Special and inclusive education certificate courses
The Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies offers a Professional Specialization Certificate (PSC) in Special and Inclusive Education. This 7.5-unit program is designed for teachers who have an undergraduate degree and teacher certification. Normally, students entering the program will also have two years teaching or equivalent experience. Using a variety of course delivery methods, the certificate courses are designed and scheduled to be completed part-time.
The general foci of the certificate program are:
- high- and low-incidence special needs and their effect on development, learning, and behaviour;
- legal and ethical issues in the delivery of services to students with special needs;
- BC Ministry of Education policies and procedures;
- collaboration and consultation in special education;
- special education assessment (i.e. Level B) and identification of learning needs; and
- individualized education program (IEP) design, delivery, and evaluation.
The following four courses comprise the certificate program:
ED-D 405: Advanced Educational Exceptionality (1.5 units)
This is an advanced course intended to familiarize students with the needs of children and adolescents with varying exceptionalities. Topics include history of special education services, legal and ethical issues in the delivery of service to students with special needs, intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, emotional disturbance, giftedness, children with speech and language problems, hearing and vision loss, physical impairments, and chronic health problems.
ED-D 402: Assessment for Special Education (1.5 units)
This course is designed to provide an in-depth study of the area of formal and informal assessment of the exceptional leader. Topics include