MA Special Education – Mild-Moderate Disabilities
The Special Education – Mild-Moderate Disabilities degree offered by the University of Arizona is a 36-unit MA degree that is designed to prepare graduates to teach students with mild to moderate disabilities.
Quick Facts |
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Full-time Duration: | 1 year |
Starting in: | August, January |
Tuition Fee: | $10,063 per semester |
Location: | Tucson, United States |
In addition to the traditional two-year Special Education – Mild-Moderate Disabilities degree offered by the University of Arizona plan or part-time study, we now provide options for qualified applicants to complete the Mild-Moderate MA and earn teacher certification in one year. These options provide a faster path to graduation and can significantly reduce the cost of obtaining your MA and special education teacher certification.
UA Undergraduate + One Option
If you are a current UA College of Education undergraduate, you can earn your Mild-Moderate MA and teacher certification in one year. Students in this option apply to take online Graduate coursework during the Fall and Spring semesters of their Senior year. Program requirements can then be completed through Graduate Summer online coursework and full-time Fall and Spring coursework. The program includes half-day supervised teaching experiences during the Fall and Spring semesters.
If you have a Bachelor’s degree from the UA or another accredited university, you can complete the Mild-Moderate MA and earn your special education teacher certification in one year. Students who pursue this option will complete a challenging Summer of online coursework (5 Summer courses). Program requirements are then completed during full-time online and on-campus Fall and Spring coursework. The program includes half-day supervised teaching experiences during the Fall and Spring semesters.
Courses include:
- Behavior Principles and Disability
- Special Education Law and Policy
- Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Special Education
- Research Methods in Education
- Academic Assessment: Mild-Moderate Disabilities
- Basic Academic Skills for Mild-Moderate Disabilities
“Choosing the Master’s program for Physiological Sciences at the University of Arizona was one of the best decisions I could have made in my education. Our department is warm and collaborative, offering an array of research topics and techniques underneath a vast and integrative umbrella of physiology. Beyond my research experience, I was presented with teaching opportunities, which I feel honed my skill of scientific communication. Having the dynamic research/teaching/class schedule not only kept me active but helped me reinforce material in multiple contexts. Overall, this program was exactly what I wanted in my segway into the medical sciences… and with my teaching assistantship paying for my tuition, how could I say no?”
Andrew Wojtanowski // MS 2016