Education and Counseling

Degrees and Certificates

Classes

CHR 7130 : Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an innovative, evidence-based intervention used to address a multitude of treatment concerns. Counselors will learn specific tenets of DBT: Mindfulness, Distress, Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Middle Path and behavior shaping.

Credits

1

CHR 7132 : Eth & Leg Issues in Counseling

Ethical issues in School and Community settings in relation to the American Counseling Association and the American Psychological Association Ethical Guidlines.

Credits

1

CHR 7141 : Online Counseling

This workshop provides an overview of the ethical issues, techniques, and considerations associated with Online Counseling.

Credits

1

CHR 7144 : Advanced Strategies in CBT

In this workshop, graduate students will have the opportunity to learn and gain hands on experience with state-of-the-art CBT strategies, including the REBT - ABC model, emphasizing recognizing and intervening in the client's underlying problem in the briefest time frame possible.

Credits

1

CHR 7150 : Competence in Cross-Racial Wk.

Exploring and understanding the history of race and whiteness and its effects on persons of color and implementing protocols to solve systemic inequalities.

Credits

1

CHR 7155 : Human Sexuality

Addresses issues related to normal psycho-sexual development. Sexual concerns often are a source of confusion for clients. Workshop will help counselors become more comfortable & knowledgeable about the subject matter.

Credits

1

CHR 7169 : Introduction to Play Therapy

Enhance the counseling relationship with children by utilizing toys and play media to facilitate children's expression, personal growth, and self-understanding. Role-playing and watching practice video is an integral part of this workshop.

Credits

1

CHR 7177 : Cog Dev Theory For Prof

Assists students in providing Cognitive Developmental Theory as an organizing framework for conceptualizing their future work as teachers and counselors.

Credits

1

CHR 7200 : Qual Improve in Mental Health

Covers the fundamental skills needed for interpreting, assessing, integrating, and translating research evidence into clinical practice, monitoring client progress, and making treatment adaptations across diverse clinical settings. A continuous quality improvement framework applied to cognitive behavioral therapy will guide content.

Credits

1

CHR 7230 : Counseling Expectant Mothers

Common problems that arise in counseling with expectant mothers, the psychology of pregnancy, and how to apply psychodynamic theories such as attachment and mentalization to counseling women who are pregnant.

Credits

1

CHR 7235 : Mindfulness&Emotion Regulation

Mindfulness practices enable stress reduction, enhanced value clarification, and overall improved health. Workshop will review research evidence for these strategies and the practice of integrating them into your own life and the lives of your students and clients.

Credits

1

CHR 7240 : Intr to Motivational Interview

This workshop will provide a foundation in the use of motivational interviewing in working with a variety of concerns, including mental illness, substance abuse, and engagement in medical treatment.

Credits

1

CHR 7305 : Short Term Dynamic Counseling

Will provide a basic proficiency in case conceptualization and practice of Short-Term Dynamic Counseling (STDC). Will review selected STDC readings, covering theoretical, clinical and research contributions and engage with actual clinical case material (i.e. videotaped and/or transcript) to enhance understanding.

Credits

1

CHR 8602 : Counsel the Exceptional Child

Focuses on strategies and accommodations for addressing the needs of the exceptional child. The responsibilities of the counselor/teacher as they pertain to special education students, teachers and families will be considered.

Credits

3

CHR 8604 : Research & Evaluation

Analysis of major types of social science research; familiarization with research resources and literature survey procedures; evaluation of research; its implications for, and its applications to counseling; practice in using common research procedures.

Credits

3

CHR 8605 : Lab in Counseling Skills

Introductory course in counseling focusing on such skills as attending, listening, perceiving, reflecting, summarizing, questioning, confronting, goal-setting and decision-making. Ethical and professional issues will also be discussed. Students will participate in experiential exercises and/or actual counseling sessions utilizing these skills.

Credits

3

CHR 8655 : Lab in Group Dynamics

An examination of group development theories, concepts in leadership, ethical and professional issues in groups. Combines use of lectures, discussion, experimental exercises, and readings to advance students' knowledge and skills in ethical group leadership.

Credits

3

CHR 8675 : Development of ELL Students

Course provides theoretical principals and practical knowledge essential for counselors to understand the development and education of the English Language Learner. Topics covered include: language acquisition process, relevant cultural factors, assessment, professionalism, and Legal and Ethical responsibilities.

Credits

3

CHR 8677 : Practicum in School Counseling

Purpose of the course is to help students begin to translate their academic understanding into actual counseling practice through direct client contact, observation, and school involvement.

Credits

3

CHR 8680 : School Counseling Orientation

To develop a guidance philosophy, objectives and goals, that are complementary and consistent with the philosophy of the school and to develop the counselor as a catalyst to produce a positive environment for learning.

Credits

3

CHR 8681 : Prac in Sec Sch Counseling

An experiential course designed to provide students in secondary school counseling with their first client contact and the opportunity to begin translating their academic understanding into actual counseling practice.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

(CHR 8605 and CHR 8655 and CHR 8687)

CHR 8682 : Pract. Clinical Mental Health

An experiential course designed to provide students in clinical mental health counseling with their first client contact and the opportunity to begin translating their academic understanding into actual counseling practice.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

(CHR 8605 and CHR 8687)

CHR 8683 : Consultation Processes

The effective use of the techniques of counseling in the application of consultative services are explored. Basic individual and group skills, organizational structure and effective communication are presented.

Credits

3

CHR 8684 : Pract in Elem Sch Counseling

An experiential course designed to provide students in elementary school counseling with their first client contact and the opportunity to begin translating their academic understanding into actual counseling practice.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

(CHR 8605 and CHR 8655 and CHR 8687)

CHR 8685 : Lifestyle & Career Devel

This course focuses upon various psychological theories of career development and vocational adjustment with an emphasis on vocational and lifestyle choice processes across a lifespan.

Credits

3

CHR 8686 : Group Couns Theo & Pract

An examination of group development theories, concepts in leadership, ethical and professional issues in groups. Students will observe and critique a beginning group. To help integrate the experential with the theoretical components of group study, a group experience and an opportunity to co-faciliatate the group are included.

Credits

3

CHR 8687 : Counseling Theory & Prac

A study of the major counseling theories and practices used in helping relationships utilizing various counseling techniques in simulated and actual situations.

Credits

3

CHR 8688 : Clinical Mental Health Orient

Designed to introduce students to the profession and to acquaint them with the history, structure, practices, standards, values and ethics of the clinical mental health counselor.

Credits

3

CHR 8689 : Intern I Elem Sch Coun

On-Campus instruction combined with client contact and other field experiences dealing with elemenary school organization; relationship with staff, community and pupils; program evaluation; referrals and resources; and the general concept of helping services within the framework of the school. Students spend at least 150 hours in the field and have 8 class meetings.

Credits

3

CHR 8690 : Intern I Sec Sch Coun

On-Campus instruction combined with client contact and other field experiences dealing with secondary school organization; relationships with staff, community and pupils; program evaluation; referrals and resources; and the general concept of helping services within the framework of the school. Students spend at least 150 hours in the field and have 8 class meetings.

Credits

3

CHR 8691 : Intern II Elem Sch Coun

Supervised field experience in elementary guidance in an approved elementary school. Play therapy, test interpretation, small group counseling, large group guidance and the development of an inservice workshop are among the required activities. Students will explore current trends, problems, issues and techniques of elementary guidance. Emphasis is placed on the guidance functions of counseling, consultation and coordination.

Credits

3

CHR 8692 : Internship I School Counseling

Course is designed to give advanced students the opportunity to put into practice the skills and knowledge they have developed throughout their counseling program and to translate those skills into actual school counseling practice.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

CHR 8677 or CHR 8681 or CHR 8684

CHR 8693 : Intern II Sec Sch Coun

Supervised field experience in secondary school counseling in an approved secondary school; intensive study and application of various methods of counseling; critiquing live and simulated counseling sessions employing audio and videotape methods.

Credits

3

CHR 8694 : Intern. II School Counseling

Designed to give advanced students in counseling the opportunity to put into practice the skills and knowledge they have developed throughout their counseling program and use them in actual counseling practice.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

CHR 8692 and CHR 8677

CHR 8695 : Co-facilitating Groups

A practicum experience in co-facilitating goups will give the student actual practice in conducting a group, dealing with leadership styles, group problems, and difficult group member types.

Credits

3

CHR 8710 : Childhood: Play & Practice

This hands-on class prepares students to work with children (3-11 years old) in educational and counseling settings. We focus on childhood as a distinct period in human life and teach students how to interact with children in developmentally appropriate ways. RESTRICTION: Graduate Student or by permission

Credits

3

CHR 8750 : Mental Health in Schools

Overview of critical mental health issues in schools causing situational and developmental crisis such as Rape, Sexual abuse, Eating disorders, and Crime/Violence. Theory and lab experience in crisis work. Exploration of Community Resources. Restricted to CHR: Graduate counseling program.

Credits

3

CHR 8753 : Psychodynamic Therap For Women

Special needs and considerations for counseling with women addressed, including: violence against women, women living in poverty, health concerns, infertility, motherhood, interpersonal relationships, racial-ethnic differences, inhibited anger, envy, success or inhibition, and gender stereotypes, and more. Feminist psychoanalysis emphasized.

Credits

3

CHR 8840 : Community Res & Crisis Intervn

Overview of critical issues causing situational and developmental crisis such as HIV/AIDS, Rape, Sexual abuse, Child abuse, Eating disorders, and Crime/Violence. Theory and lab experience in crisis work. Exploration of Community Resources.

Credits

3

CHR 8845 : Family Interventions

Family therapy & theories of family development, crisis, & change over the life cycle. Patterns of family-member interaction. Emphasis is on working with families around child-parent of marital problems in order to open communication, identify problems, & resolve conflict.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

(CHR 8605 and CHR 8655 and CHR 8687)

CHR 8850 : Intern. I Clin. Mental Health

Initial counseling placement in a community agency to acquaint the student with on-site organization, funding, staff relations, program evaluation, working with volunteers, record keeping, and cooperations with other community services. Beginning counseling experience and participation in team and case conferences will be included.

Credits

3

CHR 8851 : Intern. II Clin. Mental Health

Supervised field experience in an approved clinical mental health agency providing on-site supervision and in-depth experiences in counseling; intensive study and application of various techniques of counseling, critiquing live and simulated counseling sessions using audio and videotape methods.

Credits

3

CHR 8853 : CBT Approach to Counseling

Addresses the major concepts and applications of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as applied to substance abuse, depression, and anxiety disorders.

Credits

3

CHR 8854 : Therapeut Strat Children

Participants will learn techniques involved in play therapy, child counseling, and consulting with teachers, parents, and other professionals. Actual practice will be included.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

(CHR 8605 and CHR 8655)

CHR 8855 : Appraisal in Counseling

A survey of psychological tests and instruments commonly used in schools and agencies providing human services. Following a review of scoring interpretation and uses of various instruments including standardized intelligence, personality and psycomotor tests as well as stress will be given.

Credits

3

CHR 8856 : The Supervision Process

Post-master's seminar, which may be taken twice, focusing on the development of specific skills and interventions that can be used by the practitioner. Evaluation and application of new ways of counseling clients.

Credits

3

CHR 8857 : Adol Counseling

Individual, family and school/institution therapeutic inter- ventions for working with adolescents. Adolescent develop- mental states and tasks as they relate to mental health, with emphasis on gender and cultural differences. Practice in developmental and remedial strategies.

Credits

3

CHR 8858 : Goals of Indiv & Grp Supervisn

Post-master's supervised practicum, which may be taken twice, providing a professional forum allowing participants to analyze and apply different approaches to specific counseling situations. Discussion of ethical issues involving the counseling relationship.

Credits

3

CHR 8859 : Intern and Sem in Couns III

Extended counseling placement in a community or school setting designed to allow students to fulfill their internship hour requirement (Prereqs.: Level I and Level II courses).

Credits

3

CHR 8860 : Lab in Couns Div Population

This course will explore the social, psychological, cultural, economic and environmental influences that affect various client populations. The special counseling needs of women, men, ethnic and cultural minorities, and the handicapped will be explored.

Credits

3

CHR 8862 : Couples Counseling

Foundational to both theory and intervention strategies for counseling couples and families, addressing both the couple and individual systems.

Credits

3

CHR 8864 : Brief Strategic Therapy

This course will explore the brief strategic therapy model. Some of the approaches to be studied include: Neurolinguistic Programming, Ericksonian hypnotherapy and strategic therapy.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

(CHR 8605 and CHR 8687)

CHR 8871 : Creativity in Counseling

Exposure and experience with action-therapies using creative approaches. J. L. Moreno's theory of group therapy as Sociometry and Psychodrama will be explored as well as other therapeutic modalities using music, art, poetry and movement implementing, video, and audio.

Credits

3

CHR 8873 : Addiction Counseling

The Addiction Counseling course focuses on the effect the various substances have on the individual's physiological, sociological and psychological systems. Effective approaches for rehabilitating these negatively afflicted systems will be explored.

Credits

3

CHR 8874 : Prevention Theory & Practice

Theoretical foundation & evidence-based prevention practices for psychiatric & behavioral disorders. Application & critique of specific interventions in the context of student learning & application.

Credits

3

CHR 8880 : Psychopathology

Introduces students to the multiaxial diagnostic system of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) with emphasis given to diagnosis and criteria for various disorders. Case material will integrate specific diagnoses as applied to a clinical setting.

Credits

3

CHR 8883 : Ethics & Prof. Orientation

Students will be presented with a systematic model for ethical decision making, considering personal and work values and the ethical standards of the American Counseling Association.

Credits

3

CHR 8884 : Human Growth and Development

Developmental stages and tasks as they relate to mental health will be explored. Psychological, sociological, and biological dimensions will be reviewed and counseling strategies for dealing with problems and life crises will be demonstrated.

Credits

3

CHR 8890 : Introduction to Play Therapy

Learn ways to develop the counseling relationship with children by using toys and play media. Developmentally appropriate counseling skills that facilitates children's self-expression and healing will be covered in this course. Students are required to watch practice video and conduct role play as part of this course.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

CHR 8605 and CHR 8687 and CHR 8883

CHR 9034 : Thesis I

Direction of writing of the thesis under supervision of an individual instructor. Restricted to CHR graduate students who elect the Thesis option.

Credits

3

CHR 9035 : Thesis II

Direction of writing of the thesis under supervision of an individual instructor. Restricted to CHR graduate students who elect the Thesis option.

Credits

3

EDU 7112 : School Law Workshop

Will review the laws that apply to public and private schools, to teachers and to students. Topics will include State and Federal Constitutional provisions applicable to school districts, including First Amendment free speech and separation-of-church-and-state rights and limitations, civil rights laws, their derivation and application, liability and contract issues.

Credits

1

EDU 7124 : Digital Literacies

This one-credit course examines how digital technology is changing literacy and learning for K-12 students. Participants will study the ways in which digital tools shape and are shaped by sociocultural processes of learning and development.

Credits

1

EDU 7125 : Flipping the Classroom

This one-credit course prepares educators to create active learning experiences for students by flipping their classrooms. Educators will learn to utilize various technological tools, to interpret the data these tools yield, and to make the most of classroom time.

Credits

1

EDU 7126 : Teaching for Engagement

This one-credit course will examine theory and research on student engagement, including its constituents, antecedents, and effects. Participants will learn to use this literature and design-thinking to create learning environments and experiences that promote active student engagement in learning.

Credits

1

EDU 7127 : YPAR in the Classroom

This one-credit course examines the basic principles and processes of conducting youth-led participatory action research (YPAR). The course helps teachers learn to use YPAR in their classrooms to strengthen students' research skills, accelerate their sociopolitical development, and enhance local knowledge.

Credits

1

EDU 7133 : Classroom Management

Investigation of successful strategies for positive approaches to classroom management as well as examination of school & school district policies.

Credits

1

EDU 7141 : Integr Teaching Sci, Mat, Tech

Students will learn a method of integrating the teaching of Science, Mathematics and Technology. The method is based on a laboratory experience and is modeled using physics experiments leading to determining the earth's field. Participants will take measurements and analyze results with the aid of the computer. There are no course prerequisites in the technical fields. Those seeking credit will be required to submit a formal laboratory report on the material learned with appropriate additional requirements.

Credits

1

EDU 7142 : Parents & Community Partnershp

This one-credit course prepares teachers to build effective relationships with families and surrounding school communities. Participants will examine research and best practices on school-family partnerships, conferencing, communication, and the community schools model.

Credits

1

EDU 7143 : Critical Thinking Skills

Theories about the teaching of critical thinking, and their applications to lesson and unit planning and to the asses- ment of students' thinking. To conclude the workshop, participants will design a unit which emphasizes critical thinking skills.

Credits

1

EDU 7149 : Mindfulness in Schools

Participants will examine the concepts and engage in the practice of the fundamental elements of mindfulness. The workshop will review the research on the integration of mindfulness into schools and prepare to incorporate these practices with their students.

Credits

1

EDU 7152 : Edu of Students w/Disabilities

Workshop will cover the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, The Family Rights and Privacy ACT (FERPA), and Constitutional Due Process and their affect on the education of students. This material will benefit educators, counselors, school leaders and anyone interested in the legal aspects of special and regular education.

Credits

1

EDU 7153 : Urban Education

For inservice teachers, this workshop will provide confirmation of the challenges they face as well as a new set of instructional and affective strategies for meeting the needs of many urban students.

Credits

1

EDU 7197 : Green Schoolyard Wkshop

Students will investigate designs, development, implementation and multi-curricular applications of outdoor classrooms (green schoolyards). Workshop provides protocol for planning, designing, funding, installing and using green schoolyards as place-based instructional tools for the whole curriculum.

Credits

1

EDU 7222 : Instructional Design

Workshop addresses latest trends in instructional designed-based research and teaching. Combining learning theory with evidenced-based best practices, participants will learn to develop lessons and learning environments to optimize student engagement, skill development, understanding and retention.

Credits

1

EDU 7223 : School Finance & Budgeting

Workshop focuses on budgeting & finance fundamentals for PA school districts. Participants will learn about policies, laws, and accounting standards. School district funding trends along with the Governor's budget recommendations will also be analyzed. Budget development concludes workshop.

Credits

1

EDU 7240 : Soliciting Student Voices

The workshop will address the definition of student voices; the pedagogical and philosophical warrants for it; the benefits and drawbacks of student voice efforts; and best practices for soliciting and using student voice to improve instruction and strengthen schools.

Credits

1

EDU 7250 : Leadership Seminar I

Taken during the fall semester when matriculating, this seminar introduces students to school leadership practice. Emphasizes adult learing theory, reflection-on-practice, content-based decision-making, the formation of learning communities, and leadership ethics. Students begin organ- izing their professional portfolios.

Credits

1

EDU 7271 : Delivering Career Services

Explore how higher education career services functions deliver positive career outcomes to students and alumni in an environment fueled by rising costs, dynamically changing economic conditions, and an ever-increasing diverse community of scholars.

Credits

1

EDU 7272 : Systemic Approaches to Equity

Examines systemic approaches to address equity in education with a focus on institutional change models. Reviews common elements across models, as well as challenges and effectiveness of these approaches, through the use of case studies and current research.

Credits

1

EDU 7275 : Conducting Action Research

Provide practicing teachers and administrators in Graduate Teacher Education, including Master's + Certification, and Educational Leadership programs with the tools and guidance to carry out an action research project from statement of the problem to dissemination of the results.

Credits

1

EDU 7281 : Risk Management in Education

Identify and discuss a list of common school-based risk situations and develop strategies to prevent them. Evaluate a sample risk management plan and develop recommendations to strengthen the sample.

Credits

1

EDU 7282 : Harassment in Schools

Will help teachers recognize signs and identify types of harassment in schools. Discuss and understand long term effects of harassment and review strategies for preventing harassment and develop lesson plan or parent workshop dealing with bullying or sexual harassment.

Credits

1

EDU 7283 : New Literacy in Classrooms

Highlights importance of achieving a student's own personal sense of literacy within each classroom and provide teachers with background in the changing shape of literacy in 21st century. Offers strategies in how to improve student's literacy levels.

Credits

1

EDU 7284 : Differentiated Instruction

Overview of research that supports differentiated instruction and explores needs of struggling and advanced learners. Develop lesson plans that recognize academic standards and provide strategies and activities that honor individual learning styles.

Credits

1

EDU 7285 : Inclusive Classrooms

To equip teachers with the skills needed in accommodating students with disabilities in an inclusive setting. Review of current regulations and ways of meeting educational needs of all students.

Credits

1

EDU 7291 : Voc Catholic Edu Leader

This seminar examines the distinctive origin of catholic educational leadership, namely, the calling to devote professional endeavors to the Church's educational ministry. Students will analyze and discuss documents exploring the nature of God's call to his people to distinguish their profession as an important ecclesiastical ministry.

Credits

1

EDU 7295 : Multi-Tier System of Supports

Multi-Tier System of Supports (MTSS) is the practice of providing high quality instruction and interventions matched to students with special needs. MTSS procedures, various applications, and standard implementations will be explored in school and classroom settings.

Credits

1

EDU 7296 : Catholic Higher Ed Stud Affair

How might an institution's identity and values inform the efforts within Student Affairs? What unique pathways are available to practitioners for student growth and learning in this context? Explore theory and practice of student development at faith-based colleges and universities.

Credits

1

EDU 7298 : Strategic Planning in Educ

Strategic planning opportunities abound in educational settings. Effective planning requires specific skills and disciplined, detailed work. This one-credit course is designed to help educators understand planning constructs and develop techniques to engage in and lead strategic planning efforts.

Credits

1

EDU 7311 : Diversity in Public Education

Examines the history of diversity of public education and the impact of policies and laws on current K-12 landscape. Considers how educators can become culturally proficient to address the needs and dreams of diverse student populations through an intersectional lens.

Credits

1

EDU 7312 : Asses. Stud. Ctr. Learning

This workshop will examine the subject of assessment in light of current trends toward realistic and holistic practices. Open to GTE (GRADUATE TEACHER EDUCATION) students. Undergraduate seniors may be admitted with proper permission including that of the GTE coordinator.

Credits

1

EDU 7315 : Teach Critical Thinking

Strategies for interpreting editorial cartoons as a source for enhancing critical thinking related to current and/or historical events. Exploration of the sources and history of political cartoons and their use in the classroom.

Credits

1

EDU 7318 : Multimedia Language Classrms

To provide teachers with opportunities to use new and emerging technologies to create culturally authentic projects, lesson plans and activities to develop student's reading, listening, and speaking skills in languages other than English.

Credits

1

EDU 7320 : Strat w/ At-Risk Students

Strategies for working with the full range of at-risk students, including behaviorally-disordered, ADHD, and Special Education. The relevance of psychological testing, support teams, and resources. Strategies demonstrated through the use of videos, case studies and role play.

Credits

1

EDU 7321 : Student Teaching Seminar

Students simultaneously enrolled in Graduate Student Teaching meet bi-weekly with a faculty member to analyze and reflect upon their student teaching experience.

Credits

1

EDU 7350 : Title IX and Its Evolution

Learn about the evolution of Title IX since its enactment in 1972 to recent developments connecting Title IX to sexual violence on college campuses. Explore the implications for colleges as they seek to comply with Title IX requirements and expectations.

Credits

1

EDU 7351 : Campus Physical Environments

This applied theory workshop introduces the literature on higher education physical environments and student usage. We will explore the campus environment, focusing on promoting engagement and student learning through design planning.

Credits

1

EDU 7416 : Sports in Higher Education

Examines how colleges and universities support and spend on intercollegiate athletics and how this trend affects both campus life and the larger society. Topics include branding; how intercollegiate athletics challenges and reproduces structural inequalities; and the impacts of Title IX.

Credits

1

EDU 7420 : Program Evaluation & Edu

Workshop examines the systematic method for collecting, analyzing, and using information to answer questions about projects, policies and programs, particularly about their effectiveness, efficiency, merit, and worth. Examples from educational program evaluations will be explored, discussed, and evaluated.

Credits

1

EDU 7506 : Creating Multimedia Lessons

Workshop for elementary, middle and secondary teachers on: integration multimedia techology into classroom instruction; developing the capability of constructing multimedia lessions; editing audio and video sources for use in multimedia.

Credits

1

EDU 7524 : Critical Thinking

Thinking skills in all areas of the school curriculum; furthering reason through activities and other approaches, K-12

Credits

1

EDU 7525 : Children's Literature

How can literature enhance teaching practices? This workshop explores issues of diversity and representation, student responses, multimodal & text analysis, book selection & plans, and building classroom libraries in K-12 settings.

Credits

1

EDU 7543 : Character Ed in Schools

How can teachers create environments in which students can be curious, open-minded, empathetic, intellectual risk-takers, and socially responsible citizens? This workshop focuses on how to create educational spaces that nurture the development of such character strengths through a social-justice lens.

Credits

1

EDU 7551 : Lead Top in Higher Education

Evolution of presidential leadership in America universities and the professional conduct of university/college teachers and administrators. Exploration of how the moral tone set for the academic community by the faculty and administration frames choices, policies, and actions.

Credits

1

EDU 7553 : College Student Demographics

Provides an overview of the racial, class, and gender stratification of the higher education system, the emergence of institutions that serve diverse populations, and a critical review of campus social movements.

Credits

1

EDU 7564 : Classroom Mgt & Teach Wksp

Motivating of adolescent behavior, strategies for handling unacceptable behavior and creating positive classroom environments for effective communication, and protocols for effective communication with parents and administrators.

Credits

1

EDU 7676 : Educ Phil St Augustine

Philosophical and psychological factors involved in the learning-teaching process gleaned from the life and works of St. Augustine.

Credits

3

EDU 7905 : Teaching English Composition

Practical seminar dealing with common writing problems and potential solutions, including such topics as: composition in an internet age, grammar and standard English, teaching organization, workplace writing, coping with plagiarism, and others.

Credits

3

EDU 7910 : Developing Resiliency

Styles of teaching and learning that can promote resiliency among students from all backgrounds by fostering social competence, problem-solving skills, a sense of autonomy, and hope for the future.

Credits

3

EDU 7920 : Methods of Teaching Science

Practical integration of science and mathematics for the study of major concepts and issues relevant in today's technological society, with emphasis on active learning through the use of word processors, spreadsheets, presentation programs,and web-page editing.

Credits

3

EDU 7925 : Cooperative Learning

A framework for constructing problem-based, rigorous, and challenging classroom curricula linked to broadly-defined performance assessment that reflects the concepts, skills, learner characteristics, and learning processes revealed by students during classroom project.

Credits

3

EDU 7935 : Dealing with Difficult Student

Techniques for dealing with diffult students, exploring the root causes of disrupting behavior and emphasizing a step-by-step approach for dealing with such students through communication approaches and intervention techniques.

Credits

1

EDU 8400 : Critical Perspectives Spec Ed

Strategies for working with individuals with special needs; issues of inclusion and exclusion in Special Education; national and international Special Education policies and practices. Service is a requirement of this course.

Credits

3

EDU 8500 : Theory & Purpose of Higher Ed

Examines important philosophical and historical issues in understanding higher education. This intellectual endeavor establishes a conceptual framework for discussing considerations impacting higher education, as well as issues of social, political and economic challenges facing higher education in the 21st Century.

Credits

3

EDU 8530 : Teaching Methods in Lang Clsrm

Provide teachers with opportunities to use new and emerging technologies to create culturally authentic projects, lesson plans, and activities to develop student's reading, listening, and speaking skills in languages other than English.

Credits

3

EDU 8540 : Methods of Teaching Math & Sci

Methods, lesson and unit planning standards, technology, professional codes, and field experiences for prospective teachers of secondary Mathematics and Science. Restricted to Master's and Certification Students with permission of chair.

Credits

3

EDU 8566 : Democracy & Education

Theoretical & practical examination of the historical, political, & social foundations of the civic mission of schools in both the U.S. & other democratic states.

Credits

3

EDU 8568 : Kennedy to Kent State

Investigate the educational developments, theories and practices of the 1960s in an intensive and challenging manner, from a wide spectrum of focal points. Will provide valuable insight into the development of modern education.

Credits

3

EDU 8570 : Technology Elementary Classrms

Integrating technology in elementary classrooms. Use of and discussion of basic woftware packages developed to help motivate students and enhance the learning process in the classroom.

Credits

3

EDU 8571 : Technology in Sec. Schools

Integrating technology in secondary classrooms. Use and discussion of basic software packages developed to help motivate students and enhance the learning process in the classroom.

Credits

3

EDU 8575 : On-Line Communications

Basic introduction to networks, the Internet and E-mail and their application to classroom teaching. Discussion of and experience with terminology and academic subject information locations.

Credits

3

EDU 8600 : Student Development Theory

Provides foundational knowledge about the nature and history of student development theory, focusing on the application of theory in the design of effective practice in academic and student affairs contexts.

Credits

3

EDU 8603 : Educational Research

Analysis of diverse types of educational research; familiarization with research resources and literature survey procedures; evaluation of educational research; its implications for, and application to, educational practice; emphasis on the scientific methods of investigation; development of competency to conduct a research study and write a research paper.

Credits

3

EDU 8605 : Qualitative Research

A broad overview of the philosophical & scientific foundations of qualitative inquiry. Process of defining a research problem to designing a study, using appropriate methods of data collection, data analysis & manuscript preparation.

Credits

3

EDU 8606 : Assessment & Evaluation CR

Techniques and strategies that characterize quality assessment; relationship of learning to evaluation; development of a philosophy of assessment.

Credits

3

EDU 8610 : Current Issues Amer Educ

Critical issues for the administrator, counselor, and teacher are discussed. Students are grouped according to their areas of concentration so that the issues chosen reflect their concerns.

Credits

3

EDU 8614 : Curriculum & Assessment

Recent research, trends, and issues in curriculum design and assessment. Purposes and types of curriculum and assessment in education. Analysis of curriculum documents; investigation of changing models of curriculum design and the trend towards outcomes-based curriculum planning. Connections among assessment, curriculum and instruction.

Credits

3

EDU 8616 : Methods of Teaching

Practice in pedagogical techniques requisite in the quality classroom. Examination of research findings relative to teaching students with a variety of backgrounds, intelligences and needs. Emphasis on planning, methodology and assessment.

Credits

3

EDU 8618 : Adolescent Psychology

Provides an appreciation for the varied psychological dynamics ocurring within the adolescent learning setting as well as the implication of those dynamics for effective pedagogy.

Credits

3

EDU 8619 : Children's Literature&Literacy

How can teachers and reading specialists use literature to engage students and improve literacy instruction? Together we will read scholarly and literary texts to critically examine K-12 literature and the context in which it is read.

Credits

3

EDU 8620 : Found of Reading Instruction

An introduction to the nature of reading, the development of trends in reading instruction; the appraisal of reading needs and requirements for the improvement of reading instruction.

Credits

3

EDU 8624 : Reading Secondary School

Developing the appropriate reading instruction in various subject areas. Specific and practical methods that can be utilized by teachers to combine reading instruction with competancy in the subject area.

Credits

3

EDU 8625 : Org & Admin Reading Prog

Various organizational patterns, and the procedures for organizing and administering developmental and remedial reading programs are studied. The responsibilities of the Reading Specialist are examined and discussed in detail.

Credits

3

EDU 8626 : Learn Disabilities Read

The characteristics of learning disabled students, and the instruments used for identification of learning disabilities are studied. Severe language, reading, and motor disorders are discussed, and the techniques and materials used to assist learning disabled students with the reading process are presented.

Credits

3

EDU 8627 : Teaching Language Arts

Techniques for developing the language arts skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing are stressed. The experiences outlined in the Pennsylvania Comprehensive Reading/Communication Arts Plan are examined. Improving the Language Arts Curriculum so that all students will become literate is the major theme of the course.

Credits

3

EDU 8628 : Graduate Student Teaching

Observation and teaching under actual classroom conditions in the student's field of teaching specialization. Open only to students of the Master's + Certification Program under the supervision of a Master Teacher.

Credits

6

EDU 8631 : Meth of Teaching Writing

This course aims to teach K-12 teachers how to effectively teach writing both in the traditional classroom setting and with the aid of computer technology.

Credits

3

EDU 8644 : Leadershp & Admin of Higher Ed

Examines theories of leadership and administration applied to higher education; considers the forces changing the university and delineates successful change management strategies; explores the urgency of figuring out how to ensure the continued relevance and vitality of American higher education.

Credits

3

EDU 8645 : Contemporary Issues Higher Ed

Course critically examines the latest issues facing US higher education. This includes student learning, legislation, institutional policies, finances and resource allocation, technology, campus diversity, academic capitalism, and how current events impact the college environment.

Credits

3

EDU 8651 : Social Issues & Schools

Introduces aspiring school leaders to selected social issues and their impact upon school organizations. Extant social science research is examined and community service agencies are surveyed in order to develop community based networks to help educators deal with these social issues and to en- courage closer school community relations.

Credits

3

EDU 8654 : Policy Analysis

An overview of the policy process and introduction to the art of policy analysis, through examination of the roots and repercussions of current educational policies, at federal, state, and local levels.

Credits

3

EDU 8656 : Education Law

How Federal, State and Local laws impact Elementary, Secondary and Higher Education Institutions in the development of policies and in their daily operations. Topics include: Constitutional Freedoms, Institutional Liability, Teacher Rights, Special Education, and Employment Discrimination.

Credits

3

EDU 8658 : School Finance

Provides an overview of the structure and functions of a school's business office as well as how these support the achievement of the school's primary purpose, the education of youth.

Credits

3

EDU 8662 : Trends Social Studies

An investigation of teaching innovations as well as changes in the disciplines of History and the Social Sciences and techniques for evaluation instructional materials.

Credits

3

EDU 8663 : Teach Prob Solv Math-Sci

Recent curriculum developments in mathematics and science with emphasis on inquiry and discovery; methods of teaching processes and problem solving in elementary and secondary school classrooms.

Credits

3

EDU 8664 : Politics of Education

The local, state and national political context and philosophical and historical antecedents of the political process in the United States.

Credits

3

EDU 8667 : Cath Educ Leadership

An examination of texts, documents and essays relating to the ministerial dimensions of Catholic Educational leadership.

Credits

3

EDU 8669 : Comparative Education

Educational ideals, systems, and problems of the United States and selected foreign countries. Special reference given to curriculum development and teaching materials in each country.

Credits

3

EDU 8670 : History of US Higher Education

We will examine European influences and the historical development of higher education in America from colonial to contemporary periods. We will review the relationship between societal context, higher education institutions, faculty, students, curriculum, governance, finance, and outcomes.

Credits

3

EDU 8671 : Hist of American Educ

The principal movements in American education and their leadership, including college and university development, public and parochial schools, teacher education, progressive education and role of the federal government.

Credits

3

EDU 8672 : Instructional Leadershp

Develops a foundation for aspiring school leaders to synthe- size research in social science curriculum and instruction as well as human resources and leadership with their experiential perspectives about effective learning.

Credits

3

EDU 8673 : Philosophy Education

The immediate and ultimate ends of education; the nature of the child and the philosophical basis for religious and moral training, intellectual and aesthetic culture, curriculum and methods; Naturalism, Pragmatism, Socialism, and Scholasticism in their educational implications and applications.

Credits

3

EDU 8676 : Technology in Teaching

Examination of a variety of technological applications appropriate to elementary and secondary teaching. Emphasis is upon the use of computers, CD-ROMs, laser discs, the Internet, World Wide Web, Hypercard and multimedia with classroom instruction. Laboratory experiences with various technologies will be provided. Course will allow for differentiated learning experiences based upon previous technical skills.

Credits

3

EDU 8677 : The Principalship

Examines educational management and leadership from an interdisciplinary perspective. A special emphasis is placed upon organizational learning, school transformation, and the critical role assumed assumed by school leaders as they enable others to develop self-managing schools.

Credits

3

EDU 8679 : Standards Aligned Sys & Curric

Review of standards aligned systems and their implications for elementary and secondary school curricula; innovation in curriculum implementation; processes for designing and developing curriculum; culture projections.

Credits

3

EDU 8696 : Leadership Practicum

Purpose is to provide students in higher education or teacher leadership with the opportunity to begin translating their academic understanding into actual leadership practice through on-site experiential learning, supervision, and structured critical reflection.

Credits

3

EDU 8697 : Leadership Simulation

Taken after completion of the skills component, this seminar features a reality-based learning project to develop strate- gic problem-solving skills through computer simulation, interactive video, and other data resources. Students develop a one- and three-year strategic plan for presenta- tion to a board of three practicing school superintendents.

Credits

3

EDU 8699 : Found US Cath Ed

An exploration of the theological, philosophical, and historical trends impacting the development of U.S. Catholic Educational policy.

Credits

3

EDU 8710 : Childhood: Play & Practice

This hands-on class prepares students to work with children (3-11years old) in educational and counseling settings. We focus on childhood as a distinct period in human life and teach students how to interact with children in developmentally appropriate ways. RESTRICTION: Graduate student or by permission.

Credits

3

EDU 8869 : Special Topics: Education

Work in critical analysis of selected topics in education, reflecting various historical, philosophical, and societal perspectives and methodologies, including Anthropology and Education; Gender and Education; Women's Philosophies of Education, History of School Reform, Effects of Globalization.

Credits

3

EDU 9034 : Thesis I

Direction of writing of the thesis under supervision of an individual instructor. Restricted to EDU graduate students who elect the Thesis option.

Credits

3

EDU 9035 : Thesis II

Direction of writing of the thesis under supervision of an individual instructor. EDU graduate students who elect the Thesis option.

Credits

3