**Review** Graduate Catalog 2025-2026

EDSE 701 Introduction to Doctoral Study in Exceptionalities

Develop knowledge, skills, concepts, and attitudes necessary for special and gifted educators to effectively interact with diverse populations. Emphasis on development of individual goals/specific activities within program. S/U graded.
1

Level Restriction

Include GR

EDSE 702 Law of Exceptionalities

Doctoral level course that includes the analysis and interpretation of federal, state, and case law relevant to teaching students with exceptionalities in a variety of educational settings.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

EDSE 718 Advanced Seminar in Education of Students with Hearing and/or Visual Loss

Investigation of the issues and trends in education of infants, children and youth with hearing and/or visual disabilities: focus on research, curriculum, instructional strategies and other administrative concerns.

3

Offered

Generally offered Fall, Spring, and/or Summer Annually

Level Restriction

Include GR

EDSE 721 Theories of Exceptionality

In-depth study of special education's enrichment by conceptions of the nature of exceptionality, learning and instruction that have and are emerging from biological and sociocultural constructivism, phenomenology and holism.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

EDSE 727 Seminar in Exceptionalities

Investigates current issues and trends in special and gifted education, with specific focus on policy, research, curriculum, and instructional strategies.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

EDSE 728 Seminar in Professional Writing

Explores purposes, protocols, and processes for professional writing; critical review of student writing by students and faculty. Focus on research reports, practitioner articles, research reviews, and policy analysis.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

EDSE 730 Externship in Exceptionalities

This course should be taken prior to submission of dissertation proposal. The externship requires 180 hours of supervised activities outside of UNC to expand the learner's knowledge base in a setting related to services for students with exceptionalities.
1- 9

Level Restriction

Include GR

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with a maximum of 9 credit hours

Course Fee

Supervision Fee Required

EDSE 732 Research in Exceptionalities

Examines research design and methods used in special and gifted education. Emphasis on developing skills necessary to understand the relationship between research strategies and problems in special and gifted education.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

EDSE 733 Preparing Teachers of Students with Exceptionalities

Gain knowledge and skills to prepare teachers of students with exceptionalities. Content includes course syllabi development, application of research-based practices to course development, and mentoring and evaluating personnel.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

EDSE 744 Advanced Writing Seminar

The purpose of this seminar is to expose students to different types of academic writing that they may encounter in their professional careers. Major areas that are covered in the course are grant writing and the dissertation writing process.

3

Offered

Generally offered Fall Annually

Level Restriction

Include GR

EDSE 745 Advanced Doctoral Seminar

Designed for third-year students, this course explores contemporary issues in exceptionality education and identifies strategies to address, ameliorate, and/or accommodate these issues within the greater context of education and society.
3

Prerequisites

(EDSE 702 and EDSE 732 with a minimum grade of C)

Level Restriction

Include GR

EDSE 797 Doctoral Proposal Research

Explores dissertation research problems, theoretical frameworks, methodology, and data analysis procedures expected to develop an approved dissertation proposal. S/U graded.
1- 4

Level Restriction

Include GR

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with a maximum of 4 credit hours

EDSE 799 Doctoral Dissertation

A student must earn 12 hours of credit for the dissertation as a partial fulfillment of requirements for any doctoral. S/U graded.
1-12

Level Restriction

Include GR

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with no limitations