2022-2023 Catalog 
    
    May 12, 2024  
2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Undergraduate Courses

000 to 499 subdivided as follows:

000 to 099 designate courses which normally are not counted towards a student’s baccalaureate.
100 to 299 designate Lower Division courses. This category is further subdivided as follows:
100 to 199 designate undergraduate Lower Division courses recommended for, but not restricted to, students studying the subject at a freshman or sophomore level. Such courses generally do not require any prerequisite course work for fully matriculated students.
200 to 299 designate undergraduate Lower Division courses recommended for, but not restricted to, students studying the subject at sophomore level. Courses in this category require specific or general prerequisites which are usually completed at the freshman level.
300 to 499 designate Upper Division courses. This category of courses is further subdivided as follows:
300 to 399 designate undergraduate Upper Division courses recommended for, but not restricted to, students studying the subject at a junior or senior level. These courses presume specific or general prerequisite course work at the Lower Division level.
400 to 499 designate undergraduate Upper Division courses recommended for, but not restricted to, students studying the subject at the senior level. Courses in this category have prerequisites which students have usually completed at the junior level.

Graduate Courses

500 to 899 subdivided as follows:

500 to 599 designate courses offered at the graduate level which prepare students for a graduate degree program or designate professional teacher-training courses.
600 to 699 designate courses at the master’s and credential level.
700 to 799 designate courses at the doctoral level.
800 to 899 designate courses at the School of Law.
5000 to 6999 designate courses at the MBA level.
7000 to 7999 designate courses at the doctoral Nursing level.

 

French

  
  • FREN 201P - French 201 Language Practicum


    Unit(s): 0

    Corequisite: FREN-201
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • FREN 202 - Fourth Semester French


    Unit(s): 4

    An intermediate-level course focusing on developing the elementary reading, writing, listening and speaking skills as well as grammar acquired in the first year. In addition, there is an increased focus on cultural knowledge and the inclusion of a full-length work of literature.


    Prerequisite: FREN 201 or Placement-French with a minimum score of 83 or French Placement Test with a minimum score of 4
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • FREN 216 - Foreign Lang Methodology


    Unit(s): 2

    Required for all Spanish and French conversation tutors. While simultaneously teaching conversation sessions, students will specifically learn how to: identify issues underlying communicative language and task-based teaching, create well designed language learning activities that engage learners in communicative language learning tasks, sequence those tasks, apply appropriate language teaching terminology during class discussions, reflect about themselves as learners and teachers, and participate in intellectual discussions about second language acquisition and foreign language teaching issues.


    Prerequisite: FREN 202 or SPAN 202 or SPAN 222
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • FREN 250 - Africa Films Africa


    Unit(s): 4

    The diversity of the African continent as seen through the eyes of its filmmakers. Weekly viewings and discussions will be informed by critical literature on African film and its place in the West and the developing world.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • FREN 255 - Diplomatie Sans Frontieres


    Unit(s): 4

    This course is designed to serve students intending to do internships or gain employment in French-speaking environments or countries. Although fully developing the language skills to function in international institutions takes years, learning the conventions associated with different kinds of communication and expanding your vocabulary in the areas of your specialization (whether it is politics, commerce, human rights, cultural diplomacy) can facilitate your assimilation once you find yourself immersed in that kind of environment.


    Prerequisite: FREN 202
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • FREN 260 - African Literature and Film


    Unit(s): 4

    A substantial introduction to the literature and film of the African continent exposing students to the diversity of the continent through its rich literary heritage.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • FREN 265 - Les Enfants Terribles


    Unit(s): 4

    What can we learn from rebellious figures, those men and women who refuse to live by the rules? Meet some of France’s celebrated “unruly children,” explore their creative contributions to contemporary French culture, and brush up on your colloquial French.


    Prerequisite: FREN 202
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • FREN 275 - Cultures de France


    Unit(s): 4

    French culture and civilization focuses on the study of French society from 1851 to the present through cultural phenomena in the context of major historical, political, and social events.


    Prerequisite: FREN 202
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • FREN 312 - Finesses de la langue


    Unit(s): 2

    This course is designed to help students develop a greater understanding and appreciation of the subtleties of the French language. They will develop their vocabulary, grammatical sophistication, and reading proficiency.


    Prerequisite: FREN 202
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • FREN 313 - Finesses de la langue II


    Unit(s): 2

    This course is designed to help students develop a greater understanding and appreciation of the subtleties of the French language. Students will develop their vocabulary, grammatical sophistication, and reading proficiency.


    Prerequisite: FREN 202
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • FREN 315 - Paris: Biographie d’une ville


    Unit(s): 4

    This course offers a study of cultural currents that have made Paris a global metropolis. It invites students to explore diverse facets of Parisian life and encourages them to look at French culture through their own experience and artistic sensitivity.


    Prerequisite: FREN 202
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • FREN 320 - Le plaisir du texte


    Unit(s): 4

    An introduction to reading and analyzing literary works, with special emphasis on the acquisition of critical vocabulary through readings in major genres (poems, plays, novels) and multiple writing assignments.


    Prerequisite: FREN 202
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • FREN 322 - Le bon sens et la folie


    Unit(s): 4

    An introduction to the major literary currents of the 17th and 18th centuries, to the historical events that helped shape them, and to other cultural manifestations associated with them.


