| # | Code | Name | UG | GR | ADC | Subject | Subject Code | Academic Department | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1501 | EESL147 | Reading and Critical Thinking for Academic Purposes I This course focuses on reading skills for newcomers to the U.S. academic environment. Students will learn critical thinking strategies for approaching academic reading and show understanding through annotation, paraphrase, summary, and notetaking skills. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: FALL Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2019 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Skills Language (EESL) | EESL | English | Active | |
| 1502 | EESL148 | Reading and Critical Thinking for Academic Purposes 2 This course improves the student's ability to handle academic reading and further develops the critical thinking skills demanded for university course work. Students may also be exposed to library and research skills. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: WINTER Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2019 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Skills Language (EESL) | EESL | English | Active | |
| 1503 | EESL157 | Oral Skills for Academic Purposes I This course serves to improve oral proficiency for newcomers to the US academic environment. Students will learn language patterns and strategies for coping with group work, oral presentations, and notetaking. Critical thinking skills will be adapted for oral contexts. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: FALL Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2019 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Skills Language (EESL) | EESL | English | Active | |
| 1504 | EESL158 | Oral Skills for Academic Purposes 2 This course reinforces oral skills in the US academic environment. Students will employ critical thinking skills, appropriate language patterns and adaptive strategies for coping with group work, oral presentations, lectures, and workplace expectations. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: WINTER Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2019 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Skills Language (EESL) | EESL | English | Active | |
| 1505 | EESL195 | Directed Study Customized language practice designed to practice targeted language skills such as vocabulary development, test preparation, accent improvement, or other skills not covered through regular EESL courses. Credits: 1 - 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2019 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Skills Language (EESL) | EESL | English | Active | |
| 1506 | EILL701 | Orientation to Doctoral Studies This course is designed to provide doctoral candidates with a comprehensive introduction to the expectations and requirements of doctoral-level work. This course focuses on developing essential academic skills, including academic writing in APA format. Additionally, students identify possible problems of practice to address in their research. Credits: 3, Lab Fee 06 ($90), Level: Graduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2026 — Indefinite) Future (2026-01-01) Proposal — Workflow Step: GR Curriculum Committee, Graduate Curriculum Committee | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Innovation in Learning & Leadership (EILL) | EILL | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Review | |
| 1507 | EILL702 | Advanced Leadership Theory and Practice This course is designed to provide doctoral candidates with the opportunity to examine contemporary leadership theories and their application in diverse organizational contexts. Students critically analyze leadership models, evaluate their effectiveness with particular attention to ethical frameworks, and develop their own leadership philosophy. Credits: 3, Lab Fee 06 ($90), Level: Graduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2026 — Indefinite) Future (2026-01-01) Proposal — Workflow Step: GR Curriculum Committee, Graduate Curriculum Committee | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Innovation in Learning & Leadership (EILL) | EILL | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Review | |
| 1508 | EILL703 | Strategic Communication for Leaders This course is designed to provide doctoral candidates with the opportunity to enhance their skills in communicating complex ideas to diverse stakeholders. Students practice various communication strategies and develop a personal communication style. Credits: 3, Lab Fee 06 ($90), Level: Graduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2026 — Indefinite) Future (2026-01-01) Proposal — Workflow Step: GR Curriculum Committee, Graduate Curriculum Committee | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Innovation in Learning & Leadership (EILL) | EILL | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Review | |
| 1509 | EILL704 | Innovation & Design Thinking for Organizations This course is designed to provide doctoral candidates with the opportunity to apply design thinking principles to foster innovation in organizations. Students learn to lead creative problem-solving processes and implement innovative solutions. Credits: 3, Lab Fee 06 ($90), Level: Graduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2026 — Indefinite) Future (2026-01-01) Proposal — Workflow Step: GR Curriculum Committee, Graduate Curriculum Committee | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Innovation in Learning & Leadership (EILL) | EILL | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Review | |
| 1510 | EILL705 | Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation This course provides an in-depth exploration of organizational culture and the processes of change within diverse organizational contexts. Students will examine the elements that define and influence organizational culture, including values, beliefs, rituals, communication patterns, and power dynamics. The course addresses how leaders can assess, understand, and strategically influence culture to facilitate meaningful and sustainable change. Key topics include models of organizational change, strategies for managing resistance, and the role of leaders as change agents. Credits: 3, Level: Graduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2026 — Indefinite) Future (2026-01-01) Proposal — Workflow Step: GR Curriculum Committee, Graduate Curriculum Committee | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Innovation in Learning & Leadership (EILL) | EILL | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Review | |
| 1511 | EILL706 | Organizational Analysis and Problem-Solving This course focuses on advanced techniques for diagnosing organizational issues and developing innovative solutions. Students apply analytical frameworks to complex case studies and real-world scenarios. Credits: 3, Level: Graduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2026 — Indefinite) Future (2026-01-01) Proposal — Workflow Step: GR Curriculum Committee, Graduate Curriculum Committee | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Innovation in Learning & Leadership (EILL) | EILL | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Review | |
| 1512 | EILL707 | Leading Learning This course explores advanced concepts and practices in leading learning across diverse organizational contexts. Students will examine contemporary theories of learning, innovative instructional approaches, and emerging technologies that are reshaping the landscape of education and professional development. The course emphasizes the role of leadership in fostering a culture of continuous learning, adapting to rapidly changing environments, and leveraging learning as a strategic asset for organizational success. Credits: 3, Lab Fee 06 ($90), Level: Graduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2026 — Indefinite) Future (2026-01-01) Proposal — Workflow Step: GR Curriculum Committee, Graduate Curriculum Committee | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Innovation in Learning & Leadership (EILL) | EILL | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Review | |
| 1513 | EILL708 | Leveraging Technology to Innovate and Improve Learning & Organizational Outcomes This course provides an interdisciplinary exploration of how technology can be strategically harnessed to enhance performance, innovation, and sustainability across various organizational contexts, including education, business, healthcare, and non-profits. Students will examine frameworks for evaluating emerging technologies, implementing digital transformation, and fostering a culture of innovation while addressing the unique challenges faced by different organizational sectors. Through case studies, applied research, and collaborative projects, students will develop advanced competencies in leveraging technology for decision-making, operational efficiency, and stakeholder engagement. The course also emphasizes ethical considerations, equity, and the importance of aligning technology initiatives with organizational values and goals. Credits: 3, Level: Graduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2026 — Indefinite) Future (2026-01-01) Proposal — Workflow Step: Graduate Studies Approval 1A, Graduate Studies | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Innovation in Learning & Leadership (EILL) | EILL | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Review | |
