MASTER OF EDUCATION IN SECONDARY EDUCATION
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English Education Specialty
The Master of Education n Secondary Education degree with a specialty area in English education requires 36 semester credit hours. Candidates must complete a minimum of 18 hours in English, a 12 hour professional education core, and 6 hours of secondary education foundation courses. A written comprehensive examination in the English specialization and the professional education core and/or foundation is required. Advanced candidates seeking licensure must also complete the English education prerequisites, the SOE professional portfolio, courses in Behavior Management and Arkansas History, and the student teaching experience.
Track 1
Candidates with an Initial/Standard License in English Education
Professional Education Requirements ____________________________________15 hours
GEDU 5301 History and Philosophy of Education
GEDU 5315 Instructional Technology
GEDU 5322 Psychological Foundations of Teaching and Learning
GEDU 5364 Teaching Diverse Learners
GEDU 5320 Applications of Statistics and Research in Education
Required Specialization Courses _________________________________________18 hours
GENG 5304 Advanced Composition
GENG 5311 The Bible as Literature
GENG 5312 Advanced Survey of American Literature to the Civil War
GENG 5313 Advanced Survey of American Literature Since the Civil War
GENG 5314 Advanced Survey of English Literature to 1700
GENG 5315 Advanced Survey of English Literature Since 1700
GENG 5323 Practicum: Development of Units in Rhetoric and Literature
GENG5399/5699 Seminar
GENG 5319 Advanced Survey of African American Literature
GENG 5321 Advanced Survey of African American Literature II
Educational Foundation/Elective Courses _________________________________ 3 hours__
GEDU 5309 Computer Assisted Instruction
GEDU 5324 Curriculum Development
GEDU 5327 Program for Effective Teaching
GRDG 5312 Developmental and Corrective Reading Processes
GSPE 5363 Behavior Management
GEDU 5399 Internship
GEDU 5600 Thesis
GRDG 5340 Reading in the Content Areas
Track 2
Candidates without Licensure in English Education
These candidates complete a minimum of 36 graduate hours for a master’s degree which includes: 15 hours of general core courses, minimum of 18 hours of specialty courses, and a minimum of 3 hours of electives. Capstone Event: Graduate Comprehensive Examination.
Passing Praxis I scores are required for admission to degree candidacy (by the time 12 graduate hours have been completed). Those without a license in early childhood education must also complete all listed prerequisites—18 hours of undergraduate course requirements—and complete the Arkansas History course, SOE Portfolio (Live Text) and Student Teaching. Candidates seeking initial licensure must also pass the following tests: Praxis II 10041 English Language, Literature and Composition: Content Knowledge, 20042 Essays, and 30043 Pedagogy.
Prerequisites_______________________________________________________ 18 Hours
(Each of these courses requires 10 hours of field experience.)
ENGL 2360 World Literature I (or ENGL 2362 World Literature II)
ENGL 3301 College Grammar
ENGL 3360 Introduction to Shakespeare
ENGL 3333 Adolescent Literature
ENGL 4390 Literature and Criticism
Additional Course Requirements _____ 15 Hours
HIST 3300 Arkansas History
EDUC 4600 Student Teaching Clinical Seminar (Taken after all course work completed)
EDUC 4608 Student Teaching Practicum (Taken after all course work completed)
Professional Education Requirements ____________________________________15 hours
GEDU 5301 History and Philosophy of Education
GEDU 5315 Instructional Technology
GEDU 5322 Psychological Foundations of Teaching and Learning
GEDU 5364 Teaching Diverse Learners
GEDU 5320 Applications of Statistics and Research in Education
Required Specialization Courses _________________________________________18 hours
GENG 5304 Advanced Composition
GENG 5311 The Bible as Literature
GENG 5312 Advanced Survey of American Literature to the Civil War
GENG 5313 Advanced Survey of American Literature Since the Civil War
GENG 5314 Advanced Survey of English Literature to 1700
GENG 5315 Advanced Survey of English Literature Since 1700
GENG 5323 Practicum: Development of Units in Rhetoric and Literature
GENG5399/5699 Seminar
GENG 5319 Advanced Survey of African American Literature
GENG 5321 Advanced Survey of African American Literature II
Additional Educational Foundation Course ___________________________________3 hours
GSPE 5363 Behavior Management