Ed.S. - Areas of Specialization

The Florida Center of Union Institute & University offers an Ed.S. to include the following areas of specialization. Read more below, about each of these carefully developed educational concentrations from the Ed.S. program.

Exceptional Student Education
This Ed.S. Specialization offers a comprehensive background for educators who currently work with, or seek to work with, children and youth with exceptionalities. Learners will explore a variety of exceptionalities and enhance their skills in the planning and collaboration critical to the appropriate programming for students with learning and/or behavioral problems. Emphasis is placed on meeting the needs of culturally and/or linguistically diverse students with exceptionalities.

Reading
The Ed.S. program in Reading incorporates coursework that focuses on current evidence-based best practices for teaching and learning. The components of Florida’s formula for reading success are integrated throughout the curriculum. Each learner’s program is developed taking into consideration prerequisite courses they completed prior to UI&U matriculation.

Guidance & Counseling
This program specialization offers the courses required toward State certification in Guidance and Counseling. The program is designed to provide Ed.S. learners with the philosophical foundation, practical skills, and competencies that are required to be an effective school guidance counselor. Research and practice (including a three credit hour internship) are integrated throughout the learner’s program and the curriculum has been developed to ensure that each learner understands the ethical standards, techniques, and theories that guide the school Guidance and Counseling profession.

Educational Leadership
The Educational Leadership program integrates the knowledge, competencies, and skills that characterize accomplished educational leaders. The most current issues facing today’s leaders are explored and learners are provided with opportunities to examine theory as it relates to praxis. The State’s defined requirements and competencies for leadership serve as the genesis for curriculum and learners will develop the skills critical to organizational, operational and instructional leadership.

The Union Institute & University Ed.S. courses of specialization have been developed to meet state licensing and content standards as well as to enhance and refine the skills of the individual whether an administrator, classroom teacher, or counselor.