Graduate Bulletin 2011–2012 - Brooklyn College - CUNY

EDUC 7771X Collective Negotiations in Public Education
45 hours; 3 credits
Meaning and impact of collective negotiations on public education.
Prerequisite: matriculation in the educational administration and
supervision program or permission of the program head.
EDUC 7908X Cognitive and Intellectual Development
45 hours; 3 credits
Critical exposition, in light of recent research, of developments in the
fields of cognitive and intellectual development. Examination of the
psychological bases for such representative educational issues as
readiness, grouping, learning to learn, curriculum structure, transfer and
concept learning.
Prerequisite: a course in educational psychology and a course in child
or adolescent development.
EDUC 7930X Practicum in School Psychology
60 hours; 4 credits
Supervised experience in the educational and clinical functions of the
school psychologist as a mental health consultant to school personnel
and families. Students study urban, multicultural schools and deal with a
wide range of typical functions of the school psychologist. Policies and
procedures regulating professional practices in schools.
Prerequisite: matriculation in the school psychologist program and
Education 7903T [715T], and permission of the program head.
EDUC 7940X Personality Theory and Research
30 hours plus conference; 3 credits
Contributions to the understanding of child development and
personality including trait theory, psychoanalysis, behaviorism, and
humanism. Other contemporary theoretical models and contemporary
developments.
Prerequisite: matriculation in the school psychologist program,
Education 7900X [721.1X] and permission of the program head.
EDUC 7941X Psychology of Learning Difficulties II
30 hours lecture, 30 hours laboratory; 3 credits
Theories and research on emotional, genetic, and familial factors that
inhibit the child's learning. Diagnosis, etiology, and remediation of these
disorders. Two hours of lecture and two hours of supervised fieldwork
each week. Consultation with parents and professional personnel.
Prerequisite: matriculation in the school psychologist program and
Education 7911X [721X] and permission of the program head.
EDUC 7942X Group Process and School Culture
45 hours plus 30 hours conference; 4 credits
Group processes in the school and classroom affecting the learning,
behavior, and mental health of pupils. Role of the school psychologist in
analyzing behavior in school context and effecting change. Working
with groups in crisis intervention. Confronting and reducing bias in
schools and classrooms. Experience in participating in and studying a
group.
Prerequisite: matriculation in the school psychologist program,
Education 7900X [721.1X], 7940X [721.2X], 7920X [733X], and
7943X [726.4X], and permission of the program head.
Corequisite: Education 7932T [704.2T].
EDUC 7943X Problems of Child and Adolescent
Development I
Education 131
30 hours plus independent work, and conference; 3 credits
Typical and atypical development of children and adolescents in urban
and multicultural contexts, including physiological, neurological,
orthopedic, health and sensory challenges, traumatic brain injury and
cognitive impairments. Intensive study of illustrative and case material.
Biological, psychological, sociological, cultural, and linguistic influences.
Assistive technologies and other interventions.
Prerequisite: matriculation in the school psychologist program and
permission of the program head.
Childhood education, bilingual, special education
EDUC 7200T Contextualizing Literacy Instruction:
Teacher/Learner Interactions
45 hours; 3 credits
Concepts and discourses in educational foundations and human
development as related to interdisciplinary curriculum; classroom
application in childhood education with focus on literacy. Study of the
teacher’s role and impact upon diverse student learning; organizing and
teaching of the language arts in the childhood classroom. Pedagogical
implications of literacies.
Corequisite: English 7602X [702X] or 706.1X or 7760X [775.1X] or
7761X [775.2X].
EDUC 7201T Seminar in Applied Theory and Research I
45 hours plus conference; 3 credits
Concepts and methods of educational theory and research. Application
of techniques of research, with focus on classroom research and its
impact on student learning, integrating instruction relevant to science
inquiry and research technology. Formulation and development of a
preliminary research project relevant to teaching and learning in
childhood education.
Prerequisite: None
EDUC 7202T Seminar in Applied Theory and Research II
45 hours plus conference; 3 credits
Continuation of Education 7201T [702.22T]. Implementation of
research project relevant to teaching and learning in the childhood
education classroom; focus upon current pedagogical inquiry,
educational research, and innovative practices related to effective
teaching, including issues of technology in education, English language
learners and students with special needs.
Prerequisite: Education 7201T [702.22T].
EDUC 7203T Advanced Study of Pedagogy and Curriculum
in Childhood Education I
45 hours; 3 credits
Development, application, and implementation of curriculum based
upon the theories and research findings studied and discussed in
childhood education. Focus on advanced techniques of pedagogical
practice, including aesthetic education, assessment and use of
technology in childhood education, and the development of
interdisciplinary curriculum in democratically modeled classrooms.
Emphasis on integrating the social sciences into the social studies
curriculum.
Corequisite: an approved course in the social sciences.
EDUC 7204T Advanced Study of Pedagogy and Curriculum
in Childhood Education II
45 hours; 3 credits
Continuation of Education 7203T [712.22T]. Development, application,
and implementation of curriculum based on the theories and research