UndergraduateCourseDescription
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Coordinator for Communication and Media Studies in the College of Arts and
Sciences.
JOUR 3012 - MassCommunicationWorkshop (0-V-1)
Aworkshop for upper division students who participate in the production of student or
other campus multi-media publications (emphasizing non-print media). May be
repeated for credit, not to exceed nine semester hours. Interested students should
consult with the Program Coordinator for Communication and Media Studies in the
College of Arts andSciences.
LanguageArts/Reading (LART)
LART 3010 - TeachingReading in theContent Areas (3-0-3)
A course that focuses on the strategies necessary for effective communication in
language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. Reading selections and
strategies will reflect the subject matter content of the various disciplines, with
emphasis onmathematics, science, and social studies. Includes laboratory/practicum
component. Required for all middle level teacher education students.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to theMiddleLevel Teacher EducationProgram.
LART 3120 - LanguageArts: Skills andConcepts (3-0-3)
This course offers in-depth study of the key communication skills needed by the
middle level teacher: writing (including grammar), reading (including critical
thinking/reading), speaking, and listening. The instructors model the Reading and
Writing Workshop approach commonly used in middle schools and help students
create and adapt strategies for teaching these four major skills. The course includes a
field-based component, which requires the development of a language arts lesson that
is later taught in a local middle school. Required for all middle level teacher education
students.
Prerequisite(s): LART 3010.
LearningSupport
ENGL 0099 - EnglishSkills (3-0-3)
A course concerned with developing and enhancingwriting skills including composing,
editing, and proofreading. Students will write paragraphs and short essays. Course
instruction will focus on grammar, usage, punctuation, and construction of clear,
logical statements. Students will be expected to create and correct written
communications using the laptop computer. (LearningSupport exit-level course.)
ENGL 0999 –XX (3-0-3)
This is a1 credit course that LearningSupport students will take as a co-requisitewith
ENGL 1101. The content of corequisite support courses will be geared to supporting
students in mastering the content of the gateway course. Placement in the course will
bedetermined by theEnglishPlacement Index.
MATH 0097 –ElementaryAlgebra (3-0-3)
This course provides an introduction to algebra. Topics include operations with signed
numbers and polynomials; solving linear equations in two variables; graphic solutions
of linear systems; special products and factoring trinomials. This course emphasizes
conceptual understanding andproblem solving as well as computational skills.
MATH0988 –Foundations for Mathematical Modeling (4-0-4)
This course provides an introduction to algebraic concepts and applications. It
prepares students for success in Math 1101: Introduction to Mathematical Modeling.
Topics include properties of real numbers, linear equations in a single variable,
operations with polynomials, quadratic equations, graphing linear and quadratic
equations in two variables, and factoring.
