Graduate Programs
The Master of Education Degree in Secondary Education with a Specialization in Biology
Program of Study
Hours: 30, Thesis: Optional
The Master of Education degree in secondary education is designed for secondary school teachers and persons in related positions. The program is intended to: (1) increase awareness of the problems of education in their broad settings, (2) expand the knowledge and understanding of curriculum development and the instructional processes, (3) augment professional awareness through research in secondary education, and (4) enhance personal competence in biology.
The program consists of a minimum of 30 semester hours. A comprehensive examination is required. All courses are three semester hours, except the thesis. All students accepted into this program must complete all requirements within six (6) calendar years.
Course Work
AREA I Problems of Education in Their Broad Setting (6 hours)
Area I is designed to explore the fundamentals underlying the education process and to relate them to current practice in schooling.
- EDU 496 Multicultural Education
- EDU 562 School Law
- EDU 528 Education and the Culturally Different Student
- EDU 533 Social Interpretations of Education
- EDU 535 Major Philosophies of Education
- EDU 597 Change in Education
- PSY 520 Advanced Social Psychology
- PSY 527 Developmental Psychology of Adolescence
- PSY 565 Theories of Learning
AREA II Curriculum and Instruction (6 - 9 hours)
Area II is designed to investigate the criteria for decision-making and the structure and organization of curriculum and instruction.
- EDU 541 Supervision of Instruction
- EDU 564 Foundation of the Middle Level Learner
- EDU 568 Middle School Curriculum and Instruction
- SCU 521 Biology in the Secondary School
- SCU 523 Techniques in Environmental Education
- SEU 567 The Curriculum of the Secondary School
AREA III Research (3 - 9 hours)
Area III is designed to pursue an understanding of how knowledge is gained, how to verify knowledge, and how to judge its value.
ONE of the
following courses is REQUIRED.
(Students may NOT take both EDU 500 and
EDU 521).
- EDU 500 Methods of Research
- EDU 503 Thesis (6 hours, awarded at completion of thesis; 3 hours may be counted under Area IV, depending upon the nature of the thesis and by permission of the department). PREQREQUISITE: completion of an appropriate research methodology course before undertaking the thesis.
- EDU 521 Methods of Research (Biology)
Select with advisement (3 hours): - EDU 580 Independent study - Secondary Education
AREA IV Subject Specialization (12-15 hours in biology)
Area IV is designed to provide the opportunity for scholarly growth in the field of biology. Any graduate-level biology course (at the 400 level or higher) is acceptable for Area IV.
NOTE: Students taking the minimum number of credits in Areas I-IV will have 3 credits remaining to be completed as a free elective. These 3 credits may be satisfied by taking any graduate-level course. Special consideration should be given to the following:
- AVC 514 Instructional Technology
- AVC 525 Microcomputers for Educators
- EDU 523 Assessment: Issues and Concerns for Teachers
- EDU 537 Educational Effectiveness: An Analysis of Research
- EDU 542 Academy of the Mentoring of Teachers:
Cooperating Teachers, Professional Semester Teachers and Field Teachers - EDU 564 Foundation of the Middle Level Learner
- EDU 565 Special Topics in Education
- EDU 568 Middle Level Curriculum and Instruction
- SEU 544 Effective Secondary Education Seminar
- SPU 511 Teaching the Exceptional Child in the Regular Classroom
The M.Ed. in secondary education IS NOT a teacher certification program. Graduate students who are not certified teachers and are interested in seeking certification, or who are certified and wish to obtain additional certification, must contact the Office of the Graduate Dean, Room 100, Graduate Center, (610) 683-4201 .
Contact Person
Dr. Kathleen Dolgos, Secondary Education Department Chairperson
- Department Office: 252 Beekey Building
- Telephone: (610) 683-4259
- E-mail: dolgos@kutztown.edu