    Prerequisite: FREN 202
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • FREN 324 - Guerre et paix


    Unit(s): 4

    An introduction to the major literary currents of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries to the historical events that helped shape them, and to other cultural manifestations associated with them.


    Prerequisite: FREN 255 or FREN 265 or FREN 275
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • FREN 330 - Rencontres: L’Afrique francoph


    Unit(s): 4

    An intensive and comprehensive introduction to the literature and culture of the almost thirty French speaking countries of Africa through representative texts produced in three very culturally diverse regions: North, West and Central Africa.


    Prerequisite: FREN 255 or FREN 265 or FREN 275
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • FREN 332 - Rencontres: Le monde franco


    Unit(s): 4

    An intensive and comprehensive introduction to the Francophone world excluding Africa (which is covered in French 330). Texts, DVDs, and artifacts will be used as the basis for an exploration of the literary, cinematic and popular production, and the cultural and linguistic specificity of French-speaking groups in North America, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia and Oceania.


    Prerequisite: FREN 255 or FREN 265 or FREN 275
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • FREN 340 - French Cinema and Literature


    Unit(s): 4

    A comprehensive history of French Cinema and literature from the turn of the 20th Century to the present. Students will read, analyze, compare and contrast literary and cinematic works of each significant period starting with the invention of the first camera and the Lumiere’s Brothers’ first films to the different movements that influenced today’s film and literary productions. Taught in English.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • FREN 350 - Paris-Berlin


    Unit(s): 4

    The course explores the many cultural exchanges between France and Germany from the late 1800s to the early decades of the 20th century. In this period, Paris and Berlin were centers of artistic productions. The new perspectives in literature, art, architecture, and film of this period and their integration with social and political developments are focal points. The foundation is Nietzsche’s manifesto of personal self-overcoming.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • FREN 390 - Special Topics


    Unit(s): 2 to 4

    Exploration of one or more selected topics in the field.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • FREN 398 - Dir Reading & Research


    Unit(s): 1 to 6

    Individual project on various topics of French and Francophone studies to be determined with the instructor. Written permission of the department chair and the dean is required. Offered every semester at the upper-division level only to help students complete their requirements for the major or the minor.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • FREN 440 - Special Topics in French


    Unit(s): 4

    Examples of courses: Images du féminin; Conditions de l’amour; Culture des affaires.


    Prerequisite: FREN 315 or FREN 320 or FREN 322 or FREN 324 or FREN 330 or FREN 332
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • FREN 450 - Sp Topics:Francophone Lit/Cult


    Unit(s): 4

    Examples of courses: Carte d’identité; Migrations; L’Algérie francaise, la France algérienne.


    Prerequisite: FREN 315 or FREN 320 or FREN 322 or FREN 324 or FREN 330 or FREN 332
    College of Arts and Sciences

General Education

  
  • GEDU 603 - Methodology of Educational Research


    Unit(s): 3

    An introduction to the process and methods of educational research articles and to developing a preliminary plan or proposal for research in the field.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Education; Level Restricted to Graduate
    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 630 - Disability and Impairment


    Unit(s): 3

    Research approaches and discourse in psychology and medicine tend to place disability as a problem that resides within the individual body/mind. By contrast, disability studies perspectives help to contextualize our understanding of disability more broadly within society and culture, while at the same time, acknowledging individual variation. Students will be immersed in the debates, theoretical perspectives, methods, and findings that have been used to explain and address disability and impairment across disciplines.


    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 631 - Engage Scholar Disability Just


    Unit(s): 3

    The focus of this course is on interdisciplinary research, for the purposes of teaching and/or community engagement for disability justice. Research will be produced that promotes collaboration with communities. Findings will be presented to teachers and/or teacher educators in order to prepare doctoral students for leadership positions in education and advocacy, for the purpose of social change.


    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 632 - Disability Activism, Law & Pol


    Unit(s): 3

    This course provides a historical perspective to understand the emergence of disability law and public policy. Topics include early industrialization, compulsory schooling, American eugenics, institutionalization, and the Disability Rights Movement. Federal legislation, key statues, and landmark court cases associated with both disability rights and educational rights for students with disabilities are explored. Disability memoir, case law, guest speakers, as well as seminal and current critiques of the law are used, to support students in understanding the variation in interpretation of law, and the implications of this variation for students with disabilities in P-22 schools.


    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 633 - Disability Studies in Ed


    Unit(s): 3

    Across the field of disability studies, disability is defined not as a deficit inherent in certain body/minds, but rather as a relationship of differential power/privilege and constructed contextually. In this course we will look at the social meaning and material consequences of disability in various cultural and historical spaces, and how these have influenced educational opportunities for students who are labeled with disability. Epistemological and theoretical differences between disability studies in education, and traditional, special education will be explored to understand deeply-divided approaches to research and practice, as they relate to student disability. We will also understand how disability intersect and co-constructs other identity markers in educational spaces, nationally and globally.


