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 Special Needs Students 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 Special Needs Students: The graduate certificate requires 15 hours of coursework in one of the following semester sequences:
One-Year Plan | ||
Fall Semester | ||
MUED 5743 | Characteristics of Special Needs Students in the Music Classroom | 3 |
SPED 5733 | Inclusive Practices for Diverse Populations | 3 |
Spring Semester | ||
MUED 5753 | Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs | 3 |
MUED 5763 | Practicum in Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs | 3 |
SPED 5783 | Professional and Family Partnerships | 3 |
Total Hours | 15 |
Two-Year Plan | ||
Fall Semester 1 | ||
MUED 5743 | Characteristics of Special Needs Students in the Music Classroom | 3 |
Spring Semester 1 | ||
SPED 5783 | Professional and Family Partnerships | 3 |
Fall Semester 2 | ||
SPED 5733 | Inclusive Practices for Diverse Populations | 3 |
Spring Semester 2 | ||
MUED 5753 | Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs | 3 |
MUED 5763 | Practicum in Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs | 3 |
Total Hours | 15 |