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Union Graduate College Master Degree in Teaching
Program Requirements and Curriculum
The Master of Science for Teachers of Mathematics and Science Degree
This graduate program is designed for teachers of mathematics and science who already hold provisional or initial teaching certification with the State of New York and wish to gain the Master’s degree necessary for permanent certification. This graduate degree program offers courses in topics of contemporary importance in the life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, and computer fields. MS degree courses are designed to provide information in specific subject areas and their integration into the classroom. The program enables teachers to enhance their subject matter competence, to develop further competence in their present teaching assignments, to move from one subject area or teaching level to another, or to meet additional certification requirements. A different selection of education courses is offered each academic year.
Program Requirements
The Master of Science for Teachers of Mathematics and Science degree in science or mathematics is awarded for the completion of eleven courses (36.3) credits). Normally, five courses are taken in one of three general subject areas: Life Science (biology, geology, chemistry), the Physical Sciences (chemistry, geology, physics), or the Mathematics/Computer field. Graduate students interested in this teaching degree must consult an academic advisor in planning their program of study and should matriculate no later than the end of their second course. One or two graduate level courses from other institutions may be transferred into the program, as determined by a Union Graduate College faculty advisor.
Master’s Research and Thesis
The thesis generally comprises two of the five courses in the discipline area of concentration. The thesis advisor is normally a faculty member in the academic discipline.
The MS for Teachers of Mathematics and Science Degree Project
In lieu of a thesis, students must enroll in EDS 580, which involves carrying out classroom-based research in pedagogy as it relates to the discipline of the student’s academic concentration. Students who write an MS for Teachers of Mathematics and Science Project normally complete it during the winter term with a School of Education faculty member. Electing to complete a project usually means completing one more required elective in the discipline than those who complete an MS for Teachers thesis.
Elective Graduate Course Work
Master of Science for Teachers degree candidates are normally required to take five elective graduate school courses beyond the six courses required in their discipline area selected with the approval of an advisor. Graduate courses in the subject area of certification and in education-related subjects are offered in the late afternoons and evenings of the academic year. With the approval of a Union Graduate College advisor, up to two graduate-level elective transfers may be accepted.
Computer Literacy
Each student in the Master of Science for Teachers degree study program is expected to leave the program with a greater degree of computer literacy than the degree of literacy with which s/he entered. MS Students who entered with less than basic computer knowledge are expected to include as an elective at least one of the following: CST 565, 570 or 571, or demonstrate competence in one of those areas.
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