Courses

• SED CE 726: Clinical Assessment: Psychological Testing
  This course introduces counseling psychology students to the major assessment techniques in the field: interviews and psychometric tests. Test construction, reliability and validity will be presented. The major standardized instruments for measuring intellectual abilities and achievement, personality traits and functioning, aptitudes and interests, will be surveyed. 4cr, either sem.
• SED CE 735: Issues in School Counseling
  An examination of issues faced by the developmental school counselor. Topical areas include the history, principles, and practices of school counseling, tenets, and guidelines of developmental counseling, schools as institutions, counselor reform, Massachusetts curriculum frameworks, MCAS and other forms of school-based appraisal, students with special needs, school-based prevention and intervention, legal and ethical issues, college and career counseling, referral, group counseling in educational settings, consultation, the deveopment of the school counselor, and the future of school counseling. Required for master's- and CAGS- level school counseling students. Restricted to matriculated students or those with permission of instructor. 4cr, 1st sem.
• SED CE 737: Counseling: Philosophy, Theory, and Practice
  This class is designed to acquaint prospective counselors with those theorists whose philosophical persuasions have most influenced the practice of preventative and curative counseling in the Unites States. An historical overview of diverse theories of psychotherapy and derivative techniques will be examined with an emphasis on applications to diagnosis, and developmental counseling philosophy and practice. Topics include the relationships among society, family, and individual in the definition and development of the healthy personality and abnormal intellectual, social, and emotional learning and development. Required for all counseling students. Permission of the instructor is required. 4cr, either sem.
• SED CE 739: Psychology of Vocational Development
  Theories of vocational development and work as a social issue. Counseling and information are presented as tools to facilitate the vocational and personal development of diverse populations in a variety of work settings. Current trends in the world of work. Required for school counseling students. 4cr, 2nd sem.
• SED CE 741: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
  An historical, philosophical, and clinical examination of subcultural considerations in counseling psychology professional practice and inquiry. Required for all school and community counseling students. 4cr, 2nd sem.
• SED CE 746: Clinical Practice
  Orientation to diagnosis, counseling procedures, policies, and consultation and the professional ethics of the field. Approved counseling students are assigned to a 2-semester field placement, where much of their learning is based. Students typically have the opportunity to work with clients on an individual and group basis, under dual supervision. Six hundred total hours of field experience are required by the school and community counseling programs; 400 total hours are required by the sport psychology program. The practicum must be undertaken in consecutive fall and spring semesters of the same academic year. Required for approved counseling interns. Registration restricted to matriculated master's and CAGS students in counseling. 4cr, both sem.
• SED CE 747: Half-Clinical Practice in School Counseling, Pre-K-8
  Minimum 225 hours required. Open only to master's students who are enrolled in SED CE 746. 2cr, 2nd sem.
• SED CE 748: Half-Clinical Practice in School Counseling, 5-12
  Minimum 225 hours required.Open only to master's studens who are enrolled in SED CE 746. 2cr, 2nd sem.
• SED CE 846: Clinical Practice
  Open only to matriculated counseling student with permission of instructor. Minimum 600 hours of clinical experience is required for current professional licensure in Massachusetts. Supervised field experience in schools, guidance clinics, or community agencies. Work with a caseload under supervision; increasing responsibility for counseling, testing, placement, and follow-up of counselees. Conference time arranged. Variable cr, either sem.
• SED CE 847: Theories of Group Counseling
  A conceptual and experiential introduction to group dynamics. Participation in ongoing training group while studying the dynamics of group development. Covers group counseling approaches and models, issues of small group leadership, and styles of leadership. Treatment of group counseling goals, composition, phases, and research. 4cr, 2nd sem, Summer Term.
• SED CE 856: Seminar: Counseling Psychology
  Introduction to professional psychology, its history and standards. Current status and directions in counseling psychology. Ethical principles and behavior. 1cr, either sem.
• SED CE 946: Advanced Practicum
  Open only to matriculated graduate students who have completed prerequisites. Supervised field experience with students assuming major responsibility for counseling, testing, placement, and follow-up of clients. 3-4cr, either sem.
• SED CH 300: Methods of Instruction: Elementary 1-6
  Develops competency in reading and language arts, history and social studies education, science education; general teaching strategies; basic elements of curriculum design; institutional policies and practices of elementary education. Develops competency in providing effective instruction across the curriculum to culturally and linguistically diverse learners. Includes application of these competencies in field settings. Stamped approval and a qualifying score on the Boston University School of Education Literacy Test are required. 10cr, either sem.
• SED CH 515: Curriculum Methods, 1-6
  Examines theories of and develops specific competencies in reading and language arts, social studies education, and science education; general teaching strategies; basic elements of curriculum design; and institutional policies and practices of elementary education. Application of these competencies in field settings. 10cr, 1st sem.
• SED CH 555: Student-Teaching Practicum: Elementary 1-6
  Required of all students seeking licensure as elementary teachers. Open only to degree candidates who have completed prerequisites. Supervised student teaching in a classtroom for grades 1-6. Includes curriculum development, methods of instruction, and evaluation of the learner. 10cr.
• SED CH 655: Student-Teaching Practicum: Elementary 1-6
  Supervised student-teaching in a classroom for grades 1-6. Includes curriculum development, direct instruction, and evaluation of the learner. Open only to matriculated graduate students who have completed prerequisites and have passed the School of Education Literacy Test. Implementation of educational learning standards of the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. 8cr, 2nd sem.
• SED CL 520: Methods of Teaching Latin and Classical Studies, 5-12
  Reviews traditional and recent curriculum materials in Latin and classics education at the middle and senior high school levels. Analyzes curricular goals for grades 5-12. Develops new instructional materials and classroom techniques for classics teachers. 4cr, 2nd sem.
• SED CL 540: Student-Teaching Practicum: Latin and Classical Studies, 5-12
  Student-teaching under the joint supervision of a cooperating practitioner and a University supervisor. Minimum 300 hours required for initial licensure, 8 cr; for those also enrolling in SED CL 700, minimum of 150 hours required. Open only to matriculated graduate students who have completed prerequisites. 4cr, 2nd sem.
• SED CT 375: Preprac Sec Sch
  
• SED CT 500: Directed Study
  Student initiated directed study to be completed with faculty member. var cr. either sem.

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