The University at Albany currently offers two fully online master's degree programs, MS in Curriculum Development & Instructional Technology and the MS in Childhood Education (Literacy) and an online certificate program, the Certificate in Public Health - Fundamentals and Principles. Several other schools and departments in the University offer online courses as well.Please Note: To register for these courses, you must be a matriculated degree student in one of the above programs or you must be accepted to the University as a graduate non-matriculated student. To learn more about how to apply as a non-matriculated graduate student please visit the Office of Graduate Studies website or call (518) 442-3980.
School of Education
EPHL 601 Philosophy of Education (3) - Class # 3719
An examination of the methods of philosophy and its application to educational issues. Topics considered include social justice, moral education and theories of learning and knowledge. These topics are examined in the context of historic and contemporary philosophical writings.
EPSY 530 Statistical Methods: I (3) - Class # 6612
Descriptive statistics including measures of central tendency and variability, correlation and regression. Introduction to statistical inference, including sampling distributions, significance tests, confidence intervals, and power of tests of significance.EPSY 540 Assessment in Education (3) - Class # 5485
Theory and practice of assessment for teachers and other professionals. Emphasis on classroom assessment and evaluation practices consistent with the NYS Learning Standards. Methods include performance assessments, instructional rubrics, student portfolios and exhibitions, and objectively-scored tests. Assessments used for improving student performance and teaching practice. Prerequisite: None.ERDG 500 Introduction to Literacy Teaching and Learning, B-6 (3) - Class # 6489
Introduces instruction in reading, writing, listening, and speaking development from birth to grade 6. Teachers will learn productive research-based strategies, materials, and assessment practices, and reflect on their own literacy as a resource for understanding children's literacy development. Involves practical literacy experiences for children.ERDG 504 Literature for Reading Programs (3) - Class # 6323
Examination of the broad range of genres and the rich variety of materials for use in classroom settings. Focus includes strategies for incorporating tests into various curricular areas. Topics include literacy events with text for emergent readers, knowledge of book difficulty, and uses of literature in the classroom.ERDG 600 Practicum in Literacy Teaching and Learning, B-6 (3) - Class # 4846
Extends Rdg 500, emphasizing the knowledge teachers need to address and prevent problems in children's learning and in school practices. Teachers will learn assessment tools (e.g. standardized tests, portfolios, informal assessments) and to negotiate solutions to instructional problems with colleagues and parents. Involves tutoring a students encountering difficulty with literacy development. Prerequisite: Rdg 500 or 508.ERDG 610 Literacy in Society (3) - Class # 4845
Provides opportunities for building shared understanding among teachers working with students across grade levels. Involves critical examination of social aand linguistic perspectives on language and literacy. Addresses the relationship among schooling, literacy, and social and cultural life. Encompasses family literacy, media studies, and the nature and significance of sociocultural and linguistic diversity.ERDG 615 Teaching Writing, B-6 (3) - Class # 7847
Theory and practice of teaching writing. Topics include: history of writing systems, stages of writing development, theories/philosophies of writing, major instructional strategies for teaching writing (topics for writing, prewriting/drafting/revising/editing/proofreading, issues of audience and purpose, style, spelling, handwriting/keyboarding, grammar, organizing the writing classroom).ERDG 617 Teaching Social Studies & Language Arts in Preschool and Elementary Settings (3) - Class # 6424
Focuses on New York State Standards and Assessment in teaching social studies and language arts. Teachers will learn theoretical and practical applications of historical and literary concepts. Examines productive ways to integrate across the subject areas. Emphasizes material selection, instruction, and assessment to promote conceptual understandings for all students.ERDG 625 Integrated Literacy Instruction, B-6 (3) - Class # 5859
Theory and practice of integrated literacy instruction. Topics include: historical perspectives on integrated language arts, and between language arts, different kinds of integration (within language arts, between language arts and subject areas, within and across grade levels, etc.) developing integrated units of instruction, teaching skills within themes, and assessing children's literacy programs.ERDG 655 Emergent Literacy (3) - Class # 7845
Language and literacy development in young children is examined in everyday contexts, in and outside the home. The reciprocal relationship between early writing and reading is emphasized, as is a serious reconsideration of some long-held notions, such as reading readiness, pre-reading, and pre-requisite skills.
ETAP 510 Fundamentals of Program Development (3) - Class #6451
Examines and identifies the concepts, principles, and models of curriculum and the interrelationships of these elements in developing programs and evaluating them.ETAP 512 Teachers in Context (3) - Class # 3815
An examination of the influence of sociological, cultural, and historical factors on the place of teachers in society and the professional practice of teaching with an emphasis on representative countries.ETAP 519 Learning in the Academic Disciplines (3) - Class # 4761
This course is an introduction to general theories of human learning and their application to learning in academic disciplines. The course explores some aspects of the relationships among sociology, technology, and human learning, and raises pedagogical and curricular issues related to the creation of instruction and learning environments in subject matter domains.ETAP 523 Media in Teaching and Learning (3) - Class # 2816
Design and use of media for teaching and learning; characteristics, sources, selection, creation and evaluation of non-print educational materials.ETAP 526 Educational Computing (3) - Class # 3817
Overview of computing in education; introduction to computer software, application packages, programming, hypermedia, and telecommunications. Project required. May not be taken for credit by students who have completed Tap 426.ETAP 612 Mathematics in the Elementary School (3) - Class # 9165
This course prepares students to teach elementary school mathematics. Students will explore what it means to learn mathematics with understanding while they deepen their own understandings of fundamental mathematical ideas, consider how different groups of students experience mathematics instruction, and develop pedagogical strategies that emphasize mathematical reasoning, communication, and problem-solving.ETAP 614 Science for Children (3) - Class # 6508
This course prepares graduate students to monitor and enhance the development of science literacy in pre-school and elementary school children. Graduate students will deepen their understanding of fundamental scientific principles and develop pedagogical strategies applicable in formal and informal educational settings that provide all children the opportunity to develop understanding of science and the abilities of science inquiry appropriate to their developmental level.ETAP 634 Using Media in the Language Classroom (3) - Class # 3819
Survey of issues on practical utilization of media in language classrooms. Hands-on activities with media resources, with lesson plan development, and with web page design. Planning and implementation of media-assisted language activities built on current theory and research. Emphasis on correspondence between language teaching practice and learners' media use inside and outside classrooms.ETAP 638 Media Literacy (3) - Class # 6293 & 6294
Developing an informed and critical understanding of new communication media, including ways to read and write electronic texts. Explore implications of these technologies and their uses in schools, communities, and workplaces. Focus on practices involving cutting-edge technologies that hold promise for the teaching of writing language, and literature.ETAP 680 Research Seminar: Critical Introduction to Educational Research Paradigms (3) - Class # 3824
This course focuses on the different models and paradigms in educational research and how these paradigms can inform educational practice. It will involve critical reading of published exemplars of different paradigms, analyzing previously collected data, and making sense of the application of these data. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and 12 graduate credits in master's programETAP 681 Research Seminar: Research in Practice (3) - Class # 6930
This course focuses on action (teacher) research. The theory and practice of action research will be examined through a review of the theoretical foundations of educational research and its link to the improvement of educational practice. Students will design and implement a small action research project in their own setting.
Social Welfare
RSSW 600 Social Welfare Policy and Services (3) - Class # 5414
Introduction to the analysis of social policies and programs. Based upon frameworks of policy dimension, values, and knowledge, selected social policies are examined within an historical and contemporary context. The principles of social and economic justice are used in analyzing social policies and programs. Attention given to the differential impact of these policies and services on at-risk and oppressed populations.RSSW 610 Human Behavior and Social Environment I (3) - Class # 4770
Foundation knowledge of human behavior and the social environment as a basis for direct practice with individuals and families and for the management of social service programs. Theoretical and empirical knowledge about the range of normal bio-psycho-social development and the nature and impact of oppression and discrimination as individuals and families transact with their changing environments throughout the life course.RSSW 661 Evaluation of Clinical Practice (3) - Class # 4598
Application of research methods in testing and evaluating the effectiveness of interpersonal helping methods. The practitioner as researcher; development of skills in using research methods and materials as aids in the process of direct clinical practice. Prerequisite: Ssw 660.RSSW 708 Community Organization (3) - Class # 5852
The community as the client and context of practice, models and methods of practice, and types of purposive change treated descriptively and analytically. Emphasizes the proliferation of self-help organizations and their relationship to more traditional services.
Unless otherwise noted all Summer 2008 courses will be offered on Blackboard Learning System CE 6.
Please note that course and session information is current as of 1/8/2008.
The most current course information can be accessed using the Schedule of Classes search tool.
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College of Arts and Sciences
Communication ACOM 659/ACOM 465 Interacting with Organizations (3) - Class # 2104/2458 - 6 Week 1
This course examines how individuals negotiate their relationships with organizations – both as employees of organizations, and as consumers of services offered by organizations. In the context of internal stakeholders, or employees of organizations, the course addresses topics such as organizational assimilation, identification, resistance, and the management of work and personal-life interrelationships. Relationships of external stakeholders to organizations are also considered, with primary focus on consumers of health care services.
