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MEN 5531 - Mountie Marching Band
Participation in these university organizations is open to qualified graduate students and is strongly encouraged as an integral part of advanced music study.
Credits: 1 SH
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MEN 5532 - Symphonic Band
Participation in these university organizations is open to qualified graduate students and is strongly encouraged as an integral part of advanced music study.
Credits: 1 SH
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MEN 5533 - Woodwind Ensemble
Participation in these university organizations is open to qualified graduate students and is strongly encouraged as an integral part of advanced music study.
Credits: 1 SH
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MEN 5534 - Brass Ensemble
Participation in these university organizations is open to qualified graduate students and is strongly encouraged as an integral part of advanced music study.
Credits: 1 SH
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MEN 5535 - Concert Jazz Band
Participation in these university organizations is open to qualified graduate students and is strongly encouraged as an integral part of advanced music study.
Credits: 1 SH
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MEN 5536 - Small Jazz and Commercial Ensemble
Participation in these university organizations is open to qualified graduate students and is strongly encouraged as an integral part of advanced music study.
Credits: 1 SH
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MEN 5550 - Orchestra
Participation in these university organizations is open to qualified graduate students and is strongly encouraged as an integral part of advanced music study.
Credits: 1 SH
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MEN 5551 - String Ensemble
Participation in these university organizations is open to qualified graduate students and is strongly encouraged as an integral part of advanced music study.
Credits: 1 SH
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MEN 5557 - Guitar Ensemble
Participation in these university organizations is open to qualified graduate students and is strongly encouraged as an integral part of advanced music study.
Credits: 1 SH
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MEN 5560 - Percussion Ensemble
Participation in these university organizations is open to qualified graduate students and is strongly encouraged as an integral part of advanced music study.
Credits: 1 SH
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MU 5500 - Methods and Materials of Research
Basic techniques, procedures and sources. Selections of a research problem; methods for locating, evaluating and interpreting evidence; types of research; formal writing style; and use of the library.
Credits: 3 SH
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MU 5501 - World Musics
Musics of the five continents are explored with particular emphasis on each tradition’s cultural function. Provides the fundamental research and comparative skills needed to understand and listen to selected non-Western music. Includes discussions of how Western art and popular music incorporate these styles. Field study and ethno-musicological techniques are explored.
Credits: 3 SH
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MU 5510 - Form and Analysis
Various methods of musical analysis are studied and applied to compositions representative of various periods of music history.
Credits: 3 SH
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MU 5511 - Eighteenth Century Counterpoint
A study of the contrapuntal style of the late Baroque era.
Credits: 3 SHWhen Offered: Infrequently offered course
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MU 5513 - Electronic Music
Survey of electro-acoustic music technology with emphasis on MIDI applications. Provides hands-on experience with computer-based sequencing and music notation.
Credits: 2 SH
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MU 5514 - Computer-Based Music Notation
The course provides hands-on instruction in computer-based music notation. Common software applications (Finale, Sibelius, etc.) and standard conventions and techniques of music notation are explored.
Credits: 1 SH
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MU 5515 - Instrumental Scoring
Arranging for various families and choirs of instruments, culminating in an arrangement of a suitable organ or piano composition for a concert group. Pre-requisite: An undergraduate course in orchestration.
Prerequisites & Notes
Pre-requisite: An undergraduate course in orchestration.
Credits: 3 SHWhen Offered: Infrequently offered course
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MU 5516 - Vocal Scoring
Development of skill in scoring music for various vocal groups. Special attention is given to arranging for unbalanced vocal groups such as may be found in the public school.
Credits: 3 SHWhen Offered: Infrequently offered course
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MU 5517 - Composition
Development of deeper insight into music through intensive creative experience.
Credits: 3 SH
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MU 5518 - Advanced Composition
Students develop and work on individual compositions, thus deepening their knowledge and skill in musical composition.
Credits: 1-3 SHWhen Offered: Infrequently offered courseNotes: May be repeated for credit up to a maximum of 6 SH.
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MU 5519 - Interpretation of Selected Repertory
Interpretative techniques are studied and applied to repertory selected by both student and instructor. The student may wish to select music (1) to be learned or reviewed for performance purposes, (2) to be taught in his/her professional work as teacher or conductor, (3) to be of particular interest for study. Additional repertory will be selected as needed to illustrate particular interpretative aspects.
