The master’s program in secondary education is available at both Bloomington and Indianapolis. It prepares students for positions in middle schools, junior high schools, and high schools as professional classroom teachers, supervising teachers, or department chairpersons. To be prepared for any of these positions, the student must be eligible to hold an Indiana secondary school teaching license.

In addition to meeting the standard School of Education admission requirements, students interested in pursuing a master’s degree in secondary education must have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or above. Applicants who do not meet this requirement may be admitted if they show evidence of successful professional activity, such as curriculum development or scholarship, or a paper that demonstrates competence in abstract thinking in the English language.

In addition to general curriculum studies of secondary education, tracks are available in mathematics education and science and environmental education. The master’s degree in secondary education requires 36 credit hours.

GENERAL EDUCATION TRACK

I. Major (18 cr.)
J500 Instruction in the Context of Curriculum (3 cr.)
S503 Secondary School Curriculum (3 cr.) or
S530 Junior High and Middle School Curriculum (3 cr.)
12 additional credit hours in secondary education

II. Foundations (3 cr.)
Choose one course:
H504 History of American Education (3 cr.)
H510 Foundations of Educational Inquiry (3 cr.)
H520 Education and Social Issues (3 cr.)
H530 Philosophy of Education (3 cr.)
P501 Statistical Methods Applied to Education (3 cr.)
P507 Testing in the Classroom (3 cr.)
P510 Psychology in Teaching (2-3 cr.)
P516 Adolescent Development (3 cr.)
P525 Psychological Issues in Education (3 cr.)
P540 Learning and Cognition in Education (3 cr.)
P544 Applied Cognition and Learning Strategies (3 cr.)

III. Thesis (X599), Practicum (J538), or other courses selected with the approval of the program advisor (6 cr.)

IV. Electives (9 cr.)
S505 The Junior High and Middle School (3 cr.) or
S507 The Teacher and Secondary School Organization (3 cr.)
Students must also choose one major or minor area methods course and one course complementing the student’s program for a total of 9 elective credit hours.

I. Major (18 cr.)
J500 Instruction in the Context of Curriculum (3 cr.)
N517 Advanced Methods in the Teaching of Secondary School Mathematics (3 cr.) or
N518 Advanced Methods in the Teaching of Middle/Junior High School Mathematics (3 cr.)
Six credit hours of mathematics courses at the 400 level or above are selected under the direction
of the student’s advisor.
Six additional credit hours are selected under the direction of the student’s advisor.

II. Foundations (3 cr.) and III. Thesis /Practicum (3 cr.) requirements are the same as for the General Track, above.

IV. Electives (9 cr.)
These courses must have a unified focus in mathematics education and must be approved by the advisor. With the advisor’s consent, candidates are encouraged to enroll in the following course: N590 Independent Research in Mathematics Education (1-3 cr.)

II. Foundations (3 cr.) and III. Thesis/Practicum (3 cr.) requirements are the same as for the General Track, above.

IV. Electives (9 cr.)
Courses must complement the student’s program.

Math Assessment Matrix

I. Major (18 cr.)
J500 Instruction in the Context of Curriculum (3 cr.)
E548 Advanced Study in the Teaching of Science in the Elementary Schools (3 cr.)
Q517 Junior High/Middle School Science Teaching (3 cr.) or
S518 Advanced Study in the Teaching of Secondary School Science (3 cr.)
Science Education (6 cr.)
Choose two courses:
E548 Advanced Study in the Teaching of Science in the Elementary Schools (3 cr.)
M446 Methods of Teaching Senior High/Junior High School Science (3 cr.)
S518 Advanced Study in the Teaching of Secondary School Science (3 cr.)
Primary Science Area Courses (6 cr.)
Courses must be at the graduate level in the supporting area in which professionalization is desired.

II. Foundations (3 cr.)
Requirements are the same as for the general track, above.

III. Thesis (X599), Practicum (J538), Research Apprenticeship (Q590), or other courses with the approval of the program advisor (6 cr.)

IV. Electives in Science or the Supporting Area (9 cr.)
Courses must be at the graduate level in the supporting area in which professionalization is desired.

Science Assessment Matrix