2020-2021 Graduate Catalog

May 10, 2024

2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Special Education
	SPED 525 - Characteristics of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course includes an exploration of current research and historical trends in defining and serving children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Additionally, a review of characteristics, etiology, prevalence, and perspectives of students with autism spectrum disorders will be conducted. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 528 - Mainstreaming the Exceptional Child Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the theory, history, and practices associated with mainstreaming exceptional children, with emphasis on efforts toward overcoming problems related to educating exceptional children in a regular classroom setting. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 530 - Introduction to Exceptional Children Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A comprehensive survey of the various exceptionalities affecting learning: giftedness, mental retardation, emotional disturbance, learning disabilities, speech impairment, sight impairment, orthopedic impairment, autism, neurological and physical impairment, and cultural differences. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 532 - The Gifted Child Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An exploration of the nature of giftedness and creativity, including characteristics of gifted and creative children and approaches to encouraging the use and development of their abilities. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 535 - Psychology of Mental Retardation Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An intensive study of the psychological and sociological aspects of educationally handicapping conditions and of the children who manifest those conditions, with emphasis on integrating theory, research, and practice in effective program planning and implementation. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 536 - Advanced Studies in Mental Disabilities Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course involves the intensive study of the psychological and sociological aspects of educationally handicapping conditions and the individuals who manifest these conditions, with emphasis on integrating theory, research, and practice in effective program planning and implementation. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 537 - Introduction to Education of Emotionally Disturbed Children Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An overview of the education of emotionally and behaviorally disturbed children, including history, philosophical issues, kinds of emotional disturbance, management of educational programming, types of programs, and professional roles for teachers. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 538 - Advanced Studies in Behavioral/Emotional Disabilities Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the area of study for the special education of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities. Major subject matter components include, but are not limited to, issues and trends, behavior management screening/assessment, programming and professional and family collaboration. The current status of this area of study is more directly linked to the present realities of our nation’s schools and its students than ever before. For these reasons the ability to apply research and instructional development skills in each major component of the discipline is very essential. Opportunities to plan, implement and evaluate programmatic, individual and intensive individual interventions will begin in this initial course offering within the area of specialization. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 560 - Reading and Language Arts for Gifted Children Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An in-depth study of curricula, methods and materials for teaching the language arts to gifted children, with attention to examining characteristics of the gifted, assessing their unique learning needs, and investigating aspects of creativity. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 579 - Management of Learning Environments Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of effective behavior analysis techniques for intervening in the environments of exceptional children to facilitate learning. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 580 - Advanced Management of Learning Environments Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Emphasis on effective behavior analysis techniques for intervening in the environments of exceptional children to increase learning. Includes examination and application of various models, approaches and techniques to provide positive behavioral supports for students and prevent discipline problems, where possible. Emphasis will also be placed on self-management and development of appropriate social-emotional skills. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 600 - Practicum in Special Education Credit Hours: 6 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 A ten-week supervised field experience in teaching exceptional children in an educational setting. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 610 - Curriculum Development for the Gifted Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A comprehensive view of the gifted learner and the implications of advanced learning ability for curriculum development, teaching/ learning models, and current educational environments. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 615 - Issues and Trends in Special Education Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is designed to provide a forum to discuss current issues related to the field of Special Education. Participants will explore effective approaches and strategies for managing issues in the creation of responsive learning environments. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 620 - Teaching the Gifted Child Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An overview of the features and procedures essential to designing, implementing, and facilitating an instructional program for gifted learners, with attention to strategies for counseling the gifted, issues-related topics in gifted education, and techniques for working effectively with parents, the community, and other advocates as resources for the gifted program. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 630 - Consultative Internship in Special Education Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 3 A supervised experience in planning, implementing, and evaluating consultation projects involving exceptional and potentially exceptional students, educators of regular students, administrators, and parents. Prerequisite: SPED 649 Corequisite: SPED 649 Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 631 - Teaching Students with Mild to Moderate Disabilities: Academic Methods Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of classroom educational procedures, including methods, curriculum and materials, for teaching students with developmental or academic/ learning handicaps, with emphasis on problems related to learning disabilities, mental retardation, and emotional disturbances. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 632 - Teach the Hand Child-Dev Level Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of classroom educational procedures including methods, curricula, and materials for teaching birth-to-school-age students handicapped by developmental problems and for teaching older students with a mental age in the preschool range. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 633 - Teaching Adolescents with Disabilities Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of classroom educational procedures, including curricula, methods, and materials for teaching adolescent students (junior high through young adult) with disabilities. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 634 - Curriculum and Effective Practices for Teaching Students with Mental Disabilities Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is designed to provide an overview of the historical background, current developments and future directions for teaching children who are mildly and moderately mentally disabled. Emphasis will be placed on classroom procedures including methods, curriculum and materials for teaching the mentally challenged from K-12. Strategies and methods for use in the classroom to facilitate learning will be emphasized to include the use of technology for teachers as well as students. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 635 - Curriculum and Effective Practices for Teaching Students with Specific Learning Disabilities Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is designed to provide an overview of the historical background, current developments and future directions for teaching academic skills to students who have specific learning disabilities. Emphasis will be placed on classroom procedures including methods, curriculum and materials for teaching basic skills and content areas in grades K-12. Strategies and methods for integrating technology into lessons will be included. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 638 - Teaching the Emotionally Disturbed Child Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An examination of management techniques and educational planning and programming for emotionally disturbed children, with emphasis on the roles of the teacher and on the development of programs. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 639 - Curriculum and Effective Practices for Teaching Students with Behavioral/Emotional Disabilities Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 The major framework for the course includes a research based examination of management and educational planning/programming for Children and Youth with emotional and behavioral disabilities. The course seeks to inspire and guide participants to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to match the complex and challenging roles of the teacher for the establishment of programs which reflect sound practices and which meet the needs of these children/youth. The course content focuses on teacher directed educational activities for managing and teaching students with mild to severe behavior and emotional problems; however, it ultimately seeks to prepare master educators who can effectively teach academic skills to children with diverse abilities. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 640 - Master’s Internship in Special Education Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 3 A supervised experience in basic and advanced teaching skills in special education. (Offered for variable credits, with a maximum of nine credit hours applicable to a graduate degree.) Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 641 - Advanced Internship in Special Education (Mentally Disabled; Behaviorally-Emotionally Disabled; Specific Learning Disabled) Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 3 This course provides an intensive supervised field experience. It is designed to be the most appropriate for the student’s qualifications, experience and future educational goals. Requires a minimum of 150 hours per semester. This is a practical application of the knowledge base of the educational professional as a facilitator of learning. Depending upon the student’s qualifications, skill and experience, the intern will be supervised in one of two (2) of the following options: (1) in-service or classroom internship; or (2) special placement internship. The in service classroom internship option is primarily for currently employed teachers who were in regular or special classroom settings and serve the populations for which they are seeking licensure. The special placement internship option is an advanced field teaching arrangement. The student will provide direct service to MD or BED or SLD students. Students will receive on site supervision from both master teacher/site supervisor and a university instructor. (Offered for variable credits, with a maximum of nine (9) credit hours applicable to a graduate degree.) Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 642 - Exceptional Child Development Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An examination of the relationship between human development and education, with emphasis on deviations exhibited by exceptional children in cognitive, linguistic, social, affective, perceptual, and neurological development. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 643 - Seminar in Special Education Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A graduate level seminar drawing from both theory and research for advanced study and discussions of critical issues in special education. (May be repeated for credit.) Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 645 - Independent Study in SPED Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Independent research on critical issues in special education. (May be repeated for credit.) Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 646 - Advanced Assessment Practices in Special Education Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is designed to provide teachers of children with learning problems with an opportunity to study and practice both formal and informal educational and diagnostic assessments that are appropriate for children and youth. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 647 - Educational Assessment of Students with Disabilities Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A practical study of both formal and informal diagnostic assessment and observational techniques for identifying and evaluating mild to moderate academic disabilities. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 648 - Curriculum Development in Special Education Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A practical course in the development and implementation of curricula for learning disabled, mentally handicapped, and behaviorally-emotionally handicapped students, with attention to the development of I.E.P’s, the understanding and application of legislative directives regarding special education students, and applications of evaluation techniques for accountability. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 649 - The Consultative Role of the Special Educator Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the theory, methods, and practices relating to the special educator’s consultative role in the education of exceptional children. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 650 - Leadership and Supervision of Exceptional Child Programs Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of major issues in the supervision and leadership of educational programs for exceptional children, with emphasis on appropriate leadership styles, child advocacy roles, applicable state and federal legislation, due process and confidentiality requirements, personnel conflict management, qualifications and roles of special education staff, data-based decision-making, and provisions for least restrictive educational environments for exceptional children. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 660 - Internship of Gifted Education Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Supervised study and practice in the education of the gifted, requiring a minimum of 75 to 150 contact hours. Please click here for Book Information
	SPED 698 - Advanced Applied Product of Learning Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 2 This course has been designed to serve as a capstone or culminating experience for the Advanced Master’s Degree Program in Education in all the specialization areas. This course will assist students in preparing the culminating activity and will encapsulate the total experiences in the program. It will provide a field-based context for the completion, presentation, and evaluation of the exit options: advanced professional portfolio, action research project, and thesis. (Other requirements related to the area of specialization, such as field experience component, may be required by the area of specialization.) (Offered for variable credits, with a maximum of six credit hours applicable to a graduate degree.) Please click here for Book Information
Statistics
