Mar 29, 2024  
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


Academic departments and programs are  generally listed in alphabetical order. All courses are listed under the department or program in which they are offered. Courses which are cross-listed will appear in more than one place.

Course Designations

Courses of instruction are designated by a system of four-digit numbers within each department. The first digit in the number indicates the class standing that a student must attain to be eligible for the course. To interpret the numbering system, students need to know that:

  • Courses generally for freshmen are numbered in the series beginning 1000. Freshmen may not register for any course numbered 2000 or above, except by placement or with the permission of the instructor. Similarly, sophomores may not register for courses numbered 3000 or above, or juniors 4000 or above, with exceptions permitted only by the instructor.
  • Cross-listed courses are courses appropriate to more than one department or area.
  • The number of credit hours per course is indicated below the course title. Courses which may be taken for variable credit (applied music lessons, independent studies, internships, etc.) or which can be repeated for credit are so indicated.
  • Prerequisites for each course are so indicated following the description.
  • Special Topics, Internships, and Independent Studies courses are listed with numbers separated by semicolons. These courses may be taken in any order.
  • The (FR) designation after a number indicates that the course is offered only as a first-year seminar.
 
  
  • ECO 4312 - Mathematical Economics

    Credits: 4
    This course deals with the application of basic mathematical principles and methods to various types of economic problems, including (1) the mathematical representation of basic economic principles and theories through economic models, (2) the use of matrix algebra in economic analysis, (3) the elements of calculus used in marginal analysis and the economic principles of unconstrained and constrained maximization and minimization and, (4) the application of differential and difference equation models in the study of economic growth.
  
  • ECO 4405 - The History of Economic Thought

    Credits: 4
    The development of economic theory from ancient times to the present. Contributions of Greece, Rome, and the Middle Ages; major emphasis on mercantilism and nineteenth- and twentieth-century economic analysis.
    Prerequisites ECO 1103 or ECO 2201
  
  • ECO 4465 - Special Topics in Economics

    Credits: 0-4
    The study of a selected topic in the discipline.
    Different topics are chosen for each offering.
    Prerequisites ECO 1103 or ECO 2201
  
  • ECO 4487 - Reading List

    Credits: 1
    Reading is completed during the summer and tested by examination.
    Open only to students declaring Economics or Business Administration as a major.
  
  • ECO 4490 - Senior Thesis

    Credits: 1-4
    Directed individual research and writing. Open only to Economics majors. Honors students are normally expected to register for 3-4 semester hours.
    Prerequisites Economics 2201 or permission of the instructor.
  
  • ECO 4491 - Economics and Business Administration Colloquium

    Credits: 1
    Readings and group discussion. Significant works in economics and business administration are read and analyzed.
    This course is open to all senior Economics majors.
    Prerequisites Economics 2201 or permission of the instructor.
    Cross-listed with Business Administration 4491, 4492.
  
  • ECO 4498 - Independent Studies in Economics

    Credits: 0-4
    Directed study planned and conducted with reference to the needs of those students who are candidates for departmental honors. Qualified students who are not candidates for such honors but who desire to do independent studies are also admitted with permission of the Department.
  
  • EDU 1141 - Teaching and Learning in a Diverse Society

    Credits: 4
    An overview of education in the United States, including identification of pupil characteristics at all three educational levels: elementary, middle, and high school. The course includes psychology of teaching and learning, related educational foundations, and a research-based introduction to current issues in education. This course places a strong emphasis on understanding how students differ in their approaches to learning and creating instructional opportunities that are adapted to diverse learners in order to meet individual needs. Incorporation of selected multimedia and technology and structured observations in elementary and secondary schools are included.
    Note: Not open to first-semester freshmen students. This course should be completed in the spring of the first year or the fall of the second year at McDaniel College.
    McDaniel Plan: Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding

  
  • EDU 1150 - Introduction to Special Education

    Credits: 4
    An overview of the major exceptionalities, including giftedness, learning disabilities, emotional- behavioral disorders, physical disabilities, speech and language disabilities, Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, visual impairments, and other related disabilities. Emphasis will be placed upon definition and educational interventions of school-age students.
    McDaniel Plan: Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding

  
  • EDU 2015 - Literacy Processes and Acquisition

    Credits: 4.0
    Examines the acquisition of reading, the foundations of reading development, and the interactive nature of the reading process. The course content addresses cognitive development, language processes, phonological awareness, phonics, and vocabulary knowledge in relationship to literacy acquisition. Candidates also explore the three purposes for reading and various text formats within a comprehensive balanced literacy program. A two-hour, twice a week practicum for the semester in an elementary school is the field experience for this course.
    Prerequisites EDU 1141 with a grade of “C” or higher.
    Co-requisite EDU 2115
    McDaniel Plan: Experiential

