Master of Arts in Teaching, MAT

An examination of multicultural and social concerns that influence the teaching and learning process. Study current issues and trends impacting American public schools as related to preparing pre-service teachers to teach diverse learners in a cross-cultural society. Technology will be used to perform word processing, Internet research, software reviews and electronic portfolio assignments.

A survey of basic characteristics and educational needs of learners with physical, emotional, intellectual disabilities. Additional study will concentrate on the cognitive and learning developmental aspects of teaching adolescents and young adults with a variety of abilities and disabilities. Course will focus on learning theories and models used in education. Technology will be used to conduct word processing, Internet research, software reviews and electronic portfolio assignments.

This course will be the fall semester portion of the field experiences for this program. It is designed for candidates to observe and participate in experiential learning in public school classrooms where diverse groups of adolescents are engaged in the teaching and learning process. The practicum experiences will allow candidates to observe, reflect and/or work with learners based on topics presented in EDUC 5100-5101. Candidates will be required to spend approximately ten hours per week in the field and must have proof of liability insurance to participate in the course.

Prerequisites: EDUC 5100 and EDUC 5200

This course is designed to teach candidates the theory and best practices for developing and delivering instruction in high school settings. Focus will be on instructional strategies, motivational and classroom management techniques, pedagogical knowledge, skills and dispositions for effective teaching and learning, and the construction and administration of learning assessment instruments. Technology will be used to perform word processing, Internet research, software reviews and electronic portfolio assignments.

This seminar is designed to discuss common issues, concerns and successes that candidates are having as teaching interns. Some topics will include developing curriculum and instruction for diverse and special needs learners, designing and implementing thematic units using Georgia Performance Standards (GPS), using classroom management techniques, developing and using data from student assessments, interpreting standardized testing data, using instructional technology to facilitate student learning, and recognizing legal, ethical, and professional responsibilities. Technology will be used to perform word processing, Internet research, software review, and electronic portfolio assignments.

Prerequisites: EDUC 5301 (may be taken concurrently)

This course is a clinical experience in high school settings for teaching the major concentration during the Spring semester. Candidates will be responsible for two weeks of observations and reflections before eight weeks of taking full-time responsibility for classroom instruction, and end with two final weeks of observations and reflections. School-based mentor teachers will work with interns in meeting program outcomes through teaching assignments. University field supervisors will observe and assess performance. Candidates must have proof of liability insurance to participate in course.

Prerequisites: EDUC 5300 (may be taken concurrently)

This hybrid online course is part two of a two-part course in which teacher candidates develop and implement an action research project based on research, coursework, practice, and clinical experience. Here, candidates will study qualitative and quantitative research methods, practice data collection, expire the influence of researcher positionally, study research ethics and institutional review boards, and write a proposal describing their intended research project.

Prerequisites: EDUC 5300 and EDUC 5301

This hybrid online course is part two of a two-part course in which teacher candidates develop and implement an action research project based on research, coursework, practice, and clinical experience. Here, candidates will study qualitative and quantitative research methods, practice data collection, expire the influence of researcher positionally, study research ethics and institutional review boards, and write a proposal describing their intended research project.

Prerequisites: EDUC 5300 and EDUC 5301

This course is an introduction to the characteristics, development and needs of the gifted learner. Here, candidates will explore, the unique academic, cultural, social, and emotional challenges that gifted students and their teachers face; and, theories, research, and practice concerned with recognizing and developing the gifts and talents of children from diverse cultural backgrounds. The course requirements include presentations on special gifted populations and the completion of literature reviews. Also included is a history of gifted education. Students will be required to partake in field experiences.

This course will involve a detailed examination of selected topics in the field of education.

This course will involve a detailed examination of selected topics in the field of education.

This course will involve a detailed examination of selected topics in the field of education.

This course will involve a detailed examination of selected topics in the field of education.

This course will involve a detailed examination of selected topics in the field of education.

This course will involve a detailed examination of selected topics in the field of education.

Thesis preparation while enrolled for a master’s degree in Education under the direction of faculty members in the Department of Teacher Education. The candidate works under the direction and advice of a thesis director to produce the thesis.

