The course will examine ethical & legal issues related to reproduction. While some historical coverage will take place, primary emphasis will be on current topics, such as abortion regulation, coerced …
The Applied Policy Project (APP) is the capstone event of the MPP program, an independent analytical project for each student. During APP II, students produce a final report of approximately …
Focuses on critical elements of school law to include due process, search and seizure, church/state conflicts, curriculum control & the expression of controversial views, school authority to make rules and …
Content for this course includes the purposes and nature of theory in educational administration and the application of organization theory to education. Theories of leadership, organizations, decision-making, communication, climate, conflict, …
The focus of this course is the development and design of curriculum, and the delivery of instruction to ensure academic success. The course provides key principles of effective supervision, and …
This course examines and promotes prospective administrators, intrapersonal understanding, interpersonal ability, and potential for effectiveness as leaders. Theory and practice relative to the staffing of schools for effective realization of …
This course will examine the principles, processes, and responsibilities of financing public education with a focus on the leadership provided at the school level in finance. The course will have …
This course is designed to prepare individuals for positions of education leadership by exposing them to hands-on administrators. Students will be engaged in a significant number of administrative activities at …
This course provides students with the necessary blend of theory, best practice, and authentic problems of practice in leadership. The course provides a bridge between their thought in other courses …
This module will investigate the current legal, moral, and instructional impact of special education policies in the Commonwealth of Virginia and across the nation. Response to Intervention concepts will be …
Detailed study of graduate course material on an independent basis under the guidance of a faculty member
Student will perform independent projects under close faculty supervision.
Formal record of student commitment to project research for a Masters degree under the guidance of a faculty advisor.
Research Ethics/Responsible Conduct of Research fulfills both the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Mandate. The course is case-based and practical. The goal …
This course guides graduate students to communicate their research to non-technical audiences such as the public, the media, scholars in other fields, and policymakers. Topics include audience analysis, message design, …
This is the required course for the graduate Certificate in Digital Humanities. It entails participation in colloquia, sixty hours of experience participating in a research project uniting computation and humanities, …
Students will learn theoretical and practical foundations of computational methods for analysis of experimental data from various biological data types. Course will cover algorithms, statistical and computational methods, and application …
Students will learn theoretical and practical foundations of computational methods for analysis of experimental data from various biological data types. Course will cover algorithms, statistical and computational methods, and application …
Where do our educational practices come from? This seminar invites graduate students to explore theories and philosophies of education in order to guide their own professional development and practices as …
Students will learn algorithms and applications of computational methods for analysis of experimental data from genome, epigenome, and transcriptome sequencing experiments. The course will cover various biological data types (whole …