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2023-2024 Graduate Catalog

Course Descriptions

 

Child Life
  

  • CHLI 607 Advanced Child Development (3)

    Advanced theoretical and applied coverage of the core processes of growth and development in early childhood through adolescence. Includes a comprehensive examination of developmental theories, issues, and empirical findings related to cognitive, emotional, and social development, including attachment, with emphasis on translation of theory to child life practice.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Child Life, M.S. program
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • CHLI 608 Research Methods (3)

    A theoretial and applied examination and synthesis of research methods used in health care settings. Content will be applicable to writing research proposals, conducting scientific research, and contributing to child life and interdisciplinary pediatric research efforts.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Child Life, M.S. program, successful completion of Semester 1 MSCL coursework.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • CHLI 610 Infant Development and Child Life (3)

    A comprehensive overview of infant development including research, applications, and policy central to the field of child life. Focus on the hospitalized infant and psychosocial interventions to enhance outcomes is included.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Child Life, M.S. program; successful completion of the first year of MSCL coursework
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • CHLI 611 Working with Children with Special Needs/Developmental Disabilities (3)

    A comprehensive overview of common developmental and intellectual disabilities, the needs of children with disabilities, and the challenges faced in their interactions with the healthcare system. The role of the child life specialist in family-centered and community-based care at a systems and individual level will be explored.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Child Life, M.S. program.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • CHLI 650 International Experiences in Child Life and Pediatric Psychosocial Care (3)

    This course represents the integration of academic concepts of child life with an international learning environment to deepen students’ cultural competence and facilitate the transfer of concepts, principles, theories, and models learned by the student to the professional practice setting. This is an active service learning course designed to apply theory, concepts, models, and technical/clinical skills in the professional practice setting. Course includes observation opportunities for students to integrate theory and interventions related to international child life practice including child life assessments, developmental theory integration, therapeutic play interventions, and rapport building with children who are primarily non-English/limited English speaking. Coverage will emphasize the multidimensional, interdisciplinary nature of developmentally grounded cross-cultural psychosocial care for infants, children, adolescents, and families interacting within international healthcare systems.  Ethical considerations, cross-cultural, and diversity issues, will be highlighted.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Child Life, M.S. program.  Successful completion of CHLI 601 , CHLI 602 , CHLI 603 , CHLI 605 , and CHLI 607 .
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • CHLI 701 Child Life Internship (9)

    Development of clinical competency in child life intervention and programming. Includes field placement and written assignments. Designed, implemented and evaluated according to the clinical and academic standards of the national Association of Child Life Professionals for internship. Fulfills the requirement for 600 hours of clinical experience through a child life internship program.
    Course Frequency: Spring

Communication
  

  • COMM 501 Research Methods in Communication (3)

    COMM 501 introduces students to qualitative and quantitative methods for conducting meaningful research in communication. This course will provide an overview of the important concepts of research design, data collection, statistical and interpretative analysis, and presentation. Students will acquire skills needed to conceptualize, conduct, analyze, and interpret research. 
    Course Frequency: Every Other Spring
  

  • COMM 510 Communication Theory (3)

    This course focuses on three epistemological approaches to the study of communication - empirical, interpretive and critical. The student will learn to consider each of these approaches, and in particular, what constitutes ways of knowing from each of the three perspectives, leading to an advanced understanding of the main theories of human and mediated communication.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Note: Course must be taken in first semester of degree program, unless permission granted by graduate director.
  

  • COMM 514 Social Media (3)

    This course examines the role and influence of social media on communication processes, effects, and other forms of interpersonal and mediated messages. Students will conduct original research that explores contemporary theories of communication as applied to social media.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • COMM 520 Communication Campaigns (3)

    This class will introduce students to communication theory, research, and practice in relation to campaign development. The primary course objective is to provide a solid framework for critiquing and/or conducting communication campaigns including planning, implementation, and evaluation. The course may focus on the health, political, or strategic communication process.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • COMM 522 International and Intercultural Communication (3)

    A review of intercultural, cross-cultural and international communication theories and issues. Implications for culturally diverse organizations.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • COMM 530 Race, Gender, Class and Media (3)

