Master of Arts, Education

Master of Arts (M.A.), Education. Recommended for professional educators: public, home, and private. 45 hours. Prerequisite: baccalaureate degree.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION COURSES

Research Courses

An intense study of the field of education, including educational theory, methodology, mentoring, curricula, and the overall societal and political atmosphere of education.

ED601: Methodology I. 3 hours.

ED602: Methodology II. 3 hours.

ED603: Philosophy of Education. 3 hours.

ED605: History of Education. 3 hours.

ED607: History of American Education. 3 hours.

ED609: Education and Technology. 3 hours.

ED611: Primary or Secondary Level Practicum. 3 hours.

ED613: Higher Education. 3 hours.

Major research paper(s) required in each course.

Classics Courses

R-ED615: Classics. 15 hours. The purpose of this course is to ensure that educators have at least the beginning of a basic classical education. Students must demonstrate competence (by paper or exam) in all the following Classics (or pre-approved equivalent).

• Homer, Iliad
• Homer, Odyssey
• Plato, Apology
• Plato, Crito
• Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics
• Bacon, Novum Organum
• Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice
• Shakespeare, Henry V
• Shakespeare, The Tempest
• Magna Charta
• Declaration of Independence
• Constitution of the United States
• Northwest Ordinance
• Monroe Doctrine
• Madison, et al., Federalist Papers
• Tocqueville, Democracy in America
• Austen, Pride and Prejudice
• Dickens, Great Expectations
• Bronte, Jane Eyre
• Hugo, Les Miserables
• Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin
• Thoreau, Walden
• Emerson, Essays
• Bastiat, Essays on Political Economy
• Wister, The Virginian
• Tolstoy, War and Peace
• Lewis, Mere Christianity
• Lewis, The Screwtape Letters
• Lewis, The Weight of Glory

This course may be waived by the Graduation Committee for students whose undergraduate transcripts document equivalent studies.

R-ED617: Elective. Variable Hours.
Electives may replace other courses if approved by the Graduation Committee.  Various Elective Courses may be offered from time to time. See Current Semester Registration.

R-ED619: Directed Readings.  Variable Hours. 
Directed readings must be pre-approved.  Check current class schedule.

GH660: Graduate Honors Course.  Variable Hours.
This intensely mentored course is only held on-campus and covers the great classics from history to current times.  Students attending this class need prior instructor approval to enroll.
 

Thesis Courses

ED693: Prospectus. 3 hours.
Student submits a detailed prospectus including proposed thesis, outline, bibliography, and research plan. The thesis must be a significant and relevant contribution to the field of education.

R-ED695: Thesis. 9 hours.
Student completes research plan and writes thesis or project, then perfects it until it is accepted by the Graduation Committee. Must defend thesis/project orally.

Students may complete up to 15 credits of graduate level elective studies.
Some classes in the M.A. Education program that cover classical readings may be retaken for additional credit. Courses offer variable credit
depending on student work.

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