Master of Education in Secondary Education: Social Studies

Program Admission Requirements

The applicant must be admitted to the School of Graduate and University Studies (A307).
The applicant must have completed a minimum of 24 hours of undergraduate credit in the teaching field approved by the department in the field of specialization on the master’s degree.

Research Component: 3 hours
1. Required:
  1. EDUC 5203 Introduction to Educational Research (Recommended that research course be taken early in the student’s graduate program).
Professional Education Component: 12 or 18 hours
1. One of the following:
  1. EDUC 5133 Fundamentals of Curriculum Development - Secondary
  2. EDUC 5143 Fundamentals of Curriculum Development - Elementary
2. One of the following:
  1. PSY 5223 Advanced Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence
  2. PSY 5253 Advanced Educational Psychology
  3. PSY 5273 Applied Psychology of Learning
3. Required:
  1. EDUC 5103 History and Philosophy of Education
4. One of the following:
  1. EDUC 5153 Teaching Strategies
  2. ELED 5053 Organization and Supervision of Reading Programs
5. Students choosing 18 hours of professional education will select six hours from the following:
  1. EDAD 5323 Supervision of Teaching
  2. EDAD 5373 Public School Law
  3. EDAD 5933 Internship for the School Principal
  4. EDUC 5213 Educational Measurement
  5. EDUC 5243 Administration of Instructional Media
  6. PSY 5443 Theories and Techniques of Counseling
  7. STAT 5153 Statistical Analysis
Specialization Component: 12 or 18 hours
1. Three hours in History
2. Three hours in Political Science
3. Three hours in Geography
4. Electives - additional courses in Social Sciences selected in consultation with the graduate advisor.