Autism Spectrum Studies
This concentration option fulfills the requirements for the Autism Spectrum Disorders Certificate. Courses focus on the education and treatment of children diagnosed on the autism spectrum, and develop the student’s skill set in preparation for working with individuals in schools, other educational facilities, and family support programs.
Concentration Courses:
Course Code |
Title |
Credits |
EDU250 |
Introduction to Special Education |
3 |
SPE501 or SPE511 |
The Science of Applied Behavior Analysis or Concepts of Applied Behavior Analysis |
3 |
SPE546 |
Teaching Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders |
3 |
SPE552 |
Problem Solving and Problem Analysis in Autism |
3 |
SPE560 |
Advanced Techniques & Process for Behavior Change |
3 |
Counseling Studies
This concentration provides a gateway for students planning on pursuing graduate study in Bay Path’s MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. Students take selected 500-level psychology courses in addition to a 300-level course in Interviewing and Counseling to build knowledge and skills for helping people with psycho-social issues in a variety of contexts.
Concentration Courses:
Course Code |
Title |
Credits |
PSY380 |
Interviewing & Counseling |
3 |
PSY515 |
Child & Adolescent Development |
3 |
PSY535 |
Ethics & Professional Conduct in Counseling |
3 |
PSY540 |
Individual & Family Substance Treatment |
3 |
PSY552 |
Bullying and Coercive Behavior |
3 |
Early Intervention
This concentration option fulfills the requirements for the Early Intervention Certificate. Bay Path University’s Early Intervention Specialist certificate program is an interdisciplinary, preservice training program that is designed to fulfill requirements for Certification in Early Intervention, at the advanced provisional level, as set forth by the Department of Public Health (DPH), Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This DPH-accredited program includes 300 total of practicum experience at a DPH-accredited Early Intervention site.
Concentration Courses:
Course Code |
Title |
Credits |
CEI579 |
Orientation to Practice in Early Intervention |
0 |
CEI580 |
Infant & Toddler Development |
3 |
CEI581 |
Family Systems |
3 |
CEI582 |
Assessment & Intervention |
3 |
CEI583 |
Planning/Evaluating Early Intervention Services |
3 |
PSY347 |
Early Intervention with Infants & Toddlers |
3 |
Healthcare Management
This concentration provides a gateway for students planning on pursuing graduate study in Bay Path’s MS in Healthcare Management program. Healthcare management focuses on improving the efficiency and quality of patient care. In addition, healthcare managers’ responsibilities can include overseeing personnel, facility operations, finances, information technology and community health programming for healthcare organizations.
Concentration Courses:
Course Code |
Title |
Credits |
HCM502 |
Managing Healthcare Delivery Systems |
3 |
HCM503 |
Strategic Planning in Healthcare |
3 |
HHS425 |
Foundations in Healthcare Management |
3 |
MBA520 |
Organizational Behavior & Leadership |
3 |
MLN500 |
Introduction to the Theory & Practice of Negotiation |
3 |
Health Science
The Health Science concentration is available to those students who choose to continue into the Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) program at Bay Path or elsewhere, but not as an accelerated Pre-Occupational Therapy Studies major. Students with this concentration are admitted to the MOT program if they meet GPA and prerequisite requirements. It is also a suitable concentration for students seeking other types of careers in healthcare settings or those pursuing graduate study in allied health fields other than occupational therapy.
Concentration Courses:
Course Code |
Title |
Credits |
BIO150 |
Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab |
4 |
BIO151 |
Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab |
4 |
BIO316 |
Musculoskeletal Anatomy with Lab |
4 |
MAT450 |
Methods of Applied Statistics |
3 |
PHS101 |
University Physics I |
3 |
Integrative Health
This concentration option fulfills the requirements for the Integrative Health Certificate. According to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, many Americans—more than 30 percent of adults and about 12 percent of children—use healthcare approaches developed outside of mainstream Western, or conventional, medicine. The use of integrative approaches to health and wellness has rapidly grown within care settings across the United States. Researchers are currently exploring the potential benefits of integrative health in a variety of situations, including programs to promote healthy behaviors. Students’ knowledge and skills that are developed within this concentration are suitable for careers in health education and wellness programming as well as healthcare with a comprehensive approach.
Concentration Courses:
Course Code |
Title |
Credits |
HHS420 |
Integrative Health Seminar |
3 |
HSW200 |
Nutrition |
3 |
HSW300 |
Fitness Through the Lifespan |
3 |
HSW352 |
Women’s Health & Wellness Issues |
3 |
PSY280 |
Positive Psychology |
3 |
Public Health
This concentration provides a gateway for students planning on pursuing graduate study in Bay Path’s Master of Public Health program. Public health focuses on protecting the safety and improving the health of communities through education, policy making and research for disease and injury prevention. Students are prepared for careers in government agencies, state and local health departments, non-profit organizations, and healthcare organizations, such as hospital systems or long-term care facilities.
Concentration Courses:
Course Code |
Title |
Credits |
PHE500 |
Foundations in Public Health Practice |
3 |
PHE502 |
Biostatistics & Epidemiology |
3 |
PHE510 |
Cultural Competency in Healthcare |
3 |
PHE525 |
Utilization of Research in Evidence Based Practice |
3 |
PSY341 |
Drugs & Behavior |
3 |
Special Education
This concentration provides a gateway for students planning on pursuing graduate study in Bay Path’s MSEd in Special Education program. Students are prepared to work in programs that provide the proper support, services, and the least restrictive environment to meet the educational needs of children with special needs, such as visual or hearing impairment, intellectual or learning disabilities, speech disorders, neurological conditions, or behavioral and emotional disorders.
Concentration Courses:
Course Code |
Title |
Credits |
EDU250 |
Introduction to Special Education |
3 |
SPE505 |
Inclusion, Consultation and Collaboration for Meaningful Access to Curriculum |
3 |
SPE515 |
Foundations for Inclusive Schools |
3 |
SPE520 |
Learners with Special Needs |
3 |
SPE546 |
Education Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorders |
3 |
Youth Development
This concentration option fulfills the requirements for the Youth Development Certificate. Youth Development is an intentional, pro-social approach in programming that engages youth within their communities, schools, organizations, peer groups, and families in a manner that is productive and constructive. Students learn how to develop positive outcomes and resiliency for young people by providing opportunities, fostering positive relationships, recognizing strengths and furnishing the support needed to build leadership skills. Coursework includes service learning projects to build skills and confidence to work with youth successfully.
Concentration Courses:
Course Code |
Title |
Credits |
CRJ342 |
Juvenile Justice System |
3 |
PSY210 |
Sport Based Youth Development |
3 |
PSY224 |
Effective Youth Development & Mentoring |
3 |
PSY438 |
Community Youth Development |
3 |
SOC315 |
Youth & Society |
3 |