l?z:Etl SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Master ofArts in Education
and early evening both during the school year and in summer sess ions. Theprogram can be completed in l'MJ full years or four summers. Amaximum of eight unitsof electives and/or transfer credit may be accepted. Theprogram must be completed within five years. Nine units of course load is considered full-time status for all graduate students. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Al! applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited or recog nized institution and must have 3.0 (on a4.0scale) grade point average. Those not meeting this requirement, if accepted will beplaced on probation. Acombinedscore of l 000 for verbal and quantitative on the GraduateRecord Exam (GRE) isrequired . Requirements for the degree includethe successful completionof 32 semester unitsof prescribedand elective courses andthe passi ng of acomprehensivewritten examination covering thefieldsof study. Aminimum of 24 of the 32 required units must be completed in residency at Biol □ . Amaximum of six units of 400 level education courses may be used as electives toward the degree. Prior approval is required. The required project must be written up as ashort thesisand presented to theeducation department. All degree requirementsmust be completed before the student may participate in the commencement ceremonies. Agraduation petition must be filed one year in advancewi th the graduategraduation counselor in the offi ce of admissions and records. Application must be submitted on a graduate application form. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
OBJECTIVES Upon completion of the Master of Arts in Education, it is intended that the candidate: understand the theory and practice of the Christian philosophy of education and other foundation areas; have a thorough knowledge of curriculum design and instructional procedures and have practiced these in aschool setting; and have engaged in research relating to the subject in which heinstructs, resulting in a project designed to improve his competence in the field. This program is designed to strengthen the capabilities of teachers. It provides a study of foundations, curriculum and instruction and the results of research - all designed to improve teaching and learning. The program combines theory with practice throughout using field experience with the course work culminating in a project. It seeks to integrate Christian truth through all of the courses and field experiences. Courses in Bible and theology are required of those who lack preparation in those areas. This program is designed to be taken on a part-time basis so that it will be available to those who are employed full-time. Coursesare offered in lateafternoon
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: First Year (Part-Time): 535 CURRENT PROBLEMS IN EDUCATION 560 CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHYOf EDUCATION 61 2 SCHOOL LAW 613 PRINCIPLESOf CURRICULUMDEVELOPMENT 623 EVALUATION OF TEACHING ANO LEARNING ELECTIVES Second Year (Part-Time): 512 INDIVIDUALIZING INSTRUCTION
525 DIAGNOSIS Of READINGPROBLEMS (2) Appropriote use and interpretotion of tests ond other proce dures for diognosis andprescript ion in reoding instruction. l ab fee: $5. 535 CURRENTPROBLEMSIN EDUCATI ON (2) Contemporory trends in curriculum, teoching methods ond school orgonizotion focusing on significont problems and issues thot affect teaching and learning. 560 CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHYOF EDUCATION (2) Philosophy ond proctices of a Christion teocher in the doss room ond on the compus. Aims of Christion schools ond means of ochievingthem, including attitudes and convictions which Christion schools seek to develop in students. 605 CHRISTIANSCHOOL SUPERVISION (4) Development of techniques of evaluation of instruction, in service troining, implementation of school progroms ond other supervisory octivit ies. 606 FIELD WORK INADMINISTRATION (2) l oborotory experiences in Christion school administrot ion under the direction of an experienced administrotor. (Not required of those with odministrotive experience. ) 607 PROJECT IN ADMINISTRATION (2) A project designed to improve the progrom of a Christian school, including a wri tten report embodying the resul ts. 608 SCHOOL COUNSWNG (2) Principles, proctices, particular problems and concernsincoun selingpupils ond porents from o Christion perspective. 610 CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FINANCE (2) Design, development ond implementotion of o budget in o Christion school; fundroising procedures ond school building de sign. 612 SCHOOL LAW (2) Constitution, stotutes ond court decisions which affect schools, administrotors, teochers and pupils. Attention given to lows ond regulotions relating to priva te schools.
613 PRINCIPLES Of CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT (4) Essentiol elements in curriculum formation; intensive study of varied existing curriculo; onalysis of contemporory trends in cur riculum production. Attention to Christion school curriculum. 623 EVALUATION OF TEACHING ANO LEARNING (2) Theory ond function of tests and meosurements in educotion, including proctice in the use and interpretotion of specific test ond meosurement devices used in schools. 628 INSTRUCTIONAL RESEARCH (2) Methods em~oyed in research, criticol onolysis of research techniques including exominotion of specific projects; research methods and their applicotion to an ore □ of teoching as preporo tion for the project. 630 PROJECT IN EDUCATION (2) Intensive study of curriculo and/or instructionol methods in o speci fic oreo of teaching, including a written report embodying results of the study. 640 SEMINARS IN EDUCATION (2) In-depthstudies in the following oreos: curriculum, instruction, instructional medio, clossroom control ond discipline, orgonizotion of schools, manogement of personnel, public relations, implemen totion of oChristian philosophy, early chi ldhood educotion. These seminars ore offered eoch summer os port of the Western Institute of Christion School Administrotion. Requirements include twenty hours of doss sessions in the subject and thirty hoursof research and the writing of apoper embodying the results of dossstudy and research. A maximum of two seminars moy be used as elective credit in the M.A. progrom.
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ADVANCED EDUCTI ONAL PSYCHOLOGY DIAGNOSIS Of READINGPROBLEMS
608 SCHOOL COUNSELING
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INSTRUCTIONAL RESEARCH
PROJECT ELECTIVES
650
COMPREHENSIVE WRITTEN EXAMINATION
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Candidates for the master of artsdegree will berequired tatake four graduateunits of Bibleond/or theology throughTolbot School of Theology in ploce of the elective unitsif they have not hod such courses. Prior opproval is required. This requirement moy be met byeight units of undergroduoteBible/Theology courses. These will not count toward the required 32 units for groduation, however. COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ·511 CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION (4) Anolysisof administrativeduties ond responsibilities relot ive to school board, faculty, stoff, pupils, parents ond community. 512 INDIVIDUALIZING INSTRUCTION(2) Individual differences ond meons of moking instruction more relevant through onolysis of needs, differentioted assignments ond clossroom octivities. 517ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (2) Applicotion of psychologicol research and theory to the prob lems of learn ing, motivation, doss orgonizo tion and control, ond behovior di fferences.
650 COMPREH ENSIVE WRITTEN EXAM (0) Covers the fieldof study; must be token prior to groduotion.
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