Graduate Course Catalog 2009-2011
Colleges:
Courses:
SPECIAL EDUCATION/MASTER OF ARTS
Total Credit Hours: 46
To obtain a Master of Arts degree in Special Education, candidates must complete a 46 hour cross-categorical program. Candidates who complete the program are eligible to receive the Learning Behavior Specialist I (LBSI) certification. See complete admission requirements in College of Education introduction.
PREREQUISITES
- Initial interview with Department Chair/ Program Director.
- Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution.
- Successful completion of the Illinois Basic Skills test.
- Enter program with a 2.75 GPA and maintain a 3.0 GPA during cohort.
Block I (11)
30 class meetings, 2 weekends
54-516 Learning Theories and Individual Development (3)
54-510 Foundations of Teaching and Learning (3)
54-513 Development and Characteristics of Learners (3)
54-559 Approaches and Applications for the Multicultural Classroom (1)
54-565 Technology for Learning (1)
Block II (11)
30 class meetings, 2 weekends and 50-hour clinical
54-585 Instructional Planning and Performance Based Assessment (3)
54-561 Instructional Strategies and Learning Communities for Teaching Reading and Integrated/Language Arts P-3 (3)
54-571 Instructional Strategies and Learning Communities for Teaching Reading and Integrated/Language Arts 4-12 (3)
54-531 Collaboration for Educators (2)
54-530 Field Experience I (0)
Summer (6)
54-514 Assessment for Learning (3)
51-546 Historical Foundations of American Education (3)
Block III (10)
30 class meetings, 1 weekend and 50-hour clinical
54-552 Instructional Strategies and Learning Communities for Teaching Mathematics P-12 (3)
54-554 Instructional Strategies and Learning Communities for Teaching Social Studies P-12 (3)
54-546 Instructional Strategies and Learning Communities for Teaching Sciences and Wellness P-12 (3)
54-566 Special Education Law (1)
54-540 Field Experience II (0)
Block IV (8)
54-584 Student Teaching in Special Education P-12 (5)
OR
54-582 Internship in Special Education P-12 (5)
53-535 Methods and Techniques of Educational Research (3)
OR
52-575 Practical Research for Learning Communities (3)