Science Education Concentration Courses
The M.Ed. Science Education concentration includes nine courses, each of which closely integrates science content, processes, and pedagogy, and emphasizes approaches that are consonant with scientific methodologies of imagination, induction, and experimentation. In these courses, teachers learn through inquiry, having the same opportunities as their students to develop understanding:
- SCE512 Biological Sciences for Teachers (2sh)
- SCE510 Physics for Teachers (2sh)
- SCE511 Earth Science for Teachers (2sh)
- SCE520 Applied Chemistry for Teachers (2sh)
- SCE521 Astronomy for Teachers (2sh)
- SCE525 Learning Science Using Informal Sites (2sh)
- SCE504 Teaching for Conceptual Development in Science (2sh)
- SCE594 Independent Study (2sh)
- SCE593 Seminar in Science Education (3sh)
In addition, the following courses are carefully blended into the program to support and enrich the experience of participating teachers and expand and broaden the contextual applications of program outcomes:
- three courses in curriculum and instruction — CIC503 Curriculum Design and Evaluation; CIC504 Instructional Decision Making; and CIC592 Seminar: Educational Inquiries
- one course in cognitive psychology — EPS541 Cognition and Instruction
- an educational research course — ESR505 Educational Inquiry and Assessment.
This 34-semester hour sequence leads to the M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Science Education. Please see the Curriculum & Instruction homepage or contact the Science Education Coordinator for a description of the requirements for the C.A.S. and M.S.Ed. options.
This coursework is appropriate for teachers interested in obtaining the State of Illinois Middle School Science endorsement; additional endorsement coursework may be required.
