Independent Study
Independent reading and/or research under the guidance of a faculty member. Refer to the academic policy section for independent study policy. Independent study contract is required. May be repeated for credit.
Writing and Grammar I
This course develops students writing ability from the sentence level to the paragraph level. Students begin by writing short, simple compositions on familiar topics and daily life. Students will learn about paragraph…
Writing and Grammar II
This course develops students writing ability from the paragraph level to the short-essay level. Students will learn short essay structure and organization to write short compositions on topic of personal interest. The…
Advanced Writing and Grammar III
Develops advanced writing skills. Intensive practice developing ability to write research and essays employing academic conventions. Prerequisite: grade of B or higher in 101.
Reading Level I
Students will read a variety of short texts about areas of personal and social interest. They will make connections between different texts with comparable topics and be able to identify main ideas and important details…
Reading Level II
This class will improve students ability to read more complex short texts and a short novel. Students will improve their understanding of high-frequency vocabulary and common text structures. Students will be able to…
University Orientation
Designed specifically for international students, this course serves as an introduction to American college/university academic expectations. It explores skills and strategies to be a successful student in an American…
Listening and Speaking I
This course develops basic speaking and listening skills that students need for daily life and in academic settings. Students will learn conversational skills related to asking and answering simple questions and using…
Listening and Speaking II
This course focuses on preparing students for academic listening and speaking tasks and improving conversational English. Students will improve their ability to maintain and repair conversations. Students will give…
Advanced Reading and Writing
This course further develops students academic reading and writing skills in preparation for college-level reading and writing tasks across the curriculum. Students will begin to read more structurally and conceptually…
Advanced ESLP
For students who have taken the second level of ESLP courses and placed into additional ESLP courses. If a final grade of A is not achieved, the student will repeat the course until a final grade of A is achieved. May…
Advanced Listening and Speaking
This course further develops students academic listening and speaking skills in preparation for college-level listening and speaking tasks across the curriculum. Students will listen to extended lectures in order to…
Special Topics
Courses on topics of interest to ESL students offered on the basis of need, interest, or timeliness. Restricted to students with freshman or sophomore standing. May be repeated for credit. For specific section…
Special Topics
A course, on a special topic in the discipline at the post-baccalaureate or master degree level, offered on the basis of need, interest, or time lines. May be repeated for credit. See registrars office current class…
Independent Study
This course provides independent reading and/or research, at the post-baccaulareate or master degree level, under the direction of a faculty member. Refer to the academic policy section for independent study policy. May…
Scholar-Practitioner Inquiry
This course will provide an overview of the research process. Students will identify potential research topics and explore quantitative, qualitative, mixed and other methods as well as research ethics. Prerequisite: 724…
Foundations of Quantitative Research
This course introduces statistical concepts and procedures important to the analysis of quantitative data. Students explore descriptive and inferential statistics, including measures of central tendency, variability,…
This course introduces epistemologies, processes, and ethics of data generation and analysis used in qualitative and participatory research methodologies. Students will practice research skills. Prerequisite: 712.
Social Science Research for Leaders
This seminar course focuses on influential and recent research in the social sciences relevant to the theory and practice of leadership. Students will explore scholarship from disciplines such as Psychology, Sociology,…
Philosophy and Leadership Seminar
This seminar course focuses on influential and recent research and primary texts in the humanities relevant to the theory and practice of leadership. Students will explore works from disciplines such as Philosophy,…
Critical Analysis of Power
This course uses the lens of Critical Theory to ask fundamental questions about the relationship between power and leadership, the nature of leadership itself, and the ethical challenges posed to people in positions of…
Leading in a Diverse World
This course explores structures of power and oppression that shape our diverse world. It considers what we can individually and collectively do to make our organizations more inclusive spaces and how leadership…
Leading Organizational Change
Leadership requires an understanding of organizational theory. This course introduces students to organizational theories and how ethical leaders can support learning organizations during times of change through…
Values in Leadership
Ethical leadership requires understanding the role of values in leadership. This course explores values such as contemplation, hospitality, honesty, service, trust, and vocation in leadership contexts. Students will…
Leading Negotiation
The process of closing gaps between constituent groups in decision making is explored. Zero sum and positive sum negotiation strategies are explored, including small normal form games. Using this theoretical foundation,…