  
  • EDU 2100 - Internship in an Ethnically Diverse Setting

    Credits: 2
    The purpose of the Jan Term Teaching Internship in a Diverse Setting is to provide candidates with an internship experience in a more diverse setting than nearby Professional Development Schools can provide. Field practicum experiences in courses prior to the semester-long student teaching internship, as well as the student teaching internship itself, are scheduled in schools near the McDaniel College campus in order to facilitate transportation logistics. These schools within a reasonable commute distance do not allow for the ethnic diversity in the student population that teachers may encounter during their careers. The Jan Term requirement provides an additional experience that is critical to a teacher’s success in the classrooms of most communities. It also assists candidates in meeting Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) Principle 3: The teacher understands how students differ in their approaches to learning and creates instructional opportunities that are adapted to diverse learners and McDaniel College’s Conceptual Framework. Outcome 2: McDaniel College prepares knowledgeable, caring, and reflective practitioners who use their self-awareness and knowledge of diversity to create learning environments that support their belief that all students can learn.
    Note: For admitted Education major/minor candidates only.
    Prerequisites EDU 1141 or permission of the department chair
    McDaniel Plan: Jan Term and Multicultural

  
  • EDU 2104 - Practicum in MS Mathematics

    Credits: 0
    A 2.5 hour, twice a week practicum for the semester at a Professional Development School is the field experience. 
    Prerequisites EDU 1141 with a grade of “C” or higher.
    Co-requisite EDU 2304
    McDaniel Plan: Experiential

  
  • EDU 2115 - Literacy Processes and Acquisition Practicum

    Credits: 0.00
    A 2 to 2.5-hour, twice a week practicum for the semester at a Professional Development School is the field experience.
    Prerequisites EDU 1141 with a grade of “C” or higher.
    Co-requisite EDU 2015
    McDaniel Plan: Experiential

  
  • EDU 2140 - Practicum in Planning and Evaluating Instruction

    Credits: 0
    A 2 to 2.5-hour, twice a week practicum for the semester at a Professional Development School to accompany EDU 2240.
    Prerequisites EDU 1141 with a grade of “C” or higher.
    Co-requisite EDU 2240
    McDaniel Plan: Experiential

  
  • EDU 2240 - Planning and Evaluating Instruction

    Credits: 4.0
    Planning and assessment for class and small group instruction is the major focus of this course. The course includes the study of long term and daily planning and the development of instructional outcomes. The course also emphasizes assessment from formative to summative and standardized to performance-based and portfolio. Students will complete a two hour, twice a week practicum for the semester in a secondary school during the semester.
    Prerequisites EDU 1141 with a grade of “C” or higher.
    Co-requisite EDU 2140 Field Practicum
    McDaniel Plan: Experiential

  
  • EDU 2265 - Special Topics: Education

    Credits: 1-4
    Study of a selected topic in the discipline. Different topics are chosen for each offering based on the students’ interests and needs.
  
  • EDU 2295 - Internships in Education

    Credits: 0-4
    Supervised field experiences in appropriate settings, usually off-campus, designed to assist students in acquiring and using skills and knowledge of the discipline unique to the selected topic.
    Note: Permission of instructor required.
  
  • EDU 2298 - Independent Studies in Education

    Credits: 0-4
    Directed study planned and conducted with reference to the needs of Education students.
    Note: Permission of instructor required.
  
  • EDU 2304 - MS Mathematics Methods

    Credits: 4
    This course will focus on the pedagogy and pedagogical-content knowledge related to middle school mathematics instruction (grades 5-9), instructional issues related to learning, and the use of technology in mathematics teaching and learning.  Important course topics include connecting the content and pedagogy related to number and operations, ratio and proportion, expressions and equations, functions, geometry, measurement statistics and probability, all guided by the content domains of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSO, 2010). The course will also address the Standards for Mathematical Practice and creating productive learning environments that support student participation and sense-making.  Candidates will develop activities and lessons, assessments, and classroom management plans to address teaching mathematics in the middle school.
    Note: This course is completed before EDU-3344/610 Teaching Mathematics in the High School.
    Prerequisites EDU 1141 with a grade of “C” or higher.
    Co-requisite EDU 2104
    McDaniel Plan: Experiential

  
  • EDU 3110 - Teaching Elementary Science Practicum

    Credits: .5
    This course is a field practicum in an elementary Professional Development School to accompany EDU 3310 Teaching Elementary Science.
    Note: For admitted Elementary Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 3310
    McDaniel Plan: Experiential

  
  • EDU 3111 - Teaching Elementary Social Studies Practicum

    Credits: .5
    This course is a field practicum in an elementary Professional Development School to accompany EDU 3311 Teaching Elementary Social Studies.
    Prerequisites EDU-2015
    Co-requisite EDU 3311
    McDaniel Plan: Experiential

  
  • EDU 3114 - Teaching Elementary Mathematics Practicum

    Credits: 1
    This course is a field practicum in an elementary Professional Development School to accompany EDU 3314 Teaching Elementary Mathematics.
    Note: For admitted Elementary Education students only.
    Prerequisites 12 credits in Mathematics including MAT 2242 and MAT 3342
    Co-requisite EDU 3314
    McDaniel Plan: Experiential

