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Master of Science in Education: Curriculum

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Curriculum Details

36 total credits required

The online Master of Science in Education will give you a competitive advantage in the education industry and allow you to specialize in a concentration of your choice. The program includes 36 credit hours, 15 of which are in the teacher-researcher core, and takes anywhere from one to three years to complete, depending on your pace through the program. You will learn techniques in quantitative and qualitative research methods, critically consume research and write a literature review to provide a foundation to plan, implement and report results from your M.S. research project.

Our M.S. ED. degree program allows you to specialize in concentrations (15 credits each) like career & technical education, dyslexia, environmental education, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), literacy, special education and trauma in educational communities. Electives credits can further customize your degree program for the career you want.  Completing two concentrations automatically fulfills the electives requirement. Consult your advisor on the course options available and needed to complete your concentration.

Transfer Information

EOU offers a generous transfer policy for course credits to make it even more affordable and accessible to learn. The online Master of Science in Education program accepts up to 12 graduate-level transfer credits, which must be approved based on alignment to master’s program requirements.

Teacher Research Required Core (15 Credits)

Credits

The first course in the MS program teacher research core, Research Methods in Education provides an introduction to qualitative and quantitative research methods for use in education settings. Concepts from the course provide a foundation for the rest of the MS core. Prerequisite: 6 credits from a MS program focus area or electives, admission to the MS in Education program, graduate standing.
The second course in the MS program teacher research core, Literature Review I provides a foundational understanding or the purpose and uses of a literature review and will develop skills in locating, analyzing, and evaluating research/credible sources relevant to education. Background knowledge from ED 520: Research Methods in Education will facilitate the process to comprehend scholarly sources. The analytical skills developed and sources organized in the course will be used to write a literature review in ED 522: Literature Review II.
The third course in the MS program teacher research core, Literature Review II will build from analytical skills developed and sources organized in ED 521: Literature Review I in order to write a literature review. In the course students will develop skills to effectively develop arguments, support claims, synthesize and interpret literature using APA citations. Literature Review I and II facilitate the process of crafting a proposal and completing the research project in ED 523: Research Project.
The fourth and culminating course in the MS program teacher research core, the MS Research Project guides educational researchers through the process of crafting a research project proposal, carrying out the project, developing a research presentation, and sharing the research. The research project is informed by methods learned in ED 520 and the review of the literature from ED 521 and ED 522.

Courses by Concentration

Credits

Help students discover their passions through specialized education in business, culinary arts, automotive, graphic design, engineering and more.

  • CTE 520 Introduction to Teaching and Career and Technical Education in Oregon
  • CTE 521 Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment for Career and Technical Education
  • CTE 522 Classroom Management for Career and Technical Education
  • CTE 523 Human Development for Career and Technical Education
  • CTE 524 Culturally Responsive Practices for Career and Technical Education
  • CTE 525 Literacy Methods for Career and Technical Education
  • CTE 526 Mathematics Methods for Career and Technical Education

Career & Technical Education Details

Learn to perform interventions and assessments focusing on literacy development to create empowering learning environments for children with dyslexia.

  • ED 590 Foundation of Language, Literacy & Dyslexia
  • ED 591 Dyslexia & the Brain
  • ED 592 Assessment Dyslexia for Intervention
  • ED 593 Intervention Methods for Dyslexia
  • ED 594 Field Placement for Dyslexia Assessment

Dyslexia Details

Learn how to create impactful outdoor learning experiences for outdoor schools, after-school programs, field days and scholastic gardens and farms.

  • EVED 501 Foundations of Environmental Education
  • EVED 502 Environmental Education Teaching and Learning 
  • EVED 503 Environmental Education Program Development and Evaluation
  • EVED 504 Inclusive Practices in Environmental Education
  • EVED 505 Participatory Sciences in Environmental Education

Environmental Education Details

This online program prepares you to teach second language learners and enables licensed teachers in Oregon to seek an ESOL endorsement.

  • ED 544 Language & Cognition
  • ED 545 Foundations of Second Language Education
  • ED 548 Second Language Acquisition/ESOL Strategies
  • ED 566 Applied Linguistics
  • ED 547 ESOL Practicum III – Grade Level/s

ESOL Details

Build skills for nurturing literacy engagement in PK-12 schools. Oregon teachers can seek a Reading Intervention endorsement after graduation.

  • ED 564 Literature in the Literacy Program
  • ED 568 Literacy Leadership
  • ED 581 Adolescent Literacy
  • ED 590 Foundation of Language, Literacy & Dyslexia
  • ED 591 Dyslexia & the Brain

Literacy Details

Build expertise in special education assessments and procedures. You can also prepare to earn a Special Education endorsement.

  • SPED 520 Theories & Characteristics of Exceptionality
  • SPED 522 Legal & Procedural Aspects of Special Education
  • SPED 526 Assessment for Exceptional Learners
  • SPED 540 Academic Methods

Special Education Details

Oregon teachers can prepare to create trauma-informed classrooms and pursue a specialization in Trauma in Educational Communities after graduation.

  • ED 570 Foundations of Trauma & Identity in Education
  • ED 571 Building a Trauma-Invested School Community
  • ED 572 Trauma-Invested Classroom Learning Environment
  • ED 573 Asset-Based Curriculum
  • ED 574 Technology in Trauma-Invested Communities

Trauma in Educational Communities Details

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