STEM Education, M.S.Ed.

Program Overview

The Master of Science in Education in STEM Education provides educators with the knowledge and skills to enhance their teaching practices, develop leadership abilities, and improve the quality of STEM education through creativity, innovation, and research. This 45-credit-hour program consists of a professional education core, STEM education courses, electives, and a culminating experience, offering both thesis and professional project options. Students gain expertise in STEM content, pedagogy, research, and technology integration, empowering them to create engaging and equitable learning environments for all students.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• Program Name: STEM Education, M.S.Ed.
• Coordinator: Joshua Schulze
• Mission: To empower educators to strengthen their knowledge, skills, and dispositions to improve their professional practices, enhance their leadership abilities, and improve the quality of education using creativity, innovation, and research.
• Learning Outcomes:
• Effectively apply the professional content expertise, knowledge, skills, and dispositions of their education profession.
• Use research and evidence to develop environments that support and assess learning and their own professional practice.
• Show commitment to and develop professional education leadership attributes.
• Program Structure: The STEM Education, Master of Science in Education degree consists of 45 credit hours of approved graduate-level courses.
• Program Areas:
• Professional Education Core (15 credits)
• STEM Education Major (18 credits)
• Electives (6 credits)
• Exit requirements (culminating experience) (6 credits)

Outline:

• Professional Education Core (All MSEd students complete this core):
• ED 632 Cultural, Social and Philosophical Issues in Education (3 credits)
• ED 633 Educational Research (3 credits)
• ED 636 Leadership and Policy in a Diverse Society (3 credits)
• Choose One:
• ED 610 Unmasking the Adult Learner: Adult Education from Training to Empowered Possibility (3 credits)
• ED 611 Theories of Teaching and Learning (3 credits)
• Core Courses:
• ED 637 Inquiry Into Pedagogy (3 credits)
• ED 675 Technology Applications in STEM (3 credits)
• ED 676 Environmental STEM Education (3 credits)
• ED 678 STEM Education For All (3 credits)
• STEM Education Elective (6 credits):
• Students choose 6 credits from a variety of STEM education courses.
• Elective Credits (6 credits):
• Students choose 6 credits from any graduate-level course.
• Culminating Experiences Exit Requirement:
• Option 1: Professional Project:
• ED 604 Professional Project Planning (3 credits)
• ED 605 Professional Project Implementation (3 credits)
• OR
• ED 617 Professional Inquiry in Education (3 credits)
• ED 635 Action Research (3 credits)
• Option 2: Thesis:
• Six hours of thesis
• ED 603 Thesis, Professional Project or Field Study (3-9 credits)
• Total Credits: 45