  
  • EDU 3124 - Balanced Literacy Instruction and Materials Practicum

    Credits: 1
    This course is a field practicum in an elementary Professional Development School to accompany EDU 3324 Balanced Literacy Instruction and Materials.
    Prerequisites EDU-2015
    Co-requisite EDU 3324
    McDaniel Plan: Experiential

  
  • EDU 3140 - Practicum in Secondary Choral Music Methods

    Credits: 1
    A  2.5 hour, twice a week practicum for the semester at a Professional Development School to accompany EDU 3340.
    Note: For admitted PreK-12 Music Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 3340
    McDaniel Plan: Experiential

  
  • EDU 3141 - Practicum in Secondary English Methods

    Credits: 1
    A 2.5 hour, twice a week practicum for the semester at a Professional Development School to accompany EDU 3341. 
    Note: For admitted Secondary English Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 3341
    McDaniel Plan: Experiential

  
  • EDU 3142 - Practicum in Secondary Art Methods

    Credits: 1
    A  2.5 hour, twice a week practicum in a Professional Development School to accompany EDU 3342.
    Note: For admitted PreK-12 Art Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 3342
    McDaniel Plan: Experiential

  
  • EDU 3143 - Practicum in World Language Methods

    Credits: 1
    A  2.5 hour, twice a week practicum for the semester at a Professional Development School to accompany EDU 3343.
    Note: For admitted PK-12 World Language (French, German or Spanish) Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 3343
    McDaniel Plan: Experiential

  
  • EDU 3144 - Practicum in HS Mathematics

    Credits: 1
    A 2.5 hour, twice a week practicum at a Professional Development School to accompany EDU 3344.
    Note: For admitted Secondary Mathematics Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 3344
    McDaniel Plan: Experiential

  
  • EDU 3145 - Practicum in Secondary Social Studies Methods

    Credits: 1
    A 2.5 hour, twice a week practicum at a Professional Development School to accompany EDU 3345.
    Note: For admitted Secondary Social Studies Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 3345
    McDaniel Plan: Experiential

  
  • EDU 3146 - Practicum in Secondary Instrumental Music Methods

    Credits: 1
    A  2.5 hour, twice a week practicum at a Professional Development School to accompany EDU 3346.
    Note: For admitted PK-12 Music Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 3346
    McDaniel Plan: Experiential

  
  • EDU 3147 - Practicum in Elementary Art Methods

    Credits: 1
    A  2.5 hour, twice a week practicum at a Professional Development School to accompany EDU 3347.
    Note: For admitted PK-12 Elementary Art Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 3347
    McDaniel Plan: Experiential

  
  • EDU 3148 - Practicum in Secondary PE Methods

    Credits: 1
    A  2.5 hour, twice a week practicum at a Professional Development School to accompany EDU 3348.
    Note: For admitted PK-12 Physical Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 3348
    McDaniel Plan: Experiential

  
  • EDU 3149 - Practicum in Elementary PE Methods

    Credits: 1
    A  2.5 hour, twice a week practicum in a Professional Development School to accompany EDU 3349.
    Note:  For admitted PK-12 Physical Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 3349
    McDaniel Plan: Experiential

  
  • EDU 3150 - Practicum in Science Methods

    Credits: 1
    A 2.5 hour, twice a week practicum in a Professional Development School to accompany EDU 3350.
    Note: For admitted Secondary Science (Biology, Chemistry or Physics) Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 3350
    McDaniel Plan: Experiential

  
  • EDU 3151 - Practicum in Elementary Music Methods

    Credits: 0
    A 2.5-hour, twice a week practicum in a Professional Development School to accompany EDU 3351.
    Note: For admitted PK-12 Music Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 3351
    McDaniel Plan: Experiential

  
  • EDU 3152 - Practicum in Computer Science Methods

    Credits: 1
    A 2.5 hour, twice a week practicum in a Professional Development School to accompany EDU 3352.
    Note: For admitted Secondary Computer Science Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 3352
    McDaniel Plan: Experiential

  
  • EDU 3310 - Teaching Elementary Science

    Credits: 2.00
    Current trends in science for the elementary school level with an emphasis on student involvement in the learning environment are studied. Students acquire familiarity with a variety of teaching techniques and curriculum materials in this content area.
    Note: for admitted Elementary Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 3110
  
  • EDU 3311 - Teaching Elementary Social Studies

    Credits: 3
    Current trends in social studies for the elementary school level with an emphasis on student involvement in the learning environment are studied. Students acquire familiarity with a variety of teaching techniques and curriculum materials in this content area.
    Prerequisites EDU-2015
    Co-requisite EDU 3111
  
  • EDU 3314 - Teaching Elementary Mathematics

    Credits: 3
    A focus on pedagogical issues in elementary and middle grade mathematics education. This includes an analysis of principles for mathematics teaching and learning. Important course topics include content and pedagogy related to number and operation, algebra, geometry, measurement, and data analysis and probability. The course also focuses on problem-based learning and the use of technology in instruction. A 2.5-hour, twice a week practicum for the semester in an elementary Professional Development School to accompany EDU 3114.
    Prerequisites Minimum required score in Praxis Core, SAT, or ACT
    Co-requisite EDU 3114
  
