This concentration is appropriate for students with a special interest in supporting students at risk for or with behavioural disorders.
Master of Arts (MA) – Special Education (Concentration: Autism & Developmental Disabilities)
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).
Master of Arts (MA) – Special Education (Concentration: Supporting Inclusive Education)
This concentration supports educators and educational leaders who seek to advance their knowledge and expertise related to creating inclusive classrooms and schools.
Certification for Special Education – Behaviour Analyst Certification
The broad field of behaviour analysis grew out of the scientific study of principles of learning and behaviour. It has two main branches: experimental and applied behaviour analysis. The experimental analysis of behaviour is the basic science of this field and has over many decades accumulated a substantial and well-respected research literature. This literature provides the scientific foundation for applied behaviour analysis (ABA), which is both an applied science that develops methods of changing behaviour and a profession that provides services to meet diverse learning and behavioural needs. Professionals in applied behaviour analysis engage in the specific and comprehensive use of the principles of learning in order to address behavioural needs of widely varying individuals in diverse settings. Examples of these applications include building the skills and achievements of children in school settings; and enhancing the development, abilities, and choices of children and adults with various types of kinds of disabilities.
Master of Education (MEd) – Special Education (Concentration: High Ability)
This concentration prepares professionals in cognitive and social development designed to promote understanding of developmental patterns in learners of high ability.
Master of Education (MEd) – Special Education (Concentration: Learning Disabilities)
The concentration is designed for teachers who work in general education classrooms and/or within learning assistance or resource classrooms that include students with learning disabilities.
Master of Education (MEd) – Special Education (Concentration: Blindness & Visual Impairment)
This concentration allows for avenues that prepare educators to work with students who are blind or visually impaired in the classroom and as orientation and mobility specialist.
The program is offered through a combination of on-campus summer coursework and part-time, on-line study that allows students to remain in their communities and maintain work during the school year.
Master of Arts (MA) – Special Education (Concentration: High Ability)
This concentration prepares professionals in cognitive and social development designed to promote understanding of developmental patterns in learners of high ability.
Master of Arts (MA) – Special Education (Concentration: Learning Disabilities)
This concentration is designed for teachers who work in general education classrooms and/or within learning assistance or resource classrooms that include students with learning disabilities.
Master of Education (MEd) – Special Education (Concentration: Autism & Developmental Disabilities)
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).
