Graduate Program

The MA in education aims to prepare students for further graduate study as well as to improve their professional practice. The program addresses the needs and interests of beginning and experienced teachers and other interested persons whose objective is to advance their knowledge of educational practice in schools. The MA program also prepares students for admission to doctoral study in a variety of related fields such as educational psychology, research methodology, administrative and policy studies, and instruction and learning of subject matter in a variety of content areas.

The MA program comprises the following areas of concentration:

• Educational Foundations and Policy Studies (frozen at present),

• Educational Psychology (Tests and Measurement or School Guidance),

• Educational Administration and Policy Studies,

• Elementary Education,

• Mathematics Education,

• Science Education, and

• Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (TEFL).

Students may pursue their studies toward the MA in education in any one of the areas of concentration above provided they meet the department and University requirements for admission to graduate work. The department prerequisites include a teaching diploma or an equivalent professional certification (for Educational Administration and Policy Studies a minimum of one year of relevant professional experience is required). However, at the discretion of the department, students may be exempt from all or part of the teaching diploma requirement based on professional experience and/or previously completed graduate coursework. In case of deficiencies in undergraduate preparation a student may be required to complete other prerequisite courses, such as courses in subject matter, before full admission to the program. For university admission requirements for all graduate students please see the section, Graduate Studies, in this catalogue.

The program includes a minimum of 21 credits and a thesis. A non-thesis option, which includes a minimum of 33 credits, including a project, is also available. All MA candidates are required to complete the following courses as a core program: EDUC 315, EDUC 321, and one of the following education courses: EDUC 301, EDUC 302, EDUC 303, EDUC 314, EDUC 316, EDUC 326, or EDUC 332. The balance of the program comprises primarily specialized courses related to the student’s chosen area of concentration.