creative process, history, performance techniques, and aesthetics. Instructor permission upon approval of proposal. This course may be repeated for a total of 8 credit hours.
[3 credit(s)] IIn depth personal research or practical experience in an area of dance including but not limited to: choreography and creative process, history, performance techniques, and aesthetics. Instructor permission upon approval of proposal. This course may be repeated for a total of 12 credit hours.
[1 credit(s)] Extensive interactive workshops and performances on diverse styles of movement and approaches to the creative process. Students will have the opportunity to study movement techniques and creative process with teachers who are masters in their fields. Instructor permission required. This course may be repeated for a total of 8 credit hours.
ECE 300 - Introduction To Early Childhood Education
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: EDB 200, EDB 301, EDB 302 (as prerequisites or corequisites), PSY 220, and a minimum GPA of 2.50; students seeking the Early Childhood Education License must be officially admitted into the Early Childhood program to be eligible for this course. A study of the history of early childhood education; survey of major models and programs that educate young children and examination of the theories that provide the foundation for such programs. Attention to current issues in the classroom and beyond.
ECE 401 - Curriculum and Teaching Methods in Preschool and Kindergarten
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: EDB 200, EDB 301, EDB 302, ECE 300 and a minimum GPA of 2.50; students seeking the Early Childhood Education License must be officially admitted into the Early Childhood program to be eligible for this course. Study of curriculum development for educational settings that serve children from age 3 to age 8, including typically developing children, and children with mild and moderate disabilities. Attention is given to developmental considerations and national and state subject matter standards; different curriculum theories and models as well as their implementation.curriculum theories and models as well as their implementation.
ECE 402 - Curriculum and Teaching in Kindergarten and the Primary Grades
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: EDB 200, EDB 301, EDB 302, ECE 300 , ECE 401 and a minimum GPA of 2.50; students seeking the Early Childhood Education License must be officially admitted into the Early Childhood program to be eligible for this course. Study of teaching methods for educational settings that serve children from age 3 to age 8. Attention given to strategies for planning; teacher-child interactions; guiding children’s behavior; organizing the learning environment; conducting lessons/activities; care giving; and supporting play, projects, and integrated curriculum.
ECE 403 - Teaching Young Children With Mild & Moderate Disabilities
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: EDB 200, EDB 301, EDB 302, ECE 300 and a minimum GPA of 2.50; students seeking the Early Childhood Education License must be officially admitted into the Early Childhood program to be eligible for this course. Introduction to educational issues related to working in regular early childhood settings with young children who have mild and moderate disabilities. Attention is given to characteristics, etiology, classification, and legal and interdisciplinary issues, as well as to curricular and pedagogical approaches for the inclusive classroom.
[3 credit(s)] This three semester hour course focuses on assessment and evaluation of reading and writing for school age children. Teacher participants will organize, administer, interpret, critically analyze, and at times, construct formal and informal assessment procedures. Participants will consider teaching strategies to impact students with specific literacy strengths and needs articulated through the assessment procedures. Also, participants will test strategies out diagnostically. This course includes assessing the reading and writing processes and abilities of a striving reader/writer and writing a case report. The participants will become familiar with ways to evaluate both emergent and more mature readers and writers. This course is required for reading endorsement.
ECE 412 - Collaboration With Families In Early Childhood Settings
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: EDB 200, EDB 301, EDB 302, ECE 300, EDC 300 and a minimum GPA of 2.50; students seeking the Early Childhood Education License must be officially admitted into the Early Childhood program to be eligible for this course. Explores the relationships between early childhood professionals and families, as well as with other professionals. Strategies for communicating and collaborating with others and for fostering home-school connections are examined. History, philosophy, and issues related to collaboration and family involvement, including diversity, are discussed.
ECE 415 - Mathematics Instruction In Preschool And The Primary Grades
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: MTH 127, 128 and 129; EDB 200, EDB 301, EDB 302, ECE 300 or ESE 400 and a minimum GPA of 2.50; students seeking the Early Childhood Teaching License must complete ECE 300 as a prerequisite and must be admitted into Early Childhood program to be eligible. Aimed at development of a justifiable rationale and philosophy for teaching and learning mathematics in preschool and the primary grades that takes into account the interrelationships among curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Includes exploration of constructive processes involved in developing mathematical understanding in young children with particular attention given the acquisition of numeracy and problem-solving strategies. Also examined and evaluated will be current standards, methods, and materials for teaching and learning mathematics during early childhood.
ECE 416 - Social Studies Instruction In Preschool And The Primary Grades
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: EDB 200, EDB 301, EDB 302, EDC 300 and a minimum GPA of 2.50; students seeking the Early Childhood Education License must complete ECE 300 as a prerequisite and must be officially admitted into the Early Childhood program to be eligible for this course. Objectives, principles, trends, materials and current practices for teaching social studies and fostering social development in early childhood education. This course will focus on developmentally appropriate content and strategies for introducing young children to the study of history, geography, economics, and other social sciences.
