Chair: Faith Deveaux (Carman Hall, Room B20)
Department Faculty: Professors: Barbara Gottlieb, Gaoyin Qian, Patricia Thompson; Associate Professors: Stuart Chen-Hayes, Faith Deveaux, Mark Zuss; Assistant Professors: Janet DeSimone, Limor Pinhasi-Vittorio, Laura Roberts; Lecturer: Ara John Bahadourian; Instructor: Tamisha Bouknight
The Department of Counseling, Leadership, Literacy, and Special Education offers specialized course work in education services (Alpha Code ESS), including counselor education (school counseling), special education, and literacy studies. Students interested in incorporating such coursework into their preparation for New York State certification and New York City licensure should see an adviser in the Department. Students enrolled in sequences in other departments should consult their advisers in order to take ESS courses as electives in their programs. The Department also offers courses in the interdisciplinary program in Women's Studies (see the description of this program contained later in this Bulletin).
PROGRAMS
Teacher certification and licensure is carried out by the New York State Education Department. The public schools of the City of New York have separate licensure procedures and requirements. At both the State and City levels, certification requirements are subject to change without notice. The information about certification contained in this Bulletin is the most up-to-date available at press time, but may become obsolete after publication. It is the responsibility of the student or graduate to consult periodically with a Departmental adviser to keep informed about the latest certification requirements.
*Courses preceded by an asterisk are not expected to be offered in 2009-2011.
*EDS 390: Introduction to Special Education. 3 hours, 3 credits. Overview of the field of special education, with emphasis on the developmentally disabled individual. Examination of attitudinal factors contributing to present-day treatment of handicapped individuals. Field trips under supervision. PREREQ: Completion of 60 credits (6 in psychology), the College Writing Examination, and a cumulative index of 3.0.
*ESS 314: Fundamentals of Classroom Group Dynamics. 3 hours, 2 credits.
*ESS 350: Curriculum and Methods in Special Education. 3 hours, 3 credits. Introduction to the selection, use, evaluation, and development of curricula for special education. Discussion of basic concepts underlying the development of curriculum based on the learning characteristics of exceptional children, with emphasis on individualization in mainstream settings. PRE- or COREQ: ESS 401, 402, and 403, which provide orientation to the field of special education.
*ESS 376-377: Fieldwork in Special Education Services I and II. Each semester, 2 credits (two-semester sequence).
*ESS 401: Learning Disorders: A Developmental View. 1 hour, 1 credit. Concepts of developing an underlying commonality of basic processing in exceptional children.
*ESS 402: Diagnosis of Learning Disorders. 1 hour, 1 credit. Theoretical bases and techniques fundamental to the developmental evaluation of learning-handicapped children. Emphasis on diagnosis for purposes of remediation.
*ESS 403: Behavioral Approaches to Children's Emotional Problems. 1 hour, 1 credit. Systematic application of principles of learning to effect behavioral changes in the special child.
*ESS 424: Principles and Practices of Educational Guidance. 2 hours, 2 credits.
*ESS 425: Principles and Practices of Vocational Guidance in the Elementary and Secondary Schools. 2 hours, 2 credits
*ESS 429: Education and Mass Media. 3 hours, 2 credits.
*ESS 433: Workshop in Instructional Materials and Equipment. 2 hours, 1 credit. COREQ: ECE 400, 402, 403, or 404, or the appropriate course from ESC 414 through 440.
*ESS 485-486: Independent Study in Special Education Services I and II. Each semester, 2 credits. (One- or two-semester sequence.) Note: No student may receive credit for both ESC 485-486 and ECE 485-486 or ESC 485-486.
*ESS 490: Honors Course in Research in Special Educational Services. One semester, 3 credits (maximum 6 credits). PREREQ: Satisfactory completion of 12 credits in ESS or related fields, including ECE 301 or ESC 301. Note: No student may receive credit for both ESS 490 and ECE 490 or ESC 490.
Changes in program requirements designated by the New York State Education Department for Teacher, Counselor, and/or Administrator certifications occur from time to time. As such, students are advised to consult the Office of the Division of Education, Room B-33 of Carman Hall, to determine the most current program requirements for certification. Students not seeking an institutional recommendation but who intend to apply independently for certification should consult with a departmental adviser prior to registration so that a course of study fulfilling State requirements may be planned. New York State may at some point end the independent transcript review route to certification. Students should consult the New York State Education Department website for updates or may check with the Division of Education's Certification Office to determine if a change in this policy has been adopted.
*Courses preceded by an asterisk are not expected to be offered in 2009-2011.
*FCS 102: Clothing I. 4 hours (2, lecture; 2, lab), 3 credits.
*FCS 120: Historic Costume. 2 hours, 2 credits.
*FCS 121: Clothing in Twentieth-Century Society. 2 hours, 2 credits.
*FCS 124: Family Clothing. 4 hours (2, lecture; 2, lab), 3 credits.
*FCS 125: Textiles I. 3 hours (1, lecture; 2, lab), 2 credits.
*FCS 126: Interior Decoration and Design. 3 hours (1, lecture; 2, lab), 2 credits.
*FCS 161: Orientation to Family and Consumer Studies. 2 hours (1, lecture; 1, conference; and field trips), 2 credits.
