Program Overview

Program Overview

The Master of Education offers the following specialized concentrations: art education, elementary, secondary, biology, English, gifted, mathematics, mild/moderate disabilities, social science, emotional and behavioral disorders. The program is designed to prepare individuals for careers in professional education.

Degree Requirements

The academic requirements for a Master of Education degree consist of 30 semester hours from three categories:(1) professional education, (2) specialized concentrations, and (3) electives. Additional courses beyond those listed below will be required for students who seek an advanced license in an area different from their education bachelor’s degree, as determined by the academic advisor.

Professional Education

All degree curricula (with exception of the Master of Arts in Teaching, Dyslexia, IAA) require the professional core:

EDU 620 Teacher as Researcher
EDU 630 Historical/Philosophical Foundations of Education
EDU 640 Curricula Planning

Specialized Concentrations and Electives
Art Education

Art Core (15 hours)
15 hours of art education (ART) courses
Electives (6 hours)
Two courses chosen with approval of advisor

Biology

Required Biology Courses (6 hours)
BIO 601 Applications of the Scientific Method
BIO 602 Systemics

Choose one of the following courses (3 hours):
BIO 610 Environmental Impacts
BIO 611 Microbial Ecology
BIO 612 Recombinant DNA and Society

Electives (12 hours)—Choose three of the following:
BIO 620 Biology of the Endangered Species
BIO 625 PCR Theory and Applications
BIO 630 Field Biology
BIO 635 Genomics
BIO 640 Animal Behavior
BIO 645 Proteomics
BIO 650 Mississippi Flora
BIO 660 Population and Community Ecology

Elementary Education

Elementary Core (12 hours)
EDU 606 Integration of Content Curriculum
EDU 611 Current Trends in Teaching Reading
EDU 636 Reading/Writing Across the Curriculum and one of the following courses
EDU 601 Social Studies in the Elementary School
EDU 607 Elementary School Mathematics
EDU 609 Science in the Elementary School

Electives (9 hours)
Three courses chosen with advisor approval

English

English Courses (15 hours)
15 hours of English (ENG) courses

Electives (6 hours)
Two courses chosen with approval of advisor

Gifted Education

Gifted Courses (15 hours)
EDU 651 The Gifted Child
EDU 652 Teaching the Gifted Child
EDU 653 Curricular Development for the Gifted
EDU 654 Trends and Issues in Gifted Education
EDU 655 Curriculum for Artistically and Creatively Gifted

Electives (9 hours)
EDU 610 Metacognition
EDU 625 Technology in Education
EDU 627 Performance Assessment
Others with approval of advisor

Mathematics

Mathematics Courses (15 hours)
15 hours of mathematics (MAT) courses

Electives (6 hours)
6 hours chosen with approval of advisor

Mild/Moderate Disabilities

Mild/Moderate Disabilities Concentration (18 hours)
EDU 660 Organizational Procedures for Special Education
EDU 663 Learning Disabilities
EDU 664 Teaching Individuals with Learning Disabilities
EDU 665 Behavior Management
EDU 668 Intellectual Disabilities
EDU 669 Teaching Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities

Electives (3 hours)
EDU 608 Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences
EDU 617 Multicultural Education
EDU 642 Home/School/Community Relations: Working with Parents

Prerequisite (3 hours)
EDU 572 Survey of Exceptional Child

Secondary Education

Secondary Core (12 hours)
EDU 625 Technology in Education
EDU 636 Reading /Writing Across the Curriculum
EDU 646 Secondary Methods
EDU 572 Survey of the Exceptional Child*
*if you had the undergraduate equivalent select
  EDU 626 Cooperative Learning or EDU 627 Performance Assessment

Electives (9 hours)
Three courses chosen with advisor approval

Social Science

See advisor for course requirements

Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Professional Education Core (12 hours required)

EDU 620 Teacher as Researcher (3 hours)
EDU 640 Curricular Planning* (3 hours)
EDU 665 Behavior Management (3 hours)
EBD 691 Introduction to Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (3 hours)

*Take within the last 9 hours of degree. Non-educators may take EDU 606.

Emotional and Behavioral Professional Courses (9 hours)

EBD 692 Assessment of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (3 hours)
EBD 693 Program Design and Implementation for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (3 hours)
EBD 694 Working with Families of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (3 hours)

*Take within the last 9 hours of degree. Non-educators may take EDU 606.

Experiential Courses (9 hours)

EBD 695 Current Research & Best Practices in the Education & Treatment of Children & Youth with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (3 hours)
EBD 696 Positive Behavioral Interventions in Education and Related Environments (3 hours)
EBD 698 Practicum and Internship in Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (3 hours)

Endorsements
Endorsement in Mild/Moderate Disabilities

EDU 660 Organizational Procedures for Special Education
EDU 663 Learning Disabilities
EDU 664 Teaching the Learning Disabled
EDU 668 Intellectual Disabilities
EDU 669 Teaching Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
EDU 572 Survey of the Exceptional Child (prerequisite)

Endorsement in Gifted

EDU 651 The Gifted Child
EDU 652 Teaching the Gifted Child
EDU 653 Curricular Development for the Gifted
EDU 654 Trends and Issues in Gifted Education
EDU 655 Curriculum for Artistically and Creatively Gifted

Endorsement in Severe/Profound Disabled

(can only be added to the mild/moderate)

EDU 666 Teaching Individuals with Severe/Profound Mental Retardation
EDU 667 Internship in Working with Individuals with Severe/Profound Mental Retardation

Endorsement in Reading

EDU 602 Trends in Children’s Literature
EDU 611 Current Trends in Reading
EDU 615 Language Arts in the Elementary School
EDU 636 Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum
EDU 637 Advanced Diagnosis and Correction of Reading Disability
EDU 574 Reading in the Middle and Secondary School

Endorsement in Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

EBD 691 Introduction to Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
EBD 692 Assessment of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
EBD 695 Current Research & Best Practices in the Education & Treatment of Children & Youth with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
EBD 698 Practicum and Internship in Emotional and Behavioral Disorders


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