Technology Education Grades K-12 (Professional Certification), M.S.Ed.

Mark Hardy, Program Coordinator

103 Park Hall

315-312-3011

mark.hardy@oswego.edu

Admission Information

Program Information

Technology Department

Program Description

The MSED program in Technology Education leads to professional certification in New York State and is for teaching professionals who want to tailor their graduate experience toward the pedagogies and teaching environments specific to Technology Education. Students in the program will develop skills with curriculum development, advanced instructional methodologies, student assessment, and developing and managing laboratory instructional facilities. Students have the flexibility to pursue their professional interests through technical coursework in our or other disciplines, independent applied projects, or a thesis. Initial certification in Technology Education is an admissions requirement. Applicants who are currently working on initial certification may be considered for admission to the program. Please contact the program coordinator for more information.

Degree Candidacy and Candidacy Assessment

The student is responsible to file for degree candidacy between 12 and 18 credit hours or during the term in which 18 credit hours will be completed. Hours over 18 are subject to forfeiture. A cumulative average of 3.0 or better and successful completion of the written Candidacy Assessment is required to qualify. Candidacy assessments are offered periodically, information is available from the department office.

Students must submit a formal plan for completing their elective credit entitled Directed Coursework Proposal, and have it approved by their advisor. This plan should be developed and returned on or before the Candidacy Assessment date, and before any directed coursework electives are selected. A registration block will be set at 21 credit hours until degree candidacy requirements are met. Please contact the department office for information on degree candidacy.

Comprehensive Assessment

There will be a culminating experience where students will prepare and submit a portfolio of their graduate work for review by the department graduate faculty. This portfolio will be submitted during the last week of the last semester of graduate study.

Technology Education Major, Professional Certification (30 cr)

A. Professional Core (all courses required) (18 cr)

TED 531 - History and Philosophy of Technology Education Credit: 3
TED 532 - Advanced Instructional Methodologies for Technology Education Credit: 3
TED 533 - Curriculum Development for Technology Education Credit: 3
TED 534 - Assessment in Technology Education Credit: 3
TED 535 - Laboratory Instructional Environments in Technology Education Credit: 3
TED 536 - Introduction to Research for Technology Education Credit: 3

B. Options (must complete one option under advisement) (12 cr)

Option A–Research Project Option

Directed Coursework (under advisement and contract*)

Option B–Thesis Option

Directed Coursework (under advisement and contract*)

TED 598 - Thesis Credit: 3

Option C–Directed Coursework Option

Courses may be selected from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Education, School of Communications, Media and the Arts, or departmental electives (graduate level, under advisement and contract)

Additional Information

A full-time or part-time on-campus program of graduate study in Technology Education is possible during the fall and spring semesters and the summer session. Degree requirements may be completed by a full-time student in two semesters plus one or two summer sessions or by part-time students in three summer sessions, provided that two are nine-week sessions in consecutive years. Information about graduate assistantships may be obtained from the department office.