2016 - 2017 Graduate Catalogue 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2016 - 2017 Graduate Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Abbreviation of Courses

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)

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)

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.

 

SPECIAL EDUCATION (SE)

  
  • SE 606. Literature Strategies across the Curriculum K-6 (3)


    This course is designed to prepare the teacher of exceptional students in curriculum development and specialized procedures for teaching literacy strategies across content areas in a K-6 collaborative setting.
  
  • SE 607. Literature Strategies across the Curriculum 6-12 (3)


    This course is designed to prepare the teacher of exceptional students in curriculum development and specialized procedures for teaching literacy strategies across content areas in a 6-12 collaborative setting.

SPEECH (SH)

  
  • SH 598. Selected Topics in Speech (3)


    Readings, lectures, discussions, 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.

STUDENT AFFAIRS (SA)

  
  • SA 500. Theory and Philosophy of Student Affairs (3)


    An overview of the major educational theories, philosophical approaches, and models of service utilized in the field of Student Affairs in higher education.
  
  • SA 501. Management and Supervision for Student Affairs Professionals (3)


    Review of best practices related to the overall management and supervision of college student affairs programs.
  
  • SA 541. Theories and Techniques of Counseling (3)


    The approaches to counseling with an emphasis on individual counseling, the counseling interview, ethical/legal considerations, referral, crisis counseling, as well as the major counseling theories and techniques.
  
  • SA 542. Career Development and Counseling (3)


    This course is an outline the major theories of career development and career choice, sources and uses of educational, vocational and social information, client assessment, career counseling models, and methods of collecting, evaluating and disseminating information.
  
  • SA 546. Group Counseling (3)


    Theories and practices of group counseling, including the analysis of group interaction and planning, and conducting group counseling activities. The legal/ethical considerations of group counseling are presented. Prerequisites: SA 500 , SA 501  and pass the required criminal background check.
  
  • SA 547. Counseling Multicultural Populations (3)


    This course is about the study of societal changes within groups and subgroups with an emphasis on multicultural trends and different lifestyles in order to facilitate the delivery of counseling services to these same groups.
  
  • SA 581. Ethics and Law in Student Affairs (3)


    Overview of law related to higher education, based on federal and state case and statutory law.  Analysis of issues and development of risk management plans.  Overview of ethical development theories and programming for implementation in higher education.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • SA 589. Practicum in Student Affairs (3)


    Required 200-hour supervised practice hours divided among two distinct, approved college/university student affairs office settings. Prerequisites: SA 500 , SA 501  and pass the required criminal background check.

STUDY ABROAD (ST)

  
  • ST 501. Study Abroad I (1-6)


    Master's level study abroad experience course one. Prerequisites: Approved for study abroad credit by International Programs and written signature of the academic dean.
  
  • ST 502. Study Abroad II (1-6)


    Master's level study abroad experience course two. Prerequisites: Approved for study abroad credit by International Programs and written signature of the academic dean.
  
  • ST 503. Study Abroad III (1-6)


    Master's level study abroad experience course three. Prerequisites: Approved for study abroad credit by International Programs and written signature of the academic dean.
  
  • ST 504. Study Abroad IV (1-6)


    Master's level study abroad experience course four. Prerequisites: Approved for study abroad credit by International Programs and written signature of the academic dean.

TEACHER LEADER (TL)

  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.

THEATRE (TH)

  
  • TH 539. Directing Practicum (1)


    Direct a one-act play. Pre/Corequisite:  .
  
  • TH 580. Producing the School Play (3)


    Script selection and analysis for the director/designer, basic directing technique and design execution.
  
  • TH 581. Dramatic Arts in the Classroom (3)


    Addresses basic theatre techniques, methods, theories, approaches to drama, and implementation within the classroom setting.
  
  • 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.

TECHNOLOGY (TY)

  
  • TY 507. Independent Study (3)


    Independent study in technology. Content and nature determined by individual needs and interests of students.
  
  • TY 560. Technology Management (3)


    This course examines the managerial aspects of integrating and implementing various technologies among organizational settings; methods of assessing and financing technologies; and technologies for embellishing human decisions.
  
  • TY 565. Research and Development Management (3)


    This course examines categories, types, and characteristics of R&D organizations; purposes and benefits of R&D; efficiency and effectiveness of R&D entities; R&D personnel, policies, and finance; technology transfer; incremental and radical innovation; organizational competitiveness; and R&D strategies.

TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATIONS (TF)

  
  • TF 500. Leadership and Technology (3)


    This course focuses on leadership and technology in the professional environment and includes an examination of various theories of leadership and learning.  Students explore how technology can be used effectively to increase human potential for productivity in a global environment.
  
  • TF 504. Research on Technology (3)


    Major concepts and techniques of research to include types of research, application and interpretation of data, and the development and use of data collection instruments. Extensive reading and research project required.
 

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