Courses

• SED SE 615: Fieldwork in Special Education: Severe Disabilities
  Pre-practicum experience in which students will develop observational skills regarding students with severe disabilities and the settings in which they learn, and will use their observations to plan and implement lesson with student in that setting. Minimum of 50 hours of field work and accompanying seminar. 2 cr.
• SED SE 650: Children at Risk
  Theories, research, and practice about children and adolescents whose physical/psychological well-being is at risk. Topics include: poverty, substance abuse, institutionalization of children, adoption, mental illness, school dropouts, physical/emotional abuse, domestic violence, and children will special needs. Advances knowledge of theories, research, and practice about children and adolescents whose physical and psychological wellbeing is at risk. 4 cr.
• SED SE 693: Practicum in Disabilities Studies
  Through fieldwork experience and accompanying seminar, students develop an understanding of human services agencies serving individuals with disabilities and the nature and processes of service provision, roles and responsibilities, and collaboration. Only open to matriculated graduate students who have completed prerequisites. Var cr.
• SED SE 702: Clinical Practice:Special Education Administration
  Practicum and Seminar: Special Education Administrator Requires 600 hours of a special education administrator (300 hours/4 credits per semester, for two semesters). Students will assume responsibility for both routine activities and special assignments encompassing the four Massachusetts administrative leadership standards: Instructional Leadership, Management and Operations, Family and Community Engagement, and Professional Culture. Open only to candidates for Massachusetts licensure as a special education administrator who have completed at least 16 credits of coursework for initial licensure. 4 cr.
• SED SE 706: Introduction to Special Education
  Develops an understanding of the etiologies and characteristics of students with disabilities, their functional and academic implications, and the experiences of individuals with disabilities and their families. Also focuses on special education policy, process, and practice. 4 cr.
• SED SE 751: Assessment in Special Education: Procedures
  Designed to develop the knowledge/skill related to the assessment of students who are in or being referred to special education. Includes legal requirements, culturally/linguistically-responsive practices, various assessments in multiple domains, test administration, and procedure for scoring, interpreting, and reporting. Prereq: SE 706. 4 cr.
• SED SE 760: Special Education: Cognition, Learning, and Behavior
  Designed to develop an understanding of the theories of learning and how these theories have informed the development of instructional strategies that are frequently used with students with disabilities. 2 cr.
• SED SE 807: Field Experience
  Graduate students are involved in field experiences in schools, institutions, clinics, and other human services agencies serving students with disabilities. Students must register for a minimum of 2 credits. 2 cr.
• SED SE 808: Internship: Students with Special Needs, Pre-K-8
  
• SED SE 900: Independent Study
  See SED AP 900 for description. Prereq: Approval of advisor. Signed plan of study must be submitted in advance of registration on a Directed study form obtained from the SED Office of Records. Var cr.
• SED SE 999: Dissertation Advisement
  See SED AP 999 for description.
• SED SO 509: Student-Teaching Practicum: History and Social Science 5-8
  Open only to matriculated students who have completed prerequisites. Grades 5-8 student teaching under joint supervision of supervising practitioner and university supervisor. Minimum 300 hours required. fldwk w/ seminar. Prereq: SEDSO566, SEDSO572. 8cr.
• SED SO 510: Student-Teaching Practicum: History and Social Science, 8-12
  Open only to matriculated students who have completed prerequisites. Grades 8-12 student teaching under joint supervision of supervising practitioner and university supervisor. Minimum 300 hours required. fldwk w/ seminar. Prereq: SEDSO566, SEDSO572. 8cr. Fall and spring.
• SED SO 520: Project Citizen: Promoting Civic Engagement
  Students apply a model of citizen action (Project Citizen) to analyze and influence a current public policy of their choice and learn to use that model with students to promote active and informed citizenship. The course also examines how that model can be used to promote active and informed citizenship among youth and adults. 2 cr.
• SED SO 566: Developing Historical Literacy, 5-12
  Students will investigate the history, subspecialties, pedagogy, and research in history education for middle and high school, as related to historical thinking, literacy, and problem solving. Students will develop an understanding of historical literacy, historical thinking, inquiry, and problem solving. Students will develop competencies in developing and presenting research-based history lessons. 4 cr.
• SED SO 567: History Laboratory
  Explores the use of field-based and classroom methods for teaching students with historical sites and museums. The course includes visits to local historical sites and museums. 2 cr.
• SED SO 572: Curriculum and Special Methods for History and Social Science, 5-12
  Reviews traditional and recent Examines curriculum materials in history or curriculum and teaching methods in social science education for middle, junior, and senior high school. Students develop competencies in developing and presenting research-based lessons and unit plans in history, civics, economics, geography, and the other social sciences. Analysis of curricular goals for grades 5-12. Development of new teaching materials and classroom techniques for social studies education at various age levels. 4 cr.
• SED SO 930: Doctoral Seminar: The Nature of Social Studies Education
  Study of the historical, philosophical, theoretical, and curricular foundations of social studies education. Open to doctoral students, CAGS students, and (with permission) upper-level master's students intending to pursue doctoral study in social studies education. 4 cr.
• SED SO 933: Doctoral Seminar in History Education
  Study of the historical, philosophical, theoretical, and curricular foundations of history education. Open to doctoral students; other with permission. 4 cr.
• SED SO 935: Advanced Doctoral Seminar in Civic Education and Engagement
  Study of the historical, philosophical, theoretical, and curricular foundations of civic education/education for democracy. Open to doctoral students; other with permission. 4 cr.

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