    Students consider how gendered identities intersect with other social categories such as race, class, sexuality and nationality. Highlighting a cultural studies approach to media, students analyze such social categories across various media texts, how these representations are shaped by issues of media production, and the various ways diverse audiences interpret media messages.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • COMM 540 Uses and Effects of Media (3)

    The study of complex interrelationships between consumption of various types of media content and the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of democratic citizens, with implications of such relationships in our civic and political lives. Students develop understanding of key theoretical ideas, hone critical skills to review and critique empirical research, and propose a research design.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • COMM 561 Identity and Impression Management (3)

    This course surveys theories and research regarding how individuals, groups and organizations attempt to manage the ways they are perceived by others through the strategic manipulation of communication practices and cues.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • COMM 569 Leadership Communication (3)

    A survey of theories and research in leadership communication including interpersonal, group, organizational, and medicated contexts.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • COMM 580 Seminar in Communication (3)

    This course offers graduate students advanced understanding of theory and research in special topics areas.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • COMM 584 Ethics in Communication (3)

    This course applies classical and contemporary philosophical and social scientific theories to ethical issues associated with interpersonal, group organizational and other communication contexts.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • COMM 680 Seminar in Rhetoric (3)

    A topical seminar that evaluates research in rhetorical theory, method, and textual analysis criticism and culminates in an original research project. This course may be repeated for additional credit if the content is different.
    Prerequisite(s): COMM 510  
    Course Frequency: Spring
    Repeatable: For up to 6 credit hours.
  

  • COMM 690 Communication Pedagogy (3)

    Under the supervision of a graduate faculty member, the communication pedagogy course provides students interested in the teaching and/or coaching profession to develop a greater understanding of and appreciation for the teaching experience. The pedagogy course includes five elements: teaching observation, reflection/critique, class management, and investigation of communication discipline.
    Prerequisite(s): COMM 510 , 12 credit hours completed in the program, and permission of graduate program director
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • COMM 699 Independent Study (1-3)

    Individual study of an agreed-upon topic under the direction of a faculty member, following a course of reading and other requirements proposed by the student and established by negotiation with the graduate faculty member.
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of graduate director
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 6 credit hours.
  

  • COMM 701 Master’s Thesis (3)

    Credit hours for completion of a formal master’s thesis under faculty direction. A successful oral defense of the thesis is required.
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Graduate Program Director.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • COMM 702 Master’s Thesis (3)

    Credit hours for completion of a formal master’s thesis under faculty direction. A successful oral defense of the thesis is required.
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Graduate Program Director.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • COMM 795 Internship (3)

    A supervised field experience in which the student observes and participates in work related to the communication degree. The internship requires 120 or more hours of work and completion of a formal report. Graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.
    Prerequisite(s): COMM 510 , 12 credit hours completed in the program, and permission of graduate program director
    Course Frequency: Occasional

Computer and Information Science
  

  • CSIS 601 Data Modeling and Database Design (3)

    Topics include conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling, data analysis, relational database design and normalization, query languages, query processing, administration, and CASE tools. A database design project is part of the requirement and includes hands-on data modeling, design, development, and implementation.
    Course Frequency: Spring
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 601
  

  • CSIS 602 Foundations of Software Engineering (3)

    A survey course in software engineering processes and methodologies. This course includes software life cycles, planning and managing projects, capturing and managing requirements, analysis and design, implementation, software testing and quality assurance and risk analysis in software development. Emphasized are team-based development, quality standards, object-oriented design and CASE (computer-aided software engineering) tools.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 602
  

  • CSIS 603 Object-Oriented Design Patterns (3)

    A course in software design using design patterns as a tool for communicating software design solutions and as an aid in software refactoring. Creational, structural and behavioral patterns are emphasized. Also covered are finding and documenting software development patterns. The Unified Modeling Language is used as the design tool for software patterns and programming projects are in an object-oriented programming language.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 603
  

  • CSIS 604 Distributed Computer Systems Architecture (3)

    This course covers basic techniques for the design and construction of distributed systems. Its aim is to give the skills needed to build simple systems and to identify key issues for the analysis of distribution problems.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 604
  

  • CSIS 605 Applied Algorithms (3)

    A course that covers algorithms, focusing on foundations of algorithms, and applications to areas such as data science, cybersecurity, and software engineering.
    Course Frequency: Spring
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 605
  

  • CSIS 612 Advanced Computer Architecture (3)

