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Interdisciplinary Studies for Social Justice in Childhood Education BS
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Major in Interdisciplinary Studies for Social Justice in Childhood Education BS at York College

Credits required to complete this program: 88
A minimum GPA of 3.00 is required for courses in this Major.
At least 44 credits for this Major must be completed at York College.

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History and Government
Diversity In Us History (3 credits required)
BLST 102: The Unforgiving Mirror: Race and Racism in Contemporary Society Requisites: None Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours This is a course about race and racism in the Americas, with particular emphasis on the Black experience in the U.S. We will make use of several approaches - including critical race theory, the experiences of everyday people, and the politics of popular culture - to understand the institutional and structural power of racism, as well as the ways in which ordinary people have articulated extraordinary resistance to the material, social, and psychological effects of racism. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
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HIST 272: African-American History PREREQUISITE: ENG 125 Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours Realities of the African-American experience from African origins to the present; political, economic, social, and cultural aspects including 19th and 20th century immigration and urbanization. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
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HIST 274: The American Ethnic Experience PREREQUISITE: ENG 125 Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours Cultural diversity in the United States from the Colonial Period to the present with an emphasis on immigration from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - US Experience in its Diversity)
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HIST 279: History of Hip-Hop NOT OPEN TO STUDENTS WITH CREDIT IN MUS 279; PREREQUISITE: ENG 125 Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours This course traces the creation and evolution of hip-hop from the early 1970s to the present. Specifically, it will chart the growth of a unique youth culture from the streets, parks, and playgrounds of America's most important city to streets, beaches, pubs, dance halls, and parks across the globe. The class will explore the transition of rap music from a counter-culture, to a subculture, to mainstream culture. Although the instructor will place much emphasis on rap music, the class also will examine the development of the myriad aspects of hip-hop culture, including graffiti writing, breakdancing (and its related forms such as rockin and pop-lockin), and fashion. This course is cross-listed with MUS 279. Not open to students with credit in MUS 279. This is a writing intensive course. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
African, Asian, Caribbean, Latin American, or Womens History (1 classes required)
HIST 206: Women and the Family in World History PREREQUISITE: ENG 125 Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours Political, economic and cultural status of women in select Western and non Western societies from ancient times through the modern world; changing family structures; historical role of outstanding women. This course was last offered in the Spring 2024 semester. (Regular Liberal Arts)
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HIST 276: African History from 1800 until the Present PREREQUISITE: ENG 125 Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours Development of Africa in the light of imperialism and African nationalism. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
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HIST 277: The Caribbean Since Columbus PREREQUISITE: ENG 125 Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours Historical account of the experiences of peoples in the Caribbean from European colonization to the present, with emphasis on socio-economic and political problems. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
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HIST 374: Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade PREREQUISITE: ENG 126 and 3 CREDITS IN HIST Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours A study of the political, economic, social and demographic challenges confronting Africa during the era of the Atlantic slave trade (15th to 19th centuries). This is a Writing Intensive course. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
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HIST 375: Decolonization in West Africa PREREQUISITE: ENG 126 and 3 CREDITS IN HIST Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours A study of the revolutionary movements which resulted in the achievement of independence by the West African colonies, from 1940 to 1960. This is a Writing Intensive course. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
Us Government (1 classes required)
POL 103: Politics and Government in the United States NOT OPEN TO STUDENTS WITH CREDIT IN POL 200-LEVEL OR ABOVE Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours Analysis of American politics and public policy in economic, social, and ideological contexts, emphasizing the Presidency, Congress, the judiciary, the federal bureaucracy, political parties, and interest groups. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - US Experience in its Diversity)
Literarure
Diversity In Literature and Writing (1 classes required)
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Childrens Literature (1 classes required)
EDUC 320: Literature and Story-Telling for Children and Adolescents PREREQUISITE: ENG 125 Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours This course will familiarize future teachers with the categories and characteristics of children's books (traditional literature, contemporary realistic fiction, historical fiction, mystery, and science fiction, etc.), the methods and materials for using children's books in the urban classroom (story-telling, puppetry, etc.) and the historical and social implications of these books. Students will spend a great deal of time examining and discussing these books. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
