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Spring 2026 Courses to Complete your Schedule

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EDUC 639-001: Education Policy

spring 2026

Course Delivery: Face to Face
Term: Full Semester
CRN: 81765

Would you like to really know how education legislation and policy are made? This course will afford students opportunities to learn about actors such as philanthropic organizations and think tanks who drive the education legislationand policy discourses that directly impact schools, universities, educators, students, and other community members. We will look at policy theory and several case studies, including the Yazzie/Martinez case here in New Mexico. Through their study, students will collaborate on a policy brief related to an education issue related to their research interests.

LLSS 593-004

spring 2026

Course Delivery: Face to Face
Term: Full Semester
CRN: 82342

Dive deeply into the roots, development, iterations, applications, pragmatics, methodologies, and pedagogies of decolonial theory! In this course, we will examine intersectional issues of sociology, schooling, and research through a decolonial lens, and develop our theoretical and conceptual frameworks for our future research and teaching endeavors.

LEAD 593-001 Global Education

spring 2026

Course Delivery: Fully Online
Term: Full Semester
CRN: 82745

This course provides foundational understandings of theories, methods and practices in global education contexts across the PK-20+ spectrum, and in informal & non-formal education contexts. Guiding components like sustainable development and global citizenship education frame critical dialogs and comparative case study projects.

EDPY 593 Advanced Qualitative Research Methods in Human Development

spring 2026

Course Delivery: Face to Face
Term: Full Semester
CRN: 83341

Are you interested in gaining research skills to understand individual experience in sociocultural context? In this course, we will read about, discuss, and apply key qualitative research methods for studying human development, preparing you to conduct your own qualitative studies. The key focus of the course will be on learning how to conduct semi-structured interviews and analyze interview data using (reflexive) thematic analysis. We will also discuss mixed methods, giving you the tools to integrate qualitative and quantitative approaches. Additionally, we will explore the underlying assumptions of all research methods, critically examining diverse epistemological perspectives and their implications for our work and the populations we study.

MSET 570 Digital Game Based Learning

spring 2026

Course Delivery: Fully Online
Term: First 8-weeks
CRN: 83485 Section 4 is for AOP students, CRN 83483 Section 3 is for all students

Create, evaluate, and engage with electronic games and apps for PK-12 teaching and learning. Explore digital games and virtual learning environments to enhance instruction, learning, and assessment, while delving into theory, research, and insights from scholars on game-based learning in educational contexts. No gaming experience is required.