218 MED 6650. Understanding Science (3) This course will examine the nature of sdence, the philosophy of science, and research in science education. Students will engage in authentic scientific research. MED 6660. Life Science for Secondary Teachers (3) This course examines basic concepts relating to living organisms, interactions among them, and relationships with their environment. Concepts of structure, function, ecology, behavior, and evolution will be investigated through laboratory adivities applicable to secondary dassrooms. Content relates to current areas of public concern and advances in the life sciences. 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 develop 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 developing content, process skills, laboratory skills, and positive altitudes toward science. MASTER LEVEL COURSES (MENG) (MED) MENG 6110. Writing for Teachers (3) Designed primarily for in-service teachers, this course explores the most current research and theory concerning the teaching of writing and applies it to issues in the secondary dassroom. (MED) MENG 6210. Teaching Literature in the Secondary Schools (3) Designed primarily for in-service teachers, this course explores the most current research and theory concerning the teaching of literature and applies it to issues in the secondary dassroom. (MED) MENG 6400. Multicultural Perspectives on Literature for Young People (3) This course examines the theories of literature and multicultural education for young people K-12, as well as the use of multicultural literature in and out of the dassroom. Students will apply the latest critical and pedagogical theories to extensive readings in Young Adult literature. This course is especially suited to in-service teachers, librarians and other who work with young people. (MED) 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 elementary and secondary schools. (MED) MENG 6420. English Phonology and Syntax for ESL/Bilingual Teachers (3) This course provides the foundation for ESL/Bilingual teachers in the workings of the English language: its pronundation and spelling systems, its word-forming strategies, and its sentence strudure patterns. (MED) MENG 6450. ESL/Bilingual Assessment: Theory, Methods, and Practices (3) This course explores how to evaluate and implement assessment processes effectivdy for ESL/Bilingual pupils in public schools. Students will gain experience with both standardized test and authentic assessment. MASTER LEVEL 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 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 Weber State University 2009 - 2010 Catalog