Research Practitioner M.S. Special Education

This program is designed for those candidates with an interest in special education research who wish to complete a master's thesis as part of their graduate studies.

All students receiving a research practitioner masters degree in special education will be required to fulfill the following requirements:

CORE SPECIAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (20Hours)
Course Number:	Course Title:	Credit Hours:
SPED 517	Disability Issues in SpEd	4 hours
SPED 526	Collaborative Leaders in SpED	4 hours
SPED 591 (Section A&B)	Innovative Project	1-8 hours
SPED 524	Supervised Practice in SpEd	1-8 hours

 

RESEARCH CONCENTRATION (12 hours)

A concentration of 3 courses in quantitative, qualitative, or evaluation methods. The requirement could be met with a focus in one area or with a combination of methodologies approved by the advisor.

 

MASTER'S THESIS

All students must complete a master's thesis.

 

FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS (18 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
EPSY 404, 405, 406, 407, 430	Educational Psychology - Psychological Foundations of Personality 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

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.