School districts throughout Michigan actively recruit special educators from Oakland University. Our special education master’s degree with SLD concentration provides you with hard-to-find expertise and a level of training for special education teachers that few Michigan universities can match.
Michigan faces a shortage of leaders who can advocate for students with specific learning disabilities. While school classrooms are an important destination for our Master of Education in Special Education graduates, our alumni are also routinely employed as:
Oakland University’s special education master’s degree with SLD concentration is designed to train special education professionals who do not have a teaching certificate. As you pursue one of Michigan’s best education master’s programs, you’ll complete coursework in general education methods while earning your SLD endorsement for classroom teaching.
The core master’s in special education curriculum includes courses such as Language and Exceptional Children and Youth, Organization and Management of Instructional Behaviors and Environments, and Legal Issues in Special Education. With an SLD concentration, you will also take: