M.A. in Education Online
The Teacher Education Department offers four fully online degree plans under the MA in Education. Each degree plan is 30 credit hours (10 courses). Students may concentrate their online graduate studies in the following areas: Artificial Intelligence in Education; Diversity, Equity & Social Justice in Education; Linguistic Diversity and Educational Equity; or STEM Education.
Admission Requirements
- A satisfactory undergraduate grade point average (GPA) 3.0.
- A current resume.
- A written statement by the applicant describing personal and professional goals as related to the M.A. in Education under the chosen concentration.
- Applicants from countries where English is not the first language are required to demonstrate English proficiency. Please consult the Graduate School website for required scores.
- The admission criteria will be reviewed by the Teacher Education Department holistically to assess the potential of the applicant. The successful applicant would typically have an undergraduate upper division GPA of 3.0 or higher that demonstrates focus on academics, a current resume that demonstrates basic knowledge/experience in education or a related field, and a written statement that demonstrates maturity and commitment to education in the chosen concentration area of study.
Graduation Requirements
To graduate with an M.A. in Education Online in any of the four online concentration areas, the following requirements must be met:
- successful completion of 30 hours of required coursework with a grade of "C" or better
- completion and passing of a Culminating Experience
- a final GPA of 3.0 or higher [Graduate School Requirement].
For all four online degree plans under the MA in Education offered by the Teacher Education Department, students may select one of two options to meet the Culminating Experience graduation requirement: Thesis or Capstone Project.
Thesis - A thesis manuscript and an oral defense, both satisfactory to the Faculty Thesis Committee in the Teacher Education Department and the UTEP Graduate School.
Capstone Project – An applied research project relevant to the concentration area of study. The capstone project must meet the standards established by the faculty in the Teacher Education Department in order to satisfy degree requirements.
Degree Plans
Concentration
Artificial Intelligence in Education
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| M.A. in Education--Artificial Intelligence in Education | ||
| (30 Credit Hours Required) | ||
| Core Courses (12 Credit Hours Required) | ||
| STEM 5300 | 3 | |
| STEM 5304 | 3 | |
| STEM 5308 | 3 | |
| STEM 5312 | 3 | |
| Electives (12 Credit Hours Required) | ||
| Take any four (4) courses: | ||
STEM 5316 | ||
STEM 5320 | ||
STEM 5324 | ||
STEM 5328 | ||
STEM 5332 | ||
| Tech Assist Tools/Issue/Access | ||
| Graduate Workshop In Education | ||
| Culminating Experience (6 Credit Hours Required) | ||
| Choose either Capstone or Thesis Pathway: | ||
| STEM 5340 | 3 | |
| or TED 5398 | Thesis | |
| STEM 5344 | 3 | |
| or TED 5399 | Thesis | |
Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice in Education
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses Required: | 9 | |
| Scholarly Writing for Educ | ||
| Anti-Oppress & Anti-Racist Ed | ||
| Lang, Race & Culture in Ed | ||
| Discipline Courses Required: (Select 5 (FIVE) courses.) | 15 | |
| Crit Race & LatCrit Theory | ||
| Crit (Dis)Abilities Studies | ||
| Ed & Environ (In)Justice | ||
| Transnat & Postcol Feminisms | ||
| Queer Theory & Pedagogy | ||
| Transnationalism & Ed Practice | ||
| Freirean Ped & Soc Justice | ||
| Culminating Experience Courses Required: | ||
| TED 5388 | Capstone 1: DESJE/LIDE | 3 |
| or TED 5398 | Thesis | |
| TED 5389 | Capstone II: DESJ in Ed | 3 |
| or TED 5399 | Thesis | |
| *In consultation with their advisor, students may choose to take Capstone I and II and complete a Capstone Project as their culminating experience/graduation requirement OR students may choose to take Thesis I and II and complete a Thesis Project as their culminating experience/graduation requirement. Students must successfully complete either both Capstone courses or both Thesis courses to graduate from this program. | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Linguistic Diversity and Educational Equity
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Courses Required: | ||
| BED 5310 | Cross Linguistic Pedagogies | 3 |
| BED 5331 | Found of Bil and Teach Emr Bil | 3 |
| BED 5339 | Acad Language in DL Settings | 3 |
| BED 5343 | Content Area Intstr for EBs | 3 |
| SCFE 5303 | Anti-Oppress & Anti-Racist Ed | 3 |
| SCFE 5307 | Lang, Race & Culture in Ed | 3 |
| TED 5304 | Scholarly Writing for Educ | 3 |
| TED 5313 | Diversity in Educ. Settings | 3 |
| or SCFE 5313 | Transnat & Postcol Feminisms | |
| or SCFE 5323 | Freirean Ped & Soc Justice | |
| Culminating Experience Courses Required: | ||
| TED 5388 | Capstone 1: DESJE/LIDE | 3 |
| or TED 5398 | Thesis | |
| TED 5390 | Capstone II: Ling Div & Ed Eq | 3 |
| or TED 5399 | Thesis | |
| *In consultation with their advisor, students may choose to take Capstone I and II complete a Capstone Project as their culminating experience/graduation requirement OR students may choose to take Thesis I and II and complete a Thesis Project as their culminating experience/graduation requirement. Students must successfully complete either both Capstone courses or both Thesis courses to graduate from this program. | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
STEM Education
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses Required: | ||
| EDT 5374 | Pedagogy/Technology-rich Clsrm | 3 |
| or EDT 5375 | Tech Assist Tools/Issue/Access | |
| MTED 5322 | Ped Cntent Knowl in Teach Math | 3 |
| SIED 5323 | Societal Context of Sc Educ | 3 |
| or SIED 5325 | Inquiry Sc Ed in Biling Settng | |
| MTED 5322 may be repeated a max of 3 times for the following topics: Development of Quantitative Reasoning, Fostering Algebraic Thinking, and Development of Geometric Thinking. | ||
| Elective Courses (Choose FIVE courses with advisor approval) | 15 | |
| Web Tools for Construct Clsrm | ||
| Adv Productivity Tech/Clsrm | ||
| Assess Plan/Implment Tech Prog | ||
| Current Topics in Math Educ. | ||
| Rsrch-Based Pract in Math Clas | ||
| Authent Assess in Math Classrm | ||
| Environmental Education | ||
| Sc Tools Stnd Tech Safty/Ethic | ||
| Interv Stud w/High Incid Disab | ||
| Tch Rdng Wrt Mth/Lrns Hgh Inc | ||
| Learning Contexts & Curriculum | ||
| Diversity in Educ. Settings | ||
| Graduate Workshop In Education | ||
| Culminating Experience Courses Required: | ||
| STEM 5380 | Research of T & G in STEM ED | 3 |
| or TED 5398 | Thesis | |
| STEM 5390 | Capstone in STEM Education | 3 |
| or TED 5399 | Thesis | |
| *In consultation with their advisor, students may choose to take STEM 5380 and STEM 5390 and complete a Capstone Project as their culminating experience/graduation requirement OR students may choose to take TED 5398 and TED 5399 and complete a Thesis Project as their culminating experience/graduation requirement. Students must successfully complete either both Capstone courses or both Thesis courses to graduate from this program. | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |