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Master of Arts in Education
Secondary Education - Traditional Route
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COMPONENT

PROGRAM COMPONENTS: TOTAL HOURS = 30
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Required Major Course Components (18 hrs.)
     
  Professional Development Component (3 hrs.)
    Online Course EDU 501 Seminar: Designing Professional Development Plan (2hrs.) *
    EDU 596 Portfolio Development & Professional Education Growth Plan (1 hr.) **
       
 

Educational Psychology Component (3 hrs.)

    Choose one:  
    Online Course PSY 510 Advanced Educational Psychology
    Online Course PSY 511 Psychology of Learning
    OR  
    PSY 519 Psychological Perspectives on Classroom Behavior
       
  Strategies Component (3 hrs.)
    Choose One:  
    Online Course EDU 544 Classroom Teaching Strategies
    ENVE 580 Instructional Strategies Environmental Education
    Online Course GTE 537 Curriculum, Strategies, & Materials for Gifted Students
    Hybrid Course EDU 522 Fundamentals of Differentiated Instruction
    Hybrid Course EDU 524 Educational Assessment
       
  Curriculum Component (3 hrs.)
    *SEC 580 The Curriculum
       
  Restricted Elective Component (3 hrs.)
   

If an Exceptional Child Education course is not documented on the candidate’s undergraduate program, the student must enroll in Online Course EXED 516.

If an EXED course is documented on the candidate’s undergraduate transcript, another course may be selected from:
SEC 580, EDU 544, Online Course LTCY 524, Online Course LTCY 444G, GTE 537, PSY 519, LME 547, or any other graduate level professional education course with advisor approval.

       
  Research/Assessment Component (3 hrs.)
    Choose one:  
    Online Course EDFN 500 Research Methods
    Content Specific Research Course
       
Specialization Component (12 hrs.)
 

Courses must be selected from the discipline(s) in which the candidate is certified.
OR
An endorsement in:

  • English as a Second Language
  • Gifted and Talented Education
  • Environmental Education

OR
A certificate in:

  • Technology Education

CONTENT MAJOR/SECONDARY EDUCATION MINOR: TOTAL HOURS = 30 – 33#

Required Major Course Components
       
  Content Course Component
(Content Advisor Approved) (15 hrs).
       
  Research/Assessment Component (3 hrs.)
Content Specific Research Course
       
Required Minor Course Components (12 hrs.)
  (Education Advisor Approved)
       
  Professional Development Component (3 hrs.)
    Online Course EDU 501

Seminar: Designing Professional Development Plan (2 hours) *

    EDU 596

Portfolio Development & Professional Education Growth Plan (1 hour) **

       
  Educational Psychology Component (3 hrs.)
    Online Course PSY 510 Advanced Educational Psychology
    Online Course PSY 511 Psychology of Learning
   

OR

 
    PSY 519 Psychological Perspectives on Classroom Behavior
       
  Strategies Component (3 hrs.)
    Online Course EDU 544 Classroom Teaching Strategies
    Online Course GTE 537 Curriculum, Strategies, & Materials for Gifted Students
    ENVE 575 Intro. to Environmental Education
    Online Course LTCY 524 Teaching Reading Skills in the Content Areas
    OR  
    Online Course LTCY 444G Reading in the Middle and Secondary Grades
       
  Curriculum Component (3 hrs.)
    SEC 580 The Curriculum

Notes:

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Deficiency Requirement
If an Exceptional Child Education course is not documented on the candidate’s undergraduate program, students are required to enroll in Online Course EXED 516.  (3 hours)
These hours will be in addition to the 30 hours required for the program.
*:
EDU 501 must be taken before the student completes 6 hours of graduate courses.
**:
EDU 596 must be taken during the student’s last semester of Master’s program.
Online Course:
Online course
Hybrid Course:
Hybrid course (two-three class meetings on campus)

 

MASTERS COMPREHENSIVE EXAM GUIDELINES

Written comprehensive examinations are required of all Masters degree candidates in teacher education programs. Students must have completed the course requirements for their Master degree program before applying for the comprehensive exams.

 

 


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