The Department of Special Education offers graduate programs at Minnesota State University, Mankato designed to prepare professionals to work in a variety of organizational settings and positions serving individuals with special needs, as well as programs designed to help professionals better serve the needs of all students in general educational settings. Specific areas of graduate study include: Gifted Education and Talent Development (GETD), Learning Disabilities (LD), and Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (EBD). From these areas students can choose from the following 8 graduate programs: