Course Descriptions

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Special Education Discipline Courses

Course ID Title Latest Offering
SPED 310 Exploring Visual Impairments (3) Fall 2009
SPED 330 Introduction to Disability (3) Fall 2009
SPED 370 Young Children Disabled or At Risk and Their Families (3) Spring 2009
SPED 601 Observation and Participation in Special Education (1-3) Effective Spring 1980
SPED 601 Variable topics:
  SPED 601 Observation and Participation in Special Education (1) Fall 2007
  SPED 601 Observation and Participation in Special Education (3) Fall 2009
SPED 655 Basic Orientation and Mobility for Learners with Visual Impairments (3) Fall 2009
SPED 662 Education of Deaf/Hard of Hearing Children (3) Spring 2009
SPED 671 Positive Behavior Support for Young Children (3) Effective Fall 2006
SPED 672 Inclusive Learning Environments for Young Children (3) Fall 2009
SPED 673 Observation/Assessment of Young Children with Special Needs (3) Effective Fall 2006
SPED 675 Working with Families of Young Children with Disabilities (3) Fall 2009
SPED 688 American Sign Language I (3) Fall 2009
SPED 689 American Sign Language II (3) Fall 2009
SPED 690 American Sign Language III (3) Spring 2007
SPED 702 Professional, Legal, and Ethical Practices: Opportunities for Students with Disabilities (3) Fall 2009
SPED 716 Technology in Special Education (3) Spring 2008
SPED 722 Preparation for Student Teaching (3) Effective Fall 2006
SPED 723 Seminar: Student Teaching for M/S, VI, and D/HH (3) Fall 2009
SPED 726 Seminar: Student Teaching for M/M, PHI, and O&M (3) Fall 2009
SPED 729 Student Teaching Workshop: Early Childhood Special Education (1) Fall 2009
SPED 730 Student Teaching: Special Education (3-11) Effective Spring 2005
SPED 730 Variable topics:
  SPED 730 Student Teaching: Special Education (11) Spring 2007
  SPED 730 Student Teaching: Special Education (3) Fall 2009
  SPED 730 Student Teaching: Special Education (6) Spring 2009
  SPED 730 Student Teaching: Special Education (9) Fall 2009
SPED 735 Technology for Visually Impaired Students (2) Summer 2009
SPED 737 Infant Intervention (3) Spring 2009
SPED 738 Preschool Intervention (3) Spring 2009
SPED 740 Induction Plan Development (1) Fall 2009
SPED 741 Introduction to Canine Assessment and Training (3) Fall 2009
SPED 743 Issues in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (3) Spring 2009
SPED 745 Environmental Design for Students with Moderate/Severe Disabilities (3) Spring 2009
SPED 746 Teaching Individuals with Physical and Other Health Impairments (3) Fall 2009
SPED 747 Physical Disabilities--Implications and Management (3) Spring 2009
SPED 749 Medical, Educational, and Rehabilitative Implications of Visual Impairment (4) Fall 2009
SPED 750 Assessment for Learners with Visual Impairments (3) Spring 2009
SPED 751 Instruction for Learners with Visual Impairments (3) Fall 2009
SPED 752 Issues in Visual Impairment (3) Spring 2009
SPED 753 Living Skills Assessment and Instruction for Learners with Visual Impairments (3) Fall 2009
SPED 754 Basic Communication Skills for Learners with Visual Impairments (3) Fall 2009
SPED 755 Formal Guidework Training (3) Fall 2009
SPED 756 Orientation and Mobility Seminar (3) Spring 2009
SPED 757 Visual Impairment: Special Populations (3) Spring 2009
SPED 758 Advanced Communication Skills for Learners with Visual Impairments (3) Spring 2009
SPED 759 Introduction to Client Instruction (3) Spring 2009
SPED 760 Methods in Orientation and Mobility I (3) Fall 2009
SPED 761 Instructional Management and Special Populations (3) Spring 2009
SPED 763 Transition Planning for Secondary-aged Students with Disabilities (3) Fall 2009
SPED 764 Signing Exact English I (3) Fall 2007
