Education Courses
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Education Classes
No 100-Level classes offered at this time.
No 200-Level classes offered at this time.
EDUC 323, Psychology of Child and Adolescent
Development, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: PSYC 1110
The development of human behavior from conception to
adolescence. Includes cognitive, social, behavioral, and
physical development. (Cross-listed as PSY 323)
EDUC 340, Concepts in Education, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
The course is designed to generate a student’s general
understanding of education theory.
EDUC 341, Matching Teaching Strategies to Student
Learning (Secondary), 3 cr, 2.5 cl hrs, 0.5 field
observations (grades 7-12).
Prerequisites/Co-requisites: EDUC 340 or departmental waiver.
This course contains the professional body of knowledge
necessary for the effective teaching of diverse learners for
student success.
EDUC 342, Matching Teaching Strategies to Student
Learning (Elementary), 3 cr, 2.5 cl hrs, 0.5 field observations
(grades K-8)
Prerequisites/Co-requisites: EDUC 340 or departmental waiver.
This course contains the professional body of knowledge
necessary for the effective teaching of diverse learners for
student success.
EDUC 401/EDUC 501, Effective Reading for Diverse
Learners (Secondary), 3 cr, 2.5 cl hrs, 0.5 field
observations (grades 7-12)
Prerequisites/Co-requisites: EDUC 340 and EDUC 341 or
departmental waiver.
This course teaches key strategies to differentiate
instruction in reading as a response to the needs of all
learners including those differing in experience,
readiness, interests, educational experiences, ability,
language, culture, gender, and mode of learning.
EDUC 402/EDUC 502, Effective Reading for Diverse
Learners (Elementary), 3 cr, 2.5 cl hrs, 0.5 field
observations (grades K-8).
Prerequisites/Co-requisites: EDUC 340 and EDUC 342 or
departmental waiver.
This course teaches key strategies to differentiate
instruction in reading as a response to the needs of all
learners including those differing in experience,
readiness, interests, educational experiences, ability,
language, culture, gender, and mode of learning.
EDUC 403/EDUC 503, Methods and Practices of Teaching
(Secondary), 3 cr, 2.5 cl hrs, 0.5 field observations (grades
7-12).
Prerequisites/Co-requisites: EDUC 340 and EDUC 341 or
departmental waiver.
The course is designed to build on student’s general
understanding of education theory from EDUC 340 as
well as the foundations of curriculum design and
teaching from EDUC341.
EDUC 404/EDUC 504, Methods and Practices of Teaching
(Elementary), 3 cr, 2.5 cl hrs, 0.5 field observations
(grades K-8).
Prerequisites/Co-requisites: EDUC 340 and EDUC 342 or
departmental waiver.
The course is designed to build on student’s general
understanding of education theory from EDUC 340 as
well as the foundations of curriculum design and
teaching from EDUC341.
EDUC 405/EDUC 505, Assessments and Measurement, 3
cr, 3 cl hrs.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites: PSYC 1110 or EDUC 340 or
departmental waiver.
Evaluation and data-driven curriculum revision.
EDUC 406/ EDUC 506, Teaching and Assessing Reading
for Elementary Students, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites: EDUC 340 and EDUC 342 or
departmental waiver.
This course will provide a research-informed knowledge
base for teaching reading and applying it by practicing
with sample lessons from the text.
EDUC 413, Student Teaching (Secondary), 9 cr.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites: EDUC 401 and EDUC 403 or
departmental waiver. Senior or graduate standing, consent of a public school principal and permission from
program
coordinator or department chair.
This course will apply the theories from all previous
coursework to practice teaching in a local public
school. Students will experience all aspects of teaching
via supervised field experience.
EDUC 414, Student Teaching Seminar, 3 cr.
Co-requisites: EDUC 413
The student teaching seminar provides opportunities for
student teachers to strengthen professional growth.
EDUC 511 Supervised Field Experience (Secondary), 3 cr
Prerequisites/Co-requisites: EDUC 501 and EDUC 503 or
departmental waiver. Consent of a public school principal
and permission from program coordinator or department
chair.
This course will apply the theories from all previous
coursework to student teaching/Alternative Licensure
(ALP) teaching in a local public school. Students will
experience all aspects of teaching via supervised field
experience.
EDUC 512 Supervised Field Experience (Elementary), 3 cr
Prerequisites/Co-requisites: EDUC 502 and EDUC 504 or
departmental waiver. Consent of a public school principal
and permission from program coordinator or department
chair.
This course will apply the theories from all previous
coursework to student teaching/Alternative Licensure
(ALP) teaching in a local public school. Students will experience all aspects of teaching
via supervised field experience.
- ST 523D Survey of Biology, 1 cr
- ST 524D Survey of Chemistry, 1 cr
- ST 525 Survey of Geology, 1 cr
- ST 526 Survey of Physics, 1 cr
- ST 527D, Survey of Computer Science, 1 cr
- ST 529/529D Research and Documentation, 2 cr
- ST 530/530D Technical Communication for Teachers, 2 cr
- ST 531D Intro to Unmanned Aerial Systems, 2 cr
- ST 534D Intro to Web & Mobile App Development, 2 cr
- ST 543 Genetics, 2 cr
- ST 544D Bioengineering, 2 cr
- ST 545D, Microscopy for Science Classroom, 2 cr
- ST 546D, Genetic Engineering, 2 cr
- ST 547D Field Techniques in Geology for Teachers, 2 cr
- ST 548D Geology of the Southwest—National Parks and Natural Resources, 2 cr
- ST 549D Petroleum Geology, 2 cr
- ST 550D Mathematics for Teachers, 2 cr
- ST 552AD Calculus on a Computer, 1 cr
- ST 552BD Calculus on a Computer, 1 cr
- ST 555D, Computational Thinking, 2 cr
- ST 556 Mobile Computing and Science Teaching, 1 cr
- ST 557D Understanding Statistics,2 cr
- ST 558D Probability and Statistics, 2 cr
- ST 559D Discrete Math, 2 cr
- ST 560D Space Science: Hazardous Asteroids, 2 cr
- ST 561D Intro to Linear Algebra, 2 cr
- ST 564/564D Great Concepts in Physics, 2 cr
- ST 565D Physics of Aviation, 2 cr
- ST 567D Computational Mechanics, 2 cr
- ST 568D Physics of the Solar System, 2 cr
- ST 573/573D, The Science of Weather, 2 cr
- ST 577D Medicinal Chemistry, 2 cr
- ST 578D The Chemistry of Natural Products, 2cr
- ST 579D Concepts in Chemistry: Development of Atomic Theory, 2 cr
- ST 580D Introduction to Biochemistry, 2 cr
- ST 581, Directed Study, cr to be arranged
- ST 590, Independent Study, 3 cr
- ST 591, Thesis (master’s program), 6 cr