Credits: 3 SHWhen Offered: Infrequently offered course
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MU 5520 - Song Literature
The development of monophonic song from the days of the troubadours and trouver to the present. Emphasis is on the history of the German lied, French Chanson, and solo song in the British Isles and the United States.
Credits: 3 SH
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MU 5521 - Choral Literature
A history of choral literature from the end of the Renaissance to the present time with attention to the conventions governing composer and the period in which he worked. Emphasis is on style and interpretation in light of latest research. Major choral works of the different periods and the historical and cultural influences upon them.
Credits: 2 SH
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MU 5522 - History of Opera
A history of opera from the late 16th century to the present with attention to the conventions governing librettist and composer. Study of the musical, dramatic, and social climate in which opera was composed.
Credits: 3 SHWhen Offered: Infrequently offered course
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MU 5523 - Studies in Keyboard Literature
Keyboard literature including organ, “clavier” and piano. Examples are drawn from early and later sources according to the interests and requirements of the student.
Credits: 3 SH
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MU 5524 - The Piano Sonata
A study of the piano sonata from the earliest works written specifically for the piano to those of the present day.
Credits: 3 SHWhen Offered: Infrequently offered course
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MU 5526 - Nineteenth Century Music
Music style and expression during the 19th century with emphasis on the intellectual foundations of the Romantic Movement. Representative works in the various forms are studied and analyzed in detail.
Credits: 3 SHWhen Offered: Infrequently offered course
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MU 5527 - Twentieth Century Music
An analytical, technical and historical study of music of the 20th century, with particular attention to details of melody, harmony, tonality, rhythm, texture, orchestration and form.
Credits: 3 SHWhen Offered: Infrequently offered course
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MU 5528 - American Music
The development of American music from the Colonial era to the present. Psalmody, secular songs, folk and dance music, plays with music, operas, concert life, and music publishing, songs, and piano compositions, oratorios, orchestral works, jazz, music in education, the American “schools” of composition.
Credits: 3 SHWhen Offered: Infrequently offered course
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MU 5529 - Seminar in Music Literature
An intensive study of selected examples of musical literature with emphasis on comparative, historical, and stylistic developments.
Credits: 3 SH
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MU 5537 - Wind Band Literature
The study of wind band literature considered standard in performance repertoire with an emphasis on developing the skills to recognize works that are artfully crafted.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: none for MA candidates, MU 3351 Advanced Conducting and MU 3315 Orchestration for undergraduates.
Credits: 2 SH
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MU 5540 - History and Philosophy of Music Education
Philosophical and historical foundations of music education from the time of the ancient Greeks to the present. Special emphasis on music education in the U.S. and music as an aesthetic experience.
Credits: 3 SH
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MU 5541 - Instrumental Methods
The role of the music educator in positions of administration and supervision. An analysis of administrative functions including the definition of purpose, planning, organizing, directing, evaluating, and improving school music programs.
Credits: 2 SH
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MU 5543 - Seminar in Music Education
Identification and formulation of the principles, philosophies, and objectives of music education.
Credits: 3 SH
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MU 5544 - Recent Trends in Music Education: Elementary and Middle Schools
New concepts in classroom music teaching in the elementary and middle schools. Emphasis on the contributions of contemporary composers, ethnomusicologists, and educational psychologists. Attention to the needs of exceptional students.
Credits: 2 SH
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MU 5545 - Vocal/Choral Music Methods
The study of a suitable choral program in an institutional setting. The course emphasizes the teaching of voice and ensemble singing through the developmental stages of singers, from child to adult. Students observe and participate in vocal/choral music-making with elementary through collegiate level choirs.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: undergraduate music degree and MU 5550.
Credits: 2 SH
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MU 5546 - General Music Classes in Secondary Schools
Music concepts, knowledge, and skills developed through projects correlated with the total curriculum.
Credits: 2 SH
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MU 5547 - Orff-Schulwerk: Level I
This course will prepare music teachers, music therapists, church musicians, administrators, and classroom teachers in the introductory techniques and materials of Orff-Schulwerk. Participants will learn how to work developmentally with children so that they may experience and understand the concepts of music through active participation. Successful completion of the course will result in the awarding of the Level I certification according to the guidelines of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association.
Credits: 3 SH
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MU 5548 - Orff-Schulwerk: Level II
This course will prepare music teachers, music therapists, church musicians, administrators, and classroom teachers in the intermediate techniques and materials of Orff-Schulwerk. Participants will learn how to work developmentally with children so that they may experience and understand the concepts of music through active participation. Successful completion of the course will result in the awarding of the Level II certification according to the guidelines of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Level I certification.
