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University Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

The Fall (Fa), Spring (Sp), or Summer (Su) semesters indicated are expected but are not guaranteed. Service Learning courses are denoted by SL. Core Curriculum courses are denoted by the appropriate designation. Click here for more information: The Core Curriculum .
 

Curriculum and Instruction
  

  • EDCI 5210 - Clinical Practicum in Reading

    A course designed to offer experiences in advanced remediation in a clinical setting. There will be a focus on on-going assessment and modification of teaching strategies in relation to student performance and the reporting of findings and recommendations to others. Prerequisite(s): EDCI 5130 , EDCI 5170  and EDCI 5200 . (3, Sp)
  

  • EDCI 5282 - Survey of Assessment

    This course presents an overview of the assessment process in general education, including pre-referral strategies, screening, and assessment. Prerequisite(s): None (3, Sp)
  

  • EDCI 5340 - Elementary School Curriculum

    A course designed to develop an understanding of the meaning of curriculum at the elementary level with emphasis on the role of the teacher and administrator in curriculum appraisal and development. Prerequisite(s): None (3, Fa)
  

  • EDCI 5380 - Secondary School Curriculum

    A study of the nature and functions of the curriculum, of the process involved in its development and of the implications of these at the secondary level. Prerequisite(s): None (3, Fa)
  

  • EDCI 5440 - The Exceptional Child

    Acquaints the graduate student with the various degrees of exceptionalities found among children from the slow learner to the gifted. Prerequisite(s): None (3, Fa, Su)
  

  • EDCI 5700 - Thesis Writing

    Completion of a research paper with the assistance of the advisor and a thesis committee. The subject of the thesis should be chosen from the candidate’s major field of interest and approved by the Graduate Council. An oral examination of the thesis is also required. Prerequisite(s): EDCI 5000 and EDCG 5010  (3)
  

  • EDCI 5810 - Special Topics in Literacy Education

    A seminar in contemporary and controversial issues in reading, language arts instruction, writing, and language development. Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor (3, Su)
  

  • EDCI 5820 - Advanced Seminar in Children’s Literature

    A course designed to update teachers’ knowledge of writers and illustrators of children’s literature, to explore early adolescent literature, and to develop a sense of how children’s literature fits into the larger framework of the family of literature. Prerequisite(s): None (3, Su)
  

  • EDCI 5900P - Methods of Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities

    This course will incorporate the use of assessment as an integral part of teaching students with learning disabilities. The various types of assessments, steps of assessment, and generic teaching strategies will be employed. Prerequisite EDCI 5440  (3, Sp)
  

  • EDCI 5910P - Behavioral Approach to Managing the Mild/Moderate

    This course is a basic study of the characteristics of children and youth with emotional or behavioral disorders and the management of these behaviors. Techniques for decreasing the behaviors are emphasized. Prerequisite EDCI 5440  (3, Fa)
  

  • EDCI 5999 - Comprehensive Examination in Curriculum and Instruction

    Appropriate written test or Praxis examination related to the candidate’s major area of study. (0)

Data Science
  

  • DTSC 2010 - Explorations in Data Science for Humanities

    (DGHU 2010 ) This application focused course will present basic data organization, data cleaning, data management, visualization and statistical modeling in digital humanities. This course lies at the intersection of fundamental programming skills, data visualization, data cleaning and statistical modeling in R and Excel environment. Furthermore, data cleaning is exercised using Excel and rest of the components of the course are handled on R platform.  Students will identify appropriate statistical methods for the data or problems and conduct their own analysis using real datasets. This is a hands-on, project-based course to enable students to develop skills and to solve interdisciplinary problems. Prerequisite(s):  CPSC 1710  and STAT 2010 /MATH 1020  or permission of the department head (3)
  

  • DTSC 3010 - Statistical Methods of Data Mining

    Introduction to the statistical methods of data mining.  Topics may include decision trees, principal component analysis, cluster analysis, discriminant analysis, nearest neighbor algorithms, EM algorithms, LASSO, logistic regression, factor analysis, neural networks, and association rules. Prerequisite(s):  STAT 3810 , MATH 1070  (or MATH 1070H ), and CPSC 1710  (or PHYS 2510  or MATH 2510 ). (3)
  

