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Certificate in Special Education

Eligibility Criteria

  1. MA/MED/BS/BED (4-Years) or 16 Years of Education.
  2. MA/MSc/BS/BA (4-Years) or 16 Years of Education in Sociology/ Social Work/ Psychology/ Child Development.
  3. MSc /BS (4-Years) or 16 Years of Education in Speech and Language Therapy / Speech and Hearing Sciences / Physiotherapy / Physical Rehabilitation / Audiometry/ Ophthalmology /Audiology.
  4. Admission to MPhil Education in Special Education will be made on merit as per approved criteria, the applicants having MA/MEd in Special Education be given priority.

Selection Process

Open Merit

Duration

06 Months

Medium of Instruction

English

Teaching Methodology

Open Distance Learning

Total Credits Hours Required

18

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

Mode

8631

Introduction to Special Education

3(3+0)

ODL

8450

Assistive Technologies for Special Needs

3(3+0)

ODL

8651

Organization and Management of Special Schools

3(3+0)

ODL

8327

Supervised School Observations in Special Education

3(3+0)

ODL

Note: The students are required take any two courses from the following specialization

Specialization: Intellectual Disability 

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

Mode

8465

Introduction to Intellectual Disability

3(3+0)

ODL

8466

Teaching of Children with Intellectual Disability – I

3(3+0)

ODL

Specialization: Hearing Impairment

8469

General Introduction to Hearing Impairment

3(3+0)

ODL

8470

Speech and Hearing

3(3+0)

ODL

Specialization: Visual Impairment

8473

Speech Education for the Visually Handicapped Children

3(3+0)

ODL

8476

Independence Training for the Visually Handicapped

3(3+0)

ODL

Specialization: Physical and Health Impairment

8461

Introduction to Physical and Health Impairment

3(3+0)

ODL

8463

Therapeutic Management for Physical and Health Impairment

3(3+0)

ODL

 

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2

3

4

5

Semesters

01

Workshop

The online workshop for each course will comprise of 12 hours, with 2 hours daily for 6 days except for the teaching practice and project as per AIOU policy. Each semester will have a workshop for the courses offered in that particular semester. There will be an online quiz for every course at the end of the workshop.

Assessment Weightage

Assignments (Weightage) Workshop (Attendance & Quizzes) (Weightage) Final Exam (Weightage) Passing Marks 
20% 30% Quiz 50% 50% (in aggregate). However, 40% marks in final exams is mandatory.

Note: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) reserves the right to amend the fee structure policy, course offering and assessment of courses when required. The existing course(s) will be adopted/ adapted as per requirement. The department may change the sequence of the course(s) offering as per availability of course(s).