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First Session, 2024

EDUC 181 Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies (3)

ONLINE. Introduces students to theories and major research areas in human development and family studies while connecting this theory and research to careers in the helping professions. Students shadow a professional in a field of their choice.

EDUC 307 Mathematics in Elementary Schools (3)

ONLINE. The course will focus on learning of selected topics in number and algebra via problem solving with attention to the quality of mathematical knowledge needed for teaching these topics in elementary and middle schools. Will discuss how students develop these ideas over time and the alignment to the sequencing of ideas in this course. Some of the kinds of knowledge that we expect you to develop include Knowledge of the integrity of the discipline.

EDUC 309 Foundations of Leadership (3)

ONLINE. Foundations in Leadership is a three-credit, graded course designed to provide students with a comprehensive review of leadership concepts, theories, and skills. The course will draw upon scholarship from psychology, sociology, political science and economic perspectives to introduce students to major themes in leadership theory. Course activities will provide students with opportunities to deepen their understanding of these theories and to apply them to their own leadership experiences. Drawing upon these leadership theories, students will explore their values, beliefs within the context of their own lives and others while critically analyzing their own leadership skills and strengths and how to put them into action. In addition, students will use case studies of other leaders to deepen their understanding of leadership theories and test their implications.

EDUC 375 Identity and Sexuality (3)

ONLINE. This course will guide students in the examination of the vital role that sexuality, sexual identity, gender, race and class play in families, communities, and educational settings. These and other socio-cultural factors, which often intersect and are embedded in historic ways of constructing what it means to be “normal,” fundamentally shape how individuals understand themselves, their place in the world, as well as others around them.

EDUC 401 Child Development: Birth to Twelve (3)

MAYMESTER. ONLINE. This course examines the field of child development as it contributes to the teaching and learning of children in early childhood and elementary educational settings, ages prenatal to age 12.

EDUC 408 Research Methods in Human Development (3)

ONLINE. An introductory examination of human development and family research methods designed to provide an understanding of scientific inquiry, methodology, measurement, test construction, scaling, and statistical terms and techniques.

EDUC 532 Human Development and Learning (3)

ONLINE. This course examines the field of human development as it contributes to the teaching and learning of all children and youth. The emphasis is on understanding the nature of development in family and educational contexts and the implications of research and theory on human development for teacher practice and human services and the creation of supportive learning environments for all children and youth.

EDUC 611 Black Families in Social and Contemporary Contexts (3)

ONLINE. This course examines the diversity of Black families in the United States with a focus on the intersection of race, class, gender. The course examines theoretical and practical knowledge needed to develop and promote and maintain healthy Black families and identities. The course considers how historical trauma, slavery, the social construction of race, Blackness, political, and economic factors impact the well-being of Black children, youth, and adults within relationships, families, and social institutions.

EDUC 689 Foundations of Special Education (3)

ONLINE. This course will provide an advanced introduction to key concepts, issues, and service delivery approaches pertaining to the educational needs of students with high incidence disabilities.

EDUC 695 Human Organizational Leadership and Development Capstone (9)

ONLINE. This course provides an integrative learning experience in which HOLD students apply academic learning acquired in previous coursework to real-life situations encountered in the field. The internship serves as the capstone of the HOLD major, requiring senior students to demonstrate mastery of the skills learned in the HOLD major. Students are required to complete a Human Organizational Leadership and Development project that will be shared in both written format and an oral presentation. Restricted to Majors only.

EDUC 698 Internship in Human Development and Family Studies (6)

ONLINE. Course provides an integrative learning experience in which HDFS students apply academic learning acquired in previous coursework to real-life situations encountered in the field. The internship serves as the capstone of the HDFS major. Majors in Human Development and Family Studies only. Course previously offered as EDUC 588.

Second Session, 2024

EDUC 181 Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies (3)

ONLINE. Introduces students to theories and major research areas in human development and family studies while connecting this theory and research to careers in the helping professions. Students shadow a professional in a field of their choice.

EDUC 309 Foundations of Leadership (3)

ONLINE. Foundations in Leadership is a three-credit, graded course designed to provide students with a comprehensive review of leadership concepts, theories, and skills. The course will draw upon scholarship from psychology, sociology, political science and economic perspectives to introduce students to major themes in leadership theory. Course activities will provide students with opportunities to deepen their understanding of these theories and to apply them to their own leadership experiences. Drawing upon these leadership theories, students will explore their values, beliefs within the context of their own lives and others while critically analyzing their own leadership skills and strengths and how to put them into action. In addition, students will use case studies of other leaders to deepen their understanding of leadership theories and test their implications.

EDUC 330 Science of Learning (3)

Students study several facets of learning in the modern world, and investigate what scholarship in cognitive psychology, educational psychology, and the learning sciences can do to help us maximize that learning.

EDUC 375 Identity and Sexuality (3)

ONLINE. This course will guide students in the examination of the vital role that sexuality, sexual identity, gender, race and class play in families, communities, and educational settings. These and other socio-cultural factors, which often intersect and are embedded in historic ways of constructing what it means to be “normal,” fundamentally shape how individuals understand themselves, their place in the world, as well as others around them.

EDUC 532 Human Development and Learning (3)

ONLINE. This course examines the field of human development as it contributes to the teaching and learning of all children and youth. The emphasis is on understanding the nature of development in family and educational contexts and the implications of research and theory on human development for teacher practice and human services and the creation of supportive learning environments for all children and youth.

EDUC 689 Foundations of Special Education (3)

ONLINE. This course will provide an advanced introduction to key concepts, issues, and service delivery approaches pertaining to the educational needs of students with high incidence disabilities.

EDUC 698 Internship in Human Development and Family Studies (3)

ONLINE. Course provides an integrative learning experience in which HDFS students apply academic learning acquired in previous coursework to real-life situations encountered in the field. The internship serves as the capstone of the HDFS major. Majors in Human Development and Family Studies only. Course previously offered as EDUC 588.