Graduate Study
Secondary Education of Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Program Overview
The National Technical Institute for the Deaf's MS secondary education of deaf or hard of hearing students is a unique program, which prepares professionals to meet the national need for excellent teachers of students who are deaf or hard of hearing. NTID Faculty members are international leaders in research and the art of teaching in the education of deaf people.
The National Technical Institute for the Deaf offers a graduate program leading to the master of science degree in secondary education of students who are deaf or hard of hearing. The unique program prepares professionals to meet the national need for excellent teachers of secondary students who are deaf or hard of hearing. The program's purpose includes the preparation of teachers not only as effective practitioners but also as leaders in the profession.
NTID is a logical home for this innovative program. Faculty members are international leaders in research and the art of teaching in the education of deaf people. A carefully designed system of faculty advisement is a prominent feature of this program. On-campus facilities, state-of-the-art technology, and a well-established system of educational access services combine to make this a vital program for both deaf and hearing students who desire careers as professional educators of deaf students. Graduates of teacher education programs at RIT have a 96-percent pass rate on the New York State Teacher Certification Examination.
Curriculum Review
Courses
0835-701 Psychology and Sociology of Adolescence
0835-702 Deaf Students: Educational and Cultural Diversity
0835-703 Special Education in the Social Context
0835-704 Teaching Deaf Learners with Secondary Disabilities
0835-705 Political/Legal Environment
0835-706 Educational Technology and Teaching
0835-712 Curriculum Content and Methods of Instruction
0835-713 Assessment
0835-721 Structure of American Sign Language
0835-722 Audition and Spoken Language: Application in Education
0835-723 Language Acquisition and Variation
0835-724 English Language Development
0835-790 Foundations of Educational Research
0835-820 Perspectives in Teaching Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
0835-860 Student Teaching I
0835-861 Student Teaching II
0835-880 Master's Project Seminar
0835-890 Master's Project
0835-898 Special Topics
Professional Development Seminars
0886-xxx American Sign Language
0507-701 History of American Educational Thoughts and Practice
Total Credits 94
Note: At graduation, students are expected to have at least intermediate-level signing skills as determined by the Sign Communication Proficiency Interview (SCPI).
Proposed plan of study
First Year
Fall Quarter
0835-703 Special Education in the Social Context
0835-701 Psychology and Sociology of Adolescence
0835-706 Educational Technology and Teaching
0835-721 Structure of American Sign Language
0886-xxx ASL course
Winter Quarter
0835-722 Audition and Spoken Language: Application in Education
0835-712 Curriculum Content and Methods of Instruction
0835-723 Language Acquisition and Variation
0507-701 History of American Educational Thoughts and Practice
0886-xxx ASL course
Spring Quarter
0835-860 Student Teaching I
0835-820 Perspectives in Teaching Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
Second Year
Fall Quarter
0835-713 Assessment
0835-790 Foundations of Educational Research
0835-724 English Language Development
0835-702 Deaf Students: Educational and Cultural Diversity
Winter Quarter
0835-880 Master's Project Seminar
0835-861 Student Teaching II
Spring Quarter
0835-890 Master's Project
0835-704 Teaching Deaf Learners with Secondary Disabilities
0835-705 Political/Legal Environment
Degree requirements
Course work will require a minimum of six quarters. A cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 must be maintained. Before graduation, students are expected to have at least intermediate-level signing skills as determined by the Sign Communication Proficiency Interview (SCPI).
Career Outcomes
Job TitlesSecondary Education Teacher
Recent Employers
Schools for the deaf in Connecticut, New Mexico, Washington, Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, as well as mainstream programs throughout New York and Florida.
Admission Requirements
To gain admittance to the MSSE program, applicants will be asked to provide:
Students whose first language is not English will be asked to provide evidence that they have obtained a satisfactory score in either of the following:
Applicants will interview with the program chairperson. Upon acceptance or provisional acceptance into the program, applicants who are not yet fluent in the use of sign language will be required to enroll in American Sign Language classes that are offered during the summer quarter at NTID.
Special arrangements may be made to provisionally accept students who do not yet satisfy these requirements. Such students will be expected to complete these requirements before they are allowed to matriculate into the program.
Prerequisites
* 30 semester credit hours in a content area are required by New York State for initial certification to teach a secondary (grades 7-12) content area. Students who do not have the required number of hours must complete the additional credits before applying for New York State certification. Secondary academic subjects include American sign language, English, mathematics, social studies, or science.
Note: Major in social studies includes economics and government, and at least 21 semester hours in the history and geography of the United States and world.
* Applicants must demonstrate a basic knowledge of sign language as measured by a departmental skill assessment or be willing to take ASL I course at NTID or its equivalent at another college prior to beginning the program.