FINAL SPRING 2007 CURRICULUM REPORT

Passed, as amended, by the University Senate on May 9, 2007

 

 

The body of this report consists of two major sections: Course Proposals reviewed spring 2007 and Other Curricular Matters. Policies and definitions governing group and multicultural general-education requirements are under Other Curricular Matters.

 

Course proposals approved by both the University of Oregon Committee on Courses (UOCC) and the University Senate are effective fall term 2007, unless a specific term is requested by an academic department and stated otherwise in this report.

 

The UOCC will consider new proposals during fall term and will submit a fall quarterly report to the University Senate in November 2007.

 

Routing of Minor Changes: The UOCC has confirmed that the following minor course changes may be made without review by the full committee: minor edits of course description, pre- or corequisites, grading option, and conditions of repeatability. Changes may be submitted in writing directly to the Office of the Registrar and Creative Publishing, in care of Mike Jefferis (jefferis@uoregon.edu) and Scott Skelton (sskelton@uoregon.edu). The memorandum should indicate the effective term for the change(s). Note: extensive changes may be referred to the UOCC for review.

 

Courses Not Taught Report: The UOCC has changed the policy of dropping courses not taught within the past three years from the fall curriculum report to the spring curriculum report. This allows the correct listing of courses in the catalog for the following curricular year. The intention for this change is to allow departments a chance to reply earlier and provide a more thoughtful response while still involved in curricular planning and staffing for the next academic year and can best determine which courses they are able to offer.

 

Multicultural Courses Policy: As part of general-education, offerings of multicultural courses at the 100, 200, and 300 levels need to be available to a wide spectrum of students from all across the University. Departments wishing to offer courses to satisfy the multicultural requirement should make such these courses available at the more general 100, 200, or 300 levels whenever possible, rather than at the more specialized 400 level.

 

Extended Course Descriptions for Group Satisfying Courses: All proposals for courses that would satisfy a group requirement for general-education must include a suitable extended course description, for use with the course, as specified in senate legislation:

 

“For all group-satisfying courses to be offered during a particular term, faculty or departments are asked to post electronically, in the Schedule of Classes, course descriptions that are substantially expanded over those provided in the catalog. The posted course information should be understandable to someone unfamiliar with the field and should emphasize the questions or issues that reveal, by their breadth and significance, why the course has earned Group status.” (US03/04-8, May 12, 2004)

 

 

July 2007:                  Publication of 2007–8 University of Oregon Catalog. The changes in the fall report will first appear in this catalog.

September 12, 2007:    Curricular proposals for consideration in the fall round must be submitted to the provost’s office.

November 28, 2007:     University Senate considers fall 2007 preliminary report of the University of Oregon Committee on Courses.

December 19, 2007:     Curricular proposals for consideration in the winter round must be submitted to the provost’s office.

March 12, 2008:          University Senate considers winter 2008 preliminary report of the University of Oregon Committee on Courses.

March 19, 2008:          Curricular proposals for consideration in the spring round must be submitted to the provost’s office.

May 14, 2008:             University Senate considers spring 2008 preliminary report of the University of Oregon Committee on Courses.

 

 

Members, University of Oregon Committee on Courses

 

Voting:       Paul Engelking, Chair                        Ex officio:        Jack Bennett

                  Jack Boss                                                                Herb Chereck

                  Emma Martin                                                          John Crosiar

                  Paul Peppis                                                             Marian Friestad

                  Arkady Vaintrob                                                      Scott Skelton      

                  Frances White

                                                                                              

Student:      None                                               Staff:               Linda Adkins

                                                                                               Miriam Bolton

                                                                                               Mike Jefferis

 

The University of Oregon Committee on Courses moves that the following course proposals and Other Curricular Matters be approved.

 

Unless indicated otherwise, courses may be taken either pass/no pass or for letter grades. “P/N only” or “graded only” indicates that all students must take the course as specified in the bold print. Separate grading options for majors are bracketed in this report and appear in UO class schedule notes; they are not printed in the UO Catalog. R after course credits means that the course number may be repeated for credit. “Sequence” after the description means the courses must be taken in numerical order.

