Courses

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

• WED CL 520: Child Development and Family in Healthcare
  Introduces research and literature on the psychosocial needs of children and families in health care settings. Focuses on theories of development, play, preparation, coping and delivery of family-centered care in the context of health care. 4 cr
• WED CL 521: Methods and Materials in Child Life
  Explores relationships between child life play activities and child development theories, stressing the acquisition of practical skills needed for child life programming. 4 cr
• WED CL 522: Clinical Issues in Child Development and Child Life
  Provides skills to plan, implement, document, and assess developmentally appropriate child life interventions including coping with medical procedures, family-centered care, ethics, expressive activities, crisis intervention, and pain management. 4 cr
• WED CL 523: Clinical Internship and Seminar I (400 hr)
  Provides a 400-hour internship opportunity under the direct supervision of a certified Child Life Specialist in a hospital setting with focus on developing skills based on the Child Life Competencies. Students participate in weekly process seminar at the college. 8 cr
• WED CL 620: Child Life Program Development
  Provides skills to plan, implement, document, and assess Child Life program objectives and strategic planning, including child health systems, alternative settings, grant writing, professional presentations, group dynamics, interdisciplinary collaboration, and supervision. 4 cr
• WED CL 621: Clinical Internship and Seminar II (200 hr)
  Provides a 200-hour internship opportunity under the direct supervision of a certified Child Life Specialist in a community, outpatient, or primary care setting with a focus on developing skills based on the Child Life Competencies. 4 cr
• WED CL 900: INDEPENDENT STD
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• WED CT 375: Pre-Practicum in Secondary Schools
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: course only open to students matriculated in a secondary education maj or (Social Studies, English Education, Modern World Language education ) - Pre-practicum experience that engages students in observing and assisting in middle and/or high school classrooms. 2cr. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Teamwork/Collaboration.
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• WED CT 500: Directed Study
  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. Student initiated directed study to be completed with faculty member. Var cr.
• WED CT 526: Family & Community Engagement for Teachers
  Explores the ways that schools can work closely with families, communities, and community agencies to increase connections and mutual assistance. Consistent with DESE regulations, this course emphasizes collaborative relationships with families and with community partners such as youth- serving organizations, health and safety agencies, and other groups and businesses. 4cr.
• WED CT 534: A Practical Approach to Classroom Management
  Designed to support middle and secondary teachers in developing a practical, effective and low-stress approach to classroom management. The course focuses on a classroom management system with four components: classroom structure, limit-setting, responsibility training and back-up systems. Participants will develop effective classroom management practices, break current "high cost" and ineffective strategies, and establish a proactive, positive classroom setting that maximizes time on learning and minimizes classroom disruptions. 2 cr.
• WED CT 556: Classroom Assessment
  Emphasizes principles and procedures of assessment that are of primary importance to educational practitioners. Includes diagnostic tests, construction of classroom tests, observation techniques, and performance measures; norm- and criterion-referenced assessment; uses of standardized tests, current issues and controversies. 4cr.
• WED CT 721: Analysis and Design of Curriculum
  This course explores theoretical approaches to curriculum design. Students analyze and critique curricula through a critical lens, and develop their own original curriculum map and unit plan for a course in their area of teaching using principles of backward design.
• WED CT 750: Basic Principles for Curriculum and Teaching
  This course explores research into how people learn, contrasts models of teaching, and examines contemporary research- and standards-based approaches to teaching and learning. Students engage in micro-teachings and design learning plans using principles of backward design. 4cr. either sem.
• WED CT 799: Master's Thesis in Curriculum and Teaching
  Students seeking to complete a master's thesis must present a proposal and secure approval of their advisor. 4 cr.
• WED CT 801: Practicum/Practicum Equivalent: Supervisor/Director
  Graduate Prerequisites: Open only to candidates for Massachusetts certification as supervisors /directors and to matriculated graduate students who have completed pr erequisites. - Requires 300 hours of supervised clinical experience the role of a supervisor/director principal. Through such a residency, 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.?During each monthly seminar session, students will reflect on their activities and, in collaboration with the seminar leader, track their mastery of each standard and indicator. Open only to candidates for Massachusetts licensure as a supervisor director who have completed at least 16 credits of coursework for initial licensure. 4 cr.
• WED CT 802: Field Experience in Curriculum and Teaching
  Graduate Prerequisites: Open only to matriculated graduate students who have completed prerequ isites. Consent of department chairman required. - Supervised field experience for students holding professional appointments. Must meet field of knowledge requirements and professional preparation that is equivalent to licensure sequence. Open only to matriculated graduate students who have completed prerequisites. Instructor permission required. 8 cr
• WED CT 900: Independent Study
  Prereq: Approval of advisor. Signed plan of study must be submitted in advance of registration on an Independent study form obtained from the SED Office of Records. See SED AP 900 for description. Var cr.
• WED CT 999: Dissertation Advisement
  See SED AP 999 for description.
• WED DC 900: Independent Study
  Prereq: Approval of advisor. Signed plan of study must be submitted in advance of registration on an Independent study form obtained from the SED Office of Records. See SED AP 900 for description. Var cr.