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Apr 23, 2024
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2021-2022 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Education, M.A.
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Curriculum & Instruction (AEDCI)
Educational Leadership and Research (AELRC)
The Master of Arts degree is open to students with a bachelor’s degree who meet the Graduate School and school entrance requirements. It does not function as a certification program. Minimum course requirements include 36 semester hours; both thesis and non-thesis options are available.
The school-level academic course plan for each student will be developed in consultation with and approved by the student’s graduate advisory committee. The committee will include the student’s major advisor and at least two additional members of the graduate faculty such that the LSU Graduate School’s requirements for graduate committees are satisfied.
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Curriculum & Instruction (AEDCI)
Curriculum Studies requires 36 hours of credit at the graduate level with a thesis option of 30 hours of coursework, and six hours of thesis, or 36 hours of coursework. The curricular requirements include:
- At least 18 hours at the 7000 level or above
- A primary area consisting of 15-18 hours of earned credit in the core area
- Three-six hours from Humanistic and Behavioral Sciences
- Three hours in research
- Six-nine hours of electives
The student must pass a comprehensive final exam consisting of a series of written questions pertaining to the specialization.
Educational Leadership and Research (AELRC)
Concentrations:
Applied Research, Measurement and Evaluation
(ARME)
Applied Research, Measurement, and Evaluation requires 37 hours of credit at the graduate level or a thesis option of 31 hours of coursework plus 6 hours of thesis. For students who choose the thesis option, the 6 thesis hours count in place of the Allied Field courses. The curricular requirements include:
School of Education Core Courses 9 hours
ARME Required Courses 16 hours
Option A:
Elective Courses
Select 2 courses of at least 3 hours per course from the list of electives below. 6 hours, minimum. - ELRC 7280 Content Analysis (3)
- ELRC 7290 Seminar: Educational Research Methodology (1-3)
- ELRC 7006 Educational Statistics (4)
- ELRC 7016 Advanced Educational Statistics (4)
- Other approved research courses. You may select research courses from other programs or departments to meet your needs (e.g., policy analysis, statistics, technology, anthropology). (3)
Allied Fields Courses
Select 2 courses of at least 3 hours per course from the list of electives below. 6 hours, minimum. - Other approved courses from allied field. You may select courses from an allied field (e.g., Curriculum & Instruction, Sociology, Anthropology, Marketing, etc., with approval of your advisor). (3 per)
37 Total Hrs.
Non-Thesis Option: The student must pass a comprehensive final exam consisting of a series of written questions pertaining to the concentration.
Educational Technology
(EDTECH)
Educational Technology requires 36 hours of credit at the graduate level, and does not offer a thesis option. The curricular requirements include:
- At least 18 credit hours at the 7000 level or above (excluding thesis research hours).
- A primary area consisting of 21 hours of earned credit in the core area.
- Three hours in research
- Three hours of a practicum in educational media
- Nine hours of electives in educational technology or an advisor approved cognate area.
Students must pass a comprehensive final exam.
EDTECH Core 21 hours
select from the list below:
EDTECH Electives 9 hours
Students choose an additional 9 hours from ELRC Educational Technology courses or an advisor approved cognate area.
Higher Education Administration
(HIGHED)
Higher Education Administration requires 36 hours of credit at the graduate level, or a thesis option of 30 hours of coursework plus 6 thesis hours. For students who choose the thesis option, the 6 thesis hours count as elective course hours. The curricular requirements include:
Foundational Core 12 hours
(all are required)
Disciplinary Core 15 hours from this list
Higher Education Electives 9 hours
Three graduate-level courses from Higher Education or an advisor-approved cognate area.
36 Total Hrs.
The student must pass a comprehensive final exam consisting of a series of written questions pertaining to the concentration.
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