Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Academic Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Course Numbering System

The following lists include all courses normally offered at Albion College. However, not all courses are offered every year. When possible, courses offered in alternate years are designated. For details, students should consult the Class Schedule for each semester, available online at: www.albion.edu/registrar. The College reserves the right to add or withdraw courses without prior announcement, as conditions may require.

Unless otherwise stated, 100 level courses are intended for freshmen, 200 level for sophomores, 300 and 400 level for juniors and seniors.

A list of courses which meet the core and category requirements, organized by departments, is available online at www.albion.edu/registrar.

Further information may be obtained at the Registrar’s Office in the Ferguson Student, Technology, and Administrative Services Building.

 

Education

  
  • EDUC 187: Selected Topics


    (1/4 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  
  • EDUC 188: Selected Topics


    (1/2 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  
  • EDUC 189: Selected Topics


    (1 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  
  • EDUC 202: Foundational Contexts of Education


    (1 Unit)
    An overview of the historical, social, political, multicultural and philosophical foundations of education. Provides the larger conceptual perspectives necessary for studying teaching, learning and education, and critically examines the relationship among teachers, schools and society. Seminar and field practicum. Students are required to access the Internet Criminal History Access Tool (ICHAT) through the Michigan State Police website and submit the report to the Education Department. Students are responsible for the $10 ICHAT fee. Students must also complete an Albion College criminal history check form and a Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) consent to release form. Henke, Shanton.
  
  • EDUC 203: Processes in Learning and Teaching


    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisites: EDUC 202  and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7.
    Introductory course for students interested in teacher education. Emphasizes understanding and application of four processes: (1) observation, (2) inquiry, (3) reflection/assessment and (4) connection/creativity. These processes are essential in understanding and supporting personal and professional growth and in understanding teaching and learning in diverse K-12 classrooms. These processes, along with issues of personal and professional growth, will be explored in greater depth in all subsequent education course work. Seminar and special education field practicum. Students are required to access the Internet Criminal History Access Tool (ICHAT) through the Michigan State Police website and submit the report to the Education Department. Students are responsible for the $10 ICHAT fee. Students must also complete an Albion College criminal history check form and a Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) consent to release form. Shanton, Staff.
  
  • EDUC 240: Brass Instruments


    (1/4 Unit)
    Offered in alternate years. Same as MUS 240 , 241. Staff.
  
  • EDUC 241: Brass Instruments


    (1/4 Unit)
    Offered in alternate years. Same as MUS 240 , 241. Staff.
  
  • EDUC 242: Woodwind Instruments


    (1/4 Unit)
    Offered in alternate years. Same as MUS 242 , 243. Staff.
  
  • EDUC 243: Woodwind Instruments


    (1/4 Unit)
    Offered in alternate years. Same as MUS 242 , 243. Staff.
  
  • EDUC 244: Stringed Instruments


    (1/4 Unit)
    Offered in alternate years. Same as MUS 244 , 245. Staff.
  
  • EDUC 245: Stringed Instruments


    (1/4 Unit)
    Offered in alternate years. Same as MUS 244 , 245. Staff.
  
  • EDUC 246: Percussion Instruments


    (1/4 Unit)
    Same as MUS 246 . Staff.
  
  • EDUC 247: Teaching for Understanding in a Diverse World: Inquiry and Reflection in the Pedagogy of Elementary Social Studies


    (1/2 Unit)
    Supports elementary education students in developing pedagogical knowledge and skills through the exploration of professional and theoretical literature, projects and field-based teaching experiences. Required professional sequence course for all elementary education candidates in social studies. Staff.
  
  • EDUC 248: Children’s Literature


    (1 Unit)
    Literature for the elementary and middle school. Same as ENGL 248 . Staff.
  
  • EDUC 259: Teaching for Understanding in a Diverse World: Inquiry and Reflection in the Pedagogy of Elementary Mathematics and Science


    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: EDUC 202 .
    Supports elementary education students in developing subject-specific pedagogical content knowledge focusing on the intersection of the needs and interests of children, community and school resources, and curriculum standards and benchmarks. Inquiry-oriented and field-based. Staff.
  