 

 

NEW COURSES

 

(Course previously taught as 399)

CIS 330 C/C++ and Unix (4) Practical software design and programming activities in a C/C++ and Unix environment, with emphasis on the details of C/C++ and good programming style and practices. Prereq: CIS 313, 323.

 

(Course previously taught as 410/510)

CIS 453/553 Data Mining (4) Databases, machine learning, artificial intelligence, statistics, and data visualization. Examines data warehouses, data preprocessing, association and classification rule mining, and cluster analysis. Prereq: CIS 451/551.

 

(Course previously taught as 610)

CIS 640 Writing in Computer Research (2) Students learn to provide and accept constructive criticism of writing samples in a workshop format.

 

 

NEW COURSES

 

ARB 201 Second-Year Arabic (5) Development of Arabic speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension; study of short literary and cultural materials. Sequence with ARB 202, 203. Prereq: ARB 103 or equivalent. Approved to satisfy Group I: Arts and Letters general-education group requirement.

 

ARB 202 Second-Year Arabic (5) Development of Arabic speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension; study of short literary and cultural materials. Sequence with ARB 201, 203. Prereq: ARB 201 or equivalent. Approved to satisfy Group I: Arts and Letters general-education group requirement.

 

ARB 203 Second-Year Arabic (5) Development of Arabic speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension; study of short literary and cultural materials. Sequence with ARB 201, 202. Prereq: ARB 202 or equivalent. Approved to satisfy Group I: Arts and Letters general-education group requirement.

 

 

NEW COURSES

 

CHN 381 City in Chinese Literature and Film (4) [Graded only for majors] Examines urbanization and urban culture in Chinese literature and film. Instruction in Chinese. Sequence with CHN 380. Prereq: fluency in spoken and written Chinese. Offered alternate years. Approved to satisfy Group I: Arts and Letters general-education group requirement and Category C: International Cultures multicultural requirement.

 

(Course previously taught as EALL 399)

KRN 301 Third-Year Korean (5) Develops advanced language skills in Korean with focus on literary and cultural texts, writing, and oral skills. Sequence with KRN 302, 303. Prereq: KRN 203. Approved to satisfy Group I: Arts and Letters general-education group requirement.

 

(Course previously taught as EALL 399)

KRN 302 Third-Year Korean (5) Develops advanced language skills in Korean with focus on literary and cultural texts, writing, and oral skills. Sequence with KRN 301, 303. Prereq: KRN 301. Approved to satisfy Group I: Arts and Letters general-education group requirement.

 

(Course previously taught as EALL 399)

KRN 303 Third-Year Korean (5) Develops advanced language skills in Korean with focus on literary and cultural texts, writing, and oral skills. Sequence with KRN 301, 302. Prereq: KRN 302. Approved to satisfy Group I: Arts and Letters general-education group requirement.

 

 

NEW COURSES

 

(Course previously taught as ENG 199)

ENG 110 Introduction to Film and Media (4) [Graded only for majors] Basic critical approaches to film and media studies. Analysis and interpretation of film and media. Approved to satisfy Group I: Arts and Letters general-education group requirement.

 

ENG 380 Film, Media, and History (4) [Graded only for majors] Study of the history of institutions and industries that shape production and reception of film and media. Approved to satisfy Group I: Arts and Letters general-education group requirement.

 

ENG 381 Film, Media, and Culture (4) [Graded only for majors] Study of film and media as aesthetic objects that engage with communities identified by class, gender, race, ethnicity, and sexuality. Approved to satisfy Group I: Arts and Letters general-education group requirement. Approved to satisfy Category B: Identity, Pluralism and Tolerance multicultural requirement.

 

(Course previously taught as ENG 410/510)

ENG 412/512 Literary Editing (4) [Graded only for majors] Study of principles and practices of editing contemporary literature. Includes observation of editorial activities at Northwest Review.

