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GRAD 800 - Continuing Enrollment
Credits:
All continuing graduate students who are not enrolled for
course credits, thesis credits, Doctoral Research (999) or
Master's Continuing Research (GRAD 900), and are not in
residence, are required to register for GRAD 800 each
semester of the academic year (or each summer for students
in MATH M.S.T., and English M.S.T. and College Teaching
M.S.T. programs). Students registered for GRAD 800 are
considered part-time. Not graded.
GRAD 885 - Graduate Foreign Exchange
Credits:
1.00 to 9.00
Graduate students may spend a semester at participating
institutions. Eligibility requirements include United States
citizenship, good academic standing, and permission of their
graduate program committee. For information contact the
Center for International Education. Special fee. Cr/F.
GRAD 900 - Master's Continuing Research
Credits:
Master's students who have completed all course
requirements, registered for the maximum number of thesis or
project credits, and are in residence completing their
master's program must register for Master's Continuing
Research. Students registered for GRAD 900 are
considered full-time. Not graded.
GRAD 940 - Foundations in College Teaching
Credits:
2.00
Formal consideration of effective teaching approaches.
Topics include course design, presentation, and evaluation.
Introduction to multiple pedagogies and their application in
higher education.
GRAD 941 - Teaching Methods in Higher Education
Credits:
2.00
Formal consideration of specific teaching methods including
the lecture, class discussion, and writing. The selection
and use of specific teaching methods to achieve desired
learning outcomes.
GRAD 942 - Teaching in Higher Education
Credits:
2.00
Examination of the perspectives of major scholars related to
teaching, the role of the professor as teacher and scholar,
and the multiple cultures encountered in higher education.
GRAD 945 - Advanced Seminar in College Teaching
Credits:
2.00
Capstone course for experienced faculty. The development and
review of a course portfolio that demonstrates the knowledge
and use of best teaching practices in higher education.
Includes a formal examination on the scholarship of
teaching.
GRAD 950 - Issues in College Teaching
Credits:
1.00
Issues faced within the classroom including evaluation
methods, classroom climate and diversity, instructional
approaches, teaching and learning resources, and student
behavior. Case studies. Prereq: permission. Cr/F.
GRAD 951 - Teaching with Writing
Credits:
2.00
Examination of the issues, principles, and practices of
using writing to enhance learning. Appropriate for all
fields and disciplines. Participants design and field test
assignments. Seminar requires field work and independent
research. Cr/F.
GRAD 952 - College Teaching Mentorship
Credits:
1.00
Individual interaction with a senior professor to develop
insights related to college-level teaching. Students observe
and analyze instructional approaches based upon the
professor's teaching philosophy and teaching traditions
within a specific field or discipline. Micro teaching may be
required. Prereq: permission. May be repeated for a maximum
of 2 credits. Cr/F.
GRAD 953 - Readings in College Teaching
Credits:
1.00 to 2.00
Seminar involving perspectives offered by specific scholars
related to teaching and learning in higher education.
Selected works include scholars from the many fields
including the social and natural sciences, humanities, and
applied and professional fields. A major paper is required.
Prereq: permission. Cr/F.
GRAD 959 - Advanced Issues in College Teaching
Credits:
1.00
Advanced seminar examining issues involved in teaching
and learning faced within the classroom. Examines the
relationship between theory and practice. Prereq: GRAD 950
or permission. May be repeated barring duplication of
subject matter. Cr/F.
GRAD 961 - Cognition, Teaching, and Learning
Credits:
2.00
Cognitive theories and their application to classroom
instruction. Examination of historical relation between
cognition and education as well as current application of
cognitive theory in the learning process. Cognitive skills
involved in the learning process. Teaching strategies that
enhance the use of cognitive skills and improve learning and
teaching effectiveness. Prereq: permission.
GRAD 962 - Academic Citizenship
Credits:
2.00
Issues facing professors as a group within today's academic
world. Topics include: defining "higher education" in
contemporary terms; the variety of American academic
institutions, their diverse missions, and associated career
paths; the academic ethic; and the status of academic
freedom in today's climate. Examination of the rights and
responsibilities of the contemporary professor. Prereq:
permission.
GRAD 963 - College Students and the Undergraduate Culture
Credits:
2.00
Examination of the cultures for learning and teaching,
created by faculty members, administrators, and
undergraduates. Consideration of recent research on the
relationship of such cultures to the quality of teaching and
learning. Content includes research on the learning needs of
students, the importance of cultural artifacts in the
classroom, and related topics.
GRAD 965 - Classroom Research and Assessment Methods
Credits:
2.00
Examination of methods used in classroom assessment and
classroom research. The focus is on the improvement of
teaching and learning in a teacher's own classroom. Research
project is required. Prereq: permission.
GRAD 970 - Special Topics in College Teaching
Credits:
2.00 to 4.00
Formal courses in college teaching: A) field studies;
B) disciplinary studies, C-Z other. Prereq: permission. May
be repeated to a maximum of 10 credits.
GRAD 971 - Teaching and Learning in Science
Credits:
3.00 to 4.00
Issues, activities, and research in science education,
including history of curricula, student and teacher
knowledge and beliefs, epistemological and cognitive
bases of science learning, and related instructional
approaches. Extensive reading, writing, discussion, and
reflection are included. Not open to all students who have
completed CHEM 971. Prereq: permission.
GRAD 972 - Laboratory and Field Experience in the Sciences
Credits:
2.00
Case studies of curriculum innovations in college science
and mathematics. Students analyze materials and observe
instruction. Examination of intended outcomes.
GRAD 974 - Teaching Sociology Seminar
Credits:
4.00
Helping graduate students deal with teaching issues,
explore teaching techniques, and improve their teaching
skills. Topics include setting course goals, designing
lectures, evaluating student work, leading discussion, and
experimenting with innovative teaching techniques. Not open
to students who have completed SOC 990. May be repeated to a
maximum of 8 credits.
GRAD 975 - College Teaching in the Life Sciences and Agriculture
Credits:
2.00
An overview of teaching strategies identified at the college
level. The planning, execution, and evaluation of
instruction for meeting the teaching needs of undergraduate
students. Recommended for those who want to teach in a
college setting. Not open to students who have completed
LSA 900. Prereq: permission. May be repeated for a maximum
of 4 credits.
GRAD 976 - Seminar in the Teaching of Social and Behavioral Science
Credits:
3.00
Examination of issues and strategies related to teaching
introductory level courses in the social sciences. Seminar
focuses on both practical and theoretical issues of
significance in the teaching/learning process at the college
level. Not open to students who have completed PSYC 991 or
992. Prereq: permission. May be repeated.
GRAD 977 - Physics Teaching Seminar
Credits:
1.00
Course for new graduate students provides an introduction
to their role as teaching assistants. The course is designed
to raise awareness of professional responsibilities, to
provide instruction on theory-based teaching and learning,
and to provide opportunities for reflective practice. Not
open to students who have completed PHYS 901. Cr/F.
GRAD 978 - Teaching Economics
Credits:
4.00
Analysis of the content, methodology, and pedagogy in
college economics courses. Effects upon college students
of economics. Exploration of relevance of other social
sciences, the humanities, the natural sciences, and
mathematics for undergraduate economic education. Not
open to students who have taken ECON 898. Prereq:
permission.
GRAD 979 - Issues in Teaching and Learning Physics
Credits:
1.00 to 3.00
Issues in teaching and learning physics including cognitive
models of learning; assessment tools; meta-cognition issues;
role of mathematics; effectiveness of labs; issues in
problem solving; misconceptions studies. Extensive readings,
writing, discussion and reflection is required. Not open to
students who have completed PHYS 902. (Also offered as
PHYS 902.) Cr/F.
GRAD 980 - Preparing to Teach a Psychology Course
Credits:
2.00
Preparation for teaching in psychology. Examination of
issues and models involving course design and interaction
with students. Products from the course will include a
complete course syllabus, a preliminary statement of
teaching philosophy, and the first three teaching models of
a course. An IA (continuous grading) grade may be awarded.
GRAD 981 - Graduate Seminar in Teaching History
Credits:
2.00
Introduction of fundamental issues in the teaching of
history at the college level. Topics include basic
pedagogical issues, such as leading effective discussions,
evaluating student's work, and lesson planning, and also
concerns related to history teaching, e.g., developing
students' historical consciousness, use of media, and so
forth. Required of all entering Ph.D. students and
applicable to the Cognate in College Teaching. (Also
offered as HIST 970.) Cr/F.
GRAD 990 - College Teaching Praxis
Credits:
3.00 to 4.00
Formal experience in teaching a college level course.
Development of a teaching portfolio. Prereq: permission.
May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits.
GRAD 995 - Independent Study
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
Faculty supervised independent studies in college teaching.
Prereq: permission. May be repeated to a maximum of 12
credits.