The Exceptional and Secondary Education concentration is an innovative blended-online Master’s degree program that utilizes the latest in Internet technology, including extensive discussion groups, interactive learning strategies and video clips, to allow qualified students to earn a graduate degree in education via a blended online format.
Prerequisite: Earned Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 21 credit hours in one of the following: Mathematics, Science, Social Science/Studies or English.
| Middle Grade Courses |
| EDU 542 Methods in Instructional Technology |
3 |
| EDU 545 Educational Management and Organization |
3 |
| EDU 546 Reading in the Content Area |
3 |
| EDU 547 Educational Assessment/ Measurement |
3 |
Specific Methods of Teaching
Students enroll in the ONE course that correlates to their Content specialization. |
| EDU 531 Specific Methods of Teaching Social Studies OR |
3 |
| EDU 533 Specific Methods of Teaching Mathematics OR |
3 |
| EDU 535 Specific Methods of Teaching Science OR |
3 |
| EDU 537 Specific Methods of Teaching English |
3 |
Exceptional Student Education Courses |
| EDU 620 Special Education: An Introduction to Law, Ethics, Placement and Diversity |
3 |
| EDU 633 Theories for SLD/EH |
3 |
| EDU 634 Theories for MR/DD/PI |
3 |
| EDU 640 Managing Students with Exceptionality |
3 |
| EDU 646 Assessment in ESE: Evaluation, Interpretation and Placement |
3 |
| EDU 653 Collaborating in Inclusive Settings: Positive Interactions with Teachers & Parents |
3 |
| EDU 656 Transition Planning for Students with Exceptionality |
3 |
| EDU 672 Instructional Design for ESE |
3 |
| EDU 674 Practicum in ESE: Action Research in the Classroom |
3 |
Foundation Courses |
| EDU 562 ESOL I |
3 |
| EDU 563 ESOL II |
3 |
| EDU 580 Internship |
6 |
| EDU 600 Foundations in Reading |
3 |
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Total Semester Hours |
57 |
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