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2023-2024 General Catalog 
    
2023-2024 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Education, M.A.


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.

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 field of study.

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 Elective Courses


Option A:

Option B:

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.

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: