Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in Special Education with Preliminary Education Specialist (Level I) Credential (Mild/Moderate and/or Moderate/Severe)

Required Coursework

Please note that the required prerequisites and fieldwork component for the credential are completed outside of the degree program.

prerequisites (18 credits)

 

EDUU 395

Education Field Experience

3

EDUU 551

 

Educational Application of Computers I

3

(The following four course may be waived if candidate holds a CLAD/BCLAD certificate or holds a 2042 Multiple or Single Subject Credential):

 

EDUU 526

Theories of Language Development

3

EDUU 527

Language Development: A Teaching and Learning Process

3

EDUU 528

Content-based Instruction for Linguistic Minority STudents: Sheltered Academics

3

EDUU 570

 

Voice, Diversity, Equity & Social Justice

3

core courses (15 credits)

 

EDUU 510

Introduction to Teaching

3

EDUU 511

Collaboration for Inclusive Schooling

3

EDUU 601

Assessment and IEP Development

3

EDUU 602

Positive Behavioral Supports

3

EDUU 603

 

Communication, Language, and Literacy

3

emphasis course (3-6 credits)

 

EDUU 519

Strategies for Teaching People with Mild/Moderate Disabilities

3

and/or

 

 

EDUU 560

Strategies for Teaching People with Moderate/Severe Disabilities

 

3

general education elective courses (6 credits from the following)

EDMU 520

Literacy and Language in K-8 Classrooms I

3

EDMU 521

Literacy and Language in K-8 Classrooms II

3

EDSU 532

 

Effective Literacy for Single Subject Candidates

3

Moderate/Severe fieldwork** (6 credits)

 

EDTU 590

Supported Teaching: Special Education

3

and

 

 

EDTU 593

Directed Teaching (Moderate/Severe)

3

or

 

 

EDTU 593

 

Directed Teaching (Moderate/Severe)

6

Mild/Moderate fieldwork** (6 credits)

 

EDTU 590

Supported Teaching: Special Education

3

and

 

 

EDTU 592

Directed Teaching (Mild/Moderate)

3

or

 

 

EDTU 592

 

Directed Teaching (Mild/Moderate)

6

advanced core courses (15 credits)

 

EDUU 600

Research and Evaluation Methods***

3

EDUU 606

Seminar in Learning Theory

3

EDUU 609

Seminar in Curriculum Studies

3

EDUU 610

Teacher as Scholarly Practitioner: Action Research

3

EDUU 611

Action Research Development

 

3

total program credits (not including prerequisites)

39-54

Students earning both a Mild/Moderate and a Moderate/Severe credential must take both emphasis courses and must student teach in both settings.

In the event that a candidate has all or a portion of his/her student teaching waived, those credits are not required to be replaced in the degree.