 

(Course previously taught as ENG 399)

ENG 485/585 Television Studies (4) [Graded only for majors] Study of television’s institutional contents and representational practices, including such television genres as serials, news, and reality TV. Offered alternate years.

 

(Course previously taught as ENG 481/581)

ENG 486/586 New Media and Digital Culture (4) [Graded only for majors] Study of media emerging from computer-based and digital techniques, including digital cinema, cyborgs, interactive games, multiplayer online simulations, and viral videos. Offered alternate years.

 

 

(Correction from winter term 2007)

(Course number change)

GEOL 474/574 General and Environmental Geochemistry (4) [Graded only for majors] Lecture- and project-based introduction to geochemical classification of elements, element cycling, trace element geochemistry, geochemistry of surface environments, basics of radiogenic, and stable isotope geochemistry. Prereq: CHEM 221, 222, 223; GEOL 311 or 332.

 

(UOCC Administrative Action)

(Changed Course Description)

GEOL 619 Electron Beam Analysis (4) Electron probe microanalysis and scanning electron microscopy for analyzing minerals and advances materials. Instrumental functions and beam-specimen interaction. Correction procedures for quantitative x-ray analysis. X-ray and back-scattered image analysis.

 

 

NEW COURSES

 

(Course previously taught as 399)

HIST 393 Samurai in Film (4) Examination of the image of Japan’s warrior class, the most prominent social group in Japan for over seven centuries. Combines films, readings, and lectures. Approved to satisfy Group II: Social Science general-education group requirement. Approved to satisfy Category C: International Cultures multicultural requirement.

 

(Course previously taught as 410)

HIST 437/537 Medieval Spain (4) [Graded only for majors] A study of two related aspects of medieval Iberian history: Spain as a frontier society and Spain as a multicultural, multireligious society.

 

(Course previously taught as 410/510)

HIST 493/593 Japanese History through Film: [Topic] (4R) Examination of issues of personal identity and choice in selected periods of Japanese history, with emphasis on individual and group responses to transition and social change. R when topic changes. Offered alternate years. DENIED the request for this course satisfy Category B: Identity, Pluralism and Tolerance multicultural requirement.

 

 

NEW COURSES

 

PHIL 430 Chinese Philosophy: [Topic] (4R) Survey of significant traditions, thinkers, or topics in Chinese philosophy. Prereq: PHIL 213 or REL 302. R when topic changes. Offered alternate years.

 

PHIL 630 Chinese Philosophy: [Topic] (4R) Pursues advanced questions in Chinese philosophy by concentrating on a particular tradition, thinker, or topic. R when topic changes Offered alternate years.

 

 

NEW COURSES

 

PORT 201 Second-Year Portuguese (5) Development of Brazilian Portuguese speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension; study of short literary and cultural materials. Sequence with PORT 202, 203. Prereq: PORT 103 or equivalent. Approved to satisfy Group I: Arts and Letters general-education group requirement.

 

 

PORT 202 Second-Year Portuguese (5) Development of Brazilian Portuguese speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension; study of short literary and cultural materials. Sequence with PORT 201, 203. Prereq: PORT 201 or equivalent. Approved to satisfy Group I: Arts and Letters general-education group requirement.

 

PORT 203 Second-Year Portuguese (5) Development of Brazilian Portuguese speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension; study of short literary and cultural materials. Sequence with PORT 201, 202. Prereq: PORT 202 or equivalent. Approved to satisfy Group I: Arts and Letters general-education group requirement.

 

 

 

 

 

OLD COURSES DROPPED

 

ART 380 Calligraphy (4)

ART 414/514 Art and Creativity (3)

ARTC 459/559 Advanced Studio Forum (4)

ARTD 477/577 Multimedia Design I (5)

ARTO 694 Graduate Studies in Photography (3)

ARTS 287 Sculpture I: Metal Fabrication (3)

 

EXISTING COURSE CHANGES

 

ARTD 250 Digital Arts I (4)

(Changed Course Description, Course Title)

ARTD 250 Print Media Digital Arts

Examines application of print media in contemporary visual culture; explores its use in a fine art context. Introduces digital drawing, digital photo editing, and typographic layout to visually communicate expressive concepts. Laboratories, lectures.

