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Special Education (Oligophrenopedagogy) Education Program
Forms of education: full-time
Degree awarded: bachelor’s
Languages of instruction: Uzbek, Russian
Program code: 60112700
Program duration: 4 years
Program name: Special Education (Oligophrenopedagogy)

The Special Education (Oligophrenopedagogy) program requires students to earn 30 credits per semester, totaling 60 credits per academic year. The duration of the program is 4 years, and students must accumulate 240 credits by the end of the program.

One ECTS credit corresponds to 30 academic hours, and a student’s annual academic workload of 60 credits equals 1800 academic hours. This is divided equally between 50% classroom hours and 50% independent study hours. The volume of credits to be earned by the student during a semester includes mandatory and elective courses listed in the course catalog.

60112700 – Special Education (Oligophrenopedagogy) program prepares pedagogical staff for general secondary schools and specialized preschool institutions, covering subjects, tools, methods, and techniques used in the pedagogical process; it also includes research activities in scientific-research institutes under the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as independent research work.

Professional activities of graduates of the 60112700 – Special Education (Oligophrenopedagogy) program:

  • Educational process; pedagogical technologies and teaching methods;
  • Theoretical aspects of education; teaching methodology;
  • Technologies for managing the educational process based on project design, organizing lectures, practical and laboratory sessions, forming personal and professional information spaces, educational processes in extracurricular institutions, addressing educational challenges and organizing their solutions, managing education, and organizing the pedagogical process;
  • Research processes in the relevant specialization, spiritual and educational advocacy activities.

Graduates of the Special Education (Oligophrenopedagogy) program can continue their studies in master’s degree programs designated by the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan within the specified periods.

Year I / Semester 1

Subject Code Subject Qualification Code Subject Name Hours Credits Type of Course
1.01 UmPsix108 General Psychology 240 4 Mandatory Course
1.04 MSVAX104 Media Literacy and Information Culture 120 4 Mandatory Course
1.05 FC110 Introduction to Specialization 240 8 Mandatory Course
1.06 TSTO`110 Special Methodology of Teaching Fine Arts and Technology 360 6 Mandatory Course
1.08 AO’RT104 Practical Uzbek (Russian) Language (ECTS 4) 180 6 Mandatory Course
1.09 TSM102 Mathematics in Education 60 2 Mandatory Course
Total: 900 30

Year I / Semester 2

Subject Code Subject Qualification Code Subject Name Hours Credits Type of Course
1.01 UmPsix108 General Psychology 240 4 Mandatory Course
1.02 UmPed108 General Pedagogy 300 10 Mandatory Course
1.03 O’EYT104 Modern History of Uzbekistan 120 4 Mandatory Course
1.06 TSTO`110 Special Methodology of Teaching Fine Arts and Technology 360 6 Mandatory Course
1.07 FAL.MAD104 Philosophy. Cultural Studies. (ECTS 4) 120 4 Mandatory Course
1.10 YoshaFG104 Anatomy. Human Genetics 60 2 Mandatory Course
Total: 900 30

Year II / Semester 3

Subject Code Subject Qualification Code Subject Name Hours Credits Type of Course
1.12 OligoPsix210 Oligophrenopsychology 240 4 Mandatory Course
1.13 OligoPed206 Oligophrenopedagogy 180 4 Mandatory Course
1.14 MPedMPsix208 Special Education and Special Psychology 240 4 Mandatory Course
1.15 MaxPedKA208 Clinical Foundations of Special Education 240 4 Mandatory Course
1.17 ATKFQT204 Application of Information Technologies in Professional Activities (ECTS 4) 120 4 Mandatory Course
Total: 900 20

Year II / Semester 4

Subject Code Subject Qualification Code Subject Name Hours Credits Type of Course
1.11 InkT.GP304 Inclusive Education. Hospital Pedagogy 120 4 Mandatory Course
1.12 OligoPsix210 Oligophrenopsychology 240 4 Mandatory Course
1.13 OligoPed206 Oligophrenopedagogy 180 2 Mandatory Course
1.14 MPedMPsix208 Special Education and Special Psychology 240 4 Mandatory Course
1.15 MaxPedKA208 Clinical Foundations of Special Education 240 4 Mandatory Course
1.16 Logo204 Speech Therapy 120 4 Mandatory Course
Total: 900 22

