• 专业概况
• 所属院系
• 中国学生入学要求
• 课程信息

专业概况

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This 49 hour Teaching Children With Visual Impairment (TVHM) degree program prepares teachers to work with children with visual impairments in public and residential schools. Instruction is provided in skills to support the regular educational curriculum as well as the expanded core curriculum specific to children with visual impairments. In addition, this degree provides focus on areas such as assistive technology, assessment, adaptive sports, cortical/cerebral visual impairment, braille, and how to effectively work in a school setting. Graduates are eligible to become certified teachers of children with visual impairments. Students may choose to combine this degree program with preparation as an orientation and mobility specialist to attain dual competency in the Master of Arts in Teaching Children with Visual Impairment/Master of Arts in Orientation and Mobility for Children program. This dual program is Teaching Children with Visual Impairment/Orientation and Mobility (TVOM).

Program Requirements

The program requires the satisfactory completion of:

BLS 5440 - Educating Individuals with Severe Impairments Credits: 2 hours BLS 5840 - Computer Technology in Rehabilitation Credits: 3 to 4 hours

(Credits needed: 3 hours)

BLS 5900 - Physiology and Function of the Eye Credits: 2 hours BLS 5905 - Physiology and Performance in Blind Children Credits: 2 hours BLS 5910 - Braille and Other Tactual Communication Systems Credits: 3 hours BLS 5912 - Teaching Math and Specialty Codes Credits: 2 hours BLS 5945 - Itinerancy and Effective School Collaboration Credits: 3 hours

OR

SPED 6610 - Collaboration and Consultation in Special Education Credits: 3 hours BLS 5970 - Principles Low Vision Credits: 2 hours BLS 6010 - Small “N” Research: Design and Analysis Credits: 3 hours BLS 6050 - Practice in Low Vision Credits: 1 hour BLS 6060 - Adaptive Sports and Art Activities for VI Children Credits: 1 hour BLS 6080 - Expanded Core Curriculum and Assessment for Children with Visual Impairments Credits: 3 hours BLS 6100 - Assisted Research Credits: 1 to 6 hours

(Credits needed: 2 hours)

BLS 6320 - Teaching Children with Visual Impairments Credits: 3 hours BLS 6955 - Practicum in TCVI Credits: 2 hours BLS 7120 - Professional Field Experience Credits: 2 to 12 hours

(Credits needed: 6 hours)

SPED 5300 - Introduction to Special Education Credits: 3 hours SPED 5330 - Introduction to Assessment and Data-Based Decision Making in Special Education Credits: 3 hours SPED 6380 - Applications of Behavior Analysis in Special Education Credits: 3 hours

所属院系

进入哪个院系学习？ College of Health and Human Services

中国学生入学要求

为来自中国的学生设计 Studens must have completed a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) A minimum score of 80 iBT is required. Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) A minimum score of 77 is required. International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic Module. A minimum score of 6.5 is required.Pearson Test of English Academic Module. A minimum score of 53 is required.

课程信息

学制：全日制(49 小时)

学费：US$13,244.00 (¥ 84,257) /年

开学时间：预计在八月 2022

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留学地点：College of Health and Human ServicesWestern Michigan University,1903 W Michigan Ave,KALAMAZOO,Michigan,49008, United States