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Graduate Programs of Study

M.A. or M.Ed, Teaching & Learning Certification, Secondary Education

Secondary (6-12) Content Areas:
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • English
  • Environmental Science
  • History
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Social Science
  • Visual Arts

    Note: Programs are also available for World Language (K-12) in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish. Click here for more information.
    • Degree Requirements

    In addition to the coursework outlined below, requirements include Content Area Prerequisites, State Certification Tests, Field Experiences and Student Teaching.

    Master of Education: 12 courses and Student Teaching (56 quarter hours)
    Master of Arts: 13 courses (including a thesis) and Student Teaching (60 quarter hours)
    Content Area Prerequisites
    DePaul requires a minimum of 32 semester hours in the subject area that the student plans to teach. Students who did not take these classes in their bachelor's degree program will need to take them while pursuing their teaching certificate. Completion of content area courses is NOT a prerequisite to admission but all must be fulfilled before student teaching. Specific prerequisites for each content area can be found at the link below:
    Content Area Advising
    Students in Secondary Education area assigned a content area advisor in their discipline as well as an advisor in the School of Education. Students should contact their content area advisor early in the program to obtain a content evaluation of their transcripts.
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    Courses
    Pre-Teacher Candidate Courses (16 hours):
    • T&L 424 Introduction to Secondary Education
    • SCG 406 Human Development and Learning: Secondary
    • SCG 025 Basic Technology Assessment (non-credit)


      • Choose one:
    • SCG 408 Education and the Social Order
    • SCG 409 Sociology of Education
    • SCG 411 Philosophy of Education
    Advanced Teacher Candidate Courses (28 hours):
    • SCG 410 Intro to Research: Purposes, Issues and Methodologies
    • T&L 425 Professional Practice in Secondary Schools
    • LSI   446 Psychology and Education of the Exceptional Child
    • T&L 525 Reading , Writing and Communicating Across the Curriculum
      or

    • T&L 414 Literacy in the Secondary School (for English content area only)

    • Theory & Practice
      Students take 1-3 Theory & Practice courses in the teaching (content) area. (Prerequisites: T&L 424 and 425)
        English
      • T&L 426 Teaching Writing
      • T&L 428 Teaching Literature
      • T&L 429 Teaching Young Adult Literature

        History and Social Sciences
      • T&L 453 Teaching History And Social Science In Secondary Schools

        Mathematics
      • T&L 436 Teaching and Learning Secondary Mathematics

        Science
      • T&L 439 Methods of Secondary Science Education

        Visual Arts
      • T&L 465 Visual Art I: Histories of Looking
      • T&L 466 Visual Art II: Pedagogy
    • Content Area Courses
      Students take 1-3 graduate level courses in the content area to refresh or extend knowledge and skills.
    Note: Evaluation of the content area must be completed by a faculty advisor. Evaluation will determine if deficiencies exist in the content area prerequisites and to recommend appropriate courses for content area requirements. Both deficiencies and all required graduate level content area courses must be completed before student teaching.
    Middle School (optional; 4 hours)
    • SCG 439 Philosophy and Psychology of Middle Level Education
      (Students interested in teaching in departmentalized middle level settings, grades 6-8, must take SCG 439. Unless you take SCG 439, you are qualified to teach in grades K-5 only. This is an additional course.)
    Field Experiences (0 hours)
    • SCU 095 Field Experiences with Children and Youth (minimum of 100 hours of daytime field experience) (non-credit)
    Student Teaching (8 hours):
    • T&L 590 Secondary Student Teaching (6 hours)
    • T&L 591 Secondary Seminar (2 hours)
    Induction Course (4 hours)
    Induction year courses are designed to assist students to negotiate the first year of teaching and aid in professional development. As a requirement of the degree, students must take an induction course during the first year of teaching.
    Choose one of the following:
    • T&L 611 Induction into the Teaching Profession: Secondary
    • T&L 612 Critical Reflection, Teaching, and Classroom Practice (pre-requisite: teaching job)
    • T&L 613 Negotiating Curriculum in the Classroom (pre-requisite: teaching job)
    • T&L 616 Classroom Assessment (pre-requisite: teaching job)
    To Earn a Master of Arts:
    If you choose to earn a Master of Arts degree, you must take this course, write a thesis, and complete an oral examination regarding the thesis (4 hours).
    • T&L 589 Thesis Research in Teaching and Learning: Secondary
    Grade Requirements for All Concentrations
    To receive graduate credit for an upper-level undergraduate course a grade of B- or better must be attained. A grade of D+, or D is unacceptable for graduate credit in this program, and if earned in a required course must be repeated or substituted as directed by the department or program. Such grades remain on the academic record and are calculated into the cumulative GPA.
    Course Descriptions
    To view a complete listing of available courses or to see course descriptions, visit the online course catalog. Choose "guest" access if you don't have a User ID and password.
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    Content Area Requirements

    A minimum of 32 semester hours are required.

    Biology
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    Chemistry
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    English/Language Arts
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    Environmental Science
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    Social Science--History
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    Mathematics Note: Students who need to take quite a few math content courses may want to consider the Master's in Math Education (MAMEd) program. For more details contact Dr. Jeff Bergen.
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    Physics
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    Social Science
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    Visual Arts
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