College of Education
Dean: Jacob PereaDepartment of Secondary Education
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Chair: Mark PhillipsGraduate Coordinator: James Duggins
Middle/Junior High School Studies Coordinator: Marvin Silverman
Faculty
Professors--Duggins, Finn, Flores, Fox, House, J.R., O'Sullivan, Phillips, Roberts, Silverman, M.L.Programs
M.A. in Education: Concentration in Secondary EducationProgram Scope
Master of Arts in Education: Concentration in Secondary Education. The Master of Arts is uniquely designed to provide experienced teachers with new perspectives and challenges that will result in practical pedagogic outcomes. The program affords teachers the opportunity to pursue special interests such as urban education, multi-cultural education, implications of social and technological change for teaching, adolescent values, middle school education, mathematics education, science education, and alternative education. One aim of this program is to improve educators' effectiveness as teachers, leaders, and educational scholars as well as to contribute to the knowledge base for teaching and learning.Career Outlook
Career possibilities for high school teachers are variable, with a particularly good outlook for mathematics and science teachers and for teachers who are bilingual in Spanish and/or one or more Asian languages.MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION: CONCENTRATION IN SECONDARY EDUCATION
Graduate Advisers--Duggins, PhillipsAdmission to Program
The Master of Arts in Education: Secondary Education is open to all qualified teachers. All admittees must hold bachelor's degrees from accredited universities and, with the exception of students jointly enrolled in the alternative/employed teachers' program, hold teaching credentials. Entrance requirements include: a 3.0 GPA in the last 60 semester (90 quarter) units attempted (compared to the university requirement of 2.5) and an interview by the graduate coordinator and/or other graduate advisers. Current department policies also allow a small number of students lacking the 3.0 GPA to be admitted conditionally, particularly applicants who have been identified as highly promising or particularly talented teachers. In addition to academic competence, the latter characteristics are considered priority criteria for admission.Written English Proficiency Requirement
Level One: met by successfully demonstrating written competence in papers submitted in required course work. Level Two: satisfied by demonstration of English competency on the final project in S ED 895 or in S ED 898.Course Requirements
Units
ISED 797 Seminar in Educational Research 3
S ED 850 Advanced Seminar in Curriculum
and Instruction in the Secondary School 3
S ED 895 Field Study or
S ED 898 Master's Thesis 3
Electives in secondary education approved by graduate major adviser 9
Related or distributed field (selected upon
approval of graduate major adviser) 12
Minimum total 30
CERTIFICATE IN MIDDLE/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDIES
Coordinator--Marvin SilvermanAdmission Requirements
Applicants must hold a valid California teaching credential or be currently enrolled in a credential program and must satisfy all requirements for post-baccalaureate admission to the university.Written English Proficiency Requirement
Before completing the certificate in middle level studies the candidate must demonstrate an appropriate level of writing competency. This may be done in one of two ways after faculty advisement: (1) examples of writing done during course work, or (2) by passing an individual or departmental examination.Program
Units
E ED/S ED 865 Seminar in Middle Level Education 3
E ED/S ED 866 The Early Adolescent in School 3
E ED/S ED 867 Curriculum of the Middle Level School 3
S ED 760 Advanced Field Practicum 3
Total for certificate 12