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Curriculum and Instruction 125 Peik Hall
159 Pillsbury Drive SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455 CIinfo@umn.edu
Voice: 612-625-4006
Fax: 612-624-8277

Family education

Master of Education/initial licensure
(Minnesota state licensure in family and consumer sciences education)

Update Fall 2011: This program is no longer admitting students. Please contact Amy Jo Lundell, lunde037@umn.edu or 612-624-7448, with questions.

Program

Master of education (M.Ed.)/initial licensure programs are for individuals with bachelor's degrees who want to become licensed teachers. These graduate-level programs provide rigorous, professional teacher preparation in accordance with Standards of Effective Practice for Teachers (SEPT) and content standards adopted in fall 1998 by the Minnesota Board of Teaching.

After completing prerequisites, students enter a 12-to 15-month program integrating educational theory with classroom practice. This program is offered through the Department of Curriculum and Instruction (C&I) in the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD). Working closely with experienced teachers, students are assigned to a school for an entire academic year, where they can observe firsthand the daily rewards and pressures of their profession. Students actively participate in schools with part-time student teaching experiences in fall semester, culminating in full-time student teaching in spring semester.

The program focuses on the vital role of family education in the development of youth and their families. This program prepares future educators to concentrate on the imminent needs of family life, to address social conditions affecting families, and to emphasize the importance of critical thinking skills.

An important advantage of this program is its cohorts nature. Students begin classes together and continue through their course of study as a single group, building a valuable sense of community. Although the licensure program begins each year in June, students should begin to complete prerequisite coursework at any time before admission.

This program includes two components: initial licensure and M.Ed. degree. After successfully completing licensure requirements, students are recommended for state licensure to teach family and consumer sciences in grades 5-12.

Curriculum

Students complete foundations, methods, and clinical experience coursework for licensure.

Note: Effective fall 2009, students must complete the following course during a summer term: EDHD 5004—Teaching Students with Special Needs in Inclusive Settings (2 cr)

Summer term I

EDHD 5003—Developmental and Individual Differences in Educational Contexts (2 cr)
EDHD 5005—School and Society (2 cr)
PUBH 6003—Fundamentals of Alcohol and Drug Abuse (1 cr)

Summer term II

EDHD 5001—Learning, Cognition, and Assessment (3 cr)
EDHD 5009—Human Relations: Applied Skills for School and Society (1 cr)
CI 5902—Family Education Perspectives (3 cr)
CI 5924—Family and Consumer Sciences Student Teaching I (1 cr)

Fall semester

CI 5644—Working with Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students in the Mainstream Classroom (1 cr)
CI 5922—Family and Consumer Sciences Curriculum in Grades 5-12 (3 cr)
CI 5925—Family and Consumer Sciences Student Teaching II (2 cr)
EDHD 5007—Technology for Teaching and Learning (1.5 cr)

Spring semester