Master of Arts Education
Concentration in Special Education
This program is structured around three components: required core, emphasis area, and research methodology.
Required core: 12
SpEd 501 Diag of Exceptional Child (3)
SpEd 550-650 Sem in Sp Ed (3)
SpEd 612 The Sp Ed Prog (3)
SpEd 675 Org & Adm Sp Ed (3)
Emphasis Area: 12
Choose twelve credits from the following list or from additional courses approved by the program adviser.
Anth 524 Soc & Cult Dynamics of the SW (3)
Anth 561 Comm & Cult (3)
Phil 525 Reasoning Skills for the Schools (3)
Psy 510 Physiological Psy (3)
Psy 519 Intro to Beh Therapy (3)
Psy 522 Human Sexuality (3)
Psy 530 Psy of Sex Roles (3)
Psy 545 Beh Disorders in Child (2)
Psy 573 Psy of Suicide (3)
Psy 605 Memory & Cognition (3)
Psy 671 Psychodynamics & Psychopathology (3)
Psy 674 Ind Intelligence Test (3)
Psy 675 Personality Assess (3)
Psy 679 Beh Therapy & Assess (3)
Research Methodology: 12
GnEd 605 Statistics for Educ (3)
GnEd 610 Educ Res Interpret (3)
Choose one of the following courses:
SpEd 697 Field Project (1-6)
SpEd 699 Thesis (1-6)
Program Total: 36