Course Descriptions

Community College Leadership Program

EDAD 5001 Community College Leadership Seminar (1 unit)
This seminar explores the role of leaders in community colleges and the desired outcomes of effective leadership on students, faculty, staff, and the community. Students enroll in this course in each of four separate academic terms for a total of four units.

EDAD 5002 Human Resources in the Community College (2 units)
Develops skills and strategies related to human resource development and management in community colleges; establishes a foundation for building organizations of people committed to academic and administrative excellence.

EDAD 5003 Community College Resource Development (1 unit)
Designed to increase skills related to resource development, including grant writing and management, marketing techniques, and collaborative approaches to working with governmental bodies, corporate agencies, and private foundations.

EDAD 5004 Community College Finance (2 units)
Develops students’ fiscal knowledge and skills related to federal, state, and local revenue allocations, budget preparation, management, and audit.

EDAD 5005 Technology in the Community College (2 units)
Focuses on the development of competencies in the use of technology in the community college for student services, academic instruction, institutional multimedia support services, and administrative decision-making.

EDAD 5006 Community College Students and Instructional Services (2 units)
An analysis of organizational models, administrative competencies, and emerging challenges related to student and instructional services in community colleges.

EDAD 5007 Field Experience in Community College (1 unit)
Field experience provides opportunities to practice leadership skills and obtain community college experience. Field experience projects are supervised by an administrative site supervisor/mentor and the instructor. Students enroll in this course in each of two separate academic terms for a total of 2 units.

Administration: Preliminary Services Credential
and Intern Services Credential

EDAD 5801 Vision of Teaching and Learning: Improvement of Instruction and Student Achievement, and Work Experience Project (5 units)
(Formerly EDAD 5810 Curriculum Planning, Supervision, and Work Experience Project) To acquire an understanding of how curriculum development supports the effective implementation of a vision of teaching and learning in schools. A 45-hour fieldwork experience project is required. Prerequisites: Admission to the program, approval of program coordinator, and consent of instructor.

EDAD 5802 Educational Leadership: Human and Economic Resources and Work Experience Project (5 units)
(Formerly EDAD 5820 Educational Leadership, Personnel Management, and Work Experience Project) To acquire an understanding of how the allocation of human and economic resources impacts the effective implementation of a vision of teaching and learning in schools. A 45-hour fieldwork experience project is required. Prerequisites: Admission to the program, approval of program coordinator, and consent of instructor.

EDAD 5803 Educational Leadership: Organizational Management, Personal Ethics, and Work Experience Project (5 units)
(Formerly EDAD 5830 Principalship, School Management, and Work Experience Project) To acquire an understanding of how organizational and leadership practices impact the effective implementation of a vision of teaching and learning in schools. A 45-hour fieldwork experience project is required. Prerequisites: Admission to the program, approval of program coordinator, and consent of instructor.

EDAD 5804 Educational Leadership: Legal Framework and School Governance (4 units)
(Formerly EDAD 5840 Seminar: School Finance and School Law) To acquire an understanding of how legal issues impact the effective implementation of a vision of teaching and learning in schools. Prerequisites: Admission to the program, approval of program coordinator, and consent of instructor.

EDAD 5805 Diverse Learning Communities: Political, Cultural, and Social Implications, and Work Experience Project (5 units)
(Formerly EDAD 5850 School Governance, Politics, Community Relations, and Work Experience Project) To acquire an understanding of how political, cultural, and social factors impact the effective implementation of a vision of teaching and learning in schools. A fieldwork experience project is required. Prerequisites: Admission to the program, approval of program coordinator, and consent of instructor.

School Counseling

EDCL 5530 Testing in Education and Counseling (3 units)
Measurement and evaluation in education; statistical aspects of testing; selection and interpretation of unbiased tests with emphasis on achievement, aptitude, interest, vocational and educational tests; effects of cultural and ethnic factors on assessment and achievement. Prerequisite: Admission to program.

EDCL 5540 Counseling Exceptional Children and At-Risk Youth (3 units)
(Formerly EDSE 5540) Working with marginally functioning and at-risk youth within the school population. Includes counseling children with physical, intellectual, social, and emotional difficulties. Recognition of adolescent and childhood behavior disorders, intervention techniques, community resources, and educational adjustments. Prerequisite: Admission to program.

EDCL 5570 Counseling and Guidance in Education (3 units)
Roles, functions, and responsibilities of the school counselor; use of group guidance techniques and consultation; working with community groups and human resource development; theory, practice, and trends. Prerequisite: Admission to program.

EDCL 5600 Family Counseling and Community Resources (3 units)
Dynamics of relationships of family, community, and school; communitywide services; agency-school relationships; family visiting, including conferences, interviews, and referrals. Prerequisites: EDCL 5640 and admission to program.

EDCL 5610 Educational and Occupational Information (3 units)
Sources of occupational and educational information, job analysis, procedures for relating vocational and self information. Emphasis on meeting needs for school counselors in the area of career guidance, high school graduation and college admission requirements, and the college application process. Prerequisite: Admission to program.

EDCL 5630 Dealing with Differences in Educational Settings (3 units)
Recognizing and dealing with racism, sexism, and ageism, also discrimination based on religion, sexual orientation, and learning disabilities. Procedures for helping counselors, administrators, teachers, and their students relate effectively with individuals who differ in various ways. Prerequisite: Admission to program.

EDCL 5640 The Counselor (3 units)
Focus on the person as counselor, the becoming self of the counselor, personal identity and integrity, and authentic response to role conflict situations. Study and application of counseling theory and techniques within school settings. Prerequisite: Admission to program.

EDCL 5650 School Group Guidance and Counseling Techniques (3 units)
Using groups for guidance and counseling in the schools; theory and procedures for implementing groups; issues and problems; role and function of school counselors as group leaders. Includes a group laboratory experience. Prerequisite: Admission to program.

EDCL 5760 Pupil Personnel Services Seminar (3 units)
Current practices in pupil personnel services. Organization and administration of pupil personnel services. Legal principles applied to educational problems, confidentialities, and ethics. Open to practicing personnel and those nearing completion of the Pupil Personnel Services Credential Program. Prerequisite: Admission to program.

EDCL 5770 College Counseling and Student Services (3 units)
An overview of the role of student service personnel in colleges and universities. Includes a study of recruitment, matriculation, retention, and counseling practices, as they pertain to college students. Elective for MA program only.

EDCL 5780 Consultation and Supervision for School Counselors (3 units)
Theory, procedures, and practice in consultation and supervision for school counselors. Emphasis on consultation and change theory, and organizational development. The role of the school counselor as a consultant to teachers, parents, and administrators and as a supervisor for paraprofessionals and counselor trainees. Prerequisite: At least one semester of EDCL 5850/51.

EDCL 5850 Counseling Seminar and Field Experience (3 units)
Provides the student with a broad set of supervised experiences as a practicing professional within a school system. Corequisite: EDCL 5851. Prerequisites: EDCL 5540, 5570, 5640, 5760, and 5930.

EDCL 5930 School Counseling Practicum (2 units)
Preliminary experience in the field for which student is seeking credential plus counseling skill development. Participation in school/community counseling and educational programs and weekly seminars. Prerequisites:
EDCL 5640 and three of the four following courses: EDCL 5570, 5610, 5630, and 5650.

Graduate: Core Classes

EDGS 5500 Foundations in Education (3 units)
Course surveys recent trends and research on the history and philosophy of education; on educational sociology and the politics of schooling and its financing; and on key issues of educational psychology and the impact of culture, race, and gender on schooling.

EDGS 5510 Introduction to Educational Research (3 units)
Course provides an introduction to both qualitative and empirical educational research. Students will locate, understand, evaluate, and interpret educational research, and will identify possible thesis or project topics. Prerequisite: Classified Status.

EDGS 5600 Introduction to Qualitative Research in Education (3 units)
Course outlines the theoretical underpinnings and current trends in qualitative research practices for various fields related to educational inquiry. Students learn to identify the qualitative research practices appropriate for addressing research questions that are based on non-linear, verbal, and graphic datasets, and professionally accepted methods for analyzing, discussing, and theorizing utilizing such data. Prerequisites: EDGS 5510 and Classified Status.

EDGS 5610 Introduction to Quantitative Research in Education (3 units)
Course prepares students for conducting quantitative research with educational topics. Students learn about appropriate research design methods, perform statistical analyses, and determine appropriate analyses given the research design. Prerequisites: EDGS 5510 and Classified Status.

EDGS 5960 Project (1-4 units)
This enrollment involves individual consultation with members of the student’s project committee. Prerequisite: Consent of the M.A. adviser.

EDGS 5980 Individual Study (1-5 units)
For graduate students in need of advanced and specialized study beyond regularly offered courses. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

EDGS 5990 Thesis (1-4 units)
This enrollment involves individual consultation with members of the student’s thesis committee. Prerequisite: Consent of M.A. adviser.