| 1514 | EILL709 | Resource Management: Leadership Accountability in Practice This course explores the intersection of resource management and leadership accountability, equipping future leaders with the skills to effectively allocate and manage resources while fostering transparency and ethical responsibility. Through a combination of theoretical frameworks, case studies, and practical applications, students will examine strategies for managing financial, human, and material resources to achieve organizational goals and enhance outcomes. Key topics include strategic resource allocation, budgeting processes, equity in resource distribution, and the role of data-driven decision-making in optimizing resource use. Students will critically analyze how accountability impacts leadership practices and explore innovative approaches to address challenges such as resource scarcity, legal constraints, and stakeholder expectations. Credits: 3, Level: Graduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2026 — Indefinite) Future (2026-01-01) Proposal — Workflow Step: GR Curriculum Committee, Graduate Curriculum Committee | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Innovation in Learning & Leadership (EILL) | EILL | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Review | |
| 1515 | EILL750 | EdD Study Tour Students attend a conference, complete training, or participate in trips to enrich their educational experience and promote effectiveness in leadership Requirements vary depending upon credit hours and type of activities included. Students may be required to maintain a log of resulting reflections/learning experiences, submission of formal reports, presentations, or additional research. Trip destinations will vary and may include international travel. Credits: 0 - 3, Lab Fee 33 ($3000), Level: Graduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2026 — Indefinite) Future (2026-01-01) Proposal — Workflow Step: GR Curriculum Committee, Graduate Curriculum Committee | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Innovation in Learning & Leadership (EILL) | EILL | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Review | |
| 1516 | EILL795 | Independent Study Independent study and research under the supervision of a graduate faculty member. Only two independent study courses (a total of no more than six hours) are allowed to apply toward the EdD Innovation in Learning & Leadership degree. Topic selection and registration by permission of the program director only. Credits: 1 - 3, Level: Graduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2026 — Indefinite) Future (2026-01-01) Proposal — Workflow Step: GR Curriculum Committee, Graduate Curriculum Committee | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Innovation in Learning & Leadership (EILL) | EILL | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Review | |
| 1517 | EILL810 | Qualitative Research Methods This course offers a comprehensive examination of qualitative research methodologies as applied within the field of leadership studies. The course emphasizes the design, execution, and analysis of qualitative research to investigate complex phenomena in leadership contexts. Students will explore various qualitative methodologies, including case study, ethnography, grounded theory, phenomenology, and narrative analysis, with a focus on selecting and applying the most appropriate methods for diverse research questions. By the end of the course, students will be equipped to conduct rigorous qualitative research that provides in-depth insights into leadership practices, challenges, and innovations across different organizational and cultural settings. Credits: 3, Lab Fee 08 ($150), Level: Graduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2026 — Indefinite) Future (2026-01-01) Proposal — Workflow Step: GR Curriculum Committee, Graduate Curriculum Committee | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Innovation in Learning & Leadership (EILL) | EILL | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Review | |
| 1518 | EILL811 | Doctoral Statistics This course presents statistical concepts that are foundational to scholarly inquiry and advanced practice. Descriptive and inferential methods are studied, including parametric and nonparametric statistical tests. Practical applications are made through critiques of current research and the use of statistical software for data entry, analysis, and interpretation. Concepts are examined along with descriptive and analytic epidemiological methods. VARIABLE Credits: 4, Lab Fee 08 ($150), Level: Graduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2026 — Indefinite) Future (2026-01-01) Proposal — Workflow Step: GR Curriculum Committee, Graduate Curriculum Committee | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Innovation in Learning & Leadership (EILL) | EILL | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Review | |
| 1519 | EILL812 | EdD Seminar This course is designed to provide doctoral candidates with the opportunity to synthesize research skills and prepare students for doctoral project work. Students develop and defend a research proposal. Two hours are required in the EdD program. Credits: 1 - 2, Lab Fee 08 ($150), Level: Graduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2026 — Indefinite) Future (2026-01-01) Proposal — Workflow Step: GR Curriculum Committee, Graduate Curriculum Committee | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Innovation in Learning & Leadership (EILL) | EILL | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Review | |
| 1520 | EILL813 | EdD Project Proposal Development This course guides the EdD student through the exploration and identification of a topic for their EdD project and the development of a clearly stated question specific to their context supported with a thorough literature review. Credits: 3, Lab Fee 12 ($300), Level: Graduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2026 — Indefinite) Future (2026-01-01) Proposal — Workflow Step: GR Curriculum Committee, Graduate Curriculum Committee | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Innovation in Learning & Leadership (EILL) | EILL | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Review | |
| 1521 | EILL814 | EdD Project Progression This course will guide the EdD student through the methodology, implementation, and evaluation of their EdD project. An oral project proposal that describes the problem, literature review, and methodology is required for faculty approval. The project will then move toward IRB approval and implementation. The final steps include analysis and evaluation of the project outcomes. Continued work on the written document is expected. Submission of chapters one through five is required prior to registration for finalization. This course must be taken for a total of six hours, with at least three hours completed prior to registering for EILL 815 EdD Project Finalization. Credits: 1 - 3, Lab Fee 12 ($300), Level: Graduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2026 — Indefinite) Future (2026-01-01) Proposal — Workflow Step: GR Curriculum Committee, Graduate Curriculum Committee | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Innovation in Learning & Leadership (EILL) | EILL | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Review | |
| 1522 | EILL815 | EdD Project Finalization This course guides the doctoral student in the final steps of their doctoral project, which includes the final formatting of the project, poster development, and slide deck in preparation for dissemination of findings. This will include an oral presentation of the doctoral project with evidence of the translation of research and application of evidence to their chosen setting, how this project addressed the problem identified, and the evaluation of the project outcomes. Credits: 2, Lab Fee 12 ($300), Level: Graduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2026 — Indefinite) Future (2026-01-01) Proposal — Workflow Step: GR Curriculum Committee, Graduate Curriculum Committee | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Innovation in Learning & Leadership (EILL) | EILL | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Review | |
| 1523 | EILL816 | EdD Scholarly Project Continuance Mandatory course for the EdD student who requires additional time to complete the requirements of their Scholarly Project. The student must register for this course each semester until the Scholarly Project requirements are met and a grade has been issued. Credits: 1, Lab Fee 12 ($300), Level: Graduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2026 — Indefinite) Future (2026-01-01) Proposal — Workflow Step: GR Curriculum Committee, Graduate Curriculum Committee | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Innovation in Learning & Leadership (EILL) | EILL | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Review | |
| 1524 | EILL850 | Studies in Leadership and Learning Individual research/study project in leadership and learning conducted in collaboration with a professor. (Repeatable) Credits: 1 - 3, Level: Graduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2026 — Indefinite) Future (2026-01-01) Proposal — Workflow Step: GR Curriculum Committee, Graduate Curriculum Committee | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Innovation in Learning & Leadership (EILL) | EILL | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Review | |
| 1525 | EILL875 | EdD Program Finalization This course is required of all EdD students in the semester of anticipated graduation and program completion. Students will complete an application to graduate, as well as submit additional program requirements/documentation. Credits: 1, Lab Fee 06 ($90), Level: Graduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2026 — Indefinite) Future (2026-01-01) Proposal — Workflow Step: GR Curriculum Committee, Graduate Curriculum Committee | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Innovation in Learning & Leadership (EILL) | EILL | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Review | |
| 1526 | ELIT175 | Transformative Texts (IN-10) This course offers first-year students an opportunity for lively discussion of accessible, yet important, literary texts in a small-group setting. The emphasis will be on developing collegiality, cultural literacy, and more sophisticated reading and analysis skills. The content of individual seminars will be determined by English department faculty. This course does not count toward an English major or minor. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2019 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1527 | ELIT214 | Survey of American Literature (IN-10) A study of representative selections from major American authors, from the pre-colonial period to the present, with emphasis on literature as it relates to history, spirituality, and aesthetic analysis. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: FALL | WINTER Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2024 - 2025) Discontinued (2024-01-01) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1528 | ELIT214 | Survey of American Literature (IN-10) A study of representative selections from major American authors, from the pre-colonial period to the present, with emphasis on literature as it relates to history, spirituality, and aesthetic analysis. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: FALL Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2025 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1529 | ELIT214 | Survey of American Literature (IN-10) A study of representative selections from major American authors, from the pre-colonial period to the present, with emphasis on literature as it relates to history, spirituality, and aesthetic analysis. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: FALL | WINTER Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2008 - 2024) Discontinued (2023-01-01) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1530 | ELIT215 | Survey of English Literature (IN-10) A study of representative selections by British writers, with special emphasis on the author's philosophy as compared or contrasted with Bible-based thinking, and a review of literary trends and influences from the late Roman period to the present. Among writers receiving strong attention are Chaucer, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, and Wordsworth. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: FALL | WINTER Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2024 - 2025) Discontinued (2024-01-01) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1531 | ELIT215 | Survey of English Literature (IN-10) A study of representative selections by British writers, with special emphasis on the author's philosophy as compared or contrasted with Bible-based thinking, and a review of literary trends and influences from the late Roman period to the present. Among writers receiving strong attention are Chaucer, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, and Wordsworth. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: WINTER Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2025 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1532 | ELIT215 | Survey of English Literature (IN-10) A study of representative selections by British writers, with special emphasis on the author's philosophy as compared or contrasted with Bible-based thinking, and a review of literary trends and influences from the late Roman period to the present. Among writers receiving strong attention are Chaucer, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, and Wordsworth. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: FALL | WINTER Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2008 - 2024) Discontinued (2023-01-01) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1533 | ELIT216 | Approaches to Literature (IN-10) In this course students read and interpret short stories, poems, and drama in terms of current literary theories. Students acquire the basic tools and vocabulary to analyze a variety of diverse works including the Bible as literature. Students have interactive opportunities to develop philosophical and professional values which can guide them in making wise reading and viewing decisions. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: WINTER Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2008 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1534 | ELIT265 | Topics in Literature Selected topics designed to meet the needs or interests of students in literature. Subjects covered will determine how the class applies to the major or minor. This course may be repeated for credit. Credits: 1 - 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2021 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1535 | ELIT295 | Directed Study The content of this course will be adjusted to meet the particular needs of the student. This course may be repeated for credit. Credits: 1 - 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2008 - 2023) Discontinued (2022-01-01) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1536 | ELIT295 | Independent Study The content of this course will be adjusted to meet the particular needs of the student. This course may be repeated for credit. Credits: 1 - 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2023 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1537 | ELIT309 | Readings in English The content of this course will be adjusted to meet the particular needs of the student. This course may be repeated for credit. Credits: 1, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: FALL | WINTER Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2018 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1538 | ELIT316 | Literary Criticism A study of contemporary critical theory as it applies to literature and culture, with emphasis on using a variety of critical approaches to analyze literary texts. Critical approaches include Psychoanalytic, Feminist, Marxist, Structuralist, Deconstructionist, New Historicist, and Postcolonialist. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: FALL Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2024 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1539 | ELIT316 | Literary Criticism A study of contemporary critical theory as it applies to literature and culture, with emphasis on using a variety of critical approaches to analyze literary texts. Critical approaches include Psychoanalytic, Feminist, Marxist, Structuralist, Deconstructionist, New Historicist, and Postcolonialist. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: FALL Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2026 — Indefinite) Future (2026-01-01) Proposal — Workflow Step: UG Curriculum Committee, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Review | |
| 1540 | ELIT323 | A Destiny in Reserve: American Classics of the Nineteenth Century (IN-10) (W) A chronological study of some of the most significant works of American literature written during the nineteenth century. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: FALL Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2008 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1541 | ELIT327 | Global Perspectives in World Literature This course engages students in studying and interpreting selected works of literary masterpieces from the Enlightenment to the 20th Century. Emphasis is placed on this period's representative works, writers, and global perspectives, as well as on the literary, cultural, historical and philosophical forces that shaped these works and are reflected in them. Importance is also placed on reading, writing, and discussions as approaches to identifying text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world connections and expressing knowledge of the course content. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: ALL SEMESTERS Catalog: ✔️ Adult Degree Completion (2025 — Indefinite) Proposal — Workflow Step: Chair, English | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Review | |
| 1542 | ELIT330 | Global Literature Global Literature is a thematic introduction to selected literary texts that have greatly influenced culture around the world. This critical exploration of world literature emphasizes how literature is constructed, how it describes the human experience, how cultural movements (historical, intellectual, religious, political, etc.) influence and are influenced by the works studied, and how we talk about literature’s interrelationships with time, place, culture, and other contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors, traditions, and periods with an emphasis on gaining insights into the foundations of our contemporary global civilization. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2022 - 2025) Discontinued (2024-01-01) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1543 | ELIT330 | Global Literature (IN-10) Global Literature is a thematic introduction to selected literary texts that have greatly influenced culture around the world. This critical exploration of world literature emphasizes how literature is constructed, how it describes the human experience, how cultural movements (historical, intellectual, religious, political, etc.) influence and are influenced by the works studied, and how we talk about literature’s interrelationships with time, place, culture, and other contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors, traditions, and periods with an emphasis on gaining insights into the foundations of our contemporary global civilization. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate ✔️ Adult Degree Completion (2025 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ✔️ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1544 | ELIT330 | Global Literature (IN-10) (W) Global Literature is a thematic introduction to selected literary texts that have greatly influenced culture around the world. This critical exploration of world literature emphasizes how literature is constructed, how it describes the human experience, how cultural movements (historical, intellectual, religious, political, etc.) influence and are influenced by the works studied, and how we talk about literature’s interrelationships with time, place, culture, and other contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors, traditions, and periods with an emphasis on gaining insights into the foundations of our contemporary global civilization. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate ✔️ Adult Degree Completion (2026 — Indefinite) Future (2026-01-01) Proposal — Workflow Step: UG Curriculum Committee, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee | ✔️ | ❌ | ✔️ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Review | |
| 1545 | ELIT332 | Studies in Medieval Literature (IN-10) (W) A study of literary selections from the English Medieval period. Emphasis placed on the works of Old English poetry (including Beowulf), translations of the Bible ranging from Caedmon in the seventh century to Wycliffe in the fourteenth century, Arthurian legends, Chaucer, sources and analogues of the works, and twentieth-century criticism. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: FALL Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2008 - 2025) Discontinued (2024-01-01) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1546 | ELIT332 | Studies in Medieval Literature (IN-10) (W) A study of literary selections from the English Medieval period. Emphasis placed on the works of Old English poetry (including Beowulf), translations of the Bible ranging from Caedmon in the seventh century to Wycliffe in the fourteenth century, Arthurian legends, Chaucer, sources and analogues of the works, and twentieth-century criticism. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: FALL ODD YEARS Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2025 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1547 | ELIT333 | Poets and Other Radicals of the English Renaissance (1485-1608) (IN-10) (W) Henry VIII's actions unleashed a swirl of debate over responsibilities previously monitored by Rome. Authors in the English Renaissance dispute matters of conscience, obedience, allegiance, wealth, work, honor, law, superstition, worship, and doctrine. Emphasis placed on the works of Skelton, Wyatt, Tyndale, Latimer, Thomas More, John Foxe, Spencer, Sydney, and Shakespeare. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: WINTER Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2008 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1548 | ELIT335 | The Bible as Literature (IN-10) (W) A study of the literary masterpieces of the Bible in translation. The course applies techniques of close reading to various biblical genres such as narrative, lyric, proverb, parable, speech, and epistle. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: FALL Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2011 - 2025) Discontinued (2024-01-01) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1549 | ELIT335 | The Bible as Literature (IN-10) (W) A study of the literary masterpieces of the Bible in translation. The course applies techniques of close reading to various biblical genres such as narrative, lyric, proverb, parable, speech, and epistle. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: FALL ODD YEARS Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2025 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1550 | ELIT337 | A Beautiful Empire: British Classics of the Nineteenth Century (IN-10) (W) A chronological study of the most significant works of British literature from 1798-1901. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: FALL Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2008 - 2025) Discontinued (2024-01-01) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1551 | ELIT337 | A Beautiful Empire: British Classics of the Nineteenth Century (IN-10) (W) A chronological study of the most significant works of British literature from 1798-1901. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: FALL EVEN YEARS Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2025 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1552 | ELIT338 | Modernist Writers (IN-10) (W) The early twentieth century was a time of great literary experimentation as literary Modernists rose to the challenge to “make it new.” This course explores Modernism’s stylistic experimentation while considering the contexts and changes that shaped this literature. The course examines a range of writers, genres, movements, and locations which prompt us to consider what, when, and where was Modernism. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: FALL Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2024 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1553 | ELIT338 | Twentieth-Century Writers (IN-10) (W) A study of significant texts, theories, and trends of the twentieth century. This reading and writing intensive course will focus on Anglophonic work from English, Irish, Scottish, American, and Canadian authors, in addition to concepts of modernism, postmodernism, and literary theory. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: FALL Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2008 - 2024) Discontinued (2023-01-01) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1554 | ELIT340 | C. S. Lewis (IN-10) (W) A survey and critical study of the literature of C. S. Lewis. His major fictional works, autobiography, and theological works are selected for study from the post-conversion period of Lewis's life. Critical literary theorists and primary source authors are examined in connection with the literature. The course will focus on issues of faith and on literary techniques as demonstrated in this popular twentieth century author's various literary genres. This class does not count toward a major or minor in English. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: WINTER Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2016 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1555 | ELIT340 | C. S. Lewis (IN-10) (W) A survey and critical study of the literature of C. S. Lewis. His major fictional works, autobiography, and theological works are selected for study from the post-conversion period of Lewis's life. Critical literary theorists and primary source authors are examined in connection with the literature. The course will focus on issues of faith and on literary techniques as demonstrated in this popular twentieth century author's various literary genres. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: WINTER Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2026 — Indefinite) Future (2026-01-01) Proposal — Workflow Step: UG Curriculum Committee, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Review | |