ECE 417 - Science Instruction In Preschool and the Primary Grades
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: EDB 200, EDB 301, EDB 302 and a cumulative GPA of 2.50; students seeking the Early Childhood Education License must complete ECE 300 as a prerequisite and must be officially admitted into the Early Childhood program to be eligible for this course. The nature, scope, and role of science experiences in the learning and development of young children with emphasis given to a constructivist, inquiry-oriented approach consistent with national standards. Discussions, demonstrations, and experiments to be drawn from physical, biological, and earth science.
[3 credit(s)] Introductory course in macroeconomic theory: national accounting, levels of output and employment, money supply, government monetary and foreign exchange, and the international monetary system.
ECN 221 - Introduction To Mathematical Methods In Economics
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: high-school algebra. Introduction to mathematical tools necessary for the effective study of economic theory and econometric models. Cannot be used for elective credit to satisfy major field requirements.
[3 credit(s)] This course is an introduction to game theory and its application to social sciences. Main focus is developing the basic tools fo game-theoretic modeling and analysis through lectures and exercises and putting these tools to work by applying them to issues that arise in many diverse areas of the social sciences. The ultimate purpose is to enable the students to understand various social phenomena as logical outcomes of individually rational and strategically motivated choices. Students taking or who have taken ECN 494/694/794, S.T. Game Theory and Business Strategy are not permitted to take this course. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: ECN 201 and ECN 202 or equivalent. Determinants of aggregate economic variables such as GDP, unemployment, inflation, interest rate, exchange rate and trade balance.
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: ECN 201 and ECN 202 or equivalent. Systems for allocating resources among competing wants, prices as a rationing mechanism, consumer choice, business behavior under various market situations, markets for capital and labor, general equilibrium and welfare economics.
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: MTH 147 or equivalent. Development of statistical theory and its application to econometric models, including simple, multiple, and nonlinear regression and correlation; derivations of some important sampling distributions and their application in economics and business.
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: ECN 302. Applications of economic theory and methodology to decision-making problems of business and public institutions. The course deals with microeconomic concepts, such as demand, demand forecasting, production, costs, pricing practices, and capital budgeting.
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: ECN 202 or equivalent. Overview of health and the features of medical-care markets; economic analysis of demand for medical care including the role of uncertainty and insurance on demand; supply of medical care and the role of doctors, hospitals and insurance on supply side; organizational form of health-care markets and policy issues in financing and resource allocation; international dimensions of health-care issues.
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Junior standing. Trends in criminal activity, data and data sources; economic impact on society of criminal activity; economic analysis of criminal behavior and the criminal justice system; role of deterrence including certainty and severity of punishment, and economics of victimless crimes with applications in the markets for heroin and cocaine.
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: ECN 201 and ECN 202 or equivalent. The role of money in economic activity, financial markets and instruments, depository financial institutions and money, the Federal Reserve System, monetary theory and policy, international banking and finance.
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: ECN 201 or ECN 202 or equivalent. Economics of the governmental or public sector in the United States; topics include the economic rationale for government, theory of public choice, public expenditure theory, analysis of selected expenditure programs, taxation theory, analysis of selected taxes and fiscal relations between governments.
[3 credit(s)] Money management and consumer choice and protection; budgeting, saving, and borrowing; buying food, clothing, housing, insurance, and investments.
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: ECN 202 or equivalent. Investigation of how market structure and firms’ conduct influence economic performance. Topics include oligopoly theory, entry barriers, merger activity, product differentiation, and innovation. Effects of government regulation (and deregulation) and antitrust policy will also be examined.
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: ECN 301 or permission of instructor. Nature and causes of business fluctuations; business cycle theories; methods of forecasting GDP, inflation, and unemployment.
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: ECN 302. The economic concepts of public and private goods, externalities, and benefits vs. cost will be used to analyze the economic basis for and effects of property, contract, and tort law. Important cases will be discussed and issues such as the rules for determining the liability for accidents will be explored. In addition, the trade-offs involved in the use of the legal system itself will be explored in such areas as plea bargaining, trial vs. settlement of civil cases, and various arrangements for payment of legal costs.
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: ECN 201 and ECN 202 or equivalent. Theory concerning development and growth of cities; land rent and land use patterns, suburbanization, and control; discussion of urban problems and issues such as poverty and public policy, housing market, and discrimination.