Prerequisites: EDUC 6995

This course is an advanced study of evolutionary biology including discussions of topics from recent primary literature. The course will help students develop an understanding of the current state of research in the field as well as its applications in areas of conservation biology medicine, and agriculture.

Prerequisites: (BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1107L and BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L and BIOL 3200 and BIOL 3201 and BIOL 3380 and BIOL 3500)

This course will focus on the influence of science on society from a historical and modern perspective. Exploration of societal issues and informed decision-making will be emphasized.

This course emphasizes the roles of microorganisms in ecosystems, including, microbial physiology, nutrient cycles, methods of microbial analysis, and the functional roles of microorganisms. Laboratory component is integrated within this course.

Prerequisites: (BIOL 3250 or BIOL 3200 or CHEM 4202)

This course will cover selected topics in cellular biology and study them from an experimental approach. Students will read literature, participate in discussions and/or write papers, grant proposals and give presentations.

Prerequisites: BIOL 3200

Selected advanced topics of current interest in biology. This course will be offered as fits the needs and interests of the student and faculty.

Prerequisites: (BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1107L and BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L and BIOL 3200 and BIOL 3201 and BIOL 3380 and BIOL 3500)

Selected advanced topics of current interest in biology. This course will be offered as fits the needs and interests of the student and faculty.

Prerequisites: (BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1107L and BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L and BIOL 3200 and BIOL 3201 and BIOL 3380 and BIOL 3500)

Selected advanced topics of current interest in biology. This course will be offered as fits the needs and interests of the student and faculty.

Prerequisites: (BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1107L and BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L and BIOL 3200 and BIOL 3201 and BIOL 3380 and BIOL 3500)

Selected advanced topics of current interest in biology. This course will be offered as fits the needs and interests of the student and faculty.

Prerequisites: (BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1107L and BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L and BIOL 3200 and BIOL 3201 and BIOL 3380 and BIOL 3500)

This course will explore the fundamentals and theory behind conservation biology. Threats to biodiversity and approaches to conserving and restoring biodiversity will be explored.

This course explores the interactions between plants and their environment, between individuals within the same species and various species of plants, and between plants and other species. The effects of anthropogenic influences on plants, as well as Piedmont ecology, will also be investigated.

Prerequisites: (BIOL 2500 and BIOL 3500)

This course will explore theory and pedagogy of secondary biology instruction with a focus on teaching methods across varied topics. Appropriate integration of technology into science teaching and learning will be emphasized. This course is cross listed as SCI 4901.

Research experience for students in Biology. Specific research topics will be determined by the student in consultation with major advisor.

Prerequisites: (BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1107L and BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L and BIOL 3200 and BIOL 3201 and BIOL 3380 and BIOL 3500)

A course exploring the concept of "Great Books," including history and definition of the concepts both of "book" and of "greatness." Many texts (fiction and nonfiction, as poetic) will be read closely in probing these definitions. The texts will range globally, from the earliest examples of writing (including pre-literate, oral traditions) through the present. Texts will be read in English translation necessary. Both canonic writers (e.g., Homer, Mary Shelley) and writers outside conventional definitions of the canon will be considered.

A practical study of the techniques and craft of writing the short story to grasp literary writing from the writer's point of view.

Methods of Teaching English I: Teaching Literary Genres. This course prepares teacher candidates to become effective teachers of literature at the secondary level. Students will explore the methods and literary texts vital to a secondary school curriculum in Language Arts. Students will also develop teaching materials appropriate for use in the high school classroom.

A practical study of the techniques and craft of writing the creative nonfiction essay while questioning the ambiguous nature of experience.

Methods of Teaching English II: Principles of Writing Instruction. This course prepares teacher candidates to become effective teachers of writing at the secondary level. Students will explore the theory and methods of teaching writing vital to a secondary school curriculum in language arts. With emphasis on writing process and studies of language, candidates will develop teaching materials appropriate for use in the high school classroom.

A practical study of the techniques and craft of writing poetry to grasp literary writing from the writer's point of view.

A practical study of the techniques and craft of playwriting to grasp literary writing from the writer's point of view.

This course introduces students to basic design principles and tools for writing in digital media. In this course, students will consider how the Internet lets different kids of communities create meeting spaces and the role that digital writing plays in constructing those spaces.

This course focuses on the principles of graphic design as well as theory and practice of multimodal composition to explore advanced techniques of layout/design, desktop publishing, and typesetting. By reconceiving print and digital texts as multimodal, we will read, analyze, and create products in a variety of contexts so that students may craft deliverables such as posters, flyers, cards, brochures, magazines, journals, books, and ebooks using word processing and layout/design software.

Major works of American literature from 1588 to 1820, including captivity narratives, poetry, and other writings that illustrate the early development of America as a nation.

Major works of American literature from 1820-1860, including Emerson, Fuller, and Douglass, as well as writers outside the traditional canon.

This course emphasizes thematic connections between contemporary adolescent literature and traditional literature from various literary perspectives. Course topics for study will include application of literary theory representation of adolescence in diverse cultural contexts, and connections to middle and secondary English classrooms. This course is recommended for English majors in the teaching certification program.

A graduate-level survey of early modern English literature and literary culture, ca. 1500-1700. Typical areas of emphasis will include significant literary movements within the era, major authors, and/or attention to a specific genre. Course content will include some attention to historical context, research methods, and applied critical theory.

Major works in American literature from 1860-1914, including canonical writers such as Chesnutt, Chopin, Twain, Crane, Norris, and Howells, as well as writers outside the traditional canon.

An expansive course focusing on the major movements, issues, or themes in the study of nineteenth and twentieth century Southern American literature. Topics may include nineteenth century slave narratives, the Southern Renaissance, Southern fiction since 1945, Civil Rights literature, poetry, and/or major authors.

A course focusing on issues or authors in the American Modern period, beginning around 1905 and concluding around 1945. Topics may include the Harlem Renaissance and the Southern Renaissance as well as major authors.

A graduate-level survey of Shakespeare's dramatic works before and after 1600, with primary emphasis on the major comedies and tragedies and some attention to the histories, problem plays, and romances. Course content will include some attention to research methods and critical theory in the context of Shakespeare studies.

A graduate-level survey of early modern English literature and literary culture, ca. 1500-1700. Typical areas of emphasis will include significant literary movements within the era, major authors, and/or attention to a specific genre. Course content will include some attention to historical context, research methods, and applied critical theory.

This course explores the major works and cultural influences of the medieval time period between 600 AD and 1500 AD. Readings will include works from Old and Middle English, ranging from Old English poetry, Chaucer, the Gawain-poet, Langland, to Malory.

This course is a graduate-level examination of the major literary movements in English literature during this time period. Readings will include fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama from the early Stuart period through the Restoration.

Influential authors and cultural issues in Britain from 1689 to 1780. Topics may include the scientific Enlightenment represented in literature, religious and social conflicts, gender and sexuality, nationalism and imperialism, and authors ranging from Alexander Pope to Charlotte Smith and Samuel Johnson.

This course teaches the structure of English grammar and the options students have when presenting their ideas in formal and informal writing. The course will provide a brief survey of the most common dialects of American English with the purpose of comparing standard and nonstandard dialects. The goal of the course is to show how English grammar works and to present the attitudes and social implications of using grammar in standard and nonstandard usage. Students will become more proficient in writing the language by recognizing the patterns of English used in various contexts.

This course focuses on the fundamentals of proposal writing. Students will explore social, political, and economic contexts driving grant proposal development, as well as common processes in writing grant proposals, such as identifying a project for funding, researching funding sources, tailoring research to write proposals appropriate for their selected sources, and post-award or rejection follow-up with funders.

Influential authors and cultural issues in Britain from 1780 to 1837. Topics may include the French Revolution represented in literature, the technological transformation of industry and commerce, nationalism and imperialism, Romantic Orientalism, and authors ranging from William Blake to Percy Shelley and Letitia Landon.

A graduate-level survey of nineteenth century British literature and literary culture, ca. 1780-1900. Typical areas of emphasis will include significant literary movements within the era, major authors, and/or attention to a specific genre. Course content will include some attention to historical context, research methods, and applied critical theory.

An in-depth study of major movements, issues, or themes in British literature from 1900-1965. Topics may include but are not limited to modernism, war literature, literature between the wars, and minor literary movements such as Angry Young Men.

A rigorous study of literary works of major English writers from 1830-1900, with attention to the social, political, economic, and cultural contexts.

A study of traditions in texts by women authors, including British, American, or world texts. The course may cover a wide range of texts or focus on a single theme, genre, period, or literary movement.

A variable topics course that utilizes fictional and/or non-fiction texts. This course may focus on, but is not limited to, one or more themes, issues, or literary movements in American, British, or world cultures related to the studies of gender and/or sexuality.

A course focusing on the major movements, issues, or themes in the study of African American literature and culture from the 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. Topics may include but are not limited to modernism, postmodernism, African American womanism, Africana womanism, and other literary movements such as The Harlem Renaissance, The Black Arts Movement, The New Black Aesthetic, and/or major authors.

A course focusing on the major movements, issues, or themes in the study of the African American Novel from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. Topics may include but are not limited to modernism, postmodernism, slave narrative, neo-slave narrative, the blues novel, and other literary movements such as The Harlem Renaissance, The Black Arts Movement, The New Black Aesthetic, and/or major authors.

An expansive course focusing on the major movements, issues, or themes in the study of race and ethnicity in literature and culture. Topics may include African American literature, post-war Jewish fiction, Native American literature, whiteness studies, Chicano/a Latino literature, Asian American literature, literature and racism, double consciousness, migration narratives, and comparative studies of racial and ethnic experience.

This course is designed as an introduction to composition theory. It is designed for graduate students who wish to prepare for teaching in secondary and college educational settings and for those who wish to know more about composing theories and applications. Students will be introduced to bibliographical resources and research problems in composition; the interdisciplinary nature of college English teaching; the major texts and professional journals in rhetoric and composition studies; influential authors, teachers, leaders in the field; the history of writing instruction; the relationships between composition studies and literature/rhetoric/literary theory; writing across the curriculum; basic writing; computers and composition; pedagogical matters; and social, political, and cultural issues that shape the field.

A study of postcolonial literary theory and literature. Texts written in English from a variety of formerly colonized regions will be studied; including, but not limited to, Africa, the Caribbean, South and Southeast Asia, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. The focus will be on such topics as imperialism, race, gender, ethnicity, nation, language, and representation.

This course focuses on the fundamentals of communication practices in non-profit organizations by managing a client-based project with a real non-profit organization. Students will explore social, political, and economic contexts driving strategic communication to meet the organization's social mission. This also includes learning common processes in writing professional documentation such as memos, proposals, and reports, usability testing, primary and secondary research methods, developing marketing and promotional material, and crafting a communication message for target audiences.

An introduction to one-on-one writing instruction (both online and face-to-face), classroom based writing consultancy, and theories that guide these practices. Students will write many kinds of documents, including essays about tutoring and consulting, and they will apply what they have learned in peer review situations. Additional readings will cover the history, theory, and practice of peer tutoring and its role in composition studies scholarship.

This course examines post-1900 poetry and focuses on the poets who represent major developments in traditional and non-traditional poetics along with a consideration of the styles, trends, and influences that inform contemporary poetry in any tradition in American, British, or World texts.

This course examines the major movements, issues and themes in the study of modern American literature. Topics may include Postmodernism; individual identity; race, class, and gender; dualism and pluralism; magic realism, and/or major authors. Genres may include fiction, drama, memoir, and creative non-fiction.

A detailed study of selected English and American plays from 1900-1965, with attention to literary backgrounds and technical experimentation.

A graduate-level seminar on special topics important to professional, postgraduate liberal studies. Typical areas of emphasis will include significant literary movements within a particular era of American, British or post- colonial cultures, major authors, and/or attention to a specific genre. Course content will include some attention to historical context, research methods, and applied critical theory.

A graduate seminar on a special topic in English studies. The course can be offered as a seminar course or as an independent study.

A graduate seminar on a special topic in English studies. The course can be offered as a seminar course or as an independent study.

A graduate seminar on a special topic in English studies. The course can be offered as a seminar course or as an independent study.

This courses focuses on the study and application of principles and practices for effective professional writing. Students will gain knowledge of context analysis to communicate for a variety of specialist and non-specialist audiences and genres. Students will put principles into practice by writing, editing, and designing a range of professional texts.

