SpEd 617 Current Research in Special Education - An introduction to basic research concepts useful for enhancing the role of the teacher as a user and creator of research for improving classroom practices. Students are required to develop a research plan and to demonstrate mastery of research competencies.

SpEd 602 Advanced Studies in Exceptionalities - An overview of the history of special education and an analysis of the major laws that have revolutionized special education . Each category of disabilities is analyzed and recent education practice for each area is discussed.

SpEd 613 : Curriculum Development for Exceptionalities - Advanced study of the problems of curricular development including models, content, implementation, and evaluation aspects. Students develop curricular solutions to professional and situational needs.

SpEd 620 : Contemporary Issues in Special Education - A study of basic conditions operating in the educational and psychological development of disabled children and the general problems these create in education. Methods, materials, personnel, and techniques are critically analyzed.

SpEd 607 : Managing Troublesome Behavior - Addresses symptoms and behavior patterns which signal disturbances in psychological functioning of the individual. It will also deal with the meaning of this behavior in a school setting, at home, and with peers.

SpEd 608 : Advanced Study of Social and Emotional Disorders - Acquaints educators with selected processes involved in teaching children who have emotional disorders. It has been designed to help participants gain a greater awareness and understanding of the interrelationships among theory of child development, learning and behavior as these relate to emotional and social disorders.

SpEd 619 : Emotional Support Intervention - Emotional disorders will be discussed from the point of view of development, dynamics, and family in relation to the child's current educational program with suggestions for modification and/ or change substantiated by current research and program development procedures. Critical analysis of case studies will be a major component of the course.

SpEd 601 : Advanced Studies of Learning Disabilities - An introduction to the field of learning disabilities and behavioral disorders. Familiarizes the student with the types of learning disabilities, as well as with educational strategies for coping with them.

SpEd 603 : Assessment of Mild Learning and Behavioral Problems - Educational / psychological assessment of mild learning and behavior problems with emphasis on the selection, administration and interpretation of tests and other sources of information relevant to learning disorders. The team approach to diagnosis will be stressed.

SpEd 625 : Instructional Strategies for Mild Learning and Behavioral Problems - Enables the student to demonstrate proficiency in the selection and application of remedial procedures and materials with children evidencing mild learning problems in cognition, perceptual-motor, language and retention.

SpEd 612 : Advanced Study of Mental Retardation - Advanced study of intellectual disability, including etiological factors, home and community adjustment,intellectual and personality development, and management. Emphasis is on the major current issues and trends in the field.

SpEd 622 : Education and Treatment for Developmental Disabilities - Designed to develop an understanding of the learning or behavioral disabilities which are associated with deviance of the central nervous system, especially those which manifest themselves by various combinations of impairment in perception, conceptualization, language, memory, control or attention, impulse or motor function in the brain- injured child.

SpEd 628 : Educational Assessment and Programming for Developmental Disabilities - Provides practice in the development of programs based on the assessment of individuals with severe mental, behavioral, or motor disabilities. Discussions will also focus on the various methodologies and techniques for educating the developmentally disabled. Emphasis will be on the important basics of parents, assessment and intervention.

SpEd 507 : Educational Strategies for Adolescent Learners with Special Needs - Addresses the development of teacher competencies required in secondary level special education setting including high school, alternative education programs and juvenile correctional settings. Exceptionalities include learning disabilities, mental retardation, and social or emotional disturbances. Topics include development of individualized education program (IEP) and instructional strategies for teaching academics, social , vocational, and leisure skills, as well as preparation for Ged.

SpEd 603 : Assessment of Mild Learning and Behavioral Problems - Educational / psychological assessment of mild learning and behavior problems with emphasis on the selection, administration and interpretation of tests and other sources of information relevant to learning disorders. The team approach to diagnosis will be stressed.

SpEd 615 : Deviance, Delinquency and Social Restoration - Provides the student with an intense investigation of the nature of deviance in societal organizations. The focus will be on youth- in- trouble in the school, homes, institutions and the community. The study of the incidence of chronic norm-violating behavior coupled with practical plans of action based upon real-life situations, research findings, and various theoretical conceptualizations will furnish the necessary information pertain to the study of delinquency and deviance.