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  • SED EM 760: St Tch Prc EMK6
  • SED EM 770: St Th Prc EM5-8
  • SED EM 780: St Th Pc EM8-12
  • SED EM 810: Practicum: Instructional Technology
    Field experience offered in media facilities of industry, higher education, health services, and instructional technology-centered school activities. Students spend time in media facilities programs. Variable cr, either sem.
  • SED EM 812: Internship: Educational Technology
    Supervised fieldwork in various educational media settings. Selection of site and conditions is determined by student's preparation and program requirements. Variable cr.
  • SED EN 502: Std-Teach Sem
  • SED EN 504: Student-Teaching Half Practicum: English, 5-8
    Minimum 150 hours required. For description, see SED EN 507. 4 cr, 1st sem.
  • SED EN 506: Curriculum Materials and Teaching Strategies in English
    Considers research-based strategies for teaching short fiction, poetry, novels, drama, grammar, and vocabulary. The course also considers key aspects of the teaching and learning process such as lesson and unit planning, assessment, and the role of local, state and federal standards in the English/Language Arts classroom. 4 cr, 1st sem.
  • SED EN 507: Student-Teaching Practicum: English, Grades 5-8
    Full-time student-teaching in selected middle schools for a period of 12 weeks. Should be taken concurrently with SED EN506. Minimum 300 hours required. 8 cr, either sem.
  • SED EN 508: Student-Teaching Practicum: English, 8-12
    Full-time student teaching in selected high schools for a period of 12 weeks. Should be taken concurrently with SED EN506. Minimum 300 hours required. 8 cr, either sem.
  • SED EN 608: Student-Teaching Practicum: English, 5-8
    Only for matriculated graduate students seeking professional licensure under current program. Full-time student-teaching in selected schools. Six weeks; Minimum 150 hours required. 4 cr, 1st sem.
  • SED EN 609: Student-Teaching Practicum: English, 8-12
    Only for matriculated graduate students seeking current professional licensure. Full-time teaching in selected high schools. Six weeks; Minimum 150 hours required. 4 cr, either sem.
  • SED HE 221: Foundations of Health Education
    Provides the foundation for improving health through modification of daily habits. Analysis of nutrition, exercise, stress, substance abuse, and environmental health. 2cr, either sem.
  • SED HE 523: Applied Nutrition
    Essential principles of nutrition applied to educational programs in school and community agencies. Enrichment of courses in heath education, nursing education, and allied health fields. Presentations by outstanding leaders in the areas of nutrition, medicine, public health, and education. 4 cr, either sem.
  • SED HE 554: Health Education Student Teaching Grades K-12
    Licensure track health education students complete this final practicum in the public schools with a licensed health educator as their supervising practitioner. The twelve-week practicum provides the opportunity for applying theory with teaching exposure in two school settings (secondary, middle and/or elementary). 8 cr, either sem.
  • SED HE 720: Selected Problems in Health Education
    Health education with emphasis on nutrition, medical self-care, substance abuse, physical exercise, and leisure from Eastern and Western perspectives. Designed for graduate students in health professions, managment, and education with interests in comprehensive health care and health promotion. Enrollment limited. 4 cr, 2nd sem.
  • SED HE 722: Development of the Health Education Curriculum
    School and community influences on the development of the health education curriculum. Current practices and trends, innovative techniques, organizations for learning, and other topics applicable to health teaching for early childhood through adulthood. 4 cr, 1st sem.
  • SED HE 724: Sexuality, Culture, and Human Development
    Human sexuality across the life span. A developmental approach concerned with the promotion of psychological, sociological, and physical well-being studied in multicultural contexts. The role and responsibility of health education in effecting change within the public is emphasized. 4 cr, 2nd sem.
  • SED HR 722: Adult Learning and Training
    Focuses on three elements of the training and development role: application of theories of adult learning; design of effective instructional programs; and models of effective platform skills. Students have an opportunity to practice and evaluate various models and theories of adult learning. 4cr, 2nd sem.
  • SED IE 490: Introduction to Development Studies
    The course is designed for undergraduate students in Boston University's program in Niger. The course will examine the recent history and current status of international development issues and efforts. Opportunities are available for fieldwork in organizations which claim to be part of the development process in Niger and the Sahel region. These organizations include local non-governmental organizations as well as those working in other countries in addition to Niger. Study trips are organized to examine and analyze the development process and their effects on-stie to complement classroom instruction. 4cr, either sem.

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