Elementary Education Middle Level (Math/English) BS/MS in Higher Education Leadership MS
Major: Elementary Education, Middle Level (Math/English) and Higher Education Leadership
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science (BS) and Master of Science (MS)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 225.0
Co-op Options: One Co-op (Five years)
BS Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 13-1202
BS Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 25-2022
MS Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 13-130406
MS Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 11-9033
About the Program
• Demonstrate professional ethics and independent and creative academic best practices that exhibit outstanding leadership, organizational, cross cultural, inter-personal and advocacy skills including the ability to communicate effectively with internal and external groups.
• Understand the changing role of teachers in increasingly diverse societies
• Demonstrate a strong academic background in all subject areas that meet PDE requirements including literacy, language and STEM areas
• Demonstrate the ability to create and maintain a positive and democratic classroom climate for students
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of child development in their ability to develop and implement learning opportunities that are unique to every child
• Develop creative academic leadership skills with a global perspective on current educational issues, knowledge of best pedagogical practices, tools to effectively integrate technology in curriculum, assessment and instruction, and a strong academic background in all subject areas that meet PDE content requirements.
• Develop competencies to become reflective practitioners who are lifelong learners, who base their practice on theory, research, and developmentally appropriate pedagogy by analyzing, implementing, and evaluating existing and new instructional strategies and practices in a variety of educational institutions/organizations.
• Demonstrate advanced teaching knowledge and skills well beyond that required for initial Pennsylvania certification
• Develop advanced skills to function in a variety of roles as instructors, instructional leaders or researchers in local, state, national and international organizations, foundations, associations, corporations and private educational institutions.
• Have in-depth knowledge of both public and private (non-profit and for-profit) institutions as well as small and large institutions.
Additional Information
For more information, please visit the School of Education's website.
Admission Requirements
BS/MS application must be submitted during Sophomore year before 120 undergraduate credits have been completed with cumulative 3.0 GPA to gain acceptance into BS/MS program. Continuation as a BS/MS student in Higher Education Leadership requires maintaining minimum term and cumulative 3.0 GPA.
Degree Requirements
General Education/Content Requirements | ||
ARTH 101 | History of Art I | 3.0 |
BIO 161 | General Biology I | 3.0 |
BIO 162 | General Biology II | 3.0 |
CHEM 111 | General Chemistry I | 4.0 |
CIVC 101 | Introduction to Civic Engagement | 1.0 |
COM 111 | Principles of Communication | 3.0 |
COOP 101 | Career Management and Professional Development * | 1.0 |
ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4.0 |
ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research | 3.0 |
or ENGL 111 | English Composition I | |
ENGL 102 | Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing | 3.0 |
or ENGL 112 | English Composition II | |
ENGL 103 | Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres | 3.0 |
or ENGL 113 | English Composition III | |
ENGL 304 | Young Adult Fiction | 3.0 |
ENVS 260 | Environmental Science and Society | 3.0 |
HIST 201 | United States History to 1815 | 4.0 |
HIST 275 | History of Pennsylvania | 3.0 |
LING 101 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3.0 |
MATH 171 | Introduction to Analysis A | 3.0 |
MATH 172 | Introduction to Analysis B | 3.0 |
MATH 173 | Introduction to Analysis C | 3.0 |
or MATH 107 | Probability and Statistics for Liberal Arts | |
MATH 205 | Survey of Geometry | 3.0 |
MUSC 130 | Introduction to Music | 3.0 |
NFS 100 | Nutrition, Foods, and Health | 2.0 |
NFS 101 | Introduction to Nutrition & Food | 1.0 |
PHYS 151 | Applied Physics | 3.0 |
PSY 101 | General Psychology I | 3.0 |
PSY 320 [WI] | Educational Psychology | 3.0 |
PSY 330 | Cognitive Psychology | 3.0 |
SOC 335 | Sociology of Education | 3.0 |
UNIV T101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
WRIT 225 [WI] | Creative Writing | 3.0 |
or WRIT 301 | Writing Poetry | |
Pedagogy Requirements | ||
EDEX 142 | Special Education Foundations: Referral and Assessment | 3.0 |
EDEX 344 | Inclusive Practices | 3.0 |
EDEX 368 [WI] | Literacy and Content Skill Development PK-12 | 3.0 |
EDLT 325 | Design for Learning with Digital Media | 3.0 |
EDLT 326 | Technology Applications for Learning | 3.0 |
