MA Secondary Education

The Department of Curriculum and Instruction/Literacy Studies, Social and Cultural Foundations, Educational Leadership Studies offers opportunities for graduate study, teacher certification, and research leading to a Master of Arts degree and coursework and certification in a specialty area. These programs are specially designed to prepare individuals to become educators in the classroom. The primary purposes of the graduate programs in this department are to provide increased knowledge, skills, and professional competencies for licenses related to each specialty area in the department (listed below). Each program has met national accreditation standards. Students in the programs will work with faculty who contribute as educational scholars to the profession at university, state, and national levels. Additionally, the programs offer opportunities to explore technology, global initiatives, and culturally responsive teaching, and current educational research in your selected program.