ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2017-2018
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EH 470 Senior Seminar (1)
Advanced study of selected topics within a specific area of language or literature.
Students may enroll for a second seminar on a separate topic as one of their electives.
Prerequisites: EH 300 and senior standing.
EPY - Educational Psychology
EPY 223 The Developing Child in the Twenty-First Century (1)
Theories of child development to help students understand the mental, social, and
emotional patterns of development from preschool through adolescence. Students will
engage in discussions about how phenomena unique to the culture of the United States in
the twenty-first century affect development and learning. Laboratory required. Fall,
Spring.
EPY 260 Survey of Exceptional Children (1)
The role and scope of educational programs for exceptional children including etiology,
identification, and incidence. An overview of how individualized programs are developed
and planned is also included. Laboratory required. Fall, Spring.
EPY 320 Educational Psychology (1)
Theories and practices in human learning to help students develop an understanding of
the nature of learning as applied in nursery schools, kindergartens, elementary grades,
and high school grades. Emphasis is placed on the development and implementation of
assessment systems and the professional use of standard tests and measures. Laboratory
required. Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education Program. Fall, Spring.
GCS - Global and Comparative Studies
GCS 100 Introduction to Global and Comparative Studies (1)
An examination of social and economic change models that provide frameworks for
analyzing globalization through the themes of interdependence and integration. Basic
comparative social science research methods are introduced and applied to a range of
topics significant in contemporary globalization and comparative studies.
GCS 204 Survey Data Analysis and Statistics (1)
An examination of theory and practice in formulating hypotheses and evaluating them by
analyzing secondary sources of data with statistical analysis software. Emphasis is placed
on data management, data analysis, the use of appropriate statistics, and the interpretation
of statistical output. Though intended as a prerequisite for EC 304, GCS 304, PS 304, or
SO 304, this course can help any student develop analytical skills. Laboratory required.
(Also listed as EC 204, PS 204, SO 204, and UES 204; this course may be counted for
credit in economics, global and comparative studies, political science, sociology, or urban
environmental studies.) Fall.