Experiential Learning, Flexible Options
Earn your master’s degree online, face-to-face or a combination of both in this flexible graduate program designed for working professionals. In UNC’s 特殊教育: Early Childhood program, you’ll develop a range of specialized skills to work with young children 和 their families. 你会 work closely with top faculty who are actively involved in teaching 和 research with local school districts 和 agencies. 你会 also benefit from extensive field-based learning opportunities that provide valuable classroom experience to advance your career.
UNC’s School of 特殊教育 has been designated as a Center of Excellence by the Colorado Commission on Higher 教育 three times.
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M.A. in 特殊教育: 儿童早期
The 儿童早期 特殊教育 program is available in a fully online format, face-to-face at our main campus in 格里利, Colorado, or a combination of online 和 face-to-face weekend classes at the Denver Center at Lowry. Full-time students can usually complete the degree in two years. At the end of the program, you can earn either a master’s degree or a non-degree licensure in early childhood special education or both early childhood special education 和 early childhood education.
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Our program promotes an inclusive approach to early education 和 is distinguished by a strong student-faculty connection 和 flexible degree completion options designed 在职教育工作者. The program also includes extensive field-based experiences with children in three age-groups: birth to 2 years, 3 to 5 years 和 5 to 8 years.
想想博天堂官方的M.A. in 特殊教育: 儿童早期 if you want to:
- Work with diverse children from birth to age 8 和 their families
- Gain real-world experience in community-based settings
- Learn in small classes with a high level of student-faculty interaction
你将学习:
- Appropriate ways to work with children 和 their families across a range of abilities 和 cultural experiences
- How to effectively collaborate with general educators 和 related services professionals
- Evidence-based assessment intervention practices
样本课程:
- Family/Professional Partnerships
- Typical 和 Atypical Early Child Development: Application to 儿童早期 Special 教育
- Scientifically Based Literacy Interventions
- 研究, Policy 和 Advocacy in 儿童早期 特殊教育
- Learning Environments 和 Cultural Considerations
- Assessment, IEP Development 和 Instructional Planning
课堂之外
A master’s degree can increase your earning potential as well. 根据美国.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, on average, teachers with master’s degrees will earn $8,000 to $10,000 more each year than those with only a bachelor’s degree.
Where can your degree take you?
When you graduate, you’ll be ready to work in a variety of settings including public schools, childcare 项目, early intervention 项目 和 family support 和 home-based 项目. Many of our graduates work in preschools, kindergartens or up to third grade.
