Program Overview:
The Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree is designed to offer candidates who already hold teacher certification an opportunity to address one or more advanced preparation objectives including the requirements of an add-on certification option, advanced preparation in their existing certification area, coursework addressing an advanced skill set, or additional training in one or more content areas.
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Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for M.Ed in Curriculum and Instruction
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Students will be able to understand, analyze, and evaluate current theories in and research regarding learning and teaching.
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Students will demonstrate their ability to articulate current theories and present their non-thesis research.
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Students will write an original research paper (non-thesis) that communicates best practices based on application of theories and the results of their original research.
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Admission
The prospective master’s student must meet the admission requirements established by the Graduate School. In addition, applicants must hold a standard teaching certificate.
Curriculum
The minimum requirement in the M.Ed. program is 36 credit hours that include 15 credit hours of required coursework. In addition to these 15 credit hours of required courses, M.Ed. students select 21 credit hours of elective courses in areas of interest that can be used to fulfill the state requirements for add-on certificates. No more than 9 credit hours can be earned in 5000-level courses. Any M.Ed. candidate receiving more than six hours of graduate coursework with a grade of C or lower will be dropped from the program.
Each candidate is required to complete a minimum of 40 clock hours of field work associated with assignments in courses within the program of study. Candidates must develop an electronic portfolio aligned with professional standards to demonstrate their effectiveness as a teacher. Each candidate must also successfully complete the Mid-Program Assessment that includes a Research Paper and Oral Examination on a Contemporary Issue that demonstrates competency in theory-practice-research interaction. In addition, each candidate will complete a Final/Capstone Assessment consisting of an Action Research Project and Oral Examination. Two failures of the examination necessitate dismissal from the master’s program.
