Below you will find the current coures offerings listed by semeseter and then alphabetically by department. If you have any questions about these courses, please contact the Registrar's Office at registrar@simmons.edu or 617-521-2111.
Select a semester:
Summer 2013 Course Schedule - Updated Hourly
Doctorate of ABA
DABA 601 - History of Behaviorism
In this class we will review the presuppositions of behaviorism and critically analyze those presuppositions. This will be accomplished by reviewing the work of Watson and Skinner.
| Section | Section Dates | Days | Times | Room | Instructor | Section Status | Avail Seats | Requires Consent | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 05/13/2013 - 08/15/2013 | ,Thu | 06:00PM-09:15PM | MCB C318 | Ronald Allen | Open | 14 | Yes | 4.00 |
DABA 615 - Behavioral Research in Education
This course examines the conceptual and methodological issues of the application of applied behavior analysis into educational settings. This class is designed to provide the doctoral student with a broad overview of the educational applications of the science of behavior analysis, including general and special education, reading instruction, early intervention, higher education, professional training and development in education, and educational assessment.
| Section | Section Dates | Days | Times | Room | Instructor | Section Status | Avail Seats | Requires Consent | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 05/14/2013 - 08/13/2013 | ,Tue | 06:00PM-09:15PM | MCB C106 | Gretchen Allison Dittrich | Open | 14 | No | 4.00 |
DABA 625 - Advanced Functional Assessment & Analysis
The overriding goals of this course are for doctoral candidates to demonstrate comprehension and application of structural, functional and branch analysis and the evaluation and synthesis of stimulus control methodologies to determine the controlling factors of behavior. Candidates will demonstrate competency with the experimental analysis of behavior methodologies to determine the function of behavior across a variety of disabilities and disorders by reading, discussing and presenting assigned and self-selected experimental papers. Areas covered include the functional analysis of behavior of persons with developmental disabilities, psychiatric disorders, substance and eating disorders. Ultimately, candidates must design and present a hypothetical research prospectus in which a functional analysis of complex behavior is conducted
| Section | Section Dates | Days | Times | Room | Instructor | Section Status | Avail Seats | Requires Consent | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 05/13/2013 - 08/12/2013 | ,Mon | 06:00PM-09:15PM | MCB W203 | Gretchen Allison Dittrich | Open | 12 | No | 4.00 |
Educ. Leadership Doctoral Prog
DEDL 603 - Legal Aspects of Education Governance
| Section | Section Dates | Days | Times | Room | Instructor | Section Status | Avail Seats | Requires Consent | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 05/18/2013 - 06/29/2013 | ,Sat ,Sat ,Sat | 08:30AM-04:30PM 08:30AM-04:30PM 08:30AM-04:30PM | MCB C302 MCB C302 MCB C302 | James Collins | Open | 17 | Yes | 4.00 |
DEDL 604 - Emerging Instructional Technologies
| Section | Section Dates | Days | Times | Room | Instructor | Section Status | Avail Seats | Requires Consent | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 07/08/2013 - 07/12/2013 | ,Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri | 08:30AM-04:30PM | MCB C105 | Joseph Maruszczak | Open | 18 | Yes | 4.00 |
Doctor of Philosophy in Educ.
DEDU 690 - Dissertation
| Section | Section Dates | Days | Times | Room | Instructor | Section Status | Avail Seats | Requires Consent | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 05/13/2013 - 08/02/2013 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Carol E. Bonner | Open | 4 | Yes | 1.00 |
DEDU 699 - Dissertation Extension
| Section | Section Dates | Days | Times | Room | Instructor | Section Status | Avail Seats | Requires Consent | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 05/13/2013 - 08/30/2013 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Russell W. Maguire | Open | 0 | No | 0.00 |
DPT Bridge Program
DPT 500 - DPT Bridge Program Costs
| Section | Section Dates | Days | Times | Room | Instructor | Section Status | Avail Seats | Requires Consent | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | 05/13/2013 - 08/30/2013 | N/A | N/A | N/A | TBA | Open | 21 | No | 0.00 |
Other Information
College of Arts & Sciences Undergraduate Programs
- 2012-2014 Undergraduate Front (355k PDF)
- 2012-2014 Undergraduate Programs A-E (818k PDF)
- 2012-2014 Undergraduate Programs F-Z (872k PDF)
- 2012-2014 Undergraduate Back (244k PDF)
College of Arts & Sciences Graduate Studies
- 2012-2014 Graduate Course Catalog (622k PDF)
Graduate Schools Course Catalogs
Here are the course catalog pages for Simmons graduate programs:
- Graduate School of Library and Information Science
- School of Health Sciences
- School of Management
- School of Social Work
Please note: Simmons College and its Graduate Schools make every effort to ensure that the information contained in their catalogs is accurate and complete. Occasionally, however, changes are made and mistakes are discovered after the catalog has been placed online. Degree requirements may also change because of changes in curriculum, accreditation standards or legal requirements.
If you have questions about a program, especially with regard to the course or training requirements for a particular degree, we encourage you to be in contact with the Dean of the School, the director of the program, or the chairman of the relevant department for definitive information.



