Master of Education (M.Ed.)
Secondary English
Program Highlights & Benefits
Synchronous online format for flexibility and convenience
20 month completion time, including breaks
No GRE or admission tests
No weekend classes
For
Secondary English certified teachers with a desire to become more effective in the classroom. Teachers who hold a professional certificate in another content area but have an interest in an advanced degree in Secondary English will not be eligible for a certificate upgrade until passing the GACE. Additionally, they will be required to sign the Out of Field Certification form.
This program does NOT lead to certification in Secondary English.
What You Learn
Thomas University’s graduate programs for certified teachers are designed to enhance the role of the teacher as a leader in the school community. The program’s professional practices include candidate proficiencies related to expected knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions that are aligned with the expectations in professional and state standards. Coursework and experiences will be designed to address the following advanced outcomes:Â
- Advanced Professional and Pedagogical Knowledge:Â The candidate uses research-based, discipline-specific knowledge and pedagogy in coordinated and engaging ways to facilitate student learning.Â
- Research and Inquiry Skills:Â The candidate designs and implements research and assessment practices to improve teaching and learning for all learners.Â
- Professional and Ethical Practice:Â The candidate possess and practices a core set of professional and ethical dispositions, serves as a teacher leader and mentor, and models practices that embrace the importance of life-long learning.Â
How You Learn
The courses in this program are eight weeks in length. Each course meets online from 5:45 – 8:45 p.m. every-other-week using Zoom. These synchronous face-to-face meetings will be supplemented by additional online activities which may include assignments, webinars or chats, materials, discussion threads, assessments and/or group activities completed electronically outside of class. Following this schedule, you will complete the program in less than 2 years.
*Students must report a minimum GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale. Applicants with a GPA lower than 2.75 or an identified writing deficiency may be considered for provisional admission. Provisionally admitted students may be required to take one or more writing classes prior to or during the first semester. Decisions about additional admission requirements are determined by the University Graduate Council after a complete review of all materials presented by the applicant.
Career Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, students will have earned a Master of Education degree in Secondary English and a level T-5 teaching certificate upgrade.
Degree Requirements
Advanced Professional Knowledge (15 hours):
| Course # | Title | Hours |
| EDU 620 | Applying Technologies for Effective Instruction | 3 |
| EDU 622 | Current Issues and Trends in Education | 3 |
| EDU 623 | Educational Assessment and Decision Making | 3 |
| EDU 624 | Collaborative Classrooms Through Social Emotional Learning | 3 |
| EDU 625 | Diversity and Exceptionality in the 21st Century Classroom | 3 |
| Â | Total Hours: | 15 |
Research and Inquiry Skills (6 hours):
| Course # | Title | Hours |
| EDU 610 | Educational Research | 3 |
| EDU 612 | Teacher as Researcher | 3 |
| Â | Total Hours: | 6 |
Professional and Ethical Practice (3 hours):
| Course # | Title | Hours |
| EDU 600 | Intro to Graduate Programs | 3 |
| Â | Advanced Graduate Professional Dispositions | 0 |
| Â | Total Hours: | 3 |
M.Ed. Secondary English (9 hours):
| Course # | Title | Hours |
| ENG 603 | Argumentative and Persuasive Writing | 3 |
| ENG 604 | Poetry (Genre Study) | 3 |
| ENG 613 | Race, Gender & Culture in Modern British Literature | 3 |
| Â | Concentration Hours: | 9 |
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| Course # | Title | Hours |
| EDU 699 | Advanced Candidate Program Completion | .5 |
| Â | Total Hours: | .5 |
| Â | Total Program Hours: | 33.5 |
Please Note:
This course outline is tentative and is subject to change. Courses may be offered in a different order than outlined above.
Admissions Requirements
- Hold a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field from a regionally accredited college or University.
- Possess a valid, level 4 or higher Induction, Professional, Advanced Professional, or Lead Professional teaching certificate in the field for which the candidate is seeking an advanced degree.
- Be currently employed in a full-time position in a PK-12 school as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, or related leadership position. Under special circumstances a student may be considered for admissions who is not employed in a full-time PK-12 position but will be required to have regular clinical access to a classroom. The admissions decision rests with the Program Director of the program for which the applicant is applying.
- Report a minimum GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale in the last 60 credit hours of their bachelor’s degree or undergraduate coursework considered in context of the GPA for that bachelor’s degree, and in any other graduate coursework. Applicants with a GPA lower than 2.75 may be considered for provisional admission by the prospective Graduate Council. Any candidate provisionally admitted may be required to take a 3- credit hour writing course, and other requirements may be prescribed by the Division and/or Graduate Council.
- Required program of study courses submitted for transfer credit older than 5 years will be reviewed by the Program Director or Division Chair for acceptance of transfer credit.
Along with proof of the above criteria, prospective candidates are required to submit the following along with their application for Graduate Admissions:
- A personal statement of career and educational objectives, including the rationale for pursuing a graduate degree (maximum two pages). Applicants must explain the circumstances surrounding any ethics reprimand on their certificates and/or a GPA below 2.75.
- Official transcripts from all institutions where a degree was awarded and all institutions where graduate coursework was completed, even if a degree was not awarded, to be forwarded directly from the schools attended to the Thomas University Office of Admissions.
- Three professional or academic references (2 colleagues and 1 administrator/supervisor).
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