Social Sciences

This course provides the leadership tools and theories to help students create change through hands-on work in community organizations. The course will use a project-based learning to examine the strategic nature of coalition building, networking, and goal/power mapping. This will be done within diverse communities to provide help students advocate with the experience for and effect change within an organization. The course is designed for both those students already engaged in community-based organizations and partnerships as well as students who are interested in working in/and or developing such organizations.

Introduces Hispanic cultures throughout the globe, focusing on their histories, traditions, values, and characteristics. Also provides a survey of mainstream and minority Hispanic experiences as documented through art, literature, music, and film. Conducted in English. Does not fulfill program requirements for a language course.

Focuses on the characteristics, identification, assessment, and instruction of students with exceptionalities. Explores special education children’s syndromes and their learning environments. Covers how to provide free and appropriate academic services to children with exceptionalities. Includes the theories, laws, and procedures surrounding special education. Course topics also include specific learning disabilities, autism, mild and severe behavior disorders, emotional impairment, intellectual disability, visual and hearing impairments, speech impairment, giftedness, physical impairments and chronic medical conditions. Additional discussions revolve around different special education learning environments such as inclusion, mainstreaming, pullout programs, resource rooms, co-teaching environments, and the self-contained classroom.

Applies the principles and theories of educational psychology to teaching and learning in diverse school settings. Topics address all domains of learning and cognition. Theoretical examination includes the academic development of children socially, emotionally, cognitively, and physically. This course also includes the following content areas: special education, multicultural educational programs, principles and teaching methodologies, managing classroom discipline, motivating students to learn, leading classroom instruction, and assessing K-12 differences in students’ learning.

Covers the rise of civilization to the decline of major world civilizations in the early Common Era (c. 200 CE to c. 500 CE). Studies the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China, and the Greco-Roman world.