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.
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Spring 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 | 01/14/2013 - 04/29/2013 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Ronald Allen | Open | 0 | Yes | 4.00 |
DABA 630 - Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Overview of behavioral processes. Presents information relating to human and nonhuman learning with a focus on the experimental analysis of behavior. Topics covered include environmental feedback mechanisms, automatic reinforcement, selectionism, multioperant performances, discriminative stimulus control, stimulus equivalence, rule-governed behavior, joint attention, and semantic priming. The course also focuses on research methodologies and critical analysis of research.
| Section | Section Dates | Days | Times | Room | Instructor | Section Status | Avail Seats | Requires Consent | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01/14/2013 - 04/30/2013 | ,Fri ,Sat ,Fri ,Sat ,Fri ,Sat | 05:00PM-10:00PM 08:30AM-05:30PM 05:00PM-10:00PM 08:30AM-05:30PM 05:00PM-10:00PM 08:30AM-05:30PM | MCB W205 MCB W205 MCB W205 MCB W205 MCB W205 MCB W205 | Russell W. Maguire | Open | 11 | No | 4.00 |
DABA 635 - Behavioral Medicine
| Section | Section Dates | Days | Times | Room | Instructor | Section Status | Avail Seats | Requires Consent | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01/14/2013 - 04/30/2013 | ,Wed | 06:00PM-09:15PM | MCB E209 | Gretchen Allison Dittrich Russell W. Maguire | Open | 15 | No | 4.00 |
DABA 640 - Scholarly & Prof. Activity
| Section | Section Dates | Days | Times | Room | Instructor | Section Status | Avail Seats | Requires Consent | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01/14/2013 - 04/29/2013 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Gretchen Allison Dittrich | Open | 0 | No | 4.00 |
Educ. Leadership Doctoral Prog
DEDL 601 - Global & Historical Perspectives in Education
| Section | Section Dates | Days | Times | Room | Instructor | Section Status | Avail Seats | Requires Consent | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01/26/2013 - 04/27/2013 | ,Sat ,Sat ,Sat ,Sat ,Sat | 08:30AM-04:30PM 08:30AM-04:30PM 08:30AM-04:30PM 08:30AM-04:30PM 08:30AM-04:30PM | MCB C318 MCB C318 MCB C318 MCB C318 MCB C318 | Anthony Bent | Open | 15 | Yes | 4.00 |
Doctor of Philosophy in Educ.
DEDU 652 - Applied Statistical Analysis II
| Section | Section Dates | Days | Times | Room | Instructor | Section Status | Avail Seats | Requires Consent | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01/14/2013 - 04/29/2013 | ,Mon | 06:00PM-09:00PM | SCB S251A | Mr. Robert N. Goldman | Wcls | 0 | Yes | 4.00 |
DEDU 654 - Quantitative Research
Quantitative research focuses on designing research studies that measure and quantify the relationships between variables. The course will consider sample size, quantitative methodologies and design possibilities, replication, and reliability.
| Section | Section Dates | Days | Times | Room | Instructor | Section Status | Avail Seats | Requires Consent | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01/17/2013 - 04/25/2013 | ,Mon | 06:00PM-09:00PM | MCB C106 | Russell W. Maguire | Open | 10 | Yes | 4.00 |
DEDU 655 - Diversity in Education
| Section | Section Dates | Days | Times | Room | Instructor | Section Status | Avail Seats | Requires Consent | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01/15/2013 - 04/23/2013 | ,Tue | 05:00PM-08:00PM | LEF L008 | Becky Thompson | Open | 12 | Yes | 4.00 |
DEDU 670 - Dissertation Seminar
| Section | Section Dates | Days | Times | Room | Instructor | Section Status | Avail Seats | Requires Consent | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01/16/2013 - 04/24/2013 | ,Wed | 06:00PM-09:00PM | MCB C308 | Daren Graves | Open | 14 | Yes | 2.00 |
DEDU 690 - Dissertation
| Section | Section Dates | Days | Times | Room | Instructor | Section Status | Avail Seats | Requires Consent | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01/14/2013 - 04/29/2013 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Carol E. Bonner | Open | 10 | Yes | 4.00 |
| 17 | 01/14/2013 - 05/06/2013 | 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 | 01/14/2013 - 04/29/2013 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Carol E. Bonner | Open | 9 | Yes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01/14/2013 - 04/29/2013 | N/A | N/A | N/A | TBA | Open | 0 | No | 0.00 |
| 02 | 01/14/2013 - 04/29/2013 | N/A | N/A | N/A | TBA | Open | 0 | 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.



