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Master of Education in Special Education

Major: SPE
Degree Awarded: MED
Unit: GE
Program Webpage: http://louisville.edu/education/degrees/med-se-a.html

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.