​​​​​​​Master's Degree, Academy of Psychology and Pedagogy

44.04.03 Special education (defectology)

Program length: 2 years 3 months (Blended form of study)

Language of study: Russian

Place of study: Rostov-on-Don

Purpose of this educational program

The program is designed to form unique competencies both for young teachers who are just starting their professional path, and for specialists who already have experience in teaching and are faced with the need to work with such a complex category of students as children with autistic disorders. The presented program allows you to gain experience in designing and implementing the educational process for children with ASD in conditions of special education and inclusion. The demand for the program is due to the progressive increase in the number of students with ASD in educational institutions of preschool and general education, as well as the shortage of teaching staff ready to work with this category of children.

                                                           Core curriculum

Advantages of study program

• Opportunity to master the unique competencies necessary to work with people with autistic disorders in the conditions of special and inclusive educational organizations, as well as in organizations whose specific activities are focused on providing medical and social assistance and psychological and pedagogical support to persons of this category.
• Implementation of an educational program in a network form involving the resources of partner organizations: North-Caucasian Federal University, Moscow State Psychological and Pedagogical University (FRC RAS).
• Active involvement of students in joint project activities with potential employers with subsequent employment; the use of e-learning and distance learning technologies, which makes it possible to take into account the personal capabilities of students from different regions of the Russian Federation
• Participation in scientific and educational events that expand the possibilities of improving the graduate's competence profile.
• Unique disciplines and modules, including using the resources of partner universities (North Caucasus Federal University, Moscow State Psychological and Pedagogical University (FRC RAS)).
• Undergraduates have the opportunity to supplement their competence profile by mastering online courses on open educational platforms Coursera, SCLAD, Openedu, etc., as well as taking part in project intensive courses at the Southern Federal University and partner universities. During the internship period, undergraduates will get acquainted with the experience of federal and regional resource centers for the organization of comprehensive support for children with autism spectrum disorders, both in the Rostov region and outside the region, as well as take a direct part in the work of federal innovative platforms for working with children with autism spectrum disorders and severe multiple developmental disorders.
• During the entire period of study, undergraduates are involved in scientific and educational activities of leading universities that accumulate the best practices for working with people with autism spectrum disorders.

                                                                        Prospects. Career & Employment

Graduates of the educational program can work in special and inclusive educational organizations of various levels of education, child development centers, institutions providing psychological, pedagogical and medical and social assistance (including as part of psychological, medical and pedagogical commissions) and services for medical and socio-cultural rehabilitation of persons with disabilities, public organizations, and also, to implement the trajectory of professional development in the conditions of private provision of educational services.

Also, graduates of the educational program can continue their studies at the next level of higher education in the field of training highly qualified personnel 44.06.01 - Education and pedagogical sciences.