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Computer Science Computer Science courses may be classified as follows:
Transition Courses (500-level): Required of students not having necessary background.
Core Courses (600-level): Required of all students.
Elective Courses (700-level).
Special Courses (900-level).
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CS 991 - Spec. Topics in Comp. Sci.
This course will study topics of current interest in computer science, which are not covered in a course offered by the department. It will be offered periodically as the needs and interests of students and faculty dicate. Prereq: completion of core and permission of the program director.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
Department Consent Required
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CS 992 - Special Topics in CS
This course will study topics of current interest in computer science,which are not covered in a course offered by the department. It will be offered periodically as the needs and interests of students and faculty dictate. Prerequisite: completion of core and permission of the program director.
Lecture
3 Credits
Department Consent Required
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CS 993 - Special Topics
This course will study topics of current interest in computer science,which are not covered in a course offered by the department. It will be offered periodically as the needs and interests of students and faculty dictate. Prerequisite: completion of core and permission of the program director.
Lecture
3 Credits
Department Consent Required
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CS 998 - Special Topics in Computer Science
This course will study topics of current interest in computer science,which are not covered in a course offered by the department. It will be offered periodically as the needs and interests of students and faculty dictate. Prerequisite: completion of core and permission of the program director.
Lecture
3 Credits
Department Consent Required
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MFT 509 - Introduction to Marriage and Family Therapy
A survey of and introduction to the field of family therapy with emphasis on family therapy and systemic theory. The course will familiarize students with a working vocabulary of family therapy terms. It will be an introduction to the historical and conceptual influences on family therapy. The course will provide exposure to four models: Satir, Bowen, Object Relations, and Adlerian.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Summer
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MFT 510 - Lifespan Personality Development
The course, through lectures and interactive means, is designed to acquaint the learner with the facts, major theories, clinical and parenting implications of human growth and development from a life-span point of view. Biological, cognitive, social, relational and intergenerational perspectives are considered. Family systems and approaches are featured in an integrative context.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Fall & Spring Offered in the Summer
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MFT 531 - Group Dynamics in the Family
A laboratory course in the study of the forces and dynamics that operate in small groups. Analysis of class experience is used to foster more percise understanding of the interaction; further refinement of skills required for effective counseling/therapy; and development of greater counselor/therapist discrimination in the assesment of dynamics in both individual and group experience.
Lecture
3 Credits
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MFT 540 - Fundamental Concepts of Psychiatry
This course is designed to introduce the student to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-%). Through the use of lecture, case vignettes, extensive descriptions, video presentations, and class discussion, the student will be better able to comprehend the standard diagnostic criteria applied to patients. The class will explore how culture, gender, and other aspects of diversity intersect with psychiatric diagnosis. Additionally, we will look at some of the changes incorporated in DSM-5, differing from DSM-IV.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Fall Semester Offered in the Summer
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MFT 551 - Pre-Practicum Seminar
This course is oriented toward those students who are preparing for field placement. It is designed to provide interviewing and training skills to students in the Marriage and Family Therapy program. Students in training are expected to gain an understanding of the role of the counselor/therapist and the therapeutic process, how clients change, and basic strategies. It is essentially a laboratory course with major emphasis on practice. Role playing, video tapes and the use of the video camera will be utilized as part of the learning process.
Seminar
3 Credits
Offered in the Spring Semester Offered in the Summer
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MFT 580 - Dimensions of Aging
An introduction to the study of aging. Biological, economic, psychological and social aspects will be examined.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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MFT 630 - Relational Psychopathology
Family Psychopathology will be studied from theoretical, therapeutic and preventive perspectives. Family influences on individual functional and dysfunctional behavior will be examined from contextual and relational views. Psychopathology (in the absence of genetic influences or other predisposing conditions, i.e. temperament or character) will be seen as the end product of faulty or incomplete socialization.
Lecture
3 Credits
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MFT 740 - Marital Therapy
A course designed to present the basic techniques and strategies for clinicians to become effective marriage and couple therapists. Marital relationships and marital and couple therapy are viewed from the individual, interactive, and intergenerational perspectives. Attention is given to larger systems context, including the role changing social and political environments play is assessment and treatment formulations. Several current models of marital/couple treatment are presented and critiqued. Integration of theory and clinical practice is achieved through case discussions, including application to special populations and problems that present at the Iona Marriage and Family Therapy Center.
Seminar
3 Credits
Offered in the Fall Semester
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MFT 741 - Parenting
This course is designed to consider parenting from a systems perspective. It will consider structural elements such as parenting as a subsystem in the larger family system, boundaries, roles and rules in the family. Parenthood will be examined at various focal points in the life cycle of the family. Satir’s communications model and techniques will be utilized also. Multigenerational dynamics will be discussed.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Spring Semester
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MFT 743 - Human Sexuality
This course undertakes to provide prospective marriage and family therapists with a theoretical and practical foundation for dealing with human sexual behavior. This course will sort out good information from bad, opinion from fact, and myth from truth as to provide an integrated introduction to the study of human behavior. Human sexual behavior will be examined from multiple perspectives: the biological, psychological, socio-cultural, and the systemic. The course will provide a systemic basis for evaluating the marital relationship of couples with sexual problems and dysfunctions. Students will be given a method for understanding marital/sexual problems using an intergenerational, interpersonal perspective.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Fall Semester
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MFT 785 - Spiritual, Psychological, and Systemic Aspects of Dying
An introductory course into this essential force in the life cycle. Our North American culture often hides death from view and even presumes that, along with our other enemies, death can be defeated. The course examines our social and cultural perspective on death: the individual psychodynamics ramifications, life-cycle perspectives, as well as the systemic impact. The course differentiates between complicated and uncomplicated grief and provides differing treatment perspectives for each phenomena. An assessment paradigm and techniques will be explored. Lastly, consideration will be given to the loss history of those who work in the field, as well as the impact of loss and working with those in loss on the counselors themselves.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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MFT 786 - Complicated Grief
Sociological and technological trends have increased the frequency of complicated mourning experiences in the general population. Factors increasing the risk of complicated mourning will be examined, as well as therapeutic methods.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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MFT 787 - Children and the Mourning Experience
Children will be the focus of this course in two ways. The mourning experience of children at different developmental stages will be examined. The death of a child will be discussed from the point of view of its effect on parents and family dynamics.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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MFT 794 - Family Approaches to Therapy
A course designed to help the student-family therapist who is about to begin his/her clinical career search selected major models of family therapy to find one that best expresses her/his personal world view. Several philosophical themes about the human condition are examined so the beginning therapist may delineate, more clearly, her/his world view, and to learn how one’s values intersect with clinical practice. The impact of contextual variables (e.g. gender, culture/race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, spirituality, etc) on the formation of one’s world view is explored. Self-of-the-therapist issues are explored via student presentation and student-led class discussion.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Fall Semester
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MFT 795 - Marriage, Family and Friendship Therapy
This course will examine dyadic relationships as they manifest themselves in friendships, marital and family relationships. A discussion of the nature and developments of intimacy, Bowen’s concepts of differentiation of self, family of origin schemas and communication skills. Techniques for assessing relational satisfaction and compatibility will be introduced. Techniques for developing communication skills and negotiating conflicts will be presented.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Spring Semester
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MFT 796 - Symposium in Family Therapy
In this course ( intended for the advanced student and senior student clinician) we will review the epistemology foundations of family therapy, especially systems and cybernetics concepts as they relate to depicting family dynamics and to creating therapeutic interventions. We will review the historical antecedents of family therapy and discuss several seminal models of treatment. In addition, we will shift our focus from action and intervention to meaning and conversation as we review the postmodern critique of family therapy with the intent on understanding how the “power of the therapist” informs assessment and treatment. Collaborative practices - including use of narrative and reflecting team in action will be emphasized.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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MFT 800 - Supervised Case Seminar for Family Therapy Certificate
An analysis of current development and problems met in therapy practice and supervision based on the student’s work.
Seminar
3 Credits
Corequisite: Cns 870
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MFT 880 - Ethical Issues in Marriage and Family Therapy
This course will focus on the ethical responsibilities of the counselor in a variety of therapy situations. The case study method will be used in which the counselor will be responsible for the evaluation and written analysis of the cases.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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MFT 885 - Multicultural Issues in Counseling/Therapy
While the major emphasis of this course will be a survey of the theory and practice underlying the mental health practitioners and delivery of clinical services to multicultural populations, it will also emphasize the role of the practitioners own ‘culture’ in the counseling/therapy relationship. More specifically, special attention will be focused on personal attitudes, prejudices, culturally dependent ‘world views’ and paradigms that affect human relationships as well as counseling and therapy. Students will be expected to engage in an initial and honest exploration of their own cultural frames of reference and the impact of their personal ‘world views’ on the counseling/therapy and other relationships.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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MFT 895 - Research in Marriage and Family Therapy
An introductory course to the field of family therapy research. Current available methodologies, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methodologies will be presented. Each method’s underlying assumptions and historical development will be discussed.
Lecture
3 Credits
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MFT 998 - Special Field Placement
Students may register for this course only with the written permission of the chair of the department. A written project may be required. Grade option: Pass/Fail.
Field Studies
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
Department Consent Required
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MFT 6100 - Marriage and Family Therapy Clinical Pre-Practicum
Students are assigned to various approved counseling centers (including Iona’s Marriage and Family Therapy Center), hospitals, clinics and social service agencies where they engage in a pre-practicum internship in clinical work under the supervision of a licensed mental health professional acceptable to New York State to provide supervision in marriage and family therapy. This pre-practicum experience is designed to help the student begin to integrate the student’s theoretical knowledge with direct practice, to develop professional skills, to deepen self-awareness and the ability to use oneself in the treatment process. The course also serves to help the student beginning clinical practice to begin to learn how to establish the marriage and family therapist’s professional role in relation to other professionals from allied helping fields. Students are expected to follow the guidelines given in the student manual with respect to expectations of clinical practice and abide by the directives of the Clinical Director/Field Placement Coordinator.
Practicum
1.5 Credits
Prerequisite: MFT 509 , MFT 531 , MFT 540 , MFT 551 , MFT 795 , and MFT 880
Department Consent Required
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MFT 6510 - Supervised Case Seminar I
This is the introductory case seminar designed to be taken in conjunction with the first practicum. Both the Seminar and the Practicum usually extend over two consecutive semesters. Students meet in groups with a maximum of six, to discuss case material from their practicum setting.
Seminar
1.5 Credits
Department Approval Required.
Department Consent Required
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MFT 6520 - Supervised Case Seminar I
This is the second semester of the Supervised Case Seminar I.
Seminar
1.5 Credits
Department Approval Required.
Department Consent Required
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MFT 6710 - Marriage and Family Therapy Practicum Field Placement I
Students are assigned to various approved counseling centers, hospitals, clinics, and social service agencies where they engage in an internship in clinical work under the supervision of a professionally trained supervisor. This practicum is designed to integrate the student’s theroetical knowledge with direct practice, to develop professional skills, to deepen self-awarness and the ability to use oneself in the treatment process. This course also serves to establish the counselor/therapist’s professional role in relation to other professionals from allied helping fields. Students are expected to follow directives given in the field placement manual. Grading is pass(P) or fail(F).
Field Studies
1.5 Credits
Prerequisite: CNS 551
Department Consent Required
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MFT 6720 - Marriage and Family Therapy Practicum Field Placement I
This is the second semester of the Counseling Practicum.
Field Studies
1.5 Credits
Department Consent Required
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MFT 7510 - Supervised Case Seminar II
Supervised Case Seminar II.
Seminar
1.5 Credits
Department Consent Required
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MFT 7520 - Supervised Case Seminar II
This is the second semester of the Supervised Case Seminar II.
Seminar
1.5 Credits
Offered When Needed
Department Consent Required
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MFT 7710 - Marriage and Family Therapy Practicum - Field Placement II
This is a continuation of Marriage and Family Therapy Practicum-Field Placement I, on a more advanced level. Grading is Pass (P) or Fail (F).
Field Studies
1.5 Credits
Prerequisites: CNS 6710, 6720
Department Consent Required
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MFT 7720 - Marriage and Family Therapy Practicum - Field Placement 2
This is the second semester of the Marriage and Family Therapy Practicum.
Lecture
1.5 Credits
Department Consent Required
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CRJ 505 - Criminal Justice and the Constitution
A survey of constitutional issues as they affect the criminal justice system. Topics will include recent Supreme Court cases and decisions that have attempted to reconcile individual liberties and guarantees with the interests of society, security and crime prevention.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Fall Semester
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CRJ 510 - History of the Criminal Justice System
A survey of the development of the American system of Criminal Justice. Topics will include events, organizations and personalities which have significantly affected police, probation, corrections and parole administration in the United States.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Spring Semester
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CRJ 515 - Computers and Criminal Justice
An introduction to the computer and its uses in criminal justice. Coursework will include introductory concepts of computing systems and data organization; ethical and social issues related to computing; use of software packages, including word processing, modeling, and database management applications.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Fall Semester
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CRJ 620 - Professional Standards and Ethics in Criminal Justice
This course provides a historical and contemporary exploration in the field of criminal justice ethics. Students will learn and express an understanding of the different philosophical systems/schools of thought (including classicism, utilitarianism, and peacemaking) and relate these ethical systems to ethical scenarios, codes of ethics and professional responsibilities, as well as decision-making opportunities in the different areas of criminal justice. Four specific areas examined are: law enforcement ethics, legal professional ethics, correctional ethics, and policymaking ethics. The course covers not only theoretical, but applied ethics.
Lecture
3 Credits
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CRJ 630 - Victimology
This is an overview course covering developments in the field of Victimology, including its basic concept, its subfields and role as a field of study within criminal justice. The course also deals with the analysis of new programs and trends in the criminal justice system’s response to victims, including restorative justice initiatives. Students will also learn about the emergence of special victim groups, the implications of a victim-oriented perspective for the administration of justice, the development of victim-witness service programs, and court-ordered alternatives such as victim-offender mediation and restitution.
Lecture
3 Credits
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CRJ 640 - Profiling Violent Crimes
An introductory study on the topic of profiling: its basic elements; the sociological and criminogenic elements; and physical and emotional factors. The course examines the use of profiling in such violent crimes as arson, sexual assault, pedophilia, murder, and kidnapping. Profiling, as an investigative tool, will be analyzed, both the pros and cons. Students will be introduced to computer database systems used for profiling, as well as geographic profiling and crime mapping as instruments for police and federal law enforcement. Particular attention will be focused on victimology, serial offenders, and the use of profilers in the media and its effect on public opinion and attitudes.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: Criminal Justice Major
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CRJ 655 - Advanced Deviant Behavior
A study of the theories of deviance, subculture, and group behavioral systems. Topics to be considered include: drug use and abuse, gang violence, mental illness, sex crimes, deviance in relation to social processes and structures, and methods of deviance control.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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CRJ 660 - Advanced Criminology
A study and evaluation of some of the current issues and problems in the causes and treatment of crime. A review of the social theories and principles of criminology.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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CRJ 665 - Corrections
A study of the principles, theories, and practices of the correctional system. A view of some of the current issues and problems facing American corrections systems.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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CRJ 670 - Cyber Security, Policy & the Law
A comprehensive introduction to the protection of business information and the systems that support business processes. The objective is to identify common threats and attacks employed against Web-accessible applications, analyze the role of security models and architectures, explain the role of cryptography, and analyze issues related to security management and network security. This course explores how a “networked” world has bred new crimes and new responses, and investigates how information and communication technology (ICT) has become a tool, a target, and a place of criminal activity and national security threats, as well as a mechanism of response. . Topics include defining types of Cyber-Crime & Security, the impact of current legislation, judicial decisions, and government regulations directing the focus of policy formulation. The course covers theory and practice of security policing, computer security, focusing in particular on the security aspects of the web and Internet.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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CRJ 675 - Cyber-Crime Investigation
This course is designed to give law enforcement personnel and those working in the field new tools in cyber and real world criminal investigations. Topics include: digital wire taps, keystroke loggers, and application compilers for both wired and wireless networks. Students will be able to show a proficiency in intercepting electronic communications, recompiling the data, and identify if/when it has happened to a complainant. Other topics include: data mining tools allowing students to locate, correlate and extrapolate public and private information on the Internet and private databases. Students will use and show proficiency in graphical charting tools that can illustrate association between persons, companies, websites, email accounts, phone numbers, etc… for investigative and courtroom use.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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CRJ 750 - Critical Issues in Criminal Justice
A study of current issues, problems and challenges facing the American criminal justice system. Topics include justice policies, use of discretion, harassment, entrapment, prison overcrowding, parole, shock probation, equal access to justice, and current issues as they develop. Special emphasis will be placed on current sociological research that relates to criminal justice issues.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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CRJ 755 - Criminal Justice and the Community
A study of community resources, customs, bonds and relationships with the criminal justice system. Special topics include minority group relations, civil rights, police community relations and community based corrections.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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CRJ 760 - Administration and Organizational Behavior in Criminal Justice
A study of the theoretical bases of organizations in the criminal justice system, and the consequences of various theories. Special emphasis is placed upon the complex relationship between individuals and criminal justice organizations.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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CRJ 765 - Criminal Law, Evidence and Ethics
A study of the penal law and rules of evidence in criminal and administrative proceedings. Topics will include specific criminal statutes, procedural law, ethical obligations of government agents in the gathering of evidence, organized crime, sex crimes and drug crimes.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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CRJ 820 - Forensic Health Issues, the Law and the Criminal Justice System
This course will provide an introduction to the field of forensic mental health issues by covering the primary areas in which mental health practitioners interface with the criminal justice system. Criminal and civil proceedings will be discussed with an emphasis on the use of expert testimony in criminal trials. In addition, different protocols and practices that are used with the correctional population will be examined. Treatment, intervention and the use of referrals with juveniles and adults will be discussed. Students will understand the application of contemporary correctional and criminological theories with regard to case studies and current practice.
Lecture
3 Credits
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CRJ 850 - Database Systems for Criminal Justice
Design, implementation, and utilization of database systems within the setting of the criminal justice system. Topics include data relationships and modeling, normalization, data management structures, evaluation of performance,and applications.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: CRJ 515
Offered in the Spring Semester
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CRJ 860 - Computer-Based Statistical Methods in Criminal Justice
Application of quantitative research methods to criminal justice systems. Fundamental statistical techniques for the comprehension, critical appraisal, and intelligent utilization of research data within the criminal justice system.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: CRJ 515
Offered When Needed
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CRJ 940 - Internship in Criminal Justice
Student participation in an off-campus, supervised work experience related to criminal justice with regular reporting to an assigned faculty member. It is intended for students without professional training or background in the area of criminal justice. A written report relating this work to the student’s course of study will be required.
Internship
3 Credits
Department Approval Required.
Department Consent Required
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CRJ 950 - Thesis or Computer-Based Research
A thesis or computer project based on a critical study of criminal justice research designs and findings.
Thesis Research
3 Credits
Offered in the Fall Semester
Department Consent Required
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CRJ 951 - Thesis Project
A thesis is a major academic undertaking that requires a commitment and focus beyond the scope of typical graduate coursework. In this course, students have the task of researching and writing a thesis or completing a research project that has previously been approved (via successful completion of CRJ 950 – prerequisite course). Their work will be guided and monitored by a thesis supervisor, who will be selected from among the full-time faculty of the Criminal Justice Department.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: CRJ 950
Department Consent Required
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CRJ 990 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice
This course will examine topics of interest in criminal justice that are not addressed by other courses in the program.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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ECO 605 - Econometrics
This course provides the student with an understanding of the principles of econometric modeling and its use in financial decision making. Single and multiple regression analysis, their assumptions, violations and consequences, along with ways of remedying the problems are thoroughly examined. This course will also provide insight into estimation using time series and panel data, and the use of instrumental and limited dependent variables. Students will have the opportunity to carry out an empirical project by completing literature review, collecting data, applying econometric analysis, and writing an empirical paper.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: MBA 550
Offered When Needed
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ECO 606 - Macroeconomics
The course introduces the models and techniques used in macroeconomic theory and analysis for understanding how the economy works. It examines the key measures of economic performance like inflation, unemployment, growth, and external balance, the key measures of the performance of an economy. The focus of the discussion will be mainly on the macroeconomic issues faced by the U.S. economy and the policies to influence its performance. The course will explore the diversity of opinion on how the economy works and the effects of policy measures.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: MBA 530
Offered When Needed
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ECO 649 - International Business in South and Central America
Companies worldwide are discovering the enormous potential of the Latin markets. However, success in the region is challenging, due to dramatic changes affecting many of the countries and a number of misconceptions about the region and its people. In this course, the student will be introduced to the considerable variations across countries and how they factor into best practices for conducting international business. The course will include readings from textbooks, periodicals and research papers, as well as case study analysis, group discussions and presentations, and guest speakers - all designed to illuminate relevant political, historical, economic, geographic, and demographic factors critical to doing business in Latin America. The student will finish the course with the foundation of knowledge required to analyze market conditions, assess competitive opportunities, and negotiate successful deals in the region. The course offers a platform to further develop interpersonal and analytical skills.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Winter Trimester Offered in the Summer
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ECO 651 - International Business in the Caribbean
International business in the Caribbean is a truly worthwhile undertaking. The aim of this course is therefore to provide students with a general understanding of International Business , with a special emphasis on the Caribbean as a regional study area. Topics for discussion include a concise analysis of the many determinants of the business climate in the Caribbean, which include the region’s land, environment, location and geography ; its historical perspective briefly touching on the region’s population, intra- and extra- economic and business relations; its natural resource base and vast cultural diversity ; its business codes and business administration , as well as international trade in cash crops and other natural endowments of the Caribbean. The course further addresses various other business practices of the Region, including its participation in multilateral trade negotiations ( MTNs ) of the Lome Convention and WTO systems, and other multidimensional structures that constitute the engines of international business for profit of entrepreneurs in the region, and for development of the Caribbean. These in turn include the region’s natural beauty, the potential for tourism, investment, and business & job opportunities for Americans and other interested parties ; the relatively stable political conditions of the region; its extravagant hospitality , and constructive participation of the people in multilateralism, which create business incentives and opportunities for targeted investment in the Caribbean, including Foreign Direct Investment policy frameworks and other business machinery and platforms for various activities attracting and promoting tourism and investment. The realization of these opportunities creates economic growth and sustained development in the region. The course will also address the major obstacles to doing business in the Caribbean , such as poverty, ignorance and disease, besides the region’s dependency and debt burden, and vulnerability to natural disasters and environmental hazards, such as climate change and global warming. It will suggest ways and means of overcoming such impediments ; and will also examine the potential for trilateral approaches involving USA, the Caribbean and Africa as measures for constructive and productive international business, touching on these three regions of the world that experience many divergencies and similarities in their business interactions and relationships.
Lecture
3 Credits
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ECO 652 - Business in China
As the global marketplace becomes ever more consolidated into a flat playing field and consumer tastes change as wealth and lifestyles improve, companies must find ways to do business and work within a variety of new cultures. To do this effectively, individuals and company managers must understand the local cultural of the people involved, as well as the established business practices and customer needs and expectations in their new working environment.
China, a dynamic marketplace now penetrated by multinational companies and smaller business entities offers a prime example of a marketplace where many of today’s U.S. business paradigms are different. Successful companies doing business in China are those that fully understand the cultural nuances, the benefits achieved through family and business associates and the role relationships play in driving success. Successful players must understand and have the ability to promote their goods and services in a way that Chinese consumers understand from a value perspective. In this course, real life examples will be highlighted and discussed that you will face when starting up a business in China. Working groups will be required to set up a small business, defend their new venture and present their business footprint to the class. At the end of the day the topics of this class will be taken from real-life examples through work experience and various Case Studies. You will be required to think about how you would address issues as they present themselves. It will be an exciting venture into a new market. This course will be conducted in class and via online.
Lecture
3 Credits
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ECO 653 - International Business in Russia
The purpose of this course is to facilitate the understanding of business conduct and opportunities in the former Soviet Union through the examination of the Russian economy and market entry, Russian culture and the study of the various economic regions and the respective competencies.
Lecture
3 Credits
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ECO 654 - International Business in Scandinavia
The course will facilitate the student’s understanding of business conduct and opportunities in Scandinavia through the examination of the Scandinavian economy, market entry, culture and the nature and value of international trade, key regional partnerships and the activities of foreign multinationals in the region. Each of the region’s members will be examined: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Lecture
3 Credits
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Education All courses in the Education Department incorporate and apply New York State Learning Standards for K-12 in the implementation of instructional strategies and require field experiences, as well as an electronic portfolio.
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ADM 601 - Professional School Administrator and Supervisor
An introduction to the field of school administration and supervision. Theories and processes will be critically examined. The role of the educational leader as well as organizational behavior will be explored in relation to urban and inclusive settings. Field visits are required.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Fall & Spring Offered in the Summer
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ADM 603 - School Finance
Federal, state, and local support of education will be analyzed. The influence of economic, political, and demographic factors on the financing of education will be explored. Principles and practices of sound school business management will be emphasized in relation to basic accounting and budget procedures. Candidates will construct and present school budgets and analyze their relationships to district budgets. Field visits are required.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Spring Semester Offered in the Summer
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ADM 604 - The Dynamics of Interpersonal Behavior in School Administration
The dynamics of working with school personnel, parents and community groups will be considered. Special attention will be given to problem solving, conflict resolution and collaborative decision making. Techniques for developing and maintaining positive school community relations will be presented. Candidates will be required to submit a written critical incident analysis from the field for review. Field visits are required.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Fall & Spring
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ADM 605 - School Law
An analysis of the laws governing education on federal, state and local levels will be conducted. The legal rights and obligations of school personnel, parents and children will be explored. Landmark decisions and relevant court cases will be presented. Field visits are required.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Fall & Spring
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ADM 635 - The Administration of Educational Computing
The goal of this course is to prepare current and prospective K-12 administrators to use information technologies effectively and efficiently to support classroom instruction, enhance student learning and increase their own productivity. This is a hands-on course designed to move participants from theory to practice and to assist them in the application of technology skills and knowledge into their current school communities and future leadership settings. The underlying theme of the course is communication. Participants are expected to develop and use communication skills in a variety of ways. This will include presentations to the group, e-mail exchange and Web 2.0 tools. Each participant will also be expected to create a personal blog and show implementation of its use throughout the course. Wikis and podcasts will be introduced, discussed and illustrated. There will also be a “how-to” component to the course that will involve instruction in the use of the MS Office (particularly Excel and Access) as it pertains to administrative pursuits. The “how-to” component will also include the use of the SmartBoard and its Notebook software. Each participant will have the opportunity to observe and evaluate interactive lessons as part of a simulated classroom environment. Field visits are required.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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ADM 665 - Computer Competencies for Educational Administrators
This course has been designed to provide administrators and supervisors with skills necessary to maximize computer usage in such areas as attendance, registration, scheduling, grading, guidance, finanicial applications, library, resource management and word processing.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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ADM 710 - The Supervision of Reading Programs
The criteria used in establishing school and district wide reading programs will be considered. Problems in staff development, the mobilization of resources, and program evaluation will be explored.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Spring Semester
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ADM 726 - The Leader as Communicator
This course focuses on the essential skills of communication needed for leadership. Participants will develop a comprehensive approach to career planning and selection of an administrative position, improve speaking skills as both interviewer and interviewee in simulated sessions, improve writing skills for the constructive discipline of staff and resume preparation, and develop public relations skills with specific reference to press and media. Collaborative models for decision making will also be considered.
Field visits are required.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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ADM 741 - The Administrative Role in Curriculum Development and Evaluation
Theories and processes of curriculum development in inclusive schools will be analyzed. The role of administrators, teachers, and the community in curriculum development will be examined. Models of curriculum evaluation and outcomes based assessment will be considered. Students will also participate in a field centered curriculum development activity.
Field visits are required.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Fall Semester
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ADM 743 - Supervision in Inclusive Education
The process of recruiting and selecting personnel as well as educational experiences for inclusive settings will be examined in terms of specific educational and community needs. Evaluation systems, career development, and in-service education will be examined. A written field work analysis of staff supervision is required. Field visits are required.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Spring Semester
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ADM 752 - The Principalship
Analysis of school organization, including curriculum development and principles of effective school supervision. Candidates will shadow effective administrators for a semester and write in-depth analysis of administrator’s role and vision. Field visits are required.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Summer
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ADM 754 - Issues and Problems in School Administration
An analysis of current issues and problems in school administration and supervision will be explored. Candidates will review literature for in- depth analysis of field-based issues. Field visits are required.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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ADM 812 - The Change Agent in Education
The role of the change agent in facilitating change will be explored. Techniques for change will be discussed in depth. Limitations and obstacles will be investigated. Case studies of change management will be reviewed.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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ADM 941 - Internship I in School Leadership
The Internship period provides field experience and in-depth analysis of the demands, realities and expectations of practicing administrators. During the first internship period, the intern completes an action research project on the school organization and needs. The action research project concludes with the intern’s recommendations for organizational changes as defined by assessment data. Through weekly seminar sessions, current issues and problems in the field are addressed. The intern completes 200 hours in the field. Students must apply in advance for participation in the internship. Deadlines are: November 15 for Spring; May 1 for Summer or Fall internships. A minimum of 15 credits of completed academic work and martriculated status are required before applying for the internship.
Internship
3 Credits
Department Consent Required
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ADM 942 - Internship II in School Leadership
In the second Internship period, the intern continues to act as a full time administrator under the supervision of an on-site administrator. The intern completes their portfolio of administrative work and demonstrates competencies through a presentation at the end of the internship period. The intern completes 200 hours in the field. Students must apply in advance for participation in the internship. Deadlines are: November 15 for Spring; May 1 for Summer or Fall internships. A minimum of 15 credits of completed academic work and martriculated status are required before applying for the internship.
Internship
3 Credits
Department Consent Required
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EDU 501 - Introduction to Educational Technology
This course presents an overview of the field of educational computing. Topics include: computer hardware and software, the impact of computers on the educational process, curriculum applications of computers, evaluation of software, selection of hardware, and an introduction to programming.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Fall Trimester Offered in the Spring Trimester
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EDU 502 - The Foundation for the Education of All Young Children in Inclusive Settings, Birth through Grade 2
This course provides the basis for the teacher candidate to learn and shape developmentally appropriate practices with young children in early childhood settings. The framework for optimum practice includes knowledge of the following areas: benchmarks in child development, including the physical, cognitive, linguistic, social and emotional; individual differences and variations; the NYS Learning Standards for primary classrooms; appropriate assessment and instruction for young children; how early intervention programs serve young children with special needs; the social and cultural contexts that influence learning; how to establish reciprocal relationships with families; and how to create a caring community of learners. Field experience and Task Stream electronic portfolio are required.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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EDU 580 - Teacher Work Sample
Course participants will be engaged in a supervised practicum with students in partnership schools. Course participants will use their content and pedagogical knowledge and skills to create a Teacher Work Sample Project. The Teacher Work Sample project will consist of three parts; planning, instruction, and assessment. Application for the practicum must be submitted prior to placement and course registration; approval by the Education Department is required.
Lecture
1 Credits
Prerequisite: EDU 974 , EDU 975 , EDU 976 or EDU 977
Offered When Needed
Department Consent Required
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EDU 632 - Teaching Strategies for the Middle School Student
This course will focus upon the strategies which are most commonly used in the middle school setting. Particular emphasis will be placed upon cooperative learning, team teaching, whole language, technology and interdisciplinary study.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Summer
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EDU 633 - Dynamics of Teaching English in the Secondary School
This is a seminar course designed for experienced teachers of English. Emphasized topics may include criteria for selection of literature for adolescents, special methods for teaching literature, composition evaluation, grouping practices, individualizing instruction, motivational techniques, audiovisual media for the classroom, and special approaches to teaching the slow learner.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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EDU 635 - Seminar in Secondary School Teaching of Social Studies
Current curriculum programs in social studies will be examined. A conceptualization for teaching social studies will be developed. A variety of teaching materials for students with differentiated needs will be reviewed and demonstrated. Field experience is required.
Seminar
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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EDU 640 - Literacy and Learning in the Content Area for Adolescent Learners
The focus of the course is to provide teacher candidates with the understanding, skills, and dispositions necessary to prepare adolescent learners to use multiple literacies within content area classrooms. Fundamental to this course is an understanding of language and literacy development in all learners. Teacher candidates will learn how to use a wide array of instructional strategies that integrate all language modes, as well as other tools of learning, into the subject areas they teach. For more effective instruction and learning within inclusive classrooms, course participants will begin to use differential teaching with students who have special needs and with those who are culturally and linguistically diverse. Field experience and Task Stream electronic portfolio are required.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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EDU 650 - Strategies for Elementary and Secondary School Teachers
This course is designed to enable teachers to respond positively to the current problems of helping children perform well academically. Such topics as organization, planning, evaluation, and classroom control will be explored. Field experience and Task Stream electronic portfolio are required.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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EDU 651 - Contemporary Approaches to Teaching
This course is designed to explain how the classical and modern theories of learning are applied to current legal, educational and social issues in education.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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EDU 652 - Curriculum, Learning and Assessment for All Young Children in Inclusive Settings, Birth to Grade 2
This course provides early childhood teacher candidates with the basic framework for designing and implementing a developmentally appropriate integrated curriculum for young children in inclusive settings. Teacher candidates will learn how to create a supportive learning environment for developing the physical, social, emotional, moral, linguistic, and intellectual competencies in all children; developmentally appropriate instruction and assessment strategies to support learning are major foci of this course. The integration of the NYS Learning Standards, technology, and play as a vital role in child development are also addressed in this course. Field experience and Task Stream electronic portfolio are required.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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EDU 653 - Instruction and Assessment Strategies in the Secondary School
This course is designed to assist aspiring and current teachers in exploring a variety of instructional strategies and techniques, learning theories, and assessment and evaluation approaches appropriate for meeting the needs of learners in diverse middle and secondary classrooms. Opportunities are provided to experience various instructional strategies from the perspectives of student and teacher and to implement them into actual lesson planning and presentations. The integration of technology (including software), the New York State learning standards, and content area standards into unit and lesson planning is investigated. Field observation experience in the student’s content area and Task Stream electronic portfolio are required.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Spring Semester
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EDU 655 - Language and Literacy Development in Young Readers and Writers
This course presents the developing processes of language and literacy in young children. Teacher candidates will employ “best practices” used by successful teachers who have implemented a well-balanced literacy program in early childhood settings and elementary classrooms with culturally and linguistically diverse populations, as well as with those children who have a broad range of special needs. Assessment strategies linked to instruction, uses to technology to support language and literacy development, and the application of NYS Learning Standards are included in this course. A field experience that includes reflective practice and Task Stream electronic portfolio are required.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Fall & Spring Offered in the Summer
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EDU 656 - Instruction and Assessment Strategies for Learning Mathematics for All Children
This course will emphasize the active hands-on, problem solving approach to teaching, learning, and assessing mathematics as stated in the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and the New York State Learning Standards. Strategies that enable students to make sense of mathematics and to develop their own meaning of mathematical concepts and processes will be investigated. Field experience and Task Stream electronic portfolio are required.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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EDU 657 - Instruction and Assessment Strategies for Teaching Social Studies to All Children
This course is designed to enable current and prospective teachers to acquire instructional strategies and assessment skills to teach social studies to elementary school children. It will develop knowledge, concepts, values, and critical thinking skills through the creation of lesson plans and unit themes drawing on disciplines within the social sciences and the humanities. It adapts instructional strategies to meet the needs of the diverse range of student abilities. Specifically, it includes provision for addressing the learning requirements of children with special needs and with varied linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Students are taught how to use technology to enhance learning and research. A basic foundation of this course is to create an awareness and appreciation of the multicultural dimensions of social studies instruction. It stresses the development of social skills involved in collaborative instruction and cooperative instruction and cooperative learning. Successful completion of course objectives will be measured through varied and authentic means of assessment. Field observation experiences and Task Stream electronic portfolio are required.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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EDU 658 - Assessment of Language and Literacy Development in Young Children
This course focuses on authentic assessment of language and literacy development in young children. A broad range of assessment strategies to monitor and document language and literacy growth in early childhood settings and elementary classrooms with populations who are culturally and linguistically diverse and with children with special needs are included in this course. A special focus of this course is on the use of differentiated instruction with struggling readers and writers in inclusive classrooms as they work toward meeting the NYS Learning Standards. A field experience where the teacher candidate works with young children and creates a literacy portfolio and Task Stream electronic portfolio are required.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: EDU 655
Offered in Fall & Spring Offered in the Summer
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EDU 659 - Practicum in Reading and Literacy, B-6 and the Professional Portfolio
Course participants will be engaged in two supervised practica with students who have literacy disabilities, one student at the early childhood level and one at the childhood level. Course participants will use their content and pedagogical knowledge and skills to diagnose and remediate reading, writing, and language skills; they will learn to work with school personnel to optimize students’ learning, as they communicate with caregivers and families about students’ literacy and language growth, making suggestions for family and home support. Application for the practicum must be submitted three months prior to placement and course registration. Approval by the Education Department and Task Stream electronic portfolio are required.
Lecture
6 Credits
Offered in Fall & Spring
Department Consent Required
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EDU 660 - Special Education Foundations of Special Education
This course provides the foundations for teachers of special education and exceptional students. Included within the course are characteristics of exceptional learners; models of educating students with special needs such as full inclusion, differentiated instruction, and collaboration within general education classrooms; teaching special education and diverse student populations; working with parents and families of special needs students; instructional strategies, learning environments, and assistive technology for students with a wide range of disabilities; assessment strategies and tools including progress monitoring and testing accommodations; early intervention; and transition to adulthood. Course requirements include a ten-hour field experience in a special education classroom, grades 1-6 and the submission of the major assessment to TaskStream®.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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EDU 661 - Special Education Teaching Diverse Learners with Exceptionalities
This course will explore an in-depth study of the foundations, methods, procedures and the organization and planning of an interactive classroom environment dedicated to engage early childhood students who have been diagnosed with a range of learning disabilities. In this context, response to intervention and its tenets will be explored. Opportunities will be provided for skill development in identifying students’ strengths, collaborating with teachers and parents, and ultimately designing and adapting materials and instruction to allow students to attain their highest levels of academic and personal achievement. Furthermore, the use of assistive and instructional technology will be introduced and utilized to enhance the instruction of this special student population. Course requirements include a twenty-hour field experience in a special education classroom, grades 1-6 and the submission of the major assessment to TaskStream®.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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EDU 662 - Responsive Teaching and Multiple Interventions within Inclusive Classrooms
This course provides research specific to curriculum and methods for individuals with disabilities and autism spectrum disorders in grades 1 through 6. Strategies for planning, implementing and evaluating effective instructional programs and the related research will be addressed. Its major focus will be the foundations and theoretical fundamentals of inclusion and the challenges related to its implementation, ultimately creating an inclusive classroom where all students are valued. Differentiating instruction, equal access, reflective and responsive practice instructional technology and assistive devices and collaboration will be emphasized to effectively promote the learning for all students. Course requirements include a ten-hour filed experience in a special education classroom, grades 1-6 and the submission of the major assessment to TaskStream.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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EDU 664 - Special Education Practicum in Teaching Students with Disabilities (Grades 1-6)
Course participants will be engaged in two supervised practica with students who have special needs, one student at the primary grade level and one at the intermediate grade level. Course participants will use their content and pedagogical knowledge and skills to assess and design curriculum for students with special needs; they will learn to work with school personnel to optimize students’ learning, as they communicate with caregivers and families about students’ academic achievement and development, making suggestions for family and home support. Application for the practicum must be submitted three months prior to placement and course registration; The submission of the major assessment to TaskStream® is required.
Lecture
6 Credits
Offered When Needed
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EDU 665 - Child Development from Infancy to Middle Years
A review of theories of early motor, cognitive and social development with emphasis on biological and environmental influences. Children’s cognition, perception, language, affect, personality and sexuality will be considered, as these influence development.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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EDU 666 - Special Education Collaboration and Co-Teaching in Secondary Classrooms
This course will focus on collaborative education at the adolescent level and is based on the belief that inclusive educational settings are dependent on effective communication, co-planning, and co-teaching. Each week’s class session is co-taught so that students will experience collaborative team teaching models first-hand. Students will learn and apply content area (mathematics, English language arts, science, and social studies) methods within a co-taught setting. The benefits, potential challenges, and strategies for successful collaboration will be explored through class experiences, reading of relevant literature, and through a field experience in a co-taught setting. Students will study approaches to co-teaching as well as ways to create a collaborative classroom environment for all participants – the students, subject area teachers, service providers, ESL teachers, and special educators.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
Department Consent Required
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