Academic Programs - Science Education
The Master of Arts in Education is a research-oriented degree that may be pursued by any student interested in studying issues in science education at the graduate level, whether or not holding or gaining teacher certification. It consists of a minimum of 30 semester hours (normally 10 courses) of graduate credit, including a thesis.
Admission requirements:
- Admission to the Graduate School
- Completion of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- Minimum undergraduate (or combined undergraduate and graduate) GPA of 3.0
- Minimum Graduate Record Examination (GRE) combined score (verbal + quantitative) of 850 (old scale) or 290 (new scale), including verbal score of 400 (old scale) or 146 (new scale)
- Apply to the UGA Graduate School
- Incoming Graduate Student Questionnaire
Course work:
Note: All courses must be taken at the graduate level (course numbers 6000 or above)
| Type of Course | Minimum Number of Courses/Semester Hours | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Science Content |
3 courses, 9 s.h. | May include any combination of advanced courses in the student’s science field of greatest expertise (if schedule permits and prerequisites are satisfied) and graduate-level, yet introductory, courses available in many fields, often scheduled during evenings or summer. |
| Science Education | 3 courses, 9 s.h. | Select three from among ESCI 6000, 6030, 6100, 6200, 6220, 6230, 6420, 6480, 7040, 7080, or other courses mutually determined to be appropriate by the student and advisor. |
| Elective | 1 course, 3 s.h. | Any science or education courses mutually determined to be appropriate by the student and advisor |
| Research | 2 courses, 6 s.h. | ESCI 6990 is required. An additional course in statistics or educational measurement (ERSH) and/or qualitative methods (QUAL) is often appropriate, depending on the methodology anticipated for the thesis. May include enrollment in ESCI 7000 as credit for preliminary work on a thesis during semesters earlier than the one in which the thesis is submitted. |
| Thesis | ESCI 7300, 3 s.h. | This credit is typically gained in the last semester of the program. The student must be registered for a minimum of 3 semester hours of credit in the semester in which degree requirements are completed. |
| Total | 30 semester hours |
