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CLICK HERE for Proposed New Master of Education Program Requirements commencing in September, 2010. 

Candidates must satisfy all of the stated requirements for the degree.

Credit will not be granted for courses with a grade of less than “B”.

Full-time and part-time students may complete the program through either the Thesis Route, Research Paper Route, or Research Project Route.

 All students must successfully complete the following core courses:
 EDUC 5116  Principles of Curriculum and Instruction  3 cr.
 EDUC 5157  Survey of Research Methods  3 cr.
 EDUC 5336  Educational Leadership  3 cr.
 
 Plus one of the following curriculum cluster of courses: 
 EDUC 5236  Curricular Strategies   3 cr.
 EDUC 5246  Curriculuar Issues  3 cr.
 EDUC 5416  Developing Curriculum for Adult  Learning   3 cr.
 EDUC 5256  Evaluation of Curriculum & Instruction  3 cr.
 EDUC 5266  Holistic Education   3 cr.
 EDUC 5276   Educational Representations in Popular Culture  3 cr
 EDUC 5286   Narrative Inquiry in Teaching, Learning & Research  3cr
   
 Plus one of the following leadership cluster of courses: 
 EDUC 5316  Organizational Theory  3 cr.
 EDUC 5326  Organizational Management  3 cr.
 EDUC 5356  Supervision of Instruction  3 cr.
 EDUC 5136  Models of Teaching  3 cr.
 EDUC 5346  Interpersonal Relations in Administration  3 cr.
 EDUC 5146  Reflective Practice  3 cr.
 EDUC 5366  Safe Schools  3 cr
 EDUC 5376  Ethics, Values & Decision Making in Education & Schooling  3 cr

Students pursuing the thesis route must successfully complete one additional three-credit MEd course and EDUC 5454 Master’s Thesis. EDUC 5454 is equivalent to twelve credits.

Students pursuing the research paper route must successfully complete three additional three-credit MEd courses and EDUC 5115 Research Paper. EDUC 5115 is equivalent to six credits.

Students pursuing the research project route must successfully complete four additional three-credit MEd courses and EDUC5186 Research Project+ Seminar . EDUC 5186 is equivalent to three credits.

 

Period of Study

Full-time students must meet the degree requirements within three years of first registration.  Part-time students must meet the

degree requirements within six years from the date of first registration.

All courses will not be available on a yearly basis. Candidates enrolled in the program should check with the Administrative Assistant to the Dean of Education to see which courses will be offered in each particular year.


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