MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION
SECONDARY EDUCATION
School of Education and Psychology
School of Graduate Studies 

I.   Core Education Courses.......................................12 hours
     ED 512 Foundations of American Education.........3 hours
     ED 514 Methods of Educational Research...........3 hours
     PH 513 Advanced Educational Psychology...........3 hours
     ED 533 Curriculum (Methods) Development..........3 hours
II.  Field of Endorsement plus Electives..........................21 hours

ENDORSEMENT AREA: BIOLOGY

The Department of Biological Sciences offers "AA" endorsement in Biology as part of Master of Science in Education degree in Secondary Education. In this program a student has the option to become certified in Biological Sciences. The area of objectives for biology education are:

  1. To provide all students with knowledge of biology necessary for a career in secondary education;
  2. To provide a foundation for careers in research, industry, and the health professions;
  3. To pursue programs of study leading to other advances degrees in Biological Sciences or related areas.
 

GENERALLY REQUIRED COURSES
     BI 523 Introduction to Biostatistics......................3 hours
     BI 515 Computer Applications in the Biological Sciences...3 hours
     BI 550 Graduate Research Methods and Seminar..............3 hours
     ED 515 Modern Methods of Teaching.........................3 hours

ELECTIVES
     BI 500 Parasitology.......................................3 hours
     BI 501 Plant Physiology...................................3 hours
     BI 502 Plant Pathology....................................3 hours
     BI 503 Evolution..........................................3 hours
     BI 507 Advanced Cellular and Molecular Biology............3 hours
     BI 509 Current Literature Topics in Biology...............3 hours
     BI 513 Helmintology.......................................3 hours
     BI 525 Principles of Immunology...........................3 hours
     BI 526 Pharmacology.......................................3 hours
     BI 531 Ivertebrate Zoology................................3 hours
     BI 546 Histology..........................................3 hours
     BI 547 Field Biology and Ecology..........................3 hours
     BI 560 Microbial Genetics.................................3 hours
     BI 581 Toxicology.........................................3 hours
     BI 590 Advanced Environmental Biology.....................3 hours 
     BI 598 Hypertension.......................................3 hours
     BI 599 Thesis I...........................................3 hours
     BI 600 Thesis II..........................................3 hours