| 1556 | ELIT342 | African American Literature (IN-10) (W) African American Literature is a study of major periods, genres, and theories of African American literature to show the breadth and variety of the African American literary tradition and the ways in which African Americans have contributed to, been influenced by, and transformed America. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: WINTER Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2018 - 2025) Discontinued (2024-01-01) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1557 | ELIT342 | African American Literature (IN-10) (W) African American Literature is a study of major periods, genres, and theories of African American literature to show the breadth and variety of the African American literary tradition and the ways in which African Americans have contributed to, been influenced by, and transformed America. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: WINTER ODD YEARS Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2025 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1558 | ELIT346 | Shakespeare (IN-10) (W) Celebrated as the greatest of English writers, Shakespeare continues to influence world culture. This course employs a variety of critical strategies to read and discuss several plays. Topics discussed include authority and ethical government, art and the shaping of history, social unity and the influence of the theatre, staging and performance, music and costume, superstition and magic, identity and the self, honor and cowardice, and obedience and the conscience. Students will attend a professional performance of a selected Shakespeare play. Credits: 3, Lab Fee 04 ($30), Level: Undergraduate, Offered: WINTER ODD YEARS Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2020 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1559 | ELIT417 | Intercultural Contexts: Literatures of Power, Place, and People (IN-10) (W) A study of diverse international literature. This reading and writing intensive course will focus specifically on literature of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, with special attention to texts that address the imperialist project and its aftereffects, as represented in indigenous and postcolonial cultures. The course material will also investigate how representations of the Other, concepts of moral responsibility, and preoccupations with Western degeneration structure political and cultural boundaries, which are countered and critiqued by those from margins of society. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: WINTER Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2008 - 2025) Discontinued (2024-01-01) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1560 | ELIT417 | Intercultural Contexts: Literatures of Power, Place, and People (IN-10) (W) A study of diverse international literature. This reading and writing intensive course will focus specifically on literature of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, with special attention to texts that address the imperialist project and its aftereffects, as represented in indigenous and postcolonial cultures. The course material will also investigate how representations of the Other, concepts of moral responsibility, and preoccupations with Western degeneration structure political and cultural boundaries, which are countered and critiqued by those from margins of society. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: FALL EVEN YEARS Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2025 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1561 | ELIT425 | Literature of the South (IN-10) (W) This course considers literary works from important writers of the American South including Mark Twain, William Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, and others. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: WINTER Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2012 - 2025) Discontinued (2024-01-01) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1562 | ELIT425 | Literature of the South (IN-10) (W) This course considers literary works from important writers of the American South including Mark Twain, William Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, and others. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: WINTER EVEN YEARS Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2025 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1563 | ELIT430 | Library Materials for Young Adults A survey of the variety of books and related materials available for grades 6-12. Designed for prospective teachers in SDA junior and senior academies as well as those in public middle and high schools, this course correlates critical evaluation and selection to the uses and specific needs of young adults as they develop their reading habits and skills. Includes a study of censorship and copyright law. Credits: 2, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: FALL Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2008 - 2022) Discontinued (2021-01-01) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1564 | ELIT430 | Young Adult Literature A study of the growing body of literature written for and marketed to young adults in grades 6-12. The course considers how young adult literature both shapes and responds to its cultural moment, including issues like identity, diversity, technology, education, and mental health. Students also consider censorship and discernment in text selection. Prospective teachers will take a 2-hour version of this course, which will include development of curriculum materials. Credits: 2, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: FALL Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2022 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1565 | ELIT431 | Young Adult Literature A study of the growing body of literature written for and marketed to young adults in grades 6-12. The course considers how young adult literature both shapes and responds to its cultural moment, including issues like identity, diversity, technology, education, and mental health. Students consider censorship and discernment in text selection. Students enrolled in the 3-hour course investigate the historical development of young adult literature and produce a substantial analytical paper. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: FALL Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2022 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1566 | ELIT444 | Restoration, Revolution, and Reason: British Classics of the Eighteenth Century (1660-1800) (IN-10) (W) New freedoms of the 1688-1689 English revolution created a market-driven press where writers competed to entertain or to improve society. Included are poets, preachers, and essayists such as Milton, Dryden, Pope, Thomson, and John Wesley; dramatists such as Goldsmith and Sheridan; novelists such as Bunyan, Swift, Defoe, and Johnson; and authors of travel and slave narratives such as Olaudah Equiano and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: WINTER Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2008 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1567 | ELIT445 | Ancient Classics (IN-10) (W) After beginning with the three great epics that underlie the literature of the Western World---the Iliad, the Odyssey, and The Book of Job---the course considers a range of Greek and Roman works. Collateral emphasis is on enhancing a student's ability to distinguish between classical Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian modes of thought. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: FALL Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2008 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1568 | ELIT450 | You, Me, We: Identity, Society, Culture, and Politics in Contemporary Literature (W) This reading and writing intensive course is a study of contemporary literary texts, theories, trends, and contexts with a focus specifically on literature since 1990. Course material will address key concerns and innovative trends of current writing, including the ways in which literature depicts the individual in relation to wider social, political, cultural, and global contexts. Topics may include but are not limited to: identity politics; censorship and the individual; medical humanities; modernity, globalization, and postnationalism; psychogeography, geopolitics, and the environment. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: WINTER EVEN YEARS Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2019 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1569 | ELIT463 | Literary Criticism A survey of modern approaches to literary criticism, including Psychoanalytic, Feminist, Marxist, Structuralist, Deconstructionist, New Historicist, and Postcolonialist. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: FALL Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2013 - 2024) Discontinued (2023-01-01) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1570 | ELIT465 | Topics in Literature (W) Selected topics in literature presented in a classroom setting. Subjects covered will determine how the class applies to the major. This course may be repeated for credit. Credits: 1 - 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: FALL | WINTER Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2008 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1571 | ELIT468 | Milton Seminar (IN-10) (W) In this class, Milton's brilliant mind engages our community of scholars in his vibrant and antagonistic debates about the freedoms of conscience, speech, assembly, and the press. Students read Milton's major epics, polemical prose, and poetry. Milton's work is also contextualized by other early seventeenth-century poets such as Donne, Herbert, Marvell, Herrick, and Crashaw. Credits: 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: WINTER ODD YEARS Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2020 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1572 | ELIT490 | Senior Capstone This course is for senior English majors only, to be taken during the semester prior to the final semester before graduation. The work consists of essay writing, portfolio preparation, an oral assessment, and reviewing for and taking the Major Field Test, Literature in English. English majors must score at or above the 50th percentile on the Major Field Test, with acceptable performance on essays, portfolio, and the oral assessment, in order to earn a Pass. A student may earn a grade of Honors ("A" on the transcript), Pass, or Fail. One must earn at least a Pass in order to graduate as an English major. Credits: 1, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: FALL | WINTER Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2010 - 2025) Discontinued (2024-01-01) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1573 | ELIT495 | Directed Study See ELIT 295 for course description. Credits: 1 - 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2008 - 2023) Discontinued (2022-01-01) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1574 | ELIT495 | Independent Study The content of this course will be adjusted to meet the particular needs of the student. This course may be repeated for credit. Credits: 1 - 3, Level: Undergraduate, Offered: VARIABLE Catalog: ✔️ Undergraduate (2023 — Indefinite) | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | English Literature (ELIT) | ELIT | English | Active | |
| 1575 | EMAT505 | Foundations of Education This course includes an examination of teaching as a profession, foundations in the history of education, as well as current issues and trends. Students participate in a variety of field experiences to enhance their understanding of the field. Students will be required to show evidence of passing a TN Bureau of Investigation background check prior to participating in field experiences. Credits: 1, Level: Graduate, Offered: ALL SEMESTERS Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2022 — Indefinite) | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Education Master of Arts in Teaching (EMAT) | EMAT | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Active | |
| 1576 | EMAT505 | Foundations of Education This course includes an examination of teaching as a profession, foundations in the history of education, as well as current issues and trends. Students participate in a variety of field experiences to enhance their understanding of the field. Students will be required to show evidence of passing a TN Bureau of Investigation background check prior to participating in field experiences. Credits: 1, Lab Fee 07 ($120), Level: Graduate, Offered: ALL SEMESTERS Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2026 — Indefinite) Future (2026-01-01) Proposal — Workflow Step: GR Curriculum Committee, Graduate Curriculum Committee | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Education Master of Arts in Teaching (EMAT) | EMAT | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Review | |
| 1577 | EMAT507 | Educational Technology This course examines best methods for the integration of technology in education. Credits: 1, Level: Graduate, Offered: FALL | SUMMER Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2022 — Indefinite) | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Education Master of Arts in Teaching (EMAT) | EMAT | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Active | |
| 1578 | EMAT507 | Educational Technology This course examines best methods for the integration of technology in education. Credits: 1, Lab Fee 07 ($120), Level: Graduate, Offered: FALL | SUMMER Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2026 — Indefinite) Future (2026-01-01) Proposal — Workflow Step: GR Curriculum Committee, Graduate Curriculum Committee | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Education Master of Arts in Teaching (EMAT) | EMAT | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Review | |
| 1579 | EMAT508 | Bible Methods, Elementary An introduction to the pedagogical knowledge, skills, and dispositions related to the effective teaching of religion and spiritual commitment. Candidates become familiar with the Transformational Planning Framework and Spiritual Growth Model that serve as the philosophical basis for the Encounter Bible curriculum. Instructional planning and assessment are based on the pedagogical strategies outlined in the Encounter units for 1st-8th grades. A required field experience provides opportunity for application of knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Action research component. (Required for NAD licensure only.) Credits: 2, Level: Graduate, Offered: FALL Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2022 — Indefinite) | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Education Master of Arts in Teaching (EMAT) | EMAT | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Active | |
| 1580 | EMAT510 | Master of Arts in Teaching Candidacy This pass-fail course assesses a student’s readiness to become a teacher education candidate. This course is a requirement for Transition Two in the Teacher Education Program. Coursework includes meeting with the education program adviser to ensure requirements for Transition Two have been met. Although the student consults directly with the adviser, it is the Teacher Education Council that votes completion of this transition. To continue in the Teacher Education Program, a student must first receive a Pass in this course. Students become eligible to register for this class after 9 hours of coursework have been successfully completed. Credits: 0, Level: Graduate, Offered: ALL SEMESTERS Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2022 - 2024) Discontinued (2023-01-01) | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Education Master of Arts in Teaching (EMAT) | EMAT | School of Education and Psychology | Active | |
| 1581 | EMAT510 | Master of Arts in Teaching Candidacy This pass-fail course assesses a student’s readiness to become a teacher education candidate. This course is a requirement for Transition Two in the Teacher Education Program. Coursework includes meeting with the education program adviser to ensure requirements for Transition Two have been met. Although the student consults directly with the adviser, it is the Teacher Education Council that votes completion of this transition. To continue in the Teacher Education Program, a student must first receive a Pass in this course. Students become eligible to register for this class after 9 hours of coursework have been successfully completed. Students must obtain program advisor permission in order to register for this course. Credits: 0, Level: Graduate, Offered: ALL SEMESTERS Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2024 — Indefinite) | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Education Master of Arts in Teaching (EMAT) | EMAT | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Active | |
