Program Overview

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Introduction to the Program

The BS/MS in Teacher Education with Secondary Education and MS in Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum offers a flexible, innovative curriculum with a unique emphasis on creative problem-solving and the application of the latest technologies to learning. This accelerated degree program allows candidates to pursue a BS in Education (Secondary/Biology) with Pennsylvania initial state teacher certification and continue for a fifth graduate year to complete the MS in Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum (Advanced Track).

About the Program

The BS/MS in Teacher Education and Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Advanced track prepares students academically and practically for careers in PK–12 teaching or other educational settings, including capabilities to:

• Demonstrate professional ethics and independent and creative academic best practices that exhibit outstanding leadership, organizational, cross-cultural, inter-personal, and advocacy skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with internal and external groups.
• Understand the changing role of teachers in increasingly diverse societies
• Demonstrate a strong academic background in all subject areas that meet PDE requirements, including literacy, language, and STEM areas
• Demonstrate the ability to create and maintain a positive and democratic classroom climate for students
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of child development in their ability to develop and implement learning opportunities that are unique to every child
• Develop creative academic leadership skills with a global perspective on current educational issues, knowledge of best pedagogical practices, tools to effectively integrate technology in curriculum, assessment, and instruction, and a strong academic background in all subject areas that meet PDE content requirements.
• Develop competencies to become reflective practitioners who are lifelong learners, who base their practice on theory, research, and developmentally appropriate pedagogy by analyzing, implementing, and evaluating existing and new instructional strategies and practices in a variety of educational institutions/organizations.
• Demonstrate advanced teaching knowledge and skills well beyond that required for initial Pennsylvania certification
• Develop advanced skills to function in a variety of roles as instructors, instructional leaders, or researchers in local, state, national, and international organizations, foundations, associations, corporations, and private educational institutions.
• Have in-depth knowledge of both public and private (non-profit and for-profit) institutions as well as small and large institutions.

Admission Requirements

Same as BS in Elementary Education, BSMS application must be submitted during Sophomore year before 120 credits have been completed with a cumulative 3.0 GPA to gain acceptance into the BS/MS program. Continuation as a BS/MS student in Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum (Advanced Track) requires maintaining a minimum term and cumulative 3.0 GPA.

Degree Requirements

The program requires a total of 234.0 credits, including:

