Program of Study

Program of Study: Master of Arts in Career and Technical Education : Total Hours Required: 30

Professional Core (9 hrs required, 18 hrs possible)

• TEDU 550 Career & Technical Student Organizations (3)
• TEDU 552 Strategies and Materials for Career & Technical Related Content (3) (Not for students with credit in TEDU 691)*
• TEDU 568 Principles and Philosophy of Career & Technical Education (3) (Not for students with credit in TEDU 690)*
• TEDU 569 Organization and Coordination of Career & Technical Education (3)
• TEDU 696 Coordinating and Conducting Cooperative Education Programs (Previous Title: Techniques in Coordinating Cooperative Education) (3) 
• TMFG 560 Occupational Safety and Health (3)

*Note: Students in the MA in Career and Technical Education should not enroll in TEDU 690 or TEDU 691, instead taking TEDU 568 and TEDU 552.

Research Requirements (3 hrs required, 3 - 9 hrs possible) 

• TEDU 699 - Research in Technical Education (3) (required)
• RES 697 - Research Paper (3)
• CRPRJ 698 - Creative Project (3, 6)
• THES 698 - Thesis (6)

Directed Electives (0 to 18 hrs, to achieve 30 total program hrs)

• TEDU 695 Curriculum Evaluation in Technical Education (3)
• TEDU 510 Technology Use & Assessment (3) 
• EDPSY 641 Statistical Methods in Education & Psychological Research (3) 
• Any courses from the Professional Core not yet taken 
• Any courses from the online MA in Technology Education except TEDU 690 and TEDU 691
• Other electives or transfer credits approved by the program advisor

Track Options – Custom tracks can be created for other concentrations with advisor authorization

1. Community College Faculty & Industrial Trainers Track (for community college faculty or company trainers)

• EDAC 631 Adult and Community Education
• EDAC 634 The Adult as a Learner
• EDAC 635 Strategies for Teaching Adults

2. Administrative Track (for CTE administrators)

• EDAD 600 Intro to Ed. Leadership
• EDAC 631 Adult and Community Education
• EDAD 685 Fiscal Management
• EDAD 692 Inservice Workshop: CTE Director Internship (6 credit hours)
• SPCED 637 Organization and Administration of Special Education  

3. Indiana CTE Teacher Track (for Indiana teachers and most other states)

• All 6 professional core classes listed above)

4. Curriculum Track (refine skills in evaluating and development curricular materials)

• EDTEC 550 Curriculum Integration of Learning Technology
• TEDU 552 Career & Technical-Related Class Content
• TEDU 695 Curriculum Evaluation in Technical Education
• TEDU 694 Curriculum Development in Technology Education

5. Research Track (to assist in later doctoral studies)

• EDPSY 641 Statistical Methods in Educational & Psychological Research
• EDPSY 642 Intermediate Statistics
• THES 698 Thesis (6 credit hrs)