Courses

Advanced exploration of special topics related to lighting design and production. May be repeated for credit.

Advanced exploration of special topics related to acting through performance including but not restricted to period styles, dialects, ensemble work, solo performance, or any other specialized genre.

Advanced exploration of special topics related to scenic design and production. May be repeated for credit.

Supervised study and projects in an area not included in the student's undergraduate studies.

Major problems and issues associated with social studies curriculum and instructional practices.

Educational measurement and evaluation with special emphasis on uses of measurement data such as standardized testing and emerging evaluation models such as alternative and authentic assessment.

This course will require students to examine, in depth, the science of reading. Reading subskills, including phonological awareness, fluency and comprehension, will be covered, as well as specific teaching methodologies proven effective for literacy instruction. These strategies will include explicit and systematic instruction, guided practice, error correction, corrective feedback, and multisensory language instruction.

Advanced Course. The objective of this course is to increase familiarity with classic renal physiology terminology, improve understanding of mechanisms for evaluating renal function, and to become familiar with the forefronts in research related to renal physiology and disease.

A rigorous development of linearized and nonlinear fluid flow theories and application. Lifting surfaces, lifting bodies, duct flow, boundary layer effects, shock and expansion waves and method of characteristics.

This course presents complex principles and practices used in high precision civil engineering survey projects. Topics include Alabama law as applied to modern surveying, minimum technical standards, use of electronic surveying equipment, and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to complete a survey using minimum technical standards accurate to 1:10,000.