Music Education for Students With Differences and Disabilities (MEDD)
Ronda Mains
Department Chair, Music
201 Music Building
479-575-4701
Email: rmains@uark.edu
Er-Gene Kahng
Graduate Coordinator
201 Music Building
479-575-6270
Email: ekahng@uark.edu
The Graduate Certificate in Music Education for Students with Differences and Disabilities is designed for teachers who have an interest in working with students identified under the Individuals With Disabilities Act as needing accommodations, modifications, or adaptations in order to succeed in the music classroom. Coursework will focus on understanding behavior and learning characteristics of these diverse learners, creating and adapting lesson plans with appropriate modifications, adaptations, and accommodations, and using music to work with the families and communities of the special needs students in the music classroom.
Requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Music Education for Students with Differences and Disabilities: The graduate certificate requires 15 hours of coursework in one of the following semester sequences:
| One-Year Plan | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| MUED 57403 | Characteristics of Special Needs Students in the Music Classroom | 3 |
| SPED 57303 | Inclusive Practices for Diverse Populations | 3 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MUED 57503 | Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs | 3 |
| MUED 57603 | Practicum in Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs | 3 |
| SPED 57803 | Professional and Family Partnerships | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
| Two-Year Plan | ||
| Fall Semester 1 | ||
| MUED 57403 | Characteristics of Special Needs Students in the Music Classroom | 3 |
| Spring Semester 1 | ||
| SPED 57803 | Professional and Family Partnerships | 3 |
| Fall Semester 2 | ||
| SPED 57303 | Inclusive Practices for Diverse Populations | 3 |
| Spring Semester 2 | ||
| MUED 57503 | Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs | 3 |
| MUED 57603 | Practicum in Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |