Master of Arts in Secondary Education

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Department Of Middle And Secondary Education (EF) (SE)

Dr. Simin Cwick, Interim Chairperson

(573) 986-6132, E-mail: scwick@semo.edu

Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Simin Cwick

(573) 651-2008, scwick@semo.edu

Program Objectives

The Master of Arts with a major in Secondary Education is designed to serve the need for advanced study at the graduate level by middle, junior and senior high school teachers and is built upon the Model of the Teacher as Competent Professional Educator.

The objective of the degree is to enhance the teaching and organizational ability of the candidate and thus improve classroom instruction.

Competencies, Knowledge and Skills to be Achieved

1. The student will demonstrate knowledge of professional responsibilities through an understanding of the role of education in American society, both currently and historically, and through the understanding of the social and philosophic dynamics that shape and drive education in our culture.
2. The student will demonstrate understanding of the instructional process through coursework in research, curriculum theory and curriculum development.
3. The student will demonstrate understanding of techniques of classroom management and interpersonal relationships through coursework in analysis and prescription of individual and group situations as well as principles of improving instruction.
4. The student will demonstrate the ability to analyze and synthesize knowledge within their content area.
5. The student will apply and evaluate concepts learned throughout the program in a supervised clinical field study.

Admission Requirements

Applicants for a degree in secondary education are required to meet admission standards that exceed the basic requirements of the School of Graduate Studies.

Admission Requirements for the Masters in Secondary Education are:

1. The applicant must have a teaching certificate or a qualifying score (MO) on the Praxis II test or take and be in the 50th or above percentile of the verbal and analytic components of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Miller's Analogy Test (MAT) or permission of the department's Graduate Admissions Committee.
2. The applicant must have achieved an undergraduate cumulative grade point average of 2.75.
3. The application materials submitted by any applicant for graduate study will be reviewed by the Office of Graduate Studies.  After such review, the office may recommend full admission, probationary admission or a denial of admissibility.

• An applicant having the prerequisite GPA of 2.75 may be given graduate school admission prior to completion of all steps in the admissions process.  Under these circumstances, the applicant may take up to 6 hours of credit while completing all of the steps in the admission process as required by the Office of Graduate Studies.
• An applicant having an undergraduate GPA of 2.5 - 2.749 will be denied full admission to the School of Graduate Studies, but may seek probationary admission through the Office of the Graduate School.  To be considered for probationary status, the applicant must meet one of the criteria in No. 1 above and to receive full admission, the applicant must complete 6 hours of graduate level course work in the Core area of study with a grade of 'B' or higher.  Upon completion of this requirement, the Office of Graduate Studies can be requested to grant full admission.
• Applicants with an undergraduate GPA less than 2.5 will be denied any level of admission.

4. The program admission process must be completed within one calendar year.  Failure to do so will result in reclassification as a non-degree student.  Reinstatement to degree-seeking status will require a new application for admission.  Courses taken prior to full admission will not necessarily be accepted toward meeting degree requirements.

Graduation Requirement

The student must attain an overall g.p.a. of 3.25 in order to be graduated from the program.

The Master of Arts degree in Secondary Education consists of two Options:

1.    EDUCATIONAL STUDIES

2.    EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

Core Course Requirements

Course Number	Course Title	Hours
GR691	Methods of Research	3
SE637	Curriculum Construction	3
SE600	Multimedia in Education	3
EF690	Foundations of Curriculum Development	3
SE638	Improvement of Instruction and Assessment	3*
EF6XX	Foundations Elective Any EF 600 Courses	3
GR698	Graduate paper & Comps or
SE694	Thesis	3**
Total		21

Educational Studies

Elective courses - 15 credit hours

Any Subject Specialty courses, AP Workshops, Teacher Education courses, or SE680 Topics in Middle and Secondary Education approved by advisor.

Educational Technology

Technology Courses - 15 credit hours

Course Number	Course Title	Hours
SE617	Foundations of Educational Technology	3
SE500	Internet in Education	3
SE683	Instructional Design and Technology	3
SE685	Planning for Technology in the School District	3
SE680	Topics in Middle and Secondary Education	3
Total		15

*    SE635 Theories of Learning and Instruction can be substituted for SE638 in special circumstances with permission of department's graduate coordinator.

 ** SE694  Thesis:  If a student chooses this option, it will be counted as an elective. (3 hrs.)

See "Graduate Course Listings" for a complete list of graduate courses and descriptions.