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CHM 213 - Soil Chemistry Lab Techniques 4 Credits
This field- and laboratory-based course provides hands-on experience in soil chemistry sampling and analysis. In collaboration with Northland College’s Applied Research and Environmental Laboratory, students learn quantitative methods of analysis while measuring important soil nutrients such as phosphorous and nitrogen, as well as contaminants such as lead.
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Prerequisites: CHM 103 , CHM 105 , CHM 108 , or CHM 110
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CHM 220 - Organic Chemistry I 4 Credits
This course focuses on the properties and environmental transport of organic chemicals as well as the functional group transformations most often encountered in biological and environmental systems. Students study the following major classes of chemicals: aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, alkyl halides, alcohols, carbonyl compounds, and amines. Instrumental analysis of the compounds students synthesize is also an important component of the course. With Lab.
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Prerequisites: CHM 103 , CHM 105 , CHM 108 , or CHM 110
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CHM 221 - Organic Chemistry II 4 Credits
The second semester of organic chemistry presents a comprehensive study of structures, reactions, syntheses, and spectroscopy of aliphatic and aromatic compounds. Students focus on modern mechanistic models as well as organic chemistry laboratory techniques.
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Prerequisites: CHM 220
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CHM 225 - Quantitative Analysis 4 Credits
Students study error analysis, equilibrium, calibration techniques, acids and bases, and buffers. In the lab, students learn how to use quantitative methods of analysis including gravimetric, titrimetric, and spectrophotometric methods. Students also learn how to validate results with methods of quality assurance.
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Prerequisites: CHM 103 , or CHM 110
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CHM 240 - Inorganic Chemistry 4 Credits
This course focuses on descriptive chemistry of main group elements. Students study spectra, structure, and reactions of transition metal complexes, as well as preparation, bonding, and applications of organometallic compounds.
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Prerequisites: CHM 103 or CHM 110
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CHM 246 - Introduction to Forensic Chemistry
By investigating crime scenes, students learn how to analyze trace evidence of unknown materials using FT-IR, chromatography and UV-Vis spectrophotometry. Students learn the principles associated with DNA analysis and fingerprinting and investigate the validity of historical forensic techniques such as hair analysis, blood spatter, body measurements and toxicology.
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Prerequisites: CHM 103 or CHM 110
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CHM 321 - Advanced Organic/Inorganic Chemistry 3 Credits
Students study advanced topics in organic, inorganic and polymer chemistry. These areas of chemistry apply to the majority of processes found in the chemical industry, which produces most of the goods found in our society. The content in this class will equip students to understand how these goods are made as well as what environmental implications result.
Prerequisites: CHM 220 , CHM 221 , and CHM 240 .
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CHM 326 - Atmospheric Chemistry 4 Credits
Students investigate the chemistry of the upper and lower atmosphere, including issues such as photochemical smog, acid deposition, stratospheric ozone depletion, and climate change. Along the way, students develop the necessary background in chemical kinetics, thermodynamics, and photochemistry to better understand these complex atmospheric issues.
Prerequisites: CHM 103 , CHM 110 , or MTH 140
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CHM 345 - Biochemistry 4 Credits
This course aims to explain biological principles using chemical principles. In this course students will learn about amino acids, proteins, structures of protiens, lipids, and membranes. At the end of the semester, the course will introduce metabolism by studying glycolysis.
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Prerequisites: CHM 220
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CHM 440 - Physical Chemistry 4 Credits
This course introduces students to the core topics in quantum mechanics and chemical thermodynamics. Physical chemistry examines mysteries of the subatomic scale while also investigating chemical systems on a larger scale. Topics include quantization, quantum models, heat, work, entropy, enthalpy, free energy, and the laws of thermodynamics.
Prerequisites: MTH 141 , PHY 110 , and PHY 111
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CHM 443 - Quantum Mechanics and Molecular Spectroscopy 4 Credits
This course starts by exploring the scientific discoveries that prompted the quantum revolution. Students then solve the Schrodinger equation for several important model systems such as particle in a box, harmonic oscillator, rigid rotor, and the hydrogen atom. Students also apply molecular spectroscopy to simple systems.
