Masters of Education in Bilingual Special Education
This innovative masters’ program equips aspiring and practicing educators to work with bilingual learners with dis/abilities in inclusive settings. Participants will learn to differentiate language learning needs from dis/abilities and develop expertise in assessment, teaching, and learning for dually-diagnosed bilingual learners, and collaborate with families and communities to provide equitable educational opportunities for all children, especially the most underserved student populations. This program provides preparation in both ESL and special education licenses. Coursework is designed to combine theoretical approach with practical applications to improve learning opportunities for bilingual learners with exceptional learning needs, who may have an individualized education program (IEP).
Degree Requirements
Required Courses
| EECLD 6002 | Essential Linguistics: What Every Teacher Needs to Know about Language | 3 |
| EECLD 6004 | First and Second Language Acquisition and Oral Development | 3 |
| EECLD 6007 | Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: Literacy and Literature | 3 |
| EECLD 6010 | TESOL in Content Areas: Engaging Students | 3 |
| EECLD 6011 | Foundations in Bilingual Special Education | 3 |
| EECLD 6012 | Assessment for Equity and Inclusion of CLD Learners: Linguistic/Cultural Differences and Disabilities | 3 |
| EINSE 5100 | Inclusion, Social Justice, and Disability | 3 |
| EINSE 5114 | Universal Curriculum Design and Assistive Technology | 3 |
| EINSE 6014 | Targeted Reading and Writing Instruction | 3 |
| EINSE 6124 | Formal Assessment in Special Education | 3 |
| EINSE 6130 | Speech, Language, and AAC | 3 |
| EINSE 6134 | Developing IEPs in Collaboration with Schools and Families | 3 |