Course list - Required courses and electives

First Year Courses

HDP2200Y Child Study: Observation, Evaluation, Reporting, and Research
HDP2201Y Childhood Education Seminar
HDP2210Y Introduction to Curriculum I: Core Areas
HDP2220Y Teaching Practicum
Two elective half-courses (one each term)
Full-year religious education course if interested in teaching in the Roman Catholic Separate School Board

NOTE: Students without undergraduate courses in child development must take HDP1201 (Child and Adolescent Development) as one of their electives.

Second Year Courses

Academic Term

HDP2211H Theory and Curriculum I: Language and Literacy
HDP2212H Theory and Curriculum II: Mathematics
HDP2214H Introduction to Curriculum II: Special Areas
one academic term elective half-course

Internship Term

HDP2202H Childhood Education Seminar II: Advanced Teaching
HDP2221Y Advanced Teaching Practicum (full course)
one internship term elective half-course

Recommended Elective Courses

For courses not linked directly, please access descriptions from the main online course catalogue at http://ro.oise.utoronto.ca/Crs_Desc.html

Students may elect any HDAP or other OISE course for which they are eligible. However, the following are especially recommended:

HDP1209H Research Methods and Thesis Preparation in HDAP
HDP1211H Psychological Foundations of Early Development and Education
HDP1237H Cognitive Development, Learning and Instruction
HDP1241H Outcomes of Early Education and Child Care
HDP1256H Child Abuse: Intervention and Prevention
HDP1259H Child and Family Relationships - Implications for Education
HDP1272H Play and Education
HDP1279H Preventative Interventions for Children at Risk
JPX1001Y Parenting: Multidisciplinary Perspectives (offered jointly by the departments of HDAP, Nursing Science, Psychology and Social Work)

Special education electives:

HDP2280H Introduction to Special Education and Adaptive Instruction
HDP2283H Psychology and Education of Gifted Children and Adolescents
HDP1284H Psychology and Education of Children and Adolescents with Behavior Disorders
HDP1285H Psychology and Education of Children with Learning Disabilities
HDP2292H Assessment for Instruction
HDP2296H Reading and Writing Difficulties

Note: Students with definite plans for further graduate study at OISE are advised to include research methods courses among their electives and to complete a Qualifying Research Paper (QRP).

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COURSE (Prospective and Current Students):

Excerpt from 09/10 OISE Graduate Studies Bulletin, page 110:

“Students who wish to teach in the Roman Catholic Separate Schools of Ontario are required to take a religious education certificate course in addition to their regular electives. Students interested in this option should contact the Continuing Education Department at OISE.”

Janice Malcolm
Coordinator, Special Programs and Marketing, Continuing Education, OISE
252 Bloor Street West, Suite 5-103
Toronto, ON M5S 1V6
t: 416.978.2107
f: 416.926.4732
e: jmalcolm@oise.utoronto.ca

May enroll as of April 22/09
Deadline for registration is July 31/09
Must enroll via this URL, not ROSI (case sensitive):
http://conted.oise.utoronto.ca/Religious_Education.html
Do not pay via ROSI – see URL for instructions
Will accommodate as many students as necessary so no need to worry about not getting in
This is a full year course
No chance of timing conflict, apparently – they will accommodate a wide variety of needs

Religious Education Flyer – registration, payment & refund info:
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/ro/UserFiles/File/RE%20Flyer%202009%202%202.pdf