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The Master of Education Degree (M.Ed.) at Utah Valley University is an applied master’s program aimed at building the instructional skills and professional competency of teachers. Currently there are twelve emphases for participants: Applied Behavioral Analysis; Educational Leadership; Educational Technology; Elementary Mathematics; Elementary STEM, English as a Second Language (ESL), Gifted and Talented Education, Higher Education Leadership, Reading I, School Counseling, Secondary Teaching and Teacher Leadership. The M.Ed. program emphasizes coursework that prepares teachers to become instructional leaders, with classes in advanced pedagogy, subject matter content, curriculum design, and assessment. Core coursework in research methods is required of participants in all options, however, students select a topic for a culminating project according to their interest or area of licensure in K-12 education. Students who have completed the appropriate USBE endorsement through a UVU approved district endorsement program will be admitted to this endorsement emphasis. All endorsement courses must have been completed within three years of admission to the M.Ed. Endorsement Emphasis to comply with the five-year limit on acceptable coursework. UVU will accept up to 12 endorsement credits and an additional 24 credits will be earned through UVU.
Total Program Credits: 30
Matriculation Requirements: | |||
Preference will be given to individuals who have at least one year of successful teaching
experience in grades K-12. A one-year internship will count as the preferred year
of successful teaching. |
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Discipline Core Requirements: | 12 Credits | ||
EDUC 6100 | Research Methodology | 3 | |
EDUC 6110 | Applied Statistics for Education | 3 | |
EDUC 6200 | Masters Project | 3 | |
EDUC 691R | Project I | 1 | |
EDUC 692R | Project II | 1 | |
EDUC 693R | Project III | 1 | |
Emphasis Requirements: | 18 Credits | ||
Students may transfer up to 12 credits from 5000 level courses taken in this area of study; however, 24 additional credits of master's level courses would be required. Please contact your advisor for more information. | |||
EDUC 6080 | Cognition, Education, and Technology | 3 | |
EDUC 6081 | Instruction, Curriculum and Educational Leadership in the Digital Age | 3 | |
EDUC 6082 | Designing and Producing Media for Instruction | 3 | |
EDUC 6083 | Digital Models of Instruction | 3 | |
EDUC 6084 | Universal Design for Learning | 3 | |
EDUC 6085 | Digital Course Design Capstone | 3 |
Graduation Requirements:
This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.
Milestone courses (pre-requisites for a course in one of the subsequent semesters) are marked in red and italicized.
Semester 1 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
EDUC 6083 | Digital Models of Instruction | 3 |
EDUC 6100 | Research Methodology | 3 |
EDUC 6081 | Instruction, Curriculum & Educational Leadership in the Digital Age | 3 |
Semester total: | 9 | |
Semester 2 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
EDUC 6200 | Master's Project | 3 |
EDUC 691R | Project I | 1 |
Semester total: | 4 | |
Semester 3 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
EDUC 6084 | Universal Design for Learning | 3 |
EDUC 692R | Project II | 1 |
Semester total: | 4 | |
Semester 4 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
EDUC 6082 | Designing and Producing Media for Instruction | 3 |
EDUC 6110 | Applied Statistics for Education | 3 |
Semester total: | 6 | |
Semester 5 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
EDUC 6080 | Cognition, Education and Technology | 3 |
Semester total: | 3 | |
Semester 6 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
EDUC 6085 | Digital Course Design Capstone | 1 |
EDUC 693R | Project III | 3 |
Semester total: | 4 | |
Degree total: | 30 |
The Education Graduate Programs are in the School of Education. To find the most up-to-date information on Education Graduate Programs, visit their website.