Academic Programs - Middle School Education
Program of Study for the Master of Arts in Teaching: Middle School Education
| PROGRAM SUMMARY | |
| Educational Foundations | 6 Semester Hours |
| Middle School Education | 15 Semester Hours |
| Professional Teaching | 22 Semester Hours |
| Content Areas | 32 Semester Hours |
| Research | 3 Semester Hours |
| Total Hours | 78 Semester Hours |
Educational Foundations: (minimum 6 hours)
EFND elective (3 semester hours) – Must be 6000-level or above
OR
EPSY elective (3 semester hours) – Must be 6000-level or above
SPED 2000 (3 semester hours) – Survey of Special Education (or equivalent)
Middle Grades and the Education of Young Adolescents (minimum 15 hours)
EDMS 7030 (3 semester hours) – The Middle School (required)
EDMS 7060 (3 semester hours) – Service-Learning (required)
EDMS 7050 (3 semester hours) – Teaching Young Adolescents
EDMS 7080 (3 semester hours) – Curriculum Planning for the Middle School
EDMS 7090 (3 semester hours) – Instructional Strategies for the Middle School
EDMS 7100 (3 semester hours) – Evaluation of the Middle School
Professional Teaching: (minimum 22 hours)
EDMS 5020 (3 semester hours) – Educating Young Adolescents
EDMS 5020L (3 semester hours) – Educating Young Adolescents Lab (Field Experience, required)
EDMS 5030 (3 semester hours) – The Middle School Curriculum
EDMS 5030L (3 semester hours) – The Middle School Curriculum Lab (Field Experience, required)
READ 3530 (3 semester hours) – Content Area Reading in the Middle School (or equivalent)
EDMS 5460/7460 (18 semester hours) – Student Teaching in the Middle School
EDMS 5040 (3 semester hours) – Teaching in the Middle School
Content Areas (minimum 32 hours). Choose two areas of specialization from Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, or Social Studies (minimum 15 semester hours in each area)
Language Arts
ELAN 5210 (3 semester hours) – Children’s Literature and Oral language Grades 4-8
ELAN 5220 (3 semester hours) – Writing Pedagogy Grades 4-8
Language Arts Electives (12 semester hours) – Must include one American literature course 3000-level or above. Other electives may be selected from English 3000-level or above, Classics, Comparative Literature 3000-level or above, Drama, Language Education, Linguistics, Reading or Speech
Mathematics
EMAT 5280/7280 (3 semester hours) – Teaching Number Systems in the Middle School
MATH 5020/7020 (3 semester hours) – Arithmetic for Middle School Teachers
EMAT 5290/7290 (3 semester hours) – Teaching Geometry & measurement in the Middle School
MATH 5030/7030 (3 semester hours) – Geometry & Measurement for Middle School Teachers
EMAT 5320/7320 (3 semester hours) – Teaching Algebra in the Middle School
MATH 5035/7035 (3 semester hours) – Algebra for Middle School Teachers
Science
GEOL 4750/6750 (4 semester hours) – Earth Science for Middle School Teachers (or equivalent)
ESCI 4430 (3 semester hours) – Science curriculum for the Middle School (or equivalent)
CHEM 1060 (4 semester hours) – Physical Science for Middle School Teachers (or equivalent)
ESCI 4440 (3 semester hours) – Methods of Teaching Science in Middle School (or equivalent)
Science Elective (3 semester hours) – Selected from but not limited to ENTO 5730/ENTO 5730L, BIOL 1104/1104L, BIOL 1107/1107L, BIOL 1108/1108L, ASTR 1010/1010L, or GEOG 1112/1112L
Social Studies
ESOC 4400/6400 (3 semester hours) – Teaching Social Studies in the Middle Grades
Social Studies Electives (15 hours) selected from – ESOC 4150/6150 Teaching United States History, ESOC 5010/7010 Teaching of Geography, ESOC 5520/7520 Teaching Politics, Government and Citizenship, ESOC 5200/7200 Economic Education in the Social Science Curriculum, History-3000 level or above.
Course Related to Research (3 hours minimum)
EDMS 6990 (3 semester hours) – Research Seminar in Middle School Education
OR
ERSH 6200 (3 semester hours) – Methods of Research in Education
