Secondary Education, 6-12 (M.Ed.)

This master's degree program is designed for persons who already have a B.A. or B.S. and seek licensure in any of the following content areas: biology, chemistry, earth science, English, history and social science, mathematics, or physics.

In order to maintain currency in the content area, students seeking a teaching license at the secondary level (grades 6-12) must have satisfactorily completed a course in their licensure endorsement area within five years prior to applying for a Virginia teaching license through Marymount. Three (3) credit hours in human growth and development are required for licensure in addition to the graduate program requirements.

The M.Ed. in secondary education is available at Marymount’s Main Campus. The program is also available in a weekend cohort format at the Main Campus.

Degree Requirements — Secondary Education, 6-12

36 credits

Many courses require field experience. For details, see education in Course Descriptions.

ED 500 and ED 509 are required as the first courses in this program, as they provide the foundation for all other courses.

ED 500	Foundations of Education and the Teaching Profession	3
ED 509	Special Education: Foundations and Characteristics of Exceptional Learners	3
ED 526	Cross-cultural/International Curricula	3
	OR
ED 541	Global Perspectives for the Special Educational Need of All Students	3
ED 529	Collaboration and Consultation in Special Education Settings	3
ED 537	Literacy Across the Curriculum: Secondary	3
ED 538	Secondary Teaching Methods	3
ED 551	Instruction and Assessment	3
ED 552	Effective Classroom Management	3
ED 554	Educational Technology	3
ED 566	Teaching Science in Secondary Schools (6-12)	3
	OR
ED 567	Teaching History and Social Science in Secondary Schools (6-12)	3
	OR
ED 568	Teaching English in Secondary Schools (6-12)	3
	OR
ED 569	Teaching Mathematics in Secondary Schools (6-12)	3
ED 570S	Student Teaching: Secondary	6

ED 552 and ED 570S must be taken at the same time.