Revised:
Fall 2006
Master
of Science in Elementary Education (for students already certified in
Elementary Education)
Minimum
of 32 SH required for M.S. Degree
Elementary
Education Core Courses:
12
hours courses required. One of the
courses must be EDE 5225 or EDE 5227.
|
Course |
Course
Title |
SH |
|
EDE
5225 |
Curriculum
in the Elementary School |
3 |
|
EDE
5227 |
Integrated
Curriculum in the Elementary and Middle School |
3 |
|
EDE
5306r |
Current
Issues and Trends in Elementary Education |
3 |
|
EDE
5324 |
Promoting
Thinking in the Elementary and Middle School |
3 |
|
EDE
5511 |
Organization
for Classroom Instruction in Elementary School |
3 |
|
EDE
5526 |
Systematic
Procedures of Observation |
3 |
|
EDE
593lr |
Special
Topics in Elementary and Middle School Education |
3 |
Elementary
Education Specialization Courses:
14-15
hours required.
Students
are required to take a concentration of at least nine hours in one content
area such as language, mathematics, social studies, science, middle school,
technology, gifted or other exceptionalities. Courses remaining in Section A
may be included in this section (see last later in this document).
Technology/Computer
Education:
3
semester hours required.
(Students
who can demonstrate competency in the use of technology in the classroom may
have the option of waiving this requirement with permission of their
supervisory committee.)
|
Course |
Course
Title |
SH |
|
EDE
5346 |
Technology
in Elementary/Middle School |
3 |
|
EME
5054 |
Technology
for Teachers |
3 |
|
LAE
5931r |
Special
Topics in Language and Literature (when appropriate) |
3 |
Foundational
Areas:
3
semesters hours required
Course Type
Degree:
|
Course |
Course
Title |
SH |
|
EDE
8966 |
Master's
Comprehensive Examination |
0 |
Students
who earn the course type degree must complete a Comprehensive Exam that has
three (3) parts. One part is a four-hour in-house written exam taken near the
completion of the degree. For the second part, students have a choice of 3
research options: Developmental, Classroom, or Library Research Project. This
part should be planned early during coursework with the supervisory
committee. At the conclusion of the first two parts of the Comprehensive
Exam, each candidate will arrange f or the third part, a one-hour culminating
dialogue with the supervisory committee.
Thesis Type
Degree:
|
Course |
Course
Title |
SH |
|
EDE
597lr |
Thesis |
0 |
|
EDE
8976r |
Master's
Thesis Defense |
0 |
Students
may substitute a thesis for 6 semester hours of coursework. Guidelines for
the thesis are available from the Graduate Research Office, 408 Westcott.
Supervisory
Committee:
Before
the completion of 12 semester hours of coursework, each student must request
a major advisor and supervisory committee, plan a program of study which
meets the requirements outlined above, and file paperwork to the Office of
Student Services, 108 Stone. Each program is individually designed based upon
student’s
background and
interests and must have the approval of the supervisory committee.
The
master's committee is composed of three graduate faculty members, two of whom
are members of the Elementary Education program faculty. The major advisor
shall be a member of the Elementary Education faculty listed below:
|
|
|
*Co-directive
Suggested
Courses for Elementary Content Concentration
(*
indicates courses required if equivalent coursework has not been taken in
this area):
|
Course |
Course
Title |
SH |
|
*SSE
5615 |
Problems
in Teaching Elementary School Social Studies |
3 |
|
*SCE
5715 |
Conceptual
Learning in Elementary School Science |
3 |
|
*MAE
5318 |
Topics
and Teaching Elementary School Mathematics |
4 |
|
MAE
5556 |
Computers
in Math Education |
3 |
|
*LAE
5319 |
Teaching
Oral and Written Expression in the Elementary School |
3 |
|
LAE
5510 |
Diagnosis
and Correction in Language Arts |
3 |
|
*LAE
5714 |
Investigation
in Children's Literature |
3 |
|
LAE
5738 |
Linguistic
Research in Language Arts and Reading |
3 |
|
LAE
5931 |
Special
Topics in Elementary Language and Literature |
3 |
|
*RED
5109 |
Development
and Assessment of Emergent Reading and Writing |
3 |
|
*RED
5147 |
Foundations
of Developmental Reading |
3 |
|
RED
5149 |
Adv.
Theory, Concepts and Principles in Developmental Reading |
3 |
|
RED
5546 |
Diagnosis
of Reading Disabilities |
3 |
|
RED
5548 |
Correction
of Reading Disabilities |
3 |
|
RED
5646 |
Trends
and Issues in Reading |
3 |
|
*EDE
5931 |
Differentiated
Learning |
3 |
|
EEC
5708 |
Development
of Cognitive Skills in Early Childhood Education |
3 |
|
EEC
5308 |
Theoretical
Basis for Early Childhood Education |
3 |
|
EEC
5263 |
Curriculum
in Early Childhood Education |
3 |
|
EEC
5615 |
Issues
and Trends in Early Childhood Education |
3 |
|
EEC
5605 |
Techniques
for Classroom Management and Child Study |
2 |
|
EEC
5671 |
Research
in Early Childhood Education |
2 |
|
EEC
5612 |
Interpretive
Analysis of Current Issues in Early Childhood Educ |
2 |
|
ARE
5304 |
Art in
Childhood Education |
3 |
|
MUE
5316 |
Organizing
and Teaching Elementary Music |
3 |
|
HSC
5142 |
Health/Drug
Education in Schools |
3 |
|
CGS
5512 |
Using
Computer Graphics as an Instructional Tool |
3 |
|
CGS
5113 |
Using
Computer Simulation as an Instructional Tool |
3 |
Suggested
Courses for Foundations:
1.
History
and philosophy of education (EDF 5160, EDF 5515r, EDF 5517, EDF 5543, EDF
5547, EDF 5551)
2.
International/Intercultural
development education (EDF 5612, EDF 5634, EDF 5160, EDF 5625, EDF 5750, EDF
5794r, EDF 5630)
3.
Measurement
and evaluation (EDF 5443)
4.
Learning
theory (EDF 5211, EDP 5216)
5.
Educational
research methods
6.
Child
growth and development
