Special education is an undergraduate major in colleges and universities, which belongs to pedagogy. The academic system lasts for four years and a bachelor's degree in education is awarded. The professional code is 040 108. Courses offered: introduction to special education, psychology and pedagogy of blind children, psychology and pedagogy of deaf children, psychology and pedagogy of mentally retarded children, physiology and pathology of disabled children, rehabilitation of disabled children, and special education technology.
Professional curriculum system: anatomical physiology, introduction to special education, psychology and pedagogy of blind children, psychology and pedagogy of deaf children, psychology and pedagogy of mentally retarded children, pathology of special children, rehabilitation of special children, special educational technology, etc. The main practical teaching links: thematic education practice, educational probation, educational investigation, etc.
Employment situation of special education
Special education enrollment is relatively "cold", but the job market is extremely "hot". As China countries pay more and more attention to the education of the disabled, there is a great shortage of special education teachers and staff. Therefore, special education students will be "snapped up" by employers after graduation four years later.
If you don't want to get a job right away, it's much easier to take the postgraduate entrance examination than other majors. Take East China Normal University as an example. In 2008, the employment rate of graduates majoring in special education was 100%, of which 1 3 went on to further their studies,13 went to teach in local colleges and universities,13 went to work in the civil affairs disabled persons' federation departments of party and government organs and institutions, but actually only1people went to local schools for the deaf. Of course, if they are graduates of ordinary colleges and universities, most of them still teach in special schools (that is, schools for deaf-mutes, blind children and mentally retarded children).
In recent years, some institutes of physical education have also begun to recruit undergraduate majors in special education. Their characteristic is that students should not only master the basic knowledge of special education, but also understand the relevant knowledge and organization methods of physical education teaching, sports training and sports competitions for the disabled. The employment direction of graduates is to engage in sports teaching, sports organization and sports management for the disabled.