Psychological and Educational Support for Young Children with Developmental Disabilities
- Psychological and Educational Support for Young Children with Developmental Disabilities
- 44.04.03
Special Education - Master
2 years - Full-time education
Mode of Study - Russian
Language of Instruction
Our Advantages
- We offer state state of the art instruction with a high share of project activities, workshops by top Russian experts in Deaf and Hearing Impaired Education and open lectures by researchers and professors.
- We use a blend of active and interactive classroom and out-of-class activities. Classroom activities include interactive seminars, business and role-playing exercises, case work, online research conferences.
- Due to our close ties with special education institutions, many of the diploma project topics offered to our students come directly from potential employers interested in hiring students focusing on these topics.
- Our students are able to take part in international research and practical conferences on blind education, hosted by Herzen University, Saint-Petersburg Research Institute of Ear, Throat, Nose and Speech, Special Education Institute of the Russian Academy of Education, Moscow Pedagogical State University, Moscow City University and Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University.
- You will have an opportunity to participate in student projects and to enter a project contest within the Youth Forum “My Initiative in Education”, as well as in volunteering projects with children.
- Our students can expand their education in additional educational programmes hosted by Herzen University, receiving completion certificates.
- Based on your research, you will be able to publish articles in academic journals and presentation abstracts in proceedings of academic conferences.
- You will have an opportunity to pursue a doctoral programme in Herzen University or any other Russian or foreign university.
Admissions Test(s)
- Special Needs Education and Psychology (Written Test)
Key Courses/Disciplines
- Neurophysiology of Psychological Processes in Early Age
- Early Childhood Psychology
- Mother and Child Psychology and Physiolo-gy
- Theoretical Fundamentals of Early Support for Young Children with Developmental Disabili-ties
- Current Issues in Early and Preschool Education and Moral Development for Children with Developmental Disabilities
- Medicine and Biology in Education for Deaf and Hearing Impaired Education
- Organisational Framework for Early Interven-tion
- Correction and Development for Young Children with Developmental Disabilities
- Psychological and Educational Assessment of Young Hearing Impaired Children
- Current Issues in Cochlear Implanta-tion
- Current Issues in Hearing Impaired Children Ad-aptation
- Techniques for Speech and Communication De-velopment in Young Children
- Techniques for Psychological and Educational Support of Young Hearing Impaired Children
- Techniques for Psychological and Educational Support of Young Children with Developmental Disabili-ties
- Techniques for Psychological and Educational Support of Young Visually Impaired Children
- Techniques for Psychological and Educational Support of Young Children with Speech Disor-ders
- Psychological and Pedagogical Support for Fam-ilies with Special Needs Children
Career Opportunities
After graduating, you will be able to find employment as:
- preschool special needs teacher, tutor or as-sistant;
- teacher for deaf and hearing impaired chil-dren at a healthcare or hearing and speech treatment fa-cility;
- homeschooling teacher for hearing impaired children;
- special needs teacher or methodology expert at a regular educational institution, supporting special needs students in inclusive education programmes;
- special needs teacher or methodology expert at another educational, psychological, welfare and social institution, working in rehabilitation for individuals with disabilities;
- special needs education and methodology ex-pert at a medical, psychological and pedagogical assess-ment board.