360 Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education must be taken at the graduate level to qualify for the MEd degree. A portion of the core requirement is the completion of a Master's project, an application of knowledge and skills. Professional Education Core Requirements (16 credit hours) Foundations • MED 6000 - Fundamentals of Graduate Study Credits: (2) • MED 6010 - Advanced Historical Foundations Credits: (2) • MED 6020 - Diversity in Education Credits: (2) • MED 6030 - Advanced Educational Psychology Credits: (2) Scholarship • MED 6080 - Conducting Educational Research Credits: (3) • MED 6085 - Developing a Project Proposal Credits: (l) • MED 6090 - Master's Project Credits: (3) • MED 6091 - Graduate Synthesis Credits: (l) Course Descriptions - MED Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction Program MED 6000 - Fundamentals of Graduate Study Credits: (2) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Summer [Full Sem] 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 Credits: (2) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Summer [lst Blk] Study of the relationship of contemporary schooling issues to historical practices and philosophies. MED 6020 - Diversity in Education Credits: (2) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Summer [2nd Blk] Topics in this course will include issues related to differences among groups of people and individuals based on ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, gender, exceptionalities, language, religion, sexual orientation, and geographical area as they impact teaching and learning. MED 6030 - Advanced Educational Psychology Credits: (2) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Summer [2nd Blk] Educational applications of principles and theories of psychology, human behavior, personality development and learning. Prerequisite: (Recommended) MED 6080 . MED 6050 - Curriculum Design, Evaluation & Assessment Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Summer [2nd Blk] An overview of the theories of curriculum development as well as a practical appraisal of curriculum design, implementation, evaluation and assessment. Prerequisite: (Recommended) MED 6080. MED 6060 - Instructional Strategies Credits: (2) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Summer [lst Blk] This methods course will include organizing and universal teaching strategies that can accommodate the variety of learning contexts and content that is taught to a diverse audience of learners. Prerequisite: (Recommended) MED 6080 . MED 6080 - Conducting Educational Research Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Students learn to locate and interpret educational research, and to apply research methods to their own education issues. Prerequisite: MED 6000 . (Only taught fall and spring) MED 6085 - Developing a Project Proposal Credits: (l) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Summer [Full Sem] This course is designed to help students develop a Master's project proposal that is carefully researched and professionally written. Prerequisite: MED 6030 , MED 6050 MED 6060 , MED 6080 , and Graduate Committee formed. Weber State University 2013-2014 Catalog