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Master of Education in Special Education

MASTER OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Master of Education in Special Education 36 credits

If you are a certified special educator seeking your M.Ed. in Special Education, Grand Canyon University Online offers you a program designed to meet your needs. Our program is created for people who desire to obtain comprehensive, professional knowledge of students with disabilities and to develop the teaching skills needed to educate them effectively.

M.Ed. Special Education for currently certified special educators Courses:

SPE 529 Special Education: Foundations and Framework 3 credits

SPE 525 Educating Learners with Diverse Needs 3 credits

Choose one or more areas of disability:

Mental Retardation (MR)

SPE 545 Characteristics of Students with MR 3 credits

SPE 596 Strategies for Teaching Students with MR 3 credits

Learning Disabilities (LD)

SPE 555 Characteristics of Students with LD 3 credits

SPE 576 Strategies for Teaching Students with LD 3 credits

Emotional Disabilities (ED)

SPE 565 Characteristics of Students with ED 3 credits

SPE 586 Strategies for Teaching Students with ED 3 credits

Physical and Health Impairments (PHI)

SPE 571 Education of Students with PHI 3 credits

The following courses are required:

SPE 535 Assessment and Diagnosis in Special Education 3 credits

SPE 570 Action Research in Special Education 3 credits

SPE 572 Philosophical and Social Issues in Education 3 credits

Elective Courses: taken after all required courses are completed

SPE 540 Special Education : Litigation and Law 3 credits

SPE 550 Special Education Finance 3 credits

SPE 560 Special Education Program Development 3 credits

SPE 563 Physical Education for the Exceptional Child 3 credits

SPE 590 Assistive Technology in Special Education 3 credits

SPE 595 Global Issues in Special Education 3 credits

SPE 585 Master Seminar in Special Education 3 credits

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