GRADUATE SPECIAL EDUCATION
The Special Education department offers additional endorsements and /or a full Master’s degree in the areas of Learning Disabilities and Cognitive Impairment. Candidates interested in this program must already hold initial teaching certification.
Below is the coursework for the Master’s in Learning Disabilities and Cognitive Impairment:
Master of Arts in Special Education (Learning Disabilities, K-12)
Degree Requirements (46-47 sem. hrs. total)Prerequisite:
TED 512 Exceptional Children & Youth in the Regular Classroom (or equivalent) 3
COMMON CORE: (6 s.h.)
GRS 601 History and Philosophy of Ideas 3
GRS 602 Introduction to Research [non-thesis track] 3
OR
GRS 605 Methodology of Research [thesis track] 3
SPECIAL EDUCATION CORE: (14-15 s.h.)
SED 521 Educational/Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities 1
SED 541 Procedures in Special Education 2
SED 584 Transition & Career Education for Individuals with Disabilities 3
SED 542 Parent-School Partnership: Special Education 2
SED 543 Assessment and Evaluation of Students with Disabilities 3
SED 549 Special Education in an Urban Setting 1
SED 551 Behavior Management in Special Education 2
TED 571 Elementary Core Methods 4
OR*
TED 572 Secondary Methods 3
SPECIALIZATION (LEARNING DISABILITIES): (15 s.h.)
SED 545 Collaboration in Special Education 4
SED 561 Introduction to Learning Disabilities 3
SED 562 Methods & Strategies for Teaching Children with Learning
Disabilities 4
SED 534 Strategies for Teaching Reading to Students with Learning
Disabilities 1
TED 534 Strategies for Teaching Reading in Elementary School 3
OR*
TED 535 Strategies for Teaching Reading through the Content Areas in the
Secondary School 3
INTEGRATIVE EXPERIENCE: (5 s.h.)
SED 580 Directed Teaching
(in elem. & secondary special education classroom) 4
SED 595 Directed Teaching Seminar 1
SUMMATIVE EXPERIENCE: (3 s.h.)
GRS 694 Thesis/Project Seminar 3
*This depends on your certification area. You take the course in your non-certified area.
Master of Arts in Special Education (Cognitive Impairment, K-12)
Degree Requirements (44-45 sem. hrs. total)
Prerequisites:
EDU 312/TED 512 Exceptional Children and Youth in the Regular Classroom 3
COMMON CORE: (6 s.h.)
GRS 601 History and Philosophy of Ideas 3
GRS 602 Introduction to Research [non-thesis track] 3
OR
GRS 605 Methodology of Research [thesis track] 3
SPECIAL EDUCATION CORE: (14-15 s.h.)
SED 541 Procedures in Special Education 2
SED 542 Parent-School Partnership: Special Education 2
SED 543 Assessment and Evaluation of Students with Disabilities 3
SED 549 Special Education in an Urban Setting 1
SED 551 Behavior Management in Special Education 2
SED 521 Educational/Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities 1
TED 571 Elementary Core Methods 4
OR*
TED 572 Secondary Core Methods 3
SPECIALIZATION (COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT): (16 s.h.)
SED 545 Collaboration in Special Education 4
SED 581 Nature and Need of Individuals with Cognitive Impairment 3
SED 582 Methods and Strategies for Teaching Individuals with Mild
Cognitive Impairment 2
SED 583 Methods and Strategies for Teaching Individuals with Moderate to
Severe Cognitive Impairment 2
SED 584 Transition and Career Education for Individuals with Cognitive
Impairment 3
SED 585 Strategies for Fundamental Reading and Functional Reading 2
INTEGRATIVE EXPERIENCE: (5 s.h.)
SED 680 Directed Teaching (secondary special education classroom) 4
SED 695 Directed Teaching Seminar 1
SUMMATIVE EXPERIENCE: (3 s.h.)
GRS 694 Thesis/Project Seminar 3
*This depends on your certification area. You take the course in your non-certified area.