ACOM 659 Communicating Globally (3) - Class # 1549 - 6 Week 3
Communicating globally is an interdisciplinary course that integrates organizational communication theories and international business perspectives. Students learn how to use the sensitivity skills and communication competencies that global managers need to achieve the goals of their organizations. Topics include the internationalization of business, global leadership, cross-cultural management, intercultural communication, decision making, negotiation styles, and ethical considerations.
School of Business
BBUS 680 Selected Topics in Business (3) - Class # 1461 - Mini Session: May 27 - July 31, 2008
This course is devoted to selected topics in business and may include issues relevant to public and private sector organizations as well as to domestic and international settings. The course may be repeated for up to 6 credits. This course can be included as one of the electives for evening MBA students. Prerequisite: Completion of at least 30 graduate credits.Information Technology Management
BITM 510 Advanced Excel with Visual Basic for Applications (1) - Class # 2424 - 4 Week 1
This course includes Advance Excel including the use of Macros, Functions, Goal Seek, Sover, VBA, regression analysis, charts, pivot tables, etc. Problems will focus on business decision support, scenario analysis and statistical techniques. The student will learn how to better use spreadsheet Software and VB for applications for problem solving in a business environment.
School of Education
ESPE 560 Introduction to Human Exceptionality (3) - Class # 1815- Mini Session: May 27 - July 17, 2008
Characteristics of individuals whose cognitive, physical, or emotional development differs from typical individuals. Special education history and laws are discussed, as is the process leading to the development of individualized education plans and special education services. Selected strategies for students with special needs are also presented. (Not open to those students who previously completed E Psy 460)
EPHL 601 Philosophy of Education (3) - Class # 1962 - 6 Week 2
An examination of the methods of philosophy and its application to educational issues. Topics considered include social justice, moral education and theories of learning and knowledge. These topics are examined in the context of historic and contemporary philosophical writings.
ERDG 504 Literature for Reading Programs (3) - Class # 1193 - 12 Weeks
Examination of the broad range of genres and the rich variety of materials for use in classroom settings. Focus includes strategies for incorporating tests into various curricular areas. Topics include literacy events with text for emergent readers, knowledge of book difficulty, and uses of literature in the classroom.ERDG 600 Practicum in Literacy Teaching and Learning, B-6 (3) - Class # 1943 - 12 Weeks
Extends Rdg 500, emphasizing the knowledge teachers need to address and prevent problems in children's learning and in school practices. Teachers will learn assessment tools (e.g. standardized tests, portfolios, informal assessments) and to negotiate solutions to instructional problems with colleagues and parents. Involves tutoring a students encountering difficulty with literacy development. Prerequisite: Rdg 500 or 508.ERDG 610 Literacy in Society (3) - Class #1479 - 6 Week 2; Class #2524 - 6 Week 1
Provides opportunities for building shared understanding among teachers working with students across grade levels. Involves critical examination of social aand linguistic perspectives on language and literacy. Addresses the relationship among schooling, literacy, and social and cultural life. Encompasses family literacy, media studies, and the nature and significance of sociocultural and linguistic diversity.ERDG 615 Teaching Writing, B-6 (3) - Class #2431 - 6 Week 2
Theory and practice of teaching writing. Topics include: history of writing systems, stages of writing development, theories/philosophies of writing, major instructional strategies for teaching writing (topics for writing, prewriting/drafting/revising/editing/proofreading, issues of audience and purpose, style, spelling, handwriting/keyboarding, grammar, organizing the writing classroom).ERDG 617 Teaching Social Studies & Language Arts in Preschool and Elementary Settings (3) - Class # 1938 - 6 Week 2
Focuses on New York State Standards and Assessment in teaching social studies and language arts. Teachers will learn theoretical and practical applications of historical and literary concepts. Examines productive ways to integrate across the subject areas. Emphasizes material selection, instruction, and assessment to promote conceptual understandings for all students.ERDG 625 Integrated Literacy Instruction, B-6 (3) - Class #1939 - 6 Week 2
Theory and practice of integrated literacy instruction. Topics include: historical perspectives on integrated language arts, and between language arts, different kinds of integration (within language arts, between language arts and subject areas, within and across grade levels, etc.) developing integrated units of instruction, teaching skills within themes, and assessing children's literacy programs.ERDG 655 Emergent Literacy (3)-Class # 2430 - 6 Week 1
Language and literacy development in young children is examined in everyday contexts, in and outside the home. The reciprocal relationship between early writing and reading is emphasized, as is a serious reconsideration of some long-held notions, such as reading readiness, pre-reading, and pre-requisite skills.
