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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
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.
Prerequisite to enter the program:
| EDSP 540 Introduction 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 |
| 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 (3 hours) | |
| Minimum total hours | 36 |
Exit Requirements:
Portfolio (All ETS standards and ¾ of indicators for each standards) or Master’s Thesis (EDSP699)
Notes
- Minimum of 18 hours in 600-level courses is required.
- Transfer credit must be officially accepted by the advisor (maximum of 6 hours) - final acceptance is dependent upon receipt of official transcripts.
- A maximum of 6 hours taken in non-degree status can be applied toward a master's degree (upon approval of advisor).
- All courses must be completed within 6 years of admission to the program.
- To complete the program, students must have minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average. No credit shall be accepted for carrying a grade lower than "C".
Departmental Faculty
Debra Bauder
Associate Professor
Ginevra Courtade
Assistant Professo
Monica Delano
Assistant Professor
Nicole Fenty
Assistant Professor
Tim Landrum
Associate Professor
Director Doctoral Program
Chair Special Education Department
Amy Lingo
Associate Professor
Assistant Chair Special Education Department
Rich Mancil
Assistant Professor
Robert Pennington
Assistant Professor
Terry Scott
Professor
Thomas Simmons
Associate Professor
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