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Course Descriptions

 

 
 

Honors College
  

  • HON 243 - Probability and Statistics

    4 credits
    Required for all freshman Honors College students in the spring term, this course Integrates basic concepts of probability and statistics. Topics from probability include Venn diagrams, independence, mutually exclusive, conditional probability, and counting techniques such as permutations, combinations, and sampling with or without replacement. Students will learn  techniques for describing data both graphically and numerically, and will explore inferential statistical concepts such as the Normal distribution, regression, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and p-values. Students may receive credit for MTH 243 or HON 243, but not both. Satisfies University Studies Strand D (Quantitative Reasoning). Prerequisite(s):  MTH 95 or an appropriate SOU placement level; Restricted to Honors College students.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • HON 250 - Logic and Lines of Argumentation

    1 credit
    Required for all Honors College students, this course is one of the sophomore seminars, and introduces and develops skills for constructing deductive and inductive arguments. Examines a variety of samples from various disciplines as models for reasoning, and explores learning to distinguish between opinion, belief, fact, and knowledge. Prerequisite(s): Restricted to Honors College students.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • HON 251 - Fallacies in Arguments

    1 credit
    Required for all Honors college students, this course is one of the sophomore seminars, and develops skills for recognizing fallacies or errors in reasoning. Examines fallacies in several categories–Relevance, Weak Induction, Presumption, and Ambiguity. Prerequisite(s): Restricted to Honors College students.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • HON 252 - Varieties of Reasoning

    1 credit
    Required for all Honors College students, this is one of the sophomore seminars, and explores the varieties of argumentation employed in different areas of human experience. It covers arguments made in science, law, politics, religion, as well as in moral and philosophical settings.  Through careful reading and textual analysis, Socratic dialogs and writing exercises, the seminar prepares students to identify and distinguish between argument types and their purposes. Prerequisite(s): Restricted to Honors College students.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • HON 299 - Special Studies

    1-8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for different content for a maximum of 16 credits.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • HON 301 - Leadership: Historical and Contemporary Figures

    4 credits
    Required for all Honors College students with sophomore standing or higher, students will consider numerous forms of leadership, and critically evaluate the leadership styles and contributions of various historical and contemporary figures. Prerequisite(s):  Restricted to Honors College students with sophomore standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • HON 315 - Art, Culture, and Humanities

    4 credits
    Required for all Honors College students with sophomore standing or higher. Students will examine the concepts and works of selected philosophers, artists, and historians whose ideas have been central to the ways in which societies have expressed and interpreted art. Students will explore various approaches to aesthetics (the philosophy and theory of “beauty” and “art.”), and discuss the influences and values these have for society. A multi-disciplinary approach to the theory, meaning, and production of art will be used.  Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits. Prerequisite(s):  Restricted to Honors College students.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • HON 317 - Politics, Institutions, and Society

    4 credits
    Required for all Honors College students with sophomore standing or higher. Students will explore the normative complexities involved in the interplay between individuals, institutions, and public policy in modern democracies. They will examine these topics by analyzing some of the most challenging contemporary issues, such as climate change, stem cell research,  hunger, access to healthcare, education, legal justice, and human rights. Ethical, social, and political implications for citizens in the context of a civil society will be discussed.  Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits. Some topics approved for University Studies Integration (Strand I). Prerequisite(s):  Restricted to Honors College students.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • HON 319 - Science, Sustainability, and Nature

    4 credits
    Required for all Honors College students with sophomore standing or higher. Examines critical issues facing society that relate to science, nature, or sustainability. Issues will be explored from scientific, historical, cultural, economic, and social perspectives. Students will analyze nature, origins, and ethical concerns of selected problems and conflicts. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits. Approved for University Studies Integration - Strand H). Prerequisite(s):  Restricted to Honors College students.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • HON 350 - Junior Seminar: Qualitative and Historical Inquiry

    1 credit
    Required for all Honors College students with junior-level standing or higher, this junior seminar introduces students to the methodology of social-scientific research.  Students learn how to evaluate social research, and how social scientists gather and analyze data.  Students will explore the strengths and weaknesses of using “the scientific method” as a means of producing knowledge about the social world.  Topics explored include study design, sampling, measurement, causality, and the political and ethical issues involved in research. Prerequisite(s):  Honors College Scholars only with junior-level standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • HON 351 - Junior Seminar: Descriptive and Correlational Inquiry

