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Apr 18, 2024
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2014 - 2015 Graduate Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions | 4
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Abbreviation of Courses
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Accounting (AC)
Anthropology (AN)
Biology (BY)
Business Administration (BA)
Business Quantitative Analysis (BQ)
Chemistry (CH)
College Teaching (CT)
Community Counseling (CC)
Computer Information Systems (CS)
Cooperative Education (CEP)
Early Childhood Education (CE)
Earth Science (ES)
Economics (EC)
Education (ED)
Educational Psychology (EP)
Elementary Education (EE)
English (EH)
Environmental Science (EN)
Finance (FI)
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History (HY)
Instructional Leadership (IL)
Journalism (JN)
Library Media (LM)
Management (MN)
Marketing (MK)
Mathematics (MH)
Online Teaching (OT)
Physical Education (PE)
Political Science (PS)
Psychology (PY)
School Counseling (SC)
Sociology (SY)
Special Education (SE)
Speech (SH)
Student Affairs (SA)
Teacher Leader (TL)
Theatre (TH)
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The Unit of Credit
The unit of credit at the University of West Alabama is the semester hour. One semester hour represents one hour of class work or two hours of laboratory work each week throughout the semester. Two hours per week of out-of-class preparation is usually required for each semester hour of credit.
The Numbering System
The University of West Alabama uses a three-digit numbering system. The first digit designates the level of the course, as follows:
500-599 — courses for masters-level students
600-699 — courses for Education Specialist-level students
The second digit is reserved to the department to designate relevant classifications of courses within the respective disciplines. The third digit is used to designate sequence of courses (but not necessarily prerequisites) or to distinguish a special type of course, such as independent study.
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STUDENT AFFAIRS (SA) |
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SA 582. Assessment and Evaluation in Student Affairs (3)
Covers theories and approaches to evaluation and outcomes assessment in student affairs. Reviews the politics and economics of studying program effects.
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SA 587. Current Issues and Trends in Student Affairs (3)
Highlights current trends and issues in student services practices and analyzes the components of model programs in student services.
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SA 589. Practicum and Internship in Student Affairs (3)
Required 100-hour practicum and an additional 250-hour internship in at least two, approved college/university student affairs office settings. Prerequisites: SA 500 , SA 501 and pass the required criminal background check.
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TEACHER LEADER (TL) |
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TL 655. Literacy & Numeracy Coaching and Content Learning (3)
Designed to prepare future teacher leaders to lead literacy and numeracy initiatives within a P-12 setting through modeled lessons, unit planning, and coaching.
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TL 656. Standards Based Teacher Leadership (3)
Designed to equip teacher leaders with an understanding of the connections between teacher leadership and school improvement and the National Board Standards for Teacher Leaders. This course provides problem-based exercises through realistic scenarios to allow students to develop the skills for putting the standards into practice in real-world educational situations.
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THEATRE (TH) |
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TH 539. Directing Practicum (1)
Direct a one-act play Pre/Corequisite: Prerequisite or co-requisite: .
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TH 580. Producing the School Play (3)
Script selection and analysis for the director/designer, basic directing technique and design execution.
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TH 581. Dramatic Arts in the Classroom (3)
Addresses basic theatre techniques, methods, theories, approaches to drama, and implementation within the classroom setting.
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TH 598. Selected Topics in Theatre (1-3)
Reading, lectures, discussion and/or internship activities related to topics not generally included in course offerings. Course content and format determined by student needs and interests. Prerequisites: Permission of the Dean.
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