Graduate and Adult Learning

Master of Arts Education

ONLINE ADOLESCENT TO YOUNG ADULT (GRADES 7-12) LICENSE
Master of Arts Education

ONLINE ADOLESCENT TO YOUNG ADULT (GRADES 7-12) LICENSE 

Add an Adolescent to Young Adult license to your existing teaching credential 100% online with Muskingum University. You can choose to complete just the license or combine your course work with additional graduate study to earn a Master of Arts in Education degree. This track prepares you to teach in one content areas in grades 7-12, combining content specific methodology, in-depth content course work, and clinical practice to ensure you are prepared to work with adolescent learners.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW & LICENSURE FOCUS (100% ONLINE)

  • Core and professional education courses built for content-specific instruction in grades 7-12
  • Content course work in one academic subject and clinical practice (practicum + seminar) in middle/high school classrooms 
  • Meets Ohio licensure requirements, with additional field hours required 

CURRICULUM & INTERNSHIP BREAKDOWN

Courses

Pre-Licensure Courses (15 credit hours)

(Previous course work may satisfy these requirements)

  • EDUC 528* Learning Differences & Exceptionalities (3) 
  • EDUC 550   Educational Psychology (3) 
  • EDUC 555* Proactive Approaches to Classroom Management (3) 
  • EDUC 568    Assessment in Education (3)
  • EDUC 523* Content Area Literacy (3) 

Professional Education Courses (9 credit hours) 

  • EDUC 571* Secondary Education Professional Practices (3) 

Select one:

  • EDUC 567* Adolescent-Young Adult Social Studies Methods (3) 
  • EDUC 564* Life Science Methods (3) 
  • EDUC 566* Adolescent-Young Adul Language Arts Methods (3) 
  • EDUC 565* Adolescent-Young Adult Mathematics Methods (3) 

Select one:

  • EDUC 506* Social Studies Seminar (3) 
  • EDUC 505* Life Science Seminar (3) 
  • EDUC 502* Language Arts Seminar (3) 
  • EDUC 504   Mathematics Seminar (3) 

Clinical / Practice Courses (4 credit hours)

  • EDUC 590 AYA Practicum (3) 
  • EDUC 590 AYA Education Seminar (1) 

Additional field hours are required. 

For a complete listing of MAE requirements, policies and procedures please refer to the Graduate Catalog.

Master's With Five Additional Classes
COURSES NEEDED TO ADD THE MASTER'S DEGREE

Core Courses (13 Credit Hours)

  • EDUC 605 Leading and Learning in a Culture of Change (3)
  • EDUC 606 Invitational and Inclusive Education (3)
  • EDUC 608 Critical Pedagogy: The Transformational Educator (1)
  • MOLP 782 Informed Decision Making (3)

Choose One of the Following:

  • EDUC 700 Research Seminar and Project (3)
  • EDUC 710 Practitioner Seminar and Project (3)

WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH AYA LICENSURE?

Holding an Adolescent-Young License prepares you to:

  • Teach grades 7-12 in one academic content area in public or private schools
  • Work in curriculum development or instructional coaching at middle and high school levels
  • Serve as a content-area specialist supporting struggling middle/high school students

CAREER OUTCOMES & OPPORTUNITIES

Graduates of this program may pursue roles such as:

  • Content area teacher (Grades 7-12)
  • Middle/high school level curriculum specialist or instructional leader
  • Adolescent education specialist focused on middle/high school level development
  • Content-area interventionist / instructional coach
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Contact Information

Dr. Jessica Grubaugh
Director of Graduate Teacher Education Programs
Muskingum University
260 Stadium Drive
New Concord, OH 43762
PH: 740-826-8470
E-mail: grubaugh@muskingum.edu

 

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