This course focuses on editing fundamentals for a variety of genres, including editing substantively for organization, content, style, and design, as well as copyediting and proofreading. Students will learn how to develop professional language for discussing editing principles and practices, as well as adapt editing practices specific to task, audience, and medium.

Practicum in teaching college writing and/or literature. English department faculty will work with interns as they develop and teach lessons in a college classroom. Participants may enroll for up to two semesters but must teach composition and literature if the course is repeated.

Individuals will develop their own research project and complete the research and writing by working with a graduate faculty member. Students will be guided in research methods and practical applications for academic writing and publishing.

Research while enrolled for a master's degree in English under the direction of faculty members in the English Department. The candidate works under the direction and advice of a thesis director to produce a thesis research proposal including an in-depth review of literature.

Thesis preparation while enrolled for a master's degree in English under the direction of faculty members in English Department. The candidate works under the direction and advice of a thesis director to produce the thesis.

The practicum will constitute an independent (individual or small group) project in historical methodology, research and analysis. The student will prepare and submit a significant historical paper and or project. Requires the approval of the history experiential learning coordinator and the department head.

Restrictions: Liberal Studies - Graduate

An examination of the formation of African-American cultural identity from the early national period to the present, with emphasis on major formative events: slavery, the early development of cultural institutions, the reconstruction of life after slavery, northern migration during the world wars, the civil rights and black power movements of the 1950s and 1960s, and urbanization and class structure in the 1980s and 1990s.

Restrictions: Liberal Studies - Graduate

Cultural, social, economic, and political development of Anglo-America through the War for Independence, the formation of state and national constitutions and governments, the Federalist years, and the "Revolution of 1800."

The history of the U.S. from the Early Republic through 1845. Major themes include territorial expansion, the market revolution, the rise of social reform movements, constitutional developments, the first and second party systems, and the growth of sectional tensions.

The origins and course of the American Civil War. Emphasis on the political, economic, social, and cultural background to the war, its military aspects, its impact on American society.

This course explores the emergence of the United States as a modern, industrial nation with an increasingly important role in world affairs. It will cover the political, social, economic, and technological changes associated with this process

Close examination of major themes in U.S. history from the start of World War I to the end of World War II. The course covers and analyzes politics, economy, culture, race, gender, and other pertinent factors during the era of major changes in American life.

An in-depth look at the special contributions of he South to the evolution of the United States, and an analysis of the major themes of Southern History in the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the role of ideas and values in the making of Southern history.

Restrictions: Liberal Studies - Graduate

Special topics in 20th century American history.

An intensive investigation of the political, social and cultural developments of the twentieth century world. Topics to be discussed include the birth of the twentieth century, the emergence of global industrialization and imperialism, the worldwide depression, the first and second World Wars, the end of the European world order, the Cold War, postcolonial Africa and Asia, the demise of European communism, and the arrival of globalization.

Restrictions: Liberal Studies - Graduate

Special topics in World History.

A course on a particular aspect of world history in the twentieth century. The topic will be chosen by the instructor.

This course explores methods and strategies for teaching history at the secondary level in U.S., European, and World History courses. The course begins with an historical evaluation of the purposes of history/social studies education and then shifts to consider the relationship between history education and the historical field itself. A central objective of the course is to highlight contemporary, research-based pedagogies that will position teacher candidates to be successful in the secondary classroom.

Restrictions: Teaching History

An exploration of several institutional aspects of the vast, pervasive, complex, and fascinating phenomenon of American popular culture in the 20th century, in particular the rise of mass entertainment as a form of communication and community formation. Course readings will introduce students to the cultural history of comics, feature films, music, literature, radio, television and sports as commodities and as expressions of identity in a diverse nation.

Restrictions: Liberal Studies - Graduate

A directed readings course on a special topic in history agreed upon by the student, instructor, and the MALS director.

Explores the complex and ever-changing interrelationship over time between human society and the natural environment, the differing perceptions of nature held by people and how those ideas and human activities regarding nature combined in ways that reshaped the American landscape.

A graduate course on a special topic in history. The course can be offered as a regular term seminar course or as independent study.

A graduate course on a special topic in history.

A graduate course on a special topic in history.

A graduate seminar on a special topic in history.

A graduate seminar on a special topic in history.

This course is an exploration of the historical development of mathematics in various civilizations, ranging from the antiquity of Babylonia and Egypt through classical Greece, the Middle and Far East, and on to modern Europe. Topics may include the development of areas such as arithmetic, geometry (practical, deductive, and axiomatic), number theory, trigonometry, syncopated and symbolic algebra, probability, statistics, and calculus.

This course will explore theory and pedagogy of mathematics instruction with a focus on teaching methods across a variety of topics. Appropriate integration of technology into mathematics teaching and learning will be emphasized.

This course is an investigation of the use of theoretical concepts of abstract algebra in order to solve non-theoretical problems, with an emphasis on applications. Topics are selected from symmetry groups, exact computing, linear codes, Boolean algebras, cryptography, and geometric constructions. Other topics may be covered according to time and student interest.

This course extends the concepts of introductory statistics through the study and exploration of advanced inferential methods. Analysis of variance using simple experimental design, and multiple regression analysis (including model building, checking, and analysis of residuals) are introduced. Additional topics covered in the course are multifactor analysis of variance, chi- square testing, and non-parametric statistical methods. Throughout the course real data are utilized. Applications include the use of a statistical software package.

This course covers intermediate principles of the statistics, probability, and analytics required for applications to supply chain analytics. Case studies and real-life applications in supply chain analytics will utilize industry standard computer applications. Students completing this course will understand the broad directions of statistical approaches to analytics and the practical use and interpretation of data.

Prerequisites: BUSA 5200

This course is a study of Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries. Topics will be explored through historical perspectives, formal geometric proofs, technology-based investigations, and modern applications.

An introduction to the mathematical treatment of concepts related to the integers. Topics include divisibility, prime numbers, numerical functions, congruence classes and Diophantine equations. Other topics, such as rational and irrational numbers may be addressed.

This course is a study of deterministic and probabilistic methods for factoring large integers and testing whether an integer is prime or composite. Topics to include Pollard's algorithms, Pseudoprime tests, the Rabin-Miller test, the Quadratic Sieve, Lucas Sequences, Pratt Certificates, and other methods according to time and student interest. Computer technology will be used heavily in this course.

This is an introductory course in Mathematical Probability. It explores the topics of probability, random variables and their distributions, mathematical expectation, moment generating functions and sampling distributions.

This course is a study of graph theory and graph theoretical problem solving techniques. Topics are selected from connectivity, Eulerian graphs, Hamiltonian graphs, algorithms, properties of trees, counting trees, planar graphs, Euler’s formula, graphs on other surfaces, dual graphs, infinite graphs, coloring vertices, Brook’s Theorem, coloring maps, coloring edges, chromatic polynomials, Eulerian digraphs and tournaments, Markov chains, Hall ‘marriage’ theorem, transversal theory, Application of Hall’s theorem, Menger’s theorem, and network flows.

This course is a study of combinatorial problems and solving techniques. Topics are selected from counting principles, enumeration, generating functions, recurrence relations, Polya’s theory of counting, Ramsey Theory, extremal graph theory, probabilistic methods, and the Szemeredi Regularity Lemma.

This course is a study of some applications of combinatorics. Some of the topics that are explored in this course are: Pólya theory of counting, combinatorial design, coding theory, existence problems in graph theory, matching and covering, optimization problems for graphs and networks.

This is a rigorous introduction to analysis of functions on Euclidean space. Topics include limits, continuity, sequences, series, differentiation, integration, and sequences and series of functions.

This course is an introduction to topology via a variety of different techniques and applications involving point set, geometric, and algebraic topology. Topics include, but are not limited to: continuity, open and closed sets, compactness and connectedness, identification spaces, the fundamental group, triangulations, and surfaces. Further topics may include: simplicial homology, degree and Lefshetz number, knots, and covering spaces.

Topics of interest in mathematics not covered in courses in current graduate catalog.

Topics of interest in mathematics not covered in courses in current graduate catalog.

Topics of interest in mathematics not covered in courses in current graduate catalog.

Topics of interest in mathematics not covered in courses in current graduate catalog.