Degrees for Education

Description :
Rehabilitation counseling is a specialization within the counseling profession that emphasizes services to individuals with physical, cognitive and psychiatric disabilities.

Rehabilitation counselors assist persons with disabilities in reaching their social, personal, and vocational potential.

The program is accredited by the Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) and graduates of this master’s program are eligible for national certification as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC).

Educational Communication & Instructional Technology

Cornerstone Courses: 15 credit hours
ECIT 500 Technology Mediated Instruction
ECIT 510 Instructional Design and Development
ECIT 514 Learning Theory and Educational Practice
EDLD 500 Basic Methods in Educational Research
EDLD 510 Cultural Foundations of Education

Core Course: 15 credit hours
ECIT 516 Administration of Distance Education Programs
ECIT 532 Emerging Approaches in Teaching, Learning, and Technology
MULT 501 Introduction to Multimedia
MULT 518 Web Authoring
ECIT 590 Technology Mediated Instruction

Concentration: 12 credit hours
CSCI 501 Advanced Instructional Design and Development
ECIT 540 Structure of Programming Languages
ECIT 542 Design of Web-based Instruction
EDLD 514 Information Systems Technology
MULT 507 Multimedia Programming
MULT 509 Multimedia Theory
MULT 511 3D Modeling and Animation
MULT 518 Web Authoring
MULT 531 Multimedia Information Systems
MULT 532 Distributed Multimedia
MULT 533 Interactive Multimedia
MULT 534 Interactive Multimedia Projects
MULT 535 Multimedia Systems and Applications
MULT 539 Media Aesthetics
MULT 547 Writing for Interactivity
MULT 549 Introduction to CD-ROM Authoring
MULT 555 Video Telecommunication
MULT 557 Digital Video Editing Workshop
PROJ 520 Project Management-Foundations

Aim Professional Profile
To train professionals capable of generating a quality education according to the sociocultural context of their students, consistent with the current Education Reform, serving in a spirit of observation, reflection and analysis, the product of a systematic training, interactive reality. Exercising with an educational qualification, demonstrating its strength in knowledge, implementation of creative teaching techniques and training attitudinal values.
Be a professional with a deep humanistic orientation, serving as compromised, assuming a role as an agent of change, according to the demands that society demands of education as a trainer of future persons and useful citizens to society.

Being able to coordinate the efforts of members of the educational community. Receptive and actively participate in multidisciplinary teams, internalized knowledge of the specialty and applying for educational research and the design and development of educational projects, consistent with the Education Reform.

Occupational field
The school teacher will be able to practice their profession in schools public and private sector. Fundamentally, support integration programs, conduct counseling units in teaching techniques, develop research projects and will play in the free exercise of their profession in the levels of 1 to the 8th Commodities.

Students planning to pursue elementary education certification when they transfer to a four-year school should use the following as a guide for course selection while attending Triton College.

General Education Core
11 courses (35 - 37 credit hours)
Communications
Three courses (nine credit hours)
RHT 101, RHT 102, SPE 101
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Three courses (nine credit hours)
PSC 150, HIS 151, and one additional course in this category
Humanities & Fine Arts
Three courses (nine credit hours)
At least one humanities course
At least one fine arts course
Physical & Life Sciences
Two courses (eight - 10 credit hours)
At least one physical science course
At least one life science course
Students must complete at least one three-hour course in “non-Western or Third-World cultures” either in the Humanities & Fine Arts category or the Social & Behavioral Sciences category. The courses the student can select from are: ART 114 or HIS 156 or HIS 191 or HIS 192 or HUM 165 or PHL 105.

Additional General Education Core
Six courses (18 - 19 credit hours)
Mathematics
Two courses (six credit hours)
MAT 116 & MAT 117
Physical & Life Sciences
One course (four - five credit hours)
Humanities & Fine Arts
Two courses (six - seven credit hours)
RHT 112
One other course in this category
Health/Physical Development
One course (two credit hours)
HTH 104
Area of Concentration
(up to nine hours)

Up to nine semester hours of credit in one academic discipline at the sophomore level. Acceptable disciplines are: Art, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, English, a single Foreign Language, History, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, or Theater.

The student, in cooperation with the counselor for education, should carefully select one discipline for additional study because an additional nine semester hours of upper division course work will be completed in the chosen discipline at the transfer school.

Professional Education Courses
Up to three courses (up to seven credit hours)
EDU 204, EDU 205, EDU 206

Additional General Education Core Courses
0 to 11 credit hours

The Master of Education program at Marylhurst University is designed for those with a current teaching license who wish to complete a master’s degree.

