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What does special education major mean?
Special education is a specialized course in China's colleges and universities, and the study period is three years. Mainly study the basic theory, professional knowledge and rehabilitation technology of special education.

Special education mainly studies the basic theory, professional knowledge and rehabilitation technology of special education. This major needs to understand and respect special children, have the ability of psychological counseling and sign language expression, have certain ability of behavior correction for special children, and have professional skills of psychological counseling and treatment for special children.

This major trains 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.

Employment direction of special education major:

1, you can engage in special education practice, theoretical research and management in various special education schools and institutions related to special education. You can also go to enterprises to engage in the development of products for special children and special people, and you can also go to the psychological counseling rooms of universities, primary and secondary schools and various special education schools for consultation or teaching.

2, to preschool children's special education institutions, children's welfare homes and all kinds of special schools or ordinary schools engaged in teaching, to local rehabilitation institutions engaged in rehabilitation training, but also engaged in sign language translation or in civil affairs, disabled persons' federations to do administrative work.

3 graduates are mainly engaged in special education teaching practice, academic research, rehabilitation training, service and management for special education schools, ordinary school resource centers, rehabilitation institutions, disabled organizations, civil affairs institutions and social enterprises and institutions.

4. After graduation, become a professional who can independently engage in the diagnosis, identification, consultation, education and training of special children. The enrollment of special education is relatively cold, but the job market is extremely hot, because China countries pay more and more attention to the education of the disabled, and the teachers and staff of special education are extremely scarce. If you don't want to get a job right away, it's much easier to take the postgraduate entrance examination than other majors.