Education Sciences (Special Education) (Online) (MEd) - UNIC

Upon completion of the programme students are expected to be able:

• To delve into the basic literature of special/inclusive education.
• To identify key concepts, principles and models of special/inclusive education and to transfer this knowledge in the school context.
• To examine critically research outcomes relative to special/inclusive education and think of their implications for schools and the educational system in general.
• To pinpoint problems at the school and/or the system level and plan and carry out research to address those problems.
• To critically analyse educational problems -considering their sociological, phychological and philosophical dimensions- and develop a rational course of action which will provide optimal solutions.
• To undertake leadership roles relative to the special/inclusive education area with the purpose of either improving practice or introducing new processes/ procedures.
• To contribute to the modernisation of practice in the special/inclusive education area, e.g. quality teaching, mainstreamed classes.
• To apply skills acquired during their study to tackle everyday problems, e.g. student/ programme me/system assessment, planning and decision making, communication with internal and external audiences, communication with parents and the family, supervision and counseling, teacher in-service training and development.
• To take advantage of the organization’s human capital to introduce improvements and new practices and procedures.
• To act as a catalyst of change and innovation and promote and sustain improvement in education.