Master of Education (MEd)
The Master of Education (MEd) is designed to advance the knowledge base of certified teachers, provide preparation for individuals interested in leadership positions in schools and school districts, and prepare school counselors.
Program areas include: educational leadership; gifted education, special education, counseling with concentrations in clinical mental health counseling and school counseling; and curriculum and instruction with specializations in early childhood education, elementary education, English education, foreign language education, language arts/children’s literature, mathematics education, reading/literacy, science education, social studies education, and special education.
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.
Educational leadership
Educational leadership is a cohort program with 39 hours of specific coursework designed to meet the requirements of the Louisiana Department of Education. The curricular requirements include:
- At least 36 hours at the 7000 level or above.
- A primary area of 39 hours of earned credit in the core area.
- Six hours of supervised internship.
The student must pass a comprehensive final exam consisting of a series of written questions pertaining to the specialization.