Special Education - Illinois State University

Special Education from Illinois State University is a Campus Master Special Education degree that prepares you for a Education career. The master's degree program prepares special educators to assume advanced roles through a curriculum which includes a core of advanced coursework, as well as specialized electives and individual plans of study that allow opportunities for advanced certification. Students already holding special education certification can elect to pursue a Learning Behavior Specialist II certification in curriculum, behavior intervention, technology, and transition. The capstone experience for this degree includes a research option or an option to seek the National Board Professional Teaching Certification in the area of Exceptional Needs, allowing them to procure a Master Teacher Certificate in Illinois. Current general educators seeking to concentrate professional development in special education in order to effectively teach students with diverse learning needs are also well served by this degree . The master's program curriculum contains the opportunity for candidates to design concentration areas through advisement. Most importantly, the curriculum reflects current research findings and best practices in the field of special education and will meet the needs identified by our constituency in the schools. This program is designed to provide a thorough and efficient means for graduate students to pursue advanced study in the field of special education. View more details on Illinois State University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Special Education courses.