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Master of Education in Special Education
Major: SPEDegree Awarded: MED
Unit: GE
Program Webpage: http://louisville.edu/education/degrees/med-spe.html
Program Information
This master's degree can be taken to gain expertise in Autism. 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 (For those interested in Autism)
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 Electives | 9 |
| Exit Requirement: | |
EDSP 639 Research Analysis in Special Education | 3 |
| Minimum total hours | 33 |
Departmental Faculty
http://louisville.edu/education/degrees/med-spe.html
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