Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Graduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog. | View this program in the current bulletin.

(Online Only through NMU Global Campus)

The master of arts in education: instruction degree is offered as an online program.

Pedagogy Track

The entire program is available online. The program is available to individuals who hold a PK12 teaching certificate, and PK12 administrator certificate, and those who hold a non-teaching bachelor’s degree.

Advanced Subject-Area Content Track

Provides the 18-credit subject-area content required to teach college-level courses in the discipline as outlined by the Higher Learning Commission. Research and Foundations degree requirements available online. The advanced subject-area content degree requirements are available as online or on-campus courses based on the content department’s course delivery method. 

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Track

Research and Foundations degree requirements available online. The TESOL degree requirements are currently available as on-campus courses.

 

For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Education, Leadership and Public Service department page.

Total Credits Required 32
Research7
ED 500 Educational Research 3
ED 505 Measurement and Evaluation 2
ED 574 Seminar in Educational Research or 2
     ED 599A Thesis (2 - 8 cr.)
Foundations5
ED 504 Psychology of Education 2
ED 506 Cultural Foundations of Education I: Historical and Philosophical Dimensions or3
     ED 507 Cultural Foundations of Education II: Social Justice and American Schools (3 cr.)
Concentration
Chosen from one of the three program tracks:
    Pedagogy Track14-15
     ED 522 Curriculum Development 3
     ED 541A Improvement of Instruction (3 cr.) or3
         ED 541B Supervision of Instruction (3 cr.)
     ED 560 Issues and Trends in Special Education (3 cr.) or2-3
         ED 561 Collaboration in Special Education (2 cr.)
     ED 570 Foundations of Reading Instruction (4 cr.) or4
         ED 571 Diagnosis and Treatment of Reading Disabilities (approved by the State of Michigan to meet the PA 32 reading requirement for professional certification) * (4 cr.)
     ED 583 Learning Technologies 2
    Advanced Subject-Area Content Track18
    Adviser approval required for all content coursework.
    Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Track20
     EN 507 Teaching of College-Level Online Writing Courses (4 cr.) or4
     EN 510 Writing and Literacy Studies: Theory and Practice (4 cr.)
     EN 515 English Grammar and Usage 4
     EN 516 Second Language Acquisition 4
     EN 517 TESOL Methods and Materials 4
     EN 591 MA Practicum (1 - 6 cr.) 4
Electives0-6
Adviser approval required to meet the 32 credit requirement


Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Graduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.