ILAC: Secondary Education, M.Ed.
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Hours (Thesis): 36
Minimum Total Hours (Non-Thesis): 36
Program Code: M545 Q601
Thesis Option
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| Studies in Teaching & Learning | ||
| ILAC 5003 | Models of Instruction | 3 |
| Contemporary Issues in Education | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| World Literature for Children | ||
| Global Education | ||
| Theory and Practice in Bi/Multilingual Education | ||
| Research | ||
| Choose two of the following: | 6 | |
| Theory and Research in Education | ||
| Learning Theories and Their Implications for Teaching and Scholarship | ||
| Action Research in English Education | ||
| Analysis of Quantitative Data I | ||
| Theory and Research in Mathematics Education | ||
| Qualitative Research Methods | ||
| Issues in Teaching in Elementary Schools | ||
| Research in English Education | ||
| Theory and Research in Early Childhood Education | ||
| Research Synthesis | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 2-3 | |
| Research for Master's Thesis | ||
Program Equivalent | ||
| Concentration | ||
| Choose 20 hours of 5000 and 6000 level coursework with the following prefixes: EDEC, EDEL, EDEN, EDLT, EDMA, EDRG, EDSC, EDSS, EDWL, EDUC, ILAC 1 | 20 | |
| Electives | ||
| Choose additional electives as necessary, as approved by faculty advisor and graduate liaison, to meet the 36-hour minimum requirement | 1-2 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 36 | |
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Chosen from a list approved by the Graduate Liaison and Advisor, based on requirements of the specific area and student's professional interests and goals.
Non-Thesis Option
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| Studies in Teaching & Learning | ||
| ILAC 5003 | Models of Instruction | 3 |
| Contemporary Issues in Education | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| World Literature for Children | ||
| Global Education | ||
| Theory and Practice in Bi/Multilingual Education | ||
| Research | ||
| Choose two of the following: | 6 | |
| Theory and Research in Education | ||
| Learning Theories and Their Implications for Teaching and Scholarship | ||
| Action Research in English Education | ||
| Analysis of Quantitative Data I | ||
| Theory and Research in Mathematics Education | ||
| Qualitative Research Methods | ||
| Issues in Teaching in Elementary Schools | ||
| Research in English Education | ||
| Theory and Research in Early Childhood Education | ||
| Research Synthesis | ||
| Intensive Studies in Education | ||
Non-Thesis Project Hours | ||
| Concentration | ||
| Choose 20 hours of 5000 and 6000 level coursework with the following prefixes: EDEC, EDEL, EDEN, EDLT, EDMA, EDRG, EDSC, EDSS, EDWL, EDUC, ILAC 1 | 20 | |
| Electives | ||
| Choose additional electives as necessary, as approved by faculty advisor and graduate liaison, to meet the 36-hour minimum requirement | 1-4 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 36 | |
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Chosen from a list approved by the Graduate Liaison and Advisor, based on requirements of the specific area and student's professional interests and goals.
General Requirements for all Master's Degrees
The master’s degree requires the equivalent of at least two semesters of satisfactory graduate work and additional work as may be prescribed for the degree.
All coursework applied to the master’s degree must carry graduate credit.
Master’s degree programs which require a thesis consist of at least 30 credit hours. All non-thesis master’s degree programs require at least 30 credit hours.
Credit transferred from other institutions must meet specific criteria and is subject to certain limitations.
Courses completed through correspondence study may not be applied to the master’s degree.
To qualify for a graduate degree, students must achieve an overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher in the degree program coursework and in all resident graduate coursework attempted. A student must also have at least a 3.0 in all coursework (including undergraduate coursework if any).
Additional information for master's degree students may be found in the Graduate College Bulletin.