    1 credit
    Required for all Honors College students with junior-year standing or higher, this junior seminar explores the descriptive and correlational aspects of quantitative research.  Through descriptive research, students will examine data and analyze statistics related to phenomena, one variable at a time.  Building on univariate analysis, students will learn to apply correlational statistical techniques, and investigate relations among multiple variables.  Through correlational research, students investigate a range of factors, including the nature of the relationship between two or more variables, and the theoretical model that might be developed and tested to explain these resultant correlations.  Students examine the degree of strength to which causal inferences can be made using these forms of inquiry. Prerequisite(s):  Honors College Scholars only with junior-level standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • HON 352 - Junior Seminar: Experimental Inquiry

    1 credit
    Required for all Honors College students with junior-level standing or higher, this junior seminar uses selected examples from fields of natural science to introduce and analyze the process of scientific discovery.  Using case studies, students assess the application of scientific method, generation of hypothesis, data collection, experiment design, the drawing of conclusions, and how scientific inquiry informs a society’s understanding of knowledge and nature.  Elements in scientific research, such as technology, aesthetics, intuition, and serendipity are discussed. Prerequisite(s):  Honors College Scholars only with junior-level standing.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • HON 399 - Special Studies

    1-8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for different content for a maximum of 16 credits.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • HON 409 - Practicum

    1-8 credits
    Credits to be arranged.  Repeatable for a maximum of 8 credits.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • HON 490 - Honors College Capstone

    2 credits
    Required for all Honors College students, this course integrates and applies the concepts and techniques students have learned during the course of their studies at Southern Oregon University.  In accordance with the SOU Honors College Capstone Guidelines, each student creates and produces a “Capstone Project,” which must be an intensive product of the student’s independent work, and must be completed under the guidance of the Honors College Director and an SOU faculty member who serves as the Project Supervisor.  The student’s Capstone Project must culminate in a tangible product, as well as a presentation of the student’s work in a public academic forum.  The Capstone Project must either focus on a research problem or theoretical issue, or it must contribute a new creative work, or innovative area of application.  When possible, students are advised to address a regional topic that has national or international implications, while striving to make an original scholarly contribution to their respective academic disciplines. Prerequisite(s):  Honors College Scholars only with junior-level standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • HON 491 - Honors College Capstone II

    1 credit
    Required for all Honors College students, this course integrates and applies the concepts and techniques students have learned during the course of their studies at Southern Oregon University.  In accordance with the SOU Honors College Capstone Guidelines, through the HON 490, 491, 491 series each student creates and produces a “Capstone Project,” which must be an intensive product of the student’s independent work, and must be completed under the guidance of the Honors College Director and an SOU faculty member who serves as the Project Supervisor.  The student’s Capstone Project must culminate in a tangible product, as well as a presentation of the student’s work in a public academic forum. Prerequisite(s): HON 490 ; Honors College Scholars only, Junior standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • HON 492 - Honors College Capstone III

    1 credit
    Required for all Honors College students, this course integrates and applies the concepts and techniques students have learned during the course of their studies at Southern Oregon University.  In accordance with the SOU Honors College Capstone Guidelines, through the HON 490, 491, 491 series each student creates and produces a “Capstone Project,” which must be an intensive product of the student’s independent work, and must be completed under the guidance of the Honors College Director and an SOU faculty member who serves as the Project Supervisor.  The student’s Capstone Project must culminate in a tangible product, as well as a presentation of the student’s work in a public academic forum. Prerequisite(s): HON 491 ; Honors College Scholars only, Junior level standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only.

House Experience
  

  • HSE 101 - House Seminar Experience

    4 credits
    House Seminar Experience inquiry themes vary; please consult the University Studies program for current House offerings. Practice communication, thinking, and research skills as means of academic inquiry and learn how these essential skills meet the goals of developing metacognitive awareness. Gain fluency with key rhetorical concepts and perspectives and utilize these in a flexible and collaborative learning environment. Employ writing, speaking, thinking, and research skills appropriate for many communication tasks, paying attention to the needs of audience, purpose, genre, and discourse community. Use summaries, claims, and evidence to produce work that demonstrates nuanced understanding of complex ideas. Evaluate, discuss and present informed positions on complex issues. Engage the learning dispositions, best practices, and habits of mind that lead to academic success. Writing Intensive: Multimodal Academic Composition, Argument, and Research Skills.