EDPO 312 | Educational Policy, Law & Advocacy | 3.0 |
EDUC 101 | Foundations in Education I: A Historical and Philosophical Perspective | 3.0 |
EDUC 106 | First Year Seminar: A Case of Schools and Cities | 1.0 |
EDUC 107 | First Year Seminar: Exploring Pedagogies | 1.0 |
EDUC 108 | First Year Seminar: Designing Learning Spaces | 1.0 |
EDUC 123 | Adolescent Development | 3.0 |
EDUC 205 | Sophomore Pedagogy Seminar | 1.0 |
EDUC 216 | Diversity and Today's Teacher | 3.0 |
EDUC 305 [WI] | Junior Pedagogy Seminar | 1.0 |
EDUC 306 | Assessment of Young Children I | 3.0 |
EDUC 308 | Creating a Positive Classroom Climate | 3.0 |
EDUC 316 | Teaching in Urban Contexts | 3.0 |
EDUC 324 | Current Research in Curriculum & Instruction | 3.0 |
EDUC 326 [WI] | Language Arts Processes | 3.0 |
EDUC 328 | Language Arts Processes 4-8 | 3.0 |
EDUC 355 | Social Studies Teaching Methods | 3.0 |
EDUC 360 | English/Language Arts Teaching Methods for the Middle Years | 1.5 |
EDUC 361 | Middle Years Science Methods | 1.5 |
EDUC 362 | Middle Years Social Studies Methods | 1.5 |
EDUC 365 | Foundations in Instructing English Language Learners | 3.0 |
EDUC 405 | Senior Pedagogy Seminar | 1.0 |
MTED 363 | Middle Years Mathematics Methods (4-8) | 1.5 |
MTED 418 | Mathematics Methods and Content | 3.0 |
Student Teaching Experience | ||
EDUC 409 [WI] | Teaching Seminar I | 9.0 |
EDUC 410 [WI] | Student Teaching | 9.0 |
Free Electives | 12.0 | |
Master's Requirements | ||
Higher Education Leadership Core Courses | ||
EDCR 510 | Leadership in Educational Contexts and Systems | 3.0 |
EDCR 512 | Using and Integrating Learning Technologies | 3.0 |
EDCR 514 | Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice in Education | 3.0 |
EDCR 518 | Evidence-Based Evaluation | 3.0 |
EDHE 501 | Foundations of Higher Education and Governance | 3.0 |
EDHE 521 | Student Development Theory and Application | 3.0 |
EDHE 531 | Legal Issues & Ethics in Higher Education | 3.0 |
EDHE 541 | Institutional Assessment, Accreditation and Effectiveness | 3.0 |
EDHE 607 | Higher Education Career Development, Leadership & Application | 3.0 |
Capstone | ||
EDU 780 | Capstone Research | 3.0 |
Students have the option to select from the Practitioner or Thesis capstone track. | ||
EDUP 780 | Practitioner Capstone Course I | 3.0 |
or EDUT 780 | Thesis Capstone Course I | |
EDUP 781 | Practitioner Capstone Course II | 3.0-4.5 |
or EDUT 781 | Thesis Capstone Course II | |
Electives or Concentration (see below) ** | 9.0 | |
Students select either any three elective courses (from offerings within the School of Education) or three courses within one of the concentrations offered. | ||
Concentration in Global and International Education | ||
Select three of the following: | ||
Global, International & Comparative Education | ||
Comparative Higher Education Systems | ||
Culture, Society & Education in Comparative Perspective | ||
Globalization and Educational Change | ||
Analysis of Policy Issues in Global & International Education | ||
Elective | ||
Concentration in Education Policy | ||
Required: | ||
Education Policy: Concepts, Issues, and Applications | ||
Select two of the following: | ||
The Shaping of American Education Policy: Global Forces, Interest Groups, and Politics | ||
American Educational Policy and U.S. Competitiveness | ||
or EDGI 604 | Quantitative Literacy: Interpreting and reporting data for educational policy and research | |
Ethics in Educational Policy Making | ||
Access & Equity in Educational Policy Making | ||
Elective | ||
Concentration in Learning Technologies and Instructional Design | ||
Select three of the following: | ||
The Learning Sciences | ||
Learning Engineering | ||
Play & Learning in a Participatory Culture | ||
or EDLT 591 | Learning Analytics: Lenses on students, teaching, and curriculum enactment | |
Instructional Design Methods | ||
Teaching and Learning Issues in E-Learning | ||
Concentration in Student Development and Affairs | ||
Critical Issues & Risk Management in Student Affairs | ||
Student Success: Learning and Innovative Support Services | ||
Elective | ||
Concentration in Mind, Brain, Learning & Administration | ||
Required: | ||
Mind, Brain and Learning | ||
Select one of the following: | ||
Neurodiversity in Education and Workforce | ||
Neuropedagogy and Assessment | ||
Select one of the following: | ||
Critical Issues & Risk Management in Student Affairs | ||
Student Success: Learning and Innovative Support Services | ||
Concentration in Creativity & Innovation | ||
Required: | ||
Foundations in Creativity | ||
Select two of the following: | ||
Tools and Techniques in Creativity | ||
Creativity in the Workplace | ||
Elective | ||
Concentration in Human Resource Development | ||
Foundations of Human Resources Development | ||
Strategic Human Resource Development | ||
Elective | ||
Total Credits | 225.0-226.5 |
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Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.
COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.
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Students may choose any 500-level or higher course from the following subject codes as an elective as long as it does not require field experience or have any program restrictions: CRTV, EDAM, EDCR, EDGI, EDHE, EDLT, EDPO, EDUC, ELL, EHRD, SCL.
Sample Plan of Study
4+1, 1 co-op (Accelerated program completed in 5 years)
Students complete undergraduate requirements in four years, then convert to graduate status in the fifth and final year.
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
BIO 161 | 3.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | EDEX 142 | 3.0 | VACATION | |
EDUC 101 | 3.0 | COM 111 | 3.0 | EDUC 108 | 1.0 | ||
EDUC 106 | 1.0 | EDUC 107 | 1.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
EDUC 123 | 3.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | ENVS 260 | 3.0 | ||
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | MATH 172 | 3.0 | LING 101 | 3.0 | ||
MATH 171 | 3.0 | MUSC 130 | 3.0 | MATH 107 or 173 | 3.0 | ||
UNIV T101 | 1.0 | ||||||
17 | 14 | 16 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
BIO 162 | 3.0 | COOP 101* | 1.0 | EDEX 368 | 3.0 | CHEM 111 | 4.0 |
EDEX 344 | 3.0 | EDUC 306 | 3.0 | EDUC 216 | 3.0 | EDLT 325 | 3.0 |
EDUC 205 | 1.0 | EDUC 365 | 3.0 | EDUC 308 | 3.0 | EDUC 305 | 1.0 |
HIST 275 | 3.0 | EDPO 312 | 3.0 | MATH 205 | 3.0 | PSY 320 | 3.0 |
PSY 101 | 3.0 | PHYS 151 | 3.0 | MTED 418 | 3.0 | SOC 335 | 3.0 |
(UG) Free Elective | 3.0 | WRIT 225 or 301 | 3.0 | ||||
16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | EDLT 326 | 3.0 | ECON 201 | 4.0 | ||
EDUC 361 | 1.5 | EDUC 360 | 1.5 | EDUC 316 | 3.0 | EDUC 324 | 3.0 |
MTED 363 | 1.5 | EDUC 362 | 1.5 | EDUC 326 | 3.0 | EDUC 328 | 3.0 |
EDUC 355 | 3.0 | ENGL 304 | 3.0 | ||||
EDHE 501 | 3.0 | PSY 330 | 3.0 | ||||
GR Concentration | 3.0 | ||||||
3 | 3 | 15 | 19 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
EDUC 409 | 9.0 | EDUC 410 | 9.0 | ARTH 101 | 3.0 | Student Converts to GR status | |
(UG) Free elective | 3.0 | (UG) Free elective | 3.0 | EDUC 405 | 1.0 | EDHE 531 | 3.0 |
EDCR 510 | 3.0 | EDCR 514 | 3.0 | HIST 201 | 4.0 | EDHE 541 | 3.0 |
NFS 100 | 2.0 | GR Concentration | 3.0 | ||||
NFS 101 | 1.0 | ||||||
(UG) Free elective | 3.0 | ||||||
EDCR 518 | 3.0 | ||||||
15 | 15 | 17 | 9 | ||||
Fifth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
EDCR 512 | 3.0 | EDUP 780 or EDUT 780 | 3.0 | EDHE 521 | 3.0 | ||
EDHE 607 | 3.0 | GR Concentration | 3.0 | EDUP 781 or EDUT 781 | 3.0-4.5 | ||
EDU 780 | 3.0 | ||||||
9 | 6 | 6-7.5 | |||||
Total Credits 225-226.5 |
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Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.
COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.
Students not participating in co-op will take an extra Free Elective credit in place of COOP 101