Secondary Education / Master of Arts
To obtain a Master of Arts degree in Secondary Education, candidates must complete a 39 hour program. The coursework is designed to provide pre-service teacher candidates with the knowledge, skills and dispositions needed to be successful classroom teachers. In addition to the required coursework for licensure, in order to earn a Master of Arts degree in Secondary Education, candidates must successfully complete a comprehensive exam administered through the department.
Lewis offers Professional Educator Licensure in the areas of: English/language arts; mathematics; science with designations in biology, chemistry or physics; and social science with designations in history or psychology. (For content area courses, see undergraduate catalog)
See complete admission requirements in College of Education introduction.
Degree/Licensure Requirements (39)
Program: MA-SCED-E
Licensure Courses (32)
SCED-50000 | Field Experience 1: Secondary | 1 |
SCED-50100 | Field Experience 2: Secondary | 1 |
SCED-50700 | Educational Media Design for Effective Learning | 1 |
SCED-50800 | Emerging Technologies for Education | 1 |
SCED-51200 | Instructional Strategies and Learning Communities for Adolescents | 3 |
SCED-51300 | Pedagogy and Assessment for Effective Instruction | 3 |
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| Special Methods (content area) | 3 |
SCED-52200 | Characteristics and Development of the Adolescent Learner | 3 |
SCED-52300 | Methods of Teaching Reading in the Content Areas to Adolescents | 3 |
SCED-52500 | Curriculum and Instruction in the Middle School | 3 |
SCED-54400 | Clinical Practice & Seminar: Secondary | 6 |
ENLE-51000 | Foundations of Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations | 3 |
SPED-50600 | Assistive Technology in Education | 1 |
SPED-55700 | Exceptional Learners in Inclusive Communities | 3 |
Degree Completion Courses (7)
RDLT-57500 | Practical Research for Learning Communities | 3 |
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| 4 credit hours of elective approved by advisor | 4 |
Comprehensive Examination Required