迫切需要特殊教育老师，尤其是在包括芝加哥地区在内的城市地区。研究结果表明，特殊教育教师的短缺对少数民族学生的影响尤其严重，特别是在像芝加哥这样的城市学区，那里有大量的非裔美国人和拉丁裔学生。加入UIC教育工作者的行列，以确保每个学生，特别是城市学校的每个学生，都能够接受融合教育，以促进社会和学术发展，并为学生成功地脱离学校服务做好准备。参加MEd特殊教育计划的学生还可以独特地访问SPEDUCATORS网络，以便与同学和校友一起从事职业和社交机会。
The MEd in Special Education prepares graduates to work with people with disabilities, diverse in strengths, ages (5-21), and teaching and learning in educational and community settings, and schools. The need for special education teachers is urgent, especially in urban areas like Chicago. Research indicates that a shortage of special education teachers disproportionately affects minority students, particularly in urban school districts that have large majorities of African American and Latina/o/x students. Special educators work in a range of instructional settings in school and in communities.<br><br>All students earn a master's and can add on initial Illinois licensure and credentials. The program welcomes students entirely new to teaching, current teachers new to special education, current special education teachers and students seeking new knowledge about special education.<br><br>About UIC's MEd Special Education program:<br><br>Several tuition funding sources & scholarship opportunities<br>No GRE and no IL TAP test required<br>Evening courses can be taken full- or part-time, with face-to-face, blended and online formats