Master's Degree in Special Education
Logroño, Spain
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2027
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: Study the Official Master's in Special Education at UNIR online. The programme is 60 ECTS and 1 academic year, delivered 100% online with optional internship and end-of-semester face-to-face exams. You'll learn types of SEN and how to evaluate students, assess classroom needs, respect learning pace and design educational interventions. UNIR's method uses live and recorded classes, personal tutor and virtual campus. Provides access to doctoral programmes.
Career Outcomes: You'll be ready for roles supporting students with intellectual, sensory or physical disabilities. Potential careers: special education teacher, inclusion coordinator, educational therapist and in schools, early childhood centers, clinics and NGOs.
Study your Official Master in Special Education online with UNIR
The official Master in Special Education Online will provide you with the training, skills and competencies needed to respond effectively to the specific demands posed by students with special educational needs (SEN) .
With the Master in Special Education Online you will not only know all the types of SEN, but you will learn to diagnose, detect, and intervene the possible disabilities of your students in all educational stages.
As a teacher, you will acquire the necessary qualifications to evaluate the student, assess their situation in the classroom, respect their rhythm and learning style and design and implement specific and effective curricular adaptations for them . This training aims to promote attention to diversity in public, private and private schools.
General information
- Credits: 60 ECTS
- Duration: 1 academic year
- Methodology: Remote, 100% online
- Internship: Optional Subject
- Exams: Face-to-face exams at the end of each semester
- Access to Doctorate: This official master's degree allows the incorporation to official doctoral programs and improves your score, as long as it corresponds to the same area of knowledge, in the scale of the exams, interim lists, transfer competitions and employment exchanges. Check the bases of the public offer.
Methodology
The UNIR study method is flexible, personalized and effective. The methodology is based on online live classes and personal tutor to offer the best training.
The UNIR pedagogical model is effective because it is based on a totally online methodology so that each student can study at their own pace:
- Live online classes: There are classes scheduled every day of the week in the morning and afternoon so you can attend class when it is best for you.
- Online classes in deferred: If you could not attend a class or you stayed with questions, you can access all your classes in deferred. You can see them whenever you want and as many times as you need.
- Personal tutor: The first day you will be assigned a personal tutor. You will be in contact with him by phone and email. He will support you in your day to day and solve any doubts that may arise.
- Virtual Campus: Everything you need to study at UNIR is on campus: classes, teachers, classmates, the library, teaching resources, schedules, chat, forums and much more.
- Teaching resources: You will have access to different learning resources to complete your training: complementary readings, diagrams with key ideas, self-assessment test, etc.
A program that trains you as an expert educator in special educational needs
The curriculum of UNIR 's Official Master's Degree in Special Education, supported by ICT and neuropsychology , adopts a multidisciplinary approach that explores various disabilities, providing you with practical and theoretical tools directly applicable in educational settings. It is very similar to the curriculum required to pass the competitive examination for teachers specializing in Therapeutic Pedagogy.
First Semester
- Neuropsychological Bases of Development and Learning
- Cognitive Disability: Evolutionary, Educational, Social and Family Aspects
- Sensory and Motor Disability: Evolutionary, Educational, Social and Family Aspects
- Methodology in Research in Education and Special Education
- Developmental Disorders and Behavioral Disorders: Evolutionary, Educational, Social and Family Aspects
Second term
- Neuropsychological Intervention in Disability and Learning Disorders
- Final Master's Project
- Optional Subject 1
- Optional subject 2
Optative subjects
- Attention to High Capacities and Talent
- Support Technologies and ICT in Special Education
- Intervention in Language and Communication Disorders
- External Practices
Professional practices
The Master in Special Education offers you the option of doing optional internships that can be recognized through work experience of at least 6 months in any field of intervention related to people with special educational needs (SEN) or specific educational support needs.
These internships, with a workload of 6 ECTS credits (96 hours), are flexible and allow you to suggest a reference center if you have one, or UNIR will assign one near your place of residence. If you already have professional experience in the field of Special Educational Needs (SEN), you can request recognition of this internship. As evidence of the high level of commitment and dedication to this profession, more than 30% of students choose to complete these internships , despite them being optional.
Master's Thesis
Within UNIR 's Special Education program, the Master's Thesis (TFM) allows you to choose between a research proposal or a practical intervention. In the latter case, this project can serve as the basis for future teaching units required for competitive examinations.
You will also have the opportunity to make a real impact on society by collaborating with an educational center or association focused on Special Educational Needs. This is all thanks to RED Proyectum, a platform of companies and institutions that exposes you to real-world cases. Participate in work teams in the following areas:
- Promoting the inclusion of students with educational needs in the regular classroom.
- Managing their behavior in schools.
- Promotion of personal autonomy and educational and social inclusion of people with visual disabilities.
- Development of oral and/or written skills of people with hearing disabilities.
- Intervention focused on social, academic and linguistic skills in people diagnosed with Down syndrome for their full inclusion in society.
Professional Profile
By completing the online Master's in Special Education, you will become an expert in the field of education. The training provided by this postgraduate program will equip you with theoretical and practical knowledge that will allow you to identify, prevent, and intervene in situations of educational diversity, encompassing intellectual, sensory, and motor aspects, language disorders, and giftedness.
As a result, you will be prepared to work in roles such as:
- Teacher or professor in the early childhood, primary and secondary stages , collaborating in the intervention with children with any type of special educational need.
- Education professional within a specific special education center, providing support to people with a specific type of disability.
- Expert in designing and implementing high-quality research in classrooms, educational centers, or social institutions. Your objectives would be threefold: to contribute to the understanding of the various types of disabilities and functional diversity, to design effective intervention programs for the target group, and to facilitate the inclusion of students with special educational needs in the classroom and society.
We help you finance your future!
At UNIR we offer you different forms of support so that you can continue your academic training in our virtual classrooms:
- Financial aid for your studies so you can achieve your goals and continue growing professionally.
- Interest-free financing with UNIR .
Upon completion of the master's program, you will be prepared to play a vital role in various centers that require professionals specializing in Special Educational Needs (SEN). Your training will cover essential skills for supporting students with intellectual, sensory, and physical disabilities.
You will be able to identify and address learning difficulties, implement curriculum adaptations, and provide the necessary support to these students , both in mainstream classrooms and special education schools. Your work will extend to early detection, referral to specialists when needed, and collaboration with other professionals in creating inclusive and adapted educational environments.
You will be able to work in:
- Compulsory education institutes with children with Special Educational Needs.
- Early Childhood Education Centers.
- Special Education Centers.
- Rehabilitation centers, day homes or supervised apartments.
- Private therapy practices, mental or social institutions.
- Psychosocial and educational services
- Tutoring and re-education academies.
- Associations, NGOs and foundations that work with people with special educational needs.