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Teacher Education Department St. Mary's University One Camino Santa Maria San Antonio, Texas 78228 Dan Higgins, Ph.D. phone: (210) 436-3121 fax: (210) 431-2246 dhiggins@stmarytx.edu |
Program Of StudyEducation CoursesThe Education courses required for the Master of Arts in Education are specifically chosen to give the ethical, moral, and legal foundation for all educational endeavors, increase teaching ability and skill in content areas, and to enhance skills for additional roles within the school, department and/or grade level. A strong field-based component is required in each course. This requirement ensures that the teacher addresses an important area of curriculum and instruction and strengthens that area as related to local needs. Required: ED 6350 Reading in the Content Area ED 6302 Foundations of Educational Practice ED 6304 Human Development and Learning ED 6306 Curriculum Theory and Practice ED 6311 Applied Educational Research ED 7392 Internship in Education TOTAL = 18 Concentration in Computer SciencePrerequisites:
Required Courses: CS 6310G Systems Analysis & Design CS 6320G Files & Database CS 6330G Data Communications CS 6340G Advanced Software Concepts CS 6350G Hardware/Software/Operating Systems CS Elective TOTAL = 18* *One additional 3 hour CS course would earn a Master of Science degree. Concentration in English Language and LiteraturePrerequisites:
Recommended Courses: EN 7301 Contemporary Literary Criticism * EN 7302 Myth & Psyche in 20th Century Literature EN 7303 Critical Approaches to the Short Story * EN 7307 Courtly Love and Social Disclosure EN 7311 Comparative Literature: Modern & Postmodern EN 7321 Shakespeare's Major Plays * EN 7313 Realism & Naturalism in the American Novel EN 7315 American Transcendentalism * EN 7316 History of the American Novel * EN 7331 Writing Assessment * EN 7334 Approaches to Teaching Writing/Critical Thinking *Strongly Recommended Concentration in International RelationsTo fit the post-Cold War reality, the regional security courses, along with National Security, are taught from an interdisciplinary perspective. The courses integrate the disciplines of History, Political Science, and International Economics and Business. Students will complete the degree with a global understanding of the interrelatedness of historical factors, political and economic development, population growth and migration, ecological degradation, militarism/arms and race/ethnic/religious conflict. The regional security courses will also require students to master geography, a subject needed by teachers. This complements the development of magnet schools in local school districts, focusing on International Relations and International Business. Required Courses: 18 hours IR 7320 Asian Security Issues IR 7340 Middle East Security Issues IR 7350 European Security Issues IR 7380 African Security Issues PO 6324 Inter-American Security Issues PO 6315 U.S. Foreign Policy IR 8325 Business in an Interdependent World IR 8305 International Conflict Resolution Theory Concentration in Political SciencePrerequisites: PO 1311 American National Government Required Courses: PO 6305 American Institutions PO 6316 Great Political Thinkers TOTAL = 6 Recommended Courses: 12 Hours Required PO 6301 Public Administration and Policy * PO 6312 International Relations Theory * PO 6307 Constitutional Law * PO 6352 U.S. Latino Communities * PO 6300 Political Science Research Methods PO 5303 Urban Political Institutions and Processes PO 6315 United States Foreign Policy PO 6324 National Security Policy PO 6353 Urban Issues PO 6354 Campaign Management PO 6356 Campaign Finance PO 6358 Gender Politics PO 7300 Directed Readings *Strongly recommended. |
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