M.S.Ed. in Secondary Education – General Track
Residential Program—This program must be completed with a majority of non-online credit hours.
Degree Requirements (36 cr.)
General Curriculum Requirement (3 cr.)
- EDUC-J 500 Instruction in the Context of Curriculum (3 cr.)
Focus Requirements (15 cr.)
Select a course from inside or outside of the School of Education. Courses should have a unified focus and the approval of your advisor.
Foundational Areas & Inquiry Skills Requirement (3 cr.)
Select at least one of the following courses:
- EDUC-H 504 History of American Education (3 cr.)
- EDUC-H 510 Foundations of Educational Inquiry (3 cr.)
- EDUC-H 520 Education and Social Issues (3 cr.)
- EDUC-H 525 Anthropology of Education (3 cr.)
- EDUC-H 530 Philosophy of Education (3 cr.)
- EDUC-H 538 Critical Thinking and Education (3 cr.)
- EDUC-H 540 Sociology of Education (3 cr.)
- EDUC-P 510 Psychology in Teaching (3 cr.)
- EDUC-P 516 Adolescent Development (3 cr.)
- EDUC-P 540 Learning and Cognition in Education (3 cr.)
Elective Requirements (9 cr.)
Select courses that complement your program from inside or outside the School of Education with the approval of your advisor.
Thesis or Practicum Requirements (6 cr.)
Practicum proposals and thesis topics must be selected with the approval of your advisor. Practica must extend over at least two semesters or one semester and a regular summer session. Six hours of course work may be taken instead of the practicum option with the approval of your advisor.
Students in College of Arts and Science B.S.Ed and M.S.Ed. in Secondary Education – General Track Approved Accelerated Master's Program:
Programs may be designed to allow students to share up to 12 graduate IU credits in their undergraduate and M.S.Ed. degrees. Students in such programs may not apply any additional undergraduate hours (whether used for UG degree or not) to the M.S.Ed.