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University Course Descriptions

  

Course Numbering System

Each course is represented by four capital letters followed by a four-digit numeral (e.g., FINC 3311).

The letters form an abbreviation for the instructional area while the numeral is interpreted as follows:

First Digit: The first digit indicates academic level and provides information regarding restrictions as to undergraduate and/or graduate student enrollment:

1000 and 2000 series –undergraduate lower division
3000 and 4000 series – undergraduate upper division (normally for undergraduate students but with advisor approval for graduate students).
6000 series – graduate courses (for graduate students only except for undergraduates with an approved mixed load petition).

Second Digit: The second digit indicates the amount of credit awarded. For example, a course numbered 4331, carries three semester hours of credit.

Third and Fourth Digits: The third and fourth digits are used to distinguish between courses within an instructional area. Course Punctuation

One of the following marks of punctuation may immediately follow the course number, or may separate a series of course numbers. Internal punctuations (between multi-listed courses) take precedence over all punctuation in a series of course numbers. The significance of each mark of punctuation is as follows:

  • Colon – A colon (:) following a course number indicates that the course may be taken as an independent one-semester course. This also applies when two course numbers are separated by a colon.
  • Comma – A comma (,) between course numbers indicates that both courses must be taken before credit is received for either, but the second course may be taken first.
  • Hyphen – A hyphen (-) between course numbers indicates that both courses must be taken before credit is received for either. The first course must be completed before the student enrolls in the second course, or if “concurrent enrollment only” is shown in the course description, both courses must be taken at the same time.
  • Semicolon – A semicolon (;) between course numbers indicates that the first course may be taken and justify credit without completion of the second course, but the second course cannot be taken without the first as prerequisite.

The three numbers in parentheses (0-0-0) after each course title indicate the number of semester credit hours, the number of class hours per week, and the number of additional laboratory or activity hours per week.
 

Counselor Education - Graduate
  

  • COUN 6348 Internship in Counseling

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): COUN 6303 
    Supervised experience in counseling in schools, community mental health organizations, and offices of college and student affairs. Students are required to complete two sections of this course over two semesters.
  

  • COUN 6350 Clinical Mental Health Counseling

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Full admission into the counseling program and successful completion of background check.
    Didactic and experiential training to prepare the mental health and/or community-oriented counselor for work with service, welfare, mental health, and charitable organizations and agencies that require unique counseling expertise.

Criminal Justice - Graduate
  

  • CRIJ 6300 Selected Topics in Criminal Justice.

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Topics to be related to the criminal justice field.
  

  • CRIJ 6308 Master’s Thesis

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Approval of faculty and completion of CRIJ 6321 Research Methods I  and CRIJ 6322 Research Methods II .
    Master’s thesis research.
  

  • CRIJ 6309 Master’s Thesis

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Approval of faculty and completion of CRIJ 6308 Master’s Thesis .
    Master’s thesis research.
  

  • CRIJ 6310 American Corrections

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MACJ or permission of instructor.
    Historical analysis of the development, philosophy and function of incarceration in America.  Examination of issues, trends, and practices in institutional corrections.
  

  • CRIJ 6311 American Courts

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MACJ or permission of instructor.
    Focuses on the role of the course in the administration of criminal justice.  Includes court structures, the Supreme Court, plea bargaining, and trial proceedings.
  

  • CRIJ 6312 American Policing

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MACJ or permission of instructor.
    An in-depth look at the relationship between law enforcement and American society.  Includes policing community relations, the police subculture, social perception, and cultural differences.
  

  • CRIJ 6313 Advanced Crime on the Dark Web

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MACJ or permission of instructor.
    Examination of crimes committed through the use of the Dark Web.
  

  • CRIJ 6314 Advanced Ethics of Social Control

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MACJ or permission of instructor.
    Examines the role of law in controlling behavior, questions of individual responsibility and governmental obligation and authority, and professional ethics in corrections and law enforcement.
  

  • CRIJ 6315 History of Criminal Justice

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MACJ or permission of instructor.
    History and evolution of criminal justice from ancient times to the current U.S. system with an emphasis on the context in which that evolution occurred.
  

  • CRIJ 6316 Race, Gender, and Justice

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MACJ or permission of instructor.
    Examines the intersection of social class, race, and gender as they affect the criminal justice system.
  