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Group #1 - Visual Arts (1 classes required)
FA 101: Visual Elements: 2-Dimensional Requisites: None Credits: 3 Hours: 4.0 Lecture hours An active discourse and research of contemporary and historical artists in relation to the principles and elements of design and the materials used in two-dimensional art making. Students analyze and discuss historical and contemporary design practices and theory. Through hands on problem-solving projects, students explore and develop their own unique expression during the four hour studio course. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - Creative Expression)
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FA 102: Visual Elements: 3-Dimensional Requisites: None Credits: 3 Hours: 4.0 Lecture hours An active discourse and research of contemporary and historical artists in relation to the principles and elements of three-dimensional art making. Students analyze and discuss historical and contemporary 3D design tools, methods and materials. Through hands on problem-solving projects, students engage in inventive use of these materials; emphasis is given to the development of individual design during the four hour studio course. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - Creative Expression)
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FA 151: Color Requisites: None Credits: 3 Hours: 4.0 Lecture hours Introductory studies employing color; investigation of many different visual interactions and psychological effects. Some basic physics and a brief history of color theory. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
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FA 155: Drawing I Requisites: None Credits: 3 Hours: 4.0 Lecture hours Introductory studies in line and light-dark contrasts. Models from nature and geometry with an emphasis on observation and control. Investigation of basic drawing systems in historical context. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
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FA 264: Painting I Requisites: None Credits: 3 Hours: 4.0 Lecture hours Techniques of painting in various mediums. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
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FA 288: Art of Asia and the Pacific Requisites: None Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours This course is a survey of the art of Asia and the Pacific islands as an interrelated cultural region. The course's main focuses will be the art of India and the Himalayas, East Asia (China, Korea, Japan), Southeast Asia (Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia etc.) and selested groups in the Pacific islands from New Guinea to Easter Island. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
Group #2 - Music (1 classes required)
ANTH 270: Introduction to Ethnomusicology NOT OPEN TO STUDENTS WITH CREDIT IN MUS 270; PREREQUISTIE: ENG 125 Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours An introduction to ethnomusicological theories and practices. Musics will be studied within their cultural and historical contexts. Regions of investigation may include (but are not limited to): Asia, Africa, the Middle East, the Caribbean, South America, and Oceania. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - Creative Expression)
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MUS 225: Foundations of Music Production Requisites: None Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours Introduction to music production. Topics may include sampling and multi-track recording. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - Creative Expression)
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MUS 250: History of Black Music PREREQUISITE: ENG 126 Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours Survey of the music of Black Americans from slavery to the present: emphasis on its unique features and relevant topics plus its contribution to U.S. and global culture. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - Creative Expression)
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MUS 270: Introduction to Ethnomusicology NOT OPEN TO STUDENTS WITH CREDIT IN ANTH 270; PREREQUISTIE: ENG 126 Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours An introduction to ethnomusicological theories and practices. Musics will be studied within their cultural and historical contexts. Regions of investigation may include (but are not limited to): Asia, Africa, the Middle East, the Caribbean, South America, and Oceania. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - Creative Expression)
Group #3 - Theater & Speech (1 classes required)
SPCH 101: Fundamentals of Speech Communication Requisites: None Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours This course introduces students to the speech communication discipline through intrapersonal, interpersonal, and public speaking levels of speech communication. In addition, this course will illustrate persuasion and group communication as a means of making decisions in contemporary society; social problems and the formulation of propositions; the effective use of evidence, inference, motivation, and argument, with special attention given to advocacy and critical refutation; effectiveness in oral communication is stressed through speaking and discussion. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - Creative Expression)
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SPCH 160: Fundamentals of Oral Interpretation: Prose and Poetry Requisites: None Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours Appreciating and sharing the literary experience through reading aloud; analysis and evaluation of various selections in order to apply the basic techniques of reading aloud. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - Creative Expression)
