Special Education Qatar University

Overview

The Bachelor of Education in Special Education is a program offered by the College of Education in response to the current educational needs. B.Ed. in Special Education represents to prepare special educators who are Qatari—for the early childhood programs, K-12 classrooms, and specialized centers in the country. No institution in Qatar other than Qatar University currently provides an undergraduate degree in Special Education.

The mission of the B.Ed. Program in Special Education is to prepare prospective teachers to be reflective practitioners, with excellence in pedagogy and expertise in the field of concentration by equipping them with the knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary for high quality teaching and learning. Through a motivating, interactive and research-based learning environment that blends theory, reflective practice, and technology, the program seeks to create distinguished decision makers and ethical facilitators of teaching and learning who actively seek out opportunities to grow professionally.

Objectives

The B.Ed. Program in Special Education aims at helping the students to:

• Gain the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to become special education teachers.
• Implement student-centered, standards-based pedagogy .
• Participate in the ongoing progress of teaching and learning.
• Contribute to ongoing educational research in Qatar by teaching and modeling inquiry methodologies and data-informed instruction.