Cedarville University

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Degree Summary

34 semester credits including:

  • 10 credits* of the 21 required core courses must be taken at Cedarville.
  • 4 credits of Bible courses are required unless the student has completed a Bible major or minor as an undergraduate.
  • 4 credits of research courses, which include a 2 credit research design course, and a 2 credit applied research project or thesis.
  • 5 credits of electives, which may be selected to form an approved concentration of 6 or more credits.
  • Students may transfer up to 11 of the total number of credits required for the degree from regionally accredited and/or approved institutions.

Course Requirements

Required Core - 21 Credits

  • EDU 6000 Learning Theory (2)
  • EDU 6050 Applied Learning Theory (2)*
  • EDU 6100 History and Philosophy of Education (2)*
  • EDU 6150 Diversity and Social Issues in Education (2)*
  • EDU 6200 Models of Teaching (2)*
  • EDU 6250 Statistical Reasoning in Education (3)
  • EDU 6300 Program and Outcomes Assessment (2)
  • EDU 6400 Intervention Strategies and Techniques (2)
  • EDU 6700 Advanced Media and Technology (2)
  • ECS 7000 Curriculum Theory: Analysis and Design (2)

Bible - 4 credits

  • BEGS 6250 Bible Survey for Professionals (2)*
  • BEGS 7250 Foundations of Biblical Theology (2)

Research

  • EDU 7200 Research Design for Education (required for all M.Ed. candidates) (2)
  • Teacher Leader Candidates:
    • EDU 7950 Applied Research Thesis in Education (2) or
    • EDU 7900 Applied Research Project in Education (2)
  • Principalship Candidates:
    • EDA 7950 Applied Research Thesis in Educational Administration (2) or
    • EDA 7900 Applied Project in Educational Administration (2)
  • CIPD Candidates:
    • ECS 7950 Research Thesis in Curriculum, Instructional, and Personnel Development (2) or
    • ECS 7900 Applied Research Project in Curriculum, Instructional, and Personnel Development (2)

Electives - 4 to 6 credits

  • Electives to be selected from the following courses and concentrations (6 approved credits must be taken for a concentration to be denoted on the transcript):
  • General Electives:
    • EDU 7000 School Improvement (2)
    • EDU6550 Special Topics in Instruction: Current Issues (1)
    • ECS6550 Special Topics in Curriculum: Abstinence (1)
  • Concentration in Educational Administration:
    • EDA 6550 Special Topics in Educational Administration (2)
    • EDA 6600 The Principalship: Early Childhood to Young Adolescence (2)
    • EDA 6700 The Principalship: Adolescence to Young Adult (2)
    • EDA 6900 Assessing Classroom Performance (2)
    • EDA 7100 School Finance (2)
    • EDA 7150 School Law (2)
    • EDA 7200 Staff and Pupil Personnel Services (2)
  • Concentration in Curriculum, Instructional, and Personnel Development:
    • ECS 6550 Special Topics in Curriculum (2)
    • ECS 7000 Curriculum Theory: Analysis and Design (2)
    • ECS 7100 Curriculum Theory: Implementation and Evaluation (2)
  • Concentration in Instruction:
    • EDU 6550 Special Topics in Instruction (2)
    • EDU 7400 Instructional Leadership for Early Childhood and Pre-Adolescence (2)
    • EDU 7500 Instructional Leadership for Adolescents and Young Adults (2)
    • EDU 7600 Building Collaborative Schools (2)

*Indicates that these courses should be taken at Cedarville University and can not normally be transferred into the M.Ed. program.