Prerequisites: MTH 141 , PHY 110 , and any CHM course
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CHM 447 - Chemical Thermodynamics 4 Credits
Students study the laws of thermodynamics and apply these laws to chemical processes in order to develop an understanding of chemical equilibrium and the nature of spontaneity in physical and chemical processes. Students also develop an understanding of the Boltzmann distribution and analyze molecular spectra in light of the insight provided by Boltzmann.
Prerequisites: MTH 141 , PHY 110 , and CHM 225 or CHM 240
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CHM 462 - Advanced Experimental Chemistry Capstone 3 Credits
Students design and carry out experiments utilizing advanced instrumentation. Specifically, students develop the expertise to interpret and analyze complex results from experiments utilizing techniques such as gas chromatography with mass spectroscopic detection, high performance liquid chromatography with varied detection including fluorescence, diode array ultra-violet spectroscopy, or conductivity detection, Fourier transform nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and electroanalytical methods.
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Prerequisites: Instructor Consent
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Climate Science |
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CLM 125 - Introduction to Climate Science 4 Credits
In this course, students learn how climates are shaped by interactions among components of the Earth System: the atmosphere, oceans, vegetation, land, snow and ice. Through exploring these interconnected systems, students learn how to track the flow of energy through Earth’s systems, how to recognize feedbacks among systems, how to explain the coevolution of life and climate on Earth, how to understand the exchanges of carbon and water among Earth’s systems, and how to describe the varied climates existing today around the world and understand the geographic elements that cause these climates. Students build their skills in planning and carrying out investigations, analyzing and interpreting data, and constructing and communicating evidence-based scientific arguments through class assignments.
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CLM 244 - Understanding Climate Change 4 Credits
In this course, students learn the modern scientific approach to climate change—its causes, consequences, and solutions. First, students discover how scientists have used models and observational data to understand climatic changes and predict future changes. Next, students examine the significance of these changes for humans and ecosystems worldwide. Finally, students investigate the array of proposed solutions and evaluate their costs and benefits.
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CLM 246 - Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation 4 Credits
Students take a tour of the scientific analysis of climate change impacts and the vulnerability of human and natural systems combined with exploration of opportunities for adaptation and building resilience through policies, programs, and individual actions. Foci include international contexts, especially developing countries, as well as our region of the Northwoods. Throughout the course, students analyze topics from a climate justice perspective.
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CLM 260 - Regional Climate Change Solutions 3 Credits
Climate change is affecting communities and ecosystems around the globe, and the region surrounding Western Lake Superior is no exception. In this class, students explore climatic changes and their impacts in our region, then undertake efforts to address the challenges that climate change is presenting to area communities and ecosystems. Through meeting with area experts students gain perspectives on climate change challenges in several fields, such as water quality, traditional indigenous lifeways, public health, tourism and outdoor recreation, urban infrastructure and planning. Students select a challenge to engage as a service-learning project and work with community partners to produce a solution to the challenge. Examples of project outcomes include a public event, informative media, a grant proposal, and a research review.
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CLM 280 - Climate Change and Food 3 Credits
In this survey of climate interactions with food production, students will explore the many interconnections between agroenvironmental systems and the climate system. Topics include climatic influences on the history of agriculture, current climatic determinants of food production, current contributions of agricultural systems to climate change, expected effects of climate change on agriculture, and possible roles for agriculture in climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts.
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CLM 364 - Land-Atmosphere Interactions 4 Credits
From plants to soils, the nature of the land surface has many effects on the air above it. In this way, land-atmosphere interactions are a critical component of climate science. In this course, students use a variety of field measurements from our region to examine the exchanges of energy and water between the land and the atmosphere. Through these measurements, students see the important role of vegetation in the climate occur before their eyes as the spring phenology of the Northwoods unfolds.
Prerequisites: CLM 125 and Sophomore standing
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CLM 386 - Monitoring Climate Change 4 Credits
From extreme weather and droughts to greenhouse gas emissions, understanding climate change requires a lot of data. In this course, students investigate the sources of these data. In the process, students learn how data are collected, processed, stored, and utilized. Students gain hands-on experience with data manipulation and mapping and explore how these data can be used in making real-world decisions about climate change.
