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EDF 510 - Comparative Educational Systems
3 credit hours
U.S. educational system compared to those of other countries with respect to laws pertaining to education, educational goals, organization and administration of education, facilities and equipment, school and college programs, education of teachers, and the like.
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EDF 516 - Theory and Practice of Communication Skills
3 credit hours
Day-to-day interactions with other persons. Topics include using verbal and nonverbal symbols, interactive listening, creating an interpersonal climate, developing and maintaining personal and professional relationships.
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EDF 526 - Assessment and Data Analysis for Instructional Improvement
3 credit hours
This course is designed to allow K-12 practitioners to develop advanced knowledge of various assessments administered in public school settings. Data from standardized tests and teacher-created assessments will be analyzed for their application to student growth, teacher effectiveness, matching instruction with curriculum, matching assessment to student learning needs, and school climate. Application of knowledge will entail designing and analyzing preassessments, formative assessments, and summative assessments.
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EDF 531 - Problems and Issues in Public Education
3 credit hours
Systematically identifying critical issues and problems of public education. Slash-Listed with EDF 631 .
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EDF 540 - Applied Educational Research
3 credit hours
Familiarizes students with research that enhances the knowledge base in the profession and is applicable in a practical setting. Emphasis on applying research in a practical setting by the development of research skills regarding the research question, the literature review, the research design, the methodology, and the reference section. This experience prepares students to be discriminate evaluators of research and able to design research projects.
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EDF 551 - Selected Topics in Foundations of Professional Studies
3 credit hours
Topics and issues of that comprise foundational knowledge appropriate for all graduate students of education. Emphasis on critical analysis and synthesis as a basis for sound professional decisions and actions.
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EDF 561 - Measurement and Evaluation in Elementary Education
3 credit hours
Interrelation of teaching, learning, and evaluation. Includes developing skills in test construction to ensure valid measurement of achievement, developing skills in interpreting standardized test scores, evaluating the appropriateness of standardized tests, and developing the ability to utilize measurement data in making decisions regarding instructional needs in the elementary classroom. Prerequisite(s) with concurrency allowed: ED 511 and 546 . Slash-listed with EDF 461.
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EDF 562 - Measurement and Evaluation in Secondary Education
3 credit hours
Interrelation of teaching, learning, and evaluation. Includes developing skills in test construction to ensure valid measurement of achievement, developing skills in interpreting standardized test scores, evaluating the appropriateness of standardized tests, and developing the ability to utilize measurement data in making decisions regarding instructional needs in the secondary classroom. Admission to Alternative Fifth-Year Program required. Co-requisite(s): ED 518 and 550 . Slash-listed with EDF 462.
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EDF 580 - Advanced Human Growth and Development
3 credit hours
Review of classic and current research in development. Critical analyses of behavioristic, psychoanalytic, psychobiological, and eclectic theories of growth and socialization are included.
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EDF 600 - Applied Research in Education and Behavioral Sciences
3 credit hours
Application of specific research methodologies to individual research projects in the area of the student’s professional interest.
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EDF 620 - Social and Multicultural Foundations
3 credit hours
Designed to help educators and counselors function effectively with individuals in a culturally diverse society. Understanding necessary to describe, analyze, and appreciate cultural differences.
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EDF 630 - Advanced Educational Psychology
3 credit hours
Study of theories of learning and their relation to varying school procedures, the effects of emotional adjustment, intelligence, social factors, and motivation on the ability to learn.
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EDF 631 - Problems and Issues in Public Education
3 credit hours
Systematically identifying critical issues and problems of public education. Slash-listed with EDF 531 .
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English |
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ENG 500 - Introduction to Graduate Studies
3 credit hours
The course introduces beginning M.A. students to the content and relational knowledge expected of a successful graduate student in literary studies. This course is normally taken during the first semester of enrollment.
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ENG 504 - Literature for Young Adults
3 credit hours
A study of classical and modern literature dealing with stages of adolescent development. Selections include a variety of genres with special attention to the young adult novel. Slash-listed with ENG 404.
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ENG 505 - Studies in One or Two Authors
3 credit hours
Close study of selected texts by a single figure (e.g. Shakespeare, Chaucer, Austen) or comparison of texts by a pair of writers (e.g. Barrett Browning and Dickinson). May be repeated for credit as authors vary. Prerequisite(s): ENG 300 or consent of instructor. Slash-listed with ENG 405.
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ENG 508 - Practicum in Writing Center Tutoring
1-3 credit hours
This course combines study of major scholarship on writing-center theory and practice with firsthand observations of tutoring sessions, followed by direct tutoring experience. It is intended for prospective and practicing Harbert Writing Center tutors, as well as for non-tutoring students who expect to teach writing during their careers. Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 (or 103), 102 (or 104), 231 (or 233), and 232 (or 234), or consent of instructor. Slash-listed with ENG 408.
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ENG 511 - Studies in Drama
3 credit hours
Study of the formal and generic features of drama. May emphasize development of dramatic form and content, a group of writers (the Irish Literary Revival), a period (Elizabethan and Jacobean), or a sub-genre (tragedy). Slash-listed with ENG 411.
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ENG 512 - Studies in Poetry
3 credit hours
Study of the forms and conventions of poetry. May emphasize a poetic kind (the lyric, the dramatic monologue, the elegy), a group of writers (Pope and his circle), a period or culture (contemporary Caribbean poetry), or a recurrent theme (country and city). Slash-listed with ENG 412.
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ENG 513 - Studies in the Novel
3 credit hours
Study of the formal and generic features of the novel. May emphasize the origins and development of the novel, a group of writers (contemporary African-American novelists), a period or culture (novels of the American South), or a sub-genre or kind (the Bildungsroman or picaresque). Slash-listed with ENG 413.
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ENG 514 - Studies in Short Fiction
3 credit hours
Study of the formal and generic features of the short story. May emphasize the origins and development of the short-story form, a group of writers (Latin American “magical realists”), or a period or culture (Southern Gothic). Slash-listed with ENG 414.
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ENG 515 - Studies in Non-Fiction
3 credit hours
Study of various forms of non-fiction prose (biography, autobiography, diaries and other forms of personal writing, journalism, polemical writing, the essay, etc.). Slash-listed with ENG 415.
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ENG 519 - Special Topics in Genre
3 credit hours
Exploration of a selected problem in genre. May consider history and uses of a formal device (meter), a theoretical problem (the ideology of the sonnet), a historical problem (the relationship between the novel and emerging national identities), or a cultural-studies issue (constructions of race and gender in Early Modern English drama.) Slash-listed with ENG 419.
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ENG 523 - Medieval Literature
3 credit hours
Studies in literature of the Middle Ages (750-1500). May include Beowulf, Chaucer, Petrarch, Dante, Marie de France. Slash-listed with ENG 423.
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ENG 524 - Early Modern Literature
3 credit hours
Studies in literature of the Renaissance and seventeenth century (1500-1660). May include Spenser, Donne, Jonson, Marvell. Slash-listed with ENG 424.
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ENG 525 - Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature
3 credit hours
Studies in literature from the “long Eighteenth Century” (1660-1790). May include Dryden, Etherege, Bunyan, Defoe, Pope, Swift, Johnson. Slash-listed with ENG 425.
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ENG 526 - The Romantic Period
3 credit hours
Studies in literature of the Romantic period (1790-1832). May include Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, the Shelleys, Keats. Slash-listed with ENG 426.
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ENG 527 - The Victorian Period
3 credit hours
Studies in literature of the Victorian period (1832-1900). May include Carlyle, Tennyson, the Brownings, Arnold, the Rossettis, Hopkins, and Hardy. Slash-listed with ENG 427.
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ENG 528 - Modern Literature
3 credit hours
Studies in literature of the twentieth century. Aspects of modernism examined through texts of one or several genres. Slash-listed with ENG 428.
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ENG 531 - American Literature to 1865
3 credit hours
Studies in colonial and nineteenth-century American literature. May include Bradford, Bradstreet, Franklin, Hawthorne, Poe, Melville, Whitman, and Dickinson. Slash-listed with ENG 431.
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ENG 532 - American Literature After 1865
3 credit hours
Studies in American literature from the late nineteenth century through the present. May include Twain, James, Chopin, Crane, Dreiser, Steinbeck, Williams, Barth. Slash-listed with ENG 432.
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ENG 539 - Special Topics in Literature of a Region, Culture, or Period
3 credit hours
Exploration of a selected topic in a period or culture. May consider a historical problem (did women have a Renaissance) or the literature of a period and/or subculture (the Harlem Renaissance, Southern Literature). May be repeated for credit if topic is different. Slash-listed with ENG 439.
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ENG 552 - Studies in Critical Theory
3 credit hours
A study of both ancient and modern critical concepts that attempt to discover meaning in or impose meaning on literary texts. Slash-listed with ENG 452.
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ENG 554 - Studies in Composition and Rhetoric
3 credit hours
Focused studies in specific areas of research in composition (e.g., studies in the composing process and rhetoric (e.g., classical rhetoric, rhetoric of particular genres). Slash-listed with ENG 454.
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ENG 555 - Style and Editing
3 credit hours
Provides a standard framework for identifying and authoritatively discussing the grammatical forms and constructions of Standard English. Slash-listed with ENG 455.
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ENG 556 - The Writing Process: Theories and Practices
3 credit hours
This course explores and synthesizes theories and practices related to writers’ processes and the teaching of writers. In addition to providing a foundation upon which students may develop strategies for improvising as writers, the course also will foster the kinds of skills needed for successfully assigning, analyzing, and responding to the writing of others. Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 (or 103), 102 (or 104), 231 (or 233), and 232 (or 234). Slash-listed with ENG 456.
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ENG 557 - Professional and Technical Writing
3 credit hours
Appropriate for students interested in writing-intensive professions in both the humanities and the sciences, this course offers an overview of commonly encountered genres in both technical and professional writing, including memos, proposals, technical reports, and oral presentations. Slash-listed with ENG 457.
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ENG 561 - Advanced Creative Writing
3 credit hours
In-depth workshop of poetry and/or creative prose. May focus on a particular genre or theme (the long poem, memoir, creative nonfiction). Includes readings in contemporary literature and at least one extended writing project. Limited enrollment. May be repeated with consent of instructor. Prerequisite(s): ENG 361 or equivalent (or consent of instructor). Slash-listed with ENG 461.
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ENG 571 - African-American Literature
3 credit hours
Historical perspectives on issues, themes, and distinctive literary strategies in African-American literature. Slash-listed with ENG 471.
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ENG 572 - Literature from the Margins
3 credit hours
Studies in literature written by groups traditionally marginalized either within or beyond national boundaries. Explores racial, ethnic and cultural plurality. Slash-listed with ENG 472.
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ENG 573 - Postcolonial Literature
3 credit hours
Studies in literature arising from colonialism and the dissolution of European empires, including works from Africa, India, and the Caribbean. Slash-listed with ENG 473.
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ENG 574 - Anglophone Literature
3 credit hours
Study of literature from settler countries, including Canada, South Africa, and Australia. Slash-listed with ENG 474.
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ENG 575 - Literature of Sexuality and Gender
3 credit hours
Study of literature that explores human Sexuality and gender from a variety of perspectives. May include literature by LGBTQ+ individuals or recently recovered or understudied women. Slash-listed with ENG 475.
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ENG 589 - Selected Topics in Literature and Language
1-6 credit hours
A special-topics course designed to meet a particular program or student need; the number of credit hours is determined by the faculty member teaching the course, in consultation with the department chair. Slash-listed with ENG 489.
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ENG 590 - Graduate Seminar
3 credit hours
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ENG 599 - Independent Study
3-6 credit hours
Students will work with a faculty member to plan and execute an independent study course in English. Departmental approval is required. Course requirements to be determined by the faculty member.
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ENG 699 - Thesis
3-6 credit hours
This class will be taken as hours in which the student is planning, researching, and completing a Master’s Thesis in English under the supervision of their thesis adviser. Students will have the option of a critical thesis, creative thesis, or internship thesis, as outlined in the English department graduate program handbook.
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ES 510 - Special Topics in Environmental Studies
3 credit hours
This course focuses on issues related to the natural environment and serves to foster awareness of environmental concerns. Course content and instructor will change with each offering. Course number may be taken repeatedly for credit providing course content differs. Approval of ES Coordinator is required. Slash-listed with ES 410.
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Exercise & Nutrition Science |
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EXNS 500 - The Curriculum in Exercise and Nutrition Science
3 credit hours
A survey of present status of the school curriculum in physical education. Emphasis given to the study of criteria and standards in the selection, evaluation and grade placement of course content and physical activities. Admission to the TEP Program; graduate level required.
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EXNS 501 - Advanced Study of Methods and Techniques in Athletic Coaching
3 credit hours
Theory and advanced techniques of coaching. Special attention given to conditioning and motivation of the athlete and philosophies of different coaches.
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EXNS 502 - Developing Creativity Outdoors
3 credit hours
Contribution to a child’s creativity through exploration, discovery, and direct experiences utilizing the natural environment as a learning laboratory, through physical education activities.
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EXNS 507 - Introduction to Research Methods in Health, Physical Education and Recreation
3 credit hours
Introduction to graduate study with emphasis upon collecting, organizing and reporting data gathered in studying selected problems.
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EXNS 508 - Research Methods in Exercise Science
3 credit hours
This course is designed to expose students to various types of research study designs, as well as proper methods and procedures necessary for scientific investigation. Special emphasis will be placed on the approach to designing a research question(s) derived from the current scientific literature. Students will be expected to design and submit a personal research proposal to the university Institutional Review Board (IRB) for approval.
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EXNS 510 - Advanced Sports Nutrition
3 credit hours
This graduate course is designed to expose students to nutrition as it relates to optimal training and performance for active individuals and athletes. Students will explore evidence-based strategies and recommendations for nutrient intakes and timing. Controversies within the field and topics of student interest will be examined.
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EXNS 520 - Evaluation in Health and Exercise and Nutrition Science
3 credit hours
Study of tests and evaluation materials pertinent to the area of health and physical education. Includes methods of gathering data, administering tests, test construction, marking and grading, and statistical analysis of data. Admission to the TEP Program; graduate level required. Slash-listed with EXNS 420.
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EXNS 521 - The Curriculum in Health
3 credit hours
Analysis of basic principles, techniques and methods of curriculum development for school health instruction. Emphasis on selection of subject matter, scope and sequence, and of various curriculum designs as well as teaching strategies in a comprehensive school health curriculum. Slash-listed with EXNS 421.
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EXNS 522 - The School Health Program
3 credit hours
Correlation and integration of health instruction with the total seven other components of the school program will be reviewed. Advances and recent developments in the field of health also studied. Slash-listed with EXNS 422.
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EXNS 525 - Motor Learning and Psychological Aspects of Movement
3 credit hours
Investigation of factors that have implications for motor learning throughout the life span; practical implications for teaching, coaching, and analyzing motor skills.
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EXNS 530 - Middle and Secondary Methods of Teaching Physical Education (6-12)
3 credit hours
Emphasis on planning, class organization and management strategies, instructional strategies, assessment, and issues impacting the middle and secondary physical-education program. Course is field-based for 10 weeks at a middle/ secondary school. Admission to the TEP Program; graduate level required. Slash-listed with EXNS 430.
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EXNS 531 - Organization and Administration of Athletics
3 credit hours
Study of principles and policies of athletics administration. Special emphasis on organizational patterns and procedures in intramural, interscholastic and intercollegiate programs.
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EXNS 540 - Seminar in Health, Physical Education and Recreation
3 credit hours
Study of developments in the field of education, with particular emphasis on health and physical education. Current issues will be researched with special attention to the application of research. Slash-listed with EXNS 440.
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EXNS 550 - Administration of Programs of Health and Physical Education in Elementary and Secondary Schools
3 credit hours
Problems of administration in the design and conduct of programs in health and physical education at the elementary and secondary school levels.
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EXNS 551 - Readings in Physical Education
1-3 credit hours
Directed readings and comprehensive review of literature of the discipline of health and physical education which will culminate in research papers and presentations. This course can be repeated one time for up to 3 hours credit with Program Coordinator approval.
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EXNS 555 - Wellness Leadership
3 credit hours
The course is designed to assist professionals to conceptualize documented strategies for achieving a high level of wellness. Emphasis should be placed upon current personal lifestyle behaviors and issues that are recognized nationally and state-wide as public health concerns.
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EXNS 575 - Adapted Physical Education for the Exceptional Child
3 credit hours
Designed to provide students with basic knowledge and skills necessary to meet the needs of exceptional children.
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EXNS 580 - Advanced Exercise Physiology
4 credit hours
This course is designed for an in-depth study of the human physiological systems’ responses to acute exercise, as well as chronic adaptations from exercise training. Special emphasis will be placed on bioenergetics, as well as cardiovascular dynamics associated with exercise. Additionally, students will be taught administrative procedures for various aerobic and anaerobic fitness tests. The overall goal of this course is to provide application and examples as they relate to the field of exercise physiology.
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EXNS 581 - Applied Muscle Function and Biomechanics
3 credit hours
To develop a deep understanding of the anatomical, neuromuscular, and biomechanical principles of human movement and skeletal muscle functionality. This course will prepare students to understand how and why muscles work as they do in the human body. Additionally, proper technique of exercise, including high-intensity functional training will be discussed and applied. Special emphasis will be placed on EMG administration and assessment during movement.
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EXNS 586 - Current Issues and Trends in Exercise Science
3 credit hours
This course will explore the current scientific literature as it relates to the field of exercise science. Students will be expected to identify, interpret, discuss, and submit written critiques of peer-reviewed articles related to the topics of in-class discussion.
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EXNS 588 - Environmental Exercise Physiology
3 credit hours
This course will cover the human body’s acute responses and chronic adaptations to exercise in different environments. The environments include heat, humidity, cold, altitude, and water. Additionally, comparison of different individuals and different cultures acute responses and chronic adaptations to the exercise in different environments. Specific topics include thermoregulation, oxygen saturation, clothing, diver’s reflex, space, adaptability, and individual variances in responses and adaptations. This course will include laboratories which focus on these areas. Additionally, special topics of environmental exercise physiology will be introduced and covered.
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EXNS 589 - Elementary Methods in Physical Education
3 credit hours
Emphasis on planning, class organization and management strategies, instructional strategies, and assessment in the elementary physical-education program. Course is field-based for 10 weeks at an elementary school. Admission to the TEP Program; graduate level required.
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EXNS 590 - Directed Reading or Directed Individual Study
3-6 credit hours
With permission of adviser. This course can be repeated two times for up to 6 hours credit with Program Coordinator approval.
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EXNS 591 - Thesis
3 credit hours
This course is the capstone experience and requirement for graduation for the thesis track for the EXNS M.S. degree program. The purpose of this course is to create a culminating experiences for students at the University of Montevallo and validate them as master practitioners in research. The project must be approved by a faculty mentor, with the goal of completing a successful thesis that is accepted by the faculty. A grade of IP (In Progress) may be assigned in this course, and will be graded upon completion of the coursework. IP Designated courses may include more than one enrolled attempt and more than one semester. Repeatable for up to 6 credit hours.
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EXNS 595 - Internship in EXNS
6 credit hours
The internship is designed to expand the learning experiences for Exercise Science graduate students as they apply and integrate their knowledge and skills developed in the classroom in real world settings related to their career goals. A grade of IP (In Progress) may be assigned in this course and will be graded upon completion of the coursework.
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EXNS 596 - Advanced Strength and Conditioning
3 credit hours
This course is designed to expose students to advanced strength and conditioning techniques endorsed by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Special emphasis will be placed on appropriate baseline testing, as well as the design of a variety of exercise training programs. Students will be expected to apply baseline test results and design training programs based on these test results.
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EXNS 599 - Advanced Exercise Assessment and Prescription
4 credit hours
This course is designed to prepare individuals to understand the benefits and risks associated with physical activity and to be able to assess and prescribe the proper exercise to patients/clients. In this class, students will be exposed to the world of practice by providing them with knowledge of how to assess each component of fitness in the general, clinical, and athletic populations. Furthermore, students will gain a comprehensive functional and diagnostic examination of the cardiovascular responses to graded exercise testing. Emphasis will be placed on sports-specific exercise assessment and program design.
Additionally, this course will prepare individuals in the use of the Electromyography (EMG) to measure and assess the function and health of muscles, including the nerve cells that control them (motor neurons). Course content will include the study of the electrical signals that cause muscles to contract.
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EXNS 598 - Statistical Measurements In Exercise Science
3 credit hours
This course provides an introduction to statistical methods and their implications for human performance specific situations as well as educational researchers. Appropriate computer applications will be integrated with classroom content relating to populations and samples; organizing, displaying, and summarizing data; probability; normal distribution; tests of significance; correlation and simple regression; Z and T tests; and the chi square test.
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FCS 500 - Advanced Adolescent and Young Adult Development
3 credit hours
Theory and practice related to physical, social, intellectual, and emotional development of pre-adolescents through young adulthood. Slash-listed with FCS 400.
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FCS 502 - Advanced Marriage and Family Relationships
3 credit hours
Study of marriage and family with emphasis on the interrelatedness of other social institutions with the family. Family functions are examined with future alternatives and implications explored. Slash-listed with FCS 402.
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FCS 505 - Advanced Adult Development and Aging
3 credit hours
Perspectives on developmental issues in later life. Exploration of issues related to the adulthood and retirement years with special emphasis on processes and problems associated with growing older. Slash-listed with FCS 405.
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FCS 520 - Family and Consumer Sciences Curriculum in Secondary Schools
3 credit hours
A study of the basis of curriculum decisions and the development of family and consumer sciences programs consistent with socioeconomic and cultural needs of individuals and families.
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FCS 521 - Seminar in Materials and Methods of Teaching Family and Consumer Sciences
3 credit hours
Study of current teaching methods and instructional materials suited to teaching family and consumer sciences and/ or family and consumer sciences career-technical classes.
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FCS 530 - Family Systems
3 credit hours
Examination of families as systems with discernible structure and patterns of interaction among the members. Family strengths and problems are addressed.
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FCS 535 - Parent and Family Involvement
3 credit hours
Extends prior classroom experiences and focuses on multicultural awareness and intra- and interpersonal communication between families and teacher leaders. Impact of family diversity on instruction and communication in schools; traditional, required and proactive models for engaging families and school personnel in teamwork to support student achievement, empowerment of parents; development of advocacy skills in families and teachers, and the utility of family systems theory for analyzing and shaping effective home-school interaction included. Available only to majors in Class AA/EDS Teacher Leader Program.
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FCS 544 - Food Science for Educators
3 credit hours
Application of theory and principles of food science for family and consumer sciences educators.
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FCS 550 - Supervision in Family and Consumer Sciences
3 credit hours
A study of philosophy and issues in developing and implementing student teaching programs and in the supervision of teaching.
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FCS 552 - Advanced Clothing Design: Flat Pattern
3 credit hours
Development of creative designs through flat patterns. Includes construction of individual designs. Slash-listed with FCS 552.
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FCS 553 - Advanced Clothing Design: Draping
3 credit hours
Development of creative designs through draping. Each student will cover a dress form and execute designs. Slash-listed with FCS 553.
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FCS 555 - Advanced Foods and Nutrition
3 credit hours
A comprehensive study of the science of nutrition to include digestion, metabolism, and an overview of nutritional disease states.
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FCS 560 - Family and Consumer Sciences Education Workshop
3 credit hours
A study of selected areas of family and consumer sciences content in a workshop format.
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FCS 562 - Textile Economics
3 credit hours
In-depth investigation of the American textile industry and its role in world-wide production of textiles, domestic and international trade, textile legislation, and the relationship between the textile industry and the U.S. government.
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FCS 564 - Advanced Child- and Elder-Care Programs and Services
3 credit hours
Advanced strategies and procedures required for operation of quality child- and elder-care services and programs including organizational structure, personnel policies and procedures, program administration, business practices, grant writing, and meeting needs with developmentally appropriate facilities and activities. Admission to the Graduate Program required.
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FCS 565 - Research in Family and Consumer Sciences
3 credit hours
A study of family and consumer sciences research and an introduction to research methods.
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FCS 570 - Problems in Family and Consumer Sciences
1-6 credit hours
An independent study focusing on a current issue or problem in family and consumer sciences. Requirements to be determined by instructor and student. Text to be determined by content area selected. Approval of instructor required.
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FCS 572 - Quantity Foods for Educators
3 credit hours
Planning, procuring, storing, producing, and serving foods for families and for commercial establishments; emphasis on nutritional needs, culture, socioeconomic levels; in-depth study of safety and sanitation for foodservice/ culinary arts teachers. Prerequisite(s): FCS 170 or equivalent and admission to graduate study in Family and Consumer Sciences Education. Slash-listed with FCS 477.
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FCS 575 - Special Topics in Family and Consumer Sciences
3 credit hours
The study of a selected topic in Family and Consumer Sciences. (Cross-listed with FCS 475).
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FCS 583 - Advanced Consumer Economics
3 credit hours
Study of consumer problems and issues with emphasis on family financial management.
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FCS 585 - Life Cycle and Community Nutrition
3 credit hours
Human nutrition needs from conception through old age; emphasis on nutrition services and resources available in a community for individuals of all ages. Prerequisite(s): FCS 281 or equivalent or consent of instructor. Slash-listed with FCS 485.
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FCS 587 - Foundations of Family and Consumer Sciences/Career and Technical Education
3 credit hours
This course will include an analysis of family and consumer sciences/career and technical education philosophy, theory, and research and their relationship to other curriculum areas. The course will also include the application of critical-thinking skills, diverse perspectives, and reflection related to family and social issues.
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FCS 589 - Coordination and Supervision of Work- Based Learning
3 credit hours
The course will focus on the impact of selected legislation on Family and Consumer Sciences/Career and Technical Education programs. Emphasis will also be placed on teaching techniques and strategies for cooperative education, school-to-work programs, and work-based education programs. In addition, the problems involved in the organization and administration of modern FCS/CTE programs will be addressed.
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FCS 590 - Advanced Family Life Education
3 credit hours
This course will provide graduate students with a comprehensive understanding of the theories and principles of family life education in conjunction with the ability to plan, implement, and evaluate such educational programs. It will include research and theories related to planning, implementing, and evaluating programs; education techniques; sensitivity to others; and sensitivity to community concerns and values. Slash-listed with FCS 490.
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