Master of Education in Special Education with Concentration in Autism
Major: SPEDegree Awarded: MED
Unit: GE
Program Webpage: http://louisville.edu/education/degrees/med-se-a.html
Program Information
Admission Requirements: Baccalaureate degree or its equivalent from an accredited institution, two letters of recommendation, minimum combined score of 800 on the GRE, Test of English as a Foreign Language required of all foreign students from countries in which English is not the native language, and 2.75 cumulative grade point average, or 2.75 grade point average for the senior college years.
Prerequisite to entry into the program:
| EDSP 540 Intro to Exceptional Children or equivalent | 3 |
Curriculum
Inquiry (Critical Thinker) (9 hours) | |
| EDSP 644 Applied Behavior Analysis | 3 |
| EDSP 639 Research Analysis in Special Education | 3 |
| EDSP 669 Single Subject Research Methods and Designs | 3 |
Advocacy: (Professional Leader) (6 hours) | |
| EDSP 597 Seminar in Special Education: Issues in Special Education | 3 |
| EDSP 627 Applications in Assistive Technology | 3 |
Action (Problem Solver) (3 hours) | |
| EDSP 635 Moderate and Severe Disabilities Practicum | 3 |
Midpoint Assessment: Completion of ½ of Experienced Teacher Standards, with ¾ of indicators for each standard | |
Area of Emphasis (At least 15 hours) | |
| EDSP 670 Autism: Introduction and Understanding | 3 |
| EDSP 671 Autism: Strategies and Techniques | 3 |
| EDSP 646 Augmentative Communication | 3 |
| EDSP 672 Autism: Collaboration and Technology | 3 |
| EDSP 673 Supporting Students with Asperger’s Syndrome in the Classroom | 3 |
| Elective (6 hours) | 3 |
| Minimum total hours | 36 |
Exit Requirements: Portfolio (All ETS standards and ¾ of indicators for each standards) or Master’s Thesis (EDSP699) Notes