Santa Clara University

Master Degrees - Interdisciplinary Education: Catholic Education

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Master of Arts Program

Interdisciplinary Education: Catholic Education
Advisor:
Tom Powers, SJ

This program of study is designed for those teachers in Catholic schools and can be taken concurrently with the required coursework for a teacher education credential. Additional coursework, student teaching, and exams are required for the credential.

Single Subjects

Required Courses  (28 Units)

  • EDUC 252-Introduction to Teaching in the Secondary School (3 units)
  • EDUC 253-First- and Second-Language Acquisition (3 units) 
  • EDUC 256-Content-Specific Methods (4 units)
  • EDUC 275-Managing the Classroom Environment (3 units)
  • EDUC 276-Teaching Nonconventional Youth (3 units)
  • EDUC 283-Literacy Development in the Secondary School (3 units)
  • EDUC 287-Reading in the Content Areas (3 units)
  • EDUC 290-Issues in Assessment (3 units)
  • EDUC 323-Inclusive Educational Practices (3 units)

Emphasis Courses and Requirements (12 Units)

  • EDUC 389-Education and Ministry for Disability and Diversity (3 units)
  • EDUC 390-The Catholic School (3 units)
  • EDUC 490-Research Methods (3 units)
  • EDUC 491-M.A. Curriculum Project/Thesis (3 units)

Multiple Subjects

Required Courses (28 Units)

  • EDUC 253-First- and Second-Language Acquisition (3 units)
  • EDUC 260-Language Arts: Reading, Writing, Listening Speaking, Viewing, Representing Visually (3 units)
  • EDUC 261-Mathematics Foundations and Methods (3 units)
  • EDUC 262-Science Foundations and Methods (3 units)
  • EDUC 263-Social Studies Foundations and Methods (3 units)
  • EDUC 275-Managing the Classroom environment (3 units)
  • EDUC 284-Introduction to the Teaching of Reading (4 units)
  • EDUC 285-Literature Across the Curriculum (3 units)
  • EDUC 323-Inclusive Educational Practices (3 units)  

Emphasis Courses and Requirements (12 Units)

  • EDUC 389-Education and Ministry for Disability and Diversity (3 units)
  • EDUC 390-The Catholic School (3 units)
  • EDUC 490-Research Methods (3 units)
  • EDUC 491-M.A. Curriculum Project/Thesis (3 units)