2023-2024 Graduate Catalog

Master of Arts in Career and Technical Education

The degree is designed for secondary or post-secondary educators of trade-related programs or persons in an industry seeking a program that includes training techniques, safety, and technical courses. This program may be completed entirely through distance education. The program is also designed for students who wish to acquire an advanced-level teacher license in career and technical education or to add a career and technical area to a current teacher license of another area.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate School.

 

30-36 credits

Professional courses: must complete 15 credits

BED 620Improvement of Instruction with Technology

3

BED 693Philosophy, Organization, and Administration of CTE

3

CTE 622Instructional Materials and Strategies for Improvement of Instruction

3

CTE 625Problems and Issues

3

CTE 692Managing Work-Based Learning Programs

3

Research methods requirements

BED 616Research Methods

3

12-18 credits of directed electives with program advisor approval

AED 604Teaching Studio Art

3

CTE 660Organizational Safety and Health

3

CTE 696Coordinating Training Programs

3

EDAC 631Adult and Community Education

3

EDAC 632Organizing Adult and Community Education Programs

3

EDAC 634The Adult as a Learner

3

EDAC 635Strategies for Teaching Adults

3

EDAC 648The Community Educator

3

EDAC 655Continuing Education for Professionals

3

EDAC 681Managing Community Education

3

EDAD 600Introduction to Educational Leadership

3

EDAD 630Human Resource Development

3

EDAD 635Educational Decision Making

3

EDAD 684Educational Finance and Ethics

3

EDAD 686School Law

3

EDAD 689The School Principal

3

EDAD 696Superintendent Internship

3

EDCU 601Principles and Procedures of Curriculum Development

3

EDCU 610The Elementary School Curriculum

3

EDCU 620The Secondary School Curriculum

3

EDCU 630The Junior High and Middle School Curriculum

3

EDEL 600Basic Concepts in Elementary Education

3

EDEL 657Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of Elementary Classroom Programs

3

EDEL 660The Effective Use of Technology in the Elementary School

3

EDJH 512Instructional Strategies and Approaches in Junior High and Middle Schools

3

EDJH 534Classroom Management: Practical Approaches to Improving Student Behavior

3

EDSE 660Introduction to Secondary Planning and Instruction

3

EDPS 640Methodology of Educational and Psychological Research

3

EDTE 650Curricular Integration of Learning Technology

3

ECYF 630School, Family, and Community Partnerships

3

ECYF 640Introduction to Early Childhood Education

3

ECYF 641Administration of Early Childhood Programs

3

ECYF 648Play and Creativity in Early Childhood

3

ECYF 649Infant and Toddler Education

3

ECYF 651Educational Programs for Young Children

3

ECYF 653Observation and Assessment in Early Childhood

3

FASH 565Advanced Study of Fashion Designers and Forecasting

3

FASH 625Fashion Theories

3

ICS 600Survey of Management

3

ICS 601Foundations of Information and Communication Sciences

3

ICS 695Independent Study

1 TO 3

NUTR 645Nutrition and Food Policy

3

NUTR 650Maternal and Infant Nutrition

3

NUTR 651Pediatric Nutrition

3

NUTR 696Seminar in Foods and Nutrition

3

SPCE 637Special Education Administration and Law

3

Total Credit Hours: 30-36