Elementary/Secondary Course of Study in Exceptional Children and Youth
Specialization and other courses embedded in the master's program can also be applied through continuing education to a post-master's Course of Study, which is approved for a "plus 15" salary increment.
Select one course from each block for a total of 5 courses (15 credits).
Block 1
Select one of the following 3-credit courses:
- EDUC 697: Education of Exceptional Children
- EDUC 673: Transitions from Secondary Special Education
- EDUC 682: Research Issues in Special Education
Block 2
All students take the following 3-credit course:
- EDUC 680: Educational Diagnosis
Block 3
All students take the following 3-credit course:
- EDUC 681: Techniques for Behavioral Change
Block 4
Select one of the following 3-credit courses:
- EDUC 674: Instructional Methods in Secondary Special Education
- EDUC 679: Methods of Instructing Learners with Mild Disabilities
Block 5
Select one of the following 3-credit courses:
- EDUC 646: Assistive Technology for Secondary Schools and Work
- EDUC 652: Introduction to Technology in Special Education & Rehabilitiation
- EDUC 653: Computer-Assisted Instruction in Remedial/Special Ed
- EDUC 655: Assistive Technology
For more information about Courses of Study, contact Barbara VanDornick at bvandorn@udel.edu.




