MED - Courses

Courses and Descriptions

SPORT EDUCATION OFFERINGS

SS 670 SPORT MEDICINE PRINCIPLES FOR SPORT PROFESSIONALS

A comprehensive introduction to current philosophies, procedures, and practices relating to the prevention and care of athletic injuries. The course will serve as an important refresher and reference guide for coaches and other individuals concerned with the health and well-being of athletes. The course fulfills the requirement for validation for a "Pupil Activity Supervisor."

EDUC 671 THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF SPORT 3

An introduction to the basic exercise sciences as they relate to the improvement of sport performance. Basic principles of Biomechanics, Functional Kinesiology, and Sports Physiology will be introduced.

EDUC 672 SPORTS MANAGEMENT 3

Analysis of administration, philosophy, standards, policies and procedures for implementing sports programs. Development of an understanding of the administrative analysis and its relationship to decision making.

SS 673 ANALYSIS OF SPORT INSTRUCTION 3

An investigation into and the practical experience of using systematic observational tools designed to evaluate coaching/ teaching behaviors, and an exposure to technological advance in analyzing psychomotor skills.

SS 674 ETHICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES IN SPORT 3

An historical, philosophical, and sociological examination of ethical and social issues related to sport in its dimensions as play, competition, leisure, education, and work.

SS 675 SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATIONS OF NUTRITION IN SPORT 3

Study of a scientific framework to assist in understanding nutrition and diet as they relate to physical activity. Nutritional considerations related to overall health and performance will be discussed. Topics to be considered include: digestion & energy metabolism, weight control, disordered eating, role of water, ergogenic aids, and consumerism. The effects of commonly used and abused chemical substances will be discussed in terms of the impact on physical performance.

SS 676 PSYCHOLOGY OF COACHING 3

An examination of the psychological factors that affect athletic performance, with particular attention to personality, maturation, social factors, and research finding in specific sports.

SS 677 THE PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS FOR EXERCISE AND SPORT 3

The applied study of the functioning of the systems of the human body during exercise, with an emphasis on training and the improvement of sport performance.

Content area courses approved for elective credit in programs for the Curriculum and Instruction Degree or for elective graduate credit are:

ART 552 TOPICS IN AMERICAN ART: ART AND CULTURE OF THE SIXTIES 3-9

This course explores major ideas expressed in American painting, sculpture, literature, film and music primarily from popular culture in the Sixties. These ideas are related to the social and political setting in which they occurred.

ART 652 ART OF THE RENAISSANCE 3

A survey of 15th and 16th century paintings, sculpture in Italy, France, Flanders and Germany.

ART 653 BAROQUE AND ROCOCCO ART HISTORY 3

A survey of 17th and 18th century paining, sculpture and the decorative arts in Italy, France, Flanders, Spain and Holland.

ART 654 NINETEENTH CENTURY ART HISTORY I 3

A study of movements in the second half of the century including Impressionism, post impressionism and Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and Seurat. Emphasis on painting.

BIO 525 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY 4

The purpose of this course is to study the functional processes that make up the physiology of the human body in health and disease.

BIO 610 BIOLOGY FIELD STUDY: THE ECOLOGY OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS 4

The purpose of this course is to study unique characteristics of The Great Smoky Mountains. To develop an appreciation of the complex interactions that have shaped this unique area and how The Smokies have influenced even the Ashland area. Fee required to cover cost of travel expenses to Great Smoky Mts.

BIO 640 SPECIAL TOPICS 1-5

Individual or group studies of course work in biology. Graduate standing, permission of the professor of record and the approval of the director of graduate studies in education.

ECON EDUC 580 MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND ITS APPLICATION TO THE CURRICULUM 2

For elementary and secondary teachers. Designed to emphasize methods of inquiry employed by economists and their applications to the theory of instruction.

ECON EDUC 581 MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND ITS APPLICATION TO THE CURRICULUM 2

For elementary and secondary teachers. Designed to emphasize methods of inquiry employed by economists and their applications to the theory of instruction.