Prerequisites: Any CLM class
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CLM 464 - Climate Dynamics 4 Credits
Students explore the dynamics of the climate system and how natural laws determine the climate. Topics include the role of fluid mechanics in climate, atmospheric and oceanic circulation, the El Nino/Southern Oscillation, and climate variability.
Prerequisites: PHY 111 , MTH 141 and junior standing.
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CLM 467 - Atmospheric Physics 3 Credits
Students explore the fundamentals of cloud physics and selected topics in radiative transfer. Topics include moist thermodynamics, cloud condensation nuclei, nucleation and cloud formation, precipitation processes, and cloud-radiation interaction.
Prerequisites: PHY 330
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CLM 480 - Seminar in Climate Science 3 Credits
This capstone course is intended for students with a major in climate science. The course may include reading and discussion of current topics in climate science, as well as research, writing, presentations, peer review, field experience, and preparation for employment and/or graduate school.
Prerequisites: CLM 125 or CLM 270 and junior standing
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Computer Science |
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CPS 220 - Computer Science 4 Credits
Students study software-engineering design concepts, effective problem-solving techniques, and Object-Oriented Programming.
Prerequisites: Any 100-level MTH course, ACT math score of 17 or higher, SAT math score of 470 or higher, successful completion of Algebra II with a grade of B or above, or instructor consent
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Economics |
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ECN 220 - Macroeconomics in Context 3 Credits
In this introductory course, students study the behavior, structure, and performance of regional, national, and global economies. Topics covered include economic growth, economic stability and stabilization, quality of employment, distributional equity, adequacy of living standards, and the role of government and policy. Students are challenged to situate macroeconomic principles in historical, social, and environmental contexts, while focusing on crucial aspects of human well-being.
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ECN 221 - Microeconomics in Context 3 Credits
In this introductory course, students study the behavior and interactions of individuals, households, and firms in making decisions regarding the allocation of scarce resources. Topics covered include supply and demand, product and factor markets, regulatory and distributional issues, and market structure. Students are challenged to situate microeconomic principles in historical, social, and environmental contexts, while challenging the assumptions underlying dominant theory.
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ECN 263 - Essentials of Economics 4 Credits
This course combines the basic principles of microeconomics and macroeconomics to develop the fundamental skills of economic thinking. Students examine how markets work, markets and welfare, firm behavior, industry organization, and the economics of the public sector. Students complete the course understanding the relevance of economics to society and the decisions individuals make every day.
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ECN 310 - Environmental Economics 3 Credits
Students study the economics of environmental quality and tools for understanding and analyzing environmental problems. The course treats environmental quality as an economic good, and focuses on hazardous wastes, solid wastes, water quality, air quality, and social costs.
Prerequisites: ECN 263 or BIO 234
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Education |
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EDU 125 - Foundations of Education 3 Credits
Students examine philosophical, historical, and social foundations of education. Topics include teaching as a profession, human relations, history of American education, the administrative structure, legal, political, and economic issues and trends, social class, diversity, the challenges of equal educational opportunity, and the impact of technology.
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EDU 160 - Education for Social Justice 3 Credits
Students investigate foundational concepts and issues of social justice in education. Students critically examine how schools can function to both challenge and reproduce injustice and explore concepts such as the history of schooling and exclusion, power and privilige, and identity.
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EDU 203 - STEM for Elementary Teachers 3 Credits
This course is an introduction to the foundational ideas of science, technology, engineering and math teaching and learning in K-12 educational settings. Students will learn underlying philosophies and rationale for the inclusion of science and math in the K-12 curriculum and how technology and engineering have been added as focal areas to support student learning in science and math. Students will investigate the National Science Teachers Association and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics teacher strandards and K-12 student academic standards to establish a foundation for the application and teaching these topics in their future classrooms.
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EDU 204 - Language Arts for Educators 3 Credits
This course will enable the student to understand and create the elementary and middle school literacy curriculum through a balanced approach of using the Common Core State Standards for English as the framework.
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EDU 205 - Curriculum, Planning, and Assessment 3 Credits
Students learn to develop and deliver lessons using components of good lesson design. Students learn to design a multi-disciplinary framework and a variety of assessments to measure student learning, organize content, utilize resources to maximize student learning, all in the framework of diversity and human relations.
Prerequisites: EDU 125 and EDU 160
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EDU 210 - Teaching Environmentally 3 Credits
Students will establish first-hand connections with the concepts, processes, and resources of environmental education. Through course experiences and student-led activities, participants will explore, present and evaluate environmental education concepts and curricular resources. Students will reflect upon these materials to develop their own environmental education lessons around themes and events from our region.
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Prerequisites: EDU 125 and EDU 160
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EDU 223 - Teaching in the Middle School 3 Credits
This course is designed to explore the many facets of teaching at the middle-school level. The students will work toward an understanding of characteristics of adolescents at this stage of development, examine the elements of middle-level concepts, and research current literature. Specific topics include motivating middle-level learners, advisor/advisee programs, block scheduling, classroom management strategies, exploration courses, transition programs, parent-teacher conferences, interdisciplinary teams, brain research, and middle-school level philosophy.
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EDU 232 - Learning, Growth and Cognition 3 Credits
This course will help students to develop an understanding of the cognitive, social, and emotional growth and development of the young child and adolescent. Current brain/mind research will be examined and implications for teaching and learning will be applied.
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EDU 289 - Children and Adolescent Literature 3 Credits
Students read and evaluate a broad range of children’s and adolescent literature focusing on both classical and contemporary works. Students evaluate literature, analyze text and artwork, discuss multiculturalism, and understand the influence of literature on the emotional and academic growth of children and adolescents.
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EDU 315 - Classroom Management and Conflict Resolution 3 Credits
Students develop strategies for managing a classroom, investigate diverse classroom management and conflict resolution strategies, and design a classroom environment management action plan. This course is taken in the last fall semester prior to student teaching. Clinical experience required.
Prerequisites: Formal admission to the education program
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EDU 337 - Practicum 1 1-4 Credits
This course is designed to prepare pre-service teachers for the full-time student teaching semester as well as their role as future classroom teachers. The course is divided into three parts: organization of curriculum, instruction, and assessment; an intensive clinical field experience, which deepens and strengthens the skills necessary to have a successful student teaching placement; reflection and analysis of teaching effectiveness. Clinical emphasis will be in math, classroom management, and diverse learners teaching methods.
Prerequisites: Formal admission to the education program
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EDU 338 - Practicum 2 1-4 Credits
This course is designed to prepare pre-service teachers for the full time student teaching semester as well as their role as future classroom teachers. The course is divided into three parts: organization of curriculum, instruction, and assessment; an intensive clinical field experience which deepens and strengthens the skills necessary to have a successful student teaching placement; reflection and analysis of teaching effectiveness. Clinical emphasis will be in literacy, science, and social studies teaching methods.
Prerequisites: Formal admission to the education program
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EDU 341 - Science Teaching Methods 3 Credits
Pre-service teachers use appropriate tools, tactics, pedagogies, and technologies for teaching science content in a school setting. Pre-service teachers use the information, skills, and shared experiences to build self-confidence. Clinical experience required.
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Prerequisites: Formal admission to the education program
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EDU 347 - Secondary Content Teaching Methods 4 Credits
Students will develop skills with a variety of research-based teaching strategies, which will be adapted to their particular teaching majors. Students will be matched with a secondary teacher in their major who will provide additional support for content-specific planning, teaching , and assessment.
Prerequisites: Formal Admission to the Education Department
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EDU 349 - Literacy Teaching Methods I 3 Credits
Pre-service teachers plan, present, and assess a variety of language arts strategies–including phonics instruction–develop the ability to assess the level of materials, and diagnose student reading levels and writing proficiency as related to the content areas. Pre-service teachers explore resources, tools, and strategies to align with state and national standards in reading and writing. Clinical experience required.
Prerequisites: Formal admission to the education program
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EDU 360 - Instructional Strategies of Early Childhood Education 3 Credits
This course examines positive strategies to guide children’s behavior in the ECE setting. Course competencies include integrating strategies that support diversity and anti-bias perspectives, analyzing factors that affect the behavior of children, developing guidance strategies to meet individual needs, and creating a guidance philosophy.
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EDU 361 - Fostering Creativity in Young Children 2 Credits
This course focuses on curriculum development in the content areas of art, music, and language arts. Course competencies include strategies supporting the critical role of play; establishing a developmentally appropriate environment for art, music, and language arts; and creating developmentally appropriate language, literature, literacy, art, music, and movement activities.
