The Master of Education (MEd) program in Secondary Education is designed for professionally certified and experienced educators who want to improve their knowledge and skills in teaching students and colleagues in their content area. Students engage in action research within the walls of their classroom.
Coursework includes secondary education courses as well as content-specific courses in each track.
This degree does not prepare students for initial, administrative, or supervisory certification.
This degree has 5 tracks: English Language Arts Education Track, Mathematics Education Track, Science Education Track, Social Science Education Track, and World Languages Education Track. Please scroll to the bottom of this page for further details on these Tracks.
The Master of Education in Secondary Education program requires a minimum of 33 credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree. Students from all tracks must complete the required 21 credit hours of core courses and culminating experiences. All students complete a capstone research project or thesis, which are course-based action research studies (i.e., application and analysis of the effectiveness of research-based best practices in the classroom). Additional course requirements vary by the student's chosen track.
Total Credit Hours Required: 33 Credit Hours Minimum beyond the Bachelor's Degree
This section describes the elements of the curriculum that are in common for all of the tracks.
Required CoursesCore: 15 Credit Hours
All students take the Secondary Education core, regardless of their chosen specialization.
*Must be taken in first semester of the program.
- EDS 5356 - Mentoring and Clinical Supervision of Pre-professional Educators 3 Credit Hours *
- ESE 5344 - Managing the Secondary Classroom 3 Credit Hours
- ESE 6036 - Contemporary Issues in Secondary Education 3 Credit Hours
- LAE 5496 - Disciplinary Literacy in the Content Areas 3 Credit Hours
- EME 6053 - Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies 3 Credit Hours
Culminating Experience: 6-9 Credit Hours
Students complete either an action research project or a thesis.
- EDF 6472 - Data-Driven Decision-Making for Instruction 3 Credit Hours
- ESE 6427 - Capstone: Action Research in Secondary Education 3 Credit Hours or
- LAE, MAE, SCE, or SSE 6971 - Thesis 6 Credit Hours
Independent Learning
The MEd requires a course-based action research study and completion of a culminating experience.
Application Requirements
For information on general UCF graduate admissions requirements that apply to all prospective students, please visit the Admissions section of the Graduate Catalog. Applicants must apply online. All requested materials must be submitted by the established deadline.
Applicants must choose a track in this program. Track(s) may have different requirements.
Financials
Graduate students may receive financial assistance through fellowships, assistantships, tuition support, or loans. For more information, see the College of Graduate Studies Funding website, which describes the types of financial assistance available at UCF and provides general guidance in planning your graduate finances. The Financial Information section of the Graduate Catalog is another key resource.
Fellowships
Fellowships are awarded based on academic merit to highly qualified students. They are paid to students through the Office of Student Financial Assistance, based on instructions provided by the College of Graduate Studies. Fellowships are given to support a student's graduate study and do not have a work obligation. For more information, see UCF Graduate Fellowships, which includes descriptions of university fellowships and what you should do to be considered for a fellowship.
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Institution Codes
GRE: 5233
GMAT: RZT-HT-58
TOEFL: 5233
ETS PPI: 5233