SPED 770 Mild/Moderate Disabilities (3) Fall 2009
SPED 772 Assessment, Curriculum, and Instruction (3) Fall 2009
SPED 773 Methods of Assessment and Instruction for Students with Moderate/Severe Disabilities (3) Spring 2009
SPED 774 Positive Behavior Support (3) Fall 2009
SPED 775 Advanced Methods in Mild/Moderate Disabilities (3) Fall 2009
SPED 777 Atypical Infant Development (3) Fall 2009
SPED 778 Advanced Literacy and Instruction (3) Fall 2009
SPED 779 Family Systems and Services for Young Children with Disabilities (3) Fall 2009
SPED 780 Assessment and Program Evaluation in Early Childhood Special Education Setting (3) Fall 2009
SPED 781 Education of Learners with Serious Emotional/Behavioral Disorders (3) Spring 2006
SPED 782 Language Assessment for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children (3) Spring 2007
SPED 787 Advanced Assessment and Instruction for Students with Moderate/Severe Disabilities (3) Fall 2009
SPED 788 Research and Literature, Policy and Practice in Special Education (3) Fall 2009
SPED 789 Advanced Environmental Design for Students with Moderate/Severe Disabilities (3) Fall 2009
SPED 790 Language Intervention for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children (3) Fall 2007
SPED 791 Nature of Autism Spectrum Disorders (3) Fall 2009
SPED 792 Methods in Orientation and Mobility II (3) Fall 2009
SPED 793 Atypical Cognitive Development (3) Fall 2009
SPED 794 Communication, Socialization and Imagination: Autism (3) Spring 2009
SPED 796 Partnerships and Life Issues: Autism (3) Spring 2009
SPED 801 Diversity in Special Education: Family Systems, Resources, and Culture (3) Summer 2009
SPED 803 Communication, Diversity, and Exceptionality: Cultural and Communicative Competence (3) Fall 2009
SPED 805 Internship: Vocational Special Education (3) Fall 2007
SPED 821 Fieldwork in Moderate/Severe Disabilities (3) Fall 2009
SPED 822 Methods in Orientation and Mobility III (3) Spring 2009
SPED 823 Methods in Orientation and Mobility IV (3) Spring 2009
SPED 824 Advanced Behavioral and Instructional Support (3) Summer 2009
SPED 825 Behavior and Instructional Supports: Autism (3) Fall 2009
SPED 831 Internship in Special Education (3-6) Effective Fall 1983
SPED 831 Variable topics:
  SPED 831 Internship in Special Education (3) Fall 2009
  SPED 831 Internship in Special Education (6) Fall 2009
SPED 881 Advanced Research Seminar in Special Education (3) Fall 2009
SPED 885 Advanced Topics in Special Education (1-3) Effective Spring 2000
SPED 885 Variable topics:
  SPED 885 Topics in Early Childhood Special Education (3) Spring 2009
SPED 894 Creative Work Project in Special Education (3) Fall 2009
SPED 895 Field Study: Special Education (3) Fall 2009
SPED 898 Master's Thesis (3) Fall 2009
SPED 899 Special Study (1-3) Effective Spring 2006
SPED 899 Variable topics:
  SPED 899 Special Study (1) Fall 2009
  SPED 899 Special Study (2) Fall 2009
  SPED 899 Special Study (3) Fall 2009
SPED 902 Seminar in Program Development (1) Fall 2008
SPED 903 Research Seminar in Special Education: Program Design and Analysis (3) Spring 2008
SPED 905 University-level Teaching Internship (3) Fall 2009
SPED 906 University-level Research Internship (3) Fall 2009
SPED 907 Learning and Development: The Influence of Disabilities (3) Spring 2009
SPED 908 Directed Studies: Special Topics (1-3) Effective Fall 1984
SPED 908 Variable topics:
  SPED 908 Directed Studies: Special Topics (1) Fall 2009
  SPED 908 Directed Studies: Special Topics (2) Fall 2009
  SPED 908 Directed Studies: Special Topics (3) Fall 2009
SPED 909 Current Issues Special Education Policy and Practice (3) Fall 2009
SPED 998 Doctoral Dissertation in Special Education (3) Fall 2009
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