Special Education Programme: Special Education Programme, 90 Credits

Malmo University is a public university in Malmo, Sweden. It was founded in 1998 and is one of the youngest universities in Sweden. The university has over 25,000 students and 3,000 staff members. It offers a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in the fields of humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and law. Malmo University is ranked #701-800 in the QS World University Rankings 2024. It is also a member of the European University Association.

The special education program is aimed at those who want to offer support to preschool teachers/teachers and school leaders in matters concerning children and students in need of special support and their right to an equivalent education. For preschool teachers, there is an opportunity to apply for the special education program with the profile language and communication development in preschool. There you will gain knowledge about children's early language and communication development and how language difficulties can be prevented. For those who choose the profile, language and communication development will permeate the entire education. For the time being, the profile is only given at full speed (100%). The focus of the special education program covers three central areas for the special education professional role: identify opportunities in learning and teaching environments qualified conversations on various educational issues as well as participating in and leading pre-school/school development and special educational change work. In the program, you build on your previous education and develop professional experience into in-depth knowledge for work in areas of activity that require qualified special pedagogical knowledge. This applies, for example children's and students' development and learning in relation to work and approach and teaching work with extra adaptations, special support, educational investigation and action program based on a holistic perspective to participate in and lead qualified conversations, participate in and lead special educational change work to participate in the organization's quality work through follow-up and evaluation. The education leads to a special education degree.