In addition to meeting the standard School of Education admission requirements, students interested in pursuing a master's degree in secondary education must have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or above. Applicants who do not meet this requirement may be admitted if they show evidence of successful professional activity, such as curriculum development or scholarship, or a paper that demonstrates competence in abstract thinking in the English language.

In Bloomington tracks are available general curriculum studies, mathematics education and science and environmental education. In Indianapolis, tracks in Educational Technology and Urban Education are available.  The master's degree in secondary education requires 36 credit hours.

• General (Bloomington)
• Joint BS/MS Degree
• Mathematics Education (Bloomington)
• Science and Environmental Education (Bloomington)
• Technology in Education (Secondary) (Indianapolis)
• Urban Education (Indianapolis)

GENERAL TRACK

I.     Major (18 cr.)

• J500 Instruction in the Context of Curriculum (3 cr.)  or S503 Secondary School Curriculum (3 cr.) or S530 Junior High and Middle School Curriculum (3 cr.)
• 15 additional credit hours in secondary education by advisement

II.   Foundations (3 cr.)

Choose one course:

• H5O4 History of American Education (3 cr.)
• H510 Foundations of Educational Inquiry (3 cr.)
• H520 Education and Social Issues (3 cr.)
• H525 Anthropology of Education (3 cr.)
• H530 Philosophy of Education (3 cr.)
• H538 Critical Thinking and Education (3 cr.)
• H540 Sociology of Education (3 cr.)
• P501 Statistical Methods Applied to Education (3 cr.)
• P507 Testing in the Classroom (3 cr.)
• P510 Psychology in Teaching (2-3 cr.)
• P516 Adolescent Development (3 cr.)
• P525 Psychological Issues in Education (3 cr.)
• P540 Learning and Cognition in Education (3 cr.)
• P544 Applied Cognition and Learning Strategies (3 cr.)

III. Thesis (X599), Practicum (J538), or other courses selected with the approval of the program advisor (6 cr.)

IV.  Electives (9 cr.)

Electives must total 9 credit hours and include one major or minor area methods course and one course complementing the student's program.

JOINT BS/MS DEGREE in SECONDARY EDUCATION

This program allows the use of 8 cr of 400 level mathematics or science classes of qualified seniors at the Bloomington campus to complete the master’s degree in Secondary Education.  Mathematics, chemistry, biology, physics and geology Bachelor of Science majors with a 3.0 subject and cumulative GPA may begin master’s degree courses while completing their bachelor’s degree.  Students complete the Secondary Transition to Teaching program (see Licensure Programs).

MATHEMATICS EDUCATION TRACK

I. Major (18 cr.)

• J500 Instruction in the Context of Curriculum (3 cr.)
• N517 Advanced Methods in the Teaching of Middle/Junior High School Mathematics (3 cr.) or N518 Advanced Methods in the Teaching of Middle/Junior High School Mathematics (3 cr.)
• Six (6) credit hours of mathematics courses at the 400 level or above are selected under the direction of the student's advisor.
• Six (6) additional credit hours are selected under the direction of the student's advisor.

II. Foundations (3 cr.)  requirements are the same as for the General Track, above. 

III. Thesis/Practicum (3 cr.) requirements are the same as for the General Track, above.

IV. Electives (9 cr.)

These courses must have a unified focus in mathematics education and must be approved by the advisor. With the advisor's consent, candidates are encouraged to enroll in the following course: N590 Independent Research in Mathematics Education (1-3 cr.).

SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION TRACK

 I. Major (18 cr.)

• J500 Instruction in the Context of Curriculum (3 cr.)
• E548 Advanced Study in the Teaching of Science in the Elementary Schools (3 cr.) or Q517 Junior High/Middle School Science Teaching (3 cr.) or S518 Advanced Study in the Teaching of Secondary School Science (3 cr.)
• Science Education (6 cr.) Choose two courses:
  • E548 Advanced Study in the Teaching of Science in the Elementary Schools (3 cr.)
  • M446 /Q506 Methods of Teaching Senior High/Junior High/Middle School Science (3 cr.)
  • Q540 Teaching Environmental Education (3 cr.)
  • S518 Advanced Study in the Teaching of Secondary School Science (3 cr.)
• Primary Science Area Courses (6 cr.)  Courses must be at the graduate level in the supporting area in which professionalization is desired.

II. Foundations (3 cr.) Requirements are the same as for the General Track, above 

III. X599 Thesis, J538 Practicum, Q590 Research Apprenticeship, or other courses with the approval of the program advisor (6 cr.)

IV.   Electives in Science or the Supporting Area (9 cr.)

Technology Track (IUPUI only)

• Inquiry Core (9 cr.)
  • Y520 Strategies for Educational Inquiry (3 cr)
  • Y510 Action Research (3 cr.)
  • T590 Independent Study in Urban Education (3 cr.)
• Inclusive Pedagogy Core (12 cr)
  • T531 Organizational Change in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Schools (3 cr.)
  • P507 Assessment in Schools (3 cr.)
  • E590 Parent/Family Invovlement (3 cr.)
  • J500 Instruction in the Context of Curriculum (3 cr)
• Technology Core (15 cr.) 
  • W531 Computers in Education (3 cr.) recommended as first course
  • W540 Computers in the Curriculum (3 cr.)
  • W520 Instructional Technology (3 cr.)
  • W550 Research in Instructional Computing (3 cr.)
  • W515 Technology Leadership

Urban Education Track (IUPUI only)

• Inquiry (9 cr.)
  • Y520 Strategies for Educational Inquiry (3 cr.)
  • Y510 Action Research (Prerequisite Y520) (3 cr.)
  • T590 Independent Study in Urban Education (3 cr.)
• Multicultural/Urban Education (9 cr.)
  • T531 Organizational Change in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Schools (3 cr.)
  • T550 Cultural/Community Forces & Schools: variable title (3 cr.)
  • Choose one of the following
    • A560 Political Perspectives in Education (3 cr.)
    • H530 Philosophy of Education (3 cr.)
    • T550 Cultural/Community Forces & Schools: (may be repeated with new title) (3 cr.)
• Teaching and Learning (18 cr.)
  • P507 Assessment in Schools (3 cr.)
  • J500 Instructiion in the Context of Curriculum (3 cr.) or L500 Instructional Issues in Language Learning (3 cr.)
  • Four electives (12 cr), approved by faculty advisor:

Consult with faculty advisor who may also suggest courses from other IUPUI schools and departments.  Possible elective choices include: E590, H520, J500, K505, L500, L501, L524, L5590, P514, P515, P516, W531, W540, Y611, workshop courses.