Overview
Overview
- The College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago offers course work that leads to the Master of Education in Special Education organized around four domains of study: foundations, development and disability, research, and assessment. The degree can also lead to the Learning Behavior Specialist I licensure/endorsement, the Learning Behavior Specialist II endorsements, or the MEd degree only; and the Doctor of Philosophy in Education: Special Education.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Urban Contexts and Educational Research
- Educational Research: Paradigms and Processes
- Educational Research: Designs and Analyses
- Essentials of Qualitative Inquiry in Education
- Essentials of Quantitative Inquiry in Education
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 84 months
Start dates & application deadlines
Fall Deadline: December 1
Language
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Credits
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Applicants are considered on an individual basis. Applicants must submit transcripts from the last 60 hours of undergraduate work and from all postbaccalaureate work.
- Tests Required GRE General; a minimum of 300 on combined Verbal and Quantitative.
- Letters of Recommendation Three letters from faculty members or others familiar with the applicant’s previous academic training, academic and research ability, and experience.
- Personal Statement This required statement must address the applicant’s professional and scholarly goals and research interests.
- Interview If being considered for admission, the applicant will be required to participate in a face-to-face or phone interview with faculty.
Tuition Fee
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International
8664 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4332 USD per semester during 84 months. -
National
8664 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4332 USD per semester during 84 months. -
In-State
4156 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2078 USD per semester during 84 months.
Living costs for Chicago
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