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: 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 610 | History and Philosophy of Education | 3 |
EDU 650 | Educational Measurement and Evaluation | 3 |
EDU 665 | Research Design | 3 |
EDU 671 | Standards, Strategies, and Students | 3 |
EDU 675 | Capstone Research Seminar | 3 |
Secondary Education Required Courses—18 hours
EDU 530 | Secondary School Methods | 3 |
EDU 602 | Technology-Rich Learning | 2 |
EDU 604 | Teaching in a Pluralistic Society | 3 |
EDU 626 | Reading in the Content Area | 3 |
EDU 637 | Leading the Secondary Environment | 2 |
EDU 638 | Middle Grades Education | 2 |
SE 630 | Learning in Diverse Classrooms | 3 |
Complete one option below—6 hours
Students hired on a Practitioner License complete the first option.
EDU 623 | Mentoring Seminar A | 2 |
EDU 627 | Mentoring Seminar B | 2 |
EDU 628 | Mentoring Seminar C | 2 |
| Or | |
EDU 614 | Learning Theories and Styles | 3 |
| And | |
EDU 660 | Issues and Trends in Education | 3 |
| Or | |
| Director-approved 3-hour elective | 3 |