Program Overview

Master of Education: Secondary Education

The M.Ed. program in secondary education has general program, curriculum and instruction, or reading options. All consist of an initial required core of courses; an opportunity to develop an area of specialization; an opportunity for study in the teaching field; and a capstone or exit course.

Program Structure

• The program requires a minimum of 33 hours for the general program, curriculum and instruction, and adult education and reading options.
• The program is divided into several components:
  • Required Core (9 hours)
  • Required Research Course (3 hours)
  • Teaching Field Concentration (12-18 hours)
  • Specialization Areas (Optional: 6 hours)
  • Capstone Course (3 hours)

Required Core

• Students are required to complete the following courses within the first 15 hours of study:
  • TCH ED 6010, Examining History, Community, and Social Justice in Education (3 hours)
  • TCH ED 6020, Teacher Action, Advocacy & Leadership (3 hours)
  • TCH ED/ED PSY 6030, Instruction, Learning & Assessment (3 hours)

Required Research Course

• ED REM 6040, Educational Research for Teachers (3 hours)

Teaching Field Concentration

• A curriculum course (required): SEC ED 6415, The Secondary School Curriculum.
• Students should select at least 9 hours in their teaching field (mathematics; chemistry; biology; physics; social studies; English; physical education; speech and theatre; educational technology or other) or in secondary education, as identified in consultation with the faculty advisor.

Specialization Areas

• Students may follow one of the core competency courses with two additional courses to develop an area of specialization, such as:
  • Educational Technology Option: TCH ED/EdPsy 6030 followed by ED TECH 5340, Selection and Utilization of Educational Multimedia and ED TECH 6452, Educational Multimedia Design
  • Educational Psychology Option: TCH ED/ED PSY 6030 followed by either ED PSY 6210, Life-Span: Individual and Family Development or ED PSY/ED TECH 6448, Technology Supported Inquiry Learning (3 hours each) and one of the following ED PSY courses: 6210, Life-Span: Individual & Family Development; 6215, Psychology of Early Childhood Development; 6220, Psychology of the Elementary School Child; or 6225, The Psychology of Adolescence (3 hours each)
  • Teaching of Writing Option: TCH ED/ED PSY 6030 followed by TCH ED 5850, Topics in the Teaching of Writing and TCH ED 6890, Seminar in Professional Writing for Teachers; or TCH ED 6880, Gateway Writing Project (6 hours)
• Other specialization areas are available and information is available in the Graduate Education and Teaching & Learning Division offices.

Capstone Course

• Students must enroll in the capstone course during their last semester: TCH ED 6910, Teacher Action Research Capstone (3 hours)