Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education 375 If currently teaching on a provisional license • EDUC 4670 - Special Education Student Teaching Credits: (4) • EDUC 4685 - Special Education Student Teaching Seminar and Synthesis Credits: (l) OR If not currently teaching • EDUC 4581 - Pre-Student Teaching in Special Education: Assessment, Behavior Management, Instruction Credits: (4) which includes at least 60 clock hours in a K-12 school resource room setting. • EDUC 4680 - Special Education Student Teaching Credits: (8) all day for 60 days, with an assigned cooperating teaching • EDUC 4686 - Special Education Student Teaching Seminar & Synthesis for Special Education Majors Credits: (4) Successful completion of the above coursework and field work will result in a recommendationfor the Utah Level 1 Special Education (mild-moderate) License. Course Requirements for Completing MEd Degree (Special Education Licensure Track) The 43 hour program of study consists of 27 hours of licensure courses and 16 hours of additional professional MEd core requirements. A special education coursework 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: (2) 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. Weber State University 2014-2015 Catalog