 

ARTD 251 Digital Arts II (4)

(Changed Course Description, Course Title)

ARTD 251 Time-Based Digital Arts

Explores the notion of time as a medium in relation to contemporary art through which concepts of sequence, narration, scoring, and motion are expressed. Laboratories, lectures.

 

ARTD 252 Digital Arts III (4)

(Changed Course Description, Course Title)

ARTD 252 Interactive Digital Arts Introduces resources that the computer offers the artist. Concentrates on animation, interaction, and the web as expressive mediums. Laboratories, lectures.

 

ARTP 490/590 Advanced Painting (5)

(Changed Course Title, Credits-Workload)

ARTP 490/590 Issues and Practices in Painting (3–5R) Intensive critique, discussion, readings, and presentations.

 

ARTS 288 Sculpture I: Materials and Structures (3-5R)

(Changed Course Description, Course Title, Repeatability)

ARTS 288 Sculpture I: Mixed Media (3–5R) Investigation of 3-D forms in space using a range of processes. R when topic changes.

 

NEW COURSES

 

ART 405 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–6R) Independent reading and research course. R when topic changes.

 

ARTC 490/590 Issues and Practices in Ceramics (3–5R) Intensive critique, discussion, readings, and presentations. Prereq: B.F.A. or M.F.A. standing.

 

(Course previously taught as ARTD 477/577)

ARTD 378 Multimedia Design I (5R) Introduces multimedia design and authoring; use of motion, duration, and time-based interaction as a means of artistic expression. Students build navigational structures and explore stochastic principles in developing an individual approach to interactivity. Sequence with ARTD 478/578. Prereq: ARTD 394.

 

(Course previously taught as 410/510)

ARTD 416/516 Programming for Artists (4R) Introduces students to the basics of computer programming within an art context. Topics include interaction design, web development, and physical computing programming.

 

(Course previously taught as 408/608)

ARTD 490/590 Issues and Practices in Digital Arts (1–5R) Intensive critique, discussion, readings, and presentations. Prereq: B.F.A. or M.F.A. standing.

 

ARTF 356 Intermediate Fibers (4–5R) Further explores weaving techniques, builds technical and critique skills, develops visual expression, and strengthens the conceptual framework. Content varies by term. Prereq: ARTF 267. R as topic changes.

 

(Course previously taught as ARTF 408/508)

ARTF 490/590 Issues and Practices in Fibers (3–5R) Intensive critique, discussion, readings, and presentations. Prereq: B.F.A. or M.F.A. standing.

 

(Course previously taught as ARTM 408/508)

ARTM 490/590 Issues and Practices in Metals (3–5R) Intensive critique, discussion, readings, and presentations. Prereq: B.F.A. or M.F.A. standing.

 

(Course previously taught as ARTO 694)

ARTO 490/590 Issues and Practices in Photography (3–5R) Intensive critique, discussion, readings, and presentations. Prereq: B.F.A. or M.F.A. standing.

 

(Course previously taught as ARTR 405/508)

ARTR 490/590 Issues and Practices in Printmaking (3–5R) Intensive critique, discussion, readings, and presentations. Prereq: B.F.A. or M.F.A. standing.

 

(Course previously taught as ARTS 408/508)

ARTS 490/590 Issues and Practices in Sculpture (3–5R) Intensive critique, discussion, readings, and presentations. Prereq: B.F.A. or M.F.A. standing.