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TA 110: Introduction to the Theatre Requisites: None Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours Theatrical theory in historical context beginning with the Greeks. Including written play analysis and the application of this analysis to concepts of lighting, costuming, scene design, and performance. At the end of the semester students participate in a short class production. Field trips may be included and outside speakers may be invited. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - Creative Expression)
Mathematics
Topics In Foundational Mathematics I (1 classes required)
MATH 271: Topics in Foundational Mathematics I NOT OPEN TO STUDENTS WITH CREDIT IN MATH 122; PREREQUISITE: MATH 102 or MATH PLACEMENT Credits: 4 Hours: 4.0 Lecture hours Mathematical reasoning, problem-solving, elementary theory, structures and concepts of arithmetic, numeration systems, integers, rational and real numbers, number theory, elementary probability and statistics. Not credited toward fulfillment of Mathematics major requirements. Not open to students with credit in MATH 122. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
Topics In Foundational Mathematics II (1 classes required)
MATH 272: Topics in Foundational Mathematics II NOT OPEN TO STUDENTS WITH CREDIT IN MATH 122; PREREQUISITE: MATH 271 Credits: 4 Hours: 4.0 Lecture hours Basic Algebraic, Statistical and Geometric concepts including but not limited to linear functions and systems, displays of data, measures of central tendency, probability, plane and solid figures, similarity and congruence, area, surface area, volume and transformations. Not credited toward fulfillment of Mathematics major requirements. Not open to students with credit in MATH 122. This course was last offered in the Spring 2024 semester. (Regular Liberal Arts)
Interdisciplinary Studies Seminar
(1 classes required)
IS 400: Senior Seminar PREREQUISITE: [WRIT 301 OR WRIT 302 OR WRIT 303] AND SENIOR STATUS Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours A capstone seminar on the connections between the events of history, the plots of imaginative literature, and the arguments of philosophy, rhetoric, and science. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
Required Core Curriculum Courses
Foreign Language (1 classes required)
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Life and Physical Sciences (1 classes required)
BIO 140: Human Biology NOT OPEN TO STUDENTS WITH CREDIT IN 200-LEVEL BIO OR ABOVE Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours This course is an introduction to the human body covering structure and function of the human in health and disease. Topics include the skeletal, muscular, digestive, excretory, respiratory, circulatory, nervous, endocrine, and reproductive systems. Nutrition, genetics and blood disorders will also be covered. Laboratory experience will complement the lectures. Restrictions: Not credited toward fulfillment of Biology major requirements. Not open to students with credit in a 200 level Biology course. This course is currently being offered (Required Core - Life and Physical Sciences)
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EHS 140: Introduction to Environmental Sciences Requisites: None Credits: 3 Hours: 2.0 Laboratory hours, 2.0 Lecture hours The course examines man-made environmental pollution problems and possible alternatives. Topics include: energy, air, and water pollution, land-use, environmental assessment, pollution evaluation and social choices. Not open to students with credit in HPEH 140. This course is currently being offered (Required Core - Life and Physical Sciences)
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GEOL 140: Our Earth Requisites: None Credits: 3 Hours: 4.0 Lecture hours This course provides an introduction to the geologic environment and its relationship to human affairs; volcanic activities, earthquakes, landscapes, land use and abuse, the earth through time, recognition of minerals, rocks and fossils, maps and aerial photographs. A museum visit and a one day field trip are required. This course is currently being offered (Required Core - Life and Physical Sciences)
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PHYS 140: The Physical Universe Requisites: None Credits: 3 Hours: 4.0 Lecture hours This course provides an introduction to the laws and principles of the physical universe comprising: a study of force, motion, energy, heat, waves, electricity, magnetism, quanta, atoms and light, and survey of the solar system and the night sky. This course is currently being offered (Required Core - Life and Physical Sciences)
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Composition II: Writing About Literature (1 classes required)
ENG 126: Composition II: Writing About Literature PREREQUISITE: ENG 125 Credits: 3 Hours: 4.0 Lecture hours A composition course which takes literature as its subject matter, ENG 126 builds on the competencies developed in ENG 125, in close reading, argumentation, and writing from sources, and applies them in a new context. Students read a variety of short literary works including poetry, fiction, and/or drama, and practice responding to them in class, and writing about them both informally and formally. students also produce a research paper related to themes or questions evoked by the literature. students will spend one hour per week in conferences, collaborative learning activities, or peer review. This course may be offered face-to-face, online or partially online. This course is currently being offered (Required Core - English Composition)
Major Ideas and Issues In Education (1 classes required)
PHIL 202: Major Ideas and Issues in Education NOT OPEN TO STUDENTS WITH CREDIT IN SOC 202; PREREQUISITE: ENG 125 Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours An introduction to the major historical, philosophical, and sociological ideas in American education, including the history of schooling in the United States. Historical threads from a variety of multicultural perspectives will be presented, and philosophical approaches from selected global thinkers will be discussed. The student will be encouraged to develop their own unique philosophy of education. Not open to students with credit in SOC 202. Includes seven (7) hours of fieldwork. Required for all teacher education students. This is a Writing Intensive course. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - Individual and Society)
