Special Education

Visual Impairments

PROFESSIONAL CORE

MEASRES 6205 Educational Research, 3 Hours (Fall/Spring/Summer)

EDPSYCH 6214 Foundations of Instructional Psychology, 3 Hours (Fall/Spring/Summer)

AND/OR

SOCFOUND 6234 Philosophy of Education, 3 Hours (Fall)

SPECIAL EDUCATION CORE

SPED 6293 Qualitative Research in Special Education, 3 Hours (Fall)

SPED 6295 Single-Subject Research Applications in Special Education, 3 Hours (Spring)

TVI EMPHASIS REQUIREMENT

SPED 4125 Current Issues in Visual Impairments, 2 Hours

SPED 4126 Braille Learning and Tactile Communication I, 3 Hours

SPED 4132 Introduction to Visual Impairments, 3 Hours

SPED 4134 Foundation of Orientation and Mobility 3 Hours

SPED 4136 Methods of Teaching Students with Visual Impairments, 3 Hours

SPED 4138 Anatomy of the Eye and Educational Implications of Low Vision, 3 Hours

SPED 4153 Introduction to Assistive Technology for Instruction, 3 Hours

SPED 4192 Experience in Special Education, 6 Hours

NOTE: Non-thesis plan requires 3 hours of SPED 6299 Research, an acceptable graduate research paper, and written comprehensive exams

Thesis plan requires 6 hours of SPED 6299 Research and oral comprehensive examination.