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MED 6270 - Literacy Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: 1st Blk
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
This course will examine literacy strategies for English Language Learners. Teacher candidates will learn how to apply literacy strategies to teach reading, writing, listening and speaking skills, while including culture, to scaffold language development in both the second language and mainstream classrooms.
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MED 6280 - Family and Community Involvement in Education Credits: (2)
Examination of methods which would facilitate the interaction between the parent/community and the teacher/school through reciprocal communication, home-based involvement, school-based involvement and decision making. Special emphasis will be given to the importance of parental involvement in the education of second language learners.
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MED 6300 - Conducting Qualitative Research Credits: (3)
Designed as an introduction to the philosophy, theory, and methodology of qualitative research. This course is a companion course to MED 6080 , Conducting Educational Research. Special emphasis is placed on designing qualitative research proposals for master’s degree projects.
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MED 6311 - Content Instruction in the Elementary School: Science Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: 1st Blk
Explores new concepts in curriculum and methods of science instruction in the elementary schools.
Note: This course is required for elementary licensure.
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MED 6312 - Content Instruction in the Elementary School: Mathematics Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Explores new concepts in curriculum and methods of mathematics instruction in the elementary schools.
Note: This course is required for elementary licensure.
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MED 6313 - Content Instruction in the Elementary School: Social Studies Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Explores new concepts in curriculum and methods of social studies instruction in the elementary schools.
Note: This course is required for elementary licensure.
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MED 6314 - Reading Instruction in Elementary Schools Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
An exploration of current research theories and their pedagogical implications related to teaching vocabulary, reading comprehension, fluency, phonics, and phonemic awareness in elementary school classrooms.
Note: This course is required for elementary licensure.
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MED 6316 - Language Arts Instruction in Elementary Schools Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Students will explore theory, instructional methodology, and activities for supporting students in developing expertise in the essential skills of communication: listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing, and visually representing.
Note: This course is required for elementary licensure.
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MED 6317 - Arts Integration for Elementary Teachers Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: 1st Blk
This course is designed to prepare students to successfully teach the arts in the elementary classroom. Students are expected to design, prepare, and teach lessons to engage elementary students in arts and music activities. State curriculum guidelines will be reviewed and discussed.
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MED 6320 - Content Area Literacy Instruction Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: Online odd years
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Online
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Online
Use of reading as an effective means to help students comprehend their course material. Explores how to incorporate these skills into the curriculum of the content areas.
Note: This course is required for secondary licensure.
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MED 6322 - Advanced Music Integration Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: 2nd Blk
This course is designed to prepare students to fully integrate the Utah State Music Core within the elementary classroom. Participants will gain an understanding of key processes for helping students develop musical skills and understanding. We will also design and participate in lessons to actively engage elementary students in experiences that integrate music with other subjects.
Pre-requisite(s): MED 6317 and MED 6340 .
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MED 6323 - Advanced Drama Integration Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: 2nd Blk
This course emphasizes credible connections between drama and core subjects and how arts integration fosters problem solving and creative agency. In addition to readings and discussions from arts integration literature, much of the course will involve students participating in existing lesson plans that connect the arts with other curricula, and analyzing their value and role in education.
Pre-requisite(s): MED 6317 and MED 6340 .
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MED 6324 - Advanced Dance Integration Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: 2nd Blk
This course emphasizes credible connections between dance and core subjects and how arts integration fosters problem solving and creative agency. In addition to readings and discussions from arts integration literature, much of the course will involve students participating in existing lesson plans that connect the arts with other curricula, and analyzing their value and role in education.
Pre-requisite(s): MED 6317 and MED 6340 .
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MED 6325 - Avanced Visual Arts Integration Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
This course explores the history, theory, and practice of what it means to be a visual pedagogue or a teacher who incorporates the visual arts within day-to-day classroom instruction. It provides an orientation to arts integration in Utah schools with and through a visual arts lens. The curriculum aligns with State of Utah’s core curriculum and national standards in the visual arts.
Pre-requisite(s): MED 6317 and MED 6340 .
May be repeated twice for a maximum of two credit hours.
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MED 6330 - Using Children’s Literature and Informational Text in the Classroom Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
This course will provide a broad basis for using children’s literature for instructional purposes in elementary classrooms to enhance literacy development.