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EDU 363 - Home/School/Community Collaboration 2 Credits
This course examines the role of collaborations with family and community in ECE. Course competencies include implementing strategies that support diversity and anti-bias perspectives when working with families and community; analyzing contemporary family patterns, trends, and relationships; utilizing effective communication strategies; and advocating for children and families.
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EDU 364 - Early Language and Literacy Development 2 Credits
This course focuses on infant and toddler development as it applies to an ECE setting. Course competencies include analyzing development of infants and toddlers; correlating prenatal conditions with development; analyzing the role of heredity and the environment; and examining the role of brain development in early learning.
Prerequisites: Formal admission to the education program
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EDU 365 - Early Childhood Program Models 3 Credits
This course focuses on the ECE profession. Course competencies include investigating the history of ECE, summarizing types of ECE settings; exploring ECE curriculum models, analyzing the principles of the WI Model Early Learning Standards, applying laws and regulations related to an ECE facility, and advocating for the ECE profession.
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EDU 366 - Curriculum Design in Early Childhood Education 2 Credits
This course examines the components of curriculum planning in ECE. Course competencies include integrating Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) into curriculum, developing curriculum plans that promote child development and learning across all content areas, focusing on beginning level curriculum development in the specific content areas of math, science and social studies.
Prerequisites: Formal admission to the education department
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EDU 368 - Assessment and Data Literacy 2 Credits
This course will enable pre-service teachers to analyze and interpret various forms of student assessment and data to better address student learning outcomes. By becoming data literate, pre-service teachers will be able to use data to inform and improve instruction.
Prerequisites: Admission to the Educator Preparation Program
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EDU 370 - Social Studies Teaching Methods 3 Credits
Pre-service teachers use appropriate tools, tactics, pedagogies, and technologies for teaching social studies content in a school setting. Pre-service teachers use the information, skills, and shared experiences to build self-confidence. Clinical experience required.
Prerequisites: Formal admission to the education program
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EDU 376 - Strategies for Teaching Diverse Learners 3 Credits
Pre-service teachers will gain an understanding of child development and the procedures used for assessing pupils with disabilities. Pre-service teachers will be able to distinguish the roles and responsibilities of regular and special education providers, and they will plan lessons and activities aimed at engaging diverse audiences, including pupils with disabilities. Course meets statutory requirements for MC-EA and EA-A (elementary/middle and secondary) education licensure. Clinical experience required.
Prerequisites: Formal admission to the education program
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EDU 377 - Mathematics Teaching Methods 3 Credits
Pre-service teachers use appropriate tools, tactics, pedagogies, and technologies for teaching mathematics content in a school setting. Pre-service teachers use the information, skills, and shared experiences to build self-confidence. Clinical Experience: 20 hours for elementary majors and 40 hours for secondary majors.
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Prerequisites: Formal admission to the education program
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EDU 448 - Student Teaching Seminar 2 Credits
Teacher candidates use this seminar course to reflect upon student teaching experiences, learn about and prepare for the hiring and licensure process, and develop a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate proficiency toward teaching standards.
Corequisites: EDU 460 and EDU 471
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EDU 460 - Student Teaching - Secondary 6 - 12 Credits
Students teach full days for a full semester in grades 7 through 12 following the daily schedule and semester calendar of the cooperating schools, under the direct supervision of classroom cooperating teachers and college supervisors. During the interactive seminar, students focus on curriculum, human relations, career development, and reflective practices.
Prerequisites: Formal admission to the education program
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EDU 471 - Student Teaching - Elementary 6 - 12 Credits
Students teach full days for a full semester in grades 1 through 8 following the daily schedule and semester calendar of the cooperating schools, under the direct supervision of classroom cooperating teachers and college supervisors. During the interactive seminar, students focus on curriculum, human relations, career development, and reflective practices.
Prerequisites: Formal admission to the education program
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EDU 472 - Student Teaching in Minor 0 Credits
Students teach in the area of their academic minor full days for a full semester following the daily schedule and semester calendar of the cooperating schools, under the direct supervision of classroom cooperating teachers and college supervisors.
Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in EDU 471 or EDU 460 and formal admission to the education program
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EDU 479 - Student Teaching Continuation 1 Credits
This is a continuation of the winter semester of student teaching.
Prerequisites: EDU 460 or EDU 471
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EDU 580 - Supervision of Student Teachers I 2 Credits
Classroom teachers complete training through a seminar format and distance learning in the supervision of student teachers and the Wisconsin educator standards. Topics include introducing student teachers to the teaching process, establishing effective personal relationships, planning, clinical supervision, legal issues, and evaluating student teachers.
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EDU 581 - Supervision of Student Teachers II 2 Credits
Classroom teachers continue training in the supervision of student teachers and the Wisconsin initial educator standards from the previous course in order to meet the requirement of PI34.
Prerequisites: EDU 580
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English |
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ENG 110 - Introduction to College Writing 3 Credits
Students develop skills required to successfully complete writing assignments for collegiate-level courses. Particular focus is given to sentence and paragraph structure, grammar and spelling, critical analysis, thesis statements, and research techniques. Students work on assignments required for their disciplinary courses, develop strategies for effectively engaging in the writing process, and acquire knowledge required to accurately evaluate their own writing. Successful students acquire the confidence and skills required to continue improving their writing after completion of the course.
Prerequisites: Writing assessment score which indicates a need for this course.
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ENG 111 - Living with Nature: Writing and Inquiry 3 Credits
In this writing-intensive course, students study through literature how humans interact with the natural world, focusing particularly on adaptation and integration. Students develop reading, writing, and speaking skills including elements of composition focusing on the writing of the personal essay, analytical essay, and a research paper. This course includes several outdoor excursions over the course of the term.
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Prerequisites: ENG 110 or Writing Assessment Score of 3 or above.
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ENG 126 - Confluences: Reading and Writing in the Lake Superior Watershed 3 Credits
Part of the Superior Connections Program, in this course students gather and integrate their experiences and studies of the Lake Superior Watershed using the creative and synthetic potential of dialogue and written expression. The reading of literary and historical texts, the composition of essays, and delivery of oral presentations are integral to the course.
Corequisites: BIO 128 , GSC 112 , IDS 120 , and NAS 160 .
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ENG 140 - Food for Thought 4 Credits
Food for Thought is a literature course that uses stories, essays, and poetry to allow students to explore varied current and historical perceptions regarding the consumption of food, those who work to provide it, and how cultural, political and economic attitudes and policies influence what and how we eat. The focus of student work in this course is on written and spoken expressions of the role food and agriculture have played, and will play, in human life. The course includes field trips, guest speakers, and other projects.
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ENG 180 - Public Speaking 3 Credits
Students develop speech writing, presentation, and analysis skills, with concentration on the development of speech content and delivery methods.
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ENG 209 - The Story and the Stone 4 Credits
The processes shaping our Earth convey a narrative rich with revolutions of subtle upheaval and moments of catastrophic change. These stories have been conveyed by numerous storytellers and various forms. In this course, students approach the science of geology from a narrative perspective, studying the ways that earth’s functioning is described and appreciated through works of non-fiction, fiction, poetry, and Indigenous interpretation. This course can be taken as either ENG 209 or GSC 209.
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ENG 211 - Humanity and Nature in Literature 3 Credits
Students read and analyze selected short stories, novels, plays, essays, and poetry that focus on human relationships with the natural world.
Prerequisites: ENG 110 or Writing Assessment Score of 3 or above
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ENG 213 - Literature of the Western Worlds 3 Credits
Students study seminal Western Literature texts fron the Antiquity to the Renaissance (Homer, Ovid, medieval Courtly Love, Dante, the Renaissance humanists , Machiavelli)
Prerequisites: ENG 110 or Writing Assessment Score of 3 or above
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ENG 216 - The Contemporary Novel 3 Credits
In this course, students examine the novel as a genre as well as prominent novels of the past 30 years.
Prerequisites: ENG 110 or Writing Assessment Score of 3 or above
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ENG 217 - Contemporary Third World Literature 4 Credits
Study of selected novels and short stories of established authors as well as emerging young writers from Africa, Latin American, and Asia.
