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IDM 3080 - Advanced Motion Graphics
This course focuses on advanced motion graphics using web animation software. Students will concentrate on designing and developing game animations for the web.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is IDM 2010. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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IDM 3155 - Advanced Web Design
This course will explore advanced web design. Students will be required to engage in individual and collaborative projects with a web and interactive design emphasis.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are IDM 2050, CIS 2141, and DGC 2025, or permission. There is a lab fee. This course will be offered every odd-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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IDM 3810 - Special Interests On The Web
This course provides an opportunity for students to create a web site relevant to the special interests and skills of the students and the expertise of the instructor. Examples of special projects might include an animated web site that links LSC weather data to recreational activities in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, or an interactive (menu served) LSC news and music station accessed on the local campus network. The content of this course may vary, depending on the instructor. In that case, the course may be repeated for credit but may be counted only once toward degree program requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is IDM 2050. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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IDM 4030 - Digital Media Studio
This course provides students with the experience of working in a digital media studio. Students will work collaboratively (as a class) or individually (as interns) with community organizations on their digital media project(s). The instructor will supervise and mentor to meet professional digital media standards.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are senior standing in the department and instructor permission. Students need to apply in advance by submitting a portfolio. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 5
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IDM 4045 - Advanced Motion Graphics Tools
This course focuses on advanced motion graphics tools in which the animator can advance his or her productivity and depth of knowledge in animation skills. Using web animation software and scripting languages, students will concentrate on designing and developing web game animations.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is IDM 3080. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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IDM 4055 - Advanced Non-Linear Video Editing
This course will involve non-linear video editing and the process of creating web-based short films. Students will work in a team environment as part of small film-production company.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is IDM 3050 or permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every even-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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IDM 4710 - Special Topics in Digital Media
The instruction focuses on topics of special interest in a variety of areas of multi- and digital media which are not extensively treated in regularly scheduled course offerings. This course may be repeated once.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is instructor permission. There is a lab fee.
Credits: 1 to 6
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IDM 4810 - Senior Internship
Students will plan and develop a major interactive digital media project or serve in an internship with supervision from the instructor.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is senior standing in the major or consent of the instructor.
Credits: 3 to 9
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IDM 4990 - Portfolio
This course consists of the completion of the required graduation portfolio, which will be reviewed by a faculty member.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is senior status. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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ECO 2020 - Macroeconomics
[Choice:SS] This course introduces basic macroeconomic theory and its application to current economic problems. The course includes the study of determinants of economic activity (such as consumption, investment, government purchases and exports), the level of employment and unemployment, the general price level, and monetary theory.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is math competency. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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ECO 2030 - Microeconomics
[Choice:SS] This course continues the introduction of basic microeconomic theory of consumer choice, production and costs of the firm, market structures, factor markets, and the distribution of income; social and environmental costs (pollution) and benefits.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is math competency. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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ECO 4710 - Topics in Economic
Topics in Economics provides students the opportunity to pursue topics of special interest in economics appropriate to the 3000-level not offered in the general Social Science curriculum.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is junior standing and permission.
Credits: 3
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ECO 4810 - Internship in Economics
The internship provides for field work in economics arranged in conjunction with the Cooperative Education Office. The student is placed in a work site that will provide practical, career-oriented experience under the supervision of an employer and a faculty member who will make on-site visits. The internship emphasizes acquisition of job-related skills and the role of professionals in the discipline. See also the section on Cooperative Education elsewhere in this catalog.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are junior standing and permission.
Credits: 1 to 6
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ECO 4910 - Independent Study in Economics
This course offers independent research under the supervision of a member of the department.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are junior or senior standing and permission.
Credits: 3
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ECO 4920 - Research in Economics
This course offers independent research in economics under the supervision of a faculty member. A research question and design must be approved by the faculty advisor before registration.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are junior standing and permission.
Credits: 3
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EDU 1010 - Supporting Students With Challenging Behaviors
This course introduces participants to the basic principles of managing and changing common problem behaviors. Topics include understanding the causes of problem behavior, data collection, and methods for preventing and replacing problem behaviors. Functional behavioral assessment (FBA) and function-based interventions (FBI) are emphasized.