*FCS (WST) 180: Modern Housing. 3 hours, 3 credits. Analysis of modern housing needs of families. Consideration of home ownership, cooperatives, condominiums, and public and other rental housing in terms of cost, location, construction, and value to individual family members. Principles of organization of space for individual and family living during the family life cycle.
*FCS 202: Clothing II. 4 hours (2, lecture; 2, lab), 3 credits. PREREQ: Either FCS 102 or Departmental permission.
*FCS 219: Consumer Problems in Housing. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*FCS 227: Textiles II. 4 hours (2, lecture; 2, lab), 3 credits. PREREQ: FCS 125.
*FCS 228: Textile Design. 3 hours (1, lecture; 2, lab), 2 credits. PREREQ: Either 4 credits in ART or Departmental permission.
*FCS 229: Weaving I. 3 hours, 2 credits. PREREQ: Either 4 credits in ART or instructor's permission.
*FCS 271: Child Development. 4 hours (2, lecture; 2, lab), 3 credits.
*FCS 301: Demonstration Materials and Techniques. 3 hours (lab), 3 credits.
*FCS 302: Special Problems in Clothing Design. 4 hours (lab), 2 credits. PREREQ: Either ECS 202 or Departmental permission.
FCS 307 (WST 317): Family Relationships. 3 hours, 3 credits. The place of the family in American life: essential conditions for effective family living, factors that seem to be important in achieving and maintaining successful marriage, roles of family members, problems in family relationships and parenthood, and interdependence of family and community.
*FCS 314: Household Equipment. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*FCS 315: Home and Cooperative Ownership and Tenancy. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: FCS 180 or 219 or Departmental permission.
*FCS 316: Home Management. 3 hours, 3 credits.
*FCS 317: Consumption Behavior. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: Either FCS 307 or Departmental permission.
*FCS 318: Management of Housing for the Elderly. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: FCS 180 and Departmental permission.
*FCS 370: Field Study in Clothing and Textiles. 3 hours, 2 credits. PREREQ: Departmental permission.
*FCS (WST) 372: Family Relationships: Field Study and Seminar. 2 hours, 2 credits. Field study of private and public agencies; introduction to the services available to families, including problems inherent in the use of these services.
*FCS 374: Consumer Advocacy. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: Satisfactory completion of 45 college credits.
*FCS 403: Introduction to Counseling for Family Living. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: Adviser's written permission.
*FCS 449: Housing Management and Maintenance. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: Either FCS 180 and 219 or Departmental permission.
*FCS 452: Current Problems in Family and Consumer Studies. 2 hours, 2 credits. PREREQ: Departmental permission.
*FCS 453: Trends in Family and Consumer Studies. 3 hours, 3 credits. PREREQ: Departmental permission.
*FCS 472: Field Study in Housing Management. 4 hours, plus seminar, 2 credits. PREREQ: FCS 449.
*FCS 473: Problems in Home Management. 6 hours (lab), 3 credits.
*FCS 485: Independent Study in Family and Consumer Studies. One semester, 2-3 credits (maximum 6 credits). Independent study in an appropriate field, under faculty supervision. PREREQ: Departmental permission.
*FCS 489: Seminar in Housing Management. 2 hours, 2 credits. PREREQ: FCS 180, 219, 315, 318, and 449, and Departmental permission.
*FCS 492: Honors in Family and Consumer Studies. One semester, 2-3 credits (maximum 4-6 credits). PREREQ: Departmental permission.
*FCS 493: Special Projects in Family and Consumer Studies. PREREQ: Departmental permission.
*Courses preceded by an asterisk are not expected to be offered in 2009-2011.
*FCS 161: Orientation to Family and Consumer Studies
*FCS 301: Demonstration Materials and Techniques
*FCS 374: Consumer Advocacy
*FCS 452: Current Problems in Family and Consumer Studies
*FCS 453: Trends in Family and Consumer Studies
*FCS (WST) 180: Modern Housing
*FCS 219: Consumer Problems in Housing
*FCS 314: Household Equipment
*FCS 315: Home and Cooperative Ownership and Tenancy
*FCS 316: Home Management
*FCS 317: Consumption Behavior
*FCS 318: Management of Housing for the Elderly
*FCS 449: Housing Management and Maintenance
*FCS 472: Field Study in Housing Management
*FCS 473: Problems in Home Management
*FCS 489: Seminar in Housing Management
*FCS 102: Clothing I
*FCE 120: Historic Costume
*FCS 121: Clothing in Twentieth-Century Society
*FCS 124: Family Clothing
*FCS 125: Textiles I
*FCS 126: Interior Decoration & Design
*FCS 202: Clothing II
*FCS 227: Textiles II
*FCS 228: Textile Design
*FCS 229: Weaving I
*FCS 302: Special Problems in Clothing Design
*FCS 370: Field Study in Clothing and Textiles
*FCS 271: Child Development
FCS 307 (WST 317): Family Relationships
*FCS 317: Consumption Behavior
*FCS (WST) 372: Family Relationships: Field Study and Seminar
*FCS 403: Introduction to Counseling for Family Living
*FCS 485: Independent Study in Family and Consumer Studies
*FCS 492: Honors in Family and Consumer Studies
*FCS 493: Special Projects in Family and Consumer Studies