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SPECIAL EDUCATION (SPED)
201 Graduate Education Building, (479) 575-4209 Shirley Lefever-Davis, Graduate Studies Coordinator, 202 Graduate Education Building, (479) 575-5445
Degrees Conferred: M.Ed. (SPED)
The M.Ed. in special education is designed for those students seeking a degree in special education. Admission to the M.Ed. program in special education is based on the general requirements of the Graduate School and submission of GRE or MAT scores prior to admission. Requirements for the Master of Education Degree: (Minimum 36 hours.) All programs will require nine semester hours of core courses, three semester hours of cognate study, and 24 semester hours in special education. This course work is selected by students and faculty according to the needs of the student and certification requirements. All programs require the completion of a minimum of 36 semester hours of work for the degree. Core course requirements can be satisfied by taking three hours from each of the areas listed below: 1. EDFD 5013, Research Methods in Education EDFD 5393, Statistics in Education and Health Professions 2. EDFD 5373, Psychological Foundations of Teaching and Learning EDFD 5473, Adolescent Psychology in Education EDFD 5573, Life-Span Human Development 3. EDFD 5303, Historical Foundations of Modern Education EDFD 5323, Global Education EDFD 5353, Philosophy of Education EDFD 5683, Issues in Educational Policy
COURSES: SPECIAL EDUCation (SPED) SPED5103 Nature and Needs of the Moderately and Severely Retarded (FA, SP, SU) Educational, psychological, and social characteristics of children with moderate and severe mental retardation. Prerequisite: CIED 3023. SPED560V Workshop (3-6) (FA, SP, SU) SPED599V Seminar (1-18) (IR) SPED600V Master's Thesis (1-3) (IR) SPED605V Independent Study (1-18) (FA, SP, SU) SPED699V Doctoral Seminar (1-3) (FA, SP, SU) SPED700V Doctoral Dissertation (1-6) (FA, SP, SU) Prerequisite: candidacy. |
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