  • DTSC 3070 - Introduction to Machine Learning

    This course is an introductory survey of modern machine learning algorithms that learn from data. Machine learning has been a key component in a number of application domains of data science, including text mining, computer vision, natural language processing, bioinformatics and robotics. This course will introduce the fundamental concepts and algorithms in machine learning as well as best practices in applying machine learning to practical problems. Prerequisite(s): CPSC 3060 , MATH 2030  and STAT 2010  or STAT 2015 /STAT 2015D  (3)
  

  • DTSC 4020 - Data Science Capstone

    Independent work by students under the guidance of a faculty member to be presented orally and in writing to student majors and faculty. Meets once per week. Prerequisite(s): CPSC 3710  and STAT 3820 . (1)
  

  • DTSC 4740 - Predictive Analytics

    This course aims to instill students with a fundamental understanding of the art and science of predictive analytics as it relates to improving business and decision-making performance. This hands-on, case-study based course will cover the key concepts and techniques necessary for forecasting and advanced analytics in a specific business and/or decision-making scenario.  Topics include data exploration and visualization, supervised and unsupervised analyses, performance evaluation, time series analysis, social network analytics, text mining, etc. Prerequisite(s): CPSC 4370 , MATH 2030 , and STAT 2010  or STAT 2015 /STAT 2015D  (3)

Digital Humanities
  

  • DGHU 1000 - Introduction to Digital Humanities I

    This course introduces students to the field of digital humanities. Through course activities, students will gain awareness of how the tools, technologies and methods are used in both academia and the business world. Ultimately, students will become critical and reflective users of a range of digital tools, technologies and methods used by business, industry and academia to explore issues and solve problems by understanding that all technologies are complex, socially situated, and political. The course will consist of a combination of lecture, guest speakers, lab (1.5 hours classroom; 1.5 hours of lab). (3)
  

  • DGHU 1010 - Introduction to Digital Humanities II

    This course explores the transformative potential of digital technologies, research methods, and opportunities for scholarship in the humanities. This course will examine theories, methods, and practices of the digital humanities. First, it will define what a digital humanist is and discuss multiple theoretical foundations. Then we will move on to explore specific digital tools and their potential to transform scholarship. This course will establish how the Digital Humanities is not simply the digital in the humanities but a redefinition of what we can know and how we can know humanities knowledge and expertise differently with the use of digital tools and methods. Prerequisite(s): DGHU 1000  or permission of instructor. (3)
  

  • DGHU 1080 - Introduction to World Music

    (MUSH 1080 ) This course is a survey of selected musical traditions from various areas of the globe and their respective cultural contexts. Music cultures surveyed will be selected from traditions of sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and the Caribbean. (3, EXPLORATIONS/Creative Expression & Engagement)
  

  • DGHU 2000 - Topics in Social Justice for the Humanities

    This course is designed to help students explore and understand different forms of economic injustice across, using data sets from education, business, and the sciences. Students will be expected to use Excel to curate, store, and manage our data. Passing developmental math is a prerequisite for the course, and the course does not count for major or minor credit in the business degree program. (3)
  

  • DGHU 2010 - Explorations in Data Science for Humanities

    (DTSC 2010 ) This application focused course will present basic data organization, data cleaning, data management, visualization and statistical modeling in digital humanities. This course lies at the intersection of fundamental programming skills, data visualization, data cleaning and statistical modeling in R and Excel environment. Furthermore, data cleaning is exercised using Excel and rest of the components of the course are handled on R platform.  Students will identify appropriate statistical methods for the data or problems and conduct their own analysis using real datasets. This is a hands-on, project-based course to enable students to develop skills and to solve interdisciplinary problems. Prerequisite(s):  CPSC 1710  and STAT 2010 /MATH 1020  or permission of department head. (3)
  

  • DGHU 2080 - Pursuit of Innovation

    The Pursuit of Innovation course is a hybrid course, in which students learn through seminar and making, developing knowledge and skills in coding, robotics, creative software, and user experience design. (3)
  

  • DGHU 3040 - Digital Narratives of Resistance and Black Joy

    Media representations of black people and black culture are often distorted and overwhelmingly negative. This course examines the ways in which black people experience joy to resist, challenge and in some ways, protest the negative stereotypes and perceptions of black culture. Students will survey Africana (African & African Diaspora) artistic traditions including: visual culture, dance, film, music and comedy to understand the diverse ways in which “joy” is experienced and communicated. Using digital tools, students will create a podcast documenting the narratives of joy as resistance. Students will proffer counter narratives to advocate for intersectional equity in black representation which celebrates the fullness of black identity, and celebrates black experiences across race, gender identity, class and ability. As our final project, we will produce a live show, exploring how multimedia elements can complement audio storytelling, and how the presence of audience can inform the creation of compelling narrative. (3)
  

