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2015-2016 Graduate Catalog

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2015-2016 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Special Education (SPED), Learning Disabilities Emphasis - MS

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MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS) in SPECIAL EDUCATION, LEARNING DISABILITIES EMPHASIS (30 S.H.)

Prerequisites

A valid Minnesota teaching license. Persons without a valid teaching license must complete the Professional Education Sequence (see undergraduate catalog Education section)

HERS 204 Personal and Community Health or show evidence of alcohol and drug addiction prevention coursework (For description, see Undergraduate Catalog.)
Reading Methods equivalent course(s)
Math Methods equivalent course
SPED 500 - Education of Exceptional Children/Youth (3 S.H.) or equivalent
SPED 505 - Student Management Systems (3 S.H.) or equivalent

Common Core: (18 S.H.)

EDFD 623 - Foundations of Education (3 S.H.)
SPED 631 - Field Experience (3 S.H.)
SPED 660 - Collaborative Consultation (3 S.H.)
SPED 661 - Research Design (2 S.H.)
SPED 662 - Research Seminar (2 S.H.)
EDUC 505 - Education Technology: Assessment and Evaluation 2 S.H.
EDUC 640 - Current Educational Issues (3 S.H.)

Learning Disabilities Emphasis: (6-8 S.H.)

SPED 545 - Assessment/Methods for Students with Learning Disabilities (3 S.H.)
SPED 698 - Professional Paper (2 S.H.) OR
SPED 699 - Master’s Thesis (4 S.H.)
CE 630 - Counseling Children & Adolescents (1 S.H.)

Electives: (4-6 S.H.)

Note: All must be at the 600 level