197 MED 6670. Physics for Secondary Teachers (3) A background in the basic concepts of physics is provided. Topics include laws of motion, gravity, energy, light, heat, sound, electricity magnetism, atomic and nuclear physics, radioactivity, and relativity. Laboratories investigate concepts applicable to secondary classrooms. Activities associate sdence content with appropriate activities designed to develop process skills, laboratory skills, and positive attitudes toward science. MED 6680. Chemistry for Secondary Teachers (3) A background in the basic concepts related to matter, its properties, and its readions is provided. Laboratories investigate concepts applicable to secondary classrooms. Activities associate sdence content with appropriate activities designed to devdop process skills, laboratory skills, and positive attitudes toward sdence. MED 6690. Earth Science for Secondary Teachers (3) A background in basic concepts rdating to the information, development, and history of the earth is provided. General concepts of the structure, composition, and modification of the planet (atmosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere) are investigated through laboratory activities applicable to secondary dassrooms. Activities emphasize inquiry and appropriate adivities for devdoping content, process skills, laboratory skills, and positive altitudes toward science. MASTER LEVEL ENGLISH COURSES - MENG MENG 6110. Writing for Teachers (3) Designed primarily for teachers already in service, this course explores the most current research and theory concerning the teaching of writing and applies it to real problems they face in the secondary dassroom. MENG 6210. Teaching Literature in the Secondary Schools (3) Designed primarily for teachers already in service, this course explores the most current research and theory concerning the teaching of literature and applies it to real problems they face in the secondary dassroom. MENG 6310. Language and Linguistics for Teachers (3) Designed primarily for teachers already in service, this course will explore the current controversies, to which will be applied the latest research and theories about the nature of language, and linguistics and the impad they have on language instrudion in the secondary classroom. MENG 6400. Multicultural Perspectives on Literature for Young People (3) Students will study the principles of literature for young people in combination with the theories of multi-cultural education. Designed for teachers or those preparing to teach, it will address issues connected to schools, teaching strategies and pedagogy, and the selection and evaluation of materials for diverse populations. MENG 6410. Strategies and Methodology of Teaching ESL/Bilingual (3) This course emphasizes pradical strategies and methods of teaching English as a Second Language in the public school systems of this country. MENG 6420. English Phonology and Syntax for ESL/Bilingual Teachers (3) This course provides the essential foundation for ESL/Bilingual teachers in the workings of the English language: its pronunciation and spelling systems, its word-forming strategies, and its sentence structure patterns. MENG 6450. ESL/Bilingual Assessment: Theory, Methods, and Practices (3) This course explores how to effectivdy evaluate and implement assessment processes for ESL/Bilingual pupils in public schools. Students will gain experience with both standardized tests and authentic assessment. MASTER LEVEL HEALTH COURSES - HLTH (MED) HLTH 6250. Contemporary Health Issues of Adolescents (2) Su, F, S Provides professionals who work with adolescents an overview of both the school health program and health issues prevalent among teens. (MED) HLTH 6300. Health Education in the Elementary School (2) Su, F, S Provides elementary school teachers the resources and skills needed to teach the Utah Healthy Lifestyles curriculum. MASTER LEVEL HISTORY COURSES - HIST (MED) HIST 6010. Colonial America (3) The colonial origins of the United States to 1763. (MED) HIST 6020. The Era of the American Revolution 1763-1800 (3) Causes of American Revolution, including the military, diplomatic and social aspeds; the formation of the Union under the Artides of Confederation; the Constitution; and the Federalist era. (MED) HIST 6040. The Era of the Civil War and Reconstruction 1840-1877 (3) Slavery and the causes of the Civil War with attention to the political, economic, social, and military aspeds of the conflid, induding the period of reconstruction to 1877. (MED) HIST 6130. History of Utah (3) A study of Utah history from its Native American beginnings through the 20th Century-emphasizing political, economic and social developments. (MED) HIST 6590. Middle Eastern History (3) The Middle East from the rise of Islam to the present with emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. (MED) HIST 6610. History of Africa (3) Africa from earliest times to the twentieth century, with emphasis on the Sub Sahara from its andent kingdoms through the travails of the slave trade, European colonialism, and the independence movement. (MED) HIST 6710. Reading Seminar in American History (3) When offered will focus on a specific subject in American History. It is assumed that these topics would generally be non-repetitive or repeated only infrequently based on the demand for the course and the instructor assigned to it. Students would be assigned readings on various aspects of the topic and respond through discussion in a seminar setting and written work. (MED) HIST 6720. Reading Seminar in European History (3) When offered will focus on a specific subject in European History. It is assumed that these topics would generally be non-repetitive or repeated only infrequently based on the demand for the course and the instructor assigned to it. Students would be assigned readings Generai PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Interdisciplinary FYE HNRS BIS LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science 8 Technology AUSV/ATTC CEET CS MFET/MET CMT DGET ENGR IDT SST TBE Arts 8 Humanities MENG COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business 8 Econ MBA MACC/ACTG BSAD FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MED CHF ATHL/AT HLTH/NUTR PE/PEP/REC EDUC Heaifh Professions MHA CLS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS ZOOL Social S Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS PHIL PSY SW GERT SOC ANTH AERO MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2007 - 2008 Catalog