  • DGHU 3080 - Ethics at the End of Life

    (PHIL 3050  and XCOR 3010 ) In this course, students will be asked to consider their own research interests in light of the goals and values of patients. End-of-life issues accomplish this task uniquely, because our ability to manage symptoms has far outpaced our ability to cure disease. How should we regard the wishes of patients who are chronically sick, slowly losing cognitive function, or even terminally ill? If the confrontation with one’s own mortality is, to a large degree, a personal issue, then how should we understand patient pain and suffering? While it is true that end-of life issues raise significant questions about the purpose and limits of scientific research, they also introduce equally important questions about what we can claim ethically about someone else’s confrontation with mortality. For this reason, students will be challenged to move beyond both dogmatic scientific claims and abstract ethical arguments. They will also be tasked with learning some digital tools (e.g. Wordpress, Omeka, or Tableau) that they can use to present and publish their semester-long research projects in a database of student work on Bioethics. This includes becoming proficient in the ethics of digital publishing and in strategies for developing a scholarly portfolio. (3)
  

  • DGHU 3385 - Civil Rights Movement in the United States

    (AADS 3385 , HIST 3385 , and XCOR 3010 ). Examines the major civil rights campaigns that took place throughout the U.S. from 1950 to1975. Focuses on strategies, objectives, successes and failures of civil rights leaders and organizations. Special emphasis on civil rights protests and movements in New Orleans and throughout Louisiana. Fulfills history major requirement for three upper-level credits of African American History. Prerequisite: 3 credits of HIST. (3, EXPLORATIONS/African American Heritage and Legacies)
  

  • DGHU 3450 - Digital Literature

    (ENGL 3450 ) Explores the transformative potential of digital technologies for reading, writing, and studying literature. Students in the course will examine theories, methods, and practices of digital literary studies as well as read digital literature.  (3)
  

  • DGHU 4000 - Special Topics in Digital Humanities

    This course allows for an exploration of a narrow field of digital humanities inquiry. Topics vary by semester according to faculty and student interest and can be repeated for credit. Prerequisite(s):  3 semester hours in digital humanities. (3)

Economics
  

  • ECON 1030 - Introduction to Economics

    What economics is all about, supply and demand, consumer demand, production and supply decision, market structure, labor markets, the business cycle, aggregate supply and demand, money and banks, the monetary policy vs. the fiscal policy, international trade. Prerequisite(s): None (3, EXPLORATIONS/Human Behavior, FaSpSu)
  

  • ECON 2010 - Principles of Micro Economics

    Functioning of market system; supply and demand, theory of the consumer, production and cost theory of the firm; perfect vs. imperfect competition and government regulation. Prerequisite(s): None There is no mandatory sequence for taking ECON 2010 and ECON 2020 . Students may take Principles of Macro Economics before Principles of Micro Economics(3, EXPLORATIONS/Human Behavior, FaSp)
  

  • ECON 2020 - Principles of Macro Economics

    Functioning of the market system. Measuring national income, measuring inflation (CPI) and unemployment, introduction to the basic macroeconomic model of the quantity theory of money, money supply growth and inflation, Keynesian theory of income, employment and the price level, the neoclassical synthesis, the macro economic impacts of monetary and fiscal policies. Prerequisite(s): None There is no mandatory sequence for taking ECON 2010  and ECON 2020. Students may take Principles of Macro Economics before Principles of Micro Economics.(3, EXPLORATIONS/Human Behavior, FaSp)
  

  • ECON 2070 - Statistics I

    Descriptive statistics, probability, discrete and probability distributions, sampling distributions, interval estimation, hypothesis testing, tests for goodness of fit and independence, regression analysis- simple and multiple, regression analysis and model building residual analysis and the Durbin-Watson test, and time series analysis. Students required to complete ECON 2070 may not earn divisional credit for other research methods or applied quantitative analysis courses without approval by the chairperson. Students may not receive credit for both MATH 2010 (STAT 1020) and ECON 2070. Prerequisite(s): MATH 1030  Students required to complete ECON 2070 may not earn divisional credit for other research methods or applied quantitative analysis courses without approval by the chairperson.(3, Fa)
  