• General Education Courses:
  • CIVC 101: Introduction to Civic Engagement
  • COOP 101: Career Management and Professional Development
  • ENGL 101: Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research
  • ENGL 102: Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing
  • ENGL 103: Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres
  • HIST 289: History of Science: Enlightenment to Modernity
  • MATH 121: Calculus I
  • MATH 122: Calculus II
  • MATH 123: Calculus III
  • PHIL 251: Ethics
  • PSY 101: General Psychology I
  • PSY 320: Educational Psychology
  • UNIV T101: The Drexel Experience
• Science Requirements:
  • BIO 131 & BIO 134: Cells and Biomolecules and Cells and Biomolecules Lab
  • BIO 132 & BIO 135: Genetics and Evolution and Genetics and Evolution Lab
  • BIO 133 & BIO 136: Physiology and Ecology and Anatomy and Ecology Lab
  • BIO 201: Human Physiology I
  • BIO 214: Principles of Cell Biology
  • BIO 215: Techniques in Cell Biology
  • BIO 218: Principles of Molecular Biology
  • BIO 219: Techniques in Molecular Biology
  • BIO 228: Evolutionary Biology & Human Health
  • BIO 306: Biochemistry Laboratory
  • BIO 373: Developmental Biology
  • BIO 374: Developmental Biology Lab
  • BIO 404: Structure and Function of Biomolecules
  • CHEM 101: General Chemistry I
  • CHEM 102: General Chemistry II
  • CHEM 241: Organic Chemistry I
  • CHEM 242: Organic Chemistry II
  • CHEM 244: Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
  • CHEM 245: Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
  • ENVS 230: General Ecology
  • ENVS 284: Physiological and Population Ecology
  • PHYS 152: Introductory Physics I
  • PHYS 153: Introductory Physics II
• Pedagogy Requirements:
  • EDEX 142: Special Education Foundations: Referral and Assessment
  • EDEX 344: Inclusive Practices
  • EDEX 368: Literacy and Content Skill Development PK-12
  • EDLT 325: Design for Learning with Digital Media
  • EDLT 326: Technology Applications for Learning
  • EDPO 312: Educational Policy, Law & Advocacy
  • EDUC 101: Foundations in Education I: A Historical and Philosophical Perspective
  • EDUC 106: First Year Seminar: A Case of Schools and Cities
  • EDUC 107: First Year Seminar: Exploring Pedagogies
  • EDUC 108: First Year Seminar: Designing Learning Spaces
  • EDUC 123: Adolescent Development
  • EDUC 205: Sophomore Pedagogy Seminar
  • EDUC 216: Diversity and Today's Teacher
  • EDUC 305: Junior Pedagogy Seminar
  • EDUC 308: Creating a Positive Classroom Climate
  • EDUC 315: Secondary Science Teaching Methods
  • EDUC 316: Teaching in Urban Contexts
  • EDUC 322: Evaluation of Instruction
  • EDUC 324: Current Research in Curriculum & Instruction
  • EDUC 365: Foundations in Instructing English Language Learners
  • EDUC 405: Senior Pedagogy Seminar
  • EDUC 409: Teaching Practicum
  • EDUC 410: Student Teaching
• MS in TLC Core:
  • EDAM 714: Instructional and Curriculum Leadership
  • EDLT 504: Learning Engineering
  • EDUC 524: Current Research in Curriculum & Instruction
  • EDUC 530: Advanced Techniques in Instruction & Assessment
  • EDUC 609: Language & Culture in Education
• Policy, Law & Organization Courses:
  • Select two courses from:
    • EDAM 705: School Law and Politics
    • EDCR 518: Evidence-Based Evaluation
    • EDLS 570: Literacy and Evaluation
    • EDLS 650: Designing a Literacy Program
    • EDPO 620: Education Policy: Concepts, Issues, and Applications
• MS in TLC Capstone Sequence:
  • EDU 780: Capstone Research
  • EDU 781: Masters Capstone I
  • EDUP 781: Practitioner Capstone Course II
• MS Professional or Concentration Elective:
  • Candidates may select any combination of the following for 15.0 credits:
    • EDUC, EDEX, EDGI, EDAM, EHRD, CRTV, MTED, EDLT, EDLS, ELL, ABA, EDPO, ENTP, or ESTM (500-799 level)
    • Formal concentration options include:
      • Autism Spectrum Disorders
      • Human Resource Development
      • Creativity and Innovation
      • Educational Policy
      • Global & International Education
      • Higher Education
      • Learning Technologies
      • Multisensory Reading Instruction Level 1
      • Professional Elective
      • Reading Specialist Certification
      • Teaching English as a Second Language Certification
      • Social Emotional Behavioral Wellness

Sample Plan of Study

The sample plan of study is outlined as follows:

First Year

• Fall: BIO 131 & BIO 134, EDUC 101, EDUC 106, ENGL 101, MATH 121, UNIV T101
• Winter: BIO 132 & BIO 135, CIVC 101, EDUC 107, ENGL 102, MATH 122
• Spring: BIO 133 & BIO 136, EDEX 142, EDUC 108, ENGL 103, MATH 123
• Summer: Vacation

Second Year

• Fall: BIO 201, CHEM 101, COOP 101, EDEX 344, EDUC 205, EDUC 365
• Winter: BIO 215, CHEM 102, EDUC 216, PSY 101, EDLT 325
• Spring: BIO 214, CHEM 241, EDEX 368, EDUC 305, EDUC 308, PHYS 152
• Summer: BIO 218, CHEM 242

Third Year

• Fall: COOP EXPERIENCE, EDUC 315
• Winter: COOP EXPERIENCE, CHEM 244, BIO 374, EDLT 326, EDUC 316, EDAM 714
• Spring: BIO 219, BIO 228, BIO 306, BIO 373, EDPO 312, EDUC 324, ENVS 230
• Summer: (GR) MS Elective

Fourth Year

• Fall: BIO 404, EDUC 409, EDUC 410
• Winter: CHEM 245, EDUC 405, ENVS 284, EDPO 620, EDUC 524, EDUC 530
• Spring: EDUC 410, HIST 289, PHIL 251, PSY 320, (GR) MS Elective
• Summer: Student classified as Graduate Student, EDPO 620

Fifth Year

• Fall: EDAM 705, EDU 780, EDUC 609
• Winter: EDLT 504, EDU 781, (GR) MS Elective
• Spring: EDUP 781, (GR) MS Elective

Writing-Intensive Requirements

In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid "clustering" these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.