The Master of Arts in Secondary Education (MASE) extends the professional knowledge of teachers in four core areas: Curriculum, Social and Multicultural Foundations of Education, Pedagogy, and Educational Technology. The program enables practicing teachers to explore theoretical concepts that relate directly to their instruction to improve instructional effectiveness. Students may pursue additional course work in the six core areas or elect courses through which they enhance their knowledge of content. Students may also elect to complete courses required to complete an Indiana teaching license and/or the credential to teach dual credit courses at the high school level. Thirty credits of graduate courses are required to fulfill the degree requirements. It is possible to complete the Master of Arts in Secondary Education via distance education or online options.
Note: Some courses (e.g., ENG, MATH, SS, SCI, EDRD, etc.) may not be offered via distance education or online, which may limit elective course options or graduate content course options for those pursuing the Concentration in the Education Core, the Concentration in Teaching of a Content Area or Special Area, or the Concentration in Dual Credit Credential.
At least 60% of course credits must be at the 600-level.
30 credits
Core requirements
| EDCU 601 | Principles and Procedures of Curriculum Development | 3 |
| EDTE 650 | Curricular Integration of Learning Technology | 3 |
One course from each of the categories below
Social Foundations of Education, 3 credits from
Multicultural Education, 3 credits from
| EDMU 660 | Multicultural and Multiethnic Education in American Schools | 3 |
| EDMU 670 | Social and Cultural Minorities in American Education | 3 |
Pedagogy, 3 credits from
| EDJH 512 | Instructional Strategies and Approaches in Junior High and Middle Schools | 3 |
| EDJH 534 | Classroom Management: Practical Approaches to Improving Student Behavior | 3 |
| EDSE 695 | Dynamics of the Secondary School Classroom | 3 |
For Concentration in Dual Credit Credential, 3 credits from 500, 600 or 700-level courses from secondary content pedagogy courses (e.g., ENG, MATH, SS, SCI) may be substituted for this requirement.
Note: Some courses (e.g., ENG, MATH, HIST, BIO, CHEM) may not be offered via distance education or online, which may limit course substitution options.
Research, 3 credits from
| EDCU 673 | Curriculum Evaluation | 3 |
| EDST 671 | Evaluation of Educational Programs | 3 |
| EDST 676 | Research on Impacting Student Learning | 3 |
Choose one of the concentrations below
Concentration in the Education Core, 12 credits
Curriculum Course, 3 credits from
| EDCU 620 | The Secondary School Curriculum | 3 |
| EDCU 630 | The Junior High and Middle School Curriculum | 3 |
| EDCU 640 | The Alternative School Curricula | 3 |
| EDST 680 | Staff Development to Strengthen Curriculum | 3 |
| EDCU 665 | Integrative STEM Education: Principles and Pedagogy | 3 |
Educational Studies Elective, 3 credits from
one additional graduate course offered by the Department of Educational Studies
| EDCU 620 | The Secondary School Curriculum | 3 |
| EDCU 630 | The Junior High and Middle School Curriculum | 3 |
| EDCU 640 | The Alternative School Curricula | 3 |
| EDST 680 | Staff Development to Strengthen Curriculum | 3 |
| EDCU 665 | Integrative STEM Education: Principles and Pedagogy | 3 |
| EDFO 620 | Social, Historical, and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EDFO 621 | Education and Ethics | 3 |
| EDFO 631 | Philosophy of Education | 3 |
| EDFO 641 | History of American Education | 3 |
| EDFO 651 | Educational Sociology | 3 |
| EDFO 660 | Comparative Education | 3 |
| EDMU 660 | Multicultural and Multiethnic Education in American Schools | 3 |
| EDMU 670 | Social and Cultural Minorities in American Education | 3 |
| EDJH 512 | Instructional Strategies and Approaches in Junior High and Middle Schools | 3 |
| EDJH 534 | Classroom Management: Practical Approaches to Improving Student Behavior | 3 |
| EDSE 695 | Dynamics of the Secondary School Classroom | 3 |
| EDST 676 | Research on Impacting Student Learning | 3 |
| EDST 671 | Evaluation of Educational Programs | 3 |
| EDCU 673 | Curriculum Evaluation | 3 |
| EDTE 660 | Instructional Design and Technology | 3 |
| EDTE 665 | Visual and Digital Literacies | 3 |
| EDTE 670 | Technology Policy and Pedagogy | 3 |
| EDTE 675 | Distance, Flexible, and Blended Education | 3 |
| EDTE 685 | Information Systems for Instruction and Assessment | 3 |
Other Electives, 6 credits
6 credits from additional graduate course work from Educational Studies courses, secondary content area courses (e.g., ENG, MATH, EDRD, SS, SCI), Teachers College courses (e.g., SPCE, EDAD, EDPS), or Ball State University courses
For electives, will accept any 500, 600, or 700 level courses with the following prefixes, or other courses by program director permission: EDFO, EDST, EDCU, EDMU, EDTE, EDJH, EDSE, EDPS, EDAD, SPCE.
Note: Some courses (e.g., ENG, MATH, SS, SCI, EDRD) may not be offered via distance education or online, which may limit elective course options.
Concentration in Teaching of a Content Area or Special Area, 12 credits
Curriculum Course, 3 credits from
| EDCU 620 | The Secondary School Curriculum | 3 |
| EDCU 630 | The Junior High and Middle School Curriculum | 3 |
| EDCU 640 | The Alternative School Curricula | 3 |
| EDST 680 | Staff Development to Strengthen Curriculum | 3 |
| EDCU 665 | Integrative STEM Education: Principles and Pedagogy | 3 |
9 credits in additional course work from a content or special area
9 credits from 500, 600 or 700-level courses from Educational Studies, secondary content area courses (e.g., ENG, MATH, EDRD, SS, SCI), Teachers College courses (e.g., SPCE, EDAD, EDPS), or Ball State University courses.
Note: Some courses (e.g., ENG, MATH, SS, SCI, EDRD) may not be offered via distance education or online, which may limit elective course options.
Concentration in Secondary Teaching License, 12 credits
Pedagogy Courses, 9 credits from
| EDSE 660 | Introduction to Secondary Planning and Instruction | 3 |
| EDSE 670 | Advanced Secondary Planning and Instruction | 3 |
| EDSE 680 | Student Teaching: Secondary School | 3 |
Educational Psychology Course, 3 credits
| EDPS 600 | Advanced Educational Psychology | 3 |
Note 1: A content pedagogy course may be substituted for EDJH 512, EDJH 534, or EDSE 695 (i.e., the courses listed under the Pedagogy category above) for this concentration only. For example, a MATH, ENG, SCI, SS course with a focus on teaching a specific content at the secondary education level. All substitutions must be approved by the program director.
Note 2: Students in this concentration must take EDFO 620 and EDMU 660 as their foundations of education or multicultural education requirements.
Concentration in Dual Credit Credential, 12 credits
12 credits in 500, 600 or 700-level course work from a content area (i.e., ENG, MATH, HIST, POLS, BIO, CHEM)
Note 1: Some courses (e.g., ENG, MATH, HIST, POLS, BIO, CHEM) may not be offered via distance education or online, which may limit graduate content course options.
Note 2: Students in this concentration MUST communicate with the dual credit provider at their high school to have coursework approved for credentialing. Each dual credit provider (e.g., Ball State, Ivy Tech, Indiana University) has different requirements that teachers must meet to become credentialed to teach dual credit courses for their institution.
Note 3: Students in this concentration may substitute a pedagogy and/or curriculum course in the content area (i.e., ENG, MATH, HIST, POLs, BIO, CHEM) for the pedagogy course and curriculum course requirements.