Master of Education in Moderate Disabilities

Master of Education — Moderate Disabilities

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The Master of Education in Moderate Disabilities program at Worcester State University helps you become a highly trained educator with the specialized knowledge and skills to teach students with moderate disabilities in all grades levels.

Our convenient, part-time program is designed for working adults with an initial teacher license in moderate disabilities. If you completed Worcester State’s initial teacher licensure program in moderate disabilities, you can easily transfer 12 of those credits to this master’s program.

You will work closely with your faculty advisor to identify your unique academic and career goals and develop a program of study to achieve them. You will also conduct in-depth research on a topic in moderate disabilities that interests you—and that applies to your classroom practice. Your studies culminate in a comprehensive thesis project, for which you will compile an electronic portfolio of work that not only demonstrates your mastery of all program competencies, but also showcases your professional development.

Graduates of this program have found great success as special education teachers in public and private schools across the state. In fact, a master’s degree in moderate disabilities from Worcester State University may be used toward professional teacher licensure in Massachusetts.

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Explore sample courses in this program.
ED-981 Advanced Foundations of Education
The course explores historical, philosophical, psychological, legal, and cultural foundations for education and school practices.
3 credits
ED-982 Research in Education
The course examines different research methods and designs, including writing hypotheses, reviewing literature, gathering data, and preparing research proposals.
3 credits
ED-993 Seminar: Research in Content Concentration
Program and completion of a minimum of 18 credits in the content area of concentration. The course focuses on educational issues. Students conduct a formal study that seeks to investigate teaching and learning in the student’s content strand of concentration.
3 credits
CD-910 Speech/Language Development, Differences, and Diversity
Students gain an in-depth understanding of speech/language development, knowledge of cultural differences, and the disorders of speech/language.
3 credits
ED-914 Teaching and Learning Literacy across Multiple Disciplines
The course presents meaningful theory and related teaching strategies to aid pupils in reading and learning from their content area textbooks.
3 credits
ED-929 Mathematics Assessment and Instruction for Diverse Learners
This course presents mathematical concepts, methods, and materials to facilitate learning. Emphasis is also placed on supporting students with mild to moderate disabilities learn and understand mathematic contents.
3 credits
ED-913 Differentiated Reading Instruction
The course provides an understanding of the psychological bases of the reading process; applies the theories of the psychologist to classroom situations.
3 credits

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