  • EDU 3324 - Balanced Literacy Instruction and Materials

    Credits: 4
    An examination of theoretical and practical issues related to the design and implementation of a comprehensive balanced literacy program. Candidates critically analyze and implement developmentally appropriate instructional practices for phonemic awareness, phonics, comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency. The course content addresses the organization and management of balanced literacy instruction and incorporates the selection and strategic use of effective instructional materials. A 2.5-hour, twice a week practicum in an elementary Professional Development School to accompany EDU 3124.
    Prerequisites EDU-2015 and minimum required score for Praxis Core, SAT, or ACT
    Co-requisite EDU 3124
  
  • EDU 3326 - Teaching with Classroom Technology

    Credits: 3
    This course develops a candidate’s TPACK (technological, pedagogical content knowledge) by demonstrating and implementing classroom technologies in content-specific examples. Topics include state and national technology and content standards, technologies for presentation and collaboration, technologies for content delivery, and technologies for assessment. Using hardware, software, and online resources, candidates will create and evaluate a variety of technology resources, reflect on how to incorporate them into their teaching, and create activities to implement the technology in their teaching practice.
    Note: For admitted Elementary Education Majors or Eduction Minors only.
  
  • EDU 3340 - Methodology in Choral Music

    Credits: 3
    An in-depth study of specific methods for the student’s teaching field including national and state curriculum standards in the field, classroom management techniques applicable to the discipline, and varied behavioral management strategies including affective concerns to accompany EDU 3140.
    Note: for admitted PK-12 Music Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 3140
  
  • EDU 3341 - Methodology in English

    Credits: 3.00
    An in-depth study of specific methods for the student’s teaching field including national and state curriculum standards in the field, classroom management techniques applicable to the discipline, and varied behavioral management strategies including affective concerns.
    Note: For admitted Secondary English Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 3141
  
  • EDU 3342 - Methodology in Art Secondary

    Credits: 3
    An in-depth study of specific methods for the student’s teaching field including national and state curriculum standards in the field, classroom management techniques applicable to the discipline, and varied behavioral management strategies including affective concerns.
    Note: For admitted PK-12 Art Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 3142
  
  • EDU 3343 - Methodology in World Language and Literature

    Credits: 3
    An in-depth study of specific methods for the student’s teaching field including national and state curriculum standards in the field, classroom management techniques applicable to the discipline, and varied behavioral management strategies including affective concerns.
    Note: For admitted PK-12 World Language (French, German or Spanish) Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 3143
  
  • EDU 3344 - HS Mathematics Methods

    Credits: 3
    An in-depth study of specific methods for the student’s teaching field including national and state curriculum standards in the field, classroom management techniques applicable to the discipline, and varied behavioral management strategies including affective concerns.
    Note: For admitted Secondary Mathematics Education students.
    Co-requisite EDU 3144
  
  • EDU 3345 - Methodology in Social Studies

    Credits: 3
    An in-depth study of specific methods for the student’s teaching field including national and state curriculum standards in the field, classroom management techniques applicable to the discipline, and varied behavioral management strategies including affective concerns.
    Note: For admitted Secondary Social Studies (History, Political Science or Sociology) Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 3145
  
  • EDU 3346 - Methodology in Instrumental Music

    Credits: 3
    An in-depth study of specific methods for the student’s teaching field including national and state curriculum standards in the field, classroom management techniques applicable to the discipline, and varied behavioral management strategies including affective concerns.
    Note: For admitted PK-12 Music Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 3146
  
  • EDU 3347 - Methodology in Art Elementary

    Credits: 3
    An in-depth study of specific methods for the student’s teaching field including national and state curriculum standards in the field, classroom management techniques applicable to the discipline, and varied behavioral management strategies including affective concerns.
    Note: For admitted PK-12 Art Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 3147
  
  • EDU 3348 - Methodology in Secondary Physical Education

    Credits: 3
    An in-depth study of specific methods for the student’s teaching field including national and state curriculum standards in the field, classroom management techniques applicable to the discipline, and varied behavioral management strategies including affective concerns.
    Note: For admitted PK-12 Physical Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 3148
  
  • EDU 3349 - Methodology in Elementary Physical Education

    Credits: 3
    An in-depth study of specific methods for the student’s teaching field including national and state curriculum standards in the field, classroom management techniques applicable to the discipline, and varied behavioral management strategies including affective concerns.
    Note: For admitted PK-12 Physical Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 3149
  
  • EDU 3350 - Methodology in Science

    Credits: 3
    An in-depth study of specific methods for the student’s teaching field including national and state curriculum standards in the field, classroom management techniques applicable to the discipline, and varied behavioral management strategies including affective concerns.
    Note: For admitted Secondary Science (Biology, Chemistry or Physics) Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 3150
  
  • EDU 3351 - Methodology in Elementary Music

    Credits: 3
    An in-depth study of specific methods for the student’s teaching field including national and state curriculum standards in the field, classroom management techniques applicable to the discipline, and varied behavioral management strategies including affective concerns.
    Note: For admitted PK-12 Music Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 3151
  
  • EDU 3352 - Methodology in Computer Science

    Credits: 3
    An in-depth study of specific methods for the student’s teaching field including national and state curriculum standards in the field, classroom management techniques applicable to the discipline, and varied behavioral management strategies including affective concerns.
    Note: For admitted Secondary Computer Science Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 3152
  
  • EDU 3398 - Independent Studies in Education

    Credits: 0-4
    Directed study planned and conducted with reference to the needs of Education students.
    Note: Permission of instructor required.
  
