2009-2010 Catalog - Graduate School - Bethel University

Academic Programs and DisciplinesM.A. in Education K–12Major in Education K-12 (EDUG)The Education K–12 major requires completion of all core courses and oneconcentration. Learners have the option of selecting a concentration from oneof the following:• Autism Spectrum Disorders Certificate• Educational Administration Concentration• International Baccalaureate Education Level 1 Award Certificate• Reading Concentration• Special Education Concentration• Teacher Coordinator of Work-Based Learning LicenseCoursesThe required curriculum for the M.A. in Education K–12 comprises a 32–33 semestercredit sequence of courses including 23 semester credits of core courses,the capstone thesis or action research project courses, and nine or 10 credits inone concentration.For course sequence, request a program calendar from the Graduate School.Core CoursesSemester Credit HoursEDUC606 Teacher as Leader 3EDUC614 Educational Research* 1EDUC616 Improving Instruction 4EDUC623 Managing the Classroom 3EDUC633 Designing the Curriculum 3EDUC645 Portfolio Development 2EDUC755 Preparing the Thesis/Action Research Project* 1EDUC790 Writing the Thesis/Action Research Project* 3PSYC635 Measurement and Assessment in Education + 3TOTAL Core Courses 23*Course must be taken for credit at Bethel.56