Year III / Semester 5

Subject Code Subject Qualification Code Subject Name Hours Credits Type of Course
1.18 OTO’MM310 Special Methodology of Teaching Native Language 300 6 Mandatory Course
1.19 MO’MM310 Special Methodology of Teaching Mathematics 300 6 Mandatory Course
Total: 600 12

Year III / Semester 6

Subject Code Subject Qualification Code Subject Name Hours Credits Type of Course
1.18 OTO’MM310 Special Methodology of Teaching Native Language 300 4 Mandatory Course
1.19 MO’MM310 Special Methodology of Teaching Mathematics 300 4 Mandatory Course
1.20 PPDM304 Pedagogical-Psychological Diagnostics 120 4 Mandatory Course
1.21 KSXT304 Foreign Languages in Professional Activities (ECTS 4) 120 4 Mandatory Course
Total: 900 16

Year IV / Semester 7

Subject Code Subject Qualification Code Subject Name Hours Credits Type of Course
1.22 UTTVZY402 Trends and Modern Approaches in Continuous Education 60 2 Mandatory Course
1.23 XusMet416 Special Methodologies 420 6 Mandatory Course
1.24 MakOMTMM408 Preschool Oligophrenopedagogy and Special Methodology of Preschool Education 240 8 Mandatory Course
Total: 900 30

Year IV / Semester 8

Subject Code Subject Qualification Code Subject Name Hours Credits Type of Course
1.23 XusMet416 Special Methodologies 420 8 Mandatory Course
Total: 420 8

Brief Description of the Program:

The Special Education (Oligophrenopedagogy) bachelor’s degree program is designed for students, providing the methods and tools for implementing moral, physical, intellectual-moral, economic, legal, and environmental education for preschool-aged children. It covers general and specialized schools; public, multidisciplinary specialized, and combined preschool education organizations; “Muruvvat” children’s homes; “Mehribonlik” homes; vocational guidance for students, diagnostic centers, institutions under the Ministry of Health, and general education state and non-state organizations. Graduates can work as special educators, defectology teachers, oligophrenopedagogy teachers, educators; as oligophrenopedagogues with Level 4 qualifications under the National Qualifications Framework (having completed secondary vocational education), regulating and monitoring the activities of oligophrenopedagogues, performing diagnostic-consultative tasks, and serving as mentors; as well as methodologists in secondary vocational education institutions, applying principles of methodological guidance in the education system. Thorough mastery of the program, alongside theoretical knowledge, equips students with skills applied during pedagogical practice and in professional activities after graduation.

Course Types and Assessment Methods

Course Type Semester 1 Assessments Point Distribution
Lecture Sessions 30 hours Interim Assessment 20 points
Seminar Sessions 50 hours Continuous Assessment 10 points
Independent Study 90 hours Continuous Assessment 10 points
Final Assessment 50 points
Course Type Semester 2 Assessments Point Distribution
Lecture Sessions 30 hours Interim Assessment 20 points
Seminar Sessions 50 hours Continuous Assessment 10 points
Independent Study 90 hours Continuous Assessment 10 points
Final Assessment 50 points

Conversion Table from 5-Point Scale to 100-Point Scale

5-Point Scale 100-Point Scale
5.00 — 4.96 100
4.95 — 4.91 99
4.90 — 4.86 98
4.85 — 4.81 97
4.80 — 4.76 96
4.75 — 4.71 95
4.70 — 4.66 94
4.65 — 4.61 93
4.60 — 4.56 92
4.55 — 4.51 91
4.50 — 4.46 90
4.45 — 4.41 89
4.40 — 4.36 88
4.35 — 4.31 87
5-Point Scale 100-Point Scale
4.30 — 4.26 86
4.25 — 4.21 85
4.20 — 4.16 84
4.15 — 4.11 83
4.10 — 4.06 82
4.05 — 4.01 81
4.00 — 3.96 80
3.95 — 3.91 79
3.90 — 3.86 78
3.85 — 3.81 77
3.80 — 3.76 76
3.75 — 3.71 75
3.70 — 3.66 74
3.65 — 3.61 73
5-Point Scale 100-Point Scale
3.60 — 3.56 72
3.55 — 3.51 71
3.50 — 3.46 70
3.45 — 3.41 69
3.40 — 3.36 68
3.35 — 3.31 67
3.30 — 3.26 66
3.25 — 3.21 65
3.20 — 3.16 64
3.15 — 3.11 63
3.10 — 3.06 62
3.05 — 3.01 61
3.00 60
Below 3.0 Below 60