Online Courses by Semester

 (all courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted) 

NOTE:  Any of the following course offerings may be canceled if enrollment is fewer than 5 students. 

Sample Course Syllabuses are available on the Program Course Page.

Professional Components Category

Research Course
    TE 800 - Educational Research - NOTE: class fills up fast
Pedagogy Course required (take one):
    TE 804 - Curriculum Development in Multicultural Education
    TE 886P - Technology Tools for Teachers

Science and Math Education

SMED 888 - Science/Math Education Capstone Course

Biology

BIOL 801 - Principles of Immunology
BIOL 806P - Plant Ecology
BIOL 811 - Scientific Illustration
BIOL 813 - Issues in Bioethics
BIOL 814 - Plant Pathology
BIOL 828 - Human Evolution
BIOL 830P - Cell Structure and Function
BIOL 838 - Essential Human Anatomy -NOTE: class fills up fast
BIOL 839 - Human Physiological Systems -NOTE: class fills up fast
BIOL 841 - Virology
BIOL 844 - Molecular Biotechnology
BIOL 858 - Physiology of Stress
BIOL 863 - Biological Perspectives
BIOL 870 - Insect Biology
BIOL 883 - Aquatic Trophic Ecology
BIOL 886 - Sexual Selection (1 cr)

Chemistry

CHEM 899 - Special Topics - Advanced Principles of Organic Chemistry

Mathematics

There are no online UNK Math classes offered in the Spring 2020 semester.

UNL MATH 805T - Discrete Math for Teachers
UNL MATH 814T - Linear Algebra for Teachers
UNL MATH 896 - Using Technology to aid in Problem Solving

Intercampus Registration form

Physics

There are no online classes offered in the Spring 2020 semester.

Teacher Education

TE 803 - Philosophy of Education
TE 804 - Curriculum Development in Multicultural Education
TE 805P - Overview of Assistive Technology
TE 808P - Human Relations
TE 846 - Diagnosis/Correction of Reading Difficulties
TE 854 - Reading in the Content Areas
TE 864 - Digital Storytelling
TE 866 - Motivating the 21st Century Learner
TE 870 - Developing Web-Based Portfolios
TE 886P - Technology Tools for Teachers

If classes are full, contact Janet Steele (steelej@unk.edu)

For samples of course syllabuses, please email Janet Steele at steelej@unk.edu.

Professional Components Category

Curriculum Course:
TE 809P - Curriculum Implementation
(NOTE: This substitutes for BIOL 876, Natural Science Curriculum, as the Curriculum Course requirement)

Research Course:
TE 800 - Education Research (not recommended to take during the summer time)

Pedagogy Course (take one):
TE 804 - Curriculum Development in Multicultural Education
TE 886P - Technology Tools for Teachers

If classes are full, contact Dr. Janet Steele (steelej@unk.edu)

For samples of course syllabuses, please email Dr. Janet Steele at steelej@unk.edu.

Biology

**denotes courses that the Biology Department has identified as being most appropriate for Science/Math Education students

 BIOL 823 - Environmental Biology
BIOL 830P - Special Topics in Biology (Below are the classes offered for special topics)
Genetics in Popular Culture
Avian Life History
Wildlife & Fisheries Laws & Policies
History of Cancer
Reproductive Physiology
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Vaccines:  Concepts & Controversies
Human Microbiome
BIOL 845 - Forensic Biology
BIOL 853 - Genome Evolution
BIOL 858 - Physiology of Stress
BIOL 863 - Biological Perspectives


If classes are full contact Brian Peterson or Robyn Shoenebeck (msbiology@unk.edu) to have a permit issued or to be put on a waiting list

Chemistry

CHEM 810 - Principles of Environmental Chemistry
CHEM 855 - Principles of Biochemistry

Mathematics

MATH 864 - Geometry for Teachers
MATH 871 - Topics in Math

Additional Math courses through UNL:
MATH 807T - Using Math to Understand our World (Modeling class)
TEAC 880E - Teaching Mathematics with Technology (Secondary)

Intercampus Registration Form

Physics

PHYS 811 - Astronomy for High School Teachers

If classes are full, contact Dr. Janet Steele (steelej@unk.edu)

Teacher Education

TE 803 - Philosophy of Education
TE 805P - Overview of Assistive Technology
TE 808P - Human Relations
TE 815P - The Effective Teacher: Enhancing Classroom Instruction
TE 820 - Teacher Leadership
TE 829 - Implementing Universal Design for Learning in School Settings
TE 854 - Reading in the Content Areas
TE 868 - Copyright, Fair Use, and Ethics
TE 899P - Special Topics

If classes are full, contact Janet Steele (steelej@unk.edu)

For samples of course syllabuses, please email Janet Steele at steelej@unk.edu.

Professional Components Category (9 hours required)

Research Course:
    TE 800 01/02/03 - Educational Research -NOTE: class fills up fast
Pedagogy Course: (one of the following)
    TE 804 - Curriculum Development in Multicultural Education
    TE 886P –Technology Tools for Teachers

Biology

BIOL 802 - Organic Evolution
BIOL 803P - Plant Physiology
BIOL 804P - Developmental Biology
BIOL 820 - Introduction to Graduate Study
BIOL 827 - Biological Statistics
BIOL 830P - Special Topics: Animal Community Ecology
BIOL 830P - Special Topics: Human Dimensions
BIOL 830P - Special Topics: Evolutionary Perspective in Medicine
BIOL 830P - Bison Ecology (2 crs)
BIOL 838 - Essential Human Anatomy - ONLINE
BIOL 839 - Human Physiological Systems -NOTE: class fills up fast
BIOL 840 01/02 - Infectious Diseases
BIOL 846 - Cancer Biology
BIOL 859 - Biology of the Brain
BIOL 861P - Human Genetics
BIOL 877 - Writing in the Sciences
BIOL 881 01/02/03/04 - Current Issues in Biology (1 cr)
BIOL 884 - Freshwater Management Techniques

If classes are full contact Brian Peterson or Robyn Schoenebeck (msbiology@unk.edu) to have a permit issued or to be put on a waiting list

Chemistry

CHEM 866 - Analytical Instrumentation

Mathematics

UNL Math Classes
MATH 802T:  Functions, Algebra and Geometry for ML Teachers
MATH 810T:  Algebra for Algebra Teachers
MATH 811T:  Functions for High School Teachers

UNK Math Classes
MATH 862:  Math Analysis for Teachers

Intercampus Registration Form

Physics 

PHYS 805 - Introcution to Engineering

Electives Category

TE 803 - Philosophy of Education
TE 804 - Curriculum Development in Multicultural Education
TE 805P - Overview of Assistive Technology
TE 808P - Human Relations (1 cr)
TE 810 - Design & Development of Instruction
TE 833 - Context of Education
TE 866 - Motivating the 21st Century Learner
TE 870 - Developing Web-Based Portfolios
TE 877 - Developing Web-Based Educational Environments
TE 878 - Leadership in Instructional Technology


If classes are full, contact Janet Steele (steelej@unk.edu)

For samples of course syllabuses, please email Janet Steele at steelej@unk.edu.