Master of Education
Learning & Behavior Specialist II (LBSII) in Multiple Disabilities
Learning & Behavior Specialist II (LBSII) prepares highly skilled, innovative Multiple Disabilities Specialists, who have expertise in educating students with severe and multiple disabilities (e.g. intellectual disability, autism, traumatic brain injury, complex health care needs, orthopedic impairments).
Typical Plan of Study (38-44 hours)
Select 1 Educational Policy, Organization and Leadership Foundations Course
- EPOL 401: History of American Education (crosslisted with EPS 400)
- EPOL 402: Asian American Education (crosslisted with EPS 402)
- EPOL 403: Historical & Social Barriers (crosslisted with EPS 405)
- EPOL 405: School and Society (crosslisted with EPS 411)
- EPOL 406: Professional Ethics in Education (crosslisted with EPS 410)
- EPOL 407: Critical Thinking in Education (crosslisted with EPS 412)
- EPOL 408: Aesthetic Education (crosslisted with EPS 413)
- EPOL 409: Sociology of Education (crosslisted with EPS 420)
- EPOL 410: Racial and Ethnic Families (crosslisted with EPS 421)
- EPOL 412: Politics of Education (crosslisted with EPS 423)
- EPOL 413: Economics of Education (crosslisted with EPS 424)
- EPOL 480: Technology & Educational Reform (crosslisted with EPS 415)
- EPOL 539: Poli & Cultural Context of Ed (crosslisted with EOL 548)
Select 1 Educational Psychology Foundations Course
- EPSY 400: Psyc of Learning in Education
- EPSY 401: Child Language and Education
- EPSY 402: Sociocultural Influence on Learning
- EPSY 404: Adjustment in School Settings
- EPSY 406: Psychology of Classroom Management
- EPSY 407: Adult Learning and Development
- EPSY 408: Learning & Hum Dev w/ EdTech
- EPSY 430: Early Adolescent Development
- EPSY 485: Assessing Student Performance
- EPSY 490: Developments in Educational Psychology
- EPSY 553: Global Issues in Learning
- EPSY 405: Personality and Soc Dev
Core Courses
- SPED 432: Multiple Disabilities
- SPED 440: Instructional Strategies I
- SPED 448: Curriculum Development III
- SPED 460: Communication and Phys Disab
- SPED 471: Learning Environments II
- SPED 517: Disability Issues in Special Education
- SPED 526: Collaborative Leaders in SPED
- SPED 590: Seminar for Advanced Students (Section MD)
- SPED 591: Field Study and Thesis Seminar (Innovative Project/Research Methods)
- SPED 591: Field Study and Thesis Seminar (Conduct Innovative Project)
Program Cost
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