M.A. in Special Education, with
Concentration in Autism/Developmental Disabilities
Full standing is granted to those applicants who have completed EPSE 312 (Introduction to the Study of Exceptional Children) or EPSE 317 (Development and Exceptionality in the Regular Classroom), EPSE 482 (Introduction to Statistics for Research in Education) (or course that has been deemed to be a replacement for EPSE 482 ), and EPSE 481 (Introduction to Research in Education) (or course that has been deemed to be a replacement for EPSE 481).
This concentration is appropriate for students with a special interest in meeting the educational, behavioural, and communication needs of students with autism spectrum disorders or other developmental disabilities (e.g., Down syndrome, cerebral palsy).
|
Course Number |
Course Credits |
Course Title |
| EPSE 449 |
3 |
Educating
Students with Autism (prerequisite for EPSE 549) |
| EPSE
512 |
3 |
Critical
Issues in Special Education |
| EPSE 513 |
3 |
Seminar in Developmental Disabilities* |
| EPSE
514 |
3 |
Seminar
in Behavioural Assessment and Intervention* |
| EPSE
532 |
3 |
Assessment and Positive Behaviour Support in School and Community Settings* (prerequisite for EPSE 514) |
| EPSE
549 |
3 |
Seminar in Autism |
| EPSE
599 |
6 |
Master’s
thesis |
| Choose
one of: |
| EPSE 502 |
3 |
Cognition,
Language, and Literacy Processes in Education |
| EPSE
585 |
3 |
Social-Emotional
Development in Education |
| Choose
one of: |
| EPSE
592 |
3 |
Experimental
Designs and Analysis in Education |
| EPSE
593 |
3 |
Design
and Analysis of Research with Small Samples and
Single Subjects* |
| EPSE
595 |
3 |
Qualitative
Methodologies in Educational Psychology and Special
Education |
