Jul 01, 2024  
2015-2016 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog 
    
2015-2016 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions



To enroll in any 400-level course, students must be admitted to the Upper Division; to enroll in a 400(G)-level course in which there are graduate students, students must have junior or higher standing.

*LCCN indicates Louisiana Common Course Number.

 

Political Science

  
  • POLS 395 - Research Methods


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Use of scientific methods, research design and quantitative data analysis in political science.

    Formerly POLS 301.
  
  • POLS 398 - Internship


    1-9 Credit(s).

    Supervised experience in government and government-related agencies under the guidance of agency personnel. Emphasis on principles of administration, operation, and service in government and judicial environments at local, state, and federal levels.

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required.
    Formerly POLS 395.
  
  • POLS 414(G) - Congress


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Development, organization and operations of the U.S. Congress in the American political system, election, role and duties of its members.

  
  • POLS 417(G) - Southern Politics


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Politics in the southern U. S. with emphasis on continuity and change.

  
  • POLS 419(G) - The Presidency


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Development, organization and operations of the U.S. Presidency in the American political system and the election, role and duties of its officeholders.

  
  • POLS 425(G) - Middle Eastern Politics


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Selected general problems in developing areas. Focus on issues in the Middle East and North Africa. Survey of individual political systems.

    Formerly POLS 327.
  
  • POLS 442(G) - Bureaucratic Power Identitiy and Social Roles


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Examination of how power is exercised through the social creation of an identity. Three primary roles include bureaucratic, gender and race.

  
  • POLS 452(G) - Environmental Policy


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    U.S. environmental policy focusing on formulation, legitimation, implementation, and evaluation.

    Formerly POLS 402(G).
  
  • POLS 457(G) - Public Policy Analysis


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Formal and informal processes of the development, administration, and evaluation of U.S. public policies.

    Formerly POLS 487(G).
  
  • POLS 462(G) - International Political Economy


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Studies the interaction between international political conflict, cooperation, and global economic transactions.

  
  • POLS 467(G) - Ethics and International Politics


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Examination of the various ethical and theoretical foundations of international relations, (e.g., classical, Christian, and/or modern).

  
  • POLS 470(G) - Political Philosophy: Major Themes


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Enduring issues, such as the theological-political problem, moral virtue, relativism, and natural right and law.

    Formerly POLS 371.
  
  • POLS 475(G) - American Political Thought


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Political philosophy and ideology from colonial times to the beginning of the twentieth century.

    Formerly POLS 450(G).
  
  • POLS 483(G) - Civil Liberties


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Philosophy and development of civil liberties. Concentration on current U.S. Supreme Court interpretation of constitutional guarantees of religious liberty and the freedom of speech.

  
  • POLS 487(G) - Civil Rights Law


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Philosophy and development of civil rights. Concentration on current U.S. Supreme Court interpretation of the 14th Amendment and civil rights legislation.

  
  • POLS 490(G) - Special Topics in Politics


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Content varies. May be repeated. Subtitles will appear on transcript. No limitations on repeating if content is different.

  
  • POLS 497(G) - Special Projects. I


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Study and research in areas not covered by existing courses.

  
  • POLS 498(G) - Special Projects. II


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Study and research in areas not covered by existing courses.

  
  • POLS 510 - Seminar in Comparative Government


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

  
  • POLS 520 - Seminar in American Government


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

  
  • POLS 521 - Environmental Law


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Major federal and state environmental statutes, cases, and administrative regulations and their applications. Same as BLAW 521.

  
  • POLS 524 - Telecommunications Policy


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Evolution and content of U.S. Telecommunications policy and the processes that shape those policies.

  
  • POLS 530 - Seminar in International Relations


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

  
  • POLS 540 - Seminar in Political Philosophy


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

  
  • POLS 550 - Seminar in Public Administration


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

  
  • POLS 560 - Seminar in State and Local Government


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

  
  • POLS 590 - Research Writing


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Individual writing course for non-thesis students who must submit an article-length paper demonstrating an ability to do professional research.

  
  • POLS 597 - Directed Individual Studies


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Students pursue in depth advanced projects on the graduate level.

  
  • POLS 598 - Directed Individual Studies


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Students pursue in depth advanced projects on the graduate level.


Portuguese

  
  • PORT 101 - Elementary Brazilian Portuguese I


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

  
  • PORT 102 - Elementary Brazilian Portuguese II


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

  
  • PORT 111 - Elementary Portuguese Laboratory I


    1 Credit(s). 2 Hour(s) Lab. 0 Hour(s) Lecture.

  
  • PORT 112 - Elementary Portuguese Laboratory II


    1 Credit(s). 2 Hour(s) Lab. 0 Hour(s) Lecture.


Professional Studies

  
  • PROF 111 - Introduction to ICS


    1 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 1 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Incident Command System (ICS), National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Response Framework.

  
  • PROF 112 - Intermediate ICS


    1 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 1 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Management process for expanding incidents.

    Prereq: PROF 111 
  
  • PROF 113 - Advanced ICS


    1 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 1 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Advanced application of ICS for command and general staff, complex incidents and MACS.

    Prereq: PROF 112 
  
  • PROF 203 - Survival Craft and Rescue Proficiency


    2 Credit(s). 2 Hour(s) Lab. 1 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Command, launching and handling of survival craft during an emergency.


Psychology

  
  • PSYC 110 - Introduction to Psychology


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Experimental and applied psychology. Overview of all the major sub-disciplines of psychology.

    Rstr: Not available to psychology majors. A student may not receive credit for both PSYC 110 and PSYC 210 .
  
  • PSYC 115 - Honors General Psychology


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Scientific and applied psychology, sensation, perception, learning, personality, social, development, abnormal, physiological.

  
  • PSYC 209 - General Psychology I


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Overview of the scientific basis of psychology covering topics such as the history and systems, research methods, and specific areas of experimental psychology, such as physiological psychology, sensation and perception, learning and memory, cognition and language, motivational behaviors

    Formerly For majors and minors, or permission of instructor required.
  
  • PSYC 210 - General Psychology II


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Overview of applied psychology and related areas, including health, intelligence and creativity, personality, social, developmental, abnormal, and others.

    Prereq: PSYC 209 .
    Coreq: ENGL 101 ; MATH 103  or MATH 105 .
    Rstr: Psychology majors and minors, or permission of instructor required. A student may not receive credit for both PSYC 110  and PSYC 210.
  
  • PSYC 220 - Educational Psychology


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Psychological aspects of teaching including learning processes and individual differences.

  
  • PSYC 300 - Psychology of Adjustment


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Adjustment and maladjustment of people. Specific behaviors of interpersonal skills, motivation, sex and sexuality, frustration and stress, competition, work and leisure are examined in viewing coping processes.

    Prereq: Six hours of psychology.
  
  • PSYC 310 - Industrial/organizational Psychology


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Use of psychological principles in business, emphasizing employee selection, training, and productivity, as well as business organization and practices.

    Prereq: PSYC 110  or PSYC 209  or permission of instructor.
  
  • PSYC 311 - Child Psychology


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Consideration of factors that influence the growth and development of the child from birth to age twelve years.

    Prereq: ENGL 102  or equivalent.
  
  • PSYC 312 - Adolescent Psychology


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development during adolescence and of behaviors characteristic of adolescents.

    Prereq: ENGL 102  or equivalent.
  
  • PSYC 313 - Life-span Developmental Psychology (for Non-majors)


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Comprehensive study of the life cycle and the various factors affecting it.

  
  • PSYC 315 - Experimental Psychology I


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Scientific method, data analysis, and psychological report writing.

    Prereq: PSYC 210 , STAT 214 .
  
  • PSYC 321 - Psychology of Substance Abuse


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Symptomology, environmental factors, treatment options, and pharmacology of substance abuse.

    Prereq: BIOL 121  or BIOL 122 ; PSYC 210 .
  
  • PSYC 330 - Social Psychology


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Psychological aspects of social issues, problems and attitudes.

    Prereq: Six hours of psychology.
  
  • PSYC 340 - Theories of Personality


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Provides a general introduction to the field of personality theories. Emphasis is placed on analytic, behavioral and humanistic theories.

    Prereq: Six hours of psychology.
  
  • PSYC 360 - Cognitive Psychology


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Research on the mental structures and psychological processes involved in knowledge. Included among the topics are units on human memory, language and thought imagery and reasoning.

    Rstr: Permission of the instructor required.
  
  • PSYC 370 - Behavioral Management of Children


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Practical analysis of child behavior in varied environments and techniques of fostering desired changes towards socially adaptive behavior.

    Prereq: ENGL 102  or equivalent
  
  • PSYC 400 - Professional Issues in Psychology


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Instruction, review, and experience in professional issues. Ethics, cultural issues and awareness, and integration of psychological principles and values into personal and career development.

    Rstr: Senior psychology majors only.
  
  • PSYC 405 - Issues and Themes in Psychology


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Examines one issue or theme to be announced each semester such as Psychological Aspects of the African American Experience, Psychology of Women, The Family in a Context for Psychological Development, Religion and Psychology.

    Prereq: Six hours of psychology.
    Rstr: Permission of instructor required.
  
  • PSYC 415 - Experimental Psychology II


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Advanced discussion and application of experimental methodology and statistical analysis. Students perform research projects following graduate school and APA guidelines.

    Prereq: PSYC 315 .
  
  • PSYC 425(G) - Principles of Physiological Psychology


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Structure and function of the physiological mechanisms underlying behavior as revealed by neuroanatomy and neurochemistry. Mechanisms involved in sensation, movement, states of consciousness, and motivation. Laboratory exercises include neuroanatomical localization.

    Prereq: BIOL 122  or equivalent and six hours of psychology or permission of instructor required.
  
  • PSYC 426(G) - Principles of Behavioral Neuroscience


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Behavioral aspects governed by physiological mechanisms. Motivational behaviors, emotions, learning and memory, and psychopathology.

    Prereq: PSYC 425(G)  or equivalent
  
  • PSYC 431 - Psychological Counseling


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Problems presented to the counselor in the adjustment of the individual and the management and solution of problems.

    Prereq: Nine hours of psychology.
  
  • PSYC 435 - Principles of Learning


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Selected theories and topics such as reinforcement, punishment and discrimination in animal learning and of issues relating to human memory and learning.

    Prereq: Twelve hours of psychology.
  
  • PSYC 442 - Psychological Measurement


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Rationale, methodology, and content of psychological measurement instruments.

    Prereq: PSYC 315 , 6 hours of psychology.
  
  • PSYC 445 - Abnormal Psychology


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Surveys diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of abnormalities in the mental development of the individual.

    Prereq: Nine hours of psychology.
  
  • PSYC 455 - Human Psychological Development


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Life cycle from birth to death with emphasis on the major theories of growth, development and aging.

    Prereq: Nine hours of psychology.
    Rstr: Psychology majors only.
  
  • PSYC 465 - Introduction to Clinical Psychology


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Clinical methods and procedures in the treatment of individuals and groups. Includes class meetings and placement at a local mental health agency.

    Prereq: Fifteen hours of psychology.
    Rstr: Course open to psychology majors or minors.
  
  • PSYC 497 - Special Projects I


    3 Credit(s).

    Prereq: Fifteen hours of psychology and permission of department head required.
  
  • PSYC 498 - Special Projects II


    3 Credit(s).

    Prereq: Fifteen hours of psychology and permission of department head required.
  
  • PSYC 510 - Ethical and Professional Standards in Psychology


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Ethical and professional issues related to research and practice in psychology and application of principles in solving ethical dilemmas based on the American Psychological Association standards; including membership in professional organizations and CV development.

  
  • PSYC 511 - Conceptual and Philosophical Issues in Psychology


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Historical and current trends which have formed the science of psychology.

  
  • PSYC 512 - Advanced Cognitive Psychology


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Advanced perspectives on cognitive processes such as thinking, reasoning, problem solving, metacognition, and language.

  
  • PSYC 513 - Quantitative Models in Psychology


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Introduction to model building in psychological theory and research, including psychometric, structural equation, and regression models.

  
  • PSYC 515 - Advanced Psychological Research Design


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Specific research design in motivation, learning, perception, physiology, psychopharmacology, personality (normal and abnormal), and test development and evaluation.

    Prereq: PSYC 315 
  
  • PSYC 516 - Attention, Learning, and Memory


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Advanced study of the cognitive aspects of attention, learning, and memory.

    Prereq: Undergraduate coursework or PSYC 435  or PSYC 360 .
  
  • PSYC 517 - Advanced Theories of Personality


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Examination of various approaches to the study of personality, including biological, trait, psychoanalytic, humanistic, and cross-cultural approached.

  
  • PSYC 530 - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Theoretical underpinnings of cognitive behavioral therapy including case conceptualization in treatment planning and application of treatment interventions in various client populations.

  
  • PSYC 533 - Advanced Psychopathology


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Survey of current and historical research and theories involving diagnosis and treatment of behavioral disorders. Emphasis on etiology of neurotic, psychotic and character disorders.

    Prereq: PSYC 445 
  
  • PSYC 534 - Advanced Developmental Psychology


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Development throughout the life cycle; an in-depth investigation of various theories and processes of development.

    Prereq: PSYC 455 
  
  • PSYC 535 - Introduction to Psychotherapy


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Introduction to historical and current theories of psychotherapy and their application to clinic practice. Individual and group approaches.

    Prereq: PSYC 340 , PSYC 445 
  
  • PSYC 536 - Psychological Assessment


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Test theory, achievement tests, aptitude tests, intelligence tests.

  
  • PSYC 538 - Advanced Social Psychology


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Examination of social psychological theories and research on topics including social cognition, social influence, and social interaction.

  
  • PSYC 590 - Seminar in Psychology


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Topics vary.

  
  • PSYC 591 - Supervised Teaching


    1 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 1 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Introduction to professional practices, ethics, and teaching techniques at the college level.

  
  • PSYC 594 - Pre-Practicum


    1 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 0 Hour(s) Lecture.

    In-house training and practice in skills needed to enter PSYC 595 - Field Practicum .

  
  
  • PSYC 597 - Directed Research in Psychology


    1-3 Credit(s).

  
  • PSYC 599 - Thesis Research and Thesis


    3-9 Credit(s).

    Grading Option: Grades: S, U, W.
  
  • PSYC 899 - Examinations Only


    3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Required of all graduate non-thesis students taking examinations, oral and/or written, who are not registered for any other course.

    Grading Option: Grades: S, U, W.

Quantitative Methods

A student must be in upper division, have junior standing excluding developmental work, and meet all stated course prerequisites to register for courses numbered 300 and above.

  
  • QMET 251 - Fundamentals of Business Statistics


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Probability, sampling distributions, interval estimation, hypothesis testing, and simple regression; emphasizes computerized statistical analysis.

    Prereq: UNIV 200 ; MATH 105 .
  
  • QMET 352 - Advanced Business Statistics


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Multiple regression, correlation analysis, experimental design, analysis of variance, chi-square, nonparametric methods, and time series analysis.

    Prereq: QMET 251  with a grade of “C” or better.
  
  • QMET 450 - Operations Research


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Introduction to operations research techniques and areas of applicability. Topics include queuing theory, calculus-based optimization and Lagrange multipliers, LP duals/sensitivity and transportation formulations, simulation, dynamic programming, networks, Markov processes, and other quantitative analysis techniques.

    Prereq: BSAT 382 .
  
  • QMET 505 - Foundations of Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Fundamentals of the use of statistics for improving business decisions under conditions of uncertainty. Topics covered include sampling distributions, probability concepts, statistical concepts and inferences, tests of significance, correlations and regression, forecasting and analysis of variance. Computer assisted quantitative analysis will be used and previous course in calculus is required.


Reading

Prerequisites for admission to Reading courses: Registration for “Reading” (READ) courses will be limited to persons who have completed EDFL 106 with a grade of “C” or better and who have formally applied for and been admitted to the Professional Program in Teacher Education.

All methods courses will require field experience. The number of hours required will vary from course to course. It is recommended that students schedule their classes each semester with three to six hours available during K-12 school hours each week to accomplish the required field experience.

  
  • READ 301 - Literacy Development for Emergent and Early Readers


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Literacy development from birth through kindergarten. Emphasis on the linguistic foundations of emergent and early literacy and developmentally appropriate practices to foster literacy development in the early years.

    Prereq: CODI 274 , PSYC 311 , SPED 300.
  
  • READ 302 - Teaching Reading in the Primary Grades


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Methods, techniques, strategies, and materials for instructing, organizing, and managing reading in K-3.

    Prereq: EDCI 405(G) , ENGL 351 , LBSC 308, and Block I courses.
    Coreq: READ 303 .
  
  • READ 303 - Practicum in Primary Grades Reading


    3 Credit(s). 2 Hour(s) Lab. 2 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Experience in applying various reading instructional strategies and approaches, reflective of balanced literacy; employing informal assessment techniques; and using varied reading texts in the K-3 classroom.

    Coreq: READ 302 .
  
  • READ 309 - Emerging Literacy and Reading Instruction Through Age 8


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Examination of emerging and beginning literacy; organization and application of developmentally appropriate practices for literacy instruction and assessment for PK-3.

    Rstr: PK-3 and Early Intervention Alternative Certification majors only.
  
  • READ 310 - Reading in the Elementary School


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Methods, techniques, strategies, and materials for teaching developmental reading.

    Prereq: Block I courses.
    Coreq: READ 311 
  
  • READ 311 - Practicum in Reading: Elementary


    3 Credit(s). 2 Hour(s) Lab. 2 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Experience in applying various reading instructional strategies and approaches, reflective of balanced literacy; employing informal assessment techniques; and using varied reading texts in grades 1-6.

    Prereq: Block I courses.
    Coreq: READ 310 .
  
  • READ 318 - Reading in the Language Arts


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Theories and principles of teaching reading in grades 1-5. Current methodologies and strategies for teaching reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing and visual representation.

    Rstr: College of Education majors.
  
  • READ 409 - The Reading Act: Instruction Through the School Years


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Survey of the child’s literacy development, ranging from emerging and beginning literacy through fluent reading and study skills.

    Prereq: EDCI 430 ; IRED 320 .
  
  • READ 410 - Teaching Content Literacy in the Secondary/Middle School


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Emphasis on teaching reading and writing strategies necessary to read, comprehend, and react to appropriate instructional materials in any content area.

    Prereq: SPED 391 , EDCI 427 , RED 320.
  
  • READ 411 - Assessment and Prescriptive Teaching of Reading


    3 Credit(s). 2 Hour(s) Lab. 2 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Diagnostic-prescriptive methods. Emphasis on individual learning levels and styles. Field work with children.

    Prereq: Any undergraduate foundations course in reading.
 

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