| 1582 | EMAT510 | Master of Arts in Teaching Candidacy This pass-fail course assesses a student’s readiness to become a teacher education candidate. This course is a requirement for Transition Two in the Teacher Education Program. Coursework includes meeting with the education program adviser to ensure requirements for Transition Two have been met. Although the student consults directly with the adviser, it is the Graduate Education Council that votes completion of this transition. To continue in the Teacher Education Program, a student must first receive a Pass in this course. Students become eligible to register for this class after 9 hours of coursework have been successfully completed. Students must obtain program advisor permission in order to register for this course. Credits: 0, Lab Fee 07 ($120), Level: Graduate, Offered: ALL SEMESTERS Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2026 — Indefinite) Future (2026-01-01) Proposal — Workflow Step: GR Curriculum Committee, Graduate Curriculum Committee | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Education Master of Arts in Teaching (EMAT) | EMAT | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Review | |
| 1583 | EMAT512 | Classroom Management This course includes an overview of educational theories pertaining to the teaching-learning process and classroom management. Principles of effective classroom management and strategies to promote positive relationships, cooperation, conflict resolution are examined with an emphasis on culturally responsive and trauma-informed practice. Action research component. Credits: 3, Level: Graduate, Offered: FALL | WINTER Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2022 — Indefinite) | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Education Master of Arts in Teaching (EMAT) | EMAT | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Active | |
| 1584 | EMAT518 | Elementary Bible Methods Bridge This bridge course is designed to create the connection between EDCI 522 and EMAT 508. The relationship between the courses includes an introduction to the pedagogical knowledge, skills, and dispositions related to the effective teaching of religion and spiritual commitment. Candidates become familiar with the Transformational Planning Framework and Spiritual Growth Model that serve as the philosophical basis for the Encounter Bible curriculum. Instructional planning and assessment are based on the pedagogical strategies outlined in the Encounter units for 1st-8th grades. This bridge course incorporates fieldwork that provides opportunity for application of knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Action research component. Pre- or co-requisite EDUC 505 and EDCI 522. Credits: 1 - 2, Lab Fee 12 ($300), Level: Graduate, Offered: FALL Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2023 — Indefinite) | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Education Master of Arts in Teaching (EMAT) | EMAT | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Active | |
| 1585 | EMAT524 | Elementary Math Methods Bridge This bridge course is designed to create the connection between EDCI 526 and EMAT 554. The relationship between the courses includes curriculum organization, materials, methods, and instructional aids with emphasis on standards-based assessment. Attention is given to sequential skill development and to changes in the mathematical contents, technology and pedagogy. Instruction is also provided in lesson planning, assessment, and differentiating instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners. Classroom observation and micro-teaching required. This bridge course incorporates fieldwork that includes an intensive culminating field experience, providing opportunity for application of knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Action research component. Credits: 1 - 2, Lab Fee 12 ($300), Level: Graduate, Offered: FALL Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2023 — Indefinite) | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Education Master of Arts in Teaching (EMAT) | EMAT | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Active | |
| 1586 | EMAT525 | Elementary Language Arts Methods Bridge This bridge course is designed to create the connection between EDCI 525 and EMAT 555. The relationship between the courses includes a comprehensive study of effective evidence-based language arts principles and instructional methods appropriate for Kindergarten-8th grade. Effective methods and strategies related to both the receptive and expressive language arts (including listening, talking, writing, viewing, and visual representation) are emphasized. Teacher candidates become familiar with frameworks of instruction that support multi-grade contexts, developmentally appropriate practices, and differentiating for diversity. Study is given to assessments that inform instruction in the language arts. This bridge course incorporates a required field experience and provides opportunity for application of knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Action research component Credits: 1 - 2, Lab Fee 12 ($300), Level: Graduate, Offered: FALL Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2023 — Indefinite) | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Education Master of Arts in Teaching (EMAT) | EMAT | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Active | |
| 1587 | EMAT526 | Elementary Reading Methods Bridge This bridge course is designed to create the connection between EDCI 529 and EMAT 556. The relationship between the courses includes the examination of research on how children become literate and the implications of research on instructional practice. This course focuses on fluency, vocabulary acquisition, comprehension, and close reading of complex text. This course connects to content in previous literacy-specific courses and develops proficiency in the use of more complex teaching strategies and assessments. Classroom observation and micro-teaching is required. This bridge course incorporates fieldwork that includes an intensive culminating field experience. Action research component. Credits: 1 - 2, Lab Fee 12 ($300), Level: Graduate, Offered: WINTER Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2023 — Indefinite) | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Education Master of Arts in Teaching (EMAT) | EMAT | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Active | |
| 1588 | EMAT527 | Elementary Science & Health Methods Bridge This bridge course is designed to create the connection between EDCI 519, EDCI 527 and EMAT 557. The relationship between the courses include curriculum organization, methods, materials and equipment with emphasis on multi-grade classrooms. Techniques and materials are examined using basic principles of the scientific method. Instruction is also provided in lesson planning, assessment, and differentiating instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners. Classroom observation and micro-teaching are required. This bridge course incorporates fieldwork that includes an intensive culminating field experience, providing opportunity for application of knowledge, skills, and disposition. Action research component. Credits: 1 - 2, Lab Fee 12 ($300), Level: Graduate, Offered: WINTER Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2023 — Indefinite) | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Education Master of Arts in Teaching (EMAT) | EMAT | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Active | |
| 1589 | EMAT528 | Elementary Social Studies Methods Bridge This bridge course is designed to create the connection between EDCI 523 and EMAT 558. The relationship between the courses includes an introduction to the pedagogical knowledge, skills, and dispositions related to effective instruction and assessment in Social Studies. Teacher candidates become familiar with frameworks of instruction that support standards-based instruction, developmentally appropriate practices, and differentiating for diversity. Classroom observation and micro-teaching are required. This bridge course incorporates fieldwork that includes an intensive culminating field experience, providing opportunity for application of knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Action research component. Credits: 1, Lab Fee 12 ($300), Level: Graduate, Offered: WINTER Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2023 — Indefinite) | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Education Master of Arts in Teaching (EMAT) | EMAT | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Active | |
| 1590 | EMAT545 | General Methods for Secondary Education This course explores pedagogical knowledge, skills, and dispositions related to effective curriculum planning, differentiated instruction, and assessment in secondary classrooms. Topics also include culturally responsive teaching, trauma-informed practices, and teacher self-assessment and reflection. A required field experience provides opportunity for application of knowledge skills and dispositions. Action research component. Credits: 3, Level: Graduate, Offered: WINTER Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2022 - 2025) Discontinued (2024-01-01) | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Education Master of Arts in Teaching (EMAT) | EMAT | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Active | |
