Visual Function in Learning Curriculum
| Section | Area I: Education | Credit Hrs |
|---|---|---|
| Required Education Courses (10 semester credits) | ||
| EDUC-565 | Seminar: Educational and Optometric Connections | 1 |
| EDUC-631 | Reading Assessments and Techniques | 3 |
| EDUC-632 | Perspectives on Reading | 2 |
| EDUC-635 | Language and Literacy Development | 2 |
| RDNG-640 | MEd/VFL Field Practicum and Seminar | 1 |
| RDNG-641 | MEd/VFL Case Study Practicum and Seminar | 1 |
| Education Electives (7 semester credits) | ||
| EDUC-570 | School and Society | 2 |
| SPED-505 | Exceptionalities | 2 |
| EDUC-633 | Literacy and English-Language Learners | 2 |
| EDUC-638 or EDUC-541 |
Developing Literacy in the Content Areas Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum |
2 2 |
| EDUC-508 or EDUC-544 |
Reading and Language Arts in ECE/Elem Reading and Language Arts in Elem/MS |
4 4 |
| EDUC-572 | Service-Learning Field Experience | 1 |
| ESOL-544 | Educational Linguistics ESOL Teachers | 2 |
| Area II: Optometry | ||
| Required Optometry Courses (4 semester credits) | ||
| OPT-744 | Visual Problems That Relate to Learning Difficulties With Lab | 3 |
| OPT-765 | Seminar in Multidisciplinary Service | 1 |
| Optometry Electives (2 semester credits) | ||
| OPT-743 | Neurorehabilitative Optometry | 2 |
| OPT-956 | Independent Study | 2 |
| OPT-992 | Research and Data Analysis Methods II | 2 |
| Area III: Foundations of Research | ||
| OPT-560 | Evidence Based Optometry | 1 |
| EDUC-670 | Introduction to Professional Inquiry | 1 |
| EDUC-671 | The Scholarship of Teaching | 1 |
| Area IV: Education Research Project | ||
| EDUC-674 | Planning the Inquiry Project | 2 |
| EDUC-675 | Completing the Inquiry Project | 2-4 |
| Total credits | 30 | |
Candidates complete a minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate courses in individual planned programs, which must include 23 semester hours within the College of Education and seven semester hours within the College of Optometry.
In addition to fulfilling the requirements stated above, the candidate is encouraged to take course offerings in other areas to strengthen and to provide further exploration into a particular area of interest. The MEd/VFL Coordinator must approve electives. A planned program of courses must be filed with the College of Education.