Teaching With Multimedia Technology (1 classes required)
EDUC 230: Teaching with Multimedia Technology NOT OPEN TO STUDENTS WITH CREDIT IN AC 250 Credits: 2 Hours: 4.0 Laboratory hours Students learn the foundations for using multimedia technology in the classroom, become proficient with multimedia technology, study issues of equity related to educational technology, and understanding NYS K-12 learning standards for technology. Students design curriculum integrating the Internet and student-produced multimedia projects. This course may be offered in a face-to-face, hybrid or asynchronous online format. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Child and Adolescent Development For Teachers (1 classes required)
EDUC 280: Child and Adolescent Development for Teachers PREREQUISITE: ENG 125 Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours This course will explore human development from childhood through adolescence within the context of history, culture, urbanization and sociopolitical conditions. Special emphasis is on the relationship between development and teaching/learning. Topics covered will include theories of physical, cognitive, and social/emotional development addressing issues such as standardized testing and assessment, special needs designations, play, and health-related factors. This course will carry a liberal arts and science designation. 5 hours of fieldwork will be required. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
Professional Sequence
Bilingual and English Language Learner (ell) Education (1 classes required)
EDUC 268: Bilingual and English Language Learner (ELL) Education NOT OPEN TO STUDENTS WITH CREDIT IN EDUC 269; PREREQUISITE: EDUC 280 or EDUC 271 Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours This course is an introduction to the philosophy, fundamental principles, and current approaches of teaching linguistically diverse English Language Learners (ELLs) in the urban school in both bilingual and mainstream settings. The completion of 15 hours of fieldwork is required. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Educational Psychology: Effective Teaching & Learning In Diverse Classrooms (1 classes required)
EDUC 283: Educational Psychology: Effective Teaching & Learning in Diverse Classrooms PREREQUISITE: [EDUC 280 or EDUC 271] Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours This course provides an overview of learning and instructional issues in teaching in diverse classrooms. Behaviorism, social and cognitive constructivism, and socio-cultural theories will be examined and applied in the context of diverse classrooms. Teacher candidates will engage in critical analysis of these theories and their application to pedagogical practices in urban schools and diverse classrooms. They will evaluate curriculum designs and methods of instructions and assessment for students who are linguistically and culturally diverse. Students will design alternate pedagogical practices and evaluate learner outcomes. In addition, the role of technology in instruction will also be examined. This course carries a Liberal Arts designation. 10 hours of fieldwork is required. This course may be offered in a face- to-face or hybrid format. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
Introduction to Special Education (1 classes required)
EDUC 285: Introduction to Special Education PREREQUISITE: EDUC 280 or EDUC 271 or PSY 215 Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours This course introduces students to the philosophical and historical foundations ofspecial education, as well as contemporary issues and trends in the field. Students will review educational laws and policies and understand the rights and responsibilities of all involved. In addition, students will examine various areas of exceptionality including multiple disabilities, visually and hearing impaired, speech or language impairments, autism spectrum disorders, emotional disturbance, learning disabilities, gifted and talented, and other health impairments. Thereferral process, the individual evaluation process, Individualized Education Program (IEP), multi-disciplinary team responsibilities, annual review/revaluation, placement procedures, and parental collaboration will also be examined. The course takes a particular interest in practices that are culturally and developmentally responsive. The completion of 10 hours of fieldwork with students designated as having special needs is required This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Teaching Social Justice Through Health, Science, and Physical Education (1 classes required)
EDUC 319: Teaching Social Justice through Health, Science, and Physical Education COREQUISITE: EDUC 390 Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours Candidates will build upon their understanding of content, skills, and dispositions in health, science, and physical education to develop learning experiences that foster social justice in their classrooms and wider community. They will base instructional decisions on their exploration of local communities and current research in social justice-based pedagogy in the content areas. Their lesson plans will focus on the needs of diverse learners in urban classrooms. 3 credits: 3 hours Co-requisite EDUC 390. Department Permission Required. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Curriculum and Methods In Elementary Education: Mathematics (1 classes required)
EDUC 323: Curriculum and Methods in Elementary Education: Mathematics PREREQUISITE: EDUC 283 and MATH 271 Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours Activities in the classroom that help children develop insight into mathematics, both as a study in itself and as a tool for applied use. Extensive review of methods and latest curriculum materials together with appropriate supporting research will be completed. The focal point of the course is the development of a math unit ofinstruction, a detailed lesson plan and a portfolio of mathematical activities. The completion of 15 hours of fieldwork is required. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Teaching Social Justice Through The Arts (1 classes required)
EDUC 333A: Teaching Social Justice Through the Arts PREREQUISITE: EDUC 283 and COREQUISISTE: EDUC 390 Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours Candidates will build upon their understanding of social studies content, skills, and dispositions in the arts: literary, visual, drama, sculpture, dance, music etc. to develop learning experiences that examine and foster social justice in their classrooms and wider community. Their planning and assessments of learning will focus on the needs of diverse learners (culture, language, and learning needs) in urban 1-6 grade classrooms. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Early Language & Literacy For English Only and English Language Learners (eo &ells) (1 classes required)
EDUC 369: Early Language & Literacy for English Only and English Language Learners (EO &ELLs) PREREQUISITE: EDUC 268 and EDUC 283 Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours This is part 1 of required literacy education courses for teacher candidates. In this course current perspectives and research on language development will be examined as well as how these perspectives are applied to creatinglanguage arts curriculum for emergent and beginning readers, both English Only (EO) students and English Language Learners (ELLs). Also, to be explored are methods for teaching a balanced literacy program to all early and emergent readers, including linguistically diverse student populations and students with diverse learning needs. Focus in this course include observational, diagnostic and evaluative assessment methods for analyzing a student's strengths and areas of needed growth; methods and principles for developing proficient readersand writers; lesson planning for literacy instruction; meeting the literacy needs of EO and ELLs in grades 1-2 and selecting appropriate literature andinstructional materials including use of technological tools and resources. The completion of 15 Hours of fieldwork required. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Content Literacy 2-6 English Only and English Language Learners (eo & Ells) (1 classes required)
EDUC 370: Content Literacy 2-6 English Only and English Language Learners (EO & ELLs) PREREQUISITE: EDUC 369 Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours This is part 2 of required literacy education courses for teacher candidates. It focuses on content area literacy Instruction for Mainstream English Only (EO) and English Language Learners (ELLs), in grades 2-6. In this course, students will focus on standards-based literacy instruction and children's literature used indesigning literacy programs for students in grades 2-6 classrooms in academic content areas - science, mathematics, social studies and the arts for both English Only (EO) students and English Language Learners (ELLs). A majorfocus for this course will be methods for teaching content area literacy skills in grades 2-6 and the use of instructional technology and multiculturalresource materials for both English Only students (EOs) and English Language Learners (ELLs). A special focus in this course will include planningfor and teaching English as a New Language through the content areas for English Language Learners. The completion of 15 hours of fieldwork is required. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Curriculum & Methods In Elementary Education I: Learning Goals & Assessment (1 classes required)
EDUC 390: Curriculum & Methods in Elementary Education I: Learning Goals & Assessment PREREQUISITE: EDUC 283 Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours Teacher candidates will build upon their deep and broad academic content knowledge to establish learning goals and create assessment plans appropriate for students in urban elementary schools. Candidates will study elementary level curriculum across disciplines as defined by national and state standards,learning ways to translate that appropriately for diverse urban classrooms. They will explore subject-specific and interdisciplinary approaches to assessment, including reading and writing in the content areas and incorporation of technology for assessment. Candidates will learn how to interpret assessment data. In their planning, candidates will incorporate their understanding of childhooddevelopment and urban diversity and plan for inclusion of students with special needs and English Language Learners. The completion of 15 hours of field work is required. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Student Teaching
Capstone Clinical Experiences & Seminar For Childhood Education, Grades 1-3 (1 classes required)
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Capstone Clinical Experience & Seminar For Childhood Education, Grades 4-6 (1 classes required)
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Upper Division Writing Intensive Class
(1 classes required)
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HIST 374: Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade PREREQUISITE: ENG 126 and 3 CREDITS IN HIST Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours A study of the political, economic, social and demographic challenges confronting Africa during the era of the Atlantic slave trade (15th to 19th centuries). This is a Writing Intensive course. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
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HIST 375: Decolonization in West Africa PREREQUISITE: ENG 126 and 3 CREDITS IN HIST Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours A study of the revolutionary movements which resulted in the achievement of independence by the West African colonies, from 1940 to 1960. This is a Writing Intensive course. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
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IS 400: Senior Seminar PREREQUISITE: [WRIT 301 OR WRIT 302 OR WRIT 303] AND SENIOR STATUS Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours A capstone seminar on the connections between the events of history, the plots of imaginative literature, and the arguments of philosophy, rhetoric, and science. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)

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York College