General Special Education Master's Degree

General M.S. Degree in Special Education

(Non-certification)

This program is for general education teachers or other certified personnel seeking a master's degree. Special education certified teachers who do not want to pursue further certification may also be interested in this degree. Candidates interested in special topics such as gifted education, social-emotional development, or autism will find opportunities to investigate these topics with nationally recognized faculty members in our department.

Credits and Waivers: Any Masters degree in Special Education requires a minimum of 36 hours of coursework. Up to 8 hours of required coursework may be waived based on previous coursework. Such waivers will be done by a petition to the Department Curriculum Committee. If waivers bring the total number of hours to below 8, additional courses must be selected to fill the 36 hour minimum requirement.

All students receiving a general master's degree in special education will be required to complete the following requirements:

CORE SPECIAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (18 Hours)

Course Number: Course Title: Credit Hours:
SPED 517 Disability Issues 4 hours
SPED 526 Collaborative Leadership 4 hours
SPED 591 (Section A&B) Innovative Project 6 hours
SPED 524 Supervised Practice in SpEd 4 hours

 

ADDITIONAL COURSES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION (10 hours)
These special education courses are individually determined between the student and advisor. These courses may consist of concentrated areas related to LBS II options or other courses deemed appropriate by the advisor. It is quite likely that students would need courses related to curriculum and teaching methods, especially before the student engages in SpEd 524.

 

EDUCATION FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS (8 Hours)

4 hours of Educational Psychology and 4 hours of Educational Policy Studies chosen from the following courses are required of all master's students.
Course Numbers: Course Description: Credit Hours:
EPSY 400, 401, 402, 485 Educational Psychology - Psychological Foundations of Learning 2 hours
EPSY404, 405, 406, 407, 430 Educational Psychology - Psychological Foundations of Peersonality and Development 2 hours
EPS 400, 402, 403, 404, 420, 421, 423, 424, 426 Educational Policy Studies - Social Foundations 2 hours
EPS 401, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414 Educational Policy Studies - Philosophical Foundations

2 hours