Courses
Education Course Descriptions
All education courses are restricted to students who have been admitted into the M.A.T. program.
EDUC 5100 - Social and Cultural Awareness in American Education (3-0-3): An examination of multicultural and social concerns that influence the teaching and learning process. Study current issues and trends impacting American public schools as related to preparing pre-service teachers to teach diverse learners in a cross-cultural society. Technology will be used to perform word processing, Internet research, software reviews and electronic portfolio assignments. Pre-requisite: Admission to M.A.T. program
EDUC 5101 - Exceptionalities and Cognitive Development of Learners (3-0-3): A survey of basic characteristics and educational needs of learners with physical, emotional, intellectual disabilities. Additional study will concentrate on the cognitive and learning developmental aspects of teaching adolescents and young adults with a variety of abilities and disabilities. Course will focus on learning theories and models used in education. Technology will be used to conduct word processing, Internet research, software reviews and electronic portfolio assignments. Pre-requisite: Admission to M.A.T. program
EDUC 5102 - Practicum I (0-3-1): This course will be the Summer Semester portion of the field experiences for this program. It is designed for candidates to observe and participate in experiential learning in public school classrooms, before or after school programs, youth centers, or similar situations where diverse groups of adolescents are engaged in the teaching and learning process. The practicum experiences will allow candidates to observe, reflect and/or work with learners based on topics presented in EDUC 5100-5101. Candidates will be required to spend approximately ten hours per week in the field and must have proof of liability insurance to participate in the course. Co-requisite: EDUC 5100 and EDUC 5101
EDUC 5200 - Curriculum and Instruction for Teaching Secondary School Learners (3-0-3): This course is designed to teach candidates the theory and best practices for developing and delivering instruction in high school settings. Focus will be on instructional strategies, motivational and classroom management techniques, pedagogical knowledge, skills and dispositions for effective teaching and learning, and the construction and administration of learning assessment instruments. Technology will be used to perform word processing, Internet research, software reviews and electronic portfolio assignments. Pre-requisite: Admission to M.A.T. program
EDUC 5201 - Practicum II (0-3-1): This course is the Fall Semester portion of the field experiences for the program. It is designed for candidates to observe and participate in experiential learning in public school classrooms, before- or after-school programs, youth centers, or similar situations where diverse groups of adolescents are engaged in the teaching and learning process. The practicum experiences will allow candidates to observe, reflect and/or work with learners based on topics presented in EDUC 5200 and in content courses. Candidates will be required to spend approximately ten hours per week in the field and must have proof of liability insurance to participate in the course. Pre-requisite: EDUC 5102; Co-requisite: EDUC 5200
EDUC 5300 - Internship Seminar (1-0-1): This seminar is designed to discuss common issues, concerns and successes that candidates are having as teaching interns. Some topics will include developing curriculum and instruction for diverse and special needs learners, designing and implementing thematic units using Georgia Performance Standards (GPS), using classroom management techniques, developing and using data from student assessments, interpreting standardized testing data, using instructional technology to facilitate student learning, and recognizing legal, ethical, and professional responsibilities. Technology will be used to perform word processing, Internet research, software review, and electronic portfolio assignments. Co-requisite: EDUC 5301
EDUC 5301 - Secondary School Internship (0-12-4): This course is a clinical experience in high school settings for teaching the major concentration during the Spring semester. Candidates will be responsible for two weeks of observations and reflections before eight weeks of taking full-time responsibility for classroom instruction, and end with two final weeks of observations and reflections. School-based mentor teachers will work with interns in meeting program outcomes through teaching assignments. University field supervisors will observe and assess performance. Candidates must have proof of liability insurance to participate in course. Co-requisite: EDUC 5300
EDUC 5400 - Action Research Project (2-1-2): This course provides candidates with an opportunity to develop an action research project based on coursework, practicums, and clinical experiences. Candidates will demonstrate an understanding of the theory behind action research in teacher education and will utilize qualitative and/or quantitative research methods. They will design and implement an action research project, independently or in small groups, with the goals of publication, staff development, school policy change, or curriculum restructuring, in mind. All projects must be approved by the instructor and follow IRB specifications. Participants will define questions, determine research methods, and gather and assess data. This directed research project is a capstone experience in the M.A.T. degree program. Pre-requisites: EDUC 5300 & 5301.