  • EDU 4105 - Assessment for Literacy Instruction Practicum

    Credits: 1
    A 2.5-hour, twice a week practicum for the semester in a Professional Development School to accompany EDU 4205.
    Note: For admitted Elementary Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 4205
    McDaniel Plan: Experiential

  
  • EDU 4117 - Practicum in Literacy I

    Credits: 1
    A  2.5-hour, twice a week practicum for the semester in a Professional Development School to accompany EDU 4417.
    Note: For admitted Secondary or PK-12 Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 4417
  
  • EDU 4120 - Creating Inclusive Classrooms Practicum

    Credits: .5
    This course is a field practicum in an elementary, secondary, or PreK-12 Professional Development School to accompany EDU 4420.
    Prerequisites EDU 4205
    Co-requisite EDU 4420
  
  • EDU 4205 - Assessment for Literacy Instruction

    Credits: 4
    An examination of research-supported informal and formal literacy assessment techniques, processes, and instruments within an interactive assessment-instruction framework. The course content incorporates administration, scoring, interpretation, and reporting procedures for a variety of assessment tools. Candidates analyze and select valid, reliable assessments to screen, diagnose, monitor progress, and measure literacy achievement. Throughout the semester, candidates apply intervention techniques and the assessment-instruction process to a case study of a struggling primary reader.
    Note: For admitted Elementary Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU 4105
  
  • EDU 4206 - Teaching Writing with Children’s Literature

    Credits: 4
    Candidates engage in analysis and interpretation of adult and children’s literature to identify mentor texts as models for composing and teaching personal narrative and explanatory informational writing. Building on the reading-writing connection, candidates apply a writer’s lens to analyze elements of craft and literary devices in mentor texts and plan literature-based craft lessons that address varied disciplines, purposes, genres, and audiences. Candidates explore authentic inquiry from a developmental perspective, learning strategies for generating focused questions, locating information in multimodal sources, analyzing and evaluating evidence, synthesizing information from varied media, and organizing relevant ideas for  presentation. All instructional decisions are grounded in an understanding of writer, textual, and contextual factors, with the goal of designing the optimal learning context for each writer.
    Note: For admitted Elementary Education Majors only.
    Prerequisites EDU 4205
  
  • EDU 4417 - Literacy in the Content Areas I

    Credits: 3
    This course examines the skills, strategies, and professional dispositions essential to developing candidates’ knowledge and proficiencies within and across content areas. The course content addresses characteristics of diverse learners, guiding principles and practices of discipline-specific instruction, engaging learning environments, and new literacies. Candidates use multimodal sources and evidence-based literacy practices for developing content knowledge and enhancing student understanding.
    Note: For Secondary or PK-12 Education students only.
    Co-requisite EDU-4117
  
  • EDU 4418 - Reading in the Content Areas II

    Credits: 2
    Extends the concepts presented in EDU 4417 Reading in the Content Areas I. The course content addresses formal and informal assessment practices, instructional resources, and reading/writing techniques within the context of a secondary content classroom. Candidates will administer, interpret, and evaluate classroom and individual assessment measures and implement relevant instructional techniques in a practicum setting.
    Note: For Secondary or PK-12 Education students only and should be taken during the full-time internship semester.
    Prerequisites EDU 4417
  
  • EDU 4420 - Creating Inclusive Classrooms

    Credits: 3
    Candidates reflect purposefully on practicum experiences to make explicit connections between teacher preparation coursework and applications of coursework in the field. This course will focus on creating positive, inclusive learning environments for all students, including, but not limited to those with special needs and exceptionalities (such as students with disabilities, English Language Learners, Gifted
    and Talented, etc.); asset-based language; effective classroom management; legal, moral, and ethical issues related to teaching; and instructional methods using the principles of Universal Design for Learning. All course experiences will link learning theory with research to support evidence-based best practices in the field. Candidates will integrate curricular standards within and across disciplines (i.e. literacy, mathematics, science, social studies, health and physical education, and the core arts) to create collaborative learning experiences for all students. This course will also address writing in the discipline of education, developing the writing skills, styles, and forms used by professional educators.
     
    Prerequisites EDU 4205 or EDU 4417
    McDaniel Plan: Departmental Writing

  
  • EDU 4425 - Elementary Education Final Internship

    Credits: 12
    An internship teaching in an elementary Professional Development School (PDS). Experiences involve full-time teaching with all related planning responsibilities and the extracurricular expectations of the classroom teacher.
    Note: For admitted Elementary Education students only.  Permission of instructor required. There is an additional fee for this course.
  
