Apr 30, 2024  
Mansfield University 2016-2017 Graduate Catalog 
    
Mansfield University 2016-2017 Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Courses


 
  
  • 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 SH When Offered: Infrequently offered course
  
  • 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
  
  • MU 5560 - Practical Leadership and Administration in Music


    Practical Leadership and Administration in Music is designed to prepare music professionals for many duties associated with, but outside of the typical musical aspect of their profession.  Topics covered will included budgeting; development; advocacy; public relations; program management; programming/ event planning; recruitment; inventory and maintenance; uniform acquisition; equipment purchase; travel planning; assessment; library management, and; scheduling. This course is offered in summers only and a one day residency is required as part of the course. Students will create projects in all areas that may be useful in developing a job search portfolio. 

    Credits: 2 SH
  
  • 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
  
  • 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
  
  • 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
  
  • MU 5564 - Jazz Arranging I


    A course in the study of the fundamentals of jazz arranging.

    Credits: 2 SH
  
  • MU 5566 - Advanced Arranging


    This online course is designed to develop advanced arranging skills for the professional musician. Orchestration techniques for marching band, jazz band, concert band, chamber music, orchestra and chorus will be covered.  Students will select projects that are directly linked to their specialty in music and will be mentored through the realization of two to four arranging activities.  Students must have access to finale and/or Sibelius software.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Students should have taken an orchestration course prior to entering this course.

    Credits: 2
  
  • MU 5571 - Vocal Pedagogy


    Includes teaching problems and materials, techniques, and literature related to Vocal Pedagogy.

    Credits: 2-3 SH Dual Listed: MU 4471.
  
  • MU 5572 - Piano Pedagogy


    Includes teaching problems and materials, techniques, and literature related to Piano Pedagogy.

    Credits: 2 SH
  
  • MU 5574 - String Pedagogy


    Includes teaching problems and materials, techniques, and literature related to String Pedagogy.

    Credits: 2 SH
  
  • MU 5575 - Woodwind Pedagogy


    Includes teaching problems and materials, techniques, and literature related to Woodwind Pedagogy.

    Credits: 2 SH
  
  • MU 5576 - Brass Pedagogy


    Includes teaching problems and materials, techniques, and literature related to Brass Pedagogy.

    Credits: 2 SH
  
  • MU 5577 - Percussion Pedagogy


    Includes teaching problems and materials, techniques, and literature related to Percussion Pedagogy.

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • 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 SH When Offered: Infrequently offered course
  
  • MU 5593 - Music Graduate Oral Examination


    During the final semester of study and prior to graduation, a comprehensive oral examination must be passed. The comprehensive examination will cover music theory, music history and the primary concentration. The exam should be completed no later than two weeks prior to the final exams of the last term of study. A meeting to schedule the examinations should occur with the department chair at the start of final semester of study. Consult the music department for preparation of this examination.

    Credits: 0
  
  • MU 5596 - Recital


    A formal recital given in the major performing medium represents the culmination of study in the applied area.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Four graduate SH in the performing medium of the recital program.

    Credits: 2 SH
  
  • MU 5597 - Independent Study


    Credits: 1-3 SH
  
  • MU 5598 - Research Project


    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • MU 5599 - Thesis


    Credits: 6 SH
  
  • NTR 5500 - Nutrition Seminar


    Students taking this course will learn and refine professional skills in the following areas: writing for social media, using social and electronic media in meeting client objectives, leading effective behavioral change in the workplace, and selecting appropriate nutrition interventions for the target audience.

    Credits: 3cr.
  
  • NTR 5520 - Nutrition in Public Health and Wellness


    Students taking this class will explore the role of nutrition practitioners in health promotion and disease prevention. Students will learn more about public health and consumerism, including the role of social media in public health nutrition and wellness. Students will conduct an investigation of government and private nutrition assistance programs.

    Credits: 3cr.
  