    HSE 101 begins a 3-term sequence and is followed by HSE 102  and HSE 103 . The House Seminar Experience requires concurrent enrollment in HSE 101L (1 credit), a hands-on learning engagement opportunity that offers weekly field experiences that occur both inside and outside the classroom. HSE 101/HSE 101L engages University Studies learning goals [A, B, C]. Corequisite(s): HSE 101L .
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • HSE 101L - House Seminar Experience Lab

    Corresponding lab for HSE 101. Corequisite(s): HSE 101 .
    Graded Pass/No Pass only.
  

  • HSE 102 - House Seminar Experience

    4 credits
    House Seminar Experience inquiry themes vary; please consult the University Studies program for current House offerings. Further develop communication, thinking, and research skills. Explore the nature of academic inquiry via research. Develop skills and strategies to discover, evaluate, and use authoritative information and data. Explore evidence available on academic databases. Generate and revise research-based writing tasks using argumentation and policy-based perspectives; sharpen citation and documentation skills; extend rhetorical knowledge of context, purpose, and audience. Learn to design and deliver formal research presentations. Engage the learning dispositions, practices, and habits of mind that lead to academic success. Writing Intensive: Multimodal Academic Composition, Argument, and Research Skills.

    HSE 102 continues a three-term sequence beginning in HSE 101  and ending with HSE 103 . The House Seminar Experience requires concurrent enrollment in HSE 102L (1 credit), a hands-on learning engagement opportunity that offers weekly field experiences that occur both inside and outside the classroom.  HSE 102/HSE 102L engage University Studies learning goals [A, B, and C]. Prerequisite(s):  Completion of HSE 101  with a C- or better, or USEM 101  or HON 101  or WR 121  or instructor’s approval. Corequisite(s): HSE 102L .
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • HSE 102L - House Seminar Experience Lab

    Corresponding lab for HSE 102 . Corequisite(s): HSE 102 .
    Graded Pass/No Pass only.
  

  • HSE 103 - House Seminar Experience

    4 credits
    House Seminar Experience inquiry themes vary; please consult the University Studies program for current House offerings. Deepen communication, thinking, and research skills, with an emphasis on practical application of these skills. Demonstrate knowledge and skills through formal writing and speaking opportunities that extend analytical and reasoned argumentation to ethical, social, cultural, and/or global issues. Employ appropriate rhetorical strategies to support an argumentative or position-based thesis; and demonstrate advanced writing and revision strategies. Develop control, fluency and style with academic writing, speaking and research. Engage the learning dispositions, practices, and habits of mind that lead to academic success. Writing Intensive: Multimodal Academic Composition, Argument, and Research Skills.

    HSE 103 completes the HSE 101  and HSE 102  House Seminar Experience sequence. The House Seminar Experience requires concurrent enrollment in HSE 103L (1 credit), a hands-on learning engagement opportunity that offers weekly field experiences that occur both inside and outside the classroom. HSE 103/HSE 103L engages University Studies learning goals [A, B, C]. Prerequisite(s):  Completion of HSE 102  with a C- or better, or USEM 102  or HON 102  , or WR 122  or instructor’s approval. Corequisite(s): HSE 103L .
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • HSE 103L - House Seminar Experience Lab

    Corresponding lab for HSE 103 . Corequisite(s): HSE 103 .
    Graded Pass/No Pass only.
  

  • HSE 199 - Special Studies

    1-4 credits
    Special studies within the House Experience. Do not have to be enrolled in a House to enroll. Repeatable.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • HSE 299 - Special Studies

    1-4 credits
    Special studies within the House Experience. Do not have to be enrolled in a House to enroll. Repeatable.

     
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • HSE 399 - Special Studies

    1-4 credits
    Special studies within the House Experience. Do not have to be enrolled in a House to enroll.  Repeatable.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.

Innovation and Leadership
  

  • INL 199 - Special Studies

    1-18 credits
    Credits to be arranged.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • INL 299 - Special Studies

    1-18 credits
    Credits to be arranged.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • INL 301 - Digital Portfolios

    4 credits
    Introduces students to best practices in digital portfolio creation, with an emphasis on personal storytelling. This course encompasses the collection and presentation of visual, quantitative and text-based content that students can use to document rich stories about their professional experience and accomplishments. We explore multiple audiences and applications of digital portfolios, including personal reflection, and professional marketing.  This course also introduces basic concepts and techniques for creating and sharing content on social media. Prerequisite(s): INL majors or instructor approval.
  

  • INL 399 - Special Studies

    1-18 credits
    Credits to be arranged.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • INL 401 - Research

    1-12 credits
    Credits to be arranged.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • INL 403 - Thesis

    1-12 credits
    Credits to be arranged.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • INL 405 - Reading and Conference

    1-12 credits
    Credits to be arranged.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • INL 407 - Seminar

    1-12 credits
    Credits to be arranged.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • INL 409 - Internship

    1-12 credits
    Credits to be arranged.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • INL 424 - Entrepreneurship in Organizations

    4 credits
    Students learn to ideate, innovate, and iterate in collaboration with an engaged audience to develop, finance, and market works of value. The course introduces students to the crowd-funding platforms, social media marketing tools, and new digital distribution channels that have opened economic opportunities to content creators and offers students a foundation in the skills needed to launch and manage a successful creative enterprise. The course teaches students to develop a value hypothesis, conduct customer development interviews, and build a minimum viable product (prototype) to test the student’s business model or organizational change. Students are welcome to apply entrepreneurial thinking to pursue any enterprise that interests them. Prerequisite(s): INL majors or instructor approval.
  

  • INL 428 - Applied Business Research

    4 credits
    Analyzes decision-making tools and research methodology in retail, service, community, or industry. Students apply research methods and procedures to a real organizational problem and create a research proposal that is implemented in the INL 499  capstone course. Prerequisite(s): MTH 243 ; restricted to INL majors.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • INL 437 - Creative Thinking

    4 credits
    Involves experiential exercises designed to give students an opportunity to learn and gain thinking skills. Topics and exercises cover the development and assessment of creativity; the roles of learning styles, communication, assumptions, inferences, and hypotheses in creativity; the impact of groups on creativity; and various strategies for enhancing creativity. Approved for University Studies (Integration: Strand H). Prerequisite(s): PSY 202 . Innovation and Leadership students only.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • INL 438 - Group Dynamics

    4 credits
    Involves experiential exercises designed to give students an opportunity to learn and gain thinking skills. Topics and exercises cover the development and assessment of creativity; the roles of learning styles, communication, assumptions, inferences, and hypotheses in creativity; the impact of groups on creativity; and various strategies for enhancing creativity. Prerequisite(s): PSY 202 . Innovation and Leadership students only.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • INL 499 - INL Applied Capstone

    4 credits
    The capstone project encompasses aspects from all the core courses in the INL program into one practical project that will benefit the student and his/her employer or community.  The basic intention of this course is to sharpen critical thinking processes by studying and applying scientific methods to problem solving.  Major topics covered include problem identification, research design, data collection methods, sample design, data analysis and interpretation, report preparation, and the ethics of research.  For the capstone, students develop a research question, collect the data to answer the question, and write a research paper that proposes an organizational change.  Students must have finished all other INL core requirements. Prerequisite(s): INL majors or instructor approval.

International Studies
  

  • IS 199 - Special Studies

    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • IS 250 - Introduction to International Studies

    4 credits
    Introduces students to important tools for understanding global issues and international affairs from different perspectives, and examines ways in which different disciplines adopt geopolitical and sociocultural approaches to global and international issues in different world regions.  Students engage in multidisciplinary exploration of selected contemporary regional and global issues.  The course presents the world as an integrated and interdependent set of global systems. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand F–Social Science).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • IS 320 - Introduction to the International Economy

    4 credits
    Explores global economic relations in the historical and political context of current issues. Focuses on the economic interdependence of nations. Prerequisite(s): EC 201 , EC 202   (Cross-listed with EC 320 ).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • IS 350 - World Politics