EDGS 7005 Continuing Thesis or Project (0 units)
Non-credit course. Applicable to those students who have completed all registration for graduate course work and who have registered for the maximum number of thesis or project units required by their M.A. program. Students must register each semester or term until they have secured faculty approval for their theses or projects.

Educational Technology: Upper Division

Note: EDIT 4170 satisfies requirements for the Preliminary Credential. EDIT 4710 satisfies the requirement for the Professional Clear Credential if the Preliminary was a Ryan Act program issue.

EDIT 4170 Educational Technology Foundations (2 units)
Focuses on the development of technology proficiencies. Students develop strategies and skills for teaching with technology in K-12 settings. Prerequisite: CS 2000 or equivalent and admission to MSCP, SSCP, or Education Specialist Credential Program.

EDIT 4710 Advanced Technology Integration Strategies (3 units)
(Formerly Educational Software Integration Strategies) A study of software evaluation methods, teaching strategies, and assessment techniques for utilizing technology effectively in K-12 curriculum. Will also explore the development of curriculum for diverse learners in which technology is integrated. Prerequisites: EDIT 4170 or equivalent.

EDIT 4720 Multimedia Development in Education (3 units)
Students will create and integrate multimedia into K-12 curriculum. Instructional design, authoring tools, peripherals, the Internet, WWW page, and video editing will be examined. Creation of a significant project. Prerequisite: Preliminary teaching credential or consent of instructor.

EDIT 5100 Research Trends in Educational Technology (2 units)
Students will examine current research related to aspects of educational technology and the impact of technology on teaching and learning. Emphasis is on recent research findings and implications. Prerequisite: Preliminary teaching credential or consent of instructor.

EDIT 5200 Educational Technology Issues (3 units)
Ethical, social, financial, and legal implications of technology in education will be explored. The emphasis is on how technology impacts schools, students, and teachers. The effect of technology on business and industry is also examined. Prerequisite: Preliminary teaching credential or consent of instructor.

EDIT 5300 The Technology Coordinator (3 units)
Skills needed by school/district technology coordinators and mentors are included in this course. Network configuration, hardware and software troubleshooting, staff development practices, and grant writing are featured. Prerequisite: Preliminary teaching credential or consent of instructor.

Special Education: Level I

EDSE 4110 Reading and Language Arts in General Education (2 units)
(Formerly Reading and Language Arts in General and Special Education) Designed to introduce candidates in the special education credential program to materials and methods in general education, grades K-6. This course must be taken concurrently with EDSE 4210. Corequisite: EDSE 4210.

EDSE 4130 Special Education Strategies for the Classroom Teacher (3 units)
Teaching the mainstreamed special education student in the general classroom. Individualized diagnostic and prescriptive teaching, counseling, legal aspects, and instructional principles and practices. Prerequisite: Multiple or single subject credential.
Note: This course meets the “mainstreaming” requirement for the Professional Clear Multiple Subject Credential and the Professional Clear Single Subject Credential. It does not meet requirements for a special education credential.

EDSE 4160 Foundations of Special Education (1 unit)
Introductory course in the legal and historical foundations of special education. Prerequisite: Admission to the Multiple Subject, Single Subject, or Education Specialist Credential Program.

EDSE 4210 Reading and Language Arts in Special Education (3 units)
Designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills to develop, implement, and modify the reading and language arts instruction for students with mild, moderate, and severe disabilities.

EDSE 4310 Introduction to Special Education Programs (3 units)
Introduction to school programs and practices for special education students. Includes direct observation/participation and initial experiences with problems of assessment, prescription, and individualized programs. Prerequisites: PSYC 3140 and consent of education adviser.

EDSE 4330 Communication and Social Skills for Students with Disabilities (3 units)
This is a required course in the Special Education Credential Program. The course provides students with skills in a variety of approaches for assessing and improving the language and social skills of students with mild/moderate/severe disabilities. Prerequisites: EDSE 4310 and consent of education adviser.

EDSE 4430 Assessment of Students with Disabilities (3 units)
Presents information relevant to assessment and instruction in general and special education settings with emphasis on the knowledge and skills related to assessment and evaluation of students with mild/moderate/severe disabilities. Prerequisite: Admission to Special Education Credential Program.

EDSE 4440 Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities (3 units)
Designed to introduce students to instructional approaches for students with moderate and severe disabilities. Prerequisite: Admission to Special Education Credential Program.

EDSE 4450 Teaching Students with Mild to Moderate Disabilities (3 units)
Examination of characteristics of students with mild to moderate disabilities and determining the implications of these characteristics for service delivery. Focus will be on approaches to conceptualizing and providing services and relating approaches to research. Prerequisite: Admission to Special Education Credential Program.

