• 专业概况
• 所属院系
• 中国学生入学要求
• 课程信息

专业概况

在这里学什么？

The School of Counseling, Human Performance, and Rehabilitation (CHPR) provides a quality education to a heterogeneous student body at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The goal is to prepare students with the special knowledge and skills for professional work in education and human service fields, and to enhance students’ abilities to be successful in their chosen fields of study.

The Masters program teach a reliable system for establishing and maintaining awareness of one’s position in the environment (orientation) and fostering freedom and spontaneity of movement (mobility). These programs educate future O&M specialists on how to teach blind and low-vision persons to overcome the severe problems of mobility by teaching them to travel safely, efficiently, and confidently.

Why Choose a Career in Orientation and Mobility?

If you like to work one-on-one with individuals, if you are a self-starter and persevere in all that you do, if you are logical in your thinking, if you are able to go where the jobs are located, then a career in Orientation and Mobility instruction might just be the career option for you! O&M Specialists are not typical teachers. They are part teacher, counselor, therapist and coach. They like to work outdoors as well as indoors and various weather conditions do not bother them. They are in good physical health and they can access transportation to take their clients to various travel environments for training purposes.

A Word about Our Curriculum

Sequential instruction in sensory and movement skills is based on a thorough evaluation of needs and abilities related to the functional use of the existing senses and requirements of a prosthetic travel aid. Instruction is provided in the use of adaptive equipment such as long canes, telescopes, and electronic travel and orientation aids. O&M specialists also teach consumers with dog guides relevant orientation skills to use with their dog guides.

所属院系

进入哪个院系学习？ College of Education and Health Professions

中国学生入学要求

为来自中国的学生设计 Students are required to have TOEFL score of 525 on paper-based.

课程信息

学制：须出席的在线/远程学习(APPROXIMATELY 2.5 年)

学费：

开学时间：2022八月30日, 2022一月10日

申请截止日期：

留学地点：College of Education and Health Professions2801 S University Avenue,LITTLE ROCK,Arkansas,72204, United States