Academic Catalog 2024-2025

Academic Catalog 2024 - 2025

EDUCATION

EDU 2831 Multicultural Diversity 3 credits A study of America from the historical perspectives of its diverse ethnic groups. Topics include racial and ethnic identity, gender identity, sexual identity, power and racism, and diversity awareness. EDU 2864 Foundations of Education 3 credits A study of the purpose of education, the relationship to school to the larger community, the social, cultural, and philosophical dimensions of American education, and requirements for entering the teaching profession. EDU 3865 Introduction to Teaching Methods 3 credits Provides skill acquisition in planning, developing, and general methods of implementing curriculum at the elementary school level. Evaluating instruction and classroom observations are practical applications of this course. EDU/PSY 3873 Educational Psychology 3 credits An overview of the foundations of educational psychology and theories of learning. Motivation and learning environments will also be presented as well as developmental issues that affect learning. The teaching and assessment process will also be reviewed. (Prerequisite: PSY 2851) EDU 4866 Educating Exceptional Children 3 credits A survey of educational, psychological, sociological, and medical aspects of children with disabilities. Attention is given to characteristics, potential capabilities, and methodologies for instruction. EDU 1753/2753/3753/4753 Topics in Education 3 credits An examination of selected topics in specific areas of study in education. ENGLISH ENG 0040 Accelerated Literacy Integration 3 credits This course will focus on critical thinking skills required to read, analyze, and synthesize written information, including the expansion of vocabulary and grammatical/mechanical skills required to successfully negotiate the writing process in preparation for reading and writing at the college level. (This course does not satisfy a General Education requirement in English or elective credit for the associate’s or bachelor’s degree). ENG 1100 TORCH I Lab 1 credit This course is intended to support students with a multidimensional approach to the holistic act of literacy. Students will improve on the cognitive, metacognitive, and affective processes involved in academic literacy. The lab component will allow increased focus on generating strategies to help reduce, organize, summarize, and elaborate on text. ENG 1101 College Composition 3 credits This class is designed to develop skills in writing multi-paragraph essays with emphasis on exposition, including the selection, restriction, organization, and development of topics. Students examine selected writing samples as models of form and sources of ideas for their own writing. ENG 1102 Writing Across the Community 3 credits This course focuses on academic writing across the Beacon community, helping students to communicate successfully in whatever fields they pursue. Through interdisciplinary readings and practice in multiple genres of argument and research essays, students will gain strength and confidence in reading, writing, and thinking critically. Students will focus on writing as process in order to develop proficiency in college-level writing skills, such as synthesis, analysis, summary, evaluation, critique, and research integration. (Prerequisite: ENG 1101) ENG 1103 TORCH II Lab 1 credit This course is intended to support student enrolled simultaneously in ENG 1102 and other writing/reading based courses with a continued multidimensional approach to the holistic act of literacy. This lab will focus on disciplinary literacy through interpreting, analyzing, and evaluating journal articles, textbook readings, and advanced academic reading. Students will learn strategies to increase skills for vocabulary development, comprehension, and approaching texts through metacognitive awareness.

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