Graduate Education

 

Ed.D. Adult & Higher Education. Northern Illinois University, 2013

Dissertation Title:        Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of Hope: An Autoethnography in                                       a Social Justice Classroom (see PDF below)

Dissertation Chair:      Dr. Jorge Jeria

 

M.S.Ed. Secondary Education. Northern Illinois University, 1993

Area of Licensure: Health Education, Physical Education & Social Science

 

 

Undergraduate Education

 

B.A. Radio/Television/Film. California State University, Long Beach, 1990

 

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Dr. Swick’s Graduate Student Coursework at NIU

 

 

Courses                                                                                  Credit Hours              

 

BIOS 311: Functional Human Anatomy                                4                                 

 

BIOS 600A: Physiology                                                         3                                 

 

 

CISE 485: Secondary Student Teaching                                7                                 

 

CISE 501: Multicultural Education Methods/Materials         3                                 

 

CISE 523: Seminar in Secondary Education                          3                                 

 

CISE 534: Improvement of Instruction                                  3                                 

 

CISE 587C: Clinical Based Teaching Practicum                    3                                 

 

CISE 597: Independent Research in Secondary Education    3                                 

 

 

EPSY 501: Psychological Foundations of Education             3                                 

 

EPSY 520: Intro to Educational Research                              3                                 

 

EPSY 530: Test Construction & Evaluation                           3                                 

 

EPSY 597: Independent Research in Education -                   3                                 

                        Adolescent Development

 

 

LEFE 510: Philosophical Foundations of Education             3                                 

 

 

PHED 490: Adapted Physical Education                               3                                 

 

PHED 492: Special Education – PE Clinical                         1                                 

 

PHED 343: Elementary Physical Education                          3                                 

                        Methods/Field Experience

 

 

PHHE 400: School Health Methods/Materials                       3                                 

 

PHHE 401: Current Issues – HIV/AIDS                                1                                 

 

PHHE 402: Community Health Programs & Issues               3                                 

 

PHHE 407: Drug Education                                                    3                                 

 

PHHE 503: School Health Programs                                      3                                 

 

PHHE 550: Independent Study Health Education                  6                                 

 

PHHE 555: Clinical/Field Experience Health Education       3                                 

 

 

M.S.Ed. - Secondary Education, Cum GPA 3.96

 

 

Courses                                                                                  Credit Hours              

 

AHPH 492: Behavior/Social Aspects of Public Health         3                                 

 

 

EPFE 540: Education for Social Justice                                 3                                 

 

EPS 510: Adult Educational Psychology                               3                                 

 

ETR 521: Educational Statistics I                                           3                                 

 

ETR 525: Qualitative Research in Education                         3                                 

 

ETR 620: Educational Research Planning                              3                                 

 

ETR 639X: Fieldwork/Methods – Educational Research       3                                 

 

 

CAHA 400: Nature of Adult & Higher Education                 3                                 

 

CAHA 408X: Mental & Emotional Health                            3                                 

 

CAHA 501: Adult Learning – Maturity through Old Age     3                                 

 

CAHA 502: Educating Culturally Diverse Adults                 3                                 

 

CAHA 533: Learning How to Learn Applied Theory            3                                 

 

CAHA 590Z: Workshop: Study Abroad to Brazil                  3                                 

 

CAHA 603: Humor & Adult Learning                                   3                                 

 

CAHA 620: Review Research in Adult & Higher Ed            3                                 

 

CAHA 686: Internship in Adult & Higher Education            6                                 

 

CAHA 697Z: Independent Research in Brazil                       3                                 

 

CAHA 699: Doctoral Research & Dissertation                      15+                             

 

CAHA 799: Doctoral Research & Dissertation                      15+                             

 

Ed.D. Adult & Higher Education, Cum GPA 3.89