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2015-2016 Graduate Catalog

Special Education M.A. — Visual Impairment Emphasis

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Degree Requirements — 45-57 Credits

See “Special Education M.A.”.

 

NOTE: Students admitted to one of the Master of Arts degree programs in Special Education without teacher licensure are obliged to complete additional (separate) Professional Teacher Education Program (PTEP) admission and course requirements.

Degree Requirements

Required Professional Teacher Education Program Courses for Initial Teacher Licensure Graduate Students — 12 credit hours

EDF 500Conceptions of Schooling

3

EDFE 125Application for Graduate Licensure Admission to PTEP

0

EDRD 611Language, Literacy and Cognitive Development

3

EDSE 130Student Teaching Application

0

EDSE 507Field-Based Experience

3

PSY 500Educational Psychology for Teachers

3

Required Emphasis Credits — 42 hours

EDSE 510Foundations of Special Education

3

EDSE 511Learning Environments and Cultural Considerations

3

EDSE 512Assessment, IEP Development and Instructional Planning

3

EDSE 541Introduction to Visual Impairment and Deaf-Blindness

3

EDSE 543Braille Codes and Formats

3

EDSE 546Principles of Orientation and Mobility

3

EDSE 548Medical and Educational Implications of Visual Impairments

3

EDSE 549Assessment of Students with Visual Impairments

3

EDSE 640Methods of Teaching Students with Visual Impairment

3

EDSE 642Advanced Seminar in Education of Students with Visual Disabilities

3

EDSE 644Practicum in Education of Students with Visual Impairments K-12

6-12

EDSE 645Advanced Braille Codes and Formats

3

Required Major Core Credits — 3 hours

SRM 600Introduction to Graduate Research

3

 

See "Orientation and Mobility (O&M) Endorsement"