USF 2001-2002 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 152 - 153

Department of Psychological and Social Foundations of Education

Courses - Course Descriptions - Printable Degree Requirements

The Department of Psychological and Social Foundations of Education does not offer a specific major or degree program, but provides courses for all students majoring in the wide array of undergraduate programs available in the College of Education. These courses contribute to the students’ understanding of the general education enterprises and are considered foundational to later professional specialization. Consequently, these courses should be taken early in the professional program, typically in the junior year.

Professional Education Core (34-39 cr. hrs.):

• EDF 3122 Learning and the Developing Child (3)
• EDF 3214 Human Development and Learning (3)
• EDF 3604 Social Foundations of Education (3)
• EDF 4111 Child Growth and Learning (3)
• EDF 4131 Learning and the Developing Adolescent (3)

In addition the department offers:

• EDF 3228 Human Behavior and Environmental Selection (3)
• EDF 3542 Philosophy of Education (4)
• EDF 4905 Independent Study: Educational oundations (1-3)
• EDF 4909 Directed Study: Educational Foundations (1-3)
• EDF 5136 Adolescence (4)
• EDF 5285 Programmed Instruction and Teaching Machines (3)
• EDF 5672 American Democracy and Public Education (3)
• IDS 3115 Values and Choices (3)

The Counselor Education program offers undergraduate courses focusing on human services skill development, decision-making and personal growth. Course content contributes to student success in academic and personal endeavors and may serve to orient students to post-graduate work in human services fields.

• MHS 4001 Introduction to Guidance Processes (3)
• MHS 4052 Human Relations Skills in Counseling (4)
• MHS 4905 Independent Study: Guidance and Counseling Education (1-4)
• SDS 4040 Introduction to Student Personnel Work in Higher Education (2)
• SLS 1101 The University Experience (2)

USF 2001-2002 Undergraduate Catalog - Page 154

Psychological and Social Foundations Faculty

Interim Chairperson: J. C. Dickinson; Professors: G. Batsche, D. E. Bostow, W. W. Burley, M. J. Curtis, J. C. Dickinson, J. C. Follman, O. G. Geiger, E. V. Johanningmeier, E. B. Kimmel, H. M. Knoff, K. Marfo, E. E. Panther; Professors Emeritus: R. J. Drapela, C. Weingartner; Associate Professors: D. J. Anderson, W. T. Bridges, D. DeMarie, K. Powell-Smith, S. Street; Assistant Professors: J. Austin, J. Baggerly, K. Bradley-Klug, D. J. Chandler, D. Cobb-Roberts, S. Dorn, E. McFalls, D. Michael, D. Osborn, K. Powell-Smith, L. Raffaele, T. Richardson, B. Shircliffe; Visiting Assistant Professor: M. James, J. Leavy, D. Perry, J. Reed, D. Rose, M. L. Taylor, D. Todd; Courtesy, Adjunct, Joint Appointment: H. B. Clark, W. Henry, T. F. Stokes.

Course Descriptions

• EDF 3122 Learning and the Developing Child (3)
• EDF 3214 Human Development And Learning (3)
• EDF 3228 Human Behavior and Environmental Selection 6A MW (3)
• EDF 3542 Philosophy of Education MW (4)
• EDF 3604 Social Foundations of Education MW (3)
• EDF 4111 Child Growth and Learning (3)
• EDF 4131 Learning And The Developing Adolescent (3)
• EDF 4905 Independent Study: Educational Foundations (1-4)
• EDF 4909 Directed Study: Educational Foundations (1-3)
• EDF 5136 Adolescence (4)
• EDF 5285 Programmed Instruction and Teaching Machines (3)
• EDF 5607 Trends in the Social Political Foundations of Schooling in the US (3)
• EDF 5672 American Democracy and Public Education ()
• IDS 3115 Values and Choices 6A MW (3)
• MHS 4052 Human Relations Skills in Counseling MW (4)
• MHS 4905 Independent Study: Guidance and Counseling Education (1-4)
• SDS 4040 Introduction to Student Personnel Work in Higher Education (2)
• SLS 1101 The University Experience (2)

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Mia Fluitt - webCat@ugs.usf.edu
Effective Date: Semester I, 2001