  • NTR 5530 - Entrepreneurial Nutrition


    Students taking this course will engage in discussions regarding entrepreneurial approaches to nutrition practice. Students will explore how nutrition entrepreneurs utilize the web. Students will have an opportunity to write and evaluate business plans and marketing plans.

    Credits: 3cr.
  
  • NTR 5540 - Nutrient Metabolism for Professionals


    An examination human nutrient metabolism with an emphasis on current research studies related to carbohydrates, lipids, and protein metabolism. Students will evaluate theories using evidence-based research data bases.

    Credits: 3cr.
  
  • NTR 5549 - Special Topics in Nutrition


    Students in the Nutrition MS program will vote as a group two semesters in advance to determine the content of this course. Potential topics will be determined by student interest in trendy topics presented at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ annual meeting for the current year.

    Credits: 3cr.
  
  • NTR 5550 - Pathophysiology and Nutrition Therapy


    Students enrolled in this course will explore pathophysiology related to diseases commonly encountered by nutrition professionals. Topics discussed in this course include the etiology of disease states and the relationship of nutrition to disease onset, disease prevention, and disease treatment.

    Credits: 3cr.
  
  • NTR 5560 - Good, Bad, and Ugly of Supplements and Functional Foods


    Students taking this course will conduct an in depth examination of vitamins, minerals, and other supplements and functional foods to determine their use, contraindications, and safety.

    Credits: 3cr.
  
  • NTR 5599 - Nutrition Capstone


    Students enrolled in this class will complete a thesis or professional research project. Projects will build upon students’ educational and professional backgrounds. At the course conclusion, students will present oral summaries of their research projects to their peers, who will provide evaluations.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Take NUR 5580

    Credits: 3cr.
  
  • 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, an expectation of each student in the course. Physical assessment skills will be incorporated with related pathophysiological abnormalities. Interviewing techniques and basic head-to-toe physical assessment will be reviewed, followed by a concentration on the focused system assessments. The integration of laboratory findings, pathophysiology, and physical exam findings will also be addressed. (30 theory hours; 45 hours precepted experiences)

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • 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
  
  • 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 SH
  
  • NUR 5515 - Measurement and Evaluation in Nursing Education


    In this course, students explore various theories of measurement and evaluation.  They will analyze the relationships among assessment, instruction, and learning.  Students will write objectives, develop test questions based on a test blueprint, and analyze various methods of establishing reliability and validity for testing procedures. Students will explore the implications of standardized testing in nursing education.  Other focus areas include overall student, course, and program evaluation. 

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • NUR 5520 - Nursing Theories


    This course is designed to incorporate theory and theoretical frameworks into nursing practice, nursing education, and nursing administration.

    Credits: 3 SH

  
  • 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
    NUR 5510, NUR 5515, NUR 5520 and NUR 5545.

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • 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.  (15 hours theory; 90 hours precepted experiences)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    NUR 5520, NUR 5515, NUR 5525 (Prerequisite or Co-requisite), NUR 5545.

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • 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.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Corequisites: NUR 5520.

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • NUR 5540 - Research II


    This course focuses on designing a research study. Research designs commonly used in nursing education and nursing leadership will be explored.  Students will learn and apply research methodologies most applicable to their area of interest.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    NUR 5535.

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • NUR 5545 - Curriculum Design in Nursing Education


    The central focus on this course is to define the interrelationship between course development and curriculum design.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    NUR 5510, NUR 5515 and NUR 5520.

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • 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.

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • NUR 5561 - Simulation in Nursing Education


    The central focus of this course is to provide nurse educators, who currently use or anticipate using simulation, with an overview of simulation. The learner will become familiar with educational principles used in simulation, as well as simulation terminology and the range of currently available simulation typology. The planning and development of scenarios are discussed along with debriefing and evaluation strategies. Interprofessional education and specific learner populations are addressed.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Take NUR 5500, NUR 5510, and NUR 5520.

    Credits: 3cr.
  
  • NUR 5565 - Capstone/Research Project


    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 students, 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
    NUR 5535 and NUR 5540.

