Master of Education degree programs are designed to enable the student to become highly skilled as a professional practitioner in the field of education. Each M.Ed. curriculum includes a component in the respective subject matter (e.g., Art, Elementary Education, English, etc.) and a common set of courses in the philosophical, psychological and sociological principles involved in teaching and learning.

The Professional Core is intended to develop skills and tools for making educational decisions. Thus core courses should be scheduled early in a student's program. Three courses (9 credits) are required as follows:

1. EDFN 601 Methods of Research (3)
2. One of the following:
   PSYC 525 Advanced Child Psychology (3)
   PSYC 526 Advanced Adolescent Psychology (3)
   PSYC 545 Advanced Educational Psychology (3)
   PSYC 625 Human Growth and Development (3)
3. One of the following:
   EDFN 511 Comparative Education (3)
   EDFN 603 Philosophy of Education (3)
   EDFN 604 Education and Public Policy (3)

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