High School Education (EHS) Graduate Courses

EHS 556 Classroom Management in the Secondary Schools  -  Designed to help teachers build their own personal system of discipline, consonant with their philosophies and personalities as well as with realities of students and schools. Emphasis on successful classroom management techniques.
 

EHS 558  Science, Technology, and Society: A Primer for Education Majors - (Also EHS 458). Explores nature of momentous changes: origin, current status, and future direction. Emphasis on role of educational community in helping young people to better understand and deal with various issues raised.
 

EHS 565  Secondary School Curriculum: Mathematics - Preparation to teach secondary school mathematics: making informed decisions about curricula, learners, and methodology in mathematics. Acquainting students with current state and national reforms in mathematics education. Problem solving, computers and calculators, and manipulatives in teaching mathematics. Developmental levels and individual differences of learners. Includes field experiences. Prerequisite: Admission to 5th-Year Program.
 

EHS 566  Secondary School Curriculum: Language Arts/English - A study of and practicum in the teaching of Language Arts and English in the secondary school; includes field experiences. Prerequisite: Admission to 5th-Year Program.
 

EHS 567  Secondary School Curriculum: Science - Teaching methods and curricula in secondary science programs. Includes field experiences. Prerequisite: Admission to 5th-Year Program.
 

EHS 568  Secondary School Curriculum: Social Studies - Understanding curriculum design and implementation as it relates to Social Studies in grades 7-12. Required demonstration of abilities to make informed decisions concerning what strategies to use with what students and how best to evaluate the students' progress in achieving the defined goals of a lesson. Includes field experiences. Prerequisite: Admission to 5th-Year Program.
 

EHS 569  Secondary School Curriculum: Foreign Language - Approaches and methods of teaching and evaluating foreign language at all levels. Includes field experiences. Prerequisite: Admission to 5th-Year Program.
 

EHS 570  Practicum in Secondary Education - Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in EHS 565, 566, 567, or 568. 1 hour.
 

EHS 571  Special Education, Accommodation and Modification Lab - Problems and issues in special education and the regular classroom. Concurrent enrollment in EHS 565, 566, 567, or 568. 1 hour.
 

EHS 597  Special Problems in Education - Seminar for seniors and graduate students; individualized readings and research projects based on student's special interests. May be repeated for total of 6 hours. 1-3 hours.
 

EHS 599  Field Studies in Selected Educational Settings - Field visits to locations of high educational impact, preceded by organized group meetings to develop background and concepts on which visits will be based; summation meetings follow visits. Individual projects and papers prescribed as appropriate. Credit determined by complexity of area or topic under study and necessary length of time rather than by distance involved. Cost for travel and other related arrangements to be announced for each study group. 1-3 hours.
 

EHS 611  Advanced Special Methods for Teaching Foreign Languages - Instructional objectives, classroom learning activities, utilization of differential pedagogical activities, improved use of source materials, and material sources.
 

EHS 612  Teaching English, Grades 7-14 - Curriculum and instruction in English programs. Issues, materials, and methods. Field experiences required. Prerequisite: Undergraduate methods.
 

EHS 614  Teaching Social and Behavioral Sciences, Grades 7-14 - Advanced course in methods and materials of teaching social and behavioral sciences in high school. General philosophy and purpose of social science disciplines. Field experiences required. Prerequisite: Undergraduate methods.
 

EHS 615  Methods of Teaching Science, Grades 7-14 - Science teaching methods, classroom interaction, current research, process skills, science/society issues, and cognitive development of students. Field experiences required. Prerequisite: Undergraduate methods.
 

EHS 616  Teaching Mathematics in Secondary School - Philosophical and psychological principles applied to teaching math. Field experiences required. Prerequisite: Undergraduate methods.
 

EHS 644  Workshop in Teaching (Selected Topics) - Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
 

EHS 645  Inquiry in the Social Studies - Inquiry and discovery techniques through use of simulation, games, role playing, and other group activities. Social studies projects, programs, and materials.
 

EHS 647  Secondary School Programs -  Innovations, programs, and classroom practices; forces leading to recent trends.
 

EHS 650  Teaching the Emerging Adolescent - Curriculum, materials, and methods of instruction reflecting needs and characteristics of age group.
 

EHS *651  Innovative Practices in Teaching in Secondary School (Area Studies) - Innovative practices in planning, instructing, and evaluating high school area studies. May be repeated if taken in different areas of study.
 

EHS 653  Current Issues in Secondary Education - Critical problems affecting teacher and curriculum in grades 6-14.
 

EHS 681  Special Topics in Education - Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 1-6 hours.
 

EHS 691  Secondary School Internship -  Observation and teaching in secondary school (15 weeks minimum). Includes attendance at a weekly seminar on campus. Prerequisites: Unconditional acceptance in 5th-Year Program and approval of application for internship. 9 hours.
 

EHS 692  Field Studies in (Selected Educational Settings) - 1-3 hours.
 

EHS 693  Advanced Field Experience.
 

EHS 695  Secondary School Internship for Speech Communication/Theater - Observation and teaching in secondary school (10 weeks or 300 clock hours minimum). Students also attend minimum of five 3-hour seminars designed to meet specific needs. Prerequisites: Unconditional acceptance in 5th-Year Program, completion of graduate methods course 9 hours in certification area, at least 9 hours in professional in addition to methods course, and approval of application for internship. 6 hours.
 

EHS 697  Individual Readings in Education - May be repeated for total of 6 hours. Prerequisite: Permission of advisor and instructor. 1-3 hours.
 

EHS 698  Individual Research in Education. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 1-6 hours.
 

EHS 699  Thesis Research - Prerequisites: Admission to candidacy and permission of instructor. 6 or 9 hours.
 

EHS 710  Creative Teaching in Middle School - Advanced methods and materials for teaching grades 6-9.
 

EHS 720  Individual Research in Education - Prerequisites: Master's degree and permission of instructor.