    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 635 - Multiliteracies in Tchr Ed


    Unit(s): 3

    The concept of “multiliteracies” refers to a broad and inclusive model of literacy that accounts for the complex and rapidly changing modes of meaning making within our diverse society. While at least eighty percent of students classified as having a disability have difficulty reading, all students can benefit from some kind of literacy support: learning to read words, vocabulary, and comprehending text, and/or understanding language in context, using a cell phone, operating a washing machine, recognizing an important street sign or bus stop, following a recipe, or reading a prescription. This course is designed to survey the current research on teacher education with an emphasis on best practices for addressing a wide range of student literacies. Supported higher education teaching experiences will be provided, offering career advancement towards adjunct and faculty positions.


    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 697 - Directed Study


    Unit(s): 1 to 3

    Restriction: College restricted to School of Education; Level Restricted to Graduate
    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 698 - Special Topics Seminar


    Unit(s): 1 to 3

    Exploration of one or more selected topics in General Education.


    Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate
    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 700 - Philosophical Found of Ed


    Unit(s): 3

    Philosophical foundations of modern educational thought and practice in America, it also explores contemporary educational ideologies in the U.S.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Education; Degree restricted to Doctor of Education and No Degree Doctoral; Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 701 - Anthropology of Educ


    Unit(s): 3

    Fundamental principles of anthropology as applied in education, business, and community learning contexts. An overview of the history, tradition, and political ideologies of two or more countries, other than the United States, provides a backdrop for the study of culture, technology, and values in an American pedagogical setting.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Education; Degree restricted to Doctor of Education and No Degree Doctoral; Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 702 - Soc/Crit Theoretical Foundtns


    Unit(s): 3

    This seminar provides a social and critical theoretical foundation to the study of education. The aim of the course is to examine the ways that particular theorists have conceptualized 1) what education is, 2) how to characterize its social power and potential, and 3) how theory informs our research processes and praxis. The readings introduce students to philosophies and critiques of education as well as to broader social and political theories that challenge commonsense definitions of education as a whole with a specific focus on knowledge production, ideology, power, and agency.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Education; Degree restricted to Doctor of Education and No Degree Doctoral; Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 703 - Public Scholar & Comm Eng Lrng


    Unit(s): 3

    The purpose of this course is to prepare doctoral students with a deep understanding of the theory and practice of community-engaged scholarship before entering into fieldwork with a local school or organization. In addition to course readings and discussions, students will learn first-hand from School of Education faculty with track records of community partnerships who will share their experiences as guest speakers.


    Restriction: Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 704 - Psych Founds of Educ


    Unit(s): 3

    Systematic exploration and critical investigation of the theoretical foundations and the practical problems and issues encountered in the application of psychology to education.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Education; Degree restricted to Doctor of Education and No Degree Doctoral; Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 705 - Law and Education


    Unit(s): 3

    Survey of federal and state statutory and case law in the following: compulsory education, loyalty, religion, freedom of speech, due process, equal protection, termination, evaluation, negotiations, records, discrimination, the Civil Rights Act as amended, special needs, ADA, and civil and tort liability.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Education; Degree restricted to Doctor of Education and No Degree Doctoral; Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 706 - Intro to Inquiry: Quan Meth


    Unit(s): 3

    This course serves as one of a two-part introduction to inquiry intended to provide a foundation in students’ preparation as engaged scholars. You will build the foundation of a critical quantitative toolkit for the purpose of effecting social change in the pursuit of a better, more just world. With a focus on engaging inquiry–the act of asking and investigating questions–through quantitative perspectives, students in this course will engage in critiquing, proposing, analyzing, and shaping research that enacts social justice through quantitative approaches. You will gain an understanding of fundamental concepts and procedures of quantitative research methods and of basic descriptive statistics through critical quantitative approaches to develop and pilot a research project.


    Prerequisite: GEDU 708 with a minimum grade of B-
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Education; Degree restricted to Doctor of Education and No Degree Doctoral; Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 707 - Advanced Statistics


    Unit(s): 3

    A continuation of applied educational statistics (706) and an introduction to multivariate statistical analyses used in research in education. Among the subjects to be considered are the following: factorial analysis of variance (ANOVA), analysis of covariance, repeated measures ANOVA, multivariate ANOVA, multiple regression, discriminant analysis, and factor analysis.


    Prerequisite: GEDU 706 with a minimum grade of B- and GEDU 708 with a minimum grade of B-
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Education; Degree restricted to Doctor of Education and No Degree Doctoral; Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 708 - Intro to Inquiry: Qual Methods


    Unit(s): 3

    This course serves as one of a two-course sequence that will introduce students to inquiry, as a concept, and as a process. The focus of this course will be on qualitative methodologies that are in alignment with SOE’s vision and commitment to community engaged, public scholarship. The goal of this course is that by the end of the semester students will be conversant in a range of critical qualitative methodologies and have a toolkit from which to draw upon as they move through the doctoral process. Specifically students will explore the rich terrain of qualitative research, research design, data collection and analysis, and to bring an informed eye to the reading of anticolonial, critical, and humanizing research in education. This analysis will focus primarily on the historical relationship between marginalized cultures and the concept of scientific research and knowledge production. This critique will inform our approaches to socially engaged scholarship that employs research methods to move us toward social justice in education.


    Prerequisite: GEDU 702 with a minimum grade of B- or GEDU 703 with a minimum grade of B- or GEDU 704 with a minimum grade of B-
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Education; Degree restricted to Doctor of Education and No Degree Doctoral; Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 711 - Survey Research


    Unit(s): 3

    Introduction to the logic and methods of survey research. Common problems of conceptualizing, planning, conducting and analyzing surveys along with strategies, designs procedures and techniques used to solve such problems.


    Prerequisite: GEDU 708 with a minimum grade of B- and GEDU 706 with a minimum grade of B-
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Education; Degree restricted to Doctor of Education and No Degree Doctoral; Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 712 - Qualitative Research


    Unit(s): 3

    This course revolves around the theory and methods of qualitative research, drawn from the social sciences of anthropology and sociology, as applied to education. Students will learn to formulate a research question, collect data through observation and interviewing, and analyze data. Coursework includes a student-developed research project.


    Prerequisite: GEDU 708 with a minimum grade of B-
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Education; Degree restricted to Doctor of Education and No Degree Doctoral; Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 713 - Content Analysis


    Unit(s): 3

    This course examines issues related to the collection and analysis of textual and other representational data for research purposes, covering several approaches to content analysis, both qualitative and quantitative.


    Prerequisite: GEDU 708 with a minimum grade of B-
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Education; Degree restricted to Doctor of Education and No Degree Doctoral; Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 714 - Educ & Psych Measurement


    Unit(s): 3

    Principles of classical, modern (item-response theory), and cognitive test theory applied to educational and psychological measurement and their application to doctoral research. Applications to both norm-referenced and criterion-referenced testing orientations will be stressed throughout the course. The focus will be on test development and test evaluation.


    Prerequisite: GEDU 706 with a minimum grade of B- and GEDU 708 with a minimum grade of B-
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Education; Degree restricted to Doctor of Education and No Degree Doctoral; Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 716 - Program Evaluation


    Unit(s): 3

    Introduction to program evaluation. Basic issues of evaluation design, data collection, interpretation, and communication of results are discussed. Emphasis is placed on designing evaluations based on an understanding of how programs are implemented.


    Prerequisite: GEDU 708 with a minimum grade of B-
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Education; Degree restricted to Doctor of Education and No Degree Doctoral; Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 718 - Ethnic/Mult Resrch Iss


    Unit(s): 3

    An examination of various research paradigms employed by social scientists, educators, human service professionals, and community agencies interested in the study of comparative group behaviors, educational strategies and learning patterns within racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse populations.


    Prerequisite: GEDU 708 with a minimum grade of B-
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Education; Degree restricted to Doctor of Education and No Degree Doctoral; Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 721 - Correlational Designs


    Unit(s): 3

    Correlational approaches to analyzing educational data, including simple and multiple regression, path analysis, LISREL, and hierarchical linear models.


    Prerequisite: GEDU 706 and GEDU 708
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Education; Degree restricted to Doctor of Education and No Degree Doctoral; Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 722 - Meta-Analysis


    Unit(s): 3

    Prerequisites: GEDU - 706, GEDU - 708. This course deals with the methods and process of meta-analysis, which is a quantitative review of the literature. Students will have the opportunity to plan a meta-analysis and to evaluate published meta-analyses in an area of education.


    Prerequisite: GEDU 706 with a minimum grade of B- and GEDU 708 with a minimum grade of B-
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Education; Degree restricted to Doctor of Education and No Degree Doctoral; Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 723 - Part Crit Ped Rsch


    Unit(s): 3

    A discussion of the theoretical foundations of participatory critical pedagogy research as well as a description of effective processes to conduct research utilizing this methodology. Students will be encouraged to (a) define and/or refine the methodology of their own dissertation and (b) acquire experience in the process of dialogic retrospection - the praxis of dialogue as an emancipatory tool, the creation of a text from dialogue transcripts and the analysis of the generative themes contained in the dialogue.


    Prerequisite: GEDU 708 with a minimum grade of B-
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Education; Degree restricted to Doctor of Education and No Degree Doctoral; Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 724 - Introduction to SPSS


    Unit(s): 3

    A second course in statistics using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Topics include file organization, data entry and cleaning, variable creation and recoding, data analysis, record keeping, reliability analyses, merging data files, and SPSS data analysis procedures (descriptive, comparative, correlational, classificatory), and table creation.


    Prerequisite: GEDU 706 with a minimum grade of B- and GEDU 708 with a minimum grade of B-
    Restriction: College restricted to School of Education; Degree restricted to Doctor of Education and No Degree Doctoral; Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 725 - Skills for Scholarly Writing


    Unit(s): 3

    This course is designed to assist doctoral students to learn a style for scholarly writing, including the dissertation. Dissertation writing requires a distinctive type of writing, an academic, scholarly approach that meets local conventions, in contrast to an ‘essayist,’ term paper method of writing or a popular periodical style. The tasks, activities, and discussions of this course will include attention to approaches to formal writing that retain clarity, logic and interest, applications of APA as appropriate to dissertation writing, and a review of common grammatical usage.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Education; Degree restricted to Doctor of Education and No Degree Doctoral; Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 730 - Disability and Impairment


    Unit(s): 3

    Research approaches and discourse in psychology and medicine tend to place disability as a problem that resides within the individual body/mind. By contrast, disability studies perspectives help to contextualize our understanding of disability more broadly within society and culture, while at the same time, acknowledging individual variation. Students will be immersed in the debates, theoretical perspectives, methods, and findings that have been used to explain and address disability and impairment across disciplines.


    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 731 - Engage Scholar Disability Just


    Unit(s): 3

    The focus of this course is on interdisciplinary research, for the purposes of teaching and/or community engagement for disability justice. Research will be produced that promotes collaboration with communities. Findings will be presented to teachers and/or teacher educators in order to prepare doctoral students for leadership positions in education and advocacy, for the purpose of social change.


    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 732 - Disability Activism, Law & Pol


    Unit(s): 3

    This course provides a historical perspective to understand the emergence of disability law and public policy. Topics include early industrialization, compulsory schooling, American eugenics, institutionalization, and the Disability Rights Movement. Federal legislation, key statues, and landmark court cases associated with both disability rights and educational rights for students with disabilities are explored. Disability memoir, case law, guest speakers, as well as seminal and current critiques of the law are used, to support students in understanding the variation in interpretation of law, and the implications of this variation for students with disabilities in P-22 schools.


    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 733 - Disability Studies in Ed


    Unit(s): 3

    Across the field of disability studies, disability is defined not as a deficit inherent in certain body/minds, but rather as a relationship of differential power/privilege and constructed contextually. In this course we will look at the social meaning and material consequences of disability in various cultural and historical spaces, and how these have influenced educational opportunities for students who are labeled with disability. Epistemological and theoretical differences between disability studies in education, and traditional, special education will be explored to understand deeply-divided approaches to research and practice, as they relate to student disability. We will also understand how disability intersect and co-constructs other identity markers in educational spaces, nationally and globally.


    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 735 - Multiliteracies in Tchr Ed


    Unit(s): 3

    The concept of “multiliteracies” refers to a broad and inclusive model of literacy that accounts for the complex and rapidly changing modes of meaning making within our diverse society. While at least eighty percent of students classified as having a disability have difficulty reading, all students can benefit from some kind of literacy support: learning to read words, vocabulary, and comprehending text, and/or understanding language in context, using a cell phone, operating a washing machine, recognizing an important street sign or bus stop, following a recipe, or reading a prescription. This course is designed to survey the current research on teacher education with an emphasis on best practices for addressing a wide range of student literacies. Supported higher education teaching experiences will be provided, offering career advancement towards adjunct and faculty positions.


    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 797 - Directed Study


    Unit(s): 1 to 3

    Restriction: College restricted to School of Education; Degree restricted to Doctor of Education and No Degree Doctoral; Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Education
  
  • GEDU 798 - Special Topic Seminar


    Unit(s): 1 to 3

    Exploration of one or more selected topics in General Education.


    Restriction: Degree restricted to Doctor of Education and No Degree Doctoral; Level Restricted to Doctoral
    School of Education

German

  
  • GERM 101 - First Semester German


    Unit(s): 4

    German 101 is the first in a three semester series of courses designed to introduce students to the German language and to provide them with the basic skills to function in a new linguistic and cultural environment. While the class sessions are centered on practicing communication in German, all four skills for language acquisition - listening, speaking, reading and writing - are emphasized. This course requires additional conversation practice in nine scheduled sessions outside of the class meetings. German 101 is offered every fall semester.

    Note: All students enrolling in a German class at USF for the first time who have taken German before and/or were raised speaking German are required to take the placement test and/or contact the German Studies coordinator. (Please see the Department of Modern and Classical Languages website for more information).


    College of Arts and Sciences

  
  • GERM 102 - Second Semester German


    Unit(s): 4

    German 102 is the second in a three semester series of courses designed to introduce students to the German language and to provide them with the basic skills to function in a new linguistic and cultural environment. While the class sessions are centered on practicing communication in German, all four skills for language acquisition - listening, speaking, reading and writing - are emphasized. This course requires additional conversation practice in nine scheduled sessions outside of the class meetings. German 102 is offered every spring semester.


    Prerequisite: GERM 101 or Placement-German with a minimum score of 33 or German Placement Test with a minimum score of 2
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • GERM 201 - Third Semester German


    Unit(s): 4

    German 201 is the last in a three semester series of courses designed to introduce students to the German language and to provide them with the basic skills to function in a new linguistic and cultural environment. While the class sessions are centered on practicing communication in German, all four skills for language acquisition - listening, speaking, reading and writing - are emphasized. German 201 is offered every fall semester.


    Prerequisite: GERM 102 or Placement-German with a minimum score of 55 or German Placement Test with a minimum score of 3
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • GERM 202 - Fourth Semester German


    Unit(s): 4

    Intermediate German. This course focuses on reading, discussing, and writing about authentic materials in a culturally relevant context while reviewing and expanding grammatical concepts covered in first through third semester German. Extensive use of literary and non-fictional texts, film, and online resources will expand students’ German language proficiency and intercultural competence.


    Prerequisite: GERM 201 or Placement-German with a minimum score of 80 or German Placement Test with a minimum score of 4
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • GERM 305 - Conversation and Writing


    Unit(s): 4

    Continuation of intermediate German. Like German 202, this course focuses on reading, discussing, and writing about authentic materials in a culturally relevant context while reviewing and expanding on previously studied grammatical concepts. Extensive use of literary and non-fictional texts, film, and online resources will expand students’ German language proficiency and intercultural competence.