  • ECON 2080 - Statistics II

    Descriptive statistics, probability, discrete and probability distributions, sampling distributions, interval estimation, hypothesis testing, tests for goodness of fit and independence, regression analysis- simple and multiple, regression analysis and model building residual analysis and the Durbin-Watson test, and time series analysis. Prerequisite(s): ECON 2070  or MATH 1020 

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  • ECON 3010 - Monetary and Fiscal Policy

    (FINC 3010 ) Valuation of stocks and bonds, financial institutions, the structure of the interest rates, definitions of money, bank reserves and the money supply, the Federal Reserve System and the tools of the monetary policy, the role of money in an economy, foundation of the monetarist philosophy, the Keynesian framework, the IS-LM system, role of fiscal policy in the economy, understanding foreign exchange, and balance of payments. Prerequisite(s): ECON 2010  and ECON 2020  (3, Fa)
  

  • ECON 3080 - Public Finance

    (FINC 3080 ) Organization and administration of revenues and expenditures of all levels of government, provision of public goods, introduction to Public Choice theory. Prerequisite(s): ECON 2010  and ECON 2020  (3)
  

  • ECON 3091 - Economics of Black America

    Application of economic theory to situations of African Americans; economic analysis of discrimination; black-white income differentials; human capital hypothesis; investigation of schemes aimed to improve economic status of African Americans. Prerequisite(s): ECON 2010  and ECON 2020  (3)
  

  • ECON 3200 - Managerial Economics

    (FINC 3200 ) Use of Microeconomic methods as management decision making tools in order to assure the attainment of a firm’s goals and objectives; use of case studies with microeconomic applications. Prerequisite(s): BSAD 3055  and ECON 2010   (3, Sp)
  

  • ECON 4050 - International Economics

    The causes and effects of international trade, the gains from trade, Comparative Advantage, the Hecksher-Ohlin Theorem the determination of the terms of trade, the determination of income in the open economy, balance of payments, the international monetary system. Prerequisite(s): MGT 2060, SMKT 2050 and FINC 3050 (3)
  

  • ECON 4070 - Government and Business

    Government regulation and the theory of the business enterprise system. Prerequisite(s): ECON 2010  (3)

Educational Leadership
  

  • EDLD 5000 - Visionary Leadership

    This course addresses the dynamics of developing, articulating, implementing, and maintaining a vision. Students will learn the importance of a vision as it relates to the mission of the school as a community culture and the instructional practices that emerge as a byproduct of that culture. Prerequisite(s): None (3, Fa)
  

  • EDLD 5000I - Visionary Leadership Internship

    Internship hours will be completed concurrently with course work using the modular format. Prerequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment with EDLD 5000  or permission of advisor and instructor. (1, Fa)
  

  • EDLD 5015 - Collaborative Leadership

    This course addresses the dynamics of having the knowledge and ability to promote the success of all students by collaborating with families and other community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources. Prerequisite(s): None (3, Sp)
  

  • EDLD 5015I - Collaborative Leadership Internship

    Internship hours will be completed concurrently with course work using the modular format. Prerequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment with EDLD 5015  or permission of advisor and instructor. (1, Sp)
  

  • EDLD 5020 - Supervision of Instruction and Assessment

    This course is designed to provide the candidates a forum for the review, discussion, and reflection of supervising the successful implementation of effective instructional practices in diverse school settings. A major goal of the course is to examine the approaches and application of supervisory models that are aligned with best practices, reflective assessment, and the ongoing improvement of student achievement. Prerequisite(s):  EDLD 5015  and EDLD 5000   (3, Fa)
  

  • EDLD 5020I - Supervision of Instruction and Assessment Internship

    Internship hours will be completed concurrently with course work using the modular format. Prerequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment with EDLD 5020  or permission of advisor and instructor. (1, Fa)
  

  • EDLD 5040 - Organizational Leadership

    This course is designed to provide the candidate with experiences to develop a working knowledge of organizational dynamics and effective leadership of the educational enterprise that incorporates reflective practice. The investigation of organizational behavior in terms of organizational models and theories, the human dimension of organizations and organizational change as related to educational reform. Prerequisite(s):  EDLD 5000  and EDLD 5015      (3, Sp)
  

  • EDLD 5040I - Organizational Leadership Internship

    Internship hours will be completed concurrently with course work using the modular format. Prerequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment with EDLD 5040  or permission of advisor and instructor. (1, Sp)
  

  • EDLD 5060 - Curriculum Progression

    The study of current trends in K-12 curriculum design, methods for researching best practice instructional programs, and a diverse range of alternative patterns upon which teachers may model best practices to show a relationship between process and student outcome are emphasized. The course will provide a description of how an innovatively designed curriculum can be used for classroom management AND meaningful learning. Prerequisite(s): EDLD 5000  and EDLD 5015   (3, Su)
  

  • EDLD 5060I - Curriculum Progression Internship

    Internship hours will be completed concurrently with course work using the modular format. Prerequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment with EDLD 5060  or permission of advisor and instructor. (1, Su)
  

  • EDLD 5540 - Educational Law

    The legal aspects of education, with special emphasis on Louisiana school law and collective bargaining are studied to provide the candidates with the fundamental principles of educational law. Ongoing federal and state laws related to current practices in education will be addressed. Prerequisite(s): EDLD 5000  and EDLD 5015 . (3, Su)
  

  • EDLD 5540I - Educational Law Internship

    Internship hours will be completed concurrently with course work using the modular format. Prerequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment with EDLD 5540  or permission of advisor and instructor. (1, Su)
  

  • EDLD 5570 - Management of School Personnel and Finance

    This course will provide the candidates with experiences to develop a working knowledge of the personnel management functions of the educational leader by applying best practices in educational management and by studying how schools and school systems are funded and operated fiscally. Prerequisite(s):   EDLD 5015  and EDLD 5000 . (3, Sp)
  

  • EDLD 5570I - Management of School Personnel and Finance Internship

    Internship hours will be completed concurrently with course work using the modular format. Prerequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment with EDLD 5570  or permission of advisor and instructor. (1, Sp)
  

  • EDLD 5580 - Capstone Seminar for Educational Leaders

    This is the culminating course for the educational leadership program. It is designed to provide candidates with practical application of researched best practices to help change or sustain a school’s success with student achievement. This seminar will integrate theory and experience demonstrating the candidates understanding of what was taught in the previous courses of how children learn best on a daily basis. Prerequisite(s): At least a cumulative “B” average for the following courses: EDLD 5020I , EDLD 5015I , EDLD 5040I , EDLD 5060I , EDLD 5540I , EDLD 5000I , EDLD 5570I , EDAD 5580/I, EDCG 5010 , EDCG 5070. (2, Sp)
  

  • EDLD 5999 - Comprehensive Examination in Educational Leadership

    Passing score on the Praxis School Leadership Exam or a Division approved written comprehensive examination. (0)
  

  • EDLD 6000 - Advanced Visionary Leadership

    This course addresses developing vision that relates to the mission and culture of an organization.  Candidates are introduced to various techniques that can be used to involve all stakeholders to develop, articulate, implement and maintain the vision of the organization.  Theoretical approaches will be applied to case studies to integrate theory with practice. Prerequisite: None (3, Fa - 1)
  

  • EDLD 6002 - Current Problems & Issues in Educational Leadership

    (LSTS 6000) This course introduces candidates to techniques to build an effective turnaround leadership team. Determining the appropriate data system, a comprehensive personnel evaluation protocol that utilizes both informal and formal evaluation, utilizing reflection to inform ones practice and developing a strategic management system to implement instructional initiatives will be discussed during this initial course in the program. Case studies will be discussed in class and online to help the participants to plan their programs. Prerequisite: None (3, Fa - 1)
  

  • EDLD 6008 - Leadership Theory and Behavior

    This course focuses on the theories of leadership and the behavioral styles of the leader. Trait, contingency, situational, behavioral, management, participative, distributive, spiritual, synergistic, and transformational leadership theories will be examined and compared. Prerequisite: None (3, Fa - 1)
  

  • EDLD 6010 - Long Range Planning and Data Analysis

    This course emphasizes strategic planning, visioning, goal setting, using data for programmatic improvements and the techniques of decision making. Utilizing the urban school context as the backdrop, participants will analyze case studies and data sets of urban school settings to investigate problems related to the planning, delivery, and evaluation of decisions impacting the turnaround process. (3, Sp-1)
  

  • EDLD 6012 - Advanced Educational Law

    This course will investigate the legal aspects of education in a global society.  Although the focus will be on educational law in the United States, educational law in other countries will also be studied.  Candidates will be required to do a case study analysis to compare educational law in the US to other countries. Prerequisite: EDLD 6000 . (3, Su-1)
  

  • EDLD 6014 - Education in the Urban Community

    This  course will explore definitions of urban education and the issues and challenges of schools within urban communities. Public, private, parochial, and independent schools will provide a broad analysis of educational settings.  Institutional and social conditions that challenge urban schools will be explored in order to define barriers and determine strategies for change and transformation of urban education. Prerequisite: None (3, Su - 2)
  

  • EDLD 6018 - Special Problems in Research in Educational Leadership

    A directed project related to the student’s own research interests and helps prepare the student for the qualifying exam.  Over the course of the semester, students focus on the mechanics of writing an introduction, a literature review, and proposing a methodology.  The coursework culminates in a comprehensive draft of an original research proposal. Prerequisite(s): EDCG 6010 , EDCG 6012 , or instructor approval. (3, Sp - 1)
  

  • EDLD 6020 - School Business Management

    This course will explore the differences between leadership and management. It will provide participants with the necessary tools to facilitate change, create high performing work teams, and nurture the turnaround process. Participants will use the case study method to learn how to develop and manage a team to its full potential. (3, Fa-2)
  

  • EDLD 6025 - Organizations and Policy

    The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the basic principles and concepts of policy analysis. Policy analysis is considered a problem-solving and policy-design process. The course will also consider the relationship between public goals and the design of policy and will survey the use of generic policy tools such as regulation, contracting and privatization, mandates, inducements, markets, and subsidies. These concepts will be presented using practical examples involving the public policy issues. Central to the theme of this course is the ability for students to recognize that an organization’s chances of survival and later, sustained growth and success, lie in the ability to identify and understand those market forces that create change and how each organization must adapt to survive. Students will engage in problem solving and critical examination of policy analyses conducted by prominent research groups within the field as well as through case study problem-solving.  Students will engage in critical inquiry through the examination of the impact policy has on urban schools and organizational climate. (3)
  

  • EDLD 6030 - Leading a Professional Learning Community

    This course focuses on the leader’s role in promoting faculty and staff education and improvement in a climate of high expectations, mutual respect, and support. The supervision and staff development strategies are grounded in adult learning theory and best practices in teaching. Participants will develop a plan that provides professional development opportunities that identify obstacles and examine priorities to develop a cycle of continuous learning and self-improvement for faculty and staff. Prerequisite: EDLD 6002  (3, Sp-1)
  

  • EDLD 6040 - The Urban School: Leading to Promote Learning in a Diverse Setting

    Course discussions will examine learning, teaching, and scholastic development from a socio-cultural theoretical perspective that includes situated learning theory and activity theory. It examines learning achievement and social development of children and youth in culturally, linguistically, and ethnically diverse educational settings. The theme of the course is that people learn, achieve, and develop as participants in cultural communities. Throughout the course, students’ work will be expected to manifest sensitivity to issues of diversity in a pluralistic society. Prerequisite: EDLD 6002  (3, Sp-2)
  

  • EDLD 6050 - Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

    This course will teach participants the “people” side of the business of leading a school. Participants will apply knowledge about how people, individuals, and groups act in organizations by taking a system approach. Understanding the roles of organizational behavior and how to effectively manage human resources in sustaining change will be discussed. Prerequisite: EDLD 6002   (3, Fa-2)
  

  • EDLD 6060 - Current Issues in Special Education Leadership

    This course is a critical study of the contemporary and controversial issues within the field of special education leadership.  Candidates will be introduced to the philosophical, psychological, and sociological basis of teacher education, including an analytical review of research-based curricula, programmatic innovations, policy issues and their effects, and ethical practices.  Discussions will focus on evidence-based core concepts that contribute to effective program planning and future implications for the advancement of special education issues in schools. Prerequisite:  EDLD 6012   (3, Sp - 2)
  
  
  
  
  
  

Elementary Education
  

  • EDEL 3050A - Methods and Materials in the Teaching of Reading

    At the completion of this course, the student will be able to develop and implement a comprehensive classroom reading program. A balanced literacy approach that focuses on the five core components of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension is emphasized. Prerequisite(s): Admitted into TEP (3, Fa)
  

  • EDEL 3050B - Methods and Materials in the Teaching of Reading

    At the completion of this course, the student will be able to develop and implement a comprehensive classroom reading program. A balanced literacy approach that focuses on the five core components of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension is emphasized. Prerequisite(s): Admitted into TEP (3, Sp)
  

  • EDEL 3071 - Curriculum Applications

    At the completion of this course, the student will be able to use instructional methods, materials, and media specific to the elementary and middle school pre-service teacher. Course focus will include the integrated language arts and effective ways of teaching social studies. Prerequisite(s): Admission into TEP (3, Fa)

Engineering
  

  • ENGR 1000 - Introduction to Engineering

    An introduction to the field of engineering, with an emphasis on the characteristics, methodology, and obligations of professional engineers. The breadth and unifying qualities of the field are described using historical references and guest lectures by practicing engineers. The characteristics of professional engineers are discussed in terms of the education, training, and apprenticeship required to become a licensed engineer. The engineering methodology, unifying all engineering disciplines and differentiating it from the sciences, is described using modern examples and first hand accounts. The ethical responsibilities of professional engineers will be heavily emphasized throughout. Corequisite(s): ENGL 1010 . (1)
  

  • ENGR 1061 - Modern Engineering Graphics

    An introduction to the basic techniques of computer-aided engineering design including plane and descriptive geometry orthographic, isometric, sectional views, auxiliary views, and dimensional representations, and generating 2D computer designs. One hour of lecture and four hours of drawing and computer laboratory per week. (3)
  

  • ENGR 1200 - Introduction to Engineering

    This course introduces the engineering profession. Information on the different disciplines of engineering will be presented. Professional and ethical aspects of engineering are covered. An introduction to problem solving and the engineering design process with the utilization of makerspace are covered. Students will be introduced to the process of making things, while working with modem techniques like 3D printing, CNC cutting, and programmable electronics among more traditional techniques such as sewing and woodworking. Various forms of technical communication are emphasized.  (3)
  

  • ENGR 2020 - Mechanics-Dynamics

    (PHYS 3020 ) Systematic presentation of elements of classical mechanics using vector algebra and vector calculus. Topics include kinematics, kinetics, work, energy, impulse, and momentum. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2530  and MATH 2080  . (3)
  

  • ENGR 2120 - Circuits I

    (PHYS 3120 ) An introduction to the analysis of linear, time-invariant circuits in response to steady-state and time-varying signals using various analytical tools including Kirchhoff’s laws, and Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorems. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2530  and PHYS 2630  and MATH 2030 . (3)
  

  • ENGR 2210 - Mechanics-Statics

    (PHYS 3210 ) Analysis of systems and bodies considering the fundamental concepts of statics, including vectors, two-dimensional and three-dimensional force systems, equilibrium, friction, centroids, and moments of inertia. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2530  and MATH 2080 .  (3)
  

  • ENGR 2630 - Analytical Methods for Physics and Engineering

    (PHYS 2630 ) An introduction to mathematical methods used in physics and engineering such as vector and tensor analysis, Fourier analysis techniques, phasors, special functions, variation subject to constraints, and elementary renormalization group techniques. The topics are introduced in the context of specific physics and engineering problems in electricity and magnetism, network analysis, modern physics, thermodynamics and mechanics. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2530  and MATH 2080 .  Corequisite(s): MATH 2530 .  (3)
  

  • ENGR 3010 - Electricity and Magnetism I

    (PHYS 3010 ) The development of electromagnetic theory beginning with the fundamental laws of electricity and magnetism, developing Maxwell’s equations, and ending with plane electromagnetic waves. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2530  , PHYS 2630 , MATH 2030 , and MATH 2080 .  (3)
  

  • ENGR 3030 - Optics

    (PHYS 3030 ) Study of the theories of geometrical and physical optics, including reflection, refraction, interference, diffraction, polarization, double-refraction, and lasers. Prerequisites(:) PHYS 2530  or PHYS 2020  and MATH 2070 .  (3)
  

  • ENGR 3040 - Thermodynamics

    (PHYS 3040 ) Study of heat and temperature, the thermodynamics laws, work, ideal gases, engines, refrigeration, reversibility, entropy, phase transitions. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2530  or PHYS 2020 . (3)

English

Prerequisites for English courses:

Completion of the Advanced Rhetoric Core Curriculum Requirement for the 2000-level, 3000-level, and 4000-level
  

  • ENGL 0990 - Preparatory English

    A course which introduces students to college writing and revision. Includes individual tutorials in the Writing Center. Placement is determined by ACT and/or SAT scores. (3 hours non-degree credit, FaSp)
  

  • ENGL 1000 - Intensive English Composition and Rhetoric

    An intensive introductory course in which students learn to write in various rhetorical modes and to effectively synthesize secondary source material, for audiences within the academy and beyond. The intensive component includes four class meetings and one individual tutorial in the Writing Resource Center per week. Placement is determined by ACT, SAT, and/or ACCUPLACER scores. (3, FOUNDATIONS/College Writing, FaSpSu)
  

