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Graduate Studies in
Education:
Master of Arts in Teaching Special Education (includes
Special Education Endorsement) |
The Special Education program has been
designed to emphasize curriculum needs of pupils rather than disability
categories; to address the special behavioral challenges of students;
to incorporate collaborative approaches to consultation with professionals
and families; and to better serve the wider diversity of students in special
education, from mild to severe disabilities, from infancy to adolescence,
and from functional to academic needs.
Most of the special education courses include
field experiences specifically selected to allow the students to apply
new skills in classroom or home settings. The program can accommodate
teachers who are seeking to complete their endorsement in special education
under the new Washington state requirements. But it is also intended to
provide graduate-level specialized training for teachers who are already
endorsed in special education.
Prerequisite courses
required:
Transfer classes may be accepted in place of these but must be individually
evaluated. The following courses (with the exception of field experiences)
may be taken at Whitworth as part of the graduate electives required:
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
| EDS 520 |
Exceptional Learners and Inclusion (Fall, Spring, Summer) |
3 |
| EDS 521 |
Intervention for Motivation & Behavior (Spring) |
3 |
| EDS 522 |
Assessment and IEP Planning (Fall) |
3 |
| EDS 523 |
Intervention for Academic Learning Problems (Fall, Spring) |
3 |
ONE of the following
Field Experiences:
| EDS 581 |
Practicum: Special Education, Early Child. or K-8 Grade
Level (Fall, Jan, Spring) |
1 |
| EDS 582 |
Practicum: Special Education, Middle or High School
Level (Fall, Jan, Spring) |
1 |
AND ONE of the
following:
| EDS 583 |
Advanced Practicum: Special Education, Early Childhood
or K-8 Grade Level (Fall, Jan, Spring, Summer) |
4 |
| EDS 584 |
Advanced Practicum: Special Education, Middle or High
School Level (Fall, Jan, Spring, Summer) |
4 |
Degree Requirement for the Master's
MAT Core Classes:
| EDU 501 |
Advanced Educational Psychology (Spring, Summer) |
3 |
| EDU 502 |
Curriculum Development (Summer, Fall) |
3 |
| EDU 515 |
Educational Research (Spring, Summer) |
4 |
| EDU 550 |
CORE: Milestones in Education (Spring, Fall) |
3 |
Special Education
Track:
| EDC 506 |
Consultation in the Helping Professions (Spring) |
3 |
| EDS 524 |
Early Intervention for Special Education (Spring) |
3 |
| EDS 525 |
Intervention for Attention Deficit & Hyperactivity
(Spring) |
3 |
| EDS 526 |
Intervention for Communication, Sensory & Physical
Problems (Fall) |
3 |
ONE of the following
Field Experiences:
| EDS 581 |
Practicum: Early Child. or K-8 Grade Level |
1 |
| EDS 582 |
Practicum: Middle or High School Level |
1 |
AND ONE of the
following:
| EDS 583 |
Adv. Pract.: Special Education, Early Childhood or K-8
Grade Level |
4 |
| EDS 584 |
Adv. Pract.: Special Education, Middle or High School
Level |
4 |
Electives:
Chosen from prerequisite courses listed at beginning of program and/or
from the following . . . . . Total: 6 Semester Credits
| EDS 501 |
Introduction to Sign Language and the Deaf |
4 |
| EDS 527 |
Intervention for Conduct Disorders |
2 |
| EDS 528 |
Intervention for At-Risk Students |
2 |
| EDU 546 |
Diagnosis & Treatment of Reading Disabilities |
3 |
| EDG 551 |
Educational Psychology of the Gifted |
3 |
Exit Requirement:
Total
Credits for MAT: Special Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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