    4 credits
    Examines the nature and structure of the modern international state system, with reference to theory and practice. Emphasizes globalization and the impact of international developments on domestic politics. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • IS 370 - Topics in International Political Economy

    4 credits
    Examines contemporary issues in International Studies from an interdisciplinary perspective. Students explore these issues at the global level using a variety of relevant social science concepts. The interplay of political, economic, historical and cultural factors is assessed in relation to the actions of states, institutions and peoples. Repeat credit is allowed for different topics for a maximum of 12 credits.  Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • IS 375 - Human Rights in the Global Age

    4 credits
    Provides a broad survey of global human rights from an interdisciplinary perspective. Stresses an ongoing discussion of the role of human rights as a moral discourse in an age of globalization. Examines fundamental concepts, a variety of issue areas including human rights challenges in the areas of humanitarian intervention, torture, migration, First Peoples’ rights and the impact of globalizing forces on social, economic, and cultural rights. Concludes with an examination of the implementation mechanisms for human rights. Emphasizes global citizenship and social responsibility.  Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand I).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • IS 380 - Regional and Country Studies

    4 credits
    Examines contemporary issues in International Studies from an interdisciplinary perspective. Explores the interplay of political, economic, historical and cultural factors in the actions of states, institutions and peoples in one specific area of the world. Repeat credit is allowed for different topics for a maximum of 12 credits.  Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • IS 399 - Special Studies

    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • IS 401 - Research

    1 to 6 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • IS 403 - Thesis

    1 to 9 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • IS 405 - Reading and Conference

    1 to 6 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • IS 407 - Seminar

    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • IS 409 - Practicum

    1 to 16 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Graded Pass/No Pass only.
  

  • IS 450 - U.S. Foreign Policy

    4 credits
    Explores the formulation and conduct of U.S. foreign policy from World War II to the present. Prerequisite(s): IS 350. Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • IS 498 - Senior Capstone

    4 credits
    Provides a seminar-style structure of encouragement and guidance for students to evaluate and integrate their academic and other experiences in the International Studies Program and to apply these toward developing career or life plans. Students write a reflective autobiographical essay of their developing international or global interest, complete a major research paper or project analyzing or interpreting an important regional or global issue of special interest or concern to the student, and give a public presentation.  Students also explore various international career opportunities, and are encouraged to integrate previous or current international experience into the Capstone. Required for the International Studies Major.  Prerequisite(s): Senior standing or permission of instructor; open to International Studies majors or minors only.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • IS 501 - Research

    1 to 6 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • IS 503 - Thesis

    1 to 9 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • IS 505 - Reading and Conference

    1 to 6 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • IS 507 - Seminar

    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • IS 509 - Practicum

    1 to 16 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
    Graded Pass/No Pass only.
  

  • IS 550 - U.S. Foreign Policy

    4 credits
    Explores the formulation and conduct of U.S. foreign policy from World War II to the present. Prerequisite(s): IS 350 .
    Graded (A-F) only.

Japanese
  

  • JPN 101 - Beginning Japanese Language and Culture I

    4 credits
    Enables students to reach minimum of novice high proficiency by the end of the three-term sequence and introduces them to the cultural differences of Japanese speakers. Includes a variety of cultural readings and artifacts and multimedia materials to promote language development and cultural understanding. Closed to native speakers of Japanese. Requires some work with Japanese characters.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • JPN 102 - Beginning Japanese Language and Culture II

    4 credits
    Enables students to reach minimum of novice high proficiency by the end of the three-term sequence and introduces them to the cultural differences of Japanese speakers. Includes a variety of cultural readings and artifacts and multimedia materials to promote language development and cultural understanding. Closed to native speakers of Japanese. Requires some work with Japanese characters. Prerequisite(s): JPN 101  with a C- or better.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • JPN 103 - Beginning Japanese Language and Culture III

    4 credits
    Enables students to reach minimum of novice high proficiency by the end of the three-term sequence and introduces them to the cultural differences of Japanese speakers. Includes a variety of cultural readings and artifacts and multimedia materials to promote language development and cultural understanding. Closed to native speakers of Japanese. Requires some work with Japanese characters.  Approved for University Studies - Strand E. Prerequisite(s): JPN 102  with a C- or better.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • JPN 106 - Beginning Japanese Conversation I

