Special Education
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Doctoral Minor Requirements — 15 Credits
A Doctoral Minor in Special Education is available to students in any UNC doctoral program with the approval of their doctoral program advisor. The intent of this program is to encourage doctoral students throughout the University to increase and expand their understanding of the field of special education and disability issues. Completion of the minor will be noted in the student’s transcripts as Minor in Special Education. No application to the School of Special Education is required. In consultation with their doctoral program advisors, students may include sufficient EDSE courses in their programs of study to meet the requirements for the minor. Some or all of the courses used for this minor may be part of a student’s program of required or elective classes. The minor consists of additional courses completed with a “B” or better.
This minor is not available to students in the Special Education doctoral program.
Degree Requirements
Required Courses — 6 hours
| EDSE 500 | Field of Special Education | 3 |
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| EDSE 615 | Special Education Law: Cases and Trends | 3 |
| | and | |
| EDSE 503 | Effective School Environments for Learners with Exceptional Needs | 3 |
| | or | |
| EDSE 505 | Assessment of Exceptional Individuals | 3 |
Select two of the following courses (6 hours):
| EDSE 524 | Seminar in Education of Learners with Profound Needs | 3 |
| EDSE 525 | Research and Policy for Learners with Profound Needs | 3 |
| EDSE 601 | Supporting Special Students in the Mainstream | 3 |
| EDSE 602 | Behavioral Disorders: Characteristics, Identification and Intervention | 3 |
| EDSE 606 | Instructional Methods for Students with Special Needs | 3 |
| EDSE 608 | Case Studies with Students with Special Needs | 3 |
| EDSE 609 | Language Development: Disorders of Individuals with Special Needs | 3 |
| EDSE 610 | Interventions for Students with Severe Affective Needs | 3 |
| EDSE 611 | Seminar in Severe Affective Needs | 3 |
| EDSE 621 | Seminar in Severe Cognitive Needs | 3 |
| EDSE 642 | Advanced Seminar in Education of Students with Visual Disabilities | 3 |
| EDSE 652 | Auditory Skill Development: Deaf/Hard of Hearing | 3 |
| EDSE 653 | Speech: Deaf/Hard of Hearing | 3 |
| EDSE 654 | Language: Deaf/Hard of Hearing | 3 |
| EDSE 655 | Literacy: Deaf/Hard of Hearing | 3 |
| EDSE 656 | Curriculum and Instruction: Deaf/Hard of Hearing | 3 |
Select one of the following courses (3 hours)
| EDSE 721 | Theories of Exceptionality | 3 |
| EDSE 723 | Seminar in Facilitating Personal and Professional Development in Special Education | 3 |
| EDSE 727 | Issues and Trends in Exceptionalities | 3 |
| EDSE 728 | Professional Writing | 3 |
| EDSE 731 | Topical Seminar in Special Education | 3 |