Special education is mainly for special children. In China, at present, special education in a narrow sense is mainly aimed at disabled children.

The main courses are mainly composed of pedagogy and psychology.

Regular courses include: special education, early intervention, rehabilitation and training, special child pathology, child developmental psychology, general psychology, educational psychology, behavior correction, psychological counseling and behavior support, and more or less learn sign language and Braille.

The curriculum of each school is different, and there is no established standard.