    1 credit
    Involves oral practice and conversation for students in Beginning Japanese. Graded P/NP only. Closed to native and advanced speakers of Japanese. Corequisite(s): Beginning Japanese Language and Culture.
    Graded Pass/No Pass only
  

  • JPN 107 - Beginning Japanese Conversation II

    1 credit
    Involves oral practice and conversation for students in Beginning Japanese. Graded P/NP only. Closed to native and advanced speakers of Japanese. Corequisite(s): Beginning Japanese Language and Culture.
    Graded Pass/No Pass only
  

  • JPN 108 - Beginning Japanese Conversation III

    1 credit
    Involves oral practice and conversation for students in Beginning Japanese. Graded P/NP only. Closed to native and advanced speakers of Japanese. Corequisite(s): Beginning Japanese Language and Culture.
    Graded Pass/No Pass only
  

  • JPN 199 - Special Studies

    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • JPN 201 - Intermediate Japanese Language and Culture I

    4 credits
    Enables students to reach at least intermediate low language proficiency by the end of the three-term sequence; to compare cultural ideas; and to analyze issues, problems, and practices of the native and target language groups. Students communicate in Japanese on topics ranging from everyday life, family, and work to political, economic, and social questions affecting culture. Materials include literary and cultural texts, and a variety of multimedia. Continues work with Japanese characters. Closed to native speakers of Japanese.  Approved for University Studies - Strand E. Prerequisite(s): JPN 103  with a C- or better.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • JPN 202 - Intermediate Japanese Language and Culture II

    4 credits
    Enables students to reach at least intermediate low language proficiency by the end of the three-term sequence; to compare cultural ideas; and to analyze issues, problems, and practices of the native and target language groups. Students communicate in Japanese on topics ranging from everyday life, family, and work to political, economic, and social questions affecting culture. Materials include literary and cultural texts, and a variety of multimedia. Continues work with Japanese characters. Closed to native speakers of Japanese.  Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E-Humanities). Prerequisite(s): JPN 201  with a C- or better.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • JPN 203 - Intermediate Japanese Language and Culture III

    4 credits
    Enables students to reach at least intermediate low language proficiency by the end of the three-term sequence; to compare cultural ideas; and to analyze issues, problems, and practices of the native and target language groups. Students communicate in Japanese on topics ranging from everyday life, family, and work to political, economic, and social questions affecting culture. Materials include literary and cultural texts, and a variety of multimedia. Continues work with Japanese characters. Closed to native speakers of Japanese.  Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E-Humanities). Prerequisite(s): JPN 202  with a C- or better.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • JPN 206 - Intermediate Japanese Conversation I

    1 credit
    Involves oral practice and conversation for students in Intermediate Japanese. Graded P/NP only. Closed to native or advanced speakers of Japanese. Corequisite(s): Intermediate Japanese Language and Culture.
    Graded Pass/No Pass only
  

  • JPN 207 - Intermediate Japanese Conversation II

    1 credit
    Involves oral practice and conversation for students in Intermediate Japanese. Graded P/NP only. Closed to native or advanced speakers of Japanese. Corequisite(s): Intermediate Japanese Language and Culture.
    Graded Pass/No Pass only
  

  • JPN 208 - Intermediate Japanese Conversation III

    1 credit
    Involves oral practice and conversation for students in Intermediate Japanese. Graded P/NP only. Closed to native or advanced speakers of Japanese. Corequisite(s): Intermediate Japanese Language and Culture.
    Graded Pass/No Pass only
  

  • JPN 209 - Practicum

    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. May not be repeated for additional credit.
    Graded Pass/No Pass only
  

  • JPN 299 - Special Studies

    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • JPN 399 - Special Studies

    1 to 12 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • JPN 409 - Practicum

    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Graded Pass/No Pass only.

Learning Commons
  

  • LC 199 - Special Studies

    1 to 2 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.