  • EDUC 287: Selected Topics


    (1/4 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  
  • EDUC 288: Selected Topics


    (1/2 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  
  • EDUC 289: Selected Topics


    (1 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  
  • EDUC 319: Health and Wellness in the Elementary Classroom


    (1/2 Unit)
    Introduces elementary education students to a holistic approach for promoting healthy and active lifestyles for their students. Prospective teachers become familiar with designing and integrating movement, health and physical education content in K-8 classrooms. Includes a required field placement in a K-8 public school or other educational setting. Shanton.
  
  • EDUC 322: Teaching of Instrumental Music in the Schools


    (1 Unit)
    Offered in alternate years. Same as MUS 322 . Staff.
  
  • EDUC 325: Teaching of Music in the Elementary School


    (1 Unit)
    Offered in alternate years. Same as MUS 325 . Staff.
  
  • EDUC 328: Teaching of Choral Music in the Secondary School


    (1 Unit)
    Same as MUS 328 . Staff.
  
  • EDUC 338: Teaching for Understanding in a Diverse World: Inquiry and Reflection in the Pedagogy of the Humanities


    (1/2 Unit)
    Prerequisites: EDUC 202 , EDUC 203  and permission of department.
    Supports secondary education students with majors/minors in English and world languages (French, German and Spanish) in developing subject-specific pedagogical content knowledge through the exploration of professional and theoretical literature, projects, and teaching experiences. Inquiry-oriented and field-based. Henke, Shanton.
  
  • EDUC 339: Teaching for Understanding in a Diverse World: Inquiry and Reflection in the Pedagogy of the Humanities


    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisites: EDUC 202 , EDUC 203  and permission of department.
    Supports secondary education students with majors/minors in English and world languages (French, German and Spanish) in developing subject-specific pedagogical content knowledge through the exploration of professional and theoretical literature, projects, and teaching experiences. Inquiry-oriented and field-based. Henke, Shanton.
  
  • EDUC 345: Methods of Teaching of Modern Languages


    (1 Unit)
    Same as MLAC 345 . Guenin-Lelle.
  
  • EDUC 348: Teaching for Understanding in a Diverse World: Inquiry and Reflection in the Pedagogy of the Social Sciences


    (1/2 Unit)
    Prerequisites: Education 202, 203 and permission of department.
    Supports secondary education students with majors/minors in history, political science, and psychology in developing subject-specific pedagogical content knowledge through the exploration of professional and theoretical literature, projects, and teaching experiences. Inquiry-oriented and field-based. Henke.
  
  • EDUC 349: Teaching for Understanding in a Diverse World: Inquiry and Reflection in the Pedagogy of the Social Sciences


    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisites: EDUC 202 , EDUC 203  and permission of department.
    Supports secondary education students with majors/minors in history, political science, and psychology in developing subject-specific pedagogical content knowledge through the exploration of professional and theoretical literature, projects, and teaching experiences. Inquiry-oriented and field-based. Henke.
  
  • EDUC 358: Teaching for Understanding in a Diverse World: Inquiry and Reflection in the Pedagogy of the Sciences


    (1/2 Unit)
    Prerequisites: EDUC 202 , EDUC 203  and permission of department.
    Supports secondary education students with majors/minors in biology, chemistry, geological sciences, physics, and mathematics in developing subject-specific pedagogical content knowledge through the exploration of professional and theoretical literature, projects, and teaching experiences. Inquiry-oriented and field-based. Staff.
  
  • EDUC 359: Teaching for Understanding in a Diverse World: Inquiry and Reflection in the Pedagogy of the Sciences


    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisites: EDUC 202 , EDUC 203  and permission of department.
    Supports secondary education students with majors/minors in biology, chemistry, geological sciences, physics, and mathematics in developing subject-specific pedagogical content knowledge through the exploration of professional and theoretical literature, projects, and teaching experiences. Inquiry-oriented and field-based. Staff.
  