  • EDU 4435 - Secondary Student Teaching MS/HS

    Credits: 12
    This course is a teaching internship in Professional Development Schools (PDS) at both the middle and high school levels. The experiences proceed from introductory participation to the assumption of a full teaching assignment.
    Note: For admitted Secondary Education students only.  Permission of instructor required. There is an additional fee for this course.
    Co-requisite EDU 4418
  
  • EDU 4436 - Secondary Student Teaching HS

    Credits: 12.0
    An internship teaching in a Professional Development School (PDS) at the high school level. Experiences proceed from introductory participation to the assumption of full teaching assignment with all related planning responsibilities and the extracurricular involvements of the professional teacher.
    Note: For admitted Secondary Education (Chemistry, Physics, German, or French) students only.  Permission of instructor required. There is an additional fee for this course.
    Co-requisite EDU 4418
  
  • EDU 4445 - PK-12 Student Teaching

    Credits: 12
    This course is a teaching internship in Professional Development Schools (PDS) at both the elementary and secondary school levels. The experiences proceed from introductory participation to the assumption of a full teaching assignment. There is an extra fee for this course.
    Note: For admitted PK-12 Education (Art, Music, or Physical Education) students only.  Permission of instructor required. There is an additional fee for this course.
    Co-requisite EDU 4418
  
  • EDU 4495 - Internships in Education

    Credits: 0-4
    Supervised field experiences in appropriate settings, usually off-campus, designed to assist students in acquiring and using skills and knowledge of the discipline unique to the selected topic.
    Note: Permission of instructor required.
  
  • EDU 4496 - Professional Development School Internship

    Credits: 0
    This internship is designed for students who do not have a practicum internship in the semester prior to the final full-time internship.  This 15-day internship enables the student to meet the requirement of a 100-day internship over two consecutive semesters in a Professional Development School.
    Note: Permission of the Coordinator of Teacher Professional Development required.
  
  • EDU 4498 - Independent Studies in Education

    Credits: 0-4
    Directed study planned and conducted with reference to the needs of Education students.
    Note: Permission of the instructor required.
  
  • ENC 1000 - Innovator’s Compass: The Basics

    Credits: 1
    This course is the first in the Innovator’s Compass series. Students dive into the world of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship with an emphasis on understanding the habits of mind that lie at the heart of innovation. This hands-on, project-based course is designed for all majors, but is only open to students interested in learning more about McDaniel College’s exciting new Encompass Distinction.
  
  • ENC 1111 - Make It, Market It, Sell It

    Credits: 4
    This is it.  Unbutton your creativity and get footloose in this course where you’ll create a brand, market the products you’ll make, and the products we’ll supply you.  In other words, we’ll negotiate the danger zone that is web entrepreneurship.  In this class, you’ll get a theme or a business idea to market online (e.g., we might suppy you with an old dated product like the LaserBeam Wristwatch or movies featuring songs by Kenny Loggins).  You’ll put into practice theory from art and rhetoric on persuasion and communication as we help you make a product, a web presence, and negotiate the various aspects of small online side businesses.
    You’ll vlog, blog, tweet, post, design, promote, and advertise, and possibly, make money.
     
    Materials Fee: $40
    McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression

  
  • ENC 1120 - Organizational Leadership

    Credits: 2
    The course familiarizes students with foundational leadership skills and affords them the opportunity to analyze leadership attributes in themselves and others, with application to both on-campus activities and employment. It focuses on the following competencies: leadership theory and styles, professionalism and values, team-building and individual mentorship and development, effectively communication of a
    shared vision, trust and delegation, motivational and influence techniques, planning, critical thinking, and adapting to cultural differences. The outcome of the course is identification and enhancement of the students’ individual strengths and needs in specific leadership competencies with the goal of preparing them to excel in leadership roles of small to mid-sized organizations.
  
  • ENC 1165 - Special Topic: Encompass Program

    Credits: 1
    The study of a selected topic in the discipline. Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on student’s interests and needs.
  
  • ENC 1200 - You Are What You Eat

    Credits: 4
    Develop your “foodie” identity by blogging and vlogging about food. Experience entrepreneurship in action by partnering with local entrepreneurs to explore the farm-to-table process, particularly in terms of sustainability, education, and accessibility. In this course, we’ll explore the growing literature and discourse surrounding local and organic food movements and put this knowledge to action in our blogs, vlogs, and partnerships. We’ll create cookbooks that address a variety of issues surrounding how to produce local food sustainably and provide fair access to “good” food sources for members of the community who, traditionally, do not have such access. Finally, we’ll experience entrepreneurship in action by working with constituents to develop and enact a plan in terms of producing, providing, and educating people about food (e.g. food selection and preparation). After learning about the entrepreneurs’ visions, we will assist the constituents in generating resources for their venture (i.e. students might create a crowd-funded marketing campaign or write a grant for resources to develop their plans).
    McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression

  
  • ENC 2265 - Special Topic: Encompass Program

    Credits: 1
    The study of a selected topic in the discipline. Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on student’s interests and needs.
  