Library and Information Science
  

  • LIS 186 - Academic Workshop: Research and Information Literacy Skills

    2 credits
    Surveys basic methods of academic research that enable students to find, evaluate, and cite information efficiently, effectively, and ethically.  Utilizing hands-on activities, emphasizes basic methods, purposes, and strategies of academic research that support University Seminar and other classes. Research skills covered include effective use of library databases and other resources, crafting in-text citations, building bibliographies, producing reference lists, and utilizing critical thinking skills to evaluate information sources for appropriateness and credibility.  Repeatable for up to 4 credits. Prerequisite(s): USEM 101  or HSE 101  or HON 101  or WR 121 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • LIS 199 - Special Studies

    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  

  • LIS 399 - Special Studies

    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  

  • LIS 407 - Seminar

    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  

  • LIS 409 - Practicum

    1 to 15 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.

Master of Arts in Teaching
  

  • MAT 520 - Reflective Professional Practice

    1 credit
    Engages students in ongoing personal and professional reflection and learning.  Students learn to use evidence to continually evaluate their self-development and classroom practice with a particular emphasis upon identifying the effects of their choices and actions upon learners, families, other professionals and the community.  Repeatable up to 4 credits. Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Master of Arts in Teaching program.
     
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • MAT 521 - Foundations of Educational Research

    4 credits
    Examines literature and research from diverse social science disciplines to present American public education in its historical and social contexts. Particular emphasis is placed upon the multicultural history, social and political changes of public education in the United States and the implications of the increasing diversity of students and society. Focuses on identifying relevant research questions and problems of practice, including literature reviews, data collection, data analysis, ethics and the appropriate use of information technology. This course also assists students’ identity development as teacher-researchers through the use of action research to assess teaching effectiveness in relation to student learning outcomes. Prerequisite(s):  Admission to the Master of Arts in Teaching program.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • MAT 522 - Diversity and Learning Differences

    4 credits
    Examines how an understanding of individual differences and diverse cultures can be used to promote inclusive learning environments that enable each learner to develop self-awareness and demonstrate care for self and others.  Explores how learners grow and develop across linguistic, cultural and developmental differences and prepares students to design and implement developmentally appropriate, culturally responsive and challenging learning experiences for individuals with diverse learning styles and backgrounds. Prerequisite(s):  Acceptance into the Master of Arts in Teaching program.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • MAT 523 - Curriculum Design

    4 credits
    Explores curricular decision-making, organization and planning for diverse classrooms using the Understanding by Design model.  Students investigate how to support all learners in meeting rigorous learning goals by drawing upon knowledge of content areas, curriculum, cross-disciplinary skills and pedagogy, technological tools, and knowledge of learners and community contexts.  Particular emphasis is placed upon outcome-based curriculum, differentiation, interdisciplinary curriculum design, short and long range planning; and an understanding of the Common Core Standards, Oregon State Standards and 21st Century Skills. 
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • MAT 524A - Literacy and Language Acquisition and Development for Multiple Subjects Endorsement

    4 credits
    Examines the relationship among linguistics, language acquisition and literacy development. Explores theories of first and second language acquisition and presents language and literacy as interactive processes involving reading, writing, thinking, speaking and active listening.  Examines current theories, strategies, and pedagogy with an emphasis on early childhood groups and prepares students to design and implement developmentally appropriate, culturally responsive and challenging learning experiences using multiple methodologies to meet the needs of twenty-first century learners.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • MAT 524B - Literacy and Language Acquisition and Development for Single Subject Endorsement

    4 credits
    Examines the relationships among linguistics, language acquisition and literacy development.  It provides a conceptual foundation for valuing the unique communicative processes of culturally and linguistically diverse students bring to the general education classroom and emphasizes multicultural education perspectives in promoting literacy development including the selection and use of activities and materials. Prepares student to design and implement developmentally appropriate, culturally responsive and challenging learning experiences for both native and second language learners.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • MAT 525A - Classroom Management and Supportive Environments for Multiple Subjects

    4 credits
    This class is more than a set of strategies or practices, it is a pedagogical approach that guides the classroom management decisions that teachers make to create environments which support individual and collaborative learning and encourage positive social interactions in face-to-face and virtual environments, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation. Students examine relationships among schools, parents, and communities and explore interactions, classroom organizations, and management approaches that help pre-service teachers understand how to establish classroom climates which support learning in a culturally responsive way.  Explores how elementary aged learners grow and develop across varying differences including social, emotional and physical, and prepares students to design and implement developmentally appropriate, culturally responsive and challenging learning experiences for the multiple subjects classroom.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • MAT 525B - Classroom Management and Supportive Environments for Single Subjects

