Groundbreaking, Experiential 在线 Learning
Gain the skills to work with students with visual impairments, age birth to 21, with a special emphasis on the needs of early childhood 和 elementary-aged students. 这 highly innovative 在线 程序 creates a learning experience that offers a flexible 和 affordable option for graduate study. You’ll interact with professors, collaborate on coursework 和 share information one-on-one or with the whole class—in a classroom 全天候都可以访问. At the same time, complete your student teaching practicum 在你的家乡社区. It’s one reason we are the top-ranked university in Colorado for 在线 graduate 程序s 在教育, 和 nationally recognized for excellence 在教师教育方面.
度的选择
迈出下一步! Explore courses, contact information 和 admission requirements 为了M.A. 程序.
In addition to a master’s degree in visual impairment, you can also earn an orientation 和 mobility endorsement in our non-degree licensure 程序.
Non-degree Licensure 取向 和 Mobility Program
Gain a competitive edge in the job market with an endorsement in orientation 和 mobility. Approved by the national accreditation body, the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation 和 Education Professionals (AVREP), the 取向 和 Mobility endorsement 程序 is for students who have a master’s degree in visual impairment or who are in the process of obtaining a 文学硕士 in visual impairment. 这个项目有 one on-campus requirement of four weeks during one summer.
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“I want to tell you how much I've appreciated working with UNC 和 their visual impairment 程序. I’m grateful that I’m able to work at my convenience since this 程序 is 在线. Another advantage to this 程序 is being able to work in the field of visual impairment while completing my graduate degree in order to get real h和s-on experience”
—Yvonne Roll, New Mexico School for the Blind 和 Visually Impaired
你的未来 in Special Education
School districts are looking for qualified teachers who can address complex challenges. With a master’s degree in the 特殊教育: 视力损害 程序 at UNC, you’ll have the leadership preparation you need to succeed.
想想博天堂官方的M.A. in 视力损害 if you want to:
- Work closely with children with visual impairments, as well as teachers, parents 和 other members of the community
- Advance to the next level in your teaching career
- Work on your own schedule in a flexible, innovative 在线 程序
你将学习:
- Strategies to help students with visual impairments to achieve their full potential academically, socially 和 emotionally
- Braille codes 和 techniques for teaching literacy skills to students with visual 残疾的人
- Principles of orientation 和 mobility
样本课程:
- Introduction to 视力损害 和 Deaf-Blindness
- 盲文编码和格式
- Principles of 取向 和 Mobility
- Medical 和 Educational Implications of 视力损害s
- Assessment of Students with 视力损害s
- Methods of Teaching Students with 视力损害
Where can your degree take you?
More children with visual impairments are being identified each year, yet fewer teachers are being trained to teach them. With UNC's master’s degree in the 视力损害 程序, you’ll have the training to make a real difference in your students’ lives.
As a special education teacher of students with visual impairments, you can work in 公立或私立学校. You might work individually with a child in a classroom, or in classes alongside other students 和 teachers. You can also work with the child 还有他们家里的父母.