| 1591 | EMAT546 | Content Methods for Secondary Education This course combines discussion, guided practice, and actual teaching experiences in middle/high schools. Attention is given to using North American Division and TN Learning Standards to guide instruction and assessment. Secondary teacher candidates become familiar with content pedagogy as well as resources for planning, instruction, assessment, and evaluation. Curriculum and Content Methods is offered in Biology, Chemistry, English, History, Languages, Mathematics, and Physics. A required field experience provides opportunity for application of knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Action research component. Credits: 3, Level: Graduate, Offered: WINTER Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2022 — Indefinite) | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Education Master of Arts in Teaching (EMAT) | EMAT | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Active | |
| 1592 | EMAT547 | Inclusive Education for Secondary Education This course is based on the assumption that all students are capable of learning. The course seeks to familiarize teacher candidates with the broad range of exceptionalities found in elementary and secondary classrooms. Emphasis is placed on learning to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of diverse students in inclusive classrooms, with an emphasis on students who are English language learners. Students are also introduced to the Response to Intervention model, including universal screening instruments and the three tiers of instruction and assessment. Action research component. Credits: 3, Level: Graduate, Offered: FALL | SUMMER Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2022 — Indefinite) | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Education Master of Arts in Teaching (EMAT) | EMAT | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Active | |
| 1593 | EMAT549 | Teaching Writing in Grades 6-12 In this course candidates become familiar with the ELA writing standards for 6th - 12th grades. These standards guide the development of a writing unit that uses the writing process to create text focused on the use of textual evidence. Planning includes identifying the central focus, including the language function, and aligning standards, clear learning targets, mentor texts, assessments, and instructional pedagogies to support mastery of the language function. A key assessment is the performance assessment, which includes enacting the unit. Action research component. Credits: 3, Level: Graduate, Offered: FALL | SUMMER Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2022 - 2025) Discontinued (2024-01-01) | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Education Master of Arts in Teaching (EMAT) | EMAT | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Active | |
| 1594 | EMAT551 | Literature for Children This course includes a survey of children’s literature in its various genres. Attention is given to close reading techniques used to guide elementary students in the analysis of both narrative and informational text as well as in the selection of literature. Credits: 2, Level: Graduate, Offered: FALL | SUMMER Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2022 — Indefinite) | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Education Master of Arts in Teaching (EMAT) | EMAT | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Active | |
| 1595 | EMAT552 | Art Methods, Elementary Designed to help prepare students to be effective teachers of art at the elementary and middle school levels, the course includes experience observing and teaching in elementary and/or middle school art classrooms, development of a teaching file and effective lesson plans, and examination of the stages of artistic development and appropriate art lessons and teaching strategies for each age group. Credits: 1, Level: Graduate, Offered: SUMMER Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2022 - 2025) Discontinued (2024-01-01) | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Education Master of Arts in Teaching (EMAT) | EMAT | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Active | |
| 1596 | EMAT553 | Foundations of Literacy This course examines research and its implications on the development of literacy with a focus on theoretical knowledge and pedagogical skills to assist in making data-informed instructional decisions for teaching reading, writing, language, speaking and listening using integrated literacy practices in primary grade classrooms. Candidates are engaged in planning, instruction, and assessment with an emphasis on instruction and assessment. Topics relate to the development of phonemic awareness, phonics, literacy processes, spelling, and oral language. A performance assessment will be submitted that includes a comprehensive unit design. A required field experience provides opportunity for application of knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Action Research Component. Credits: 3, Level: Graduate, Offered: FALL Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2022 — Indefinite) | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Education Master of Arts in Teaching (EMAT) | EMAT | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Active | |
| 1597 | EMAT554 | Math Methods, Elementary Includes curriculum organization, materials, methods, and instructional aids with emphasis on standards-based assessment. Attention is given to sequential skill development and to changes in the mathematical contents, technology and pedagogy. Instruction is also provided in lesson planning, assessment, and differentiating instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners. Classroom observation and micro-teaching required. Incorporates fieldwork that includes an intensive culminating field experience, providing opportunity for application of knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Action research component. Credits: 3, Level: Graduate, Offered: FALL Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2022 — Indefinite) | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Education Master of Arts in Teaching (EMAT) | EMAT | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Active | |
| 1598 | EMAT555 | Language Arts Methods, Elementary A comprehensive study of effective evidence-based language arts principles and instructional methods appropriate for Kindergarten-8th grade. Effective methods and strategies related to both the receptive and expressive language arts (including listening, talking, writing, viewing, and visual representation) are emphasized. Teacher candidates become familiar with frameworks of instruction that support multi-grade contexts, developmentally appropriate practices, and differentiating for diversity. Study is given to assessments that inform instruction in the language arts. A required field experience provides opportunity for application of knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Action research component. Credits: 3, Level: Graduate, Offered: FALL Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2022 — Indefinite) | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Education Master of Arts in Teaching (EMAT) | EMAT | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Active | |
| 1599 | EMAT556 | Reading Methods, Elementary This course examines the research on how children become literate and the implications of research on instructional practice. This course focuses on fluency, vocabulary acquisition, comprehension, and close reading of complex text. This course connects to content in previous literacy-specific courses and develops proficiency in the use of more complex teaching strategies and assessments. Classroom observation and micro-teaching is required. Incorporates fieldwork that includes an intensive culminating field experience. Action research component. Credits: 3, Level: Graduate, Offered: WINTER Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2022 — Indefinite) | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Education Master of Arts in Teaching (EMAT) | EMAT | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Active | |
| 1600 | EMAT557 | Science and Health Methods, Elementary Includes curriculum organization, methods, materials and equipment with emphasis on multi-grade classrooms. Techniques and materials are examined using basic principles of the scientific method. Instruction is also provided in lesson planning, assessment, and differentiating instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners. Classroom observation and micro-teaching are required. Incorporates fieldwork that includes an intensive culminating field experience, providing opportunity for application of knowledge, skills, and disposition. Action research component. Credits: 2, Level: Graduate, Offered: WINTER Catalog: ✔️ Graduate (2022 — Indefinite) | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | Education Master of Arts in Teaching (EMAT) | EMAT | School of Education, Psychology, and Counseling | Active |