    4 credits
    This class is more than a set of strategies or practices, it is a pedagogical approach that guides the classroom management decisions that teachers make to create environments which support individual and collaborative learning and encourage positive social interactions in face-to-face and virtual environments, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation. Students examine relationships among schools, parents, and communities and explore interactions, classroom organizations, and management approaches that help pre-service teachers understand how to establish classroom climates which support learning in a culturally responsive way.  Explores how adolescent aged learners grow and develop across varying differences including social, emotional and physical, and prepares students to design and implement developmentally appropriate, culturally responsive and challenging learning experiences for the single subjects classroom.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • MAT 526 - Assessment for Learning

    4 credits
    Explores various forms, uses, and approaches to educational assessment. Students will examine current assessment tools and methods, design culturally relevant and developmentally appropriate assessments, and learn how to evaluate and use assessment data.  Students will make meaningful connections to the purpose and use of assessment in order to support and engage learners in their own growth, monitor learner progresses, and guide the teacher’s and learners’ decision making.  
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • MAT 527A - Integrated Methods: STEM for Multiple Subjects Endorsement

    4 credits
    Familiarizes students with the instructional techniques, curricular designs, and materials associated with successful teaching of multiple subjects with a specific focus upon academic language development in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). Emphasizes effective strategies for standards-based education, culturally responsive pedagogy, and the appropriate integration of technology.  Examines issues related to exceptionality including mainstreaming and inclusion, the characteristics of at-risk youth, and how teachers and schools can respond to diverse learning needs.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • MAT 527B - Integrated Methods for Single Subject Endorsement

    4 credits
    Familiarizes students with the instructional strategies and materials, curricular designs and academic language associated with successful teaching of academic subject matter in the middle grades.  Emphasizes effective strategies for standards-based education, culturally responsive pedagogy, and the appropriate integration of technology. Examines issues related to exceptionality including mainstreaming and inclusion, the characteristics of at-risk youth, and how teachers and schools can respond to diverse learning needs.  
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • MAT 528A - Integrated Methods: Social Science and the Arts for Multiple Subjects Endorsement

    4 credits
    Familiarizes students with the instructional strategies and materials, curricular designs, and academic language associated with successful teaching of multiple subjects with a focus on social sciences and the arts. Emphasizes effective strategies for standards-based education, culturally responsive pedagogy, and the appropriate integration of technology.  Examines issues related to exceptionality including mainstreaming and inclusion, the characteristics of at-risk youth, and how teachers and schools can respond to diverse learning needs.  
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • MAT 528B - Special Methods for Single Subject Endorsement

    4 credits
    Familiarizes students with the instructional strategies and materials, curricular designs, and academic language associated with successful teaching of single subjects at the high school level. Emphasizes effective strategies for standards-based education, culturally responsive pedagogy, and the appropriate integration of technology.  Examines issues related to exceptionality including mainstreaming and inclusion, the characteristics of at-risk youth, and how teachers and schools can respond to diverse learning needs.  
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • MAT 529 - Cognition, Creativity and Critical Thinking

    4 credits
    Explores how students learn and develop cognitively and prepares teachers to design and implement developmentally appropriate, culturally responsive and challenging learning experiences. Examines how to connect concepts, use digital tools and resources, and employ differing perspectives to engage learners in critical thinking, creativity, and collaborative problem solving related to authentic local and global issues.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • MAT 530 - Differentiated Instructional Strategies

    4 credits
    Explores how to select and employ a variety of instructional strategies to help all learners develop a deep understanding of academic content matter, build connections between subjects, and apply knowledge in meaningful and authentic ways. Explores the teacher’s role in meeting the needs of exceptional learners within the general education classroom, explores the forms and functions of academic language, and examines the principles of universal design.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • MAT 531 - Professional Leadership and Collaboration

    4 credits
    Examines current issues affecting public school teachers including curriculum, instruction, assessment, technology, time, the learning environment, school-community relations, governance and teacher leadership. Students explore how beginning teachers can exercise appropriate leadership and take responsibility for student learning, collaborating with learners, families, colleagues, other school professionals, and community members to promote learner growth and advance the profession.
    Graded (A-F) only.
 

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