Courses

SLP 507 PRACTICUM SEMINAR IV   1.0 Credit(s)
This course accompanies SLP 508, an advanced fieldwork experience in the evaluation and treatment of speech, language, and/or swallowing disorders in children and adults. This seminar serves as a forum for refining knowledge and skills related to the corresponding clinical practicum, and to develop independence in planning and implementing clinical plans for children and adults in specialized treatment settings with consideration for diversity, equity and inclusion in all aspects of client and stakeholder care.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years

EDR 555 CLINICAL EXPERIENCE II   3.0 Credit(s)
This is the second of two clinical courses in which candidates provide virtual literacy intervention to small groups of children in a public school setting, which includes multiple opportunities for candidates to discuss their practices through collaborative problem-solving and peer coaching.
Offered: Late Spring Semester All Years

SLP 508 CLINICAL PRACTICUM IV   4.0-6.0 Credit(s)
Students will participate in supervised clinical practice in the assessment and management of speech, language, and swallowing disorders, in a variety of specialized settings with children and/or adults. The course will provide approximately 100+ clock hours of supervised clinical practice. Fieldwork format.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years

SLP 509 SPECIALTY PRACTICUM VI   1.0-3.0 Credit(s)
Candidates complete a supervised clinical experience working in an educational, medical, or clinical setting, focusing on a specialty area of advanced study. This course will provide 20+ clock hours of supervised clinical practice. Fieldwork format.
Offered: Summer Semester All Years

CM 519 MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS I   3.0 Credit(s)
This course is an introduction to multimedia technologies for communication, taking a hands-on approach to utilizing and exploring communication technologies. Students will learn how to create sophisticated and effective media materials using digital tools such as Photoshop and Illustrator.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CM 520 MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS II   3.0 Credit(s)
Students will participate in the creative process while developing needed technical skills. Students will learn how to create sophisticated and effective media materials using digital tools such as Adobe InDesign and web design platforms.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CM 540 FOUNDATIONS OF MEDIA LITERACY   3.0 Credit(s)
In this course, students will explore the theoretical foundations of media literacy. This class will provide an overview of the interventionist and cultural studies frameworks that underlie existing approaches to media literacy. Students will examine these approaches for sites of convergence and divergences.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CM 541 MEDIA LIT:CONCEPTS/CONTROVERSY   3.0 Credit(s)
This course introduces students to the seven great debates of media literacy. This course will explore these debates in terms of protectionism and vulnerable populations, the centrality of school-based initiatives and specialized subjects, and the role of media production, popular culture, political and ideological underpinnings, and corporate sponsorship in media literacy initiatives.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CM 546 RACE POLITICS AND MEDIA   3.0 Credit(s)
While race itself is a mythic social construction, the effects of our racial imaginings are all too real. In this course we will explore the history of racial representation in the U.S., ranging from the colonial period to the age of Obama in order to engage in critical analysis of the production, content, and impact of racial representations in media.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

EDR 545 ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION CT MODEL   3.0 Credit(s)
Literacy leaders are often charged with the technical, organizational, and substantive aspects of literacy data at the grade, school, or district level. This course will support candidates in how to establish, grow, and maintain a culture of inquiry and data use that can inform decisions that impact literacy teaching and learning to improve the literacy achievement of all students.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

NU 511 ROLE DEVELOPMENT FOR NMEL   3.0 Credit(s)
This course introduces the student to contemporary theories of leadership, change, complexity science, and organizational structure and design. The underlying framework of the course is transformational leadership and complexity science. Concepts such as clinical microsystems, nursing care innovations, strategic planning, and change are covered. Students will be introduced to the concept of evidence-based management and encouraged to support their ideas with evidence. Students will complete an assessment of their leadership strengths and weaknesses and develop a professional leadership plan which will guide their progress through the rest of the program. Prerequisite: Take NU-501, NU-530, NU-601, NU-602
Offered: Modules All Semesters All Years

NU 521 CREATING A PROFESSIONAL WORK ENVIRONMEN CREATING A PROF WORK ENVIRONMENT   3.0 Credit(s)
In this course the student will appreciate the rationale and strategies for creating a positive work environment for nursing and the inter-professional team.  Topics will include organizational culture, structural empowerment, shared governance, and the adoption of Magnet Hospital tenets (no matter the setting) among others.    Human resource management principle such as selection, development, performance appraisal and nurse satisfaction will be considered within the framework of creating an environment of professional practice.   Further, how a positive work environment supports quality and safety will be discussed based on evidence.  Fostering high performance from individuals as well as the team will be stressed. Prerequisite: Take NU-501, NU-530, NU-601, NU-602
Offered: Modules All Semesters All Years

CM 542 ML: DESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION   3.0 Credit(s)
This course will introduce students to the key components of designing and implementing media literacy initiatives. Students will interrogate case studies in terms of population, curricular goals, and measurement. Throughout the course students will be designing and revising their own media literacy initiative and preparing it for implementation.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CM 543 CHILDREN & MEDIA   3.0 Credit(s)
This course will explore media consumption by children. This course will examine children as vulnerable audiences, media effects on children, and children's multiplatform use of media. Overall, this course will interrogate the media's impact on the individual and the culture.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CM 544 TEENS & MEDIA   3.0 Credit(s)
In this course, students will explore teens and their use of media. Throughout the course we will examine teenagers as a unique audience with a distinctive relationship to media culture. The course will provide an overview of teen media usage, habits, and media effects as well as impact on identity and culture.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department