Teaching and Learning or Special Education, MEd

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The Master of Education degree at Friends University has two majors: Teaching and Learning and Licensure in Special Education. Majors focus on practical application of classroom learning-teaching skills, student advocacy meeting the learning and assessment needs of all students, and educational leadership in an increasingly complex global society. To complete a Master of Education degree, the candidate will complete 30 credit hours of course work to include a professional core of six (6) courses or eighteen (18) required credit hours. The remaining twelve (12) credit hours needed for program completion will be fulfilled with approved Friends University Graduate workshop credits.

The Special Education program results in high incidence licensure. The portfolio workshop requirement for that major will be completed as part of the course SPED 650 Practicum to fulfill KSDE licensure requirements.

Students must complete all graduate degree requirements within five (5) years of their first course registration.

Choose a Major Core

Teaching and Learning Core Requirements: 18 credit hours

TEAC 520 - 21st Century Learner 3 Credit Hours
TEAC 522 - Assessment for Learning 3 Credit Hours
TEAC 525 - Action Research for Teachers 3 Credit Hours
TEAC 535 - Advanced Curriculum Design 3 Credit Hours
TEAC 545 - Technology for Educators 3 Credit Hours
TEAC 556 - Teacher Leadership 3 Credit Hours

Choose a Concentration

Dyslexia and Literacy Interventionist Concentration: 12 credit hours

12 credit hours of the following Friends University Workshop courses:

EDUC 5651 - Structured Literacy Practicum Experience 3 Credit Hours
LART 5006 - Structured Literacy Intervention Specialist Level 1 5 Credit Hours
LART 5007 - Structured Literacy Intervention Specialist Level 2 4 Credit Hours

General Education Concentration: 12 credit hours

Choose 12 credit hours of Friends University Workshops or approved electives.

Licensure in Special Education Core Requirements: 19 credit hours

SPED 501 - Exceptional Learners: Historical, Philosophical and Characteristics 3 Credit Hours
SPED 505 - Instructional Methods and Strategies: Pre-K-12 3 Credit Hours
SPED 540 - Positive Social and Behavioral Environment 3 Credit Hours
SPED 601 - Assessment in Special Education 3 Credit Hours
SPED 610 - Communication and Collaboration 3 Credit Hours
SPED 650 - Practicum 1 Credit Hours
This course needs to be taken four times, once with each 8-week session; a total of 4 credit hours. It is not a summer course.

Choose a Concentration

Special Education High Incidence Concentration: 12 credit hours

General Education Concentration: Choose 12 credit hours of Friends University Workshops or approved electives.

Dyslexia and Literacy Interventionist Concentration: 12 credit hours

12 credit hours of the following Friends University Workshop courses:

EDUC 5651 - Structured Literacy Practicum Experience 3 Credit Hours
LART 5006 - Structured Literacy Intervention Specialist Level 1 5 Credit Hours
LART 5007 - Structured Literacy Intervention Specialist Level 2 4 Credit Hours

Additional Degree Requirement

An electronic portfolio will be assessed by the faculty and outside evaluators as a graduation requirement. A minimum score must be achieved to pass the portfolio requirements.

Teaching and Learning or Special Education, MEd

Choose a Major Core

Teaching and Learning Core Requirements: 18 credit hours

Choose a Concentration

Dyslexia and Literacy Interventionist Concentration: 12 credit hours

General Education Concentration: 12 credit hours

Licensure in Special Education Core Requirements: 19 credit hours

Choose a Concentration

Special Education High Incidence Concentration: 12 credit hours

Dyslexia and Literacy Interventionist Concentration: 12 credit hours

Additional Degree Requirement

Total Degree Requirements: 31 credit hours