MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING PROGRAM FOR MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING WITH MAJOR IN
LEARNING DISABILITIES

Coordinator: Dr. Shirley Carr Bausmith

Students must complete 51 graduate hours.

Education Foundation Core 15 Hours

EDUC 611 Solving Instructional Problems Using Technology

EDUC 621 Understanding Learning Differences

EDUC 622 Assessment of Learning and Behavior

EDUC 623 Quantitative Research Methods in Education

EDUC 624 Behavior Management of Students with Disabilities

Learning Disabilities Professional Preparation 30 hours

PSY 663 Learning Disabilities: Formal and Informal Assessment (3)

PSY 664 Practicum: Formal and Informal Assessment (1)

EDUC 745 Teaching Reading and Written Language to Divergent and Exceptional Learners (3)

EDUC 746 Practicum: Teaching Reading and Written Language To Exceptional Learners (1)

EDUC 760 Exceptionalities: Characteristics and Legal Foundations (3)

EDUC 761 Learning Disabilities: Characteristics, Identification and Placement (3)

EDUC 763 Methods for Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities (3)

EDUC 764 Practicum – Methods for Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities (1)

EDUC 769 Case Study, Small Group, and Action Research (3)

EDUC 770 Learning Disabilities: Supervised Internship (9)

Electives 6 hours

Candidates may select from among the following courses a combination totaling 6 graduate hours.

Course selection must be made after consultation with program coordinator.

EDUC 620 Foundations of Education (3)

EDUC 732 Quantitative Learning: Pre-School through Middle School (3)

EDUC 733 Concepts and Methods in Elementary Science (3)

EDUC 734 Concepts and Methods in Elementary Social Studies (3)

EDUC 741 Cognitive and Behavioral Aspects of the Divergent Learner (3)

EDUC 742 Procedures for the Divergent Learner (3)

EDUC 744 Quantitative Processing and the Divergent Learner (3)