Credits: 3 SH
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MU 5549 - Orff-Schulwerk: Level III
Advanced techniques and materials of the Carl Orff approach to teaching music. Designed for music teachers, music therapists, and church musicians. Successful completion will result in the awarding of Level III Orff-Schulwerk certification.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Level II certification.
Credits: 3 SHWhen Offered: Infrequently offered course
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MU 5550 - Advanced Choral Conducting
An advanced course for students who show particular aptitude in conducting.
Credits: 2 SH
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MU 5551 - Advanced Instrumental Conducting
Study and analysis of all phases of baton techniques, rehearsal methods and score reading.
Credits: 3 SH
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MU 5552 - Diction I for Singers
This course will use the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to present a systematic approach to the pronunciation of vocal literature in Italian, Latin and German, examining those elements of pronunciation, which must be modified from the spoken language into the singing language. The course will require solo and group preparation of songs in each language, including precise translations for foreign language literature and will provide for class criticism and discussion of performance in an effort to develop critical hearing.
Credits: 2 SH
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MU 5553 - Diction II for Singers
This course will use the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to present a systematic approach to the pronunciation of vocal literature in English and French, examining those elements of pronunciation, which must be modified from the spoken language into the singing language. The course will require solo and group preparation of songs in each language, including precise translations for foreign language literature and will provide for class criticism and discussion of performance in an effort to develop critical hearing.
Credits: 2 SH
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MU 5557 - Music Theatre Production
A course providing the non-professional stage director with a working knowledge of the skills needed to stage and direct a musical production.
Credits: 3 SH
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MU 5558 - Instrument Repair
Through lectures, demonstrations, and laboratory work this course will present the nomenclature, techniques of proper care, and effective means of treating the various repairs, which can be made with simple equipment usually available to instrumental teachers in the schools. It will be limited to band and orchestra instruments in the brass, woodwind, percussion, and string families.
Credits: 1 SHWhen Offered: Infrequently offered course
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MU 5559 - Marching Band Techniques and Materials
A detailed study of the marching band including organization, music, materials, care of instruments and uniforms, marching essentials, and contemporary techniques.
Credits: 3 SH
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MU 5561 - Jazz Improv I
A course in the study of the fundamentals of jazz improvisation. Includes study of standard chords types found in major keys and scales related to those chords. Develops ability to improvise over blues and tunes that focus on turnarounds in major keys.
Credits: 2 SH
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MU 5562 - Jazz Improv II
Continuation of MU 5561. A course in the study of the fundamentals of jazz improvisation. Includes study of standard chord types found in minor keys, altered dominant chords and the scales related to those chords. Develops ability to improvise over tunes that focus on turnarounds in major and minor keys.
Credits: 2 SH
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MU 5563 - Jazz Materials and Techniques
Acquaints current or prospective director of secondary school jazz ensembles with materials and techniques appropriate to the idiom.
Credits: 2 SH
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MU 5564 - Jazz Arranging I
A course in the study of the fundamentals of jazz arranging.
Credits: 2 SH
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MU 5565 - Jazz Arranging II
A sequence of MU 5564, the course offers a more advanced study of jazz arranging, culminating in arranging for standard big band.
Credits: 2 SH
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MU 5571 - Vocal Pedagogy
Includes teaching problems and materials, techniques, and literature related to Vocal Pedagogy.
Credits: 2-3 SHDual Listed: Dual listed with 4471. May be taken for 2 or 3 credits.
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MU 5572 - Piano Pedagogy
Includes teaching problems and materials, techniques, and literature related to Piano Pedagogy.
Credits: 2 SH
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MU 5574 - String Pedagogy
Includes teaching problems and materials, techniques, and literature related to String Pedagogy.
Credits: 2 SH
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MU 5575 - Woodwind Pedagogy
Includes teaching problems and materials, techniques, and literature related to Woodwind Pedagogy.
Credits: 2 SH
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MU 5576 - Brass Pedagogy
Includes teaching problems and materials, techniques, and literature related to Brass Pedagogy.
Credits: 2 SH
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MU 5577 - Percussion Pedagogy
Includes teaching problems and materials, techniques, and literature related to Percussion Pedagogy.
