The University of Texas at Austin offers several opportunities in the field of special education. The university offers degrees at all levels in in the field. At the bachelor's degree level, UT offers an undergraduate teacher certification program that requires students to have at least 24 credit hours in special education in order to be certified. UT offers a Master of Arts and a Master of Education at the graduate degree level. Within these programs, specializations are offered in the fields of multicultural education; rehabilitation counselor education; behavior disorders and learning disabilities; early childhood special education; and autism and developmental disabilities. The program also offers a Ph.D. and the Ed.D. in special education.
Department of Special Education
University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station, D5300
Austin, TX 78712
512-471-4161
utexas.edu
Texas State University, located in San Marcos, offers the Master of Education degree (M.Ed.) for several different types of students. Those who are already certified teachers can follow one track, while those are not certified teachers follow a different track. Another program is offered for those who want to pursue a specific area of specialization within the field of special education. Those who want to become educational diagnosticians can follow a fourth track. Special concentrations offered include studies in behavioral disorders and positive behavioral supports; inclusion and learning disabilities; and applied behavior analysis and autism. Each of these degrees requires 36 credit hours; the required hours in each field are divided differently within each program according to the degree's emphasis.
Texas State University
College of Education
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666
512-245-2150
txstate.edu
The special education department at Texas A & M University in Commerce is connected with the department of psychology to create the Department of Psychology and Special Education. The importance of this marriage of disiciplines can be seen in the innovative research of faculty members who explore the psychological dimensions of educating children with special needs. For instance, B.H. Pierce and D.A. Gallo regularly explore the role of memory through the lens of clinical psychology. By understanding how the mind actually works to recall memories, these scholars and others in the department can collaborate to explore the implications of their findings for children with special needs. This cross-disciplinary approach can yield breakthroughs in learning techniques, not only for special needs children, but also for children across all age levels and with all types of backgrounds.
The department offers an undergraduate major and minor in the field of special education, as well as a Master of Arts, Master of Education and Master of Science. The department also offers an educational diagnostician program.
Texas A&M University-Commerce
2600 South Neal St.
Commerce, TX 75428
903-886-5000
web.tamu-commerce.edu