 

 

 

OLD COURSES DROPPED

 

FHS 601 Research (1R)

FHS 605 Reading and Conference (1R)

FHS 606 Field Studies (1R)

 

FHS 607 Seminar (1R)

FHS 608 Workshop (1R)

FHS 609 Practicum (1R)

FHS 610 Experimental Course (1R)

 

 

 

EXISTING COURSE CHANGES

 

(UOCC Administrative Action)

ACTG 406 Special Problems: [Topic] (1–4) P/NP only

ACTG 407 Seminar: [Topic] (4) P/NP only

 

 

NEW COURSES

 

(UOCC Administrative Action)

BA 404 Internship: [Topic] (1) P/NP only

BA 407 Seminar: [Topic] (1–4) P/NP only

 

 

EXISTING COURSE CHANGES

 

(UOCC Administrative Action)

DSC 406 Special Problems: [Topic] (1–4) P/NP only

DSC 407 Seminar: [Topic] (1–4) P/NP only

 

 

EXISTING COURSE CHANGES

 

(UOCC Administrative Action)

FIN 406 Special Problems: [Topic] (1–4) P/NP only

FIN 407 Seminar: [Topic] (4) P/NP only

 

 

 

EXISTING COURSE CHANGES

 

(UOCC Administrative Action)

MGMT 406 Special Problems: [Topic] (1–4) P/NP only

MGMT 407 Seminar: [Topic] (4) P/NP only

 

 

EXISTING COURSE CHANGES

 

(UOCC Administrative Action)

MKTG 406 Special Problems: [Topic] (1–4) P/NP only

MKTG 407 Seminar: [Topic] (4) P/NP only

 

 

EXISTING COURSE CHANGES

 

(UOCC Administrative Action)

SBUS 406 Special Problems: [Topic] (4) P/NP only

SBUS 407 Seminar: [Topic] (4) P/NP only

 

 

EXISTING COURSE CHANGES

 

PEF 310 Nutrition and Performance (2)

(Changed credits)

PEF 310 Nutrition and Performance (3)

 

 

 

 

NEW COURSES

 

(Course previously taught as MUS 607 in 200503)

MUS 629 Repertoire and Analysis (3R) [Graded only for majors] Analytical interpretations of musical works in a context that focuses on repertoire rather than on particular analytical methodologies. The pieces studied vary each time the course is offered. R with varying repertoire.

 

 

The following information is not provided for approval by the University Senate. It is to inform academic and administrative departments about the status of proposals received but not approved by the UO Committee on Courses during spring term 2007.

 

College of Education

 

A name change has been approved for the Department of Special Education to change its name to the Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences. Effective July 1, 2007.

 

Physical activity and recreation services

 

Physical Activities and Recreation Services (PARS) has received approval to change its name to the Department of Physical Education and Recreation. Effective July 1, 2007.

 

 

 

(Course previously taught as 408)

ART 308 Technical Workshop: [topic] (1-3R) topics change every term. If link to syllabus is not available, contact instructor by e-mail. Prereq: none R change of topic The UOCC determined the title change was unnecessary. Registrar’s office will work with Art Dept to discuss options to manage degree audit.

 

 

All the Teacher Education proposals listed below are pending. The UOCC has noted several of the syllabi are incomplete and there is a need further clarification on the College of Education’s request.

 

 

NEW COURSES

 

EDST 220 Beginning Applications in Educational Technology (4) [Graded only for majors] Learn a variety of skills as well as computer applications useful for communicating in an educational setting.

 

EDST 221 Advanced Applications in Educational Technology (4) [Graded only for majors] Introduction to using web-based tools and applications for a variety of school activities.

 

EDST 230 Integrated Science for Elementary Educators (4) [Graded only for majors] Students participate in integrated science lessons that model active engagement in the process of scientific discovery.

