Course Descriptions

EDF - Educational Foundations
COE 278, (406) 657-2315

The College of Education has designed its professional preparation programs to include a series of sequentially arranged field-based experiences.  Depending on the degree option, these field-based experiences may be referred to as internships, practica, clinics, or supervised field experiences.  Each field-based course requires, as a minimum, 45 contact hours per semester credit hour.  Some programs, due to national or state accreditation requirements or Departmental policy, may require additional contact hours beyond the minimum requirement.  Students should clarify requirements with their faculty advisor prior to registration.

Students are encouraged to make application 12 weeks prior to the semester in which the clinical or field-based experience is to be completed.  Applications are available in the Certification and Field Experiences Office, Room 114, first floor COE.

* EDF 100 Education and Democracy 3 cr.  Explores what it means to be an educated person in a democratic society.  Although schooling is generally the primary formal means whereby societies educate citizens, this course focuses on education broadly to examine a) the ways people create and share knowledge, b) society’s responsibilities to provide the rich and varied opportunities needed by all citizens who would be educated, c) the consequences of disenfranchising anyone from those opportunities, and d) the critical link between democratic society and education.

EDF 120 Society, Schools and Teachers (WR) 3 cr.  Provides prospective educators with a historical and social overview of education to inform the student’s decision about undertaking serious study in the profession.  Also examines education within its contemporary and comparative context, focusing on breadth of social diversity as it affects education.  Addresses continuing professional topics and issues.

EDF 225 Human Development in Education 3 cr.  Presents a comprehensive introduction to the study of Human development including the developmental capabilities and needs of Humans at different ages with respect to the physical, psychomotor, cognitive, social, emotional, and psychological domains that affect all education.  The course includes a practicum with community-based services for children and youths so students need to plan accordingly.

EDF 250 Educational Psychology 3 cr.  Focuses on Human learning as it provides the basis for instruction and classroom management.  Provides comprehensive coverage of the principles, concepts, and implications of Human learning from classical, operant, social learning, and cognitive paradigms.  Covers measurement, similarities and differences in learners, management and discipline strategies, and related corollaries of human learning applied to instruction.

EDF 290 Internship V 1-3 cr.  Avails freshmen and sophomores of opportunities for experiences in various non-classroom settings under faculty and on-site supervision.  In-field contact time is 45 hours per semester credit.  Field placements are arranged through the Office of Certification and Field Experiences.

EDF 291 Independent Study V 1-3 cr.  Provides opportunities for freshmen and sophomores to explore material not offered through regular courses.

EDF 292 Seminar V 1-3 cr.  Provides the opportunity for the department to offer lower division courses of particular topical interest which are not offered as a part of the regular offering of courses.

EDF 293 Workshop V 1-3 cr.  Provides an opportunity for the department to offer lower division, non-course exploration into topics not covered in regular course offerings.

EDF 450 Philosophical, Legal and Ethical Issues in Education (WR) 3 cr. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education program and taken concurrently with the professional semester.  Focuses on analysis of the philosophical, legal and ethical issues in the context of education in a pluralistic society.  Provides the student with a background in the philosophies of education and allows the student to study legal and ethical issues relevant to modern education in America.

EDF 490 Internship V 1-6 cr.  Avails juniors and seniors of opportunities for experience in various Non-classroom settings under faculty and on-site supervision.  In-field contact time is 45 hours per semester credit.  Field placements are arranged through the Office of Certification and Field Experiences.

EDF 491 Independent Study V 1-3 cr.  Provides opportunities for juniors and seniors to explore material not offered through regular courses.

EDF 492 Seminar V 1-3 cr.  Provides the opportunity for the department to offer upper division courses of particular topical interest which are not offered as a part of the regular offering of courses.

EDF 493 Workshop V 1-3 cr.  Provides an opportunity for the department to offer upper division, non-course exploration into topics not covered in regular course offerings.

Graduate Level Courses

The following are graduate level courses.  Please refer to the Graduate Catalog for the course descriptions.

EDF 501 Research Design and Interpretation 3 cr.
EDF 505 Education: Law and Policy 2 cr.
EDF 515 Social, Philosophical, and Legal Issues in Education 3 cr.
EDF 530 Advanced Human Development and Learning 3 cr.
EDF 550 Supervision and Instruction 3 cr.
EDF 551 School Finance 3 cr.
EDF 552 General School Administration 3 cr.
EDF 560 Educational Leadership 3 cr.
EDF 590 Internship V 1-6 cr.
EDF 591 Independent Study V 1-6 cr.
EDF 592 Seminar V 1-6 cr.
EDF 593 Workshop V 1-6 cr.
EDF 594 Clinic V 1-6 cr.
EDF 597 Capstone in Educational Foundations V 1-3 cr.
EDF 599 Thesis 6 cr.
EDF/EDCI 698 Directed Research Project 3 cr.

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