  • CRIJ 6317 White Collar Crime

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MACJ or permission of instructor.
    Examines white-collar crime.  Explores high-profile cases, trends in criminal activity, victims, and consequences of white collar crime.
  

  • CRIJ 6321 Research Methods I

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MACJ or permission of instructor.
    This course provides an introduction to the scientific approach to understanding the social world, the relationships between theory and research, research design, and data collection. Formerly: Quantitative Analysis in Criminal Justice
  

  • CRIJ 6322 Research Methods II

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MACJ or permission of instructor; College Algebra, and 3 hours of statistics at any college level.
    This course serves as an introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics, with emphasis placed on the examination of research problems and issues in the field of criminology and criminal justice. Formerly: Criminological Research Design & Quantitative Analysis
  

  • CRIJ 6330 Criminological Theory

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MACJ or permission of instructor.
    History of criminological thought, etiology of criminal behavior, and analysis and evaluation of contemporary criminological theories. Formerly: Advanced Criminology
  

  • CRIJ 6331 Advanced Patterns & Typologies

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Patterns of criminal behavior, career criminal data, and systematic classification of criminal behavior. Emphasis placed on serial murder and forensic techniques.
  

  • CRIJ 6332 Administration and Budgets

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MACJ or permission of instructor.
    Management theories, policy assessment methods, and an overview of public budgets. Formerly: Advanced Criminal Justice Administration

Critical Theory - Graduate
  

  • CRTH 6300 Selected Topics

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    May be repeated when topics vary.
  

  • CRTH 6315 Cultural Studies

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    An interdisciplinary study of the main problems linking culture and society. Cross-listed with INDS 6315.
  

  • CRTH 6316 Critical Theory

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    This course will develop critical thinking skills and introduce students to critical theories and methodologies that cross disciplinary lines with special attention to social justice and social formation. Cross-listed with INDS 6316 .
  

  • CRTH 6317 Literary Theory

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    In-depth analysis of literary theory and criticism and its application to literature. Cross-listed with INDS 6317 .
  

  • CRTH 6318 Media Studies

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Explores media theories and their application to better engage the relationship between media, culture, technology, and social change. Cross-listed with COMM 6340 .

Curriculum and Instruction - Graduate
  

  • CUIN 6100 Selected Topics in Curriculum and Instruction

    Cr. 1
    Semester Credit Hours: 1
    Class Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate
  

  • CUIN 6102 Independent Study

    Cr. 1
    Semester Credit Hours: 1
    Class Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate
  

  • CUIN 6105 Professional Certification Internship

    Cr. 1
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Approval by Program Coordinator
    Supervised instructional internship in schools. May be repeated as needed.
  

  • CUIN 6300 Selected Topics in Curriculum and Instruction

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Approval of advisor and school dean.
  

  • CUIN 6302 Independent Study

    Cr. 3 per semester.
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Approval of advisor and school dean.
  

  • CUIN 6305 Professional Research

    Cr. 3
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): FEDU 6321  or FEDU 6322  and approval of instructor.
    Designing and conducting independent and original school-based research projects.
  

  • CUIN 6306 Practicum in Gifted/Talented Education

    Cr. 3
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): CUIN 6370 , 6371 , 6372 , 6373 , and advisor approval.
  

  • CUIN 6308 Master’s Thesis

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate
  

  • CUIN 6309 Master’s Thesis

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate
  

  • CUIN 6311 Curriculum & Technology

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Basic computer skills.
    Educators learn to use and evaluate the use of current multimedia technology in restructuring the learning environment to meet the needs of diverse learners.
  

  • CUIN 6312 Human Development and Learning

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Teacher Education VOICE Program
    Theoretical study of the social, emotional, physical and intellectual development of children and adolescents as they apply to learning experiences in the classroom.
  

  • CUIN 6314 Classroom Practice, Process, & Procedure

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Teacher Education VOICE Program
    Formulation and implementation of the essential knowledge and skills necessary for becoming a professional educator. Content includes theories of curriculum development, instructional technology, and classroom management.
  

  • CUIN 6316 Application of Educational Roles & Responsibilities I

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Teacher Education VOICE Program; Must be employed in an Internship as Teacher of Record
    This course is designed to provide interns with the skills needed to fulfill their professional roles and responsibilities in an accredited school setting.
  

  • CUIN 6317 Application of Educational Roles & Responsibilities II

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Teacher Education VOICE Program; Must be employed in an Internship as Teacher of Record
    This course is designed to provide interns with the skills needed to fulfill their professional roles and responsibilities in an accredited school setting.
  

  • CUIN 6318 Practicum Seminar

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Teacher Education VOICE Program
    This course provides an understanding of the complex and dynamic nature of teaching.
  

  • CUIN 6319 Practicum in Teaching

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Teacher Education VOICE Program; CUIN 6318 Practicum Seminar 
    The Practicum in Teaching is supported by current research practices in a public school or TEA accredited private school and guided by a mentor teacher.
  

  • CUIN 6320 Models of Teaching

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Teacher Education VOICE Program
    Formulation and implementation of various teaching strategies supported by current research theory and practice to promote learning in EC-12 classrooms.
  

  • CUIN 6321 Principles of Curriculum Development

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Analysis of curriculum foundations. Research reviewed on curriculum construction/development models, successful implementation and curriculum evaluation.
  

  • CUIN 6322 Principles of Curriculum Organization

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Principles of curriculum organization and the selection and evaluation of instructional materials. Rationale underlying major positions on those issues.
  

  • CUIN 6332 Education in a Diverse Society

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Examination of psychological, sociological, political and economic forces on education within various communities. (Formerly “Education in a Multicultural Society”).
  

  • CUIN 6336 Advanced Science Methods for Teachers

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Bachelor’s Degree.
    This course enhances teacher instructional skills. It includes case studies, teaching science as inquiry, teaching for understanding, the nature of science, classroom planning, management, assessment and evaluation. Formerly “Applications of Science Methods for Teachers”
  

  • CUIN 6341 Teaching Problem Solving

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to EC-4 or 4-8 Master Math Teacher Cert. Prog.
    Methodology and content for understanding and using mathematical processes to reason, solve problems, make connections and communicate mathematically to teach the statewide curriculum.
  

  • CUIN 6342 Assessment in Mathematics

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to EC-4 or 4-8 Master Math Teacher Certificate Program
    Methodology and content for selecting assessments for diagnosing, evaluating, and reporting student progress and to become more effective teaching the statewide curriculum.
  

  • CUIN 6343 The Math Teacher as Leader

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to EC-4 or 4-8 Master Math Teacher Certificate Program
    Study of leadership skills and best practices for mathematics teachers as leaders working with school, districts, state and/or national (NCTM) initiatives and issues.
  

  • CUIN 6346 Math Applications and Research

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education.
    Mathematical concepts, skills and research, which address Standards and TExES, will be objective of class with reference to classroom experiences.
  

  • CUIN 6347 Teaching Number Concepts

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to EC-4 or 4-8 Master Math Teacher Certificate Program
    Methodology and content research on number systems and their vertical alignment, operations, algorithms, and quantitative reasoning to teach the statewide curriculum.
  

  • CUIN 6348 Teaching Algebra and Geometry

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to EC-4 or 4-8 Master Math Teacher Certificate Program
    Methodology and content for understanding and applying patterns, relations, and functions; algebraic, analytic, geometric, and spatial reasoning; and measurement concepts to teach the statewide curriculum.
  

  • CUIN 6349 Teaching Probability and Statistics

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to EC-4 or 4-8 Master Math Teacher Certificate Program
    Methodology and content appropriate to understand probability and statistics, the applications and vertical alignment of probability and statistics concepts to teach the statewide curriculum.
  

  • CUIN 6350 Teaching the Social Sciences & History

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Recent literature, teaching methods and trends. (Formerly : EED 6350 Teaching the Social Studies.)
  

  • CUIN 6351 Fallacies & Myths in STEM Teaching

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to School of Education Graduate Program
    Formulation and implementation of various teaching strategies supported by current research theory to promote mathematics and science correct learning in EC-12 classrooms.
  

  • CUIN 6352 Progressive Math Methods for Teachers

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to School of Education Graduate Program
    Formulation and implementation of the essential mathematical knowledge and skills necessary to become a masterful mathematics classroom educator.
  

