Courses
ED 569 INTRODUCTION TO EXCEPTIONALITIES 3.0 Credit(s)
Focuses on identification of students with exceptional needs as well as methods of meeting their educational needs in regular and special classroom settings. Exceptionalities studied include all areas identified by national and state mandates.
Offered: Fall, Spring & Summer 2 Sems All Years
ED 571 STORY TELLING SEMINAR 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is designed to give participants the opportunity to understand the power and importance of story as an educational tool. Candidates encounter a wide variety of stories from many different cultures, learn to identify resources for finding stories, develop skills in telling stories with ease and enthusiasm, and learn to evaluate the qualities that make stories age-appropriate for various grade levels. Participants are encouraged to develop their own personal style of storytelling through class exercises and listening to professional storytellers in person and on media. Candidates also explore ways to integrate storytelling into many areas of curriculum and to aid children in developing their own storytelling ability.
Offered: Spring & Summer 1 All Years
ED 578 MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY, & LEARNING 3.0 Credit(s)
This course examines how media and technology relate to how we learn, communicate and create. Participants critically analyze the use of media and technology for teaching and learning in schools across a wide range of applications from creative digital tools, popular culture texts, and information sources, to assistive technologies, learning management systems, and generative AI. Participants expand and reflect upon their own use of media and technology for learning, communication, professional productivity, and teaching. Using key principles of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE), participants design and deliver learning experiences using a variety of media and technology, to learn with and about. Participants consider legal, ethical and safety issues regarding media and technology use for teaching, learning and communication in schools and beyond. A laptop with Internet access is require
Offered: All Semesters All Years
ED 584 STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR: GENERAL SCI. 6.0 Credit(s)
The student teaching clinical experience in secondary general science, in conjunction with a weekly student teaching seminar, is the culminating experience of the certification program. The application for a clinical placement is submitted to the Director of Clinical Practice the semester prior to the semester in which the candidate is placed. Student teaching is conducted only in the fall and spring semesters. A student teaching fee is assessed.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
ED 589 STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR: ELEMENTARY 6.0 Credit(s)
The student teaching clinical experience in elementary education, in conjunction with a weekly student teaching seminar, is the culminating experience of the certification program. The application for a clinical placement is submitted to the Director of Clinical Practice the semester prior to the semester in which the candidate is placed. Student teaching is conducted only in the fall and spring semesters. A student teaching fee is assessed.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
ED 590 MASTER'S PROJECT 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is designed for candidates who need to complete the culminating requirement for the Master of Arts in Teaching. Candidates conduct research on a specialized topic and design a project based on this research.
Offered: Fall, Spring & Summer 1 Sems All Years
ED 592 TECHNOLOGY AND CREATIVITY 3.0 Credit(s)
This course provides participants with an in-depth study of the technological resources currently available for use in educational environments. Participants create inquiry based learning activities for the classroom.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
ED 595 INCLUSIVE SECONDARY EDUCATION 3.0 Credit(s)
ED 599 SEMINAR: SPECIAL TOPICS 3.0-6.0 Credit(s)
This course is designed to satisfy the MAT seminar requirement. Content of the seminar and its subtitle will vary.
Offered: Fall, Spring & Summer Sems All Years
HS 599 SPECIAL TOPICS 1.0-6.0 Credit(s)
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
MK 599 INDEOPENDENT STUDY 1.0-6.0 Credit(s)
Prerequisite: MK 661
Offered: All Semesters All Years
NU 501 HEALTHCARE POLICY & ETHICS CONTEMP NURS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course focuses on policy and politics in nursing and health care. It examines health care policy, including global health considerations, health care financing, quality and safety in health care. Ethics as a value system for humane health care delivery is a thread throughout the course. Current practices in nursing and health care are viewed from the past and present as a way to contemplate the future. It builds on a framework of critical thinking, as students explore aspects of the history of nursing, analysis of current policy development, and implications of the past for present and future actions in nursing and health care. Prerequisite: Take MA-131 or equivalent
Offered: Modules All Semesters All Years
NU 530 THEORY & PROFESSIONAL ROLES FOR CONTEMP 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is one of the graduate core courses that provides the foundation for advanced practice nursing. The role of the advance practice nurse as a member of the profession will be emphasized. Students will be introduced to theories from nursing, natural, social, biological and organizational sciences to frame their future practice. Further, students consider issues of cultural diversity and competence to assure the delivery of culturally competent care and minimization of health disparities. Prerequisite: Take MA-131 or equivalent
Offered: Modules All Semesters All Years
NU 550 FAMILY & COMMUNITY CONTEXT FOR HC 3.0 Credit(s)
This course addresses selected family, primary care, and community theories within the context of advanced practice nursing and clinical leadership roles.Emphasis is placed on family and community assessment strategies, the impact of culture upon the family and community systems, and the impact of various primary care-oriented health problems on family roles and functions. Relevant concepts and principles of epidemiology are applied to the current and emerging health status of families and communities. Students apply advanced clinical knowledge to the family system in a community setting. Students function interdependently with other health team members in the care of families and evaluate a plan of care using standards for advanced clinical practice. Prerequisite: Take NU-602 for MSN CNL and NU-603 for MSN FNP and MSN PMHNP
Offered: Modules Odd Semesters All Years
NU 551 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FOR NP 3.0 Credit(s)
Focus is on the pharmacotherapeutic principles of drugs most commonly used by the FNP in the primary care setting. Pharmacologic effects and clinical uses of various drug groups and classifications are discussed. Emphasis is placed on rational drug therapy for agent selection, monitoring drug therapies, identification and avoidance of adverse drug reactions and interactions, and extensive patient education and counseling. This course meets the standards for advanced practice nurse certification in Connecticut. Prerequisite: Take NU-566
Offered: All Semesters All Years