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Career Fair Preparation

Career Fair Preparation Career Engagement Attending a career fair will help you identify the right career path as you will be working with like-minded people interested in similar fields. Bonus: you will be creating your first professional network! Before the Fair Obtain… Read More

Internships

Internships Career Engagement It’s never too early to start thinking about internships! Internships can help you explore your personal and professional interests, try out a career option, and network with professionals. What is an internship? An internship is a form of experiential… Read More

Career Research Information

Career Research Information Career Engagement Use our research tools to explore careers, industries, job outlook, and more. Texas Education Career Engagement is neither responsible for, nor has control of, the content of any external websites, nor does it endorse any commercial products, services, or websites. Always research any job… Read More

Special Education Systems

Special Education Systems Doctoral Program Department of Special Education The Department of Special Education offers a doctoral (Ph.D.) degree with a concentration in Special Education Systems (SES). This concentration prepares scholars to examine how special education is shaped by — and interacts with — larger systems such as law,… Read More

Learning Disabilities and Behavioral Disorders

Learning Disabilities and Behavioral Disorders Doctoral Program Department of Special Education The Department of Special Education offers a doctoral (Ph.D.) degree with a concentration in Learning Disabilities and Behavior Disorders (LD/BD). This program will prepare you to work in a variety of settings including higher education, leadership roles in… Read More

Early Childhood Special Education

Early Childhood Intervention Department of Special Education The Department of Special Education offers hybrid master’s (M.Ed., M.A.) and in-person doctoral (Ph.D.) degrees with a concentration in Early Childhood Intervention (ECI). This concentration will prepare you to be a leading scholar through Intensive mentoring from ECI faculty Core content in early… Read More

Autism and Developmental Disabilities

Autism and Developmental Disabilities Department of Special Education The Department of Special Education offers master’s (M.Ed., M.A.) and doctoral (Ph.D.) degrees with a concentration in Autism and Developmental Disabilities (A&DD). Our program curricula are Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) approved and many of our graduates become Board Certified Behavior… Read More

Contact Us

Contact Us Department of Special Education Main OfficeGeorge I. Sánchez Building, Suite 3.708 Hours8 a.m. – 5 p.m.Monday – Friday Mailing AddressDepartment of Special Education 1912 Speedway Sánchez Building Suite 3.708Austin, TX 78712 Phone: (512) 471-4161 Administration Nathan Clemens, ChairOffice Hours: by appointment (512) 475-6552… Read More

Educator Preparation Services

Educator Preparation Services Become a Teacher The Educator Preparation Services oversees the Professional Development Sequence (PDS) that encompasses all the professional development courses and on-site training that may lead to a recommendation for teacher certification.  Students apply during the long semester… Read More

Alexandra Loukas

Alexandra Loukas Associate Dean for Research and Graduate StudiesTeresa Lozano Long Endowed Chair in Kinesiology and Health Education As Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, Loukas is responsible for leading initiatives to support College of Education research and graduate students. She directs the college’s Office of Educational Research… Read More