Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction - Science Education
Total hours: 36
| Core Requirement: Curriculum (9 credit hours) | |
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| EDUC 5305 | Curriculum Design, Implementation & Evaluation |
| EDUC 5309 | Advanced Instructional Strategies |
| EDUC 5380 or EDUC 5310 | Diversity in Educational Settings Diverse Populations in Today's Schools |
| Core Requirement: Research (9 credit hours, courses must be taken in sequence) | |
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| EDUC 5394 | Understanding Classroom Research |
| EDUC 5395 | Designing Classroom Research |
| EDUC 5397 | Implementing and Disseminating Classroom Research (Capstone) |
Support Area/Concentration (18 credit hours)
Six courses to be selected from one of the Science areas below. Students who want to take courses in more than one area must first seek approval of their program director.
| Science Education: K-8 Emphasis This emphasis currently only available online via the Academic Partnerships program. | |
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| SCED 5351 | Physical Science: Properties and Changes in Matter |
| SCED 5352 | Physical Science: Force and Energy |
| SCED 5353 | Earth Science: Structures, Movement and Changes in Earth and Space |
| SCED 5354 | Earth Science: Water Properties, Distribution, the Water Cycle, and Weather |
| SCED 5355 | Life Science: Unity and Diversity of Life and Life Processes |
| SCED 5356 | Life Science: Cycles in Nature, Adaptations, and Environmental Science |
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Science Education:
Middle and Secondary Emphasis
Courses marked with * require a background in higher level mathematics. |
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| Integrated Science | |
| SCIE 5301 | Contemporary Science |
| Biology | |
| SCIE 5371 | Cell and Molecular Biology |
| SCIE 5372 | Structure and Function of Organisms |
| SCIE 5373 | Evolution, Ecology, and Biodiversity |
| SCIE 5374 | Laboratory Methods |
| BIOL 5310* | Selected Topics in Biology |
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Chemistry |
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| SCIE 5307 | Integrated Physics and Chemistry: Chemistry |
| SCIE 5355 | Principles of Chemistry I |
| SCIE 5356 | Principles of Chemistry II |
| SCIE 5357 | Introductory Organic and Biochemistry |
| SCIE 5358 | Laboratory Problems in Chemistry |
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Geology |
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| SCIE 5330 | Earth Systems, Part I |
| SCIE 5331 | Earth Systems, Part II |
| SCIE 5332 | Earth Resources and the Environment |
| SCIE 5335 | Laboratory Methods |
| SCIE 5365 | Topics in Geology |
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Physics |
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| SCIE 5308 | Integrated Physics and Chemistry: Physics |
| SCIE 5321 | Mechanics, Heat, and Wave Motion |
| SCIE 5322 | Electricity, Magnetism, Circuits, and Optics |
| SCIE 5323 | Modern Physics |
| SCIE 5329 | Laboratory Techniques in Physics |
| PHYS 5391* | Special Topics in Physics |
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Environmental Science |
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| EDUC 5359 | Environmental Science for Elementary and Secondary Teachers |
| EVSE 5309 | Environmental Systems: Biological Aspects 1 |
| EVSE 5310* | Environmental Systems: Chemical Aspects 1 |
| EVSE 5311* | Environmental Systems: Geological Aspects 1 |
| EVSE 5320 | Environmental Toxicology |
| EVSE 5321 | Environmental Health |
| EVSE 5350 | Contaminant Hydrogeology (also listed as GEOL 5330) |
| BIOL 5345 | Limnology |
| BIOL 5350 | Conservation Biology |
| BIOL 5351 | Environmental Microbiology |
| CE 5321 | Engineering for Environmental Scientists |
| CHEM 5461 | Instrumental Analysis |
| CIRP 5342 | Environmental Policy |
| CIRP 5343 | Foundations of Environmental Policy |
| CIRP 5350 | Environmental Planning |
| GEOL 5328 | Hydrogeology |
| Science Education: Post-secondary Emphasis | |
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| 53XX | Any six BIOL, CHEM, CIRP, GEOL, PHYS, CE, or EVSE courses at or above the 5300 level except for courses listed in the K-8 emphasis above. Courses should be chosen in consultation with program director. |
| 53XX | |
| 53XX | |
| 53XX | |
| 53XX | |
| 53XX | |
Program of Work
Upon admission to the program, you will meet with your program director to create a program of work. This will plot out what courses you will take each semester until you complete the program.
