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Special Education M.A.
(Select from five emphases)
Degree Requirements - 36-74 Credits
See:"Special Education M.A." .
Note(s): If a student enters the master of arts program in special education without a current teacher licensure, she or he is required to complete additional (separate) admission requirements and course requirements listed under Professional Teacher Education.
Required Major Core Credits - 3 hours
SRM 600 Introduction to Graduate Research (3)
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Emphasis
Required Prerequisites - 7 hours
ASLS 266 Normal Speech and Language Development (3)
Ability to communicate, with advanced proficiency in American Sign Language and/or a sign system.
Required Emphasis Credits - 39 hours
EDSE 510 Foundations of Special Education (3)
EDSE 511 Learning Environments and Cultural Considerations (3)
EDSE 512 Assessment, IEP Development, and Instructional Planning (3)
EDSE 550 Foundations of Deaf Education (3)
EDSE 651 Collaboration: Deaf/Hard of Hearing (3)
EDSE 652 Speechreading, Auditory Training and Amplification (3)
EDSE 653 Speech, Severe Needs: Hearing (3)
EDSE 654 Language, Severe Needs: Hearing (3)
EDSE 655 Reading, Severe Needs: Hearing (3)
EDSE 656 Methods of Teaching Content: Severe Needs Hearing (3)
EDSE 657 Practicum, Severe Needs: Hearing (6-12)
Note(s): Students are required to complete a sign language proficiency test which will be administered before each student's practicum placement.
Early Childhood Special Education Emphasis
Required Emphasis Credits - 29-42 hours
EDSE 510 Foundations of Special Education (3)
EDSE 511 Learning Environments and Cultural Considerations (3)
EDSE 512 Assessment, IEP Development, and Instructional Planning (3)
EDSE 530 Parent/Professional Partnerships (3)
EDSE 531 Assessment and Planning in Early Childhood Special Education (3)
EDSE 533 Curriculum and Instruction in Early Childhood Special Education (3)
EDSE 534 EDSE 534 Research, Policy, and Advocacy in Early Childhood Special Education (3)
EDSE 535 Practicum in Early Childhood Special Education (2-15)
EDSE 616 Scientifically Based Literacy Interventions (3)
Generalist Emphasis
Required Emphasis Credits - 36 hours
EDSE 510 Foundations of Special Education (3)
EDSE 511 Learning Environments and Cultural Considerations (3)
EDSE 512 Assessment, IEP Development, and Instructional Planning (3)
EDSE 613 Applied Assessment (3)
EDSE 614 Behavioral Interventions (3)
EDSE 616 Scientifically Based Literacy Interventions (3)
EDSE 617 Mathematics and Content Area Learning for Students with Disabilities (3)
EDSE 618 Educating Students with Significant Support Needs (3)
EDSE 619 Secondary Services (3)
EDSE 693 Practicum in Special Education (3-12) Take 6 hours
Gifted and Talented Education Emphasis
Emphasis Requirements - 33 hours
EDSE 682 Foundations in Gifted Education (3)
EDSE 683 The Gifted Learner: Nature and Needs (3)
EDSE 684 Assessment and Identification in Gifted Education (3)
EDSE 685 Curriculum & Instructional Practice in Gifted Education (3)
EDSE 686 Emotional and Social Development of the Gifted and Talented (3)
EDSE 687 Program Strategies and Services For the Gifted and Talented (3)
EDSE 688 Communication and Leadership in Gifted Education (3)
EDSE 689 Creativity in Gifted Education (3)
EDSE 690 Highest Levels of Learning for the Gifted and Talented (3)
EDSE 691 Practicum in Teaching the Gifted and Talented (1-12) Take 6 hours
The student must possess a current teaching license, must have at least two years teaching experience and must have a grade point average from the baccalaureate degree of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Visual Impairment Emphasis
Required Emphasis Credits - 42 hours
EDSE 510 Foundations of Special Education (3)
EDSE 511 Learning Environments and Cultural Considerations (3)
EDSE 512 Assessment, IEP Development, and Instructional Planning (3)
EDSE 541 Introduction to Visual Impairment and Deaf-Blindness (3)
EDSE 543 Braille Codes and Formats (3)
EDSE 546 Principles of Orientation and Mobility (3)
EDSE 548 Medical and Educational Implications of Visual Impairments (3)
EDSE 549 Assessment of Students with Visual Impairments (3)
EDSE 640 Methods of Teaching Students with Visual Impairment (3)
EDSE 642 Advanced Seminar in Education of Students with Visual Disabilities (3)
EDSE 644 Practicum in Education of Students with Visual Impairments, K-12 (6-12)
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