Credits: 3 SH
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MU 5578 - Pedagogy of Music Theory
A study of the techniques and materials used in teaching the various skills included in courses in music theory. Special emphasis will be placed on theory instruction in the public schools.
Credits: 3 SHWhen Offered: Infrequently offered course
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MU 5594 - Qualitative Research in Arts Education
Basic methods and procedures of qualitative research; APA writing style; leads to development of thesis or research project proposal.
Credits: 3 SHDual Listed: ARE 5594
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MU 5595 - Creative Project
Students doing musical transcriptions or writing a music composition in lieu of a thesis or research project register for this course.
Credits: 1-6 SHNotes: (See Research Options)
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MU 5596 - Recital
A formal recital given in the major performing medium represents the culmination of study in the applied area.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: four graduate SH in the performing medium of the recital program.
Credits: 2 SH
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MU 5597 - Independent Study
Credits: 1-3 SH
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MU 5598 - Research Project
Credits: 3 SH
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MU 5599 - Thesis
Credits: 6 SH
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NUR 5500 - Advanced Physical Assessment and Pathophysiology across the Life Span
Advanced Physical Assessment and Pathophysiology across the life Span is designed to provide the student with the knowledge and skills to perform an advanced physical examination. Physical assessment skills will be incorporated with related pathophysiological abnormalities. Interviewing techniques and basic head-to-toe physical assessment will be reviewed. The course will then concentrate on the focused systems assessments necessary for providing care to clients across the lifespan. Students will be expected to perform an advanced physical assessment upon a designated client (which will be taped) and effectively communicate such findings. The integration of laboratory findings, pathophysiology, and physical exam findings will also be addressed.
Credits: 3 SH
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NUR 5505 - Reforming Nursing: Historical Trends in Nursing Education
This course explores the existing historiography on the topic of higher education and professional studies in the United States. The focus is on historical literature, which provides perspectives on individuals, social movements, and institution building that contributed to transformations in nursing education. Comparisons to developments in related professional education programs provide the context for understanding issues of class, gender, and social power. Readings include both classic and recent historical studies.
Credits: 3 SH
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NUR 5510 - Teaching and Learning for Nurse Educators
In this course, students explore the role of the teacher as well as the faculty role. As part of exploring the role of the teacher, students appraise the philosophical foundations of nursing education, analyze and apply learning theories to individual learning styles and types of learning. Epistemological differences between andragogy and pedagogy are explored. Exploration of the role of faculty in higher education includes specific topics such as tenure, promotion, self-governance, and scholarship expectations.
Credits: 3 cr.
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NUR 5515 - Measurement and Evaluation in Nursing Education
This course will allow graduate nursing education students to explore various theories of measurement and evaluation for the education arena, as well as applying some selected models in small projects of the student’s choice. Evaluation approaches including testing, papers, group projects, portfolios, clinical evaluation and others will be examined. Students will have the opportunity to compare and contrast various measurement and evaluation methods. Three main evaluation focus areas will include evaluation of students, programs and self evaluation. Program accreditation and evaluation of faculty will also be reviewed.
Credits: 3 SH
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NUR 5520 - Nursing Theories
This course is designed to encourage the graduate student to incorporate theory and theoretical frameworks into nursing education. It explores the partnership between nursing theory and nursing theory with an emphasis on individualism. The premise of this course is that learning and knowing transform the human spirit. This course further attempts to answer the practical question: What does theoretically driven learning look like and how might it shape the future of nursing education?
Credits: 3 SH
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NUR 5525 - Teaching and Learning in the College Setting
This course allows the graduate nursing student to work with a preceptor in a college or university setting. The graduate student has the opportunity to select and operationalize an aspect of the teaching and faculty role in an area of interest, and to examine issues in higher education from the perspective of a faculty member. Integration of theoretical concepts and socialization into the role of nurse educator is a major focus.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: NUR 5510, NUR 5515, NUR 5520, NUR 5545.
Credits: 3 SH
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NUR 5530 - Teaching and Learning in the Clinical Setting
This course allows the graduate student to utilize and apply theories and principles of teaching and learning in a clinical specialty setting of interest to the student. A major emphasis will be on clinical teaching, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: NUR 5520, NUR 5515, NUR 5525 (Prerequisite or Co-requisite), NUR 5545.
Credits: 3 SH
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NUR 5535 - Research I
This course introduces the basic concepts of research. A comparison of qualitative and quantitative research perspectives will assist the student in seeing basic differences and similarities between the two major types of research methodologies used in nursing. The major emphasis in this course will be on student dyads developing a complete qualitative research proposal.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: NUR 5510; NUR 5520.
