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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 eleven 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, Secondary Teaching, and Teacher Leadership. The M.Ed.program emphasizes coursework that prepares teachers to become instructional leaders, with classes in advanced pedagogy, subjectmatter 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.
Total Program Credits: 36
| 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: | 24 Credits | ||
| Students bring in 12 credits from 5000 level courses earned through state endorsement in English as a Second Language. | 12 | ||
| EDUC 6320 | 21st Century Instruction and Assessment | 3 | |
| EDUC 6330 | Diversity and Differentiation in the Classroom | 3 | |
| EDUC 6300 | Curriculum Design | 3 | |
| or | EDUC 6412 | Adult Learning--Theory and Practice | |
| Choose one of the following | 3 | ||
| EDUC 6411 | Instructional Coaching (undefined) | ||
| EDUC 6311 | Introduction to Exceptional Students (undefined) | ||
| EDUC 6082 | Equitable Technology Integration for Practitioners (3) | ||
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 |
| 12 credits from 5000 level courses earned through state endorsement in English as a Second Language | 12 | |
| EDUC 6320 | 21st Century Instruction and Assessment | 3 |
| EDUC 6100 | Research Methodology | 3 |
| Semester total: | 18 | |
| 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 6330 | Diversity and Differentiation in the Classroom | 3 |
| EDUC 692R | Project II | 1 |
| Semester total: | 4 | |
| Semester 4 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| EDUC 6300 | Curriculum Design | 3 |
| EDUC 6110 | Applied Statistics for Education | 3 |
| Semester total: | 6 | |
| Semester 5 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| EDUC 693R | Project III | 1 |
| EDUC 6411 | Instructional Coaching | 3 |
| Semester total: | 4 | |
| Degree total: | 36 | |
The Education Graduate Programs are in the School of Education. To find the most up-to-date information, including Program Learning Outcomes for the Education Graduate Programs, visit their website.