ECON EDUC 582 ECONOMIC POLICY AND ITS APPLICATION TO THE CURRICULUM 2

Prerequisites: ECON EDUC 580, 581, 584

For elementary and secondary teachers. Designed to provide application of an economic analysis to economic policy and courses of study.

ECON EDUC 583 CORPORATE BUSINESS IN THE UNITED STATES 2

Prerequisites: ECON EDUC 580 or 581

The course provides an opportunity to learn how the market system operates by bringing a number of business executive to serve as class room instructors. This partnership between business and education reinforces mutual interest and fosters a sharing of valuable resources.

ECON EDUC 584 ECONOMICS IN THE CURRICULUM 1-8

Preparing or revising curriculum or curriculum guidelines, i.e., an economics curriculum guide for any or all grade levels, or a sequence for developing economics principles within the existing curriculum; or curriculum for a particular subject area; or curriculum related to special bases such as multi-media based, activities-based, community or cultural-based.

ENG 601 THE LITERATURE OF EARLY ENGLAND 3

A survey of the literature of England from the Anglo-Saxon period through the time of Chaucer. Particular emphasis on the rhetorical features of Old and Middle English. Reading and analysis of representative works, including Beowulf and the Canterbury Tales.

ENG 604 THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE 3

A survey of the literature of England during the Elizabethan period. Particular attention to the emergence of literary genre and to the development of literary theory and philosophy. Reading and analysis of representative writers, including Spenser, Marlowe and Shakespeare.

ENG 605 CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP I-VIII 1

A tutorial/ seminar workshop in creative writing. Emphasis is on developing various writing projects through continuing individual conferences with the professor or professors (often team-taught) and discussion among other writers in the workshop.

ENG 606 THE LITERATURE OF THE BAROQUE 3

A study of the Baroque literature in England during the 17th century, with particular emphasis on parallel developments of form and expression in art and music. Reading and analysis of representative writers including Donne and Jonson and their schools.

ENG 608 THE LITERATURE OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT 3

A study of the neoclassical literature of England during the 18th century. Particular emphasis on the emergency of scientific and philosophical expression and upon the parallel developments of form and pattern in art and music. Reading and analysis of representative writers including Pope, Swift and Johnson.

ENG 610 ROMANTIC MOVEMENT & VICTORIAN PERIOD 3

A survey of literary expression in 19th-century England, beginning with the emergence of the Romantic poets and continuing through the social and political writings of the Victorian period. Reading and analysis of representative writers including Wordsworth, Keats, Tennyson and Browning.

ENG 625 MAJOR WRITERS SEMINAR 3

A course designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of one or more major writers. Class assignments will include extensive reading of the works of the particular writers, supplemented by critical, biographical and historical materials. Emphasis on the particular artistic and moral qualities of the writer as revealed in his art. Selection of writers is indicated in the class schedule for each semester.

FL 651 INTRO TO CONTEMPORARY FRENCH LITERATURE I 3

A study of contemporary French fiction through short stories, novels and plays; to include the consideration of style, structure and interpretation.

FL 652 INTRO TO CONTEMPORARY FRENCH LITERATURE II 3

See course FL 651 as this course is designed as a continuation of that offering.

FL 676 MODERN HISPANIC POETRY 3

An in-depth study of selected novels, essays and poems that illustrate the intellectual, philosophical, and political thought of Spanish writers. The focus will be on Unamuno, Azorin, Baroja, Valle-indian, Ganivet and Orgega y Gasset. Emphasis will also be placed on some of the writers who were influenced by this group.

FL 678 PHONETICS 3

A study of pronunciation aided by the use of the International Phonetic Association Symbols, with a survey and practice of Latin American and Iberian variations of speech.

HIST 640 SPECIAL TOPICS 3

Individual or group studies of coursework in history. Graduate standing, permission of the professor of record and the approval of the director of graduate studies in education.

MATH 507 LINEAR ALGEBRA 3

A study of vector spaces, linear transformations and matrices.

MATH 509 HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS 3

A survey of the historical development of mathematics through the calculus, together with problems appropriate to the topics and period being studied.

MATH 511 MODERN GEOMETRY 3

A study of Hilbert's axioms for Euclidian geometry and an introduction to projectile and non-Euclidean geometries.

