Concordia
Concordia College is easy to find. We are located in the heart of Moorhead, Minnesota.
Both degree and non-degree seeking students are welcome to take individual graduate program and elective courses from our M Ed and MM programs.
We also offer graduate-level language courses from the Graduate Language Certificate program, on a variety of special topics.
Search our full list of courses below. Courses associated with a master's program are indicated as follows (NOTE that some courses are cross-listed between programs):
M Ed | Teaching & Learning (MED)
M Ed | World Language Instruction (MEDWL)
Graduate Language Certificate (GLC)
Course Cost: All graduate courses are $595 per credit. There is no application fee to apply for individual courses.
Registration: Complete the Graduate Elective Admission Form
You will be asked to upload your undergraduate transcripts indicating your degree has been completed.
Once you submit the form, we will admit you to the college and send your Concordia College credentials, along with information about your course enrollment.
Students will be billed for course(s) through Concordia's Business Office.
| Online Blended (Synch-Asynch) |
June 6-August 12 |
MED |
4 CR | Instructor: Dr. Kristen Ford |
| This course contains the professional body of knowledge necessary for the effective teaching of diverse learners for student success. It focuses on understanding theories and strategies that address the needs of a diverse population that compose today's classrooms in the public school systems. Included in this course will be diversity issues, planning techniques, effective teaching strategies, differentiated instructional and assessment strategies, motivational concepts, and informal and formal assessment practices. Most importantly, this course is focused on practices that impact student learning positively and engage students in the content. | ||||
| Online Blended (Synch-Asynch) | June 6-August 12 |
MED |
4 CR | Instructor: Dr. Anne Walker |
| Students will be introduced to the vocabulary, theory, primary principles, methods, and techniques of qualitative and quantitative methods of inquiry. Students will read and review a variety of research articles related to specific content area methodologies. | ||||
| Online Blended (Synch-Asynch) | June 6-August 12 | MED |
2 CR | Instructor: Daryl Boeckers |
| Students will discuss how technology can be used in the second language classroom to motivate language learners. Through observations and discussions of how technology is used at the Language Villages, students will design a unit of instruction incorporating technology. | ||||
| Online Blended (Synch-Asynch) | June 6-August 12 | MED |
4 CR | Instructor: Dr. Teri Langlie |
| This course offers an in-depth exploration of the principles of assessment and the challenges of evaluation. Students will discuss the theoretical and practical foundations in learner-centered and performance-based assessments. The role of national and state standards in assessing language learning will be presented. Students will examine a variety of assessment tools and their use in providing meaningful feedback to both teachers and students. | ||||
| Online Blended (Synch-Asynch) | June 6-August 12 | MED |
2 CR | Instructor: Dr. Carrie Leonard |
| Course description will vary and the topics of the course are customizable to the needs of the students in the cohort. | ||||
| Online Blended (Synch-Asynch) | June 6-August 12 | MED |
4 CR | Instructor: Dr. Jill Watson |
| In this course, students will investigate and evaluate a variety of approaches for supporting English learners such as trans-languaging, assessment in both the L1 and L2, phonemic awareness and decoding, acquisition of vocabulary, and explicit versus interactive teaching. | ||||
| In-Person |
July 11-29 (On Campus) |
MMME |
4 CR | Instructor: Dr. Shauna Pickens |
| This course will explore the history of American music education and the philosophies that inform current practice. Emphasis is on the relationship between historical / philosophical thought and current music education issues. | ||||
| In-Person |
July 11-29 (On Campus) |
MMME |
4 CR | Instructor: Dr. Jeff Meyer |
| This course will explore new directions in the fields of (ethno)musicology and musicology as they relate to music education and the contemporary study of music. Topics include music and sustainability, music as social life, community-based music, and the use of early and global music in the music classroom. | ||||
| In-Person |
July 11-29 (On Campus) |
MMME |
2 CR | Instructor: TBD |
| This course will deepen the professional educator’s music literature study, analysis, and critical listening skills. Students will choose which educational levels into which they choose to delve. As a course in educational methodology, topics will include definitions of quality repertoire, how to incorporate repertoire into curriculum design, scope/sequence of a yearly repertoire, pedagogical considerations, student assessment strategies, and educational resources for further study. | ||||
| In-Person |
July 11-29 (On Campus) |
MMME |
2 CR | Instructor: Dr. Kira Haler-Knutson |
| This course will provide students with the advanced skills for successfully conducting an ensemble. The materials presented and concepts explored during this course cover advanced physical, scholarly, musical, and psychological aspects of conducting. Most classes will require active participation through conducting and performing together. Students will collectively form an ensemble to serve as the laboratory ensemble for individual conducting experiences in class. |
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| In-Person CLV (June 21-July1) |
Online (July 2-August 12) |
MEDWL |
4 CR | Instructor: Brandon Locke |
| Students will examine past and present methods of teaching a second language, drawing on their own experiences to enhance the discussions and understandings. Models and principles for immersion instruction will be contrasted with second language instructional principles. Observation and analysis of a variety of methodologies in action at the Language Villages will help students define their personal instructional philosophy and methodology. | ||||
| Online Blended (Synch-Asynch) | June 6-August 12 |
MEDWL |
4 CR | Instructor: Dr. Anne Walker |
