Special Education
The Department of Special Education prepares special education leaders who ensure individuals with disabilities and their families are provided equal access to services and education.
The Department also houses two renowned research centers, the Burkhart Center for Autism Education & Research, and the Virginia Murray Sowell Center for Research and Education in Sensory Disabilities.
Programs Offered
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| Degree | Type | Delivery | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autism | Graduate Certificate | Online | SPED |
| Deafblindness | Graduate Certificate | Online | SPED |
| Special Education | Ph.D. | Online | SPED |
| Special Education with a Concentration in Applied Behavior Analysis | M.Ed. | Online | SPED |
| Special Education with a Concentration in Autism | M.Ed. | Online | SPED |
| Special Education with a Concentration in Deaf and Hard of Hearing | M.Ed. | Online or Hybrid | SPED |
| Special Education with a Concentration in Deafblindness | M.Ed. | Online | SPED |
| Special Education with a Concentration in Educational Diagnostician | M.Ed. | Online | SPED |
| Special Education with a Concentration in Generic Special Education-Supervision | M.Ed. | Online | SPED |
| Special Education with a Concentration in Orientation and Mobility | M.Ed. | Hybrid | SPED |
| Special Education with a Concentration in Visual Impairment | M.Ed. | Online or Hybrid | SPED |
Welcome Letter from the Department Chair
April 2, 2025
Dear Special Education Leaders,
Welcome to the TTU Special Education Department, and thank you for inquiring about graduate study opportunities in Special Education at Texas Tech University. All of us in the Special Education (SPED) Department in the TTU College of Education are delighted that you are interested in learning more about our diverse catalog of master’s (MEd) program concentration areas and doctoral (PhD) program tracks and related professional certifications and graduate certificates.
Please be aware that our Special Education master’s program concentration areas and doctoral program tracks are highly specialized graduate degree programs, with each of these graduate program areas including a number of program-specific minimum eligibility criteria and other application requirements.
Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to visit the homepage of individual SPED program areas to download and review each program’s application handbook. Each SPED program application handbook provides a detailed description of the program along with the program's minimum eligibility requirements and a list of materials that must be included as part of a formal application for consideration for admission to the program.
Prospective applicants are also encouraged to contact directly the relevant Faculty Program Coordinators of individual Special Education Graduate Programs to obtain additional information about specific SPED master’s program concentration areas, doctoral program tracks, and graduate certificates and to have any questions you may have addressed by knowledgeable program faculty.
For your easy reference, below are the names and TTU email addresses of current Faculty Program Coordinators for each Special Education Graduate Program Area:
| Program | Coordinator | |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Behavior Analysis | Dr. Jennifer Hamrick | jennifer.hamrick@ttu.edu |
| Autism | Dr. Devender Banda | devender.banda@ttu.edu |
| Educational Diagnostician / Generic Special Education-Supervision |
Dr. Janna Brendle | janna.brendle@ttu.edu |
| Dr. Robin Lock | robin.lock@ttu.edu | |
| Deaf Blind | Dr. Phoebe Okungu | phoebe.okungu@ttu.edu |
| Orientation and Mobility | Dr. Nora Griffin-Shirley | n.griffin-shirley@ttu.edu |
| Visual Impairment | Dr. Rona Pogrund | rona.pogrund@ttu.edu |
We certainly encourage interested individuals to review our many outstanding graduate program offerings through visiting our SPED program websites and contacting the relevant faculty program coordinators to learn more about these exciting programs.
Joseph G. Claudet, Ph.D.
Chair, Special Education Department - Texas Tech University
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