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The Master of Arts in Education program develops the adult learner in the contemporary context with due respect for religious freedom. Saint Mary's University addresses the needs and experiences of its students to strengthen them in gospel values, and to enhance their personal and ministerial faith commitment.

Saint Mary's University, in keeping with its Lasallian mission, offers a relevant and rigorous academic experience that directly serves the professional needs of educators in Catholic schools.

Saint John Baptist De La Salle envisioned teachers as ministers of grace who exercised their vocation daily by instructing youth in the principles of the gospel as well as in the various academic and vocational subjects. He regarded the school as a community of believers working cooperatively to achieve a shared mission. The schools were to be effectively managed so as to achieve the intellectual, cultural, religious, and vocational formation of the student through a curriculum suited to their needs and based on Christian values.

Program Outcomes

Graduates of the Master of Arts in Education - Catholic School Leadership program are expected to be able to:

Know all aspects of child development that affect the learning process.
Demonstrate appreciation for diversity and the ability to deal with diversity in all its forms in the classroom and in the community.
Use a variety of instructional strategies to meet the needs of an ever more diverse and changing student population.
Create a positive and productive learning environment for all students with whom they are working.
Communicate effectively in a variety of modes.
Plan instruction that productively meets the needs of all students for whom they are responsible.
Align curriculum design, assessment methods and instructional strategies.
Exhibit a commitment to lifelong learning and see it as a critical attribute to being a productive classroom teacher and professional.
Work productively in a collaborative fashion, develop positive working relationships with a wide variety of people and understand the ethical implications of their actions.
Cope with the changes inevitable in our society and world and assist their students in doing the same.
Demonstrate knowledge of designated graduation standards and have the ability to provide instruction to their students to support them in their efforts to achieve the standards.
Demonstrate an ability to do personal theological reflection to develop their own ethical foundations and ministerial effectiveness.

Transfer Credits

A maximum of six semester credits earned prior to admission at Saint Mary's University may be accepted as transfer credits upon the recommendation of the program director/site coordinator and the approval of the academic dean. For credits to be considered for transfer, the following criteria must be met:

An official transcript must be received at the Twin Cities Campus from the granting institution.
The credits must have been earned at an institution accredited by a regional accrediting agency.
The credits must be clearly designated as graduate credits.
The credits may not have been used as part of an undergraduate or graduate degree.
The grade earned must be a Pass or a "B-" or higher.
The credits must have been earned within ten years preceding admission to Saint Mary's University.

Upon the recommendation of the program director/site coordinator and the approval of the academic dean, credits will be designated, in writing, as electives or as fulfilling a program requirement. Transfer of credits should be completed during the first semester of graduate study at Saint Mary's University.

Degree Requirements

Required Courses 28 cr.

Elective Courses 4 cr.

Total 32 cr.

Required Courses: 28 cr.

EDUC604 Curriculum Design 3 cr.

EDUC605 Effective Teaching Techniques 3 cr.

EDUC607 Communication Skills 3 cr.

EDUC617 Educational Research 3 cr.

EDUC618 Summary Paper Preparation 1cr.

EDUC631 Integration of Technology into the Curriculum 3 cr.

EDUC636 Applied Technology 3 cr.

EDUC642 Current Issues in Catholic Education 3 cr.

EDUC657 Implications of Culture and Style on Teaching and Learning 3 cr.

EDUC662 Ministerial Foundations of Catholic Education 3 cr.

Elective Courses: 4 cr.

EDUC603 Leadership Skills for Educators 3 cr.

EDUC608 Student Management 3 cr.

EDUC613 Ethics in Education 3 cr.

EDUC645 Creativity 3 cr.

EDUC646 Strategies for the Mixed Ability Classroom 1 cr.

EDUC654 Brain-Based Learning 3 cr.

EDUC658 Children's and Adolescent's Literature 3 cr.

Updated by Website Editor - Winona on Wednesday, April 23, 2008. Contact: webeditor@smumn.edu