    Prerequisite: GERM 202
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • GERM 310 - Adv Readings & Composition


    Unit(s): 4

    This course stresses advanced reading, writing and discussion in German based on a variety of authentic materials like fictional and non-fictional texts. Specific topics to be determined. Prerequisite: GERM - 305 or equivalent German language proficiency as determined by the department. (Please see the Department of Modern and Classical Languages website for more information).


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • GERM 318 - Jewish Lit & Cult/20th C. Euro


    Unit(s): 4

    Taught in English. Fulfills Core-C Literature requirement. Listed as elective for Jewish Studies and Social Justice, International Studies, and European Studies.

    This course examines some of the most important issues involving ethnicity, heritage, and identity by focusing on major expressions by writers and artists of Jewish background in Western and Eastern Europe. The class is interdisciplinary in scope, using literature, theater, film, art, music, and other media to define concepts that have shaped significant contributions by Jewish artists, thinkers and intellectuals, particularly in the German and Yiddish vernacular. Against the changing historical backgrounds, the class seeks to gain a deeper understanding of what it meant to be Jewish in the early part of the century, and to distinguish different forms of acculturation and/or assimilation. It then moves on to discuss literary testimonies of Holocaust survivors and ends with examples of the burgeoning Jewish culture in post-wall Germany.


    College of Arts and Sciences

  
  • GERM 320 - German Lit & Cult/1945-Today


    Unit(s): 4

    Taught in English. Fulfills Core-C Literature requirement. Listed as elective for International Studies and European Studies. This course centers on discussions of literary production in post - World War II Germany against the background of the profound historical, political and social changes in central Europe and the world at large, which mark the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century. After explorations into different works from East- and West-Germany until 1989 and the Fall of the Berlin Wall, a particular emphasis will be placed on developments in the “new” German capital Berlin. Students examine texts in different genres, including prose, poetry, theory, and film, while gaining a deeper understanding of the contexts in which new ideas and forms of expression emerge. A special focus will be the question of identity and identifications as shaped by personal, national, and trans-national influences.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • GERM 350 - Paris-Berlin


    Unit(s): 4

    Taught in English. Fulfills Core-C Literature requirement. Cross-listed with French Studies. Listed as elective for International Studies, European Studies, and Jewish Studies and Social Justice. This course explores the profound social and intellectual changes which marked the turn into the 20th century in Europe, particularly Germany, Austria, and France, and the reflection of these changes in the arts. The concepts of “modernity” and “modernism” will be the point of departure for an overview of the “_isms” by which this period is defined in political (e.g. Nationalism, Imperialism, Socialism, Capitalism, Feminism), philosophical (e.g. Social Darwinism, Rationalism, Idealism), and artistic terms (e.g. Naturalism, Postimpressionism, Expressionism, Symbolism, Surrealism). We will analyze groundbreaking theoretical works by Friedrich Nietzsche, Sigmund Freud, and others, and delineate their influences on literature and film. Special attention will be given to the interplay of different movements and ideas, and the (self-)awareness of the subject in a rapidly changing and challenging world.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • GERM 398 - Dir Reading & Research


    Unit(s): 1 to 4

    Directed Studies supplement regular course offerings for smaller groups of students at a higher level of German proficiency. They focus on reading and discussing texts and films in German while improving written and oral language proficiency. The specific contents will be determined by instructor and students in collaboration. Interested students should contact the German Studies program coordinator.


    College of Arts and Sciences

Greek

  
  • GREK 101 - First Sem Ancient Greek


    Unit(s): 4 to 6

    An intensive introduction to the phonology, morphology, and syntax of Attic Greek, supplemented with readings from various Greek authors. Offered every Fall.


    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • GREK 102 - Second Sem Ancient Greek


    Unit(s): 4 to 6

    Continuation of First Semester Greek. Offered every Spring.


    Prerequisite: GREK 101
    College of Arts and Sciences
  
  • GREK 398 - Dir Reading & Research


    Unit(s): 1 to 6

    The written permission of the instructor, the department chair, and the dean is required. Offered every semester.


    College of Arts and Sciences

Health Services

  
  • HS 1 - Couse Development


    Unit(s): 0

    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 10 - Certified Nursing Assistant


    Unit(s): 0

    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 180 - Environmental Health & Nursing


    Unit(s): 2

    This nursing-focused course is designed to introduce the student to a wide range of human health risks associated with the environment, including exposure from air, water, food, and products. Students will learn to integrate environmental health knowledge and skills into the nursing process. They will learn where to find and how to apply credible environmental health science into their clinical practice.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 190 - Food Myth Busters


    Unit(s): 4

    Is coconut water healthy? Do you need to take a multivitamin? Can I eat the yolk? Vegan, Mediterranean, Paleo-? What is the best diet for human health? Is eating meat bad for the environment? Explore questions like this and more in this seminar on nutrition. Learn the basics of food and nutrition, discuss the impacts of diet and health, and tackle the current controversies and research in the field of nutrition.


    Restriction: College restrictions exclude School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restrictions exclude Bachelor of Science in Nursing
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 205 - EMT Training


    Unit(s): 4

    The Emergency Medical Technician Training Course is designed to prepare and qualify a student to take the National Registry of EMTs (NREMT) written and practical exams for certification as an EMT. Does not satisfy Biology major requirements.


