The Orped course for mentally retarded children equips students to be able to understand, study, deepen, have knowledge and experience related to the basic science of education for mentally retarded children: basic concepts, including: understanding, definition, terminology, classification, characteristics, causes and prevention, detection and assessment, education and teaching, curriculum development and planning of learning programs for reading, writing, mathematics, natural sciences, social sciences and individual learning programs for mentally retarded children as well as work distribution efforts for mentally retarded adults.