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Oct 20, 2019
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GRADUATE CATALOG 2016-2017 [Archived Catalog]
English, M.Ed.
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Admission to the M.ED in English Program:
A minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate work is required for the M.Ed. degree. All candidates for the M.Ed. must:
- Meet the undergraduate course requirements for admission to the graduate program, which includes:
English - 18 undergraduate semester hours in English; submit critical writing sample with application for admission. The total of 18 undergraduate hours must be composed of courses beyond the core curriculum of literature surveys and freshman composition courses.
- Students seeking Class AA Educator License must have: (1) satisfactory scores on the PRAXIS I Core CASE (Core Academic Skills for Educators) Reading-5712 (passing score 156); Writing-5722 (passing score 162); Math-5732 (passing score 150); and (2) PRAXIS II (Content Area Exam**) **Approved content area tests and passing scores are determined by MDE, are subject to change pending MDE approval, and are listed at the State Dept of Education website, http://www.mde.k12.ms.us.
- Unless otherwise specified all three-semester-hour courses have lecture 3 hours per week. The student is reminded that one-half course work to be applied toward a Master's degree must be on 6000-level.
*Note: A 400-level course taken for undergraduate credit cannot subsequently be changed to graduate credit nor repeated for graduate credit on the 5000-level.
English
Prerequisites: Graduate standing with sufficient background in subject area is a prerequisite for all graduate courses.
Unless otherwise specified all three-semester-hour courses have lecture 3 hours per week. The student is reminded that one-half course work to be applied toward a Master’s degree must be on 6000-level. (See semester or term schedule for laboratory fees.)
*Note: A 400-level course taken for undergraduate credit cannot subsequently be changed to graduate credit nor repeated for graduate credit on the 5000-level.
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1. Twelve semester hours of graduate English courses to be composed of:
2. Three semester hours of graduate English electives chosen in consultation with advisor.
3. NINE SEMESTER HOURS OF ELECTIVE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION CORE COURSES SELECTED FROM THE FOLLOWING:
- EDU 6425 - Advanced Child Development Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- EDU 6506 - Classroom Management for Elementary and Secondary Teachers Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- EDU 6522 - Current Methodology in Elementary Education Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- EDU 6523 - Current Methodology in Secondary Education Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- EDU 6535 - Curriculum Development Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- EDU 6542 - Technology in Education Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- EDU 6554 - Tests and Measurement Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- EDU 7601 - Comparative Philosophies of Education Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- PSY 6515 - Advanced Developmental Psychology Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
- COU 6503 - Helping Relationships (Methods and Techniques in Counseling) Credits,: 3 sem. hrs.
4. SIX HOURS OF GRADUATE PROJECT CREDIT, CONSISTING OF:
5. Candidates for the M.Ed. in English must complete and defend a final project
that will incorporate research on current practices and theory in language arts, and preparation of lesson plans that incorporate a range of material for specific units. Proposal for this project will be part of the course requirements for ENG 6563 ; completion of project and defense will be part of the course requirements for ENG 6564 . If the candidate does not successfully complete and/or defend the project, he or she will receive an “I” in ENG 6564 and must complete all requirements in the next semester.
The Master of Education in English is a Secondary Subject Endorsement area.
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