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Graduate School Course Catalog 2025-2026

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  • Special Education: General Curriculum
  • ​Special Education: Blind/ Visually Impaired: Teaching Visually Impaired
  • Special Education: Blind/ Visually Impaired: Orientation & Mobility

Curriculum

EDEC 5501 Introduction to Visual Impairments  

EDEC 5502 Introduction to Braille Code  

EDEC 5504 Specialized Braille Codes  

EDEC 5505 Neurological Visual Impairment  

EDEC 5508 Technology for the Visually Impaired Learner  

EDEC 5601 Structure and Function of the Human Eye  

EDEC 5602 Teaching Braille and Communication Skills  

EDEC 5604 Problems, Methods, and Materials for Teaching Children with Visual Impairments  

EDEC 5605 Sensory & Motor Development of the Visually Impaired Learner  

EDEC 5610 Psychosocial Aspects of Visual Impairment  

EDEC 5631 Assessment and Planning for Diverse Learner with VI

EDEC 5696 Practicum in Special Education: Visual Impairments   

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