| Master of Education in Educational Leadership/Master of Education in Reading and English as a Second Language
Dual Degree
Tam Jones, Ph.D., M.Ed. in Educational Leadership Program Director
Amie Sarker, Ph.D., M.Ed. in Reading and English as a Second Language
Administrator
Carolyn Spain, Ed.D. in Reading and English as a Second Language Program
Director
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The dual master's program in Educational Leadership and Reading and English as a Second Language (ESL) is a 57-credit hour non-thesis program that prepares teacher candidates who wish to develop strong theoretical and experiential knowledge as well as effective skills and certification in reading, ESL, and campus leadership programs. Upon program completion, teacher candidates will receive a Master of Education in Educational Leadership and a Master of Education in Reading and English as a Second Language, along with preparation that can lead to certification as a campus administrator, Reading Specialist, Master Reading Teacher, and English as a Second Language Specialist.
ADMISSION:
In order to pursue a Dual Master's Degree program, the applicant must apply to, meet the existing admission requirements for, and be accepted into each of the master's degrees which comprise the dual degree program.
PREREQUISITES:
Entrance requirements for both programs must be met, including having at least two years of acceptable teaching experience at an accredited public or private school by the time the candidate has completed the necessary coursework and is ready to take the appropriate certification examinations. A copy of the teacher candidate’s service record will be required to substantiate the teaching experience requirement prior to recommending the teacher candidate to register for the state certification examinations.
PROGRAM CONTINUANCE
Continuance in the M.Ed. in Educational Leadership and M.Ed. in Reading and English as a Second Language programs past the first six (6) hours is pending submission of a satisfactory score on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or Graduate Record Examinations® (GRE®).
CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
| M.Ed. in Educational Leadership |
| 27 hours M.Ed. in Educational Leadership Required Curriculum |
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9 hours M.Ed. in Reading and English as a Second Language
Required Curriculum used as M.Ed. Educational Leadership
Electives |
21 hours M.Ed. in Reading and English as a Second Language
Required Curriculum
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| 57 hours TOTAL Dual Degree |
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| M.Ed. in Reading and English as a Second Language |
30 hours M.Ed. in Reading and English as a Second Language
Required Curriculum
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6 hours M.Ed. in Educational Leadership Required Curriculum used
as M.Ed. in Reading and English as a Second Language
Electives |
| 21 hours M.Ed. in Educational Leadership Required Curriculum |
| 57 hours TOTAL Dual Degree and Certification |
SPECIAL NOTICE FOR DUAL MASTER'S DEGREE STUDENTS:
College of Education graduate students who are in a dual master’s degree program where a state certification exam is required, should meet with their program advisor prior to registering for their first exam in order to determine which exam should be taken first. Students will be authorized only to take one TExES exam at a time. The first exam taken must be passed before permission to register for a second (different) exam will be given.
STUDY PLAN
MASTER OF EDUCATION IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP |
| Required Curriculum Courses (27 hours) |
| EDAD 6301 | Instructional Leadership Development (ILD) |
| EDAD 6311 | Educational Organization and Administration |
| EDAD 6312 | School Law |
| EDAD 6313 | Supervision of Instruction |
| EDAD 6314 | The Principalship |
| EDAD 6315 | School Finance/Business Management |
| EDAD 6316 | School Personnel Administration |
| EDAD 6317 | School Public Relations |
| EDAD 6389 | Internship in Educational Administration (S-L) |
MASTER OF EDUCATION IN READING AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE |
| Required Curriculum Courses (30 hours) |
| READ 6330 |
Foundations in Reading*** |
| READ 6335 |
Curriculum and Instruction in Reading*** |
| READ 6301 |
Specialized Reading Assessment and Instruction*** |
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| READ 5332 |
Reading: Diagnosing and Correcting Reading Difficulties with Clinical Experience |
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| READ 5334 | Studies in the Diagnosis and Clinical Correction of Reading Issues |
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| ESLS 5301 |
Second Language Acquisition* |
| ESLS 5304 | Methods in Teaching ESL* |
| ESLS 5306 | Content Area Language Proficiency Skills* |
| ESLS 5308 | Multicultural and Multilingual Learning Environments* |
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| ESLS 5312 |
Practicum for State Certification (S-L)**** |
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| ESLS 5314 | Practicum in ESL/EFL Settings (S-L) |
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| READ 5337 |
Pedagogy of Reading III (Literature & Visual Representation) |
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| ENGL 5302 |
Introduction to Linguistics |
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| READ 5338 |
Pedagogy of Language Arts |
| ECHE 6373 | The Beginnings of Reading and Writing |
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| READ 5011 |
Reading Specialist Seminar** |
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Required |
| EDUC 6012 | Professional Portfolio |
| * | Required courses for this degree. |
| ** | Required: Must pass this seminar to complete the program. |
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Required for Master Reading Teacher |
| **** | Required for students seeking State Certification in ESL |
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| (S-L) = Course(s) with field-based service-learning component |
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