The School of the Arts and Professions
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SPECIALTY EDUCATION
The Specialty Education Program is unique, in that it offers
three(3) highly specialized areas of study. These include:
Art Education (K-12)
Music Education (K-12)
Special Education (1-8; 6-12)
The Specialty Education Program employs a transdisciplinary model. Education
majors major in Music Education, Art Education, Special Education, and
they are enrolled in both the Department of Education and the specialized
academic department. Students must complete the curriculum that is required
by the Department of Education and the curriculum that is required by their
respective academic department.
The Art and Music (Instrumental and Voice), Education programs prepare
and certify teachers to work with students in all age groups from Kindergarten
through Twelfth (K-12) grade, inclusive. The Special Education program
prepares teachers to work with mildly and moderately disabled children,
including the learning disabled, the mentally retarded and the emotionally
disturbed, and certifies teachers to work with students from first through
eighth grade (1-8) and sixth through twelfth (6-12) grade, inclusively.
All of these specializations supplement traditional classroom instruction.
The Specialty Education Program is dedicated to producing
outstanding educators who are fully able to support education in
various contexts. In the Specialty Program, there is special
emphasis on cultural diversification, human relations, inter-program
collaboration, and community involvement. Specialty area programs
are approved (accredited) by the State Department of Education.
Department of Education Index
The University | Academics
| The School of Agriculture and Natural Sciences
| The School of the Arts and Professions | The
School of Business and Technology | Courses
| Faculty | Appendix |