  • EDUC 371: Literacy Pedagogy in the Elementary School


    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisites: EDUC 202 , EDUC 203  and permission of department.
    Examines the relevant research base on literacy acquisition and a variety of pedagogical approaches based on competing theories about literacy. Looks at culturally responsive pedagogy with children from a variety of racial, economic, and ethnic backgrounds, and at the knowledge, skills, and attitudes involved with the program processes. Requires development, implementation, and assessment of lesson plans. Field experience includes observation and teaching in public school classrooms. This course is required for all K-12 French, German and Spanish majors. Shanton.
  
  • EDUC 372: Teaching Reading in the Content Areas at the Elementary Level


    (1/2 Unit)
    Prerequisites: EDUC 202 , EDUC 203  and permission of department.
    Examines theory and pedagogy in literacy in content areas in the elementary grades, integrating reading and writing instruction into subject matter from liberal arts disciplines across the curriculum to enhance lifelong literacy skills. Emphasizes development, teaching, and assessment of lesson plans, using children’s fiction and non-fiction literature. Field experience. Shanton, Staff.
  
  • EDUC 373: Literacy Pedagogy in Secondary Schools


    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisites: EDUC 202 , EDUC 203  and permission of department.
    Examines literacy pedagogy in the secondary content areas. Field experiences in public school classrooms provide opportunities to observe learners and to practice the skills, methods, and strategies for teaching content literacy. Should be taken the semester prior to student teaching. Henke, Staff.
  
  • EDUC 374: Teaching Advanced Concepts in Biology


    (1/4 Unit)
    Prerequisites: EDUC 202 , EDUC 203  and permission of department.
    Extends elementary education students’ knowledge of biology-related scientific phenomena. Students design instructional experiences to teach concepts to K-8 audiences, culminating in final project which includes a digital portfolio and public performance. Staff.
  
  • EDUC 375: Teaching Advanced Concepts in Chemistry


    (1/4 Unit)
    Prerequisites: EDUC 202 , EDUC 203  and permission of department.
    Extends elementary education students’ knowledge of chemistry-related scientific phenomena. Students design instructional experiences to teach concepts to K-8 audiences, culminating in final project which includes a digital portfolio and public performance. Staff.
  
  • EDUC 376: Teaching Advanced Concepts in Geology


    (1/4 Unit)
    Prerequisites: EDUC 202 , EDUC 203  and permission of department.
    Extends elementary education students’ knowledge of geology-related scientific phenomena. Students design instructional experiences to teach concepts to K-8 audiences, culminating in final project which includes a digital portfolio and public performance. Staff.
  
  • EDUC 377: Teaching Advanced Concepts in Physics


    (1/4 Unit)
    Prerequisites: EDUC 202 , EDUC 203  and permission of department.
    Extends elementary education students’ knowledge of physics-related scientific phenomena. Students design instructional experiences to teach concepts to K-8 audiences, culminating in final project which includes a digital portfolio and public performance. Staff.
  
  • EDUC 382: International Education Practicum


    (1/2 Unit)
    Prerequisites: Acceptance to Fritz Shurmur Center for Teacher Development; application and approval of instructor.
    Students travel and study abroad, teach a lesson, and conduct an individual inquiry project in an education setting. Using comparative education and cultural studies frameworks, students gain new insights about education abroad and in the United States. This course is designed to enhance awareness of diversity, globalization, and cross-cultural competencies. Students are required to meet regularly with instructor before and after the practicum experience. Includes a course fee. Henke, Shanton.
  
  • EDUC 387: Selected Topics


    (1/4 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  
  • EDUC 388: Selected Topics


    (1/2 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  
  • EDUC 389: Selected Topics


    (1 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  
  • EDUC 396: Boundary Crossings in Elementary Schools


    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisites: EDUC 202 , EDUC 203 .
    Focuses on learning about and working in the Albion Public Schools with children/youth from different backgrounds. Combines curriculum and classroom management theory and practice, and emphasizes exploring and developing integrative and creative teaching skills before doing the student teaching semester. Note: This Maymester course/experience begins during the spring semester and extends for three and one-half weeks after the spring semester for all junior elementary teacher education students. Shanton, Staff.
  
