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: SCIENCE

The Department of Chemistry and Physics offers an "AA" endorsement in Science Education as part of a Master of Science in Education degree in Secondary Education. In this endorsement, a student has the option to become certified in a combination of physical and biological sciences or may choose heavy emphasis in the physical science area. The area objectives for general science are to

  1. provide for all students a basic and broad knowledge of the physical sciences necessary for a career in secondary education;
  2. offer courses leading to certification in the physical sciences in the areas of general science, physical science, and earth and space science;
  3. offer courses leading to a Master of Science in Education degree in Secondary Education with "AA" endorsement in one or more areas of physical science;
 

Required Courses....................................................15 hours
     GS 500 Science and the Environment.......................3 hours
     GS 503 Earth and Space Science...........................3 hours
     GS 506 Astronomy.........................................3 hours
     GS 511 Nuclear Science...................................3 hours
     GS 560 Problems in General Science.......................3 hours

Electives............................................................6 hours
     GS 501 Earth Science.....................................3 hours
     GS 505 Atmospheric Science...............................3 hours
     GS 550 Research and Thesis...............................6 hours
     GS 504 Radiation Chemistry and Biology...................3 hours
     BI 547 Field Biology and Ecology.........................3 hours
     ED 515 Methods of Teaching Science.......................3 hours