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Technology Education

General

Program Title

Technology Education

Degree Designation

MS

Award Type

Masters

Program Level

Graduate

Instruction Mode

On Campus

Program Description

The Master of Science in Technology Education prepares a student for a profession in teaching environmental courses and technology instruction at the 7-12 grade level and technical college level. This program also is designed to allow students to obtain the necessary skills to conduct both basic and applied research related to social, cultural, environmental or technical concerns involving the implementation of technology. This program in itself will not provide licensure for secondary school technology education teaching.

Department/Unit(s)

A00029

College/School

College of Science and Engineering

Status

Active

Admission Requirements

What previous degree and/or experience is required prior to admission to this program?

Bachelors Degree

Required GPA for graduation

3

Number of credits in program

30-36

Requirements

Simple Requisites

Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
9 credits of graduate courses from ETS or CM or other graduates courses approved by the advisor.
Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Information on the Work-Based Learning license: Three courses are required: course, course, and course. This is an endorsement to an existing MN teaching license. All of these courses can count as electives in the master's degree.

Information on CTE license: If you wish to seek a CTE license, please complete the Project/Portfolio track of the M.S. Technology Education (listed below).

Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
21-23 credits of graduate courses from ETS or CM or other graduate courses approved by the advisor.
Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Information on the Work-Based Learning license: Three courses are required: course, course, and course. This is an endorsement to an existing MN teaching license. All of these courses can count as electives in the master's degree.

Information on CTE license: There are two parts to a CTE license that count towards the master's program:

36 total credits are required for this track of the M.S. Technology Education program.

Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Course Sets:

Students seeking initial teaching licensure by the State of Minnesota must complete the Graduate Professional Education Sequence, in addition to the content area program (above).

Program Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Examine innovative teaching strategies and their applications in the technology education classroom. 

Outcome

Describe current technological innovations, issues and events, and state their interrelationship to contemporary problems that face today’s society.

Outcome

Engage in various technical aspects the thematic fields of communications, construction, manufacturing, and/or transportation/energy. 

Outcome

Identify the universal characteristics of technology, its foundational technical developments and their effects upon culture including the use of tools, materials, process and systems.

Outcome

Identify and develop requirements for license and program development in Career and Technical Education. 

Degree Maps or Program Completion Plans

Major Code

8167

Program Code

1721