Bachelor of Special Education
Overview
The Department of Special Education at the Faculty of Education at Al-Baha University aspires to achieve excellence at the local and regional level in the field of preparing the specialized cadres academically, educationally and professionally to ensure the development of educational and awareness services provided to individuals with special needs and their families to contribute to achieving comprehensive development and the requirements of the age according to the highest scientific standards.
Objectives
The department seeks to achieve the following objectives:
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Preparing human cadres from undergraduate and postgraduate students to become qualified teachers and special education teachers and prepare successful researchers, leaders and administrators.
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Contribute to the development of scientific research in the field of special education.
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Provide advisory and training services to governmental and private institutions and diagnosis and training services for children and their families through specialized centers.
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Provide awareness programs for the prevention of disability and educate the community members on how to deal with people with special needs.
The department also seeks to achieve the following objectives:
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Scientific and academic excellence.
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Teacher researcher.
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Assessment, diagnosis and training
Program Learning Outcomes
| Knowledge | |
| K1 | Students describe the curricula and theories of special education, the historical development of its categories, the comprehensive concept of disability and giftedness, their categories, and their lineage in society. |
| K2 | Students discuss the causes that may lead to disability and explain their classifications and characteristics. |
| K3 | Students explain modern teaching strategies and methods of measurement, diagnosis and evaluation for special education classes. |
| K4 | Students describe the curricula and theories of special education, the historical development of its categories, the comprehensive concept of disability and giftedness, their categories, and their lineage in society. |
| Skills | |
| S1 | The students plan, design, implement and implement the individualized educational program, educational program and teaching aids for each category of people with disabilities according to the track they are enrolled in. |
| S2 | Students distinguish teaching strategies and modern scientific trends in special education categories. |
| S3 | Students employ scientific standards and methods to deal with special education groups and their families. |
| S4 | Students apply the case study forms, the diagnostic bag, and the cumulative file for each category of people with special disabilities for the specialized track they are enrolled in. |
| Values | |
| V1 | Students demonstrate proficiency in the design and application of assessment and diagnosis scales for different categories of special education. |
| V2 | Students are proficient in preparing educational, educational and therapeutic programs for groups of people with disabilities. |
| V3 | Students deal with issues and problems related to academic and professional activities in teaching special education classes. |
Potential Jobs
Special education teacher in the Ministry of Education path (Mental retardation- learning difficulties - speech and language disorders) - Special Education Specialist in institutions and centers to care for people with special needs.
