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Business

ON-CAMPUS

920:133g Local Labor Market

OFF-CAMPUS

130:186 Studies in Entrepreneurial Ventures* (Okoboji - Lakeside Lab)

WEB

150:133g vBusiness Strategy Workshop (via SecondLIfe®)

Education

ON-CAMPUS

210:133g Moving Through Math: Teaching K-6 Mathematics Through Rhythm & Movement

270:389 Seminar in Educational Leadership: Superintendency*

280:133g Digital Photography & Photoshop Basics

290:233 Workshop: Adventure-Based Counseling Training

350:115g Organization of Information*

350:230 Library Automation Systems & Networks

350:250 Reference Services & Information Retrieval

420:120 Workshop: Pool Operator Certification

420:060 Workshop: Lifeguarding Instructor Training

420:133 Workshop: Open Water Scuba

OFF-CAMPUS

210:299 Research* (Cedar Falls)

280:133g Excellence in Education Institute: Working Together for Quality Education (Waterloo, IA)

420:299 Research (Grundy Center)

ARRANGED

270:291 Internship PK-12*

270:389 Seminar in Educational Leadership: Power, Politics & Ethics in School District Leadership* plus ICN sessions Tuesdays & Wednesdays, June 16-July 22

270:391 Internship*

280:133g Mentoring: A Key to Iowa's Future

350:299 Research*

410:168 Field Experience in Health Promotion

420:197 Internship in Physical Education

430:184/187 Senior Project in Leisure Services/Internship

430:299 Research*

WEB

200:152 Development of the Middle School Aged Child*

210:201 Issues & Trends in Curriculum*

210:257 Coordinating Programs for the Gifted & Talented*

210:259 Studies in Infant/Toddler & Preprimary Development & Assessment*

210:286 Studies in Elementary Education*

210:289 Seminar in Education*

210:299 Research*

240:171g Principles of Publication Design*

270:249 Curriculum & Assessment*

270:292 Internship: Capstone*

280:170g Human Relations: Awareness and Application*

350:114g Introduction to the School Library Media Program (on-campus sessions 6/6 & 7/31)

410:165g Environmental Health Science

ICN

200:214 Foundations of Instructional Psychology*

210:123 Expressive Arts*

210:143 Applications in Social Studies Teaching*

210:259 Emergent Curriculum Methods for Primary Classrooms*

210:259 Infant & Toddler Curriculum and Learning Environments*

220:138g Anatomy of the Eye & Educational Implications of Low Vision

220:153g Assistive Technology for Instruction*

220:184g Professional Interdisciplinary Relationships in Special Education

220:192g Experience in Special Education

220:256 Best Practices in Inclusion*

220:260 Special Education Law & Policy*

220:289 Seminar in Special Education*

220:295 Single-Subject Research Application*

230:115 Methods of Teaching Early Literacy*

230:140 Assessment & Evaluation of Literacy*

230:193g Experience in Reading: Field

230:212 Methods & Materials in Literacy Education*

230:245/230:121 Ideological, Cultural & Sociopolitical Issues in Children's Literature*

240:031 Educational Technology & Design*

240:232 Selection & Integration of Materials*

250:205 Educational Research*

270:232 School Governance, Law & Intersystems Relations*

270:247 Organization Management: School & Community*

270:282 Change & Transformation*

270:310 Human Resource Administration*

270:389 Leading, Teaching, Learning & Assessment*

270:389 Seminar: Evaluation of Administrators*

270:391 Internship*

350:295 Research in Library & Information Science*

430:249 Trends & Issues in Philanthropy & Nonprofit Development*

Humanities & Fine Arts

ON-CAMPUS

48E:133 Camp Multimedia

570:086/186g Passion Flute II - canceled

570:133g Total Band DIrector

570:186g Audio Engineering for Educators

620:133g Teaching First-Year College Writing

620:286 Studies in the Teaching of Writing

620:286 Advanced Studies in Writing & Learning

OFF-CAMPUS

620:201 Introduction to Graduate Study (Cedar Falls)

620:286 Studies in the Teaching of Writing (Peosta, IA)

