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Undergraduate Programs
EDUC 542. Counseling Theories
and Practices
3 credits
Provides students with an overview of contemporary
counseling theories, critically examining the
strengths and weaknesses of each theoretical
approach. Students will be trained in effective
counseling techniques designed for therapeutic
change. Prerequisite: Graduate status.
EDUC 556. Teaching Reading
to Adolescents
3 credits
Assessment of adolescent reading skills in various
content areas. Methods and materials used in
teaching developmental reading in junior and
senior high content courses. Prerequisite:
Graduate status or permission of instructor.
EDUC 620. College and
University Curriculum
3 credits
Emphasis on the various intricacies of the curriculum
at the post secondary level. Students will
be exposed to the various aspects of college- and
university-level curriculum including two- and
four-year preparatory programs. Students explore
issues in post-secondary curriculum, basic considerations
in curriculum development, instructional
processes that interact with the curriculum, evaluation
and curriculum, and curriculum models.
Prerequisite: Graduate status.
EDUC 710. Educational Research
and Statistics
3 credits
Provides basic skills in conducting educational
research including methodology and statistical
procedures. Prerequisite: Graduate status.
EDUC 715. Teaching Culturally Diverse
Children in Special Education Settings 2 credits
Designed to assist special education teachers in
developing the understanding of issues surrounding
cultural and gender diversity within special
education settings. Prerequisites: SPED 500; graduate
status or instructor permission.
ECE 303. Literacy for Young Children 5 credits
Students learn to foster developmentally appropriate
literacy practices for the birth to 8 population
in child care, early childhood and primary
classrooms. Techniques supporting speaking, listening,
writing and reading are introduced, and
children’s literature is emphasized. 25 field hours
are required for this methods course.
Prerequisites: ECE 365 and admission to the
Education Department.
ECE 306. Science and Social Studies for
Young Children
5 credits
Explores the learning dimensions of science and
social studies for preprimary and primary children
while integrating curriculum and supporting
active learning. Science is emphasized for all students
connecting it to technology and society;
social studies examines people in society as they
interact with each other and their many environments.
Prerequisite: ECE 303.
ECE 315. Creative Expression in Early
Childhood Curriculum
3 credits
Integrates drama, dance, movement music and
art into developmentally appropriate curriculum.
Prerequisite: ECE 303.
ECE 320. Management of
Young Children
3 credits
Includes principles of administration, organization,
and operation of programs for children ages
birth to 8 and their families. Students study
behavior management, preventive discipline,
quality program design, positive guidance, transition,
collaboration, and ethical standards that
support the development, learning and well being
of all young children. Prerequisite: ECE 303.
ECE 450. Seminar in Early Childhood 3 credits
Current research and trends in early childhood
education. Prerequisite: Admission to the
Education Department.
ECE 350. Math Education for
Young Children
4 credits
Teaches how to help young children make important
connections among physical, pictorial,
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