Educational Theory and Practice
ETAP 512 Teachers in Context (3) - Class #2006 - 12 Weeks
An examination of the influence of sociological, cultural, and historical factors on the place of teachers in society and the professional practice of teaching with an emphasis on representative countries.ETAP 519 Learning in the Academic Disciplines (3) - Class # 1604 - 12 Weeks
This course is an introduction to general theories of human learning and their application to learning in academic disciplines. The course explores some aspects of the relationships among sociology, technology, and human learning, and raises pedagogical and curricular issues related to the creation of instruction and learning environments in subject matter domains.ETAP 522 Mass Communications and Education (3) - Class # 2113 - 12 Weeks
Implications of mass communications for education, social learning from mass media propaganda, media literacy, information technologies and communications revolution, and their effects on teaching and learning.ETAP 526 Educational Computing (3) - Class # 2152 - 12 Weeks
Overview of computing in education; introduction to computer software, application packages, programming, hypermedia, and telecommunications. Project required. May not be taken for credit by students who have completed Tap 426.ETAP 550 Approaches to English Grammar (4) - Class # 2309 - 12 Weeks
Traditional and modern methods of syntactic analysis developed and compared. Philosophical, linguistic, and practical problems associated with linguistic description. Texts will normally include a high school grammar and a current (e.g. transformational) treatment of English syntax.ETAP 638 Media Literacy (3) - Class #1901 - 12 Weeks
Developing an informed and critical understanding of new communication media, including ways to read and write electronic texts. Explore implications of these technologies and their uses in schools, communities, and workplaces. Focus on practices involving cutting-edge technologies that hold promise for the teaching of writing language, and literature.ETAP 680 Research Seminar: Critical Introduction to Educational Research Paradigms (3) - Class # 2541 - 12 Weeks
This course focuses on the different models and paradigms in educational research and how these paradigms can inform educational practice. It will involve critical reading of published exemplars of different paradigms, analyzing previously collected data, and making sense of the application of these data. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and 12 graduate credits in master's programETAP 687 Ethics and Cyber security in Instructional Technology (3) - Class #2111 -12 Weeks
This course surveys ethical and security considerations for educators in the twenty-first century. Topics include issues of privacy, intellectual property rights, social networking, digital equity, academic integrity, and cyber safety as they influence curriculum and instruction. Ethical and legal implications for classroom technology will be reviewed and debated, concluding with an in-depth discussion of the new responsibilities of educators.
ETAP 687 Introduction to Online Teaching (3) - Class # 2402 - 12 Weeks
Students in this course will become acquainted with principles of online teaching, learning, and assessment and will develop their own online courses or online course materials using a Learning Management System.
EPSY 522 Adolescent Development (3) - Class # 2385 - 12 Weeks
* Please note this course will be delivered using the SUNY Learning Network.
This course focuses on development during middle childhood and adolescence (ages 10 through 18) with emphasis on the interaction of biological, psychological, and school forces. Topics include individual and group differences, their implications for teaching and advising students, general theories of adolescent development, and a variety of issues facing adolescents.EPSY 540 Assessment in Education (3) - Class #1363 & 1612 - 6 Week 1
* Please note this course will be delivered using the SUNY Learning Network.
Theory and practice of assessment for teachers and other professionals. Emphasis on classroom assessment and evaluation practices consistent with the NYS Learning Standards. Methods include performance assessments, instructional rubrics, student portfolios and exhibitions, and objectively-scored tests. Assessments used for improving student performance and teaching practice. Prerequisite: None.
School of Public Health
HEPI 501 Principles and Methods of Epidemiology I (3) - Class # 2426 - 12 Weeks
* Please note this course will be delivered using the SUNY Learning Network.
Introduction to epidemiology for students majoring in any aspect of public health; covers the principles and methods of epidemiologic investigation including describing the patterns of illness in populations and research designs for investigating the etiology of disease. Introduces quantitative measures to determine risk, association and procedures for standardization of rates.
HEHT 590 Introduction to Environmental Health (3) - Class # 2206 - Mini
* Please note this course will be delivered using the SUNY Learning Network.
Basic concepts of the modes of transmission of environmental stressors from source or reservoir to host and methods of reducing their impact on human population; basic concepts, methods and premises of environmental risk management. Prerequisite: College level biology course or permission of instructor.
