Curriculum & Instruction Specialist - LD, E/BD and Mild MR

This concentration in special education provides strategies for effective teaching of students with learning disabilities, emotional/behavioral disorders, and mild mental retardation.  Graduate students learn assessment and diagnosis of students, effective instructional procedures, collaborative transitional techniques, and behavior management strategies. This degree is for special education teachers or other licensed teachers who wish to work toward an endorsement to teach learning disabilities, emotional/behavioral disorders, or mild mental retardation.

Students entering this C&I program must possess a valid Collegiate Professional License or equivalent from another state.  Prior to completing the program and receiving the master's degree, students must meet the following graduation requirements:  must show evidence of at least one course in the teaching of reading and at least one course in the teaching of mathematics.

NOTE: Though many courses overlap, this is a different program from the 5-year undergraduate/graduate special education program and the special education PreK-12 initial licensure program.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR MASTERS DEGREE:

EDUC 502    Research Design (3) (Required during the first nine hours)

EDUC 547    Instructional Media and Computer Technology in the Classroom (3)

EDUC 620    School Law (3)

SPED 515    Survey of Exceptional Students (3)

SPED 516    Medical and Neurological Problems of Exceptional Students (3)

SPED 520    Language Development and Language Disorders (3)

SPED 530    Characteristics and Needs of Students with Learning Disabilities, Emotional/Behavioral Disorders, and Mental Retardation (3)

SPED 540    Curriculum and Methods for Students with Learning Disabilities, Emotional/Behavioral Disorders, and Mental Retardation (3)

SPED 545    Psychoeducational Assessment (3)

SPED 565    Behavior Management (3)

SPED 575    Career and Life Planning for Individuals with Disabilities (3)

SPED 682    Collaboration in the School, Home and Community (3)

SPED 600    Thesis (3)

     OR

SPED 601    Collaborative Special Education Research (3)

     OR

EDUC 699    Comprehensive Examination* (0)

*(In lieu of the thesis research or collaborative special education research, students selecting the comprehensive exam option must register for the exam and take one of the following courses: ART 543; EDUC 530, 549, MAED 623; MUSC 548; PSYC 523, 552, 660; SCED 562; or SPED 689, 690. Students are encouraged to take SPED 689.)

TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED: 39

For more information, contact the Program Coordinator, Dr. Peggy L. Tarpley, Hull Building, Room 237, 434-395-2337, tarpleypl@longwood.edu, mailing address Longwood University, 201 High Street, Farmville, VA 23909.

Site Last Updated: 07-24-2006

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