    Restriction: Clinical Course Fee-Undergrad - 162; Malpractice Insurance-UG - 25
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 205V - EMT Training-Visiting Students


    Unit(s): 2

    The Emergency Medical Technician Training Course is designed to prepare and qualify a student to take the National Registry of EMTs (NREMT) written and practical exams for certification as an EMT. Does not satisfy Biology major requirements. - For visiting students only.


    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 301 - Death/Dying: Explor New Paradi


    Unit(s): 4

    This interdisciplinary course examines end of life issues in our contemporary culture through various models: biomedical/technological, theological/spiritual/religious, diversity/multicultural, and ethical. Students are encouraged to question and challenge prevailing structures, models, beliefs, and ethical questions, while integrating new perspectives of death and dying. A strong service leaning component will engage the student in applying the new information, reinforcing individual learning while expanding the collective classroom experience ultimately creating the possibility for new end of life paradigms.


    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 304 - Intl Health Care Immersion


    Unit(s): 1 to 4

    This elective course provides an exploration into the culture, language, and health care systems of a foreign country. Students will participate in an immersion in a foreign country where the culture, language, and health care system is different from their own. Students will experience the challenges of communicating in a foreign language and observe delivery of nursing care in a variety of settings including both public and private hospitals. Permission of faculty of record required.


    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 310 - Interdiscip Research & Writing


    Unit(s): 4

    This course serves many purposes. It has been designed in part to give students the tools to express themselves appropriately in an academic environment. Some of the topics to be covered in this course will include how to write essays and construct arguments using a variety of writing strategies, how to create an academic essay and how to uncover and pursue a thesis for papers on a variety of subjects. Students will address many writing issues, including but not limited to: grammar, structure, and editing. In addition, this course will guide students through the creation of their Interdisciplinary Studies Assessment (ISA). The ISA is a collection of formalized accounts in essay form of experiences adult students have had throughout the course of their lives that yield knowledge equivalent to college level course work.


    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 311 - Interdiscip Ethics& Society


    Unit(s): 4

    This course examines the major ethical theories and explores the application of those theories to current moral, social, and organizational life issues. Illustrative case studies are used, as well as group activities, to enable students to identify ethical issues in specific areas of the work environment and society.


    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 400 - Intro to American HC System


    Unit(s): 3

    This course examines selected U.S. healthcare issues as well as major participants in the healthcare delivery system. Various aspects related to cost and quality of care, healthcare providers, accessing care, and regulations are included as well as a review of current legislative and policy initiatives.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 401 - Leadership HC Organizations


    Unit(s): 4

    This course explores the healthcare organization as a system and the role that leaders play in providing safe and effective patient care. Various organizational, leadership and management theories, including those related to conflict resolution, change, data collection, employee management, and quality management will be used to analyze issues in healthcare organizations.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 402 - Intro Epidemiology & Biostats


    Unit(s): 4

    This course will study the distribution and determinants of disease and injury in humans. It will explore various methods of investigations such as description and surveillance. The course will introduce the use of bio-statistical data to analyze select populations and events.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Bachelor in Health Services
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 403 - Cultural Perspect / Healthcare


    Unit(s): 3

    This course is designed to explore multicultural models of health, illness, and treatments or therapies to deepen the students’ understanding of the scientific, sociocultural, philosophical, psychological, and spiritual foundations of various unconventional healing systems and their approaches to prevention, health promotion, healing, and maintenance of well-being. These multicultural or alternative approaches to healthcare and to modern conventional medicine are seen as complementary to the biomedical model as they blend body/mind/spirit, science, tradition, and cross-cultural avenues of diagnosis, treatment, and acceptance of healthcare. The impact of cultural values and ethnicity on understanding health and illness, and the utilization of healthcare services will be explored. Concepts and definitions of culture, ethnicity, traditional health beliefs, and health and illness will be discussed.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Bachelor in Health Services
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 404 - Healthcare Ethics and Policy


    Unit(s): 4

    This course critically analyzes healthcare ethical arguments and various positions on contemporary ethical issues. The course will be composed of three focus areas: Ethical Theory, Healthcare Related Social Issues, and Ethics of Everyday Life. Approximately one-third of the course will be devoted to each area. Some sections focus on more specific ethical issues, such as Healthcare Business Issues, Bio-medical Issues, Legal Issues, and Policy Issues are so designated in the course schedule.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 405 - Human Resource Mgmt


    Unit(s): 3

    This course introduces the principles and practices of human resource management. It is an introductory survey course that combines theoretical and practical information relating to developing strategic partnerships in order to effectively manage.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Bachelor in Health Services
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 406 - Educ and Instruc Systems


    Unit(s): 3

    This course presents the students with an opportunity to learn about the role of the health services administrator in staff professional development, program planning, and technology. The focus is on applying (a) learning theories and models, (b) legal, regulatory, and policy issues related to education, (c) instructional design strategies and resources, and (d) program planning and evaluation. This internet-based course will incorporate communication and guided learning through online activities, web-based instruction, and the creation of a professional development plan.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Bachelor in Health Services
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 407 - Financial Resource Mgmt


    Unit(s): 4

    This course provides an overview of the principles of finance and fiscal management. Economic issues that affect healthcare delivery are analyzed. Financial reports and statements will be evaluated to predict organizational capabilities and limitations. The effect of varying budget methods and variance analysis are discussed.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 408 - Health Informatics


