Earn your master’s degree with an accelerated, fully online program designed for teachers who wish to specialize in advanced coursework in science education. Our M.Ed. provides opportunities for educators to develop advanced teaching, research and leadership skills that align with the latest research and theories in science instruction.
The Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction – Science Education at The University of Texas at Arlington is a non-thesis degree designed for teachers who wish to specialize in advanced coursework in science education.
The M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction – Science Education is a master's degree program only and does not lead to initial teacher certification. The graduate program emphasizes teaching science to K-12 students, using problem and inquiry-based teaching strategies consistent with science disciplines and centered on how people learn. Science content is emphasized in the context of how to teach that content to students.
Our accelerated online programs offer multiple start dates and are ideal for students who seek to balance a job, a family, an education, and a social life.
Classes Start March 20, 2023
Classes Start May 15, 2023
Classes Start June 26, 2023
| Semester Start |
Courses Start |
Application Deadline |
All Supporting Documents Due |
Registration Deadline |
Tuition Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring |
01/17/23 |
12/02/22 |
12/12/22 |
01/11/23 |
01/13/23 |
| Spring |
03/20/23 |
02/15/23 |
02/24/23 |
03/15/23 |
03/17/23 |
| Summer |
05/15/23 |
04/14/23 |
04/24/23 |
05/10/23 |
05/12/23 |
| Summer |
06/26/23 |
05/19/23 |
06/07/23 |
06/21/23 |
06/23/23 |
| Fall* |
08/21/23 |
07/21/23 |
08/01/23 |
08/16/23 |
08/18/23 |
| Fall |
10/16/23 |
09/15/23 |
09/25/23 |
10/11/23 |
10/13/23 |
The M.Ed. in Special Education program (with or without certification) only admits students into its Fall Cohort.
View the official catalog for additional admissions criteria and important information for the:
Applicants seeking admission must submit two* recommendation forms. The required Recommendation Form is available for download here. Please wait until you receive your 10-digit, UTA student ID number and until a member of our academic team contacts you to submit your recommendation forms.
*Note: The principal certification programs require three recommendation forms.
Upon admission to the program, you will meet with your academic or faculty advisor to create a program of work. This will plot out what courses you will take each semester until you complete the program.
Total Hours: 30
| EDUC 5305 | Effective Teaching and Learning for 21st Century EC-12 Students | 3 |
| EDUC 5309 | Advanced Teaching Models for Diverse Learners | 3 |
| EDUC 5394 | Understanding and Designing Classroom Research | 3 |
| EDUC 5397 | Implementing and Disseminating Classroom Research | 3 |
| SCED 5351 | Physical Science: Properties and Changes in Matter | 3 |
| SCED 5352 | Physical Science: Force and Energy | 3 |
| SCED 5353 | Earth Science: Structures, Movement and Changes in Earth and Space | 3 |
| SCED 5354 | Earth Science: Water Properties, Distribution, the Water Cycle, and Weather | 3 |
| SCED 5355 | Life Science: Unity and Diversity of Life and Life Processes | 3 |
| SCED 5356 | Life Science: Cycles in Nature, Adaptations, and Environmental Science | 3 |
Assistant Professor, Mathematics Education
Research Interests: Learning trajectories and progressions, classroom interactions and language, and technology
Bio: Dr. Candace Joswick is an assistant professor of mathematics education, the director and PI of the grant-funded UTA Project ECHO® for Education, and Program Coordinator of STEM Education at UTA. Joswick’s research foci are include learning trajectories and progressions, classroom interactions and language, and technology.
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