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: MATHEMATICS
Department of Mathematical Sciences

The Master of Science in Education degree in Secondary Education with an endorsement in mathematics is interdisciplinary. It is designed for mathematics teachers in elementary, junior and senior high schools, and junior colleges. Specifically, the department strives to:

  1. strengthen the attributes of a good teacher;
  2. to develop skill in oral and written communication of mathematics;
  3. to establish an intellectual environment in which teaching and learning flourish together;
 

Required Courses....................................................18 hours
     MA 501 Introduction to Analysis..........................3 hours
     MA 502 Logic, Sets and Found. of Math....................3 hours
     MA 503 Abstract Algebra I................................3 hours
     MA 504 Axiomatic Geometry................................3 hours
     MA 515 General Topology..................................3 hours
     ED 515 Methods of Teaching Mathematics...................3 hours

Electives (at least one course in algebra).........................3-6 hours
     MA 511 Introduction to Analysis II.......................3 hours
     MA 512 Complex Variables.................................3 hours
     MA 513 Abstract Algebra II...............................3 hours
     MA 514 Synthetic Projective Geometry.....................3 hours
     MA 516 Group Theory......................................3 hours
     MA 560 Modern Topics in Mathematics....................1-3 hours