MAEd Education: Teaching and Leadership EDTL

The Master of Arts in Education is designed as a dynamic program to meet the needs of education professionals as they gain additional expertise. The degree is awarded after successful completion of 30 semester hours for the Teaching and Leadership concentration. The program is designed to provide the student with 12 hours of Master’s foundation courses in theory of curriculum design and assessment, educational technology, culture and pedagogy, research, and a capstone project. The subsequent courses focus on Teaching and Leadership skills and competencies.

The program is guided and adheres to national standards researched and created by the Teacher Leadership Exploratory Consortium. Admission to the program follows the stated guidelines for graduate admission procedures as outlined in the university catalog. Additionally, students must provide two letters of reference from the profession and a statement of purpose. The degree is granted after completion of all courses with a grade of B or better.

Important information for this program:

All CMU masters-level graduates are expected to demonstrate proficiency in specialized knowledge/applied learning, quantitative fluency, communication fluency, critical thinking, information literacy, and ethical reasoning. In addition to these campus-wide student learning outcomes, a graduate of this program will be able to: