Secondary Education (M.A.)

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A variety of options are available for secondary school teachers or others who are interested in further development of knowledge and skills necessary for leadership roles in education. Other options available include curriculum director and teacher certification. Maximum flexibility provides for meeting students’ particular interests, backgrounds, and needs.

Master of Arts, Secondary Education Plan B (non–thesis) option: Total 32–34 credit hours

Secondary Education 24-26 credit hours
Supporting courses 9 credit hours

Note

- Plan A (thesis) also available. Four credit hours of thesis are required in lieu of an elective.

Secondary Education: 24-26 credit hours

EDER 761 - RESEARCH METHODS IN EDUCATION 3
SEED 740 - CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, AND ASSESSMENT 3
SEED 761 - IMPROVEMENT OF INSTRUCTION 3
SEED 794 - INTERNSHIP (M.A.) 1 to 8
2-8 credit hours required.

Select a minimum of three courses from the following

Supporting courses

- 9 credit hours to be taken from courses with prefix other than SEED. One SPED, one ELED, and one technology.

Master’s Degree and Secondary Teacher Certification

This program enables individuals with a Baccalaureate degree in a content area equivalent to an approved University of South Dakota teaching major to become certified at the secondary-school level in South Dakota and earn a Master of Art’s degree. Students with degrees in art, music and physical education will also have to satisfy the necessary requirements for K–12 certification. This program is unique in that students are required to complete specific undergraduate course work that is required for certification and one semester of student teaching in addition to graduate course requirements. Specific requirements are determined through a careful transcript review process.

Master of Arts, Secondary Education with certification Plan B only (non–thesis only): Total 36-39 credit hours

Graduate SEED core 21 credit hours
Required supporting courses 12 credit hours
Undergraduate SEED courses3-6 credit hours

Graduate Secondary Education core + certification course work: 21 credit hours:

EDER 761 - RESEARCH METHODS IN EDUCATION 3
SEED 540 - CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT 1 to 3 (1 credit hour required)
SEED 550 - 7–12 TEACHING READING IN CONTENT AREAS 3
SEED 688 - Student Teaching 1-8
SEED 719 - HISTORY, INNOVATIONS, AND TECHNOLOGY IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL 2
SEED 740 - CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, AND ASSESSMENT 3
SEED 795 - PRACTICUM IN SECONDARY EDUCATION (M.A.) 1 to 6 1 credit hour required

Required supporting course work: 12 credit hours

Required undergraduate course work: 3-6 credit hours

MFL 420 K-12 Foreign Language Methods
SEED 411 7-12 Speech Methods
SEED 413 7-12 Science Methods
SEED 415 7-12 Social Science Methods
SEED 418 7-12 Math Methods
SEED 421 Teaching Music in Middle/High School
SEED 424 7-12 Language Arts Methods
PE 480 K-12 Physical Education Methods

Secondary Education Curriculum Director

Master of Arts, Curriculum Director, Plan B (non–thesis): Total 35–42 credit hours

Curriculum Director core 15 credit hours
Program Specific courses 6-9 credit hours
Required supporting courses 12 credit hours
Other support courses 2-6 credit hours

Curriculum Director core: 15 credit hours

ELED 512 - KINDERGARTEN EDUCATION 3
Or
ELED 713 - ADVANCED CURRICULUM & PRACTICES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 3 3 credit hours required.
ELED 773 - ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM 3
MLED 731 - MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION AND CURRICULUM 3
SEED 740 - CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, AND ASSESSMENT 3
SEED 794 - INTERNSHIP (M.A.) 1 to 8 (3 credit hours required)

Program Specific Courses: 6-9 credit hours

Required supporting course work: 12 credit hours

Other support Courses: 2-6 credit hours

SPED Elective 1-3 credit hours
Elective - Technology 1-3 credit hours