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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

The College of Education and Human Development offers the following degrees: Master of Arts Degree in Bicultural-Bilingual Studies, Master of Arts Degree in Counseling, Master of Arts Degree in Education, Master of Education Degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Doctor of Education Degree in Educational Leadership, Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Counselor Education and Supervision, and Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Culture, Literacy, and Language.

Master of Arts Degree in Education

The Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Education offers the opportunity for advanced study and professional development programs in six fields of concentration in the following departments:

Department of Health and Kinesiology
Kinesiology and Health Promotion Concentration

Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
Curriculum and Instruction Concentration
Early Childhood and Elementary Education Concentration
Instructional Technology Concentration
Literacy Education Concentration
Special Education Concentration

Education concentrations provide specialized degree plans in one or more areas of program emphasis so that students may choose a plan suitable to their needs and objectives. Degree plans are designed to offer the opportunity to gain advanced levels of knowledge and professional competency for students engaged in or concerned about educational activity in schools, colleges, and other public or private institutions and agencies. Credit toward graduate-level certificates and certificate endorsements may be earned in conjunction with work toward the Master’s degree in most programs. Programs with a thesis option emphasize the development of research competencies critical to continued graduate-level study.

Program Admission Requirements. Applicants without adequate preparation in education may be required to complete preparatory courses as a condition of admission. Individuals who do not meet the University-wide graduate admission grade point average standard may be required to submit Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores for consideration in admission decisions. Some concentrations may also require GRE scores because of licensing regulations. Contact the Graduate Advisor of Record for the M.A. in Education for more information.

Degree Requirements. Education degrees have four required components: a core of common courses, a program emphasis, support work, and a comprehensive examination.

  1. Core courses common to all concentrations:

    C&I 5003 Theory and Dynamics of Curriculum and Instruction
    EDP 5003 Psychological Learning Theories
    EDU 5003 Research Methods
    EDU 5103 Contemporary Educational Philosophy

  2. Program emphasis. The program emphasis must consist of at least 12 semester credit hours in one of the fields of concentration. Some concentrations offer more than one program emphasis. A program emphasis may require up to 24 semester credit hours. Courses outside the specific concentration may be used to meet this requirement with advance approval of the student’s program advisor and the Graduate Advisor of Record. See individual concentration listings or contact the Graduate Advisor of Record for the M.A. in Education for more information.

  3. Support work. Each student is required to select additional courses, with the approval of the program advisor and the Graduate Advisor of Record, to complete the degree requirements of 33 semester credit hours (with thesis) or 36 hours (without thesis). Nine semester credit hours must support the concentration. Three additional hours must be taken with the approval of the Graduate Advisor of Record. In some degree programs, support work may consist of additional courses in the area of concentration.

    Students in some programs may take support courses in their teaching fields. Students in teacher certification programs may take their support work courses in areas that meet certification requirements. It is recommended that thesis students take an appropriate statistics course or an additional research course as part of the support work.

  4. Comprehensive examination. The comprehensive examination committee for each concentration is responsible for preparing and administering the examination. The examination may be repeated, but a student who has failed the examination two times must have the permission of the Graduate Program Committee in order to take the examination additional times. Normally, failure to pass the examination should be followed by additional coursework or other work to remedy deficiencies or areas of weakness before the examination is retaken.

Summary of Degree Options

Option I. Thesis option (33 semester credit hours):

  1. Core. 12 semester credit hours required:

    C&I 5003 Theory and Dynamics of Curriculum and Instruction
    EDP 5003 Psychological Learning Theories
    EDU 5003 Research Methods
    EDU 5103 Contemporary Educational Philosophy

  2. Concentration. 12 semester credit hours of coursework to form a program emphasis in a single concentration.

  3. Support work. 3 semester credit hours in an approved statistics course or an additional research course.

  4. Thesis. 6 semester credit hours:

    EDU 6983 Master’s Thesis (taken twice for a total of 6 hours)

Option II. Nonthesis option (36 semester credit hours):

  1. Core. 12 semester credit hours required:

    C&I 5003 Theory and Dynamics of Curriculum and Instruction
    EDP 5003 Psychological Learning Theories
    EDU 5003 Research Methods
    EDU 5103 Contemporary Educational Philosophy

  2. Concentration. At least 12 semester credit hours of coursework to form a program emphasis in a single concentration.

  3. Support work. No more than 12 semester credit hours as follows:

    9 hours of support courses
    3 hours of approved electives

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