Credits: 3 SH
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NUR 5540 - Research II
This course will focus on designing a research project. Quantitative research and the topics unique to that methodology will be explored. Different research designs commonly used in for teaching, curriculum development, evaluation, and other research based projects will be investigated. Individual proposals for a research project will be written.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: NUR 5535.
Credits: 3 SH
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NUR 5545 - Curriculum Design in Nursing Education
The central focus on this course is to define the interrelationship between course development and curriculum design. The course will explore the teaching/learning process with an emphasis on diversity, a learning-centered syllabus, and the implementation and evaluation of learning outcomes. Links between individual student generated courses will shape a blueprint for a curriculum design.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: NUR 5510, NUR 5515 and NUR 5520.
Credits: 3 SH
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NUR 5550 - The Nurse in Academe: Issues in Higher Education
This course introduces the graduate nurse to the tripartite role of the faculty member in higher education. General issues such as tenure and promotion, self-governance, legalities and ethics of teaching, academic freedom, and the nature of scholarship as it relates to injury, integration, application and teaching are explored. Issues specific to nursing such as the dichotomous nature of nursing practice and higher education are also a major focus of discussion.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: NUR 5510.
Credits: 3 SH
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NUR 5560 - Nurse Educator as Leader in Healthcare
This course will explore the role of the nurse educator as a leader in the health care arena, with particular emphasis on the emerging trends in health care and world health systems. Students will conduct an analysis of healthcare systems, with particular emphasis on power dynamics, governmental influences, funding sources, educational systems and inequalities, both on the national and global scale. Examination of healthcare from a variety of theoretical perspectives will provide students with the opportunity to rethink current educational and work practices, with an eye towards promoting empowerment and change within the health care system.
Credits: 3 SH
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NUR 5565 - Leadership Through Scholarly Growth
The concept of being a nursing leader through engaging in scholarly activity will be explored in this course. The major activity in this course will be the completion of a research project that is considered to embody the precepts of scholarly growth. Individual research projects will be carried out by each student thus providing them with an opportunity to integrate the growth achieved throughout the program and give them the opportunity to demonstrate the capability to carry out independent scholarly inquiry.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: NUR 5535: NUR 5540.
Credits: 3 SH
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PSY 5521 - Death and Dying
This course provides an overview of the psychological aspects of death and dying in our society. It examines the process of death in our culture, including attitudes toward and preparation for death, the terminally ill patient, funeral rituals and burial, mourning and grief, and suicide and euthanasia. Readings, lectures, and discussions will be supplemented by self-exploration and writing by students concerning their feelings, attitudes, and beliefs about death.
Credits: 3 SHWhen Offered: Infrequently offered course
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PSY 5522 - Psychology of Women
This course is an in-depth study of how psychological development, life experiences, and social change interact to affect women’s development across the life span.
Credits: 3 SHWhen Offered: Infrequently offered course
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PSY 5545 - Advanced Counseling Techniques
This course provides advanced training in counseling skills for students in the helping professions (nursing, social work, counseling/clinical psychology, criminal justice, etc.). Emphasis placed on diagnosis and treatment of clients requiring long-term intervention. Special emphasis will be placed on diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders.
Credits: 3 SHWhen Offered: Infrequently offered course
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SOC 5500 - Men in Society
Survey and analysis of traditional male sex-roles, as well as the evolution of new societal definitions of masculinity and the “New Men’s Movement.” Male/male and male/female relationships and communication are also critiqued and evaluated. The emphasis throughout is upon student application of critical thinking skills to appropriate written and media sources of sociological information.
Credits: 3 SHWhen Offered: Infrequently offered course
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SOC 5515 - American Values in Conflict
Review of the conflicting values of different social and ethnic groups, generations, and sexual orientations and their consequences for American society. The nature of values, the basic American values system, and the relationship of individual and community value positions are examined. Attention is given to the application of techniques for value study to the clarification of educational and community problems.
Credits: 3 SHWhen Offered: Infrequently offered course
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SOC 5522 - Sociology of Aging
A description and analysis of the sociological factors affecting the elderly and the aging process. Particular focus is placed on the conditions of the elderly as a function of societal norms, attitudes, and values.
