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Special Education Master's Curriculum


The curriculum of the Special Education Master's degree is designed for general educators who wish to meet the demands of educating students with special needs in a variety of school environments. You will have the ability to apply the skills you have developed immediately in your career.

Pre-requisite for Special Education Certification Program: Level 1 certification in Early Childhood Development and/or Elementary Education and/or Secondary Education

Special Education Core Courses

  • SPE 5105 Current Issues in Special Education: Theoretical Practice and Procedures
  • SPE 5115 Technology and Instructional Design for Differentiated Instruction
  • SPE 5125 Diagnostic Assessment and Progress Monitoring
  • SPE 5135 Theory and Instructional Practice: Students with High Incidence Disabilities
  • SPE 5145 Research-based Models and Procedures: Literacy, Written and Oral Language, and Reading in the Content Areas
  • SPE 5155 Research-based Models and Procedures: Mathematics and Science Procedures
  • SPE 5165 Theory and Instructional Practice: Students with Emotional/Social and Behavioral Disorders
  • SPE 5175 Theory and Instructional Practice: Students with Low Incidence Disabilities
  • SPE 5185 Families, Schools, and Communities: Communication and Collaboration

Special Education Advanced Courses

  • SPE 5195 Special Education School Law and Policy
  • SPE 5205 Cognitive Processes: Research-based Brain Studies for the Educator
  • SPE 5215 Culturally Responsive Teaching

View the Special Education Course Descriptions

Wilson Reading Program Level 1 Courses

  • SPE 5225 Wilson Reading Program: Introduction to Multisensory Structured Language Instruction (1 credit)
  • SPE 5235 Wilson Reading Program: Intensive Instruction for the Non-Responsive Reader (Basic Word Study 1-3) (3 credits)
  • SPE 5245 Wilson Reading Program: Intensive Instruction for the Non-Responsive Reader (Basic Word Study 4-6) (3 credits)
  • SPE 5245 Wilson Reading Program: Clinical Intensive Instruction for the Non-Responsive Reader (Practicum) (3 credits

View the Wilson Reading System® Course Descriptions




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