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MED 6340 - Reading Assessment and Instructional Interventions Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Assessment of reading problems and corrective procedures for remediation in elementary classrooms.
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MED 6350 - Reading Comprehension Instruction Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
An exploration of current research theories and their pedagogical implications related to teaching vocabulary, reading comprehension, and metacognition.
Note: This course is required for the Level 1 Reading Endorsement.
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MED 6352 - Early Literacy Instruction (K-6) Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
The purpose of this course is to focus on the research on emergent and early literacy development so that teachers may construct well-designed, appropriate literacy learning environments, and experiences for young language learners. Because this is an advanced course, students will be expected to have a reading background in early literacy.
Note: This course is required for the Level 1 Reading Endorsement.
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MED 6353 - Understanding and Supporting Reading Development (grades 6-12) Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: 2nd Blk
This course is to help practicing secondary teachers acquire skills and strategies to support struggling readers. Specifically, this course will provide teachers with a systematic and ongoing approach to classroom intervention to prevent continued failure in reading.
Note: Required for the Level 1 Basic Secondary Reading Endorsement.
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MED 6354 - Literacy Leadership and Professional Development Credits: (2)
This course is designed to increase understanding of the administration and supervision of school literacy programs. Major topics will include: professional development, school/community relations, mentoring partnerships, student diversity, curriculum evaluation and development, and assessment. This course is required for the Reading Specialist Endorsement.
Pre-requisite(s): Basic Reading Endorsement.
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MED 6355 - Research in Reading Credits: (3)
This course will engage students in studying and understanding primary research documents in reading. Students will be guided to explore both classical and contemporary reading research studies. Students will also be instructed in basic research techniques in reading. This course is required for the Reading Specialist Endorsement.
Pre-requisite(s): Level 1 Basic Reading Endorsement.
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MED 6356 INT - Internship in Reading Credits: (3)
This course is a field-based experience designed to give students an opportunity to work with curriculum and school leaders for improving reading instruction on a district or school level.
Pre-requisite(s): Level I Basic Reading Endorsement, MED 6354 , MED 6355 . The course is graded Credit/No Credit.
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MED 6360 - Foundations of Literacy Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: 1st Blk
An exploration of current reading, oral and written language theories, and their applications for the improvement of literacy practices in schools.
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MED 6370 - International and Comparative Education: Case Studies Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
This course uses case studies of education systems and practices from Japan, China, South Korea, Finland, Cuba, Germany, Poland, and the U.S. to demonstrate the interactions of social-cultural contexts, school policies and practices, as well as the individuals’ learning processes. Theories of and perspectives on examining educational policies and practices will be introduced throughout the class along with case studies covering a diverse range of contexts. The class will be a mix of lectures, discussions, and in-class demonstrations, so students will have many opportunities to actively engage with the material in multiple ways. Students will also have opportunities to discuss educational issues with college students from China, Japan, India and Singapore via a virtual platform.
This course may be repeated once.
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MED 6375 - Foundations of Dual Immersion or Immersion Education Credits: (3)
The course examines the background, underlying theory, and research foundations that support dual language and immersion education practices. Issues for teachers and administrators will be addressed. Practices and principles that inform language attentive curriculum will be a focus of the course.
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MED 6380 - Values Education Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: Hybrid
Designed for teachers, administrators, parents and community leaders. Examines the developmental processes of socialization and moral development. Four separate approaches of values education are evaluated.
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MED 6415 - Content-Based Second Language Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Credits: (3)
Participants in this course learn to plan curriculum and instruction for dual language and immersion classrooms that combine language and content goals using standards-based and backwards design approaches. They also learn a range of classroom-based strategies for assessing language and content.
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MED 6420 - Foundations of Education of the Gifted Credits: (3)
An overview of education for the gifted and talented: historical and philosophical background; characteristics, needs, and developmental patterns of the gifted; issues in identification, differentiating curriculum and educational program options; special populations of gifted students.
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MED 6430 - Creative Processes in the Elementary School Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: 1st Blk
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Course Fee: $15.00
This course focuses on the development of attitudes, methods, and skills in creative teaching, including an exploration of using music, art, dance, and drama in the elementary classroom. Graduate students will also explore philosophy, research, and theories which support arts integration, and development of teaching strategies and materials for use in the elementary classroom.
