Prepare to Meet the Needs of All Students
In our comprehensive Master of Education (M.Ed.) program, you will prepare to work in this high-need, teacher shortage area, teaching grades 5-12 students with various types of disabilities in schools, clinical settings, and collaborative programs. Train to teach students with moderate disabilities in grades 5-12 and students with severe disabilities at all levels.
From nondiscriminatory assessment and the use of technology to classroom management and behavior support and special education law, the program covers what you need to know to confidently meet the needs of students with disabilities from your first day in the classroom.
Key information for the Moderate (5-12) and Severe (All Levels) program:
- Program leads to two initial licenses: a moderate (5-12) and a severe (all levels)
- Program consists of 45-60 credits (17 courses, including 2 six-credit practicums)
- Coursework includes shared moderate 5-12 and severe courses, severe coursework and practicum, and moderate 5-12 coursework and practicum
- Some courses may be waived based on previous coursework; waived coursework may reduce the total number of program credits
- Program prerequisite is a specified development and learning course or equivalent
- Classes are offered at our Cambridge campus
- Program meets new state regulations requiring all teachers receiving special
education licensure to have training in Assistive Technology (AT) and
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- Program is approved by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
SAMPLE PROGRAM COURSE
ESPED 6124 Assessment in Special Education
Assessment is a legal and professional responsibility of all special educators. This course will focus on eligibility determination from assessment to program planning, including re-evaluation for the purpose of continued eligibility. The process of interpretation of test results to meaningful curricular decision making and professional communication of this information to team members will be a primary outcome of the course. Students will focus on assessment methods and procedures used in eligibility determination and program planning for students with disabilities as well as students who are culturally and linguistically diverse.
Faculty Spotlight
Mary E. Curtis
Professor, Director, Center for Special Education
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