Modern trends in the development of special and inclusive education place high demands on the professionalism of teachers who work with children with special educational needs. Independent work at the university is one of the important educational strategies and occupies an important place in the process of professional training of students defectologists. Professional training at the university is carried out within the framework of classroom, extracurricular, scientific research and practical activities. The article deals ways of the organization of independent work of students defectologists