GCEE 608 Environmental Education: An Integrated Approach
This graduate level course is designed to introduce the concepts of environmental education to achieve effective resource management and sustainable development. This course, in the broadest sense, encompasses awareness raising, acquiring new perspectives, values, knowledge and skills, through both the formal and informal processes, which lead to a sustainable environment. Overall, this course seeks to incorporate environmental goals into mainstream society while valuing and linking other legitimate social and economic objectives. Three credits.

GCEE 618 Soil Science, Agriculture and Terrestrial Ecosystems
This graduate level course is designed to study the impacts of humankind on urban and rural terrestrial ecosystems, soil and agriculture. This course will raise awareness of the issues that surround agricultural practices and multiple-use policies that lead to a sustainable environment. Topics for this course include pest management, agricultural techniques, forest and land management, nutrient cycles, soil composition and chemical/physical properties, urban and rural sprawl, solid waste disposal, pollution clean-up methods, and wildlife management techniques. Three credits.

GCEE 628 Meteorology, Air Quality and Environmental Field Methods
This graduate level course is designed to study the impacts of humankind on air quality and climatic factors and the use of environmental field methods to measure the impact. This course will raise awareness of the issues that surround outdoor and indoor air quality that lead to a sustainable environment. Topics for this course include early atmospheric composition and history, meteorology, air pollution and control mechanisms, regulatory measures related to the Clean Air Act, indoor and outdoor air pollution, global atmospheric issues (such as the Greenhouse effect and ozone depletion) and local atmospheric issues (such as acid precipitation and ozone). Three credits.

GCEE 638 Groundwater Hydrology, Aquatic Ecosystems and Resources
This graduate level course is designed to study the impacts of humankind on groundwater hydrology, aquatic ecosystems and its resources. This course will
raise awareness of the issues that surround water quality that lead to a sustainable fresh water supply. Topics for this course include water quality, stream assessment, wastewater management, groundwater flow as it relates to lithospheric composition, flood control, water pollution (including acid mine drainage
and acid precipitation), and regulatory measures related to the Clean Water Act. Three credits.

GCEE 648 Environmental Law Ethics
This course will first examine the legislative and regulatory process, discussing the bases, guidelines, and proceedings involved in the creation, implementation, oversight and enforcement of environmental laws, rules and regulations. To this end, a brief review of the legislative process will be covered, followed by an explanation and examination of Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the foundation for all actions and proceedings by and before regulatory agencies. Students will engage in discussions about the Clean Air Act and the differences between legal and ethical decision-making. Three credits.

GCEE 658 Social Issues and the Environment
This course investigates a wide range of social issues and their relation to the environment. Homelessness, famine, world population, violence, and environmental protection are some areas considered. The course examines the link between the social and global environment through case studies, philosophies, theories, environmental models, and research. Students will explore current, emerging, and controversial local and global social problems, and learn how to implement these sensitive environmental and social issues in instruction. Three credits.

GCED 610 Current Issues and Trends in Education
This course is designed to involve the student in an examination and analysis of significant contemporary issues in education. Current literature and research studies are explored through independent research assignments and seminar-type group discussions. Students are encouraged to develop substantiated personal positions regarding topics such as school reform initiatives, charter schools, school violence, problems in urban/rural schools, and the integration of technology in the classroom. Research projects can be initiated in this course. (Elective) Three credits.

GCED 605 Statistics and Research Design
This course will enable the educator to read and interpret empirical research as it is reported in the periodic literature and to design educational research instruments and projects. This advanced course will include instruction in educational tests and measurements that will provide the educator with the prerequisite mathematical skills to compute, read, and interpret statistical data as reported on standardized achievement tests, group and individual tests, and research monographs. The major emphasis of the course is to develop the observational, investigative, and interpretive skills of a reflective educator/practitioner. (Required) Three credits.

GCED 615 Curriculum and Systems Design
This course is designed to include theories of curriculum, instruction, and the design of instructional systems. Emphasis will be on translating theory into practice, particularly for curriculum implementation in public or private schools and/or in industry training. Students will have an opportunity to actually design curricula for use in an educational setting. This course will involve field trips, in-field experiences, classroom lecture, technological training, and project assignments. (Elective) Three credits.

GCED 625 Instructional Technology
Students will explore the use of technology as an important education resource. They will develop the knowledge, technical expertise, and instructional strategies necessary for effective application of technology in a variety of educational and professional settings. “Hands-on” experience is emphasized. (Required) Three credits.

GCED 635 Instructional Methodology
Students will examine the rationale for and development of viable theories of instructional design; apply instructional models to various learning environments and evaluate the learning outcomes; develop an expanded and integrated repertoire of teaching strategies and techniques for use in their classrooms. (Required) Three credits.