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • NUR 5570 - Nursing Leadership and Administration I


    This course focuses on the role of the nurse administrator, healthcare organizations, the forces that are changing healthcare, managing and improving the quality of healthcare, models of care, and regulatory issues. A precepted experience is required. (15 hours theory; 90 hours precepted experiences)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ORL 5501, and NUR 5520.

     

    Credits: 3 SH

  
  • NUR 5575 - Nursing Leadership and Administration II


    This course focuses on the role of the nurse administrator, human resource management, evidence-based practice, managing interdisciplinary teams, collaborative decision making and communication in healthcare, and legal issues of management in a healthcare environment. A precepted experience is required. (15 hours theory; 90 hours precepted experiences)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ORL 5501, and NUR 5520.

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • NUR 5580 - Inferential Statistics for the Health Sciences


    Survey of descriptive and inferential statistical methods used commonly in health sciences.  Topics include measures of central tendency and dispersion, standardized scores, probability, correlation, regression, t-tests, and ANOVA. Students will learn how to interpret results and apply their knowledge when reading scientific articles.  Analyses using SPSS or other appropriate statistical software will also be a major focus. 

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • NUR 5585 - Power and Politics in Healthcare


    This course will introduce the student to the relationships between power and political behavior and how this interaction affects outcomes. Students will learn effective methods to anticipate and respond to political situations, as well as develop strategies for building collaborative relationships with the multiple constituencies in health care. 

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • NUR 5595 - MSN Program Portfolio


    The basic requirement for this non-credit course is developing an electronic portfolio that documents meeting professional standards for either nurse educators or nurse administrators. Specific artifacts will be suggested for addition to the portfolio throughout the program. A portfolio must be submitted to complete graduation requirements.

    Credits: 0crs.
  
  • ORL 5501 - Organizational Leadership: Theory and Practice


    This first course in Organizational Leadership will examine key concepts, issues and practices that contribute to effective leadership in a variety of organizations both nationally and internationally.  Through a focus on self-reflection and awareness, participants in the course will examine their leadership styles, strengths and challenges and receive useful practical suggestions for improving leadership skills. 

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • ORL 5510 - Organizational Behavior and Change


    This course focuses upon managing for the future and preparing people for a continuous organizational learning pattern leading to innovation and change.  It approaches change from understanding organizational behavior through structural, strategic, political and cultural lenses. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ORL 5501.

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • ORL 5520 - Organizational Planning and Administration


    This course focuses on the role of leaders in planning and administration of both profit and non-profit organizations.  Includes understanding how to assess the practices of an organization, lead others in strategic planning and decision making and understanding the basics of budgeting and finance, developing a business plan, grant writing and facilitating an environment to empower employees. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ORL 5501.

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • ORL 5530 - Governance and Community Relations


    This leadership course examines organizational governance, the relationships between organizations and their stakeholder communities and strategies for building and improving those relationships.  Emphasis is placed on governance relationships, understanding  community context and building improved outreach and marketing efforts. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ORL 5501.

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • ORL 5540 - Leadership Ethics


    This course focuses upon ethical leadership practices in organizations.  The course takes an interdisciplinary approach using elements of law, political economy, international business, ethics, and social responsibility.  Organizations have social as well as economic responsibilities to society.  Ethics and integrity are essential to the process of developing and monitoring organization practices. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ORL 5501.

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • ORL 5550 - Research, Program Assessment and Evaluation


    This course introduces the skills, attitudes and methods to analyze services offered to both public and private organizations in a wide range of fields.  In addition, basic research methodology is covered to illustrate the importance of a scientific approach to organizational research and problem-solving projects.  Students will learn to formulate a problem, choose research methods, clearly articulate the past research and then collect, analyze and present new data with new interpretations and conclusions. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ORL 5501.

