Secondary Education (M.S.Ed.)

Indiana University
Master of Science in Education (M.S.Ed.)

School of Education
Barry Kanpol, Dean
Joe D. Nichols, Graduate Program Director
260-481-4146 ~ www.ipfw.edu/educ ~ Neff Hall 250

To earn the master’s degree with a major in secondary education, you must satisfactorily complete the following program:

Introduction to M.S.Ed. Program: (6 credits — first two courses)

EDUA F500 - Seminar: Learning, Teaching, Leading Credits: 3

EDUC M501 - Laboratory/Field Experience Cr. 0-3.
Field Experience: Service Learning for Diversity Credits: 0 (minimum 10 hours)
EDUC P503 - Introduction to Research Cr. 3.

Two Portfolio Checkpoints:

After 18 hours of credit in M.S.Ed. program,* and
After 33 hours of credit in M.S.Ed. program*

Foundations Block: (12 credits)

EDUC K505 - Introduction to Special Education for Graduate Students Cr. 3.
EDUC M501 - Laboratory/Field Experience Cr. 0-3.
Field Experience: Service Learning for Diversity Credits: 0 (minimum 10 hours)
EDUC S590 - Research in Secondary Education Cr. 1-3.
(P: P503)

Choose one from Psychological Foundations: ( 3 Credits)

EDUC P501 - Statistical Method Applied to Education Cr. 3.
EDUC P507 - Testing in the Classroom Cr. 3.
EDUC P510 - Psychology in Teaching Cr. 3.
EDUC P516 - Adolescent Development Cr. 3.
EDUC P570 - Managing Classroom Behavior Cr. 3.
EDUC W551 - Education and Psychology of the Gifted and Talented Cr. 3.

Choose one from Social Foundations: ( 3 Credits)

EDUC H504 - History of American Education Cr. 3.
EDUC H520 - Education and Social Issues Cr. 3.
EDUC H530 - Philosophy of Education Cr. 3.
EDUC H540 - Sociology of Education Cr. 3.
EDUC H551 - Comparative Education I Cr. 3.

Secondary Core: (15 credits)

EDUC M501 - Laboratory/Field Experience Cr. 0-3.
Field Experience: Service Learning for Diversity Credits: 0 (minimum 10 hours)
EDUC S503 - Secondary School Curriculum Cr. 3.

Choose one graduate course in content area of license (3 credits)

Choose one from: (3 credits)

Electives: (6 credits — part of Secondary Core)

Choose from courses above, workshops, or content courses, or 1-credit Critical Analysis and Reading Core seminars on topics of interest (maximum one 1-credit course per semester).

Capstone to M.S.Ed. Program: (3 credits — last course)

EDUC S591 - Research Project in Secondary Education Cr. 3.
(P: S590)
- Exit Checkpoint: Presentation of Research Paper or Project

Notes

It is strongly recommended that students take EDUA F500 and EDUC P503 as the first courses in their program. The last course will be EDUC S591.
Students may, however, take up to 6 credit hours before entering the program, at which point they would take EDUA F500 and EDUC P503.
*Students will meet with a faculty committee for each of the two portfolio checkpoints in the semester following completion of 18 hours of credit and again in the semester following 33 hours of credit.
**Students may only apply 6 hours of workshop credit toward completion of the M.S.Ed. Also, at least 21 of the 36 total credits toward the M.S.Ed. must be completed at IPFW.