  • EDUC 397: Boundary Crossings in Secondary Schools


    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisites: EDUC 202 , EDUC 203 .
    Focuses on learning about and working in the Albion Pubic Schools with youth from different backgrounds. Combines curriculum and classroom management theory and practice, and emphasizes exploring and developing integrative and creative teaching skills before doing the student teaching semester. Note: This Maymester course/experience begins during the spring semester and extends for three and one-half weeks after the spring semester for all junior secondary teacher education students. Henke.
  
  • EDUC 398: Shurmur Mentorship-Practicum


    (1/2 Unit)
    Prerequisites: EDUC 202 , EDUC 203 , junior standing with a minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA and permission of the Education Department.
    Develops a deeper awareness of the complexities in education and policy issues. Pairs students with mentors who work with education policy issues. Includes interpretation and evaluation of current educational policy issues faced by administrators and legislators who work on behalf of children and youth. Offered on a credit/no credit basis. This course is optional, not a requirement for certification. Staff.
  
  • EDUC 411: Directed Study


    (1/2 Unit)
    Staff.
  
  • EDUC 412: Directed Study


    (1 Unit)
    Staff.
  
  • EDUC 421: Elementary Student Teaching


    (3 Units)
    Prerequisites: Advising and permission from department.
    All elementary education courses need to be completed before student teaching. A full school day, semester-long Internship at the elementary school level under the supervision of an experienced, well qualified teacher. Weekly seminars provide a continuing support system for student teachers by establishing an open forum for the sharing of readings, problems and experiences. Students are required to access the Internet Criminal History Access Tool (ICHAT) through the Michigan State Police website and submit the report to the Education Department. Students are responsible for the $10 ICHAT fee (but can be reimbursed by the Shurmur Center). Students must also complete an Albion College criminal history check form and a Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) consent to release form. Offered on a credit/no credit basis. Staff.
  
  • EDUC 422: Secondary Student Teaching


    (3 Units)
    Prerequisites: Advising and permission from department.
    All secondary education courses need to be completed before student teaching. A full school day, semester-long Internship at the secondary school level under the supervision of an experienced, well qualified teacher. Weekly seminars provide a continuing support system for student teachers by establishing an open forum for the sharing of readings, problems and experiences. Students are required to access the Internet Criminal History Access Tool (ICHAT) through the Michigan State Police website and submit the report to the Education Department. Students are responsible for the $10 ICHAT fee (but can be reimbursed by the Shurmur Center). Students must also complete an Albion College criminal history check form and a Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) consent to release form. Offered on a credit/no credit basis. Staff.
  
  • EDUC 423: Student Teaching, Kindergarten through Grade 12-(K12)


    (3 Units)
    Prerequisites: Advising and permission from department.
    All education courses need to be completed for student teaching. A full school day, semester-long Internship is divided equally between the elementary and secondary levels and done under the supervision of experienced, well qualified teachers. Weekly seminars provide a continuing support system for student teachers by establishing a congenial forum of peers and College supervisors for the sharing of readings, problems and experiences. Students are required to access the Internet Criminal History Access Tool (ICHAT) through the Michigan State Police website and submit the report to the Education Department. Students are responsible for the $10 ICHAT fee (but can be reimbursed by the Shurmur Center). Students must also complete an Albion College criminal history check form and a Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) consent to release form. Offered on a credit/no credit basis. Staff.
  
  • EDUC 431: Seminar: Elementary Student Teaching


    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: Permission of department.
    A capstone course reflecting on practice in the classroom. Focuses on professional development, portfolio design, technology integration and classroom management. Taken concurrently during student teaching semester. Shanton.
  
  • EDUC 432: Seminar: Secondary Student Teaching


    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: Permission of department.
    A capstone course reflecting on practice in the classroom. Focuses on professional development, portfolio design, technology integration and classroom management. Taken concurrently during student teaching semester. Henke.