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Special Education Graduate Course Descriptions

S ED 500: Special Education Law and Service Delivery
Presents litigation involving the rights to treatment, to a fair classification, and to education.  Discusses student and teacher rights and responsibilities as well as models for delivery of services.

S ED 507: Characteristics and Remedial Strategies
Detailed examination of etiology, characteristics, and intervention for those who need learning, emotional, and physical support.  Emphasis on the interrelatedness of the disabilities imposed on the processes of motivation, learning, and social adaptation.

S ED 511: Curriculum Adaptations for the Special-Needs Learner
A course dealing with the analysis of performance characteristics of the mildly impaired learner and with the development of remedial procedures, teaching strategies, and inclusive practices for amelioration of learning deficits.

S ED 518: Special Topics
From time to time, offered to give in-depth consideration to a topic of importance.

S ED 519: Practicum in Special Education
Classroom experience relating theory and practice with individuals with disabilities in school settings.  Required of all students seeking a second certification.  A professional portfolio will be required of all students.

S ED 522: Career Education for Students with Disabilities
An in-depth study of methods and techniques to develop career education programs for adolescents and young adults with disabilities.  Designed to aid teachers, vocational counselors, administrators, and other concerned personnel in establishing and operating work-study programs and sheltered workshop experiences.

S ED 523: Programming for the At-Risk Infant/Preschool Child
Explores the strategies developed for identification of the target population from birth to five years, as well as evaluation techniques and early intervention.  Investigates the success and problems of established procedures.

S ED 536: Cognitive Assessment and Remediation
The objective of this course is to develop the skills required to assess the level of cognitive functioning of students and to develop programs of remediation and treatment based on existing strengths and challenges.

S ED 539: Behavior Management Approaches
Provides competency in individual and group technology following a format that aims at facilitating setting up and implementing a behavior-change program in applied settings.  Design of intervention programs using a variety of strategies is required.

S ED 540: Administration and Supervision of Special Education
Consideration of the determination, establishment, and function of educational programs for exceptional children, designed for administrative and supervisory personnel.

S ED 544: Practicum in Special Education Supervision
The purpose of this course is to give the student practical experience in supervision.  A minimum of 100 clock hours must be spent on this assignment.  This is accomplished under the supervision of a certified supervisor, according to a definite schedule, mutually approved by the instructor and cooperating supervisor.  A professional portfolio will be required of all students.

S ED 545 A,B,C: Individual Research in Applied Settings
The practical application of statistical analysis and research design related to the field of special education and exceptional individuals.  An individually-directed, in-depth investigation of scientific methodology is necessary in the development of a research project.  Presentation of the completed investigation is required.