Pilihan program

Ringkasan program

This program prepares special education teacher leaders for work in public and private schools and in state, federal, or community settings. Specific areas of education and training include behavior disorders, mental retardation, specific learning disabilities, and varying exceptionalities (exceptional student education). It is designed to ensure that all graduates are prepared to be reflective practitioners, able to evaluate and continuously learn from their own teaching; collaborative professionals who affirm diversity; knowledgeable of theory and research; and skilled in the best practices of special education. Graduates of this program will have advanced clinical and pedagogical skills in working with children with disabilities and their families. The program is structured so that students can maintain full time employment while pursuing their degrees through traditional, web enhanced and on line course delivery. The M.A. program in special education is a 36‐hour program, designed for students with an undergraduate degree in special education.

Modul program

The modules are Core Requirements: Process Core 3: EDF 6481 Foundations of Educational Research, Concentration Requirements (21 hours minimum): EEX 6612 Management and Motivation, EEX 6222 Advanced Psychological Assessment, EEX 6245 Transitional Programming, EEX 6732 Consultation and Collaboration, EEX 5752 Working with Families, EEX 6248 Instructional Approaches, EEX 6939 Advanced Seminar in Special Education, Concentration in Behavior Disorders 9 hours: EED 6215 Advanced Theories/Practices in Behavior Disorders (3 hours), Electives: (6 hours): Elective coursework relevant to the student’s concentration is required and must be approved by the faculty advisor prior to registering for the course. Practicum: EEX 6943 Practicum in Exceptional Student Education, Comprehensive Examination 3 hours.

Persyaratan masuk bagi mahasiswa internasional

Students should have a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent from a regionally accredited college or university. Scholastic evidence to successfully perform in the academic program, as indicated by one of the following: earned graduate degree from a regionally accredited college or university, or undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher in all work attempted while registered as an upper division student working for a baccalaureate degree, or GRE score on the verbal and quantitative subtests or completion of 9 hours of specified graduate course work in special education with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and the endorsement of a Special Education faculty member. Students should have a minimum TOEFL total score of 79 on the internet-based test, 213 on the computer-based test, or 550 on the paper-based test. The TOEFL requirement may be waived if the students meets one of the following conditions: have scored 500 or higher on the GRE verbal test; earned a college degree at a U.S. institution of higher learning; earned a college degree from an institution whose language of instruction is English (must be noted on the transcript) or scored 6.5 on International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

Kualifikasi

Magister (S2)

Institusi penerbit ijazah

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA

Nama jurusan

College of Education, Department of Special Education