Minor in Emotional & Behavioral Challenges in Schools

The minor in Emotional & Behavioral Challenges in Schools includes introductory courses and fieldwork focused on student mental health and school-based behavioral health services. Understanding the school experiences of youth is helpful for many students interested in pursuing careers that involve working with children with behavioral health challenge. This minor is open to all BU undergraduate students; however, it may be of particular interest to students intending to work in education, human services, medicine, or law.

Core Courses in Special Education (14 units)

• WED SE 250 Disability, Education, and Public Policy (4 units)*
• WED SE 317 Fieldwork in Special Education: Autism (this will focus specifically on students with EBD) (2 units)**
• WED SE 502 Behavioral and Emotional Problems: Characteristics and Methods (4 units)
• WED SE 534 Classroom and Behavior Management (2 units)
• WED SE 535 Understanding Autism (2 units)

Elective Courses Focused on Families and Children at Risk, Developmental Psychopathology, and Behavior Management (8 units)

• CAS PS 434 Principles of Behavior Management (4 units)
• CAS PS 472 Family Violence: Theories and Research (4 units)
• CAS PS 475 Counseling: Theory and Listening Techniques (2 units)
• CAS PS 549 Developmental Psychopathology (4 units)
• CAS PS 550 Childhood Adversity: Risk and Resilience (4 units)
• WED CE 500 Introduction to Counseling (4 units)
• WED SE 533 The Families of Children with Disabilities (4 units)
• WED SE 536 Assessment and Instruction of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (4 units)

*This course must be taken at the beginning of the minor sequence.
**This course requires communication with the Special Education Program Director prior to the semester of intended enrollment to arrange for field placement and supervision.