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350 Course Descriptions/Atmospheric Sciences677. Geophysical Data Assimilation. (3-2). Credit 4. Modern data assimilation methods applied to oceanicand atmospheric circulation models, as well as in other simple models; methods to interpolateone-, two-, and three-dimensional randomly spaced data to regular grids for use in numerical modelsof atmospheric and oceanic circulation. Prerequisites: OCNG 657, ATMO 632, STAT 601. Cross-listedwith OCNG 677.681. Seminar. (1-0). Credit 1. Presented by students and faculty based upon their research work and uponsurveys of the literature.685. Directed Studies. Credit 1 or more each semester. Offered to enable majors in meteorology to undertakeand complete, with credit, in their particular fields of specialization, limited investigations notcovered by any other courses in established curriculum.689. Special Topics in... Credit 1 to 4. Special topics in an identified area of meteorology. May be repeatedfor credit.691. Research. Credit 1 or more each semester. For thesis or dissertation. Topic subject to approval ofdepartment head.Bilingual Educationepsy.tamu.edu(BIED)610. Hispanic Bilingual Assessment and Monitoring Students. (3-0). Credit 3. Assessing languageability; language assessment; evaluating and scoring different types of assessments; guided field basedexperiences. Prerequisites: Graduate classification; approval of department head.611. Dual Language Program Methodologies. (3-0). Credit 3. Use of theory and effective teaching practicein promoting students’ development of strong social and academic skills; relationship of culture tolanguage; guided field experiences. Prerequisites: Graduate classification; approval of department head.612. Content Area Instruction for Hispanic Bilingual Programs. (3-0). Credit 3. Theories and approachesfor integrating English as second language; learning strategies on how plan, procedures andunits engage language teachers, students, and learning environment; guided filed experiences. Prerequisites:Graduate classification; approval of department head.613. Spanish/English Biliteracy. (3-0). Credit 3. Social-linguistic characteristics of second languagelearners acquiring literacy skills; reading and literature instruction for second language learners; readingand writing process across the curriculum for Hispanic second language learners; guided field experiences.Prerequisites: Graduate classification; approval of department head.614. Bilingual Education Curriculum Development. (3-0). Credit 3. Analysis of past and current trendsin curriculum development in bilingual education; guided field experiences. Prerequisites: Graduateclassification; approval of department head.615. Teacher Action Research in Bilingual Education. (3-0). Credit 3. Philosophy of teacher actionresearch in bilingual education settings using qualitative methods with educational issues related toEnglish language learners; provide guided practice in data collection, analysis, and presentation of actionresearch.616. Spanish for Bilingual and Dual Language Programs. (3-0). Credit 3. Understanding of dual languageprograms; literacy instruction through Spanish: socio-linguistic perspectives on literacy competenceand effective instructional practices; guided field experiences. Prerequisite: Graduate classification;approval of department head.617. Evaluation of Programs with Bilingual and Language Minority Students K-12. (3-0).Credit 3. Evaluation and research models and methodologies in education of bilingual/language minoritystudents from K-12. Prerequisites: EPSY 610 or approval of instructor.618. Early Language and Literacy. (3-0). Credit 3. Investigation of current language and literacy interventionresearch for young Hispanic/Latino children in preschool through second grade; emphasis oncurrent intervention research targeting children at risk for reading difficulties in Spanish and/or English.Prerequisites: Graduate classification; approval of department head.