	STAT 540 - Foundations of Data Science Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course will introduce students to the foundations of the constantly evolving field of data science. Students will learn concepts, techniques and tools they need to deal with various facets of data science practice, including data collection and integration, exploratory data analysis (EDA), descriptive/predictive modeling, data product development, evaluation, effective communication. R language is used with emphasis on practical application using real-world data from many disciplines. Please click here for Book Information
	STAT 550 - Data Science Capstone Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This capstone course provides an opportunity for students in the Data Science graduate certificate program to integrate and apply the statistical and computational tools and knowledge learned in previous courses to a large data analytics program. The course will be mostly self-directed; students will work in teams on carefully selected project, with the instructor providing guidance and suggestions to the teams. To prepare students for job interviews, the instructor will conduct two mock interview sessions, one before the midterm break and another during the last week of class. Prerequisite: STAT 540 and CSC 510 Corequisite: CSC 520 (may be taken concurrently) Please click here for Book Information
	STAT 561 - Probability Theory Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course including such topics as probability distributions, limit theorems, special functions, and probability models. Prerequisite: STAT 301 or consent of department. Please click here for Book Information
	STAT 562 - Applied Regression Analysis Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course including such topics as matrix theory, correlation analysis, least squares, curve fitting, simple and multiple regression, response surfaces, and the applications of statistical software packages. Prerequisite: MATH 251 Please click here for Book Information
	STAT 563 - Design and Analysis of Experiment Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 The applications of statistics in the design and analysis of experiments. Topics will include: Principles of Design of Experiments, One-way Analysis of Variance, Factorial Designs, Hierarchical or Nested Designs, Linear and Multiple Regression Analysis, Two way Analysis of Variance, and other related topics. Prerequisite: STAT 561 Please click here for Book Information
	STAT 564 - Mathematical Statistics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Theories of distributions and statistical inference, Point and Interval Estimation, Tests of Hypotheses, Sufficiency, Completeness, and Unbiased Minimum Variance Unbiased Estimation (UMVUE’S) Interval Estimation. Prerequisite: STAT 561 Please click here for Book Information
	STAT 571 - Statistical Computing Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A survey of some of the standard statistical software packages, like EXCEL, SAS, and SPSS. These packages will be used to solve statistical problems. Prerequisite: MATH 561 Please click here for Book Information
	STAT 572 - Time Series Analysis Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A discussion of the theoretical and applied aspects of Time Series. Topics include: Introduction to forecasting, Non-Seasonal Box-Jenkins Models and their tentative identification, Seasonal Box-Jenkins Models and their tentative identification, Estimation and diagnostic checking for Box-Jenkins models, Time Series Regression, Exponential Smoothing, Transfer Function Models, Classical Regression Analysis. Prerequisite: STAT 561 Please click here for Book Information
	STAT 661 - Advanced Probability Theory Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course including such topics as probability distributions, characteristic and generating functions, convergence and approximations, asymptotic sampling theory and decision functions. Prerequisite: STAT 561 Please click here for Book Information
	STAT 662 - Advanced Mathematical Statistics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Topics include parametric estimation, tests of hypotheses, linear models and nonparametric estimation, sufficiency, unbiased estimation, Bayes estimators, and the multivariate normal theory. Prerequisite: STAT 661 Please click here for Book Information
	STAT 750 - Topics in Statistics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of special and advanced topics in statistics within the scope of research interests of the instructor. Prerequisite: STAT 662 Please click here for Book Information
Teaching English as a Second Language
	TESL 510 - Theories and Principles in Teaching ESL Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 TESL 510 focuses on theoretical and practical approaches to the teaching of English as a second Language. This course demonstrates understanding of teaching ESL theories and skills through reading selections, teaching demonstrations, Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) activities, and field experiences. This course will prepare prospective or in-service teachers who will help Limited English proficiency (LEP) students. This course is cross-level listed with TESL 410. Please click here for Book Information
	TESL 520 - Second Language Acquisition Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 The multidisciplinary approach to the ways second languages are learned. Although child language acquisition is discussed, emphasis is on adult second language acquisition. The neurolinguistic, psycholinguistic, and sociolinguistic bases of second languages are explored. Please click here for Book Information
	TESL 530 - Lit Dev and Assessment for English Learners Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is designed to introduce and extend fundamental knowledge of theory and research in literacy development and strategies and techniques for effective literacy instruction for English Language Learners including and understanding of process of reading and writing in first and second language, literacy strategies, various assessments and materials available for facilitation the individualized teaching of literacy to help English Language Learners become independent readers and writers of English. This course is cross-level listed with TESL 450. Please click here for Book Information
	TESL 541 - Trends and Issues in Teaching ESL Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course explores trends and issues involved in teaching ESL students in the U.S. and teaching abroad. This course discusses the pedagogical issues in ESL/bilingual education and the trends in ESL teaching in the 21st century. This course is cross-level listed with TESL 441. Please click here for Book Information
Zoology
	ZOOL 570 - General Entomology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2 A study of the morphology, life cycles, physiology, ecology, and behavior of hexapods, with course format including two lectures/discussions and two laboratory hours a week, and with laboratory studies devoted to insect identification, insect physiology, ecology, insect behavior, and individual student projects. Please click here for Book Information
	ZOOL 585 - Introduction to Parasitology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2 A study of the morphology, life cycles, and classification of parasites of various hosts, with course format including two lectures and two laboratory hours a week, and with laboratory studies devoted to the methods for the collection, culture, and microscopic preparation of parasitological materials. Please click here for Book Information
	ZOOL 610 - Advanced Genetics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2 To study the genomics, genetic analysis, gene expression and regulation, genetic mechanisms of evolutionary change, and genetic technologies. Prerequisite: ZOOL 410 or equivalent Please click here for Book Information
	ZOOL 630 - Advanced Developmental Biology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2 An advanced study of animal development, with emphasis on physiological and biochemical aspects, and with laboratory periods devoted to experimental work, literature reviews, and discussions. Please click here for Book Information