Credits: 3 SHWhen Offered: Infrequently offered course
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SPE 5501 - Psychology of Exceptional Children
Personality, emotional, social, and learning characteristics of individuals who are exceptional. Includes mentally/physically disabled, gifted and culturally diverse. Emphasis on psychological adjustment, attitudes, diagnostic testing, counseling and guidance, methods to facilitate adjustment, and research findings.
Credits: 3 SH
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SPE 5502 - Administration and Supervision of Special Education
Study of organization, administration, and supervision of special education programs. Includes legal aspects, budget and finance, physical facilities, staff development, instructional leadership, parent and community roles, and current research.
Credits: 3 SH
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SPE 5503 - Psycho-Educational Diagnostics
Principles and practices of coordinated diagnosis of the problems of exceptional children within various environments and cultures. The diagnostic implication for educational placement and planning; development and evaluation of corrective techniques and materials; case study technique.
Credits: 3 SH
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SPE 5505 - Mental Retardation
Intensive review of research on etiology of mental retardation, classification systems, and diagnostic problems. Study of brain injury, psycho/social retardation, research on learning characteristics, evaluation of psychological tests, and criteria distinguishing mental retardation from other problems.
Credits: 3 SH
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SPE 5508 - Education of Severely Retarded
Organization of special educational programs for individuals with low-functioning retardation. Diagnosis and classification, development of teaching materials and techniques; community organizations and parent education; sheltered workshops; trends; problems and issues.
Credits: 3 SH
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SPE 5509 - Early Childhood Special Education
Critical study and analysis of early childhood education for a young child with disabilities. Identification and developmental processes; model programs; home-based services; methods and materials; infant-toddler, preschool and primary programs; team approach; research findings.
Credits: 3 SH
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SPE 5530 - Seminar on Cultural Diversity in Special Education
Socioeconomic, political, and ethnic characteristics of children and youth from diverse backgrounds. Relevant research as it relates to etiology, current corrective programs and alternate solutions to the problems of deprivation.
Credits: 3 SHDual Listed: (Required of M.Ed.)
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SPE 5531 - Education of the Culturally Diverse
Learning characteristics of children and youth from multi-cultural backgrounds. Current educational intervention strategies; development of additional methods of educational intervention; current and relevant research.
Credits: 3 SHWhen Offered: Infrequently offered course
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SPE 5540 - Behavior Disorders
Problems in the education of children with emotional/behavioral disorders in regular and special classes, including children whose emotional disturbances are associated with other disabilities. Adaptation of curriculum; methods of instruction; special materials; adjustment of classroom schedules and environment.
Credits: 3 SH
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SPE 5542 - Seminar on Behavior Modification
Behavior modification for children with learning and behavior disorders. Behavior characteristics and re-education procedures presently used and anticipated. Behavior modification projects are conducted in practicum settings.
Credits: 3 SH
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SPE 5545 - Problems in Education of the Emotionally Disturbed
Education of children with behavior disorders. Diagnostic procedures, therapy, research and related problems in special education for children and youth with emotional/behavioral disorders.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: SPE 5540 and/or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 SHWhen Offered: Infrequently offered course
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SPE 5550 - Advanced Curriculum Development in Special Education
Advanced study of curriculum principles and practices for special needs learners of diverse background. Discussion of regular education curriculum mandates, appropriate modifications, specialized teaching, curriculum writing formats, evaluation, and resource materials.
Credits: 3 SHDual Listed: (Required of M.Ed.)
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SPE 5554 - Law and Individuals with Disabilities
Survey and description of major legal developments pertaining to identification, placement, education, services, and rights of individuals with disabilities across the lifespan. Discussion of implications for administrators, teachers, support staff, parents, and employers.
Credits: 3 SH
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SPE 5560 - Problems in Special Education
In-depth survey of current problems, issues, and trends in Special Education.
Credits: 3 SH
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SPE 5565 - Microcomputers in Special Education
The course will provide an introduction to and an overview of computer applications for exceptional students. The emphasis for students is to become functional with the microcomputer. Students will be introduced to various microcomputers, selecting and evaluating courseware, assisting/adapting devices, management systems, curriculum correlation, and classroom integration. The possibilities provided to students will assist the exceptional learners to function as a non-stigmatized individual.
Credits: 3 SH
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SPE 5570 - Clinical Practicum
An in-class and supervised professional field practicum in a special education setting. A transition between pre-professional and full professional status for the graduate student.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Site selection and arrangement approved by faculty advisor.
Credits: 3-6 SH
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