    Unit(s): 4

    This course deals with computer application concepts used in practice, education, administration, and research in relation to effective and quality care will be highlighted. A concentration on the meaningful use of information systems and computer competencies/literacy for the healthcare manager will be emphasized.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 409 - Evid-Based Prac in Healthcare


    Unit(s): 4

    This course presents the student with an opportunity to learn about the foundation of research practices, statistical analysis of data, and the application of evidence in practice. The focus will be on: (a) the utilization of the research process; (b) constructing evidence derived from research; (C) development of evidence-based practice, and (d) implementation of evidence-based practice in a healthcare setting.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Bachelor in Health Services
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 410 - Proj Mgmt in HC & Comm Setting


    Unit(s): 3 to 4

    This Project Management course will provide the students the opportunity to understand and apply project management principles. This course will give the students the opportunity to develop the necessary skills to deliver projects on time, on budget and within resource constraints. The students will express the methodologies used to plan, document and implement their proposed change project in an executive business case final report. Integrate patient workers safety initiative and improvement into the final project.


    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 411 - BHS Capstone


    Unit(s): 4

    This capstone course provides the BHS students, the opportunity to integrate and apply academic learning through the completion of a project in partnership with, and on behalf of, their fieldwork agency. The Capstone Seminar is designed to demonstrate your accumulated training in BHS in a single original project of your choice, subject to the instructor’s approval and under the additional supervision of a preceptor.


    Restriction: Degree restricted to Bachelor in Health Services
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 414 - Wellness: Mind, Body, Spirit


    Unit(s): 3

    This course will present the ‘wellness concept’ that focuses on a healthy balance of mind, body, and spirit (multi-dimensional approach). A holistic approach will lead the student to identify and discuss a variety of wellness and health issues related to health promotion and disease prevention. Behavioral changes necessary in obtaining the six dimensions of wellness will be explored while learning how applying wellness will decrease stress, emotional exhaustion, and physical fatigue.


    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 420 - Intro to Leadership and Org in the American HS


    Unit(s): 4

    This course explores the relationship between sociocultural, political and economic factors as related to health care and health care delivery in the U.S. Leadership and management theories including conflict resolution, change, and quality management are presented as supportive of the role of leaders in providing safe and effective health care.


    Restriction: Field of study restricted to Health Services Major
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 430 - Leadership Seminar


    Unit(s): 2

    This course examines leadership theory, emphasizing the development of leadership and interpersonal skills. The purpose of this course is for students to acquire leadership knowledge so they can lead and follow more effectively and ethically. Students will also learn the value of good followership and its importance in the complicated interaction between leaders, followers, and stakeholders. Students will acquire greater sensitivity to the ethical dimensions of leadership and assimilate aspects of leadership theory and behavior in the context of Jesuit values. This course will introduce the soft skills necessary to thrive in the healthcare setting.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Bachelor in Health Services
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 431 - Intro Ldrshp/Org Amer HC Sys


    Unit(s): 3

    This course will explore the role of administrators in the healthcare delivery system in the United States. An introduction to leadership principles and Jesuit values will be applied within the context of healthcare delivery systems. This course provides students with an overview of trends and issues related to the American healthcare system.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Bachelor in Health Services; Field of study restricted to Health Services Major
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 432 - HC Ethics, Policy, and Law


    Unit(s): 3

    This course will critically analyze ethical, legal, and policy-related issues influencing current healthcare practices. The course is designed to provide students with guidance in reasoning and rational thinking when faced with situations as a healthcare administrator. In addition, this course will provide students with a focused understanding of the application of social justice and leadership values to healthcare policy and ethics.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Bachelor in Health Services; Field of study restricted to Health Services Major
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 433 - Cultural Comp & HC Disparities


    Unit(s): 3

    This course will explore multicultural models of health and illness to broaden the students’ understanding of the scientific, sociocultural, philosophical, and spiritual foundations of various systems and their approaches to prevention, health promotion, healing, and maintenance of well being. Further, this course will examine the health administrator’s leadership role in seeking equity in healthcare for marginalized populations and the impact of cultural values and ethnicity on health and illness.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Bachelor in Health Services; Field of study restricted to Health Services Major
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 434 - Intro Fin Res Mgmt in HC


    Unit(s): 3

    This course provides an overview of financial management concepts and techniques to managerial decision-making in the health care industry. Examines how private, public, for-profit, and not-for-profit agencies determine program priorities, allocate resources to execute programs, and obtain funds through taxation, bond issues, and other means to predict organizational capabilities and limitations. Explores cash flow problems related to third-party payments. Uses real world analysis in conjunction with Jesuit values to determine financial management techniques for health care administrators.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Bachelor in Health Services
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
  
  • HS 435 - Adult Learn Theory/Design


    Unit(s): 3

    This course presents students with an opportunity to learn about the role of the health services administrator in staff professional development. This course will address instructional design strategies and process, and training evaluation for staff development in the workplace. Further, theories and training considerations for adult learning will be reviewed and applied in the context of professional development within the workplace.


    Restriction: College restricted to School of Nursing and Health Professions; Degree restricted to Bachelor in Health Services
    School of Nursing and Health Professions
 

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