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • ORL 5571 - Leadership In A Global Society


    This course focuses upon understanding the nature of communicating, collaborating and negotiating in diverse cultures across the globe.   Examination of one's ethnocentric viewpoint will be emphasized through experiential activities. Understanding others' cultural values, learning to communicate in diverse populations and becoming aware of global etiquette will also be emphasized in this course. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ORL 5501.

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • ORL 5572 - Entrepreneurial Leadership


    Entrepreneurial leadership encompasses an understanding of how to analyze the calculated risks necessary to launch into a new venture.
    This course covers the process of starting and operating a new organization, through assembling resources, examining the risks and potential benefits of moving forward, examining the market, developing a business plan and recruiting the right team of people.  At each stage, participants will examine how these processes must be viewed through analysis of individual, group and societal contexts. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ORL 5501.

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • ORL 5573 - The Drama and Rhetoric of Leadership


    Although the concepts dramaturgy, rhetoric, sense making, organizing, and storytelling are well established in the literature on philosophy, cognitive studies, organization studies, sociology, theatre, cinema, psychology, communication, and culture studies – the ways in which these conceptual fields are interrelated remains unexplored.  The crux of dramaturgical theory in this context is that each of us creates, throughout a complex system of everyday interactions, dramatic impressions of organizational life based on a particular framing, or staging, of various socially constructed scenes.  Dramaturgy is about the creation, maintenance, and destruction of socially constructed realities.  This interdisciplinary tactic to leadership studies has two primary aims: (1) to promote thinking about how confluent cognitive, emotional, and organization changes are socially constructed, and (2) to coach the planning and performing of rhetorical action in real teams and organizations.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ORL 5501.

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • ORL 5574 - Team Leadership


    This course addresses the conceptual and practical aspects of organizational teams and team leadership.  While the leader is a relational element of a group, leadership is an emergent property of a group.  Through this course, learners explore the union of these two realities in the context of team.  Teams are examined in terms of composition, dynamics, and practice.

    Credits: 3 cr.
  
  • ORL 5580 - Organizational Leadership Practicum


    This is an applied experience in an organization with focus on the type of leadership opportunities the student wants to better understand.  Students will practice leadership skills in their chosen setting, while being supervised and mentored by a site supervisor and interacting online with other practicum students and the course instructor. One-hundred twenty (120) on-site hours with regular supervision are required for this course.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ORL 5501 and 21 credits completed in the program.

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • ORL 5590 - Organizational Leadership Internship


    This is an applied experience in the community with focus on the type of organization the student wants to better understand.  Students can practice leadership skills in their chosen setting, while being supervised and mentored by a site supervisor.   There will be an assigned site supervisor/mentor related to the student’s desired learning outcomes.  Two-hundred forty (240) on-site hours with one hour of supervision per week is required for this course. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ORL 5501 and 27 credits earned.

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • ORL 5595 - Leadership Capstone Seminar


    The Leadership Capstone course is designed as a summative evaluation experience for students in the master’s program.  A major project  and portfolio will be developed with guidance by the faculty mentor.  The purpose of the project and leadership portfolio is to showcase students’ leadership skills.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    21 credits completed in the Organizational Leadership Program (all required core courses).

    Co-requisites: ORL-5580

    Credits: 3 SH

  
  • 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 SH When Offered: Infrequently offered course
  
  • 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 SH When Offered: Infrequently offered course
  
  • SPE 5501 - Educating Children with Exceptional Learning Needs


    This course identifies the history and foundation of special education.  Graduate students will develop a working knowledge of the characteristics, prevalence’s, causes, effective interventions and family concerns of IDEA eligible categories of disabilities and gifted.

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • 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
  
  • 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
  
  • 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
  
  • SPE 5508 - Instruction for Low Incidence Disabilities


    Teacher education candidates will study the nature and needs of children with moderate to severe disabilities.  Focus will be on the educational and transitional needs of these individuals.  The teacher education candidates will develop knowledge and skills in identification, assessment, educational techniques and strategies which are coupled with supportive measure, materials and techniques.  The teacher candidate will research best practices for education students with severe disabilities which will include instructional adaptations and assistive technology.  A field component will be required. 

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • 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
  
  • SPE 5511 - Communication and Communication Disorders


    This course will focus on speech, language and communication disorders with applications to school age children, language and communication difficulties associated with specific disability types and assessment practices.  Students will examine evidence-based practices language and communication disorders.  A field component will be required - observation and interview.

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • SPE 5530 - Diverse Cultural and Linguistic Learners


    This course addresses the social, economic, political, ethnic and linguistic characteristics of individual with exceptional learning needs.  Graduates will examine current issues, strategies methodologies that impact individuals in their schools and communities.  Culturally relevant materials and techniques will be researched and developed.

    Credits: 3 SH Dual Listed: (Required of M.Ed.)
  
  • 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
  
  • SPE 5541 - Behavior Adaptation


    The intent of the course is to present a detailed overview of the principles of behavior modification, following the Law of Association and the law of Effect. Positive behavioral support will be emphasized, using evidenced based practice for the public school environment.

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • SPE 5542 - Assessment and Behavior Management


    An investigation of the principals of behavior theory for classroom teaching techniques, particularly with children with disabilities.  General and specific methods for generating, strengthening and maintaining desirable behaviors will be stressed.  Conditioning of both academic skills and non academic behaviors on an individual and group basis will be considered.  Functional Behavior Assessment will be introduced in order to facilitate positive behavior support methods.  Direct experience in modifying the behavior of individuals will be arranged.

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • SPE 5543 - Assessment and Behavior Management


    An investigation of the principals of behavior theory for classroom teaching techniques,
    particularly with children with disabilities. General and specific methods for generating,
    strengthening and maintain desirable behaviors will be stress.  Conditioning of both academic
    skills and non academic behaviors on an individual and group bases will be considered.  Functional
    Behavior Assessment will be introduced in order to facilitate positive behavior support methods.
    Direct experience in modifying the behavior of individuals will be arranged.

    Credits: 3crs
  
  • SPE 5544 - Instruction for High Incidence Disabilities


    This course provides an in-depth look at the assessment-instruction cycle and effective teaching-learning strategies that will benefit the learning of children with disabilities in the various service delivery options.  Based on research-supported methods, students will develop assessment and remediation strategies to monitor children’s academic progress.  Field component required. 

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • 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 SH Dual Listed: (Required of M.Ed.)
  
  • 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
  
  • SPE 5560 - Problems in Special Education


    In-depth survey of current problems, issues, and trends in Special Education.

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • 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
  
  • 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
  
  • SPE 5580 - Special Education Workshops


    Special workshops and seminars on contemporary trends, topics and problems; usually specifically funded projects utilizing lectures, resource speakers, team teaching, new media, field experiences and practice, and related techniques.

    Credits: 1-6 SH
  
  • SPE 5581 - Special Education Workshops


    Special workshops and seminars on contemporary trends, topics and problems; usually specifically funded projects utilizing lectures, resource speakers, team teaching, new media, field experiences and practice, and related techniques.

    Credits: 1-6 SH
  
  • SPE 5590 - Learning Disabilities


    Planning for multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural learning needs and problems of children with specific learning disabilities in listening, thinking, speaking, reading, writing, spelling and/or arithmetic. Discussion of definitions, etiology, diagnostic problems and research findings. Development and evaluation of remedial procedures and materials.

    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • SPE 5593 - Teaching Learners With Mild Disabilites


    This course will focus on the learning needs of children and youth with mild disabilities.  An in-depth review of disabilities categorized as mild in nature along with characteristics, etiologies, interventions and current issues will be discussed.  Student will develop appropriate curriculum, lesson plans, adaptations and modifications to meet these students’ needs in all educational settings.

    Credits: 3
  
  • SPE 5597 - Independent Study


    Credits: 3 SH
  
  • SPE 5599 - Thesis


    Credits: 6 SH
 

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