Special Education M.Ed.—with Concentration in Urban Multicultural Special Education

Admission Requirements

1. Completion of all Feinsten School of Education and Human Development admission requirements.
2. An essay describing the candidate’s commitment to special education, cultural awareness, collaboration, and lifelong learning.
3. An interview may be required.

Course Requirements

Foundations Component

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
	ONE COURSE in research methods, chosen with advisor’s consent	3
SPED 534	Involvement of Parents and Families Who Have Children with Disabilities	3	Offered fall and spring.

Professional Education Component

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
SPED 551	Urban Multicultural Special Education	3	Offered fall.
SPED 552	Dual Language Development and Intervention	3	Offered spring.
SPED 553	Content-Based ESL Instruction for Exceptional Students	3	Offered summer.
SPED 554	Curriculum Design for Exceptional Bilingual Students	3	Offered summer.
SPED 555	Literacy for English Language Learners with Disabilities	3	Offered fall.
SPED 557	Assessing English Language Learners with Disabilities	3	Offered spring.
SPED 651	Language Development Practicum-Exceptional Bilingual Students	1	Offered spring.
SPED 652	Literacy Practicum-Exceptional Bilingual Students	1	Offered fall.
SPED 653	Assessment Practicum-Exceptional Bilingual Students	1	Offered spring.
SPED 654	Internship in Urban Multicultural Special Education	3	Offered fall and spring.

Comprehensive Assessment

Total Credit Hours: 30