Career & Technical Education Undergraduate Courses

Some courses may not be offered every year. Check with the college or department office for current information about when specific courses are offered.  

For course syllabi, see the departmental website.

CTE  199 MODULAR LEARNING EXPERIENCE     (1-3)

Foundations of intellectual inquiry. In-depth study of a substantive problem.  Letter grade only.  May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.

CTE  291 LABORATORY MANAGEMENT       (3)

Facility safety, planning, equipment layout and use, control of resources, instructional efficiency, and similar topics related to business, technology, and trade and industrial facilities.

CTE  292 ACCIDENT PREVENTION       (3)

Development of the safety movement; background useful for handling problems and procedures of typical school, industrial, transportation, civil defense, and emergency safety programs.

CTE  300 COMP CTE PROGRAMS       (3)

Explores the comprehensive career and technical education programs, including competencies, sequencing, funding, performance standards, and data reporting.

CTE  301 INTEGRATED TEACHING AND LEARNING       (3)

Teaching and learning strategies in the career and technical education  classroom. Includes learning styles, cooperative learning, and total quality management.

CTE  330 CONTEMPORARY TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAMS       (3)

Experimental and innovative curriculum, program, methodology, and facility approaches used in career and technical education classrooms.

CTE  340W RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION       (3)

Examines principles and concepts of writing and research in career and technical education. This course fulfills NAU's junior-level writing requirement. Prerequisite: CTE 155. JWRT

CTE  355 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FOR CTE TEACHERS       (3)

Appropriate classroom use of the computer in career and technical education. Must have keyboarding skills with a minimum of 20WPM.

CTE  399 MODULAR LEARNING EXPERIENCE     (1-3)

In-depth study of an aspect, concept, or problem within a program of study. Letter grade only.  May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.

CTE  408 FIELDWORK EXPERIENCE       (1-12)

Individualized supervised field experience in an appropriate agency or organization.  Fee required.  Pass-fail only.  May be repeated for a maximum of 12 units.

CTE  408C FIELDWORK EXPERIENCE       (1-12)

Supervised field experience in an appropriate agency or organization. Pass-fail only.  May be repeated for a maximum of 12 units. CAP

CTE  431 PRESENTATION OF TECHNICAL MATERIAL IN CAREER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION       (3)

Selection, design, and production of instructional media.

CTE  433 PROGRAM AND CURRICULUM PLANNING IN CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION       (3)

Methods of gathering and analyzing information necessary for establishing responsive and comprehensive career and technical education programs.

CTE  465 METHODS OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION       (3)

Examines philosophy and teaching methods, preparation and use of instructional material, and evaluation in agriculture education, business education, family and consumer education, health careers education, industrial technological education, and marketing education.

CTE  486 MULTIMEDIA DEVELOPMENT       (3)

Examines advanced principles and concepts of computer applications related to multimedia development and teaching. Emphasizes using a computer to design, develop, test, and analyze student-created learning and presentation applications. Prerequisite:  CTE 355

CTE  495C CAPSTONE IN CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION       (3)

The integration and application of occupational and classroom experience through a fieldwork experience.  This class meets the capstone requirement for the Occupational Emphasis in the CTE program.  Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Senior Status or higher CAP

CTE  496 CAREER AND TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS       (3)

The exploration, integration, and use of student organizations in comprehensive career and technical education programs.

CTE  497 INDEPENDENT STUDY     (1-6)

Individualized approach to selected topics by guided reading and critical evaluation. Pass-fail only.  No repeat limit. 

CTE  499 CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS     (1-3)

Examines recent trends and investigations in a selected area of a particular major field of study.  No repeat limit.