EDSE 4550 Practicum with Exceptional Children (3 units)
(Same as PSYC 4550) Acquisition and application of direct instruction teaching strategies. Students will work in small groups with children who have been identified as functioning below grade level in reading or math. Emphasis is on learning generalized direct instruction skills. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

EDSE 4560 Theory of Instructional Design (3 units)
(Same as PSYC 4560) Analysis and evaluation of instructional theories as they apply to the special education aspects of curriculum and teacher-presentation strategies designed to maximize generalization and minimize errors for “high-risk” pupils. Prerequisite: EDSE 4310.

EDSE 4750 Applied Behavior Analysis in the Classroom (3 units)
(Same as PSYC 4750) Application of learning principles to educational and behavioral problems of individuals, enabling the student to design and implement programs for special education populations. Gives the student skills in program management and evaluation.

EDSE 4798 Student Teaching Seminar: Consultation and Collaboration — Moderate to Severe Disabilities (2 units)
Provides information about working effectively with school/agency personnel and families of children with moderate to severe disabilities. Prerequisite: Consent of program coordinator.

EDSE 4815 Special Education Student Teaching: Mild to Moderate Disabilities (5 units)
Actual work experience (teaching) in the field. Supervision by university personnel. Includes placements in general and special education classrooms. Prerequisite: Consent of program coordinator.

EDSE 4816 Special Education Student Teaching: Moderate to Severe Disabilities (5 units)
This course is designed to meet the student teaching requirement for the Education Specialist Credential, Moderate to Severe Disabilities. Prerequisite: Consent of program coordinator.

EDSE 4850 Field Experience with Exceptional Children (1-3 units)
Practical experience in schools working with children and youth with disabilities. May be repeated for a maximum of 3 units. Prerequisite: Consent of program coordinator.

EDSE 4898 Student Teaching Seminar: Consultation and Collaboration — Mild to Moderate Disabilities (2 units)
Provides information about working effectively with school/agency personnel and families of children with mild to moderate disabilities. Prerequisite: Consent of program coordinator.

Special Education: Level II

EDSE 5200 Induction Seminar (1 unit)
Required of all students in the first semester of enrollment in the Level II Education Specialist Credential Program (Mild/Moderate and Moderate/Severe). Students will develop their Professional Credential Induction Plan. Prerequisite: Admission to Level II Education Specialist Credential Program (Mild/Moderate or Moderate/Severe).

EDSE 5220 Advanced Studies in Positive Behavior Support (3 units)
Required course in the Level II Education Specialist program (Mild/Moderate and Moderate/Severe). Focus on functional assessment and development of assessment-based comprehensive behavioral support plans. Prerequisites: Admission to Level II Education Specialist Credential Program and consent of instructor.

EDSE 5230 Advanced Studies in Curriculum, Assessment, and Program Planning (3 units)
Required course in the Level II Education Specialist Program (Mild/Moderate and Moderate/Severe). Covers advanced issues in assessment and use of assessment in educational planning/decision-making. Prerequisites: Admission to Level II Education Specialist Credential Program and consent of instructor.

EDSE 5440 Advanced Seminar in Teaching Students with Moderate/Severe Disabilities (3 units)
Required course in the Level II Education Specialist Credential Program (Moderate/Severe Disabilities). Provides for critical examination of current and emerging research on a range of strategies for serving students with moderate/severe disabilities. Emphasis on acquisition of specific advanced techniques. Prerequisites: Admission to Level II Credential Program (Moderate/Severe) and consent of instructor.

EDSE 5450 Advanced Seminar in Teaching Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities (3 units)
Required course in the Level II Education Specialist Credential Program (Mild/Moderate Disabilities). Provides for critical examination of current and emerging research on a range of strategies for serving students with mild/moderate disabilities. Emphasis on acquisition of specific advanced techniques. Prerequisites: Admission to Level II Credential Program (Mild/Moderate) and consent of instructor.

EDSE 5947 Field Work: Mild/Moderate Disabilities (3 units)
Supervision by University personnel for Level II students employed in elementary and/or secondary school setting. Prerequisites: Admission to the Level II Credential Program (Mild/Moderate) and consent of instructor.

EDSE 5948 Field Work: Moderate/Severe Disabilities (3 units)
Supervision by University personnel for Level II students employed in elementary and/or secondary school setting. Prerequisites: Admission to the Level II Credential Program (Moderate/Severe) and consent of instructor.