(Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities, Pre K-8)
Who Should Pursue This Program
This concentration prepares you to be a teacher of students with moderate disabilities, and leads to an Initial License for grades Pre K-8. The program is appropriate for people who already serve in schools as para-professionals or aides, and for career changers. It also provides the coursework necessary for currently licensed teachers who seek a master's to obtain a professional license.
Required Courses
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| CORE COURSES |
|
|
| MED 6050 |
Human Development and Learning |
3 |
| MED 6010 |
Education and Society |
3 |
| MED 6040 |
Literacy & Language Arts |
3 |
| MED 6030 |
Children, Families & Communities |
3 |
| |
|
| CONCENTRATION COURSES1 |
|
| MED 6440 |
Children with Special Needs |
3 |
| MED 6420 |
Models of Programs & Services for Special Needs Students2 |
3 |
| MED 6450 |
Strategies for Classroom Management3 |
3 |
| MED 6430 |
Psycho-Educational Assessment and Planning4 |
3 |
| MED 6460 |
Promoting Academic Performance for SPED Students |
3 |
| MED 6065 |
Integrated Curriculum: Social Studies & the Arts |
3 |
| MED 6060 |
Integrated Curriculum: Math & Science5 |
3 |
| MED 6070 |
Adapting and Differentiating Instruction6 |
3 |
| |
|
|
| FIELDWORK |
|
|
| MED 6400 |
Reflective Practice |
2 |
| MED 6410 |
Practicum & Seminar7 |
3 |
| |
|
| CAPSTONE - Choose either the Project or Thesis Track |
|
| |
|
| ProjectTrack |
|
| MED 7200 |
Capstone Seminar: Project8 |
3 |
| Electives9 |
|
4 |
| |
|
| Thesis Track |
|
| MED 6080 |
Educational Research |
3 |
| MED 6490 |
Graduate Thesis Advising (formerly Directed Study) |
1 |
| MED 7000 |
Capstone Seminar: Thesis10 |
3 |
| Total Required Credits |
45 |
1 At least three of the four required core courses must be completed before taking any of the concentration courses
2 Prerequisite: MED 6440, Children with Special Needs
3 Prerequisite: MED 6420, Models of Programs and Services for Special Needs Students
4 Prerequisite: MED 6420, Models of Programs and Services for Special Needs Students
5 Prerequisite: MED 6065, Integrated Curriculum: Social Studies & the Arts
6 Prerequisite: MED 6065 (required) and MED 6060 (suggested)
7 Prerequisites: Reflective Practice, completion of at least 12 credits, pass all applicable MTEL tests for concentration/license
8 Prerequisites: completion of all other required courses
9 These electives may be taken at any time
10 Prerequisites: MED 6080, Educational Research and completion of all other required courses