GCSE 533 Survey of Christian School Curriculum
3 credit hours
An examination of the major Christian publishing houses offering total subject curricula, as well as noteworthy Christian curricula in selected subject areas. Includes instruction in the role of curriculum materials in the Christian schools and strategies for their selection, implementation, development, and maintenance.(Offered in Summer Institute only.)

GCSE 603 Guidance and Counselling in the Christian School Setting
3 credit hours
A survey course designed to introduce the student to a Christian school guidance program. The student learns about the needs, design, facets, and effective means of implementing a program. (Offered by correspondence only.)

GCSE 613 Organization and Administration of Christian Schools
3 credit hours
Defines and analyzes the administrator’s role in Christian schools. Gives attention to developing the leadership competencies needed for organizing, administering, supervising, and evaluating educational personnel and programs. Includes simulated problem solving. (Offered in Uppsala)

GCSE 620 Assessment and Strategies for Effective Teaching
3 credit hours
This course is designed to acquaint school administrators and classroom teachers with information and a comprehensive understanding of assessment as it relates to effective teaching strategies and to develop the skills needed to design, develop, improve, and evaluate assessment systems. Candidates will have the opportunity to create an institutional or instructional assessment system based on national criteria for the components of an exemplary assessment system. (Offered in Uppsala)

GCSE 643 Issues in Education
3 credit hours
A study of current issues in education. Focuses on those significantly affecting national, international, public, and private schools, and emphasizes analyzing the current and future roles of Christian school education and educators. Includes, but is not limited to, the following topics: Christian school challenges; personal/professional issues affecting classroom teachers; legal and societal pressures; the changing scene in the public sector; and state, national, and global concerns and influences in education. Specific topics may vary from year to year. (Offered online only.)

GCSE 713 Educational Leadership and Supervision
3 credit hours
A presentation of Biblical principles and practices of leadership and supervision within the context of improving instruction, enhancing outcomes of learning and developing relationship skills. Covers characteristics of leaders, significance of vision and supervision, analysis of teacher effectiveness, and survey of staff development programs. Stresses assessment of personal attributes of leadership and application of leadership strategies. (Offered in Summer Institute only.)

GECE 523 Cognitive Development in the Young Child
3 credit hours
An examination of theoretical and practical aspects of cognitive development. Advanced cognitive theory is presented from the perspectives of Piaget, Vygotsky, and information processing. Discusses other theories and their implications for curriculum development and implementation. Gives practical application of cognitive development knowledge in the social studies, science, and mathematics. (Offered in Summer Institute only.)

GHPE 503 Graduate Health Fitness
1 credit hour
Provides for an understanding and personal appreciation for the relationship of physical activity and fitness to health. Emphasis is placed on the concept of health fitness, cardio respiratory system, nutrition, and body composition, muscular skeletal fitness, and stress management. Attention is given to consumer health information.

GPED 503 History and Philosophy of Education
3 credit hours
Overview of various philosophies of education with emphasis on the implications of their presuppositions on educational theory and practice. Includes an analysis of educational problems and issues in education using the tools of history and philosophy of education and the implications on educational theory and practice in an institution. (Offered in Uppsala)

GPED 572 Classroom Management and Educational Law
3 credit hours
A study of the various approaches in behaviour management. Emphasizes behavior modification techniques. Introduces teacher candidates to token learning principles and how they apply to behavior management in the classroom. Provides the opportunity for the study of the relationships between students, parents, teachers, schools, and federal, state, and local government with an emphasis on the legal framework with which each participant must interact. (Offered at ORU).

GPED 593 Evaluation for Administrators
3 credit hours
An overview of the theory and application of educational evaluation and assessment including evaluation for planning and instruction; construction and evaluation of classroom tests; test values and limitations; evaluation and administration of standardized tests; portfolio development and evaluation; and grading and reporting procedures. Gives practical applications for Christian school administrators. (Offered at ORU).

GPED 640 Instructional Methods and Strategies: Elementary, Early Childhood and Special Education
3 credit hours
A course assisting students in becoming reflective practitioners by exploring current issues in elementary education. Students learn and utilize various research-based instructional techniques, planning strategies, methods, and assessment practices for elementary schools.

GPED 683 Educational Research Design
3 credit hours
Designed for graduate students desiring to develop a research proposal. Includes topic selection; library search; research methodology, design, and style; and techniques of writing. Provides students with an understanding of basic research methods related to the investigation of current educational issues or problems. (Offered online only.)

GPED 703 Advanced Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence
3 credit hours
Traces the development of the individual from early childhood through the adolescent years. Includes studies in brain growth, development and dominance, and the resulting behavior of children and youth. Also includes a study of the behavioral and socio-cultural. (Offered at ORU).

GPED 753 Curriculum/Instructional Design and School Services
3 credit hours
A critical study of foundations, procedures, and theories in instructional programs common in early childhood education and elementary and secondary schools; selection and organization of content, teaching techniques and materials; and the organization and implementation of instructional strategies in a school system. (Offered in Uppsala)

GPED 835 Advanced Theories of Learning and Brain Research
3 credit hours
An advanced study of current research and practices relating to theories of learning and brain research as it relates to education. Emphasizes practical classroom application of the research. (Offered in Uppsala)

GPED 834 Organization and Supervision of Programs for Exceptional Individuals
3 credit hours
The study of the exceptional child and the establishment of a program to identify, evaluate, remediate, and effectively manage the behavior of students with special academic needs. Also addresses the administrative plan and structure, including personnel, facility scheduling program integration with existing curriculum and schedule, legal responsibilities and liabilities, parental involvement ,and continued evaluation for each identified student. (Offered in Summer Institute only.)

GTHE 507 Holy Spirit in the Now
2-3 credit hours
An overview of the basic theological beliefs and lifestyle unique to Oral Roberts University. The course analyzes the Biblical concepts and principles of the Person and work of the Holy Spirit. It examines the gifts of the Holy Spirit and indicates how contemporary Christians may personally relate to them. Also examines the principles of seed-faith giving and living.