Explore some of the highly rated and popular featured courses offered by School of Education departments during Summer Term. These courses cover a wide range of interest areas and many fulfill breadth requirements. Register soon. Some of these courses fill up fast.
Art
334: Woodworking
Exploration of wood as a medium for constructing creative and functional three-dimensional forms.
306: Relief Printmaking
Woodcut, collage print, linoleum cut, and wood engraving; color printing. Studio practice, lectures, discussion, critiques.
448: Augmented Reality for Graphic Design
This course is an introduction to the history, process, and best practices of designing Augmented Reality (AR) experiences for mobile devices. AR is an interactive experience that combines the real world and computer-generated content.
Counseling Psych
225: Intersectionalities, Self -Awareness, and Social Actions for Social Change
An introduction to the intersectionality framework in the United States to enhance skills necessary for culturally responsive awareness and interactions, with specific emphasis on how to think critically about and hold multiple perspectives and how to prepare for service learning. In addition to learning how contexts and social histories matter to situate an understanding of experience, develop self-awareness and understanding of social location as well as learn how contextual factors shape identity, opportunities, and barriers for others. Relevant for all students of different identities, backgrounds, and experiences, who are interested in developing their awareness, knowledge and skills with multiculturalism and diversity.
332: Gender and Queer Issues in Psychology
Explore history, theory, and research related to the psychology of gender and sexuality. A feminist approach is used to deconstruct gender and sexuality within the field of psychology and other mental health fields. Discussions include challenging the current system of psychology, while also integrating concepts to work within the system. An applied approach is used to encourage participation in activities to integrate activism and knowledge into professional identity, bringing in experiences from field placements, internship, and/or places of employment.
237: Mental Health, Self-Awareness, and Social Justice: Working in Diverse Communities
Designed to increase knowledge, awareness, and skills of students interested in working on mental health matters within diverse identity groups and communities. Conceptualize mental health and well-being across communities in terms of (a) intersectional identities (individual and groups), (b) mental health and access and utilization of services, and (c) social determinants of health in different contexts and settings. Engage in reflective exercises to understand how their social identities influence their work in different types of communities.
Curriculum & Instruction
277: Video Games and Learning
An online class that explores current research on videogames and learning. Critically reflect on the intellectual and educational merits and drawbacks of videogames and how videogame culture shapes how individuals think and learn.
311: Language Acquisition In and Out of Schools
An online class to explore theories of first and second language acquisition (SLA) and factors that impact language and literacy learning and development for English Learners. Analyze the language learning and language use of an emergent bilingual student across multiple contexts at a practicum site. This course is a required for K-12 ESL teaching license, take it in the summer instead of fall semester!!
357: Game Design I
An online class that focuses on fundamental skills in designing interactive systems. Applicable to careers in educational game design or in design fields in related settings, such as museums, theme parks, and technology-mediated classrooms For those who are interested, Game Design II is offered in the same time slot immediately after Game Design I.
Dance
100: Understanding Dance
Builds understanding and appreciation for the field of Dance. Delves into dance and its' many facets, integrating, theoretical, historical, and embodied learning through viewing, reading, reflecting, discussing and finally, creating. Develops students into an informed audience and encourages relevance to other disciplines.
268: Political and Cultural Perspectives in Dance Studies
Examines the role of dance as a cultural form of expression within the political sphere. Draws on a variety of case studies ranging from popular dance TV shows, to European modern dance and from hip-hop to dancing at public protests and asks the question of what constitutes dance and what is its social and political function.
318: West African Dance/Music in the Americas
The influence of traditional West African dance/music heritage in historical, artistic, social contexts in the development of new hybrid forms of music/dance created by cross-pollination of cultures of Africans, Europeans and indigenous peoples in the New World.
Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis
736: Administration of Student Services in Higher Education
Organization and administration of student services in higher education including philosophy, current issues, student development, program planning, financial aid, auxiliary services, housing, counseling, advising, social and health services, student organizations, legal aspects, and special populations.
883: Perspectives on College Student Identity and Development
An introduction to identity and college student development theory that can either be applied to higher education administration practice or to research in higher education.
502-003: Civil Rights, the Courts & Public Education
An exploration of how federal court cases affect students' and educators' civil rights in K-12 public schools. Civil rights protections relating to students and educators in charter schools and school voucher programs will also be discussed.
Educational Policy Studies
209: Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Education Policy
Sound education policy benefits from the use of reliable evidence, including good data and thorough analyses of both challenges and solutions. This course develops your understandings of existing data sets and their limitations, as well as how to perform different statistical analyses on those data sets in order to address specific policy questions
320: Climate Change, Sustainability, and Education
Learn about human-earth relationships, and the causes and consequences of climate and environmental change. In this course, you’ll develop a critical, global approach to examining the role of education, in school and out, in addressing crucial climate and environmental challenges.
Explore All Educational Policy Studies Summer Courses
Check out the rest of the ED POL courses offered this summer on the Courses & Resources website! You can see our other amazing courses including ED POL 112: Global Education Through Film, ED POL 140: Introduction to Education, and ED POL 220: Human Rights and Education
Educational Psychology
301: How People Learn
If you've ever wondered about how we learn, think, & know, join our class that is designed to examine the social & psychological principles that inform our understanding of the world around us. Explore foundational theories of learning, implications of thinking, & relationships between theory & application in the world. This course has been professionally developed and designed as an asynchronous, online course.
320: Human Dev - Infancy & Childhood
Want to learn about infants and children? If so, this class is for you! This course provides a broad overview of developmental changes from conception through childhood, such as changes in physical, motor, perceptual, cognitive, language, emotional, and social development. This course has been professionally developed and designed as an asynchronous, online course.
326: Mind, Brain and Education
What can we learn from studying the brain? Mind, Brain and Education (MBE) is an emerging field that bridges neuroscience, psychology, and education. This asynchronous course provides a broad overview of brain development from birth to adolescence in educational contexts, such as how the brain changes in response to learning. This is an asynchronous, online course.
Kinesiology
150: Foundations of Health Behavior and Health Equity
Provides students with an overview of the personal, interpersonal and broader social factors that contribute to the health and well-being of individuals and populations in the United States. Examinations of contemporary approaches to health education and health behavior interventions including: Foundations of health education and health behavior programs, health indicators, social and structural determinants of health and health disparities, models of health education/health behavior that support interventions for individuals and communities.
387: The Young Athlete: Considerations for Exercise, Medicine and Activity
Sports are a great way for children to stay physically active, but adults are changing sports in ways that impact children in negative ways. Focuses on how kids are different than adults in terms of their needs for exercise and physical activity. Topics include physical activity epidemiology, growth, maturation, and sport specialization. Additional focus on common orthopedic injuries in the adolescent and pediatric populations and how injuries in young athletes are treated.
540: Diversity in Health and Physical Activity Settings
Issues related to promoting equal learning opportunities in the classroom and other community settings, including effective approaches to encouraging collaboration among colleagues, staff, parents, and students who are culturally, ethnically and socio-economically diverse are examined. In addition, effective instructional and coaching methods for an inclusive sport environment, athletic programs, and health professions as they relate to diverse individuals are addressed. Theoretical and practical paradigm of cultural differences are introduced. The focus is on diversity issues as they relate to race, ethnicity, gender, social class, sexuality, and racial considerations, development and ability differences, variations in learning styles and a variety of physical, mental, and emotional disabilities.
Rehabilitation Psychology & Special Education
100 – Disability and Society
Provides introductory and interdisciplinary life-span perspectives on disability, relevant for both education and non-education majors. Introduces theoretical, cultural, and political models of disability and explores the lived experiences of persons with disabilities (or people who are perceived to have disabilities) in society.
300: Individuals with Disabilities
Designed to expand the knowledge base of future educators, clinicians, and society members to better understand and serve the diverse needs and interests of individuals with disabilities. Introduces the concept of disability as well as the field of special education. The history, etiology, and characteristics of specific categories of disability are examined, as are educational and other federally mandated programs designed to address the needs of both children and adults with disabilities. Topics germane to the study of disability and the field of special education are explored.
310: Positive Psychology and Well Being
Introduction to positive psychology, or the science of human strengths, mental health, and well-being. Covers theory and current research on positive psychology including concepts of optimism, flow, gratitude, and purpose in life. Positive psychology concepts are discussed within the context of health promotion, with an emphasis on minimizing the impact of illness and disability. Learn to apply positive psychology concepts in personal and professional contexts to cultivate fulfilling, healthy, and meaningful lives.
Theatre & Drama
100: Experiencing Theater
By attending live theatre performances, watching films of theatrical productions and participating in colloquiums with theatre professionals, explore how theatre is made through the lens of various theatre artists. Through this exploration, develop an understanding and a deeper appreciation of performative events as well as critically think about those experiences. Explores performance and the human condition, using acquired knowledge to build empathy and appreciation for the complexities of one's own and other people's perspectives.
160: Technical Theatre Fundamentals
Learn how to mount a theatrical production. Through scenery, costumes, lighting, sound, and stage management explore the relationship between the technical components of the production process. Includes lectures as well as practical experience in University Theatre productions.
200: Acting Skills for Life
Skills learned by actors in the theatre world can be applied to presentations and interactions in business, education, and beyond. Utilizing acting techniques traditionally used in theatre to enhance confidence and communication in interviews, presentations, elevator pitches, authentically connecting on a personal level with others, and how to avoid or better deal with stage fright.