356062 - Teacher Education (MA)
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Application Deadline
Summer (even years only): February 1
Contact Information
205 MCKB
801-422-2089
tedgradsec@byu.edu
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Additional Requirements
3.0 total GPA.
One year teaching experience as a licensed teacher (preferred).
Departmental Letter of Intent (see department website for details).
Resume required.
Accredited bachelor’s degree or licensure in area of early childhood, elementary or secondary education, or related field. Other relevant K-12 experience is considered.
Optional - name of a faculty member you wish to work with.
Optional - name of a faculty member who has agreed to work with you.
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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
The BYU Masters in Teacher Education is a research-based program that will help you meet your potential as an educator through:
*Educational opportunities and mentoring to support your development and expertise in teaching and learning
*An introduction to educational research with exploration of literature to understand and critically think about complex educational issues
*Cultivation of a deep understanding of educational processes, practices, and issues that connect to advocacy, equity, and a development of content expertise
*Working toward becoming producers of knowledge through the research process"
The master's program is a two-year, evening and summer-intensive program for the working professional. Students move through their course work as a cohort and complete course work on the BYU campus.
The curriculum is both theory and practice based. The teacher education core provides teachers with an understanding of the theories and practices related to their professional assignment and space for considering their role as educators. The research core includes courses in research methods, statistics, qualitative data analysis, and culminates in a thesis.
Requirements for Degree
Credit hours: 33: 27 hours plus 6 hours of thesis (course)
Electives: At least two, 3-credit hour graduate-level courses: course, course, course, course, course, course, course, course, course, course, course, course, course, course, course, course, course, course, course, course, course, course, course or approved graduate level courses in other departments.
Thesis: course
Examinations: oral defense of course work and oral defense of thesis (consult the department for details)