ECN 474 - Environmental And Natural Resource Economics
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: ECN 302, or ECN 202 and permission of instructor. Using the concepts of public goods and externalities, the causes of environmental problems will be analyzed. Regulatory approaches will be examined as to their impact and efficiency in controlling pollution and congestion. Externality and sustainability issues involving the rate of exploitation of natural resources will be explored. Both positive and normative economic reasoning will be applied to the related issues of population size, economic-ecological interactions, and future prospects for humanity. Cross-listed with ECN 574.
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: Intermediate Microeconomics (ECN 302). Analysis of labor market issues such as labor supply and demand, wage inequality, human capital formation, unemployment, the minimum wage, and labor mobility. Considers policy applications including school quality choices and the effect of health and safety regulations.
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: ECN 201 and ECN 202 or equivalent. The determinants of comparative advantage and the pattern of international trade, the gains from trade, and the effects of trade restrictions, trade growth and development, and the balance of payments.
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: ECN 201 and ECN 202 . A theoretical approach to development problems of the less developed nations; comparison of growth theories; inequality and economic development; population and growth; the impact of development on rural and urban sectors; market failures and government policies; international assistance.
[2 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Independent research project under faculty supervision. The course may be repeated for credit for a total of 8 credit hours.
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Admission to the honors program. Required of all honors students in economics. Directed research supervised by the Honors Essay Committee.
[3 credit(s)] Focuses on issues related to the education of culturally and linguistically diverse children, gifted children, and children with special needs. Gender issues in education and the relation of diversity to all areas of the teaching-learning process are discussed. Course work involves the development of effective strategies for teaching all children about diversity and for promoting positive relationships among teachers, parents, and children.
[2 credit(s)] Prerequisites: EDB 200, EDB 300, EDB 301, EDB 302, and either ART 252 or ART 253, are required for eligibility; must have a GPA of 2.50 or higher to be eligible for this course. Offers techniques for teaching expressive and responsive dimensions of the visual arts to young children and individuals with special needs.
EDC 310 - Elementary Methods For the Art Specialist
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: EDB 200, EDB 300, EDB 301, and EDB 302. Prerequisite or Corequisite: EDB 305 (open only to Art Education majors). GPA of 2.5 or above. Provides a series of learning experiences that develop knowledge and skills relative to planning, implementing, and evaluating art programs for children in the elementary grades.
EDC 311 - Secondary Methods For the Art Specialist
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: EDC 310, EDB 200, EDB 300, EDB 301, and EDB 302. Prerequisite or Corequisite: EDB 305 (open only to Art Education majors). GPA of 2.5 or above. Class sessions, studio laboratory work, and school-site experiences that develop the necessary knowledge and competencies for planning, implementing, and evaluating art programs in the secondary school.
EDC 312 - Foreign Language Education In the Elementary Schools
[2 credit(s)] Prerequisites: EDB 200, EDB 300, EDB 301, EDB 302, EDB 305, EDL 305 and oral competency in the target language; must be taken concurrently with EST 374.
Structured field experience. Consideration and evaluation of the philosophy, practices, and problems of teaching modern foreign languages and cultures at the elementary level, with emphasis on lesson planning, implementation, and evaluation.
EDC 313 - Foreign Language Education In the Secondary Schools
[2 credit(s)] Prerequisites: EDB 200, EDB 301, EDB 302, EDB 305, oral competency in the target language and concurrent enrollment in EDC 312; must have a GPA of 2.50 or higher and be a declared major or minor in the college to be eligible for this course. Techniques and materials for teaching modern foreign languages and cultures at the secondary level, with emphasis on lesson planning, implementation, and evaluation.
EDS 313 - Secondary Language Arts Instruction and Assessment
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: EDL 305, EDB 305, and concurrent enrollment in EST 379; must have a GPA of 2.50 or higher and be declared college major or minor to be eligible for this course.Critical exploration and analysis of current developments in the teaching of secondary English with emphasis on student-centered methods that encourage integrated study of the language arts. Pragmatic and theoretical aspects of language, literature, and composition instruction are considered - especially as they apply to the selection of objectives, strategies, and materials for instruction and evaluation. Areas of study include reading and writing development, the writing process, the processes involved in reading literary works, oral language and listening skill development, as well as formative and summative techniques for assessing pupil progress.
EDS 316 - Secondary Social Studies Instruction and Assessment
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: EDL 305, EDB 305, and concurrent enrollment in EST 381; must have a GPA of 2.50 or higher and be declared college major or minor to be eligible for this course. Explores concepts, purposes, and underlying assumptions of teaching and assessing social sciences; develops activities to improve intermediate and secondary student’s interest and competence in democratic citizenship in a pluralistic society; addresses interdisciplinary curriculum linkages.
[1 credit(s)] Provides an introduction to instructional technology useful to teachers. Students will use and evaluate media technology, focusing on ways to effectively integrate technology and other media resources into the instructional program. Offered with Rotation I.