| Students will be introduced to the vocabulary, theory, primary principles, methods, and techniques of qualitative and quantitative methods of inquiry. Students will read and review a variety of research articles related to specific content area methodologies. | ||||
| Online Blended (Synch-Asynch) | June 6-August 12 |
MEDWL |
2 CR | Instructor: Daryl Boeckers |
| Students will discuss how technology can be used in the second language classroom to motivate language learners. Through observations and discussions of how technology is used at the Language Villages, students will design a unit of instruction incorporating technology. | ||||
| In-Person CLV (June 21-July1) | Online (July 2-August 12) | MEDWL |
4 CR | Instructor: Dr. Cassandra Glynn |
| Students will discuss the theoretical and practical foundations in learner-centered and performance-based assessments. The role of national standards, the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) K-12 Performance Guidelines and the LinguaFolio in assessing language learning will be presented. Students will examine a variety of assessment tools and their use in providing meaningful feedback to both teachers and students. | ||||
| In-Person CLV (June 21-July1) | Online (July 2-August 12) | MEDWL |
4 CR | Instructor: Allison Spenader |
| Students will examine the principles and characteristics of content-based instruction in the second language classroom. A continuum of program models ranging from content-driven to language-driven instruction will be discussed along with implications for curriculum and instruction. Students will design a content-based unit of instruction to demonstrate understanding of the methodology. | ||||
| In-Person |
June 21-July 1 |
MEDWL / GLC |
2 CR | Instructor: Amy Tervola-Hultberg |
| Students will have an intensive experience in the Concordia Language Villages where they will increase knowledge of the target language and culture(s) by using the language to participate and collaborate in Village activities, and by engaging in reflective practice (TESOL teachers will be placed in the English Language Villages). This course is repeatable up to three times. | ||||
Courses may be offered in French, German and Spanish. Choose your target language when you complete the Graduate Elective Admission Form.
| Online Hybrid | May 2-August 12 T-7:00-9:00 p.m. |
GLC |
2-4 CR | Instructor: Gay Rawson |
| Students will read and discuss several young adult novels written in the target language. Although there are a number of competing definitions of this genre, this course will mostly focus on literature that is written and published in the target language expressly for young adults between the ages of 14-20 (or older). Students will focus on the way in which aspects of culture are represented and reflected in the various examples of young adult literature we will read in this course. Often young adult literature pushes boundaries, and students will also examine critical questions and topics that arise in the literature within the context of the target culture(s) in which the novel takes place. | ||||
| Online Hybrid | May 2-August 12 |
GLC |
2-4 CR | Instructor: TBD |
| See description above. |
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| Online Hybrid | May 15-August 12 |
GLC |
2-4 CR | Instructor: Andrea Schmidt |
| See description above |
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| Online Hybrid | May 9-June 3 W-7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. |
GLC |
4 CR | Instructor: Gay Rawson |
| In this course, students will view, discuss, and write about various target language films that they could integrate into their own classrooms in order to teach historical, political, and cultural content through film. Students will read about and research the themes present in the films in order to gain a stronger understanding of the content, themselves, allowing them to develop course materials for their own classrooms. The films will lead to an exploration of different genres of film, various historical and political events, and diverse views of society, human relationships, and other aspects of the target culture. | ||||
| Online Hybrid | June 6-July 8 W-6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. |
GLC |
4 CR | Instructor: Andrea Schmidt |
| See the description above. |
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| Online Hybrid | June 6-July 1 W-6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. |
GLC |
2 CR | Instructor: Gay Rawson |
| Students will explore current critical and social justice topics in the target cultures. As these are dynamic topics that are ever changing, the topics of the course will change to reflect current issues in need of examination in various target language countries and within the diaspora. Some examples might be the exploitation of natural resources and environmental justice, gender and sexuality movements, or women’s rights and access to reproductive healthcare. Students will read, view, discuss, and write about the topics this class will examine, considering action that they and/or their own students could take to address similar topics in their own communities and beyond. | ||||
| Online Hybrid | June 6-July 1 |
GLC |
2 CR | Instructor: Gay Rawson |
| See the description above. |
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| Online Hybrid | June 6-July 1 |
GLC |
2 CR | Instructor: TBD |
| See the description above. |
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| Online Hybrid | August 25-December 9 7:00-9:00 p.m. |
GLC |
2 CR | Instructor: Gay Rawson |
| This course is designed to engage students in listening, reading, writing, and speaking around the topics of technology, media, and human relations in target cultures around the world. Particular attention will be paid to students in K-16 educational contexts, such as the influence of social media on students, students' abilities to engage in current events through technology and social media, and the way in which technology and media affects human relationships and communication in target language countries. Students will read, listen to, and view a variety of authentic texts, and they will also engage in text analysis and discussion on these topics. | ||||
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