 

EDST 331 Learning, Teaching and Assessment 1 (4) [Graded only for majors] Through critical autobiographies, case studies, readings and application activities, students will examine and reflect on life in classrooms. Sequence: EDST 332, EDST 333

 

 

EDST 332 Learning, Teaching and Assessment 2 (4) [Graded only for majors] Students move beyond their own critical autobiographies of life in classrooms into various disciplinary literatures on learning, teaching and assessment. Sequence: EDST 331,333 Prereq: EDST 331Co-req: EDST 338

 

EDST 333 Learning, Teaching and Assessment 3 (4) [Graded only for majors] Focus on specific school subjects that will provide a context for examining the basic assumptions underlying teaching, learning, and assessment. Sequence: EDST 331, EDST 332 Prereq: Pre-req: EDST 332Co-req: EDST 339

 

EDST 338 Observation: Learning, Teaching, Assessment 2 (1) [Graded only for majors] Students focus on listening to children to better understand how they make sense of school subjects. Prereq: Co-Req: EDST 332

 

EDST 339 Observation: Learning, Teaching, Assessment 3 (1) [Graded only for majors] Focus on developing skills in observing instances of learning, teaching and assessments. Prereq: Co-req: EDST 333

 

EDST 341 Curriculum Studies 1 (4) [Graded only for majors] Engages students in a critical examination of the sources and content of their learning both inside and outside of schools. Sequence: EDST 342, EDST 343

 

EDST 342 Curriculum Studies 2 (4) [Graded only for majors] Examine basic assumptions underlying curriculum in specific subject areas. Sequence: EDST 341, EDST 343 Prereq: Pre-req: EDST 341Co-req: EDST 348

 

EDST 343 Curriculum Studies 3 (4) [Graded only for majors] Examine basic assumptions underlying curriculum development in K-12 schools. Sequence: EDST 341,342 Prereq: Pre-req: EDST 342Co-req: EDST 349

 

EDST 348 Observation: Curriculum Studies 2 (1) [Graded only for majors] Students observe classrooms to examine real examples of curriculum in practice. Prereq: Co-req: EDST 342

 

EDST 349 Observation: Curriculum Studies 3 (1) [Graded only for majors] Students will observe the global and ideological dimensions of curriculum Prereq: Co-req: EDST 343

 

EDST 411 Childhood Studies (4) [Graded only for majors] Examines child development from within the context of specific development and ecological theories.

 

EDST 412 Adolescent Studies (4) [Graded only for majors] Introduces critical concepts of adolescence relevant to teaching and learning.

 

EDST 421/521 Technology Education: Chalkboards to Computers (4) [Graded only for majors] Critically examine the integration of technology in schools and other settings. Sequence: EDST 422/522

 

EDST 422/522 Technology Education: Teachers as Cyborgs (4) [Graded only for majors] An in-depth examination of educational technology, including the theoretical, methodological, practical and policy issues that influence the field. Sequence: EDST 421/521 Prereq: Pre-req: EDST 421/521Co-req: EDST 429/529

 

EDST 429/529 Observation: Technology Education (1) [Graded only for majors] Students observe instructional technology in practice and consider the intended and unintended effects of using computers in a particular learning setting. Prereq: Co-req: EDST 422/522

 

EDST 451 Living in a Stratified Society (4) [Graded only for majors] A critical examination of the stratification of wealth, status, and opportunity for advancement in our society. Prereq: Co-req: EDST 459

 

EDST 452/552 Equal Opportunity: Poverty (4) [Graded only for majors] Examines the way poverty structures and mediates educational experiences and influences the educational achievement of students. Prereq: Pre-req: EDST 451

 

EDST 453/553 Equal Opportunity: Racism (4) [Graded only for majors] A critical examination of the historical development of the concept of “race”‘ and its role in legitimizing colonization, genocide, and extreme maldistributions of wealth. Prereq: Pre-req: EDST 451

 

 

EDST 454/554 Equal Opportunity: Patriarchy (4) [Graded only for majors] Examines the way gender mediates educational experiences and influences the educational achievement of students. Prereq: Pre-req: EDST 451

 

EDST 455/555 Equal Opportunity: Homophobia (4) [Graded only for majors] Examines the way sexuality and sexual identity influences the educational experiences of students. Prereq: Pre-req: EDST 451

 

EDST 456/556 Equal Opportunity: Colonization and Genocide (4) [Graded only for majors] Examines the way educational institutions have been and continue to be a part of larger social processes of colonization and cultural genocide. Prereq: Pre-req: EDST 451

