Master of Education (M.Ed.)
Reducing Student, Classroom, and School Disruption
For
In today’s classrooms, teachers must effectively educate a wide variety of diverse learners, including students with vastly different behavioral challenges. A focus of this program will be understanding the impact of positive relationships with students and how those relationships impact behavior. Participants will explore the causes of student behaviors and develop prevention and intervention strategies to meet student needs.
How You Learn
Online Format: This is an online graduate program. No face-to-face class meetings are required, but students will be engaged in an active and engaging online environment that includes assignments, materials, discussion threads, assessments and/or group activities done electronically. You will finish one 3-credit course every 8 weeks.
Face-to-Face Options are available, please contact the Graduate Information Office at (667) 444-2410.
Career Outcomes
Graduates leave the program equipped with the skills necessary to be successful and implement curriculum in classrooms and schools of diverse learners and different behavioral challenges.
Course Progression and Degree Requirements
M.Ed. Program Option
| Course | Title | Credits |
| ED 607 | Prevention Strategies, Classroom Management and Communication | 3 |
| ED 661 | Intervention Strategies I, Conflict Resolution | 2 |
| ED 662 | Intervention Strategies I, Challenging Behaviors | 3 |
| ED 601 | Theories of Development | 3 |
| ED 602 | Sociological Perspective | 3 |
| ED 603 | Personality Development & Self Esteem | 3 |
| ED 604 | Contemporary Issues | 3 |
| ED 651 | Educating for Character | 1.5 |
| ED 652 | Mediation of Conflict | 1.5 |
| ED 681 | Curriculum Development for a Multicultural Society | 3 |
| ED 633 | Methods of Teaching At-Risk & Diverse Learners | 3 |
| ED 605 | Research Methods | 3 |
| ED 606 | Action Research | 3 |
| ED 654 | Special Project Seminar for Reducing Student, Classroom and School Disruption (e-portfolio) | 1 |
| Total Credits: | 36 |
Post-Master’s Certificate (PDs) Program Option**
| Course | Title | Credits |
| ED 607 | Prevention Strategies, Classroom Management and Communication | 3 |
| ED 661 | Intervention Strategies I, Conflict Resolution | 2 |
| ED 662 | Intervention Strategies I, Challenging Behaviors | 3 |
| ED 602 | Sociological Perspective | 3 |
| ED 603 | Personality Development & Self Esteem | 3 |
| ED 681 | Curriculum Development for a Multicultural Society | 3 |
| ED 633 | Methods of Teaching At-Risk & Diverse Learners | 3 |
| ED 654 | Special Project Seminar for Reducing Student, Classroom and School Disruption (e-portfolio) | 1 |
| Total Credits: | 21 |
Please Note:
This course outline is tentative and is subject to change. Courses may be offered in a different order than outlined above.
**Any Professional Development Certification on its own is not eligible for Financial Aid.
