THEA 101 – Introduction to Theatre
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Introduction to the many areas of the art of the drama to aid in a more perceptive enjoyment of a theatrical production.
SPCO 101 – Basics of Oral Communication
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Fundamental principles of oral communication: delivery, audience analysis, and holding listener attention. Practice in extemporaneous speaking and in constructive criticism of speaking.
PSYC 315 – Child Behavior:Growth & Development
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PSYC-206. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Study of theory and research focusing on the psychological development of infants and children. Topics covered include maturation, intelligence, academic achievement, classical and operant conditioning, observational and social learning, language acquisition, and methodological advances in the study of child psychology. Neuropsychological development and models […]
PSYC 206 – Introductory Psychology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Survey of the biological, experimental (including sensory processes, learning, memory, and motivation), social, personality, and developmental processes. In addition to these content areas, an understanding of scientific methodology will be studied.
PSYC 216 – Introductory Psychology Laboratory
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PSYC-206. (Required, Previous or concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 1; Max: Description: The main focus will include hands-on experiences with scientific methodology used in psychology including observation of phenomenon, data collection, data analysis, critical analysis of findings, and report writing.
POLI 101 – United States Government
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: An examination of United States political institutions with particular attention to the principles, processes, structure, and functions of the national government. This course includes an examination of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the Emancipation Proclamation, and other documents pertinent to the founding of the United States […]
POLI 103 – Introduction to Political Science
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Introductory study of the normative origins of government, structure and function of different political systems, relations between nation states, and various methods and approaches to the study of politics. This course includes an examination of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the Emancipation Proclamation, and other documents […]
MUSI 101 – Introduction to Music
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Attention is focused on one element of music at a time (melody, harmony, timbre, and texture). Each element is discussed in its historical context, and illustrative examples are played.
MATH 370 – Intuitive Geometry
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take MATH-202 or MATH-270; Minimum grade C. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Intuitive development of geometric shapes in two- and three-dimensional space. Concepts of congruence, parallelism, perpendicularity, symmetry, transformations, measurement (English and metric systems as well as estimation skills), right angle trigonometry, and coordinate geometry are considered. Mathematics 370 is for […]
MATH 270 – Sur/Math/Early Child & Elem Tea II
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take MATH-170 or MATH-201; Minimum grade C. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Continuation of Mathematics 170. The study of rational numbers (fractional, decimal and percentage forms), of elementary concepts in probability, of data analysis (collecting, organizing, and displaying data), and of appropriate statistical methods are the major components of the course […]
MATH 170 – Sur/Math/For Early & Elem Teach I
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take 1 group (Take MATH-111; Minimum grade C /Take MATH-S540). (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Origin and development of the real numbers. Emphasis on the precision of Mathematical language as well as computational procedures and algorithms involving whole numbers and integers. The study of algebraic concepts (patterns, relations, and functions) and […]
ENGL 341 – Advanced Composition for Teachers
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take ENGL-102(3122); Minimum grade C. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Extensive work in analysis and composition of texts written by and for professional educators. Assignments involve careful reading and practice composing in various modes relevant to early-childhood, elementary, and middle-level teachers. Students also explore connections among writing, teaching, and learning as […]