Educational Foundations
The following courses in Educational Foundations meet the general education requirements at present in curricular areas noted.
* Prerequisites to P-12 Subject Certification Area
| General Education Required Courses |
| Number |
Name |
Hours |
| EDFD 200 |
Psychological Foundations of Education* |
3 |
| EDFD 220 |
Philosophical Orientation to Education* |
3 |
| EDFD 221 |
Historical Foundations of American Education* |
3 |
| EDFD 264 |
Gender Issues in Education |
3 |
Additionally, the Multicultural Awareness and Human and Intercultural Relations Requirement is met by the following department offerings:
| Graduate: |
| Number |
Name |
Hours |
| EDFD 540 |
Cultural and Social Aspects of Education |
3 |
| EDFD 544 |
Social Class and Education |
3 |
| |
| Undergraduate: |
| Number |
Name |
Hours |
| EDFD 264 |
Gender Issues in Education |
3 |
Service Offerings for Other College Departments
To assure that all students attaining graduate degrees in the College of Education and Human Services have the knowledge and skills needed to conduct educational research, the department provides the following course:
| Number |
Name |
Hours |
| ELRS 503 |
Methods of Research |
3 |
To assure that students attaining graduate degrees in educational leadership have an understanding of the sociological underpinnings of their discipline, the Educational Foundations department offers the following courses:
| Number |
Name |
Hours |
| EDFD 540 |
Cultural and Social Aspects of Education |
3 |
| EDFD 548 |
Crucial Issues in American Education |
3 |
To assure that candidates for the MAT and M.Ed., as well as for the Post-Baccalaureate Certification, attain an understanding of the philosophical and cultural relationships affecting education, the department offers the following courses:
| Number |
Name |
Hours |
| EDFD 520 |
Development of Educational Thought |
3 |
| EDFD 521 |
Contemporary Educational Thought |
3 |
| EDFD 581 |
Critical Thinking, Community and Self |
3 |
To assure that candidates for the M.A. in Communication Sciences and Disorders attain the necessary skills needed for educational and psychological evaluation and measurement, the department offers the following course:
| Number |
Name |
Hours |
| ELRS 578 |
Testing and Evaluation |
3 |
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