DPE Master of Education Course Requirements

Program Chair: Richard Wolfe
Email: rwolfe@oise.utoronto.ca

Program Secretary & Liaison: Marisa Freire
Email: mafreire@oise.utoronto.ca

Master of Education Course Requirements
The program comprises ten half-courses and may be undertaken on a full- or part-time basis. All students must take the two required foundation courses. In addition, students must choose four courses from the Departmental Electives list (see Section 1.3 of the HDAP Program Guidelines). The remaining four elective courses may be taken from within or outside the department. Elective courses must be chosen in consultation with the student’s faculty advisor. Students are asked to meet with their faculty advisors in the first term of their programs.

Recommended Program Timetables
(Length of program will vary depending on full- or part-time status)

Year One: Courses
Year Two: Courses

Special Education and Adaptive Instruction Courses
HDP1217 Foundations of Proactive Behavioural & Cognitive-Behavioural Intervention
HDP1279 Preventative Interventions for Children at Risk
HDP1284 Psychology & Education of Children & Adolescents with Behaviour Disorders
HDP1285 Psychology & Education of Children & Adolescents with Learning Disabilities
HDP2275 Technology for Adaptive Instruction & Special Education
HDP2280 Introduction to Special Education & Adaptive Instruction
HDP2292 Assessment for Instruction
HDP5281 Research & Theories of Reading Disability

Early Childhood Education Courses
HDP1211 Psychological Foundations of Early Development & Education
HDP1256 Child Abuse: Intervention & Prevention
HDP1259 Child & Family Relationships – Implications for Education
HDP1272 Play and Education

Other Courses
HDP1236 Developmental Psychopathology
HDP1265 Social & Personality Development
HDP1287 Introduction to Applied Statistics
JHC1251 Reading in a Second Language

First Year Required Foundation Courses
HDP1200H Foundations of Human Development and Education
HDP2293H Interpretation of Educational Research

Additional Requirements
Students who have not taken a human development course in their undergraduate program must take HDP1201 as an extra course (above the 6 half-course requirement). This requirement is waived for students who take both JD1233 and JD1249.

Elective Courses of Particular Interest to MEd Students in Developmental Psychology and Education.

Note: Because most of our MEd students are part-time, these courses usually are offered in the evenings during the academic year or are offered during the summer. We try to offer each of these courses at least once a year.