Master’s in Special Education

College

Department

Programs

Program Message

Preparing scientifically and research-distinguished cadres capable of working with people with disabilities in the field of intellectual disability, learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, and enriching society with research that contributes to its progress.

Program Objectives

Providing academic cadres to work in Saudi universities or care institutions for people with disabilities.
Preparing educational cadres in the field of persons with disabilities in the light of quality standards.
Meeting the community needs for training programs, workshops and lectures in the field of people with disabilities.
Enriching the recearch and applied fields with scientific and applied studies addressing issues concerning indiviuals with disipilities..
Preparing researchers to study the issues of persons with disabilities.
Preparing specialists to work in institutions that serve people with disabilities in society.
Providing programs for people with disabilities that serve specialists, families, and civil society institutions

Study Plan-Thesis System in Intellectual Disability

First Year

Level	Course Code	Course Name	Current Credit Hours for the Course	Mandatory or Elective	Prerequisites
First-level	EDU 511	Educational Research	3	Compulsory	None
	EDU 512	Foundations of Curriculum	3	Compulsory	None
	EDU 513	Computer Applications in Education	2	Compulsory	None
	EDU 521	Contemporary Issues and Trends in Education	2	Compulsory	None
	Total Number of Instructional Hours		10

Level	Course Code	Course Name	Current Credit Hours for the Course	Mandatory or Elective	Prerequisites
Second - Level	EDU 522	Independent Study	2	Compulsory	None
	EDU 523	Educational Statistics	3	Compulsory	None
	EDU 532	English Readings in Education	3	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 541	Assessment and Diagnosis of Intellectual Disability	3	Compulsory	None
	Total Number of Instructional Hours		11

Second Year

Level	Course Code	Course Name	Current Credit Hours for the Course	Mandatory or Elective	Prerequisites
Third - Level	SPEC 539	Educational and Therapeutic Program For Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder	3	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 511	Augmentative and Alternative Communication for Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder	2	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 560	Applied Behavior Analysis	3	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 551	Research Proposal Preparation	1	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 527	Management Of Special Education Programs	3	Compulsory	None
	Total Number of Instructional Hours		12

Level	Course Code	Course Name	Current Credit Hours for the Course	Mandatory or Elective	Prerequisites
Fourth level	SPEC 600	Thesis	6	Compulsory	None
	Total Number of Instructional Hours		6
	Total Credit Hours for the Entire Program		36

Study Plan-Coursework System – Intellectual Disability

First Year

Level	Course Code	Course Name	Current Credit Hours for the Course	Mandatory or Elective	Prerequisites
First-level	EDU 511	Educational Research	3	Compulsory	None
	EDU 512	Foundations of Curriculum	3	Compulsory	None
	EDU 513	Computer Applications in Education	2	Compulsory	None
	EDU 521	Contemporary Issues and Trends in Education	2	Compulsory	None
	Total Number of Instructional Hours		10
Second - Level	EDU 522	Independent Study	2	Compulsory	None
	EDU 523	Educational Statistics	3	Compulsory	None
	EDU 532	English Readings in Education	3	Mandatory	None
	SPEC 541	Assessment and Diagnosis of Intellectual Disability	3	Compulsory	None
	Total Number of Instructional Hours		11

Second Year

Level	Course Code	Course Name	Current Credit Hours for the Course	Mandatory or Elective	Prerequisites
Third - Level	SPEC 519	Educational Programs for Individuals with Intellectual Disability	3	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 530	Support Services and Collaborative Work in Special Education	2	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 560	Applied Behavior Analysis	3	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 527	Management of Special Education Programs	3	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 551	Research Proposal Preparation	1	Compulsory	None
Total Number of Instructional Hours			12
Fourth level	SPEC 538	Case Study in the Field of Intellectual Disability	2	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 550	Early Intervention	3	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 580	Project	4	Compulsory	None
Total Number of Instructional Hours			9
Total Credit Hours for the Entire Program			42

Study Plan-Thesis System – Autism Spectrum Disorder

First Year

Level	Course Code	Course Name	Current Credit Hours for the Course	Mandatory or Elective	Prerequisites
First-level	EDU 511	Educational Research	3	Compulsory	None
	EDU 512	Foundations of Curriculum	3	Compulsory	None
	EDU 513	Computer Applications in Education	2	Compulsory	None
	EDU 521	Contemporary Issues and Trends in Education	2	Compulsory	None
	Total Number of Instructional Hours		10
Second - Level	EDU 522	Independent Study	2	Compulsory	None
	EDU 523	Educational Statistics	3	Compulsory	None
	EDU 532	English Readings in Education	3	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 517	Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder	3	Compulsory	None
	Total Number of Instructional Hours		11

Second Year

Level	Course Code	Course Name	Current Credit Hours for the Course	Mandatory or Elective	Prerequisites
Third - Level	SPEC 539	Educational and Therapeutic Programs for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder	3	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 511	Augmentative and Alternative Communication for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder	2	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 560	Applied Behavior Analysis	3	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 551	Research Proposal Preparation	1	Compulsory	None
	Total Number of Instructional Hours		9
Fourth level	SPEC 600	Thesis	6	Compulsory	None
	Total Number of Instructional Hours		6
	Total Credit Hours for the Entire Program		36

Study Plan-Coursework System – Autism Spectrum Disorder

First Year

Level	Course Code	Course Name	Current Credit Hours for the Course	Mandatory or Elective	Prerequisites
First-level	EDU 511	Educational Research	3	Compulsory	None
	EDU 512	Foundations of Curriculum	3	Compulsory	None
	EDU 513	Computer Applications in Education	2	Compulsory	None
	EDU 521	Contemporary Issues and Trends in Education	2	Compulsory	None
	Total Number of Instructional Hours		10
Second - Level	EDU 522	Independent Study	2	Compulsory	None
	EDU 523	Educational Statistics	3	Compulsory	None
	EDU 532	English Readings in Education	3	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 517	Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder	3	Compulsory	None
	Total Number of Instructional Hours		11

Second Year

Level	Course Code	Course Name	Current Credit Hours for the Course	Mandatory or Elective	Prerequisites
Third - Level	SPEC 547	Educational Programs for Individuals with Learning Disabilities	3	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 530	Support Services and Collaborative Work in Special Education	2	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 560	Applied Behavior Analysis	3	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 551	Research Proposal Preparation	1	Compulsory	None
Total Number of Instructional Hours			9
Fourth level	SPEC 568	Case Study in the Field of Autism Spectrum Disorder	2	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 550	Early Intervention	3	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 580	Project	4	Compulsory	None
Total Number of Instructional Hours			9

Study Plan-Thesis System – Learning Disabilities

First Year

Level	Course Code	Course Name	Current Credit Hours for the Course	Mandatory or Elective	Prerequisites
First-level	EDU 511	Educational Research	3	Compulsory	None
	EDU 512	Foundations of Curriculum	3	Compulsory	None
	EDU 513	Computer Applications in Education	2	Compulsory	None
	EDU 521	Contemporary Issues and Trends in Education	2	Compulsory	None
	Total Number of Instructional Hours		10
Second - Level	EDU 522	Independent Study	2	Compulsory	None
	EDU 523	Educational Statistics	3	Compulsory	None
	EDU 532	English Readings in Education	3	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 518	Assessment and Diagnosis of Learning Disabilities	3	Compulsory	None
	Total Number of Instructional Hours		11

Second Year

Level	Course Code	Course Name	Current Credit Hours for the Course	Mandatory or Elective	Prerequisites
Third - Level	SPEC 547	Educational Programs For Individuals With Leering Disabilities	3	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 530	Support Services and Collaborative Work in Special Education	2	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 560	Applied Behavior Analysis	3	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 551	Research Proposal Preparation	1	Compulsory	None
Total Number of Instructional Hours			9
Fourth level	SPEC 600	Thesis	6	Compulsory	None
Fourth level	Total Number of Instructional Hours		6

Study Plan-Coursework System – Learning Disabilities

First Year

Level	Course Code	Course Name	Current Credit Hours for the Course	Mandatory or Elective	Prerequisites
First-level	EDU 511	Educational Research	3	Compulsory	None
	EDU 512	Foundations of Curriculum	3	Compulsory	None
	EDU 513	Computer Applications in Education	2	Compulsory	None
	EDU 521	Contemporary Issues and Trends in Education	2	Compulsory	None
	Total Number of Instructional Hours		10
Second - Level	EDU 522	Independent Study	2	Compulsory	None
	EDU 523	Educational Statistics	3	Compulsory	None
	EDU 532	English Readings in Education	3	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 518	Assessment and Diagnosis of Learning Disabilities	3	Compulsory	None
	Total Number of Instructional Hours		11

Second Year

Level	Course Code	Course Name	Current Credit Hours for the Course	Mandatory or Elective	Prerequisites
Third -Level	SPEC 547	Educational Programs for Individuals with Learning Disabilities	3	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 530	Support Services and Collaborative Work in Special Education	2	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 560	Applied Behavior Analysis	3	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 527	Management of Special Education Programs	3	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 551	Research Proposal Preparation	1
	Total Number of Instructional Hours		12
Forth - Level	SPEC 554	Case Study in The Field Of Learning Disabilities	2	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 550	Early Intervention	3	Compulsory	None
	SPEC 580	Project	4	Compulsory	None
	Total Number of Instructional Hours		9