  • CUIN 6370 Introduction to Gifted/Talented Education

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Post-baccalaureate status.
    Survey of gifted education: topics include characteristics, identification procedures, programs, curriculum, instructional strategies, assessment of current issues, and professional literature.
  

  • CUIN 6371 Learning Theories Applicable to Gifted/Talented Education

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): CUIN 6370 .
    Psychological theories and teaching/learning models related to gifted/ talented education. Includes research on creative and critical thinking.
  

  • CUIN 6372 Curriculum for Gifted/Talented Education

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): CUIN 6370  and CUIN 6371 .
    Strategies and techniques for developing differentiated curriculum. Includes scope and sequence, instructional strategies, material selection, evaluation and current literature.
  

  • CUIN 6373 Assessment and Guidance for Gifted/Talented

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): CUIN 6370 .
    Identification and evaluation of gifted students. Includes interpretation of appropriate objective and subjective measures. Study of psycho/social nature and needs of gifted.

Early Childhood Education - Graduate
  

  • ECED 6302 Independent Study

    Cr. 3 per semester.
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Approval of advisor and school dean.
  

  • ECED 6355 Early Childhood Education

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Programs for young children and the analysis and interpretation of related research.
  

  • ECED 6357 Curriculum Development in Early Childhood Education

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Principles of curriculum and development, classroom organization; and evaluation for the EC-6 programs.
  

  • ECED 6358 Seminar in Early Childhood Education

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Intensive study of contemporary issues in early childhood education.
  

  • ECED 6359 Tests and Measurements in Early Childhood

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Identify, analyze and evaluate assessment methodology for young children. Emphasis on the analysis of the research on evaluation practices for young children.
  

  • ECED 6367 Literature for Children

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): LIT 3325 or equivalent or consent of instructor.
    Analysis of fiction and nonfiction, approaches to criticism and emphasis upon criteria for selection of books for literary study.

Economics - Graduate
  

  • ECON 6300 Selected Topics in Economics

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 6351  or ECON 6367  
    May be repeated when topics vary. Course Fee Graduate Business Fee - $45 per semester credit hour
  

  • ECON 6351 Economics for Managers

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
    The course presents the essentials of microeconomics and macroeconomics with the application of the economic concepts and economic analysis to managerial decision making. (Formerly ECO 6311) (Credit will not be given for both ECON 6351 and ECO 6311.) Course Fee Graduate Business Fee - $45per semester credit hour
  

  • ECON 6361 Managerial Economics

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 6351 and QMSC 6351.
    Application of calculus and statistics to economic theory. Major emphasis is to provide theory and tools that aid decision making process in private and public enterprise. (Formerly ECO 6315) Course Fee Graduate Business Fee - $45 per semester credit hour
  

  • ECON 6367 Global Economics

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
    This course is designed to develop a global mindset for decision-making.  Emphasis is on the process of globalization, internatinal trade, and exchange rate dynamics. Course Fee Graduate Business Fee - $45 per semester credit hour

Economic Development and Entrepreneurship - Graduate
  

  • EDEN 6350 Introduction to Economic Development and Entrepreneurship

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing required for enrollment
    This course investigates the complicated intermingling of public and private roles in economic development within cities and surrounding regions. Topics include: small business development and government subsidies, approaches to land acquisition and disposition, private provision of public benefits through exactions, linkage, and inclusion/incentive zoning, strategic capital investments, and urban redevelopment strategies. Course Fee Graduate Business Fee - $75 per semester credit hour
  

  • EDEN 6351 Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing required for enrollment
    At the center of entrepreneurial activity is the individual entrepreneur combined with an opportunity to create something new and valuable. This course investigates the relation between the entrepreneur and the opportunity to ignite the creative spark that leads to this creation. Topics include who the entrepreneur is and the entrepreneur’s contribution to society, creative thinking, innovation, opportunity recognition, opportunity evaluation, franchising opportunities, global entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurial resources. Due to topical overlap, credit will not be given for both EDEN 6351 and MGMT 6376 on the same degree plan. Course Fee Graduate Business Fee - $75 per semester credit hour
  

  • EDEN 6352 Developing the Business Plan

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): EDEN 6351 
    Turning a viable entrepreneurial opportunity into valuable enterprise is a critical part of the entrepreneurial process. This course will use the development of a formal business plan to teach the student the process of turning an opportunity into a real enterprise. Topics include developing the marketing plan, financial plan, formal organization plan, and production/service plan. Additional topics will include tax issues, legal and regulatory issues, intellectual property protection, and risk management. Course Fee Graduate Business Fee - $75 per semester credit hour
  

  • EDEN 6353 Nurturing and Growing the Fledgling Venture

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing required for enrollment
    This course investigates the early stages of a firm’s Growth, which are critical to long-term success. Topics include financial analysis and control, sources of early-stage financing (both private and public), establishment of a strong customer base, human resource issues for early-stage firms, the basics of planning and budgeting, leadership, managing change, E-commerce, ethical behavior and social responsibility, and management for long-term growth. Course Fee Graduate Business Fee - $75 per semester credit hour
  

  • EDEN 6354 Growing the Successful Venture

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): EDEN 6353 
    This course investigates the challenges and issues facing the entrepreneur as the firm grows and matures beyond the early stages. Topics include private and public funding sources, including going public; strategic planning; human resource issues for the growing firm; managing change; growth and expansion options; leadership; ethical behavior and social responsibility; succession planning; estate planning; and exit strategies. Course Fee Graduate Business Fee - $75 per semester credit hour
  

  • EDEN 6355 Economic Development and Entrepreneurial Finance

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing required for enrollment
    The course examines the fundamentals of economic development finance, including an overview of economic development finance, business credit analysis, fixed asset financing, real estate financing, sources of private and public finance, and capital budgeting. Coverage also includes entrepreneurial finance designed to help managers make better investment and financing decisions in entrepreneurial settings, including venture capital and private equity. Course Fee Graduate Business Fee - $75 per semester credit hour
  

  • EDEN 6356 Methods in Economic Development

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing required for enrollment
    This is an introductory course in data analysis, methods of measurement, survey techniques, data presentation, economic and demographic trend analysis, location analysis as applied to economic development, and GIS. Emphasis will be on computer applications. Course Fee Graduate Business Fee - $75 per semester credit hour
  

  • EDEN 6357 The Practice of Local Economic Development

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): EDEN 6350 , EDEN 6355 , and EDEN 6356  
    This course introduces students to the practices underlying the field of economic development. Economic development is a field that has grown in importance in recent years as the post-modern economy in the United States has evolved away from traditional manufacturing jobs towards service-oriented industries. This restructuring has heightened the competition between cities for economic growth and new development, leading to a new wave of strategies and programs to develop new industries or attract relocating firms. Course Fee Graduate Business Fee - $75 per semester credit hour
  

  • EDEN 6358 Theory and Practice of Regional Economic Development

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): EDEN 6350  and EDEN 6356 
    This course examines issues surrounding sustained economic growth, such as retention of the existing firms to maintain economic growth for the region while adding new businesses. Topics include the supply chain; human resources; cluster analysis; location analysis with emphasis on location decision-making and investment by different types of businesses; foreign direct investment; international trade; land use policy (natural resource and environment); and the SWOT analysis. Course Fee Graduate Business Fee - $75 per semester credit hour
  

  • EDEN 6359 Economic Development and Entrepreneurship Project

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Must be within nine hours of graduation.
    The course is designed to allow students to apply knowledge and skills learned throughout the program to a specific project. Students will be required to complete a project that has an economic development focus, entrepreneurship focus, or both. The project will be approved by the course instructor and graduate program director prior to registration for the course. Course Fee Graduate Business Fee - $75 per semester credit hour

Education - Graduate
  

  • EDUC 6310 Integration of Curriculum and Technology in Education

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Experiential learning to gain knowledge and skills to integrate technology in the instructional and administrative aspects of learning environments.
  

  • EDUC 6311 Social Networks and Media Infused Learning

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission into graduate program.
    Exploration of the educational implications for the use of social networks and media infused learning to generate ideas of those media into educational learning environments. Theory, research and practice will occur in multiple social cyberspaces.
  

  • EDUC 6312 Digital Learning Environments

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission into graduate program.
    Examination of current technology curriculum research about theoretical foundations, critical issues, trends, diffusion and adoption of technology historically as integrated into curriculum.
  

  • EDUC 6313 Creating Advanced Technology Learning Environments

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Admission into graduate program.
    Development of advanced technology learning environments and user experiences as applied to the concept of technology-based learning to facilitate connections between interdisciplinary approaches of user experience, design and development of teaching learning in multiple disciplines.
  

  • EDUC 6314 Computer and Internet Law

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Federal, State, and local laws regulating the use of computers and Internet and the legal application to teaching and learning will be discussed and analyzed.
  

  • EDUC 6315 Curriculum Design in Digital Learning Environments

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    This course introduces principles of curriculum design and learning theories in creating environments that use the attributes and resources of the Internet and digital resources.
  

  • EDUC 6316 Multimedia Design

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    This course is designed to introduce principles of multimedia learning theories as well as the fundamentals of multimedia as an instructional tool.
  

  • EDUC 6317 Project in Educational Technology

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Completions of all required technology courses.
    Learners will independently design, develop, and implement a technology-infused project within an allocated time frame.
  

  • EDUC 6350 Internship in the Integration of Curriculum & Technology in Education

    Cr. 3
    Course Level: Graduate

    Supervised experience in professional settings to prepare students to create curriculum and technology integrated learner environments.

Education Leadership, Administration and Supervision - Graduate
  

  • ELAS 6102 Independent Study

    Cr. 1 per semester.
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Approval of Instructor.
    Provides small-scale independent study projects in areas of interest to the participant- including extended practicum/internship experiences, without modifying program plan requirements.
  

  • ELAS 6104 Intership in Ed Leadership

    Cr. 1
    Semester Credit Hours: 1
    Class Hours Per Week: 1
    Course Level: Graduate

    Internship in Leadership:

    One semester (50 contact hour) experiences in administrative functions of the schools including building, campus, and central office functions.

  

  • ELAS 6205 Practicum in Ed Leadership

    Cr. 2
    Semester Credit Hours: 2
    Class Hours Per Week: 2
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): ELAS 6104.
    Practicum in Educational Leadership:

    One semester (110 contact hour) experience in administrative functions of the schools including building, campus, and central office functions.

  

  • ELAS 6300 Selected Topics in Administration and Supervision

    Cr. 3 per semester or more than 3 by concurrent enrollment.
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Approval of instructor.
    May be repeated when topics vary.
  

  • ELAS 6302 Independent Study

    Cr. 3 per semester.
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): Approval of instructor.
    Individual study of areas in educational administration. Requirements jointly established by staff and student.
  

  • ELAS 6303 Practicum in General Administration

    Cr. 3 per semester.
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): By application.
    Practical assignment to provide experiences in the administration of institutions other than schools.
  

  • ELAS 6306 School Supervision Practicum

    Cr. 3 per semester.
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): By application.
    Academic-year-long assignments to provide experiences in the application of the theory and principles of instructional supervision. Includes regular seminars.
  

  • ELAS 6307 School Supervision Practicum

    Cr. 3 per semester.
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): By application.
    Academic-year-long assignments to provide experiences in the application of the theory and principles of instructional supervision. Includes regular seminars.
  

  • ELAS 6308 Internship for the School Superintendency

    Cr. 3 per semester.
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): By application
    Semester-long assignments to provide experiences in the activities and responsibilities of the superintendent of schools.
  

  • ELAS 6309 Practicum for the School Superintendency

    Cr. 3 per semester.
    Course Level: Graduate

    Prerequisite(s): By application.
    Academic-year-long assignments to provide experiences in the activities and responsibilities of the superintendent of schools.
  

  • ELAS 6310 Theoretical Foundations and Functions of Administration

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Theoretical Foundations and Functions of Administration:

    The course will provide a foundation for understanding the fundamental, foundational concepts and functions of administration. (Theoretical Foundations and Functions of Education Administration)

  

  • ELAS 6311 Functions of Educational Administration

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Historical development of educational administration as a career. The duties and responsibilities of school administrators at building, campus and system levels.
  

  • ELAS 6312 Devl & Sust Human Capital

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Graduate

    Developing and Sustaining Human Capital:

    Approaches to improving student achievement through human capital development of teachers. Implementation, support, and evaluation of interventions based on research and best practice. (The Administrative Role in Student Achievement)

 

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