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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.
(Program inactive beginning Summer 2023)
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 | ||
EDUC 6470 | Foundations and Contexts of Higher Education | 3 | |
EDUC 6460 | Student Success and Development | 3 | |
EDUC 6450 |
Planning-Budget-Organizational Effectiveness | 3 | |
EDUC 6440 |
Leadership in Higher Education | 3 | |
EDUC 6430 |
Law-Policy-Ethics in Higher Education | 3 | |
EDUC 6420 |
Diversity in Higher Education | 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 6100 | Research Methodology | 3 |
EDUC 6470 | Foundations and Contexts of Higher Education | 3 |
Semester total: | 6 | |
Semester 2 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
EDUC 6200 | Master’s Project | 3 |
EDUC 6420 | Diversity in Higher Education | 3 |
Semester total: | 6 | |
Semester 3 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
EDUC 6440 | Leadership in Higher Education | 3 |
EDUC 6460 | Student Success and Development | 3 |
Semester total: | 6 | |
Semester 4 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
EDUC 6110 | Applied Statistics for Education | 3 |
Semester total: | 3 | |
Semester 5 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
EDUC 6430 | Law, Policy, and Ethics in Higher Education | 3 |
EDUC 6450 | Planning, Budgeting, and Organizational Effectiveness | 3 |
Semester total: | 6 | |
Semester 6 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
EDUC 691R | Project I | 1 |
EDUC 692R | Project II | 1 |
EDUC 693R | Project III | 1 |
Semester total: | 3 | |
Degree total: | 30 |
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.