This master's program focuses on how to plan, instruct, conduct assessments and collaborate to maximize learning opportunities for students with visual impairments, blindness, and deafblindness.

Admission Requirements

Te be admitted to the program, a student must

  • hold a minimum of a bachelor's degree, and
  • hold a teaching certificate in education (any content area).

Program Requirements

Core Courses
Any graduate courses (500+) with ED or EDC prefix with Department Approval12
Recommended Courses:
INTRODUCTION TO DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION
APPLIED MULTICULTURALISM
DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS
INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH (Core Courses)
Concentration Courses (Teaching Field)
EDC 551FOUNDATIONS OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS3
EDC 652INTRODUCTION TO ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY3
EDC 653PRACTICUM FOR TEACHING STUDENTS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS3
EDC 654INTRODUCTION TO BRAILLE LITERACY3
EDC 656PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS AND MULTIPLE DISABILITIES/DEAFBLIND3
EDC 657ADVANCED BRAILLE AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY3
Action Research Project
ED 690MASTER'S ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT3
Total Semester Hours33