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General Special Education - Master of Education (MEd)

Curriculum: Students starting Spring 2001-2002 (2024) and later

DeptCourse #TitleCredits
Psychological Perspectives on Education
Choose 3.0 credits from the following 11 courses		3.0
EDUC2000PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATION3.0
EDUC2006PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT3.0
EDUC2007HUMAN LEARNING3.0
EDUC2008CONCEPTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD3.0
EDUC2009DEVELOPMENT: MIDDLE CHILDHOOD/ADOLESCENCE3.0
EDUC2010PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT MATURE AND OLD AGE3.0
HPA2403PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT3.0
PSYED2127HUMAN LEARNING3.0
PSYED2503DEVELOPMENT: CONCEPTION THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD3.0
PSYED2504DVLP: MIDDLE CHLHD/ADOLESCENCE3.0
PSYED2505DVLP PATHWAYS: A SERVICE MODEL3.0
 
Research Methods
Choose 3.0 credits from the following 9 courses		3.0
ADMPS2356FIELD METHODS3.0
EDUC2200DISCIPLINED INQUIRY3.0
EDUC2201INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODOLOGY3.0
EDUC2202EDUCATIONAL/PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT3.0
EDUC2204QUALITATIVE METHODS OF RESEARCH ASSESSMENT3.0
EDUC2205FIELD METHODS3.0
PSYED2001INTRO TO RESEARCH METHODOLOGY3.0
PSYED2072EDUCATIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT3.0
PSYED2519QUALITATIVE METHODS: PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION3.0
 
Social and Cultural Perspectives on Education
Choose 3.0 credits from the following 23 courses		3.0
ADMPS2050RACE AND RACISM IN EDUCATION AND SOCIETY3.0
ADMPS2133GENDER AND EDUCATION3.0
ADMPS2302STATE/NATIONAL POLITICS OF EDUCATION3.0
ADMPS2305SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION3.0
ADMPS2306HISTORY OF EDUCATION3.0
ADMPS2307POLITICS AND HISTORY OF HIGHER EDUCATION3.0
ADMPS2310CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION3.0
ADMPS2342EDUCATION AND CULTURE3.0
ADMPS2344LEADERSHIP IN SERVICE LEARNING3.0
ADMPS2352ANTHROPOLOGY OF EDUCATION3.0
EDUC2100EDUCATION AND SOCIETY3.0
EDUC2102HISTORY OF EDUCATION3.0
EDUC2103RACE AND RACISM IN EDUCATION AND SOCIETY3.0
EDUC2104LEADERSHIP IN SERVICE LEARNING3.0
EDUC2105SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION3.0
EDUC2106EDUCATION AND CULTURE3.0
EDUC2107EVIDENCE BASED HEALTH PROGRAM PLANNING3.0
EDUC2108STATE/NATIONAL POLITICS OF EDUCATION3.0
EDUC2109ANTHROPOLOGY OF EDUCATION3.0
EDUC2110GENDER AND EDUCATION3.0
EDUC2111CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION3.0
EDUC2112POLITICS AND HISTORY OF HIGHER EDUCATION3.0
HPA2322EVIDENCE BASED HEALTH PROGRAM PLANNING3.0
 
IL2590RESEARCH SEMINAR IN SP ED3.0
 
Program Studies - Special Education
The 12 credits in Special Education may be chosen from within or across the four specialty areas of Special Education. These are: Education of Students with Mental and/or Physical Disabilities, Education of Deaf and Hard of Heading Students, Students with Visual Impairments, and Early Intervention for Children with Disabilities.		12.0
 
Program Studies - Electives
The additional 12 credits may be chosen from Special Education, curriculum and instruction courses in Early Childhood, Elementary Education, academic subject area fields, and other related courses in the School of Education or the University. Courses related to the Supervision of Special Education certification program may also be included.		12.0