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Spanish Education

This program is designed for individuals who wish to teach in grades K-12 and leads to a Master of Arts degree and prepares candidates to pursue an Illinois Type 10 certificate.  The program requires successful completion of the Graduate Program Core courses and the following Professional Education Courses:

Required Professional Education Courses

EDUG 413   Survey of Students with Exceptionalities for the Regular Classroom Teacher (3 s.h.)

EDUG 414   History and Philosophy of Education (3 s.h.)

EDUG 415   Principles and Practices of the Middle and Secondary School (3 s.h.)

EDUG 466   Methods of Teaching Spanish in the Middle and Secondary School (3 s.h.)

EDUG 498   Directed Teaching in K-12 Classrooms (6 s.h.)

EDUG 445   Seminar in Teaching and Learning (2 s.h.)

EDUG 470   Profession of Teaching (1 s.h.)

EDUG 497   Literacy Instruction for Secondary Teachers (3 s.h.)

EDUG 507   Advanced Educational Psychology (3 s.h.)

EDUG 508   Adolescent Development (3 s.h.)

and

One additional graduate course in education (3 s.h.)

Core Course Requirements

EDUG 511   Foundational Topics in Education: Scholarly Reading and Writing
(This course also meets a certification requirement; candidates will not be eligible for the certificate if this course is not successfully completed.)

EDUG 512   Assessment of Instruction and Learning

EDUG 513   Educational Research Design and Development

EDUG 514   Scholarship of Teaching: Finalizing the Inquiry Process

Candidates for a Master of Arts Degree in Education who are enrolled a graduate program must complete EDUG 511, 512, and 513.  These courses assist the candidate in conceptualizing and designing a research proposal.  Candidates who choose to complete the research study enroll in EDUG 514.  In lieu of enrolling in EDUG 514 and completing a research study, candidates may enroll in two additional graduate courses in education at Saint Xavier University.  The two courses should further the candidate's professional goals, and the courses selected must be approved by the faculty advisor and the Director of Graduate Studies.