Special Education, M.Ed.

Special Education (30/36 hours)

The M.Ed. in Special Education is a unique program that will enable candidates to earn the master degree and teaching licensure in Special Education.  Candidates will choose the K-8 or 6-12 Interventionist license (30 hours) or K-12 Comprehensive license (36 hours). The program will provide candidates with coursework in Special Education that addresses a wide range of topics from disabilities to instructional strategies to legal issues. Candidates will develop effective communication and collaboration skills in special education and will practice the creation, implementation, and use of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). Candidates also have the option to take courses in applied behavior analysis and continue with the certificate in applied behavior analysis.

Course Requirements

All M.Ed. candidates take the following two courses as non-credit, no-charge, and pass/fail, one during their first semester and one during the semester in which they graduate:

• EG 5000 - Orientation to M.Ed./M.S./Ed.S. Programs (Non-credit and P/F)
• EG 6000 - Graduation Seminar (Non-credit and P/F)

MAJOR Special Education

INITIAL (for candidates without a teaching license)

• EG 5053 - Planning, Instruction & Assessment (3)
• EG 5093 - Cultural Perspectives in Schools (3)
• EG 5803 - Literacy Foundations and Standards (3)
• EGSE 5023 - Special Education Disabilities (3)
• EGSE 5033 - Special Education Law and Ethics (3)
• EGSE 5043 - Special Education Teaching Methods (3)
• EGSE 5213 - Methods of Inclusive Education (3)
• EGSE 5223 - Building Supportive Learning Environments (3)

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• The following courses are required to complete the masters.

• EGSE 5053 - Foundations of Applied Behavior Analysis (3)
• EGSE 5063 - Research Methods in Behavior Analysis (3)

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• EG 5083 - Research in Classroom Practice (3)

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• The following courses are required for the comprehensive license:

• EGSE 5233 - Complex Disabilities (3)
• EGSE 5313 - Methods of Complex Disabilities (3)

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  Tennessee licensure requirements include an extended clinical experience. Candidates must take either EG 5417 Enhanced Student Teaching (seven hours) and EG 5402 Student Teaching Seminar (two hours) or Teacher Mentoring (four hours minimum) and a non-credit edTPA course (for individuals with job-embedded licenses only) in order to complete licensure requirements. 

MAJOR Special Education

ADVANCED (for candidates with a teaching license)

• EG 5093 - Cultural Perspectives in Schools (3)
• EGSE 5023 - Special Education Disabilities (3)
• EGSE 5033 - Special Education Law and Ethics (3)
• EGSE 5043 - Special Education Teaching Methods (3)
• EGSE 5053 - Foundations of Applied Behavior Analysis (3)
• EGSE 5063 - Research Methods in Behavior Analysis (3)
• EGSE 5083 - Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation (3)
• EGSE 5213 - Methods of Inclusive Education (3)
• EGSE 5223 - Building Supportive Learning Environments (3)
• EGSE 5233 - Complex Disabilities (3)
• EGSE 5313 - Methods of Complex Disabilities (3)

• Candidates may choose one elective to complete the 36 hour master degree.