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2015-2016 Graduate Catalog

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2015-2016 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Special Education (SPED), Developmental Disabilities Emphasis - MS

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MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS) in SPECIAL EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENTAL 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 evidence of alcohol and drug addiction prevention coursework
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.)

EDUC 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.)

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

SPED 540 - Assessment/Methods for Students with Developmental 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