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Minot State offers online Master’s degree in special education

0 Comments | Brandon Sun, The, Jul 21, 2010

Beginning this fall, the Minot State University Department of Special Education and the Graduate School are offering a developmental disabilities/autism-spectrum disorders emphasis under the Master of Science degree in special education. Designed in an online format, the special education department tailored this DD/ASD master’s degree emphasis for teachers, human resource professionals, allied health professionals and parents.

“MSU’s new developmental disabilities/autism-spectrum disorders online option will help overcome the training limitations for professionals who live in rural areas and want to advance their scholarly understanding of DD/ASD,” said Jennifer Hefter, instructor of special education. “The program also meets the needs of parents of children with developmental disabilities and autism-spectrum disorders.”

The DD/ASD emphasis includes coursework in assessment, behavior management, program development and implementation, provisions of physical care and sensory issues, rehabilitative techniques, assistive technology, collaborative techniques, social training and use of various team-planning models. After demonstrating mastery of core competencies, students will participate in public schools or community-based agencies to fulfill a practicum component
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