Credits: 2
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EDU 1030 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education
This course familiarizes the student with early childhood education, and the way early childhood can provide experiences for young children that enhance the development of the whole child. The instruction offers a study of the pedagogy, history, and philosophy of early childhood education, and an exploration of the behavioral characteristics of young children which students then observe in early childhood settings. The course stresses developmentally appropriate models of program delivery to young children and their families. It also introduces curriculum design, as an integrative process that includes structuring learning environments and experiences responsive to children’s interests and needs through play and exploration. The instruction includes strategies for adapting the learning environment and modifying instruction to make curriculum accessible to all children.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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EDU 1310 - Introduction to Communication Disorders for Paraeducators
This course introduces the participant to the nature of communication disorders that affect children, from preschool through adolescence. Participants are introduced to techniques used by paraeducators to remediate and manage these disorders.
Credits: 1
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EDU 2025 - Introduction to Secondary Education
This course introduces students to the field of secondary education with an emphasis on the licensure requirements, the Level I Teacher Licensure Portfolio, history, philosophy, current trends, and instructional technology. During this course students will take the Praxis I test, if necessary.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every fall. There is a lab fee.
Credits: 3
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EDU 2120 - Development & Education of Children with Disabilities
This course addresses the concept of disability through an investigation of children with disabilities. High incidence disabilities (e.g. intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities and emotional disturbance), low incidence disabilities (e.g. vision disabilities, hearing disabilities and physical disabilities), and “increasing incidence” disabilities (e.g. autism spectrum disabilities, traumatic brain injury, and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder) are studied from multiple perspectives: the individual, family, schools, community and society. The effects of increased awareness, greater knowledge, medical advances, improved educational practices, and changes in social values are emphasized.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are EDU 2210 and sophomore standing, or permission. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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EDU 2210 - Foundations of Education: Elementary and Special Education
This course introduces the fields of education and special education with an emphasis on history, philosophy, legislation, and current trends in education. The course introduces careers in education and the concept of teaching and learning as processes.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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EDU 2220 - Introduction to Differentiated Instruction
This course provides an introduction to differentiated instruction. Students are introduced to effective instruction for children with diverse backgrounds, readiness and skill levels, interests and abilities. The course draws on best practice in teaching and learning to provide students with a variety of instructional strategies that enhance the learning of children with disabilities.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are EDU 2120 and EDU 2210 or permission. The course is offered every fall.
Credits: 2
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EDU 2230 - Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
This course introduces students to research-based strategies that enhance the communication and behavior of children with autism. Asperger’s syndrome, and related pervasive developmental disorders. Examples of such strategies are applied behavioral analysis, discrete trials, picture exchange communication, and basic sign language.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are EDU 2120 and EDU 2210 or permission. The course is offered every spring.
Credits: 2
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EDU 2240 - Instructional Planning
This course introduces students to the process of developing standards-based lessons. Students will develop skill in creating goals and objectives, instructional strategies and assessments that are aligned with each other and standards based. In addition students will learn to modify plans and instruction based on the assessment of student progress.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is to be taken concurrently with EDU 2840.The course is offered every fall.
Credits: 2
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EDU 2250 - Models of Discipline
This course introduces the student to strategies that address children’s normal, but problematic attitudes and behaviors. Discipline is presented as a quality that a teacher must possess in order to teach it to children. Students study developmentally appropriate models of discipline, and begin to develop their personal model of discipline, a process that continues in EDU 3315.
Prerequisites & Notes
Offered every fall.
Credits: 2
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EDU 2840 - Field Experience
This course assists students in evaluating their interest in careers in education. The instruction allows students an opportunity to participate in an intensive, comprehensive introduction to theory and practice. The field experience offers a significant opportunity for both observation and participation in public school classrooms.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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EDU 2850 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education
This field experience provides students an opportunity to expand their understanding of programs and curriculum for young children in a variety of early childhood settings. Students rotate through a number of different types of early childhood programs. The field work focuses on how physical space, pedagogical strategies, materials, and adult interaction influence child development. An on-campus seminar provides students with an opportunity to reflect on their experiences.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is EDU 1030, but with the permission of the instructor, a student may take EDU 1030 and 2850 concurrently.
Credits: 3
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EDU 2855 - Practicum for Paraeducators
Participants work as a member of a collaborative team to assist and teach students. An emphasis is placed on implementing teacher-planned instruction and behavior management strategies, sensitivity to individual, family and cultural differences and inclusive education. Working in conjunction with a college supervisor and a cooperating teacher, participants also develop and implement a special project designed to enhance skills specific to their work and interests.
Credits: 3
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EDU 3020 - Educational Psychology
Educational Psychology offers an opportunity for students to learn how psychological principles apply to teaching and learning. The course covers learning theories, motivation, effective teaching, evaluation, and instructional planning from a developmental perspective.
Prerequisites & Notes
All Elementary, Early Childhood, Special Education, and Reading Teacher majors must take EDU 2840 concurrently, unless they receive permission to take them separately. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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EDU 3070 - Secondary School Observation
This 30-hour observation in secondary school classrooms is taken concurrently with EDU 3150, and allows students to observe, record, and analyze student and teacher behavior. Only a credit/no credit grade is awarded.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 1
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EDU 3110 - Literature for Children
The instruction in this course allows students to examine reading materials for children of different age groups and reading levels. Students also select and evaluate children’s books and learn effective story telling procedures.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are EDU 3350 and EDU 3540 or permission. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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EDU 3150 - Secondary Teaching Process
This course requires students to apply principles from educational psychology and adolescent development in order to write lesson plans. The instruction presents theories of classroom management and students write and analyze their own videotaped micro-teaching lessons. Portfolio development and the Vermont Framework are an integral part of the class.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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EDU 3240 - Literacy Development in the Content Area
The instruction in this course concentrates on the principles, techniques, and materials for developing literacy in the middle and secondary schools. It focuses on specific reading, writing, and study skills needed within the various content areas taught in the middle and secondary schools.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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EDU 3315 - Managing the Behavior of Individuals & Groups
In this course students continue to develop their personal models of discipline. Functional behavioral assessment and function-based interventions are introduced. Case studies and actual experiences in the junior apprenticeship are analyzed, and intervention plans are developed and implemented, if possible.
Prerequisites & Notes
The course must be taken concurrently with EDU 3810. The course is offered every spring.
Credits: 2
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EDU 3325 - Teaching Over Time: Curriculum Development
This course assists students develop the ability to plan, implement and evaluate instruction over time. Students will plan standards-based units of instruction for use in their field practicum, and for inclusion in their licensure portfolio. The course will also introduce students to methods for organizing time, resources and instructional materials.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course must be taken concurrently with EDU 3810. The course is offered every spring.
Credits: 2
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EDU 3350 - Language Development & the Writing Process in the Elem. Classroom
This course explores current language and writing development theory and practice with and emphasis on instructional practice. Oral language, speaking, listening and writing skills and strategies will be investigated to gain an understanding of the implications for competent teaching at the elementary level. There will be an in-depth look at the components of the writing process and current models for teaching and assessing written and oral language. Use of assessment to inform instruction will be emphasized, and links to national and state standards for student learning will be made throughout the course.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course must be taken concurrently with EDU 3810. The prerequisites are successful completion of EDU 2210, EDU 2840, and
EDU 3020 with a passing grade of C- or better, or permission. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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EDU 3510 - Differentiating Instruction, Assessment & Spec Ed Law
This course provides instruction in the methods and materials appropriate for teaching students with special learning needs in the inclusive classroom. Models of designing an inclusive classroom, including universal design and differentiated instruction, are studied with an emphasis on using assessment data to inform instruction. The course provides an introduction to special education law and the special education process. This offers students an opportunity to participate in the development of the Individualized Education Program and to work collaboratively as a member of the Evaluation and Planning team.
