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Special Education (Post Baccalaureate Diploma) at Simon Fraser University

Simon Fraser University, Canada

Programme overview

The Special Education post baccalaureate diploma is for educators and health care professionals who work with children and adults with disabilities. It consolidates work in lifespan development and special education around knowledge of individual differences, assessment and support. It examines how challenges facing families of children with disabilities change over time and across home, school and community transitions.

Faculty: Faculty of Education  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Students complete 22 units including EDUC 315, EDUC 422 Learning Disabilities, EDUC 426 Teaching Children and Youth with Special Needs and EDUC 464 Early Childhood Education, one of EDUC 322 or GERO 302, and one of EDUC 424 or EDUC 427, plus eight units of optional courses such as EDUC 323 Introduction to Counselling Theories, EDUC 423 Helping Relationships, EDUC 428 Gifted Students, GERO 300 and PSYC 354 to 356. Some courses require a Criminal Record Check.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Apply through the official page: https://www.sfu.ca/students/admission.html

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