Department of Special Education

Master of Education in Special Education

SPECIAL EDUCATION

SPED 502 Curriculum/Methods of Inclusion (3)  Designing and implementing inclusive programs.  Prerequisite: SPED 301.

SPED 515 Assessment of Infant/Primary Students with Disabilities (3) Comprehensive assessment of young children and linking evaluative information to inclusive programming.  Prerequisite: SPED 425/525.

SPED 517 Collaborative Planning for Infant/Primary Programs (3)  Methods and models of interdisciplinary collaborative planning for young children with disabilities.  Prerequisite: SPED 301.

SPED 525 Formal Tests and Measurements for Students with Disabilities K-12 (3) 
Assessment techniques, philosophical rationale, current research and intervention strategies for mildly and moderately handicapped children.

SPED 527 Curriculum and Methods of Social, Emotional and Motor Development of Students with Disabilities K-12 (3)
Curriculum theory, research, and instructional techniques for students with disabilities.

SPED 531 Curriculum and Methods of Reading for Primary Students with Disabilities (3) Reading Practices, context, procedures, materials, and assessment for primary students with disabilities.

SPED 551  Psychoeducational Assessment of Students with Disabilities, Elementary/Middle School (3)  Assessment and Intervention for cognitive, educational, emotional, and social behaviors of students with disabilties.

SPED 553  Curriculum and Methods of Secondary Special Education Prevocational and Vocational Instruction (3)  Issues and trends including transition-related instruction, post-secondary programs and adaptability in secondary classrooms.

SPED 555  Assessment of Middle and High School Students with Disabilities (3)  Diagnosis and prescriptive techniques used by secondary level special education professionals. 

SPED 601  Curriculum and Methods of Instruction for Secondary Transition (3)  Practical application of legal requirements for preparing students with disabilities for transition into employment, post-secondary, and adult settings, including prevocational and vocational methodologies, student centered planning and interagency linkages. 

SPED 603 Informal Tests and Measurements for Students with Disabilities, K-12 (3) Assessment, diagnosis, prescriptive techniques; procedures, administration, interpretation and programming. 

SPED 605 Working with Families of Students with Disabilities (3) Communication skills, human relations, parent counseling, and conferencing.

SPED 607 Curriculum and Methods of Classroom Management for Students with Disabilities K-12 (3)
Theoretical foundations and development of practical intervention.

SPED 613 Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities K-12 (3)
Designing instruction for students with disabilities using assistive and instructional technology.

SPED 635 Legal Foundations of Special Education (3)
Overview of litigated and legislated standards for special education services for students with disabilities and implicational for current practices.  

SPED 637 Inclusion for the Classroom Teacher (3)
Background and legal bases, programs, methods and materials for special needs children, and emphasis on the regular classroom.

SPED 640 Characteristics of Diverse Learners (3)
Survey of individual differences in learning and characteristics of students with special needs with implications for inclusive educators: basic principles and major findings in research.

SPED 641 Curriculum and Methods of Instruction for Students with Disabilities K-12 (3)
Characteristics that affect learning and the design of educational programs.  

SPED 646  Using Technology to Differentiate Instruction (3)
Practical application of best practices in differentiating instruction, using computer software to increase the access and learning of students with disabilities in the general education curriculum.  

SPED 648 Positive Behavior Support Plans: Design and Implementation (3)
Methods for functional behavioral assessment, behavioral intervention plans and ongoing assessment to be applied in a case studies approach. 

SPED 652 Career Development for Students with Disabilities (3)
Overview of issues and promising practices for career exploration, career development and career experiences  for students with disabilities resulting in application projects.

SPED 670-679 Special Topics in Special Education (1-3) Studies in Selected content areas tailored to student needs.

SPED  741 Internship: Students with Disabilities (6)
Placement in a special education facility or special education agency according to student interest and background.

SPED 880 Graduate Project in Special Education Inclusion, Technology, or Transition (3)
An independent project designed with advisor's approval to demonstrate application of leadership skills in the special education focus area.