Prerequisites & Notes
The course must be taken concurrently with EDU 3810. The course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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EDU 3520 - Mathematics Methods
Mathematics Methods studies the instructional strategies, curriculum methods, and resources used in teaching mathematics. Curriculum standards developed by the National Counsel of the Teachers of Mathematics are studied and practiced.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are successful completion of EDU 2210, EDU 2840, and EDU 3020 with a passing grade of C- or better, or permission. Students take the Praxis I test as a program requirement. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 2
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EDU 3530 - Social Science Methods
Using elementary social studies as a basis, this course provides instruction in developing learning opportunities and multiple assessments that support children attaining educational standards. Best practice instruction is modeled and practiced by the students. A balanced variety of assessment strategies are examined.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are successful completion of EDU 2210, EDU 2840, EDU 3020 and EDU 3320 with a passing grade of C- or better, or permission. Students take the Praxis II test as a program requirement. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 2
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EDU 3540 - Reading and Literacy in the Elementary Classroom
Reading and Literacy in the Elementary Classroom is an introduction to speaking, listening, and reading skills and strategies necessary to promote reading for understanding. The course will focus on theoretical background, literacy processes, instructional practices, and materials for pre-school through upper elementary grades. Motivation to read, phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary will be investigated through the lens of current research and application to teaching, including national and state standards. Screening, diagnostic, and program assessments will be explored, linking assessment to appropriate curriculum and instruction across content areas.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are successful completion of EDU 2210, EDU 2840, and EDU 3020 with a passing grade of C- or better, or permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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EDU 3550 - Technology in the Classroom
This course explores the use of computers as an instructional aid in the classroom. The course allows students to use software packages, and access the Internet to locate, review and apply information.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 1
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EDU 3560 - Science and Health Methods
The course introduces instructional procedures, curriculum methods, and resources used in teaching science and health in the elementary schools. The instruction offers a study of appropriate terminology, organizational methods, and assessment procedures.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are successful completion of EDU 2210, EDU 2840, and EDU 3020 with a passing grade of C- or better, or permission. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 2
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EDU 3810 - Apprenticeship Fieldwork
This course emphasizes developing professional relationships and working collaboratively with one’s colleagues, developing teaching skills that address the needs of all children, and developing an effective teaching style. Each student is assigned two mentors - a professor and a teacher in the field - to introduce him or her to all aspects of teaching. The mentors work closely with the student in the field demonstrating techniques and observing and evaluating the student’s performance.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are EDU 2210, EDU 2250, EDU 3020, EDU 3520, EDU 3530, EDU 3540, EDU 3560, acceptance to the Elementary Education major, a passing score on Praxis I, and a GPA of 2.70. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 4
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EDU 3820 - Special Education Practicum
The purpose of this course is to expand one’s understanding of what constitutes an appropriate special education. In keeping with the model of family centered care, the student works closely with the family of an exceptional child. The student and family members then create learning opportunities based not on predetermined school standards, but on the child’s and family’s interests and strengths. On campus meetings provide an opportunity to reflect upon the experience.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every even-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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EDU 3830 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education
This course provides students with an opportunity to develop teaching skills for working with young children. The course teaches students to integrate child development theories and pedagogical strategies into teaching practice. Students assume increasing responsibility for curriculum development, classroom management, and instruction in a single setting. An on-campus seminar provides students with an opportunity to reflect on their experiences.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are EDU 1030 and EDU 2850. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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EDU 4011 - Reading Disabilities I
This is a basic course for prospective clinicians and remedial teachers and an advanced course for prospective classroom teachers. The instruction covers the diagnosis of reading disabilities and the classification of reading problems. Experience with a variety of approaches to problems is a major consideration.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is EDU 3350 or permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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EDU 4012 - Reading Disabilities II
This course offers opportunities to consider actual reading problems in relation to a wide variety of diagnostic and remedial activities. The seminars include the review and development of techniques and approaches to reading problem solving. The practicum activities focus on using and evaluating materials and ideas while working with students either in the public schools or at the college reading clinic. The course may be repeated once for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is EDU 4011 or permission. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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EDU 4020 - Methods for Teaching Secondary English
For students preparing to teach English in grades 7-12, this course explores teaching methods and techniques in the classroom, as well as preparation, implementation, and assessment of curriculum in secondary English. It also covers the teacher’s relationship with the school and the community.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are EDU 3150, Secondary Teaching Process, and EDU 3070, Secondary School Observation.
Credits: 3
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EDU 4025 - Methods of Teaching Secondary Mathematics
For students preparing to teach mathematics in grades 7-12, this course explores teaching methods and techniques in the classroom, as well as preparation, implementation, and assessment of curriculum in secondary mathematics. It also covers the teacher’s relationship with the school and the community.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are EDU 3150 and EDU 3070.
Credits: 3
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EDU 4030 - Methods for Teaching Secondary Social Studies
For students preparing to teach social studies in grades 7-12, this course explores teaching methods and techniques in the classroom, as well as preparation, implementation, and assessment of curriculum in secondary social studies. It also covers the teacher’s relationship with the school and the community.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are EDU 3150, Secondary Teaching Process, and EDU 3070, Secondary School Observation.
Credits: 3
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EDU 4040 - Methods in Teaching Secondary Science
For students preparing to teach science in grades 7-12, this course explores teaching methods and techniques in the classroom, as well as preparation, implementation, and assessment of curriculum in secondary science. It also covers the teacher’s relationship with the school and the community.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are EDU 3150, Secondary Teaching Process, and EDU 3070, Secondary School Observation.
