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School of Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences
training, machining, masonry, mechanatronics, printing, plumbing, telecommunications, and welding technology. For the technical and industrial option, the specific field is determined by the specialization proficiency and teaching aspirations of the student. The required specialization competency may be acquired by completing a career and technical program in an approved high school, area career and technical school, technical college, community junior college, by apprenticeship training, by actual experience in the field of specialization, or by a combination of these. See the section "Professional Education Unit (p. 1438)" for details regarding state certification requirements and procedures. Programs/Areas of Emphasis Degrees Degrees offered through STLES programs include Bachelor of Science (BS), Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT), Master of Science (MS), Education Specialist (EdS), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Career and Technical Education • Career and Technical Education • Certification - BS • Non-Certification - BS • Workforce and Adult Education - MS • PhD in Education/Workforce and Adult Education - PhD Elementary Education • Elementary Education - BS, MAT Secondary Education • Secondary Education • English - BS • Foreign Language - BS • Teaching • Secondary Mathematics - MAT • Secondary Science - MAT Teaching, Learning, and Leadership • Teaching, Learning and leadership - MS • College Teaching - GRCT • Curriculum Studies - MS, PhD
• Secondary Education: Foreign Language, BS (p. 1416) • Secondary Education: Social Studies, BS (p. 1418)
• Multi-Tiered Systems of Instructional Support (MTSI), Minor (p. 1420) • Special Education (SPED), Minor (p. 1421) Graduate Programs The School offers graduate degree programs at the master's and doctoral levels. While specialization is required, maximum program flexibility enables students to meet individual goals. Programs are designed to prepare persons to enter public or private elementary and secondary schools as teachers or school psychologists, curriculum directors, department heads, reading/literacy specialists and instructional leaders or enter other educational institutions and community agencies as educational leaders. Doctoral programs provide preparation for university teaching and research, as well as for P-12 roles, such as curriculum administrators. Programs in the School offer the Master of Science (MS) in Teaching, Learning, and Leadership, Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT), Master of Science in School Psychology, a Graduate Certificate in College Teaching, an education Specialist in School Psychology, a Doctor of Philosophy in School Psychology, and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Education. Master of Science in Teaching, Learning and Leadership (TLL) Donita Shaw, PhD – Associate Professor and TLL Degree Coordinator A student may earn the degree of Master of Science (MS) in Teaching, Learning, and Leadership. Students specialize in several areas highlighted below as TLL options. All options include at least one research course. Students planning an emphasis in K-12, secondary education, or math/science education may incorporate graduate coursework from an academic discipline. The master’s degree program is also frequently designed to qualify graduates for certification in a specific area. The Curriculum and Leadership Studies option provides a sound foundation in curriculum knowledge including the social, philosophical, ethical, political, historical and psychological aspects of curriculum, curriculum planning, pedagogy and curriculum leadership. The degree program will deepen one’s knowledge of curriculum and will prepare graduates for positions as curriculum leaders, curriculum planners, curriculum administrators, curriculum consultants, teacher leaders and teacher researchers. Program content will benefit those teachers pursuing National Board Certification. Many classes are offered on both Stillwater and Tulsa campuses. The Elementary, Middle, Secondary, or K-12 option (EMSK12) provides choices for students to include coursework to enhance their understanding of teaching and learning at their chosen level, and in the case of secondary or K-12 to include content area coursework. The Gifted and Talented Education option is designed to broaden understandings of giftedness and showcase evidence-based curriculum and instruction. The option is designed to develop practitioners who have the skills to advocate for the needs of gifted and talented students and who will place a focus on the development of quality gifted programming. Courses are offered primarily on the Tulsa campus in a cohort model. Students who complete the coursework requirements can
• Professional Education Studies - PhD • Language, Literacy, and Culture - PhD • Mathematics Education - MS, PhD • Science Education - MS, PhD • Special Education - MS, PhD • Workforce and Adult Education - MS School Psychology • School Psychology - EdS, PhD Undergraduate Programs
• Career and Technical Education: Certification, BS (p. 1408) • Career and Technical Education: Non-Certification, BS (p. 1410) • Elementary Education, BS (p. 1412) • Secondary Education: English, BS (p. 1414)
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