GRADUATE STUDIES at Shepherd Uni

CORE COURSES

EDUC 500. ADVANCING THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM (3)
The focus of this course is the effective use of 21st century technology in the modern classroom. This course helps educators view technology as a different way of thinking rather than simply as a more effective way of conducting traditional education. This course provides a critical analysis of the full range of educational technology and its use in the classroom. In this course educators will develop their visual literacy and talents and in turn improve their levels of instruction and effectiveness in an ever-changing technology based classroom.

EDUC 501. METHODS OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH (3)
This required course guides educators through the process of creating a unique and valuable research study. This course will instruct educators on the proper methodology for defining an area of research, reviewing the related literature, and conducting an effective study. This course will develop the foundational basis for the capstone thesis experience.

EDUC 502. CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY (3)
The focus of this required course is the exploration of pedagogy and its relationship to the development of curriculum. Through a better understanding of key methodologies and strategies for developing an integrated curriculum, educators will learn the most effective methods for implementing such a curriculum into their daily classrooms. While studying these strategies and methodologies educators will learn how to better hone both their teaching and curriculum development skills.

EDUC 503. READING IN THE CONTENT AREA (3)
This course concentrates on reading instruction in the content areas of the curriculum. Attention is focused on the identification, understanding, and mastery of special reading abilities required for specific subject areas. In this course students will explore current methodologies for effectively implementing subject specific reading strategies into their classrooms.

EDUC 504. STRUCTURES OF EFFECTIVE STUDENT ASSESSMENT (3)
The focus of this required course is the study of the history, theory, and practice of student assessment within the classroom. Educators will explore the role of traditional assessment including testing as well as available alternative methods of assessment. Educators will examine current methods of effective assessment techniques and discuss how assessment can best be applied to today's curriculum.

EDUC 580. ACTION RESEARCH THESIS EXPERIENCE (3)
This required course is designed to allow educators to put into action the research thesis proposal they have developed. This study may take either a historical or action based form of research. Through application and analysis of the knowledge they have gained as a result of this study, teachers will become better prepared to be more effective educators both in and outside of the classroom.

ART

ART 510. GRADUATE INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIO (3)
This cross-disciplinary studio class will expect students to work in multiple disciplines in order to achieve a concept driven body of work which is not inhibited by the arbitrary boundaries of traditional painting, sculpture, drawing, photography or printmaking. The course encourages a contemporary approach to art making in which any media or combination of media or process may be combined to achieve the artistic goal established by each individual student. Prerequisites: 9-12 hours in a single studio area (painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography, graphic design, illustration, etc.).

ART 511. DRAWING STUDIO (3)
The course will focus on developing rendering skills associated with drawing from life. Students will also be expected to generate a body of work outside of class worthy of contemporary art markets. These drawings may not necessarily adhere to the traditional modes and means of drawing and will anticipate a contemporary approach to subject, materials, and execution. Prerequisites: 9 hours in drawing.

ART 512. CURATORS AND EXHIBIT PROPOSALS (3)
During a one-week field trip to New York City, students will learn about different art venues, their purposes, and curatorial responsibilities. Upon their return, students will act as independent curators and respond with their own proposals for both group and one-person exhibits for the Shepherd College Gallery in response to a mock call for entries. Prerequisites: 9 hours art history, 3 hours aesthetics, criticism or related course.

ART 513. COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: GRAPHIC DESIGN PHOTOGRAPHY (3)
The continuation of developing a working relationship between graphic design and photography. Emphasis is upon developing professional projects and the integration of theory and practice.

ART 514. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES IN ART (3)
Supervised project work experience in illustration, graphic design, photography and computer imagery. Intended to provide a bridge between the classroom and the professional world. Topic and work required to be approved by the area coordinator.

ART 599. SPECIAL TOPICS: ART (1-4)
This course will examine in detail a specific subject or subject area in the discipline of art.

ART 699. SPECIAL TOPICS: ART (1-4)
This course will examine in detail a specific subject or subject area in the discipline of art.

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

EDUC 520. CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT FOR INTEGRATING LANGUAGE ARTS AND SOCIAL STUDIES (3)
Students will explore concepts, techniques, and strategies for the effective teaching and integration of language arts and social studies. They will also investigate current issues, practices, materials, and curriculum development appropriate for teaching/learning in the elementary grades. The use of children's literature with language arts and social studies curricula will be emphasized. Course includes in-school field assignments.

EDUC 521. CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATING MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE (3)
This course will investigate and explore the conceptual basis for integrating mathematics and science in the elementary classroom. Students will explore instructional activities that integrate science and math across curricular areas, are applicable to daily life, are developmentally appropriate, and apply appropriate and varied assessment strategies. Studies will understand and apply the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards and National Science Education Standards in planning and delivering an integrated mathematics and science curriculum.

EDUC 522. CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN EDUCATION (3)
This course examines current issues affecting schools today and the impact these issues will have in the 21st century. Education has a long history of conflicting ideas. An effort will be made to explore critical issues from divergent points of view. Educators will question, analyze, and discuss these critical issues. In addition, teachers will become familiar with several models of school reform in order to more effectively deal with the crucial issues they must face as educators.

EDUC 523. DIVERSITY AWARENESS AND THE CONTEMPORARY EDUCATOR (3)
This course is designed to better prepare teachers to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse classroom and educational practice. By 2020 it is expected that children of color will comprise 46 percent of the national student population. Using case studies, role playing, technology, and current literature, teachers will be exposed to the dynamics of diversity and how that diversity affects their practice. Participants are expected to develop a Human Rights Action Plan incorporating principles of human and social justice into their area of practice.

EDUC 524. INVESTIGATIONS OF LEARNING IN CONTEXT (3)
This required course is designed to focus on the social and psychological factors that affect the learning process. It explores the learning process as well as the learner. By gaining a better understanding of key social paradigms and critical psychological stages of developmental learning educators are better able to determine the most effective teaching strategies.

EDUC 525. THE SPECIAL LEARNER IN THE REGULAR CLASSROOM (3)
This course is designed to help educators develop strategies and techniques for working with the exceptional child. Educators will develop an understanding of a wide range of exceptionalities, ranging from students with severe educational challenges to gifted and talented students. Research, attitudes, and current practices as they relate to exceptional children will be discussed and analyzed.

EDUC 526. TEACHER AS A CREATIVE CATALYST (3)
This course introduces educators to nontraditional modes of thinking and problem solving through the exploration of new and creative modes of planning and assessment. Educators will become familiar with the research on creativity and learn creative techniques to employ in their own classrooms. This course will focus on creativity as universal in children of all cultures.

EDUC 599. SPECIAL TOPICS: EDUCATION (1-4)
This course will examine in detail a specific subject of subject area in the discipline of education.

ENGLISH

ENGL 530. THEORIES OF RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION (3)
A graduate-level class that traces the connections between the contemporary discipline of rhetoric and composition to its roots in classical rhetorical theory. The course studies important statements on rhetoric by Plato, Aristotle, and Quintillian as a background for discussing how the five canons of ancient rhetoric (invention, arrangement, style, memory, delivery) have become key elements of contemporary composition theory and pedagogy.

ENGL 531. CHAUCER (3)
A study of Chaucer's language and art as they are revealed in his works, primarily in Troilus and Criseyde and The Canterbury Tales.

ENGL 532. SHAKESPEARE (3)
A course built around the life and times of William Shakespeare, concentrating on close readings of representative texts covering all the major genres of his works, including lyric and narrative poems, comedies, histories, tragedies, problem plays, and romances. The goal is to achieve a basic understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare's contribution to our literature.

ENGL 533. STUDIES IN MILTON (3)
An in-depth study and textual analysis of the lyric and epic poems of John Milton, including a detailed critical reading of Paradise Lost, with emphasis on the ideas and sources of Milton's Christian humanism and artistic achievement, viewed within the literary and historical contexts of Stuart and Commonwealth England.

ENGL 534. LITERATURE AND THE SEXES (3)
A study of American, British, and Continental literature exploring the image of woman, also with emphasis on the relationship between the sexes. The course includes works by Aemilia Lanyer, Aphra Behn, Jane Austen, George Bernard Shaw, Henrik Ibsen, Virginia Woolf, and others. Gynocritical, deconstructive, and traditional critical approaches to the works are investigated, along with the social and psychological dimensions of a variety of contemporary gender issues.

ENGL 535. AMERICAN ETHNIC LITERATURE (3)
American Ethnic Literature will provide students with graduate-level exploration and examination of the range of “ethnic” literatures throughout the United States. Students will explore ethnic literatures commonly associated with racial identity—African American, Native American, and Hispanic American—but will also consider the nonracial dimensions of ethnicity. The course will begin with a consideration of the oral backgrounds of ethnic literature and will move on to a consideration of emerging written literature in the 19th and 20th centuries, with an emphasis on autobiographical writings. Finally, the course will provide a longer and more concentrated study of the ways 20th-century ethnic writers bring their experience of cultural difference to fully developed fiction, poetry, and autobiography. Course assignments will include weekly reading analyses, online discussion, and research with a variety of sources, examinations, and an out-of- class research/analysis paper.

ENGL 536. THE INTERNET IN HUMANITIES EDUCATION (3)
This course will introduce participants to pedagogical strategies for technology integration in the grade 6-12 classroom. It will cover Web resources in language arts, social studies, and other humanities disciplines, standards-based lessons and Web-based activities created by grade 6-12 teachers nationwide, adaptations for a range of classroom technology configurations, and national standards and programs for technology integration. In addition to writing formal critiques of key theorists in educational technology and reviews of educational Web sites and lesson plans, each participants will create one technology-enhanced unit and one basic Web site for use with their students.

ENGL 537. HISTORY OF ENGLISH
This course will explore the story of English, from Anglo-Saxon times to present, with particular attention given to the interaction between historical and linguistic events as they have shaped the language and literature of English-speaking people across the world and across time. The course engenders insights and understanding of the varieties of English within this country and around the globe.

ENGL 539. SEMINAR IN BRITISH LITERATURE (3)
A seminar course in British literature focusing on a significant literary genre, movement, period, or author selected by the instructor and approved by the department.

ENGL 540. SEMINAR IN AMERICAN LITERATURE (3)
A seminar course in American literature focusing on a significant literary genre, movement, period, or author selected by the instructor and approved by the department.

ENGL 599. SPECIAL TOPICS: ENGLISH (1-4)
This course will examine in detail a specific subject of subject area in the discipline of English.

ENGL 699. SPECIAL TOPICS: ENGLISH (1-4)
This course will examine in detail a specific subject of subject area in the discipline of English.

GENERAL SCIENCE

GSCI 540. PRINCIPLES OF SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION (3)
This course addresses several themes related to the process of science. The main areas covered are the philosophical and historical background of science, the processes and abilities required to conduct scientific inquiry, the written and oral presentation of data, the use and evaluation of scientific literature, the safe and appropriate use of chemicals and organisms in research, scientific ethics, and the role that science and scientists play in society. While the universality of the scientific approach to problem solving will be stressed rather than specific disciplines, most examples will come from the biological and chemical sciences. Readings will be assigned from several textbooks and journal articles and students will prepare and present a research paper. The prerequisite is a bachelor's degree with preparation in the sciences.

GSCI 541. HISTORICAL GEOLOGY (3)
This course emphasizes all major components included in historical geology focusing on the study of earth's evolution, which includes changes in the planet's crust, surface, atmosphere, and life through time. Topics covered include the evolution and characterization of life throughout geologic time, plate tectonic theory and changing continental position through geologic time, origin of life, major extinctions and their causes, taxonomy and paleobiology of fossils, classification of sedimentary rocks, and lithologic facies analysis.

GSCI 542. GENERAL ASTRONOMY (3)
Fundamental principles and findings of the major branches of modern astronomy. Topics include comparative planetology, stellar formation and evolution, structure and evolution of galaxies, and physical and observational cosmology.

GSCI 543. ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY (3)
Lecture topics in this course include stratospheric and tropospheric air chemistry and air pollution, the greenhouse effect and global warming, energy use and carbon dioxide emission, toxic organic and inorganic compounds, the chemistry of natural waters and water pollution, green chemistry, and waste management. In the laboratory volumetric and instrumental methods are used to measure environmentally important chemicals. The instrumental techniques include UV-VIS and IR spectroscopy, GC-MS and HPLC.

GSCI 599. SPECIAL TOPICS: GENERAL SCIENCE (1-4)
This course will examine in detail a specific subject of subject area in the discipline of general science.

GSCI 699. SPECIAL TOPICS: GENERAL SCIENCE (1-4)
This course will examine in detail a specific subject of subject area in the discipline of general science.

MATHEMATICS

MATH 550. TEACHING PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS (3)
Investigation of fundamental concepts and principles of probability and statistics. Instructional materials and technology appropriate for probability and statistics. Emphasis on activities and applications appropriate for junior and senior high school classes. Pedagogical experiences to prepare teachers to integrate quantitative literacy accurately and effectively in classrooms. All students will be expected to do a special project. Prerequisite: Permission of department head.

MATH 551. ABSTRACT STRUCTURES IN SCHOOL MATHEMATICS (3)
Sets, functions and relations, natural numbers, whole numbers, integers, rational and irrational numbers. Prerequisite: Permission of department chair.

MATH 552. REAL ANALYSIS FOR TEACHERS (3)
This course examines topics that include integration, series of points and functions, and topology of the real line.

MATH 553. GEOMETRIC STRUCTURES IN SCHOOL MATHEMATICS (3)
Geometric concepts of proof, congruence, similarity, and geometric equalities and inequalities. Pedagogy, content, and instructional strategies for teaching school geometry. Content and issues relevant to the geometry curriculum. Instructional materials and technology appropriate for geometry. All students will be expected to do a special project.

MATH 554. FUNCTIONS AND MODELING (3)
This course is an introduction to mathematical modeling of deterministic systems that can be represented by ordinary differential equations. The main thrust of the course is the study of the stability of models about equilibrium using Maple, which is introduced early in the course and seems to make phase-plane analysis very accessible. The student becomes familiar with the necessary background literature in ordinary differential equations to understand the different types and aspects of stability, Lyapunov functions, and a sufficient understanding of phase plane analysis to make a complete analysis on nonlinear systems. Some of the models include predator/prey models and competition and combat models. In addition, students are required to make a presentation in class of a particular model with a detailed analysis furnished to the class.

MATH 599. SPECIAL TOPICS: MATH (1-4)
This course will examine in detail a specific subject or subject area in the discipline of math.

MATH 699. SPECIAL TOPICS: MATH (1-4)
This course will examine in detail a specific subject or subject area in the discipline of math.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

PHED 560. ADVANCED MEASUREMENT AND ASSESSMENT FOR THE PHYSICAL EDUCATOR (3)
This course is intended to develop an accountable and dependable means of grade assignment in physical education rooted in a sound philosophy of skill/knowledge development. The course will further develop a sound assessment of program strategy that will incorporate both state and national intended goals and objectives. The course will be taught using PowerPoint presentation software and assignments will be made requiring presentation and statistical analysis with the computer. This course is intended to alleviate one of the most serious professional physical educator problems—that of grading accountability in our discipline—while also providing a perspective of total program accountability through assessment.

PHED 561. PSYCHO-SOCIAL ASPECTS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY (3)
This course examines the interrelationships between physical activity, physical education, sport and exercise, and psychosocial variables relating to these activities. Topics that may be included are socialization into sport, exercise, and physical activity, cultural values, aggression, motivation, psychological benefits of physical activity, exercise adherence, and participation in physical education.

PHED 562. TEACHING BEHAVIOR IN HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION (3)
This course is a study of research on teaching effectiveness in health and physical education. The teaching and learning process is examined in order to identify critical elements of age-appropriate behavior specific to health and physical education.

PHED 563. ADMINISTRATION OF ATHLETES AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION (3)
This course will focus on policies and problems of organization and administration of physical education and athletic programs in schools and colleges with emphasis on the case study approach.

PHED 564. CURRICULAR MODELS IN TEACHING PHYSICAL EDUCATION (3)
An interactive, hands-on class that will examine previous, present, and future curricular models and issues, including situational areas related to legal, professional, administrative, and teaching. Discussion and design of programs related to health and physical education in K-12 schools will be included.

PHED 590. ADVANCED HUMAN DEVELOPMENT FOR HPERS PROFESSIONALS (3)
This course will familiarize HPERS professionals with the major theories of human growth and development and the continuing research in the field. Students will develop an understanding of human development including the cognitive, emotional, physical, and social domains of each state of development. An emphasis will be placed on the role developmental stages play in the teaching and leading of physical activities for all ages. Students not in the physical education strand will complete assignments based on the role developmental stages play on their teaching field.

PHED 599. SPECIAL TOPICS: PHYSICAL EDUCATION (1-4)
This course will examine in detail a specific subject or subject area in the discipline of physical education.

PHED 699. SPECIAL TOPICS: PHYSICAL EDUCATION (1-4)
This course will examine in detail a specific subject or subject area in the discipline of physical education.

SOCIAL STUDIES

SOCI 570. SOCIAL FORCES, EDUCATION, AND KNOWLEDGE (3)
This course will survey classical history of sociology emphasizing the evolution of social theory and empirical research. After this foundation is covered the course will center on contemporary social forces related to educational problems and the accumulation and advancement of knowledge by focusing on the relationship between the school as an institution, the culture, and the society.

ECON 571. THE TEACHING OF ECONOMICS IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY: PRINCIPLES AND STRATEGIES (3)
The purpose of this course is to furnish the K-12 teacher with sufficient knowledge of the basic economic principles to teach economic concepts, recognize economic issues, and effectively integrate economics into the social studies curriculum. In addition to reinforcing basic economic principles, teaching strategies (including experiments and games) and curriculum materials will be examined for use in classroom presentation.

HIST 572. AMERICAN SOCIETY IN AN ERA OF CRISES, 1917-1945 (3)
This course focuses on the United States during one of its most critical periods, from World War I to World War II. Focuses on the social, economic, and political aspects of America's participation in World War I; the decade of the Roaring Twenties with its attendant prosperity and social stresses; the Great Depression; and the impact of the New Deal and World War II.

HIST 573. HISTORY OF WOMEN IN EUROPE (3)
This course examines selected issues in the political, intellectual, social, and economic history of women in Europe from the Middle Ages through the Second World War. It devotes special attention to the study of historiography and the social construction of gender.

HIST 574. THE HISTORY OF MODERN EAST ASIA (3 )
This course examines how the countries of East Asia responded to the twin challenges of modernization and Western encroachment during the 19th and 20th centuries. While concentrating on political developments, it also addresses issues in cultural and social history.

PSCI 575. THE POLICY AND POLITICS IN EDUCATION (3)
A study of: (1) the ways in which American society makes choices about matters of importance that affect the whole society, (2) the linkage between politics, policies, and American values, and (3) how policy is implemented and evaluated. Models of policy-formation are examined and applied to current issues, especially in the field of education. In addition, all students will be required to complete a three-credit action research thesis course. This course will require students to utilize their content knowledge in an educational context, giving them additional pedagogical and content discipline knowledge while working to hone their specific expertise within an educational setting.

PSYC 576. PERSONALITY THEORIES (3)
This course is the graduate version of PSYC 410 Psychology of Personality. The major theories of personality are surveyed along with relative psychotherapist application. Research in personality is also addressed relative to the determinants, structure, and function of significant personality, cognition, and behavioral variables.

ECON 599 SPECIAL TOPICS: ECONOMICS (1-4)
This course will examine in detail a specific subject or subject area in the discipline of economics.

ECON 699 SPECIAL TOPICS: ECONOMICS (1-4)
This course will examine in detail a specific subject or subject area in the discipline of economics.

HIST 599 SPECIAL TOPICS: HISTORY (1-4)
This course will examine in detail a specific subject or subject area in the discipline of history.

HIST 699 SPECIAL TOPICS: HISTORY (1-4)
This course will examine in detail a specific subject or subject area in the discipline of history.

PSCI 599 SPECIAL TOPICS: POLITICAL SCIENCE (1-4)
This course will examine in detail a specific subject or subject area in the discipline of political science.

PSCI 699 SPECIAL TOPICS: POLITICAL SCIENCE (1-4)
This course will examine in detail a specific subject or subject area in the discipline of political science.

PSYC 599 SPECIAL TOPICS: PSYCHOLOGY (1-4)
This course will examine in detail a specific subject or subject area in the discipline of psychology.

PSYC 699 SPECIAL TOPICS: PSYCHOLOGY (1-4)
This course will examine in detail a specific subject or subject area in the discipline of psychology.

SOCI 599 SPECIAL TOPICS: SOCIOLOGY (1-4)
This course will examine in detail a specific subject or subject area in the discipline of sociology.

SOCI 699 SPECIAL TOPICS: SOCIOLOGY (1-4)
This course will examine in detail a specific subject or subject area in the discipline of sociology.