In addition to professional and educational enrichment, completion of a master’s degree makes teachers eligible for permanent licensure. While all teachers are required to pursue continuing education, the requirements are less stringent for those with permanent licenses.
The Marylhurst Difference

Marylhurst’s tradition of high expectations for learning with intensive faculty support creates an environment that facilitates success. Rigorous coursework is enhanced by supportive advising relationships.
Commitment to Principles of Social Justice

The Marylhurst master’s in education program is committed to developing educators’ abilities to make a positive impact on the most pressing educational issue facing our state – the glaring gap in children’s achievement levels caused by complex social, economic and historical factors.
Reading Emphasis

The master’s in education program also provides advanced skills in reading instruction and the ability to work successfully with students whose first language is not English.
Full Time or Part Time

Candidates can maintain their work and family commitments by scheduling classes on a part-time basis. Full-time students attend classes for six consecutive terms, taking nine credits each term. Part-time studies last approximately 10 terms.
Evening, Weekend and Online Courses

Courses are taught primarily in evening and weekend seminars. Some courses may be delivered in a blended on campus and online format. Through online classes, M.Ed. candidates demonstrate the technology proficiency desired by districts for service in K-12 classroom environments.
The Program

The Master of Education curriculum consists of the Professional Education Core, Instructional Core and Program Electives.
Professional Education Core

The Professional Education Core is designed to stimulate the student’s personal and professional enrichment, intellectual growth, career advancement, community involvement and leadership.
Instructional Core

For the Instructional Core, students choose either the Reading Endorsement or ESOL Endorsement (English to Speakers of Other Languages). Courses are tailored to teaching level: early childhood, elementary, middle school or high school.
Program Electives

M.Ed. students may choose to augment their learning with directed study and/or graduate level coursework in content areas such as literature, history or music.
Practitioner Faculty

Marylhurst M.Ed. faculty are drawn from the ranks of master practitioners, teachers and principals who are known for their classroom expertise and leadership. They bring relevance, practicality and authentic experience to coursework and classroom discussions.
Accreditation

Marylhurst University is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. The Master of Arts in Teaching is approved by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC).

Montreat College offers a minor in Physical Education (19 hours). Required courses for the minor include: HL 101 Health HL 102 Advanced First Aid PE 111 Introduction to Principles and Philosophy of Physical Education PE 201 Concepts of Fitness PE 302 Methods and Materials of Coaching PE 303 Physical Education Prepracticum PE 341 Field Education or OE 300-400 elective Two PE activity courses in addition to those required for the general education core

Admission Requirements

To fulfill requirements for admission to the specialist in elementary education degree program, the student must:
Hold (or qualify to hold) a master’s degree from an institution fully accredited by a recognized accrediting agency.
Hold (or qualify to hold) a Class AA certificate in elementary education.
Present evidence of acceptable scholarship with an average of at least 3.25 on previous master’s degree work and have taken the Graduate Record Exam or the Miller Analogy Test.
Have completed at least two years of successful teaching experience.
Complete and file with the graduate admission’s office the proper application for admission to graduate school.

Admission Procedure and Status

It is recommended that persons make application for admission at least four (4) weeks prior to their first registration. The Monday before the general registration will be the final date for considering applications.

Students meeting all requirements for admission as previously stated are usually granted REGULAR status.

Requirements for All Candidates

The academic requirements for a specialist in education degree are the 36-hour program outlined below, successful completion of a research component and a comprehensive examination taken during the final trimester of coursework.

Professional Education Core (12 hours)
EDU 621 Theories of Learning
EDU 701 Seminar in Elementary Education
EDU 702 Advanced Elementary School Curriculum
EDU 720 Advanced Educational Research

Research Component (6 hours)

EDU 721 Field Research Project

Special Education Requirement (6 hours)

EDU 660 Organizational Procedures for Special Education

EDU 663 Learning Disabilities

Electives (12 hours)

Choose FOUR courses with approval of advisor. All courses must be at the 600 or higher level.

THE MINISTRY OF TEACHING
The United States is in dire need of teachers. There are, by some estimates, 500,000 vacancies in the field. By 2020, half of the baby-boomers will retire, creating an even greater demand for certified teachers. Yet not only are the ranks of teachers dwindling, but technology and secular thinking is drastically changing the world from the one of previous generations. More than ever, our country needs Godly teachers willing to teach children the difference between right and wrong as well as the skills they’ll need to flourish in the classrooms of today and the workplaces of tomorrow. To this aim, our professors teach with the conviction that education, and especially elementary education, is ministry. We know that children are not simply containers into which we pour knowledge, but they have emotional needs that, if not met, can inhibit their learning and development. Through course work, Southeastern’s faith-building environment, and extensive time spent teaching in classrooms, you will be prepared for lifelong ministry as a kindergarten through sixth-grade educator.

