Academic Programs - Middle School Education
Course of Study for the Master of Education in Middle School EducationThe Master of Education in Middle School Education degree requires at least 36 semester hours of coursework covering the four areas noted in the program summary, below. The degree requirements also include an Exit Examination and completion of two surveys, the department’s Multicultural Education Survey and its Exit Survey.Program SummaryEducational Foundations (3 semester hours)
EFND 7040 History of Education in the United States
EFND 7100 Gender and Education
EFND 7110 Race, Class, and Education
EFND 7120 Sociological Theories of Education
EFND 7140 The Social and Cultural Contexts of Teaching
EFND 7200 Multicultural Education in the United States
EPSY 6010 Foundations of Human Development for Education
EPSY 6800 Foundations of Cognition for Education
EPSY 7100 Individual Assessment of Development
Characteristics, Programs, and Problems of the Middle School (15 semester hours)
Required Courses:
EDMS 7030 The Middle School
EDMS 7060 Academic Community Learning
Elective Courses:
EDMS 7050 Teaching Young Adolescents
EDMS 7080 Curriculum Planning for the Middle School
EDMS 7090 Instructional Strategies for the Middle School
EDMS 7100 Evaluation of the Middle School
EDMS 7120 Children’s Social Lives
EDMS 7130 Teaching Styles in the Elementary Classroom
EDMS 7500 Action Research
EDMS 8020 Self-Instruction for Classroom Processes
EDMS 8100 Theories and Research on Teachers’ Thinking
EDMS 8120 Social Constructivist Approaches to Understanding Classroom Motivation
EDMS 8140 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Learning Environments for Children and Young Adolescents
EDMS 8150 Research and Theory in Family–School–Community Interactions
EDMS 8180 Research in Multicultural Teacher Education
EDMS 8190 Mentoring in Learning to Teach
Middle School Subject Matter (15 semester hours)
Students must take at least six semester hours in two of the following subject areas: language arts/reading, mathematics, science, social studies. They should consult with their advisors about appropriate courses.
Research (3 semester hours)
ESOC 6990 Research Seminar in Social Studies Education
EDMS 7100 Evaluation of the Middle School
EDEC 7170 Evaluation of the Elementary School
ESSE 7500 Action Research
Other courses may be substituted by advisement.