    This course covers various topics relevant to clustering, including the following: interconnection networks, protocols, high performance I/O, load balancing, availability, programming models and environments, parallel algorithms, and applications. The course will be lab-intensive and will include the implementation of parallel algorithms on a Beowulf Cluster.
    Prerequisite(s): CSIS 604  or permission of department.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 612
  

  • CSIS 614 Advanced Operating Systems (3)

    This course covers a broad range of advanced operating systems concepts including protection, security, memory management, kernels, file systems, synchronization, naming, networks and distributed systems as well as recent trends in operating systems design. Specific aspects of operating systems that support distributed computing will be emphasized.
    Prerequisite(s): CSIS 604  or permission of department.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 614
  

  • CSIS 616 Automata Theory (3)

    The theory of finite state machines and regular expressions are applied to the design of switching circuits, components of compilers such as lexical analysis, pattern-matching, text editors, unifications as needed in Prolog or for automated deduction, and almost any program which processes under commands. Undecidable problems and intractable problems are explored.
    Prerequisite(s): Knowledge of discrete mathematics.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 616
  

  • CSIS 618 Programming Languages (3)

    The course surveys the principles of programming language design and the issues related to their implementation. Topics will include a comparison of the major programming paradigms: imperative, functional, logic and object oriented. Also covered are data types, methods of specifying the semantics of language constructs, and concurrency.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 618
  

  • CSIS 631 Principles of Computer Security (3)

    A survey of the principles and practices related to computer security. The course concentrates on the problems of security associated with computer systems and emphasizes the application of cryptography to address those problems.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 631
  

  • CSIS 632 Data Communications and Networking (3)

    An introduction to data communications and computer networking. Topics include LAN topologies, transmission media, error detection, packet switching networks, Internetworking of heterogeneous network technologies, Internet protocol suites (with emphasis on TCP/IP), the client/server paradigm, the BSD socket interface, network security and network applications.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 632
  

  • CSIS 633 Semantic Web Principles and Practice (3)

    This course covers the emerging technology supporting the Semantic Web with machine-processable content. Students will engineer and implement ontologies, associated metadata and logical inference systems. Covered are specialized languages such as Extensible Markup Language (XML), Resource Description Framework (RDF), and Ontology Web Language (OWL) and associated query languages.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 633
  

  • CSIS 634 Project Change and Management (3)

    Managing projects within an organizational context, including the processes related to initiating, planning, executing, controlling, reporting and closing a project form the major portion of this course. Project integration, scope, time, cost, quality control, risk management and managing the changes in organization resulting from introducing or revising information systems are also included.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 634
  

  • CSIS 635 Fundamentals of Agile Project Management (3)

    This course explores agile-related practices, methodologies, and applications in development and operational project environments.  Learning experiences and team projects focus on developing the knowledge, skills, abilities and attitudes considered essential in effectively managing teams in adaptive project environments.  Topics of study include the development of an agile mindset, theoretical and practical applications of agile practices, the transition and integration of these practices with other project management methodologies, along with the stages of the agile development cycle.  Students will apply tools and techniques in a learning environment that approximates adaptive project environments. In addition, case studies will include applicable individual and organizational experiences with implementing agile methodologies.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 635
  

  • CSIS 636 Information Technology, Policy, Strategy, and Governance (3)

    This course will consider the development and implementation of policies and plans to achieve organizational goals, the defining of systems that support the operational, administrative and strategic needs of the organization, as well as the study of approaches to managing the information systems function in organizations.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 636
  

  • CSIS 638 Implementation of Database Management Systems (3)

    Topics include algorithms for query processing and optimization, physical database design, transaction processing, concurrency control, database backup and recovery techniques, distributed databases, multidimensional data, and recursive query processing as an example, Datalog. Other topics may include multimedia databases, object and object relational databases, data warehousing, and data mining.
    Prerequisite(s): CSIS 601  or CSIS 604  
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 638
  

  • CSIS 641 Advanced Cybersecurity (3)

    This course will cover the techniques used to secure cybersystems. Topics covered will include security policies, computer security management and risk assessment, secured network protocols, software security issues, ethical and legal aspects of cybersecurity, and disaster recovery. Special emphasis will be given to designing, deploying, and managing complete secured cybersystems.
    Prerequisite(s): CSIS 631 , CSIS 632
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 641
  

