Master in Education (M.Ed.)
The M.Ed. Program in Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education offers you the flexibility - in cooperation with a faculty advisor - to design a program meeting your needs and interests, fostering professional development alongside preparing people for positions of leadership in varied educational settings.
Minimum
recommended requirements:
- Undergraduate GPA: minimum of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- Fit between applicant's goals/interests and the department's ability to address those goals and interests
- International students must have a TOEFL score of at least 550; BT 79
Application Deadlines:
October 1st for Spring Term Admission
March 1st for Summer Term Admission
May 1st for Fall Term Admission
Application Procedures
The application process is a two-part procedure. Applicants must apply to the UNL Graduate College and to the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education
Part 1
Application
to UNL Office of Graduate Studies
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1100 Seaton Hall
PO Box 880619
Lincoln, NE 68588-0619
(402) 472-2878 or 800 742-8800
www.unl.edu/gradstudies
-UNL Graduate Studies Application
-Application fee (non-refundable)
-Two official transcripts
-International students: official TOEFL scores sent directly from ETS and Financial Resource Certification
It is desirable that applicants for degree programs satisfy all admission requirements one month before the department deadline in order to ensure timely arrival of the corresponding documentation. The department cannot consider your file until these items have been received.
Part 2
Application
to Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education
Attention: TLTE Graduate Committee
118C Henzlik Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0385
(402) 472-3098
sdaehling1@unl.edu
Application Checklist
- Department
Application
- Autobiographical Statement
- Resume
- Three
letters of recommendation
Program Requirements
A. Core courses:
- TEAC 800 Inquiry into Teaching & Learning (3 cr) (available online every fall): One of two introductory survey courses providing the necessary groundwork for further graduate study at the master level. This course has two aims: 1) To become more familiar with basic principles of contemporary educational research which will enable participants to become better consumers of that research, and 2) To begin to understand what this research suggests about educational practice, teaching, and teachers.
- TEAC 801 Curriculum Inquiry (3 cr) (available online every spring): An introductory survey course providing the necessary groundwork for further graduate study at the master level. This course explores the relationships among curriculum theory/research and educational practices. It maps out the curricular field in its political, philosophical, cultural, and historical dimensions.
-TEAC 888 Teacher as Scholarly Practitioner (3 cr) (the penultimate course--available online every fall): One of two culminating courses intended to provide for the synthesis of ideas, integrating theoretical and practical understandings and act as catalysts for individual inquiry. This course examines the groundings, theoretical underpinnings, issues, concerns, and methodologies of practitioner-based inquiry. Students are required to generate a proposal for conducting an inquiry, conduct the inquiry, and begin to analyze/interpret the data collected. Theorizing-- ongoing tentative interpretations between the data collected, the research literature, the participants and the context, is integral throughout the course of study. This course functions as a seminar with two principle aims:
- To be a catalyst for improvement and change in educational settings via study of “ideas in action”.
- To foster support for the planning, acting, observing, and reflecting cycle of practitioner-based inquiry.
Practitioner-Based Inquiry Website developed as a teaching resource
for TEAC 888. (See:
http://cehs.unl.edu/tlte/inquiry/)
-TEAC 889 Masters Seminar (3 cr) (the final course--available from a distance) : A culminating course intended to provide for the synthesis of ideas, integrating theoretical and practical understandings. Working with a faculty mentor, the student plans, conducts, and reports a summative work project.
B. 3 hours from Category A (history, culture, and philosophy of education--some courses available online).
C. 3 hours from Category B (curriculum & teaching--some courses available online).
D. Develop YOUR area of emphasis. In consultation with your advisor, select 12 hours of coursework that will create a research Area of Emphasis for yourself. The faculty areas of emphasis are intended to promote possibilities. Check these out for associated faculty information, sample course offerings, current research projects, scholarship and affiliated projects, and additional specific information.
E. At least 6 hours of CEHS courses in another department (Educational Psychology, Educational Administration, Special Education and Communication Disorders, Textiles Clothing and Design, Family and Consumer Sciences, Nutrition and Health Sciences)
3. Advising/information contact:
Shari Daehling 402 472-3098 sdaehling1@unl.edu
4. Tentative projected course schedule for 3-5 years:
- TEAC 800--offered online every fall
- TEAC 801--offered online every spring
- TEAC 888--offered online every fall
- TEAC 889--offered as needed
5. Delivery modes: We offer both on-campus and online courses. Please be aware, however, of the following:
- Although online course are available, not all coursework is available through distance technologies.
- Not all areas of study can support distance students.
- It is critical that students plan proposed
coursework with a faculty member's support and approval.
- Distance Delivery Modes: Primarily BlackBoard.
- Hardware/software requirements: E-mail, an internet
browser, and an internet service provider.
For help with UNL distance courses:
UNL Distance Education Services
402 472-5515
unlextended@unl.edu
