Special education is a major that studies the basic knowledge and skills of pedagogy, special pedagogy and psychology. The purpose of this major is to train students who are engaged in education, behavior correction, psychological counseling and care for children with special needs in special schools. Special education majors cultivate compound talents with good ideological and moral quality, solid knowledge of general education and special education and strong teaching practice ability, who can engage in special education practice, theoretical research and management in special education institutions and related institutions. The main courses studied include special pedagogy, assessment of special children, pathology of special children, educational audiology, early intervention of special children, textbooks and methods of special schools, rehabilitation education of disabled children, psychological measurement and practice of special schools. Some colleges and universities train the following professional directions: rehabilitation, sign language, educational rehabilitation, sign language translation, sports and speech rehabilitation.