2012-2013 Graduate Academic Catalog

Page 16 2012–13 Graduate Catalog Introduction Experience Admissions Academic s Financial Info. Campus Services M.Ed. M. S.N. Pharmacy Course Descriptions Appendix Mission The Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree is designed to assist previous or current licensed teachers with increasing their professional effectiveness. Although the M.Ed. program is a non-licensure program, many course requirements may satisfy requirements for teacher licensure. This dynamic program will prepare teachers to assume leadership roles in their schools and in the education profession. The practical focus of the courses also serves those not seeking a degree, but desiring recertification or licensure. Teachers with ACSI or state certification can use the course work to upgrade from an initial provisional license to a professional license. The curriculum is characterized by flexibility. The course schedule is configured so that class times complement the schedules of active teaching professionals. For more information about the M.Ed. program, visit cedarville.edu/MEd . Program Outcomes Teachers completing the M.Ed. program will possess the following characteristics: • Teachers are committed to students and their learning • Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students. • Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning. • Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience. • Teachers are members of learning communities. Program Prerequisites Students must have completed a minor in Bible or have taken course work adequate to meet the outcomes of BEGS-6250 Bible Survey for Professionals and BEGS-7250 Foundations of Biblical Theology. Students who have not met this requirement, as determined by the Office of the Registrar, must enroll in BEGS- 6250 and/or BEGS-7250 before or concurrent with other classes during the first year and before enrolling in EDU-6100 History and Philosophy of Education. Program prerequisites may be taken at Cedarville University or at another regionally accredited institution. Course Requirements Course requirements involve a minimum of 34 semester hours including: Master of Education Core..........................................................21 1 ECS-7000 Curriculum Theory: Analysis and Design. ............... 2 EDU-6000 Learning Theory. ..................................................... 2 EDU-6050 Applied Learning Theory. ........................................ 2 1 EDU-6100 History and Philosophy of Education. ..................... 2 1 EDU-6150 Diversity and Social Issues in Education. ............... 2 EDU-6200 Models of Teaching . ............................................... 2 1 EDU-6250 Statistical Reasoning in Education. ........................ 3 EDU-6300 Program and Outcomes Assessment. ..................... 2 EDU-6400 Intervention Strategies and Techniques. ................. 2 1 EDU-6700 Technology in Education......................................... 2 Research Courses........................................................................4 EDU-7200 Research Design. .................................................... 2 Choose one from the following. ............................................ 2 EDA-7900 Applied Research Project in Educational Administration. ....................................................................2 EDA-7950 Research Thesis in Educational Administration. ....................................................................2 ECS-7900 Applied Research Project in Curriculum, Instructional, and Personnel Development. ........................2 ECS-7950 Research Thesis in Curriculum, Instructional, and Personnel Development. .............................................2 EDU-7900 Applied Research Project in Education. ............2 EDU-7950 Research Thesis in Education. .........................2 Electives Selected From Concentrations...................................9 1 Must be taken at CU 2 First course for degree-seeking student Students may choose from the following concentrations. Six approved hours must be taken for a concentration to be denoted on the transcript. Concentration in Curriculum. .....................................................6 ECS-6550 Special Topics in Curriculum: Abstinence. ....... 1–2 ECS-6550 Special Topics: Current Issues in Bioethics. ......... 2 ECS-7000 Curriculum Theory: Analysis and Design. ............ 2 ECS-7100 Curriculum Theory: Implementation and Evaluation. ............................................................................. 2 Concentration in Educational Administration...........................6 EDA-6550 Special Topics in Administration. ...................... 1–4 EDA-6600 The Principalship: Early Childhood to Young Adolescence. .............................................................. 2 (or EDA-6700 The Principalship: Adolescence to Young Adult 2) EDA-7000 Assessing Classroom Performance. .................... 2 EDA-7100 School Finance. .................................................... 3 EDA-7150 School Law. .......................................................... 3 EDA-7200 Pupil Services Programs...................................... 3 Concentration in Instruction.......................................................6 EDA-7600 Building Collaborative Schools. ............................ 3 EDU-6550 Special Topics in Instruction: Current Issues ... 1-2 EDU-7400 Instructional Leadership for Early Childhood and Pre-adolescence. .......................................... 2 EDU-7500 Instructional Leadership for Adolescents and Young Adults.......................................................................... 2 Master of Education Curriculum Summary Master of Education Core. ...........................................................21 Research Courses. ........................................................................4 Electives/Concentration Courses...................................................9 Total.............................................................................................34