  • ENGL 1010 - English Composition and Rhetoric

    An introductory course in which students learn to write in various rhetorical modes and to effectively synthesize secondary source material, for audiences within the academy and beyond. Placement is determined by ACT, SAT, and/or ACCUPLACER scores. (3, FOUNDATIONS/College Writing, FaSpSu)
  

  • ENGL 1020 - English Composition and Literature

    An introductory course in which students learn to write in rhetorical modes appropriate to the study of literature and to effectively synthesize primary and secondary source material, while continuing to develop core transfer writing skills for varied audiences. Prerequisite(s): College Writing (core curriculum component)  (3, FOUNDATIONS/Advanced Rhetoric & Composition, FaSpSu)
  

  • ENGL 1023H - Introduction to Literature for Honors Students

    A introductory course in which students learn different approaches to comprehending and analyzing literary texts and develop skills specific to writing about literature, including research. Placement is determined by ACT scores, SAT scores, advanced placement, and/or permission of the English Department Head. (3, FOUNDATIONS/Advanced Rhetoric & Composition, FaSp)
  

  • ENGL 1025 - Food in Literature

    This course considers the subject of food as it appears in literature. In addition to reading literature, students will write essays (with an emphasis on argumentative), guided reflections, and a research project. Prerequisite(s): College Writing (core curriculum component) (3, FOUNDATIONS/Advanced Rhetoric and Composition, FaSpSu)
  

  • ENGL 2010 - Introduction to World Literature I

    A critical examination of significant works of literature from ancient Mesopotamia through the early modern period, including both Western and non-Western works. Prerequisite(s): Advanced Composition & Rhetoric (core curriculum component) (3, EXPLORATIONS/Creative Expression & Engagement, EXPLORATIONS/Human Past, FaSpSu)
  

  • ENGL 2011H - Introduction to World Literature for Honors Students

    A critical examination of significant works of literature from ancient Mesopotamia through the early modern period, including both Western and non-Western works, for selected students. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1023H  (or see discussion of AP credit under Honors in English) (3, EXPLORATIONS/Creative Expression & Engagement, EXPLORATIONS/Human Past, Sp)
  

  • ENGL 2020 - Introduction to World Literature II

    A critical examination of significant works of Western and non-Western literature from the eighteenth century through the postmodern period. Prerequisite(s): Advanced Composition & Rhetoric (core curriculum component) (3, EXPLORATIONS/Creative Expression & Engagement, EXPLORATIONS/Human Past, FaSp)
  

  • ENGL 2070 - Survey of British Literature I

    A study of English literature and the history of the English language from the Middle Ages through the Restoration and the Eighteenth Century. Prerequisite(s): Advanced Composition & Rhetoric (3, EXPLORATIONS/Creative Expression & Engagement)
  

  • ENGL 2080 - Survey of British Literature II

    A Study of British literature from 1800 to the present. In addition, this course continues the introduction to undergraduate literary studies begun in ENGL 2070 . Prerequisite(s): Advanced Composition & Rhetoric (core curriculum component) (3, EXPLORATIONS/Creative Expression & Engagement, Sp)
  

  • ENGL 2085 - Survey of African American Literature I

    A survey of African American literature from its early origins to the turn of the 20th century. Course provides a genealogy of the literature and includes study of different literary genres and rhetorical strategies while also addressing the historical, cultural, and social contexts in which they were created. Required of all English majors. Prerequisite(s): Advanced Composition & Rhetoric (core curriculum component) (3, EXPLORATIONS/African American Heritage and Legacies)
  

  • ENGL 2095 - Survey of African American Literature II

    A survey of African American literature from the turn of the 20th century to the present. Course provides a chronological study of the various literary texts produced during the major art and culture movements of the 20th century including the Harlem Renaissance, Realism, Naturalism and Modernism, the Black Arts Movement, and the Contemporary Period. Required of all English majors. Prerequisite(s): College Writing and Advanced Composition & Rhetoric (core curriculum components) (3, EXPLORATIONS/African American Heritage and Legacies)
  

  • ENGL 2125 - Women’s Writing

    (WMST 2125 ) A survey of literature and feminist theory by women writers. (3, EXPLORATIONS/Creative Expressions and Engagement)
 

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