Special Education

• SED SE 250: Disability, Education, and Public Policy
  Students will examine how disabilities impact students, their families, and their educational/community participation; analyze the historical treatment of individuals with disabilities; discuss contemporary ethical issues; learn federal legislation; and develop a foundational understanding of inclusive educational practices. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: The Individual in Community, Ethical Reasoning.
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• SED SE 251: Special Education and Adolescents
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: SED ED100
  Students will analyze the impact of disabilities on adolescents, their families, and educational/community participation; learn federal legislation; and, explore behavior support/instructional strategies to ensure that future secondary education teachers will work effectively with all individuals within a diverse student body. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
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• SED SE 315: Field Experience in Special Education: Severe Disabilities
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: SED SE250
  Designed to develop skills to work with students with severe disabilities, analyze students' learning profiles, examine service delivery models, and learn about instructional and?behavioral support strategies. 50 hours of fieldwork plus seminar. Prereq: SE 250. 2 cr
• SED SE 316: Fieldwork in Special Education: Severe Disabilities
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: SED SE315
  Through a second pre-practicum fieldwork experience and accompanying seminar, students further develop skills to work with students with severe disabilities, collect data, and plan and implement interventions with support. 50 hours of fieldwork plus seminar. Prereq: SE 315. 2 cr.
• SED SE 317: Fieldwork in Special Education: Autism
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: SED SE 250
  Designed to develop skills to work with students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), analyze students' learning profiles, and learn about instructional and?behavioral support strategies. 50 hours of fieldwork plus seminar. Prereq: SE 250. 2 cr.
• SED SE 401: Special Education: Cognition and Learning
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: SED SE250
  Designed to develop an understanding of the various theories of learning that have informed the development of instructional and?behavioral support strategies?for students with disabilities. Prereq: SE 250 4cr.
• SED SE 480: Teaching Students with Special Needs
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: SED LR 501.
  Students will acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to design, implement, and evaluate individualized educational programs for students with moderate disabilities PreK-8. Emphasis on explicit instruction framework, evidence-based practice for teaching core academic skills, and data-driven decision-making. Prereq: LR 501. 4 cr.
• SED SE 493: Practicum in Disabilities Studies
  Through fieldwork experience and accompanying seminar, students develop an understanding of human services agencies for individuals with disabilities, educational service delivery models, policies, roles and responsibilities, and collaboration. Var cr.
• SED SE 500: Directed Study
  For description, see SED AP 500. Prereq: Approval of advisor. Complete the online Directed study form. Wheelock Office of Records. Var cr.
• SED SE 502: Behavioral and Emotional Problems: Characteristics and Methods
  Introduces students to childhood emotional and behavioral disorders. Students will identify questions to ask if they believe a student may have an emotional/behavioral disorder, identify resources within the educational system and the broader mental health system, and discuss evidence-based interventions. 4 cr.
• SED SE 503: Learning Disabilities: Characteristics and Methods
  Students will develop and demonstrate their knowledge of the etiology of learning disabilities, learner characteristics, diagnostic models, and evidence-based instructional methods. Prereq: SE 250 or SE 706. 4 cr.
• SED SE 504: An Introduction to Early Childhood Disabilities
  Students acquire and demonstrate their knowledge of the etiology, history, service delivery models, and issues and trends related to young children with disabilities. Prereq: SE 250, SE 706, or permission. 2 cr.
• SED SE 505: An Introduction to Severe Disabilities
  Student acquire and demonstrate their understanding of the etiology of various severe disabilities, historical background, current service delivery models, and issues and trends in the education of individuals with severe disabilities. Prereq: SE 504 or permission. 2 cr.
• SED SE 507: Early Childhood Disabilities/Severe Disabilities: Assessment and Instructional Planning
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: SED SE 504; or consent of instructor.
  Graduate Prerequisites: SED SE 504; or consent of instructor.
  Designed to develop knowledge and skills related to goal-setting, instructional planning, implementation, and evaluation of students with early childhood and severe disabilities. Emphasis on collaboration and cross- cultural competence. Prereq: SE 504/505. 4 cr.
• SED SE 508: Early Childhood Disabilities/Severe Disabilities: Curriculum and Methods
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: SED SE 507; or consent of instructor.
  Graduate Prerequisites: SED SE 507; or consent of instructor.
  Designed to develop knowledge and skills to design curricular content and instructional methods for students with early childhood and severe disabilities. Includes evidence-based strategies in the following areas: communication, motor, sensory, self-care, social, academic, transition, assistive technology, and special health care needs. Prereq: SE 507. 4 cr.
• SED SE 510: Special Education: Curriculum and Instruction
  Designed to develop an understanding of the historical background and legal framework of special education, various disabilities (etiology, diagnostic criteria and process, and learner characteristics), and instructional practices and behavioral support strategies. For elementary and secondary content area teachers. 2 cr.
• SED SE 512: Special Education: Students with Disabilities and the Law
  Students will develop an understanding of the core concepts of United States public policy related to the provision of special education and related services to students with disabilities. Focus on historical context and legal precedent. Prereq: SE 250 or SE 706. 4cr.
• SED SE 515: Assessment in Special Education: Procedures
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: SED LR 503 and SED SE 250.
  Designed to develop knowledge and skills related to the assessment of students who are in or being referred to special education. Specific competencies include selecting instruments, administering, scoring, interpreting, and reporting findings. Prereq: SE 250 and LR 503. 2 cr.
• SED SE 533: The Families of Children with Disabilities
  Examines the nature of families and how families evolve with the presence of a child with a disability. Students will develop an understanding of family systems theory and evidence-based approaches to collaborating with families of children with disabilities. 4 cr.
• SED SE 534: Classroom and Behavior Management
  Designed to develop an understanding of strategies for effective?behavioral support?of students with/without disabilities. Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) will be used as the framework for school- wide, classroom, and individualized approaches to provide positive and preventative supports. Prereq: SE 250 or SE 706. 2cr.