Master of Arts in Education (M.A.Ed.) with
Secondary Education Concentration
Program Highlights & Benefits
100% online format
Up to 9 graduate transfer credits considered
No thesis required
For
For licensed teachers or those seeking their initial licensure.
What You Learn
This program will enhance your knowledge, skills and values relating to the major issues facing today’s practitioners in education and learn how to apply research skills to current education programs.
How You Learn
All courses are offered in an online format.
Career Outcomes
With appropriate prerequisites, including those in the teaching content field, this program leads to an initial licensure in a secondary (Grades 6-12) field.
Degree Requirements
| Course | Title | Hours |
| Required Core: | ||
| 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 Courses: | ||
| 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 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 |
| PSY 614 OR EDU 614 | Learning Theories and Styles | 3 |
| EDU 660 | Issues and Trends in Education OR Director-approved 3-hour elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 39 |
NOTE:
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 3 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.