  • ENC 3100 - Innovation at Work

    Credits: 4
    Retrace the paths of entrepreneurs whose visions launched three successful companies. Observe the talents, roles, and personas that contributed to each company’s successes and challenges, and learn for yourself how human-centered design can be applied to solve new products and services.
     
    McDaniel Plan: Social, Cultural & Historical Understanding

  
  • ENC 3265 - The Wealth of the Commons

    Credits: 4
    Students will explore innovate and creative approaches to the amelioration of inequality, poverity and conflict via subterranean politics and social enterpreneurship via a politicial science focus on public goods.  We will utilize the multitude of approaches offered in “The Wealth of the Commons: A World Beyond Market and State” by David Bollier & Silke Helfrich and 73 activists, academics & project leaders.  It is about common people taking charge of their lives and their endangered resources. It is about common peole doing uncommon things and it is to encourage and equip students to create their own exceptional projects.  The adage another world is possible is augmented with another world is practical and necessary as well.
     
    McDaniel Plan: International

  
  • ENC 4495 - IN: Encompass Distinction

    Credits: 2
    Supervised field experiences in appropriate settings, usually off-campus, designed to assist students in acquiring and using skills and knowledge of the discipline unique to the selected topic.
  
  • ENG 1002 - College Composition

    Credits: 4
    Instruction in the organization, coherence, and development required for college papers. Intensive study of the conventions of written English, including grammar, punctuation, and sentence construction.

     
    Placement determined by the English department.
    Only offered in the fall semester

  
  • ENG 1101 - Introduction to College Writing: the Argument

    Credits: 4
    Instruction in how to write clear, correct, and effective expository prose; practice in careful, analytical reading of significant literature; training in research techniques.
    Placement determined by the English department.
  
  • ENG 1103 - Introduction to Journalism

    Credits: 4
    A study of the news media in America, including how they work, their strengths, weaknesses, problems, and priorities with an emphasis on print journalism and journalists. Students also receive instruction in the art of news reporting and writing.
    Prerequisites English 1101.
  
  • ENG 1104 - Writing from the Underground

    Credits: 4
    In this course, students will compare/contrast both mainstream media and underground/alternative media to deconstruct the style, argument, and effectiveness of zines as a tool for subverting political or cultural oppression.
    McDaniel Plan: Multicultural

  
  • ENG 1121 - Become a Dr of Pataphysics

    Credits: 2
    If you have ever wanted to know the toothpaste preferred by unicorns or felt the presence of an invisible lynx feeding on awkward energy in a room, you are beginning to practice pataphysics. Pataphysics or “the science of imaginary solutions” is an influential artistic and literary movement encouraging disruption and critique of the status quo. We’ll read about the disruptive potential of pataphysics, its connection to rhetorical invention, its history, key concepts, and literature. We’ll  create pataphysical documents like commercials for objects that should never exist, write scientific papers on the eerie, strange, and odd, and create olfactory and non-olfactory maps reimagining space. By the end of this course, you will  become a doctor of pataphysics - a doctor in the “science of imaginary solutions.” You will receive a certificate identifying that you are a more creative and inventive person or lynx or unicorn.
    McDaniel Plan: January Term

  
  • ENG 1137 - Travel Across Europe

    Credits: 2
    A creative writing, study abroad trip, stops may include Normandy, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, and Istanbul, as we consider what it means to be “on the road,”  encountering sights and sounds both utterly foreign and completely familiar. Accompanying readings will range from Bill Bryson to Paul Theroux, from Omar  Pamuk to Mary Lee Settle.
    Note: Registration in a study tour does not guarantee participation.  The faculty leader for the study must provide final approval for all registered students to  participate.

    By registering for this class you agree to allow the Office of Student Affairs to review and approve your student record along with the faculty instructor of the  class. Your enrollment in this class is not final until Student Affairs and the faculty instructor for the class approve your registration.
    McDaniel Plan: January Term

  
  • ENG 1150 - Horror in the Postmodern Age

    Credits: 2
    In this course, we will explore our so-called “postmodern” condition through contemporary horror films and novels, which speak to the peculiar fears and anxieties of our era.
  
  • ENG 1162 - Fantasy, Myth, and Spirit


  
  • ENG 1165 - SP: English

    Credits: 4
    The study of a selected topic in the discipline. Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on student’s interests and needs.
  
