Undergraduate STEM Education MS
Major: Undergraduate STEM Education
Degree Awarded: Master of Science (MS)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 45.0
Co-op Option: None
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 13.1316
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 25-1099
About the Program
An MS in Undergraduate STEM Education supports the professional development of graduate students from STEM disciplines. This program will prepare STEM graduate students to implement evidence-based pedagogies that have been demonstrated to be effective for teaching undergraduate STEM courses.
This interdisciplinary program provides a mechanism to allow doctoral students from a STEM discipline to learn about pedagogical approaches appropriate for teaching STEM undergraduates, and research, assessment, and evaluation of STEM programs. Such skills, experiences, and competencies both diversify the career prospects of these graduate students as well as position them to participate more fully in programs with STEM Education and/or outreach as their “broader impact.”
Admission Requirements
All STEM graduate students or students studying in equivalent programs are eligible for admission.
Degree Requirements
| Core | ||
| ISTM 511 | Foundations in Evidence-Based STEM Pedagogy | 3.0 |
| ISTM 512 | Advanced Undergraduate STEM Pedagogical Techniques | 3.0 |
| ISTM 513 | Improving STEM Education Through Research | 3.0 |
| ISTM 514 | STEM Program Evaluation and Assessment | 3.0 |
| Electives (choose two of the following, in consultation with advisor) | 6.0 | |
| Leadership in Educational Contexts and Systems | ||
| Using and Integrating Learning Technologies | ||
| Science Teaching Methods | ||
| Social Foundation and Group Cognition in STEM Education ** | ||
| Creativity and Innovation in STEM Education ** | ||
| PhD Content Area Knowledge ‡ | 9.0 | |
| PhD Research Experience † | 9.0 | |
| Capstone Experience | 9.0 | |
| Seminar in UG STEM Education * | ||
| Rotations in STEM Education * | ||
or ISTM 517 | Projects in Undergraduate STEM Education | |
| Total Credits | 45.0 | |
Sample Plan of Study
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ISTM 511 | Foundations in Evidence-Based STEM Pedagogy | 3.0 |
| PhD Content Knowledge | 3.0 | |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Winter | ||
| ISTM 512 | Advanced Undergraduate STEM Pedagogical Techniques | 3.0 |
| PhD Content Knowledge | 3.0 | |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| ISTM 513 | Improving STEM Education Through Research | 3.0 |
| Elective | 3.0 | |
| PhD Content Knowledge | 3.0 | |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Summer | ||
| ISTM 514 | STEM Program Evaluation and Assessment | 3.0 |
| ISTM 515 | Seminar in UG STEM Education | 1.0 |
| ISTM 516 or ISTM 517 | Rotations in STEM Education or Projects in Undergraduate STEM Education | 2.0 |
| PhD Research Experience | 3.0 | |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ISTM 515 | Seminar in UG STEM Education | 1.0 |
| ISTM 516 or ISTM 517 | Rotations in STEM Education or Projects in Undergraduate STEM Education | 2.0 |
| PhD Research Experience | 3.0 | |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Winter | ||
| ISTM 515 | Seminar in UG STEM Education | 1.0 |
| ISTM 516 or ISTM 517 | Rotations in STEM Education or Projects in Undergraduate STEM Education | 2.0 |
| Elective | 3.0 | |
| PhD Research Experience | 3.0 | |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 45 | |