6303
STATISTICAL APPLICATIONS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
3 hours
Students learn to use statistical analysis in their research. Computer application and statistical interpretation are stressed. (spring)
6403 POLICE AND SOCIETY
3 hours
This course is a general study of substantive criminal law. It includes problems in defining crimes, conspiracy, intent, attempts, justification, criminal responsibility, and sentencing. (spring)
6871-6 PRACTICUM OR FIELD STUDY
1–6 hours
6983-6 PROBLEM IN LIEU OF THESIS
3–6 hours
Students sign a contract and are placed with criminal justice agencies for a minimum of forty hours per credit hour. Students will keep field notes, be evaluated at the practicum site, and write a paper directly related to the practicum assignment. (TBA) Recommended for students intending to pursue graduate studies beyond the master’s level. Involves two semesters of work. (TBA)
Early Childhood Education (ECED) 5022
MONTESSORI PROJECT I
SENSORY MOTOR LEARNING
3 hours
This course examines the relationships among motor, intellectual, psychological, and social development in children ages three to six. Activities designed for independence and responsibility are presented with opportunities for teachers to structure these activities for their classrooms. An introduction to movement exploration for young children is part of the course. (summer)
5122
MONTESSORI PROJECT II
2 HOURS
5163
MONTESSORI SEMINAR I
3 hours
The goals of this course are to enable teachers to observe young children objectively and to design materials to offer a more individualized approach to learning for early childhood teachers. This course focuses specifically on children age three to six. (spring)
Weekend seminar taken with approved Montessori internship only. Permission of the Montessori coordinator is required. (fall)
5203 PERCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT
3 hours
This course explores perceptual development in children three to six years of age, including visual, auditory, and kinesthetic perception. The Montessori sensorial activities are demonstrated and teachers of preschool, kindergarten, and primary children are shown activities they can use in their classrooms to enhance perceptual development. (summer)
5213
LANGUAGE AND READING DEVELOPMENT
3 hours
This course examines the developing abilities of children between the ages of three and seven to use oral and written symbol systems as effective means of communication. The writings of Montessori, Piaget, Vygotsky and others are discussed. The interfaces among speaking, reading, and writing are explored. Montessori language materials are demonstrated, as well as activities that can be used in the classroom to enhance and support language and literacy development. (summer)
5242
MATERIALS CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN
2 hours
The goals of this course are to enable teachers to design materials to offer a more individualized approach to learning for children ages three to six. (summer)
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Graduate Course Descriptions
2013-14
MONTESSORI SEMINAR II
3 hours
Weekend seminar taken with approved Montessori Internship only. Permission of the Montessori coordinator is required. (spring)
5504 PSYCHOLOGICAL BASES OF LEARNING AND GUIDING YOUNG CHILDREN 4 hours This course examines the many variables involved in learning and the relationship between learning and development. Contrasts between behaviorist, nativist, and constructivist approaches to development and learning will be examined. The interrelationships between physiological, emotional, cognitive, and moral development are explored. An analysis of how Marie Montessori’s theory and practices relate to the views of other developmental theorists will provide insight for a teacher in evaluating various methodologies in the classroom. (summer)
5603 BASIC CONCEPTS OF PRIMARY MATHematics
3 hours
This course focuses on ways to enhance the development of mathematical ideas in young children three through seven years of age. Ways to design “mathematical environments” within a teacher’s classroom are discussed and useful materials are examined. (summer)
2 HOURS
The goals of this course are to enable teachers to observe young children objectively and to design materials to offer a more individualized approach to learning for Early Childhood teachers. (fall)
5113
5263
Elementary Education (ELED) 5002
MONTESSORI OVERVIEW
2 hours
5104
MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS I
4 hours
5163
MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY SEMINAR I
3 hours
5212
MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY GEOMETRY
2 hours
5214
MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY LANGUAGE I
4 hours
5263
MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY SEMINAR II
3 hours
6103* FOUNDATIONS OF READING
3 hours
This course focuses on Montessori’s philosophy of educating children ages three through six. It provides an objective view of the Montessori approach and seeks to place the ideas of Dr. Montessori in the context of contemporary psychological and educational thought. (summer)
The Montessori curriculum for the child ages six to nine, including the concept of number and quantitative relationships for fundamental operations, the laws of arithmetic, fundamental operations, and fractions are presented. The philosophy behind the Montessori approach to mathematics and how it relates to child development are covered. (summer)
Variable-content seminar focusing on particular elements of the Montessori curriculum, including geometry. (fall)
Beginning geometry for children ages six to nine in the Montessori elementary classroom. (summer)
The Montessori philosophy of language development and the Montessori language curriculum for children ages six to nine are offered. Included are oral language, reading and writing, and grammar functions. Other newer approaches to language curriculum, including children’s writing and literature and how they interface with Montessori’s curriculum, are presented. (summer)
Variable-content seminar focusing on a particular element of the Montessori curriculum, including more geometry, the computer, and classroom management. (spring) Advanced study in the process of reading, skill developments, reading instruction, and learning theory as it applies to reading education. Cross-listed TESL 6103. (fall)
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