 

EDST 457/557 Equal Opportunity: Diaspora and Immigration (4) [Graded only for majors] Examines the way educational institutions have responded to human migration generally and to immigrant students specifically. Prereq: Pre-req: EDST 451

 

EDST 459 Observation: Stratified Society (1) [Graded only for majors] Engages students in the analysis of educational opportunity in the field. Prereq: Co-req: EDST 451

 

EDST 461/561 Literacy Across the Curriculum (4) [Graded only for majors] Examines the way various forms of literacy mediate all learning processes, from learning to read, to learning academic content, to literacy in the workplace.

 

EDST 462/562 Interventions for the Struggling Reader (4) [Graded only for majors] Focus on prevention efforts and interventions for students who are struggling as readers.

 

EDST 611 The Scholarship of Teaching (4) [Graded only for majors] Examines the recent emergence of a focus on teachers as reflective practitioners, inquirers, action researchers, and scholars of pedagogical understanding.

 

EDST 612 Foundations of Teaching and Learning (4) [Graded only for majors] Provides students with the psychological foundations of teaching and learning.

 

EDST 613 Motivation and Management (4) [Graded only for majors] Focus on the inextricable relationship between assumptions about human motivation and classroom management practices.

 

EDST 614 Cultural Context of Education (4) [Graded only for majors] Examine the cultural foundations of educational practice through a critical review of four decades of ethnographic research on school culture and student culture.

 

EDST 615 Critical Studies: Technology and Education (4) [Graded only for majors] An introduction to major contemporary issues impacting education in the digital age.

 

EDST 616 Language, Power and Education (4) [Graded only for majors] Examine the politics, policies and practical realities associated with language and literacy in educational settings and how these issues affect all students to some degree.

 

EDST 617 Serving the English Language Learner (4) [Graded only for majors] Historical, demographic, political and legal perspectives related to the education of children who come to school speaking a native language other than English.

 

EDST 620 Evolution and the Math Wars (4) [Graded only for majors] Focus on debates that influence, and in some cases overshadow, the teaching of mathematics and science in K-12 Sequence: (EDST 621, EDST 622) or (EDST 623, EDST 624), EDST 625, EDST 626

 

EDST 621 Representing Mathematical Concepts (4) [Graded only for majors] Students will deepen their content knowledge, widen their understanding of student conceptualizations of mathematics and reflect on their own mathematics instructional practices. Sequence: EDST 620, EDST 622, EDST 625, EDST 626

 

EDST 622 Mathematical Problem Solving Curriculum (4) [Graded only for majors] Prepares students to view mathematics as a field of problem-solving, rather than a set of discrete skills and operational rules. Sequence: EDST 620, EDST 621, EDST 625, EDST 626 Prereq: Pre-req: EDST 621

 

EDST 623 Critical Teaching: Representing Science Concepts (4) [Graded only for majors] Examine why we teach science, and what we need to teach in science, and how science is learned. Sequence: EDST 620, EDST 624, EDST 625, EDST 626

 

EDST 624 Scientific Problem Solving Curriculum (4) [Graded only for majors] Presents science as a field of problem-solving, rather than a set of discrete facts and concepts. Introduces scientific literacy as the aim of science teaching. Sequence: EDST 620, EDST 623, EDST 625, EDST 626 Prereq: Pre-req: EDST 623

 

EDST 625 Serving Diverse Learners in Math/Science (4) [Graded only for majors] Examine the research and practices that support an inclusive and culturally responsive approach to mathematics and science education. Sequence: EDST 620, (EDST 621 and EDST 622) or (EDST 623 and EDST 624), EDST 626 Prereq: Pre-req: EDST 622 or EDST 624

 

EDST 626 ESOL Pedagogy for Math/Science (4) [Graded only for majors] Examine a variety of research-based instructional and assessment strategies that support English Language Learners to meet curricular mandates of mainstream Mathematics and Science classrooms. Sequence: EDST 620, (EDST 621 and EDST 622) or (EDST 623 and EDST 624), EDST 625 Prereq: Pre-req: EDST 622 or EDST 624

 

EDST 630 Humanities Curriculum: Truth, Beauty, Fluency (4) [Graded only for majors] Examine the epistemology and conceptions of education that underlie humanities curriculum at the secondary level. Sequence: (EDST 631 and EDST 632) or (EDST 633 and EDST 634) or (EDST 635 and EDST 636), EDST 637, EDST 638

 

EDST 631 Representing Literature to Young People (4) [Graded only for majors] Examine why we teach literature and the way teachers represent literary works to students. Sequence: EDST 630, EDST 632, EDST 637, EDST 638

 

EDST 632 Engaging Students in Writing (4) [Graded only for majors] Overview of strategies and tools for engaging students in the writing process. Empahsis on genres of writing and use of technology to enhance student writing. Sequence: EDST 630, EDST 631, EDST 637, EDST 638 Prereq: Pre-req: EDST 631

 

EDST 633 Representing Second Language Concepts (4) [Graded only for majors] Provides a research-based foundation for planning, teaching, assessing and managing second language learning for the diversity of students encountered in middle and high shcool contexts. Sequence: EDST 630, EDST 634, EDST 637, EDST 638

 

EDST 634 Second Language Conversation and Composition (4) [Graded only for majors] Learn a variety of advanced teaching methodologies, techniques and skills that effectively promote proficiency and fluency in second languages. Sequence: EDST 630, EDST 633, EDST 637, EDST 638 Prereq: Pre-req: EDST 633

 

EDST 635 Representing Social Studies Concepts (4) [Graded only for majors] Examine why we teach social studies and the way teachers represent social studies concepts to students. Sequence: EDST 630, EDST 636, EDST 637, EDST 638

 

EDST 636 Social Studies Inquiry and Analysis (4) [Graded only for majors] Explore the theory and practice of teaching social studies as a specialized form of inquiry. Sequence: EDST 630, EDST 635, EDST 637, EDST 638 Prereq: Pre-req: EDST 635

 

EDST 637 Serving Diverse Learners in Humanities (4) [Graded only for majors] Theory about and practical strategies for working with culturally, linguistically and academically diverse learners. Sequence: EDST 630, (EDST 631 and EDST 632) or (EDST 633 and EDST 634) or (EDST 635 and EDST 636), EDST 638 Prereq: EDST 632 or EDST 634 or EDST 636

 

EDST 638 ESOL Pedagogy for Humanities (4) [Graded only for majors] A variety of research-based instructional and assessment strategies that support English Language Learners to meet curricular mandates of mainstream Language Arts and Social Studies classrooms. Sequence: EDST 630, (EDST 631 and EDST 632) or (EDST 633 and EDST 634) or (EDST 635 and EDST 636), EDST 637 Prereq: Pre-req: EDST 632 or EDST 634 or EDST 636

 

EDST 640 Constructing Meaning Through Literacy (4) [Graded only for majors] Provides concepts lenses and strategies used in teaching children to read. Course focuses in particular on instruction for beginning and intermediate readers and writers. Sequence: EDST 641

 

EDST 641 Reading as a Cultural Practice (4) [Graded only for majors] Examine the teaching of reading as a practice infused with cultural meaning, placing reading education in its wider social and cultural context. Sequence: EDST 640 Prereq: Pre-req: EDST 640

 

EDST 642 Pedagogical Methods in the Humanities (4) [Graded only for majors] Explore the application of language arts and social studies methods and strategies for future elementary school practitioners.

 

EDST 643 Teaching Mathematics: Facts and Inquiry (4) [Graded only for majors] Focus directly on four areas of teachers’ work crucial to becoming a skillful beginning teacher of mathematics. Sequence: EDST 644

 

EDST 644 Teaching Mathematics: Inquiry in Context (4) [Graded only for majors] An in-depth investigation of techniques and strategies used to effectively teach and assess math to all students. Sequence: EDST 643 Prereq: Pre-req: