Specialist in Education (Ed.S.)
Teacher Education Major
English Education Concentration
The Ed.S. requires 30 hours of graduate-level coursework beyond the master's degree, including six hours in core courses, 18 hours in specialized courses, and six hours to be determined by the student's committee. Both thesis and non-thesis options are available.
A master's degree is required for admission; most programs in Theory and Practice in Teacher Education also require a minimum of three years of professional experience. The total Ed.S. program involves a minimum of four semesters of study with no fewer than 60 semester hours of graduate credit beyond baccalaureate, including research/thesis hours.
Education courses at the 400-level required for licensure are not eligible. At least two-thirds of semester hours accumulated in master's and all of the last 30 semester hours accumulated must be in 500- or 600-level courses. The Ed.S. thesis must be approved by the student's committee prior to submission to the Office of Graduate Studies for final approval and acceptance. The student must register for thesis hours during this time.
Course of Study |
Hrs Credit |
Core: |
6 |
Must include one course from two of the following areas outside the concentration: curriculum or leadership, anthropological, historical, philosophical or social foundations; human growth and development; secondary teaching methodology; instructional technology. |
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Concentration Specialty Area Methods |
12 |
English Ed 507 - Teaching Poetry Grades 7-12 |
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English Ed 508 - Teaching Composition in the Secondary School |
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English Ed 509 - Teaching Fiction in Secondary Schools |
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English Ed 590 - Seminar in Teaching English in Secondary Schools |
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English Ed 598 - Developing Speaking and Listening Skills, Grades 7-12 |
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Theory and Practice in Teacher Education 593 - Independent Study |
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Theory and Practice in Teacher Education 594 - Supervised Readings |
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Theory and Practice in Teacher Education 595 - Special Topics |
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Research |
6 |
Theory and Practice in Teacher Education 518 - Educational Specialist Research and Thesis, is required for the thesis program |
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Related Studies |
6 |
Must be related to focus of degree and must be outside specialty area education program Examples: English, Reading, Speech, Drama, Communications. |
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Total |
30 |
Link to graduate course descriptions in English Education and Theory and Practice in Education.
Link to detailed information about the Specialist in Education degree.
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