BUILDING THE FOUNDATION
Southeastern’s elementary education program begins with our Christ-centered liberal arts (general education) core curriculum, where you develop an understanding and appreciation of God and His creation, human creativity and reason, and our place of responsibility as stewards in the world God has made. As you forge links between what you’ve learned in the core and the more specialized courses in your major, our hope is that you also begin to relate all that you learn to your life and your faith.

THE ROAD TO MASTERY
Within the elementary education program itself, you won’t have to wait until you graduate and land a job to understand what it takes to be a teacher. When you learn a new method of teaching math or another subject at Southeastern, you’ll get to try it out in a Florida classroom that same week. Teaching is a hands-on ministry, and Southeastern believes that allowing you to practice the craft in real classrooms is the best way to prepare you to manage, teach and assess learners of different ages and learning styles. At Southeastern, you also will have the opportunity to complete the culmination of the program—your student teaching—in a local classroom, or abroad at schools we partner with in Asia and Latin America.

General Education Core - 63 Hours

Arts of Communication - 9 Hours

COMM 1433 - FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH Credits: 3
ENGL 1133 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION I Credits: 3
A student may waive ENGL 1133 with a score at or above the 75th percentile on the Critical Reading portion of the SAT or the English portion of the ACT.
ENGL 1233 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION II Credits: 3
Behavioral and Social Sciences - 9 Hours

Choose One Behavioral Science Elective from the Following - 3 Hours

PSYC 1133 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3
PSYC 1233 - PSYCHOLOGY OF ADJUSTMENT Credits: 3
Choose One Historical Perspective Elective from the Following - 3 Hours

HIST 2013 - AMERICAN HISTORY I Credits: 3
HIST 2023 - AMERICAN HISTORY II Credits: 3
Social Science Requirement - 3 Hours

SSCI 2133 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Credits: 3
Business - 2 Hours

BUSI 1902 - PERSONAL FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP Credits: 2
*This course is cross-referenced as Religion and counts toward the 20 Hr Religion requirement.
Humanities and Fine Arts - 6 Hours

Choose One Humanities Elective from the Following - 3 Hours

COMM 1503 - ART APPRECIATION Credits: 3
COMM 2033 - THEATRE APPRECIATION Credits: 3
COMM 2433 - FILM APPRECIATION Credits: 3
ENGL 2233 - INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES Credits: 3
MUSC 1003 - MUSIC APPRECIATION Credits: 3
MUSC 1103 - AMERICAN MUSIC APPRECIATION Credits: 3
Choose One Literature Elective from the Following - 3 Hours

ENGL 2133 - INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE Credits: 3
ENGL 3133 - ENGLISH LITERATURE BEGINNINGS-1800 Credits: 3
ENGL 3233 - MAJOR BRITISH AUTHORS Credits: 3
ENGL 3633 - AMERICAN LITERATURE Credits: 3
ENGL 3933 - AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE Credits: 3
ENGL 4343 - NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE & CULTURE Credits: 3
ENGL 4533 - CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE Credits: 3
Mathematics - 9 Hours

A Math placement exam is required.

MATH 1313 - LIBERAL ARTS MATH I Credits: 3
Choose Two Mathematics Courses From the Following - 6 Hours

MATH 1213 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA Credits: 3
MATH 1323 - LIBERAL ARTS MATH II Credits: 3
MATH 2023 - INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS Credits: 3
Natural Science - 10 Hours

Concurrent Natural Science Lab - Credits: 1

NSCI 1033 - LIFE SCIENCE Credits: 3
NSCI 1133 - PHYSICAL SCIENCE I Credits: 3
NSCI 2033 - ASTRONOMY AND EARTH SCIENCE Credits: 3
Religion Core - 20 Hours

BIBL 1703 - INTRODUCTION TO THE BIBLE Credits: 3
BIBL 2213 - LIFE OF CHRIST Credits: 3
THEO 1313 - SURVEY OF CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY Credits: 3
THEO 1503 - CHRIST, CULTURE, AND THE UNIVERSITY Credits: 3
THEO 1902 - PERSONAL FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP Credits: 2
THEO 3143 - INTEGRATION OF FAITH AND EDUCATION Credits: 3
Theology Elective - 3 Hours

Select one:

MISS 3733 - WORLD RELIGIONS Credits: 3
PHIL 2003 - PRINCIPLES OF ETHICS Credits: 3
PHIL 3233 - INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY Credits: 3
Professional Education Core - 36 Hours

EDUC 2133 - INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION Credits: 3
EDUC 2233 - EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3
EDUC 3123 - TEACHING PRINCIPLES & PRACTICE Credits: 3
EDUC 3423 - DIAGNOSIS, ASSESSMENT, & EVALUATION OF READING Credits: 3
EDUC 3503 - INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY Credits: 3
EDUC 4043 - APPLIED LINGUISTICS (ESOL) Credits: 3
EDUC 4113 - EMPOWERING ESOL TEACHERS: AN OVERVIEW Credits: 3
EDUC 4912 - STUDENT TEACHING Credits: 12
ESED 3113 - SURVEY OF THE EXCEPTIONAL LEARNER Credits: 3
Specialization Requirements - 36 Hours