  • CSIS 654 Software Requirements Analysis and Specifications (3)

    An introduction to the software requirements engineering process. Topics to include feasibility studies, risk, requirement elicitation, modeling, analysis, specification and validation.
    Prerequisite(s): CSIS 602 .
    Course Frequency: Every Other Spring
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 654
  

  • CSIS 656 Software Systems Design and Implementation (3)

    An introduction to the issues, techniques, strategies, representations and patterns used in designing and implementing software. Possible design topics include: specification of internal interfaces, architectural design, data design, user-interface design, design tools and evaluation of design. Possible implementation topics include: language-oriented issues, construction technologies, tools and formal constructions methods.
    Prerequisite(s): CSIS 602  
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 656
  

  • CSIS 657 Embedded Systems Design (3)

    This course is an introduction to specifying, designing, implementing, and testing (real-time) embedded systems. Topics include the embedded system lifecycle, choosing a processor, hardware/ software partitioning, design techniques, cross-platform development, debugging, testing, and integration. Implementation languages may include Java, C/C++ or assembly.
    Prerequisite(s): CSIS 602  and CSIS 604  
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 657
  

  • CSIS 658 Software Testing and Maintenance (3)

    An introduction to the concepts and methods associated with software testing and maintenance. Testing topics to include: testing as part of the requirements for engineering and software design, test plan writing and static and dynamic testing. Maintenance topics to include: an overview of corrective, adaptive, perfective and preventive maintenance activities as well as organizational managerial issues.
    Prerequisite(s): CSIS 602 .
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 658
  

  • CSIS 659 Service-Oriented Computing (3)

    Service-Oriented Computing is a term that describes software systems that combine Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Business Process Management (BPM) layers. This course explores both SOA and BPM, demonstrating how business and IT concerns can be aligned. Students will gain experience with service-oriented development, process modeling and execution, and securing services.
    Prerequisite(s): CSIS 601  
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 659
  

  • CSIS 670 Developing Mobile Applications (3)

    This hands-on, project-oriented course explores the principles and tools involved in the design and construction of applications for mobile devices. Topics include the platform application architecture, mobile application lifecycle, managing application resources, designing user interfaces, data storage options, integrating audio and video, location-based services, cross-platform development using a mobile device emulator, and porting applications to actual devices.  Students will work individually  or on small teams to design, develop, and deploy several mobile applications.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 670
  

  • CSIS 672 Human-Computer Interaction (3)

    Introduction to human-computer interaction and user-interface development. Topics include human factors of interactive software, interactive styles, design principles and considerations, development methods and tools, interface quality and evaluation methods. This course stresses the importance of good interfaces and the relationship of user interface design to human-computer interaction. It is intended for students whose future work may involve software development.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 672
  

  • CSIS 674 Introduction to Computer Graphics (3)

    An introduction to the fundamental principles of computer graphics. Using standard graphics libraries, students will learn these principles by writing a series of programming projects.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 674
  

  • CSIS 690 Special Topics in Computing (3)

    A course in the special study of an advanced or new topic in computer science, information science or software engineering. This course may be repeated for additional credit, as the topics change.
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 6 credit hours.
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 690
  

  • CSIS 691 Independent Study (3)

    This course consists of individual study of an agreed-upon topic under the direction of a faculty member and following a course of reading and other requirements proposed by the student and established by negotiation with the director. This course is intended to provide graduate students with an opportunity to study in an area of computer science, software engineering or information systems that is not generally offered. This course may be repeated once.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 6 credit hours.
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 691
  

  • CSIS 698 Project Thesis (3)

    Project Thesis is a three credit hour course for the completion of a formal master’s project thesis under faculty direction. A Project Thesis is characterized by a research project that applies or extends course topics through systems development.
    Prerequisite(s): Approval by the program director and completion of 12 credit hours in the program.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 698
  

  • CSIS 699 Research Thesis (3)

    Research Thesis is a three-credit-hour course for the completion of a formal master’s research thesis under faculty direction. A Research Thesis is a traditional research project characterized by a comprehensive paper on a research topic. This course will be graded on a pass-fail basis.
    Prerequisite(s): Approval by the program director and 12 credit hours in the program.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 6 credit hours.
    Citadel Course Number: CSCI 699
  

  • CSIS 900 Continuous Research Enrollment (1-9)

    Students who are nearing the end of their coursework for their degree and who have begun work on their master’s thesis topic may need to utilize the Continuous Research Enrollment course to maintain a suitable level of enrollment for their programs. Linked directly to students’ research on a thesis topic and must be considered as a progress report toward that end when graded by the thesis advisor. The course will be graded on a pass-fail basis.
    Prerequisite(s): Form submission and program approval.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated when taken within the program’s time limit requirements.
    Restriction(s): Continuous Research Enrollment hours cannot be used as part of a program of study towards a degree. Continuous Research Enrollment hours may not be taken in lieu of thesis hours, but may be taken in combination with thesis hours, if no additional hours are available or necessary.

Data Science
  

  • DATA 505 Computational Data Science and Analytics (3)

    This course covers key concepts in programming, pipeline development, data structures, algorithms, and complexity that are foundational to the fields of data science and analytics.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • DATA 506 Mathematical Data Science and Analytics (3)

    This course covers key concepts from linear algebra, optimization, probability and statistics, calculus, and discrete mathematics that are foundational to the fields of data science and analytics.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • DATA 507 Scientific Computing in Data Science (3)

    This course covers the role of the scientific method in applied data science with a focus on topics such as incomplete data, temporal cadence, systematic biases, rejection of outlier data, constraints on the mathematical modeling systems arising from underlying scientific considerations, experimental design, signal to noise, time-dependent modeling, ensemble modeling, statistical image analysis, and scientific numerical methods.
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • DATA 510 Data Cleaning, Organization, and Visualization (3)

    This course will cover the systems and strategies for cleaning, wrangling, organizing, querying, and visualization of data streams and big data.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • DATA 531 Database Concepts (3)

    A course that introduces the student to the basic concepts, organization and implementation models of databases, with an emphasis on the relational model. Among the topics covered are data models, query languages, relational database design using normal forms and database programming, and information assurance and security. Problems will be assigned using a relational DBMS and SQL. 
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-listing: CSCI 431
  

  • DATA 534 Machine Learning, Data Mining, and Analytics (3)

    This course will cover the concepts and methods of machine learning, analytics, and data mining. Students will implement and use state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms for knowledge discovery.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • DATA 590 Special Topics in Data Science and Analytics (3)

    An intensive investigation of an area of current interest in data science and analytics. 
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 6 credit hours.
  

  • DATA 591 Independent Study (3)

    This course consists of individual study of an agreed-upon topic under the direction of a faculty member and following a course of reading and other requirements proposed by the faculty member or student and established by negotiation with the director. This course is intended to provide graduate students with an opportunity to study in an area of data science that is not generally offered.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • DATA 698 Practicum in Data Science and Analytics (3)

    Students will demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and dispositions for performing applied data science assignments in a professional setting. Students already employed in a data science field must perform additional data science tasks outside of their preexisting responsibilities.  It is expected that 120 contact/work hours will be completed for this 3 credit hours. The course will be graded on a pass-fail basis.
    Prerequisite(s): DATA 510 , CSIS 604 , MATH 540  or DATA 507 , and approval by the program director
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 6 credit hours.
  

  • DATA 699 Thesis in Data Science and Analytics (3)

    Thesis in Data Science and Analytics is a three credit hour course for the completion of a formal master’s degree thesis under faculty direction. A research thesis is a traditional research project characterized by a comprehensive paper on a research topic. The course will be graded on a pass-fail basis.
    Prerequisite(s):  DATA 510 , CSIS 604, MATH 540  or DATA 507 , MATH 550 , and approval by the program director.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 6 credit hours.

