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M.A.Ed. Non-Thesis with Secondary Education Concentration—39 hours

A minimum of 39 semester hours of approved graduate work is required for completion of the non-thesis option of the M.A.Ed. degree. This option consists of three components: a required core, education electives, and concentration area.

Students select one of the following concentrations: Early Childhood Education, Licensure; Elementary Education, Licensure; Secondary Education, Licensure; Special Education, Licensure; Curriculum and Instruction, Non-Licensure; Human Growth and Development, Non-Licensure; Designed Studies; Reading Specialist Add-On Endorsement.

Degree Requirements

With appropriate prerequisites, including those in the teaching content field, this program leads to an initial licensure in a secondary (Grades 6-12) field. Praxis II Tests and 2 years of successful teaching experience on a job-embedded Practitioner license appropriate to the endorsement area are required for licensure but not for the degree.

Required Core—15 hours

EDU 610History and Philosophy of Education

3
EDU 650Educational Measurement and Evaluation

3
EDU 665Research Design

3
EDU 671Standards, Strategies, and Students

3
EDU 675Capstone Research Seminar

3

Secondary Education Required Courses—18 hours

EDU 530Secondary School Methods

3
EDU 602Technology-Rich Learning

2
EDU 604Teaching in a Pluralistic Society

3
EDU 626Reading in the Content Area

3
EDU 637Leading the Secondary Environment

2
EDU 638Middle Grades Education

2
SE 630Learning in Diverse Classrooms

3

Complete one option below—6 hours

Students hired on a Practitioner License complete the first option. 
EDU 623Mentoring Seminar A

2
EDU 627Mentoring Seminar B

2
EDU 628Mentoring Seminar C

2
Or
EDU 614Learning Theories and Styles

3
And
EDU 660Issues and Trends in Education

3
Or
Director-approved 3-hour elective

3