Master of Education / Visual Function in Learning Program
Pacific University offers a program especially designed for optometrists who wish to extend their knowledge of the learning process with an emphasis on students with reading difficulties.
The curriculum allows individual optometrists to proceed through the thirty semester-hour program at a pace best suited to their own needs. The program is administered by the College of Education with course offerings from both the College of Education and the College of Optometry.
The objectives of the Visual Function in Learning program are:
- To develop a knowledge base concerning the role that visual factors play in learning disability diagnosis and remediation; fundamental theories of cognition, learning and language development; the major diagnostic theories in reading and related prescriptive techniques; decision making systems, service delivery models and program management within educational organizations, and to become aware of the varied constituencies that public schools must satisfy.
- To develop skills in research, diagnosis, therapy and case management within a multi-disciplinary setting.
Curriculum
The minimum of 30 semester hours required must include 20 semester hours within the College of Education and 10 semester hours within the College of Optometry.
| Section | Area I: Education | Credit Hrs |
|---|---|---|
| EDUC-565 | Seminar: Educational and Optometric Connections | 1 |
| Reading Electives (see University Catalog) | 13 |
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| Area II: Optometry | ||
| VED/Opt 744 | Visual Problems That Relate to Learning Difficulties With Lab | 3 |
| VED/Opt 765 | Seminar in Multidisciplinary Service | 1 |
| Area III: Research and Thesis (minimum 6 hours) | ||
| EDUC-596 | Educational Research Project | 6 |
| Area IV: Electives | ||
| Six hours of graduate level Optometry Courses (see University Catalog) | 6 |
For More Information
Contact Person (Forest Grove): Anita McClain, MEd/VFL Program Coordinator
Email: mcclaina@pacificu.edu
Phone: 503-352-2124