Courses

The listing of a course description here does not guarantee a course’s being offered in a particular semester. Please refer to the published schedule of classes on the Student Link for confirmation a class is actually being taught and for specific course meeting dates and times.

• SED HD 900: Independnt Stdy
  
• SED HE 221: Foundations of Health Education
  Provides the foundation for improving health through modification of daily habits and lifestyle decisions. Analysis of nutrition, exercise, stress, substance abuse, and environmental health. 2 cr.
• SED HE 522: Community Health
  Examines the interrelationship of school and community health programs. Community health services, health environment, and healthful living emphasized. The responsibilities and the coordination of school and agency personnel in total health education programs are addressed. 4 cr.
• 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 semester long practicum provides the opportunity for applying theory with teaching exposure in two school settings (secondary, middle and/or elementary). Fldwk w/ seminar. 8 cr.
• 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, management, and education with interests in comprehensive health care and health promotion. 4 cr.
• SED HE 722: Curriculum Development for Health, Movement and Wellness
  For individuals in a variety of settings involved in planning curricula related to health, movement and wellness. Explores influences on curriculum development and implementation in a variety of settings, including schools and communities, focusing on effective planning for behavior change in a variety of populations within schools and communities. 4 cr.
• SED HE 724: Sexuality, Culture, and Human Development
  Human sexuality across the lifespan. 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.
• SED ID 492: Ds:Soc&Culture
  
• SED LC 500: Directed Study
  Open to undergraduate students only. Prereq: Signed plan of study must be submitted in advance of registration on a Directed study form obtained from the SED Office of Records. Var cr.
• SED LC 900: Independent Study
  See SED AP 900 for description. Prereq: Approval of advisor. Signed plan of study must be submitted in advance of registration on an Independent study form obtained from the SED Office of Records. Var cr.
• SED LC 999: Dissertation Advisement
  See SED AP 999 for description.
• SED LP 720: Ldrshp Org Chng
  
• SED LP 999: London SED Prog
  
• SED LR 501: Teaching of Reading
  For upper level undergraduate and beginning graduate students without experience in teaching. Study of literacy development in childhood and early adolescence, and the implications for teaching and learning. Includes integration of educational media and technology as a teaching approach. Discussion of theory and research in effective instruction, and the application of both to effective lesson planning. 4 cr.
• SED LR 503: Reading and Writing Assessment
  For undergraduate students in Special Education and Elementary Education. Introduction of informal assessment of reading and writing knowledge and strategies among students in general education classrooms. ?Includes analysis of prototypic case studies. Provides foundation for a two-credit module (SED SE 515) that addresses the particular needs of special populations. 2 cr.
• SED LR 551: Reading Development, Assessment, and Instruction in the Elementary School
  For beginning graduate students without experience in the teaching of reading. Study of reading development in childhood and early adolescence, and the implications for teaching and learning. Discussion of theory and research on effective instruction and assessment, and the application of both to teaching. Not open to students who have completed SED LR 501 and/or LR 503. 4 cr.
• SED LR 732: Teaching Reading in the Middle and Secondary Schools
  For upper-level undergraduate and graduate students. Study of the development of reading abilities in the middle and secondary years, and discussion of the implications for teaching and learning in the content area. 2 cr.
• SED LR 782: History of Reading Research
  Analysis and synthesis of the classic and contemporary research literature on reading with a focus of the historical trends in methodology, understanding the theoretical processes, and the state of the art instructional practices over time. Exploration of the implications for teaching and learning, and for future research. 4 cr.
• SED LS 560: Introduction to Language and Language Acquisition
  Introduction to the main aspects of language and language acquisition in typical, atypical, and second language learners. Topic areas include phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, child- directed speech, the role of cognitive development, and theories of language acquisition. 4 cr.

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