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Master of Education in Special Education
Major: SPEDegree Awarded: MED
Unit: GE
Program Webpage: http://louisville.edu/education/degrees/med-se
Program Information
The goal of the program is to offer a Master's degree that will advance one’s knowledge and further their expertise in a specialty area.
Curriculum
Non-Education Certification
This degree is designed for master's degree candidates who may be advancing their current teaching certification or whose goals are in the area of early childhood/special education, specifically comprehensive-care centers, institutions, hospitals, clinics, day care centers, preschools, and community programs.
Prerequisites for Admission: Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and EDSP 540: Introduction to Special Education.
Degree Requirements: A minimum of 33 semester hours of graduate coursework; at least 18 hours of courses numbered 600 or above; and a culminating course, either EDSP 639 or EDSP 687, to be taken at the end of the program and requiring a major paper.
| ELFH 600 Introduction to Research Methods and Statistics | 3 |
| Introductory Courses Select three courses from the following: | |
| EDSP 537 Language Learning for Exceptional Children | 3 |
| EDSP 594 Teaching Student with Physical Disabilities | 3 |
| EDSP 624 Seminar in Psychological & Social Implications of Handicaps | 3 |
| EDSP 634 Introduction to Mental Retardation | 3 |
| EDSP 640 Introduction to Learning Disabilities | 3 |
| EDSP 674 Theories of Behavior Disorders | 3 |
| EDSP 697 Applied Behavior Analysis | 3 |
| EDSP 670 Introduction to Autism | 3 |
Mid point assessment: Satisfactory, Unsatisfactory, Needs Improvement
Advanced/Related Courses: Courses will be selected, with advisor’s approval, to provide the necessary background to meet the candidate’s professional goals.
| Advanced courses | 9 |
| Related Electiv | 9 |
| Exit Requirement: | |
EDSP 639 Research Analysis in Special Education | 3 |
| Minimum total hours | 33 |
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