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SPED 525 - Characteristics of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

SPED 528 - Mainstreaming the Exceptional Child

SPED 530 - Introduction to Exceptional Children

SPED 532 - The Gifted Child

SPED 535 - Psychology of Mental Retardation

SPED 536 - Advanced Studies in Mental Disabilities

SPED 537 - Introduction to Education of Emotionally Disturbed Children

SPED 538 - Advanced Studies in Behavioral/Emotional Disabilities

SPED 560 - Reading and Language Arts for Gifted Children

SPED 579 - Management of Learning Environments

SPED 580 - Advanced Management of Learning Environments

SPED 600 - Practicum in Special Education

SPED 610 - Curriculum Development for the Gifted

SPED 615 - Issues and Trends in Special Education

SPED 620 - Teaching the Gifted Child

SPED 630 - Consultative Internship in Special Education

SPED 631 - Teaching Students with Mild to Moderate Disabilities: Academic Methods

SPED 632 - Teach the Hand Child-Dev Level

SPED 633 - Teaching Adolescents with Disabilities

SPED 634 - Curriculum and Effective Practices for Teaching Students with Mental Disabilities

SPED 635 - Curriculum and Effective Practices for Teaching Students with Specific Learning Disabilities

SPED 638 - Teaching the Emotionally Disturbed Child

SPED 639 - Curriculum and Effective Practices for Teaching Students with Behavioral/Emotional Disabilities

SPED 640 - Master’s Internship in Special Education

SPED 641 - Advanced Internship in Special Education (Mentally Disabled; Behaviorally-Emotionally Disabled; Specific Learning Disabled)

SPED 642 - Exceptional Child Development

SPED 643 - Seminar in Special Education

SPED 645 - Independent Study in SPED

SPED 646 - Advanced Assessment Practices in Special Education

SPED 647 - Educational Assessment of Students with Disabilities

SPED 648 - Curriculum Development in Special Education

SPED 649 - The Consultative Role of the Special Educator

SPED 650 - Leadership and Supervision of Exceptional Child Programs

SPED 660 - Internship of Gifted Education

SPED 698 - Advanced Applied Product of Learning

STAT 540 - Foundations of Data Science

STAT 550 - Data Science Capstone

STAT 561 - Probability Theory

STAT 562 - Applied Regression Analysis

STAT 563 - Design and Analysis of Experiment

STAT 564 - Mathematical Statistics

STAT 571 - Statistical Computing

STAT 572 - Time Series Analysis

STAT 661 - Advanced Probability Theory

STAT 662 - Advanced Mathematical Statistics

STAT 750 - Topics in Statistics

TESL 510 - Theories and Principles in Teaching ESL

TESL 520 - Second Language Acquisition

TESL 530 - Lit Dev and Assessment for English Learners

TESL 541 - Trends and Issues in Teaching ESL

ZOOL 570 - General Entomology

ZOOL 585 - Introduction to Parasitology

ZOOL 610 - Advanced Genetics

ZOOL 630 - Advanced Developmental Biology