[1 credit(s)] Provides intermediate instruction on instructional technology useful to teachers. Students will use and evaluate media technology, focusing on ways to effectively integrate technology and other media resources into the instructional program. Offered with Rotation II.
[1 credit(s)] Provides advanced instruction on instructional technology useful to teachers. Students will use and evaluate media technology, focusing on ways to effectively integrate technology and other media resources into the instructional program. Offered with Rotation III.
EUT 201 - Step One: Inquiry Approaches to Teaching
[1 credit(s)] This course will provide students with an opportunity to: 1) explore teaching in science or mathematics as a career; 2) experience early field experiences in teaching; and 3) explore the theory and practice that is necessary to design and deliver excellent instruction. Participants will obtain first-hand experience with planning and implementing inquiry-based science or mathematics lessons in elementary classrooms. NB: Has a grades 3-5 field experience in addition to class meeting times.
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: EUT 215 or 217. Must be admitted to the college as a declared major or minor and have a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or higher to be eligible for this course. This course explores a selection of topics and episodes in the history of science and mathematics. The specific objectives and expectations are part of four broad, interlocking goals: 1) provide an overview of the history of science and mathematics; 2) enable future teachers to enact these historical perspectives and contexts throughout their pedagogy; 3) promote intellectual curiosity and sharpen critical thinking skills; and 4) improve presentation and writing skills.
EUT 215 - Step Two: Inquiry-Based Lesson Design in Mathematics
[1 credit(s)] Prerequisites: EUT 201. This course will provide students with an opportunity to continue to explore mathematics teaching as a career through focused field experiences at the middle school level using inquiry-based instructional techniques. Participants build upon and practice inquiry-based lesson design skills that were introduced in EUT 201 and will also become familiar with exemplary mathematics curricula for the middle school setting. NB: Has a grades 6-8 field experience in addition to class meeting times.
EUT 217 - Step Two: Inquiry-Based Lesson Design in Science
[1 credit(s)] Prerequisites: EUT 201. This course will provide students with an opportunity to explore science teaching as a career through focused field experiences at the middle school level using inquiry-based instructional techniques. Participants build upon and practice inquiry-based lesson design skills that were introduced in EUT 201 and will also become familiar with exemplary science curricula for the middle school setting. NB: Has a grades 6-8 field experience in addition to class meeting times.
EUT 302 - Knowing and Learning in Mathematics and Science
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisite or Corequisite: EUT 201. Must be admitted to the college as a declared major or minor and have a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or higher to be eligible for this course. The goal of this course is to develop a powerful tool kit of approaches to knowing and learning in mathematics and science. This course focuses on issues of what it means to learn and know science and mathematics including: 1) How knowing and learning are structured; 2) The tensions between general, cross-disciplinary characterizations of knowing (e.g., intelligence) and the specifics of coming to understand powerful ideas in mathematics and science; 3) Connections between kinds of assessments and theories of knowing; and 4) Various uses of technology associated with specific approaches to learning.
[3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: EUT 302. Must be admitted to the college as a declared major or minor and have a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or higher to be eligible for this course. This course continues the process of preparing future teachers to teach mathematics and science in secondary settings by providing
opportunities to see how theories explored in EUT 302 play out in instructional settings. Students will design and implement instructional activities informed by their understanding of what it means to know and learn mathematics and science, and then evaluate the outcomes of those activities on the basis of student artifacts
(i.e., what students say, do, or create). An important focus of the course is on building awareness and understanding of equity issues and their effects on learning, NB: Has an 40-hour 6-8 grade field experience in addition to weekly class meeting times.
EUT 315 - Project-Based Instruction in Mathematics
[3 credit(s)] Must be admitted to the college as a declared major or minor and have a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or higher to be eligible for this course. Must have taken EUT 305; co-requisite: EST 399. Project-based instruction engages learners in exploring authentic, important, and meaningful questions of real concern to students. This course also provides opportunities for candidates to gain experience in assessing, preparing, and teaching problem-based lessons through an extensive associated field experience (EST 399). Physical materials and strategies for teaching mathematics at the intermediate and secondary level are considered, as are student characteristics, teaching and learning styles, issues of equity and diversity and constructivist theories of learning.
[3 credit(s)] Must be admitted to the college as a declared major or minor and have a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or higher to be eligible for this course. Must have taken EUT 305, co-requisite: EST 399. Project-based instruction engages learners in exploring authentic, important, and meaningful questions of real concern to students. This course also provides opportunities for candidates to gain experience in assessing, preparing, and teaching problem-based lessons through an extensive associated field experience (EST 399). Physical materials and strategies for teaching science at the intermediate and secondary level are considered, as are student characteristics, teaching and learning styles, issues of equity and diversity and constructivist theories of learning.