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3.00 Credits
MT 220 International Management and MT 322 Marketing Principles may also be taken as Economics electives.
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3.00 Credits
This graduate course uses economic analysis to help students understand the economic and financial problems now confronting our health care system. Considerable attention will be given to topics of current public concern including rapidly increasing costs, Medicare and Medicaid, excess capacity, expensive new technologies, national health insurance, and the problem of the uninsured. (Can be taken by undergraduates with instructor's permission.)
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the field of education today. Areas discussed include the role of the teacher, the legal and moral responsibilities of the profession, as well as the role of schooling and its historical and philosophical foundations. Emphasis is placed on the future teacher as critical thinker, problem-solver, and reflector on personal/ social experiences.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed primarily for students who are preparing to teach at the elementary level (grades 1-6); however, students who are pursuing a major related to human development services will find this course beneficial. The focus of the course is the application of major theories of psychology that relate to education and classroom practices. Emphasis will be placed on, but not limited to, the elementary school environment.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed primarily for students who are preparing to teach at the secondary level (grades 8-12); however, students who are pursuing a major related to human development services will find this course beneficial. The focus of the course is the application of major theories of psychology that relate to education and classroom practices. Emphasis will be placed on, but not limited to, the secondary school environment.
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3.00 Credits
An initial field experience in the schools is a prerequisite for entrance to the Teacher Education Program. Students spend thirty-five contact hours in a school setting. Emphasis is placed on observing and on gaining familiarity with the Massachusetts Competencies for Teacher Licensure.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the development of communicative competence in children. It incorporates a study of the reading and writing processes, while concentrating on the theories of emergent literacy and the development of reading and writing skills within the elementary grades. Significant philosophies, practices, and programs for developing reading comprehension will be examined. Emphasis will also be placed on how to teach reading and language arts appropriate to the diversity of all learners. A fieldbased experience is required and is usually completed in conjunction with the field experience for mathematics. Prerequisite: ED 103.
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6.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide the prospective elementary school teacher with a foundation in the concepts of mathematics as they relate to the curriculum of grades one through six. Emphasis is placed on understanding computation, problem-solving concepts and techniques, cooperative learning, technology, and the use of manipulatives. Connections to the Curriculum Frameworks of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics is highlighted. Recognition of special needs and of strategies for addressing them is included. This course requires a field-based experience, usually completed in conjunction with the field experience for literacy. Prerequisite: ED 103.
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3.00 Credits
(Concurrent enrollment in ED 306 required) This course serves as an introduction to the modern secondary school. Emphasis is placed on the secondary school teacher, the adolescent student, school climate, principles of teaching, and general techniques of teach ing. It is taught in collaboration with cooperating practitioners and major programs. Emphasis is placed on student participation through illustration/demonstration. A field experience is required and is integrated into the work of this course and of ED 306. As an extension of the field experience, students and their cooperating teachers participate in a series of seminars. Prerequisites: ED 101B, 103.
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3.00 Credits
This course serves as an overview of the curriculum/ methods/materials involved in early childhood education. Key topics include understanding the interaction of developmental theory and teaching strategy, creating developmentally appropriate curricula, and assessing young children's learning. Curriculum areas include art, music, emergent literacy, mathematics, literature, natural and social sciences. Course includes fieldwork.
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