USF 2006-2007 Undergraduate Catalog - Page 142

Department of Psychological and Social Foundations of Education

Course Descriptions - Faculty

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 4905 Independent Study: Educational Foundations (1-3)
• EDF 4909 Directed Study: Educational Foundations (1-3)
• EDF 5136 Adolescence (4)
• EDF 5285 Programmed Instruction and Teaching Machines (3)
• EDF 5607 Trends in Social-Political Foundations of Schooling in the U.S. (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 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)

Please send questions or comments to:
Karen M. Hall - webcat@ugs.usf.edu
Effective Date: Semester I, 2006

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