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MED 6440 - Social and Emotional Needs of the Gifted Credits: (2)
This course examines social and emotional developmental needs of gifted and talented children and proposes strategies for recognizing and meeting those needs in classrooms and with families.
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MED 6450 - Creativity and Applied Imagination Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Exploration and development of readily available personal and community resources to encourage creative thinking/reasoning, classroom involvement, and transfer of learning.
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MED 6470 - Teaching for Thinking Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Theory and practice for teaching thinking skills in elementary, middle, and high school classrooms.
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MED 6480 - Differentiated Curriculum for the Gifted Credits: (3)
Curriculum theories and educational strategies for educating gifted and talented students. A practical course with special attention to the development of instructional materials appropriate for use by gifted students in special programs as well as in the regular classroom.
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MED 6490 - Assessment and Evaluation in Education of the Gifted Credits: (3)
Principles of assessment applied to identification of gifted and talented students including identification of gifted in minority populations, diagnosis of student learning needs, learning styles, evaluation of student progress, and evaluation of program effectiveness.
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MED 6495 - Action Research in Education of the Gifted Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
This is a capstone course in the program leading to a Utah teaching endorsement in education of the gifted and talented and meets the USOE endorsement requirement for a field experience or practicum in education of the gifted by requiring a community-based project in which learning from previous endorsement courses is synthesized in a practical way. Students are expected to take initiative in planning, implementing, documenting, and evaluating meaningful action research projects relevant to education or the gifted and talented.
Pre-requisite(s): Bachelor’s degree, teaching license, and MED 6420 , MED 6480 , MED 6490 .
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MED 6510D - Advanced Foundations in Special Education Practice & Law (Special Education License) Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
This course focuses on the learning and social characteristics of young people with exceptionalities - that is, disabilities (physical, mental, learning) or giftedness - and about public policy and services available to them. As future teachers, students will learn about how such individuals are identified and served by the school system, what strategies are effective for instructing them, and roles and responsibilities of school personnel in providing appropriate educational experiences for all students in an includive classroom.
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Masters of Education.
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MED 6515 - Foundations in Special Education: Law and Practice Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
This course will introduce students to the philosophical, historical, legal, and ethical foundations of special education. Students will examine in depth the laws and practices related to special education and how those laws are influencing children with special needs today. Students will also learn about individuals with special needs as they are identified and served in our school system.
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MED 6520 - Collaboration, Consultation, and IEP Development Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Roles of the special educator and families. IEP development, Least Restrictive environment, managing multidisciplinary team activities, and techniques of collaboration and consultation.
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MED 6521 - Practicum in Special Education Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
This Practicum experience will focus on examining in depth the lives of students with mild to moderate disabilities in school, home, and community settings. Students will be introduced to the IEP process and will practice developing collaborative relationships within school settings.
Pre-requisite/Co-requisite: This Practicum must be taken either concurrently with, or after completion of MED 6520 .
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MED 6530 - Principles and Applications of Special Education Assessment Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: Full Sem
Administer, score, and interpret norm-referenced assessment instruments, analyze in combination with data from other assessment processes, and use to determine eligibility and develop educational programs.
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MED 6540 - Advanced Managing Student Behavior Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
This course will address current issues, practices, and application of a variety of approaches for behavior change. It is designed to teach students validated classroom management strategies, behavioral intervention strategies and techniques for use with students who have behavioral and social skill deficits. The primary goal of this couse is for each student to conduct a functional assessment and implement and evaluate a behavior intervention plan.
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MED 6550 - Advanced Instructional Planning and Learning Environments for Special Education Students Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Effective teaching methods, instructional programming and modification of curriculum for students with disabilities. A direct instruction model is emphasized.
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Masters of Education.
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MED 6555 - Advanced Instructional Methods and Practicum: Reading Credits: (4)
This course is designed to introduce principles and techniques for diagnosis and remediation of reading problems. The course will cover student characteristics and school setting demands which contribute to lack of success in reading classrooms. Field experience required.
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MED 6560 - Advanced Instructional Methods and Practicum: Mathematics Credits: (4)
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Assessment and diagnosis of mathematics problems and corrective procedures for remediation. This course focuses on the needs of students with learning problems or who are at-risk for school failure. Students will apply the concepts learned in an action research project in a K-12 classroom.
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MED 6565 - Advanced Instructional Methods and Practices: English Language Arts Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
The purpose of this course is to prepare teacher candidates to teach English Language Arts to elementary and secondary students. Teacher candidates learn to identify reading and writing difficulties, using evidence-based interventions. They will also learn how to implement effective instruction, using data-based instructional decision model to monitor students’ ELA progress. This course is to be taken concurrently with MED 6860 Practicum in Education.
Co-Requisite(s): MED 6860 .
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MED 6570 - Advanced Instructional Methods and Practicum: Written Expression Credits: (4)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
This course is designed to introduce principles and validated strategies for teaching written expression to students with mild/moderate disabilities. The course will cover student characteristics and school setting demands that contribute to lack of success in written expression. Field experience required.
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MED 6575 - Advanced Instructional Methods and Practices: Mathematics Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
The purpose of this course is to prepare teacher candidates to teach mathematics to Tier 2 and 3 students in elementary and secondary classrooms. Teacher candidates will acquire a set of skills that will enable them to determine what math concepts to teach to pupils and effective instructional methods to aid in the teaching of these concepts. This course is to be taken concurrently with MED 6860 Practicum in Education.
Co-Requisite(s): MED 6860 .
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MED 6580 - Advanced Learning Strategies and Transition for Special Education Students Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: Full Sem
Effective teaching methods, strategies, and practices for secondary age level students with disabilities. A cognitive learning strategies approach is emphasized.
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MED 6581 - Pre-Student Teaching in Special Education Credits: (4)
The purpose of pre-student teaching is to continue field experience in a supportive and professional manner. The student will have the opportunity to experience teaching and the responsibilities that it entails under the direct guidance of the cooperating teacher and the course instructor. This course is designed to provide students with practical experiences in the areas of: (a) assessment, (b) behavior management, (c) curriculum and instruction for students K-12, and (d) planning and developing post secondary transition plans.
Pre-requisite(s): EDUC 4521 /MED 6521 Practicum in Special Education, with a grade of B or better.
Suggested Requisite(s): Must be taken either concurrently with, or after completion of, EDUC 4530 /MED 6530 , EDUC 4540 /MED 6540 , EDUC 4550 /MED 6550 , and EDUC 4580 /MED 6580 .
Note: Course not currently being offered.
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MED 6600 - Ethical Leadership Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: 1st Blk
This course will explore issues of ethical and professional conduct as a steward of school resources, student academic success and well being, and faculty and staff professional development. This course will be based on the Utah Educator Professional Standards as described in Utah State School Board rule.
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MED 6601 - Community Engagement and Advocacy Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: 2nd Blk
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
This course will explore strategies effective educational leaders engage families and the community in order to create an inclusive, caring, safe, and supportive school environment to advocate for each student’s academic success and well-being.
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MED 6602 - Organizational Change and School Improvement Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: 2nd Blk
This course includes systematic processes of sustainable and continuous school and classroom improvement. Concepts include climate and culture, process of change, building teacher and leadership capacity, development of effective leadership practices, and strategic planning that supports continuous school improvement.
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MED 6603 - Positive Academic and Behavior Supports in Schools Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Spring Semester: 2nd Blk
This course includes systematic processes of sustainable and continuous school and classroom improvement. Concepts include climate and culture, process of change, building teacher and leadership capacity, development of effective leadership practices, and strategic planning that supports continuous school improvement.
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MED 6610 - Life Science for Elementary Teachers Credits: (3)
This course provides a background in concepts relating to living organisms and the interactions among them and their environment. The flexibility of these concepts is examined in light of research activities.
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MED 6620 - Physical Science for Elementary Teachers Credits: (3)
Basic concepts of the physical sciences (chemistry and physics) are covered. The importance of the scientific method and the design of experiments is addressed as well as basic facts and discoveries. Hands-on laboratory activities are an important part of the course.
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MED 6630 - Earth Science for Elementary Teachers Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
A background in basic concepts relating to the formation, development, and history of the earth is provided. General concepts of the structure, composition, and modification of the planet (atmosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere) are investigated through laboratory activities applicable to elementary classrooms. Activities emphasize inquiry and appropriate activities for developing content, process skills, laboratory skills, and positive attitudes toward science.
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MED 6640 - The World As A Classroom Credits: (1-3)
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This course is designed to provide enrichment opportunities for those who undertake either domestic or foreign travel to participate in study tours, research, and other professional development experiences. It offers participants an opportunity to learn outside the classroom in locations available only through travel.
May be repeated up to 3 credit hours.
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MED 6650 - Understanding Science Credits: (3)
This course will examine the nature of science, the philosophy of science, and research in science education. Students will engage in authentic scientific research.
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MED 6661 - Life Science for Secondary Teachers: Zoology Credits: (3)
This course examines basic concepts relating to living organisms, interactions among them, and relationships with their environment. Concepts of structure, function, ecology, behavior, and evolution will be investigated through laboratory activities applicable to secondary classrooms. Content relates to current areas of public concern and advances in the life sciences.
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MED 6662 - Life Science for Secondary Teachers: Microbiology Credits: (3)
This course examines basic concepts relating to living organisms, interactions among them, and relationships with their environment. Concepts of structure, function, ecology, behavior, and evolution will be investigated through laboratory activities applicable to secondary classrooms. Content relates to current areas of public concern and advances in the life sciences.
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MED 6663 - Life Science for Secondary Teachers: Botany Credits: (3)
This course examines basic concepts relating to living organisms, interactions among them, and relationships with their environment. Concepts of structure, function, ecology, behavior, and evolution will be investigated through laboratory activities applicable to secondary classrooms. Content relates to current areas of public concern and advances in the life sciences.
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MED 6670 - Physics for Secondary Teachers Credits: (3)
A background in the basic concepts of physics is provided. Topics include laws of motion, gravity, energy, light, heat, sound, electricity, magnetism, atomic and nuclear physics, radioactivity, and relativity. Laboratories investigate concepts applicable to secondary classrooms. Activities associate science content with appropriate activities designed to develop process skills, laboratory skills, and positive attitudes toward science.
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MED 6680 - Chemistry for Secondary Teachers Credits: (3)
A background in the basic concepts related to matter, its properties, and its reactions is provided. Laboratories investigate concepts applicable to secondary classrooms. Activities associate science content with appropriate activities designed to develop process skills, laboratory skills, and positive attitudes toward science.
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MED 6691 - Earth Science for Secondary Teachers: Geology Credits: (3)
A background in basic concepts relating to the information, development, and history of the earth is provided. General concepts of the structure, composition, and modification of the planet’s lithosphere are investigated through laboratory activities applicable to secondary classrooms. Activities emphasize inquiry and appropriate activities for developing content, process skills, laboratory skills, and positive attitudes toward science.
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MED 6692 - Earth Science for Secondary Teachers: Meteorology Credits: (3)
A background in basic concepts relating to the information, development, and history of the earth is provided. General concepts of the structure, composition, and modification of the planet’s atmosphere are investigated through laboratory activities applicable to secondary classrooms. Activities emphasize inquiry and appropriate activities for developing content, process skills, laboratory skills, and positive attitudes toward science.
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MED 6693 - Earth Science for Secondary Teachers: Oceanography Credits: (3)
A background in basic concepts relating to the information, development, and history of the earth is provided. General concepts of the structure, composition, and modification of the planet’s hydrosphere are investigated through laboratory activities applicable to secondary classrooms. Activities emphasize inquiry and appropriate activities for developing content, process skills, laboratory skills, and positive attitudes toward science.
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MED 6700 - Higher Education Administration Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
This course provides an overview of the various types of institutions of higher education including a brief history, typical institutional organizational structures, principal administrative functions, and the philosophy of administration overall. Strategic decision making within organizations will also be discussed.
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MED 6701 - Current Issues in Higher Education Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
This course provides an overview of current issues and trends, challenges, research, and policies impacting higher education at the institutional, state, national, and international level.
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MED 6702 - Organizational Change and Human Resource Management Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: 1st Blk
This course will focus on financial and personnel management strategies, techniques for developing a projected budget and strategic plan, strategies for managing personnel and addressing the evaluation protocols.
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MED 6703 - Group Dynamics Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: 1st Blk
This course will provide an examination of advising other practices on campus designed to enhance and support today’s college student. Concepts that will be discussed include student demographics, individualized advising approaches, emotional intelligence, and student retention theories.
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MED 6730 - Mathematics for Teaching K-8: Assessment and Intervention Credits: (3)
Practicing teachers will gain a deeper understanding of the various types of assessment and their appropriate use for guiding instruction, intervention, and evaluation of student learning of mathematics content. This course is part of the Elementary Mathematics Endorsement.
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MED 6800 - Advanced Web-based Methods for Evaluation, Research, and Practice Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: 1st Blk, even years
This course is designed to introduce students to the latest techniques of web-based research and experience management that can be used within the field of Family Science and Education (and other related fields of social inquiry). Students taking the course will learn and demonstrate the best practices for conducting online surveys that can be used to gather cross-sectional, longitudinal, experimental data.
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MED 6801 - Specialized Family and School Programs Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: 1st Blk, odd years
The Specialized Family and School Programs class is an advanced review of the theoretical foundations for established and emerging family life education programs. Furthermore, a review of best practices in disseminating and evaluating family life education programs in diverse settings and with diverse populations. Implications for policy are reviewed.
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MED 6803 - Diverse Family Contexts Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: Full Sem
This class will proceed via comparative analysis of culture, ethnicity, and family life in the United States reflecting social and political dynamics with extensive coverage of the family lifestyles, traditions, and values. Several American ethnic groups will be examined including historical background, key ethnic cultural components, traditional, and current ethnic family characteristics, and changes and adaptations to families and individuals. Emphasis will be made on how to address ethnocentrism, and serve families due to their various strengths and challenges.
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MED 6805 - Family Life Education Coaching Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
This course is to prepare students to become family life coaches. The course covers topics from the foundational theories/models of coaching (positive psychology, cognitive behavioral coaching, and others), how to conduct coaching sessions, the delineation between counseling and coaching, and how to run a coaching business. Students will practice coaching with other students as well as with actual practice clients.
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MED 6810 - Organization and Leadership Credits: (3)
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MED 6810 will introduce the student to theories and structures of family service organizations, best practices for planning, managing people, customer service models, working budgets and evaluating family service programs. Class discussions, case studies, and guest speakers will be used to help students understand the application of the basic concepts. Leadership styles will be examined as an overall context within which the management of family service programs occurs.
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MED 6820 - Organization and Leadership in Non-profit Family Services Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: 1st Blk
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
MED 6820 will introduce the student to theories and structures of family service organizations, best practices for planning, managing people, customer service models, working budgets and evaluating family service programs. Class discussions, case studies, and guest speakers will be used to help students understand the application of the basic concepts. Leadership styles will be examined as an overall context within which the management of family service programs occurs.
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MED 6860 INT - Practicum in Education Credits: (1-4)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Practical synthesis and application of knowledge and skills gained in previous education courses. Students must have approval from the program director, and should follow specific graduate certificate in teaching program guidelines for prerequisites and other requirements. This course does not grant credit towards the MED degree, but is required for a teaching license in the state of Utah.
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MED 6870 INT - Student Teaching in Elementary Education for MED Students Credits: (3-6)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
The student teaching experience is the culminating learning experience for the elementary licensure track. Student teaching is a time for developing one’s classroom management style, instructional design, and collaborating with a mentor teacher. Student teaching is a rigorous experience, which is carefully planned, guided, assessed, and evaluated. Offered CR/NC only; this course does not grant credit towards the MED degree but is required for a teaching license in the state of Utah.
Pre-requisite(s): MED 6860 , MED 6110 or MED 6120 , MED 6050 , MED 6265 , MED 6020 , MED 6311 , MED 6312 , MED 6313 , MED 6314 , MED 6316 .
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MED 6880 INT - Student Teaching in Secondary Education for MED Students Credits: (3-6)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Student teaching experience, with supervision, in a public school to synthesize theory and practice from previous education courses. Offered CR/NC only; this course does not grant credit toward the MED degree but is required for a teaching license in the state of Utah.
Pre-requisite(s): MED 6860 , MED 6020 , MED 6060 , MED 6120 or MED 6110 , MED 6050 , MED 6320 , and MED 6265 .
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MED 6890 INT - Student Teaching in Special Education for MED Students Credits: (4-6)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
The student teaching experience is the culminating learning experience for the special education licensure track. Student teaching is a time for developing one’s classroom management style, instructional design, and collaborating with a mentor teacher. Student teaching is a rigorous experience, which is carefully planned, guided, assessed, and evaluated. Offered CR/NC only; this course does not grant credit towards the MED degree but is required for a teaching license in the state of Utah.
Pre-requisite(s): MED 6050 , MED 6565 , MED 6575 , and MED 6860 .
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MED 6900 - Individual Study Credits: (1-3)
Intended for the candidate who has special needs and who would benefit from an individual study program. Forms are available from Room ED 234 MEd program office and must be approved by the instructor and the director at time of registration.
May be repeated up to 3 credit hours.
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MED 6920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs Credits: (1-4)
Variable Title
In order to provide flexibility and to meet many different needs, a number of specific offerings are possible using this catalog number. When the number is used it will be accompanied by a brief and specific descriptive title. The specific title with the credit authorized for the particular offering will appear on the student transcript.
May be repeated 5 times up to 6 credit hours.
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MED 6990 - Continuing Graduate Advisement Credits: (1)
This course is used to fill the continuous enrollment requirement while completing the Master’s project. The course is graded Credit/ No Credit.
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MENG 5010G - Introduction to Linguistics Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
This course introduces students to the scientific study of language. It explores what languages have in common, as well as what distinguishes them. Students learn basic analytic techniques in articulatory phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics and apply them to data drawn from various languages. These core concepts may be expanded and applied to other areas, such as language acquisition, language history, language and culture, language and thought, and language and literary expression. This course is designed for students with bachelor’s degrees who have no upper-division undergraduate coursework in linguistics.
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MENG 5020G - Introduction to the Study of Language for Teachers Credits: (3)
This course is designed for English teaching majors and minors. It introduces students to the nature of language and linguistics and reviews the elements of traditional grammar. This course surveys prescribed applications for prospective secondary school English teachers, including language variation, contemporary alternatives to traditional grammar, the history of English, and linguistics and composition. This course is designed for students who have no upper-division undergraduate coursework in linguistics.
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MENG 5050G - Grammar, Style, and Usage for Advanced Writing Credits: (3)
This course presents the concepts and nomenclature of traditional grammar as a context for students wishing to increase their control of punctuation, style, and usage to become more proficient writers. Its offers practical guidance in how grammatical concepts can be applied to revising and editing one’s own or others’ writing to more effectively express one’s intended meaning. The course is designed for students with bachelor’s degrees who have no upper-division undergraduate coursework in linguistics.
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MENG 5080G - Critical Approaches to Literature Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Students will study and practice critical approaches to literature. The course will begin with New Criticism and proceed to study more resistant reading strategies such as feminism, Marxism, and deconstruction. Students will not only learn the theoretical premises behind these theories, but also practice explicating various texts from a particular critical perspective.
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MENG 5510G - World Literature Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Students in this course read texts from a variety of eras and of authors and regions outside the United States and Great Britain. This course may not be applied to graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate survey covering the same period was applied toward an undergraduate degree.
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MENG 5520G - American Literature: Early and Romantic Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Students in this course read texts from the late eighteenth century to the decades just before the Civil War. This course may not be applied to graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate survey covering the same period was applied toward an undergraduate degree.
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MENG 5530G - American Literature: Realism and Naturalism Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Students in this course read texts from the Civil War through World War I. This course may not be applied to graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate survey covering the same time period was applied towards undergraduate degree.
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MENG 5540G - American Literature: Modern Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Students in this course read texts from the first half of the twentieth century. This course may not be applied to graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate survey covering the same time period was applied towards an undergraduate degree.
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MENG 5550G - American Literature: Contemporary Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Students in this course read texts from the 1950s to the present. This course may not be applied to graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate survey covering the same time period was applied towards undergraduate degree.
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MENG 5570G - American Literature I Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
This course will introduce students to the study of American Literature from its earliest known works to those produced prior to the American Civil War. We will examine its history, major works, and literary concepts.
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