Master’s of Science in Education: Elementary Education
Medaille College is a leader in the preparation of students to become classroom teachers. Our childhood curriculum prepares you to nurture and educate children from diverse backgrounds. We prepare you in all aspects of today’s challenging classrooms. Our program will support you as you become a skilled critical thinker in the classroom. Committed to the service of teaching, we will help you reflect on the long history of public education as a vehicle for American equality. Through strong management of your subject specialization, and content knowledge, methodology, and creative pedagogical technique, you will become a successful professional in the field. Elementary Education explores the use of technology in the classroom of tomorrow.
Our faculty includes professional teachers and published researchers with years of service in education and experience in the field. Elementary Education is the gateway for creating a community of life long learning for your students. You will be able to teach your students to participate in community service, support social justice and promote personal independence. You will become a caring teacher who builds effective learning relationships with students.
Elementary Education (M.S. in Ed.)
Degree Conferred: Master of Science in Education (M.S. in Ed.)
The Elementary Education program affords students the opportunity to receive a Master of Science Degree in Education. The program does not require students to participate in EDU 577 to receive the degree; however, it is a requirement for New York State Teacher Certification.
Program of Study
The Elementary Education program provides a 36 credit course of study consisting of methodologies, educational philosophy, literacy, research and application. All students who desire to receive initial certification from the State of New York must participate in and successfully complete EDU 577 (student teaching component) to fulfill the academic requirement for certification in elementary education (grades 1-6). New York also requires that all students have from a regionally accredited college:
30 hour concentration in one of the liberal arts and sciences
6 credits each in English/language arts, social studies, math, and science; 6 credits in a language other than English Research Course
The central focus is in Action Research as preparation for addressing classroom concerns and leading to the culminating capstone project.
Placement Data
Academic Program: Elementary Education, M.S.Ed. |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
% Further Education |
20% |
26% |
15% |
7% |
2% |
% Employed |
100% |
98% |
100% |
95% |
97% |
% Placement |
100 % |
98% |
100% |
96% |
98% |
Institutions shall publish information about each of their teacher education programs that shall be made available to prospective and enrolled students. The information shall include but need not be limited to, as available, relevant statistics about the labor market and job availability for each certificate title for which a teacher education program is offered, including the source of the statistics and the period of time and geographic area to which the statistics refer.
Core Courses
This program includes seven core courses, including three courses in literacy.
Capstone
Students are required to take a Capstone or Thesis Guidance course which assists graduates to create an action research project and integrates and summarizes their program.
Curriculum
Master of Science in Education: Educational Preparation |
Credit Hours |
|
ECI 510 |
Research in Education |
3 |
ECI 530 |
Educational Explorations in Diversity |
3 |
ECI 610 |
Transitions from Education'sRoots to the Present |
3 |
ECI 695 |
Seminar: Teacher as Researcher |
3 |
EDL 550 |
Developmental Literacy:Emergence to Fluency |
3 |
EDL 560 |
Literature for Children |
3 |
EDL 650 |
Assessment and Evaluation of Literacy |
3 |
EDU 500 |
The Core of Education |
3 |
EDU 502 |
Education Methods of Teaching:Math, Science, Technology |
3 |
EDU 503 |
Education Methods of Teaching:The Arts, English, Language Arts,and Social Studies |
3 |
EDU 504 |
Early Field Experience/Seminar:Physical Educations,Family/Consumer Sciences |
3 |
EDU 505 |
Child Abuse Identification, Substance Awareness, Health Issues and School Violence |
3 |
Total Credits |
36 |
|
*EDU 577 |
Student Teaching/Seminar:Career and Occupational Studies |
6 |
Total Credits |
42 |
|
*The student teaching block fulfills the necessary requirement for certification but does not fulfill credits toward the Master's Degree. |
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