MA in Educational Studies (for experienced teachers)

MA IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

The M.A. in Special Education is an advanced degree for licensed teachers who want to advance their curricular and content knowledge. If you need to be in compliance with College in the Schools (CIS) requirements, this is the degree you're looking for. Additionally, graduates of this degree program can go on to serve as reading specialists, department chairs in a specific content area, academic coaches, learning specialists and curriculum specialists.

Where you'll learn:

Online and on-campus in St. Paul and Minneapolis

When to start:

Year round

Contact

L. Lynn Stansberry Brusnahan

llstansberry@stthomas.edu

Phone Number

(651) 962-4397

Curriculum Requirements

MA in Educational Studies: Special Education

Four (4) core 3-credit courses:
CIED 670: Assessment for Learning
CIED 532: Curriculum, P-16
CIED 603: Education Equity & Inclusive Practices
CIED 551: Use of Technology for Instruction

In addition to the four core courses, students will choose one of the following concentrations:

SPED 750 Survey of Exceptionality
SPED 785 Behavior Management
SPED 714 Collaboration Skills for School Professionals
SPED 716 Fundamentals for Students with Mild to Moderate Needs
SPED 719 Social, Emotional and Behavioral Interventions
SPED 717 Elementary Academic Intervention

FACULTY

Dr. L. Lynn Stansberry Brusnahan

Professor Brusnahan is the parent of a young adult with autism and she coordinates the autism spectrum disorders certificate, license and master's program. Lynn earned her Ph.D. in Urban Education from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2007). She received a Masters degree at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Special Education and her undergraduate degree from Purdue University.

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Dr. Shelley Neilsen Gatti

Shelley is an associate professor in the Department of Special Education in the School of Education. Shelley started at the University of St. Thomas in 2006 after working in Minneapolis Public Schools for six years. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 2001 in Educational Psychology, Special Education.

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Bonnie Ingelin

Bonnie Ingelin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in Special Education. She coordinates the Early Childhood Special Education Program.

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