Courses

The listing of a course description here does not guarantee a course’s being offered in a particular semester. Please refer to the published schedule of classes on the Student Link for confirmation a class is actually being taught and for specific course meeting dates and times.

• SED SE 580: Methods and Materials in Special Education: General
  Students will acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to design, implement and evaluate individualized educational program for students with mild/moderate disabilities, Prek-8. Prereq: Only open to matriculated students who have completed prerequisites. 4 cr.
• SED SE 584: Methods and Materials: Moderate Disabilities, 5-12
  Students will acquire the necessary knowledge and skill to design, implement, and evaluate individualized educational programs for students with moderate disabilities, grades 5-12, including transition planning and college/career readiness. Only open to matriculated students who have completed prerequisites. Prereq: SE 706. 4 cr.
• SED SE 593: Practicum/Practicum Equivalent:Students with Moderate Disabilities, Pre-K-8
  Students will demonstrate skills in planning, implementing, and evaluating instruction for students with mild/moderate disabilities, PreK-8. Student teaching experience (300-hour minimum) and accompanying seminar. Only open to matriculated students who have completed prerequisites. 8 cr.
• SED SE 594: Practicum/Practicum Equivalent: Students with Moderate Disabilities, 5-12
  Students will demonstrate skills in planning, implementing, and evaluating instruction for students with mild/moderate disabilities, grades 5-12. Student teaching experience (300- hour minimum) and accompanying seminar. Only open to matriculated students who have completed prerequisites. 8 cr.
• SED SE 595: Practicum/Practicum Equivalent: Student with Severe Disabilities, Pre-K-12
  Students will demonstrate skills in planning, implementing, and evaluating instruction for students with severe disabilities, ages 3-21. Student teaching experience (300-hour minimum) and accompanying seminar. Only open to matriculated students who have completed prerequisites. 8 cr.
• SED SE 596: Practicum with Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
  Students will demonstrate skills in planning, implementing, and evaluating instruction for students with autism spectrum disorders. Student teaching experience (150 hour minimum) and accompanying seminar. Only open to matriculated students who have completed prerequisites. 4 cr.
• SED SE 597: Practicum for Teaching Professionals-Moderate Prek - 8
  Students will demonstrate skills in planning, implementing, and evaluating instruction for students with moderate disabilities, grades PreK-8. Designed for practitioners. Student teaching experience (300-hour minimum) and accompanying seminar. Only open to matriculated students who have completed prerequisites. 4 cr.
• SED SE 598: Practicum for Teaching Professionals-Moderate 5-12
  Students will demonstrate skills in planning, implementing, and evaluating instruction for students with moderate disabilities, grades 5-12. Designed for practitioners. Student teaching experience (300-hour minimum) and accompanying seminar. Only open to matriculated students who have completed prerequisites. 4 cr.
• SED SE 601: Parent and Professional Collaboration
  Designed to develop an understanding of the importance of collaboration with parents and professionals when working with children with disabilities. Focus on effective collaborative strategies, co-teaching models, service delivery models, and cultural responsiveness. 2cr.
• SED SE 613: Field Work in Special Education: Moderate Disabilities
  Designed to develop skills to observe and collect data on students with moderate disabilities, examine service delivery models, and assist with the planning and implementation of instructional and behavior management strategies. 50 hours of fieldwork plus seminar. Prereq: SE 706. 2 cr.
• SED SE 615: Fieldwork in Special Education: Severe Disabilities
  Designed to develop skills to observe and collect data on students with severe disabilities, examine service delivery models, and assist with the planning and implementation of instructional and behavior management strategies. 50 hours of fieldwork plus seminar. Prereq: SE 706. 2 cr.
• SED SE 650: Children at Risk
  Theories, research, and practice about children and adolescents whose academic/psychological/physical 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 with disabilities. 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, educational service delivery models, policies, 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 supervised fieldwork (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
  Students will examine various disabilities (etiology, diagnostic criteria/process, impacts on learning); analyze historical and contemporary ethical issues including inclusive and culturally-/linguistically-responsive practices; learn federal legislation; and gain foundational understanding of instructional and behavioral management strategies. 4 cr.
• SED SE 744: School Administration and Special Needs
  Designed to develop an understanding of administration of special education programs, federal and state legislation and local policies, administrative support for implementation of best practices for pre-referral processes and instructional/behavioral interventions, evaluation of program quality, and supervision/evaluation of staff. Prereq: SE 706. 4 cr.
• SED SE 751: Assessment in Special Education: Procedures
  Designed to develop the knowledge/skills 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, and procedures for administering tests, 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 and behavior management strategies for students with disabilities. Pre/coreq: SE 706. 2 cr.
• SED SE 805: Research Work in Special Education
  Doctoral students work with faculty to investigate a specific research topic. Register for a minimum of 2 credits. Variable cr.
• SED SE 900: Independent Study
  See SED AP 900 for description. Prereq: Approval of advisor. Complete the online Directed study form. Wheelock Office of Records. Var cr.

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