Special Education M.S.: Specialization for Teachers Not Seeking Cross Endorsement

Program Rationale:

The Master of Science in Special Education is designed to prepare general education teachers to possess the knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions to develop effective teaching and learning environments for individuals with disabilities. This program track is designed for students who already hold teaching credentials in Connecticut. In this specialization students take course work designed to broaden and/or deepen their knowledge of the field. Completion of this program does not lead to a cross endorsement in special education. The curriculum for this program is aligned with the standards of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).

Program Learning Outcomes:

Students in this program will be expected to:

demonstrate knowledge of historical foundations, classic studies, major contributors, and current issues related to special education; demonstrate knowledge of laws and policies that affect individuals with disabilities, their families, and their educational programming; promote practices that reduce the over-representation of culturally/linguistically diverse students in programs for individuals with disabilities; broaden and/or deepen their knowledge of individual learning differences, instructional strategies, and collaboration in special education; implement action research processes to contribute to improved special education services to individuals with disabilities; and promote professional and ethical practices in the field of special education.

Total Credit Hours: 30