Special Education
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Special Education, Special Education Comprehensive Concentration, M.Ed.
Licensed Special Education teachers who wish to pursue a Master's degree, or college graduates interested in working in a disability services field may be interested in the Special Education Comprehensive Master's degree. Professionals who work with persons with intellectual disabilities or autism typically select this major. This program also benefits professionals who work with persons with intellectual disabilities autism, or other significant disabilities.
Courses in the program address law and policy in the field of special education; physical, intellectual, and behavioral characteristics of persons with moderate and severe disabilities; related professional services such as speech therapy, physical therapy, and psychological services, as well as teaching students with disabilities in K-12 special education classrooms . Candidates can use these skills as Comprehensive special education teachers, collaborating with families and other professionals, designing functional skills curriculum and assessments, and designing IEPs and Transition Plans for students with disabilities. Candidates will apply these skills through fieldwork in special education classrooms or other clinical settings. Graduates are qualified to work in a variety of settings that serve individuals with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities, and autism. These settings may include special education comprehensive classrooms from grades K-12, community agencies or nonprofit organizations that serve adults with disabilities, vocational rehabilitation and job training centers, postsecondary inclusive college programs, or as independent disability advocates.
Special Education, Special Education Comprehensive Concentration, M.Ed.
Individuals trained to teach special education bring a desirable range of expertise and creativity to planning and administrative roles. Graduates completing their teacher preparation at MTSU are found in public and private school classrooms throughout Tennessee and in many other states. Educators who studied at MTSU are employed in a variety of settings that include the Tennessee Department of Education and other state agencies, community colleges and universities, Head Start programs, and tutoring services. Graduates are employed in public and private schools and school districts throughout the country as well as in Tennessee.
Career options include
- Agency and administrative work
- Classroom teacher
- Community and foundation work
- Consulting, professional development, and teacher training
- Education marketing and research
- Education policy development
- Higher education teaching and administration
- Job coaching
- Mental health agency work
- Private tutoring
Special Education graduates have been employed across the nation as well as in many districts in Tennessee including
- Anderson County Schools
- Bedford County Schools
- Cannon County Schools
- Carroll County Schools
- Cheatham Co Schools
- Coffee County Schools
- Collierville Christian Academy
- Crockett County Schools
- Cumberland County Schools
- DeKalb County Schools
- Dickson County Schools
- Dyer County Schools
- Fayette County Schools
- Fayetteville City Schools
- Franklin Special School District
- Giles County Schools
- Grundy County Schools
- Hamilton County Schools
- Hardeman County Schools
- Hickman County Schools
- Kids Connection
- Knox County Schools
- Lawrence County Schools
- Lebanon Special School District
- Lewis County Schools
- Lincoln County Schools
- Macon County Schools
- Madison County Schools
- Manchester City Schools
- Marion County Schools
- Marshall County Schools
- Maury County Schools
- McNairy County Schools
- Memphis and Shelby County Schools
- Metro Action Commission, Nashville
- Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
- Middle Tennessee Christian School, Murfreesboro
- Montgomery County Schools
- Moore County Schools
- Murfreesboro City Schools
- Perry County Schools
- Providence Christian Academy, Murfreesboro
- Robertson County Schools
- Rutherford County Schools
- Sequatchie County Schools
- Sumner County Schools
- The Webb School, Bell Buckle
- Trousdale County Schools
- Tullahoma City Schools,
- Warren County Schools
- Wayne County Schools
- White County Schools
- Williamson County Schools
- Wilson County Schools
- Youth Village Center for Boys
MTSU’s Career Development Center
MTSU offers a comprehensive Career Development Center that serves students throughout the full student experience and beyond. They collaborate with faculty and staff to equip students with the tools to be marketable to the world of work and continuing education.
Students can schedule an appointment or check online resources and job boards at mtsu.edu/career.
Students can find current internship opportunities by talking to faculty and visiting the University job and internship board called Handshake .
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