Credits: 3
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EDU 4050 - Teaching Students with Special Needs: Middle and Secondary Students
This course introduces students to the special education process including the development of the Individualized Education Program. The course explores effective methods for individualizing instruction and modifying curriculum to meet the needs of students with special needs. Students are taught to use assessment data to guide recommendations in the classroom setting.
Credits: 3
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EDU 4070 - Teaching Students with Special Needs: Elementary Emphasis
This course reviews the etiology, characteristics, and evaluation of individuals diagnosed as learning impaired or learning disabled. The course studies current research and practice regarding teaching strategies, instructional modifications, curriculum, and transitional planning, supervising paraprofessionals, and collaboration with other professionals.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are EDU 3510 and EDU 2110, or permission. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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EDU 4120 - Teaching Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities
This course presents the study of methods of assessment, evaluation, and programming for children with behavioral and emotional problems that interfere with normal learning and social development. Students investigate behavior modification, biophysical, ecological, developmental, psychodynamic, and countertheoretical approaches.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are EDU 3310 and EDU 2110 or permission. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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EDU 4250 - e-Portfolio Development
This course will assist students in developing the e-Portfolio required for licensure. Students will demonstrate reflective practice through the artifacts that are included in the portfolio.
Prerequisites & Notes
The course is to be taken concurrently with EDU-4811. The course is offered every semester.
Credits: 1
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EDU 4450 - Assessment of Exceptional Students
Assessment of Exceptional Students provides instruction in administration, scoring and interpreting tests commonly used to identify students as learning disabled, behavior disordered, or learning impaired. The Woodcock-Johnson Psychoeducational Battery, Adaptive Behavior Scale, Test of Language Development, Test of Written Language, the Instructional Environmental Scale, Clinical Evaluation of Language Functioning, and Behavior Rating Scales are among the tests that are studied in depth. The course focuses on both federal regulations, and Vermont guidelines and procedures for identifying children with learning disabilities, emotional disturbances, and learning impairments.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are EDU 2110 and junior standing. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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EDU 4710 - Topics in Education
This course offers students the opportunity to concentrate on topics not covered in the current Education curriculum.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is junior standing or permission. This course may be repeated.
Credits: 3
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EDU 4730 - Student Teaching Seminar
Students take this course concurrently with student teaching and work on the requirements of professional competencies. Students research and present issues in education as they relate to the student teaching experience.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course must be taken concurrently with EDU-4250 and EDU-4811. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 2
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EDU 4811 - Teaching Elementary Education
This course places students in a public school classroom. Students gradually increase their involvement, culminating in a period of full-time teaching under the direction of a qualified supervising teacher. The course involves practical application of teaching principles, knowledge, and understanding of youth and their development. Please note that 15 weeks of student teaching equals 12 credits.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are EDU 3810, a passing score on the Praxis I and II standardized test, at least a “C” in required education courses, and a “B” average as defined by the State of Vermont. This course is offered every semester. This course may be repeated only with the permission of the Education Department.
Credits: 12
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EDU 4850 - Secondary Student Teaching
This practicum places students in a secondary classroom. Students gradually increase their involvement, culminating in a period of full-time teaching under the supervision of a qualified cooperating teacher. This course involves practical application of teaching principles, content knowledge, and understanding of youth and their development. Students must take at least fifteen continuous weeks of student teaching for 12 credits. The 7 credit option is only available in conjunction with EDU 4890 Teaching Middle Grades for a total student teaching experience of eighteen weeks.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are completion of EDU 4020, 4025,4030 or 4040; a GPA of 3.0; passing scores in both Praxis I and Praxis II. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 7 to 12
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EDU 4880 - Teaching Special Education
This course introduces the student to special education in resource rooms, regular education classrooms, and other setting where special education takes place. Students gradually increase their involvement, culminating in a period of full-time teaching under the direction of a qualified supervising teacher. The course involves practical application of teaching principles, knowledge and understanding of youth and their development. Please note that 15 weeks of student teaching equals 12 credits.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are EDU 3810, a passing scored on the Praxis I and II standardized test, at least a “C” in required education courses, and a “B” average as defined by the State of Vermont. This course is offered every semester. This course may be repeated only with the permission of the Education Department.
Credits: 12
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EDU 4910 - Independent Study in Education
Independent Study in Education gives the more mature student an opportunity to work on a well-formulated problem of special interest.
Prerequisites & Notes
This is an elective offered by permission of the department.
Credits: 1 to 4
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ENG 0030 - Basic Reading and Writing
This course is designed to meet the needs of incoming students whose tested reading and writing abilities fall short of a standard needed to complete college-level work. The course covers study skills including note-taking, outlining, skimming, and vocabulary development, as well as critical reading skills including recognizing essential points, evaluating the relevance of supporting information, and asking questions about the text. Intensive instruction in writing process provides students with basic English literacy and competence. Paragraph and short essay forms will be covered, and a review of grammar, punctuation, spelling, and sentence mechanics and structure will prepare students to write on a college level. Students receive individual help in order to master the conventions of standard English. 3 hours of lecture, 1 hour of laboratory per week. *Credit hours are listed for scheduling purposes only; the course does not confer credit toward graduation.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 4
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ENG 1051 - Introduction to College Writing
This writing course introduces students to the study of language fundamentals and provides practice in organizing and writing paragraphs and short essays. While emphasizing sentence structure, grammar, diction, and punctuation, this course also provides instruction in collecting or researching information, developing a thesis, and organizing the material into a coherent whole. Competency may be fulfilled by exam.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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ENG 1052 - Exposition and Analysis
This writing course provides an opportunity for study and practice in the principles of rhetoric, evidence, analysis, exposition, and argument as the basis of college-level writing. Students will be expected to analyze source material from across the disciplines. The course includes a review of grammar and research process.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 1051 or placement. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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ENG 1080 - Expository Speaking
[Choice:AR] Expository Speaking provides the theory and practice of formal speaking for public gatherings or for specialized events. The course includes oral presentations of information in clear, precise form for a variety of circumstances and purposes. The instruction focuses on research, writing, and presentation skills for the speaking event.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite or co-requisite is ENG 1051. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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ENG 1310 - Introduction to Literature
[Choice:HU] This introductory class consists of the study of short stories, poetry, drama, and nonfiction and requires frequent student compositions. It develops the ability to read perceptively and to write effectively about literature.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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ENG 2020 - Understanding the Writing Process
This course provides a close study of the writing process and extensive practice in each of its component parts: pre-writing, composition, revision, and editing. The instruction offers students an opportunity to practice a variety of modes of writing.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 1052 or permission. The course is required for English Secondary Education Licensure. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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ENG 2040 - Introduction to News Writing
Introduction to News Writing teaches the basics of news writing and editing and includes straight news stories, features, reviews, editorials, makeup, headlines, and matters of editorial policy and ethics. Students regularly write for the college newspaper or participate in other equivalent news activities such as radio and TV.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 1052 or permission. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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ENG 2060 - Technical Writing
This course introduces the principles of technical communication by stressing clear, correct writing of technical reports, manuals, correspondence, memos, proposals, articles, instructions, job descriptions, and specifications.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 1052 or permission. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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ENG 2130 - Introduction to Writing Poetry
[Choice:AR] This course explores the art and the craft of writing poetry and offers an opportunity to practice concepts learned in class in a variety of written exercises. While the instruction encourages students to study published poetry, the emphasis will be on writing poetry for an audience of poetry readers. The course will also cover the rudiments of narrative structure. No previous creative writing experience is required.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 1052 or permission. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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ENG 2140 - Introduction to Writing Fiction
[Choice:AR] This course explores the art and the craft of writing fiction and offers an opportunity to practice concepts learned in class in a variety of written exercises. While the instruction encourages students to study published fiction, the emphasis will be on writing original fiction. No creative writing experience is required.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 1052 or permission. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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ENG 2155 - Introduction to Multimedia Storytelling
[Choice:AR] This course explores the theory and practice of reporting across media platforms. The instruction allows students to construct journalistic narratives using a mix of text, photography, audio, video, and graphics. The course emphasizes development of multimedia offerings for student-run and professional media outlets.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 1052 or permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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ENG 2240 - Greek and Roman Classics
[Choice:HU] This course examines (in translation) classical texts such as Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, Virgil’s Aeneid, and selected Greek tragedies as works of art, as products of a specific culture, as sources and archetypes of our literary tradition, and as expressions of a mythology that has informed and shaped western consciousness and its values.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 1052 or permission. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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ENG 2250 - Approaches to Literature
[Choice:HU] This course provides an introduction to literature and methods of literary analysis. Beginning with an exploration of the essential categories and vocabulary of literature and literary analysis, this course briefly surveys classical theories, such as those of Aristotle and Plato, and focuses on recent theoretical approaches such as reader-response theory, deconstruction, feminist and gender theory, new historicism, psychoanalytic approaches, and cultural criticism. Students will learn how these theories can be applied to specific genres and texts.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ENG 1052 and HUM 1030. This course is required for English Secondary Education Licensure. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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ENG 2290 - Survey of British Literature and Culture
[Choice:HU] This course explores the roots and transformations of British literature and culture from the Medieval through the Modern periods through representative major figures such as Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Swift, Wordsworth, Dickens, Yeats, and Woolf.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 1052 or permission. This course is required for English Secondary Education Licensure. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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ENG 2325 - Survey of American Literature and Culture
[Choice:HU] This course explores the roots and transformations of American literature and culture from the pre-Colonial period to the twentieth century through representative major figures such as Bradford, Franklin, Poe, Hawthorne, and Dickinson, as well as the poetry and short fiction of the twentieth century.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 1052 or permission. This course is required for English Secondary Education Licensure. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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ENG 2390 - Survey of World Literature: Explorations
[Choice:HU] Focusing primarily but not exclusively on the modern era, this course explores the representations, ideas, and concerns of a variety of cultures through selected literary works that are considered significant by the culture that each embodies. Texts to be considered might include Kafka’s The Metamorphosis and Achebe’s Things Fall Apart. The emphasis throughout will be on the ways in which the texts address issues of identity, gender, and cultural differences.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 1052 or permission. This course is required for English Secondary Education Licensure. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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ENG 2410 - Mystery and Detective Fiction
[Choice:HU] This course will explore the genre of mystery and detective fiction, from its roots in the nineteenth century to its contemporary development. British and American texts, representing the development of a variety of subgenres within the larger genre, will be considered both from the aesthetic perspective of themes, styles, and forms and in terms of their historical, social, intellectual, and cultural contexts.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 1052. The course is offered every even-numbered spring.
Credits: 3
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ENG 2480 - Survey of Literary Non-Fiction
[Choice:HU] A survey of the forms of non-fiction in various historical periods, this course emphasizes examples of literary non-fiction such as biography, personal narrative, new journalism, essay, straight journalism, and humor.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 1052 or permission. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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ENG 2540 - Global English: Forms, Roles & Issues
This course addresses the importance of language in general as a means of understanding ourselves and the world around us. Topics include, but are not limited to, history of the English language, dialects of American English, World Englishes; language acquisition and language pathology; language and culture; gender difference; language policy and planning.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 1052 or permission. The course is required for English Secondary Education Licensure. The course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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ENG 2710 - Topics in English
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 2000-level not offered in the general English curriculum.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 1052 or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 3010 - Advanced Composition
[Choice:HU] This course offers advanced study of and practice in analytical, argumentative, and expository writing. The course focuses on techniques of logic and rhetoric, questions of style, techniques of rational and emotional persuasion, and the power of language.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 1052 or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 3040 - Advanced News Writing
This intensive reporting class examines public institutions, their structures and operations, and provides students practice for publication in reporting on city, county, state, and federal offices.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is one ENG 2000-level writing course. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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ENG 3050 - Publication Production
In this course the student gains practical experience in the editing and preparation of publications. The course includes such elements as editing for publication, headline writing, photo editing, AP style, graphic design components of publication, and basic typography. The emphasis is on the development of written materials for publication and on news judgment, accuracy, and fairness. A class project includes the production of professional-quality manuscripts and publications.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is one ENG 2000-level writing course or permission. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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ENG 3080 - Strategic Media Communications
This writing-intensive course introduces the principles and practice of public relations and advertising in a multimedia environment. The instruction covers the history of public relations and advertising and explores the role of strategic communications in society. The course offers practical experience in the techniques of writing news releases and advertising messages for print, broadcast, and online.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 2040 or permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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ENG 3110 - Creative Writing Workshop
This workshop studies the techniques of writing fiction and poetry, and offers practice of those techniques in a workshop setting. Student work-in-progress is critiqued through class discussion and frequent conferences with the instructor and fellow student writers. This course may be repeated once with permission but may be counted only once toward program requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 2130 or ENG 2140 or permission. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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ENG 3135 - Writing Lyric: Form and Theory
This course examines various theories, both ancient and modern, of how lyric poetry works to convey an emotion. The class will study lyrical moments, not only in poetry and song, but also in fiction, film, drama, essays, and photography. Students will also write lyrical pieces of their own and workshop them in class.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 2130 or ENG 2140 or ENG 2155. This course is offered every even-numbered spring.
