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Research Practitioner Master's Degree Special Education
Research Practitioner M.S. Special Education
This program is designed for those candidates with an interest in special education research who wish to complete a master's thesis as part of their graduate studies.
All students receiving a research practitioner masters degree in special education will be required to fulfill the following requirements:
CORE SPECIAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (20Hours) |
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Course Number: |
Course Title: | Credit Hours: |
SPED 517 |
Disability Issues in SpEd |
4 hours |
| SPED 526 | Collaborative Leaders in SpED | 4 hours |
| SPED 591 (Section A&B) | Innovative Project | 1-8 hours |
| SPED 524 | Supervised Practice in SpEd | 1-8 hours |
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RESEARCH CONCENTRATION (12 hours) |
A concentration of 3 courses in quantitative, qualitative, or evaluation methods. The requirement could be met with a focus in one area or with a combination of methodologies approved by the advisor. |
MASTER'S THESIS |
All students must complete a master's thesis. |
EDUCATION FOUNDATION COURSE REQUIREMENTS (8 hours) |
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4 hours of Educational Psychology and 4 hours of Educational Policy Studies chosen from the following courses are required of all master's students. |
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| Course Number: | Course Title: | Credit Hours: |
EPSY 400, 401, 402, 485 |
Educational Psychology - Psychological Foundations of Learning | 2 hours |
EPSY 404, 405, 406, 407, 430 |
Educational Psychology - Psychological Foundations of Personality and Development | 2 hours |
OR EPSY 407 |
Students planning to work with adults may take EPSY 407 to meet both of the above EPSY Foundation Requirements | 4 hours |
OR EPSY 408 |
EPSY 408 meets 4 hour EPSY Foundation Requirements | 4 hours |
| EPS 400, 402, 403, 404, 420, 421, 423, 424, 426 | Educational Policy Studies - Social Foundations | 2 hours |
| EPS 401, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414 | Educational Policy Studies - Philosophical Foundations | 2 hours |
Credits and Waivers: Any Masters degree in Special Education requires a minimum of 36 hours of coursework. Up to 8 hours of required coursework may be waived based on previous coursework. Such waivers will be done by a petition to the Department Curriculum Committee. If waivers bring the total number of hours to below 8, additional courses must be selected to fill the 36 hour minimum requirement.