EDUC 3413 - INTRODUCTION TO READING Credits: 3
EDUC 3523 - TEACHING READING IN THE CONTENT AREAS Credits: 3
ELED 2443 - THE CHILD:DEVELOPMENT YOUNG CHILD 0-11 Credits: 3
ELED 3173 - TEACHING MATHEMATICS PRE-K/ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Credits: 3
ELED 3223 - TEACHING LANGUAGE ARTS PRE-K/ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Credits: 3
ESED 3123 - BEHAVIORAL MANAGEMENT OF EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS Credits: 3
ESED 3133 - ASSESSMENT OF ESE LEARNERS Credits: 3
ESED 3143 - INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE AND DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION DISORDERS Credits: 3
ESED 3153 - EDUCATION OF THE MILDLY HANDICAPPED Credits: 3
ESED 4113 - INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED AND AUTISTIC Credits: 3
ESED 4123 - INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES FOR THE EMOTIONAL HANDICAPPED AND LEARNING DISABLED Credits: 3
ESED 4143 - TRANSITION PROGRAMMING FOR EXCEPTIONAL ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS Credits: 3
Total Program Hours - 132 Hours

SHARING A PASSION
The verve of the high school band surges forward at the pep rally. Brass, drums, and woodwinds exclaim the notes to your leading. You signal the young saxophonist, who rises and begins to play her solo on tenor sax.

As a music educator, you’ll share a passion in your life as you train the next generation of musicians. A handful of your students may gain prominence in professional classical, jazz, or pop realms. Others may impact their churches as choir directors, singers and musicians. Even those who may not study music beyond a basic class you teach can come to appreciate this God-given art form.

FORMING YOUR FOUNDATION
Southeastern’s music education program begins with our Christ-centered liberal arts (general education) core curriculum, where you develop an understanding and appreciation of God and His creation, human creativity and reason, and our place of responsibility as stewards in the world God has made. As you forge links between what you’ve learned in the core and the more specialized courses in your major, our hope is that you also begin to relate all that you learn to your life and your faith.

Within the music education major itself, you’ll first take courses that will form your foundation both as a musician and an educator and introduce you to teaching music in schools. Your introductory education classes will cover topics from psychology to classroom management. Your music courses will further develop your knowledge of theory, music history, ear training, playing, and orchestration. At Southeastern, we believe you also should be exposed to the life of a music teacher before you invest your college career in becoming one. In our introduction to music education course you will observe music teachers in local schools as well as lead a rehearsal, write a lesson plan, and teach children of different ages.

SHARPENING YOUR SKILLS
After your knowledge of education and music grows and you gain a glimpse of the field of music education, you will take courses in which you’ll observe, learn and practice the crucial skills of running music programs for kindergarten through 12th-grade students. You’ll learn how to write lessons, teach children how to sing or play instruments, and instruct choirs, bands, and orchestras. You’ll also learn how to teach music theory, appreciation, and technology, and you’ll develop a philosophy for teaching and managing school ensembles.

While you’re learning theories behind teaching music, you’ll also put your studies into practice in central Florida schools. As part of each music education class at Southeastern you’ll spend six weeks observing and teaching in classrooms and band rooms. Your training will culminate with student teaching, a 14-week assignment to a school where you’ll plan and teach lessons, and direct rehearsals.

MENTORSHIP & MINISTRY
The small size of our department enables us to mentor you as a new music teacher. The relative small size of our school also means you’ll have many opportunities to explore your own musical gifts through a variety of performances. As a music teacher, you’ll then be able to pour your musical life into your students.

You’ll also develop future teaching colleagues through Southeastern. You’ll learn alongside colleagues who will soon share the pedagogical and programmatic challenges you’ll face in the field. You’ll also participate in the National Association of Music Education—known as MENC—through which you’ll attend national conventions and monthly labs on campus. In the labs, you’ll write reviews of journal articles and learn techniques taught in master classes. This review of current scholarship, coupled with learning from masters of the craft, will deepen your understanding of music education and help hone your own teaching skills.

After completing Southeastern’s music education program, you’ll not only know how to conduct school bands, you’ll know how to conduct your life in the spirit of Christ. All of our music professors are committed Christians who know the impact music teachers have upon young people. As a school choir director, band leader or music teacher you’ll be able to minister to students through your high expectations, coaching and patience.

WHAT’S NEXT?
Your degree in music education from Southeastern will prepare you to run music programs for kindergarten through 12th grade at any school in America. Your training also would equip you to pursue graduate studies or serve on staff as a music director at a church.