Graduate programs

Education M.Ed.

The M.Ed. is earned by students who have completed PSU’s Graduate Teacher Education Program (GTEP) or Secondary Dual Educator Program (SDEP), and the Graduate level students in the Bilingual Teacher Pathway (BTP) Program. ITEP students may earn a M.Ed. with completion of coursework approved by their advisor.

Requirements listed below are for the M.Ed. only. Please refer to the licensure sections linked above for additional requirements for the licensure programs. 

Elementary Education

Ed 518Inclusive Elementary Classrooms

2

ITP 514Educating for Equity and Social Justice

3

ITP 534Foundations of Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Practice at the Elementary Level

2

ITP 536Learning and Development

3

ITP 538Integrated Methods

4

ITP 540Foundations of Literacy

4

ITP 541Literacies in the Elementary Classroom

4

ITP 542Integrated Elementary Science Methods

2

ITP 535Cultivating Responsive Elementary Classrooms

3

ITP 537Instructional Design and Assessment

8

ITP 539Elementary Mathematics Methods

4

ITP 543Professional Collaboration in Elementary Education

6

Total Credit Hours:45

Secondary Education

Ed 519Inclusive Secondary Classrooms

3

 

ITP 516Engaging Young Adolescent Learners

3

or

ITP 517Engaging Adolescent Learners

3

  

ITP 518Assessment for Learning

2

ITP 520Literacies in the Disciplines

3

ITP 529Professional Seminar -Secondary

1

ITP 513Technology as a Tool for Learning

3

ITP 514Educating for Equity and Social Justice

3

ITP 515Foundations of Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Practice at the Secondary Level

3

ITP 511Classroom Management for Student Success

3

ITP 512Learning and the Learner

3

ITP 521-528Secondary Methods

10

ITP 551Research and Classroom Inquiry

5

ITP 509Practicum

3

Total Credit Hours:45

Secondary Dual Education Program

Ed 507Seminar

1

Ed 581Inclusive Classroom Researcher

2

Ed 583Study Skills and Learning Strategies

2

Ed 585Instructional Planning for Inclusive Classrooms

3

Ed 586Collaborative Teaching

2

Ed 587Inclusive Educational Research and Leadership

2

CI 543Effective Tchg Strategies & Materials for Working with Linguistically & Culturally Diverse Stdnts

3

ITP 511Classroom Management for Student Success

2

ITP 512Learning and the Learner

3

ITP 514Educating for Equity and Social Justice

3

SpEd 513Classroom Based Assessment and Instructional Planning

3

SpEd 548Positive Behavior Support in the Classroom

3

SpEd 528Instructional Methods I: Literacy (Midlevel/High School)

3

SpEd 529Instructional Methods II: Math and Content Instruction (Mid-level/High School)

3

SpEd 571Adolescents with Learning Differences

2

ITP 521-528Secondary Methods

8

Total Credit Hours:45

Bilingual Teacher Pathway Elementary

BBE 522Human Development and Learning in Multicultural/Multilingual Communities

4

BBE 524Professional Development and Reflection

2

BBE 532Language and Literacy Development for Diverse Learners

3

BBE 534Planning, Assessment, and Curriculum

3

BBE 542Elementary Mathematics Methods for Dual Language Learners

3

BBE 544Culturally Responsive Learning Environment

3

BBE 548Biliteracy Development for Dual Language Learners

3

BBE 552Integrating Arts in Elementary Methods

3

BBE 554Technology and Education

3

BBE 562Science Methods for Elementary Dual-Language Learners

3

BBE 572Literacy Development in the Content Area

3

BBE 574Dual Language - Biliteracy Assessment

3

BBE 580Inquiry and Reflective Practitioner A

3

BBE 580Inquiry and Reflective Practitioner B

3

BBE 580Inquiry and Reflective Practitioner C

2

CI 543Effective Tchg Strategies & Materials for Working with Linguistically & Culturally Diverse Stdnts

3

CI 596Second Language Acquisition and Development for K-12 Educators

3

ELP 565ELL School Community Relations

3

ELP 566Impact of Language and Culture in the Classroom

3

Total Credit Hours:56

BTPE students must take student teaching or Internship, and it will count toward licensure, but not M.Ed. degree requirements.
ITP 545 or 548Student Teaching I

4

ITP 546 or 549Student Teaching II

9

or

BBE 504 AInternship

4*

BBE 504 BInternship

4*

BBE 504 CInternship

5*

Bilingual Teacher Pathway Secondary

CI 596Second Language Acquisition and Development for K-12 Educators

3

CI 597Assessment of Language and Content Learning for K-12 English Learners

2

ITP 513Technology as a Tool for Learning

3

 

ITP 516Engaging Young Adolescent Learners

3

or

ITP 517Engaging Adolescent Learners

3

  

ITP 552Reflective Practitioner

4

BBE 534Planning, Assessment, and Curriculum

3

BBE 524Professional Development and Reflection

2

BBE 532Language and Literacy Development for Diverse Learners

3

ELP 565ELL School Community Relations

3

ELP 566Impact of Language and Culture in the Classroom

3

ELP 567ESL/Bilingual Program Design and Models

3

SpEd 555Working With LEP Children Who Have Special Needs

2

CI 543Effective Tchg Strategies & Materials for Working with Linguistically & Culturally Diverse Stdnts

3

ITP 511Classroom Management for Student Success

1-3

ITP 512Learning and the Learner

1-3

ITP 521-528Secondary Methods

8

ITP 551Research and Classroom Inquiry

4

Total Credit Hours:55

International Teacher Education Program Elementary

ITP 540Foundations of Literacy

4

ITP 539Elementary Mathematics Methods

4

Ed 518Inclusive Elementary Classrooms

2

ITP 514Educating for Equity and Social Justice

3

ITP 537Instructional Design and Assessment

4

Electives

28

Total Credit Hours:45

International Teacher Education Program Secondary

ITP 514Educating for Equity and Social Justice

3

ITP 515Foundations of Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Practice at the Secondary Level

3

Ed 519Inclusive Secondary Classrooms

3

ITP 518Assessment for Learning

2

ITP 521-528Secondary Methods

6

Electives

28

Total Credit Hours:45