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Course Descriptions

Graduate Bulletin Course Description Introduction

Course descriptions are listed (in this section) in alphabetical order by curricular subject abbreviations. Graduate courses are those numbered from 500 through 899. All numbers below 500 are for undergraduate credit.

Interpreting Course Descriptions

This document will help you understand the various codes used in the course descriptions.

A typical course description appears like this:

COUN 788 Counseling Process Laboratory  

Course Level

The three digits of the course codes refer to the course level. Graduate courses are numbered from 500 to 899. The 100 through 400 series are undergraduate courses.

Credits

UW-Stout defines a credit hour as an amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement that reasonably approximates: [1] At least one hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work each week for approximately 15 weeks for one semester hour of credit, or the equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time; or [2] At least an equivalent amount of work as required in part one [1] of this definition for other academic activities as established by UW-Stout, including distance education, online, hybrid, or other indirect faculty instruction, laboratory work, internships, co-op experiences, studio work, and other academic work leading to the award of credit hours.
 

Computer, Networking & Information Technologies
  

  • CNIT-582 Network Systems Design

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Concepts from communication networks.  LAN, MAN, WAN networks. Introduction to LAN switching, ATM and virtual LANS.  Designing and integration of LAN switching virtual networking and ATM into today’s networks.
  

  • CNIT-583 Introduction to Network Security

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Design, implementation and management of network security in multilayered computer networks. Identifying and evaluating network security threats; internet, intranet, and extranet security issues.
  

  • CNIT-591 Wireless Systems

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Wireless networking combining Radio Frequency (RF) and Local Area Networking (LAN) technology fundamentals. Basic concepts and building blocks or the convergence between RF and networking technologies. Technologies and tasks vital to installing, managing, and supporting wireless networks.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  

  • CNIT-641 Scalable Internetworks

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    One of three core courses for preparation for the Cisco CCNP and CCDP professional certification. Students will learn how to build scalable routable networks.  Students are required to pass the associated Cisco certification examination.
  

  • CNIT-643 Multi-Layer Switched Networks

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    One of three core courses for preparation for the Cisco CCNP and CCDP profressional certification. Build multi-layer switched networks. Students are required to pass the associated Cisco certification examination.
    Prerequisite: take CNIT-641  
  

  • CNIT-644 Internetwork Troubleshooting

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Specialization course for the Cisco CCNP professional certification. Students will learn to troubleshoot internetworks. Students are required to pass the associated Cisco certification examination.
    Prerequisites: take CNIT-641 , ITM-642 , and CNIT-643  
  

  • CNIT-650 Enterprise Solutions and Unified Communications

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Enterprise-level network utilizing the technologies and methods that are current industry best practices. Provide enterprise network solutions and unified communications to an organization while maintaining quality of service. New and emerging network technologies for an enterprise network.
    Prerequisites: take CNIT-530 , CNIT-563 , and CNIT-644  
  

  • CNIT-684 Advanced Network Security and Auditing

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Network infrastructure, operating systems, data centers, and virtualized environment security and auditing. Information technology government and industry regulation compliance.
  

  • CNIT-690 Information Technology Management Capstone

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Work with an outside organization in a team environment utilizing concepts of design, brainstorming, problem solving, team work, creativity, evaluation, and present findings in oral and written formats.

Computer Science
  

  • CS-545 Image Processing

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Theory and applications of digital image processing. Mathematical foundations and algorithms for enhancement, restoration, compression, segmentation and reconstruction from projections.
  

  • CS-546 Simulation Modeling and Analysis

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Simulation as a problem-solving technique; models, analysis and languages for simulation; data collection; random variety generation; verification and validation; output analysis; optimization of systems.
  

  • CS-680 Introduction to Computer Security

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Computer security problems and challenges, relationship between policy and security, cryptography, implementation of requirements imposed by policies, use of standards to ensure that the system will meet its goals, system vulnerabilities analysis and detection, intrusion detection, application of desired policy and procedures to support the policy.
  

  • CS-741 Computer Programming Techniques

    2 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introduction to computer systems and their utilization. Emphasis on translating language with application to individual research projects, statistical or developmental.
  

  • CS-745 Data Mining

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Fundamental concepts and methods in the field of data mining in order to discover meaningful patterns and knowledge from large datasets. Issues in data acquisition, integration, preprocessing, analysis and reporting. Hands-on examples from practical applications illustrating the concepts covered in the course.
  

  • CS-799 Independent Study

    1-3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department consent

Counseling
  

  • COUN-606 Peer Supervisory Experience

    1 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Experience in observation and feedback to peers undergoing counseling skill training.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  

  • COUN-647 Assessment and Treatment of Eating Disorders

    2 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Description and diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, obesity, and compulsive overeating. Psychological, sociological, and familial influences on the development of the disorders. Assessment instruments, approaches, and treatment considerations.
  

  • COUN-694 Counseling Older Persons

    2-3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Training service providers in counseling skills and gerontology through discussion, observation and supervised counseling experiences.
  

  • COUN-700 Seminar In Counseling

    1-3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Special topics on current developments in the field. Each seminar is devoted to a specific development to be indicated with a subtitle and description.
  

  • COUN-715 Foundations of Clinical Mental Health Counseling

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Professional, ethical, and legal issues in mental health and AODA counseling. National and Wisconsin credential standards for mental health and AODA counseling practice. Regional mental health and AODA practice settings. Public policy issues in mental health and AODA counseling.
    Must be accepted into the M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program
  

  • COUN-719 Crisis and Trauma Counseling

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Clinical implications of significant personal loss by trauma, life transition, disease, disability and bereavement. Evidence-based approaches to grief counseling, the neurocognitive impact of trauma, and theoretically grounded approaches to trauma counseling. Emphasis will be on clinical skill integration in the context of grief and trauma.
  

  • COUN-720 Psychopharmacology

    2 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Overview of abused street and prescription drugs and the legitimate use of psycho-pharmaceutical medicine. Fundamental concepts of neuroanatomy and neurochemistry. Medications for the treatment of substance abuse disorders and chronic pain management. Signs and symptoms of drug toxicity, drug interactions and side effects. Crisis intervention strategies.
  

  • COUN-721 Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Programs

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Psychological factors in alcohol and drug abuse. Treatment programs and approaches used by alcohol and drug abuse counselors.
  

  • COUN-722 Advanced Topics in Compulsive Behavior Disorders

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Psychology of shame and its relationship to substance abuse and other compulsive behaviors. Overview of prominent topics in compulsive behavioral disorders including substance abuse, gambling, eating, spending money, sex, internet, and other excessive and harmful behaviors. Advanced counseling skill development through psycho-education presentations and hypothetical problem solving. Ethical issues in counseling.
    Prerequisite: take COUN-721 
  

  • COUN-723 Psychopathology: Assessment and Treatment Planning

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Training in the use of the current edition of the diagnostic and statistical manual (DSM) for assessment of mental disorders; use of behavioral and psychometric assessment procedures; treatment planning.
  

  • COUN-724 Adolescent Substance Abuse Counseling

    2 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Major adolescent developmental concepts, current trends, and culturally sensitive approaches in the assessment, prevention and treatment of adolescent substance abuse.
    Prerequisite: take COUN-721 
  

  • COUN-725 Social and Cultural Issues in Counseling

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Major concepts, theoretical perspectives, professional issues, and skills of effective counseling related to such factors as culture, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender, sexual orientation, mental and physical characteristics, education, family values, religious and spiritual values, and socio-economic status.
  

  • COUN-727 Mindfulness Applications in Counseling

    2 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    History and methods of mindfulness psychology. Research supporting mindfulness integration in counseling. Theories and techniques of current mindfulness-based counseling and psychotherapy. Experiential mindfulness exercises and practice.
  

  • COUN-735 Problems in Counseling

    2 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Plan B investigations are the primary purpose of this course. Students who are ready to write their Plan B paper should register for this course and then confer with the major adviser to select a staff member who will serve as an investigation adviser. Meetings with the adviser are by arrangement only.
    Prerequisites: take EDUC-740  or MFT-765 
  

  • COUN-745 Treating Personality Disorders

    1 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of personality disorders as defined in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM). Underlying belief systems associated with the various personality disorders. Therapeutic strategies useful in working with individuals with personality disorders.
    Prerequisite: take COUN-723 
  

  • COUN-749 Cooperative Education Experience

    1-6 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industry experience. Generally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous one.
    Department Consent Required
  

  • COUN-750 Counseling Theory

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    History and theories of counseling and psycho- therapy: psychoanalytic, humanistic/existential, cognitive/behavioral, family systems, feminist, and others. Underlying personality theory. Integration and eclecticism in counseling practice. Illustrative practical applications. Integration of counseling theory into a personal counseling style.
  

  • COUN-752 Group Dynamics

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Theoretical and experiential understandings of group work, dynamics/development, and leadership approaches. Small group experience and supervised training in essential group leadership skills. Design and implementation of different types of groups for diverse populations in varied professional settings.
    Prequisite or Corequisite: COUN-788 
  

  • COUN-754 Assessment and Clinical Interviewing in Counseling

    1 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Instruments and procedures used for the assessment of behavior relevant to and appropriate for mental health counseling. Emphasis on the selection, administration, interpretation, and application of major assessment instruments and procedures. Synthesis of assessment information into psychological reports.
    Prerequisite: take SPSY-753 
  

  • COUN-761 Counseling Children and Adolescents

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Concepts and developmental approaches to counseling with children and adolescents. Integration of culturally responsive strategies, identification of at-risk behavior and prevention, and strategies to work with parents and families.
  

  • COUN-770 Thesis

    2-6 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Independent research under direction of investigation adviser. Selection of problems, development of outline, review of literature, compilation of bibliography, plan of method of attack, conduct of research, interpretation of findings, and preparation of the final paper according to thesis standards. Student may enroll for 2, 4, or 6 semester hours of credit in various terms with a final total of six.
    Prerequisites: take EDUC-740  or MFT-765 
  

  • COUN-775 Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling Practicum I

    8 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Counseling under supervision in an alcohol and drug abuse treatment facility. Laboratory instruction on various aspects of alcohol and drug abuse treatment approaches.
    Department Consent Required
    Prerequisites: take COUN-721  and COUN-788 
  

  • COUN-776 Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling Practicum II

    8 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    A continuation of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling Practicum I. Students will continue a supervised counseling experience in an appropriate treatment facility and related laboratory instruction.
    Department Consent Required
    Prerequisite: take COUN-775 
  

  • COUN-788 Counseling Process Laboratory

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Basic attending and influencing skills used in the one-to-one and one-to-group situations involving laboratory experiences, such as counseling, feedback, critiquing, modeling, assessing and evaluating.
    Prerequisite or Corequisite: COUN-750 
  

  • COUN-789 Clinical Mental Health Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Training in the theory and practice of cognitive- behavioral, and solution-focused treatment models. Assessment, intervention, and self-management strategies through this approach will be emphasized. Application of cognitive-behavioral techniques to human problems.
    Prerequisite: take COUN-750  
  

  • COUN-790 Supervision in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Theory and practice of clinical and administration supervision in Mental Health Counseling venues. Supervision skill development and practice in laboratory setting.
    Prerequisite: take COUN-788 
  

  • COUN-793 Mental Health Counseling Practicum

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Minimum of 150 hours of closely supervised counseling experience in an appropriate mental health setting. Regular seminars and individual supervision sessions required.
    Prerequisite: take COUN-788 
  

  • COUN-794 Mental Health Counseling Internship

    2-6 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Minimum of 200 hours of supervised experience in a mental health or AODA setting for two credits. Applied professional experiences, including individual, group, marriage and/or family counseling; intake interviewing; diagnosis; psychological testing; treatment planning; consultation and outreach; referrals; and/or documentation. Repeatable to 6 credits (600 hours).
    Prerequisite: take COUN-793 
  

  • COUN-799 Independent Study

    1-3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent Required
  

  • COUN-892 Advanced Counseling Practicum

    2 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Clinical supervised counseling experiences in a variety of school institutional and agency settings. Designed to assist the student to more adequately understand and apply the dynamics of human behavior in the one-to-one counseling relationship. A minimum of 60 to 90 clock hours of experience is required.
    Prerequisite: take COUN-793 
  

  • COUN-895 Field Study

    2-6 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Experience in action-type field research in pupil personnel services. The student will identify and research a topic directly related to his career position. Preparation and presentation of a formal report of the study to appropriate personnel. Student may enroll for 2, 4, or 6 semester hours of credit in various terms with a final total of six.

Cross-Media Graphics
  

  • CMG-551 Cross-Media Personalization

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Software, systems and processes used to plan and produce personalized and integrated cross-media (Web, print, e-mail, mobile, digital media) marketing/promotion campaigns. Databases, layout issues, dynamic content (text, images, charts and graphs), scripting, automation, variable data digital printing and personalization, through design platforms and web storefront interaction.
  

  • CMG-555 ePublishing

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Techniques and processes for creating published digital media. Design considerations, file formats, digital asset and rights management, digital publishing standards and issues specific to long documents. Portable Document Format files, eBook formats and other standards for digital documents. Extensible Markup Language (XML) in print and digital media workflows.
  

  • CMG-562 Screen and Specialty Printing

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Screen, and other specialty printing on a variety of substrates. Wide format, three-dimensional, lenticular, cut vinyl graphics, dye sublimation, pad printing, laser marking/engraving, issues and process-control concerns unique to these image transfer methods.
    Special course fee applies.
  

  • CMG-568 Print Optimization

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    The application of industry specifications to optimize print reproduction. Instrumentation, press fingerprinting and applied color management.
  

  • CMG-580 Cross-Media Estimating and Planning

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Cross-media graphics workflow management issues including cost of production or services, estimating practices, planning and scheduling of both print and non-print graphic projects.
  

  • CMG-643 Cross-Media Practicum

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Integration of all cross-media graphics processes in the design and production of print and non-print graphic products and services for clients in the university community. Special emphasis on the process and workflow management roles of estimating, customer service, scheduling, planning, production supervision and quality control.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  

  • CMG-645 Publication Production

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Cross-discipline work teams experience integration of creative, technical and managerial skills to design, plan, schedule, produce and distribute print and digital versions of a publication.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  

  • CMG-682 Graphics Workflow Automation

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Emerging trends in graphics workflow automation. Utilization of Job Definition Format (JDF) files to streamline digital workflow and integrate with production and management information systems. Asset management integration, file preflighting and repair, scripting, Web-to-Print integration, and workflow customization.
  

  • CMG-695 Cross-Media Seminar

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Overview of the graphic communications industry; its size, market segments, profitability and organization. Research and analysis of company annual reports. Strategic planning, management and leadership, industry trends and forecasts, trade organizations, news and other information sources. Impact of technology, global issues, and competing information distribution channels.

Design
  

  • DES-508 Lighting Design in the Built Environment

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Exploration and application of professional lighting design practice within the built environment including psychological and physiological aspects of artificial and natural light, effects of color, directional effects, materials, design process, aesthetics, codes, energy conservation, and sustainability.
    Department Consent Required
  

  • DES-521 Digital Imagery Studio

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    A studio workshop experience in digital painting, photo illustration and image compositing using digital tools. Advanced topics and projects rotate.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  

  • DES-525 Introduction to Web Design

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Processes and concepts involved in the design and development of Web sites.
  

  • DES-570 User Experience Design

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Application of principles and methods involved in user experience design and human-computer interaction.
  

  • DES-571 Interactive Media Design

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Design and development of interactive media compositions.
  

  • DES-572 3D Modeling and Animation I

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introduction to 3D digital modeling, animation, texturing, lighting, and rendering techniques. Using digital design elements and visual aesthetics, students create 3D digital imagery and animations.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  

  • DES-573 3D Modeling - Hard Surface

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Intermediate design studio course focused on developing 3D hard surface models, textures and environment lighting.  Creation of robust digital imagery and animations using rendering and visual aesthetics.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  

  • DES-574 3D Modeling - Organics

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Intermediate design studio course focused on developing 3D organic models and textures.  Creation of robust digital imagery and animations using rendering and visual aesthetics.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  

  • DES-575 Digital Cinema Studio

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Techniques, topics and projects for digital cinema. Emphasis on creative direction, aesthetics, content and narrative development. Advanced students work individually and in teams to produce and critically examine self-directed projects. Advanced topics and projects rotate each semester.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  

  • DES-578 Animation Studio

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Animation techniques, topics and projects. Course provides an introduction to 2D and s-motion animation techniques. Advanced students work individually and in teams to produce and critically examine self-directed projects. Specific topics and projects rotate each semester. Repeatable.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  

  • DES-579 Comics & Sequential Art Studio

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Techniques, topics and projects. Introduction to the art and craft of combining words and illustrated pictures to create narrative works. Advanced students work individually and in teams to produce and critically examine self-directed projects. Advanced topics and projects rotate each semester. Repeatable.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  

  • DES-580 Signage and Exhibition Design

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Organization and design of environmental graphics through the production of signage, display, and exhibition support systems.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  

  • DES-585 Advanced Interactive Design

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Advanced design and development of interactive projects. Project focus will rotate across contemporary topics. (Repeatable)
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  

  • DES-586 Publication Design

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Graphic design principles as applied to the combination and coordination of art and typography with text.
  

  • DES-605 Advanced Design Drawing

    0 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    In-depth study of illustration and presentation styles within various design contexts. Development of drawing skills in traditional and digital media, emphasizing perspective, form, and texture. Emphasis on rapid freehand, conceptual drawing as a means to imagine and develop design concepts.
    Department Consent Required
  

  • DES-616 Interior Design Senior Studio

    4 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Exploration of advanced interior design topics, including sustainability, through an extensive project(s) to include all phases of current interior design professional practice and incorporation into students portfolio.
    Department Consent Required
  

  • DES-631 ID5: Industrial Design Senior Studio I

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Exploration of advanced industrial design topics through extensive projects with consideration given to contextual and environmental issues. Topics and projects rotate each semester.
    Department Consent Required
  

  • DES-632 ID6: Industrial Design Senior Studio II

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Execution of advanced industrial design projects through all phases of current industrial design process.
    Department Consent Required
  

  • DES-700 Design Seminar I

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introduction to design practice, research, methodology and processes with a focus on establishing graduate work trajectory.
  

  • DES-710 Ethics in Design

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Ethics related to professional design practice and creative scholarship.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  

  • DES-712 Sustainable Design Practice

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Advanced exploration and evaluation of current environmental design standards, business practices, and materials as they apply to sustainable design.
  

  • DES-725 Research Strategies in Design

    3.0 cr
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introduction to design research methods that inform and inspire the design process. Human, end-user, and participatory-centered methods, ethnographic, qualitative, and other alternative methods. Students create designs, implement appropriate design research method(s), integrate ethical practices, and explore various visual representational techniques of information and data analysis.
    Department consent
    Must be enrolled in the MFA in Design
  

  • DES-730 Critical Issues in Design Education and Practice

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Overview of professional design issues in higher education, industry, and the broader community.
    Department Consent Required
    Must be enrolled in the MFA in Design
  

  • DES-799 Independent Study

    1-3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent Required
  

  • DES-800 Design Seminar II

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Directed exploration through formative stages of design thesis development, identification of research adviser and thesis committee, culminating in formal thesis proposal and presentation for approval of thesis. Should be taken one, no more than two, terms prior to registering for design thesis.
    Department Consent Required
    Prerequisites: take DES-700 , DES 725  , DES-730 ; must be enrolled in MFA Design
  

  • DES-870 Creative Thesis in Design

    3-6 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Independent design research project production and implementation under direction of primary research adviser and committee. Requires final presentation to thesis committee, public dissemination (i.e., exhibition, lecture), and completion of a written Master’s report describing, framing, illustrating, and supporting the design work.
    Department Consent Required
    Prerequisites: take DES-800 ; must be enrolled in MFA Design

Early Childhood Education
  

  • ECE-613 Lang Arts/Reading I: Birth-K

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Developmentally appropriate strategies and materials for planning, implementing, and evaluating language arts. Emphasis on developing emergent literacy skills and language arts with children Birth through Kindergarten.
  

  • ECE-626 Advanced Classroom Management and Guidance

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Advanced study of managing early childhood classrooms. Management of the physical environment, instructional context, including large and small groups, and social context. Building a classroom community and encouraging collaborative learning. Assessing management of early childhood classrooms. Analysis of classroom management programs. Observation/participation in early childhood classrooms required.
  

  • ECE-635 Children, Families, Schools and Communities

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Building family, school, and community partnerships to support children’s wellbeing and educational success. Theories and processes used to establish positive home-school-community relations.
  

  • ECE-664 Special topics in Early Childhood Curriculum

    1-3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Philosophy and methodology of early childhood education: problems confronting teachers.

Education
  

  • EDUC-503 Educational Psychology

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Psychological aspects of learning, teaching, and assessment processes within educational contexts. Focus on the principles of learning and cognition, human development, individual and group differences, teaching and assessment processes.
  

  • EDUC-504 Secondary Curriculum Methods and Assessment

    2 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Discipline-specific curriculum, methods, and assessment procedures for teaching content minors.
    Prerequisite: Benchmark I completion
  

  • EDUC-507 Racial and Cultural Perspectives on Applied Human Relations

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Major themes on how race and ethnicity shape personal and interpersonal relationships.
  

  • EDUC-509 Methods, Materials, and Management for Middle Childhood Education

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Focus on developmentally appropriate teaching practices in elementary classrooms (grades 4-6). Program models; learning environments; local, state, and national standards; assessment techniques; instructional approaches, and lesson planning for elementary students. Students must hold license #70 and have passed the Praxis 2 exam.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  

  • EDUC-510 Middle Childhood Education Teaching Science

    2 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Curriculum, methods, and assessment in middle childhood science teaching for children ages 9 through 11. Knowledge and performances in the areas of planning, classroom management, instruction, and professional responsibilities for reflection, communication are the focus. Students must hold license #70 and have passed the Praxis 2 exam.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  

  • EDUC-511 Middle Childhood: Curriculum and Methods for Teaching Math

    2 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Methods and materials for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating mathematics curricula for elementary classrooms (grades 4-6). Emphasis is placed on: 1) utilizing process skills, 2) fostering content knowledge in the mathematical areas, 3) assessment, 4) mathematical content instruction, and 5) building positive attitudes for the mathematical classroom. Students will continue to develop skills in the classroom environment while maintaining professional responsibilities for teaching at the elementary level. Students must hold license #70 and have passed the Praxis 2 exam.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  

  • EDUC-512 Middle Childhood: Curriculum and Methods for Social Studies

    2 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Methods and materials for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating social studies curricula for elementary classrooms (grades 4-6). Emphasis is placed on: 10 utilizing development skills, 2) fostering content knowledge in the content of social studies, 3) assessment, 4) social studies content instruction, and 5) building positive attitudes for the teaching of social studies in the classroom. Develop skills in the classroom environment and maintain professional responsibilities for teaching at the elementary level. Students must hold WI teaching license #70 and have passed the Praxis 2 exam.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  

  • EDUC-513 Middle Childhood: Curriculum and Methods Language Arts

    (2 cr.)
    Methods and materials for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating reading/language arts curricula for elementary classrooms (grades 4-6). Emphasis is placed on: 1) utilizing development skills, 2) fostering content knowledge in the content of reading/language arts, 3) assessment, 4) reading/language arts content instruction, and 5) building positive attitudes for the teaching of reading/language arts in the classroom. Develop skills in the classroom environment and maintain professional responsibilities for teaching at the elementary level. Students must hold WI teaching license #70 and have passed the Praxis 2 exam.
    Prerequisite(s): Passed BM1 (for ECE-514 still holds license #70 requirement and passed Praxis 2 exam)
  

  • EDUC-514 Student Teaching in Elementary Grades

    4-8 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Full-day student teaching at the elementary level (grades 4-6) in a public school setting. Middle childhood student teaching experience follows the public school district calendar. Grad students must hold license #70 to register.
  

  • EDUC-530 Multiculturalism: Dialogue and Field Experience

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Intensive examination of multiculturalism in the U.S. and global schools and communities: the educational and cultural needs of diverse social groups, discussion of hegemony, cultural, racial, socioeconomic, political, gender, LGBT, and language barriers to equal educational and economic opportunity. Field experience. Strategies for educational and socioeconomic equity.
    Prerequisite: Background check required.
  

  • EDUC-536 Multiculturalism: Issues & Perspectives

    2 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    An intensive examination of multiculturalism in U.S. and global schools and communities.  Examination of the educational and cultural needs of diverse social and cultural groups.  Discussion of hegemony, and cultural, race, socioeconomic, political, gender, LGBT, and language barriers to equal educational and economic opportunity.  Strategies for educational and socioeconomic equity.
  

  • EDUC-576 Cross-Cultural Field Experience

    1 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Supervised field experience in an educational setting with diverse learners to increase awareness, understanding, sensitivity, and appreciation for ethnic and cultural diversity. The acquisition of knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions necessary for educators to facilitate learning for all students are emphasized.
  

  • EDUC-580 Reading and Language Arts in Elementary Education

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Current philosophies in reading and language arts education, the centrality of language arts to the elementary curriculum and methodologies for the elementary classroom.
  

  • EDUC-581 Preclinical: Elementary Ed Language Arts and Reading

    1 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Supervised teaching experience in developing the prospective teacher’s ability in elementary education language arts and reading skills.
  

  • EDUC-600 Using Children’s Literature to Teach Science

    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Examination of connections between science and children’s literature. Emphasis on reading, writing, and science content. Relationship between children’s literature and science curricula explored. Identification of children’s trade books that relate to grade and age appropriate science content.
 

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