School of Education Minors

Program Requirements

This minor program of study does not lead to licensure in the state of Massachusetts. Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:

Required Courses

• ABA 100 - Basic Principles of Behavioral Science (Cr: 3)
  

• ABA 210 - Ethics in Applied Behavior Analysis (Cr: 3)
  

• ABA 215 - Measurement and Experimental Design (Cr: 3)
  

• ABA 220 - Supervision and Management (Cr: 3)
  

• ABA 320 - Assessment in Behavior Analysis (Cr: 3)
  

• ABA 325 - Behavior Change Procedures (Cr: 3)
  

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Program Requirements

Students interested in the field of education as a secondary focus to their academic major may pursue the Education minor. This program of study does not lead to licensure in the state of Massachusetts. Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:

Required Courses

 

• ED 101 - Introduction to Education (Cr: 3)
  
  or

• ED 125 - Approaches to Middle and Secondary Education (Cr: 3)
  

• ED 203 - Inclusionary Practices in Educational Settings (Cr: 3)
  

• ED 339 - Assessment for Learning (Cr: 3)
  

• PSY 200 - Child and Adolescent Psychology (Cr: 3)
  
  or

• PSY 204 - Child Growth and Development (Cr: 3)
  

Additional Courses

Students select two from the following courses:

• ED 102 - Curriculum Theory and Instruction (Cr: 3)
  

• ED 201/201L - Foundations of Reading (Cr: 3)
  

• ED 207 - Strategies of Teaching Early Childhood Curriculum (Cr: 3)
  

• ED 208 - Early Childhood Numeracy (Cr: 3)
  

• ED 210 - Integrating Technology into the Classroom (Cr: 3)
  

• ED 215 - Creative Arts in the Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms (Cr: 3)
  

• ED 222 - Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion General Education Requirement 

• ED 230 - The Early Childhood Pedagogy of Reggio Emilia, Italy (Cr: 3)
  

• ED 240 - Literacies for Learning at the Middle and Secondary School (Cr: 3)
  

• ED 290 - Topics in Education (Cr: 3)
  

• ED 213 - The Power of Play in the Classroom (Cr: 3)
  

• ED 340 - Global Consciousness through Children's Literature (Cr: 3)
  

• ED 430 - Differentiated Instruction (Cr: 3)
  

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Program Requirements

This program of study does not lead to licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:

Required Courses

• ED 213 - The Power of Play in the Classroom (Cr: 3)
  

• ED 223 - Introduction to the Profession of Child Life Specialist (Cr: 3)
  

• PSY 204 - Child Growth and Development (Cr: 3)
  

• SOC 230 - Death and Dying (Cr: 3)
  

Additional Courses

Students select two from the following courses:

• AET 100 - Foundations of Creative Therapies (Cr: 3)
  

• ED 203 - Inclusionary Practices in Educational Settings (Cr: 3)
  

• ED 322 - Critical Approaches to Children's Literature (Cr: 3)
  
  Or

• ENG 312 - Literature for Children (Cr: 3)
  

• ED 224 - Social Emotional Learning and Mindfulness (Cr: 3)
  

• SOC 215 - The Family (Cr: 3)
  

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Program Requirements

Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:

Required Courses:

• ED 403 - Internship and Seminar in Moderate Disabilities (PreK-8) (Cr: 3)
  

• ED 404 - Inclusionary Practices and Systems of Support (Cr: 3)
  

• ED 411 - Assessment and Instructional Planning (Cr: 3)
  

Additional Courses:

Students select three from the following courses:

• ED 203 - Inclusionary Practices in Educational Settings (Cr: 3)
  

• ED 219 - How the Brain Learns (Cr: 3)
  

• ED 224 - Social Emotional Learning and Mindfulness (Cr: 3)
  

• ED 320 - Classroom Management: Building Classroom Community & Maximizing Student Engagement (Cr: 3)
  

• ED 331 - Issues and Best Practices of English Language Learners (Cr: 3)
  

• ED 430 - Differentiated Instruction (Cr: 3)
  

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