MATH 514 NUMERICAL ANALYSIS 3

Numerical integration, numerical solution of ordinary differential equations, polynomial and transcendental equations. Numerical methods in linear algebra. Oriented toward computer usage.

MATH 515 MODERN ALGEBRA 3

A development of the real number system, with an introduction to sets, logic, groups, integral domains, rings, fields.

MATH 517/518 PROBABILITY/MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS 3/3

MATH 517: A study of the fundamental concepts of probability, theory, discrete and continuous probability functions, independence, conditional probability, Bayes' theorem, joint densities and mathematical expectations.

MATH 518: Introduction to the theory and applications of mathematical statistics, moment generating functions, central limit theorem, estimations and hypothesis testing.

MATH 640 SPECIAL TOPICS 1-5

Individual or group studies of coursework in mathematics. Graduate standing, permission of the professor of record and the approval of the director of graduate studies in education.

MUSIC 611A APPLIED PIANO 1

A student studying piano for one hour graduate credit shall receive one 1-hour lesson per week of study during the regular school year. All such students will be accepted for study with the permission of the instructor only after an arranged audition. Fee required to cover cost of accompanist & recital.

MUSIC 611B APPLIED ORGAN LESSONS 1

A student studying organ for one hour graduate credit shall receive one 1-hour lesson per week of study during the regular school year. All such students will be accepted for study with the permission of the instructor only after an arranged audition. Fee required to cover cost of accompanist & recital.

MUSIC 615 APPLIED VOICE 1

The private study of vocal technique as applied to solo vocal literature representing a variety of styles, eras, composers and languages. Fee required to cover cost of accompanist & recital.

PE 513 MOVEMENT EDUCATION AND CREATIVE RHYTHMS 3

The study of the creative process of learning through movement including basic movement, creative rhythms, movement exploration, mechanical analysis of motor skills, progressive motor development and problem solving.

PHIL 620 AESTHETIC DIMENSIONS OF THE GOOD LIFE 3

A philosophical study of the nature of the arts and aesthetic experience, the standards of artistic criticism and the role of the artist practitioner in society.

PHIL 630 READINGS IN PHILOSOPHY 3

An upper-level seminar devoted to reading and discussing writings of the great philosophers.

PHIL 675 EXISTENTIAL LITERATURE 3

This course examines modern man's dilemma as described by some major existentialist thinkers, and critiques their impact in recent literature, theater and film.

POLSC 640 SPECIAL TOPICS 1-5

Individual or group studies of coursework in political science. Graduate standing, permission of the professor of record and the approval of the director of graduate studies in education.

PSYC 640 SPECIAL TOPICS 1-5

Individual or group studies of coursework in psychology. Graduate standing, permission of the professor of record and the approval of the director of graduate studies in education.

REL 607 RELIGIONS OF INDIA AND THE FAR EAST 3

A study of Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Cofucianism, Taoism and Shinto. Emphasis is placed upon the major concepts of these religious traditions for an understanding of the contemporary cultures of India and the Far East.

REL 608 HISTORY OF RELIGIONS OF PRIMITIVE MAN AND THE NEAR EAST 3

A study of primitive and ancient religions in the Near East leading up to the development of Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam Emphasis is placed upon development and major concepts of the religions studied and their effect on contemporary cultures.

REL 650 DEATH AND DYING 3

The study of death and dying will be divided into three parts: 1) The awareness of the concept of death in culture and personal experience. 2) Practical considerations in dealing with death and dying such as grief, care of the dying person, mourning and funeral practices. 3) Theological and philosophical perspectives on death.

SOC 640 SPECIAL TOPICS 1-5

Individual or group studies of coursework in sociology. Graduate standing, permission of the professor or record and the approval of the director of graduate studies in education.

Professional Development Services

EDUC 610-630 SITE SPECIFIC WORKSHOP IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION 1-3

(Specific subtitles added based on workshop content)

Intensive study of selected school-based curriculum, instruction and/or organization based on specific professional development needs of school personnel. Application of research-based theory is expected. Graduate standing or professor approval required. (S and U grades only)