Prerequisites: ENG 110 or Writing Assessment Score of 3 or above
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ENG 225 - Major American Authors 3 Credits
An introduction to the study of literature, in this course students study five to seven major American authors from the 19th and 20th centuries, reading representative texts by each author and learning about their contributions to American literature and our understanding of the human experience.
Prerequisites: ENG 110 or Writing Assessment Score of 3 or above.
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ENG 228 - Literature of the Arab World 4 Credits
This course emphasizes the study of selected contemporary short stories and novels written by established authors as well as emerging young writers, of both genders. It covers culture, politics, women’s as well as other issues. Recent documentaries and movies accompany the course readings.
Prerequisites: ENG 110 or Writing Assessment Score of 3 or above
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ENG 230 - Literature and Medicine 3 Credits
Students explore the relationship between literature, narrative, and medicine through a close and thoughtful reading of novels, short stories, memoirs, poetry, and drama. Topics of discussion may include issues related to disease, long-term illness, health and healing, trauma, and the doctor/patient relationship.
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ENG 233 - Women of the Third World 3 Credits
Study of short stories and novels that explore many issues from the vantage point of women in Africa, Latin America and Asia.
Prerequisites: ENG 110 or Writing Assessment Score of 3 or above
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ENG 234 - Dystopias: Ecology & Gender in SciFi 4 Credits
Focused on the themes of women, gender, and environmental & societal collapse, this course explores through science fiction (novels and short stories) the different literary dystopias of possible futures. Selected movies are viewed in conjunction with the literature of the course.
Prerequisites: ENG 110 or Writing Assessment Score of 3 or above
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ENG 235 - Monsters, Modern and Postmodern 3 Credits
Students focus on how horror narratives reify, challenge, and critique cultural narratives revolving around monsters (supernatural, human, “real” and abstract) since the late 1950s. Through the reading and viewing of a variety of texts in fiction and film, students examine how the horror genre gives expression to (oftentimes contradictory) anxieties, fears, hopes, and beliefs animating contemporary culture.
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ENG 240 - Pens and Paddles in the North Woods 4 Credits
This course combines literary study with wilderness fieldwork. Students read accounts of North Woods canoe journeys by authors such as Henry David Thoreau, Florence Page Jacques, and Sigurd F. Olson, and then travel to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area for a 15-day canoe trip.
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ENG 241 - CLIFI: Climate Fiction 3 Credits
This course will explore CLIFI: the emerging field of the literature of climate change. Through fiction (short stories) and futuristic scenarios (novels), the various forms and impacts of climate change will be examined (the physical environment, the human communities, and the lives of individual characters).
Prerequisites: ENG 110 or Writing Assessment Score of 3 or above.
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ENG 262 - Survey of British Literature 3 Credits
Students read and study major British and Irish literary works from the early Medieval period to the present day.
Prerequisites: ENG 110 or Writing Assessment Score of 3 or above
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ENG 264 - Survey of American Literature 3 Credits
Students read and study representative works of American literature from its origins to the present.
Prerequisites: ENG 110 or Writing Assessment Score of 3 or above
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ENG 318 - Nature Writers 3 Credits
Students read and study selected texts from the genre of non-fiction nature writing. Discussions and writing assignments help students develop an understanding of movements and trends within the genre as well as an appreciation for the achievements of individual authors.
Prerequisites: Any 100- or 200-level ENG course.
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ENG 332 - Major American Authors II 3 Credits
In this advanced study of literature, students read five to seven major American authors from the 19th and 20th centuries. In addition to reading representative texts by each author, students are responsible for identifying and engaging with published literary criticism of the texts as well as for developing and presenting their own critical analyses of texts.
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: any 200 level ENG course and junior standing.
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ENG 372 - Nature & Gender in Lat Am Lit 3 Credits
Students read and study contemporary short stories from Latin America and the Caribbean, focusing on their unique treatment of nature in both content and form. Particular attention is given to the metaphoric use of nature to treat sensitive issues: historical, political, psychological, and social – especially with regard to women and gender.
Prerequisites: Any 200-level literature course
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ENG 377 - Green Romanticism 3 Credits
This course focuses on British Romantic-era nature writing and explores the emergence of proto-ecological thought in period authors such as William Wordsworth, John Clare, and Charlotte Smith, with an emphasis on their use of precise physical detail, their depictions of the dynamism of natural processes, and their descriptions of the impact of human activities on local eco-systems.
Prerequisites: ENG 110 or Writing Assessment Score of 3 or above
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ENG 384 - Literary Criticism 3 Credits
This is an advanced course in literary study. Students examine diverse scholarly approaches to literature, including New Critical, Feminist, Historical, Psychoanalytic, Post-Structuralist, and New Historical critical traditions.
Prerequisites: Any ENG Course
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ENG 387 - The English Language 4 Credits
Students study the origins and development of the English language and issues in contemporary linguistics.
Prerequisites: Junior standing or instructor consent.
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ENG 415 - Chaucer 4 Credits
Students gain exposure to literary form, language and pronunciation of Middle English in the Minor Poems and in-depth study of the Canterbury Tales in Modern English.
Prerequisites: ENG 110 or Writing Assessment Score of 3 or above
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ENG 489 - English Senior Honors Thesis 3 Credits
Students complete a long scholarly or creative work in consultation with a thesis director. The thesis is presented to the college community in a public reading. Students may only take this course by invitation of the English Program Coordinator. This course is not a capstone option for the English or Writing majors.
Prerequisites: Senior Standing
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GIS 201 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 4 Credits
Students learn GIS concepts through studying spatial data structures, sources of data, GIS analysis tools and sample applications. Students complete hands-on computer activities using ArcGIS software.
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GIS 260 - Global Positioning Systems 1 Credits
Students learn how the GPS satellite system works, accomplish GPS data collection using Trimple GPS receivers, and integrate GPS data into GIS projects.
Prerequisites: GIS 201
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GIS 301 - Intermediate GIS Applications 4 Credits
Building on knowledge and skills learned in GIS 201 , students continue to use ArcGIS to create and analyze data through numerous computer activities. ArcGIS extensions will be introduced and students will learn to apply GIS project methodology to complete a specific GIS project.
Prerequisites: GIS 201
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GIS 315 - Geodatabases 3 Credits
Students study the elements and behaviors of spatial data within the geodatabase data model and apply their knowledge by building a relevant GIS geodatabase for a project.
Prerequisites: GIS 201
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GIS 380 - Remote Sensing 4 Credits
Students learn the principles of remote sensing and its applications in GIS project work. Course lab work includes hands-on interpretation of aerial photography and computer analyses of different types of satellite imagery.
Prerequisites: GIS 201 and Sophomore standing
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GIS 401 - Advanced GIS Applications 4 Credits
Students gain practical experience in designing and managing GIS projects, in addition to learning advanced GIS techniques, such as geostatistical analysis. Students complete their own GIS project encompassing all project management procedures – design, data acquisition, analysis, results, and presentation.
Prerequisites: GIS 201 and GIS 301
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GSC 107 - Geology and Agriculture 4 Credits
In this course students learn about the earth systems, soils, minerals, water, and energy used in agriculture and the environmental impacts caused by the use of those resources. The course focuses on how these impacts can be decreased so that agriculture can sustainably provide for the needs of society.
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GSC 112 - Geoscience Issues of Lake Superior 3 Credits
Part of the Superior Connections Program, students learn about the geologic processes and history of the Lake Superior basin and how past geologic events established the setting in which the current ecosystem and human society reside. Field trips and laboratory exercises develop their skills in map reading, rock identification and interpretation, and give them an appreciation for the beauty and complexity of the natural environment of the lake basin and humans’ relationship to the lake.
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Corequisites: BIO 128 , ENG 126 , IDS 120 , and NAS 160 .
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GSC 120 - Physical Geology 4 Credits
Students study the origin and character of rocks and minerals and the geologic forces of ground water, running water, wind, and ice. Students also gain an understanding of volcanism, earthquakes, and mountain building as they relate to plate tectonics.
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GSC 209 - The Story and the Stone 4 Credits
The processes shaping our Earth convey a narrative rich with revolutions of subtle upheaval and moments of catastrophic change. These stories have been conveyed by numerous storytellers and various forms. In this course, students approach the science of geology from a narrative perspective, studying the ways that earth’s functioning is described and appreciated through works of non-fiction, fiction, poetry, and Indigenous interpretation. This course can be taken as either ENG 209 or GSC 209.
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