620:286 Studies in the Teaching of Writing (West Des Moines, IA)

620:286 Studies in the Teaching of Writing (Marshalltown, IA)

620:286 Studies in the Teaching of Writing (Sioux City, IA)

620:286 Advanced Studies in Writing & Learning (Peosta, IA)

ARRANGED

48C:179/197g, 48E:179/197g, 48J:179/197g, 48P:179197g Cooperative Education/Internship

ICN

570:255 School Music Administration & Classroom Management*

630:192g Problems in English Grammar

630:289 Seminar in Bilingual Education

Natural Sciences

ON-CAMPUS

330:133g Pro-Engineer Workshop

800:286 Studies in Analysis*

800:286 Studies in Mathematics at the Secondary Level*

800:286 Studies in Probability & Statistics*

820:133g Workshop: Inquiry Institute I: Investigating Inquiry Science Teaching

820:133g Workshop: Inquiry Institute II: Leadership in Inquiry Science Teaching

820:133g Workshop: Project-based Learning*

860:133g Workshop: The Physical Chemistry Behind High School Chemistry

870:186g Studies in Astronomy for Teachers

880:186g Studies in PRISMS and Modeling Instruction: Force and Motion

OFF-CAMPUS

Waste Reduction: Addressing the Overlooked "R"

800:133g Workshop: Algebra, Geometry and the ICC (Oelwein)

800:186g Studies in Abstract Mathematics (Cedar Falls)

830:133g Advanced Technology Environmental Education Workshop (Cedar Falls & Surrounding Area)

840:174 Field Biology: Herpetology of Appalachia & the Gulf Coast (Iowa, West Virginia, Mississippi & Louisiana)

840/860/870/880:286 Studies in Science Research for Teachers*

870:186g Studies in the Geology of Iowa for Teachers (Cedar Falls/Eastern IA)

880:185g Laboratory Projects in Implementing Technology in the Physics/Physical Science Classroom (Clear Lake)

880:186g Studies in Enhancing Physics/Physical Science Instruction Through Technology: E&M+ (Clear Lake)

ARRANGED

330:179 Cooperative Education

XXX:233 Studies in Real World Externships (Department will correspond with content area)

WEB

330:193g Evaluation in Career & Technical Programs

800:213 Selected Topics in Mathematics for the Middle Grades* on-campus sessions 7/6-7/24

800:214 Mathematical Problem Solving in the Middle Grades* on-campus sessions 7/6-7/24

800:215 Teaching Rational Numbers* on campus sessions 7/6-7/24

800:220 New Developments in Middle Grades Mathematics* on-campus sessions 7/6-7/24

800:221 Mathematics Literacy in an Information Age* on-campus sessions 7/6-7/24

ICN

330:186 Studies in Computer Networking for Managers

Social & Behavioral Sciences

ON-CAMPUS

970:133g Implementing Geography into the Iowa Core Curriculum

OFF-CAMPUS

961:289 Seminar in 4 Midwestern Presidents: Lincoln, Grant, Hoover & Reagan* (Historical sites in Iowa & Illinois)

970:133g Chile & Iowa: Studies in Rural to Urban Migration (Chile)

970:133g Railroads Workshop: Under & Over Through Geographic Alliance of Iowa (Council Bluffs)

970:133g Russia's Waterways Workshop: Traveling the Volga Through Geographic Alliance of Iowa (Russia)

990:172 Archaeological Fieldwork (Cedar Falls)

990:086/186g Fundamentals of Archaeology Fieldwork (Cedar Falls)

ARRANGED

31F:195 Internship in Family Services

31T:195 Internship in Textile & Apparel

450:184 Field Instruction

450:184/240/241 Field Instruction/Advanced Micro Practice Practicum I & II

450:260 Advanced Social Admin Practicum I

WEB

310:030 Basic Nutrition

310:031 Nutrition for Early Childhood Education

400:173g Psychology of Aging

ICN

940:286 Studies in Africa*

960:286 Studies in India*

961:131g U.S. History from 1929 to 1960*

980:286 Studies in China*

* In conjunction with a cohort program and may not available for open enrollment
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