  • ENG 2101 - Remixing Popular Culture

    Credits: 4
    In this course, we are going to explore this equation: “old + old + old = new.” We will explore remixed texts - “texts that build on the prior texts of others by technically editing and modifying them in order to produce a new creative work” (Jones & Hafner 198). We will critically examine how remix culture has evolved and is challenging assumptions we have about authorship, authenticity, and copyright. We’ll be learning about remix theory as well as how to remix. The course will help us hone our ability to argue using multimedia by creating political and social remixes using popular culture artifacts (i.e. TV shows, movies, music, and cereal boxes).
    Prerequisites Placement into ENG-1101
    McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression

  
  • ENG 2103 - Transmedia Storytelling

    Credits: 4
    Students will build worlds. Students will make their own Star Wars, My Little Pony, or Marvel Universe.  They will create media franchises around a story they’ll tell across media channels. The different media used contributes uniquely to the story’s world.  In other words, students will create stories that might be expressed through writing and video and action figures and games and websites and cerial boxes and social media. The main point of the course is the dispersal of content through multiple delivery channels to create a unified entertainment experience.
    McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression

  
  • ENG 2104 - Humor Writing

    Credits: 4
    This course is designed to help students develop their skills in humor and comedy writing. Although the focus is on prose intended for readers, students will also have the opportunity to write commonly performed pieces that also apply when read (such as podcast scripts and short plays). Similar to the creative process used in writing longer prose, students will also brainstorm and refine very short forms of humor that sometimes stand alone in popular culture, such as jokes and wordplay associated with standup comedy, bumper stickers, and t-shirts.
    Prerequisites ENG-1101
    McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression

  
  • ENG 2106 - Writing for Main Street

    Credits: 4
    Write entrepreneurially! As part of this class, students will partner with area small businesses to help with their writing, design, marketing, and more, creating usable end products every step of the way. Learn more about the rhetorical moves and practical steps behind writing for websites, social media campaigns, print marketing, memos, business pitches, and other texts. Build your resume, making invaluable networking connections, explore career options, and learn more about the entrepreneurial value of a liberal arts education.
    Prerequisites ENG-1101
  
  • ENG 2110 - Writing About Literature

    Credits: 4.00
    Instruction in the practice of writing about and responding to literary texts, this course is designed to help writers learn and use effective rhetorical strategies and stylistic techniques to improve their academic writing, understand and practice literary analysis, and sharpen information literacy skills. Students will produce essays in response to select genres of literature. This course does not count toward the major in English.
     
    Prerequisites/Co-requisites ENG 1101
    McDaniel Plan: Textual Analysis

  
  • ENG 2155 - Topics in Multicultural Literature

    Credits: 4
    This course is an intensive thematic study of literature with a multicultural focus. The focus of the course will vary by semester and may be taken for credit multiple times with different foci. Examples of topics include: Passing in America; Slave and Neo-Slave Narratives; Multicultural  Memoirs; and Asian-American Crime Fiction.  While the course varies in its thematic focus, the primary method of study is textual analysis informed by a consideration of the cultural and historic contexts that have traditionally relegated the study of these literatures to the margins.

     
    Prerequisites Placement into ENG-1101
    McDaniel Plan: Multicultural; Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding; Textual Analysis

  
  • ENG 2202 - Prizes, Prestige, and Profits

    Credits: 4
    Prizes, Prestige, and Profits will examine literary prize culture.  Why are there prizes in artistic fields?  Whose interests are served by these prizes?  It is often not the bestselling book or the biggest blockbuster movie which wins artistic awards, so what kinds of works win these prizes and what are the criteria used?  With international literary prizes, how are the merits of works from different cultures and with different aesthetics judged?  This class will consider these questions and read some works by winners and finalists for international literary prizes.
    Prerequisites Placement into ENG-1101
    McDaniel Plan: Textual Analysis and International

  
  • ENG 2204 - Advanced News Reporting

    Credits: 4
    Advanced skills in news reporting and writing. Students learn and practice interviewing and other forms of news gathering and apply those methods in a variety of news and feature stories.
    Prerequisites Placement into ENG-1101
  
  • ENG 2205 - Media Ethics

    Credits: 4
    An examination of the various ethical dilemmas that confront members of the news media, including conflict of interest, “freebies,” invasion invasion of privacy, reporter-source problems, advertiser and corporate pressures, and the use of deception to gather news. Students analyze and debate actual ethical quandaries and attempt to find workable solutions.
  
  • ENG 2206 - Creative Writing—Poetry

    Credits: 4
    A workshop in writing poetry. Student poems will be critiqued weekly in the class workshop. Students will read and analyze modern and contemporary poetry by such authors as Robert Frost, Elizabeth Bishop, Gwendolyn Brooks, Sylvia Plath, William Stafford, and Robert Hayden.
    Prerequisites ENG-1101
    McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression.

  
  • ENG 2207 - Creative Writing—Fiction

    Credits: 4
    A workshop in writing short fiction. Student writing will be critiqued weekly in the class workshop. Students will read and analyze modern and contemporary short fiction by such authors as Welty, Hemingway, O’Connor, and Oates.
    Prerequisites ENG-1101
    McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression.

  
  • ENG 2208 - Advanced Composition

    Credits: 4
    Designed to support writers’ development as prose stylists. Primary emphasis placed on students’ own nonfiction writing – about objects, places local or distant, and people familiar or famous. Students learn to generate material, to revise prose for fluidity and grace, and to recognize how style affects readers. Students also read published literary nonfiction (profiles, literary journalism, nature writing, memoir) to learn about craft in prose, imitate the techniques of published writers, and reflect on the creative process.
    McDaniel Plan: Creative Expression.

 

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