Credits: 3
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ENG 3145 - Writing Narrative: Form and Theory
This course examines various theories of how narrative structure works to convey meaning and make sense of the world. The class will study a range of narratives from fiction and poetry to history and clinical case studies. Students will also write narratives of their own and workshop them in class.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 2130 or ENG 2140 or ENG 2155. This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.
Credits: 3
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ENG 3150 - Creative Non-Fiction: From Pre-writing to Publication
This class is a workshop in writing non-fiction and includes such forms as article, documentary, report, interview, essay, criticism, humor, profile, journal, how-to, personal narrative, review, and more. The course stresses both research and writing in a workshop setting. Student work-in-progress is critiqued through class discussion and frequent conferences with the instructor and fellow student writers. This course may be repeated once with permission but may be counted only once toward program requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 2020 or permission. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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ENG 3240 - The Bible as Literature
The Bible as Literature features the study and discussion of the principal books of the Bible, while emphasizing the complexity of the Biblical text as literature, including the historical shaping of the canon, its literary traditions, languages, symbols, myths, and narrative forms.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 1052 or permission. This course is offered every odd-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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ENG 3250 - Myth, Folklore, and Fairytales
This course explores myth, folklore, and fairytales as manifestations and articulations of the cultures out of which they arise. The language and conceptual structures of these forms of cultural expression will be considered in terms of the ways in which the human imagination configures meaning and of the ways that “stories” articulate and reshape cultural beliefs, norms, and expectations. While the primary focus of the course will be classical mythology and the fairy and folk tales of the western tradition, we may also consider material from the African, Native American, and Asian traditions.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 1052 or permission. This course is offered every even-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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ENG 3330 - The Novel in England
The instruction considers—both critically and historically—the tradition of the novel in England from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, as represented in works of major British novelists such as Defoe, Fielding, Austen, Bronte, Dickens, Eliot, Conrad, and Woolf.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 1052 or permission. This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.
Credits: 3
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ENG 3340 - The Novel in America
This course presents the American novel as an aesthetic form worthy of close study. The instruction examines representative works of such major American novelists as Hawthorne, Melville, Twain, James, Cather, Hemingway, McCarthy, and Faulkner.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 1052 or permission. This course is offered every even-numbered spring.
Credits: 3
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ENG 3385 - Genre Seminar
This seminar will explore a variety of literary and cultural genres, from epic poetry to short fiction to film and electronic media. This course may be repeated with a change of genre but may be counted only once toward program requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 1052 or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 3399 - Gender Issues in Literature and Culture
This course explores issues related to gender constructs and identities from the point of view of Literary and Cultural Studies. Students explore and analyze the historical and cultural construction of gender as a concept and an artifact of culture, as well as the implications and consequences of such constructions.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is sophomore standing.
Credits: 3
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ENG 3420 - Issues in British Literature and Culture 750-1750
This course examines the literature and culture of England from the Old English oral tradition to the mid eighteenth century by exploring various themes and issues. Specific themes or issues that might be explored in any given semester include: “The Subject” (tracing the rise of early modern subjectivity), “Representing Women” (representation of and by women throughout the period), and “The Globe” (Shakespeare’s theater and his world). This course may be repeated with a change of issue or theme but may be counted only twice toward program requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 1052 or permission. ENG 2290 is recommended. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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ENG 3450 - Issues in British Literature and Culture 1750-present
This course examines the literature and culture of England from the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution to the present by exploring various themes and issues. Specific themes or issues that might be explored in any given semester include: “Representing Women” (representations of and by women throughout the period), “Poetry, Philosophy, Politics” (considering their intersections during the Romantic period), “Victorian Noon” (exploring the major issues of religion, science, literature, and social transformation through the focal point of Tennyson’s In Memoriam), “Rage for Order” (Modernism’s connections to fascism and its response to World Wars I and II), and “Novel Economy” (exploring the industrial novels of the nineteenth century). This course may be repeated with a change of issue or theme but may be counted only twice toward program requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 1052 or permission. ENG 2290 is recommended. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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ENG 3540 - Methods of Teaching Writing
This course provides an overview of the basic theories and practices current in composition studies. While the main focus is on methods of teaching writing as process, the course also explores structuring writing assignments, responding to student writing, portfolio evaluation, the place of grammar instruction and/or readings in a writing course, and teaching writing as critical thinking. Students are encouraged to explore their views and beliefs about teaching and to gain hands-on experience with the methods discussed.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite or co-requisite is ENG 2020. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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