English Course Descriptions
ENGL 5020 - Methods of Teaching English I: Teaching Literary Genres (3-0-3): This course prepares teacher candidates to become effective teachers of literature at the secondary level. Students will explore the methods and literary texts vital to a secondary school curriculum in Language Arts. Students will also develop teaching materials appropriate for use in the high school classroom. Prerequisite(s): none
ENGL 5030 - Methods of Teaching English II: Principles of Writing Instruction (3-0-3): This course prepares teacher candidates to become effective teachers of writing at the secondary level. Students will explore the theory and methods of teaching writing vital to a secondary school curriculum in language arts. With emphasis on writing process and studies of language, candidates will develop teaching materials appropriate for use in the high school classroom. Prerequisite(s): none
ENGL 5114 - The Adolescent Experience in Literature (3-0-3): This course emphasizes thematic connections between adolescent literature as a late-20th century genre and traditional literature from various literary perspectives. Particular focuses: aesthetic qualities, portrayal of adolescent development, representation of adolescence in diverse cultural contexts, and application in middle and secondary English classrooms. This course is recommended for English majors in the teacher licensure program. Prerequisite(s): none
ENGL 5120 - 19th Century American Literature and Culture (3-0-3): An expansive course focusing on the major movements, issues, or themes in the study of nineteenth century American literature and culture, ca. 1500-1700. Typical areas of emphasis will include significant literary movements within the era, major authors, and/or attention to historical context, research methods, and applied critical theory. Prerequisite(s): none
ENGL 5130 - Studies in Southern Literature (3-0-3): An expansive course focusing on the major movements, issues, or themes in the study of nineteenth and twentieth century Southern American literature. Topics may include nineteenth century slave narratives, the Southern Renaissance, Southern fiction since 1945, Civil Rights literature, poetry, and/or major authors. Prerequisite(s): none
ENGL 5140 - 20th Century American Literature and Culture (3-0-3): A course focusing on the major movements, issues, or themes in the study of twentieth century American literature and culture. Topics may include Modernism, Post-modernism, the Harlem Renaissance, Depression-era literature, the Southern Renaissance, American fiction since 1945, poetry, and/or major authors. Prerequisite(s): none
ENGL 5150 - Studies in Shakespeare (3-0-3): A graduate-level survey of Shakespeare’s dramatic works before and after 1600, with primary emphasis on the major comedies and tragedies and some attention to the histories, problem plays, and romances. Course content will include some attention to research methods and critical theory in the context of Shakespeare studies. Prerequisite(s): none
ENGL 5210 - Studies in Renaissance Literature (3-0-3): A graduate-level survey of early modern English literature and literary culture, ca. 1500-1700. Typical areas of emphasis will include significant literary movements within the era, major authors, and/or attention to a specific genre. Course content will include some attention to historical context, research methods, and applied critical theory. Prerequisite(s): none
ENGL 5250 - 19th Century British Literature (3-0-3): A graduate-level survey of nineteenth century British literature and culture, ca. 1780-1900. Typical areas of emphasis will include significant literary movements within the era, major authors, and/or attention to a specific genre. Course content will include some attention to historical context, research methods, and applied critical theory. Prerequisite(s): none
ENGL 5260 - 20th /21st Century British Literature (3-0-3): A course focusing on the major movements, issues, or themes in the study of British fiction from the 20th and 21st centuries. Topics may include but are not limited to modernism, postmodernism, war literature, literature between the wars, minor literary movements (such as Angry Young Men, The Movement, Poets of the Apocalypse), and/or major authors. Prerequisite(s): none
ENGL 5300 - Literature by American Women (3-0-3): A study of traditions in American women’s writing. The course may cover a wide range of texts or focus on a single theme, genre, period, literary movement, or cultural tradition. Prerequisite(s): none
ENGL 5350 - Gender and Sexuality in American Literature (3-0-3): A variable topics course, focusing on one or more of the major issues, movements, forms, or themes in the study of gender and sexuality in American literature and culture. Topics may include masculinity and femininity in literature, feminism and womanism, and traditions of gay and lesbian self-representation. Prerequisite(s): none
ENGL 5400 - African American Literature and Culture (3-0-3): A course focusing on the major movements, issues, or themes in the study of African American literature and culture from the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Topics may include but are not limited to modernism, postmodernism, African American womanism, Africana womanism, and other literary movements such as The Harlem Renaissance, The Black Arts Movement, The New Black Aesthetic, and/or major authors. Prerequisite(s): none
ENGL 5410 - The African American Novel (3-0-3): A course focusing on the major movements, issues, or themes in the study of the African American novel from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Topics may include but are not limited to modernism, postmodernism, slave narrative, neo-slave narrative, the blues novel, and other literary movements such as The Harlem Renaissance, The Black Arts Movement, The New Black Aesthetic, and/or major authors. Prerequisite(s): none
ENGL 5450 - Race and Ethnicity in American Literature and Culture (3-0-3): An expansive course focusing on the major movements, issues, or themes in the study of race and ethnicity in American literature and culture. Topics may include African American literature, post-war Jewish fiction, Native American literature, whiteness studies, Chicano-Latino literature, Asian American literature, literature and racism, double consciousness, migration narratives, and comparative studies of racial and ethnic experience. Prerequisite(s): none
ENGL 5620 - Postcolonial Theory and Literature (3-0-3): A study of postcolonial literary theory and literature. Texts written in English from a variety of formerly colonized regions will be studied including, but not limited to, Africa, the Caribbean, South and Southeast Asia, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. The focus will be on such topics as imperialism, race, gender, ethnicity, nation, language, and representation. Prerequisite(s): none
ENGL 5710 - Contemporary American Poetry (3-0-3): A study of post-1960 American poetry focusing upon the poets who represent major developments in traditional and non-traditional poetics along with a consideration of the styles, trends, and influences that inform contemporary American poetry. Prerequisite(s): none
ENGL 5720 - Contemporary American Fiction (3-0-3): A course focusing on the major movements, issues, or themes in the study of contemporary American fiction. Topics may include Postmodernism; individual identity; race, class, and gender; dualism and pluralism; magic realism; and/or major authors. Prerequisite(s): none
ENGL 5800 - Special Topics in Literature (3-0-3): A graduate-level seminar on special topics important to professional, postgraduate liberal studies. Typical areas of emphasis will include significant literary movements within a particular era of American, British, or post-colonial cultures, major authors, and/or attention to a specific genre. Course content will include some attention to historical context, research methods, and applied critical theory. Prerequisite(s): None