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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.
Total Program Credits: 51
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: | 39 Credits | ||
CMHC 6010 | Theories of Counseling | 3 | |
CMHC 6020 | Techniques of Counseling | 3 | |
CMHC 6070 | Group Counseling | 3 | |
CMHC 6120 | Addiction Counseling | 3 | |
CMHC 6140 | Program Evaluation | 3 | |
CMHC 6160 | Human Development | 3 | |
EDUC 6010 | ABA Concepts and Principles | 3 | |
EDUC 6020 | Ethics and Professional Competencies in Applied Behavioral Analysis | 3 | |
EDUC 6031 | Interventions in Schools | 3 | |
EDUC 6032 | Career Counseling | 3 | |
EDUC 6210 | Masters Project School Counseling Internship | 3 | |
EDUC 6310 | Assessing Educational Practices | 3 | |
EDUC 6330 | Diversity and Differentiation in the Classroom | 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 | Semester 1 | Credit Hours |
EDUC 6020 | Ethics and Professional Competencies | 3 |
EDUC 6010 | ABA Concepts and Principles | 3 |
EDUC 6110 | Statistics | 3 |
Semester total: | 9 | |
Semester 2 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
CMHC 6010 | Theories of Counseling | 3 |
CMHC 6020 | Techniques of Counseling | 3 |
EDUC 6100 | Research Methods | 3 |
Semester total: | 9 | |
Semester 3 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
CMHC 6060 | Assessment | 3 |
CMHC 6070 | Group Therapy | 3 |
EDUC 691R | Project I | 1 |
EDUC 692R | Project II | 1 |
EDUC 693R | Project III | 1 |
Semester total: | 9 | |
Semester 4 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
EDUC 6032 | Career Counseling | 3 |
CMHC6160 | Human Development | 3 |
EDUC 6031 | Interventions in Schools | 3 |
9 | ||
Semester 5 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
CMHC 6120 | Addiction Counseling | 3 |
EDUC 6200 | Master’s Project: Internship (in School Counseling) | 3 |
Semester total: | 6 | |
Semester 6 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
EDUC 6330 | Diversity & Differentiation | 3 |
CMHC 6140 | Program Evaluation | 3 |
EDUC 6201 | Master’s Project 2: Internship (in school counseling) | 3 |
Semester total: | 9 | |
Degree total: | 51 |
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.