Elementary and Early Childhood Education
  

  • EDEE 503 Creativity and the Fine Arts (3)

    An in-depth study emphasizing teaching content knowledge within the discipline of fine arts for preschool, kindergarten and elementary school children.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-listing: EDEE 403
  

  • EDEE 507 Creating Effective Learning Communities (3)

    This course focuses on how teachers create collaborative and inclusive communities of learners. Supportive, preventive and corrective teaching practices and management strategies are emphasized. Teacher candidates will research, analyze and evaluate current management practices.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-listing: EDEE 407
  

  • EDEE 509 Teaching Diverse Learners (3)

    The emphasis of the course is on inclusion strategies for special needs students in regular classrooms. Appropriate referral and instructional strategies will be analyzed and explored.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
    Cross-listing: EDEE 409
  

  • EDEE 510 Educational Theory, Behavior, and Development of the Young Child: Field Experience I (3)

    An introduction to early childhood education including 1) historical and philosophical antecedents, 2) developmentally appropriate practice, 3) field-based experiences and 4) characteristics of young children and related program implications. The course includes a 36-hour practicum in a variety of settings to ensure multicultural exposure.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Note: Note: Practicum required.
  

  • EDEE 515 Middle School Organization and Curriculum (3)

    An overview of the middle school concept, including 1) historical and philosophical antecedents, 2) conflicting perceptions of middle school, 3) definitions of middle school and middle-level concept, 4) characteristics of the emerging adolescent and related program implications, 5) change factors involved in conversion to the middle school concept, 6) evaluation methods for determining effectiveness and student progress and 7) speculation on the future of the middle school movement.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
    Cross-listing: EDMG 415
  

  • EDEE 520 Methods and Materials in Early Childhood Education: Field Experience II (3)

    Instruction, observation, and field experience related to planning and implementing lessons for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and primary grade students. Students learn to plan and implement lessons with differentiated curriculum, instruction, and assessment and the use of developmentally appropriate methods and materials. Candidates plan for and teach individual students, small groups of students, and provide flexible grouping for whole class instruction. A minimum of 20 hours of field experience is required.
    Course Frequency: Spring
    Cross-listing: EDEE 420
    Note: Note: Required for early childhood certification.
  

  • EDEE 525 Advanced Foundations of Language and Literacies Development: Birth-Grade 6 (3)

    The course explores foundational and advanced theories of language and literacies development through developmental stages of oral and written language (speaking, listening, reading, writing, spelling, and designing) from monolingual to multilingual learners. It addresses language differences and difficulties within the developmental stages and factors such as family, community, culture, and dialect upon language and literacies development.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-listing: EDEE 425
  

  • EDEE 529 Advanced Instructional Strategies for Emergent Literacies PK-3 (3)

    This course leads to an advanced understanding of theories and the development of a broadened definition of literacy and the instructional strategies for reading using print and non-print texts for the development of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension in grades PreK-3.
    Prerequisite(s): EDEE 525  
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-listing: EDEE 429
  

  • EDEE 535 Theories and Strategies for Developing Literacies (3)

    This course examines 21st-century definitions and conceptualizations of “reading” and “text” through theories, methods, strategies and materials in teaching communication skills to elementary and middle-school students. Aspects of listening, speaking, reading, writing, and viewing will be explored. Topics include literacy processes, supporting classroom diversity and meeting students’ instructional literacy levels.
    Course Frequency: Spring
    Cross-listing: EDEE 435
  

  • EDEE 538 Advanced Teaching Writing/Design with Children’s Literature and Multimodal Texts, PK-3 (3)

    The course examines texts as mentors for teaching diverse early childhood learners writing and designing. This course researches and explores children’s print, visual, and digital texts, and differentiated contexts that support early childhood writing instruction. A variety of popular and academic writing genres and tools will be critically examined.
    Prerequisite(s): EDEE 525  
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-listing: EDEE 438
  

  • EDEE 542 Early Childhood Mathematics Content and Instruction (3)

    This lecture course focuses on developing content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, and dispositions necessary for quality early-childhood mathematics instruction. Emphasis is on developmentally appropriate instructional strategies linked to the national and state mathematics content and process standards for grades PK to third. Active learning, lesson planning, ongoing and worthwhile assessment, and informed teacher decision-making are major components.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • EDEE 545 Advanced Teaching Writing/Design with Children’s Literature and Multimodal Texts, 2-6 (3)

    The course examines texts as mentors for teaching diverse early childhood learners writing and designing. This course researches and explores children’s print, visual, and digital texts, and differentiated contexts that support early childhood writing instruction. A variety of popular and academic writing genres and tools will be examined.
    Prerequisite(s): EDEE 525  
    Course Frequency: Spring
    Cross-listing: EDEE 445
  

  • EDEE 550 Mathematics in Early Childhood Education (3)

