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EDUC 500-549 | EDUC 550-599 | EDUC 600-699 | EDUC 800-849
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Courses are listed in the following format:

Course Title
Course number--# of credits (terms offered)

Please use the following key to the codes used to indicate terms offered*:

(A) - All terms (Fall, Spring, Summer I, Summer II)
(F) - Fall term
(S) - Spring term
(Jan) - January term
(S1) - Summer I term
(S2) - Summer II term
(S1-S2) - Across Summer I and Summer II terms
(2/S) - Every other Spring term
(2/F) - Every other Fall term
(2/S2) - Every other Summer II term
(3/S2) - Every third Summer II term

*Every effort is made to offer courses as listed. Offerings are subject to change.

Studies in Education Supervised Fieldwork / Student Teaching / Advisement
GSTD 960--12 credits / 6 credits per semester (F, S)
Fieldwork in an appropriate setting with supervision and advisement. Students in advisement participate in weekly small-group conferences with their advisor. These seminars include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice.

American Sign Language: Module One
LANG 760--1 credit (S2)
This course offers an introductory, immersion approach to American Sign Language in communication with deaf persons. ASL may also be explored as an alternative means of communication within hearing children with language disorders who may be delayed in acquiring spoken English. Sessions will focus on aspects of deaf culture and the vitality and rich potential of American Sign Language communication. ASL Lab practice opportunities will be built into the schedule.

American Sign Language: Module Two
LANG 761--1 credit (S2)
This course offers immersion approach to American Sign Language in communication with deaf persons. This course builds on American Sign Language: Module One and is designed to provide students with an essential fundamental knowledge of the language, its culture and its grammatical principles. Prerequisite: EDUC 760 or permission of the instructor.

American Sign Language: Module Three
LANG 762--1 credit (S2)
This course is the third and most advanced module of the American Sign Language Series. Sessions led by an educator who is herself deaf continue the immersion approach to American Sign Language. This course builds on the skills and abilities developed in the first two modules, further extending knowledge of the language, its culture, grammatical principles, and skill in communication. Prerequisite: EDUC 761 or permission of the instructor.

Topics in Mathematics
MATH 495--2 credits (S)
Through a process of supportive exploration, students will develop familiarity with a variety of mathematical fields, as well as competence in the processes of mathematical thinking and doing. Topics for investigation will include historical mathematics, number theory, analytic geometry, calculus, non-Euclidean geometry, and linear algebra. The course will integrate a review of algebra, geometry and trigonometry. On-site math experience, manipulative materials and models, cooperative learning groups, as well as computer software will all be part of the investigative process in this course. No previous college-level study of math is required.

Topics in Science
NSCI 500--3 credits (S2)
This course is a college-level course, with an emphasis on content, which will help teachers gain a depth of understanding of subject matter and an awareness of the development of skills essential to the scientific process. This course focuses on a different topic each year, using hands-on laboratory activities to help students discover the rules that govern behavior of materials in the domain of science under study. Students construct a knowledge base and develop an understanding and appreciation of methods of scientific discovery. The course helps students to develop scientific habits of mind and serves as a foundation for designing science curricula.

Explorations of Nature
SCIE 510--2 credits (S1)
This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the scientific exploration of the natural world through a review of the fundamental discoveries and principles of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Earth and Space Sciences. The course is organized around common principles of scientific inquiry such as observation and experiment. As we discuss various concepts in the physical and life sciences, we will frame our work by issues such as what types of questions can be answered through scientific investigation, how such an investigation is designed, and the insights and limitations offered by experimental data.  Once students understand the nature of science and its practice, we will explore some of the common concepts overarching themes that appear throughout the scientific disciplines, such as the concepts of systemsystems, models, constancy and change, time and space scales, evidence and explanation. This course extends the traditional classroom lecture/discussion structure by requiring an experiential component to engage students in museum investigations. It is our belief that through readings, activities, and discussions, students will consider science in its proper light as a unique way of knowing and understanding the natural world.