Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction M.Ed. Director: Dr. Judith Mitchell Location: McKay Education Building, Room 235 Telephone Contact: 801-626-6278 Website: http://departments.weber.edu/meduc/ I he mission of the Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction (M.Ed.) program is to extend the professional knowledge, skills and attitudes of educators in schools, business, industry, and higher education through advancing the theoretical and practical applications of curriculum and instruction. The program is approved by the Utah State Board of Education using national NASDTEC standards and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The M.Ed, program with the organizing theme of Teacher as Reflective Practitioner is practice-oriented, and the purposes, processes, outcomes, and evaluation are explicated by a model represented by the acronym TREC: Teachers Reflecting, Engaging, Collaborating. These components, reflecting, engaging, and collaborating, serve as a framework for organizing course work and program development. The goals of the curriculum reflect an emphasis on preparing master educators: ♦ who are reflective of their own practices and their impact on students; • who engage students through a variety of strategies to ensure growth in knowledge and learning processes that they might become independent life-time learners; * who collaborate with peers and students in learning communities; • who engage in research to improve educational practices and those of peers. In cooperation with the university, the program provides avenues for continuing professional development and continual learning for university faculty as well as students, and encourages the university values of teaching, scholarship and service. Admission Requirements The M.Ed, program is selective, with a limited number of openings available for qualified students. Admission deadlines are July 1 for Fall Semester, November 1 for Spring Semester, and March 1 for Summer Semester. For additional information contact the Master of Education office, (801) 626-6278. The following are required: 1. Admission to Weber State University and application for the M.Ed. Program. 2. Payment of the M.Ed, program application fee. 3. Verification of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution. 4. Equivalent of one year's full-time professional teaching experience. 5. Official transcripts from all institutions. 6. Completed M.Ed, recommendation forms (3). 7. Minimum GPA of 3.25 on the last 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) of approved undergraduate/graduate course work. or Minimum GPA of 3.00 to 3.24 on the last 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) and a minimum score of either 40 on the Miller's Analogies Test (MAT) or 480 each on the Verbal,Quantitative, and Analytical portions of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). 8. Oral interview with the Program Director. 9. Writing proficiency assessment. 185 Additional Requirements for International Students • TOEFL score of 550. • Oral language proficiency assessment. • Weber State University-accepted Bachelor's degree. • Courses evaluated into the equivalent of American credits and letter grades. • If the overall GPA is lower than 3.25, and the evaluated transcript cannot be calculated for the last 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) of course work, the Graduate Record Examination must be taken with a minimum score of 480 each on the Quantitative and Analytical portions. Course Requirements for M.Ed. The 36 hour program of study consists of a 21-hour professional core requirement and 15 hours of graduate committee-approved professional education electives and/or courses in the student's discipline. A portion of the core requirement is the completion of a Master's project, an application of knowledge and skills. Professional Education Core Requirements (21 credit hours) Foundations MED 6000 MED 6010 MED 6020 MED 6030 Methodology MED 6050 MED 6060 Fundamentals of Graduate Study (2) Advanced Educational Foundations (2) Diversity in Education (2) Advanced Educational Psychology (2) Curriculum Design, Evaluation & Assessment (3) Instructional Strategies (2) • Scholarship MED 6080 Conducting Educational Research (3) MED 6085 Developing a Project Proposal (1) MED 6090 Master's Project (3) MED 6091 Graduate Synthesis (1) Electives (15 credit hours) Electives must be graduate level (i.e. 6000 level credit), and may be selected torn offerings in professional education, discipline areas, or specialized courses leading to endorsements in Reading, Special Education, Gifted and Talented, ESL, or ESL/Bilingual. At the present time Weber State offers graduate level content courses in English, HPHP, Math, History, Science, and Foreign Language. The graduate office has listings of approved elective cowses and endorsement requtements. MASTER OF EDUCATION COURSES MED Required Core Courses MED 6000. Fundamentals of Graduate Study (2) Review of program goals, policies, and procedures in the MED program. Introduction to the library, campus writing lab and word processing facilities. A process for scholarly and professional writing will be covered as well as style, form, documentation, support, organization, and a number of other topics to help develop writing confidence for graduate work. MED 6010. Advanced Historical Foundations (2) Study of the relationship of contemporary schooling issues to historical practices and philosophies. MED 6020. Diversity in Education (2) Topics in this course will include issues related to culture, language, exceptionalities, and gender as they impact teaching and learning. General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Interdisciplinary FYE HNRS BIS/BAT LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science & Technology CEET CS MFET/MET CMT DGET ENGR AUSV/ATTC IDT SST TBE Arts& Humanities COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business & ECON MBA MACC/ACTG BSAD FIN LOM MGMT MKTG ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MED CHF ATHL/AT HLTH/NUTR PE/REC EDUC Health Professions CLS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM NRSG RADT DMS NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS ZOOL Social & Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS PHIL PSY SW GERT SOC ANTH AERO MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY 2005 - 2006 CATALOG