    This course focuses on deepening early-childhood teacher candidate’s mathematical content and pedagogical knowledge. Emphasis is on problem-solving related to number sense, operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, and data analysis and on developmentally appropriate instructional strategies linked to the grades P-3 content and process standards. 
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • EDEE 567 Science Methods for Early Childhood Education (3)

    Candidates will identify and practice evidence-based teaching methods for science at the early childhood level. Emphasis will be placed on developmentally appropriate practice, concept development through questioning techniques, inquiry based learning, and critical thinking to meet group and individual needs. STEM/STEAM will be incorporated into curriculum planning and practice, as well as effective and ongoing assessment methods.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • EDEE 568 Science for the Elementary School Teacher (3)

    An in-depth examination and analysis of the relationship between the science curriculum, science instruction and the ways in which elementary students discover and invent knowledge in the science content areas.
    Course Frequency: Spring
    Cross-listing: EDEE 468
    Note: Note: Practicum required.
  

  • EDEE 588 Advanced Curriculum, Instruction, and Literacies Assessment (Prek-3) Field Experience III (3)

    Candidates will establish a positive learning environment, teach multiple subjects, and learn to administer and analyze literacy assessments in order to adapt instruction of diverse learners. Candidates will also learn to reflect on and self-assess their performance in the classroom. A minimum of 50 hours of field experience is required.
    Prerequisite(s): EDEE 510 
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-listing: EDEE 488
  

  • EDEE 590 Field Experience: Curriculum and Instruction (2-6) (3)

    This course provides elementary education candidates multiple opportunities to observe and teach lessons in public elementary classrooms and to connect observational data with theory and practice related to classroom assessment during the elementary years. Additionally, it provides candidates the opportunity for service learning in the schools.
    Course Frequency: Spring
    Cross-listing: EDEE 490
  

  • EDEE 595 Field Experience: Advanced Curriculum, Instruction and Literacies Assessment (2-6) (3)

    This course provides elementary education candidates with multiple opportunities to observe and teach lessons in public elementary classrooms. Additionally, it provides the opportunity for candidates to conduct literacy assessments, and connect observational data with theory and practice related to managing students, learning, and classroom communities.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Cross-listing: EDEE 495
  

  • EDEE 604 Teacher as Researcher in Early Childhood Education (3)

    In this course, students learn about the nature and design of action research. The course will provide students the opportunity to extend and further develop their knowledge and understanding of theories and content appropriate to early childhood education by engaging in reflective inquiry in preparation for formal thesis research.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • EDEE 610 Integrating Assessment and Instruction (3)

    The course provides the participant opportunities to examine instructional models and assessment strategies in education (a) through research, application and demonstration, and (b) within the context of the way related concepts, models and strategies vary to guide educational decision making in a range of developmental areas from early childhood, to elementary, to middle school. The course covers important concepts and theories in learning, instructional design, and assessment.
    Corequisite(s): EDEE 590  
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • EDEE 613 Curriculum and Development for Early Childhood Education (3)

    An analysis of early childhood curricular theory, instructional programs, related research and societal needs. Particular emphasis is given to the physical, emotional, social and cognitive characteristics of children at different developmental levels, and techniques and materials suitable for teaching at this level. The course includes the study of innovative and experimental programs.
    Course Frequency: Spring
    Note: Note: Required for early childhood certification.
  

  • EDEE 615 Assessment in Student Learning (3)

    This course is designed to provide theoretical and experiential knowledge regarding basic principles of educational assessment and evaluation. The course will focus on the acquisition of traditional and performance-based knowledge and assessment skills, and the examination of contemporary evaluative issues confronted by educators pre-K through grade 3.
    Prerequisite(s): EDFS 654  and EDFS 687  or equivalents, EDEE 510 , EDEE 613 , EDEE 529 .
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • EDEE 616 Methods and Materials in Early Childhood Education (3)

    The process of development of content areas and their implementation in educational programs for young children. Emphasis is on current methods, techniques and materials suitable for teaching at this level. The course includes the study of innovative and experimental programs.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Note: Note: Required for early childhood certification.
  

  • EDEE 620 Home, School, and Community Relationships (3)

    A study of the relationships that exist in the educational triad of home, school and community. Strategies for increasing communication and collaboration between parents and schools are addressed and the skills needed to be an advocate for young children are explored. Topics include current family demographics, the abused child, the parent community, rights and responsibilities, resources and leadership training.
    Course Frequency: Fall
    Note: Note: Practicum required for M.A.T. students.
  

  • EDEE 621 Current Trends and Issues in Early Education (3)

    An extensive study of the development and changes taking place in the field of early childhood education. Analysis and evaluation are utilized in determining possible future trends and in assessing strengths and weaknesses of existing programs.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • EDEE 625 Interdisciplinary Themes: Design and Implementation (3)

    The course provides knowledge and experience in the design and implementation of interdisciplinary themes (units). The focus is on the planning and evaluation of grade-level units that incorporate multiple subject areas. Topics include rationale and framework, integration of content, teaching strategies and evaluation.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • EDEE 634 Trends and Issues in Elementary Education (3)

    A course focusing on current trends and issues in elementary and middle-level education as they relate to children and teaching in grades one through eight.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • EDEE 637 Internship in Early Childhood Education (3)

    A supervised internship in an early childhood classroom or administrative setting of at least 12 weeks of full-time participation. Designed for advanced students.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • EDEE 642 Social Studies and Humanities for Early Childhood and Elementary Teachers (3)

    An in-depth examination of the relationship between the social studies curriculum, social studies instruction and the ways in which elementary students construct social knowledge and values.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • EDEE 645 Field Experience I in Elementary Education (3)

    This course provides elementary education candidates multiple opportunities to observe in public elementary classrooms and to connect observational data with theory and practice related to language and literacy development during the elementary years. Additionally, participants analyze an academic Long Range Planning document in relation to observed classroom activities.
    Corequisite(s): EDEE 525 .
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • EDEE 650 Analysis of Current Research in Child Development (3)

    A framework for the study of the child’s cumulative and integrative growth experience provided by psychological patterning from early childhood to adolescence. Key theories of personality and developmental principles are evaluated in the light of selected research studies and field experience.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • EDEE 663 Children’s Literature (3)

    Study of the historical development of children’s books and the significant literature available for children today. Criteria for evaluating juvenile literature and ways of stimulating children’s interest in books are presented. Discussion includes the uses of fantasy, fairy tales and myth, the abridgment of classics, the introduction of poetry and the special needs of children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Students are introduced to a wide range of reading material which may be relevant to curriculum content or which offer children a reading-for-pleasure experience.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • EDEE 664 Health and Physical Education for the Elementary Teacher (3)

    Development of physical, health, and safety education as an integral part of the life of the elementary age child and the curriculum of the school. The relationship between organization, development and instruction in health and physical education activities and safety practices are explored.
    Prerequisite(s): EDFS 654 .
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • EDEE 665 Elementary Mathematics: Content and Instruction (2-6) (3)

    This course focuses on deepening elementary teacher candidates’ mathematical content and pedagogical knowledge. Approaches to numbers and operations, geometry, measurement, data analysis probability, algebra, problem solving, reasoning are stressed. Lesson plans are prepared to implement mathematics standards, objectives and assessments.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • EDEE 667 Curriculum Theory and Application (3)

    This course will expand the candidate’s understanding of theories, issues, and practices of curriculum development. The course will examine the history of curriculum development in the United States and will identify educational, political, and social forces that have shaped curriculum. Students will identify reoccurring themes, major leaders in curriculum, and will gain an understanding of how curriculum is developed from the classroom to the national level. By examining their own understanding of curriculum, they will begin to conceptualize potential capstone projects.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • EDEE 669 Behavior of the Young Child (3)

    Basic presentation of skills required to assess the needs, motivations and capacities of young children. Methods of observing, recording, and documenting behavior (individual and group), and the interpretation of the underlying dynamics are studied. Children’s art, language and dramatic play are examined as materials for understanding the meaning of behavior. Students examine widely used test materials in order to determine under what circumstances and by whom the test should be given, and the results are evaluated and used.
    Prerequisite(s): EDEE 650 , EDFS 654 , or permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • EDEE 681 Field Experience in Reading (3)

    A supervised clinical and/or laboratory school practicum experience in the diagnosis and correction of a reading disability case. An opportunity to develop and implement a corrective reading program for a disabled reader is provided.
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
 

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